Chapter 3: Dreams
"Hehe......"
Ji Jingyuan smiled and didn't answer.
He will not be presumptuous, he and Bae Joo-hyun can be said to be an unexpected success for the Yinyin CP, from the ratings, topic popularity, CP fans, and Gallup national degree, it can be clearly seen that an ordinary singing show was made like this by two people, and it is really not something that can be replaced by just two good-looking people with similar appearances.
To tell the truth, there are really few people in the current peninsula song industry who can take the place of the two of them...... Because other singing programs have already tried to see that Yinyin is so popular, Dong Shi is just following suit.
It is indeed a big problem for the program team, and they have all expected the scene of a significant drop in the actual yield after the replacement of the MC.
Bae Joo-hyun sat quietly next to him, smiled softly, and did not make a sound.
"Alas, okay......" Han Jinzhe didn't force it after he was disappointed, and then talked about the relevant arrangements: "We will start looking for the next pair of fixed MCs...... However, with the influence of the two of you, the matter of getting off the bus will definitely not be so simple, and the TV station will definitely arrange some special programs with 'Yinyin CP getting off', and we will also record some relevant tidbits. ”
"Of course there is no problem, PD, you just need to talk to the company."
The two of them nodded together and directly indicated that there was no problem.
Yinyin CP has now become a signboard, and getting off the bus is a matter of great importance, and the TV station and program team will definitely not let go of these heat and gimmicks.
"There will definitely be a farewell stage for the 15th episode, and this stage is very important for you and all the fans......" Speaking of this, Han Kyung-chul looked at Ji Kyung-won: "Do you have any thoughts on the stage and songs?" ”
“…… Not yet. ”
Ji Jingyuan hesitated for a moment and shook his head slightly.
In fact, he still attaches great importance to this stage, after all, it is the end of the eight-month cooperation between him and Bae Joo-hyun, and it is also the end of this evocative MC journey.
This time, whether it is for him, for Bae Joo-hyun, and even for the audience who became fans because of the two of them, is very important and unforgettable.
But he had thought about it a few times before, but he didn't have any special ideas, it was nothing more than to find a song sung by men and women as a special stage, with little inspiration, and a faint depression.
Bae Joo-hyun next to him didn't speak, and lowered his head slightly.
Han Jinzhe didn't say much, nodded and made a summary: "Then let's discuss the matter of farewell to the stage, let's discuss it with SM......"
There is no "Yinyin" to record today, and after the meeting, Ji Jingyuan and Bae Joo-hyun said goodbye to the program team and prepared to leave the TV station.
The two followed the agent and walked towards the parking lot, the agent in front walked quickly, the two in the back were a little slow, and the people in front did not mean to wait, and slowly opened the gap.
Ji Jingyuan and Bae Joo-hyun walked side by side, but there was no communication, Bae Joo-hyun seemed a little quiet since they met and had a meeting today, and his mood didn't seem to be very good.
Also, although I knew that I was about to get off the bus before, and I was comforted by Chi Jingyuan's attitude, when this day really came, I would inevitably have a lot of complicated emotions in my heart.
Boredom, frustration, frustration......
She really attaches great importance to this job, or the fact that she is an MC with Ji Jingyuan, and she cherishes it very much.
It's a pity that the day of getting off the bus still came.
"There are only two issues left......"
Ji Jingyuan seemed to feel her mood, and didn't speak, just walked quietly to the side, until she was about to walk to the parking lot, Pei Zhuhyun next to her suddenly spoke, her voice was a little low, and her right foot in board shoes rubbed the ground a little hard, as if she was venting something.
"Hmm."
Chi Jingyuan glanced down at her feet, and involuntarily followed a slight imitation of the movement, and answered with a sound.
"Alas, time flies so fast......"
The young lady didn't look at him either, sighed and then fell into silence, and after a while, when she saw the nanny car driven by the agent in front of her, she glanced up at Chi Jingyuan, and then lowered her head to look at the ground, and couldn't help muttering:
"It feels like a dream......
Chi Jingyuan exhaled, squinted his eyes and blocked his hands in front of him, blocking the somewhat dazzling headlights of the nanny car in the dim parking lot:
"yes."
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After that, there was no time to stay longer, and after Ji Jingyuan returned to the dormitory to repair it, he rushed back to the crew to start filming.
"ooHyo and Yoo Seung-woo's '45.7CM'?"
“…… Well, okay, then do as you guys say. ”
Ji Jingyuan hung up the phone, frowned lightly and looked ahead and muttered for a long time, this call was from the "Music Bank" program team, after the negotiation between the program team and SM company, a love song sung by men and women released in 14 years was selected as a special stage for Ji Jingyuan and Bae Joo-hyun, the pair of Yinyin MCs, to get off.
Although this song is not popular, the program team feels that the style and lyrics are very suitable for the two of them.
Especially the lyrics, he had heard it before, and it was probably about ambiguous men and women having a good impression of each other, but they just kept the middle line just right, and both parties just tried to maintain a very measured relationship.
So, it seems......
But Ji Jingyuan always felt that it was a little too light, the meaning was not very good, and it was a bit weird to use it on the stage of getting off the bus, which was very meaningful to him and Bae Joo-hyun...... But he didn't have much inspiration now, so after hesitating, he agreed.
"How can I get a call from work at any time...... You're really busy. ”
At this time, Chi Jingxu's voice came from the side, and the second brother stood a few meters away and looked back at him, with a strange sarcasm in his tone: "How do I feel that you are busier than me?" ”
Today is January 5th, and after a few days of intensive filming, Ji Jingyuan originally had a day to complete the arrangement of a few songs in his hand, but the second brother called him yesterday and told him to go to a friend's wedding at noon today, and introduce some people to him by the way.
Basically, as long as his family says this kind of more formal thing, Chi Jingyuan will generally not refuse, so he put down his work and followed the past to join in the fun.
Speaking of the hero of the marriage, he still knows.,Dinner together under the introduction of the second brother before.,It's a young representative director of CJ.,The object of this marriage is heard to be his former college classmate.,It's also a former love object.,But then the two separated because of some things.。
Some years after separation, they may have had other experiences, and there may be some ridiculous days, but after many years, the two suddenly looked back and came together again, and it looked very sweet at the wedding, which was really a bit enviable, and when Chi Jingyuan sat down and applauded and watched the two of them perform the ceremony, they were a little infected.
After the end of noon, a party and a dinner in the evening were arranged, Ji Jingyuan and the second brother stayed until six or seven o'clock before saying goodbye and leaving by car, when the car drove to Hannam-dong, it may be that they had eaten a little too much before, or it may be that the brothers haven't seen each other for a while, Chi Jingxu proposed to go down for a walk, and after seeing that Ji Jingyuan had no opinion, he let the car stop on the side of the road.
Ji Jingxu was wearing an expensive long trench coat, his short hair was shiny and looked very stylish, while Ji Jingyuan had already taken off the suit he wore when he attended the wedding, wrapped a warm jacket outside, and wore a mask and a beanie hat to make a simple disguise.
The brothers walked in front, the assistant followed behind, and they did not disturb each other, and walked casually along the side of the road, and now they have walked for about ten minutes, although the weather is gloomy at this time, the temperature is still relatively low, and the cold wind is blowing on the road, but there is a kind of leisure and freedom that has not been seen for a long time.
"Then you're going to have to be a little busier."
Chi Jingyuan took back his mobile phone and walked up, and replied without showing weakness.
"Heh......" The second brother chuckled disdainfully, pursed his lips as if he wanted to say something, but he held back, turned around, and the two of them continued to walk towards the front, although there were not many people on the road at this time, but the upright posture and dress of the two were still a little eye-catching.
"Work again?"
"Hmm."
Chi Jingxu walked ahead, dusted off his collar, seemed to remember something, and asked casually, "...... By the way, I heard Cui Bencheng say, you recently had a cooperation with JYP? ”
Cui Bencheng is the shareholding representative he sent to JYP, and he didn't pay much attention to a company like JYP, which doesn't seem to have much future and doesn't make much money, but he just heard Chi Jingyuan's name by chance two days ago and wrote it down.
"Well, sell a song to JYP, and then help their new girl group make it." I don't know if the second brother can understand it, so Chi Jingyuan explained two sentences simply.
"I heard that you're doing a good job of this right now, and you've become one of the most successful idols in the industry?" However, Chi Jingxu obviously also cared about the recent situation of his younger brother, although he did not chase the boy group 100%, but he was not a white who didn't understand anything.
“…… Sort of. Chi Jingyuan shrugged his shoulders and claimed the title.
"It's good to have a cooperation with this 'one of the big three'......"
Looking at Chi Jingyuan with a natural expression, Chi Jingxu laughed, he was the person who knew Chi Jingyuan best, and he saw the little pride in his brother's heart at a glance, nodded and instructed: "If we succeed, we can also make the shares in our hands rise, so that I can make a little money, and the company's shares in my hands are almost waste paper in my hands......"
"Uh...... Do your best. ”
It's hard to explain to the second brother, in fact, he is really not good at girl group songs and has little experience, Ji Jingyuan groaned for two seconds and pretended to be confident.
"It doesn't matter if it's successful or not......" Chi Jingxu glanced at him, didn't seem to care very much, and said again, and added with some disgust: "Or I'll just transfer the shares to you." ”
"Forget it......"
After chatting about work for a while, the second brother glanced left and right after walking to an intersection, looked up and forgot about a delicate commercial building not far ahead: "Anyway, this will not be in a hurry to go back, why don't you find a place to sit?" ”
"Okay, where are you going?" I haven't relaxed much for a while, and I haven't chatted with my second brother for a long time, although Chi Jingyuan actually has a lot of work at hand, he didn't refuse, and nodded obediently.
"There's a good Qing bar nearby, I know the boss, so let's go there." As he spoke, Ji Jingxu took the lead and walked forward.
"Your friend?"
"Ha ......" Hearing this, the second brother laughed, with a kind smile with a kind smile of arrogance from the inside out: "That's not enough." ”
"Speaking of which, you're graduating from college this year, right?"
"Yes, this is the last year."
"Ah, almost four years have passed, and you have been an artist for four years."
The two chatted while walking, and after having a destination, their footsteps couldn't help but speed up a little, Chi Jingyuan followed behind the second brother a little bit with a mask, and many passers-by who passed by along the way couldn't help but look sideways slightly when they saw them.
Chi Jingxu's appearance itself is quite conspicuous, and Chi Jingyuan, who is slightly disguised, will feel a sense of familiarity when some people see him, which makes people want to find out.
Fortunately, this is a wealthy area, and there are no student parties at this time.
But it doesn't matter if it's recognized, if it's not a place where young fans gather, most of the older people in other peninsulas won't actually react much after seeing the star.
Because Seoul is so big, it's all too common.
"That's it...... What's wrong? ”
After walking for a few minutes, the two stood still in front of the building, and Chi Jingxu took the lead and prepared to go up after saying a word, but after taking two steps, he found that his younger brother did not move, turned his head and glanced at Chi Jingyuan strangely, and then followed Chi Jingyuan's line of sight to the corner of the flower bed on the right.
It was a very petite white stray kitten, sitting there looking at them with some fear.
Immediately afterwards, he saw Chi Jingyuan hesitate for a moment, and then quickly took out a piece of jerky from the shoulder bag he was carrying, walked over gently, and fed the jerky to the kitten with gentle movements.
Seeing his younger brother's action, he couldn't help laughing: "I remember that you don't like this kind of cats and dogs, I asked you a few times when I was a child if you had a pet, and you all refused." ”
Chi Jingyuan bent over and stood in front of the kitten, and began to want to hand the jerky directly to the stray cat, but he seemed a little afraid to see this thing, so he put the food directly in front of it, and then looked at the kitten who was holding the jerky and eating it, and unconsciously tilted his head, and the smiling eyes on the mask bent up: "I don't like it very much, I think it's very troublesome...... But this thing is actually a bit like getting along with relatives and couples, and if you meet every day, you may feel very annoyed, but if you meet once in a while, you think it's cute. ”
Another point, he is really in a good mood today, very comfortable and relaxed, and everything is very pleasing to the eye.
"You really know how to describe it......"
Ji Jingxu felt that this was quite reasonable, but he also felt as if he was hinting at himself, and glanced at him unhappily.
"Hehe......" Chi Jingyuan laughed, didn't stay long, and quickly stood up after glancing at the stray cat, and followed the second brother into the building.
Chi Jingxu said, "It's okay", the bar is on the fourth floor of the building, the area is not small, the decoration is very good, the floor and the carpet are intertwined, the lights are not bright, the melodious music and the Scottish lattice that you see from time to time, the natural and subtle match between each other, there is a strong European style everywhere, and the style is very close.
At this time, there were not many people inside, the two of them found a corner place to sit down, and not long after they sat down, when Chi Jingyuan was still looking at a mural next to him, a person in his thirties, who looked quite literate, quickly came over to say hello.
"Director Chi hasn't been here for a long time, I want to drink something today, we ...... here"
“…… Well, I happened to be passing by today, so my brother and I came up and sat down for a while and chatted......"
"Okay...... Hey Yigu, isn't this XO's Yuan xi, please sign me if you're free, many of my friends like you very much......"
Chi Jingyuan smiled lightly and nodded lightly, but did not make a sound.
This person is the owner of the bar, and he doesn't know how to get the news so quickly, although he seems to have a kind of literary and youthful style, but he is extremely enthusiastic when he greets Chi Jingxu, and the flattering philistine spreads on his body, and the literary and youthful temperament on his body disappears.
No matter how you look at this person, it doesn't look like he's chasing a boy group.
However, he is also very discerning, after Chi Jingxu hinted that the two wanted a quiet atmosphere, he said hello and quickly left consciously, and after a while, he personally held the tray and sent a few bottles of light but expensive wine, and then disappeared quickly, without disturbing.
The brothers sat there leisurely, drinking wine and chatting.
There are not many people, it is very quiet, the light but slightly sweet wine is tasted in the mouth, with a comfortable environment, listening to relaxing music, making people feel more lazy.
Chi Jingyuan feels that the environment here is very good, the decoration and lighting and music will make people feel very relaxed, there is a quiet and leisurely feeling, if you are busy for a long time and then sit here, in fact, it is quite comfortable.
I haven't seen my brother for a long time, but I actually have a lot to say, including career, family, and academic things, and I talked a lot about things.
"Have you had a new girlfriend lately?" Ji Jingxu turned his eyes and looked at it, a little playful, he was most interested in this aspect of his younger brother.
"Nope." In other aspects, Chi Jingyuan and the second brother chatted very easily, but he was not interested in talking to him on this topic, just looked at the front casually, and replied perfunctorily.
This brother has no concept of heterosexual feelings, and there is only one pure 'play' word in this regard, and it doesn't make any sense to tell him this except to make him have fun.
Although Chi Jingyuan also has a lot of player mentality, he doesn't take his feelings seriously at all, he feels that he is still very different from Chi Jingxu in nature.
"Isn't that Bae Xiuzhi still there? Some time ago, you had an affair with that Taeyeon, and it was quite a big mess at the time...... But this Taeyeon is a little too old, it seems to be 89 years old, and it's not very suitable for you. ”
"You also investigated?" Ji Jingyuan glanced at him in surprise, and after seeing his rightful expression, he exhaled speechlessly: "Xiuzhi's words...... Taeyeon is not, she is a senior sister who has a good relationship. ”
"Then the scandal between the two of you is so big? I thought it was true. ”
"The company should be adding fuel to the fire, probably for the promotion of work."
"No newcomers?"
"Nope."
"And what about that Bae Joo-hyun before?"
“……”
"It means that after a long time, you are still like this Pei Xiuzhi by your side? So you haven't had a girlfriend for a long time...... Your idols with this condition should be chased by many women, why, when you get older, you have started to change to vegetarianism? After asking for a long time, I couldn't find fun, and Chi Jingxu was a little dissatisfied, and looked at it with suspicion.
"That's not ......"
Chi Jingyuan chuckled, leaned back on the sofa, took a sip of his wine glass, and looked lazy.
It is already difficult for him to find the kind of mentality when he was in school when he was in school, when he was pounding, hot, confused and desperate for a girl, and she was the only one in the whole world.
It may also be difficult to find in the future.
Chi Jingyuan's current state of mind in this regard is very casual, and he will not deliberately try to get close to anyone, he has no idea of active pursuit, he will contact if he likes it, and he will not be nostalgic when he is separated, and he will not be able to get together and disperse most of the time, and most of the time he sits firmly on the Diaoyutai and does not take the initiative, and sometimes inexplicably, he naturally produces a condescending attitude, as if it doesn't matter what.
It's just that this mentality will also be affected when facing a few people, so that some subtle changes will occur.
When did it start......
Thinking about it, his eyes inadvertently looked at a couple of men and women who were singing not far away.
Unlike some other venues where there is only one resident singer, Chi Jingyuan noticed that there are two resident singers, a man and a woman, as soon as he came, he didn't pay much attention to it just now, and he was a little annoyed by the second brother at this time, and after looking over there for a while, he inexplicably found that although the two stations were not very good, the timbre was quite good.
The point is that the two people are very well matched, and the songs they sing have not only been changed to the form of male and female duets, but the accompaniment has also been adapted, and the changes are quite natural.
One of the two played the guitar and the other played the piano, and they exchanged glances with each other from time to time, and then naturally smiled in tacit understanding, and then turned around and continued to sing.
No matter how you look at it, it feels very comfortable.
"They, ......" Seeing that his younger brother didn't want to talk more, Chi Jingxu's narrow psychology also got some volatilization, so he stopped breaking the casserole and asked to the end, followed Chi Jingyuan's gaze, and nodded clearly: "These two resident singers I know, they are a signboard of this field." ”
"What do you know?" Ji Jingyuan glanced at him.
Chi Jingxu pointed to the direction of the resident singer, and said simply: "The last time I came, I also thought that these two sang well, the boss specifically talked about it, it seems that only this woman sang here at first, and then when the man came to consume, it seemed to be love at first sight for her, and the next day he took the initiative to apply for a job as a resident singer, and then sang and sang and the two of them were together, I heard that it seemed that they were going to get married, and I don't know ......if they got married."
"It turned out to be a couple......"
Chi Jingyuan is clear, no wonder there is such a tacit understanding and looks so comfortable......
There was a familiar melody and lyrics in his ears, and Chi Jingyuan listened to it inexplicably quieted down, leaning on the sofa and quietly watching the performance over there.
The two of them performed the song "Some" at this time, they should have adapted it themselves, and changed the original accompaniment to only the guitar and piano cooperation, but the change was quite good, although the instrument was monotonous, but it was unexpectedly harmonious in the ears, natural and melodious, and there was a small and fresh feeling.
"Obviously you know, don't pretend it doesn't matter."
"Tell me quickly, you like me."
Clear lyrics are sung from the mouths of both people.
Demure, tacit, sweet, unnaturally a little envious.
Today, this is the second time that Chi Jingyuan has seen this kind of scene.
He listened quietly, quietly watching the interaction of the couple's singing, watching them look at each other tacitly while singing, and under the quiet atmosphere around him, an impulse and inspiration suddenly arose in his heart, and another different melody brewed in his mind.
"Let's go."
When the song ended, Ji Jingyuan stood up.
"Home for one night? Or go back to the dormitory? Ji Jingxu followed, looking at him at the same time and asked.
"Don't go back yet, I'm going to the company."
"What are you going to do now? Aren't you okay today? ”
Facing the second brother's question, Chi Jingyuan glanced at the sky outside with a smile:
"Suddenly I had an idea, go back and work overtime......
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After saying goodbye to his second brother, Ji Jingyuan returned to the company, went straight to his music room, closed the door, sat down in front of the computer, and took aside the slightly messy documents that were originally placed on the table.
It's the score for "Monster" and a couple of songs, and he's been busy with that for the past few days when he's free.
It's just that at this point they are not the protagonists.
Chi Jingyuan opened a new document in the software, looked at the blank screen in front of him, but his mind naturally appeared in the Qing bar, the two men and women singing at each other, natural and leisurely pictures, and the sweet and happy scene when witnessing the wedding of the couple at noon.
He thought for a few minutes, and after a little deliberation, his hands quickly tapped on the keyboard, occasionally pausing a few times in between, and he was not anxious, but picked up the instrument next to him and played a few notes with his own hands, and after a few minutes, he returned to the computer and continued.
It wasn't until the early hours of the morning that he stopped, his fingers scratched his itchy cheeks, and after browsing the song from top to bottom, he remembered something after a few seconds of muttering, and typed the song title "Dream" on top
After thinking about it, he clicked back and changed 'dream' to 'dream'.
Early the next morning, Chi Jingyuan called the company:
"I thought about it yesterday, and the song "45.7CM" for farewell to the stage is a bit unwell-known, and it ......"
"Well, I have a new idea."