Episode 202: Is gnawing on nails contagious?
Yu Yongzhen's reaction was completely instinctive, because S.M has never been in favor of artists creating their own creations, or it should be said that S.M has always suppressed the creative ability of its singers.
It sounds incredible, most of the world's brokerage companies are unlikely to suppress the creative ability of their singers, because as long as they are crowned as singer-songwriters, the status of the artist will rise to a level, and the same value will also rise to a level.
But S.M is an outlier among idol agencies, and it suppresses its own characteristics and abilities to the greatest extent possible, which makes it the boss of Korean idol agencies. S.M's business strategy is to treat IDOL as an assembly line product, industrial production, you don't need to have creative ability, you don't need to have character, as long as everything is done according to the company's settings.
It can be said that although each of the IDOL artists who came out of S.M seems to have their own characteristics, in fact, they are just performing for the public according to the template set by S.M before their debut. Although people like artists with full personality and charisma, just as handicraft manufacturing cannot compete in market share in any case, luxury goods are not as widely used as mass products, and it is not surprising that S.M has become the largest idol agency in Korea.
As the biggest leader of S.M's music creation and the initiator of the **P style, Yu Yongzhen is naturally the main formulator and executor of this suppression strategy, so he will look at Zheng Xiyi with strange eyes, if it weren't for Zheng Xiyi being just an artist under S.M instead of IDOL, I'm afraid that Yu Yongzhen would have to reprimand him at this time, and he didn't know that the sky was high and thick.
Kim Taeyeon is getting more and more scared in her heart, because this scene is too strange now, Jung Hee-yi bowed 90 degrees very formally and asked Director Yu Yong-jin, but Director Yu Yong-jin looked at Zheng Hee-yi in a daze without saying a word, it has been more than ten seconds, what will happen if it goes on like this Kim Taeyeon can't imagine it at all, so she coughed lightly twice, "Ahem......"
Yu Yongzhen trembled, only then did he find that Zheng Xiyi was still bending over, and hurriedly walked over and pulled Zheng Xiyi up, "I'm really sorry, I was stunned when I heard Xiyi XI say that he wrote a song just now, I have always heard that Xiyi XI is a genius actor, but I didn't expect to be able to write songs by myself." ”
A trace of coldness flashed in Zheng Xiyi's eyes, but he smiled modestly on his face, "It's just nonsense, and you can't be elegant." ”
Although Yu Yongzhen didn't see the cold light, he also reacted, and what he said just now seemed to be more ironic, and hurriedly remedied: "No, no, I mean Xiyi XI's versatility really surprised me. ”
Zheng Xiyi squinted his eyes and looked at Yu Yongzhen, although his first impression was not bad, but since he entered the recording studio, Yu Yongzhen has behaved a little too faceless, he has made a low posture, but the other party actually let himself bow 90 degrees for more than ten seconds, and sarcastically said to himself, is this S.M chief musician really as narrow-minded as rumored to not tolerate other creative people?
Yu Yongzhen himself is also a little stupid, his status in S.M is transcendent, and he has a bad relationship with Li Xiuman, but if he offends Zheng Xiyi by a speech mistake, it can be regarded as a flying disaster, thinking of this, Yu Yongzhen can't help but regret his loss of consciousness and improper speech just now, and the smile on his face is even brighter.
"Did Xiyi XI bring a demo? Can you let me hear it first?"
Although Zheng Xiyi was a little unhappy in his heart, he always came to ask for help, and now that people were smiling a little flattering, he could only put aside the unhappiness and solve the problem of arranging the music first, "Bring it, and ask Director Yu NIM to give advice." ”
Zheng Xiyi presented the DEMO CD with both hands, Yu Yongzhen couldn't care about it at this time, the more polite Zheng Xiyi was, the more polite he was, and hurriedly held his right elbow with his left hand and bent down slightly to take it, and said in his mouth: "Too modest, Xiyi XI is too modest, since Zhengzhu and Xiuyan have taken a fancy to this song, it means that it must be a good song, let's discuss together, yes, discuss, hahahaha." ”
Zheng Xiyi's unhappiness in his heart has only disappeared for the most part, it seems that Yu Yongzhen didn't mean to pinch himself just now, but really suddenly lost his mind and wanted to go elsewhere, saying the wrong thing may just be an unintentional mistake, but it was counterproductive to want to redeem it too much.
Yu Yongzhen had already put the DEMO disc into the player, and he didn't bring headphones, so he directly let the sound of music float throughout the recording studio.
"Huh?"
As soon as the music sounded, Yu Yongzhen was shocked, as the pioneer of **P style, he is naturally very familiar with this kind of dance music, although "Ordinary DISCO" is not **P style, but the retro DISCO style is not just anyone can play well. Of course, Yu Yongzhen knows that retro is actually more difficult than innovation, because after all, it has been popular and has classic tracks, so if you can't grasp the essence of the DISCO genre, it is not called retro but a clumsy imitation.
"On this ordinary day, I wear ordinary shoes and walk on this ordinary street ......"
"Oh?"
The first paragraph is Kim Taeyeon's PART, as soon as the voice came out, Yu Yongjin looked at Kim Taeyeon, he was very familiar with Kim Taeyeon's voice, how could he also be the proud disciple of his good friend Jung Chun-won, and he was the champion of the 9000:1 competition, how could he not hear it.
"Ordinary DISCO our ordinary shake, ordinary passers-by next to me look at the ordinary look, my ordinary soul in the ordinary out-of-body movement, ordinary burning in the ordinary movement ......"
"Huh?"
Zheng Xiuyan's voice, Yu Yongzhen is very sure. Although he is still only a trainee, it is impossible for Yu Yongzhen not to remember such a distinctive voice of Zheng Xiuyan, who has been practicing in the company for three years, but he didn't expect that the two completely different voices of Kim Taeyeon and Zheng Xiuyan could show their abilities and fill each other's gaps in this song, Yu Yongzhen's gaze at Zheng Xiyi finally began to bring a trace of caution.
"Uh......"
After listening to Kim Taeyeon and Jung so-yeon's singing, Yu Yong-jin just wanted to speak, but the music did not stop, and it was not the feeling of the end, but more electronic music effects were added, Yu Yong-jin closed his mouth and decided to continue listening, but to see what tricks Jung Hee-yi could play.
As soon as Cui Xiuying's voice came out, Yu Yongzhen frowned.
First of all, Xiuying's singing skills are obviously not as good as Taeyeon and Xiuyan in front, and then Japanese, although Xiuying knows Japanese, she hasn't spoken it for a year and a half, so the words are not too clear, but as soon as STELLA's voice came out, Yu Yongzhen's brows immediately relaxed, but they were instantly entangled together.
STELLA's Japanese is very standard, and her singing skills are obviously on the same level as Taeyeon and Xiuyan, the reason why Yu Yongzhen is entangled is because although he is not familiar with the trainees in the company, he doesn't know with such singing skills and sound quality, and he also asked Zheng Xiyi to find out and record a demo, which makes him feel a little shameless.
When the Japanese version of Xiuying and Stella was finished, Yu Yongzhen didn't want to speak again this time, because the music obviously had to be recycled, and this time it was not the effect that was added, but the flute, and the penetrating flute sound could not even be covered up by the constant percussion of the infrasession.
Zhang Liyin's hoarse and lazy voice sounded in the fierce music, the strong contrast did not make Yu Yongzhen feel incongruous, he could not understand Chinese but could feel the casual and comfortable emotions more directly, Yu Yongzhen simply closed his eyes.
Han Geng's RAP made the corners of Yu Yongzhen's mouth curl, and he could clearly hear that this male voice was very unfamiliar with RAP, but there were indeed few RAPs in S.M's trainees who spoke it well, let alone say RAP in Chinese, this should be the Chinese trainee named Han Geng.
As the high-pitched flute dissipated, the 15-minute-long trilingual version of "Ordinary Disco" finally ended, and Yu Yongzhen opened his eyes and turned to stare at Zheng Xiyi tightly.
"Uh...... Director Yu?
Zheng Xiyi was a little hairy by him, there will definitely be no problem with this song, the brainwashing divine comedy is definitely not called in vain, so he doesn't understand why Yu Yongzhen is staring at himself with two bright eyes.
This Director Yu will not be ......
I heard that he and Li Xiuman ......
Zheng Xiyi was thinking nonsense, Yu Yongzhen suddenly applauded, "I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect that Xiyi XI was so talented that it really made me bow down." ”
Zheng Xiyi was suddenly messy, "Director Yu, don't say that, I'm still young, I can't help but praise, you hold me too high, I'm afraid it will hurt too much if you fall." ”
"Hahahaha......"
"Poof......
Both Yoo Young-jin and Kim Tae-yeon laughed.
Yu Yongzhen waved his hand and said: "I really didn't mean to praise Xiyi XI, what I said just now was from the bottom of my heart, after listening to this song, I really believed in the ancient Chinese saying, it was really the front wave pushing the back wave." ”
Zheng Xiyi shook his head again and again: "Director Yu, don't praise me anymore, if you continue to praise me, I won't remember what my surname is." ”
Yu Yongzhen smiled and nodded, "Okay, since Xiyi XI is so modest, I won't say this anymore, let's get down to business." I guess Xiyi XI wants me to rearrange this song, right?"
Zheng Xiyi slapped his hands and made a crisp sound: "Sure enough, it's Director Yu, who really deserves to be the chief producer of S.M, the godfather of the Korean pop music industry, I don't even need to say it to know what I want you to help." ”
Yu Yongzhen laughed, stretched out his index finger and nodded Zheng Xiyi in the air, "Ah, just now you asked me not to hold you too high, but now you are praising me in turn, Xiyi's revenge is really not ordinarily strong." ”
Zheng Xiyi smiled and waved his hand to deny, since Yu Yongzhen gave face, of course proper praise is necessary, but now he is asking for help, and he is still the boss of S.M in music creation, how can he do it if he is not happy.
Yu Yongzhen was no longer polite, slowly put away his smile and pondered, and his thumb was unconsciously brought to his mouth, Zheng Xiyi looked at Yileng and looked at Kim Taeyeon, who was almost completely ignored but still sat up straight, could it be that this nail gnawing problem after his debut was infected by Yu Yongzhen?