After arriving at the peninsula, Chi Jingyuan went directly back to the company and held a meeting with several middle and senior management personnel of the company, responsible for overseas affairs, artist management, and planning, to discuss and summarize the work of the past half month. The harvest and impact of the Xia Kingdom trip.
"Wuli Jingyuan is back."
"Thank you for your hard work. I will be back for a meeting as soon as I get off the plane."
"Sit down, sit down."
As soon as they met, they were warmly welcomed by the room directors and directors. The group of people all had sincere and enthusiastic smiles on their faces. Everyone looked at Chi Jingyuan with sparkling eyes, as if they were looking at a bright star. of diamonds.
In addition to Chi Jingyuan's background, what's more important is that they all saw how terrible the profits a popular idol and actor brought to the company. The income from the contract signed in this half month really made them dumbfounded. .
Chi Jingyuan also smiled and returned the gifts one by one, and sat there to listen. He didn't need to say anything, he just listened to the chat between the agent and the company.
After the meeting, Chi Jingyuan and SM staff went directly to JYP, and the two parties discussed the specific matters for the return of this cooperation.
All preparations for this collaborative single have been completed. Even the promotional poster Ji Kyung-won and Bae Suzy had already shot it before going to Xia Kingdom. Now we are waiting for the official announcement of the collaboration and the specific time of return. , and arrange singing stages and some itineraries.
After these are agreed upon, the two company bureaus can begin to invest resources and start increasing publicity.
It should have been discussed a week ago, but it was only finally decided today because Chi Jingyuan's schedule in Xia Kingdom was postponed.
Bae Suzy went on a schedule and didn't come today, but Park Jinyoung came in person. He must be dissatisfied with SM's delay, but he wouldn't show it in person. On the contrary, he patted Chi Kyungwon enthusiastically after seeing him. He held his shoulder and talked cordially for a while, then asked Chi Jingyuan in detail about his activities in Xia Kingdom.
Regarding Chi Jingyuan’s two activities in Xia Kingdom in recent months, many people in the industry on the peninsula have noticed it. Although they don’t know the specific income figures, they all know through some internal information that SM is definitely making money this time. The pots are full.
It can be seen that Park Zhenying is also very keen on Xia Guo's market.
Xia Guo's huge market size has always made Peninsula Entertainment Brokerage Covetous, and they have been looking for opportunities to enter this market.
With the debut of EXO in 2012, the two teams K and M respectively hit the two market settings, and the participation of the three Xia Guo line members have lit up a bright guiding light for many companies.
It was clear that EXO was in the peninsula market in its debut year, but it still created a lot of value with the M team, which has members from Xia Guo, still active there.
This successful example had to be studied by many companies. From that time on, many companies began to increase the number of Xia Guo trainees. Later, many male and female groups who debuted would also add one or two. Member of Xia Kingdom.
Like Got7, BTS all refer to this setting to a certain extent.
Especially the latter. BTS's economic company Big Hit is itself a small company, so it will naturally hope to expand the Xiaguo market to increase its income. Wu Saike himself is a member of the EXO debut group, but he was not selected because of some special reasons.
At that time, exo-m was already in full swing in Xiaguo, and BigHit was naturally excited to see it. They originally wanted to form a local group with all Peninsula members, but after thinking about it again and again, they decided to put Wu Sek in for the Xiaguo market.
Although he is not of Xia nationality, no one will care if no one gets to the bottom of it, and his fluent Chinese will make bts activities in Xia country smoother.
If there are no accidents, they should try to 'break into summer' this year.
This meeting with jyp went very smoothly. The general plan had already been discussed before, but this time it was just a matter of finalizing and finalizing some details.
After discussions between the two parties, it was determined that the temporary group composed of Chi Jingyuan and Bae Suzy would be named 'yuan&suzy'. The sound source and music video of the collaboration "some" will be officially released on February 21, and their preliminary stage will be set In the February 20th episode of "m! 》.
The two companies will officially announce the news one week in advance, on Valentine's Day, February 14th.
In addition to Valentine's Day this year, February 14th is also the Lantern Festival, which is commonly known as the 'First Month Day' on the peninsula. Making it public at this time will definitely have a publicity effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.
After that, a series of supporting promotional activities will be carried out until the collaborative single is officially released. The subsequent resource investment will also depend on the quality of the song "some" and whether it will achieve results that satisfy them.
After the meeting, Chi Jingyuan could rest for a while. He went back to the dormitory, sorted things out, fixed them, and had a good sleep in the dormitory.
He slept until it was time for dinner before he got up comfortably from the bed. After eating something, he rushed to EXO's practice room.
"Come, come, welcome Wuli actor Chi Jingyuan back to the company..."
"Hey Yigu, you're finally back. It's been half a month, right?"
"Jingyuan, why do I feel that you have gained a little weight again? It seems that you gain weight every time you go to Xia Kingdom for activities."
As soon as they entered the door, the EXO members who happened to be taking a break immediately became excited when they saw Chi Jingyuan. They grabbed him and said hello, made complaints and made some sour remarks to him.
Chi Jingyuan smiled and greeted the members.
However, when saying hello, he found that something was wrong with Luhan and Park Chanyeol. They looked listless and their expressions were not very good. He only managed a smile and nodded after seeing Chi Jingyuan.
"Jingyuan, hurry up and return to the team to practice. Your progress has fallen behind a lot."
Jin Junmian patted Chi Jingyuan on the shoulder and said a little worriedly: "Also, you left halfway through the choreography of "Dope" and "I Need U". You have to hurry up with the rest. Time is really very nervous."
"Don't worry, brother, I'm ready to work overtime. I'll catch up soon and won't delay my return."
"The Indestructible King of the Great Village"
Chi Jingyuan raised an eyebrow at him to show that everything was under control.
He has long been used to working overtime. When he was choreographing the regular series "Pao Xiao" last year, going to bed before three o'clock every day was considered as leaving get off work early.
After chatting lively with the members for a while, several dance teachers soon walked in. After seeing Chi Jingyuan, they smiled and said hello, and then began to supervise and guide their dance practice.
This time, the choreography for the title song "Overdose" of the second mini-album has been completed very early. This time, in collaboration with EXO, the person responsible for the choreography of the title song is SM's royal Toa.
The choreography of "Wolf" was very successful before, and the tree of life is still the classic look of EXO's stage in the minds of countless fans.
TOA is worthy of the name of a dancing genius. The choreography of "overdose" this time is also amazing, with several signature moves that are very distinctive.
It’s like choreography with half of the people kneeling and half standing behind like controlling puppets.
During the rap stage, everyone formed a circle, and the member in the center manipulated the choreography arbitrarily, and during the transition, it made people look at the cute face-slapping dance.
Before Chi Jingyuan went to Xia Kingdom for activities, the company had already divided the members into their own parts for this song. Chi Jingyuan had also learned the general dance and practiced with the team for a few days.
It's just that he is still very unfamiliar with his own part and his positioning, so he needs to work overtime to catch up with the progress of others.
Under the guidance of the dance teacher, EXO practiced over and over again until everyone was so tired that they were sweating profusely and couldn't dance anymore before entering the rest time.
"Gudu..."
Chi Jingyuan took a bottle of mineral water and drank a few gulps. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat on the floor. He glanced at the members not far away and asked softly to Do Kyungsu and Oh Sehun next to him. One sentence: "What's going on with them?"
When he was practicing dance just now, he noticed that Luhan and Park Chanyeol were weak all night, their movements were not very standard, and they looked like they had no energy at all.
"Chanyeol-hyung's leg was injured during Wanwan rehearsal. The injury was not serious. He hasn't recovered yet."
Wu Shixun also glanced over there, leaned over and said in a low voice: "Brother Luhan has had a cold and fever since you went to Xia Kingdom. It has been for several days, and it has not improved even after taking medicine. His condition has been very bad recently."
Chi Jingyuan nodded understandingly after hearing this. Injuries are quite common for idols. High-intensity training and continuous rotation, coupled with poor rest, make it easy for the body to have problems.
And because of the rush of the schedule and the tight time limit, there was no time for them to recover from illness, so they had to continue working despite their injuries.
This is a very common thing in the Peninsula music industry. Everyone is like this when they are trainees. It is normal to practice while sick.
"Luhan is not because of this..."
Do Kyung-soo listened to the two people talking, and at this time he also leaned forward and interjected: "We are used to getting sick... He felt unwell two days ago, and asked for leave from his manager to rest in the dormitory for a few days. Oh my god, I ended up being rejected by Brother Cheng Huan, so I was a little unhappy.”
"That's it..."
Chi Jingyuan nodded lightly and said nothing more.
He is the member with some privileges in EXO. No matter how popular the other members are, or whether they are the main promoters, the management of the company and managers is very strict. Leave is not allowed for minor injuries and illnesses. There are many requirements and Standards may seem a little impersonal to outsiders.
But in fact, it’s not just SM. Basically all companies in the entertainment industry are like this. Some companies have even more strict management and requirements for their idols, which is so strict that people can’t stand it.
As a large company, SM is pretty good. At least the management is much looser than at the beginning of the century. It is basically impossible to see agents or company executives taking the initiative to teach lessons, and there is no need to do it like some small companies. There’s some messy stuff outside of work.
Without asking any more questions, Chi Jingyuan changed the topic with them and talked about some interesting things about the company after he left.
After saying a few words, Chi Jingyuan's cell phone rang. He took it out and looked at the caller. He said to the two people next to him, "I'll take a call and I'll be right back." Then he quietly walked out.
"Don't stop the young."
"Jingyuan, have you returned to the peninsula?" As soon as the call was connected, Jiang Seulqi's voice came over, sounding quite cheerful.
"Are you following me? You called me just after I came back today?"
Chi Jingyuan smiled and talked to her for a few words, asked about the current situation, and then took the initiative to ask: "I'm practicing right now. The one who sneaked out will go back soon. What does he want from me?"
"That's right, are you free on the night of the 10th?" Jiang Seqi pondered for a second and asked with some anticipation.
"The 10th? The day after tomorrow? What day is that?"
"This is just a close relationship, it's really..."
Jiang Seulqi couldn't help but curled her lips and said dissatisfiedly: "The 10th is my birthday. I have invited a few friends to have dinner together. Do you have time that day?"
"Forehead……"
Chi Jingyuan was a little ashamed. Someone wished him a happy birthday on time on May 13th last year, but he really didn't know that February 10th was Jiang Seulqi's birthday.
However, he has been very busy recently and really doesn’t have much time. In addition to the last minute collaboration with Bae Suzy, the most important thing is the preparation of EXO’s album. He has fallen behind a lot and needs to catch up. There is also the arrangement of two songs. The dance is not finished.
But just when Chi Jingyuan was about to speak and said, "I don't have time, the gift will be delivered," he suddenly remembered that Jiang Seulgi was born in 1994 like him. This year happens to be the day of adulthood, which is considered a relatively important birthday. .
Chi Jingyuan hesitated for a moment, thinking about the time schedule for that day.
"If you're busy, forget it, but don't skimp on gifts, they must be in place."
Listening to the silence on the phone, Jiang Seulqi smiled and eased Chi Jingyuan's embarrassment, and took the initiative to make a joke.
"It's okay...it's the 10th, right? I should be free in the evening, but I can't stay too late."
Chi Jingyuan thought for a while, and finally agreed with a smile, and finally added jokingly: "Remember to order some delicious dishes. If they don't taste good, I won't go there next time."
"Hehe... I will definitely satisfy you."
Jiang Seulqi was obviously very happy to hear that Chi Jingyuan could come, her voice rose to a higher pitch, and she laughed innocently twice.
After hanging up the phone, Chi Jingyuan returned to the practice room. Before they could figure out how to arrange the time the day after tomorrow, they started a new round of practice under the supervision of the dance teacher.
…………
"Do you rarely come here to Hongdae?"
Pei Zhuxuan stretched out her hand to tuck the bangs that escaped her eyes behind her ears, and turned her head to look at Chi Jingyuan next to her.
"I've been here a few times before, but very few times, and I didn't move around much."
Chi Jingyuan retracted his gaze and turned to her and nodded. Although his entire face was mostly covered by the lowered hat brim and mask, his exposed eyes were very bright and looked at Pei Zhuxuan. Take a look.
He was wearing a dark sweatshirt with a jacket, casual warm pants and sneakers, with his hands in his pockets. Apart from his outstanding figure and temperament, and the somewhat conspicuous Gengar hat on his head, he looked like he was on vacation. College students who come here for shopping.
It's the night of February 10th, and the meal of Jiang Seulgi's birthday party has just ended.
However, after the meal, Kang Seulgi, whose birthday was today, was very excited and still had some unfinished thoughts, so she proposed to go shopping in Hongdae together. Son Seungwan supported her with both hands and feet, and Bae Joo Hyun also seemed to agree.
Chi Jingyuan checked his watch and followed him as there was still time.
As for Wu Shixun, who also attended the dinner, he was not as free as Chi Jingyuan. After glaring at him, he reluctantly left and went back to the company to work.
At this time, they were walking on the streets of Hongdae after having had enough wine and food, and looked at the lively scene around them comfortably. Except for being a little cold, everything was fine.
Hongdae is a commercial district in front of Hongik University. It is one of the favorite places for young people in Seoul to hang out. It is crowded with all kinds of young people who are full of youth and unique sensibility. It can be said that it is very lively every day.
In addition to various cafes, bars, fashion stores, handmade paper shops, accessories, clothing, cosmetics and other places where young people shop and consume that reflect the sensibility and cultural tendencies of the younger generation, it is also filled with rich entertainment and music elements.
Many bands formed by college students, underground hip-hop singers, independent bands, not-so-popular idol groups, and undebuted trainees can often be seen performing street performances. It is also a good stage to express yourself.
It can be said that everything that young people like and need can be found here, and Chi Jingyuan was a little attracted by the lively atmosphere here when he was walking on the street. After arriving, he looked around with interest until he was attracted by Pei Zhuhyun's voice. attention.
"I see... I thought you would come here often...
Pei Zhuxuan glanced at him and asked with a smile.
Today, she is wearing a light-colored down jacket lined with a black tights, wearing a pair of high-soled shoes under her gray pants, and her favorite Duck baseball cap on her head. The overall look is mature with a hint of freshness. Lively atmosphere.
The high-soled shoes did a lot of good work, bringing her and Chi Jingyuan's original height difference closer, otherwise she would have to raise her head to speak now.
"Did Zhuhyunxi misunderstand something?"
Chi Jingyuan looked a little puzzled, as if he didn't understand what the other party meant.
"…………"
Pei Zhuhyun glanced at him with her beautiful eyes, wrinkled her nose and did not answer.
Chi Jingyuan raised the corners of his mouth and blinked at her. The two looked at each other and both lowered their heads and laughed.
"Hey, you two, hurry up. What are you doing? Why are you walking so slowly!"
At this time, Jiang Seulqi and Son Seungwan, who were walking in front and were very excited, turned around and found that they were the only two left. After scanning for a long time, they found Ji Kyungwon and Bae Zhuhyun who were behind them.
The two frowned and turned back, grumbling dissatisfied. They walked behind them and pushed their backs to make them speed up.
Chi Jingyuan and Pei Zhuxuan were helplessly pushed forward by these two overly excited people.
"When you two came here, you ran away holding hands and disappeared. Do you blame us for walking slowly?"
Chi Jingyuan, who was pushed a few steps forward, looked at the two of them angrily.
Jiang Seulqi was really happy, and Son Seungwan was also very interested. They rushed out excitedly as soon as they arrived, not paying attention to the two people behind them.
"Oh, don't worry about it so much. Walk faster. I remember there is a very good drink shop in front of you."
Jiang Seulqi walked over with a smile and kept waving her hands to indicate that the two of them should go faster. When she turned around, she suddenly noticed the hats of Chi Jingyuan and Bae Zhuhyun. She looked left and right and said in surprise: "Jinjia, just now I haven’t noticed yet, Jingyuan, you and Juhyun Unnie’s hats are the same style, are they couple hats?”
Sun Shengwan also widened his eyes and looked at the hats of the two of them suspiciously.
"Gui, you discovered all this."
Chi Jingyuan smiled and nodded generously in admission, patted her shoulder, as if giving her a difficult task, "Please keep it secret!"
Pei Zhuxuan chuckled and straightened his hat from side to side. He tilted his head and did not retort. He just gave Chi Jingyuan an angry sideways glance.
"cut……"
Jiang Seqi glanced at it and snorted disdainfully, not bothering to ask any more questions, and led a few people to the drink shop she had been thinking about for a long time.
It’s not Jiang Seulgi’s fault. This store seems to be doing very well, and the queue alone is quite long.
"Jingyuan, please wait here with Juhyun Unnie. There are a lot of people queuing up there. It won't be good if you get recognized. Seungwan and I can go."
She turned around with a smile and asked, "What do you want to drink? I'm treating you!"
"Hot cocoa." Chi Jingyuan said that he doesn't drink cold drinks in winter.
"Where's Johyun Unnie?"
"Same as you, but I don't drink coffee."
"ok."
Jiang Seulqi made a gesture, pulled Sun Shengwan and the two of them ran over to queue up.
"It's really energetic."
Chi Jingyuan looked at the backs of the two people and sighed.
"Nay, Seulgi and Seungwan have a really good relationship." Bae Zhuhyun nodded and said with some envy.
"Does Zhu Hyunxi have a bad relationship with them?"
Chi Jingyuan turned to look at her.
"It's pretty good, but I'm still a little older. It's not like they are relatives of the same age." Pei Zhuxuan nodded slightly, her tone sounding a little depressed.
"Zoohyunxi seems to care about her age?"
"You're really...it's you, don't you care?" Pei Zhuxuan glared at him.
"Um……"
Chi Jingyuan glanced at Pei Zhuxuan up and down, pursed his lips, and asked tentatively with curiosity in his eyes: "Then do you care more about age or height?"
"You!"
Pei Zhuxuan was blocked by this sudden question. She felt her blood surge up. The calmness and gentleness she had felt disappeared in an instant. She couldn't help shouting angrily, and then she raised her kick and kicked Chi Jingyuan. on the calf.
I don't know if he controlled his strength well or if he didn't have any strength at all. Anyway, Chi Jingyuan didn't feel any pain or itching.
After the kick, she didn't seem to be relieved, so she glared at him fiercely. After staring for a few seconds, she lowered her head in a frenzy and covered her face. After a few seconds, she smiled. When I came out, my shoulders kept shaking.
After a while, she raised her head again, with smiles in her eyes but a very solemn tone. She stared at Chi Jingyuan and said word by word:
"Jingyuanxi."
"Inside." Chi Jingyuan looked like he was all ears.
"You're really annoying."
"Kangsangmita."
Chi Jingyuan smiled and thanked him.
Pei Zhuxuan was scolded again. She was laughing and angry, and was about to wave her hand to slap her away when the cell phone in Chi Jingyuan's pocket suddenly rang, planning her move.
Chi Jingyuan took it out and looked at the caller. He glanced at Pei Zhuxuan with his peripheral vision and answered the call.
"Don't stop the young."
"I was out shopping with my friends."
"Nai, you're right, she's my girlfriend. Do you want to come with me?"
"Okay, I know you still ask..."
"The 14th? What a coincidence. We will fly to Xia Kingdom on the 13th xo to attend the Lantern Festival Party held by the TV station there. There will be a live broadcast stage on the night of the 14th."
"What can I do? I just came back from Xia Kingdom. Do you think I want to fly around every day? Maybe next time."
"Gui, I got it."
"Bye-Bye."
Chi Jingyuan hung up the phone, locked the screen and threw it into his shoulder bag.
Pei Zhuxuan stood quietly aside. After Chi Jingyuan answered the phone and said the first sentence, she returned to her previous calm demeanor and listened silently.
After seeing Chi Jingyuan hang up the phone and look over, she hesitated and pondered for a few seconds before speaking: "Jingyuan Xi...are you dating senior Krystal from FX?"
While talking, Pei Zhuxuan looked at his face.
"…………"
Chi Jingyuan smiled softly when he heard this, shrugged at her, and said nothing.
Although the other party didn't say anything, Bae Zhuhyun still nodded to show that he understood. He looked away and stared at the ground for a while, then looked in the direction of Jiang Seulgi and the others.
Chi Jingyuan didn't say anything and looked over with her.
After a while, Jiang Seulqi and Son Seungwan came back with drinks and handed them to them with smiles.
"Thank you." Chi Jingyuan took the hot cocoa and felt a lot warmer in his hands.
After getting the drinks, the four of them walked around Hongdae together. Jiang Seulqi obviously came here often and introduced Ji Jingyuan and Son Seungwan very familiarly.
Sun Shengwan, like Chi Jingyuan, has only been here a few times, and everything here feels quite new. Pei Zhuhyun followed and listened, interjecting from time to time. It was obvious that she was half Hongdaedong.
After walking for a while, Jiang Seqi saw a group of people gathering on the roadside not far ahead. It seemed that there was some kind of performance. Her eyes lit up and she walked over with a few people and stood on the periphery to watch.
It's a group of people, but it's actually not a lot. They are scattered around a seemingly crude stage. The sound quality of the speakers is not good, but the volume is quite loud. If you stand close, you will feel your eardrums being shocked. Every move.
At this time, a girl group, five girls, were singing and dancing on the stage.
The temperature today is very low, and you can clearly see the breath when you open your mouth, but this girl group is wearing shirts and short shorts, with their white thighs exposed. Everyone looks very involved, and they don't seem to feel the cold at all. .
But that doesn't matter. Being able to withstand freezing is a basic skill for artists. Most of the artists who debuted have performed in the winter wearing thin stage clothes that are not warm at all. Their EXOs also often have this experience.
After watching it for a while, Chi Jingyuan felt that the strength of this girl group was pretty good, both in terms of vocals and dancing. He suddenly discovered that he seemed to know this girl group, and seemed to have participated in the "Idol Games" with them before.
