Chapter 008 Chapter 8
Early in the morning, Zhou Xiao took the USB flash drive to the company. When he arrived at the bottom of the company, Zhou Xiao couldn't help feeling dazed.
This was her first job, which was considered lucky for her. In today's world where there are so many college students and graduates are usually unemployed, she got the job at this company right away.
She looked at the reflective decorations on the building, the fountain in the square at the entrance, and the bustling crowd, of which she had once been a part.
What’s interesting is that a different perspective allows her to see many things that she hadn’t discovered in the past year.
The flower pots outside the building were placed in the same direction, and the ornaments hanging above the money tree in the lobby were printed with the building's logo. There were many dead green plants in the escape exit on the left side of the floor where the company was located. Zhou Xiao looked at it and couldn't help but think of the money tree next to his seat, with half-smoked cigarette butts in the pot.
The handover of work went very smoothly. Although colleagues were surprised and reluctant at first, after seeing Zhou Xiao's current state, they all felt that it would be good for her to put down her work and live a good life.
Zhou Xiao thought that after giving up everything, the only best thing left was good health.
At noon, everyone had lunch together. Due to the busy business, they ate in a hurry. The topic also came to Zhou Xiao's current plans. Zhou Xiao smiled and said to take a break first. The few of them quickly waved goodbye.
The time soon arrived for the trainees to take their second evaluation. That morning, Zhou Xiao, carrying a canvas bag, squatted in the shadow under the building with Qi Sisi and a few others.
The weather in May was a bit hot, and several people were fanning themselves with the electric fans that Zhou Xiao had given them before.
Xu Wenjing, who was standing by, was also watching non-stop with a small electric fan in her hand. It was she who had inspired Zhou Xiao to make peripheral products. The last time Zhou Xiao saw her around, he specially brought her a peripheral gift package.
She looked at Zhou Xiao with some envy. This fan looked very good. As a customized peripheral product, she also knew that some people would sell cheap products to fans to make a profit.
Zhou Xiao put a lot of thought into this design, and the quality is also very good. It can be said that it was a big investment.
Without Xu Wenjing, Zhou Xiao and others knowing, the people around Zhou Xiao were also very surprised, and this triggered a wave of "anti-corruption within the circle".
"The classes are being divided today," Li Mo, who was blowing his collar with a small electric fan, said to Zhou Xiao and Qi Sisi around him, "I heard someone started a quarrel in front of the trainees yesterday."
Zhu Jian, who was standing by, adjusted his black-framed glasses and continued Li Mo's conversation, "Some cunning people deliberately went to the students in Class A to ask them about Ma Yuhong."
"Of course not," Li Mo said, "I didn't see you two leave yesterday. Good fellow, two bodyguards are not enough."
Zhou Xiao held her forehead with her hand and said to the two of them, "This is really too much. The next day is the class division assessment. Oh, right, Ji Shao wasn't affected, right?"
"No," Dong Xiaoyu said quietly beside him, "Luckily, Ji Shao goes out early and comes back late every day. His life is harder than that of an ascetic monk. We've been to the small supermarket several times, but we haven't seen him."
The program team applied for the small supermarket from Huashang. It is filled with sponsored goods and snacks, so many trainees will go to the small supermarket to buy snacks after practice. Of course, they have to pay for it.
While a few people were talking and chatting, the sharp-eyed Qi Sisi saw the trainees surrounded by the crowd walking towards them from the dormitory building.
Zhou Xiao raised her camera and pointed it at Ji Shao in the crowd. After taking a few photos that touched her, she put the camera down and followed her friends to the practice room with Ji Shao.
"Come on, Ji Shao!" The girls cheered for Ji Shao one by one. There was even a loud girl with a camera shouting at Ji Shao in the crowd: "Don't panic, Xiao Shao, at worst you can go home and work on your own. Sister will come often!"
This caused the people around him to burst into laughter, and Ji Shao couldn't help but smile, causing the girls next to him who saw his smile to scream immediately, and the girl who was talking also took the opportunity to take several photos.
"Yeah, I'll try my best!"
"Yeah", "Come on", "Xiao Shao can do it", "Don't feel pressured"
Ever since Ji Shao reminded everyone to put safety first last time, the people who gathered around Ji Shao to take pictures have now paid more attention to this. Now everyone scattered around is quite comfortable and talks to Ji Shao while walking.
Zhou Xiao felt somewhat comfortable in this atmosphere. After all, who would want to walk backwards all the time when they could take a proper and relaxing photo? Furthermore, this situation not only posed a risk to his own safety, but also affected others to a certain extent.
"Ladies, move forward, move forward," the bodyguards who surrounded the trainees shouted to the crowd.
"Be careful," "Get out of the way," and "Move forward." The girls around him followed suit to maintain order after hearing this.
Ji Shao walked forward with his bodyguards, holding the support items given to him by his fans, and responded to everyone's enthusiastic questions from time to time.
It was not until they arrived at the practice room that Ji Shao waved his banner vigorously to say goodbye to everyone.
Zhou Xiao also took this opportunity to press the shutter to record this moment.
"Sister, are you a proxy photographer?" Zhou Xiao heard a voice behind her. She turned around and saw that it was the loud-voiced girl who had just made everyone laugh.
Seeing Zhou Xiao shook his head, the loud-voiced fangirl's eyes lit up. She paused as she was about to put her camera in her bag and said to Zhou Xiao, "Have you opened a fan club yet?"
Zhou Xiao nodded, wondering what the girl in front of him was up to. Was she here to acknowledge her as a relative? Or...?
Before Zhou Xiao could think about it, he saw the girl in front of him handing the camera preview to him, and Zhou Xiao immediately knew what was going on.
It’s a proxy photographer.
Zhu Jian had previously explained to her and Qi Sisi in the group the industry of proxy photography. Simply put, it is the act of rushing to the scene to take photos for celebrity fans who cannot go to the scene and charging a certain fee.
Zhou Xiao looked at Ji Shao in the preview. This photographer's skills were pretty good, but Zhou Xiao touched the camera in his hand and shook his head at the photographer.
The proxy photographer can certainly allow Zhou Xiao to obtain photos in the most convenient way, but the user of the camera will affect the final product of the photo. For Zhou Xiao at this stage, there is something deeper that she has not yet realized. At present, she only feels that the master-level shooting technology provided by the system is far superior to that of the proxy photographer in front of her.
The rejected photographer didn't react at all. She nodded at Zhou Xiao, put the camera back into her bag, and turned away.
Seeing that person leave, Qi Sisi beside him put her arm around Zhou Xiao's neck and whispered, "What a pity! How come this person doesn't know that you are really attracted to him?"
Zhou Xiao didn't say anything, just smiled and shook his head.
It was evening soon, and Zhou Xiao was waiting for the end of work with his friends. The sky gradually darkened, and the lights in Huashang Times Square lit up one by one.
They noticed that many of the trainees who came out this time looked unhappy. Li Mo saw this scene and knew why. She quietly explained to everyone, "It must be an issue with the class division."
Looking at Qi Sisi's bright and curious eyes, Dong Xiaoyu stopped pinching the tender grass leaves under the street light, patted Qi Sisi's little head and said, "If some trainees are photographed by people with ulterior motives at this time, they will be labeled as gloating and will be slandered." Zhou Xiao, who was listening to the gossip on the side, also nodded silently.
As the trainees got off work, the originally quiet square became lively, and the originally spacious practice room downstairs was suddenly crowded with people pouring in.
After a few people took in the noisy scene, they retreated to a farther corner as agreed.
Not long after, under the bright light, Zhou Xiao and the others saw people coming out of the practice room building. They saw Ji Shaozheng and a man wearing a hat beside him walking towards the dormitory building while talking.
There are actually not many people who come here to squat after work in the evening. No wonder Qi Sisi and the others were very happy when Zhou Xiao suggested squatting after work tonight.
In addition to the fact that there are more people joining in the fun during the day, which is also what Qi Sisi and Zhou Xiao said, many people want to see what Ji Shao looks like because of Zhou Xiao's pictures, while at night there are fans who like him more.
However, the small number of people is only relative to the daytime. Moreover, the results of the class division will be announced tonight. According to Qi Sisi, there will be 30% to 40% more people tonight than usual.
The place where Zhou Xiao and others were staying was at the corner. Zhou Xiao looked around, stopped at a relatively high place and took out his camera.
As they were filming Ji Shao approaching from a distance, the lights above their heads suddenly flickered rapidly. Following a few exclamations, all the lights in the area suddenly dimmed.
“Ah”, “Why is the power out?”, “Don’t push me”, “Who stepped on me?”, “Who touched me?”
The already lively crowd suddenly became chaotic, as if someone was trying to take advantage of the situation.
The bodyguards' voices became even hoarser as they shouted, "Don't push!"
This hoarse voice did not have any effect. Zhou Xiao was standing quite far away and could see the excitement in front of her clearly in the moonlight. She keenly sensed some malicious booing.
"Everyone, please be quiet." A clear voice rang out from the crowd. From Zhou Xiao's angle, he could see Ji Shao standing on tiptoe in the crowd. He was already tall, and he looked even taller in the crowd.
He clapped his hands. "The power in the square is temporarily out. Don't panic. Everyone, please use the moonlight to keep your distance from those around you. Those on the edge should disperse to the outside. Don't crowd!"
With Ji Shao's reassuring voice, the situation gradually stabilized. The trainees in the crowd also reacted at this time and began to comfort the fans around them.
And Zhou Xiao had already captured this scene.
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Star Path Production:
Listening to the description of the security staff, Assistant Director Liu Zhen couldn't help but frown deeply. After sending them out, he picked up his phone and immediately called Chief Director Zong Zhengqian. "Sister Qian, this is what happened," Liu Zhen said while frowning.
When Zong Zhengqian on the other end of the phone heard about what happened, she immediately decided to close the square and resume the previous closed management. She also immediately asked her subordinates to block the media news to reduce the exposure of the incident.
"Tell the propaganda department to be careful with their tactics."
——Forum——[May 14]
【Topic】A Little Melon: The result of class division is quite unexpected
Main Building: Class A has undergone significant changes
1L
What does "quite a lot of changes" mean? Are there more people moving up or moving down? I can't guess!
4L
It depends on the instructor's perspective.
13L
That Ma Yuhong must have fallen, right?
19L friend request approved
Don’t mention this person above, he has a lot of trainee mentality!
24L
Is there a melon upstairs?
37L
I'm worried about whether I'll be affected...
53L
No one mentioned the chaos offline tonight?
59L
@一只小瓜 I heard there was almost chaos tonight???
63L a small melon
Reply to 59L: It's not a big deal. There was just a brief power outage at Huashang. Nothing serious.
86L
That's good! The production team should protect us well.
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