Chapter 74: Will anyone really believe the rumor that Yu Lan went to a nightclub?

May 2026.

Huan Tuo sat on the ground. The man opposite him was hot from dancing, so he casually hung his sweater jacket on the bar in front of the mirror in the dance room, leaving only a simple white short-sleeved shirt and straight-leg trousers. He unscrewed the water cup and gulped down a big gulp of water.

"Why don't we stop here today?" Huan Tuo said kindly, "You still have two weeks to prepare slowly. You don't have to rush. You learn dancing very quickly anyway. Didn't you run a notice this morning?"

Jiang Huai shook his head: "It's okay, I'm not tired."

Huan Tuo was in charge of the choreography teaching during N1NE, and Jiang Huai and this young teacher Tuo were already familiar with each other. Knowing the other's laziness, he couldn't help but ask: "Do you want to get off work?"

"...I've only been dealing with you lately. No matter how lazy I am, I can't be this lazy, okay?"

Huan Tuo rolled his eyes and said, "But you, you just came back from Paris and started preparing for your personal album. Why are you working so hard?"

"It's boring to have nothing to do and not work," said Jiang Huai.

Huan Tuo was speechless: "What's the point of having nothing to do? Life is interesting, okay? Beijing is such a big place with all kinds of fun. Forget it, let's continue practicing. I can't really chat with people like you who love working."

[If he knew that you not only work in your class, but also in Yu Lan's class, he would be scared to death.] 819 suddenly spoke up, [Actually, I also think you can take it easy. There's no need to publish a personal blog so early.]

It analyzed: [You haven't been on a proper stage for a long time. It's more difficult for you to sing and dance the whole song by yourself than before. If you don't use the microphone, you will be ridiculed. If you use the microphone and the effect is not good, you will also be ridiculed. ]

[It's not the same as the talent show. It's normal for fans to be in a period of fatigue. They will come back after "A Leisurely Journey in the World" is broadcast. You can just release the self-composed songs you wrote before. Why do you need to release a whole album? It's a thankless task.]

[You said, I haven’t been on stage for a long time. My fans haven’t seen me on stage for a long time.] Jiang Huai said, [I know what’s going on, don’t worry.]

After the intermission, the first section had been practiced almost completely, and Huan Tuo continued to teach the chorus.

Jiang Huai threw himself into dancing again. He had only not danced intensively for half a year. He and Yu Lan's accounts usually posted dance covers, so he picked it up quickly.

In addition, the increased mental strength made it easier to remember the movements, and the teaching of the general movements was completed in less than two hours, which was faster than before.

Huan Tuo took Jiang Huai to go over the details again, and finally found that his brain was really useful. Some movements that required muscle memory still needed to be practiced, but most of them were fine.

"The progress is much faster than I expected... You can line up the formation with your dancers in three days." Huan Tuo instructed, "Practice on your own. If you have any questions, come to me in the next few days. Don't be too tired."

On the day he returned from Paris, Jiang Huai told Sang Hong about his idea of ​​releasing a solo album.

The company had planned his personal album a long time ago, but Jiang Huai was very busy with too many business announcements and it was difficult for him to set aside some time.

However, he was willing to work overtime and squeeze out some time to practice. As employees work hard to earn money, there was certainly no reason for the leader to refuse. The next day, he returned to the familiar 14th floor of Jingming Media to hold a meeting and discuss the matter.

His solo album has a total of eight songs. Two of them were written by Jiang Huai before, and they need to be polished and improved. The remaining six were also found by him personally from the music library.

From the talent show to N1NE, his fans have always preferred stages with high intensity, difficulty and strong rhythm. Therefore, when choosing the main song for his personal album from Jingming's huge music library, Jiang Huai still chose this type of song.

The title song "Addiction" uses a lot of bass and drums for the soundtrack. The rhythm is bold and urgent, and the whole process is very full except for the dance break section after the chorus. The bass gives the steady drums a heartbeat, making the drums burst with strong vitality in the song.

The difficulty of singing the whole song is not as difficult as the collaboration song with the mentors in the third public performance, and the difficulty of dancing is not as difficult as "Kill Me" in the second public performance, but the singing and dancing combined are more difficult than "Bow to Him" ​​in his first stage performance.

The work intensity at Jianghuai this month was quite high, which fully embodied the meaning of working around the clock.

Recording, dancing, and shooting MVs all take a lot of time, and there are also various daily announcements to attend. Plus, he takes his first solo stage very seriously, so all of his free time, which is squeezed out, is spent on comprehensive singing and dancing practice. The time he spends resting during his schedule is longer than the time he spends sleeping in bed.

Fortunately, the final result was really good.

819 is a physical album carefully designed in the name of Bernard. It does not include any random small cards or Polaroid cameras. However, its sales are even higher than N1NE's debut album, which made a lot of money and forced its fans to open the album.

Most boy band songs are too noisy and not very popular with the public, and this main song is no exception. It was all thanks to Jiang Huai's repeated recordings and his superb performance on four full-microphone stages that attracted passers-by to listen to the song.

On the contrary, the ballad "Lullaby" he wrote on a whim in Paris became unexpectedly popular for a while because of its good sleep-inducing effect. Even after the craze subsided, many people still listened to it to sleep, and its popularity would steadily increase at a certain time every day, which was quite magical.

June.

"Thank you all for coming to the roadshow today!" Jiang Huai smiled and handed over the beautifully wrapped gift box, "If you are allergic to gluten, don't eat the cookies inside."

There were no offline performances arranged in Jingming's plan. After Jiang Huai discussed with the company, they rented a live house for the roadshow. All the names on the list were selected by lottery, and fans only needed to pay for their own travel expenses - after all, he had Louis Bernard as a mobile wallet, so he had no shortage of funds.

Although the cosmetics set sent by reverse support when N1NE disbanded was also quite expensive, he always remembered making desserts for fans as mentioned during the audition, and this roadshow can finally be put on the agenda.

Fans who didn’t win the lottery complained about everything on Weibo like Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall. It took Jiang Huai two days of live streaming to appease them.

@为母则刚: Do you know how delicious the cookies made by Huaibao are? Oh, why can't mobile phones convey taste? [Picture][Picture][Picture]

[Reply] I have nothing to say to you guys who were selected... How did you know that I also got the cookies? [Picture]

@江淮的狗: I am so happy that I am going to faint after two days of live broadcast. If you knew that my husband is Jiang Huai, you would also think that I am lucky.

[Reply] Have you recovered? Didn’t you post a long essay in your friend circle two days ago and make me scream? Sichuan Opera face-changing, Gou Bao.

[Reply] @江淮的狗:. Stop reminding me that I didn’t win the lottery. Thank you. [Clown]

@淮氏清道夫: All small cookies contain gluten. I will try to add some more gluten sometime.

[Reply] @Jianghuai's Dog: [grin][grin][grin]

[Reply] @淮氏清道夫: Goubao, you didn’t win the lottery, but I did. [Heart]

While fans were celebrating their personal album with singing and dancing, another piece of good news arrived:

"A Leisurely Journey in the World" has been scheduled to be officially broadcast in July.

July happens to be the summer vacation with the best traffic. There are two dramas released during the same period. One is the political drama "The Legend of Chusen" which was filed many years ago and has always received widespread attention in the industry. It was carefully polished and filmed for more than half a year. The other is "The Legend of Chusen", which has repeatedly criticized "A Leisurely Journey in the World" before filming began.

In major domestic drama forums, there is no lack of comparisons between the three dramas. "The Great Saint" has been highly anticipated, and "The Great Doctor" has the support of fans of the original novel and has also received good reviews.

In comparison, although "A Leisurely Journey in the World" has the highest traffic, passers-by are the least optimistic about it - after all, two of the main actors are newcomers and their acting skills are not guaranteed.

[It doesn't matter, we will work hard on our own.] Jiang Huai said, looking at the tight promotional schedule after the show started, [After the two-week holiday, we will be busy again soon.]

However, as the show is about to start, there are fewer marketing reports that are pulling down the show. Jiang Huai did a quick search and found that the two leading actors of "The Miraculous Doctor" seemed to be unhappy because of the ranking dispute, and it is said that even the publicity after the show was affected.

【Shao Ling: Fortunately, you are all good colleagues. 】

【Jiang Huai: Fortunately, you are all good colleagues. 】

【Ji Mingche: Dear colleagues, see you at the launch promotion. 】

"You should go to nightclubs less often. You'll be photographed and you'll have to spend money on PR. Why bother?"

The lights in the living room were dim, and the agent frowned when he entered the room because of the stench. He turned on the headlights and saw Cui Qi lying on the sofa, watching short videos with his eyes half open, and smoke curling around his mouth.

Hearing that his agent was coming, Cui Qi didn't even turn his head and said, "Why are you here? Just to talk about this?"

...What attitude. The agent frowned: "The drama is about to be broadcast, and Xi Yu seems to be really unwilling to cooperate with the promotion. She said that the contract she signed at the time was for the first role. If she had known that she would be a supporting role, she would not have come to act at all."

"She's almost 30 this year, and she doesn't look good. She wants to get a good script even though this movie failed?" Cui Qi was puzzled. "Is she crazy? Flipping the table at this time? What were you doing during the filming?"

The agent was silent for a while: "...Don't blame Xi Yu for now. After all, it was indeed us who did something wrong. She was the first in the contract."

It was too late to say this now. He knew Cui Qi's personality well. It was absolutely impossible to ask this man to return the stolen position. The agent could only kindly advise: "It is said that "The Leisurely Journey in the World" was filmed very well. You should hone your acting skills."

"I should have told Director Nie to change the female lead." Cui Qi was extremely irritable and would smash things when he was angry. He threw the ashtray hard, and the glass instantly exploded into pieces, mixed with the ashes and fell to the ground: "What should I do now?"

Since the last drama he starred in was a failure, Cui Qi's resources have become much worse. He managed to get this role in "The Legendary Doctor". However, director Nie Yongzhong seemed to have a new lover recently. He invited him several times, but the director always found reasons to refuse.

I really don’t know where this bitch came from who wants to get to the top so badly. The more Cui Qi thought about it, the more annoyed he became.

His dramas "The Miraculous Doctor and the Legend of Qiao Jianghu" were broadcasted at the same time as "The Shocking Chang'an" and "A Leisurely Journey in the World".

"The Legend of Chusen" is definitely not comparable, but among the three leading actors of "A Leisurely Journey in the World", Ji Mingche and he are actors of the same period, while Shao Ling and Jiang Huai are both newcomers.

If he is defeated by "Leisure Journey in the World" this time, the company will lose confidence in him, and it will be really difficult for him to make a comeback.

But Cui Qi knew in his heart that his film "The Divine Doctor" was not very good. These things outside the play still had some impact on the actors. Every day at work, he would be scolded by the female chairman Yu.

The two protagonists cooperate with each other with resentment towards each other, and the effect of the drama can be imagined.

The agent waited fearfully for him to finish his rage, and looked in despair at the floor he had just cleaned covered with cigarette ash again, thinking that he might as well change jobs as soon as possible.

Cui Qi was a patriarch that he really couldn't serve, and Shengyin Culture was even worse. From top to bottom, it looked like a ruin. It looked bright and beautiful on the outside, but the actual trunk was hollowed out by termites.

Thinking of the year-end bonus that was just around the corner, he decided to grit his teeth and bear it a little longer: "I'll work hard on my acting skills and take on the second male lead in the next drama. If I perform well, I still have a chance. Take your time, don't rush."

"If you play the second male lead, you will be criticized as a table-turning actor." Cui Qi said, "Why not give more negative press releases to "A Leisurely Journey in the Dust World". Don't the three leading actors have any negative material?"

At that time, Cui Qi was stepping on the main CP in "Revlon" to rise to the top, and the earliest negative news came from the marketing account of Shengyin Culture. It is not unfair for him to be called a table flipper, not to mention that in his current situation, it is good enough to have a table flipped!

The agent is also a human being, and has a temper. Cui Qi turned a deaf ear to all the good and bad things he said, and was only concerned about whether he could do something bad to the opponent. It was really hard to persuade a damned ghost with good intentions.

At this moment, he wished that Cui Qi would not live to be thirty: "Then you can ask someone yourself. I'm leaving first."

He can't even lift himself up with such good qualifications. What a rubbish company and rubbish agent.

He still had to work hard on his own. Cui Qi cleared his throat and prepared to call Nie Yongzhong, but he only heard a busy tone and the other party didn't even answer.

Who on earth is that damn new lover? Cui Qi became increasingly annoyed and unknowingly smoked another half pack of cigarettes. In the smell of cigarettes that filled the living room, he suddenly remembered the first thing his manager said when he walked in today: "You should go to nightclubs less often."

Cui Qi had an idea.

-

Chu Yuanqing's apartment has good lighting. The living room and balcony are connected. When the warm sunlight shines through the window onto people, a sense of happiness arises.

Jiang Huai sat on the massage chair on the balcony. The machine was working faithfully. His whole body felt sore and comfortable. He half-closed his eyes in enjoyment.

The slow pace of vacation life is certainly enjoyable.

When his solo debut album activities were coming to an end, Jiang Huai fell ill for the first time in a long time.

During the previous activities, my body probably knew that nothing could go wrong, so it forced itself to keep going without stopping, and only showed signs of fatigue when the activity was almost over.

He had a high fever for three consecutive days. He lived at the company and it was inconvenient to take care of him when he was sick, so he took a special car back to his apartment. It happened that Chu Yuanqing was at home on the weekend, so he could take care of his listless body in disguise, which was much more convenient than doing it alone.

It was probably because she had just made a lot of money from him with her personal album. After Sang Hong learned about this, she approved two weeks of leave for Jiang Huai, which lasted until the promotion period of "Leisurely Wandering in the World" began.

People who exercise regularly will never have a bad physical condition. Jiang Huai's disease came on suddenly and violently, but he recovered quickly. He was almost fully recovered in just two days after returning home.

With more than a week left in the holiday, Jiang Huai has become a peaceful stay-at-home, watering plants, planting flowers, exercising, and watching TV every day.

Once people become lazy, they really don't want to do anything. Jiang Huai, who used to love cooking, is now only responsible for cooking. Every day he waits for Chu Yuanqing to come home from get off work and automatically takes charge of cooking.

[You have such a long vacation, but you don't even go out for a walk. ] 819 is speechless, [You just stay at home every day and never leave the building. Can you stop being such a nerd? ]

The massage chair stopped working, and Jiang Huai didn't rush to get up: [It's not that I don't want to go out. 】

The probability of being recognized when going out is too high, so I have to be fully armed, which is really troublesome.

The experience of being asked for autographs at the vegetable market before the personal album promotion period is still fresh in my mind, so these days, Jiang Huai buys the vegetables for the family after Chu Yuanqing gets off work.

【The trouble of being angry.】 819 summarized.

[It's not bad, it's better than when I was confused.] He walked to the living room, [Besides, you have to ask people to go out and play. They are all very busy recently, some are going to college, some are preparing for new majors, and I am the one with the least time.]

819 suggested: [Yu Lan is free too, why don’t you go out and play by yourself. ]

[Do you really have to argue with me?] Jiang Huai was really confused, [Before, when I was very busy, you kept nagging me, saying that I should remember to go home more often to see my brother. Now that I'm home, you're kicking me out again. What's wrong with you?]

The artificial intelligence felt it was in the wrong, shut up angrily, and went to work as an agent obediently.

Today is Friday, and it is still early for Chu Yuanqing to get off work. Jiang Huai sat alone on the sofa and watched TV for a while.

The new police and gangster film shot by "Produce Producer" PD He Chen is said to be quite good. He didn't have time to watch it when it was in theaters before, so he just reposted and liked it to show his support. Now he finally has time to watch it.

It was indeed very good. The two-hour movie ended quickly, but Jiang Huai was still not satisfied and was still thinking about the director's camera language.

After he started acting again in this life, his occupational disease came back. Every time he watched a TV series or a movie, Jiang Huai would pay more attention to the actors' performance and shots rather than the plot itself.

It feels like reading a light-hearted and enjoyable online novel as a research paper. Watching the movie itself is still enjoyable, but it is definitely not as enjoyable as being a pure spectator.

But it does help improve his acting skills... Let's just bear with it for now.

Jiang Huai stretched his legs which were a little numb from sitting for a long time, then slowly walked into the bedroom and turned on his phone which was charging.

Although it is nominally a vacation, there will definitely be work news that needs to be dealt with occasionally during this period, and you can't completely put everything behind you.

[You humans don't have a real vacation unless you die.] 819 commented coldly, [Sorry, I forgot you were dead and I caught you to work again.]

[……] I really doubt whether it remembered the grudge just now and left two knives here to retaliate. Jiang Huai asked unwillingly, [Do you have any? ]

[I will have a vacation when you graduate. According to your human time, it will be about three years.] 819 smiled and said, [Come on, Huaibao! My wonderful life depends on you!]

After hearing this, Jiang Huai didn't want to work hard anymore. Amid the AI's cursing, he opened the pinned N1NE group chat.

【Shan Tonghe: Brothers, is this referring to our group? 】

【Shan Tonghe: [Picture]】

The picture is a screenshot of Weibo.

@Reborn I am bound to the domestic entertainment system:

【Submission】

A former popular member of a talent show group went to Sam's Club, a famous private nightclub in Beijing, the day before yesterday. Here are the photos.

...Why is it this marketing account again? Doesn't it post all kinds of itinerary gossip? Is this also within its business scope? Jiang Huai frowned and searched for this Weibo post.

Dan Tonghe discovered it not very quickly. The Weibo post was posted by the melon-eating system two hours ago, and in just a short while it had been forwarded 300,000 times. The intensity of the war could be described as World War III.

This description by a popular member of a former talent show group is no different from directly naming N1NE as the top few, and it only attracted fans of a few people in their group.

Lin Yuanbai was not in Beijing these days, no one mentioned him, and he escaped the disaster unexpectedly. His new drama is about to be broadcast, Si Xi and Sheng Mingzhi's groups will release new albums next month, and Yu Lan came to "Early Travels" for a guest appearance, and the fans of these people are the most energetic.

Jiang Huai glanced at the comment section which was full of devastation and blood.

At first, fans were still hoping that the team would move on to other things after the breakup, but soon they traced back to the grudges and grievances during the talent show, and it was obvious that they were all secretly dealing with their former teammates.

It's just like a couple quarreling over trivial matters, and after breaking up they still can't forget the sadomasochism...but the aggressiveness is obviously much higher.

There was a chaotic and evil fan of the group who commented that none of these four people would secretly go to a nightclub when they were together. As a result, he was scolded by four fans of the only group at the same time. Jiang Huai shook his head with pity.

After N1NE disbanded, it has been a long time since fans fought like this. He clicked the complaint button in the upper right corner, chose personal attack and reported the original post, then switched back to the chat box of the N1NE group.

【Ruan Qiao: Popular members, exclude me first. 】

【Wei Xiuyuan: I made it up.】

[Sheng Mingzhi: This is probably a trick used by the marketing account to trick our fans into fighting. I am speechless.]

[Si Xi: I can’t sue it without naming it, this marketing account is too cheap. ]

[Jiang Huai: I was fooled by this account before, and my colleagues in the crew said it was a marketing account of Sheng Yinyang.]

[Jian Yuan: Is their company's new group about to debut...? ]

[Ruan Qiao: Right, right, right, the C position is still an old acquaintance in the talent show. ]

【Shan Tonghe: Who is it? 】

[Wei Xiuyuan: Yu Lan and I were in the same group as Tang Tianyu in the forest.]

[Ruan Qiao: @Yu Lan, was it because you guys had a quarrel and sent the prince away that the company has been brooding over the abusive relationship till now? ]

[Si Xi: Can you please stop calling everyone the prince? I'm still here.]

[Lin Yuanbai: Will anyone really believe the rumor that Yu Lan went to a nightclub? ]

【Ruan Qiao: …Ah ...

【Yu Lan: Why doesn’t anyone believe it?】

[Sheng Mingzhi: Those who understand will understand.]

【Jiang Huai: I don’t really understand.】

【Lin Yuanbai: Yeah. Got it. Let’s go have fun.】