Chapter 118 Big News

At this moment, Vice President Ma suddenly dropped a bombshell.

"The auditions start this afternoon, so prepare well."

The audience erupted in chaos.

"Old Lu," Li Zhi asked, "do you know what's going on?"

Among the excited crowd, the three of them stood out as somewhat out of place and odd.

Lu Yanhe shook his head and said, "I don't know, but they probably didn't want me to get this opportunity, so they pulled this stunt."

"That's really ruthless." Li Zhibai said with a look of disdain, "The methods are shameless enough to bring you so many competitors."

"It's alright. I feel more at ease knowing they're doing this. Otherwise, I'd never know what kind of trouble they're up to." Lu Yanhe smiled. "You guys should also prepare well. If it really doesn't come to me in the end, I'd rather you guys take the role than have someone else snatch it away. It's better to keep the good stuff in the family."

Yan Liang looked hesitant, unsure of what to say.

It is 10:00 AM.

Li Zhibai said, "Let's just go get something to eat first. It's not good to be too full for the audition this afternoon."

"Okay, sure." Lu Yanhe nodded. "Let's go."

The three left the company building and went to a restaurant next door.

The restaurant was a typical family-style eatery, located in a nearby alley.

This restaurant has been open for many years, and they often eat here when they come to the company.

Because it's affordable.

Li Zhibai said, "Being called to a meeting so early in the morning is really starving me."

Of the three, he was the only one who didn't have the habit of getting up early or eating breakfast; he arrived on an empty stomach.

Neither Lu Yanhe nor Yan Liang could really stomach it.

But as soon as the dishes were served, the aroma of these home-style dishes was particularly tempting, and I immediately felt hungry.

"The braised eggplant the owner makes is absolutely amazing," Li Zhibai commented. "I always want to pack some to take home, but it doesn't taste as good when I take it home."

Just then, the door was pushed open again.

Cheng Hai and Tu Song walked in.

"Oh, what a coincidence!" Cheng Hai greeted them with a smile when he saw them.

"What a coincidence, there are only two of you?" Li Zhibai asked when he saw them.

There are seven people in the group. Three of them share one house, and the other four share another house.

Just like students being assigned to dormitories, those who are assigned to the same dormitory usually do activities together.

Cheng Hai said, "The two of them said they couldn't eat and needed to prepare, so it was just me and Tu Song who came."

"How can I have the energy for the audition this afternoon if I'm not full?" Li Zhibai said. "Let's sit down and eat together."

Cheng Hai and Tu Song shared a table with them and sat down.

Li Zhibai waved his hand again: "Boss, bring the menu over again, and add two more dishes!"

The owner immediately responded and came over with the menu.

Li Zhibai gestured to give the menu to Cheng Hai and the others.

"What would you like to add, boss? Two more sets of bowls and chopsticks."

"Okay."

They've known each other since they were fifteen or sixteen, and have been in the same group for several years. They share a close bond from their teenage years.

As soon as we sat down at the same table, we started chatting immediately.

"Are you planning to interview with Chen Ziyan?" Tu Song asked Lu Yanhe and the others as soon as he sat down.

Li Zhibai immediately said, "I haven't thought about that yet. Yan Liang and Lu Yanhe are both in their final year of high school. At this crucial time, who would have the mind to think about changing agents? However, Zhou Ping'an is really ruthless. He actually made us fight among ourselves, saying that in the end, he would only keep three people to manage himself."

Tu Song looked sullen and said, "You don't need to worry. You and Cheng Hai are both so popular, he'll definitely keep you here, unlike us."

"Why are you saying all this? It's not certain whether I'll stay with him or not." Li Zhibai didn't care and said directly, "My parents aren't very satisfied with him these past few years. They've been grumbling about getting me a different manager, but I don't know if they'll actually do it."

Li Zhibai's greatest asset isn't his popularity, but his parents. Compared to others, Li Zhibai is the least likely to need to consider Zhou Ping'an's feelings, since he has no worries about his situation at the company.

Upon hearing this, Tu Song's eyes lit up, and he asked, "You don't plan to stay under Zhou Ping'an's command?"

"Not necessarily, it depends on what my parents think." Li Zhibai looked at Tu Song and said, "To be honest, Tu Song, you and Zhou Ping'an didn't have a good time before, and you still want to stay with Zhou Ping'an?"

Previously, Tu Song had questioned Zhou Ping'an in front of many people about the single, which made Zhou Ping'an so angry that he scolded him.

Tu Song said helplessly, "Then I don't have any other way out. I'm not like you guys, with high popularity and other agents willing to take me on. If Zhou Ping'an doesn't take me on, I might not be able to find anyone else in the company willing to take me on."

“That’s not necessarily true. How do you know if you haven’t even tried?” Cheng Hai chimed in. “You’re just being too hesitant. Anyway, you’ve already had a bit of a falling out with Zhou Ping’an, so why hang yourself on him? It would be better to contact other agents sooner rather than later.”

The conversation took an unexpectedly heavy turn.

Yan Liang didn't know how to respond.

He was the most obedient and well-behaved person among everyone in front of Zhou Ping'an, so it wouldn't be appropriate for him to say anything at this time.

"Hey, Lu Yanhe, haven't you been quite popular lately? Hasn't Zhou Ping'an talked to you about it?" Cheng Hai suddenly asked Lu Yanhe.

“He talked to me and asked me to terminate the contract,” Lu Yanhe said with a smile.

Cheng Hai and Tu Song were both taken aback.

Only a few people knew about Lu Yanhe's contract termination; Lu Yanhe hadn't told anyone beforehand.

But now Lu Yanhe has changed his strategy.

Since the termination of the contract seems inevitable, let more people know what exactly happened.

It wasn't him who wanted to terminate his contract with Xingyu Entertainment; it was Zhou Ping'an who wanted to terminate his contract with Lu Yanhe.

Let more and more people know about this.

Lu Yanhe didn't know what the benefits of doing this would be, but he knew that if he didn't, the blame for terminating the contract would definitely be thrown at him, and he wouldn't be surprised if Zhou Pingan said something to slander him.

"Why?" Tu Song asked incredulously.

He was initially envious of Lu Yanhe's recent rise to fame, and thought that Lu Yanhe would become a strong competitor in the competition to stay under Zhou Ping'an's command. Unexpectedly, Zhou Ping'an wanted to terminate his contract.

Lu Yanhe shrugged and said, "I don't know the specific reason. You'll have to ask him. Maybe he felt that I wasn't famous enough before."

When Cheng Hai and Tu Song thought about Lu Yanhe's previous behavior, they really didn't know what to say.

After all, he was really not good enough, making everyone feel that he was dragging the whole group down.

With Lu Yanhe's intention to terminate the contract as a comparison, Tu Song's worries and concerns seemed less heavy.

While they were in silence, someone pushed the door open and suddenly said loudly, "Wow, those scumbags Feng Zhi are eating here too. Shall we go somewhere else?"

(End of this chapter)