The ambiguity of the dressing room

  "I've never seen a single post get so many views before, it's really something." Ren Zeyue closed his Weibo account and shook his head in frustration. "The news will spread explosively within 24 hours of the incident, so crisis management should be completed within 24 hours. I'll call He now to see if we can hold a press conference today. After all, there's still the TV drama shoot coming up, you can't keep stirring up this rotten topic."

  "Uncle Ren, it's better not to tell He Fan about this." Xiao Yuan Cheng knew that he would have an unpleasant argument with He Fan next, so subconsciously he wanted to avoid the matter. Unlike his previous life where he yearned for He Fan's attention, now he didn't want to hear He Fan's voice at all, and he himself didn't know why. "After all, I just had a fight with him."

  "Otherwise, I wouldn't let you be so arrogant in front of Director He? Although the company has three deputy generals, only Director He is in charge of artists. If this matter is reported to Sun Lanbei and then passed on to Director He through her, it's not necessarily what you want. You know, Sun Lanbei is openly in love with Director He in the company, and she hasn't spared you from wearing small shoes."

  Xiao Yuancheng actually knew that such a big thing, Lan Jie and Ren Shu couldn't make the decision, no matter what, it would eventually be up to He Fan to handle. Even if he was He Fan's boyfriend, as long as He Fan was still the vice president of Shang Hua, they were in a superior-subordinate relationship at work, which was also why he was so heartbroken.

  Their relationship seems to be somewhere between being kept and being in love.

  "Hey, Director He, Yuan Cheng has been found. This matter has already spread on the internet, but traditional media hasn't had a chance to report it yet. I think we should hold a press conference as soon as possible to restore Yuan Cheng's image. What do you think?... Yuan Cheng is in a good mood now and everything is fine... Okay, please wait." Ren Zeyue covered the phone's receiver with his hand and winked at Xiao Yuancheng, "Director He wants to talk to you."

  Xiao Yuancheng bit his lip and took a small breath before answering the phone.

  “……”

  Even over the phone, He Fan's breathing could be heard. Just like in his past life, He Fan didn't speak, and he was waiting for him to talk. In their interactions, it was often like this, with He Fan always taking the initiative.

  What did he say in his previous life? He couldn't remember very clearly, roughly just questioning why didn't you come to see him as soon as he answered the phone.

  "I drove your car out yesterday and it's now parked at Sin, you can send someone to pick it up when you're free." Xiao Yuancheng tried his best to pretend that nothing had happened between them.

  "Xiao Yuan Cheng?" He Fan seemed somewhat uncertain that Xiao Yuan Cheng hadn't thrown a tantrum.

  "But I drank a bit too much and got into some trouble, Uncle Ren has already scolded me for it."

  Ren Zeyue patted Xiao Yuancheng's shoulder and said, "The company will handle it as they see fit, you don't have to worry about me being special." Xiao Yuancheng paused for a moment, "I don't want to make things difficult for you."

  "Our Yuan Cheng has become sensible." He Fan's voice was full of doting, "We'll have to reward him another day."

  "This time I've gotten into big trouble...I feel a bit sorry for you all."

  Xiao Yuancheng handed the phone to Ren Zeyue, who continued to discuss the press conference with He Fan. After a while, he gestured to Xiao Yuancheng and said that he would return to the company for an emergency meeting first, and then Rui Zi would buy lunch and come back to accompany him, letting him rest well.

  Xiao Yuancheng nodded and obediently lay down, covering himself with the quilt to show Uncle Ren that he was listening. Only after Uncle Ren left did he finally let out a sigh of relief.

  He now really needs time to calm down and digest all he has been through.

  First, it was his conversation with He Fan just now. At this time, he and He Fan had not yet reached the point of looking at each other with disgust. He found that as long as he didn't bring it up, He Fan would still be coaxing him like before. If he hadn't known what happened afterwards, he would have thought they had already made up. However, having experienced his previous life, he always felt that He Fan's gentleness just now was very deliberate, making him feel uncomfortable.

  It was as if to comfort him by comforting himself.

  Secondly, it's Xiaobao. He hadn't paid attention to the relationship between Boyce and Xiaobao before, but after being reminded by Uncle Ren, he will also be on guard against Xiaobao in the future. NYC and Lin Ze also need to spend their minds observing and understanding the relationships among the members of their combination. Looking at it from a different angle, it's surprisingly complicated.

  There are many mysterious rumors about Dong's entertainment industry. He thinks he also needs to find time to ask Ren Shu about it, after all, this matter is related to him because of He Feifei.

  He knew the result of the meeting after Ren Shuai returned to the company, which was a press conference held in the third-floor conference room of Shanghua Entertainment that night. The company asked him to resolutely not admit to taking stimulants no matter what, and it's best not to admit to drinking alcohol either. Shift all the responsibility to the reporter who broke the news. Ren Shuai organized water army to shift the focus of this matter to paparazzi harassment of artists' lives, and then let other members of the group come out to criticize the reporter, taking the opportunity to promote the group's unity and deep brotherhood.

  This is actually a good crisis PR case, unfortunately, last time, Xiao Yuan Cheng was abnormal on the scene, plus the other scandals that broke out later, making this crisis PR become a joke. The entertainment media used facts to prove that Xiao Yuan Cheng had problems. Now, the more the company whitewashes, the more it is blackened in the back, especially the deep brotherly love scene, which affected the image of the entire group afterwards.

  Xiao Yuancheng covered his head with a quilt, forcing himself to think about how to find a way that would not affect the combination, nor affect the company, and could also clear himself.

  Artist's Exclusive Makeup Room 19:30

  "No matter how the reporter provokes you, you can't admit to having taken drugs... We all agree... Later on, don't show any displeasure towards Boyce... Any questions that you don't want to answer or don't know how to answer, just throw them my way. Did you remember everything I said?"

  Ren Zeyue rushed back to the hospital from the company at 5 o'clock, and brought Xiao Yuancheng back to the company, which was almost 7 o'clock. Along the way, the two of them couldn't be alone together, so they didn't have much time to hand over. Ren Zeyue could only take advantage of Xiao Yuancheng's makeup time to hastily remind him.

  "Got it." In fact, Xiao Yuancheng didn't hear him at all. He put down the makeup brush in his hand and smiled sideways at Ren Zeyue sitting next to him, "Is this okay?"

  Shanghua Entertainment doesn't have a fixed makeup artist, but they have many people in the team. When they are busy, they often solve it themselves. Otherwise, when attending events, they would need to bring at least four staff members, which would increase the financial burden on the event organizers and hinder their early development. Today's occasion isn't suitable for elaborate makeup either, so Xiao Yuancheng simply did his own makeup. Anyway, he just needed to put on a base coat, apply some powder, add some shading, and that was it.

  "Isn't it too white? Your clothes are also white, looking so sickly." Ren Zeyue glanced at Xiao Yuancheng in the mirror, "The skin is very good, after a little makeup, there won't be any pores."

  Xiao Yuancheng slowly put away the makeup on his dressing table, he deliberately used this nearly bare face to face the media, he decided to take a gamble.

  He couldn't follow Uncle Ren's arrangement, so he spent an afternoon thinking of a way out, hoping it would be useful.

  The first step in this approach is to evoke sympathy from fans and the media, while they still dote on him with good hopes.

  Xiao Yuancheng finished packing up around 7:40, and Ren Zeyue, seeing that he was in a stable state of mind, reminded him of two things before heading into the conference room to deal with the first batch of reporters who had arrived early. He led the other three members (NYC had an announcement today) to do some warm-up exercises, answering some unimportant questions.

  Xiao Yuancheng sat in the dressing room waiting for He Fang.

  Yes, He Fan will appear soon. Before he goes to the press conference, they will have a brief meeting, which is their first meeting after the quarrel. He Fan brought him something like a ring. In his previous life, because he always took the initiative to find He Fan to quarrel, but He Fan always tolerated him, he was taken back to their home by He Fan that night due to his guilt.

  This life he didn't quarrel with He Fang, I wonder what situation will happen again?

  "Is Yuan Cheng inside?"

  Xiao Yuancheng heard the knock on the door and immediately hugged his knees and curled up in the swivel chair. He Fang knocked a few more times, and when Xiao Yuancheng didn't respond, he pushed open the door.

  He Fan walked up behind Xiao Yuancheng and placed his hand on Xiao Yuancheng's head, which was shrunk into a ball. Xiao Yuancheng turned his head to reveal one eye, looking at He Fan.

  As a result, neither of them spoke, and they quietly looked at each other for a while.

  Xiao Yuancheng didn't know how to describe his emotions, he thought a lot when he was in the hospital bed, but when he really saw He Fang, he still couldn't control himself. He couldn't control his emotional fluctuations.

  He knew it was unmanly, but as long as He Fang was slightly gentle, even if he was angry, he would become unable to think and look silly. He didn't like himself this way.

  "I sent someone to drive the car back, and it's not bad, the car didn't get scratched or damaged." He Fan squatted down, lifted Xiao Yuan Cheng's face from his knee, "Next time you're unhappy, tell me, okay?"

  Xiao Yuancheng nodded slightly.

  "This is a purple crystal that a friend gave me, saying it can bring good luck. The press conference will be held later and our Yuan Cheng is the best, I believe in you." He Fan looked at Xiao Yuan Cheng seriously.

  Xiao Yuancheng felt a sour nose and his tears almost came down, but he managed to hold them back.

  "Why are you so weak today?" He Fang looked at him, suddenly stood up and blocked Xiao Yuancheng in the chair, looking down at him condescendingly.

  His lips were a bit dry, so he applied some foundation to cover the lip lines, which might have made him look a bit pale. Xiao Yuan Cheng's heart started racing again, he didn't know what He Fan was going to do, was He Fan going to kiss him?

  "Idiot." He Fan pressed down and slowly approached Xiao Yuan Cheng, "This kind of thing doesn't need to be explained."

  Xiao Yuancheng gripped the armrest of his chair tightly, He Fan lifted up his chin and bit down on his lower lip.

  Xiao Yuancheng clenched his teeth tightly, not allowing He Fan to go any deeper. The strange feeling in his heart grew stronger. It wasn't a good feeling.

  That's... contradictory?

  Ah, Xiao Yuan Cheng remembered! He had said before that he didn't want He Fan to kiss him with the same mouth that had kissed Boyce!

  Although the time and place are different, the resistance in his heart has not changed. He is arguing with He Fang constantly because of this. He cannot accept that He Fang is equally gentle to others. He knows that He Fang had many boyfriends and girlfriends before, so he does not ask He Fang not to be able to flirt with others. He only asks He Fang not to touch others when they are together.

  He Fan... was his first love.

  He cherished this feeling, he wasn't born gay, before entering the company he never thought his first love would be a man so much older than himself. When He Fan first pursued him, he couldn't accept it either, but soon he discovered the fun and advantages of being with He Fan, and gradually became more invested in this relationship.

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