Chapter 12: Bickering
Hou Yong was unable to enter the venue, nor could he see the post-production edits, thus he had no knowledge of what Su Jinli said during the competition.
Therefore, he continued tirelessly to help establish Su Jinli's character setting.
As a result, Su Jinli's outfit today consisted of vintage-style checkered pants, a gray shirt paired with a brown textured waistcoat, and a checkered bucket hat on top.
Although Su Jinli did not have nearsightedness, Hou Yong still had him wear a pair of vintage round-frame glasses, complete with a chain, hanging around his neck.
Dressed this way, it truly showed a sense of sophistication.
Su Jinli dragged his suitcase to the filming base, and soon after, the production team arranged a bus to take them to the training camp.
Su Jinli noticed that all the trainees were accompanied by a small team, with An Zhihan's team being the most extravagant. They even had a personal makeup artist touching up An Zhihan's makeup before he boarded the bus.
Even amateur contestants had their own family members accompanying them.
Only Wu Yu was alone, without anyone by his side.
Just like when they had hotpot together before, in order to not appear lonely, he sat in front of Su Jinli, whom he barely knew.
This time, too, he came alone dragging his luggage and got on the bus alone.
Is Boruo Pineapple not a big company? Why doesn't Wu Yu have even an assistant or manager by his side?
After getting on the bus, Su Jinli hesitated for a moment, but still sat next to Wu Yu.
Wu Yu glanced at him, feeling curious, "Why aren't you sitting with your friends?"
"There's exactly four of them." Su Jinli knew he was referring to Chang Siyin and the others.
"Face and heart don't match."
"Chang Siyin is a good person." Su Jinli said to Wu Yu.
"One person cannot represent a group. However, their group disbanded after just one performance."
"Um..." Su Jinli didn't know what to say.
The two of them sat in the car, and Wu Yu opened his luggage, took out his earphones, and turned to Su Jinli, asking, "Do you want to listen to music?"
"Um." Su Jinli nodded.
Wu Yu handed Su Jinli an earphone and inserted it into Su Jinli's ear, then played the music from his phone.
Su Jinli was quite envious that Wu Yu could listen to music on his phone.
He had a phone, but unfortunately, the memory was not enough. He had to delete photos after taking a few, and after downloading a few apps, his phone would lag.
"This song is really good." Su Jinli immediately exclaimed to Wu Yu when he heard a melody he liked.
Wu Yu looked around and then reminded, "You don't have to speak so loudly, I can hear you."
"Oh."
Su Jinli awkwardly cleared his throat and asked a question he was very interested in, "How many employees does your company have?"
"Externally, we advertise that we have five thousand."
"And internally?"
"There's a high turnover rate, and we have many departments. Many assistants are rejected by artists before they can become regular employees, so it's hard to say."
Su Jinli lowered his head, imagining the possibility of finding his brother among five thousand people.
If all else fails, after the variety show ends, he will go back to the mountain and ask his grandfather, and then try to convince him to come down the mountain.
The current situation is really disheartening.
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Upon arriving at the training camp, it was just as Wu Yu had mentioned - the rooms were assigned based on rankings.
Once the contestants entered the training camp, there was no longer a distinction between trainees and amateurs. Everyone would live together.
Among all the contestants, there were more male participants than female.
There were 36 male contestants and 24 female contestants.
The rooms in the training camp were like a hotel, with the corridors forming a "回" shape.
The male and female participants were not separated; they all lived on the same floor. However, the female rooms were mostly located inside the corridor, while the male rooms were on the outside.
Su Jinli's room was Room 501, isolated from the rest of the world.
Coming out of the elevator, the rooms for the majority of participants were on the left side, while a little further on the right, there was only one room, Room 501.
What Su Jinli liked about it was the golden mirrored wall across the door, where he could practice in the corridor.
While he was delightedly standing in front of the mirror, Wu Yu had already entered the dormitory, so Su Jinli quickly followed suit.
He had never stayed in a collective dormitory before, so he found it quite novel. He looked at the bunk beds in the room and deliberately bounced up to take a look at the upper one.
"Hello." Another roommate was already in the dormitory and greeted them upon seeing them.
This roommate was Fan Qianting, who ranked third. He was a male contestant with a rap style. He wasn't extremely handsome, but had a bit of a rebellious charm, giving off a bad boy vibe.
Wu Yu pointed to the beds and asked, "How do you want to allocate them?"
"I don't mind either way," Fan Qianting replied.
Su Jinli was afraid of heights, so he didn't want to sleep on the top bunk. He answered, "Can I sleep on the bottom? I'm a bit afraid of heights."
"I'm used to sleeping on my back, so the bottom bunk is more convenient," Wu Yu replied.
"Okay," Fan Qianting started to tidy up the top bunk.
An Zihan arrived late and immediately started complaining, "I f*ck*ng walked around the corridor in circles and ended up going to the girls' side. Then I found out the dormitory is here, and got scolded a few times like a dirty pervert. I just don't understand, if I'm really a pervert, would I go to the dormitory right after entering? Obviously, it must be a night attack!"
Su Jinli didn't respond and lowered his head to tidy up the bedding, afraid that An Zhihan would notice him.
An Zihan held his luggage and watched their actions. Only Fan Qianting replied to him, "That side is 502, this side is 501."
"I thought this side was the fire escape," An Zhihan added without hesitation, "Hey, I want the bottom bunk. I'm tall, so I can't sleep on the top."
He said this for Su Jinli and Wu Yu to hear.
Su Jinli immediately stopped and looked pitifully at An Zhihan, hesitating whether to give up his bed for him.
Wu Yu ignored An Zihan and continued tidying up.
"Let's state our heights. I'm 188 centimeters tall," An Zihan volunteered his height.
"I... I'm 184 centimeters," Su Jinli replied.
"I'm 181 centimeters," Wu Yu answered.
After listening, An Zhihan smirked and pointed to the top bunk, saying, "Shorty, you go up there."
Wu Yu threw his things aside and turned around to glare at An Zhihan.
An Zhihan wasn't afraid of this kind of situation at all. He continued to smile and look at Wu Yu, with an attitude that seemed to say, "What can you do to me?"
"I'll go up," Su Jinli made a concession, fearing that they would start fighting.
"Aren't you afraid of heights?" Wu Yu asked Su Jinli.
"It should be quite exciting. Life is all about taking risks."
"Forget it, you take the bottom bunk, I..."
Su Jinli quickly and skillfully picked up his belongings and threw them onto the top bunk. "It's okay, it's okay, I'll sleep there."
An Zhihan didn't hesitate either. After Su Jinli finished packing, he immediately sat down on the bottom bunk, propped himself up with his hands, and crossed his legs. Looking at the surroundings, he muttered, "This room is as small as an urn. How can people live here?"
"There are cameras in the room," Wu Yu said.
An Zhihan was immediately startled into silence. He walked around the room several times but couldn't find any cameras. He then went to ask Wu Yu, "Where are the cameras?"
"I just want you to shut up."
"Hey, f*ck me!" An Zihan rolled up his sleeves and walked towards Wu Yu.
Su Jinli quickly pulled out his secret stash of snacks and asked them, "Do you guys want to eat instant noodles?"
There was a moment of silence.
Fan Qianting, who was originally lying on the top bunk, wanted to watch the show. But when he saw Su Jinli's anxious look while trying to mediate, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Wu Yu ignored them and continued packing his things.
An Zhihan didn't bother them either. After throwing his suitcase, he went around exploring the room. He even went to the bathroom to check the facilities and opened the cabinet. He tapped on one of the spots that was already prepared and said, "This one's mine."
No one paid him any attention.
"This one belongs to Su Jinli." An Zhihan also took the opportunity to claim another cabinet above.
Wu Yu glanced back at An Zhihan and said, "You're staying on the lower bunk, yet you're trying to claim the upper bunk cabinet."
"What's wrong? Is it because I have low manners?" An Zhihan responded confidently.
"Are you still in elementary school? So childish," Wu Yu remarked.
"Do you have any right to interfere?" An Zhihan retorted.
Su Jinli tore open the bag and took out a small round instant noodle, stuffing it into An Zhihan's mouth.
An Zhihan chewed instinctively and asked, "Do you also want me to shut up?"
"It's indeed you... not quite right..." Su Jinli replied.
An Zhihan glanced at Su Jinli and shrugged, choosing not to say anything further. He simply tossed his suitcase into a lower cabinet, a gesture of compromise.
If this scene were to unfold in front of people familiar with An Zhihan, they would surely be astonished. An Zhihan, who has always been unruly, surprisingly obeyed without protest.
Truly a miraculous occurrence.
Wu Yu remained silent, and thus, the battle came to an end.
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Su Jinli still wanted to take a look at the grand mirror by the entrance. His company was so financially strained that even the installation of a decorative wall mirror in a dark gold color brought him immense joy. He sauntered over to the mirror, admiring it.
After Su Jinli left, Fan Qianting peeked at the entrance and couldn't help but mutter, "During the competition, I thought he was just pretending, but I didn't expect him to be like this in private."
"What is he pretending? Because he didn't pass the evaluation of Muzitao, he hangs around the entrance of Muzitao every day, looking quite pitiful," An Zhihan replied, still not tidying up his bed.
"He's quite talented, so why didn't he pass Muzitao's evaluation?"
"I don't know, I'm curious too."
"Do you guys think he looks a bit like Shen Cheng from Boruo Pineapple?"
An Zhihan was originally quite content, but after listening, he became displeased and retorted directly, "Nonsense, Su Jinli is much stronger than that smiley faker. Not everyone with naturally smiling eyes is the same."
"Let's not talk about resemblance for now. It's confirmed today that Sejia Legend and Boruo Pineapple don't get along," Fan Qianting replied.
Wu Yu and An Zhihan exchanged a glance and simultaneously snorted in response.
Shen Cheng, the first brother of Boruo Pineapple, is the youngest ever Film Emperor in history.
Shen Cheng won the Film Emperor at the age of only 13, a young boy who carried the weight of the lead role, portraying a teenage hero with superb acting skills in the movie. Many veteran actors praised him endlessly, saying that Shen Cheng is a promising talent.
The fact has proven that their views were correct.
In the following years, Shen Cheng's career has been smooth sailing, and because of his low-key personality and numerous acts of kindness, he has become a rare male artist in the entertainment industry without any scandals.
Boruo Pineapple and Sejia Legend, the two biggest entertainment companies, have always had a visibly competitive relationship.
Every time An Zhiyan and Shen Cheng appear together, they display a commercial smile and an undisguised hint of hostility in their eyes.
No one accepts the other, and no one finds the other pleasing to the eye.
Who knows, they might fight someday.
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Author's Notes:
A comment in the last chapter is quite interesting
He Zhao:
The Koi Eating Team is formed!
Your friend [An Zhihan] has joined!
Your friend [Wu Yu] has joined!
Your friend [An Zhiyan] has joined!
[An Zhiyan]: Captain, give it to me.
The [Koi Eating Team] has disbanded!
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