A Star Reborn: The Queen's Return

Chapter 28 - Picky And Irritating Wei Shaoyin

This chapter has been translated by Atlas Studios. All credits belong to them.

The MV had stopped showing in the screen.

In the recording studio, the female host dressed in a formal gown and smiling pretentiously was interviewing Xia Yu, who was standing beside her, microphone in hand. She started with a long string of compliments to Xia Yu, eloquently peppering Xia Yu with nice words about her and her performance. She then continued to read the comments received from the audience outside the studio, which was all from enthusiastic fans promoting Xia Yu's music. Many were saying that they were camping in front of their computers throughout the night to be in the queue at the company's official website, just to be sure that they will be able to buy a copy of the limited edition album being released the next day.

Imperial Entertainment was generous with their publicity budget when honing a new star, thus Xia Yu did not need to worry about her popularity.

Xia Yu smiled daintily under the limelight and expressed her utmost thanks to the audience for their support and how surprised she was at the good response. An image that was reserved and elegant, completely different from the person that had allowed Chu Chen to berate a veteran singer past her prime.

In the VIP panel, several panelists gave Xia Yu encouragement and praise as they deemed appropriate. After all, it was not hard to see that Xia Yu was the artiste that Imperial Entertainment was pushing hard into the limelight. None of them were interested in offending Imperial Entertainment, who was such a big player in the industry.

Moreover, Xia Yu's song was indeed stunning.

Wei Shaoyin was the exception. His lips curled up slightly as he sneered, "The lyrics and music aren't too bad. The film team also put in great effort for the MV."

Xia Ling, sitting in the backstage makeup room, heard this and knew in her heart that this was not a good move. She narrowed her eyes and slowly drank a mouthful of lemon water.

The female host did not catch the undertones of Wei Shaoyin's statements. She smiled and continued, "Yes, Mr. Wei. This song was produced by Feng Kun, who is regarded in the industry as your equal. It is definitely something." As she spoke, she turned her gaze back to Xia Yu. "Xia Yu also did a great job in her delivery of the song. We received many calls from the audience outside the studio conveying that they were touched by the song. For a new singer, this is an incredible feat."

A perfect smile spread across Xia Yu's exquisite face as she humbly accepted the compliments in a mellow voice.

The female host turned back to Wei Shaoyin, asking, "Mr. Wei, would you perhaps like to give a few comments regarding Xia Yu's singing? I imagine you have a lot to say to this promising newcomer to the scene."

In the backstage makeup room, Xia Ling kicked off her shoes and curled both her legs into the sofa to get into a more comfortable position. She silently offered her condolences to the female host. The biggest mistake this female host made was that it was her first time hosting across Wei Shaoyin, and did not know that he was a picky and irritating person. In this period that Xia Ling had spent with Wei Shaoyin, she knew that he was an extremely difficult person. Every time he showed that sinister smile on his face somebody would be in deep trouble.

As expected, the sneer in his voice became more apparent.

"You really want me to comment?" He looked towards Xia Yu with a sinister smile on his face.

Xia Yu was clearly more sensitive than the female host and could detect something was up from Wei Shaoyin's attitude. A flash of uneasiness crossed her face. However, her pride would not let her back down in the face of a challenge from a top producer.