Chapter 042 Chapter 42
Zhou Xiao, who was about to turn her phone back to ring mode, suddenly found several missed calls. In the afternoon, when she went to the Star 101 production team, she deliberately turned the sound to silent mode to avoid the ringing affecting the filming.
The screen showed that a few minutes ago, her co-host Siji, also known as Yu Du, had made a series of life-threatening calls to her. Zhou Xiao was a little curious as to why Yu Du would call her so late at night, and he seemed a little anxious, so she immediately called back.
"Sister Xiao! You finally answered the phone!" Yu Du's tone sounded a little anxious. "Are you still at the Huashang Hotel?"
"Yes, you..." Before Zhou Xiao could finish, Yu Du interrupted her anxiously, "Sister Xiao, my friend is from Wu Yanyan's fan club. She told me that the production team asked the trainees to go to the practice room to re-record their first stage performance tonight!"
"Sister Xiao, you are the only hope for us Ji fans." Yu Du on the other end of the phone sounded pleading.
Zhou Xiao looked at the time. It was already nine in the evening. Recording at this time? Without giving it much thought, Zhou Xiao immediately replied, "Sure. I'll go right away."
Zhou Xiao simply smoothed her hair and tied it into a ponytail. After changing her clothes, she donned a mask, grabbed her camera, and headed for Huashang Times Square. Fans are very interested in this kind of sudden material, especially in a talent show where fame is quickly achieved.
If all the other trainees had offline leaked photos, but Zhou Xiao didn't, it would be quite detrimental to online fans. So, upon hearing Yu Du's request, Zhou Xiao headed for Huashang Times Square without hesitation.
Before reaching the iron gate, Zhou Xiao had already seen several people guarding the door. She couldn't help but give them a thumbs up. In her opinion, these were strong people with good connections and execution ability.
This afternoon, because of the photo shoot for the first public performance, the trainees left work early, and many of the fans also went back early after taking their own photos, so those who can rush over at this time can be considered true love.
The two people who were guarding the door saw a new fangirl coming with a camera, and they gently nudged the people who were chatting next to them with their elbows. Then Zhou Xiao saw that the fangirls who were originally chatting immediately dispersed and stood at the door in a "guarding" manner. It seemed obvious that they didn't want Zhou Xiao to go over.
Zhou Xiao was a little amused and didn't continue to move towards the door. Instead, she stepped back, took out her camera, and stood behind a shorter station girl who didn't block her view.
The people in the front even lowered their voices to avoid being overheard by Zhou Xiao. Zhou Xiao didn't look familiar with any of these fans; it looked like they rarely came offline.
Yu Du on the other end of the phone popped up another message asking if Zhou Xiao had arrived. After hearing Zhou Xiao's narration, Yu Du silently told Zhou Xiao to ignore that group of people and not to argue with them if there were only a few people offline.
Those people should be photographers hired by fans of other trainees. Yu Du had encountered these photographers before in other circles. They specifically blocked the cameras of the fans just to sell their photos for a good price.
Zhou Xiao hadn't expected so many twists and turns offline, but she agreed with Yu Du and stayed put, not joining the group. Yu Du's information was spot on, and soon Zhou Xiao could hear the trainees' voices.
The photographers in front shouted out the names of the trainees, "Yan Shu, Chu Cheng, Wu Yanyan..." as if they were memorizing a recipe, and soon the sound of shutter buttons rang out.
Zhou Xiao was in the back, watching the trainees approaching from the practice room. As she tried to identify Ji Shao, a head of silver hair suddenly appeared in her camera. "White hair in the darkness is so conspicuous!" Zhou Xiao thought, somewhat inappropriately.
Without Qi Sisi's loud voice, Zhou Xiao cleared her throat and shouted Ji Shao's name from behind. Her voice was drowned out by the clamor, and even Zhou Xiao wasn't sure if Ji Shao had heard her. Suddenly, Ji Shao's clear eyes, flickering around in the camera, caught Zhou Xiao's eye. As if certain, he smiled with a particularly sweet, happy smile.
awsl! Zhou Xiao felt that Ji Shao tonight seemed to have returned to the way he was when she first saw him under the chinaberry tree, with the shallow dimples at the corners of his mouth showing off for free.
Zhou Xiao returned to the hotel and quickly turned on her computer. She processed the photos she had taken tonight and pressed send! She dared to say that any Ji Shao fan who saw this photo would become a mother without any pain!
——Blog Post——
@FlippedPounding Heart·Ji Shao: #Ji Shao Super Talk# The evening breeze blows the treetops, and your shadow stretches out under the moonlight @Xingtu101-Ji Shao V
What the hell!!! My husband has become a son!!! Shocking!!!
[Ahhhh, my son is so fresh! He even changed his look!]
【I love watching more! 】
[Excuse me, is this Sister Xindong's inventory? Ji Shao is so cute when he was naive in the early days.]
[Wow, this is the new Ji Shao upstairs. Look at that little white hair!]
【Very cute, auntie, please】
【……】
Inside the room, an aromatherapy machine was placed on the milky white bedside table with gold painting. A slender hand pressed the switch, and as the mist rose, the room began to be filled with a soothing fragrance, lingering in the space.
Zhou Xiao half-knelt in front of the bedside table, looking at the aromatherapy machine he exchanged in the system store. The base was made of imitation wood grain and was covered by a milky yellow misted glass bottle. It looked small and warm. It seemed that the system store was quite good at producing lifestyle props that conform to modern people's aesthetics.
Compared to the hotel's aromatherapy, the system's scent was more natural and indeed more relaxing. Zhou Xiao watched the mist curling up from the holes, lost in thought. It had only been a little over a month since he quit his job, but to him it seemed like ages ago.
Looking at the mist rising from the aromatherapy machine that seemed to overlap with the smoke in the office, Zhou Xiao pressed the cabinet with one hand while closing her eyes and gently shook her head. Time had passed, and now she was stepping into a new life.
Standing up, Zhou Xiao walked towards the floor-to-ceiling window, sat casually on the expensive plush carpet, opened his phone and started watching the full cut of Ji Shao's film + VIP version edited by Zhu Jianfa, a colleague in the group.
The cut was short, but Zhou Xiao suddenly had an idea to merge the two. She was also itching to do something, so she took action. She returned to her desk, turned on her computer, and was about to process the somewhat blurry cut video into high definition when the system prompt sounded—
[Ding! Host needs detected. You can redeem the system item [Image Quality Repair] from the store to repair it!]
[Image Quality Repair] Perfect image and video quick repair, requires 10 points, popularity value exchange rate is 1:1000, recognition value exchange rate is 1:1]
Zhou Xiao frowned and opened the system store. Wow, this item was gleaming brightly. It was flashing brightly, as if worried Zhou Xiao wouldn't buy it if he couldn't see it. Zhou Xiao clicked on the item with amusement.
Seeing the late time and the price required to redeem the props, she thought about it and redeemed and used the [Image Quality Restoration] system prop that she had initially skipped. Soon, the system presented the high-definition version of the main stage in front of Zhou Xiao.
After replaying the edited video on the computer, Zhou Xiao thought this sudden attempt was not bad, so she quickly threw the video into her small group of people who were still angry after a whole day.
【Ji Shao is prosperous】
Dong Xiaoyu (Thunderous Fury): Even after watching the fresh Ji Shao posted by Xiaoxiao, I still cannot forgive the program crew!
Li Mo (Little Tail): So sad! The people I picked in the last talent show were always blocked by the production team. I wonder if Ji Shao is the same? TAT I'm crying! I'm so unlucky!
Dong Xiaoyu (Thunderous Fury): Damn it, luckily there is Xiaoxiao in this family!
Zhou Xiao (Xiaoxiao): VIP preview [Video]
Li Mo (Little Tail): What video? Let me see.
Zhu Jian (Ji Shao is having a smooth journey): WOC!!!
Dong Xiaoyu (Thunder's Fury): Oh my God, my sister Xiao!
Qi Sisi (Ji Shaoyigong’s God): Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh I can do it!
Li Mo (Little Tail): Good guy [Thumb Up]
Zhou Xiao (laughing): Hehe~
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Zhou Xiao looked at everyone’s reactions and uploaded the video to his blog. Good, today’s KPI is completed!
——Forum——[June 18]
[Topic] Can the VIP full version played by the program team at noon be called the full version?
[Main] Why do the trainees who had fewer scenes on their first stage still have fewer scenes? I don't understand. It's too blatant to play tricks on them. What's the point?
1L
Sorry, I think it makes sense! Hehehe I have a good sense of the camera, and it is super cute in the full version! I chew, I chew, I chew like crazy!
4L
Frankly speaking [funny] is it that the management companies of these trainees paid too little to the production team?
6L
I'm also confused. Logically, there are trainees from Class A and Class B who perform well on stage, so why are there so few shots of them?
13L
Agree with 4L, I guess he didn't pay enough hahaha
19L a small melon
As far as I know, the resources for these trainees are on the memory card that was lost last time...
21L
Catch the melon!
23L
Uh… things are getting more and more outrageous, it's such a coincidence… I don't quite believe it, but I also feel like if this is a star journey, then it must be true…
30L
Poor production crew, poor trainees.
36L
Reply to 19L: That's also really unfair to the trainees! Can they re-record their first performance and then release it?
41L
What's that saying? Wouldn't the other trainees be the ones who suffer? Could the production team please stop listening to every opinion?
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[Topic] Do you support trainees who have incomplete first performances to re-record their performances?
[Main Post] The official Weibo account of Star 101 has been flooded with fans of the trainees.
1L
I don't mind watching more performances.
2L
I can support them, but wouldn't that be unfair to the other trainees? They were already able to abuse their fans without even having a debut performance, and now they're getting tangible rewards, it feels a bit...
6L
The little melon next door has appeared!!! Go and see it quickly
9L
I laughed so hard, even comedy shows don't dare to write like this, they actually said it was in the lost memory card, hahahaha
11L
No, I don't really care.
13L
Oh my god, Ji Shao’s fans restored the quality of the video of Ji Shao!
16L
Throw a link upstairs for me to see
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