Peninsula Asteroid

"oh?"

Hearing Wu Shixun talk about this, Chi Jingyuan, who was just about to eat, paused with his spoon and asked curiously: "Is the girl group with difficult childbirth that has been hyped for several years determined to debut?"

"Yes, the debut teaser photos have been released, and it was quite popular at the time. Don't you know, Jingyuan?" Jin Junmian, who was sitting on the other side, interjected after hearing this.

"I don't know, when did it happen?" Chi Jingyuan said, a little confused.

Jin Jun Mianwen lowered his head and looked at his phone for a few seconds as if he was checking something, and then he suddenly realized: "Oh, I remembered, it was an announcement issued at the end of June or early July. You had already gone to Italy at that time."

"In addition to the debut trailer, he also released a video of the practice room, which is quite popular."

"Let me see……"

Chi Jingyuan took a big mouthful of rice and stuffed it into his mouth, then picked up his phone and started flipping through it.

Today, the three major companies in the peninsula music industry, SM is in a very good situation. There are TVXQ, SJ, and Girls' Generation on the top, these older generation TOP groups still have their influence. In the middle, there is EXO, the new pillar that has reached the top of the mountain and has completely broken down, and red velvet on the bottom. , NCT, a new group with great potential, has a perfect connection between the three generations of old, middle and young people. The whole company is blooming and the fire is cooking. The stock price is getting higher day by day. It is already much higher than YG and JYP combined.

After several years of silence, JYP's stock price has not soared significantly, but the trend has already gained some momentum thanks to Twice, who just debuted not long ago.

YG is now trying to succeed JYP and fall into a quagmire. In addition to being plagued by various scandals in the past two years, Big Bang, the company's mainstay, is still top-notch in attracting money. Various tours continue to increase the company's revenue. Jiawa, but being at a disadvantage in the head-to-head battle with EXO last year still affected the overall image of some groups, and many celebrities and fans went to EXO...

What's more important is that next year Big Bang will have reached the extreme age and will start to stop activities and enlist in the army.

Another popular girl group before, 2NE1, has also ceased to exist in name only. After the Park Bom incident, and the general situation of the collective demise of second-generation groups, this once top girl group has found it difficult to persist. Last year’s stage performance at MAMA Although it aroused excitement and tears from many fans, it was also true to some audience members' words. This classic stage became the last full performance of the entire group before its disbandment.

In April, YG announced that maknae Gong Minzy had confirmed her departure from the group. However, in order to appease fans, YG also stated that they would return as a trio in the summer... Unfortunately, summer is already halfway over. 2NE1 has not made any noise so far.

In fact, many people know that 2NE1 will not be able to return until the Park Bom incident is over, but there are still many fans eagerly waiting and anticipating... YG has made these loyal fans anxious and uncomfortable.

YG has always been good at this, and they have also used this trick in this new girl group that is about to debut. As early as 2012, when EXO debuted, this new girl group began to release news to warm up, and it caused quite a stir at the time. discussion.

The first announced plan was for 9 to 10 people. Girls' Generation was at its peak at the time, and many fans were excited to think that YG wanted to create a large girl group to compete with SNSD.

As a result, just when everyone was paying attention and looking forward to it, YG suddenly issued an announcement in 2013 that the plan would be postponed... and then in the next few years, it would release a little news every once in a while to whet people's appetite, and then again. After changing members, some people quit one after another due to academic and physical reasons, and it looked like the business was about to fail.

But not to mention, the attention is still quite high.

It was not until last year that YG president Yang Hyun Suk revealed in an interview that there were only five members left in the original large girl group, and they were already preparing to debut.

Nezha has been out for three years. This girl group has been under promotion for more than four years. It has been under promotion since EXO debuted. If they don’t come out, EXO will probably have to serve in the military. They once claimed to be the benchmark for SNSD, but now SNSD will be disbanded... But To be honest, Chi Jingyuan is quite interested in YG's new group. He wants to see what the group that has been so difficult to produce after so many years is like.

It won't be another 2NE1, right?

He opened the web page and searched, and easily found the debut teaser photos of the new girl group that YG had released before. When he saw it, he smiled: "Didn't you say 5 people?"

"That was what I said last year. According to YG's habit in recent years, wouldn't it be normal for another person to leave this year... By next year, there will probably only be three people." Wu Shixun instantly caught Chi Jingyuan's smile and wiped it. The mouth also laughed.

"They are all ready to debut and can still leave...the number of people is indeed 2NE1, but this teaser photo seems to be taking a pure route...eh?"

Chi Jingyuan flipped through the photos curiously while eating, and commented jokingly, but just after seeing two of them, he suddenly made a surprised sound.

"What's wrong?"

"There...are people I know here."

"Who is it?" Wu Shixun, who had finished his meal, turned his head and looked at his phone curiously.

"this……"

Chi Jingyuan put his mobile phone on the table, pointed at a girl in an enlarged photo, and said vaguely while chewing rice: "I can't say we know each other, we just worked together once before, early last year. Well, at that time, I was filming the 'Samsonite' luggage commercial, and my partner was this member. At that time, it seemed that she was a trainee of YG, and I didn't expect that she was about to make her debut..."

"I remember it was called...what was it called..."

Chi Jingyuan originally wanted to say her name, but he couldn't remember it for a moment. He looked up at the ceiling and tried to remember,

"Isn't there a member's name on Instagram? This one is Jisoo." Wu Shixun pointed to the title of YG's post, which listed each member's name.

"Who said a stage name? I mean my real name..." It felt like I was about to touch the edge, but I couldn't recall it. It was really irritating. Chi Jingyuan couldn't even eat. After thinking for a while, his eyes finally blinked. Liang: "Oh, by the way, my name is Jin Jixiu."

This name is so popular that I can’t blame him if I can’t remember it.

"I know Kim Ji Soo too..." Wu Sehun looked at the face in the photo and said as if he had known it for a long time: "He is a public trainee of YG. He has shot a lot of commercials before debuting. What kind of camera and mobile phone , school uniforms, games, and the bags photographed with you, they have more exposure than many idols who debuted...but they are indeed quite beautiful."

"Does her family have shares in YG? Are the resources so good?"

Chi Jingyuan had only worked with her and didn't know her very well. After hearing Wu Shixun's words, he asked in surprise.

He was non-committal about Oh Se-hun's evaluation of being "pretty". Receiving endorsements relies on the resources provided by the company and connections. If he hadn't debuted and just relied on being "pretty", he would be able to get so many deals that even debuting idols wouldn't be able to get. Endorsement, then his father would have become a top lady in the advertising industry, and there would be no need for her to debut in the dormitory and pick her feet.

Suddenly he remembered that he seemed to have met Kim Ji-soo and her family once in a club with his second brother a long time ago. Her mother also knew the second brother. It was vaguely said that he seemed to be the president of a small and medium-sized entertainment company... Although he remembered that the second brother seemed to be... I don't know her mother... but it means that her family conditions are indeed OK.

"I don't know..." Wu Shixun didn't understand this, but he was quite interested in other aspects. He looked over with a bit of contempt: Didn't you work with her before? how do you feel? "

"Well……"

What he said made Chi Jingyuan recall it again. After thinking for a long time in Wu Shixun's expectant eyes, he opened his mouth and said with some uncertainty: "I have no impression..."

I just remember someone who approached him asking for his phone number but was declined... But there is no need to talk about this kind of thing, there is nothing to show off.

"cut."

Ignoring the sound of disappointment coming from the side, Chi Jingyuan flipped through a few more photos while eating and found something interesting: "Kim Ji Soo has such good resources... But in this debut trailer, the C position and the main promoter are obviously this person. Ah, she is standing in the middle of all the photos. I looked at her name and it was Jennie. I seem to have an impression of this girl too..."

He had an impression of this Jennie. He had seen videos of her covering several of EXO's hit songs on YouTube before.

After looking at a few debut photos of this new girl group, Chi Jingyuan had a rough impression. He didn't listen to the songs or watch the stage. Just based on the analysis of the photos, he felt that Jennie was quite suitable to be an idol.

Because he has an appearance that can be remembered at a glance... This is very important for idols.

After watching for a while, Chi Jingyuan put away his phone and concentrated on eating after satisfying his previous interest.

After eating a few sentences, he suddenly remembered something and asked to the side: "By the way, when will this group debut?" ""

"It will be next month, it seems to be August 10th? I can't remember clearly, it was around that time anyway... and my father is not in it, why should I remember it so clearly?"

"ah?"

Chi Jingyuan paused when he heard the tableware in his hands at this time, and his eyes became interesting: "Isn't that the same time as us?"

Although it has not been announced to the public, they have internally learned that the exact release date of the third album's reissue is August 18th, which is only one week off from what Wu Sehun said about August 10th. It can be regarded as a head-on collision.

"We bumped into each other, and there's no girlfriend in there. Why are you worried?" Wu Shixun gave him a strange look.

"That's true..." Chi Jingyuan shrugged, stopped paying attention, and continued to eat his meal.

It wasn't that he was worried about anything... he just found it interesting.

After eating, Chi Jingyuan sat on the sofa and scrolled through his phone. He planned to rest for a while and then continue to rehearse in the front court as planned. However, just after watching it, a call suddenly came in. He looked at the caller ID of 'Bae Xiuzhi' After a moment of hesitation, he stood up and said hello, then walked out of the lounge with his cell phone and found a place where no one was around to connect.

"What's wrong?"

Chi Jingyuan asked directly... Pei Xiuzhi didn't have the habit of talking on the phone with her. Basically, every call was about invitations or matters.

"Why are you so direct...what do you think?"

There was a complaining voice with a smile on the phone, and she even pretended to be secretive.

This woman doesn't like to talk properly every time. She likes to use little tricks to pull people off and make them appetizing.

"What else can happen?"

Chi Jingyuan said in a lazy voice: "Has the matter of the character in "Ghost" been settled?"

Nonsense, he has been paying attention to the casting of "Goblin". Kim Eun-sook will ask for his opinion after a while. In addition, Park Jae-hyun is also helping with the activities. He has various opinions and progress from the crew. They all knew it... even earlier than Pei Xiuzhi herself knew.

"I'm sorry." Pei Xiuzhi didn't hide her happiness, and her voice was immediately filled with joy, which became a little greasy under her tone: "The company has reached an agreement with the crew and the production company. "

As she spoke, her voice suddenly became magnetic and sexy: "How do you want me to thank you... Do you like red or black?"

The casting of the heroine in "Goblin" this time is very interesting. After the male lead was confirmed to be Ji Kyung-won, the crew began to look for a young actress with outstanding looks who could match Ji Kyung-won's appearance. Bae Suzy had long been Entered the range of the crew.

She was very advantageous at the beginning. Although her acting skills were not superb, her appearance was indeed excellent. Standing next to Chi Jingyuan was in line with the crew's requirements for a male and female lead. What's more, her popularity and nationality were very high. Over the years, The advertisement queen is not just a boast, and with the support of director Li Yingfu, Bae Suzy has always been at the forefront of female lead casting, otherwise she would not have conducted multiple auditions in succession.

According to this momentum, in fact, even if Chi Jingyuan doesn't interfere, the role should still be hers.

But the problem lies in the new drama "Wandering Attachment" which will be released on the 6th of this month. Like "Descendants of the Sun", this drama is filmed first and then broadcast. TV dramas broadcast simultaneously in China and South Korea do not have the good luck of "The Queen Mother" at all. On the contrary, it has received negative reviews since its launch.

In just two episodes, the three vulgar and cliched plots of 'terminal illness, car accident, and life experience' that have been criticized by the Peninsula audience have all been presented, allowing some young people who have not experienced too many such clichéd plots to The audience thoroughly appreciated the classics of Korean dramas at the beginning of the century, as if they were back in the era when dramas such as "Blue Life and Death" and "I'm Sorry, I Love You" were popular.

Naturally, what followed was overwhelming criticism and disapproval. In addition, the director's editing skills were average, and the plot was fragmented and confusing. The highest ratings after the entire show was aired were in the first episode, and then it continued and steadily began to decline.

This ratings curve is familiar.

When "Unfavorable Attachment" showed unfavorable momentum, Bae Suzy, as the heroine, was naturally affected. In the Peninsula film and television industry, the failure of the main star's drama had a huge impact on the starring role... Originally "Goblin" Everyone there had almost unanimously agreed to use her. However, after this incident, many people suddenly became hesitant again. Even Li Yingfu, who was originally supportive, seemed to be a little hesitant.

At this time, Park Jae-hyun took the time to carry out activities while the reputation of "Any Attachment" had not spread. After a lot of hard work, he was able to get it done before the third week of "Any Attachment" was released.

"It's up to you. If it doesn't work, you can just change it."

Not to mention, Pei Xiuzhi's beautiful and pure face is really quite alluring when she talks in this tone... But Chi Jingyuan is still very determined, and after replying with a casual look, Then he asked casually: "If the contract is signed, will it be made public in the next two days?"

"KK, I have so many things, how can I wear them here... The crew said they won't announce it yet, to keep it hot, and wait until August."

"Um."

Chi Jingyuan nodded, but his mind couldn't help but turn to the other side.

If the female lead of "Goblin" is officially announced to be Bae Suzy, it will probably be really difficult for Bae Zhuhyun... Originally, Ji Kyung-won was quite confident about the young lady's psychology. When the preparations for Red Velvet's return were over, That's almost enough progress.

But in this way, he felt that judging from Bae Zhuhyun's temper and how much she disliked Bae Suzy, she might be depressed before the filming of "Goblin" was completed.

It’s really not easy to solve...

Suddenly he was in a trance, and Chi Jingyuan didn't quite hear what Pei Xiuzhi said clearly. After a while, he came back to his senses and heard the voice that kept coming from the phone: "... By the way, are you going to hold an event soon? Is there a concert? Do you still have internal tickets? Do you want me to come and watch?"

"Don't come, just study the script honestly." Chi Jingyuan immediately refused.

If she comes, she will definitely be recognized by the audience. Even if she is not recognized, she will be photographed deliberately, and then she will be on the news, the marketing account will follow up, and maybe she will be listed on a hot search or something, Chi Jingyuan thought I can think of it all.

Don't add fuel to the fire.

"Hehe, I won't come if you don't let me come..."

Seemingly hitting Chi Jingyuan's weakness, Pei Xiuzhi's smile on the phone became much thicker: "When you guys are done with this, do you want to go see a movie? "Train to Busan" is not going to be released. Peninsula Film and Television Industry What about your first zombie movie, are you interested?"

"Not going."

"Why don't you think about it again? How about I show it to you in private?"

"..."

…

The biggest task for Chi Jingyuan and EXO in the recent period is the upcoming third tour. The concert, the most profitable itinerary, is also the most important thing for all members. Even comebacks have to be put in the back... After returning from Tokyo, everyone focused most of their energy on this.

In the days leading up to the final performance, all the members have been rehearsing from morning to night every day. In addition to having danced countless times and already forming muscle memory for more than a dozen stage performances, they also have to be familiar with all stage designs and elevators. position, time to change clothes, various new equipment, the use of slings, track floats, etc., and many other aspects, the workload is very heavy.

In addition, because there was too little time to practice together before, Chi Jingyuan would work overtime with the choreographer at the company at night to practice his personal stage.

Five games a week is also a big challenge for everyone's physical strength. After three days of intensive preparation, the company also asked everyone to slow down the pace in the last one or two days. I specially set aside the last two days without arranging any itinerary, and took a short vacation to let everyone have a good rest and recharge for the upcoming third tour in Seoul.

Many members who live in Seoul took this opportunity to go home, and the same happened to Chi Jingyuan. He didn't go back to the dormitory the night before and went directly back to the villa in Yongsan District to sleep happily for the past few days. I was a little tired, so I slept until about three o'clock in the morning.

After eating the lunch prepared by the servant, he lay lazily on the sofa in the living room and watched TV. After watching it for about ten minutes, he felt bored. When he was about to find something to play with to entertain himself, his phone suddenly vibrated. , opened it, and received two text messages in succession:

"(smiley face)"

"Do you have time now? Do you want to play a game together?"