CEO's Sweetheart is a Super Idol
Chapter 67 - 65 Misunderstanding

Chapter 67: Chapter 65 Misunderstanding

Although she felt reluctant in her heart, Ye Yuwei truly had no power to change anything.

With frustration brewing inside, Ye Yuwei got up and paced around the room, but her mood only grew more agitated.

She stepped outside, lifting her eyes to the pristine night sky filled with countless stars and the bright moon.

The same moon, the same stars, but the light they cast had landed in different places.

Knock! Knock!

Ye Yuwei heard her phone buzzing. She picked it up and opened it to find a document sent by Mr. Shen.

"What is this? Why is he sending me such an official document? Is he planning to sue me?"

With a nervous heart, Ye Yuwei went back inside and opened her laptop.

"Audition Guidelines for Idol Genesis," she read the title, feeling even more puzzled.

After going through the entire document, Ye Yuwei understood Shen Xing’s intention.

It was to send her and another young idol from the team to participate in a reality competition show.

The show was organized by "Arrogant Penguin" and was an enormous production.

If something seems too unusual, it’s bound to involve intrigue.

Ye Yuwei didn’t believe for a second that Galaxy wasn’t aware that she had never signed a contract with Wu Jingxiang.

But those four words—"Arrogant Penguin"—deeply attracted her.

It was, after all, the largest video-streaming and production platform in the country.

So many people had skyrocketed to fame through variety shows.

After some thought, Ye Yuwei called Jiaqi to see if she knew anything about it.

As expected, the other knew very little, only that a seventh-generation junior from their team tried auditioning for the show and was severely warned by the company, even losing her live-streaming privileges on Pocket.

"Hello, Mr. Shen. How are you?"

"Hello, Yuwei. Long time no see. How have you been?"

"I’m alright. Mr. Shen, why did you give me such a valuable opportunity?"

Ye Yuwei didn’t mince words and got straight to the point.

"Yuwei, you haven’t signed with any other company yet, have you?" Shen Xing avoided answering her question directly.

"No, I haven’t."

"Now that you’ve left the group, getting a business opportunity like this is almost impossible. This might be your last chance."

"...I understand, Mr. Shen, but I still want to know the reason."

"Yuwei, do you really think the reason is that important?" Mr. Shen’s tone carried a trace of mockery.

"Of course. Without backing from a company for a show like this, there’s virtually no chance of debuting. Even if I go, I’d just be background scenery." Ye Yuwei’s voice was exceptionally calm.

"It’s fine if I tell you." Shen Xing paused. "The team at Penguin wants to create Huaxia’s first girl group, while our Galaxy is already recognized as the top girl group in the industry. They want to borrow our prestige."

"Naturally, Galaxy is eager to collaborate with Penguin, but the program’s finale is too close to the timing of our general election."

Upon hearing Shen Xing’s explanation, Ye Yuwei still had doubts but felt that he wasn’t entirely lying to her.

"So, Mr. Shen, your point is that we can only focus on either the general election or the debut slots offered by this program."

"Exactly. If the participants we send don’t draw enough fan votes, Penguin will look down on us. But if they draw too many votes, we’ll suffer enormous losses elsewhere."

Ye Yuwei thought for a moment before responding, "Mr. Shen, the company can announce that I won’t participate in this year’s general election, but what about the other person? Won’t she need to draw votes as well?"

"This time, your partner will be Bingbing. She’s graduating next year. The company has decided to give her this opportunity, meaning the company will cover the costs for one person."

Ye Yuwei immediately understood—she was being sent to make up the numbers, a glorified background prop.

But even becoming such a "background prop" wasn’t easy; among the hundreds of budding idols in Hanoi, everyone was probably fighting tooth and nail for this chance.

"Alright, I’ll go. But what about the contract?"

"Yuwei, this is a rare opportunity. You’re only eligible to participate because you carry the Galaxy member title, so the company expects you to adhere to the original profit-sharing terms."

"Aside from the profit-sharing terms post-debut, is there anything else?"

Ye Yuwei carefully confirmed. The entertainment industry was a dog-eat-dog world.

"No, just this."

"Alright, no problem," Ye Yuwei readily agreed.

Her thinking was simple—she wouldn’t debut as a glorified prop.

Thus, the profit-sharing terms with Penguin for future commercial engagements were irrelevant; the so-called post-debut revenue share would be nothing more than empty words.

Clearly, the company thought the same way. Otherwise, they’d have attached many restrictive clauses. The profit-sharing clause was just a standard precautionary measure for minimal insurance.

"Yuwei, don’t publicize this matter. I believe you understand why."

"I understand, Mr. Shen. I’ll follow the company’s instructions."

"Good. Come back as soon as possible to sign the contracts, both with us and with Penguin."

After some final instructions, Shen Xing hung up.

While Ye Yuwei was contemplating the situation, Lu Bingbing was also deep in thought.

"Captain, what are you still worrying about?"

Li Jiaqi, lying beside her, twirled a strand of Lu Bingbing’s hair between her fingers.

"I have a nagging feeling that there’s something off about all this." Lu Bingbing gently stroked Li Jiaqi’s hair.

Ever since Ye Yuwei left, Lu Bingbing had moved out of Yu Qingjia’s place to live with Li Jiaqi.

"What could be wrong? Sending you is just to do Penguin a favor. If anything, they should be asking us to be their girl group mentors, not participants."

Li Jiaqi rolled over lazily, giving Lu Bingbing a playful smile.

Under the light, her eyes sparkled like flowing starlight.

Lu Bingbing couldn’t help but smile back. "Did Yuwei call you today?"

Li Jiaqi’s expression suddenly turned uneasy. "She did, asking about this matter."

Seeing Lu Bingbing’s gaze fixed on her, Li Jiaqi continued, "I didn’t say much, just mentioned how the seventh-generation junior was blacklisted for attempting this."

"It seems she’s also having second thoughts." Lu Bingbing’s gaze grew deeper, and her expression became even more contemplative.

"Yuwei is very sharp and sees things clearly."

"Captain, should I ask for her opinion again?"

"No need. I know you’re in a difficult position too. You’re sticking with me because circumstances force you to."

Lu Bingbing’s comment made Li Jiaqi’s expression darken.

"Jiaqi, whatever your reasons, my feelings for you are real."

"Captain..."

"Alright, don’t rush to say anything. We’re both just pitiful souls trapped in this same river."

Lu Bingbing’s words brought Li Jiaqi to tears. To achieve fame, she had to do things she utterly did not want to do.

Li Jiaqi wasn’t the only one feeling complicated and miserable. In another room, Yu Qingjia was drowning her sorrows in alcohol.

Not far from her, Xu Mengchen wore an anxious expression because Yu Qingjia had her Pocket live stream open.

Her thousands of fans were all watching as Hanoi’s top idol drank.

Though she wasn’t saying anything incriminating, her actions already violated the principles of being an idol. What made it worse was that she was still the captain of Team N.

"I’m sorry. I’m in a really bad mood today. I know this is wrong. This isn’t something an idol, a captain, should do, but..."

Yu Qingjia let out a bitter laugh, shut off her live stream, and turned around. She saw Xu Mengchen biting her wrist so hard that faint streaks of blood appeared.

On the other side of the screen, her fans were fervently discussing the incident.

As expected, Hanoi’s fans had unparalleled imagination.

They guessed Yu Qingjia’s pain stemmed from Lu Bingbing.

However, most believed it was because even though Lu Bingbing had stepped down from the spotlight, she hadn’t relinquished power. This was assumed to be the source of Yu Qingjia’s frustration, leading to her drinking episode.

The rumor spread like wildfire, growing more detailed and seemingly more credible.

Some of Yu Qingjia’s die-hard fans couldn’t contain themselves and stormed Lu Bingbing’s Weibo to spam hateful comments across her page.

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