Chapter 140
"What award?" "Asian Trend Music?" Dong Xiaoyu and Li Mo exchanged glances. Dong Xiaoyu, burdened by work pressure, seemed to have heard Li Mo mention this trend music category from a few people in the group chat, but she simply didn't have the energy to vote like she did during the Star Path 101 competition.
Watching everyone explaining the award ceremony to Dong Xiaoyu one by one, Zhou Xiao made an excuse to go to the bathroom. After closing the door, he carefully checked the information on the "Asian Trend Music" tickets issued by the system and casually collected the support task rewards he received at home.
The awards ceremony was on October 20th. The ticket Zhou Xiao had obtained from the system was for a center seat in the VIP row, marked "VIP Ticket | Not for Sale." Based on previous seat searches, this area should be the media section, but he wasn't sure what the lineup would be like this year.
Just as she was thinking about searching for the closing voting results, Qi Sisi's scream echoed from the room. Without time to think, Zhou Xiao pushed open the door and rushed into the room, only to see Zhu Jian and the others staring helplessly at Qi Sisi, who was writhing on the bed.
As if aware of Zhou Xiao's arrival, Qi Sisi, who hadn't had time to straighten her messy hair due to rolling around, turned her phone screen towards Zhou Xiao and said, "Xiaoxiao, look! Ji Shao has claimed both your flower wall and your bouquet!"
Zhou Xiao hugged Qi Sisi and held the phone she handed to him steadily. Seeing that the screen had returned to the main page because of someone's excitement, he calmly opened Qi Sisi's Weibo APP. As soon as he entered, he saw Ji Shaofa's latest blog post.
——A certain blog——
@NINE STAR-Ji Shao V: Never forget your original intention, let's work hard together in the future. [Image] ×4
Picture 1 is a photo of offline support, including Zhou Xiao's flower wall and support from the fan club.
Picture 2 is a group photo of all members of NINE STAR
Picture 3 is the blue and white bouquet that Ji Shao received from Qi Sisi.
Picture 4 is a selfie attached
[Baby! I also got the flowers that Sister Xindong sent offline. I got the same ones in advance hehehehe]
[Help... Bro, that person I met last night must be you! ]
[The songs in the album are really good! Tiaosi will always be with Xiao Shao and keep going!]
【……】
Inside the nanny car, Song Xiao looked at the fan replies that had been pushed to the second most popular position in the comment section. He was now earnestly saying to Ji Shao, who was sitting in the car with his eyes closed, "Oh, everyone said I should just go take pictures. If you went to check in for offline support, the fans would definitely find out. Luckily, you got away with it by saying you looked like Ji Shao last night..."
Ji Shao, his head resting against the seat cushion, listened to Song Xiao's ramblings without replying. Under the shadow of his hat, the corners of his mouth curled slightly at the word "support." Thinking Ji Shao had fallen asleep from exhaustion, Song Xiao scratched his head and, in the car, opened the notes Feng Ruogu had recently sent. Why hadn't he known before that there were so many things to keep in mind when attending events at New Town headquarters?
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Zhou Xiao saw the news on the forum the next day: the flight information of several members who had been leaking information had been leaked by some fans. Although it was quickly removed by the forum administrators as a breach of privacy, everyone who wanted to keep it and knew about it had already learned about it.
A screenshot of a table listing the speculated Fashion Week schedules of Yan Shu, Chu Cheng, Zheng Shulin, and Lin Nan began circulating among their fan groups. Aside from the four fans who were busy questioning the contact person about the authenticity of their plans, the others were pressing the contact person: "Hello, teacher, why aren't my family members participating in this event?"
The domestic entertainment industry has always attached great importance to fashion resources. While several other members of NINE STAR have officially announced that they will be embarking on a four-day and three-night or three-day and two-night European show tour, there has been no news about Ji Shao, who debuted as the center.
The fan clubs of the other members who didn't have flights were still busy dealing with connections and fans, but they were also secretly celebrating. What were they celebrating? Naturally, it was because Ji Shao, who had already been criticized on the forums for his lack of fashion sense, was being criticized.
However, this relief did not last long. Soon someone found a familiar/unfamiliar face - Ji Shao - on the official account of the international top luxury brand WP, and posted the screenshot online.
Ji Shao, who seems a bit out of place among the spokespersons and ambassadors, also filmed a series of online show promotions for WP - "WP 2024 Spring/Summer - Ready-to-Wear Collection BLL Launch Conference"
The first person to discover this news was Zhou Xiao, who had received a link to a new endorsement photoshoot for XS Perfume. The clothing for the photoshoot was sponsored by a brand, in this case the luxury brand WP. To avoid disappointment in her upcoming shoot, Zhou Xiao searched for the clothing theme on the official website and WeChat official account, and a new fashion show promotion on the WeChat official account caught her eye.
Thus, before Huayao could even relay this information to Ji Shao's fan club, the news had already spread throughout the forums. Zhou Xiao, who had hidden his achievements and fame and didn't take the news seriously, was still browsing through the available filming materials for XS Perfume.
As of today, she'd received numerous private messages from craft and painting bloggers requesting permission to use a photo she posted last night. Zhou Xiao was somewhat surprised by the photo's popularity in other communities. After a few sighs at the sheer volume of requests, she immediately had the system respond to each one.
As long as it wasn't used for commercial purposes, even if the other party wanted to use it to divert traffic, Zhou Xiao would let the system approve it. After all, it all depended on their own skills, so it wasn't a big deal! The popularity of this secondary creation depended on how they utilized this opportunity.
——【Forum】——[September 25th evening]
【Topic】This is the first time a local dog has experienced what it means to be out of the circle.
[Main Post] I've already seen the photo I posted yesterday on various platforms, including related paintings, stone modeling clay, and even twisting sticks. The same outfit has appeared... and it only took one night...
[picture]
The picture shows Ji Shaozheng leaning over and holding a bouquet of flowers in one hand.
1L
Did I miss something? What the hell is this?
11L
It seems that there was a big guy in the crafting circle who was live streaming a character creation, and he happened to win a Ji Shao fan in the lucky draw, and then the traffic exploded during the character creation process...
23L
I also watched the figurine creation, and it was so realistic! And because of last night’s live broadcast, that sister’s orders for the whole year were saturated [Awesome]
51L
The speed at which this trend has taken off has caught me off guard, but if I could draw or have a skill, I'd also like to join in the fun.
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The photos and videos taken by Xindong are not prohibited from being reposted and modified. I really admire them! And there are so many Ji Shao's re-creation videos on a certain site. I have to say that even if she comes, she should kowtow to her! Hahahaha
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What Zhou Xiao and the Ji Shao fans who followed him around happily picking up the slack were unaware of was that this wave of secondary creation seemed to be intensifying. Originally, Ji Shao's secondary creations were more focused on video editing, but after this incident, even Feng Ruogu, Ji Shao's former agent, couldn't sit still.
"...We are planning to arrange an event for Ji Shao's second creation." Feng Ruogu explained to Zhou Xiao on the phone why he called her, but what she didn't expect was that Zhou Xiao on the other end was unexpectedly easy to talk to.
After Zhou Xiao understood the secondary creation direction Feng Ruogu mentioned on the phone, as well as the subsequent financial rewards and traffic support, he subtly reminded him to pay attention to the direction of video editing. Regarding secondary creation, the large number of up-loaders on a certain website who have a good impression of Ji Shao should also be the main force of this activity.
The content about the content creators Zhou Xiao mentioned served as a reminder to Feng Ruogu. While they were focusing on the trend of handmade content this time, the content creators who had been editing for Ji Shao early on also deserved attention. As for the subsequent licensing negotiations with Huayao, given that Ji Shao was a major "brand" they were aiming to build, it shouldn't be too difficult.
After going around in circles and finding out that Zhou Xiao was still staying at the Huashang Times Hotel, Feng Ruogu was also thinking secretly that for someone like Zhou Xiao, not only should she [emphasis added] be included in the list of top holiday gifts, but she should also be treated with more care.
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Xiao was a little surprised that the other party would call him specifically to communicate, but it also proved that Ji Shao's original company did not directly throw him to Huayao because of the two-year limited-time contract.
This also proves that New Town has specifically assigned Ji Shao a management team, although there are only two people on the job (according to Song Xiao). However, Huayao also had a dedicated agent for NINE STAR during his time as a group member, so two is a significant gesture from New Town.
Over here, the phone, barely warmed up yet barely cooled, vibrated again on the table. Zhou Xiao saw who was calling and picked up the call without hesitation. As soon as the call was connected, Ster's loud voice came over, "Mr. Zhou! Are you still staying at the Huashang Times Hotel?"
Zhou Xiao remembered the last time she had met Ster was before the finals. After that, he had gone abroad to film a short video. From what she had said, Zhou Xiao thought, "Is he back?"
After receiving Zhou Xiao's response, Ster on the other end of the phone turned around and said to the courier beside him, "The address of this package is still the Huashang Times Hotel. There's no need to change it."
After confirming everything was correct, Ster continued talking to Zhou Xiao, "Teacher Zhou, I sent you some gadgets I bought abroad. They're not expensive, but they're quite interesting! Remember to take them!"
Zhou Xiao watched as the other party quickly hung up the phone... So he'd called just to get an address? But she was still vaguely curious about what Ster would send her. Given his personality, if he said it was worthless, it probably meant it was. So, she could look forward to it.
Glancing at the date, Zhou Xiao wondered if the pomelo promotional video she'd filmed earlier was about to go online. She'd also done a quick search on Xing City's promotional WeChat account, but there wasn't anything relevant.
With a shallow sigh, Zhou Xiao finally understood why the previous promotion hadn't been so effective. Golden Week was approaching, and the promotion hadn't even begun yet. But that wasn't his worry. He'd just do his best within his capabilities; the rest depended on the other party's level of attention.
As if remembering something, Zhou Xiao started looking up the movie theater showtimes for "Will" on the app. She found a few theaters with tickets available that morning and sent the links to Qi Sisi.
In the morning, he would go to see a movie released during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, and in the afternoon, he would go to watch the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala. Zhou Xiao pondered for a moment, looking at this schedule, and felt that his day had been quite lively.
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