In the huge conference room, there was an eerie silence again. [ads:This site has a new URL,Shorthand method:,.] The skylight that had been locked in darkness had finally been opened, and it was time to speak brightly.

Regarding the sudden change in topic, President Kim, who was originally going to slowly talk about slowly using appeasement measures, seemed a little uncomfortable. He arched his hands on his chin and stared sideways at me for a few moments before slowly releasing a deep voice.

"I guess when I was in the studio just now, you also heard that the MV shooting of SJ's follow-up album this time, we have already started discussions with director Hong Yuanji."

The silence in the air was shattered by him, and I could clearly smell the embarrassment, but in the fragments of the tone in these words, I paradoxically could not find a trace of the fragment of embarrassment.

I know that this is his little skill, in any push and pull discussion, only the most ordinary tone, so that others can not figure out his mood, and then can not touch his bottom line, and finally from his hands, can not take too many things.

It's a trick that's almost impossible to dodge, but unfortunately, I wasn't going to bother getting too much out of him from the start. He was the only one who was struggling with a lot of brains about how to deal with my lion's big mouth.

After listening to President Kim's words, I was still the same, and I kept looking at President Kim, who was expressionless. But in fact, ever since I felt that I was in a state of distraction, my eyes have been empty.

"Director Hong Ki-won has the right source for the new song now?"

The face of President Kim was used as a landing point for emptiness. In a state close to soul detachment, I asked him casually.

It seems to be an extremely casual and soulless question, but it instantly made President Kim frown. It was the first change in his expression after a long hiatus.

"The source of the new song is not yet available, because SJ has just started recording the song in the past few days, and they only have the accompanying version in their hands at the moment."

President Kim, who was sitting on the main seat with his back straight, gradually flattened his hands that were originally arched and intertwined. After he said that. There was a brief pause, as if thinking about something. Then, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, and his gaze, which had just been looking at the table, now returned to my pupils.

"I know what you mean. Also know how much you paid not too long ago. But this matter is indeed more difficult to do. Although it has not yet been decided with Director Hong Yuanji, it has just started a little contact, but the intention of asking him to shoot has been reached. If in this case, give you the right to shoot. I don't know what director Hong Won-gi will think. Furthermore, it's not that I question Yoo Seung-woo's ability, I just want to say that the company has been preparing for the follow-up return of SJ for a long time, and it is necessary for us to be responsible for the quality of SJ's album this time. ”

"Or, Liu Chengyu xi, do you think you really have the confidence to take on this challenge?"

As he spoke, President Kim's gaze at me became more and more powerful. He sincerely said with a hint of apology that he was not questioning my ability, and at the end of the sentence he sincerely asked me if I was confident. But in the hearts of all of you. In fact, the meaning of these words is clear. After hearing this, I was still in a semi-empty state, but I didn't care if I was stabbed or not. But Kim Taeyeon, who was sitting next to her, lowered her head again, her bangs were lowered, and her hands hidden under the table were clenched with her five fingers.

President Kim spent a long time explaining the matter. His excuse was actually expected by me, so I didn't find it difficult to do. As for some of the small doubts he mixed in with his words, I had already considered them before. This is, after all, a regular follow-up album to SJ. After all, SJ is still a boy group whose status is difficult to shake at the moment. What's more, I'm just a director who has only made a music video once.

However, there is a key point that Kim Young-min and I both know very well in our hearts. And he just mentioned it. That is, the hands that I put on the table at this moment, with my arms raised.

Gauze, in the eyes of everyone here, is only gauze. From the moment you enter the door. I put my hands on my knees, just like Kim Taeyeon. No one would see it except the secretary standing beside me. But now, I, who was lazy in the past, chose to raise my left hand directly in front of President Kim.

"President Kim, do you remember what you promised me a few months ago?"

Letting go of the godless gaze, the speed of light regained its strength at this moment. I squinted my eyes slightly, brushed my white hand, and stared straight at President Kim.

Kim Young-min, who understood the meaning of my words with little effort at the mention of my words, glanced at an empty space on my left hand and nodded slowly.

When I got the response, although my gaze returned to awe, my whole face was still expressionless. With this almost frozen but not cold face, I spoke.

"So, is a little thumb and that promise enough to get the right to shoot SJ's MV this time? Although I know that your memory is not bad, I still have to warn you. The original promise was a show that I directed many times as an artist of Yankuai. Now, I want them to be the protagonists of my MV, and just once! ”

The loud words have already said everything, and I want to get out of here quickly, so I threw all my chips directly, and I can't be rejected again.

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At four o'clock in the afternoon, I got up, Kim Taeyeon was still in my shadow, and we left the room together.

Twenty minutes later, I stepped out of the elevator, got into K5, and slowly drove away from the Yankuai factory............ With the right to shoot the MV, with a recording that has already completed a third of the recording, with a length of 1 minute and 23 seconds.

Sitting in the passenger seat, I looked sideways at the shadows of the trees that flashed on both sides of the road, and vaguely remembered. I was just asked if I had the confidence to take on the challenge, and I don't think I need to answer this question. As for why I gave up all the opportunities in the end and only exchanged for one MV shooting, the answer is actually very simple.

Because, with just this one shot, it is enough.

The slender body of the K5 is passing through the twilight, and the drowsy sunset is sitting on the roof in the distance. The slanting light, through the dappled shadows of the trees, soaked into the carriage together. I looked out the window for a while, turned my head sideways, and inadvertently glanced at Kim Taeyeon, who was concentrating on driving. She held the steering wheel's hand and moved from time to time. Between putting it down and picking it up, there was a trace of sweat stains, which were revealed.

Noticing this, I slowly withdrew my gaze and looked out of the car window again, and my eyes were a little false for a while.

"Hey, when are you going to change your hairstyle?"

Leaning his head against the window, his voice shaking a little as the car shook.

Kim Tae-yeon, who was driving, suddenly heard me asking her and blinked in surprise. As for the out-of-the-box nature of my speech, although she has experienced it many times, she is still a little uncomfortable.

"Well, until the next return, I shouldn't change it. Any questions? ”

After a quick turn to look at me, Kim Taeyeon turned his gaze back to the road ahead.

Keeping my head against the glass, I continued to speak in a shaky voice. It was as if he was talking to a street tree outside. I say.

"There's no problem, I just think it's good now, Qi bangs can protect your wide forehead from cold."

With a bit of a joking remark, I twisted and twisted, half-leaning to adjust to a more comfortable position.

"In addition, I am fortunate to have you with me today, otherwise I would probably be so nervous that my legs will be weak when I face such a big battle in your company alone."

The pale glass of the car window had already been completely knocked down, and at this time, a gust of wind happened to blow from Kim Tae-yeon's window. The wind, with its fragrance and some other smell, brushed the tip of my nose and ran out of my window into the long street.

This time, Kim Taeyeon responded to my words without saying a word. She continued to drive intently, and between the palms of her hands and the gap between the steering wheel, she could no longer see the sweat.

From the beginning of entering the meeting room to coming out. Kim Taeyeon stayed in my shadow all the time and didn't say a word. But as she said, I just need to know that I'm not alone anymore.

At five o'clock, the winter sun begins to prepare to sink into the horizon. Kim Tae-yeon, who parked the car, slipped the keys into my pocket and entered the corridor first.

After returning home, Zheng Xiujing and Xu Xian, who had completed the Ogino beauty task, were staying in the kitchen, and Ping Pong didn't know what they were doing. As for Lee Soon-gyu...... I even wondered if she had been petrified all afternoon. What kind of posture did she lie in my bed when she left at noon, and what kind of posture she is lying in now. The only two things that have changed are that the films shown on the computer are different, and the other is that Ogino, who arches around her, has become cuter and more cute.

The three of them who didn't move at first when they heard the door open, and it wasn't until Kim Taeyeon and I had completely entered the door that they lazily greeted each other twice. Lee Soon-gyu, who knew a little about what I was going to the company in the afternoon, finally got up from my bed, approached me with some interest, and asked me tentatively in a more cautious tone.

For Lee Soon-gyu, who rushed up and got too close, I rubbed her hair and sat down on a chair in the living room with her. Thinking that there was nothing to say about what had happened today, I coughed lightly twice and prepared to speak. But suddenly I felt something, and after sucking my nose hard, I realized that Lee Soon-gyu had probably rolled over my bed for too long, so there was a little soap mixed with a faint smell of tobacco on his body.

That's right, except for the shower gel that I use to wash my hair, whether it's bathing, laundry, or washing sheets, I always use a refreshing soap. For a while in Korea, using body soap was a bit of a luxury for me. (To be continued.) )xh118