Now that you're a top star, can't you enjoy life a little?

Inside the guesthouse.

The contestant who couldn't help but burst out laughing quickly covered his mouth and glanced cautiously in Yu Huai's direction.

The other party was already walking directly towards the two of them.

"What are you two talking about, laughing so happily?"

As Yu Huai spoke, his eyes were fixed on Mu Linglan.

She had just teamed up with an "outsider" to cricket her partner, and now that someone had come knocking on her door, Mu Linglan felt a little guilty and didn't dare to look at him.

"Nothing, I just saw a joke."

Yu Huai hummed in agreement and stopped pressing the matter, giving his partner some face.

"Hey, do you know what? Old Fang hasn't slept for a whole day and night."

Seeing that Yu Huai didn't intend to pursue the matter, the contestant who had just been laughing with him quickly changed the subject.

"What happened?" Mu Linglan was somewhat shocked. "I remember that he was also the first to finish eating at dinner yesterday, and then he locked himself in his room again."

The "Old Fang" they were referring to was a composer named Fang Zhiming.

This is the fourth contestant to appear in the first episode, right after Yu Huai. He was also the one who was told by Ling Yao to his face that his voice was "awful" and ended up with 598 votes, ranking last in the entire show.

Next, Yu Huai heard the reason why Fang Zhiming wasn't sleeping.

The reason is very simple and very practical: money.

This film, "A Perfect Match," is his only chance to turn things around.

Lao Fang is a typical middle-aged man with elderly parents to care for and young children to raise, and he also has a very mundane story.

In his youth, Lao Fang was a wanderer with long hair who constantly talked about poetry and distant places.

His ex-wife admired his talent and longed for his unruly personality, so she disregarded the world's opposition and resolutely got together with this playboy.

But Lao Fang was not like Yu Huai, a favored child of heaven.

When a song he managed to write, which was actually quite good, became a relic of time, Lao Fang unsurprisingly became a has-been singer.

The former prodigal son succumbed to the pressures of life. With no performance opportunities, he began delivering food to supplement his family's income.

From a singer in the public eye to a food delivery rider, he can accept the change in his identity, but that doesn't mean everyone can.

His wife, who once stood against the whole world because she admired his talent, also left his world because he lost his talent.

He said he doesn't blame his wife because he always remembers how she resolutely chose to be herself when she was young.

He only blamed himself for not being able to give her a better life.

"Lao Fang told me all of this on Fetion after the first episode was recorded. To be honest, I was completely stunned when he told me these things."

"We're complete strangers who only met once because of filming a TV show. Adding his contact information was just a casual remark I made out of politeness."

"Later I asked him why he was telling me these things, to a complete stranger."

He said he had kept these things to himself for too long and wanted to confide in someone, but there was no one he could talk to.

Even at the end, he was still thanking me, thanking me for being willing to listen to his story.

After hearing Lao Fang's story, Yu Huai and Mu Linglan reacted differently.

Mu Linglan's expression remained calm, and she was not deeply moved.

With her exceptional vocal talent, she gained a large following as soon as she debuted, and her career subsequently soared, making her a recognized "little queen" in the industry.

It's fair to say that, having not experienced any major setbacks, she simply cannot empathize with a "loser" like Lao Fang in the industry.

Yu Huai, however, looked wistful.

After all, in his previous life, he was just an ordinary worker who had experienced the hardships of life.

He would have more empathy for Lao Fang.

"Teacher Yu, Director Ji Yun is looking for you."

A staff member interrupted the three people's conversation.

"What do you want?" Yu Huai asked.

The staff member said, "I'm not quite sure either. You'd better go and check for yourself."

Yu Huai nodded and followed the staff to find the director.

"Director, Yu Huai is here."

inside the room.

Ji Yun, who was standing by the window looking at the scenery, heard the sound, turned around, and nodded to Xiao Zhang.

Xiao Zhang understood, left the room, closed the door for the two people inside, and walked a short distance away to keep watch for them.

"Director, what's going on?"

Yu Huai didn't understand why Ji Yun wanted to meet him alone, and why she was being so mysterious.

"Yu Huai, time is tight, so I'll get straight to the point." Ji Yun took a USB drive out of her pocket and handed it to him. "There's a song in here, it's for you."

Is this director really that bored? Collecting songs for himself for no reason, even though they're complete strangers?

The next second, Yu Huai realized what was happening.

He looked at the USB drive in the director's hand, frowned, and didn't take it. "This is for tomorrow..."

Ji Yun nodded. "Take it. You can use it without worry. We've already taken care of the original author. Once it's out of this door, it's your work."

"But you might have to stay indoors and pretend to be safe. You can't go fishing this afternoon, or it will be too obvious."

Although it's an open secret that variety shows have behind-the-scenes manipulation, Yu Huai still finds it hard to believe that the show's director personally took the lead in doing this.

"I do not want."

Yu Huai's refusal puzzled Ji Yun, and then she became anxious.

"Yu Huai, now is not the time for politeness or embarrassment. If you don't want this song, what about tomorrow's competition?"

"I've already written it."

"Done writing... Hmm?"

Ji Yun was shocked. "When?"

Yu Huai said without changing his expression, "Just last night, after dinner."

Ji Yun recalled for a moment, "But didn't you turn off the lights and go to sleep as soon as you got home last night?"

"That's not sleeping, it's conceiving ideas in the dark."

After confirming several times that Yu Huai had really finished writing the song, Ji Yun laughed, "Haha, good, I underestimated you. After all, you wrote 'Lupin Flower' and 'Elimination'."

Yu Huai nodded. "Director, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

"Alright, alright. You can go now, you can go back to fishing." Ji Yun said cheerfully.

Yu Huai's fishing livestream has been incredibly popular these past two days, attracting a lot of attention to the show.

He wouldn't have said all this nonsense if it weren't to ensure the other person could advance. He took back the USB drive he had handed over and put it back in his pocket.

Yu Huai suddenly had a thought.

"Director, this song of yours is pretty much useless now, isn't it?"

Ji Yun took out the USB drive again. "What's wrong? Didn't you already finish writing it? Oh~ I get it, you want to put it in the album, right?"

He joked, "But in that case, you'll have to pay. After all, we paid for this song too."

"No," Yu Huai said, "I just heard that Lao Fang hasn't slept for a day and a night because he's been writing songs. Perhaps..."

"That's impossible!"

Before Yu Huai could finish speaking, Ji Yun firmly rejected him.

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