Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

Chapter 122 Online popularity ≠ offline popularity

Jiang Yan immediately noticed Zhou Ziyu's somewhat deliberate movement.

But because there were so many people around, he didn't pretend not to care. Instead, he waited until all the SEVENTEEN members had left and the group had walked a little further before he took the initiative to ask about the situation.

"Ziyu, who were you hiding from just now?" Jiang Yan asked directly, without intending to probe indirectly.

"Hey~ Yan-ge, how did you find out?" Zhou Ziyu didn't expect that Jiang Yan would notice her seemingly discreet actions.

"Next time, if you don't hunch your neck, I might not notice."

"Ugh, there's this guy over there who kept asking for my contact information, but I'm totally not interested in him. And his group keeps running into us, we can't avoid him no matter what, it's so annoying."

Zhou Ziyu told Jiang Yan the whole story in a somewhat helpless tone.

Jiang Yan was slightly surprised after hearing this.

This was information he, a level eight expert in rabbit studies, had not even obtained.

However, upon further reflection, Jiang Yan suddenly remembered something.

According to later unofficial accounts from the Korean entertainment group on Douban, Tzuyu later had a conversation with one of the visual members of SEVENTEEN.

From this perspective, the news doesn't seem to be entirely true.

Since Jiang Yan and Zhou Ziyu were communicating in Mandarin, Yu Zhengyan and Misamo, who were standing next to them, couldn't understand and could only watch the two of them talk.

Of course, Jiang Yan couldn't neglect the others, so he immediately switched languages ​​and gave them a simple translation of the conversation.

"Oh my god, is that true?! Tzuyu, why didn't you tell us?" Yu Dingyan was a little surprised; she didn't know about this.

Instead, Sana Minatozaki looked enlightened and said, "No wonder Tzuyu always hid behind us when we were performing on stage for a while. So that's why."

She initially thought the maknae (youngest member) was socially anxious because of her young age, but it turns out that in addition to social anxiety, she also meant avoiding trouble.

"Why didn't you tell us?" Yu Dingyan retorted.

"I don't want to cause trouble for the unnies, and besides, they are seniors," Chou Tzu-yu explained.

"Aigoo, our Tzuyu-ah—you should talk to your unnie about these things in the future." Yoo Jeongyeon hugged Zhou Tzuyu from behind, resting her chin on her shoulder to comfort her.

Looking at the two embracing each other, Hirai Momo's eyes flashed with wisdom before she looked at Jiang Yan and said, "Isn't oppa also a senior? Besides, there are members in that group who are also of Chinese nationality like oppa."

Although Hirai Momo's words sounded unfinished, everyone roughly understood what she meant.

Jiang Yan then looked at Zhou Ziyu and said, "I'll talk to Jun about this later. It's not a big deal."

Chou Tzu-yu nodded and smiled, "Thank you, Yan-ge~"

Jiang Yan said nonchalantly, "It's nothing. Shall we continue shopping?"

Yoo Jeongyeon immediately chimed in, "Sure, it's still a long way from oppa's turn to rehearse."

"Okay, let's continue shopping then."

After resolving a minor hiccup, the six people continued browsing backstage.

After walking around for a while, they went to the main stage to watch other artists rehearse for a bit.

It wasn't until more than an hour later that it was finally Jiang Yan's turn to rehearse.

In fact, Jiang Yan's performance at MAMA this time was divided into two parts.

First, it started with his solo performance. After he finished singing one song, the second performance was a collaborative stage.

Everyone took the stage rehearsals very seriously, especially Mina and the others. It was their first time appearing at MAMA, so it was impossible not to be nervous.

fake.

The choreography rehearsed in the practice room will be modified for the actual big stage. JYP's choreographers will also provide more suitable adaptations for the stage during rehearsals.

The rehearsal lasted for more than fifty minutes. After it ended, everyone went offstage together, returned to the dressing room to pack their things, and went back to the hotel.

After returning to his suite, Jiang Yan first took a shower and changed into his own clothes. After doing so, he picked up his phone and sent a message to Wen Junhui.

The reason Xu Minghao wasn't given a message was because he was younger than others in the team and didn't have as much influence as Wen Junhui.

After sending the message, Jiang Yan put down his phone and stood by the window in his room, looking down at the city view.

But after only a few minutes, the doorbell rang. Jiang Yan turned around to open the door, and the person who came was Jiang Zhennan.

"What's wrong? Weren't you at the nearby bar with Jackson and the others?"

"No rush, they haven't set off yet. I came here because I just received a message from Yuehua Entertainment."

"What?"

"Aren't you still available for New Year's Eve galas?"

"Yeah, so what?"

"Yuehua's idea is that since there are no suitable galas, why not just hold an FC (Festival) event, which will also be a good opportunity to test the market for future concerts."

FC?

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After listening to the other party's explanation, Jiang Yan fell into thought.

The so-called FC stands for Fan Concert, which is an event somewhere between a fan meeting and a formal concert.

Similar to a livehouse, but with a larger number of attendees.

"Okay, but the company hasn't said how many people they'll hire." After considering it for a moment, Jiang Yan readily agreed to the plan.

"It seems like it's five or six thousand people, but we'll have to discuss the specifics in a meeting," Jiang Zhennan replied uncertainly.

"Let's hold a special meeting to discuss this after MAMA is over."

"Okay, I've replied to Yuehua Entertainment and asked the department to draft a few plans before the meeting."

"Yes, is there anything else?"

"That's all. I'm going to find Jackson. Do you want to come?"

"I'm definitely not going. I don't need to explain why."

"Haha, I get it, I get it, I'll be going now."

Jiang Zhennan came quickly and left quickly, closing the door behind him before he left.

Even after he left, Jiang Yan was still thinking about what had just happened.

Holding this fan concert is indeed very necessary.

Testing the market is one aspect, but it's also laying the foundation for future tours.

Moreover, he was also eager to see his actual offline popularity and how many people were willing to buy tickets for his concert.

Don't be blinded by online popularity, because online popularity ≠ offline popularity.

There are many negative examples of this kind, such as a certain fourth-generation third girl group from SM Entertainment, which has a large number of online fans, a significant voice, and impressive album sales.

As a result, when they moved offline, they couldn't even hold a tour.

And this situation is not uncommon among top-tier groups. To put it bluntly, it's due to a lack of recognition in the offline market, or in other words, insufficient popularity to support holding formal concerts.

Just then, his phone vibrated in his pocket. Jiang Yan snapped out of his daze and took it out to look at it.

He thought it was Wen Junhui who had replied, but it turned out to be Mina who sent it.

After reading the message from the other party, he immediately turned around and took out his 3DS from his bag.

He had other things to do for now, but he had more important things to do.

That means tonight I'm going to team up with my partner to hunt Rathian online.