How to become an ACE of a top boy group

Lu Yun was quite energetic when he woke up, and he even told Luo Xi jokes as he walked down to the practice building.

While waiting for the elevator, the two met Ye Zhixi, Qin Feng, Zhang Shuaizhen, Liu Minneng, and others who had also gotten up early to go out, so they took the elevator downstairs together.

Ye Zhixi and Qin Feng were going to Haicheng Park in the center of Haicheng City, while Zhang Shuaizhen and Liu Min were going to the old railway tracks in the city center. These two places were also popular tourist attractions in Haicheng City, and both required about four hours of travel time. Therefore, they were forced to go to bed early and get up early, just like Luo Xi.

Ye Zhixi and Qin Feng leaned against each other and dozed off, Zhang Shuaizhen and Lu Yun chatted like brothers, and Liu Min crossed her arms and said listlessly, "Damn, two in the morning, it's amazing they even came up with this."

"It's really too early, I almost couldn't adjust my sleep schedule." Luo Xi yawned and echoed Liu Minneng's words.

“That’s right. Not to mention the others, Song Wenchen and Shi Chu, as well as Lin Sheng and Ning Li’s group, are filming in this park. It’s just the three of us who have to go to the city center of Haicheng.” Zhang Shuaizhen chimed in.

Lu Yun said with a smile, "It's good to go out for some fresh air. I haven't been out in ages."

"What are your plans?" Zhang Shuzhen could tell from Lu Yun's expression that he must have done something. "You even dressed up so handsomely, are you two wearing matching outfits?"

"Sigh, what arrangements can I make?" Lu Yun rubbed his hands together.

“Even I, who am in the same group as him, don’t know what his plans are. You’re just keeping it from him,” Luo Xi joked.

"We're here!" The elevator doors opened, and Lu Yun hurriedly put his arm around Luo Xi's waist, pulled her in front of him, and stepped out of the elevator first. "I'm off now!"

The car was parked outside the practice building, and the night sky was still pitch black.

After getting into the car, the two became drowsy and slept for a while. When they opened their eyes again, the sky outside the car window was bright, with a faint dawn breaking.

Upon arriving at our destination, the mural wall was indeed deserted, with hardly anyone around.

They got off the car in a secluded spot. Luo Xi and Lu Yun stretched their bodies to clear their heads and quickly got into the zone.

Their job was simply to stand in front of the painted wall, read the promotional text aloud, and that was it—very simple.

The staff were worried that they would be surrounded by onlookers and cause a safety issue, so they asked them not to take too long and to finish within 30 minutes if possible.

However, Lu Yun was very dissatisfied with this formulaic way of filming in front of the camera and protested loudly: "Brother Qin, is this how you film? Who would watch this kind of publicity? This kind of thing isn't popular anymore. If you ask me, we shouldn't film like this. We went through so much trouble and went through so much effort to get here, and this is how we end up filming this assembly-line style?"

"So how do you want to shoot it?" The staff member, whom Lu Yun called "Brother Qin," seemed to agree with Lu Yun's words and actually stopped the photography to ask him.

"Of course, we need to make this promotional video more interesting! If we start by saying, 'Hey, I'm Luo Enxi, I'm Lu Yun,' and everyone is the same, wouldn't that be pretty boring?"

"The current trend is to use a random name as the title, such as 'Lost, family, can you help me identify who this is?' Then the cover photo is a blurry picture of our backs. You have to choose a good angle, make it look cool, but also make it look casual. This way, you can attract people who don't know anything to click in and achieve the effect of truly attracting passersby!"

As Lu Yun spoke, he handed his phone to a staff member, and he and Luo Xi walked together, having the staff member take photos of them from behind. After deliberately posing for a few minutes, they finally selected a suitable "casual yet handsome" photo from a large pile of pictures.

Then Lu Yun took the camera and started acting out a skit with Luo Xi. He pretended to be a passerby, walked up to Luo Xi, patted her on the shoulder, and said, "Where is this? I don't know the way. Let's ask the passersby in front."

"Hello, hello, can I ask for directions?" Lu Yun shoved the camera right in Luo Xi's face.

At Lu Yun's request, Luo Xi coldly addressed the camera,

"I'll be waiting for you at Haicheng Gymnasium on August 24th."

"Please tune in to the city's TV station and the Mo Ri video website at 8:00 PM sharp for the live broadcast!"

That's how they managed to capture the content that satisfied Lu Yun.

"Will anyone actually watch this mess?" Rosie didn't quite understand, even though she did as she was told.

Lu Yun said confidently, "Absolutely! Everyone really likes this style now!"

"Tsk... I think you should watch less random videos."

Of course, the staff still required the two of them to record another promotional video as required by the program. After uploading the two videos, their task was completed, and the two of them had to go back.

Before Luo Xi could get in the car, Lu Yun took his black backpack from the car, then got out and slammed the car door shut, blocking Luo Xi from getting in.

Lu Yun, who was already wearing sunglasses, put the mask and sunglasses on Luo Xi, who was confused, and then said to Brother Qin, a staff member who was smoking nearby,

"Well, Brother Qin, we'll be going now. Be back tonight, and contact us by phone if you need anything."

It seems Lu Yun and Brother Qin are quite familiar with each other, and Brother Qin has completely approved of Lu Yun's actions.

"Don't stay out too long, come back soon."

"Don't worry, I know this place well!"

Watching the departing production crew vehicles, Luo Xi, left behind, said to Lu Yun, "So, what exactly is the plan? Can you tell me now?"

Lu Yun took out the tickets he had bought. "The biggest surprise today is this! I specifically bought tickets for the Listening to the Sea band's livehouse performance! It's the band you and I went to see together that night! You really liked them back then, so I searched for tickets, and it turns out they have a show today! We hit the jackpot!"

"Wow! Really!"

Listen to the Sea is a light rock band that has been established for 4 years. Because its style is not very popular, it does not have many fans and is considered a niche band in China, so it performs relatively few times.

When Luo Xi and Lu Yun listen to music together, their favorite is definitely the songs by the Sea Band. Their music style is gentle yet inspiring and uplifting, making people feel very relaxed. The positive lyrics are also very encouraging. In particular, Luo Xi liked their new album "New Power" after listening to it once and immediately added it to her playlist. Now she listens to it every day while doing her daily practice tasks in the practice room.

Luo Xi was overjoyed to see the band she was listening to yesterday perform live today. "Wow, this is so exciting! Why didn't you tell me before? How did you buy the tickets? Aren't their tickets supposed to be hard to get? I saw on Weibo that they say they're really hard to get! You actually managed to buy them! Wow!"

"I bought it from my friend! Aren't you happy? That's what matters! Let's have a great time today! I'll show you around Haicheng!"