It was Mom who opened the door.
“Son?” Mom looked at him with disbelief.
Chu Ming felt a pang of heartache, then burst into laughter, giving her a bear hug: "Mom, you're getting younger and younger."
"You little rascal, you finally know to come back. You've made me so mad. I knew I shouldn't have let you become a star."
Chu Ming chuckled and quickly changed the subject: "Where's Dad?"
"He's wearing his reading glasses watching your last two episodes of Running Man." Mom handed her son a pair of slippers, then looked up: "Whose girl is this? She's so pretty. Come in, come in."
Then, her expression turned serious: "Chu Ming, what's going on? You let your girlfriend carry all the things? Is this how I raised you?"
Chu Ming: ..
Bai Lu quickly said, "Hello, Auntie, I'm Chu Ming's..."
"Oh, let me help you with that! You brat, don't even offer to lend a hand!" Mom glared at her son.
Chu Ming shook his head helplessly, changed into his slippers, and picked up the bags.
Entering the living room, he saw Dad on the couch, wearing reading glasses: "Dad, I'm back. Are you feeling alright lately?"
"I'm fine." Dad started with a serious tone, then stood up, walking around Chu Ming and smiling: "This little girl is nice. Son, is she your girlfriend?"
Chu Ming: ....
You guys are so double-standard!
"Hello, Uncle and Auntie. My name is Bai Lu, and I'm Chu Ming gege's assistant." Bai Lu quickly explained.
Dad chuckled, "Assistant? So you're really a star now?"
"Not bad, some achievements." Chu Ming took out Moutai and tea from the bags, then handed Mom clothes and cosmetics: "These are for you. Just tell me if you need anything else in the future."
"Oh, by the way, there's a million yuan in this card. Keep it for expenses."
Mom frowned: "You spent so much money on all these things, and you still gave us so much money. You should save it. You never know when you'll need it in the future..."
Listening to Mom's nagging, Chu Ming smiled: "Mom, I know what I'm doing. Keep the money."
。。。。。。
In the afternoon, after Dad and Mom fell asleep for their nap, Chu Ming prepared to take a short nap himself.
When he opened his eyes, he found himself still in the house, in his parents' room, and saw them talking.
"We can't touch the money the kid gave us. By the way, how much money do we have left in the house?" Dad said.
"What's wrong?"
"Well, I watched the last two episodes of Running Man where Chu Ming was on. A lot of people like him. He might really become a big star in the future."
"Isn't that a good thing?" Mom said.
"You don't understand. How many evergreen stars are like Dehua? We need to prepare a backup plan for our son." Dad said earnestly.
Seeing this, Chu Ming's expression became a little complicated.
The entertainment industry makes a lot of money, but it's also full of people getting scammed, suddenly shelved, or banned. It's just too common.
Dad was silently paving the way for him.
After thinking about it, he decided not to interrupt.
After waking up from his nap, he silently made a decision: to make a show of himself, so his parents wouldn't worry!
But before he could even feel touched, the atmosphere at home began to change gradually.
The first day, Mom made whatever he wanted to eat.
The second day, her attitude began to adjust.
"Chu Ming, get up. It's already so late, and you're still sleeping."
The third day, she started to show a bit of disdain.
"Lying on the couch all day, doing nothing, you even walk less than your Dad every day. How can you be a star like that?"
The fourth day, okay, she wasn't acting anymore.
"Bai Lu, let him do it himself. I'm really fed up with him. You were so energetic on Running Man, why are you such a couch potato now?" Mom said.
Chu Ming lay on the couch helplessly: "Mom, I'm taking a break. I'll be busy in a couple of days."
"Go get busy! You're just lying down or playing with your phone all day. It's annoying..."
Bai Lu was also stunned.
Didn't the company say that Chu Ming gege was the most dedicated, talented singer and actor?
Why does he look like a fish out of water now?
Her worldview was about to crumble.
Finally, Chu Ming started working again, going to the 《盛世好声音》 program crew to take some publicity photos.
A few days later.
The promotional video for 《盛世好声音》 was released.
The premiere was on Blue Channel, Saturday night at 8 pm. The promotional video swept across the internet as soon as it was released.
"Real PK!"
"Strong competitors!"
"A visual and auditory feast with talent and music!"
"《盛世好声音》, set sail!"
The majestic images, the stylish and beautiful scenes of the singers, and the powerful voiceovers, left people in awe.
Then a list was announced.
Judges: Yang Mi (famous mainland actress), Jacky Cheung (entertainment music god), Liu Huan (famous mainland singer)
Xu Qing (National First-Class Composer, member of the Music Association, member of the Film Association, member of the Film Music Association)
The internet exploded.
"Holy crap, Yang Mi is participating? I have to watch!"
"Liu Lao is coming too! I'm going crazy! This judging lineup is too strong!"
"The music god is here too. My god, this show is going to explode!"
"The last one, the last one! This is a proper master-level figure!"
"Why don't I know him?"
"You know nothing! Have you seen Journey to the West? You know who composed Cloud Palace Swift Sound? It's Mr. Xu Qing!"
"Wow, this show is amazing! But why does Yang Mi feel a little out of place?"
"Hahaha, now I'm looking forward to how Yang Mi will judge the singers' singing skills!"
"Right, who are the singers in the first episode? Why hasn't the program team released it yet?"
Not long after, the list of singers for the first episode was released online, causing a stir among the public.
"What the hell? Does Chu Ming deserve to participate in this show?"
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