Chapter 254 College Entrance Examination, Final Preparation
June 7th, cloudy.
Xie Qingyu woke up before the alarm clock.
It’s not because he is nervous. He has always believed in the principle of “do your best and leave the rest to fate”.
All necessary preparations have been made, and the outcome will depend entirely on our strength.
All I can say is that he still isn't used to sleeping on a hotel bed.
At this moment, he is staying in a five-star hotel in Xing City, waiting for the college entrance examination to be over so that he can devote himself to work.
"Qingyu, are you up so early?"
Dafeng poked his head out from the sofa and saw that Xie Qingyu had already washed and dressed, so he hurriedly got up and put on his clothes.
Xie Qingyu frowned slightly: "Didn't I say that I don't have to keep watch? What if I catch a cold?"
Hu Xuan was afraid that he would need help during the exam, so she booked a suite for Dafeng to take care of him personally as a logistics support for the next two days.
Dafeng is also very honest. Last night, he embarrassedly grabbed his head in front of Xie Qingyu and said that Sister Hu gave him too much overtime pay and he wanted to sleep on the sofa to guard the night. He just ordered him around if he was thirsty or hungry.
Xie Qingyu sent her back to the next room with a remark that "the new way of growing flowers doesn't work with maids and servants".
Unexpectedly, this guy sneaked back in the middle of the night while he was sleeping.
"Hehe, Sister Hu really gave too much."
Dafeng scratched the back of his head and swiftly brought out the warm multi-grain porridge from the kitchen. "I feel guilty for taking so much money and still sleeping in the bedroom."
As the two sat across from each other for dinner, Xie Qingyu shook his head and smiled, "Are you stupid? You can't even be lazy."
"Ah? What?" Dafeng pretended not to hear and took big bites of the bun.
He only smiled secretly when Xie Qingyu lowered her head to drink the porridge.
He is not stupid.
These days, it's rare to find leaders like Hu Xuan and Xie Qingyu who are considerate of their subordinates.
The team benefits are good and the atmosphere is relaxed, so many people are scrambling to get in.
It would be foolish not to cherish such a good job.
After breakfast, Xie Qingyu and Dafeng took a car to the examination venue.
The admission ticket, ID card and stationery have already been prepared, just waiting for the entrance bell to ring.
"Qingyu, aren't you nervous? Seeing so many people, I'm starting to sweat!"
Dafeng looked at the dark crowd outside the school gate and felt a chill down his spine, as if he was back in the year of his college entrance examination.
Xie Qingyu withdrew his gaze from the window: "Not bad."
Vehicles were unable to enter the examination area, which was crowded with parents sending their children to take the exam.
"Ding——" the entrance bell suddenly rang.
"Dafeng, you and the driver can go to the nearby shopping mall and pick me up when the time comes."
Xie Qingyu lowered the brim of his hat and opened the car door. "It's not easy to park here."
Before the assistant could utter the blessing he had been preparing for a long time, the slender figure had already strode towards the school gate.
How can he look nervous at all?
Dafeng looked at the leader's receding back and suddenly felt a little melancholy: It's good to have long legs, even when you walk you bring the wind with you.
In accordance with the examination room regulations, Xie Qingyu took the initiative to take off his baseball cap outside the classroom.
The candidates around him had recognized him as early as yesterday afternoon when they saw the examination environment. If they could say they were excited, they were definitely excited to be in the same examination room with a big star.
But the college entrance examination is a major event in life after all, so I must focus on it. I can brag to my classmates only after I finish the exam.
After receiving the Chinese test papers, Xie Qingyu habitually checked for any printing problems.
After confirming that everything was correct, his eyes fell on the ancient poetry and prose dictation questions.
Although you cannot write now, you can think of the answers in advance and fill them in directly when the exam starts.
The difficulty of the test paper has obviously increased a level compared to last year.
The textbooks are being revised and the test questions are getting more difficult every year. I guess other subjects won’t be easy either.
I can only comfort myself secretly: the sooner I take the exam, the sooner I’ll be relieved.
The two-day exam passed in a flash.
The comprehensive science exam ended on the afternoon of the 8th, and the students in the exam room were all in a trance.
Xie Qingyu was also rubbing his swollen temples. What happened to the promise that “mathematics is difficult but comprehensive science is easy”?
I didn't feel it at all.
The fatigue brought by the high-intensity exam only came flooding back at this moment.
But he had to leave the examination room as soon as possible.
The media was strictly restricted during the college entrance examination, but now that the exam is over, those cameras are probably already waiting outside the school.
Sure enough, as soon as I walked out of the school gate, I saw flashing cameras in the parents’ group.
Xie Qingyu lowered the brim of his hat and walked quickly to the agreed location under the cover of the crowd.
As soon as I got into the car, a bunch of brilliant sunflowers appeared before my eyes.
"Congratulations to our great star Xie on completing the college entrance examination successfully and winning the 'Sunflower' award in one fell swoop~" Hu Xuan turned around from the front row and said with a smile.
After the car door closed, Xie Qingyu asked with a smile, "Did you come here specially?"
To be honest, I was a little touched.
During this period, Hu Xuan went around and managed to create a pure land for him.
She had to coordinate the creation of the new album and at the same time withstand the pressure from the company to give him time to review.
Many... no, it should be said that most agencies will not allow their popular artists to have such a long idle period, and they cannot do it.
But Hu Xuan just said, "Don't worry about it," and took all the trivial matters on herself.
"Stop! No need for polite words."
Hu Xuan couldn't stand the sentimental drama and immediately switched to work mode. "The exam is over, and the demo is submitted. Now I have no reason to put off work, right?"
Xie Qingyu couldn't help but laugh: "As you say, Manager Hu. What are your plans next?"
"Of course, we're going to take our recently liberated celebrity Xie out for a big meal~" Hu Xuan gestured to the driver to start.
We have to avoid too many foods during the exam preparation period, so today is a good day to let my child satisfy his craving, because after that we have to devote ourselves to work.
Just as Xie Qingyu was about to agree, a special reminder tone suddenly rang in his mailbox - this was the exclusive reminder he set for the original tracks on his new album.
After scanning the email, he turned helplessly to Hu Xuan, who was making a restaurant reservation: "Sister, no need to book, I may not be able to eat today."
"Stand me up in front of everyone?" Hu Xuan raised an eyebrow.
Xie Qingyu shook his phone and said, "My original song has passed review. I have to rush back to Yun City for a meeting."
Previously, the platform allowed members to try their hand at creation and submit their work for unified evaluation.
When there was no response for a long time, he thought the platform had decided to use purchased tracks.
I just received a notification unexpectedly that both his and You Jinzhao’s original songs were selected.
Moreover, Xie Qingyu took into consideration that MYST7 was a concept group, so the core concept of the original song he wrote, "Resonance Quadrant", was also adopted.
The email notification sent so far stated that his original song "DUAL" will be produced as the title song.
To be honest, Xie Qingyu didn't expect that this song would be so popular with the platform.
After all, lyrical songs are his comfort zone, but the style of "DUAL" this time is Hip-hop Trap, which he rarely tried in the past.
You Jinzhao's "Misplaced Weather" is included as a ballad. The mini-album consists of 6 tracks, with the remaining 4 being purchased works.
It’s not that the other members’ works are bad, it’s just that their styles don’t match the title song.
After all, there was no unified theme when creating, which led to different styles of works.
You Jinzhao's music was selected because it subtly resonates with the theme.
However, these choices are not something Xie Qingyu and the members should worry about at the moment.
"So the big meal is ruined?" Hu Xuan knew that the album was more important, but still couldn't help teasing him.
"I'll treat you next time." Xie Qingyu promised with a smile.
"Okay, take Yuanyuan and Dafeng to Yun City."
Hu Xuan sent a message saying, "Please drop me off at a nearby supermarket. I'll wait for a separate bus back to Hai City."
"Aren't you going with me?" Dafeng blurted out.
Hu Xuan was calm and composed: "A big star wants to 'retreat', so he has to go back and arrange his schedule?"
For Yunchuang, the album production period is a disguised retreat. However, the college entrance examination is important, and the new album is equally important, so all other work has to be put aside.
Early in the morning of the second day after returning to Yun City, all members of MYST7 gathered at Yueyu Times.
Today, the company's facade has been completely renewed, the decoration has become more luxurious, and a huge poster of the team is hung in the most conspicuous position in the main entrance hall.
They are afraid that others don’t know that this is their leading boy band.
Wei Liangchen rushed into the meeting room, carrying a lot of bags. Seeing that everyone was already there, he asked hurriedly, "Is Old Xu not here yet?"
"No, what are you carrying?" Ding Zai stared at the snakeskin bag on the ground with a puzzled look on his face.
“Local specialties!”
Wei Liangchen grinned smugly, "I almost got detained at security. I went back to the dorm tonight and cooked it. I'm sure the album production period will pass in a flash."
You Jinzhao was shocked and complained, "Is this a knockout drug? Is the effect so strong?"
"Go away, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!"
Wei Liangchen pounded his lower back when his eyes suddenly met Xie Qingyu's. His eyes lit up immediately and he rushed over to hug her. "My benefactor! Congratulations on escaping suffering... um——"
Xie Qingyu covered his mouth accurately, smiling gently: "Use your mouth politely. If you do that again, I'll slap you."
There was a hint of madness in his calm tone.
Ever since this guy came back from a fashion show abroad, he has developed the habit of kissing on the cheek.
The key is whether what he learns is foreign or local. Others just apply it on the surface, but he just goes straight to the mouth.
As a key "victim", Xie Qingyu has developed a conditioned reflex-like defense mechanism.
Just then, Xu Zhou walked in with a stack of documents in his arms. Seeing this, he hesitated and said, "Am I... not here at the right time?"
Then he added: "You should pay attention to your influence in public places."
Xie Qingyu held his forehead and let go, and Wei Liangchen then obediently returned to his seat.
The same conference room, the same people, but the meaning of this gathering is different.
Their first album "Seventh Night", which they prepared here more than half a year ago, has now become a regular on major music charts.
And today, the second mini album "X2" is officially on the agenda.
Xie Qingyu opened the business plan.
Compared to a regular album, the information in a mini album is indeed much more concise.
The album title "X2" continues the core concept he proposed and expands the world view on the original basis.
X symbolizes the "current self" and X2 represents "another possible self".
By comparing real-life scenes, the film explores the eternal themes of "choice and regret" and "similarity and difference", triggering real emotional resonance.
"Energy resonance" is used as a metaphor for the chemical reaction between members. X represents the individual characteristics of each member, and the square represents the cumulative effect produced by the collision of characteristics.
Through artistic expressions such as "mirror dance" and "twin energy", the overlapping trajectories of "stage personality" and "private authenticity" are displayed.
The setting is relatively novel, but I don’t know how the public and fans will accept this style. This remains to be verified.
In fact, Xie Qingyu initially thought that the platform would continue the safe route of "The Seventh Night", but unexpectedly, they were really courageous. In other words, it was also a deepening of their trust in their own boy group.
The album includes six tracks: the title song "DUAL", the lyrical song "Misplaced Weather", and four stylized songs: "∞ Cycle", "Overlapping Shadows", "Quadratic Sugar Cube" and "Polyphony".
In addition to Xie Qingyu's breakthrough work, You Jinzhao's "Misplaced Weather" fully demonstrates his creative advantages, and the other purchased tracks are also of high quality.
With the success of their first album, can this album "X2" allow MYST7 to reach new heights, or will it become a stumbling block on their road to growth?
At this moment, the members, the platform, the various brokerage companies, and even the entire industry are waiting with bated breath...
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