Chapter 279 Encounter in the club

In the final analysis, the prelude song is just a warm-up. The company will not invest too many resources in promotion. Fans and passers-by will listen to it to see the excitement. The focus of attention will still be on the title song after the official comeback.

However, the discussion and popularity caused by "dope" on the Internet, as well as the surprising performance of the MV on YouTube, can be regarded as unexpected blessings.

Especially the number of views on the MV is really surprising. If this trend continues, "Dope" is likely to surpass "Roar" and become the song with the highest number of views among all EXO's MVs since their debut.

Maybe after a while, EXO will appear in a member club with MVs with over 100 million views.

As Park Jae-hyun said before, the candid photos taken by the company specifically for the K-Team members have also been uploaded to YouTube, and the members have all watched them individually after uploading them.

Ordinary direct shots are no different from others. After Chi Jingyuan looked at his own direct shots, he didn't see anything special except that he performed very well, had a good typhoon, was relaxed and handsome on stage.

place.

Among the several direct shots, Chi Kyung-won has the highest number of views, but even tens of thousands of views are not much higher. Even after uploading it for two or three days, it is not popular. I feel that the publicity method proposed by Park Jae-hyun to make up for the lack of stage numbers does not seem to work.

What effect does it have.

Forget it, just leave it there, it’s not a hassle anyway, just think of it as giving back to the fans.

After the announcement of the prelude, there were not many promotional activities on the peninsula due to some reasons. Unlike Team M, which was already busy in Xia Kingdom, Team K has been quite leisurely these days.

There is only one stage. Apart from a few interviews, I have no other schedules. Most of the time every day is spent in the practice room rehearsing the showcase stage on the 14th and preparing for the official comeback on the 15th.

At noon on the 12th, Chi Jingyuan received a date call. Since he had nothing to do today, he happily agreed.

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"Are you thinking specifically about me and choosing a place so close to our company?"

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

Her slightly curly brown hair is spread on both sides, and her makeup is not too thick or too light. I don’t know if she is wearing contact lenses or something. Her eyes are bright and lively, and her eyelashes are very long. The texture on her crystal clear and charming lips is clearly visible. Today

The color of her lipstick should be Tomato Red.

The temperature in May has gradually risen, and Seoul girls who love beauty have begun to show off in various ways. The brown knitted bat shirt on Bae Suzy's upper body exposed the left shoulder, and the black wrap underneath was vaguely visible in the seams.

Her chest was covered with extremely tight dark jeans, which made the undulating lines very conspicuous.

It's really beautiful.

After the promotion period of "Some" ended, the two met several times for joint activities. Not long ago, the other party left the peninsula due to Missa's overseas trip, and it is unknown when she will come back.

The place to eat is a high-end Western restaurant called Q.brunch. The interior decoration is simple but exquisite, the area is large and the atmosphere is good. There is also a huge floor-to-ceiling window on the east side. Through the window, you can clearly see the busy traffic below.

main road and night view of Seoul in the distance.

This place was booked by Bae Suzy. It is located in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu. It is just a few steps away from Apgujeong Exit 4 of the subway line. It is very close to SM, and it doesn’t even take long to walk there without driving.

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"You should consider this... The baked rice and several kinds of truffle pasta in this store are very good. You can try the famous ones. I have already ordered my own and red wine."

Pei Xiuzhi put her right hand on the table, supporting her face, looking at Chi Jingyuan opposite with a smile, and after looking at it, she said angrily: "Jingyuan Xi, I asked you to come out for dinner, you

Is that what you’re wearing?”

"Cream of mushroom soup, then this, sea urchin seed truffle pasta, and then... OK, thank you." Chi Jingyuan pointed to the illustration on the menu and clicked a few times. After ordering with the waiter, he turned around and looked down at first.

Taking a look at the black co-branded casual hooded jacket on his upper body, he pursed his lips and looked at Bae Suzy: "Handsome, I think he looks pretty good too... He and you are still a couple."

"Besides, we are so familiar with each other, and we haven't seen each other for such a long time, so we don't need to use honorifics, right?"

"snort."

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

"Didn't you go to a concert? And what's the name of that guy from Xia Kingdom...when did he come back?"

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

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

"They call it the 'Xingyao Xiaguo Concert'..."

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

“Asia tour is canceled?”

"It probably can't be done anymore..."

"What's wrong?" Upon hearing this, Chi Jingyuan turned around and looked at her.

During last year's Gayo Daejeon, he remembered seeing Bae Suzy specifically promoting this year's concert during the interview, so he always had some impression.

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

"Do you think everyone is like you EXO? Tens of thousands of tickets were sold out in one second, and the fans kept shouting for extra performances?"

Bae Suzy couldn't help but rolled her eyes: "It's said to be an Asian tour concert, but it's only been held twice so far."

"When the first show was held in Hong Kong in January at the beginning of the year, it was difficult to sell tickets. The venue with thousands of people was not full. The company was also very dissatisfied and felt that it would not make any money, so it was temporarily shelved."

"Last month, we tried again to hold a concert at the MasterCard Center in the capital of Xia Kingdom. We invested a lot of publicity, but the result was even worse than the previous one... not many people bought tickets, and the concert was a total loss. Our group

Most of the people have lost their temper, so naturally they can’t go on.”

She didn't look very good when she mentioned the empty venue. Apparently, the experience of holding two concerts gave Bae Suzy very unkind memories.

At this time, the waiter brought the ordered dishes to the two of them on a tray, and the table was quickly filled.

In addition to ordering pasta as the main dish, Pei Xiuzhi also ordered a bunch of small meals, which was much more than Chi Jingyuan ordered.

But looking at her frame, I guess she is also a relatively edible person.

"Cheers." The two of them clinked glasses and started talking, eating.

"I remember that your Missa music record was very good. Your debut single won a grand award and became a legend among our younger generations..." Chi Jingyuan took a bite of the pasta recommended by Bae Suzy and felt that it tasted pretty good.

"What's the use of having good music performance? It's just popular among passers-by. It won't attract fans, especially 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 grand award, but do you know how many copies of that single album were sold?"

"..." Chi Jingyuan puffed up his cheeks and winked at him.

"Less than 15,000 copies... This is the sales volume of a single that won the Song of the Year Award. It's ridiculous."

Pei Xiuzhi chuckled sarcastically, shook her head and picked up the chopsticks again, picked up a fried shrimp and put it in her mouth. While chewing, she continued: "After winning the grand prize, the company struck while the iron was hot and released the second chapter of the single album.

…”

She puffed up her cheeks, looked over, and muttered: "8,000 pictures."

"Without die-hard fans and overseas popularity, tours cannot be held, and one of the biggest sources of income for an idol group is gone...we can only rely on good nationality to receive some endorsements."

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

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

In the past, every time we met, the handsome men and beautiful women were attracted to each other by their looks, purely because they looked good. This time, it really felt like they were close friends, chatting and understanding each other naturally.

"By the way, how is the atmosphere in your EXO team?" After taking a sip of red wine, Suzy Pei exhaled, and suddenly remembered and looked at Chi Jingyuan.

"That's pretty good." Chi Jingyuan thought for a while.

Apart from the quarrels and minor conflicts that occur from time to time, the atmosphere within the EXO team is indeed pretty good. Although there are many little ones in private due to competition, at least on the surface everyone is getting along well.

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

"I have read your XO news and information. You are so popular among your XO members. One person accounts for almost one-third of your fans. The atmosphere in your group is still very good? Others have no objections to you, no.

Envy you?"

Pei Xiuzhi was a little disbelieving and had a questioning look on her face.

"Envy is definitely there, it's an emotion that normal people will have."

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

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

"Heh..." Pei Xiuzhi smiled strangely and shook his head. He raised his eyes and pondered 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 want to say.

You can say whatever you want, but you can’t say it to the members.”

Chi Jingyuan nodded. He had also heard of many similar things. If there is a huge gap in popularity within a group, it can easily cause conflicts and estrangement.

After all, no one is a robot, and they will not watch the members of the same group take various trips every day, while they can only pick their feet in the dormitory and be indifferent.

No one likes to be called ‘so-and-so’s backup dancer’.

Being said like this every day by the outside world, even if the relationship was good before, you will definitely have strange thoughts in your heart over time.

The reason why EXO's Ji Jingyuan is relatively harmonious even though he is popular is because he is a good person and never takes the initiative to show off or make noises. More importantly, the members all know his status as a 'royal family', regardless of the company's attitude or treatment.

The gap between them is too big, and there is no room for jealousy.

"You are so smart and have high emotional intelligence..." Chi Jingyuan looked at her and made a sincere suggestion: "I think if you use these tricks you use on men or me on your teammates, the atmosphere of your team will be

It will be much better."

"Oh, that's so tiring."

Pei Xiuzhi shook her head with a smile on her face and looked at Chi Jingyuan meaningfully: "And how do you know it will work? Girls are not that simple. Maybe I learned some tricks from the members..."

"Haha..." Chi Jingyuan looked at each other, smiled happily, and shook his head.

The two talked enthusiastically, and the food in this restaurant was indeed good. Time passed quickly, and it didn't take long for them to be full and full. After paying the bill, Pei Xiuzhi took the initiative to speak:

"Looking for a club?"
To be continued...