Xing Shi hadn’t finished his dessert and sat there without moving.
The system asked, “Why did he come to you today? Just to scold you?”
Xing Shi hummed and said, “It is obvious. He wants me to know that I am wrong and to be more obedient in the future.”
The system secretly thought this was naive. It couldn’t even make the host obedient, let alone Lin Kecheng.
It was somewhat worried. “He knows your background. If you have conflicts with him in the future, will he get angry and reveals you? This is why I said we shouldn’t form an alliance with him. Otherwise, no one would be able to guess that you are a host.”
Xing Shi was very calm. “So I told him that I am living with Fu Xiuning. I am so useful. He has to bear it no matter how angry he is.”
The system said, “What if he sees your score getting higher and higher, knows he is no match for you, and joins forces with others to deal with you?”
Xing Shi smiled. “That’s great. I can kill them all at once. Then we can win, right?”
The system: “???”
Lin Kecheng and his system were discussing Xing Shi at this moment.
The system believed that since Xing Shi had moved into Fu Xiuning’s home, he was useful. As for Fu Xiuning’s true attitude towards him, they could observe slowly. There was no need to take the risk of attacking him.
Lin Kecheng didn’t listen. He admitted that he was just jealous and wanted to teach that idiot a lesson.
Since they met, he had been provoked and angered by that idiot one after another. He had to vent his anger to feel relieved. He could accept that his plan failed and he couldn’t get the other person. However, he couldn’t do nothing because the idiot would never believe it was he who did it.
“Besides, observation requires time and opportunity,” he said. “I don’t want to waste any more time.”
The system knew that he had a narrow-minded personality and that his mentality was still broken, so it didn’t stop him. “So what do you want to do?”
Lin Kecheng told it, “Don’t worry, I won’t do it myself. Go check those trainees carefully. Is there anyone who doesn’t like him?”
The system checked on Saturday and there were indeed some, but no one dared to mess with him due to his relationship with Fu Xiuning.
Lin Kecheng wasn’t satisfied after hearing this. He pondered for a moment before asking, “I heard them mention a talent show before. It is said that the number of spots is limited. Is he among them?”
The system worked as instructed. Coincidentally, it found that a new situation had occurred.
The original list of participants had been decided but there was a change today. The director team came to June Culture and specifically asked for Xing Shi. The trainees talked about this in the small group. It wasn’t clear if they wanted to add Xing Shi or replace someone else on the list with him.
Lin Kecheng smiled and took out his phone. “What is this called? Sending a pillow when I am sleepy.”
The system watched him send the message and advised, “Just try it this time. Forget it if it doesn’t work, okay?”
Lin Kecheng chatted with the people in the group and his mood improved. “Okay.”
He finished his task secretly but still wasn’t satisfied. “The possibility of success would be higher if you could be a water army.”
Unfortunately, the system could only search for information and couldn’t perform other small actions. He had to do everything himself.
The system said, “I can upgrade as long as you gain enough favorability points.”
Lin Kecheng said confidently, “I will.”
Xing Shi was halfway through his dessert when he received a message from Fu Xiuning, asking where he was.
He said the name of the coffee store and received a call from the other person.
Fu Xiuning asked, “Is there anything else?”
Xing Shi replied, “No more. I’m going back to the company and will come back for classes in the afternoon.”
Fu Xiuning told him, “Wait for me by the road. I’ll drive, and we’ll go back together.”
Xing Shi remembered that Fu Xiuning said in the morning that he had two classes this morning, so he shouldn’t leave until noon. He hung up with doubts, finished the remaining half of the dessert, and went outside.
After getting in the car, he found out that it was the director who came for him and wondered, “Didn’t I refuse it yesterday?”
Fu Xiuning said, “He still hasn’t given up.”
Xing Shi asked, “Can you help me reject it again?”
Fu Xiuning said, “I refused but he said he wanted to have a meeting with you. You can go and listen.”
Xing Shi was curious. “Is he very powerful?”
“Yes, he is a director who specializes in variety shows. He has produced several popular variety shows and is very famous.”
This was why Fu Xiuning would skip class and go back.
After all, he would have to send several batches of hosts out to make money in the future. They would definitely have to appear in variety shows, so he was willing to give the other person some face.
They went to the reception room as soon as they returned to the company.
The director and his assistant had been waiting a long time. Their eyes lit up when they saw the two people come in.
The director had just heard from the people of June Culture that the boss was coming back with Xing Shi, but he confirmed it again. “This is Chief Fu, right?”
Fu Xiuning nodded slightly. “Director Wei.”
Director Wei took a deep breath. He looked between Fu Xiuning and Xing Shi and suddenly wanted to sign Fu Xiuning as well. As long as the two people stood on the stage, they didn’t need to do much to make fans crazy about them.
But he knew the boss wouldn’t agree, so he shook hands with Mr Fu and greeted him. Then he turned to Xing Shi and smiled warmly. “Xing Shi, right? I finally see you in person.”
The list of candidates for talent shows actually needed to be confirmed a long time in advance, but the situation of June Culture was special. It was because the first batch of trainees it trained had already debuted and the list needed to be selected from the newly trained people. This meant it was submitted late.
On the day when this group of trainees became a hot topic, they noticed Xing Shi and thought he would join the show. However, this wasn’t the case. To be honest, from the moment they saw Xing Shi, they knew he would be a hot topic. If they were lucky, he could even support the traffic of the entire variety show. They didn’t want to miss it and came here with full sincerity.
But June Culture said that they had to fully consider the personal wishes of their artists. This meant the director had to talk to the person himself.
Xing Shi, who was sitting opposite him, listened to his words and said politely, “Sorry, I don’t have any idea about this.”
Director Wei’s smile froze slightly. “Are you worried about something?”
Xing Shi replied, “I just became a trainee. I don’t know anything.”
Director Wei comforted him. “That’s okay. You will have training after you enter the factory. Our team has discovered a lot of people this time, including many amateurs. They don’t know anything.”
Xing Shi refused. “No.”
Director Wei said, “The distribution of the show’s income can be discussed. I can give you the highest guaranteed amount and ensure that you will make it to the end.”
Xing Shi still insisted. “No.”
Director Wei looked at him and tried to ask, “Are there any conditions? If so, please mention it. You can also bring a few friends to participate. We can discuss it.”
Xing Shi blinked. “Anything?”
Director Wei immediately saw hope. “It’s okay. Just bring it up!”
Xing Shi pointed at Fu Xiuning. “If he goes, I will go too.”
The director: “?”
Fu Xiuning: “……”
The others present: “???”
Director Wei also wanted to sign this person, so he looked at Fu Xiuning inquiringly. Seeing that Fu Xiuning looked calm, he turned to Xing Shi again and wondered, “Can I ask why?”
Xing Shi said seriously, “He is my brother. I feel at ease when my brother is around.”
Director Wei secretly thought, ‘No wonder. I was wondering why a company doesn’t have power over a trainee. So this is it!’
He still didn’t give up. “Your brother is the boss and is usually very busy. Besides, if he doesn’t debut then does it mean you will never debut?”
Xing Shi said, “I can debut when I am confident enough. I’m not strong enough now and will be ridiculed if I don’t perform well. My fans definitely won’t accept it and will quarrel with them. You will be popular so who cares about my life or death? If my brother was there at the time, we would be scolded together and I would feel better. But if he isn’t there, I will feel so lonely.”
Director Wei: “……”
The others: “……”
Brothers were friendly and respectful to each other, as close as brothers. Meanwhile, he was almost kissing his brother to death.
The moment Fu Xiuning heard this, he knew that he was being used as a shield.
He tilted his head and said, “Okay, let’s go to class.”
Xing Shi said goodbye to them obediently and left the reception room in a relaxed mood.
He stepped into the practice room and saw them all looking at him. He guessed that they might’ve heard the news and just walked calmly toward the end of the line.
This was the last class of the morning. After class, he walked upstairs to the dining hall to eat with Feng Zifan and the others as usual.
There were too many people in the elevator, so they always took the stairs.
Feng Zifan went up two steps and saw that he looked normal. Feng Zifan couldn’t help asking, “I heard Director Wei is here?”
“Yes.”
Feng Zifan wondered, “Is he really coming for you?”
Xing Shi repeated again, “Yes.”
Feng Zifan couldn’t help hissing.
He wanted to ask more. However, seeing that the brothers above him had all slowed down, he swallowed his words and decided to wait until there was no one around before speaking.
Lunch was quiet. Even though there were many people sitting around them who wanted to hear gossip, they were tactful enough not to disturb them. They didn’t talk about this matter either. They just finished their meal and walked downstairs as usual.
Feng Zifan saw that there was no one on the stairs. He was about to continue the previous topic when he heard laughter and scolding from behind him.
He gave up helplessly and walked down a few steps. Suddenly, he heard a surprised ‘oh sh*t.’ One of the people who were playing behind him didn’t stand properly and stumbled, bumping into Yu Yi.
Yu Yi was caught off guard and bumped into Xing Shi.
Xing Shi’s right foot was about to land on the ground, but he was hit, and it missed the target.
He had just finished his meal and looked a bit slack, so he couldn’t dodge for a moment. However, his reaction ability developed in a high-risk environment was no joke. He immediately used his left foot to jump down two more steps. Then he turned around and firmly grasped Yu Yi’s shoulders to steady him. The whole process took less than three seconds.
Feng Zifan was just walking beside Xing Shi and didn’t react at all. It was only at this moment that he hurriedly supported Yu Yi.
Seeing this, Xing Shi let go and looked up at the person above.
The person who fell down hurriedly held onto the wall to steady himself. He saw they were hit and quickly ran over.
The other two hurriedly chased after him and apologized. “Sorry, sorry. We were just joking and didn’t pay attention. Are you okay?”
Yu Yi hit his nose, and his eyes were red. He didn’t know whether to cry or not.
Xing Shi was unharmed, and Feng Zifan wasn’t affected either. The others surrounded Yu Yi hurriedly. Once they confirmed that he was fine, they all sighed with relief and apologized to them sincerely again.
The small disturbance was quickly calmed down.
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