Chapter 452
On the glittering stage, the nine performers' movements resembled a 1:1 replica. Their swift, sharp dance moves, accompanied by a chorus that erupted from the audience, brought back memories of the finals, a scene woven with tears and reluctance.
When the large name tags attached to the members' waists were magnified on the big screen, the distinction between "only fans" and "only fans" ceased to exist. Starting with leader Wu Yanyan, each name tag was accompanied by loud cheers from the audience.
“Wu Yanyan!” “Ji Shao!” “Chu Cheng!” “…” “Lin Nan——”
The names of the nine members resounded throughout the sports center amid the audience's cheers. Even the crowd who were still lingering and having fun outside the stadium couldn't help but stop to listen to the sound.
On the sweet festival of Chinese Valentine's Day, even young lovers immersed in happiness can feel the increasingly strong sadness from the shouts that are louder than the last.
When the last name was called, many people in the crowd checking in and taking photos under the flower wall were already standing there, looking at the flashing lights above the stadium with tears in their eyes.
The dazzling neon lights, the blurred vision, and every moment when the names of the members in the venue were called out, all touched the beating hearts of the fans outside the venue.
Inside the stadium, the roar of cheers surged like a tidal wave. It wasn't time to cry yet, there were still several stages to go, and the members hadn't yet expressed their feelings, but the atmosphere inside was already filled with sorrow.
This time, the center position of "Star 101" became a stage exclusively for all nine members. In the theme song stage, which was the last performance under the title NINE STAR, everyone took the center position.
"I want to ride the wind—"
The chorus' climax began again, and the fans' waving cheering sticks synchronized instantly under the control of the central control system. It was like a rose slowly opening from the center of the stage to the surrounding stadium. Looking up, the large screens on all four sides of the stage also turned into a shower of rose petals, closely following the central control system's performance.
A pixelated rose, resembling a GIF, flickered beneath the central control panel, seemingly a clumsy way of conveying a token of appreciation to the fans in attendance. While not particularly stunning, Zhou Xiao found the rose unexpectedly soothing the bitterness she felt at the time.
Just as everyone's eyes were fixed on the central control rose in the audience, the sound of "bang!" "bang!" "bang!" quickly drew everyone's attention back to the stage. The sight was incredibly shocking and stunning!
A bright flame flashed before Zhou Xiao's eyes, and the cascading waterfall of cold fireworks from the stage captured everyone's attention. The entire stage seemed enveloped in fireworks. As the high-powered fans in the venue activated, the dazzling, meteor-like "waterfall" of fireworks formed a distinct tilt in the viewer's field of view, creating a dreamlike scene.
"Wow!" "Damn! Huayao is really generous!" "This is too beautiful!" "Cold fireworks?" "..."
The surprises are not over yet.
The fireworks gradually stopped, revealing the members who were still standing on the stage. Under the camera, Ji Shaowei lowered his head and untied the pyramid brooch on his chest with one hand, and then fixed it together with the name tag that had been removed.
The fans, already aware of something, were no longer concerned with their sadness. Hands were raised in the audience even more enthusiastically than during the open class. Liang Wendao, on the stage, was about to throw something down when Xiang Rui, standing beside him, quickly reached out to stop him.
The interaction between the two was projected on the big screen, immediately sparking countless cheers. Liang Wendao, whose eyes were already red, was forced to suppress his sadness.
The traces of the cold fireworks on the stage gradually dissipated, and the passion of the previous moment seemed like blooming fireworks, which came and went quickly, and after a moment of excitement, they quickly drifted away with the wind.
The stage gradually grew quiet. The nine members clutched their name tags and brooches from their pure white suits. Captain Wu Yanyan stepped forward, raised the microphone, and smiled at the approaching camera. "Everyone, do you remember what holiday it is today?"
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——【Entertainment Forum】——[August 29th evening]
[Theme] Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god! I couldn't help but run over from the live broadcast room and scream! This graduation concert at Huayao is so romantic!
[Main Post] The production team is such a master of planning! The rose center console, the electronic screen petal rain, the cold fireworks waterfall, and then the real rose petal rain!!! I got goosebumps watching the live broadcast!
It's a shame this is a paid livestream and I can't take screenshots TAT, otherwise I'd show you how beautiful it was! This last concert was such a steal! Ahhhhh! I'm starting to regret not going there!
1L
Run over +1
37L
I feel like a case has been solved. No wonder the cost of producing our offline flower wall has doubled this time (˙-˙) So Huayao has taken care of all the flowers...
59L
Reply to 37L: It may not be Huayao, it could be Sister Zhou... The flower wall she made is super spectacular, it almost made me dizzy, all I could see were huge flowers, it was so impressive!
100L
I feel like out of 100 people posting on the forum, 99 of them have bought the live broadcast of the concert [covering face] and the remaining one is asking around where to buy the live broadcast hhhhh
146L
Help! I heard that the pyramid brooch that NINE STAR threw out was pure gold. Anyway, is there any sister who can come out to debunk the rumor, otherwise I will really get pink eye!
188L
Reply 146L:!!!
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Forums were flooded with discussions, reflecting the current state of the entertainment industry tonight. NINE STAR's every move seemed destined for trending headlines. The reporters and influencers who attended the event were streaming live videos like they were free, flooding every online platform.
Thanks to the Jinling Olympic Sports Center, a venue built specifically for the Olympics, it managed to maintain an uninterrupted signal despite accommodating so many people. Even though the signal was stuck, the progress bar was actually moving!
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"Happy Qixi Festival!"
Under the camera, Ji Shao, standing at the center of the stage, ran joyfully toward the audience, drawing cheers from countless fans. His eyes sparkled, but the faint red at the corners of his eyes was particularly noticeable under the bright lights.
Zhou Xiao held up his camera, aiming it at the young man on the stage, unrestrained and as bright as a little sun. His dark, fluffy hair danced lively in the air as he ran, giving him a furry puppy vibe!
Ji Shao didn't know at that moment that, aside from the fans, the fans in the audience were obsessed with the brooch and name tag he held in his hands. Their eyes almost followed his hand movements.
Seeing that things were beginning to turn into a funny scene, Ji Shao, the owner of the item, narrowed his eyes slightly, put his left hand holding the name tag behind his back, and then gave an extremely elegant gentleman salute to the fans in the audience.
Ji Shao's action not only delighted the fans in the audience, but also made the shutter buttons of the fans almost smoke. Amidst the frantic recording, those beautiful eyes lit up slightly, and found -
The next moment, Ji Shao stretched out his left hand. The weighty brooch in his hand was tightly wrapped around the name tag. After tossing it up and down to measure its weight, the young man narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the camera.
The next second, the thrown object was like a meteor across the dark night, carrying sincere feelings and landing steadily above the target.
Countless hands raised below the stage, like ears of rice swaying in the wind, "fall" in the direction of the falling object. In the darkness, a slender left hand suddenly rose and firmly grasped the pink cube heading towards it.
"Ahhhhhh" Zhu Jian, who was standing next to him, hugged Zhou Xiao's right hand holding the camera tightly after seeing Zhou Xiao catch it, his voice full of excitement and excitement.
The others around them were in the same state. Qi Sisi was already lying on Dong Xiaoyu's lap, staring eagerly at the object in Zhou Xiao's hand. She had been crying with her friend just a second ago, but now her eyes were full of curiosity.
Surrounded by the hot air, Zhou Xiao was actually a little dazed. Although she looked very agile when grabbing things, that was all because her brain subconsciously reacted when she saw the object thrown by Ji Shao getting closer and closer to her head.
I glanced up at Ji Shao, who was already walking towards the center of the stage, his back to the audience. Like him, the other members had already finished throwing their brooches. As if they had accomplished some great task, everyone's mood was almost exhilarated.
Feeling the hard object in her palm, as a photographer, her conditioned reflex made her fix the camera on the tripod immediately, and then she slowly opened her palm under the scorching gaze of her friends.
A pink name tag with Ji Shao's name printed on it neatly wrapped around the brooch. From the pressure applied, the outline of the brooch had already been left on the name tag. Zhou Xiao paused slightly, then opened it with trembling fingers. It was an exquisite pyramid brooch. Reflected by the lights from the surrounding cheering sticks, it shone brightly and glittered with gold.
Zhou Xiao already sensed something was amiss. Based on the feel of the three-piece gold set she'd recently bought Ms. Zheng for Chinese Valentine's Day, and after further consideration, she finally came to a conclusion: Could this be real?!
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On the other side, Xu Wenjing, sitting near the Chu Cheng family group ticket area, was as quiet as her name at this moment. When the members on the stage began to throw their brooches, she seemed particularly special sitting quietly in the front row.
Next to Xu Wenjing, a fan holding a "Shao" sign cheered towards Ji Shao while looking back at her. This back-and-forth movement amused the main character, who was sitting there pretending to be deep.
Xu Wenjing understood that the other party was actually worried about her, although it seemed that she had misunderstood that she was also a Ji Shao fan like her.
"Sister, I'm fine," Xu Wenjing whispered close to the kindhearted person's ear. Because the scene was too noisy, she had to repeat, "Don't worry about me!"
Don't worry about you?! So who was that person crying so hard during the theme song performance? That's not the only thing that worries Penguin. The most worrying thing is the way this person immediately shuts up and locks away their love after they finished crying.
"It's okay! I just cried too much!" Xu Wenjing shook her head. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Ji Shao on the stage about to throw something, and quickly warned him, "Look over there, Ji Shao is about to throw something!"
They were positioned slightly left of the stage, a considerable distance from Ji Shao. But what's most important about a concert? The atmosphere, of course! So, after being reminded, Penguin, who had been comforting Xu Wenjing a moment earlier, hesitated for less than a second before turning his entire body toward the center, prioritizing participation.
Sitting in her seat, looking at the back of the other person's head covered in a baseball cap, Xu Wenjing suddenly wondered if she had been too impulsive in deleting the friend. In her past experience of chasing stars, she had met many good people...
As if by fate, Xu Wenjing's gaze met Chu Cheng's onstage the moment she looked up. Feeling the long-awaited, rapidly beating heart in her chest, she began to lose focus. She felt like, just from that one glance, she would have to thank Zhou Xiao again after the concert.
Xu Wenjing had thought she was prepared for this brief moment of eye contact, but Chu Cheng's eyes widened slightly on the stage, and then, as if remembering something, he reached out and took Xiang Rui's arm as she passed by.
On the big screen, a smiling Chu Cheng, arm in arm with Xiang Rui, raised his right hand to the camera amidst the cheers of their CP fans. His combined index and middle fingers double-tapped the corners of his eyes, his eyes filled with infinite tenderness and emotion.
Only Chu Cheng and Xiang Rui's longtime fans knew this was a move from the aborted Ascendant group variety show. It was unexpected and even more complicated; this was the second time they'd witnessed a group's disbandment. But this time, their future was foreseeable, filled with endless possibilities.
Penguin felt like she was about to have a split personality because of this friend next to her! She just glanced at Xiao Shao, why did this girl suddenly start crying!
She hasn't even cried yet!
Fortunately, I had prepared a large bag of paper in my backpack. This was something Cheese specifically told everyone in the fan club group. I heard that she always had to bring two large bags of paper every time to be able to share it offline.
Penguin obediently brought her own. Now she finally understood why Cheese had asked everyone to bring tissues. The concert was only halfway through, and someone was already bursting into tears. And it was like a faucet that wouldn't stop, with no sign of stopping!
But, offline, it was so tearful... Feeling the warmth in her eyes, Penguin's gaze once again turned to the glittering stage. She needed to cherish every minute of today!
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