Xia Shiyu pondered for a moment: "How about I perform a set of boxing moves?"
Everyone: "???"
After Xia Shiyu finished speaking, he actually got into a fighting stance and performed a set of Wing Chun moves with great force.
After all, she had known Pei Ran for so many years. Before becoming a star, Pei Ran was already an excellent martial artist from a family with a long tradition of martial arts. When they were bored in their soul states, Pei Ran taught her a lot of kung fu. Regardless of how well it fared in actual combat, at least when they did it, it looked quite impressive.
After Xia Shiyu finished his boxing routine and bowed to the judges, he walked to the side.
However, the judges were caught in a dilemma.
Although Liu Feifei performed very well, Xia Shiyu's boxing routine also looked quite impressive. The talent category doesn't have the same standards as singing and dancing, so it's really hard to decide.
Finally, Ye Cang quietly said, "We've seen plenty of idols who can play musical instruments, but how many idols can box?"
Tang Ruoyi, Qiu Jie, Anna: "..."
What you said makes so much sense that I'm speechless.
Thus, Xia Shiyu once again secured her position thanks to this unique "talent".
Liu Feifei was so angry she almost ground her teeth to powder. She never expected that even though she had calculated everything, she would lose to a single punch!
But a loss is a loss, and she couldn't question the judges' decision; she could only walk towards the crowd with a humiliated expression.
Yao Xuetong looked at Xia Shiyu, who had returned to her seat, with admiration. Putting aside her strange and wonderful talents, although the show had not yet aired, Yao Xuetong was certain that, regardless of her skills, Xia Shiyu would definitely stand out among this group of trainees just by her disco and boxing skills.
More importantly, all the contestants only had one performance on their first appearance, while Xia Shiyu had two more performance opportunities than them.
If they hadn't been unaware of the battle segment beforehand, she might have suspected that Xia Shiyu deliberately provoked the crowd to give herself more opportunities to shine.
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While Xia Shiyu was working hard in the competition, Shen Huai was not idle either. Based on the clues in Xia Shiyu's diary, he began to investigate the truth of what happened back then.
An Yuanjie's assistant had already left the company, making it difficult to find him, let alone ask him to testify. However, Shen Huai found some clues about the so-called music producer who had previously made unwanted advances towards Xia Shiyu.
Although this person is labeled as a music producer, he doesn't actually have any musical works. He and An Yuanjie were high school classmates. Over the years, he has lived a very comfortable life thanks to An Yuanjie and Huayu Entertainment behind him. He has also done a lot of things for An Yuanjie in private. The Xia Shiyu incident is just one of them.
Exposing him isn't difficult; the challenge lies in avoiding involving Xia Shiyu, since the internet is often much harsher on girls.
Shen Huai pondered. It seemed that the key to the matter lay with An Yuanjie, and he had to deal with him first.
Shen Huai made up his mind and no longer hesitated. He gave the instructions and then stood up. However, he did not expect to feel dizzy as soon as he stood up. He quickly held onto the table and waited for the dizziness to pass. Suddenly, he saw a dark shadow flash past his eyes.
Although it was only for a moment, it made him feel extremely dangerous, as if there were thorns in his back.
His eyes flashed sharply: "Who?!"
But when he looked closely, he found that everything in front of him was clean and empty; it was still the familiar office environment.
Just then, there was a knock on his office door.
Shen Huai snapped out of his daze and said, "Come in."
The door was pushed open, and Ye Cang walked in: "Why did it take you so long... What's wrong? You look pale?"
Shen Huai touched his forehead and realized that it was covered in sweat.
He casually put his hands behind his back and said, "It's nothing, I guess I'm just a little tired lately."
Ye Cang looked at him suspiciously. Shen Huai's energy was so good that it could be described as superhuman. How could he feel tired?
Shen Huai smiled and changed the subject: "When did you get back?"
Ye Cang replied, "I took a flight this morning. I came back to see you, then took care of some things, and I'll go record the second episode in a couple of days."
After he finished speaking, he took a step forward, rested his head on Shen Huai's shoulder, and whispered, "I miss you so much."
Shen Huai's expression softened. He took his hand, their fingers intertwined, and said, "Me too..."
Ye Cang moved a little closer, about to kiss him, when there was another knock on the door.
Mingwei burst through the door: "President Shen, I've found out..."
Her voice stopped abruptly as she stared in horror at everything before her. She quickly realized what was happening, apologized, and backed away from Shen Huai's office with her head down.
Shen Huai couldn't even call out to her.
It wasn't until Mingwei returned to her office in a daze that she slowly came to her senses.
So, President Shen and Ye Cang actually have this kind of relationship?!
Having accidentally discovered this secret, can I still stay at this company?
Mingwei was on the verge of tears, regretting for the first time that she had acted too quickly.
She sighed silently and picked up the resume she had previously thrown into the trash once again. It wasn't that she thought Shen Huai would fire her because of this, but considering the ups and downs of her career over the past six months, if something else happened next, she might really need this resume.
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After Mingwei left, Shen Huai also felt a little awkward. Seeing this, Ye Cang teased him, "If our relationship gets exposed this time, let's just come out as gay?"
Shen Huai pondered for a moment, then nodded seriously: "Okay."
Ye Cang was stunned for a moment before he reacted: "You agreed?!"
Previously, Shen Huai had been worried about Ye Cang's career, so although the two were together, they had never made it public. Ye Cang understood his good intentions, but ultimately he still cared a little.
But now, Shen Huai has actually agreed?!
Shen Huai looked at him and said seriously, "In the past, I was worried that you would be attacked by public opinion, so I always wanted to wait until your position was more stable before making a decision. But now, you and I both have the confidence to withstand such attacks, so we can go public whenever we want."
Ye Cang was completely stunned by this unexpected good news. He wasn't the type to spill his private affairs and let the whole world know, but people are always a little insecure in love, and even he was no exception.
But Shen Huai is such a calm and rational person, and so popular. There are always some people on Weibo who like to pair him up with other people, so Ye Cang pays even more attention to him. So he tries to find some sense of presence with Shen Huai from time to time.
Shen Huai naturally knew this and had always wanted to talk to Ye Cang, but he had never had a good opportunity to speak up. This time, he simply told him everything.
Ye Cang excitedly leaned over and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.
Shen Huai quickly stopped him: "We're still at the company..."
Mingwei's incident serves as a cautionary tale; it's best to be more careful at the company.
"That night..." Ye Cang suggested excitedly, but quickly wilted: "But I have to leave soon. I should have arranged another night, how about..."
Shen Huai coldly rejected him: "Work is more important."
Ye Cang looked at him with a mournful expression.
Shen Huai's heart softened: "After we're done with this busy period, let's rest for a few more days."
Ye Cang immediately perked up: "It's a deal."
Shen Huai: "..."
Looking at the unusual light in Ye Cang's eyes, he felt as if he had dug a hole for himself.
Chapter 136
With Shen Huai's promise, Ye Cang showed great enthusiasm at work for a period of time, even diligently completing business activities that he didn't like.
Looking at the performance feedback, Mingwei couldn't help but sigh, "Love really is a driving force."
However, she only paid attention to it casually; all her recent energy was focused on the show "Everybody's Idol." Morning Star Company has always had an idol business, but the domestic idol market has not matured in recent years, and their previous attempts had failed. This time, they wanted to use the show "Everybody's Idol" to promote their group.
According to the feedback we just received, Yao Xuetong and Xia Shiyu have both entered the top ranks of the STAR group. This result surprised and delighted her, but it was also reasonable.
Yao Xuetong has a solid foundation and has worked very hard in recent years. Her strength is outstanding, so it was not unexpected for her to be able to enter the top ranks. Although Xia Shiyu has only been trained for a short period of time, it is clear that she is very talented. Coupled with her already outstanding singing ability, it is not surprising that she was able to beat a group of trainees to enter the top ranks.
However, Mingwei also knew that although entering the upper echelons was a good opportunity for exposure, what truly mattered in the end was whether a person was outstanding and whether they would be remembered and liked by fans.
Thinking about it this way, she couldn't help but feel a mix of anticipation and worry about the upcoming premiere of "Everybody's Idol".
Like Mingwei, many fangirls who had been looking forward to the show also shared the same feelings.
Previous research by relevant media outlets has shown that the domestic idol market is not small, but fans mostly idolize foreign idol groups. Although domestic boy groups and girl groups have been launched, they have not been very successful.
Zhang Li has put in a lot of effort this time, starting promotion early and releasing the program rules well in advance, whetting the appetite of fans.
Not to mention, Xia Shiyu, who has once again come into the public eye because of Zhuo Feiyang's incident, will also be participating this time.
Thus, amidst much anticipation, the first episode of "Everybody's Idol" was officially launched.
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"Everybody's Idol" was launched simultaneously on Zhongjing TV and T. Many netizens were eagerly waiting for the show to start, and their eagerness could be seen from the barrage comments.
[After watching the previous trailers, the girls are all so cute!]
[I've seen it in their eyes, this is the kind of variety show I want to watch!!]
Go Sisi!!
The girls looked so cute bowing! I originally just wanted to kill some time, but now I'm going to start watching!
[This is so boring! Does it really take this long to film just the entrance? Can't we get to the point already?]
[If you don't want to watch, then shut up. I'm happy to watch the girls introduce themselves one by one.]
[Holy crap! Is that Xia Shiyu?! She actually came!]
[Booth girls, get out!!]
The production team is really willing to go to any lengths for ratings!
[Isn't this a girl group?! Isn't she way too old?!]
The comments section was buzzing with noise, but it couldn't affect the contestants in the slightest.
Once all the contestants were seated and the mentors took their places, Zhang Li stood up to explain the rules, and the ten chairs behind the girls, representing their debut, immediately revealed the harsh reality.
[Eliminating half the participants in the very first round!! That's too cruel!]
[Exciting! I love it!]
[I feel like some of these girls probably won't even have the chance to show their faces, how pitiful.]
The competition among idols is inherently fierce. Look at South Korea next door; only one in a thousand can debut there. Our country's idol industry is just starting out, and in terms of brutality, we can't compare to them at all.
[This quality can't even compare to others, I think this singing isn't even as good as what I sing in karaoke...]
The production team did not show all the contestants' performances, but selected some interesting or noteworthy ones. Among them were contestants who could not even sing well, danced like they were doing radio calisthenics, and had no idea why they were there. Apart from these, there were those contestants with outstanding abilities.