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Chapter 1223 Where to Go
Chapter 1223 Where to Go
After more than a week of activities in Japan, EXO finally arrived in the capital Tokyo.
On the afternoon of July 7st, EXO's fan meeting in Tokyo was in full swing at Toyosu PIT in Koto Ward.
This venue is not very big. Even if all the seats are occupied, it can only accommodate 5,000 people. It is not as large as the previous showcase held by EXO in Hong Kong Neon Lights, which had a scale of 10,000 to 20,000 people.
It's just that the popularity of "Fireworks" came a little suddenly this time, and it has been less than ten days since the outbreak. These interactions such as fan meetings were temporarily added by the agency after the explosion in order to consolidate popularity and influence. Therefore, those large venues that are in short supply cannot be booked in a short time, so they can only book smaller venues that are not very popular as soon as possible.
Although the venue was not large, the fans seemed extremely enthusiastic. The 5,000 seats were completely filled, and the shining Aili sticks in the darkness formed a silver sea. Both the interaction and the cheering were very powerful, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.
After the lively performances and funny interactions, the game and talk session began. The nine EXO members sat in the middle of the stage with a small bucket in front of them. In the bucket were various questions raised by fans from the EXO-L official APP in advance. Each member drew a question in turn and answered it.
After Bian Baekhyun answered a few questions, it was finally Chi Jingyuan's turn. As the assistant moved the bucket in front of him, the fans in the audience became excited, and countless screams gathered together in an instant:
"Ah ah ah ah..."
"Jingyuan Jun~"
"爱してる!!"
The reaction from the audience was extremely enthusiastic. Before Chi Jingyuan even started, the fans' response, enthusiasm, and even the volume of their voices clearly surpassed the previous performance and even that of other members.
After "Fireworks" became a hit, the originally slightly even popularity was immediately broken. At this time, the popularity distribution of EXO members in Japan seemed to have returned to the first two years after EXO debuted. When the others were still in the cold and had no schedule, Chi Jingyuan was alone outside shooting commercials and TV dramas... that kind of state of being far ahead of others.
After completely breaking out of the circle, the popularity and national recognition of "Fireworks" can be said to have completely surpassed the EXO group.
At least half of the people who came to today's fan meeting came for him, and this proportion would probably continue to increase if the large group of fans outside the venue who did not buy tickets and could only join in the fun were included.
"Hmm... let's just smoke this one."
Amid the screams, Chi Jingyuan pulled out a piece of paper from the bucket, opened it, and read it into the microphone: "Jingyuan-kun, what was your initial feeling when you first came to Tokyo?"
"What was that initial feeling?"
Chi Jingyuan blinked when he saw the question, and said without thinking: "It feels like a very modern and magnificent city, everything is in order... However, it also makes people feel a sense of urgency, because the people around are working very hard, and it is difficult for me to stop."
"Oh……"
When he said this, many people below couldn't help but exclaim in agreement... Apparently many people also have this feeling that Tokyo is a very stressful city.
"Let me see the next one..."
Putting his hand into the bucket, Chi Jingyuan immediately pulled out another one. He couldn't help but laugh when he saw the question: "A favorite Japanese female artist... Haha, of course it's Ayumi Hamasaki. I have always liked your songs, and my favorite is "My All"."
These questions were too simple. The company had conducted prior training before coming to Japan for activities, especially the last question... Ayumi Hamasaki is also an artist of Avex and a senior in the same agency as him. The answer was that she could not be wrong.
but……
As Chi Jingyuan was speaking, another thought came to his mind... If I were to answer this question with my true thoughts...
It should be... Najing Minami, right? If she is also considered a Japanese female artist.
“Ahh…” Fans screamed, obviously disappointed with his cunning answer.
"I'll take another look..."
Chi Jingyuan smiled at the restless fans and continued to ask questions: "What Japanese songs have you been listening to recently? Hmm... "Unrequited Love" and "Ninelie". I have been listening to Aimer's songs more, if you don't count "Fireworks". "
“Why are the lyrics of “Fireworks” so memorable and make people feel as if they are in the scene?”
Seeing this question, Chi Jingyuan raised his lips and laughed naturally: "Haha, because I personally participated in the fireworks festival... I remember it was..."
As he spoke, he showed a thoughtful look, glanced at the EXO members next to him, and said reminiscingly: "It seems to be last year. At that time, we happened to hold the SM town family concert in Osaka. After it ended, Junmyeon, Sehun, and whoever else, I went together to the Yodogawa Fireworks Festival..."
"And I."
As soon as he finished speaking, Do Kyung-soo, who was not far away, picked up the microphone and spoke calmly. His calm yet complaining look immediately made the fans below laugh.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Kim Junmyeon and Oh Sehun next to them both had strange looks in their eyes…Although Chi Jingyuan was making up stories here, he couldn't deceive their memories at all. They clearly remembered that there were four people going out, and just when they were about to have a good stroll, this guy received a phone call, left a message, and left to pick up girls.
The three of them who didn't understand Japanese were left here without any loyalty. They just wandered around and returned to the hotel in boredom.
He actually has the nerve to mention it now?
...But they didn't know it at the time. Later they found out that Chi Jingyuan had gone to look for Ming Jingnan that day.
Even though they despised and complained in their hearts, Kim Junmyeon and Oh Sehun were idols of high quality and they took up the joke directly and spoke up naturally to smooth things over for Chi Jingyuan.
"I also remember it very clearly. The four of us went there together."
"I remember that Junmian bought a skewer of teppanyaki for each of us. It tasted great."
"Yes, yes, and Kyungsu hyung..."
Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but laugh, and quickly nodded and added: "The four of us went together at that time. Because we experienced the charm of the fireworks festival firsthand, we wrote those lyrics inspired by it."
"Oh……"
After this explanation, many fans immediately understood that their idol had been to a fireworks festival, no wonder he could write such profound and romantic lyrics.
"last question……"
As Chi Jingyuan spoke, he reached out and took out the note again. After unfolding it, he took a look at it and found that the question was quite long. He read it word by word:
"Hello Jingyuan, we all know that you like Japanese anime and two-dimensional culture very much. You also have a lot of anime co-branded items and clothes, which are very famous among Yuan fans. I want to ask if you have ever considered designing some anime characters yourself? Or designing a cartoon image for yourself? If possible, treat this as a peripheral. I really hope to see similar interesting peripherals. Now you and XO have too few materials and peripherals."
"Uh……"
Chi Jingyuan paused for a moment after reading this question.
Design a cartoon character for yourself?
The previous few questions were all very standard, and he didn't need to think about them at all and could answer them casually based on his experience as an idol, but this question really made him pause, and he couldn't help but start to think and move.
But this was not the time to think too much. Although he had an idea, he did not say much. He quickly replied with a smile: "Cartoon character? This is very interesting. I might try it if I have time in the future. But I may not have any experience, so the design I make may not satisfy you."
But this question seemed to make the fans and audience in the audience very excited. The idea of designing their own anime characters really touched their hearts. The atmosphere immediately became heated, and various shouts came one after another:
"Ah ah ah."
"I like everything!"
"You are the real-life anime hero!!"
…………
In the afternoon, Twice, who had just finished a day's activities, returned to the dormitory and quickly separated to do their own things. Park Ji-hyo and a few others took Hirai Momo out to buy things... Their Japanese is not very fluent yet, so they have to bring the local Japanese members with them every time they go out.
Others were too tired from recent travels and had only slept for more than two hours yesterday, so they fell into bed and started to catch up on sleep.
While no one else was paying attention, Zhou Ziyu was the only one who quickly changed her clothes after returning. She looked left and right in front of the mirror for a long time while dressing up. After everything was ready, she checked her cell phone. When she received a text message, her eyes lit up and she walked out with her bag on her back.
"Tzuyu, where are you going?"
Lin Nayeon, who had just come out of the bathroom and still had droopy eyes even after washing her face, happened to see Zhou Tzuyu who was changing shoes, and asked weakly.
"I'm going to go out for a while~"
Zhou Ziyu lowered her head to put on her shoes. She didn't look back or say much. She walked out quickly and closed the door as if she was avoiding something. Only Lin Nayeon was left, smacking her lips and looking at her back.
…………
Zhou Ziyu was wearing a mask and a hat, standing next to a convenience store in the street, looking at her phone while gazing towards the intersection. She swung her calves from time to time, and her shoes rubbed against the road.
The long dark brown hair with a few waves in the middle was lifted by the summer breeze. The oversized white short-sleeved shirt was slightly undulating in the middle to cover the curve, and the hem was casually covered by low-waist denim shorts. Under the slender waist were round buttocks and thighs, and under the well-proportioned calves were a pair of dark canvas shoes.
Although his face was heavily disguised and his clothes were not eye-catching, his figure was so good that people could not help but stare at him when he stood there.
However, Zhou Ziyu didn't have to wait long. Soon a white Mercedes stopped in front of her. Before it even honked, she looked at the license plate number, strode over, and quickly opened the door.
"Bang~"
Zhou Ziyu twisted her round butt and sat directly in, feeling the cold air blowing in her face, and her big eyes turned to look at Chi Jingyuan.
He was drinking water from a mineral water bottle. When he tilted his head back, the lines of his neck and forearms tensed and relaxed with the movement. It was still the same profile and jawline that was engraved in his memory. Every detail was so familiar.
He still had makeup on his face, as if he had just finished work.
Although they were in contact almost every day, Zhou Ziyu and Chi Jingyuan had rarely seen each other since her birthday. When she saw Chi Jingyuan again, she felt excited and at the same time felt a sincere warmth and attachment.
"..."
However, Zhou Ziyu, who was feeling excited, did not say anything cheesy. She looked around at the car she saw for the first time and asked with some naive curiosity, "You can drive in Tokyo?"
"What else am I driving now?"
Chi Jingyuan, who had just finished drinking water, almost spit it out after hearing this. He had just seen Zhou Ziyu's pretty little appearance, and the sweet smell that lingered after she sat down, which had originally made him in a good mood. But when he heard such a stupid question and found that even though Zhou Ziyu was so beautiful, she was still the same Zhou Ziyu, the filter that had just emerged in his mind immediately disappeared.
No matter how beautiful she becomes, her conditioned silly look remains the same.
Glancing at Zhou Ziyu's big dark eyes, Chi Jingyuan put down the water bottle and said casually, "I've had a Japanese driver's license for a long time..."
He stopped talking halfway, frowned, and looked at Zhou Ziyu's face: "Why do you look so listless? And your dark circles are so obvious?"
Although she was still wearing makeup and looked pretty overall, Chi Jingyuan could instantly see the obvious fatigue under Zhou Ziyu's beautiful makeup when he took a close look while sitting next to her.
“I’m so tired lately!”
Zhou Ziyu felt sweet and happy when she heard Chi Jingyuan's questioning tone and obvious concern, but her face wrinkled and she complained like a spoiled child: "After coming to Neon, the company arranged a lot of work. We are busy every day. We have been working overtime every night for a week. I only slept for two hours last night..."
"Ah woo~"
As she spoke, she couldn't help but yawning deeply, her voice light and floating: "I felt like sleeping when we were shooting just now."
"So you don't want me to pick you up if you don't sleep in the dormitory?"
Chi Jingyuan looked at her tired face and complained out of habit, but he didn't blame her anymore. He started the car and drove away.
He knew why Zhou Ziyu didn't sleep and had to look for him...
It's just that I miss him.
But I have to say it, after not seeing each other for such a long time, even Chi Jingyuan was actually a little bit missing this black girl in his heart... otherwise he wouldn't have come straight to her after changing clothes after the fan meeting.
"It's okay. I won't feel sleepy if you're around! Ha!"
After fastening her seat belt, Zhou Ziyu rubbed her eyes, then suddenly opened them wide, made a face and said something in a loud voice, but she didn't scare Chi Jingyuan, instead she started to laugh happily.
"Why are you looking at me like that~"
Seeing Chi Jingyuan's extremely contemptuous look after her performance, the little girl patted him lightly with some anger. Her eyes stayed on Chi Jingyuan for a long time before she slowly moved away, looked at the road outside the window, and asked curiously: "Where are we going now?"
"Go to my house."