H City is a famous coastal city with a refreshing and pleasant climate. It is already very hot in July in other places, but the temperature here is still very comfortable. The Marriott Holiday Inn in the suburbs of the Third Ring Road is crowded with people, among whom there are several people holding professional camera equipment, which is very conspicuous.

"Why are there so many cameras? Is there a celebrity staying in this hotel?"

"No. I heard that the Dream Project is about to start recording, and the recording location is nearby!"

"Dream Plan" is a youth group training variety show launched by the MiTao Video platform this year. Its purpose is to select outstanding singing and dancing idols. Participants are recruited from all over the country. Under the guidance of star mentors, they continue to grow through training, assessments and performances. Finally, the top few students are selected to form a new idol boy group to debut.

This plan attracted a lot of attention when it was first launched, and it was very popular online, so the program has attracted a lot of attention before it was aired. Marriott Holiday Inn is very close to the "Dream Camp", the recording base of "Dream Maker", and today is the day for students to report. Many students will stay here temporarily after reporting, so some fans, photographers and paparazzi can't wait to come and wait for the opportunity to get the latest information.

Bai Yuanyuan is one of the fans.

This girl is a second-generation rich girl. She started chasing stars when she was a teenager. She studied photography in college and became a fangirl after graduation. However, she has no idol and is very diligent in climbing the ladder. Her gay friends scold her for being a playboy, but she happily accepts it.

Bai Yuanyuan came here today to look for a new target.

"Dream Maker" selects boy group idols. Those who can pass the audition are definitely not ugly. At the very least, they have decent looks and their manners are much better than ordinary people. They can be easily distinguished when walking in the hotel lobby.

Young and good-looking boys walked by one after another, all of them were tall and long-legged, dressed fashionably, and looked very pleasing to the eye. The shutter sounds of many photographers never stopped, but Bai Yuanyuan was not panicked at all.

The veteran fangirl was fiddling with her phone calmly, occasionally looking up, then pouting in disappointment - she had chased at least eight of ten idols, all of whom were popular for a while, so she was very picky, and ordinary handsome guys were not enough to arouse her desire to take pictures.

Until a boy in a blue and white T-shirt came into view——

The boy was about 178cm tall, with an upright posture, black hair, thin and narrow eyelids, but the shape of his eyes was curved inwards and outwards, a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes.

If these eyes were set on a charming or sweet face, they might be the icing on the cake, but this boy had a calm expression, delicate and clean eyebrows and eyes, even a hint of coldness, not the kind of charming appearance that makes it difficult to tell whether he is male or female.

But Bai Yuanyuan's heart started beating fast. She hurriedly stuffed her phone into her bag and grabbed the camera.

The cold face and the affectionate eyes do not seem to match at first glance, but if you look closely, you will find that it is like a sweet cherry soaked in lemon ice water, a fire buried in the snow-capped mountains, and a streak of ochre red on the ink-splashed landscape painting... The more contradictions and contrasts there are, the more fatal attraction it gives people.

How good does he look when he smiles?

Will those eyes remain calm then, or will they blossom like peach blossoms blooming after the glaciers break, radiating bright beauty?

Curiosity brings expectation, and expectation means gaining attention. Bai Yuanyuan looked at the image in the camera, her heart pounding. She bet that this face would definitely be remembered!

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Ye Ying felt a little uncomfortable when she noticed a camera pointed at her, but she said nothing. She just lowered her head and continued walking forward while pushing the suitcase.

The program was recorded from July 1st to October 4th, a period of three months, with food and lodging at the base. Many students had more than two suitcases and carried several large bags on their shoulders. However, Ye Ying only took a silver-gray box and pushed it loosely with her left hand.

The box was not too heavy, but it contained all his belongings. Just a month ago, his mother quietly took away all the savings in the family and sold the house. If Ye Ying's class teacher had not come forward to communicate with the buyer in time, he might have to sleep on the street on the eve of the college entrance examination.

Apart from other things, the program's system of providing food and accommodation is quite good. The boy thought silently as he pushed his suitcase to check in.

At the same time, a boy who was talking on the phone strode over from the opposite side. He was tall, handsome, and had two red yew earrings on his right ear. He had a strong and flamboyant aura. As soon as he appeared, the photographers in the hall became excited, and the shutter sounds were endless. The boy seemed to be used to it, and didn't even look at him. He frowned and asked the person on the phone:

"New assistant? Why didn't you tell me before? Okay...blue and white T-shirt, bank suitcase, huh? I get it."

After hanging up the phone neatly, He Xizhou looked up and saw the boy walking towards him. Hey, what a coincidence, he is not very old, wearing a blue and white T-shirt and a silver-gray suitcase, this is it!

However, this assistant director is a little too handsome. If he were to participate in a talent show with this face, he could probably get a debut spot even if he doesn't know anything else.

He Xizhou couldn't help but take another look at him, and then when they passed each other, he directly took the suitcase handle from the boy's hand.

Ye Ying: “?!”

His hands were suddenly empty, and he was distracted and slow to react for a moment. When he turned around, he saw the back of a boy in a black T-shirt. He seemed to be in a hurry, walking with long legs and big strides like a tornado. In a blink of an eye, he arrived at the hotel entrance. He only turned half of his face and hurriedly said to him: "I'm going to the city. I won't be back before the show starts. I'll take the luggage with me." After that, he disappeared in a few steps.

Ye Ying's eyes slowly widened, and after coming to his senses, he immediately ran after him, only to see a black business car neatly drive out of the hotel entrance, leaving him with a dashing car rear end.

Ye Ying: “…”

His last possession...

Got robbed.

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On the day when the recording of "Dream Plan" officially started, ninety-nine contestants gathered at the Dream Camp early in the morning.

The suitcase was robbed on the way, and Ye Ying was extremely anxious. She even wanted to ask the hotel to check the surveillance footage, but then she remembered what the boy said before he left.

He said “I won’t reply before the recording of the show starts”, which means that he is most likely a student participating in this talent show. Moreover, the other party’s dress and temperament do not look like a robber at all, and he would not do such a thing as robbery in the street in broad daylight.

Ye Ying had no choice but to calm down and see if she could meet that boy on the show.

Mitao Video has always been rich, and the Dream Camp it funded is extremely luxurious, covers a large area, and has complete infrastructure, almost like a small community. The students' luggage has been uniformly transported to the dormitory area in the back by the staff, and their task today is to record the very important first stage.

Ye Ying and other students put on name tags as instructed and entered the studio.

The studio is extremely large and its layout is almost luxurious. High-definition fed screens almost cover the entire wall. The most visually impactful thing is the dark blue pyramid-shaped seats, which are arranged from 1 to 99. The seat with the number "1" is proudly and lonely at the top, like a dazzling throne, attracting the fiery gazes of every student who enters the studio.

Ye Ying didn't show much interest in that seat. He found a seat near the edge and sat down. The number 75 was marked on the back of the seat.

Although the seats were freely chosen by the students, there were still some rules for where to sit - there were a total of six debut positions in the Dream Project, and the competition was very fierce. The top six positions were the goal that everyone tried their best to fight for. The ninety-nine people who passed the audition were the best among tens of thousands of people, and they were more or less confident in their own abilities. Although they were embarrassed to sit directly in the top six positions, most of them chose to sit in the top forty positions.

Therefore, Ye Ying's surroundings were empty, and it took a long time before someone stood beside him.

"Hi," the boy said with a smile, "Can I sit here?"

"Ah... of course." Ye Ying raised her eyes and saw the boy standing beside her. He was tall and handsome, with hair dyed a handsome golden color. He had a very hearty smile and was the type that would make people feel friendly at first sight.

The boy sat down at seat 76 and introduced himself: "Hi, my name is Qiu Shuang."

Ye Ying said hello and gave her name.

Qiu Shuang looked at his name tag and found that there was no company on it: "What a coincidence, you are also a trainee? Me too."

The vast majority of participating students have signed contracts with brokerage companies and have received formal training from the companies. "Retail investors" like Ye Ying and Qiu Shuang are individual trainees.

Qiu Shuang saw that the boy in the white shirt just hummed, and knew that he was not a talkative person, so he kept quiet. Who would have thought that after a while, the boy turned around, hesitated for a moment and reminded: "You can straighten your trouser legs."

Qiu Shuang was startled, and then he looked down and realized that his right trouser leg was still rolled up, because he forgot to put it down after polishing his shoes. This matter was not a big deal, but if he had not noticed it, and even went on stage to perform like this, his image would probably be affected to some extent.

On this stage, every detail could be magnified and become a factor in determining success or failure. Qiu Shuang secretly regretted his carelessness, and at the same time realized that this boy who looked a little distant actually had a good personality.

He leaned over to straighten his trouser legs, raised his head and gave a bright smile: "Thank you!"

More and more students entered the studio, and the upper part of the pyramid gradually filled up. The students who came in later sat down in the lower part. The nearly 100 students were not all amateurs. Some had participated in similar talent shows before and had accumulated some fame and fans. Some came from powerful companies and had movie stars and top stars as their predecessors. These people became the figures that the students talked about with great relish.

Every time a somewhat famous student came in, there would be a small discussion and commotion, but when five boys walked in together, the studio suddenly set off a small climax, with screams and whistles coming one after another, and some people even stood up and applauded.

Ye Ying looked at the tall boy walking among the five people and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Found it.

Qiu Shuang couldn't help but whistled: "I heard before that He Xizhou would also come, but I didn't expect it to be true."

Ye Ying's eyes fell on the boy's name tag, which read "He Xizhou from Fenghua Entertainment". The four boys who came in with him were also from Fenghua Entertainment, but He Xizhou was obviously the central figure.

Qiu Shuang said excitedly, "To be honest, I didn't expect He Xizhou to come. He's already quite famous, with over three million fans on Weibo! There was a pop music festival in the city a few days ago, and all the singers were second-tier popular singers. One of our seniors couldn't go due to an emergency, and the director knew He Xizhou was recording a show here, so he specially invited him to save the day."

Ye Ying understood.

That's why He Xizhou left the hotel in such a hurry that day.

He couldn't help but ask, "Is he great?"

Qiu Shuang looked at him in surprise and said with a smile, "You don't even know him? Of course he's amazing. Have you watched Singer-Songwriter Era? He was the champion last year."

From Qiu Shuang, Ye Ying heard about He Xizhou's resume: he started learning to dance at the age of four, won the junior championship in the SSD street dance competition at the age of twelve, won the runner-up in Asia's largest international street dance competition at the age of seventeen, and served as the youngest mentor in the popular variety show "Fun Hot Dance" the following year; at the age of twenty, that is, last year, he participated in the "Singer-Songwriter Era" heavily launched by Pineapple Satellite TV, and won the championship with his superb and domineering singing and songwriting style.

It's really amazing. Ye Ying thought silently, this level is not at the same level as most of the students present.

"Not only that," Qiu Shuang whispered, "Do you know who his father is? He Pingqiu."

Even though Ye Ying didn't pay much attention to the entertainment industry, she had heard of this name before. After all, the other party was a triple-Award winner who had dominated the film industry for twenty years.

With his own strong and outstanding strength and powerful resource background, Ye Ying could hardly imagine who could surpass He Xizhou.

Others apparently thought so too:

"I have already seen the final center position of this boy band..."

"Oh my god, why is He Xizhou here too? How can we compare?"

"I'm a fan of He Ge! His rap is awesome! I didn't expect that I could chase stars by participating in a talent show. This trip was worth it!"

"To be honest, I think he should be sitting in the mentor seat... Alas, he was quite confident at first, but he immediately got scared when he saw Brother He."

"Brother He should go directly to sit in seat 1, right? That position belongs to him!"

Countless eager or inquiring eyes fell on He Xizhou, and the discussion had not stopped since he came in. However, He Xizhou did not go straight to the top seat No. 1 as the students expected, but sat down at seats 83-87 with his teammates from the same company.

Teammate Luo Zihui asked: "Brother He, why don't you sit at the top? That seat is so cool, it will attract everyone's attention!"

He Xizhou wondered, "If I don't sit there, I won't be the center of attention?"

Luo Zihui choked for a moment, then clasped his fists in respect to him: "Nothing else to say, but your position as the King of Force is absolutely unshakable, really."

"Stop talking nonsense," He Xizhou looked around and said, "Help me find someone with fair skin, a small face, and who's pretty handsome."

Luo Zihui was speechless: "At least half of the people here meet your criteria. Including me."

Another teammate immediately complained: "You have a small face? Your face is so big that it can be used as a millstone."

"roll!"

The teammates laughed for a while, then asked curiously: "Brother He, who is this person you are looking for?"

He Xizhou looked around, hummed a few words, and didn't want to say anything.

He feels ashamed.

A few days ago, his agent, Sister Hua, called and said that she had found a new assistant for him and asked him to meet her and bring his suitcase over. It happened that he had a performance that day and was in a hurry to leave, so he didn't pay attention to confirm.

When the new assistant called him to say that he was not waiting for him at the hotel, He Xizhou had just unpacked his suitcase. The suitcase was too full and a small blue starfish pillow popped out and hit him in the face.

He and the little starfish looked at each other in bewilderment for several seconds before realizing...

Damn it, he got the wrong person!