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Chapter 921 The defense is broken

Chi Jingyuan fell silent. These two simple words actually made him feel uncomfortable and lost.

The words on these two trucks are more of a confession than a demonstration, expressing the fans' strong disappointment and dissatisfaction in this way.

But these words coming from the heart are even more heartbreaking.

Chi Jingyuan could clearly feel the mentality of these fans. The fans of Kim Jong-in who said these words didn't even want to scold Kim Jong-in anymore. There was only disappointment and emptiness in their hearts, and a strong feeling of despair.

This straightforwardness and touchingness made Chi Jingyuan feel a slight sense of fear in his heart while he was silent.

There is the example of Baekhyun whose popularity soared after his relationship was exposed. At first, when they knew that Kim Jong-in’s relationship was about to be exposed, he and other members were more worried about the impact of this on the development of the group, and others did not think too much about it.

However, the influence of a new group on the rise and a group that has already reached the top is completely different, and the fans' mentality is obviously different as well.

But after Kim Jong-in's relationship was exposed, he saw the fans' crazy attacks on his girlfriend, and those who once unconditionally supported Kim Jong-in, even some big fans he had met, sadly stopped being fans. Seeing the huge impact and chain reaction caused in just two days, he, as a bystander, sighed and felt uncomfortable.

This was just Kim Jong-in's accident, and he was just a bystander...If his relationship was exposed, and the words on the two trucks parked in front of the SM building were directed at him, it would be really hard to imagine how he would feel at that time.

Chi Jingyuan is not afraid of the setbacks in his career, as he is very different from ordinary idols who simply sell their personas... But he is somewhat afraid of seeing those fans who have loyally supported him for many years leave in disappointment, and he cannot remain indifferent to the crazy attacks and insults on his girlfriend by his fanatical fans.

"Oh, this is really..."

After seeing the two trucks, Wu Sehun obviously felt the same way and also fell into silence. After a few seconds, he looked at the screen, then glanced at Chi Jingyuan who had a bad expression, and couldn't help but sigh.

In a short time, he sighed and groaned.

They actually all know that for an idol who makes a living from fans, falling in love is a dereliction of duty and even a disqualification.

But let alone them, no one can control this kind of desire in their heart. It is an emotional nature and instinct, even for those who care most about their careers and fans.

It's very contradictory.

"Let's go."

The two men took a last look at the truck outside the door and the group of fans who were sitting in protest nearby, shook their heads, and turned away.

…………

The two of them were the last few to arrive. When Chi Jingyuan and the others returned, most of the other members had already arrived. However, as soon as he came in, Chi Jingyuan felt that the atmosphere in the practice room was very bad. There were only five or six people sitting in three or four scattered places, and they spoke in low voices. There seemed to be a solemn feeling in the air.

...Especially Kim Jong-in, who was sitting alone on the ground with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking. When he saw someone coming in, he didn't even raise his head, and his whole body exuded a strong sense of depression.

"..."

Chi Jingyuan and Wu Sehun looked at each other for a while, greeted a few members with their eyes, and then sat aside with light steps, each taking out their mobile phones and starting to check.

The meeting time has not yet arrived. We have to wait a while.

After a day of fermentation, the popularity of Kim Jong-in's love affair on the Internet has become increasingly high, and the already crazy fans are still attacking Seo Hye-lin with the most unpleasant words they can think of.

Some extremely disappointed and angry Kai fans have quit following him and turned against him. You can see posts and Instagrams of burning and cutting Kim Jong-in's photo cards everywhere. The remaining die-hard fans still don't believe the relationship is real. They firmly and cutely express their absolute trust in Kim Jong-in, and at the same time call on everyone not to spread rumors and question SM's failure to protect its artists and so on...

As for passers-by and fans of rival idols, they were watching the fun with great joy. Since Yoona in 14, there has not been such a top-level idol romance exposed in several years. Although there have been a lot of news in the meantime, the protagonists were not important enough. This year, as the top stars, EXO and Kai have extremely satisfied these people's passion that has nowhere to vent and their desire to take advantage of others' misfortunes.

For a moment, there was a chaotic dance of demons, and the performance was spectacular.

After checking out the progress online, Chi Jingyuan logged into his INS again... His latest INS was a New Year's greeting posted on the 1st, and the comments below were basically all New Year's greetings.

Just because of Kim Jong-in’s relationship, the atmosphere in the comment section of his Instagram has completely changed.

"Hahaha, those people in Kai's family have collapsed in the past few days. They used to work without knowing their own limits and quarrel with us every day. They hold on to the position of 'official center' and show off like it's their own spirit tablet. They really deserve it."

"Don't be so gloating. We are all in the same group. Yuan Oppa has also been affected by this. He must be feeling very bad right now."

"I was quite happy when I saw the news at first, but then I couldn't feel happy anymore. Although I'm not a Kai fan, I still feel a little sad."

"As usual, SM will definitely block the romance of a group of EXO's level. Once it's exposed, there must be some special reason, just like the renewal factor of Girls' Generation in 14... Oh, it would be fine if it was just Kai this time, but I feel like it's a bad sign. It won't be like 14 when half of the group was exposed in a row, right? Wouldn't that mean it will collapse immediately?"

"I don't care about other people, you can expose them if you want, as long as Yuan is safe, I trust him."

"+1, it doesn't matter if everyone else is exposed, my bottom line is Yuan Oppa, as long as Yuan Oppa is fine, EXO will not collapse."

Seeing the various messages from his fans on INS, Chi Jingyuan was silent for a moment. He felt a little complicated and speechless, not knowing what to say.

The fans’ belief and optimism are a comfort to Chi Jingyuan, but they are also a burden and pressure... because sometimes things are really different from what they imagined.

After closing INS and logging back into Naver, he suddenly found that the trending searches had been updated. He clicked on it and found that SM had released a new announcement about Kim Jong-in's relationship.

Chi Jingyuan clicked on it and took a look. After reading it roughly, he understood it, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

This statement was one of the public relations tactics prepared by the company that he knew about before. Through some specially used words and texts, while blurring and hinting at some situations, the company quietly transferred the responsibility of the relationship to the woman with accusations similar to paying for the relationship.

This kind of statement will not make the heat of the matter dissipate, but it will indeed reduce the dissatisfaction in the hearts of many Kai fans, and make them feel that "Oh, it turns out it's not Oppa's fault, it turns out it's this woman who insisted on climbing up." After feeling much better after comforting themselves, they will vent all their anger and resentment on the woman, and point all the spearheads at her.

This is also a good way to consolidate fans and divert conflicts in this situation.

ZICO is the pioneer who created Kpop's first pay-for-his-money girl, Kim Seolhyun, and now the second case is here.

In addition, Kim Jong-in actually uploaded his handwritten apology letter on INS, which also instantly became a hot topic.

Chi Jingyuan glanced at the apology letter... There was no substantial content, and it didn't mention anything about the relationship. It was just an apology to the fans, but the tone was very sincere.

However, the combined effect of the apology letter and the company's statement cannot be underestimated. Although it was just released, Chi Jingyuan can foresee that Kai fans' anger towards their idol will dissipate a lot, and their attacks on Xu Huilin will become more intense.

"What's the matter with this handwritten letter? Why haven't I seen him write anything like this?"

After reading the handwritten letter, Chi Jingyuan asked Wu Shixun in a low voice with some surprise... He had never heard of it before, and Kim Jong-in's handwriting was quite beautiful.

"This..."

Wu Se-hun raised his head and secretly glanced at Kim Jong-in sitting opposite him, and explained in a low voice: "He wrote this handwritten letter overnight last night. I heard that it was not in the original PR plan, and Kai himself didn't want to write it. You know, he is very concerned about his reputation..."

Upon hearing this, Chi Jingyuan glanced at Jin Zhongren secretly and nodded secretly... After living together for so long, everyone knew each other's personalities very well. Jin Zhongren was a person who cared a lot about face and had a strong self-esteem.

"After the news was exposed yesterday, the negative impact from the fans exceeded the company's expectations. After discussion, he was asked to write this handwritten letter overnight..."

At the end, Wu Se-hun lowered his voice to the lowest level: "I heard that he was not very willing to write it, but in the end he was forced to do so..."

"Yeah, what are you looking at?"

At this moment, a suppressed roar suddenly came from the distance. Kim Jong-in, who was sitting opposite, raised his head and looked at this side angrily with bloodshot eyes.

Chi Jingyuan and the other man were startled, thinking that they were caught gossiping behind someone's back. When they were about to say something, they heard Jin Zhongren shouting again in a dull voice.

"What the hell are you looking at?"

This time they understood clearly that although Jin Zhongren's sight was looking in their direction, it was not towards the two of them, but at the side...

Bian Baekhyun, who was talking to Kim Jong Dae, was stunned for a moment and found that it was him that Kim Jong In was staring at. He seemed to feel guilty.

Because he, like Chi Jingyuan and the others, was also secretly discussing Kim Jong-in with Kim Jong-dae, and he also took a few furtive glances at him, and as a result, he was discovered by the extremely sensitive person.

Just as Bian Baekhyun was about to say something with a wry smile, he saw Kim Jong-in stand up, staring at him intently, and striding towards him aggressively.

As he walked, he kept asking in a very suppressed and angry voice: "What's so good about this? What the hell are you talking about... bullshit."

“Jongin you…”

Seeing him coming over, Bian Baekhyun just stood up and said something, but before he could stand firmly, he was pushed hard by Kim Jong-in who walked in front of him. He staggered and fell back a few steps, and leaned heavily against the wall with a muffled sound.

This push instantly made Baekhyun furious. Although the talk behind his back seemed a bit bad, as an older brother, it was unacceptable for him to be treated like this by his juniors. His expression changed and he was about to hit him.

At first glance, the two men seemed to be really angry and looked like they were about to fight. The members who had not reacted just now also quickly got up. Kim Junmyeon and Park Chanyeol were the first to rush over and quickly pulled the two men apart.

Chi Jingyuan also stood up, but he stood aside without moving. Wu Sehun hurriedly ran over and followed Park Chanyeol to hold Kim Jong-in.

Although Kim Jong-in was held down with his hands tied, he still refused to give in and kept kicking his legs forward frantically. His face was red, his eyes were bloodshot, and veins on his forehead were exposed. He seemed to use all his strength in every kick. It was unclear whether he wanted to kick Bian Baekhyun to death, who he couldn't even touch due to the distance, or he simply wanted to vent the depression and anger that had been accumulated in his heart for two days.

Bian Baekhyun did not argue. After being pulled away, the anger in his eyes was quickly controlled. He looked at Kim Jong-in who was like crazy in front of him, exhaled heavily a few times, and finally said sullenly: "You, forget it, I won't argue with you."

After saying that, he walked away and sat far away without even looking over here.

After Kim Jong-in stared at his back and kicked him a few times in the air, he was pulled back to his original position by the other members. He sat on the floor and breathed heavily, while Park Chanyeol, Oh Sehun and others stood beside him, pinching their waists with helpless and solemn expressions.

The atmosphere suddenly became depressing.

Chi Jingyuan looked over from a few meters away and saw that Jin Zhongren's hands seemed to be shaking...

Just now, Baekhyun secretly glanced at him and said a few words, which would never have caused such consequences under normal circumstances. Kim Jong-in's sudden and unreasonable madman-like outburst was just an explosion after all kinds of negative emotions accumulated to the extreme in the past two days.

Obviously, the various negative events in the past two days, especially the large-scale fan exodus, have caused him to mentally collapse. He had actually anticipated the consequences before, but after they actually happened, he realized that the severity of the matter was beyond his expectations and his psychological endurance limit.

In fact, the members all understood him very well, and it was obvious that Byun Baekhyun took the initiative to give in because of this reason.

This was also true for Chi Jingyuan... He looked at Jin Zhongren, who lowered his head and seemed about to cry, and sighed inwardly, and suddenly became absent-minded.

Chi Jingyuan inexplicably felt a sense of empathy for Kim Jong-in's current state. He couldn't help but imagine how he would feel if he were in this situation. Would he be indifferent or even more depressed than Kim Jong-in... Chi Jingyuan himself didn't know.

As he was thinking about it, he couldn't help but look at Kim Jong-in again.

And the most interesting thing is, even if this hangman is so sad right now, and looks so lost and broken for himself, for his career, and for his fans, and looks frustrated, ashamed, and full of regrets...but as long as the storm is over and things stabilize, Chi Jingyuan guarantees that he will 100% definitely keep everything the same, and continue to date as if nothing happened, and maybe even go back to pursue Minatozaki Sana...

People...are really complicated.

No one spoke in the entire practice room. It was silent except for the sound of breathing.

After a long while, Jin Junmyeon took out his phone and took a look before breaking the silence:

"Let's go, the meeting has started."

"..."

Everyone responded, packed up and prepared to follow. At this moment, Chi Jingyuan's phone suddenly vibrated. He took it out and saw that it was a text message from Ming Jingnan.

He paused when he saw the sender's name, hesitated for a few seconds and did not click on it. He locked his phone, put it in his pocket, and walked out.

…………

There were quite a few people sitting in the conference room on the 12th floor of the SM building, including EXO and the agency director, representatives from several departments of the company, and even several senior executives of Lee Soo Man.

The conflict in the practice room just now did not affect here. After venting, Kim Jong-in seemed to be much smoother... and no matter how angry and dissatisfied he was, he could not show it in front of these company executives.

The content of today's meeting was not about Kim Jong-in's love life. That kind of thing is the responsibility of the publicity department, and it has been discussed in the meeting a long time ago... What we discussed today was the development focus of the entire EXO group this year, as well as the specific plans.

After the mainland market was restricted last year, SM had already thought of letting EXO shift its development focus and place its main future goals on Japan and Ami. Later, after encountering targeting from peers in the industry, they became more determined in this general direction.

Only the general direction has been determined, but many specific details are still under discussion, including whether to launch in Japan or Europe and the United States first, which market to focus more on, what the specific plan is, how to select and collect songs, whether the group's style should change to adapt to local customs, and other very important things need to be confirmed.

Especially in America, all Kpop companies have been salivating over such a large market as America, but so far no group in the entire music industry has successfully entered America. Some groups that boasted about entering America, like Wonder Girls, ended up driving a caravan to do roadshows everywhere. The so-called entering America is actually far more meaningful than the actual benefits, and the significance is not even worth mentioning. To be frank, it's just Park Jin Young's own excitement.

BOA and Girls' Generation before SM all failed in Amei. Now it is the turn of EXO, the most powerful and confident weapon. Because they have no successful experience, they need to be more cautious.

"According to previous plans, XO will only release one album in the mainland this year to maintain popularity, and will also reduce activities in the mainland accordingly, spending most of its time in overseas markets. Everyone already knows the specific reasons, but we have already determined this, so we will not be in a hurry because of other people's targeting."

At this time, a director of the planning department was holding a document and talking:

"…I think the Japanese market should be placed at the center of attention. Aside from Avex's strong invitation to XO, just in terms of audience base and popularity, Japan and Amei are completely different."