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Chapter 416 Fixed Invitation

Originally, when a person smiles, if the upper teeth are exposed, it will look a little awkward and look a little indecent, but at this time, Najing Minami does not have this feeling at all. The smiling face from the heart looks cute and clear. The natural and joyful eyes can't help but remind people of the most beautiful time of the year.

"Why are you smiling so nicely?"

Seeing the other party so happy, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help laughing, tilted his head and looked at the other party and made a joke: "I'm so embarrassed to laugh."

"Hey..." Maybe after the rapid ups and downs of emotions, the heart was agitated by the blunt praise, Mingjing Nan's smile couldn't help adding a trace of Zhou Ziyu's stupidity, and he was also a little embarrassed.

"..." After saying a few words, Chi Jingyuan pointed to his mobile phone and returned to the whole: "mina xi, you haven't answered me yet, can you exchange your contact information?"

"Ah, Nai!" Mingjing Nan came back to his senses after hearing this, and immediately responded with a nod like a rabbit, quickly took out the phone from his pocket, and swipe the screen to unlock it with proficiency.

His eyes stopped for a moment on her thin white fingers and the exquisite nail polish, and Chi Jingyuan read: "My number is 010xxxxxxxx."

Mingjing Nan quickly entered it, and then clicked to dial directly. Two seconds later, Chi Jingyuan's phone vibrated, and the music of "Gimme that Gimme that Ice Cream" rang in the lounge.

The chorus of "ice cream cake", this is the ringtone he changed last month because he supported red velvet, but after using it for more than a month, he is a bit tired of listening to it now, and he is planning to find a new song to replace it in these two days.

Seeing that the dialed number Chi Jingyuan hung up, he entered Ming Jingnan's name and clicked Save. Seeing the other party's eyes after saving, he raised his eyes and thought for a second, pouting his mouth and asking: "Do you need to add a kakao account?"

"Ah."

Smiling, Nai Minami nodded.

After the two added each other as friends on the chat software, the promise and agreement made in the last showcase encounter was officially fulfilled.

Originally, the mood was on a roller coaster, from poor to excellent Mingjing Nan felt full of joy at this time, and the whole person was light. When she was about to say something, she suddenly thought of something again, and restrained herself a little. With a smile, he looked at Chi Jingyuan expectantly: "Jingyuan, xi, I...are you usually busy?"

Chi Jingyuan himself, as well as members of EXO, have been mentioned in many variety shows. It may be because of his popularity and appearance. After that, he often didn't return, it was purely for social entertainment on the surface.

'If the tone is too close, people will misunderstand, if it is too far away, it will make people unfamiliar, if you don't know what to say, just don't reply. As a person who often pays attention to Chi Jingyuan, she certainly knows this habit of the other party. She remembers that she couldn't help laughing when she saw this part when she was watching variety shows, but she didn't expect that it would be her turn now.

Chi Jingyuan also understood the meaning of the other party. Mingjing Nan asked whether he was busy or not, but whether he would reply.

He didn't evade, and nodded: "It's true that sometimes work is really busy, so I guess I don't reply in time many times..."

"But I'll definitely watch it when I have time."

Speaking of which, Mingjing Nan was one of the very few contacts in his mobile phone address book who 'voluntarily' requested to exchange contact information.

In fact, Chi Jingyuan didn't expect that there would be so many accidents and interactions in the follow-up with the neon trainee who was an accidental helper in the club who liked to cry and thought that he would be separated forever after just meeting him once.

Quite interesting.

"I see." After getting the answer, Mingjing Nan was overjoyed, pursed his lower lip and blinked his eyes briskly.

"Okay, let's go back first. If the staff sees it later, your company can't control me, but I'm sure you will be punished." Chi Jingyuan looked at the time and expressed concern, and nodded when he saw Mingjing Nan Then he took the initiative to stand up and sent her out, watching her jog a few steps like riding a horse, and rushed to the door of the 'major' lounge not far away, did not open the door directly but stopped, turned back Seeing Chi Jingyuan mouthing a 'bye', he opened the door and walked in.

Interested, Chi Jingyuan smiled and shook his head, closed the door and went back to the sofa.

"Bye-Bye……"

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"It's really speechless."

In the living room of the dormitory of the 'major' group of "sixteen", after the recording of the program, everyone in the two groups went back to the company and prepared for the next topic for a while. After the weather faded, they returned to their respective rooms in nanny cars In the dormitory, after recording another sideshow and reaction, the whole day of filming was finally over. As soon as the camera was turned off and the staff left, everyone sat on the sofa and stretched to relax. Lin Nayeon immediately I couldn't help complaining to the few friends who were sitting on the sofa together, especially Yu Dingyan.

"It's obviously biased. Who doesn't know that he and Zhou Ziyu have known each other before. They thought they had a normal relationship, but they didn't expect to make it so obvious... What did you say 'choose an idol, not a singer', cut, it sounds really good, Just thinking about it makes me angry..."

Lin Nayeon had the word dissatisfaction written all over her face, her brows were frowning and her mouth curled up, her expression was vivid and even a little exaggerated. In the end, she seemed to recall the scene from the previous recording, Chi Jingyuan's expression and herself when she made the choice Embarrassed, he couldn't help but get angry, and rolled his eyes angrily as soon as he leaned back on the sofa.

"You know the reason, why are you still so angry? I've known him before, so it's normal to be a little biased. If I were the judge, I would definitely choose you if you participated in the competition."

Yu Dingyan felt that Chi Jingyuan's choice was normal and didn't care much. He touched Lin Nayeon's back twice, and said a few words of comfort in a clear voice: "Besides, PD nim and Senior Suzy both chose you. Anyway, it's okay to enter the major. never mind."

Regarding Yu Dingyan's indifferent tone, Lin Nayen immediately became a little annoyed, opened her eyes wide, and expressed her anger by gestures while talking: "How can it be indifferent, you don't even know how aggrieved I was at that time."

"Ha, then why didn't you tell him face to face?"

"Yeah, you think I'm an idiot." She curled her lips again, frowned and pouted and swore: "Really, I'm angry when I see him now, and I will never watch EXO's MV or listen to them again. songs, and don’t watch their news anymore!”

Yu Dingyan laughed as soon as he heard it, and pointed to the TV that was turned on in front of him. A milk commercial endorsed by Chi Jingyuan happened to be playing on it at this moment. Looking at the familiar face of the other party, he laughed and teased: "Then, don't watch the MV. It’s okay, but it’s probably a bit difficult not to listen to their songs or watch their news.”

"Ah ah ah ah..."

Lin Nayeon glanced at him, it was the person he hated the most at this time, couldn't help jumping up and shouting immediately, covering her head frantically, rolling around on the sofa, watching Yu Jeongyeon and Park Jihyo looking at each other After a glance, he was speechless.

Nai Minami, who was still sitting on the side of the sofa, seemed not to hear him. After chatting in a low voice with her friend Minozaki Saka, who also entered the major group, she kept her head down and fiddled with her phone, watching kakao talk The cute blue fat man's avatar on the newly added friend burst into a smile. After hesitating for a while, he looked up at Lin Nayeon, who was acting like a monster. He opened the address book, clicked on the number with the note 'Pikachu', and sent a message.

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After finishing the recording of "sixteen", he had no other plans after returning to the company. He practiced with the members for the upcoming comeback stage. He entered the break not long ago, sitting in the practice room and drinking water. I received a call from Lee Seung-hwan, saying that I would come to the office and wait for him and he would come right away, and I had an itinerary to discuss with him.

At this time, Chi Jingyuan was sitting in Li Chenghuan's office, sitting on the sofa boredly, using his mobile phone to exchange messages with Zhou Ziyu who was inexplicably excited today.

She had been talking nonsense for a long time before talking about things, which made Chi Jingyuan start to perfunctory with a little lack of interest.

"Today's issue of Enshu has been eliminated."

"Well, it's a pity."

"You're going to be a judge, why didn't you tell me before?"

"Well, I forgot."

"...Also, why did you forcefully choose me before?"

"Huh... because you are stupid!"

Angrily replied, Chi Jingyuan was just about to put the phone in when his hand trembled suddenly. When he picked it up, he found that it was a text message from Mingjing Nan. The content was very simple, with only one (smiling face) expression.

Originally, he didn't want to go back, but after thinking about it for a while, he still tapped on the screen and returned a smiley face.

As soon as it was sent, the door of the office was opened. Li Chenghuan, the head of the manager, walked in hurriedly from outside. After seeing Chi Jingyuan, he smiled. First, he handed over a bound document directly, and then took the initiative to come to The coffee machine next to it picked up two cups of coffee and put them on the table.

Speaking of which, with the status of EXO and the increasing amount of money it earns, the big group + individual + Ji Jingyuan have clearly become the biggest revenue of SM company. As the main manager, Lee Seung-hwan's treatment in the company has also increased. Not only does he have his own personal office, but he also heard that there have been rumors of a promotion recently.

"This is an invitation I received some time ago. The company rejected it before, but the other party sent it back with great sincerity. After thinking about it, the company decided to ask Jing Yuan for your own opinion."

Seeing that Chi Jingyuan had started to look through the materials, Li Chenghuan took a sip of coffee to moisten his throat, and then began to introduce: "The regular MC of the KBS hit show "Music Bank"."

"Fixed MC?" Just opened it and didn't have time to look carefully, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but look up at him after hearing it.

"Well, Park Seo-joon and Bora who are the MCs of "Music Bank" are about to get off the bus, although Park Seo-joon is considered a very popular and promising young actor, and Yoon Bora is also a member of the popular girl group Sistar, but this The effect on the MC partner is very mediocre. In recent months and even a year, the ratings of "Music Bank" have been very poor. It has been less than 1% for a long time, hovering around 0.7 and 0.8%. The performance in the song show is mediocre, and it has no advantage compared with "M!countdown".

"So the "Music Bank" program team is going to take the initiative to make changes and make some salvage attempts."

"That's why I was chosen? But isn't it that rookies usually become MCs?" Chi Jingyuan flipped through the information and responded accordingly.

"Not all, for example, Park Seo Joon and Yoon Bo Ra are not newcomers anymore, it mainly depends on the selection of the program team and the communication of the management company. "Music Bank" habitually uses the combination of actors + idols in the selection of MCs , and whether you are an idol or a young actor, Jingyuan you are the most suitable choice in terms of popularity and popularity."

"But..." Chi Kyung-won looked at Park Seo-joon and Yoon Bo-ra who would be taking over from the car in early May as shown on the information, and asked with some doubts: "Is the time a little too tight? I remember the new episode of "Music Bank" The new MC still has an announcement stage, right?"

"Time is really tight. The KBS program team is very optimistic about you. I sent an invitation last month but was rejected by the company. Not long ago, I sent it again, and this time the company has some considerations. Intention, that's why I'm asking for your opinion, if I refuse again, I guess the program team will immediately contact the backup option."

"Because the program team wants to change the MC's hosting style and increase the ratings and topics at the same time, it has high requirements for the MC's appearance, so you are the best choice. But as far as I know, the company actually still wants to Pushing a female artist under its banner to serve as MC, but encountered some resistance and competition, but if you agree, Jing Yuan, the company can take advantage of the trend and ask you to serve together, it will definitely be no problem."

Lee Seung-hwan said a lot, which was much more thorough than what was recorded in the materials.

"Consider..." Chi Jingyuan heard this word, and after thinking about it, his heart became clear.

The reason why SM has changed its view and has intention to take over Chi Jingyuan's role is probably because of the imminent 'EXO I have little confidence in bigbang's men's group final battle, and need to make more publicity and preparations, so I have taken a fancy to Chi Jingyuan's increased exposure and topicality if he serves as the MC of "Music Bank".

After all, it can be regarded as a promotion for EXO, and it is the kind that happens every week.

It’s not a good job to be an MC of a song show, because of the ratings problem, not many companies and popular artists paid too much attention to it in the past few years, but even so, this case is still a position that many people covet, after all, once a week The exposure rate is very stable, and how much repercussions and popularity can be generated under so much exposure depends on the artist himself.

SM may have believed that the changes in the program group of "Music Bank" would be successful, and believed in the traffic and attention that Chi Jingyuan brought.

"Change style? What style?"

After looking at it for a while, Chi Jingyuan closed the file and leaned back lazily on the chair, and asked with some lack of interest: "A newcomer group? Could it be red velvet? Are the two MCs from the same company?" It would be a bit inappropriate, so if you pushed it before, let’s push it..."

He was a temporary MC for a music show, and Suho and Baekhyun have also been regular MCs of "Inkigayo" for nearly a year. I heard a lot from them.The general process can be regarded as relatively familiar. The specific summary is to hold a meeting in advance, read the script provided by the writer, review the lines, interview, live host, etc. These tasks are not difficult for him.

It can indeed bring a lot of attention. Chi Jingyuan remembers that after the episode where he played a cameo, there was a lot of discussion on the Internet. Some people said that he and Cui Xueli have a sense of CP, and hope to continue to see their comments. and discussion.

It's just that compared to the exposure and popularity, the recording time of one fixed day a week is really exhausting. If there is an overseas trip, it will be troublesome to fly back or find someone to replace it. If this is the case, Chi Jingyuan is really It's a bit lazy.

One day, how long can he comfortably play games in the dormitory in his spare time?

"It's written in the information that the program group wants MC to break away from the previous shackles and the partnership model, to have some more intimate interactions, and to show it through the preset script and on-the-spot performance..."

"Isn't this just loveline speculation? I'm dating? It's interesting, but if I participate, won't my partner be attacked by fans?" Hearing this, Chi Jingyuan became a little interested before Li Chenghuan finished speaking. It's much more interesting than the rigid host of the past, but he doesn't care, Ai Li will be angry when she sees this estimate.

"You should understand the company's consistent style..." Li Chenghuan smiled and spread his hands at him.

Nodding knowingly, "Black and red are also red", and whether it is an attack or a quarrel, fan activities will correspondingly bring a high degree of attention and discussion. This kind of enthusiasm can't be found by others.

At the same time, it may be done well, and even fans will be satisfied with it, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds.

It's just that although a little interest was ignited, Chi Jingyuan still felt a little troublesome after thinking about it. He put the materials on the table, picked up the cup and took a sip of coffee, and finally asked a casual question:
"I think it's still... By the way, who is the partner that the company wants to recommend?"

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""Music Bank" doesn't have a high ratings in the music show. Although the MC's case is not very good, it has a high exposure rate, and the new host style will definitely bring more attention. Right, Irene, It is very helpful to increase your popularity."

A well-fitting white shirt with jeans. The high heels she wore in the previous event have been taken off and replaced with a pair of her favorite light-colored flat shoes. The long hair dyed back to the original color is tied in a braid. Under the delicate makeup is a picture that looks Some tired faces.

In the nanny's car, Pei Zhuxuan, who had just completed a trip, was sitting in the back seat, listening carefully to the narration of the manager Quan Huiying who was sitting in the co-pilot.

Red velvet is a rookie group. Although her popularity is very prominent in the group, her personal schedule is not too much. Each one is relatively important, especially this kind of fixed MC who can bring exposure for a long time.

"However, we haven't decided yet. The previous MCs are about to get off the bus and KBS is still hesitating. Can we decide whether to participate or not? It depends on who the male partner is invited by the program group. If Chi Jingyuan agrees, then Irene, you are sure to be fine, in order to satisfy the company, the program team will definitely make concessions."

"But...there is not much hope. I have inquired about it. Our agents usually communicate with each other. Chi Jingyuan is a very lazy person in private. He doesn't like to participate in this kind of program that needs to be recorded frequently as a regular MC, and Given his popularity, he doesn’t really need this level of exposure.”

Quan Huiying described in detail some of the behind-the-scenes struggles for this fixed MC position, and she couldn't help sighing when she said the last, her tone was not just complaints or envy: "Chi Jingyuan's degree of freedom in the company is actually It’s very high, and if I don’t want to take it, the company will definitely not force it.”

"From his side, there is probably nothing to do... I will try to contact the program team and the company again."

"Thank you Ernie."

Seeing Quan Huiying turn around and pick up the phone to start researching, Pei Zhuxuan nodded slightly and said.

This matter was actually discussed at the beginning of the month, but she knew it was stuck a few days ago. Pei Zhuxuan also knew that the program team was very optimistic about Chi Jingyuan, and SM Company also had a certain intention to bring them together. Push them together.

But even though this fixed MC position is very important to her, it is a very precious personal itinerary, but when she occasionally sent text messages these days, she never mentioned it to Chi Jingyuan in the text messages.

Because she didn't want to bother him with this kind of thing, it was her own business and her self-esteem didn't allow it, and she knew the other party well, so she knew that Chi Jingyuan might not be very interested.

I hope that the agent can make some progress, the time left is running out.

Pei Zhuxuan cast her eyes out of the window, looking at the street scene and shops driving to the rear, she fell into silence for a while, except for the roar of the engine in the nanny's car, only the sound of Quan Huiying's continuous phone calls could be heard.

After a while, there was a sudden exclamation:
"Irene sure? Chi Jingyuan agreed... Okay, I got it, Kang Sang Mita."

"Irene, just now the program team has notified you that your fixed MC position has been confirmed. After the company has communicated the details, the contract can be signed almost tomorrow, and the specific meeting will be in the way immediately..."

Quan Huiying hung up the phone call, and first turned around to talk to Pei Zhuxuan with some surprises. After Pei Zhuxuan said that she understood, she smacked her lips and said in a puzzled tone: "It's strange, obviously being an MC doesn't treat him too much. Help, it's not a high-quality case, why did you suddenly agree, it's strange..."

And when Pei Zhuxuan heard the good news that she was successfully selected just now, her expression was not too excited, she just nodded with her lips pursed, looking very calm.

But after hearing Quan Huiying's self-talk, she slightly turned her head and looked out of the window, as if thinking of something, the corner of her mouth reflected in the car window suddenly raised and outlined a pretty arc, There is a hint of sweetness in the gentle smile.

Yanzi smiled cleverly and was kind-hearted.

(End of this chapter)