RED Chapter 1

“Li Ge, both of us are about to start working. Can you tell us what’s the deal with that person?”

The young man asking the question couldn’t hide his curiosity, walking side by side with a young woman who also glanced at Li Yuan. She seemed curious too, but she clearly could control her curiosity better than the younger guy.

Li Yuan was satisfied with Zhou Ya’s ability to stay calm, but he found Chen Mengyang’s gossiping attitude somewhat distasteful. “Why ask so many questions? Just want to spread some rumors too?”

There had been a lot of rumors circulating in the company lately. Li Yuan was a semi-involved party, and many people tried to extract information from him.

Chen Mengyang was sharp-witted, which was probably why Li Yuan chose him in the first place. Sensing Li Yuan’s dissatisfaction, Chen Mengyang quickly adjusted his attitude. “No way! In our line of work, the most important thing is to keep our mouths shut. I remember the company’s confidentiality clause!”

Although he said that, his curiosity lingered.

As a newcomer who hadn’t even attended a few training sessions, he now had Li Yuan, a top-notch talent in the entertainment industry, as his exclusive agent. Previously, Li Yuan managed an actress and a potential actor. Leaving aside other factors, the reduction in bonus shares was significant.

Compared to this, the fact that Chen Mengyang and Zhou Ya were working as assistants for the newcomer seemed less important.

Many people speculated privately whether the newcomer had a powerful background or if Li Yuan had offended someone higher up, resulting in him being assigned to be the caretaker for a newcomer like a canary.

Chen Mengyang had been hearing rumors for days, and his curiosity was naturally piqued.

Li Yuan could see through his thoughts. What he said earlier was just to test this kid’s reaction. Chen Mengyang would be serving as the newcomer’s personal assistant in daily life; he couldn’t be kept in the dark about everything.

After a moment of contemplation, Li Yuan, checking the surroundings to make sure no one was listening, leaned in and said to Chen Mengyang and Zhou Ya, “Have you heard of someone being born at the finish line?”

Chen Mengyang reacted quickly, asking, “Is that the one?”

Li Yuan smiled and replied, “No, he was born in the Olympic Committee.”

Chen Mengyang couldn’t help but feel impressed by this description.

Beside them, Zhou Ya breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he wasn’t some canary, everything was fine.

After walking for a while, Li Yuan stopped in front of a rest area, knocked on the door, and upon hearing a response, pushed it open, leading Chen Mengyang and Zhou Ya inside.

The young man in the room put down the music sheet, stood up, and first shouted to Li Yuan, “Yuan Ge.” Then, he looked at Chen Mengyang and Zhou Ya, smiling and nodding, “Hello, I’m Chi Feiran.”

Seventeen or eighteen years old, with extremely fair skin and exquisite features, Chi Feiran was almost one meter eighty tall. Perhaps due to still being in the growth phase, he had a somewhat slender figure, but his posture was upright, and his gaze was bright and transparent, displaying excellent manners.

The soft light in the rest area fell on his smiling face, like a pearl creating a dazzling effect.

In that brief moment when Zhou Ya locked eyes with him, having seen countless handsome men and beautiful women in the industry over the years, she couldn’t help but feel her heart skip a beat.

Chen Mengyang, on the other hand, widened his eyes in an exaggerated manner, mentally exclaiming, “Wow,” marveling at the comprehensive strength of this ‘Olympic Committee.’

Seeing that they were done chatting, Li Yuan asked Chi Feiran, “How are the song selections going?”

Chi Feiran took out a few sheets from the music sheet he had set aside earlier, “All good, but I prefer these ones.”

Li Yuan took a look and said, “Alright, in the next couple of days, I’ll arrange for your recording. Is that okay? We need to finish recording before the music festival.”

“No problem.”

Chi Feiran wasn’t a professional singer, but he studied music. With a good voice and some practice, recording a few popular songs wouldn’t be difficult.

Chen Mengyang, while they were talking, discreetly peeked at the music sheet in Li Yuan’s hand. Seeing the signatures of several big shots, he couldn’t help but marvel at how generous the company was.

Zhou Ya also looked at the music sheets, but she felt a bit more at ease. Finishing the recording before the music festival meant that Chi Feiran’s debut performance would likely be at that event.

“This is not something any newcomer can achieve. If the company is putting in so much effort to promote him, it’s likely not a short-term venture. Zhou Ya won’t be transferred to another position in the short term either.

The thoughts of the people involved varied. In his mind, Chi Feiran apologized because he knew that all these songs would become hits. One of them was even a consecutive 20-week chart-topping single. Now, all of these were in his hands, and he could only apologize silently to the original singers.

As long as he got the chance, he would definitely make it up to them. Truth be told, even now, he still felt an intense sense of unreality. To wake up and be seventeen again is an experience that anyone would find surreal.

He still remembered his university graduation ceremony, the sweet scent of the champagne tower at the celebratory banquet, and then…

Then, Edmund had a long conversation with him, hoping he would intern at the company.

And then…

Chi Feiran felt a sudden, intense pain in his brain, and his spine shivered. The pain from the strong impact of the car accident seemed to linger in his body. The sound of explosions and the fire were still so vivid…

And that person…

He could hardly breathe, and it felt like his heart was being torn apart. Intense pain enveloped him, both physically and mentally.

“Feiran? Feiran? Feiran, what’s wrong?”

Li Yuan’s anxious voice brought Chi Feiran back to reality. However, reality felt even more elusive. Everything seemed so unreal.

Chi Feiran forced a smile, “I have low blood sugar. I just need to rest for a bit.”

As soon as he heard this, Chen Mengyang took out a box of fruit candy from his pocket, “Here! Eat this!”

Chi Feiran took the candy, ate one, and whispered, “Thank you, Brother Mengyang.”

Chen Mengyang started chattering, “Thank goodness I looked at the information yesterday and bought candies. Feiran, if you ever feel uncomfortable, you must tell me right away. By the way, is this hypoglycemia due to not having breakfast, or something else? There are many types of hypoglycemia, and if it happens after a meal, we need to do a detailed examination…”

Li Yuan and Zhou Ya’s concerned words were interrupted by his chatter. They could only follow along.

At first, Chi Feiran was a bit stunned by Chen Mengyang’s words, but when he came to his senses, he felt the warmth of being cared for.

He answered one by one, and Chen Mengyang took notes in a small notebook.

Chi Feiran did have a bit of low blood sugar, not too serious, but recently, he developed a new problem—headaches.

Thinking about the reason for the headaches, Chi Feiran’s initially improved mood became heavy again.

Due to his physical discomfort, the styling design session scheduled for today was temporarily postponed.

Chen Mengyang originally wanted to fulfill his assistant duties by driving Chi Feiran home immediately, but Li Yuan grabbed him, saying, “He has a driver.”

Chen Mengyang: “…”

That’s right; it’s all part of the Olympic Committee’s arrangements—having a driver is standard.

Even though there was no need to send him home, Li Yuan and the others still intended to accompany Chi Feiran downstairs.

As they walked, they encountered many people in the company, all looking at the four of them, with Chi Feiran attracting the most attention.

He was now the center of attention, and almost the entire company was gossiping about his strong and unexpected arrival.

Chi Feiran was in a bad mood, showing little expression on his face, which made him appear a bit aloof.

After they walked past, people behind them started gossiping, “Wow, it’s him!”

“Definitely, who else can Li Ge bring with him now!”

“He looks really good…”

“But he seems a bit unfriendly, right? Bad temper, maybe?”

“Why do you care about his temper?”

Some were just idle chatter, while others, looking at Chi Feiran’s back, had almost poisonous glints in their eyes.

Someone beside them said with a smile, “Hey, I wonder which songs he picked. Are the rest still up for grabs for us? Bohang, do you know?”

The person being asked snorted coldly and walked away.