True Star Volume 1, Rebirth of the Superstar, Chapter 127: Completion of the Superstar training course (2)

True Star 《巨星 》 Ju Xing
True Star Volume 1, Rebirth of the Superstar, Chapter 127: Completion of the Superstar training course (2)

After the exam, Tang Feng was alone in the bathroom washing his face, having just had the makeup artist rub some powder into his face.

"Beep beep--" the phone rang, showing an unfamiliar number.

"Hello." The man wiped his hands with a paper towel and pressed the answer button.

[Mr. Tang, very good performance, so very, very good that I couldn't help myself from having to give you a call, I loved your performance, loved the look on your face when you stood by the window looking like you were about to shed a tear, loved the perseverance and cleanliness in your eyes, I was mesmerized by your performance, utterly!]

It's somewhat like the way stage actors talk, which sounds a bit odd and exaggerated, as well as counting the exceptionally pleasant voices, and it's hard for Tang Feng not to recognize the other person.

From the last time he'd had a cup of coffee with Albert in the States, Tang Feng had known that the eccentric man would all call him sooner or later, but hadn't expected to be nearly three weeks now from the last time they'd met, much less that the first call from the other person would be a whiff of admirers.

"Thanks." Based on politeness, Tang Feng still expressed his thanks.

[No, I'm the one who should be thanked. Your outpouring is like a bright star to me, a man in a dark world.]

It wasn't that he hadn't heard the passionate praise, but these words came out of Albert's mouth with a creepy taste, like a dark Shakespearean play, how it sounded and how it was strange. Tang Feng pinched the bridge of his nose, pushed open the door and walked out, he better find a place where there was no one to call Albert, this special gentleman calling him would not just send him a million compliments.

[Your perseverance, and your intelligence, they fascinate me. I heard that you went through a kidnapping not too long ago, and oh my, that's quite a surprise to me.]

He didn't sense a hint of surprise from your bland-to-death tone, besides, how did this guy know he was kidnapped by Su Qi Cheng?

[But you managed to escape from the devil's minions on your own, and your wisdom and decisiveness in such an urgent and dangerous situation drove me crazy!]

Your madness is your own cause, don't put the blame on me, crazy Mr. Albert.

"So," he paused, "Mr. Albert, what exactly is it that you want to see me about?"

[Relax, don't be nervous, I'm just a loyal audience member, here to show you some love, huh... looking forward to the day you shine and the end, only I can give you an unharmed, different, true love...]

The man on the other end of the phone let out a soft laugh from deep in his throat, and then the phone was hung up.

A loyal audience? The rabidly dangerous elements are more or less the same.

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The Superstar class will conclude with a celebratory banquet and final award ceremony at the Tian Chen Group Building the following evening, with a star-studded carpet before entering the banquet hall to signify a smooth star journey.

The carpet ceremony has not even started yet, and the road to the venue is already packed with media.

Tonight, in addition to the cadets there were invited celebrities, the directors and celebrities who came to help out, and on the red carpet these talents were the ones who are the focus.

Before the red carpet, a few of the trainees had to dress up in the company's dressing room, and thanks to the sponsorship of a luxury brand that started with D, the kids, who hadn't really entered the entertainment industry, were able to wear expensive clothes that they couldn't normally afford, but of course, they had to return them afterwards.

Tang Feng wore a plain check suit with a touch of yuppie, a pretty little bow tie, and a pair of lens-less black-framed glasses, all in a backwards-facing haircut.

According to Xiao Yu, Tang Feng is a hippie gentleman today, standing on the red carpet is definitely not inferior to other male stars, no matter in terms of appearance or aura, this man always has the missing trait of other starlets, which is temperament and aura.

No matter what the red carpet is, the spotlight is always on the hotly dressed actresses, but this time the star-studded red carpet will probably be a little different.

Now Tang Feng was sitting in the black car that was driving to the banquet hall, the co-driver was his agent and assistant Xiao Yu, on his left was Lu Tian Chen and on his right was Charles, as two of the three major investors in the Superstar training course, Lu Tian Chen and Charles naturally walked the red carpet and murdered countless girls and teenagers screaming in their tall and handsome capacities.

Later they would walk the red carpet together, you heard it right, the three of them, Tang Feng in the middle, Lu Tian Chen on the left and Charles on the right, together Wan on the red carpet.

"Is this your first red carpet walk, are you nervous?" Lu Tian Chen asked softly.

"It's hard for me to be nervous with you two guardians around." Tang Feng raised the corners of his mouth, when one has to walk all kinds of messy red carpets every year, it doesn't take long for you to say goodbye to wrecked nerves completely, not just walk up and pose for media photos, sign autographs for fans, say hello and play dumb.

"It's not my first red carpet walk, but definitely the most memorable one." Charles said in a good mood.

Not long ago, there were some not-so-good news related to Tang Feng, one of which was the scandal that he had two boats on his feet, one with the surname Lu and one with a mixed race, and now the two boats were escorting for him, which would surely make some people keep their stinking mouths shut.

"Please make your way to the preparation area."

The car pulled up to the set-up area and they heard that Su Qi Cheng, one of the big three investors, and Ge Chen, who had just come out of the hospital, had walked the red carpet as openers front, and now the three big men were serving as the grand finale.

The sound of music and the cheers of journalists faintly came from outside the car door, giving a less realistic feeling, as if wallowing in the deep blue water.

When the doors opened, the blinding flash of the showbiz, the music and the cheers of the fans swept through Sweden like a gale, and whoever could make it through would make it to the end.

And now, it's only the beginning.

Charles and Lu Tian Chen took the lead from the sides of the car respectively and when Tang Feng got out of the car there were two men in front of him who held out their hands to him, he smiled faintly and without any hesitation took hold of Charles and Lu Tian Chen’s hands respectively.

In this moment, countless flashes of light illuminated the night, and they naturally held each other's hands as they walked down the aisle together.

At this moment, perhaps many people are wondering what exactly the relationship between the three of them is, is it a polyamorous relationship as rumored by the outside world? But why can we walk together without any problems? Or are those so-called outbursts simply not true.

Facing the flashing light, Tang Feng just showed his confident and subdued smile.

As for the answer, people on the outside will never know.

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After walking across the starlit carpet, there was an interview session with the host and autographs, three men signed and then were pulled over by the beautiful host and asked questions one by one.

"Let's ask Mr. Lu, as the finale red carpet choice to walk with Tang Feng, does it mean that Mr. Lu has to lift Tang Feng up more in the future?" The female hostess's eyes shifted back and forth between Tang Feng and Lu Tian Chen, how all smelled like gossip.

Lu Tian Chen took the microphone and smiled blandly, answering in a rather official manner: "As long as there are capable people, we at Tian Chen Entertainment will promote them, and of course, Tang Feng's excellent performance in the Superstar training course is evident to all."

The old prudish guy, Tang Feng pursed the corners of his lips.

"Mr. Charles, we didn't even know that it turns out you were one of the investors in the Superstar training course, is that why you chose Tang Feng over and over again on the show?" The hostess tossed the question to Charles.

"What makes you think that? I ever let my work interfere with my private life, and I chose him for the simple reason that Tang Feng is a nice guy and I am comfortable and very happy with him." It's a good thing that the normally immodest Charles is okay when he's facing the camera.

After the interview, a crowd of female fans cheered outside the venue, and chants such as "Tang Feng and Lu Tian Chen" and "Tang Feng and Charles are a pair" could be heard.

"Threesomes!" Of course, there was an occasional gruff male voice mixed in with the grunting.

The hostess laughed even more ambiguously and finally handed the microphone to Tang Feng: "If you had to choose between Mr. Lu and Mr. Charles, who would you choose, Tang Feng?"

"I actually don't like making choices." Deliberately exaggeratingily hugging Charles and Lu Tian Chen's arms, Tang Feng raised an eyebrow with the condescending look of a life winner and laughed, "It's not my choice, and they love me to death, right?"

Lu Tian Chen and Charles couldn't resist, and the reporter next to him was amused by Tang Feng's humor.

The host's visit was followed by a length of autographs for fans and some interviews with entertainment journalists, and most of the people who walked the blanket didn't enter the venue in this area, and the three men holding each other's hands were temporarily separated once they left the autograph board.

Charles and Lu Tian Chen are basically surrounded by financial news reporters, and Tang Feng, who has been getting a lot of news lately, is also pulled in by some portal and TV reporters.

Tang Feng was skilled in holding a bunch of microphones marked with the labels of various TV stations, and his skilled appearance caused several female reporters to ask questions.

"Tang Feng, have you ever practiced hugging a microphone at home?" Look at the few other recruits who drop the mic on the floor every time, where like this man, steady and panic-free with a casual hug.

"I'm holding the microphone now and hugging the trophy later, and yes, I practiced at home, but the practice was to hug four or five trophies at once." It was still a Tang Feng style answer.

"We believe you can do it, your final performance in the course was great!" There were also journalists who expressed their love for Tang Feng during the interview.

"Well, of course." The way Tang Feng pursed his lips and smiled made the others laugh along with him.

Not every journalist is so gentle and sweet though, and he was soon asked; "I heard you and the president of the Su Entertainment Co are at odds, is this thing true? What is your relationship with Ge Chen?"

"Those rumors are nonsense, in fact I'm on good terms with Mr. Su, we even went to the hotel together last week, but instead of a room, we just sat and talked about acting and work things." And the interviewer let him say to the camera, "Hey, we did go to the hotel last week, but Mr. Su kidnapped me, and we almost got laid, but Mr. Su got beaten up by me!

Suddenly a reporter shouted towards the left rear of Tang Feng, "Look, Mr. Su is here!"

Tang Feng blinked and instantly understood that the reporter's hidden words were meant to be a counter-evidence? He pretended to be surprised when he turned around and also saw Su Qi Cheng, who was being interviewed with Ge Chen, Su Qi Cheng's appearance looked quite good, that was because last time, besides slapping, Tang Feng beat Su Qi Cheng up basically in places where outsiders could not see.

Like, little belly, chest, ass, etc.

"Mr. Su, Su Qi Cheng." Tang Feng handed a bunch of microphones back to the reporters, and in a burst of crazy flashing lights, he calmly and generously approached Su Qi Cheng, as if to prove to everyone that he and Su Qi Cheng are actually very close and not at all at odds.

Su Qi Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the handsomely dressed Tang Feng who walked up to him, he pressed his voice down and crouched in the man's ear, "What are you doing?"

"Turn to the camera and smile if you don't want your stock to fall tomorrow." Spitting out a sentence lightly, Tang Feng put one arm around Su Qi Cheng's shoulder and smiled brightly at the camera.

Su Qi Cheng let out a low, shallow hum from deep in his throat, but still acted intimate with Tang Feng when he was facing the camera, smiling while matching Tang Feng's smile and whispering with the man.

"I scared you last time, didn't I?" Still playing up.

Tang Feng doesn't believe this, and he's not a showbiz rookie who gets scared with three words: "I think I stepped on your little Su-Su last time, do they still hurt?"

"The scene of the Great Tang masturbating in the bathroom was hot and filmed as sure to sell very well." Su Qi Cheng was unwilling to show his weakness and had to board back a city, and was taught a lesson by Tang Feng last time.

"'Office is always not looking hard, I wonder if Mr. Su finally solved it himself or let the two tall and strong men serve him? Having said that, Mr. Su, your kissing skills are really not good, I'll teach you sometime." Tang Feng let out a light laugh and hugged the old and new Su Qi Cheng to turn around and avoid the reporters, letting them take so many pictures was enough.

"I did nothing more than a joke with you last time, and I think you gave me enough revenge afterwards." Only then did Su Qi Cheng turn around and changed his tone slightly.

"Mr. Su's jokes are not jokes for everyone."

"If I really had to deal with you, Lu Tian Chen wouldn't have been able to find you so quickly, and I wouldn't have fallen for the trick so easily." There's no telling if that's true or not.

"You drugged me."

"Maybe I just wanted a nice shot of you masturbating?" Su Qi Cheng paused, a trace of seriousness permeating his expression.

"So now why is Mr. Su and I talking about this for again, don't tell me that you are trying to make up with me or that you have a crush on me or something and you have caused me to almost jump off the third floor, and if I have a heart attack I will immediately fall ill and die." Not giving Su Qi Cheng the chance to talk back at all, Tang Feng walked straight to the side after speaking, causing a curious but suppressed expression, and was looking at the two of them, Ge Chen.

"Congratulations on your discharge." Tang Feng walked over and gently hugged the young man.

Ge Chen, who has labeled himself as "Sunny and beautiful", also smiled falsely: "Don't be pretentious here, can't you see you're quite good, are you used to pretend all the time?"

"Everyone gets to each other, half a catty, keep an eye on your man Su Qi Cheng well, don't let him out easily next time." Every once in a while, Tang Feng's mouth was awesome.

"You seduced him?"

Ge Chen's words made Tang Feng somewhat helpless as he laughed bitterly, "Don't worry, my taste are not that bad, if you really like him then don't continue to be a dish spy."

"Looks like they told you everything, huh." Ge Chen seemed to suppress his anger and resentment, ''Who do you think you are, sooner or later they'll get tired of playing you and throw you away, like trash on the side of the road, do you really know what people like Lu Tian Chen and Charles are like? They are vicious beasts that eat people without spitting up bones."

"That depends.......who is playing who," Tang Feng smiled lightly and patted Ge Chen, who was half a head shorter than him, "I agree with your last sentence, dealing with beasts does require the ability of a beast tamer, I also advise you that acting is enough work, the more you interfere with things that are not part of your job will only get you into trouble."

Unintentionally talking too much with Ge Chen, after taking a few pictures of the reporter Tang Feng ran off to Lu Tian Chen and Charles, following his own wishes and giving a young man advice that it was out of his control whether Ge Chen would accept or not.

In the eyes of the crowd, they seemed to have just gotten together and whispered, but sometimes these seemingly intimate whispers are not as "nice" as one might think.

A star party is a wonderful venue, isn't it?

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The banquet of the Superstar training course will start at 7:30 p.m. sharp, and the guests will enter one after another. The host will go on stage and speak a bunch of official speeches, followed by Lu Tian Chen, Charles and Su Qi Cheng, who are the three major investors, respectively.

The subsequent session was naturally the theme of today's banquet, congratulating all the graduates, where three investors will be presenting prizes to some of the outstanding students, rather than the so-called trophies, which are more suitable for the newcomers than the real cheques.

The first award to be presented was the Best New Comer Award, which was given to a handsome young man named Zhan Rui Cheng, who usually has a good relationship with both Tang Tian Tian and Tang Feng, and is a serious and obedient newcomer who has now signed up with Tian Chen Entertainment.

At first, he planned to call Zhan Rui Cheng on Chen Ming Xu's show to give the newcomer more exposure, but then Mr. Ginno's intervention also made the matter unresolved, Zhan Rui Cheng is a newcomer with good appearance and willing to work hard.

The Best New Comer Award was presented by Charles, and Zhan Rui Cheng was a bit excited to shake hands with the man and say some words of thanks after receiving the award, and unexpectedly the other party actually mentioned Tang Feng.

"There's one person I need to give special thanks to during this time in the Superstar class, both in life, music and performance, who has given me a lot of help, and that person is Tang Feng, thank you!" Zhan Rui Cheng bowed face to face with the man seated under the stage, and Tang Feng just smiled and nodded.

Whether sincerely or intentionally, this thank you, he took.

Who in the entertainment industry doesn't have a little bit of a mind? A certain amount of good feeling is never wrong as long as it doesn't hurt others.

Next up was the Best Photogenic Award presented by Su Qi Cheng to Tang Tian Tian of the Su Entertainment, a young girl who seems heartless but has some ambition for an acting career, judging from her time with Tang Tian Tian.

A star without ambition is not a star, Tang Tian Tian has the appearance and is young, and now also signed The Su Entertainment Co, Su Qi Cheng will always give newcomers some opportunities, Tang Feng does not like Su Qi Cheng, but he thinks the Su Entertainment Co is very good, the roots are deep, the bottom is thick, the competition is strong, but once on top there will be enough resources.

The little girl was unexpectedly calm on stage, took the prize from Su Qi Cheng and thanked the crowd, and sneaked a wink at Tang Feng when she came off stage, causing Tang Feng to laugh.

Several awards were then given out, ranging from best dance, best etiquette, best person, etc. A closer look reveals that almost everyone won an award, which is an encouragement from the production to each trainee.

The real prize is always at the end, and since it's called the Superstar training course winner, the final prize will naturally have the name "Superstar" as well.

"Here, we're giving out the final award of the Superstar class, and the winner of the Superstar award will not only get a million dollars, but also a chance to star in the big domestic Director movie, a million dollar advertising deal, and a cover appearance in one of the four biggest magazines in the country. So, who exactly will the Superstar Award go to? Until then, allow me to tell you how the Superstar Awards were selected."

"First, the winner must be someone who is in the top three in all courses; second, the winner must be recognized by more than two-thirds of the other students; and finally, the winner must also be recognized by our course instructors." After the host's voice dropped, a video appeared on the stage screen.

The man who appears on the video starts out as Parsiano, the dance teacher, and the attractive man with the wrinkles on his forehead smiles into the camera, "If given a chance, I'd like to dance another tango with Tang Feng."

Immediately there was a burst of applause and whistling from the banquet hall, and the seat Tang Feng was seated in immediately had a chase light hitting it, and the man looked at the screen and smiled at Teacher Parsiano, who he would gladly do another dance with.

The next person to appear was music class teacher Sting, who gave the comment, "If you come out with an album, I wish I had the honor of being your producer."

What followed was a succession of lessons such as horseback riding and socializing, as well as a video of each participant, in which the host asked each participant if they approved of Tang Feng being a Superstar Award winner, and none of them answered in the negative.

Tang Feng thought to himself, that's how powerful his old grease ball was, right?

Of course, the three major investors who appeared on the screen and are still standing on the stage, Lu Tian Chen and Charles, were not surprised to see Tang Feng's complimentary approval, and it is strange that Su Qi Cheng also voted for it.

Tang Feng curiously looked at Su Qi Cheng on the stage, the man happened to be looking towards Tang Feng as well, coldly and lightly smiling as if to say: I'm a serious person at work, although I acknowledged you, I'll remember what you did to me.

A stick to beat and a candy to soothe?

Just when the crowd thought the host was about to announce the winner was Tang Feng, and just when Tang Feng thought he could sit there calmly all the time waiting to receive the award, an old man, one of the most famous performers of our time, Fiennes - Tang's teacher - Larry appeared on the screen.

Larry were already covered with the old man's face, but those ink-colored eyes were still gleaming, and when Tang Feng raised his head and stared at the video, it was as if he was having a face-to-face conversation with Larry, not separated by life and death, not separated by an inexpressible identity, and not separated by an electronic screen.

At the moment of Larry's weapon, Tang Feng surprisingly somewhat couldn't help his eyes from getting wet.

With a kindly expression, the old man opened his mouth slowly, "Just when I thought the brightest Superstar in the world had fallen, I saw a performance by a young man from China. There are no words, not much movement, you just have to look through those bright eyes to see a world that we can't touch."

Suddenly, a spirited old man stepped out from behind the screen with a smile on his face and opened his arms: "Congratulations my child, you are the final Superstar winner."

There was an uproar inside the venue, and the audience rose to applaud the old artist.

"Tang Feng, hurry up." Seeing the man froze in place, the agent Xiao Yu hurriedly and gently pushed Tang Feng, the man took a deep breath and ran up the stage in big strides, the moment he hugged to Larry tears started flowing, what should he say? He couldn't say anything, his tears were already all piles of emotion.

"If Fiennes is still alive, he will be very happy to see you, for his spirit has been renewed by you." How the old man lamented the loss of an acting genius, and how glad he was to see the rise of another Superstar in his lifetime, he patted the man who lay on his shoulder silently weeping like a father, "You and Fiennes are so alike, both big men on the outside, but still like to cry like a little kid."

"Larry, thank you." The man choked back a smile, "Thanks, really thanks...."

"I know you'll be a real giant, and I'm glad to have met you, my boy."

The old man who had gone white was not only the first teacher in his acting class, but sometimes more like a father, Tang Feng had no father, he didn't know what a real father was like, but he thought his father was supposed to be like Larry.

Teaching him to act, giving him life lessons, quietly and gently patting him on the back when he was vulnerable and sad.

Tonight, a Superstar has just been reborn.

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