"Good morning, Brother Nian." Lu Xu and the others stepped forward and raised their hands to greet Ji Xiunian.
"Good morning." Ji Xiunian looked up and saw Lu Xu, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose.
The man with his back to Lu Xu turned around and saw them raising his eyebrows and smiling. He glanced around and finally landed on Lu Xu.
"Oh my God, I saw that right!" When he saw the man's face clearly, Han Tianyu was the first to exclaim, "It's actually Tang Yanqing!"
Song Zhe was also a little surprised and replied softly: "Yes, it's really him."
Xu Haoming smacked his tongue and couldn't help but say: "The program team really values us, and hiring a director means spending a lot of money."
Lu Xu nodded on the side, and Tang Yanqing's information automatically flashed in his mind——
In order to get to know Ji Xiunian, he memorized all the information about Ji Xiunian by heart, which naturally included his interpersonal relationships. As a standard workaholic, Ji Xiunian's interpersonal circle is extremely simple. There are not many people who can be called friends with him. Tang Yanqing is one of them.
Tang Yanqing is three years older than Ji Xiunian, and will be turning thirty this year.
He was born in a major and made his first documentary film before graduation, which won the best documentary award in China that year. Since then, there has been a steady output of one movie every year, and it has won the box office championship several times. The film "Sacrifice", which he collaborated with Ji Xiunian, relied on its excellent quality to help Ji Xiunian win foreign awards, making him the youngest winner of the Best Actor in China in the world.
The two are similar in age and work well together. Tang Yanqing is one of the few recognized good friends of Ji Xiunian in the industry.
Generally speaking, Tang Yanqing is considered to be a very high-ranking young director in China. In addition, he is tall and handsome and likes many people. Many people also think that Tang Yanqing became a director just to avoid competing for resources with male actors.
It's incredible to think that such a person can be the director of "The Birth of an Idol".
Out of politeness, Song Zhe took the lead to greet Tang Yanqing: "Hello, Director Tang, are you our new director?"
"Yes." Tang Yanqing smiled magnanimously, with a hint of coquettishness in his eyes. I have to say that he looked really good.
"It's true!" Han Tianyu felt that this transfer was like a dream. A top-notch director came to direct their program. You can imagine the popularity after the news was sent out.
I was originally worried that the show's ratings would be affected by Fan Zeng's hospitalization. Now that Tang Yanqing is mostly responsible for bringing traffic, he can finally compete with confidence.
The other trainees were excited when they heard the news and watched Tang Yanqing discussing something in a low voice from a distance. It's just that because of the big crowd, I didn't dare to come up and say hello.
Song Zhe and others welcomed Tang Yanqing's arrival. The other party nodded in thanks and then looked at Lu Xu: "Lu Xu, I have seen your performance, it was very good."
"Thank you." The other person was looking at him without any trace when he spoke. Lu Xu just pretended that he didn't see it and didn't take it seriously.
Tang Yanqing stood next to Ji Xiunian and suddenly smiled, and then said: "I heard Xiunian told you, anyway, keep up the good work."
Does this mean that he has a good relationship with Ji Xiunian?
Lu Xu then raised his head and glanced at Tang Yanqing, smiled and said nothing.
Other trainees entered the venue one after another, and it was not easy for them to block the door.
The three roommates went in first, followed closely by Lu Xu, but when they passed by Ji Xiunian, they were suddenly grabbed by the wrist: "Let's meet when we have time, I have something to tell you."
"Okay." Lu Xu smiled at Ji Xiunian. The two of them sounded familiar and seemed to have a good relationship.
Tang Yanqing's matter fell into Ji Xiunian's hand holding Lu Xu's wrist, raising his eyebrows thoughtfully.
He lowered his eyes and smiled. He didn't say anything else. He just smiled at Ji Xiunian and said, "Xiunian, it's time for us to go in."
Ji Xiunian then let go of Lu Xu's hand and nodded: "Let's go."
Although they already knew who the new director was, the trainees couldn't help but scream after seeing Tang Yanqing in the classroom.
"Ah ah, it's Brother Yanqing!"
"My male idol, I really love the movie "Sacrifice" that he collaborated with Brother Nian."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu I want to sign autographs and take photos, but I don't know if I will have this opportunity."
...
It was obvious that Tang Yanqing was very popular, and almost all the trainees around Lu Xu were sighing with emotion.
Xu Lele also called out Tang Yanqing's name first, then turned back to Lu Xu and said, "Why do I think Brother Yanqing was not invited by the program team, but came here for Brother Nian?"
"Huh?" Lu Xu couldn't help but glance at Xu Lele and asked with some confusion, "How do you say this?"
Xu Lele has always had a keen sense of gossip. Seeing that no one was paying attention, she immediately lowered her voice and whispered to Lu Xu: "I heard from a friend before that Brother Yanqing likes Brother Nian, but I don't know if it's true or not... ..."
Tang Yanqing is handsome and talented, and is also a well-known director. There are many artists, both male and female, who want to work with him for various reasons.
But he hasn't officially announced a boyfriend or girlfriend yet, and the only one he's close to is Ji Xiunian. It is also because of this that many people think that Tang Yanqing is interested in Ji Xiunian.
Xu Lele became excited as soon as he talked about the gossip. He turned to look at Ji Xiunian and Tang Yanqing, and then sighed: "Actually, I think the rumors are not groundless. You see, Brother Yanqing has only been standing on the stage for a few minutes, and he has already looked at Brother Nian. Many times. Also, you see Brother Shen and Sister Ruowei are standing together, but his body is obviously more leaning towards Brother Nian. From a psychological point of view, it is obvious that they are close..."
Xu Lele talks a lot, but some of what he says really makes sense.
Lu Xu glanced at Tang Yanqing unconsciously, and their eyes met.
Tang Yanqing raised his eyebrows at Lu Xu, his smile not reaching his eyes.
Xu Lele was still talking: "If this is true, do you think Brother Nian will consider it?
"No." Lu Xu answered without hesitation, not thinking that Ji Xiunian would like Tang Yanqing at all.
Xu Lele asked casually, but she didn't expect Lu Xu's answer to be so straightforward, so she also echoed: "I don't think so. Brother Nian has seen you three times, but he has never seen Brother Yanqing."
Lu Xu didn't know what kind of logic he was talking about. He was a little dumbfounded but didn't say anything else.
Speaking of which, the program team gathered people together to hold a temporary welcome party for the new director Tang Yanqing.
Because he was ordered at a critical moment, Tang Yanqing basically had no time to rest and needed to get into recording immediately.
He has a very direct personality and is straightforward about his work, directly announcing the next recording process.
Jusco's program has now finished recording six episodes, and there are still four episodes left to end. There is really not much time left for the trainees.
The seventh episode of the program will conduct the second ranking announcement, and 36 contestants will advance by then.
The third performance will follow immediately. It is said that the program team has begun to invite guests to help out, but it is not clear who the guests are.
In order to reduce the cruelty of the order announcement, the program team decided to add more details about dormitory life in the seventh episode.
Each dormitory has a camera, which can be used directly for editing.
The first release of the rankings eliminated many trainees, and only 36 players can remain on the stage. No one knows who will remain on the stage, and it is inevitable that a farewell ceremony will be held in advance.
Before the last elimination, the program team arranged an activity in Devil's Bay, but this time they did not choose to travel.
It's been a long time since the competition came and everyone entered the closed management of the apartment. During this period, they were not allowed to go out and had no contact with their families. After finally having a short break, the program team gave everyone time to call their families.
I still remember the first phone call. Everyone else called their family members, but Lu Xu called Bamei.
Fans were heartbroken when they learned that Lu Xu's family only had one cat, but they were also warmed by this detail.
The interaction between one person and one cat is always warm, and even the eighth sister has countless fans.
This time the program team arranged to make another phone call, but the eighth sister was already in the dormitory and was held in Lu Xu's arms every day, so there was no need to make a phone call.
The little assistant looked at the monitor and couldn't help feeling a little distressed: "Hey, hey, if the process hadn't been set up a long time ago, I really don't want to mention Xu Zai's sadness."
Everyone else in the dormitory had called, but Lu Xu was resting with his eighth sister in his arms. He did seem a bit lonely.
Tang Yanqing looked at Lu Xu in the camera and asked the assistant curiously: "Does Lu Xu have no family?"
The assistant felt sad when she thought of Lu Xu's information: "No, I'm the only one at such a young age. Fortunately, I have my eighth sister with me."
"That's right." Tang Yanqing nodded and unconsciously mentioned Ji Xiunian, "My life experience is somewhat similar to that of Xiunian."
Ji Xiunian's parents died when he was young. This is not a secret in the circle.
The little assistant couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this, and then sighed: "Yes, fortunately they have met each other, at least they have a close friend."
"Oh?" Tang Yanqing pursed her lips and asked casually, "Do they have a good relationship?"
"Very good." The assistant replied decisively, with even a smile on his face, "Brother Nian takes good care of Xu Zai, and the relationship between the two is really close."
The assistant spent a lot of time with Fan Zeng, and occasionally had the opportunity to spend time with Ji Xiunian, Lu Xu, and Fan Zeng.
It's hard to conceal human emotions. Even if Ji Xiunian didn't say anything, the tacit understanding between him and Lu Xu was really unmatched by others.
"That's right." Tang Yanqing just nodded and did not continue the topic.
In front of the camera, Lu Xu was still alone with his eighth sister. He didn't choose to call anyone, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with missing a call.
But he himself doesn't think there is a problem, and others will inevitably think too much.
Xu Haoming, who was next to him, talked to his mother for a long time, then suddenly stood up and walked to Lu Xu, handed the phone to him: "Brother Xu, our mother has something to tell you."
"Why?"
Lu Xu was a little surprised, but still raised his hand to take the call: "Hello, auntie."
"Okay, okay, how about you, Xu Xu..." Haoming's mother on the other end of the phone spoke in a gentle voice, which sounded like she had a good personality. She asked Lu Xu gently if he was tired from filming, and then cheered him up.
Not long after Lu Xu hung up the phone, Han Tianyu and Song Zhe also asked their families to call him.
Not only that, other dormitories such as Xu Lele and others also came over to give Lu Xu a phone call. Their family members all had excellent personalities and cheered Lu Xu on.
Regardless of how each trainee's family members treat their children, they always greet Lu Xu with care and concern. They obviously like this "unlucky" but sensible child.
It was a tacit understanding that everyone never mentioned Lu Xu's life experience, just to cheer him up as if he were his own child.
Lu Xu was not an emotional creature, but he was still touched by this scene.
He patiently thanked every "family member" with stars shining in his smiling eyes.
At this moment, he has no family, but everyone is his family.
Lu Xu, the family member, spent the longest time on the phone together, but no one thought there was anything wrong with this.
Not long after the big family call ended, Lu Xu's cell phone suddenly rang.
Seeing the familiar number above, Lu Xu couldn't help but be surprised, but he still chose to answer: "Hey, Brother Nian, why are you calling me suddenly?"
When Ji Xiunian learned about the procedure for earphone retrieval at home, his first reaction was to think of Lu Xu. Although he already knew Lu Xu's true identity, Ji Xiunian still felt that he should have what others had.
"I just want to tell you," he called and pondered for a moment before saying, "You are not alone. No matter what, I will be here..."