CEO's Sweetheart is a Super Idol-Chapter 372 - 364 Thoroughly Torn Apart

MVP filming site

Yuwei, along with Qiqi, who just returned this morning, were recording their album together.

She initially thought the recording would wait until Meixuan and the other two returned.

Unexpectedly, Big Ship notified them to start recording immediately.

"Yang Ni, are you okay? Shouldn’t you go to the hospital?"

"I’m fine!"

Yang Ni felt strange—she was full of energy, so why go to the hospital?

But Yuwei noticed something wrong: "Yang Ni, do you feel very energetic right now but also very thirsty?"

"Yeah!"

"There must be something wrong with your body. You haven’t rested for so long, and your emotions have been under intense anxiety for a long time. How could you possibly feel so energetic? You’re running on adrenaline."

Hearing Yuwei say this made Yang Ni start to feel worried too.

"But I can’t leave right now. We still need to record the album, and there are group responsibilities afterward."

Yuwei felt troubled hearing this as well.

Actually, producing an album isn’t just about singing; there’s also shooting music videos and photo shoots. The workload is tremendous. The one or two minutes the audience sees might take them an entire day to shoot.

"Yuwei, I have to push through; you understand what I mean." Yang Ni’s voice suddenly became very low.

Yuwei fell silent. She understood what Yang Ni meant.

The rush to re-record the album likely meant that Meixuan and the other two wouldn’t be coming back.

If this group didn’t want to disband, the remaining eight of them would have to persevere.

Everyone knew this deep down, but emotionally, they couldn’t accept the departure of the three.

Just as the two of them were talking, there was a sudden crashing sound, followed by the exclamations of staff and other teammates.

"Qiqi, Qiqi, what’s wrong with you?"

"Quick, call an ambulance."

Standing there, Yuwei froze for a moment. She saw Lai Ruoxuan collapse.

Lv Fangxin clutched Ruoxuan tightly and cried out, "No, no, none of you can take Qiqi away. She’ll get better on her own."

Lv Fangxin gripped her so tightly that when others tried to take Ruoxuan away, she refused to let go.

"Fangxin, don’t hold Qiqi like that; you’re going to suffocate her." Jiang Mengqi steeled herself and tried to pry Lv Fangxin’s arms apart, but, being an athlete, she found she couldn’t.

Li Zimeng was dumbstruck. She had never experienced anything like this. She felt like she was living in a completely different world these days.

"Fangxin, Fangxin, let go of her!" Fu Xiaoyu crouched down as well to help Jiang Mengqi.

The staff were stunned; none of them dared to intervene and just stood there, watching.

"Fangxin, snap out of it!" Yuwei rushed over as well. It took four of them to finally pull Lv Fangxin away, and the staff immediately carried Lai Ruoxuan out.

"Why did you let them take Qiqi? Our team can’t afford to lose another member."

Her words froze everyone, including the staff.

Many of them were fans of these girls and naturally knew how they had come this far from that program.

Originally, they had hoped to watch the group soar to new heights, radiating brilliance. But now, they were scattering like fallen leaves. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"We won’t fall apart. We’re still here. If fate brought us together, it won’t let us be torn apart so easily." Yuwei gently held Fangxin, feeling the trembling of the fragile girl in her arms, like a stray rabbit lost without a home.

Sobs! Sobs!

The youngest, Duan Yuxin, couldn’t hold back anymore and started crying uncontrollably. It was too painful, too hard for her to bear.

Back at the training base, everyone had been so full of spirit. Even though they were exhausted, life was so simple—they only cared about how to perform better in the next stage.

Before debuting, she had dreamed of following her elder sisters, creating work after work, climbing to the peak of the industry to become the brightest star. But now...

Qiqi had just returned, only for this to happen.

She was simply overworked. In the two days since Qiqi came back, she almost hadn’t rested because her original group needed her to film a new song’s MV.

They were trying to use Qiqi, Jiang Meixing, and Lu Peiqin’s popularity to revive that group.

They didn’t care if the artists’ bodies could handle it or not.

These girls had already been in a state of extreme fatigue and subhealth during their time at the base.

For over four months, they had been sleeping less than five hours a day. It was only because they were young and often exercised that they could push through; otherwise, ordinary people would’ve collapsed from exhaustion.

Even though the atmosphere was already oppressive to the extreme, the remaining members had to continue filming.

Daily shooting costs of hundreds of thousands made it impossible for Big Ship Entertainment to halt production.

They also had packed schedules for several members.

Delaying the current shoot would disrupt the next, causing even more losses.

It wasn’t until 1 a.m. that shooting wrapped up, and everyone could finally return to the villa.

This time, no one spoke. A group of them sat quietly in the living room.

At that moment, the assistant came in: "Mr. Zhou said you should check the trending topics."

"What’s going on?" Yuwei frowned.

"Yuehua and Dunjiao Entertainment issued a joint statement." The assistant didn’t dare elaborate further.

With a sense of foreboding, Yuwei opened her phone to see.

The two companies had jointly announced that their contracted artists would be terminating their agreements with Big Ship Entertainment ahead of schedule.

The reason they cited was that Wanxing Entertainment had not adhered to the agreement for dual-group parallel operations as previously discussed.

Over the past period, the two companies had negotiated with Big Ship, hoping for a reasonable work arrangement that allowed the artists to return to their original groups, but were met with refusals.

As the artists’ primary managing companies, Yuehua and Dunjiao Entertainment, in protest and with no other choice, issued the statement to protect their artists’ rights.

"Hah, citing unreasonable overwork that disrupts the artists’ lives to justify dual-group parallel operations—it’s just an excuse. We’re human, not machines."

Straight-talking Yang Ni didn’t hold back as she exposed the core of the conflict.

"Dual-group parallel operations are impossible. We’re already on the verge of collapse." Fu Xiaoyu frowned.

"Sister Qiqi fell sick because of dual-group operations," Duan Yuxin sighed.

"These companies are all so exploitative, squeezing us dry," Lv Fangxin grumbled.

Jiang Mengqi sat silently, feeling profoundly sad inside.

As the last to debut, her lower rank meant fewer resources and less popularity. If this group really fell apart, she’d likely fade into obscurity once the group disbanded.

Just as Yuehua and Dunjiao Entertainment released their joint statement...

Half an hour later, Big Ship issued its own statement.

This time, it released two statements, refuting all accusations from the other companies while emphasizing its own interests. The core message was simple:

Big Ship Entertainment was the sole representative of Meng, Wu, and Zhang, and it alone had the authority to arrange all three members’ careers and activities in any country or region.

The underlying meaning: a total blacklist, leaving no way out.

Fans saw drama, while insiders saw the deeper implications.

Big Ship’s swift counterattack showed they had anticipated the move from Yuehua and Dunjiao.

Yuehua and Dunjiao Entertainment hadn’t expected Big Ship to retaliate so decisively, showing no mercy.

What shocked them even more was that Big Ship pulled every piece of content featuring the two companies’ artists from Big Ship’s platforms and notified the entire industry, suggesting an industry-wide ban.

At Yuehua Company...

"President Pan, Big Ship has already announced that the debut date and album release won’t change, and they’ve also sent us a legal notice." The secretary reported the situation.

"Alright, I see." Pan Ting responded calmly.

After the person left, she couldn’t help but slump into her chair.

She hadn’t expected Big Ship to truly abandon Meng and Wu.

In her mind, Meng and Wu were the core of the entire group’s operations. Without them, the project would be doomed. But she had underestimated what kind of giant company Big Ship was.