The third performance 5
In this world, Chen Xiu basically had no acquaintances, so he thought that the director wanted to talk to him about something. Without thinking too much, he just nodded and followed the assistant director away.
Looking at Chen Xiu's back, a trainee asked curiously: "The production team is pretty good. They are looking for Chen Xiu now. Is it because they banned Chen Xiu from the competition for the King of Popularity and want to compensate him?"
"Yes, Chen Xiu's face is unique, not to mention his strong ability. If Chen Xiu hadn't been banned, it wouldn't have been his turn..."
Before he finished speaking, the trainee next to him coughed a few times to remind him: "Ahem..."
Although this is a recognized fact, saying it in front of Shang Yu and Song Chengwang makes one sound a bit low in EQ, as if one's brain is squeezed by the door.
The person who said this had no ill intentions, he just spoke too quickly. After being reminded, he looked at Shang Yu and Song Chengwang apologetically: "Sorry, sorry, look at my broken mouth, I really didn't mean anything bad..."
Before he could finish his words, Song Chengwang interrupted him nonchalantly: "Don't be nervous, I don't take it to heart."
Song Chengwang looked at Shang Yu: "Besides, what you said is the truth, there is nothing wrong with saying it, don't you think so, Shang Yu?"
Hearing this, Shang Yu nodded and said, "Yes."
After saying that, Shang Yu answered the question that someone had asked before with a firm tone: “It’s impossible that the program team is looking for Shen Xiu.”
He knew Shi Buwen, there would be compensation, but not now.
Currently, Chen Xiu is still in the program team of "Young Man Invincible". This program team is already popular and Chen Xiu is also very popular, so there is no need for icing on the cake.
He is not saying that adding icing on the cake is bad, but it is far less good than sending timely help.
Xiang Yueting was curious: "Ah? Why? How do you know so clearly?"
Shen Xiu's back disappeared before his eyes. Shang Yu retracted his gaze and replied to Xiang Yueting: "I guessed."
Xiang Yueting: "...You are so confident in your guess. You are really amazing. I almost believed it."
Shang Yu smiled and said nothing.
Jiang Yanxi's eyes stayed on Shang Yu for a moment, and he changed the subject: "The production team has agreed to let us go out for dinner tonight, so let's all go back to our dormitories and get ready."
Zhuang Yi said, "That's true. We might get photographed if we go out. I have a bit of idol baggage now. I have to dress up properly so that my fans won't be disappointed."
"I have to make my eyes bigger. I don't have many fans to begin with, and I can't drive my beloved fans away with my ugliness."
"That's right. I'll go back now to take a bath and burn incense, so I can be in the best condition to meet my fans!"
Everyone joked with themselves for a while and then went back to their dormitories.
Of course, the looks of the trainees who have made it this far are all above the passing line. I say this just as a joke to divert the audience's attention away from the previous discussion.
[Not bad, not bad. You know how to dress yourself up.] 】
[If your looks aren’t good enough, you can make up for it by dressing up, hahaha]
[To be honest, a clean and refreshing environment makes people feel comfortable when looking at it. 】
[Wait...So, where did Boss Xiu go? 】
[Oh my god, I almost got led astray!] After Brother Xiu followed the assistant director into the program crew's work area, I couldn't see who he was going to meet. This must be killing me! 】
[Wait, I seem to have discovered a big secret, does anyone know who the program director is? The directors who come out are always assistant directors. This program crew is so rich, the chief director is really mysterious. 】
In the corridor.
The moment the assistant director pushed the door open and saw the person inside, he smiled and said respectfully, "Teacher Jiang, you must be waiting impatiently. I'll call Shen Xiu for you."
Shen Xiu, who was outside the door, was stunned when he heard the voice of Teacher Jiang.
After walking in, he saw a person wearing a cheongsam and glasses in the room, exuding a bookish air. Shen Xiu's whole body tensed up instantly, and he spoke nervously and apprehensively: "Hello, teacher."
When the assistant director heard Shen Xiu coming in, he called him "teacher" without introducing himself. He didn't call him "Teacher Jiang", but the more familiar "teacher", which surprised him.
Jiang Jinya is not only a professor at the famous Jinghe University, but also a famous veteran artist. The reason why many movies and TV series are classics and popular is inseparable from Jiang Jinya's guidance.
Sure enough, the assistant director thought, just as the audience guessed, Shen Xiu's background was a little bit deeper.
"Yeah." Jiang Jinya hummed and looked at the assistant director: "Thank you, Xiao Xu."
The assistant director immediately understood what Jiang Jinya meant, and said with a smile: "It's not hard, it's not hard. Since Chen Xiu is here, I won't bother you."
The assistant director turned around, closed the door and left.
The assistant director left the room and when he turned the corner of the corridor, he was almost startled by Shi Buwen who turned the corner.
"Director Shi, do you know that scaring people to death can be a big deal?"
Shi Buwen looked gloomy: "I don't know. Let me ask you, what did they say?"
The assistant director repeated what he had heard to Shi Buwen.
After hearing this, the assistant director witnessed with his own eyes that Shi Buwen's expression instantly turned as sour as the pickled cucumbers he had eaten at noon.
Shi Buwen sighed: "Well, I thought the teacher came to see me, but I didn't expect that he came to see Chen Xiu. After all, the back waves push the front waves out, and I, the front wave, was beaten to death on the beach by Chen Xiu."
Assistant Director: "...Director Shi, this doesn't seem to be the right word to use."
"I don't care, I'm using it this way now."
"That's right. I am nothing. Becoming a disciple can't save a loser like me."
“The teacher doesn’t remember me, so it’s only natural that he would look for this outstanding kid like Shen Xiu.”
"After all, I have been in the business for so many years, and I finally made a comeback thanks to my cousin as an advisor."
“I am indeed a…”
The assistant director chose to raise his hands and cover his ears to reject the negative energy from the chief director.
In the room.
Shen Xiu heard the sound of a door closing behind him, and he became even more uneasy when he thought that he and his teacher were the only ones left in the room.
There was nothing Shen Xiu could do. No matter how old he got, he would always get nervous when facing a teacher.
What's more, he couldn't imagine the teacher's purpose in coming here to find him.
When Shen Xiu was anxiously guessing, he heard Jiang Jinya's voice.
"Why did you think of participating in this show?"
Jiang Jinya passed by here and wanted to come and see Shi Buwen, but she didn't expect to see the photo of Shen Xiu in the training camp after coming in.
Jiang Jinya had a profound influence on Shen Xiu. Not only Jiang Jinya, but all of Shen Xiu's subject teachers were impressed by this taciturn, scholarship-winning student.
She still remembered that Shen Xiu said he wanted to be a director.
To this end, she watched all the homework short films shot by Shen Xiu, which were very thoughtful and spiritual.
If Shen Xiu can continue to excel until graduation, she will introduce him to people in the circle so that he can gradually get closer to his dream.
Jiang Jinya couldn't understand what happened to Shen Xiu, who wanted to be a director, and why he participated in a boy band audition.
The teacher cannot be told about the system. Even if the system allows it, if this matter is made public, everyone will think he is crazy.
Therefore, Chen Xiu chose to honestly explain his original intention: "Because food and accommodation are provided here..."
Hearing Shen Xiu's calm answer, Jiang Jinya: "......"
I don't really understand today's young people, their jokes are so unremarkable.
"As long as you are happy." While speaking, Jiang Jinya stared at Shen Xiu without blinking.
The teacher is a senior, and it is disrespectful to look away when speaking. Shen Xiu gritted his teeth and looked at the teacher, and replied dryly: "Okay teacher, I am very happy."
Chen Xiu was afraid that the teacher would think he was not doing his job properly, so he forced himself to get rid of the panic after seeing the teacher and think about his explanation so that the teacher would not misunderstand him.
Hearing Shen Xiu's calm answer, Jiang Jinya nodded slightly: "Then do you still want to be a director?"
Shen Xiu nodded without hesitation: “I want to!”
At this moment, Shen Xiu finally calmed down a little from his nervousness and repeated to the teacher what he had thought of in his mind.
"Teacher, I will not delay my studies, nor will I give up my dreams."
Shen Xiu knew at school that Teacher Jiang was very powerful.
Classmates often say that many artists and directors in the entertainment industry have to make an appointment with Teacher Jiang’s assistant if they want to meet him.
If they were not Teacher Jiang's students, they would not be able to see Teacher Jiang at all. Shen Xiu was flattered that Teacher Jiang, who was so busy and powerful, could care about him, and he was even more afraid that she would be disappointed in him.
Of course, there are many excellent teachers in the school. When Chen Xiu was in class, he heard students talking about several professors in the school. They said that they had their own companies and teams, and the money they could earn from a project was much higher than a professor's monthly salary.
After Shen Xiu finished speaking, he knew that his words sounded too short, and added nervously: “Teacher, please believe me.”
Jiang Jinya did not see any perfunctory expression from Chen Xiu's face. Moreover, when Chen Xiu faced her, he had a calm and composed expression from beginning to end, neither humble nor arrogant.
Obviously, Shen Xiu has already figured out how to go his own way in the future and should have a clear plan for his own future.
Jiang Jinya thought that Chen Xiu must have his reasons or purposes for suddenly participating in this talent show.
Maybe...it's to select actors for future collaboration?
It is not uncommon for idols to cross over into the acting industry nowadays.
In short, Chen Xiu understood what he was doing. As for the free food and lodging, it was probably a joke from Chen Xiu. Although Chen Xiu had told jokes only occasionally, it had happened before.
Jiang Jinya breathed a sigh of relief: "Just know what's going on in your mind." Chen Xiu was indeed the same as always, always with a clear purpose in mind no matter what he did, and never made anyone worry too much.
Chen Xiu could tell that the teacher was worried about him, afraid that his studies would be affected by participating in the talent show and came to remind him, and he felt sad.
"Thank you, teacher."
After he finished speaking, Shen Xiu realized that his voice was a little hoarse due to being choked with emotion.
Shen Xiu: “….”
Help! He choked up in front of the teacher. How embarrassing!
Shen Xiu was so embarrassed that his scalp was numb and he didn't dare to say anything.
Jiang Jinya watched Shen Xiu's performance on the stage in her room. When she heard Shen Xiu's hoarse voice, she thought that it was normal for Shen Xiu's voice to be hoarse because he used his voice too much when practicing singing.
After all, no matter what Chen Xiu did, he would always be 120% serious, so Jiang Jinya didn't find it strange.
"As long as you understand what you are doing, the teacher won't worry."
The teacher didn't mention his choking, so he must have pretended not to hear him choking to save his face.
Shen Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, swallowed secretly, and made sure that his voice would not choke and embarrass himself before saying, "Thank you, teacher."
"Okay, go play with your friends. Next time you're free, you and Xiao Wen can come to my house for dinner. There are five new movies coming out during the summer vacation. Scan them all and analyze them for me while you're at dinner."
This was not the first time that Shen Xiu visited Jiang Jinya’s house, so he was used to it and nodded obediently: “Okay, teacher!”
"Well...goodbye, teacher."
After Shen Xiu said goodbye, he turned around, opened the door, and then gently closed it again.
Hearing a slight click, Shen Xiu's tense body instantly relaxed.
The teacher’s aura is too strong. No matter how many times he sees him, he can’t help but feel nervous. Maybe... this is the innate fear of being dominated by the teacher as a student?
Wait...Teacher Jiang just asked him to go out for dinner with Director Shi?
Shen Xiu took a few steps and realized belatedly what Teacher Jiang had just said to him.
When he thought about Shi Buwen not letting him wear a shirt and taking shameful photos of him, Chen Xiu felt a fear that he wanted to escape but couldn't.
As for analyzing the five summer movies, Shen Xiu was used to it and didn't find it scary.
When Chen Xiu returned to the dormitory, he met the curious looks of his roommates. He wanted to ignore them, but he had to bite the bullet and ask, "What's wrong?"
Everyone was used to hearing Shen Xiu's cold voice and didn't think that Shen Xiu was deliberately being cold to them. Shen Xiu just didn't care about anything and was not targeting them.
As soon as Chen Xiu opened his mouth, Xiang Yueting couldn't suppress his curiosity and spoke like jumping beans.
"Who called you over?"
"Is it the director? The chief director? Only the most popular person can see what the chief director looks like, so what does he look like?"
"Why are you called over here? Is there any special reward?"
"yes......."
Xiang Yueting's words were too dense, and Shen Xiu's head was buzzing. Before he could think of how to respond to the first sentence, Xiang Yueting jumped to the next sentence.
Song Chengwang saw that Shen Xiu remained silent, and looked at Xiang Yueting with helplessness in his cold eyes, as if he was looking at a naive and curious child.
In order to hear Chen Xiu's answer earlier, Song Chengwang had to interrupt Xiang Yueting and ask him not to affect Chen Xiu's satisfaction of their curiosity.
"That's enough. Can you please answer one sentence at a time? How can Shen Xiu answer so many questions at once?"
Song Chengwang didn't say a word. Shen Xiu felt that Xiang Yueting was childish because he was also curious about the questions Xiang Yueting asked.
When Shen Xiu heard Song Chengwang's words, he shifted his gaze away from Xiang Yueting and looked at Song Chengwang with gratitude.
Unexpectedly, Song Chengwang was so arrogant, serious, and sharp-tongued, but at the critical moment, he was a very nice person and would help him out!
Meeting Shen Xiu's chilly gaze, Song Chengwang: "......"
Tsk, Shen Xiu is too perceptive! Didn't he get involved just because he wanted to hear the answer earlier? Unexpectedly, Shen Xiu saw through his purpose at a glance.
Chen Xiu looked at Song Chengwang gratefully, and noticed the eager gazes from his roommates. He recalled Xiang Yueting's questions and answered them one by one.
"It's Teacher Jiang Jinya. She called me over because she was worried that I would miss out on my studies and was concerned about my academic performance."
"It wasn't the director who approached me." So there was no question of any reward.
After listening to Shen Xiu's words, everyone was silent.
Jiang Yanxi: "Is it... the teacher Jiang Jinya that I was thinking of?"
Shang Yu nodded: "You are right."
Shi Buwen is Jiang Jinya's student and also an elder known to the adults in their family. It is not surprising that he passed by here to see Shi Buwen.
Shang Yu just didn’t expect that Shen Xiu and Jiang Jinya knew each other.
Although Shang Yu had little contact with this senior, she took the initiative to care about him. It seemed that Shen Xiu was so outstanding that even the elders acknowledged him.
Song Chengwang secretly memorized Jiang Jinya's name and planned to go home and find someone to introduce her to him.
After all, looking at the looks of Shang Yu and Shen Xiu, they both knew each other, so he definitely had to know him!
The remaining few people thought: What? Is there anyone who can get the care from Teacher Jiang Jinya? ah? It’s Chen Xiu? That’s okay. After all, Chen Xiu is so outstanding. Based on knowing Teacher Jiang, is it difficult to please Teacher Jiang, who is an elder? Not difficult!
Thinking of Teacher Jiang asking him to go out for dinner with the scary director and do a movie analysis homework, Shen Xiu continued, "Let me go out for dinner with the director."
After saying that, Shen Xiu thought about it carefully, and after summarizing it, he said honestly: "That's it, there's nothing else."
All of Xiang Yueting’s questions have been answered, so there shouldn’t be anything missing, right?
The friends who were shocked after hearing the previous answer were caught off guard by what Shen Xiu said next, and they looked at Shen Xiu with a dim light in their eyes.
"Wuwuwu why is it Shen Xiu why!"
"It doesn't taste sour. It doesn't taste sour at all!"
“After all, it’s Shen Xiu!”
Shen Xiu: “?”
Everyone...what's wrong?
Chen Xiu didn’t know how to respond to everyone’s strange questions, so he whispered, “I’m going to take a shower and change clothes…”
Because they were going out for dinner and team building in the evening, the roommates had almost all changed their clothes and were now doing their makeup. Chen Xiu was afraid that everyone would be waiting for him, and also afraid that he would not know how to chat with everyone and would be awkward, so he quickly took clothes from the closet and went into the bathroom to take a shower.
Shen Xiu finished speaking calmly and left calmly, which made Zhuang Yi and others even more emotional.
“Judging from Shen Xiu’s appearance, he has been to Teacher Jiang’s house quite often.”
"Wow, wow, wow, I also want to go to Teacher Jiang's house for dinner."
"I don't even expect to have a meal. I just want Teacher Jiang to care about me!"
Shang Yu thought of Shi Buwen's frightened look every time he came back from Jiang's house after dinner, and couldn't help laughing: "If Chen Xiu goes, Chen Xiu will be happy, and Teacher Jiang will be happy, but if others go, maybe Teacher Jiang will be unhappy, and the people who go will also be unhappy."
For example, Shi Buwen went there once, and for the next three months he would avoid Teacher Jiang whenever he heard his name.
After all, not everyone can get the approval of Teacher Jiang.
Zhuang Yi looked at Shang Yu dimly: "There is something fishy going on."
The other people in the dormitory also looked at Shang Yu and repeated in unison: "There is something fishy!"
Shang Yu admitted openly: "Yes."
Anyway, it's unnecessary. As long as he doesn't want to say it, no one can ever pry it out of his mouth.
[There is something fishy!] 】
[Damn it, the director actually knows Xiu Xiu! 】
[Mr. Shang is so sinister, he looks like he knows everything, but he just won’t tell us. How despicable! 】
[Wait, if Brother Xiu knows Teacher Jiang, and he debuted through a talent show instead of going straight into being an actor, then Xiu Xiu loves the stage but not acting? 】
[Nonono, sister, I can tell from the look of it that you failed in your studies. As a perfect scorer in studies, I tell you, Xiubao must be thinking this: Whether it’s being an idol, an actor, or even something else, I can do it all! 】
[That’s right, sister, you deserve to be a perfect student. We are so strong in treasure cultivation! 】
At seven o'clock in the afternoon, the trainees left the training camp in the program crew's car and headed for the dinner hotel.
Although the trainees had previously said that they would show their handsome side when they met fans, the program production team booked a private restaurant in a manor for them in order to avoid causing unnecessary gatherings, and they did not have a chance to see any fans during the entire process.
The trainees thought that there were 36 of them in total and they would have to be separated into several tables.
But when they saw the round dining table that could accommodate 36 people and could rotate to ensure that everyone could eat the dishes they wanted, they were stunned.
"Thanks to the program team, I have learned a lot."
"Damn it, why didn't the production team give us cell phones? If we had, I would have taken dozens of photos today and posted them on social media."
"It's too small. If the production team gave me a mobile phone, I would just start live streaming."
"Yeah, maybe I can do a food show to gain some followers. After all, after I leave here, who knows if I'll have a chance to be liked by others again."
While everyone was talking, Shen Xiu thought that he could easily make the atmosphere dull, so he quietly walked to the innermost seat and sat down.
The table is so big, I hope fewer people will be affected by him, Shen Xiu who was sitting in the corner thought so.
As soon as Shen Xiu sat down, Shang Yu and Song Chengwang sat down beside him, one on each side.
By the time Xiang Yueting reacted, he could only sit next to Shang Yu.
There was no other reason, because Xia Wenhao was sitting next to Song Chengwang, and Xiang Yueting couldn't win the argument no matter whether it was Xia Wenhao or Song Chengwang.
Although the other trainees didn't say anything, they were still scared when they saw Chen Xiu's indifferent look towards everyone, and tacitly gave up the seats around Chen Xiu to the people in the next position.
Shen Xiu heard the familiar footsteps and bickering beside him, and his tense body relaxed slightly.
Compared to other trainees, he is more familiar with his roommates, although... not much more familiar than others, but being able to be more familiar with them and allowing himself to relax a little more is always good.
The food hasn't been served yet and everyone has found a seat.
The trainees looked at the large table of people and couldn't help but sigh when they thought that tomorrow would be the third ranking announcement.
To round it off, this is probably the last dinner gathering for most of them here.
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in their hearts. Everyone was busy feeling sad. For a moment, the atmosphere in the box was depressing and seemed particularly dull.
Shen Xiu didn't hear anyone talking. He was afraid of the embarrassment of meeting people's eyes at this time, so he didn't dare to look around. He just stared at the table in front of him, but his mind was full of random thoughts.
Is it because he is here that he is affecting everyone again?
Thinking of previous dinners, Shen Xiu felt that he had guessed right, and felt even more guilty, as if every second seemed like a year.
Sure enough, no matter how big the table was, everyone was still affected by him while eating.
Just like his college roommate said, he is a dull person. No one likes such a boring person. No one wants to have dinner with him. In fact, having dinner with him is a torturous torture for others.
After Shen Xiu counted ten seconds in his heart and no one spoke, he said in a guilty voice, "If my presence makes everyone uncomfortable, you can just pretend I don't exist."
"Or...I'll go eat in the other room."
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