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Chapter 319 #Tarot and Akana's Fireworks Festival# (Seeking monthly votes)

"Popular Emperor Tarot——Tokyo Junlin する!"

When those bright red, cheesy headlines exploded on electronic screens in the streets of Tokyo, the entire city seemed to be put on accelerator...

A giant poster suddenly appeared next to the anime billboards in Akihabara, featuring Tarot's silhouette wearing a crystal crown, its silhouette gleaming coldly in the morning light. The edges of the poster were covered with the names of his chart-topping hits, along with the venues and dates for his upcoming tour in Tokyo and across the country, all written in gold lettering. Passing girls frantically took photos with their phones, their screams piercing the morning mist.

"At 2 PM today, the new century pop emperor landed in Tokyo. It is reported that as the largest music market in Asia, our country will be the venue for Tarot's tour this month, which will be held at Tokyo Dome, Nissan Arena, Nagoya Dome, and Sapporo Dome, with an estimated attendance of..."

"Nearly a million tickets sold out in one second on the day they went on sale at the end of last month, for a country with such a wide global influence..."

On the morning news, a female presenter in uniform spoke with barely suppressed excitement as the background footage switched to the live spectacle at Haneda Airport.

The area outside the terminal was completely packed with fans and media. Outside the black police tape, girls in various outfits held up support signs and shouted their hearts out. "According to reports from the scene, more than 5,000 fans have been waiting here since the early hours of the morning. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has deployed nearly 100 officers to maintain order, all to welcome this king who reigns supreme in the Asian pop music scene..."

"As one of the greatest pop stars of the 21st century, Tarot is the only Asian, and at the prime age of 22, it remains to be seen whether this streaming king has truly reached the peak of his career?"

"With Tarot's explosive rise last year, he raised the bar for pop superstars in every aspect, and his ever-evolving talent and personal charm have enabled him to maintain his important position in today's music scene with his latest release, the second full-length album, The Lovers."

"The song hasn't even been fully released yet, but it officially topped the Billboard charts today, making it the undisputed king of the Billboard charts..."

"Tarot has been embroiled in controversy since his debut, experiencing lows and abysses, but his dazzling, epoch-making peak moments still shine like fireworks among pop music fans. This young king has the most eye-catching and unpredictable path to superstardom among all artists of this century!"

……

"Oppa~Saranghei~"

"Just got my dad!"

As he stepped out of the airport terminal, Gong Cheng's tall figure remained conspicuous even behind a dozen bodyguards. A corner of his navy blue knitted cardigan was lifted by the wind, revealing a white T-shirt underneath; the loose fit accentuated his sharp shoulder line. His long, straight legs were clad in brown-green wide-leg trousers, and the scarf that the big star had draped around his neck before he left that morning added to his relaxed and carefree demeanor.

It wasn't too cold, just a little chilly, but I was reluctant to take off my striped and plaid scarf.

Gong Cheng took off his baseball cap, pulled his scarf down to reveal his defined jawline, and smiled faintly. His gaze swept over the fans holding up their phones and cameras. Among the crowd were not only local fans, but also many familiar faces...

They followed him from his domestic tour all the way to the Peninsula Hotel, and then all the way to Tokyo, holding up light boards with his name on them, their eyes shining as if they never tired. They're always like this, whether picking him up or seeing him off at the airport, they're always there right on time…

If all goes well, following their plans, this group of Paboos will accompany him throughout the entire long tour.

"...You're here so early?"

“You guys have tickets, so you come all the way to Tokyo.”

Gong Cheng stood in front of the airport coffee shop, picked up a glass of orange juice handed to him by Jin Dayu, and his staff were instructing the waiters to offer some warmth, coffee and the like to the fans who came to greet him.

"Yes, and it's okay if you don't have a ticket, we're mainly here to pick you up from the airport~ Oppa..."

"Just being with you, seeing you is enough for me~"

One of the fansites smiled and took the coffee, then turned to her friend who had come with her and said, "Hey~ take a picture of me and Oppa together~"

Speaking in a lighthearted tone, she stood next to Gong Cheng's tall figure, excitedly raising her coffee and waiting for the camera to capture the moment.

Gong Cheng didn't resist this. These big fans followed him all the way back and forth. They were all familiar faces, and the company was more lenient in its management of them than other fans. After taking the group photo, he deftly unzipped his backpack, took the envelope, and stuffed it inside.

He chuckled lightly and teased, "Aren't you guys so tacky?"

"What era are we living in? Still writing letters by hand..."

"It's romantic~" The Japanese fan site manager who just handed over the blue envelope explained in a lighthearted tone, her hair in pigtails. Compared to other fans site managers, they had more contact with and knowledge of the boy in front of them.

Actually, they are very easy to get along with, approachable, and love to joke and complain.

Kawaii Nai!

"However, it would be even more romantic to receive a reply from Oppa~" The fan site admin with twin ponytails is quite tall and has the figure of a mature woman, but her delicate face and clothing give her a bit of a long-legged loli vibe.

Gong Cheng glanced at her, then stuffed the blue envelope into his pocket. "I'll get back to you. I'll return it to you next time I see you at the airport."

After saying that, he slung his bag over his shoulder, smiled, waved to the fans in front of him, and prepared to leave. After all, there was still a large group of fans waiting outside. Before leaving, he paused, turned around, and said something to Che Qianhao.
"Brother Qianhao, let's count how many of them didn't manage to get tickets and give them some internal tickets."

"It's all here..."

Gong Cheng gave some instructions and then followed Jin Dayu and a group of bodyguards out of the airport.

"Really? Oppa!"

"Ahhh!"

In front of the coffee shop, a large group of fansite enthusiasts stood, many of whom screamed with excitement because they hadn't managed to get tickets... Che Qianhao and several of his assistants stood to the side and said with a smile, "You all heard that, right?"

"Come quickly and count the number of people..."

Just as many of the fan site admins were getting excited, one of the seemingly respected leaders of the fan site admins cleared her throat in the crowd and looked at the fan site admins who hadn't managed to get tickets, saying, "Everyone saw how kind and good Oppa is, right?"

"I saw it!!!" he roared.
The leader of the fan club smiled with satisfaction, then spoke earnestly, "Oppa is doing this because he cares about us! Do you understand?"

"But when tickets go on sale next time, we still have to try to buy them. If we have the resources to buy tickets from scalpers, that's fine too. We can't always bother Oppa and think that picking him up at the airport will get us concert tickets. We can't have that kind of thinking, understand?"

"Understood!!!" Loyalty!
"Yes, Oppa is so good and so warm! That's why we should support him even more wholeheartedly, going both ways, understand?!" The leader of the fan site continued!
"I know!!!" he roared.
After these statements, some fan site admins immediately chimed in, "When Oppa's second full-length album 'The Lovers' is officially released, I will personally support 100 copies!"

"Oppa was wearing that new Burberry scarf he was wearing just now, it looked so nice! I just ordered several, and I bought some for Mom and Dad too..."

"I just ordered Dior sneakers and a new LV shoulder bag..."

"Then for my birthday present this year, I'll ask Old Deng for an Aston Martin..." Upon hearing this, one of the fan site admins, sipping Tarot's heart-shaped coffee, glanced at the fan site admin next to her who had said this; they knew each other.

They also have their own small circles of friends, but most of the fan site admins still harbor a competitive spirit. She put down her coffee and asked, "Sister, how can you live off your parents?"

"I'm asking you, what kind of car do your husband and your mother drive?"

"He has a driver, but he doesn't drive... though Old Deng's car is a Maybach S480." The fangirl, who wanted a birthday present, paused for a moment, then said, "Oh, and for Mom, it's a Bentley..."

"Oh, I see. Sister, didn't you know there's a rumor that my oppa might be a Mercedes spokesperson?" The fan site admin took another sip of coffee and said earnestly, "If my oppa really is a Mercedes spokesperson..."

"You can't just think about yourself all the time, can you? You have to be filial to your parents too, right? Listen to me... let Old Deng upgrade his S480 to an S680, and you and your mother can get an Aston Martin..."

"..."

Che Qianhao stood to the side, speechless, exclaiming, "So filial! So incredibly filial!"

This is a bunch of rich kids from all over the world, showing off their wealth and competing with each other... He couldn't help but wonder if those who didn't get tickets were really real.
But the thought of Gong Cheng's concert tickets being scalped for exorbitant prices is astonishing. Moreover, scalped tickets are scarce these days; even scalpers struggle to get their hands on Tarot tickets, and those who do manage to snag them are even less likely to resell them…

……

"オッパ,爱してる!"

"..."

"Tarot~The latest neon language シングルはありますか?"

In the Mercedes car, Gong Cheng was sitting in the back seat, while hundreds of fans outside the window were shouting heart-breakingly. He smiled and waved to the window. The car started slowly, and behind the car body A local fan was shouting over and over again, "タロット～あなたが行かないで、あなたなしではどうやって生きればいいのか~~~”

The translation is, "Tarot, don't go! How can I live without you?"

……

We arrived at our hotel.

Gong Cheng took a shower, put on a T-shirt and shorts, and sat on the living room carpet. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, he could see the bustling Tokyo cityscape. Many buildings had their stage videos playing on their LED screens, which were being broadcast by the local publicity departments.

Others were fans who spontaneously came to support him; on his way to the hotel, he also saw many TWICE posters and advertisements.

For a moment, glancing back at the empty hotel suite, Miyako leaned back on the sofa, picked up his phone, opened Minatozaki Sana's chat window, and replied to his girlfriends' messages, saying things like, "We've landed!"

"if……"

"I just wish you could be by my side..."

Old Master Gong felt inexplicably lonely, so he edited the message into text and sent it to Minato.

Then I copied and pasted it and sent it to Big Star, Little Tiger, Little Penguin, Bae Joo-hyun, Cho Mi-yeon, Hirai Momo...

Looking at the huge room... and the lonely bed...

Lord Gong felt a sense of pent-up frustration deep down—it wasn't that he wanted sex, but rather that he missed his female relatives. Who could understand, family members…

He wasn't worried about the female fans all coming over—no kidding, what about his career? TWICE has been busy with both group and individual activities lately, they just don't have time…

Not to mention Zhao Meiyan, she's only just debuted and is already doing commercial performances every day.

As for the woman from Daegu, although she's incredibly bored, it's highly unlikely she would travel all the way to Tokyo alone without SM Entertainment's permission. Management companies are extremely strict about their artists' travel; at the very least, they require approval…

If idols arrive in Japan without prior notice or scheduled appointments, and do so discreetly, it's highly likely they're there for cosmetic surgery. Like the Korean Peninsula, Japan is a renowned center for plastic surgery in Asia and even the world.

"..."

I got sentimental for a while...

Gong Cheng got up and left the suite, preparing to go to the restaurant with Jin Dayu to get something to eat.

……

The second day, the third day, for two consecutive days...

Makoto Miyamoto spent his time at the Tokyo Dome, beginning a busy rehearsal and preparation.

"..."

……

On October 10th, the "Tarot" Cashflow World Tour officially kicked off its first stop in Japan—Tokyo Dome.

The Tokyo Dome, located in Bunkyo Ward, is a white-domed building that resembles a magnified pearl shell. Its outline becomes increasingly clear amidst the sea of ​​neon lights, and tens of thousands of people walk through the corridors adorned with posters of past performances under the night sky...

The latest poster in the corridor shows Tarot surrounded by a sea of ​​stars.

"..."

At eight o'clock, the 55000 seats in the circular grandstand, which was packed to capacity, resembled a blazing galaxy. Fans held up their light sticks and swayed from side to side to the intro. Waves of fluorescent lights spread from the first floor to the third floor, and even the seats at the top were filled with tiny specks of light. The deafening cheers almost lifted the dome...

As the platform in the center of the stage slowly rose, a spotlight suddenly pierced the darkness, casting a long shadow of Gong Cheng. The holographic images exploding on the background LED screen intertwined with the fireworks on site, immersing the entire dome in a dreamlike world where reality and illusion blended...

"..."

The intro to "Psycho" is like a snake emerging from the mist, with synthesized bass lines slowly drifting through the air...

When Gong Cheng's voice first rang out, it sounded as if veiled, a mixture of breathy and static.
"My Audemars Piguet watch is too dazzling~ My girl is as charming as a Michael Jackson song~"

My net worth makes it impossible for me to easily trust others anymore.

The low frequencies emanating from the giant speakers at the sidelines sent shivers down the spines of tens of thousands, yet couldn't drown out the fans' synchronized singing. A psychedelic light show and a slick figure gracefully emerged from the dry ice mist…

"My luxury car has no roof~ I could fill a ship with diamonds~"

His unrestrained smile and husky, smoky voice seemed to blend obsession, infatuation, and danger into the melody, sending chills down the spine...

The entire Tokyo Dome seemed to be bathed in a dark red light, but tens of thousands of people in the stadium raised their arms, stood on tiptoe and roared, even though their voices were already hoarse and their hair was stuck to their cheeks with sweat, they still desperately kept up with the rhythm, taking one more step into that mesmerizing abyss...

"I'm so captivating~ Oh~~~"

"Armed with diamonds to the teeth~~~"

……

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"

"TTTTTTTTarot!!"

"..."

Deafening screams crashed against the dome of the Nissan Stadium like a tsunami. The roars of 72000 people mingled together, forming a tangible wave that made the advertising billboards on the sidelines vibrate. The busy schedule seemed to have been accelerated. After three consecutive days of performances at the Tokyo Dome, Seiji Miyamoto stepped onto this venue capable of swallowing the sound waves of 70,000 people on October 16th.

16th, 17th, 18th...

On the final day at the Nissan Stadium, tens of thousands of fans in the double-tiered stands screamed their hearts out. Behind the square stage, two giant LED screens, resembling the eyelids of a behemoth, were visibly sliding open to the sides. The clicking sound of metal gears turning was drowned out by the screams, yet it precisely struck the intervals between everyone's heartbeats...

To many fans, this door is like a gateway to another dimension...

Behind the door was a dark passageway with sunken steps leading to the stadium's basement.

"..."

Hearing the screams of tens of thousands of people around him, Gong Cheng stepped onto the stage steps, holding a silver microphone in his hand. The live footage of the VJ behind him was switched onto the LED screen of the stage by the director.

Two vertical LED screens flashed Gong Cheng's silhouette as he ascended the stage, his tall figure moving with increasing speed as he traversed the steps. The images within the LED screens flickered with faint lights at the top of the dark corridor...

As the stage drew ever closer, the fans in the stadium, who had been holding their breath, roared even louder!
"TTTTTTarot!"

"..."

The atmosphere in the entire venue was instantly ignited. Laser light pillars cut through the air, and colorful lights flashed and danced to the rhythm of the music, reflecting the lights of the light sticks waved by the audience below...

"..."

"The club is not the best place for me to find my partner~"

“So the bar is perfect for me~”

……

"Ayy, I've been fuckin' hoes and poppin' pillies~"

Inside the arena, the lights began flashing wildly to the melody of "Rockstar," laser beams crisscrossing and cutting through the air like swords. In this psychedelic world of light and shadow, green, purple, and red lights rapidly switched, reflecting on the frenzied faces of the fans, who shook their heads and roared in a frenzy, chanting, "Man, I feel just like a rockstar," the waves of sound rising higher and higher, as if to lift the dome of the stadium...

"They make that thing go grrrata-ta-ta (pow, pow, pow)~"

Sitting in the stands, Ryoko Arimura watched the boy surrounded by 70,000 people. Sweat soaked his broad shoulders and neck, and the cold, bright beams of sunlight shone on his figure that made countless dream girls swoon. She casually wiped the sweat from her forehead...

Gong Cheng chuckled and handed the microphone to each of the fans who raised their hands to sing along, nodding his cheek with a smile.

"Rockstar," Makoto Miyamoto's signature song, brought the atmosphere to an unprecedented climax...

Immediately afterward, as flames exploded and shot out from the four edges of the stage, orange-red flames shot up three meters high with a "boom"... Before the screams of the fans could even burst out, a "whoosh!" of fireworks suddenly came from behind the Nissan Stadium...

Ryoko Arimura looked up in shock, frantically grabbing her phone to record the boy in the LED screen and the dazzling fireworks exploding into a shower of stars under the night sky. Golden fireworks trailed their tails as they shot into the night, followed by a second and third burst of fireworks that exploded in the night sky, creating sparks of peony and flower balls...

The fiery flames still erupting from the edge of the stage and the dazzling fireworks in the sky reflected each other between heaven and earth. The 72000 people in the stadium looked up at the same time, and screams and exclamations merged into a deafening wave.

"..."

At the same time, hundreds of laser lights in the venue went out instantly, but the entire venue was illuminated by fireworks. Even Gong Cheng on the stage couldn't help but look up and stop to look at the dazzling firelight in the night sky. The fireworks exploded in unison, like the drumbeats of heavy hammers, "Boom boom boom!"

The LED projected a dazzling display of sparkling light onto his handsome face, his bright eyes reflecting the colorful sparks.

In an instant, many fans stared into Gong Cheng's eyes, completely mesmerized...

The whooshing sounds of air being cut still echoed...

According to Gong Cheng and the design team's plan, this fireworks display wouldn't stop for at least five minutes. A tall figure stood between the "fire wall" on the stage and the "sparks" in the sky, suddenly picking up a silver-white, diamond-encrusted microphone and smiling brightly.
"Watch carefully, don't blink!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the fireworks in the sky, then slowly walked over to Kim Dae-woo and took his phone.

Looking up, I raised my phone, just like countless other audience members, and turned on the recording function to capture the grand fireworks show...

In the open-air stadium, the night breeze blew through Gong Cheng's wispy black hair. Arimura Ryoko watched the boy on the stage and, like them, picked up her phone to record this grand and romantic moment. She couldn't help but feel her heart pounding and her eyes reddened!

She suddenly yelled, "TTTTTarot! This is our fireworks festival! Akana and Tarot's!"

Moved to tears, he roared, and the sound spread like wildfire throughout the venue, echoing in unison.

"TTTTTarot! This is our fireworks festival! Akana and Tarot's!"

The sounds of the roars, sometimes loud and sometimes soft, suddenly merged into a unified roar under the sky full of fireworks, creating a wave of sound that even drowned out the "bang bang bang" of fireworks exploding in the night sky.

Gong Cheng pointed the camera at the densely packed, fully occupied "sea of ​​stars," and smiled warmly, "Really?"

The provocative tone instantly caused the wave of voices to rise and fall to another level.

He turned off the recording button, opened the Kakao chat window, and sent the video to Minato, Big Star, Little Penguin, Little Tiger, Beloved Student, Daegu Woman, and Zhao Meiyan, then sent it to the group chat.
"Such beautiful fireworks, I really wish we could watch them together... But it's okay, we can watch them online, I'll share them with you, saranghae... Remember to think of me."

In a flash, she shamelessly uploaded the video to the "TWICE: We're All in Love" group chat, commenting, "Aigoo! I'm logging into the Nissan Stadium now, the night breeze feels so refreshing~ (grinning face)"

The dream and goal of the TWICE members is to perform at the Nissan Stadium under the name TWICE, since the stadium is the largest stadium in Japan.

This isn't exactly being a jerk, is it?
It's just a small encouragement at best!
"Oppa~~~ Saranghae~!!"

"TTarot! The god of big screens!"

The grand fireworks show continued, and under the firelight, countless girls' faces waved their support signs wildly.

Gong Cheng stood tall and straight under the dazzling fireworks, his sweat-drenched body feeling the night breeze and the sweltering roar of the crowd. He uploaded the video to Instagram, then raised his eyelids and smiled slightly at the fans in the audience...

Some were watching the fireworks, some were looking at themselves, some were screaming their hearts out, and some were staring at the LED screens...

He sat on the speaker next to him, laughing, and edited the video's caption: "A bunch of pajama people! The Nissan fireworks show let me slack off for 5 minutes, and they didn't even notice? (smug)"

"But... the feeling at this moment—GOOD! (fireworks)"

After posting on Instagram, Gong Cheng picked up the electrolyte water prepared by the staff on stage. It was usually placed in a small blue box with a straw inserted into the bottle opening. His bare upper body was covered in sweat, and his damp black hair was casually swept to the side.

He turned off his phone and handed it to Kim Dae-woo for safekeeping...

After a short rest to replenish my energy, seeing over 70,000 people going wild for you, even though you're exhausted, you feel like you have the whole world. The only regret is that the women didn't come...

Not being able to share this joy with them made him feel a little melancholy amidst his happy mood.
This day is filled with melancholy, let me just let it all get melancholy~
"I hope my performance is worth the effort you put in to come here, worth the ticket price, worth your love, and worth every cheer you give..."

Just as the fireworks were about to fade, Gong Cheng raised the microphone, his bright eyes reflecting the starlight, and smiled sincerely... As his voice fell, at the end of the fireworks show, the dome of the Nissan Stadium sprayed out beautiful ribbons from all directions...

As the night breeze blew, tiny confetti fluttered down like shooting stars, while dense ribbons of various colors swirled in the air, as smooth as a sudden snowfall under fireworks, connecting the stage and the stands into a dazzling ocean.

Gong Cheng stood amidst the shower of confetti, caught a falling piece of gold confetti, and bowed deeply to the audience...

...At this moment, music, flames, fireworks, confetti, and the fervor of tens of thousands of people completely merged, pushing the atmosphere to its peak, even the evening breeze carried a scorching temperature...

"..."

As the fireworks that had illuminated the night sky as bright as day faded, more than 70,000 people in the dimly lit venue watched the boy in the center of the stage, who seemed to be fading away with the fireworks. In the LED screen, his sincere and gentle smile was reflected, and sweat was still sliding down his forehead...

His sexy and handsome face had lost the unruliness and languor he displayed in his previous performances, leaving only the simplest and purest sincere smile.

"Don't go, Oppa!"

"Encore! Encore!"

"Encore!!!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

As the farewell unfolded amidst a shower of confetti, countless fans experienced withdrawal symptoms, a surge of suppressed emotions rising and falling within their hearts, an overwhelming feeling washing over them...

Like countless other Akana, Ryoko Arimura stared with tears in her eyes at the LED door behind the stage that resembled a "giant beast's eyelid." In the past few days, she had followed the stage from Tokyo Dome to Nissan Stadium, without missing a single performance!
Behind that large door lies a dark corridor leading backstage, opening and closing repeatedly... When Tarot walks out of it, it's a moment of happiness; when he leaves, it's...

"Encore!"

Ryoko Arimura, amidst the rising and falling shouts, joined in the screams! In her eyes, the encore was the most romantic part of the concert; the lights around the venue went out, as if someone had gently covered the eyes of the world, leaving only tens of thousands of trembling hearts beating in unison…

The most touching part wasn't the encounter, but that when the door closed, the boy on stage didn't leave... When neither Akana nor Oppa wanted to say goodbye, they turned their farewell into a new promise with a desperate shout...

When we meet again, it will be even grander...

As the LED gates closed, cries of "Encore!" continued to echo through the night sky...

In the pitch-black stage, a gentle voice suddenly came from the darkness, "An encore?"

"Ahhhhh!!!!"

Upon hearing Gong Cheng's voice, the stage lights, which had been turned off, suddenly shone with a cold, white spotlight.

"What would you like to hear? Request a song..."

"The last one."

Gong Cheng took a sip of water with a light laugh while holding the water bottle in one hand, and casually said while gripping the microphone in the other, "There's still some time before closing time, enough for an encore song."

“Still With You!!!”

"Pull up!!"

"...!"

The voices of more than 70,000 people echoed across different song titles.

Gong Cheng stood on the stage, listening to the most popular song, "Still With You," and smiled warmly, "Then let's go with 'Still With You'..."

The reason it received the most attention is because this song was written for the Akanas...

"..."

With the encore set, the staff switched to the instrumental version of "Still With You." The sound of light, drizzling rain filled the speakers from all directions, and the nearly 70,000 people in the audience fell silent in this damp, warm "rain"...

The crisp piano sounds leaped out like nimble sprites, the notes falling like pearls on a plate, their clarity enhanced by the sound of raindrops...

"Your gentle voice passed by my ears~"

"Please call my name again~"

The rhythmic drumbeats, like the beat of a heartbeat, intertwined with the piano and the sound of raindrops, creating a wondrous melody. Gong Cheng stood quietly in the spotlight, his eyelids slightly raised as he watched the lights in the stands light up one by one, converging into a dazzling sea of ​​stars...

"Though I stand beneath the cold, setting sun..."

But I will get closer to you step by step~

"Still With You~~"

The gentle, soothing voice was like a scrolling classic film, and the film itself... was a series of youthful faces waving support signs under the silvery starlight...

"..."

……

#Tarot and Akana Fireworks Festival#
#Grand Nissan Concert#
#Salute to the King's Birth#
#The Most Tender Encore Stage#
#Tarot Nissan Concert: Surprising Appearances of Aoi Sora, Hatano Yui, Mikami Yua, Kaede Karen, Kojima...#
#The God of Big Screens—Tarot#
#……#
The trending topics documented the stage Tarot left at the Nissan Stadium, and the video of Nissan's fireworks show was widely shared, with the title "Tarot and fans' mutual journey, a fireworks festival unique to them".

In the video, fireworks exploded in unison in the night sky behind Gong Cheng, the colorful and dazzling lights streaking across the misty night, a fleeting moment of splendor.

The viral video was quickly reposted in Europe, America, and around the world, making European and American arcades even more eager for the European and American sites of "Cashflow".

"I just came from Nissan! Waaaaah, you guys have no idea how crazy the fireworks display was!"

"It's just like in anime, a salute to the birth of a king! Damn it! Emperor of Pop!"

"Dude, did all those teachers like Aoi Sora and Yui Hatano go there to freeload?"

"I should have worn a yukata today! Waaaaah!"

"..."

……

……

The concert ended, and the Nissan Stadium closed...

Gong Cheng put on the jacket that Jin Dayu handed him and coughed lightly twice.

"You have the flu?"

Sitting in the driver's seat, Che Qianhao asked with concern, "Brother Dayu, there's some cold medicine in your bag. Would you like to take a couple?"

The intense tour and outstanding stage performances made the two popular managers very worried about Gong Cheng's health.

"Then let's have two."

Gong Cheng sat in the back seat and took the cold medicine capsules that Jin Dayu handed him. He must have caught a chill from the wind, as he did seem to be getting a cold. The tour was in progress, and he wasn't one to deny it!
In this world, family, your daughter, and yourself are the most important!

However, just as he was about to put the capsule in his mouth, Gong Cheng suddenly stopped, took out his phone, turned it on, took a picture of the blue and white capsule in his palm, and then swallowed it and drank water.

After he finished, he first glanced at the video he had sent to his girlfriends on stage at the concert, and most of the replies were mushy words!
But seeing people like this warms my heart!
In 【TWICE: Love and Harmony】, news broke that Jeongyeon and the others had broken down in their emotions.

"Keep showing off!"

"..."

The van drove slowly toward a nearby restaurant. After replying to his girlfriends' messages, Gong Cheng opened Mina's chat window and sent her the picture he had just seen...

Haki-nan~ Come into my bowl!

"My little one, I have a cold..."

"Can we not take our clothes off tonight?"

After sending the message, he also dug out a meme he made himself, featuring Mina. He has a lot of memes of the members on his phone, either collected from the ONCEs online or from other members.

They were either photos I secretly took during a dinner party or when I was bored in their practice room! And then they were turned into memes...

The emoji being sent right now depicts Mina taking a deep sip of sake at a dinner party, her fair face already flushed, her head bobbing in mid-air, yet her delicate eyes revealing shyness and a blush...

She was a little shy.

[Guoguoxia]: "Cheng-chan... have I asked you to take your clothes off lately? (rolls eyes)"

"Stop spouting nonsense!"

"(Gong Chengxi's grinning emoji)"

"Moragu?" Gong Cheng, sitting in the back seat, immediately became dissatisfied. "Is the point of the matter whether or not to take them off?"

"Hey, I have a cold...that's the important thing!"

Do you even care about me?!

"I had a cold, and the first thing I wanted to do after the concert was over was to contact you. And what about you? You couldn't even find the point! And then you started criticizing me..."

Don't you care about me?

After a smooth series of moves, Gong Cheng shrugged with a sense of satisfaction. "You little brat, I can't handle you now!" He hadn't taken his clothes off much lately, but he was thinking about how to get Hagi to take them off. This little penguin not only "forced a good woman into prostitution" but also kept taking advantage of him!

Who can bear this? !
With that thought in mind, he immediately changed Mina's contact name to "Bad Girl".

[Bad Girl]: "...Makoto, tell me honestly what you've learned these past few days in Tokyo and Yokohama?"

"If it's a cold, your manager should have medicine on hand, right? You don't expect me to hold you like a baby and soothe you, saying, 'Don't cry, Makoto, don't fuss,' do you? (Disdain)"

"..."

Gong Cheng gritted his teeth as he glared at the heartless little penguin, then sneered, "No need for that! You're too timid! I have other options!"

……

In TWICE's bedroom...

Minami lay on her side, her fair face pressed against the pillow. Her previously smiling expression instantly turned angry. "Don't expose someone's weaknesses! What do you mean by that?!"

She lowered her head, reached out her small hand to pull down the neckline of her nightgown under the covers, and glanced at it.

He muttered viciously to himself!

Have you ever seen it? You think it's too small! Shameless! I do have a scar! Even if I'm turned sideways...

"If your manager oppa's cold medicine doesn't work tomorrow, ask him to buy you this box of medicine at the pharmacy. It's very effective for colds." Mina slightly sat up, rummaged through the bedside drawer, pulled out a box of Japanese cold medicine, took a picture, and sent it over.

The cold medicines in the peninsula are different from those in Japan, and since her father is a famous doctor, she naturally knows more about them.

[Chengjiang\Little Thief]: "Shuan q~"

Looking at Gong Cheng's reply, Mina couldn't help but roll her eyes. Why did this guy always talk so rudely? She raised her finger, gritted her teeth, and changed the nickname for "Cheng-chan/Little Thief" to "You Bastard Who Judges People by Their Bear Name".

If I don't kill your women, I'll call you an old man!
She muttered fiercely to herself, then opened the chat box with maknae Tzuyu. The maknae's recent teasing remarks had made her furious, especially the incident a few days ago when she stirred things up. Mina hadn't even settled the score with this maknae yet!

Knowing Makoto as she did, she knew he would never tell his girlfriends about his illness, nor would he tell her. Since he did, it must be nothing serious. That guy was just shamelessly slippery...

"Maknae, did you know that Gong Cheng has a cold?" No way, Mina pursed her pink lips, her delicate fingers deleting the message, and mimicking Tzuyu's recent tone, edited it again.

"Maknae~ Your good brother has caught a cold, and it seems pretty bad, did you know?"

Then, she clapped her hands in satisfaction and sent it.

Maknae, get angry and anxious! You stinky Cheng-chan, go explain yourself!
Go and explain properly why you didn't tell your dear sister you had a cold, but instead told me instead?

I'll teach you two a lesson for messing with me!

Mina suddenly sprang to her feet on the bed, clenched her fair, round fist, the size of a small steamed bun, and punched the "Tarot" miniature plush toy she had been holding just moments before! Still feeling unsatisfied, she shoved it under her nightgown and sat down on it forcefully!
I've just been too kind to you, you stinky Makoto!
……

Sitting in a Japanese restaurant, Miyako was scrolling through the comments on her Instagram post: "Oppa, don't worry about slacking off! We just need to watch you from afar or up close, that's enough."

"The concert tonight was amazing!"

"GOOD!"

"What do you mean 'slacking off'? Oppa performed the entire three-and-a-half-hour concert by himself, barely taking a break, plus the grand fireworks show. That's not 'slacking off' at all..."

"Oppa, you're so romantic that I had a wet dream about you tonight... Will you take responsibility for me?"

"Hi Tarot, this is a staff member from CK. Our brand is currently selecting a spokesperson. Through big data analysis, we have found that you are a perfect fit for our brand's aesthetic. Please send me a photo of yourself wearing underwear and a photo of yourself not wearing underwear, and you will be our global brand ambassador."

"6. The abacus beads have jumped from Italy to Germany! And didn't Oppa reject the CK endorsement last year? Oppa is still too conservative..."

"..." Gong Cheng blew on the ramen noodles stuck on his chopsticks and glanced helplessly at the endless stream of witty remarks in the comments section!
Calvin Klein did approach me for an endorsement deal at the end of last year, but compared to LV, Burberry, Armani, and Dior, the endorsement fee was limited. Besides, I'm not really a fan of any Calvin Klein product line...

Back then, the "Seoul Three Musketeers" were famous throughout Asia. The person in charge at CK was a complete idiot for actually wanting them to team up for an underwear ad campaign! Are you kidding me?! What the hell?!

Even so, those two idiots, Oh Sehun and Park Chanyeol, were overjoyed. After I refused, they called me countless times to talk about it. On the one hand, I was annoyed, and on the other hand, I thought it would be better to sign with other brands than with CK, since those brands offered better endorsement fees and had much greater influence than CK.

Finally, CK signed Oh Sehun and Park Chanyeol, since the Bombardment Meteor was all the rage last year. However, the titles they signed were not global brand ambassadors. But if sales go up, the titles may be upgraded in the future contract renewal.

As a result, some billboards in Seoul now feature black and white posters of these two idiots wearing CK underwear, standing on either side of each other. It's just unbelievable...

Park Chanyeol's previous cheating and dating scandal had caused his and Oh Sehun's CP fans to disappear, but now, with the release of this brand advertisement, their CP fans have been rekindled.

It's gay and effeminate...

Personally, I think CK would be better off signing an even more flamboyant Park Jin-young to stand between the two of them in the center position...

One gorilla, two cannons... each one more exaggerated than the last.

"..."

After spending more than a week traveling around Japan, Gong Cheng, who originally didn't like eating raw fish, has gradually gotten used to it. He can't say he loves it, but he's slowly adapting to it, after all, three of his female relatives are from here.

If living together in the future is inevitable, it's better to accept it with a smile.

After taking a sip of his drink, Gong Cheng glanced at the caller ID on his phone: [Fathead Fish].

Before I could even speak, I heard my dear sister's soft, sweet voice, tinged with anxiety and reproach.

"Brother, why did you catch a cold?"

"Why don't you take better care of yourself..."

Cha Gan-ho and Kim Dae-woo ate their sushi without making a sound.

"A cold? How did you know...?"

Gong Cheng had barely finished asking when he guessed that it was probably some cunning little penguin up to something again. He quickly added, "It's okay, it's okay. Brother Dayu gave me some cold medicine, and I'm feeling much better..."

"We're having Japanese food together right now."

When Chou Tzu-yu heard Kim Dae-woo's words of concern that had just escaped his throat as he was with his brother on the other end of the phone, she choked up and asked in a soft voice, "Are you really okay?"

"fine……"

Gong Cheng replied, and then the two hung up the phone. In the blink of an eye, messages from his good sister bombarded him on Kakao.

"Brother, do you need to have your temperature taken when you get back to the hotel?"

"quantity!"

Gong Cheng didn't argue. He casually asked Jin Dayu if he had a thermometer, and replied with a smile, "I'll take my temperature when I get back, take a picture and send it to you, okay? Go to sleep now~ otherwise you'll have wasted your face mask..."

……

The following day, Miyako rushed to Nagoya...

With only two stops left on his tour in Japan—Nagoya and Sapporo—he began a whirlwind tour of venues, secretly longing for big stars like Minato, Irene, Little Tiger, Miyeon, and Momo…

Even the sly little penguin felt a pang of longing.

Hakinan has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She's been very caring these past few days, asking me about my cold. Luckily, it's not a big deal. After taking my medicine, I slept in late this morning and am full of energy again!
……

On October 21, Tarot [Cashflow] landed at Nagoya Dome.

Amidst the screams of tens of thousands of people...

"..."

……

October 23rd, the last day of the Nagoya Dome concert.

Gong Cheng lay on the hotel bed, resting and recuperating peacefully, waiting for the concert that evening. This afternoon, tickets for the "Cashflow" tour in the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, and other countries would go on sale.

These are the schedules for November, but compared to Japan, which is currently the largest music market in Asia, the other countries will only hold one stop in the capital's concert hall, and then completely conclude the Asian leg of the tour before heading to Europe and America!

"..."

at the same time……

The entertainment sections of the peninsula frequently feature stunning photos of Tarot's tours in Japan, along with some gossip about him, such as "Tarot vs. Kasumi Arimura, Ayaka Miyoshi, Satomi Ishihara..."

"Seoul's 'Cannon King' fires on a neon star!"

"The King of Cannons evolves—the Seoul Lewd King, unleashing a barrage of cannon fire!"

The inexplicable rumors started with a simple reason: a fan saw many Japanese singers and actresses at Tarot's concert and began to speculate wildly.

Besides these, the most attention-grabbing event is that at the end of this month, on October 29th, the girl group from the talent show "Produce 48", 【IZ*ONE】, will debut.

Off The Record, the agency that IZ*ONE is affiliated with, began a massive promotional campaign at the beginning of the month. Furthermore, almost all of IZ*ONE's trainees can be considered students of today's "pop superstar—Tarot"...

On their debut night, the group gained a huge following across Asia. Off The Record, shamelessly, spent all day marketing: "Tarot's students - IZ*ONE are about to make a big debut, and on October 25th, IZ*ONE's first group variety show, 'IZ*ONECHU,' will premiere."

The label of "teacher-student relationship" has been exploited to the fullest extent, but JYP and Gong Cheng don't seem to care.

For Gong Cheng personally, the recording of "Produce 48" was over, and he had nothing to do with those trainees anymore. At most, they were colleagues; teacher and student? They were just doing their jobs for money...

As for those who try to piggyback on his fame, there are just too many of them!

Even DiCaprio's recent work, "Gorilla Miyamoto," has surpassed "Namiya Kadoya" in terms of popularity and buzz...

An excited Park Jin-young posted several selfies on social media to celebrate!

"Hyuna, do you have any performances lately?"

"Take care of yourself..."

Gong Cheng lay on the sofa chatting with Bae Joo-hyun on the video. Ryder Baby would be participating in the closing ceremony performance of the 2018 Busan Asia Festival at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium on the 28th...

Following closely behind is the comeback project in November, and TWICE is doing something similar. It's just that everyone gets busy at the end of the year, preparing for their final comeback of the year, various award ceremonies, and music festivals...

"You too~"

Bae Joo-hyun nodded to him with her bright face.

But deep down, my heart is filled with longing for the "cannon"...

If it weren't for the fact that she had to go to Busan for a performance in a few days, she really wanted to take advantage of her short vacation to fly there and see if he was taking good care of himself... On the screen, her little boy's expression wasn't good...

This time, his lips really lacked color, appearing pale and tired.

"Saranghae, noona~"

Hearing the knock on the suite door, Gong Cheng smiled and said something to Bae Joo-hyun on the video call, then stood up, grabbed his coat and shoulder bag, and said, "I'm off, noona, I have to go to the concert. Talk to you tonight~"

"...You should be paddling, you hear me?"

"You didn't invite any guests in Japan..."

Bae Joo-hyun glanced at him with a worried look and gave him a reminder.

She'd rather browse her boyfriend's gossip online every day than see news about him getting sick from overwork...

"Alas!"

Gong Cheng nodded, his face showing an "I understand" expression.
It's hard to imagine that Joo-hyun's 38-degree lips could utter such heartwarming, unethical words. This is because, 16 years ago, this actress fainted and was hospitalized because she was too dedicated to her work. As for why she has 38-degree lips...

He's tried it...

……

That night, at 11:30 p.m.

The Nagoya Dome concert came to a close amidst the reluctance of tens of thousands of fans…

Gong Cheng, who was resting backstage and preparing to leave, couldn't help but glance at the schedule. The concert at Sapporo Dome was scheduled to open on the 26th. He said to Kim Dae-woo and Cha Kun-ho, "Let's go to an izakaya for a drink, hyung."

"This is really tiring..."

(End of this chapter)