On June 17, 2022, these 150 lucky fans who had drawn quotas from the very beginning of the event arrived in Xiamen from all over the country.
The venue for this fan meeting is a very beautiful small theater in Xiamen. The overall scale is not large, and it usually only accommodates a few hundred guests. Today, there were only 150 fans present, so it was not very crowded.
Ding Yu, who was sitting in the taxi, tilted his head and looked at the street scene flashing past the window, with an expectant smile on his face.
"Are you coming to Xiamen for tourism?"
The taxi driver was very hospitable. He seemed to be aware of Ding Yu's mood and asked with a smile.
Ding Yu was stunned. She pursed her lips in fear and nodded cautiously, with no intention of continuing the conversation.
"Is there a performance at the theater today? I took two people to the theater today."
The driver is quite old, and as he gets older, he is not as keen on entertainment news as young people, but looking at his appearance today, it seems that there is some kind of performance at the theater today.
Hearing the driver mention the theater, Ding Yu hesitated for a few seconds, and finally nodded silently, and softly replied: "Yeah."
"No wonder."
Such quiet Ding Yu also made the driver understand that the third passenger he took to the theater today was a little girl who was not good at words, so he did not continue to put pressure on Ding Yu, but drove seriously
The car drove smoothly towards the theater.
Ding Yu breathed a sigh of relief when the car became quiet again. She looked down at her phone, and the corners of her previously pursed lips slightly raised, revealing a shy smile.
At the same time, her white little hands were constantly active on the mobile phone screen.
Soon, a string of text was sent from her hand.
Whisper: "I'm coming soon hahahaha, you unlucky people are jealous of me!"
Hmm...I can see that this is a real Internet giant.
The drive didn't take long. Soon, Ding Yu scanned the driver's payment code, settled the fare for his trip, and then officially got out of the car.
She didn't bring any luggage, mainly because she came here on leave and would fly back to Changsha again tomorrow morning. This time she came just to meet the girls she had liked for eight years.
That's all.
2014 was a very lively year for kpop.
It was in that year that she came into contact with an existence called Red Velvet after being dealt a huge blow by Girls' Generation.
There is no special story. She just accidentally heard a song called "Happiness" on a boring night and met the four people who were still called the "Parrot Group" by many people at the time. Then she fell in love with her at first sight.
I fell into the deep pit called Red Velvet.
continues to this day.
It seemed like it was the first time that she saw them offline for the first time, whom she had always known.
Every time he thought of this, Ding Yu's face always showed an unconcealable smile of joy.
She quickly covered her little face, fearing that someone would discover her being so stupid. Just thinking about that situation, she couldn't help but curl her toes.
but...
Many fans have gathered near the theater.
Not all fans are as lucky as her. Those who did not get a spot in the draw can only wait near the theater to see if they can wait for Bae Zhuhyun and the others who arrive at the theater.
Of course, it is actually not difficult to meet Pei Zhuxuan and others in Xiamen these two days.
After all, the day before yesterday and yesterday, Pei Zhuhyun and the others were working conscientiously selling cold drinks in the store.
Ding Yu also thought about coming to Xiamen two days ago, but to be honest... it wasn't that she couldn't get leave, the main thing was... she simply couldn't get close to Pei Zhuxuan.
Maybe just looking at each other will make her cry excitedly.
Therefore, this kind of fan meeting with many people participating will make her feel more relaxed than ordering directly with Bae Zhuhyun face to face.
"Buzz~"
Just when he was wondering how to enter the venue, the phone that Ding Yu had been holding vibrated violently.
She then opened it and looked stunned.
Shumeng: "@小语, Xiaoyu, are you here too?"
The fan group she belongs to is not very large, with only over a hundred people.
At this time, Aite's "book dream" was a friend who often chatted with her in the group.
But what surprised Ding Yu was that she was not the only one who got a spot in the group, right?
And looking at the meaning of "Book Dream"...the word "ye" revealed a message that made Ding Yu a little panicked.
She took a deep breath and after thinking for a moment, she pretended not to see the news.
Just kidding, she is a giant in the online world, how could her friends find out that she is actually a top-notch social terror who makes her body tremble when strangers talk to her.
It's better to pretend to be stupid.
She no longer thought about the friend who was looking for her on her phone, but looked around and walked to the door of the theater.
After showing all the emails he received and his identity information as required, Ding Yu finally trotted into the small theater facing the envious eyes of dozens of fans.
There were already a lot of people sitting inside the theater, and overall there were more women. She didn't see many boys anyway.
However, everyone had expressions of excitement and expectation at this time. Inexplicably, Ding Yu, who was still in a tense state, relaxed a lot.
Maybe he knew that almost all of the people here were his peers? Or maybe no one cared about her appearance at all?
Anyway, the result is good.
She glanced down at her number.
"66.."
A very auspicious number.
She came to the seat marked 66, sat down, and then opened her mouth slightly.
No. 66 is a very front seat, ah, of course, a total of 150 fans were invited this time, so fans can all sit in the front row.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As soon as she sat down, a staff member came to her and described to her in detail some precautions for this event.
For example, you can't record it, you can't leak the content of this meeting, etc...
Ding Yu was fully prepared. She took out her cell phone, turned it off in front of the staff member, and then cast a puzzled look at the staff member, as if asking, "Is there anything else?"
After all this, the staff didn't say anything and just left.
Ding Yu, who was alone again, opened the bag he was holding in his arms. Inside were all the physical albums that Red Velvet had released since their debut.
Since she was lucky enough to come to this fan meeting, she felt that "them" she cherished should also come and see it together.
Yeah! That’s right!
It should be done!
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"Just five people?"
"Five members, then one person per person."
"Hmm... won't there be any accidents, such as illegitimate children or particularly excited fans?"
Since it is a rare fan meeting, there must be some interaction with fans.
Lee Yeon Joo's plan is to select lucky fans based on their seat numbers, and then invite these fans to the stage to play games or interact with Bae Joo Hyun and the others.
Tonight's event will last more than two hours, so some interactive sessions with fans are necessary.
"It's not that exaggerated. Don't worry."
At the same time, Bae Zhuhyun and the others were sitting backstage discussing the overall process of the meeting.
They have held many similar fan meetings in Seoul, so they should be familiar with the process, but after all, this is an away game. After debuting for many years, they suddenly found a sense of nervousness like when they first debuted.
"Why am I so nervous?" Jiang Seulgi suddenly said this, making everyone quiet down.
Several people looked at each other and then smiled in unison.
"Me too."
"I'm so nervous too. It's so strange, it's been so long since I debuted."
Bae Zhuhyun reached out and patted her sisters' backs gently, trying to ease everyone's inner tension in this way.
"Are you nervous, Sister Zhuhyun?"
"Me? I'm okay, a little bit, but not a lot."
Pei Zhuxuan is really not that nervous. She is more familiar with China than any of these sisters, and she often communicates with China's fans through Xiaopo.com.
The members are nervous simply because they communicate too little with Huaxia fans. In fact, once they get to know each other, Huaxia fans are very easy to get along with.
Maybe their entertainment environment is not as mature as their country's, so Chinese fans are actually much more conservative and cautious than the Korean fans they are more familiar with.
But Bae Zhuhyun is very aware of the nature of this group of fans who like to live a whole life.
It is no exaggeration to say that even if a few fans with weird clothes and weird movements came today, she might not be surprised at all.
As for her nervousness... she was probably nervous about having to speak Chinese on stage for a while.
The stage this time was not the open-air stage like the previous two days. The sound reception on the open-air stage was not that good. Sometimes, even if her accent was strange, it would not be that obvious.
But today was different. Today she was recording and performing in a theater. The professional sound effects brought by the professional stage would allow her to clearly hear her plasticky Chinese.
Obviously she can read the pinyin by looking at it, but when combined together it becomes very strange every time...
Don't know exactly why this is.
"What are we talking about?" Liu Xin'an ended his communication with Li Yanzhu and came to the few people who were ready to go.
Several people who had changed into stage costumes all looked at Liu Xin'an, and Jin Yilin pointed outside curiously.
"Have the fans arrived yet?"
"Shall I go take a look for you?"
"Uh-huh!"
Everyone nodded in unison, which made Liu Xin'an laugh. The main reason was that Bae Zhuhyun and the others were wearing cool and handsome stage makeup today. After all, the first song that opened today was "Bad Boy". This song originally needed that kind of look.
A handsome feeling.
But the excited nodding movements of several people really ruined the cool and handsome temperament of their outfits, and it was hard for Liu Xin'an to hold back her laughter.
"Let's see if there are a lot of people. If there are a lot of people... let's start early."
Since the members are still a little unfamiliar with this kind of atmosphere, they should get in touch with fans in advance before the official start.
Bae Zhuhyun has very high standards for the stage. If there are any problems on the stage due to mentality reasons, then she thinks it is better to let the members get used to the current feeling.
"Want to start early?"
"I think it's okay."
"Brother Xin'an, let's go see if there are too many people. It doesn't matter if we go out half an hour early to chat with the fans."
"OK."
Liu Xin'an didn't ask any more questions, but turned around and walked out of the small preparation room.
After taking a short detour, he raised his eyes and looked at the stage in front of him.
The theater is still brightly lit at the moment, but the lights will be dimmed when the official performance starts later.
However, the fan meeting is still different from the formal stage. On the formal stage, all the lights will be turned off, leaving only the lights on the stage.
But after the performance, Pei Zhuhyun and the others will sit on the stage and chat with the fans from the perspective of a "friend", so in terms of lighting selection, they also use softer warm lighting.
Liu Xin'an walked up the steps and glanced at the thick crowd in the auditorium.
And the sudden appearance of a handsome face on an otherwise empty stage is a very conspicuous thing.
Many fans who had been paying attention to the stage spotted Liu Xin'an immediately, and then subconsciously cheered: "Brother An Zi!!"
Because the theater is not large in scale and is very airtight, the cheers completely exposed Liu Xin'an's existence.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! He was not afraid of stage. He reached out to the staff on the side and asked for a microphone, and then joked: "Do you welcome my appearance or are you eager for me?
Get down quickly."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Liu Xin'an smiled and waved his hands, and after briefly counting the number of people, he showed a surprised expression.
Now that everyone was almost here, Liu Xin'an waved his hand and did not continue to occupy the stage. Instead, he turned around and walked off the stage, returning to the lounge where Pei Zhuxuan and the others were resting.
"How about it?"
"Almost everyone is here."
"PD, can we go on stage early?"
"Do you mean to start early?" Li Yanzhu cast a questioning look.
Pei Zhuxuan shook his head and quickly denied: "No, I just want to chat with everyone who has been waiting for a long time before starting. The official start will be according to the prescribed time."
"Let everyone wait, it's better not to reveal your stage makeup too early." Li Yanzhu shook her head and rejected Bae Zhuhyun's idea.
Li Chenglu, who was on the side, suddenly gave a bad laugh, reached out and patted Liu Xin'an on the back, and suggested: "How about we go up and do a cross talk for everyone?"
There were still some staff members in the theater, and Li Chenglu's joke about Liu Xin'an was in Chinese, so the staff members of these theaters laughed out loud.
Liu Xin'an was also speechless.
"Just because you are like this, many people now have stereotypes about us Jincheng people."
"Come on, you dare to say you can't do it? I still have a video at home of you and your fourth child talking cross talk together in junior high school."
"???"
Pei Zhuxuan understood the general idea, but she didn't want Liu Xin'an to come up and talk about cross talk, but rolled her eyes: "Xin'an, why don't you go up and chat with the fans? Don't keep everyone waiting in boredom."
"Yeah, Brother Xin'an, go up and warm up the venue. You did a great job warming up the venue for us at MBC before."
Jin Yelin also recalled Yoo Shin-an's surprise appearance at the MBC Gayo Daejeon at the end of last year.
The effect that time was very good. Liu Xin'an could handle such a big venue. How could he still succeed in this small theater?
Liu Xin'an showed a confused expression and pointed at himself: "You really want me to do it?"
He was afraid that fans would throw mineral water bottles at him when he appeared.
...
Ding Yu knows that she cannot represent all the fans who like Red Velvet, but to be honest, she actually doesn't like Liu Xin'an that much.
In fact, most fans are just crazy in words or online. In real life, everyone is still a reasonable person.
And everyone knows very well that as girls, even if they pray every day that Bae Zhuhyun will remain single forever, they will not have any chance.
Moreover, it is impossible for Bae Joo-hyun to remain single all her life.
When Liu Xinan and Bae Zhuhyun first made their relationship public, she did feel a sense of betrayal.
It wasn't until Bae Joo Hyun and Yoo Shin An appeared on "Knowing Brothers" together, and the harmonious atmosphere surrounding the two of them appeared, that many fans changed their views on Yoo Shin An.
Well...at the very least, most of the fans in the small fan group that Ding Yu belongs to who originally hated Liu Xin'an have become able to accept this man.
Everyone has been loyal fans of Bae Zhuhyun for many, many years. They have bought many albums and peripherals, so they know Bae Zhuhyun very well.
Because of this, everyone can see the happiness and dependence that comes to Pei Zhuhyun when she gets along with Liu Xin'an.
Everyone likes Bae Zhuhyun, mostly because they are attracted by her bright appearance, her dazzling appearance on the stage, her seriousness towards the team, her passion for her fans, her emphasis on her members, and her high standards for herself.
..
There are many, many examples of people who like her so much.
Similarly, they also feel very sorry for her who faces everyone with a bright smile even if she works hard.
Bae Zhuhyun is 32 years old this year, which is an unfriendly fact for any idol.
Most idol female artists of this age have either faded out of the public eye or transitioned to launch their own personal careers.
It is incredible that Bae Joo Hyun, who debuted quite late, can still be active in the entertainment industry at this age.
Now, the appearance of Liu Xin'an has given Bae Zhuhyun one more path to choose in the future. So how can they, the fans...these fans who hope that Bae Zhuhyun can always be active on the stage, object to the relationship between these two people.
Well... of course, they are not opposed to this relationship, but that doesn't mean they don't hate Liu Xin'an.
"Red Velvet, who you like, is afraid that you will be bored, so I specially sent me to chat with you."
The sound of the male voice made Ding Yu startled. She subconsciously raised her head and saw the man whose appearance she had to praise even if she hated him.
"Irene and the others are already making preparations?"
"Everyone is almost ready. Originally, they wanted to come out in advance to chat with everyone, but I stopped them. The stage makeup is very beautiful. If they come out directly and expose themselves, they won't have that sense of surprise."
The eye-catching man on the stage used a gentle voice and spoke jokingly.
However, even though the content of his words was so annoying, no one was angry at all.
"Ahem, to be honest, what I just said makes me feel disgusted with myself. Everyone must hate me."
"That's right!"
"Brother An Zi is still somewhat self-aware."
Ding Yu pursed his lips as he listened to the laughing and teasing voices of everyone around him who also liked Pei Zhuxuan.
"Then let's cooperate. Don't you hate me so much?"
"Hate!!"
"Do you really want me to get out of here?"
"That's right!"
Ding Yu was hidden among the shouts, his face flushed, and he vented his emotions along with everyone else.
But what she didn't realize was that after she finished shouting with everyone, they all had smiles on their faces.
However, Liu Xin'an, who was boycotted by everyone, did not feel dissatisfied at all. He still had a hearty smile and his handsome appearance made it difficult to look away.
Then, he spread his hands.
"I just like the way everyone hates me but can't kill me."
"Hahahahaha."
"Ah, also, the PD part will be edited for me when the time comes. It's okay to joke with everyone. If it is really released, I will probably be ruined." The man quickly made up for himself. Too many people like to find existence these days.
Sensitive netizens.
As long as they have a keyboard in hand, they have the final say on justice in this world!
"Shhh!!!"
"That's it?"
The timid man received unanimous boos from everyone. Ding Yu seemed to be moved by the atmosphere and booed the man along with everyone.
As the protagonist who was booed, the man was extremely innocent.
"Are you here to listen to cross talk?"
"Hahahahaha, Brother Anzi, let's do some!"
"Stereotype! Jincheng people don't know how to speak cross talk at all! ...But I can still tell everyone the name of the dish."
I tried another way of writing. Everyone really wants to see fans’ reactions, so this time I thought about whether I could describe this fan meeting from a fan’s perspective.