Chapter 20: Good Times
The debut path of Korean artists is similar to a talent show. Children with potential are selected by the brokerage company in the selection activity and enter the brokerage company for training. Han Geng's popularity has given many Chinese people a deep understanding of S.M, and in fact, in South Korea, several major brokerage companies such as YG, JYPE, and Good, which are similar to S.M, also mostly follow the same approach.
Once you enter the company, you will immediately enter the internship period, and your food, housing and travel will be provided by the brokerage company, which can be described as worry-free, but there is no income at this time, and the length of training is different, some people will be able to debut in a few months, and enter the stage of having actual income, and some people will have to stay up for four or five years, but most of the trained people are still unable to debut, and they will be eliminated by the brokerage company after wasting a few years.
The bumpy star journey is a history of blood and tearsWhen it comes to stars, most people will think of the helicopters of Hollywood stars and the glamours of Hong Kong stars...... But in fact, the bumpy star journey of Korean stars, every time they say it, it is a history of blood and tears.
After the artist's debut, the agency will sign a very unequal contract with them, this contract is generally at least ten years dead, because the company has invested a lot of money during the training, so after the debut, the artist needs to repay a huge amount of money to the company, and only after the repayment can they sign a revenue sharing agreement with the company, and the distribution of income is generally more than 70% of the agency.
In South Korea, there is no income from public activities such as recording programs, and artists can only make money by sharing with their agencies, so they often create huge fortunes for the agency, but they themselves are very poor. Kim Dong Man, one of the members of the mythical group that was in full swing back then, bought an ordinary apartment for his parents seven years after his debut.
And the acting career is all about beauty and acting skills, and the idols who rely on their beauty to get to the top of the position, especially the actresses, whose artistic life is as short as their youth, is as fleeting as their youth.
To improve their own financial situation under this huge pressure and in a fleeting limited time means that celebrities have to work and pay overload. Carefully analyzing the life trajectories of those stars who committed suicide in the Korean entertainment industry, it is not difficult to find that many people died of debts that could not be solved.
In order not to be forgotten by the public, those stars who have gone viral must work to the best of their ability. There are hundreds of variety shows in South Korea, and in addition to completing normal work such as recording records and shooting film and television dramas, stars also have to accept the company's arrangements to participate in these variety shows, usually in a row, and some are even in the RV in order to catch up with the announcement.
Rain once almost had a traffic accident because he had to attend two galas in a row. In a television interview with Korean media outlets, HOT member Tony said that they once participated in the shooting of 24 magazines in one day. Andy, a member of the mythical group, said, "Celebrities can only sleep 3 to 4 hours a day. I practice dancing for at least 8 hours a day, so I always feel like I don't get enough sleep."
The general trend of girls' generation makes their announcements and various performances indispensable. Even without these normal jobs, they still have to practice dance every day and learn various professional knowledge arranged by the company.
On the road to success and fame, there are more of their bitterness and tears.
"Whew~! Eat so much. Taeyeon sat directly on the floor on the edge of the sofa, touching her little belly, panting delicately.
Sunny was lying beside her, motionless as if he was about to take a nap. As for the other members, they all sat comfortably on the sofa or on the floor.
In fact, this noon was the happiest and most relaxing one they had in this time. Working and training day and night every day, the nine girls are not only physically exhausted, but also psychologically depressed. They're just eighteen or twenty-year-old girls.
Therefore, the last thing that is lacking in the Korean entertainment industry is suicide.
The humble status, the status quo like a "contractor", the heavy debts that are overwhelming, and the frightens that are received from time to time...... Many times, we only see the bright hall exposed outside the surface, but ignore the unsolvable shadow hidden in the corner, long-term depression but can not find a channel for catharsis, the imaginable ending, or crazy, or autistic, or depressed, and even all kinds of cruel ways to commit suicide to end life.
It was very happy to eat at Chen Zaitian's house at noon, someone personally cooked rich and delicious Chinese food for them, and took care of them very kindly, and several girls were indeed grateful and touched by him in their hearts.
After visiting Chen Zaitian's home, everyone had a happy meal together, and their relationship naturally became more intimate.
Taeyeon picked up the sketch on the coffee table and shook it excitedly. "In the sky oppa, these are all painted by you?!"
Chen Zaitian nodded slightly, these are all things he usually has time to draw occasionally, and yesterday afternoon's sketch is also in it.
"Wow, you're really good at the heavens, are you studying art? How can it be drawn so well. ”
"The handwriting in the heavenly oppa is also very good."
"Yes, and you also know Chinese?"
The eight girls were all interested, buzzing like a swarm of bees.
Chen Zaitian smiled slightly and said to them modestly: "It's okay." It's all my own favorite, and I usually practice and learn more. ”
It is estimated that the best Chinese scholars in South Korea are not necessarily better than him, after all, he was a native of Chinese in his previous life, and he has lived there for more than 30 years, and some Chinese culture and ways of thinking are not something that Korean scholars can learn in a few years. Only when you really arrive in China and live in China can you truly understand the civilization of this country.
If Chen Zaitian shows it, it is estimated that he can scare this group of girls to death.
Taeyeon pursed her lips dissatisfiedly and gave him a blank look. "It's still called 'okay', in the sky oppa are you trying to hit us. I don't think I'll be able to draw so well in my lifetime. ”
Yu Li also nodded complainingly. "Yes, how old are you in Tianoppa, at most three or four years older than us, how can you know English, you can know Chinese, and you are so good at drawing." And we don't see how hard you work. ”
"That is, what kind of college did you graduate from in the sky, are you a genius? Why do you have to work so hard to be our agent assistant! Jessica glared at him with a fierce frown. This girl has threatened Chen Zaitian a lot, and she threatened her once the last time she filmed "Girls' Generation Cheering Power", and she even had a meal.
Chen Zaitian also had a trace of fear of this iceberg queen in his heart. "How can I go to any university, my academic qualifications are probably not much better than yours, I didn't get into college after graduating from Busan International High School." It is true that Chen Zaitian also went to take the college entrance examination once, but at that time, at the level of the previous owner of this body, it was okay for him to hold knives, guns and sticks, and it was as terrible as making Yun'er a quiet lady when he picked up the pen.
"In the heavenly oppa, you can't get into college?" How is this possible, just by virtue of his painting, he can be admitted to Seoul National University, the highest degree in South Korea. The girls were all stunned.
Jessica really felt the urge to punch him. "In the sky oppa, it's not so deceitful to deceive people, and I'm really going to beat you up if you joke about us again."
Chen Zaitian said with a wry smile: "I really didn't lie to you, I was very different from now, I haven't studied hard since I was a child, and my high school grades are basically at the bottom of the class." ”
Seeing Chen Zaitian said very seriously, a few girls, you look at me and I look at you, but the doubts are getting deeper and deeper.
Chen Zaitian hurriedly explained to them. "I learned all of this by myself when I was in the military. At that time, life was relatively simple, so I studied more seriously, and I would be a little bit better. This has become his best explanation. After all, two years of hard life in the army can sometimes change a person's life.
"In the heavenly oppa, you actually did military service?"
Several girls were completely stunned, and they were more shocked to hear the news that Chen Zaitian had served in the military than Chen Zaitian's explanation. It has been said that many men in South Korea really hate to serve in the military, and they will delay as much as they can, especially in their entertainment industry, this kind of horror is even more expanded!
Chen Zaitian nodded with a smile and said, "What, what's so strange about my military service." Although there are fewer people who go to military service at the age of twenty, it is not nothing! ”
The girls stared at him in amazement, their eyes wide.
What kind of man is this?
It was as if there was so much in him that surprised them from the moment they really began to know him and contact him.
In fact, if a man can arouse a woman's interest, then I can tell you very solemnly, even if she doesn't like you now, you can definitely easily enter this woman's heart, as for what relationship, it's up to you.
Chen Zaitian has always liked these nine girls since he saw them, in fact, he doesn't know much about the entertainment industry, and he doesn't want to pay attention to other people or things in the entertainment industry, but he really has a very real idea about taking care of them.
There is a feeling of an older brother to a younger sister.
In his previous life, he was an only son, and he really hoped that he could have a sister.
Now he has nine 'sisters'.
Happy times are beautiful, but there are also moments when they come to an end.
The nine of them chatted happily while resting in Chen's heavenly home for a noon, and after four hours of training in the morning, their tired bodies finally had some vitality.
Arrange another car to send Yuli, Hyoyeon, and Miyoung to the practice room, and Chen Jae-cheon leads Taeyeon, Tiffany, Jessica, and Seo Hyun
and Sunny were in a different car and rushed to another practice room to practice the songs of their upcoming "Music Trip".