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

The stage accident was well covered up thanks to Xiao Yu's timely recovery. After this period, the musical accompaniment and vocal connection were normal.

From the audience's perspective, this was a passable performance that did not attract much discussion or attention. Only the sharp-eyed fans noticed that the stage was different. At first, they thought it was a deliberate arrangement, but the official version showed that it was a clue because Xiao Yu's segment was rather abrupt, and there was obviously one person left vacant in the stage movement and standing position.

: Was it a stage accident?

: There is something wrong with the music

: Wasn’t it a pre-recorded one? I hadn’t planned to watch the stage, but something unexpected happened!

: Xia Xinglang's part was repeated twice

: Really! They reacted so quickly that I thought it was a special arrangement.

The performance ended, and the last close-up shot was given to Xia Xinglang. He had one hand on Kim Seung-hyuk's shoulder. He was in a daze at first, but when he came to his senses, he smiled at the camera.

The assistant was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. The stage director also apologized after they left the stage, saying that he did not do a good job of checking. He was really sorry. In short, the stage ended without any major incidents, and there was no point in pursuing the issue afterwards.

Xiao Yu immediately came up to hug Xia Xinglang: "Xiaolang, am I handsome?"

"Very handsome," Xia Xinglang said perfunctorily.

Xia Xinglang was still thinking about the stage accident just now. He should be able to handle it better. He has twice as much stage experience as others. In his previous life, he sang in a bar and frequently took on commercial performances. It was no joke. One time, the most sudden situation was that the accompaniment of the song was completely wrong. It was a girl group song. He and his teammates bit the bullet and made fun of it, and solved it by interacting with the audience.

"Well," Xiao Yu touched his cheek, "Xiaolang, what are you thinking about? Look at your brother."

"I'm watching." Xia Xinglang remembered a lot of things. Today, he also saw the group from his previous life on the stage list of the Song Festival, the nine-member boy group Nine Teens under MH Company. The literal translation of the group name is nine teenagers, or nine people. I don't know who filled his gap.

Searching for information about the group, I found that their debut time was much earlier than in their previous life, two weeks later than Jup1ter. But they didn't stir up any waves. As expected, there was a contestant from "Idol Planet" among them. This person had a low presence and seemed to have been eliminated after the second round of performances. Because he had a certain fan base support from the talent show, he seemed quite important in the team compared to other newcomers without fans.

All the teammates from the previous life surrounded this player, all with flattering expressions. It turned out that when you live in a circle for a long time, you can see all kinds of ugly sides.

Although they have been together for a long time, there is no affection between them. What's more, his teammates are all very thoughtful, so we should see a good show next.

"It's almost time to go," Kim Seung Hyuk greeted them, "We still have a stage to rehearse when we get home. The year-end stage is the most important one."

"Wait a moment." Xia Xinglang saw people arguing over there, "I have something to do."

"Why didn't you prepare my costume!?" someone was furious. It was the contestant from Idol Planet. Xia Xinglang didn't know him, but he walked over anyway.

The members of Nine Teens bowed and greeted him: "Hello, senior!" "Hello, senior!"

"If you don't have stage clothes, wear your casual clothes on stage." Xia Xinglang said to the contestant, "Even if you wear casual clothes, you still have the ability and can still shine."

The man was quite touched, but still stunned: "Thank you..."

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye, senior!" "Goodbye!"

Xia Xinglang took off his headset and looked back to see that those people were still lowering their heads. Only the contestant was watching him. These people were so humble. They were really shameless. I guess it must be hard to have your plan go wrong. You didn't work hard on dancing, but you wanted to force someone to step down by using clothes.

What a bunch of garbage. It's a shame he stayed on that team that long.

"Little Wolf," Yin Donghao asked him, "Do you know him?"

Xia Xinglang thought for a while and said, "I have some impression of a contestant from 'Idol Planet'. He made his debut."

"Really?" Yin Donghao looked back and said, "I don't remember."

Kim Seung Hyuk interjected, “Because Donghao is not good at remembering people, but I remember them a little bit.”

In my previous life, I was the one standing there, but no one told me these words, saying that I could also shine and be outstanding. But it doesn’t matter, I can keep going without those words.

Xiao Yu kept asking afterwards: "Why did you talk to that person?"

Xia Xinglang was annoyed by Xiao Yu's constant pestering: "I'm not a child, why are you still holding on to me? Do I have to report to you what I do?"

Xiao Yu's eyebrows were knitted into a frown: "Because I'm the older brother."

"You are not my brother," Xia Xinglang said, "I don't have a brother."

Xiao Yu: "Little Wolf..."

Xia Xinglang felt even more depressed when he saw his hurt expression. "It was the past. I used to admire you because I used to work hard for you. But now I am here, the center of the team, and the number one. Brother, I don't admire you now because you are not number one."

"Because of the previous stage accident, I don't need you. I can do it alone." Xia Xinglang just said what was in his heart, "But thank you, brother, because with Brother Xiao Yu joining us, the whole stage seems less monotonous."

"Little Wolf," Xiao Yu grabbed his collar, "How dare you say that..."

"I said that."

Xiao Yu was completely enraged by him: "If I hadn't stood up, you would have been crying secretly somewhere."

"I won't cry when I stand on the stage," Xia Xinglang said indifferently, "I can sing even if I'm alone. Just stand as close to me as possible and watch me from the stage."

Young-ji said the same thing to him before the third round of performances began. He said it was like a proposal, but in his heart he was thinking, I am the one who should stand in the center of the stage, Young-ji, you'd better stay by the side and cheer for me.

Xiao Yu said: "I will defeat you with the facts, little wolf."

"Well," Xia Xinglang had just seen the prompt box for completing the task and selecting attribute bonuses, and there was no new task to start. "I'll wait."

"Don't cry and call me brother then," Xiao Yu said harshly, "If you are willing to apologize and say I was wrong, I can still forgive you now."

"How to compare?"

“Look at the straight-shot data.”

"Okay," Xia Xinglang accepted it happily. He had three straight shots with a data volume of one million, while Xiao Yu only had one. "If Xiao Yu loses, I won't be hurt."

The two of them returned to their previous state of conflict, and Kim Seung Hyuk and Yoon Dong Hao would ask what happened between them: "It seems that your relationship has returned to the past."

Xia Xinglang looked at Xiao Yu who was practicing independently in the dance studio and said, "There have been some minor conflicts recently."

"A small conflict?" Kim Seung Hyuk was surprised, "It feels like you two are about to break up."

"No," Xia Xinglang looked at the figure in the floor-length mirror in the dance studio, "Brother Xiao Yu, are we done with each other?"

"Humph."

Xia Xinglang laughed twice, thinking that maybe he was wrong. The words he said were indeed hurtful. Xiao Yu was a person with a strong self-esteem and was very confident on the stage. He would definitely not be able to stand being spoken to like that.

On the day of the year-end stage, Hong Zhanglin found Xia Xinglang and said with some difficulty: "I can't find that person, the student who was rumored to be bullying. I asked many people, but no one has contact information."

"It doesn't matter," Xia Xinglang said, "because that person is me."

Hong Zhanglin: “…”

Xia Xinglang wanted to say something, but Hong Zhanglin began to shake his shoulders desperately: "You! Why! Why didn't you say it earlier!"

"I'm sorry, Brother Zhang Lin."

"So your relationship with Xiao Yu improved," Hong Zhanglin was thinking, "Then why did it change back to the same place now?"

"Because we two are going to compete."

"Compared to what?"

“Straight shot data.”

Hong Zhanglin was speechless: "I hate competitions the most. You are still competing for straight-shot data. What are you fighting for? Anyway, there is only one center in the group. Everyone will only see the C position. No matter how hard others try, they are just foils."

"No," Xia Xinglang retorted, "Others also want to be the center, don't you, Brother Zhang Lin?"