"boom……"
"Ah, I'm finally back. I'm exhausted...don't squeeze me!"
There was a muffled sound after the door of the twice dormitory was closed. Park Jihyo and Yu Jeongyeon walked in. They had just participated in a radio program and sat like a screen for almost two hours. Finally after get off work, they got off the nanny car. After that, I went back to the dormitory in the cold night wind. As soon as I came in, I changed my shoes and started chirping.
"It's still warm in the room. Where are my slippers?"
"Hey, there's no one here... why are you here? What are you doing?"
The two of them walked in after changing their shoes. They just shouted loudly and wanted to say hello to the members. Unexpectedly, they saw four or five members sitting on the sofa in the living room before they took two steps into the living room. On the bed, watching the TV, my eyes were red and looked like I had just cried, and a few tears were still falling.
"What's the matter?" Park Jihyo and the other two walked over, glanced at a few members, and then looked at the TV that was playing a TV series. After a quick glance, they saw that it was "The Signal" that was playing on the TV at this time. The two of them Looking left and right, he looked a little speechless: "Is this "The Signal"? You wouldn't cry like this after watching a TV series, right?"
"Um……"
It's a pity that several people seemed to be a little immersed in the sad atmosphere of the plot, and they didn't know what they said after a few times of um and ah.
Yu Dingyan came to the side of Lin Nalian, who was crying the hardest, and looked up and down at the elder sister who was holding the pillow tightly in her arms, holding the soaked toilet paper in her hand, and was choking and crying.
For some reason, she suddenly felt like laughing. She pulled out two pieces of clean toilet paper from the front and handed them to her. At the same time, she asked in a surprised tone: "Hey, Nayeon, didn't you say you didn't want to watch "The Signal" before?"
"suck……"
Lin Nalian sniffed hard and stared at the TV without speaking as if she didn't hear anything. However, she took the toilet paper and wiped it next to her eyes.
"Is it touching?" Yu Dingyan thought her reaction was interesting and asked.
"It's really touching. Li Caihan is so miserable."
Hearing that Lin Nalian came to life, she nodded with tears in her eyes. Her nose and eyes were red and looked a bit funny. Several people nearby also echoed, obviously being moved by the plot just now. .
Park Jihyo and Yoo Jeongyeon watched the TV, but didn't find anything touching.
Yu Dingyan seemed to remember something, and then looked at the eldest sister of his group: "You haven't watched the previous two episodes, how can you connect directly to the plot?"
"suck……"
The eldest sister sniffed but didn't hear it again.
Yu Jingyan almost laughed, but she held it back in the end. She and Park Jihyo sat next to them and watched for a while, but because they didn't watch the previous plot and the atmosphere, they really couldn't empathize with the few people next to them. After a while I felt a little bored and went back to my room to take a shower.
After a while
"Mina, why are you crying..."
"Why are you like this... Go to bed quickly, we have something to do tomorrow night."
…
The third and fourth episodes of "Signal" were broadcast on January 29th and 30th. In these two episodes, in addition to Ji Kyung-won's Park Hae-young's steady performance and constantly attracting fans, Zhao Zhenxiong, who has not performed much in the past, also contributed. He gave an extremely wonderful performance and created a tough, upright and righteous policeman Li Caihan. After the case was solved, he took the two movie tickets that his sweetheart had not given away before his death, sat in the couple's seat and watched The scene of watching a funny comedy and crying amidst the joyful laughter of the audience touched countless people and earned countless tears.
This is another classic lens that is praised and praised by many people.
Under this kind of popularity, the ratings of the third episode have made a huge leap to 9.1%, and the ratings of the fourth episode have dropped slightly to 8.9%, but it has also consolidated the ratings at this level, allowing them to continue to watch the next episode. Zhou is very hopeful of breaking the 10 percent mark.
These ratings and discussions are already unstoppable. Now anyone can see that tvN has launched another phenomenal hit drama after "Reply 1988".
The crew of "Signal" is naturally full of enthusiasm because of the good results. They are very energetic in shooting every day, and even have a good attitude when faced with fans of the drama and Ellie who are crowding around the entrance of the studio.
"Brother, I'm leaving first."
At nearly midnight on the night of January 31, Ji Kyung-won, Kim Won-seok and others who had finished their scenes said goodbye and returned to their nanny car with Park Jae-hyun. Soon the car started moving towards the JYP building.
I don’t know why, but just now when the crew was filming, Chi Jingyuan felt full of energy, and every expression was full of skill and ambition. But as soon as he got in the car and sat here, he immediately felt sleepy and tired. After a while, I started to doze off, and I wanted to turn the car around and go back to the dormitory to sleep.
"Jingyuan, please take a rest. It will probably take half an hour to get to JYP." Park Jae-hyun looked through the rearview mirror and took the initiative to express concern.
"Yeah." Chi Jingyuan responded and leaned back on the chair to take a nap.
On the other side, in the JYP building, in Twice's exclusive practice room, the nine members have already been prepared here. They just practiced "cheer up" together several times and danced a few dances that they only learned two days ago.
Although everyone knows that Chi Jingyuan may make adjustments after the part or choreography, but practice still cannot stop.
At this time, the nine people were sweating slightly, sitting on the wooden floor, talking quietly, and waiting for their producer to arrive. ,
"It's so late, it's almost already." Lin Nalian looked at the time, leaned into Yu Dingyan's ear and whispered in Yu Dingyan's ear: "It couldn't have been earlier."
"Shh!" Yu Dingyan glanced at the manager not far away, and quickly made a silent gesture: "It's not easy for people to help us produce songs while filming. Of course we have to cooperate with other people's time... Anyway I have no schedule these days, so it doesn’t matter if I sleep a little later."
"I know……"
Lin Nalian pursed her lips.
Of course she knew this was the reason. If it were any other producer, she wouldn't have said that. But when it happened to be Chi Jingyuan, she couldn't help but want to bite her tongue.
And she was too timid to say it openly, so she only dared to complain to Yu Dingyan secretly.
Several members nearby were practicing quietly with music scores in their hands, but some seemed a little absent-minded, such as Nai Minami. Although he lowered his head and seemed to be looking at the music scores in his hands, in fact his eyes would look at them every once in a while. Towards the door, and then casually glanced at Zhou Ziyu.
Zhou Ziyu was sitting cross-legged on the wooden floor, reading the music score, and her lips were trembling slightly. At this moment, she seemed to be sitting a little uncomfortable. Her body tilted, and the two legs that were originally crossed stretched out and were stacked up and down. Then she seemed to He felt someone's eyes looking at him, so he raised his head and glanced this way.
But Nai Minami had already retracted her gaze before that, lowered her head, and whispered a few words to Saka Minatozaki next to her.
"Pa bang..."
"Children, PDnim and the producer should be here soon. I'll explain some things in advance while I'm here."
At this time, the manager Jin Sangmin who had been beside him stood up from the small sofa, clapped his hands, and after attracting everyone's attention, he said: "Producer Ji's role in "Cheer Up" this time is not ordinary. His producer position includes full responsibility for choreography, recording, MV shooting and even some styles. The company and PDnim both believe in his ability. Sometimes when he makes a decision, it is not easy for PDnim to intervene. "
Feeling the eyes of the nine girls, Jin Shangmin glanced at Zhou Ziyu who was sitting there and a few people next to him: "I know that many of you know Producer Chi. After all, he is also an idol. I guess he was there backstage before. I have met some people who even have a good relationship with him... But this time he came as a producer. Remember, even if you know each other or have a good relationship, you must remain respectful. At work, what does he say? , that’s it, don’t talk back, got it?”
"knew……"
Everyone responded together.
Zhou Ziyu noticed her manager's gaze, and she vaguely felt that some of her manager Oppa's words seemed to be addressed to her.
She felt a little confused.
How could I talk back to him?
You all don’t know how serious he is...
When Lin Nalian heard this, she felt a pain in her heart. Under the psychological effect, she also felt that the agent said this to herself.
Although the agent didn't know about the previous conflict between her and Chi Jingyuan...
"By the way, be mentally prepared. I heard from my friends that he is a very serious person at work..."
Seeing that the girls understood what he meant, Jin Shangmin also nodded, and gave them a final reminder: "This comeback is very important to us, so cheer up."
"Inside!"
At the same time, upstairs in Twice's practice room, Ji Kyung-won, who had gone to Park Jin-young's office after arriving at JYP, was walking side by side towards the elevator with this guy, while also communicating about the song "Cheer Up" .
"Have you already seen the part allocation?" Park Zhenying clicked on the elevator case and asked Chi Jingyuan while waiting for the elevator.
"Well, I read it when I received it, that is..."
Chi Jingyuan nodded, then his expression became a little strange, and he frowned slightly and looked at the other person: "Isn't the distribution ratio a bit, um..."
He paused for a moment, as if he was considering his words, and then continued: "A bit too, extreme?"
According to what was decided at the previous meeting, JYP had divided the song "Cheer Up" into parts for each member some time ago, and also sent a special email to Ji Jingyuan. Although he has been very busy these two days, But with a serious attitude towards his work, he still took time to study it.
Then I didn't know what to say.
The first wave of JYP’s part allocation is very interesting. It has a total of three minutes and 28 seconds of songs. Nayeon and Park Jihyo, one is 56 seconds and the other is 45 seconds. The two of them combined are nearly two minutes long. Among the other seven people, Son Chae Young and Kim Da Hyun evenly split the rap stage for about 20 seconds, and the remaining five people split the last minute and a half. At this point, it suddenly became fair, and everyone ended up miserably. One or two sentences, almost eight or nine seconds long.
When Chi Jingyuan saw the assigned music score, he felt it was a bit outrageous.
Are you going to be so exaggerated? Even if Nayeon and Park Jihyo are the two local members that you strongly support, they won’t be so divided. Even if the four main vocalists have more parts in EXO’s songs, SM will still do it. Remember to give a few words to people like Wu Shixun, so that they can shout along and feel a sense of participation.
If SM wants to promote a member, they usually won't make such an exaggerated part allocation. They will think of ways from other angles. For example, on the stage where EXO debuted with 12 members, all 11 of them wore dark-colored clothes. Then give Kim Jong-in the most eye-catching sequined red suit.
When it comes to Twice, without looking at the specific choreography and stage rehearsals, just looking at the assigned music score, it feels like everyone else is the backup dancer of Nayeon and Park Jihyo.
"this……"
Park Zhenying is a good person, and he immediately understood what Chi Jingyuan meant. He pondered for a while, and as the two of them walked into the elevator, the door closed and he said: "Some members may have too many parts, like Na Lian, but in this style transformation of twcie, we feel that she is the member that best fits the style after the transformation, and is the core concept of this return. She is still the strongest overall strength in the group, plus she is a local member... …”
Chi Jingyuan understood. Lin Nayeon was obviously JYP’s confirmed main promoter for this comeback.
Twice itself has many foreign members. In the somewhat xenophobic peninsula, as a local member, she is also the strongest one, so it is natural for her to be the main one.
And from Chi Jingyuan's perspective, this girl is indeed very suitable for the "cheer up" style.
"And..." Park Zhenying continued, but when he said this, he seemed to hesitate, and it seemed that he was not comfortable saying it. After thinking about it for a moment, he waved his hand: "You will know when the time comes. "
Although I didn't quite understand this sentence, Chi Jingyuan just nodded and said nothing more.
Since JYP has selected the main member, he will certainly not object to working against JYP. Even if he will adjust the part allocation later, as expected, Nayeon will still be the one with the most after the allocation.
However, for Chi Jingyuan, the final effect of the song is still the starting point. It is not enough to have too many parts, the main thing is to be suitable.
Even if there is only one line of some killing parts, the effect will be far greater than those ordinary arias with no memorable points.
After chatting for a while, we soon arrived at Twice's practice room. Park Zhenying knocked on the door and took the lead in opening the door without waiting for a response.
"Anihasay..."
Seeing the two people walking in, all nine members of Twice immediately stood up and bowed to them respectfully.
Park Zhenying smiled and waved to say you're welcome. His attitude towards Twice was unexpectedly kind. Chi Jingyuan also nodded to them in return. His eyes glanced over and he made eye contact with several people who were looking over him. Finally, at Zhou Ziyu and Ming Jingnan paused for a moment and took advantage of the situation to take stock of their surroundings.
JYP's building is quite rundown from the outside, but Twice's practice room looks pretty good. The dazzling white lights cast some reflections on the wooden floor. The entire wall on the right is covered with smooth floor-to-ceiling mirrors, which clearly reflect the indoor atmosphere. About ten people.
In addition to the nine people from Twice, there are also their managers and assistants, as well as a few young women who look like dance teachers.
At this time, the nine people in Tuvas were all wearing their practice sweatshirts and casual clothes. Some were tight and some were loose. There were also a few of them, such as Sun Chaeyoung and Mingjing Nan, who didn't know whether they thought they were fashionable. , and because he didn’t wear much makeup, he was still wearing a peaked cap.
By the way, there is also Zhou Ziyu.
Chi Jingyuan took one last look at her Jigglypuff hat. The color was still so new, and it felt like it had never been worn before.
Park Zhenying said hello and gave up his seat after a brief introduction. He was only here to lead the way and observe from the side. He would not follow the whole process. After Chi Jingyuan got familiar with it, he would probably get off work.
"Hello."
Park Zhenying walked aside, and Chi Jingyuan stood up and faced the nine people from Twice. Looking at these familiar or unfamiliar faces, he did not hesitate and asked with a smile: "Are you very sleepy at this late hour? "
"Ani oh..."
"I rested before."
Led by Park Jihyo and Yu Jeongyeon, several people laughed and shook their heads together.
"Can you sing the song "Cheer Up"? You also learned the dance from the teacher, right?"
"Nai, I have practiced it before...but because I don't have enough time to practice the dance, I am not very proficient yet..." No one else spoke, and Park Jihyo, as the captain, took the initiative to communicate.
"It doesn't matter. I will make some adjustments based on the specific effects later... As for the dance, I will talk about it after I have seen it." Chi Jingyuan waved his hand and said it was okay: "We have known each other for a long time, so there is no need to introduce myself. Now, it doesn’t matter if you call me producer, senior, Yuan or even Chi Jingyuan..."
Because it was late, he was not polite. After a few simple words, he quickly got to the point: "But although we know each other, I don't know much about you in some aspects, such as your singing skills and overall dance level. Let's get to know each other." It’s actually quite important for the production of songs…”
Although he had seen a lot of Twice's live stages before and had some understanding of their general abilities, after all, he only glanced at them without conducting serious research, and the positioning and impression of each person was relatively vague to him.
He thought for a while and then conducted the command: "In this way, you can practice two more familiar songs first... Just "Like OHH-AHH" and "Let's Meet Again in the World", or "GEE" will also work. After two songs Let’s go to “Cheer Up” again… If “Cheer Up” is not divided into separate parts, it will just be dancing, but every song must be treated as a formal performance, and it should be a full open-mic stage, treating us as a live audience..."
He didn't ask twice if he knew these two songs.
Because even he can.
As far as female band members or female trainees are concerned, if they have never practiced these two songs and cannot dance, it can be said that they are somewhat unqualified.
"Inside."
The nine people in Twice were a little nervous, and they all nodded in response. The manager next to them, Jin Sangmin, took the initiative to go to the sound booth next to him and prepare to connect the accompaniment.
After a while, the formation was in place, and the nine people began to practice as the music played.
It is idol's job to perform on stage in front of other people, not to mention that they often dance in front of various teachers in the company. Although some members are a little shy in front of Chi Jingyuan so close, but as everyone After this movement came out with muscle memory, they all entered the state individually.
Chi Jingyuan entered working mode next to him and watched the whole process carefully.
Although the stage of just two songs could not show all his strength and skills, such a close observation, singing and dancing with pure human voices without any padding or modification, can also make him realize something special. s things.
Combined with some of Twice's stages he had seen in the show before, he also roughly understood why Lin Nayeon and Park Jihyo had so many parts...
