The embassy’s annual National Day reception is held at the Shilla Hotel, and this year is no exception, and it is particularly grand because it is the 65th anniversary.
Tonight, South Korea Speaker Chung Eui-hwa and First Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kim Kyu-hyun will attend the reception with people from all walks of life in politics and business. Also present will be envoys from various countries stationed in South Korea, overseas Chinese, overseas students, and representatives of Chinese-funded institutions.
The number of attendees was conservatively estimated to be close to a thousand, so it also attracted a large number of media reporters. Before dark, the door of the Shilla Hotel was crowded with people, and flash lights lit up from time to time.
Those who have just entered the hotel are Wang Haijun, chief vice president of the Chinese Overseas Chinese Association in Korea, and Mr. Han Shenghao, the president of the overseas Chinese community. His advanced age and physical illness make it inconvenient to participate in events in public.
At this time, a black nanny car slowly parked at the entrance of the hotel, and then the door opened. The reporters at the scene immediately exclaimed when they discovered that it was Cui Shirley who got out of the car.
"Sullixi, are you here to perform as a guest performer?" A voice suddenly rang out from the crowd, and the reporters immediately laughed collectively.
What a stupid question. You are new to the industry. You really don’t have any common sense. You are walking on the red carpet as if this is an awards ceremony. You don’t even look at who is coming in from the main entrance of the hotel. How can the artists who come to perform be qualified?
Of course, unless it is Teacher Lee Sun Hee who has already attended the venue before, this is a treasured female singer from South Korea who has performed in Pyongyang and is here to attend the reception today as a representative of the South Korean cultural community.
And Sulli's status in the music industry is far different from that of Teacher Li Xianji. The reason why she can appear here is probably very clear to most reporters.
It must be because of Zhou Jing, so they were surprised that Shirley came alone to attend, and they all asked loudly why Zhou Jing was not with her.
Fortunately, Shirley knew how to measure things. It was not appropriate to be interviewed by the media at this moment, so she just smiled at the camera, and then walked towards the hotel. On the way, she happened to meet several officials from the Ministry of Culture, and they said hello to each other.
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The black nanny car that was taking Shirley off left and just after exiting an intersection, turned around and quietly returned to the hotel. However, this time it did not go to the main entrance but followed the traffic and drove elsewhere. The whole process did not attract the attention of any reporters.
For such a large reception, it is impossible for everyone to enter through the main entrance, so the organizer also has another entrance, where each attendee signs in with an invitation letter, and the on-site staff issues access passes and gift bags.
Originally, the nanny car was stuck among other vehicles and everything was normal, but suddenly something unexpected happened. A security guard in a black suit used a gesture to signal the nanny car to leave the group, and then drove to an unfamiliar place under his command.
Li Zhuying didn't know why he rolled down the window as soon as he parked the car and looked at the security guard suspiciously, only to receive a polite but ridiculous answer.
"Miane, there are too many people over there. In order to ensure order at the scene, we have prepared a special working channel for the artists participating in the performance. You can enter with your temporary performance pass."
"Nei, Kang Sang Hamida."
Li Zhuying may have become accustomed to it and didn't think it was inappropriate, but it didn't take long for him to realize that they were not here to perform today, but by then the security guard had already left.
"Zhuying Oppa, where is this?" Little Crystal, who was belatedly aware of the situation, poked her head from the back seat and asked in confusion.
"Haha, this..."
Li Zhuying smiled awkwardly and didn't know how to explain to Crystal. It was obvious that because of the nanny car, they were mistaken for the artists who came to perform here.
After understanding the cause and effect, Crystal didn't care very much. In her opinion, there was no way to enter, and the current situation seemed quite coincidental.
Because she heard Zhou Jing talk about the banquet where they first met, and he also walked through the staff aisle, and ended up sitting at the same table as her by accident.
Now that it was her, Crystal felt inexplicably happy thinking of this. Before, she was a little unhappy that she couldn't appear in public like Shirley. She had no choice but to appear in front of reporters without a reasonable reason.
Just a few minutes after Crystal and Li Zhuying got off the bus and left, an old business car also drove in, and then two tall and beautiful girls got out of the car.
"Ha Nixi, I can only send you here. I can't get in. You must behave well later, but don't get into trouble. Please." The manager scratched his head and warned carefully.
"Hey, Alasso." The two girls responded with a respectful salute.
The two of them were actually very panicked without their manager around, but when things came to a close, they had no choice but to bite the bullet. You must know that today's performance opportunity is definitely the best since the group debuted.
Heo Solji and Hani are members of a five-member girl group called EXID, which was created by Shinsa-dong Tiger, the Divine Comedy Manufacturing Machine. Unfortunately, after more than two years since their debut, they did not become a big hit, but stayed in the background.綶
This year the group switched to a management company and thought the situation would change, but last month the group's single came back and they were given a slap in the face. They couldn't even make waves, and the singing period ended in a hurry in just one month.
In order to make a living, they had to go to various commercial performances, and sometimes they would go on road shows to promote themselves. As a result, there were rumors in the company that the group might be disbanded.
Just as the five girls are becoming more and more desperate, a relative who Hani met while studying in China happens to be a receptionist.
Through chatting with Hani, she learned that the other party was looking for backup singers for instrumental performances, so after some hard work, Hani successfully obtained this resource.
In fact, it's not that complicated. The main reason is that the instrumental performers don't have time to participate in joint rehearsals, which immediately makes the difficulty of backup singing increase exponentially. Many singers don't dare to take this job at all.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But Hani and the others are different. They are on the verge of despair and still dare to pick and choose? What’s more, it is such an important occasion, with big bosses gathered in the audience, and they can show their faces here.
In the past, they wouldn't have dared to think about it.
It's a pity that only two backup singers are needed. After internal discussion within the group, it was decided that Xu Solji and Hani would participate. After all, they are both lead singers and members of the Dasoni unit, so there should be no problem.牶
Having said that, they went straight onto the stage without practicing together once. This unprecedented operation made Xu Suzhi and Hani extremely uneasy, so they made a fatal mistake.
"Boy, please show your performance certificate, thank you."
The accent of the security guard at the entrance felt strange to Hani's ears, but the next second her face turned pale. Coincidentally, the same happened to Xu Solji.
It's over, the certificate is still in the agent's hand. Everyone has completely forgotten about this incident just now. Oudok and Hani turned around to look, but they could still see the slightest trace of the agent and the commercial vehicle.
After all, they got into big trouble. It might be better if they were a popular combination. After all, they looked familiar, but who would recognize them now? They didn't notice that the security personnel were looking at Xu Suzhi and Hani with suspicious eyes, and they were already about to touch them.
to the walkie-talkie on his waist.
With trembling hands, Xu Solzhi took out her mobile phone from her bag and planned to call her agent, but Hani accidentally saw a familiar figure. In desperation, she ran forward without saying a word.
Xu Suzhi was startled by Hani's actions before she even made the call, and hurriedly followed her. The security personnel were shocked when they saw this, and they just wanted to chase after and control the two suspicious girls, but then they
Then he stopped.
"Anihasay, senior Krystal, we are EXID Yimeda..."
Crystal was having a party with Lin Yuzhe. When she heard the sudden greeting from behind, she was confused on the spot. What happened? Could it be that she had traveled to the back passage of the singing stage?
And what kind of combination is EXID? It seems a bit familiar. Crystal frowned and thought about it for a long time but couldn't remember it.
"Sister-in-law, do you know each other?"
"I don't know them. I just heard the name of their group, but I can't remember the details."
"Well, that's troublesome. Why don't you go in first, sister-in-law? I'll handle it here."
"Yeah."
The conversation between Crystal and Lin Yuzhe was in Chinese. Although Li Zhuying and Xu Suzhi were confused, Hani understood it, so she hurriedly came to Crystal and whispered her name, Luo Hailing.
Crystal finally realized this, no wonder it sounded familiar to her. Her co-star Luo Hailing on the set of "To Me" was one of the first members of EXID when they debuted, but she quit the group just 2 months after their debut.
Normally, Luo Hailing would occasionally talk about her previous experience, so Crystal had an impression, but even so, the problem was still unresolved. Even if Crystal really knew each other, Lin Yuzhe still couldn't let them in without documents.
Fortunately, the unreliable agent discovered that the certificate was still in his pocket on the way and rushed back out of breath. After getting the certificate, Xu Solji and Hani finally breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed.
In any case, Crystal's presence made them feel at ease. After all, they had a senior to support the show. Little did they know that this senior was not here to perform today, but was sitting in the audience watching the show.