He hasn't contacted them in the past two days. Chi Jingyuan didn't see Twice's name on the guest list published by MAMA. He didn't see them when he went to rehearsal today. He thought Twice wouldn't participate in this year's MAMA because they just debuted. .
"Here it comes, we have a flight this afternoon." Zhou Ziyu replied quickly, probably nothing happened at the moment.
"Then you didn't go to rehearsal tonight?"
"Well, we don't have a stage show...just a rehearsal to receive the award tomorrow morning."
When she said this, Chi Jingyuan understood. It was probably because JYP gave them an award for publicity and gimmicks, but because the guest lineup this time was so strong, EXO and Big Bang each had nearly 20 minutes of stage time to perform. There is not enough time left, so this new girl group will naturally not get a chance to perform.
Speaking of which, Red Velvet is also in the same situation this year. They only have awards but no stage. They have debuted for more than a year, but their treatment is similar to that of Twice, a new group.
After knowing that Twice was also here, Chi Jingyuan didn't have any other ideas. He said "Oh" to express that he knew, and then started chatting with Zhou Ziyu while watching TV.
After chatting for a while, Zhou Ziyu suddenly mentioned that she had been sick and had a cold in the past two days.
"You have a cold? Is it serious?" Chi Jingyuan became a little more serious after seeing it, and looked away from the TV and asked.
"A few days ago, we had an event at the amusement park to film "twice TV". After we came back from filming, did we catch a cold?"
"When did you go?"
"A week ago."
"You haven't recovered in a week?" Chi Jingyuan was a little surprised.
"No (frowning)" Although what Zhou Ziyu sent was just text, it still looked pitiful.
"What kind of medicine did you take, didn't it work?"
"I didn't take my medicine."
"Then you deserve to die."
Seeing this last sentence, Chi Jingyuan paused for a moment and immediately felt speechless. He curled his lips and replied mercilessly.
He could see Zhou Ziyu's little desire to ask for comfort.
But you didn't take medicine when you got sick and had a cold, and you never recovered because of it. You don't think I will comfort you, do you?
"(pout)"
Chi Jingyuan's coldness obviously made Zhou Ziyu a little sad.
"Go back and buy some medicine. By the way, do you already know in advance what prize you will receive this time?"
"The company has said before that it is a female newcomer award."
"..."
Chi Jingyuan probably thinks so too. Twice, who has just debuted for more than a month, can only receive this award once, and in fact, in his opinion, it is quite reluctant. Twice's debut performance is OK, but it is far from IKON's debut monster newcomer, so If I don't give the Newcomer Award to me, it would be a shady one. Twice still feels a bit inferior.
Chi Jingyuan feels that Gfriend is also very competitive in comparison, at least in terms of stage wrestling; after the incident, this new girl group is quite popular.
But of course he wouldn't say it so bluntly. Instead, he smiled and replied in a pretended angry tone: "Okay, you actually booked the awards in advance. It's cheating and shady. JYP has gone too far!"
Zhou Ziyu was obviously choked, and he didn't know whether he was speechless or a little angry because he was criticized for having a cold just now. After a while, he stiffly replied with two words:
"goodbye!"
Chi Jingyuan laughed suddenly when he saw it.
…
Early the next morning, EXO got up from the hotel, had some breakfast, and then returned to AsiaWorld-Expo under the guidance of their manager.
In fact, it wasn't very early. When we arrived at the venue, it was actually almost dawn, because the rehearsals were arranged in a sequential order yesterday. Even if they came earlier, they wouldn't be able to get their turn. They were lined up before the rehearsal. Some of the guests present got up in the middle of the night and arrived.
Today's task is very heavy. After arriving at the venue, I have to go to the waiting room to put on makeup and wait for the rehearsal. After the rehearsal, there will be a press conference at noon. After the press conference, I have to come back to touch up my makeup and rehearse. I will start walking the red carpet at four o'clock in the afternoon, accept interviews, and then The waiting for MAMA begins.
However, this process has to be done every year, and Chi Jingyuan and the others are already very familiar with it.
After arriving at the venue, they didn't stop. A row of EXO people walked directly towards the backstage waiting room.
It was still very early and the temperature was relatively low, but as soon as you entered the venue, you could clearly feel the busy atmosphere lingering around. There were many staff walking around on the stage, and there were people who set up sound and lighting. , checking the big screen of the elevator, and cleaning the seats. The busy weather seems to have raised the surrounding temperature a lot.
However, the closer you get to the front court, the more people there are. After leaving the front court and going backstage, the rush atmosphere before was obviously lessened, and the flow of people became a lot quieter. At this time, many artists have not arrived yet, even if they have come , not only in rehearsal, but also in the waiting room putting on makeup.
Chi Jingyuan was dressed in a thick denim jacket lined with a light-colored turtleneck sweater, and followed the EXO team with a shoulder bag. Lee Seunghwan went to communicate with the organizer's staff, and they were skilled in the morning. I walked to the waiting room, which I had visited once yesterday.
"I recently practiced the Swift Wind Swordsman, and I will show it to you when I go there..."
Although they got up very early, all the members had a good rest and seemed very energetic at this time. A team of nine people gathered together in twos and threes to chat. Park Chanyeol and Bian Bo had to quarrel every time they played black. Hyun seemed to have no memory and was bragging about which hero he was good at, while Ji Kyung-won was walking with Do Kyung-soo and talking about filming.
This guy is currently trying to audition for the fifth or sixth male role in a commercial movie that is being produced. Although he doesn't have many roles, he still takes it seriously. He will learn from Chi Jingyuan from time to time in private.
"...In terms of expression, my personal understanding is that it is best to be more natural and use more eyes and details to interpret, but you still have to follow the mainstream. After all, the performance style here on the peninsula..."
The two of them were exchanging some experience in acting. Wu Shixun, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped. If Chi Jingyuan hadn't reacted quickly and pushed it with his hand, he would have bumped into him. Their words were interrupted, and he He frowned and raised his head, complaining: "You have..."
But before he finished speaking about the 'disease' at the end, he felt as if something had happened and something was wrong with the atmosphere, so he immediately swallowed the rest of the words.
He raised his head and glanced around, and found that the EXO members in front of him had also stopped and quickly turned around. Including Wu Shixun who was standing in front of him, they all looked at him with strange eyes. Chi Jingyuan was confused for a moment. Clear your mind.
But when he looked beyond the XO people and continued to look forward, after seeing the people blocking the road clearly and feeling the somewhat stiff atmosphere in front, he suddenly felt a lot clearer.
The originally spacious aisle in front was now packed with about 10 or 20 people. Twice stood against the wall of the aisle cautiously, while GOT7 and dynamic duo stood in the middle, looking at their positions. The action seemed to be a conflict between the two, and it looked like they were confronting each other just now.
Chi Jingyuan roughly swept the situation aside and made some judgments of his own.
Such a coincidence?
…
The nine members of Twice looked at the situation in front of them and what had just happened. They all stood majestically on the edge of the aisle, at a loss. They wanted to say something, but they did not dare to say anything.
Today they had a rehearsal to receive an award, and due to seniority issues, they arrived very early. They were accompanied by their senior boy band GOT7 from the same company, but Park Jin Young was not with them.
The waiting rooms of Twice and Got7 are arranged next to each other. The members are familiar with each other because they have been trainees together for many years. When they come backstage, they chat outside the waiting room when they have nothing to do. A few words.
After chatting for a while, they were called to the front by the staff to rehearse the process of accepting the award. After the rehearsal, they just came back and found something happened backstage. The members of GOT7, their seniors from the same company, seemed to be with the big guys. Senior rapper group Dynamic Duo had a conflict or something, and was being scolded harshly.
The scene in front of them shocked everyone. The inexperienced girls shrank their heads in fright. They asked around in a low voice and learned that there seemed to be a collision between the two sides just now, and the Got7 people were not paying attention. I bumped into each other, and when I apologized later, I don't know if it was because I didn't salute, wasn't respectful enough, or something else, which angered the two members of the dynamic duo, so the two groups started arguing backstage.
It was said that it was a quarrel. Got7, as the juniors, seemed to be the cause of the incident. In fact, they did not dare to talk back at all during the whole process. They could only listen to Jaeho and others lecturing them. At the same time, Bambam and Mark, who had just collided with each other, and the captain Lin Zaifan kept apologizing.
Twice has just debuted for a month. They had been lucky before, except for being a little busy. But this is the first time they have seen this kind of conflict, where the seniors teach the juniors unceremoniously, what is the real situation in the entertainment industry? Reality immediately appeared before their eyes.
None of the nine people had any experience in this kind of situation, and the assistant next to him had no say as much as the agent. When faced with the situation in front of him, it was inappropriate to leave. He didn't dare to say anything to persuade him, so he could only stand aside tremblingly. Looking at the two people in the dynamic duo, they were arrogant and scolding them as if they were seniors.
"Hey, Ichiba, is this your attitude towards your seniors? Can the juniors now not be polite when they see their seniors?"
"What do you mean by this expression? Are you angry that I taught you a lesson?"
In fact, it was not a big deal in the first place. Bambam and the others apologized sincerely and kept saluting, but the other party seemed to be looking for trouble and never let go.
Many Twice members standing nearby felt a little uncomfortable. Many of them, such as Lin Nayeon and Yu Jingyan, were very familiar with Bamban and other members of Got7. They looked at familiar friends bowing in front of them. , among which bambam looks like he is about to cry, which makes people feel extremely complicated.
In addition to worrying about the development of the situation and feeling empathy, there is another, very bad feeling.
A feeling of being bullied and bullied using qualifications, popularity, seniority, etc., but being unable to do anything about it.
This kind of thing is ubiquitous and deep-rooted in the entertainment industry. It is very real, but very mean.
At this time, a burst of footsteps came from not far away, mixed with the sound of chatting and talking that could not be heard clearly. When the sound came closer, everyone looked over there and found that it was EXO who had just arrived at the venue. .
Although Twice was frightened, he quickly bowed and saluted in front of the seniors who arrived, including Mingjing Nan. Zhou Ziyu raised his eyes and looked over there quietly while saluting. After the two members of the dynamic duo saw EXO, they thought of an old acquaintance like a conditioned reflex. Facing GOT7 in front of them, they didn't even have time to put on airs, and looked behind EXO with twinkling eyes.
The members of EXO are all human beings. Kim Junmyun and Park Chanyeol who were walking in the front roughly guessed what was going on when they saw this situation. After seeing Jaeho from the dynamic duo among them, they suddenly felt weird. , they were all witnesses to the bonding scene between Chi Jingyuan and Jae Hao, and they all involuntarily looked back at Chi Jingyuan who was walking behind.
Chi Jingyuan, who discovered something was wrong, also walked up. Facing the sights projected from all directions, he actually felt like he was being watched by everyone.
They were clearly quarreling, why are you looking at me?
Quite strange.
He walked up carrying a shoulder bag, pursed his lips slightly and took stock of the situation, then a smile appeared on his face, and he lightly saluted the dynamic duo: "Anihasay, senior, what a coincidence? "
The etiquette is so good that you can't fault it, but the members of twcie and got7 next to them are paying attention. The two senior rappers who were a little arrogant before suddenly looked a lot weaker now, and the smiles on their faces were a little forced. However, he still tried his best to maintain his face and senior attitude, squeezed out a smile and nodded in return: "Anu, Jing... XO is here too, haha."
"Senior..." Chi Jingyuan glanced at the two people who were looking at him from the corner of his eye, and then glanced at the bambam people who stood up. He looked at Jae Hao with a strange smile: "What a coincidence, he is bullying again. people?"
"No, this time it's..." Zaihao had a stern expression and quickly waved his hands to deny it. After seeing his expression and movements, a gentle laugh came from behind Chi Jingyuan.
"Ani, senior may have misunderstood." Chi Jingyuan saw Zaihao's anxiety. This senior took a detour every time he saw him after the last time, even when he saw EXO.
He interrupted him and waved his hand with a bright smile: "I don't mean to accuse you, we just happened to pass by..."
As he said that, he looked back at the XO members who had automatically stopped to watch the fun, with a helpless look in his eyes: "Let's go."
All those looks made me look like a bad person bullying others.
"Haha..." Knowing the feud between the two, Jin Junmyun and the others thought the interaction between Chi Jingyuan and Jae Hao was very interesting. However, after Chi Jingyuan greeted them, they stopped stopping and continued walking forward. , suppressing a smile and passing by others.
"Good morning……"
After Jin Junmian and the others passed by, Chi Jingyuan also followed and left. Before leaving, he nodded in return to Mingjing Nan who had just bowed to him. After saying hello softly, he tightened his shoulder bag and quickly Step away.
It seems that Jae-ho and GOT7 had a conflict, so he didn't bother to care about such nonsense. However, the specific situation is not yet known. If Mingjing Nan and the others are involved, his actions will make Zaihao, who is now very discerning, retreat.
Najing was stunned for a moment when Chi Jingyuan took the initiative to say hello. Before she could reply, she saw Chi Jingyuan leaving behind the EXO group. He quickly turned left and disappeared from sight, including other people at the scene. They all looked at the backs of Chi Jingyuan and the others who were coming and going quickly, with different expressions and thoughts, and the whole scene became quiet for a while.
…
"Haha, did you see the expression on Jae Hao Xi's face just now? When he saw Jingyuan, it was as if he saw something, and his body even trembled."
“Indeed, it feels like it has left a deep shadow.
EXO arrived in the waiting room, and while they were getting ready to put on their makeup, they immediately started talking enthusiastically about what had just happened.
Chi Jingyuan, on the other hand, found a seat and sat down, put his bag aside, and waved his hands calmly: "Stop talking about people like that, it's been so long, and the seniors have already been punished."
"Ignore him, he's just pretending to be cool." However, Wu Shixun saw through Chi Jingyuan in an instant and exposed it directly, and the others immediately laughed lively:
"Ha ha……"
"Stop making trouble and get ready to put on your makeup. We're going to the rehearsal soon..."
…………
"What's going on? Why did those two seniors suddenly become angry?"
In Twice's waiting room, after returning, several members began to have their makeup touched up by sister Cody. Those who didn't take their turn sat on the sofa to take a nap or play with their mobile phones. However, in the whole room, there were only the sounds of tools such as hair dryers and the sounds of walking. , it sounded very quiet, and the nine girls were obviously affected by the scene they just saw.
EXO was passing by just now, and after Chi Kyung-won and Jae-ho left with a few casual words, for some reason, the prestige of the two members of the dynamic duo suddenly dissipated a lot, and they seemed to be in no mood to act like seniors anymore, and At this time, GOT7 and twice's managers also came after hearing the news. They waved their hands and asked twice to not stay there and go back to the waiting room to do their own business. Naturally, the nine people immediately agreed and fled back as if they were relieved.
The encounter and ugly scene of the senior boy band GOT7 just now, the two seniors who were arrogantly looking for trouble, and EXO and Ji Jingyuan who accidentally passed by behind brought them a lot of shock. Many people are still thinking about what happened a few minutes ago. Passing by, no one spoke.
The weird silence lasted for five or six minutes before Park Jihyo took the initiative to break the atmosphere. She opened her mouth in confusion and asked one of the two questions that everyone was most curious about.
"I think Bambam is so wronged. I feel like I'm going to cry. Oppa Yi En is still a little unconvinced." Lin Nalian also spoke at this time, thinking of what happened to a few familiar friends just now, she felt depressed.
"It's nothing serious, I just bumped into it accidentally. Bambam and Mark apologized quickly, but it seems that they didn't salute when they apologized or something, which made the dynamic duo angry." The assistant next to him interjected, with a tone of voice. It's obviously on JYP's side, full of dissatisfaction with those two rappers, but there are also some complaints about Bambam and Mark.
Finally, the assistants added one after another, "Regardless of how fierce they screamed, it was mainly because Brother Dongwan was not here just now, otherwise it wouldn't be like this... let alone if PD Nim was here."
Lee Dong-wan is GOT7's manager. If he were here, he would definitely handle the negotiations, and he would not let the members of the group keep apologizing.
But even if the agent is here, after the negotiation, the final result should be for Bambam and the others to apologize to each other. After all, they were indeed the ones who bumped into each other, and after all, the other party is also a senior...
Hearing the assistant's words, Twice and the others, who were not in a good mood after what they had just experienced, were noncommittal and thought to themselves.
It fell into silence again.
A few minutes later, Momo Hirai, who had been holding back for a long time, couldn't help but ask a question that many people were curious about: "I checked, dynamic duo debuted in 2004, and they are also seniors for EXO." Okay, even though XO bowed when we met just now, I felt like they didn’t show any respect, and the two members of the dynamic duo, especially Jaeho senior, when he saw Yuan, he felt a little, a little bit..."
She paused for a moment, as if hesitating on what words to express. She opened her mouth and raised her eyes, thinking for a while but unable to find a suitable adjective.
"Are you a little afraid of him?" Yu Dingyan said it for her.
"Yes, I'm just a little afraid of him. I don't know if I feel wrong." Hirai Momo's eyes lit up and she nodded immediately, then asked curiously:
"Why?"
(End of chapter)
