Chapter 176 TOP IDOL Announcement
Wei Liangchen stared at the email title and couldn't help asking, "'TOP IDOL'? What on earth is this announcement?"
You Jinzhao scrolled through his phone without even looking up. "Isn't it written on the back? Why, are you becoming less literate the older you get?"
As a childhood friend, he knew Wei Liangchen's bad habits too well. This guy was just too lazy to scroll down the details page. This bad habit must not be allowed to continue!
Wei Liangchen curled his lips after being exposed and could only continue reading obediently.
The name sounds very impressive, but it is actually a variety show of idol sports meeting.
However, in recent years, such activities have not been strictly controlled. The idol sports games have been turned into rookie sports games. Regardless of identity, as long as they are not very famous, they can participate to increase their popularity.
This program "TOP IDOL" created by Grape TV is nominally an idol sports meeting, but in fact its scale far exceeds that of ordinary idol sports meetings.
The program features top idol groups as core guests, and through high-intensity competitive events and entertaining talent competitions, it fully showcases the charm of top idols.
In other words, its identity is not just limited to being an idol, it must also be a group, and finally the group's popularity cannot be low, in order to be eligible to participate in this variety show.
The most attractive thing is that the top three groups in the final points will receive enviable top-level endorsement resources.
"Wow, this is a huge investment!" Ding couldn't help but click his tongue as he looked at the long list of resources.
Indeed, considering Grape TV’s past style and its weaknesses in this area, this time it can be said to be a big move.
You know, even MYST7’s personal business has been released.
Now, in order to create this ace variety show, the platform not only spent a lot of money to invite top groups, but also spared no expense to prepare generous rewards.
In fact, at first, Grape TV just wanted to copy the model of other platforms and hold an ordinary idol sports meeting for the groups from "Road to Star Dreams".
Who would have thought that the show would become so popular, not only making a lot of money, but also unexpectedly gaining the leading boy group MYST7.
The platform suddenly became more confident and ambitious, and was determined to make the event a grand one.
Besides, they are quite confident in their own MYST7 group, so the rewards will be generous.
When our own boy group wins first place, won’t we get the bulk of the reward back?
This is called keeping the wealth within the family!
As long as the meat is rotten in the pot, it’s not a loss!
Xie Qingyu and the others naturally had no idea that the platform had such mysterious confidence in them.
At the moment, he was more concerned about the itinerary: "When do we leave?"
Although the email stated that the event would be held in Beijing, the specific departure time was not mentioned.
However, according to convention, agent Xuzhou should notify Gu Qi separately.
As expected, as soon as Xie Qingyu finished speaking, Gu Qi's phone vibrated.
He quickly browsed the message and handed the phone directly to Xie Qingyu, while explaining to the other members: "This event was actually prepared during the competition, and the platform has been preheated for a long time. We need to go there in advance to conduct project training, so..."
He paused, "Old Xu has even booked the plane ticket for tomorrow morning."
As the leading boy band, they were the last to receive this notice.
"So urgent?" Everyone thought of Fanxing who was still receiving a checkup from Nina.
The placement of the little one has not yet been finalized.
Fortunately, Nina, who had known about this for a long time, was incredibly efficient. Just as Fanxing finished her examination, she called.
Knowing that all the members were together, she directly called Gu Yan - and the phone happened to be in Xie Qingyu's hand at that time.
After receiving Gu Yan's affirmative look, Xie Qingyu pressed the answer button, and Nina's capable voice came immediately.
"The test results are out. Fanxing is generally healthy, with no infectious or genetic diseases. However..."
She paused, "The little guy wandered around for a while right after he was weaned, and he's a little malnourished now."
Nina continued to elaborate on the doctor's instructions: Deworming, vaccinations, and bathing are not allowed for the time being. Weekly weighing is required, and eating and bowel movements must be closely monitored. Continued care can only begin once the patient's condition has improved.
You Jinchao and others who had never raised a pet were stunned by the professional terms - this care process was even more detailed than raising a child!
If it weren't for the help of Bai Lang's mother, it would have been impossible to provide such thoughtful care given the busy schedule they were about to embark on, especially during the critical recovery period of the first two weeks.
"Thank you, Sister Nina, for your hard work." Xie Qingyu's voice softened unconsciously, and her shoulders relaxed slightly.
When he learned that Fanxing was not seriously injured, he finally felt relieved.
"Of course," Nina responded crisply. "I've already contacted Bai Lang's mother. I'll send the kitten over shortly. Just focus on preparing for tomorrow's trip."
She was afraid that these kids would be obsessed with this matter and it would cause trouble if it delayed their trip, so she hurried to make all the arrangements so that they wouldn't be thinking about this matter during training.
After hanging up the phone, the living room became quiet for a while.
Leo stared at the exaggerated steampunk clock on the wall and suddenly said, "What do you think...by the time we get back from the competition, will Fanxing no longer recognize us?"
Ding threw a pillow at him: "Silly dog! How can a cat's memory be that bad!"
Xie Qingyu looked down at the photo of stars that had just been saved on his phone's screen saver—it was a snapshot taken during the inspection that Nina had just sent him.
The little furry ball curled up on the examination table, with a bit of panic in its round eyes, but it had already learned to look for the camera, which was very smart.
He couldn't help but touch the screen with his fingertips, as if he could touch the soft little head.
Bai Lang had sat down beside him at some point, his voice soft but clear enough: "My mom loves these." After a pause, he added: "She posts videos every day."
Xie Qingyu looked up, met Bai Yan's calm gaze, and smiled softly. What should he do? Why did he feel like he was becoming more and more pretentious as he was being indulged by this group of people?
"Okay, let's see what we can eat. I'm almost starving to death!" Wei Liangchen felt uncomfortable when he was hungry, and he collapsed on the sofa and yelled.
In order to complete the assigned tasks, they worked so hard that they forgot to eat and sleep. It was already past mealtime. They didn't feel hungry when they were busy, but now as soon as they sat down, they felt hungry instantly.
Xie Qingyu returned the phone to Gu Qi, stood up and said, "How about some noodles to eat first?" This is fast, so we can eat something casually now and make a big meal in the evening (order takeout).
As soon as he said this, several people who were already using their phones to check the food delivery platform immediately threw their phones away. They obviously wanted to revisit the delicious noodles that Xie Qingyu had made at the base.
Xie Qingyu entered the kitchen, followed by a row of people who were helping to prepare the food as usual.
If they want to eat noodles, it must be the invincible black gold luxury PLUS version of noodles!
That is the soul of the noodles!!!
So, on the first day of moving in, the seven guys had already started to 'clean the refrigerator'.
"Qingyu, this hot pot base is a must. It will have no soul without it!" You Jinzhao held up the bag of red oil base, his eyes bright with surprise.
Xie Qingyu nodded in agreement, took it, tore it open and put it into the pot where the water was already boiling.
The hot pot base hadn't even melted yet, but Wei Liangchen came over with a bunch of meat, "My benefactor, I must eat the beef and squid. And this luncheon meat is my favorite. You have to put some in!"
Xie Qingyu also felt that since there were so many of them, it would not be enough to just eat noodles. Adding some meat would make the nutrition more balanced. He nodded, took the noodles, washed them, and put them in the pot.
So, once this door was opened, things started to get out of control.
"Since we've already made the hot pot base, how can we not have meatballs in it? And my favorite fish roe too, right?"
Ding was pouring various meatballs into the pot, and the fish roe balls were floating happily in the soup.
"Why is it all meat? It's too greasy! This bowl of noodles is incomplete without vegetables." Gu Yan threw the washed vegetables into the pot.
Then, Leo held up the box of quail eggs and said, "Brother! There are still quail eggs here. We won't be back for a day or two. They will go bad if we keep them in the refrigerator. Let's put them in the refrigerator!"
"My favorite potatoes aren't there! This isn't right! I'll go cut some up!"
"We already have potatoes, so how can the divine lotus root be absent?"
"And there's fresh beef. This has to be eaten fresh. It tastes terrible if it's been frozen for too long. Let's get it ready!"
“…”
When Bai Lang came over, Xie Qingyu finally realized with a broken heart that the largest deep pot in the kitchen that he had specially selected was now filled to the brim with all kinds of ingredients, and the swollen meatballs were almost pushing open the lid.
"This..." Bai Lang's voice sounded in his ears.
"Absolutely don't add any more!" Xie Qingyu held the lid of the pot tightly, his voice trembling. He rarely loses his composure like this!!!
Bai Lang silently raised a bundle of noodles: "Aren't we...going to eat noodles?"
Xie Qingyu was shocked to realize that in the process of frantically adding ingredients, they actually forgot the original protagonist - the White Moonlight Noodles!
And so, just like that, a dramatic scene appeared on the dining table - Xie Qingyu and Bai Yan carried the giant soup pot on the left and right, and placed it in the middle of the dining table with a "clang".
The mountain of ingredients on the red oil soup noodles silenced the five "culprits" who were waiting for the meal.
"I remember... just adding a little bit?" Ding Zai poked the fish balls floating on the top layer with the trembling tip of his chopsticks, and his voice changed.
The other four nodded rapidly, their faces filled with innocence. Xie Qingyu rubbed his temples tiredly. "Aren't you hungry? Come on, eat."
"Don't worry! We will definitely finish the meal!" Wei Liangchen patted his chest and guaranteed. There were so many of them, so there would definitely be no problem!
He didn't notice the pitying look Xie Qingyu gave him at all.
"Why is there no noodles, brother? Where did the noodles go?" Leo wanted to pick up the noodles with his chopsticks, but found that there were none.
Everyone except Bai Lang had the same question. Didn’t we agree to eat noodles?
Without needing to thank Qingyu for helping him, Bai Tang calmly picked up a lone noodle with his chopsticks and waved it in front of everyone: "Here."
The poor noodle hung limply, as if accusing itself of its own tragic fate.
"This pot is overloaded." Xie Qingyu looked helplessly at the pot in the middle, "Hurry and solve it."
Just like that, the menu transitioned from delicious and silky noodles to maocai.
At first, everyone enjoyed the meal, but as time went on, the food in the pot seemed to have the ability to reproduce.
"Why do I feel like I'm eating more and more?!" You Jinchao asked in disbelief. He was already so full that he couldn't eat any more. Xie Qingyu and Bai Lang beside him had already put down their chopsticks.
Because they didn't want to waste anything, the five culprits had already started the process of "whoever laid it, eats it". Xie Qingyu held his forehead and he knew it!
This delayed lunch lasted from noon until dusk, when the seven teenagers finally finished the pot of "unfathomable" maocai.
When Wei Liangchen swallowed the last piece of potato with tears in his eyes, everyone collapsed in their chairs feeling relieved.
When the delicious, spicy crayfish delivery arrived at dinnertime, only Xie Qingyu and Bai Tang had any appetite left. The other five slumped, and Leo, draped over Xie Qingyu's shoulders, wailed as he refused the shrimp his brother offered him: "Brother... I don't even want to eat tomorrow morning!"
After saying that, he buried his face in Xie Qingyu's neck. He also didn't want to see hot pot and maocai again. He was already hurt by them just this one time.
"Second!" The other four "injured" people said in unison while huddled on the sofa and browsing their phones.
Xie Qingyu smiled softly and was about to put the piece of shrimp that Leo hadn't eaten into her mouth, but she saw Bai Lang silently pushing a small plate of whole shrimp tails.
He tilted his head in confusion: "Aren't you going to eat?" He seemed to be eating very happily just now.
Bai Lang then put the shrimp he had just peeled into his mouth and responded briefly, "Eat." His voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible.
Seeing that the other party had a good appetite, Xie Qingyu continued to peel the shrimp with peace of mind. He caught a glimpse of the plate of shrimp meat hanging aside, and Bai Tang's shrimp peeling movements slowed down significantly.
It was not until Xie Qingyu began to enjoy the dish of shrimp tails that his bony hands resumed their original rhythm of peeling shrimps.
In the living room, the dim light from the TV reflected on the faces of the teenagers.
Leo had fallen asleep on Xie Qingyu's shoulder. Wei Liangchen and You Jinzhao were arguing quietly about the ownership of the remote control, while Ding Zai and Gu Qi were browsing their phones discussing tomorrow's schedule.
Bai Lang was peeling the shrimp shells attentively, and from time to time he would quietly put the fattest shrimp tails into Xie Qingyu's plate.
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