Dust is like a city

Everything was as Chen Qianchen expected, and within a few days Jiang Zihua came to talk to him euphemistically about moving to another place. Chen Qianchen didn't make the other party too embarrassed, and immediately nodded in agreement.

Seeing that he was so straightforward, and seeing that Chen Qianchen had almost packed his things and cleaned the house again, Jiang Zihua's eyes were a little strange, and he seemed to say with emotion: "Qianchen, the days to come will probably be a little sad. ..."

"I know..." Chen Qianchen nodded, and tried to smile, "I will rely on Brother Hua for help from now on."

Jiang Zihua hesitated for a moment, and said: "Qianchen, we have known each other for many years, and I will tell you that you have read the contract you signed at the beginning, and there are very few personal itineraries, basically just one Seasonal exposure, to you artists, you know what that means..."

Of course, Chen Qianchen understood that the company had given up on him, but it would only give him a little work to fulfill the original contract.

"But..." Jiang Zihua suddenly changed the topic, "As long as people work hard, everything is easy to talk about."

"Brother Hua, what do you mean...?" Chen Qianchen looked at the other party.

"HEM, do you know?" Jiang Zihua asked.

Chen Qianchen thought for a while, and said, "I seem to have heard of it, but I don't know much about it..."

"Hey, it's okay if you don't know. Most of the business of this group is in Europe, but after the current president took over, the focus has gradually shifted back to Asia, and this President Huo..." Jiang Zihua deliberately dragged his tone, As if trying to show off, "Mr. Huo likes men..."

Chen Qianchen was shocked, his eyes widened and he couldn't believe it.

Of course he knows the unspoken rules in the industry, but basically, aren't all female artists who encounter this kind of thing?Although male artists will also meet, aren't they usually rich women?But Jiang Zihua even mentioned a man.Did he already know he was gay?

No, this is not the issue that should be considered now, he cannot accept the unspoken rules alone.

When he wanted to be a singer, he was strongly opposed by his parents. They always felt that this career was unreliable and believed that this eccentric circle would definitely lead people into trouble.So at that time, I assured them that he really just wanted to sing, and he would definitely fulfill his dream and show them that one day he would return to them with his own success.

If he accepted Jiang Zihua's proposal, wouldn't everything he said in front of his parents be in vain?

No, this doesn't work.

Seeing Chen Qianchen looking like he was about to refuse, Jiang Zihua immediately persuaded him: "Qianchen, I know that you may not be able to accept this matter when I first come up, and brother also knows that you don't like men, but ah... If you always sleep for one night, just one night, you can get a lot of benefits. This is definitely a worthwhile deal..."

"Brother Hua, I think I..."

"It's only one night. No matter how much you don't like men, it's just one night. I'll show you the way. It's up to you whether you go here." Jiang Zihua said, "By the way, there is something I haven't told you. Letters from fans of the company these days... are all... written in a rather ugly way to scold you, I asked KK to keep it and didn't give it to you..."

Chen Qianchen gave Jiang Zihua a surprised look.

"Qianchen, your current situation is much worse than you imagined." Jiang Zihua said earnestly, "It doesn't matter if there are countless black fans, the company will let you go, how old will you be when your three-year term expires? 27, right? 27 is not too old, but there is basically no room for turning around in this circle, if you don’t work hard for yourself now, you will have no place to stand in the future.”

Chen Qianchen drooped his eyelashes and remained silent. He understood what Jiang Zihua said, but there was a hurdle in his heart...but he couldn't get over it.

"Okay, I'll bring my words here." Jiang Zihua looked at Chen Qianchen's room which was almost cleaned up and saluted, "Isn't it convenient to move alone? I'll ask KK and Ake to drive over to help you two days later, don't Said brother didn't take care of you, now the company's only nanny car is used by those three children, I have to help you make time to use it..."

In fact, it doesn't matter if you move it by yourself, but Chen Qianchen's mind is not here now, so he just absent-mindedly said: "Thank you, Brother Hua..."

"Well, then I'll go first." After Jiang Zihua finished speaking, he looked at the time and left in a hurry.

Chen Qianchen was sitting on the sofa alone, the empty living room looked extraordinarily cold.

Are you doomed to stop here?Is there no other way out?He hugged his head slowly, but he couldn't think of a way.If he is as popular as Yu Yang, even if the company does not help to receive resources, there will be advertisers or directors who will take the initiative to come over.

I am so passive now... It is just like what Zhe Xiao said - we are not popular enough.

What a failure!Chen Qianchen held his head and smiled wryly.

He once thought that he was talented enough. Although his appearance was not amazing, his singing voice was enough to touch people's hearts. He thought that as long as he survived the dark days before his debut, success would definitely come.Even if ATCITY has been lukewarm, he also feels that as long as they persevere, their rough jade will be discovered and appreciated by others one day.

But it was only now that he realized that everything he thought was true was just what he thought.

There is no fairness in this circle. Beauty will always give people more points than talent. What everyone loves is the glitz and aura. Countless people have sold their souls and climbed up in order to reach the top.The saddest thing is that these people have more or less achieved success, and people like him... can only disappear without a sound in the end.

He originally disdained the shortcut mentioned by Brother Hua, but after going through so many things, he suddenly realized that he was just a loser. What qualifications do losers have to disdain?

but……

But if he took this shortcut, he would really have no way to face his parents in the future.

Chen Qianchen's parents are very ordinary people. One teaches in a middle school and the other works in a factory. He has an older sister and a younger brother who is six years younger than him. I am very hopeful, hoping that he will study hard and go to a big city in the future.

But Chen Qianchen didn't. He has been fascinated by music since middle school, and his grades have always been mediocre.When I was in high school, I even formed a small band with a few friends from the same city, and even went to participate in some national music program auditions. I showed my face on TV for the first time, although I didn’t support it to enter the next rounds. But it strengthened Chen Qianchen's determination to sing.

But this was strongly opposed by his parents. At that time, Chen Qianchen was 17 years old.

At the age of 17, he didn't even finish high school and wanted to go to city A to make a living. From anyone's point of view, this is a fantasy.How could his parents agree?

They think that Chen Qianchen is only attracted by the aura of "star". How can children understand the darkness behind these auras?Not to mention the ten-thousand-dollar refund, I haven’t even finished my studies, and if I fail in the future, I will get a high school diploma when I come back. Isn’t this laughing at other people’s big teeth?Dutiful people like Chen's parents really can't afford to lose face.

They said to Chen Qianchen: "If you dare to step out of this house today, don't fail and come back later."

Chen Qianchen said very firmly at the time: "I think differently from you guys. I really just want to write and sing songs. I will come back, and I will come back when I succeed, to prove to you that I am not just playing. , this is a dream that I treat with absolute seriousness!"

After speaking, he really packed up his things and left the house.

I won't mention those hard days back then, anyway, he persisted step by step.

But I didn't expect that if I persisted until now... there is nowhere to go.

It's ridiculous...

"ZiZi-ZiZi--"

Just when Chen Qianchen was struggling, the phone rang suddenly. He took the phone and looked at it, and was a little surprised.

The caller ID turned out to be: Sister.

Chen Qianchen's older sister is three years older than him. When she left home, she also gave him the living expenses she had saved during schooling to this younger brother. In these years, only her older sister would occasionally call to care about him during festivals or on his birthday. him.

Why did you call suddenly today?

It can't be because of the news and bad comments on the Internet, right?

Chen Qianchen was a little nervous, and quickly picked up the phone: "Hello? Sister?"

The voice on the other end of the phone was a little silent, and said softly: "Qianchen..."

"What... what's the matter? What's the matter?" Chen Qianchen couldn't help but sit up straight, calling at this time with the tone of a sister, it must not be an ordinary condolence call.

"Qianchen...you, can you lend me some money?"

"Huh? Borrow money? How much? What happened?" Chen Qianchen stood up and walked to the window.

"Oh...it's not Xiaochen. He got into a fight at school, and it was quite serious. He even broke a few ribs. You say this kid... oh..."

Chen Luochen was the brother who was six years younger than him. Chen Qianchen hadn't seen him in four years, but according to his age, he should be in high school this year.

"Xiaochen? How could he fight? Why did he fight? Do parents know?" Chen Qianchen frowned.

The elder sister on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, then often sighed, and said, "Parents don't know for now, Qianchen, my elder sister hasn't told you in the past four years, Mom has uremia, and the money has been going into it all these years Damn it, there is really not much left at home, so my sister..."

Chen Qianchen couldn't help interrupting her: "Mom has uremia, sister, why didn't you tell me about this?"

"My parents won't let you... You know, you haven't been back in four years, so they naturally don't let it go, saying... well, they just don't want to use your money anyway." My sister sighed.

Chen Qianchen drooped her eyelashes, "How much do you need? Sister, just tell me."

"..." The other end of the phone hesitated for a long time, "Eight... eighty thousand..."

"[-]? So much?" Chen Qianchen was surprised, "I need to pay... [-] for medical expenses? What kind of beating did Luo Chen make?"

"Broken ribs, I didn't need so much, but the classmate he hit was the son of the school leader, and they wanted to expel Luo Chen from school, and tens of thousands of yuan was considered a deal. Of course, don't tell Luo Chen about this. , that kid has a more stubborn temper than you."

Chen Qianchen was silent for a while, then said softly: "I know, sister, I've been fine recently, so I'll come back immediately to help you solve this matter together."

"Eh? Come back? Will this delay your work? Can you lose one person in your group? Qianchen, or..."

Chen Qianchen smiled wryly, and said: "It's okay, sister, I'm not busy with work recently, I just have time to spare, and I...haven't been back for too many years..."

"That... that's fine... if you can come back, parents will always... oh..."

"Okay, I'll book a plane ticket and call you when I arrive." Chen Qianchen said softly.

"Oh okay, I'll pick you up when we arrive."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Qianchen went to the drawer in the room and found his passbook. There was a deposit of 15 yuan on it, which was his income from his four-year debut.

Many people always think that being a star or entertainer can make a lot of money. In fact, they are all wrong. Those who can make a lot of money are those popular entertainers. Many actors earn hundreds of thousands of dollars for a TV series.And young singers like them who are struggling in the third line are in a completely different state of existence.

Piracy is rampant nowadays, as long as there is no loss for each album, it will be good. Afterwards, the company will get [-]% of the commission, and the remaining [-]% will be divided equally between the four. The money that can reach Chen Qianchen's hands is really very little, and he There are not many solo trips.It took four years, but I only saved so much.

It's ridiculous to say it.

Chen Qianchen felt extremely sad, and his passbook was crumpled.

It seems that he broke his promise to return home if he succeeds.