Before the concert was officially announced, the company asked the members to maintain a sense of mystery and minimize public appearances. Only Acemon’s official Weibo occasionally posted bits of behind-the-scenes content and red herrings to push fans’ anticipation to the peak.
In this fast-paced era, ordinary artists disappearing from the spotlight for even half a month could mean a loss of fans. Yet Zuige Entertainment still dared to try the hunger marketing strategy. But the results proved that the group’s popularity not only didn’t drop—in fact, as the new album’s release approached, the number of registered fan club members on the official site continued to rise daily.
Finally, the debut anniversary arrived, and as expected, traffic around the Ronggang Arena was completely jammed. Security checks began in the afternoon, and even after nightfall, large numbers of fans still waited outside the venue, perfectly recreating the glory of Acemon’s peak years.
The lounge was cozy with the heat on.
Someone came to inform the members it was time to get ready to go onstage. Pei Qiao nodded, called the five of them over, and asked them to huddle together and pretend to cheer so she could take a group photo to post on Weibo.
Ji Yunting knowingly reached out his hand and led the chant: “Three, two, one, Acemon—”
“Let’s go!”
“Fighting!”
“Victory!”
“The strongest!”
The usual chaotic mess.
Pei Qiao: “…Forget it.”
They left the lounge and walked together toward the lift platform.
Zhu Lianzhen was the first to step on, turning back to reach for Tan Qing’s hand. Once the other stepped up, their fingers interlocked tightly.
“Nervous?” Tan Qing asked.
Zhu Lianzhen shook his head, but after taking a deep breath, he couldn’t help letting out a small laugh. “A little.”
The arena was packed, a roar of tens of thousands of voices merging into one. At a certain moment, all the lights suddenly went out, leaving only the dense red glow of lightsticks from the audience.
Realizing Acemon was about to take the stage, the crowd instantly erupted into screams.
Heavy drumbeats dragged out a slow rhythm, and with each beat, a blurred silhouette appeared on the giant screen at the front. After five beats, Acemon’s logo came together on the curtain, and the next second, flames erupted inward from the edges of the stage—
At the center of that darkness, the phoenix opened its glowing red eyes.
In the night, 500 drones from a professional performance team rose into the air simultaneously, like stars arranged in formation, twinkling as they moved. Slowly, they formed Acemon’s crown logo, delivering an awe-inspiring sight to the entire audience. Then, as if scattered by wind, the drones transformed in shape and color, displaying each member’s personal logo and fan support color one by one. They continued to shift patterns, and after a series of intricate formations, a crimson phoenix spread its wings across the night sky, perfectly embodying the theme of their comeback tour.
And at the very end, the cluster of stars gradually scattered and then regrouped, finally forming the simplest of phrases: “Welcome back,” along with an equally simple emoji.
Welcome back ^ ^
[End of main story]
Author’s note:
The main story focused on QingZhen’s process of getting back together, while the extras cover their daily life in love and work afterward.
Translator’s note:
Thank you so much for reading ❤️ Since this chapter is so short, I thought I’d share the first extra with you today!
Just a little heads-up, the author is still working on rewriting the remaining extras, and I’m not sure when they’ll be ready. However, I’ll post the ones that are complete. I hope you’ve been enjoying the story as much as I have~
thank you for translating this novel!! ❤️❤️