Somi seemed to be in a good mood. After hearing what her good friend Son Chaeyoung said, she immediately started praising her with interest.
Although the stage of the small amphitheater where they performed was not as big as the main stage on the other side, there were still thousands of people in the audience. Even though it was not actually their performance, it could only be said that they acted as backup dancers for Park Jin Young, but in front of such a
It is still very exciting to perform on a public stage in front of many people and show off your dance and charm.
The feeling of standing on the stage and becoming the center of attention, being watched, followed, cheered and cheered by thousands of people can only be understood by trying it. Even if you participate in an art performance in an ordinary junior high school or high school, you can feel it.
It makes people tremble all over, let alone such a formal stage performance with a large audience.
This is also one of the biggest attractions of the idol profession.
At this time, the faces of the seven members of the major group all looked flushed. It was obvious that although the performance had passed, the afterglow of excitement still lingered on their bodies.
Sun Chaeyoung looked mysterious, grinned and winked in an exaggerated way, and then she said suddenly, "We saw the members of XO!"
She has a very good relationship with Somi. She knows that this sister usually pays attention to boy groups and is very fond of EXO, a popular group. Somi must be very interested in bringing up this topic.
Although she also likes Big Bang, she even likes Big Bang's style more.
"Jinjia? Where? When?" Sure enough, after hearing this, Somi's eyes lit up, he grabbed her hand and asked.
The attention of several major team members nearby was also attracted, especially Zhou Ziyu who was sitting obediently next to her. She just lowered her head, twirling her hair with her hands, and listened quietly to the side.
People were chatting. After hearing Sun Caiying's words, her round eyes turned and she glanced over.
"Just outside our theater, around noon, we met five members of EXO. It seemed that Yuan was showing others around the school. Isn't he a student of Yonsei University..."
"Ah, why wasn't I there at that time..."
"During the afternoon break, we also went there to take a look. Wow, if you haven't been there, you haven't seen it. The atmosphere is really, jinjia..."
Sun Chaeyoung spoke vividly. At first she was just talking to Somi, but after seeing that a few other people were very interested, she started talking to everyone.
"Did you meet the XO seniors at noon?" After hearing a few words, Park Jihyo asked Lin Nayeon and Yu Jeongyeon next to them in a low voice.
Lin Nalian didn't look very interested, and nodded with an expressionless expression, while Yu Dingyan responded with a smile. Both of them knew that Lin Nalian was hit by something and became the friend of Chi Jingyuan and EXO.
The anti-fans often complained and slandered the family in front of them in private. The last time the two popular boy bands faced off, Lin Nayeon supported Big Bang because she didn't like Chi Jingyuan, and at the same time encouraged them to vote for Big Bang.
After defeating EXO and losing one place miserably, she was depressed for a long time. She stopped grinning and showed her fangs, and just kept rolling her eyes.
They have long been used to this, but they don't know where this sister comes from with such hatred.
However, the two people didn't care. They gathered together and whispered: "Well, we also chatted for a few words, just outside in the auditorium of the theater..."
The mixed voices made the whole lounge lively.
Just like male idols and trainees are usually very interested in female idols, and they often discuss similar topics when chatting, and they also rank their appearance from time to time. The same is true for female idols and female trainees. The opposite sex is always more attractive.
Some of the topics that interest me can be considered a two-way street to some extent.
After chatting for a while, Park Jinying still didn't come back. However, under the greeting of the room manager, a dozen girls started to pack things in twos and threes, and some also went to the bathroom. After getting everything ready, they went outside to wait for the gathering before leaving together.
.
Obviously Park Jin Young is still very busy as the president. Today is the school anniversary and he, a well-known alumnus, also has many social occasions and no time to come back to take care of the children.
Zhou Ziyu and the two girls in the neon line walked out from the backstage first, carrying their bags and standing next to the stage waiting for other people. At this time, the stage performance here had already ended, and the staff and college student volunteers
The performers were busy up and down the stage, sorting and storing various audio, lighting and other equipment, and it seemed quite lively for a while.
She was not very familiar with Nai Minami and Minatozaki Saka. She just stood quietly blowing the evening breeze, looking down at her feet that were gently rubbing the ground as if thinking about something, while the two next to her
The neon line is whispering in Japanese.
"Xiaoying, guess who I saw today?"
"Which artist? It's normal for so many artists to come to school today for the school anniversary. Judging from your expression... it can't be XO, right? Chi Jingyuan?"
At this moment, two female voices came vaguely not far away, which attracted the attention of the three of them. They turned their eyes inadvertently and found that they were two female college students who were cleaning up the venue. Judging from their clothes and work IDs, they should
I am a volunteer for this school anniversary.
Another chance encounter with EXO...
Did they really move the entire school?
Except for Mingjing Nan, the other two girls secretly murmured something in their hearts, but since they were bored at the moment, no one else had come out yet, so they pretended to be casual and listened attentively.
"Bingo! It's Chi Jingyuan and XO. We met at this venue at noon. He was taking a few members to visit our school. I happened to be nearby at that time, and I saw him from a long distance away.
Then I rushed over and met him by chance."
There was obvious pride in this female voice. Although Mingjing Nan did not look over there, she could not help but smile slightly after hearing it. She recognized that it was the fan of Chi Jingyuan named Li Meiyan at noon.
"Jinjia, is it really Chi Jingyuan? Wow, I really want to see him too. His classmates have heard that he is really amazing, but it's a pity that I went to their department several times before and couldn't get it, so I ran several times in vain.
...But speaking of it, it is actually quite excessive. Even though he is a student like everyone else, he does not come to school a few times a year. Just because he is a popular idol, the school must be too relaxed. It is quite unfair.
of."
"There is indeed a point, but I heard from others that the school's requirements for Chi Kyung-won are actually relatively relaxed, not because he is a popular idol. Our school is not a third-rate artist school like Dongguk University. The requirements are quite strict in all aspects.
Yes, and it was the beginning of 2012 when Chi Jingyuan entered school, and EXO had not yet debuted. Later, he took a year off to make his debut. When he came back to school in 2013, EXO was still confused and not popular, so in fact, he and the artist
Status doesn’t matter much.”
"That's right, what's the reason?"
"This is also what a senior told me. Do you know who sent him to class when he came back to school in 2013?"
"Who?"
"It's Jinyuan..."
Speaking of this, Li Meiyan's voice was obviously lowered, pretending to be mysterious, causing the three girls who were pretending to eavesdrop on the other side to prick up their ears.
Originally, I was just an avid fan expressing my excitement about meeting my idol. I didn’t expect that some of the secret things she said about Chi Jingyuan’s schooling were really interesting. I wanted to continue when I encountered this kind of gossip.
listen.
Like Zhou Ziyu, who originally lowered his head and rubbed his feet on the ground in boredom, but now he was rubbing, and his body moved a few centimeters in that direction without knowing when.
"Really or not? Did you send it in person?" I didn't hear it clearly before, but at this point, my tone obviously increased, and my surprise was clearly revealed.
"Yeah, I couldn't believe it at the time, so it's obvious that Chi Jingyuan is not an ordinary person. Either he has a very strong personal relationship, or his family conditions are particularly good."
"Hey Yigu..."
"So for a kid from a rich family and a top-level idol, it's great to be able to go to school honestly. Moreover, he is really awesome, very polite and makes people feel very good, and he is also very interesting.
I'll show you the TO sign he gave me later... It's really the kind that can make a girl fall in love with just one look and just a few words. I wonder why he is so popular in a school like Yonsei."
"It's true what you said. I heard that although his grades were not very good, he passed every final assessment and re-examination, and he didn't get into any trouble for two or three years after entering the school. Now it seems that he has really
Very good...I heard that some other second-generation rich families caused all kinds of troubles, and the teachers didn't dare to take care of them..."
"...It's a pity that I didn't see XO's stage this afternoon..."
As the two volunteers moved their things and left, the voices gradually faded away, and the gossip that interested the three of them ended here.
Although the stories he heard were not many, they were enough to make a few people taste good for a while. Zhou Ziyu couldn't help but look up and glanced in the direction where the two college student volunteers left, and turned back after a second, just in time to see the two college student volunteers who had made the same move as her.
Najingnan was hit hard.
"..."
She pursed her lips and smiled at Najing Nan, without saying anything, and continued to lower her head and rub the ground.
She didn't see Nai Minami looking at her with a slightly complicated look, but he glanced at her and then went back to whispering something to Minatozaki Saka, probably starting to exchange the wonderful stories they just heard.
"Hurry up, I'm taking so long to go to the toilet..."
At the same time, Lin Nalian's complaining voice came from not far away, and several girls walked over from the backstage one after another, talking or laughing when they came to the side of the three of them, making this place that seemed a little quiet just now become noisy.
stand up.
Under the moonlight, the refreshing evening breeze blew by, blowing the long hair of Zhou Ziyu and Mingjing Nan into the air, and scratching and shaking their faces.
They reached out and gently stroked the long hair covering their faces behind their ears. They glanced at Yonsei University around them for the last time, then turned and left with the members and the room directors and staff who came out.
………
In the conference room on the fourth floor of SM Company, Chi Jingyuan was sitting in his seat, leaning on the back of his chair and playing with the mobile phone in his hand.
There is no awards ceremony such as a singing show in the school anniversary performance. The performers do not need to wait until the end. They can leave directly after their own stage is over. Many of the artists have taken over commercial performances from more than one school and come and go.
Very busy.
After finishing their performance, EXO went to have a meal first, and then returned to the gymnastics arena to briefly preview tomorrow's concert.
Although it was still early after all the activities, the company did not arrange any more schedules because there was a performance tomorrow, and they simply disbanded and let everyone come back to rest.
Just as Chi Jingyuan was about to rush back, he was stopped by his manager Li Chenghuan. After a few explanations, he followed Li Chenghuan to the conference room alone to prepare for the meeting.
Because no one had arrived yet, Chi Jingyuan took the time to check his phone after flipping through the information in front of him.
Because he is on leave today, this episode of "Music Bank" is the first time since he and Bae Zhuhyun have collaborated that the other party will host it alone. At this time, he is reading the messages and comments after today's "Music Bank" broadcast.
"Irene is so beautiful! So cute! She is indeed a female idol who can be relied upon for her beauty."
"Although Irene is very good-looking, I feel like there's something missing when I host it by myself."
"Ah, why didn't Yuan come this week? CP, who only shows up once a week, can't be seen today..."
After reading a few comments, in addition to complaining about Bae Joo Hyun's appearance, many viewers left messages expressing their dissatisfaction with Ji Kyung Won's absence. Although I can't say they are very complaining, they are definitely a little disappointed.
In less than three episodes of the show, the two have attracted many CP fans through their hosting style and tacit cooperation, and Bae Zhuhyun's popularity is also rising at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Some people's comments were the most outrageous. These viewers didn't even come to watch the stage, but came specifically to see these two people show off their sweets and host. They completely regarded "Music Bank" as the weekly "We Got Married".
Although I don’t know what to say to these viewers, being recognized and supported is a happy thing after all.
After appearing in two episodes, Chi Jingyuan felt that the fixed MC case was taken correctly.
The popularity it brings is secondary, the main reason is that recording once a week is very relaxing and makes people feel good.
"You came to our stage today."
While he was browsing the web, he suddenly received a text message. Looking at the font, he knew it was from Zhou Ziyu without looking at the sender, Chi Jingyuan.
It seemed like she had heard someone else talk about what happened to them today.
Just as I was thinking about how to reply, I received another message.
""Orientation Sniper" (Smiley Face)"
This message was sent by Najing Nan. The two of them seemed to have agreed upon it, and they sent text messages one after another.
Seeing this text message from Jing Nan made Chi Jingyuan blink and think about what she meant by sending a song title.
However, he was not given much time. As the heads and staff of several departments entered the conference room one after another, the last person closed the door and explained that the meeting was about to start.
"Yes, big star."
Chi Jingyuan quickly tapped the screen of his mobile phone, first replied to Zhou Ziyu, and then slid to Mingjing Nan's communication page. After thinking for two seconds, he replied (smiley face).
Then he put his cell phone that had been muted before back into his pocket, took a deep breath and entered working mode.
This meeting was mainly to announce and discuss Chi Jingyuan’s personal advertising and endorsements in the coming period.
Ever since EXO became popular, Chi Jingyuan has never fallen from the top position of popularity. At the same time, due to various reasons, his personal popularity has surpassed EXO in many aspects to some extent, especially
In the field of advertising and endorsements, he is even more outstanding and favored by major manufacturers. In the past two years, especially last year, he alone has more endorsements than the entire EXO group.
In the income ranking of Peninsula artists that went viral last year, he ranked second with 55 billion won. Even though the data is not accurate, it is enough to scare people. And SM itself knows very well that although this data is inaccurate, it is
Not much different.
Because the revenue it brings is staggering, the company has also arranged special departments and personnel to be responsible for Chi Jingyuan's personal aspects, including itinerary, endorsements and other things. This time, I will explain the recent progress of some things.
"...Last year in 2014, the company accepted a total of 34 medium and large brand endorsements in various categories for Jingyuan, including 21 from Xiaguo and 13 from the peninsula..."
"As of May this year, 26 of all contracts have expired or are close to expiration..."
"...After our detailed communication, 5 of these 26 brands ended their cooperation and hired new spokespersons after the expiration of their contracts. The other 3 either stopped operations or no longer invited them due to reasons between manufacturers and companies.
The artist serves as the spokesperson, and 18 other brands have the intention to continue to renew their contracts. We have already negotiated some of them, and we are still communicating on the rest..."
The endorsement contracts of this kind of commercial brands are generally not very long. As the first party, the manufacturer and brand owner are quite picky about the various aspects of the data and popularity of the spokesperson. Usually, it is more common to sign one contract per year. Wait for the contract
At the end of the period, the brand will use the revenue and sales data during this period to see how effective the spokesperson's promotion is. If it is suitable, the brand will continue to renew the contract.
Of course, there are also long-term contracts signed for various reasons, but the number is relatively small in comparison.
Therefore, many of the endorsements Chi Jingyuan accepted last year have expired or are about to expire this year. According to the company's statistics, most brands have a tendency to renew their contracts and are very sincere. His ability to bring goods should be very good.
Make the other party satisfied.
"...and some of the more important endorsements require your personal opinion. The most important one is that the endorsement case for LG's entire line of electronic products will expire in a few months. LG has already
After conveying the intention to renew the contract, we made preliminary contact with the other party. The other party expressed that they were very satisfied with the results brought by your role as spokesperson this year. However, we need to consider some of your personal opinions and opinions, Jingyuan.
Opinion……"
A room director took the information in his hand and introduced it skillfully. He looked at Chi Jingyuan as he spoke: "Jingyuan, what's your opinion?"
"..."
Chi Jingyuan also looked at the information on the table and said nothing.
When he accepted this endorsement last year, he hesitated for a while between LG and Samsung. However, in the end, Samsung was only a mobile phone model, while LG was a full-line electronics brand. It was obvious that the latter had more sincerity and a higher-level endorsement.
"Although it is just a preliminary contact, the tendency of LG is still quite obvious. According to the statistics we obtained, after you served as the spokesperson last year, LG's electronic products were sold throughout Southeast Asia, especially
The data of both Xia Kingdom and Peninsula have increased significantly. Of course, we cannot get the specific high-end figures, but it is obvious that the other party has a high tendency to renew the contract and is very sincere. If the negotiations are successful, they should be able to increase the amount of endorsement fees.
And made a lot of concessions in various aspects.”
Seeing that he remained silent, the room director seemed a little worried and opened his mouth again to add something:
"LG's full line of endorsements is the top case in the entire peninsula. Having it has many benefits for both Jingyuan and XO. Therefore, the company's opinion is to focus on renewing the contract and not let others snatch it.
Come on, we have received news that several top actors are interested in this LG case."
"Yes, Director Li, I understand."
"Then let's continue talking."
After thinking about it, Chi Jingyuan also nodded. Because the cooperation for a year was very pleasant and the other party valued him very much, there was not much hesitation.
And the other party is right. Many people are worried about this kind of top-level case. Peninsula artists are privately very fierce in competing for endorsements.
"OK, we will continue to be in contact." Director Li breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, smiled with his triangular eyes, took a sip of water and continued:
"Or Hana Bank, LOTTE department store, Orion..."
"In addition, several cases in Xia Guo, such as Tsingtao Beer, Dongfeng Yueda Kia, Chow Tai Fook and other brands have entered the renegotiation stage..."
Last year, Chi Jingyuan became one of the highest-paid artists with two years of debut. A large number of high-quality endorsements are the most important part of it. This is also due to his popularity in East Asia, especially in Xia Kingdom and the peninsula.
The extremely high visibility and popularity they all have, as well as their excellent image, have won him the favor of many brands.
"...These are probably the brands that need to renegotiate and renew their contracts recently."
After some introductions and discussions, the matter of contract renewal finally came to an end. However, Director Li had no intention of stopping. After a pause, his expression became a little strange. His eyes were excited and a little surprised. He looked at Chi Jingyuan.
He said somewhat solemnly: "There is another very important thing. A top luxury brand from Europe has contacted us. It seems that it has the intention to cooperate with you Jingyuan."
