Yunan retreated to the shadows, his expression increasingly ugly.
The youth standing on stage, Shan Yatong, was a flower vase character that everyone knew of within the circle. That Mi Li actually asked him to sing… any resulting negative news would be detrimental to the show ratings.
Turning off the microphone in his hand, he looked at Jianya, who was standing in the audience. Her face was very calm. She didn’t seem particularly worried about the potential negative impact of Shan Yatong’s singing.
Jianya is a strong-willed woman, who hates mistakes. But looking at her expression now, she didn’t seem worried about the situation.
Seeing Jianya’s calm expression, Yunan also breathed a sigh of relief.
The spotlight was now on Shan Yatong. Everyone’s attention was focused on his every move.
His gaze swept away from the stage. As an artist, the most basic requirement when singing was to communicate to the audience with your eyes. Even if you were not making direct eye contact, the other person should feel that you’re looking at them.
Most of Sky Boys’ songs were popular and didn’t require much singing skill to perform. Shan Yatong smiled.
“This song, ‘Winter Snow’, is dedicated to all of you. I hope everyone will think back to their past, of when they’ve seen snow fall, and remember their first love.”
‘Winter Snow’ was not a big production, and the songwriter was also not well-known. The reason why he chose to sing this song was simply to resolve a scandal the body’s previous life was involved in.
Last month, when the single was released, Shan Yatong’s performance at the publicity concert was called into question. Shan Yatong was accused by many people, claiming that the part he sang did not resemble his voice. He was also accused of lip-synching on a TV show.
As a second-rate star, lip-synching undoubtedly had a huge negative impact.
Now, he was no longer concerned about whether or not Shan Yatong was actually singing, but was focused on resolving the scandal first and foremost. The best way to resolve it was to speak with strength.
Mi Li’s intended humiliation for him actually provided a good opportunity to refute the lip-synching rumors.
“You say winter snow is like a flower”
“You say winter snow is innocent”
The song flowed, ringing with memories. The young man’s face was filled with nostalgia, and his singing was full of longing and regret.
”You love the snow white doll”
”You love that pure white sky”
He had a good voice, and the emotional interpretation was just right. With the sadness and nostalgia conveyed through the song, combined with his melancholic look, the audience found themselves moved by his singing.
“This is the very day you love”
“This is the snow you love, and the doll you love”
“But where are you, my love?”
The chorus was usually sung by Yuan Wen. When the camera panned to him while Shan Yatong sang this part well, he was gazing at him as if he was happy for him.
”When we come across true love, please cherish it
”Don’t wait for your lover to leave before you realize your heart.”
The song ended. Shan Yatong looked at the audience with sadness. The camera captured his reddened eyes.
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“I just saw Yatong’s eyes redden a moment ago. I’m not trying to be nosy,” Yunan said, defending himself in a serious manner to the amusement of the audience. “Can we ask, who was Yatong thinking of?” Yunan covered his mouth. “Ah, ah, why did I ask now? I should’ve waited to ask backstage, seriously.” He said regretfully.
The audience immediately booed, and the room was extremely lively for a moment.
Shan Yatong observed Yunan. He was extremely natural in both his speech and body language. He smiled shyly, as if he were a big boy who had experienced heartbreak.
Some female audience members screamed again.
Jianya, who was sitting in a specially assigned seat under the stage, watched the teenager on stage thoughtfully. The right expression can incite maternal feeling from women. Was this teenager really genuine, or was he simply a well-versed performer?
She motioned to Yunan with her hand to continue, wondering how this teenager would respond.
If he really knew what he was doing here, it would be crucial to pay close attention to him.
This would at least make it easier for any future show interviews. In this industry, having insight on people is critical.
“I was thinking of a young lady who had previously helped me at the orphanage.” Shan Yatong’s eyes reddened again. “I remembered she really liked dolls. When we separated, she was holding just a tattered doll. I don’t know how she is doing these days.
“Whenever I sing a song, I always think of the old days. I remembered that I was shivering with my friend in the snow, but we were still happily building a snowman.” His eyes became even redder, and he hesitated for a second as if trying to suppress his sorrow. “So, for me, this song is special.”
He was able to arouse the interest of others, but subtly, without making it feel too heavy-handed.
As an old man in the entertainment industry, Yunan could somewhat guess at Shan Yatong’s intentions. Thinking of the director’s intention, he also planned to cooperate with this young man. With a few words, he diverted the topic and made small talk.
In the final five minutes, the stars were invited to the stage again. This time, Shan Yatong’s position was not off to the side, but in the center.
Shan Yatong smiled the entire time. While smiling, it seemed that the melancholy brought on by the song was hidden.
At the end of the show, he sang the chorus together with Yuan Wen.
All the audience present saw his performance. Shan Yatong wondered, what would the negative news about lip-synching be replaced by tomorrow?
Under these spotlights, what was actually real?
After the program finished recording, Shan Yatong started heading backstage to remove his makeup. Yuan Wen was in front of him. Although they were no more than five steps apart, neither of them initiated a conversation.
Before entering the dressing room, Yuan Wen turned his head and glanced at him. He opened the door, and immediately closed it after entering.
Shan Yatong stood there, staring blankly at the door that shut him out.
The sound of footsteps came from behind him. Looking back, a man wearing sunglasses was followed by two assistants, a bodyguard, and even the TV station’s deputy director.
The man was wearing a casual suit. Although he was wearing sunglasses, the corner of his mouth still showed a hint of a smile. There was an attractive curl to his sensual lips. His face was extremely good-looking. As a male artist, it was a perfect face.
The person’s walking posture was also very elegant, step-by-step. It was as if he was walking on clouds, leisurely but not carelessly.
Shan Yatong nodded politely to the man as he passed by, regardless of whether he saw it or not. Then he opened the door and walked in.
Out of the corner of his eye, Xiao Qishen noticed the young man. He looked at the closed door, and casually asked, “Who was that?”
The deputy director who was accompanying him thought about it carefully, and said with some uncertainty, “It seemed to be one of the members of a group. He’s called Shan Yatong, a second-rate singer.”
Xiao Qishen nodded, then looked at the direction of the door and nodded slowly. “I see. He looks like a good young man.”
After speaking, he looked away.
Hearing this, the assistant couldn’t help but glance at the closed door. That young man was just praised by Xiao Qishen himself. If he knew of it, he wondered if he would feel flattered.
They didn’t know Xiao Qishen even said any of this. It was only because the door had shut on the boy’s face. His eyes did not even show a hint of anger, as if it were not an issue.
As a newcomer, the most basic requirement is tolerance.
For a young artist who was less than twenty years old, to have such a good temper, it was not difficult to get mixed up in this circle.
The deputy director hurriedly nodded. He didn’t care about whether or not the artist named Shan Yatong really had a future. The most important thing right now is to focus on receiving The Heavenly King.
After they entered the VIP dressing room, the deputy director asked politely, “Qishen, the show is about to begin. Do you think we should go to make-up first?”
Xiao Qishen nodded and didn’t say much. He sat down in front of the mirror. Because of the rush of filming, he did not manage to find his own self-image designer in time. Since it was just a small show, he didn’t have to be too invested.
Leaning against the back of his chair, he took off his sunglasses and rubbed his forehead wearily, revealing beautiful peach-blossom eyes.
“Director Jian, what do you think of Shan Yatong?” A small voice came from outside the door. He raised his eyebrows and saw through the mirror that the door was not fully closed behind him.
Several staff members inside the room were embarrassed, but it would not be wise to close the door right now. They all behaved as if they hadn’t heard the voice, and continued with whatever they were doing. They just hoped that there would be nothing bad discussed in the conversation outside.
After the male voice spoke, no one answered. Just when Xiao Qishen thought no one was going to respond, a female voice spoke up.
The female voice didn’t have any emotion, but after carefully parsing it out, you can hear the slightest tone of approval in her voice. “He is very suitable for this entertainment circle. To be an artist, the most basic thing is to be suitable. Unfortunately, many artists do not even meet this basic requirement.”
He heard footsteps again, and then there was no sound outside the door.
The staff breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, not much else was said.
“That Shan Yatong, was he here to participate on a show today?” Xiao Qishen asked, playing with the sunglasses in his hands.
The makeup artist quickly replied, “Yes, a few stars were invited to join the show today.” It was an accident to put makeup on for Xiao Qishen. These heavenly kings usually have their own makeup artist, but he didn’t expect that this heavenly king would not bring his own makeup artist this time, and that he would have to apply the makeup himself. Even though he’s been in the business for many years, he still felt nervous.
“So…” he nodded, and trailed off, saying nothing else.
The TV station staff did not take this incident to heart. They continued to prepare him for his upcoming stage appearance.
Only his two assistants knew that Xiao Qishen had paid extra attention to this little artist today.
In the other public dressing room, Shan Yatong put on his own clothes and walked out of the TV station with Yuan Wen. As for their assistant, he followed Yuan Wen, and Shan Yatong trailed behind them.
This assistant was originally Shan Yatong’s personal assistant, but Yuan Wen’s assistant resigned not long ago. He had not found a suitable one for a while, so this assistant, Yang Jun, became the assistant of the two of them. At the moment, it would be more accurate to call him Yuan Wen’s personal assistant.
Looking at Yuan Wen’s sullen face, Shan Yatong’s mouth curled up at the corners. He put his hand in his trouser pocket, and looked up at the sky.
“You go ahead first, I’m going to go do something.”
The assistant turned his head to look at him, frowning slightly. His tone was a little cold.
“Yatong, the company just called for you and Wen to return to the company immediately.”
Shan Yatong glanced at Yang Jun, then walked to the side of the car, and opened the car door. “Since you’re an assistant, then you should do your job properly. I don’t want to receive an assistant’s call right when the program is about to start. It’s embarrassing to have an assistant like you.”
After saying this, he got into the car.
The assistant’s face turned green and white.
Yuan Wen glanced at the two of them. He opened the door on the other side and sat down without looking at Shan Yatong. He said frostily, “I can’t tell if what you said was supposed to be clever.”
Shan Yatong ignored him.
“Do you think you can beat my popularity like this?” Yuan Wen couldn’t help it after all, snarling.
Shan Yatong looked sideways at Yuan Wen, who was out of control. He sneered back.
“This is the entertainment industry. There are ups and downs. There are no fixed numbers, and,” he looked out the window, “don’t think it’s safe just because you’re in the car. Your expression may have already been caught by a paparazzi’s camera. In this circle, don’t forget to always be acting, anytime and anywhere.”
He rubbed his chin, continuing, “Otherwise, there will be reports in the entertainment newspapers tomorrow that you bullied me because of your popularity.”
The assistant sitting in the front seat turned to look at Shan Yatong, the contempt in his eyes turned into contemplation.
Perhaps Shan Yatong was not as worthless as he thought.
Hah! I bet that Yuan Wen will be steamrolled by Shan Yatong’s new hardcore fans!
Thanks for the chapter~
Tha^^)❤
Is the guy with 2 assistants the ML?
Shan Yatong will not be bullied any longer! Jiayou!
Thanks for the chapter <3
Seat Back put on the sunglasses and get some popcorn and coke and wait for a face slapping of a certain someone who believe his that popular
It really didn’t occur to me that there was no traffic jam and that YW and that shit assistant were trying to use SY as a stepping stone. They were probably responsible for the lip-syncing rumours as well.
Thanks for the update! 💕
Yes, ah, celebrity life sounds exhausting… Especially big stars…
Eu entendo o propósito, mas … Não sei inglês e leio no google tradutor, então essas palavras embaralhadas atrapalham muito a leitura.
You’re right. He’s not worthless. Not now anyway