"Because I went to school in the Mainland and lived in the Mainland for several years when I was a child, I am pretty good at Chinese... and I may have pretty good language talent."
After looking at Zhou Ziyu who was tired of being next to his mother and didn't say anything, and kept looking around with half-bent eyes, Chi Jingyuan turned his attention back to her mother, nodded lightly and replied, to this Praise is not very modest.
If they hadn't happened to be able to speak Chinese, they probably wouldn't be sitting here eating today, because maybe he wouldn't have known Zhou Ziyu at all in the first place.
"I knew Jingyuan could speak Chinese, and Ziyu had always mentioned it to me, but I didn't know he could speak Chinese so well..."
Zhou’s mother nodded, her slender eyes that were not very similar to Zhou Ziyu’s were half-closed and she kept smiling. She looked at Chi Jingyuan’s face with black-rimmed glasses and a completely bare face with curiosity, and then I couldn’t help but sigh:
"And this appearance is really... I have been engaged in the medical beauty industry. I have seen many celebrities and artists in Wanwan before, most of them just looked at them on TV. In fact, After seeing it in private, I felt that it was very ordinary, and he relied on makeup to maintain himself. It is really rare for people like Jingyuan to look so good without makeup,"
"Hahaha."
From the moment he entered the house to now, Zhou's mother has been praising him, from his Chinese to his appearance. Chi Jingyuan felt that the other person was a little too enthusiastic, and he also felt that he was a little bit mean.
After squinting his eyes and smiling a few words, he did not deny it. After blinking, he replied playfully: "When it comes to this, I really need to thank my parents... just like Zhou Ziyu also needs to thank his aunt. .”
"Hehehe..."
Mother Zhou laughed when she heard this, but she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
He is really good at talking.
When I was chatting with my daughter before, I felt that when she talked about Chi Jingyuan, it was clear that EXO was extremely popular here on the peninsula, but it seemed that because of their good relationship, they were a little too close, so Zhou Ziyu It seems that he doesn't have an accurate idea of the other person's current popularity and identity. He doesn't know how popular he is now. Every time he mentions it, it's very natural, just like talking about an ordinary friend.
But as an outsider, Zhou’s mother would not be so heartless. After she got to know Chi Jingyuan, she went to find out more about him and knew very well how popular and high his status is in the Peninsula idol world. Chi Jingyuan’s name can be seen every time in the 2019 Peninsula artist income rankings.
And she can often hear news from him even in Wanwan, because EXO is really popular there. Not only students and young people are following it, but many celebrities, artists and Internet celebrities also either like it or ride on the popularity. mentioned often.
Although she has indeed met many celebrities in real life, there is no one as famous and popular as Chi Jingyuan. Therefore, even though she is Zhou Ziyu's mother and an elder, she was actually a little nervous before meeting her. Based on what I guessed about Chi Jingyuan's character, I came up with several sets of rhetoric, all in order to bring the relationship closer so that the other party could properly take care of Zhou Ziyu who was alone.
It can only be said that as a mother, she really worked hard for her daughter Zhou Ziyu to live and work on the peninsula.
It's just that I originally thought that such a young, super-popular celebrity idol who had a good family background from my daughter would definitely not be too docile, or at least a little arrogant and difficult to get along with.
But I didn't expect that the other party was unexpectedly kind. Not only was he very polite, but more importantly, he was really good at talking. Coupled with his appearance, in a short period of getting along, he inadvertently made people feel good about him.
well.
Mother Zhou glanced at the arm holding her next to her, then looked at her daughter Zhou Ziyu with a smile, and sighed helplessly.
No wonder, it is really excellent.
"Bang bang."
At this time, there was a knock on the door of the private room, and the waiter came in and asked, "Do you want to serve food now?" ', after Zhou's mother confirmed, the dishes that had been ordered before were brought in soon, and soon the table was full, each plate was brightly colored, and the combination of red oil and chili was everywhere. It exudes the intoxicating fragrance of vegetables, which makes people move their fingers without stopping after just one glance.
"Don't look at it, eat quickly, chat while eating, don't be polite...I also heard from Baobao, Ziyu said Jingyuan that you prefer Sichuan food, and asked her to search online before she found this restaurant, and she didn't I know if it suits you."
Zhou’s mother hurriedly called Chi Jingyuan to move the kuaizi. Zhou Ziyu no longer held her mother’s arm, picked up the kuaizi and pointed it in front of her. Her eyes swept around the dishes on the table, as if hesitating where to start. Start eating.
"Auntie, you're welcome. I know this restaurant. It's very famous. I've eaten here once with my friends before."
After talking for a while, Chi Jingyuan was not too restrained. After seeing the other party's actions, he also picked up the kuaizi. After a quick glance, he picked up a piece of boiled meat and tasted it.
It still tastes the same, quite delicious, but maybe it’s because I’m so hungry now that I’m so busy.
Zhou Ziyu, who had been watching for a long time, blinked when he saw Chi Jingyuan's actions. He also stretched out his kuai to pick up a piece of boiled meat slices and put it into his bowl. He blew it hard and then ate it bit by bit. .
"By the way, Auntie, I watched the live broadcast of "Sixteen" yesterday. It seems that other members of Zhou Ziyu's family are also here. Didn't they come to have dinner together today?"
After taking two bites, Chi Jingyuan took the initiative to break the atmosphere on the table and asked casually.
Yesterday, he saw several suspected family members of Zhou Ziyu appearing in the live broadcast, and originally thought they would all come together today.
"Oh, those are Ziyu's brother and cousin."
Mother Zhou knew it as soon as she heard it. She made a sound and said: "Originally, we wanted to come together. After all, we have never seen such a big star. But considering that your profession is a bit inconvenient, I don't want to cause trouble." I didn’t bring them.”
After explaining, Zhou's mother paused for a moment, then her tone changed a little, she became more serious, and started talking about business. She thanked Chi Jingyuan seriously: "By the way, Jingyuan, I'm all right." Yu said that you have helped her a lot since I met you, whether in life or work. I really appreciate you taking care of her in the past two years...
"Well, when she was spotted by some JYP company and became a trainee in Seoul, I actually didn't want to agree. You said that a girl at such a young age went to a foreign country to be a trainee by herself at the age of thirteen or fourteen? I don’t want to talk about whether I can make a debut in the future. I don’t understand the language, and I don’t know anyone here. Her father and I are both busy at work and can’t accompany her.”
"Furthermore, Tzuyu can be a bit dull sometimes, and she doesn't have a strong or independent personality. Although she doesn't appear to be strong in front of outsiders, she is actually very sentimental at heart. When she first came to Seoul , she was crying every time I called her, and secretly cried by herself when I wasn’t on the phone, which really worried us to death.”
"The local trainees here are not very friendly. I can imagine that they are often excluded...Thanks to meeting you Jingyuan. If you didn't help and take care of her often, I really don't know what I would have done. good……"
Zhou's mother spoke with some emotion, as if she was recalling the time when Zhou Ziyu had just left home for Seoul. No parent would trust such a young daughter to be alone outside.
But Zhou Ziyu was a little embarrassed to be told that. Wei Wei leaned over and gave her mother a gentle push with her shoulders. Then she lowered her head and faced the rice bowl, but raised her eyes and glanced at Chi Jingyuan quietly, under her eyelashes. The eyes look bright.
"Hahaha..." In response to Zhou's mother's sincere thanks and eyes, Chi Jingyuan pursed his lips and smiled and nodded, then he glanced at Zhou Ziyu, who was looking around, and looked at Zhou's mother who was also serious. Said: "Actually, auntie doesn't have to be like this. Zhou Ziyu is actually very smart and strong. She does many things very well. I just gave her a little help."
This girl talks a lot when alone, but today, perhaps because her mother was a little embarrassed around her, she hasn't spoken much. However, her expression is very lively and her eyes are very bright. It can be seen that she is in a good mood.
"Just her? Why is she so smart? She's so stupid."
Hearing Chi Jingyuan's compliment, Zhou's mother looked angrily at her daughter who was smiling naively next to her. Although her tone was not very good, her face turned into a smile.
Looking at her daughter who wrinkled her nose because she was called stupid, Zhou's mother smiled and stretched out her hand to tidy up her hair on her forehead. She looked at her carefully and then looked at Chi Jingyuan: "Speaking of which, you guys know each other." It’s fate, I heard Ziyu tell you how you met, it’s really a coincidence.”
"It's indeed quite fate."
Chi Jingyuan laughed when he heard this, nodded in agreement, put down his tachyon and recalled for a few seconds: "At that time, I happened to go to jyp to talk about work. I remember that I happened to have a meal nearby because of my schedule. It was too close, so I didn’t drive. I walked over. Otherwise, I would have just driven into the parking lot and nothing would have happened later.”
"That's really a lot of fate." Both Zhou's mother and Zhou Ziyu heard this story for the first time and couldn't help but nodded in agreement.
"Well, then I met her at the door. She was because... Ziyu told you... Yes, I could vaguely guess it by looking at her expression. I felt that her confused and bitter face looked pitiful. So I went up and asked..."
"Hahaha."
"Because I happen to also speak Chinese, and then we got to know her. At first, I thought it was difficult for a little girl to be alone in Seoul. But after meeting her a few times, I found her to be quite cute, like a little sister. Gradually, It’s so familiar…”
Speaking of this, Chi Jingyuan also found it interesting and became interested. The three of them chatted while eating.
As the exchanges and communication deepened, the atmosphere in the box gradually became more harmonious, and both parties were no longer as restrained as before.
"By the way, Jingyuan, would you like to drink some wine?" After saying that, Zhou's mother glanced at him and asked.
"No, auntie, I have to go back to the company to work overtime later, and there are some things that I haven't finished yet."
"You are so busy and you have to go back and work overtime at this time. Are all artists at your level so busy?"
"These working hours are actually quite normal for idols, but I do take on a little more work recently."
"That's it..."
Zhou’s mother nodded in understanding, and at the same time looked at Zhou Ziyu, shaking her head with a little bit of good hope: “If Ziyu makes her debut in the future and is half as successful as you, then I will be really satisfied.”
"hehe."
Chi Jingyuan didn't speak, and smiled with squinted eyes.
He was too embarrassed to wake up Zhou's mother from her sweet dream.
EXO has reached the top of the current generation of three-generation men's groups. It is undisputed. At the same time, the popularity, popularity, fans, and especially sales are disappointingly disconnected from all the groups in the same period. And Chi Jingyuan is the top of the team, and he is somewhat back. There is a big gap between teammates.
Some xo teammates are not even half as good as him, let alone those from other combinations.
Just relying on JYP, a new girl group that doesn’t have many bright spots?
It's very difficult.
The taste of this restaurant is really good. After some localization, it is more in line with the taste of most people. Even Zhou Ziyu, who needs to manage her figure, ate a lot. The three of them ate in harmony until the end, and it was almost the end of the meal time. , Mother Zhou seemed to have remembered something, and suddenly asked: "By the way, Jingyuan, you have been so successful after debuting for so many years, do you know about the contract of the agency on the peninsula?"
"Yeah, it's okay."
Chi Jingyuan took the tissue handed over by Zhou Ziyu, wiped his mouth, and nodded in response.
"It would be great."
Mother Zhou laughed when she heard the gift, then reached out to take the bag placed on the stool next to her, while explaining: "Isn't Tzuyu selected into the debut group of the new girl group yesterday? JYP called me today In the past, they said they were going to sign a contract, and they told us to take a look at it and sign it as soon as possible..."
She rummaged through her bag and took out a stack of bound documents: "But after I looked at it, I felt that this contract was a bit..."
"A bit harsh?" Chi Jingyuan smiled and said it for the other party.
"Yes, I feel that many of the conditions are a bit too harsh, and there are too many controls. I have to control everything..."
Mother Zhou immediately agreed, then frowned and complained: "Is there any problem? Is it like this on the peninsula? Or is it just JYP?"
"May I?"
After looking at the document in Zhou's mother's hand, Chi Jingyuan pursed his lips and asked in a gesture.
"Of course it's no problem, you're not an outsider." Upon hearing this, she quickly handed over the contract in her hand and added with a smile.
"Um……"
Chi Jingyuan took the document and read it carefully under the gaze of Zhou Ziyu, mother and daughter.
Of course, all idols must sign a contract with a company before debuting, and basically all contracts will be very detailed, including all work arrangements, activity specifications, daily routines, and some companies even include love affairs, clothing and hairstyles, and appearance and medical beauty management Columns like this are all written into the contract, and the idol is built as a perfect product.
Although Chi Jingyuan has only signed a contract with SM and has never seen contracts with other companies, through communication with members and even people in the industry, he knows that the contracts of agencies in the entire peninsula music industry are actually very similar, and the requirements are very strict, but In terms of various divisions, each company has its own differences.
And in comparison, the contracts of big companies like SM are pretty good. The company is here to make money, not to trick you. At least it won't cause trouble too much. Only the contracts of some small brokerage companies with bad intentions are really good. The problem is, after signing the contract, I was really trapped.
As for jyp...
"Well... I took a look, and there's nothing special about it..." Chi Jingyuan looked up for a while and then raised his head. Facing the two people who were looking at him expectantly, he paused for a second and said, "I don't know about other companies. But the contract I signed is actually pretty much the same, but the split is different. After all, %"
He laughed and shook his head: "After all, the contracts of larger brokerage companies here on the peninsula are almost like this, but Zhou Ziyu's may be a little more restrictive, and even love is included. JYP is really interesting. "
If EXO's contract also included a love ban, and the amount was raised a little higher, and SM really fined them mercilessly, it really feels like the company makes no less money than from concerts.
Of course Chi Kyung-won is not afraid of this if he is not in love, but individuals like Park Chanyeol, Byun Baekhyun, and Oh Sehun may be able to earn more without being punished.
"Is this all the case?"
After hearing this, Zhou's mother frowned, glanced at the document in Chi Jingyuan's hand, and asked tentatively: "The year of the contract..."
"It's basically been 7 years now, and so have I." Chi Jingyuan closed the document and handed it to Zhou's mother again: "I took a rough look at it, and there are not many problems with those restrictions, at least a few There are no big traps, but I am not a professional after all, so I still need to think carefully about the specific numbers and details."
"Okay, thank you, Jingyuan." Zhou's mother took the document and said thank you with a smile.
"You're welcome." Chi Jingyuan smiled and watched the other party put away the contract.
To be honest, there is nothing to consider, because if you don’t sign it, you won’t be able to get out.
And there really isn't anything wrong with it. Apart from a lot of restrictions, it's just a normal artist contract.
After debuting, I actually found out that although the contract does have a lot of restrictions, in fact, apart from not violating a few of the most important restrictions, the company also turns a blind eye to many other aspects. Yes, this kind of thing often depends on the popularity and status of the group, the relationship with the company, and the background of the members themselves.
Like EXO now, not only Ji Jingyuan, but the company has also loosened control over other members. As for veteran groups such as Girls' Generation and Big Bang, there are no restrictions at all on many levels.
However, Chi Jingyuan didn't say anything specifically as a person who had been through it, nor did he say anything like, 'Don't be afraid, we have a good relationship, I can take care of you, and the contract can't restrict you.'
After all, this is an important contract that determines Zhou Ziyu's personal path. It is better for her family to consider it seriously. It is not suitable for outsiders to interfere too much.
The meal was almost done by now. After chatting for a few more words, Chi Jingyuan looked at the time and was about to leave. He would have a company when he went back later, and Zhou Ziyu had to go back to the dormitory early.
Mother Zhou was also in the meeting. She smiled and took a few more wrapped gift boxes from the side, and carried them to Chi Jingyuan enthusiastically: "Jingyuan, Auntie knows that you lack nothing, and there is nothing I can thank you for." The place... This time I specially bought some specialties and snacks from us. You can take it back and try it. If you think it is good, you can tell Ziyu and I will send it directly to her next time and ask her to bring it to you. you."
Seeing Zhou's mother walking in front of her with a kind face and an attentive smile, Chi Jingyuan understood what the other party meant and smiled along with Yang Yang. Without any refusal, he reached out and took the packages. They were very delicate. gift box, and then blinked with expectation: "Zhou Ziyu has told me several times before that the specialties from his hometown taste great. I've been craving for them for a long time, so I won't be polite to you, auntie."
"Hahaha... Don't be polite. If you think it's delicious, you must tell me." Zhou's mother smiled even brighter and handed the bag into his hand with her own hands.
"Auntie, I'm leaving first."
"I'll see you off." Zhou Ziyu, who had been standing next to him, jumped over.
"No, you... you stay with auntie." Chi Jingyuan glanced at the girl and wanted to say something out of habit, but he held it back before speaking, put on a mask and hat, and said goodbye at last. Open the door and leave.
…
The door of the box was closed, and the mother and daughter sat back on the stools unsteadily. The lively atmosphere suddenly became quieter.
Mother Zhou looked at her daughter who was still glancing in the direction of the door from time to time. Thinking of the time they spent together during a meal just now, she couldn't help but sigh with emotion:
"well."
"What's wrong, mom?" Zhou Ziyu leaned over again and grinned happily.
She has been in a very good mood since last night, especially after having dinner with Chi Jingyuan just now.
"It's really better to meet each other than to be famous. I originally thought that Chi Jingyuan was no different from the artists I had met before, that is, he was a little more popular... After we met and talked, I realized that they were not on the same level at all. This temperament, this His quality is nothing like that of a star who became famous at a young age, and he doesn’t look like a child raised by an ordinary family at all.”
Mother Zhou was thinking about the perfect conversation in the exchange just now. She looked at the neatly placed dishes on the spot where Chi Jingyuan was sitting just now and the table that was very clean after eating. She felt more and more that this child was really He said, "You said his family situation is very good. Do you know what his family does?"
"I don't know, I didn't ask."
Seeing that his mother seemed to like Chi Jingyuan very much, Zhou Ziyu felt a little happy for some reason. After hearing it, he recalled for two seconds and shook his head: "He seemed to have mentioned twice that his parents are in the United States. Not on the peninsula or anything like that.”
"oh……"
Nodding, Zhou's mother didn't ask any more questions. She turned to look at her daughter who was so happy and became as heartless as a child when she came around. She couldn't help but pat her: "You should learn from others." Well, you are no longer a child at this age. Chi Jingyuan also praised you for your maturity. How mature are you... Just the way you treat others and the courtesy that such a big star talks to me, there is no air at all. That quality is enough for you to learn.”
"He was very polite to begin with."
Zhou Ziyu hugged her mother's arm and held her close.
She is indeed considered mature. She usually thinks a lot when she is a trainee, and she is also good at observing people's emotions. She is actually very clear about all the rules among trainees, and she has encountered them many times.
It's just that when I'm with my mother, I always habitually don't think so much. I just want to enjoy this feeling of intimacy and be a pampered child.
"..."
Seeing her daughter like this, Zhou's mother shook her head and helped her straighten her bangs with a smile.
Silly boy, can't you see, people are always polite...
It's because you have a lot of face.
