The day before the debut party, Qi Xingchen went to see Han Qing. After the previous round of mentors, he ranked seventh overall, which happened to be out of the list of debuts.
He was afraid that Han Qing's mentality would deviate, so he prepared to give him pre-match counseling.
He didn't expect Han Qing to be in a good state when he saw him. Qi Xingchen relaxed a lot. "Aren't you nervous?"
"No, I'm already very satisfied to be able to make it this far." Han Qing smiled. "I'm lucky to be able to debut. If I fail, I'll go back and continue to practice."
Qi Xingchen was surprised. "You're only one place away. Don't you feel regretful?"
"No, if you didn't give me this opportunity to practice, I might have … given up."
Han Qing was about the same age as the original owner, just over 21 years old. At this age, if his family was average, his family probably wouldn't support him to continue pursuing his dream.
Under the pressure of reality, he would put away his sportswear, change into leather shoes and a suit, go to the recruitment center, submit his resume to various websites, go to work step by step, buy a house, get married, and have children.
Wasn't this kind of life happy? Maybe it was very happy, after all, everyone lived their lives like this.
Then, would he regret it?
It was like drinking water, and only he knew whether it was hot or cold. Those initial dreams might be gradually worn down and smoothed out in the daily life of a wife and children.
But maybe when he retired, he would hold his granddaughter in his arms one day, take out a photo of him when he was young, and tell her with a distant gaze, "Grandpa loved singing and dancing when he was young — the kind that couldn't stop once he started dancing."
He was no longer young, but he would always remember his passion.
Hearing this, Qi Xingchen felt a lump in his throat. But he didn't want to affect Han Qing's state before the competition, so he took a deep breath and encouraged him. "I saw the votes, the gap between you and the sixth place is very small. Your fans must have accumulated ammunition, and there's a high chance that you'll debut. Perform well tomorrow, and I'll be waiting to sign the contract with Dongcheng. "
In the online talent show, fans would usually accumulate a certain amount of votes for the final push. He didn't know how many fans Han Qing had, nor did he know how many fans the sixth place had. But the gap between the two was indeed small, and there was a high chance that they would surpass each other.
"Got it. I'll do my best just like you. The rest is up to fate. "Han Qing revealed her canine teeth." Go back quickly. It's not good to let others see. "
Qi Xingchen nodded. "Good luck."
That night, no one could sleep well. The trainees were worried about their future, while Qi Xingchen was worried about Han Qing's future.
At 11: 30 pm, Qi Xingchen hid under his blanket and tried to send a message to Bai Ye: [Are you asleep?]
Five minutes later, Bai Ye replied: [Open the door.]
Qi Xingchen sat up like a carp and got off the bed. She opened the door and poked her head out to look around. Only when she found that there was no one in the corridor did she let Bai Ye in.
Bai Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "We're both men. Even if I'm photographed entering your room, others won't be able to guess anything. You don't have to be afraid."
The more he liked her, the more cautious he was. Qi Xingchen didn't dare to use his identity as a gay to cause trouble for Bai Ye. He smiled foolishly and didn't say anything.
He was wearing black-and-white striped zebra-patterned pajamas today. Bai Ye pinched the black ears on the pajamas cap and said with interest, "Why haven't I seen you wear this before?"
Some time ago, Qi Xingchen basically pulled a T-shirt over and went to sleep after putting it on. Later, when he went to the trainees' dormitory, he found that the boys were wearing all kinds of pajamas. They were cute and lively and looked especially festive and happy.
He guessed that Bai Ye would also like this kind of pajamas, so he specially asked An Ran to buy a set.
"I just bought it." He was a little embarrassed. "Does it look good?"
Bai Ye: "Did you wear it specially for me?"
Qi Xingchen: "…"
How did he know everything?
Seeing that his little fan didn't speak, Bai Ye knew that he guessed right. He sincerely praised, "It looks good."
Qi Xingchen: "Hehe."
After being happy for a while, he realized that Bai Ye was still standing by the door. He quickly tidied up the sofa. "Sit."
Bai Ye sat down. "Can't sleep?"
"Yes."
"Are you worried about Han Qing?"
"Yes." He sat down next to Bai Ye and grabbed a pillow to hug. "I trained with Xiao Qing for so long, and I know that he's definitely capable of debuting. If he can't debut, it'll be a pity. "
Bai Ye suddenly found the pillow to be an eyesore.
He reached out and forcefully pulled the pillow away.
Qi Xingchen's arms were empty. He was not used to the feeling of not having anything to hug.
"Here." Bai Ye shook his elbow and gestured to him.
He was even jealous of the pillow. However, hugging Bai Ye's arm was definitely more comfortable than hugging a pillow. Qi Xingchen wrapped his arms around Bai Ye's forearm and pressed his body tightly against it.
Bai Ye was finally satisfied. He kissed him on the forehead and comforted him. "You've done what you can for him. He'll have to fight for the rest. Sleep well and cheer for him energetically, okay? "
Maybe it was the dark night that made people brave, or maybe the person in front of him was too gentle, but Qi Xingchen's poor little trick was ready to act. He rolled his dark eyes and said, "I understand, but I really can't sleep."
"Then how can you fall asleep?" Bai Ye smiled.
"Kiss me again." Qi Xingchen raised his snow-white chin and waved a finger in front of Bai Ye's eyes. "Kiss me again and I'll be sleepy."
Qi Xingchen's skin was very white. Plus, he had been spoiled since he was a child, so his skin was very delicate.
His fingers were the same. Under the light, he could even see the blue capillaries beside his joints. The pads of his fingers were round and healthy pink.
Bai Ye glanced at him, grabbed his fingers, and kissed them one by one from the thumb to the back of his hand.
"Kiss me, give me five free. Is that enough for you to sleep until tomorrow morning?"
Qi Xingchen, "!!!" 1”
That's more than enough!
After sending Bai Ye out, he blushed and lay on the bed with his arm in his hand.
When he washed his face in the morning, he didn't even want to wash the hand that had been doted on by Bai Ye.
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Two months of hard training, bearing the double pressure of the competition and separation, putting in a lot of sweat and tears, were all for this day.
The next day at eight o 'clock in the evening, the last episode of "My Time" was broadcast live to hundreds of millions of viewers.
Two thousand live audience members, fifty public judges from management companies, print media, new media, and so on gathered together. The music coach, dance coach, performance coach, and Xing Guang sat in the coach's seat as an observer. The founder of "My Time", Bai Ye, was the host.
A cruel competition began. Every audience member who participated in the voting was a witness to the new idol era, and Jiu Er was a participant.
Fortunately, after three hours of voting, in the end, Han Qing beat the original sixth place by a small margin and rose to the top of the list of contestants!
The moment the results were announced, his first reaction was to look at Qi Xingchen, his eyes full of gratitude. Qi Xingchen's eyes were also red, and he responded with his blessings.
He held back his tears and walked to the interview stage. Bai Ye handed him the microphone according to the procedure. "Little Qing, congratulations on your successful debut in sixth place. Do you have anything to say to your fans, family, and friends?"
Han Qing took the microphone. "I didn't expect to debut, so I prepared an acceptance speech first … No, not an acceptance speech, but a debut speech. I was too excited, I'm sorry … "
"First of all, I want to thank my fans. They worked hard and voted for me to be in this position. Without them, I wouldn't be here today."
As he spoke, he bowed deeply in the direction of the camera. "Thank you for your efforts. I will work harder in the future and face you with a better face. Thank you."
"Secondly, I want to thank my parents. Thank you for not stopping me when I decided to become a trainee. Thank you for not mocking me when I was mediocre. Thank you for indulging me to this day and stepping onto the stage of debut. "
"Finally, I want to thank someone."
At this point, his voice became more and more choked, and he couldn't help but burst into tears.
Bai Ye stuffed a tissue into Han Qing's hand. Han Qing sniffed and paused for a while before saying, "He was the one who gave me this opportunity and brought me to practice. He kept encouraging me. That's why I can stand here."
"That's right." He paused and turned to the coach's seat. "He is my boss, my friend, and my teacher — Qi Xingchen."
"Before coming to 'My Time', he dragged me through a month of devilish training. How devilish … Let me show you. "
He took out his phone, opened the photo album, and zoomed in on the camera.
It was a class schedule.
Qi Xingchen was very familiar with it, because he was the one who made it.
"Every day, we had to maintain fourteen hours of high-intensity study, and two hours of self-study, which was equivalent to sixteen hours of practice time. Other than sleeping and eating, we spent all our time in the practice room, and this went on for a month.
"Perhaps you think that as a trainee, it's normal to put your life on the line to practice, but …" He took a deep breath. "Qi Xingchen is not a trainee, he is a coach. He could choose not to do this, but he didn't."
"So, no matter what you think of his strength, in my heart, he is my teacher."
As soon as he finished speaking, Han Qing bowed deeply in the direction of the coach's seat.
"Little Qing, you …" Qi Xingchen did not know what to say, and quickly stood up to stop him.
However, Han Qing said, "Don't stop me, we are too close. I can't say it normally, but I can only say it here. Thank you, I can only stand here because of you."
"This stage is mine, and it is also yours."
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As a cultivation talent show, the group interviews after the debut had nothing to do with the coaches.
Today, all the eliminated trainees came, and the scene was half excited and half sad. East Orange was afraid that the situation would go out of control, so they did not prepare a celebration party. After the group interviews, they discussed the restrictions with the trainees and generously let them stay for one more night. The next day, they would be sent back to their respective companies, and after signing the contract, they would come up with a plan for the event.
The hotel was also reserved for the coaches for one more day. With Bai Ye about to leave, Qi Xingchen could not bear to sleep. He even ignored Han Qing, turned off his phone, and curled up on the sofa with Bai Ye, chatting the whole night.
When they had to leave, Bai Ye sent him to the nanny van. Qi Xingchen pretended to be calm and asked, "Does our agreement from last time still count?"
Bai Ye knew that the "agreement" he was talking about was a video call every day, so he naturally agreed. "It still counts."
"Okay." Qi Xingchen nodded. "I'll go first. Tell me when you arrive at the airport, and be careful. "
After saying that, he was afraid that Bai Ye would not be willing to leave, and he was also afraid that he would not be willing to leave, so he closed the car door and left.
An Ran was confused by their riddle-like words. After driving for ten minutes, she carefully asked, "Xing Xing, what did you agree to with Brother Ye?"
"… Nothing." Qi Xingchen covered himself with a small blanket and faced the car window. His voice was a little muffled. "Sister An Ran, I'm going to sleep for a while. Wake me up when you get home."
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Qi Xingchen had always been good at handling emotions. When An Ran woke him up, he had almost recovered. Except for his eyes that were a little bloodshot, everything else was normal.
This time, he left in a hurry, and there were no specialties or souvenirs to buy in City S. He did not buy any gifts for his family, so he decided to take some time to go to the mall near his home to buy some seasonal clothes for his brothers and sisters to make them happy.
He did not tell his family the exact time he would be back. When he dragged his luggage and unlocked his fingerprint, there was only Qi Yuji in the small study on the second floor, who was drawing designs.
"Sister, I'm back!"
… Xing Xing was back?!
Hearing the sound, Qi Yuji immediately threw down the condenser pen and ran out without putting on her slippers. "Xing Xing, you're back so early. I thought you would be back at night!"
Even at home, she was not sloppy at all. She was wearing a loose beige knitted sweater with a brown long gauze skirt. Her hair was loosely tied up behind her head, and she wore a pair of black-rimmed anti-blue glasses. She was beautiful without makeup.
Seeing his sister, Qi Xingchen's mood improved greatly. He was in the mood to joke. "So in your heart, I'm a person who doesn't care about his family."
Qi Yuji wanted to nod, but then she controlled herself.
This little guy had returned to the show early to accompany his boyfriend more than once. They had already seen through his nature.
He was just a little cabbage who turned his elbows outwards. Hmph.
But as long as her brother was back, she was very happy. Qi Yuji quickly put on her slippers and came down to greet her favorite little Xing Xing. She asked the question of death, "What soup do you want to drink tonight? I'll ask Aunt Zhang to prepare the ingredients and make it for you tonight. "
"Gulp —" Qi Xingchen swallowed and said with difficulty, "No need, Sister. Just eat whatever you want tonight."
"That's okay. In the half a month when you were away, I learned a few new soups. I'll make them for you to try."
"…" He didn't really want to try.
But he couldn't bear to hurt his sister's feelings. He braced himself and said, "Then make a vegetarian soup. I'm tired of eating it on the show."
"Okay!" Qi Yuji agreed readily.
Every time her brother came back, she was the busiest one. She observed her brother's condition, whether he was fat or thin, whether he was bullied by his boyfriend, and muttered about the dishes she planned to cook tonight.
Listening to the long list, Qi Xingchen couldn't help but interrupt her. "Sister, I can't eat that much. I'll be joining the show in ten days. I have to lose weight in advance."
Qi Yuji frowned. "Don't worry about losing weight. Eat normally tonight. I'll lose weight with you starting tomorrow. Besides, you're not the only one eating tonight. Xiao Jing is coming too. "
"Liang Jing?"
"Yes, I asked him to come." Qi Yuji blinked. The joy in her eyes turned into a faint worry. "I heard from the Liang family's housekeeper that he's been very close to a girl recently. Uncle Liang and Auntie Liang are not in the country. I have to take up the responsibility of a sister and ask about the situation for them. "
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