After all the members of Aurora arrived in City B, they reported to the office of the president of Fenghua Entertainment. Shi Fenghua, the president of Fenghua, was in his teens, with a superior appearance and very young. He was very friendly and casual with them, not like a new artist who had just signed into his company, but like a group of familiar juniors.
"Your dormitory has been arranged. It's in Building 06, Chunshan Xinbi A District. It's easy to remember, right?" Shi Fenghua handed the key to them. "If you need anything, you can ask the company. As for work arrangements, it will be left to your agent."
The boss gave them some simple instructions on daily life and asked them to go downstairs to meet the agent. They were nervous before, after all, he was the boss of a leading company in the industry, and they thought he would be very authoritative and would give them a warning, but they didn't expect it to be like this.
"I was scared to death." Xu Qiongzhi patted her chest, "I was so nervous before, I didn't expect the big boss to be so easy to talk to."
Ye Ying always felt something was wrong: "I think it looks familiar..."
Li Jingfei also asked: "Surname Shi?"
Except for Ming Yuechen, everyone turned to look at He Xizhou. He Xizhou did not hide it, "He is my mother's brother, my uncle."
Everyone: “!!!”
"When we were young, my dad was our best friend. When Fenghua was first established, he signed my dad into the company."
Everyone: “…”
There really are no outsiders here!!
Whether it was because of He Xizhou's style or Aurora's immediate popularity, Shi Fenghua undoubtedly provided them with the best resources, including an agent.
"I was under his management before." He Xizhou said, "He is really amazing. He is a famous gold medal agent in the circle. He has trained two best actor and one best actress. In the past two years, he has also trained newcomers. Zhao Lin and Liu Mingfeng both became famous under his management."
"But it's also very strict." He Xizhou said with a wooden face, "Be prepared mentally."
As a result, everyone became even more nervous and anxious than before when they met the boss of Fenghua.
The agent's name was Zhou Qingmai, and everyone in the company called him "Uncle Mai". The teenagers entered the office and saw the agent waiting inside. He was over 1.86 meters tall and had a strong physique. It was obvious that he had been exercising for many years. He had short hair and a dark complexion. When he squinted his eyes, he could not help but shiver.
This doesn't look like an entertainment industry agent at all, more like a gang boss!
The boys were cheered up and immediately said in unison, "Hello, Uncle Mai!"
"Yeah." Zhou Maiqing looked at the six boys one by one, "Not bad."
He listed the six names one by one, and then said: "I believe you all know me, so I won't introduce myself in detail. In the next two years, I will be in charge of your group. Aurora seems to be well-known, and even your hot pot can easily become a hot search. But I tell you, this is just your popularity from the last show. If there are no real works with real weight, this excitement will soon disappear. Wait another half a year, and the audience will not even remember who you are."
It was such a serious topic that everyone stood up straight with trepidation. Even He Xizhou was much more obedient in front of Uncle Mai.
"No, don't worry, because I won't let that happen." Uncle Mai changed his tone and said, "I've read your information. You all have real talent. It's only a matter of time before you can polish out a good work. Today, I want to emphasize three rules to you."
The six boys listened attentively.
"First, remember your identity," said Uncle Mai. "You are not just representing yourself now, you belong to the entire Aurora group. I know young people nowadays are very individualistic, but when your actions may harm the interests of the group, I hope you will think twice before you act."
Everyone looked serious.
"Second, you are not allowed to date." Uncle Mai narrowed his eyes. "I know that guys your age are the most likely to get impatient, but no matter how impatient you are, you must control yourself." Uncle Mai said in a deep voice, "It is a consensus among the public that idols in their rising stage cannot date, not to mention that you are not even at the top of the list. Although it has only been two years, I am leading the leading idol boy group in the domestic entertainment industry. If anyone is just having fun, I can't accompany him."
You could hear a pin drop in the air, and no one dared to make a sound.
"Third, be careful with what you say and do," said Uncle Mai. "From the day you officially come out, you are no longer a show person, but an artist. Most of your life will be exposed to the public, and every word and action of yours may be maliciously distorted."
"Take your unauthorized gathering in City C yesterday," said Uncle Mai in a cold voice, "some people have begun to show their abilities."
The boys looked at each other, all confused. Uncle Mai didn't say much, he just took out his phone and put it on the table to show them.
Only then did we realize that in addition to the #aurora members hotpot restaurant dinner#, we were also on a hot search called #aurora celebration banquet#.
In the previous trending search, fans were praising the girls for tying the knot well, but the discussion in this trending search was not very pleasant.
"Celebration banquet? What achievement did this group have to celebrate? An award for their work?"
"It's so funny, this is just a newly formed band, how can they release any songs? They dare to buy trending searches without any achievements, they are so shameless"
"Shouldn't you be working diligently on your business right after you get out? Now you're just eating, drinking and having fun?"
"It's drifting away so quickly, I think it's not far from being a thing"
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There are many comments like this, and the reason we didn't see them is because the company helped to suppress them in time.
The boys didn't expect that a simple dinner party could be interpreted so differently, and their expressions were all incredulous. Uncle Mai laughed, "Why, do you think it's ridiculous? I'm actually glad that at least the phrase #Li Jingfei brought his illegitimate twins to the party# didn't pop up."
Even Li Jingfei was no longer so calm now, and immediately explained: "Those are my brother and sister."
"Of course I know." Uncle Mai said, "Does anyone know? How can you guarantee that those who see it won't believe it?"
Qiu Shuang couldn't help but complain: "But this is too outrageous..."
Uncle Mai: "I remember Ye Ying had a scandal with her younger brother. Is that outrageous? Did anyone believe it at the time?"
Everyone shut up at once, not daring to say a word in rebuttal.
"I'm sorry." Ye Ying felt guilty, "I didn't think about it that much at the time. I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
Uncle Mai looked at the boys who looked like they had done something wrong and his expression eased a little. "It's not a big deal. I'm your manager and it's my job to deal with this. I'm not blaming you. I just want to let you know that Aurora is a piece of glamorous fat meat that has just entered the entertainment industry. I don't know how many flies are watching you in secret, hoping that you will rot and stink."
"Whether you degenerate into a piece of mud that can't be lifted up, or soar straight up to the sky for everyone to look up to, it all depends on you." Uncle Mai said, "Don't think that forming a group is the best, this is just the smallest start, you have to be prepared."
After hearing these words, everyone's mood became several times heavier and more serious than before, and they all said in a serious tone: "Understood."
After the beating, Uncle Mai said, "Of course, although I am strict with you, I am not unkind. My character is still valuable in the circle, so you don't have to bear it if you are wronged. If you have any questions, feel free to call me."
Finally, he asked, "Did you take photos at the party yesterday?"
"We filmed it." Xu Qiongzhi asked tremblingly, "Do you want to delete it?"
"Why delete it?" Uncle Mai smiled and said, "Pick a good-looking one and post it on Weibo. You can all forward it one by one. Since it's on the trending search, give full play to its value."
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Coming out of the office, the young boys all felt as if they had been pardoned.
Ming Yuechen sighed: "It really lives up to its reputation, and its methods are really powerful."
He uses both kindness and severity, and balances leniency and strictness, which makes people convinced and not offensive. He is worthy of being a well-known gold medal agent.
The six of them got on a special car sent by the company and headed to the dormitory arranged for them. He Xizhou took out his mobile phone, picked out a photo of the six of them having dinner together and posted it on Weibo. Others also reposted it on Weibo.
Ye Ying's Weibo username had been changed by the company to "aurora-Ye Ying". Looking at the prefix added to her name, she once again clearly remembered what Uncle Mai said not long ago:
You now represent more than just an individual.
You belong to the whole group.
After refreshing the page, the Weibo post that He Xizhou just sent popped up. In the group photo, the six boys were arm in arm, close to each other, Xu Qiongzhi smiled with eight teeth showing, Li Jingfei smiled lightly but looked particularly gentle, Ming Yuechen raised his hands to make a "yeah" sign, and He Xizhou put his right hand on his shoulder and smiled coolly and arrogantly in the mirror.
All the beauty is frozen in this moment.
Ye Ying lightly touched the photo with her fingertips, then attached a few laughing emojis and forwarded the Weibo post.
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The car arrived at Chunshan Xinbi, a villa area. The people who live here are either rich or noble, and the security work is very good. When we arrived at Building 06 in Area A, six boys entered the house with suitcases. I was depressed just now, but I soon became cheerful again after seeing the new residence.
"It's so big!" Xu Qiongzhi cheered and ran up the stairs. After a while, she stepped on the floor with the sound of "dong dong dong" and said excitedly, "There are three floors in total! The decoration is great, and there is even a gym and dance studio!!"
The interior decoration style of the villa is simple and warm. The first floor is the public areas such as the living room, dining room, kitchen, bar, and cafe. The second floor has bedrooms, a gym and a leisure room. The third floor has bedrooms, a dance studio, a study, and a music room. It can be seen that it was specially built for them.
This is our "home" where we will live for the next two years.
After a few people finished touring the house, two staff members of the company said: "Today everyone has a small task, which is to shoot the first vlog after the formation of the group. The content is to select the captain of our Aurora and divide the rooms."
Everyone said ok, and after some preparation we started shooting.
The captain selection was done by voting. Everyone wrote the name of their choice on a piece of paper, and the one with the most votes was chosen. Finally, the papers were opened, and Ye Ying had five votes and He Xizhou had one vote.
Ye Ying was shocked by the result: "Isn't it appropriate for you to choose me?"
Qiu Shuang smiled: "Why not? Full votes, which means you are the one that everyone wants!"
Ye Ying said seriously: "Many people are more experienced than me. Brother Fei is more careful than me, Brother Ming is more mature and thoughtful, and Brother He has strong leadership and can handle big occasions..."
Ming Yuechen: "You were also very considerate during the media interview."
Li Jingfei smiled and said, "In fact, you also have a kind of persuasiveness, but you just don't realize it."
"That's right," Qiu Shuang said, "Xiao Ye Zi is not very old, but he always has something that people want to hear unconsciously."
Xu Qiongzhi: "Actually everyone is very good, but I just want to vote for you, hehe."
"Captain, I'll listen to you from now on." He Xizhou shouted directly, with a scoundrel smile, "I'll be at your service anytime if there's a mission."
Since they all said so, Ye Ying could no longer refuse, so she accepted this glorious and arduous role.
Another task is to divide the rooms.
Staff: "As you have seen just now, there are three bedrooms on the second and third floors, all of which are double rooms. But the bedroom on the third floor is more perfectly equipped. It not only has a wall-mounted TV, but also a super large luxurious bathtub. When you take a bath, you can also see the beautiful scenery of the lake behind the villa."
This is indeed very exciting. Ming Yuechen asked: "How do we choose a room? Do we draw lots?"
The staff member smiled and said, “Let’s play a game and choose a house based on our ability.”
He motioned the six people to the living room, where they saw a simple dart board hanging on the middle wall. The middle was the red area, the outer circle was the green area, and the outermost circle was the yellow area.
The staff said: "If you hit the red area, you can choose the deluxe double room on the third floor, and if you hit the green or yellow, you can choose the standard double room on the second floor. Each person has two chances to throw darts."
Xu Qiongzhi wilted when she heard this: "Okay, the luxury bathtub is far away from me now."
Qiu Shuang raised his hand: "No one can hit the bull's eye?"
"Then the one closest to the center will be the winner." The staff member said, "No, there should be a dart expert in our group, right?"
Xu Qiongzhi remembered and pointed at He Xizhou: "Yes, I remember when I was watching the [He's Surname King's Famous Field Awards] in the camp before, there was a clip of you playing darts in a variety show, and every dart was a red heart, so awesome!"
He Xizhou smiled and said nothing.
Ming Yuechen said: "Ye Ying should be pretty good too. She was very accurate when she played the water gun game before."
Qiu Shuang: "Alright, if you keep saying that, I'll lose all my confidence! Let's just get started!"
The staff member took the dart: "Who goes first?"
Several boys suddenly had a tacit understanding and said in unison: "Captain!"
Ye Ying was laughed at by everyone, "Then I'll go first."
He took the dart and calmly aimed at the frisbee, then threw it steadily.
Hit the bullseye!!
Everyone was shocked:
"Shinichi's shot hit a bull's eye! That's amazing!"
“Ahhh Yingying is awesome!!”
"As expected of you, captain."
Ye Ying bid again, still in the red heart zone, and successfully won the deluxe double room.
"The next one is me, me, me!" Xu Qiongzhi raised her hand and said, "I want Yingying to stay in one!"
"It's useless if you think about it," Qiu Shuang said deliberately, "It depends on whether your dart wants to or not."
The darts didn't seem to want to, one shot hit the yellow area, and the other missed the target directly, making Xu Qiongzhi so angry that he beat Qiu Shuang who was laughing.
It wouldn't be much better if the autumn was not refreshing. One was in the yellow zone and the other was in the green zone. We said goodbye to the luxurious room with a sigh.
Ming Yuechen shot both at the edge of the red zone and shook his head with a smile. Li Jingfei shot one at the green zone and the other into the red heart zone.
"Brother Fei is awesome!" Qiu Shuang clapped his hands, "We can take down the bathtub now!"
Li Jingfei looked at He Xizhou: "Not necessarily."
That's right, if He Xizhou had shot closer to the bull's eye, he would have won.
Xu Qiongzhi: "Brother Fei, you are in danger. Do you still remember the video? Your darts are amazing!"
Mingyuechen glanced at He Xizhou.
He Xizhou stepped forward, picked up the dart, squinted his eyes, aimed at the frisbee, raised his hand and threw it -
Green zone.
Xu Qiongzhi said "Hmm?" and saw He Xizhou shoot out another one right after that -
Still in the green zone.
Amid the crowd's laughter, He Xizhou shook his hands and smiled: "My hands are raw."
He glanced casually in Ye Ying's direction. The other party was staring at the darts stuck on the dartboard, as if he was distracted.
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