Dongcheng TV Station started out as a variety show. Although it has inevitably been impacted by the Internet platform in recent years, its reputation is still there.
"The Birth of an Idol" began to be promoted online at the beginning of its preparation. In addition, the four mentors have their own traffic and there are many popular contestants among the trainees, so the discussion has been high since the broadcast.
The first person to be on the hot search was naturally the actor Ji Xiunian, who has a very high audience base.
You have to know that Ji Xiunian is basically invisible when he is not filming, and this is his first time to participate in a variety show.
Fans are naturally excited to finally see the male god in action.
Clicking on the topic #Ji Xiu Nian Idol's Birth#, you'll be bombarded with all kinds of high-definition photos and colorful rainbow farts——
[@Nian Gao Loves Fried Chicken: Ahhhhh, Brother Nian is finally open for business. I'm so impressed by his divine looks, screaming chicken mode on]
[@Nian Nian's Girlfriend Outside the Circle: Brother Nian's legs are not legs, they're like spring water by the Seine, sizzling!!]
[@A Sweet Lemon: I guess the trainees didn't want to be in the same frame with the movie emperor. After all, with such a divine mentor to compare with, it should be difficult to stand out in terms of looks.]
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Seeing this, fans of the other three mentors were not to be outdone. Based on the principle that a family should be neat and tidy, they all made them the hot search.
Less than five minutes after the show started, it became popular just because of the lineup of mentors. We have to say that as a producer, Fan Zeng is really good at selecting people.
Seeing the popularity of the show, many trainees' contracted companies were ready to make a move, ready to rush to the trending search when the right opportunity came. But before they could act, a contestant had already made it to the trending search.
As soon as Lu Xu came on stage to introduce himself, a sharp-eyed netizen recognized him instantly——
【@智慧女孩要禿頭: Wait, what did I see, isn't this the subway boy? ! 】
【@青青草原刚把霸子: Ah ah ah ah ah, it turns out to be my husband! I missed him day and night for so many days and couldn't find him. It turns out that he went to participate in the talent show. 】
【@骑土狗追飞机：The little brother is so handsome, I feel like my child was born the moment he showed his face. 】
【@大脚腳蘿莉：The spring of beauty lovers has come hehe~~】
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Lu Xu was on the hot search before because of the video of #地鐵小哥#, but at that time no one knew who this boy was. I was worried about him for a while, and was about to forget about him. Who would have thought that he would enter everyone's sight as a trainee.
There are many people calling him husband on the Internet, and naturally there are also "rationalists" who question Lu Xu's hype.
【@叫谁媰爸爸呢：Can those sisters who call him husband right away wake up? This subway little brother is hype from beginning to end. Filming the video first and then debuting, this is a common operation for artists. 】
The netizen who first posted the "subway brother" Tie Hammer Sister immediately came out to clarify——
【@鐵錘妹妹: There is a lot of hype. I didn't even know the little brother before. Do you know how excited I was the moment I saw him on TV? I felt like this was my destiny. I don't care. From today on, I will be a die-hard fan of the little brother. ! 】
A group of netizens checked in under her Weibo, and they all expressed their desire to form a group to pick the subway brother together.
【@月亮不睡你不睡: The little brother was originally an artist of Monster Entertainment. He started from such a low point and is the junior brother of Brother Mu Bai and Sister Man Man. Maybe he can be the next top star! 】
【@国家一起退堂鼓大赛者: Let's not talk about anything else. I really love the little brother's face. Let's not talk about anything else. Just based on this face value, he can also be the center. 】
Some netizens immediately refuted——
【Oli: Are those of you who said that the C position depends on looks serious? Don’t bring up Su Mubai and Yu Manman, are you preparing to bundle them for hype or what? A boy group audition is not a beauty pageant. Didn’t you see that he went to Class F right away? He is quite smart. I guess he can buy more press releases and hype after the instructor’s evaluation.】
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There were more and more topics about Lu Xu on the Internet, and soon he was sent to the hot search.
Lu Xu was the only trainee in the entire camp who was on the hot search with the instructor, and everyone was inevitably excited when they saw it.
"Brother Xu, you are really on the hot search!!" Xu Lele was super happy and couldn't help but squeeze next to Lu Xu to show him.
When the others heard the news, they took out their phones and logged into Weibo, only to find that a tag of "subway brother" was added next to Lu Xu's name and it was on the hot search.
Thinking that he was the first trainee to land on the hot search, everyone said congratulations, but they couldn't help but look at him with envy.
It was originally a happy thing, but someone suddenly said, "It's all arranged by the company. People like us who don't have a background can't be jealous."
The tone was sour and disdainful. Following the voice, I saw Lan Gaojie sitting in the corner with a sneer.
Lu Xu narrowed his eyes, and before he said anything, someone around him couldn't stand it and retorted.
Xu Lele jumped out first, frowned and said to Lan Gaojie, "You are poisonous, aren't you? It's obviously Brother Xu who brings the popularity."
Song Zhe didn't like the tone of Lan Gaojie's words, but he didn't know who was arranged by the company. You have to know that Lu Xu is signed to Yaoguai Entertainment, and he has Bai Ze, a gold medal agent, to guide him. It is really easy to promote him.
When Song Zhe was hesitating whether to speak for Lu Xu, Xu Haoming beside him had already said coldly to Lan Gaojie: "Why are you jealous of others? If you have the ability, you can find a company to arrange it yourself."
Seeing that there was a trend of quarreling here, the staff immediately stepped forward and reminded them to watch the show quietly.
"That person is too arrogant and bold. He thinks that our Lord Lu Xu has no tricks under his command, right?" He Xinghua was angry and immediately flew to Lan Gaojie, wanting to let him feel what it means to feel a chill on his back.
However, just as he floated to Lan Gaojie's side, he saw Lan Gaojie staring at him in shock with his eyes wide open.
"Huh?"
He Xinghua moved two steps to the left, and Lan Gaojie's sight followed him to the left.
He Xinghua took a few steps to the right, and Lan
Gaojie's sight moved to the right again. Wherever He Xinghua walked, Lan Gaojie looked there.
"Strange, you can see me?" He Xinghua floated forward again while talking, and couldn't help asking.
Just when He Xinghua was lost in thought, a ghost suddenly emerged from Lan Gaojie's body, with a ferocious expression, which scared He Xinghua and made him scream.
A sharp voice cut through the practice room, and almost all the trainees present heard this weird sound.
"What the hell, what's that sound?"
"You heard it too, right?"
"Oh my god, it's so creepy, I feel my hair stand on end."
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But after that sound, there was nothing else, which made people wonder if it was just an illusion.
Just when everyone couldn't help but think about it, Lu Xu suddenly pointed at the screen and said, "Wow, BTT is out."
"Well, the 5A group is really handsome."
"Yeah, yeah, I love Song Zhe so much!"
The weird voice never appeared again, and everyone's attention returned to the show.
He Xinghua covered his mouth tightly, knowing that he had just made trouble. But he didn't want to scream, it was because the ghost face that suddenly appeared was too scary.
By the time he calmed down, the ghost had already returned to Lan Gaojie's body. At this time, Lan Gaojie looked at him with suspicion and fear, which was completely different from the weird feeling the ghost gave him just now.
He Xinghua couldn't figure out why, and immediately slipped back to Lu Xu and cried to his brothers: "Wuwuwu, I was really scared just now. There is another person living in that guy's body..." "
Okay, okay, there are adults here, what are you afraid of."
The three brothers whispered to comfort their crying brother, but they also felt the strange breath in Lan Gaojie's body.
Lu Xu turned his head and happened to meet Lan Gaojie's eyes.
He casually raised his hand to touch his chin, raised the corner of his mouth and made a shooting gesture with his hand.
Lan Gaojie shuddered subconsciously and looked away from him. For some reason, there was always a voice in his subconscious telling him to stay away from Lu Xu.
"The tutor evaluation has begun!"
"Oh my god, what the hell is going on?"
"Hahaha, it's okay, at least you are also in Class B, okay?"
Just as the trainees were watching the performance with shame, Lu Xu stood on the stage again.
When we first saw him in the studio, everyone thought Lu Xu was very handsome, but now that the camera is on his face, we realize that handsomeness alone is not enough to describe Lu Xu's divine looks. He is
good-looking and photogenic, which clearly shows that he is a talent that God has gifted to fans.
"Oh my god, are you going to sing next?"
"Oh, I love that song so much, but it's a pity that I've only heard it once and never heard it again!"
When the lights in the studio dimmed, Lu Xu was the only light on the stage. Seeing his hand on the microphone, everyone's heart was unconsciously excited -
he's going to sing, he's going to sing, the divine guy is going to sing!
At the same time, people on the Internet are still arguing about the topic of Lu Xu relying on his face.
Under Lu Xu's subway video, the top comment is a questioning comment——
【@我提青春賭明天: Nowadays, anyone can be on the hot search. I clicked in and saw a gigolo who I don't know and made a living by relying on his looks. I don't mind chasing stars, but at least there should be some real talent. The actors these days are all promoted by you guys, hehe. 】
【@你在网上第520人男友：@我提青春賭明天Can some people not be so mean? If you look good, you are a gigolo. Can I call you a black face? Besides, how do you know that he doesn't have real talent? It's great to come in and spray him without knowing anything about him. 】
【@我提青春賭明天：@你在网上第520人男友是臭妹的妹妹,我不去怎么办,我不去吧 ... This Lu Xu doesn't look like someone who can sing and dance, okay? Maybe he's not even as good as me. Who are you to lick him?]
[@甜心草莓冰淩: @我提青春賭明哈哈, what would you say if Lu Xu is better than you?]
[@我提青春賭明：@甜心草莓冰淩If he's better than me, I'll do a handstand and call daddy on livestream]
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In a residential building, a guy with a buzz cut typed quickly on the keyboard, using the ID "我提青春賭明明" to argue with netizens. He considers himself a straight man and really doesn't like this kind of trainee. He always feels that he has no skills and relies on his looks.
Besides, he was one of the top ten singers when he was in school, so how can he not be better than a guy who relies on his looks to make a living.
Just after he sneered, Lu Xu on the TV slowly started to sing:
"You are a light in the dark night, leading me to death happily..." His
ethereal voice was clean and clear, as if it went through the screen and hit people's hearts, making people unconsciously attracted to him.
"Look how beautiful death is, with the splendor that cuts through the sky..."
"I would like to sink and wander in the endless death with you..."
"God of love listen to my singing, and God of death dances with me..."
The lights shone on the center of the stage, and the person who bowed his head and sang had a faint smile on his face, and his face was absolutely beautiful.
He used the laziest voice to send out the most sincere invitation to death. After listening to his song, everyone's heart could not help but relive the peace that they had not experienced for a long time.
It seems that death is not the end, but the continuation of life is a beautiful thing to look forward to. It was not
until Lu Xu smiled at the screen and said the song title was "Ode to Death" that everyone came out of the paradise he described with his singing.
The number of Weibo posts about Lu Xu on the Internet has exploded again. Netizens who have heard this song want to turn into screaming chickens——
[@鐵錘妹妹: Ahhhh mom, I finally know what it means to sing like a god. Now I am not only a fan of his looks, but also a fan of his talent. Love it]
[@禿頭小寶貝: I am really so cute. I took a look at my brother and he is only 18. It doesn’t matter. Sister will wait for you for four years. Let’s get the marriage certificate, okay? 】
【@月亮不睡你不睡: You are indeed an artist of Yaoguai Entertainment, you are always the ace, my god】
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There are also many netizens with good memory who immediately ran to poke the first hot comment of the venomous tongue, ready to help Lu Xu to ask for an explanation. But I didn't expect to find that he had released a new video when I clicked into the homepage, and the copy also brought Lu Xu's related tags.
The young man with a short hair in the video was doing a handstand on his face, and after succeeding, he shouted "Dad" loudly.
Although his face was mosaiced and his expression could not be seen, you can tell how excited he is just by listening to his voice.
Calling dad after losing a bet is a very embarrassing thing, but "I bet my youth on tomorrow" is not embarrassed at all. As promised, he did not get off immediately after calling dad, and he did not forget to shout: "Xu Xu, don't worry, Xu fans will always be with you! Xu Xu, I will always support you!!!" When
it comes to how long it takes for a black fan to turn into a fan, some people will tell you that it may only take the time of a song.
The most fierce person who questioned Lu Xu just now turned out to be a die-hard fan. The netizen who rushed into his homepage to spray him almost couldn't bear the knife——
【@甜心草莓冰淩: Although, I actually think you are really a little cute hahaha】
【@小艾是前台: Take my Xu away, male fans should not compete with us. 】
【@一顆甜檸淸: Hahaha, I originally wanted to come over and scold the blogger after seeing the enthusiasm, but I didn't expect that we became a family. As long as you like Xuxu, we are good sisters, brothers! 】
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As the first A in the instructor rating, Lu Xu naturally has one more point to discuss.
In the office of Yaoguai Entertainment, a group of employees sitting in the conference room couldn't help laughing.
Since Lu Xu signed the contract with Yaoguai Entertainment, Secretary Zhang added a sentence to the company's employee behavior guidance manual: "Caring for humans is the responsibility of monsters."
There is a saying that "rare things are precious", and Lu Xu is the only human in their company, so naturally he should be pampered.
Knowing that Lu Xu will have her first screen debut tonight, all the employees of the company came to the conference room to support their little human cutie.
Thinking that all artists need to collect data, Secretary Zhang even placed eight computers on the table, ready to help Lu Xu to get data and give him more exposure.
The financial director Jin Qiangui was also called over, thinking that if necessary, he would apply to President Bai to withdraw money from the account to help Lu Xu buy hot searches.
"Are you all ready?" Several people gathered together, looking at each other, and obviously entered the battle mode.
"Ready!" "
The Birth of an Idol" was playing on the projector in the conference room, and the monsters were ready to collect data for Lu Xu while watching the show.
However, no one expected that before they could take action, Lu Xu would rush to the hot search with his own popularity.
"Ah, our human brother is so amazing!" Xiao Ai looked at the handsome face of Lu Xu on the screen and couldn't help but put her hands on her chin, "My intuition tells me that Xu Xu will definitely be famous."
"Yes." Secretary Zhang nodded, but he was thinking about the song "Ode to Death". I have never heard such a beautiful song before, and it almost became a regret.
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In Dongcheng TV Station, the staff looked at the ratings curve and called Fan Zeng excitedly: "Brother Fan, the current ratings are 1.73 and still going up... Ah, Brother Fan, it's over 2!!!"
Dongcheng TV Station is a big company, and the competition between programs in different departments is also fierce.
Fan Zeng finally won the prime time of the 8 o'clock drama, although he is very confident in his own level. But before seeing the results, I can't help but feel nervous.
"Brother Fan, do you think this rating is real?" Although the assistant was prepared for the show to be popular, he didn't expect it to be so popular.
"Yeah, I'm not going to lie to you that I find it hard to believe, but it really exists." Seeing the ever-increasing ratings, even Fan Zeng, who is used to big scenes, couldn't help but smile. He looked at Lu Xu who got the first A and stood on the stage smiling at Ji Xiunian, and couldn't help but feel lucky that he gave Bai Ze a chance.
It would be strange if this show didn't become popular after picking up such a big treasure.
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On the night of the broadcast of "The Birth of an Idol", in addition to humans, countless ghosts were busy.
Ever since He Xinghua told the ghost girl Miss Bai a little secret, it has become a secret that the God of Death went to the human world to participate in the talent show. In order to give the God of Death a little help at the critical moment, Miss Bai specially pulled a group of ghost friends to support Lu Xu in the underworld.
Today, Miss Bai stood on the road absent-mindedly repeating her daily routine. Seeing that there were still ten minutes until eight o'clock, she immediately sent a message to the ghost friend group -
[Car accident-Xiao Bai: @All members, please pay attention, the debut show of the God of Death is about to start, everyone find conditions to watch the show]
As soon as this message was sent, the ghost friends in the group became excited instantly -
[Staying up late-Xiao Chen: Ah ah ah, is it Lord Lu Xu who sent me to the underworld? Suddenly I regretted not taking care of my body, otherwise I could live to vote for him. 】
【Falling from the building - Old Sun: On the way to the mall where the accident happened, I hope I can make it in time】
【Premature Aging - Xiaoshe: Wait, the first show... is it the kind of non-descript show I thought? 】
【Group owner Car Accident - Xiaobai has removed Premature Aging - Xiaoshe from the group chat】
【Car Accident - Xiaobai: Kicked out, don't invite such inexplicable ghosts in the future, the ones who join the group must be the ghost fans of Lord Lu Xu, understand? Okay, I'm going to prepare to catch up with the show too, everyone go for it! 】
Miss Bai crossed the road and came to the mall where Old Sun fell from the building. Coincidentally, Old Sun had already tuned the channel to East City TV.
There were many ghosts from other places in the mall, and everyone followed suit and tuned the mall TV to East City TV. During the show, the salesperson tried to change the channel, but no matter how hard they tried, the TV would automatically switch back to Dongcheng TV.
The salesperson had no choice but to report it to the front desk, but he happened to see Lu Xu's handsome face on TV and stopped moving - never mind, he's such a good-looking guy, just watch him.
That night, a metaphysical story spread throughout Dongcheng.
It is said that many TVs in many shopping malls and many families switched to Dongcheng TV by themselves. Fortunately, Lu Xu's songs are nice, and it was quite exciting to watch them all the way.
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The end-of-life service station on the street side of the People's Hospital is also very lively today.
In the middle of the small outlet room is an old TV. Eighth Sister lay on the soft cushion and tapped the remote control with her front paws to find Dongcheng TV.
The house was crowded with ghosts passing by, all of whom came to cheer for the God of Death.
Seeing Lu Xu's face appear on the screen, Ba Mei immediately opened her eyes wide and meowed at the TV.
She sat in front of the TV, with a round body and a round head, and was very cute.
Whenever there was a shot of Lu Xu, Ba Mei would wag her tail and rub the TV gently with her head as if she was getting close to Lu Xu.
In one episode, the trainees were divided into dormitories after the initial evaluation. According to the program setting, each of them had a chance to call their relatives. Everyone else called their families, but Lu Xu called a cat named Ba Mei.
"Ba Mei, it's me."
Lu Xu smiled softly in the camera, just like when he called himself a few days ago.
"Meow meow meow..."
Ba Mei couldn't help but run to the TV and rubbed it again and again, raising her soft front paws to stroke Lu Xu's face in the TV.
"I can't go back for the competition for the time being, so you stay at home and ask Xie An to let you know in advance if there is not enough cat food?"
"Meow meow meow..."
Lu Xu looked at the camera with soft eyes, as if he was looking at it through the camera.
Soon, the phone was hung up.
Not long after, the first episode ended.
"Meow meow meow..."
Suddenly, Lu Xu's face could not be seen anymore, and Eighth Sister paced back and forth in the room anxiously.
Finally, it walked to the cat food bowl and dug out a pile of cat food with its front paws, then left a message on the ground and walked out of the End of Life Service Station. A group of ghosts watched the chubby cat walk gracefully and slowly disappear into the night.
When Xie An returned to the outlet after working overtime, Eighth Sister was no longer at home.
Just when he was worried, he looked down and saw the message left by Eighth Sister, and immediately called Lu Xu: "Brother Xu, Eighth Sister is looking for you..."
"What? Did Eighth Sister tell you?"
Xie An looked at the cat food on the ground helplessly, "No, it had already run away when I came back. I guess it missed you too much. Not to mention Eighth Sister, I miss you too much!"
Lu Xu couldn't help but smile when he heard that. Thinking of Lan Gaojie, he said to Xie An, "The new order has been generated. I will assign this order to you, and then we can meet."
Xie An was happy at first and then worried, "This is good, but since we are in the territory of the Southwest Death God Department, will they say we are stealing orders?"
Lu Xu said in a light tone, not caring, "They have stolen your orders a lot in the past few years. Besides, everything has a first come first served order. Why do you think so much?"
"That's right." As long as Lu Xu was there, Xie An felt relieved, "Then you take good care of the eighth sister, I'll go sort out today's customer list first."
"Okay."
Lu Xu just hung up the phone and heard a familiar voice behind him: "Girlfriend?"
Turning around, he saw Ji Xiunian coming up from the stairs and slowly walking towards him.