Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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It’s a bombshell.
A person claiming to be a staff member of the boy group selection competition program made a brief but definitive statement—
[This is ridiculous! You guys know nothing and yet you’re saying Feng Yuanxuan is holding everyone back?! Other groups finished early because they wrote songs together and then choreographed dances together. Who writes songs and choreographs simultaneously?! Feng Yuanxuan finished writing the songs, but there wasn’t a choreography yet, so of course it might not be in sync! Then they asked Feng Yuanxuan to write another song, and by the time he finished the second one, the choreography had progressed again, so of course it still wouldn’t be in sync! Anyone with eyes can see what’s going on! The other groups were so fast because they wrote the songs first and then choreographed the dances!]
After she posted this Weibo post, all sorts of comments came up, some supporting Feng Yuanxuan and others criticizing him.
Some people know nothing, yet they insist on believing what they think.
Everyone knew that choreography and songwriting were more complicated, but some people just didn’t use their brains and insist that their arrangements were without problems.
This Weibo post was published in the super topic, and he didn’t know why it became so popular; but many people saw it.
After that, these people joined the argument, and Feng Yuanxuan’s name was once again trending on social media and went viral.
Many professionals had also spoken out, believing that their group’s task allocation was unreasonable. Under such circumstances and pressure, even a particularly talented creative teacher might not be able to complete the task on time.
Later, when the hype reached its peak, a Weibo influencer revealed that it was actually two videos pieced together.
One instance was in the practice room, where Feng Yuanxuan brought back the song and said they had finalized a third version, and that they had ultimately decided to change the dance to suit the song.
Another video from today appeared to have been secretly recorded, in which several mentors highly praised the song written by Feng Yuanxuan.
Even Sheng Ziyou, Wen Shanshan, and Zheng Jiaoqian, who had always been at odds, surprisingly agreed to go together.
The comments section had completely changed this time—
“Emmmm, it goes without saying how difficult songwriting is…”
“Yes, but they still only hand it over to one person.”
“I suddenly have a feeling that Feng Yuanxuan was let down by his teammates…”
“Don’t talk nonsense. The brothers are all very nice. Feng Yuanxuan was wronged. Just explain it clearly. The other brothers are also very nice. They won’t start a fight.”
“No fighting! I’m taking this handsome guy home, no dates.”
“Hahaha! Finally, justice has been served for this young man! It was so tough!”
“Let’s see what the haters can say this time, haha.”
“Poor Xuan Xuan! He’s written so many songs in just a few days, and they’re obviously pretty good. Otherwise, why would his mentor praise him so much?”
“I still think… Xuan Xuan’s team members seem a bit strange…”
“I’ll take away Jiao Xiu, no dates allowed.”
….
It was now generally known that Feng Yuanxuan was wronged this time, and many people even thought that Feng Yuanxuan was framed. As for who framed him, everyone had their own opinion.
Some haters continued to jump up and down, thinking that this was purely a whitewash and that Feng Yuanxuan was not a good person.
These people were either keyboard warriors with extreme views online, or fans of Jiao Xiu and Hu Changming.
The fans of these two definitely wouldn’t like Feng Yuanxuan, especially Jiao Xiu’s fans. They would definitely think their idol was the best in the world, but after the last performance, Feng Yuanxuan became the best. So they already had a lot of complaints. Whether this happened or not, whether there was an explanation or not, it didn’t matter to them and won’t change anything.
Therefore, this group of people was not within Brother Liu’s consideration at all. He wanted to solidify Feng Yuanxuan’s fanbase and attract “casual fans” and “fans outside the group”.
This incident had caused such a big stir that even many netizens who didn’t follow boy bands had remembered Feng Yuanxuan, and that was enough.
Huayao achieved its goal: the number of people criticizing Feng Yuanxuan dropped by 90%, and the votes started to rise again. Basically, the matter was resolved in this way.
Brother Liu’s handling of the situation was actually worse than Zhao Jing’s, but it was still good enough for Feng Yuanxuan.
The matter was finally settled by evening. Sheng Ziyou then put away her phone and stood up.
“Come on, let’s do it again.”
Yes, the follow-up to this incident was that Sheng Ziyou practiced with Gu Yuzheng in the practice room while keeping up with the latest news.
“How’s it going? What’s the situation online?” Ji Ran asked curiously, wiping his sweat.
Sheng Ziyou smiled and said, “It’s all over now. Yuanxuan’s popularity wasn’t affected this time.”
The popularity might even increase, which was the benefit of creating controversy: popularity brings attention, and attention brings popularity.
I’m not afraid of celebrities having controversy online, I’m afraid of them disappearing without a trace.
However, Jiao Xiu’s flawless persona had unknowingly begun to crack open.
Jiao Xiu… doesn’t seem to be as perfect as the fans perceive him to be?
Fu Jiahuan blinked and pleaded with Sheng Ziyou in a cute manner: “Teacher Sheng, please tell us our ranking! We’re so anxious because we don’t know anything! Please!”
Sheng Ziyou smiled: “Not good.”
Fu Jiahuan: “…You’re heartless!”
Sheng Ziyou: “You’re shameless.”
Fu Jiahuan: “You’re being unreasonable…” Does he really want to be the one being unreasonable?
He fell silent, his face full of ingratiation.
Sheng Ziyou looked at him calmly, with a half-smile.
Fu Jiahuan dared not ask any more questions.
Gu Yuzheng looked at them with a smile. The more time they spent with Sheng Ziyou, the more comfortable everyone felt. Now, there were things they were no longer afraid to say as before.
He truly felt that it was their good fortune to be selected by Teacher Sheng.
Unlike Guan Yike’s group next door, which had a mentor who only wanted to show off.
Feng Yuanxuan’s group had another member who was clearly very busy and didn’t come to practice much, but she insisted on leading them to strive to surpass their own group. Gu Yuzheng found it somewhat amusing when he thought about it.
Ji Ran first laughed along, then fell silent.
Feng Yuanxuan has already saved himself, shouldn’t I act sooner rather than later?
I need to make my stomach problems public…
So Ji Ran gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
Feng Yuanxuan’s Group.
Ever since Feng Yuanxuan dominated the practice room last time, the atmosphere in their group had been a bit strange.
Hu Changming looked clearly displeased with Feng Yuanxuan, but Feng Yuanxuan ignored him.
The relationship between Jiao Xiu and Feng Yuanxuan was even stranger. They were polite to each other when they met, but otherwise they didn’t exchange a single word.
The atmosphere thus became quite strange whenever all three of them were together.
Jiao Xiu went to the restroom, and Hu Changming disappeared somewhere.
“Hey, what’s going on?” Bei Yifan squatted down next to Feng Yuanxuan and raised an eyebrow as he asked.
He was indeed quite curious. Since his relationship with Jiao Xiu wasn’t as good as his relationship with Feng Yuanxuan, he took advantage of Jiao Xiu’s absence, turned off his microphone, and asked Feng Yuanxuan.
Feng Yuanxuan looked at Bei Yifan. This student was a very good person. He was the only one who agreed to change the dance and the only one who patiently taught him to dance.
He met with his agent at noon today, and he didn’t know how it was handled, but a staff member came over tonight to inform him that it had been resolved.
In fact, Feng Yuanxuan had already guessed that the one who had been targeting him was probably… Jiao Xiu.
Hu Changming didn’t have the ability, nor was it necessary for him to go to such great lengths.
Even though he and Jiao Xiu had already clashed several times online, there were still students like Bei Yifan who only knew that they had been hacked and knew nothing else.
He thought for a moment, then said softly to Bei Yifan, “My matter has been resolved. Just do your best and don’t worry about anything else.”
Don’t get involved.
Someone like Jiao Xiu would probably only attack those who came before him.
He stood up: “I’ll practice a little longer.”
Bei Yifan simply stood up and practiced alongside him.
Feng Yuanxuan’s progress was slow, so he kept practicing. After Bei Yifan left, he practiced alone for another hour before wiping his sweat, grabbing his coat, and heading back to his dormitory.
Guan Yike’s group was still practicing, but Gu Yuzheng’s group had already gone home.
Because of Teacher Sheng, their group collectively changed their schedule, going to bed early and waking up early.
Suddenly thinking of Teacher Sheng, Feng Yuanxuan’s lips curled into a smile.
He liked Teacher Sheng very much, the teacher who had been kind to him and treated him very well.
Feng Yuanxuan knew that Teacher Sheng’s kindness wasn’t just directed at him; she was even kinder to Lin Yidong, Gu Yuzheng, Ji Ran, Jing Xianglei, and others.
Teacher Sheng never hid her admiration for any student and praised them highly. She genuinely hoped that everyone could debut and become famous.
How come I never realized how wonderful Teacher Sheng was before?
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