Chapter 38 Chapter 38 One step forward or one step back丨Easter egg...
As spring arrived and flowers bloomed, the month-long ban on entry from sensitive areas was finally lifted. A week ago, Jeon Byeong-ae diligently filmed a video for Seoul National University, declaring her delayed enrollment. The media then reported that she was the first artist to be unable to enroll on time due to the pandemic.
Now, what was originally known only within the fan circle has become known to everyone after being reported by the media. Everyone knows that Quan Xingai is trapped in Japan, but fortunately, the policy will be lifted on March 10 and they will be able to return to China.
The good thing is that All Star Love has inexplicably increased its popularity, but the bad thing is that it is a negative thing... the public who don't know the truth thinks it is another star privilege, being stranded overseas and unable to return, and having their enrollment delayed, wasting the place they worked hard to get into Seoul University.
Fortunately, Quan Xingai is a generous person, and her fan base has grown considerably. After offering various explanations and playing up her sympathy in the news, she successfully explained that she started as an orphan and was a high-quality player who received a reward from the Seoul Grand Finals. Ultimately, this helped reverse some of the negative impressions and garner some sympathy.
"Hey, Arasso, come back to shoot cha, I can't understand why the happy challenge came back to me?" Quan Xingai and Song Cang were on the phone. The short video challenge that had been popular for half a month, after circulating the entire entertainment industry, jumped back to the Sweet Home crew. After Uncle Li Zhenyu was called out and responded, he called back to Quan Xingai.
"It was the producer's idea. When you come back, the crew will shoot a short video of the small theater together." Song Chang said, "When will you be back?"
"I've booked a flight from Osaka for the day after tomorrow." Quan Xingai answered weakly. The happy vacation time was about to end. This unexpectedly long holiday was like a pause button at work. It was a complete surprise.
After hanging up the phone with Song Kang, she saw the reluctant looks in Park Jinri and He La's eyes. They had been together day and night for a month, and it was finally time to say goodbye.
"You will be going back to Osaka tomorrow. Today is your last night. Let's have a drink tonight and enjoy the night." Park Jinri said while holding Jeon Xingai's hand.
"Okay, okay." Xing Ai nodded hurriedly.
"Why has Brother Zhilong been locked in his room these past two days? What's wrong with him?" He La asked Quan Xingai in a low voice, gossiping with her.
"It seems like Waiji finally thought of caring about where he is, and then it seemed like they had another quarrel. He has been writing songs these past two days so he's a little irritable and difficult to deal with." Quan Xingai whispered to the two sisters.
"Ah! It seems like Brother Zhilong has a very bad relationship with the company now..." Park Jinri sighed. She also thought of her own company, and it wasn't much better either.
"Who would be nice to the company during the holidays... This dreamlike paradise will eventually wake up, and I have to work hard, make money diligently, and then support Jinri and Hara." During her interactions with the two sisters this month, Jeon Seong-ae was also informed of a lot of gossip and dirty things in the idol and actor circles. After listening to a lot of gossip, she concluded that there is no shortage of all kinds of bad people in any country in the East or the West.
"You are now in your rising period. You must seize the opportunity and become more popular. Only by becoming the most popular artist can you be free from shackles." The two sisters said.
Quan Xing Ai was the one who could relate to this statement the most. She nodded. In the past, she was a star from the Nth generation, famous at a young age and quite popular. But even so, there were still agents and companies who constantly pressured her to write songs, release albums, and go on tours...
Thinking of this, she thought of Quan Zhilong who had not come out upstairs, "I'll go see Oppa."
"You go ahead. Hela and I will go buy dinner for dinner."
Quan Xingai went upstairs and knocked on Quan Zhilong's door. Hey, he's not there? She thought about it and simply called him.
"Oppa, where are you?"
"Xing Ai, come to the tent and bring two bottles of wine." The phone rang only half a second before Quan Zhilong answered the phone.
When she arrived at the tent by the sea with a bottle of champagne and two glasses, she saw a man in a sweatshirt and a hat huddled in the tent, cross-legged, staring at the sea and the volcano in a daze.
"Are you here? Sit down and have a drink with us." The dazed man turned his head slightly to look at the girl.
"Are you willing to talk to me? I thought you were planning to cut off ties with me." Quan Xingai smiled and squeezed in to sit next to Quan Zhilong.
Quan Zhilong curled his lips helplessly. He could hear a sense of pampering in the tone of this junior who was always disrespectful.
"Haha, kid, you are very capable. You have caught me and I am surrendering to you. I can't help but talk to you." Quan Zhilong took the wine and filled the glasses of both of them, then drank his own glass first.
In the past few days, in addition to writing songs himself, he also tried to distance himself from Quan Xingai, but he finally discovered sadly that if he didn't look for Quan Xingai, the other party would not take the initiative to look for him, as if they were really just ordinary guests staying in the same B&B.
It was ridiculous, considering they'd done so many things more intimate than anyone else. They'd whispered to each other and clung to each other for warmth until dawn. They were so perfectly matched, and even out of bed, they were like enemies. So, did he want a relationship? Did he really want to be in love with Quan Xingai? He couldn't even tell if he liked her for who she was or just the reflection of Sarah in her.
Although his love life is still a mess and he can't figure it out, Quan Zhilong has finally made up his mind about the company's affairs.
In the morning, he received a call from Yongbae, asking him if he knew about the recently popular "happy challenge". Yongbae said that he wanted to name him and asked if he could cooperate. He also said that he was preparing a solo album.
Quan Zhilong wanted to laugh for a moment. He had grown up with his partner and worked with him for more than ten years, but he suddenly became so distant and polite. When he needed him to chase the hot spots, he remembered to call and ask where he was and if the epidemic was okay...
Quan Zhilong remembered that he answered Yongbae, "Oh, I'm in Japan, with Xing Ai. 'Happy Challenge'? It was Xing Ai who initiated it, how could I not know about it?"
Yong Pei was stunned. "Ah, Zhilong, why are you in Japan? You can't come back for the time being, right? Xingai, Quan Xingaixi? Are you in a relationship? Congratulations, I'm very happy to see you get over your depression."
"Thank you, Yongbae—you, what do you think about the future? What do you think about us giving Big Bang another try?"
"... Zhilong, actually the storm is not over yet. It doesn't matter what I think. The company will not agree." Yong Pei thought for a long time, then spoke slowly.
Quan Zhilong smiled on the other end of the phone and said, "Yes, I understand. I was just asking casually. As for naming names, I have no problem with that. However, it is not convenient for me to appear on camera, so I might just shoot a short video as a response."
The moment the phone was hung up, Quan Zhilong suddenly figured it out. It seemed that he really had no attachment to Wai Ji. The seniors who had taught and helped him were no longer in the company, and Wai Ji had grown into a person he was not familiar with. He could let it go.
"Are you having a fight with the company?" Quan Xingai ignored Quan Zhilong calling her a kid and asked indirectly.
"Tsk, you're changing the subject again. You didn't argue with the company." He laughed sarcastically, then frowned again.
When Kwon Ji-yong loses his smile and turns serious, he actually looks a bit scary. Anyway, the staff around him will pay 120% attention to him as soon as they see Kwon Ji-yong's serious face.
But this rule didn't apply to Quan Xing'ai, who had never been afraid. In her eyes, Zhilong was like a cat baring its fangs and claws, fierce but only bluffing. Ever since their first chance encounter after her rebirth, she had been bouncing back and forth on Quan Zhilong's emotional nodes.
"Your room is right next to mine. I heard that you seemed to have an argument with the company, and you have been in a low mood these days..." Quan Xing'ai said it confidently. She could see that Quan Zhilong was not in a good mood these days and was avoiding her, but she still couldn't help but want to care about him.
"Don't you know why I'm so depressed?" Quan Zhilong couldn't help but light a cigarette while holding his wine glass. "I'm not looking for you. You wouldn't look for me anyway. You're chatting with everyone, talking on the phone with Song Kang, and sending Kakao messages to Cha Eunwoo, but you just don't talk to me."
"..." Quan Xingai was speechless, "I always have to reply when someone sends me a message. It's because Song Kang and I have work to do for the crew's promotion, and Cha Eun-woo is... Ha, why do you look so sad? Are you unhappy these days because of me?" She suddenly reacted and looked at the other person.
"Tsk, kid, you are really narcissistic. I'm just observing the birth of a witch. Let's see how many fish you need to raise before you overturn." Quan Zhilong suddenly spoke loudly and took a deep puff of his cigarette.
"Oh, you say it so sweetly. If I didn't know, I would think you have a crush on me."
"Puchi... You and I are 10 years apart. In my eyes, you are just a junior, a kid, but you look too much like Sarah. You have so many similarities that I can't tell whether it's empathy or some other emotion. As for secret love... tsk, what era is this..." He blew out smoke rings, his eyes drifting into the distance.
Quan Xingai turned her head to look at Quan Zhilong, and then laughed, "That's great, Oppa, have you already admitted that you are a fish that I have caught?"
"Little girl, have you ever been in love? If there are too many fish, even the Sea King will capsize." Quan Zhilong rubbed the girl's long hair.
"If I don't fall in love, I won't have any problems. Falling in love... is too troublesome." Quan Xingai smiled, drank the wine in the glass in a big gulp, and then ran to the beach and shouted to the sea, "I - just - want - to - retire - that's all!"
In the years before the car accident, she had really had enough of relationships and even felt that she was incapable of love.
"Let's go back and help me shoot a video in response to Yong Pei's name calling."
"Wow, the famous GD also shoots short videos..."
"Are seniors meant to be teased? Kids these days are becoming more and more disrespectful."
Quan Zhilong, relying on his size, held Jeon Xingai's neck and returned to the villa. After entering the house, Quan Zhilong spontaneously sat down in front of the piano and said to Jeon Xingai, "Just sit here and just shoot my hands. If you don't want to reveal that we are in the same space, it's best to just shoot my hands."
"Arasso, start the action." Quan Xingai made an OK gesture and took out her mobile phone to zoom in to shoot Quan Zhilong's hands playing the piano.
"Happy challenge, then I'll give you a song." Kwon Ji-yong whispered to the camera, and then his fingers began to fly on the piano keys.
Quan Xingai was stunned. He was still playing Sarah's song, the piano accompaniment of the title song of her last album, "Last Lover". The lyrical and sad tune was told slowly, and finally the improvisation changed it into a slightly cheerful ending. At the end, he even made a "yeah" gesture in front of the camera.
The filming ended quickly. Quan Zhilong took his phone to look at the footage shot by Quan Xingai. He lowered his head and looked serious and careful. Quan Xingai couldn't help but ask, "Why are you playing this song?"
Kwon Ji-yong was quite satisfied with the filming of Star Love Kids, but there was no expression on his face. He answered casually, "Because it's Sarah." He also felt that the title song "Nu Na" was written for him.
Even though the song was released several years after their breakup, and both he and Sarah had new relationships, he felt certain about it the moment it came out. However, before he could ask her, she had already left forever...
Quan Xingai silently shut up and didn't ask any more questions. She instinctively felt that she should distance herself from Quan Zhilong and couldn't continue like this. She should stay away from his world so that he could forget about Sarah in the past.
Easter Egg Forum
Title: Holy crap. He updated!
Content: Ahhhhhhhh go check it out! The missing people have returned!!! Oh my god, this is a response to Yongbae's happy challenge roll call! Woohoo, kowtow to my childhood sweetheart! Only my childhood sweetheart can call this shoe seller!
But what a shame! No face, just hands! Even his voice is just one sentence, damn! But this song sounds so familiar, whose is it? It seems to be from Europe and America, not a K-pop song. I thought he would play "Lies," but then I looked it up, and it's Sarah Kim's song. Sadly, her sister passed away in a car accident in 2016!
1L: Woohoo! My brother finally showed up! Even a pair of hands would be nice!
2L: Sorry, I feel a bit nervous when I see the name Sarah...
3L: Laughing Mouse, I’m fine, at least I’m not Jianni.
4L: What are you talking about? It seems like there are a lot of new fans here. Sister Sarah used to be Waiji’s vocal teacher. She also taught Brother Long before his debut, so they have a good relationship, but they have never hyped it up.
5L: Oh my god, it's that beautiful woman who won a Grammy and then got into a car accident. Oh my god! I'm a new fan and just found out. It turns out she and my brother have some connection. How amazing...
6L: Not only that... After the incident in 2016, I flew directly to the United States and stayed there for a long time. I was in a very low mood ever since. It’s a pity that these two people never collaborated on a song!
7L: It's a rare opportunity for me to be a human in the chicken coop. I haven't had this kind of connections in all these years...
8L: They're the Nth generation of celebrities, and they hang out with people like Taylor Swift and Selena. It's laughable to go to the chicken coop to get involved...
9L: This song is so nice. My brother is also a nostalgic person. Hey rip.
10L: The brainless haters are having another blast… #GD dedicates a song to Sarah, true love is undeniable# Damn, they are so heartless that they would take advantage of someone else’s misfortune…
11L: Don’t pay attention… The people below are all smart people, they are all criticizing, don’t worry, don’t worry.
12L: Think of something happy. At least he finally showed up! He finally updated his social media, which was so hard...
13L: It is said that Brother Long has not renewed his contract with the chicken house yet, could it be!
14L: Could it be! Big catch!
15L: I am willing to stay like this for three years until my brother changes jobs!
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