Chapter 10 It's the Spring Festival again
Ji Jingyuan read this fan's long comment from beginning to end. Obviously, the whole text does not use any rhetorical devices, and the narrative is flat and straightforward, like a diary, and it is a bit messy, but it makes him deeply feel the deep and timeless feelings of this meal for Exo and himself.
Obviously, Chi Jingyuan and they are just doing their own thing, just completing a job of their idol, but they can get so many fans to chase and follow without giving up and asking for returns.
idol, or an artist, is really a magical profession, although this profession is very tiring, very hard, and the competition is fierce, most of the people who are not popular can't make any money, but because of the existence of fans, it is full of intoxicating charm.
Chi Jingyuan liked this post, silently withdrew, put the lock screen of his phone in his bag, sat on the sofa and posted for a while.
He didn't bother to read the reaction to their big prize yesterday, which had already told him.
It didn't take long for them to get on the waiting flight and fly straight towards Xia Guo. After a few hours of flying, Ji Kyung-won's flight landed at Hangshaw International Airport, where he was surrounded by his team and stepped off the plane behind Park Jae-hyun and his assistant.
"The mainland partner company is ready to receive the hotel at the airport, and we have also booked the hotel, so we went over to fix it first, and after more than an hour, there were three interviews, followed by a brand endorsement.
Park Jae-hyun briefly told Ji Jingyuan about the itinerary to wait for a while, but Ji Jingyuan didn't make a sound, just nodded and said that he knew. SM and the mainland partner company have already made a complete plan, after Chi Jingyuan landed, he will go back to the hotel to rest and recuperate, and he will start work immediately, and he will basically not waste every minute during his time in Xia Guo.
"Do you want to go through the VIP channel?" Park Jae-hyun asked.
"Are there any fans coming to pick you up?" Ji Jingyuan thought for a moment and looked up at him.
"There must be, your itinerary has been announced by the company a week ago, with your popularity and popularity here, there must be fans to pick up the airport, and there must be a lot of people coming."
"Since there are a lot of fans here, I guess it's all to take a look at me, so don't go through the VIp channel, I don't really want to disappoint them." Ji Jingyuan thought about it and made a decision. "Okay, I'll talk to the other side.
Park Jae-hyun nodded, and after communicating with the reception staff, he led Ji Kyung-won and the team towards the outside of the airport. …………
"No......" came to the mainland again after more than a month, and originally wanted to leave a good impression on fans, so he didn't take the VIp channel, but when Chi Jingyuan walked out of the pick-up gate with a smile on his face, the whole person was startled by the scene in front of him, and the calmness in his heart suddenly turned into a floating cloud.
At this time, it was completely black in front of him, and he couldn't count how many people had come, and at a glance, the dense pick-up crowd had occupied every corner outside the pick-up entrance, and now it was surrounded by water.
Dozens or hundreds of security personnel at the airport have been working for a long time, trembling to maintain order, holding hands to form a human wall, looking nervous and waiting, sweating on their foreheads.
When they saw Chi Jingyuan coming out of it, the entire crowd suddenly fell into a frenzy, and all kinds of voices suddenly sounded like thunder.
The name is called in Xia, and the name is called Oba in Korean. There are those who shout Yuan, those who shout Jin sighs, and those who do not express themselves clearly and just scream unconsciously, all kinds of voices converge together, and the huge sound wave formed suddenly made Chi Jingyuan's eardrums shake a little deaf.
Chi Jingyuan was really a little frightened, he knew that his popularity here was quite high, he had seen it last time he came to the mainland, but he didn't have such an exaggerated reception this time when he came to the mainland.
Seeing Chi Jingyuan appear, the people who picked up the plane seemed a little out of control, and the crowd began to crowd towards him, making the security walls look a little shaky.
At this time, the staff in charge of reception of the mainland partner hurriedly greeted him, and after a brief exchange with Park Jae-hyun, the group set up an encirclement, firmly protected Ji Jingyuan inside, and moved outside step by step.
Ji Jingyuan didn't even dare to do simple interactions such as smiling and greeting with fans, for fear of stimulating their already uncontrollable excitement and causing something bad.
He regretted a little that he didn't take the VIp channel, but it was too late at this time, so he could only squeeze out of it step by step under the close protection of the agent, assistant and pick-up staff, and stumbled into the car before he breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like he was reborn.
This level of fan gathering is not seen much even by Ji Jingyuan, that is, there are only so many people present when there are several times before when Exo holds a ticketless signing party on the peninsula, and at that time, it directly blocked the traffic and caused a lot of repercussions.
"Brother, why are there so many people?" Ji Jingyuan looked at Park Jae-hyun who was squeezed into the car, a little scared but at the same time a feeling of flattery.
"What do you think?" Park Jae-hyun glanced at him angrily, took a breath and tidied up the messy clothes that were messy by the rice, and explained: "You were originally very popular here because of Exo and "The Inheritors", and your previous activities here have also increased a lot of popularity. ”
"In addition, during this period of time, the company has also been investing resources in publicity, especially after the news that you had the opportunity to perform at the year-end party of several TV stations spread, it caused a sensation, and then several more formal media did some positive publicity for you, which drove the wind direction, and the heat naturally exploded."
"...... like this" Chi Jingyuan nodded, leaned back on the back of the chair with a slight breath, thought about it and added: "Although it is estimated that it has no effect, it is better to tell fans through the company, so that they don't have to pick up the airport, and at the same time pay attention to safety." ”
"It may not really work, but I'll let Sm make an announcement." Park Jae-hyun smiled and nodded in response, and soon the nanny car started and slowly drove in the direction of the hotel in the congested traffic.
This airport pick-up lasted less than ten minutes from Ji Jingyuan's appearance to his departure, and both fans and the airport paid some price in order to meet him.
Later, I learned through the news that many flower pots and decorations at the airport were knocked over and trampled, the glass door was almost shattered, and a few fans were hit on the head and injured a little during the crowd.
The rice in the mainland is really fanatical, compared to the fans of the peninsula, and the popularity of Chi Jingyuan can also be seen.
After docking with the mainland partner company, Chi Jingyuan began his itinerary in Xia Kingdom, various interviews, stations, fan meetings, endorsements, and variety shows one after another, flying non-stop in the huge area of Xia Kingdom, with almost no stopping time.
Almost every event where he attends will be surrounded by fans who rushed to hear the news, and the popularity is really enviable.
Having learned the lessons of the previous pick-up, the cooperative companies in the mainland and the brand side of each event have prepared a large number of security personnel, which can be regarded as preventing the signs of bad incidents to a certain extent.
Although there are a lot of trips and basically no stops, Chi Jingyuan didn't feel very tired, because he found that the activities here are quite comfortable, there is no stage, and there is no need to practice, most of them are some interviews, filming and platform activities.
Some brands only need to be present for 15 minutes and smile at the camera, and they can get paid much more than they would on the peninsula.
Compared with the itinerary on the peninsula, it is already very easy, and the income is not a grade.
In addition to these activities, some popular variety shows also continued to send invitations to him, and after the company's screening, several popular and influential programs were selected to participate in the recording.
"Kyungwon is an old friend of ours, and he has appeared on our show with his members as Exo before, and his popularity was already very hot at that time.
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"Yes, that's right, I was really stunned when I saw him at that time, he was so handsome, and his figure and temperament were very good, really, I really didn't lie, Jingyuan was still a newcomer at the time, and I knew that he would definitely be popular in the future when I saw him for the first time." Chi Jingyuan was standing on the stage of a very popular variety show on Shonan TV at this time, recording the program, and the audience below was already full of people who came to hear the news, because the guest of this issue was him, and there were a lot of people coming, and even the aisle was full of stools at a glance.
And several hosts were praising Chi Jingyuan next to him in a different way, and their tones were very familiar, as if they had known each other for a long time.
They weren't wrong, Exo, who debuted not long after last year, participated in the recording of this show, but the protagonist of that episode was the Exo-m team, and Chi Jingyuan came to join in the fun, bordered, and said hello to a few hosts.
Listening to all kinds of sycophants flying in, Chi Jingyuan showed a shy smile, looking a little embarrassed, and this expression caused a scream below.
"I heard that Jingyuan's Xia Wen is very good, I don't know if it's true?" The male host blinked at this time and asked with some doubts.
Completely knowingly asked, Chi Jingyuan had been communicating with them in Xia Wen for a while in the background just now, and he had been talking about the script for a long time.
But this bridge is very necessary, in the mainland activities, Hui Xia Wen is really a big advantage, will make many people have a natural sense of closeness, and Chi Jingyuan lived in the mainland for a long time when he was a child, which will make the audience have a sense of identity.
In fact, it is not a secret that he knows Chinese and the news that he has lived in the mainland, it has long been exposed, but these news have not spread widely before, that is, it is only known to fans, and many passers-by who paid attention to him later are not clear at all.
And now for various reasons, the popularity and attention have risen again, in order to let the new Fan know him better, and now he is just using this show to carry out a wave of publicity.
"I guess it's true." Under the camera, Chi Jingyuan blinked, and said clearly into the microphone, very standard Mandarin, and many people below who knew the news for the first time exclaimed.
"Oh, that's great, it's really a very standard Xia Wen."
"I feel that what we say is better than what we say, and we all bring a little dialect when we speak Xia Wen, but Jingyuan's pronunciation doesn't have these at all, and it feels like a local." The two hosts next to him exclaimed in due time, covering their mouths with a look of surprise, looking a little exaggerated.
To be honest, Ji Jingyuan is a little unaccustomed to the way they do the show, but if he follows the local customs, of course he will participate very cooperatively.
"Is it only listening and speaking?" The male host asked again.
"There is no problem with reading and writing." Chi Jingyuan shook his head, and said while explaining: "I lived in Xia Country for many years when I was a child, and I only transferred away when I was in junior high school. ”
"Really? Wow, it turns out that Jingyuan went to school on our side? It's the first time I've known it!
The hostess's exaggerated tone made Chi Jingyuan almost feel as if she had just found out.
"Did the audience know the news at the scene?" She also held the microphone and asked loudly to the audience.
"Yes!" The audience was very face-saving and responded neatly.
"So Jingyuan has lived in the mainland for so long, what impresses us the most?" The moderator asked a question that was of interest to many viewers.
"Hmm......" Ji Jingyuan pondered for a moment, as if he was organizing the wording, and then said with a serious expression: "Speaking of impressiveness, I think it should be food and culture." Hearing the food, there was a burst of laughter from below.
"I really didn't say anything about food, there are too many delicious things here in Xia Guo, and I was a little unaccustomed to eating for a long time after transferring to another school, and then every time I went to a new place, I would go to the more famous Chinese restaurants there to try it, hoping to eat authentic Xia Guo food and find the feeling I had when I was a child." Chi Jingyuan held the microphone and told his thoughts with a smile, a clear look of remembrance flashed in his eyes, and many people who watched couldn't help but show a kind and somewhat proud smile.
"What about the cultural aspect?" The host praised at the right time.
"It's a bit difficult to express this aspect...... Chi Jingyuan pursed his lips, as if he was a little stumped, and after thinking about it for two seconds, he continued: "I think this is an indescribable feeling, everything here, including clothing, food, housing and transportation, reflects a unique and long-standing culture, and you will clearly feel that you are very small in this land, and it will make you feel that you still have a lot to learn."
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"Applause............" After Chi Jingyuan's voice fell, neat and warm applause rang out below.
Chi Jingyuan did not directly tout, but said his own experience that seemed more real, but really many people ate this set, under his words, a sense of pride arose, and at the same time, he felt comfortable and at the same time had an extra layer of identification with the person in front of him.
"Since Jingyuan knows so much about the culture of the Xia Kingdom, and Xia Wen also says it so well, I don't know if I don't know the ancient poetry of our country?" Several of the presenters also applauded, and then moved on to the next conversation.
"Of course I know, I can memorize a lot of ancient poems." Chi Jingyuan smiled and said confidently.
"Really? So what's your favorite? Several of the presenters looked a little disbelieving, and the audience was also intrigued by the topic.
"I like so much that I can't really put it into words." Chi Jingyuan held the microphone for a long time, and then smiled bitterly.
This answer is so cunning! No, then let's limit it, just talk about the ancient poems in terms of scenery, which one Jingyuan likes the most? ”
"Hmm......" he raised his eyes and thought for a moment, and smiled at the camera: "In terms of scenery...... I like to like two sentences, when the bright moon was there, and the clouds returned. ”
"There is also the "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng", 'Luoxia and the lonely bird fly together, and the autumn water grows together in the sky.' These two sentences.
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"Oh......" When Chi Jingyuan read out two sentences of ancient poems in a straight voice, there was a burst of admiration below.
Originally, there were some viewers who didn't believe some of the things he just said, but at this time, when they heard Ji Jingyuan read out the two lines of poetry in Xia Wen without any obstacles, they couldn't help but nod.
This kid really didn't brag.
"Jing Yuan actually knows even the "Preface to King Teng's Pavilion"? This article is very difficult to memorize, and it is really difficult to understand, like Ah Tao, I know that he will definitely not memorize. The host exclaimed, then pointed to another male host next to him and gave him an example.
The host who was called immediately had a bitter face and nodded a little embarrassedly.
"The Preface to King Teng's Pavilion is okay, it's not very difficult." Chi Jingyuan blinked, as if he didn't understand the host's surprise, and his tone was a little puzzled: "There is it in the high school Chinese textbook, I studied it by myself at the time." ”
"Self-taught ......" Several hosts looked at each other, didn't know what to say for a while, and after being cold for a long time, they couldn't help laughing with the audience.
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"Jingyuan, I watched your performance just now, the typhoon is great, such a big stage is not timid at all, it is worthy of my younger brother."
"Did Nuna watch it too?"
"Of course, but only the part where you appear.
Hearing the eldest sister's words, Ji Jingyuan smiled a little embarrassedly, he would not have any nervousness when performing in front of the audience and fans, but he felt a little awkward on stage in front of his family. Today is January 31st, in the early morning, the traditional lunar thirtieth day of the Xia cultural circle. It's not right, after the early hours of the morning, even if it's the first day of the new year, Ji Jingyuan's performance has been completed, and he just came out of the venue of the New Year's Eve party to return to the hotel to rest, and at this time he was using his mobile phone in the nanny car, and his eldest sister Ji Xianjing was videotaping. Originally, he was on the phone, but he and his eldest sister hadn't seen each other for a while, and at the request of his sister, he turned on the video, and saw the eldest sister who hadn't seen him for many days, Chi Jingyuan was very happy. I didn't go home for the New Year this year, but I was running the itinerary, to be honest, he was really a little unaccustomed, and when he told his second brother that he didn't go back for the New Year today, he was complained and complained by the other party. Ji Xianjing obviously misses her favorite brother very much, a strong woman who usually doesn't smile in front of outsiders pulled him and talked for a long time, shushing and asking for warmth for a long time.
"By the way, your second brother told me that your final assessment score in college was very poor, what's the matter?" Chatting and chatting, the eldest sister talked about a topic that Chi Jingyuan didn't want to mention at all.
"I ......" Chi Jingyuan rolled his eyes speechlessly at the second brother's mouthful, and he began to explain a little crampedly: "Nuna, my final final exam results are not bad, and I have already met the standard." But the overall evaluation of the school assessment also looks at the usual overall grades in the year, what class participation, group activities and other things are all calculated and counted, you know, how can I usually have time to engage in those things......" Ji Jingyuan's tone was very innocent, with an expression of 'I really tried my best, but there is a problem with this school's grading criteria'.
"Oh? You have time to socialize with girls, you have time to spend the night on our property, you don't have time to go to school? The eldest sister in the mobile phone looked at Chi Jingyuan with a smile, but the words she said made him speechless.
He used his ass to know how the eldest sister knew about his relationship, and he was really a little speechless in his heart, no, you Chi Jingxu is a brother person, how can your mouth be broken.
"Hahaha......" Seeing his brother's expression of touching something dirty, Ji Xianjing laughed happily, and his brother's deflated appearance looked really funny.
After laughing, Ji Xianjing waved his hand: "It's okay, the nature of your profession is like this, your second brother will communicate at the school, there is no problem...... By the way, when can you go home? ”
"After this party, I remember that there is no itinerary, it should be just these two days.
Ji Jingyuan thought about it and replied.
"Okay, then we'll talk about it when you get back."
"Well, goodbye Nuna, by the way, Happy New Year."
"Inside, Wuli Jingyuan is really sensible, Happy New Year." smiled and waved goodbye to the eldest sister, and after turning off the video, Chi Jingyuan saw a few more blessing text messages from friends, he clicked on them and watched them for a while, and then replied in turn.
This year's Spring Festival Exo did not have a holiday like last year, but continued to run the itinerary. The peninsula itself does not pay as much attention to the Spring Festival as Xia Guo, but it is one of the more important festivals, and it is normal not to have a holiday, plus Exo's popularity is very hot now, and the more invitations there are at this time.
The rest of Exo should be in the bend at this time, and they are going to attend the TV Superstar Red and White Arts Awards today, which is a Chinese New Year's Eve party over there.
When I communicated with my agent Lee Seung-hwan a few days ago, according to him, Taiwan TV invited the entire EXO to perform and gave a very good pay.
But as the first popularity fault in the team, and because of the popularity of "The Inheritors" all over Asia, Chi Jingyuan couldn't come because of the schedule conflict, which made the organizer very dissatisfied, and communicated with Sm several times, hoping that Chi Jingyuan could take the time to attend this party, even if the performance fee could be raised, it could be discussed, but they were all rejected after Sm considered it, which made the other party a little unhappy.
There is also "Idol Games", which is scheduled to be broadcast yesterday and today, that is, on January 30th and 31st, and the New Year special has also invited Ji Jingyuan and Exo to participate.
Chi Jingyuan itself is a major attraction of "Occasional Games", many people are very interested in him dominating the archery project, and the time period when he appears is the highest peak of the ratings of this variety show in recent episodes, coupled with the blessing of Jin Si's popularity, the program team of "Occasional Games" has long been looking forward to this issue of Chi Jingyuan to help them create another peak of ratings.
It's a pity that the recording time of this New Year special is the day when Chi Jingyuan flew from the peninsula to Xia Guo, and the Sm company attaches great importance to Xia Guo's itinerary, even if the "Occasional Games" program team is very sincere, and repeated invitations have been rejected by the company.
The other members of EXO participated in the recording, but I heard Kim Junmian say two days ago that in the absence of Ji Jingyuan, their men's team archery competition did not even pass the first round of the preliminaries, and it was a pity that Exo did not win the three consecutive championships of archery in the "Occasional Games".
However, this is also the true level of archery of the other members of XO, the first two issues of Ji Jingyuan brought them to a height that does not belong to them at all, this time it is considered to be the original form, and it is also conducive to them to recognize their true strength.
Unconsciously, it was the Spring Festival of another year, Chi Jingyuan sat in the window position in the back of the nanny car, rolled down the window in half, looked at the street scene that was still a little lively outside, blowing the cold wind that was swishing by, and the bangs were blown messily in front of his forehead, and he felt a little emotional for a while.
He remembered that it was snowing during the Spring Festival last year, and at this time he seemed to be walking in the garden at home, chatting with his sister who was a girl.
Time flies really fast.................. Chi Jingyuan is still a little optimistic, and the promise that he and his eldest sister will be able to go home in the next two days is probably going to be delayed.
After Chinese New Year's Eve, the impact of the activities he participated in some time ago and the impact of the variety show, as well as the effect of the party, made his whole person's popularity soar, and various itinerary invitations flew all over the sky, and the prices were exaggerated one by one, almost smashing Sm to faint.
In the face of huge interests, SM discussed with this side and then temporarily changed the plan, delayed the time for Chi Jingyuan's return, and took a lot of itineraries, each of which was carefully selected and paid for extremely bold invitations.
Although Chi Jingyuan was a little dissatisfied, he didn't say anything. His income on the Xia side does not have to be shared with the XO members, and the share with the company is much higher than that on the mainland side of the peninsula, although he is not short of money, but he will not think that he has more money.
And the fans here are really too enthusiastic, so he can't bear it, he is flattered, and he will feel a little guilty if he doesn't give back and show his face more.
It was delayed for a week before he officially ended his trip in Xia Kingdom, which lasted for more than half a month.
Originally, Sm was a little reluctant, but first, because JYp was urging very tightly, his cooperation with Pei Xiuzhi was about to begin.
The second is because Chi Jingyuan has really been a bit beautiful here these days, which has caused some people's dissatisfaction, after all, he is a foreign food grabber, so he simply accepts it when he sees it.
And Exo's comeback plan has been underway for a while, and the preparation of the new album is really indispensable to Ji Kyung-won, and he has to participate in many things.
After the decision, Ji Jingyuan got on the plane on the morning of February 8 and returned to the peninsula with the team.