Boy group: In order to survive, I have to open business

Many people will forget the moment they fall in love, but Xiao Yu clearly remembers how he fell in love with Xia Xinglang. When he knelt on one knee and asked if he could be the number one in Xinglang's heart, Xia Xinglang looked away and then looked at him again. His eyes were mixed with a little expectation and helplessness. The moment their eyes met, he felt that this gaze was at a million volts.

They were eighteen and twenty years old at the time. Xiao Yu's first thought was to be together forever, but this was impossible to come true.

Xiao Yu understood that he had no choice but to return to J Club. The company he signed with when he was a trainee said that they would train them for free, but Xiao Yu would have to repay the money for everything, including dance, vocal music, and everything, after his debut. He could not remember the exact amount of the training fee, but he only remembered that he had to return almost all of his share from the first four years to the company.

Xia Xinglang had countless possibilities for his future life, but Xiao Yu only had two: renew his contract with JP1 or return to the company and make another debut. He had been praying that he could renew his contract with JP1. If the contract was renewed successfully, it would be okay even if he lived a few years less, so that he could stay with Xiaolang longer, perform together, and stand on the same stage. The final result was of course the latter.

He secretly watched Xia Xinglang's second debut stage. Xia Xinglang dyed his hair back to blonde, left him, and continued to shine on the stage. Xiao Yu felt his eyes stung. Seeing newcomers he didn't know and former teammates he knew, this might be the best possibility for Xiaolang, but what about him? Xiao Yu now only had one possibility, so he had to do his best.

In fact, Xiao Yu understood what Xia Xinglang was thinking, especially after Yingzhi's solo debut. After watching their performances, Xiao Yu was watching their own performances and felt that there was no comparison. They had nothing to do with artistry or popularity. Yingzhi's songs were full of literary and artistic atmosphere, while Xinglang and his friends' songs were absolutely popular.

What about them? No idea what style they're going for. The first mini album contains too many styles of music, punk, lyrical, electronic, psychedelic, and it's hard to categorize it. It can only be roughly classified as pop. The producers can't even come up with a decent slogan. Slogans like "New Era, New Pop" that were at the beginning of the century make people want to roll their eyes.

After the Idol Games, everyone became anxious, as if they had an indescribable fear of the blank period, and everyone was trying to keep themselves busy.

Zhou Junwu passed on the message for their agent: "How about signing up? Solis said he will participate."

Yin Donghao didn't even think twice: "Go."

Then there are various problems with the group. In fact, they can never get along at all. They have participated in the same talent show, and there is a natural gap between the debut group and the non-debut group. Zhou Junwu and Kim Min-hyun have a better relationship, and it seems that there is always nothing to talk about with them.

As for him and Dong Hao, their relationship seemed to become distant. In the new dormitory, everyone lived in single rooms, which were large suites. They could hardly get along with each other. They had been roommates before, but now they lived separately and hadn't even spoken a word to each other in the past week.

Xiao Yu was invited to a variety show, and because of his good performance, he became a permanent guest, so he and the other members often staggered their schedules. The last time he met Yin Donghao was in the company corridor. They passed each other, and Xiao Yu wanted to say hello, but Yin Donghao was wearing a Bluetooth headset and looking down at his phone, so they didn't get to talk.

The only newcomer left was Antonio, Song Jueming's junior, a 16-year-old kid. If it weren't for the arrow at the Idol Games, Xiao Yu would still take care of this younger brother, but after that, he asked Anton: "Have you ever thought about hurting someone?"

Anton said nonchalantly: "I wasn't aiming at them. If they stay where they are, nothing will happen. I told you many times that it wasn't intentional!"

Xiao Yu got angry: "What do you mean it wasn't intentional? The target wasn't over there!"

Anton: "Wouldn't a live target make me look more skilled? I'd really like to shoot an arrow through his ear, haha."

Xiao Yu suppressed his anger: "We are all friends..."

Anton didn't care at all and was laughing with the others around him. Xiao Yu finally couldn't stand it anymore and punched him in the face. They were practicing singing at the time, and everyone was in a hurry to separate them. Anton's nose was bleeding and he started to speak in a foreign language that he couldn't understand, a mixture of Spanish and Chinese: "Go to hell!"

Xiao Yu's fist was stained with blood, and he was also unhappy. The manager and assistant pulled them together for a chat, and finally they apologized to each other, shook hands and made peace, and finally pretended to make peace. The manager pulled him over to have a private chat, saying that Anton was Song Jueming's junior brother, and hoped that he would be more tolerant, and that as a captain he should know right from wrong...

Things are not so easy to resolve. The two of them have constant small conflicts in private, and Anton never looks at him well. Zhou Junwu becomes closer to Xiao Yu because of that incident. This time it is a rare occasion for the five of them to get together for a meeting. The agent introduces this stage variety show to them, and because Solis will participate, they also participate, which seems like they are just following the trend.

Xiao Yu agreed because he wanted to meet Xia Xinglang. He thought Yin Donghao felt the same way. The team name Chesire (Cheshire) is split into Sirius, which means Sirius. Xiao Yu always thought that Yin Donghao gave this name to mean that he wanted to cherish Sirius.

Anton: "If you want to be on stage, you must defeat the brightest sun."

Xiao Yu hates this kid the most. He always finds fault with this and that and knocks this and that down. "Donghao, what about you? Let's vote and decide."

Yin Donghao: "Well, challenge them."

Xiao Yu was silent for a while, he had not expected it to turn out like this. Then Zhou Junwu also raised his hand in agreement. No matter what Jin Minxian and he thought, it was now three to two, and the matter was decided smoothly.

After the meeting, everyone started to discuss positions and adaptations. Zhou Junwu and Antonio were the most enthusiastic. Xiao Yu then found Dong Hao and asked why they were doing this: "Aren't we supposed to protect the little wolf?"

Yin Donghao looked stunned: "Didn't you say that day that you would trample them under your feet and make them regret it?"

Xiao Yu had long forgotten that what he said was just an angry remark: "Do you take that seriously?"

Dong Hao didn't answer him. Xiao Yu grabbed his shoulders and said, "Explain it to me clearly. If you take the name Cheshire Cat apart, there's Sirius in it. Isn't it that we should cherish and protect him?"

Yin Donghao asked indifferently: "Who said that?"

"You, weren't you the one who came up with the team name?" Xiao Yu felt puzzled. He certainly didn't understand Yin Donghao's mentality. "Didn't we just meet at the Idol Games?"

Yin Donghao suddenly said: "When I looked at him before, he didn't look at me."

Xiao Yu suddenly got angry: "What do you think you can control? Is it so important whether I see you or not?!"

Yin Donghao: "Xia Xinglang doesn't need us."

Xiao Yu also understood this. In fact, no one can live without the other: "Who and you are us?"

Zhou Junwu and the other two looked at them. Xiao Yu lowered his voice and asked, "So, what's the meaning of the name Cheshire Cat? It can't be that it was given for no reason."

"Oh, you thought che meant cherish, cherish," Yin Donghao suddenly understood, "it's not actually that."

"Otherwise what."

"Checkmate."

In chess, the checkmate is at the end of the game, and if they are connected, it means that Sirius will be defeated and have him checkmated.

Xiao Yu felt betrayed. He was the only one who had different ideas from the other members. He thought Dong Hao was still thinking about regrouping like him! It was all his wishful thinking from the beginning to the end. At this point, Xiao Yu suddenly felt that his persistence was ridiculous: "I'm not interested in word games."

Yin Donghao didn't want to argue with him: "I thought you had to do what you said, but the result is just this level. If you don't have the determination to win, don't stand on the stage."

Xiao Yu didn't listen to him and spent the rest of the practice in a daze until he was announced to be the last one.

The teams voted for each other, and Xiao Yu was voted last. The shame made him sober up. When had he ever been so embarrassed?

Anton began to make all kinds of malicious speculations: "Everyone must have ranked us last."

Zhou Junwu said unhappily: "How is that possible?"

Anton: "It may not be the case for others, but it is definitely the case for Solis and the others!"

Zhou Junwu: “…”

They ranked Solis second, and they voted for Kream-est in first place because the veil dance was very shocking at first sight and they didn't expect there would be such a performance. Third place was Block-19, fourth was Affirmation Boys, and fifth place was given to a newcomer who debuted for a month, New Moon Night.

Xiao Yu always thinks of himself as a senior who has debuted for two years, but if calculated based on the time of their debut, they have actually only debuted for two months, and these two months do not appear to be better than one month.

Xiao Yu looked at Solis who was across from him. Xia Xinglang was talking and laughing with his teammates, and even helped wipe the sweat off the youngest member. How could he do that? How could he not look at me? Maybe Yin Donghao was thinking the same thing at the time. The host announced that the theme of the next round would be cooperation, and that everyone would be in groups of two. Obviously, no one wanted to be grouped with the largest group.

They are ranked according to the voting results within the team, and they can only be chosen by others.

Antonio was still fanning the flames: "Brother Xiao Yu thinks highly of the Suns, but will the Suns choose us? If the relationship is good, they will want to cooperate."

Even Yoon Dong-ho was secretly looking forward to it, but when Kim Seung-hyuk opened his mouth, he talked about Block-19.

Hopes were dashed again, Xiao Yu felt extremely annoyed. When did he become like he is now, so passive, not like him at all. The nightmare grouping was over, and they were grouped together with the largest youth group.

Antonio complained, "Oh my god, sixteen people are needed to sing a three-minute song! Each person only has less than ten seconds."

Xiao Yu looked at Yin Donghao and found that he was pursing his lips. He followed his gaze and saw Jin Chengxie and Xia Xinglang chatting. What were they talking about? Why didn't they come to see me? Even if they wanted to comfort me or ask if I was doing well, if Xia Xinglang really did that, he would refuse because of his self-esteem.

Antonio: "Brother Donghao, it seems we are underestimated."

Xiao Yu interrupted him: "Who is being looked down upon? Can you please speak up?"

Anton curled his lips and stopped talking.

Yin Donghao and Xiao Yu looked at each other. It would not be appropriate to say that they, the two people who were not chosen, had turned from love to hate. Their strongest feeling at this moment should be the desire to be seen, by Xia Xinglang, Jin Chengxie, Che Zaixun, Yingzhi and Hong Zhanglin, by everyone. They wanted to shout with all their strength to make themselves seen!