Boss Fu's plan was well thought out.
However, man proposes, God disposes.
The double dance of Sang Qiao and Fang Yuzhou in the first episode of the show was actually cut without a trace.
Unfortunately, after the first episode was broadcast, whether it was a mistake by the production team or unclear conditions by the cleaning staff—
The video of Sang Qiao and Fang Yuzhou's duet dance was secretly uploaded to the internet.
The angle of the video was obviously shot from backstage and captured almost the entire performance. The uploader was a seldom-used Weibo account.
Although the account didn't have much traffic, it happened to stir up a buzz after the first episode of 'Your Stage' was aired.
And Fang Yuzhou himself was the first all-A practice trainee, already having a lot of following before the show.
Several big fans of Fang Yuzhou reshared the video, and the duet video quickly became popular within their circle of followers.
Zhou Zhou's Jiujiu: Zhou Zhou dances so amazingly! And he even actively helped the other competitor, wsl!
Apple Porridge: Is the other young man in the video a new trainee? I haven't seen him before, I'm curious.
Can't Eat Spicy Food on Both Sides: It seems like he's from the F class, his dancing isn't as good as Zhou Zhou's, but his looks are also quite charming! Sneakily licking a bite behind Zhou Zhou's back!
Lovely Porridge with Cute Pomelo: I'm sorry, I want to ship them for a second... Zhou Zhou and this young man have a good height match, I really like them.
Mushroom with a Mushroom Hat: Do the sisters above have any food? Let me see!
The video was posted the night before, and by the next afternoon, it was trending and in front of the public. Even though the video was obviously shot haphazardly and the lighting and picture quality weren't good.
But Sang Qiao and Fang Yuzhou's good looks were hard to ignore.
As the gossiping masses were criticizing the lack of context in the video, some tech-savvy netizens downloaded the video, repairing it into 1080p picture quality.
They took Fang Yuzhou standing up from the first A seat and the look in his eyes as he glanced at Sang Qiao and made it into a slow-motion GIF.
The big baby's nest: Damn, I knocked over! Is this the legendary love at first sight?
Little proud and lovely: kswl, this stands for me!
zy classmate: Is there any output? Please! Searched the entire internet and found no supply!
Nowadays, there are always enthusiastic netizens around. The fanpage for Fang Yuzhou and Sang Qiao's CP was set up that very night.
The legendary double love dance of the two added to the fanpage, and all the eagerly awaiting CP fans re-watched the first episode of the show several times, but couldn't find any trace of interaction between the two.
zy classmate: Feels like the show deliberately cut off the interaction between Qiao Qiao and Zhou Zhou?
The young double dance: The sisters upstairs are not alone, is there something we can't see that's terrifying?
Minminstar: orz, the first time I've seen so little about this CP, and the two don't even have a page... It's dry.
By the third day of the video being released, the request from the official stage account to see the complete version of Fang Yuzhou and Sang Qiao's dance video was being highlighted in the comments.
Many "Fang Qiao" CP fans expressed their hope that the show would respect the fans' wishes and not cut off the interaction between the two.
Staff: ???
Apart from the double dance, is there any other interaction??
The official operation went to communicate with the higher-ups, who then went to report to the top-level.
Reported to the highest level.
The head producer was furious: "Do you not hear that the video of Fang Yuzhou and Sang Qiao must be cut and cannot be leaked out?? Go check the source of the video immediately!!"
Operation, tremblingly: "The top... which top?"
The head producer angrily slammed a cup: "The highest level! Understood?! This was a message directly passed on by Assistant Fu!"
The operation took a deep breath: "But now the fans are all asking... if we delete the comments, there may be a severe backlash."
The head producer thought for a moment, "Don't tell Fu Dong about this. Fu Dong is a busy man and probably doesn't have time to pay attention to Weibo. Everyone, keep quiet, understood?"
"You can rest assured."
And indeed, this little secret was kept.
Fu Xingzhou had a natural bias in his personality and never cared about how others judged him.
To him, the entertainment company was no different from any other investment, and the only thing worth paying attention to was the monthly business report and project summary.
Yi Chu knew about this, but this kind of inexplicable hot search in the entertainment industry came and went quickly.
Before he could decide whether to tell Fu Xingzhou, the popularity of Fang Yuzhou and Sang Qiao's CP had already dissipated due to the lack of content.
For the sake of his own life.
Yi Chu decided to keep silent for now.
abcdef, a total of six classes, with each of the three instructors assigned to two classes for teaching, determined by drawing lots.
Zhuang Hui's luck seemed to be bad, with the two classes drawn being e class and f class.
The first assessment would be next week, and the assessment project was for each group member to complete the topic they drew.
Coincidentally, the topic drawn by the f class was a fast-paced burning song that not only required singing and dancing but also involved a difficult dance routine.
In short, they were the most unfortunate of all the classes.
When Zhuang Hui arrived at the f class, the mood of the entire class was at an all-time low, almost everyone in the class exuded an air of defeat.
In this context.
Sang Qiao, who was mindless and cheerful as he practiced the dance at the end, stood out particularly.
Zhuang Hui walked into the classroom and said gently, "How's the practice going?"
The trainees shook their heads.
Zhuang Hui smiled, "Here's some good news for you. Starting today, everyone will have an hour of cell phone time every night."
The other trainees of f class: "..."
Sang Qiao: "Wow?!"
Zhuang Hui met Sang Qiao's gaze and smiled, "It's not for you to go online. There's no internet in the dormitory. The phones provided to you can only make calls or send messages, so you can talk to your family."
Sang Qiao: "..."
Ha.
Incompetent production crew.
There were four days left until the next internal assessment.
After watching the practice of the f class trainees, Zhuang Hui frowned, "Did you choose your current positions by yourselves?"
Standing in the c position, Gao Ming hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Yes, mentor."
Zhuang Hui pointed at Sang Qiao, "Sang Qiao, move to the c position and do it again."
Sang Qiao, who was slacking at the end of the line, "What? Oh."
Sang Qiao didn't rush to take over Gao Ming's c position, but simply stood obediently to the side, with his eyes turning to Zhuang Hui.
Gao Ming's face didn't look too good, but still asked, "Teacher, can I ask why I was replaced from the C position?"
Zhuang Hui was very polite, "You are a group, your position is C, but not solo."
Probably because of his aristocratic background, Zhuang Hui always spoke in a tactful manner.
But when it came to this topic, it was obvious that he was indicating that Gao Ming wasn't cooperating with his teammates and only thinking about himself.
In fact, after the F-class rehearsed for so long, the trainees in the class also noticed it.
Just that Gao Ming's singing and dancing were indeed good, and as boys, they couldn't lose face, so no one expected Zhuang Hui to see through it today.
San Qiao took the C position and rehearsed twice.
Zhuang Hui still felt unsatisfied and gave individual guidance a few times, "San Qiao, control your legs more, practice more."
San Qiao responded quickly and asked eagerly, "Is practice over for today?"
Zhuang Hui: "..."
Zhuang Hui may have felt a bit helpless, and waved his hand, "The C position in the F-class doesn't have to be filled by only San Qiao. Let the capable ones take it. Good luck, everyone."
It's impossible to stay motivated.
Especially after receiving their phones.
All the trainees' phones were taken when they moved into the dormitory building, and they thought they wouldn't get them back until the end.
But unexpectedly, just three days later, the production team, in a sudden burst of madness or extraordinary generosity, gave each trainee one hour of phone usage time every day.
Even without internet.
But they could still play offline games!
San Qiao didn't even go to eat, and went straight to the dormitory administrator's office to pick up his precious phone.
Just as he turned it on, a series of messages flooded in.
There were messages from Xu Qiran, from San Zhongde, and even some advertisements.
Before San Qiao could even open the game, a call came in.
San Qiao didn't even see who was calling, and subconsciously answered.
San Zhongde's voice came from the other end of the phone, "You've climbed up to Fu Xingzhou and won't even answer the phone?"
As there was no one else in the dorm, San Qiao's expression stilled, "What's the matter?"
San Zhongde's voice held a hint of displeasure, "What else, since you're married to Fu Xingzhou, you should come over for dinner."
San Qiao grinned, "Let's not, in case I make you angry when I come for dinner, won't that be a loss for you?"
San Zhongde asked, "How's your relationship with Fu Xingzhou recently?"
San Qiao spread out on the bed, grinning, "Mr. San, don't tell me you're asking me to ask Fu Xingzhou for something, I can't do that."
San Zhongde also laughed and said, "I have something you can't do, what about your mother's matter?"
San Qiao suddenly fell silent.
As if not noticing San Qiao's silence, San Zhongde continued, "I mentioned the Ninghai Resort Hotel project to Xingzhou before, and he was interested. Your job is to talk to him..."
San Qiao hung up the phone.
Then he stood straight up from the bed and walked back to the dorm manager's office, being the first to hand back his phone.
The lights at the Fu headquarters were always on all night long.
Coincidentally, it was the final negotiation meeting of the overseas merger and acquisition case, and several top officials sat in the meeting room, which went on from seven in the evening until eleven at night.
Overall, the meeting went smoothly.
Except for Fu Xingzhou, who sat at the top, checking his phone several times with an increasingly dark expression.
It was only at the end of the meeting...
Raven followed Fu Xingzhou back to the office, "Boss, do you need me to prepare supper for you?"
Fu Xingzhou stopped, "Did you tell the production team about the phone?"
Raven said, "I told them early in the morning, they confirmed that it's from 9 to 10 pm."
Fu Xingzhou: "..."
Raven could tell just by looking at Fu Xingzhou's expression.
San Qiao definitely didn't contact him.
Not a call, not even a text message.
Fu Xingzhou's face was cold, "Call him."
Raven: "..."
Reluctantly, Raven took out his phone and found San Qiao's contact, "Boss, what should I say after he answers?"
Fu Xingzhou tightly pursed his lips and gave Raven a displeased look.
Raven immediately felt like his year-end bonus was about to fly away, and quickly dialed.
Okay, here's the translation:
"Very good."
"The phone you are calling is switched off."
"Fu Xingzhou's face was as dark as Wu Dalang, who has just been cuckolded."
"Raven, who was on the verge of being penalized, quickly confirmed the issue with the program team about his cellphone, and was brainstorming on how to comfort Fu Xingzhou."
"Before coming up with a plan, the director of the public relations department sent Raven a screenshot: 'Raven, have you seen this trending topic?'"
"Raven replied, '?'"
"'This car belongs only to the boss in China. How did it become related to the trainees of the variety show? Check to see if we need to handle this, reply quickly,' the director said.
"Raven: '…'"
"Raven enlarged the image and furrowed his brows: 'Boss, someone is targeting Mr. Sang.'"
"Fu Xingzhou's tone was already cold, and with his current mood, it became even more chilling: 'What?'
Raven handed the phone to Fu Xingzhou."
"Just now, a news appeared on Weibo hot search, saying that a trainee from Your Stage brought in capital, and the housekeeper brought six or seven maids to clean the dormitory, make the bed, and take care of sanitation. All private clothes were limited edition luxury brands of the season, and they had special care from the mentor for three meals a day…' Raven said."
"With each statement Raven made, Fu Xingzhou's face became more cold."
"Once Raven finished speaking, Fu Xingzhou's face was already expressionless."
"He lightly furrowed his brows: 'Suppress the information and find out where it came from.'"
"Raven, who had been with Fu Xingzhou for a long time, knew best when the chairman was most frightening. His heart sank immediately: 'Yes, boss.'"
"Fu Xingzhou turned around: 'Let's go.'"
"Raven quickly deleted all the messages and asked, 'Boss, where are we going?'"
"Fu Xingzhou: 'To the program team.'"