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Chapter 829 That’s What I Said

"Probably not..."

Hearing Wu Se-hun's concerns, Chi Jingyuan also thought of this layer and frowned: "This song is my...our collaboration song. I have seen the finished MV. It is well-made. Everyone looks very handsome in the black and white color scheme..."

After thinking about it, Twice's popularity in the past two days is indeed somewhat unexpected. The explosion of that sound source is really a bit scary. After saying this, Chi Jingyuan hesitated again, took a sip of orange juice, and then said: "Besides, not counting the advertisements to be played, we are just a subway song, and we are not participating in the song promotion. Whether "TT" is popular or not has no effect on us... Even if the results are suppressed, it is also normal~"

Advertising is the responsibility of the advertising company, and "Subway Song" is just a project of SM this year. One song will be released every week, and the company will not do too much publicity. It is an attempt at cooperation, the type of sound source, and feedback to fans. It will not be like the preheating of idol comebacks, various publicity, showcases, concepts and the like. It cannot be regarded as a formal comeback.

This project has released thirty or forty songs from the beginning of the year to now, but only a handful of them have really made a splash, with "Rain" and "dancing king" being the biggest hits, so there is actually no performance pressure on "really really".

But in Ji Jingyuan's subconscious mind, whether it is Ming Jingnan, Zhou Ziyu, or the entire Twice are just newcomers. Although "Cheer Up" has become a big hit, it is too early for him to know them. After all, he watched them debut, and even "Cheer Up" was produced by him.

Therefore, his overall impression of TWCIE has not changed. Sometimes he still stays at the stage that they are still very young and unpopular. Subconsciously, he feels that Twice can pose no threat to EXO or even himself, and is no different from other small-time boy and girl groups that have been completely separated by EXO.

But the music industry changes so quickly... Although there is no performance pressure for subway songs, if the song "really really" that he is very optimistic about is ruthlessly knocked down by "TT", if nothing else, he will definitely feel very embarrassed.

To make it a little more rounded now is to consider failure before victory!
“Who says we can’t promote songs?”

Unexpectedly, Wu Se-hun disagreed with his statement, raised his eyebrows and directly refuted: "Didn't Taeyeon's subway song "Rain" win the first place at the beginning of the year? I remember that Gfriend's "Time Passes" was a big hit at that time, and "Rain" even grabbed the first place. It seems that she was not present at the event, right?"

"Forehead……"

Chi Jingyuan was suddenly speechless.

It seems that there is such a thing!

All the excuses were blocked, Chi Jingyuan suddenly didn't know
What should I say? I glared at him angrily, "That's Taeyeon, she's awesome. I'm Kim Taeyeon, she's Girls' Generation, what are you?"

After saying that, he picked up his phone and started browsing, then ran away.

Seeing this, Wu Sehun couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Shit, I’m just a collaborator, this isn’t my song!
"But instead of worrying about our subway song..."

After a short silence of one minute, Chi Jingyuan scrolled through his phone, picked up the orange juice in front of him, bit the straw and gulped down the last bit.

As he was speaking, he raised his eyebrows as he looked at a piece of news he had just seen on his phone.

Today, Twice will fly to Jeju Island to record the Jeju Island special of "M! Countdown", which is also the first stage of "TT" after their comeback. They arrived in the morning, and now, less than a few hours later, he has seen the airport photos of Twice released by the media and marketing accounts.

Clicking in and scanning, I saw Mingjing Minami's airport photo today. She was wearing a burgundy coat with a black lining, holding a mobile phone in her hand, and wearing a couple ring and another ring on her index finger and middle finger respectively. The bracelet I gave her last time was also worn on her right wrist...

Chi Jingyuan feels that his girlfriend's private clothes taste is really good. Although she looks gentle and weak, her private clothes tend to be more youthful.

And when I'm with him, my style will change and become more sexy.

There is a subtle contrast, and it feels fresh whenever you watch it...

However, Twice's comeback this time is really strong. The airport photos are updated so quickly, and many marketing accounts are reposting them. This is the treatment only popular groups can get.

Chi Jingyuan looked at Ming Jingnan's photo for a while, feeling a little agitated, and then casually flipped through the airport photos of the other members of Twice. At the same time, he continued with a strange expression and a subtle tone, "Why not worry about Baekhyun and the others? They are the ones who are going to collide head-on with Twice..."

Apart from Ming Jingnan, only Zhou Ziyu has a good outfit. Compared with Ming Jingnan, the others are boring in airport fashion. They still look a little immature... Chi Jingyuan raised his head and glanced at Wu Sehun: "It seems that they are holding a showcase today, right?"

After a long period of preparation, the much anticipated EXO first sub-group CBX is finally going to make its official debut. The previously estimated debut date was the end of October. Based on the current situation, after consideration by the company, it has been postponed to October 27th, which is today.

The debut of the sub-group is much more formal than their subway song. They have released several waves of teaser photos and concept photos, the OST of "Scarlet Heart", the three-person concert, and all kinds of warm-up started very early. Today, they will also hold a debut showcase for the sub-group and broadcast the entire process on V LIVE, which is no different from the process of EXO's comeback. It can be said that they really take it very seriously, and the treatment lives up to the big name of "EXO's first sub-group."

EXO is the undisputed TOP group in Kpop today. As their first sub-group, CBX is of course also the focus of everyone's attention. In everyone's mind, it is natural that the sub-group must have an excellent result.

Originally, many people thought that the EXO sub-group inherited the popularity of the main group, and should be invincible with no rivals... But no one expected that Twice would suddenly appear and become incredibly popular.

This makes the situation a little bit difficult to say...

However, for Twice, the EXO sub-group is actually the most stressful competitor besides IOI recently.

“Yeah, Baekhyun and the others are probably already rehearsing at the venue. I just found photos of the venue in the group chat. Didn’t you see them?” Wu Sehun nodded and swiped his fingers on his phone a few times.

Then he suddenly remembered something: "By the way, did you record the congratulatory video for CBX?"

"Of course I recorded it."

As he spoke, Chi Jingyuan saw that Wu Shixun had also finished his coffee and stood up: "The day before yesterday, I received a call from Chengyuan brother when I was on the crew. I didn't even have time to shoot the scene, so I quickly asked Zhichang brother to record a video for me."

CBX is going to debut. No matter what the other EXO members think or whether they have any ulterior motives, as members of the group, it is only natural that they should congratulate them.

Under the coordination of their agent, each member of EXO specially recorded a video to congratulate CBX on their debut, which will be played for them and their fans as a surprise at CBX's debut showcase today.

The two of them got up and left the cafe and took the elevator upstairs. After they got out of the elevator, Chi Jingyuan asked curiously, "By the way, how much is the pre-sale of CBX's debut album?"

"I saw it was 350,000 the day before yesterday, and it should be close to 400,000 now." Unlike Chi Jingyuan who has been focusing on other things recently and has not paid much attention, Wu Sehun is very knowledgeable.

"Well……"

Hearing this number, Chi Jingyuan groaned without comment.

"What do you mean? Do you think it's too much or too little?"

"Is it... a little less?"

After hesitating for a moment, he told the truth.

The song will be officially released today, and CBX's fans should have already bought it, but the pre-sale sales so far are less than 400,000. After the official release, if it is not a very popular hit, based on experience, the final sales will probably be only around 500,000 or 600,000.

Although this number is unimaginable for other groups, even the now popular TWICE is completely out of reach, but compared with EXO itself, as the first small group that has attracted so much attention, it seems a little less.

“I think it’s already OK.”

Wu Sehun thought it was pretty good.

He sighed, with a look of great understanding: "...Nowadays, our group has fewer and fewer group fans, and more and more solo fans. Moreover, many group fans may not necessarily buy the albums of the sub-groups. Don't you see the configuration of the CBX sub-group? If you were there, the number would definitely not be this high..."

"And there is no Chinese version of CBX's debut album..." He added at the end with a complicated tone.

Many of EXO’s super sales in recent years were contributed by mainland fans. Although there are still many fans supporting it without the Chinese version, it will definitely be much less.

"Too……"

Hearing his analysis, Chi Jingyuan thought about it and nodded in agreement.

But this hanged man really knows how to talk. The words "If you were here..." made him secretly happy.

They were about to walk to the practice room. Just as Chi Jingyuan was about to continue saying something, he suddenly felt the phone in his hand vibrate. He picked it up and saw that it was a text message from Ming Jingnan.

"Is Gen-chan free now (smiley face)?"

Ok?
After seeing the content, Chi Jingyuan blinked. He had just seen Ming Jingnan’s airport photo and was still thinking about her in his heart... Without hesitation, he replied quickly.

Of course I'm free.

Less than five seconds after the message was sent, the phone vibrated and Ming Jingnan directly called a video.

Looking at the vibrating phone, Chi Jingyuan looked around. The echo in the corridor was not very suitable for video. He pulled Wu Shixun, who had just opened the door of the practice room and was about to go in, pointed at the phone, and pursed his lips slightly: "How about you go to the bathroom?"

Wu Sehun understood what he meant instantly, walked halfway in, then pulled his leg out, gave him a middle finger with great contempt, and turned around and left.

Chi Jingyuan smiled and waved goodbye to his back, walked into the empty EXO practice room, closed the door and sat directly on the sofa, connected the video, and after a short buffer, a pretty face appeared on the screen.

Ming Jingnan seemed to have seen Chi Jingyuan at the same time, and his eyes curved with obvious joy.

She shook the camera slightly and said in a baby voice: "Can you see it?"

"Stop shaking. Your eyes will be blinded if you keep shaking." Chi Jingyuan leaned back on the sofa and couldn't help but smile as he looked at his girlfriend on the screen.

"Hee~ Yuan-chan, what are you doing?" Ming Jingnan blinked and looked at Chi Jingyuan, looking around him: "With this background...are you in the practice room?"

"Well, I filmed two scenes with the crew in the morning. After lunch, I came back and had a meeting with the advertising company. I just arrived at the practice room now." Chi Jingyuan described today's schedule in detail. He knew that Ming Jingnan liked to hear him talk about this.

"Are you going back to the set later?"

"I won't be back today. I need to prepare for the Mercedes press conference the day after tomorrow... and then review my lessons."

After saying that, he tilted his head, looked at Ming Jingnan curiously and asked, "Aren't you going to Jeju Island to record "M! C" today?"

"Yeah, we just finished rehearsal, and I sneaked out now while I have nothing to do... But I can't stay for too long, because I have to go back to film Twice TV later."

Ming Jingnan giggled and while speaking, she zoomed out a little to reveal the surrounding background. At this moment, she looked like she was in a place like a parking lot. Her voice had a slight echo. She was wearing the burgundy jacket that Chi Jingyuan had seen on the news before, with a name tag on her chest for rehearsals.

After showing the surrounding environment, Ming Jingnan zoomed in a little bit, looked at Chi Jingyuan with shining eyes, and complained with a sticky mouth: "...You don't know, the temperature in Jeju Island is so low today."

"Then why are you wearing a skirt?" Chi Jingyuan's eyes moved slightly downward. Although there was only his girlfriend's face in the video, he had seen her airport photos and knew that she was wearing a small leather skirt today, with her legs completely exposed.

"We're leaving for the airport, and our manager told us that there would be a lot of media taking pictures, so we should dress nicely..."

Feeling his girlfriend's coquettishness, Chi Jingyuan nodded in approval: "It's really pretty."

"Also, the wind here is really strong. During the rehearsal just now, my hair was blown all over my face and I couldn't open my eyes...Sana was the same. Her eyes were covered by her hair and she almost fell down."

"…We had seafood noodles for lunch today, but they were a bit too salty. Not as good as the one I ate with you last time."

"...My stage outfit today is a pink suit with a small skirt. I quite like this color. Chaeyoung and the others said it looks good. I wanted to put it on and show it to you, but unfortunately I can't change it right now..."

Ming Jingnan seemed to have endless things to say. She chattered on and on about what happened today in her grandmother's voice, as if she wanted to share all her experiences with Chi Jingyuan.

"Gen-chan..."

As she spoke, her voice gradually slowed down and became lower. She looked at him, slightly raised her upper lip and muttered softly:

"I miss you so much..."

"..."

Hearing this, Chi Jingyuan paused slightly.

After they had an intimate relationship some time ago, Ming Jingnan became extremely attached to him. She followed him everywhere in the apartment all afternoon, wishing she could stay by his side forever.

For the two of them, this period of time was a time when they were inseparable. It was obvious that the girlfriend was a little anxious after not seeing her for a few days.

Hearing Ming Jingnan's whispering voice and feeling the sincerity and attachment in her heart, Chi Jingyuan could clearly feel that her eyes were full of him, and pity suddenly arose in his heart.

After a brief silence of about ten seconds, facing Mingjing Nan's straightforward emotional expression, he thought for a moment and did not say anything like "I miss you too". Instead, he looked at the time displayed on his phone, estimated the time, and then spoke directly:
"Let me see. It's 2:20 pm now. I'll put off other things for today and rush to Incheon Airport to catch a flight to Jeju Island. I should be able to land before 5 o'clock. I'll rush to the venue of M!C and ask someone I know to help me sneak in. If I wear a mask and disguise myself well, no one will notice me."

"Pfft..."

Mingjing Nan burst out laughing, habitually showing her gums and smiling happily, looking silly and contented as she looked at him.

Although Chi Jingyuan said it seriously, she knew that there was not much possibility of it happening... and even if he could really come, she didn't want to delay her boyfriend's work because of herself.

But she was already very happy to hear Chi Jingyuan say this without much hesitation.

In the video, the two people looked at each other and slowly became quiet, as if they were enjoying the sweetness of looking at each other.

However, Chi Jingyuan still remembered that Ming Jingnan had sneaked out, so he looked at the time and reminded him, "It's getting late, do you want to go back first?"

But the girlfriend was obviously reluctant to leave. She also looked at the time, pouted and shook her head: "Stay a little longer... um, three minutes."

"correct."

Just after she finished speaking, she seemed to remember something, raised her eyebrows, and quickly zoomed out to show her upper body in front of the camera.

Without any prelude, she suddenly jumped on the spot, drew a circle on her chest with her right hand strangely and then raised it high. At the same time, her expression suddenly changed. After posing, she tilted her head and looked at Chi Jingyuan seriously.

"..."

Ming Jingnan suddenly did this for no reason, and the sticky atmosphere just now was instantly destroyed. Chi Jingyuan was also dumbfounded after seeing such a nonsensical action.

What is this doing?
Having a convulsion?
Is the body language funny?
“Mina, what are you doing…”

The air suddenly became silent. He looked at Ming Jingnan who was posing motionlessly in the video. After pausing for a few seconds, he asked hesitantly.

The seriousness on Mingjing Nan's face disappeared, and he looked at Chi Jingyuan with a smile and expectation, still maintaining this funny pose as if he was about to transform: "Yuan-chan, who do you think I look like with this action?"

Hmm, it turns out that I was cosplaying...

As long as he wasn't having a seizure, Chi Jingyuan heaved a sigh of relief.

If it resembles someone, it should be an anime character... He looked at Mingjing Nan's ridiculous pose, pursed his lips and recalled carefully, and then seemed to remember something, and asked tentatively: "Is it... Venus... from "Sailor Moon"? "

"I knew you could tell!"

Hearing Ji Jingyuan's answer, Ming Jingnan immediately smiled and stopped posing. She looked at Ji Jingyuan happily close to the camera, and then explained happily: "Didn't we go to record "SNL Korea" yesterday? Jihyo, Momo, and Chaeyoung and I played the role of Sailor Moon. I COSed Venus, and we also recorded the theme song..."

Just after he finished speaking, Ming Jingnan jumped up again, raised his right hand high again, looked at Chi Jingyuan seriously and asked: "Do you think this action is handsome?"

Chi Jingyuan only felt the screen shaking, and he was really worried that Ming Jingnan's phone would be thrown to the ground. When it became clear again, he saw his girlfriend posing in this speechless and funny posture.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he didn't know what to say.

Mingjing Nan's temperament and appearance are relatively gentle, with a bit of the ascetic air of a socialite. However, when she makes such funny movements in a serious manner, there is a very contrasting sense of comedy, which makes people laugh and cry. But she likes to do this from time to time.

However, I really love this contrast.

"Yes, a little handsome." After hesitating for a moment, Chi Jingyuan agreed with her against his will. However, when he saw Ming Jingnan grinning so happily in the video and continuing to pose cheerfully, he laughed along.

"One more minute!"

After a while, Ming Jingnan checked his phone and used the last moment to share with Chi Jingyuan an interesting incident that had just happened: "Yuan-chan, do you know that in the backstage this morning, a male idol who had just debuted asked me for my phone number in the corridor. Chaeyoung was right next to me at the time, and he actually came over directly."

"Which group? They're so arrogant right after debuting?"

Chi Jingyuan blinked when he heard this and asked in surprise.

Twice is so popular now, and it's normal for Mingjing Nan to be sought after for her appearance. There are countless people in and out of the circle who like her. Chi Jingyuan doesn't think there's anything wrong with some people taking action, but he feels that this behavior is a little arrogant.

"It seems to be called Pentagon, a boy band that just debuted. That member is also from Japan. I guess that's why..."

"Is that so... Then what do you say?"

"Of course I refused, saying that my phone was under company management... I hate people who overstep their boundaries and have no sense of propriety."

Mingjing Minami's tone was full of obvious complaints... She liked Chi Jingyuan, but her standards were very high. Minatozaki Sana even complained about how she looked down on this and that when she was a trainee.

Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but laugh. Even the way his girlfriend rejected people was very consistent with her temperament.

He nodded and said casually, "That's a good way to put it... You can't just say you already have a boyfriend, right?"

But I didn't expect Mingjing Nan to pause for a moment after hearing it, pursed his lips and looked at him seriously:
"If this happens again next time... I'll say this."

…………

At around 8 o'clock in the evening, EXO-CBX's debut showcase was already halfway through at the special stage on the east side plaza of COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul. After several stage performances, it was time to play the surprise VCR.

Baekhyun and the other two, as well as the thousands of fans present were watching the VCR playing on the big screen... Most of them didn't know the content of the VCR beforehand.

When other members appeared on the screen and sent their blessings to EXO-CBX's debut one by one, cheers broke out from the audience.

Especially when Chi Jingyuan showed his face, the screams below increased to a higher level.

"Aniha Saiyo, I'm EXO's youngest member Yuan."

Chi Jingyuan was wearing a black formal suit, standing in front of a light-colored wooden wall, looking at the camera and sincerely sending his blessings: "Xiumin brother, Chen brother, and Baekhyun brother... Congratulations on CBX's official debut."

{The maknae’s face is just too good…} Kim Minseok exclaimed on the stage.

"I've listened to the full version of the music and watched the MV. CBX really prepared very seriously this time."

"Please look forward to and support EXO-CBX, Kang Sang Mida~"

As Chi Jingyuan bowed, the three CBX members cheered along with the fans below.

No matter what the real situation is in private, all fans can feel EXO's strong team spirit at this moment, which is really touching.

The showcase was held, the members participated, the team spirit was there, and EXO's first sub-unit's debut was nearly perfect. Now all that's missing is a result that meets everyone's expectations.

At this time, not only the audience at the scene were paying attention, but countless EXO fans were watching the live broadcast on V APP and discussing the debut of this sub-group in their respective chat groups.

"Congratulations to EXO-CBX for their official debut! Wow, our XO is so full of team spirit. I almost cried when I saw the other members congratulating them one by one."

"After waiting for so long, a small team is finally released... But I always feel that this configuration is a little bit lacking, my favorite is not here."

"I also think that I don't know what SM was thinking about this configuration of CBX. If it was a vocal line team, why weren't Yuan and DO there? The performance of the first sub-team was very important, shouldering the responsibility of making a good start for the subsequent sub-team planning, but in the end, there was no member of the popular line. I have never had any feelings for Baekhyun, a romantic guy. I don't know what a 35-year-old middle-aged man wants to do in EXO."

"If only Yuan were here..."

"Yuan's popularity doesn't need the exposure of the sub-group. He's already too busy filming right now."

"Yuan really shouldn't be in the team, and wasn't there a rumor that Yuan was going to do a solo? I heard about this a long time ago. When will there be official news?"

"I've heard this rumor too, and I'm saving up money already, totally looking forward to it!!... But who will be SM's subway song this week? Isn't it usually announced a week in advance? How come there's no news about this week's song until today?"

"Let's not talk about this for now. Today is the first day for XO's sub-unit to debut, and the music will be released soon. Come on, A.R.Y.s, the numbers will go up soon. Twice and TT are really good recently, and we can't let them overshadow us no matter what."

"Indeed, this new girl group has been a bit arrogant these past few days. I get annoyed when I see Lim Nayeon's face. They act cute and adorable every day, which is disgusting. It's okay that they didn't have any opponents in the past few days, but this time, let them see what a TOP boy group is."

"Knock Twice over! Bully Nayeon!"

(End of this chapter)