"Well, it's been a long time no see. Everyone has worked hard." Jin Junmian took the initiative to break the silence. He simply said a few words and then went directly to the topic:
"Let's prepare for the combined stage in a few days. The company has added some new choreography for this stage. A teacher will come to demonstrate to us later. For now, practice the previous dances."
After hearing this, the members of the two exo teams hesitated for a moment, walked to the middle of the practice room and took their seats. Jin Junmian connected his mobile phone to the stereo, and the music of "mama" sounded, and everyone jumped up.
It's just that this dance practice is awkward no matter how you look at it. Each of the two teams has its own rhythm, and the overall look is very messy. It cannot be called the "sword dance" that SM group is proud of.
It's more like a group of amateurs making noise together.
There's nothing we can do about it, the two teams haven't practiced together for a long time.
In addition, the situation of the two teams was very different after their debut. Everyone had their own ideas in their hearts, and they couldn't cooperate at all for a while. At this time, they looked like two teams.
I danced several times, but not only did there not be any improvement, but the atmosphere became worse and worse.
I stumbled a few times while dancing, bumped into each other while walking, and stepped on my hands and feet several times. The atmosphere in the practice room only became more and more intense.
Finally, someone couldn't bear their displeasure any longer.
"Yeah, you hit me with your hand just now, and now you stepped on me. Is that intentional?"
Byun Baekhyun finally got angry after being touched several times and yelled at Do Kyungsoo who just stepped on him.
Do Kyung-soo glanced at him, turned his eyes elsewhere, and said nothing.
"Is this your attitude towards your brother? We haven't seen him for a while, his popularity has not increased much, and his courtesy has disappeared. No wonder EXO is like this in the peninsula now."
When Byun Baekhyun saw Do Kyungsoo's appearance, he immediately became furious and started AOE directly.
He revealed what was most bothering the entire K team.
"Yeah, just talk about it if you have something to do. Why are you talking about this? Are there many people coming to your autograph session?"
Park Chanyeol looked impatient and replied with a frown.
"Isn't this because you are implicated? And isn't this true? Look at the way you are practicing?" Bian Baekhyun refused to give in.
"How was the practice? You didn't think you were dancing well, did you?"
"Axi, you...(*&...%)&&**()."
The few exchanges were not pleasant, and soon escalated into a quarrel. Both parties were very angry and could explode at the first moment.
The three people in Xia Guo's line usually never participate in such things, but this time the scene was a quarrel between Team K and Team M. As members of Team M, the three of them couldn't stay out of it.
Captain Jin Junmyeon was also in a bad mood. He tried to mediate a few words to no avail and then lost his face.
The quarrel between the two parties became more and more intense, and they started to get angry. Park Chanyeol and Byun Baekhyun pushed each other a few times.
Seeing that the fight was about to start, Chi Jingyuan, who had been sitting on the sidelines, sighed, knocked on the wall with the mineral water bottle in his hand, and said calmly:
"Okay, stop arguing."
This kind of thing cannot be said to be right or wrong, it is just a way of venting emotions.
When several members of team k heard Chi Jingyuan's words, Kyung-soo, Oh Se-hun and captain Jin Jun-myeon shook their heads and sighed. They stopped arguing with team m and took a few steps back to sit by the wall.
Park Chanyeol and Kim Jongin hesitated for a moment and then retreated.
One sentence made the members of Team K calm down a lot, and it was obvious that they valued Chi Jingyuan's opinion.
The three members of Xia Guo on the M team saw that they were unable to fight, so they breathed a sigh of relief and quickly pulled them back. Kim Jong Dae and Kim Min Seok also took a step back.
Baekhyun was the only one who refused to give up. He was still rapping and wanted a few members of Team K to apologize. The words he said were quite unpleasant and he used a lot of words that needed harmony.
Several people from Team K sat silently next to the wall and looked at him coldly.
"If you really can't speak, you don't have to say it."
Chi Jingyuan tilted his head, looked at Bian Baekhyun with a chuckle, and said in a calm tone:
"This will also make you look smarter."
"Yeah..." Bian Baoxian was immediately irritated and had the urge to take action, but was then pulled back by the other five members of Team M.
He felt a little embarrassed and struggled a few times but couldn't break free.
The other members of Team M were all witnesses to the Wu Saike incident. They knew Chi Jingyuan's fighting ability and did not want Bian Baoxian to go up and die.
What's more, Team K retreated with just one sentence. Even the captain Jin Junmian was very considerate. They all saw that Chi Jingyuan's status was extraordinary.
Even Baekhyun, who was so angry right now, couldn't see it.
Both sides occupied one side of the practice room and sat indifferently, minding their own business.
A group fight was resolved in this way, and the anger dissipated after a while, but the atmosphere was still very bad.
Wu Shixun bared his teeth and gave Chi Jingyuan a thumbs-up sign, while Jingyuan pursed his lips and gave him a helpless smile.
Not long after, the choreographer came to the practice room and took them to practice the special dance prepared for the stage.
No one mentioned what happened just now, as if nothing happened.
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Three days have passed in the blink of an eye, today is May 13th.
At this time, exo-k had just finished recording a popular song at SBS. After saying goodbye to a circle of seniors, he came to the parking lot and prepared to leave the TV station and return to the company.
They held a book signing the day before yesterday, and yesterday they recorded MBC's "Show! Music Center".
There wasn't much response, but it was quite tiring.
"Then I'll leave first."
Walking to the parking lot, Chi Jingyuan spoke to his manager Li Chenghuan and the members.
Today is his birthday, and his second brother asked him to go home for dinner. He hasn't been back for a while, so he simply asked for a leave from the company to go back to celebrate.
It might not be so easy for ordinary members to take leave, but Chi Jingyuan is not an ordinary member.
"There is a commercial to be shot tomorrow afternoon, don't forget the time." Li Chenghuan nodded and took the other members into the nanny car.
After watching them leave, Chi Jingyuan got into his own car driven by Park Jae-hyun. After saying hello, the car drove towards home.
Park Jae-hyun drove very steadily, but at this time there was a traffic jam in Seoul, and the entire road was jammed with cars of all sizes.
In this kind of road condition, it is estimated that taking the subway is much faster than driving.
"Ding."
Sitting in the car, Chi Jingyuan received a congratulatory text message from Sunny.
"When will you return to the company? I'll have someone bring you your birthday gift. ( ̄︶ ̄)"
Chi Jingyuan smiled, shook his head and replied:
"Thank you Nu Na, but I have to go home today and will not go back to the company. ( ̄▽ ̄)"
"Well... I'll give it to you after we meet. I have a birthday on the 15th and there will be a party in the evening. Remember to come and introduce me to you. (*^▽^*)"
"Are you the kind of senior who looks particularly beautiful at first sight?"
"We'll know when the time comes. The address will be sent to you tomorrow."
"Inside."
Not long after sending messages to Sunny, a message from Kang Seulgi also came, and Chi Kyungwon also responded.
Several members had already expressed their congratulations in person in the morning.
In fact, he doesn't pay much attention to birthdays anymore. The older he gets, the less he pays attention to them. If his second brother hadn't called specifically, he wouldn't even bother to go home.
After returning home, I had a meal with my family, which was similar to last time. The eldest sister came back specifically to see Chi Jingyuan and left before finishing the meal.
The second brother Chi Jingxu is usually very serious, but when he sees his younger brother, he immediately becomes careless and always wants to tease him. He doesn't know what is wrong with him.