Chapter 017 Chapter 17
On the second day after the trainees were officially announced, the official Weibo account of Star 101 began to warm up for the press conference, with various ticket draws. Some offered tickets to the first five people who liked the blog post, some gave tickets to the first five people who forwarded the post, and there was also a one-time draw for ten tickets.
Suddenly, Zhou Xiao's account's homepage was completely filled with this content. The production team had really invested heavily, especially the ad that topped the trending search list, running from morning till night. With both online trending searches and offline promotions, the campaign was a blast.
Qi Sisi and others in the small group started pretending to comment on each of the official photos after they were released yesterday. Of course, even Ji Shao was not spared from this.
——【Good luck and happiness】——
Li Mo (little tail): Oh my god, where did the program crew hire this photographer? The official photos he took are so ordinary, right?
Dong Xiaoyu (crackling rain): Uh, uh, I took a closer look at some of the trainees and I still remember them. I can only say that if the production team continues to produce at this level, I can only wish him success.
Qi Sisi (Sisi): Why do I feel that Ji Shao is photographed a little... I can't put it into words, but it seems a little ugly?
Li Mo (Little Tail): @Sisi feels a bit perfunctory, all thanks to her face
Zhu Jian (Using Softness to Overcome Hardness): @All members, dizzy, I saw someone on the forum saying that Xiaoxiao photoshopped Ji Shao, what a crazy person, come and watch it offline if you have the guts!
Li Mo (little tail): Actually, I've wanted to say this for a long time, Ji Shao really doesn't look good in photos. Although he looks good in normal photos, I feel that among so many fan sites and program crews, only Xiaoxiao can capture Ji Shao's real offline appearance, right? orz
Qi Sisi (Sisi): +1
Zhu Jian (Using Softness to Overcome Hardness): By the way, what has Xiaoxiao been busy with lately? She hasn't been in the group much anymore.
Qi Sisi (Sisi): Packing the groceries. I was going to help her, but she said she had someone to help her, so she didn't need me anymore.
Zhu Jian (using softness to overcome hardness): Oh oh oh!
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Inside the presidential suite of the Huashang Hotel, a few staff members were sparsely sitting in the originally empty hall.
Each of these staff members occupied a dining table, piled the things to be packed on the table, and then skillfully sorted the things and packed them quickly, at a speed far exceeding Zhou Xiao's normal speed.
There were more express deliveries this time, so Zhou Xiao specifically notified the hotel's housekeeper and asked her to bring a few skilled staff members up to help her pack the things.
After packing, several staff members worked quickly and used their hands to wrap up the layers of plastic film wrapped around the dining table, and the garbage on the table was covered in an instant.
It was finally over. Zhou Xiao, who was standing by, hammered her stiff neck. She had been packing with everyone.
Seeing her like this, the hotel manager wanted to come forward to give her a massage, but Zhou Xiao refused. Fortunately, she felt much better after a little massage.
After paying the tip, Zhou Xiao collapsed directly onto the soft sofa, her whole body seemed to be sinking into it. After a while, she cheered up again and opened the photography studio for today's practice.
The theme of today's practice room is a 60-minute stage idol shooting under the night sky. The scene is automatically generated by the practice room. During these 60 minutes, Zhou Xiao must take at least one "watchable" photo in the designated corner.
The idols simulated in the system practice room have average singing and dancing skills, and their faces are easily distracted. Under such poor basic conditions, Zhou Xiao must make better use of the camera at hand and his own shooting skills to take the best photos.
There's room for clever tricks here, using the camera to create a sense of atmosphere. In the previous practice session, Zhou Xiao encountered a solo stage, and he barely made it through that way. Existence is justified; all this is done to better hone his technique.
There are only three refreshed corners today, which means Zhou Xiao "only" needs to take three good pictures, but because the system practice room will simulate real scenes, this caused Zhou Xiao a lot of trouble.
For example, when she chose a certain angle and was about to press the shutter, she was suddenly pushed by someone. Although Zhou Xiao was prepared, the lens still shifted and the photo was ruined.
"Swish" refreshed again. Every time it failed, the system would immediately refresh and reset, allowing her to return to the moment before the shove was about to happen. These unexpected situations would be refreshed with each refresh.
While taking pictures, Zhou Xiao was thinking that if she could completely get used to the system practice room, maybe when she really got to the offline scene, she would be able to serve as a qualified and stable "tripod" without having to turn on the master-level camera.
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——Forum——[May 21]
【Topic】A Little Melon: Free Tickets~
Main post: Xiaogua and his boss applied for 4 press conference tickets. Although the number is limited, friends who need it can come in and draw a prize! The prize will be drawn in 24 hours!
1L
Oh my god, my little one, I was just joking last time, I didn't expect you to ask for it, I'm really crying.
3L
Come and get in touch with Xiaogua and wait for a chance to win a prize. Does Xiaogua know what surprises there will be at the press conference?
8L
According to my past experience, everyone should participate. I wonder if there will be a stage. @一只小瓜
19L a small melon
Reply to 8L: Haha~ I heard that there will not only be a stage but also many more surprises!
24L
Help, I'm even more curious, it sounds good.
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——A certain blog——
@Baguaxie: Some netizens on the forum revealed that Xingtu 101 will hold a press conference on June 2nd, and there will be a heavyweight stage performance at that time. Are you looking forward to it?
[Stage? Is it what I thought?]
[Help! I have a question: Will the initiators and mentors have a stage? ? ?]
[Wow, this press conference was definitely worth it! ! ! !]
【Then you can just go and join in the fun, maybe】
[I'm not free on June 2nd TAT]
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Following the revelations from the marketing account, the already lively official Weibo account of Star Path became even more lively. Many passersby came here just to hear about the [possible] revelations about the initiator and mentor's stage, and the program team was also using this popularity to work with the program's sponsors to conduct the next round of lucky draws.
Zhou Xiao brought a camera and made an appointment with Qi Sisi. The two met at the intersection and walked towards the iron gate of Huashang Times Square together.
The excitement of the previous two days seemed to still linger, with support items from various mentors scattered around the empty square.
At first, both of them were quite interested in walking around these support items, looking at the flower wall that had been made at great expense.
The flowers on the flower wall are still well preserved. Zhou Xiao looked at this beautiful flower wall and felt that he could learn from it. It was really a visual enjoyment to see it in person.
But when Zhou Xiao looked to the side, he realized that compared with the flower wall, the flower basket was in a bad state and looked messy.
What were supposed to be beautiful flower baskets were now in a mess, with the green floral mud used to hold them in place exposed.
What can be seen with the naked eye is that some flowers that may be more expensive have been taken away, leaving only some green leaves and some small flowers that seem to be not valued by anyone.
The two walked around the flower baskets on the way and found that the environment near the iron gate of Huashang Times Square was even worse.
The flower basket was pushed to the ground and Zhou Xiao saw the crushed flowers and some packaged ribbons and paper thrown everywhere.
Not only that, there were also many food bags and garbage bags in this area. Some were packed and thrown under the flower baskets but not thrown away, while others were scattered directly on the square.
As for why this is so, just look at the overflowing trash can in the corner and you will know the reason.
Looking at the garbage all over the floor, Qi Sisi covered her nose and looked at Zhou Xiao. Both of them were speechless at the moment.
Why didn't anyone come to clean outside? Just as I was thinking about whether to notify the production crew, the iron gate opened.
Qi Sisi looked at Zhou Xiao who was distracted and squeezed her hand gently. Zhou Xiao came back to her senses and followed the direction she pointed to see the trainees coming out one after another.
They gathered in groups of four or five, wearing masks on their faces, gloves on their hands, and holding brooms or dustpans in their hands. When they saw garbage, they started to clean it up.
Several more staff members carrying cameras emerged from inside, focusing their lenses on the trainees cleaning. Some were playing around with their brooms, but when they saw the cameras, they immediately put them down and buried their heads in the cleaning.
Zhou Xiao and Qi Sisi looked at each other in bewilderment. Not far from them, a group of fans had arrived earlier than them. Seeing the trainees emerge, a few of them tentatively called out their names, then began chattering when they got a response.
As if hearing the noise outside, a staff member wearing the Star 101 program logo came out from the iron gate. He was wearing a mask and walked towards them following the sound.
"Please go back first, young girls." As the middle-aged man spoke, he subconsciously took out a cigarette box and wanted to distribute cigarettes to everyone. Then he was stunned and realized that there were only girls outside. He smiled and put it away.
After listening to the staff's explanation, everyone learned that there was indeed some problem with the cleaning team in this area and they had not come here to clean recently.
It was fine before, as many of the girls who followed the stars were quite well-mannered and would take their rubbish away with them. Of course, there were still some who littered, but the staff would just sweep it up.
But because the mentors were officially announced two days ago, a lot of people came to join in the fun these two days. The flow of people in Huashang Times Square increased sharply, and a lot of garbage was generated. The program crew was also very busy in the past two days and had no time to clean up.
I just took this opportunity to shoot some footage. I came here because the noise of everyone's discussion affected the cameraman's filming, so I came over to discuss with them whether I could leave first.
When talking about the impact, several girls who spoke louder blushed.
Zhou Xiao and Qi Sisi didn't say anything in the crowd. The program team's request for them to disperse didn't matter to them. After all, they were close to each other, so they just treated it as a walk.
Soon, with the departure of the first person, the rest of the people, including Zhou Xiao and Qi Sisi, also followed suit and left one after another.
There was originally a fan who wanted to stay with a camera like Zhou Xiao, but the staff persuaded her to leave considering post-production.
When passing by the trainees, Zhou Xiao keenly noticed Ji Shao who was cleaning. He seemed to be aware of her gaze and turned his red furry head towards her.
The boy has red hair and looks very wanton.
Seeing them, he took off one of the gloves he was wearing and pulled off the mask on his face with his clean hands.
He smiled obediently at Zhou Xiao and Qi Sisi. The boy's eyes were bright and there were shallow dimples at the corners of his mouth.
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