Dressed As a Cannon Fodder For the Rich and Powerful

TL: Hua

Gu Lei’s agent didn’t look too good and muttered, “How do I know? I heard that the female star who was shooting the back cover was temporarily absent for other activities, so perhaps he came to replace her.”

Gu Lei snorted, “Really know how to pick up unwanted things.”

Gu Lei now really hates Qi Xiaoyu to death.

During “Let’s Debut, Trainees”, he just didn’t take Qi Xiaoyu seriously. His singing and dancing skills were poor, and he didn’t seek to make progress. Whichever team he was on, he would hold them back, and the whole team had to nurse him. How can such a person occupy the debut position? What about those who put in real effort?

Wouldn’t it be a big joke if someone like Qi Xiaoyu could debut and become an idol?

At that time, not only he but other people with real ability also looked down on Qi Xiaoyu.

Later, Qi Xiaoyu stole his position as lead singer in the finals, and all Gu Lei had was a faint disdain.

At most, he just wanted to ask Qi Xiaoyu, “Don’t you feel ashamed for stealing my position with your strength?”

After all, apart from disdain, he couldn’t muster any more emotions. He was 100% convinced that with Qi Xiaoyu’s strength, even if he stole the lead singer position, it would be a public embarrassment, just like auditioning in the training room that day.

Apart from highlighting his excellence, he has no other function.

And why should he be serious with a rookie?

Unexpectedly, on the night of the finals, Qi Xiaoyu performed exceptionally well, and Gu Lei was overwhelmed with an inconceivable and unbelievable shock.

He has liked music since he was a child. He started vocal training at the age of four, learned the violin at the age of five, played the piano at the age of six, and won a prize in a singing competition at the age of seven.

He has practiced singing for so many years, worked hard to get into the music department, was selected into Orange Juice Entertainment with his singing ability, and used his strength to make up for his shortcomings in appearance to break into the top 20.

No one knows better than him how much hard work one has to put in in this day and age in order to become popular with singing, in addition to being talented.

And Qi Xiaoyu, after only ten days of training, was able to perform so well? !

Obviously, he should be the dazzling lead singer that night. Everyone always praised his voice, and Yuan Yaling also said that he was born for this profession.

Yet Qi Xiaoyu only sang seven or eight lines and easily took away all the light that should belong to him? His fans even hyped up his dedicated, hardworking persona because of it.

At that time, apart from the shock, there was also a trace of jealousy, which rose from the bottom of his heart like a flame, scorching his angry and unbalanced heart.

Why is Qi Xiaoyu so lucky?

Fortunately, everything developed on the right track afterwards. As promised by the company and the program group, he made his debut smoothly, and there was no Qi Xiaoyu in this team.

He was very happy and satisfied with the result. When he took a photo with his teammates on the night of his debut, he even forgot the unhappiness Qi Xiaoyu had brought him.

After forming the group, his teammates liked him. This group needs a lead singer, and he is the best lead singer!

In the new song they are preparing, all the high-pitched parts have been given to him.

His agent also encouraged him, saying that in addition to activities with the group, he would also help him receive movie OSTs and release singles, which would definitely make him a top idol singer.

But all of this was ruined by Qi Xiaoyu and his fans.

Those fans scolded him, preached everywhere that he relied on capital to rise to power, and said that he was shady.

They asked him to leave TEN and apologized to the audience, sending him private messages saying that he sings poorly and that his look is unworthy of being there.

They even left comments under the official blogs of Orange Juice Entertainment and Wanhai Real Estate, saying that he’s morally corrupt and not worthy of their investment.

Although the company quickly bought a large number of marketing accounts and water armies to help him clean up the matter and even suppressed Qi Xiaoyu’s fans, it still had a serious impact on him.

His agent told him that a movie OST that was originally discussed might have to be temporarily put on hold. The other side had to reconsider the candidate and wanted to choose an artist with a better reputation to cooperate with.

Needless to say, the implication is that Gu Lei has a lot of anti-fans.

His bright future through hard work has been discredited by Qi Xiaoyu and his fans!

Up to this point, Gu Lei had been unilaterally involved with Qi Xiaoyu.

So now, it can be said that when enemies come face-to-face, their eyes blaze with hatred.

One of them came in through the front door, and the other came in through the back door, but their destinations were all in the dressing room.

When they met at the corner, Qi Xiaoyu politely took two steps aside and let them go first.

But Gu Lei obviously didn’t want to walk properly. He insisted on pulling his agent and others to squeeze towards Qi Xiaoyu until they squeezed Qi Xiaoyu into the wall before giving up.

Qi Xiaoyu stuck his body against the wall and retracted his feet a bit to avoid being stepped on.

Yu Xiaosheng was about the same as him, his whole body clinging to the wall.

He glared at the group of people angrily, but this time he didn’t scold anyone; he just pulled Qi Xiaoyu’s sleeve after they left and said, “Let’s go get your makeup done. The shooting is going to be at three o’clock.”

But when the two of them entered the dressing room, they found that it was basically occupied by people from Yu Zhou and Gu Lei’s sides.

The dressing room of the magazine was originally small because, usually, only one or two stars would come, so only four workbenches were set up. Now there are five or six people in Yu Zhou and Gu Lei’s group, plus their respective assistants and agents, fully packed into the entire space.

The staff in charge of makeup and hair for the magazine were opening their kits and preparing to start their makeup. Hearing the voice, she looked up at Qi Xiaoyu and asked, “Are you guys here for the shoot as well?”

Qi Xiaoyu nodded.

The makeup artist casually pointed to a sofa under the window and said, “Sit there and wait.”

Yu Xiaosheng frowned, then walked towards the makeup artist, changed into a smiling face, and said in a negotiating tone, “”Your deputy editor-in-chief and I have scheduled a three o’clock shooting and two-thirty make-up. Look, it’s exactly two twenty-five. Shouldn’t you help us put on makeup first? Besides, we’re only one person here, so it’s going to be done quickly.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Lei’s agent stood up and said to the makeup artist, “I just talked to your editor-in-chief, Fang. As soon as we arrive here, we will prepare for makeup and shooting. Our artists will go to a live broadcast party next. If we don’t hurry, we might not be able to finish the shooting.”

Gu Lei’s agent hates Yu Xiaosheng, no less than Gu Lei hates Qi Xiaoyu. He already has a sense of superiority from a big company and looks down on small workshops like Star Entertainment. Yu Xiaosheng has caused him so much trouble these days, which makes him even more furious and angry.

Now that they met, he naturally had to vent all that anger: “People who have no other job and were pulled in just to fill the page can put on makeup at any time. No need to act so important.”

Yu Xiaosheng’s face froze in an instant. The exaggerated big words that he boasted before were exposed as lies, and he didn’t dare look back at Qi Xiaoyu at all.

The makeup artist glanced at Qi Xiaoyu and immediately understood.

The back cover of their issue was indeed not Qi Xiaoyu at the beginning, but another new-generation female star. But that girl did as she pleased and didn’t keep her word. She just said she couldn’t make it without giving explanation.

The other stars of a similar level are all fully booked and couldn’t get an appointment on a temporary basis.

In desperation, they have resorted to contacting a little fresh meat1Young, handsome male celebrity..

Presumably, the people brought in like this are not very important.

The entertainment industry is always a place where the highs step on the lows. This makeup artist is also a shrewd person. She turned her head and asked, “Do you know Editor-in-Chief Fang?”

Gu Lei’s agent glanced at Yu Xiaosheng, showing a seemingly modest but smug smile. “Editor Fang and our Boss Jiang have a good relationship. They often eat and drink tea together. It seems that they have an appointment for lunch today as well.”

“Oh, is that so?”

The makeup artist smiled immediately and said, “Since you’ve talked with the editor-in-chief, you must be in a hurry. Let’s get started.”

After finishing speaking, she dipped the makeup brush in a soft white cream and carefully patted Gu Lei’s shoehorn face2Face with protruding jaw. This author sure hates Gu Lei., ignoring Qi Xiaoyu and the others.

On the side, Yu Xiaosheng gritted his teeth in anger. He searched for resources for Qi Xiaoyu everywhere without taking a break because he didn’t want to admit defeat to those big companies, but in the end, he was still humiliated.

Qi Xiaoyu looked at his slightly trembling back, stepped forward and pulled his sleeves, then turned to look at the makeup artist and asked, “Is your name Daisy?”

The make-up artist called Daisy stopped what she was doing. She didn’t expect Qi Xiaoyu to know her name, and she was a bit caught off guard as she looked at him. “What’s wrong?”

Qi Xiaoyu smiled faintly and said, “Nothing; it’s just that since you guys haven’t scheduled a time properly, we’ll leave first. If your deputy editor asks, I’ll tell the truth.”

The make-up artist didn’t expect this no-name star to be so stubborn. Her expression changed, but she still insisted, “OK, if the deputy editor asks, I’ll tell him it’s first come, first served. What’s wrong with that? They came first.”

Qi Xiaoyu smiled mockingly and turned to Gu Lei’s agent, saying, “Your company’s artist foundation isn’t good, and it does take some time to slowly put on makeup. Let’s go first and not waste time.”

Without giving Gu Lei’s agent time to react, he said loudly to Yu Xiaosheng, “Brother Yu, isn’t there a movie that invited us to chat at five o’clock? Why don’t we go there now? After all, it’s a big-name director. It’s not good to be late.”

After Qi Xiaoyu finished speaking, he showed a decent smile, pulled Yu Xiaosheng up, and walked out of the dressing room, leaving behind a room full of people who couldn’t find anyone to argue with because they didn’t react fast enough.

*****

At the same time, Boss Jiang from Orange Juice Entertainment was having a drink with the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Fang.

Editor Fang, who was wearing a pair of black round-framed glasses, held down Jiang Feibai’s hand that was pouring wine and said, “Old Jiang, what are you doing? Look at what time it is in the afternoon? It’s not the right time to drink. You’re not going to the company this afternoon?”

Jiang Feibai shook his neatly combed hair and said, “Go to the company? What company? I’m going to be fired soon.”

Editor Fang, “Are you really drunk? You’ve done a good job, and you’re the leader of Orange Juice Entertainment. Who wants to fire you?”

Jiang Feibai replied with two words in a low voice: “Big Boss.”

Editor Fang wondered, “Which big boss? Xu Xiujie? His father is about to go to jail, so why does he care about you?”

Jiang Feibai: “It’s not him.”

Editor Fang, “It’s not him? Then who else?”

Jiang Feibai lowered his head and did not speak.

After a while, Editor Fang was startled and said in a low voice, “Could it be… that Mr. Xun….he’s going to fire you?”

Jiang Feibai nodded lifelessly.

Editor Fang became even more curious now and widened his small eyes behind the small round glasses, asking, “How is this possible? Why does he care about you?”

Jiang Feibai groaned.

“The Xun family’s family business is so large, and your company is as small as a grain of sand in comparison. Doesn’t he think it’s a waste of time?”

Jiang Feibai shook his head and said, “You ask me, and who should I ask? I haven’t even met him face-to-face; how do I know where I offended him?”

Editor Fang clicked his tongue and said, “I’ve been in this industry for almost ten years, but I haven’t seen the true face of this immortal. Old Jiang, you’re really good; you’ve managed to offend him.”

Jiang Feibai snorted and said bitterly, “Yeah, just keep laughing at me. There is really no one in this world who is more stupid than me. I don’t even know where it went wrong.”

“You really don’t know what’s wrong? Old Jiang, you’re not such a foolish person. You can offend anyone but him.”

“But this time, I’m really so confused. I’ve been thinking about it for two days, and I really can’t figure out how I offended this great Buddha. I really, really haven’t even met him. How could I offend him?”

Editor Fang raised an eyebrow and said, “Maybe it’s your subordinates who have offended him, or perhaps you’ve done it unintentionally. Hey, stop drinking, go back and check the recent events carefully one by one, and find out what went wrong.”

 

1Young, handsome male celebrity.2Face with protruding jaw. This author sure hates Gu Lei.