Translator: ChuRen/ YuQiChen
The “hospital journey” didn’t make anyone doubt his identity, and Yan Shu breathed a sigh of relief.
In the days that followed, he faced his teammates’ adoring gazes as he went through basic training every day.
They all expressed that muscle memory was a real thing, and even if the memories in his brain were lost, his body had been trained for two years. So, picking up the lost skills wasn’t entirely impossible.
After struggling through a segment of urban choreography, Yan Shu wiped the sweat off his forehead, feeling despondent.
With detailed guidance from his teammates, his once stiff and lagging movements gradually became more coordinated.
To ensure the next performance went smoothly, he absolutely couldn’t afford to lag behind anymore.
Although singing and dancing weren’t Yan Shu’s interests, he had a sense of collective honor and responsibility. He had to face the challenge head-on now.
In his previous world, he was a stickler for cleanliness, making sure to stay fresh and clean every day.
Sweating, with wet hair and clothes sticking to his body, was something he had never experienced before.
“You’re doing great! Xiao Yan, you definitely have talent!” You Qi, as a member of the Compliment Club, mainly handled outputting rainbow farts1compliments.
“Keep it up, Xiao Yan. After nailing the next four eight-counts and practicing a few more times, you’ll be fine on stage.” Song Shi’an, like a caring senior, always spoke in a gentle tone.
“We still have plenty of time. The next performance is in seven days. I’m sure Xiao Yan will do great!” Yu Chenzhou was like a parent encouraging their child, unconditionally protecting him. Lately, he had grown fond of patting Yan Shu’s head, like petting a small animal.
When it came to Guan Shuo, the tone took a sharp turn —
“You missed the last move, didn’t hit the beat, and in the beginning, pay attention to managing your expressions, don’t look so blank, like a puppet.”
Yan Shu: “Okay, I’ll practice more.”
Everyone: “…”
Just when they had managed to boost the kid’s confidence a bit, this person popped the inflated balloon.
Guan Shuo didn’t even notice the gazes directed at him; he thought he was being gentle and continued to criticize, “Although your dancing is subpar, at least you didn’t turn it into radio calisthenics. That’s better than I expected.”
Recalling what modern people called “radio calisthenics”, Yan Shu felt that Guan Shuo was actually praising him.
He simply said, “Thank you.”
Guan Shuo shamelessly nodded, “You’re welcome.”
The three people beside them watched on, a bit stunned.
Yu Chenzhou: “My intuition tells me their communication is on a different wavelength, but somehow, they’re perfectly connected in the conversation.”
Song Shi’an: “Indeed.”
You Qi: “Have you guys noticed that Xiao Yan seems a bit different from before? I can’t quite put my finger on it… Although he’s still quiet, he’s no longer the cold and distant type he used to be.”
Song Shi’an chuckled, “I understand what you mean. The current Xiao Yan has a bit more of a refined and elegant temperament.”
Yu Chenzhou agreed, “He’s also more humble and polite than before. ‘Sorry’ and ‘thank you’ flow out naturally from him, things he would never have said in the past.”
You Qi tilted his head, “No wonder Guan Shuo-ge hasn’t lost his temper these days. Every training session before would leave him red-faced and furious. Has Xiao Yan found the secret to dealing with Guan Shuo-ge? Hahaha!”
While these three were chatting happily at the door of the dance studio, Lao Wang from the next room rushed over.
He barged in with a loud voice, “Yan Shu! Why are you still at the company? The production team has been calling me! Don’t you know you have a shoot today?”
Everyone: “???!?!”
Yan Shu slowly stood up from the ground after the dance training, slightly out of breath, and looked at Wang Shigang with clear eyes.
After a moment of realization, he suddenly widened his eyes, “Oh, filming. I forgot.”
Remembering the crumpled piece of paper Wang Shigang had given him a few days ago, which only had three lines of dialogue, the rest were all silent expressions.
“Hurry up! What are you standing around for?! The director is waiting!” Wang Shigang’s expression was particularly stern, filled with disdain and blame.
Yan Shu didn’t say a word, about to walk over when a figure blocked his path.
“Why are you so angry? It’s your job as the manager to send the artist to the set. SAP is no longer a small group. If something goes wrong when you let him go alone, you, Lao Wang, will be the one responsible!” Guan Shuo, like an angered wolf, bristled all over, baring his teeth at the person in front of him.
“Hey! You brat…” Wang Shigang was in a hurry now and didn’t have time to argue with these troublesome guys.
Yan Shu watched Guan Shuo’s back, feeling a bit touched. “It’s okay, I can go by myself.”
At this moment, the others also gathered around.
Yu Chenzhou said, “No rush, Wang-ge will arrange a car for you.”
Wang Shigang: “???”
You Qi was more excited than Yan Shu himself, “What role are you playing? Is it a substantial part?”
Wang Shigang: “I’m telling you all…”
Song Shi’an considerately asked, “Do you need me to accompany you to the set? It seems like this is Xiao Yan’s first time acting.”
Wang Shigang: “Hey, are you all…”
Guan Shuo interrupted, “If I had known you were filming today, I wouldn’t have let you practice for so long. Can your body handle it?”
Comrade Lao Wang was itching to pinch the acupoint between his eyebrows. These brats completely disregarded him.
“Alright, alright! I’ll arrange a car for Yan Shu. The rest of you are not allowed to follow! Is that clear? Are you done yet? Can’t handle your own tasks, huh?!” Wang Shigang compromised, originally not intending to arrange a car at all. There was no need to waste company resources on a kid with no background.
Speaking of backgrounds, Yan Shu was undoubtedly the blankest one. Several other members of the SAP boy group had some connections.
Guan Shuo’s uncle seemed to be acquainted with senior executives at Longfeng Entertainment, Song Shi’an’s parents were both actors at the National Opera House, You Qi’s older sister was one of the most popular member of a female idol group in the country, and as for Yu Chenzhou, he had an aunt who was a TV host at a provincial TV station.
Wang Shigang was a complete snob, and if he couldn’t quite figure out someone’s connections, he would stick to the principle of not offending them as much as possible. The entertainment industry’s network was complex, and who knew which influential figure’s offspring these ancestors were, intentionally coming down to experience the hardships of common life.
The only one he dared to handle was Yan Shu. When he signed this kid, he had thoroughly understood everything about him.
A rural child who came out of the mountains, with only a father and grandmother at home, came to Jing City to make a mark at such a young age.
For what reason? It could only be due to financial difficulties, having to earn money to support the family.
Such kids were the easiest to deceive, and once you tricked one, you could be sure they’d stay put.
Children who hadn’t seen much of the world, as long as you offered them a bit of sweetness, they would wholeheartedly stay.
Wang Shigang brought Yan Shu back because of his high cost-effectiveness. You could make him do anything, and the wages for a rural kid wouldn’t be much. He also had a pretty face. If by some chance he suddenly became famous one day, that would be hitting the jackpot.
Thinking about the value and potential of this little money tree, Wang Shigang felt he shouldn’t push too hard.
So this time, Wang Shigang kindly personally sent Yan Shu into the nanny car, “Xiao Yan, this is A-Liang2Lemme just mention… My best friend’s father’s name has the word Liang on it and a lot of people, including my father, would call him A-Liang, the assistant I assigned to you. If you need anything, you can ask him. I have other artists waiting for me to arrange things, so I won’t accompany you to the set. You must work hard! If you don’t understand something, ask more and listen to the director, got it?”
Yan Shu blinked and finally said, “Running late, please drive.”
Wang Shigang: “…”
The car door closed, and the assistant A-Liang couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
Yan Shu looked at him strangely, “?”.
A-Liang waved his hand, “Nothing, just feel like you’re not quite like what they say online.”
Yan Shu scratched his head, “What do they say online?”
A-Liang was surprised, “Don’t you check Weibo? Oh, I see! Wang-ge doesn’t let you see those negative comments, right? It’s… affect your mood, it’s not beneficial to overindulge.”
Yan Shu was a bit confused and didn’t quite understand the self-questioning and answering from the assistant.
He knew that artists seemed to have Weibo accounts. Based on the memories of the original owner, the criticisms flying towards him online felt like a thousand pieces of paper. The first thing Yan Shu learned in this world was to use his phone to shop, understand the historical background of this era, but as for other entertainment news or evaluations of him…
Yan Shu simply didn’t have the time to look into them.
People here loved playing with their phones, while he preferred to read books.
During this period, SAP had no special commercial activities, allowing Yan Shu to continue his habit of early nights and early mornings.
Now needing to learn singing and dancing from scratch, he had even less time to focus on other things. The online world had left no imprint in Yan Shu’s mind.
A-Liang was a recent graduate and an ordinary fanboy. He pursued this career for his dream, hoping to meet his idol Wei Tingxiao one day.
But currently, he was just an intern assistant at Longfeng Entertainment, with a very low status. Any manager could easily order him around and assign him to any artist, and he had no say in the matter.
A-Liang knew all about Yan Shu’s assigned role. He was relatively knowledgeable about some of the rules in the entertainment industry. Some negative rumors about celebrities might be intentionally created by the company, or it could be due to the artist’s own bad behavior.
Before meeting Yan Shu, he wasn’t too sure which situation it was. But after meeting the person, A-Liang was certain that this was Longfeng Entertainment’s marketing strategy.
Yan Shu gave him a pure feeling, with a natural air even he couldn’t quite explain.
To be honest, there was a bit of a cute contrast in his behavior.
Especially the way he just ignored Wang Shigang earlier, it really hit A-Liang’s funny bone.
A-Liang had been interning at Longfeng Entertainment for three months and still hadn’t been promoted. Part of the reason was Wang Shigang intentionally holding him back.
He didn’t have a good impression of this old fox, Wang Shigang.
Hearing that Yan Shu was going to the set to film, with a car and assistant arranged last minute today, it was enough to show that Yan Shu wasn’t valued by Wang Shigang.
In just a moment, A-Liang had already conjured up an image in his mind of a young boy from a boy band being ruthlessly exploited by a heartless manager.
Yan Shu looked boredly out the window, but suddenly felt a strong gaze on the back of his head.
Turning around, he met A-Liang’s inexplicable gaze. After some thought, Yan Shu asked quietly, “A-Liang, are you in a hurry to pee? I can see you’re holding back tears.”
A-Liang: “???!?!”
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