Chapter 093 Chapter 93
Zhou Xiao, who had arrived offline early, was now joining the rest of the group, along with Qi Sisi, in enjoying the elimination results. Compared to the previous two elimination lists, which were still a bit vague, the third ranking list had quickly become complete on the forum. As time went on, the original poster meticulously added random photos posted online by passersby.
"What a shame," Qi Sisi sighed, shaking her head as she looked at the elimination list. The casting staff for Star 101 was truly impressive; they generally chose trainees with at least good-looking features, the kind of handsome guys you'd find in everyday life. For Qi Sisi, a face-obsessed person, even with the lead actor Ji Shao, she still harbored a soft spot for women.
Like Qi Sisi, Zhou Xiao wasn't one of those toxic fans in the fandom. She wasn't the type to pick on all the trainees except Ji Shao, automatically finding fault and verbally abusing them whenever she saw them. But she wasn't as infatuated as Qi Sisi either. As Zhou Xiao watched her friend sigh with regret, she suddenly felt as if someone was staring at her.
Following that gaze, she soon spotted a girl in the crowd, also holding a camera, staring at her. Noticing Zhou Xiao's gaze, she immediately lowered her head, feigning interest in a nearby tree.
Zhou Xiao was a bit confused, but he wasn't exactly a curious person. He shrugged and decided to return to his usual seat, waiting with Qi Sisi for Ji Shao to get off work.
Shortly after the two of them returned to their old seat, Zhou Xiao heard movement from within the iron gate. Having spent the past few months at the iron gate of Huashang Times Square, Zhou Xiao felt that his hearing had reached a superhuman level.
Turning to look at Qi Sisi, they were both a little surprised. How could a trainee leave work so early today? Thinking of something, Zhou Xiao quickly took out his phone and sent a message to Yu Du and his group who were still in the coffee shop.
Just now, Yu Du and the others saw that it was still early and wanted to invite Zhou Xiao and Qi Sisi to go to the coffee shop near Huashang Times Square, but they were rejected.
As footsteps approached, a trainee appeared before the crowd of fans outside the iron gate. It was Lin Nan, one of the younger trainees. He greeted the crowd cheerfully before quickly disappearing from view with his bodyguard.
The remaining trainees now actually have names in everyone's eyes, and basically everyone will interact with any of them in a very respectful manner, making them truly free "atmosphere groups".
During this time, several more trainees passed by, and fans outside the iron gate began to discuss quietly. The trainees seemed to be in a good mood today, and they left work much earlier than usual. You know, this is when fans who were waiting offline will arrive, so it seems that many people have missed it.
Zhou Xiao was not idle either. After reminding everyone in the fan club group that the trainees had started to go off work, he also edited the names of the trainees who had already gone off work and sent them to the group.
This behavior is a friendly cooperation among the fans. It's not just Zhou Xiao who does this; everyone in the group shares information tacitly. The information obtained offline is more accurate, and sometimes helping others also helps yourself.
As Zhou Xiao was editing the names of the trainees he passed by, he heard a huffing and puffing sound coming from behind him. He didn't need to turn around to know it was Yu Du and the others. Sure enough, the people behind him were each holding a cup of coffee, leaning against each other, breathing heavily.
"Sisi, has Ji Shao come out?" Yu Du looked at Zhou Xiao who was typing with his head down, and asked Qi Sisi beside him after barely recovering his breathing rate.
"They haven't come yet." Qi Sisi looked at the people in front of her and shook her head. The coffee shop was not far from the iron gate, so they must have come here in a hurry.
Counting that there were about ten trainees who had already left work, Zhou Xiao put away her phone, took out the camera from her bag, and pointed it at the end of the path. She guessed that Ji Shao should be coming out too.
It turned out that her move was quite wise. Not long after Zhou Xiao took out the camera, Ji Shao walked from the practice room towards the iron gate.
"Ji Shao", "Little Shao, look over here!" "Come on, Ji Shao!" "Baby, look at my camera", "..." When Ji Shao appeared, there was a burst of shutter sounds at the door, and the crackling sound of keys surprised even Zhou Xiao, not to mention Ji Shao.
Inside, Ji Shao, wearing his Star 101 black training uniform, greeted the fans who had greeted him at the entrance. The young man's smile was particularly cheerful. Although he was a little surprised when he heard the shouts from the door, his signature dimples soon appeared.
After a brief interaction, just as Ji Shao was about to disappear around the corner with his bodyguards, a voice suddenly shouted from the other side of the iron gate, "Ji Shao, we must make you the center of your debut!!!"
In the camera, Ji Shao paused for a moment at the corner, then raised his left hand, his slender index finger raised, his arm shaking a few times amidst the shouting. Just as Zhou Xiao was about to put down the camera, Ji Shao suddenly turned around, made a heart gesture to everyone at the iron gate, and quickly disappeared.
“Did you take the picture?” “Ahhhh, I took it!” “Wow, so cute!” “…” Zhou Xiao put the camera away and nodded with satisfaction after listening to the voices around him. Fans are meant to be solid!
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Just as Zhou Xiao and Qi Sisi said goodbye to Yu Du and headed home, someone suddenly jogged up behind them. "Xindong! Wait a minute!" The person called out to Zhou Xiao as they approached. Zhou Xiao turned around and looked at the person. It was a girl with a bob haircut, carrying a camera and looking quite cute. Zhou Xiao had some impression of this person; they had met a few times during previous shoots, but they hadn't interacted much.
The "Xindong Jie" person looked at Zhou Xiao a little embarrassedly and said, "Um... are you planning to follow Hazelnut's talent show?"
"Hazelnut?" Zhou Xiao thought of the recent private messages she'd received asking the same question, and shook her head at the girl in front of her. Seeing Zhou Xiao's shake of her head, the girl seemed a little disappointed. "Okay, thank you, Sister Xindong!"
After the man walked away, Qi Sisi came over and asked, "What's the matter? Someone is asking you again?" Although Qi Sisi is not a fan, she has gotten to know many fans offline for so long.
Fans who often come offline often see her and Zhou Xiao spending most of their time together offline, so naturally someone asked Zhou Xiao about his plans through Qi Sisi.
Of course, they wanted to find out if Zhou Xiao would participate in the new talent show, after all, there's competition among the fans. Just look at the current Xingtu 101 fan club scene. With the massive presence of "Pangran Xindong," Ji Shao's fan club has to compare and find more custom merchandise manufacturers than other fan clubs if they want to sell merchandise. Their merchandise is always better than others, and the quality of the images is even higher.
Of course, this is not without advantages for Ji Shaojia's fan base. The fan base of Ji Shaojia's fan base is relatively strong. The number of fans of the fan base is also much higher than that of other fan bases in the circle. Fans are also willing to contribute to the fan base and are more generous in spending money.
Another point is the fame of "Pang Ran Xin Dong" in the fan circle. Many people come to ask if they can take advantage of this early popularity and create a trainee who can soar to the sky like Ji Shao.
"Yeah," Zhou Xiao nodded, feeling a bit emotional as he watched the person leave before his eyes. One second he was cheering for the trainees in the crowd, and the next he was already thinking about which newcomer to follow. Professional fangirls really were just like Zhu Jian said, leaving without any hesitation.
——【Forum】——[August 12]
【Topic】Do you still remember Gongsun Wenzhuo?
[Main Post] It seems like he is going to participate in the audition held by Hazelnut APP! I heard that he also mentioned it in the fan group. I just took a look out of curiosity, and his fans are already active in the "Audition Come True" super topic!
1L
I have some impression that when he was eliminated in the first round, did he do a live broadcast and become a trending topic?
3L
It's pretty good. Although he will be called "reheated pork", I think it's a pity that he was eliminated at that time... I still search for reactions to the stage with Ji Shao from time to time, and he is also talented.
9L
He's not the only one, many fans have already gone around buying Dream Come True recording locations from scalpers! I heard they didn't expect Star 101 to be so popular, so they plan to buy a few more stocks to make some money!
13L
1L Speaking of live streaming, the trainees who were eliminated for the third time should also be doing a live stream today, right? Of course, the premise is that they are ambitious. If you are not ambitious, just ignore what I said, hahaha
19L
The production crew's protective measures are really good, but no matter how tightly they cover themselves, what's the point? The trainees were recognized on the way back [laughing and crying]
23L
Reply to 9L: I can prove... this is indeed true... My friend is a fan club member, and she often tells me recently that she regrets not investing in Star 101. She seems to have heard that some fan clubs have made a lot of money by selling pb!
31L
Are there people planning to start fan clubs for new talent shows already? Apparently, that's the most profitable option.
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As the show aired, the trainees who were unfortunately eliminated in the third round also started livestreaming, interacting with fans who had entered the room. Wan Haishan, who had been approached by passersby on his way back to the office and had been asking for an autographed photo from a mentor, smiled. Although they didn't ask for his autograph, the mentors of Star Path 101 were truly attentive and responsible to their trainees!
Looking at the question in the comment section, Wan Haishan softly read out loud, "Will you keep in touch with the other trainees in the future?" He didn't respond immediately, but pondered for a moment before speaking, "That depends on my future work schedule! But I exchanged contact information with everyone before I left, so we'll definitely meet up someday!"
"Star 101 Competition Cheating Dark Side ×N" Wan Haishan, who was about to continue chatting with fans in the live broadcast room, suddenly saw that his live broadcast barrage was flooded with comments from a group of people. When he saw the specific content, his expression was obviously a bit indescribable.
His agent, who was accompanying him on the livestream, gestured behind his back, signaling him not to respond to the comments. "Are you kidding me? I'm currently livestreaming on the popularity of Star 101. Who on earth is trying to harm her artist?" The agent, enraged, rolled up her sleeves and searched through the blog posts, searching for the accounts that had posted the comments. They were all smurfs!
After these comments were brushed down by fans, Wan Haishan thought about the situation when Ji Shao saved him during the second public performance, and the situation when he met Ji Shao by chance during the third public performance and had a heart-to-heart talk with him offline.
Without consulting his manager, who was busy catching haters, he finally couldn't help but speak up, "I know there are many fans of other trainees in the live broadcast room. Please vote for your favorite trainees! And please also vote for Ji Shao!"
Having returned to his agency several days ago, Wan Haishan was aware of the "friendly" relationship between his agency and the Star 101 production team. His agent, who had brought him to see him eliminated, felt a bit regretful that they hadn't bought enough company membership cards. Otherwise, sending him to the finals would have given him even greater commercial value.
The Star 101 production team did not sign a contract with other agencies in advance, as rumored online. The rumored debut quota was also false. Even their company's original attempt to privately negotiate with the Star 101 production team fell through, and his agent privately speculated whether this was related to the previous whistleblower incident.
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Zhou Xiao, who was watching the show with Qi Sisi, saw the cut video sent by Dong Xiaoyu in the group chat and clicked on it out of curiosity. The video showed Wan Haishan live-streaming to promote Ji Shao's tickets, and this video was also forwarded by many marketing accounts.
Although some people in the comments deliberately said that Wan Haishan was really good at riding on the popularity of the show, and he knew how to take advantage of it right after the live broadcast, Ji Shao fans quickly came out to smooth things over and sent their own friendly remarks to the front row, thus avoiding a meaningless quarrel that would have cost the fans popularity.
Star 101 hasn't even finished yet, but some familiar behaviors have already appeared. Watching Zhu Jian's angry speech in the small group and the counseling of several others.
Zhou Xiao's thoughts wandered off inexplicably. Speaking of which, the more you care about fandom, the more likely you are to get angry about it? Looking at Zhu Jian in the past and now, it seems that it's time to remind Zhu Jian to eat more food that will cool her down!
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