The Queen's Rumored Father

The dinner party that evening was originally just a private gathering for Xu Yuan, Meng Xiaoxuan, and Teacher He. However, Teacher He, being a busy person, surprisingly had a good personal relationship with Teacher Han Lei and Zhang Yu, and also arranged to have dinner with them that evening.

So the dinner party was naturally combined.

This situation is not uncommon.

Xie Na and Zhang Jie also appeared during the meal.

"Xiaoxuan, you did a great job today. Young singers these days are really amazing! Impressive!" Zhang Yu was good at livening up the atmosphere. He was only ranked sixth today, which was quite low, but he didn't show any dissatisfaction.

In the first episode recorded today, Han Lei came in first, Wei Wei second, Zhang Jie third, Meng Xiaoxuan fourth, Deng Ziqi fifth, Zhang Yu sixth, and Bibi was at the bottom. This ranking actually reflects a significant problem.

Han and Wei were superstars back then, and since this was their first performance, the production team had to give them face; this arrangement was inevitable.

Zhang Jie was originally supporting Hunan TV, and because he was one of their own, they would make some compromises later on. So, it was only natural that he would get good results in the early stages.

Zhang Jie was quite sensible in this regard and never caused any trouble from beginning to end.

Of course, he is currently a top-tier singer at the height of his popularity, so winning or losing is the least important thing to him; he can afford to lose.

They can afford to lose even more than two superstars!

Meng Xiaoxuan's score shouldn't actually have been fourth; she should have been one of the last two. But her incredible luck was so overwhelming that the production team wanted to arrange it, but they didn't dare to do anything reckless.

If Meng Xiaoxuan gets last two spots, then the show might as well not be made.

Therefore, after arranging the appointments for the few people who absolutely needed to be appointed, the fourth place had to be given to Meng Xiaoxuan, who had the highest support rate.

Deng Ziqi is in a similar situation to Meng Xiaoxuan, ranking fifth based on her own abilities.

Her song, "Bubble," is quite remarkable, even outstanding. Once the first episode airs, it's highly likely to top various music charts and dominate the rankings.

Zhang Yu is particularly interesting.

He was a guest host on the show, so in a sense, he was one of their own. Therefore, he wouldn't actually participate in the final competition; he never cared about the rankings from the beginning.

Moreover, for the sake of the greater good, he needs to make many sacrifices.

This time, sixth place is a case in point.

He could have easily competed with Zhang Jie for third place, or even second. But instead of vying for it, he chose sixth, setting an example that forced the younger generation, who were feeling uncomfortable, to accept his position.

Zhang Yu is already sixth, and you two newcomers are fourth and fifth respectively, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?

Therefore, Bibi was the most unfortunate, stuck in seventh place by Zhang Yu, and couldn't say anything.

To put it bluntly, this is a variety show, a performance, not a documentary.

The fact that Han Lei came today means that he and Mango have almost reached an agreement, and he's definitely practically one of their own.

"I wouldn't dare. Your old songs are still the classics, Brother Yu. They swept the charts back then, and listening to them now still brings back so many memories." Xu Yuan stood up and took over the conversation. "I'm Xiao Xuan's friend, and I occasionally act as her manager. My name is Xu Yuan."

"Xu Yuan, you're too kind. You're very popular right now, why pretend to be a manager? Your 'The Longest Day in Chang'an' is all over the internet, the ratings are almost breaking 9!" Teacher He subtly pointed out to Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu, being so experienced, naturally understood.

"I knew you looked familiar, turns out you're the hottest star right now!" Zhang Yu joked.

The group of people sat at the table, chatting quite congenially.

After all, we're in the same industry, so we often find common ground when we talk about things.

"Speaking of which, Han Lei is truly amazing. With his signature song playing today, the championship is well-deserved," Zhang Jie said politely.

Xu Yuan frowned.

His signature song?

"Teacher He, what is Han Lei's signature song?" Xu Yuan asked in a low voice.

"Wait! Don't you know?" Teacher He was somewhat surprised.

"Isn't it five hundred years?" Xu Yuan murmured.

"What, five hundred years?"

"It's okay, it's okay, I remembered it wrong."

Xu Yuan opened his phone and searched, only to find that Han Lei's music library did not contain the song "Borrow Five Hundred Years from Heaven." Not only was it not in his music library, but the song simply did not exist in this world!

This is truly a shame.

The song "Five Hundred Years" is such a classic.

Even without being paired with a TV series, they are all classics beyond compare.

On Earth, every attempt to cover this song ends in failure, simply because the song is too classic.

Apart from Han Lei, no one else can sing with that kind of grandeur and domineering power.

Only he was asking, not pleading!

Without this song, Han Lei's crown has lost its brightest star.

In fact, although Han Lei in this world was a top-tier singer back then, his peak period was very short, and even somewhat lackluster. Therefore, this aspect can still be seen occasionally in evaluations of him.

This is something that Han Lei himself has always been bothered by.

That's why he made a comeback and participated in the singing competition.

He just wanted to tell the public that his status as a top player back then was earned through his own hard work, not because anyone protected him!

A glint flashed in Xu Yuan's eyes as he thought of many things.

If a superstar were to strongly promote Meng Xiaoxuan, her journey as a singer would definitely be much smoother.

At the table, everyone continued to toast and exchange drinks.

Xu Yuan approached Han Lei, raised his glass, and said, "Mr. Han Lei, you wouldn't mind having one more loyal listener for tomorrow's recording, would you?"

Han Lei frowned.

spy?

Surely not, it's just a variety show. Besides, Meng Xiaoxuan's competitor shouldn't be herself, but rather that little goldfish from Hong Kong.

"Yes, Teacher Han Lei, do you mind if Xu Yuan and I come and listen?" Teacher He kept a close eye on Xu Yuan's movements.

His statement surprised Han Lei.

Is He Jiong strongly supporting Xu Yuan?

"Of course not, you're welcome." Han Lei nodded.

He wanted to know what Xu Yuan was really up to.

After a satisfying meal, everyone dispersed, knowing they would be singing the next day, so they had actually eaten rather restrainedly.

……

That evening, the latest episode of Happy Camp aired.

good results.

The show achieved a new high in viewership ratings for Happy Camp this year.

And as Teacher He and others predicted, the one with the highest popularity was not Meng Xiaoxuan, who had the most traffic, but Xu Yuan.

Online, there's been a huge debate about Xu Yuan's performance in this episode.

"So sweet! Xu Yuan's lips are like they're coated in honey, I love him so much!"

"Yeah, I initially thought he was a heartless killer, but it seems he's actually quite the charmer!"

"Heh, just a scumbag, can't you even tell?"

"Women who like this kind of man deserve to be deceived. Let me educate everyone: if you have a man like this around you, stay away from him as soon as possible. He's an animal, an absolute scumbag!"

"Honestly, my ex-boyfriend was like that, and I caught him red-handed. I was so angry."

"What a jerk! He flirted with Qi Wei first, and then turned around and hooked up with Li Yuan. It makes me so angry!"

"I don't even want to follow Chang'an anymore. Just looking at him annoys me, he's disgusting!"

"I want to say, did you all watch carefully? Xu Yuan was giving a lesson. He said later that men who behave like him are scumbags, and he wanted to warn all girlfriends to be careful."

"What a great girlfriend! She's caught another scumbag. Don't run away upstairs."

The term "scumbag" has been popularized and popularized under Xu Yuan's guidance.

Of course, the discussion about Xu Yuan being a scumbag is mostly a good-natured joke.

What really matters to everyone is neither whether Xu Yuan is a jerk or not, nor whether Xu Yuan should be paired with Qi Wei, Li Yuan, or Lei Jiayin.

What everyone was focused on was Lei Jiayin's heartfelt words at the end of the program.

That's right!

Lei Datou has finally become the focus of attention!

Hunan TV is just that straightforward; they didn't cut a single word of what Lei Jiayin said!