Chapter 207 I'll Send You Off
After the concert, of course there will be a celebration banquet.
After stepping off the stage, the members rushed to the dressing room, changed out of their performance costumes, put on clothes that were convenient for movement, then left the venue and got on the car to the celebration banquet venue.
The venue for the celebration banquet was very large, but the artists had their own private room. Six people sat in a small room, plus Ding Ling, Wei Gu and other staff members, and Su Junliang who came specially for this anniversary, there were more than a dozen people in total, just enough to fill one table.
If there was an experience bar for celebratory banquets, then the experience bar of everyone present would have been full long ago.
Excluding Su Junliang, who has been from the first to the fifth generation and has not debuted yet but is in full swing in the debut battle, has held many concerts and attended many celebratory banquets, although the others are all from the fifth generation, the Fifth Group has been debuting for four years and has held concerts one after another, which can be said to have set a record for concerts held by groups under Minghui Entertainment. Among all the groups that debuted for four years, no one has held as many concerts as the Fifth Group.
So the celebration party for the Fifth Regiment was really a lot of fun.
Even Ding Ling now only eats fat-reducing meals except for celebration banquets.
And every celebration party is her indulgent meal.
There were so many celebration banquets that her metabolism no longer allowed her to continue eating like this.
Seeing that everyone was present, Su Junliang raised his glass and began to talk and offer water.
"Today marks the fourth anniversary of the group's formation. Thank you all for your persistence and dedication over the past four years. You've all worked hard!"
After saying that, he took a sip of the water in the cup.
The other people at the table also stood up, holding colorful cups and starting to drink their drinks.
Ding Ling grinned, took a sip of hot tea, and started talking.
"I won't say much else, I'll just say today's concert was a huge success! Thank you for your hard work!"
After that, everyone sat down again, drinking various drinks and water.
Su Junliang and Ding Ling both spoke, so as the team leader, Qiu Yuge naturally had to speak as well.
Without saying much, Qiu Yuge just said three simple words while sitting down.
"Thanks for your hard work."
After saying that, Zhu Xiangming was the first to applaud.
"good!"
Then there was sporadic applause at the table. The speeches at the celebration banquet ended, but Cang Zizhen had already started eating.
Zhang Xiang, an assistant who had just been employed for a few months, looked left and right, and silently suppressed his urge to go out and find a waiter to order drinks.
No, is there anyone who only drinks water and drinks at a celebration party?
Even the big boss Su Junliang only drinks water?
Is this reasonable?
They say you're a well-behaved person, but are you really that well-behaved? You don't even drink in private?
It’s okay not to drink, after all, the artist is not very old, but the leader only gave a one-sentence speech at the celebration banquet?
Zhang Xiang looked at the group of people who were already absorbed in eating, and suddenly felt moved.
When he worked for his previous entertainment company, he was more than just a beast of burden; he felt like he had lost himself.
But after joining Minghui Entertainment and becoming an assistant to the fifth group, I suddenly felt like heaven and earth were completely different.
Artists are easy to talk to, they don’t have much work to do, and even leaders don’t talk nonsense.
What kind of magical job is this?
Mom, he's going to work here forever!
Zhang Xiang had tears in his eyes.
The meal was both quiet and lively.
When I say it's quiet, it's because not many people are talking at the table. When I say it's lively, it's because everyone's chopsticks are busy.
The members and assistants are all young people, at the age with a good appetite. After the concert, they have done so much exercise that they are already starving. Now they wish they could bury themselves in food, eating one mouthful after another, and cannot stop at all.
Lu Yao tasted a little of each dish, then put away his chopsticks, sat quietly aside, drank water, and watched everyone eat.
Zhang Xiang swallowed the food in his mouth and finally felt the hunger that had been scratching his head subside. When he looked up, he saw Lu Yao sitting quietly against the back of the chair.
Looking to the side, the remaining members were still indulging in eating. Yin Hongxue even took the plate and finished a whole serving of fried rice.
He nudged Wei Gu beside him and whispered, "Lu Yao isn't going to eat anymore?"
Without even looking up, Wei Gu swallowed what he had in his mouth before answering, "He's like this, don't worry about him."
After saying this, he attentively inspected the table, looking for the next dish to be prepared for his visit.
Zhang Xiang opened his mouth in surprise, then quickly closed it.
After working for the past few months, in addition to being satisfied with the work content, what surprised him the most was actually the members'...how to say it, unbridled?
Zhang Xiang pondered over the wording, and finally this word popped up in his mind.
So, this unscrupulous behavior extends not only to the artists, but also to their assistants?
This "unbridled" is not a derogatory term. In their daily work and life, Zhang Xiang can see the maturity of the members. It is even more than maturity. They have become at ease and even nonchalant.
But outside of this profession, Zhang Xiang sometimes feels a little weird.
Just like the celebration banquet nowadays.
Whether it was the speeches just now, the drinks in everyone's hands, or even the dishes on the table... they were all completely different from what Zhang Xiang had seen before.
In the presence of the company's top leader Su Junliang, the members were not at all reserved or restrained. They behaved as relaxed as they did at every previous celebration party when Su Junliang was not there.
This was no longer the intimacy formed by being too familiar with Su Junliang. In Zhang Xiang's opinion, it had become relaxed to a strange level.
Besides that, there are many other things.
For example, as a boy group with six members, before he and his assistants joined the group, there were only two casual assistants in the fifth group.
And one of them is a woman.
Is this reasonable?
He even had some bad guesses at that time.
For example, the people in this group are particularly difficult to serve, and the other assistants ran away because they couldn't stand it anymore, so only these two people are left.
After working for a few days, I realized that it was not that it was difficult to serve, but that it did not need to be served at all.
There are only a few opportunities to meet artists throughout the day.
And this is one of the weird things.
A not-so-obscure boy band, how come they don’t have much work?
Besides going to school, you also hold concerts?
Is this reasonable?
The most daily work of these newly hired assistants is to stay in the company and watch the group's materials from the past few years to get to know the members.
Paid entertainment?
It’s so cool.
However, the people who really need to be served are all in school and are not needed at all.
When they are not in school, they stay in the company to practice, but the company has everything and they don’t have much room to perform.
They only became a little busy when they were preparing for the concert.
After all, I'm going to go to another place with someone.
I also have to help carry clothes and water during rehearsals.
This workload…it’s simply heaven.
If Zhang Xiang hadn't known that he had joined Minghui Entertainment and that the artists he would be managing were from the Fifth Quadrant group, he would have thought he had been cheated.
Zhang Xiang once again thanked his sister in his heart for recommending him to work here.
After a relaxing and pleasant celebration banquet, everyone was full and it was already late.
Zhang Xiang and a group of assistants went outside to drive, and the members walked out a little behind.
Su Junliang walked to Lu Yao's side.
"Let me see you off."
Lu Yao nodded: "Okay."
Qiu Yuge heard the conversation between the two and turned to look at them.
He looked around for a while, and finally landed on Lu Yao: "Aren't you going back to the hotel?"
Lu Yao shook his head: "No."
Qiu Yuge curled his lips, wanting to say something, but swallowed it back. When he turned around to catch up with the team in front, his pace slowed down again.
He stopped for two steps and landed beside Su Junliang.
"Why do you want to go along?"
When Lu Yao left, he was always with Wei Gu.
Su Junliang hesitated for a moment and replied vaguely: "Something."
"..." Qiu Yuge: "Can I know?"
Su Junliang hesitated even more.
"Okay, I understand." Qiu Yuge nodded decisively and was about to move forward when Su Junliang's voice rang out.
"No, you, alas...you will know soon." After saying that, as if afraid that Qiu Yuge would ask again, Su Junliang hurriedly walked out. Lu Yao followed behind him, and when he passed Qiu Yuge, he turned his head to glance at him.
The moment their eyes met, Qiu Yuge suddenly felt that he saw a hint of smile on Lu Yao's face.
Qiu Yuge felt a tightness in his heart.
Soon, Qiu Yuge shook his head, trying to get rid of the previous scene from his mind.
There was no camera filming this, and he wasn't on stage, so why would Lu Yao laugh for no reason?
He probably ate too much and felt dizzy, so he was dreaming.
Thinking of this, Qiu Yuge looked up and saw Lu Yao disappearing behind the door.
Wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans, with relaxed steps, he looked no different from before, but Qiu Yuge suddenly felt uneasy.
He stretched out his hand to call out to the other person, but Lu Yao's figure had completely disappeared behind the heavy door, accompanied by the door closing heavily and the dull sound of the door closing ringing in his ears.
That night, Qiu Yuge slept uneasily for the first time in a long time. When he opened his eyes, the sky outside the window was still very dark. He picked up his cell phone and the time showed six o'clock.
A message popped up on Weibo: 'The person you follow just posted new content.'
Qiu Yuge clicked on it.
The page jumped to Minghui Entertainment's Weibo page.
@Minghui Entertainment:
Notice regarding the expiration of the contract between our company and its artist @Fifth Quadrant Group-Lu Yao
To all friends who follow Lu Yao:
The exclusive agency contract between our company and artist Lu Yao has officially expired.
After the contract expired, both parties decided not to renew it after friendly negotiations.
We sincerely thank Luyao for his trust and dedication during the past five years of our partnership, which has created countless wonderful moments and brilliant achievements. On behalf of all our colleagues, we wish Luyao all the best in the future!
At the same time, we would like to thank all fans and partners for their long-term support and love.
This is to announce.
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The shorter the words, the bigger the matter.
Qiu Yuge read this short Weibo post over and over again before he felt that he understood its meaning.
Lu Yao is leaving Minghui Entertainment from today...?
Are they no longer teammates?
Will he no longer be a member of the Fifth Quadrant from now on?
Qiu Yuge knew that this day would come sooner or later. Occasionally, when Ding Ling spoke, she would inadvertently reveal some clues, letting him know that this day would not be far away.
But he never thought that this day would come like this.
Without any warning, on an ordinary day that was no different from any other day, it came.
Qiu Yuge got up from the bed. Outside the window, under the gray sky, were passers-by hurrying to go to work early in the morning. As the wind blew, they huddled up their bodies and clutched their clothes tightly.
The cold winter wind has not completely faded away, but if you look closely, the bare trees on the roadside have quietly grown new branches.
Winter is coming to an end.
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