Amateur talent show? Top mentors are my students.

The wind direction reversed very quickly.

On the one hand, it was He Xu's interview video; on the other hand, it was the continuous statements from various top celebrities and stars that pushed this public opinion war to another dimension.

The first to speak out was Jung Jae-won.

His Weibo post was made half an hour after the interview video was released; it contained no pictures, only a short text—

I haven't known He Xu for very long, but I've been dancing in this industry for twenty years and have met countless choreographers and dancers.

He Xu is the most outstanding dancer I have ever seen in the 24-year-old age group, without exception.

His identity is that of a choreographer and a dance teacher, but does that contradict the fact that he is an excellent dancer?

As for his concealment of his identity during the competition—have you ever wondered why he would conceal it? Because he doesn't want to be famous at all. If he wanted to be famous, he could have come out and played the victim four years ago when he injured his voice.

He chose to withdraw from the competition because his ear was genuinely injured, not because he felt guilty.

Before you criticize him, can you ask yourselves: when you were 24, could you have done even half of what he did?

This Weibo post was forwarded over 50,000 times within ten minutes, and the comments section was filled with "Teacher Zheng is right", "Teacher Zheng is so tough", and "This is a true mentor".

The second person to speak out was Xu Shutong.

Her Weibo post came a little later than Jung Jae-won's, but it was more impactful—because she posted a photo.

The photo was taken very casually, the angle was even a bit crooked, and the lighting wasn't very good, as if the shutter was secretly pressed when no one was looking.

The image shows a boy's profile—he is standing in front of the mirror in the practice room, supporting himself with one hand on the ground, his body forming a clean arc, sweat dripping down his jawline.

The sports jacket was tossed aside, and the black T-shirt was soaked with sweat and stuck to his back.

In the bottom right corner of the photo, there is a line of small white text, which is the phone's built-in date stamp—five years ago.

Xu Shutong added the following text:

This photo was taken five years ago when I was still a trainee and was secretly taken during a private tutoring session with Teacher He.

It was raining heavily that day, and I was late. Teacher He scolded me half to death.

But after he finished scolding us, he stayed behind and danced the dance he had taught us that day three more times from beginning to end, so that we could record it on our phones and practice it when we got home.

I secretly took this picture when he wasn't looking. This photo has been with me for five years, through three different phones, and it was always the first thing I transferred to the new phone each time.

Teacher He is not a saint. He has a sharp tongue, a mischievous hand, and a bad temper. He is extremely fierce to his students. But he is the best teacher I have ever met.

You criticize him for pretending to be an ordinary person, for stealing the spotlight, and for quitting the game to gain sympathy.

But did you know that after his voice was damaged, at least five companies offered him seven-figure annual salaries, which he rejected?

He chose to stay with Banxing and teach students because he said, "I'm just a dancer, and teaching kids is more interesting than being a director."

You call someone like that opportunistic? You say he's after fame? Don't you find yourselves ridiculous?

The number of reposts to this Weibo post exceeded 100,000 within half an hour.

#Xu Shutong Speaks Out for He Xu# immediately topped the trending searches, followed by a purple "Explosive" icon.

The comment section was completely overrun.

"I cried so much... In that candid photo, he was dancing so hard, and even after being scolded, he practiced three more times—He Xu, how can you be so mean, but you're such a good person!!!"

"So it's not that he didn't have a chance to become famous, it's that he simply didn't want to..."

"You even kept those candid photos from five years ago. Xu Shutong, you're a very loyal person."

"Where are the people who criticized He Xu? Come out and show yourselves! You said he was pretentious, that he was opportunistic, that he was after fame—and now? Doesn't it hurt?"

The third person to speak out was someone no one expected.

Jin Xian.

This entertainment company founder, who is known in the industry for "never getting involved in online disputes," surprisingly posted a Weibo post.

The content consisted of only one sentence, accompanied by a picture of a handwritten note.

[He Xu, if Banxing Entertainment doesn't want you, my company does. You're welcome anytime.]

The note was signed by Jin Xian, her handwriting strong and powerful, a stark contrast to her calm and composed demeanor on the mentor's panel.

The comment section exploded!

"Sister Jin has made her move!!! Sister Jin is trying to snatch him away!!!"

"Banxing Entertainment: ??? What right do you have to poach my people???"

He Xu: I just withdrew from the competition, how did I become such a hot commodity?

"Have you ever wondered why a financial tycoon like Jin Xian would speak up for He Xu? It's not out of sympathy, it's because he's really worth the price."

Banxing Entertainment's official account also issued a statement that evening.

The wording was much more formal than that of the program production team, the format was rigorous, and the company's official seal was affixed at the end.

Regarding our company's specially appointed dance instructor, Mr. He Xu, recently participating in the talent show "Absolute Debut," our company hereby provides the following explanation:

I. Mr. He Xu joined our company six years ago as a dance instructor, during which time he has trained a large number of outstanding trainees and artists. His professional ability, dedication, and teaching results are evident to all.

Second, Mr. He Xu's decision to participate in "Absolute Debut" as an individual trainee was his own, and our company was unaware of it beforehand. After learning of this, our company suggested that he reveal his true identity, but Mr. He Xu refused on the grounds that he "did not want to be treated specially."

Thirdly, we deeply regret that Mr. He Xu withdrew from the competition due to an ear injury. Mr. He Xu is currently recuperating, and we will fully cooperate with his treatment and rehabilitation.

IV. Regarding the online claims of "pre-arranged deals within Banxing Entertainment" and "Shen Yiheng protecting He Xu," these are purely unfounded speculations. Our company reserves the right to pursue legal action against those who spread these rumors.

Banxing Entertainment is committed to cultivating outstanding performing arts talent and respects the efforts and dedication of every contestant. Thank you for your attention and support.

The comments section for this statement is completely different from the one posted by the program team—

"Banxing Entertainment's statement is much more professional than the program team's 'deep apology'."

"'Don't want to be treated specially'—He Xu, what's wrong with you? Other people would love to be treated specially, but you're the opposite, you can't even avoid it."

"Wait a minute, Banxing Entertainment said they didn't know beforehand? So He Xu really signed up secretly? Is he just bored?"

"Have you ever considered that He Xu's phone was confiscated when he registered? How did he manage to register without the production team's knowledge? This shows that he really didn't tell a single person..."

He Xu: I just want to find a place to dance, why is that so difficult?

But it was Shen Yiheng who truly brought this media battle to a complete end.

He posted his Weibo post in the early hours of the morning.

Shen Yiheng's writing is longer and more restrained than anyone else's.

A lot has happened these past few days, and I haven't spoken out, not because I don't want to, but because I don't know where to begin.

He Xu is my teacher, and I've never hidden that from him. On the day of his first performance, the moment he stepped onto the stage, I recognized him. I didn't say anything because he didn't want me to.

He said, "Pretend you don't know me."

He said, "If you dare to go easy on me, I'll publicly criticize you for regressing in front of the whole nation."

He never wanted to be treated specially.

You asked me why He Xu concealed his identity to participate in the competition?

I thought about it for a long time, and there's only one answer—because he felt his identity was insignificant.

He didn't think being a "dance teacher" was anything special. He thought teaching kids to dance was more interesting than being a star. He thought if his voice was damaged, so be it, there was nothing to say.

He never felt that he deserved attention.

But today I want to tell you something—the choreography for the first public performance of "Blade" was created by He Xu in just one day.

That day, there was a copyright issue, and the song we had prepared couldn't be used. We all sat together, completely overwhelmed, unable to find a solution.

Then He Xu arrived.

He brought his own team, worked through the night choreographing, and delivered the complete demo to the production team the next day.

The next day, he went to the hospital because of a sore throat and high fever.

You think he's pretending to be an ordinary person, trying to gain sympathy, and trying to steal the spotlight.

But did you know that when he was choreographing, his voice became so hoarse that he couldn't speak?

When he was dancing on stage with a handheld microphone, he could no longer hear in his left ear.

He never says it.

He never lets anyone see him in pain.

He never needed anyone to pity him.

He said he came to "have fun," but in the end, he ended up like this.

I don't know how to evaluate this person.

All I know is that without him, "Absolute Debut" might not have even made it past the first performance.

Teacher He, please take good care of your injury.

Your students won't let you down.

After Shen Yiheng posted his Weibo, the server completely crashed in the third minute.

Weibo's technical team was urgently woken up in the early hours of the morning and worked frantically for nearly twenty minutes to get the page reloaded.

But this twenty-minute "white screen incident" became the best publicity.

Everyone wanted to know what Shen Yiheng had posted that could crash the server.

After the page was restored, the number of reposts, comments, and likes on that Weibo post had all increased to "9999+".

The comment section was completely overrun.

The most liked comment was just five words: "I'm fucking crying my eyes out."

The replies I clicked on were all "+1" "+1" "+1", stacked up to thousands of times.

"He Xu, are you sick? Are you sick? How could you do this? Waaaaah—"

"A dance choreographed in a single day... the level of completion in 'Blade'... is he even human?"

"When will this person ever start thinking about me?"

Nine out of the top ten trending topics are related to He Xu.

#Shen Yiheng's Long Post# First

#He Xu composed a Blade in one day# Part 2

#He Xu went on stage despite being deaf# Third

#He Xu choreographed even with a hoarse voice# Fourth

#Doesn't He Xu deserve your sympathy?# Fifth

#The Truth Behind He Xu's Withdrawal from the Competition# Sixth

#Xu Shutong's candid photos# Seventh

#Jung Jae-won strongly supports He Xu# Eighth

#Jin Xian poaching talent# Ninth

Only the tenth is something else entirely.

After Shen Yiheng spoke out, public opinion completely sided with He Xu.

The people who criticized him are still there, but they no longer dare to speak up.

Because they realized that they were cursing someone who didn't need to be cursed at all.

He Xu did nothing wrong from beginning to end—he choreographed, he taught, he went on stage, he got injured, and he withdrew from the competition.

His only mistake was "not telling everyone who he was".