"Yes, please everyone..."
"Duo duo, first tone."
Pinyin isn’t actually as hard for foreigners as people think.
What really stumps them are the tones in Chinese.
If you say them wrong, they can change the meaning entirely.
And this often leads to some hilarious misunderstandings.
"Yes, please everyone..."
"Please...fol...follow...everyone...pay attention to Anzi Ge?"
"Oh! Yes, very impressive."
Liu Xin’an’s surprised expression and praising tone made Bae Juhyun smile shyly.
Likewise, the fans and stream viewers in front of their screens all had big grins.
Isn’t this way more interesting than some idol drama?
And whenever Bae Juhyun spoke Chinese, she habitually spoke softly, combined with her naturally pleasing voice, it was a treat for the ears.
[I can’t get this smile off my face]
[Ugh, can someone tell me these two are a couple, please? (No offense to Juhyun)]
[Are you guys delusional? They’re just learning Chinese together. Didn’t your teachers do this with you in school?]
[No, teachers just called me the bad apple that spoiled the bunch]
[Damn! Same teacher, different place]
"Please everyone pay close attention to Anzi Ge’s account."
Bae Juhyun took a deep breath, flashed a bright smile at the camera, and mimicked line by line.
"Please everyone pay close attention to Anzi Ge’s account~"
Though a closer listen might still find it a bit off, in terms of pitch, it was almost indistinguishable from standard Mandarin.
Liu Xin’an nodded in satisfaction, then glanced at Seong Taekyon, his smile growing wider.
"You’ve done very well. How about I teach you another way to say it?"
"Yes, Chinese has dialects. Want to learn the Tianjin version?"
Bae Juhyun showed a curious yet clueless expression. She didn’t quite understand what Liu Xin’an meant, but she felt he was pretty impressive.
"A dialect? Won’t it be completely different from what I just learned?"
"No way. Let me say it for you."
Liu Xin’an coughed, cleared his throat, and repeated the phrase in a very standard Tianjin coastal accent.
"Please everyone pay attention to Anzi Ge’s account~"
"Pfft... Although I don’t quite get it, it sounds interesting."
[Here we go with the antics!]
[Irene speaking Tianjin dialect...I have this unrealistic dream that someday Irene and Anzi Ge will do a comedy show together]
[Damn, that’s too beautiful, I can’t even look]
"Alright, I’ll teach you some of Red Velvet’s cheer phrases. What do you want to learn?"
"Um...what did that Chinese phrase mean exactly?"
Liu Xin’an awkwardly laughed, then confessed, "It means asking everyone to pay attention to my personal account."
"Oh... Taekyon Oppa, how much would I charge to promote an ad ?"
"Wow, come on, how about...I give a like, comment, and share to your videos each time?"
Bae Juhyun wasn’t actually asking Liu Xin’an for an ad fee, she was just joking for the sake of the show.
Having spent so much time on Bilibili, Bae Juhyun naturally knew how important engagement was for a video.
She nodded happily and winked playfully at Liu Xin’an.
"Did you like, comment, and share the previous videos?" The source of thɪs content is NovelHub(.)net
[Where’s the ad? Someone get the ad ready!]
Since Seong Taekyon had returned from Korea, Bae Juhyun wouldn’t have the chance to meet Liu Xin’an alone for a while.
For Bae Juhyun, this was a tough period. There were moments when she even thought of calling Seulgi and asking her to come up with any excuse to send Taekyon back.
But...such thoughts were irresponsible, so she just had an irresponsible thought.
Everyone has a darker side, you know.
With the third public performance approaching, Bae Juhyun, who had been here for almost a month, had gradually adapted to the lifestyle.
In terms of food, she was having a blast. Equally, Son Seungwan, who was always filming, was ecstatic about the food.
Though Shanghai was just one city in China, it offered cuisine from many other Chinese cities.
Besides the food, the variety of fruits also made Bae Juhyun very satisfied.
Although it was somewhat boring, overall, her life here wasn’t much different from her life in Korea. After all, she was a homebody who wouldn’t leave the house unless she had work.
The only thing that really bothered her was that she didn’t have a good chance to practice here.
Remember, their scheduled comeback was in August. By the end of June, when Seungwan finished recording, they would rush back to Korea to prepare. Time was far more limited than she had thought.
And after the comeback...
Bae Juhyun raised her hand, took the hair clip from her hair, and showed a determined expression.
Sooner or later, it would have to go public.