Boy group: In order to survive, I have to open business

There was no signing event for the mini EP released in April because Youngji was absent and Youngji's fans were not happy to see a signing event for six people, so it was delayed until July. In July, they were preparing for the second regular album, which started pre-sales at the end of July and released the album in August.

The original contract renewal talks were not going smoothly, as more than one company was involved. Except for Xia Xinglang, the individual trainee, the others were trainees trained by the company. Donghao, Chengxie, Jaehyun and Zhang Lin were from different labels under TUBE, Yingzhi was from a Japanese agency, and Xiaoyu was a trainee under J-company.

TUBE proposed a joint operation policy and wanted C-Social to give up part of the operation rights of JP1, but Yingzhi's agency and J-Corporation took a tough stance, meaning they did not intend to renew the contract.

Yingzhi wore a shoulder brace and did rehabilitation exercises, mainly stretching with an elastic band: "I can go and convince them."

Xia Xinglang was protecting him: "Well, you can take your time."

Xiao Yu was disappointed: "Then what should I do?"

Xia Xinglang was still thinking about how to answer, and Yingzhi said, "I'll pay the penalty for you."

An explosive piece of news dominated the trend. Victor, a former popular member of the HIT group, committed suicide yesterday and his body was found at home today.

This incident has sparked heated discussions on the Internet. The incident happened too suddenly. Many fans of this once top-tier boy band have been following them from their teens to their thirties. After more than ten years, they have developed a special bond towards their idols. Now that the idols who have been with them for so long have passed away, the blow cannot be said to be small.

Everyone was in mourning, and all kinds of music programs had to temporarily adjust their content, requiring the idols' performance uniforms on that day to be mainly black, white and gray, and the hosts were also in a serious and heavy mood.

"Music Countdown", Kim Seung Hyuk was the host in a black suit, he usually smiles, but now he has a serious face in front of the camera: "At the end of the show, we will observe a minute of silence for Victor senior."

The Internet was full of related news. First, there were former members of the group, including senior Daniel, who went to the funeral home to mourn and see their teammates for the last time, followed by friends in the circle.

Xia Xinglang had heard related news in his previous life. Victor committed suicide by taking medicine due to depression. The day before his suicide, he left a message to his fans on Paopao, saying sorry and I love you.

Fans also went to the memorial service to lay flowers on their own, and the whole month of June ended in a sentimental atmosphere.

Xia Xinglang has eyes that can see into the future, and he knows that several major events will happen this year.

Daniel was going to start a concert tour in August, but there was a stage accident and he fell from the lift stage, suffering serious injuries and multiple fractures all over his body.

Song Jueming released his second mini album in September, and then his mixed-race identity was revealed. His popularity in China plummeted, and he temporarily turned to overseas markets.

In September, TUBE was split internally, there was a power struggle, its subsidiary label attempted to seize power, the former director stepped down, the National Foundation intervened, and the shareholders' meeting was reshuffled.

In November of the same year, JP11 announced its disbandment and held a disbandment concert. Yoon Dong-ho and Kim Seung-hyup changed their agencies and signed with Quinn Entertainment, a label formerly owned by TUBE that announced its independence. Half a year later, in May of next year, they will debut as a five-member boy group <stardust>.

There are also groups big and small announcing their disbandment or debut... Xia Xinglang knows that this year is destined to be uneasy and a turbulent year for the industry. C社 is still negotiating with various companies to renew their contracts for five years on the basis of a limited group, and is interested in entering the Japanese record market. But will it be so smooth?

Song Jueming has some connection with them because they are competitors.

Will the split of TUBE be related to Kim Seung-hyuk's father? Based on the existing information, Kim Seung-hyuk's father should be at the level of a company director, and will definitely be involved in this level of power struggle...Xia Xinglang feels that it is useless to think too much, and his power is too small to change anything.

July 7rd is Yin Donghao’s birthday.

Yin Donghao has been looking forward to going to the billboard in the city center square, and fans have bought advertising space to support him on his birthday.

There were no activities on that day as everyone was busy recording new songs and rehearsing choreography. They were allowed to take a day off to take photos at the advertising space, but a sudden announcement disrupted the plan. Since the decision to renew the contract, the company has given more resources, such as this time's magazine shoot.

It's not a paper magazine, but an electronic magazine. Few people read magazines these days.

The interview and the shooting of magazine pages and cover took a whole day in the studio. Yin Donghao was particularly disappointed that he couldn't take the group photos.

In stark contrast to Donghao's depressed mood, Xiaoyu has been smiling recently. J Company agreed to renew the contract and, like TUBE, wants partial operating rights of the JP1 group. Only Yingzhi's company has not yet agreed. The producer has already flown to Japan for negotiations, but I don't know what the result will be.

Youngji is certain it will work: “Are we going to debut in Japan next year?”

Xia Xinglang: "Well, we are going to hold a concert at the Dome."

Yingzhi: "We want to ride on the float."

At the Tokyo Dome concert, the venue had a rail car that allowed singers and fans in the venue to interact closely. Xia Xinglang hopes that all stadiums will be set up like this, because there were very few interactive segments in the previous two concerts.

Cha Jae-hoon suddenly said, "Is Flower Car the name of the group that Young-ji and I belong to?"

Yingzhi and Xinglang: "..."

Young-ji draws inferences from one example: "Then the name of your group with Kim Seung-hyuk and Yoon Dong-ho will be Kim Cha Eun Cha."

Cha Jae-hoon was still thinking of other group names: "Is that so?"

Yingzhi: "You and Xiaoyu are the fish cart."

Xiao Yu: “…It sounds bad.”

They were in the nanny car with the air conditioner on. Xia Xinglang saw Yin Donghao staring at his phone in a daze, so he asked Jin Chengxie, "What's wrong with Donghao?"

Kim Seung Hyuk: "It will be fine soon. He can digest it by himself."

Xia Xinglang asked again and again and found out that Donghao was really looking forward to watching the fans cheering in person. He was unable to go last year due to the showcase rehearsal, and thought he must go this year, but suddenly a magazine photo shoot came in and ruined everything.

There were other models at the shoot. Xia Xinglang and the others greeted them, but suddenly they saw a familiar face and their sense of crisis increased.

Cher, a popular model and anchor, and MC who once partnered with Yoon Dong-ho on "Stage Show".

Xue Er is the future rumored girlfriend of Yin Donghao. The media has taken photos of the two of them shopping. Many fans are disillusioned with Donghao. They spend so much money on you, and you find a popular model to go shopping and date with! Give me back my money!

When Yin Donghao saw Xue'er, he greeted her naturally: "Long time no see!"

Xue'er smiled sweetly: "Brother Donghao, long time no see. Hello to all the other brothers."

Xia Xinglang felt that Xue'er's role overlapped with his own. Both were the youngest type who would call brothers and sisters. They had similar roles and a strong sense of crisis. The next second, the system popped up a prompt.

[Emergency mission triggered!]

Please stop the dating rumors about group member 'Yin Donghao'! 】

Yin Donghao was unhappy at first and was playing with his phone in the car, but now he smiled brightly: "Today is my birthday."

Xue'er covered her mouth and made a surprised expression: "I'm sorry for not preparing a birthday present for Brother Donghao..."

Yin Donghao insisted on continuing the topic: "It's okay, it's okay, when is your birthday?"

Xia Xinglang went over and grabbed Yin Donghao's hand, dragging him away: "Brother Donghao, it's our turn to shoot, hurry up and get ready. Sorry, Sister Xueer, I have to borrow Brother Donghao first. Bye."

Yin Donghao's expression became numb: "There is still a lot of time."

Xia Xinglang: "Say hello to the staff first, do you want to be so rude?"

Yin Donghao was silent for a while: "You don't even call me brother anymore."

"Brother Donghao," Xia Xinglang brought him back and greeted the editor-in-chief. Yin Donghao was absent-minded the whole time.

Xia Xinglang reminded him many times that if Dong Hao wanted to talk to Xue'er, he would stop him immediately.

Yin Donghao: "Xiaolang, why don't you let me chat with Xue'er?"

Xia Xinglang said earnestly, "It's not a good influence, Brother Donghao, we have to avoid suspicion between us and female artists, do you understand?"

Yin Donghao suddenly said: "Little Wolf, you don't like me."

Xia Xinglang: "What does this have to do with now?"

Yin Donghao asked him back: "Who I chat with has nothing to do with you?"

In fact, he would only care about Yin Donghao when the system popped up a task. At other times, he would just ignore him. He had never really paid attention to Yin Donghao, especially since the kiss at the concert, the interaction priority between Xia Xinglang and Donghao dropped to the lowest. He paid the most attention to Che Jae-hun and Yingzhi, then Kim Seung-hyuk and Xiao Yu, then Hong Zhanglin, and Yin Donghao dropped to the last.

Yin Donghao: "Why do you care about me now?"

Xia Xinglang was speechless.