Xion then left the room in a hurry and went to the other room.. He then challenges the trainees of the dance team, including Chan who found him weird that day..
He does the same thing that he did in the vocal room, challenging the trainees with their practiced song. He beat them square with the same dance that he's practiced countless times in Mirage, every move was just perfect in Chan's eyes..
He feels down instantly.. not just chan, but every dancer was feeling devastated inside.. He then played the " Levan Polka remix song" that he made the first week before and danced to it; he combined some basic dance moves and shuffle dance into it, adjusting to every beat on the song.
Seeing this, Shuffle dance was not common dance since it was categorized as an old dance style at their current era, Chan was enlightened and his mood got better as he admit to himself that even though they are covering a song through dance, some originality of core style personally should be presented individually.
But the others are just feeling down and low seeing that someone who are not training in the same category with them dance better than themselves combined..
Xion then entered the rap group room where all the trainees are doing rap or writing their piece…
He just lashed out them hard at some trainees that thinks they are better than him in rapping that mocked him back before with another "Levan Polka but he just rap the lyrics straight while using "Beast Mode" while rapping…
The output situation that happened in vocal room happened to in rap training room.. Unfamiliar to the lyrics or language, they just thinking that the cadence and rhyme of the lyric is simple yet impactful which makes them questioning why they are writing badass lyrics here and there..
The production team and script-writer then halted Xion on the way to another room as they realized that most of the trainees were devastated because of that sudden outburst of Xion.
Xion just continued his acting as he went outside the building and screamed out in frustration.. He then washed his head on the faucet in the garden as he looked so miserable. But his mind is thinking hard about the outcome and the repercussions of his action, he tried to hide his smile as he turned his back from the camera so they couldn't see his face.. Indeed being the villain in this situation is really good.
CEO Lee Joowon should be smiling hard from this. I will just continue this drama till the end, and smash the performance tomorrow with much gusto. Hope people will see something new and have a bigger impact than previous shows.
Let's see, what should I do now? Sitting in this garden and taking some time away to cool my head is good too.… but i am kinda hungry now, oh it's true, i haven't had my lunch because of that lashing… I might walk back to the cafeteria and have something to eat now will be best.
He is going back to his room to take a bath and without forgetting his acting, he punches the wall several times in frustration. He then grunted a little and closed his room behind, leaving the crew that followed him.
The Script writer pitied him in that condition but couldn't do anything.. This is not the first time for them to find a frustrated trainee on a similar program but this was the first time that they had this kind of outburst.
That night, there's an emergency meeting by the production team because of the sudden incident.. The script writers are assembled as they have another story to tell, and unanimously they decide to depict Xion as the Villain in the story to garner more impact.. Unknown to them that the storm is not ending..
All the mentors are called in early in the morning.
A morning meeting was held as only 4 trainees in the vocal team are coming to the practice room, another 7 in the dance room and only 3 rappers present, the others are in their room, having a mental breakdown or in a similar situation..
When the mentors understand the situation, Rain then quickly adjusted his mind and started to brainstorming about the situation and it's impact on the trainees.
After a long discussion, the mentors then called all their Idol friends to help them giving personal counseling, and all the trainees just poured out their pent up emotions hard on the idols..
The helping idols was dumbfounded about the stories uttered by the trainees as mostly they talked about how they are wasting their time all along thinking they have done their best but was outdone in an instant..
Some of them also started to blame their fellow trainees for their lack of skills and comprehension to follow up the group effort. Overall it was a mess.
The only different story is when Rain counseled Xion, all Xion poured out is that he didn't have anything to write in his songwriting and how frustrated he was… Rain then calmed him down and just like the other mentors and helpers, they were just reminded about the trainees' good points and maximized their confidence slowly..
After the counseling session, another meeting by the production team and mentors is held. Another long discussion is held about postponing tomorrow's live show or not.
Rain as the unspoken leader then said "It's good that they have this setback, it is an eye opener too for others that will watched the shows, let's just continues as it is, since it is part of their growth, PD-Nim, try to edit the situation carefully, can you make sure that we can have another slot for the day after the live show to show the audience the reality of the show?
I want us all prepared for the worst case scenario and the backlash from the live show IF and ONLY IF something that is out of our control happened, also called Kim Yohan in for some prelude intro shooting explaining the situation beforehand..
The production team leader then nodded understandingly, but then slapped his head hard.. "fuck me good…" he said.. everyone then looked at him straight..
The PD then continued, "this night is the night we aired the second recording… the banquet and the dance battle for the center position…" Everyone then realized one thing..
If they aired the show then it would take 3 days continuously for the program as today the pre-recorded aired, tomorrow the live show and the day after as a fast response to control the damage..
Realizing this fact, everyone was silent, Rain then thought hard and found a lifeline, he then explained..
It's not that the work time is insufficient but this is a game-changer for the show. Quick, let's call Kim Sangmin and ask him for the time slot now..
Listen, do this first, ask for the sponsors for this, and then tell the media about the change slot now.. everyone then starts to make calls here and there..
While the production team is in a heated discussion, Xion is then asked one of the crew for a call… He then called Lee Joowon and told him the whole story and asked him to pick him up after the live show and use the mental health issue as excuses to get out of the program..
Lee Joowon just listened and promised to take Dreamcatcher's members with him tomorrow at the live show…
Kim Sangmin was resting at his office when the production team called him.. He contemplated for a bit but then decided to pick up the call.
"Hello, this is Kim Sangmin, what's the matter?" he asked. "CEO-nim, this is Boys Republic Lead PD, we have an urgent situation", Kim Sangmin frowned and asked the PD to narrate the whole story…
He listened carefully and then agreed with what Rain said, and give assurance to the PD, " PD-nim, it's okay.. this is an emergency, rest assured. Now call the marketing team and talked to the sponsors and offered them some exclusive time frame for the ads.
Just like Rain-ssi said, this is not our mistake, but the trainees should pass this hurdle by their own.. Remember our core motto for survival program, All is laid bare for the audience, do just like Rain said! I will try to allocates the time slot, i'll called the SPOT manager for that..
After his briefing with the PD, Kim Sangmin then sat back and exhaled… "Joowon-hyung, your trainee is really amazing at creating a story.. you really taught him well.. the scale was really…"
Behind the scenes, everyone is working hard with the sudden announcement as the PD gives the green light for the 3rd day broadcast. Rain and the mentors are preparing the trainees for the live show, the production team is working overtime for the target and ads revenue, while the trainees try to pick up their pace after a mental breakdown. Meanwhile, Xion is taking a good night's sleep before the live performance…
In Mirage, Xion is rehearsing the performance over and over again, this time with the lyrics and he combined it. He tried to mix and change everything in his performance to create a bigger impact for the audience on the spot and live tv.
He tried to analyze his performance and movements as Nocturne suggested. He then erased every unnecessary item in the stage and used no props for the stage except the mic. He also tried on several costumes for the performance, from black t-shirt into black tuxedo, from scarf to iron bangle. Necklace and earrings, some temporary tattoos, and many more..