Chapter 332
In the lounge, Chen Shenju looked at Ji Shao's current outfit, and after a moment of contemplation, he said, "Shaozi, why don't you take off your sunglasses and replace them with plain glasses?"
Ji Shao, standing before him, wore a crisp black woolen coat, a gray hooded sweatshirt underneath, and dark gray wide-leg pants, creating a layered look. Coupled with his beautiful eyes, he clearly looked like an innocent young man.
Of course, the mask and sunglasses had to be removed. Even with the mask on, he still looked like a star, making it hard not to notice. Especially with Ji Shao's impressive height, he was incredibly eye-catching offline.
After looking at himself in the glasses, Ji Shao reached for the prescription glasses that Chen Shenju had mentioned. However, when the square-framed silver-rimmed glasses appeared on his face, they gave him a dramatic change in temperament.
"Hey, I should have saved a few urban scripts for you to audition." Chen Shenju looked at the young man in front of him with some surprise. He really did have that scumbag vibe of someone who, once wearing glasses, would be unlovable. If there were another word to describe him, "gentlemanly scoundrel" would be quite fitting.
"Should I wear another hat?" Ji Shao said, carefully selecting a striped baseball cap from the props beside him and putting it on his head. He didn't care that his carefully groomed hair was flattened by the cap.
"Okay, let's go," Chen Shenju nodded with satisfaction, but then turned serious and said, "We have ten minutes to walk from Gate 1 to Gate 2. During this time, the driver's car will be waiting in the parking lot next to Gate 2."
"Try not to exceed the time limit!" As he spoke, Ji Shao had already lowered the brim of his hat and walked briskly towards Gate 1. Because the venue was limited and could not accommodate all the people who came to see him, they had discussed the large-screen live broadcast.
But Ji Shao felt that this was not enough, and if possible, he hoped that one day in the future, he would have a large venue where he could greet his fans freely and unrestrainedly.
Of course, at this stage, all he could do was check in with the two large screens offline. Although they couldn't interact in the same space, checking in across time and space was also the "gift" Ji Shao wanted to give them. However, if he wanted to check in, he had to be quiet.
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Outside Gate 1, although the platform activity had ended for quite some time, the staff operating the big screen was very knowledgeable. What was playing on the screen at that moment was the collection of Ji Shao's stage performances that he had found on the Internet.
For most fans, the stage is where their love for Ji Shao begins. It's no exaggeration to say that once this compilation aired, everyone was captivated.
"Wow! It feels quite amazing to watch Xiao Shao's performance with so many people." Chen Zhuzhu took her sister's hand, raised her head and looked at the big screen like many others.
A rose in the left hand, a warm baby in the right hand, plus a stage collection edited by the heart-beating sister, this feeling is so refreshing!
"Hey, sister! Look over there!" Chen Yuyu glanced casually and saw a tall man standing by the fountain. For a southerner, with such height and physique, when did their offline stores produce such high-quality male fans?
Chen Zhuzhu, shaken vigorously by her sister, shifted her gaze over. The initial lack of interest and subsequent disbelief were all transformed in a matter of seconds.
Her gaze stayed on the other person's hand holding up the phone to take a selfie. At that moment, she recognized who the young man in the crowd was.
Ji Shao had no idea that he had been recognized by fans in the selfie. He was smiling broadly under the mask and occasionally "looked after" the fountain near Gate 1 Square.
Yes, this mask was taken by Chen Shenju again. Although he looks very star-like with a mask on, but... Ji Shao is too easy to recognize without a mask!
Ji Shao's camera was aimed at the iconic building of Lianzhong Shopping Mall. The reason he recorded it was to convey his feelings to the fans who had to leave the venue today. He cherishes everyone's love.
"How was the filming?" Chen Shenju, who was on the other side of the fountain, was extremely nervous. Fortunately, the DL staff's distribution of roses diverted the fans' attention, but he never expected Ji Shao to be so bold! He didn't even bring any security!
Chen Shenju looked worriedly at his own reflection in the fountain's water. Now he could only pray that no one would notice them.
"Okay." Putting the phone back into his pocket, Ji Shao whispered to Chen Shenju, who was about ten meters away from him, while listening to the Bluetooth headset. Then the two of them rushed to Gate No. 2 one after the other.
What they didn't know was that when they moved, those fans who seemed to be still standing there staring at the big screen looked at each other tacitly in the square.
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"Hey, what's going on?" Yu Du, who was still waiting in line, was about to look away from the screen. When he looked up, he felt the strange atmosphere at the scene.
DL's flower collection point is located inside the shopping mall, facing away from the main entrance, so that everyone can leave directly through the exit after receiving the flowers.
What Yu Du saw at this moment was a group of inexplicable people tiptoeing in one direction, and some even rushed into the mall. They looked like they were in a hurry.
Curiosity got the better of her, so she left the group in a familiar manner. She reached out to stop a girl who was obviously sharing the group, and asked in confusion, "Sisters, where are you all going?"
The girl she stopped wasn't angry. After glancing at Yu Du's camera bag, she stopped and explained in detail. Of course, she also spoke excitedly, "We just saw Ji Shao at the fountain at Gate 1! Some of the girls speculated that he should be checking in at Gate 2 now!"
Seeing Yu Du's expression becoming excited, the girl quickly stopped him, "Hey sister, don't get excited, listen to me first..."
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"So everyone's doing this to fulfill his wish to check in?" Zhou Xiao couldn't help but smile as she listened to Yu Du's explanation. No wonder most of the people disappeared in a short while; it turned out they were all heading towards Gate 2.
Because they knew that directly calling out Ji Shao's name offline might result in him being escorted away by security personnel, everyone suppressed their excitement and followed behind.
As for whether Ji Shao had noticed it? If it were just a few people, they might not have noticed it. But the scale was so large... So in Zhou Xiao's opinion, it was more of a tacit understanding.
"Sister Xindong, even though there may be a lot of people here now, why don't we go too?" Yu Du's voice sounded excited, as if he was determined to persuade Zhou Xiao to agree.
Even though I'd been watching Ji Shao perform for nearly two hours, there was a huge difference between the two! As for the difference, Yu Du felt it had something to do with people's natural love of gossip. Just like how casual photos of idols taken by passersby are always more popular with fans than official photos.
Zhou Xiao subconsciously shook the rose in her hand, but she quickly made a decision! Of course, she had to join in the fun!
"Then let's go straight over there!" Yu Du looked eager to try, she really wanted to see if she could take a photo or two. Thinking about it, it was strangely reminiscent of when she was a child going to the zoo to take pictures of giant pandas.
"Wait a minute," Zhou Xiao pointed to a diagram next to the escalator, which showed the specific locations of the shops on the first floor of Lianzhong Mall. However, her focus wasn't on that. Instead, her fingertips tapped lightly on the parking lot near Gates 2 and 5.
Zhou Xiao felt that Assistant Chen's agreement to allow Ji Shao to clock in offline was largely due to the fact that the car and security personnel were already prepared in advance. Recalling how she and Qi Sisi had met Ji Shao on Christmas Eve, her fingertips traced an arc from the nearest exit to the parking lot exit next to Gate 2.
"Si Ji, I think we might be able to take a detour." Although the route Zhou Xiao drew required a circle, if they could catch up with Ji Shao before he left, it would probably be the best place for photos.
Yu Du wasn't at all unhappy with Zhou Xiao's idea. She had already started walking the moment she heard about the detour. She had given up on the route from the mall to Gate 2 because it was too congested.
As for Gate 1 and Gate 2, there was indeed a path between them, but there were very few obstructions along the way. Since everyone wanted to play with Ji Shao, it was best not to be too obvious.
Compared to the other two approaches, Zhou Xiaoti's approach was clearly more flexible. This was why she was immediately moved after hearing the analysis. She had to hurry, or Ji Shao would "run away"!
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In front of Gate 2, Chen Shenju looked helplessly at the fans gathered behind the glass door. But no matter what, his heart softened a little at the fans' actions.
The doors to the Lianzhong shopping mall were open, but even so, no fan crossed the invisible line. Judging from his years of experience as an assistant/agent, these fans were indeed the most well-behaved group of children he had ever met offline.
In contrast to these well-behaved children, Ji Shao, who was taking selfies with his back to the big screen, was giving him a headache. Chen Shenju also discovered that Ji Shao's photo album was filled with fans in the crowd when he went back to sort out his materials that night. But that's a story for another time.
"Brother Chen, I'm done taking the photo!" Ji Shao turned around with a smile on his face. He didn't know when he had taken off the glasses and mask he had used for disguise.
Chen Shenju nodded, motioning for him to follow him, and then he took out his phone and called the driver waiting in the parking lot. The phone rang a few times and was quickly picked up, which he thought meant that this private trip was about to end.
It was at this moment that Ji Shao, who had always been in tacit agreement with his fans, finally waved and greeted the surrounding fans. It wouldn't have mattered if he hadn't waved, but once he did, the crowd immediately became restless. They had originally been able to pretend they couldn't see each other, but this immediately ruined the situation.
Especially when they found out that Ji Shao was indeed leaving by car, the crowd immediately became lively. While some were still hesitating whether to approach him, some fans suddenly burst into adrenaline and chased in Ji Shao's direction.
Determination was buffed, looking like a charging bull. This frightened Chen Shenju, who was standing nearby, thinking it was a hater about to come and attack him offline. As he suddenly lunged at Ji Shao to protect him, a trembling, well-protected rose was handed to them.
"Xiao Shao, this is the rose I got from DL! It's for you!" The hand holding the flower was shaking a little, and the person who sent the flowers suddenly realized that he seemed to be regarded as a bad person with bad intentions by the assistant.
But even so, she kept her hand raised. She emphasized that the flowers were sent by the brand, and also wanted to tell the assistant beside her that the flowers were free and Ji Shao could accept them.
During this delay, a lot of people gathered around them. Seeing their colleagues sending flowers, the fans who received flowers hurriedly took them out, hoping that Ji Shao would accept them.
"I'm sorry, the company has a rule that now even flowers are..." Chen Shenju protected Ji Shao, explaining while blocking the flowers, but it was obvious that no one in the excited crowd cared about him.
Some time ago, a forum listed a group of artists who accepted luxury gifts from fans, specifically naming the members of Nine Star. Because Huayao had long ago issued a notice prohibiting the acceptance of gifts, netizens viewed the members accepting gifts as a slap in the face of the company and shameless, leading to widespread criticism.
Chen Shenju naturally knew the inside story. It was just that some fans used bags from big brands to put their own handmade gifts in. Even though some fans posted a video of the gifts being bagged to clarify, it did not successfully dispel the rumor.
So Huayao issued a new rule, a blanket ban! They will not accept anything offline, except for emails. If it weren't for the fear of being criticized for not caring about their fans, they would have already included emails in the ban.
Chen Shenju was still thinking when he saw a bony hand reaching out from under his eyelids. The beautiful rose was gently held by Ji Shao with a smile on his face. He heard his clear and revealing voice, "Thank you for the rose. I accept it. But -"
Ji Shao held the green stem of the rose. He extended his hand and handed it back, saying solemnly, "I'd rather give it to you. By the way, happy holidays~"
At this moment, the name on the rose ribbon seemed to begin to have warmth.
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