"The competition system for the "Picking the Moon" competition was that each company sent a group of five to seven people to participate. Our company had always signed actors before, and had never made idols. At that time, Mr. Zhang wanted to adjust the business and planned to recruit five trainees to participate, but he didn't have enough people. I was originally filming a web drama, but halfway through the filming, the investor ran away, and there was no funding, so the crew disbanded on the spot. So they pulled me in to make up the number."
Sheng Min let go of his hand and poured himself a glass of water. Li Xuan turned his back to him and stood still.
"I have been filming since I was five years old and have never learned singing or dancing. There were only nine days from the time the company told me I would be participating in this program to the preliminaries. I could not receive any professional training and it was only enough for me to learn the two dances for the preliminaries."
Unlike now, the rules of that session regarded the cohesion and tacit understanding of the team as very important assessment items. It was required that in the first three of the twelve games, the original combination should not be disrupted. Once eliminated, the entire company would be kicked out. Except for Sheng Min, the four people in the same company were temporarily poached from other companies' trainees and signed, and they had more or less some singing and dancing skills. Sheng Min knew nothing and couldn't keep up at first. His teammates felt that they were dragged down by their progress, and at the same time they were worried that he would cause the group to be eliminated and couldn't even make it through the first three games. Over time, there were more or less complaints.
At that time, Sheng Min only had a pretty face, but he was not good at singing or dancing. He was too gentle, could not steal the spotlight, and had no background. The quality of the dramas he had filmed before was too poor, and he did not accumulate many fans. In the entertainment industry, people flatter the powerful and look down on the weak, so even if he asked a teacher for advice, it was difficult to get much extra guidance.
Sheng Min didn't want to drag down his teammates, and the pay for the first two dramas had not been paid yet, and he was almost out of money. But the company would pay him to participate in "Picking the Moon", so he wanted to stay for a while. He could only go to the dance studio to practice after the training was over and everyone else was asleep at night. It was at that time that he met Qin Zhengchen.
"You should have heard that he was a dance teacher at an institution before he participated in the talent show. He really helped me a lot at the time..." Sheng Min took a sip of water, "I am very grateful to him."
It was precisely because of gratitude that even in the second half of the competition, as a group of contestants were eliminated, Sheng Min's screen time gradually increased. With a popular stage and appropriate styling, more people noticed him because of his face, and he was able to successfully enter the upper circle. He also always allowed Qin Zhengchen to use his screen time. Although he was disgusted, he still acquiesced to his CP hype. This continued until his debut.
Even though there is a huge gap in their popularity, if they really want to hype it up, any teammate would be a better partner than Qin Zhengchen.
As a member of a boy band, Qin Zhengchen does not have many personal advantages except for his dancing skills. Unfortunately, the domestic entertainment industry does not value the stage, and after a successful debut, most people still have to transform into actors, and their only advantage is lost.
He originally had the fewest fans, and all his teammates were doing better than him. He gradually became anxious and irritated, and it was like entering a vicious cycle. Sheng Min wanted to help him, but he had not established a firm foothold at that time, and the resources he could share were limited. Qin Zhengchen decided to find a way out for himself, and eventually found a crooked way.
At first, Sheng Min tried to persuade him and talked to him about the pros and cons. However, after tasting the sweetness, he was unwilling to give up, and they parted unhappily.
The night when he received Qin Zhengchen's call, they had not been in touch for a while. Sheng Min felt that they were not on the same path. But he cried so hard and repeatedly said that he knew he had done wrong before and should have listened to Sheng Min's advice earlier. His words were full of suicidal thoughts. Sheng Min finally died, and even thought on the way that there was still a supporting role with a heavier role in his new play that had not been decided. If Qin Zhengchen was willing, he could try to recommend him.
In fact, he was not without doubts, so he called Yang Xu, but Yang Xu fell asleep. He didn't want to doubt his former friend, and he was really worried that if he went too late, Qin Zhengchen would do something irreversible. For the sake of his reputation, he couldn't rashly inform other people, so he could only go alone.
"You should know what happened next." Sheng Min put down the cup, walked to Li Xuan, and gently opened his palm that had been clenched into a fist. "That's it."
Li Xuan looked at Sheng Min's clear eyes and wanted to ask him, he was grateful that Qin Zhengchen was willing to help him when he needed it most, but if Qin Zhengchen had not used him for hype in the later period, would he really have been able to make his debut
Qin Zhengchen's more than half of the votes on debut night were probably due to the CP fans, while Sheng Min's number of fans far exceeded that of the CP fans, and they even fought with each other many times because their partners were too useless. There was no doubt that Sheng Min was the one being sucked dry.
Was Qin Zhengchen willing to teach him at first just out of kindness? Or did he know that his appearance was not competitive in a boy group and wanted to take a gamble with Sheng Min's face? He may have shown kindness to more than one person, so if he loses, he has nothing to lose. If one of them succeeds, he may be able to debut.
However, all these questions are meaningless. Li Xuan laughed at himself. Because Sheng Min understood everything, he just didn't want to maliciously speculate about anyone. Or he felt that these were not important, others were others, and he was him.
Perhaps not only Yang Xu and Zhang Zhihua, but even Qin Zhengchen himself, probably misunderstood that Sheng Min was really interested in him. After all, tying a grass ring to a chaste tree sounds like a joke. If there is no love, who would give up so many great benefits just for the initial gratitude
A deep feeling of powerlessness came over him. Li Xuan wanted to say to Sheng Min, you can't be like this, you can't be nice to everyone without principles.
However, he couldn't say it because Shengmin was that kind of person.
He was able to give Yang Xu a job just because Yang Xu handed him a glass of water when he had heatstroke, even though he was still financially tight; he tolerated Zhang Zhihua's lazy work attitude for so many years because Zhang Shan signed him into the company; even his mother and brother, out of consideration for family affection, served as his cash cows for so many years.
"That's it?" Li Xuan didn't know how to explain his current mood, angry or annoyed, and asked coldly, "So?"
"I'm not blaming you. I don't mean to blame you." Sheng Min frowned slightly, "But why didn't you ask me and discuss it with me?"
"Ask you? Discuss with you? Would you agree?" Li Xuan asked himself and answered, "No. There's no need to waste time."
"But have you ever considered the consequences?"
"If I dare to do it, I'm not afraid of anyone suspecting me." Li Xuan laughed mockingly and paused for two seconds, "Why, are you going to report me? In our situation, I'm afraid it's hard to say. But if you want to go, go ahead."
"That's not what I'm talking about." Sheng Min said helplessly.
This almost forbearing attitude angered Li Xuan, and he refused to give in: "Then what do you mean? Tell me!"
"Yes, you can get out of this. You are ten times smarter than others. What can't you do?!" Sheng Min seemed to be cornered by him, and the guilt in his eyes was even more obvious. "But you know clearly, do you have to solve the problem in this way?"
"Why not? Do you think I would feel guilty about this? Then let me tell you clearly, I won't! I won't provoke anyone, but if anyone provokes me, don't even think about getting away with it! Your way is to repay evil with kindness, not to solve the problem. Of course, you can't agree with me. I don't need it either!"
"You don't have to look at me like that." Sheng Min stopped talking, frowning deeply. Li Xuan was relentless, and took a few steps forward until he forced Sheng Min to retreat to the edge of the chair and sit down. He bent down, supported the back of the chair with one hand, looked into Sheng Min's eyes, and a smile appeared on his lips for a long time, "I won't discuss this with you, because this matter has nothing to do with you. Don't think I'm doing this for you, no, of course not. I want to do this, and I must do it."
"Do you think it's over?" Li Xuan leaned his head close to Sheng Min's ear, even his breathing seemed indifferent, "It's too early. If you feel bad." He gently tapped Sheng Min's chest, "It hurts."
Li Xuan took a step back and stood up. Without looking at Sheng Min's expression again, and without any reluctance, he turned around and left.
"Li Xuan!" As he walked to the door, Sheng Min's voice sounded behind him.
Li Xuan didn't want to pay attention to it, but his hand was on the door handle and he couldn't press it down.
"What are you going to say?" He turned his head away. He thought Sheng Min would ask what else he had done, and he even thought of the words to fight back in his mind.
However, after staring at each other for a while, Sheng Min spoke up and asked, "Li Xuan, think about it carefully. Is it really none of my business? Who has nothing to do with me? What has nothing to do with me?" His Adam's apple moved slightly, and he uttered the rest of the words with great difficulty, "You?"
Time seemed to stand still, but the shadows of the trees outside the window were still swaying, and the sunlight passed through the clouds, pouring down in golden light.
Tyndall effect, the most basic knowledge point in optics. Li Xuan thought about it in a mess, and then he thought about what Sheng Min had just said. It seemed that a fine spider web had grown in the air for no reason, trapping him in place, and it seemed that something was about to rush out of his heart. What was that? What could it be? Was it something he had been deliberately ignoring? Finally, his gaze fell back on Sheng Min's face, and all his thoughts disappeared. The only thing left was why he looked so sad.
Li Xuan was annoyed for a moment, for his impulsiveness just now. He wanted to say something urgently, but his throat seemed to be blocked and he couldn't find the words. He couldn't say anything, whether to affirm or deny.
Sheng Min was also looking at him. He watched Li Xuan's expression gradually change from indifference to confusion, and then he looked at himself, with a little helplessness in his eyes. Sheng Min suddenly regretted it. He thought Li Xuan shouldn't be like this, and he shouldn't become like this for him.
"Forget it." This thought was like a straw that broke the camel's back, and Sheng Min's shoulders drooped. "Don't think about it."