After they returned to their room, they were scolded by their agent.

The group is becoming increasingly obscure, unable to generate revenue from its fans, and lacking exposure. The careers of the three members are rapidly declining.

There's a golden age for being an idol. In a few years, they won't be able to be idols anymore, their faces will look worn out, and their fans will definitely leave.

Having finally secured the opportunity to be a guest star through various means, they should have seized the opportunity to turn their lives around. However, on their very first day, they were met with ridicule and humiliation, almost losing face.

The agent's goal was clear: tomorrow was the main event, and they would be leaving the show the day after, so they had to seize the limited opportunity to establish their persona and generate buzz.

If you want to establish a persona, you absolutely can't do without Xie Yun'an.

Xie Yun'an was in the same group as them before, and he was their captain, the undisputed center. The group had spent a long time together, and if they didn't want to be talked about behind their backs and called ungrateful, they had to get along well with him.

In fact, the three of them had already left him aside long ago.

Even if he participated in this variety show, so what? Everyone knows he's just a stepping stone for Qin Xianyu. Once the show ends, he'll go back to being an ordinary person, while they'll continue to focus on their own careers.

They shouldn't have any contact since he was sidelined.

However, Jiang Tian's rebuke today caught everyone off guard.

The only thing they can do is to get Xie Yun'an to take the initiative to clarify and explain their friendly relationship in a few words during tomorrow's interaction, so that the audience can see that their brotherhood is still solid.

To achieve this goal, they had to talk to Xie Yun'an.

There was a small garden behind the villa, a very secluded place where all the security cameras had been removed, and they arranged to meet there.

The three of them thought Xie Yun'an had arrived long ago, but they didn't expect him to arrive so late, half an hour later.

Seeing him yawning as he walked towards them, the three of them instantly felt bad.

They were scolded like dirt by their agent, but Xie Yun'an remained calm and even seemed quite happy. Why?

"Brother, you're finally here. There were so many cameras today, we didn't dare say a lot of things. How have you been lately? Are you alright?"

The handsome young man who was leading the group spoke again.

Xie Yun'an looked at him: "Kang Lele, what are you pretending for? There's no one else here, just say what you have to say."

The group lost Xie Yun'an, leaving only three members. The company didn't add any new members, but Kang Lele, who used to be the perennial runner-up, was promoted to captain.

Having served as captain for two years, Kang Lele is no longer the mediocre second-in-command she once was.

His expression remained unchanged, and his tone carried a hint of guilt: "I'm sorry, brother. I know you may still be blaming us, but those things have nothing to do with us. The reason we didn't stand up for you back then was because our manager took away all our phones, and they weren't returned to us until the storm was over."

Xie Yun'an gave him a cold glance: "Do you think I believe that?"

“Really, bro, why don’t you call the agent over and ask him? He was really ruthless back then, we had no choice, once we signed the contract we had to be their slaves.”

The other two chimed in, "Yeah, bro, we were trainees together, you know how strict the company is with us. We really want to help you, but—"

Xie Yun'an raised an eyebrow: "But what?"