Chinese Entertainment King: Starting as a Fat Boy and Becoming a Singing King

The third season of The Voice of China is coming to an end.

"It's over, but it's also a new beginning. That's good..."

Xu Yao smiled slightly.

His body, however, had already reached its limit at this moment—no, not at this moment, but immediately after he finished giving his acceptance speech—and he was only holding on by sheer willpower.

In the last two weeks of his weight loss sprint, he converted all his idol points in the system into fat loss and body shaping, and he has not been able to make up for the deficit in his physical functions.

Xu Yao kept telling himself that he couldn't fall down, he couldn't fall down in front of the live broadcast camera.

At that moment, his body went limp and everything went black.

The trophy slipped from his hand and hit the stage with a dull thud.

Xu Yao leaned back, like a tower that could no longer hold on, collapsing with a crash.

The entire audience screamed.

Zhou Shen stood on the other side of the stage, waiting with the other students for the grand chorus.

He was the first person to notice Xu Yao had collapsed.

Ever since Xu Yao received the trophy, he had been glancing in Xu Yao's direction every now and then.

He couldn't explain why, but he felt that Yao was acting a little strange today.

His face was too pale, his lips were bloodless, and his hand holding the trophy was trembling.

"Brother Yao..."

Zhou Shen was almost ejected.

With his thin arms and legs and weighing less than 100 pounds, he didn't have time to think about whether he could hold on when he rushed forward.

He hugged Xu Yao's waist, trying to support him.

Even if Xu Yao successfully loses weight, he will still weigh at least 135 pounds. After losing consciousness, he will fall downwards. How could Zhou Shen support him?

The two of them fell to the ground together.

Zhou Shen's knees slammed against the stage floor, making him wince in pain, but he didn't let go. He held Xu Yao's waist with one hand and placed the other under the back of Xu Yao's head.

"Brother Yao! Brother Yao!"

He called out twice, but Xu Yao did not respond.

Xu Jianqiu, who was a few meters away, rushed over as soon as he heard Zhou Shen shout the first time.

When he saw Xu Yao fall down, his mind went blank, and he couldn't care about anything else.

He rushed over and, together with Zhou Shen, tried to help Xu Yao up.

Chen Yongxin also ran over. Her hands were trembling, but she still bent down and, together with Zhou Shen, supported Xu Yao's head.

"Ambulance! Ambulance!" Xu Jianqiu shouted towards the side of the stage, his voice cracking, "Staff, call an ambulance quickly!"

Yang Kun stood up from the mentor's seat and rushed onto the stage in three quick steps.

He squatted down, patted Xu Yao's face, and called "Xu Yao" twice, but there was still no response.

"Get out of the way! Stop crowding around! Let him breathe!"

Staff rushed over, two security guards carried a stretcher, and the on-site director was shouting something into a walkie-talkie.

Xu Yao was taken to the hospital.

Emergency room of the First Affiliated Hospital of the PLA General Hospital near the Capital Gymnasium.

When the medical staff rushed into the emergency room with the stretcher, the nurses had already prepared a bed.

Yang Kun ran alongside them the whole way, Zhou Shen followed, and Xu Jianqiu and Chen Yongxin came from behind.

Xu Jianqiu walked over and patted Zhou Shen on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, Yao will be fine."

Zhou Shen nodded without saying anything.

The next day, Weibo's trending topics exploded.

The top trending topic: #XuYaoWinsTheChampionship#.

The second trending topic: #XuYaoLoss100Pounds#.

The comments from netizens were overwhelming.

"From 250 pounds to now, Xu Yao lost almost 100 pounds in just a few months??? Is this even humanly possible?"

"The moment Xu Yao tore his clothes, he went down in history on The Voice of China stage, and no one can surpass it."

But what no one expected was...

The top trending topic was pushed down by a new message around noon.

Liu Yifei (@Xu Yao) posted a picture.

The picture shows Xu Yao raising the championship trophy and roaring on the final stage.

The caption was just one sentence: "My younger brother is so handsome."

The entire internet is in an uproar.

The top trending topic: #Liu Yifei calls Xu Yao her younger brother#.

The second trending topic: #Xu Yao and Liu Yifei's relationship#.

The third trending topic: #Liu Yifei posts Xu Yao's championship photo#.

In the comments section, on social media, and on Weibo, everyone is asking the same question.

What is the relationship between Xu Yao and Liu Yifei?

"Liu Yifei calls Xu Yao 'little brother'??? Do they know each other???"

"Wait a minute, Xu Yao shouted 'Sister, don't break your promise' on stage, could he be talking about Liu Yifei?"

"Holy crap! The 'sister' Xu Yao was calling is Liu Yifei???"

"Wait, when did Liu Yifei become Xu Yao's sister?"

Some netizens started digging deeper.

Some people dug up the two's family backgrounds. Liu Yifei's mother, Liu Xiaoli, is a dancer at the Wuhan Opera and Dance Theater, and Xu Yao's parents are also colleagues at the Wuhan Opera and Dance Theater. The two families got to know each other through work, and the children became playmates as a result.

"Liu Yifei lived in Wuhan when she was a child. Her mother worked at the Wuhan Opera and Dance Theater, and Xu Yao's parents also worked at the Wuhan Opera and Dance Theater. The two families were old friends, and Xu Yao has called Liu Yifei 'elder sister' since she was a child."

"So when Xu Yao shouted 'Sister, don't break your promise' on stage, was he really calling for Liu Yifei???"

"What did Liu Yifei promise him? What did she say about not going back on her word?"

"Xu Yao shouted to the camera, 'Sister, don't break your promise!' Liu Yifei replied on Weibo, 'My little brother is so handsome!' The two didn't chat privately; they communicated through a public platform. What an amazing sibling relationship!"

"So what exactly did Liu Yifei promise him?"

"I don't know, but it's definitely something only the two siblings know."

"It's even better than a TV series; this brother and sister have such a fascinating story."

Enthusiastic netizens flocked to Liu Yifei's Weibo comment section.

"Sister, Xu Yao told you 'don't break your promise,' what did you promise him?"

Please, tell us, we're really curious.

"Fairy Sister, tell me quickly, what did you promise Xu Yao?"

Liu Yifei did not reply.

But the post received over three million likes within an hour.

Inside the hospital.

"Who are the patient's family members?"

"I'm his mentor." Yang Kun stepped forward. "Doctor, how is he?"

The doctor removed his mask, his expression serious but not tense: "He's fine, he's awake. It was just electrolyte imbalance and hypoglycemic syncope caused by excessive weight loss. His blood potassium and sodium levels were both low, and his blood sugar was only 2.8. The tests showed that his rapid weight loss in a short period of time led to a significant loss of water and electrolytes, coupled with the recent high-intensity training and competition pressure, which caused him to suddenly faint."

She glanced at the report and continued, "If this continues, it could lead to arrhythmia or even more serious problems. Weight loss isn't something that can be achieved overnight; it has to be done gradually. He's already received fluid and electrolyte replacement therapy, and he needs to rest in bed and cannot participate in any high-intensity activities for the time being. His diet needs to gradually return to normal, increasing his intake of carbohydrates and protein; we can't continue with this extreme approach."

"Doctor, when is the earliest he can be discharged?" the program's manager squeezed up from behind to ask.

The doctor examined her and said, "You can be discharged tomorrow. But when you get home, be careful to immediately resume high-intensity training, gradually increase your diet, and monitor your blood sugar and blood pressure daily. If you experience dizziness, palpitations, or cold sweats again, seek medical attention immediately."

"Okay, thank you, doctor."

The agent breathed a sigh of relief, and the tension on his face finally eased a bit.

He turned to Yang Kun and said, "With that physique, how will you go on tour?"

Yang Kun waved his hand: "Let's not talk about this now. I'm going in to see him."

Xu Yao lay on the hospital bed, his face still a little pale, but his eyes were open.

An IV needle was inserted into the back of my hand, and drops of fluid were dripping from the IV tube.

When he saw Yang Kun come in, his lips twitched as if he wanted to say something.

"Don't talk." Yang Kun walked to the bedside, looked at him, and said, "You almost scared us to death."

Xu Yao smiled and said, "Teacher Yang Kun, I'm sorry."

"What are you sorry for? You won the championship, and you're lying here saying sorry to me?" Yang Kun comforted her with a smile.

Zhou Shen peeked out from behind Yang Kun and saw Xu Yao with his eyes open. His eyes immediately welled up with tears.

"Brother Yao...you scared me to death...you..."

He walked over and grabbed Xu Yao's hand.

"Zhou Shen, let go of me now!"

Xu Yao's voice was a little weak, but his tone was still the same as usual. He pulled his hand away and said, "What are you crying for? I'm not dead yet."

To be honest, Xu Yao was really afraid that the handshake scene would be filmed, after all, the imagination of this generation of netizens is too rich.

The door to the ward opened again.

A middle-aged woman in a dark suit walked in.

He was in his forties, had short hair, wore gold-rimmed glasses, and was holding a folder.

She is the artist director of Dream Voice, surnamed Lin, and is in charge of Xu Yao's management affairs.

She walked to the bedside, looked at Xu Yao, and then at the monitor on the bedside table.

"Xu Yao, how are you feeling?"

"Much better, Sister Lin." Xu Yao's voice was stronger than yesterday.

Sister Lin nodded and sat down on the chair by the bed. She didn't rush to speak, but first flipped through the folder in her hand, and then looked up.

"The doctor said you can be discharged tomorrow, but you need to pay attention to your diet and rest after you go home, and you can't lose weight so drastically anymore."

"understood."

Sister Lin paused for a moment.

"Xu Yao".

"Um."

What is your relationship with Liu Yifei?

On the other side of the hospital bed, Zhou Shen, who was peeling an orange, almost dropped it when his hand trembled.

He looked up at Sister Lin, then at Xu Yao; he wanted to know the answer too.