Piper Hugo is the head of all the judges and is usually the first to speak. When he was ready to speak with admiration, he saw a familiar face in the team of the "torrent" dance company on the stage. Then his face immediately became serious, and his brow slowly wrinkled.
"I have a lot of compliments for this dance and a lot of questions for you." But before all that, I want to ask you a serious question
Hearing that Pablo Hugo''s tone suddenly became serious, the other six judges looked at him curiously.
"Do you know the rules of this competition?" Piper Hugo asked directly.
"I know!" In front of the stage, the staff had placed a vertical microphone, and Paul nodded in front of the microphone.
"So why are Chinese kids on stage?" Pablo Hugo''s brows are deeper.
"What?" Mary Jane and Santos Perez looked at the stage in surprise, and they saw Xiao Yao who had met in the primary contest. He stands in the first row of the team, it''s easy to find. "My God!" they exclaimed at the same time
"What''s the matter?" The other four judges who didn''t know the situation looked at the two and asked.
"Because he''s part of our team." Paul calmly replied, "he has made a great contribution to every competition and dance we have had all the way. He put in more energy than anyone else in our team. It would be a pity and unfair for him if he could not join us in the last dance, so we all decided to take him on the stage. Of course, we are also ready to accept any results that come with it. "
"Any results? What do you mean Asked Pablo Hugo.
"The result of this competition is invalid. Maybe we can only take the fourth place. Maybe there is nothing. Anyway, the champion will say goodbye to us." Paul laughed.
"No results? Fourth at most? Why? They are the best, the coolest The audience began to clamor.
Seeing the calm expression of the players on the stage, Pablo Hugo relaxed and said with a smile, "good. It''s very rare that you can do this. I appreciate your team spirit. But...
"Piper," Mary suddenly interjected, "I think the rule that non Americans can''t compete should be changed. As long as he is in the United States, even if he is not of American nationality, he should be given a chance to participate in the competition. "
"I agree." Piper nodded. Mary was about to cheer when Piper said, "but not now."
"Why?" Mary Jane said with dissatisfaction.
"The rules are the rules," Piper said. "If we change the rules temporarily for someone, it will be unfair to the three teams in the final tonight, even the teams that have been eliminated this year. So, what we can do is to modify this rule in the next year or the next competition. We must modify and publish this rule before all the people sign up for the competition. That''s fair. "
"So this year, right now, I can only say sorry to you," said the members of the "torrent" dance group on the platform of Piper. Because the Chinese kids didn''t appear in the previous competition, not the Americans, the restriction that they can''t participate is only for stage performance, and it doesn''t involve behind the scenes work, so your previous achievements are all valid. That is to say, you are fourth tonight
Hearing this, the audience also understood that the reason was that there was a non American member of the "torrent" on the stage. Piper Hugo has a good point. Fairness is the pursuit of all competitions, at least in the face. They can''t refute it, and the drum noise of the audience is also reduced.
"Thank you," Paul bowed. "As we said, we accept the result. In fact, it''s the best result we''ve ever thought about. "
"I also sincerely thank you for bringing us a wonderful performance on this stage." Piper Hugo also lowered his head slightly, and then said, "I''m curious, how do you make this extraordinary thing? How is it controlled in the process of dancing? "
"Sorry, we have applied for a patent for this technology, so it''s not convenient for me to disclose too many details here." Paul laughed apologetically. "All I can say is that this is an idea that someone in our team came up with, and we made it ourselves."
Hearing Paul''s words, paibo subconsciously looks at Xiao Yao on the stage. He clearly remembers that in the primary contest, Zhou Jingyi told him that the modeling, music, and most of the costume making and choreography of the "Zombie Dance" were all written by this Chinese boy. Now when it comes to the designer of the LED light clothes, paibo thought of Xiao Yao for the first time, but since Paul didn''t disclose his specific name, he didn''t ask any more.
"What a pity." "I wanted to use your cool clothes in the choreography of my film project, but I don''t know if the producer''s budget has left any expenses for purchasing and using patents," Santos Perez, who was on the judging panel, suddenly interjected"Don''t worry," Paul said with a smile. "Now that we''re in this movie, we can use our clothes for free. The patent owner is one of us. He will not charge anyone in our team royalties. This is the privilege of our team. "
"Ha, great." "It seems that the producers are going to buy me a drink, because I''ve saved them a royalty," said Santos Perez
"But I''d like to congratulate you even more," Santos Perez continued. "With that alone, I think there will be a lot of people looking for you to perform in the future."
Everyone on the stage was stunned by what Santos said, and then they thought of it. They all looked at Xiao Yao thoughtfully.
Xiao Yao clearly remembers that in a report he read, it was mentioned that MJ Dashen had applied for a patent for the performance technology that violated the principle of gravity of human body and tilted the whole body 45 degrees. Now, in the United States, he has produced such a cool led performance costume. Xiao Yao immediately considered the issue of patent application. Although he is not short of money now, no one will think that money is too much.
As for the decision to give free use to the players, Xiao Yao has already made it. He has been in the United States for half a year, and the main focus of his spare time activities is on a band and a dance team. No matter the band or the dance team, he has been with them for a long time and has a certain feeling for both teams. So it is inevitable to consider the future of the two teams.
The band will not break up after he returns home, so after learning that the band wants to continue to develop in the entertainment industry and music industry, Xiao Yao actively contacted and facilitated Keith''s studio to sign them.
Unlike the band, the hip-hop team will be disbanded sooner or later, even if Mary Jane and Santos Perez offer two jobs to the team. The difference is just a matter of time. People in the team are bound to have different development and future life paths, which can be seen from the different roles Santos Peres provides them with. So in order to make everyone''s future life as good as possible, Xiao Yao just gave hip-hop players such a promise. Anyway, Xiao Yao copied the idea from his previous life. Even if he lost some income, he didn''t feel very sad. If he could help these players in the future, Xiao Yao thought it was worth it.
At that time, the team members just thought Xiao Yao would give face for the sake of his teammates, but they didn''t realize Xiao Yao''s meaning. Of course, Xiao Yao doesn''t care much, because according to his previous assumption, even if he doesn''t appear on the stage, the judges will certainly be curious about the origin of the dress and ask them on the spot, so he just told Paul that this thing has been patented, not to say too many details.
When it comes to patents, Santos will naturally think of his own movies, and the team members will naturally tell him that Xiao Yao gives all the team members free use of the patent right. If this is said in the program, it will naturally spread to the industry, so they may have more advantages than others in the future job competition.
Now I hear Santos Perez say that, the players also understand Xiao Yao''s intention, so they all look at Xiao Yao. It''s just that Xiao Yao, standing on the stage and being watched by such a group of people, suddenly feels creepy.
Fortunately, Bob Hugo''s next words saved Xiao Yao.
"Now that" torrent "has accepted the result of their fourth place, let''s invite the first three teams to the stage. Next, we will announce the title of the champion, runner up and third place in this" American hip hop dance contest. " Piper Hugo road. After the previous performance, the members of the three dance teams returned to the stage from the backstage.
The members of the first three dance teams also watched the performance of "torrent" just now, and they greatly appreciated their performance. They also admired their willingness to give up the championship for the sake of their teammates. So after they came on stage, they took the initiative to greet the members of "torrent", and by the way, they said two words of praise.
In this way, the team members of "torrent" will have no time to continue to stare at Xiao Yao.
For the "torrent" players who have already determined the fourth place, there is no need to care who will win the championship. It''s only out of politeness and respect for the show, the audience and the opponents that we stay on the stage waiting for Piper to announce the results.
Therefore, at the end of the program, after returning to the backstage, the team members of "torrent" surrounded Xiao Yao for the first time.
"Is that the purpose of your free use patent? So that we can have more job opportunities? " Zhou Jingyi asked first.
"Yes, it''s a farewell gift from me." Xiao Yao touched his nose and replied.
"Farewell gift? You''re leaving? " Zhou Jingyi was surprised.
"You all know that I am an exchange student, and I will return to China sooner or later." Xiao Yao did not give a positive answer.
"But isn''t that half a year away?" TJ also said, "are you not going to play with us from now on?"
"That..." Xiao Yao hesitated for a moment, or decided to tell the truth, "I joined you at the beginning, in fact, for this competition. I''m not going to take part in Mary Jane''s MV, of course, her concert and Santos Perez''s movie, and I''m not going to take part. I''m not like you. I don''t intend to be a street dancer or a dancer for my life. Of course, I''d like to continue dancing with you if I have the chance. Just, I won''t participate in the commercial performance with you, so it''s a little bit of my heart to give you a gift. May you all have a bright future. "It''s one thing to take part in hip-hop competitions, but Xiao Yao really despises the background of other stars'' MVS, the accompaniment of other people''s concerts, and the stereotype of running in movies. Xiao Yao has his own pride. He has made good achievements in China, so he has no reason to lower his figure. He came to the United States to study and play, but not to start from the bottom and sharpen his head to drill into the entertainment industry in the United States.