Chasing Tides

On the day of returning from S City, AOW experienced an unprecedented fan reception.

It's only been two months since I debuted, and I had up to 300 or [-] fans at the airport before, and I was still able to chat while walking.There were more than [-] people here this time, and the newly established support club only sent two staff members to manage the order. The unexpected situation caused the scene to be chaotic, and the fans and girls crowded together shoulder to shoulder, surrounding the exit. The water couldn't get through, and the seven people were dispersed within a few steps. Ning Lan was at the end, and was so crowded that it was impossible to tell the difference between the south, the east, and the north. She could only walk forward with the crowd involuntarily.

"Captain, wait for Fang Yu!" A girl in the crowd shouted.

Sui Yi was also dizzy. Hearing this, he turned around to search, but Fang Yu couldn't find him. He saw Ning Lan who was not wearing glasses or a mask. Two girls beside him were holding his arms and holding up their mobile phones to take selfies. His face flushed red from being squeezed. up.

"Ning Lan!" Sui Yi shouted, reaching out to him.

Ning Lan raised her head, then looked away as if she didn't see it, and moved her head forward sullenly.

In the end, Lu Xiaochuan, who was closer to him, went to drag him out, and then brought Fang Yu over, and the seven of them barely got together.

After getting into the car, everyone took a deep breath as if they had survived a catastrophe. Everyone was stuffed with gifts by fans. Sui Yi and Lu Xiaochuan had the most, followed by Fang Yu and Gu Chenkai. This shows the uneven popularity of the groups. .

Ning Lan only had a small fruit basket filled with strawberries, and a letter was stuffed beside it. He opened it, and the fans said he was too thin, and begged him to eat more.

He washed the strawberries when he returned home. The fruits wouldn't last long in this weather, so he gave half of them to Wang Bingyang, and there were still a lot left.Today, Lu Xiaochuan came to the dormitory with them very rarely, and sat on the sofa with a stern face, playing with his mobile phone, probably because he was still angry after getting up in the morning.

"Do you want to eat strawberries?" Ning Lan asked him as he passed by.

Lu Xiaochuan stuck his face out from behind the screen, and lazily opened his mouth to beg for food: "Ah——"

Ning Lan has always been helpless with Young Master Lu, at least he has never been excluded.He used a toothpick to bring a strawberry to Lu Xiaochuan's mouth. Lu Xiaochuan cunningly grasped his hand, held it down and delivered it to his mouth. After eating it, he said with a playful smile, "Sweet, as sweet as you."

Ning Lan withdrew her hand speechlessly, turned around, and saw Sui Yi standing at the door of the room staring at him.

The two looked at each other for two seconds, Ning Lan looked away, and went into the room with a fruit plate.

Before lunch, AOW received a new task. The company will organize their first ShowCase after their debut. The location will be in an indoor stadium in the capital that can accommodate a thousand people. It will be a small concert if rounded up.

The members who received this notice were both happy and sad.Gao Ming, Gu Chenkai, and Wang Bingyang, who couldn't wait to get the opportunity to showcase, went to the company after lunch. Lu Xiaochuan lamented all day long, shouting that he would have made his debut if he knew that being an artist was so hard and he didn't have time to rest.

Then it hung sticky on Ning Lan's body, insisting that Ning Lan carry him to the company.

Ning Lan treated him as a child, a big and playful child, who would accept whatever trouble he had with a smile.Only Sui Yi, who followed them out, had his eyes darkened.

In the afternoon, Zhang Fan took time to come and said that the showcase lasted for an hour and a half, and AOW would not be able to hold the show with only two songs, so he had to rehearse for other shows, including groups and solos.She made a list and selected a few more suitable tracks. In addition to performing a solo performance by each member, she also put the members into a group and added three more programs.

The company is well versed in the routines of CP hype, and the three pairs of official CPs of AOW are naturally formed into the group.

"Gao Ming, Wang Bingyang, the two of you have a dance, and it's a bit explosive. I told Xu Rui that you can talk to her later... Lu Xiaochuan, Gu Chenkai, you two, let's sing."

Lu Xiaochuan wailed: "Sister, I'm Rapper..."

Zhang Fan glared at him: "You can add rap to the song, go back and find Teacher Zhao to arrange it."

Lu Xiaochuan wailed again: "Mr. Zhao hates me the most, I won't go."

Zhang Fan put one hand on his hip: "How dare you try skipping class again!"

Lu Xiaochuan pursed his mouth and stopped talking.

"Sui Yi and Fang Yu, you two are also dancing, the repertoire has been selected, it's not too difficult, just follow the video." Zhang Fan continued to assign tasks, "Ning Lan... has no other projects except SOLO for the time being, you can follow Everyone learns and learns, and adapts to the situation when the time comes."

Ning Lan nodded in agreement, he knew that the meaning of adapting to the situation was to let him stay on the sidelines so as not to cause trouble, which coincided with his thoughts, and he was happy and relaxed.

Unexpectedly, Fang Yu raised his hand to object: "I want to sing, let Ning Lan dance with the captain."

Ning Lan tensed up instantly.

Zhang Fan rolled up the document and tapped it on the palm of his hand: "This is an arrangement from above, and it cannot be refuted."

Fang Yu acted like a baby: "Sister Zhang Fan, you are the 'top' after all."

Zhang Fan sneered: "I'm not, don't talk nonsense. In short, this is an arrangement made by the planning department based on the current situation of the group. You have to understand that they know more about how to make this ShowCase more exciting and more popular. There are many of you."

Fang Yu put down his hand listlessly.

While everyone was discussing, Sui Yi turned her head to look at Ning Lan, only to see Ning Lan patted her chest and let out a big sigh of relief.I don't know if it's because I don't have to dance, or because I don't have to dance with him.

After Zhang Fan left, the members scattered to different practice rooms for rehearsal.

Sui Yi watched the dance video once before realizing why he was arranged with Fang Yu.

This was originally a joint dance between men and women. After reorganization, some parts of too intimate physical contact were removed.Sui Yi's part is not bad, he dances the boys' part, and his movements tend to show the masculine resolute side full of hormones, while Fang Yu's part is very feminine, with a lot of kicking, twisting waist and hips, plus the two of them have a lot of hugs and hugs body movements, the whole dance still contains strong sexual hints.

The company obviously wants to make the CP of the two of them real, which is what fans call "official candy".

Sui Yi immediately called Zhang Fan and asked if he could change to another dance. Zhang Fan said calmly on the phone: "Just dance this one. Now it's not that you can dance whatever you want, but that the fans want to dance." You can dance whatever you see. If you want to be popular, you have to go all out, don’t treat yourself as an idol, which boy group next door didn’t dance this kind of dance?”

Sui Yi hung up the phone, pursed her lips and remained silent.

Fang Yu is actually not against this dance. He was born beautiful. Before his debut, he also dressed up as a woman in the school art performance, and fans picked it up and posted it on Weibo, including the group CP. , just pretending to be able to achieve the effect that 11 is greater than 2, why not do it?

But Sui Yi didn't seem to be able to accept it.

"Captain, do you have a girlfriend, are you afraid of being seen by her?" Fang Yu boldly guessed.

Sui Yi froze for a moment: "No." Then, as if to prove what she said, she stood up and walked to the center of the practice room, "Let's try dancing with the video first."

The dance moves are not difficult. When teacher Xu Rui came to check, they could almost jump down completely, and there was no problem with the movement of lifting people up and turning them around before putting them on the ground.

Xu Rui shook her head, saying that they were not in the right state, especially Sui Yi, who was too stiff. It was not the movements, but the expressions that were stiff.

"You have to imagine that what you hold in your arms is your sweetheart." Xu Rui said metaphorically.

Sui Yi's face became even stiffer.

Fang Yu laughed so hard that he fell down: "I don't have any cunts on my chest, and the captain may not be able to get into the show looking at me."

After practicing for another hour, Fang Yu went downstairs to buy food, and Sui Yi went out to make calls with her cell phone.

The last time I called my aunt, it was transferred to my uncle's mobile phone. My uncle said that she had gone abroad and would come back in about a week.At that time, Sui Yi was a little impatient and aggressive, and he was a dead horse. He even called the teacher's phone. After he got through, he remembered that the card he saved money was left to him by his mother before his death. How could Dad know?

The teacher was very happy to receive his call, and raised his voice several times, asking him how he was recently and when he would come back for dinner.Sui Yi resisted his impatience, responded politely, and hung up the phone.

It is impossible for him to go home.Giving up the opportunity to continue his studies at a foreign conservatory of music and joining the group despite everyone's dissuasion is the only way for him to show his position and determination.He broke the boat and cut off all retreats long ago.

Besides, what are you going to do?Seeing him respect and love his teacher for more than ten years and his father at home, do you live like a husband and wife?

Disgusting.

Sui Yi walked to the stairwell, took a deep breath, and dialed Auntie's phone.

Sure enough, my aunt had already returned to China. After exchanging pleasantries, Sui Yi asked her straight to the point if she could monitor the income and expenditure records on the card his mother left him, and my aunt admitted after a moment of silence.

"Please ask me to take good care of you when my sister leaves. You are still young and don't understand the dangers of human beings. I can't take care of you if you are far away. Let Xiaochen help me see if you have made any friends recently."

it is as expected.

Sui Yi closed her eyes helplessly.He knew that what my aunt had told Gu Chenkai was not just these, she must have at least found out the payee's surname, otherwise Gu Chenkai would not be seated according to the number, insisting that the 20 was transferred to Ning Lan.

On the phone, Sui Yi directly asked his aunt to stop supervising his normal life.

"I am an adult. Although I still rely on my mother's inheritance to maintain my life, I am confident that I will be independent soon. I hope you will give me the right to manage my own money. I know what kind of friends I will make. I hope you will not put one's oar in."

The polite but not very polite words made the aunt on the other end of the phone silent for a long time.

In the end, she complied and told him and Xiaochen to take care of each other, then hung up the phone.

Sui Yi stood in the stairwell for a while again, the narrow and dark stairway in front of him reminded him of the scene where he and Ning Lan sat here to share a mango the night before their debut.

Now Ning Lan no longer knows how to make jokes with him, and even avoids him and doesn't talk to him.Because of such a misunderstanding.

On the one hand, Sui Yi felt sorry, but on the other hand, he felt that it was not worth it for someone like Ning Lan. If he hadn't betrayed his promise first and abandoned the combination, such a result would not have occurred.

So what if you don't smile at him anymore?Ning Lan didn't even have the qualifications to make him feel disappointed.

Just an insignificant person who will be wiped out of his life sooner or later.

Sui Yi convinced herself, turned around and opened the door of the stairwell, ready to go back to the practice room to continue dancing.

The stairwell is close to the corner of the floor, with a wide view and quiet. It is a sacred place for smoking and whispering. Sui Yi put his hand on the doorknob before pulling it, when he heard two people talking outside.

"As a manager, I'm only responsible for spreading the word, not for making decisions for you. Some people think it's unacceptable to sell their dignity, and some people think that you have to make sacrifices if you want to get something, so you have to weigh it yourself."

It was Zhang Fan's voice.

If Sui Yi only half understood this sentence, then the other party's answer made him completely understand the gist of their conversation.

"Is it just for drinking?" Ning Lan said.

"Well, it's a bureau set up by a well-known producer. Not only you, but also a few young people under my command will also go. Don't think too much about it. People in this circle have no background but can get ahead Yes, how many are innocent? Everyone takes what they need, today's game is full of prominent figures, if you can't get used to it, you can come back after drinking and chatting, and no one will stop you."

"Oh, I see."

"Then I'll go first. Whether I'm going or not, please send me a text message before 6 o'clock." Zhang Fan was about to leave after speaking, and his high-heeled shoes made two crisp sounds when they stepped on the ground.

"I'll go." Ning Lan called to stop her, her voice sounded calm through a thin door panel, "Where is the address, what time do you go?"

Zhang Fan stopped in his tracks: "At eight o'clock, Bihai Chaosheng Hotel."