Chapter 98: I Must Get It

nd BIGBANG have sales that surpass EXO's.However, sales figures are only one indicator of a group's popularity and not the whole picture. Other factors include music source streams, public awareness,...Walking onto the balcony and closing the door, Chi Jingyuan connected the video call. After a very short loading time, a familiar face appeared on the screen. He intercepted

The lighting was a little dim, so it wasn't too clear, but you could tell that Park Soo-Hyun was probably on the balcony of their dorm just like him.

However, the video angle is a bit strange, it's filming from bottom to top.

"Pfft... giggle..."

Chi Jingyuan had just caught sight of her for a couple of seconds when a melodious laugh followed. Even though it was probably because she was worried about being heard by the members outside and deliberately lowered her voice, the sound was still very pleasant to hear, soft and crisp, with a unique flavor that only older sisters possessed.

"How come you suddenly posted a video" Chi Jingyuan opened the balcony window, letting in a cool evening breeze that dispelled some of his lingering drowsiness. He looked at the smiling face on his phone and asked casually.

"Aren't you eager to see me Here you go."

The crisp voice carried a cloying sweetness, and Pei Zhuxuan's eyes curved as she looked at him. \

The close-fitting short-sleeved pajamas are obviously elongated, extending all the way to mid-thigh, covering most of the body. Underneath the white fabric, the lines of the knees and legs are very distinct, and they also puff up the entire short sleeve.

The stretched fabric lay flat and simple, with a clear rise and fall. The plain surface was suddenly enlivened by the prominent bodice, which outlined a graceful curve, transforming the previously monotonous scene into something captivating.

The most noticeable feature from an upward angle is the line of the jaw. Even though she's quite thin, when her head is bowed, there's still a little bit of flesh gathered at the bottom of her chin, making it look soft and invitingly plump to the touch.

She was sitting on the balcony with her legs together, smiling sweetly at the camera.

"Haha...."

Before even Pool Jingyuan could observe carefully, maybe Pei Zhuxuan also felt the angle was a bit strange. She chuckled, seeming a little embarrassed, and simultaneously turned the camera to somewhere else, her beautiful face disappearing from the screen. Several clothes hanging nearby quickly flashed into view, unintentionally showing Pool Jingyuan a glimpse of Red Velvet's balcony scenery.

A few seconds later, the camera shifted back, and Bae Joohyun reappeared in the frame, her head drooping as she used her hand to tidy the fringe on her forehead.

She looked like she had just showered and was about to go to sleep. Her hair was soft and smooth, cascading down in a gentle manner. It still held a hint of dampness, and her makeup-free face was completely devoid of the polished look she presented on camera. From her eyes to her cheeks, she radiated a refreshing natural beauty, giving off an aura of a kind and approachable older sister. Even the freckles on her eyebrows and cheeks were visible, making her appear less striking than when she had makeup on. Her overall demeanor seemed subdued compared to the more assertive beauty she exuded on screen.

However, without the enhancement of colored contacts and eye makeup, her eyes seemed a little smaller. Yet, the shy smile that played on her lips was captivating. Up close, her skin was soft and pale, with delicate brown strands gently swaying at the sides of her cheeks and forehead, adding to the charm. Her laughter echoed around, making her whole being radiate a lively and alluring presence.

After re-entering, Bae Ju-hyeon glanced at him twice, leisurely enjoying the beautiful scenery. Hearing her slightly narcissistic self-admiration, Park Kyung-won raised his eyes to look thoughtful, but didn't fully agree with her: "I do want to see it... But it's not just about wanting to see it."

Besides watching, what else can you do The meaning is already quite clear.

"Hmph, you suddenly want to meet so late at night. I knew..."

Pei Joo-hyuk immediately understood what Ji-seong meant. At the same time, it seemed as if she recalled past moments of close intimacy. However, she wasn't annoyed at all, only let out a soft hum and replied in a tone that said 'as expected,' then glanced at him with a flirtatious look in her eyes. Afterwards, she turned her head and used the video as a mirror, casually fixing her bangs.

She didn't seem embarrassed at all. Her whole demeanor was graceful and composed, and from the way her eyes flickered and the hint of flirtation in her glance, Ji Jingyuan even felt that this older sister seemed a little expectant.

One can only say that she truly lives up to her senior status. When you first meet her, she seems quite aloof and distant. She's shy and hesitant to speak, barely uttering a word if you make her uncomfortable. Her true feelings are never shown in front of others.

But as familiarity grows, unforgettable memories accumulate, and relationships deepen. Once that layer is broken, when facing the person you care about and like, naturally, the mood and flavor will follow suit.

"... Hye-in Oni doesn't live in the dormitory all the time, but when she does, it's hard for her to find an excuse to go out at night..."

After a few seconds, Pei Zhuxuan still spoke, but it seemed like she was hesitant to speak.

After exchanging glances, the two seemed to know what the other was thinking and tacitly agreed not to bring it up again. Ji Kyeong-won looked at the slightly dim lighting behind Bae Ju-hyeon and took the initiative to change the subject.

"Are the others asleep"

"Not yet, ever since our debut we've been unable to sleep until nearly 1 or 2 AM. If we had coffee before, it would be even later."

After tidying up his bangs and shaking his head, Liu HAI'er seemed to remember that there was still someone in the room. Pei Zhuxuan's voice lowered a little: "They are all playing with their phones. After winning, they must be looking at those posts praising themselves. Others may not know, maybe watching the news or chatting with friends."

"...You know, Seqi, Yelin has quite a wide network of connections. She's exchanged contact information with almost all the idols who debuted around the same time as us. They often get together privately for meals. Yelin is even more impressive. Despite being a newcomer, she has a very likable personality and has made many friends..."

At this point, Pei Zhuxuan let out a few sly giggles, covering her mouth as if revealing a secret: "Kkk, there are still quite a few people chasing after them."

"Kim Ye-rin, I can tell her personality is very lively. I felt it right when we first met. As for Seqi..." Ji Kyeong-won recalled his meeting with Kang Se-ki and agreed, "She also has a kind of charm that makes you want to believe in and like her."

Although Jian Shaqi sometimes has an innocent expression and smile, after thinking back on his time knowing and interacting with her, Ji Jingyuan could see that she was actually very smart. She had good insight and her own wisdom, which is common in the entertainment industry.

But what's truly precious is that she possesses a unique kind of sincerity beyond this, which manifests in her interactions with others and makes it easy for people to feel close to her.

"And you" Ji Jingyuan asked knowingly, immediately receiving a white eye from Pei Zhuhyun. Stop

He didn't specifically look into it, he just learned about it from casual gossip about EXO members. He knows that many male idols in the industry are very interested in this pretty young lady. Besides newcomers who debuted within the last year, many senior artists have similar feelings. Just wanting to get in touch with her is not uncommon.

For many idol artists on the peninsula, work and love go hand in hand.

Compared to when she was new, her popularity exceeded even the level of popularity that Ji-sung had during his debut. The encounter at the Dream Concert where fans asked for Irene's contact information was just a glimpse of how many people were drawn to her.

She always keeps her distance from strangers, especially unfamiliar male idols. She doesn't show much emotion and comes across as distant and reserved when speaking to them. This is very similar to how she acted during her first few meetings with Ji Jingyuan. Some less confident male idols tried approaching her but were intimidated by her demeanor. Within half a year, rumors spread privately in the industry about her being "difficult to approach" and "having an air of superiority."

But Chi Jingyuan was aware of this, and had even personally touched the sweetness beneath Xiaomei's cool and composed social facade. If those people saw her now, wrapped in a short-sleeved shirt, squatting there with a disgruntled look and rolling her eyes at the moon—her expression would be priceless.

"Chasing... only 94 years old, like Shiqi, Jin Yilin is a little young."

It's clear that Jennie doesn't want to talk about the topic anymore, and after a laugh, Ji-won shifts his attention to what she said earlier.

Kim Ye-rim is from the year 1999, just like Tzuyu.

"Those male idols wouldn't care about this... And seventeen is really not young anymore."

Pei Zhuxuan didn't quite agree with Ji Jingyuan's words. As she spoke, her mind drifted back to a previous incident. She pursed her lips, and her smile became slightly less bright: "I told you last time..."

Chi Jingyuan immediately knew she was talking about the last time she met Zhou Tzuyu. He smiled and didn't say anything.

It's obvious that Ji Eon and Tzuyu have a great relationship. After mentioning it, Jennie didn't say anything else and directly asked, "Are you guys going to hold a tour at Wonyoung's place"

"Well, we'll be there soon."

"When are you leaving"

"11 o'clock in the morning."

"Oh..."

Bae Joo-hyun because she squatted there unconsciously squeezed out a double chin, but she didn't seem to notice. She just nodded her head to indicate that she knew. However, she soon remembered something and looked at Ji Chang-wook with some expectation: "That in a few days you have time, want to watch a movie"

"Watch a movie..."

When mention of this pool scene came up, Ji-yeong paused for a moment. It was quite coincidental, actually. Yesterday, Kim Jun-myeon and Woo Shi-hun had also invited him to go see a movie together in a few days. They wanted to watch a newly released dinosaur movie all together.

To be honest, Chi Jingyuan is also quite interested. Besides the anime theatrical versions he pays more attention to, his favorite is Daikichi Mae's monster movies. He was originally planning to go with them at the time.

This time, Pei Zhuxuan also suddenly brought it up. Seeing the sparkling eyes in the video, Ji Jingyuan felt that his little sister had really watched his radio recording just now.

If it's about watching a movie, going with Jennie and also going with Sehun, Jaehyun would be the obvious choice. Compared to those two options, there's no need for consideration at all. Any normal person wouldn't choose the latter two.

But if it's just with Park Jimin, the risk of being recognized is actually quite high.

After a two-second pause, Chi Jingyuan looked at her:

"Do you want to go"

"I really want to go... but I'm worried about being recognized, the group is in..."

Then go.

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The first week of promotions has ended, and the first-week results are also confirmed. 《boywithv》 successfully dominated all major music charts since its release thanks to its explosive popularity and won the Melon Chart weekly chart this week. This is a very rare achievement for a boy group.

While BigBang's actual achievements are also very good, 《bangbangbang》 firmly locks down second place and no one has ever been able to shake it, only being suppressed by EXO in this way always makes their fans feel very uncomfortable. Compared like this, both sides can be said to be some people happy and some people sad.

"Were you serious about your analysis of the song beforehand, did you really do the statistics"

In the meeting being held in the YG building, Yang Hyun-suk looked at the capable subordinate who had once reported to him. Under his baseball cap was an impassive face, and his tone was somewhat gloomy as he spoke.

He doesn't usually like to fly off the handle and get angry in the workplace, even though he is actually quite angry and annoyed right now, he still maintains that composure.

It was just his creepy expression, he didn't seem to care at all about the casual way he asked the question, and his very distinctive sharp voice, which made his subordinates and some trainees even more fearful.

When they first returned, YG was very confident in the head-to-head format of the two boy groups. All kinds of market analyses were optimistic, and even after listening to EXO's album in advance, they remained so.

Although Yang Hyun Suk took the album to listen to himself at the time, he ended up having to attend to overseas friends who needed hospitality, and due to his trust in the company's marketing department and Big Bang, he didn't pay much attention afterward.

But now the situation after the two groups' comebacks is totally different from what those people analyzed before. Big Bang's achievements are indeed very good, but EXO is even better, firmly suppressing it without any sign of weakness.

"Is this what you call 'mediocre, lacking in originality, with excessive color rendering and a simple MV for an ordinary dance track'"

Looking at the data report before him, Yang Xiandao spoke again.

Every time he saw the name of that hottest song right now, Yang Xianxu felt increasingly irritated thinking about the earnest analysis those people in his former company had given.

The melody is catchy, the chorus is addictive, the style is distinct, and the MV is also quite interesting. Most importantly, it's very cool and charming. Even though it's not YG's usual hip-hop style, it's clear from just one listen and view that this song and MV have huge potential to be a hit. But somehow, in their mouths, it becomes a worthless "ordinary dance track".

Considering their evaluation back then and his initial trust, every time he saw the song title, he felt a strong sense of irony.

...

The entire conference room was deathly silent. Facing the visibly angry president, few dared to speak up at this time.

The heavy atmosphere persisted for a while. Yang Xianduo opened the water cup in front of him and took a sip, the lid and bottle colliding with a few sharp sounds.

“Go on, what are your plans next” Yang Xianxu put down his cup, raised his head to glance around and added in a determined tone, “This time it’s not just about Jiriong and EXO competing. Many aspects of the two companies are already involved. No matter what, we can't lose.”

“We will continue to invest more promotional resources next week, and we will also leverage EXO's current popularity for hype…”

"The first place next week is extremely important, it will have a huge impact on both promotion and hype. Right now, we're just focused on getting enough people to listen, after all, the quality of is definitely up to standard…… To ensure we get that first place, we contacted M's connections and adjusted Big Bang's broadcast time for next week's music show performances…"

"We were also planning to contact some variety shows and programs with higher viewership, but because of the Hong Kong tour scheduled for days 13 and 14, the schedule couldn't be aligned."

"At the same time, we also bought some information about EXO members through familiar notes and media. It's all about their personal style and love life..."

"Alright, that's the last one. Think you're the only ones who can afford it"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xianduo furrowed his brows and waved his hand, rejecting the proposal.

There are no idol celebrities who are moral saints. After all, in the music industry where even ordinary relationships can be considered a scandal, most people's private affairs cannot be made public. When something happens, the company will also help cover it up. They have long reached a tacit understanding with paparazzi and media outlets.

And those in the know about family affairs, when it comes to the private lives of artists, few people in the entire Korean music scene can match the messy underbellies of Big Bang members. Just getting them positive press, Yang Hyun Suk and YG must have burned countless brain cells. If they really went to war with ** and started exposing each other's dirt, the ones who would crumble first are definitely them.

After all, people are just dating, at most they step on a few boats. Their lifestyle is somewhat problematic, which is normal in the circle. Many people have long been accustomed to it. What's exposed is just that fans are sad and heartbroken.

And their words, if some things were exposed afterwards, might not be so simple anymore... cut

"Keep increasing investment in these areas. Also, communicate with Melon and those music chart platforms to see if we can get some data. I'll also give them a call later... Anyway, no matter what, I need to see improvement next week. Even if we don't overtake them, we can't be left behind!"

Then, Yang Xian-shuo opened the documents in front of him, pondered for a moment, and then continued:

“A concert is important of course, but right now, promoting through singing on music shows and variety programs also needs to be prioritized. We can’t just keep starving the marketing and maintaining mystery like before. Next week is the most crucial time. Let's connect them with a few more programs, and add some more stages for singing performances… Let me see… Before going to the Hong Kong concert, we should contact them about *M! Countdown* on the 11th. We definitely need to get that spot.”

"Let's go do it now."

"Yes!"

……

Although YG is unwilling to accept defeat and continues to invest heavily, gearing up for a counterattack next week, there have been some unexpected developments in America across the ocean. The situation...

After working hard for several days, Emily was finally able to take a two-day break. She skillfully opened her phone, browsed some news, and then tapped into iTunes, ready to listen to some music to relax.

Just as she opened it, she saw a strange name in the top ranks of the chart. The song title was odd enough, but the artist's name was even more peculiar - an unusual combination of English letters.

EXO

Which new campus group But it sounds like a band name.

I think I heard someone say it once, but I didn't pay much attention and forgot...

Although she didn't remember much, seeing the ranking so high, she still clicked on it directly.

Just like Amy, many American listeners who love and care about music have, sooner or later, noticed through various channels that a very out-of-place song has appeared in their field of vision.

And many of them chose to click and listen, or go to YouTube to watch the MV to see what this song and group were all about. While loading, their eyes also lingered for a moment on that somewhat special song title.

boywithuv

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