"How is that possible! Who do you listen to? ”

Zhou Ziyu's reply was very fast, and the phone vibrated before a red light was finished.

"Oh, I see, did you watch yesterday's broadcast? That episode was not finished yesterday, and it was really dangerous, and I felt like I was almost eliminated. ”

After receiving two text messages in a row, Chi Jingyuan seemed to experience a feeling of nervousness and fear between the lines.

"Sixteen" has reached the end of the part, and there are less than two issues left, and it is really rare that Zhou Ziyu, a bastard player who came in to fill the position, can come to this point.

But now, those who stay should be the trainees of the JYP essence, and it is estimated that many of them are Park Jinying's internal debut candidates, although this girl has made great progress, but it is really hard to say whether she can be selected.

Hearing her say this, Chi Jingyuan felt a little bored at the same time, this kind of recorded talent show is the most boring, you don't have to watch the live broadcast, send a text message to ask you to know the result, there is no kind of provocative suspense.

"If it's not you, who is eliminated?" His interest plummeted, and he casually sent a sentence.

"It's Ji-won, do you remember?"

"yes, yes."

I remember it, but I don't remember it, but I'm not very impressed.

"She sings really well, and I think it's amazing when I practice in private...... After being eliminated, although she didn't cry when she was recording, she looked strong, but after coming down, she cried so much, you didn't see it, and I felt like the whole person was prostrating......"

"I felt very sad when I saw it, it was complicated ......"

"A few days ago, we received the last question, divided into two groups to practice two songs, one is different, the other is the same......"

Although she has been vented and broadcast, but when she is approaching the final debut place, Zhou Ziyu obviously feels the heavy pressure again, at this time she seems to have a great desire to talk, and she has sent several messages in a row, and some have not said a lot.

At the end, she suddenly mentioned one thing: "The director said that the company and the program team want to edit some tidbits to fill in the content in the next issue, and then the last issue is going to use the form of live broadcast to determine the final debut place." ”

"Live?"

He was intrigued to hear this.

If the show is very mushy, it doesn't matter what form it is played, no one will watch it anyway.

However, although "sixteen" is not a big hit now, it is at least popular, and if it is used in the form of live broadcast, it can maximize the popularity of the show and pave the way for the debut of the new girl group selected by JYP.

"When is the last installment?"

"It's confirmed that on July 7th, we have already started practicing the final song and dance...... By the way, my mom might come over again, maybe my brother...... Do you have time for those days? ”

"Then let's talk about it, you should practice your stage seriously first, why do you want to do so much, I don't believe that you were eliminated, and your mother is still in the mood to have a dinner......" Chi Jingyuan replied angrily, this girl really thinks enough.

But if everything goes well, you must try to meet it, after all, people's mothers have already taken the initiative to invite twice, because if you refuse once, it will be forgotten, and it is not very suitable to refuse continuously, and you can't say that people will think about some bad places in their hearts.

Although EXO should have just released the regular second album by then, it is very busy, and there are a series of publicity and variety shows to run, there is a high probability that there is no time, even so, it will take some time.

"Oh, got it......"

Zhou Ziyu seemed to be a little aggrieved, and after replying curtly, he paused for a few seconds and tried to ask: "In the last issue, do you want to come to the scene to watch?" ”

"Are you confident that you will be the last debut group?"

"Hmm...... There is no ......"

"Then I'm not going, why are you going, crying when you lose the election?"

"Okay......"

"Alas......"

Feeling that the other party was a little disappointed and obviously depressed a lot, Chi Jingyuan sighed, and specially added a clause in the back: "Come on, even if I don't go, I will watch the live broadcast." ”

"Well, good!"

…………

After the concert in Thailand, EXO's second tour entered a short break, and the next concert was scheduled until late July.

Entering the fourth week of June, SM doesn't know why, maybe it is very surprised and satisfied with today's results, the company did not arrange for EXO to continue to participate in the singing show after returning to Seoul, but focused more on the release of the regular second album.

The previous single albums were just appetizers to some extent, and although the sales of four consecutive singles albums were very good, which is already a very staggering number, but from another point of view, selling so well can actually be said to consume a lot of fans' money and enthusiasm.

There is an upper limit to the number in each fan's wallet, and even if you like it, it is impossible to support the idol unlimitedly, after all, this is all about taking out real money.

And if the previous sales are good, but the expected number is not sold on the most important regular second album, it is actually a big blow to EXO, which has now flown into the sky and become the undisputed TOP boy group, and is always ready to officially reach the top.

Even their year-to-date sales figures are already astronomical.

And SM did adopt the opinion put forward by Chi Jingyuan at the meeting at that time, the first four single albums were sold very cheaply, both in terms of configuration and price, which is also an important reason why sales can sell so well.

Therefore, if there is a situation where the cheap monopoly is great, but the regular monopoly is not selling well, not to mention that the revenue brought to SM will be affected to a certain extent, at least it will make the persuasiveness and gold content of EXO become the third generation TOP a little weaker.

Anyway, it's dead and not stiff. P definitely has something to say.

A lot of work has been done for the upcoming release of the second regular album SM, and all kinds of preheating and materials have been released, and the next "Infinite Challenge Song Festival" for Ji Jingyuan is actually out of a kind of publicity.

At the same time, the signing meeting that has not been held in the past few months, and which has been long-awaited by fans, will also begin to be held, and Chi Jingyuan saw that on the schedule that had been arranged, there would be more than a dozen signing sessions in the first two weeks.

Even not only on the peninsula itself, but also on the Xia country's side.

Although the focus of work has shifted, the popularity and achievements will not be reduced, the quality and popularity of the songs, and the impact of the B Chart have made "boy with luv" one of the most popular songs at the moment for nearly a month.

"boy with luv" has dominated the music charts for almost a month, and if there are no surprises, EXO will take the top spot in the monthly chart, which is extremely rare for a boy group.

The monthly crown is actually not very difficult for the women's group, many women's groups have won the monthly crown of the melon list, and the women's group's music source and audience have a great advantage over the men's group, so even if you get it, it doesn't mean that the song is really good, it may be that people bring the song, or it may be that the opponent in the same period is really not good.

Because "I got a boy" has won it......

But for the boy group, it's a very powerful achievement, last month it was "Loser", and this month it's the turn of "Boy with Luv".

In terms of singing, as Ji Kyung-won had expected, in the last week of June, even though EXO continued to be absent from all singing programs, and bigbang continued to promote singing, XO still relied on the all-round leading results in various data such as music sources, sales, SNS, and favorability to win the first trophy in all singing programs.

In addition to "The Show"

Bigbang, who made a series of appearances and sang under the company's command, but got nothing, and every time he squeezed out a smile for his juniors on the stage, he sincerely clapped his hands to congratulate him, and inadvertently used himself as a backing board to create a legendary achievement for EXO, 'no singing, but a large lead to win all the places'.

There is also a very interesting scene, even though BIGBANG has added a singing stage, but there are a lot of them. P won't watch singing shows anymore, because they feel really sad and angry when they see their idols smiling at the awards.

I know that we can't beat this time, and we have almost admitted defeat, why do we have to let the Obas come up and lose face, is it interesting to watch the biggest opponent win the prize? All YG executives should be thrown into the Han River and drowned!

On the other hand, although EXO was not present at all and could not see the stage, they would watch the songs on time every day in order to give the final award and carefully observe the subtle expressions of the bigbang members.

Every time I see them managing their expressions and applauding and congratulating for their own main awards, my heart is very sour, and I can't wait to turn these shots over and over again and taste it a few times.

In the minds of many passers-by, it has been decided that the two fiercely competitive boy groups have won and lost, and the two fans are either pretending to be silent or rejoicing, Ji Jingyuan started the recording of a new episode of the song festival in the music room of the SM company building.

"Is it possible to shoot here?"

"Yes, don't open the cabinet."

"Okay, we'll take care of it."

In the music room, the on-site director and VJ of the "Infinite Challenge" program team are busy setting up on-site equipment, communicating with Chi Jingyuan and his agent from time to time. 、

This music room was the most commonly used one of Chi Jingyuan before, used for audio and MIDI signal editing, mixing, arranging and other music production work, at first it was mixed with other composers in the company, but later SM saw that Chi Jingyuan often came here, so he directly assigned this music room to him for exclusive use.

The area is not very large, but the equipment is also complete.

When the staff was busy preparing, the three people in this group, Ji Jingyuan, IU, and Zheng Hengdun had already arrived, and they were sitting on the small sofa together, facing the script, and chatting with each other casually to make each other familiar and relaxed.

Today, five days have passed since the first recording date, and the next stage of filming for the "Song Festival" has begun.

After the group, the song production process began, and the five groups will have a special photography team to follow, and there is a lot of content in this stage, from the beginning of the song production, the establishment of style, the generation of inspiration, the discussion of different opinions, and even the mutual familiarity between the MC and the guests, and even the picture of going out together is the content of the program.

Compared with the grouping recorded earlier, in fact, more audiences have more desire to watch this link, and many people are very interested in how musicians and musicians create songs in private and cooperate with each other.

"OK, we're ready to go, everyone make sure sure."

Half an hour later, everything was ready, and the recording officially began under the command of the on-site PD, and according to the writer's arrangement, the first scene was the scene where IU entered the door.

Although IU actually came a long time ago and chatted with Ji Kyung-won Jung Hyung-dun for a while, for the sake of the show, she still walked out with her guitar and VJ on her back as if she had just arrived, and started filming from the SM gate.

Because of the relationship between Chi Jingyuan, SM is very supportive of this shooting, and the recording location is selected within SM Company, and the program team will naturally not let go of such an advantage, and many fans are very interested in the interior of this large economic company.

It's impossible to show them all, but a few shots are a good gimmick.

"Anihassaiyo ......"

In the music room, when Ji Jingyuan and Zheng Hengdun were pretending to chat, there was a sudden knock on the glass door outside, wearing white short sleeves and denim shorts, with a very simple and innocent IU gently pushed the door open and walked in, carrying a guitar in a black bag that was bigger than her.

When she came in, she looked a little embarrassed, and she poked her head a little curiously, bowed and saluted continuously, while observing the indoor environment, smiling and sunny, but she seemed to be a little timid.

Wow, this expression is really natural enough, if it weren't for the fact that I had been chatting with her for a long time just now, Chi Jingyuan would have felt that this sister was really here for the first time.

And the guitar on this back is actually very interesting.,It's specially brought over by the team over there.,And brought such a big one.,Carrying it on the back can't wait to crush her small body.,It looks very visually impactful.,The feeling of a musical girl came out all of a sudden.。

But in fact, Chi Jingyuan has all kinds of musical instruments here, but the other party is not used to it......

Of course, everyone in the circle must know everything about filming variety shows and creating character designs, SM and EXO, and Ji Jingyuan themselves have not done less, and everyone knows it and doesn't need to say much.

This is the first time that Chi Jingyuan has officially cooperated with IU, and it is just the beginning, and he inexplicably feels very interesting.

"Anihassaiyo ......"

A thought flashed in his heart, and he and Zheng Hengdun also quickly stood up and returned the salute, and then looked at the guitar behind IU with some curiosity: "Why are the seniors still carrying the guitar on their backs, are you going to take us to the roadshow?" ”

"Aha......" IU covered his mouth and smiled cheerfully as he walked inside.

"It's not going to be used by my predecessors when they were writing songs."

Ji Jingyuan pointed his finger and motioned to sit casually, and specially took a pillow with a Pikachu pattern from the side and put it on the sofa closest to her, while joking: "But we are a place to make POP songs, will we not need it?" ”

"Haha." With some difficulty, she took off the guitar and put it next to her, and IU's smile didn't stop after she came in, and she didn't reply, she smiled and picked up the pillow, blocked it on the denim shorts, and then began to look at the surroundings with interest.

"Ah, Jingyuan, we haven't discussed it yet, have you already decided on the style of the song?" At this time, Zheng Hengdun stood up and looked at Chi Jingyuan with some dissatisfaction: "Why don't you discuss it with us?" Aren't we a team? ”

"Mi Ah Ne, Mi Ah Ne." Chi Jingyuan apologized with a smile, and then bowed gently to Zheng Hengdun very sincerely: "Of course, Brother Hendon is the most professional in music, brother, what you say, we will do." ”

"Hahaha." IU covered her mouth and laughed again, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Ji Jingyuan.

“……”

Zheng Hengdun was a little speechless for a moment, and then immediately looked around him, and instantly changed the topic: "This is Jingyuan, are you in SM's music room?" ”

The sparrow is small but well-equipped, this small music room has a lot of musical instruments, the wooden floor looks very clean, there is a very high-end looking mixer in the front, and there are some documents and banknotes on the table next to it, which seem to be manuscripts left by lyrics and music.

The overall look is very professional, but the various anime figures, pillows, and even stickers on the table, in front of the cabinet, and even on the sofa instantly dilute this sense of seriousness a lot, and people can't help but feel a sense of contrast after seeing it, and it is natural to relax.

The script process will not get into the main topic at the beginning, and it is necessary to familiarize the three people in the same group through dialogue, and then introduce and highlight the existence of the guests from the side.

"Inside."

"Alone?"

"I used to share it with a few senior composers, but last year I started using it alone."

"I've heard some of them before, are some of XO's most famous Kpop hits coming from here?"

Zheng Hengdun looks like a pilgrimage, look here, look there, and keep asking questions.

Speaking of which, he also stretched out his hand and compared the choreography movements of a few songs, the movements were very non-standard but strangely a little like them, so that people could see that it was the dance of the song: "Hungry dragon? DOPE？ Spring? And oh mymymy? ”

"Pretty much."

Chi Jingyuan nodded, then looked at the other party's dancing posture and couldn't help laughing twice, and gave a thumbs up and praised sincerely: "Brother dances great." ”

"Huh." Zheng Hengdun laughed, waved his hand reservedly, then looked at IU and asked, "IU must have heard of some too, right?" ”

"Inside, Yuan xi is really powerful, several hot songs are from him, and his fame is really very loud." IU withdrew his gaze from the visit, sat on the sofa and nodded repeatedly, affirming Zheng Hengdun's words very seriously.

"You've written so many hit songs, so what is your royalty for a year now?" Zheng Hengdun suddenly smiled evilly and asked a more sensitive question.

"Is this something that can be said?" Chi Jingyuan looked a little hesitant.

"It doesn't seem good, so you can say nine or ten figures."

"Well, ten figures."

"Hey, an ancient ......" Zheng Hengdun looked extremely shocked, and slapped the sofa and exclaimed loudly.

"Brother, why are you so surprised? And IU's predecessors obviously have more royalties than me, why don't you ask her? ”

Feeling that the other party's acting was a bit exaggerated, Chi Jingyuan quickly pointed to IU who was sitting there smiling, and naturally slapped the other party's ass.

"It turns out that IU xi also has such a high royalty...... Wow, I'm really happy, this time I got a group with two copyright powerhouses, and the final winner must be ours! ”

After hearing about it for the first time, Zheng Hengdun turned the topic to Chi Jingyuan: "Jingyuan, I have a question that I am curious about. ”

"Huh?"

"How long do you usually write songs?"

Chi Jingyuan raised his eyes and thought for a while, his smile faded, and his expression looked a little serious: "Time, soon, for me, I mainly need a feeling, if I have a feeling, it may be a day or two, or it may be a few hours...... The tunes I slowly grind out may not be up to the level of the title song. ”

"How did that feel come about?"

"Someone or something, it could be a memory."

“……”

Under the guidance and auspices of Zheng Hyungdon, Ji Jingyuan and IU both talked about some topics about their usual creations, and it was natural to show the two popular idols and female solo from the side, and the three of them also had a tacit understanding, and the laughter and laughter almost never stopped.

Originally, Ji Jingyuan didn't talk much to strangers in variety shows, but there were only three of them in this group, and Zheng Hengdun was one of the most familiar variety show MCs.

As for IU, I have seen it many times in various TV stations and backstage of programs before, although there is not much communication.

However, it can barely be regarded as a god for a long time, at least the other party is famous here in Chi Jingyuan.

After chatting for a while, we finally got to the point, and several people began to discuss the topic of this songwriting, but in the first step, the theme of the song was deadlocked.

Zheng Hengdun is not good at self-composition, and "Song Festival" is generally based on the creation of guests, so he is just an audience member and a peacemaker, mainly because there is a disagreement between Ji Jingyuan and IU.

"I think in the summer, pop songs will definitely cause more cheers, and the toxic pop melodies will be remembered by more people." This is Chi Jingyuan's opinion, and he himself is good at this aspect.

"I'm more likely to sing slower songs than particularly upbeat songs, and imagine the sound of a guitar on a summer night, how can I say it...... It will be reminiscent of lawn, starry sky, Milky Way ......"

IU is the complete opposite, although she looks childish and weak on the outside, but she is very assertive in this regard, and she is very insistent on her own ideas.

"Let's sing a song with a little faster tempo."

"Let's sing a song with a slower tempo."

Both of them laughed and talked about their suggestions, and tried to convince each other, but it didn't seem to work very well, and the progress of establishing the theme and style suddenly froze.

However, the "Infinite Challenge" program team is very happy about this scene, and they are very happy to see this situation, because the opposition of the music styles of TOP idols and popular solo can attract the attention of the audience, and it will also make the audience interested in how the two will communicate next, partner, and the final song.

The recording of this show took half a day, and after agreeing on the date and content of the next recording, several guests and the program team said goodbye to each other with a smile.

The program team and PD are very satisfied with the weight and content of today's shooting, but it is a pity that at the end of the shooting, the music style and theme of Chi Jingyuan and their group have not been determined.

After these people left, Chi Jingyuan, who had been specially vacated for today's itinerary, did not leave the music room, and after the assistant tidied up the room, he re-entered, wanting to try to see if he had any feelings, and get out a little bit of the tune of "Song Festival" this time.

Although I didn't reach an agreement with IU, it didn't affect too much, and their group had to write two songs, and it would be much easier to talk about the finished product as soon as possible.

It's a pity that Chi Jingyuan sat in front of the workbench and turned his pen for a long time, but he still didn't find any inspiration.

Without the guidance of the topic, the scope is still too broad.

Chi Jingyuan, who had been sitting stiff for a long time and had found nothing, sighed, and when he picked up the drink and drank it to relieve his emotions, he suddenly remembered an important thing, and at the same time, an impulse surged inexplicably in his heart.

He put down the water glass, quickly opened a drawer, took out a notebook stored inside, put it in his hand and flipped it up.

This was given to her by Kim Taeyeon last time, writing some of her own feelings and experiences, as well as some thoughts and suggestions for the title song of this solo debut.

The records in it are actually very trivial, except for some very vague and empty ideas and concepts, they are all some impressive things that she recorded and happened scattered in her life.

Despite this, Chi Jingyuan still watched it several times very seriously, and at the same time seemed to really understand the thoughts and hopes in this sister's heart.

So the main style and theme of Kim Taeyeon's solo this time have been decided at the previous meeting.

The theme is to express Kim Taeyeon's experience as the captain of Girls' Generation, three years and four months of trainee experience, and her idol career for eight years after her debut, from ignorance to the present, from becoming the most successful female team leader, and wanting to use music as a medium to show her own voice, soul, and inner world.

This style and theme are completely different from the very popular bewitching and sexy style that other girl group members love in solo nowadays, which can be regarded as a complete stream of fresh air in the girl group solo, but it is a big challenge for Chi Jingyuan, for the company, and even for herself.

Since the decision was made, they have selected a number of songs from the music library as candidates for discussion.

Only this main hit still doesn't have much clue.

At this time, Chi Jingyuan turned over a few pages of the notebook and put it next to him, groaned a little, and acted quickly.

(End of chapter)