The battle for traffic in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 401 Coachella Music Festival
[Telling a scary story, Rocket Girls and 11% have already boarded a plane and are heading abroad to embarrass themselves...]

[Lucky God brought two domestic groups and two Korean groups to Coachella this time, specifically to have Huo Shao and 11% executed on the spot.

No one cared about Meng Meiqi and Wu Xuanyi in Korea at the beginning. Sheng Ke couldn't even make his debut in Korea. I don't know how they had the courage to go there.

In addition, Xing Shen went to SM today to discuss cooperation.

Thank God, God will personally remove the seal of the ban on Korean culture, and the Korean Wave will sweep across the country again. ]
"No, so soon? Have they released their English EP????"

——“Just posted last week…”

"Does Xingchu have such a big face? He leads all four bands. [Vomiting]"

——"You can abuse and slander the lucky god, but don't doubt him."

"When I saw the news, I thought it was a joke. Is it true? Two people who can't even do radio gymnastics in unison are going to the world's largest music festival???"

"Just like he sacrificed PG1 to the hip-hop world in order to clear his own scandal, this time Xing Shen is going to sacrifice the idol world again... You think Xing Shen is bringing you to the table for dinner, but he is just trying to brag about himself and use you as a stepping stone when he needs you in the future."

——"A bunch of losers are blaming Xu Xing for their own failure?"

——"Of course we have to blame. Who has been continuously sending batches of garbage into the entertainment industry? This year, they are sending the rock industry, which is full of pornography, gambling and drugs, into the entertainment industry. If the lucky person shouldn't die, who should die? [vomit]"

"Actually, I watched their new EP and I felt it was pretty good, with some good songs. Blackpink and Red Velvet's EPs were also released not too long ago. The domestic idol industry is just starting out, but it's already great, so please encourage it."

——"You haven't even filmed a music video, or performed on a public stage, how come you feel so good???"

——"Will encouraging them allow me to share tens of millions of appearance fees???"

"I feel like 11% might be a bit better. Sheng Ke and Cai Jini are both talented dancers, and there are no Korean boy bands going this time. Thanks to BTS for not killing them. With their popularity in the U.S., they would definitely have been able to go."

——"Bangbo fans should have some shame. Huo Shao and Idol Producer are garbage, but Korean groups are not garbage? Without Xu Xing's guidance, there is no way they can go. [vomit]"

……

In fact, Xu Xing was also quite helpless.

This Coachella trip was originally just Interscope's plan for Xu Xing to bring Blackpink along.

After the team decided to accept Coachella's invitation, Idol Century, which operates 11%, and Wajijiwa, which operates Rocket Girls, heard the news from somewhere and came forward together, wanting Xu Xing to bring the two groups to show their faces and then come back to brag about the international group.

As the godfather of domestic idols, I definitely hope that the domestic idol industry will develop better and better. Students are all eager to have the stage of their dreams.

Speak in a high-sounding manner.

Xu Xing certainly wouldn't refuse directly.

If you lead a Korean tour group but refuse to lead a domestic tour group, you will be criticized if the news gets out.

So I agreed to help with the introduction.

Because Xu Xing couldn't guarantee that they could really go. Normally speaking, both groups had only released a few Chinese singles, so it should be difficult for them to stand on such a stage.

Unexpectedly, the festival's operating and planning company, Goldenvoice, actually agreed and proposed an Apop stage plan, allowing Xu Xing to lead the new Asian music force to appear at the music festival.

——Asian-pop, after the hit of "Shape of You", the term Apop appeared in the European and American media, and BTS and Blackpink both used this concept to increase their popularity in Europe and the United States. I don't know if it was YG or BigHit, but of course they are also marketing K-pop at the same time.

When Xu Xing's team released the media release, they also promoted Apop's statement. After all, Xu Xing has always emphasized his Asian identity since the beginning of the marketing that discriminated against Asians. When mainstream media in Europe and the United States mentioned Xu Xing, they were also talking about the rise of Asian musicians.

Now, because of the continuous success of Xu Xing's English singles, the term Apop has become mainstream. John once told Xu Xing a joke. After Xu Xing's silence last year, the K-pop forces took the opportunity to increase their promotion in the American music industry, hoping that several mainstream award ceremonies would set up fake K-pop awards, but Xu Xing's return made everything awkward again.

At first, Xu Xing didn’t quite understand Goldenvoice’s proposal for Apop’s stage.

It wasn't until her agent Kristin told Xu Xing that by doing so they could probably leave the finale stage for Ariana Grande that she suggested Xu Xing refuse and fight for a better stage.

But Idol Century and Wajijiwa are already excited for the Apop stage, and members of Huo Shao and 11% also thanked Xu Xing on WeChat.

Xu Xing finally agreed.

Anyway, Xu Xing hasn’t even released a proper English album yet, and her status in the American music industry is indeed not as high as Ariana Grande’s.

I originally agreed to participate in this music festival to give back to the overseas Gypsophila singers. With such a stage arrangement, most of the people in the audience will definitely be Gypsophila singers, which is actually not bad.

Then, something funny happened.

Idol Century and Wajijiwa, at the beginning, just wanted the stage resources, just like Zhang Jie accepting the Grammy Award, showing up abroad and bragging in China to reap the benefits.

But after they finally got the stage resources and the news spread and the fan circle was excited, they suddenly realized that they had to spend a lot of money to produce new songs and choreography, and also let the group members spend time practicing on stage.

Originally, they wanted to play dead, thinking that they could just use those few Chinese songs to get by, and that there probably wouldn't be many fans who would actually go to the United States to watch the music festival.

However, fans of both groups require them to release English songs and new choreography in their daily team-building activities, and they must seize the opportunity to go global.

They greeted Ge Fuhong (boss of Idol Century) and Long Danny (boss of Wajijiwa) 24 hours a day with high intensity. Even the Huoshao fans who used to quarrel with each other more than Fei Nai showed a shocking team spirit, trying their best to prove that they had been lenient with the little cuties in the group before, and they had the strongest hatred for the real ones.

While Idol Century and Wajijiwa continued to play dead, members of the two groups continued to hint through various channels how much they valued this stage opportunity, but they were powerless to do anything about it.

The fan circle had enough fun with the joke.

There are also a large number of mainstream media and marketing accounts fanning the flames, commenting on whether the domestic idol industry has no passion for the stage and is simply trying to make money from fans.

The two companies finally couldn't hold back their pride and urgently announced that the English EP had already been in production and would definitely bring an international-level stage to the fans at the Coachella Music Festival.

At this time, there is only one month left before they officially perform at Coachella.

In addition, there were also Korean groups at the same event. The fan circle had been waiting to see the joke and had prepared in advance, "Is this the Chinese idol that the fans of "Producer" and "Idol Producer" boasted about being no worse than Korean idols?"

……

late at night.

Red Velvet on stage is rehearsing to get used to the stage.

The 11% members in the audience were chatting away.

"We are really no worse than them!"

"How can we compare our boy band with the girl band? But Huo Shao and the others are actually pretty good too."

"We and Huo Shao cheer each other up, hahaha~"

"When will Xing arrive? Didn't they come from Korea the day before yesterday when Xing went to SM? Didn't they come together?"

"The LVMH dinner in Paris yesterday, it will be either tonight or tomorrow morning."

"Which flight? Should we go pick it up at the airport?"

"Xingge's flights are all confidential."

"Brother Xing went to the LVMH dinner?"

"do not you know?"

"Brother Xing is so awesome, he can go wherever he wants."

"It's being talked about online, and in Xing Ge's super chat too. You guys don't say you're a star every day, but you don't even follow Xing Ge's super chat, do you?"

"How is that possible? I sign in every day!"

"Hahahaha!"

"Hey, Bae Joo Hyun is pretty."

“So beautiful!”

"Don't think too much about Brother Xing's woman."

"Ah? Isn't Xing Ge with Kim Ji Soo?"

"Otherwise, why did Brother Xing bring them here?"

"I heard that Lin Yuner..."

"I'm going to tell Brother Xing that you guys were gossiping about him behind his back!"

"Fuck! Are you kidding me?"

"You're going to die!"

"What we mean is that only Brother Xing deserves such beauties. We didn't say there's anything good or bad about being with Brother Xing. Brother Xing doesn't even like them!"

"Right, that is it!"

"Yes!"

“Is Blackpink coming over there too?”

"Four people, right?"

"Jisu is so pretty too! Have you seen the MV for their latest single "Kill This Love"? She's really pretty in there, and she looks even prettier offline."

"Can you see clearly from such a distance and with this kind of light?"

"I saw it at the hotel today!"

"Hahahaha!"

"Hey, do you want to go say hello?"

"If you want to go, go by yourself!"

"It's normal to attend a music festival together and take a photo together!"

"Yes!"

"Who do you think is prettier, Chaoyue sister, Jisoo or Bae Joo-hyun?"

“They are all beautiful!”

"There's definitely no problem with the beautiful answers!"

"Hahaha!"

"Hahahahahaha!"

"Eh? Look, the four of BP are coming over here. Are they here to say hello to us?"

"Do they know us?"

"How can you not know him? Our Idol Producer is popular all over Asia!"

"Uh, um, it seems to be true. Should we stand up and be polite?"

“Stand up, stand up!”

“They are laughing.”

“We laughed and laughed.”

"It's polite for us to greet people first when they come over."

"Yes, let's be more organized and not embarrass the 11%!"

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

"I'm coming."

"I yell 321, everyone yell together. 3, 2, 1——"

However, the four people on the opposite side spoke first, and they even spoke Chinese not very fluently.

"Xu Xing Oppa!"

"Oppa! You're here!"

"Oppa!"

They shouted affectionately and started to trot.

11% of the people quickly turned their heads away in embarrassment.

In the night, the tall Xu Xing was surrounded by people and walked towards this side.

Speak up quickly and loudly.

"Xing-ge!"

“Brother Xing!” “Brother Xing!”

Xu Xing smiled and nodded at them, then continued to look at the four BP members who had jogged over to his side.

"You've arrived."

"Yes, this opportunity is very precious. We came here to practice three days ago and get used to the venue."

Jennie glanced at Jisoo and took the initiative to answer.

Logically speaking, Ji-soo should have told Heo-hyung about their arrangements, but Heo-hyung said this because he definitely didn't want others to gossip about his relationship with Ji-soo.

Just like when Ji Soo was with Heo Xing, she was always smiling foolishly and hardly spoke. If Jennie didn't know that Ji Soo had dated Heo Xing several times, she would definitely doubt their relationship.

"Come on, I listened to your EP, it's really great."

Xu Xing was very officially encouraged.

At this time, several people from the 11% group also came forward.

There was another shout from Brother Xing.

Knowing that they had not yet greeted BP, Xu Xing helped introduce them to each other.

Just after the introduction, I heard a crowd of people shouting "Oppa" again.

Red Velvet, who was on the stage just now, saw Xu Xing and came down from the stage and rushed over.

A few people from the 11% group gave up their seats on their own initiative, and looked at Xu Xing with envy and admiration as she was surrounded by the young and beautiful girls from the two girl groups.

Domestic artists do earn more than Korean idols, but domestic idol culture itself was learned from Korea. The proportion of domestic entertainment artists who like Korean boy groups and girl groups is much higher than the proportion of Korean entertainment fans in domestic fan circles.

In the past, when there was a general dislike for Korean idols in China, there were still a lot of ancient costume drama stars who liked Korean dance, and even the top stars of ancient costume dramas couldn't hide their love for it.

Among the lucky ones who became famous in China through variety show auditions, only a few can pass the interviews for the three major Korean trainee programs, let alone make their debut.

Therefore, Korean groups still have a halo in their hearts.

But look at Brother Xing’s style!

He just stood there and let the two girl groups rush over to join him, surrounding him and calling him "Oppa". Each of them wanted to rub against Xing Ge, and Xing Ge even had to politely step back a few steps.

The funniest thing is that when they look at Brother Xing, they smile like flowers, but when their eyes glance at them beside them, their smiles will obviously disappear, and they will become reserved and cold.

Ugh!
Xu Xing smiled and greeted Red Velvet.

After exchanging a few polite greetings with the two groups, BP and Red Velvet said goodbye together.

Before leaving, he kept looking back and waving with a smile...

"Why are you the only ones here? Where are they?"

Xu Xing's voice brought them back to their senses.

"We're on the way," Chen Linong replied, scratching his head. "We want to eat quickly, and the car can't hold so many people at once, so we came here first."

"Brother Xing, don't worry. We practiced all day and didn't go out to play. We worked really hard!"

Fan Chengcheng followed with a smile.

Xu Xing glanced at him and resisted the urge to complain. On the way to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, Teacher Fan complained on the phone that he was too tired after a month of training, so who was going out to relax for a while?

Teacher Fan also complained to Xu Xing that at first Fan Chengcheng wanted to not attend the music festival due to illness.

"When did you get off the plane, Xing? Have you reached the hotel yet? We just said we wanted to pick you up at the airport."

Zhu Zhengting smiled.

Seeing Xu Xing frowning slightly, he added awkwardly.

"It's not far from here to Los Angeles~"

"You don't have to think too much this time. Just show the style of the Chinese boy band."

Xu Xing still chose to encourage.

"Most definitely!"

"Definitely not embarrassing!"

"must!"

They all gave assurances.

After chatting with them for a few more sentences, Xu Xing finally waited for the remaining few members of 11% to come over.

At this time, Red Velvet, who had finished their performance on stage, left first, and they came over to say goodbye to Xu Xing.

Blackpink rehearses on stage.

After a while, Rocket Girls arrived.

After Blackpink said goodbye to Xu Xing and left after performing on stage, Rocket Girls and 11% who came over knew that Xu Xing did not rest in the hotel to adjust to the jet lag after getting off the plane. They originally wanted Xu Xing to perform on stage first and go back to rest early.

But Xu Xing still let their two groups go first.

After reading the following, I feel it is barely acceptable.

I can feel that they have really worked hard in the past period of time. It's been less than a year since their official debut, and the stage is bigger this time, so they are all quite motivated.

Both groups have a large number of members, and there are some slackers in them, so sometimes they do look untidy.

In addition, the level of simulation pre-recording is not as good as that of Korean groups, and there are many stages with half-open mics where one can tell that the singer’s mouth is not opened at all.

Looking at the four groups, Blackpink is indeed the strongest.

Red Velvet might have been rehearsing for a while, and the rhythm was interrupted in the middle, so it was a little weak.

They are a group that have practiced together for several years, so there is no need to demand that 11% and Huo Shao catch up with their level.

Finally, Xu Xing came on stage. Neither of the two groups left early. Instead, they jumped around in the audience and acted like Xu Xing's fans.

After Xu Xing finished the rehearsal, he received a lot of compliments.

It was almost midnight when everyone returned to the hotel.

Because several groups were scheduled to stay in one hotel and there might be paparazzi following them, Xu Xing asked Yang Chaoyue and Wu Xuanyi not to cause trouble. Moreover, Kim Ji-soo, who had returned to the hotel early, was already waiting in Xu Xing's room.

Kim Ji-soo dyed her hair red for this comeback. When her red hair fluttered on the stage just now, she looked quite charming.

The several looks in last week's "kill this love" MV were also very beautiful. Fans who previously criticized her for dating and affecting the group's reputation also admitted that BP really needed this face.

Xu Xing also wanted to give her confidence with practical actions, telling her that she was really excellent! Very——

dong dong~
Kim Ji-soo, leaning against the door panel, bit her lips tightly, hugged Xu Xing's neck with her arms, and also wrapped her legs around Xu Xing's waist.

She pleaded with Xu Xing with her eyes not to move, so as not to let the person knocking on the door notice that they were at the door or carry her in.

But Xu Xing ignored it and chuckled softly, slowly but firmly but calmly.

……

Miss Kim Ji-soo is still too weak.

Xu Xing also understood that she had to perform in the next two days, so he only tried it briefly.

However, the next day, after fully relaxing, she still slept in, and was not awake until Jennie called Xu Xing.

It may be because I have been too tired during this period.

——The official performance is on the third day, and the second day is the day for final preparations.

"She's too tired. Let her sleep a little longer. I see you guys made great preparations yesterday."

Xu Xing said to Jennie who came over outside the door.

"Well, I'm just a little worried about her," Jennie said with a smile, pursing her lips, "Actually, I wanted to stay and watch Oppa's performance yesterday, but they all wanted to go back to the hotel first. I wonder what Oppa's plans are for today? Oppa should be well prepared. Before the official performance, it's important to relax, right?"

Xu Xing shook his head.

"I'm here too late. I have to rehearse all day."

"Oh, so after Oppa finishes his performance, will he stay in the United States for a while longer?"

Jennie's eyes were full of hope.

But Xu Xing still shook his head.

"I will be joining the crew for filming soon, and will leave after the performance."

As Xu Xing spoke, he glanced at Sun Man who had been standing in the corridor, and Sun Man came over to help Xu Xing out.

The hint was obvious, just short of making it clear. But Xu Xing really had no interest in her, let alone letting Xu Xing "betray" Kim Ji Soo.

In fact, Xu Xing didn't have much time to rehearse that day.

Because it's not just Miss Jennie, there are so many people who want to take advantage of this rare opportunity to get along well with Xu Xing.

Last night, Cai Jini, who had been practicing all day, also found Xu Xing and told him how hard he had worked during this period and thanked him for his help and encouragement.

Sheng Ke also took the initiative to find Xu Xing to report his situation. He was 100% prepared for the stage and "Bad Genius" was also 100% prepared. He was working 200% every day. He would return to China and join the crew immediately after the performance, which would definitely not affect the filming of the movie.

Seeing him say 200% seriously, Xu Xing almost couldn't hold it back.

It’s really changed a lot from before.

There are also a lot of fans coming from China.

They had been surrounding the hotel, and Xu Xing went downstairs to thank them for coming, which took quite a while. When he went to the music studio to rehearse, they followed him like a shadow, shouting slogans of support and screaming outside.

This affected other people in the studio, and Xu Xing had to go out frequently to comfort them and ask them to stay as quiet as possible.

There was also a reporter who suddenly appeared and wanted to interview Xu Xing, and a boss who suddenly appeared and wanted to get to know Xu Xing...

I had originally planned to have dinner with Huo Shao and 11% in the evening, but gave up the plan.

After dinner, we took a car to the stage and only left most of the people behind during the final rehearsal.

When meeting Huo Shao and 11%, Xu Xing once again encouraged them to perform well.

On the third day, the official performance begins!

Xu Xing was the final act and appeared last.

The four groups will start performing at 4pm, with each performing for one hour.

The first to perform were Rocket Girls, followed by Red Velvet, 11%, and Blackpink.

Xu Xing left the hotel at six o'clock in the afternoon and went to the scene.

Because Rocket Girls’ performance had ended, Xu Xing went online to check it out.

Not many people are discussing them on Instagram and Twitter abroad. Most of the comments under Coachella-related trends are from Xu Xing’s fans, who are looking forward to Xu Xing’s appearance.

On Weibo, the topic became quite popular.

Xu Xinglei is at the top of the hot search list, and the second is #turn the tide and reach the United States#.

Before clicking on it, Xu Xing thought it meant that they had a big failure, but the square was full of fans praising them, praising them for being the national girl group and making a name for themselves on the international stage.

Especially for Yang Chaoyue's fans, all kinds of village beauties have blossomed in the United States, and it is really amazing that a grassroots has become an international superstar! Because Yang Chaoyue has indeed made obvious progress compared to before, and it is basically impossible to see that she is lagging behind.

After watching several of their videos, Xu Xing also felt that they performed beyond their expectations compared to the two nights of rehearsal.

Of course, the backtracking is very obvious, and there will probably be a wave of ridicule when the muted video comes out, but for the fans, winning in the moment is also a win even if it’s just a few hours.

They just ignored the sound of people stepping on them with Red Velvet.

When Xu Xing arrived at the scene, 11% had just appeared on the stage.

...Why are these baby's breath not standing in front of the stage but running towards me?

　I failed to reach 8k. Oh, when I reached 6k, I felt terrible every day...

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(End of this chapter)