Chapter 03 Chapter 3

Meng Yuansheng was very happy to sign in, but when he saw the balance on his bank card, Gu Xingshi was disappointed.

If he had known that Jiang Mo was this kind of person, he would not have taken a plane to come here. Even if the ticket was discounted, it was not cheap.

He sat on the side of the road in frustration, planning to buy a sleeper and go back overnight, so that he could save a night's hotel money.

Who knew that he just opened the APP and received a call from the landlord.

After paying half a year's rent, he looked at the little money left in his bank card and silently changed the sleeper to a hard seat.

After sitting in the train all night, Gu Xingshi was confused when he walked out of the train station. He did not go back to rest, but went to the company first.

The company is located in an old office building on the Third Ring Road in Beijing. Although the location is good, the facilities are extremely poor. The lights in the corridor are broken all year round. The walls are yellowed and covered with stains. It's the kind of place that doesn't even need a set for a horror movie.

Gu Xingshi had just taken over the company, and he regretted it the first second he followed his lawyer to this shabby place.

But although the place is a little shabby, fortunately there is no rent to pay - this place is the property of his distant cousin, and it is said that he made his fortune here. After Le Shi became successful, he bought this place.

The cousin said in his will that as long as Gu Xingshi persisted in not going bankrupt for a year, the property would be transferred to his name.

This is a house on the third ring road of Beijing. Even if it is a little shabby, it is still worth the money! For this reason, Gu Xingshi stayed.

Gu Xingshi yawned as he walked into the company.

The company covers an area of ​​about 150 square meters and is divided into four rooms, namely the office and conference room, the dance studio, the recording studio, and the reception area.

Gu Xingshi first turned on the computer and checked if there were any new emails. Then he took the mop and rag to start cleaning.

Because he couldn't afford the receptionist and the cleaner, he had to do it himself.

When he was halfway through cleaning, a boy wearing a beautiful takeout T-shirt walked in.

He was very tall, with a short haircut, single eyelids, a high nose and thin lips, and he looked like someone who was not easy to mess with.

Gu Xingshi pounded his aching waist and raised his hand to greet him: "Axin! Why are you here so early today?"

His name is Cheng Xin, and he is currently the only artist in the company.

He was a trainee signed by his cousin two years ago. After his cousin passed away, all the artists in the company left, and only he stayed.

Because he had no job, he would go to work after practice every day.

Cheng Xin pursed his lips and nodded, which was considered a response.

He put down his bag, picked up the rag on the table and started to wipe. His movements were much more neat and tidy than Gu Xingshi.

With Cheng Xin's help, the cleaning was done quickly.

Cheng Xin silently packed up his tools and was about to go to the dance studio to practice.

Gu Xingshi stopped him: "Don't worry, let's go to a meeting."

Cheng Xin then followed him into the office silently.

Gu Xingshi coughed lightly: "It's like this, our company has no money on the books, so we have to find a way to make money now, do you have any ideas?"

The two stared at each other for a while, and under Gu Xingshi's encouraging gaze, Cheng Xin hesitated and said: "...Do you want to move bricks? I have a way."

Gu Xingshi: "..."

He decisively skipped the topic, "I have an idea, isn't talent show very popular now? We can go to participate in the talent show!"

On the way back, Gu Xingshi was not idle, he carefully analyzed the current situation.

They have no money, no resources, no popularity, most of the roads are blocked, even if they go to be a supporting role, with Cheng Xin's personality, it is estimated that he will starve to death and can't get a job.

After thinking about it, only talent show is the most suitable.

Gu Xingshi turned on his computer and clicked on a webpage. There were

four eye-catching words on it - "Boy Group Training Camp".

"Last year, a little-known person became famous overnight because he participated in this variety show, and his company became famous as well. In terms of singing and dancing, you are no worse than him. Moreover, you have good looks and a good personality... If he can become famous, you can also..."

Gu Xingshi spoke emotionally for a long time, and then looked at Cheng Xin expectantly, "What do you think?"

Cheng Xin was silent for a moment, then pointed to the bottom line and said, "It says that to register in the name of the company, there must be at least two people."

"Don't worry about that! I found a super awesome teammate for you!" Gu Xingshi said confidently.

"Oh."

Cheng Xin didn't show any expression on his face, nodded and went to the dance studio.

But Gu Xingshi waited for a whole day but didn't get a call from Meng Yuansheng, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

In the evening, he finally couldn't hold it anymore, thinking that something might have happened to Meng Yuansheng, and regretted why he didn't leave Meng Yuansheng's phone number at that time.

The registration for "Men's Group Training Camp" will end in two days. If Meng Yuansheng can't come, it will be troublesome. It

is definitely too late to recruit people now, but if he misses this show, the next talent show will be three months later. With the money he has, he doesn't know if he can support it until then.

Gu Xingshi's face fell: [System, is there any melon that can make you rich overnight? ]

System: [... Can dreaming make you feel better? 】

Gu Xingshi: [……]

It’s over, I can’t really go and move the bricks...

Just as Gu Xingshi was sighing, his cell phone rang.

It was an unfamiliar call.

Gu Xingshi thought it was a courier and answered it casually.

"Hello, I'm Meng Yuansheng."

A clear but somewhat hoarse voice came from the other end of the phone.

Gu Xingshi was stunned for a moment, and then he almost jumped up in excitement.

Meng Yuansheng apologized first, saying that he had just returned to Beijing, so he called him now.

Gu Xingshi heard that his voice seemed very tired, so he asked, "Are you feeling well?"

Meng Yuansheng was stunned for a moment, and his forced calmness instantly collapsed, and a feeling of bitterness instantly surged into his heart.

He used a lot of effort to calm himself down: "No...it's okay."

Gu Xingshi could sense from his voice that he seemed to be hiding something, so he considerately did not ask any more questions. When he heard Meng Yuansheng say that he would come to the company tomorrow, he immediately agreed.

The next morning, Meng Yuansheng appeared at the gate on time.

His face was still a little haggard, but not ugly, but rather added a bit of cold and broken beauty.

Seeing that Gu Xingshi actually came downstairs to greet him in person, he could not help but be flattered, but the next second, seeing this shabby building, this surprise turned into fear.

In fact, before coming, he specifically checked Le Shi Entertainment.

More than a decade ago, Le Shi was also a giant in the circle, but unfortunately, since the superstar Yan Zhiheng retired, Le Shi has been going from bad to worse. Coupled with the problems in the company's decision-making later, in just a few years it fell to the point where no one in the circle knew about it.

Meng Yuansheng remembered that he vaguely heard that the artists of Le Shi had left two years ago, and he thought that the company had gone bankrupt, but he didn't expect that Gu Xingshi was still running it.

Of course, it's no different from bankruptcy now.

Meng Yuansheng tried to calm down and followed Gu Xingshi into the elevator.

Because he was mentally prepared, he kept his usual expression when he saw the dim and small reception room.

Gu Xingshi had been secretly observing him, for fear of scaring him away.

After all, Jinyou Entertainment, where Meng Yuansheng worked before, was one of the largest companies in the country, with good conditions in all aspects. Compared with Le Shi, it was simply a world of difference.

Gu Xingshi was also helpless. It was not that he did not want to be high-end and classy, ​​but the conditions did not allow it!

Fortunately, Meng Yuansheng did not turn around and leave. This was a good start!

The smile on Gu Xingshi's face became more and more sincere: "You must be tired from the journey. I'll go get you some water."

While he was going to get the water, he also thought about how to turn, no, invite Meng Yuansheng to join.

Meng Yuansheng looked around the room. Although it was shabby and small, it was cleaned very cleanly. Although

the furniture in the room is a bit old, it is well maintained. After looking at it for a long time, it actually has a retro feel.

At this time, his eyes fell on a guitar next to the sofa, and the whole person suddenly froze.

This guitar looks very familiar, because Jiang Mo uses the same model.

The office of Leshi is so shabby, but a guitar worth hundreds of thousands is casually thrown next to the sofa.

Meng Yuansheng was a little confused whether this company was poor or rich.

After a simple greeting, Gu Xingshi took him to visit the company.

Because Cheng Xin was dancing, they went to the recording studio first.

As soon as he entered, Meng Yuansheng's eyes were glued to the mixing console.

And not only the mixing console, but every piece of equipment that can be seen is very professional. The things in this recording studio alone cost several million.

He became more and more suspicious. Is this really a small company on the verge of bankruptcy? !

Gu Xingshi saw that Meng Yuansheng had a heavy expression throughout the whole process, and his heart was also in turmoil.

At this time, they walked to the door of the dance studio.

Pushing open the door, a burst of powerful music came.

Meng Yuansheng recognized it immediately. It was "firstXblood" by the Japanese singer Jiang Sen. This song has a strong sense of rhythm and catchy melody. It is very suitable for adaptation into a cool and powerful dance. However, Jiang Sen's songs are relatively unpopular and few people in China listen to them.

I didn't expect to find like-minded people here.

He looked over with surprise and saw Cheng Xin dancing the last part.

His dance moves were relaxed and natural, full of primitive and wild charm, which made people unable to take their eyes off him.

The song ended.

Cheng Xin panted softly, and his loose T-shirt was soaked with sweat and stuck to his body, faintly outlining his muscle lines, which were not exaggerated, but full of power.

He casually lifted the hem of his T-shirt and wiped the sweat off his face, and his distinct abdominal muscles flashed by.

With his cold face, there was an inexplicable desire.

Gu Xingshi had already called out to the other party: "Axin! Come here!"

Cheng Xin raised his eyelids and saw Gu Xingshi frantically signaling him with his eyes.

Whether he can go to the talent show depends on whether they can keep the person!

Cheng Xin paused.

He glanced at Meng Yuansheng, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Think about it carefully, our company generally does not force women of good quality into prostitution."

Meng Yuansheng: "???" Gu Xingshi

: "......!"