Xu Yunshang remained silent, her eyes fixed on Wang Shu.
"I'll trust you this time. I'm going back to Modu tomorrow anyway."
Xu Yunshang reconsidered, feeling she had no reason to be angry with Wang Shu. What did it have to do with her if he was with other women?
With that, she turned and entered Wang Shu's bedroom, locking the door from the inside.
A bewildered Wang Shu was left sitting on the sofa in the living room, shaking his head helplessly.
...
The night passed without incident. The next morning, Xu Yunshang received a call from Qin Feng.
On the phone, Qin Feng asked Xu Yunshang for Wang Shu's contact information, saying there was a show that wanted to invite Wang Shu to participate.
He wanted to understand if Wang Shu's body could handle it.
Xu Yunshang hesitated for a long while before opening the door and walking into the living room, handing the phone to Wang Shu.
"It's Teacher Qin calling. He's asking about your health and wants you to be on a show!"
As she handed him the phone, Xu Yunshang said.
"Teacher Qin, my health is excellent. What show is it? And how much is the appearance fee?"
Wang Shu took the phone and asked excitedly.
Qin Feng on the other end was clearly a bit confused. He had called Xu Yunshang, so how did Wang Shu answer so quickly?
Could it be that they were already living together?
However, as a senior, Qin Feng didn't want to pry too much.
"It's like this, the show is called 'I Am a Singer God.' It's a new music program produced by Hunan Satellite TV. We need a challenger singer, so I recommended you to the production team! As for the appearance fee, I'll have the team discuss it with you."
Qin Feng explained patiently, as he believed the show's lineup was very strong.
It was also a project that Hunan Satellite TV was taking very seriously. Once broadcast, it was bound to be a huge hit.
If they could have an excellent challenger singer like Wang Shu, the show's quality would be elevated to a higher level.
"Thank you for the recommendation, Teacher Qin. I'll head to Xiangnan City this afternoon."
Wang Shu hung up after speaking.
"Your health, can you handle it?"
Xu Yunshang looked at Wang Shu's determined expression and asked with some concern.
"What are you questioning?"
Wang Shu was speechless at Xu Yunshang's words. What did she mean by "can handle it"?
Could a man say he couldn't? He had to, even if he couldn't!
"Let me pack a couple of clothes, and we can go to the airport together! You're going to Modu, and I'm going to Xiangnan."
Wang Shu said to Xu Yunshang, then got up to pack a couple of changes of clothes. They went to the airport together.
He first escorted Xu Yunshang to the boarding gate for Modu. Only after Xu Yunshang had boarded did he go to his own boarding gate for Xiangnan.
Upon arriving in Xiangnan City, Wang Shu, familiar with the route, went directly to Hunan Television.
Then, he dialed Qin Feng's number.
Soon after, the intern director Xiao Su, who had been there before, came running to the main entrance of the television station.
"Teacher Wang Shu, is your health okay now?"
Xiao Su was still a bit concerned about Wang Shu's health, as he had fainted on the Hunan Satellite TV stage just two days prior.
"Don't worry, what happened last time definitely won't happen again. A fortune teller said I can still talk for a few more days."
To dispel Xiao Su's worries, Wang Shu even patted his chest and said.
However, in his heart, he secretly vowed to find time to exercise later, as a significant part of the reason he fainted on stage last time was due to poor physical condition.
Seeing that Wang Shu's complexion was much better than before, Xiao Su nodded and led Wang Shu towards the recording building of Hunan Television.
Wang Shu first followed Xiao Su to the production team's conference room and met the show's chief director, Gong Tao.
As a senior variety show director at Hunan Satellite TV, Gong Tao attached great importance to the program he personally created.
Therefore, before the show began, he had to strictly vet every participating contestant.
Singers with bad public personas, too many scandals, poor personalities, or insufficient talent were basically rejected by him.
On the other hand, seasoned artists with strong abilities and high moral standing were clearly not very suitable for this stage. As a result, he struggled to find enough suitable individuals for the show.
This was why he had approached his good friend Qin Feng to recommend some reliable candidates.
He hadn't expected Qin Feng to directly recommend this young man named Wang Shu.
Since Gong Tao had just returned from an inspection tour in Korea two days prior, he had no idea who Wang Shu was.
However, since he was so highly recommended by Qin Feng, he decided to meet him.
"Teacher Wang Shu, this is the chief director of the show 'I Am a Singer God,' Director Gong!"
After bringing Wang Shu to the conference room, Xiao Su directly introduced them.
"Hello, Director Gong. My name is Wang Shu. Please take care of me!"
Wang Shu gave a brief self-introduction and then sat on the chair opposite Gong Tao.
"I heard Qin Feng praise you as the most creative musical genius of this century! So, I'd like to learn from you on the spot."
Gong Tao carefully examined the young man in front of him before speaking.
He had originally expected Qin Feng to recommend an older lyricist or composer, but he hadn't anticipated that the person arriving would be such a green youngster.
Someone who hadn't experienced as many hardships as eating rice yet, could they truly write any earth-shattering works? He couldn't help but doubt it seriously.
After all, the current entertainment industry was too complex. Sometimes, for marketing purposes, any persona could be created.
Personas like "academic prodigy" or "pure little puppy" were already commonplace.
He had reason to suspect that someone like Wang Shu might also be creating a persona, specifically buying a few good songs and then being labeled as a genius creator.
"I would be honored to receive your guidance, Director Gong."
Wang Shu naturally understood Gong Tao's intention, so he smilingly accepted the offer.
Seeing Wang Shu's ready acceptance, Gong Tao didn't think the young man was courageous. Instead, he felt the youngster was somewhat overconfident.
However, he hadn't yet decided what theme to give Wang Shu for a challenge. But the next moment, when he noticed a cyan vase in front of him, inspiration struck.
"Let's use this as the theme. You have free rein to write a song. You have one hour!"
Gong Tao pointed to the vase in front of him and said to Wang Shu.
Writing a song based on an object had a certain degree of difficulty, but it wasn't excessively hard. Professional lyricists and composers could write a song with a little thought. The difficulty lay in making the song outstanding.
Therefore, the task Gong Tao set was to see Wang Shu's lyrical and compositional level. If he couldn't even write a complete song, it would be enough to prove that his previous works were all in vain.