bacchusnovels Chapter 584 The Grand Finale of Season 1 of "Starlight Dream Factory"
Chapter 584 The Grand Finale of Season 1 of "Starlight Dream Factory"
At 9:00 AM on October 26, the "Divas Hit the Road" team, having finished filming, landed at Beijing Capital International Airport.
After squeezing through the crowd of fans, everyone got into their respective vans.
After leaving the airport, all the vehicles went their separate ways, except for three cars that traveled together.
"We're back!"
Yang Mi pushed open the villa door and playfully greeted everyone in the room.
Inside the living room, Yang Rong and Liu Yan were playing with the child, while Hu Jing and Qin Lan sat on either side of Li Dabai, watching TV.
Jing Tian and Liu Yifei followed Yang Mi in and greeted everyone.
"How was it? Did you have fun?"
Qin Lan stood up from the sofa and came over to hug Yang Mi and the other two.
"Happy~"
"Yes, Australia is a lot of fun."
"Um."
The three of them changed their shoes and scurried to the sofa.
"We've only been traveling for less than a month, how come Sister Bai's belly seems so much bigger?"
"It's been three months, and my pregnancy is starting to show."
Li Dabai placed her hand on her lower abdomen, her face radiating maternal love.
Yang Mi leaned closer and carefully reached out to gently touch Li Dabai's lower abdomen.
"That's amazing."
Liu Yifei and Jing Tian also came over, and the three of them surrounded Li Dabai, asking her about her health one after another.
"By the way, where's Sister Binbin?"
Didn't you say you wouldn't be taking on any roles for the next six months?
"Binbin and Lizi have a magazine shoot to do; they'll be back tonight."
Hu Jing brought over the washed fruit.
"Sister Pear is back too."
Yang Mi picked up an orange, peeled it, and held it to Li Dabai's lips.
"Thanks, Mimi, you can eat it yourself."
Li Dabai obliged and ate a piece.
"Your older sister doesn't like sour food."
"Oh? They say sour foods mean a boy and spicy foods mean a girl. But Sister Bai doesn't like to do that. Could it be that she's having a girl?"
Liu Yifei's eyes lit up. She preferred little girls, and she would be very happy if Li Dabai had a daughter in his arms.
"No, I just don't like sour foods, they make my teeth hurt."
Li Dabai shook his head with a smile.
"Come tell us, what did you do in Australia?"
Yang Rong brought Zhao Ning over, and as soon as little Zhao Ning got close, she snuggled into Jing Tian's arms.
After Jing Tian took over from Zhao Ning, the three women began to recount their experiences of the past few days.
In the evening, Fu Yibai, Fan Binbin, and Zeng Li returned home one after another.
The already lively house became even more lively.
After not seeing the three women for many days, Fan Binbin and the others generously gave Fu Yibai to them.
Although Jing Tian was shy, she quickly forgot her shyness because she had already spent time with Liu Yifei and Yang Mi, that female hooligan, was around.
Another night of dramatic events.
Time flew by and it was now October 28th.
The Beijing Workers' Stadium started to get lively from 2 p.m.
Temporary fan support areas were set up in the plaza outside the venue, and the support flags of each contestant fluttered in the autumn wind.
Su Nianqing's blue, Lin Luyin's pink, Shen Yuetang's purple, and Ye Zhiqiu's green—the four largest support flags occupied the most conspicuous position in the square. Hundreds of fans gathered under each flag, holding up light boards and banners, and chanting slogans in unison.
Many fans were also holding up glow sticks that read "Star Dream Girls," which is the official logo of the show's support items.
The red carpet stretched from the venue entrance all the way to the roadside, with media and fans crowding behind the metal railings on both sides.
At 6 p.m., guests began to arrive one after another.
The first person to walk the red carpet was Zhang Liangying. As a vocal coach for "Starry Dream Factory," she was representing the judges today.
She wore a dark blue satin dress, her hair was styled in a bun, waved to the cameras on both sides, and then quickly walked into the venue.
Next up was Xue Zhiqian, who wore a dark gray suit today and interacted with fans as lively as ever.
After signing his name on the autograph wall, he turned around and made a heart shape with his hands towards the fans, which elicited screams.
At 6:30, Fan Binbin and Yang Mi appeared at the end of the red carpet at the same time.
Fan Binbin wore a burgundy strapless dress, while Yang Mi wore a silver-white fishtail dress. When the two walked side by side on the red carpet, the sound of camera shutters exploded on both sides, and the flashes were so dense that they almost formed a white wall.
"So beautiful! They look so good together!"
"Fan Binbin! Yang Mi! Look this way!"
The two posed for a photo with the media in front of the autograph wall, and then walked into the venue side by side.
At 6:50, Fu Yibai's car stopped at the end of the red carpet.
When he stepped out of the car, the screams from both sides of the red carpet reached their highest decibel level of the evening.
"Director Fu! Director Fu!"
"Fu Yibai! Fu Yibai!"
He didn't linger on the red carpet. After nodding slightly to both sides, he went straight to the autograph wall, signed his name, and then turned and entered the venue.
The interior of the Workers' Stadium was transformed into a huge stage space.
The main stage is a three-dimensional structure. The top layer is an LED circular screen, the middle layer is the main performance area, and the lower layer is a lifting platform and fireworks device.
The judges' seats are directly in front of the stage, followed by the guest area, with the audience seats on both sides.
The 15,000 seats were packed, and the cheering lights in the audience changed colors in unison with the live music, looking like a flowing galaxy from the stands.
Fu Yibai sat down in the middle of the first row of the guest area.
To his left is Fan Binbin, and to his right is Yang Mi.
Yang Mi's other side is Liu Yifei, and Fan Binbin's other side is Jing Tian.
At 7 p.m. sharp, the lights in the venue suddenly went out.
The circular screen lights up, and a ten-second countdown appears on the screen.
The entire audience counted down together.
"Ten! Nine! Eight! Seven! Six! Five! Four! Three! Two! One!"
A burst of fireworks exploded in the center of the stage, and the prelude to the opening song poured out from the speakers all around.
The eighteen finalists rose simultaneously from various lifts on the stage, dressed in matching white uniforms, and stood in three rows, singing the show's theme song, "Starry Dream Makers," in unison.
The entire audience sang along, and the chorus of 12,000 people almost lifted the dome of the stadium.
After the opening music ended, the two hosts walked out from the side stage.
The female host wore a gold evening gown, and the male host wore a dark blue suit. After they stood still, they bowed to the audience at the same time.
"Good evening, everyone here and watching on TV! Welcome to the live broadcast of the first season finale of 'Starry Dream Factory'!"
The female host's voice was amplified throughout the venue via the sound system.
Tonight, eighteen outstanding trainees will compete in the final round on this stage.
After three rounds of competition, the nine members with the most votes will officially debut as a group called "Star Dream Girls"!
The male host then introduced tonight's competition format and voting rules.
The final competition consists of three rounds: the first round is a talent show, where each contestant has three minutes to perform.
The second round is a group competition, with eighteen contestants divided into six groups of three, performing the same piece of music.
The third round was an original song stage, where eighteen contestants performed "Chasing the Light," an original song specially created for the finals by the program team.
The final ranking is calculated by weighting the cumulative votes from the three rounds, with on-site voting accounting for 40% and online real-time voting accounting for 60%.
The top nine trainees will eventually debut as a group.