Chapter 23 Introducing a Friend

Soon half a month passed, and as time went by, EXO's popularity obviously increased a lot. The news of their upcoming debut could be seen in many places, and it was heard that Xiaguo also published a lot of advertisements.

At this time, Li Chenghuan, the head of the agency, was talking to the members in the practice room:

"Today, the company has released the preview of your Showcase, and the official Showcase will be held on the 31st. The debut stage of both of your teams is scheduled for April 8th. Tomorrow after the practice, everyone will have a day off, go back and get together with your family, and tell them that you are going to debut. After this holiday until the end of the debut activities, there will be no more rest time."

"Yes!" Everyone answered at the same time.

"Okay, disband, go back and have a good rest tomorrow, and share the joy with your family and friends." Li Chenghuan clapped his hands with a smile and left the practice room. The 12 members who were standing in a row just now immediately scattered into several groups.

'Tomorrow is the holiday, and you can't leave today. Where should I go to eat later? 'Chi Jingyuan sat in the corner leaning against the wall, took out his mobile phone and flipped through it.

I wanted to treat Sunny to a meal, but I remembered that when they sent messages two days ago, the other party said that they were going to the countryside to shoot the variety show "Youth Unbeatable 2" these days.

Chi Jingyuan heard that this variety show was very tiring to shoot, and the ratings of this season were very poor. It had dropped to 4% in the past two days, and there was no sign of warming up. It continued to drop in an irreversible manner.

With such poor ratings, he estimated that the MCs and guests were tired of this show. The atmosphere of the MC group and the production group must be very bad every day.

It's a pity that the contract is still unavailable, and they will continue to torture each other for a few months.

"Jingyuan." At this time, Wu Shixun ran over: "Do you have an appointment tonight?"

"No, I'm thinking about where to eat tonight. Do you have any suggestions?" Chi Jingyuan looked up and asked.

"Come and have dinner together tonight, I'll introduce you to a friend." Wu Shixun patted his shoulder.

"Okay, let's call Kyungsoo?"

"Ani, don't call Kyungsoo today. That friend was also born in 1994. Today is a meeting of S.M."

"OK, GO! By the way, tell Kyungsoo that I'll go get the mask." Chi Jingyuan stood up and put his phone back in his pocket.

He has been in SM for more than a month, and his social circle is limited to EXO members, and half of them don't talk much. Outside the group, he only knows Sunny from Girls' Generation, and there are not many others.

The main reason is that the practice is really busy and tiring. When he first came, he had to train intensively, and then he was busy shooting MVs and recording. He didn't have much time to get to know anyone.

However, although he didn't know many people, the quality of them was quite satisfactory to him. Although Do Kyungsoo and Oh Sehun each have their own shortcomings, they are still pretty good people. They are close in age and can talk to each other. They are already close friends. There is also Sunny who formed an "airborne line" with him. The two often send messages to chat and complain, and have a good relationship.

In the Peninsula, people born in the same year are natural friends. There are not so many etiquettes when getting along with each other. Although Chi Jingyuan is not from the Peninsula, he is also willing to meet some people of the same age.

The two walked out of the practice room. Wu Se-hun took his mobile phone and sent messages frantically. After sending a few messages, he put the phone away and chatted with Chi Jingyuan about other things.

They waited for a while at the back door, and a figure ran over.

The person was wearing a white and green sports hoodie. The material was generally not a brand, and it should have been worn for a long time and the elbows were pilling. The lower body was ordinary blue sports pants and black sneakers. The overall clothes may be one size larger, and they looked very loose on her.

She tied a high ponytail and ran in front of the two people, and the ponytail was still floating in the sky.

"Ah Niha Siyo, Jiang Seqi Yimida!" Although it was the first time they met, the person did not see the stranger, but glanced at the two people, looked at Chi Jingyuan and introduced himself.

"Aniha Saiyo, Chi Jingyuan Yimida." Chi Jingyuan smiled and squinted his eyes in return, while looking up and down at the other person calmly.

The first impression has been formed in my mind. His appearance is very distinctive and very recognizable. He doesn't wear much makeup now. His face is average, but he smiles very cheerfully.

"Let's go first, talk while walking." Wu Sehun clapped his hands, looked outside the door at the same time, and reminded: "Jingyuan, put on your mask, don't be blocked by fans again, I don't know why your fans are so crazy."

After this period of brewing, the number of Chi Jingyuan's fans is also increasing. Although it is definitely not comparable to those hot groups that have already debuted, but just in the team, his fans alone are almost the same as the ten other members except LUHAN.

And many fans really like him and are obsessed with him. Because he has not been exposed recently, many fans have come to the SM company building to wait. There are not many people, usually only five or six, but they are very persistent. Almost every day someone squats outside to see him, causing him to wear a mask when he goes out, otherwise he will encounter a lot of trouble.

Chi Jingyuan nodded and took out the mask and put it on.

There are many artists coming in and out of SM, so wearing a mask is not something that attracts attention. Because Ji Jingyuan has little exposure and fans have not seen him much, it is easy to hide his whereabouts.

The three of them set off from the company, with Wu Shixun taking the lead. They walked for about ten minutes and found a restaurant that mainly sold bibimbap.

The trainees have little financial income, and their families cannot be said to be rich. Their lives are naturally focused on finances, and they are not as proud as Sunny, who treated them to barbecue for the first time they met.

Chi Jingyuan's family situation is very good, but he has no intention of showing off. He usually eats and wears the same as other members. Only when he goes out in private without training can you tell something about it from his expensive-looking private server.

The three of them each found a table to sit at, each ordered a piece of bibimbap and started chatting. Jiang Seulgi didn't show any stage fright and took the initiative to say, "Really, I feel like Jingyuan Xi is even better in real life than in her debut video." Looks good, you must not be wearing any makeup, right? Jinjia has really enviable skin.”

"Jingyuan rarely puts on makeup in private." Wu Shixun went to get three bottles of drinks and returned, distributed them to everyone, and then said: "But he is not the only handsome guy here, can you be polite?"

"Tch..." Jiang Seulqi pouted: "For the sake of this bottle of drink, I won't harm you."

After saying that, she looked at Chi Jingyuan: "Jingyuan xi..."

"We are all of the same age. Just speak plain English. And I am born in May, so I should be younger than you." Chi Jingyuan interrupted her and said with a smile.

"Well, I am in February, so let's speak plain language." Jiang Seqi nodded: "Jingyuan, you are really famous among the trainees in the company."

"Oh? Really?" Chi Jingyuan chuckled: "I think they are all scolding me."

"Hmm... To be honest, when you first came to the company, most of them scolded you. After all, you are that...'connected person'." Jiang Seqi hesitated when she said this and glanced at Chi Jingyuan. , as if worried that he would be angry.

"Don't worry, Jingyuan's character is better than you think. He is a man who can recite his negative comments in an appreciative tone, and can also comment on the negative comments with a smile."

Wu Shixun shook his hand and said a few words in an admiring tone, but immediately added: "But his generosity is only in certain aspects, and even if he is angry, he will not let you see it. He is good at hiding his emotions. , is simply a born actor.”

"You actually know me so well?" Chi Jingyuan looked at Wu Shixun, a little surprised.

"Ah, you are looking down on me too much. We have lived together for so long. Do you regard me as a pabo?"

Wu Shixun pointed at Chi Jingyuan dissatisfied: "It's this squinting smile. I thought it was pretty good-looking at first. It really makes people want to get close to him, but once you get familiar with him, you will find it very awkward. By the way, he is hitting Wu When I was playing Seike, I kept this smile the whole time. Wow, the memory is so profound.”

"He beat the person, but he went over to slap the person in the face and ridicule him. He still has the same smile. Jinjia is really a cold man."