He is so Spoiled 7

 

 Chapter 7

At 7am, the "Tomorrow's Superstar" recording was live.

The contestants who had advanced to the top 30 were scattered around the stage, huddling together to chat with each other. As they spoke, their voices were filled with excitement that they couldn't hide.

As soon as Su Nuo stepped out of the elevator, he could sense that the atmosphere was different from usual. 

Lin Xiatian leaned over to Su Nuo's ear and asked, "What's going on? Why is everyone in such a good mood today? Did they get paid?"

Su Nuo didn't respond, as two staff members approached them from afar and eagerly greeted them. As they walked through the hallway, Su Nuo slowed his pace and followed behind Lin Xiatian, turning several corners before finally seeing the half-opened solid wood door of the studio.

Even before stepping into the studio, they could hear a more lively discussion than usual. Several boys standing in front of the door spotted the approaching figure and immediately lowered their voices to whisper, "Hey, hey, Su Nuo is here..."

The intentionally emphasized words spread to everyone's ears. The bustling hall suddenly fell silent.

Su Nuo paused for a moment. The studio's gaze instantly shifted to the doorway, specifically to Su Nuo, who was blocked by Lin Xiatian's body.

Eyes filled with curiosity swept up and down, pretending not to pay attention but sneakily stealing glances, swiftly scanning and then pretending to look away, and even some who blatantly stared back and forth.

Lin Xiatian reflexively pulled back the half of his body that he had leaned in, like he had accidentally stumbled into the women's bathhouse. His right foot, which he had not lifted in time, made a "creak" sound on the wooden floor.

The gathered gazes immediately shifted away from Su Nuo. Lin Xiatian turned back and found Su Nuo looking at him with some surprise. He awkwardly rubbed his nose. He couldn't be blamed for overreacting. Just as they had walked through the door, a circle of strange eyes had swept over them, which was simply horrifying.

With this interruption, the tense atmosphere was broken. The closest people had already approached and greeted the two with friendly and cordial tones, making it impossible to tell that they were almost completely unrelated competitors. Like a switch had been flipped, the crowd rushed forward.

It wasn't until they had passed through the crowd and reached the back lounge that Lin Xiatian couldn't help but burst out laughing. 

Along the way, whether they knew each other or not, everyone walked over with unusual friendliness and greeted them. The eerie fake smiles made his hair stand on end. It took almost three times longer than usual to reach the lounge that normally only took a minute to get to.

Lin Xiatian turned to Su Nuo with a smile and asked, "Why are these people so enthusiastic today? Is it just because you made the hot search a few days ago?"

Su Nuo opened his locker and took out his clothes, then put his phone inside. 

Holding the clothes, he turned around and shook his head in confusion. 

People who wouldn't even make eye contact on a normal day were acting completely out of character today. Could it be because he gained over a million followers from making the hot search?

Su Nuo opened his locker and took out his clothes, then put his phone inside. Holding the clothes, he turned around and shook his head in confusion. 

People who wouldn't even make eye contact on a normal day were acting completely out of character today. Could it be because he gained over a million followers from making the hot search?

Lin Xiatian followed Su Nuo into the changing room, thinking he wouldn't answer. Then he heard Su Nuo's clear and serious voice ahead of him. 

"No matter what they're thinking, we just need to do our best and not let the past two years of effort go to waste."

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Suo Nuo and the others had just entered the lounge. A blond-haired boy nudged his teammate with his arm and pointed his chin towards their direction. 

Leaning over, he asked in a low voice, "That Suo Nuo, he has appeared on the screen so many times, and he even had a special interview a few days ago. What's his background?"

The teammate looked over and shook his head. "I'm not sure, but it's definitely more than just being a contracted artist of Star Entertainment. They're just a small company that no one has ever heard of before. If he didn't have some sort of background, how could he have gotten so much screen time?"

Pausing for a moment, he looked back and continued, "There must be some sort of backing. And look at Song Jianing, he always has assistants following him wherever he goes. He always has a car to pick him up and drop him off, and his clothes cost at least four figures. He must have some sort of backing to be able to keep such a low profile."

Suddenly, a deep voice interrupted from behind, "I think I know a little bit about this question." 

The two were startled and turned their heads as if bitten by a dog.

The person who spoke was also taken aback. "What the f*ck, why did you do that? You scared me..."

Before the two could say anything, he continued, "Hey, let me tell you. During the last halftime break last week, I was walking past the backstage area when I overheard Zhang Fan, the director, arguing with someone..."

His voice was not quiet, and he didn't bother to be cautious about other people listening in. Pausing at the most crucial moment, people around quietly gathered around to listen.

Initially, the discussion between the three became a conference. After taking a deep breath, he lowered his voice and said quickly, "It was about Suo Nuo's grading and camera time!" 

He finished and winked at the crowd.

Everyone immediately understood. The blond-haired boy took a deep breath and exclaimed in astonishment, "His backing is Zhang Fan?"

Another person who had just joined in suddenly understood something and nodded, "No wonder, they must have hooked up through this program!"

"Doesn't Zhang Fan already have a wife?" someone asked.

The person who leaked the information sneered, "So what if he has a wife? These wealthy people, who are big bosses, all have two or three mistresses outside of their marriage. It's nothing unusual. Song Jianing's gold master is also married. He must have married early on since he's so old, but it's just for fun. Who cares about these things?"

He smirked lewdly and added, "Don't you see, that Suo Nuo has such fair skin. Forget about Zhang Fan, just his appearance alone makes me itch." 

The crowd laughed quietly.

Someone muttered under their breath, "He's so lucky, becoming famous so easily."

It was just a light sentence, but it suddenly made the once happy atmosphere become silent and heavy.

After a while, someone couldn't help but whisper and envy, "Su Nuo is really lucky. Zhang Fan is much more handsome than that sponsor. Why can't I meet someone like that...?"

During the few minutes that Su Nuo went in to change clothes, it seemed that everyone had already confirmed that Zhang Fan was Su Nuo's financial backer.

The second season of the program adopted a lottery grouping PK system. 

Fifteen groups of two people each were formed, and the people with the same number were drawn to compete in two rounds of PK. The loser was eliminated on the spot. After all the group matches were completed, the top five players with the highest scores advanced directly to the finals, and the remaining ten players were divided into five groups and drawn again.

After a while, someone couldn't help but whisper and envy, "Su Nuo is really lucky. Zhang Fan is much more handsome than that sponsor. Why can't I meet someone like that...?"

During the few minutes that Su Nuo went in to change clothes, it seemed that everyone had already confirmed that Zhang Fan was Su Nuo's financial backer.

The second season of the program adopted a lottery grouping PK system. Fifteen groups of two people each were formed, and the people with the same number were drawn to compete in two rounds of PK. The loser was eliminated on the spot. After all the group matches were completed, the top five players with the highest scores advanced directly to the finals, and the remaining ten players were divided into five groups and drawn again.

In other words, two-thirds of the people will be eliminated in the second season.

As soon as the lottery results came out, a sense of tension instantly suppressed the scene. The player who was grouped with Song Jianing almost cried on the spot. Another player who had just learned that Su Nuo had a backer and was unlucky enough to be in the same group also felt discouraged.

Other people secretly breathed a sigh of relief, casting sympathetic glances at the two unlucky players, while also feeling fortunate that they were not the unlucky ones.

However, things are always changing.

Before lunch was even over, everyone was already envying the player they had sympathized with in the morning because just a moment ago, Su Nuo unexpectedly...

Forfeited.

The crowd who had watched a big show only came to their senses to find that their food had already turned cold in their hands.

Until now, they still couldn't believe it.

The person who had just been sitting with them eating, went to the lounge for a while and then came out, only to abstain from voting!

What urgent matter could it be that he couldn't even wait for 10 minutes?

At this moment, no one could eat anymore.

A group of people swarmed around the only boy who was still in the lounge.

The boy's surprised mouth hadn't even had a chance to close.

It was evident that he had not yet recovered from what had just happened in the blink of an eye.

The gossiping crowd eagerly raised their voices, asking questions one after another, "What's going on? What's going on?"

"Whose phone did he answer? What did he say? Why did he suddenly leave?"

As the only witness, the boy was actually at a loss.

The crowd who had watched a big show only came to their senses to find that their food had already turned cold in their hands.

Until now, they still couldn't believe it.

The person who had just been sitting with them eating, went to the rest room for a while and then came out, only to abstain from voting!

What urgent matter could it be that he couldn't even wait for 10 minutes?

At this moment, no one could eat anymore.

A group of people swarmed around the only boy who was still in the rest room.

The boy's surprised mouth hadn't even had a chance to close.

It was evident that he had not yet recovered from what had just happened in the blink of an eye.

The gossiping crowd eagerly raised their voices, asking questions one after another, "What's going on? What's going on?"

"Whose phone did he answer? What did he say? Why did he suddenly leave?"

As the only witness, the boy was actually at a loss.

"I...I don't know...just now, I went into the lounge to get something and heard Su Nuo's phone ringing in the cabinet. I called out to him, and after he answered it for a while, he left the lounge. When I came out, he was already gone..."

Clearly, everyone was dissatisfied with this answer.

"What did he say? Did you hear his voice on the phone? He must have spoken when he answered, right?"

Suddenly, the boy remembered something he had seen by accident when Su Nuo was leaving and exclaimed softly, "Su Nuo called out 'Pei Qiran' in a very low and gloomy voice when he left, and his footsteps were quite hasty."

Immediately, someone grabbed onto the key phrase, "Pei Qiran, is it the same Pei Qiran who is in the same company as Su Nuo?"

"And what about Lin Xiatian? He's also from Starlight. Let's ask him to find out."

The crowd turned to look for Lin Xiatian, but found that he was nowhere to be seen.

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Lin Xiatian couldn't understand it no matter how much he thought about it. The person who had just told him "we can't let these two years of hard work go to waste" had now firmly withdrawn from the competition.

He thought back to everything that had just happened. His mind wasn't on why Su Nuo had forfeited, but rather... Su Nuo could actually be in such a hurry?

Zhang Fan had stopped him in front of so many people, reminding him that the program was about to start and his scene was scheduled to be shot in just 10 minutes at most. The meaning of his words was clear: if he left now, he would definitely not make it to the competition.

But unexpectedly, Su Nuo had resolutely chosen to forfeit. He didn't hesitate to give up on the dream he had worked hard for 720 days and nights.

Lin Xiatian thought he understood Su Nuo's personality after spending two years with him. He seemed indifferent to everything, with a cold and restrained personality. Yet he had a strange obsession with singing and trained day and night just to be able to stand on stage.

Now, this opportunity they had been waiting for two years had finally arrived, but he had let go of it.

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