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Chapter 365 A trainee?

"There are so many strange things in the world."

"It's hard to tell which is true and which is false."

"Call me baby call me baby."

"Call me baby call me baby."

In the practice room, the music of "call me baby" was played over and over again, and Chi Jingyuan and other members also practiced the dance over and over again, constantly repeating the title song of this debut.

After finishing Shonan TV's New Year's Eve party, EXO took a flight back to Seoul early in the morning. Although New Year's Day is a very important holiday here, there is no legal holiday for artists. Chi Jingyuan and the others went back As soon as the salute was released, he went to the company to prepare for the new album.

"Call me baby", as the first title song of EXO's four single albums, is very important to them in every aspect. When they need to try their best to satisfy the long-simmering expectations of fans, it is best to play a head start. The effect is a good start for XO's subsequent singles in the early stage.

For this reason, SM has done a lot of publicity and planning and design for the song "call me baby". Apart from the very high-level promotional video, it also pays great attention to the choreography.In order to be unique in the dance movements of this song, the company did not invite KPOP dance teachers from the peninsula to participate in the choreography, but invited very well-known American teachers who were in charge of Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Aguilera and other star choreographers NappyTabs choreographed the MV of this song.

This is really a big deal. The choreography fee of this kind of choreography team is much more expensive than that of the local team. They are not of the same level. SM has really put in a lot of effort for XO's comeback this time.

The choreography of "call me baby" has already been done. From the end of last year to now, EXO has practiced intermittently for more than ten days. The specific beats and movements have already been memorized. The focus now is to adjust the details and some In terms of coordination, and the orderliness of the chorus knife group dance is still a difficulty.

To be honest, the dance of this song is really not simple. Many parts of it require high coordination and cooperation among the members, and there are still some dance shortcomings in the team...

"This song (dance) is mainly hiphop and jazz. The rhythm and rhythm of the body are very important. The movements of the limbs of many parts and the body must be coordinated..."

After watching them dance a few times, the dance teacher began to point out some members' dancing problems: "Baekhyun, what are you doing with this movement?"

While speaking, the dance teacher raised both hands obliquely, swung his arms forward a few times to make a dance move, and at the same time frowned and looked at Bian Baekhyun: "Why do you look so stiff here, just like a straight crutch. "

Bian Baekhyun stuck out his tongue bitterly, every time he practiced this new song and dance, it was a torment and challenge for some members.

"Chanyeol, you need to be flexible with your steps and keep up with the beat. Every time you reach that point, you will always slow down a bit. Even if you are tall, you can't be so rigid, and if you are tall, your movements will look more stiff. obvious……"

"There is also the big crab step at the end. What are you jumping for? Baekhyun, when you take the crab step, can't you stretch your arms? You must curl your arms to keep your balance? If you stretch out, you will fall? Then What kind of dance do you still dance? And suho, what are you doing with your head up and your neck and feet up so high? Are you taking a crab step? Does our choreography have your move? Did you create it yourself?"

"Wait a while and watch the replay I recorded just now, and see how badly you danced this part."

When I mentioned this teacher, I got a little angry, my voice became louder, and I gave them a harsh tone. The few people who were named shrugged and didn't dare to make a sound. They pinched their waists and lowered their heads to stare at the floor. The direction of the texture.

After cursing a few words, the teacher restrained his anger after venting, and continued to explain in a calmer tone:
"The last crab step is very important. If you dance well, it is a good killing part. I have said it many times. It must be more natural and tidy."

"I have been practicing for almost half a month, and I am already familiar with the movements, but now there are still many areas for improvement, and the progress is a bit too slow... "Call me baby" is finished and the MV will be shot. There are several songs in "spring day" and "eldorado", you know how heavy our mission is, so please work hard."

"Understood." All members agreed together.

"Look at the replay of the exercise just now twice first, find out the reason yourself, and then continue."

A few people sat there and watched the dance practice video just now. The first part was fine. In fact, they were already very familiar with the practice. When it came to the last crab step, the dance was really bad, just like what the teacher said. Chi Jingyuan First staring at the C position, I didn't find any problems, and then looked at Jin Junmian, and those who were named by Bian Boxian almost laughed out loud. The very handsome choreographer was danced by them like a circus.

The two of them actually knew it themselves, but they didn't feel very comfortable with this dance move, and it was still very awkward to dance after practicing many times.

After watching the replay, I practiced for another half an hour. After everyone was sweating profusely and gasping for breath, they entered the rest time under the announcement of the teacher.

Oh Se-hoon and Kim Jong-in went to the refrigerator to get a bunch of drinks and distributed a bottle each, and then a few of them went to the bathroom, while the other members were sitting on the floor against the wall, chatting while drinking drinks Come.

"It's said that I practiced for half a month, but at the end of last year, I was busy at the end of the year. I took time out of my schedule to work overtime. I didn't practice for a long time. I think our progress is pretty fast. If it goes well The MV will be filmed this month." Park Chanyeol took a sip of coffee, remembering how badly he was criticized just now, and complained in a tone of impatience.

"Okay, we don't just have to practice the dance of the song "Call Me Baby" and shoot the MV. Although "Spring Day" is a lyric song, it also has choreography, and "El Dorado" and "Love Not to mention "me right", by the way, Jing Yuan, have you and the teachers done the choreography for "Spring Day" and "Boy with Love"?"

Jin Junmian sighed and said something fair, then turned to look at Chi Jingyuan and asked.

For the four most important title songs this time, the company handed over two songs to the outside choreography team, and the other two were given to the company's internal responsibility. SM's choreography team collaborated with Chi Jingyuan to complete it. Preparations have been under way since the official implementation of the plan in December last year.

"It's almost done. If you improve some movements, the company can start teaching you after seeing that there is no problem." Chi Jingyuan swallowed the orange juice in his mouth, and his bulging cheeks shrunk down. The person's gaze made an OK gesture.

Jin Junmian nodded, took a sip, and said, "So, we have a heavy task, and it's best to hurry up and practice when we are free in the past two months. If it is delayed until after the official return Calling trouble..."

He is right, although there are still two or three months before the return of the first single "E", and nearly half a year for "L", but in fact more than half of the preparation work, including practicing songs, practicing It is best to complete the dance and the like in the two or three months of free time.

I really have to wait until my comeback to get busy. The workload is too heavy. Playing songs, interviews, variety shows, commercial performances, and concerts. I can’t finish my schedule every day. I have to come back to work overtime and dance at night. How tired.

The progress is faster now, and then it will be easier, so in fact, the preparation time for EXO's comeback this time is quite tight.

Park Chanyeol took a sip of water, pouted after thinking for a while: "Yes."

After chatting a few words about the preparation of the album, Xiumin and Baekhyun came back from going to the bathroom, sat next to each other and naturally changed the topic, and talked about the most explosive news that was just announced today.

Jin Zhongda brought up this matter with great interest: "By the way, you said that your ex-wife started dating someone else. The Samsung prince won't be angry, right?"

Today, January 1st, Dispatch, the notorious celebrity media reporting website, broke the news about a couple in a relationship, Lee Jung-jae and Lim Se-ling.

The man of this couple is a well-known actor in the peninsula, while the woman is even more extraordinary. She was born in a chaebol and is the ex-wife of the Samsung prince.

Immediately after the news came out, there was a lot of discussion on the Internet. The people of the peninsula are both disgusted and full of curiosity about the chaebol.

Some people left messages on the Internet expressing their concern, fearing that the prince of Samsung would become angry and send killers to kill Li Zhengzai.

If this kind of thing is put in a TV series, it is very possible, but it is a bit difficult to predict in reality.

"Hahaha... Probably not, he didn't just know about this, he would have been angry early..." Hearing this, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help laughing, and shook his hands to help Jin Zhong stroke Under the logic.

"That's not sure. Maybe I barely endured it when it wasn't exposed. Wouldn't the exposure add fuel to the fire?"

"I feel hanging..."

A few people took advantage of their spare time to gossip about the family affairs of the Samsung crown prince here, chatting happily, and even had a small discussion about the real insider reason for their divorce at that time, and what Li Zhengzai and the crown prince are now Relationships, esoteric topics such as what to call each other when we meet.

Chi Jingyuan felt that if the prince heard about it, he might not be too angry with Li Zhengzai, but he would send killers to do you gossip guys.

Although Chi Jingyuan himself participated in it.

In recent years, although the new year couple exposed by D Agency has caused a lot of sensation, but after all, they are a little far away from EXO. Chi Jingyuan feels that the news this year is not as exciting as the exposure of Lin Yuner and Li Shengji last year. It's called the whole network bursting, even their EXO is holding a mobile phone and checking all the time, it's really a carnival for netizens.

It's a pity, if only Senior Yun'er was still this year...

After chatting for a while, the practice started again. When it was almost dinner time, Lee Seung-hwan came to the practice room, stood by and watched the members finish the dance, and then waved and explained something:

"When you go back in the past two days, remember to pay more attention to packing. First, summarize everything for you. The company will send someone to help you pack in two days. We are going to change dormitories."

"Jinjia?"

"Oh oh oh..."

As soon as they heard the news, the members immediately became excited, and started booing while dancing with sweat on their bodies. Jin Zhongda and Baekhyun imitated the voice of a gorilla and shouted non-stop, as if they were crazy.

EXO’s current dormitory has been moved in since before their debut. After the fire of “Roar” in 2013, when the illegitimate fan touched the dormitory, they said they wanted to move, but there was no sound while talking, and they dragged on until It was mentioned again in the middle of 2014, but there was no sound until the end of the year. This time in 2015, it is finally going to be fulfilled.

The dormitory is an extremely important place that directly affects their quality of life. Although they have lived in the old dormitory for more than two years, it is considered a little affection, but if they can choose, everyone will definitely want to live in a bigger and better one.

"Brother, when will it be changed? Within two days?" Park Chanyeol asked in a timely manner.

"Not recently. In the past two days, you should pack up your things first. If you move, you may have to wait until after the Spring Festival."

"Where is the new dormitory? Is it big?" Jin Junmian asked everyone's most curious question.

"Well..." Li Chenghuan smiled and let it go, then he laughed and gestured: "The new dormitory is in Cheongdam-dong, I have visited it some time ago, the area is very large, about three or four hundred Ping, various electrical equipment companies have prepared for you..."

"And the address is also very good. It's in Jiangnan District, and it's very close to the company's new office building. It will be very convenient to commute to and from get off work in the future."

"Big hair!"

"Oh……"

This news is really great, because the practice was not going well, and the mood suddenly improved a lot after a day of exhaustion, and several people shouted there again.

"The new office building? The one in Samseong-dong?" Chi Jingyuan interjected and asked, "Brother, when will the company building be moved?"

"Although the building has been completed, it depends on what the company says at that time. It will probably take a few months." Li Chenghuan said that he did not know.

Looking around at the excited members, he also smiled and finally clapped his hands: "Okay, stop making trouble, the reason for changing the dormitory is because our XO's status in the company is getting higher and higher, and the previous dormitory no longer matches our current one. The position is now, and this is what we have worked hard to get step by step... You all know how important this comeback is to us, keep going, fighting!"

Nine people raised their hands and cheered together:
"Fighting!"

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As the end of the year passed, Chi Jingyuan's personal activities also decreased a little during the two days of the new year, and he put most of his energy on the preparation of the new album.

However, in the past two days, besides practicing dance in the company, he also took a fixed time to go out to study for a driver's license. His brother Chi Jingxu arranged a school for him and found an experienced coach for one-on-one Give guidance, and practice for a while every afternoon.

The Peninsula’s own Class 2 driving test for private cars is very fast. If it is a test, it would be a day to get the driver’s license. Even if the basics are average, it will not take a week if you are not too stupid.

Although it's quite comfortable to have Park Jae-hyun as the driver every time you go out, and you don't have to worry about the risk of being exposed, but to be honest, sometimes it is still inconvenient to have outsiders present on private matters such as dating girls, Chi Jingyuan wants to learn I have had a driver's license for a long time, but last year I couldn't spare some time. It just happened that the activities in January of the new year decreased a little, so I took this opportunity to start practicing driving.

After the New Year couple on January 1st, a scandal involving a well-known artist was exposed in the past two days. The popular actor and singer, Jang Keun Suk, once known as the prince of Asia, was constantly boycotted and attacked by netizens, causing various unfavorable public opinions. Under the influence, his acting career has been greatly hindered. While many cooperative brands have resolved it, he also officially announced today that he has decided to withdraw from the recently recorded reality variety show "Three Hours, Three Meals", which is currently being recorded.

He has been deeply troubled by the tax evasion scandal since last year. In July 14, he was reported by the media and suspected of huge tax evasion. The effect continues to this day.

Even though the National Taxation Agency's investigation results show that the reason for tax evasion is not intentional accounting errors, and he will not be held criminally liable, his career has been greatly affected and his reputation has plummeted.

It is said that Jang Keun Suk has filmed many popular TV series in the past few years and they became very popular for a while. With the title of "Prince of Asia", many dramas are still familiar to us, such as "Beethoven Virus", "Knife Hong Gildong", and "So It Was Beautiful Man", the star path is very smooth, and he is one of the most successful male solo artists.

But ever since he and senior Yoona filmed "Love Rain", his luck suddenly changed at [-] degrees, and the previous fiery upward momentum was stopped all of a sudden.

After filming "Love Rain" with senior Yoona and "Pretty Man" with IU Li Zhien, I haven't filmed a movie for a year.

Then it was exposed for tax evasion.

Jang Keun Suk’s partners in the last two dramas, one beautifully went to filming in the mainland of Xia, and the other’s career is getting better and better, but he seems to have been lowered. Everything is not going well, there is always a kind of luck that is overwhelmed by some magical magic It feels the same as being sucked away.

In addition to the recent hot spots, what caused the most discussion was an announcement that was just posted on the Internet today.

The Peninsula National Taxation Office recently released the 2014 National Tax Statistical Annual Report, which contains detailed statistics showing the overall average income of Peninsula star artists.According to the annual report, the average income of Peninsula entertainers last year was 4764 million won, which is not much higher than the average annual income of 3700 million won for ordinary office workers on the Peninsula.

After the news came out, many people said that the income level of celebrities was really completely unexpected and unimaginably low.

"I used to think that the life of a celebrity is similar to that in Korean dramas, but I didn't expect there to be such a big gap."

"An annual income of 4000 million won can only be regarded as a relatively ordinary income. I don't know why there are so many children in our country rushing to become trainees..."

"And it's the average income. Last year, the top three in the artist income list, Kim Soo-hyun, Chi Kyung-won, and Jun Ji-hyun were all in the tens of billions. The average income of these people was only more than 4000 million. The bottom of the show business circle How low is the artist's income..."

"I heard that there are still many idol groups who have debuted for many years without getting the company's share, living in the basement and working part-time, relying on family support to survive."

"You can't say that. The income of an industry depends on the average, and it also depends on the top batch. The money earned by first-line stars is far more than that. Look at Chi Jingyuan's annual income of tens of billions in two years since his debut. Do you know what this is? Is it a concept? How many years does it take an office worker to earn the money he earns in a year? An artist has a good job, but he is actually very promising."

"Can you be more normal? How many years does Chi Jingyuan come out? In a top group like EXO, a natural idol can be cited as an example? Let's be realistic and see how many there are." I can't even afford idol rice..."

Because of this report, there have been a lot of discussions on the Internet about the income of idol artists, and the real income of stars has been clearly displayed in front of everyone.

After all kinds of news during this period, many people understand that even among celebrities, the income gap is even larger than that of ordinary people. No one knew that the unknown activities were disbanded on the spot after a few days, and there was no income of a dollar.

The line of entertainers looks good, but it's just the successful ones.

It can only be said that neither line is easy to do.

"It's not easy to do any line of work..." Sitting in the back of the nanny's car, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help sighing as he watched the heated discussions about idol income on the Internet.

He had just finished driving practice, and Park Jae-hyun, who had been waiting nearby, picked him up, and now he was going to have a meal and then return to the company to practice dancing.

"If Jing Yuan is not good enough for you, then there will really be no one in the idol industry." Park Jae-hyun, who was driving, couldn't hold back after hearing his pretentious words, and said helplessly while looking at the rearview mirror.

"Is that so..." Chi Jingyuan pouted while looking at the phone, thinking that what Park Jae-hyun said made sense.

"By the way, I approached a commercial endorsement some time ago. I put the materials in the back seat. The filming will start in a few days. You can take a look."

Park Jae-hyun stretched out his finger while talking, Chi Jingyuan nodded, then picked up a file bag beside him, took out the documents inside and spread it out to read.

"Samsonite, Samsonite? "

"Yes, "Samsonite". Last year they signed Kim Soo Hyun and Hong Kong artist Bei Bi. The contract has expired and they will not renew it. This time the brand has taken a fancy to your image and popularity. The endorsement contract has already been negotiated. It's almost there. "

Park Jae-hyun nodded and briefly explained: "This time it is the "Samsonite" RED series, a brand of business casual bags with a very popular style, and we will shoot a series of advertisements. "

"The partner is...a trainee?" Chi Jingyuan was a little surprised when he saw what was displayed on the information.

"Ye, the person selected by the advertising company to work with you is a YG trainee who hasn't officially debuted yet. It is said that YG company strongly recommended him, but to receive this case, there must be some connections at home ...I've read her profile, and although she hasn't debuted yet, she has already filmed a lot of commercials before, so she's not a pure rookie..."

Park Jae-hyun paused for a moment, and then tentatively asked: "But I still think that with your current popularity and weight, it's not very suitable to cooperate with a newcomer, but it mainly depends on Jing Yuan's opinion. If you are not satisfied, I will go to you." Communicate with the advertising agency."

Looking at the photo of the trainee posted in the information, Chi Jingyuan always felt a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

After thinking about it for a long time, he really couldn't think of it, and it didn't seem to have left a deep impression on him. Chi Jingyuan put the materials aside, leaned on the back of the chair and looked out the window, tilting his head and casually replied:
"Forget it, it doesn't matter."

(End of this chapter)