Chapter 302
Amidst the clamor of the crowd, Zhou Xiao gazed thoughtfully at Ji Shao on the stage. At this point, the system notification chimed... It must be the newly confirmed schedule.
The Double 11 Gala will be held on the evening of the 10th, and Ji Shao's filming is scheduled for the 8th! The system prompt echoed, and the presence of the words "group activity" meant that the earliest they could rehearse together on stage would be tonight. So, was there enough time?
Amidst the excitement of Ji Shao wrapping up filming, Zhou Xiao frowned, pondering Hua Yao's actions. Haste, too haste! Even within Nine Star's fanbase, it was tacitly agreed that they wouldn't be attending the gala.
It's simply because the members' schedules are too tight. They just recently took time off from filming to participate in "Asian Trend Music," and now they're asking for more? Several fan clubs have even publicly protested Huayao's schedule on Weibo, demanding the agency give them enough time to rest.
Ji Shao, who was on the stage, seemed to notice that Zhou Xiao's expression was different from the others. He was slightly stunned. Then, when he looked at her again, his eyes were gentle yet firm.
Zhou Xiao paused for a moment, her hand holding the camera raised, before pressing the shutter. She believed in Ji Shao; even with only one day to train, he would give his best performance on stage to his fans and audience.
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At the same time, at the gate of a community in Fujian Province.
"Oh my, you know what, these kids are so handsome," a gray-haired woman commented on the advertisement that was playing repeatedly on the movable LED screen in front of the stall.
The aunt in front of her in line also agreed, adding, "My granddaughter really likes the leader. I heard all the kids love it! I think his name is Shao something..."
"Auntie, it's Ji Shao! Not only the kids, but young people love it too!" Li Xiang, standing behind the stall, responded enthusiastically. As she did so, she deftly filled a bag with eggs.
After handing over his work to his colleague, Li Xiang looked up at the packed line of people, turned around, and signaled to them that he was on the phone. By the time he reached the nearby flowerbed, the boss on the other end of the line had finally answered. "Boss, we're running low on eggs! We need to send some more!"
This boss, he didn't mean to be a gangster, but was the person in charge of Taobao's Double Eleven area. Although Li Xiang called him to urge him to make a request, he still had a satisfied smile on his face.
Not knowing what was said on the other end of the phone, he rubbed the back of his head and began to feel shy, then responded. After a while, he replied, "Hey, it's all thanks to Sister Zheng for reminding me, otherwise this place would have been snatched away by someone else."
During the Double 11 shopping festival, the two shopping platforms not only engaged in a fierce online battle, but also launched a long-awaited offline competition to attract customers after more than a decade. Although almost everyone uses these shopping platforms now, their main strategy is to promote and like their products on WeChat Moments.
The idea of giving away eggs by collecting likes at a street stall is a killer weapon that all middle-aged and elderly people cannot resist. This is an open secret passed down through the years of street marketing!
"Okay, okay! Hurry up!" Li Xiang was about to say something, but after catching a glimpse of someone, he quickly hung up the phone. Quickly reaching out with his right hand, he grabbed a bag hanging under the stall. Inside was a bag of large eggs he had picked out in advance, and swiftly walked towards the person.
Zheng Jinghua, who had just finished work and joined the long queue, paused and then stood under the mango tree. She was looking at the advertisement on the display screen, her eyes full of admiration and pride.
"Sister Zheng, Sister Zheng!" Li Xiang, wearing an orange T-shirt, trotted over from a distance. He looked at Zheng Jinghua, who seemed like a great benefactor to him, and said with a chuckle, "Thank you for your reminder, Sister. This is our way of saying thank you! These eggs are for a promotion, and you must accept them. It's also one of the promotional activities we are doing..."
Zheng Jinghua was persuaded by the young man and accepted the bag of eggs amid the envious eyes of others. However, there were only her and Lao Zhou at home, and they couldn't finish the extra eggs.
The people queuing at the entrance to the complex were all familiar faces. As their gazes shifted, Zheng Jinghua stepped forward and handed a few eggs from a bag to a familiar aunt. After distributing half the eggs to the cheers of "No, no!", she happily returned home, humming a little tune.
As soon as she entered the room, she saw Old Zhou, who had recently gotten off work earlier than her, sitting on the sofa watching a spy drama. Hearing Zheng Jinghua's happy voice, Zhou Chengdong picked up the remote control and switched the TV channel to her usual one. Then he said cheerfully, "What's going on?"
After putting the eggs away, Zheng Jinghua sat on the sofa and told her husband what had just happened. Just as she was finishing her story, the advertisement for "Double Eleven Shopping Carnival..." came on TV.
Zhou Chengdong, who was sitting next to her, subconsciously raised his eyes when he heard the familiar voice, and then he also started watching the advertisement that he had seen countless times.
Watching the members dancing in unison on the screen, Zheng Jinghua and Zhou Chengdong couldn't help but smile. The kids at the entrance of the residential complex doing Double Eleven promotions were playing the same commercial song they were listening to.
Ever since they learned that their daughter had filmed the commercial, the couple couldn't help but stop and listen for a moment whenever they passed by the promotional stall. This, in turn, led to a good relationship between Zheng Jinghua and the woman.
Mother Zheng, who had just distributed eggs to the elderly women, was delighted to hear their praise. "You said this commercial (for the child) is pretty, right? Hey, her daughter shot it!"
"Hey, Lao Zhou, don't say that." Zheng Jinghua, after figuring that a rerun of a TV series he'd been watching was about to begin, finally let go of the remote control that had been rewinding the commercials. "This is going to be a TV commercial, that's incredible, right?"
Zhou Chengdong nodded seriously, thought for a moment and commented, "One in a million!" After saying this, the two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
They didn't spread the news that Xiaoxiao was filming a commercial. Zheng Jinghua was more thoughtful and knew that once this was made public, some families who hadn't had any contact with them for many years would definitely ask their daughter to film a wedding video for them.
Somehow, word of her previous filming for the local TV station had gotten out, and some relatives had been asking if they could film it for them. Even though they were family, the nonchalant tone in their words had made her balk.
Thinking of this, Zheng Jinghua also breathed a sigh of relief. In every video, she could see her daughter's relaxed mood. Although she seemed very busy in the past two days, as a mother, she could truly feel the love of her child.
Working hard in a big city is not easy, so being able to do what you love is the best. Zheng Jinghua thought that she and Lao Zhou would be Xiaoxiao's permanent harbor.
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——【Entertainment Forum】——[November 8th evening]
【Topic】News! NINE STAR officially announced that they will participate in the Double 11 Gala!
[Main Post] Don't get too excited yet, I have another question. I remember these guys are still on set, right? And Ji Shao is the only one who finished filming today. Don't let such a good show down and let people down!
I also saw some fans on Weibo clamoring to tear down this resource. Can anyone tell me why?
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Holy crap! Is this true?! Yesterday, the elevator in our community changed the Double 11 ad. Because it showed NINE STAR dancing, I was discussing with my friends how much of a shame it would be if they didn't have a stage this year! And now, it's back!
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This is quite interesting. Didn't another shopping platform also hold a carnival party? I'm curious if SEVEN can beat the previous wave to the death on the beach.
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I heard that this time Taobao's Double Eleven advertisement was shot by Sister Zhou. Apart from anything else, the more I watch it, the better it looks (I'm really crazy, I started watching advertisements). It's very creative, innovative and pleasing to the eye. I feel like I can even enter it into an advertising competition~
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After hearing everyone say this, I'm actually starting to get curious. Just a reminder to the boy bands SEVEN and UCS: If they can outshine NINE STAR on stage, they'll be ready to get promoted!
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Taobao’s Double Eleven advertising this time was so grand that not only did it resume its traditional ground-based promotion, but recently on various commonly used software and video platforms, the advertisements were almost all NINE STAR brainwashing advertisements.
Under this double bombardment, a wave of imitating NINE STAR's promotions began to emerge on short video platforms. The rising popularity also caused the fans who originally organized the protest to gradually quiet their opposition.
Under the multiple activities set up by the official (with bonuses), fans with various skills such as dancing, editing and post-production also joined in to increase the popularity.
Among them, Ji Shao fans are particularly hardworking, especially after knowing that the advertisement was shot by their own teacher, their enthusiasm for secondary creation is even more unstoppable!
Zhejiang Province Training Room.
The members collapsed on the floor, breathless. Some of them were dragged here for intense training right after getting off the plane, but there were also two members who simply could not take time off.
Two of the nine were absent, which meant that the entire stage had to be re-assigned. As Ji Shao had already finished filming, he took the initiative to take on the heavy burden of re-choreography and re-assignment.
At this moment, there was no need for any empty words. Compared to the fans in the past who would meticulously calculate their share of the show, the others, who were busy trying to regain their feelings, all expressed their feelings of being "content with the status quo" to Ji Shao.
But it was precisely within this tense atmosphere that everyone in the training room felt a bit dazed. Looking at the people around them and the clock hanging high on the wall ticking away, the intense pressure made them feel as if they were back in the finals.
Back then, they were like moths, practicing with all their might, constantly wandering and feeling uneasy in the abyss of rising and falling rankings. Now that they've formed a group and have more capital, they've started to shirk and evade...
Xu Zhou sighed inwardly, supporting his already sore legs as he continued training. The intensity of training now was nowhere near as high as when they were trainees. As the first boy group to be selected from a talent show, if they were so lax, would the boy groups that followed them be content with this?
Sweat dripped onto the floor, blurring their vision. Everyone could sense the new force chasing them even more eagerly. However, let's not change this part!
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