Chapter 22: The Man Who Carried the Black Cauldron
"Forgot for a while that you went on living,
For a while, I felt that it didn't matter without you,
But as time passed, I found that everything was different.
I can't live without you, and then if we were a little more mature, then we would have gone crazy if we knew we were separated.
All that remains is endless regret, but lack the confidence to bear it,
I endured this qiē and lived like this for a year.
Could it be that you are in the same mood as me, can you give me another chance?
Now that we know, we are deeply in love with someone who will never be separated.
Go back to that time as we loved each other before, back to the beautiful and happy days when we loved each other.
Those heartbreaking pointless quarrels, now bury them all,
If you mention it again, it will turn the world upside down,
Encounters like today's will not happen again. ”
After spitting out the last note, panting slightly, this song just now had exhausted Wang Nanqian's full strength. Although he doesn't have a high treble or any particularly difficult skills in the whole song, in order to match Wu Zhimin's steady high voice and gorgeous voice, he feels that he has almost forced his full potential.
Like him, he actually sang a duet song with a girl during the assessment, and it was also in the selection exam for the debut members, Wang Nanqian felt that he was really crazy. Either it brings freshness to the examiners, or they feel that this person is opportunistic and self-defeating. But when Wu Zhimin called him two weeks ago and asked him if he could sing a duet love song with her during the assessment, Wang Nanqian couldn't refuse the other party at all.
Since returning to South Korea, Oh Jimin has been completely stuck in a situation where she has no itinerary, although her agent is also trying to help her find some opportunities to sing OST for TV dramas and movies, but the few opportunities have been rejected by the company. It's not because the TV series or movie is not popular, or because the song itself is not a good work. I don't know why I haven't been valued by the company, Wu Zhimin's whole person has lost weight, and she wants to be more valued by the senior management, she is eager to show her really outstanding strength in front of the company's senior management.
In the last assessment, he had already won the first place, but could Wang Nanqian cope with the exam more easily this time? With the mood of giving it a try, Wu Zhimin called Wang Nanqian. I thought that in the face of this kind of most important assessment in life, everyone would definitely deal with it carefully, and the other party probably would not agree to his request, but I didn't expect that after hesitating for a few minutes, the Chinese boy actually agreed to Wu Zhimin.
It's still too soft-hearted, but is it really just because of sympathy for Wu Zhimin's plight? It's more likely that it's because he has long understood that whether or not he can debut has little to do with the results of the assessment, right? Wang Nanqian's left hand was still a little trembling as he pressed the guitar chord, he knew that he had strength, but his problem was not in his strength, but in the opinion of the company's senior management about his age.
From the moment this matter was decided, Wang Nanqian not only conducted the company's heavy courses during the day, but also practiced with Wu Zhimin in the practice room every night. Because the other trainees didn't believe that he would really sing duets during the assessment, Wang Nanqian and Wu Zhimin had no way to hide and go on openly. The two of them used two guitars to change the score, and made some adjustments to match each other's voices, and completed this feat that ordinary people dare not imagine in less than two weeks. Just when the other trainees sighed that this brother really looked good this time because he won the first place in the last assessment, they were shocked to find that on the day of the assessment, Wu Zhimin really followed Wang Nanqian into the special practice room for selection and assessment full of examiners.
Jin Yingmin didn't expect that he had heard about the things that happened between the male trainees in the company in the past half a month, and he thought that the assessment time had been advanced, and the company's hope that everyone would be safe and secure had been able to clearly convey the opinions to these trainees, but he didn't expect that someone would be "unsteady and restless" during the assessment.
"We don't seem to be an ordinary monthly exam and quarterly exam this time, but a selection assessment, right?" Li Shengyu, a vocal teacher who has always praised Wang Nanqian as a diligent representative among trainees, smiled and was the first to speak out, and his words also brought a chuckle among the examiners.
In the monthly and quarterly exams where male and female trainees participate together, there will often be a duet between two trainees who have a good relationship, and at that time, the examiner can give two people a score at the same time. However, there is a duet on such an important occasion as the annual assessment and selection assessment, and there is also a person who has already debuted as an artist, which is a scene that all examiners have never seen.
"I'm really sorry, I asked Nanqian Oppa. Oh Jimin bowed deeply to the executives of these companies, the female voice of "Oneyearlater" just now was the original song of Girls' Generation Jessica, and she made a lot of changes to fit her voice on the basis of the original song, plus her heartfelt grievance, the performance was very brilliant, "At that time, I just jokingly asked him if he could sing in duet, but I didn't expect him to agree." I wondered if I could give it a try and make the teachers laugh. ”
The reason why Li Shengyu was the first to speak out was because he felt that the two children did sing well just now, and the girl's grievances and the boy's helplessness were all expressed in the song, which made him feel that he should do something for the nervous and trembling lover: "No wonder, the request of the seniors who have already debuted is really difficult to refuse, right?"
There was another burst of laughter among the examiners, and they looked at the big boy who put the guitar at his feet and bent over 90 degrees, and their hearts were no longer the initial surprise and awkwardness.
"Didn't Youngmin ask this kid if he wanted to make his solo debut, and in just a few days, he's already started to learn from Jimin, the senior who debuted in Solo?" I don't know which director said with a smile, and the atmosphere in the practice room became relaxed.
"Jimin, this kid has grown a lot in Japan over the years, and his voice has become thicker. Just when Wang Nanqian lowered her head and was uneasy, she found that the examiners in the entire practice room had already begun to comment on Wu Zhimin. Something seems to be wrong? Isn't it my own exam today? This really helped Wu Zhimin show his face, but no one cared about him.
"Come with me. ”
Wang Nanqian raised his head and found that Kim Yingmin had come to him. With his head down, he silently followed the majestic president of the company to the corner of the practice room, and Wang Nanqian heard Jin Yingmin whispering to him.
"I heard that you have been taking care of Huang Zitao in the hospital a few days ago?"
I don't know what Jin Yingmin's question contains, Wang Nanqian had to nod nervously. Jin Yingmin must have known that Huang Zitao was injured, but he actually knew that he went to the hospital to take care of Huang Zitao, which still surprised Wang Nanqian. Kim Young-min has never paid much attention to the company's boy group, how can he care so much about them trainees this time?
"If you are selected as a member this time, you must be the oldest, you have been a trainee for the longest time, and the position of captain will definitely be yours," Jin Yingmin tried to keep his voice low, he knew that the directors of the company were now watching him from behind him, "I have to make a few requests to you now, if you can't do it, then this time, the group, the company will still not let you debut." ”
Although it was only a few low words, they sounded like thunder in Wang Nanqian's heart, what does this mean? Is this what it means to make my debut? He felt that his throat seemed to be frozen, and it was extremely difficult to even say a few words: "I will definitely do it." ”
"If a company wants to promote the debut of a new group, it needs a lot of means to attract attention, but there are many antis that will attract the meals of existing groups. If I choose you to make my debut, I need you to be this person, can you afford it?"
After the debut of each group in the company, there will always be such a person who will become the target of the concentrated attack of the meal, from the Kim Jae-jung of TVXQ to Jessica of the Girls' Generation, this is a convention, what can I do when it is my turn? Wang Nanqian is now full of the two big words debut, and he nodded heavily.
"If you are chosen to make your debut, I need you to figure it out that the company will never allow a second Han Geng. If there is a day in the future, what kind of action the company will take, do you understand?"
Taking the company to court, like the trio of Han Geng and TVXQ, has dealt a devastating blow to the company, both financially and in terms of prestige. The company hopes that its artists can be obedient, and he understands it very well. Wang Nanqian nodded again, he has been a trainee in the company for so many years, what else has he not seen?
"Finally, and most importantly, no matter what rumors come out in the future that are not good for the group, the company needs someone to step up and create new news to grab the attention of the media and the public. If you are selected to make your debut, the company requires you to be this person, do you have the consciousness?"
What does this mean? Am I the one who was chosen to carry the black pot? Wang Nanqian's already congested brain has calmed down a little, no matter what scandals or accidents happen to other members in the future, will they use themselves as a shield? But...... Compared to the debut that I've been looking forward to for almost seven years, what is this?
Wang Nanqian pursed her lips tightly, feeling that her fists on both sides of her body were shaking constantly: "President, I have this awareness." If the company really chooses me to debut, I will do my best to protect the interests of the company and this group. ”
Jin Yingmin saw that the green tendons on the child's nervous neck exploded, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl. After pressing this child for so many years, the company knows very well that this Chinese boy is optimistic and cheerful and has a strong psychological capacity. The accidental injury of the popular candidate Huang Zitao has helped the company's top management make the final decision, so that the results of the second selection assessment are not so important. Although it is indeed a problem to be older, Wang Nanqian's hard power is here after all. What's more, he can be a member who specializes in promoting the negative news of the group or stirring up scandals, as long as his popularity does not drag the group back.
Nodding slightly with satisfaction, Jin Yingmin patted the back of the big boy who was still trembling slightly: "The company will refer to your table today and make the final decision." ”