Chi Jingyuan read this fan's long comment from beginning to end. Obviously there were no rhetorical techniques used in the whole text, and the narrative was as straightforward as a diary and a bit messy, but it made him deeply feel the fan's deep and lasting feelings for Exo and himself.
It was clear that Chi Jingyuan and the others were just doing their part, just completing their role as idols, yet they were able to get so many fans to chase and follow them without abandoning them without asking for anything in return.
Idol, or artist, is really a magical profession. Although this profession is very tiring, hard-working, and highly competitive, and most people who are not popular cannot make much money, but because of the existence of fans, it is full of people. Intoxicating charm.
Chi Jingyuan liked the post, silently backed out, put the lock screen of his phone in his bag and sat on the sofa in a daze for a while.
He didn't bother to read the reaction after they won the grand prize yesterday. The post actually told him.
It didn't take long for them to get on the waiting flight and fly straight towards Xia Kingdom. After several hours of flight, Chi Jingyuan's flight landed at Hangxiao International Airport. He was surrounded by his team and walked off the plane behind Park Jae-hyun and his assistant.
"The cooperative company in the Mainland has already made preparations to receive us at the airport and has also booked a hotel. We went over to do some repairs first. In more than an hour, there were three interviews, followed by a brand endorsement.
"Park Jae-hyun briefly told Chi Jingyuan about the itinerary that would be waiting for a while. Chi Jingyuan did not say anything, but just nodded to express that he understood. Sm and the mainland cooperative company have already made complete plans. After Chi Jingyuan landed, After returning to the hotel to rest for a while, he will start work immediately. Basically, he will not waste every minute during his stay in Xia Kingdom.
"Do you want to go through the VIP channel?" Park Jae-hyun asked.
"Are there any fans coming to pick you up?" Chi Jingyuan thought for a while and looked up at him.
"There must be some. Your schedule has been announced by the company a week ago. With your popularity and enthusiasm here, there must be fans to pick you up, and there must be many people coming."
"Since many fans are here, probably just to take a look at me, let's not go through the VIP channel. I don't want to disappoint them." Chi Jingyuan thought for a while and made a decision. "Okay, let me talk to the other side.
"Park Jae-hyun nodded, and after communicating with the reception staff, he led Chi Jingyuan and his team towards the outside of the airport. ...
"No way..." I came to the mainland again after more than a month. I originally wanted to leave a good impression on the fans, so I didn't go through the VIP channel. But when Chi Jingyuan walked out of the airport with a smile, his whole body was The sight in front of him shocked him, and the calmness in his heart suddenly turned into a cloud.
At this time, it was completely dark in front of him. He could no longer count how many people had come. At a glance, the dense crowd of people picking up the airport had occupied every corner outside the airport pick-up port. Now they were surrounded by water.
Having already been working for a long time, dozens or hundreds of security personnel at the airport were cautiously maintaining order. They held hands to form a human wall and were waiting nervously. Sweat was pouring from their foreheads.
When they saw Chi Jingyuan walking out, the entire crowd suddenly fell into madness, and all kinds of sounds suddenly sounded like thunder.
Some people use Xiawen to call their names, and some people call them Oppa in Korean. Some shouted Yuan, some shouted Jin Tan, and some just screamed unconsciously without clear expression. The various sounds came together to form a huge sound wave that immediately made Chi Jingyuan's eardrums somewhat deafened.
Chi Jingyuan was really a little scared. He knew that he was very popular here. He had already seen it when he came to the mainland last time, but there was no such exaggerated pick-up scene this time.
Seeing Chi Jingyuan appear, the guests who picked him up seemed a little out of control, and the crowd began to crowd towards him, making the security wall look a little shaky.
At this time, the reception staff from the mainland partner hurriedly came over. After a brief exchange with Park Jae-hyun, the group formed a circle, tightly protected Chi Jingyuan inside, and moved outside step by step. .
Chi Jingyuan even dared not do simple interactions such as smiling and saying hello with fans, for fear of stimulating their already uncontrollable excitement and causing something bad.
He regretted not taking the VIP channel, but it was already too late at this time. He could only squeeze out step by step under the close protection of his agent, assistant and pick-up staff, and stumbled into the car. He breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like he was reborn.
Even Chi Jingyuan has rarely seen such a level of fan gatherings. That is to say, so many people were present only when Exo held ticketless autograph sessions on the peninsula several times before. At that time, it directly blocked the traffic and caused Great response.
"Brother, why are there so many people?" Chi Jingyuan looked at Park Jae-hyun who was squeezing into the car, a little scared but feeling flattered at the same time.
"What do you think?" Park Jae-hyun glanced at him angrily, took a breath and straightened out the clothes that were messed up by the fans, and explained: "You were originally here because of Exo and "The Heirs" The popularity is very high, and your previous activities here have also increased a lot of popularity."
"In addition, the company has been investing resources in publicity during this period. Especially after the news spread that you had the opportunity to perform at several TV station's year-end parties, it caused a sensation, and then several more formal media began to do something to you. We got some positive publicity and moved the trend, and the popularity naturally exploded.”
"In this way..." Chi Jingyuan nodded, leaning back in his chair with a slight breath, and added after thinking for a while: "Although it probably won't be of any use, I still want to tell the fans through the company so that they don't have to pick up the airport. , please pay attention to safety at the same time.”
"It may indeed be of no use, but I will let Sm make the announcement." Park Jae-hyun smiled, nodded, and soon the nanny car started driving slowly towards the hotel amid the congested traffic.
This airport pick-up lasted less than ten minutes from Chi Jingyuan's appearance to his departure. In order to see him, fans and the airport paid some price.
Later, I learned through the news that many flower pots and decorations at the airport had been knocked over and trampled to pieces, and the glass door was almost shattered. Some fans were hit on the head and injured during the crowd.
Mainland fans are really fanatical, even more so than Peninsula fans, and Chi Jingyuan’s popularity is also evident.
After connecting with the cooperative company in the mainland, Chi Jingyuan started his trip in Xia Kingdom. Various interviews, appearances, fan meetings, endorsements, and variety shows were launched one after another, non-stop in the huge area of Xia Kingdom. Flying back and forth, there is almost no time to stop.
Almost every event he attends will be surrounded by fans who come after hearing the news. The popularity is really enviable.
Having learned lessons from the previous airport pick-ups, the mainland partner companies and the brands for each event have prepared a large number of security personnel, which can be regarded as eliminating the possibility of bad incidents to a certain extent.
Although the schedule is very long and almost never stops, Chi Jingyuan never feels tired because he finds that the activities here are quite comfortable. There is no stage and no special practice. Most of them are interviews, filming and platforming. Activity.
Some brand platforms only need to show up for fifteen minutes and smile for the camera, and they can get much higher remuneration than those on the peninsula.
Compared with the itinerary on the peninsula, it is already very easy, and the benefits are not at the same level.
In addition to these activities, some popular variety shows also continued to send invitations to him. After screening by the company, he selected several relatively popular and influential programs to participate in the recording.
"Jingyuan is an old friend of ours. He has appeared on our show with his members as Exo before, and his popularity was already very popular at that time.
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"Yes, that's right. I was really shocked when I saw him. He was so handsome, and he had a very good figure and temperament. Really, I really didn't lie. Jingyuan was still a newcomer at the time. I saw him He knew from the first meeting that he would be popular in the future." Chi Jingyuan was currently standing on the stage of a popular variety show on Xiangnan TV Station, recording the program, and the seats below were already full of people who came after hearing the news. The audience, because he was the guest in this episode, came in large numbers, and at a glance, even the aisles were filled with Gasai’s stools.
Several hosts were praising Chi Jingyuan next to them in different ways, and their tone of voice was very familiar, as if they had known each other for a long time.
They were right. Exo, who had just debuted last year, had participated in the recording of this program. However, the protagonists of that episode were Team Exo-m. Chi Jingyuan was just here to join in the fun, with a couple of hosts. The relationship between people is just to say hello.
Listening to all kinds of flattery, Chi Jingyuan showed a shy smile, looking a little embarrassed. This expression caused another scream below.
"I heard that Xia Wen from Jingyuan is very good. Is it true?" The male host blinked and asked doubtfully.
With complete knowledge, Chi Jingyuan had been communicating with them in Xia Wen backstage for a long time, and had been correcting the script for a long time.
But this bridge is very necessary. Knowing Xia Wen is really a big advantage when traveling in the Mainland. It will make many people have a natural sense of closeness. Chi Jingyuan lived in the Mainland for a long time when he was a child. It will also make the audience identify with it.
In fact, the news that he can speak Chinese and has lived in the Mainland is not a secret. It has been exposed a long time ago. However, the news was not widely spread before. That is to say, it was only known to fans. Many passers-by who paid attention to him later did not know it at all. Not sure.
Now, due to various reasons, his popularity and attention have increased again. In order to let the new fans know him better, he just used this program to carry out a wave of publicity.
"It should be true." With the camera following, Chi Jingyuan blinked and spoke clearly into the microphone in standard Mandarin. Many people below who heard the news for the first time were shocked. call.
"Oh, that's great. It's really very standard Xia Wen."
"It feels like what he said is better than what we said. When we speak Xia Wen, we still have a little bit of dialect, but Jingyuan's pronunciation has none of that. It feels like a local." The two hosts next to him were surprised in time. He shouted, covering his mouth with a surprised look on his face, which looked a bit exaggerated.
To be honest, Chi Jingyuan is not very used to the way they do the show, but as the locals do, he will of course cooperate and participate.
"Can we only listen and speak?" the male host asked again.
"There is no problem with reading and writing." Chi Jingyuan shook his head and explained while explaining: "I lived in Xia Kingdom for many years when I was a child, and I moved away when I was in junior high school."
"Really? Wow, so Jingyuan went to school here? This is the first time I know!
"The female host's exaggerated tone made Chi Jingyuan almost feel as if she had just found out.
"Did the audience only know the news at the scene?" She also raised the microphone and asked loudly to the audience.
"Yes!" The audience was very considerate and responded neatly.
"So Jingyuan has lived in the Mainland for so long, what is the deepest impression on us?" The host asked a question that many viewers were interested in.
"Hmm..." Chi Jingyuan pondered for a moment, as if he was organizing his words, and then said with a serious expression: "When it comes to being impressed, I think it should be the food and culture." Hearing the food, there was a burst of laughter below. Voice.
"I can't say enough about the food. There are so many delicious things here in Xia State. After I transferred to another school, I was not used to eating for a long time. After that, every time I went to a new place, I would go to the famous ones there. Try a Chinese restaurant, I hope you can eat authentic Xia cuisine and find the feeling you had when you were a child." Chi Jingyuan held up the microphone and spoke his thoughts with a smile, a clear look of reminiscence flashed in his eyes, he saw a lot People couldn't help but reveal a kind and somewhat proud smile.
"What about culture?" the host complimented at the right moment.
"This aspect is a bit difficult to express..." Chi Jingyuan pursed his lips, as if he was a little stumped. After thinking about it for two seconds, he continued: "I think this is an inexplicable feeling. Everything here, including food, clothing, housing and transportation, reflects a unique and long-standing culture. When you are in this land, you will clearly feel that you are very small, and it will make you feel that you still have a lot to learn.
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"Applause..." After Chi Jingyuan's voice fell, neat and warm applause sounded from below.
Chi Jingyuan did not directly praise him, but instead expressed his own experience that seemed to be more real, but many people really did this. Under his words, a sense of pride arose spontaneously, and he felt comfortable at the same time. There is another layer of recognition for the person in front of me.
"Since Jingyuan knows so much about the culture of the Xia Kingdom, and Xia Wen speaks so well, do you know about our country's ancient poetry?" Several hosts also applauded, and then moved on to the next topic.
"Of course I understand. I can recite a lot of ancient poems." Chi Jingyuan smiled and said confidently.
"Really? Which is your favorite song?" Several hosts showed some disbelief, but the audience was also interested in this topic.
"I like it so much that I really can't put it into words." Chi Jingyuan held the microphone for a long time and then gave a wry smile.
"This answer is too cunning! No, let's limit it to some ancient poems about scenery. Which is Jingyuan's favorite line?"
"Hmm..." He raised his eyes and thought for a while, then smiled at the camera: "As for the scenery... there are two sentences that I like the most. The bright moon was there at that time, and the colorful clouds returned."
"There are also these two sentences from "The Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion": 'The setting clouds and the solitary owl fly together, and the autumn water is the same color as the sky.'
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"Oh..." When Chi Jingyuan read out two lines of ancient poetry in a clear tone, a burst of admiration suddenly came from below.
Originally there were some viewers who didn't believe what he just said, but when they heard Chi Jingyuan read out two lines of poetry in Xia Wen without any obstacles, they couldn't help but nod.
This guy really wasn't bragging.
"Jingyuan actually knows "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng"? This article is very difficult to memorize, and it is really difficult to understand. For someone like A Tao, I know he will definitely not be able to memorize it." The host exclaimed, Then he pointed to another male host next to him and gave him an example.
The host who was called immediately grimaced and nodded sheepishly.
""Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion" is okay, not too difficult." Chi Jingyuan blinked, as if he didn't understand the host's surprise, and said in a puzzled tone: "It's in the high school Chinese textbook. I learned it by myself at the time."
"Self-study..." The hosts looked at each other and didn't know what to say. After being silent for a long time, they couldn't help laughing with the audience.
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"Jingyuan, I watched your performance just now. The typhoon was great. You didn't show any shyness on such a big stage. You are worthy of being my brother."
"Did Nuna watch it too?"
"Of course, but I only watched the part where you appeared.
"After hearing what the eldest sister said, Chi Jingyuan smiled sheepishly. He wouldn't feel any nervousness when performing in front of the audience and fans, but he unconsciously felt a little awkward when performing on stage in front of his family. Today is January On the 31st, in the early morning, it was the traditional 30th day of the lunar calendar in the Xiaguo cultural circle. That’s not right. After midnight, it was the first day of the Lunar New Year. Chi Jingyuan’s performance had been completed and he had just come out of the New Year’s Eve party to return to the hotel to rest. , was using his mobile phone in the nanny car to video chat with his eldest sister Chi Xianjing. He was originally on the phone, but he and his eldest sister hadn’t seen each other for a while, so he turned on the video at his sister’s request and saw that he hadn’t seen her for many days. The eldest sister, Chi Jingyuan was very happy. He did not go home for the New Year this year but was running a schedule. To be honest, he was really not used to it. When he told his second brother that he would not go back for the New Year today, he was still teased by him for a while. Complaining and complaining. Chi Xianjing obviously missed her favorite brother very much. A strong woman who was usually unsmiling in front of outsiders held him in conversation for a long time and chatted with him for a long time.
"By the way, your second brother told me that your final exam results in college were very poor. What happened?" While chatting, the eldest sister brought up a topic that Chi Jingyuan didn't want to mention at all.
"I..." Chi Jingyuan rolled his eyes speechlessly at his second brother's talkativeness. He began to explain a little awkwardly: "Nuna, my final final exam results were not bad, and I have reached the standard. But the overall assessment of the school is The evaluation also examines the usual total grades during the year, class participation, group activities and other things, all of which are scored and included. You know, how can I usually have time to do those things..." Chi Jing Yuan's tone was very innocent, with an expression like 'I have really tried my best, but there is something wrong with the school's grading standards.'
"Oh? You have time to date girls, you have time to spend the night at our property, but you don't have time to go to school?" The eldest sister on the phone looked at Chi Jingyuan with a smile, but what he said made him speechless.
He thought with his buttocks how his eldest sister knew about his love affair. He was really speechless. No, you, Chi Jingxu, who is an elder brother, have such a mouthful.
"Hahaha..." Chi Xianjing laughed happily when she saw the expression on her brother's face when he encountered something dirty. The deflated look on his brother's face was really interesting.
After laughing, Chi Xianjing waved her hand: "It's okay, that's the nature of your job. Your second brother will communicate with you at the school, no problem... By the way, when can you go home?"
"After this party is over, I remember that I don't have much schedule, probably just these two days.
"Chi Jingyuan thought for a while and replied.
"Okay, let's wait until you come back."
"Well, bye Noona, and by the way, Happy New Year."
"Hey, Wuli Jingyuan is really sensible. Happy New Year." He smiled and waved goodbye to his eldest sister. After turning off the video, Chi Jingyuan saw a few blessing messages sent by his friends. He clicked on them and read them for a while, and then in turn reply to the past.
Exo did not take a holiday during the Spring Festival this year like last year, but continued to travel. The peninsula itself does not take the Spring Festival as seriously as the Xia Kingdom. It is just one of the more important festivals. It is normal not to have a holiday. In addition, Exo is very popular now, and the more invitations it gets at this time, the more invitations it will receive.
The other members of Exo should be all busy at this time. They are going to attend TTV's Superstar Red and White Arts Awards today, which is a New Year's Eve party there.
When I communicated with my manager Li Chenghuan a few days ago, he said that TTV invited the entire Exo to perform and gave them very good compensation.
However, Chi Jingyuan, who is the most popular in the team and is popular in Asia because of "The Heirs", cannot come due to schedule conflicts. The organizer is very dissatisfied and has communicated with Sm several times. He hopes that Chi Jingyuan Yuan was able to find time to attend this party, and even an increase in the performance fee could be negotiated, but Sm rejected it after considering it, making the other party very unhappy.
The same goes for "Idol Games". The New Year special scheduled to be broadcast yesterday and today, January 30 and 31, also invited Chi Jingyuan and Exo to participate.
Chi Jingyuan himself is one of the highlights of "Odd Games". Many people are very interested in his dominance in archery. Every time he appears, it is the highest ratings of this variety show in recent episodes. Plus With the blessing of Jin Tan's popularity, the program team of "Odd Games" has long been looking forward to Chi Jingyuan in this episode to help them reach new ratings peaks.
It's a pity that the recording time of this Chinese New Year special happened to be the day when Chi Jingyuan flew from the peninsula to Xia Kingdom. Sm Company attaches great importance to Xia Kingdom's itinerary. Even if the "Occasional Games" program team is very sincere and invites them repeatedly, They were all rejected by the company.
The other members of Exo did participate in the recording, but I heard from Kim Junmyeon two days ago that without Ji Kyungwon, their men's team archery competition did not even pass the first round of the preliminaries, which did not allow Exo to win the "Idol" It’s really a pity that we won three consecutive championships in archery at the Olympic Games.
But this is also the true level of archery of other members of xo. In the previous two episodes, Chi Jingyuan brought them to a level that was completely beyond their reach. This time, their true colors were revealed, and it also helped them understand their true strength.
Unconsciously, it was the Spring Festival again. Chi Jingyuan was sitting in the back seat of the nanny car by the window. He rolled down the window halfway and looked at the still lively street scene outside, feeling the cold breeze blowing by. The wind blew my bangs messily in front of my forehead, and I felt a little emotional for a moment.
He remembered that it snowed during last year's Spring Festival. At this time, he seemed to be walking in the garden at home and chatting with his SNSD sister.
Time flies really fast... Chi Jingyuan is still a little optimistic. The promise he made to his eldest sister to go home in the next two days may be postponed.
After New Year's Eve, the influence of the activities he participated in some time ago, the variety show broadcast, and the effect of the party made his popularity skyrocketed. Invitations for various trips flew in all over the sky, and the prices were exaggerated, almost knocking Sm unconscious. It's over.
In the face of huge interests, Sm changed the plan temporarily after discussing with this party, postponed Chi Jingyuan's return time, and took on a lot of itineraries. Each one was carefully selected and the money was extremely expensive. A generous invitation.
Although Chi Jingyuan was a little dissatisfied, he didn't say anything. His income in Xia Country does not need to be shared with XO members, and his share with the company is much higher than that on the peninsula. Although he is not short of money, he does not think he has too much money.
Moreover, the fans here were so enthusiastic that he couldn't bear it. He was so flattered that he would feel a little guilty if he didn't reciprocate the favor.
It was delayed for a week before his trip in Xia Country, which lasted for more than half a month, officially ended.
Originally Sm was a little reluctant to part with it, but firstly because JYp was pressing hard, and his collaboration with Bae Suzy was about to begin.
The second reason is that Chi Jingyuan has become quite popular here these days, and has aroused dissatisfaction among some people. After all, he is a food grabber from outside, so he simply gives up when he sees good things.
Also, Exo's comeback plan has been underway for some time. The preparation of the new album really requires Chi Kyung-won, who has to participate in many things.
After the decision, Chi Jingyuan got on the plane on the morning of February 8 and returned to the peninsula with his team.
