Along with the official announcement of the program, the video also became popular. Netizens became more and more certain that the five people in the video were the legendary Victoria. However, this also caused problems -
Since the group debuted a long time ago, everyone has already assumed that the members of Victoria are a group of greasy middle-aged men who were unsuccessful in their youth, frustrated in their middle age, and perhaps already out of shape, bald, and beer-bellied. But the five people in the video, with their long legs and thin waists, are perfect figures that cannot be blocked even by mosaic quality. This gap is too big! Moreover, there is a person who looks like Jiang Zhixia in it, which is outrageous!
So the netizens who were originally determined began to waver again. They felt that if they were really Victoria, this show might not be worth watching...
The program team, who always pay attention to the Internet trends, was naturally satisfied with this result. So they struck while the iron was hot and released the program trailer.
The production team still wanted to maintain the mystery, so there was no frontal shot of the members in the two-minute trailer. To be more precise, the members rarely appeared in the film, mostly empty scenes and some members' stage performances eight years ago. However, as if they were afraid of being seen, the scenes of the characters were switched every second, just to make the scene dazzling.
So netizens were angry:
[Can't the scenes be turned faster? I'm almost going blind trying to see the members' faces! ]
[This is the first time I realized that I am not only carsick but also camera sick, yue~~~~]
[The editor must be an undercover agent sent by the enemy, and he deliberately doesn’t want us to see his face clearly]
[Although some people's shots were turned around in one second, it was still vaguely apparent that he was not a bald middle-aged man with a beer belly. Fortunately, that was okay.]
[No, is Victoria really that obscure? Even at this point, not a single fan came out to support the show! ]
This comment was quickly pushed to the top of the trending search list. Everyone also realized that it had been almost two months since Victoria first appeared on the trending search list, and indeed no one had jumped out to claim the post.
Is this group really so obscure that no one on the internet knows about it? Or are the fans too embarrassed to admit it
However, netizens' doubts were soon explained.
On the second day after the program was officially announced, an ID named "VicVC" suddenly became a hot search. When netizens clicked on this account, they found that the profile was actually - Victoria's informal fan club, which was established nine years ago.
The owners behind "VicVC" are two girls, who are also the earliest fans of Victoria. These two girls are loyal fans of Victoria, and they attend almost every offline event of Victoria. Most of Victoria's fans know them. So the two sisters simply opened an account and established an unofficial fan club. Information about Victoria's activities and photos from the scene will be posted on this account. At that time, most of Victoria's fans followed this account, and they would have online team building under the account every day, which was very lively.
However, less than half a year after the account was created, Victoria announced its disbandment. The two sisters were deeply shocked and unable to accept it for a while. In despair, they hid all the updates and never logged into this account again.
"VicVC" has been silent for eight years, and now it has finally reappeared with the official announcement of the group variety show.
VicVC's latest and only Weibo post was posted at 4 a.m. last night. He retweeted the official announcement from the program team. Although he didn't say anything but only typed three exclamation marks, it was enough to show his excitement.
This Weibo post was like a rallying cry. All the fans showed up overnight and the number of reposts surged. By the time this ID became a trending topic, the number of reposts had exceeded 5,000.
The netizens who were watching the fun were almost dumbfounded. Where were the promised Hu Tuan? How come so many of them appeared in just one night
Clicking on the original posts with the most reposts, without exception, they are all Victoria's big fans. The joint efforts of several big fans can be said to be a one-call-a-hundred-response, and the fans have finally become active.
[I can still wait for the group show in my lifetime, am I really not dreaming [crying]]
[You are flirting with your fans, right? Tell me you are flirting with your fans! How can the five of them reunite?]
[It should be that there is one person missing from the five [crying], how could ZaHir come with his current status... ]
[I haven’t been on Weibo for a long time. I didn’t expect that our little group is so popular now and can even produce a group variety show. Awesome! ]
[I have never seen a worse company than Chuanxing. They didn’t plan well when my group was still there, but now they are still sucking blood after my group disbanded for eight years. They don’t care about their dignity just to make money! tui!]
[I almost died of laughter after reading some of the comments from netizens, hahahaha, how could anyone think that our group has no talent? The reason why our group is not popular is because the company is incompetent, not because our group is not good! ]
[Although Chuanxing's operation has been as disgusting as ever for 800 years, it's still nice to see them again. They disbanded in such a hurry that I didn't have a chance to say goodbye. This time I must say goodbye to them properly [crying]]
Netizens were a little surprised. Victoria has disbanded for eight years, but there are still many loyal fans. And from the comments of fans, it can be seen that they still have deep feelings for them.
This made netizens even more puzzled - if you are so loyal, why didn’t you show up when Victoria was on the trending search before!
This netizen's question received enthusiastic answers from many fans.
Fan 1: [Too busy with work, not online much]
Fan 2: [I have been busy with my doctoral dissertation recently, so I have quit the Internet and my cell phone]
Fan 3: [I’m busy starting my third company, so I don’t have time to check Weibo]
Fan 4: [I'm not busy, but I went to Antarctica a few days ago]
Netizen: Who are Victoria’s fans
Netizens casually clicked on their profile pictures and saw information—white-collar women working in Fortune 500 companies, female students studying for a doctorate abroad, successful businesswomen, freelance photographers traveling around the world...
Netizens expressed their sincere feelings: Is Victoria an idol group or a talent training base? It seems that your group doesn't keep useless people, right
Fans said: This is called following the footsteps of idols. Our idols are so outstanding, how can we fall behind
Some netizens also sneered: How good can they be? If they are such an excellent group, why would they disband
This kind of remarks were obviously intended to provoke a conflict. Those who were watching the show originally thought that the fans would definitely not be able to resist and start arguing, but they did not expect that the fans were as steady as a rock and did not fall for it at all. No one even responded to this netizen.
However, "VicVC" calmly replied with eight words - the result will be revealed after the program is broadcast.
It is precisely because of this sentence that the account VicVC became a hot search.
By this time, passers-by already had a good impression of Victoria's fans. The fact that they were calm and rational and didn't fight easily was enough to win over 99% of the fan groups. Of course, the fact that there were many talented people in the fan group was also one of the important reasons for their change of opinion.
Just because the fans are excellent doesn’t mean the idols are equally excellent, so they didn’t easily draw conclusions about how the five members are. However, due to the good impression of the fans, many netizens became interested in the program, and the topic of the program has been rising, with a tendency to become popular before it even airs.
The program was scheduled a little hastily. On the third day after the official announcement, at 8 o'clock in the evening, the first episode was officially launched on the cooperative platform.
The first episode of the program received quite a lot of attention. In addition to the loyal fans, there were more passers-by who came to join in the fun just to get a glimpse of the true face of the group.
At this time, in the homestay of Jingwu Village, the five members of Victoria were waiting for the show to start like many netizens.
They were still filming when the show premiered, so the director team decided to record a reaction. So after dinner, the five of them took a short break and gathered in the living room, waiting for the show to start.
Xia Zhi curled up in the corner of the sofa, hugging a pillow. Even the cameras surrounding him could not stop him from feeling sleepy.
Sang Luo picked up a piece of iced watermelon and stuffed it into his mouth. Xia Zhi was shocked by the sudden chill and barely sobered up a little, then he took a bite mechanically from Sang Luo's hand.
"Why are you so sleepy?" Sang Luo held a slice of watermelon in each hand, took a bite himself, and then fed Xia Zhi a bite. "I noticed that your insomnia has been getting worse these past two days. What's wrong with you? Are you worried about something?"
Xia Zhi raised his sleepy eyes, looking resentful: "Don't you know why I can't sleep?"
That night, Jiang Zhixia forcefully kissed him, causing him to lose sleep all night. The next day, in order to deal with Sang Luo, he made up a lie that he was unfamiliar with the environment and was not familiar with the bed. Sang Luo did not say anything at the time, but that night, when Xia Zhi went to sleep, he found that his roommate had changed from Sang Luo to Jiang Zhixia!
When asked the reason, Sang Luo gave a high-sounding explanation - you and Lao Jiang were roommates in the group before, so you should be more accustomed to sleeping with him.
Xia Zhi almost vomited blood, and realized what it meant to shoot oneself in the foot. But he couldn't ask them to switch back, because he didn't know what was going on at the time and asked about it in front of all the staff, so the staff present knew about Jiang Zhixia and Sang Luo switching beds. If he asked them to switch back, who knows what they would think.
So these few nights, he slept next to Jiang Zhixia. In fact, Jiang Zhixia never did anything ambiguous to him except that kiss and hug. Every night, they went to bed in a proper manner, and except for saying good night to each other before going to bed, there was no other action.
On the contrary, Xia Zhi felt inexplicably upset when he thought of Jiang Zhixia sleeping next to him. He finally managed to fall asleep, but as soon as he heard Jiang Zhixia's shallow breathing, his sleepiness disappeared. So he suffered from insomnia every night, and the dark circles under his eyes never disappeared from that day on.
Xia Zhi couldn't help but suspect that Sang Luo deliberately didn't want him to have a good sleep. But every time he questioned Sang Luo, she would say innocently - I'm obviously doing this for your own good.
As Xia Zhi was thinking, she felt sleepy again. Before she could swallow the watermelon in her mouth, her eyelids had already drooped uncontrollably. She was about to fall asleep when her cheek was suddenly pinched gently.
"It's about to start." Jiang Zhixia handed him a glass of ice water and sat down next to him, "Drink some water to wake up."
"Thank you." Xia Zhi took the water, but did not drink it. Instead, he used it to cool his face. The glass was icy cold, refreshing and cooling.
The staff pushed over an LCD screen, connected it to a laptop, and the interface of the video website appeared on the screen.
There are still five minutes until eight o'clock, but many netizens have already gathered in the chat room of the "yeah~" section, and they have started chatting enthusiastically before the show even starts.
Xia Zhi glanced subconsciously and found a familiar name.
"VC? Is that you?"
"That should be it." Xia Zhi was actually talking to himself, but Jiang Zhixia heard him and answered him, "A few days ago, VC's Weibo account was opened again. I guess he heard about the show."
"Have VV and CC settled abroad?"
"Um."
Xia Zhi turned around and asked him curiously, "How do you know so clearly?"
"I went to Norway a few years ago and ran into VV. I chatted with her for a while and she told me all this," Jiang Zhixia told him. "She stayed in Norway after finishing her doctorate, married a local and has a child. CC is in New Zealand and has a family too."
Xia Zhi's mouth curled up: "Very good."
VV and CC are the owners behind the VicVC account. They met online because of Victoria when they were in college and eventually became good friends. They are loyal fans of Victoria and never miss any offline activities. As they met more often, the members also got to know the sisters and would occasionally chat with them. After the group disbanded, the sisters returned to real life. Although Xia Zhi has lost contact with them for so many years, she still remembers the sisters. Now I hear that they are living happily, and I feel relieved.
Sang Luo heard the conversation and joined in, chatting with them about several other familiar fans. Later, Cheng Yunan and Xiao Han also joined in.
Because Victoria is not well-known, the number of fans who can attend offline events is extremely limited. With fewer audiences, some familiar faces appear more often and are naturally remembered. At that time, in addition to the VC sisters, there were seven or eight other fans who attended every event. They always stood at the front and cheered very hard. Everyone also knew their online names. However, like the VC sisters, they all withdrew from the Internet after the group disbanded.
Speaking of fans, it is inevitable to talk about the scenes of running activities in major venues in the past, and the atmosphere was a bit sad for a while.
The fans who were anxiously waiting for the show to start at this time also had mixed feelings.
[I feel so emotional that I can still see them on TV. My youth is really back.]
[Liking Vic is the best thing I have ever done in my life! I will always love Vic!]
[What made a mother of two pick up the keyboard and become a data worker again? It was my love for Victoria! ]
[The show is about to start. I would like to remind all the passers-by to be mentally prepared and take a few deep breaths to calm down. Otherwise, I am afraid you will be scared when Vic appears later.]
Victoria is now very popular, which has already made the domestic idol boy bands feel like they are facing a great enemy, and fans have made Victoria a thorn in their side. The fans' warm reminder was seen as showing off by them, and their dissatisfaction reached its peak, and they immediately mocked and ridiculed this comment.
[Is it that exaggerated? I was shocked. I thought your Vic was from an Asian band. [rolling eyes]]
[No way, no way, no one really thinks that someone would like a group of incompetent middle-aged men. ]
[Other fans chase after young and handsome brothers. What do you chase after? Chasing old uncles who are old and ugly? [Laughs]]
Seeing the show gaining more and more attention, other fans no longer cared to maintain their appearance, and their mocking words became more and more harsh, and some of them were so excessive that even passers-by thought they were too much. But no matter how they provoked, none of Victoria's fans stood up to argue, and they didn't even give them a glance. When they met a mad dog that wouldn't let go, they put forward VC's eight-character truth - the show will be broadcast, and the result will be revealed.
Amidst the one-sided laughter, the first issue was finally updated.
The first five minutes of the show were the opening credits, followed by Victoria's stage highlights. Because so much time had passed, the picture quality was not very clear, and it was similar to the "mosaic" eating video taken by netizens, so there were not many comments on the public screen at this point, and most of them were posted by fans. Netizens were still patiently watching on.
After the four-minute stage highlights ended, the members finally appeared on stage.
Because of a temporary work assignment, Xia Zhi went directly to Y City to meet up with them, but the other four started filming from their homes in A City.
The first one to appear is Sang Luo.
At the sixth minute, the picture changed from the old-fashioned quality of the stage highlights to 4K high definition. Everyone felt their eyes brighten up, and they were so excited as if a severely myopic person finally put on his beloved glasses.
It starts with an aerial shot of City A. As the altitude of the drone decreases, the shooting range gradually shrinks, from a panoramic view of City A to a corner of the city and finally freezes in a residential area.
The community is located between green mountains and clear waters, and the environment is very good. There are also exquisite villas with gorgeous decorations inside, and luxury cars worth millions can be seen everywhere. Netizens who saw it recognized it at a glance.
[Fuck! Guanheju! The top wealthy area in City A! The people who live here are either rich or noble! Don’t tell me that there is a rich young man hidden in this obscure group! ]
At the same time, the camera freezes on a magnificent European-style villa. The gilded door opens automatically, and the camera goes deep into the building. The magnificent hall, the dazzling crystal ceiling, and the rotating escalator that is standard for wealthy families are luxuriously decorated with taste.
Looking at the public screen at this time, the screen is full of exclamations:
[Oh my god! Oh my god! Is this the legendary mansion? How much does it cost? [Kneeling]]
[This is probably not just an ordinary wealthy person, this must be a top-tier wealthy family! ]
[Fuck, with this status, he formed a boy band, but it's still not popular. Is this young master stupid? With so much money, wouldn't he be popular if he worked on his own? [Speechless]]
[Damn, this is the first time I see a butler! A real butler! Exactly the same as in the novel!]
The butler, as netizens called him, was setting up breakfast. The butler looked to be in his fifties, with gray hair, a kind face, and was wearing a black tuxedo. After setting up the breakfast, the butler turned around and bowed slightly to the rotating escalator behind him.
"Good morning, sir. Breakfast is ready."
The camera follows the butler to the spiral staircase at the back. Someone is walking down the stairs.
The camera slowly moves downwards from the bottom, and a pair of feet first appear in the picture, wearing a pair of white business casual shoes. The camera moves slightly upwards, revealing a slender and delicate ankle and a pair of long legs that fill the screen. The camera continues upwards—
The netizens in front of the screen held their breath and stared at the screen. Until a young and handsome face appeared on the screen, everyone couldn't help but gasp.
At the same time, a line of subtitles appeared on the screen - [Victoria Captain Sundy (Sang Luo)]
As this line of subtitles appeared, the number of comments on the public screen skyrocketed.
[Wow, so handsome! Where is the old man? He looks only about 25 or 26 years old! You said middle-aged man?! ]
[It’s OK that her family is rich, but why is she so beautiful? Does this world really not allow ordinary people who are poor and ugly to survive? ]
[Solemn introduction: This is our Victoria captain, Sundy~ a noble man, rich and handsome, it is worth investing in him~]
[Fuck! Isn’t he the president of Guangyao Media?! ]
[Fuck! Isn’t he the younger brother of the chairman of Sangqi Group? ! The young master of Sangqi Group! ]
[Fuck! Isn't he the lover of Shi Mudong, one of the top wealthy families in City A? ]
(End of this chapter)