Studio Superstar; Chapter 85 Part 1

Many years later, when Xue Xiao recalled this day, what he remembered was the golden sequins scattered in the air throughout the studio, the dazzling lights, and the passionate music.

It was his friends who rushed onto the stage, their arms around his shoulders and their hands rubbing his head.

It was the tears in his parents’ eyes.

In addition, Shen Tingyan.

Shen Tingyan walked up to him and handed him the heavy golden trophy. As everyone cheered, Shen Tingyan stretched out his arms and hugged him tightly.

The man whispered in his ear with a smile, “Congratulations.”

……

On this night, almost the entire Internet was discussing Studio Superstar.

The live stream was over, but the popularity on the Internet was boiling to the highest point. On the related topic, three new Weibo posts could be refreshed almost every second.

Cheng Yang’s incredulous expression when he heard his final vote count was screenshotted, and he was publicly executed.

Dou Mingjian and Gu Ling smiled when they heard that Xue Xiao had won the championship. The friends rushing from the participant seats rushed to the stage like wild horses. These two scenes were animated by netizens. Everyone said with emotion, ‘What an immortal friendship.’

In Ordinary Noise, the scene of Shen Tingyan and Xue Xiao’s foreheads touching each other was put together with the scene of the two of them hugging each other during the final awards ceremony.

“If this isn’t love then what is love??”

“Xiao Xiao, you are nestled in Teacher Shen’s arms [saliva].”

“D*mn, this size difference is so sweet!”

“Are Shen Tingyan and Xue Xiao real? I have never seen Shen Tingyan act like this to anyone. He is so gentle now…”

Whether the relationship between Shen Tingyan and Xue Xiao was a master-disciple relationship or a love affair was a topic often discussed in the following five years.

There were more things that netizens were concerned about, such as whether the middle-aged couple in the front row of the studio that the camera scanned over were Xue Xiao’s parents, who Gu Ling cared about, and whether the show’s staff would live stream tonight’s celebration party…

……

Xue Xiao hurriedly ran through the backstage corridor and caught up with his parents before they left. He took a breath and said, “Are you leaving now? Don’t you want to go to the celebration party with us? Director Gao asked me to take you over.”

Xue Jiangshan waved his hand and said, “You can just go. What is the point of us going? Besides, your mother and I have to fly home early tomorrow morning. If we don’t go to bed early, we won’t be able to get up tomorrow.”

Zhang Ning’s eyes were still red. She turned around and straightened Xue Xiao’s collar.

Xue Xiao’s clothes were always clean and tidy. There was nothing to organize. She was just used to this action.

She choked up as she said, “Tonight was amazing. Congratulations, son.”

Xue Xiao couldn’t bear to see his mother cry. He couldn’t help having a sore noise when his mother cried. “Mom…”

Xue Jiangshan said with a smile, “Come on, it is a happy thing to win the championship. There is nothing to cry about.”

He smiled at Xue Xiao, “Study hard with Shen Tingyan in the future. Your mother and I can’t help you with anything, but if you encounter problems, you still have to remember to call home, you know?”

“Take good care of yourself. Don’t mess up your schedule or have irregular meals. This will damage your body at a young age.”

The more Xue Xiao listened, the more tears he had. His eyes were almost uncontrollable.

Xue Jiangshan said, “Hey, how can I stop you from crying? You are crying more and more.”

Xue Xiao sniffed and said, “Because I’ve never heard you talk about it like this…”

Xue Jiangshan: “……”

Zhang Ning burst into tears and laughed. She pointed at her husband. “You don’t usually care about your son.”

Xue Jiangshan glared angrily. Did he not care? He just used actions instead of words?!

At this time, Xue Xiao’s phone suddenly vibrated.

It was a call from Shen Tingyan.

Xue Xiao picked up the phone. The moment Shen Tingyan heard his voice, he asked, “Are you crying?”

Xue Xiao looked at his father. His lips curved up as he replied, “I was just moved by my father to cry.”

Xue Jiangshan’s old face turned red. He glared at Xue Xiao and asked him to stop talking.

Shen Tingyan was relieved when he heard this answer. He chuckled and got down to business. “Are your parents going to the celebration party with you tonight?”

“They won’t go. They have an early flight tomorrow morning. They have to go back to their hotel to rest now…”

Shen Tingyan was silent for a moment. He seemed to find this matter a bit tricky before he whispered, “I can’t leave now. Can you ask your parents to wait a bit? I’ll come over right away.”

Xue Xiao was stunned and blushed a bit.

…Shen Tingyan wanted to meet his parents?

Seeing Xue Xiao’s shy appearance, Zhang Ning asked softly, “Who is calling?”

Xue Xiao hesitated before saying, “Shen Tingyan.”

His heart thumped again.

After a few more words, he raised his courage to say, “Teacher Shen wants to meet you. How about…?”

But in the next second, Xue Jiangshan waved his hand again.

Xue Xiao’s heart skipped a beat.

Every time his father waved his hand, it meant a refusal.

But his father had no reason to refuse meeting Shen Tingyan unless they had seen that the relationship between him and Shen Tingyan was unusual, and they were extremely repulsed…

Xue Xiao’s heart dropped. However, what his father actually said was, “What Teacher Shen? Don’t pretend in front of me and your mother. Didn’t you call him Shen Tingyan after all those words just now?”

Xue Xiao: “……?!”

On the side, Zhang NIng almost choked up and spat at Xue Jiangshan’s words.

She glanced at Xue Xiao’s stiff expression and found it a bit funny. Then she sighed. “You guys are really… ugh.”

“You are really getting bolder.” Zhang Ning shook her head. “I sometimes wonder, are you really my son? Why are you so rebellious?”

Xue Xiao clenched his hands and felt a lump in his throat. “I’m sorry…:”

Zhang Ning interrupted him. “Don’t keep apologizing. I’m not blaming you. I’m just thinking…”

Zhang Ning was silent for a moment before continuing, “I was just wondering how many things you have been holding back in your heart for the past 20 years or so.”

“So, do you remember what your father said? Don’t keep everything to yourself in the future and make yourself depressed for no reason. Your father and I were wrong about your acting. We argued with you like that at the beginning, but we are old. Still, we are making progress. We will slowly adapt to your true temperament in the future.”

“You are our son, not a pet or a toy. We won’t restrict you from doing this or that as long as you pay attention to protecting yourself.”

Xue Xiao hadn’t expected his mother to say this.

He never thought that the matter between him and Shen Tingyan would be so easy for his parents to accept.

Xue Xiao felt that his chest was blocked by a complicated emotion.

There were too many happy things tonight. He had a lot to say, but when he opened his mouth, he didn’t know what to say first. The collision of emotions made his eyes hot.

Xue Jiangshan said, “How old are you that you are still crying all day long?!”

“……” Xue Xiao whispered in an unconvinced manner. “…It is just today!”

Zhang Ning smiled. “Okay, okay.”

She could probably guess why Shen Tingyan asked to meet them. She said, “Forget about tonight. Your father and I really have to go back to rest. We can set a date later.”

Xue Xiao calmed down, blushed, and said, “Okay…”

At the other end, Shen Tingyan listened quietly to the whole process on the phone. It was only now that he spoke out and said softly, “I will ask Fang Lei to drive Uncle and Aunt back to the hotel.”

At 11 o’clock in the evening, the group moved to a five star hotel restaurant in the city center.

There was the sound of wine glasses clinking. “Cheers—”

Xue Xiao and Shen Tingyan were invited to the middle of the group respectively. They happened to face each other.

The beer swayed in the glass, refracting the light.

The others raised their heads and finished drinking. Xue Xiao was halfway through when he suddenly noticed Shen Tingyan’s gaze.

The man stared at him lightly.

Xue Xiao stopped and put down the half-empty glass.

Old Gao got drunk tonight and said loudly, “I said at the beginning that this show would definitely work, but those old guys didn’t believe it and kept asking for the variety show effect all day long. Ha! Now, let’s see!”

“Director Gao is awesome!”

“Long live Director Gao!”

“When will Director Gao start the second season? I will call my brother to join too!”

Old Gao hiccuped and gave a sure thing message, “Next May, I will make a comeback.”

“Hahaha, Old Gao is really drunk. Is this how comeback is used?”

As the overall champion Xue Xiao was toasted countless times tonight.

But he remembered the look in Shen Tingyan’s eyes and couldn’t get drunk tonight…

So he only took a sip of beer every time and was teased by others. “Xiao Xiao, you are drinking alcohol.”

Jiang Lianlian said, “I’m going to join the crew tomorrow. This time, it will take around four months to film. If you have time, come and visit the set.”

Jin Xiaochen asked excitedly, “Filming in the film and television city?”

Jiang Lianlian smiled. “In the Gobi Desert.”

Jin Xiaochen cupped his hands together. “…Farewell.”

Zhao Dong said, “I am going to join Director Lu’s crew in a month. I happen to be filming in Xiao Jin’s hometown.”

Jin Xiaochen’s eyes lit up. “Really? Then I’ll go over at the time!”

Dou Mingjian asked curiously, “Why are you so idle? Didn’t your agent arrange a job for you?”

Jin Xiaochen replied, “Of course, I do, but it is just a residency on a variety show. I record it every few days. There is always a day off in between!”

Huang Xiaolin said with envy, “It is great. My work later is very messy. I have to run around here and there. Fortunately, I’m not as idle as before…”

Chang Yun chewed on the duck tongue. “I have a week off before joining the crew to film. Teacher Gu, Brother Dou, Xiao Xia, what about you three?”

Dou Mingjian and Xue Xiao were still like this. It would be a few days before Fang Lei talked to them alone to decide the next itinerary.

According to Fang Lei’s words, there was ‘no need to worry.’