Chapter 50: Where Does Girlhood Go?
I went out to buy drunk today, after all, I failed the first interview, but two chapters were delivered, so now I can write a book with peace of mind!
For the second time, the small living room upstairs of the "Nuan Nuan" coffee house was full of people, and the nine people of Girls' Generation sat around the round dining table, and in front of them were placed a cup of coffee with a wisp of white smoke and a rich aroma from time to time. On weekdays, this would have been the second cup, but none of the girls touched this cup of coffee today.
Girls' Generation has finally come to this day, in fact, compared to their previous ideas, girls are already very satisfied to be able to go to this day. It's just that I suddenly got such news, thinking that the girlhood that accompanied me for eight years was finally coming to an end, and it was difficult for the girls to accept it calmly for a while, even if they had already prepared in their hearts. So now the nine people are sitting together, all of them are empty in their hearts, and they don't know what to say, they are just silent.
In the end, it was Jessica who spoke first, and Jessica, who didn't know the fact that Kim Young-min and Lee so-man clashed, always thought that her sisters got such a fate because of herself, although she thought of this result when she was planning to return to her girlhood, but when this day really came, Jessica still felt a trace of guilt.
"Sisters, I'm sorry," Jessica said softly, looking up at the girls who were all thinking about her thoughts.
"Oh, Sika (Ernie), what are you talking about?" Hearing Jessica's sudden apology, the girls all had an expression of "don't be so pretentious", Jessica also felt that she seemed to be too hypocritical, and when she saw the appearance of her sisters, she also smiled lightly and stopped talking.
But Jessica's words finally opened up the conversation of the girls, and Taeyeon, as the captain, slowly took a sip of the coffee in front of her, savoring the aroma of the coffee and the warmth that slowly melted into her heart in this gradually cold weather, until she felt that the warmth had completely reached the depths of her heart, Taeyeon exhaled deeply and said, "Finally, it's still today!" β
The tone seems to be nostalgic, seems to be reluctant, and seems to be mixed with some relaxation. Hearing Taeyeon's words, the other girls also showed the same expression, eight years have passed since their debut, and the name Girls' Generation has brought them endless cheers and honors, but also brought them more constraints.
When they first debuted, they were still able to withstand these pressures, but today, from girls to ladies, careers have begun to be slowly replaced by family and love, and girls' generation is more like a mountain pressing on them. When they heard the news of the company's ban today, Girls' Generation was mixed, and they knew that Girls' Generation was no longer brilliant from this moment.
No one can break away from the S/M company and still be prosperous, the myth of running away back then is not good, the three TVXQ who split later are not good, and now Girls' Generation does not feel that she can. It is precisely because of this realization that even if they are mentally prepared, they are still in a dull mood at this moment. Because this moment is a farewell to their past girlhood, not a separation.
Although I feel a little relaxed in my heart, but after all, it is the girlhood that has accompanied me for eight years, they have been honored all over the world under the name of Girls' Generation, and have appeared on the stage that many people have never been on in a lifetime, creating a glory that countless people envy, and today, all this will be turned into a memory.
"Well, now that the company has come to this point, we can't do anything about it," Taeyeon said, "Actually, that's fine, after all, if we wait until we propose to terminate the contract with the company, we may be called a traitor, now at least we have a valid reason, now let's think about the future, since we have decided to terminate the contract with the company, we will have to find another company."
"Actually," said Pani at this point, "Nikun called me last night, and JYP was willing to sign us with Girls' Generation, and was willing to bear all of our termination costs. And now JYP only has a girl group to support the faΓ§ade, and we should have been good in the past. β
"Actually," Yoona said, "I was contacted a long time ago by YG's President Yang Hyun Suk, and he offered the same conditions. β
"Actually, I've also received invitations from DSP and MENT," Taeyeon said, "So, how do we say, do we have to choose between these companies now?" β
The girls were silent, after all, they were all a group of girls, and they didn't have the decisive strength to make a decision about things like this, and at this time, Jessica suddenly said, "Sisters, in fact, I knew at the beginning that my return might bring Girls' Generation to the brink of dissolution, and there is another reason why I still insist on coming back." β
The girls all looked at Jessica, "I've been really happy since I left Girlhood, even if I'm just staying in this store every day and doing the same job every day, but I'm really happy." I can laugh uncontrollably, say presumptuously, I can do anything without caring about other people's eyes, and I can do anything with Woo-seung that we couldn't have thought of before."
Jessica looked at the girls and said seriously, "Sisters, we are not small, in the past we worked hard for our dreams, but today we are all tired and tired, we should enjoy the fruits of our struggle." Now, with the popularity of our Girls' Generation, yes, we can join other big companies without having to pay for breach of contract."
"But what will happen to us when we get there? The new company will use our residual popularity to continue to squeeze us, and we will definitely not be able to run the endless journey, and after two or three years, our girlhood has come to an end, and the company will never make any more efforts for us, but will only cultivate new combinations, because at that time we are about to enter the thirtieth generation. β
"I'm not saying that we're not fighting anymore, it's that we're halfway through our best days. We can find a small company where we bear the default fee ourselves, and then we can offer better terms. We can continue to be active, but at the same time we can live a little easier, and then just live our lives like this, wouldn't it be great? β
Hearing Jessica's words, the girls were silent, in fact, they had long wanted to get rid of the kind of life that spent more time in the car every day than on land, and they had to pay attention to their words and deeds as long as they walked out the door. They've spent their best eight years like this, and now they want to live a little easier.
At this time, Sunny also said, "And whether we join JYP or YG, it is completely possible for us to betray the company with the company's ability, after all, the competition between the three major companies has always been continuous, and it will definitely be a blow to our popularity at that time."
"Not only that," Xiuying also said, "Whether it's JYP's Missa, YG's 2NEL, or DSP's Kara, Ment's Tiara are the company's main girl groups, how do we allocate resources?" It's going to be even more tiring, and our friends are among them, and if we let them get hurt, that's not what we want to see."
Hearing this, the other girls all nodded subconsciously, what they have seen the most over the years is all kinds of open and secret battles triggered by the competition for resources, which is also the most cruel place in the entertainment industry. For a group of kind girls, they really don't want to participate in that kind of competition.
Seeing the appearance of the sisters, Taeyeon made up her mind and said, "Since this is the case, then we have decided to find a small company to enjoy our fruits easily, as for the future, let's go with the flow, after all, we can't always occupy this position, we have occupied it for so long, and it is time for the Zen position." β
Hearing Taeyeon's decision, the other girls all smiled and nodded, but at this time, Hyoyeon suddenly spoke, "In this way, Girls' Generation is really going to leave us." β
Yuri also said with a lost expression, "If you want to sing "gee" again in the future, you will sing it in the dark."
The other girls all bowed their heads when they heard the words of Xiaoyuan and Yuri, and although the breach of contract with the company was a big expense, in fact, various copyrights and naming rights were the biggest expenses. For example, when the myth ran away, in order to take away the name "myth", then the myth of fire required the captain to take money from the family, and this only took the name "myth".
Although the girls can now bear their own breach of contract fees, they really can't afford to get the naming rights of Girls' Generation and the copyright of so many songs of Girls' Generation. After all, the name Girls' Generation is too popular now, Girls' Generation has created too many honors, and Girls' Generation's songs are also too famous. These things that brought endless honor to the girls in the past have now become a burden for them.
"Isn't that good? I was dissatisfied with the name Girls' Generation when I debuted at the beginning, and now there is no such thing as a Korean name, didn't we all think of an English name? Isn't there a chance now? Yun'er said playfully.
Sunny also said in passing, "yes, yes, and now we can write our own songs, Seo Hyun, haven't you all been practicing composition lately?" Just write us another song like "Gee", and this time we must hold the copyright in our hands. β
"Ahem, ahem" Jessica coughed twice and said, "Actually, I've always felt that I should be the captain, you know, I'm the one who has practiced the longest among us, and I'll tell you, this time I'm going to run for captain, please vote for me."
"Ah, Sika, how can you do this!" Taeyeon immediately shouted.
"Hahahaha" The girls all laughed, but the smile was so bitter.