Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âWhat are you looking at?â In the student dormitory, the roommate look over curiously.
âIâm looking at Big Mouth Kingâs review. Isnât the new drink from the Shenâs Food company very popular on the internet? I wanted to see what the review bloggers have to say.â
âSome say itâs addictive, while some say they canât even take a sip. The polarization is quite serious. Let me take a look.â
âBut no matter what the results are, Iâm going to buy a bottle to try.â
âThen letâs go together after the evening self-study session.â
The testing video officially began. A blogger with a Sichuan accent appeared in front of the camera. âFriends, this is the drink that Iâm going to try today. Let me have a taste of whatâs so popular.â
After he finished speaking, he opened a bottle and drank half a bottle. He first frowned, then relaxed. âStill okay? At first, the smell was a little strange, and I canât really describe it.â
Then, he took another sip. âThereâs a Chinese medicine taste in it. It says that it has the effect of reducing internal heat. I canât tell the effect for now, but the more I drink, the more I feel that itâs getting good.â
After saying that, he changed the scene. âBut there is a heated debate on whether itâs good or not on the internet, so it doesnât count if I drink it alone. I bought a box today, and our entire team will try it for everyone.â
The two students watched nervously. Then, they saw that out of the ten people in the team who tried the drink at the same time, six of them actually spat out the first mouthful, indicating that the taste was really strange and they did not want to drink a second mouthful.
Then, there was another one who expressed that it was acceptable, but it was not particularly delicious.
As for the remaining three, at first, they felt that the drink was pretty ordinary, but they slowly accepted it. Then, the more they drank, the better it tasted. They began to strongly recommend the drink.
In the end, the blogger, Big Mouth King, made a conclusion. This drink was really fascinating. No review would be useful. One had to try it himself.
The two roommates looked at each other. It seemed that the evaluation this time was kind of useless, but it had indeed aroused their curiosity.
Because of the publicity by the big bloggers, the interesting taste of the drink, and of course, Song Qianmingâs advertisement, the drink was selling like crazy.
The biggest beneficiary of the explosive sales was naturally Song Qianming. After all, he was just a nameless star before this. Now, he was known to the public because of a drink.
However, at the same time, there were more and more doubts. Most of them were wondering how he, who didnât have many works, got the endorsement.
âWhat are you doing?â Yuan Fei frowned at Zhong Boyi.
Zhong Boyi put down his phone and said indignantly, âI just canât stand him being so smug now. I donât want those netizens to be deceived.â
âItâs just an endorsement, why are you so jealous? Do you know how much of an impact it would have on our team if it was revealed that you were the one behind all these comments?â
âIâm not using my own account.â
âI donât care what account youâre using, stop what youâre doing immediately.â Yuan Fei glared at him coldly. âOtherwise, donât blame me for being merciless.â
Although Zhong Boyi was unwilling, he couldnât refute it. Who asked Yuan Feiâs father to own the companyâs shares?
Yuan Fei opened the door and was about to leave when he paused. âSong Qqianming doesnât have any works. Even if he tried his best to get this endorsement, he wonât be famous for long. Letâs use our abilities to speak. We will definitely be better than him in the future.â
After he left, Ji Tong walked out from the corner. With an innocent face, he sighed and said, âOf course he doesnât care about an endorsement deal. After all, heâs the son of a major shareholder. His family is rich, and even our team is made to only support him.â
âWhat are you trying to say?â Zhong Boyiâs slowly clenched his fists.
âWhat can I say? Iâm just feeling sad for ourselves. Whatâs the point of training so hard every day? Every time thereâs an event, itâs always Yuan Fei whoâs in the center spot. Even if we become famous in the future, everyone will probably think that heâs the one who brought us to fame. If we donât become famous, itâll be even worse. His fans will only attack us for dragging him down.â
Then he laughed bitterly. âBut if we really become famous, even if our status is not as high as his, Iâm okay with it. Iâm just afraid that if we donât become famous, we will be abandoned and Yuan Fei will go solo. Then what will our training for the past few years be for?â
âI wonât be used by him like this.â Zhong Boyiâs eyes were red with anger.
Ji Tong patted him. âBeing used by him proves that we still have some value. Donât think too much. We just have to be careful in the future and donât get into any conflicts with him again. Sigh, who asked us to sign with the company for so many years? We have no choice but to accept our fate! Speaking of which, Song Qianming was still the most decisive. Look at how he can develop so well just by himself. The endorsement fee that Shenâs Food gave him must be quite high. If only we could get such an advertisement one day.â
âEven if we get such an advertisement, Yuan Fei will still get the most of the advertising fees,â Zhong Boyi said in a choked voice.
âHeâs the captain and has the most fans.â
âHeâs the captain because his father is a shareholder. Who knows if the company bought more fans for him? If itâs solely based on strength, heâs not stronger than any of us.â
âIâm fine with it. Captain can dance better than me, but itâs a pity for you, brother Boyi. With your singing skills, I think you can even enter the major competitions. Once you become popular, you wonât have to worry about terminating your contract. Those big companies will definitely be willing to pay for your expenses.â Ji Tongâs face was full of regret for him.
When Zhong Boyi heard this, he felt more and more that it was a waste of time for him to continue working in this companyâs team. When he was in school, his music teacher had always said that he sang very well. He was discovered by the company during the campus singing competition. Later, when the team was established, he became the lead singer directly. He thought that he would become famous quickly, but now he was already 25 years old, and the company still had no intention of making him famous.
Although there were more jobs recently and they even went to two variety shows, the only one who was performing in those shows was always Yuan Fei. After editing, he only had two lines in one episode. If this continued, when would he become famous?
He was the lead singer, and singing was his advantage. Yet, he was not allowed to sing during the program. Wasnât it because the company wanted to suppress him to give priority to Yuan Fei?
No, he couldnât just stay silent like this. He didnât want to stay in this disgusting team for another day.
Ji Tong looked at Zhong Boyiâs changing expression and lowered his head with a smile. This guy is so impulsive. But this is good. At least heâs easier to manipulate than Su Liang, that cold man.