Olympic Park is a large-scale multi-functional comprehensive park located in Songpa District, Seoul. It is divided into three theme parks around culture and art, life sports, environment and ecology. Many events and celebrity concerts are held here. The venue is held and is a very famous leisure, entertainment and tourist location in Seoul.
Last year, EXO's first tour concert in Seoul was held for three consecutive days at the gymnastics arena here. During the period before the concert, he would come here almost every day to perform and rehearse. Speaking of which, Chi Jingyuan liked this place very much. Quite familiar,
The Gymnastics Arena has been used as a large-scale concert venue since 1994. Due to the special nature and large area of the venue, generally only outstanding and famous 'best singers' can enter. Holding a concert here will be considered by the outside world It is a symbol of success. Among the idol groups on the peninsula, there are really only a few that can hold concerts here.
EXO already held three concerts here last year, and according to the released tour schedule for this year's concert, they will continue to launch EXO's second concert tour here in May.
As agreed with Park Jin Young, the venue where Missa will hold the showcase is the K-arthall in the Olympic Park inside the park. It is just a small venue with a small area and a small number of spectators.
However, showcases don’t need such a big place. In recent years, many artists have chosen to hold their comeback showcases here, and some well-known e-sports events have also chosen this venue as their venue.
When he was approaching the K-arthall venue, Chi Jingyuan took out his mobile phone and sent a text message. When he walked to the door, he saw a dozen Missa promotional posters hanging at the door. An assistant wearing glasses The staff member hurriedly walked out of the venue. Even though he was wearing a baseball cap and a mask to disguise himself, he still recognized Chi Jingyuan at a glance from a distance and walked up to him in two steps. .
"Jingyuanxi, Anihasai..."
"I am the assistant to President Park Jin Young nim, and I am here to wait for you. President nim has something to do and will come over a little late. It's really rude... This is our internal staff identification. You can enter and exit the venue at will. Backstage."
"Hello...I know, brother Zhenying told me just now."
Chi Jingyuan nodded and was not surprised. When he arrived, he had already received a call from Park Zhenying, saying that he would arrive about twenty minutes later. It was normal for the president to be busy, and if Park Zhenying specially watched the showcase with him, Chi Jingyuan probably still feels a little awkward.
However, this assistant was very polite. I guess Park Jin Young said something to him. His attitude was very kind and it didn't look like he was treating an ordinary idol.
"Kangsangmida." After Chi Jingyuan took over the work badge, he entered the venue under the leadership of the assistant. After passing through a hall hung with slogans and posters, he came to the inside of the venue. The showcase was held place.
Seeing that the assistant looked diligent and wanted to accompany him throughout the whole process, he quickly waved his hand, indicating that he could just be alone.
As soon as he entered, he heard constant voices coming from the speakers. The lights in the entire venue were turned off, leaving only the lighting on the stage, which made the auditorium look very dim. Chi Jingyuan didn't notice after taking a glance. I walked to the front row, but found a seat in the last row with no one on either side and sat down, looking towards the stage.
At this time, a chat session was going on on the stage. Several members were sitting on chairs and talking to Kim Shin Young, who was the MC, about some interesting things about preparing the album.
Kim Shin Young is a well-known female comedian in the peninsula. She was well-known and active in the past few years. It's just that she has lost a lot of weight in recent years due to health or figure reasons. She looks far less lovable than when she was chubby, and her career has also declined somewhat.
The profession of comedian actually does not have any physical requirements. The main thing is to be funny and to be popular with the audience.
Of course, everyone has their own pursuits.
After listening to a few sentences, Chi Jingyuan lost interest. As soon as he heard it, he knew that the stories were all made up in advance. Fans might be more interested, while colleagues in the industry like him would be less interested.
And the reason why I knew it as soon as I heard it... is because EXO has also written short stories with similar plots.
After looking around, I saw that the venue was indeed not large, and there were not many auditoriums. It was estimated that there were only a few hundred seats in total. At this time, at first glance, none of them were full, and there were quite a few empty seats, which looked a bit dazzling. .
Even if it is just a small comeback showcase, the vacancy rate is a little high, which is a bit inconsistent with missa's reputation and music performance in previous years, especially Bae Suzy's popularity.
However, Bae Suzy is famous, but a large part of her popularity and fame actually come from film and television dramas and advertising cases. To be honest, there are not many people who really like her because of the girl group and the stage. .
After a quick glance, he also noticed that there was a vj filming the row of auditoriums in front of him by the aisle with a row of seats in front of him. Looking at the closer distance, it was obvious that he was taking a close-up shot.
Because we were a little far away and our view was blocked by the chairs, we could only see a few women holding the banner and talking about something.
Could it be that a few actors and atmosphere crew were specially hired to shoot the scenes there? Why should we be so vain and do these things?
Chi Jingyuan took two glances and cursed in his heart.
Because it is impossible to take such a close-up shot with an ordinary audience.
jyp is really in decline.
After complaining a few words, Chi Jingyuan changed his sitting position and looked in the direction of the stage again. At this time, he had ended the chat and entered a stage performance.
In fact, he is not very interested in watching miisa's performances. Although missa's songs are quite famous, they are not to his liking. Besides, except for Bae Suzy, the other members of this group are not familiar to Ji Jingyuan.
He is a character who likes to interact with acquaintances. Compared with Missa, Chi Jingyuan prefers to go to redvelvet's performances or showcases.
It's a pity that the Taihu company didn't handle it for them before.
The entire showcase lasted about forty minutes, and there was no performance on the last stage. Chi Jingyuan’s phone buzzed and he found a message from Park Jin Young saying that he had arrived. He took one last look at the auditorium and stage in front of him. The atmosphere crew who had been filming before had left at some point, and now that there was another boring chat session on the stage, Chi Jingyuan simply got up and left early to go backstage.
After leaving the dark venue, his vision suddenly became brighter. The backstage corridor was shrouded in incandescent lights. Chi Jingyuan walked out of the theater with his bag on his back, looking at the nameplate along the slender corridor.
Although he has been to the Olympic Park many times, he has never been to the K-arthall venue. Even though the showcase does not need to be big, it is still a little small for EXO.
It's just that Chi Jingyuan had just turned the corner and walked a few steps. He glanced forward and couldn't help but slow down. He saw that there were many people standing in the relatively empty corridor in front of him. Several staff and assistants were dressed in costumes. The staff of famous brands are communicating with each other, and several young girls are waiting with their heads down. Next to them are two VJs carrying cameras, checking the equipment and waiting to shoot. Obviously there should be some shooting activity here.
Slowly walking down the small staircase in front of him, Chi Jingyuan glanced over there curiously and found that among the four girls holding missa support banners in their hands, except for one whose face looked a little strange, He actually knew three of the others.
One is the rabbit-toothed Lin Nayeon whom I met backstage at the singing competition of "Some", the club, and Momo who I met at the ratings convention event of "Misheng", and the other one appeared in the same place as the previous Momo. , and the girl named Jingnan I happened to meet in the elevator a few days ago.
Chi Jingyuan glanced around. The other people didn't feel anything at all, but he found it interesting to meet this Mingjing Nan again.
We met again in less than two days. Is it such a coincidence? Is it so destined?
Chi Jingyuan, who suddenly walked here, immediately attracted the attention of those in front of him. Hearing the footsteps, several people looked over at the same time. They just looked at Chi Jingyuan, who was wearing a hat and mask, but did not recognize him for a moment. I just felt that he was very conspicuous and had an outstanding temperament. I didn't know what Chi Jingyuan was doing when he suddenly appeared here when he was about to shoot. He hesitated when he saw him wearing a staff sign, and was about to walk up to ask.
"Chi...Senior, Aniha Saiyo..."
But the others didn't recognize him for a moment, but Mingjing Nan, who was the closest, took a look. After scanning his eyes and hat, he recognized him instantly. He opened his mouth in shock and almost shouted Chi Jingyuan's name. Name, but after reacting, he quickly bowed and saluted. Although he was a little excited and his tone was a little urgent, his voice sounded not loud but soft.
"Chi..."
The staff who were about to come up to ask couldn't help but stopped. After hearing Mingjing Nan's voice, several people started to look at him in surprise. Chi Jingyuan glanced at Mingjing Nan and blinked strangely as if he was thinking. I wonder how this girl reacted so quickly.
"Well... hello..."
Then Chi Jingyuan took off his mask, greeted several staff members with a gentle salute, and then nodded to the four girls next to him.
"Senior Anihasay!" When they saw Chi Jingyuan in front of them, their eyes immediately widened and became a little reflective. Then Lin Nalian took the lead and quickly saluted continuously. After that, she straightened up and kept her eyes wide open. Looking here, there is something unexpected and a hint of surprise at the same time.
The VJ and staff who were preparing for the shooting were a little strange. After nodding in return, they didn't know what to say for a moment. They thought Chi Jingyuan was here to participate in the shooting, but this was not on the previous schedule.
"What are you going to shoot?"
Chi Jingyuan first glanced at Mingjing Nan and Lin Nalian, who had the clearest expression. Then he looked curiously at the VJ next to him. His eyes stopped at the camera that had been set up and asked.
"yes……"
"Jingyuan."
Before waiting for a reply from the jyp staff next to him, a familiar deep voice and a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the distance. Park Zhenying, who had black hair and a black face, quickly appeared in front of everyone, followed by an assistant.
As soon as Park Zhenying appeared, everyone immediately greeted him. Chi Jingyuan keenly noticed that the bodies of the four girls next to him suddenly stood up straight, and then politely saluted at ninety degrees, and he himself also shouted, " Jinyoung hyung' said hello.
"We haven't started filming yet, right..."
Park Jinying walked up to him and nodded to several JYP staff members to ask about the progress of the shooting. It was obvious that he knew what they were going to do here. After receiving the confirmation, he nodded and stopped paying attention. He glanced at the four female trainees. He pretended to have seen it, then smiled, squinted and patted Chi Jingyuan on the shoulder: "This is filming for a variety show of our company, I will tell you about this later, go sit with me for a while first .”
He had no intention of staying here. After receiving Chi Jingyuan, he waved and was about to return to the lounge. Even if the variety show "Sixteen" is very important to JYP, it is impossible for him to be there specially for such a small shooting. Missa's showcase There is no need for him, the president, to keep an eye on it personally.
In fact, if it weren't for Chi Jingyuan, he wouldn't be here today.
"..."
Chi Jingyuan also smiled and nodded, and finally glanced at the four trainees next to him. He narrowed his eyes with a smile and met Ming Jingnan's eyes for a while. Then he followed behind Park Zhenying and left here bathed in more than a dozen glances. , before they had gone far, they seemed to hear a faint discussion.
"sit."
"I was temporarily delayed because of something...how are you? After watching the showcase, what do you think of Missa's return this time?"
Before entering the lounge, Park Jinying waved to the assistant not to follow him. After entering, he took two glasses of water from the water dispenser next to him and put them on the table. He pointed at the sofa and explained, then smiled and spoke in a friendly tone. Sitting next to him, his expression seemed very confident.
Although it was indeed late, it was just a trivial matter. Given the age and seniority gap between the two, it was impossible to apologize or anything, and Chi Jingyuan didn't take it to heart.
"It's pretty good. The title song is great. I remember it seemed to have shot to No. 1 on the music charts?"
Chi Jingyuan nodded and smiled, confirming that missa's hit song "onlyyou" is indeed very good this time, and the very good music results are good proof.
"Then Jingyuan, do you think you can compete with your xo?" Park Zhenying took a sip of water, his eyes narrowed, and his tone was tentative with a sense of expectation.
"Of course, I already regret that our return date is April 1."
Chi Jingyuan made a worried expression to save face and shook his head: "If I had known that missa's music results were so good, I would have pushed it back a few days."
His expression looked extremely real, and his eyelids twitched slightly, as if he was really worried that EXO was bumping into Missa. In the end, he pretended to sigh, showing his helplessness.
"Hahaha, you..."
A veteran like Park Zhenying would not believe it. He laughed heartily at this pretentious look, pointed at Chi Jingyuan and shook his head helplessly.
We haven’t seen each other for a while. Of course, Park Jin Young would not come up and talk about business. After making an appointment to have dinner together later, he chatted with Ji Kyung Won with interest about EXO’s recent comeback and expressed his appreciation for SM in a tone of appreciation. The company arranged for EXO to release songs month by month for four months. At the same time, it also analyzed with Chi Jingyuan from a professional perspective the reasons why the first single "e" performed unexpectedly well.
Park Jin Young's professionalism is really great. He talked about everything from music theory to melody to lyrics to packaging and promotion. Chi Jingyuan was a little stunned and couldn't keep up with the rhythm. I can only say that he is worthy of being a senior in the music industry. , you can still be so successful if you start your own company.
It's just that you are so good, brother, how come got7 operates like that?
After a while, there was a knock on the door. After the showcase, Pei Xiuji, who had changed her clothes, walked in, said hello to Park Jinying, sat on the sofa next to her, looked at each other with a smile and looked at Chi Jingyuan, sitting posture She is as reserved as a lady.
But to be honest, Bae Suzy's makeup for Missa's return this time is really outstanding. She is very eye-catching among the four people. It is the kind of makeup that is more scheming. It seems innocent, but in fact it has more of a bright feeling. .
"it's over?"
"Um."
"What about the rest?"
"Going to shoot that "sixteen"."
Park Jin Young had a brief exchange with Bae Suzy. His attitude towards Bae Suzy was also very good. It was far different from the way he treated ordinary artists. Compared with the few female trainees he had just glanced at and said hello to, he was simply worlds away. The difference.
Although it feels like it's not as good as Li Xiuman's attitude towards Chi Jingyuan, it's not much different.
Although Chi Jingyuan was curious, he didn't ask a more difficult question like 'Why didn't you go when others were going?', and he laughed and chatted with the two of them for a while as if he hadn't heard anything.
Bae Suzy had a lot of activities before her comeback. After sitting for about ten minutes, she said goodbye and left. After checking the time, Park Jinying was ready to invite Chi Jingyuan to have a meal with her and chat about today's business.
"I'm going to the bathroom first, I'll be right back."
Before leaving, Chi Jingyuan said hello, walked out of the lounge and went to the bathroom next to him. He looked in the mirror and straightened his hair, which was somewhat deformed by the baseball cap. He put the hat back on, washed his hands and dried them. Walked out.
Just as he walked out, he couldn't help but slow down, because as soon as he went out, he saw a girl in the corridor in front of the bathroom, leaning against the wall with her head lowered and looking at the mobile phone in her hand quietly, but her eyes reflected He looked a little absent-minded, maybe because he was thinking about something more immersedly, and his upper lip was slightly pursed unconsciously.
Named Jingnan.
The name appeared familiarly in Chi Jingyuan's mind. After the continuous encounters in the past few days, he was able to remember the name even if he had no impression before.
Not to mention that Chi Jingyuan was quite impressed with her because of her experience in the club and the police station that day.
She has black hair that hangs straight down her shoulders. She wears a short black jacket with a white crew-neck shirt, which is somewhat exposed to the navel. She wears ripped jeans and black round-toe high-heeled shoes, which is quite fashionable. It looks more fashionable than ordinary trainees. It has a lot of fashionable atmosphere. , =
Judging from her appearance, she was probably waiting for her friend to go to the bathroom. It is most common for little girls to go to the bathroom together.
As if he was aware that he was being watched, Najing Nan raised his head as if he was watching. At that moment, his eyes were still a little hazy. When he saw Chi Jingyuan in front of him, his eyes shrank obviously, and he looked even worse than before. surprise.
Chi Jingyuan looked at each other and couldn't help but secretly thought, 'How many times has this happened? ’, he thought it was interesting and smiled. Seeing that she was surprised and hesitated to speak, he didn’t point it out. He nodded lightly to Nai Minami and prepared to leave.
"..."
Just after taking a few steps, there was suddenly a clear rising and falling breathing sound behind him, and then a slightly hoarse, but more soft voice came: "Chi...senior."
Chi Jingyuan, who was called out, paused and turned his head to look over.
I saw that Najing Nan's hands had been retracted into his sleeves at some point, and he was biting his lips slightly while looking at him with a firm but obviously hesitant look. A pair of eyes were flickering at him, and his eyes were looking up. But it was buried downwards involuntarily, looking a little contradictory and a bit distressing.
"Thank you, thank you..." She still had the courage to look at Chi Jingyuan at first, but after looking at him for two seconds, she felt a little defeated when she saw the smiling face of the other person. She spoke weakly under her eyes and chin.
Chi Jingyuan thought for a moment and realized that she was probably thanking the club for their help.
Seeing how stressed the girl was, Chi Jingyuan laughed, looked at her and blinked: "What if..."
His voice attracted Najing Nan's attention, causing her to look up again.
"Are you talking about last year's club incident? If I said that I actually didn't pay much attention and had kind of forgotten about it, would you be disappointed or unhappy?"
Seeing her looking at him, Chi Jingyuan raised his eyes and thought for a moment, tilted his head and said naturally.
"No, no..."
Najing Nan quickly shook his head and quickly denied it. In order to increase his credibility, he even repeated it and shook his long black hair twice. But she said she didn't know it, but her eyes darkened obviously, her lips were slightly pursed, and the hands in her sleeves seemed to be retracted a little further.
"...Pfft." This girl was really interesting. Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but laugh when he saw her tough mouth. He was too lazy to tease her and waved his hand casually: "Forget it...of course not, to be honest. I really haven’t seen many girls who can wipe away tears for such a long time, so I’m quite impressed, Mina Nai Minami, right?”
"……Um."
Hearing this, Ming Jingnan became a little brighter. She bit her mouth in embarrassment after hearing the ridicule. Then she nodded quickly to confirm when she heard her name. Then she seemed to think of something and quickly explained: "I I don’t cry like that often, that time was..."
She didn't know how to explain it halfway through, so she gave up after a moment's hesitation, and said instead: "That day was because I was shooting the MV of the company's seniors, so..."
"I know, just see it."
Chi Jingyuan interrupted her intermittent explanation and pursed his lips, looking like he didn't care much.
He could indeed see that the three neon trainees at that time were obviously very young. They kept cowering next to each other and did not even dare to say anything. Otherwise, they would have shouted about drinking and cowered to the point of crying. If it were a senior who was well-rounded and good at socializing, he would probably drink it all.
Just seeing how serious Ming Jingnan looked, Chi Jingyuan nodded, but hearing that she was a little unfamiliar and listening to her slightly awkward Korean, he took the initiative and said: "Actually, you can speak Japanese, I can understand it. "
"I can!"
However, his kindness was rejected. Najing Nan pursed his lips and looked at him firmly, still speaking in Korean that was not very proficient.
"Okay..." Chi Jingyuan nodded and didn't say much. He looked her up and down with a smile, then turned to look in the direction of the lounge, raised his chin and said, "Then I'll go first?"
Mingnan opened his mouth when he heard the words, raised his eyes to look at him and then lowered his head. It seemed that he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it. Looking at his expression, you could tell that he was struggling.
"hehe……":
Seeing her hesitant look, Chi Jingyuan laughed. As if he could see what the other party was thinking, he took the initiative to ask: "Why, do you still want to exchange contact information?"
The reason why he had a deep impression on this girl was because when she said goodbye at the end, she asked for her phone number but he refused casually. It was really embarrassing in front of other people.
"..."
After hearing this, Mingnan brightened up and said nothing, but nodded quickly like a little penguin, with sudden hope in his eyes.
"Well... next time."
Chi Jingyuan thought for a while and shrugged at her: "I found that we are really destined. If we meet again next time, let's exchange."
As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of the bathroom, without any intention of further communication. Finally, he waved with a smile and turned around to leave:
"Your friend is probably coming out..."
"I'm leaving."
