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Chapter 306 [Cash Flow] Opening

"Pfft..."

As night slowly enveloped the Bird's Nest dome on September 14th, Gong Cheng squatted on the edge of the central cross-shaped extension platform, looking down at Jin Dayu carrying a camera below.

The other person was half-squatting on the ground with their butt sticking out, trying to find the right angle. The camera was pointed directly at them, and their serious yet comical appearance finally made him burst out laughing...

“hh~”

"Aigoo, stop laughing, be serious, we're filming a documentary after all..."

“...Haha, OK.” Gong Cheng’s shoulders twitched with laughter. Hearing Jin Dayu’s words, he slowly stopped laughing. He swayed, his legs, which had gone numb from squatting, and plopped down on the cold metal floor.

Then, he said helplessly, "The documentary was filmed last year and it was supposed to be released in the next two months, right? The time has been changed again?"

He hadn't paid much attention to his personal documentary, which was originally scheduled to be released before the world tour, but unexpectedly, Park Jin-young postponed it again, saying that the effect wasn't impressive enough and that they should add more elements from the world tour...

As a result, it was postponed again...

Are you in a hurry to release the documentary online?

Kim Daewoo asked a question in return, stretching his shoulders as he carried the camera.

"No, I don't really care about that. It's just that if it's postponed again, I guess Zhenying and the road in front of the company will be lined with wreaths again..."

Gong Cheng couldn't help but chuckle as he imagined the scene when his fans learned the news.

Actually, he's only been in the industry for three years, so he feels his career is too short, but his achievements are dazzling... However, he doesn't really care whether he makes a personal documentary or not.

However, Gong Cheng believes that since it has been postponed, the documentary should be released next year or after the world tour ends.

After all, he's already planning to take a short break next year and announce it through a documentary, which would be quite nice...

"Take the picture..."

After thinking for a moment, Gong Cheng smiled, stood up, patted the dust off his pants, and looked at the staff who were adjusting the lights in the distance. Suddenly, a spotlight pierced the night and cast a blindingly bright spot on the opposite stands before going out again.

A sudden, fleeting light show, and rows of empty seats on all sides, will transform into a sea of ​​people in less than 24 hours, like a giant magic trick...

"Looks like you're in a good mood today?"

Kim Dae-woo asked questions randomly, providing a documentary-style introduction that added rich interest to the documentary content.

To be honest, he thinks this documentary might bring fans to tears when it's released... How to put it... filming started last summer, and the boy standing there in the night breeze, aside from necessary events and award ceremonies...

Because he often remains out of the public eye, fans find it difficult to understand, approach, or explore the many facets of "Tarot," as if there is a thick sense of distance and mystery between them.

"If I were as young as you are, standing in this magnificent national stadium..."

Gong Cheng stood on the extended platform, chuckling as he looked down at the camera. He paused, his chin slightly raised, and said, "Before the next sunset, nearly 100,000 people will flood in here, going crazy for you. You'll feel just as exhilarated as I do..."

A radiant, unrestrained smile appeared in the camera viewfinder, just as the setup light in the distance turned on, casting a warm yellow beam from above and casting a long shadow behind him…

"..."

At 9 p.m., Gong Cheng finished the last day of rehearsals. All the equipment and machines had been tested again and again over the past few days. After the final test, the Bird's Nest closed.

Gong Cheng put on his coat, got into the van, and sent a text message to Zhou Ziyu: "What are we having for dinner? Are you at the hotel? I'm about to get off work..."

Chou Tzu-yu didn't come to the rehearsal today. After finishing filming the Honor commercial, her friends occasionally came to visit her on set, or they just wandered around the capital...

……

"……takeout?"

Chou Tzu-yu, wearing a black baseball cap and with a slender frame, had just stepped out of the hotel. She was replying to Gong Cheng's messages while walking along the street corner, following her memory of scouting the area near the hotel a couple of days ago…

There's a dessert shop at the next intersection.

Ordering takeout from the hotel makes it convenient to have cake delivered. After all, with his immense popularity, it's easy for him to be disturbed by fans or bump into them if he goes out to eat.

While she is one of the most popular members of a top girl group, her influence in China is nowhere near that of Makoto Miyamoto, who is known as "Tarot." This is because only a small number of people in China follow K-pop, and due to certain factors in recent years, the popularity and influence of K-pop groups in China is far less than that of Girls' Generation in its earlier years…

However, "Tarot" is a mainstream singer, both domestically and in Asia and worldwide.

With the overwhelming coverage and promotion from various official media outlets in China, coupled with his massive fan base that encompasses almost the entire young population, and last year's birthday celebrations, along with his status as the first Chinese artist to top a Billboard chart and a Grammy winner, it would be difficult for him not to become famous...

Therefore, Chou Tzu-yu didn't bother with much disguise. Firstly, the destination was nearby, and secondly, it was dark at night, so who would bother to get close to someone's face to look?
Besides, it's not certain that anyone will recognize her...

"..."

Upon arriving at the dessert shop, Chou Tzu-yu didn't wait long. After telling the shop manager her order number, she carried the cake back the way she came.

I guess the unnies will be arriving in the capital soon, right?

She thought to herself, the flight was departing at 8 p.m., so the other members of TWICE should be on the flight right now, right?

……

"...Is this a cake?"

Warm light streamed through the hotel room onto the light gray carpet. Gong Cheng had just finished showering, casually slipped on a T-shirt, and with his hair still damp and tousled, went to Zhou Ziyu's room next door to have dinner together.

But as soon as I pushed open the door, my eyes were drawn to the coffee table in front of the sofa. The table was a mess of takeout boxes and cold drinks, but the most eye-catching thing was a square transparent box with a cake neatly placed inside. It was a regular size, not too big or too small...

"Isn't your birthday in June?"

He walked over to the sofa and sat down, giving Chou Tzu-yu a strange look.

"Prepared for you..."

Chou Tzu-yu sat cross-legged on the blanket without any regard for her image, reached out and untied the bow on the cake box, her dark eyes observing Gong Cheng's reaction, while she said with a grin, "Of course, I wish you a successful concert, brother!"

"?"

Gong Cheng glanced at Chou Tzu-yu with surprise, then sat up straight and slowly opened some takeout containers. After a day of rehearsals, he was starving. "Do I need to give my blessings for the concert?"

He chuckled softly, glancing at the sugary cake. The cream was specially designed with patterns on it; several small squares of blue cream were piled up on top of the cake, looking like building blocks. Below the blue "building blocks," the words "Concert Success~" were written crookedly in black cream.

To be honest, it's a bit old-fashioned.

But Gong Cheng wasn't quite sure what that lump of "building blocks" was, so he pointed and asked, "What's this?"

"You don't recognize your brother?"

Chou Tzu-yu frowned and asked softly.

The design of this cake was a plan she had carefully considered for a long time...

"Building Blocks?"

Gong Cheng tentatively answered, but his mind was racing, recalling all the things he had done with Zhou Ziyu until now. Could it be some special symbol? Or something of great significance?

Girls are always so obsessed with these things, and it's easy to fall into their trap without even realizing it. And he experienced firsthand what good girls do yesterday...

Seeing this, Chou Tzu-yu shook her head helplessly, her expression somewhat disappointed.

He then replied, "A cube?"

As he spoke, Gong Cheng glanced again, somewhat uncertainly, at the cake bathed in warm yellow light. It was clearly several blue cubes, perfectly square, stacked on top of the two-tiered cake like building blocks…

"..." Chou Tzu-yu blinked, took a deep breath, moved closer to Gong Cheng, and pointed to the line of handwriting above that read "[Concert Success~]", "I wrote this myself, I squeezed it with cream..."

"I can tell, because it's written in a very wild style..."

"So, since I wrote it, who should I bless with these words?" Chou Tzu-yu asked, lifting her little face as if guiding him. Looking at her older brother's still slightly damp hair and the faint scent of shower gel, she said hesitantly, "Bless me..."

"Yes! It's a blessing for your brother. And what's your name?"

Chou Tzu-yu clapped her hands and looked at Gong Cheng expectantly, hoping he would understand her carefully planned scheme.

"...But it doesn't say mine on it..." Gong Cheng looked at the cake, but halfway through his sentence, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zhou Ziyu's dark face! Fathead fish, damn Yoda!

"Don't tell me these cubes are... ice blocks?"

"Bingo~~ You got it right! Little Ice Cube!" Zhou Ziyu grinned, tilting her cheeks up in a happy smile, showing she and her good brother were on the same wavelength! Smiling, she reached out and touched Gong Cheng's damp, tousled hair, chuckling, "Little Ice Cube~"

"6..."

You're something else, Tainan black girl.

Gong Cheng muttered a few words to himself, but on the surface he still wore a look of delighted surprise. After all, it was his good sister's thoughtful gesture; even a little girl like Suan Niao has her troubles.

Let's put three candles in the burner!

"My brother's third year since his debut..."

Tzuyu cleverly opened the plastic bag containing the candles, picked out three candles of her favorite color, and stuck them into the cake...

Gong Cheng watched her happily doing all this, and felt a surge of excitement and a touch of emotion welling up inside him...

Such a wonderful girl, how could I not take her in?
"Blow out the candles, brother~"

"Make a wish quickly! Make a wish now!"

Zhou Ziyu put down the lighter, looked anxiously at Gong Cheng who was still staring at the candle flame, and couldn't help but stand up and cover his eyes with her small hand.

"it is good."

Gong Cheng, whose lights were forcibly turned off, clasped his hands together, not really knowing what to wish for... He felt that if he told God he hoped to live happily ever after with the women for a hundred years, God would scold him...

Or perhaps God will praise me, calling me a good young person of the new era? Very innovative, not feudal, not conservative?
"..."

Chou Tzu-yu stole a glance at her good brother's smiling face. It seems that the unnies' tricks are quite effective!

Little brat, you're not going to be moved to tears!
The thought of her unnies going out together to buy a cake for her brother tomorrow made her want to scream!

"Thanks……"

After making a perfunctory wish, Gong Cheng took Zhou Ziyu's hand. It was soft and smooth. He smiled earnestly and thanked her, his touching gaze making Zhou Ziyu's heart flutter with joy.
Take it easy~
I wonder if Sana unnie and her brother have ever had such a moment?

Chou Tzu-yu started having random thoughts again.

Gong Cheng withdrew his gaze and began preparing the rice!
He enjoys being prey, especially pitiful prey, so feel free to manipulate me!
As for the cake? Haki Makoto scoffed. "When Momo-chan gave it to me, I was able to remain completely unmoved and only took half of it! A cake...?"
However, it was indeed quite a happy experience...

……

That evening, the flight from Seoul to the capital landed.

TWICE members walked out of the airport in a neat row, carrying large and small suitcases, and got into the van. Lim Nayeon looked excitedly at the driver's seat, where Cha Gun-ho, one of her boyfriend's managers, was sitting.

"Qianhao oppa, you didn't tell Gongcheng about our visit, did you?"

Sana Minatozaki, Jeongyeon Yoo, and the others also perked up their ears.

Their mission for this trip was to work quietly and without making a sound.

"of course not……"

"He has been preparing for tomorrow night's concert these days, and he's been so busy at the Bird's Nest that he barely has time to rest."

Che Qianhao smiled and replied, then added, "But he would be very happy to know you were coming."

"Oh, Qianhao oppa, he wouldn't do that. He's a bit of a closet pervert, just like Mina. Even if he's happy, he has to keep it to himself and pretend to be carefree."

Hajiyan knew his good brother Hajicheng well, and with a disdainful sneer, he pointed at Minami again.

Fortunately, Mina and the other two members of the food group line, along with Momo-chan, were sitting in another van. Their assessment of Mina as "secretly passionate" wasn't just something she made up; it was simply that the members understood each other very well.

Mina usually appears gentle and delicate on camera, seemingly quiet and demure, but in private, she's far from gentle. She's always watching zombie movies and fighting films, and bossing around her best buddies like Hagi Makoto...

"Aigoo, it's not like that, Jeongyeon. Sung is quite lonely. He'll definitely be happy to have you all here to support him." Cha Qianhao, acting as if he knew Sung very well, spoke up for his artist.

"..."

……

On September 15th, the weather in the capital was clear and sunny.

After finishing the rehearsal, Gong Cheng slept until noon to get enough rest before getting up to wash.

He quickly changed his clothes and took a car to the Bird's Nest. The concert was scheduled to start at 6:30 pm and end at 10 pm, a three-and-a-half-hour performance. It was also his first real concert, which inevitably made people nervous and excited.

"..."

Just as Gong Cheng was rushing to the Bird's Nest to make final preparations...

Public opinion has already stirred up a huge uproar. At the capital's airport today, one after another Chinese entertainment artist arrived on different flights. Jay Chou, wearing a baseball cap, walked out of the VIP channel. His black hoodie was pulled down low, but he was still recognized by sharp-eyed fans.

Around noon, Zhang Yixing appeared wearing a camel coat, with his assistant pushing his suitcase. Even JJ Lin, who hadn't been seen in public for a long time, appeared wearing gold-rimmed glasses and made a "go" gesture at the camera, followed by his team.

At the airport, Hu Ge, wearing sunglasses and carrying a backpack, looked like an ordinary tourist... Zhang Ruoyun held Tang Yixin's hand... Lu Han and Kung Fu Panda Tao walked out of the gate one after the other...

"..."

A whole host of celebrities from the Chinese entertainment industry—from obscure stars to top idols, actors, singers, and variety show personalities—have all made appearances in the capital at different times, seemingly to attend Tarot's concert and check in...

After all, even if artists don't know "Tarot" and don't have access to insider tickets, they can still easily get a scalped ticket at a high price.

#A Roundup of Chinese Entertainment Stars: Celebrities Show Off Tarot Concert Tickets, Gathering in the Capital#
#Dilraba posted a photo of her ticket on Weibo with the caption: "Going to the appointment~? (^_-)#
#Holy crap! EXO has broken into their biggest rival, the three members have appeared in the capital#
According to paparazzi at the airport, this morning, Jay Chou, JJ Lin, Deng Ziqi, Jackson Wang, Lay Zhang, Xue Zhiqian, Dilraba Dilmurat, Yang Mi, Liu Sisi, Hu Ge, Zhang Ruoyun, Lu Han, Wu Saike, Kung Fu Panda Tao, Li Yifeng, Yang Yang... a host of top stars, leading actors, and popular performers all made an appearance.
"Is the entire Chinese entertainment industry here? Is this some kind of party?"

"What a joke! Apart from Jay Chou, JJ Lin, Ziqi, Lay, and Jackson Wang, who are guests at Gege's concert and even came to rehearse a couple of days ago, most of the rest are just here to ride his coattails! Or maybe it's for socializing..."

"It's alright with Dilraba. She's always been a true fan of Oppa, right? It seems like she's been a die-hard fan since the beginning of the show. Apparently, she's a fan site manager for a major fan site in China, but we haven't been able to find out her identity yet. It's amazing that she's a fan of both!"

"What the heck? Didn't they say Wang Yuan was going to Berkeley for further studies? How come he still has time to come to a concert? Is he trying to freeload off us?"

"It's just a marketing ploy by his agency. You really believe he'll go to Berklee to study music? (chuckles)"

"Last year I saw Wang Yuan smoking in a public place with a 'No Smoking' sign. He's a heavy smoker, but unfortunately I didn't take a picture, so his fans don't believe me... He even seemed to be smoking the same brand as me, Furongwang~ Yuan..."

"..."

"How about changing your hair color tomorrow?"

At 3 p.m., in the dressing room backstage of the Bird's Nest, Gong Cheng sat in front of the mirror, letting the stylist style his hair.

"Sure, what hair color are you considering?"

"How about we dye it a brighter color? You can definitely pull it off..."

The stylist, Nuna, smiled as she took the scissors and trimmed Gong Cheng's hair. What she said was true; the boy in front of her could pull off any hair color well, mainly because he was handsome and rugged. The only pity was that he didn't like dyeing his hair and complained about how flashy it was.

In K-pop, changing hair color is common, making artists more eye-catching and gaining more exposure and fans during comebacks. But for Tarot, it doesn't really matter; as long as he's on stage, he's more dazzling than everyone else…

Her previous hair color changes, such as silver and platinum, have amazed many fans to varying degrees.

Some candid photos taken by fans on their way to work circulated online and quickly became the profile pictures and wallpapers of many fans and passersby.

Red? Yellow?

"Anything is fine, Nuna, you handle it..."

Gong Cheng thought for a moment and said casually, but then he heard Zhou Ziyu's suggestion, "Red!"

"Then let's go with red..."

He nodded in agreement. What difference did it make what hair color he dyed? But then, Gong Cheng turned to Zhou Ziyu and jokingly asked, "Want to dye your hair with me?"

"what?"

Chou Tzu-yu, who was standing in front of the table admiring the many valuable pieces of jewelry in front of her, was stunned for a moment when she heard this unexpected suggestion.

"Just kidding..."

Seeing her shocked expression, Gong Cheng explained again.

It was just a joke. Tzuyu's main focus is still on the group TWICE. The company has requirements and regulations for the members' overall appearance and even their hair color.

Among the group members, Chaeyoung was the most rebellious. Right after her debut, she cut her hair short without the company's permission, acting first and asking questions later. She was bound to be scolded, but the little tiger was happy and didn't care...

For example, she had been researching the idea of ​​getting a tattoo since the two of them first got together. It's not that the company would definitely not agree, but many artists' decisions need to be negotiated with the company in advance. As for Tzuyu, although she is cunning, she is still the kind of honest girl.

For several years since her debut, her comeback styling has been entirely dictated by the company. Things like bending her knees during dance moves are all designed to complement the height differences of the members and enhance the overall visual appeal of the stage performance…

That's how teams are; there are supporting roles and supporting roles. But no matter what, even if Tzuyu's popularity remains consistently in the top three of the group, there are still sacrifices.

So, the joke about changing hair color together was just a joke. Gong Cheng didn't care; no one in the company could control him, and they even hoped he would change his hair color. But it was hard to say about Ziyu...

"sure!"

Once she came to her senses, Chou Tzu-yu nodded with a beaming smile!

After thinking for a while, I realized that when my friend Chaeyoung cut her hair short, she was only scolded by her father. Why can't she be a rebellious child?
Just this once...

"Um, okay... What? What did you say?"

Gong Cheng had misheard what he heard earlier and was wondering if he had misheard. He stared at his younger sister in the mirror with a surprised expression and checked again.

"I said, 'Sure, let's dye our hair red together?'"

"I think red hair is pretty cool~"

Zhou Ziyu pulled up a chair and obediently sat down next to Gong Cheng, blinking her eyes as she gazed at his handsome profile, smiling softly. But before Gong Cheng could answer, she quickly interjected, "If you're going to dye your hair with your brother, then don't do it tomorrow..."

"Shall we dye it today, brother..."

She spoke in a soft, sweet voice, and when she called him "brother," her voice was cloyingly sweet and a little coquettish.
Gong Cheng was still pondering how to persuade his younger sister, Ziyu, whether she should inform the company before changing her hair color. He gently guided her to think it through, reminding her that she couldn't let a casual joke of his lead her down the wrong path...

And let's let the good sister get scolded?

His heart ached... "How are you, brother?"

Upon hearing Zhou Ziyu's soft voice, Gong Cheng smiled and nodded, but then glanced at her curiously and asked, "Okay, but why do you have to dye it today?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and glanced at the time on his wristwatch. The concert started at 6:30 p.m., and three hours was plenty of time.

"...Uh, because..."

Chou Tzu-yu frowned, unsure how to answer. She couldn't very well tell her good brother that the unnies had arrived in the capital last night! She wanted to surprise him tonight, and even dye her hair a matching color to give them a surprise too!
That's so bad...

"Because I'm afraid my brother might change his mind tomorrow~"

She suppressed her mischievous smile, her large, watery eyes showing a hint of innocence and pleading.

"Go back on your word? How could that be..."

"However, dyeing it today is also possible. You can choose a color first..." Although she was certain she wanted red, there are many shades of red in hair color: deep red, bright red, berry red. Gong Cheng chuckled as he looked at his good sister's happy expression, and couldn't help but feel happy himself.

"You choose first, we'll dye it later. I'll call Zhenying beforehand to let him know, so he won't scold you when we get back to Seoul."

It's no exaggeration to say that Mr. Gong has immense influence and connections within JYP.

The stylist behind the scenes, Nuna, saw that her newly done hairstyle was ruined and that she would have to increase her workload in a while, but she did not have any complaints or impatience. After all, this artist usually does not wear makeup or dye her hair much, but she does her hair well.

Every month, she receives a high salary, yet she feels the money is both too much and too hot to handle...

"Hey, it's me, bro..."

Gong Cheng stood up, picked up his phone, and dialed Park Jin-young's number. He cunningly told a little lie, "I just dragged Tzuyu to change my hair color with me, and now I realize I should have told the company beforehand about Tzuyu's hair color change..."

"Yes, she already dyed it... I made her dye it..."

As he spoke, he glanced at his younger sister, who was choosing a hair color—sure enough, upon hearing this, she immediately turned to look at him. Gong Cheng feigned nonchalance and turned his head away, a little pretentious…

"Alas, I know. Next time, you'd better give me a heads-up beforehand, otherwise it'll be difficult to arrange the comeback work at the third headquarters..." Park Jin-young's voice, a mix of amusement and exasperation, came through the receiver. He then asked a few more questions about the concert preparations, "..."

"I'll talk to you later, bro. As for Tzuyu, I'll treat my senior brother to dinner when I get back." Gong Cheng was very adept at handling interpersonal relationships, after all, he was in the entertainment industry, but his relationship with Park Jin-young was still very good in private. "Your sister-in-law's cooking is delicious, bro..."

"Hey, you invited me to dinner, why did you come to my house?" (Laughing and scolding)

"My sister-in-law is pregnant, so I'll go visit her later," Gong Cheng said with a smile before hanging up the phone.

Turning around, he found Zhou Ziyu standing behind him like a ghost, a smirk on her lips. She reached out and poked Gong Cheng's shoulder, whispering, "Why did you say it was you who made me change my hair color, oppa..."

Why is he acting like a tough, assertive boy from high school?

In arts schools, there are always boys who will take the blame for girls and stand up for them... It's cringeworthy, not endearing, and really annoying...

But she was so happy with her brother's actions! The fathead fish is about to fly!
She had already planned to dye her hair the same color as Gong Cheng. On one hand, she could be secretly happy for a long time, and on the other hand, she wanted to subtly annoy Sana unnie. What a great thing! And the punishment would only be being taught a lesson by PD-nim...

"Because Zhenying won't scold me..."

Gong Cheng said something very realistic, and he was too lazy to take the opportunity to tease Ziyu or say sweet words. It was meaningless and would be counterproductive.

Moreover, as long as I don't make any fundamental mistakes at the company, almost no one will object to my decisions.

"lie……"

Chou Tzu-yu smiled sweetly, thinking it was just her brother pretending to be concerned about his image.

It's hard to say those embarrassing things...

"Okay, let's dye our hair together!"

She turned around excitedly, and with her long, light legs, she took only a few steps before sitting down on the chair in front of the mirror. The two of them were talking in Chinese, but the stylist Nuna, who was with them, couldn't quite understand what they were saying.

Gong Cheng, holding his phone, sat down and spoke in Korean, "Noona, thank you for your help. Just go for red, and give Tzuyu a new hair color too. I've already talked to the company about it."

“Okay.” The stylist nodded.

She had heard Gong Cheng's phone conversation with the company president clearly and distinctly.

However, even though she hadn't dyed her hair yet, she told the president that she had already dyed it, which sounded like she had acted first and informed him later. But the president on the other end didn't react at all; instead, he sounded quite happy.
"..."

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the sunlight slanted across the steel grid structure of the Bird's Nest, gilding the silver-white venue with a warm gold.

Long queues had already formed in front of the ticket checkpoints in the square, stretching from the security checkpoint all the way to the nearby main road. The sea of ​​people made many fans who came to watch the concert take out their mobile phones and keep taking pictures.

In front of the Bird's Nest, huge banners and rows of posters lined the exterior of the building...

His handsome features were made of dark green US dollars, with colorful edges of stacked hundred-dollar bills on his brow bone. His nose was outlined with neatly arranged banknote patterns, making it high and straight. The curve of his jawline extended along the edge of the banknotes, and the shadows of his lips were also made of green banknote fragments of varying shades.

These elements symbolizing wealth were deconstructed and reassembled by the designer, and instead of becoming gaudy, they gave the face a cold, hard, and innate air of nobility.

What truly captivated the tens of thousands of fans in the square was the pair of eyes in the poster. Beneath the dark green brow bone, a pair of sharp, cold eyes, not cast with US dollars, but composed of images of Gong Cheng's own eyes, pieced together. The downward angle was extremely mesmerizing, exuding indifference and a subtle sense of oppression...

Stacks of banknotes are on the other side of the poster portrait, spelling out the words "Cash Flow".

At the bottom, the same design appears: 【I know why you've come!】

"Holy crap! This Tarot... is awesome!"

"Hi little sister, I'm also a Tarot fan, can we add each other on WeChat?"

"Fuck your mother! You know I'm a Tarot fan, do you think I'd even look at you? Get lost!"

"It's so crowded...it's packed with people..."

"Wait, why are there so many foreigners getting tickets to concerts in China...?"

"..."

With enthusiastic faces and holding cheering sticks and signs, the densely packed figures moved orderly along the passageway. It was a dark mass, yet it exuded a vibrant energy. From a distance, it looked like a torrent with a clear goal, constantly surging into the Bird's Nest.

Security personnel around the Bird's Nest, along with traffic police, regular police, and armed police dispatched by local authorities, worked diligently to maintain order.

The police cars flashing red and blue lights and the officers on duty were all stunned by the scene before them. "There are definitely more than 100,000 people! The Bird's Nest only has about 91000 seats at most. How come there are so many people?"

A security guard glanced down at the pictures that were trending on social media.

The photo, taken by people in a high-rise office building opposite the Bird's Nest, was simply a casual remark about Tarot's popularity, yet it went viral online, instantly pushing related hashtags to the top of the trending topics: #WhatIsTrueCrowds—TarotConcertShowsYou#
#Taking Down Top Idols and K-Pop: New Generation World Pop Superstars' Concert at the Bird's Nest#
#Tarot Effect#
#I suggest some celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry take a good look at what a concert really is, what it means to have a venue, and what a real singer is, instead of just selling a few hundred tickets in a bar and calling it a concert#
#Singers who say their concerts lose money should examine their own reasons#
"..."

"That must be 150,000 to 160,000 people, right? No, what are they doing at the Bird's Nest without tickets?"

One of the security guards, on the verge of tears, asked his colleague beside him.

"You don't know anything! Even if they can't get tickets, they can still hear the singers from the square... Do you think they don't have the money for tickets? It's just that they couldn't get any..."

Someone responded.

"..."

"Look... isn't that hot?"

"besides……"

A gasp rippled through the crowd, and many fans turned to look. On the congested road not far away, vans bearing the logos of celebrities slowly came to a stop. Some sharp-eyed fans could vaguely make out the figures of the celebrities inside through the windows…

"My three little ones..."

"It seems to really be Hu Ge, Liu Sisi, Tang Yan, and the others?"

"Those eight girls over there look so familiar, could they be TWICE?"

"TWICE, I love you!!!"

"..."

……

In the backstage area of ​​the Bird's Nest, Gong Cheng put down his phone, ending his chat with his female colleagues.

In the group chat of "TWICE: A Loving Family", the members were still complaining about being busy with work in Seoul recently. He remembered that TWICE should have taken a break recently, but he didn't expect to have any temporary work. However, he didn't think much of it.

She stood up and looked at her striking hair color in the mirror. Her bright red hair had just been washed and was being dried by Noona behind her.

"Super handsome!"

Chou Tzu-yu's hair color wasn't finished yet, and she was sitting obediently on a chair to the side, smiling and saying something. But her free little hand was secretly taking pictures of Gong Cheng, who was looking at himself in the mirror.

"It's not bad..."

"Changing my hair color makes me feel completely different."

Gong Cheng stood up with a smile, shaking his body, which was getting a little sore from sitting.

"...Here's my brother's new hair color, unnies, take a look..."

Chou Tzu-yu smiled and posted a raw photo of Gong Cheng's new hair color in the group chat. She didn't have any other intentions; she just wanted to share it.

Even though the group chat is going well, the girls are chatting with me privately, saying they've arrived at the Bird's Nest and are getting ready to enter...

[Sana Minatozaki]: "So cool..."

[Yu Dingyan]: "..."

[Lim Nayeon]: "Tzuyu, when did your photography skills get so good? These photos are really beautiful!"

Upon seeing the news about her older sister's hair, Chou Tzu-yu couldn't help but think to herself, "Wow!"
First, I'm a very good photographer!
Secondly, my brother looks good in any photo!

Third, how could photos of people you like not look good?

A short while later, Chou Tzu-yu went to get her hair washed by the stylist. Washing her long, flowing hair was a hassle, and after dawdling for more than ten minutes, Chou Tzu-yu came out of the cubicle with a head of beautiful red hair. Compared to Gong Cheng's flamboyant and bright hair color, it was a little lighter, like a berry red mixed with the afterglow of the sunset...

"Thumbs up!"

Gong Cheng stared intently at his younger sister, who was sitting in a chair with her hair being dried. She was striking and eye-catching. Compared to Ziyu's usual unruly image, she seemed even hotter and bolder now...

A faint fragrance wafted to his nose from the hairdryer, and Zhou Ziyu pursed his lips, secretly glancing at Gong Cheng's expression in the mirror with a smile.

Seeing the astonishment in his eyes and expression, she was content.
"Unnie, let's take a picture together!"

After drying her hair, Chou Tzu-yu cleverly took out her phone and handed it to the stylist, then turned around and stood next to Gong Cheng's tall figure.

The stylist took a few steps back, holding her phone, and glanced at the two people in the camera...

I couldn't help but sigh, they actually match quite well.

Gong Cheng's bright and flamboyant red hair and handsome features were accentuated by a slight tilt of his head and a gentle smile. Zhou Ziyu, standing gracefully, also tilted her head slightly toward Gong Cheng, her understated red hair flowing smoothly over her shoulders, making their skin appear even whiter.

Red makes your skin look brighter...

……

"Brother JJ, Brother Jay Chou..."

"Sister Ziqi..."

After changing his hair color, Gong Cheng went to the guest lounge next door and greeted Jay Chou, JJ Lin, Gigi Deng, Lay Zhang, and Jackson Wang, who were chatting on the sofa.

There were five special guest appearances, but they appeared in different orders, interspersed during his dressing or rest breaks throughout the concert.

"Lay, Jackson, after tonight, I'll treat everyone to dinner..."

Gong Cheng pulled up a chair and sat down, chatting with the others with a light laugh.

During the previous rehearsals, everyone was already familiar with the procedures for going on stage. As for anything else? There's no need to worry. The people in front of us, Jay Chou and JJ Lin, are two kings of the Chinese music scene. They have held numerous concerts of all sizes and are very experienced.

Deng Ziqi is currently a popular female singer in the Chinese music scene. As for Zhang Yixing and Wang Jiaer, who debuted as members of boy bands, their singing and dancing skills are quite good, and they have performed on stage many times...

"..."

After chatting for a while, Gong Cheng returned to his lounge, but as soon as he pushed open the door...

The noisy chatter from the dressing room then came out, and he looked at the TWICE members in surprise, "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to cheer you on!"

Mina stood in front of the door, whispered something, and then took out a cake from behind her.

"The cake that everyone prepared for you..."

As she spoke, she raised her fair neck and gazed at Haji Cheng's flamboyant and eye-catching red hair, which was beautiful but not vulgar. Moreover, paired with his already striking features, it actually looked a little sexy.

Mina opened her mouth, bit her lip, and then subconsciously circled her teeth with the tip of her tongue.

"Oh my god, why do you have the same hair color as Tzuyu?"

Yoo Jeongyeon looked left at her maknae (youngest member) and then at her good brother, and blurted out her name.

Zhou Ziyu glanced at Minatozaki Sana's burning gaze and was about to explain, after all, she couldn't make things too ugly~ She just wanted to provoke her unnie, she didn't mean to tear things apart, and unnie was quite good to her. The emperor doesn't like women who don't know how to behave - "Empresses in the Palace".

Before she could even speak, Gong Cheng stepped forward, instinctively taking a step back to shield Ming Jingnan in front of him.

Mina's lips twitched at this sight...

Makoto, you're really something...

"Tzuyu was in a bad mood today, so I suggested she change her hair color to change her mood. I also dyed my hair red for my concert today, so I dyed it the same way. It looks pretty good, right?" Gong Cheng said casually, winking at Zhou Tzuyu.

Chou Tzu-yu first looked at the "liar" with a blank expression, then immediately nodded under the scrutinizing gazes of the other members.

Seeing that Sana still looked suspicious, she walked over and whispered in her ear, "I'm on my period, unnie, stomach cramps make me feel down..."

Upon hearing this, Minatozaki Sana immediately nodded in understanding, her chubby cheeks glowing again. She reached out her little hand, whether to take advantage of Tzuyu or out of concern, and gently rubbed them for her.

"..."

"I'll have a small piece, and we can share it."

Gong Cheng glanced at the cake on the table with a headache. Yu Dingyan had cut it into several pieces. He chose a very small piece because he didn't like sweets. In addition, the concert was about to start, and there were only a few tens of minutes left. Time was tight, and there wasn't much time to chat.

"Ok!"

Lim Nayeon and the others nodded, showing their understanding.

Hirai Momo, holding the biggest piece of cake, approached Miyako and said, "Oppa, I want one too..." As she spoke, she looked at her master with a hint of resentment.

Hearing her soft voice, Gong Cheng asked in surprise, "What do you want?"

He was mentally planning his schedule after tonight's concert, wondering which girl he could cultivate a relationship with and have a little get-together with.

Last time it was Chaeyoung, the time before that it was a big star, and the time before that it was her beloved student. It's time to find a puppy! He really misses the Shiba Inu girl and even wants to give her a bite.

So he decided to refuse his beloved student impartially...

"I want... I want to dye my hair the same color as Oppa..." Hirai Momo murmured, her lips still smeared with cream, looking quite aggrieved.

"??"

"That's it?"

Gong Cheng was inexplicably disappointed, then whispered a few more times, "Do you really want to dye it, Momo-chan?"

"Oh..."

"How about we go back to Seoul? We can dye our hair matching colors!" Gong Cheng emphasized the word "matching," always ready to grant any request!

"Really?"

"I won't lie to you, Momo-chan..."

Gong Cheng looked at Hirai Momo with deep affection, then quickly looked away, and the two distanced themselves.

It's just a hair color, what's the big deal? Park Jin-young is probably just eager to promote his pairing with Momo and the others. He can use this suggestion and excuse to fool his girlfriends and the company, and then he can show off again.
"..."

After finishing the cake, Gong Cheng picked up a water glass to moisten his throat, then went into the dressing room to change into the autumn items sent by Dior. All the high-end luxury brands he endorsed and the custom-made items they sent would become stage costumes tonight, one set after another.

Wearing a slightly loose hoodie and trousers, paired with Dior canvas shoes in navy blue, he walked out of the locker room, put on a camouflage baseball cap to cover his flamboyant red hair, and then picked up the earrings on the table and put them on his left and right ears.

Following the gaze of Sana Minatozaki in the mirror, as he put on his left earring, Makoto deliberately lingered a while in the jewelry box. Expensive and ornate earrings were arranged on a tray, and he reached out and touched them…

But under the watchful eye of the puppy, she still picked up the earring that her Shiba Inu mother had given her and put it on.

"..."

There are 20 minutes left until the concert starts.

Gong Cheng, tall and slender, prepared to enter the waiting area and board the lift. Before leaving, he deliberately lingered in front of Lin Nalian, taking out the microphone that the big star had customized for him a few months ago, making the big star extremely happy.

"Stay strong..."

Don't be nervous!

"..."

The members of TWICE all stood up in the dressing room to cheer Gong Cheng on.

They planned to take their seats in the stands, but the inner area was too crowded for them to go there...

"Don't worry, do you even know what it means to be the Billboard 200 King, a Grammy winner, and the Grand Prize terminator..."

Gong Cheng, holding the microphone, said something smugly, then picked up the water cup Jin Dayu handed him, took a couple of sips of water through the straw, and walked out of the dressing room, ready to welcome his first real concert...

The Bird's Nest, cash flow, the prelude begins, like a rising platform about to ascend...

(End of this chapter)