Chapter 228: Simple

On the day of the performance, Xu An and his friends wore their stage costumes and kept reading reviews of the new song in the minivan.

The company paid for some fake reviews, but they didn't know it. Every time they refreshed the page, anywhere from a few to a dozen new comments were added.

They all say it sounds nice.

It has been added to the playlist.

They were so happy that within less than two hours of releasing the song, there were already over 200 comments.

In addition, there are usually some streaming mechanisms on the platforms when new songs are released. Their songs will be pushed to various homepages from time to time, so that new listeners can see them.

The agent looked at these kids so happy and suppressed a sigh.

He used to be an agent at a large company. Later, he couldn't stand the daily dinner parties. In addition, the artists he had previously managed fell from grace, and there were no new artists assigned to him. After a long time, he resigned.

He came to this small company simply because the boss kept calling him. They talked about entrepreneurship and passion. The salary was right, and his job involved taking care of a few kids, so he decided to come.

But I soon regretted it.

Because this company, from top to bottom, exudes two words: poverty.

There were over a dozen trainees in just two practice rooms, so every time they wanted to practice singing or dancing, they had to make reservations in advance. They only had a second-hand van for transportation. The sequins on their stage costumes were hand-sewn by the front desk. She also did the makeup.

But she put on eyeliner for the male trainees, and it was too seductive. He couldn't stand it, so he asked the trainees to wash it off. He found a makeup artist and bargained for 80 yuan each.

At least he looks refreshing and handsome like a boy.

The boss was reluctant to spend the money and said that he would hire a makeup artist to do their makeup specifically for them, which would be cheaper than charging a one-time fee.

The agent's face was expressionless. After working for several months, he was really at his wit's end.

This boss has absolutely no connections. He's a complete outsider. If he had money, that would be fine. It seems like he even got a call from his boss a while ago demanding repayment of his loan. This makeshift team is going to fail in less than three months.

At this time, they were about to release a song and debut, and the venue they chose was a stage in front of a shopping mall. With seats on the ground and all the sound equipment damaged, you can imagine what a disaster that scene was.

But when he saw the trainees sitting in the back row chattering away, and one of them said in the morning that he hadn't slept all night because of excitement for today's performance, he didn't know what to say.

The agent just felt that Xu An was relatively stable.

The person next to him asked Xu An: "Aren't you nervous?"

"I'm nervous." Xu An said.

The agent was speechless, thinking that the compliment was in vain.

The person next to me said, "Wow, I can't believe it. We've rehearsed it so many times, it must be fine."

Xu An said, "My relatives are coming to see the show today." He clutched his phone, having just sent the venue and time to Chen Duo. He didn't know if she would come. If she did, there would at least be an audience.

Soon, Chen Duo replied on WeChat: "OK."

Xu An was even more nervous. He hadn't even told his parents about this music performance. Perhaps because Chen Duo was his peer, there was no pressure to communicate, so he told her everything.

"Ah, did you tell your family?"

"I didn't say anything!"

"It's mainly because my parents are not local. Otherwise, I would have told them too."

"Brother Lu, please take a video for us later. I want to send it to my parents." said the trainee.

The one called Lu Ge was his agent. He hummed, a bit uninterested.

We soon arrived at the performance square.

They didn't even have a rest room or changing room. Several trainees went to the bathroom to change. After putting on their shiny clothes, they suddenly felt less confident. They didn't dare step out in the crowded mall wearing exaggerated, shiny clothes.

In the end, it was only after their agent urged them that they came out shyly.

The agent took them to a hidden fire escape, where they stood, played some music, and had them rehearse in the same spot. There was no rehearsal, so this was the only way.

The agent said, "When you go on stage, I will put a mineral water bottle in the middle of the stage. Remember, don't go off the stage."

"Uh-huh."

The agent saw that the people performing on the stage were all children from the hip-hop dance class, and there were many parents standing in the audience. But after they finished, these parents would disperse.

Faced with this kind of stage debut, even his agent wanted to call it ridiculous.

But what can he do? It is unrealistic to ask workers to pay for a new stage.

The agent looked at his watch and said, "Let's go. You'll be here in ten minutes."

Suddenly, the agent looked at Xu An and said, "Have your relatives come? If not, I will talk to the organizer and let others perform first." Although he was dozing off in the car just now, he heard every word the trainees said.

Xu An checked his phone: "She's here. She's in the audience." Although it was a bit strange to sing and dance in front of relatives, her presence at this moment gave him some rare confidence.

The agent said, "Okay, let's go out and prepare. Don't be nervous." He reminded again and again.

"Okay." The four trainees put their hands together and shouted in unison: "Come on." Then they quickly adjusted their state to welcome their first stage.

Seeing that they were full of anticipation for such a stage, the agent suddenly felt a little sad.