Peninsula Asteroid

Chapter 877 Never far away~

“…How do you manage INS?”

Today is December 2, the day when “Goblin” premiered, and also the day when the Mnet Asian Music Awards, or MAMA, are held. Ji Jingyuan bid farewell to the crew yesterday afternoon and flew to Hong Kong Island with the EXO group to attend the awards ceremony.

After getting up in the early morning to rehearse, do the styling, and accept interviews until this afternoon, Ji Jingyuan and Kim Taeyeon just made an appointment to go to the convenience store next door to eat something. At this time, they are walking side by side in the backstage of the Asia World Expo in Hong Kong Island, the venue of this MAMA.

Girls’ Generation disappeared all year this year, and only Kim Taeyeon participated in this MAMA as a solo singer.

It was almost time for the red carpet show, and both of them had already dressed up. Chi Jingyuan wore a pure black suit from GUCCI with a light-colored turtleneck sweater, while Kim Taeyeon wore a purple lace skirt with high boots. Although she was still short, her conspicuous emerald earrings and dark eyeshadow made her look very mature, and she had a steady demeanor as a senior.

However, she was not arrogant next to Chi Jingyuan. The sister thought of the news she saw at noon and looked at Chi Jingyuan with envy: "I didn't see you post anything special, how come you have so many fans?"

"Hmm..."

Chi Jingyuan felt the sister's envious eyes, blinked a little complacently, hesitated for a second, and tentatively said: "Maybe it's because... our group is more popular?"

She was talking about the news that broke out at noon today. The social network service Instagram released the list of popular stars with the most fans among the Peninsula stars this year. Chi Jingyuan ranked first with a huge lead of 21.8 million fans, winning the championship for two consecutive years.

After Ji Jingyuan, it is GD Quan Zhilong of Big Bang, with 12.08 million fans, followed by Park Chanyeol with 11.57 million, Wu Sehun with 10.32 million, Bian Baekhyun with 9.87 million, and Kim Taeyeon with 8.13 million...

The popularity ranking of likes is the same. According to statistics, the most popular Peninsula artist in INS likes this year is also Ji Jingyuan. The abstract selfie he posted in the first half of the year with the caption "Recording is always wrong, shy shy shy!" received more than 4 million likes, and the selfie of the GUCCI spokesperson released in September also received 3 million likes in a very short time. The likes data of these two photos are faulty.

If you go down, it will take a long time to reach Wu Sehun. A photo of him wearing a yellow wreath and making a Sawadee Ka gesture at the backstage of his concert in Thailand received 1.5 million likes, ranking first except Ji Jingyuan.

In addition to Quan Zhilong occupying the second place, EXO, which can be seen with the naked eye, completely dominates the two lists with its extraordinary popularity and fan base, making Kim Taeyeon extremely envious.

This sister has always attached great importance to the management of her Instagram and the interaction with fans. Not only does she try her best to take some beautiful and interesting photos, and then add interesting jokes as the captions, she also often starts live broadcasts... As a result, it seems that she works so hard, but she is not as casual as Chi Jingyuan who works for three days and dries the net for two days.

Alas, I feel uncomfortable when I think about it.

"Ah, are you saying that our Girls' Generation is not popular?"

I don't know if it's the jealousy and imbalance in my heart that makes me feel sour but can't say anything. Kim Taeyeon glared and started to find fault.

"How is it possible? If Girls' Generation wasn't popular, how could your Instagram as the leader of Girls' Generation have so many followers? You're the most popular female artist in Kpop! The second-ranked Lee Sung-kyung-xi and the third-ranked Shin Hye-nu ... "..."

Unfortunately, Chi Jingyuan couldn't say too much about such disgusting and insincere words. Even though Kim Taeyeon looked at him, he quickly changed the subject: "I just learned that you have a collaboration stage for "See You Again" this time? And it's with the original singer Wiz Khalifa. I like this song very much."

"Don't mention it~"

Hearing this, Kim Taeyeon's happy expression collapsed instantly, and she waved her hand with a gloomy face.

"What's wrong?"

"He is a big star, and it seems that he doesn't take this collaboration very seriously. I was looking forward to it for several days. I started waiting for the rehearsal yesterday evening, but he didn't come until 1 a.m. Finally, he came at almost 2 a.m., and left directly after rehearsing once."

Kim Taeyeon complained with a sullen expression and some indignation: "The accompaniment on the organizer's side is not good. There is no MR (pure accompaniment), only AR (accompaniment + vocals). They are not satisfied either... I don't know if this stage will be OK by then."

"Such a big star?"

After hearing her description, Chi Jingyuan also frowned and asked in surprise.

"Just say it..."

Just when Kim Taeyeon was about to say something, she stopped immediately because there was a commotion in the passage next to them. Just then, a few figures appeared in front of them. Ji Jingyuan glanced and saw that it was Twice's Lin Nayeon, Yu Jeongyeon and GOT7 only had Bambam and JB. The seniors and juniors from JYP were walking towards the backstage while chatting. When they looked up, they met Ji Jingyuan and the two of them.

"Senior/Oppa, Aniha Saiyo..."

"Hello~"

Several juniors saluted quickly, and the two of them smiled and nodded in response. Ji Jingyuan greeted the familiar Yu Jeongyeon and Son Chaeyoung, and glanced around.

There were only four or five people from Twice. Mingjing Nan and Minatozaki Sana were not there...but Zhou Ziyu showed up.

She wore a fitted black skirt that went over her hips, her long dark purple hair was tied into a knot and spread on both sides, and a pair of reflective hoop earrings hung under her ears, but her face stole most of the limelight and made her not stand out at all.

Still the same pair of round legs, still the same cute short face, still the familiar and close feeling...

Chi Jingyuan took the opportunity to exchange a glance with the girl, still the same pair of big and bright eyes that looked like black gemstones. Zhou Ziyu, who had already put on makeup and done her hair, looked very well-behaved at this time. When she noticed Chi Jingyuan looking at her, she seemed to want to look away, but after shaking her head just now, she seemed a little reluctant, and suddenly she stood there again, staring blankly at this side.

The two exchanged glances, and Chi Jingyuan even raised his eyebrows slightly, but the girl was so stupid that she didn't know what she was thinking and didn't respond at all. Chi Jingyuan, who had no choice but to greet Twice, didn't stop, and continued to walk in front with Kim Taeyeon.

But after just two steps, he seemed to react and turned his head to look at Zhou Ziyu's high heels.

Eh... what ugly shoes.

Chi Jingyuan looked at it and turned away quickly without saying anything, but he was directly complaining in his heart.

Although he didn't say anything, and even his expression didn't change, Zhou Ziyu seemed to understand what he was thinking from his deliberate turn of head and eyes. The steps that were originally walking naturally suddenly stopped, and the two feet unnaturally retracted as if afraid of being seen, and then stared at the back of the person in front of him angrily, and his short face wrinkled together like an unripe bitter melon.

Too much! What are you looking at!

I hate it so much...

She was sullenly angry in her heart, and cursed the annoying person in the most vicious crooked tone she could say, but her ears were unconsciously erected, listening to the conversation between Kim Taeyeon and him coming from the front.

Not only her, Lin Nayeon and the others who were just chatting also suddenly became quiet, following behind and listening secretly without leaving any trace... This was the first time that Zhou Ziyu, Lin Nayeon and other Twice members met the hero of the story, Ji Jingyuan, after the anniversary event of "Fireworks".

"..."

"By the way, do you want to go out for a walk after MAMA today?"

"Girls' Generation is here, but you are alone? Your sisters are not here, so you can go out and play alone?"

"That's why I called you, aren't you familiar with Hong Kong Island?"

"Well... I can't do it today. After MAMA, I have to fly back to Seoul directly to the crew to film... Our TV series premiered today, you forgot."

"Oh, yes, your "Goblin" is broadcast today! What are you looking at? What's that look in your eyes? Of course I always remember it and have been looking forward to it for a long time. , I was just asking~"

"Thank you so much, Nuna... So I can't go today. I didn't want to come to MAMA this time, but I didn't have time to change the choreography I prepared before into an eight-person version."

"Yeah, next time... MAMA starts at six o'clock, when does "Goblin" premiere?"

"...Eight o'clock"

…………

"Sunmi, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so bad?"

After finishing her housework in the kitchen and coming to the living room, Choi's mother glanced at the TV playing music and dance, and then looked at her daughter Choi Sunmi strangely and asked.

...She was in a good mood just now, and she was very excited to support her idol.

"......Hmm." Sitting on the sofa, Choi Sun-mi looked at the clock above with a tangled face: "MAMA is being broadcast live, Oppa has a lot of shots, and there will be a grand prize ceremony later... But there are still five minutes to eight o'clock, and Oppa's "Goblin" will be broadcast soon."

Slightly plump, watching Choi Sun-mi, who is about 20 years old, showing a childishness that does not belong to this age in front of her family and mother, she became more and more angry, twisting the doll in her hand and venting angrily: "It's so annoying, why do you have to premiere on the same day as MAMA, people don't know which one to watch!"

As a loyal fan of Chi Jingyuan for many years, she has never missed her idol's important program, but at this time she has to choose between the two, and both options are very important.

After knowing the reason why her daughter was unhappy, Choi's mother was speechless, but she quickly shook her head and smiled at her dotingly.

My daughter has been a fan of Chi Jingyuan since she was in junior high school many years ago. She still clearly remembers the scene when I accompanied her to watch Chi Jingyuan's first TV series "Reply 1997".

Unknowingly, four years have passed. In the habit of watching the premiere of Chi Jingyuan's new drama every year, the girl who was only fifteen years old has slowly grown up, from a green and chubby girl to a beautiful girl. I just entered university this year, and the posters in my room have been changed several times. Some of the EXO albums and photo cards that I had collected like treasures were also lost due to the move.

He used to be crazy and immature and would get angry and attack his idol when he saw someone of the opposite sex around him. Now he has become a lot more rational as he grows up.

The only thing that hasn't changed...is her love for her idol. Even as a mother, she was surprised that her daughter's love for an idol could last for such a long time, but after getting to know Chi Jingyuan, she finally understood.

He is really an artist who is considered to be extremely excellent and impeccable from the eyes of a middle-aged person. In the most romantic and innocent time of a girl’s life, she can have such an admired and admired idol by her side. Her growth is actually quite good.

"As for MAMA, XO should still win the Grand Prize this year, right?"

Thanks to her daughter's long-term relationship with Airi, Cui's mother, who already knows a lot about the music industry and EXO, sat next to her and came up with an idea: "If there is no suspense, why not watch the premiere of "Goblin"? I have been watching the news these days. Both Kim Eun-sook's new work and the starring cast are quite attractive..."

Compared with the stage broadcast on TV, Cui's mother actually prefers TV series... and she enjoys watching TV series with her daughter.

"As for MAMA, the Artist of the Year and Album of the Year will definitely go to XO's Oppas. No one can compete with us. But the Song of the Year will probably go to Tugas just like MMA. It's such an annoying girl group, they act cute every day. The cuteness is terrible... Yuan and Oppa are the same, why do you have to write songs for them? There is a high chance that they can win all the awards this year..."

Cui Shanmei gave a very understanding introduction, and finally, amid her irritable complaints about Twice and complaints about Ji Jingyuan, she picked up the remote control and started changing channels: "Then let's watch "Goblin", no matter what Oppa TV series You can’t miss the first broadcast of it, even though Bae Suzy is there... I hate Twice even more.”

She watched her daughter change the channel with a smile. "Goblin" will not be officially broadcast for two minutes. At this time, some trailer clips were being played. Cui's mother looked at the picture of Chi Jingyuan on the TV and couldn't help but sigh: "By the way, Yuan has been watching recently. It has developed really well over the past few years.”

When she first got to know this young man, he was just a fledgling idol and actor, and his filming partners were all composed of unknown newcomers. Looking back now, Chi Jingyuan's development in the past few years is really shocking.

"Of course, let's not talk about idols. Oppa and EXO are already the ceiling of Kpop idols, and the actors are also the most developed among all young actors. Last year, they were nominated for TV dramas. This year, it will be really Just a little bit..." Cui Shanmei gestured with her left index finger and thumb: "Actually, I really think the award should be given to Oppa..."

"here we go!"

As she was talking, she suddenly saw the TV image change and immediately interrupted herself. She sat up straight and shouted in surprise.

On the screen, a large close-up portrait of the male protagonist Chi Jingyuan took up most of the screen. His hair, facial features, eyes and even pores seemed to be clearly visible. That young and handsome face was filled with a kind of emotion. A different kind of maturity.

"See ya never gone my way~"

"Better will someday"

“Never far away~“

Among the constantly changing camera images, the plot silhouettes of each protagonist appeared one after another with the names of the actors marked. The female voice of the OST "Round And Round" seemed to be singing in a low voice, which immediately attracted the attention of the two people. force.

The voice was soft and ethereal, and each sentence seemed to be chanting and calling for something, and each sentence seemed to be tainted with an awe-inspiring sense of fate.

"This song is so beautiful..." Cui Shanmei watched the TV seriously, her eyes and ears moved as she listened, she praised softly, and hummed along with it.

“Never far away~“

The intro and gentle OST finally stop at the sunset in Quebec, Canada, and in the middle of the screen are the words "Lonely and Brilliant God - Ghost" in smooth and freehand fonts.

Mother Cui couldn't help but cheer up. The mother and daughter looked at the TV seriously together. Countless viewers, passers-by, fans, and even related artists in the industry were all waiting for the long-awaited TV series "The Lonely and Brilliant God——" "Ghosts" officially begins.

"Powerful desires are hidden in things touched by ordinary souls."

"...and turned into a ghost."

"A sword stained with blood in countless battles, stained with the blood of its owner and endowed with powerful desires."

"Only the bride of the ghost can pull out this sword..."

In the extremely beautiful scenes of alfalfa flowers and flying butterflies, at the beginning of the game, an old man told all the audience the meaning and origin of "ghosts".

But this introduction is still a bit mysterious. Many people don't quite understand what a 'ghost' is. Just when everyone was confused, Chi Jingyuan finally appeared.

His extremely retro yet extremely elegant British style dress made people shine as soon as he appeared. With a profound and almost predictive conversation with a young boy, he successfully caught the attention of all the audience and attracted everyone's interest. Everyone couldn't help but think of the question asked by the young boy:

"Who are you?"

The next second, the picture jumped and went back to the ancient times hundreds of years ago, on a fierce and cruel battlefield

"Kill!"

With the heart-wrenching shouts of killing, the soldiers of both camps rushed towards each other like a torrent, with spears waving, swords flashing, metal collisions, and blood splattering, dyeing the battlefield red and the eyes of the soldiers red.

One of the figures was wearing silver black iron heavy armor, with long black hair tied into a bun and scattered behind his back, facing the countless enemy troops in front of him fearlessly.

He is the general Jin Yan played by Chi Jingyuan.

He holds a sharp sword, like a god of war, and is extremely brave. Even if he is wounded several times, no one can stop him. Every time he swings his sword, it seems that he has tried his best and will create a tragic dead soul. The dazzling blood splashes all over his face and armor. Every step seems to be on a hot stove and in a blood pit.

The three-minute war scene, the excellent costumes and makeup, the desolate scenes, the large scenes with a large number of people, and the protagonist's every knife seems to be done with all his strength, all work together to perfectly create a sense of immersion and substance, which makes all the audience feel a feast for the eyes.

It's just a beginning. "Goblin" instantly shows a completely different place from other "magic dramas" or "romance dramas".

"Is this the war scene in the previous trailer?" Mother Cui looked at the triumphant General Jin Zhun on the screen in amazement, but her thoughts were still on the shocking war scene just now: "It's really well shot."

"Oh, so handsome..." Cui Shanmei hugged the doll tightly with a fascinated look on her face: "This is the first time Oppa has acted in a costume drama, it's so beautiful..."

"Indeed, the war scene is very real, Yuan's acting is also very good, his temperament and expression are very mature, his eyes are also very firm and murderous, although his face looks young, but he doesn't look like a general leading the army to fight..."

Just when Mother Cui was immersed in it and echoed the evaluation, the plot suddenly took a sharp turn.

General Jin Zhun, who had just fought bloody battles with the enemy and defended the country, was jealous and feared by the emperor and ministers after returning to the country. He used his family as a threat and killed Jin Zhun in the name of rebellion, causing him to die under his own sword at the most glorious moment and the most brilliant afternoon. He was pierced through the heart by his own sword and finally exposed in the wilderness.

"Legend has it that if a soul attaches itself to someone's old things or bloodstained objects, it will become a goblin."

"General Jin Zhun attached himself to his own sword and became a goblin, just as the legend says. Because he killed too many people on the battlefield, he became an immortal goblin. He could only watch his loved ones die one by one. This was the most painful punishment for him... Only the Goblin Bride can pull out this sword and let Jin Zhun rest in peace..."

At this point, the entire background introduction is complete. In the infuriating and tragic plot, all the audience also understand Jin Zhun's story, the origin of "Goblin", and the extremely special meaning of "Goblin Bride" to "Goblin".

"Wow, this special effect..."

"This is a movie, right?"

Afterwards, a series of shots of Kim Hyeong after he became a goblin also aroused deep admiration from the audience. The waves in the sea roared like a dragon king, and the scene of the capsized ship was full of real epic feeling without any crude fabrication. Kim Hyeong showed his goblin superpowers and transformed into his own green sword. The special effects were also refreshing.

Every frame and every picture seemed to show the characteristics of this drama that were different from others.

After Kim Hyeong introduced the background, showed his abilities, and saved the heroine's mother, the heroine Chi Eun-tak and the second male lead Wang Li also appeared one after another.

Lee Dong-wook, who plays the second male lead Wang Li, also showed a very fantasy-style character and a very handsome appearance. When he was a child, Chi Eun-tak showed that he could see ghosts since he was a child, and his touching rivalry with his mother who died in an accident made many viewers shed tears. The red scarf also became her symbol.

The scene turned, and the heroine Chi Eun-tak grew up and became a college student.

She was wearing a simple green sweater and sat alone at a table in the cafeteria to eat.

Because she could see ghosts since she was a child, she seemed different from others. Her classmates kept a distance from her and privately talked about her with disdain.

But Chi Eun-tak didn't seem to care on the surface. She ate her meal by herself and left silently after eating. Facing the sudden light rain, she didn't care without an umbrella. She just put on headphones to block the ubiquitous whispers of ghosts, put on the hood of her sweater and walked quickly into the rain.

This is a narrow alley, and students are walking in it with umbrellas in their hands. There is nothing unusual about the people coming and going.

At this moment, a figure appears and the background music starts.

“It's a beautiful life”

“I will stay with you.”

Ji Jingyuan plays Jin Xin in a long black trench coat. Under the staggered collar buttons is a black turtleneck sweater. The slender hem drags all the way to the lower leg, slightly stained with water and swaying gently as he walks.

He holds a black umbrella to half cover his face and walks slowly from the opposite side.

In the bluestone alley, under the rain, in the soft and gentle singing, in the moment when Jin Xin and Ji Eun-tak cross each other, in the picture where time seems to slow down, in the eyes of all the audience widening their eyes and immersed in amazement, the two people look at each other.

The goblin and his bride met for the first time.