Huayu: That year, I withdrew from the Super Boy competition.

He had imagined competing for the championship against such an outstanding player as Chen Chusheng.

But that scene will never happen again.

However, upon further reflection, he realized that the contract with EE-Media wasn't a big deal.

There will be many more opportunities in the future. He doesn't need to tie his future to a machine that is destined to have no future just for the empty title of a champion.

Sometimes, giving up takes more courage than persisting.

He stood in the square for a moment, just about to wave to hail a taxi, when he heard footsteps behind him.

The leather shoes clicked on the floor tiles, "tap, tap, tap," at a moderate pace.

Su Wei turned around.

It's Danny Dragon.

Her expression was complicated.

At the time, she thought that "withdrawing from the competition" was just an excuse for Su Wei not wanting to sign a contract, and that it was just talk.

I never expected him to actually do that live.

This kid's serious.

The two people stared at each other for a moment, about ten meters apart.

Long Danny's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something.

Su Wei waited for two seconds, and seeing that she still didn't speak, she nodded to her, turned around and left.

He still needs to go back and pack his luggage.

Since they've already withdrawn from the competition, it wouldn't be appropriate for them to stay in the dormitory arranged by the production team.

Although the production team probably doesn't care about such trivial matters.

Su Wei's figure disappeared around the corner.

The live broadcast in the studio is still ongoing.

He Jiong and Wang Han were still going through the process according to the script, and the contestants were still singing; none of the required segments were missing.

It's just one less person; a live broadcast program with an investment of tens of millions of yuan won't be shut down just because one contestant withdraws.

But it's different online.

In 2007, the number of absolute users on the Internet was far less than it would be more than a decade later, but in terms of combat power, it was by no means inferior.

When users on Tianya, Mop, Tieba, and Sina Blog get into a war of words, they're all top-tier trolls.

The news of Su Wei's withdrawal from the competition was like a bombshell dropped on these places.

On the Tianya Entertainment Gossip forum, in a post titled "[Live Stream] Super Boy Top 5 to Top 4!! Come Quickly!!", before Su Wei withdrew from the competition, the atmosphere was like this:

"Su Xing's performance in this round was just average; his pitch was a bit off."

"Chen Chusheng is incredibly steady."

"Su Wei's adaptation of 'Hair Like Snow' is absolutely amazing; it gave me goosebumps."

"Upstairs +1, I've never heard this version of 'Hair Like Snow' before."

When Su Wei said, "I've decided to withdraw from the competition," the tone of the post changed drastically:

"?????????"

"Did I hear that right???"

"Withdrawal from the competition???? What's going on???"

"No way, she just sang such a beautiful song and then withdrew from the competition?? What kind of incredible move is that??"

"OP, OP, please say something!!!"

"Damn it, I just came back from the bathroom and saw this. Can anyone explain what happened?"

"I strongly suspect they were forced to withdraw from the competition! The production team should take the blame!"

"I'd heard before that EE-Media's signing conditions are very harsh, could it be because of this?"

"The details will be explained upstairs."

"Detailed Explanation +1"

"Detailed Explanation +10086"

"Put an ear here."

Meanwhile, the Baidu Suwei Bar.

The moment Su Wei announced her withdrawal from the competition, everyone on the entire forum who was posting was stunned.

Then--

"Aa ...

"Impossible, impossible, impossible!"

"Can someone tell me this isn't true?"

"Where's the moderator?? Moderator, please say something!!!"

"I've been following him since the Chengdu competition, watching him grow step by step to where he is today. Why?"

"I cried, I really cried."

My roommate asked me why I suddenly started crying, and I didn't know how to explain it.

"So what if he withdraws from the competition? I'll always support him anyway."

And amidst these posts, a few voices occasionally emerge that attempt to be rational and objective:

"To be honest, I actually admire him. Would you dare to announce your withdrawal from the competition on such a public stage?"

The unanimous replies below were: "I really wouldn't dare."

"I definitely wouldn't have the courage."

"I wouldn't even dare to quit my job without another one lined up, but he dared to withdraw from the competition on a live stream. Respect."

But there is another style:

"Hilarious! They were saying Su Wei and Chen Chusheng were competing for the championship, but now they've just quit."

Chen Chusheng: "He stands on the stage, and his crown falls from the sky."

Su Wei: The championship is yours, I'm leaving.

"Great description, hahaha."

"So now it's five to four, who will be eliminated? It's so hard to guess!!"

Mango TV's official forum was also flooded with posts.

The administrators' deletion speed couldn't keep up with the posting speed, and the homepage was full of posts about withdrawing from the competition. Refreshing the page would add several more pages.

"What exactly did the production team do to Su Wei?"

"EE-Media should come out and explain."

"Do other talent shows also have contestants withdrawing at such crucial moments? I'd like to know."

"This withdrawal is far too hasty; they're just dismissing it as 'personal reasons'?"

"Judging by the looks of it, it's going to be the headline of tomorrow's entertainment section."

Su Wei knew nothing about any of this.

He leaned against the car window, watching the city lights flash by.

The taxi driver glanced at him in the rearview mirror and thought to himself: This young man is really handsome.

But he didn't ask any more questions.

In Xingcheng, he's been involved with at least eight or ten celebrities, so it's nothing new to him.

The car was parked downstairs at the "Male Voice Academy" building.

Su Wei carried her bag upstairs.

The dormitory was empty; everyone else was still competing in the studio.

He folded his clothes and packed them into a box, and also gathered up some odds and ends he had accumulated over the past two months.

I was tidying up when my phone rang.

Wei Chen sent a text message: "Where are you?"

Su Wei replied, "Go to the dorm and pack your things."

A while later, Wei Chen sent a text message with only one line: "Let's keep in touch."

Su Wei stared at the screen for a few seconds, then typed two words and sent them: "Keep it up."

Then he put his phone in his pocket, stood up, and turned off the light.

He dragged his suitcase downstairs and found a budget hotel nearby to stay in.

There are no more tickets home today, I'll leave tomorrow.

After checking in, swiping the card to enter, I leaned my suitcase against the corner of the wall.

He lay down on the bed and stared at the ceiling.

At that moment, he had no idea that the outside world was in complete chaos.

The whole thing started with a post.

After the news of Su Wei's withdrawal from the competition exploded on various forums, the discussion among netizens was initially quite normal.

Some were shocked, some felt sorry, some criticized the production team, and some speculated about the inside story.

Everyone is asking the same question: Why?

Just when opinions were flowing freely and no one could clearly explain the situation, an anonymous post suddenly appeared on the Tianya Entertainment Gossip section.

The title is short, but it contains a wealth of information.

"[Breaking News] Before Su Wei withdrew from the competition, she was called into the director's office and talked to for more than ten minutes."

The post only had a few words: The poster's friend was a staff member at the scene and saw Su Wei being called away by Long Danni. She was fine when she went in, but her expression changed when she came out.

Not long after, Su Wei went on stage and sang "Hair Like Snow," and immediately announced her withdrawal from the competition after finishing the song.

You can decide for yourselves what happened in between.