Chapter 9
Ni Xin is gone.
I left overnight dragging my suitcase.
To say it’s a lot, boys don’t actually have too many things. When he left, he made a lot of noise with his things clattering around. Jie Xichao had already put on some noise-canceling earplugs and fell asleep.
The next morning, only a few roommates with dark circles under their eyes and full of resentment were left in the dormitory.
When Xie Xichao woke up in the morning and saw this, he felt sympathy for a few seconds. He thought they would hold this accountable to him, but it seemed that they did not.
There was a bag of breakfast on the small cabinet next to the bed. Xie Xichao looked at the yogurt and egg pancakes for a while, then asked Ji Yan, who was playing games on his phone next door on the last day, "Do you think this place is poisoned?"
Ji Yan said: "...Brother, I brought you breakfast."
Xie Xichao: “Oh.”
That's okay.
After breakfast, Ji Yan played games and Jie Xichao went to the practice room, where he was bombarded with stares along the way.
Mostly in awe.
In fact, Ni Xin couldn't control the volume later, and their dormitory was not very soundproof, so people in the neighboring dormitories could hear it.
In such a closed environment, if one person hears it, everyone hears it. Thinking of this, Xie Xichao sincerely felt that it was not worth it for Ni Xin.
Arriving at the practice room, he warmed up as usual and then began today's practice.
This practice room is where he and Ji Yan often come. It is the last room on the second floor. The "Super Rookie" program team is wealthy and has many practice rooms. The show hasn't even started yet, and quite a few people are too lazy to start working hard now, so most of the time, there are only a single digit number of people in the practice room.
In the past, when Xie Xichao was practicing, almost no one paid attention to him. But today, he found that there were several more eyes behind him.
He didn't care either.
The song he practiced today was a difficult male group song.
There was no need to speak, he could dance with greater concentration. After finishing a song, he turned off the music, sat on the floor beside him, leaned against the smooth mirror and drank a sip of water.
This piece of music is prepared for the supplementary test.
He guessed that the production team would not give him too many opportunities to perform, but he still prepared.
If it wasn't cut, even if it was put in the pure enjoyment version, it would be good exposure for him.
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Strictly speaking, Xie Xichao doesn't have much time to practice every day.
A large part of his time was spent in the physiotherapy room.
He finished his practice at three o'clock in the afternoon as usual, but when he was leaving, he ran into Ai Qingyuan who came in from outside.
After one night, the other person's expression returned to indifference.
But when Jie Xichao left his side, his footsteps paused slightly, and his expression became very complicated at a certain moment.
It was as if... my mood suddenly and subtly took a turn for the worse.
Xie Xichao didn't notice it as he was rushing to the therapy room.
By the time he came out of the therapy room, it was already dark. When he returned to the dormitory, Ji Yan had already opened a box of self-heating pot.
He said, "Brother Chao, did you see Ai Qingyuan during the day?"
Xie Xichao said: “Yes.”
"No wonder." Ji Yan was happy. "You know, someone told Ai Qingyuan this morning where you were practicing, but he said it was none of his business. In the afternoon, he finally came, but you didn't practice again, which made him very angry."
Xie Xichao: “…”
"He must think you left because you ran into him." Ji Yan said, "Brother, you will be recorded in Master Ai's Dark Shark notebook."
Xie Xichao was silent for a moment: "Is it serious?"
"A little bit." Ji Yan said tactfully, "Ai Qingyuan is said to really hold a grudge."
Xie Xichao said: "...Will it be helpful if I invite him to dinner?"
"Then say something more infuriating?" Ji Yan asked.
Xie Xichao: “…”
He began to reflect.
Is what he said really that irritating?
Then he noticed something: "You seem to be arguing with me more often recently."
Ji Yan:.
Well.
Didn't he suddenly realize that although his brother was extremely irritating to outsiders, he was very easy to talk to?
He changed the subject abruptly: "By the way, brother, have you checked the group? We will start recording the highlights and theme song tomorrow afternoon."
*
After the first stage, the atmosphere among the trainees changed drastically. After all, before this, although we could see daily practice, we couldn’t see the full picture of their strength.
On the first stage, except for Li Xichao, everyone basically gave their best. Therefore, everyone basically has their own judgment on which people have the ability to debut and which ones cannot.
So, when we gathered again, the overall atmosphere was a little more tense than at the beginning.
Despite their nervousness, they recorded a slightly more relaxed segment that day:
Change dormitories and collect cell phones and snacks.
Ji Yan's grade was C, and he had to separate from Jie Xichao. He insisted on moving for Jie Xichao, but as soon as he entered the door, he ran into a familiar person.
The other party glanced at him and sneered: "The little follower is here."
Ji Yan: “…”
no.
How can this person be so disgusting?
Jie Xichao rubbed his temple and persuaded the man to leave. When he turned around, he found that Ai Qingyuan had already put on his headphones and obviously had no intention of talking to him.
Xie Xichao...
Jie Xichao didn't want to talk to him either. He would get sleepy easily when he was tired, and when he was sleepy he needed to rest.
By the time their remaining two roommates arrived, Xie Xichao had already slept peacefully for two hours.
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As a competitive variety show, the word "level" is reflected almost everywhere in "Super Rookie".
It starts with self-rating and seat selection, followed by initial rating, and a series of changes derived from the initial rating results.
Trainees rated A can wear the most eye-catching goose yellow training uniforms, be the first to eat, and live in the most luxurious and spacious four-person rooms. In contrast, the trainees rated F wore the least conspicuous gray and lived in the most crowded eight-person room.
There are few debut spots in "Super Rookie", and there are finally twelve people with A rating, which is just enough to be divided into three four-person rooms.
In addition to Ai Qingyuan, Xie Xichao's roommate was another one from Sheng Hong named Guan Heng.
They are the only two trainees in Shenghong who got A.
Guan Heng is 24 years old this year. He is a very gentle-looking boy, of upper-middle class, and considered handsome. He is also very soft-spoken.
Compared with Ai Qingyuan, he was quite polite to Jie Xichao.
Ai Qingyuan had just gone out when Guan Heng came in, and he didn't disturb Jie Xichao.
When Jie Xichao woke up, he was listening to music with headphones on. Guan Heng drew the curtains of the room.
Xie Xichao sat up, a little apologetically: "... Sorry, I was a little tired this afternoon."
Guan Heng didn't hear what he said at first. He took off his headphones. After Xie Xichao repeated what he said, he smiled and said, "It's okay."
He extended his hand to Jie Xichao, "Hello, I'm Guan Heng. You may not remember me, I'm Qingyuan's teammate, Shenghong's."
Xie Xichao reached out his hand and shook hands with him.
Then he said, "Remember you."
Guan Heng was stunned.
"Your breathing is very steady." Xie Xichao said, "You also write very good rap lyrics."
Guan Heng was really surprised this time. He asked, "How do you know I wrote the rap lyrics myself?"
"There's your watermark in the lyrics." Xie Xichao had just woken up, and his brain was still a little slow, so he was a little confused, "Isn't it?"
Many original singers will add their own signature elements when writing lyrics, such as watermarks or signatures. Generally speaking, they are stage names or slogans. Guan Heng used the single word "heng".
Of course, these words basically just flashed by. Most people rarely pay attention to listening.
Guan Heng was speechless.
Xie Xichao said: "Well, because I am used to sleeping and getting up early, I will sleep on the lower bunk first. If you also want to sleep on the lower bunk, you can switch with me."
Guan Heng came back to his senses.
"…It doesn't matter." He shook his head, "It doesn't matter where I sleep."
*
Xie Xichao was not being polite to Guan Heng; he really had an impression of him. There are not many people he remembers; they are either very capable or have a special skill.
Guan Heng belongs to the former. He didn't sang many words, and when the tutor evaluated him, Ai Qingyuan was there first, so he didn't comment too much on him. However, Jie Xichao could see that his ability was second only to Ai Qingyuan in Shenghong.
But Xie Xichao had been through more auditions than these kids had walked across more bridges, so he spotted him at first sight.
The two chatted casually for a while, and Guan Heng apologized on behalf of Ai Qingyuan. He said, "Qingyuan has a bit of an arrogant temper, but he's not a bad person. If he said something unpleasant to you, don't mind it."
Xie Xichao was a little curious: "Are you two familiar with each other?"
Compared to his teammate, Guan Heng's tone is more like that of an older brother.
Guan Heng did not deny it. He smiled and said, "Xi Chao, I find you are really delicate."
Then he said, "Qingyuan joined the company when he was sixteen. He and I have been practicing together and living in the same dormitory for four years."
Jie Xichao suddenly realized.
No wonder he has such a bad temper, it turns out he was spoiled by his brother.
He was about to say something when there was a noise at the door and someone walked in.
They both looked towards the door at the same time and were stunned.
After a moment, Guan Heng reacted quickly and stood up:
"Hello."
The other person stared at him with his dark eyes for a while: "You are Guan Heng."
Guan Heng: “Yeah.”
The boy looked at Jie Xichao again: "I know you too."
Jie Xichaoxin said, I know you too. He stood up: "Xie Xichao. Hello."
It just happened like that.
Xie Xichao didn't remember many people in total, but he had an impression of most of those who shared the same dormitory with him.
He remembered who the boy in front of him was.
Like him, he is also a personal trainee.
Fu Wenze.
A rapper.
He is also a quiet cool guy.
Ku Ge looked at Guan Heng, then at Jie Xichao. Both of them felt like they were being scanned by something similar to X-rays... Uh, then, the other party finally spoke:
"Fu Wenze."
Be frugal with words. After saying this, he glanced at the bed, and before Jie Xichao could say, "You can choose your own bed," he threw his coat on the upper bunk.
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In this way, all four people in the dormitory are together.
Fu Wenzhe threw his coat away and sat on the chair next to him to play with his mobile phone. However, according to Jie Xichao's observation, he was just repeatedly opening a certain software and then switching back to the desktop.
He realized that it might be difficult to communicate with the new roommate, so he took the initiative to ask Guan Heng: "Where is your brother?"
Guan Heng was stunned for a moment.
Then he said, "He just went out. It seems he went to the store."
He paused, "Don't yell like that in front of him."
Xie Xichao:.
Understand.
The child has grown up.
He was actually not a particularly sociable person, and it was not until now that he realized the value of Ji Yan's existence.
Fortunately, Guan Heng didn't let him struggle for too long. He said, "How about I call Qingyuan over and have dinner together in the cafeteria tonight?"
Xie Xichao said, "Okay."
Fu Wenze, who was standing by, raised his eyes and asked directly, "Is he willing to have dinner with us?"
Xie Xichao: “…”
My classmate, you are really a man who can make a big splash if you don’t make any noise.
Guan Heng was a little embarrassed, and he said, "I am willing."
He added, “We are all roommates.”
Fu Wenzhe did not comment.
Guan Heng had just had a pleasant conversation with Jie Xichao, but now he finally realized that this was only because Jie Xichao had high emotional intelligence. He lowered his head silently and sent a message. After a while, his expression became even uglier.
Jie Xichao understood everything.
It seems the child hasn't grown up much.
"Let's go." Guan Heng sighed and made the final decision, "Let's go eat."
"I'll treat you to a barbecue."
*
The barbecue is real barbecue, and the cafeteria of "Super Rookie" is quite rich, but whether some things are available is one question, and whether they can be eaten is another question.
What Guan Heng meant was that the show was about to start, so they should just celebrate the end of the initial evaluation, which was a new stage anyway.
Xie Xichao also had some barbecue, which was a rare occasion for him.
He actually likes to eat junk food, but his body won't allow it now. I could only eat it in small bites, and I felt it was a bit artificial.
The three of them roughly exchanged their living habits - to be precise, it was Guan Heng and Jie Xichao who talked, and Fu Wenze was in charge of "hmm". Everyone chatted happily, but at the end, Fu Wenze asked Jie Xichao: "Do you often go to 217 to practice?"
Jie Xichao was stunned for a moment.
Then he said, “Well, it’s usually there.”
Fu Wenze said: "Okay."
Xie Xichao didn't know what he was "good" for, so he asked tentatively: "You want to be with me?"
Fu Wenzhe paused and said "hmm".
Xie Xichao: “…”
"OK."
Guan Heng said nothing.
Sheng Hong has his own practice room, and he is basically tied to Ai Qingyuan and the others, and he also has to consider the opinions of his little ancestor.
When he returned, he saw a crowd of people at the dormitory door, and Guan Heng realized something.
He asked, "Have we started recording the behind-the-scenes footage of the dormitory?"
The answer is obvious.
The three followed the crowd inside and tidied up their dormitories before the cameras arrived.
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Dormitory footage, as the name suggests, is some not-so-serious content recorded in the dormitory.
Generally, dormitory footage is divided into two parts: themed and non-themed. Programs with themes will generally be edited into fixed derivative programs, while those without themes will be released as scattered materials.
This recording was the first one, and the theme was fixed, which was to collect mobile phones and confiscate some items that were not allowed, mostly snacks.
Although it is a behind-the-scenes footage, no one will treat it casually as long as it involves exposure.
Neither will the program crew.
There were several cameras, one from the program crew and one from a handheld camera. When Xie Xichao saw the cameraman holding the handheld camera, he realized that they seemed to have wronged Ai Qingyuan before.
The child is really in trouble.
Ai Qingyuan was standing next to another boy whom Xie Xichao didn't remember well. He was probably the main promoter of some company. The two of them were temporary main and deputy MCs. They looked familiar. The boy asked, "Are we going to your dormitory next?"
Ai Qingyuan said “hmm”.
The door was open, and several people came in noisily:
"Surprise!"
Xie Xichao... Xie Xichao thought to himself that I saw you two from eight hundred meters away, what a surprise.
"Come on, come on, hand over all your stuff." The boy next to Ai Qingyuan was quite lively. "Mobile phones, snacks, various electronic devices, the list of prohibited items has been sent to the group, have you all read it?"
"I saw it." Guan Heng sighed, "The college students are checking the dormitories."
"College students are not prohibited from eating snacks." Someone nearby laughed, "They are not prohibited from playing with mobile phones either. Your description is wrong, Brother Heng."
Guan Heng glared at him helplessly, but did not stop his hands. He put the phone and tablet in a basket beside him. The staff immediately collected them and marked them.
Guan Heng showed the bag to Ai Qingyuan: "Can you check it?"
Xie Xichao had just heard Guan Heng say that he and Ai Qingyuan had no concrete feelings for each other before they knew each other for four years. Now, when he saw Ai Qingyuan say "hmm" very lightly, and his expression was much better than his, he finally noticed the difference.
He sighed in his heart, but before he could finish, Ai Qingyuan pointed the camera at him:
"It's your turn."
Xie Xichao:.
He handed his phone and notebook to the staff beside him, then smiled and said, "Can I make an application?"
"What application?" the boy next to him said, "Xi Chao, let me tell you, even if you act cute, we won't let you go. Qingyuan and I are both ruthless and impartial."
He had never spoken to Jie Xichao, but his tone was so familiar, as if he had just had dinner with Jie Xichao.
Jie Xichao had long known that some people were born to be worthy of the words "long sleeves and good at dancing", so he didn't make a fuss, smiled indifferently, and then opened the bag.
"Low blood sugar," he said. "I need to keep some chocolate and cookies around."
His bag is full of snacks.
"this……"
The boy was really in trouble this time. He looked at Ai Qingyuan, and seeing that he didn't say anything, he looked at the staff. The other party came over and whispered a few words to Xie Xichao, then said, "Forget about Xichao, his situation is rather special."
Although the program team is very cautious about Jie Xichao's current attitude, they have no intention of deliberately making things difficult for him.
The boy understood.
Then he smiled: "It's over, Xichao, you are going to be the most popular person in the dormitory from now on."
Xie Xichao was quite cooperative: "It's okay, no one has a cell phone, and no one will know if this part is broadcast."
He paused, "Those who know about this suggest that we report on each other."
This was a very standard joke, and everyone present really laughed at it.
At this moment, Ai Qingyuan spoke up: "What's that box in the corner?"
Xie Xichao’s hand paused.
The boy next to him immediately became alert: "What? Xi Chao, what did you hide?"
Xie Xichao burst out laughing.
"...Really." He sighed, "I'm not hiding anything."
He took the box out of the bag and let everyone see the true appearance of the box.
This is a transparent box divided into several compartments, some of which contain small white bottles and some contain tablets.
This is a medicine box.
"This is the medicine I take every day." Xie Xichao looked at Ai Qingyuan and explained to him.
The other party obviously thought that he had hidden the phone, and was caught off guard and stunned.
After a moment he said, "...so many?"
This is also the voice of everyone present.
That's too much.
Xie Xichao put the box back and stood up:
"fine."
"It's good to be alive," he said. "I'm a very lucky man."
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