Chapter 158: Three Days Together

idols participating in the idol sports event this time, but the proportion with truly outstanding looks was very small. You could say there were only a few people. Most of them relied on makeup and ha...Park Chan-yeol and Beon Baekhyun diligently operated on their livestreaming phones, but to no avail. Other members watching the livestream on their own phones were also powerless. The few people looked at each other, and finally, they all turned their gazes towards the VAPP staff member beside them, everything unspoken.

They had only been live for 5 minutes, just finished their introduction, when the stream suddenly froze.

"What's going on, Dongjian Didn't we say that all the equipment had been calibrated perfectly before"

Lee Seung-hwan saw that the livestream had frozen. After checking the situation, he immediately looked at Kim Dong-kyeon, or rather the VAPP staff who were filming and coordinating on his side, with a displeased expression.

"Huh Too many people Server down A few minutes Okay, I understand."

However, Cui Dongjian reacted even more quickly than them. He had been watching XO's live stream all along and noticed the freeze immediately. He quickly called the technical department at the company. After a brief exchange, he hung up the phone and, with an apologetic smile, explained himself awkwardly:

“The technical department said that it was because too much traffic flooded the live room in a short period of time, which caused problems with the connected channels. We are really sorry... For this live broadcast, we did adjust and test the equipment many times before, but we really didn't expect so many people to join on the first day...”

"The tech department said it would take about 5 to 10 minutes to fix it, and that this kind of situation wouldn't happen again..."

"The popularity of XO is really amazing, it totally exceeded our expectations, it's so awesome."

Kim Dong-geon explained with a smile. Looking at him, ** didn't seem to know what to say either. After all, this was really VAPP's loss because the viewers who got stuck would only curse at them, and not EXO for this.

"It's fine, Dong-jun xi. We won't have this situation again, so it's no problem. Let's just wait a bit." Lee Seung-hwan didn't say much more and nodded before leading the way. Then he smiled at Ji Kyoung-won and the others: "You guys did great just now, Chan-yeol and Baekhyun really set the mood well. It's exactly this feeling, relaxed and natural but with genuine passion. I was watching all along, and both the audience comments and reactions are very good."

"It's not our fault, bro," Bian Cheng came out swinging, pretending to be afraid as he waved his hand: "The moment Jingyuan showed up and said hi in the livestream, everything crashed. I think it's his problem, he definitely messed up our livestream."

"Yes, it's me, Mianai." Ji Jingyuan raised his hand in confirmation, wearing the expression of "I am the culprit".

"Hahaha…"

Although there was a minor setback, since it could be resolved in a few minutes and the impact wasn't significant, the atmosphere became much lighter after some humorous banter.

"By the way, how did the live stream data go just now"

"Just now the live stream lasted for five minutes and thirty seconds, but over 30,000 people have watched it already. The number of heart clicks has reached two million six hundred thousand." Kim Dong-gun's voice was extremely excited, clearly shocked by these numbers.

On the first day the app went live, while everyone else was still figuring out how to livestream and there weren't many users or viewers, this data truly blew him away.

They collaborated with ** to have EXO design this livestream project, aiming to promote the app and attract more users. Originally, they had their own estimations for XO's livestream data, but now that it's just begun, almost all previous predictions have been shattered.

Three million people accessing something is what concept, love in just a while has reached over two million, that's what concept.

It's only been five minutes and we've already had introductions, so many people are here.

Indeed, collaborating with EXO was the right choice!

Kim Dong-jun's heart was so excited that he wanted to jump up.

Because it was the first day, others didn't really have a concept of this data. After Jin Dong-kwan explained it, they roughly understood their popularity boom after which, several people got very excited and chatted animatedly. A few minutes later, news came that repairs were almost done. Lee Seong-hwan clapped his hands to interrupt the heated conversation and instructed Chik Kyong-won and the others: "When we restart the broadcast, remember to apologize first, then get straight to the point."

"Got it."

"Here I come."

"3, 2, 1, Go live."

"Is it open again"

"Has it started" The nine members of EXO once again stood in two lines around the sofa. Baekhyun stood at the front, holding a selfie stick aimed at all the members: "Ah, I'm really sorry, there seems to have been a small glitch just now, and I'm really sorry for the inconvenience it caused everyone, but it's been fixed now... Did everyone who was disconnected come back Let me see the comments 'It's okay!','I'm back','Fightin!'"

"Already ten thousand people..."

"Wow, the comments are coming in so fast, everyone's so enthusiastic." Several people chimed in with a few words each.

Then let's continue.

Park Chan-wook took the selfie stick from B.I, and enthusiastically waved his hands: "Yello everyone, do you know where we're livestreaming from today"

"Practice room"

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"It looks like the renovation is fantastic, was this studio specially prepared for today's live broadcast"

Ah, Oppa is so handsome.

Chi Jingyuan took out his phone and entered the live broadcast room. He watched the barrage of comments scrolling endlessly, having to concentrate hard to see the various messages that appeared quickly and disappeared just as fast.

Honestly, the feeling of interacting through real-time comments is quite novel for him. It's a completely different experience compared to recording a show and then watching fans' reactions online afterwards.

Well, that's interesting.

Saying that, he simply pointed the camera at an empty spot in the living room and loudly announced the answer: "Someone guessed it right, come on, yes, we are now in our XO dormitory, ding ding ding..."

"Oh, it's really the dormitory! I guessed right!"

"Ah ah, XO's dormitory, where the oppas live."

"Public! Public!"

Want to see Don't worry, today we will be revealing a part of the dorm environment. Yuanxi will be our guide, taking you all on a tour of their living spaces... But before that, I need to explain today's activities. Look over here...

Although it was their first live stream, everyone had already gotten used to facing the camera. Park Chan-yeol quickly got into the groove and effortlessly led the audience's interest. He said that he and some other members, including Baekhyun, were holding selfie sticks and walked into the kitchen. They pointed at several large plastic bags placed on the table, as well as some already prepared meat and vegetables, and began to explain:

Here are the ingredients we bought from the supermarket this afternoon for tonight's live stream. Some have been prepped already, and we're about to start cooking! Today, we'll be showcasing our culinary skills... Who makes the tastiest dishes You'll find out soon... Get ready for EXO's first-ever food broadcast! We know you're all looking forward to it!

They originally planned to livestream the entire process of preparing ingredients and cooking, but today's live stream is only about an hour long. They wouldn't have enough time to finish cooking after the stream, so they prepped everything beforehand. Basically, what you see in the kitchen now are mostly half-finished dishes.

"Alright, now Chef Can is going to start cooking with the members. We're handing over our phones to Yuan and Sehun so they can take you guys on a tour of our dorm."

Smiling at the camera and waving goodbye, Park Chan-wook then handed the selfie stick to Ji Kyeong-won.

"Anihasayou..."

Pool Kyung-won took a selfie stick, raised it to point at himself and Do Kyungsoo, Wu Shixun and the others behind him, waving his hand first and saying hello.

"Ah ah, this is bare face"

"That's so beautiful!"

I love you I love you!

Everyone's private servers are so cool!

The moment they appeared, the comments section went crazy and started flooding with messages.

Looking at his own face appearing on the phone screen, along with the various rumors and the rapidly increasing number of hearts, Ji Jingyuan couldn't help but feel like he was in the spotlight.

I wonder who's watching their livestream right now.

"Well, I love you guys too." He saw the constant appearance of various "I love yous," smiled and replied with a sentence before starting his own actions: "Today because it happens to be held in the dormitory for the first live broadcast, so we will publicly show some areas of XO dormitory, including the living room, balcony, and some activity areas. To tell you the truth, there's a bit of pressure... Finally, there are the three of us rooms."

"Other areas and other members' rooms will be released in the next time..."

EXO is not the first time to open up their dormitory. Although they haven't shown it after moving, before the move, they actually appeared on many shows, especially when they first debuted, there were several episodes of summer variety shows where they filmed every corner of their old dormitory.

However, the Shinjuku residence is still a first-time occurrence.

"While the hyungs are cooking, I'll take everyone for a quick tour first." At this time, those staff members had also moved from the living room to the kitchen. Park Ji-won held up a selfie stick to adjust the angle and took pictures of the spacious living room: "This is our living room. After finishing activities and work, usually, the idle members will gather here, sit on the sofa chatting and watching TV, sometimes when they feel like it, they might even play some small games together."

"What games Well, some card games, or, Mafia."

Under Chi Jingyuan's direction, the layout and decoration of their living room appeared before all the viewers.

EXO's new dorm this year was rented based entirely on their current status, and even upgraded a notch because of Park Chanyeol. It's a high-end mid-level apartment in the upscale Cheongdam-dong district of Gangnam.

The overall decoration presents a simple European style, replacing complex patterns with simple lines and filling them with light, warm and bright colors. This design retains the elegance of the classical style while effectively expressing the leisure and comfort of modern life.

Beneath the feet lay luxurious wooden floors that perfectly matched the color of the surrounding walls. A super-long sofa, obviously expensive, stood beside them, along with a table lamp nearby. On the wall hung framed paintings, not particularly valuable but quite tasteful. Coupled with all kinds of branded appliances, at first glance many people were astonished by the luxury of this house and couldn't help feeling a sense of "dream home".

From the cramped and leaky JB dorm rooms where we used to live, to this place – the second best apartment building among all idol groups on the peninsula. It's been a long journey, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.

But these kinds of dormitories and living conditions, in the eyes of many idol groups who are currently not popular or have no momentum, even some second- and third-tier idols, can be said to be unimaginable.

"Wow, Jingyuan's dormitory is so great!"

In ** company's practice room, seeing this scene, Jiang Seqi couldn't help but sigh with envy in her voice.

Today is the first day that VAPP has launched. Because it’s related to their work and careers, many people in the Korean music industry are paying close attention to EXO’s live broadcast project with Naver this time. They all want to see how this new channel will be used and how the live broadcast will be done. People are thinking that if EXO does well on this side, they might be able to learn some experience from them.

Even Chi Jingyuan himself couldn't have imagined that besides the massive number of Aili fans and passersby who had heard about their livestream, there were actually a considerable amount of industry peers watching. This included idols he had met and hadn't met before, as well as various people working in the circle.

For example, several members of Red Velvet, under the collaboration between ** and Naver, are preparing for the upcoming comeback and their long-awaited first full album. In a few days, they will also have a formal live broadcast project called "Five Satisfactions."

Although the process and content of the plan are basically finalized, they still took time out to watch XO's premiere, hoping to learn something.

However, they didn't learn much from the lessons. Seeing the scene on the screen instead dealt a heavy blow to Lade Bebe and her friends. The beautiful living room in the dormitory made them covetous. Recalling that they lived in a small house in JB district, their hearts started aching with envy.

Although they all knew that they and XO weren't on the same level as idols now, Red Velvet, who had just debuted a year ago, was still living in their original dorm.

But I can't help myself!

The decoration is so beautiful, the area is so big, who wouldn't be envious of this dormitory

"That's really good, I remember hearing that XO's dorm is in Cheongdam-dong, right Then the rent would be even more expensive."

"I wonder which is better, compared to the dorm of senior group Girls' Generation." Park Soo-young and Kim Ye-rin also smacked their lips and joined the discussion.

I haven't learned much about experience and live broadcasting methods, I just envy them.

"Ahhh, I love the decoration of this living room so much! I've always loved European-style houses! Did you see the mural that just appeared Wow~," Son Seungwan exclaimed with a wide mouth and a few excited cries. Then she looked at Pei Zhuxuan beside her: "Unnie, I remember you like it too, right"

They had discussed their preferred house renovation styles privately. She remembered that Pei Zhuxuan's aesthetic was similar to hers and she quite liked the style too.

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"Yeah, it's definitely one of the styles I'd most want to live in." Irene nodded generously, but her eyes remained fixed on the phone in her lap.

Although she was quite envious of XO's dorm, it really was an impressive house, her attention wasn't focused on that. Instead, she was looking at the screen where Ji Jingyuan was livestreaming, finding it interesting to see a familiar and close person live stream.

Unlike sometimes when appearing on shows, where for the sake of program effect, they read scripts and perform throughout the entire segment. Often, idols on camera and their private selves are completely different. During the livestream, he genuinely seems more natural, and sometimes he's really quite close to his true personality in private.

He probably didn't expect us to be watching him, did he

Not only Red Velvet, but also in JYP's practice room, during their break, Tzuyu and several other members were watching the live broadcast each.

People in the entertainment industry are most sensitive to these things. Coupled with the fact that it was promoted for so long, as soon as VAPP went online, many people immediately registered and started using it. Although many artists have opened live broadcasts at this time, the one with the highest popularity and displayed at the top of the homepage is EXO.

Chou Tzu-yu looked at the screen of her phone. Ji Kyeong-won, wearing a hoodie and a half-covered hat, was reading comments. She smiled and blinked, tapped a heart emoji, then seemed to think of something, giggled twice, and typed a message: "Can we see your water bottle again"

Unfortunately, she didn't even have time to see her own message before it was lost in the flood of comments.

……

"Who plays the Mafia best Hehehe, best not to know, but worst of all…"

Chi Jingyuan, who was still working, saw a comment and immediately smiled. He gave the person beside him a strange look and didn't say the person's name out loud.

"Kkk this look, who is Yuan looking at"

"Is it Seonghun Or..."

"I feel like there are a lot of stories in his eyes.... I feel like Yuan is really interesting privately, way more interesting than on the show."

"That's the lounge area, and there's a treadmill next to it... Luxurious Well, it is a bit, we just moved into these new dorms this year, haven't even been here for a few months... Some of the appliances and decorations were bought by the company, but most of them are actually what we bought ourselves..."

This is the truth, many things in the dormitory were bought by them themselves. After three years of debut and with very successful touring box office sales, EXO members now have full pockets almost every person, already considered entering the wealthy class within the idol circle.

"Who bought the most Hmm...quite a lot of people, but mostly AA. But Brother Junmian is the most generous one, sometimes he's too lazy to AA so he just buys it back himself, true to his captain title, really Zzang!"

"That's the entryway. Although we have a custom-made shoe cabinet that's spacious enough to hold everyone's shoes, it often gets messy after work because we're all pretty tired. I didn't have time to tidy up today, so I won't show you..."

(The End)that the company still values them quite a bit despite all the ridicule and resistance they've faced.For the next few days, Ji Jingyuan rested in the dorm. He ordered takeout or had Park Bo-hyun bring...