Chapter 103
"One, two, three, go!" Thousands of people followed Cheese's instructions like obedient little sheep. Most of the fans who hadn't left offline were gathered on the colorful staircase at Huashang Times Square, a "future" internet-famous check-in spot, filming their support videos for upload.
As Ji Shao's fans, carrying light sticks, unfolded theirs, the area was transformed into a sea of purple. Many people were only just beginning to recover from tonight's finals. Standing in the back row, Zhou Xiao and the others could still hear faint sobs from the crowd, though these were quickly drowned out by the excitement and high spirits.
Zhou Xiao, standing behind the crowd, watched Cheese and Qimiao skillfully and calmly arranging the endless stream of fans who wanted to take photos together. They seemed particularly steady, and she couldn't help but admire them silently in her heart.
After seeing that the crowd had become relatively orderly, having largely shrugged off the two men's guidance, Cheese took the megaphone she'd snatched from somewhere and loudly instructed the people in front of her on what to shout and the proper rhythm. She not only did so in front of her, but she also made a complete circle with the megaphone.
Cheese's leadership at this moment caused the dozen or so bodyguards sent by the Star 101 production team to maintain order on the scene to look sideways. After hearing the crowd quickly unify their rhythm, they felt a little relieved, but they still divided most of their attention on the bustling crowd who were training and shouting unified slogans of support.
Zhou Xiao was also moved by the atmosphere on the scene. The enthusiasm and excitement of thousands of people completely drowned out the coolness brought by the early morning night, and the only thing left was warmth.
By the time the slogan reached "Ji Shao debuts as center, his future stardom is bright," many people were already crying out these words, their voices cracking. Their tear-blurred eyes could only see the purple halo of light interwoven in the air beneath the light of the signboards. After the cheers were over, many people hugged strangers around them to celebrate the moment.
After a while, seeing that everyone's emotions had mostly calmed down, Cheese finally picked up the megaphone and teased the crowd, "Do you know about the counter-cheer Ji Shao gave his fans the day before the game?"
“I know”, “Ahhhhh”, “You’re such a fan-lover”, “…” The fans in the crowd responded out of respect for Cheese.
Seeing the excitement and the slightly sour atmosphere below, Cheese chuckled and said, "Tonight, the reverse support is here again!"
“Ah ...
"Show me the evidence you gave money and voted for Ji Shao in the finals," Cheese pointed into the distance, "We're all-you-can-eat at the buffet at our own five-star hotel!"
It was estimated that there were thousands of people on site. After Song Xiao learned about it, he quickly arranged for a self-service reservation of the Huashang Times Hotel and passed the news to Cheese, who was in charge of offline support at the time.
The advantage of a buffet is that it is fast and large in quantity. Huashang is a five-star hotel, and they can quickly prepare for it even in the early morning.
After making the speech, Cheese ordered with satisfaction as he watched everyone move quietly (crossed out!) and orderly in groups to the Huashang Times Hotel, just like a tour group led by a tour guide.
But soon, she spotted a familiar figure among the departing crowd. "Xiaoxiao!" Cheese called out to Zhou Xiao as she watched her and a few friends wave goodbye and prepare to leave. Seeing Zhou Xiao stop and turn around to look at her, Cheese quickly made her way through the crowd and came to the stairs below where they were standing. She raised her head and asked Zhou Xiao, "Aren't you coming with us?"
Zhou Xiao paused, waiting for Cheese to run toward her. After hearing the question he asked her, she waved her camera toward him, signaling that she was eager to go back and edit the photos. She couldn't wait to return to the hotel to see the images Ji Shao had captured.
Cheese, who seemed to have finally realized that his own amazing website was also going to be released, scratched his head a little embarrassedly and chuckled. Before leaving, he still urged Zhou Xiao repeatedly, "After the repair, come to the hotel and have a midnight snack with everyone!"
Zhou Xiao declined Qi Sisi's and the others' offer to go up with her, and walked back to the hotel alone. But if you had to say you were alone, it wasn't entirely true...
For example, the long line of purple, human-shaped light signs that appeared next to her made Zhou Xiao wipe her sweat as she walked along. For the first time, she felt concerned about her fellow passengers' obedience. On such a wide road, everyone, like a long line of ants on a moving trail, "carried" their own light signs as they headed towards the Huashang Times Hotel, not wanting to block others' passage. But perhaps, two lines could walk together? After all, the road wasn't that narrow... Of course, it's a good thing to be considerate of others!
But Zhou Xiao, already upstairs in the hotel, stood by the French window, gazing at the long, purple dragon stretching from Huashang Times Square to the hotel. Suddenly, his hands itched, and he grabbed the camera on the table to capture the scene, preserving it forever.
After connecting the camera to the computer, Zhou Xiao quickly retrieved the time when Ji Shao took the camera away according to his memory.
The youthful melody of "Chasing the Wind" flows through the video, and a young man with a carefree smile runs from the main stage towards the camera. At this moment, the camera is firmly locked on the young man, and then at a certain moment, the young man in the picture finds the camera and then walks straight towards the camera.
The lavender-haired boy was half-crouching on the stage, so close to the camera that it seemed as if people outside the screen could touch his face just by reaching out.
As if trying to make his voice more louder, Ji Shao in the video put the headset closer to his lips, then looked at the camera and said, "Sister, can you lend me your camera?"
The camera, which had been moving smoothly, seemed to freeze for a moment. Then, a burst of intense shouting erupted from the side, and the camera slowly moved up and down. The boy smiled, reached out, took the camera, and activated the stage selfie mode.
The moment the camera was taken away, the balance of the lens was destroyed. When the lens moved shakily from the folds of the boy's shirt to his face, the lights on the stage seemed to cooperate quite well, and a face that could be called a god suddenly appeared on the screen like a flash.
His beautiful peach blossom eyes, with their captivating upturned corners, sparkled with a gentle smile that threatened to overflow. He spun around with childish joy, showing off his newly acquired camera to the audience.
The camera wasn't pointed at Ji Shao's face the entire time, but when it did, there was no doubt that the greatest "moment" in history was born. The most dazzling and heart-stirring moment on stage was thoroughly recorded.
Just as Zhou Xiao watched this scene over and over again, he found that at the very end of the ending, Ji Shao on the stage suddenly turned his back to the audience and knelt on one knee on the ground to record a group photo.
She saw a familiar face among them. As for why she noticed him, it was of course because he was the only one among the serious-looking agency executives in the audience who smiled brightly and made a "yeah" gesture at Ji Shao's camera. It was a huge contrast.
Seeing this, she suddenly remembered where she had seen this face before. Wasn't this the same person who nodded graciously to her before taking a seat when the heads of various financial companies entered? It seemed to be the same person. As expected, it must be the CEO of New Town, right?
…
When Zhou Xiao put aside all distractions and was nearing the end of her photo editing, her cell phone rang. Curious about who would come to see her so late at night, Zhou Xiao picked up the phone and saw a voice message from Ren Heqi on the top.
As soon as the call was connected, a lively commotion erupted from the other end. Ren Heqi, on the other end of the line, realized Zhou Xiao had already answered the call and shouted into the phone, "Xindong, why did you go home early? Come out and join us! I'm at the Huashang Times Hotel right now, having dinner with everyone!"
Ren and Qi's families weren't in Shanghai, but they still received tickets from Xingtu 101, the marketing influencers. She was initially hesitant, but after seeing the online support for her family, especially the ones that moved her, she packed up and rushed over.
She had originally planned to go back directly after watching the finals, as it was so difficult to book accommodation near Huashang these days. Unexpectedly, on her way back, she ran into Ji Shao's fan club preparing to film a support video. Thinking it would be a commemoration of her tears during the finals, and since she loved to join in the fun, Ren Heqi joined in the filming.
Then, as they were about to leave after filming, they heard Cheese's suggestion of supporting Ji Shao. Ren Heqi was completely dazed. After showing the person in charge of reviewing the money he had transferred to Ji Shao's fan club and the membership he had purchased, he followed the group to the buffet restaurant of the Huashang Times Hotel.
Ren Heqi, who is a marketing account, is also a social expert. When he was eating and drinking at the table, he suddenly heard someone next to him mention that it seemed that he had been there earlier, but left early because of something.
Ren Heqi, in a moment of excitement, immediately called her internet friend and asked her to hang out. However, the place was too noisy, so she simply sent her recent blog post to Pan Ran Xin Dong, wondering if the atmosphere at the place would attract her.
Zhou Xiao opened the post and was immediately overwhelmed by photos. It was an 18-grid post. She had even tagged her own account, and several of the photos were of her offline support activities, taken by Ren Heqi. Furthermore, there were several photos from the event, as well as photos of Ren Heqi herself crying so hard that her eyeliner was smudged.
Of course, what is more important is the text in her blog post - "Ji Shao treats me to dinner", and the crowded buffet restaurant, which made the fans in the comment section envious and jealous.
Zhou Xiao's lips curled up as she watched. No wonder Ren Heqi was such a high-quality internet marketing account. Ever since arriving at Huashang Times Square, she'd been updating her account with simple, engaging content. Coupled with her real-time tracking of the finals standings (there were too many people at the event to post any pictures), the popularity of her posts had skyrocketed exponentially tonight.
Looking at the photo that was about to be retouched, Zhou Xiao replied "Retouching", and immediately received a long string of various emoticons of [kneeling.jpg] from the other party.
Looking at the time, it was already past one in the morning, but the network was still active at this moment, as if everyone was still immersed in the finals of Star 101. After finishing the final adjustments, Zhou Xiao tapped his fingertips - the blog post has been sent
——A certain blog——
@FlippedPounding Heart·Ji Shao: #Ji Shao Super Talk #Debut Happy @Star 101-Ji Shao V
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Picture 1 shows Ji Shao lowering his eyes to look at the ribbons falling on his earphones on the stage. The light casts a thin layer of light on his profile, which has a sense of preciousness and fragility like delicate white porcelain.
Picture 2 shows Ji Shao half-crouching and looking at the camera with his outstretched hand. With his smile and sparkling eyes, he looks like a youthful boyfriend and cute as a hook.
Picture 3 shows Ji Shao, who is full of sexual tension on the dark stage. The sweat beads under his forehead hair make him look extremely sexy.
Picture 4 is the "Purple Dragon" photographed by Zhou Xiao, which connects Huashang Times Square and Huashang Times Hotel. If you zoom in on the "Purple Dragon", you can clearly see the word "Shao" in each signboard in the picture.
Ji Shao won first place! Thank you sister for your continued support! We all really love Ji Shao! We love you too!
[I cried all night and finally saw Teacher Xindong. I really love every photo Ji Shao took of you!]
[I was licking the screen like crazy when I saw the first three pictures, but when I saw the fourth one, my heart was really touched. You love us so much!]
This is the kind of picture that should be in the finals. Every picture is amazing.
[Since Sister Xindong has posted the picture, does that mean there's a video to watch? Oh, please ...
[Did you hear my screams, sister?! Every picture is so amazing! I had such a great time tonight!]
[The fourth picture has become all my background pictures. There is a sense of shocking beauty and inexplicable emotion. Although I was not there, I felt that I was also a part of it. It really made me feel involved.]
[Fuck! I'm dizzy, Xindong! Xiao Shao turned the tables on you! Ahhhhhhh, his current Weibo background is the fourth photo!!!]
【……】
Every picture Zhou Xiao posted was top-notch, and the fourth picture she took on a whim was also well-liked by Ji Shao's fans, creating a trend of the same background among them.
There are also new fans who were attracted by Ji Shao in the finals and immediately changed to the three-piece set from the heart-pounding - avatar, background, homepage video
Just as everyone noticed Ji Shao was online in the chat and started spreading the news on Weibo, they soon discovered he was offline again. However, when everyone clicked on Ji Shao's Weibo homepage again, they found that his homepage cover had changed from the original system default cover to a long dragon made of purple light signs.
Those who have the same background know that this background comes from the heartbeat and from every Ji Shao fan who changes to the same background.
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