Be reborn and be happy to the fullest

When Cao Ying introduces the program, she should first say the song title, then the group name. As for the backup dancers and their troupe, they don't need to be mentioned; their status is only to appear in the program list.

Of course, the fans in the back row didn't understand this. They only knew that their oppa had come on stage. What made them uncomfortable was that he was announced along with a backup dancer, which made it seem a bit cheap.

But the people in front of us knew this all too well!
"What happened? Did Cao Ying make a mistake?"

"Does this backup dancer have some kind of background? How did they get featured in the announcement?"

"Regardless of her background, it's impossible for this backup dancer named Li Yitong not to become famous now..."

The big shots in the first row remained unmoved, while those in the second and third rows were buzzing with discussion. Moreover, as industry insiders, everyone keenly noticed that regardless of whether Cao Ying's mistake was intentional or not, "backup dancer Li Yitong" definitely benefited greatly!
First, this is the first round of announcements, the time when the audience's attention is most focused. At this time, everyone will only ask and search online for "who is Li Yitong!" Second, Li Yitong is a backup dancer for 2PM, so she will naturally attract a lot of attention from female fans. Well, although there is mostly hostility, just like being famous for being controversial is still being famous, female fans will bring a lot of traffic.

"Wow, Li Yitong is actually the school beauty of Beijing Dance Academy!"

Wang Ruoran overheard the other artist muttering to herself and saw that the other person was checking on their phone. Out of curiosity, she also picked up her phone, and then...

"The Weibo account was created 3 days ago, and the Youku video account was created just yesterday, and they've shared some beautiful everyday photos..."

"Wait, this is artist verification: an artist under Shuoguo Culture!"

Upon seeing this, Wang Ruoran was shocked: What's the difference between the artists of Shuoguo Culture and Qianyu Times? The two companies are essentially the same!
"What's wrong?" Xu Huixin, who was beside her, asked with concern when he noticed her unusual expression.

Sister Xu

Wang Ruoran was about to reveal her discovery when she stopped herself: What good would it do her to say it now? The answer was no; it would only provoke Xu Huixin's hysterical rage.

"Uh, it's nothing."

Although Wang Ruoran didn't say anything more, she wasn't the only one who cared!
Soon, someone exclaimed in surprise and told those around them the "truth." Then, the news spread like wildfire, and within minutes, Xu Huixin suddenly noticed that some acquaintances were looking at her strangely.

"Ruoran, is something wrong? Why is everyone looking at me like that?"

Xu Huixin asked Wang Ruoran in a low voice. Just as the latter was wondering how to answer, Zhou Huanian, who was in front of her, turned his head and said with a cold expression, "Li Yitong is an artist of Shuoguo Culture, and she is newly signed!"

"What?! Damn it!"

Xu Huixin was startled at first, then her defenses crumbled!

Only she knew how ruthless Zhou Huanian was in targeting Qianyu Times this time. He used all the connections and relationships he had accumulated over the years, as well as many important favors that he had always been reluctant to use!
Connections and favors are consumables. If Zhou Huanian succeeds in achieving his goal and makes Li Shuo lose face this time, then it's fine, and the loss of favors may not be too great. But if he fails, not only will his favors be exhausted, but even his status as a bigwig in the Beijing circle will be unsustainable!
There's a line that goes something like this: When you're out in the world, face is given to you by everyone!

The same applies to "big shots." When everyone knows that he can't handle a young, inexperienced person, who will still respect him?

Should we reconsider our collaboration with him? Should we perhaps set aside the favors we owed him in the past?
Zhou Huanian clearly realized this as well, but reality is not a game. In such a high-end event as the Huahan Song Concert, the order of appearance has long been fixed and cannot be changed at the last minute!

"They might just be a temporary addition, it's okay, after all, they're just a backup dancer, they can't cause any big trouble!"

Amid Xu Huixin's words of comfort, Zhou Huanian breathed a slight sigh of relief: Yes, after all, she was just a backup dancer...

Just as I was thinking this, a female fan suddenly screamed from behind me:

"This is a rip-off! This is a rip-off! Why is my oppa being a backup dancer for a girl?!"

With that scream, a chain reaction instantly occurred, and many 2PM fans in the back row started making a fuss:
"Weren't they supposed to be backup dancers? Why is she the only one dressed differently from the others?"

"How many people has this Li Yitong slept with to be this outrageous?"

"Why is it that my Ok Oppa works so hard, yet he was kicked back to South Korea by that trash company? And his center position was taken by a woman?"

Zhou Huanian was getting old and didn't quite understand the girls' screams, so he turned back to Xu Huixin and asked, "What's going on? What are those fans yelling about?"

Xu Huixin, being a broker, naturally understood this very well, and her expression was extremely unpleasant at this moment!

She was so focused on chatting with Zhou Huanian that she didn't notice what was happening on stage until she heard the screams.

The nominal backup dancer, Li Yitong, had her single ponytail flying high. Her features were exquisite and flawless. She wore a unique black and white haute couture dance costume. The carefully designed costume had a bare left shoulder and a hollowed-out center that perfectly showcased the dazzling crystals embedded in it!
She stood right in the center of the 2PM boy group, radiating light!

That's right, it's the so-called face of the store: the center position!
The boy group 2PM actually has a Chinese backup dancer standing in the center position!
Xu Huixin was stunned. She had no idea that the original center position of 2PM boy group had been slinked back to South Korea, which caused a center position flaw in the dance they had rehearsed countless times. She also did not know that SM Entertainment, the company behind 2PM boy group, had gone all out to repay Li Shuo's "generosity" by placing Li Yitong, recommended by Li Shuo, in the center position!
Xu Huixin only knew that an artist under Shuoguo Culture appeared on the stage in the very first act! This in itself was a slap in the face to Zhou Huanian!
No, it's like using his face as a butt, and a butt that's been stepped on!
"Xu Huixin, have you noticed something? That Li Yitong, she doesn't seem like a backup dancer."

Zhou Huanian's voice snapped Xu Huixin out of her shock. She forced a smile and said, "Perhaps it's because this song and dance is special. I don't know the specific reason, but since Li Shuo has a trump card hidden here, it might be for this reason..."

When the truth became too cruel, and Li Yitong's appearance meant that Zhou Huanian's plan had failed, Xu Huixin could no longer tell him the truth as usual!

Even now, Xu Huixin was still pondering what to do: should she continue supporting Zhou Huanian, or...?

Regardless of what they thought, time continued to pass. Li Shuo looked at Li Yitong on the stage with admiration. Only he knew that Li Yitong's current appearance was her "true self." She was born to stand in the center of the stage and attract everyone's attention...

After the dance ended, applause erupted from the audience, and 2PM's female fans fell silent. They decided to harass Li Yitong online after the China-Korea Concert; for now, supporting their oppa was the priority! The second song was "You Exist in My Song," which had become incredibly popular in the past two days. The tradition of the China-Korea Concert is to alternate between Chinese and Korean performances. This gentle song helped dispel the gloom in many people's hearts...

However, the impact of Li Yitong's actions continues to unfold, and as the concert progresses, some people have begun to whisper among themselves:
"The second song is introduced by Xiao Sa, which is normal. Now let's watch the third song..."

"What if Cao Ying still names her backup dancers?"

"Impossible. Even if she, as a veteran host, didn't understand this, someone would have reminded her after the first act..."

"Heh, who dares to remind me? Don't forget who Cao Ying's husband is!"

"By the way, isn't Cao Ying a contracted artist with Qianyu Times? Why did she deliberately mention Li Yitong, an artist from Shuoguo Culture? Is this Li Shuo's way of retaliating?"

"You just realized that?"

This person was clearly a step behind in thinking. In fact, many people in the first three rows had already figured it out, and some of the more astute among them had already given Li Shuo friendly looks.

In addition, Han Ping, who was sitting in the center, took the initiative to talk to Li Shuo, but they talked about film and television. He praised Shuoguo Culture for opening up a new track (film and games) for the industry and said that they could cooperate in the future.

Judging from the tone of this bigwig, Li Shuo knew that he was unaware that Shuoguo Culture had already partnered with Huaying Film Studio. He chuckled and said, "Actually, the reason why 'The Invisible Guardian' became such a hit is thanks to Huaying Film Studio and Uncle Han's leadership..."

"Oh? If someone else said that, I'd think it was flattery, but I know you're a man of character and wouldn't say that easily. Tell me, what's going on?"

"Because everyone plays 'The Invisible Guardian' because they're looking forward to its movie version. And our Shuoguo Culture wasn't famous before. We only really came into the public eye when we collaborated with Huaying to produce the 'Invisible Guardian' feature film. You see, so it's all thanks to Huaying's reputation and you..."

"I see, you little rascal, you're quite something..."

Han Ping then realized what was happening, pointed at Li Shuo, and said nothing more.

But in fact, the fact that this big shot took the initiative to talk to Li Shuo right after Li Shuo and Zhou Huanian had their conflict already indicated a shift in attitude. Then, when Li Shuo presented the "cooperation project", he would definitely take it seriously and even push it forward immediately!
Li Shuo had a premonition that he would be able to see the film and television version of "The Invisible Guardian" in this life, which he couldn't see in his previous life, and that it would be produced by Huaying, the most powerful film and television company in China!
As they chatted, Chen Guanwei joined in, smiling and saying, "Since you two big shots are collaborating, you must give our Beijing Film Studio a boost..."

Unlike Zhou Huanian, she didn't start a company; her main business was in Beijing Film Studio.

Li Shuo smiled wryly and said, "Please feel free to ask for anything." Han Ping politely agreed without hesitation.

In just a few casual words, they had already begun to plan a future cooperation framework with the three of them at the forefront. It can be said that once this level of cooperation is established, even if Li Shuo suffers a crushing defeat against Zhou Huanian this time, he will still be a big shot in the industry!

"Next up is..."

"GEE - The Era of Beautiful Legs"

Time passed by and it was already 8 p.m. During the intermission, as some people in the first three rows began to doze off, Cao Ying made an announcement, and accompanied by fast-paced music, a group of beautiful girls with long legs appeared in front of the stage!

The current era of beautiful legs is at its early peak. They appear in front of the camera in uniform, dance costumes, forming a V-shape. Their beautiful legs move in unison to a cheerful rhythm, long, white, tender, and slender, leaving everyone momentarily dazed...

"Wow!"

The atmosphere at the scene immediately became lively, and the male fans who had been silent finally opened their mouths and cheered loudly for their idols!

Li Shuo, sitting offstage, also composed himself and looked directly at the stands. Then he discovered the wonderful use of the front row: although he was wearing leggings, in this era of being stepped on and looking at beautiful legs, well, for some people with special fetishes, it is very easy to get excited.

Lee Seok certainly didn't have any particular fetishes, but this close-up experience was still quite novel. Then, just as his gaze moved upward, he saw Seohyun, who was spinning around in the dance, wink at him, looking like she was saying, "Okay, I've got you."

This girl… Li Shuo was speechless, then he realized the advantages of being so close. At this distance, he could not only clearly see his idol's every smile and gesture on stage, but she could also receive his reactions. If the idol wanted, they could exchange glances on and off stage, which could even be a form of flirting…

Just as he was thinking this, he saw Yoona, who had turned around, wink at him. Then it was Jessica's turn, and she winked at Lee Seok in return, while still singing the lyrics:

"So bright, so dazzling... so stimulating, it made my body tremble..."

Li Shuo, who understood the gist of the lyrics, felt that this girl was deliberately singing it for him, staring straight at him while she sang, and the feeling was...

Li Shuo finally understood why beautiful female celebrities are more charming than ordinary beauties. It's not just the effect of their aura, but also the feeling of being there for you alone, like right now!
In particular, Yoona, Jessica, and Seohyun, three members of the girl group Beautiful Legs Era, had a good relationship with Lee Seok. They took turns giving him flirtatious glances, and even Lee Seok felt himself being charmed...

Unfortunately, "Gee" was fast-paced and ended in just over three minutes. As the girls returned backstage, Lee Seok felt a rare sense of loss...

At this moment, Lan Ying'er leaned over and exclaimed:
"South Korean hip-hop style is really amazing!"

Just by listening to the cheers from behind, you can tell how popular they are.

Just as Li Shuo was about to say that, he suddenly realized something was wrong and turned to look at Lan Ying'er, who was looking at him with a half-smile: "You agree, right, Oppa~"

He asked, both amused and exasperated, "What the hell is 'Oppa'?"

“You know Korean, right? I’ve heard that many guys like to hear their girlfriends call them that, especially at certain times…” Lan Ying’er’s red lips were almost touching Li Shuo’s ear. After speaking, she inexplicably licked it… (End of Chapter)