It's said that Mnet, but it's not the main department, but a studio broadcast studio owned by CJ&EM, located in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, which is usually used for the filming and production of some variety shows, and the recording of "sixteen" is in this place.

"Jing Yuan Xi's side."

Ji Jingyuan and Park Jae-hyun were squatted by JYP's staff as soon as they walked in, and greeted him warmly, Ji Jingyuan smiled and chatted with him, and then followed the other party who took the initiative to lead the way in the direction of the elevator, without responding to the curious glances that came from the surroundings.

Because he was going to record the show, he had already gone to the beauty room to do a styling before, his short and medium black hair was slightly messy, and the bangs on his forehead were gently lifted to reveal most of his forehead. Because it is a variety show, I didn't draw more delicate stage makeup, but simply covered it a little, and the whole looked refreshing and natural, without any extra cumbersomeness.

The dark blue hooded denim jacket is lined with a pure white crewneck shirt, the slightly longer hat rope is dangling when walking, and the light-colored trousers on the lower body are paired with white board shoes, the overall style is more casual, and at the same time has a little sense of fashion and sportiness.

In the middle of the crewneck covered by the coat, a fat blue man was looking at the front of him solemnly and saluting, which added a contrasting sense of humor to the whole person.

This lined clothing is one of his favorite pieces, and if it doesn't fit when it's time to record, it's OK to fasten the button of the jacket and block it.

"The recording of 'Sixteen' was in a studio built on the basement floor......

"Jingyuan Xi should be more familiar here."

Along the way, the staff took the initiative to introduce him, and in the face of the other party's accosting, Chi Jingyuan walked off the elevator and glanced at the "Sixteen" program standing card placed in front of him, looked at the narrow and cramped corridor next to him, and nodded lightly.

It's really familiar here, and I've been doing various shows many times over the years, and most of the decoration styles of the places under the MENT brand are very similar, the narrow backstage is their signature style, and the corridor that is only three people wide is the most impressive place for Chi Jingyuan.

"President Park Jin-young is communicating with the program team now, and I'll come over later."

"Ne, I see."

"Consanmida."

Nodding his head to the staff to express his gratitude, Ji Jingyuan walked into the lounge and sat on the sofa, Park Jae-hyun closed the door and took a bottle of mineral water from his bag and handed it to Ji Jingyuan, while looking around and looking at the decoration: "JYP is quite enthusiastic over there." ”

"It's always been that way."

Chi Jingyuan responded, took the mineral water, opened it and took a sip, then took out the program materials from his bag, leaned back on the sofa and turned it over.

"sixteen" is a female idol selection survival program co-planned by JYP and mnet, with a total of 16 female trainees participating in various singing, dancing and other directions of training and assessment.

At the same time, each period will also be promoted to the 'major group' according to the assessment results, and the trainees with poor grades will be reduced to the 'minor poor student group', and one person will be eliminated from the 'poor student group' in each period.

Finally, the remaining seven members of the major group will make their debut as JYP's new girl group.

The show is quite cruel, but after all, it is a new girl group that can improve the company's bad situation, and it is relatively normal to be strict, and the overall process and model are quite novel.

"Bang bang."

Before I could look at it for a few minutes, there was a knock on the door of the information lounge, and before Park Jae-hyun could respond, the door was actively pushed open, Bae so-ji poked his head in and took a look, and after seeing Ji Jingyuan, he smiled brightly, nodded to Park Jae-hyun who stood up, said hello, and walked in sideways.

"You're really here to be a judge?"

Ji Jingyuan glanced up at her, a blue clean plush sweater with jeans and high heels, simple to wear, but wearing it on Pei Xiuzhi has a sense of fashion and looks very comfortable, the slightly curly long hair is draped from the sides of the cheeks and is draped on the shoulders, the makeup is exquisite, and the garnet red lipstick looks feminine.

He gestured to sit casually on the sofa next to him, then put away the information in his hand and asked with interest.

The task of this phase in which Chi Jingyuan participates is that the members of the 'poor student group' will launch a 1V1 solo challenge to the members of the 'major group', and if they win, they can take the opponent's position, and those who lose will fall into the 'poor student group' and risk being eliminated.

And who wins or loses is decided by the two judges and Park Jin-young, and the minority obeys the majority.

I heard Park Jin-young say that he might let Bae so-ji be the judge of this issue, but when I chatted privately a few days ago, Bae so-ji told him that he didn't want to come to this show, but I didn't expect it to come in the end.

"No way, you think I want to come, the company asked for it, and I said it several times......"

Originally, he smiled quite well after seeing Chi Jingyuan, but after hearing this topic, Pei Xiuzhi immediately smiled and waved his hand with a lack of interest, with an expression of 'people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes', leaning on the sofa and pouting disdainfully: "Not only will I not get any benefits, but I guess I will be scolded by your fans after the broadcast, if it weren't for ......"

Pei Xiuzhi didn't shy away from it, and complained unhappily, but he didn't finish it later.

Seeing her appearance, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but laugh and nodded understandingly.

Pei Xiuzhi's mood during this time is estimated to be not very good, MissA's return to the music source this time is very good, but it is still the same old problem before, passers-by listen to a lot but few diehards, and they can't make any money. And this time the song is hitting EXO all the way, and even if the sound source explodes, it is still completely suppressed from beginning to end, which makes me feel uncomfortable just imagining.

And the new girl group of "sixteen" is clearly here to replace them, JYP company's current situation of 'not as good as a glass of Frappuccino', the resources themselves are not enough, as long as the new girl group debuts, it will basically occupy most of the company's resources, if Pei Xiuzhi can really participate in the recording enthusiastically, it will be strange to pave the way for newcomers.

Thinking about it from another perspective, if it was Chi Jingyuan, he would not even give a good face when he saw those newcomers on the road who clearly wanted to replace him and grab his own resources.

However, I heard that SM seems to have started to have a new boy group project recently......

After chatting for a while, the door was knocked on again and pushed open directly, this time it was Park Jinying, he pushed the door and saw that Bae so-ji was also there, but he was not surprised at all, with a pair of small eyes smiling and very kind.

"Brother Zhenying."

“PD nim”

Seeing Ji Jingyuan and Pei Xiuzhi, who took the initiative to get up from the sofa, they came over with a smile and patted him on the shoulder, and then nodded to Pei Xiuzhi and said hello together.

President Park is wearing a simple and ordinary dark long-sleeved V-neck shirt with jeans today, if it weren't for the fact that this face is too recognizable, some people would believe him to say that he is an uncle who sells fish cakes in Dongdaemun.

After Park Zhenying sat down, he first casually greeted a few words, asked about Ji Jingyuan's recent situation, and then turned back to today's shooting, saw the information bag he put aside, pointed and said, "Have you seen all these materials?" ”

"Of course."

Chi Jingyuan nodded naturally, even if he hadn't seen it at this time, he would definitely have to say that he had seen it.

Not to mention that he really took the time to watch it.

"What do you think?" As soon as he heard Park Jinying, he came to his senses, looked at Ji Jingyuan and asked questions with great interest, looking at his appearance, he really wanted to hear the other party's real thoughts.

"Hmmm......"

Ji Jingyuan didn't mean to prevaricate, and after a two-second silence, he said simply: "I think the model of "Sixteen" is very good, it is relatively novel and competitive, if the popularity is stirred, the newly launched girl group will be able to gain a large number of stable fans and attention when it first debuts...... But I think there is also a fan voting session, is the final girl group decided by fan voting? How can I vote before it starts broadcasting? ”

"This is not true, the most important thing in the fan voting link is to increase the popularity and popularity of the show, and it mainly plays a reference role in terms of candidates, and the specific personnel are decided by the company."

"After the official start of the broadcast and the opening of the voting window, the plot of the voting will be specially filmed and edited before each episode is broadcast, and you should understand this step."

Park Zhenying waved his hand and shook his head, but he didn't mean to be perfunctory and evasive, and he didn't seem to treat Ji Jingyuan as an outsider, so he said it very bluntly.

"Indeed, this is more secure." Ji Jingyuan nodded, and he knew in his heart that whether JYP, which was in a desperate situation, could recover, and it was impossible to hand over such an important girl group selection ticket to outsiders and the audience, of course, it was up to the company to decide.

He even felt that although "Sixteen" had just started recording for less than two episodes, it was estimated that Park Jin-young had already thought about which people to make his debut now, and he already had a draft.

Bae Xiuzhi sat on the side with a smile and listened, Park Zhenying and Ji Jingyuan seriously discussed the advantages and disadvantages of the "sixteen" program for a while, and at the same time said that the next meeting needs to be active when recording the program, and finally seemed to remember something, took out his mobile phone to look at the time, smiled and took the initiative to speak: "You read the information, what do you think is the level and quality of our group of trainees, and which side is better than your SM...... Forget it, the time is almost up, they should have finished the rehearsal before, and the recording will start later, just now I'll take you to meet it, Xiuzhi has already seen it just now. ”

"Okay."

Ji Kyung-won and Bae Su-ji stood up with Park Jin-young, pushed open the door and walked out of the lounge in the direction of the studio, while walking, they also listened to Park Jin-young introduce him in a slightly smug tone: "You should have seen a few of these trainees before, when you worked with Suzy last year, do you remember watching their performances in the company." ”

Park Jin-young is talking about when Ji Jingyuan cooperated with "some" last year, and when he went to JYP, he happened to meet Park Jin-young and the company's teacher who were inspecting the strength of the girl group 6MIX that was preparing to debut.

"Well, some impressions."

Chi Jingyuan nodded slightly.

He watched the information of "sixteen" and found a very interesting thing, that is, among the JYP female trainees who participated in this show, he actually knew nearly half of them, or had happened to meet them.

In the trainee showcase held by the two companies before, as well as the 6mix encountered in the backstage of the song, Lin Nalian, who was very impressed, and Yu Dingyan, the sister of her friend Kong Shengyan, had seen but was not impressed, and only after reading the information did she know what her name was.

There is also a vague impression at first glance, and it took a while to remember the little Internet celebrity Kim Da-hyun who had worked together in the 'Raid on High School' variety show, and the three neon trio who crossed over to the police station together after a chance encounter in the club, Hirai Momo, Sasha Minatosaki, and ......

As Park Jin-young pushed open the door of the lounge in front of him, his curious gaze swept out, and Tong Ji Jingyuan's eyes happened to be on the spot, and after being stunned for a moment, his pupils instantly contracted in surprise, and Zhou Ziyu, who had his mouth slightly open in the corner and seemed to think that he had seen the wrong person.

……

Today, the third episode of the SOLO competition was recorded, and Minami Nai got up early in the morning with the same group to go to the beauty salon to change costumes and stylists, and then rushed to the studio and was busy rehearsing.

Finally upgraded from the poor student group to the major in the last issue.,After the official start of personnel elimination, as the trainee with the shortest practice time, Najing Nan was under a lot of pressure.,I've been a little nervous and nervous today.,And just met the woman Pei Xiuzhi when I was rehearsing in the studio.,After learning that she was actually today's judge, the mood went down.。

Although she is not very old, but the girl's mind is also very sensitive and sharp, through the previous few contacts, she has long felt that this senior seems to see herself is not very pleasing to the eye, and it is not once or twice that she gives her face openly and secretly after encountering it by chance.

Although I don't know what the specific reason is, there are some vague guesses in Mingjingnan's heart.

She didn't expect Pei Xiuzhi, a woman who didn't like her, to be fair and just on the jury, so she could only secretly say that she was unlucky in her heart, and at the same time, she also became a little lost and anxious.

If you don't do it well, you really have to be eliminated......

After the rehearsal, I returned to the backstage, the rooms of the two groups of Major and Minor were separated, the seven trainees of the Major group were in the lounge, and Sun Caiying and Somi next to them were very active, and after chatting for a while, they faced the camera of shooting tidbits and laughed and played a sitcom there, even Zhou Ziyu, who had been sitting in the corner and not talking much, was amused, and the sea dog who was sitting there laughed and clapped his hands.

But because of the bad mood and the fact that she is not familiar with them, she can't fit in, but she is just standing in front of the mirror through laughter, constantly checking her makeup and clothes, recalling the choreography and moving to prepare for the stage, trying to relieve the emotions in her heart.

It's just that the more I think about it, the more nervous I get.

At this time, the door of the lounge was suddenly knocked on and pushed open, and Park Zhenying, who was tall and tall, walked in first, but Mingjing Nan, who was standing in front of the mirror, and Zhou Ziyu in the corner didn't look at him much, and their attention was instantly hooked by the figure behind Park Zhenying.

"Anihassaiyo ......"

"Anihassai, senior."

Seeing Park Zhenying and the others enter the door, the lounge was eerily quiet at first, and then all the girls immediately stood up and began to bow and salute non-stop, Ji Jingyuan and the others also nodded and returned the salute, and at the same time, after smiling their eyes swept the face of Mingjing Nan, who kept looking at her with their spare eyes, and finally stayed on Zhou Ziyu who was standing next to him without missing a trace.

Seeing that the girl opened her mouth slightly, her eyes were full of surprise and consternation, and she blinked her eyes as if she was worried that she had seen the wrong person, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but feel the pleasure of succeeding in her prank, which was exactly the expression he wanted to see.

"Kyungwon, like Suzy, is also a guest who will serve as a judge in this issue." Facing the trainees, Park Zhenying's smile faded a lot, and his majesty and compulsion were maintained very much, and after nodding, he began to say simply, and then pointed to a few people: "Let's introduce myself first." ”

The surprise in his heart has not passed, after hearing that Chi Jingyuan is also here to be a judge, several people have different reactions, Mingjing Nan's eyes flashed suddenly, I don't know why I was overjoyed in my heart, and the strange thing was much brighter than just now.

I don't know if it's because the judges have one more person to balance Bae Xiuzhi, or because she remembered the insignificant agreement she always remembered when they met last time.

And Zhou Ziyu on the very edge was even more surprised, her mouth grew a little longer, and then it seemed to reflect that her expression was a little exaggerated and did not manage it well, so she hurriedly closed her mouth and sipped it up, a complex emotion rose from her heart, some surprises and resentment, but more nervous and worried, standing in a row with others, she couldn't help but take a step back, her eyes looked at Park Zhenying, and the afterglow was on Ji Jingyuan.

"Nea Niha Saiyo senior, I'm Yu Dingyan."

"Hasaiyo-senpai, I'm Somi."

“……”

"Senior Hasaiyo, I, I'm Ziyu."

Looking at Zhou Ziyu, who was looking at himself with a pitiful gaze and introducing himself a little sluggishly in Korean, Ji Jingyuan nodded lightly, and winked at her without a trace when his eyes met, but he didn't say much, and followed him out of the door after Park Zhenying said a few more casual words, ready to go to the lounge of the 'poor student group' again.

It's just that although there was no special language communication throughout the whole process, Zhou Ziyu was inexplicably happy after seeing Chi Jingyuan's narrow wink, and the tension in his heart dissipated a lot at once, but he couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart.

He must have deliberately not said it, why is he so annoying......

"Ah, that's Ji Jingyuan, EXO's yuan, I like him so much, it's him and Xiuzhi's seniors who came to us as judges today?" As Park Jin-young and the others left the door and were closed, Somi immediately couldn't help it, and lowered her voice and shouted in surprise.

"Is it him, are you so excited?" Sun Caiying looked at her good friend and smacked her lips: "Oh, I remember, I saw him and PD nim on the showcase of MissA's seniors last month, so I should be talking about today's events." ”

“………”

A whisper of chatter rang out, and the sound of chirping immediately filled the entire practice room.

Mingjing Nan's steps became a little brisk and sat back on the sofa, and the seat happened to be next to Zhou Ziyu. And Zhou Ziyu, who had been looking at the direction of the door in a daze, came back to his senses immediately after feeling it, looked at Mingjing Nan and didn't say anything, took out his mobile phone and seemed to want to send a message over, but just unlocked the lock screen and stopped, pouted very lightly and dispelled this thought.

Taking Zhou Ziyu's movements into his eyes, Mingjing Nan blinked as if he had thought of something, and couldn't help but take out his mobile phone as well, but the chain didn't solve it, just looked at the blackened screen and became a little distracted.

……

Immediately afterwards, Ji Jingyuan followed Park Zhenying to the lounge of the 'Errand Group', met and said hello to the eight female trainees, and also received a room of surprised eyes and eight self-introductions in different tones.

Lin Nalian, who had met several times when introducing herself, also showed her front teeth and made a wink, and Park Zhenying laughed when she saw it, and her attitude towards this girl was obviously better.

After waiting for a while, under the notice of the staff, the trainees and Park Jinying went to the backstage exit, waiting for the front program team to do the final debugging.

"Xiuzhi is okay, Jingyuan, you can't do this......"

It seemed that he was worried that Ji Jingyuan and Pei Xiuzhi were both inexperienced in their first time as judges, so he turned around and said to the two of them, asking them to try to make a casual comment.

After hearing Chi Jingyuan's somewhat perfunctory, non-offensive and substantive words such as 'very good, the stage is great, very spiritual', he couldn't help frowning, and waved his hand: "Jingyuan, what you said is so perfunctory and uninteresting, just be serious about doing the show, I heard from a friend that you started a fire and often scolded people when you were a producer for EXO, why did you become so gentle here?" ”

Originally, the trainee next to him was secretly looking at this side, and after hearing this, he couldn't help but look at it with interest.

"How is that possible, brother, where did you hear that?"

Chi Jingyuan looked innocent, and quickly denied it: "How can I scold my brothers in a busy way, and ......"

"Okay, I don't know about you yet?"

Seeing him like this, Park Zhenying directly waved his hand to interrupt Ji Jingyuan's words, patted him on the back, and looked like, 'Don't pretend, I know you very well': "Politeness is for people you don't know much, and you are not polite to acquaintances at all......"

Hearing this, Zhou Ziyu nodded quietly, looking very agreeable.

And Mingjing Nan blinked, as if he had heard something interesting, and couldn't help but glance at Chi Jingyuan in front of him.

"You treat them as trainees of your company, and now it's the end of the month assessment SM invites you to be a judge, you can say whatever you want, according to your vision and feeling, we haven't worked together, I still believe in your vision and professional standards."

Park Zhenying's tone seemed a little sincere, and it seemed that he had indeed put a lot of effort into this show: "Just tell the truth, rest assured that no one will not be unacceptable, at this time it is the most important thing for them to be able to improve their strength, don't worry about anything inappropriate, anyway, it will definitely be edited before the post-broadcast, and your company will also send someone to follow up in this regard." ”

"Hmm...... Brother, I know. ”

Seeing that Park Zhenying was so serious, Ji Jingyuan also put away some of his attitude, pursed his lips and nodded, and then asked tentatively: "That is to say, I think it is no problem who is good and who is suitable, and I can choose whoever I want?" ”

"Just do it on your own terms." Park Zhenying nodded and did not deny it, anyway, the final elimination and decision are up to him, even if the evaluation given by these two judges is unexpected and the result is a little unexpected, it is up to him to decide who will be eliminated in the end.

"OK, Araso."

Chi Jingyuan glanced at Zhou Ziyu, who had been looking at him next to him, and after laughing, he gestured to show his understanding.

"Then let's get started."

(End of chapter)