The café and restaurant on the first floor of the new building is large and is designed to be open to tourists, but because it is not open to the public at this time, there are not many people scattered on the entire first floor at this time, and almost all of them are company staff, which looks a little deserted.

Because it's a SM star-themed café, there are several large cabinets in the middle of the venue, which contain various figures and peripheral products of SM's artists, which makes people think that they have entered a gift shop, and a whole row of window glass on the side are pasted with large posters of artists.

Pretty handsome.

"This way!"

He ordered a cup of chocolate and sat down casually, and within two minutes, the person who had made an appointment with him for a cup of coffee approached the café and sat opposite Chi Jingyuan with a wave of his hand.

Today, I took advantage of this time to meet him not friends and relatives, but musicians who have not been in SM for a long time, and they are also one of the producers of their regular three albums this time, PDOGG, whose real name is Jiang Hyo-shin.

This brother is said to have been from another company before.,Leaving the original company in the second half of last year to join SM.,Before that, the reputation in the industry was not very big.,There's no masterpiece in your hand that everyone has heard of when you say your name.。

But it didn't take long for him to be valued by the company because of his brilliant talent, and this time in addition to including his song "fire" in EXO's regular three albums, and even directly making him one of the producers of the album, it is also obvious that SM is optimistic about him.

You must know that EXO is now the backbone of the company, and their official albums are not for anyone to participate in, and it is a very important qualification for many musicians to include songs and leave a name in the production of the album.

Chi Jingyuan heard from Kenzie before, I have been interested in this brother's works since I saw him, I think his music is very characteristic and very appetizing, it just happens that this time we are going to work together, and this brother was also there when we had a meeting before, so I took advantage of this time to sit and chat.

Jiang Xiaoxin looks to be in his early thirties, slightly chubby, wearing black-framed glasses and a brown hooded sweatshirt, probably because he was about to have a meeting just now, and he cleaned up very cleanly and looked very energetic.

"What do you drink? Chocolate? After the other party sat down, Chi Jingyuan enthusiastically recommended it.

"That's too sweet...... but Jiang Xiaoxin didn't introduce it, and after a little consideration, he ordered the old one: "American." ”

Soon the coffee was served, although I had seen it before, but it was not very familiar, the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and chatted casually about the situation of SM, Chi Jingyuan complained about the dilapidated and stingy old building of the company, and asked casually: "How did my brother come up with the profession of being a musician?" ”

"Actually, I studied vocal music at the beginning, and when I first started, I thought about being a singer or something......" Talking about the past, Jiang Xiaoxin became relaxed and laughed at the same time: "Later, after I came into contact with Kpop, I changed my mind and thought about making idol music in the future, but my family was still against it at that time, haha...... Jingyuan, what about you? ”

"I was interested in music and dancing when I was very young, but I didn't listen to Kpop at the time...... When I grow up, I naturally want to become an idol, after all, it's really cool to be able to stand on the stage and be cheered by countless people. Chi Jingyuan raised his eyes and recalled, and laughed: "I have read a few songs written by my brother, they are really powerful, and the style is very unique, I was still a little puzzled at the time why I hadn't seen your works before." “

"Because some of the previous companies were a little difficult to operate, and some songs couldn't be used even if they were written, in fact, ......" Speaking of this, Jiang Xiaoxin hesitated and became a little hesitant as he spoke: "I came to SM for this reason, and it actually has a little to do with XO...... Forget it, it's all over......"

Seeing that Jiang Xiaoxin was reluctant to mention it, Chi Jingyuan became a little interested when he heard this, but he didn't ask too much.

The two talked about the lyrics of "Blood and Sweat" from the arrangement of "Fire" to the lyrics of "Blood and Sweat", and then naturally talked about the production of the song.

Referring to his views on idol groups and music, Jiang Xiaoxin said very seriously, "I think the success of a group, and the ability to continue the success, the attitude towards music is the most important, to win the public's type, no matter how fruitful the combination, their music quality must be good." ”

"I have specialized in the route of XO, and EXO has been able to get to where it is today, in addition to the company's promotion and creation, it is actually very related to the several high-quality songs you wrote by Jingyuan, especially the 13-year-old "Roar", which really has the effect of reviving the dead."

Jiang Xiaoxin looked at Chi Jingyuan with some admiration: "Jingyuan, you really have your own style in songwriting. ”

"I think every song has its own way of being generated, and I usually build a general framework based on the emotional state of feeling about something, as well as the perception of modern society, and so on, and then start to add more detailed content based on this framework......"

When it came to more professional and interesting topics, Chi Jingyuan also put in and said seriously: "But for me personally, the inspiration under emotional stimulation is the most important thing to produce an excellent work. ”

"I feel the same way!" Hearing Chi Jingyuan's words, Jiang Xiaoxin nodded in agreement.

"Actually, SM told me before that they wanted me to be the exclusive producer of the upcoming new boy group." He suddenly mentioned one thing: "But I joined SM largely because of XO, so I thought about it and turned it down." ”

"Oh?" Chi Jingyuan paused when he heard the news and nodded slightly.

Even if the SM family has a big business, the song resources are not enough, and the debut of the new boy group will obviously take away some of EXO's resources.

"Jingyuan!"

When he was chatting with Jiang Xiaoxin, a somewhat surprised voice suddenly came from the side, and Chi Jingyuan looked to the side, and it was actually Cui Xueli, a relative of the same age who he hadn't seen much for a while.

At this time, she was obviously very happy when she saw Chi Jingyuan, her eyes lit up and she waved excitedly to this side, and there was a young woman standing next to her who looked like she was in her twenties, who should be her friend, and she also looked at Chi Jingyuan here with strange eyes at this time.

Ji Jingyuan also laughed when he saw her, beckoned and said hello, but he didn't say much.

After seeing Jiang Xiaoxin opposite Ji Jingyuan, Cui Xueli obviously knew that something was wrong with him, and after greeting him sweetly, she walked aside with her friend.

Seeing Cui Xueli, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but be a little distracted.

FX's comeback last year was good, and the enthusiasm of the fans was also very strong, but SM didn't seem to pay much attention to the follow-up development of this group, and since then, the five people have been running for each other, picking their feet, and the group itinerary is almost invisible.

And FX, which debuted in '09, is about to renew its contract.

But Ji Kyung-won remembers hearing Park Jae-hyun mention it once, saying that FX except for Choi Xueli, the other four members have all renewed their contracts.

But Cui Xueli has been dragging her feet and not signing.

This girl clamored a few years ago that she didn't want to be an idol anymore, and Chi Jingyuan, who originally wanted to be bad, persuaded her twice, and then calmed down, and it is estimated that she has been waiting for the contract to expire and become an actor.

I don't know if I really paid attention this time.

Cui Xueli sat with her friend for a few minutes before getting up and leaving, and before leaving, she said goodbye to Chi Jingyuan with a smile a few meters away, and gestured to make a phone call to signal that she would contact when the time came.

And Ji Jingyuan chatted with Jiang Xiaoxin for a while, and after becoming familiar with this musician who will often cooperate in the future, he got up to say goodbye and returned to the crew by car.

…………

red velvet went home on vacation, and EXO was about the same, although the new album had begun to be prepared, but because it was close to the Spring Festival, there was no group itinerary recently, and the members of EXO who had no personal resources were also taken off by the company, but Ji Jingyuan couldn't be so comfortable, and returned to the crew directly after the company's meeting and started his own shooting work.

On the afternoon of February 5th, the song he and Bae Joo-hyun collaborated on, and the source of the song "dream", which represented the successful conclusion of the Yinyin CP journey, was quietly disclosed by SM, and the song did not shoot the MV, because it could be avoided that the relationship between Ji Kyung-won and Bae Joo-hyun CP did not carry out much preview and publicity, and the biggest exposure of the song was that Ji Kyung-won posted an ins, uploaded a screenshot of him and Bae Joo-hyun on the stage of "dream" at that time, and carried out a small publicity.

But in fact, with Chi Jingyuan's own traffic now, the attention brought by the hit of "Signal", and more importantly, the tens of millions of fans on Instagram who are now ranked first among Kpop artists, the effect of this kind of exposure and publicity is actually quite good, in addition to the fans who follow him after knowing it for the first time, many marketing accounts and media have also reprinted it.

In the case that SM didn't contribute much, there was already enough heat.

Although the fans of EXO and red velvet don't like this collaboration song with some ambiguous interest, because of the excellent quality of the song itself, and the excited support of the fans of Yinyin CP, the sound source of "dream" has achieved very good results, although the song did not land first, but it didn't take long to reach the top of the daily chart, and it also won the first place on the daily chart for two consecutive days.

Although the MV was not filmed, as soon as the song was released, loyal fans immediately collected a lot of shots and shots of the previous Yinyin CP, edited them together, and uploaded them to YouTube with the BGM of "dream", and it was hit by the category in less than a day

Ji Jingyuan went to see it after the fan group saw someone Amway, and it was really well cut, all kinds of looks, complaints, tsundere and stage pictures instantly made people return to the period of last year's Yinyin CP, he saw many classic interactive shots of him and Bae Joo-hyun, and the tacit understanding and sweetness through the screen reappeared in front of him, and he couldn't help but have some memories and emotions when he reappeared in front of him.

This clip video is the best MV for this song.

It is worth mentioning that SM's key project this year, the "station subway" project, also officially began, and the first station of the subway, Kim Taeyeon's "rain" as the beginning, was officially released on February 3rd, and the music source results were also excellent, and the first place on the daily chart was immediately after landing in the inner ring, which is a good start for this "subway" project.

It's a pity that whether it's "dream" or "rain", although the performance in the Gua Bang music source singing and above is very good, but just won one or two daily charts, and it didn't shine for long, and it was covered by Gfriend's "Time Lapse".

This song has been a bit popular recently, the first week of the song was airborne, the third on the weekly list, and the second week directly and firmly occupied the first place on the weekly list, although it has only been two weeks since the song was released, but Gfriend, a girl group that has only debuted for a year, has obviously become a new trend.

But Chi Jingyuan doesn't think it's anything, he released "dream" to commemorate the career of Yinyin MC, and at the same time meet the expectations of CP fans, he didn't care much about the results or anything, and the sound source of "dream" is actually good enough, and the evaluation on the Internet is also very good.

It's normal to not be able to beat "Time Lapse", this song is really of high quality, and Chi Jingyuan likes it a lot.

It's so strong that I don't know where it is.

……

"'dream' was very touching when I watched the stage at the time, and now I feel even sweeter when I hear the song, Yuan's voice in this song is so feeling, and Irene sings it very well, a very good song."

"Alas, as soon as I listen to this song, I remember when I watched "Music Bank" last year, every time Yuan and Irene appeared in front of the camera, I could unconsciously knock up and show my aunt's smile, what are the new two MCs now, they don't have the same flavor as before, and they have to imitate their style, and Yan is even more incomparable, the more I watch it, the more boring it becomes."

"It's been a long time since I've watched Music Bank."

"It's really great, the two people's voices are perfectly combined, the tune is fresh, rhythmic, and the story contained in it is a very flavorful and intellectual song."

"Ahhh......h I was expecting Yuan and Irene to get together after getting off the bus, but after getting off the bus, they were directly disconnected, and there was no interaction at all, which was really disappointing. ”

Bae Joo-hyun browsed the various comments of "dream" swiped out on her mobile phone, and watched many fans praise this song, as well as her and Ji Kyung-won's CP praise, regret and other messages, and her mood couldn't help but become happy.

Especially when she saw the last message, she couldn't help blinking her eyes, and secretly said 'Mi Ah Nei' to this fan in her heart.

At this time, the nanny car was driving on the highway from Seoul to Daegu, and she was sitting in the back seat of the nanny car, wearing headphones and listening to music quietly and swiping her mobile phone.

In the driver's seat, Park Jae-hyun, who was asked by Ji Jingyuan to take her home, was driving very seriously.

At the beginning, Pei Joo-hyun was still a little nervous, although she had known and was familiar with Ji Jingyuan's personal agent for a long time, but this time she sent herself home as a male agent, and she also knew that Park Jae-hyun and Ji Jingyuan had a special relationship, and they were not ordinary agents assigned to him by the company, so they were still a little cramped for a while.

However, after saying hello, Park Jae-hyun seemed to see that Bae Joo-hyun was a little nervous, so after chatting casually, he quieted down and began to focus on driving, while Bae Joo-hyun relaxed after slowly getting used to it.

"This dream haunted me all day."

"A dream that makes people feel good, that's your ......"

As the scenery next to Daegu gradually became more familiar, the headphones echoed with the "Dream" that I couldn't get tired of listening to, and looking through the window at the fields and roads speeding outside the nanny's car, especially the faint familiar smell around the seats, Bae Joo-hyun only felt that the sky was clear and blue, and the mood was extraordinarily happy.

She shook her legs gently to the beat, and if it weren't for Park Jae-hyun being a little embarrassed to drive, she would have wanted to hum directly.

Especially after the car got off the highway and entered the city, the joy and urgency of being close to home slowly came to my heart.

"Is it in the North End?"

At this time, Park Jae-hyun, who had nothing to say all the way, suddenly asked.

"Ah............h

She leaned up, leaned into the middle of the front seat and looked ahead, pursed her lips and thought for a while before commanding: "Well, Oba went straight ahead, and then saw the big turntable turn right...... Yes, yes, this is it...... The road ahead is to pull to the side...... Turn right here......"

As the road and the shops on both sides became more familiar, her voice became a little eager and crisp, like a clever oriole.

"Here it is!"

With a cheer, under the command of Bae Joo-hyun, Park Jae-hyun parked the car in front of a small building that looked old and had an obvious sense of obsolescence, Bae Joo-hyun opened the door first and jumped down like a rabbit, Park Jae-hyun got out of the car and went to the trunk to take off Bae Joo-hyun's things.

"Then Irene xi, I'll go first."

After taking the things to the door of the building, Park Jae-hyun said goodbye directly, looking at the excitement on his face, but in front of him, he still pressed the excitement in his heart, and Bae Joo-hyun, who put on a quiet appearance, laughed.

"Oba go up and rest for a while." Seeing that Park Jae-hyun was about to leave directly, Bae Joo-hyun hurriedly and enthusiastically kept him.

"No need, Jingyuan is still waiting for me to go back, he is going to shoot late today." Park Jae-hyun waved his hand lightly, came to the car door and sat in the driver's seat, and then smiled at Bae Joo-hyun through the window: "By the way, Happy New Year Irene xi." ”

"Goodbye, Oba, stay safe while driving." The young lady saluted lightly and waved sweetly to Park Jae-hyun, who was sitting in the driver's seat: "Kang Sangmida, Happy New Year." ”

After saying goodbye, the engine sounded, and the nanny car started and slowly drove into the distance.

At this time, it seemed that he heard the movement here, and a quick sound of going downstairs came, and a middle-aged man who was not tall walked out of the building.

"Oh Dad!" When Bae Joo-hyun saw it, he instantly recognized his family, waved his hand happily, and arched towards his father with a jump.

The father and daughter smiled and exchanged a few words, Pei's father quickly took the initiative to pick up a large pile of items on the ground, and at the same time glanced in the direction where the nanny car left, and asked casually while leading his daughter inside: "I was going to pick you up at the high-speed rail station before, but I said no need the day before yesterday...... Who sent you back? ”

"Yes, it's the company's agent, Oba." Bae Joo-hyun held something in his hand and followed behind his father

"You really don't know how to be polite, I didn't leave anyone to come in and sit down when I sent you back so far, and just let others go, don't you understand this when you are so adult......" Although he was very happy to see his daughter come back, Father Pei, who had a serious personality, couldn't help but teach a lesson, but he didn't say much, especially when he looked back and saw his daughter's mouth pursed when he heard some keywords, he immediately stopped talking.

He took the opportunity to change the topic, and sighed with some satisfaction: "But you can arrange someone to send you back after the holiday, your company is very good." ”

"Hmmm......"

When the young lady who was a little disgusted just now heard this, her eyes bent, her smile spread on her face, and she shook her head a little proudly:

"It's just good......"