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“The previous issue’s exclusive interview showcased LAY as a dedicated idol, a member of a top group, and an active composer full of layers, with a wholesome image. But Zhang Yixing, as LAY, who presented all sorts of details in his three day schedule, even a bursting issue full of curveballs is unable to capture all the details. With the principle of serving everyone, Dang (Note: Interviewer) went back to the issue again, to ensure no loveable moment of LAY-kun’s was missed.
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Keyword 1. T-shirt
Before the interview, Dang was on Weibo doing a straw poll, hoping to determine the public’s points of interest regarding LAY. Everyone’s reaction was very active and enthusiastic, and they one asked many questions, but Dang discovered that everyone’s questions nearly always had a ‘When are you going to distribute the clothes’ component. Actually, before EXO’s first concert, LAY revealed on his personal Weibo that T-shirts he had personally printed with his name, ‘Xing’, would be given out on his birthday, and these shirts clearly remained im the fans’ memory. Although the company would have made the arrangements for him, the basic message still has to be looked into. Following is Dang and Yixing’s talk pertaining to the T-shirts.
Q: They’re all asking when you’ll be distributing the T-shirts.
A: Ah, T-shirts…
Q: Actually, the fans will all obediently wait for your original, but you will be unable to block Taobao’s (Note: China’s premier online marketplace, analogous to Amazon and eBay) explosion of versions.
A: Hahahahahahaha, aren’t those on Taobao fakes. Mine is the original ah.
Q: Why does the version you made only has the word ‘Xing’? But the one you have has the word ‘Ye’ (Note: The single word means ‘grandfather’, but is colloqually used to refer to a ‘man’ or a ‘bro’ in the phrase ‘爷们’)
A: My clothes are purely 100% made by hand, only my version has the word ‘Ye’. Everyone can just wear ‘Xing’ and that’s alright, ai ya, I originally didn’t post the ‘Ye’ word in a photo, but when I was coming out of the car into the stadium in those few seconds I was photographed with the word ‘Ye’ on the back OTL.
Q: But how do you want to distibute this? Is it to be something like a uniform?
A: Firts, everyone don’t panic and don’t go to Taobao. This is what I made myself with my own money, but I don’t have much money so maybe I will make 200 pieces? Then during my birthday I will give these to my fans through the company, but the details will have to depend on the company’s arrangements.
Q: So the order is for fans to not blindly go to Taobao, but obediently wait for the original?
A: Yes.
Keyword 2. Fish and Hosting
Yixing was once revealed by the entire team to be a masterchef, as long as there are eggs there is nothing he can’t make. At that time he proudly displayed his dimple on one side; Dang still mocked him, ‘make it on the spot then we can talk’, and he countered that the studio didn’t have a stove or a pan, don’t mention the past again. When he got back to the country his first personal schedule was to go to an outdoor shooting and make a meal, and he even made braised carp - that commonly made dish, but one that’s difficult to master. You don’t say, sliding a fish into a pan without breaking the fish’s skin, the thick sauce with good flavour, rather beautiful handiwork. But the first slap of Yixing’s confidence didn’t extend to the hosting recording at night. Having watched the programme’s BTS, everyone knows this, although ‘tomorrow bye bye’, ‘kicking a ball, hitting a human’, ‘Star Walk’, these sorts of spontaneous errors did get full marks for cuteness. But regarding these fields that he is relatively more foreign to, Yixing’s ambition and self-condfidence is still pretty big. It’s just that, the more you want to do it well, the more you end up tripping over your own words. Or, perhaps we should put it this way: many new hosts freeze on on the spot, and it even happened to him for a while, but the frustration and anxiety only appeared for a short while, quickly to be replaced by an active ‘searching for a solution’ state. He started to record and was quickly searching for a method to enter the correct state and to not trip up. He humbly and enthusiastically continuously communicated with the producer and a few cameramen, and when he made mistakes he apologised and actively looked for a solution, without saying anything unnecessary. When you mention that he hasn’t eaten and was working very hard, he would shake his head like a drum, “‘I’m not tired, you are all the more tired.’ He knows that the programme staff can only finish work when recording ends, and this sort of sincere attitude quickly received recognition from everyone around him. Seeing this sort of Yixing, I recall him saying, ‘Besides us, there are so many staff working for us, who would never say a word that they are tired no matter how hard they work, I must work hard even if just for them’. With this sort of common understanding, the long one-shot recording for seven episodes also became a very meaningful process, and at submission date, there were preparations for the next replacement hosting to be scheduled. With the valuable experience from before, I believe that letting Yixing record a further seven episodes, or even more, should also be completed smoothly.
Keyword 3. Broadcast station’s rice box
During the day of the broadcast of Global Chinese Music Standings, Dang went to the television station’s rehearsal to have a look. Yixing arrived after Wang Su Long’s first rehearsal. Bringing the team passing the first row, he continuously greeted the director. I thought that the overall rehearsal was brought up, but he went all the way to the side of the stage to greet Wang Su Long, discussing about the interations during the performance, but it was the way of communication in the first meeting between a Libra and Virgo that was most interesting. All quiet words and polite requests, the two of them were dressed simply in personal white clothes, and with the two being the tallest members in their teams, from the side it looked like the meeting of two mountains bowing to each other. The scene was full of love. Later during the broadcast the interactions were great and in-sync, Xiao Long even joined the Xing fans off-stage in making the ‘L’ sign, and later when Dang was conducting the interview, he was full of praises for Yixing ^^. That day, the television station had organised a backstage group media interview. As Dang hoisted the camera and followed the huge media team in for the interview, Yixing had already finished his makeup and was waiting to start. Seeing the bustled rush of camera equipment and media, he was a little startled. This was his first live-broadcast hosting gig, and was the first time for him to face so much media and cameras on his own, after his group weathered the recent storms and waves. To say that he was not nervous would be highly inaccurate. It was good that these media sisters had for the most part watched him debut and grow up, ensuring their interview questions weren’t too cutting, and their attitude wasn’t so forceful. Everyone knows that when he looks at the camera his eyelids won’t be raised very high, and his speaking pace is kept rather slow, which made the process of him answering questions rather interesting, often eliciting kind laughter from the media. It’s just that, in the middle there was a segment asking him to record production-style MD (Note: audio clip), on the contrary, he stuttered. After this he was a little regretful, scratching his head and looking at everyone apologetically. Dang carried the camera, taking photos and encouraging him, saying, ‘It’s ok, say it out’. He pursed his lips and nodded, eventually getting past it. As for the live broadcast itself, although MC Zhang performed smoothly and confidently, he was constantly tense. The moment the broadcast finished, he whooped and ran back to the break room, with manager Cody unable to catch up behind him, only hearing his celebratory ‘WOO LA’ shouts, as though relieved from a huge burden - although the subsequent Weibo was mistakenly sent, but MC Zhang performed very well, his hosting style was also very well suited to live broadcasts, and he will need to keep up the good work in the future.”
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