Ch71 - The Best Composer

After the broadcast of this public performance, Lan Gaojie’s Weibo didn’t have any further movement.

In the past, he would share posts from the program that promoted himself. To suddenly drop out of the competition without any news would always make people think that things were not so simple.

The program staff gave out the reason that it was because of the individual’s issues, but Lan Gaojie’s fans didn’t believe it. Many people sorted through his past posts and the more they went through them, the more they believed Lan Gaojie wouldn’t leave the competition on his own.

[@Birth of an Idol Trainee Lan Gaojie V: My two years of being a trainee are over. Right now, I’m not in the same league as the BTT members, but I’m not giving up on my dream of music. If I can’t stand on stage, my life will be meaningless. If you want me to give up, I’ll have to die first. As long as I live, I’ll be on the path of chasing dreams!]

This Weibo post had been found by fans when Lan Gaojie had gone from F-rank to A-rank as inspirational chicken soup for the soul.

Everyone knew that Lan Gaojie was once a reserve member of BTT, but the final group didn’t include him. Compared to the five members of BTT, Lan Gaojie had been falling behind.

But it was because he didn’t give up that he could achieve the same starting point anew with the BTT members. Despite the fact that he had fallen behind before, Lan Gaojie had chased them until they stood together in A-rank.

A boy who loved the stage like this, how could he leave the competition without any reason?

Just as everyone thought something was wrong, a netizen came out reporting that Lan Gaojie had fainted the day of the public performance recording and had been sent to the hospital. Afterwards, he never returned to the dorms.

Fainted?

Forget about Lan Gaojie’s fans, even the netizens thought this was a little worrying.

There were also fans who began wondering, was the program’s training sessions too harsh? Otherwise how could a youth who was perfectly fine faint?

The program group explained themselves at this time. The trainees had done physical examinations before entering the competition, and the intensity of the exercises were based on the trainees’ physical qualities. The duration of their training sessions was set by the participants themselves. Lan Gaojie’s set practise time really wasn’t long. There were plenty of people who practised more than he did and they were all fine. Only Lan Gaojie fainted, but this had nothing to do with the intensity of his practise time.

Fortunately, there were some enthusiastic netizens who had been calculating the practise times for a long time, and couldn’t help but come out and clarify the situation for the program.

There were some who felt that Lan Gaojie’s exit timing was too calculated. He had just lost to Lu Xu’s team, and immediately left the match, making one wonder if he was a sore loser.

Just as opinions diverged online, Lan Gaojie’s Weibo page had some new activity.

[@Birth of an Idol Trainee Lan Gaojie V: This is Gao Gao, and also your Jie Treasure. I really wanted to achieve my dream in one breath, but I’m afraid that due to personal physical reasons, I can only walk up to here. I’m planning to go to a very faraway place and take a good rest. I hope all of you won’t forget me.]

The Weibo post was also accompanied by a video, made from clips his fans had helped take over various occasions.

After posting this Weibo, he went offline and didn’t reply to the activities of the netizens nor write anything else. The fans had waited for so long only to receive a post about exiting the entertainment circle. They were in a mess—

[@Jie Treasure Is My First Love: Jie Treasure how is your body, I’m really worried. Hurry up and get well, we will always be here waiting for you.]

[@A Fish Tail: After watching ‘Birth of an Idol’ I had just become a fan of Jie Treasure, but he’s exited the circle? Crying, I was a fan of a few idols who didn’t make it, now that I’ve finally found a new idol he left the entertainment circle QAQ]

[@Lan Gaojie’s Little Waistline: Crying, I was so busy voting for you for so many days, but you withdrew when you said you’d withdraw. Ai, I feel like I’ve wasted my money. But there’s no other way, you have to get well soon for me, we can rush forward together!]

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Ji Xiunian saw Lan Gaojie’s new Weibo post and couldn’t help but feel strange.

This person’s body was already cold to the point of not being any colder, how could he suddenly post a new Weibo?

Just as he was frowning and losing himself in thought, a head popped up next to him and said after glancing at his phone, “I think it’s a scheduled post.”

After the program aired, the trainees all went back to their own dorm rooms.

Lu Xu couldn’t find Ba Mei when he got back, but knew where to go immediately.

In order to find his cat, Lu Xu knocked on Ji Xiunian’s door and was very naturally invited inside to come to drink a cup of milk.

Although the two of them hadn’t known each other for very long, it was probably due to the fact that they knew some of each other’s little secrets that their relationship had naturally become closer.

Seeing that everyone online was discussing Lan Gaojie, Ji Xiunian couldn’t help but tap on it to see, and coincidentally saw Lan Gaojie’s new Weibo post.

Lu Xu was originally sitting next to him, wanting to see his phone, and subconsciously scooted closer.

Looking down at Lu Xu’s soft, fluffy hair and clear skin, Ji Xiunian’s throat moved a bit on its own.

The closer he got, the more he thought Lu Xu was good-looking. From his five features to the individual threads of his hair, he was a delicate and flawless person.

Ji Xiunian’s gaze swept over Lu Xu’s face and finally stopped at his lips.

Lu Xu had a very beautiful mouth. The shape of his lips was perfect, carrying a little natural curvature. His red lips were pretty, neither too deep nor too light. Ji Xiunian wondered whether Lu Xu had put on lipstick or not.

Noticing Ji Xiunian’s gaze, Lu Xu casually lifted his eyes to meet it. “Nian ge, is there something on my face?”

“No.” Ji Xiunian immediately avoided Lu Xu’s gaze, feeling an inexplicable sense of guilt. It was nothing initially, but his action of hiding made it feel deliberate.

Luckily, Lu Xu didn’t notice that he was uncomfortable, and even smiled and joked. “I thought Nian ge would say that I looked a bit handsome!”

Lu Xu would also occasionally look at fans’ comments, and had seen quite a bit of these cheesy lines.

It made Ji Xiunian laugh, and he sincerely replied, “You’re not just a bit handsome, you’re very handsome.”

Lu Xu laughed and exchanged courtesies. “Nian ge is also very handsome.”

“Meow~~” Ba Mei had been on the table licking its paws, and when it heard the two of them complimenting each other, it had stopped its motions and wanting to feel noticed, tried to get their attention.

Ji Xiunian unconsciously smiled. “Our Ba Mei is also very handsome, the most macho cat in the world.”

The “Macho” Ba Mei was still wearing the pink skirt that Ji Xiunian had bought. In addition to its rotund body, no matter how one looked at it, Ba Mei looked like a little rich princess.

After hearing Ji Xiunian praise it for being macho, Ba Mei felt very good, and swished its tail and continued to lick its fur.

Lu Xu shook his head at this interaction, only feeling that at this moment Ji Xiunian was like the class teader of a kindergarten.

The two of them chatted for a while, and when they looked at their phones again, they saw that the news of Lan Gaojie withdrawing from the competition was towards the middle of the hot searches, while Lu Xu’s name was at the very top as always.

Compared to a contestant who hadn’t even debuted and had withdrawn, Lu Xu and “Monster” were even more popular.

Previously, the impression he had given people was that he was a sunny and pretty young man, and after the performance, everyone realised that actually, Lu Xu could also be desirable and cool.

This kind of contrast was very shocking, and a lot of people were deathly enchanted by him.

At the same time, the new arrangement of “Monster” also made everyone curious.

[@One Flower One World: Am I the only one who thinks the new version of “Monster” has a lot of feeling? To be able to change the song like this, the arranger is really amazing]

[@The Cutest in the Whole Kindergarten: I like Jia Mu and also this new version, to be able to arrange the song like this, I think the foundation is strong, this is probably a very famous composer, right?]

Zhang Jiamu had been a talented singer, and his songwriting was also very strong.

In the past, a lot of people had tried to rearrange his songs, but none of them were as good as the original. After all, his skill was up there. It was hard for normal people to surpass that.

But this version of Lu Xu’s was obviously not any worse than the original, so everyone immediately thought that this should be a composer they were familiar with.

However, they searched for a long time and weren’t able to find a song they were familiar with, they just saw the words “Tao laoshi” in the composer column.

Of course, people were curious as to who this Mr. Tao was, and what works he had worked on before.

However, they searched and searched and weren’t able to find information on this person, let alone his works.

There were too many curious people, and the number of people who searched up “Instructor Tao” was growing.

Even Fan Zeng called and wanted to ask Ji Xiunian where they managed to find such a talented Tao laoshi. “Ji Xiunian, tell me, where did you find this treasure, introduce me to them.”

Ji Xiunian exchanged glances with Lu Xu, cleared his throat and said, “This friend of mine doesn’t like meeting people, so they won’t show their face.”

Not that he didn’t want to show his face, just that he was already dead, so how could he show his face?

But Fan Zeng understood it differently and immediately said, “Is it some social anxiety? That’s fine that’s fine, I understand. Then can you help me ask him and see if he’s willing to collaborate. We have a few performances coming up and songs have to be rearranged. If he’s willing to collaborate, it’s fine if he doesn’t want to show his face. The price can also be negotiated.”

At this moment, no one knew which corner Tao Yingbo was hiding in, and Ji Xiunian wasn’t sure of his answer, so he could only tell Fan Zeng that he would ask his friend later then tell him.

“Okay, then hurry and ask him, I’ll wait for your good news.”

It was clear that Fan Zeng placed importance on this unknown “Tao laoshi”, and urged Ji Xiunian to help get them in touch.

After hanging up the phone, Ji Xiunian turned around and asked Lu Xu, “Do you think Tao Yingbo will agree?”

Lu Xu nodded. “Definitely, and this is conveniently the trigger for his release.”

“Trigger?” Ji Xiunian was confused, and asked.

“Yes.” Lu Xu felt quite good, so he patiently explained. “Nian ge, you still don’t know, the reason he’s trapped here all this time is because he was unwilling…”

At that moment, Lu Xu told the story of Tao Yingbo to Ji Xiunian.

“So, someone took his songs and made an album, and then used it to blackmail him?”

“That’s right, he wanted to solve it formally but ended up in a fatal accident. The thieves became famous and he has been trapped here ever since, even in death no one knows that it’s his work, how could he be willing?”

There were ups and downs in life. When Ji Xiunian heard this story he couldn’t help but feel the injustice for Tao Yingbo. “This is really unfair to him, so who on earth is that person?”

Lu Xu shook his head. “He didn’t say and I didn’t ask. But with these songs as a trigger, we can completely let him arrange his own songs. I believe that people who are familiar with his style will definitely come. We can only wait and see.”