After Ye Cang finished talking with Yan Xiangming, he turned around and found Shen Huai looking at him. He raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Did you suddenly realize how incredibly handsome I am?"
Shen Huai: "..."
Ye Cang chuckled and patted his shoulder: "Alright, I was just kidding. You look so serious, what happened?"
Shen Huai paused for a moment before recounting what had happened online. He already had a plan in mind, but at this moment, he suddenly wanted to hear Ye Cang's choice.
"...Currently, we can choose to clarify or not clarify. The advantage of clarifying is that it can prove your talent, while the advantage of not clarifying is that netizens will attribute your sudden change to Yan Xiangming and Fang Jiqing, covering up your rebirth. However, at the same time, it will make the public have a bad impression of you."
He looked into Ye Cang's eyes: "Which one do you choose?"
Ye Cang was taken aback, but he didn't hesitate for long before saying directly, "Why bother with all this? Shouldn't we judge my talent by my future works?"
Looking at his serious expression, Shen Huai couldn't help but smile: "What a coincidence, that's what I was thinking too."
He was usually reserved and aloof, and his smiles always carried a hint of restraint. This was the first time Ye Cang had ever seen him smile so genuinely.
Although the smile was brief and fleeting, it still left Ye Cang stunned.
Shen Huai, however, did not notice his momentary lapse in concentration. He stood up and said, "Then I'll go back first. You should get some rest."
"etc."
Ye Cang regretted his words as soon as he finished speaking. He had called out to Shen Huai in a moment of impulsiveness, but he didn't know what to say. Meeting Shen Huai's questioning gaze, his mind raced, and he remembered something he had seen on Weibo recently.
His expression immediately turned serious.
He asked Shen Huai, "Do I look like a child?"
Shen Huai was somewhat stunned as he looked Ye Cang over. The young man, who had just turned twenty, had a face full of collagen. Although his tall and slender figure still carried a hint of immaturity, he did not have the impetuousness of a young man. Instead, he was firm and mature. This contradictory temperament of his showed a special attraction.
Shen Huai abruptly withdrew his gaze and asked in a low voice, "Why are you suddenly asking this question?"
Ye Cang opened Weibo and said, "Because they all call me 'Zaizai' (baby)."
Shen Huai was speechless, but faced with Ye Cang's insistence on getting an answer, he could only helplessly explain: "These kinds of fans are called 'mom fans.' They treat their idols with the mindset of a mother. Similarly, there are girlfriend fans, wife fans, and career fans."
Ye Cang suddenly realized: "Oh, I understand."
He clicked on another Weibo post and, drawing inferences from it, asked: "What about these CP fans? What is their mentality?"
Shen Huai: "..."
Shen Huai finally managed to explain what CP fans were.
Ye Cang stroked his chin: "Are people this open-minded thirty years from now?"
Shen Huai: "..."
Ye Cang frowned, and Shen Huai thought he was offended, so he said, "Actually, everyone was just joking, you don't need to take it too seriously."
"I understand, it's nothing." Ye Cang waved his hand, but still frowned. "I'm just unhappy that they had to put me and Li Zihang together. They don't deserve it at all!"
He looked up at Shen Huai and said, "Manager, you and I are such a good match! Sigh, they really have no taste."
Shen Huai: "..."
Chapter 15
Summer weather is unpredictable; one day it can be sunny and calm, and the next day it can be stormy and rainy. The competition to narrow down the six contestants to the five in "Rising Star" took place on such a day.
Fans, wearing raincoats and holding umbrellas, waited outside the studio early in the morning. Now that the contestants each have their own support color, even the colors of the fans' raincoats are clearly distinct.
Wearing a green raincoat, Cao Yun ignored the condemning gaze from Yao Jianing in the red camp not far away and excitedly discussed the match with the "Leaf" fans next to her.
"Have you heard the song that Cangcang is going to sing in this performance?"
"No, I searched the entire internet and couldn't find this song, 'Mulholland Drive.' Could it be that Cangzai wrote it himself?"
Upon hearing this, Cao Yun said, "It shouldn't be. I specifically went to look for the original singer, the Flying Birds. This band is probably from thirty or forty years ago, and their music style seems to be quite niche, so not many people know about them."
"Wow!"
Surrounded by admiring gazes, Cao Yun puffed out her chest proudly, feeling that her two nights of research in the library had been worthwhile.
Someone quickly asked, "Have you heard this song before? Is it good?"
Cao Yun immediately deflated and shook her head: "No, they released very few copies back then, and this song was only released on vinyl records, not even on cassette tapes."
Several girls nearby sighed.
A few days ago, photos of Ye Cang walking out of Xingyi with Fang Jiqing and others suddenly surfaced online, leading many to suspect that Ye Cang had a complicated background and even question the legitimacy of his previous advancement.
The fans fought a fierce battle with the haters online, and just as they were getting ready to protect their brother, they...
The production team of "The Rising Star" suddenly posted a Weibo post.
First and foremost, we reiterate that the program team has no shady dealings and that all competitions are fair and just.
Secondly, it was confirmed that Ye Cang sought external help for his piece "Mulholland Drive" in this competition due to difficulties in arranging it. This does not violate the program's rules, but after this competition, for absolute fairness, contestants will no longer be allowed to seek external help, and the program team will uniformly arrange the arrangement and recording studio.
After this Weibo post was published, the fans expressed their gratitude to the production team, and many netizens also praised their decisive and responsible attitude.
The production team was initially forced to post the Weibo, but the effect was unexpectedly good, and their resentment disappeared.
Many netizens laughed in the comments section of Weibo.
[Those who say it's unfair, didn't they hire outside arrangers? If you're so capable, you can hire Fang Jiqing too!]