Su Tang didn't tell Ren Qingzhou about this matter. Eventually, he learned about it from Li Momo.
By then, he was already at the recording site of *Youth Trainees*. He even made a special phone call to Su Tang.
When the call didn't go through, he really had a thousand words to say. But once it was actually connected, he didn't know what to say instead.
This was the kind of thing that both he and she knew about, but there was no way to discuss it.
Because they would surely reach no conclusion from the discussion. It was better to put it aside for the time being.
If he rushed to talk to her like this, what should he say?
Should he tell her that he knew she had met his fans that day and ask if they had made her feel uncomfortable?
Everyone had their own comfort zone. Anyone would feel uncomfortable if they were offended like this.
Should he tell her that he was really sorry for involving her in telling a lie?
There might be more such lies in the future. Ren Qingzhou also felt exhausted and didn't know when such days would end.
In the end, they didn't say anything substantial in this phone call. They just exchanged a few casual words and then hung up.
In this episode of the show, the three groups he was in charge of had drawn Ye Zi and Li Nandi respectively.
Just thinking about having to go head - to - head with Ye Zi again made his temples throb.
Although there was a certain script for this variety show, there was no stopping someone from improvising.
Especially someone like Ye Zi who could create explosive points for the show. It was obvious that going head - to - head with her was of no benefit.
In the eyes of passers - by, Ye Zi was really argumentative. She couldn't even be considered as having an honest persona.
But she was also a rather well - known internet celebrity with a certain amount of popularity. Her fans obviously didn't think so. Ren Qingzhou and his studio were clearly aware that if they continued to clash with her, the relationship between their two groups of fans would surely become irreconcilable.
The fans of such internet celebrities had a characteristic that the age of the fan circle was relatively young. Once you got involved with them, it was as hard to get rid of them as chewing gum.
The studio had also communicated with the program team regarding Ye Zi's issue. The program team had also euphemistically conveyed their opinion. So far, only two episodes of the program had been recorded. It was basically impossible for the two tutors not to interact with each other in the many episodes to come.
Before he even started to worry about Ye Zi, the trainees had already started to cause trouble.
Chen Qiqi came running to him, with a cameraman following her and filming her all the time.
This grand occasion really confused Ren Qingzhou. There was really no such segment in the script. So was this a sudden situation or was the program team trying to film something?
Before he had time to figure out the situation, the little girl started to sob.
It took him a long time of questioning to figure out what had happened.
It turned out that there had been a conflict within their group, and now the other four trainees had isolated her.
Chen Qiqi had a bit of a spoiled - princess temper. After all, she came from a wealthy and well - connected family.
She was pre - determined to be among the top trainees in this show, but this couldn't be said openly. She couldn't just come in and blatantly say, "My dad is an investor. You all have to flatter me."
That would be too much like a playboy. Countless people had shown through their actions that being too arrogant would lead to no good end.
So at first, no one knew the background of the others.
But since they dared to come and participate in the show, everyone must have had some outstanding qualities.
Some were beautiful enough, some were really talented, and some also had some influence behind them.
Everyone relied on their own abilities, and in fact, no one was convinced by the others.
Chen Qiqi seemed like a naive and innocent girl and became a sacrificial lamb as soon as she appeared on the stage.
No one had expected that she would directly go to Ren Qingzhou, looking a bit like a child going to a teacher.
Ren Qingzhou was also a bit panicked. He really had never encountered such a situation. But there was no other way now. He could only comfort Chen Qiqi briefly and then go with her to see what had actually happened.
Before leaving, he couldn't help but take a look at the cameraman following him.
The cameraman shook his head at him. There really was no such segment.
What big conflict could there be between these little girls who had just entered the entertainment industry?
Chen Qiqi just wanted to be the C - position in the group. In a group of five people, there had to be someone standing in the middle. Among the trainees in their group, there was a little girl named Zhu Yuan, who was a rather well - known internet celebrity before.
Compared to Chen Qiqi, she was indeed more qualified to be the C - position.
Moreover, she was really better at dealing with people, which had also made the relationship between the others in the group and Chen Qiqi a bit tense.
Ren Qingzhou had never expected that when he came to the program as a tutor, he would also have to work part - time as a psychological counselor. He was so exhausted that his mouth was dry. With great difficulty, he managed to persuade the five little girls to make up. Then Chen Qiqi chased after him.
"Teacher Ren," she had stopped crying by now. Ren Qingzhou couldn't help but sigh that little girls' emotions came and went in waves.
"What's up?"
"Thank you so much for today's matter."
"It's okay. Go and rehearse quickly. Practice hard."
In this episode of the show, each tutor was in charge of three groups, and each group would have a head - to - head PK with another group. The recorded content would be broadcast in two episodes.
Two of the three groups Ren Qingzhou was in charge of advanced, and one was eliminated. Two trainees in the eliminated group would be eliminated.
One of Li Nandi's three groups advanced, which meant that four trainees in their group would be eliminated.
The remaining trainees would be regrouped and have another round of PK and elimination. There would be two rounds of such PK elimination. After the number of trainees was reduced to 40, there would be an opportunity to regroup.
After this regrouping, there would be an in - group elimination. Each tutor would finally only keep five trainees.
After a series of competitions among these four teams, the first - place finisher in each group and the popularity king of the show would debut as a group for one year.
To put it simply, the slogan of this show was that it emphasized both the group dynamic and the cultivation of individual abilities.
It was an attempt to combine the popular group variety shows and individual talent shows in current variety shows, but Ren Qingzhou felt that it was a complete mess for the time being.
To be honest, just combining the best trainees selected from each team didn't necessarily mean they would form a suitable group.
It was all so fancy. He really didn't know what they were trying to achieve.
Recording the show really gave him a headache. Each recording session would last at least two days, and he would get no more than five hours of rest each day. Occasionally, he even had to stay up all night.
After the recording, he would be completely dazed. It felt like his body was still moving, but his soul had already left.
Since it was a public event, there were inevitably fans waiting outside. So it was Li Momo who came to pick him up.
Ren Qingzhou was really exhausted at this moment. After he removed his makeup after the show, he saw in the mirror that his eye circles were dark and there were a lot of bloodshot eyes in his eyes. There was no other way, so he had to take out the three - piece set he usually used at the airport—hat, sunglasses, and mask.
As soon as he walked out of the recording building of Strawberry TV Station, he saw fans waiting for him. The show only had a start time but no end time. He didn't know how long the fans had been waiting for him downstairs.
He knew in his heart that everyone had waited very hard. Although he was extremely tired at this moment, he still summoned up his energy to say hello to everyone: "Okay, go back early."
Some of the fans in the crowd were already familiar to him. They frequently followed and filmed his events all over the country. Although he couldn't remember their names, he was familiar with their faces after seeing them so many times.
There were also some who might be new fans. His memory was actually quite good. He could have a general impression after seeing someone a few times.
A big fan, probably from one of his fan clubs, saw that he was really exhausted and couldn't help but remind him: "Qingzhou, pay attention to rest and drink more water."
Ren Qingzhou nodded to show that he had heard.
He couldn't help but say another sentence: "You guys are waiting in this hot summer. Aren't you afraid of getting heatstroke?"
Just as he finished speaking, the elevator arrived. He had to wave at them and then got into the elevator.
"Let me sleep for a whole day tomorrow. Unless the sky is falling, don't call me. I've only slept for less than six hours in total in these two days."
After he finished speaking, he called his girlfriend to ask about her whereabouts: "I've just come out. I'm really too tired. I'll go to see you the day after tomorrow."
"It's okay. You have a good rest. I've stewed some soup for you. It's in the pot in the kitchen. Go back and have some food before you sleep. I'm going to City S the day after tomorrow. Let's meet after I come back from there."
"The day after tomorrow? Then I'll go there with you," Ren Qingzhou calculated and thought the time was about right. "I'm going to be the guest performer for Lin Yujie."
"Okay."
"Have you booked your plane ticket? If not, I'll ask Li Momo to book it together."
"I've booked it. The company booked it."
"Then ask Li Momo to upgrade your seat."
"Okay."
Li Momo, sitting in the front, listened to him giving instructions to her so naturally. As soon as he hung up the phone, she started to complain: "I'm your personal assistant, not your life assistant. You're using me so naturally, aren't you?"
Ren Qingzhou ignored her: "I sent you her personal information last time. Just upgrade her seat directly."
"But your recording this time is a public event. Is it really okay for the two of you to arrive in City S on the same plane?"
"Although you two are currently publicly presented as just good friends, don't you think your interactions with this female friend are a bit too frequent?"
"We'll separate after we get off the plane. We're both single. Even if our interactions are a little bit frequent, it shouldn't matter, right?"
"I don't think it matters, but you should have an idea of what your fans think."
"Speaking of this, I think you guys should think about what to do after we make it public. I'll tell my mom about this when I go back this time. It's not a good idea to keep dragging it on like this."
"Is your mom back?"
"She's back now, but my dad hasn't. It seems that there's something wrong with the company, so she came back early. But my dad should be back soon."
"Okay, I got it. I'll have a meeting with the people in the studio to discuss it after we get back."