wavenovel Chapter 1176 Taking the stage
Chapter 1176 Taking the stage
Chapter 1176 Taking the stage
Chi Jingyuan keenly noticed Ming Jingnan's staggering steps. Before he could reach out to help her, she had already left quickly. He could only watch her walk away.
I won't cause you any more trouble.
The short sentence just now has passed, but it still lingers in my ears and heart like a ghost.
Chi Jingyuan clenched his fists and opened his mouth to say something.
He originally thought that when they met again, Ming Jingnan would say something to him in a complaining tone, question him, or just greet him in a nonchalant manner.
But I never expected that she would say this...
However, it is true that Ming Jingnan always treats him with infinite tolerance...
However, if she was angry and cursed a few times, or acted a little weak and complaining, Chi Jingyuan actually thought it was okay.
However, the more she did this, the more it hit Chi Jingyuan's heart, which was already filled with an uncomfortable sense of guilt.
uh~
Looking at Ming Jingnan's leaving figure, Chi Jingyuan did not chase after him. He waited there for a while, took a deep breath, and then walked towards the lounge.
He pushed open the door of the lounge and nodded casually to a female idol who greeted him. He then took a look at Twice's position a little further away. Minami Nagai was talking to Sana Minatozaki about something, but she didn't look up. There were not many people around, and the members seemed to be doing their own things. Tzuyu was not there either, and no one knew where she had gone.
After a quick glance, they returned to the EXO area. Wu Sehun, who was talking to Kang Seulgi, saw Ji Kyung-won coming back and looked at him with some surprise, as if he was a little surprised that he came back so soon.
But he didn't think much about it. He immediately raised his eyebrows and winked at Chi Jingyuan to take credit.
"..."
Seeing the expression of this hanged man, Chi Jingyuan felt depressed and sat there shaking his head.
"Eh?"
Wu Sehun immediately noticed something was wrong. It seemed that both the atmosphere he had just encountered and Chi Jingyuan's reaction now were obviously a little wrong.
what's the situation?
"what happened?"
Seeing this, Jiang Seqi next to him glanced left and right and asked tentatively, "What's wrong?"
Chi Jingyuan just felt very tired and was too lazy to talk. He sat there, took out his mobile phone and glanced at it, and was soon called to touch up his makeup.
……
At the same time, in the corridor backstage, Zhou Ziyu, who Chi Jingyuan had not seen just now, was with her good friend, Zhuang Dingxin, a member of the girl group CLC from Hong Kong Island. The two people who had not seen each other for a while had just walked around outside and were chatting. Now they saw that it was almost time and were returning to the backstage.
Many female idols have average relationships with their group members due to various frictions and competitions, and are closer to members of other groups or even outside the circle. Zhou Ziyu is actually somewhat similar, but fortunately, apart from occasional quarrels and conflicts, the relationship among Twice members is generally pretty good.
And Chong Dingxin is one of her best friends in the circle besides her own members.
"... Tzuyu, your birthday is coming soon. You will be 18 years old. How are you going to celebrate your birthday this time? Do you want to go out for a walk if you are free?" As she was talking, Zhuang Dingxin remembered that Zhou Tzuyu's birthday was less than two weeks away, so she took the initiative to make an appointment.
"Hmm~"
Zhou Ziyu habitually hummed as soon as she opened her mouth, and then said softly: "My mother called me yesterday and said that she would come to Seoul to see me and celebrate my birthday on my birthday, and she would bring my brother and aunt with her... But the group may have schedules at that time, so if I am not busy, I have to see if I can ask the company for a leave or something~"
The two idols of the Peninsula girl group were communicating in Mandarin at this time, one was relatively standard Mandarin, while the other used standard Wanwan accent.
"Oh, it would be great if Auntie came... But what about your husband? Didn't he say he wanted to celebrate your birthday?"
Zhuang Dingxin nodded and was happy for Zhou Ziyu, but suddenly her tone changed and she looked at Zhou Ziyu and asked teasingly, "I only took a look at her when EXO came in the morning, but I didn't see your husband the rest of the day. Where did he go?"
"Ah, what husband?"
When Zhou Ziyu heard this, her originally cheerful expression suddenly became a little awkward, her nose wrinkled, and she complained angrily: "How can it come to this? This is ridiculous!"
Of course she knew that the other party was talking about Chi Jingyuan, but even when they were chatting privately with their best friends, she still felt a little embarrassed by such a straightforward name.
"If not husband, what should I call him? Don't you always call him Mr. Chi?"
Seeing Zhou Ziyu's huddled face, Zhuang Dingxin became even more excited and continued to tease: "I can't call him Mr. Chi with you, right? Hey, husband is husband, what's the big deal, no one can hear it..."
She has known Zhou Ziyu for a long time and they have a very close relationship in private. Of course, she knows the relationship between this Wanwan girl and Chi Jingyuan, and she even knows a lot.
...Few people in the entire music industry know about the experiences and emotions that Chi Jingyuan and Zhou Ziyu have gone through over the years, but she happens to be one of them.
The way Zhou Ziyu addresses Chi Jingyuan in private is very interesting. She speaks Chinese in private so she doesn't call him "Oppa" or "Brother". She doesn't have a specific nickname, and she doesn't want to call him "Jingyuan" because she feels it's a bit boring. Instead, she always calls him "Mr. Chi" in front of close friends like Zhuang Dingxin. Every time Zhuang Dingxin hears her calling him "Mr. Chi, Mr. Chi" in a serious manner, she finds it very interesting.
Zhuang Dingxin even wondered... Could it be that her mother always called her father Mr. Zhou?
"..."
Although it was a bit embarrassing to hear it at first, this title really hit the nail on the head for Zhou Ziyu... She really had thought about it this way often, and there was no one else here, so she smiled slightly red, rolled her big eyes, and did not refute, so she just called him 'husband'.
However, she did not completely admit it. Instead, she chose to ignore the other party's teasing, wrinkled her nose at Zhuang Dingxin, and answered the other party's previous question as if to change the subject: "...I haven't seen him for almost a month. Who knows what he thinks, but he is too busy. Maybe he won't be in Seoul at that time."
Zhou Ziyu said with some worry: "But today, he just came to rehearsal and left. EXO has other schedules... But he should be here by now."
Seeing her like that, Zhuang Dingxin asked jokingly, "He wouldn't forget that your birthday is coming, right?"
"That won't happen~"
Zhou Ziyu shook her head a little arrogantly when she heard this. She was still very confident when talking about this.
"……cut."
She wanted to tease him, but ended up showing off a bit. Zhuang Dingxin couldn't help but roll her eyes, but soon her eyes lit up again: "Oh, by the way, Mr. Chi happened to be here today, can you find a chance to introduce him to me... I really want to meet him."
Chi Jingyuan has become a legend in the hearts and mouths of many female artists in the circle. His appearance and temperament are among the best, and his popularity and career are also top. It is even said that he is a chaebol. No matter which attribute, it is a poisonous blow to these female idols.
It wasn't like she had any feelings for him, but knowing such an outstanding man was very attractive to a female idol, and there were many benefits... What's more, she happened to be so familiar with Zhou Ziyu, so she felt more confident in borrowing his influence.
"Well... I'll see if he's free after the concert. I'll text you then~"
Zhou Ziyu didn't refuse her friend's request. After all, she was one of her best friends. But after agreeing, she seemed to remember something. She turned her head and looked at Zhuang Dingxin with dissatisfaction, mumbling softly:
"Don't call me Mr. Chi anymore...it sounds weird!"
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Crowds of people poured in from every entrance like colorful rivers, and at six o'clock in the evening the sky still had the afterglow of the setting sun, coating the entire stadium in a golden hue.
The Dream Concert, a super-large compilation concert, started admitting audiences at 4 p.m., but Park Min-ji and her friends arrived a little late. Looking at the dark crowd in front of her, her palms holding the tickets were already sweating. She queued anxiously while looking up at the huge poster hanging outside the stadium.
——Under the big words "2017 Dream Concert", the logos of all the participating idol groups were arranged, and her eyes were directly fixed on the familiar letters "EXO".
From February at the beginning of the year to now, EXO has not performed together on the Peninsula for nearly four months. Before that, they had been on vacation and most of the members had been hiding. After finally reuniting, they went straight to activities in Japan, which made these most loyal fans of EXO full of complaints and hunger.
What’s more, XO’s oppas made history by winning the BBMA two days ago, which made all the Ailis ecstatic, and today is their first performance after returning home with the award. The importance of this performance needs no further explanation.
All the major fan sites and fan groups have gone crazy, but unfortunately only a few people can get tickets, and she is one of the lucky ones.
"Where is the XO area?"
I finally got in line just before the show started. My friend next to me hadn't come yet so I asked curiously.
40% of the tickets for the Dream Concert were communicated with the agency and then distributed specifically to fans of the groups performing today. In order to make cheering more convenient and look better, the seats of these fans are basically together, and EXO naturally has its own area.
"where?"
Park Min-ji was extremely arrogant when she heard this, and she held her head high and puffed out her chest in a show-off manner: "Most of the entire venue is our area."
The friend was slightly stunned when he heard this, he stood up and looked around, his breath was held, and he immediately understood what Park Min-ji meant.
The 57,000-seat stadium was almost full. It was almost evening now and the star-like cheering lights on the stands had been lit up. The red, blue, green and yellow cheering lights of each group intertwined into a glittering glow.
However, the most eye-catching thing was the silver ocean that occupied almost the entire venue except for the specific area for fans - that was EXO's cheering color.
When the viewing angle was raised, the entire venue almost turned into a starry galaxy, completely surrounding the colorful cheering lights.
"omo..."
The scene of organized cheering in such a huge venue with nearly 60,000 people was extremely shocking. Friends who did not often come to the scene were immediately stunned when they saw it.
"Don't be surprised. You'll get used to it after coming to the event a few times... and today I heard that a fan club has even organized a special support event."
Park Min-ji next to her had already lit up her own love stick, and was waving and shouting as she looked at the MC who had already walked onto the stage.
"here we go!"
…………
In the Seventeen fan area on the third floor stands, several girls were waving their cheering sticks vigorously, but no matter how hard they tried, their tranquil blue formation seemed insignificant in front of the vast silver sea of Aili.
“Why are there so many EXO fans coming in?”
This made the "Kara" fans a little dissatisfied. Looking at the silver light that almost filled the entire venue, they said indignantly: "We Kara fans only got more than 2,000 tickets in total. How come so many EXO fans can come in? It's not..."
"Because SM is a big company, they can negotiate with the organizer KEPA. Didn't you see the data from KEPA? A total of 15000 fan tickets were released, and EXO alone took 5000. "All other groups shared tickets. It's good enough that we can get . Or is it because the Oppas are very popular this time..."
A knowledgeable fan nearby said unhappily, "EXO's fan tickets were already in short supply, and the tickets for public sale were almost all snatched up by those idiots. That's why so many people came, making it like the whole place was booked out. They acted like crazy just because they won some crappy award..."
"Alas, Paradox is still too small, it can't be compared with SM, it's a complete drag on the oppas."
Hearing this, another Carat also sighed and complained: "With Seventeen's current popularity... I think they can get at least 5000 votes~"
"That's right, it's a rubbish company, and the oppas have to make it on their own."
"EXO has been in hiatus for almost a year, and we have become a big star this time, but we are still so far behind. What a useless company."
"Don't make yourself uncomfortable~ Just be ready to cheer later."
The atmosphere was a bit tense as the discussion between the two people got heated, and the fan in the middle interrupted their conversation:
"here we go"
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Under everyone's gaze, the two MCs came to the center of the stage. The hosts of this year's Dream Concert were Leeteuk and Lee Sung-kyung.
The two talked for a long time and specifically mentioned their support for the Winter Olympics.
For the peninsula, one of the most important things in the local area in the past two years is the Incheon Winter Olympics. Especially when the political situation has finally returned to order after more than half a year of turmoil and is about to show itself to the outside world, the significance of the Winter Olympics to be held early next year has become even more extraordinary, so some warm-up efforts have begun very early.
After the two of them chatted for a while, the concert officially began. This year, the organizers arranged several popular groups such as Gfriend and MonsterX to perform in the front, which quickly heated up the atmosphere.
Twice came on stage at around 7:30 and performed two songs, "SIGNAL" and "Knock Knock". As the most popular girl group right now, fans were very excited and cheered loudly.
Unfortunately, because of Wen Taiyi’s recording time, many Aili had a very neutral impression of Twice, and immediately turned off their cheering lights when they saw Twice on stage.
However, there are also many rational fans among Aery, who strictly abide by the cheering etiquette. In addition, Twice is really popular recently, and almost everyone will sing along when the melody sounds. The atmosphere on the stage is also expected to be very hot.
The only flaw was that there was a problem with the organizer. The music suddenly stopped a few dozen seconds after the "SIGNAL" stage performance began, making the Twice members on the stage a little embarrassed and they could only respond with a smile.
When Chi Jingyuan saw Zhou Ziyu's silly smile in the live broadcast backstage, he wanted to pinch her chubby face until it was swollen.
Red Velvet came on stage at around 8 o'clock. Since they didn't have any new songs, they performed "Rookie" and "Russian Roulette". As EXO's junior group, the fans who occupied most of the venue loved them and cheered for them even more than Twice.
There were some episodes where during Red Velvet's performance, several audience members in the stands held up anti-workplace violence and other feminist slogans.
Last month, the sexual harassment case at the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office continued to ferment, and there have been a lot more such propaganda slogans recently, but there are actually not many people holding up the signs.
However, the director also gave a close-up of the stands, so that things that were originally invisible could be seen.
When Chi Jingyuan saw this close-up backstage, he felt that the level of today's organizer was really not good enough and this thing would definitely cause controversy.
But soon he didn't have time to look at all this anymore, as he was soon called away by his assistant and followed the members to check their makeup and microphones, ready to go on stage.
Amid the anticipation and cheers of all the Ailis and the audience, it was finally time for the finale, the prime time at 9:30.
After returning from Las Vegas, EXO appeared on such a grand stage for the first time.