Standing in front of Ke Jin was a pair of beautiful twin sisters - the same pair of sisters that Ke Jin had met when he participated in a talent show in Zhoufu. The elder sister was Dai Jing and the younger sister was Dai Shu. They had added each other's contact information at the time, and they had been in touch with each other intermittently since then. Ke Jin had also mailed them some circulating cards, and they had also given them many small gifts with Zhoufu characteristics in return. They had a pretty good relationship with each other.
Ke Jin has been very busy recently and has hardly had any contact with the sisters. When he saw them out of the blue, he was very surprised at first, but after thinking about it for a while, he understood.
"Ah, you two were invited to participate in the opening day performance?"
"The Strongest New Star Show" is a black history for Ke Jin. He was so embarrassed that he wanted to crawl into the ground. Later, when the program team notified Ke Jin to participate in the re-selection, he resolutely and straightforwardly refused - are you kidding! He is not going to debut as a comedian, how can he continue to participate! !
Ke Jin declined the re-selection and never followed the program again, so he didn't know until a month later that the Dai sisters not only passed the audition, but also successfully advanced in the re-selection and finally shined in the final. Although they didn't win the championship, they also attracted the attention of some entertainment companies. In the end, they successfully signed a contract with one of them and made their debut smoothly.
However, Ke Jin didn't pay much attention to the entertainment industry on the Blue Star, and didn't know how the sisters were doing after their debut. But Ke Jin knew that the performances at this exhibition were star-studded, and since these two could appear here, their development momentum must be good.
Perhaps seeing what Ke Jin was thinking, the elder sister said with a smile, "Smart! We are indeed here to participate in the opening day performance, but we are not specially invited. We are just here to broaden our horizons with the elders and act as guest dancers."
The younger sister nodded as well: "Our performance is still very late, and it's crowded backstage right now, and it's so hot, so we'll just sneak out and take a look around, and play with you, Xiao Ke, for a while, haha~"
Ke Jin understood that these two people's current status is not enough to perform independently and can only serve as foils for others. However, they did not show any frustration at all. Instead, they were still as optimistic and cheerful as when they first met, which made Ke Jin really admire them.
The three of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then Ke Jin introduced them to his friends. Everyone was very curious about the two beautiful girls who suddenly appeared, and even secretly discussed whether one of them was Ke Jin's mysterious girlfriend. In the end, they found out that she was not, and they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"Xiao Ke, you are holding an exhibition here, why doesn't your girlfriend fly over to see you?" Gu Qianqian quietly asked Ke Jin, "Your two ordinary friends are so active in coming to see you, how can your real girlfriend sit still? She trusts you so much!"
Ke Jin's eyes twitched: "...Am I so unreliable?"
Gu Qianqian turned her head to look at the twin sisters whose looks far exceeded those of ordinary people, then looked at Ke Jin and gave a polite smile that said "you know".
Ke Jin was speechless and was about to say something else when the communicator in his pocket vibrated. He took it out and took a look, and almost choked on his saliva.
"What's wrong?" Gu Qianqian curiously wanted to take a look, but Ke Jin had already put away the communicator.
"It's nothing." Ke Jin said briefly, "I just received a spam message."
"Junk text messages?"
"Hmm..." Ke Jin paused, his expression a little complicated.
In fact, it was not just this one. Before leaving home in the morning, he had received two similar text messages, both from the mysterious number last night, with the same subject line: seeking friendship. And it was not just text messages, he had also received similar friend requests on several of his social media accounts.
This is really strange - Ke Jin wondered - could it be that his personal information was leaked to some strange dating platform?
"I feel like a bored kid..." Ke Jin muttered to himself, "Maybe the school gave too little homework for the winter vacation."
Gu Qianqian:?
***
After staying at Ke Jin's booth for more than an hour, the Dai sisters had to say goodbye to Ke Jin.
"The ice cream cones here are really delicious!" The younger sister licked her lips with satisfaction. She and her sister had just drawn from Ke Jin's card pool and tasted several cold drink cards in it. She liked them very much immediately. If she wasn't afraid of eating too much and not being able to stomach it, she really wanted to eat a few more servings.
“We must recommend it to our friends and ask them to come visit your place after the show.” The sister also said with a smile.
"Haha, thank you in advance."
Ke Jin smiled and waved to the two sisters until they disappeared in the crowd, then turned around and continued to do other things.
***
The backstage of the performance area was much calmer and more orderly than when the two Dai sisters first left.
Although busy staff could still be seen everywhere, as well as performers who were taking advantage of the time to conduct final rehearsals before going on stage, the several lounges and dressing rooms backstage were no longer crowded because many people left immediately after their performances. As soon as the Dai sisters stepped into one of the dressing rooms, someone came to greet them.
"Xiao Jing, Xiao Shu! Where have you two been? I've been looking for you for quite some time."
The person who spoke was a petite girl, whose stage name was Ada. She was about the same age as Dai Jing and Dai Shu, but she debuted two years earlier than them. Because they had similar personalities, Ada had a good relationship with the Dai sisters, and she had been taking care of them during this trip.
"We still have to wait a long time before the show, so we went to the exhibition area for a walk." Sister Dai Jing said with a smile, "We talked to Sister Rui about it before we left, and she agreed."
"Even if you're going to be on stage late, you still have to put on your makeup first!" Ada said as she pushed the two sisters inside. "Hurry up, I finally made an appointment with Sister Ya for you. If you don't come, she will be snatched away by someone else!"
In this performance, except for the big stars who brought their own makeup artists, the other small artists were all put on makeup by makeup artists sent by the organizer. A good makeup can add a lot of points to the artists on the stage. Even if they are just acting as background dancers, everyone hopes to let a skilled makeup artist put on makeup for them.
Dai Jing and Dai Shu are pure newcomers and don't have the confidence to compete with other artists, but Ada is half a veteran. She had found out early on which makeup artists had the best skills. One of them happened to be her acquaintance, so she immediately urged the Dai sisters to hurry up.
Sister Ya had been busy for a long time and was taking a break. When she saw Ada coming with her friends, she smiled, closed the magazine in her hand, and stood up.
"Ada, are these the two girls you're talking about?"
"Yeah! Sister Ya, are you free now?"
"Convenient." Sister Ya looked at Dai Jing and Dai Shu carefully. "Their skin is good and their facial features are nice. It won't take too much time to paint them."
The two sisters hurriedly thanked them. The elder sister Dai Jing sat in front of the dressing table first, while the younger sisters Dai Shu and Ada sat aside and chatted.
"Oh, by the way, Ada, this is for you." The younger sister took out a cold drink card from her bosom. It was the "Chocolate Sundae" that she had drawn from Ke Jin's card pool before. "It's delicious. I highly recommend it!"
Ke Jin's card pool has developed to the point where the logo of the card pool can be printed on the attribute column of the drawn card. Ada looked down and immediately exclaimed in surprise.
"Isn't this the famous snack card pool in Qixing City? They even have cold drink cards? I've only tried their pastry cards before."
Although it is winter now, the heating in the venue is turned on very high. The waiting time for the performance makes people feel anxious. At this time, some iced desserts can undoubtedly greatly soothe people's hearts. Ada couldn't help but open the card directly. A white light flashed, and a small high-foot glass appeared in her hand. The transparent glass was filled with soft and delicious ice cream, drizzled with thick chocolate syrup. The combination of white and black complements each other, and you can even smell a hint of the sweet fragrance mixed with milk and chocolate.
Ada couldn't wait to use the small spoon in the glass to scoop a mouthful of ice cream and put it into her mouth. The coolness of the ice cream and the mellow milky flavor stimulated the taste buds on the tip of her tongue. Coupled with the sweetness of the chocolate syrup, she felt so happy that she seemed to melt.
"Wow... so delicious!" Her eyes sparkled. "It's worthy of being the most famous snack card pool in Chikongzhou. The snacks produced here are all so delicious!"
Seeing Sister Ya looking over here, her younger sister Dai Shu quickly said, "Sister Ya, I have a few more of these cards here. If you like them, I'll give them to you to try later."
"Okay." Sister Ya smiled. She loved desserts, and seeing Ada eating so happily, she naturally wanted to try some too. Thinking that she would have dessert to comfort herself later, Sister Ya didn't feel tired anymore, and she put more effort into putting on her sister's eye makeup.
After a while, the elder sister's makeup was done, and the younger sister Dai Shu was about to sit down when suddenly someone rushed over in a hurry and grabbed Sister Ya's arm.
"Aya, why are you here? It's so hard to find you!" This person is obviously very familiar with Sister Ya, and he wants to take her away without saying a word. "Hurry, hurry, Sara and the others are waiting for you. I promised you that you will do their makeup yourself!"
Sister Ya was stunned for a moment: "So anxious? I remember they were going to perform a few shows later, right? Can't they wait a little longer?"
Ada immediately said, "Yeah, we've only painted half of it, so we should be able to make it in time after we finish it."
The person who came to see Sister Ya was the manager of the girl group Sara, known as Sister Su. She claimed that she had a very good relationship with Aya. She listened patiently to what Sister Ya said, but she was a little unhappy when Ada interrupted her, and immediately glared at Ada.
"There are so many makeup artists taking a break outside. Don't you have any sense? Why do you have to trouble Sister Ya when you can just ask anyone else?" The subtext is: You little 18th-tier artists can just ask anyone else to do the work for you, but you have to monopolize Sister Ya who has better skills. You really don't know your place.
Ada has a bad temper and almost exploded when she heard it. Fortunately, Sister Ya immediately intervened and smoothed things over between the two of them.
"Sister Su, they have been waiting for a long time. The queue is based on first come first served. Besides, we don't do makeup halfway and then just give up. It will reflect badly on me if it gets out. You just wait a little longer. I promise I won't delay Sara and the others from going on stage beautifully."
Sister Ya had said so much, and Sister Su couldn't force anyone to come. She snorted coldly, crossed her hands and sat aside, watching Sister Ya continue to put makeup on Dai Shu with a stern face.
Since someone was waiting, Sister Ya speeded up a little, but she did not slack off. After a short while, she successfully put makeup on her sister Dai Shu and asked her with a smile.
"How is it? Do you feel like you need to replenish it?"
"No, this is already very good." Dai Shu looked at herself in the mirror and was very happy. She also did not forget what she had agreed with Sister Ya before, and took out two SR cards from her pocket and handed them to the makeup artist.
"Sister Ya, these two cold drinks and desserts are very delicious. Please try them. If you like them, I can take you to that booth. There are many other very good snack cards there."
"Okay." Sister Ya accepted it with a smile. Sister Su, who was sitting next to her, glanced at it and muttered something with a forced smile.
"It's really funny. No wonder it didn't become popular. Even to thank someone, they only gave such a shabby card? It's so petty and ugly."
Dai Shu was choked and speechless for a moment. Dai Jing frowned and said, "We were unlucky, so we didn't draw any high-level cards, but this card pool is very famous in our Chikong Continent. Even if it's an SR, the quality is not inferior to those SSR cards."
After hearing this, Sister Su burst into laughter. Her shrill laughter immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the dressing room. The sounds of idle chattering around them gradually faded away, and only Sister Su's voice could be heard.
"Little girl, please be clear-headed. We are at the Seven Continents Card Pool Expo. The most high-end and famous card pools in the entire Azure Star are all here. If you really have sincerity, why don't you use those celebrity card pool cards to please Sister Ya? You just took out a card from a chicken card pool to flatter her, and said something like 'even if it's SR, the quality is not inferior to SSR'. Don't you think it's ridiculous to try to gild the chicken card pool just to elevate yourself?"
"It's not a fake card pool!" Dai Shu shouted angrily, "Brother Xiao Ke's card pool is just so good! It's not worse than those star-level card pools! You don't know that it's because you have too little experience. It's ridiculous to mistake ignorance for superiority!"
Sister Su was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting that this little girl would dare to refute her.
"You said I'm ignorant?" Sister Su laughed in anger, her voice becoming particularly sharp. "Then ask the people present, who else knows about this Xiao Ke snack card pool you're talking about? Humph, don't think you can act big just because you're famous at home. This is Qingyu Continent, not your Chikong Continent!"
Dai Shu opened her mouth, but didn't know how to refute. She subconsciously looked around. There were many people watching the situation in the dressing room, but when they looked at her, they obviously looked disapproving - they were all artists from seven continents, and they obviously only recognized a few high-end card pools that were well-known internationally. Xiao Ke snack card pool? Where did that random card pool come from?
"How is it?" Sister Su looked at Dai Shu complacently, "It's a garbage card pool, no one knows about it."
Dai Shu bit his lip and was about to say something when a clear and cheerful voice suddenly came from behind him, with a somewhat nonchalant smile.
"Isn't that too absolute? I only know this card pool."
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