Ch105 - Probably a Misunderstanding

Nowadays with the development of internet accessibility, a single message could be transmitted all over the internet in an instant.

The fact that Fan Zeng had gone to the hospital wasn’t a secret. Because they weren’t clear on the specific circumstances, everyone couldn’t help but make guesses.

‘Birth of an Idol’ was currently very popular. The moment a small incident happened to the director, fans were naturally worried about their trainees.

There were all sorts of speculations on the internet. Some said that Fan Zeng had low blood pressure, some said he suddenly had a serious illness, and that the show might even be removed.

No one was clear of the real situation, and they couldn’t help but wait for news.

Many marketing accounts and entertainment bloggers all said they were looking for others to give them news, but they could only say that it was difficult to figure out the specific situation.

There were many melon eaters who came to both the show staff and Fan Zeng’s personal Weibo accounts. Some came to ask after Fan Zeng’s physical health, and some people were starting to pray as if they thought something had happened already.

They hung around the hot search like this for a long time, until at six in the morning, Fan Zeng finally came online to clarify the situation on Weibo—

[@Fan Zeng V: I am Fan Zeng. I’m very sorry for wasting everyone’s time. I saw that there were many people asking after my health, so I wanted to clarify. I always thought that I was healthy, and pulling all-nighters and overtime was the norm. It was the same this time round. Actually, my friends already reminded me many times to rest, but I never paid them any mind. I always thought the chance of death was small, and that it wouldn’t happen to me.]

But there is always that small chance. In the early morning, I had a near-death experience. My heart suddenly stopped. Luckily, @Ji Xiunian V was nearby. Thank you for your help, you pulled me back from the clutches of the grim reaper. Although I’m no longer at risk, I’ll still be under observation for a while.

As for everyone’s concerns about whether this will affect filming: I’m still a producer, and I have already contacted new directors who can take over immediately. I want to clarify that it may seem like it’s important for me to be in this director position, but in truth, it will be the same even if someone else takes over. I want to use this experience to remind everyone to rest well and take care of your health. Your life is your own, and you only have one of it.

As for now, I want to take the time to rest and spend time with my family. How does that saying go? No one knows whether tomorrow will come. Once again, thank you, @Ji Xiunian V, thank you.]

Fan Zeng did not hide the state of his health, in fact, he told the entire truth.

Once the netizens read it, they felt appreciative, and then afraid. In such a near-death situation, no matter how one thought about it, it was terrifying.

Ji Xiunian’s name was once again on everyone’s mind. No one had expected that he had saved someone’s life.

[@Big Face Fish Loves to Eat Cats: Director Fan was talking about the aftermath. Luckily, Nian ge was there. I don’t even dare to think about what would have happened if Director Fan was in the room alone. It seems I’ve chosen to stan the right person.]

[@Salmon is Delicious: My god, when I saw the words “near-death”, I felt my chest tighten in a panic. I’ve also been pulling all-nighters lately, and it made me feel horrible but I could never describe it. I’m suddenly a bit scared. I’m going to sleep early tonight. After all, I don’t have Ji Xiunian by my side QAQ]

[@People’s Daily V: The director of ‘Birth of an Idol’ Fan Zeng fell seriously ill. Fortunately, Ji Xiunian was nearby and knew emergency first aid. There will always be unexpected circumstances in daily life, and in order to preserve one’s own health and that of one’s family, learning CPR is a must. Read on to learn proper CPR techniques. Perhaps you will meet a “Fan Zeng” in the future, and we hope to be the Ji Xiunian who knows first aid…]

Because of Fan Zeng’s story, Ji Xiunian’s name was trending number one in searches.

Many official accounts used this incident to promote CPR and the golden hour, in order to raise awareness among people. After all, these sudden deaths had been happening lately, especially to youths who normally looked healthy. A single passing was a family’s tragedy, and in order to avoid such incidents from happening, people were reminded to exercise more, and they hoped that in such situations, people would be able to help.

Ji Xiunian saw that he was on the hot searches, and also saw Fan Zeng mentioning him in a post.

When he read Fan Zeng saying thank you for pulling him from the clutches of the grim reaper, Ji Xiunian couldn’t help his thoughts from bringing up an image of Lu Xu’s face.

On the other hand, he was also someone who was avoiding the grim reaper, and his emotions were very complicated.

Over on the other side, Lu Xu hugged Ba Mei and returned to the dorm. As soon as he entered, he was surrounded by his dorm mates rushing to his bedside.

Xu Haoming, Han Tianyu and Song Zhe were lined up in a row, watching Lu Xu with a scrutinous gaze.

Lu Xu raised his brow, not knowing the reason for this. “What is this?”

“Did you sleep in Nian ge’s room again last night?”

Lu Xu didn’t know why his roommates were suddenly so concerned about this, and lightly nodded his head. “That’s right, it was quite late so I didn’t come back.”

Xu Haoming watched Lu Xu carefully, and didn’t see any traces of injury or anything else on him, so he finally let out a sigh of relief. “What did you two do last night?”

What did they do last night?

Lu Xu thought about it: teaching how to catch ghosts, and an introductory course to spiritual counseling, it seemed like he had done a lot of things.

Lu Xu wasn’t in a rush to answer. Instead, he replied with his own question, “Why do you all suddenly care so much about this?”

Han Tianyu was an urgent person, so he immediately said, “Isn’t Luo Wen staying opposite Nian ge? They heard a weird jingling in the middle of the night, and strange muffled shouts. Although it didn’t last for very long, they thought it was strange so they came to ask if you were in the dorm or not…”

Everyone was a mature adult, and it was inevitable that they would overthink.

Especially since the relationship between Lu Xu and Ji Xiunian wasn’t a secret, not to mention that they were being shipped as a couple online, Luo Wen also just subconsciously thought of Lu Xu.

As a group, BTT had a group chat, and the curious Luo Wen asked in the chat if Lu Xu was in the dorm room.

Xu Haoming and the others hadn’t gone to bed yet, and after thinking about it, replied with a “yes”, as a way to cover for Lu Xu. Then they asked why Luo Wen would suddenly ask about this, and then they found out that there was a commotion in Ji Xiunian’s room.

Lu Xu never thought that just because he had stayed in Ji Xiunian’s room a few times, that such rumours would appear.

Seeing that his roommates were looking at him with pleading eyes, Lu Xu cleared his throat and replied half-jokingly, “We were catching ghosts last night.”

He said it in such a light manner, that everyone else in the room didn’t object. In fact, they even wanted to ask him what kind of ghost it was.

Xu Haoming and Han Tianyu had personally experienced paranormal incidents, and though they didn’t want to tell everyone, they knew that it couldn’t have been easy for Lu Xu.

If he said he was catching ghosts, then it may very well be true.

Han Tianyu thought and thought, but still couldn’t help asking, “Did that ghost have something to do with Fan ge?”

Fan Zeng had collapsed early in the morning. Both Ji Xiunian and Lu Xu had been present, so there could have been a link.

Lu Xu shook his head. “It had nothing to do with him.”

At the mention of Fan Zeng, Xu Haoming argued on Lu Xu’s behalf, “That Fan ge, you and Nian ge saved him, but in his Weibo post he only mentioned Nian ge’s name. I can’t believe he forgot about you.”

In their eyes, although they didn’t know when Lu Xu had appeared, he had been there when Fan Zeng collapsed, so he must have also helped out.

But Lu Xu really didn’t mind. If Ji Xiunian hadn’t been there at all, then Lu Xu really would have taken Fan Zeng away.

“Ji Xiunian was indeed the one who saved him, I didn’t do anything.” Lu Xu waved his hand dismissively, signalling that there was no need to be concerned about this.

The youths were a quick bunch, and in the blink of an eye, they had already turned their attention to the matter of the new director.

“Say, who do you think the new director will be? I only know a few of them, and I don’t know if it will affect the show.”

“It should be someone really experienced. Our show is still popular, Dongcheng TV definitely won’t give up on it.”

Song Zhe nodded along to his dorm mates’ words, and offered some advice, “No matter who the new director is, it won’t affect our training. As long as we show our capabilities, then there won’t be a problem.”

Lu Xu agreed. “Indeed. Hard work is king.”

Seeing that he was talking so seriously about working hard, Han Tianyu couldn’t help but purse his lips, smiling as he said, “Xu ge, with your popularity right now, even if you don’t work hard, you can still debut.”

There was no doubt that Lu Xu was the king of popularity. His votes were rising day by day.

Just as Han Tianyu said, whether Lu Xu worked hard or not, his debut was just a matter of time.

“It’s not for certain.” Lu Xu shrugged his shoulders, thinking about whether quitting the competition right now would be appropriate.

He had initially joined to get closer to Ji Xiunian, and now as it turned out, not only was he not the stowaway, he had become his colleague. It seemed like there was no longer any need to investigate.

Just as he was thinking about this, a new order popped up on his Grim Reaper app.

Lu Xu placed Ba Mei down and smiled at his dorm mates. Without waiting for him to say anything, Xu Haoming had already made way for him. “Are you going to the bathroom again? Xu ge, the frequency of your toilet visits is quite high.”

“Maybe I drank too much water.” Lu Xu tilted his head and laughed, willing to let them continue on with this misunderstanding.

On his way to the bathroom, he was thinking that he should find an opportunity to bring Ji Xiunian out with him as a form of training, in order to teach him how to do his work independently.

If it was like this, then being on the same show would make things much more convenient, and it wouldn’t bring too much attention to them.

After Lu Xu collected the order, the trainees had already received the news to go and welcome the new director.

“Already?” Even though Lu Xu thought that his work efficiency was quite high, it seemed that Dongcheng TV’s was even higher.

Xu Haoming and the others agreed. Song Zhe suddenly proclaimed, “We must take care of our own bodies in the future, otherwise we might end up like Fan ge…”

No one was irreplaceable, after all.

Like Fan Zeng, who was a producer and director, and therefore very important to the team, it was because of that responsibility that he became used to pulling all-nighters and working overtime, doing things that for the most part weren’t part of his job scope.

Fan Zeng thought that he was the leader of the show, but the fact remained that he couldn’t be there, so there would be a new director coming.

Song Zhe didn’t say much else. Everyone was smart enough to catch on, and they all nodded in agreement.

Lu Xu kept his expression neutral. Such things would happen from time to time. Everyone was talking about it now, but this matter would eventually be the last thing on their mind.

Nearly everyone was like Fan Zeng, thinking that bad things only had a small chance of happening to them, so they continued pushing themselves until their own life wasted away.

Just like what people were saying on the internet, not everyone would have a Ji Xiunian by their side.

As Lu Xu thought about this, he raised his head and saw Ji Xiunian standing in the doorway of the training room, talking to someone who had their back to them.

Just from their silhouette, he could tell that this was definitely the new director.