Chapter 52: Thirty-Five-Seventy

"You've been looking at that car...... Do you like it? I can give you one. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Yes," Tiffany nodded in acknowledgement, but shook her head again, "But I don't need to, I don't usually have a chance to go out alone...... If I want to buy something, Taeyeon will give me a ride."

"Yes," Ah Jiu thought about it, and it was indeed the case. And even if it's Taeyeon, her car is basically idle, and Tiffany is with her like a conjoined baby, so there's really no need to get another one.

"You gave the car to Hyun-gyu...... What are you driving yourself?"

"Take a taxi," Ah Jiu shrugged and said, he didn't specifically explain to Tiffany, because he didn't think Tiffany needed to know this, and the matter between him and Tiffany, in fact, can't be regarded as settled until now, between each other, it can be regarded as a friend or above, and the feeling that the lover is not full, he doesn't want Tiffany to know this too early, not because he is afraid that she will know, but because he wants to try to make Tiffany not think about it so much, after all, many of his things, according to general moral considerations, are illegal things。

"Don't believe me," Tiffany shook her head, but didn't ask. Her personality is not the style that asks a lot, what she likes is Ah Jiu, and she likes the feeling of being with him, as for the things that Ah Jiu doesn't want to say, it's not what she wants to pay attention to.

It is said that people only care about the things they care about, and they are cold and indifferent to the things they don't care about. In fact, most of the time, what makes you feel that the other party is indifferent is not that the other party did it deliberately, but that he doesn't care about it. In the same way, people will only like what they like, in the eyes of a thousand people, there are a thousand Hamlets, and Ah Jiu, in the eyes of his different girlfriends, he looks different. In Taeyeon's eyes, magnified may be that he is neither humble nor arrogant, in IU's eyes, maybe he is a person who can shelter from the wind and rain, so-young may fancy his strength, and Sunny may like his ability...... In everyone's heart, in fact, his appearance is different. In Tiffany's eyes, in fact, it has not yet been fully formed, what is Ah Jiu like. Because she didn't know enough about him to make up a complete picture.

But the feeling is not deceiving, she clearly knows that she likes Ah Jiu, and this will not be wrong.

After eating, Ah Jiu paid the money, took Tiffany's hand, and the two walked in the direction of the pet hospital. There is no car, so I have to walk, but fortunately, it is not far from the pet hospital, a distance of about 300 meters, and I can't get tired of walking. After eating a meal, Ah Jiu noticed that the shoes on Tiffany's feet were the pink Nike he bought for her last time, and couldn't help but look at it twice, Tiffany saw that he noticed, and her heart was happy, she glanced at him, gently grabbed his arm, and leaned on his shoulder.

"Don't worry about getting photographed?"

"If you get it...... I'm worried that I'll be able to shoot it, "Tiffany looked up at Ah Jiu and said, "Even if I do, I'm not afraid, isn't there still you?"

"I can't cover the sky with one hand," Ah Jiu grabbed Tiffany's hair and said, "The hairstyle is beautiful, is it for the new album?"

"Well......" Speaking about the new album, Tiffany came to the spirit and said, "This new album is the one we have the most involved in. But there are also bad ones, Taeyeon is too tired. But I think she's happy, because she used to give a lot of opinions, but she almost never heard them, but this time it's the other way around, so I guess she's happy......"

Ah Jiu listened quietly to Tiffany's words, and when she was finished, she thought for a while and asked, "I've always been curious about things, and I haven't asked Taeyeon, but I think you should know about it...... Do you think Taeyeon is so ambitious now, is part of the reason why she is worried that if in a few years, she will not be popular and no one will listen to her singing...... Is there such a thing?"

"Hmm......" Tiffany thought for a moment and nodded, "There must be...... In fact, I also feel this way, sometimes I worry that if I don't have popularity in the future, it is estimated that the company will not give contract pensions, what will I do at that time......" Tiffany paused, looked at Ah Jiu, and asked, "Do you know SES?"

"SES?" Ah Jiu thought for a while, he remembered that when Luo Yingshi asked him to watch variety shows and make up classes, he seemed to have seen a lot of this name in X-man and love letters, frowned and thought for a while, and said, "It's also from S.M. Company, it should be a girl group earlier than you." ”

"Hmm," Tiffany nodded, and said, "SES senior, this E in the middle is Liu Zhen's senior...... She also had such a dazed stage, and then she ran to get married. Tiffany sighed and said, "Actually, although the ages are different, the fate of female idols is almost the same, popularity is not something that can be maintained all the time, and it is not something that can be decided by hard work, because there will be younger children coming out, and ...... Fans are going to grow up, too," Tiffany smiled and added, "That's what Mr. Lee so-man said." ”

"It does make sense. ”

"Yes," Tiffany sighed, "Teacher Li Xiuman, it's really a very powerful person...... as she said that, she glanced at Ah Jiu and narrowed her smile: "But of course you are a little more powerful." ”

Ah Jiu smiled, took Tiffany's hand, and stuffed it into his pocket. Tiffany didn't expect Ah Jiu to do such a move, her eyes were full of brilliance, and somehow, the happiness in her heart was even stronger because of this small act.

"What else did he say?"

"Teacher Li Xiuman?" Tiffany thought for a moment and said, "I also said that I remember one very well, which is about three years, five years, seven years, and ten years."

"What do you mean?"

"It's the age of the idol group," Tiffany explained, "When we debuted, Mr. Lee so-man said it. He told us that the idol group has a limited lifespan and that we should cherish every day. At the time, we didn't understand what these words meant, but Sunny asked and then we found out. ”

Sunny said that Mr. Li Xiuman explained it to her...... He said that the span of girlhood preparation is more than seven years, so the lifespan of girlhood should be at least seven years. This statement is like this, under normal circumstances, companies spend money and effort to cultivate a group, and as long as they can make their debut, they will sign a contract. This contract is called a newcomer contract and is generally three years...... In the past three years, singers have not made much money, because the company has to take back the money invested. If the combination is about the same, the money must be earned back, if the combination fails, an unspoken rule of the company is that it will introduce artists to some nightclub commercial performances, or some hotel annual party commercial performances, in short, they will do everything possible to transfer the invested money back. The reason why this period is three years is that if it hasn't become popular for three years, it will basically not be popular. ”

"What's going on in those five years?"

"Five years, five years and seven years together," Tiffany continued, "if after three years, the company has recouped the money it invested." At this time, it is necessary to consider the interests of singers, and for the company, artists who can make money back are also valuable. So at this time, the company will give a much more lenient contract, and the artist can also make money. Depending on the level of potential, if the situation is average, sign for two years, if you are like us, you will generally sign for four years, this is the best time. ”

"Why is it only four years?" Ah Jiu was puzzled: "If everyone agrees, isn't it okay to sign for ten years?"

"No, it's only four ......years at most," Tiffany said, "Usually we make our debut as high school students, and most of the youngest fans in the first batch are high school students, and the rookie period is three years, plus four years to renew the contract, which just covers high school to college graduation...... After that, pay attention to our group of people, they will be busy with things in the workplace, or go to the army, the energy of attention will be reduced, that is, the popularity will be reduced, and at this time, the company will also consider the risk, if not, it will lose money again, and it is not that the contract cannot be renewed, how can it sign a particularly long ......"

Tiffany paused for a moment and continued: "Another reason is that seven years after our debut, we are both twenty-seven or eighteen years old, and people will think differently, just like now. ”

Tiffany didn't explain, but Ah Jiu understood what he meant. Jessica, for example, is a living example of this.

"It's successful enough for the company to be able to cultivate a seven-year combination. Like SES seniors, HOT, Myth, etc., are all in the company for about seven years, so the company is the most profitable. And the combination of ten years has been in a company without dissolution and non-leaving...... It doesn't seem to have been, so Mr. Li Xiuman just said, he said that if there is such a one, it will become a legend......" Tiffany's voice became smaller, and muttered, "I originally thought that we would be......"

"It's not that important," Ah Jiu reassured, and Tiffany smiled and didn't continue.

In fact, for this matter, Ah Jiu's thoughts are the same as Tiffany's, and he does not approve of Jessica's departure from Girls' Generation, but the situation at that time is that he has nothing to do with Jessica, and because of Krystal's matter, there is still a bit of an opposing state, and he can't interfere with this matter at all, and even if he can interfere, he won't necessarily stop it, everyone has the right to choose, since Jessica did this, it must mean that in the circumstances at the time, she felt that this was more suitable for her, she was the one who made the decision, and she was the one who bore the consequences, so there was no problem with this matter。

What's more, Tiffany's words solved the doubts in Ah Jiu's heart. Why did Taeyeon work so hard and why did Jessica make up her mind to leave Girlhood...... Even, why he got so many people's affection, and what the most basic reason was, was explained.

A sense of crisis, a sense of insecurity.

In the face of seven years of hurdle, everyone's reaction is different. Taeyeon chooses to face it hard, so she works hard, Jessica chooses to escape, so she wants to leave girlhood and try to develop in other careers, and Sunny and so-young, the reason why they fall in love with themselves is hardly without an element of anxiety about the future.

This is also a pimple in Ah Jiu's heart all along. Except for Krystal, he really couldn't be sure whether everyone's feelings for him were 100% or not, mixed with other feelings. He wanted a definite answer, but perhaps none of the parties knew what was going on in his mind......

The two of them thought about their own thoughts and walked in silence for a few minutes. Unconsciously arrived at the door of the pet hospital, Tiffany suddenly stopped, Ah Jiu looked at her inquiringly, Tiffany said, "I have to admit it, I am too...... But I'm not a person who is irresponsible for my feelings, so I'll tell you, let's take our time, I need time to confirm whether my feelings for you are love, but please don't reject me for this reason...... Okay?"

"Of course," Ah Jiu shook Tiffany's hand and said, "There are countless reasons to like it, and I wouldn't mind this kind of thing...... Actually, I'm thinking, how to solve this matter, if my existence can't get you rid of this fatalistic sense of insecurity, then I will feel that I am not very competent as a boyfriend. ”

"You've done a great job. Tiffany said seriously, "I'm not comforting you, it really has nothing to do with you...... If you think about it, don't Taeyeon know that as long as you're there, it doesn't matter if she's actually a singer or not? The real sense of insecurity doesn't come from not being able to live without doing this, but from ......" Tiffany paused and continued, "We're all the same, and we can't do anything else but sing...... It's the only thing we're good at, and if we can't do it anymore...... Do you understand?"

Ah Jiu nodded: "I understand, I'll think about it carefully." ”

It seemed a little sad to continue talking, Ah Jiu took Tiffany's hand and changed the subject: "Don't think about it yet, let's go and help Kanazawa and Fukumi get injections, and then let Hyungui send us back...... Actually, I'm also very short on time, and I have a date at noon. ”

It's normal to listen to the first half of the sentence, but in the second half of the sentence, Tiffany suddenly pouted, snorted, and pinched him lightly, is it so stinky and beautiful?