After being dropped by my childhood friend, I became a superstar.

Chapter 12 Chen Yuan Makes His Debut

In the recording studio of Shengshi Entertainment.

Wearing a plain white long-sleeved shirt, Jiang Wantang, who was still radiant even without makeup, slowly took off her headphones after seeing the OK sign made by the producer outside the glass.

Open the glass door.

A female agent, who looked to be around forty years old, with a plump figure and a neat short haircut, handed over a bottle of water with a straw, smiling as she spoke.

"Wantang, drink some water and rest for a while."

"You sang very well and steadily just now. We'll start recording the second song in a bit."

"Understood, Sister Ying." Jiang Wantang nodded calmly, silently took the water, and gently sipped it.

Because of her strong request, Shengshi Entertainment assigned her one of the company's top agents the day after she signed the contract.

The plump woman who was standing next to me just now, clearly overweight from overwork, is named Wang Ying. She's a veteran at Shengshi Entertainment and has mentored many popular stars.

Those celebrities who have worked with Wayne Wang have no doubts or complaints about her professionalism.

Some celebrities have even said that... in the entertainment industry, no one is more professional than Wayne Wang.

However, despite their professionalism, these agents are not very popular within Shengshi Entertainment, or rather, they are in a somewhat awkward and special situation.

Popular celebrities or established artists who are not short of money or work are unwilling to work with Wang Ying.

Because once they team up, there's never an end to the work, endless gigs, countless songs to sing, and a ton of variety shows to participate in.

In particular, Wang Ying is not only an agent, but also a life assistant, seemingly wanting to arrange every minute and second of the celebrity's life.

workaholic.

This is a complete workaholic who never gives himself a break.

There was once a popular celebrity who, after working with her for only six months, did not hesitate to apply for a change of agent, preferring to be sidelined rather than continue working with Wayne Wang.

Wang Ying has extremely high standards, and she looks down on those second-rate, unpromising celebrities and artists, and would not be willing to be their agent, so she was idle for quite some time.

When he learned yesterday that he was going to be Jiang Wantang's manager, especially since she would be starting work immediately, he was overjoyed and organized the company's resources overnight.

the next day.

He brought Jiang Wantang to this recording studio, and they immediately got to work.

As an artist with many years of experience, Jiang Wantang naturally knew Wang Ying's reputation and personality, but she did not object to anything.

She even secretly hoped that Wang Ying could bring in enough work so that she could temporarily numb herself and stop having images of Chen Yuan constantly appearing in her mind.

After taking a big gulp of purified water to slightly moisten my throat,

Jiang Wantang, who was resting on the sofa, glanced at the digital clock not far away and realized that it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.

If that incident hadn't happened, perhaps I would be at home with Chen Yuan, having dinner with my parents?

correct.

The music variety show "King of Mask Singer" seems to have been recorded around this time. If I don't participate, what will happen to Chen Yuan, who has signed a contract?

Once the thought arose, Jiang Wantang couldn't stop it at all.

She immediately pulled out her phone from her handbag, intending to call Chen Yuan, but then suddenly remembered... she had already been blocked.

Followed by.

Jiang Wantang quickly opened WeChat and glanced at Chen Yuan's profile picture at the top. Finding that it hadn't turned blank yet, she subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, thankfully, I haven't been blocked on WeChat yet.

Then, when Jiang Wantang opened Chen Yuan's chat window, her fingers, which were about to type, suddenly stopped in front of the chat window.

For a moment, I didn't know what to type or what to say.

ask him.

How do we resolve the contract already signed by "The Masked Singer"? Or should we ask him... where he is now, and where he lives?

Or is he still angry with himself?

But as long as I send him a message, Chen Yuan shouldn't be angry anymore, right?

But he was the one who blocked her first, and he was the one who made a mistake, so why should she be the one to apologize first and type to ease the tension?

Thoughts kept flashing through her mind, and Jiang Wantang's finger remained on the chat box for who knows how long.

She wanted to send a message, but didn't know how or how to send it.

Just as Jiang Wantang was biting her lower lip, as if she had finally made up her mind, an undeniable voice rang out from the side.

"Wantang, have you rested well?"

"Now that we've rested, let's start recording the second song."

Jiang Wantang immediately looked up at Wang Ying, then at the chat box with Chen Yuan, and silently nodded, "Coming, Sister Ying."

Done.

Jiang Wantang glanced down at the chat box, which still hadn't displayed any text, then pressed the side button to turn off the screen, got up, and walked into the recording studio.

......

Back to the recording site of "The Masked Singer".

After much pleading and guidance.

The fifth contestant, Xiao Yingjun, received a final vote count of 146, a result that cannot be simply described as poor.

Compared to the Little White Rabbit who currently has the fewest votes, she is still two hundred votes behind, which is enough to show just how terrible her singing is.

Looking at the vote count displayed on the screen, although he felt somewhat unwilling and disappointed, Xiao Yingjun still reached out and twirled his hand in the air, finally putting his right arm around his left shoulder and bowing to express his gratitude.

After completing this action.

Xiao Yingjun didn't choose to continue occupying the stage, but instead turned around and walked off from the side.

After he finally stepped down.

The people in the director's room finally breathed a long sigh of relief, and the five hundred audience members in the audience also breathed a sigh of relief, finally free from the torment.

It's no exaggeration to say that...

The heavy breathing, accompanied by indistinct nasal sounds, combined with that meaningless song, was truly agonizing to listen to.

If their phones hadn't been confiscated beforehand, many people would probably have immediately taken them out and joined their friends and family in complaining.

......

As Xiao Yingjun stepped down from the stage.

Xu Lei, the host who was sweating profusely from listening, immediately wiped the sweat from his forehead and stepped back onto the stage.

Turning his head to look at the 146 tickets behind him, Xu Lei, who was usually quick-witted and experienced, suddenly didn't know how to start the conversation and could only force a smile.

"Thank you to singer Xiao Yingjun for bringing us a brand new audio-visual experience."

"These last hundred or so votes, cast by the public jury, are undoubtedly the best proof."

"Please ask Xiao Yingjun to rest backstage for a while. Next up is the last singer to appear in the first episode of [Masked Singer]."

"This singer is really mysterious. I just secretly glanced at the script in my hand and found that the introduction was only a simple sentence, so I secretly asked the program director."

"But even though I specifically asked, the production team still couldn't tell me much. They only told me... the singer's code name is Big Bad Wolf, and they didn't even know what song he was going to sing."

Speaking of it.

The host, Xu Lei, glanced around at the audience and saw that they had all recovered from the ordeal and their eyes were filled with anticipation. He breathed a slight sigh of relief.

As an experienced host, Xu Lei was genuinely worried when he first stepped on stage that the 500 audience members would be influenced by the previous generation of competing singers.

It seems that things are alright now.

Especially since he just created even more anticipation for the sixth competing singer, it should make the audience forget the torment they just endured.

Seeing that the audience's interest had been piqued, Xu Lei didn't waste any more time and directly stepped aside to invite them.

"Now, please welcome the final contestant of this episode of 'The Masked Singer,' a powerful new-era vocalist—Big Bad Wolf—to deliver his performance!"

next second.

"Teng—"

Accompanied by a dull sound of lights opening and closing.

The stage lights were suddenly turned off, plunging the entire stage into darkness.

Followed by.

"Whoosh—"

Two of the brightest spotlights came on, one of which illuminated a high stool and microphone stand in the very center of the stage.

The other lamp illuminated the very back of the stage, casting a clear shadow.

This is a shadow, with one hand holding a microphone and the other a guitar...