Chapter 301 Chapter 301
As soon as the car started, Zhou Xiao was immediately surrounded. Looking at his fellow fans, who, like Ji Shao, were staring at the photo paper eagerly, Zhou Xiao felt that the saying "like idol, like fan" really made sense.
So she simply took out her phone and suggested, "Let's set up a face-to-face group. I'll send the electronic version to the group when I get home tonight."
At this moment, if it weren't for the fact that Zhou Xiao was such a heart-throb, everyone would probably be excitedly hugging him and spinning around to express their excitement for the night. And what about creating a group? Rounding it up, we've become the teacher's friend!
The next morning, Zhou Xiao arrived at the support venue on time. However, he noticed something was amiss. Why didn't the crowd seem to be that large today?
Suddenly, she thought of the temporary group she'd created last night. Zhou Xiao was silent for a moment. She hadn't checked the group since sending the electronic version of the Polaroid last night. This morning, she'd been planning to disband the group, but then she opened it and saw tens of thousands of messages... It seemed she had discovered the root cause of everyone's late starts.
"Ah~ I'm so happy you're here!" Cheese covered his mouth and yawned. Tears welled up in the corners of his eyes when he saw Zhou Xiao. Don't get me wrong, these were purely physiological tears, trapped.
Seeing Zhou Xiao's spirited demeanor, Cheese couldn't help but feel envious. This person had no idea how influential he was. He'd just casually created a group and turned many of his regular offline colleagues into powerful figures.
Last night, there was a serious anonymous vote in the group about whether or not to add new members. In the end, over 90% of the people chose to respect Zhou Xiao and not add any more people. Of course, Cheese had reason to suspect that Zhou Xiao himself didn't care about this.
Zhou Xiao had no idea that the moment she met Cheese's eyes, a flurry of thoughts had already begun to form. After nodding to Cheese, she looked around. Several familiar faces were milling about, looking wary.
Seeing Zhou Xiao looking around, Cheese explained, "Luckily, the Dragon Head brothers were on guard last night. I heard someone tried to steal something but was chased away."
Zhou Xiao was slightly stunned when he heard this. It turned out that there really were habitual thieves in the film and television city... He had always thought that this was an isolated incident. He didn't expect that if they had left a little later last night, they might have witnessed it happening head-on.
Just as he was thinking, he heard the sound of a truck approaching from a distance. Zhou Xiao and Cheese looked over and saw Longtou, the man who had contracted the support for the film and television city, lazily leaning against the back of the truck, smoking a cigarette. The two glanced at each other. Hmm, he looked quite simple and down-to-earth.
"Lao Mei, Lao Mei" Tou Tou threw the cigarette that was almost finished to the ground, and immediately crushed it with his right slipper, stepping out the cigarette butt with the ember still remaining.
He called out to Cheese, "You have too many custom stickers to put up, and I haven't finished putting them up yet. Find some fans to help with that!"
Without waiting for Cheese to reply, Longtou said generously, "I'll give you a fifty-cent discount on each piece! This is the best price!"
Cheese was about to agree, but stopped himself. Even though Longtou's products were expensive, the all-inclusive support and constant presence were enough to prove they were worth the price, not to mention the fact that he'd even helped chase away a thief last night.
"50 cents a piece." She looked down at the truck, which was loaded with the support items ordered this time. If they were sold by the piece, the cost savings would be considerable, but Cheese thought about meeting the fans with Longtou later.
Today was the day Ji Shao finished filming, and many fans had traveled across the country to Zhejiang Province. The other party had come to the scene today by car because the two of them had agreed to bring the fans in at a super low discount.
Thinking of this, Cheese hesitated and said, "How about using this money to offset the ticket price?"
Longtou was taken aback for a moment, but quickly nodded, "Okay." For him, this kind of discount was actually more convenient. Sometimes, tickets to the film and television city were free. Of course, only they had this privilege.
Seeing the other party agree, Cheese was also delighted. After exchanging a few glances with Zhou Xiao, she felt relieved and asked her to take care of the scene. She followed Longtou to the entrance of the film and television city to pick up the fans who had arrived today.
Zhou Xiao had just started working and was about to help unload the fruit from the truck when a pair of hands took the goods down before her, following the movers.
The man was wearing a black, long-sleeved shirt with a logo on the upper left corner. A closer look revealed the four characters "General's Gate, Unrivaled" in artistic calligraphy. Another person followed him, seemingly ready to help.
"What are you two doing?" Zhou Xiao asked, somewhat puzzled. Before Cheese left, she hadn't told her that anyone from the crew would be coming to help.
"Oh, hello, hello." The man scratched his head and looked at Zhou Xiao and said, "Brother Ji called us here to help. We came to see if there is anyone who can help."
Someone behind him continued, "I heard you guys got robbed last night? Are all the fans okay?"
Zhou Xiao understood. Ji Shao must have heard from the staff about the thief last night, so he specially invited two crew members to check on the situation today. And it wasn't a random invitation. The two men looked as big as the martial artists in the crew.
"Nothing happened to the fans. It was thanks to the help of the brothers from Longtou." Zhou Xiao simply repeated what Cheese had said to him.
The two of them actually knew about it, but because they were entrusted with the task, they still had to confirm the situation in person. After hearing Zhou Xiao's words, they silently began to help.
As time passed, the fans who had been late arrived one after another. After seeing the two crew members, everyone gathered around without Zhou Xiao's invitation. When they heard that the two were commissioned by Ji Shao, their eyes lit up.
Fans who could be called "black workers" were known for their diligence offline. So, a scene like this emerged: most people gathered around the truck. The labor force was so abundant that the two guys who came to help were reduced to mere tools for answering questions.
However, occasionally they would ask questions, like right now. Zeng Qing looked at the fans gathered around him and curiously asked a question that many in the group were curious about, "Did you and Brother Ji agree to leave work at 9:30? I see he's been waiting until around this time these past few days."
Offline, there was a moment of silence, everyone was surprised by Ji Shao's silent thoughtfulness and didn't know what to say. Moreover, the "working man" persona has been particularly popular in fan circles recently. You can often see celebrities on major marketing accounts happily rushing off work like workers after the director calls cut.
And what about Ji Shao? Someone in the crowd turned their gaze to their friend. This time was something they had all guessed, and it had even been shared and liked by their peers in the online chat room, racking up thousands of likes and comments. It was clear that many people were following this offline strategy.
"What time does Shaozi put on makeup every day?"
As soon as this question arose, the answer immediately emerged before his eyes: the makeup time was 6:30. Thinking that Ji Shao was so clumsy that he would choose to move his work time to after 9:30 while reading the script on the set, even the most hard-hearted person would be touched.
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On an autumn afternoon, golden fallen leaves blanketed the pavement on both sides of the road. Almost every two meters, a bright, water-filled flag rustled in the wind. Under its banners were spontaneous crowds of fans, so large that for a moment, the end seemed almost in sight.
Beneath the flower wall supporting Ji Shao, a sea of people gathered. Crew members dressed in their "Warrior's Gate" uniforms dropped by, making it feel like Chinese New Year. People lined up everywhere to receive cakes, fruit slices, and milk tea emblazoned with Ji Shao's cute character.
Each of the photos above the water-filled flags fluttering in the wind are carefully selected photos, and more than half of them are from Ji Shao taken by heart-pounding people. It is a very rare and pleasing offline support.
"Zhou Xiao! It's you!" A surprised and excited voice sounded. Zhou Xiao, who was busy sending pictures and videos to his friends who couldn't be present at the event, raised his head and saw Mei Fang walking towards him quickly with a happy look on her face.
"Hi, have a good meal today," Zhou Xiao said with a smile. Meeting Mei Fang here wasn't surprising at all. If she hadn't been complaining about being tired on her WeChat Moments lately, she would have contacted her to catch up. But knowing she was tired, Zhou Xiao decided it was better not to disturb Mei Fang's rest.
"Of course!" Mei Fang saw Zhou Xiao was alone, looked around, and lowered her voice, "Would you like to come with me to the group? I'll take you to meet Ji Shao secretly! He's being forced to sign autographs right now, and it'll probably be a while before he's done."
Ji Shao was being pressured for an autograph? This was fresh news. Although Zhou Xiao was very grateful to Mei Fang for taking him to see Ji Shao, he still shook his head and said, "Thank you, but no thanks! I'll just wait for Xiao Shao outside with the fans."
Mei Fang wasn't angry at being turned down, but waved her hand nonchalantly, saying, "That's nothing! I should thank you! You knew I had insomnia and sent me the aromatherapy, and it's really effective. It practically saved my life!"
Zhou Xiao couldn't help but laugh at Mei Fang's exaggerated exclamation. She had just happened to see Mei Fang struggling with insomnia while browsing her social media, so she sent her a set. Of course, the system itself was responsible for the impressive results.
"I'll send a copy to the teacher. If I know Ji Shao is about to come out, I'll send you a message." Mei Fang looked down at the time. After a few more brief words with Zhou Xiao, she walked towards the crew with the "trophies" she had taken from the fan support.
After an unknown amount of time, a "ding dong" sound came from the phone. However, the owner of the phone couldn't hear anything at the moment, because she was standing in the front row, holding up a camera and pointing it at Ji Shao, who was dressed in a costume.
Everyone knows that Ji Shao plays Xie Zhengyun, a young general in "The Unparalleled General," but there are very few Reuters photos of him wearing armor. But right now, Ji Shao, standing at the back door of the set talking to the director, is wearing a set of silver-white armor!
The sun's rays clashed recklessly against the armor, making the intricate and majestic totems seem even more lifelike, as if one could hear the faint roars of dragons and tigers through space. The wear and tear on the joints and the marks of swords and slashes on the breastplate seemed to silently recount their glorious battles.
The young man had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and a hearty laugh. Still in his armor, he seemed different from the one Zhou Xiao had seen him in before. His high spirits carried a certain unstoppable sharpness and imposing presence.
But when he took a long step and stepped down the stairs, Zhou Xiao inexplicably felt that Ji Shao had returned. He was dressed exactly the same, but now he had changed from a general to a handsome and elegant young general.
"Ji Shao!" "Xiao Shao," "Shao Zi," "..." The shouts that had been buried deep in the hearts of the audience offline suddenly erupted. The sound of support could be heard even by the crew further away. It also revealed to the market the true meaning of fan loyalty; many people finally experienced it firsthand.
Under the camera, Ji Shao narrowed his eyes. The corners of his mouth curled up, showing everyone present the charisma of an idol, radiating every moment. Like a proud green peacock, he was unrestrained and uninhibited.
The next second, the young man's face in the camera suddenly grew larger. Zhou Xiao moved the camera away and saw Ji Shao move in sync, but he never let go of the hand he had extended to her.
Zhou Xiao was already prepared, taking out the photo paper and handing it to Ji Shao. Then, he happily pulled a cloth bag from his breastplate. After filling the bag, he contentedly placed it back on his breastplate. The unintentional cuteness and satisfaction revealed in his gesture were enough to make all his fans swoon.
The fans who had experienced last night's offline cheered even more enthusiastically, as if they wanted to double down on the support they hadn't given Ji Shao the previous night. The crowd was buzzing with excitement, but their only thought was that they were all here for Ji Shao!
The restless crowd finally calmed down after Ji Shao stood on the flower wall, took a group photo, and gave a speech. A gentle breeze blew by, and Zhou Xiao's heart calmed down a little. Just then, the system prompt sounded -
[Ding! NINE STAR group event "Taobao Double 11" gala detected, automatically issuing ticket*1]
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