Slightly panting because of the violent running, he rushed to the corridor on the floor where EXO's practice room was located, listening to the faint laughter in the practice room, Wang Nanqian knew that he had finally caught up with the two agents of Lin Hyunjun and Lee Seung-hwan - but at this moment, he had no way to rush into the practice room immediately and join his members.

Ordinary black-framed glasses, ordinary suits, ordinary appearance, and a kind smile on his face look no different from those uncles who are selling their fish in the market - such a kind-looking middle-aged man, when Wang Nanqian saw him in the corridor outside the door of the practice room, he could hardly even speak the words of greeting fluently.

That was the first Korean he learned after coming to Korea and joining S.M., and he didn't know how many times he had repeated it in Korea for more than seven years, but he almost pronounced it wrong because of nervousness.

"Hello teacher. ”

Bending straight to the level of the ground, Wang Nanqian saluted the godfather of the Korean Wave and the creator of S.M., who was standing in front of him for some unknown reason in the hallway, and he and the "teacher" in the company The relationship between people is actually not close, and it is said that it was the chief producer and planner of all the artists of the S.M. company that excluded him from SHINee's debut plan back then, and even in the debut shortlist of the group, the biggest boss in the company didn't seem to include his name in it.

However, no matter how much he is not taken seriously and is not favored, Wang Nanqian does not dare to show any dissatisfaction with the middle-aged man in front of him: although he is no longer just a trainee, but as an artist who has just debuted, when he has no right to speak in the company, he must respect and implement all the decisions made by the other party.

Probably only when he got into the shoes of Jung Yoon-ho's predecessors and Kim Hee-cheol's predecessors could he express his dissatisfaction and even raise objections to Lee so-man, the man who really stood at the top of the Korean Wave, right? Even as the captain of Girls' Generation, he had never heard of Kim Tae-yeon behaving out of the ordinary in front of Lee so-man.

Perhaps everyone hates the feeling of fate being in the hands of someone else, and it's not that no one has tried to struggle, tried to make their way on their own - and then, almost without exception, they all failed: when one living and bloody example after another was laid out in front of them, those who followed had to acquiesce to the arrangement.

After all, this is real life, not a fairy tale, nor a script written by a writer.

"Isn't this Nanqian? I watched the TV series you played, and the Busan dialect is very good," the smile on Li Xiuman's face looked like a loving father was talking to his own child, and he nodded lightly to the boy who was respectfully saluting him not far away, and then called out the boy's real name in almost exactly the correct Chinese pronunciation, "You've been doing a good job lately." ”

If it weren't for the fact that he didn't know what the attitude of the chief producer and chief planner of the S.M. company was towards him, Wang Nanqian almost thought that he was an artist he had always been optimistic about and had personally promoted all the way from the trainee era - after hearing such a completely unexpected sentence, he quickly bent the waist that was about to be lifted back to the angle just now.

"I will continue to work hard to respond to the expectations of my teachers. ”

Although I don't know if Li Xiuman has any expectations for him in his heart, at this time, such an answer must be the most correct and formal, and no one can pick out the thorns from it.

"Nan Qian, she has gained so much popularity just after her debut, you should be very happy, right?"

While Wang Nanqian was still trying to understand what Li Xiuman's intentions were in saying such a thing to him, the middle-aged man who had always had a kind smile on his face had already walked up to his side, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder—this was the first time since Wang Nanqian joined the S.M. company that this was the first time that the character who had made him think that he only lived in legend had been so close to him.

was a little flustered by Li Xiuman's abnormal behavior, Wang Nanqian, who had always maintained a bent bow posture, did not dare to raise his head, and he didn't know how to respond to the other party for a while, so he could only continue to let the soulless standard answer words come out of his mouth: "I will continue to work hard, and I will definitely not disappoint the teacher......"

"As a newcomer, I'm very happy for you. But, child, I hope you can understand one thing, see your position clearly at any time, and let yourself be on the right path, in order to truly survive," probably feeling the nervousness of the child in front of him, or tired of his emotionless standard response, Li Xiuman left the last sentence softly, and then crossed over to his side, "Child, be cautious about your every choice, remember my words." ”

"Yes, I will definitely work hard and will never disappoint the teacher. ”

Is it a warning, an exhortation, or an encouragement? It is no longer clear how many meanings are hidden in Li Xiuman's profound words -- does he think that he will be complacent because of the little achievements he has already made? In that case, wouldn't it be better to reprimand himself directly? Why do you want to speak to yourself in such a vague way? As far as Li Xiuman is concerned, what words do he still need to express in a tactful way?

Be on the right path and be cautious with your every choice...... If there is anything "wrong" he has done now, it is only that there are some problems with the girl Park Chulong - but this is a secret that no third person knows at all, and it is impossible for Lee so-man to know: what is the general producer of S.M. trying to say? Listening to the footsteps echoing in the corridor becoming smaller and smaller, repeatedly chewing on what Li Xiuman had just said to him in his heart, Wang Nanqian only felt that the two well-behaved hands at his side became stiff because of nervousness.

Maybe we'll figure out what Li Xiuman means when the meeting finally fades away, and only after the footsteps have completely disappeared did Wang Nanqian slowly straighten up and walk towards EXO's practice room.

"Do you know how bad you are? Do you feel that you have made your debut and can not work as hard as you used to? You can not prepare well for the stage and practice? Do you know how poor your expressiveness is? Do you know that your song stage silenced version of the video has become a joke on the Internet?"

Sitting at the top of the conference table was still the man who wore ordinary black-rimmed glasses, an ordinary suit, an ordinary appearance, and a kind smile on his face, looking no different from the uncles who were selling their fish in the market. As if he hadn't heard what the head of the company's planning department sitting next to him was saying, Li Xiuman's current expression was simply the most merciless mockery for the twelve big boys who were sitting in the conference room with their heads bowed.

'I guess I'm happy'

'I'm happy for you too'

'You've been doing a great job lately'

This meeting, which was specially attended by all EXO employees, was filled with the company's dissatisfaction and anger towards them from the beginning, and there was not even a little encouragement and comfort left for them: this was a meeting chaired by Li Xiuman, and it was impossible for him not to know what the head of the planning department was going to say at the meeting, or that the person in charge of the planning department was closer to the truth by saying the opinions in Li Xiuman's heart. In that case, why did he say such a thing to himself when he happened to bump into him in the hallway?

As the oldest member of the team, Wang Nanqian was now sitting closest to the company executives who were attending the meeting, and he could even feel the saliva of the head of the planning department spraying at him - but in such a scene and atmosphere, he didn't dare to make the slightest move.

"I don't know if you've seen those comments and videos, why don't you release them for you to show now?" The head of the planning department even became hoarse because of the overly drastic wording and expression, "I'm ashamed of you, in that video, I can only hear the sound of panting! Occasionally one or two lines of lyrics are sung, and they are all out of tune! Do you know what people say about you? The worst boy group launched by S.M. Company! It's not a shame for you anymore, the reputation of the whole company has been tarnished because of your poor performance!"

The head of the planning department said that the members of EXO have actually seen the video: Team K's schedule was very tight during that period, and the lead singer's voice was not in good condition due to excessive practice, and the performance of that singing stage was really poor - but in the subsequent singing stage, Team K's overall performance was actually decent, and now the whole team is pointing to the only one that can be regarded as a "stage accident" 's performance was endless, although she didn't dare to refute anything, Wang Nanqian still felt a little unfair for her teammates on Team K.

Although this doesn't seem to have anything to do with Team M, who has only played on the stage three times in Korea, it is clear that EXO is going to pay for Team K's "mistakes" as a whole, whether it is for the person in charge of the planning department or for the company's top management.

"Now that you've done all the planning you arranged for your debut, it's time for the company to make the first stage of evaluation of you," unscrewed the mineral water bottle in front of him and poured a few sips of water, and the head of the planning department who hadn't been reprimanding them since he opened his mouth finally calmed down in a rare tone, "Let's invite the teacher to speak for the next part." ”

"Children, pointing out your shortcomings is so that you can better improve yourself," still maintaining that kind smile, as if to ease the slightly embarrassing and tense atmosphere in the conference room, Li Xiuman also coughed a few times before opening his mouth, "If you encounter problems, just work hard to solve them, you know?"

"Yes. ”

As if coming from the same mouth, twelve boys with their heads bowed answered at the same time.

"Prepare the album well, and the next time you play songs with a regular album, don't let this happen again," as if he was very satisfied with the response to this only syllable, the smile on Li Xiuman's face seemed to become brighter, "Before the next return in the form of twelve, you should practice well in the company, like the trainee era, find your original intention, and strengthen your strength." ”

Then, as if talking about a very small and completely unimportant matter, he turned his head slightly, smiled at the person in charge of the planning department next to him, and said, "Until then, don't let the children go out again, cancel all announcements and itineraries." (To be continued.) )