Chapter 732 You Deserve It!

Because there was another performance the next day, after some discussion, Park Jin-young did not prepare a dinner party, but directly asked all the artists to go back to their homes and rest early to prepare for tomorrow's performance.

Twice was very lively in the nanny car returning to the dormitory. This was the first time they participated in such a large-scale concert since their debut. They had prepared for so long and put in so much effort. Today, they finally reaped the fruits. Thinking of the feeling of receiving cheers from tens of thousands of fans on the stage just now, many members couldn't help but chatter non-stop.

However, the harmonious atmosphere also had some unharmonious places. Mingjing Nan, who was sitting in the middle by the window, didn't say much, and occasionally glanced back with an inadvertent look.

Zhou Ziyu, who was sitting in the middle of the back row, was even more silent. She held her mobile phone but didn't look at it. She either lowered her head or looked out the window. In the middle, she took advantage of others' inattention and gave a bad look to a sister in front of her. .

However, the members who were having a lively time in front did not notice the weirdness behind. Only Kim Da Hyun, who was sitting next to Zhou Ziyu, seemed to have noticed something wrong with her roommate. She had turned her head to look at the youngest member several times in just a few minutes.

She opened her mouth as if she wanted to ask something, but she seemed to feel something was wrong.

After a while, the nanny car stopped at the red light. At the same time, Zhou Ziyu's mobile phone, which had been useless in her hand like a brick, suddenly lit up. She picked it up and frowned.

Then she took it in her hand and tapped it a few times without pressing on the screen, as if she was hesitating about how to reply.

"This is..."

Kim Da Hyun didn't know what was going on just now, but this time she understood it... because he had seen this kind of thing several times before... Finally, she came over and asked Zhou Ziyu in a very low voice: "Is Seyong Oppa going to introduce you to the seniors again?"

It's different when you are popular. When they just debuted, there were not so many things, and not so many people wanted to know them. The seniors in the company were also indifferent to them.

But this kind of thing is different after Twcie became popular this year. It seems that they suddenly became beautiful and popular. There are more people who want to know them. I have met them many times from some time ago to now. There are people outside the circle, and many seniors in the same company took the initiative to introduce them.

Some of the members are the most popular, including Zhou Ziyu.

Zhou Ziyu looked at the text message she received but didn't think about it. Her mind was still lingering before. Now she seemed a little irritated. When she heard Kim Dahyun's words, she didn't say anything, but just nodded silently:

"..."

...

At the same time, Chi Jingyuan was eating with his second brother in the club they had booked. While drinking, he chatted with several friends introduced by his second brother.

This group of people didn't have any arrogance in front of Chi Jingyuan. On the contrary, they seemed to be very interested in idols and the entertainment industry. They kept asking some related gossip and questions. Judging from their expressions, it seemed that they wanted to find a boy group to join and debut tomorrow.

Halfway through the conversation, Chi Jingyuan's phone suddenly vibrated. He was too lazy to care about it at first, but just glanced at it casually. After seeing the sender, he was stunned for a moment, and then quickly picked up the phone to read it.

It was sent by Bae Joo-hyun.

"Taeyeon asked me to go out tomorrow... Did you ask her to do it?"

After not contacting for a long time, the little sister's tone seemed a little unfamiliar... But the taste was still the same. Chi Jingyuan could roughly guess what she was worried about and entangled in her heart.

Looking at the text on the screen, Chi Jingyuan seemed to imagine her hesitating with the phone.

He chuckled and typed quickly:

"You know me so well, don't you think so?"

The other side seemed a little hesitant, or maybe it was because he hadn't texted with a boyfriend for a long time, and the reply was a little slow: "...I don't know."

"Really don't know?"

"...I think so, no."

It must be said that the young lady really knows Chi Jingyuan very well, and knows that he won't ask anyone to be a lobbyist... But thinking of the reasons and processes of her close acquaintance with Kim Taeyeon, she felt a little proud in her heart.

"You are Irene, be more confident..." Do you know what Taeyeon's reaction was after she knew some of our affairs?" Chi Jingyuan responded to the second brother's teasing, and didn't eat for a while, sitting there with his mobile phone to send messages.

"What?" Obviously, Pei Zhuxuan was still very curious.

"She scolded me severely, and the scolding was very ugly. Now she doesn't pay much attention to me. Occasionally, she still looks disgusted when she meets me... Obviously, I have such a close relationship with her. ”

After sending this message, there was no movement. Chi Jingyuan thought that Pei Zhuxuan fell into silence again and didn't want to talk. After waiting for a while, he sighed in his heart and put down the phone to end this long-lost short contact.

However, after a long time, the phone finally received a reply and lit up again. There were only two short and crisp words:

"You deserve it!"

Although the tone was not very good, and there was a depressing sense of relief, it was better to have a reply than silence... Chi Jingyuan looked at the concise and clear text message and shook his head.

You are beautiful, and you are right!

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Early the next morning, a group of people wearing ball caps, wearing work name tags, and holding long guns and short cannon photography equipment poured into SM's new building in Cheongdam-dong. After communicating with EXO's manager, they entered They entered their dedicated practice room, began to set up various camera positions, and began to communicate about the shooting process of today's program.

This group of people are from the staff of MBC TV station's "Infinite Challenge" program team. They are here today to officially start the filming of the most important special episode of "Infinite Challenge" in this period, the cooperation project of Yoo Jae Suk & EXO.

This special episode comes from the "Letter" special episode of "Infinite Challenge" at the beginning of the year. In the program, a group of MCs put "challenges they must do this year" into the mailbox. Among them, Huang Guangxi's mission to Yoo Jae-seok was that he must complete it with EXO within 2016. Stage collaboration. ’

This episode caused a huge response among fans after it was broadcast. It was just a letter for the effect of the program. It had attracted countless eyeballs and heat even before the news was officially confirmed. The program team and SM also hit it off. , agreed on the follow-up cooperation plan.

...In fact, before the "Letter" special episode was aired, SM, the program team, and Yoo Jae Suk had already had an intention to cooperate, otherwise the scene of assigning the task would not have been aired.

After discussion, the specific cooperation plan has been finalized. Simply put, EXO and Yoo Jae Suk will collaborate on a new song and perform together on the official stage at EXO's concert in Thailand in September.

In other words, it’s not something you do casually. Just singing a song or something like that, Yoo Jae Suk really wants to join the EXO team, become one of them, practice the dance of the new song together, and also go on a real stage to perform together.

You must know that it takes a lot of time and sweat to practice a dance song from learning to dancing to performing on stage. This is true for an idol, let alone a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, and There will be recording in the middle, so this collaboration is not just for fun for Yoo Jae Suk and the "Infinite Challenge" program team. On the contrary, it is very serious and is treated as the most important project in the second half of the year.

At the same time, this song will be specially shot for MV and audio recording, and will be officially released as the 32nd song in SM's "Station Subway Project" this year.

In addition, "Infinite Challenge" will also make a special issue for this, and will follow and film all their preparations for a long time. From learning dance, to dance practice, rehearsal, and formal performance, all the processes will be filmed, and finally form this issue. Special episode of "EXO & Yoo Jae Suk Dancing King".

What's important is that after negotiation, all proceeds generated from this song will be donated to help charity.

In this era where Kpop always likes to talk big and issue some exaggerated and eye-catching titles, in this era where everyone can say that they are the 'best, the highest, and the most popular', this collaboration between EXO and Yoo Jae Suk is truly real. A well-deserved 'special collaboration'.

It can be said that this is a truly topical collaboration song. It has been noisy from the beginning of the year to the middle of the year. In the meantime, fans and show viewers kept mentioning it, without the company hyping it up, and the topic and popularity never disappeared.

Countless fans have been looking forward to it since the beginning of the year, and today we are finally launching this project.

When the camera opened, Liu Jae Suk was dressed as an MC as usual, walking around EXO's practice room with a water glass in his hand. He seemed not in a relaxed mood and was a little anxious.

The first episode of the show will be filmed soon, the first meeting of the collaborators from both sides.

"You seem a little nervous." A voiceover came at this time.

"Of course."

Liu Zaishi, who was walking around, seemed to have suddenly found an outlet. He immediately looked at the camera with a matter-of-fact expression: "This is XO, XO!!"

He kept waving his hands with an exaggerated expression, as if he wanted to use actions to show EXO's status in the music industry today... If it were to be officially broadcast, a VCR would probably be inserted here, using various exaggerated tones and vocabulary. Describe some of XO's achievements.

"Of course we know EXO." The voice-over sounded very calm: "Is this your first time to collaborate with XO?"

"...Well, that's not it either."

Hearing this, Liu Zaishi was stuck, and then he laughed: "We have done programs together before..."

As he spoke, he pretended to be reminiscing, squinting his eyes slightly with enjoyment: "And we just participated in the Song Festival with Yuan last year. We felt very happy at that time, and today we have to cooperate again." Yes, really, tsk tsk..."

"But you and Yuan Xi were not in the same group at last year's Gayo Festival." However, the voiceover directly exposed him rudely, and before Liu Jae Suk could refute, he stabbed him again:

"Their group's "Rooftop Room" also defeated you and Park Jin Youngxi's "So Sexy" in the final vote."

"Hmm...ah haha..."

Liu Zaishi, who originally wanted to start a relationship, was speechless for a moment and laughed awkwardly.

At this time, the door to the practice room was opened, and EXO members filed in. Many of them looked lazy, as if they had just woken up. Some of them didn't even put on makeup, and just came in private clothes and hats. .

But there are also some people who have their hair blown up and their eyeliner exquisite, showing off their scheming.

"Aniha Saiyo..."

Eight members shook hands and greeted Yoo Jae-seok in turn, and soon a group of people sat on a row of chairs and started the first meeting and introduction.

"Kai xi, are you injured?" After greeting and sitting down, Yoo Jae-seok looked at Kim Jong-in who had just walked in with crutches and now had a plaster cast on his leg and asked with concern.

"Yes, I was injured at the concert before." Kim Jong-in looked at his foot and nodded.

"Can I still catch up with this song?"

Kim Jong-in smiled bitterly: "I don't know yet, it depends on the recovery... No, I will participate in the whole process and try to stand on the stage with my brother."

"Be sure to take a rest... Oh, right, 1, 2, 3, 4..."

Yoo Jae-seok raised his head and looked around as if he was counting. After counting a circle, he found that there were only eight EXO members present. After thinking for a long time, he found that someone was missing: "Why didn't Yuan xi come?"

He looked for a long time but didn't see the most familiar Chi Jingyuan.

"Oh, Yuan has something to do today, so he went to the crew for a meeting." When he asked, Kim Junmyeon quickly explained the reason with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Yoo Jae-seok immediately understood and sighed with envy: "Oh my god, he is already a successful actor."

"Hehe..." A group of EXO members laughed in agreement, and the atmosphere seemed to be very good.

Then, Yoo Jae-seok asked worriedly: "But aren't we going to learn dance later? If Yuan xi doesn't follow us, will the progress be affected?"

"Don't worry, brother." Kim Junmyeon waved his hand with a smile:

"He will work overtime himself in the evening."

...

At this time, in the large conference room of the "Goblin" crew in the tvN building, several main actors and agents of the crew were all seated, and the main creative staff were also present. Director Lee Eung-bok had just finished talking about some matters about the formation of the crew and his requirements for filming.

Today, the crew of "Goblin" held a meeting, and all the actors who had signed contracts and confirmed their roles came here to meet and get to know each other, and then began to announce the progress of the crew's formation and shooting plan.

Chi Jingyuan sat at the first seat on the left side of the conference table, and exchanged glances with Bae Suzy who was sitting next to him.

The woman looked particularly pure in her plain long dress, and the director was very serious when he spoke just now.

From Chi Jingyuan's perspective, he could see that the script in her hand was full of traces of writing and drawing, and her various annotations had covered the entire page. The original hard paper script had been turned soft by her.

It can be seen that she really attaches great importance to her role this time, and her attitude is extremely correct.

As far as Chi Jingyuan knows, after Bae Suzy was officially confirmed to star, she has indeed been studying her script very seriously recently and has put in a lot of effort.

The ratings of the tenth episode of Uncontrollably Fond, which was broadcast at the same time, have dropped to 8%. Various negative reviews and dissatisfaction have flooded all places where this TV series is discussed. This previously highly anticipated second TV series to be released simultaneously in China and South Korea can be declared a failure.

The resources of the Peninsula film and television industry are very tight and in high demand. The failure of any main work will have a great impact on the actors, directors, and writers. If there is no company to support the supply of follow-up resources, there will be a long period of time when new dramas will not be accepted. If two dramas fail in a row, it is almost possible to say goodbye to mainstream resources.

Of course, some people are exceptions.

The failure of Uncontrollably Fond this time has a great impact on Bae Suzy. Even if she had not seized the opportunity to get the role at the beginning, if she came again under the current situation, it would be difficult even with Ji Jingyuan's help...

So this opportunity is extremely important to her... I don't know if it is because she didn't even participate in the family concert of JYP Nation... She seems to know that her acting skills are still a little weak. During this period, she has been studying the script wholeheartedly, and even the frequency of flirting with Ji Jingyuan has decreased a lot.

Only when she turned around and gave Ji Jingyuan a very charming look when no one was paying attention, did she reveal a hint of her well-hidden nature.

Ji Jingyuan ignored her and turned to look at the other side, where the other leading actors of the crew were sitting.

Lee Eung-bok had just announced that the preparations for "Goblin" had begun and would be officially completed at the end of the month, and the time for everyone to join the crew for filming was also set between the end of August and the beginning of September.

And now, the actors for most of the roles have been confirmed. The second male lead, Wang Li, who has many rival scenes with Ji Jingyuan in the play, is played by Lee Dong-wook.

This guy has a long acting career. He debuted as an actor in 1999. He once became one of the Korean stars with the drama "My Girl" and was very popular at the time.

However, there has been no hit works since then, and his career has shown a clear downward trend in recent years. He even maintains the mystery of an actor and has participated in many regular variety shows. His most recent TV series was "Bubble Gum" with tvN last year, which had an average viewership of about 1%. It can only be said that it was mediocre.

This time, he seems to have put in a lot of effort in the competition for the role in "Goblin". I heard that his agency and he had been active for a long time some time ago, and he was finally selected because he was more suitable for the role. Just now, he seemed to be very serious about the crew's tasks, and obviously regarded this drama as an important reliance for his resurgence.

This brother was born in 1981 and debuted in 1999. When he debuted as an actor, Ji Jingyuan was still in elementary school. The two were not from the same generation. In addition, he seemed to be a little bit not very talkative. Although he greeted him politely, Ji Jingyuan didn't communicate much with him.

However, there was something very interesting. After the two leading actors were determined, the crew found that the image of Wang Li played by Lee Dong-wook was somewhat similar to that of Ji Jingyuan's Jin Yu... Lee Dong-wook's maintenance is really good. Although he is more than one generation older than Ji Jingyuan and is born in the 80s like Girls' Generation, he looks about 30 years old after makeup. When he stood with Ji Jingyuan in the play, he was a little similar, and could not show the image characteristics of the character.

After discussion, it was decided to set the original protagonist's "uncle" setting on Wang Li, and increase the character's appearance design by five to ten years in the play, so that he can play his true colors, and the uncle can really play the uncle.

The second female is Liu Renna, who is also a very famous actress. She is also more than one round older than Ji Jingyuan... But one is 81cm tall and the other is 82cm tall, which is quite a match for Lee Dong Wook.

Ji Jingyuan has never worked with this sister, so he is not very familiar with her... But I heard that this sister has a good relationship with Lee Ji Eun, and Lee Ji Eun likes to introduce her friends.

Among the actors, Lu Xingcai, who plays the male supporting actor Liu Dehua, is the most familiar with Ji Jingyuan among all people. The two are both idols from boy groups, and they debuted at about the same time. They have met many times in various places and activities over the years and have had a lot of exchanges.

He had participated in "We Got Married" with Park Soo-young before, and Bae Joo-hyun and Ji Kyung-won had talked about it many times...

"Tomorrow, the actors will be gradually announced." Lee Eung-bok looked at Bae Suzy, "The heroine Suzy will be the first to be announced."

In addition to the fan meeting today, there is another important thing to discuss the casting of the roles with the actors' economic companies, and cooperate in publicity and preheating.

In addition to Ji Kyung-won, he was the first one to be announced.

Today is just a fan meeting. The formal script reading meeting will be held before joining the group, so it didn't take too much time. By noon, almost everything had been said, and the actors stood up to say goodbye.

Bae Suzy gave Ji Kyung-won a look, and then left with her agent. After everyone else left, Ji Kyung-won stayed.

"We have already listened to the demo you sent to me, Jingyuan."

Jin Enshu held her eyes and looked at the man in front of her with admiration. She couldn't help but nod when she heard the song before: "It's really good. This prelude is really great. I liked this song as soon as it sounded. Director Li Yingfu and others also think it is very good and fits the atmosphere of the script."

Such straightforward praise made Chi Jingyuan laugh, and he felt a little proud in his heart. The prelude of this OST is a highlight in the whole song, and it is also a place where he is very confident.

As for the demo, he recorded it himself after he went back yesterday, and his voice was the whole process.

"It's just that I had a strong sense of expectation after hearing the prelude, but after the subsequent vocals came out, I felt..."

Jin Enshu said, but suddenly changed her tone. After a little hesitation, she tentatively said: "I just feel a little, um, not very suitable... Jingyuan, do you think it would be better if it was replaced with a female voice?"