Chapter 32
There are many spin-off programs of "Super Rookie".
There are dormitory highlights broadcast on Mondays and Thursdays, practice room specials broadcast on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and a gaming channel on Saturdays and Sundays. All of this is to maintain the trainees' exposure during the program's hiatus.
This time, Xie Xichao and Ai Qingyuan are going to record the game channel that airs on Saturdays and Sundays.
This is also the longest-running spin-off program of Super New. The two episodes on Saturday and Sunday last three hours in total.
The longer the broadcast time, the longer the recording time will be.
Therefore, Jie Xichao did not go to the practice room, but went back to the dormitory to catch up on some sleep.
When he woke up, Ai Qingyuan had already packed his things and was waiting for him.
This kind of show usually involves wearing casual clothes. Ai Qingyuan returned to his black, white and gray.
Jie Xichao rummaged through his wardrobe, but this time he didn't look for light-colored clothes. Instead, he went back to his original outfit. Jeans paired with a simple white sweatshirt look fresh and clean.
Ai Qingyuan watched coldly, but he had to admit that the other party had a good-looking face and knew how to dress.
After Jie Xichao finished packing, the two walked out of the dormitory together.
When passing by the iron gate leading to the outside, the entrance suddenly became lively.
Compared to before their debut, the number of fans following each of them has increased significantly in recent times.
Especially Xie Xichao.
In the past, when he and Ji Yan went out, they would just stand quietly by and act as vases, but not anymore.
His fans' sharp eyes can pull him out from every corner and shout at him.
Today is no exception.
As soon as he appeared, he could immediately hear the voices of fans. It is heart-wrenching and deafening.
"Chao Chao baby, eat, eat more! Do you hear me?"
"Take a good rest and don't be too tired. Take a good rest! Don't do charity all the time! Rest!"
"The performance was really, really good. Mommy and I love you. Please take good care of yourself!"
Ai Qingyuan: “…”
What the hell is going on.
His face twitched and he could barely maintain his cold expression, but Jie Xichao remained calm. He stopped and waved to the station girl outside the door, said with a smile, "I'll take good care of myself," and then continued walking.
After the two of them left the iron gate, Ai Qingyuan said, "Aren't you exaggerating?"
Xie Xichao:?
"I mean," Ai Qingyuan said, "to the fans."
He paused, thinking of the screams that doubled after Jie Xichao greeted him just now, his expression was indescribable, "Is it necessary to be open all the time?"
He couldn't understand.
Of course, he doesn't need to understand.
When he debuted, the company gave him the fixed persona of bking based on his personality.
He only needs to open business during fixed periods, and maintain his noble and cool appearance at other times.
Talking too much will only make you lose your status.
Xie Xichao:.
"Your company treats you very well," he said.
Tailor-made to maximize strengths and minimize weaknesses.
It’s not an exaggeration to say that they are my biological parents.
Ai Qingyuan said, "It's OK. My family has shares."
Then he paused, hesitated, and said, "Are you coming?"
“I can talk to my agent,” he said.
Jie Xichao was stunned for a moment.
Then he said, “No need.”
"My current company is pretty good," he said.
The main focus is freedom.
Ai Qingyuan's face was full of disbelief.
However, for him, being able to take the initiative to extend an olive branch to Jie Xichao was already the limit. If the other party doesn't appreciate it, he will never beg them to come. So, he just said, "Okay."
The two walked to the shooting location.
Before entering the door, Xie Xichao remembered something and said:
“It was not open just now.”
Ai Qingyuan:?
"I just think," Xie Xichao explained, "no matter if they are fans or anyone else, they have been waiting outside for several hours with good intentions and love for you. Since they are passing by, it is not particularly difficult to say hello."
Ai Qingyuan was stunned.
When he came to his senses, Jie Xichao had already walked into the dressing room.
The makeup artist seemed to be very familiar with him. She asked him to sit down and chatted with him.
…it always seems to be like this.
Wherever he goes, Xie Xichao can easily win the love of many people.
Even himself.
also……
Ai Qingyuan pursed his lips. Clenched his palms.
*
The moment he lost to Jie Xichao, Ai Qingyuan's mind went blank.
He really didn't think he would lose.
Since he became a trainee, he has always ranked first in the group's quizzes, monthly exams, and annual assessments.
There is nothing wrong with being the first, but being the second or third is a symbol of waste and a loser.
That's what his father said.
And he was a waste at home for eighteen years.
Since childhood, everyone around knew that the Ai family had two young masters. As the heir, the eldest son was young and promising, and showed amazing business talent at an early age. The second son is a rich second generation who is lazy and likes to eat and do nothing.
It’s okay to be a waste, his brother said, Xiaoyuan, it’s okay. No matter what, your last name is Ai, you can do whatever you want.
His brother was very nice to him and what he said was genuine.
But when he was eighteen, Ai Qingyuan threw away the academic papers that he couldn't understand, changed the application form he had filled in according to his parents' wishes, and came to Shenghong on his own.
No one stopped him.
His father scolded him for being unfilial for several days, and his mother said with great sorrow, "Xiaoyuan, you are a good person, but you want to be an actor. Do you know how many people will laugh at our family behind our backs?"
A few days later, seeing that he had made up his mind, he was handed over to his brother, who asked him to spare some time from his busy schedule to care about his brother's hobby business.
Because he is a loser.
So no one ever had expectations for him.
He thought he had escaped this torture by becoming a trainee.
He finally stood in front of everyone. Everyone looked at him with admiration and envy.
He was satisfied. And feel like it was meant to be this way.
Until Jie Xichao appeared.
twice.
Including the first stage, it’s three times.
The name Jie Xichao has become his obsession like a curse. He almost returned to the shadow of being suppressed by his own brother and unable to turn over.
However, even at the moment when he could not accept the reality, he never seemed to hate Jie Xichao.
Even a little bit.
-
At first, Ai Qingyuan couldn't figure it out. But later, he found that everything seemed to have a traceable pattern.
There is a kind of magical power about Jie Xichao. A kind of magic that makes it comfortable to be with him.
He seemed to be able to guess what everyone was thinking. From companions, the program crew, and fans.
Just like that day, if Jie Xichao came to comfort him, he thought, he would break up with her without hesitation, and then vow to defeat her severely one day.
But Jie Xichao didn't come.
I can't blame him for deliberately avoiding me if he didn't come.
Ai Qingyuan sat down, feeling almost unbelievable.
Are there really such people in this world?
Understand and take care of everyone's emotions, and provide the most appropriate and calm response.
But Xie Xichao is only two years older than him... Well, that can't be calculated that way.
Jie Xichao has been lying in bed for four years, so by this calculation, he should be older than others.
When Xie Xichao turned around, he found that his companion, without any makeup, was staring at him with unfathomable eyes, as if he was observing some thousand-year-old living fossil. He was silent for a moment: "Is there something on my face?"
"Yes, he's a little handsome." The makeup artist immediately picked up the joke and said, "I was staring at you just now. I might have a crush on you. Be careful."
Ai Qingyuan: “…”
Neuropathy.
He said, "So are you eighteen or twenty-two?"
Xie Xichao:.
He said, "Twenty-two, don't even think about it, you should call me brother."
Ai Qingyuan sneered: "Are you sure? I have wanted to kill my brother since I was a child."
Xie Xichao smiled and said, "Children should not always shout for fighting and killing. This is uncivilized."
The makeup artist at the side said lazily, "Twenty is past the middle school period, brother."
Ai Qingyuan: “…”
He took back what he had just said, saying that Jie Xichao had magical powers.
This guy is really annoying :)
*
After simply putting on some daily makeup, the two of them got into the car with the program team.
They were riding on a bus, which had a few other people sitting on it besides them. Jie Xichao took a look and saw that there were a total of 9 people including him and Ai Qingyuan.
This is the cruelty of the draft.
By the end of the first public broadcast, the program had a total of six episodes, with 9 people in each episode. Only half of the 100 trainees could appear on the derivative programs. Of course, these half of the people have no chance of becoming the last-place trainee.
Speaking of which, Xie Xichao originally thought that this show had nothing to do with him.
"You are so capable." Ai Qingyuan's speech today was full of sarcasm. "Two days ago, after the performance, your fans started making a scene on the official Weibo account, asking them to stop treating you unfairly. Don't you know that?"
Xie Xichao hadn't been online for a long time, so of course he didn't know.
There was one more thing Ai Qingyuan didn't say, which is that nowadays, Xie Xichao is also considered a hot candidate. The popular contestants from previous episodes have all been on this show, so the production team always has to consider the online broadcast rate.
He looked around. This program was recorded two episodes in advance, and the trainees in the car now were the ones whose sixth episode would be aired.
Apart from him, Jie Xichao, and a baby-faced guy, there seemed to be no other trainees ranked high.
He twitched the corners of his mouth.
hypocritical.
Turning around, Jie Xichao was looking at the baby-faced boy.
Ai Qingyuan:?
He heard Xie Xichao say, "Hello."
Ai Qingyuan:? ?
Then, he saw the baby-faced guy opposite him blushing. He whispered:
"……Hello."
"My name is Jie Xichao." Jie Xichao continued.
Then he paused, "You sing very well."
The baby-faced boy blinked.
He seemed to digest the other person's words, and then whispered, "Thank you."
The tone revealed a sense of helplessness and clumsiness.
Ai Qingyuan's mouth twitched.
He looked at the little boy blushing and turning his head away, and said to Jie Xichao: "Do you know what you looked like just now?"
Xie Xichao:?
"The wolf grandmother who coaxed the little white rabbit to open the door." Ai Qingyuan said.
Jie Xichao looked at him silently.
In the sunlight outside the window, the young man's skin looked pale and almost transparent, but his facial features were delicate and gentle, and he had nothing to do with Grandma Wolf.
Ai Qingyuan: “…”
He turned his head away speechlessly, not wanting to pay attention to him.
-
Xie Xichao didn't want to be a wolf grandmother. He just said whatever came to his mind.
Yun Pan’s singing is indeed good, and when they met by chance, he mentioned this to others. Otherwise, the person sitting alone in the next room looks a bit pitiful.
But he didn't expect that just after saying this, the other party would come to him during the recording of the show.
"Do you want to be in the same group with us?" Xie Xichao asked.
Yun Pan nodded.
He still didn't like to talk much, but as soon as the topic of forming a team was mentioned, he pulled Jie Xichao's arm. Xie Xichao was still discussing the program rules with Ai Qingyuan when he felt as if he was touched by a cat's paw.
Xie Xichao looked at Ai Qingyuan, who said, "I have no problem. There are three people in a group anyway."
Anyone who comes can come.
Xie Xichao said, "Then follow us."
Yun Pan nodded vigorously. Although he still had the same soft face and big, fluttering eyes, Jie Xichao inexplicably felt his obvious happiness at this moment.
After the three of them finished the discussion, the program crew had already prepared all the equipment.
Jie Xichao has participated in various derivative games and is very familiar with the routines in them.
This kind of game is actually a patchwork of various social games. Its essence is to allow trainees to show their personal charm by solving puzzles and interacting with each other.
There are basically a few types of games, those that test IQ, those that test physical strength, and those that test courage.
Therefore, when the program team announced that their task was to enter a certain part of a town in groups and search for a treasure map that divided the area into five parts, Xie Xichao fell into deep thought.
Ai Qingyuan said: "That's it?"
Xie Xichao said: "Calm down."
Ai Qingyuan was already carrying Yun Pan towards the town.
He was 186cm tall, and Yun Pan was 7 or 8cm shorter than him. He followed him inside with a confused look on his face. He had never experienced being treated like something. The cameraman and PD behind them hurried to catch up, and Jie Xichao sighed.
He quickly caught up with the two men and followed them into the town.
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This is a very beautiful ancient town.
To call it a town is not really quite appropriate. Because there are not many people in this area, all the furnishings and street shops are antique-style. It is said that it used to be part of a film and television city, and film crews have come here to shoot movies, but it is now idle.
The area that Xie Xichao and his team were assigned to was on the east side of the entire town, divided by an archway and extending to the end of the alley. The area is not large, but there are ponds and woods not far away, so it is small but complete. The most eye-catching thing is a very tall two-story red-painted wooden building with the word "inn" hung on it in an ancient script with flying dragons and phoenixes.
It was already evening at this moment, the setting sun was just barely visible on the horizon, and as the sun set in the west, it cast a hazy hue over the entire town.
"Walk separately?" Ai Qingyuan asked, "It seems like they are competing in speed."
The production crew just spent a long time explaining the rules, and he just listened a little bit and at least got the main points.
Xie Xichao thought for a moment and said, "Let's take a look at the situation first."
He said, "This place is not big. It only takes ten minutes to go around the whole place. It won't be a problem if we walk together."
Ai Qingyuan said nothing. He also thought it was a bit boring to search for things alone.
"Then let's go inside the building first," he said.
"Yeah." Xie Xichao said.
The three of them walked into the building together. When they were about to enter, Jie Xichao suddenly stopped.
"By the way." He said thoughtfully, "How's your courage?"
Ai Qingyuan: “…”
"ha?"
"I'm timid." Behind him, Yun Pan raised his hand silently.
This was the first sentence he said on the way.
When he got closer, Xie Xichao realized that the child had a really good voice. The sound quality is a little hoarse, but not too hoarse, and you can still hear the immaturity of a boy of this age. It's really a band voice.
"Then follow me." He pinched Yun Pan's face.
It feels really good.
Yun Pan was pinched by him and struggled slightly. But Jie Xichao's movements were very gentle and his tone was very soft. He thought about it and compromised again. By the way, I slowed down my pace honestly.
On the other side, Ai Qingyuan looked a little unnatural.
He said, "It's okay."
He went over what the production crew had just said in his mind, and was sure that they had only said they were going to look for the treasure map. He felt more confident: "Are you scared?"
Xie Xichao: “…”
"Um."
"If you're afraid, follow me." Ai Qingyuan followed suit, "Brother will take you two to fly."
After saying that, he walked inside.
Xie Xichao was behind him, counting down silently.
“3, 2, 1.”
The moment Ai Qingyuan stepped over the threshold, a scream suddenly echoed over the entire town:
"Fuck!"
Jie Xichao sighed.
He patted Ai Qingyuan on the shoulder, and pushed away the bloody prop head in front of him, saying calmly:
"Okay, go to the back and I'll go in the front."
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