The Dance of Fame and Shadows Chapter 5

Ever since they became a hot topic because of the airport video, the discussion has remained high. Leo Cheng found Ethan and asked him to manage his Weibo properly.

In fact, everyone in Kaleido had a Weibo account when they debuted. With Ethan's own popularity and the support of the senior group, the first album received good response. Just when everyone thought they could catch the momentum of the senior group, a post suddenly appeared on an anonymous forum with the title [If fjx had not been kicked out of as, he would have been the top of the group now, what a real payback].

The poster claimed to be a former trainee of ASTAR and described the whole incident in great detail.

[FJX got into AS through dancing. Regardless of his ability, his face alone was outstanding. He was spotted by a certain senior executive (not the top leader) and followed him for a while. But for some reason, they had a public quarrel and slammed the door and left (many trainees knew about this). He was kicked out of the company the next day. It was less than half a year before the debut of KYO. He was the center position in public, and the teaser had also filmed and recorded songs. I don't understand why he wanted to commit suicide. Now that he has debuted, isn't he also competing with KYO? Oh no, that's insulting KYO. Huka is not worthy of him.]

Qiao is the nickname of the seven-member boy band "Qi Yao" from Astar. As a seed band of a large company, they have always attracted much attention in the early stage. Their debut was also smooth and they became popular overnight with countless fans. Qi Yao debuted a year earlier than Kaleido, but because of Ethan's special training experience, these two groups, which were not at the same starting line, became related, so they are always compared.

[Is fjx so awesome? He was kicked out even though he was supposed to be the center. How much of a jerk is that?]

[To be honest, those who say Ka is a rival of Qiao are just trying to scam people. Qiao is a reserve group from a legitimate big company, and they are aiming for the top. How can a fake group from a small company dare to compete with Qiao?]

[The cooked duck has flown away. But to be honest, his looks are really good, the ceiling of idol looks, if I were a sponsor, I would also support him. Qiao's current appearance is really passerby face. And the pink birthmark on the scenery line is too attractive. The abstinence-style beauty little drama queen is also very delicious, but it's a pity that after his debut, he created a abstinence-style iceberg face character, which is boring. ]

[A reasonable guess is that maybe fjx asked too much and pissed off the top management, so they fired him. There is no such thing as true love. Men get tired of it after getting it. Even a goddess is useless.]

[This group is really messed up. It's fine that they parachuted in a relative, but now even the only legitimate trainee has been exposed for a S3x scandal. Huka will never be able to turn things around.]

[Hahaha why do people in this building just assume that it’s the male senior executives who have the unspoken rule fjx ah hhh]

[I am dying of laughter. This hype method of fjx is really good. I can tie up Qiyao and suck his blood for the rest of my life. So nice.]

[Will there be a video in the near future? I feel like there is always a big trick behind this kind of thing.]

...

In a short time, the explosive post was pushed to the front page and stayed there for two days. It was also widely circulated on other social networks, and Weibo marketing accounts were tirelessly carrying it.

On the third day, a clip of the debut song of Qi Yao recorded by Ethan before he left AS was even circulated. His voice is so unique that it is impossible to mistake it. The leaked audio directly confirmed the fact that he was once a candidate for Qi Yao's debut, which made the rumor of "unspoken rules" more and more intense.

Even though Star Map later sent a lawyer's letter and issued an announcement to clarify the so-called unspoken rules, it was of no avail.

The cost of spreading rumors in the Internet world is terribly low. The person who spreads the rumor only needs to move his fingers, and the listeners will only believe what they want to believe. Everyone loves gossip and tends to associate beautiful appearances with dirty deals. No one cares about the truth given by a newcomer.

At that time, Kaleido lost several endorsements and his performances were cancelled. Many "passers-by" concluded that Ethan was both the reason for his success and his failure.

He was not afraid of anything at first, but this sentence broke his spine.

But at that time, his teammates and the company did not give up on him, and he did not want to give up. This kind of scandal is very personal, and not many people will take the initiative to ask him for confirmation, but the members are very considerate to avoid this topic. They don't seem to care about the truth of this matter, but just want to continue to maintain the group. So Ethan just stayed away from social networks and handed over the account to the company for full responsibility.

It's funny to say that Ethan, who doesn't even have a Weibo account, has almost given up on social networks and only contacts people through text messages and phone calls. Max Ling often complains that his village has no internet and information is delayed.

Although this method was stupid, it also helped Ethan to calm down. His behavior logic was very simple, a one-way forward movement regardless of cost. Just like a tree, it only had one goal, which was growth. Even if you pruned off its branches and cut off its forks, as long as it was still growing upwards, it didn't matter.

However, it is indeed not an easy task to get Ethan back to the social network now.

"Can't I let Xiao Wen help me run the business?"

Owen is the assistant of their group. He usually takes care of things for them on behalf of Leo Cheng, but he recently went back to his hometown for vacation.

"You can't always ask Owen to do it for you. How about you download Weibo and log in to check out the fans' comments?" Leo Cheng seemed to be stopped by someone else on the other end of the phone. "Hey, I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go get busy."

The call ended. Ethan sat cross-legged in front of the mirror in the practice room, thinking for a long time with his phone, and finally re-downloaded Weibo.

At this moment, the door of the practice room was pushed open, and Max Ling rushed in like flying, holding an ice cream cone in his hand, "Juexia!" Ethan was a little slow by nature, and before he could react, Max Ling had already seen the screen of his phone.

"You are returning to Weibo!"

So, Ethan, who had originally planned to do psychological work for a while, was half-forced to log into his account again under everyone's instigation.

To be honest, his heartbeat was obviously faster. It turned out that he was still nervous after such a long time. He could almost recall the moment when he was online and was filled with insults. Those words were dancing in front of his eyes, like a swarm of dancing bees.

"G, it's stuck." Max Ling's voice brought him back to reality.

Mason Jiang clicked on the Weibo icon that had automatically logged out again, "Maybe there's too much cached information?"

The Weibo interface was opened again, and the captain's guess was indeed confirmed. The message interface was completely red, with countless comments and private messages from people he didn't follow.

Zane He said with a smile, "Xiao Wen only took three days off, but the news broke out so quickly. It seems that Jue Xia's hot search is really real."

"Hurry up and see what's written." Dylan Lu leaned his head towards Ethan, squeezing Max Ling so much that he had no room to eat. "Hey, hey, hey, buddy, you're eating my ice cream!"

Holding the small phone, Ethan took a breath and clicked on the comment section.

[Ah ...

[I watched your dance clip on Bilibili! It was so exciting! I haven’t been a fan of an idol for a long time!]

[Why are you so good-looking? Even your birthmark is a plus! You are the meticulous work of Goddess Nuwa, and I am a small dot of mud 55555]

[I want to see your fresh selfie! Please save the children! ]

[See the selfie and ID number! I feel like my brother’s Weibo is full of ads and no daily life. I want to see his daily life!]

[Brother, do you know how special your voice is? It has been a long time since I have encountered such a cool and youthful voice that is not greasy or artificial. It also has its own reverberation and ethereal sense of space. It is so great that fans of your voice are crying like crazy! ! You are a real voice rogue! Can you appear on more singing shows in the future? Live singing is also fine! ]

[jxgg, I just started liking you recently because I saw you on the trending searches and thought you were good. I searched a lot and got into the circle. I saw your previous performances and variety shows, and I really discovered a treasure! I feel like I came too late, woo woo woo, brother, I'm sorry! ]

[When will you come back? I miss you, brother! We need to be good to each other!]

[The Chinese New Year is coming soon. I wish Brother Juexia will be safe and healthy this year and have his own stage.]

Seeing this sentence, Ethan's heart couldn't help but tremble.

Endless comments, countless praises and encouragements, and long private messages of concern. These little girls, who had never met him before, were like larks that appeared from nowhere, chirping and flying towards him cutely, drowning him in soft joy.

"Let's take a photo together!" Max Ling suggested.

At the time, Ethan supported this proposal, but soon realized that there was still one person missing, and subconsciously raised his head and moved his eyes. Mason Jiang quickly realized the meaning behind his subtle movements, so he smiled and said, "I have a photo of us backstage at the last concert we attended. Owen took a nice picture. Should I send it to you?"

Feeling a little surprised at Mason Jiang's subtle thoughts, Ethan nodded.

At this time, if you post a selfie of five people, it will definitely be criticized, even if the fact is that someone is not there.

"You should also download WeChat," Zane He said, "otherwise the captain will have to email you again."

"right!"

So under Max Ling's instructions, Ethan restored all the social networks that he had deleted before, logged in, and then saved the photos sent by Mason Jiang.

The six of them, wearing performance costumes of the same color, gathered backstage to touch up their makeup. Their faces happened to be facing the camera. Finn Pei was visually behind him, with his face turned sideways to let the stylist adjust his coat, looking well-behaved, a rare sight.

He couldn't think of any good copy at the moment, and he was really new to this kind of thing, so Ethan only uploaded photos.

This photo became a newly opened window. With a gust of spring breeze, he was once again knocked down and overwhelmed by the overwhelming influx of little skylarks.

Cute things really make people feel happy.

"Wow, it's already exceeded 10,000 rotations in just a few minutes." Max Ling was a little surprised. It had never reached this level before. "You've really become a popular person, Jue Xia."

He was about to deny it, but Dylan Lu said, "Didn't you see Xiao Pei's last Weibo post? There were so many comments, and ours also increased."

Zane He put his arm around Max Ling's shoulders and said, "Let's put aside the question of whether to stream or not. You have to go with me to record the demo first." He then looked at the captain and said, "Brother Mason Jiang, take the guitar."

Mason Jiang nodded, and then said to Dylan Lu, "Brother Leo Cheng said that the dance teacher you had an appointment with is coming soon. Go to the tenth floor and wait for him."

"Oh." Dylan Lu got up and shook his clothes, "It's time to get to work."

Seeing that everyone had their own work to do, Ethan asked a little later, "What about me? Should I go to the recording session with Zi Yan, or with Brother Dylan Lu?"

But they both refused on the grounds that they didn't need him for the time being.

"There's a place that really needs you." Mason Jiang's droopy eyes made his smile more obvious, "You have to go back to the dormitory. They said the production team will be there to install the cameras. Please help everyone keep an eye on it."

In the end, Ethan took the easiest job and went home to rest.

After taking a shower, he changed into his home clothes and tied his long hair into a ponytail, like an apple stem. After returning to his room and taking some vitamins, Ethan took out a thick Sudoku book, turned to a page he hadn't done yet, and sat at the desk with a pen in hand, thinking seriously.

Just when Ethan had completed three Sudoku puzzles in a row and was extremely calm, he suddenly heard the doorbell ringing outside.

Oops, the production crew is here.

Feeling that he was being remiss, Ethan immediately put down the Sudoku and walked out to open the door in his slippers. Every time he played Sudoku, he would be immersed in his own world. Now, when he heard the doorbell ringing faster and faster, he could guess how long the other party had been ringing.

Without even looking at the surveillance screen, Ethan anxiously ran out of the hallway and opened the door, apologizing, "Hello..."

But the person outside the door was not the production crew, but Finn Pei, who was wearing a black down jacket and a black mask, and was about to press the doorbell again.

The apology that almost came out of his mouth was swallowed back into his stomach.

"What are you hugging?" Finn Pei raised his eyebrows unconsciously, pulled off the mask with one hand and stuffed it into his pocket, "Who are you hugging?"