Chapter 139
After Qi Sisi and the others took over the offline order, Zhou Xiao found a quiet corner with her camera and began editing her photos. Many fans and followers were doing the same thing, some racing to be the first to post a video, while others meticulously polished their creations in preparation for their ultimate move.
Zhou Xiao sat on a stone bench, importing the videos and pictures she had from her camera into her phone. While she waited, she spotted a single photo that stood out from the long list: it was you!
——A certain blog——
@FlippedPingranxindong·Ji Shao: #Ji Shao Super Talk#To be edited
[Photo] @NINE STAR-Ji Shao V
The picture shows Ji Shao making a heart shape with his cheeks facing the camera. The boy's bright eyes are filled with countless smiles and full of sweetness, which forms a sharp contrast with the uniform he is wearing.
[God, every passing ant would say Ji Shao is the chosen idol! What is the correct way to be an idol? This is [grievance]]
[Aaaaaah, the greatest, most awesome cheek heart in the world!!!]
I would call it a photo of life.
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Soon after Zhou Xiao posted this photo, with the help of fans and influential influencers, the hashtag #Ji Shao's cheeks make a heart shape# quickly appeared on Weibo's entertainment trending search list. With the buzz and the support of New Town, it was only a matter of time before the topic became a trending topic.
Offline here, fans not only lined up in a long queue waiting to take photos with the flower wall, but another area near the edge was also quite lively.
The incandescent lights of Huashang Times Square illuminated the night sky, illuminating the unmanned workers who were busy replacing autograph panels. They were busy nailing an oversized poster back to its original wooden frame. Next to them was a carefully cut poster, and many fans gathered around to help secure it.
"Have they handled it?" A fan offline looked at the group of people gathered here. It seemed that they had already experienced this offline farce. He asked curiously to the person who had been waiting for a long time.
Qi Sisi nodded, patting her hands as they clung to the tree. Unexpectedly, after only a moment's effort, her palms were already stained with the brittle bark.
Seeing more and more people approaching, Qi Sisi quickly returned to the flower wall Zhou Xiao had built. On her way back, she happened to hear about the sudden increase in offline inspections.
A staff member wearing the Star 101 logo stood by the road, emphasizing to the two security captains that they needed to conduct another thorough patrol tonight. After what had already happened offline, they needed to be more vigilant to protect other fans and offline supporters.
"It is said that the matter concerning Yan Shujia has been resolved," Zhu Jian said to Qi Sisi who had just returned. She also learned the news through indirect inquiries from others about Yan Shujia's fan club.
"Hey, where's Xiaoxiao? When are they going to take down the flowers on her wall?" Dong Xiaoyu glanced back at the crowd outside. The crowd was beginning to thin out, but the crowd in the square was still quite large, all staring intently at the press conference entrance. After the group press conference ended, many people noticed that NINE STAR hadn't come out.
Speak of the devil, and he appears. Zhou Xiao, who had overheard from a distance, gently patted Dong Xiaoyu's shoulder and said, "The simple video and photos have been repaired. Now we can focus on the flower wall in front of us."
After the workers fixed the flowers on the flower wall, Zhou Xiao had the idea of sending flowers again. In addition, someone else had suffered an unexpected disaster offline. In order to ensure the safety of the piece of hemp standing in the middle of the flower wall and avoid waste, Zhou Xiao made this decision decisively.
The disassembly of the flowers took a long time, and many people expressed regret while waiting. However, upon learning that the flowers would be distributed offline, everyone immediately expressed understanding. When it was time to leave, many people were holding bouquets of blue and white flowers, and only then did they finally rest.
But shortly after everyone's break, a sudden burst of screams erupted from the crowd ahead. Qi Sisi, realizing it might be NINE STAR emerging from the venue, grabbed the massive, carefully wrapped bouquet she'd saved earlier and squeezed into the crowd. Seeing that Qi Sisi still had some energy left, Zhou Xiao, camera in hand, followed her.
As expected, it was Ji Shao and his group who were surrounded by offline fans. They were struggling to walk towards the bus parked on the roadside with the help of security guards. Perhaps no one expected that there were so many fans outside at this time.
"We can't squeeze in." Qi Sisi stood beside the bus with a bouquet of flowers and a sad and angry look on her face. She looked at the crowd in front of her who were surrounded by people and said to Zhou Xiao.
Zhou Xiao pressed the shutter and comforted Qi Sisi, "It's okay, as long as the thought is there!" Originally, this bouquet of flowers was just kept as a backup. It would be great if it could be given to Ji Shao, but it wouldn't be a big deal if it couldn't be given to him.
In the crowd, which had briefly stagnated for a long time, a voice that sounded like Wu Yanyan's breaking through the crowd's enthusiasm rang out. "Don't crowd, don't crowd!" The voice was slightly distorted. Thinking about Wu Yanyan using a megaphone to promote and control fans, Zhou Xiao suddenly laughed at her own imagination. Just now, she suddenly imagined Ji Shao holding a megaphone.
The crowd gradually moved towards the bus. Zhou Xiao, who had rich experience, immediately determined that this was the bus that would take them back to the dormitory during the group show, so he called Zhu Jian and the others to come over here.
The five people offline formed a small group. Qi Sisi, holding flowers, also successfully arrived at the entrance and exit of the bus at the signal of some people in front.
During the hustle and bustle, several bodyguards had been added to the crowd to ensure the members' safety. With their quick and decisive shove, the NINE STAR members didn't even have time to pause for a word before being whisked onto the bus in the blink of an eye. This level of efficiency couldn't be achieved without years of experience.
Qi Sisi, who was holding the bouquet in front, looked back at Zhou Xiao in a daze. But after a while, she noticed that Zhou Xiao and the others, who were some distance away from her, were shaking their hands at her and pointing upwards.
Qi Sisi didn't realize the gesture at the moment. Instead, she only hugged the bouquet blankly when the people around her raised their heads and covered their mouths in surprise. She looked up and saw Ji Shao leaning out of the car door and holding out his hand to her.
Her brain seemed to be instantly filled with blood. Qi Sisi didn't know how she handed the bouquet to Ji Shao, nor did she know what Ji Shao said amid the noisy crowd.
After the bouquet was snatched away by Ji Shao from above, Qi Sisi finally saw her friends at the back of the bus, signaling her to come back. At this moment, her heart was both excited and blank, and she walked towards them in a somewhat confused state.
As the bus pulled away and the crowd gradually dispersed, Qi Sisi, having regained her composure, began chattering behind the bodyguards who had helped move the quicksand sign, recounting her excitement and confusion to Zhou Xiao and the others behind her. The evening breeze rustled the fallen leaves. The streetlights lining the road remained illuminated, providing light for the people below. Zhou Xiao casually looked up at the bright moon and sparse stars in the night sky, pausing for a second or two. A moment later, amidst shouts, Zhou Xiao lightly lifted her camera bag and followed her friends who were waiting up ahead.
The hotel was pitch black. In one room, two beds were pushed together, and several people chattered non-stop. "Oh, by the way, how's the Yan Shu family incident going?" "From the gossip on the forum, they think they've called the police." "Why don't you make it public? I want to know who would dare to do that." "You could ask the fan club president directly." "Okay, okay, let's change the subject." "..."
The next day at noon, the brand endorsement of Xincheng Chocolate, mentioned by Huayao at the press conference, was officially announced. As soon as the endorsement went live, fans noticed that it was being promoted not only in offline advertising and supermarkets, but also in TV series and web series.
Before the official announcement, fans were still eagerly catching up on yesterday's group variety show. Last night's variety show featured behind-the-scenes footage of the NINE STAR members in the training room and on set. But soon, as the news spread and gained traction, fans who had been catching up on the show were eager to head to Xincheng's offline stores.
Two new chocolate flavors were created by NINE STAR members in two small groups: a pink cranberry white chocolate and a pale yellow lemon cookie white chocolate. Fans who had been planning to splash out on chocolate were a bit surprised. Why didn't they get a simple dark chocolate?
Only new varieties need to find someone to endorse and promote them. This is also a way that brands deliberately use to observe future sales performance. They can also use this data to determine the endorsement investment costs for the next quarter.
But what caught both the brand and Huayao off guard was that the two new varieties sold out in Xincheng's offline stores within the morning of the official announcement. Looking at the photos posted by netizens on the forum, the communication group was silent for a moment. Then, seeing the brand's long absence, Huayao realized that they should check their backend transactions.
Meanwhile, within the fan clubs' communication groups, Huayao first invited a new member to join. Subsequently, tickets to the "Asia Trend Music" competition were distributed to the respective club leaders. Thanks to the enthusiastic voting from the group's fans and the generous support from the individual fans, NINE STAR won the "Asia Trend Music" 2023 New Artist Award and Most Popular Group Award with an overwhelming majority of votes.
After washing up and washing up, the few people who hadn't woken up until noon began to read netizens' comments on the NINE STAR group press conference yesterday on the forum. As everyone was reading the various comments with relish, Zhu Jian suddenly stood up.
Seeing the puzzled looks from the others, Zhu Jian feigned a cough and said, "Ahem, good news! Xiao Shao's next performance has been confirmed!"
At the same time, Zhou Xiao's system alert sounded: [Beep! NINE STAR group event "Asian Trend Music" detected, special ticket issued]
"On the 20th of next month! We at NINE STAR are going to receive two awards!" Zhu Jian shouted while holding the phone.
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