Chapter 34: Debut (2)
When encountering things that can determine one's own fate, no matter how cautious you are, you can't be too cautious.
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On the morning of September 23, it was a sunny early autumn.
In the minds of everyone in the company, yesterday mV announced that Kang Jae-hee would be considered his debut. But for this circle and ordinary people, after today's 'popular ballads' are broadcast, Kang Jae-hee can be regarded as his debut, and he has the opportunity to gain a foothold in this circle.
Whether Kang Jae-hee is the newcomer promoted by the company, or a newcomer launched to test the market. In the eyes of others, newcomers who are backed by S.M Company should not be underestimated.
The show was only recorded in the evening, so that fans who went to school and went to work had time to go live to support. The show aired on Sundays, but it was recorded earlier. So Kang Jae-hee still has a day to do what he wants to do. After today, he may still be him, but sometimes, he is no longer him.
The first thing I do when I go to the company every day is to visit Yu Yongzhen, as long as Jiang Jae-hee goes to the company, the first thing must be this, rain or shine.
"Teacher, I'm here." As usual polite, respectful. Kang Jae-hee just doesn't want to communicate more with other people he doesn't like, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't know what other people in the company say about him. He knew very well that with Yu Yongzhen here, he would lose most of the trouble.
When chatting occasionally, Park Jung-so and they are always very envious of Kang Jae-hee being so leisurely, if there is no Yu Yong-jin, if Kang Jae-hee wants to make his debut, how can he be so casual and relaxed.
Yu Yongzhen sits in the seat he usually sits, where he can see everything in the recording studio and control most of the recording software. After he didn't get a good response after releasing the album, Yu Yongzhen thought that his musical career was over. But Li Xiuman led him into another door of music.
Yu Yongzhen will always remember that after Li Xiuman took him to the recording studio, he pressed him to this seat and said to him: "Sit here, you are the god of this recording studio." He will never forget the eyes of Li Xiuman looking at the recording studio at that time. It's a musician's confidence in himself, his pride in being in control of this studio.
From that day on, singer Yu Yongzhen disappeared, and S.M Company added a new music creator.
At that time, the recording studio was not that big, and the equipment was not as flashy as it is now. But everything is so strange to Yu Yongzhen, but it is so familiar. When he was a singer, he also looked at the equipment through the soundproof glass of the recording studio. But after sitting in this seat, I was at a loss.
At that time, Mr. Li Xiuman was still a very qualified and enthusiastic musician. It was also he who taught himself by hand.
If you don't love music, you can't experience that feeling of being reborn. Yu Yongzhen clearly remembers the satisfied praise of Mr. Li Xiuman after he created the first song. That's an encouragement, but also an affirmation.
On the road of music, he was closed a door, and it was his teacher Li Xiuman who opened another bigger door for him, allowing him to see a wider sky and the world.
The album released by himself in 93 began to contact with arrangement in 94. Before you know it, it's been 10 years.
It seems to be a reincarnation, or a kind of inheritance, 5 years, 10 years, such numbers are always important in S.M. hoT's children disbanded after 5 years, the 6 children of Myth left the company after 5 years, and the 3 children of ses also disbanded after 5 years. And myself, 10 years later, I met my own students.
People who make music are always not sensitive enough to things in life, and they have a poor memory of things other than music. Yu Yongjin has forgotten what he said to Kang Jae-hee at the beginning. But he can be sure that he will accept Kang Jae-hee as a student not only because he has creative talent, but more importantly, he has the heart of a musician. It can also be seen that Kang Jae-hee doesn't care so much about idol's debut.
But this is not a small music studio opened by Yu Yongzhen himself, in S.M, he can help Kang Jae-hee, but he can't change the company's decision. At the beginning, he mentioned Kang Jae-hee's situation to the company, hoping that the company could give Kang Jae-hee a quieter environment to continue to learn music production with him. Because at that time, the company had just launched "TVXQ" for about half a year, and it stands to reason that it is impossible to launch new people.
However, he ignored that the company will reconvene next year, and the president will definitely be replaced. Only now after pushing Kang Jae-hee out, can he arrange an agent who is his own person by his side. And in about 1 year, when Kang Jae-hee's value is reflected, the company will not destroy an artist who can make money at will.
This incident was only learned after the company decided to let Kang Jae-hee make his debut, and he found out about it after he looked for Lee so-man.
In the final analysis, he Yu Yongzhen is just a musician with the name of a senior executive of the company.
He knows very well that Kang Jae-hee's creative talent is very good, and his singing skills are also very good. But whether it is creation or singing, it is not the top kind.
If he was closed a door on the way to music, Li Xiuman opened another door. So now, Kang Jae-hee's door to being a singer is open, and the door to creation has also been opened by himself. Indeed, the prospects are better than for yourself.
However, neither the door of singers nor the door of creation is completely opened. Yu Yongzhen turned to creation after he was hopeless as a singer, and on the road of creation, he has always been very attentive. But now Kang Jae-hee can't concentrate.
Yu Yongzhen knew that Jiang Jae-hee was very smart, when he first came, his singing skills could only be said to be good at best, but in one year, he just learned vocal music like three days of fishing and two days of drying nets, but now he can be regarded as excellent. The path of creation is even more surprising to me.
But talent is just talent, this is an ability that grows, but it is not his current strength. One year is still a little shorter. Not to mention him Yu Yongzhen, even if it is Li Xiuman, there is no guarantee that the artists launched will be successful, and there is no certainty that a song can become popular. It's not just about movies, it's about songs.
So he doesn't know if Kang Jae-hee's debut is the most correct now. If there is another 2 years, no, even if it is only 1 year, he is confident that he will make Kang Jae-hee go to the next level in both singing and creation. And at that time, if Jiang Jae-hee is launched again, the certainty will be much greater.
Unfortunately, time waits for no one. And Jiang Jae-hee's future can only be handed over to himself and the market.
While Yu Yongjin was thinking, Kang Jae-hee didn't bother. Although I don't know what my teacher is thinking, musicians don't like to be disturbed by others. Sometimes, a classic and peerless song is born out of such thinking.
Kang Jae-hee had been standing there quietly, waiting for his teacher to come to his senses. He was not impatient, because only in front of people whom he approved could he empty himself unreservedly like this. Except, of course, those who are gifted (who do you think of...... )
I don't know how long it took, Yu Yongzhen finally came back to his senses. He knew that Kang Jae-hee had always been there. So he said with a little apology: "Zai Xi, sit down first." "I don't know if this apology is for making him stand stupidly for a long time today, or for something else.
"I'm going to the scene today, are you excited?"
"Well, don't hide it, teacher, I'm not really excited." Jiang Jae-hee scratched his head and said.
"Oh, that's a good mentality. He's a man who does big things. Of course, his students themselves knew that Yu Yongzhen just didn't know what to say at this time. Some feelings of guilt had been affecting his thoughts.
"Teacher, were you just creating?" Yu Yongzhen thought about things for a bit of a long time. In Kang Jae-hee's cognition, only when he is creating, will he think about it for so long when he is with others.
"Actually...... I've been thinking about your question a long time. Since Jiang Jae-hee asked, Yu Yongzhen thought about it and decided to tell the truth. In fact, it's a little late to say anything now, but Yu Yongzhen believes in his students, since he could overcome the difficulties at the beginning, then even if Kang Jae-hee really encounters difficulties in the future, then I believe that he will definitely be able to overcome them.
"Is the teacher worried about my development after my debut?" It must be a very tricky problem to make Yu Yongzhen think about it for so long, so for himself, there is only future development.
"Yes, in fact, whether it is singing or creating, you are very talented. It's just that the time is a little short. ”
"I can still learn after my debut, and even if I debut, the teacher is still a teacher." For Yu Yongzhen's concern, Jiang Jae-hee is still very moved. If it is said that in the company, the relationship with them is the best, it must be Choi so-young and Park Jung-so, but among the elders, the one who cares about him the most must be Yu Yongzhen, and even his uncle does not care as much about him as Yu Yongzhen. Jiang Jae-hee's view of right and wrong has long matured, and he can feel it.
"It's easy to say that you can sing after your debut, but you need a quiet environment and enough time to create. And in the company...... You can't help yourself. "If he doesn't make his debut, Yu Yongzhen has the right to let Kang Jae-hee not participate in the company's trainee competition, and he can also let him not participate in some courses he doesn't like. But after his debut, Yu Yongzhen has no right to stop the company from using Kang Jae-hee to make money.
After all, this is a company, not a good hall. The better the development, the more the squeeze on the artist. Idol's short life is destined to do unlimited things as much as possible in a limited time. But if Jiang Jae-hee does not develop well, it will have a greater impact on him. Originally, the company was the main promotion group, but if Kang Jae-hee did not develop well, he would either be refrigerated, or he would be a trainee again and then team up with others to make his debut. The group debuted, and it was even more terrifying...... Just look at the successful combination that the company has launched, and in 5 years something is bound to happen. Why? It's not because it was squeezed too hard at the beginning. And the income has to be divided among several people.
"It's okay teacher, you know my temperament. And my agent showed me the itinerary after my debut, and there weren't many of them. And I didn't plan to become an artist like Lee Hyo-ri and Rain as soon as I debuted from the beginning. Besides, even if you fail in your debut, it's a big deal to come back and continue to be a trainee and learn to create with you. When the time comes, just leave me a seat in the production department. Kang Jae-hee looked very open. From the beginning, he didn't plan to be a top artist. It's not because Kim Taeyeon is destined to enter here, and if he is too young, he won't be a trainee at all. If he is 5 years older and studies business administration or something in college, and when Taeyeon debuts, with his uncle here, he can at least be a room manager, or he can happen to be their agent, and after a few years of training, he can be the main agent. Unfortunately, he is too young. But then again, if he's old enough, how can he be a childhood sweetheart with Kim Taeyeon...... If you weren't a childhood sweetheart, how could you change your life for Kim Taeyeon......
There is no one exact answer to the question of whether the chicken or the egg came first.
At this moment, Kang Jae-hee was also a little messy......