Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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“I’m Zhao Jing, Zhao Jing from Huayao, who is directly under Lu Jiangyuan’s management.” The voice on the phone was clear.
Zhao Jing!
Zhao Jing from Huayao!
Perhaps to people outside the circle, this was not a very famous name and may even be a little unfamiliar.
But in the circle, almost no one didn’t know her.
Huayao’s Zhao Jing, this name represented resources, ability, and popularity.
She had brought out countless artists, and another veteran superstar who was on par with the program group mentor Ran Youqing was also brought out by Zhao Jing.
Ran Youqing’s generation of stars were almost the first group of stars in mainland China to become truly famous.
Since then, every artist brought out by Zhao Jing had been very talented.
Some had retired from the entertainment industry to do business, some had transformed into directors, and some were semi-retired male and female gods and goddesses.
The top-tier star Yu Chen that she had now was also the last star she had managed. Since his debut, he had been pushed to the top tier by Zhao Jing’s countless resources. After that, Yu Chen worked hard for many years and had his current top-tier status.
And… Zhao Jing didn’t belong to any department in Huayao, and no one could control her. She was only under Lu Jiangyuan.
Zhao Jing was now Sheng Ziyou’s agent…
Mr. Xu’s face turned pale. What does this mean?!
Didn’t Huayao give up on Sheng Ziyou?! How could this be considered giving up?
This was a full support for her!!
Mr. Xu’s breathing became rapid. After a moment, he forced a smile and said, “I’m sorry, Sister Zhao. It was our fault before. This kind of thing will never happen again.”
He was also a man who knew the times.
Zhao Jing snorted coldly and said, “There is no way to pursue the past. I hope that the recording process of future programs will not be covered up by someone else.”
“Don’t worry.” Mr. Xu smiled and said cautiously.
There was no mention of seeking peace.
Zhao Jing hung up the phone.
Mr. Xu held the phone and didn’t speak for a long time.
“Mr. Xu?” Sister Wu called softly.
President Xu turned his head and said, “Wen Shanshan, don’t look for me anymore. I won’t help you anymore.”
His face was serious and a little dejected, but Sister Wu and Wen Shanshan both knew that he was serious.
No matter how much benefit they gave him, he would never care about it again.
Wen Shanshan and Sister Wu’s faces turned pale at the same time.
Here, Zhao Jing returned the phone to Sheng Ziyou and explained:
“You did have problems before, and I can’t thus keep chasing the production team.”
Sheng Ziyou touched the tip of her nose. Zhao Jing’s words were very polite. She was indeed a “vase” in the past and had no confidence to pursue the past.
“I will continue to follow up on Wen Shanshan. You don’t have to worry about it. I probably won’t be able to kill her this time, but she will be in trouble at least.” Zhao Jing pushed her glasses.
She didn’t care about artists like Wen Shanshan at all. She had become more famous recently by stepping on Sheng Ziyou, but that was all.
Sheng Ziyou didn’t care much: “It’s okay, the show is still being recorded, I just need to perform well and I’ll crush her to death.”
Zhao Jing nodded with satisfaction. As an artist, she really knew what she was doing.
It was true that they could keep chasing her and slowly drag Wen Shanshan to death, but it would not do much good for Sheng Ziyou.
The only way was to be strong and the ability to attract fans.
What Sheng Ziyou should do was not to drag Wen Shanshan to death. After all, Wen Shanshan’s level was not as good as Sheng Ziyou. She should look forward and move forward.
If she only had her eyes on Wen Shanshan, Zhao Jing had reason to believe that this person’s status would end there.
Fortunately, she was very smart and could grasp the key points.
Zhao Jing had only met Sheng Ziyou for two days, but she felt that this person was very much to her liking.
“I don’t want to give you too many other activities for the time being.” Zhao Jing paused and prepared to explain.
Sheng Ziyou nodded to show her agreement, and there was no reluctance on her face.
Zhao Jing was surprised for a moment: “You don’t ask why?”
Sheng Ziyou smiled, and her delicate facial features came alive, just like the roses that Zhao Jing grew in the garden, so gorgeous that everyone who passed by couldn’t help but take a few more glances.
“I understand. After all, I am still a vase in the eyes of the public. This is where I put the label of a vase, and I will tear it off here. There is still a long way to go in the future. There is no need to rush in this month or so.”
Zhao Jing smiled. She really liked the new artist she was bringing in.
This was the follow-up to this incident. Wen Shanshan’s studio sent a lawyer’s letter, but it was just a gesture and they didn’t really sue anyone.
Sheng Ziyou did not respond, only interacted with fans and kept silent about Wen Shanshan.
The online reviews of Wen Shanshan were getting worse and worse…
“Wen Shanshan…you really deceived me so badly.”
“I thought she was a good person, but it turns out she’s just a fake.”
“Were Shanshan’s previous statements about her responsibility for the program and her seriousness towards the students all fake?! As for that flower vase, look at what she did.”
“Yes, the vase sang a high note and was lifted up to heaven.”
“I’m not bragging, passers-by. Those who are bragging are her fans.”
“Haha, Wen Shanshan and Sheng Ziyou are birds of a feather.”
“Wen Shanshan is not as pretty as Sheng Ziyou… To be honest, I am a little bit of a fan of Sheng Ziyou.”
“+1.”
….
In the past, when it came to boy band shows, apart from cheering for their own idols, the other people would scold Sheng Ziyou.
There were still people scolding Sheng Ziyou these days, but Sheng Ziyou’s new and old fans seemed to be injected with chicken blood and were extremely active.
Passersby had a much better impression of Sheng Ziyou. In contrast, Wen Shanshan was scolded so much that she dared not log into Weibo.
Sheng Ziyou went to the practice room several times but didn’t see Wen Shanshan.
The day of rehearsal soon arrived and the official performance would be tomorrow. The boys were all excited and nervous.
Especially since many students would be eliminated in this performance, out of 36 students, only 18 would be left. Half of them would leave, so it would be a lie to say that they were not nervous.
They had heard that during this period, there were people staying up all night in the practice room every day, and several students had fallen ill, but they were still persisting.
Those at the top of the rankings wanted to stay in the front, those in the middle were fighting harder, as it was just this once that they decided whether to go or stay, and those at the bottom were trying hard to wait for a miracle while preparing for their last performance on stage.
Sheng Ziyou and her group of mentors were more popular than ever before. After all, in this performance, each mentor had one vote, and one vote of a mentor was roughly equal to hundreds of thousands of fan votes. There was no student who did not want the mentor’s vote.
“Hello, Teacher Sheng!” As soon as Sheng Ziyou walked into the studio, the students immediately shouted in unison.
Sheng Ziyou nodded and smiled at them: “Hello.”
When she got closer, she found that Ran Youqing and Wen Shanshan had already arrived.
When looking at Wen Shanshan, she greeted him with a forced smile. While Sheng Ziyou smiled and nodded at her.
Then, she looked at the veteran superstar Ran Youqing: “Hello, Teacher Ran.”
In the past, Ran Youqing’s attitude towards her was average, but today he was more enthusiastic: “Teacher Sheng is here, come this way.”
Sheng Ziyou obediently walked over and stood beside him.
“Is Zhao Jing your agent now?” He raised his eyebrows.
Ran Youqing didn’t wear any makeup. He was already fifty years old, with all the wrinkles on his face. He was no longer at the age of relying on his looks to make a living. But from his eyebrows and elegant posture, it was not difficult to see how handsome he was when he was young.
“It’s my pleasure.” Sheng Ziyou nodded in acknowledgement. There was nothing to hide.
Ran Youqing smiled and didn’t say anything. He just chatted with her casually for a while and talked about the students.
After Xiang Yuan arrived, the rehearsal officially began.
The show started with a vocal group, singing and dancing.
There were no particularly famous students in this group. The center was a person named Dou Xuan. This student once debuted in another boy band but was not very popular. After the boy band disbanded, he completely disappeared from the entertainment circle.
He probably came here to give it another try. He was the oldest among the students, worked very hard, had a little low self-esteem, and his ranking was not good.
There were quite a few questions in this group, and the instructors gave serious advice after the performances.
Sheng Ziyou also noted down a few key points and told them all to them, but she didn’t know whether they listened or not.
After this group of students left the stage, Ran Youqing looked at their backs and shook his head: “What a pity.”
Wen Shanshan was puzzled: “Teacher Ran, what’s a pity?”
Ran Youqing didn’t say anything, Sheng Ziyou followed with a sigh: “There’s nothing we can do, Dou Xuan’s age is not right anymore, he was born at the wrong time.”
Boy band talent shows had only officially become popular in recent years. Dou Xuan was talented. If boy bands were popular during his debut years, he would have been a big hit. But if he participated at his age now, fans would not be interested.
The meaning of this program to the audience varied, but its meaning to investors was making money. If Dou Xuan could not make money, he would not make it to the end.
Ran Youqing was a little surprised that Sheng Ziyou knew what he was talking about, and couldn’t help but reply: “Yes, I feel sorry for Dou Xuan. You are so lucky in your generation.”
Sheng Ziyou smiled and said nothing.
Next to her, Wen Shanshan’s face didn’t look good again.
Ran Youqing was known for his bad temper, but Sheng Ziyou could actually chat with him?!
While they were talking, the next show started.
Lin Yidong’s group, “Flying Run”, the C position was Hu Changming.
The little puppy Lin Yidong seemed very nervous when he went on stage, and sweat was rolling down his forehead even though it was just a rehearsal.
Dancing so wildly in this state…it was not easy.
Sheng Ziyou frowned slightly, then stretched out her hand, raised one hand high and waved: “Lin Yidong!”
The other person’s gaze immediately shifted over. Sheng Ziyou blinked at him, licked the corner of her lips with the tip of her tongue, and there was confidence in her eyes.
“Bang, bang, bang—”
Lin Yidong’s pounding heart was still beating wildly, but he seemed to suddenly have indescribable courage and his nervousness was reduced a little.
The words Sheng Ziyou said to him yesterday were still ringing in his ears——
“Lin Yidong, I told you, I will definitely ensure your advancement.”
Teacher Sheng was helping him!
He could advance!
Lin Yidong raised the corner of his mouth and nodded heavily.
“Teacher Sheng…you are too partial…” Wen Shanshan couldn’t help but sneer.
Sheng Ziyou turned around and said, “Teacher Wen, as a mentor, can’t I help relieve the stress of this nervous student?”
Although she said this, she was clearly expressing: I am just helping him, what can you do to me?
Wen Shanshan was speechless.
Ran Youqing smiled. No matter whether it was the students on the stage or Sheng Ziyou and others beside him, to him, they were all children. And those who were franker were actually cuter.
“Let’s get started.”
This group danced very well and had decent control of rhythm. It wasn’t perfect, but it was much better than the previous group.
Lin Yidong gained confidence and walked out of the practice room as relaxed as ever.
The dance choreographed for him by Sheng Ziyou looked simple and unobtrusive, but it was dazzling once he went on stage.
“Lin Yidong danced well, and it felt great.” Ran Youqing couldn’t help but nod.
Lin Yidong’s dance moves were not as good as those of professional dancers, but some of his small movements gave him an indescribable energy, especially when he licked the corners of his mouth and blinked. Ran Youqing and others couldn’t help laughing.
After the dance ended, Wen Shanshan glanced at Sheng Ziyou and said to the group, “Yidong, don’t you have too many small movements? They are a bit too prominent. Changming, you are the center, you should have the momentum of the center.”
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