Peninsula Asteroid

"And I didn't send it to outsiders."

Seeing a few familiar Chinese characters on the screen of the phone, Zhou Ziyu was a little dazed after understanding the meaning. He just felt a warm current gather from his chest and soaked into his whole body instantly. After his heart surged warmly, he was There is a refreshing fragrance and coolness, and at the same time there are some other emotions that cannot be explained clearly.

It may be the feeling of intimacy with friends, the joy of being recognized by others, or other indescribable feelings.

Anyway, I was very happy and in a good mood, even better than when I was praised by the teacher during the afternoon shooting.

"..." Zhou Ziyu looked at the screen and smiled lightly. The fingers holding the phone trembled twice but did not touch the screen. He seemed to be hesitating about what to send to the past.

Originally, I held back a lot of words just now, but now I suddenly don't know what to say.

Just when she was a little tangled, Chi Jingyuan suddenly followed up with another message:

"Already working."

The somewhat mechanical and cold reply made Zhou Ziyu suffocate the emotions brewing in his heart, and couldn't help but curled his lips slightly.

But she is very clear that Chi Jingyuan is very busy, and she has encountered this situation countless times when chatting, and the small dissatisfaction comes and goes quickly, and soon she seemed to remember the conversation just now, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up. With a bright smile, he unconsciously hummed a song.

...

After sending the last text message, Chi Jingyuan put away his phone, drank two more sips of water, and followed the members to continue shooting the MV.

He didn't lie that he really started working, and he was really busy these days.

In the past few days, I went to the TV station to play songs early in the morning during the day, and then I have to work overtime at night to shoot the MV. If I get off work early, I have to go back to the company to practice the process and stage of the concert. It can be said that the daily schedule is full. It seems to be back to the busiest period of each return before.

Because the MV shooting time and schedule are very fast, I didn't participate in the live broadcast of "Inkigayo" on the 12th today. I just went to SBS to pre-record a stage in the morning and then withdrew directly. I rushed to the studio to shoot "love me right" MV.

Although they were not present, EXO still firmly suppressed MissA and won today's first trophy, without much suspense.

However, the second week of April is over, and today is also the last day of EXO's comeback single album "X", so I can put all my experience in the concert and the MV of the album "O" and ready to top.

The title song "love me right" of "O" is a song specially selected by the company to be the title song. No matter in terms of style, rhythm, and melody, it is very characteristic. It is different from the previous "call me baby", "addicted "The music has completely different colors, and it is more fresh and cheerful.

At the same time, "Spring Day" is not lyrical. In the past, XO's title song MV mainly focused on group dances.

Several sets of clothes were used in the MV shooting, many of which have some American campus style, for example, the standard rugby uniforms of Chi Jingyuan and EXO members are one of them.

This time the rugby jerseys are not just casually worn. They also wear breastplates and shoulder protectors inside to make everyone bulging. They are very strong. They are completely formally dressed for the game. The promotional photos on the album cover are all in this style. At the same time, the back number setting of the baseball jerseys worn during the "Roar" period was specially enabled. Each member's clothes have his own name and "okay" written on the back. For example, Chi Jingyuan still uses the number 5, It looked no different from a regular player.

When Chi Jingyuan just changed his clothes, he thought it was very novel. When he was studying in LA, although rugby was very popular in school, he had no interest in it. He had never played on the field himself, and after studying for a few years, he barely knew the rules. degree.

Wearing the protective gear and helmet at this time, I really feel like I am wearing a suit of armor. I feel that my whole body is full of strength and desire to destroy. I wish I could knock Wu Shixun and the others in front of me into the air.

The weight of this studio has been filmed for a whole night before, and it was filmed for another afternoon just now. After a short break, it has been busy for more than an hour. The scene here is considered to be over. Chi Jingyuan changed clothes with all the members. , went to eat something first, and then took the nanny car to another studio.

"...The momentum of the Axidi group seems to be really unstoppable. It can be said that the two consecutive single albums have exploded. I originally thought that the lyrical theme this time would definitely be confused. I didn't expect "Spring Day" "The sound source is still counterattacking, maybe I can still get this week's or next week's Zhou Guan, it really pissed me off Xiba... A few days ago, the ground fans were tearing each other apart? Di Ugly and Low The short Weifan quickly jumped out and tore it with the light fan, since there are so few main characters in her family, wouldn't she be angry if she was bullied by the royal family like this..."

At the new studio, all the members changed into new costumes, sat on the stools in the corner and waited for the staff who were still repairing and setting up the scene, and the PD who checked the light and shooting positions. Chi Jingyuan held his mobile phone with his legs crossed Wandering around a forum where EXO black fans often gather, I clicked on a post on it, and after seeing a few titles in it, I was stunned.

He glanced left and right, then poked Wu Shixun, who was staring at the field, and when the other party looked over, he leaned over and asked in a low voice: "Who are the ugly and the short?"

He remembered that their EXO's black Chengdu was a group + super power, why didn't pay attention for a few days, some members' black names changed, he looked at it for a long time and didn't know who the other party was talking about.

"Oh, you said this..."

Wu Shixun glanced at his mobile phone screen after listening and nodded clearly, and also moved a little closer to cover his mouth with his hand, and said in a very small voice: "The ugly one is Zhong Ren, and the short one is Brother Minxi."

His voice is really very small and you can only hear it close to your ears. When he said it, he made a casual look on the Internet and glanced at Kim Jong-in and Kim Min-seok who were sitting not far away, in case they heard it. He took a second look and then explained. After a while: "The group of black fans said that Zhong Ren is not good-looking, so he is called Di Ugly, and that Brother Minxi has no sense of presence in the team. The only impression is that he is short, so he is called Di Short."

"Didn't we perform very well in our comeback recently, and the music source has also counterattacked. Many black fans on the Internet are particularly upset, but the results are undeniable. If they can't be blacked out, they have some bad-sounding black names. I can only vent about this.”

Hearing this explanation, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but blinked and looked at Wu Shixun in surprise, feeling a little amusing that he could understand him so well.

Do you usually pay so much attention to these things?

"...Then what about Dichun?"

Chi Jingyuan nodded slightly to show that he understood. He looked down a little on the webpage and couldn't help asking after seeing an unfamiliar name.

"This...is Brother Baekhyun."

Wu Shixun glanced at Bian Boxian next to him, raised his eyebrows at him after saying a name, without explaining much.

Seeing this look, Chi Jingyuan understood immediately, what he was talking about should be Baekhyun's previous stalk of "not dating at the age of 35". This sentence has been played by black fans since it appeared, and since the relationship with him was exposed up.

A big man who doesn't fall in love before the age of 35 is indeed quite pure.

Chi Jingyuan looked at it for a while. From his point of view, the momentum was obviously much weaker. Some black fan forums full of grief found it very interesting. They kept flipping through the posts with great interest, and couldn't help but see the last name that appeared. He asked again: "What about the ground cannon?"

"..." This time Wu Shixun didn't say anything, but glanced at him: "What do you think?"

"..." After thinking for a short two seconds, Chi Jingyuan pouted at the seat where Park Chanyeol was sitting on the right, and then looked at Wu Shixun with questioning eyes, and Wu Shixun immediately nodded slightly, telling him to guess with his eyes That's right, bingo!

"ha……"

Unable to hold back a few laughs, Chi Jingyuan felt that this group of black fans were really talented, and the black fans were so interesting.

After thinking about it, he looked over and asked curiously, "Then what's your name?"

"I am Earth Wind." Wu Shixun shrugged his shoulders and replied naturally, "You are still Earth Light."

After working for a long time, it turns out that using superpowers to name black names is already the slightest degree.

Nodding his head, Chi Jingyuan seemed a little disappointed that his black name hadn't evolved, and then he seemed to think of something: "By the way, isn't today your birthday? You didn't even say take us out to play, just took a picture Is it enough to fool fans with a certification photo?"

"Who knows what time it will be filmed today."

Wu Shixun was a little upset when he heard this. Although the company held a small celebration ceremony for him just now and took a certification photo, and it was not a very meaningful birthday, but he has been busy with work since the afternoon. The situation may not even allow time to go out for a meal and celebrate.

After thinking for a few seconds, he curled his lips: "Let's buy some supper when we go back to the dormitory at night."

After chatting for a few words, everything was ready to continue shooting. After several groups of shots were shot, the PD pulled Chi Jingyuan over: "The sentence 'just love me right', here is a close-up close-up, very simple, heard After directing, Jing Yuan, you just quickly turn around to face the camera, lift your chin a little, and just make a mouth shape."

"The expression is up to you. Follow the direction of handsomeness. This shot will look good when it is edited. It can be regarded as a killing part."

"Okay PD nim, I understand." Chi Jingyuan nodded and said there was no problem.

At this time, he had changed from his previous rugby jersey to a pure white plain shirt. His black bangs on his forehead were a little messy, and he looked like a strong college boy.

This is also one of the theme styles of the song "love me right".

As expected, the shoot didn't end until after one o'clock in the morning.

However, this time is not too late for artists. After saluting and thanking the staff, the nine members of EXO hurried back to the dormitory, and ordered a large table of takeaway supper to celebrate Wu Shixun's birthday today.

...

On the afternoon of the 13th, SM Company, in the conference room on the fourth floor, representatives and directors of several related departments of the company were having a meeting to discuss the recent issues related to EXO.

"We have already issued a press release announcing that EXO has officially ended the song competition, but now it seems that the fans' reaction is not very good."

"This is secondary. No matter how the fans react, it will definitely end. Everyone knows the reason... How is the preparation for the XO concert? When will the ticket reservation be postponed?"

"The specially prepared "Happy Family" seats were sold out in less than 0.4 seconds after the sale. It was only the tickets for the 13th and 14th performances that were originally scheduled to be sold online at 8:00 p.m. on April 10th, because there were more than two million The fact that people logged in and visited at the same time caused the ticketing website YES24 to be unprepared, and it was directly paralyzed and completely unable to operate. Therefore, after negotiating with us, the website postponed the ticket sales time to 14 and 15, also at 8:00 p.m. start. "

The "Happy Family" seat is a special area set up by SM to allow fans and their families to enjoy EXO's concert together. There are two types of seats for 3 people and 4 people. The requirement must be a real family relationship. confirm.

The price of a family seat for 3 people is 297,000 won, the price of a family seat for 4 people is 396,000 won, and the rest of the seats in all areas of the venue are all 99,000 won.

"Got it, remember to follow up on your side."

"Fans and passers-by are very enthusiastic about EXO's second world tour. According to the data given by the website, the original 60,000 tickets for the Seoul show may not be enough. Do you consider adding an extra show?"

"The company has a plan in advance for this matter, and the lease contract of the venue also has flexible extension terms. The specific decision depends on the situation after the official sale of the tickets."

"..."

Chi Jingyuan sat at a corner of the conference table and listened silently.

As one of the main producers of EXO's comeback album, he still attended the meeting, but what he said now has nothing to do with him, or these are not things that the album producer should consider. Chi Jingyuan, who is too lazy to overstep his authority, has nothing to do with it. In order to participate in the discussion, I listened carefully with both ears.

However, he didn't come here as a display, and it didn't take long for him to be responsible for the matter.

"For the recording of "boy with luv", has the discussion on whether feat is needed?"

"Well, the company's recording department and several producers have decided after discussion. Because of the style of the whole song, adding a female voice to the chorus will have a better effect, so we must find someone to do the feat. We can't really let the members play female voices instead."

"Is the candidate determined?"

"This kind of thing must be selected within the company. Jing Yuan has been in charge of the production of the song "boy with luv". Let him choose."

"Um……"

Chi Jingyuan, who was cueed, spoke out for the first time since the meeting. He pursed his lips and pondered for a while, but he didn't hesitate too much.

He had been asked to make a decision on this matter during the company meeting a few days ago, and after a few days of consideration, he had already selected the candidate.

In fact, there is no need to think about it, because the female part is English. If you only choose within the company, there are only a few who can sing in English.

Facing everyone's eyes, he nodded and said, "Wendy."

"Wendy? It's quite suitable, but don't think about letting Taeyeon do it. If she comes, the reaction and heat may be higher, or BOA is also fine."

"Or don't choose from the company, and simply choose a female singer from Neon to be the feat. According to the company's plan, EXO will officially debut in Neon in the second half of the year, so that we can use the other party's fame to promote it. "

Chi Jingyuan smiled, and spread his hands: "That will be in the second half of the year. If there is a need for this, wait until the Japanese version of the album is recorded."

"In the same way, it is the same when there is demand in the US market."

"Let's go Wendy, anyway, I'm just a feat and don't participate in playing songs..." Li Xiuman nodded and said OK, then looked at Chi Jingyuan with a serious expression: "The company's dedication to the song "boy with luv" Great hopes have been raised, and a lot of resources have been invested in related production, so we must pay attention to it.”

"Of course, Teacher Li Xiuman." Putting away some smiles, Chi Jingyuan also nodded seriously.

"What's going on with the song and the album as a whole?"

"The song has been practiced almost, but the dance is still in the stage of teaching and practicing."

"Let's speed up the progress. We need to perform a shortened preview stage for the first concert in May. The time is not too much."

"Okay, I know."

Exhaling lightly, Chi Jingyuan nodded again.

The schedule for this month-by-month comeback is very tight. I have been busy with the first few chapters of the single album for a while, and the preparations for the last "L" have just begun. Still haven't practiced yet.

I have to work overtime again.

...

"Jingyuan, this is the program data of "Sixteen" that JYP sent yesterday. You can watch it when you have free time these two days, but if you are too busy, you can watch it or not. It is JYP's program anyway. ..."

The more than one hour meeting ended, and relevant arrangements were made for EXO's recent arrangements including concerts. Just as Chi Jingyuan got off the elevator with his notebook and was about to return to the practice room, it happened that I bumped into my manager Lee Seung-hwan, and as soon as the other party saw him, he beckoned and walked over, handed him a bound folder, and said with a smile: "The specific shooting time has been confirmed, April On the 21st, it happened to be the second day after we came back from Neon, so there was no time conflict and no special adjustment was needed.”

After receiving the folder, he briefly looked at the cover without opening it. After hearing what the other party said, Chi Jingyuan also smiled: "Thank you brother... I'll take a look at it some time."

"Okay, you can do it yourself." Li Chenghuan didn't seem to pay much attention to it, and after a few casual chats, he strode away, guessing that there were other things.

Chi Jingyuan returned to the practice room with the file. At this time, only Jin Junmian and Jin Zhongda were doing their own things scatteredly, and no one else was there.

After saying hello to the members, Chi Jingyuan took a bottle of drink and sat on the sofa. Just now that he was fine, he opened the file he just got and read it.

Just before he glanced at the beginning, the phone in his pocket vibrated, and he turned it out to check, it was another text message from Zhou Ziyu.

"We have the first person to be eliminated."

The text was unremarkable, but Chi Jingyuan felt a surge of sentimentality from it, but he took a sip of water casually while operating the phone with one hand:

"Could it be you?"

"Of course not, didn't I tell you that my grades are very good this time, and I have been promoted to the major group." Zhou Ziyu was obviously dissatisfied with his doubts, and quickly replied: "I was the one who was eliminated. I know friends, but I didn't cry backstage."

"Aren't you competitors, why are you crying?"

"Because a lot of other people were crying...I just can't cry."

Seeing this, Chi Jingyuan paused, as if he felt Zhou Ziyu's sadness and confusion from the words.

Although they are competitors in the debut competition, there must be a lot of discord and selfishness among these little girls, but when they really see the people who participated in the program with them being eliminated, they still have many complicated emotions in their hearts.

Even if there are contradictions, there will be some feelings of sadness when the rabbit dies and the fox,

Although he understood, Chi Jingyuan didn't bother to comfort him. This was an inevitable experience of his own growth. When he thought about it, he casually went back to the past:

"It doesn't matter if you can't cry, just don't laugh in front of the camera on that occasion."

"come on!"

...

After the end of "Inkigayo" on the 12th, SM issued a press release explaining that EXO will end this "Spring" song-making activity, and will focus on the preparation of the next album and the concert.

As soon as the news came out, some fans were very dissatisfied. Although the sales volume of "X" was a little less than that of "E", compared to other idols, it was still a crushing figure, and the sound source of "Spring Day" had just reversed. After reaching the top one, the fans were preparing to follow XO to win all the next one's trophies like in March, but SM suddenly announced that they would not play songs.

It really made people spit out a mouthful of old blood. Many Allies left messages under SM accounts to complain about the mental retardation of the company. It is a bit similar to the fact that FX's comeback period ended early last year, but because the results are here and there will be a comeback in the future, there is no The scolding is so cruel and extreme.

Fans don't think about other issues, they all want EXO to take over all the No. 1 songs and the headlines in the five months of 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.

Unfortunately, SM needs to be considered.

After playing songs, Chi Jingyuan and the others didn't relax, they were even more tired than before.

When I participated in a song show, I stayed on the TV station for a whole day. Apart from rehearsals and live broadcasts, I was able to laze around in the backstage lounge for a long time. Now I am concentrating on filming MVs and preparing for concerts every day. It feels much harder than before.

While busy in private, EXO also participated in more important events. On the 14th, they performed at the Kpop concert held in Jeju Island. The stage of five consecutive songs directly ignited the atmosphere of the audience, as if it was a platter that many idols participated in. The concert turned into their own private concert.

Immediately after the 16th, the EXO group flew to Neon Yokohama by plane. Starting from the 17th tomorrow, they will hold a fan meeting at the Yokohama Stadium for three consecutive days.

This event is considered a Fanclub Event, a fan event belonging to the official EXO-L fan club. Each event has stage performances, chats and game sessions, and it is specially held to give back and thank the fans of Neon.

The EXO-L official club APP has been popular since its launch in August last year. The number of members exceeded one million in three days, and two million in one month.

With EXO's two successful comebacks in a row, the number of fans of EXO-L finally broke through the 4 million mark at the end of last month.

Although there is no fee to become a fan member on the APP, it is not easy to register with a mobile phone number and email address. The number of four million is really surprising and unbelievable.

And in order to thank the fans for their support, every once in a while, SM will hold fan events for the club, and they can sell a wave of tickets while solidifying fans, which really kills two birds with one stone.

This time, the reason for holding five fan meetings in Yokohama for three consecutive days, besides these reasons, is that SM has already started to adjust the focus of EXO's activities.

The setting of EXO since its debut was a boy group that was active in the two places of the Xiaguo Peninsula. The M team simply made their debut in Xiaguo. This model has always had a good effect, allowing XO to successfully have With the huge popularity and enthusiasm, with the support of fans in the two places, he directly opened up a big position with other boy groups.

It's a pity that after the continuous release of Xia Guo members last year, the M team existed in name only, and this model could no longer continue.

After a long period of discussion and preparation, the company finally made a decision. Although the album will still be released in Chinese to stabilize fans and the market, it has begun to significantly reduce EXO's activities in mainland China, and instead focus on some It is placed on Neon, and it has been confirmed that it will officially debut on Neon in the second half of the year to seize the market there.

To this end, all members are busy every day. I have to start taking Japanese lessons.

It can only be said that the basis for the survival and prosperity of EXO as a group was destroyed by the withdrawal of the Xia Guo members. Whether it can maintain such a detached leading position among the peninsula boy groups in the future, apart from the return of the local team, can they Whether to expand to more other markets is also very critical.

After the two fan meetings on the 19th, EXO stayed for one night, and returned to Seoul by plane the next day.

Chi Jingyuan also came to Mnet in a nanny car on the morning of the 21st after preparing for a concert for a whole day.