Chapter 218: OST
The udon soup of fish cakes on the alcohol stove has been boiled, the smoke continues to spread around, there is a hazy feeling under the illumination of the light, the spicy fried pork crispy bones next to it are bright red and translucent, and the pleasing chili pepper is sprinkled with a touch of green green onions, which looks particularly attractive.
The two excellent appetizers are definitely a delicacy for wine lovers on weekdays, but at this time, the person sitting in front of them has no intention of moving chopsticks.
The original intention was that I hadn't seen each other for a long time, so let's have some wine and chat, Zheng Endi found a restaurant near the company that he often came to, and when he first started eating, he was still smiling and chatting, and chatted for a while about the hottest fashion week a few days ago.
It's just two bottles of wine, when the topic unconsciously talks about the recent situation, Zheng Endi, who has been grinning before, can't laugh a little, first sighs for a long time, and then keeps pouring wine and soaking it down, interjecting two complaints from time to time, obviously the mood has been a little low recently.
Although he knew how much she drank, looking at the Busan guy who was obviously in a bad mood like drinking water, thinking of their recent situation, Ji Jingyuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Apink at the end of last month, after a year and two months, the return results were very unsatisfactory, the second week of the song should have been when the song show was exerting its strength, and then this week their title song "onlyone" couldn't even beat Redvelvet's "Russian Roulette", which had stopped playing songs for nearly a month and had not come to the scene at all, couldn't even get in one alternate in several song shows.
…… But although this is said, in fact, Redvelvet's return this time is relatively successful, "Russian Roulette" has a good result, although the data is not significantly improved compared with last year's peak of the first girl group of the new generation, but it is a fierce return to the defeat of "July 7th" at the beginning of the year, and it can be regarded as stabilizing the position of the first-line girl group.
But it's just stabilized...... Compared with Gfriend and tice, the two girl groups that have exploded this year, there has been a gap in the gap
Having said that, Apink's poor performance in singing is one thing, except for the sales in the first week and the same as last year, the data and results in several other aspects are not very ideal, especially the evaluation of fans and the reaction of the market are disappointing...... In this situation where the market is constantly driven up and the sales of all combinations are growing, standing still is actually a significant decline.
Although it has only been half a month since the song was released, the prospect of a dismal ending is basically visible, and it is no wonder that the long-awaited return has achieved such a result, and it is no wonder that Zheng Endi is in a good mood.
Seeing Zheng Endi venting, he slapped the table and drank all the wine in the cup, and Chi Jingyuan silently took the initiative to help her fill it...... The recent pressure of this family can be imagined, and it is good to vent it.
"You may not know, before the song, we were still in the dormitory at night discussing how many we could get this time, and Xia Rong and I had a quarrel because of differences of opinion...... I guess it's going to make people laugh when I say it now."
Holding the wine glass, Zheng Endi laughed bitterly at himself, raised his head to look at the chandelier, and recalled with complicated eyes: "Alas, I often think about the previous two years these days, and now I am really a little unaccustomed to this......
Hearing her say this, Ji Jingyuan couldn't help but think back to the time when he was 14 years old, and his mind flashed the appearance of Zheng Eundi and their Apink scenery at that time, and he also sighed softly.
Apink's pure trilogy can go up to a new level at every step, and in 14 years, it has reached a peak, and in the case of a crazy romance in Girls' Generation and serious fans, it has become a combination of the new generation of girl groups to resist the flag.
At the end of '14, "LUV" performed amazingly, and even though it was a head-to-head confrontation with bigbang's Gd Taiyang, and Exo's winter single, it still completely dominated the music scene that month, winning 17 hits, which has not been surpassed by a girl group so far.
Ji Jingyuan had personally witnessed the glory of Apink at that time, and their "Let It Be Natural" couldn't touch anyone at that time......
No matter who looks at it, the momentum of Apink at that time was like a new generation of top girl groups about to rise to the top, and it was obvious that they were going to take it
That's what the class of the love era.
As a result, the upward momentum in the next second year came to an abrupt end, and the new generation of girl groups appeared one after another, and they themselves encountered various problems with the company's replacement, and it was like they suddenly lost their breath in less than two years.
Of course, there are many diehards in Zheng Endi and their group, after all, they were once a girl group that almost reached the top...... But the rate of decline is also a bit too alarming.
From 14 to 16 years, they returned three times in three years, and the other results were not seen, and the data of the more intuitive title song to get one place were:
17,3,0.
The glory of seventeen one-digits seems to be still yesterday, but the transformation work is about to end dismally, and the speed of this decline is too ruthless, no wonder they can't accept it.
"Did you listen to our song this time?"
Maybe he drank a little violently, Zheng Endi finally ate two bites of food, and he didn't care about his image in front of Ji Jingyuan, a relative, and asked while chewing.
"Listen."
"What do you think?"
「…… Actually, I think it's pretty good."
Chi Jingyuan told the truth, he also took the time to listen to it, not to mention other included songs, their title song "onlyone" is actually quite well-made, and the song is also very good...... Except that the lyrics misuse the word "baby" makes him a little awkward, it is a song above the level.
It's a pity that he thinks oK, but fans and the market don't like it......
And some songs he thinks are very earthy, but they make people speechless and explode directly, this contrast has to make Chi Jingyuan have some doubts about his vision of the girl group songs.
"In fact, the company is very cautious about this transformation, and it also carefully investigated and listened to the suggestions of many fans before choosing the style and making the decision."
I don't know what I remembered, Zheng Endi's expression became exciting: "A lot of rice obviously said that I like this kind of ...... As a result, hehe......"
The reason why Apink's return has fallen so obviously this time is because this regular third album is their transformation, in this album, they have changed the youthful style they have adhered to since their debut, and officially transformed into a light and mature style.
After all, it's been six years since I debuted in 11 years, and it's really hard to put on pure makeup again, and I keep shouting ' when I look cute on the stage! "That's it.
Unfortunately, the reaction of the market and fans has been obvious, and this time the transformation is a failure.
"This kind of talk is the most unhearable......
When Chi Jingyuan heard this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes speechlessly: "A lot of fans' words can't be taken too seriously, especially male fans, they like the new and hate the old quickly, and they say a lot of things that are ...... than those players Aquaman."
Halfway through speaking, he paused, opened his mouth, and did not continue the analogy...... I always feel like someone has arrived at AoE.
The support of fans is really a very amazing thing, it's crazy when you like you, but this kind of relationship is difficult to last long, and it's very fickle, maybe at some point because of a very ordinary thing, maybe it's a meal, watching other combinations of V and stage, and the style of your idol has changed, and maybe even just a sleep, and the enthusiasm in your heart is gone.
But after thinking about it, Chi Jingyuan also added: "But...... It's really time for the transition."
The people and male fans of the peninsula have an obvious preference for the pure girl style.
But the youthful girlish style can't be maintained for too long, and a few years after her debut, she will eventually face transformation...... As far as Chi Jingyuan knows, the most successful transformation should be Girls' Generation, from selling cute lollipops when she debuted to selling legs in navy uniforms, to being handsome and avant-garde in splicing songs, and even playing retro last year, almost every album will try various styles, and it is unexpectedly digested well.
It's just that this kind of thing is rare when it is young, and Waterloo like Apink, which has encountered a bottleneck in transformation, may be the future of most girl groups.
And girls have it every year, and every year a group of new girl groups with a similar style debut, because
There are too many choices, there are always better-looking and younger ones to replace you, a little failure and one don't pay attention, and the speed at which all kinds of fans take off their fans and climb the wall is also heartlessly smackable.
And Ji Jingyuan couldn't help but think of himself and Exo...... S is quite very distinctive, and it does not limit a single style to Exo, which has been almost an album and a style since its debut, and the problem of transformation is not very serious.
And the boy group itself is not so limited.
"Forget it, it's really uncomfortable to hold back lately, and you've been whining for so long......
Although he drank a lot of wine, his face was obviously up, but Zheng Endi was obviously still very sober, and after saying a lot, he seemed to be a lot more relaxed after venting the pressure in his heart, and looked at Chi Jingyuan while eating: "Isn't it a little verbose?"
"It's a little bit...... It's okay, you'll just pay the bill later."
"Ah, didn't you say you'd have a treat?"
"You have to review it yourself."
"I'm just looking at the atmosphere a little depressing, just kidding."
"Didn't you pay off your arrears a long time ago, why are you still so stingy."
"You know I owe money...... Do you think anyone earns as much as you, the first male idol!"
"Heh......
Zheng Endi is still that character, although his appearance has become delicate and goddessy, he is still so arrogant in front of his close friends, and he quickly returned to normal after venting, and at the same time, he may also feel that it was difficult to chat, which made Ji Jingyuan complain for a long time and felt that it was not good, which made the atmosphere a little depressing, and took the initiative to gag and change the topic.
However, Chi Jingyuan was chatting casually while thinking about things.
The development of this relative's career in recent years has not been very satisfactory, both of them debuted as actors in "Please Answer 1997", and he is already a trending young actor, but as a result, this sister's most recent dramas have achieved average results, and she is completely Poison No. 2.
Recently, she has also sung a lot of oSt and released collaborative songs, but there are not too many splashes.
The only thing that can be called good is the solo album in the first half of the year...... This also encountered the explosion of TICE, and a lot of heat was stolen.
Overall, Jung Eun-ji is really not going well now, and Apink will be in the seventh year of his debut next year, and judging from the results this time, the outlook has become a little bleak.
Ji Jingyuan does not have many good friends in the circle, and Zheng Endi has known each other since he first debuted and has maintained it until now, and he is one of his best relatives in the circle.
He's actually a very nostalgic person.
After thinking about it for a while, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind, and Chi Jingyuan remembered that there was really a backlog of work that had been backlogged for a while, and it seemed that he could be with this good relative.
After weighing it in his heart, Chi Jingyuan made a decision, chewing the spicy fried pork crispy bones in his mouth, and looked at her as if he remembered something: "By the way, I have a case here that needs someone to work with, are you interested?"
He had already done the oSt "Stayithe" of "Ghost" a long time ago, and changed the song to a duet between men and women under the reminder of Kim Eun-sook...... It's just that I was too busy before, and there was still a period of time before the TV series was released, so I didn't put it on the agenda.
But it's already October, and if you count the post-production and dubbing time, it's almost time.
Chi Jingyuan had thought about who he wanted to sing this oSt with before, most of the male voices were rap, and he could easily control them, but the female part of this song was still relatively difficult, and there were certain requirements for singing skills and voices, and the requirements were not low.
Although the studio version can still do everything with sound repair even if the singing skills are not good, if there is a live stage, the original form will be immediately revealed, so it is not just a matter of finding someone to have fun.
He had a few goals in his heart before but didn't think about it carefully, but now that he thinks about it, he actually finds that Zheng Endi is quite good, although she has a big mouth, her singing skills are really good, and there must be no problem with her singing level
…… Although his voice was a little worse than the more ethereal one he had set in his heart at the beginning.
But it doesn't have to be that ethereal, and who makes them have a good relationship......
Just hearing him say this, Zheng Endi was not very happy, but looked at him with a frown: "What are you doing? Have pity on me?"
Of course, she knew that Chi Jingyuan had a lot of resources, but what she said just now was just to say what was in her heart and vent her pressure, and she really didn't mean to ask for help.
"Yes, I think you're almost ready to do Japanese dramas, so I shouldn't see you on the roadshow next year when I'm wandering the streets of Hongdae, right?"
Ji Jingyuan didn't deny it, and looked at it with disdain: "I want to think about it...... Next, I won't talk about our family relationship when I am on a variety show to rub my popularity...... It's so embarrassing to think about it, don't blame me for saying I don't know you when the time comes."
He didn't shy away at all, it was obvious that he just wanted to help her a little, everyone was so familiar, and he was also a smart person, and it was more devastating to his self-esteem for reasons such as taking care of his self-esteem, and it was also a question about the friendship between the two for so many years.
「Assi%............&&*」
Hearing such yin and yang strange words, Zheng Endi was suddenly angry, and a series of vulgar dialects in the countryside spewed out, completely lacking the negative and lost appearance just now.
But after scolding, remembering Chi Jingyuan's invitation just now, of course she also understood the other party's intentions and righteousness, rolled her eyes and looked at it, and she was completely unpretentious, and became interested: "What case?"
Although the original intention was not this, the recent situation is really not very good, and of course she will not be hypocritical if her good friend wants to help her...... As long as it is someone in the circle, who doesn't know the popularity and popularity of Chi Jingyuan?
"The oSt of the TV series "Ghost" that I am filming now, the crew ...... some time ago" Ji Jingyuan took a sip of wine and moistened his throat, and introduced her.
"oSt......" Jeong blinked when he heard it.
oSt She sang a lot, but there are really few things in the TV series oSt that are popular, and most of them can't make any splashes...... So far this year, the songs of "Descendants of the Sun" have exploded.
"Don't underestimate this oSt, I'm very optimistic about this song."
Obviously perceiving her thoughts, Chi Jingyuan suddenly felt unpleasant that she was being questioned.
There is a word in my heart that I don't say...... It's going to be even hotter than your title song this time!
"You wrote that?"
"Of course, a lot of work."
"Okay, I'll give you face."
Agreeing so directly made Chi Jingyuan hesitate for a moment, and asked tentatively, "You don't listen to it before making a decision."
He has confidence, but who can confirm the market...... Normally, if you are a little more cautious, you should at least listen to DEO before making a decision.
"Didn't you say you had faith?"
Shrugging his shoulders, Zheng En raised his wine glass and took a sip, looking very understanding: "Although you don't have a good relationship between men and women, you have a lot of shortcomings...... But this aspect is still very positive, three men and one man."
In addition to one reason, in fact, the most important thing is that this is because Chi Jingyuan wants to help her...... is so righteous, no matter what, even if it is a bad song, she will definitely accept it.
"Three males are in the past, you are still too conservative, and now my fans are directly blowing the history of the males......
With a self-contained smile on his face, Chi Jingyuan accepted the title without shyness, and then made a very embarrassed expression, raised his wine glass and slammed it with her: "I'll go back and send you dEo later...... Cut, that's a bargain for you."
"What's cheaper for me? Don't you still want to rely on this cooperation to harm a beautiful female idol?"
"Know me so well? You see that?"
"Isn't that what you're doing...... But you're right, it's true that you're a beautiful female idol, but it's a pity that you're not
That's it!"
"Pretty female idol, you? …… Hahahahahaha......ha
"Ya 1 West 8%......"
Unbridled laughter and angry scolding converged, and even the water vapor that permeated the sky was dispelled a lot.
"You're going back to the company?"
After eating, the two walked out of the restaurant to the parking lot, their cars were not parked together, Chi Jingyuan found his nanny car first, stood in front of the car and asked Zheng Endi, who was two or three meters apart.
"yes, the assistant just texted that there was something else going on."
"I'll have the agent send it back to you?"
"No, I already asked my assistant to pick me up."
"Okay, then I'll go first, and I'll have something to do when I go back in the evening."
"Bye-bye~"
Ji Jingyuan didn't say much more, and finally nodded and prepared to leave in the car, while Zheng Endi also stood there and waved goodbye to him.
However, Chi Jingyuan opened the car door but did not get into the car directly, but suddenly stopped after stepping on one foot, as if he remembered something, and turned around again.
With a half-squinted smile, he looked at his relatives a few meters away, chuckled and raised his right hand and shook it casually.
"Heh......
Zheng Endi instantly understood what he meant, his eyes rolled and he made a somewhat disgusted expression, but at the same time, he directly stepped over in a few big strides, with a smile in his eyes, and slapped his right hand Chi Jingyuan's hand.
"Smack~"
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