Jiangxi Heng's eyes softened, and he nodded, saying, "Hmm, not going in?"

The young idols surrounding Xie Xingyan seemed to realize they had accidentally stumbled into the chat channel of these big shots, and quickly and sensibly left.

"Teacher Xie, we'll be going now. If we have any questions later, may we still ask you?"

Xie Xingyan nodded slightly: "That's fine."

Splash!

These artists, who had been in the industry for many years without making a name for themselves and whose talent was mediocre, left the place where geniuses gathered.

"Teacher Xie," Ling Wushuang called out with a smile, and just as Xie Xingyan was about to lose his composure, she stepped forward and asked, "You didn't bring an assistant or manager?"

Xie Xingyan shook her head: "My manager got sick from the change in environment as soon as he got off the plane and had to stay in the hotel. I told him to rest, and I came by myself."

"You've become Teacher Xie now," Jiangxi Heng stepped forward and pushed open the door in front of him. Just like back in the star-making camp, he took the first step, but used his hand instead of a sword to hold back the heavy golden door. He sighed, "Teacher Xie must be very respected by artists in the idol industry now."

Xie Xingyan gritted his teeth, feeling somewhat embarrassed that these two called him Teacher Xie.

He said in a serious tone, "Teacher Jiang is the one who is truly respected by the younger generation in the entertainment industry. I am still far from being worthy of such respect."

Jiangxi Heng smiled but remained silent.

At this moment, a bystander in the live chat, with only a vague understanding, offered the following interpretation:

[The two are finally about to start arguing! One is implying that the other is popular with idols, and everyone knows how many idols Xie Xingyan's nomination has blocked for him. Take Gu Zhoubai, his former teammate, for example; he recently released a new song, but the response has been lukewarm. The other is sarcastic, saying the other is just someone in the entertainment industry, while this is the music industry's domain. No matter how good his acting is, he has to keep a low profile!]

Recently, Jiang Zemin's fans and Xie Tingyun's fans, who have become completely out of their minds from fighting, have started to post "likes" without any clear reason, and then continue their verbal battles.

There's only one award, and only one winner—it has to be ours!

[Why should a Cantonese song sung by a Hong Kong singer be considered for a mainland Chinese song competition? Go compete in Hong Kong! Oh, I know, compared to local Cantonese songs, what is JXH's song anyway?]

Don't think that adding rap to a ballad makes it any more sophisticated; it's still just lovey-dovey stuff, isn't it? When will Chinese singers stop writing lyrics about love to the death? Oh, I know, xxy can't write that.

The "Gravity" couple fans looked confused: "Wait, you call this arguing? We call this flirting..."

The CP fans dared not speak up, even when they saw that the organizers had arranged Jiangxi Heng and Xie Xingyan's seats together, they honestly offered explanations to the new fans:

This isn't the organizers trying to create drama; they want to put the two competing sides together so that a single shot can capture the faces of a whole group. That's what makes it interesting, isn't it?

The organizers are just that mean!

"Teacher Xie, please have a seat."

"...Teacher Jiang, please have a seat too."

For some reason, after the two entered the venue and found their seats, they continued their earlier joke, raising their hands to each other to politely let the other sit down first.

Lin Sen, sitting behind the two, said, "No, what are you two arguing about?"

Mel lowered her eyes, pursed her lips, and then couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips into a smile.

Ling Wushuang plopped down to the right of Jiang Xiheng, crossed her legs, and looked like a prophet: "Being with certain people makes you childish, huh?"

Lin Sen didn't understand and continued to stare with his uneven eyes: "Huh?"

Mel couldn't stand it anymore and pulled him back: "Don't move forward, you're squeezing right up to President Jiang's chair back."

Jiangxi Heng coughed heavily, sat down naturally, and said, "It's okay if we're squeezed in."

Xie Xingyan pursed her lips, her ear tips turning slightly red, and sat down to the left of Jiangxi Heng. She stared at the ground for a while, then heard some light commotion coming from behind her.

"President Jiang said it's okay if it's crowded, why are you making such a fuss about it?"

"Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you."

"You damn masochist, can't you speak properly?"

"Hehe, I think it's related!"

Xie Xingyan: Suddenly I feel like everything is fine.

The flying camera hovered in front of them, its low-frequency hum not noisy. Xie Xingyan raised her hand and silently greeted the camera, her eyebrows curving as bright as summer flowers.

Fans who hadn't seen Xie Xingyan charm their idols in a long time clutched their chests, their inner voices collapsing in despair.

[It's so good-looking, the screen is full of youthful energy!]

"Wu Shuang~" Xie Xingyan turned his head and whispered to Ling Wu Shuang on the other side, "I see that many fans on your Weibo want you to post more updates. Why don't you come and say hello to everyone?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Wushuang turned to the side and leaned forward: "Ah, hello everyone."

Without being able to see the comments, Xie Xingyan wanted Ling Wushuang to say a few more words.

The vice-captain, who had spoken too much in the team before, didn't want to say anything more this time. He smiled and said, "Xingyan, please say something for me."

Xie Xingyan had no choice but to say, "Alright then... everyone, although Wushuang is no longer an idol, he won't leave the entertainment industry. He's now Huanyu's manager, and we're still good friends..."

In order to capture Ling Wushuang's image, Xie Xingyan pressed the camera down and leaned to the right until his shoulder pressed against something hard.

Jiangxi Heng's left chest.

Oh wow, it's so hard.

Jiangxi Heng leaned back in his seat, no longer as accustomed to such touches as before, and thus remained calm and composed.

He paused for a second, then leaned back a little more until the sensation on his chest disappeared.

He looked casually at the stage, his gaze unfocused, as if he were deep in thought.

Xie Xingyan was completely unaware. He quietly said "sorry" and finished his two-minute talk about "Ling Wushuang's recent situation," which dispelled the recent online comments that "Ling Wushuang has become the worst member of Beidou." He then waved his hand and let the aircraft fly away on its own.

Ling Wushuang might not care what these strangers said about her future, but Xie Xingyan did.

Therefore, he wanted to use his position to speak up for his friend.

As the aircraft reluctantly departed, Xie Xingyan asked Jiang Xiheng in a low voice, "Have you been working out all this time?"

Jiangxi Heng: "Yes, I lost a lot of weight while filming 'Pity,' but my body fat percentage has returned to normal after two months."

Xie Xingyan suddenly realized that after losing weight drastically and then building muscle and shaping his body, he could train his chest muscles to achieve a very good tearing sensation.

Being an actor requires a lot of willpower to be both thin and chubby, and it's also very taxing on the body.

He couldn't help but mutter, "No wonder his pectoral muscles are so hard."

Jiangxi Heng's throat tightened, and after a moment of silence, he said helplessly, "...Thank you?"

Xie Xingyan realized that from a normal perspective, her words were simply a compliment to the other person's figure, but in an abnormal relationship, they had become somewhat flirtatious and ambiguous.

He blinked, slowly sat up straight, and stared blankly at the stage.

For the next hour, the two did not make eye contact or exchange words at all.

Commenters on the live stream: [Wow, has it gotten this tense?!]

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