Chapter 246 Book Signing
"Teachers, the fans have entered, you can prepare to leave."
The staff's voice came from outside the door. Xie Qingyu stood up and stretched, "Let's go."
The night before yesterday, I met up with my teammates in the dormitory and spent the night there. The next day, I rushed to Hai City to rehearse before dawn for today's book signing event.
"Hey~ Jade, that's not the way to run away from a problem."
Ding Zai was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, and he pointed out the problem directly.
The conversation just now was at a critical point, and the staff's reminder came too "timely", giving someone a perfect excuse to cheat.
Xie Qingyu, who had already reached the door, turned around upon hearing this and glanced at the six people who were still standing in their original positions. "Do I have it?"
Including Leo, who always protected his brother, the six people nodded in unison.
Xie Qingyu blinked, his signature innocent face flashing across his face, "So, even if there is one, then. But..."
He pointed outside the door and said, "The fans are waiting."
Then he glanced at Ding's crossed legs, "Warm reminder, crossing your legs can cause your pelvis to tilt~"
After saying that, he pushed the door open with his head shaking proudly, his hair showing joy.
In the lounge, the six people looked at each other.
Well, it’s another day of being manipulated by Xie Maomao!
The autograph session started on time, and Xie Qingyu and the members entered in order of their ranking.
When the melodies of "Mystery Love" and "Rose No. 404" sounded, the 500 lucky fans at the scene burst into screams far exceeding their number of people.
Amid the sounds of shutter clicks, Polaroid cameras, cameras, and mobile phones were all pointed at the stage, and the flash lights decorated the scene like a galaxy of stars.
After the interactive session officially began, the members lined up in front of the autograph table.
The fans started from Ding Zai on the far right, with one minute for each person, and moved one by one with the albums and peripherals prepared by the official in advance.
Xie Qingyu sat in the center, his slender fingers flexibly turning the pen.
When the first of the first fans to come on stage was still interacting with Leo, at the enthusiastic calls of the fans below the stage, he made a heart gesture with Bai Lang and Gu Qiang on his left and right respectively, triggering another round of screaming frenzy.
At this time, the first fan sat in front of him.
At just one glance, Xie Qingyu confirmed that this was his fan.
He leaned forward slightly, listening intently to the other person's whispered confession: "Qingyu, I really like you. Can you also say that you like me?"
The girl was obviously not very confident. As Xie Qingyu looked at her intently, her voice became smaller and smaller, almost disappearing into the air.
When the signed album was gently pushed back, Xie Qingyu smiled warmly: "Thank you for liking it. I really like you too~"
He extended his palm considerately, giving the other party ample room for choice.
The girl looked up suddenly, and her moist eyes met his smiling eyes.
The dangling hand seemed like a gentle invitation. She finally mustered up the courage and placed it on him tremblingly.
The staff's countdown sounded at this moment. Xie Qingyu curled her fingers and gently shook her fingertips like a spoiled child.
"Yeah, that's great~"
After watching the girl walk towards Gu Yan's seat, he turned to the next fan.
In this dream-making industry, such interactions are like carefully designed fairy tales.
Fans place all their unfulfilled emotional expectations in reality on their idols.
What Xie Qingyu needs to do is to become the perfect projection object.
Even though he knew better than anyone that the so-called "public lover" was just an illusion created by professional demands.
But as long as he is still in this position, he must abide by the rules, at least his feelings are genuine.
This is also why active idols must remain single, not only to maintain their established image, but also because the essence of this profession is based on the emotional investment of fans.
Even Xie Qingyu today still cannot assert that he can be completely independent of this industry law.
"Baby, can you wear this cat headband? I made it myself."
Seeing his deliberately embarrassed expression, she immediately clasped her hands together in a pleading gesture, as if afraid of being rejected, and softly added: "Okay, okay~"
Xie Qingyu finally broke free and leaned forward with a smile, "Then Weiwei, can you help me put it on?"
——This affectionate nickname was given to him by a fan when he was signing a poster just now.
As his die-hard fan, the girl was instantly moved by the word "Weiwei". She quickly covered her mouth to suppress the scream that was about to come out, and carefully put on the headband for him.
Xie Qingyu casually pushed her drooping bangs back, raised her hands as required, and made cute bunny ears on her cheeks.
He arched his brows helplessly and said in a coaxing tone: "Thank you, Maomao, for coming. Please pay attention!"
Gu Yan and Bai Lang, who were signing autographs nearby, suddenly chuckled.
It was not until a little fan holding a flower crown arrived that Xie Qingyu changed out of the cat ear headband, but still placed it carefully on the table.
Not only him, but also several teammates around him have all kinds of hairstyles on their heads. In comparison, his fans are so gentle.
For example, now, during the halftime break, Xie Qingyu turned around and took the mineral water handed to him by the staff.
As a result, I suddenly saw a bunch of candy hairpins on Bai Lang's head. They were colorful. To be honest, they were quite cute, but they didn't match the Cold-Faced King.
The puppy Leo next to him had a forehead band with the words "I will never play games again" written on it. He wanted to take it off but didn't dare to.
Ding Zai was wearing a "Breakup Master" hair crown on his head because he had recently participated in the observation room of a dating variety show as a flying guest. He went to two episodes and happened to catch the part where they could call directly to the scene. Several other guests politely gave this opportunity to Ding Zai.
As a result, this guy ruined the relationships of several couples that were still in the ambiguous stage. He just walked away with the announcement fee, leaving behind a mess. He can be called the death light of the industry.
Xie Qingyu bit the straw and turned his head to look to the other side. Gu Qi's devil headband looked ordinary. When people turned their heads, they saw the words "evil" and "evil" written on the left and right corners respectively.
He couldn't help but smile and nod to himself: "It's your fans who understand you best, isn't this guy just evil? What a bad taste!"
As for Wei Liangchen and You Jinzhao, the childhood friends... just by looking at them sitting next to each other, you can tell that there will be some fun.
After a short break, the second half of the signing event started as scheduled.
As the group's debut time accumulates, the proportion of group fans has slightly increased, but it is still far less than the proportion of individual fans.
The same was true for this autograph session. The proportion of individual fans of the members present was much higher than that of the group fans.
Fortunately, all the people present were decent people, and there was no embarrassing situation such as jumping the signature. Everyone was relatively friendly, but there was definitely a difference in enthusiasm towards the main character and other members.
But this will also make it easy to distinguish, because sometimes if you show off too much to other members' fans, they will feel embarrassed and not very happy.
Xie Qingyu had just seen off a fan when a familiar figure sat down in front of him impatiently.
The other person tapped his fingertips twice on the table.
"Baby Qingyu, do you still remember me?"
He looked up at her for a moment, the corners of his lips curved up, revealing a faint dimple: "Little Sister Y, nice to see you again."
The person in front of me can be considered as the manager of his fan group. He was the type who sent out separate invitations to his birthday party and is a senior fan.
As for why he called her sister, it’s a long story. In order to avoid the other party teasing him again, Xie Qingyu took the initiative to call her sister.
Little Y raised an eyebrow and handed over the handmade gift and letter. When Xie Qingyu took it with both hands, he couldn't help laughing and praised: "Good baby~"
When Xie Qingyu lowered her head to sign, she suddenly sighed: "Baoer, sister has encountered an emotional crisis recently."
here we go again.
Xie Qingyu shook his head and laughed, but still looked up with a hint of worry: "What happened?"
Little Y pursed her lips and stifled a smile, then said seriously, "I can clearly feel that he's been using the cold shoulder lately, but I still love him dearly. What can I do?"
Xie Qingyu had actually guessed what was going to happen next. When the other party took out his photo, he held his chin with his hand, frowned, and asked in a tea-scented voice:
"But my sister said she only likes me."
Her glass-like eyes sparkled with tears. "Are you going to change your mind now?"
For this wave of green tea juice's counterattack, Yu Yuzi gave herself full marks!
Little Y also completely lost his composure and couldn't help laughing: "Yeah, what a childish kid!"
Although she is almost thirty years old, she couldn't help but feel her heart beating faster when she was teased by her little idol.
Sure enough, the same words spoken by different people have very different effects.
There were a total of 500 fans attending the autograph session. Even though each fan had only one minute of interaction time, for Xie Qingyu and the members who were fully committed and never slacked off, mental exhaustion still quietly washed over them like a tide.
They didn't show any expression on their faces, but the fans below the stage were already calling out to them with concern, begging them to take a rest.
You see, they can tell at a glance whether their idols are sincere to each other.
How can I bear to let down this heavy friendship?
When the staff came to inquire, Xie Qingyu and others shook their heads and refused tacitly.
The signing session has a clear time limit. If the break is extended, the subsequent fan interaction time will inevitably be shortened.
“That’s not fair.”
He explained softly, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the pen.
Each fan is an independent individual, and the long time for them only adds up to a short seven minutes for each individual.
This is the moment they have been waiting for for a long time. If it is shortened by only 5 seconds, they will not be able to finish reading the letter they prepared in time, and they will not be able to express their love by saying "I love you". Isn't it a pity?
The signing was coming to an end, and Xie Qingyu took the opportunity to quickly hold the straw and take a sip of water.
The glass bottle reflected the slightly red corners of his eyes, but when he raised his eyes to greet the next fan, it instantly turned into a spring breeze.
The girl in front of me was wearing a lace princess dress. The bow in her hair trembled slightly with her sobs, and her carefully applied eye makeup had smudged into a hazy nebula.
"take it easy."
He held her rhinestone-studded fingertips loosely with his left hand, his body warmth transmitted through the thin nail polish. "Is there something you want to say to me?"
This sentence was like a shot of adrenaline, and the girl gradually regained her sanity, but she was still crying.
"I... I've really liked you since the first performance, but... but I couldn't get any tickets from the first public performance all the way to the finals. I was even scammed by a scalper, and I missed my flight for my birthday party. Woohoo..."
The teardrops fell on the carefully prepared cheering banner, and a small transparent flower bloomed.
Xie Qingyu took the tissue handed to him by the staff, and when he handed back the signed album, he suddenly leaned forward.
He carefully wiped away the tears from her eyes with the corner of a tissue, and in order to avoid ruining her makeup, he did it very gently. "Don't cry, you could have been more beautiful, okay?"
The interaction time was almost up. The girl took the tissue. Tears were still in her eyes, but she didn't let them fall. She just nodded heavily, "I will love you forever, Xie Qingyu. Will you too?"
As she said that, she suddenly extended her little finger and said, "If you can, please make a pinky promise with me."
Xie Qingyu didn't hesitate at all. He hooked her fingers together but deliberately didn't stamp his hand. "I will. But life is long. I'll give you a chance to regret it."
But the girl bravely pressed her thumb against Xie Qingyu's thumb, forcing the seal, and stubbornly retorted: "I can't."
When the time was up, she took the initiative to let go of his hand and sat down in the seat next to him, but her eyes were much more determined.
She had no time to say a thousand words just now, but it didn't matter anymore, she had already got the answer she wanted, which was
——Xie Qingyu, he deserves it!
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