Dust is like a city

It was already evening when he entered the business performance venue. Chen Qianchen sat in the nanny's car and saw the last light in the sky disappear through the car window. Then the manager in the driver's seat turned the steering wheel and raised his voice to remind the inside of the car. A few people who were either catching up on sleep or playing games: "Here we are, get ready."

Hearing the manager's reminder, the four people in the car looked like animals waking up from hibernation. They stretched their muscles and bones a little, some pulled off the headphone cables, and some began to put on their coats.

The car stopped slowly.

Chen Qianchen was sitting near the door in the back seat, so he opened the door as a matter of course, and Jiang Gao in the passenger seat also got down at the same time.

At night, there will always be a bit of cold air. When the car door is opened, a gust of cold wind rushes towards Chen Qianchen, but before he puts his hands in his pockets, he hears a sound——

"ATCITY—!ATCITY—!"

Chen Qianchen raised his head to follow the prestige, and sure enough, he saw a group of girls holding "ATCITY" signs not far away, who were his fans at a glance. Chen Qianchen immediately bent his eyebrows and smiled at them warmly.

The person who came down behind Chen Qianchen was Lu Zhexiao. When he got out of the car, he was slightly surprised to see these fans coming.

"Today's performance is in J City, I thought there wouldn't be many fans coming." Lu Zhexiao walked up to Chen Qianchen and Jiang Gao and stuck out his tongue.

"Maybe it's been a long time since we had any group activities..." Chen Qianchen smiled softly.

"Well, it seems to be the same. Ever since Brother Yu Yang started filming TV series, I seem to have been idle in the dormitory." Lu Zhexiao nodded, agreeing with Chen Qianchen's words very much.

"What are you doing here? Go in first." Jiang Gao put his hands in his pockets. Because he was an idol group, he only wore a T-shirt and a thin coat over it. It's not enough, but it's really not warm, especially in such a cool evening, he really doesn't want to stay outside any longer, he just wants to go into the lounge and change his costume.

Chen Qianchen, who always knew that he was afraid of the cold, nodded, and just wanted to say that when Yu Yang came down, let's go in together, not waiting for the manager brother.But before he could speak, the fans suddenly burst into cheers that were one decibel higher——

——"Ah Yu Yang! Brother Yu Yang——!"

——"Yu Yang, Yu Yang——! Brother Yu Yang!"

Yu Yang wore a pair of glasses, buttoned the top and got out of the car politely. When he heard the cheers, he immediately put on a very nice smile for the fans, but then he seemed to be belatedly frozen by the cold air. A shivering, rubbed his arm exaggeratedly and said to the members: "Ah, it's super cold... Let's go in quickly, Brother Gao."

As the captain, Jiang Gao had been waiting for this sentence for a long time, so he nodded immediately and gave orders: "Let's go."

So the two guys who were afraid of the cold quickly walked in front, while Chen Qianchen and Lu Zhexiao walked behind them, and the manager was still parking the car.

"As expected, most of the fans came because of brother Yu Yang today." Looking at the fans who kept stuffing gifts for Yu Yang in front of him, and the flashing lights that couldn't stop facing Yu Yang, Lu Zhexiao felt slightly, it was also a combination , Why is there such a big difference in popularity?

Chen Qianchen looked at Lu Zhexiao's disappointed look, and couldn't help but joked: "Go and hang out in front of the fans, our Zhexiao is also 20 years old this year, and he is already a big boy who has grown up, and he will definitely reap something this year A group of girl fans."

"Ah...Brother Qianchen really! I say that every year, but I don't get anything every year!" Lu Zhexiao said pretending to be angry, as if he wanted to pinch the sensitive waist of this brother who always made fun of him, Chen Qianchen laughed Trying to avoid his hand, the four of them walked into the venue together.

It's been four years, but they should get used to it long ago, no matter which one of them they are.

The four of them debuted four years ago. ATCITY - is the name of their group.

When he debuted, Chen Qianchen was just 20 years old. He was the lead singer of the group. Jiang Gao was one year older than him, so he naturally became the captain of the group. At that time, the youngest was Lu Zhexiao, who was only 17 years old. Being young, he is too young in every aspect, so when he releases a song, he usually only throws a small amount of unimportant parts to him.

And the more important part of the song was given to Yu Yang.To be more precise, the company gave most of the resources to Yu Yang. For commercials, TV dramas, MVs or variety shows, [-]% of the resources the company could receive were given to him, and the remaining [-]% were evenly distributed to the other three people.

For this point, the other three members are also very open.

Yu Yang's physical appearance is the most outstanding among the four. He fits the definition of "handsome" by the public, with a tall and straight body and a thin and delicate figure. Very smart, always know how to play cute and stupid to cater to fans, and...

Thinking of this, Chen Qianchen lowered his eyes slightly as he looked at the backs of Jiang Gao and Yu Yang who were walking in front.

In short, this is the status quo of ATCITY.

Debuted for four years, it has been tepid. As an idol group, it has been wandering in the second and third tiers. The audience has probably heard the name "ATCITY" more or less, but most of them probably can't tell which members are. Most people only know Yu Yang's name when they mention this group.

These are all things that can’t be helped. Their company is a small company, and they have struggled in this big circle until now. There are far more powerful companies than theirs. Even in a small company, they are lagging behind when compared with each other. Yes, so the resources that can be won are really limited, so we can only spend these resources on one person, first make a person popular, and then make the whole group popular.This is the company's hope.

But the entertainment industry is an extremely cruel place after all. In the past four years, countless newcomers and groups have sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain. Some companies have invested money in it, and many of them have become popular quickly. ATCITY is now stuck in an embarrassing position. superior.

For example, for the performance they came to attend today, most of them invited singers and groups who are not particularly popular, because the cost of commercial performances is relatively low.And most of these second and third tiers are debuted for one or two years, and some are even newcomers. ATCITY, as a senior group that debuted for four years, also attended such performances. To be honest, it is still a bit of a drop in price, but the company is small, so there is no way, as long as it can make money, Large and small commercial performances will still be accepted.

Chen Qianchen sighed inwardly, a little helpless.

To be honest, he observed it when he came down today. Among the fans who came to this performance, many who debuted two years later than them had more fans than them. The number of their fans is not small, but only they know that [-]% of ATCITY's fans are Yu Yang's fans, [-]% are group meals, and the remaining [-]% are shared among the other three.

Once you switch to large-scale commercial performances and meet many first-line artists and singers, you will immediately be compared.

After all, it is difficult to drive the popularity of a group by relying on one person.

Many times, Chen Qianchen would also think that if the three of them could work harder and move forward together as a whole, maybe Yu Yang wouldn't have to work so hard every time he ran alone.

However, none of the above can be decided by him.

In this cruel competition circle, how far can ATCITY go?

Because the organizer invited a lot of artists and singers, so they put on makeup and rehearsals, and it was already past eight in the evening when ATCITY officially took the stage. As seniors, they are familiar with such a stage, and they danced a song as a dance music group After the debut song "DAYBYDAY", they sang a ballad quietly, and then the four of them got off the stage and took their seats.

In order to prevent the fans from leaving the venue after watching the performance of the singer they want to see, the organizer made a request this time, and all the artists present must go to the seats arranged by the organizer after the performance Watch other people's performances for a while, and then we all take the curtain call together at the end.

According to ATCITY's qualifications, the organizers ranked them at the bottom this time. It is estimated that they can leave as long as they stay in the venue for less than half an hour, so the members have no complaints.

The organizers arranged for the artists to be closer to the side of the stage, two seats, only the group name of ATCITY was marked, and there was no name on the seat, it was just arbitrarily arranged.

Jiang Gao, as the team leader, was the first to walk over and sit down when he got off the stage, followed by Lu Zhexiao.When Lu Zhexiao walked off the stage, he happily waved to the fans holding the "ATCITY" light sign in the distance, and then sat down under another seat in a row of two. As the youngest child in the team, Never dare to sit too close to the captain.

This made Chen Qianchen and Yu Yang who came after them look at each other, and they were probably thinking about how to sit.

In fact, the seat was originally a very casual thing, but...

Both Chen Qianchen and Yu Yang hadn't opened their mouths yet, but the manager on the other side came over suddenly and said, "Qianchen, come here."

"Oh, good..." Chen Qianchen immediately responded, and although he didn't know what it was, he still walked towards the manager.He glanced back halfway, Yu Yang hesitated for a moment, but as expected, he still sat beside Jiang Gao.

The seat is a very casual thing, but once it is placed on the body of the idol star or in the eyes of the fans, it will be different.

Maybe tonight's meal shoot will make Jiang Gao & Yu Yang's CP fans happy for a while, right?After all, Yu Yang has been busy with filming recently and has not attended an event with the members, and the fans have been lonely for a long time.

Thinking of this, Chen Qianchen couldn't help but smile wryly.

Yu Yang has always been the most pleasing fan, he will show them whatever they like.

Today's idol groups, although the company doesn't do it deliberately, but they will follow the trend and sell bad things. As long as fans like which member and which member's combination, then the company will follow the fans' wishes when shooting magazines. It's not true anyway, and there's nothing wrong with going along with the flow to make fans happy.

Yu Yang is a person who can see through all these things. He knows that the fans of ATCITY like him and the captain the most, so intentionally or unintentionally, they will stand or sit together in public. Of course, he will not deliberately Making any ambiguous actions is just to give fans some small sweetness.

Sometimes I really feel that it is not without reason that Yu Yang can succeed.

On the other hand, he is completely opposite to him, because the private relationship with Jiang Gao is true, so he is cautious, standing as far away as possible in any public occasion, for fear that others will find any clues.

Fortunately, Jiang Gao has the same tacit understanding as him, and will not get too close in public, so this secret underground love is not even known to other members.He only occasionally jokes how long will such a day last?Is it going to be like this forever?

But there is no way, who called them artists?

Even though today's society is quite tolerant towards sexual orientation, once many things are put on public figures like them, they will be magnified infinitely.It will inevitably cause more or less harm to the performing arts career, this is not allowed, this is not his own business, but the whole group's business, Chen Qianchen has always felt that he has not made much popularity contribution to the whole group, so it is even more unacceptable Let yourself be the one that drags it down, which is one of the reasons why he can ignore Jiang Gao and Yu Yang's closeness in public.

"Light dust..."

The manager's voice interrupted Chen Qianchen's thoughts at the right time. He immediately straightened his expression and responded, "What's the matter, Brother Hua?"

"I plan to talk to you about the contract."