Chapter 80 Book Signing Event (Part 1)
The qualification to attend the autograph session is selected by a lottery from fans who purchase the digital single.
For every 10 digital singles purchased, the official will give out a lottery ticket. The lottery ticket is like the gold and blue tickets in some card-drawing games. Scratch the lottery ticket and you may get an SSR. The autograph session is equivalent to an SSR.
But most people are not lucky enough to have such a good shot, so some die-hard fans who want to attend the autograph session buy hundreds or even thousands of tickets.
Sun Pei Ni, a fan of Jiang Mo Nan who goes by the online handle "need", took a deep breath as she looked at the 5,000 lottery tickets she had received in exchange for the 50,000 digital singles she had purchased.
Just like every time she drew cards from the card pool during a game activity, she pressed the scratch-off button with a serious expression.
After 10 draws, the page showed six words:
[Thank you for your support]
Sun Pei Ni was not in a hurry.
Do it again.
I drew 10 more and still got the same text.
She remained calm and composed.
After all, she had 5,000 lottery tickets, enough for her to win 500 times. She was confident that she would win after spending so many lottery tickets, but it might take more time.
She did this ten times in a row, and finally, on her twentieth attempt, a line of text popped up on the page:
[Hello, congratulations on being selected for the Originore Yuehai City offline book signing event. The specific time for the offline book signing event is as follows: ...]
Seeing the above text, Sun Pei Ni's eyes suddenly widened.
She stared at the text on her phone for a long time, and after confirming that she was not dazzled, a smile suddenly broke out on her face.
She hadn't expected the results to come out so quickly this time. She remembered that when she used to follow other groups, especially boy bands from Country K, she'd buy hundreds of physical tickets, spending tens of thousands, but there was no guarantee of winning every time. Especially with popular, top-tier groups, there were tons of fans and competition. That's why she bought 50,000 tickets this time, just to get as many as possible.
However, to her surprise, she only spent 200 raffle tickets to win the chance to attend the autograph session. The digital single cost three yuan each, which added up to 6,000 yuan.
Compared with the past, my luck this time can be said to be surprisingly good.
It’s a pity that each ID only has one chance to participate in the autograph session. Once you are selected, you can no longer participate in subsequent draws, so the remaining lottery tickets will naturally be invalid.
However, because she purchased 50,000 singles, the official also gave her an additional limited edition luxury peripheral product of Originore.
Among fans who frequently attend their idol's autograph sessions, Sun Pei Ni is considered lucky. But sometimes, comparison can be detrimental.
At every autograph session, there are always those few lucky guys who are always the winners.
As Jiang Mo Nan's die-hard supporter, Cai Shumin also bought 10 single covers this time. Because she is still studying, she does not have much money to support her favorite idol, so she can only do what she can.
When she bought the single, she never thought that she would win the lottery, so when she received the lottery ticket, she didn't have any expectations at all.
However, luck is a mysterious thing. Just when you have no hope, things take an unexpected turn.
“…Hit?”
When Cai Shumin saw the news that he had won the lottery, he jumped out of bed in shock.
“I actually got it?!”
She jumped on the bed excitedly and immediately sent a message to her college classmate, roommate, and best friend Luo Xinyi:
[I won the autograph session!]
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Luo Xinyi on the opposite side: “……???”
As if too shocked, the other side bombarded me with a barrage of messages.
[Luo Xinyi: Holy crap!!!]
[Luo Xinyi: I remember you only bought 10 tickets? And you won?]
[Cai Shumin: (laughing) Yeah, I didn’t expect my luck to be so good.]
[Luo Xinyi: (Shocked) (Stupid) You're not just lucky, you're incredibly lucky!]
[Luo Xinyi: Others might not win even if they buy hundreds of tickets, but you bought 10 and won for the price of two cups of milk tea!?]
[Luo Xinyi: I'm jealous (lemon.jpg)]
Although she was envious, Luo Xinyi was still very happy that her good sister could go to the scene to see the same support.
[Cai Shumin: If you have anything you want to tell Jiang Mo Nan, I can bring it to him during the book signing.]
Luo Xinyi thought for a moment and replied:
[Then please tell me that I like him very much and hope he can be happy every day.]
…
There are three offline autograph sessions for Originore.
One is in Yuehai City in China, one is in Country K and one is in Country J.
When they signed the contract, the members had already heard that Pineapple Entertainment had relevant cooperation with overseas idol agencies and platforms, and they would go abroad to promote their music and appear on TV shows in the future.
However, as a new group, and a foreign new group that has only released one single, the members can't help but worry about whether there will be no fans when they go abroad to hold autograph sessions.
They were worried, but since the company had made such an arrangement, they had no right to interfere. Moreover, they didn't have the energy to care about it right now.
Because the first offline autograph session after debut has already begun.
Fans were required to submit their IDs to participate in the lottery, and upon arrival, their IDs were verified. This was done to maintain order at the event, preventing trolls from infiltrating and causing trouble, which would be impossible to pursue legally, and to prevent scalpers from exploiting loopholes and selling tickets at inflated prices.
Considering that most of the fans who came to the scene were very emotional and worried about stampedes, the company arranged a number of security personnel to maintain order at the signing event.
There were local fans who came to the signing, but most of them came from other places a day in advance. Some even made appointments online to meet in person in advance.
After all, most of the fans are girls, and it is not safe to come to a strange city alone. If everyone can travel together, it will not only save food and accommodation expenses but also be safer.
Since Cai Shumin lives in Yuehai, she doesn't have to rush like other fans who came from other places.
But even so, she still went out early and took the subway to the signing location.
She is very excited now.
From the moment she learned she had won the lottery to participating in the offline book signing today, her emotions have been very high. She was even so excited that she couldn't sleep all night yesterday.
Although it was not the first time she met Jiang Mo Nan, it was her first time attending a book signing event.
Before this, Cai Shumin had never pursued any idol, so it can be said that Jiang Mo Nan was her original intention.
Perhaps because newbies have a protection period, she was so successful in chasing her idol for the first time that she won a spot in the autograph session.
Cai Shumin knew she had always had good luck, but she hadn't expected it to be this good. After all, many other fans online had bought hundreds of tickets and still hadn't won, while she only bought 10 and won. Anyone would have thought her luck was incredible.
Restraining her nervous excitement, she adjusted her hair and skirt in front of the glass wall and walked carefully into the venue.
The signing event was held indoors at a theater in Yuehai City. When Cai Shumin arrived at the venue, many fans were already seated.
There were a total of 300 fans who came to participate in the offline signing today. Most of the girls were dressed neatly and elegantly. Many of them even brought cameras and tripods, looking like professional fans.
Cai Shumin had never seen such a scene before, and couldn't help but look around curiously.
Long tables had been set up on the stage, each bearing the members' name tags. A large group poster, the cover of their debut single, hung on the wall behind them. Originore's new debut song was also playing.
Cai Shumin hummed along with the background music while counting the labels on the back of the seats to find his seat.
At this moment, a new message suddenly popped up on the phone——
[Jiang Mo Nan's mom fans: Paipai, I'm here!]
Upon hearing the news, she turned her head and saw Xu Zihan at the entrance of the venue. He had changed his intellectual appearance and was wearing a light beige casual suit. He was waving at her with a camera on his shoulder.
Cai Shumin was shocked, "Sister Zihan, you brought a camera?"
"Of course." Xu Zihan smiled and said, "Don't look at me like this now. When I was young, I was a professional fangirl."
Hearing this, Cai Shumin couldn't help but gasp in amazement: "Really? Sister Zihan, you are so amazing."
"That was many years ago." Xu Zihan smiled, as if lost in distant memories. "I was only 20 years old then."
Cai Shumin had previously learned from Xu Zihan's daughter Xin Yiru that her mother was a fan of Mo Bei when she was young, so she did not delve into the topic further.
After all, Mo Bei died young in an accident many years ago, which is not a pleasant topic for fans.
But perhaps it is because of this experience that Sister Zi Han now pays attention to and supports Jiang Mo Nan.
Because they are really similar.
Even though Cai Shumin is Jiang Mo Nan's only fan, she has to admit this.
Thinking about it, she changed the subject without leaving a trace: "So Sister Zihan, are you planning to open a website?"
Xu Zihan thought about it and said, "I do have this plan. But I have a family now, and I'm also old. I can't travel around like I did when I was young."
Cai Shumin sighed: "That's pretty impressive too."
Before coming, she learned that several well-known fans in Jiang's circle would also attend the autograph session.
Unlike ordinary fans like them, fan club sisters have always been wealthy and mysterious figures in the fan circle.
They follow their idols everywhere, from concerts to variety shows, from book signings to airports. They even keep up with their schedules abroad. Without sufficient money, time, and energy, this wouldn't be possible.
More importantly, the fans are all very good at taking pictures.
After all, idols don’t stay still on the stage, so it’s easy for the pictures to be blurry or broken when filming, which really tests the photographer’s skills.
Cai Shumin once tried to take photos of a singer-dancer at a concert. However, the pictures turned out to be horrible, and if she posted them online, people would question her for being a hater.
It was from that time that Cai Shumin realized that she had no talent at all to be a fangirl.
It's not just a matter of time and money, even the most basic shooting skills are not available.
The most admirable thing is that in order to take amazing pictures of their idols, the fans can always overcome all kinds of difficult environments, such as climbing mountains, diving into the sea, climbing trees, and rowing boats. Their professionalism is comparable to that of professional photographers, and they can be called the special forces of the fan circle in the new era.
To sum it up in one sentence - not everyone can be a fangirl.
When Cai Shumin thought of the intellectual big sister in front of her, who was the mother of a high school student and was once a member of the fan club, she couldn't help but respect her.
While fans were meeting their idols at the venue, the members backstage were also feeling nervous. This was their first autograph session, and their first time meeting fans so closely in a formal setting outside of a performance. To prepare for this event, the members had recently been diligently practicing their autographs.
Of course, the most important thing for the company is makeup.
Because it was the first autograph session after their debut, each member's hair and makeup were carefully taken care of by a professional styling team, striving to make every hair exquisite.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the book signing event finally began and the venue was packed.
Then a deafening scream erupted in the venue, and Originore finally appeared!
The first person to walk onto the stage was Lei Lie. Unlike his usual attire, he wore a white shirt with black trousers and black leather shoes instead of a vest and overalls. With his shirt unbuttoned, his tanned collarbones revealed, he looked incredibly sexy.
Everyone was used to seeing Lei Lie's hormonal, sporty outfits, but this was the first time they'd seen him in a formal shirt and trousers. Coupled with his aggressive, mixed-race face, he looked like a domineering CEO from an idol drama!
For a moment, there was screaming at the scene.
After him, the members walked onto the stage one by one.
The fans' eyes lit up again and again.
As fans, they know that Originore is handsome, but when they see him with the naked eye away from the camera, he is even more stunning than he looks in the video!
Is this the size a human can grow? These are all models!
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