"Bang." The car door closed with a sound. After walking out of the restaurant, Chi Jingyuan went to the parking lot and got into the nanny car.
"Where are Jingyuan going, the dormitory?" After a few seconds of silence, Cui Zhichang, the assistant in the driver's seat, turned around and asked.
Cui Zhichang probably went out to smoke a cigarette just now, and he still smelled of cigarette smoke.
"Go back to the company."
We had already made plans just now. Just because of the recording in the afternoon, Chi Jingyuan was just in high spirits about that band song.
I checked the time and saw that it was not even eleven o'clock yet. It was indeed a bit too early to go back to the dormitory. Moreover, Chi Jingyuan was really busy recently. In addition to the xo team and his own solo schedule, he was also composing songs for the song festival. tasks, and work on Kim Taeyeon’s solo album.
Tomorrow morning, I will have a meeting with Lee Soo Man and other musicians involved in album work to listen to songs to determine whether the demo I just completed can be used as Kim Taeyeon's title song.
If everything goes smoothly and there are no problems, then he can start assigning the arrangements to musicians, including himself, and the production of the entire album will start to get on track.
So if you can finish one thing, do it as soon as possible.
"OK."
After responding, Cui Zhichang started the car and seemed to smell the smoke on his body. He casually opened the windows on both sides a little.
He opened it, but Chi Jingyuan was too lazy to open it. He took in the evening breeze that came in from the front seat, took a breath, tilted his head against the window and looked at the night scene outside.
We had a dinner date last time because we didn't have time, so we finally met each other this time. After having a meal and chatting with Chi Jingyuan in real life, Zhou's mother must have felt a lot more relieved.
This meal was a great time for both the host and the guest. Zhou's mother was indeed very enthusiastic, and Chi Jingyuan felt it firsthand. However, compared to the natural and casual nature when getting along with Zhou Ziyu, Zhou's mother obviously brought a bit of a utilitarian nature to build a relationship, including some words she said in the middle, various compliments, and the special Wanwan specialties she gave him at the end. The words he said implicitly expressed the other person's thoughts and feelings.
But this is normal. It is not too enthusiastic to let your daughter receive more care and concern in a foreign country like Seoul. Chi Jingyuan also understands it, but laments that parents really work hard for their children. Heart.
As for the contract, they said they were considering it, but Zhou Ziyu and the others will definitely sign it in the end. After all, they have been practicing hard for more than three years as trainees, and after five months of competition and hard work in "Sixteen", they finally got the debut position. It is impossible not to sign the contract just because it is strict, but you will sign it no matter how harsh it is.
The popularity of "Sixteen" has reached its peak now, and it will start to cool down after it is finished. In order to take advantage of this trend, JYP will definitely speed up the debut time of the new girl group. According to Chi Jingyuan's estimation, this Twice should have debuted within the next two to three months.
It is estimated that Zhou Ziyu and the others will be very busy next. They have to take a lot of classes, dance practice, recording, prepare new album and other things in two to three months. The time is still very tight. They are much busier than "Sixteen".
But no matter what, I feel less tired now that I have hope, just like Bae Joo Hyun and the others before Red Velvet debuted.
Come on.
In his eyes, Zhou Ziyu was smiling the whole time during the meal, with a short face as if he had won the lottery. Watching the car drive into the familiar SM building, he gave her a sincere blessing in his heart.
After saying goodbye to Cui Zhichang for the time being, Chi Jingyuan went upstairs and returned to his music. He first sorted out the mess he had made during the previous shooting, then sat in front of the computer again, opened the demo of the band's song and listened.
Although this song has not yet been completed, the general style has been determined, because it has been decided to change it to the theme of the band, and Chi Jingyuan already has a precise direction in mind for the next arrangement.
Now, he wants to try his hand at composing lyrics.
The style and melody of this song are not suitable for words with toxic repetition of a certain syllable. Relatively speaking, lyrics with some story-telling may be more contagious.
However, both are not difficult. For Chi Jingyuan, the latter is nothing more than connecting to some experiences and fragments in his own life or seeing based on inspiration, which can be used directly after artistic processing.
"Hmph~~"
He nodded his head to the rhythm of the playing music, humming, remembering the source of inspiration for the song, and quickly typed a few words on the keyboard:
"You said you wanted to see the stars, so you took me with you."
After writing the beginning, he paused for a moment, as if he remembered something, couldn't help laughing, shook his head and continued writing:
"But there isn't a single star in the sky..."
…………
The work progressed quite smoothly in the next two days, because I had communicated with Lee Soo Man in advance, and with Kim Taeyeon's full support and Ji Kyung Won's own voice as a producer, this song was smoothly produced. The demo clearly positioned Taeyeon's title song for this solo.
In the next two days, EXO held autograph sessions in several cities on the peninsula, which also brought the actual sales figures of this regular second album closer and closer to the one million mark.
However, there is also a piece of bad news. With the arrival of summer, girl groups are returning one after another, and each group seems to have shown their true skills. The previous AOA and sistar have released songs for three weeks and are still going strong, performing on the music charts. Very eye-catching.
Girls’ Generation and Girlsday, which both came back on the same day on the 7th, are also very strong. EXO’s “Boy with Luv”, which has always been overshadowed by these girl groups and gave a disharmonious color to the girl group battle in July, has begun to have some success. There has been a clear decline, and the ranking on the weekly charts has fallen. One of them was successfully replaced by Sistar's "Shake It".
Although "exodus", one of the two new songs, lacks some stamina, "if you" performs very well, competing with these girl groups at the top of the music charts.
Two days passed by in a flash, and we came to July 10th, which was also the day when Girls' Generation and Girlsday, two girl groups that returned on the same day, performed their first stage on "Music Bank".
"It would be great if the MCs of our singing show at that time were like you two. Then I will definitely find a chance to try it."
Jin Hyoyuan looked at Ji Jingyuan and Bae Zhuhyun who walked into their lounge. After saying hello and greetings, he looked at the beautifully dressed Bae Zhuhyun who was standing aside and couldn't help but said, with a sour tone, as if he was a little envious. .
Today, the company's seniors came to sing, and they were very familiar girls from Girls' Generation. As MCs, Ji Kyung Won and Bae Zhu Hyun must have come to say hello in private. After a few people finished recording the stage in advance and came back to rest, The two people who happened to be free knocked on the door together and walked in.
As soon as Chi Jingyuan came in and said hello, he was pulled over by Kim Taeyeon, while the other sisters started joking around with Irene.
"I heard that due to the leadership of Jingyuan and Irene, the position of MC on several TV stations' singing programs has become much more popular."
"Furthermore, the ratings of "Music Bank" have become so high now, not only the advertising costs, but also the number of artists who want to sing.
"That's for sure. Being a singing MC is just like "We Got Married". Who wouldn't want to be an idol?"
"Irene, do you want me to replace you for one episode? I also want to try hosting with Jingyuan."
"Kekeke..."
Being surrounded by several senior seniors who were like wolves and tigers, Bae Zhuhyun couldn't hold back and covered her mouth and laughed. She didn't know how to reply to these SNSD seniors who she was not very familiar with. She just could He bent his eyes and laughed non-stop.
As for Girls' Generation, Bae Joo Hyun has only had a little kiss with Kim Taeyeon, and they just exchanged contact information a few days ago, so they haven't gotten to know each other for a few days.
Even though she was born in 1991, she is almost in the same generation as SNSD, and even a little older than maknae Seohyun, but one has been debuting for eight years and the other has been a year. Standing next to these sisters, as the junior Bae Joo Hyun, she is very angry. The field looked obviously much weaker, and he looked like a cute newcomer, nodding obediently, applauding, and giggling.
When he was really helpless after being laughed at, he would secretly glance at Chi Jingyuan who was pulled aside to talk about something.
"I've been listening to the demo for two days. It's great. It's completely my style. Now I have a strong feeling about what words to write. I'll write it in two days and show it to you... Actually yesterday I’ve tried to write a little bit.”
In front of the dressing table next to the lounge, Kim Taeyeon and Chi Jingyuan were communicating quietly with a bottle of drink each.
SNSD who had just finished recording the stage were all wearing exquisite full makeup. This girl's style today is a very eye-catching long slightly curly hair with golden gradient color. She also wears this big sequined bow on her head, which is placed next to a bunch of SNSD girls. The most eye-catching one in all of them is Lin Yoon-ah, who is sitting on the sofa not far away with a smile. She has blond hair shawl and a delicate pigtail.
As soon as you walk in, you can smell a tangy aroma. After sitting next to you, the smell becomes much lighter.
Chi Kyung-won sipped the straw and sipped the orange juice that SNSD's manager had just handed him. He nodded and listened to Kim Taeyeon's words. After listening, he smacked his lips with interest: "Have you written a little yet? Noona Sing it and let me listen?"
"Hmm..." Kim Taeyeon was a little moved, but after looking at the noisy scene of about twenty people in the lounge next to her, she still waved her hand: "Forget it, it's not convenient here. I'll give it to you after I finish writing it. , very soon, I have found the feeling, it will take less than two days..."
"Ah, Kim Taeyeon, what are you whispering about? Jingyuan was taken over by you as soon as he came. He came to say hello to all of us, not just you. Isn't it amazing that he wants to go solo?"
Before Kim Taeyeon could finish her words, she was interrupted by the member who was already a little unhappy. As soon as she said this, accomplices immediately followed her:
"That's right, I'm not here to find you."
"Irene and I are our partners. What does it mean if you drag her away?"
"Yeah..."
Kim Taeyeon, who was squeezed, cursed secretly, as if she was fainted from anger, shook her head and rolled her eyes. Seeing that now was not the time to talk, she made a 'chat on the phone' gesture with Chi Jingyuan, He walked over aggressively and began to exercise his authority as captain.
Chi Jingyuan also shook his head and followed. After taking a look at Pei Zhuxuan, who was cute and cute in the crowd, he started chatting casually with Sunny next to him.
I don’t know if this girl offended Cody. Today’s style is a bit speechless. She has bright red long hair that sticks to her head. It looks like a piece of seaweed that has been dyed with pigment. I don’t know if it is. How I came up with this hairstyle can only be described as 'curious'.
Not to mention that she is as beautiful as Kim Taeyeon and Lin Yoona, but she wouldn’t have such a side effect of her hairstyle...
Chi Jingyuan felt that Sunny didn't seem to like this look very much. She would pull her hair twice when she said a few words. She was obviously a backstage performer for the first time, but she didn't seem very interested and seemed a bit lazy.
After chatting and joking in a lively atmosphere for twenty minutes, Ji Kyung Won, Bae Zhu Hyun and their SNSD seniors said goodbye and went back to prepare for the live broadcast that was about to start today.
"Music Bank" started broadcasting on time at five o'clock in the evening. After the performance of the not-so-well-known girl group Minx, the camera showed the two MCs who had been waiting at the host station for a long time.
In order to comply with today's cool summer theme, both Chi Jingyuan and Bae Zhuhyun wore short-sleeved T-shirts with bright patterns, one in light color and one in dark color, completely looking like a summer beach-style couple outfit.
"The center of hot air trends!"
"People all over the world watched it together..."
The camera showed that Ji Jingyuan and Bae Zhuxuan spoke the opening words skillfully, and in the last sentence, they looked at each other in a classic and tacit understanding, and shouted the slogan in unison: "Broadcasting, musik!"
The two of them, one with short and medium black hair, the other with smooth brown hair, matched with their respective faces. As soon as they appeared in front of the camera, they made many viewers shine, and many people immediately cheered up. Stare at the TV, because a considerable part of the audience came specifically for these two people and didn't even bother to watch the stage that opened before.
This MC combination of a handsome boy and a beautiful girl is so eye-catching that it makes people want to fall in love. What’s the point of being on stage in comparison?
"Anihasay, Yuan Yida."
"Anihasay, irene is a meter long."
The audience's voice was also very loud. After introducing himself as usual, Chi Jingyuan turned to look at Pei Zhuxuan: "By the way, irene xi~"
"Inside?"
"When it comes to July, what is the first word that comes to your mind?"
"Hmm... it's hot." Pei Zhuxuan frowned and used the notebook as a fan to fan himself and Chi Jingyuan.
"Is it hot? Ah Ni." Chi Jingyuan held his mouth and shook his head, indicating that she answered wrongly.
"That's...summer vacation?" Pei Zhuxuan looked like she was thinking, her eyes lit up and she thought of an answer.
"Aniyo." Chi Jingyuan shook his finger with an inscrutable look.
"What is that? Tell me."
She is still a senior and a sister, so her words naturally have a sense of coquettishness.
Chi Jingyuan turned his head and stared at her for a day. According to the script, he didn't hesitate: "When it comes to July, of course it's my return!"
"Ah~ I see... It seems like, apart from aoa, sistar, and teeop..."
The young lady also presided over the script according to the script she had memorized, but she got stuck again while talking.
Although he has been an MC for more than three months, Bae Zhuhyun often feels a little nervous when hosting, and sometimes gets stuck when speaking.
I've become very skilled at memorizing it already, but I don't know where I feel so nervous.
"...9muses and btob are also back!"
"That's right, after last week, there are also very powerful people returning today! That is... girls day, and Girls' Generation!"
"Oh! So many girl groups are back, and today's Music Bank is really exciting! So before watching them appear on stage, let's take a look at who the two candidates are today, the second week of July!"
"Let's see it together!"
The two of them talked to each other, creating suspense and gimmicks. Then the camera changed and entered the VCR announcing today's candidate.
"In the second week of July, there is a candidate for kchart..."
Chi Jingyuan was looking at the screen in front of him while introducing one of today's candidates. But just after reading the previous words, when he saw the names of the candidates, he couldn't help but pause. In a place not captured by the camera, he and Pei Zhuxuan They looked at each other with suppressed smiles, and then continued:
"exo's "boy with luv""
"And, exo's "if you""
"Oh~~~" Two different EXO posters flashed one after another on the screen, and the same artist name made the audience couldn't help but exclaim.
No, you two MCs just introduced the popular artists who are coming back for a long time, and you also made a lot of jokes about the popular girl groups who have come back one after another. How come two of the alternates are exo after a long time?
Moreover, two alternates and one alternate have not yet performed on the stage today. Isn’t this trying to sell someone else’s meat?
Every so often, the exclamations subsided when the next artist came on stage, and then reappeared in the studio a short while later.
The two MCs then introduced the names from 20th to 11th in today's issue. They couldn't believe it when they saw EXO's name again. The songs that XO released a few months ago actually came to work, "Call Me Baby", "Spring Day" ", and "lmr" all appear in the ranks of this term. Together with the two one-place candidates, this week's "Music Bank" top 20 positions xo group accounted for a quarter.
Not only the fans and audience at the scene, but Chi Jingyuan was actually surprised.
Because of the release of the regular second album, all the songs from the previously released single album that had fallen off the music charts have become popular again. Coupled with the steady sales, these old songs that have been released for several months have become popular again. ', without publicity or singing, it reappeared in the ranking of singing programs.
Relevant to the 'Summer Girl Group Battle' that has been heavily promoted in the music industry recently, many viewers felt magical and funny when seeing the scene in front of them.
Why don't you just leave?
“Special comeback interview!”
After performing on several stages, the two MCs reappeared in front of the camera. The screen had moved to the waiting room used to interview the guests. Bae Zhuhyun faced the camera and introduced the two groups of guests behind him with a smile: "Girls Day and Girls' Generation 1. Get up, welcome!"
After saying that, Chi Jingyuan and Bae Zhuhyun each stepped aside and gave the camera to these two girl groups who returned on the same day and debuted on the same day. What a coincidence.
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After the two girl groups said hello, they began to introduce the title song of their comeback in turn. Twelve members of the girl group, plus a pretty female MC, worked together to fill the waiting room. It shines a lot brighter.
Chi Jingyuan stood next to Lin Yuner, and from time to time he followed up with a host speech while observing the two girl groups from the corner of his eye.
Although Girls Day became a hit at the beginning of last year, and Girls' Generation declined significantly in their last comeback, this time around, SNSD still has an overwhelming advantage in terms of the fans and cheers at the same time.
In any case, the level of national popularity and die-hard loyalty of fans is indeed here, and it cannot be matched by just one explosion.
However, Chi Jingyuan listened to the new song "Ring My Bel" on Girls' Day and thought it was pretty good. The music performance was also very good. It ranked at the top of the weekly charts, competing with SNSD's "Party".
What makes him interesting is that due to the comeback time and stage time, as well as the quarrels and attacks from their respective fans on the Internet, coupled with the already completely heated 'girl group war' gimmick, these two girl groups It’s clear that the crash was serious and the competition was fierce.
In the eyes of many fans and even some insiders, Girls Day's management company chose this time to come back because of Girls' Generation.
However, at this time, the two groups were still in front of the camera, looking very harmonious. When the camera was shown, they even made gestures and interacted enthusiastically. Huang Meiying also showed off her smiles with Fang Minya, They smiled brightly together and looked very harmonious.
Obviously, Chi Jingyuan remembered that when the two groups were waiting, except for the girl who was a junior, she took the initiative to salute and say hello, they didn't speak much to each other, and the scene was a bit stagnant...
The natural acting skills made Chi Jingyuan, who had already taken a big step in his career as an actor, feel a little ashamed of himself. At least when he and Big Bang sang on the same stage before, both parties actually acted a little stiff.
Who dares to say that Yoona sunbaenim has no acting talent?
The women's team is still exciting, and Chi Jingyuan thinks it is much more interesting than the men's team.
