Chapter 34: A little timid
"It's just school again?"
Chi Jingyuan saw that Zhou Ziyu was still wearing the same suit and school uniform as last time, so he took the gift and lowered his head and looked at it.
The long gift box has been wrapped, and it is quite light to hold, and it feels like a cup when you look at the shape.
"Didn't you say that today is very busy, and I don't have time after the afternoon, so I'll hurry over after school."
Zhou Ziyu showed a little white tooth and smiled there, the straight school uniform fit very well on the body, and the tips of his hair were gently scratched on his face by a gust of wind, looking quite youthful and energetic.
It's a pity that the whiter her teeth, the darker her skin will be.
But seeing that she was smiling so happily, Chi Jingyuan couldn't resist the idea of complaining and hitting her, accepted the gift, and nodded: "It's really busy, I've been busy for a long time in the morning because of the music leak, you know this......"
Seeing Zhou Ziyu nodding again and again, and looking at him with tentative concern, Chi Jingyuan chuckled and waved his hand: "The impact is not very big, the main thing is the sound source and sales......
"Forget it, you can't understand it......"
Ignoring her wrinkled face, Chi Jingyuan took out his mobile phone and looked at the time, and exhaled: "I can't invite you to drink today, and there are still a lot of things to do when I go back." β
"Well, you go get busy first, I'm going to the company soon."
Zhou Ziyu held the schoolbag in her hand to get the strap, nodded obediently, and then looked at Chi Jingyuan and said again in her crooked voice: "Happy birthday." β
"Thank you......"
Ji Jingyuan smiled and imitated her crooked tone and turned back, looked at each other and smiled, he waved his hand and turned around to return to the company.
"Bye-bye ......"
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Soon after the meeting, SM issued a number of statements, starting with the statement that "the leak is being investigated".
Then I waited for a while and continued to announce: 'EXO's 'overdose' was originally expected to be released at the 'EXO Return Showcase' to be held at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium on the 14th. However, due to the leak of the audio source this time, there is a possibility that EXO's return schedule will be changed or changed. β
Before fans could exclaim and worry, the company issued another announcement after an interval of two hours: "The relevant video is for the MBC Music Center to broadcast the recorded version of the movement, and the music is not the full version." β
Immediately after that, he explained that "the illegally leaked images are being deleted and the illegal leakage is being investigated," and that "based on the current investigation, we will take legal ......action against the illegal uploaders and disseminators of the images, such as criminal prosecution and claims for damages, and take legal measures."
This set of serial announcements is really dizzying.,From the morning to now, EXO and SM companies have been hanging on the hot search.,Send one after another, and send one after another.,The heat is really dead.,At least now'EXO sound source leak' and 'EXO is about to return'The news is almost universally known.γ
SM's publicity department really understands that no matter whether it is good or bad, as long as there is attention, everything is OK, and anything can be promoted in a wave.
Their reaction and action made some people probably wonder if this thing was made by SM to promote themselves.
However, finding the way to leak so quickly was also surprised by MBC, which also showed that SM's network of contacts and relationships is indeed quite powerful.
Because of this matter, Team K is also busy, in addition to preparing for the temporary stage added at night, it also did some other cooperation for the company's publicity.
Returning to the company with the gift, Ji Jingyuan took the elevator up to the third floor and walked towards EXO's practice room, and when he was about to arrive, he suddenly saw a figure wandering back next to their practice room, and after turning around twice, he stood in front of the door of the practice room, and was sneaking through the crack in the door that was not closed tightly.
He recognized who this back was at a glance, and with a smile in his heart, Chi Jingyuan took the initiative to lighten his steps and quietly walked behind her, following her example and looking inside the crack in the door.
What's interesting is that Chi Jingyuan was already eager to stand behind her and put it on, this person hadn't reacted yet, he still probed his brain inside, Chi Jingyuan lowered his head and glanced at her, and suddenly leaned over and said: "Zhu Hyun Xi?" β
"Ah......h
A scream that pierced his eardrums made Ji Jingyuanzhen grin back and cover his ears, only to see Pei Zhuxun excited, his whole body trembled and did not stand firmly, leaned against the wall next to him softly, turned his head and looked at him in shock.
Her mouth was slightly open, her eyes were wide open, her brow was furrowed, and the horror in her hole looked like a little chick about to be caught and stewed.
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But after seeing that it was Chi Jingyuan, she let out a sigh of relief, the frightened look disappeared, leaned against the wall next to the door and slapped her chest with her hand and kept panting, and then quickly sorted out her expression and looked at it angrily.
"What's wrong?"
"What's going on?"
At this time, the sound of hurried footsteps came, and the other people of Team K who had come back who heard Bae Joo-hyun's exclamation in the practice room all ran out quickly, and as soon as they opened the door and saw Ji Kyung-won and Bae Joo-hyun in front of them, the hurried expressions of several people immediately became extremely weird.
"Well, just kidding with my friends......" Ji Jingyuan's mask had already been taken off when he entered the company, and he squeezed out a smile at the members and explained.
"Inside, I know, I know, there's nothing, there's nothing."
Park Chanyeol nodded knowingly, raised his eyebrows at Ji Jingyuan with a strange smile, and then took the other people back with both hands, and closed the door with his feet, leaving a sentence from the gap: "You go ahead and ...... it"
With a 'bang', the door of the practice room was closed, leaving only Ji Jingyuan, who was smiling, and Bae Joo-hyun, who was looking at him viciously.
"Joo Hyun Xi?" Ji Jingyuan waved his hand at Pei Zhuhyun, who was about to sit on the ground against the wall, and asked with a concerned face, "Are you okay?" β
"You ......"
Pei Zhuhyun gritted his teeth and looked at her, with obvious murderous aura in his disgusted eyes, his chest rose and fell for a long time, and finally he couldn't hold back, he pushed Ji Jingyuan and pushed his body to the side, and then reached out and slapped his back a few times in a row, shouting in a suppressed voice while patting:
"Ah......h
"Yikes."
"Yikes!"
Bae Joo-hyun was really scared so much that her soul flew out just now, and she was a little embarrassed to look inside like a thief, but she didn't expect to be sneaked behind by Ji Jingyuan when she didn't know when, and suddenly a low voice came from her ears, and she felt that her heart stopped at that time, and she almost shut down.
She suppressed her voice at first, and then became louder and louder with each beat, gritting her teeth to vent all the fright and panic just now.
"Haha......"
Ji Jingyuan blocked his face with his hand to dodge, but he didn't really dodge, he honestly let her have a good time, and while being photographed, he saw Pei Zhuhyun's beautiful face that had not changed much in expression before, but now he was staring with his eyes in his mouth, and his whole face was wrinkled together, and he suddenly felt very interesting, and laughed out loud.
This expression can be compared with Sun Sheng.
The quiet and some mature temperament in the previous meetings was gone, but it became much more vivid.
Ji Jingyuan suddenly understood the mentality of the second brother, and he really regretted that he didn't have a camera or DV in his hand now.
"Ah, you're still smiling?"
Bae Joo-hyun looked at Ji Jingyuan who was laughing out of anger, gritted his teeth and glared at him fiercely, and slapped it hard.
"Ani, you heard me wrong."
Ji Jingyuan looked at her with a straight face, looked up and down for a while, and then couldn't help but smile and said, "I just didn't know that Zhu Hyunxi's reaction would be so big, and she seems to be a little less courageous." β
"Do you know that Jingyuan xi now?"
Tilting his head and staring at him, Bae Joo-hyun asked word by word.
"Inside, got it." Chi Jingyuan nodded solemnly, and suddenly saw that a few dull hairs on the back of the other party's head exploded because of the fierce action just now, and he couldn't help but twist it and laugh again.
I didn't know that Sister Bae Joo-hyun looked so comedic at this time.
"You ......" Pei Zhuhyun saw Ji Jingyuan standing with his waist pinched for a while, then closed his eyes and exhaled deeply, lowered his head and laughed with him, covering his face with his hands and trembling his shoulders.
At the same time, I didn't forget to put my hand behind my head and brush my hair a few times.
After that, the two looked at each other, and the laughter converged together, and Bae Joo-hyun glanced at him vigorously, and he didn't bother to mention what happened just now.
"Why did you come to our practice room and look for me?"
Ji Jingyuan noticed that Bae Joo-hyun was holding a bag in his left hand, glanced at it and asked, "Isn't it okay to send a message or make a phone call." β
"Our practice room has been moved to the second floor some time ago, and it will be up after two steps."
Bae Zhuhyun glanced at him, took out the bag he was carrying, and said while opening it: "Today is not your birthday Jingyuan xi, I helped them bring the gift over, I didn't say in advance that I wanted to surprise you, but I didn't expect ......"
She swept her eyes, paused for a second on the gift box that Chi Jingyuan was holding, her eyes flashed without asking, and she skipped it directly as if she hadn't seen it.
"Miane, haha......"
Glancing at him, Bae Joo-hyun opened the bag and took out a few wrapped gifts to show him: "This is Shiki's, this is Shengwan...... It's mine. β
"You remember, don't be mistaken, they just told me for a long time......"
The size and color of the three gift boxes are different, and the packaging of red, blue and yellow looks quite exquisite.
"Suddenly I don't want to give it to you......" Pei Zhuhyun looked at Ji Jingyuan angrily, looked at him for a few seconds, covered his mouth and laughed, handed his hand forward, and his eyes bent with a smile: "Forget it...... Birthday coarse card. β
"Consanmida." Chi Jingyuan took it with a smile, and after looking at it, he didn't take it apart and put it in his hand: "Talk to Shiqi and them on my behalf." β
As he spoke, he looked at Bae Joo-hyun, and at this time, the flush on his face because of the excitement just now had gradually dissipated, revealing his original face.
She should have put on makeup before she came, but at close range, it was obvious that Pei Zhuhyun's face was a little yellow, with a small acne on the left side of her forehead and the outside of her cheeks, and there were also some dark circles around her eye sockets that were not covered by foundation.
It can be seen that she hasn't rested much recently, but from her eyebrows, eyes and body, she can feel that her spirit is still quite sufficient, even if her physical condition is not good, but she is very energetic and energetic.
She should have been really fulfilling in recent times.
"Then I'll go first, and I'm going to start practicing soon."
After flicking his hair and giving the gift to Ji Jingyuan, Bae Joo-hyun took the initiative to say goodbye, waved his hand and prepared to leave.
"Hmm."
Chi Jingyuan looked at her and waved his hand, and then clenched his fist and made a cheering gesture:
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Bae Joo-hyun turned her head happily when she heard this, tilted her head, and gestured a 'yes' with her hand next to her cheek.
"Inside!."
Looking at her departing back, Chi Jingyuan laughed and walked into the practice room with the bag.
As soon as Chi Jingyuan entered, several people from Team K immediately surrounded him and began to listen to the gossip news.
Several other people are really curious, Bae Joo-hyun is a very famous one among the company's trainees, one is older, and the other is good-looking, many people in EXO know her, and a few of them have known each other before.
It's just that Chi Jingyuan didn't leak, that is, a friend came to give a birthday gift, and casually perfunctory a few curious questions from the members, regardless of whether they believed it or not.
I guess I didn't believe it very much, Park Chanyeol and Oh Se-hoon looked at him with a narrow smile in their eyes.
Whatever they want......
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Today, the company held a birthday party for Ji Kyung-won's adult birthday, and rented a small exhibition hall in the IONC Building in Cheongdam-dong, near the SM Building, and selected 300 fans to watch the event by lottery and other means.
The company, EXO-K, and Ji Jingyuan have also prepared a lot of small gifts in advance, including member merchandise, signed pictorials, etc., which are ready to be given away on site as benefits.
Everything is free, it's a matter of luck...... However, according to the unspoken rules, the probability of consuming more local tyrant fans should be greater.
Of course, it is free on the surface, but it is not clear whether there are reselling transactions and scalpers behind the scenes.
The selection of places had already started a week ago, and the news immediately caused a strong response among EXO and Yuan's fan base, and fans immediately signed up like crazy, and thousands of requests were sent to SM in less than two days.
I feel that if tickets are sold, the number of attendees for this small birthday party will not be much lower than that of a showcase or even a concert.
300 places are completely insignificant for Chi Jingyuan's huge number of personal fans, a drop in the bucket, not enough points at all, two days later, the quota was determined, and his many fanclubs lamented, all disappointed and angry for a while.
EXO's debut has also held several events for members on their birthdays so far, such as Byun Bae-hyun and his famous 10-birthday party, but this is the first time Ji Jingyuan has held this kind of event in the two years since his debut, and it is also his commemorative adult birthday, so his fans are naturally eager to participate in this birthday party.
Immediately after the quota came out, many fans from families with good conditions who did not have the opportunity to draw the opportunity bought the quota through various channels, and the prices offered were higher than one another, even far exceeding the highest-priced infield tickets in the Seoul leg of the EXO first tour.
I have to say that among Chi Jingyuan's only fans, there are really a large number of local tyrant fans with good family backgrounds, all for the sake of his die-hard rice that can spend a lot of money and smash down real money without hesitation.
This time, in order to celebrate his adult birthday, a series of congratulatory activities raised by fans are the best proof of this.
"Did your fans really buy a whole row of ads on Line 3 and Line 7?"
Wu Shixun, who was swiping his mobile phone, saw a piece of news, and bumped Chi Jingyuan next to him, who was also looking at his mobile phone, with an envy in his surprised tone.
For this birthday party, Chi Jingyuan and Team K also made a lot of preparations, and they came to the backstage of the exhibition hall in the afternoon.
The backstage is actually a small lounge for touching up makeup, changing clothes and taking a break before the birthday party begins.
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"yes, I'm surprised, they're really ......"
After hearing this, Chi Jingyuan nodded, put down the mobile phone in his hand, and pursed his lips with a somewhat complicated expression.
Wu Shixun was talking about a surprising thing that happened today.
Under the leadership of a few local tyrants, the fans of Chi Jingyuan raised funds to cover the two subway lines closest to the location of the SM company building, Cheongdam-dong Station and Apgujeong Station of Line 3 and 7, and the entire row of light box advertisements of one or two hundred meters on both sides of the subway passage of Exit 2 and Exit 8 on the way to the SM building.
The advertisements are full of pictorials of Chi Jingyuan, with the blessing of 'Yuan's Birthday Card' written on it. Standing at the entrance of the subway and looking over, all the advertisements on both sides of the wall are exactly the same Happy Birthday Chi Jingyuan, you can't see the end at a glance, Chi Jingyuan's face seems to be ghosted in his eyes, and it looks shocking to people's hearts.
This news and the photos taken on the spot have also caused a lot of discussion on the Internet today, and XO's own fans are naturally blessed with honor.
While the fans of other families were shocked by Yuan Fan's wealth and spending, they lamented that the popularity of Chi Jingyuan and EXO is really terrifying now, and then followed up with a few sour words.
There are also many people who are not used to this kind of behavior and angrily reprimand the fanatical behavior of fans.
However, chasing stars and supporting idols are part of the peninsula culture, and most people are not surprised, it is nothing more than that this time the stroke is a little bigger.
In addition to subway commercials, his fans have many other actions, including congratulatory newspapers, bus body advertisements, donations in Yuan's name, etc., as well as birthday gifts sent to SM from all over the world that are almost full of life.
He doesn't know what other people think, but Ji Jingyuan, who is the protagonist of the incident, really feels flattered when he sees the actions of these fans.
It's complicated.
Of course, I am really happy to be supported and liked by so many people.
"Alas, the popularity TOP is just different."
Wu Shixun glanced at him, and said a few sourly.
"Inside, it's a little different." Chi Jingyuan looked back with a frank smile, and then pouted: "Are you content, didn't you also get a lot of support and blessings on your birthday, if you are all sour, others will not be alive?" β
Oh Se-hoon's birthday was in April this year, and at that time they were holding a fan meeting in neon and didn't have time to hold an event, but as a member of EXO's popular upper circle, fans in the peninsula and other places also did a lot of things to bless them.
At this time, you can see the difference in the popularity of the members of a group, and the fans of the popular birthday events are not the same, and the low popularity is naturally a lot worse.
It's obviously the same combination......
This is also one of the very real and cruel manifestations of the entertainment industry, looking at other people who are very beautiful, but they are cold and miserable, the taste can only be said that everyone knows their own coldness and warmth.
This is true of EXO, not to mention those regiments that are a little closer.
The birthday party officially started at 7 o'clock in the evening, and all the fans had already entered 20 minutes early, and the exhibition hall rented by SM was full.
The stage is not high under the layout of the exhibition hall, and it is also very close to the audience, and standing at the front of the stage, you can even reach out and high-five the audience in the first row, and there is a warm and friendly feeling on the whole.
The feeling of being so close to your favorite idol and being able to reach it as soon as you reach out is believed to be something that every fan likes very much, and it is no wonder that the quota for today's birthday party was snatched up.
In addition to the fans, there were only a few members of Team K, and Park Chanyeol was sent to serve as a temporary MC.
"Anihassaiyo ......"
With a round of applause from the audience, Park Chanyeol walked up to the stage with the microphone, he stood in the middle of the stage and saluted first, and then made an opening with a smile: "Everyone is very welcome, today is the adult birthday of Wuli Busy Yuan, I am really happy to spend this moment with the fans." β
"I won't say more, please invite today's protagonist, wuliXO busy, Yuan to appear......"
After saying a few words, Park Chanyeol immediately gave up his position, took the lead in applauding and cheering, and watched Ji Jingyuan walk up from the side.
Because it was a birthday party, it was not only a celebration for Chi Jingyuan, but also a fan benefit, so everything, including the host, was not very formal, and there was no preparation of scripts or anything like that in advance, just a simple rehearsal of the process.
However, this kind of casualness and intimacy is also something that cannot be felt anywhere else, and it can be seen that the fans below also like it.
Chi Jingyuan's dress is also very casual, wearing a white hoodie to make a simple shape, combing the bangs to both sides to reveal the middle forehead, undyed is the original black hair, it looks like a boy next door or a college grass.
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Chi Jingyuan walked onto the stage with the microphone, and before he could speak, there was immediately a sound of screaming and shouting, which instantly ignited the atmosphere of the entire exhibition hall.
Basically all the fans of Chi Jingyuan who are present today, many of them are seeing their idols at such a close distance for the first time, and at this time, seeing the boy on the stage who thinks about it every day, dresses simply and casually but still shines, many people cover their mouths and can't believe it, they just feel like they are in a dream, not very real.
"Anihassaiyo ......"
Ji Jingyuan saluted in the cheers, stood in the middle of the stage and looked at the fans below with a smile, and beckoned them not to be so excited, but he didn't expect it to have the opposite effect, and the screams became louder.
After standing on the stage for a full minute, the voice went down a lot, Chi Jingyuan held the microphone and said sincerely: "I'm really glad that everyone came to celebrate my birthday today, I haven't been in contact with wuli fans so close for a long time......"
As he spoke, he looked around, took the faces of each fan into his eyes, looked at their sincere and longing eyes, suddenly licked his lips, and sighed: "A pounce, everyone looks good, jinjia pounce." β
After speaking, Chi Jingyuan lowered his head and covered his face with some embarrassment.
"Ah......h
Suddenly, the flirtatious eaters became restless again, and they couldn't help but want to reach out and touch their idols.
Standing there, the diners said hello, exchanged a few words, and after their excitement was controlled, the staff brought a high stool up, and Chi Jingyuan sat on it and chatted with the diners for a while.
talked about some recent events, including interesting stories about preparing the album, and some of his private hobbies, such as being criticized by the teacher for always forgetting his movements when everyone practiced dance, such as being stuck in a boss in his game and being in a bad mood all day, such as Wu Shixun snoring at night and he couldn't sleep.
It's like casually chatting with friends he knows, Chi Jingyuan thinks of wherever he goes, making a little joke from time to time, blinking and making a little wink or something.
But the fans below listened very carefully, feeling that this kind of friend-like chat really made them enjoy and devote themselves more than the gorgeous stage, looking at Chi Jingyuan, who was close to the stage, some people couldn't control it and shed tears directly.
Of course, I won't talk all the time, and then Ji Jingyuan personally performed a few solo songs, "Peter Pan", "Butterfly Girl" and several other lyrical songs included in the previous album.
"Even the end of the world will follow you."
"Don't take it out of my field of ......"
"Butterfly Girl" is a song that is very popular with fans in the collection of EXO's regular album, and Ji Jingyuan himself is the same, when he first recorded it, he thought this song was not bad and good.
At this time, when he sat on a high stool and performed, it caused a chorus of fans in the audience, there was no hoarse roar, everyone was relaxed and hummed softly, and the gentle voices gathered together were particularly shocking.
After the song ended, Ji Jingyuan saluted lightly and then retreated to the backstage, watching Park Chanyeol, who was following the audience, come to the stage at the right time, and presided over with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone, go change your clothes and come back soon." β
"Today is Yuan's adult birthday, and thank you very much for being here, plus Sehoon also just came of age last month, so our two busy inner lines at XO have prepared a special stage for everyone."
"Jinjia, this stage is really rare, Jing Yuan didn't want to say anything at the time, and it is estimated that he will not be able to see it outside in the future...... Wait a minute, everyone must applaud and encourage them, okay? β
"Inside!"