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Chapter 901 Right
"Of course it's Twice~"

Bae Suzy said this with a smile on her face, her eyes curved into crescents and she looked quite happy, as if she was proud of the younger generation in her company...but this expression made Chi Jingyuan, who knew her, feel nervous, as he felt that this woman was up to something again.

"Well, the most popular girl group recently is indeed Twice~"

However, Chi Jingyuan did not deny it and nodded to confirm her statement.

Although Twice and Gfrirend are on par with each other this year, Twice's last comeback was more recent, and they actually have a lot of advantages in popularity and sales.

Jin Fanlai's eyes lit up. He had also heard of Twice: "Twice? I've heard of them, they are really popular... What's their most popular song?"

"'Cheer Up'? Or 'TT'? Judging from the popularity, 'TT' is the most popular one right now."

"Then TT." Jin Fanlai confirmed it directly. He looked efficient and seemed to have thought it through before coming. "Then what do you think the ratings of the audience agreement should be?"

"As for the ratings... this episode is 14.5%. I think based on the ending of this episode, the ratings for the next episode should improve a bit, so let's set it at... 16%." Chi Jingyuan thought about it and felt that 16% should be a more appropriate number, which can both motivate and promote fans and audiences, while not being too difficult to achieve and becoming empty talk.

"OK, let's set it at 16%~" Jin Fanlai nodded immediately and decided on it, and then he couldn't wait to say goodbye and leave: "I'll talk to other people and ask for their opinions... If it's confirmed, we'll find a time to send the news out."

"OK……"

Chi Jingyuan and Bae Suzy said goodbye to the assistant director and watched her leave. After the brother left, Chi Jingyuan shook his head and sighed softly: "Alas, why do you suddenly want to dance a girl group dance~"

Of course, he doesn't care about the ratings convention. The higher the ratings, the higher the bonus he will enjoy as the leading actor... But he is actually not very happy about covering "TT".

This kind of girl group dance didn’t matter to him when he first debuted. He danced casually without any idol baggage, and even performed cross-dressing in his concerts… But now that his level and status have gone up, it feels a bit awkward for him to dance this kind of little girl’s dance.

Especially since it's Twice's song, Chou Tzu-yu and Minami Naoki would definitely be delighted if they saw it.

Unfortunately, Kim Fan-rae and the director obviously had an idea, and Chi Jingyuan couldn't refuse... and he couldn't think of any other convention that would be more interesting than this one.

"Tsk tsk, TT, what a cute song~"

But Pei Xiuzhi seemed quite expectant. As soon as Jin Fan came, she bumped his shoulder lightly without waiting for Ji Jingyuan to sit down, blinking her eyes brightly:

"Hey, tell me, if I take the position of the trainee and wear some of the jewelry you gave me, she won't be angry when she sees it, right?"

The woman was smiling, and although her face and makeup were pure, the scent of tea was completely overflowing from her body.

"Ah..."

Chi Jingyuan slapped the shoulder that was against him, stopped cursing reflexively, glared at her unhappily, and sat down feeling exhausted:
"I'm really tired lately... I'm warning you, don't cause me any more trouble."

"What? Are you feeling sad?..."

Pei Xiuzhi snorted without any fear, and directly exposed what Chi Jingyuan was worried about... But after observing for a while, she found that Chi Jingyuan was not joking, but was really tired and a little serious. The resentment on her face was instantly put away, and she immediately put on a smile, clenched her little fist, and hammered on Chi Jingyuan's legs twice like a massage, and at the same time shook her head with a playful smile:

"I'm just talking, Jingyuan Oppa, where are you tired? Suzy will help you hit it~"

"Hey... stop it. Let me take a nap. I have things to do when I get back to the company."

"……Um."

…………

"Let's go."

Chi Jingyuan said something a little tiredly after getting into the nanny car and closing the door. Cui Zhichang in the driver's seat nodded and started the car directly towards the SM building.

Just like some time ago, after a day of filming on the crew, Chi Jingyuan had to go back to the company to work on his own album.

But today is a little different. In addition to the album, I mainly want to practice the collaboration stage for the SBS Gayo Daejeon at the end of the year with the members of EXO and children from several other groups.

An Chengyuan mentioned it before, and now the cooperation plan has come out, and it just so happens that several groups have time today.

"Jingyuan has lunch at 5pm, right... Do you want to go eat something first?" Cui Zhichang asked with some concern while driving.

"I am a little hungry, but never mind, it's getting late now, I'll just have a snack to fill my stomach."

The phone in Chi Jingyuan's hand suddenly lit up, and he clicked it on as he spoke.

As soon as I clicked on it, I saw a selfie of my girlfriend. Ming Jingnan was making a scissors sign with her right hand, which had a ring on it. She was smiling sweetly under the light. Her fair face looked very cute even without any makeup on.

...After so many years of debut, I have met countless female idols. Many of them look like two different people with and without makeup. However, Mingjing Minami is one of the rare ones who does not change much after completely removing her makeup.

This is actually a very important aesthetic criterion for Ji Jingyuan to choose a partner, and Bae Joo-hyun is also one of the best... and Bae Suzy.

…Zhou Tzuyu doesn’t count.

The selfie was accompanied by some warm cheering words and cute penguin emoticons, which made Chi Jingyuan, who was originally very tired, smile knowingly after seeing them, and his mood improved a little.

It's just past midnight now, and his girlfriend is obviously keeping track of the time to cheer him on. Although Chi Jingyuan doesn't care about the results of this winter training session, the feeling of being cared for at this moment makes him feel warm.

He typed a few words in reply, put down the phone with a smile and was about to say something to Cui Zhichang when the phone rang again. He picked it up and saw that it was the director of the record department at the company who called:

"No problem..."

"Yes, let's do it in early January, the 4th or 5th will be fine..."

"Okay, that's it."

After saying a few simple words, he hung up the phone. Feeling sleepy, Chi Jingyuan yawned slightly.

It was the director of the company who was in charge of selecting the female lead for the MV who called. The audition for the female lead for the MV, which was originally scheduled to be held in two days, was postponed to after the end of the year, and was pushed back by about a week.

It was originally supposed to be held this weekend, but Chi Jingyuan was too busy. The auditions of five or six children would not be completed in a few minutes, and it would take at least an entire afternoon. Unfortunately, the pressure on the filming schedule has increased recently, coupled with a series of activities at the end of the year. From the 21st to the last day of the year, Chi Jingyuan could hardly find any free time, and even had to go to the company to work overtime in the middle of the night for recording.

The main reason is that there are too many parties and activities at the end of the year... Things will be much better after the New Year.

"correct."

While waiting for the red light, Cui Zhichang seemed to suddenly remember something. He fumbled in the bag on the passenger seat, then handed it to Chi Jingyuan: "This is, um, Red Velvet's SEASON'S GREETING calendar this year. It seemed to have been released yesterday... I ran into their agent at the company yesterday and gave me a few copies. He also asked me to bring one to you..."

"Oh? A new calendar?"

Chi Jingyuan took it and opened it curiously to read it.

Idol groups including EXO release some peripheral products every year to bind fans, and this calendar is one of them.

The Red Velvet calendar in his hand is taken quite well. The five members are standing together, each dressed up exquisitely and making various beautiful poses. It is quite pleasing to the eyes in his opinion, and fans will definitely like it even more.

However, after Chi Jingyuan took a quick glance, he put the others aside and focused his attention on one of them. He flipped through the pages and laughed to himself, "Purple hair? When was it filmed? Was it during the Russian Roulette period?"

"Well……"

It's pretty...

…………

"Senior Aniha Saiyo~"

"Senior Aniha Saiyo~"

After returning to the company, Chi Jingyuan went straight to the prepared practice room. As soon as he entered the door, he felt a warm current hitting him. The practice room was noisy and lively, and there was also a series of polite greetings.

This time the collaboration stage is between EXO, Red Velvet and NCT127. Red Velvet and NCT127, who are younger in seniority, have already arrived.

…The senior EXO members haven’t arrived yet, except for Chi Jingyuan who just arrived, and CBX who hasn’t arrived yet.

"Hello~"

The entrance was surrounded by NCT ​​members. Facing a group of children bowing to them, Ji Jingyuan smiled and nodded to greet them. He even stopped to chat with Lee Taeyong, who was more familiar to him.

As he was talking, Chi Jingyuan felt someone was looking at him with strange eyes. He glanced around casually...it was NCT's Yuta Nakamoto.

Why was he looking at me so strangely, and with a bit of hostility... Oh, I remember now.

Chi Jingyuan felt a little strange, but he quickly reacted.

With a kind smile, he took the initiative to turn around and nodded to the Japanese kid, then turned around and left with a smile while the other party gave him an evasive look.

After exchanging a few words with Lee Taeyong, Ji Jingyuan walked inside. Several old members of EXO had already arrived and were all sitting in the innermost part, arguing loudly about something. When they saw him walk into the practice room, they just waved their hands casually and didn't even bother to say hello.

Some people's feelings have faded after not seeing each other for several days.

"Oppa~"

However, when passing by Red Velvet, Ji Jingyuan stopped, exchanged glances with the smiling Kim Yerin and Kang Seulgi, and then looked at Son Seungwan who was standing next to them.

This girl was hugging her chest and observing him furtively, with half of her face wrinkled up, looking very funny.

"Victory is complete..."

He narrowed his eyes and wanted to tease this former friend who was always looking down on him every time they met, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was glared at by the threatening gaze of the other party, so he took back the honorific "xi" at the end.
"What a coincidence, you're here too?"

The words just said still made Sun Shengwan furious. She was stunned at first, with a look of disbelief on her face, thinking that she had heard it wrong, and then she started to rage with a grin: "Ah, what do you mean! What do you mean I'm here too? Am I not a member of Red Velvet? Shouldn't I be here? Shouldn't I be here?"

"Shouldn't it be?"

While shouting, Sun Seungwan, who was laughing angrily, pulled Kang Seulgi beside him, pointed at himself and asked her angrily, with a pouting mouth, eyebrows, nose and eyes, and a look as if he had heard a shocking joke.

"Hahaha~"

But her expression might be a little too funny, and the only response she got was the laughter of a few people around her.

"Yeah~"

Bae Joo Hyun on the side also had a tense smile, and angrily reached out to pull Chi Jingyuan away from Son Seungwan... and pulled him in front of her, complaining unhappily: "Why do you like teasing Seungwan so much now?"

"what?"

Chi Jingyuan was stunned when he heard it, and then he directly imitated Sun Shengwan's movements and expressions, pointed at himself and asked with his mouth wide open: "Shouldn't it be?"

“You…Pfft, hahahaha…”

Pei Zhuxuan, who had been deliberately holding back her smile to help her good sister, couldn't hold it back any longer. She immediately broke into a loud and generous smile, laughing so hard that she bent over. At the same time, the young lady seemed to be a little unsteady on her feet, so she put her hand on Chi Jingyuan.

However, before Chi Jingyuan could appreciate the beautiful woman's sweet laughter, he immediately jumped to the side alertly and nimbly, avoiding a flying kick.

Turning around, we saw Son Seungwan was already hysterical after missing the attack, but he was quickly pulled back by the other members who were laughing.

After finally holding back her laughter and calming down Sun Shengwan, Bae Joo Hyun came over and patted Chi Jingyuan coquettishly. Although her tone was complaining, her eyes and eyebrows were smiling: "Ah, you are so annoying."

Bae Joo-hyun was wearing a lavender sportswear with a white tights underneath. Looking at their identical facial features and eyes, Chi Jingyuan had a vague illusion that the girl in the calendar he had just seen in the car had walked out of it.

...that is, the hair color is different.

"That's just her. I'm too lazy to tease the others."

Chi Jingyuan didn't think his behavior was bad at all. Instead, he pursed his lips a little arrogantly.

"Tsk, I don't want you to tease me after I win."

"Then do you want to?"

"Go to hell!"

"…By the way, have you read the script? Don't let anything go wrong when the time comes."

"Why, do you think I am you? I won't..."

"..."

After chatting for a while with a smile, Ji Jingyuan said goodbye to Bae Zhuxuan and came to the EXO area.

The response to him was far less enthusiastic than the previous two groups, just a few lazy hands and voices.

"Why do I feel that you and Irene..."

Not long after Jingyuan sat down, a murmured sound came from the side. Wu Sehun clicked his tongue lightly, looked at Bae Joo-hyun who was chatting and laughing with the members in the distance, and asked curiously: "It seems not as awkward as before?"

"Who knows." Chi Jingyuan glanced at him, then looked at Pei Zhuxuan and said casually: "Maybe she is in a good mood today?"

He actually felt that Bae Joo-hyun's behavior today was a little different, a little... too normal, too natural.

Of course, it’s not that being normal and natural is bad, but before, she always felt awkward and embarrassed every time she interacted with me. Now she suddenly becomes normal, and the difference is obvious when compared.

...This was the first time the two had met since the last time in the coffee shop on the first floor. I don’t know if it was because he learned about Mingjing Nan’s existence that it had some kind of special stimulation and influence on her.

However, this is a good change.

probably.

"not……"

Wu Se-hun, however, looked thoughtful and guessed hesitantly, "Could it be that she has let go of her relationship with you... and has found someone new to like?"

Although this guess was very shocking and devastating, Chi Jingyuan just shrugged and said noncommittally: "Maybe."

"Ashi."

But seeing Chi Jingyuan's expression made Wu Sehun a little angry: "Ah, your arrogant tone is really annoying. Don't think that my idea is impossible. Irene is so beautiful. Do you think you are the only man in the world?"

"Who is arrogant? I am just agreeing with you, why are you in such a hurry..."

Chi Jingyuan was a little surprised by Wu Sehun's sudden anger. He felt that his reaction was quite normal.

But just as he was about to say something, his cell phone suddenly rang. He had to put it down for the time being and took a look at the caller before answering it.

It was Lee Soo Man calling.

"Teacher Lee Soo Man?"

"Jingyuan, you are in the company..."

After a brief greeting, Lee Soo-man got straight to the point.

"Jingyuan, you know about the change in the rules of this year's Golden Disc Awards, right? So do you want to add one more song to your solo album?"

Hearing this, Chi Jingyuan knew what Lee Soo-man meant.

The most heated debate in the Aili circle these days is the sudden and temporary change in the selection rules of this year's Golden Disc Awards. A few days ago, the Golden Disc organizer issued a notice when announcing the candidates, stating that the rules of this award and some awards stipulate that a mini album must include more than five and at least six different songs to be nominated.

At the same time, the weight and proportion of sales scores have been reduced in some awards such as the Record Awards.

As soon as the announcement came out, all the Ellies were immediately in an uproar... because anyone could tell at a glance why these two rules were changed.

The first one is obviously targeting CBX... Although CBX was badly suppressed by Twice in a head-on manner, its overall performance is actually the best among all boy groups. If nothing unexpected happens, it will definitely be selected for the Golden Disc Award and win many awards.

The organizers seemed unwilling to see this situation... CBX's debut album had exactly five songs, and once this rule came out, their chances of winning the award were immediately cut off.

This number card is very interesting... Apart from CBX, Chi Jingyuan couldn't think of any other combination affected by this rule after thinking for a long time.

The second one is clearly targeting EXO.

The complete gap in sales volume, which is not of the same style, is EXO’s biggest confidence that makes all other groups despair.

When this temporary change to the rules came out, not only SM and EXO members themselves, not only many people in the industry, but even those fans who had a glimpse of the whole situation realized that the organizer was targeting EXO, and it seemed that they did not want to see them win so many awards and continue to dominate.

Yes, SM Entertainment’s artists have won the Golden Disc Awards for eight consecutive years.

This is actually not that bad, after all, they are different artists...but EXO alone has won three consecutive Golden Disc Awards.

Since 13, they have completely dominated Kpop for four years and have almost won all the year-end awards for the past four years.

If you monopolize the whole year, others will be amazed and sigh that this new boy band is so amazing and has the momentum to soar to the sky.

You dominate for two years, and others will be surprised, wow, this boy band is so dominant.

But if you dominate for three or four years and act as if you are going to continue dominating, everyone will start to get annoyed and wonder why this boy band is still alive. Why is it always you in the group for several years in a row? There is no novelty at all. Do you want to develop? Do you want to give others a chance to survive?

The targeting of the Golden Record is easy to understand.

Lee Soo Man's meaning was very clear. He wanted to add another song to Ji Kyung Won's solo album to avoid any problems next year that would prevent him from participating in the Golden Disc selection.

The Golden Disc Award is the oldest award among the major award ceremonies on the Peninsula. At the same time, the initiator and organizer is the "Korea Recording Industry Association". It has a very high gold content and can even be said to be the highest among the awards. There will not be many people who question it.

One of the signs that Girls' Generation reached the top that year was that they won gold records consecutively as a girl group.

"Um……"

But Chi Jingyuan hesitated for a few seconds and refused softly: "No need."

Before Lee Soo Man could speak, he laughed again: "Even if I add it, what if they change the rules again next year, haha."

After seeing the news, Chi Jingyuan also carefully considered this matter in private.

Although the Golden Record is very valuable, this kind of behind-the-scenes manipulation of the rules is not the first time.

In 11, Girls' Generation defeated boy bands and stood on the throne of the best-selling singles, but they didn't even get a candidate for the record department award. The annual chart performance of "The Boys" was the worst in those years for Girls' Generation, but they won the Music Award instead.

In 14, they proposed a ridiculous rule targeting SJ: "If you have won the grand prize for three years, you cannot win the grand prize again, so your candidate qualification will be cancelled."

So this is how the selection rules are, if you say it exists, it exists, if you say it doesn’t, it doesn’t exist.

Chi Jingyuan was sure that even if he added more songs, they would most likely change the rules next year...so there was no need.

Considering the last MMA incident and the various minor episodes in between, the members of SM and EXO are actually already aware of the situation. Because of their excessive glory in recent years, it seems that it is not just one company targeting them, but half of the industry.

The Peninsula's music scene has a habit of renewal and replacement. No matter how popular you are, you should give way to the next generation after a few years. This is the only way for everyone to develop healthily.

In the eyes of many people, it is time for the boy band to undergo an upgrade.

"..."

Li Xiuman, who was about to say something, paused for a second after hearing this, and then couldn't help laughing. His laughter was hearty and full of fun, and then he didn't say anything more: "Forget it, let's leave it at that."

After hanging up the phone with a smile, Chi Jingyuan shook his head as he sensed the subtle change in the situation.

Noticing the curious gaze of Wu Se-hun next to him, he casually explained: "Teacher Lee Soo-man asked me if I wanted to add more songs to the solo album."

"Because of the gold record rules?"

Wu Se-hun understood immediately: "Add it, why not? With your popularity, if you are nominated, you will have a high chance of winning the award."

"do not add."

Chi Jingyuan leaned back, looking nonchalant: "It doesn't matter."

"So arrogant?"

"Hmm~"

Facing Wu Sehun's somewhat admiring gaze, Chi Jingyuan shook his head with an expression that said, "That's how it should be."

It is understandable that he or EXO has such a high attitude. No matter how others target them, their achievements cannot be discredited. Throughout 2016, no boy band could compete with them. Even last year's rival Big Bang was too busy touring and did not have any activities in the local area.

The only group that can compete with XO in terms of popularity is actually the girl group Twice.

Come to think of it, even if there are awards and industry targeting, the gap in EXO's data and performance is real. Even if the scoring weight of some awards is lowered, there is no rival.

It's impossible to create a boy band out of thin air.

"Hey, you said..."

As if he had thought of this, Wu Se-hun suddenly sat up, looking a little worried, and then looking over with interest: "It's obvious that the other companies are targeting us now... We don't have any competitors now, but they create a competitor for us, and next year several companies will unite to form a boy band to compete with us, right?"

"Oh, how is that possible?"

Chi Jingyuan laughed when he heard it, and shook his head with disdain, "How can it be so easy to create a TOP group? And even if a TOP group with good results really appears, many fault data are not so easy to achieve, and it will not affect us much. We must have problems ourselves..."

Are you kidding? Let alone the big group EXO, Ji Jingyuan alone is far superior to any so-called TOP group.

"boom!"

But before Chi Jingyuan could finish, a muffled sound interrupted him...the door of the practice room was pushed open.

When they looked up in surprise, they saw their manager An Chengyuan standing at the door, scanning the idols inside as if he was looking for something. His usual good-natured expression now looked a little serious.

He quickly found his target and shouted in a muffled voice:
"Kai, come with me."

I will take a day off tomorrow to rest and recuperate for the great 71st anniversary. Pei Pei, love you.