Chapter 669 Hehe

"Irene, is there any news about your next return?"

More than half an hour later, the three of them were sitting in a private room of a Korean restaurant. While eating, Kim Taeyeon asked Bae Zhuhyun next to her.

The last place to eat was chosen by Kim Taeyeon. She said it was good when she ate there last time with her friends, and the decoration was more classical and artistic.

"Well... I have Unnie." Bae Zhuhyun lowered her head, holding a few hairs hanging down by her face with one hand, holding a spoon in the other hand and eating something. After hearing Kim Taeyeon's question, she was about to feed it into her mouth. He paused with the spoon in front of his lips and listened. His mouth, which was opened wide when he was about to swallow it in one gulp, froze for a moment. He raised his eyes and quickly closed them to remain elegant: "The planning started some time ago, and it has started recently. Entering the song selection stage, the title song has almost been decided.”

Chi Jingyuan glanced at her after hearing this: "Is it the "Russian Roulette" you told me about last time?"

"Yeah." The young lady nodded to him, then took the opportunity to swallow the rice on the spoon that had been hovering in the air for a while, and chewed it in small bites with her cheeks puffed out.

"That song is of high quality, addictive, and has a unique style."

Chi Jingyuan nodded and praised sincerely.

Pei Zhuhyun mentioned this song to him before, and he went to listen to the demo and found it very good.

The performance of the previous album "The Velvet" did not rise but fell, blocking red velvet's upward path. The title song "July 7th" did not perform well, but obviously SM did not reduce its investment in red vlevet because of this. Ji Jingyuan has already planned the next chapter of the album, and decisively corrected the mistake of choosing a ballad as the main theme last time, and chose the song "Russian Roulette", which Chi Jingyuan felt was both popular and stylish.

Although Chi Jingyuan actually thinks "July 7th" is quite good...

"When will you come back?" Kim Taeyeon seems to be very concerned about the career development of this younger sister. Although she keeps eating in her mouth, she also keeps talking.

"It's not confirmed yet. It should wait until August or September." Pei Zhuxuan didn't hide anything at all and said what she had to say.

"Oh, if we start preparing now, it will be around this time. It's still early... and will Irene's web drama start filming soon?"

"Well, it will start on the fifth of next month, and it will not be broadcast until the filming is completed."

"Hey Yigu, Wuli Zhuhyun will also be an actor soon."

Upon hearing this, Kim Taeyeon swallowed what was in her mouth, opened her oily mouth, and sighed with a tone like a senior from the National People's Congress: "If you have any questions about filming and acting, just ask Jingyuan. , He knows this best.”

The young lady turned her head and glanced at Chi Jingyuan with a smile, and then responded crisply: "I know Unnie."

"..." Chi Jingyuan first nodded and agreed with Kim Taeyeon's statement, but then quickly remembered something and reminded him in a low voice: "I'm not the only one. If you have any questions, it's okay to ask Taeyeon...Taeyeon Noona is also a very good actor and can be regarded as one of the representatives of SM acting. I was really surprised after watching the acting skills he contributed in "Salamander and the Shadow Operators"..."

His tone was very serious, and even though he was still eating something in his mouth and his voice was a little slurred, you could still feel his sincerity from Chi Jingyuan's expression.

Unfortunately, he was interrupted before he finished speaking.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah! You usually talk about Yoona like this, but now you're talking about me too?" Kim Taeyeon squinted her eyes with an unkind expression: "Chu Gulei?"

The young lady next to me wanted to laugh, but she didn't dare to. She was worried that the rice in her mouth would spit out, so she quickly put down her spoon, lowered her head and covered her mouth with her hands, trembling slightly.

"Ani..." Chi Jingyuan waved his hand quickly: "Just giving an example."

In the past, every time she teased Lin Yuner, this sister would smile happily, but when she mentioned it, she immediately became unhappy.

Cut~double standard.

Seeing that Ji Jingyuan gave up, Kim Taeyeon did not pursue him. After chatting with Bae Zhuhyun for a few words, she suddenly remembered something. She looked at Chi Jingyuan and asked: "Hey, by the way, I saw Jingyuan in the afternoon. There is a song called "Variety Show Cooperation" on your computer. What is this? Are you going to put on a variety show? "

She wanted to ask when she saw it in the afternoon, but at that time she was listening to the song seriously and giving her opinions, so she didn't interrupt.

""Variety Show Cooperation"? Oh, you mean that..." Chi Jingyuan was stunned for a moment after hearing it. He thought about it for a few seconds before remembering: "This is a song that the company prepared for us EXO to use in a project. , it was composed by other composers, just sent it to me to listen to... It was the collaboration with Yoo Jae-seok... It was speculated for a while at the beginning of the year, and it had a great response at the time. Haven't you heard of it? "

"At the beginning of the year... ah, are you talking about the one about "Infinite Challenge"?" Kim Taeyeon also recalled it for a while after hearing this, and then nodded in realization: "Of course I have heard of this, it was very popular at the time, but There was no movement later. I thought it was written casually by Huang Guangxi and it was just a gimmick... Do you really want to cooperate? "

She became interested when she heard it, and looked over with Pei Zhuxuan.

They were talking about what happened in the "Lucky Letter Special" of "Infinite Challenge" in January this year. In this episode, in order to welcome the new year, all MC members of Infinite Challenge wrote lucky letters to each other, saying "Challenges that I must do this year" and put them in mailboxes. In the letter, Hwang Kwang-hee gave Yoo Jae-suk the challenge of "collaborating with EXO on a dance stage once in 2016."

This episode caused a great response after it was broadcast. Whether it was fans of Infinite Challenge, ordinary passers-by, or even Aili, they were all very excited and expressed their strong expectations for the cooperation between Yoo Jae-suk and EXO. It was on the hot search for several days at that time, and the discussion on the Internet and fan clubs was very interesting. The heat made the practitioners in the industry envious.

Unfortunately, SM did not give a clear response after the show was broadcast, and it gradually returned to normal, and there seemed to be no movement.

"How could it be written casually? Huang Guangxi said so, so the program team must have discussed it with the company before. Otherwise, wouldn't he be just trying to trick Yoo Jae-seok by writing it casually?"

Facing the gazes of his mother and Kim Taeyeon, Chi Jingyuan was a little helpless and looked back with the eyes of a beginner: "This plan has been determined a long time ago. It should probably let Yoo Jae-seok join us in the process of practicing the song, and finally perform it formally on an open stage, and then "Infinite Challenge" will make a special episode to record the whole process."

"The cooperating song company has already prepared it. It will be regarded as a song in the "station subway project", and it is initially determined to be a welfare song. All the income will be donated, but the specific process is still under discussion, but it is almost done, probably..."

He paused: "Probably in the second half of the year, about August or September."

"So..." The two nodded in understanding, and Kim Taeyeon even tutted her lips: "This plan looks really interesting..."

Chi Jingyuan nodded, confirming her statement.

Indeed, the cooperation between the top of the entertainment industry and the top of the music industry is a very exciting project just by looking at the title. Moreover, the audience of "Infinite Challenge" and the fan base of EXO do not overlap at all. If it succeeds, it will definitely cause a great response and it will be a win-win situation.

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"Then, Nu, you drive back."

In the underground parking lot after dinner, Chi Jingyuan looked at Kim Taeyeon and the big Mercedes next to her, waved goodbye: "I'll take it back to Zhuxuan, and I just happen to go back to the company."

"Tsk..." Kim Taeyeon looked at the two people standing close to each other wearing masks not far away, and waved calmly: "Bye."

"Bang."

With a muffled sound, the car door closed, and the two people got in the car. The air around them suddenly became cool and quiet. Pei Zhuxuan took off her mask and fastened her seat belt while asking: "Are you okay to go back to the company later? Do you have a schedule later?"

Chi Jingyuan glanced at her. Maybe because she had just finished dinner, the little sister's face was a little red.

He exhaled and inserted the car key: "We will record a practice studio version of the MV for "Fire" later. The other members and the dance teachers have already made an appointment."

He was a little lazy after just finishing his meal, and even felt a little sleepy.

"Yeah." Bae Joo-hyun responded, sitting in the passenger seat with her legs close together. There were no wrinkles on the surface of the tights, and the lines drawn together were a bit eye-catching. Compared with wearing shorts directly to expose the legs, each has its own advantages and charms.

She first took out her phone to check the time, then turned to look at Chi Jingyuan: "So are you going back now?"

"Are you in a hurry?"

"No, I don't have anything to do recently. I'll go back to the company to practice for a while and then go back to the dormitory."

"Then why are you in such a hurry?"

"Didn't you say..."

"Who said now?" Chi Jingyuan interrupted her and turned to look at the young lady. They exchanged glances at each other at close range, and then started the car directly:

"I said later..."

...

This practice room version of the MV for "Fire" is a gift to fans for the original MV's hits on YouTube that will soon exceed 50 million, and it is also a kind of congratulations.

"Fire" was released on May 12th and it has been almost half a month since then. Because of the style and dance, the MV performed very well on YouTube and was favored by many overseas fans. The current hits are nearly 30 million. At this rate, it will take less than half a month to break through 50 million. Chi Jingyuan and his team shot the gift MV in advance today for the future.

Twice's "Cheer Up" MV has performed very well on YouTube since its release, with more than 10 million views in three days, and now more than 30 million. "Fire" is even more impressive, with various data showing a trend of catching up.

It is worth mentioning that among all the official MVs of all Kpop groups in history, the fastest to break through 10 million, 20 million, 30 million, 50 million, and 100 million views on YouTube, all of which are held by "Boy with luv" so far.

After that, Chi Jingyuan first returned to the dormitory to change clothes, and then returned to the company with Pei Zhuxuan. When he came to the practice room, the members and dancers were almost all there. There were nine members, a manager, five or six assistants, and forty dancers. EXO's already large practice room was packed and a little insufficient. After some communication, the company gave them a slightly larger practice room specially designed for this situation to shoot.

"Fire, ohh..."

"Burning!"

"Bow~Wow~Wow~"

"Take a break..."

After practicing three times, they entered a short break under the command of the manager.

The dance version of the practice room is not so easy to shoot. This version of the MV best highlights the neatness and strength of the group's dancing. In addition, there are so many coordinations between the dancers, and there are mistakes from time to time in the middle. It is also necessary to cooperate with the assistant holding the camera. Many aspects make it difficult but very tiring. It takes several shots to get a satisfactory finished product.

And because this kind of dance music consumes a lot of physical energy, you have to rest for a while after every few dances.

"Are you going to the bathroom?"

"No."

After rejecting the members' invitation to go to the bathroom, Chi Jingyuan drank the water handed to him by his assistant, walked to the sofa and sat down with a sense of relief, then skillfully took out his phone from the bag beside him and took a look.

It would have been fine if he didn't read it, but he saw that several people had sent him text messages just now:

"Hey, are we going to tear off the name tags together?"

"Oppa, are you going to record "Running Man" on the 28th?"

"What a coincidence, we are going to go too."

Four or five messages were sent by members of Twcie who were familiar with him, asking him if he was going to participate in the filming of "Running Man". He probably received the message from his agent to confirm it.

Chi Jingyuan roughly browsed through it, and then replied one by one, confirming the message, but when it was Zhou Ziyu's turn, he looked at her message "Are you going to record "Running Man" too?" ' Chi Jingyuan's tone changed when he asked the question knowingly. He retracted the "yes" he had typed in and directly sent a "no".

...

"No..."

Zhou Ziyu, who was sitting cross-legged in the practice room listening to her agent's introduction of the schedule, felt the vibration of her phone. She looked up and took a peek, then quietly took out her phone and scanned it. She saw that the text message she sent to Chi Jingyuan 20 minutes ago had received a reply, but the content was the word "no". She was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and put the phone back.

She raised her head and listened to her agent's instructions seriously:

"We have two autograph sessions confirmed on the 28th. You are all very experienced and I don't need to say more... Dahyun can take some time to do a birthday live broadcast on V live, or do it after returning home in the evening... Finally, I will film "Running Man" with Jingyuanxi in the evening. This is a good opportunity, but there are still a few things to pay attention to during the filming..."

As Kim Sangmin's very clear voice and the familiar name came to her ears, Zhou Ziyu couldn't help but wrinkled her nose and sighed like a little adult when she thought of the text message she just received:

Hate it!

It's always like this, so childish!

But...

She changed her mind, blinked, and her eyes lit up again.

We are going to film a variety show together... If I tear off his name tag and eliminate him, he won't be angry...

Hehe...