Chapter 104
After Zhou Xiao posted the blog post, he briefly read a few comments that quickly occupied the comment section and then went to edit the video he was working on, completely unaware that the term #季韶背景图# would quickly become a hot search.
This trending search was not promoted by any marketing accounts or water armies at all, but was entirely due to the enthusiasm of fans at this time and passers-by who were watching the show online.
The trainees who just debuted as a group have their every move magnified under a microscope by netizens. The popularity of the group and the various trending searches after the finals have greatly boosted their fame.
After the group list was announced, netizens in the forum began to collect photos of the finals of each trainee and did the usual operation - beauty comparison.
Among them, Ji Shao, who had no fans posting pictures after the finals, became the focus of discussion at this moment. Among them, the website "Pangranxindong", which gave Ji Shao a great support in the finals, was also within the scope of discussion among netizens.
——【Forum】——[August 20th, early morning]
[Topic] Why does Ji Shao only have media pictures and no website pictures?
[Main Post] I'm not saying anything, but how come Ji Shao's family hasn't posted a single fangirl picture since they've already formed a group... At least they can't say they sold out all the tickets like Chen Shilin's family, right? [crying with hand covering face]
1L
I can tell the poster isn't in the fan circle anymore. Others don't know that they're the most quality-conscious among the Star 101 trainees. And while others won't post pictures because they don't have tickets, their fan site, "Pangren Xindong," will definitely post them.
Don't be fooled by the rapid posting of images on other trainee fan sites, but honestly, there aren't many to see. Most of them are downright hateful. I don't know how their own fans manage not to criticize them. Also, I heard that many fans' cameras were damaged by the lasers on stage during this event. [Helpless]
6L
Reply to 1L: Oh my, that must be a huge loss!
19L
What's keeping me up till now is that I wonder if anyone could share all the selfie videos of the "Chasing the Wind" trainees! I really want to see them!
As an aside, I'm not trying to push you, but if 涼心动 doesn't release the pictures yet, #星路101总完成站子出图# will be trending and it will be really embarrassing... The first time I saw the square open, it was all asking "涼心动吗?"...
28L
Ahhhhh I'm dizzy!!! Ji Shao booked a five-star hotel for his offline fans! I'm so jealous! Didn't he treat them yesterday? Why is he treating them again today? T_T
49L
Reply to 28L: "Shocking! No website has released any pictures since the Ji Shao family finals. The reason is..."
67L
I've been cheering for the second day in a row... What kind of god is this? I cried so hard. I should have gone offline to join in the fun!
99L
Apart from anything else... Ji Shao is really generous. I've been chasing a fangirl for two years and he's never treated me to anything. It's not that artists have to treat fans to prove they're pampered, but every time a group of us joke with him offline about wanting him to treat us, he always cries and tells his fans he's broke [crying with his hands covering his face] and it always ends in nothing. I think this guy is really stingy, hahahahaha
131L
Reply to 99L: Help! We seem to be following the same fanbase haha ...! This is so insightful! All the friends who followed this fanbase with me have quit being fans because of this.
194L
Report! The pictures of "Pounding Heart" are out! They are all divine pictures!
263L
His fans are eating well... I have a question, did Ji Shao save the life of 盼然心动? Honestly, basically, even if I were a fan of her teammates, I would secretly save her pictures. [Lighting a cigarette.jpg]
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The forums were abuzz with the excitement surrounding Zhou Xiao's amazing picture, and while the early-morning buzz was likely due to the lingering excitement surrounding the Star 101 finals, when Ji Shao followed his fans in replacing a photo of himself with one of his own, the discussion was all about the iconic nature of the image.
Meanwhile, Zhou Xiao was uploading a previously edited video to his blog. The video was a selfie of Ji Shao on stage, the subject of the "10,000 Blood Letters" in the super chat, where he was begging in various ways. Because no one knew the owner of the camera Ji Shao had taken, many people stayed up all night to wait in the super chat.
It's not uncommon for artists to use fans' phones or cameras to take selfies on stage, but few of them are ever released publicly. Just like unreleased Polaroids or photo cards, what's unseen is truly precious. This is precisely why many fans eager to see these selfies are feeling anxious. Because, to date, none of the eleven "Chasing the Wind" trainees' stage selfies have been released publicly.
Then, I posted a blog with great excitement——
@FlippedPingran Heartbeat·Ji Shao: #Ji Shao Super Talk# stage selfie sharing, good night and sweet dreams @Xingtu101-Ji Shao V
[video]
The video is Ji Shao's stage selfie edited by Zhou Xiao
[Oh my god, if anyone doesn't click on this video, I guarantee you'll regret it forever! Thank you, Sister Xindong, for sharing! I hope you'll make a fortune!]
Ahhhh, my wish came true! The person whose camera was taken was really my sister. This is so awesome. I was so worried that someone wouldn't want to show it to everyone.
[The moment Ji Shao looked into the camera's eyes, it felt like he was looking at me behind the screen, watching the SOS mom fans rapidly deteriorate.]
[What a great video, what a great face, what a great heart-warming teacher!]
I was originally so envious of the fans whose cameras were taken away by Xiao Shao! But! Because it’s Xindong Jie, I’m celebrating loudly at home right now! Ahhhhh! This video is amazing!
[Sister won big tonight! Xiao Shao got the upper hand both online and offline! Need to say, this is what Sister deserves!]
【Thank you, Sister Xindong, good night and sweet dreams!】
【……】
After learning from the comments that Ji Shao had changed the background to the photo he had taken during his brief online appearance, Zhou Xiao felt warm in his heart.
The "purple dragon" in the dark night was formed bit by bit by the light boards in the hands of each offline fan. When Zhou Xiao saw that the online fans felt a sense of identity and belonging because of this photo, the dopamine in his brain was secreted quickly and in large quantities at this moment.
Ji Shao's act of changing his background along with his fans also caught Zhou Xiao by surprise, but it was precisely this dedication to his fans that attracted even more love. Ji Shao's counter-support efforts, like Zhou Xiao's merchandise raffles, increased his fame significantly with each outing. Therefore, those who genuinely treat their fans will inevitably receive even greater love in return.
Just when Zhou Xiao's thoughts were drifting, the system prompt sounded -
[System prompt: Congratulations to the bound person Ji Shao for successfully winning the Star Path 101 championship with the host's help!
In view of the host's outstanding performance in helping Ji Shao become the champion, the system will provide the host with an itinerary plan for all of Ji Shao's activities during NINE STAR, further helping the bound person Ji Shao become a superstar.
Note: The host can choose whether to participate in the corresponding itinerary, and the system will not interfere.
[System prompt: Due to the host's outstanding performance, the presidential suite of the Huashang Times Hotel will be permanently reserved for the host, and a system fund of 1 million yuan will be awarded.]
Zhou Xiao had figured out the system from the beginning; it was designed to allow him to pursue his idol without any worries. However, it had to be said that the rewards at this stage were quite generous. The amount of the reward also left Zhou Xiao stunned. Was the system becoming more and more generous?
By giving Zhou Xiao the choice, I guess I also hoped that she would complete the shoot with a sense of willingness and ease. There's a world of difference between spontaneous enjoyment and a task-driven shoot, especially when it comes to posting photos online for everyone to judge.
The emotion conveyed in a photo will immediately attract people and allow them to immediately judge whether your feelings are genuine. As a fan, naturally, photos with emotion are more popular and can better support Ji Shao. You know, fans' eyes can be quite sharp at times.
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Zhou Xiao opened her phone and saw a lot of messages in the group chat that mentioned her. A quick glance revealed that most of them were due to the two blog posts she had just posted.
Before the five of them separated offline, they had already agreed that whichever team finished first would go find the other team. Zhou Xiao had already finished editing the footage for this period, and the rest would have to wait until she had recovered enough energy. After all, if it were in the countryside now, you could hear roosters crowing.
After stowing her camera on the table into her small bag, Zhou Xiao took her phone and headed to the buffet restaurant at the Huashang Times Hotel. Following the hotel staff ahead, she heard the howling of wolves and tigers from inside as soon as she reached the door. The staff member leading the way showed no emotion, instead asking Zhou Xiao if she was sure she wanted to enter.
After receiving Zhou Xiao's affirmative response, the staff member whispered something to a waiter standing at the door before her, and then let Zhou Xiao enter the restaurant.
All I can say is that this is a five-star hotel, the noise isolation effect is very good. When I entered the restaurant, I saw everyone gathered around the table chatting animatedly.
Soon, Zhou Xiao spotted Zhu Jian standing in the crowd, waving his hands at her. After Zhou Xiao and the other four sat down at a table, the people originally sitting on the sofa all gave her a thumbs-up.
Even though they were enjoying a buffet, that didn't mean everyone wasn't checking their phones. You know, when someone in the restaurant first saw the blog post from Danrenxindong, they were incredibly excited, perhaps because the excitement from the finals hadn't yet faded. The fans in the restaurant all got excited too, and several of them tagged Zhou Xiao in the group chat.
This offline opportunity to "go crazy" with fellow supporters was both rare and hilarious. Fortunately, the restaurant removed the alcohol in advance after receiving Song Xiao's instructions. Otherwise, when they saw Ji Shao change into the same background, the whole ceiling might have been blown off by the noise.
The atmosphere in the restaurant was quite good, with people from all corners of the world coming together for the same person. Before this, there had been tears and laughter, excitement and worry, but now everyone's mood was one of contentment and happiness.
Looking at everyone in the restaurant, Zhou Xiao smiled and said to Cheese, who had come to their side, "The flowers on the flower wall are still waiting for everyone to pick them up."
Just think of it as a romantic goodbye.
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