Chapter 627 Contract Renewal

"Here? Sit here..." Cui Xueli's eyes lit up when she saw Chi Jingyuan knocking on the door and walking in. She tapped the goblet's spoon in her hand and put it on the dinner plate with a crisp sound. She turned around and smiled brightly. Quickly beckoning him to sit opposite.

"Where did you find this place? It's a bit out of the way. It took me a long time to find the location..."

Chi Jingyuan said hello with a squinted smile. The air conditioner inside was a bit hot. As he walked over, he took off his coat and put it on the empty stool next to him. After sitting down, he looked around the environment of the box and said casually: "looking for me?"

Although the frequency of private meetings between the two of them has been much less in the past year than before, they are still very close friends and their contact has not been interrupted. They will contact each other by mobile phone from time to time, so there is no sense of unfamiliarity.

Of course, Chi Jingyuan is still relatively lazy, and many of them were sent by Cui Xueli on his own initiative. Although this girl has her own social circle and usually likes to play with her friends, but for this Chi Jingyuan, who is the same age as her relatives, I take it very seriously and take the initiative to say hello every few days.

"Recommended by a friend. After my last visit, I felt the steak here was good and the confidentiality was very good..."

While handing the menu to Chi Jingyuan, she pretended to complain and asked, "Why, can't I call you when I have nothing to do?"

"I haven't been here before. You can order for me. Just the signature dishes." Chi Jingyuan quickly glanced at the menu and pushed the menu to the opposite side, then shrugged naturally: "Okay, why are you inviting me to dinner? Not coming...how are you dating?"

Before she had time to speak, Cui Xueli carefully ordered the food for Chi Jingyuan, and urged her to serve it quickly before finally replying:

"Not now. Since what you told me last time, I have no interest in those rappers..."

As she said that, Cui Xueli didn't know what she was thinking of. She smacked her lips and seemed a little distressed. She looked at Chi Jingyuan and complained: "And your aesthetics are a bit biased... Next time if you have someone you like, I will show it to you." See? Give me some advice?”

"Okay, this is no problem." Chi Jingyuan poured a glass of wine casually and looked at the UI side with a squinting smile and a reserved look: "I'm just afraid that he will be hit."

"It's okay after the shock..." Cui Shirley handed the wine glass to him and asked him to help pour the wine. After thanking him, she raised her head and looked over curiously: "What about you? Who did you catch after dumping Xiujing?"

"How did this come about? Why did you say it so unpleasantly..." Chi Jingyuan felt a little awkward at her choice of words, frowned and took a few sips of wine.

He and Jessica Jung were dating or not, but it was clear that they got along well in the end. They even joked and chatted for a long time backstage during the Golden Record Awards at the beginning of the year.

The word 'dump' doesn't quite suit him.

"This is not a dump...forget it, let's not talk about it." After chatting for a few words, Cui Xueli sighed. She looked cheerful just now but suddenly became depressed: "Well, I have a headache now. They’re all big…”

Chi Jingyuan glanced at her and asked softly: "About the contract renewal?"

He didn't need to think about it to know why Cui Xueli came to him today. He must have encountered difficulties in some choices and wanted to hear the advice and ideas of his very reliable relative who was the same age.

The recent difficulties for Cui Sulli are nothing more than the contract renewal between FX and SM, because two acquaintances, Jung Soo Jung and Cui Sulli, are both at FX. Chi Kyung-won even asked Park Jae-hyun to find out more about it. FX has already signed a contract this year. Since last year, contract renewal negotiations have been started with five members. At present, except Cui Shirley, the other four have completed their contract renewals, leaving her alone.

This matter is actually not a secret. During this period, many people are paying attention to it on the Internet. Especially FX fans, who are waiting every day for the news of contract renewal and return of all members. They are already eager to hear about it.

Unfortunately, as far as Chi Jingyuan knows, SM doesn't seem to be planning a comeback for FX, and Cui Shirley didn't really want to be an idol two years ago.

"yes."

Cui Xueli lay on the table, looking very anxious: "I've been having a headache lately. The company is pressing me very hard, my manager has been trying to persuade me, and the members are also calling me. It makes me feel uncomfortable now." I don’t know what to do.”

"Then what do you think? As before, you still don't want to be an idol. You want to focus on being an actor in the future?" Chi Jingyuan also put down his glass, his smile faded, and he asked with a serious expression.

"I don't know. I really didn't want to be an idol anymore. I have always been looking forward to completely transforming into an actor. I have been counting the days until the contract expires..." Cui Shirley sat up and took a few sips of wine. Cui Shirley tilted her head. His head looked a little confused: "But now, when it comes to renewing the contract, my thoughts suddenly changed again. I want to bid farewell to the stage completely, but I suddenly feel reluctant..."

As she said that, she picked up the wine glass and drank it skillfully. She was the same age as Chi Jingyuan, and her young and pretty face was full of confusion and anxiety. Obviously, it was really difficult for her to make this kind of choice that would affect her career. come out,

Chi Jingyuan didn't have any other opinions about Choi Sulli's idea. After all, idols are just a profession. Although this profession looks glamorous, it is actually very tiring behind the scenes. Living under the attention and anti-heroism of others every day is a very stressful profession. It is normal for her to have no interest in this profession and not want to stand on the stage.

It doesn't matter whether she is an idol or not, just live her own life.

Although fans will definitely be disappointed...

But, that's it.

However, Chi Jingyuan is not qualified to help Choi Sulli make a decision on such a big matter. He just remained silent for a while, thought about it and asked:

"What do the other members of FX say, Xiujing, Amber and others?"

"Xiujing didn't contact me. What else would others say? It's nothing more than persuading me to renew my contract, saying something like a group, that is, Victoria didn't say anything, and asked about my recent situation..."

Halfway through, the waiter brought the dishes up, and they interrupted their conversation. It was not until the dishes were served and the door of the box was closed that Choi Sulli continued what she had just said: "But last year, the album was released. The company didn't give us any resources. We even hired someone to help shoot the MV. There was no promise of return in the contract renewal this time. It's clear that the company has no intention to continue to operate FX properly. "

"And the group has almost no activities now. Victoria is now focusing on her career in Xiaguo, Xiujing is also busy filming her own drama, and Luna and Amber have both soloed but haven't made much of a splash..."

"..."

Ji Jingyuan sighed and said nothing. He also knew a little about FX. Launched two years after Girls' Generation, the group itself has some experimental nature. Now that Red Velvet has debuted, SM has obviously shifted its focus to the new girl group.

In addition, FX members also have their own problems. After EXO's runaway period, SM suspected that Victoria was also running away. During that period, when she was active in mainland China, she was assigned three or four assistants. It was called care, but in fact it was surveillance. From then on, Victoria's departure from the group was inevitable.

Although Krystal Jung has good resources, she actually has conflicts with the company because of her sister's affairs. Choi Sulli herself does not want to be an idol, and the other two members are less popular and well-known, and cannot shoulder the responsibility of the team's development.

For various reasons, it is reasonable that SM is no longer optimistic about FX.

However, Chi Jingyuan did not expect that Krystal Jung would renew her contract. He had always thought that she would leave SM after the contract ended because of her sister's affairs, but he did not expect that she would renew her contract.

Chi Jingyuan also shook his head when he thought of the situation of FX. In the past few years, when EXO was a rookie, it was still very glorious. It was considered a senior sister group of popular first-line groups. It has become like this after only a few years.

He paused and asked again: "Without a promise to return, what about the resources of that person? What about the resources of the group? There will be nothing, right?"

"Yes, this is why I have been hesitating."

When Choi Sulli heard this, she put down her knife and fork and was silent for a while. Looking at the glass table in front of her, she suddenly became absent-minded: "The company said that if all five people renew their contracts, they will hold an offline concert for us..."

"We haven't held a concert yet."