106 Joint Statement
Stary's tour ended with a special show on New Year's Eve, spending their second year with tens of thousands of fans. Although this show was also held in a stadium, Celes did not attend. Yuan Xiao took on the job of hosting the New Year's Eve party for them, and showing up more often is their more important job now.
The winter in Beijing was already very cold. As soon as Leng Ci and the others came down from the stage, the assistant wrapped them in thick coats, took them to the nanny car, and stuffed a thermos into each of their pockets.
Song Lianqing's little face was red from the cold, but she didn't feel cold because she had been jumping and dancing on the stage to release her energy. At this moment, she was still excited. She reached out and pulled Xin Mengting who was sitting in the front row next to her, staring at her sister expectantly with her bright eyes.
Oh, yes. Xin Mengting patted her forehead and turned to ask her assistant: "It's New Year's Eve. Can we go out for dinner?"
The assistant sister was not very old either. She had been following them since their debut. After hearing what they said, she thought for a moment and asked, "Where are you going to eat?"
The girls seldom went to crowded places after they joined Yuan Xin. Although it was New Year's Eve, it was not convenient for them to go to the crowded square where fireworks were set off at midnight. Yuan Xiao and their executive agent had told them that they must bring a personal bodyguard with them when going to crowded places, but there was no rule that Celes could not even go out for a meal.
However, the assistant sister also asked several people this question. They looked at each other and were so busy discussing going out to celebrate the New Year that they actually forgot where they planned to go.
The assistant sister was helpless: "Why don't you first look at where you want to eat, let the driver take you back to the company to change clothes and remove makeup, and then take you there."
Celes: “Okay!”
The recording site of the evening party was a little far from the company. When they arrived at the company, they had already used makeup remover wipes to wipe off a lot of the uncomfortable makeup on their faces in the car. After changing into private clothes in the company and coming out of the rest room, the assistant sister handed the phone to Leng Ci: "Boss Yuan wants to see you."
Yuan Xiao was probably at Stary's concert. It was very noisy and the video was dim so people couldn't be seen clearly. She would not be able to spend New Year's Eve alone with the people she wanted to be with. There was a celebration party after Stary's first tour ended, and many staff and organizers were invited. Yuan Xiao had to attend as well.
Fortunately, the right person is still by my side during this year’s New Year’s Eve, and that’s enough.
Leng Ci took the phone. Xia Wentao, who had changed her clothes, also came over and greeted Yuan Xiao obediently through the phone camera: "Sister."
"Where are you planning to go later?" Yuan Xiao's voice came from the other side of the phone, always calm and reassuring.
"We've made an appointment at a restaurant." Leng Ci replied truthfully. It's not easy to make a restaurant appointment for New Year's Eve. They asked around in the car and finally managed to book a private room at a private restaurant. They planned to go there directly soon.
"Okay, go now that you've made your reservation. Be careful and have your assistant and driver accompany you." Yuan Xiao called because she was worried that the girls wouldn't be able to find a place to eat. "Just send me the bill when you pay. You've worked hard this year, but when you order food, try to eat something cleaner."
Yuan Xiao does not require the girl groups to control their weight to an excessive level, but he will pay close attention to their diet and try to ensure that the food they eat is healthy and clean, which will naturally improve their complexion and condition.
Of course, it's not completely wrong to have a little junk food occasionally when you're under a lot of stress. After all, she sometimes does that herself.
Xia Wentao and Mo Shuangzhu, who also got into the camera from behind, cheered together. Leng Ci raised her phone and thanked her: "Thank you, sister."
"Go ahead, put on more clothes."
The five of them went downstairs excitedly and got into the car. Xia Wentao took out her phone and gave the navigation to the driver. Going out in the middle of the night felt like escaping, and everyone had a little rebellious impulse in their hearts. Taozi got down from the back seat and lay between Leng Ci and Xin Mengting, her tone full of hope: "I heard that good friends who watch midnight together can be together for life."
"You want to be with us forever?" Leng Ci touched her soft cheek and rubbed it, his eyes gentle under the brim of his hat, "We don't have to wait until midnight, it will be useless if you get annoyed by then."
Mo Shuangzhu was leaning against the window in the back seat. Beijing was more prosperous tonight than ever before. The streets were crowded with people, and occasional horns could be heard through the glass. Car lights spread one after another toward the horizon.
The car was tightly sealed with anti-peeping film, the light was dim, and fog gradually rose on the car window. Mo Shuangzhu exhaled to make the mist thicker, and then drew five letters on the car window with his fingers: "Celes."
Celes-Mo Shuangzhu, so beautiful.
It was not easy to book a private room on New Year's Eve. Song Lianqing finally found one with a high rating on the review software. It was a bit far from Yuanxin's headquarters and it took more than 20 minutes to drive there.
She and Xia Wentao were still chattering, with Leng Ci occasionally interjecting a word or two. After they got to know each other better, they realized that this friend was a master of dry humor, and he would often make them laugh like little crazy with just a calm complaint.
But when Xin Mengting wanted to look at the navigation to see how long it would take to reach the destination, she found that the driver was frowning and looking at the rearview mirror from time to time.
Xin Mengting put down her phone and asked, "Master? What's wrong?"
The people who were fighting in the back also stopped talking and looked at Meng Ting in confusion. "Master? What happened? Are you lost?"
The drivers that Yuan Xiao assigned to them are all very experienced. They have been specializing in picking up and dropping off artists for many years. They have stable and skilled skills, and they have all signed confidentiality agreements and will not disclose their private conversations or unreleased materials.
But this alone is not enough to specially hire these drivers. The original intention was to hire these drivers mainly because they almost all have experience in dealing with private paparazzi chasing cars, and even if some special circumstances occur, they can ensure the safety of the artists to the greatest extent.
"I don't know if I saw it wrong, but the black car behind us seemed to be following us." The master didn't say it definitely, but since he said it, it basically didn't run away.
The meaning of this statement is very clear, either he is a stalker or a paparazzi.
The atmosphere in the car instantly dropped to freezing point, and the happy atmosphere of going out for dinner was swept away. The assistant sister immediately took out her phone to report the situation to Yuan Xiao and the agent, then turned to look at Celes and others who were helpless, and carefully suggested: "Why don't you go back to the company first, and I'll order takeout for you?"
Although their trip was really unremarkable and it wouldn't matter if they were photographed, the existence of paparazzi is still too annoying, just like a fly, which doesn't bite but makes people feel disgusted.
This was the first time that Celes felt such an obvious invasion of their private life after their debut. After being pointed out by the master, the black car following the car behind them became very obvious. When the car in front changed lanes, it also changed lanes, and when the car in front accelerated, it also followed. This feeling of discomfort and helplessness was really bad. No one spoke in the car for a while, and the itinerary that they had planned so carefully had to be cancelled. They also knew that the assistant sister was thinking about their safety, so they did not bring bodyguards this time. It would be difficult to deal with it if there was a crazy stalker in the car behind them.
Xia Wentao tried to struggle: "But the restaurant we booked only allows guests to enter from the parking lot. Is it possible..."
Xin Mengting patted her on the shoulder gently: "There will definitely be another chance next time."
It's just a meal. They must have many, many anniversaries to celebrate. It's not worth it for them to take the risk and go there tonight.
"Besides, our company's night view is also very good. We can go back and rest while waiting for takeout. We can eat whatever we want." Mo Shuangzhu also reached out and stroked Xia Wentao's back twice. Comforting her was also comforting everyone. "You can also play the midnight chime yourself."
The nanny van drove silently towards the return route. The lights outside the window were not as bright as when they came. After driving back for more than ten minutes, the cars behind obviously felt that they had discovered that Celes was returning. They became visibly anxious and even sped up to try to keep up with the nanny van that Celes was riding in.
Today they certainly couldn't take pictures of Celes who was already alert, but they still didn't give up and tried to force the people in Celes' car to get out and confront them. Those who would do this must not be paparazzi, but could only be illegitimate children.
Leng Ci had already turned cold and looked at the reckless car through the car window. The assistant sister had been recording the scene with her mobile phone to keep evidence, but sasaeng fans are more paranoid and more pervasive than paparazzi. Even though Yuan Xin has issued statements many times to severely condemn sasaeng behavior, it is still impossible to curb it completely. The sisters now have a large fan base, so it is inevitable that they will attract crazy sasaeng fans.
Before, there were bodyguards protecting him at the airport, at work, and in other public places, and they could keep the relatively impolite paparazzi out, but this time it actually developed to the point of following the car.
Fortunately, the driver's skills were really good, and they returned to the company safely. Xin Mengting looked out the window and became a little anxious. The car had not been thrown away. Even though they knew they couldn't do anything at the Yuanxin headquarters, the thought of being exposed to these people's cameras still made them feel uncomfortable.
Two messages popped up on the assistant sister's phone. Just when they returned to the downstairs of Yuanxin Building, two other cars from the company passed by the car that Celes and her friends were riding in, and directly blocked the black car that had been following them all the way.
"Hey, hey, hey!" Song Lianqing shouted excitedly, twisting himself in the back seat and leaning against the rear window. "Slow down, slow down, I know I won't get out or open the window, I'll just take a look."
At once, several little heads were leaning against the car windows. Leng Ci recognized that the people who got off the company car included several big brothers in charge of security and Xiao Liu, assistant to Yuan Xiao, who were negotiating directly with the people in the black car.
"Just take a look." The assistant sister stopped the few who were still reluctant to leave, "The company has called the police. It's not appropriate for you to be here."
She added: "...If you really want to see it, you can go upstairs and get a telescope later."
Song Lianqing couldn't quite believe his eyes until he actually saw the flashing car lights from the window at the end of the corridor on the headquarters building.
Before coming to Yuanxin, she had already stepped half a foot into the entertainment industry. She had participated in trainee auditions and chased stars. She knew clearly that most companies had no effective way to deal with sasaengs. Some companies even almost tolerated the existence of sasaengs, under the pretext of not hurting the feelings of fans. Yuanxin was definitely the first to be so tough as to block someone and call the police.
The only thing that could have allowed Assistant Liu to handle this matter was an order from General Xiao Yuan. Yuan Xiao always does what he says. He stated in his statement that he has zero tolerance for illegitimate behavior, so he is definitely not playing tricks.
Even if some people are not illegitimate fans of this group, they will become illegitimate fans of other artists. It just happens that this artist becomes the one who can satisfy their emotions. They are not aware that what they are doing is neither compliant nor legal, and they still act arbitrarily. They should pay the price for their actions.
Yuan Xiao did not wait for the three fans involved to disclose the matter, but took advantage of the administrative detention period to make the entire incident public and transparent and put it on the hot search list, directly defining the entire incident. He also received strong support from the entire entertainment industry. With Yuan Xin willing to take the lead, almost half of the entertainment companies and official fan clubs in the entertainment industry issued a joint statement within three days to boycott proxy photography and sasaeng behavior. It can be regarded as the most loud and resolute joint statement in the entertainment industry in recent years.
The private fans are just crazy, not stupid. Faced with such a tough attitude from Yuan Xin, they have to think carefully before doing anything.
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