South Korea, Apgujeong.

SM company building, in the practice room.

After the dance practice, the boys gathered around to rest.

Although it has been confirmed that they will debut in the same group.

But everywhere you go, there are small groups.

The brotherhood that the group shows to fans is all human design, and they usually play well together in private, and most of the time it is the relationship between ordinary colleagues.

Each is playing with their phones.

The boy next to Huang Zitao looked cool and didn't know who to send messages to, and the corners of his mouth occasionally showed a slightly restless smile.

Zhang Yixing's expression suddenly was a little excited, and he mysteriously pulled Lu Han beside him and said, "Master Lu, tell you a blockbuster news." ”

"What's wrong?"

Lu Han took a sip of water.

"Zhou Yutang will come to SM Company today."

"Poof!"

Lu Han turned into a water blastoise, squirted out a mouthful of water, wiped the water stains on the side of his mouth, and looked at Zhang Yixing with wide eyes: "Are you sure?" ”

"I'm sure yes, yes."

Zhang Yixing said with a smile: "Let me tell you, this is the news of Zhou Yutang's fan station sister, which is absolutely reliable." ”

"I don't know if I'll have a chance to take a group photo then."

Huang Zitao also jumped up excitedly: "The governor of Jiangdong is so handsome that he has no friends." ”

For them, what did they come to South Korea to work as trainees?

For debut.

As long as you can make your debut, you're an idol.

But the road of idols has come to an end.

can see Zhou Yutang's back.

Zhou Yutang had a pair of sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, and when he walked into the SM company building from the back door of the parking lot, he seemed to see a familiar face, and his steps paused slightly.

"Bae Joo-hyun?"

"Huh?"

The beautiful girl who was called by her name trembled like a frightened rabbit, and looked up to see Zhou Yutang who was smiling at her, and her pupils shook directly.

Standing next to her was not Jiang Shiqi, but a little girl who looked to be at most fourteen or fifteen years old.

was also shocked, but after a short period of confusion, the little girl's eyes turned suspiciously between Pei Zhuhyun and Zhou Yutang beside her.

"Hello, senior."

Bae Joo-hyun came back to her senses and directly pulled the little girl next to her with a 90-degree bow.

Probably feeling a little embarrassed, he blushed and whispered, "We're waiting for takeout." ”

Zhou Yutang nodded lightly, then followed Song Qian into the company, waited for the elevator with his pocket, and asked casually: "Doesn't the company have a canteen?" ”

"Ugh."

Song Qian looked at the side.

"Don't look at it, Old Man Li has something to do."

“.”

The corners of Song Qian's mouth twitched slightly, and she couldn't help but smile and explained: "Actually, there is, but Mr. Li Xiuman said that the company is a place to make music, not a place to eat, so what to say about the canteen here of the company is relatively simple." ”

"Understood, it's not for human food."

"Poof."

Song Qian covered her mouth and chuckled, and glanced at Zhou Yutang quickly, but felt that the distance between the two had narrowed a lot.

"Actually, when I was a trainee, I often secretly ate things outside with my teammates, but I also had to control my calories, and I bought a copy and shared it with several people, otherwise it would be miserable when I measured my weight."

"What happens if you are overweight?"

Zhou Yutang was a little interested.

"Teachers will say very difficult things."

Song Qian saw that the elevator had arrived, and pressed the button first: "There are also trainees around me, they will also look at them with strange eyes, even if they don't say it to their faces, they will also talk behind their backs, which makes people feel frustrated in their self-esteem." ”

Zhou Yutang's eyebrows raised slightly: "The stick likes to play bullying." ”

"Wow, Sister Joohyun, this. It's really handsome! ”

Jin Yilin, who saw Zhou Yutang walk into the elevator, jumped and jumped excitedly, turned his head and pulled Pei Zhuhyun, like an amateur meeting a big star.

Ignoring the restaurant's delivery boy's eyes as if he were mentally retarded.

Bae Joo-hyun felt a little embarrassed, and after paying the money, he took the spicy fried rice cake and pulled Kim Yilin to hide behind the door.

"Shhhh

"Sister Joo-hyun, you won't have a secret relationship with that person, right?"

Jin Yilin is a big ghost, his big black eyes can't help but turn, and he analyzes excitedly: "In your mobile phone, there is a photo with him, and he actually knows your name, it turns out that the scandal with Sister Yun'er is fake, in order to cover up the truth."

Syllable!

Bae Joo-hyun flicked her head speechlessly: "Don't talk nonsense, it will cause trouble for that senior, we have only met once." ”

"Oh, got it."

Jin Yilin rubbed his head and said aggrievedly: "Sister Zhuhyun, don't worry, I won't be exposed." ”

Bae Joo-hyun: "."

Wearing a Giorgio Armani autumn trench coat, her hands in the pockets of her cropped suit and a pair of casual leather shoes.

Zhou Yutang is dressed casually today, and he is a little yuppie.

When he went up to the practice room of SM Company, he realized that the situation was wrong: "Why are so many people here?" ”

"I don't know."

Song Qian was also a little dumbfounded, secretly surprised by Zhou Yutang's popularity.

Outside the practice room on this floor, the hallway is full of trainees, and there are heads poking out at the staircase.

Such a scene is similar to a celebrity going to school to film and being enthusiastically watched.

Zhou Yutang could feel the uproar, as well as the excitement and excitement between their expressions, and several of them had already taken out their mobile phones to take pictures.

It's common to be chased by fans, but it's the first time I've been sought after like this by these future idols, and it feels a little novel.

But.

The order is chaotic.

Soon, a certain artist director of SM Company came out, and this group of trainees saw the director of teaching like students who skipped class, and swooped back to the practice room.

Soon calm returned.

The head of the artist department surnamed Han, who is a little wide and fat, has a tight belly and a shirt tucked into a belt, and has a standard South Korean appearance, and when he smiles, his eyes are almost narrowed into a slit.

"President Zhou, the children were so excited when they found out that you were coming to the company, weren't they scared by their enthusiasm?"

Listening to Song Qian's translation, Zhou Yutang nodded slightly, "Let's go and see the EXO combination." ”

"Please come with me."

Under the leadership of this Han director, he soon arrived at the training room of the male trainees.

"Senpai!"

"Hello."

Zhou Yutang simply said hello and began to watch them perform dances.

Listening to the proud introduction of the head of Han, EXO, the boy group, recruited 120 students at the beginning, and eliminated 20, reducing the number to 100.

Then, they eliminated another 40 people one after another, becoming 60 people.

Then, after 36 were eliminated, that number dropped to the final twenty-four.

In the end, the remaining 12 people determined the list of groups that would make their final debut.

Old man Li wanted to enter the Celestial Empire market, but he also took great pains.

SM Company has the title of Hanada, and these Celestial Empire trainees who have been selected into the new group are very good in terms of appearance and dance level.

After the overall visit, Zhou Yutang had a very intuitive understanding in his heart.

After taking a group photo with Lu Han and Zhang Yixing, they exchanged contact information with each other.

Zhou Yutang went directly back to his own company in Apguting, Jiangnan District.

Here, after the trainee project was launched, many scouts were mobilized to dig up good seedlings, and many trainees' resumes were also received.

"Male trainee, there are not too many target candidates on the company's side."

"But the women's group combination project, except for the girl provided by the president, is very good, and there are a few trainees, and the conditions are very good."

Listening to Pei Yun and Min Xizhen's introduction, Zhou Yutang rubbed his chin, feeling that there was a long way to go.

The first is that the trainee program has just been launched, and the selection scale is not very mature, and there is only one Celestial Dynasty boy in the first batch.

Just after the practice over there, Zhou Yutang went over and took a look,

"Your name is Wang Jiaer?"

"Hmm."

The young man named Wang Jiaer is not afraid of life, let alone restrained, and his grin is quite sunny: "Hello boss, I am your fan." ”

"How did you come up with the idea of being a trainee?"

"Actually, I went to participate in the "Voice" audition with my good friends at the time, but the audition failed, and a talent scout from Jiangdong Entertainment thought that I had good conditions and invited me to come over as a trainee, and I happened to be very interested, so I came to try."

Wang Jiaer said it in an orderly manner.

It is too troublesome to re-cultivate the scouting system, so Zhou Yutang directly relied on the domestic channels of Mingjie Company, and the two sides of the strait and three places were fully rolled out.

I really found a treasure for him.

Zhou Yutang asked with interest: "You used to be a professional athlete, right?" ”

Wang Jiaer nodded, smiling and showing his big white teeth: "I learned free gymnastics with my mother when I was 7 years old, and my family found that practicing gymnastics affected my height growth, and later I learned fencing with my father."

Zhou Yutang also read Wang Jiaer's resume.

It can be said that it is not simple.

He has won three Asian championships, three national championships, and nine international and Hong Kong championships in fencing.

is handsome, a professional athlete with outstanding talent, and a musical talent, no wonder Min Hee-jin gave him an S-level evaluation of a trainee.

The information shows that after his parents sent him over at the beginning, they learned that it was a regular company and left his son here alone.

"Are you still used to living here?"

"Hehe, I'm not used to it."

Wang Jiaer scratched his head: "I just arrived in South Korea, I don't know anything, language, singing, dancing have to learn from scratch, but I think there should be no problem." ”

"I'm optimistic about you, do a good job."

Zhou Yutang patted him on the shoulder approvingly, and began to draw cakes: "When you are promoted to an education student, you will be able to learn more dances and composition, if you want to act, the company will also give resources, and when you are promoted to the planning group, then you can prepare for your debut, and when the time comes."

The education students and the planning group are both trainees of the company.

This is a fragrant and sweet flatbread.

smashed Wang Jiaer, who was not deeply involved in the world, unconscious.

Listening to Zhou Yutang's description of a bright future, he felt full of motivation and was ready to go to the practice room to sweat again.

Wang Jiaer also signed a 10-year rookie contract, but of course his own person Zhou Yutang will take care of it.

Actively use resources to help him grow, that's for sure.

After his successful debut, the number of years of the contract will increase, and the salary will be increased accordingly, and when the contract expires, he will also invest in shares to help him open a studio and boost his acting career.

"Boss, are you optimistic about him?"

Pei Yun asked with some curiosity.

"I think he will definitely be popular in the future, and the ceiling is very high."

Zhou Yutang smiled and instructed: "In the future, cultivate well, and the cultural classes must also keep up." ”

"Okay, Mr. Zhou."

Pei Yun was convinced of Zhou Yutang's words.

I want to be on the road to idol stardom.

There are several important conditions.

The first is the innate condition, including comprehensive abilities such as appearance and personality.

Fans are very realistic, idols who don't look good, dogs won't take a second look.

Then there is the personality, Wang Jiaer is not very old, but he is outgoing and cheerful, and he feels very sunny when he comes into contact.

Of course.

The most important thing is that someone has to be praised.

Although Zhou Yutang's is a branch, it is no worse than SM in terms of resource channels.

On the South Korean side, backed by Li Fuzhen's relationship, not only can the TV and variety shows of the three major TV stations in South Korea stuff people into it, but more importantly, the film and television resources mastered by Zhou Yutang.

Lin Yuner has jumped from a little idol to a movie café this year, and her value and endorsement have increased a lot.

"Boss, the company's women's group planning, when will Yang Chaoyue come here?"

"Wait until she's done this semester."

Zhou Yutang sat on the sofa, crossed his legs and looked at the information of the female trainees sorted out by Pei Yun,

"What's this called Cheng Xiao?"

"Shencheng girl, ten years of dance skills, the company's scouts dug up in a dance competition."

Pei Yun smiled: "When her parents sent her over, they were still a little worried, I explained for a long time, and I heard that it was your company, so I finally put my mind at ease." ”

"And this Kim Ji-so, Min Hee-jin also gave a very high evaluation."

Zhou Yutang looked at the photo of another girl and suddenly sat up straight.

Wait a minute.

It feels familiar.

Isn't this Tang Wei's long-lost sister?

(End of chapter)