From the time Kim Taeyeon officially sang, Choi Jin-ryong stared at her figure without even blinking his eyes. The little girl on the stage was still different from the image of the pumping captain in his impression, just like Stephanie who had just met him, slightly chubby, but with good skin, as white as milk, and a round face like a cute little apple. And just looking at this face, it feels much younger than the actual age, and it looks like a primary school student.

Cui Zhenlong's mood at the moment is quite excited, just like a star chaser, when he saw his favorite idol up close for the first time, the kind of excitement and sigh that rose in his heart was beyond words.

This little girl on stage was one of his favorite Korean female singers in his previous life! Of course, this kind of "like" is completely different from Jessica's kind of "like", he is the real Kim Taeyeon's Eunhan! From the first time he listened to the song "If", he completely fell into it without hesitation!

It is really unimaginable that the girl who is less than 1.6 meters tall and has a childish baby face can make that kind of high-pitched, clear, slightly hoarse, like a mature woman-like voice. The voice instantly grabs a person's ear, as if it were whispering in the ear. Even if you can't understand what the lyrics are saying, the rich feelings contained in the song can still be conveyed and expressed through the singer's voice.

This is the true soul singer!

For a period of time, Cui Zhenlong in his previous life was like a demon, as long as he turned on the computer every time, he would repeat the song "If", listen to it n many times, and never get bored, and finally even his mother couldn't help but start complaining, asking him if he couldn't change the song and play it? The ears are almost out of the cocoon! But this thing is still the same, and I completely ignore my mother's words.

"I want to listen to "If"..."Choi Jin-ryong muttered to himself under the stage, although this song "Have You Ever Loved Me" was performed by Kim Taeyeon quite well, but now she is not the future "OST Queen", and there are still flaws in the breath control, singing skills, emotional investment, etc. when singing, and she has not reached the real peak.

But even so, Kim Taeyeon is still the most prominent and shining of all the contestants so far, and she feels like she stands out from the crowd. As long as the executives of S.M Company are not blind, they will definitely be able to see her singing potential, and with a little training, she will be a proper team lead singer, and even take the solo singer route is no problem.

Zheng Xiuyan, who has also aspired to be a singer since she was a child, can naturally see that this little girl on the stage has good singing skills, but somehow, a strong sense of crisis inexplicably rose in her heart. Jessica frowned slightly, habitually biting her thumb nails, and secretly comparing her singing skills with Kim Taeyeon, but the final conclusion made her feel a little depressed, "I've been training in S.M for more than 4 years, and I'm not even as good as an amateur?!" ”

Jessica's subtle psychological changes, but Choi Jin-ryong didn't notice it, and after Kim Taeyeon finished singing and got off the stage, he excitedly pulled his girlfriend in the air and walked towards the back of the stage, he couldn't wait to meet this favorite female singer in his previous life in person!

Kim Taeyeon, who walked off the stage, no longer had the calm and comfortable self-confidence she had just performed, she was as helpless as a little quail that had just left home, and it seemed that the other contestants around her had consciously avoided her, and her eyes showed more hostility, which made her a little uncomfortable. Even if she wants to find someone to share her joy with, she doesn't know who to talk to.

Kim Taeyeon silently lowered her head slightly and walked to a corner where no one was, standing quietly in place, her index fingers stirring the corners of her clothes, not knowing what she was thinking, it seemed that her whole person was immersed in her own world, and it was incompatible with the noisy environment around her... It wasn't until an unfamiliar male voice suddenly sounded that she was pulled back into the real world.

"Excuse me, are you Kim Tae-yeon?"

"Inside~" Kim Taeyeon reflexively raised her head, like a frightened rabbit, looking at the pair of young men and women in front of her in a daze, although she didn't have any impression of each other in her memory, she still bowed politely and replied: "I'm Kim Taeyeon from Jeonju, may I ask who the two of you are...?" ”

"Ah~ I'm so sorry, I'm a little rude! My name is Cui Zhenlong, this is my girlfriend Zheng Xiuyan, English name is Jessica, we just watched your performance together in the audience. I felt that your singing voice was really beautiful, so I took the liberty to visit! After speaking, Cui Zhenlong returned the salute with a smile.

"Cui Zhenlongxi, you are really a prize!" Kim Taeyeon was faintly excited in her heart, and she didn't expect that her singing voice could be recognized by others, which was the best reward for her, a fledgling singer.

"How many years have you been learning to sing? Where did you study before? Jessica, who had been silent since then, suddenly asked, her tone a little aggressive.

"Su-yeon!!" Cui Zhenlong hurriedly pulled her, and his eyes signaled her to pay attention to politeness.

"hing~" Jessica puffed out and looked away.

Cui Zhenlong looked at his negative girlfriend and was a little confused, and secretly thought: "These two should be regarded as the first official meeting today!" Why did so-yeon start targeting Kim Taeyeon like this? … I really don't understand! ”

However, his girlfriend made the atmosphere so stiff, and he still needed him to bring the words back: "I'm sorry~ Kim Taeyeon xi, Xiuyan grew up in the United States since she was a child, so sometimes she speaks straightforwardly, please don't mind!" ”

Kim Taeyeon shook her head again and again, saying that it didn't matter, and then the two chatted a few more words, and the awkward atmosphere between the two sides eased somewhat, and Choi Jin-ryong took the opportunity to help ask Jessica the question just now: "Kim Taeyeonxi, if it's convenient, can you briefly talk about your experience of learning to sing?" ”

"Inside~" Kim Taeyeon first looked at Zheng Xiuyan, who had turned her head, still with a cold expression on her face, and her eyes were staring at her, and after hesitating for a moment, she said: "I practiced with the computer at the beginning, that is, every time I played a sentence in the MV, I also sang along with it, that's how I practice!" After that, about 03 years, I entered Starlight Academy to study for more than a year, and this time the college recommended me to participate in this youth selection conference. ”

"Starlight Academy (later changed to S.M Academy)? Isn't that the music academy affiliated with S.M? I can't believe that Kim Tae-yeon xi, you are still a student there! Choi Jin-ryong rubbed his chin and said with a smile, "It seems that if there is no accident in the first place in this selection competition, it should be you Kim Taeyeon Xi, we are here to congratulate you on your victory!" ”

"Where! There are still many other contestants who sing better than me and are stronger than me..."Kim Taeyeon couldn't help but feel a little panicked in her heart, although Choi Jin-ryong's words were kind, but there was also a feeling of roasting her on the fire, and it could be seen from the reactions of the other contestants that their hostility towards her was even deeper!

"Kim Taeyeon, you don't have to be so modest! Good is good! I don't think I'm as good as you in terms of singing skills, let alone these amateurs? Jessica glanced disdainfully at the other contestants around her and spoke again.

She was a little dissatisfied with the overly cautious and modest attitude of the little girl in front of her. In her ideology, if an individual has outstanding ability in a certain aspect, it should be revealed, and there is no need to hide it! A strong person should have the posture of a strong man, and more importantly, he must have the self-esteem and arrogance of a strong man, and there is no need to condescend to put himself on the same level as them in order to accommodate others.

If Kim Taeyeon thinks that her singing skills are similar to those amateur contestants, then how should she deal with herself? Does that mean she's worse than those amateurs? For this kind of self-deprecating negative thoughts, Zheng Xiuyan, who is proud in her heart, is completely unacceptable.

Obviously, this is the huge difference between people in the philosophy of life under the different cultural backgrounds and educational methods of the East and the West, and it has nothing to do with right or wrong! It's just that two people have completely different positions and opinions on the same thing.

"Kim Tae-yeonxi, after this competition, are you going to sign a contract with S.M Company as a trainee?" Cui Zhenlong started the round again.

"I haven't seriously thought about this question... You might have to ask me what Abba's means...", Kim Tae-yeon replied in a weak tone.

"You must come!"

“mo？？”

"I mean, you, Kim Taeyeon!! Be sure to join S.M! Jessica stared at the childish face in front of her, and said with a stern expression.

"Poof~~" Cui Zhenlong suddenly laughed out loud out of place, and then teased half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Could it be that Xiuyan you know that your singing skills are not as good as Kim Tae-yeonxi, so you think of ways to persuade her to join your S.M company, and then use your status as a trainee senior to bully others?" ”

"Yikes!! Am I that kind of person?! The fried Jung so-yeon kicked Choi Jin-ryong hard, and then turned back to Kim Taeyeon and continued, "Enter S.M." I can tell from the look in your eyes that we're all the same kind of people! I love singing and I love the feeling of being on stage! We can compare who has better singing skills and who improves faster! Although I think I'm still a little inferior to you, I'm not going to lose to you! ”