Peninsula Asteroid

"Oppa, are you coming back with a new look today?"

"When will XO's seniors return?"

Not long after leaving JYP, Ji Jingyuan received inquiring text messages from several Twice members. After exchanging numbers, they obviously had no intention of leaving their bodies in the address book. They would contact each other occasionally, and they chatted a little. A little more is Kim Dahyun, and then there are Yu Jeongyeon and Minatozaki Saha.

Chi Kyung-won has a very good impression of Kim Da-hyun. She is a quiet and cute girl who is also very good at flattering and pleasing people. He has known Yu Jeong-yeon before, while Sasha Minazaki is more cheerful, very fond and good at socializing.

Faced with Kim Da-hyun's inquiry, which seemed to be about gathering information, Chi Kyung-won did not hide anything, but told the truth: "I don't know."

He really doesn't know. At present, SM has only tentatively set EXO's return date in June. The details will be adjusted according to the album preparation progress. It is still not clear which day the return will be.

However, judging from the current progress of the third official album, the company should actually have a schedule.

"Are you free on the 22nd?"

The text message sent by Zhou Ziyu did not mention what happened just now, but instead asked about Chi Jingyuan's time.

"It should be, what's wrong?"

Chi Jingyuan has been relatively idle recently, or I can't say idle, but during the preparation period for the album, their time is relatively free.

"We have a half-day off that day... didn't I say I would treat you to dinner last time?"

"I thought you forgot. What, have you saved enough money?"

"Who forgot? It's just that I was too busy some time ago...will you come or not?"

"I told you I have time."

"Okay, I'll call you then... By the way, can you also wear the same makeup as today that day?"

"goodbye."

…

I had speculated that the company would make some moves in the past few days, and as expected by Chi Jingyuan, within two days the EXO group was gathered in the company's conference room for a meeting, and the exact time of the third album's return was officially announced.

"The official release date of EXO's third regular album "EX'ACT" is determined to be June 9th. Concept photos will be released a week in advance for the first wave of promotion. A trailer video will be released on the 6th, and "EXO" will be released at 11 o'clock on the 8th. "Lucky One" sound source and MV, and will hold a comeback showcase on the 5th of the day, and the MV and full album sound source of the two title songs will be released at 0:00 on the 9th."

"All publicity and planning meetings will be held at the same time, and we will also record some programs to coordinate with the comeback. You should be prepared when the time comes." As he said this, Lee Seung-hwan glanced at the EXO members who were listening carefully.

"I got it." Everyone nodded in agreement,

"At the same time, the prelude song "Fire" will be released three weeks in advance on May 12th for advance warm-up. The prelude song is expected to be released for a week, and some adjustments will be made based on market response and fan response.

""Fire" will not participate in too many song promotion activities. During the activity period, there will be no songs in the first week except for the initial stage, and only about three stage performances will be arranged in total. This is mainly to warm up the regular album. At the same time, Let fans maintain their passion and desire to buy...if the response is too good, we will make adjustments at that time."

"The pre-sale channel for the regular third album "EX'ACT" will be officially opened after the prelude event ends. We will..."

The brokers and company directors were talking ramblingly one after another, but in fact the time schedule information had been handed out. Chi Jingyuan was sitting in his seat, looking at the timetable in his hand, and listening carefully.

The previous plans for the release of the regular album were actually pretty good and relatively routine. When he heard the company's arrangements for the prelude activities, he couldn't help but smack his lips.

Tsk tsk.

Listen, what does it mean to "not participate in too many singing activities", "not to perform singing in the first week except the first stage", and "three performances in total".

What a show of arrogance.

However, Chi Jingyuan thinks it is normal. They are EXO, the top group on the peninsula level today. As long as the popularity and goals are achieved, there is really no need to compete with newcomers for camera shots and exposure.

Moreover, the prelude song was too highly hyped, which dampened the enthusiasm of fans and the market, and in turn caused the subsequent regular album to lose some of its freshness.

But, on May 12th...

Looking at the timing of the release of the prelude song, Chi Jingyuan suddenly thought of twice who was about to return.

Such a coincidence?

Won't……

However, they are coming back on April 25. Although they are coming back at the same time, after all, they have been separated for nearly three weeks, which is not bad. Generally, the activity period of songs is almost over by this time.

It's good, he doesn't have to feel too guilty anymore.

…

Although the specific time for their comeback has been determined, and the prelude song will be released in about three weeks, the work related to "Fire" is actually over. The remaining EXO only needs to prepare the remaining songs of the album step by step. There is still plenty of time.

Soon the day came when he and Zhou Ziyu made an appointment to treat him to dinner. Chi Jingyuan drove his car and parked near the JYP building, where he and Zhou Ziyu often met. After scrolling with his phone and waiting for a while, he looked back from the corner of his eye. In the mirror, I saw a tall figure appearing in my field of vision.

Chi Jingyuan saw the very familiar Jigglypuff hat on the man's head at a glance, but even if he didn't see this iconic dress, he could immediately recognize this person as Zhou Ziyu from his figure and the way he walked.

Zhou Ziyu wore a mask and a hat and walked quickly with a brown casual cloth bag on her back. She suddenly stopped when she saw a black car she had never seen before parked at a familiar location. Chi Jingyuan's halting steps and head-crawling look almost made Chi Jingyuan laugh in the car. Under his gaze, Zhou Ziyu wandered around the car for several times in an extremely cute manner, checked the license plate number again, and then finally confirmed it and walked over. Knock on the door. .

As the car door opened and closed, the temperature changed significantly, and a fresh and soft fragrance rushed in along with her body. It was a combination of shampoo, clothes and perfume, because Zhou Zi Yu likes every smell to be light, but at this time, lingering in the small space in the car and taking a gentle sniff is extremely refreshing.

"Why did you change cars again?"

As soon as she came in, she glanced at Chi Jingyuan to confirm that it was that person, then looked around and looked at the interior of the car, and finally looked at the person next to her with a little complaint and curiosity. asked.

Hearing the voice and smelling the question, Chi Jingyuan turned his head and looked over. What caught his eye was a pair of big, lively eyes and a slightly different dress than before.

The light-colored sweater is somewhat slim-fitting. The waist is specially designed to make the rise and fall of the waistline and chest more obvious. It is paired with a pair of casual black trousers and white sneakers, maybe because of the figure. , she pushed up her pants as she sat down, making her legs look chubby.

Because this time, her black hair, dyed in the original color, was slightly curled on her shoulders, and she was still wearing the blue headband that Chi Jingyuan had given her before.

Chi Jingyuan's eyes particularly stopped for a second on the women's cloth bag Zhou Ziyu put on his lap.

I remember that she used to carry a schoolbag, but half a year after her debut, she actually has a little bit of femininity.

It's just that although Zhou Ziyu's appearance has made great progress, under Chi Jingyuan's stereotype, she feels that her face has a sense of naivety no matter how you look at it, and her big blinking eyes make people want to bully her. .

"Because the space in the previous car was too small, and you were too strong to sit in it." Chi Jingyuan pursed his lips and replied casually, while also glancing at Zhou Ziyu's round thighs.

"you……"

Sure enough, his movements were very lethal. The girl jerked her legs together like a reflex and tried to cover it with her bag. Chi Jingyuan looked at her frown and laughed in his heart, before she could complain. , started the car directly, and at the same time gave a simple explanation: "The previous one was sent for maintenance, and it seemed to be recognized by fans last time, so I recently replaced it with this one... seat belt."

"oh."

The dissatisfaction just now came and went quickly. Zhou Ziyu had long been accustomed to Chi Jingyuan's annoying aspects. After hearing his prompts, Zhou Ziyu responded quickly and crisply, pulled out the seat belt sideways, fastened it and sat down obediently. The co-pilot had a straight waist and a very upright sitting posture, but the brown bag that was originally placed next to her was placed directly on her lap.

"Where are you going?" After the car started slowly, Chi Jingyuan asked proactively. The girl remembered her last agreement and said she wanted to treat him to dinner, and she chose the location privately.

"I've found a good place. It's not far from Xinsha Cave. Look, it's right here. ..." Upon hearing this, Zhou Ziyu became interested. He took out his phone and quickly clicked on it and gave it to Chi Jingyuan. After taking a look, it was obvious that preparations had been made before.

The two of them are accustomed to speaking Chinese when they get along in private, and her unique bent accent sounds soft.

"Hot pot? Are you just going to treat me to this?"

After taking a look at the location and the name of the hotel, Chi Jingyuan nodded, put the gear in gear and accelerated, shaking his head while driving, pretending to be disappointed.

"I remember you said before...don't you like eating this?"

Hearing that Zhou Ziyu was actually a little anxious, she glanced at Chi Jingyuan with her mouth open and quickly took out her phone, as if she wanted to change places temporarily.

"No, it's pretty good..."

Of course Chi Jingyuan was not dissatisfied, he just said it casually. Seeing that she was a little serious, he quickly changed his words and explained by the way: "I actually like to eat. Even when XO has dinner, I often eat hot pot. I eat more recently."

As he spoke, he glanced at the girl next to him wordlessly.

You are usually very clever in secretly observing other people as spies, but why do you feel stupid every time you are next to him.

"Then I'll find a different place next time." Apparently Zhou Ziyu listened, looking at the phone and nodding while making a solemn promise.

Chi Jingyuan breathed out, took out a cup of drink he bought in advance and handed it over. He watched her take it with a smile, then took out his own cup, bit the straw and took a sip, then put it aside. He held the steering wheel and said as if it didn't matter:

"what ever."

…

Zhou Ziyu chose a Chinese hotpot restaurant, which was not far away from Apgujeong. After parking the car, the two of them pretended to go in one after another. There were not many people, but the decoration was quite good. The classical style looks very stylish.

After ordering food in the private room, Chi Jingyuan took out his phone to see if there were text messages or anything like that. After casually scrolling for a few seconds, he suddenly felt like he was being watched. When he looked up, he found that Zhou Ziyu opposite had put his phone down. He wasn't playing around. He folded his arms on the table in the same posture as a primary school student in class. He leaned his head forward slightly and kept looking at him.

"What are you looking at? Have you never seen her before?" Chi Jingyuan felt that this girl was a bit weird, so he frowned and looked over.

"I think……"

But Zhou Ziyu also frowned slightly, looked at Chi Jingyuan and said seriously: "You don't look as good today as you did the last time you were in the company."

The expression she looked at Chi Jingyuan was extremely sincere, and she seemed to be a little worried.

"..."

Hearing her words, especially feeling the look in her eyes, Chi Jingyuan was choked so much that he opened his mouth and couldn't say a word.

Do you need to question whether I look good or not?

And what are you worried about?

"you……"

"Hahaha……"

Seeing the other party's face and hesitant look, Zhou Ziyu's expression changed and he burst into laughter. His mouth widened and his smiling eyes narrowed with pride. He kicked his feet on the ground twice, full of laughter. For the pleasure of revenge, he behaved extremely wantonly.

"Ah……"

Seeing her coquettish little appearance, Chi Jingyuan laughed angrily and shook his head speechlessly, too lazy to pay attention to her.

"Don't be angry, because you looked really good that day..." Picking up the drink and taking a sip, Zhou Ziyu made a cute expression as if to please, and then took the initiative to jump into the topic with a smile: "You... I have changed several cars over the years. Is XO so profitable? It feels like you divide it into many."

"If EXO still can't make money, then no idol group in the peninsula can make money. Don't use your share to compare with us..." Chi Jingyuan glanced at her sideways and looked at her The little round face sneered, then recalled it, and said seriously: "In fact, the income was very small in the beginning, and it has only started to increase in the past two years...I am not talking about me personally, but the average of the team."

As he said that, he glanced at Zhou Ziyu: "Your family situation is not very good. You even got a share before, so you still care so much about this?"

"Of course, the money I earn and what my mother gave me have different meanings, okay? And although we share it, we don't have much money..." Zhou Ziyu pouted, and then looked at Chi Jingyuan curiously: " If the share is increased, what kind of activities should be taken up?"

"It's the company's business to pick up the schedule, and you can't get involved..." Chi Jingyuan shook his head and laughed, but thinking about Twice's experience after debuting, his eyes changed when he looked at Zhou Ziyu.

Most of the idol groups do not actually receive a salary after their debut, because according to Peninsula Brokerage's usual rules, the company will not share the profits with the idols until the company recovers the costs incurred in cultivating the idol group.

There is a lot of room for this so-called 'cost recovery' to operate, and it also has a lot to do with the popularity of idols. Some groups have not received any dividends for several years since their debut, and even after working hard for a long time, they still have no income. I owe the company money.

But Twice was not among them. They were very successful and very lucky. The company basically recovered the cost within a few days of their debut. At the same time, they paid their first salary in less than three months, which simply made other women The group is extremely envious. I heard that Gfriend, which has just debuted for more than a year and has just become a big hit, has not yet received its first share of revenue.

Zhou Ziyu has a lot to do with Twice's success. She has become very popular after her debut and is favored by brands. JYP has recovered most of its costs through the income from advertising and endorsements. To be more realistic, other The members did take advantage of her, which is a bit similar to the story of Chi Kyung-won when EXO debuted.

Seeing that she asked so seriously, Chi Jingyuan gave a more serious answer after thinking for a while: "In fact, there is really not much money for local activities in Peninsula. Whether it is music sources or albums, the idols can't get much. As for variety shows, Not to mention, sometimes I don’t even have enough money to pay the driver and stay in the hotel, which means I earn a little more from commercial performances.”

With that said, the ordered dishes were pushed up. After everything was ready, Chi Jingyuan picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and rinsed it:

"But these local activities cannot be omitted, because these are actually used to increase popularity and exposure. If you really want to increase the share...when you become more popular, let JYP give you a tour, which one will make more money. If the box office is high enough, you can buy a house after just one round.”

"It's a tour..."

Hearing this, Zhou Ziyu pursed her lips unconsciously, and looked forward with gleaming eyes, as if she was remembering the time when she watched Chi Jingyuan's concert, and as if she was imagining that she could go on tour in the future. appearance.

The hot hot pot was constantly steaming, and the two people who were very familiar with each other didn't have any scruples. Sihasha kept picking up vegetables, but Zhou Ziyu, who was about to return, obviously had to pay attention to body management, and she picked up most of the dishes. They are some vegetarian dishes, and they eat very slowly. Sometimes they even smooth their hair like a lady while lowering their heads to eat.

"I wonder if we can get the first place this time."

Suddenly she remembered something, sighed and spoke with some longing.

"has hope……"

Seeing her like this, Chi Jingyuan paused and thought about it: "The quality of your album this time is quite high. Although I think the songs are average... the company has invested sufficient resources, but there are many competitors in the same period. Yes, it depends on how well your company promotes it."

"After listening to our album, who do you think sings the best?" When talking about the comeback, Zhou Ziyu suddenly became interested. He poked his head with his chopsticks and looked over with a little reserved expectation on his face. , seems to have the words "praising my great progress" written in big words.

Chi Jingyuan glanced at her, swallowed the food in his mouth very calmly, and after drinking water, he calmly said two names: "You and Hirai Tao."

"I'm not kidding you, I'm serious." The little girl was obviously unhappy with Chi Jingyuan's meanness, and she frowned and started to complain.

So you also know that you two are not good at singing? So what are you looking forward to?

He cursed in his heart and shook his head. He didn't have to hide anything when chatting with Zhou Ziyu in private. He directly expressed his true feelings: "Sing? Only Lin Nalian in your entire Twice group can sing."

Zhou Ziyu immediately asked: "What about Zhixiao Ernie?"

"Zhihyo's singing skills are actually OK, but her voice is a little..." Chi Jingyuan pursed his lips and shook his head, without elaborating.

"Do you think so highly of Nayeon-ni? You don't..."

Hearing Chi Jingyuan's evaluation of Lin Nalian, Zhou Ziyu looked at Chi Jingyuan strangely. In her impression, Chi Jingyuan probably didn't like Lin Nalian. He scolded Lin Nalian so badly during the previous recording. , she persuaded her for a long time.

"The little girl has a very good personality."

Chi Jingyuan shrugged and commented casually.

In fact, he has never been too prejudiced against Lin Nalian, and he doesn't care about black fans at all. Although he has not given her a good look a few times so far, after these few months of getting along, he actually feels that This Tuya has a pretty good personality.

"Sister Na Lian was born in 1995, and is only one year younger than you..." Zhou Ziyu's expression changed, and she reminded her quietly.

"Well... then big girl."

Glancing at Zhou Ziyu, who was a little strange, Chi Jingyuan smiled and changed his words indifferently: "Her personality is very rare. To be able to develop such a personality... the family conditions should be good."

"I don't know. Although I have met Sister Nayeon's mother, she doesn't come to our dormitory often, and Sister Nayeon rarely talks to us about her family affairs."

"Only your mother comes the most." Chi Jingyuan glanced at her with a smile and shook his head: "I told you before, asking auntie not to bring me anything, but she brought a bunch more last time."

"Actually, Mina Ernie's mother also comes quite often."

Zhou Ziyu first made a small defense, and then looked at Chi Jingyuan with some embarrassment and laughed: "I told her, but she insisted on taking it, what do you mean... why don't you tell the members of XO? , don’t waste it…”

"Yes." Chi Jingyuan took a bite and nodded. Suddenly he remembered something and asked casually: "By the way, does she still say bad things about me in private every day?"

When Zhou Ziyu heard this, she knew that Chi Jingyuan was talking about Lin Nalian. When she heard this, she suddenly put down her chopsticks and recalled some things, her expression became a little weird: "Although I sometimes complain a few words, there are a lot less and It's not a bad thing anymore... And I find that she is a little strange sometimes now. For example, she particularly likes that pillow, and she often hugs it when chatting on the sofa or watching TV... It was the one you gave her in the variety show last year, above. The one with the dinosaurs.”

"I'm not giving it to her, I'm giving it to the winner of the game. Also, that's called Bangela."

Chi Jingyuan corrected Zhou Ziyu's address, turned down the heat of the hot pot, and said casually: "Transformed? Wasn't she still so aggrieved during the recording... She won't like me anymore, right?"

"Why don't you feel weird at all?" Zhou Ziyu blinked.

"It was just a random guess out of boredom, and I didn't really confess..." Chi Jingyuan looked at the food in the pot in front of him, tilted his head and started stirring it with chopsticks, and said very naturally: "What's weird about this? , there are so many people who like me...and you all like me. Didn’t you tell me last time that idols from several groups have asked for your phone number? I heard that there are also people who ask people to introduce them to you. Are you coming?"

Chi Jingyuan, who was usually very humble, seemed a little narcissistic in front of Zhou Ziyu, and he blinked his eyes as a matter of course.

However, he just said it casually. In fact, he didn't think Lin Nalian had any interest in him. How could Heizi change so quickly? If it were him, he would be chased and scolded by other fans every day, and he would almost not be able to come out. If so, I really want to blackmail that person for the rest of my life.

However, Zhou Ziyu's attention seemed to be focused entirely on Chi Jingyuan's previous sentence. After hearing this, she pursed her lips, suddenly looked at him and asked, "Is it really that many? I often hear from seniors and assistant sisters. Talking about gossip, a lot of things are said about you, so are they true or false?"

"I don't know what they said. I heard many different versions of my gossip." Chi Jingyuan didn't hide it. He glanced at her and chuckled: "But if you say 'that'... …It’s been a lot since my debut.”

"..."

It was just a tentative question at first, but unexpectedly I got the answer.

Zhou Ziyu glanced at him, then lowered his head to look at the greasy little bowl in front of him. He pursed his lips slightly and muttered twice as if he was mumbling something, but he made no sound.

He was quite lively just now, but suddenly he became a little silent.

Who wants you to be so honest...

Chi Jingyuan could tell that the girl was a little moody, and he almost knew the reason. Although he didn't think he said anything wrong, seeing her look, the desire to tease her disappeared a lot for some reason.

The dinner ended in a somewhat unusual atmosphere.

"correct……"

When he was almost done eating, Chi Jingyuan put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth and looked at Zhou Ziyu who suddenly became a little quiet. He suddenly laughed while looking at it. When the other party heard the movement and looked over, he shook his head. Shaking his head, he explained seriously: "Popular idols, especially idols with good looks, will actually encounter a lot of troubles. Some are peers and seniors in the industry, and many are from outside the industry. Some want to date, and some are from outside the industry. It's just harassment. I haven't heard you say that before... But if you come back with good results this time, you may not be able to avoid it. Forget it is normal. But if you are bullied in any way, remember to tell me. .”

Chi Jingyuan laughed, stood up, put on his shoulder bag, turned sideways, squinted his eyes with a smile, and naturally pursed his lips at Zhou Ziyu:

"Help you stand up!"

Seeing Chi Jingyuan's smiling face, Zhou Ziyu, who had been quiet just now, suddenly froze. She stared blankly at the man in front of her, whose pupils were full, and suddenly felt extremely handsome. Then she felt a little embarrassed. He looked elsewhere, sniffed, and responded softly: "

"Well, I understand...thank you."

"Okay, let's go, come back and work hard, try to get one."

"good!"