In the office, Tao Shiyan and Jin Kun sat and stood together. Jin Kun briefly recounted the process of finding Meng Bai during the day. Tao Shiyan didn't have the patience to listen. He only mentioned the moment when Cheng Xi knew the meaning of the wooden box, and raised the
Knocking his noble head.
Jin Kun showed a gloating smile: "Yes, he knows."
"Did Meng Bai say that?"
"Most likely."
Tao Shiyan frowned. He always thought that after the box fell into the water, he said something harsh to Cheng Xi, which caused Cheng Xi to run away secretly and become more and more indifferent to him.
Now think about it, if the boy already knew the meaning of the box, then it would really hurt his heart to hurt Cheng Xi, who was already a "good friend" at that time, because of his ignorant feelings in his youth.
It seemed that he had to find time to tell Cheng Xi what happened when he was eleven years old. Although it was not a pleasant experience, he liked Cheng Xi and should tell him openly and honestly.
Moreover, he is willing to share everything related to himself with Cheng Xi without any reservation.
On the night when Jin Kun sent the message to Meng Bai, he may have realized that this move had offended Tao Shiyan. Meng Bai specially posted a new Weibo to clarify, saying that he was just inspired by the old songs he heard during the day, and had a close relationship with Tao Shiyan.
It doesn't matter if you laugh.
Fortunately, only a small number of people can be influenced by marketing accounts. Regarding this kind of unrealistic relationship between men, most netizens have a rational attitude and do not take sides and are unwilling to discuss it.
Moreover, Meng Bai has good resources but does not cherish them. He has never managed his career well, which has led to confusion. Not many fans are willing to speak for him sincerely. This incident did not cause much splash, and finally ended in nothing.
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At the end of June, after countless sleepless nights, the day of the concert gradually approached, and finally the day came to accept the results.
The backstage of S City Stadium has become a mess:
"Prop group, prop group, please confirm the usage of the props!"
"Is the bubble machine in place? Try turning it on once to see the effect. Be careful not to wet the stage floor."
"Holy crap, I can't find my pin! Someone saw it...yes, that's it, give it to me."
"Teacher Cheng, come to the dressing room to do some styling~Teacher Cheng...Teacher Cheng? Oh my god, Teacher Cheng is missing! Brother Xiao Tao, help me look for it..."
Of course the protagonist of the concert would not run away. At this time, Cheng Xi was standing in the bathroom, looking at himself in the mirror and taking a deep breath.
Three years of arduous training, plus a year and a half of the inhumane life of running from notice to notice, being misunderstood, being made up of nothing by keyboard warriors, being burdened, and being scolded, all for this day.
Even if you are as tough as Cheng Xi, you can't help but feel a little nervous.
He turned on the faucet and rinsed his face. The cold water temperature slightly suppressed his anxiety. He drank a few more sips with clean hands, and the cold water slid into his throat, finally allowing him to regain some composure.
"Cheng'er, are you in there?"
It was Zhao Xiaotao's voice. Cheng Xi wiped his face and opened the door: "I was washing my face just now."
Seeing that no one was running away, Zhao Xiaotao breathed a sigh of relief and walked beside him and said: "Go directly to the dressing room, Andy asked you to do some styling... By the way, I see you haven't moved for lunch, there will be more in a while
We have to rehearse in makeup twice. If we don’t eat, we won’t have time.”
"I'm not hungry." The concert officially started at five o'clock, and it was now two o'clock in the afternoon. Cheng Xi shook his head, "Let's talk about it later."
Although Andy chose an "indecent" costume for him last time, it was undeniable that the effect was quite good, so this time Zhao Xiaotao pretended not to see Cheng Xi's protest and still chose Andy's team to be responsible for the entire concert.
modeling.
On the dressing table, various skin care products and foundation makeup are spread out on the table. Andy's assistant is cleaning the makeup tools, and Andy herself is applying lip gloss.
Seeing Cheng Xi come in, he winked at Cheng Xi from the mirror and said, "Meet Little Chengzi again."
"Yes," Cheng Xi said, "I met Li Guojun again."
andy: "......"
Andy: "Didn't you agree not to call me by my first name? Why are you so vindictive?"
Cheng Xi had an innocent face: "When did I tell you? I can't remember."
Andy almost lost his breath and passed away. He persuaded himself in his heart: Forget it, he is handsome and I don't have the same experience as him.
After applying lip gloss, Andy walked up to Cheng Xi in a flashy manner. While observing the condition of his skin, he asked with a hint: "Who is invited to the concert?"
"Sister Yi, I have sent tickets to Lichu, Zihan and Tang Yuqing. Brother Tang, I don't know if I can come."
Lu Xingzhi also had tickets, but he was not an insider. Cheng Xi didn't tell him, and even if he did, Andy didn't recognize him.
Hearing this, Andy looked slightly disappointed and let out a long "ah": "Didn't you invite that person?"
Cheng Xi didn't understand: "Which so-and-so?"
"That's it... Oops, you know how good or bad you are, and you ask questions knowingly," Andy stamped her feet shyly and gritted her teeth, "I'm talking about Tao Shiyan, the Best Actor! Have you invited him?"
Cheng Xi was speechless for a moment, and then he met Tao Shiyan's fanboy again.
So how attractive is that person, and how attractive is that guy?
Cheng Xi didn't tell Tao Shiyan about the concert. First, since he decided to stay away from Tao Shiyan, he never took the initiative to contact Tao Shiyan. They only sent him messages or called him. He would reply whenever he wanted.
, if you don’t want to reply, just say you have something to do, or just find other excuses.
Secondly, Tao Shiyan was very busy and had many things to do. Even if he asked, he would definitely not be able to come. Why waste two tickets?
Third, once he gave the ticket to Tao Shiyan, he couldn't help but have expectations. If Tao Shiyan didn't come... he might be a little bit disappointed.
So it's better not to say anything.
"No," Cheng Xi said calmly, "I didn't invite you."
Under Tao Shiyan's control, everyone knew that Yan and Xi had a very good relationship. I originally thought that I could use the light to pay homage to the love in my dream of 0 in the world, but my hope was in vain.
Andy folded his hands sadly.
At this time, Zhao Xiaotao, who had gone to see the scene, finally came back. Li Laoyuan shouted at the top of his lungs: "Cheng'er, someone is visiting the class!"
Is it Xu Lichu and the others? There are still nearly three hours left before singing. It's too early. Cheng Xi looked up curiously and looked out the door of the dressing room.
The first thing that catches the eye is a little bear made of roses——
Oh, no, it's a big bear. It's as tall as a person! He had seen a similar style in a promotional video for a high-end flower brand, but it was nowhere near this huge.
Immediately afterwards, the world's 0th dream lover 1 came in with arms folded. While instructing the staff of the flower brand to place the flower bears in the open space on the left, he faced the glass outer box containing the flower bears that was scraped out during transportation.
The two scratches indicate dissatisfaction.
After putting down the flower bear, the staff member was out of breath and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Tao, our driver has never transported such a large customized flower bear. He was not careful enough when driving. I will go back and order a new one for you."
Box."
"Book now? His concert will be over after it's done," Tao Shiyan waved his hand, "Let's do this for now."
"I'm really sorry, Mr. Tao. Our manager will call you later to apologize and discuss a compensation plan."
"Besides, you should leave first."
After getting understanding, the staff thought to themselves: Actor Tao is actually not as indifferent as the legend says. He is quite approachable to ordinary people like them. During the transportation process, he kept reminding them to pay attention to their steps and not to fall.
Cheng Xi was even more considerate. This flower bear was the largest ever customized flower bear in the history of their brand. A total of 9,999 immortal roses were used. In order to ensure quality, only flowers were collected.
The materials were collected for more than three months, and the florist designed several plans just to make it more beautiful.
If someone is willing to give him this flower bear, hell, even if it is a pig, he will get married right there!!!
In place!!!
The staff looked at Cheng Xi with envy and jealousy, asked for an autograph, and left in a rage.
After a while, Cheng Xi realized what happened and rubbed his cheek vigorously.
"You, what do you do with this kind of thing?"
"I see other people have flower baskets or flowers at their concerts," Tao Shiyan turned to Cheng Xi, "You must have some too."
"The partner has already given it to me, I just didn't show it off."
Tao Shiyan slowly shook his head: "That's not enough. Your flower basket must be better than others."
Cheng Xi didn't know where he came from. He wanted to continue asking, but when his eyes touched the large area of intense red, he swallowed it back.
He drank most of the bottle of water in one go, but the water failed to suppress his violently beating heart. In the end, he could only lower his eyelids and pretend to put on makeup, and had no time to pay attention to Tao Shiyan.
Then I couldn’t pretend anymore.
...Where the hell did Li Guojun go???
Cheng Xi quickly turned back to call the tool stylist, but saw that the guy had already teleported to the bear, with his waist slumped and his butt raised, and his voice was cooing: "Teacher Tao, you are so considerate. Isn't this bear worth a lot of money?"
"It's okay," Tao Shiyan said, "it's not expensive."
"Isn't it expensive? My friend ordered a flower bear with ninety-nine eternal flowers from his house, which cost more than RMB 60,000. You just added two zeros, how can it not be expensive?!"
Andy licked the lip gloss on her lips and said, "Oh, I know, you must be teasing me on purpose, how bad are you!"
Cheng Xi, who was listening in front: "..."
He was a little uncomfortable being teased by Andy, so he couldn't help interrupting: "Brother Andy, it's too late if you don't put on makeup."
"Oh, don't rush me," Andy came back squirmingly, "Don't I want to discuss the bear problem with Teacher Tao?"
Who the hell sticks their butt out to discuss a problem and then bites off a bear? Cheng Xi frowned: "The bear is mine, and it's useless for you to discuss it."
"..." Andy choked.
Tao Shiyan chuckled: "Well, it's all yours."
In fact, Andy didn't mean anything else, he just subconsciously got angry when faced with the love in his dream. After being scolded by Cheng Xi, he stopped for a few minutes, then couldn't control his mouth and continued to lick Tao Shiyan.
Tao Shiyan stood behind Cheng Xi, chatting with him casually. Andy probably asked a few questions and he replied, keeping a distant but polite distance.
Cheng Xi's back was tense and he wanted to lower his head, but due to the difficulty of putting on makeup, he was forced to look in the mirror with his back straight.
Then he discovered that although Tao Shiyan was chatting with Andy, his eyes were focused on him most of the time.
...Damn, what are you looking at? Have you never seen a handsome guy?
Cheng Xi became even more uncomfortable. Sometimes he sat to the left and sometimes to the right. He felt that no matter how he sat, he could not escape the sight of the people behind him.
If it doesn't work, just throw him away. Cheng Xi cleared his throat and was about to speak. Andy held the hair dryer in his left hand and picked up the hair on his temples with his right hand: "Wow, little Chengzi, your ears are so red. How did you get them?"
Cheng Xi: "...the gymnasium is too hot."
"Is it that hot?"
Andy looked at his clothes. Because the gymnasium was old and in disrepair, and it was raining outside and it was dark and damp inside, he specially put on a small vest before entering.
On the other hand, Cheng Xi only wore a thin short-sleeved shirt.
"You young men are prone to getting angry easily."
...Wang you, uncle! Cheng Xi is completely speechless, no matter how unhappy Andy is.
He was about to educate Li Guojun. He raised his head and suddenly felt a strange sensation in his ears.
The man behind him gently twisted his earlobe, "Yes, it's quite prosperous."
After the uncontrollable bitch touched Cheng Xi's ear, Tao Shiyan was completely kicked out of the dressing room and sat pitifully in the lounge playing with his mobile phone.
Without a pair of eyes behind him, Cheng Xi felt much more at ease and could finally breathe like a normal living person. However, his eyes were a bit unruly and kept glancing in the direction of Hua Xiong.
After two rehearsals, the concert entered the countdown stage, and all the staff adjusted the equipment for the last time. Cheng Xi drank a large glass of water, then opened his voice and stretched Jin.
At 4:30 p.m., the audience checked in and entered. At 4:50, Cheng Xi and his backup dancers stood in a circle backstage, with a dozen hands folded together: "Brothers, dance well, you are the best!"
Backing dancer: "You are the best!!!"
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the concept video began to play on the screen. Cheng Xi stood behind the curtain, his heart beating faster than the accompaniment of the drums.
Before handing the phone to Zhao Xiaotao for safekeeping, he glanced at WeChat.
Yan:【Come on.】
...This person hasn't left yet? Cheng Xi opened a corner of the curtain and secretly looked into the auditorium in Area A of the infield. Happily, his tickets were not in vain, except for Tang Yuqing, who was attending abroad.
Apart from being unable to attend the event, Xu Lichu, Wang Zihan, and Shen Yi all came. The tickets Cheng Xi gave them were consecutively numbered, and they were all in the first row on the left.
Moving his eyes further to the middle, Tao Shiyan was actually still there, right in the very center, with a circle of five big and three thick bodyguards sitting around and behind him.
The bodyguards looked confused: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
This can avoid commotion after being recognized, but it also directly proves that the person sitting here is a big shot. Fans are rushing to watch it, and it is estimated that it will be trending again soon.
...You still think the marketing account has not done enough? Cheng Xi cursed silently in his heart.
At 5:05, the concept short film finished, and the ground composed of LED screens rippled with waves of blue waves. A young man in white came riding on the waves, with pure eyes and fiery red hair. Coquettishness and purity coexisted, as if he was kind.
The embodiment of contradiction with evil.
A total of twenty songs from the first and second albums, plus specially rehearsed solo dances and interactive sessions, the two-hour concert was fully arranged. Cheng Xi was like a tireless dance machine, and his clothes were wet with sweat.
Another costume, but the performance is still of high quality, and not a single move is suspicious of paddling.
After the second album's title song, which caused a chorus of chorus from the audience, Cheng Xi shook off the sweat on his hands, bent one knee, and sat casually on the edge of the stage.
"The song I'm going to sing below was written the day before I debuted." He wore a small golden crown on his head and held wheat in both hands. "I had a dream that day, and I dreamed that I was standing on a sea of orange stars.
Dance here. Thank you for allowing me to realize my dream at the age of twenty-three."
He looked at the orange stars under the stage: "I remember the first fanmeeting. I told you that I belong to the stage. Now I want to change it. It's not that I belong to the stage, but that the stage belongs to me——"
"Welcome to my kingdom."
After an original ballad, Cheng Xi ended the first stop of the tour perfectly. When he came off the stage, he looked back at the audience. The fans were still holding up their light sticks, cheering and applauding him on the spot. The applause was like
Chao, that scene was engraved deep in his memory, and he could recall it clearly many years later.
Cheng Xi's eyes were slightly red, and he returned to the backstage holding his little crown. His friends who were sitting in the first row were waiting in the lounge, while Tao Shiyan and Lu Xingzhi were standing at the door of the lounge.
Seeing him coming, the two of them stretched out their hands at the same time.
Cheng Xi was stunned for a moment, pretended not to see Tao Shiyan, high-fived Lu Xingzhi and said, "Thank you for your support."
"Why are you so polite? I have to thank you for taking me to such a wonderful concert." Lu Xingzhi said with a smile.
Looking at the two people, Tao Shiyan's eyes darkened and he slowly withdrew his hand.
Cheng Xi felt a little uncomfortable and had no intention of talking anymore, "Let's go in."
With that said, he pushed open the door of the lounge. As soon as his front foot stepped into the threshold, his back foot was suddenly soaked with beer!
"...Who?" Cheng Xi wiped his eyes, "Li Chu? What are you doing!"
Xu Lichu held up the champagne: "Of course I am celebrating your success, His Majesty the King!"
The prince presented the flowers in a stupid manner and said flatteringly: "I thought the flowers I chose were pretty enough, but I didn't expect you still have that one."
He tapped the flower bear with his chin, and then tapped Tao Shiyan: "I am a little star, but I can't compare to the actor Tao. I can't afford that, so don't dislike me!"
"I'm very happy that you came," Cheng Xi held flowers in one hand and held the crown in the other. "Are you all hungry? I have booked a restaurant in advance. Come on, let's eat and chat."
His friends took the trouble to come all the way to watch his concert, and they should be treated well both emotionally and logically. Moreover, he saw how much the team paid for him, and the celebration banquet was a must, so he decided to invite them together.
However, after being sprayed with champagne just now, her body was sticky, and the gold paper, hairspray, and hairpins were not removed from her hair. Andy made a very discerning suggestion: "Little Chengzi, I will accompany you to the dressing room to change clothes.
, let me do your hair by the way."
Cheng Xi was very vindictive. He snorted and ignored Andy. He looked around among several male friends, preparing to find a reliable person to wait on him to change clothes.
Guessing his thoughts, Tao Shiyan, who was at the end of the crowd, stood up straight and narrowed his eyes slightly.
The kid is soaked all over now and must change his underwear and coat. He shouldn't ask anyone else for such a private matter.
Indeed, Cheng Xi was in a dilemma. His first choice was Zhao Xiaotao, but Zhao Xiaotao was too fat and might not fit into the small dressing room. Prince Han and Xu Lichu were bad friends and always wanted to do something to him. Tao Shiyan.
....Tao time delay is directly eliminated.
His eyes finally fell on Lu Xingzhi: "Brother Lu, can you accompany me?"
Lu Xingzhi: "Of course."
"Thank you, Brother Lu, let's go." Cheng Xi reached out to pull Lu Xingzhi.
But didn't get it.
The next moment, a hand grabbed his wrist in the air, and his voice was so cold: "Cheng Xi, I will go with you."
Cheng Xi's eyelids twitched, and he suddenly realized something was wrong. Tao had never spoken to him in such a tone. He was stunned for a moment, and it wasn't until he was pulled forward by a strong force that he realized what he was doing now.
There was a corridor about 20 meters long between the backstage and the dressing room. At this moment, he had been dragged out five or six meters. Cheng Xi growled: "Let go!"
Tao Shiyan said nothing.
"Let me go, do you hear me? I don't need you to accompany me."
Tao Shiyan still didn't speak.
After two hours of strenuous exercise, Cheng Xi's hands and feet were sore and he couldn't struggle at all. Tao Shiyan walked twenty meters very fast. He didn't even have time to call for help when his eyesight went dark——
He was thrown directly into the locker room!
Tao Shiyan then came in and locked the door. The cramped and small space was instantly filled with a familiar smell. Cheng Xi subconsciously stepped back, but hit the wall with a bang, and became even more angry: "Get out!"
Tao Shiyan categorically said: "Not coming out."
"I need to change clothes, help me call Brother Lu to come in!"
Tao Shiyan: "If you don't scream, no one else can do it. I can only change with you."
"...Are you crazy?" Cheng Xi felt that he was simply unreasonable, "Why can I only change with you?"
"Why?" Tao Shiyan sneered, "Why do I like you?"
Cheng Xi was startled for a moment.
"Yes, I am crazy. I should have made it clear to you earlier."
Tao Shiyan leaned forward, pinched Cheng Xi's waist with one hand, and pinched his chin with the other to force him to look up, "I like you, so when you come backstage, I should be the first one to give you a high-five. I'll accompany you to change clothes."
It should be me too. No one can look at your body except me."
"Did you hear that?"
The hot breath came closer and closer, Tao Shiyan leaned down and kissed his lips, whispering in a low voice: "Cheng Xi, I like you."