In the end, the precursor song is just a warm-up, the company will not invest too many resources in publicity, fans and passers-by are also listening to it to see the excitement, and the focus will still be on the title song after the official return.

However, the discussion and popularity of "dope" on the Internet, as well as the surprising performance of the MV on YouTube, can be regarded as a surprise.

In particular, the number of views of the MV is really surprising, and if this trend continues, "dope" is likely to surpass "Roaring Hyo" and become the song with the highest number of views of all MVs since EXO's debut.

Maybe after a while, EXO will appear in the member club with more than 100 million views of the MV.

As Park Jae-hyun said before, the direct shots that the company specially took for the members of Team K have also been uploaded to YouTube, and the members have also watched them separately after uploading.

It's just that ordinary direct shooting is no different from others, after Ji Jingyuan watched his direct shooting, he didn't see anything special except that he felt that he performed very well, the typhoon was good, and he was very relaxed and handsome on the stage.

Among several direct shots, Ji Jingyuan has the highest number of clicks, but the tens of thousands of clicks are not much higher, and it is not popular after uploading for two or three days, and I feel that the propaganda method proposed by Park Jae-hyun to make up for the lack of stage seems to have played a role.

Forget it, let it go, it's not bothersome anyway, it's just a return to the fans.

After the announcement of the precursor song, there were not many publicity activities on the peninsula for some reasons, unlike Team M, who was already busy in the Xia Kingdom, Team K has been a lot more idle these days.

There was only one stage, and I didn't have any other schedules except for a few interviews, and I spent most of my day in the practice room rehearsing the showcase stage on the 14th and preparing for the official return on the 15th.

At noon on the 12th, Chi Jingyuan received a date call, and he just happened to be idle today, so he happily agreed.

…………

"Did you choose a place so close to our company specifically for me?"

Pulling out the stool and sitting down, Ji Jingyuan glanced at Pei Xiuzhi, who was sitting opposite, who was obviously well-dressed, and said with a smile while ordering.

The brown slightly curly long hair is draped on both sides, the makeup is not thick or just right, I don't know if she is wearing a beautiful boy or something, her eyes are bright and bright, the eyelashes are still very long, and the texture on her crystal and charming lips is clearly visible, and the color of her lipstick today should be tomato red.

The temperature in May has gradually risen, and the girls in Seoul who love beauty have begun to show off their little bits. The coffee-colored knitted bat shirt on Pei Xiuzhi's upper body exposes the left shoulder, and the black wrap chest inside is faintly visible in the seams, and the extremely tight dark jeans underneath are very conspicuous.

It's really beautiful.

After the end of the promotional period of "Some", the two later met a few times because of their combined activities, and not long ago, the other party left the peninsula because of Missa's overseas trip, and I don't know when he came back.

The place to eat is a high-end western restaurant called NCH, the interior decoration is simple and exquisite, the area is large and the atmosphere is good, and there is a huge floor-to-ceiling window on the east side, through which you can clearly see the busy main road below and the night view of Seoul in the distance.

This is Bae so-jeong, located in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, just a few steps from Apgujeong Exit 4 of the subway line, and it is very close to SM Company, and it doesn't even take long to walk over without even having to drive.

"That's what you think...... The baked rice and several kinds of truffle pasta are very good, and you can try the famous ones, and I have ordered my own red wine. “

Pei Xiuzhi put his right hand on the table, diagonally propped his face, looked at Chi Jingyuan opposite with a smile, and said a little angrily after looking at it: "Jingyuan xi, when you come out to eat, are you wearing such a dress?" ”

"Creamy mushroom soup, then this, sea urchin seed truffle pasta, then ...... OK That's it, thanks. Chi Jingyuan pointed to the illustrations on the menu and clicked a few times, turned around after ordering with the waiter, first looked down at the black co-branded casual hooded jacket on his upper body, and looked at Pei Xiuzhi with a snug mouth: "Handsome, I also think it's pretty good...... It's still a couple with you. ”

"Besides, they're all so familiar, so I don't need to say honorifics if I haven't seen them for so long."

"Hmph."

Pei Xiuzhi glanced at the only black costume on his body with his peripheral vision, glanced at him and snorted softly, picked up the goblet and took a sip.

"Didn't you go to a concert, and what is the name of the one in Xia Kingdom...... When did you come back? ”

Chi Jingyuan turned his head sideways and glanced at the night scene outside through the floor-to-ceiling window, and asked casually.

According to JYP's announcement, missa is on an Asian concert tour, and I heard that she went to Xia Guo to participate in a large-scale platter concert two days ago.

"People call it 'Star Summer Country Concert'......"

The corners of Pei Xiuzhi's mouth twitched: "That event was held on the 9th and 10th for two consecutive days, and I only got off the plane and came back yesterday morning." “

"The Asian Tour is gone?"

"I guess I can't do it......"

"What's wrong?" Hearing this, Ji Jingyuan turned to look at her.

During the song war last year, he remembered seeing that Bae Xiuzhi also made a special promotion for this year's concert during the interview, so he has always had some impressions.

I just hadn't paid much attention to it before.

"Do you think anyone is like you exo Tens of thousands of tickets are sold out in a second, and fans keep shouting for extra shows?"

Pei Xiuzhi couldn't help but roll his eyes: "It's said that it's an Asian tour, but so far there have been two concerts." “

"When the first show was held in Hong Kong in January, it was difficult to sell tickets, and thousands of people were not satisfied. The company was also very dissatisfied, and felt that it could not make money, so it put it on hold for the time being. “

"Last month, I tried again at the Mastercard Center in the capital of Xia Kingdom, and I put in a lot of publicity, but the result was even worse than the previous one...... Not many people buy tickets, holding a concert is completely losing money, and the people in our group have no heart, so naturally they can't go on. ”

Her expression was not very good-looking when she mentioned the empty venue, and it was obvious that the experience of holding the two concerts gave Bae Xiuzhi a very unfriendly memory.

At this time, the waiter brought the ordered dishes to the two of them separately with a plate, and soon a table was filled.

In addition to ordering pasta as a staple food, Pei Xiuzhi also ordered a bunch of small meals, much more than Chi Jingyuan.

But looking at her skeleton, it is estimated that she is also a relatively edible person.

“cheers。” The two gently touched the glass and then started to talk, eating and talking.

"I remember that your missa music source has a very good score, and you won a big award for your debut single, and it has become a legend among our juniors......" Ji Jingyuan tasted the pasta recommended by Pei Xiuzhi, and felt that the taste was not bad.

"What's the use of having good grades in light and sound, it's just a passer-by, and it can't attract fans, especially if you don't have those die-hard fans with strong purchasing power."

She sighed, put down the fork in her hand and looked at Chi Jingyuan: "You only know that our debut single won a big award, but do you know how many copies of that single album sold?" ”

"The First Evolution"

"......" Ji Jingyuan puffed out his cheeks and winked at him.

"Less than fifteen thousand...... This is the sales of a single that won the Song of the Year award, which is ridiculous. ”

Pei Xiuzhi chuckled a little sarcastically, shook his head, picked up the fast again, put a fried shrimp in his mouth, and continued while chewing: "After winning the big award, the company struck while the iron was hot and launched the second chapter of the single ......"

She also puffed out her cheeks, looked over, and muttered: "8,000 sheets." “

"Without die-hard fans and overseas popularity, the tour would not be able to start, and the most revenue source for an idol group would be gone...... can only rely on a good national degree to receive some endorsements. ”

"But we did receive a lot of endorsements and advertisements......"

Pei Xiuzhi also came up to talk about it, and seemed to be in a relaxed mood and chatted a lot about them with Ji Jingyuan.

Every time we met before, handsome men and beautiful women were attracted to each other by their looks, purely because they looked good and looked right. This time, there is really a feeling of being close to friends in the natural chat and getting to know each other.

"By the way, what's the atmosphere like in your EXO team?" After taking a sip of red wine, Pei Xiuzhi exhaled 'ha', and suddenly remembered to look at Chi Jingyuan.

"That's good." Chi Jingyuan thought for a moment.

In addition to the quarrels and small conflicts that occur from time to time, EXO's team atmosphere is really good, although there are a lot of ninety-nine in private because of competition, but at least everyone is quite harmonious on the surface.

And there are a few members who have a good relationship with Chi Jingyuan.

"I've read the news and materials of your XO, you are so popular among your XO members, the number of fans alone accounts for almost one-third, and the atmosphere of your group is still very good? Others have no opinion on you and don't envy you? “

Pei Xiuzhi was a little unconvinced, and looked skeptical.

"There must be envy, an emotion that normal people have."

"Everything else is fine, at least it's fine for me."

Chi Jingyuan shrugged his shoulders and took a sip of soup: "What, you missa ......"

"Heh......" Pei Xiuzhi shook his head with a strange smile, raised his eyes and groaned as if he was thinking about how to express it, but after thinking for a few seconds, he gave up: "I don't know how to describe it...... Let's put it this way, there are a lot of things I can say to you, but I can't say anything to the members. ”

Chi Jingyuan nodded, he had also heard a lot of similar things, and if there was a huge difference in popularity within a group, it was easy to cause contradictions and estrangement.

After all, no one is a robot, and they won't watch the members of the same group take on all kinds of trips every day, and they can only pick their feet in the dormitory but don't care.

No one likes to be called 'so-and-so's backup dancer' either.

is said like this by the outside world every day, even if the relationship was good before, over time, there will definitely be strange thoughts in my heart.

The reason why EXO's popularity gap is relatively harmonious is that he can be a man and never take the initiative to show off and get scared, and more importantly, the members know his identity as a 'royal family', whether it is the company's attitude or treatment, the gap is too big, and he can't be jealous.

"You are so smart, and your emotional intelligence is also high......" Chi Jingyuan looked at her and made a sincere suggestion: "I think if you use these moves you use on men or me on your teammates, the atmosphere of your combination will be much better." “

"Oh, that's so tiring."

Pei Xiuzhi shook his head with a smile and looked at Chi Jingyuan meaningfully: "And how do you know that it will be useful?" It's not that simple among girls, maybe there are some tricks I learned from the members......"

"Haha......" Chi Jingyuan glanced at her, smiled happily, and shook his head.

The two of them talked energetically, the taste of this restaurant is really good, and the passage of time suddenly became very fast, and it didn't take long for him to be full, and after buying the order, Pei Xiuzhi took the initiative to speak:

"Looking for a club?"

“club？“ Chi Jingyuan was a little surprised.

Bae Su-chi is 94 years like him, according to the regulations...... Never mind.

Because there really isn't much to follow.

Chi Jingyuan also learned that in recent years, the peninsula itself has not been strictly managed, and most of the club owners are in contact and collusion with the local management department, which is even more unscrupulous.

"It's still so early, and the entertainment industry has resumed work in the past two days...... No, you're not going to rush back to work again, are you? ”

Bae Xiuzhi frowned and stared at Ji Jingyuan, remembering a not-so-good memory from before.

She felt a little unhappy that she was scolded by Chi Jingyuan that she couldn't get it up to the next time, and everyone actually knew in their hearts that this time they were going on a date, and it would be a bit too much if they did it again......

Hearing this, Chi Jingyuan laughed and pouted:

"Lead the way."

……………………

The brilliant lights flickered like fireworks, extinguishing the back and forth cycle, lighting up the dance floor from time to time, so that people in the dim could barely see the faces of the close ones, inexplicably adding a touch of mystery and charm.

Loud music continues to emanate from the stereo, hovering back to any corner of the club, and the DJ's drums are constantly igniting people's emotions.

Coincidentally, the current stereo is playing the very hot song "troublemaker".

Ji Jingyuan and Bae Xiuzhi hugged each other tightly in an inconspicuous corner of the dance floor, feeling the temperature of each other's bodies, listening to the frequency of their hearts, and smelling the intoxicating smell of their bodies.

This is a place that can't be illuminated by colorful lights, and it's hard to see the appearance clearly if it's not close to the face.

Both of them were in a bit of a hot mood, and of course their bodies did not stop in the music of the scene.

Wipe your lips again, then turn and run

trouaaaaabletroutroublemaker”

The figure and smell are just right, plus a slightly drunk atmosphere.

Following the music, while surrounding each other, they are also slowly groping, as if they want to rub each other in.

As soon as Ji Jingyuan lowered his head, he could smell the fresh shampoo smell on Bae Xiuzhi's smooth hair, and the smell of perfume that I don't know which brand it was, but it was obviously not cheap.

Maybe it's because I drank red wine just now, or maybe it's something else, and I suddenly feel a little drunk.

After eating, Bae Suzhi stopped a car and brought him here, a nightclub called clubmilk on Itaewon Road, Yongsan-gu, it seems that it is not the first time she has come.

According to Pei Xiuzhi, this is a few times she has been with JYP's seniors and staff before, and she is also familiar with it, and the boss behind it is also an insider, so she is more assured, many idol artists usually visit here, and some of them JYP often like to come here to relax.

It's similar to the store that Kim Hyo-yeon's sister took him to last time.

Because of their professions, idols prefer this kind of club opened by acquaintances or insiders, which is safer and more secure to play, and they are not too worried about their privacy being exposed.

After they came, they opened a private room, and after sitting for a while, Chi Jingyuan was pulled down by Pei Xiuzhi, found a remote corner on the dance floor, and immediately hugged each other after looking at each other.

After sticking to each other for a while, the DJ suddenly changed to a soothing song, and the hot bodies of the two cooled down a little.

I've been playing long enough, and my hair is a little messy.

Chi Jingyuan lowered his head and looked at the eyes of the eye, raised his chin to the upstairs box, and asked if he wanted to go up.

Pei Xiuzhi nodded, but didn't move first, but turned his back and carefully sorted out his clothes, and brushed some messy hair behind his ears, and then shook his hair, took Chi Jingyuan's hand and walked from the dance floor and walked towards the box upstairs.

"How does it feel?" Bae Xiuzhi looked at him with a smile on his face.

The two walked side by side, the music on the second floor was a little smaller, and they could hear each other's words when they got closer.

"Which do you mean?"

Chi Jingyuan smiled lightly: "Are you talking about this club, or you?" ”

"Die......"

As expected, Pei Xiuzhi slapped him angrily, but he was not annoyed, and he was still smiling happily on his blushing face.

"The cocktails here are also good, so I can try them later."

"Looks like you're a veteran, Club Queen Suzy?"

"Heh, of course I can't count, it's still far away, haven't you seen the people in the club of 2ne1......"

"Oh, I think about it, I heard my sister from Girls' Generation mention it to me before, and I heard that there is no field that they can't blow up......"

The two walked towards the upstairs box while chatting easily, and when they went upstairs, a tall figure suddenly came in front of them, and after a few steps closer, he was stunned for a moment after seeing Pei Xiuzhi, and after confirming his eyes, he took the initiative: "Xiuzhi? ”

Hearing the shouting, the two couldn't help but stop, and Chi Jingyuan took a look and felt that this man was quite familiar. And Bae Xiuzhi recognized the person after looking at it, and directly called out his name: "Jun Hao oppa?" ”

Ji Jingyuan remembered that this person was Lee Jun-ho from 2PM, who had met a few times before the day after tomorrow and said hello.

"Haha, I look like you're ......"

Li Junhao smiled, his eyes turned to Ji Jingyuan's face, he quickly recognized it after a glance, and a look of surprise appeared on his face: "Hey, Jingyuan xi"

"Ne, brother, Anihassai." Ji Jingyuan said hello with a smile.

"Hahaha, ah, Jinjia is really a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you at milk today."

His eyes inadvertently swept over Pei Xiuzhi's hand, who was holding Chi Jingyuan, and a look flashed in his eyes and he didn't ask a question, but patted Chi Jingyuan's shoulder closely: "Xiuzhi brought you here, right?" You SM people don't usually come to Milk. “

"Inside, she said this was her territory." Ji Jingyuan squinted his eyes and made a joke.

"Haha." Pei Xiuzhi covered his mouth and laughed twice, glanced at him and did not refute.

This is not the place to speak, after a simple greeting and a few words, before saying goodbye, Li Junhao enthusiastically looked at the two and took the initiative to invite: "Come to our box to play together when you are free, it really happened that several friends met together today, and everyone happened to be more lively together." ”

“jinjia？ Do you have any other friends besides OPPA 2pm? Pei Xiuzhi asked curiously.

"I, Nikun and Pani, as well as Bigbang's Sheng, TOP, Sun, and their friends, with a few trainees, are all in the circle."

"Originally, there were two boxes, but they just happened to meet and they were all friends, so they simply played together."

Li Junhao gave a brief introduction, and then made a joke: "I've always wanted to know Jingyuan, but I met ...... so coincidentally today." And they are both seniors in the music industry, it's a bit rude for you two to sit down, haha. ”

"Ne, then let's wait a minute." Pei Xiuzhi and Ji Jingyuan looked at each other, and after getting the other party's signal, they nodded with a smile.

Nodding to each other and saying goodbye, Ji Jingyuan and Bae Xiuzhi walked a few steps back to their box, feeling a completely different atmosphere from the outside and exhaled relaxedly.

Chi Jingyuan sat on the sofa, looked at Pei Xiuzhi, who had brought two cocktails from the wine shelf next to him, and talked about the chance encounter just now: "It's really enthusiastic, you are very familiar with 2PM?" ”

"Of course, aren't you familiar with Girls' Generation?"

"Of course they're all familiar with the same company, and they've been practicing together for so long, and some of them have chased me......"

Pei Xiuzhi came over with the wine and handed him a glass, pouting: "But the enthusiasm should be aimed at you, after all, although I am more familiar with them, I usually can't play together at all, and if I am alone, Jun Hao OPPA will definitely not call me." ”

"How?" Taking a sip of wine, the cold sweet and sour taste rushed into his mind, Chi Jingyuan bipped his mouth and nodded his head to approve: "It tastes good." ”

"You just said that I was the queen of the nightclub, and I didn't come to the club many times when I laughed to death, and I came to join in the fun...... A few of the 2pm people are the real club princes. ”

Bae Xiuzhi also took a sip, and a sarcastic smile appeared on his face: "A few years ago, when the focus of their activities was still on the peninsula, as long as they were free at night, they would definitely go to the club to play around, a complete nightclub café, at that time, Mr. Park Zhenying didn't know how many times he caught them back and taught them a lesson, and the company didn't know how many times he pressed the news for 2PM." ”

"Sounds familiar." Chi Jingyuan suddenly felt as if he had heard such a play somewhere.

"And they play very well, they like to play with female fans, and the fans also hold them...... Sometimes I also bring the company's trainees with me, didn't I hear him just say that he also brought trainees today? ”

"More familiar...... "It's not just 2PM, Ji Jingyuan always feels that several boy groups that have been mentioned by people are like this said by Pei Xiuzhi.

"Sneer......" glanced at Ji Jingyuan with disdain, and it was obvious that Pei Xiuzhi also classified EXO as such.

She snatched his wine glass from Chi Jingyuan's hand and tasted it, and looked at him after tasting it: "Then will you have to go over later?" “

"Whatever, maybe he'll forget about us after a while."

"Haha, it's possible to ......"

…………

On the other side, Li Junhao's box area is obviously much larger, and there are more than a dozen people sitting scattered on the circular sofa at this time, and the sound of chatting, holding cups and the girl's coquettish laughter is coming non-stop, which sounds very lively.

On the far right side of the circular sofa, there were three girls who didn't look very old at this time, they were very close to each other, as if they were warming up in a group, they did not participate in other people's entertainment, and their expressions were a little uncomfortable, which seemed to be a little out of place with the atmosphere of the whole box.

At this time, Li Junhao, who had just gone out for some trouble, pushed open the door and walked in.