"Su Zhe, come to the company tomorrow and sign the termination agreement."
“…”
Su Zhe tightened his grip on the phone, pursed his lips and did not answer.
On the other end of the phone, Su Zhe's agent Chen Cheng sounded a little helpless.
She picked Su Zhe from a large crowd of talent shows, and she put a lot of effort into Su Zhe. But don't be fooled by Su Zhe's good looks, whether he can become famous still depends on fate.
As an idol, Su Zhe is basically unknown in the entertainment industry.
Two years ago, the third season of the talent show "Teenage Idol" co-produced by Orange TV and Lemon Entertainment kicked off. Su Zhe participated in this talent show and was spotted by Chen Cheng.
He is a genuine amateur contestant, and the reason he joined the talent show is the same as that of countless stars who "signed up with a friend" when they debuted, that is, he signed up for a talent show with his friend during the gap between high school graduation.
Compared with other packaged contestants, Su Zhe's only advantage is his outstanding face. His face is handsome and cold, which matches his slightly cold and distant temperament. To put it bluntly, he is the ice prince in girls' dreams.
But in terms of dancing, singing, rap, stage experience, camera sense... these basic skills that are more important to idols, he is far behind other contestants. He has a stubborn personality and was chasing after other members during the audition period, but his talent in acting is average... If it weren't for his outstanding face, he would not have been able to sign a contract with Chen Cheng, let alone get the last debut position and successfully debut?
After the group's successful debut, Chen Cheng served as the agent of this limited group as well as Su Zhe personally. During this period, Chen Cheng worked very hard for him and even used him as a successful case of an amateur to promote his products, which attracted a lot of fans.
But the good times didn't last long.
At that time, major companies, online platforms, and TV stations were launching new talent shows and groups almost one after another. Among the major talent show variety shows at the time, "Teenage Idol" was not even among the top three in popularity.
The groups introduced in the last two seasons are still working hard to attract fans, but the third season did not make much of a splash in the vast sea of talent shows.
The third-generation idol group named the third has a total of 13 members, and only the one who debuted as the center has become slightly popular, not to mention Su Zhe who just barely made it to the top.
Although Chen Cheng signed Su Zhe, it was difficult to get him any excellent resources when he debuted at the bottom of the rankings and his popularity was average. In terms of actual ability, after Su Zhe's great efforts, his singing and dancing skills can only be regarded as average in the idol circle.
He lacks popularity and strength, and Su Zhe is a bit stubborn. He is unwilling to abuse fans and make money according to the company's plan. Because of certain things, he rarely posts photos for business, not to mention cooperating with the company's hype plan and selling homosexuality for business.
As two years passed, the third's limited-time group was about to disband, and Su Zhe became increasingly invisible.
To be honest, even Su Zhe himself couldn't figure out why he was still unwilling to quit the entertainment industry.
In the end, he could only attribute this unwillingness to his own unwillingness to lag behind others, but he was never able to gain a foothold in this circle with his own strength.
After hanging up the call with Chen Cheng, Su Zhe stood on the balcony of his rented apartment and was in a daze for a few minutes. Finally, he took a picture with his mobile phone of the light and shadow of the setting sun falling on the city buildings, and posted it on Weibo with the caption: See you again if we are destined to.
This Weibo post can be regarded as a farewell to the entertainment industry. It didn’t even make it to the trending searches. Only his few remaining fans were crying below.
"Wuwuwu, are you really going to terminate your contract with the company?"
"Baby, tell us this isn't true! QAQ"
"Baby, don't leave, okay? We will always be with you..."
"Even if I terminate the contract with the company, I must remember to update this Weibo! Wuwuwu, this is our last thought..."
Several hundred comments were already the peak traffic for his Weibo post, but it did not cause any waves. There were even puzzled passers-by who wondered who the owner of this Weibo post was.
Su Zhe held up his phone and glanced at the replies on Weibo. After a while, he finally exited Weibo and dialed a number in his address book.
beep……
beep……
The busy tone rang for ten times before someone answered the phone. However, neither the person on the other end of the phone nor Su Zhe spoke first, as if they were in a tacit silence.
It was not until more than ten seconds later that the person on the other side spoke angrily.
"What are you doing? Huh? What are you doing?"
"Your father wouldn't even say hello when I called him!"
"Where on earth did you learn this bad temper? With this kind of temper, how can you survive in the entertainment industry?"
"Your company was really blind to sign you!"
After receiving a call from his son Su Zhe, Su Yinsheng was filled with rage. After he yelled at the other end of the phone, there was no response at all, which made Su Yinsheng even more angry.
Just when I was about to take a breath and continue spraying this bad boy who ran away from home saying he wanted to be an idol, I suddenly heard a voice from the other side!
“So I terminated the contract.”
What?
Su Yinsheng thought he had heard it wrong.
"I mean, you're right, so I was terminated." Su Zhe repeated it very calmly.
"...Fuck." Su Yinsheng cursed.
"..." Su Zhe paused, then suddenly smiled and said, "What about your quality? You are a national-level coach."
Su Zhe's father, Su Yinsheng, is a famous sprint coach in the country. He has trained many high-level sprinters for the national team and is well-known in the sports circle of their S province.
Not only that, Su Zhe's grandfather, grandmother, mother, and all the aunts and uncles in the family, from nutritionists to masseurs to sports reporters, can be said to be a sports family.
In fact, even Su Zhe, who had been a sprinter since he was young, had a good talent. When he was in high school, he participated in the city's competition and obtained a second-level athlete's certificate.
If he had not participated in a talent show by accident after graduating from high school, he might have been pulled by Su Yinsheng to the provincial sports school to continue his training that summer and then embarked on the path of an athlete.
It was precisely because of this that his father was extremely angry about him running away from home to become an idol, thinking that he had wasted his talent and was dazzled by the glitz and glamour of the entertainment industry.
"Fuck your character, why do you mind my dirty talk?" Su Yinsheng cursed, "Since the contract has been terminated, then get back home right away. I haven't seen you for 800 years. You're just a crappy idol. Except for the competition, I haven't seen you for more than a year."
"Well, that's because I'm not popular." Su Zhe admitted.
"...You know you're not going to be popular, so don't have these crooked thoughts in the future." Su Yinsheng shook his head angrily on the other end of the phone: "Come back and practice sprinting with me. Recover and train for a few months and see if you still remember how to run."
Hearing Su Yinsheng's angry speech, Su Zhe smiled slightly. The afterglow of the setting sun fell on his face, making a beautiful arc of light appear in his eyes.
"Okay." Su Zhe replied, "I have already made an appointment with Sister Chen Cheng to go to the company to terminate the contract in the morning. I will meet you at the sports team tomorrow afternoon."
The call was hung up, and at that moment, a strange mechanical sound rang in his mind...
"The condition has been triggered, the system is starting, and initialization is in progress..."
Su Zhe was stunned. What was that sound?
"Host binding is successful, host identity is confirmed, system activation conditions are confirmed, and system startup is successful."
After the mechanical sound transmission was completed, Su Zhe suddenly felt that there was something extra in his brain. With a thought in his mind, a translucent interface appeared in front of him.
"Super...idol system?"
Looking at the words on the interface, Su Zhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry. How could he, an invisible figure in the entertainment industry who was about to terminate his contract with the company, had inflated his Weibo fan count to 1 million and replied no more than 100 times a day, become a super idol?
Moving his eyes downward, Su Zhe saw an entry called Today's Mission.
Today's task: Run 10 kilometers
Mission Reward: ???
Failure penalty: None
Apart from that, there was no other part of the interface called Super Idol System that he could click on.
…
Su Zhe was speechless. What kind of stupid system was this?
There are only missions, no explanation of rewards, and no penalties for failure... No matter how you look at it, this system doesn't seem very reliable. Moreover... as a super idol system, the first mission is a 10-kilometer run?
"This is really... a wonderful day." Su Zhe scratched his head and smiled.
Outside the balcony, the sun had already set, and the lights in the city were still gradually lighting up. He returned to the room and walked to the kitchen, preparing to make himself a dinner to celebrate this strange day, replenish himself with some physical strength, and then try to complete the system task to get what kind of reward.
When he opened the refrigerator, Su Zhe was stunned again. Suddenly, stars appeared in his eyes among the ingredients in the refrigerator. Some were marked as 4-star high-quality ingredients, and some were marked as 1-star and not recommended for consumption.
Su Zhe took a quick look at the ingredients in the refrigerator and had an idea of what they were. The ingredients marked with 4 stars were all good for the body. After he picked up a few beef and vegetables, the system matched the ingredients with the cooking methods and the nutritional scores of the final products.
Is this a super idol system or a healthy diet system?
With mixed feelings, Su Zhe stood on the treadmill in the apartment living room an hour after dinner and started today's 10-kilometer running mission.
Su Zhe has received systematic training since childhood, so although he looks thin, he has actually always been in good physical condition. After signing the contract, in order to catch up with the singing and dancing level of other members, he practiced continuously and maintained good physical strength.
Although the 10-kilometer running task sounds tiring, it is not too difficult for Su Zhe.
About 40 minutes later, the sound of a mechanical ding appeared in Su Zhe's mind again.
"Cumulative running of 10 kilometers, running skill has been activated, and skill point 1 is obtained. This is the first time to obtain skill points. Skill points will be automatically matched. Congratulations to the host for activating the sprint skill. Current sprint skill: Level 1."
After a system voice, Su Zhe called up the system panel again. The translucent panel he saw in the evening finally showed some new information.
A skill description called running appears in the corner of the panel. After clicking on it, you can see that the skill tree of running has been activated. At the same time, the branch skill sprinting below running also lights up, and the small text next to it shows that the level is LV1.
At the same time, another system sound started.
"Congratulations to the host for completing today's mission, rewarded with 1 skill point, congratulations to the host for completing the system mission for the first time, rewarded with 1 random supporting role."
Su Zhe was stunned by the new voice. A random supporting role? Are they really planning to make him an idol star? But his contract will be terminated tomorrow morning. What job opportunities will he have next?
And this running skill...
After staring at the transparent interface of the system for a few minutes, he found that the only skill that could be added was sprinting. He had no idea what effect the sprinting LV1 activated tonight would have, so Su Zhe put it behind him and decided to wait until tomorrow when he went to the sports team for a physical test. After seeing the effect of sprinting LV1, he would try adding points.