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Chapter 279 Club Encounter
After all, the prelude song is just a warm-up. The company will not invest too much resources in publicity. Fans and passers-by will listen to it and watch the excitement. The focus of attention will still be on the title song after the official comeback.

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.

Especially the hits of the MV are really amazing. According to this trend, "dope" is likely to surpass "Roar" and become the song with the highest hits of all MVs since EXO's debut.

Maybe after a while, EXO will appear in the member clubs with MVs with more than [-] million hits.

As Park Jae-hyun said before, the company’s pen-hold shots for K team members have also been uploaded to YouTube, and the members have also watched them individually after uploading.

It’s just that ordinary pen-hold shots are no different from others. After watching his own pen-hold shots, Chi Jingyuan didn’t see anything special except that he performed well, the typhoon was good, and he was very relaxed and handsome on stage. place.

Among the several pen-hold shots, Chi Jingyuan has the highest number of clicks, but the number of clicks is not much higher than tens of thousands, and it has been uploaded for two or three days, and it is still not popular. I feel that the publicity method proposed by Park Jae-hyun to make up for the lack of stages does not seem to work. to what effect.

Forget it and let it go, anyway, it doesn't bother, just treat it as giving back to fans.

After the prelude song was announced, there were not many promotional activities on the peninsula for some reason. Unlike the M team who was already busy in Xiaguo, the K team has been more relaxed these days.

There is only one stage, and there are no other schedules except for a few interviews. 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.

And at noon on the 12th, Chi Jingyuan received a call for a date. Since today was a relatively free day and nothing to do, he happily agreed.

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

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

Brown slightly curly long hair spreads on both sides. The makeup is not too thick or too light. I don’t know whether it’s wearing colored contact lenses or something. Her eyes are bright and energetic, and her eyelashes are very long. The texture on her crystal and charming lips is clearly visible. Today The color number of her lipstick should be cut male tomato red.

The temperature in May has gradually risen, and the beautiful girls in Seoul have also begun to show off in various ways.The brown knitted bat shirt on Pei Xiuzhi's upper body exposed the left shoulder, and the black chest wrapped inside was still faintly visible through the seams. Underneath were extremely tight dark jeans, which made the undulating lines very conspicuous.

It's really pretty.

After the promotion period of "some" ended, the two met several times because of the combined activities. Not long ago, the other party left the peninsula because of missa's overseas trip, and they don't know when they will come back.

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

This place was decided by Bae Suzy. It is located in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam District. It is only a few steps away from Exit 4 of Apgujeong subway line. It is very close to the SM company. It doesn’t take long to come here even without driving. .

"Think about it... 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 rested her right hand on the table, propped her face at a slant, looked at Chi Jingyuan opposite with a smile on her face, sized her up and said angrily, "Jing Yuanxi, I called you out to eat, you Is that what you're wearing?"

"Cream mushroom soup, then this, spaghetti with sea urchin seeds and truffles, and... OK, thank you." Chi Jingyuan pointed to the illustrations on the menu and ordered a few times. After ordering with the waiter, he turned around and looked down. Glancing at the black co-branded casual hooded jacket on his upper body, he pursed his lips and looked at Pei Xiuzhi: "It's handsome, I think it's pretty good too...the one with you is still a couple."

"Besides, we are so familiar, so we don't need to say honorifics if we haven't seen each other for such a long time?"

"Humph."

Pei Xiuzhi glanced at the only black dress she was wearing from the corner of her eye, gouged it out and snorted softly, picked up the goblet and took a sip.

"Didn't you guys go to the concert, and what's the name of Xia Guo... When did you come back?"

Chi Jingyuan turned his head to the side and glanced through the floor-to-ceiling windows at the brightly lit night scene outside, and asked casually.

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

"It's called the 'Xingyao Xiaguo Concert'..."

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

"The Asian tour is gone?"

"Probably can't go on..."

"What's the matter?" Hearing this, Chi Jingyuan turned to look at her.

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

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

"Do you think that everyone like exo sells out tens of thousands of tickets in a second, and the fans keep calling for an extra show?"

Pei Xiuzhi couldn't help but rolled her eyes: "It's said to be a concert tour in Asia, but we've only held two concerts so far."

“At the beginning of January, when the first show was held in Hong Kong, tickets were hard to sell, and the show with thousands of people was not full. The company was also very dissatisfied and felt that it could not make money, so it was temporarily put on hold.”

"Last month, I tried again at the MasterCard Center in the capital of Xia Kingdom. I put in a lot of publicity, but the result was even worse than the previous one... Not many people bought tickets, and the concert was completely losing money. Our group The people in the car are also losing their spirits, so naturally they can’t continue driving.”

When she mentioned the empty venue, her expression was not very good. Obviously, Pei Xiuzhi's memories of the two concerts were very unfriendly.

At this time, the waiter took the plate and brought the ordered dishes to the two of them respectively, and the table was quickly filled.

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

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

"Cheers." After clinking glasses lightly, the two started, talking while eating.

"I remember that your missa sound source is very good. You won a big award for your debut single, and it has become a legend among our younger generations..." Chi Jingyuan took a sip of the pasta recommended by Pei Xiuzhi, and felt that the taste was not bad.

"What's the use of a good sound source, it's just passerby, you can't attract fans, especially if you don't have those diehard 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?"

"..." Chi Jingyuan puffed his cheeks and blinked at him.

"Less than [-] copies... This is the sales volume of the single that won the Song of the Year Award. It's ridiculous."

Pei Xiuzhi smiled ironically, shook her head, picked up the chopsticks again, put a fried shrimp in her mouth, chewed and continued: "After winning the grand prize, the company will strike while the iron is hot and release Chapter 2 single album... ..."

She also bulged her cheeks, looked over, and muttered in a voice: "8000."

"Without diehard fans and overseas popularity, the tour will not be able to start, and the most important source of income for an idol group will be gone...the only way is to rely on a good nationality to get some endorsements."

"However, we have received a lot of endorsements and advertisements..."

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

Every time I met before, handsome men and beautiful women were attracted to each other by their looks, purely because they looked good and matched each other.This time, there is really a feeling of being close to friends, chatting naturally and getting to know each other.

"By the way, how's the atmosphere in your EXO team?" After drinking a sip of red wine, Pei Xiuzhi let out a 'ha' breath, and suddenly remembered to look at Chi Jingyuan.

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

Apart from the occasional quarrels and small conflicts, the atmosphere in EXO's team is really good. Although there are a lot of quarrels in private because of the competition, at least everyone is living in harmony on the surface.

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

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

Pei Xiuzhi didn't believe it, and looked suspicious.

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

"Others are fine, at least to 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 pondered as if he was thinking about how to express it, but gave up after thinking for a few seconds: "I don't know how to describe... 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 tell the members.”

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

After all, no one is a robot, and will not watch the members of the same group take various trips every day, and he can only pick his feet in the dormitory but does not care.

Nobody likes being called 'someone's backup dancer' either.

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

The reason why Chi Jingyuan’s popularity in EXO can be relatively harmonious is because he is a good man and never takes the initiative to show off or brag, and more importantly, all members know his status as a “royal family”, whether it is the company’s attitude or treatment. The gap between them is too big to be jealous.

"You are so smart, and you have a high EQ..." Chi Jingyuan looked at her, and sincerely made a suggestion: "I think you use the moves you use against men, or against me, on your teammates. It will be much better."

"Oh, how tiring that is."

Pei Xiuzhi shook her head with a wide smile, and looked at Chi Jingyuan meaningfully: "And how do you know it will be useful? Girls are not so simple, maybe I still learned some tricks from the members..."

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

The two talked vigorously, and the taste of this restaurant was really good, and the passage of time quickly followed, and it didn't take long before they were full of food and drink. After paying the bill, Pei Xiuzhi took the initiative to say:
"Find a club?"

"Club?" Chi Jingyuan was a little surprised.

Pei Xiuzhi was born in 94 like him, so according to the rules... Forget it.

Because no one really obeys.

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

"It's still so early, and the entertainment industry has resumed work these two days... No, you won't have to rush back to work again, will you come?"

Pei Xiuzhi frowned and stared at Chi Jingyuan, remembering a bad memory before.

She felt that Chi Jingyuan gave her a bad meal when she was messed up that time before, but this time everyone knew that it would be too much to do it again...

Hearing this, Chi Jingyuan laughed and pouted:

"lead the way."

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The gorgeous lights flicker like blooming fireworks, turn off and cycle back and forth, and light up the dark dance floor for a moment from time to time, so that people in the dark can barely see the faces close at hand, adding a touch of mystery inexplicably Feeling and charm.

Loud music is continuously emitted from the speakers, hovering in any corner of the club, together with the DJ's drumming, it keeps igniting people's emotions.

Coincidentally, the very hot song "Trouble Maker" happens to be playing on the stereo right now.

Chi Jingyuan and Pei Xiuzhi hugged each other tightly in an inconspicuous corner of the dance floor, feeling the temperature of each other's body, listening to the beating frequency of the heart, and smelling the intoxicating scent of the body.

This is a place in a blind spot that the colorful lights can't reach. It's hard to see the face if you don't look close to your face.

The emotions of both of them were a little hot, and their bodies certainly didn't stop in the music that fit the scene.

"Passed your lips again, then turned and fled

trou aaaa able trou trouble maker”

The body and smell are just right, plus a slightly boozy atmosphere.

Following the music, while circling the other party, he was also slowly groping, as if he wanted to rub the other party in.

As soon as Chi Jingyuan lowered his head, he could smell the fresh scent of shampoo on Pei Xiuzhi's smooth hair, as well as the scent of an unknown brand of perfume that was obviously not cheap.

It may be the reason why he drank red wine just now, or it may be something else, suddenly he feels a little drunk.

After eating, Pei Xiuzhi stopped a car and took him here, a nightclub called Club Milk on Itaewon Road, Yongshan District, it seemed that it was not the first time she had come here.

According to Bae Suzy, she has been here with JYP seniors and staff a few times before, and she is familiar with it. The boss behind it is also an insider, so she is more at ease. Many idol artists usually visit here, and some of them are from JYP. Also like to come here often to relax.

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

Because of their occupations, idols prefer clubs opened by acquaintances or insiders. It 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, and found a remote corner on the dance floor, looked at each other for a while, and immediately embraced each other.

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

It's been a long time since I've been down and playing, and my hair is a bit messy.

Chi Jingyuan lowered his head and made eye contact, raised his chin towards the upstairs box, and asked if he wanted to go up.

Pei Xiuzhi nodded, but didn't move first, but turned her back and tidied her clothes carefully, and brushed some messy hair behind her ears, then shook her hair, and took Chi Jingyuan's hand from the Exit the dance floor and head for the box upstairs.

"How do you feel?" Pei Xiuzhi looked at him with a smile.

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

"Which one are you referring to?"

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

"go to hell……"

As expected, Pei Xiuzhi patted him reproachfully, but she was not annoyed, she was still smiling happily on her blushing face.

"The cocktails here are also well made, you can try them later."

"It feels like you are really a veteran, club queen Suzy?"

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

"Oh, I remembered, I heard Girls' Generation's sister mentioned it to me before, and I heard that there is no scene that they can't blow up..."

The two walked towards the upstairs box while chatting relaxedly. When they went upstairs, a tall figure suddenly walked towards him. After a few steps, he saw Pei Xiuzhi and suddenly stopped for a moment, confirming that After rolling her eyes twice, she took the initiative: "Xiuzhi?"

Hearing the shouts, the two couldn't help but stop. Chi Jingyuan glanced at this man and felt that this man looked familiar.And Pei Xiuzhi recognized the person after looking at him for a while, and directly called out his name: "Junhao oppa?"

Chi Jingyuan remembered, this person is Li Junhao from 2PM, he met several times in the day after tomorrow and said hello.

"Haha, I look like you..."

Li Junhao smiled, and turned his gaze to Chi Jingyuan's face. He quickly recognized it after a glance, and a look of surprise appeared on his face: "Hey, Jingyuan xi?"

"Brother, Aniha Sai." Chi Jingyuan greeted with a smile.

"Hahaha, jinjia is such a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you in milk today."

He inadvertently glanced at Pei Xiuzhi's hand who was holding Chi Jingyuan, his eyes flashed in disbelief and he didn't ask any questions, but he patted Chi Jingyuan's shoulder intimately: "Is it Xiuzhi who brought you here?" ? You SM people generally don’t come to play with milk.”

"Nai, she said this is her territory." Chi Jingyuan made a joke with his eyes narrowed.

"Haha." Pei Xiuzhi covered her mouth and laughed twice, and glanced at him without refuting.

This is not a place to talk, after a few simple greetings, before leaving, Li Junhao enthusiastically watched the two initiate the invitation: "When you are free, come to our box to play together, it just so happened that several friends met together today. Come on, it just happens to be more lively when we are together."

"Jinjia? Apart from oppa and your 2pm, do you have any other friends?" Pei Xiuzhi asked curiously.

"Me, Nichkhun and Pani, as well as bigbang's Shengli, Top, Sun, and their friends, along with a few trainees, are all in the circle."

"Originally there were two private rooms, but we just met and they were all friends, so we played together."

Li Junhao gave a brief introduction, and then made a joke: "I have always wanted to know Jing Yuan, and today I met by such a coincidence... and both of them are seniors in the music industry, it would be rude for you two not to come and sit, haha."

"Nei, then let's go there later." Pei Xiuzhi and Chi Jingyuan exchanged glances, and nodded with a smile after getting the other's signal.

Nodding each other to say goodbye, Chi Jingyuan and Pei Xiuzhi walked a few steps back to their boxes, and breathed a sigh of relief feeling the completely different atmosphere from outside.

Sitting on the sofa, Chi Jingyuan looked at Pei Xiuzhi who brought two glasses of cocktails from the wine rack next to him, and talked about the encounter just now: "It's really warm, you and 2PM are very familiar?"

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

"Of course we are familiar with each other from the same company. We have practiced together for so long, and some of them even chased me..."

Pei Xiuzhi came over with the wine and handed him a glass, pouted: "But the enthusiasm should be aimed at you, after all, although I'm familiar with them, we can't usually play together at all. If it's just me, Junhao's oppa definitely won't will call me."

"How do you say it?" After taking a sip of the wine, the cold sweet and sour taste rushed into his mind, Chi Jingyuan biased his mouth, nodded and confirmed: "The taste is not bad."

"You just said that I'm the queen of nightclubs. I'm so ridiculous. I don't come to the club too many times. I come here to join in the fun...the ones at 2pm are the real club princes."

Pei Xiuzhi also took a sip, with a sarcastic and playful smile on his face: "A few years ago, when their focus of activities was still on the peninsula, whenever they had time at night, they would definitely go to the club for a round. I don’t know how many times Teacher Park Jinyoung gave them a lesson, and the company doesn’t know how many times they pressed 2PM’s news.”

"Sounds familiar." Chi Jingyuan suddenly felt as if he had heard such a thing before.

"Besides, they play very well. They like to play with female fans, and the fans also support them... Sometimes they also bring the company's trainees together. Didn't you hear that he just brought trainees today? ?”

"It's even more familiar..." Not only 2PM, Chi Jingyuan always felt that the several boy groups mentioned by others were like Pei Xiuzhi's.

"Chi..." She glanced at Chi Jingyuan with contempt, apparently Pei Xiuzhi also classified EXO into this category.

She snatched his wine glass from Chi Jingyuan's hand and took a sip, and looked at him after tasting it: "Then will we go there later?"

"Whatever, maybe he will forget us in a while."

"Haha, it's possible..."

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On the other side, the area of ​​Li Junhao's box is obviously much larger. There are more than a dozen people sitting scattered on the circular sofa at this time. The sound of chatting, holding cups and girls' charming laughter can be heard continuously. It's quite lively.

On the far right side of the circular sofa, there are three young girls who look very young. They are very close to each other, as if they are in the group to keep warm. They did not participate in other people's entertainment, and their expressions were a little uncomfortable. It seemed a bit out of tune with the atmosphere of the whole box.

At this time, Li Junhao, who just went out to do something, opened the door and walked in.

(End of this chapter)