Chapter 14 The Fallen Child Star 14

A song doesn’t last long.

In this less than two minutes, Xu Weiheng didn’t think about anything.

He was just singing seriously.

When the song ended and the melody ended, he heard the sounds around him.

The cheers and applause of these twenty or thirty audiences were scattered and unsystematic, but for some reason, Xu Weiheng suddenly burst into tears. Maybe

these audiences under the stage were just cheering out of habit, maybe they would forget his singing in a flash, but Xu Weiheng enjoyed this moment very much.

He bent down and bowed deeply to all sides of the stage.

"Thank you."

"Thank you."

The host walked back to him from the corner.

Xu Weiheng handed the microphone to the host and was about to leave, but the host grabbed him and said, "Wait, don't leave in a hurry, little brother. What do you think of your singing?" Someone

in the audience shouted, "Well done!"

Xu Weiheng recognized that it was Zhang Qingyi's voice, and he felt embarrassed but wanted to laugh.

"It seems that the audience is very enthusiastic." The host smiled.

She held Xu Weiheng for no other reason, she just wanted to have a few simple interactions with him.

After all, behind Xu Weiheng, no one else wanted to participate in the event for the time being.

The stage lights came back on, and the host was about to hand the star pillow to Xu Weiheng, but she caught a glimpse of the lower half of Xu Weiheng's face that was not covered by the hat, and her movements paused.

This face...

The host tried to cover up his mistake and asked the audience: "Everyone, he sang so well, do you want him to sing another song?"

The audience was very considerate and applauded.

The host asked Xu Weiheng if he was willing.

In the end, Xu Weiheng sang a nursery rhyme.

The host stuffed two star pillows that he had prepared into Xu Weiheng's arms.

When Xu Weiheng turned to leave, the host smiled and said, "Do you know that there are two kinds of shining stars in the sky. One is the planet and the other is the star. Planets do not emit light. Every ray of light we see on them comes from the light of the sun reflected from them."

"It works very hard, hoping to become brighter and brighter, so bright that people can see it at first sight when they look up in the dark. Every planet has a strong and gentle soul."

"But sometimes, the endless darkness will swallow up the light it refracts."

"If you can't refract light anymore, then be the sun."

"The light of the sun cannot be blocked by anyone."

Xu Weiheng paused, then quickened his pace and walked to the bottom of the stage, giving the pillows to Yao Rong and Zhang Qingyi respectively.

Yao Rong took the pillow and stretched out her right hand behind her back: "Your Aunt Zhang and I have a gift for you too."

- It was a bunch of folded star flowers.

There were all kinds of colors, colorful.

There were only eleven of them, a small bunch, but Xu Weiheng was very surprised.

Zhang Qingyi explained: "Sister Yao just ran to the store to buy it. She said you would definitely give us the pillow, and she guessed it right."

Xu Weiheng asked Yao Rong holding the star flowers: "How did you guess it?"

Yao Rong helped Xu Weiheng straighten the brim of his hat: "This is something you can do, it's not hard to guess at all."

In the afternoon, Xu Weiheng went to buy three bottles of water. He first gave the squeezed water to Zhang Qingyi, who was the thirstiest, and squeezed the water for her. After both of them drank, he opened the last bottle of water.

At that time, he was sweating all over under the sun, and it was impossible for him not to be thirsty.

Stars are those with strong and gentle souls.

She didn't know whether the host said that deliberately to Xu Weiheng or whether she was speaking out of emotion.

But she liked this saying very much.

If the stars can't shine, then try to be the sun. Because the light of the sun cannot be obscured by any existence.

Thinking of what the "Dear Family" program crew had just said on the phone, Yao Rong made up his mind.

But Xu Weiheng had so much fun today, and Yao Rong didn't want to ruin his mood.

Anyway, the program crew said that they would give a reply within three days.

Yao Rong said, "Let's go home, didn't you say you wanted to be safe?"

This amusement park was built around City D, not far from Ying County, and it was completely possible to take a taxi back directly.

***

had only been out for a few days, and the grapes in the yard were already ripe.

After a good night's rest, Yao Rong and the others picked all the ripe grapes to prevent them from being spoiled by birds.

They picked a bamboo basket full. The portion was so large that they would definitely not be able to finish it themselves. Yao Rong asked Xu Weiheng to give some to several neighbors.

Because he often goes out to walk his dog, Xu Weiheng met several neighbors and easily gave away the grapes and got a lot of snacks as gifts in return.

He put down the snacks, picked up a washed grape, and was about to put it into his mouth when Yao Rong suddenly said: ""Dear Family" wants to invite you and me to participate in a variety show recording."

Xu Weiheng's face wrinkled instantly.

Sour grapes.

"This bunch of grapes is not ripe yet."

He took the big bunch of grapes out of the fruit plate to prevent others from accidentally eating them.

Yao Rong smiled and changed the subject as he said: "Spray some white wine on it, seal it in a plastic bag, and it will be fine in two days."

"Oh oh." Xu Weiheng responded quickly, but did not get up immediately. Instead, he changed the subject again, "Why did you suddenly invite us?"

"The Xu family is the regular guests of the third season. The program crew invited us because of the hot topics during this period. If my mother and I and the Xu family can appear on the same stage, it will definitely attract many passers-by who were not paying attention to the show."

The vitality of a variety show is limited. The first season of "Dear Family" was a phenomenon-level variety show, but the second season failed to sustain the popularity. Now that the third season is about to start recording, the program crew must of course find a way to increase attention and expand the audience of the variety show.

Xu Weiheng's face changed drastically: "No, we can't participate in this variety show! You didn't promise them!"

"Why can't we participate?"

Xu Weiheng thought that Yao Rong didn't think clearly about the pros and cons, and said anxiously: "The program team invited us, definitely not to do charity, but to stir up topics. In this way, they will definitely arrange for us to confront the Xu family."

Although he didn't want to admit that he was not as good as Xu Yiyuan, in order to let Yao Rong recognize the problem, Xu Weiheng gritted his teeth and said: "Xu Yiyuan's variety sense has always been very good. He has participated in many variety shows in the past two years. He can both pick up and throw jokes. When he just debuted, he... he stepped on me to get ahead..."

At this point, Xu Weiheng stretched out his slender white fingers and began to count for Yao Rong.

"I still have some money, and living in a small county town doesn't cost much. As long as we work hard in the future, our lives will get better and better."

"But what about the Xu family? Their reputation has started to fall, and now they are the ones who are anxious to restore their reputation. If we participate in a variety show and share the stage with the Xu family, they will perform well, and you and I will perform badly, and they will step on us to get ahead."

"Then they will move up a level, and our lives that have just returned to peace will be disrupted. We can't do what the Xu family wants!"

Yao Rong listened quietly to Xu Weiheng's analysis.

He was clear and logical, and every point was analyzed very well.

But -

Yao Rong said: "There is a premise in these assumptions of yours. That is, the two of us will not be as good as the Xu family."

Xu Weiheng's body stiffened slightly, and the corners of his lips moved, but he could not find any reason to refute.

He had to admit that what Yao Rong said was true.

Yao Rong covered the back of Xu Weiheng's hand with his palm, and his voice was slow and gentle.

"I know what the program team is planning, and I also know what beautiful dreams the Xu family is having. Those are not what I care about. What I really care about is - Weiheng, did you enjoy the stage last night?"

"...Enjoy it." "

Why did you choose to enter the entertainment industry?"

"Because..."

Xu Weiheng suddenly couldn't continue.

He chose to enter the entertainment industry in part because of Yao Rong, but a large part of the reason was that he wanted to be praised, affirmed, and loved.

Once you have tasted the feeling of being praised, recognized, and loved, you will become addicted.

Yao Rong: "Don't worry about the Xu family, and don't consider whether the Xu family will step on you to get to the top. Face your heart and listen to your true needs."

Xu Weiheng lowered his eyes, and the hand held by Yao Rong unconsciously clenched into a fist: "When I was six years old, I stood in front of the camera for the first time. I actually enjoyed it. But I don't know what happened to me. I actually... I actually started to be afraid of the camera."

He put his hand on his chest, his voice choked, and he laughed at himself: "I don't know why I can always... Is my life a mess because I have a bad personality? "

Yao Rong knocked on his head, angrily and amused: "Of course not. If you don't believe it, go ask your Aunt Zhang, Grandpa Zhang, and all the neighbors who know you to see if they like you. You lost before because you only had yourself, but Xu Yiyuan had his parents behind him to make plans for him. But now it's different, I'm here."

Xu Weiheng closed his eyes tightly and asked: "If I go to participate in a variety show, what should I do?"

"Be yourself."

Don't try to please the audience.

Just be yourself, so that the recognition you get is real.

"If I still don't want to participate in the variety show, will you be disappointed in me?"

"No, I will respect your choice." Yao Rong sighed. Why does this child always ask stupid questions? "You are willing to go back to the stage because you are brave. You are unwilling to go back to the stage because you still need some time."

Xu Weiheng suddenly wanted to laugh.

What Ms. Yao meant by this is: no matter what, it's not his fault.

The afternoon breeze blew, and the sunlight shone through the gaps in the trees onto half of Yao Rong's face, softening her facial features and making her look at him more gentle.

Being stared at by such eyes, you will really have endless courage out of thin air, and feel that you have the confidence and courage to fight against the malice of the whole world.

"In fact, I really hate the Xu family. I don't want them to think that I'm afraid of them." Xu Weiheng raised his eyebrows slightly, adding a bit of youthful spirit, "Let's go to the variety show and get back what the Xu family owes us, even the principal and interest."

The Xu family owed him a lot, but they owed Ms. Yao even more.

Ms. Yao was willing to respect all his choices, so why couldn't he be brave for her once?

He said that he would protect her well in the future.