Chapter 77

The first live performance ended, and the trainees gathered in the backstage hugged and encouraged each other. They finally got through this difficult day.

The end of the performance also meant the first round of the war between fans.

The performance ended at 10 o'clock. At the same time, the original songs of the three groups were also released on time. Unlike the singles that required payment in the past, this time Random Entertainment generously released them for free.

This means that fans can't solve the problem by krypton gold at all. They can only become hardworking little bees and start to become the promotion team of Random Entertainment, begging everyone to listen, watch and use more.

At the same time, the artist columns opened for the three groups are also growing fans crazily.

Original songs are not like those covers, which have their own traffic. The three groups can only rely on their own popularity or the power of songs to gain ground.

How popular the songs are can only be determined by time.

Jiang Juyou was lying on the backstage, browsing her phone and looking at the feedback on the Internet. Two makeup artists behind her were helping her remove her makeup.

After a while, Jiang Tang also limped in wearing high heels, "Hiss - my heel is going to break."

Because she had to go on stage from time to time, she couldn't go back to the waiting room, so she could only sit behind the stage. She had worn these high heels on her feet for several hours, and her feet hurt as if they were going to break from standing and walking.

Hearing the wailing, Jiang Juyou turned around and looked at her. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly remembered that there were many staff members on site, so she swallowed her words back. Jiang

Tang's words also seemed to be talking to herself. After entering, she found a bed and lay down directly. Immediately, a staff member came over to help her remove her makeup.

The two sisters held their mobile phones and chatted directly back and forth.

"Jieyou Grocery Store: I don't have work to do later, let's go back together."

"Jiangtang will definitely be famous next year: Just drop me off at the school gate later, I'll go straight back to school, tomorrow is Monday, I have an early 8."

"Jiangtang will definitely be famous next year: @Meteor is Ziweixing, where are you, I didn't see you today."

"Jieyou Grocery Store: Okay."

"Jieyou Grocery Store: She went to the roadshow."

"Jiangtang will definitely be famous next year: Look at her, both of us are in this position, but we still can't attract her attention." "

Meteor is Ziweixing: Ugh!"

"Meteor is Ziweixing: Can't we just have someone from our studio go, I don't really like the year-end ceremonies anyway."

"The shooting star is Ziweixing: I will definitely attend every road show, okay."

When Jiang Juyou mentioned the road show, she remembered that her company currently has three actresses, only one of whom has a drama to be broadcast and will enter the promotion period soon, and the others will have to wait until next year.

"Hiss--" She worried for a while, wondering whether she should go and see it.

The staff thought she was hurt by her gasp, and stopped to ask, "Are you injured?"

Jiang Juyou quickly said, "No, no, I'm thinking about something." When her face was almost cleaned, she took the opportunity to stand up and said, "I'll apply it myself. Isn't there a celebration party? Let's go quickly."

"Jiang Zhi, aren't you going?"

"You will definitely feel uncomfortable if I go." Jiang Juyou stood up and tidied her clothes, and reminded them, "The company will reimburse the taxi fare after the end! You can take a day off tomorrow morning, and you can work from home in the afternoon!"

The small room immediately cheered.

The staff can take a day off, but the trainees don't. They went to the school outside the school at the beginning of the semester as required by the school, and they have never left the campus since then.

After the first public performance ended yesterday, they had to start practicing for the second public performance, and they also had to prepare songs for the third public performance.

But because they did not have any training after yesterday, everyone went to bed early, which was rare, and slept until they woke up naturally.

This feeling suddenly made them dream back to the time when they were filming "Youth Throbbing 21 Times". It was the same at that time. After each performance, they could sleep until they woke up naturally, and then arrange their own training plans.

The long-term biological clock made Chen Wu wake up on time at around 8 o'clock. Because he was not in a hurry, he sat on the bed for a while, and waited until the sleepiness was gone before turning over to get his mobile phone.

The outside world knows that they are very strict, but in fact they are only strict in class. Mobile phones are not banned. Of course, social accounts are different. They cannot register and use them, and even secondary accounts are not allowed.

Chen Wu rubbed his eyes, just wanting to check the time, but found that there were many overlapping messages on the interface that had no messages before.

He stopped and clicked to take a look.

"12 unread messages"

"7 missed calls"

The messages were all from his second uncle, all in the early morning, but because he set it to do not disturb during the performance, he forgot to change the status later and didn't see it until now.

Seeing this number and name, Chen Wu immediately had a bad premonition, his breathing was disordered, and his fingertips were a little soft.

"..."

Chen Wu dialed the phone, and the other end picked up immediately. The noisy ambient sound and the voice of his second uncle rang out, "Hey, why are you answering the phone at this time?"

Before he opened his mouth, his second uncle said, "Your grandma is in the hospital, and she has been looking for you."

These words were like a switch, suddenly turning on the noise reduction mode, and Chen Wu felt that the world was quiet all of a sudden.

After a few seconds of daze, Chen Wu immediately got up and put on his clothes, "I'll take a car over now, where are you?"

"I'll ask your second aunt to send it to you, take your time, there's no rush, be careful on the road!" The second uncle seemed to be queuing to pay the bill. The voice on the other end was very noisy, and the phone was hung up after a few words.

Chen Wu didn't care about anything. He quickly put on his clothes. His mind was ablaze. Tears seemed to have their own ideas. They jumped out of his eyes. His vision was blurred and his emotions collapsed. The

noise early in the morning quickly alarmed his roommates on both sides. Pei Luming and Sang Mo poked their heads out. They were obviously woken up from their sleep. After all, the house was not soundproof. If the voice was a little loud, the neighbors could hear it.

Chen Wu was making a phone call and getting dressed. The noise was so loud that they were woken up immediately.

As soon as he came out of the room, Chen Wu saw two people leaning their heads out in the corridor. Pei Luming, who was originally sleepy, immediately disappeared when he saw Chen Wu with red eyes. He opened his eyes wide and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Sang Mo on the other side couldn't see what was going on, but when Pei Luming asked, he knew that something must be wrong. However

, Chen Wu just wanted to get out of here. He closed the door, wiped his tears, and said to Pei Luming, "Please ask for leave for me. Something happened at home and I have to go back." Pei Luming's mind was blank. He couldn't react at all. Why did he suddenly ask for leave?

Sang Mo continued, "You left without telling your sisters? You can't get a taxi in this remote place. What happened that's so urgent?"

His words calmed Chen Wu down a little. Yes, you can't get a taxi here. They usually go out with the staff sisters driving them.

"Did Sister Xiaoxiao come back yesterday?" Chen Wu's eyes were red, holding back tears.

Sang Mo lowered his head and said directly, "Go down and knock on the door to ask. Let's go together." He was about to go downstairs with Chen Wu, and before leaving, he didn't remind Pei Luming, "You go back to sleep, don't come down to make trouble."

Sang Mo usually sleeps shirtless, wearing only a pair of black pants, and has put on all his clothes before going out. Pei Luming is wearing pajamas, or Crayon Shin-chan's pajamas. Sang Mo wants him to go back.

But Pei Luming is not an obedient person. The more he is told, the more he wants to follow, so he pouts and wraps his clothes, "No, I want to go!"

The two people in front of him didn't answer him and went downstairs directly. Pei Luming could only speed up his pace to keep up.

The staff of the program group were all on the lower floors. The second floor was full of female staff, so it was inconvenient for them to go in, so they could only stand at the stairs and call Guan Xiaoxiao.

Guan Xiaoxiao was awakened by a series of ringing sounds in her sleep. Her heart beat violently a few times. She frowned and turned over, muttering irritably, "I'm so annoyed."

Then she picked up the phone and looked at it. "...Huh?"

She answered the phone first, then propped herself up and sat up from the bed. The caller was Sang Mo. His voice came from the other end of the phone, "Sister Xiaoxiao, something happened at Chen Wu's home. He needs to go home now. Is there any car in the park?"

"Hmm?" Guan Xiaoxiao, whose brain was working, hadn't digested that sentence yet. The next second, she heard Chen Wu say, "Sister Xiaoxiao, my grandma is in the hospital. Can you take me to the hospital... or take me to the high-speed rail station and I'll take the high-speed rail there by myself."

Guan Xiaoxiao only then input the words into her brain. She stood up while speaking and picked up clothes from the chair to put on, "High-speed rail station... Tianjin?"

"Hmm..." Chen Wu on the other end said with a hint of tears in his voice. He was afraid that the clerk sister would find it troublesome, so he said, "Or you can take me to the subway station and I'll take the high-speed rail there by myself."

At this time, the two people who came down with them knew what had happened. Sang Mo and Pei Luming looked at each other and pursed their lips.

Guan Xiaoxiao said, "How are you going to get there by yourself? Wait for me for five minutes. I'll wash up and take you there later."

Although she was promoted to team leader, Chen Wu was the child she had been responsible for since she joined the company. She knew everything about his family. Chen Wu was in such a hurry to go back, so his grandmother must be in a serious condition. If the family didn't have enough funds, she could apply to the company in time.

Sang Mo, who was standing in the corridor, patted Chen Wu's shoulder. Chen Wu, who had been holding back his tears well, burst out all of a sudden. He raised his arms to cover his eyes, trying not to cry out loud.

Jiang Juyou, who slept until he woke up naturally, was also enjoying a rare vacation. The sunlight was blocked outside by the heavy curtains, and the sun could only be seen rising through the gaps.

Jiang Juyu happily turned over while hugging the pillow. Just when she was about to close her eyes and take a nap, she heard bells clanging outside and her brows furrowed.

"What are you doing so early in the morning?"

Jiang Juyu glanced at Jiang Liuxing who was busy in the kitchen, and a speechless expression appeared on her face. She picked up her mobile phone to check the time, and said to her sister, "It's rare that you got up early."

This time it was Jiang Liuxing's turn to be speechless. She held the chopsticks in her hand and looked at Jiang Juyu with a pout, "Do you think I just got up?"

"..."

Jiang Juyu took back her hand, "I understand, I haven't slept yet." She sat down at the dining table and said to her sister, "Cook a packet for me too, add eggs, and crush them."

Jiang Liuxing: "..."

Her face was full of reluctance, but she still took out a packet of instant noodles from the snack cabinet, and two eggs from the refrigerator, and cooked instant noodles for her sister, while sharing her recent situation, "Do you know what time I came back?"

"Just now?" Jiang Juyu guessed boldly.

"Bingo!"

"I got off the plane at around 8 o'clock and just got home. I spent the whole night at the airport."

"Be careful of sudden death, I'm telling you."

Jiang Juyou stretched her lazy waist, turned her head and looked around the house, and her sense of happiness rose again.

The first thing she did after the salary increase was to move out of the company. Jiang Juyou first lived in the concert venue, and then she lived in the company's office every day. She almost didn't know what home was. She worked as soon as she opened her eyes every day, and it only took five minutes to switch between states.

Although the preparation time became longer after moving out, she also had a lot more time for herself. Jiang Juyou realized at this time that only when you are away from public places can you have a real rest, otherwise it is just a nap for overtime work.

The house is 180 square meters, with four bedrooms and a living room. The extra room is used as a cloakroom to store the clothes of the three sisters. Their bedrooms do not have a wardrobe, because without this large object, the room is much larger and can hold a lot of things.

Everyone's room is decorated by themselves. Jiang Juyou's room is all beige and brown, full of autumn feeling. In addition to the bed, there is also a small sofa for lying. Jiang Juyou often lies on it to read company documents.

As for the living room, basically no one stays there, but there are sofas, carpets and TVs, because when they bought it, the three of them were imagining the moment when they would have supper, drink beer and watch TV together in the future.

This house is not bought with Jiang Juyou's money, but reimbursed by the company. She now earns tens of thousands of yuan a month and lives in a large flat. All the jokes she said when she was a child have come true.

The only thing that is not going well is this job.

Jiang Juyou, who was smiling just now, turned impatient after turning back, "...Hey! Do you think there is a way to quickly make the film and television department rise?"

Jiang Liuxing, who was cooking noodles, asked, "Buy IP?"

The words went around in Jiang Juyou's mouth for a few times, and finally she said, "...But we want to make original dramas."

"Then there is no solution. Do you know how long it takes to create an original drama? It is possible to wait for two or three years for the screenwriter to create it. Besides, do you think there are still screenwriters who can create original dramas in domestic entertainment now?" Jiang Liuxing turned off the fire and turned to look at his sister. "Nowadays, even if it is an original drama, the screenwriters write it according to the requirements from above. They have been required to do so for several years. Now suddenly they are let go and told, 'Ah, from today on, everyone can do whatever they want. We want to create original dramas.' Let me show you how one of the screenwriters dies first."

She poured the cooked noodles into a bowl and handed it to her sister, then continued to eat her own portion, stirring as she said, "They listened to you and spent two or three years writing an original work. As a result, you took a look and found it was not what you wanted, so you passed it. Really, let alone them, I want to die."

Jiang Liuxing turned around and gave a conclusion, "This is why original creations cannot be popular in China at present. There are too many rules and regulations, and capital will not wait. Aren't you anxious now?"

"So, the right answer is to buy IPs that have been tested by the market. But don't make any changes. If you do, I will be the first to kill you."

"Yes... you read novels too, so do you have any recommendations?" Jiang Juyu put his hand up and looked at her with his chin supported.

Jiang Liuxing's expression turned even colder after hearing this. "You're going to attack my white moonlights just because I pointed it out to you? You're such a vicious person!"

Jiang Juyou laughed a few times. She tied up her hair and prepared to eat breakfast. As soon as she picked up a chopstick, the mobile phone on the table vibrated.

"... It doesn't look like there's anything good happening this early in the morning." Jiang Juyou put down her chopsticks and picked up the phone.

Jiang Liuxing in front of her also turned off the stove and turned to take a look.

"What's wrong?" The other end said a few words after Jiang Juyu answered the call, but because the background noise was too loud, she couldn't hear a word. Jiang Juyu took down the phone and checked the signal, then said to the phone, "It's a bit noisy, take your time."

Guan Xiaoxiao slowed down her breathing on the other end, then said, "Ah... It's like this, I talked to Minister Liu, she asked me to call you directly to communicate."

Jiang Juyu took down the phone again and flipped through WeChat, only then did she see the message sent by Liu Jiajia, which briefly explained the situation. After reading it, she said to Guan Xiaoxiao on the other end of the phone, "Well, I saw it. What's the situation there now? Does he need surgery?"

Hearing the word "surgery", Jiang Liuxing slowed down her movement of holding the bowl. She sat down quietly and looked at her sister.

"The doctors are having a meeting now, but I think they can't operate on her. His grandmother has coronary heart disease and a tumor on her lung, so she has difficulty breathing and has been sent to the hospital."

"...She's getting an injection now."

"His grandmother is almost eighty years old this year. She probably can't have surgery in her current condition. And Chen Wu's family is in some difficulties. His aunt is disabled, and the burden of the family falls on his uncle. The two elders only have a tiny pension, and they have to pay rent every month, which means they don't have much savings."

"The hospital is taking care of their situation and just letting them pay the bills when they are discharged... um..." Guan Xiaoxiao didn't know what to say. What she wanted to express was that she hoped the company could provide some support, but she found it difficult to say because she knew the company had no obligation to do so.

Jiang Juyou said, "Okay, I got it. I'll ask the finance department to go over there... How is Chen Wu now?"

Guan Xiaoxiao, who was in the corridor, looked back in the direction of the ward. "After all, he's still a child, and he keeps crying."

"Is his grandmother in the ICU or in the ward?"

"She's getting an injection in the ward, and her heart rate has been very high. The doctor just prescribed anti-inflammatory medicine."

"Okay, please stay there for a few more days. The company will reimburse the expenses. Please take care of Chen Wu and his family."

"...Okay, thank you Jiang Zhi."

Seeing that Jiang Juyou hung up the phone, Jiang Liuxing dared to ask, "...What happened?"

"Something happened at the home of an intern." She didn't want to say more, so she hung up the phone and lowered her head to eat instant noodles.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Liuxing didn't dare to ask anything else, but she knew why her sister was silent.

Just as the two were eating breakfast quietly, there was a "beep beep" sound from the door. It was Jiang Tang who came back.

"Oh my god - eating instant noodles so early in the morning?" Jiang Tang took a taxi back after class, holding the breakfast she brought for the two of them. Unexpectedly, they had already eaten.

After changing shoes and coming in, Jiang Tang looked at the instant noodles on the table, then looked at the pancake in her hand, turned around and said to Jiang Liuxing: "Give me the instant noodles, you eat this."

"Why -!"

"I don't care, I bought it all."

"If you want to eat it, cook it yourself!"

"No, I want to eat yours."

"Ahhh, so annoying! You're so annoying!"

The noises of the two people's quarrel quickly dispelled the sadness, and Jiang Juyu's mood improved a lot. She only ate a few chopsticks and there was still a lot left, so she pushed the bowl away and said to her sister, "You eat this."

Jiang Tangtou grabbed Jiang Liuxing's sleeve and stopped her from moving her chopsticks, "No, you've already moved the chopsticks!"

Jiang Liuxing heard and hurriedly spit into the bowl. As a result, Jiang Tang, who knew her well, covered Jiang Liuxing's mouth, "Ha, you stick your butt out and I know what you are going to do, little guy!"

Jiang Juyu: "..."

In fact, she is the only adult in this family.

In the hospital, Guan Xiaoxiao went downstairs to help buy breakfast for Chen Wu's family. She also brought wontons for grandma. On the way, she told her colleagues about what happened this morning. She sent all kinds of crying emoticons in the WeChat emoticon package.

“It’s Can Can: I really…what would we do if Chen Wu didn’t debut!”

“It’s Can Can: Ahhhhhh I can’t accept it, Chen Wu must debut!”

“It’s Can Can: Ahhhhhh I’m crying my ass off!”

“It’s Can Can: You don’t know, after I entered the ward and heard his grandmother calling his name, my tears burst out, even more exaggerated than Chen Wu’s!”

“The Lamb Wants to Eat Shabu Shabu: My tears are about to fall too.”

“The Lamb Wants to Eat Shabu Shabu: Why do all the sufferings happen to the poor!”

“The Lamb Wants to Eat Shabu Shabu: Ahhhhhh Xiao Pei and the others even asked me about Chen Wu’s situation, and I burst into tears!”

"The lamb wants to eat mutton hotpot: they also raised some money and said that if it's not enough, they will ask their families for more!"

In WeChat, the two of them hugged their heads and cried bitterly.

The trainees also heard about Chen Wu's situation. After all, there was quite a lot of noise in the morning. They talked for a while in the corridor.

In the practice room, Pei Luming sat in the corner, not in the mood to practice. He had a sad face and looked at Sang Mo worriedly, "You haven't replied to the message. Nothing will happen, right?"

"Don't think too much. Didn't I just ask? He said the situation is not serious." Gao Xiayu hurried to comfort him. He was afraid that Pei Luming would cry and howl again.

Sang Mo looked at his phone and sighed as well.

Just when they were worried about Chen Wu's condition, a new message suddenly popped up in the group chat. It was from Chen Wu.

"My grandma is too old to have surgery. I was told to go home and eat and drink... What should I do? I'm going to die soon."

This message made the six people quiet down. Pei Luming couldn't hold back his tears.

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Pei Luming: Wuu ...