"What happened today?"
"We had a quarrel just now, and it was pretty fierce... But a few days ago, the company asked him to return to the team for practice. I heard that his father had a very unpleasant communication with the company. Jingyuan, you came back from filming a few days ago. Maybe I didn’t pay attention late.”
"Is his leg healed?"
After hearing this, Chi Jingyuan thought for a moment and asked the most critical question.
Tao was injured on the 4th of this month. The doctor's diagnosis at that time was to rest for four to six weeks, which is a month to a month and a half. Counting today, it would be twenty-six days, which is almost a month.
But the time is just a reference. The details will depend on his reply.
"I heard that my manager took Tao to the hospital for a checkup the day before yesterday. After taking the film, he seemed to be recovering well. The company may have proposed letting him return early out of this consideration."
Jin Junmian obviously knew something inside. He pointed to the sofa and motioned for Chi Jingyuan to sit closer, and then said in a low voice: "But he may not have fully recovered yet. I heard that his legs still hurt a little and are not very comfortable."
"It should be almost good. Didn't Tao go out to have dinner with friends two days ago? He was even photographed by a fan and uploaded it to ***b... I don't know if the company saw this. We want him to return early because of the news." Park Chanyeol also revealed the news in a low voice.
"Is there such a thing?" Chi Jingyuan was a little surprised.
"You've been busy filming recently and haven't paid much attention to it. It's just what happened two days ago... Although it's not big news, the discussion in our fan club is still quite lively." He curled his lips and smiled half-heartedly. The expression is a bit strange.
"In this way..." Chi Jingyuan nodded clearly.
He probably understood that the company may have felt that Tao was almost recovered, but Tao himself felt that he was not well, and the two parties had a dispute.
But Chi Jingyuan feels that this kind of thing still depends on the doctor and what he says, and sometimes even if the doctor says it's okay, if he feels uncomfortable, he must still pay attention to the injured person's own opinions.
He frowned and glanced at the closed door of the room over there: "Since Tao said he wasn't feeling well, why did he force it? Didn't they say at that time that he wouldn't need to attend the neon concert in November? And..."
He didn't finish speaking, but several members around him understood what he meant.
And Tao is still the only two Xia Kingdom lines left in EXO today.
After Luhan left, the two Xia Kingdom line members were actually a little embarrassed in the team. Unlike Luhan, who was a popular member of EXO before Luhan left. In terms of popularity and popularity, they are the only ones in the Xia Kingdom Peninsula. Second to Chi Jingyuan, he is also the captain and main promoter of Team M, so the company provides ample resources and exposure opportunities.
The remaining two people are both in the middle and lower ranks of popularity in the team, far less famous than Luhan. There was no good personal schedule before, and there were very few C-position shots and parts on stage. Now that Luhan has left, the company is even less likely to provide them with any high-quality resources.
This kind of behavior is understandable to Chi Jingyuan, after all, one learns from each experience. But if we want to keep people but not give resources, other treatment will be better. What is the situation now?
And to be honest, Tao's return will really have no impact on EXO's Neon concerts next month, because not many fans come to see him specifically.
If it were Chi Jingyuan, it would be understandable if the company was so anxious.
"Who knows."
Several people also sighed lightly. They were also worried about this tonight. Jin Junmian didn't look very good, but he still tried to explain to the company: "Maybe the company also has its own ideas. Brother Chenghuan and the others should also have seen the cases..."
He couldn't speak anymore and sighed again and shook his head.
Chi Jingyuan sat on the sofa and chatted quietly with them for a while, then got up and went to the bathroom to wash up before returning to the room.
"You didn't come out
Go join in the fun? "
After closing the door, he saw Do Kyung Soo-hwa and Oh Se-hun lying firmly on the bed, far from the sighs of the few people outside. Chi Kyung-yuan walked towards his bed, generally feeling very interesting and asked.
"We went to see him during the quarrel, and we came in after saying a few words." Wu Shixun replied while staring at the phone without raising his head. Judging from the way he was concentrating, he didn't know which female idol he was chatting with.
"Aren't you worried?" Chi Jingyuan sat on the bed, took off his coat, stretched out and lay down comfortably, picked up his phone and checked the time and asked casually.
"Why aren't you worried? Worried. Who isn't worried about the situation of the members of the group Xia Guo now?" Do Kyung-soo's voice came from the upper bunk opposite, with a helpless tone: "But there is nothing we can do...and I think even if we don't have this Thing, they also..."
He hadn't finished speaking, but both Chi Jingyuan and Wu Shixun understood what he meant.
Because many people in EXO think so.
"well."
Chi Jingyuan sighed, resting his head on his arms and silently looking at the bed above. After a while, he slowly whispered:
"let it go."
…………
The current situation and turmoil of the group does affect their mood, but as Do Kyungsoo said, there is nothing they can do to change anything.
Maybe Chi Jingyuan is qualified to change something, but he feels that doing so is meaningless. If the core contradiction is not resolved, it will have no practical effect to make up for it in other aspects.
Although he was upset, he didn't have time to think so much. In order to work, Chi Jingyuan left the dormitory early the next morning and rushed to the crew, dedicating himself to the filming.
Yesterday, except for Chi Jingyuan, the other five main actors also completed their own ratings contracts. VJs were filming the entire event of each person's activities, and the clips will be recorded in the behind-the-scenes highlights of "Misborn" released by the crew later. Go in.
This collection will probably be released around December. At that time, "Misheng" is just about to end, and we can take advantage of the situation to do a wave of publicity to try to increase the ratings of the finale.
However, the official clip has not been released, but the fan film has long been posted online. The other actors have few fans and no one is watching it. Among all the leading actors, Chi Jingyuan's fan film is very popular due to ratings contracts.
The fans carefully took pictures of the early morning weather and the dense crowds of fans who had to line up very early, which perfectly reflected Chi Jingyuan's amazing popularity.
Many fans were among the 100 people who participated in highfive. They were so happy after receiving the coffee and fried chicken personally delivered by Chi Jingyuan that they couldn't bear to eat it. They kept taking pictures and uploaded them online to show off, which attracted many Yuan fans. jealous.
"Oppa is so warm. In addition to highfive, he also prepared so many delicious food for everyone. I really want to go there, but it's a pity that I have to live on campus. It's really annoying!
"
"It’s hard to say that Yuan is a fan favorite. In the fan photos, he is very enthusiastic to every fan, and he is also very humble and polite. I can only say that he has not changed since his debut. This is also what I have passed. The reason why I still like him so much at the age of chasing stars."
"I'm so envious of those who can high-five with Oppa, and the fried chicken that Oppa personally delivers! I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy!"
""Misborn" is really a big hit. Chi Jingyuan's performance is so great. As an office worker, I can't help but search some of his materials and videos on the Internet. This young man is really outstanding..."Misborn" "Hurry up and play it, wait and see Ke Lai take off."
If you selectively ignore some of the negative comments made by some of the negative fans who criticize them for "showing off", you can see at a glance that the other comments are all positive. Except for the Yuan fans who show off, are jealous, or blow rainbow farts, What is gratifying is that many middle and Mesozoic white-collar workers have also joined the discussion, which is the best proof that Chi Jingyuan is now spreading his popularity with "Misheng".
Nowadays, as long as it is about "Wei Sheng" or the title of Chi Jingyuan's entry, the discussion will always be very hot.
This TV series has begun to slowly become a trend.
The fifth episode of "Misheng" was broadcast on time at 10 o'clock in the evening. This episode has a big twist compared to the previous one. The plot that has always been somewhat gentle suddenly became intense today. Section Chief Zheng and Oh Sang-sik had a fierce conflict. Wu Sangzhi's scandal back then was directly exposed, and Wu Sangzhi took action directly in anger.
Immediately afterwards, Minister Ma also came to trouble Wu Sangzhi, but Wu Sangzhi directly retaliated and exposed the sexual harassment scandal of the other party, and the entire three business groups were in chaos.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Kelai was caught on the spot in order to find evidence of Section Chief Zheng's crime. When he was embarrassed, Wu Shangzhi showed up in time to save him with the evidence. Then the two drank. Zhang Kelai sent Wu Shangzhi home, who was drunk again. , I couldn't help but fell drunk at the door of Wu Shangzhi's house.
The ups and downs of the plot in this episode are wonderful. Oh Sang-sik, played by Lee Sung-min, has become the protagonist, and the charm of this character has begun to bloom. Many people on the Internet have expressed their love for this character, and even vaguely suppressed the male actor Jang Ke-rae. the trend of.
Sure enough, everyone was shocked when the ratings were calculated the next morning.
"5.3%."
The last episode just broke 4, this episode has increased by more than 1%, and it has broken 5.
This kind of increase is already jaw-dropping for a cable TV drama. After the statistics were calculated, director Jin Yuanxi was a little skeptical and couldn't believe it. After confirming it again and again, he announced it with excitement. Early in the morning, the entire crew Caught in jubilation.
Just like sports games such as basketball and football, the better the team's performance, the better the atmosphere within the team, and the more motivated everyone will be.
The TV drama crew is exactly the same. The higher the ratings, the better the external reviews, the happier everyone feels, and the atmosphere during filming is very lively. Even if they work overtime very late, no one complains about being tired, and everyone is willing to do so.
Because it seems that "Misheng" is about to officially enter the threshold of a popular TV series.
But Chi Jingyuan's happy mood due to the soaring ratings did not last for a while before he was ruthlessly interrupted.
Chi Jingyuan was sitting on a canvas chair watching the filming. At the moment, he was filming a plot involving Li Xingmin and Jiang Sora, and he did not have a part in the scene. He was drinking drinks and watching and studying at the same time. They also try to take on their own roles in terms of their performance skills.
"Jingyuan."
At this time, Park Jae-hyun suddenly trotted to his side. After shouting, he held the phone in front of Chi Jingyuan with a somewhat unhappy expression, and pointed at the latest red news on the screen for him to take a look.
Chi Jingyuan was stunned when he saw the title, and the smile on his face just now disappeared.
Even if you haven’t clicked to read the content, reading the title is enough.
"EXO member Tao announced the establishment of a personal studio and at the same time filed a lawsuit with the Seoul Central District Court through his attorney, formally applying for the invalidation of his exclusive contract with SM Entertainment. He became the second member of EXO to file a lawsuit and leave the group within three months."
Chi Jingyuan had no desire to click on the title to see the specific content. He stared at the mobile phone held by Park Jae-hyun in front of him for a while, then closed his eyes, pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and waved his hand to signal Park Jae-hyun. Put the phone away.
"SM just called me and asked you to go back for a meeting." Park Jae-hyun looked at Chi Kyung-yuan, who was obviously in a bad mood, and took the phone back. After calming down for a while, he whispered a reminder in his ear.
"Now?" Chi Jingyuan opened his eyes and turned his head to look over.
"Hey, it's an important meeting over there. Lee Soo Man is also back. I have some things to tell you about his return." Park Jae Hyun nodded and gave a brief summary.
"Brother, please go and ask for leave for me and the crew, and tell me the reason."
Chi Jingyuan stood up and packed his things, and smiled and said hello to the actor he noticed next to him. After waiting for a while, Park Jae-hyun came back and told him that it was done.
It's relatively easy for him to ask for leave, because the filming has been going smoothly and quickly recently, and the crew already has a lot of credits left.
and director
After Kim Won-seok and other crew members said goodbye, Chi Kyung-won got into the nanny car and started to return to SM.
Neither Assistant Cui Zhichang nor Park Jaehyun spoke. One was driving silently, and the other was silently operating his mobile phone, presumably to contact SM. The entire car seemed a little quiet.
But no matter how no one spoke, the noisy traffic outside still continued to come in and surround it. From time to time, a harsh sound of brakes made people frown, giving people a feeling that the trees were trying to be quiet but the wind was not stopping.
Chi Jingyuan was sitting in the back seat, holding his cell phone and reading online comments. This news was only exposed less than half an hour ago, but now it has become the headline news on major news websites, and the search rankings are also very short. It has climbed to the first place in the time, and several entries and titles have been painted in eye-catching bright red to indicate its popularity.
It stands to reason that Tao's popularity would normally not be able to attract the attention of the whole network, but EXO's size is there, and there are things like members quitting the group. In just a few months, the second group This time it happened, but he still left in a decisive way like suing, which made people even want to ignore him.
Tao may not have thought that he has always been on the fringes since his debut in EXO. For the first time, he became the number one trending topic, and the focus of the entire network's attention would be at this time when he left the group.
I don’t know if this is luck or irony.
His contract termination statement was not issued on Peninsula's SNS, but on Xia Guo's scarf. The original text of the scarf was quoted and reprinted on Peninsula.
After Chi Jingyuan found out, he went straight to the bib and took a look. In addition to the "termination" statement on Tao's personal account, he also posted a long article a few minutes later, describing in detail how he was "forced" to quit the group. reason.
The writing was a bit long, but Chi Jingyuan still read it patiently.
There are three general reasons for quitting the group expressed by Tao in his article. One is that the company's resource distribution is uneven, with too much emphasis on Peninsula members and highly popular members. He communicated with the company several times but did not get a satisfactory answer.
Secondly, the company promised to open a personal studio for Luhan after he left, but it took a long time to implement it. Later, the communication between him and his father and the company was also perfunctory.
In the end, he was overwhelmed with work and after suffering a bone fracture, the company forced him to end his recovery period early to prepare for the concert without considering his physical condition.
This was also the most important reason why he decided to leave.
After reading this long article, Chi Jingyuan was unconvinced about several of the reasons given by Tao.
Maybe some of the situations Tao mentioned do exist, or they may be fabricated or exaggerated by himself, but whether they are true or not is actually not that important to him.
As for those insinuations...
Chi Jingyuan also took advantage of the situation and watched the reactions of netizens and fans on both sides.
Even though the news had only been out for twenty minutes, the Internet was already in a frenzy. All kinds of rumors and comments were pouring in, increasing rapidly every second. Every time you clicked refresh, you could see an entire page. the same.
"I thought XO would be able to settle down after Luhan left, but I didn't expect that Tao would leave less than three months ago. I'm really feeling a little uncomfortable now."
"SM is really having Mercury retrograde this year, so nothing good will happen."
"I predicted at that time that the remaining two people in the Xia Kingdom line would definitely stay for a short time after Luhan left. It was exactly what I said before."
"First Luhan, then Tao, I just want to ask when Yiy will leave? Or when EXO will disband."
"Tao also said that the company favors "popular members." Everyone knows who this "popular member" is, right? After Yuan squeezed Luhan away, he squeezed Tao away again, really, tsk tsk..."
"You idiot, do you believe what a traitor just made up in order to quit the group? How much does Tao need to be favored by the company because of his popularity? Can you not think too highly of yourself... Also, do you dare not to be anonymous? Post this
Speech, make your ID and private messages public! "
"I don't want to comment, he is just another traitor like Luhan!"
"I don't know why, but this time I saw the news about Tao suing and quitting the group. As a fan who has been with EXO since their debut, I was not as sad and excited as when Luhan quit. Maybe he is used to it... I don't know why. , my feelings for XO are not as intense and passionate as before, maybe I am a little tired."
Unlike when Luhan left the group, countless fans were sad and sad. This time, Tao does not have as large and loyal fans as Luhan. At this time, there are not too many fans who are sad and unable to accept his departure from the group, at least not as much as before. That directly caused division among XO fans.
But this time it is more troublesome, because it is more about the confusion and pessimism among fans about the future of EXO as a group.
It is clear that EXO, which returned with its second mini album in May, is extremely strong. While selling another million copies, several songs have become very popular, beating all their opponents at the same time. The momentum is unparalleled and it is only one step away from the third-generation boy band reaching the top.
Unexpectedly, in July, Luhan, a popular topline member, quit the group.
Even if one person quits, the fans comfort each other and can barely hold on.
After a period of silence, the storm was about to pass and when XO was about to get back on track, within a few months they had to withdraw for the second time.
And discerning fans also have a hunch that the third one is probably not far away.
Among all the previous top groups in the Peninsula music industry, there is no precedent for a member to quit before reaching the top. Even if a member quits, it will be after they officially become a top group.
Now, just over a year after EXO became popular, members have left the group, and not just one has left, but one after another.
Will anyone leave next? Could that person be my favorite member?
If so what should I do? Can we still hold on?
Countless Ariels feel this kind of bitterness in their hearts right now, a little panicked, but also a little dignified. They don't know what happened to their beloved EXO and where they are headed.
In addition to the complicated emotions of fans, there is also the carnival of black people. The news of Tao's withdrawal from the group almost made them hold a party online. All kinds of sarcastic and sarcastic remarks can be seen everywhere, as if they are about to leave the group. It was like EXO was buried in the ground and sent away.
The rise of EXO in the past two years has indeed blocked the way of too many people. It has squeezed out many male idol groups and has no room for survival. Aili and others are also too strong and arrogant on the Internet, which makes many fan groups feel disgusted.
It is not surprising that he is being insulted now.
After roughly reading the online messages and fans' reactions, Chi Jingyuan returned to the company in a bad mood, took the elevator upstairs and walked into the conference room on the fourth floor.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw the heads and representatives of various departments already present, as well as the EXO members gathered together and sitting in two rows.
And sitting at the top was Li Xiuman, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
