Chapter 869 : Let Her In

May.

Feifan ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Media announced that the national auditions for 《Idol Boys》 had officially begun.

The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍auditions were held in 10 major cities across the country, with no entry barriers, anyone who loved music and had dreams could sign up to participate.

Meanwhile, ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Feifan Media also invited some domestic musicians to serve as preliminary audition judges.

At ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the same time, they pushed forward several band vocalists from their music companies to serve as audition judges, giving them a chance for some early exposure.

Additionally, ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Feifan Media set a record.

They announced a collaboration with Feifan Video to live stream the entire audition process online.

All viewers who had registered for a Feifan Media account had voting rights to vote for contestants who made their favorite first impressions.

Even for contestants eliminated by the judges, audiences had the right to vote for their revival.

The eliminated contestant with the highest vote count would receive a revival card and advance to the next round along with the top 10 from their region.

This format, which would become overused in later years, felt fresh and novel to many viewers at the time.

With this real-time online voting function, every viewer felt a sense of participation.

While other shows were still using TV SMS voting systems, Feifan Video had already started implementing online real-time voting.

Watching the vote numbers constantly changing on the webpage created an excitement that SMS voting couldn't match.

Therefore, 《Idol Boys》 received enormous attention from the very beginning of auditions.

Especially with the previous influence of Mango TV's 《Super Girl》, everyone understood that 《Idol Boys》 was positioned to compete with 《Super Girl》, but there was nothing they could do about it.

Because they were playing it more innovatively, more trendy, and more appealing to young audiences.

As the direct person in charge of this show, Mo Siyu became busy from the start of auditions, frequently traveling nationwide to supervise all operations.

Chen Fan had advised her to trust the directing team and that she didn't need to personally oversee everything.

But Mo Siyu refused, joking that since Boss Chen trusted her so much, she had to earn face for the boss.

After trying to persuade her several times without success, Chen Fan simply gave up.

Afterward, Chen Fan ran into Yang Shuting in the residential complex a few times.

This woman seemed to have broken up with her boyfriend, and appeared nervous and awkward when seeing Chen Fan, wanting to greet him but not daring to.

Chen Fan had no time to guess her thoughts and would quickly leave with an expressionless face each time.

With Chen Fan's support, Zai Hui Lou had excellent business since its opening.

Ma Xiaoshuai's entrepreneurial journey had barely managed to establish itself.

The group gathered one weekend at Brother Jie's bathhouse.

Chen Fan discovered that since Su Ruochu went to Beijing for graduate school, living alone in Yunhai made him increasingly fond of soaking in the bath.

It wasn't because of any other services at the bathhouse, in fact, Chen Fan had never made any mistakes in this regard.

He enjoyed bathing because he found it relaxing, a very nice process for relaxed thinking.

Moreover, he analyzed internally that it might be due to his psychological age being too old.

With a towel covering his face, the misty water vapor around made Chen Fan feel drowsy.

Beside him, Guo Shuai, Luo Wenjie, and Ma Xiaoshuai were chatting casually.

Brother Jie said that after the opening dinner, several university classmates had called him, directly or indirectly inquiring if he could help introduce them to jobs.

Of course, their intention was more likely hoping to connect with Chen Fan through Luo Wenjie and enter Ruofan Group.

After all, Ma Xiaoshuai ran a restaurant and he ran a bathhouse, which their classmates didn't think much of.

The one they really wanted to curry favor with was Chen Fan.

Ma Xiaoshuai glanced at Chen Fan who was dozing off nearby and chuckled, "Better not mention this to Old Chen. Probably won't work."

Luo Wenjie grinned, "I think so too. I mean, we weren't close in school, and they're not specialists in anything. Now they're suddenly calling me Brother Jie, I'm not that close with them."

Ma Xiaoshuai shook his head with a smile, "Understandable. After all, everyone wants a better life."

Brother Jie pursed his lips, "Then they found the wrong person. I wasn't close with them in school."

At this point, Chen Fan removed the towel covering his face and looked over.

"Is your new house renovation finished?"

Ma Xiaoshuai smiled, "Almost. The flooring is done, and the ceiling is finished too. These days they're applying latex paint and installing cabinets. I estimate it'll be done in about half a month."

Chen Fan nodded, "Let me know when it's done, I'll gift you a set of furniture."

Before Ma Xiaoshuai could speak, Luo Wenjie excitedly said, "Hey, handsome, when choosing furniture, you can compromise on other things, but don't compromise on the bed."

"The bed must be solid wood, must be big, must be soft, must allow for rolling around, must be durable."

"I went to see last time, your master bedroom is very large, at least able to fit a 2.2-meter bed."

"Then you and Song Linlin can frolic on it like wild rabbits on the prairie."

"Don't be polite with Brother Fan, pick the most expensive ones, he's not short on money."

"Get lost!"

Ma Xiaoshuai cursed with a laugh, then continued, "Speaking seriously, I'm taking wedding photos at the end of the month. Make sure you all arrange your time in advance."

Brother Jie clicked his tongue, "Why do you two need to drag all of us along for your wedding photos? Are you showing off to us?"

Ma Xiaoshuai smiled, "It was all Song Linlin's idea. She wants to shoot a youth memory wedding album. Not only invited you guys, but her dormmates will also come then."

"Liu Qianqian will be there too."

Hearing Liu Qianqian's name, Brother Jie's expression froze slightly, shaking his head with a bitter smile.

"You're just creating problems for me."

Ma Xiaoshuai then asked Chen Fan, "Does your girlfriend have time? If she doesn't, you must attend."

"My wife said you must be there, you're our important guest."

Chen Fan smiled, "My wife is busy writing her thesis recently. Asked her during our call the other day, she said she'll definitely be there."

Ma Xiaoshuai was satisfied.

"Sister-in-law still loves me."

"Damn. My sister-in-law!"

"Get lost!"

That night they drank at the bathhouse until midnight. Guo Shuai stuck to his usual routine of staying overnight at the establishment with Brother Jie.

Ma Xiaoshuai chose to return home with Chen Fan.

Having drunk alcohol, Chen Fan had taken a taxi here this time.

They got into a taxi at the entrance, told the driver the residential complex location, and Chen Fan sat in the front passenger seat resting his eyes.

In a hazy state, not knowing how long they'd been driving, the taxi stopped.

"Are we there?"

Chen Fan instinctively went to open the door, thinking they'd arrived.

But the driver quickly said, "Sir, there's someone outside who wants to share the ride. It's hard to get a taxi at this hour. Would you mind letting her join for a shared ride?"

"I can charge you only half the fare."

Chen Fan frowned, he didn't particularly like sharing rides with others.

But glancing outside the window, he saw a woman standing there.

A woman alone outside late at night wasn't safe.

Chen Fan shook his head, "Let her in."