The number one playboy on the Peninsula!

Chapter 257 "The Time Copy"

As dusk fell, a salty sea breeze swept across Longhu Libeng Island, and the orange-yellow sunset painted the waves on the horizon... The rippling sea reflected the fiery clouds burning in the sky...

Many fans from Yantai returned to this beach, which had been renovated and rebuilt into a concert venue, after a long time. Just a year ago, this place was an abandoned station, with broken bottles, messy garbage, and sharp stones mixed in with the gravel, making it look more like a desolate cliff in the wasteland.

As hundreds of thousands of fans entered the venue, the surging crowd was utterly overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the massive architectural complex and the venue's construction, comparable to a theme park concept. In the "Silver Track," steel trusses intertwined in the air, forming a net, while the setting sun cast its golden rays upon the staggered stage, creating a dreamlike scene… and then, under the dark night sky, dazzling neon lights slowly illuminated…

Dilraba wore a red dress and wooden sandals, her warm ankles sinking into the gravel. Underneath a beige fisherman's hat, her striking features were exquisitely made up, and her exotic eyes blinked with long, narrow eyelashes as she gazed at the vertical posters surrounding the venue.

As a long-time "Akana" (a term referring to the author of the original novel), she immediately recognized the 3D poster image in front of her as the cover of "Tarot's" latest Chinese album, "Holy Grail Six".

The poster, bathed in a soft, warm yellow hue and a hazy, gentle light, is captured from a drone's aerial perspective—a boy stands alone by the railing of the Han River Bridge, his crisp shirt sleeves rolled up, the night wind carrying moisture causing his black straight-leg trousers to flutter loudly. His tousled black hair is also caressed by the wind, frozen in time, disheveled and carefree amidst the interplay of night and warm yellow light…

The smiling eyes seem to speak volumes... a mixture of complex emotions, such as dullness, warmth, weariness, and loneliness. The afterimages of traffic in the background further enhance the cinematic quality of the scene.

"This is so high-class, Oppa~"

"He has a face naturally suited for the big screen. I wonder if he'll ever act in movies in the future?"

"Wow, so retro! This cover photo is really cool!"

"Hey beautiful, I also like Tarot. Can we add each other on WeChat and discuss it?"

As Dilraba listened to the voices around her as people stopped and took photos of the posters in all directions, she felt an indescribable sense of anticipation and awe. Heaven knows how long her manager had prepared to get this ticket, and even then, she still had to buy it from a scalper!

"Let's go, Xiao Di, to the VIP area inside," the manager reminded them, and the two hurriedly headed towards the inner area.

Not long after the two left, many fans entered the venue chatting about all sorts of things, "It was Oppa's concert, I saw so many artists, Chinese K-pop, Japanese, quite a few..."

"Oh, you saw all those girls posting pictures of their tickets on Weibo. I just saw someone who looks a lot like Suzy. Could she have really gotten back together with Oppa?"

"No way! The gossip I'm hearing is that Oppa is involved in a love triangle with Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah?!"

"Try looking for Dilraba. She's always on Weibo following celebrities, so she should come. I heard from a big fan that Dilraba is the manager of a fan site in China, but she hasn't revealed it before."

"Are you really just going to try and take advantage of this?"

……

"Oh my, isn't this our number one solo female singer, Suzy Noona?!"

Half an hour before the concert started, Gong Cheng had just changed into his stage outfit in the backstage dressing room when he saw Bae Suzy walk in. This lady released her second mini-album, "Faces of Love," on January 29th of this year.

It performed quite well on K-pop charts after its release...

Bae Suzy wore a white short-sleeved T-shirt with a pink bow pattern printed on the puffy chest, paired with white jogger pants and a white baseball cap. She looked very casual, but her face under the brim seemed to be smiling. She opened her arms and hugged Gong Cheng, "Really? I'm the number one female solo artist?"

"Of course!" Gong Cheng flattered her jokingly. He noticed that she had a low ponytail and light, wispy bangs when she took off her baseball cap. She had striking features but a gentle and pure temperament, and her makeup gave her a strangely wifely feel.
“Okay, you said it.” Bae Suzy smiled slyly.

But Gong Cheng caught a glimpse of Lee Ji-eun, who had just walked in, and looked somewhat embarrassed. "Ani-oh, noona, how can you be so shameless? I was just joking with you, why did you take it seriously?" The Peninsula's number one female solo artist has arrived...

Lee Ji-eun pouted, her delicate face framed by large earrings dangling from her black bucket hat. "Stop pretending, how many times have you given yourself away? You told Taeyeon unnie the same thing..." She couldn't be bothered to argue about this, otherwise Gong Cheng would drive her crazy. "Aigoo, you've made such a big scene for this concert!"

"It's alright..." Gong Cheng shrugged pretentiously, then stood still and let the stylist Nuna help him adjust the haute couture clothes that Armani had sent.

When BLACKPINK members Bae Joo-hyun and Hwang Ye-ji, who were sitting behind them, saw Bae Suzy and Lee Ji-eun arrive, they quickly stood up to greet them. Among everyone present, if calculated by debut date, IU is probably the oldest senior.

"..."

After getting acquainted with Bae Suzy and Lee Ji-eun for a while, Kim Ji-soo and Bae Joo-hyun looked at the high-end concert costumes sent by their assistant in the dressing room. These costumes, from Armani, LV, Burberry, and other luxury brands, had been designed and made six months ago.

Girls are very interested in fashion accessories, clothes, watch faces, and the like.

"This brooch is so pretty! How much does it cost? Do you have the same one?" Kim Jisoo carefully picked up a brooch from the table. It was inlaid with diamonds in the shape of wheat ears and lotus flowers. It looked sparkly and shimmered with different colors under different angles of light.

Gong Cheng glanced at the brooch in her hand; it was a gift from a renowned international jewelry brand. "Good taste," he remarked. He didn't mention the price, because given Kim Ji-soo's current financial situation, buying a brooch was unnecessary…

"How much?" Bae Joo-hyun and the others were all curious.

Only Bae Suzy had a sharp eye and immediately recognized the brand: "Weupnr?"

“Yes.” Gong Cheng nodded. Weupnr is a well-known international jewelry brand in recent years. When Kim Ji-soo and the others pressed him for details, he casually said, “1200 million, or 1235 million if you want to round it up.”

"Korean Won?" Hwang Ye-ji asked a very stupid question.

"..." Gong Cheng glanced silently at this clueless little brother, "RMB."

Kim Dae-woo chimed in with a smile, looking like he was very good at math and quite shrewd, "That's about 23 billion won."

Kim Jisoo's pale fingers touched the brooch in her palm. It was only the size of a walnut, yet it cost 23 billion won. It felt a little too hot to handle. She reluctantly placed the brooch back on the plate. "Too expensive..."

"By the way, isn't the Baeksang Arts Awards the day after tomorrow? How come you have time to come over?" Gong Cheng tilted his head, stretched out his hand with an earring, and asked Bae Suzy. This lady has been the host of the Baeksang Arts Awards for two consecutive years. This year's awards are on May 3rd, and the host is still this "Nation's First Love".

Seriously, don't the audience get tired of watching this?
"Of course I'm here to support you!" Bae Suzy rolled her eyes, annoyed. "I did film a music video for you, so what's wrong with me coming to the event?" She and her friend Lee Ji-eun were flying back to Seoul tomorrow night to attend the Baeksang Arts Awards the day after tomorrow.

One is the host, and the other is a nominee for a new drama released last year; both have to attend the ceremony.

"Then have fun, otherwise you'll lose out, right?" Gong Cheng smiled, stood in front of the mirror, and let his assistant style his hair.

There's a music video for one of the songs in the Chinese album... well, it's not really a music video. It's just that after the song was recorded, we got two shots of Bae Suzy. She keeps talking about when the music video will be released, so it's more like a video.

However, at her strong request, the Chinese album will still be released as a music video on the 5th.

"There are still fifteen minutes until the show starts, and most of the audience has already taken their seats." Kim Daewoo reminded him as he listened to the report from the staff outside the venue on the walkie-talkie, "Jaebeom, Lay and the others have also arrived, but they went straight to the VIP section."

“Hey, Xiao Cheng…” Suddenly, Jay Chou walked in through the door of the dressing room, led by a staff member. Accompanying him was a woman with mixed features, whom Gong Cheng had met before during the Bombardment Meteor Taipei concert – Kun Lin.

After the game ended, Jay Chou hosted a dinner for his wife and the others.

Gong Cheng greeted him with a smile, "Brother Jay..."

"The concert was really well organized, let's take a group photo." Jay Chou stepped forward and hugged Gong Cheng, patted him on the shoulder with a look of admiration for his younger generation, and then took out his phone. The three of them, Kunlin and Gong Cheng, took a pretty selfie.

"Let's not talk about that yet, let's go to the VIP section first and get ready to watch your performance. Good luck!"

As the concert drew closer to its start, the staff in the dressing room became increasingly busy, making final preparations.

Bae Joo-hyun and the others were also busy helping out. Gong Cheng sat in front of the mirror. His outfit in the mirror was a modern black and white suit, a white shirt, and a thin black formal suit jacket. There were small diamonds embedded in the cut of the collar and waistline. The makeup artist, Noona, suddenly turned off the lights in the dressing room.

Immediately afterwards, Che Qianhao took a flashlight, turned on the light, and circled it in front of Gong Cheng's upright figure, simulating the effect of a spotlight. The rhinestones on the dark suit jacket, under the refraction of the light, looked like a galaxy, dazzlingly bright. "Nice."

Then, the lights in the lounge came on, and Gong Cheng pinned the brooch that Kim Ji-soo had carefully picked up earlier to his chest. He looked at himself in the mirror and saw that the position was a little crooked.

Kim Jisoo stood beside him, her pretty face showing a silent pout. She slapped his hand away and muttered, "So dawdling." As she spoke, she nimbly picked up the lotus-shaped brooch, gently found the right spot, and was about to put it on him when she stopped.

She raised her eyelids, looked at Gong Cheng's smiling face, and frowned. "Don't smile at me like that. Don't try that on me."

"Wear it here, it looks better than on your chest."

Kim Ji-soo pointed to the collar of Gong Cheng's shirt at the neck with the brooch. There were too many rhinestones on the outer shirt, but the collar of the white shirt was more three-dimensional, so wearing it here would not affect the effect. On the contrary, it would highlight Gong Cheng's nobleness. But she doubted whether wearing such a 23 billion won brooch would really be useful.
Fans should be focused on the person's face; who would notice the brooch?

"Cooperate!" Kim Jisoo nudged Gong Cheng's chin, making him turn his face to the side. Then, she leaned forward slightly, her expression extremely serious as she pinned the brooch to the diagonal corner of his collar.

After finishing all that, she clapped her hands, straightened up, and her gaze met Gong Cheng's. He really wasn't smiling anymore, but the expression on his face was unsettling. She turned her head away, looking disgusted, "I just can't stand how clumsy you are, hmph!"

"Thanks..." Gong Cheng's eyebrows curved into a smile as he stood up from his chair.

The concert was about to start, and Kim Jisoo turned around and walked into the corridor with BLACKPINK, Bae Suzy, and IU, preparing to take their seats in the audience.

Gong Cheng also got up and went to the backstage platform, waiting for the concert to start in a few minutes. He glanced at Bae Joo-hyun, who hadn't gone to the audience yet, and asked, "Joo-hyun, why didn't you go with them?"

After handing the water to Gong Cheng, Jin Dayu winked at him knowingly, "I'm going to the restroom."

Bae Joo-hyun's fair face was somewhat blurry in the dim light of the elevator platform, but her eyes were very moist. "You don't look well. Haven't you been resting well lately?"

"I went to bed a little late last night because I was test-flying the drone," Gong Cheng replied, taking a sip of water from his mineral water bottle. He then took out the microphone that his rabbit-girlfriend had given him from the microphone case.

Bae Joo-hyun nodded knowingly, then adopted the air of a senior and earnestly instructed, "If you don't look well, don't wear makeup. If you go bare-faced, you'll look somewhat weak on the big screen."

"It's okay, I'm quite confident in my face." Gong Cheng said with a smile. He was indeed a bit shameless, but it wasn't really him who was shameless. Tie Tie, he just liked to speak the truth.

"At least put on some lipstick~ It'll make your complexion look healthier." Bae Joo-hyun said earnestly, then bent down to rummage through her bag. Just then, Gong Cheng's lazy voice came from beside her, "It's too late now~"

"Who said that?" She smiled and took out several lipsticks from her handbag. She found a low-saturation milk tea shade, which had a natural and warm feel. Coincidentally, this was the lipstick she was wearing today.

Gong Cheng looked at her with some resistance as she clutched the lipstick, raised her wrist, and pointed it at him. "I thought you would..."

"What can you do?" Bae Joo-hyun looked at him with a half-smile, then raised her eyebrows, gesturing for him to bend down.

"I thought you'd apply lipstick to me like that..." Gong Cheng pouted, feeling a little disappointed. Daegu women! No wonder you've never been in a relationship. Don't you know how to pursue guys? If you don't know how, don't you know how to learn?

"How so?" Bae Joo-hyun casually stood on tiptoe, took the lipstick in her hand, and lightly wiped it on Gong Cheng's lips. Then she withdrew her hand. Why would he need lipstick on his face? His complexion was a little bad, but if his complexion was bad, his stylist would definitely notice it sooner than she did. How could she possibly be in the running?
So, this was a test that Ji-soo, the strategist, taught her.
Just like Gong Cheng in front of her, how could he not know whether she looked well or not? He still went along with it, complaining about not having rested enough. Now Bae Joo-hyun was certain that the boy in front of her was someone she was mutually attracted to.
"Want to kiss?" A direct, assertive approach, typical of strong women, followed by, "Do you want to?"

Gong Cheng pursed his lips, narrowed his eyes, and smiled very enthusiastically, "Haha, I have to think about it. You know, this is still my first kiss~ But if it's Joo Hyun noona, I don't mind taking a loss."

"Shameless..." Bae Joo-hyun's usual aloofness under the spotlight vanished completely, her eyes crinkling with laughter as she reached out and nudged Gong Cheng. "You said Jisoo was a fool who liked to tell old jokes, but I think you're the one who's the real idiot. You always say things that even a dog wouldn't believe to fool people, like how you told Suzy that she was the number one female solo artist, then you told IU that she was the number one female solo artist, but when you're in front of Taeyeon, you do the same thing. It's made her complain to me so many times..."

As Bae Joo-hyun spoke with a smile, she felt a sense of ease and joy... as if the dimensional barrier between them had been broken through the screen.

Even though the two were chatting enthusiastically on their phones, their meeting at the coffee shop downstairs from the company building, and all the meetings before that, felt a little strange. It was as if they were very close to each other, yet very far apart, like they were chatting online with a screen between them.

The distance between them, like the landmarks they were on, sometimes seemed near, sometimes far. Sometimes he was in New York and she was in Seoul, thousands of miles apart, but even when they were both standing face to face in Seoul, it felt like they were worlds apart...

Now, she took the initiative and kicked the screen of the online chat hard, shattering it with a whirlwind kick.

The extremely cunning younger man in front of me was quite sensible and obediently crawled out of the screen without making any futile resistance. Okay!

"Ani, is that what you think of me?" Gong Cheng's face was full of hurt, but he couldn't hide the smile in his eyes.

Bae Joo-hyun glanced at Kim Dae-woo walking over from a distance, picked up her bag, and said, "Really? It doesn't matter." "Get ready to go on stage, I'll watch you perform from the audience. Fighting!"

She stretched out her slender white hand, clenched her fist, and cheered Gong Cheng on. In her heart, however, she thought to herself, "Everyone in the country knows about your ex-girlfriend. Now, it's known throughout Asia and even the world. The recent news that his 'ex-girlfriend' is about to debut has also generated a lot of buzz on the peninsula."

She was even voted "the woman Seoul women most envy..."

However, for Bae Joo-hyun, she didn't care how many hands Gong Cheng had been sold to; what was in the past was in the past...

……

At 7:57 p.m., the sunset faded on Longhu Libeng Island, and the long beach fell into darkness. The dense crowd in the gloomy sky made a series of faint but deafening buzzing sounds.

The VIP seating area near the stage has a special seating arrangement resembling a tiered Roman Colosseum, but there are only four VIP seats surrounding the main stage. The rest of the audience is a huge crowd below the stage. Due to the sheer number of people, there are no seats available, so people are packed together, either standing or sitting in meditation while waiting for the concert to begin.

In the VIP section, apart from the slightly higher ticket price, most of the seats were occupied by domestic or foreign artists. Familiar faces to fans flashed on the big screen: Hu Ge, Jing Tian, ​​Dilraba Dilmurat, Yang Mi, Liu Sisi, Tang Yan, Jay Chou, Lin Junjie, Tan Weiwei, Deng Ziqi, Fan Dabing... a large number of domestic singers and actors were present.

There are also some currently popular young actresses and rising stars who haven't yet become famous, including some familiar faces to fans such as Gulnazar, Joey Yung, Zhang Ruonan, Zhang Jingyi, Zhou Ye, Bai Lu, and Yu Suxin...

Besides Bombardment Meteor, there are also several of Makoto Miyamoto's rumored girlfriends...

"Holy crap! Has the entire Inner Fish region arrived?"

"Jay Chou's side has all the pillars of the Chinese music scene in recent years, and Hu Ge's side has popular actors and actresses born in the 85s, as well as some entertainment company bosses..."

"I guess they want to sign an oppa?"

"Signing a contract is pointless; it's better to just do it yourself when the contract expires."

"Bae Joo-hyun is amazing!"

Amidst the surging crowd below, murmurs and whispers rose and fell. Because it was getting dark, many fans had already raised their light sticks and cheering sticks…

Liu Feifei and her friend Tang Yan sat on the highest step of the VIP seating area, five or six meters above the ground, enough to overlook most of the beach. "Wow, it's so popular! There are still 80,000 people outside without tickets, and 100,000 inside." Following her gaze, on the beach outside the venue, the same crowded throng had filled the entire beach, with wave after wave of people, but the sea of ​​heads kept coming in one after another.

From above, it looked incredibly spectacular and breathtaking. Liu Feifei, who has been in the industry for many years, took out her phone to capture the scene before her. Although she had participated in many concerts, even some of the most popular singers in the European and American music scene had never had a concert as sensational and astonishing as the boy before he even appeared.

"There are 18 people inside and outside the Longhu Libo Island stadium. There are also many fans in the suburbs of Yantai, but they don't have tickets. The authorities have blocked the roads, so it's now only out, not in. They can get out, but they can't get in, to prevent stampedes." Tang Yan said knowingly, and then smiled and thanked Lao Hu sitting next to her.

Both she and Liu Sisi were introduced to Gong Cheng by Hu Ge during the Spring Festival, which can be considered as helping them meet their idol offline.

"I heard Tarot isn't photogenic in person. What's he like in real life? Is he even more handsome than in the posters?" Liu Feifei asked her friend curiously. She hadn't attended many events in the past two years, so she had never met the boy her friend was excitedly talking about.

Liu Shishi chimed in, "Even Lao Hu (Hu Ge) doesn't dare to stand next to him for a photo. You'll see for yourself later..."

Just as the group was chatting idly, the noisy beach was suddenly shattered by a tremor that broke the darkness of the sky. "Pat-pat—pat—" The dome of the steel-framed building emitted specks of light, as if the sleeping Milky Way was slowly opening its eyes...

The 100,000 people in the venue fell silent, bathed in the starlight-like glow.

After a long silence, the various LED screens, including the giant screen on the main stage that spanned almost the entire venue, flashed 78 tarot cards in an oil painting style. The cards densely filled the black screen, and the fans, holding their breath, stared intently at the well-arranged Major and Minor Arcanas. Attentive viewers noticed that the tarot cards that had already been turned over were—

The Three of Swords, Wheel of Fortune, The Moon, Six of Cups... Epic camerawork pulls the lens onto the Six of Cups card, followed by the sound of ocean tides emanating from speakers all around...

The image on the card of the Six of Cups, the bell hanging at the top of the white church, is magnified infinitely by the camera.

The clock struck eight o'clock in the evening. With the help of special effects, the hands ticked away, creating a sound that blended with the tides of the sea. This sound captivated the hearts of tens of thousands of spectators in the darkened venue. Suddenly, the sound of the tides erupted into screams like a tsunami!
"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

"Oppa!!"

"three!"

"two!"

Almost everyone knew that when the clock struck eight, the boy they dreamed of would appear under the spotlight—the air in the stadium seemed to tighten under an invisible hand, and the pounding heartbeats in the darkness almost burst from their chests. The instant the countdown reached "0"...

After the lights went out for half a minute, the sound of the tide receded, and a soft, gentle voice came from all directions, striking straight to the heart, "Long time no see!"

The simple and straightforward Mandarin immediately caused the Chinese fans at the scene to shout at the top of their lungs. On the LED screen, which cost several tens of dollars, a silver note appeared with Gong Cheng's handwriting, which read "Long time no see" in Mandarin.

At the same time, a faint sound of drizzling rain came from the speakers, and the intro to "Still With You" suddenly began.

Gong Cheng, dressed in a modern black and white suit, stepped off the rising platform in the darkness and came to the stage that extended high in the sky. He sat down at the piano in the center of the stage. For him, this concert was more like a meeting with fans, so he chose "Still With You," a song dedicated to the "Akka" fans, to open the show.

As he took his place, the sound of pattering rain was accompanied by the notes of black and white piano keys. A soft, husky voice slowly raised its chin, "Your gentle voice brushed past my ear~ Please call my name one more time~"

Hundreds of spotlights, like dormant dragons of light, slowly rose from the giant steel structure, enveloping the 100,000 spectators below the high-altitude stage in a dazzling net of light. In the audience, every upturned face was instantly bathed in a rainbow halo, and the gasps of amazement rose and fell in perfect harmony with the gentle rhythm of the beams of light...

Only a few scattered beams of white light illuminated the high stage, making Gong Cheng's figure sitting at the piano appear lonely and slender.

“TTTTTarot!!!”

"TTTarot!!"

"Oppa!"

"father!"

The restless crowd and roaring shouts seemed to echo the lyrics of Gong Cheng's soft singing, "Call my name one more time~"

"When will we meet?" As Gong Cheng's gentle smile slowly appeared on dozens of large screens, tens of thousands of viewers raised their cheering sticks in unison, and the "silver galaxy" filled the night and beach like a sea of ​​stars.

That handsome face and thick, dark, tousled hair exuded a warm and comforting aura, yet tinged with a hint of melancholy. "I want to look into your eyes and tell you in person, I really miss you~"

Dilraba stared blankly at the face on the big screen, head bowed, humming a song while playing the piano. She couldn't help but turn to her boss beside her and say, "He's so handsome! Sister Mi! I wish I could act in a movie with Tarot!"

Yang Mi stared at the face on the big screen for a long while before she came to her senses. It wasn't that she hadn't eaten well before, but this was too good! It was pleasing to the eye, really too pleasing to the eye. But listening to Dilireba's hint, she smiled helplessly and glanced at the crowd below the seats, waving their "silver white" support sticks in unison. The people who were noisy just ten minutes ago were now quiet and moved, looking up at the boy on the stage in unison.

"Do you know how much his appearance fee is? Not to mention filming, where he's paid per episode..."

On the high platform, Gong Cheng took advantage of the interlude to remove the microphone from the piano stand, just as he stood up...

Several beams of moonlight-like spotlights poured down, and countless particles flickered and shimmered like fireflies, floating with dreamlike light and shadow beside Gong Cheng's tall figure. As if alive, they slowly coalesced into a humanoid figure that moved in perfect unison with Gong Cheng, following his trajectory, raising a microphone in the night sky, and bowing its head to sing...

Even if you dance alone, the rain just won't stop.

"Wait until the fog dissipates~"

The interplay of light and shadow with real-time particle rendering simulates Gong Cheng's lonely and yearning dance steps on the high platform. Two dance steps, one virtual and one real, dance gracefully under the spotlight. Gong Cheng's tall figure hums lyrics, his eyes are closed, his shoulders twist and his dance steps resemble a lonely tango, as if he is isolated from the world.

Even with my feet soaked, I'll run to you.

The particle effects are rendered like graceful wings, sometimes gathering, sometimes scattering. The scattered tiny particles then transform into a few fluttering butterflies, seemingly accompanying two figures whose appearance and reality intertwine, dancing gently.
"Until then, please hold my hand tightly~"

As the lights swayed and danced, a dreamlike veil enveloped the 100,000 spectators, many of whom stared in awe at the spectacle unfolding before their night sky. In the center of the crowd, a young man wearing glasses listened to his girlfriend's exclamation, "How much did these special effects cost...?"

The man who accompanied his girlfriend to the concert was also somewhat dumbfounded, but he suppressed his shock and explained to her, "This is real-time particle rendering, charged by the second or by the frame, starting at least at 10,000 yuan per second..."

"Holy crap, I love it even more!" His girlfriend waved her light stick and yelled even louder, "Oppa, saranghae ahhhhh!" The young man didn't seem to care. He liked all the handsome boys on stage, but more importantly, their talent was undeniable—Grammys! Billboard number one! He also loved Tarot's songs! It was a bit of a cliché!
"Until then, please hold my hand tightly~"

Gong Cheng hummed the lyrics repeatedly, then opened his lazy eyes. His smiling pupils appeared on the big screen. The virtual version of himself beside him seemed to be himself, yet also like a dance partner. Thousands of non-real-time light particles condensed into a human shape in the night sky and leaped down from the sky, rushing into the shouts of 100,000 spectators.

It was like giving them a tight hug, and then the specks of fluorescent particles vanished like the wind...

Zhou Ye, sitting in her seat, gasped twice, covering her mouth, and waved her light stick, "Hao Hao, listen, Oppa!" As an Akana, her favorite song was "I Will Definitely," and the song they had just performed was one that only Akana could understand...

Kim Jisoo and Bae Joo-hyun sat together and couldn't help but mutter, "See? I told you, so what if it's a 23 billion won brooch? Nobody will care. A brooch disappearing act, I don't know what he was thinking. Who would care about his brooch?"

A single, monotonous spotlight shone on Gong Cheng's tall, smiling figure. He greeted him, "Long time no see~"

"Long time no see, Oppa!"

"We finally meet! Ahhhhh!"

"..."

On the giant LED screen, the warm yellow overhead light softened and blurred Gong Cheng's features. He unbuttoned the mother-of-pearl buttons of his black bespoke suit, took off his outer jacket, and revealed a white shirt underneath that perfectly hugged his muscular waist, outlining the subtle lines of his muscles as he moved. A brooch at the collar, adorned with layers of lotus petals made of diamonds, reflected light across his sharply defined jawline...

"How are you all outside?" He stood on the high stage and called out to the 70,000 to 80,000 spectators still waiting outside. Before he went on stage, the staff had already counted the number of people waiting outside.

At Gong Cheng's words, hundreds of spotlights on the dome simultaneously burst forth, illuminating the dark sky completely. The colorful beams swept across the outer sea, turning the surging waves into flowing glass, and in the reflection of the shimmering light, the shouts of tens of thousands of people on the beach could be heard!

Even though they didn't manage to snag tickets, they still lit up their light sticks, the silver spots shimmering like a galaxy...

"..."

Amidst a deafening roar of cheers, Gong Cheng descended from the high-altitude stage after a brief interaction. Hundreds of large screens on the beach displayed his radiant face in the night breeze. "Shall I sing you a song from my Chinese album, which was released on the 5th?"

"it is good!!!"

Amidst the shouts, countless Chinese fans were so excited they were practically bursting with emotion. The vast majority of the audience at the scene were Chinese fans, waving their support signs and writing all sorts of blessings and words of support.

Immediately afterwards, the lights in the venue went out.

The lighting on the main stage turned a dim, yellowish hue, making Gong Cheng appear as if he were standing in the setting sun...

The large screen displayed a slowly scrolling CD. The sleek cover was the same poster that was most eye-catching before the concert entrance. The retro-colored figures and the light and shadow of the endless traffic gave it a cinematic feel. The album title, "Holy Grail Six," was engraved on the side of the scrolling CD.

[Keywords: time, reunion, long time no see]

Lines of keywords flashed on dozens of LED screens. Gong Cheng, holding the microphone, looked at the fans below the stage and smiled sincerely and enthusiastically.
"The first song, 'Time Copy'!"

"This is for you, and also for myself..."

The CD cover spinning on the big screen, as the intro to "Time Copy" begins, seems to rewind time, constantly retracing its steps. The fragmented shots become increasingly blurry, as if traveling through time...

"I rely on!!!"

(End of this chapter)