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Chapter 476 I'm Not Going

"How is it possible! Who did you listen to?"

Zhou Ziyu's reply was quick, and the phone vibrated before a red light was finished.

"Oh, I see. Did you watch yesterday's broadcast? The recording of that episode was not finished yesterday. It's really dangerous. I feel like I was almost eliminated."

After receiving two text messages in a row, Chi Jingyuan seemed to feel a feeling of nervousness and fear from between the lines.

"Sixteen" has reached the final part, and there are less than two issues left. It is really rare that Zhou Ziyu, a bastard player who came in as a replacement, can make it to where he is today.

But up to now, the trainees who are left behind should be the elite trainees of JYP. It is estimated that many of them are Park Zhenying's internal candidates for debut. Although this girl has made great progress, it is really hard to say whether she will be selected.

Hearing what she said, Chi Jingyuan was relieved and at the same time felt a little boring. This kind of recorded and broadcast talent show is the most boring. You don't need to watch the live broadcast. You can know the result by sending a text message and asking. There is no such thing as flirtatious Heart-pounding suspense.

"If it wasn't for you, who would have been eliminated?" His interest plummeted, and he casually said something.

"It's Zhiyuan, do you remember?"

"Well, remember."

I remember, but the impression is not very deep.

"She sings really well. I felt very good when I practiced in private... After being eliminated, although she didn't cry during the recording, she looked very strong, but she cried so hard after she came down, you didn't see it, I feel like my whole body has collapsed…”

"I feel very sad after seeing it, it's very complicated..."

"A few days ago we received the last question again. We divided into two groups to practice two songs each, one different and the other the same..."

Although after venting and broadcasting, but approaching the final quota of debut, Zhou Ziyu obviously felt the heavy pressure again. At this time, she seemed to have a desire to talk, and she sent several messages in a row, some of them didn't say anything. Chase.

At the end, she suddenly mentioned one thing: "The director said that the company and the program team would like to edit some tidbits to fill in the content in the next episode, and then the last episode will be broadcast live to determine the final quota for debut."

"live streaming?"

He was interested to hear this.

If the program is muddled, it doesn't matter what format it is broadcast in, since no one will watch it anyway.

However, although "sixteen" is not a big hit now, it is at least somewhat popular. If the live broadcast format is used, it can maximize the popularity of the show and pave the way for the debut of the new girl group selected by JYP.

"When is the last issue?"

"It's definitely on July 7th. We have already started practicing the last song and dance... By the way, my mother may come over again, maybe my brother... Do you have time for those few days?"

"Let's talk about it when the time comes. You should seriously practice your stage first. Why do you think so much? I don't believe that you were eliminated and your mother is still in the mood to treat guests to dinner..." Chi Jingyuan replied angrily, what the girl thought That's enough.

But if everything goes well, I will definitely try to meet you. After all, my mother has already invited you twice, because it’s okay to refuse once, and it’s not very appropriate to refuse consecutively. Bad place to think.

Although EXO should have just released the official second album by that time and is very busy, there is a series of promotions and variety shows to run, there is a high probability that there will be no time, even so, we still need to find some time.

"OK, got it……"

Zhou Ziyu seemed a little aggrieved by being teased. After replying embarrassingly, he paused for a few seconds and tried to ask again: "Would you like to come and watch the last episode?"

"Are you confident that you will be the final debut group?"

"Um...no..."

"Then I won't go. Why did I go? Seeing you lose the election and cry?"

"All right……"

"Ugh……"

Sensing the disappointment of the other party, Chi Jingyuan sighed and added a special line: "Come on, even if I don't go, I will still watch the live broadcast."

"okay!"

…………

After the concert in Thailand, EXO's second tour has entered a short break, and the schedule for the next performance will not be until late July.

Entering the fourth week of June, SM doesn't know why, maybe it's because they are very surprised and satisfied with the current results. The company didn't arrange for EXO to continue to participate in the show after returning to Seoul, but instead put more energy on The release of the regular second album is above.

The previous single albums were just appetizers to some extent. Although the sales of four consecutive single albums were very good, adding up to a very astonishing number, but from another perspective, the sales are so good. In fact, it can also be said that it has consumed a lot of fans' money and enthusiasm.

There is an upper limit to the number in each fan's wallet. No matter how much you like it, it is impossible to support the idol unlimitedly. After all, it is all about spending real money.

And if the previous sales were good, but the most important official second album did not sell as much as expected, then for EXO, who has already soared into the sky and become the undisputed TOP boy group, is always ready to officially reach the top. That being said, it was actually quite a blow.

Even if their sales figures from this year to now are already astronomical.

Moreover, SM did adopt Chi Jingyuan's opinion at the meeting. The first four single albums were sold very cheaply. No matter the configuration or the price, they can be said to be very cost-effective. important reason.

So if there is a situation where the cheap monopoly is great, but the regular monopoly is not selling well, not to mention that the revenue brought to SM will be affected to a certain extent, at least the persuasion and gold content of EXO becoming the third generation TOP will be slightly weaker. So little.

Anyway, the VIP who is dead but not stiff must have something to say.

A lot of work has been done for the official [-]nd album SM that will be released soon, and all kinds of preheating and materials have been released. In fact, it is also for the purpose of publicity for Ji Jingyuan's next "Infinite Challenge Song Festival" .

At the same time, the signing event that has not been held in the past few months and has been eagerly awaited by fans for a long time will also start to gather together. Chi Jingyuan saw that on the schedule that has been arranged, there will be more than a dozen in the first two weeks. There will be a signing party at the venue.

Even not only in the mainland of the peninsula, but also in the country of Xia, there will be a few games.

Although the focus of work has shifted, the popularity and achievements will not be reduced. The quality and popularity of the song, as well as the influence brought by the B chart, have made "boy with luv" a song for nearly a month, and it is still one of the most popular songs nowadays. one.

"boy with luv" has dominated the music charts for nearly a month. If there is no accident, EXO will take the monthly crown, which is extremely rare for a boy group.

The moon crown is actually not very difficult for a girl group. Many girl groups have won the melon list moon crown. The sound source and audience of the girl group have a great advantage compared to the boy group, so even if they get it, it does not mean that The song is really good, it may be the person who sang the song, or it may be that the opponent at the same time is really not good.

I won because of "I got a boy"...

But for a boy group, it is a very powerful achievement. Last month it was "loser", and this month it is the turn of "boy with luv".

As Chi Jingyuan had expected, in the last week of June, even though EXO continued to be absent from all song shows, and bigbang continued to promote songs uncharacteristically, XO still relied on music sources, sales, and SNS , Favorability and other data are all-round leading results and won a trophy for all song playing programs.

Except "the show"

And under the command of the company, they showed up and played songs continuously, but got nothing. Bigbang, who smiled for the juniors every time on the stage and sincerely applauded, used himself as a backing board inadvertently, casting for EXO' Not present, not playing songs, but leading by a large margin and sweeping all of them' legendary achievements.

There is also a very interesting scene, even though bigbang has added a singing stage, but many VIPs will not watch the singing show anymore, because they feel really sad when they see their idols forcefully smiling when presenting awards and anger.

We all know that we can't beat this time, and we have almost surrendered, why must the Obamas come up to embarrass themselves, is it interesting to watch the biggest opponent, the group, win the prize? All management of YG should be thrown into the Han River and drowned!

On the other hand, Ai Li is just the opposite. Although EXO is not present at all and can't see the stage, they will watch Dage on time with relish every day, in order to present the awards at the end and carefully observe the subtle expressions of the bigbang members.

Every time I see them manage their facial expressions and applaud and congratulate their masters for their awards, I feel very sour in my heart, and I can't wait to turn these scenes over and over again.

In the hearts of many passers-by, it has been decided that the two extremely competitive boy groups have decided the winner. When the fans of the two groups either pretended to be silent or were happy, Chi Jingyuan started the music room in the SM company building. The recording of the new song festival.

"Is it possible to shoot here?"

"Okay, just don't open the cabinet."

"Okay we'll keep an eye out."

In the music room, the on-site director and VJ of the "Infinite Challenge" program group are busy setting up on-site equipment, and communicating with Chi Jingyuan and his manager from time to time. ,

This music room is the one used most often by Chi Jingyuan before. It is used for audio and MIDI signal editing, sound mixing, and music production. It was originally used by other composers in the company, but Later, SM saw that Chi Jingyuan often came here, so he allocated this music room for him to use alone.

The area is not very large, but the equipment is complete.

While the staff was busy preparing, the three people in this group, Chi Jingyuan, IU, and Zheng Hengdon, had already arrived at the scene, and they were sitting together on the small sofa, talking to each other casually while facing the script Make each other familiar and relaxed.

Five days have passed since the recording of the first episode today, and the next stage of shooting for this "Gayo Festival" has already begun.

After the groups are divided, the song production process begins. The five groups will have a dedicated photography team to follow up the shooting. There are many contents in this stage, from the beginning of the song production, the establishment of the style, the generation of inspiration, and the resolution of different opinions. Discussions, even the familiarization between the MC and the guests, and even the scenes of hanging out together are all part of the program.

Compared with the previously recorded groups, more audiences are actually more eager to watch this session. Many people are very interested in how these musicians create songs in private and cooperate with each other.

"OK, the preparations have begun, and everyone confirms for the last time."

Half an hour later, everything was ready, and the recording officially started under the command of the on-site PD. According to the writer's arrangement, the first segment was the scene of IU entering the door.

Although IU actually came here a long time ago, and chatted with Ji Jingyuan and Zheng Hyungdon for a long time, but for the sake of the show effect, she still carried her guitar on her back and walked out with a VJ as if she had just arrived, and started filming from the gate of SM rise.

Because of Chi Jingyuan's relationship, SM is very supportive of this filming. The recording location is selected within SM company, and the program team will naturally not let go of such an advantage. Many fans are very fond of the interior of this large economic company. Interested in.

Although it is impossible to show them all, any shot is a good gimmick.

"Aniha Sai..."

In the music room, when Ji Jingyuan and Zheng Hengdon were pretending to be chatting, there was a knock on the glass door outside. Wearing white short sleeves and denim shorts, IU, who was very simple and pure, opened the door and walked in. On the back is a guitar that can't wait to be bigger than her and is held in a black bag.

After she came in, she looked a little embarrassed, and she poked her head curiously, bowed her body and saluted continuously, while observing the indoor environment, her smile was sunny, but she seemed a little timid.

Wow, this expression is really natural enough. If it wasn't for the long chat with her just now, Chi Jingyuan would think that this sister really came here for the first time.

And the guitar on the back is actually very interesting. It was specially brought by IU's team, and it was so big. I wish I could crush her small body when I carried it on my back. It looks very beautiful. There is a visual impact, and the feeling of a musical girl comes out all at once.

But in fact, Chi Jingyuan has all kinds of musical instruments here, but the other party is not used to it...

Of course, everyone in the industry must understand the shooting of variety shows and the creation of character design. SM, EXO, and Chi Jingyuan himself have done a lot, and everyone knows it without saying anything.

This is Chi Jingyuan's first formal cooperation with IU, and it's just the beginning, so he feels it's very interesting for no reason.

"Aniha Sai..."

Thoughts flashed through his mind, he and Jung Hyung-don quickly stood up to return the salute, and then looked curiously at the guitar behind IU: "Senior, why are you still carrying the guitar on your back, you are going to take us to a road show later. ?"

"Ahahaha..." IU covered her mouth and kept laughing cheerfully as she walked inside.

"Wouldn't it be used by the seniors when composing songs?"

Chi Jingyuan gestured to sit down casually, and specially took a Pikachu-patterned pillow from the side and placed it on the sofa closest to her, while joking: "But we are here to make POP songs, will you? Will it be useless?"

"Haha." With some difficulty, I took down the guitar and put it aside. After entering, IU's smile didn't stop, and she didn't reply. She smiled and picked up the pillow, put it on top of the denim shorts, and then became interested Take a look at the surrounding environment.

"Yeah, Jing Yuan, have you decided on the style of the song before we discussed it?" Zheng Hengdun stood up and looked at Chi Jingyuan with some dissatisfaction: "Why don't you discuss it with us? We Isn't it a team?"

"Mi, Nei, Mi, Nei." Chi Jingyuan apologized with a smile, and then sincerely bowed to Zheng Hengdun: "Brother Hengdun is of course the most professional in music, what do you say, we Just do."

"Hahaha." IU covered her mouth and laughed again, looking at Chi Jingyuan with sparkling eyes.

"..."

Zheng Hengdun was a little speechless all of a sudden, and then immediately looked around, looked around, and changed the subject instantly: "This is Jing Yuan, are you in SM's music room?"

Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. There are many musical instruments, large and small, in this small music room. The wooden floor that looks old has been cleaned very cleanly. There is a very high-end mixer on the front. , There are some documents and banknotes on the table next to it, which seem to be the manuscripts left by the composer.

The overall look is very professional, but the various anime figures, pillows, and even stickers appearing on the table, in front of the cabinet, and even on the sofa dilute the seriousness a lot in an instant, and people can't help but feel it after seeing it. Feeling a sense of contrast that can't help laughing, it is very natural to relax.

The script process will not get into the main topic at the beginning. It is necessary to let the three people in the same group get acquainted with each other through dialogue, and then introduce and highlight the existence of the guests from the side.

"Inside."

"Used alone?"

"It was shared with a few senior composers before, but I slowly started using it by myself last year."

"I've heard of some of them before, are some of XO's famous Kpop hits all from here?"

Zheng Hengdon looked like he was on a pilgrimage, looking here and there, asking questions all the time.

Speaking of this, he also stretched out his hand and gestured the choreography movements of several songs. The movements are very non-standard but strangely similar, and people can tell that it is the dance of that song: "Are you hungry for a dragon? DOPE ? Haruhi? And oh mymymy?"

"more or less."

Chi Jingyuan nodded, then couldn't help laughing a couple of times when he looked at the other party's dancing posture, and gave him a thumbs up sincerely: "Brother's dancing is great."

"Ha." Zheng Hengdon laughed, waved his hand pretending to be reserved, then looked at IU and asked, "IU must have heard of it too, right?"

"Nai, Yuan xi is really good. Several hit songs are produced by him, and his reputation is really very loud." IU looked away from the visit, sat on the sofa and nodded repeatedly, affirming Zheng Hengdon's words very seriously.

"Writing so many hit songs, how much is your annual royalties now, Jing Yuan?" Zheng Hengdun suddenly smirked and asked a sensitive question.

"Is this okay to say?" Chi Jingyuan looked a little hesitant.

"It doesn't seem very good, then you can say whether it is a nine-digit number or a ten-digit number."

"Uh, ten digits."

"Hey Yigu..." Zheng Hengdun looked extremely shocked, and patted the sofa and screamed loudly.

"Brother, why are you so surprised? Besides, senior IU's royalties are obviously more than mine, why don't you ask her?"

Feeling that the other party's acting was a bit exaggerated, Chi Jingyuan quickly pointed at the smiling IU, and naturally flattered the other party.

"It turns out that IU xi also has such a high royalty... Wow, I'm really happy. This time, I'm in a group with two copyright powerhouses. The final winner must be ours!"

It was the first time I heard about the appearance, and after the shocking emotion, Zheng Hengdun turned the topic to Chi Jingyuan again: "Jing Yuan, I have a question that I am very curious about."

"Ok?"

"How long do you usually write songs?"

Chi Jingyuan raised his eyes and thought for a while, his smile faded, and his expression looked a little serious: "As for time, it will be soon. For me, I mainly need a feeling. If I have a feeling, it may take a day or two, or maybe It's a few hours... The songs I slowly grind out may not be able to reach the standard of the title song."

"How did you get that feeling?"

"Someone or something, maybe a certain memory."

"..."

Under the guidance and hosting of Zheng Hengdun, Chi Jingyuan and IU both talked about some topics about their daily creations, and it was natural to show the forceful style of the two trending popular idols and female solo from the side. , the three partners also had a tacit understanding, and the laughter almost never stopped.

Originally, Chi Jingyuan would not talk too much with strangers in variety shows, but this group is just the three of them, and Zheng Hengdun is one of the most familiar variety show MCs.

As for IU, I have met many times in the backstage of various TV stations and programs before, although I did not communicate much.

However, it can be regarded as a long-standing friendship, at least the other party is well-known in Chi Jingyuan's place.

After chatting for a while, they finally got to the point. Several people started to discuss the topic of this song creation, but at the first step, the theme of the song became deadlocked.

Jung Hyung Don is not good at composing his own music, and "Gayo Festival" is generally composed of guests, so he is just an audience and a peacemaker, mainly because of the differences between Ji Jingyuan and IU.

"I think that in summer, popular songs will definitely arouse more cheers, and the addictive POP melody will be remembered by more people." This is Chi Jingyuan's opinion, and he is also relatively good at this aspect.

"Compared to particularly cheerful songs, I can sing songs with a slightly slower tempo. Imagine the sound of the guitar on a summer night, which is refreshing. How should I put it...it will remind people of the lawn, the starry sky, the Milky Way... "

IU has completely the opposite opinion. Although she looks childish and weak on the outside, she is very assertive in this regard and is very persistent in her own ideas.

"A song with a slightly faster tempo."

"Songs with a slightly slower tempo."

Both of them laughed and talked about their suggestions, and tried to persuade each other, but it didn't seem to have any good effect, which caused the progress of establishing the theme and style to freeze here.

However, the "Infinite Challenge" program group is very happy about this scene. They are very happy to see this situation, because the music styles of TOP idols and popular solos are opposed, which can attract the attention of the audience, and it will also make the audience wonder what the two will do next. Communication, partnering, and the resulting song is full of interest.

The recording of this program took half a day. After agreeing on the date and content of the next recording, several guests and the program team said goodbye to each other with a smile.

The program group and PD are very satisfied with the volume and content of today's filming, but it's a pity that the music style and theme of Chi Jingyuan's group have not been finalized at the end of the filming.

After these people left, Chi Jingyuan, who had been specially vacated for today's schedule, did not leave the music room. After the assistant tidied up the room, he re-entered. He wanted to try to see if he felt it. Give me a little bit of the tune of "Sacrifice".

Although they didn't reach an agreement with IU, it won't affect them too much, and their group has to write two songs. If they talk about the finished product earlier, it will be much easier later.

It's a pity that Chi Jingyuan sat in front of the workbench and turned his pen for a long time, but he still didn't find any inspiration.

Without the guidance of the theme, the scope is still too broad.

Sitting stiffly for a long time, Chi Jingyuan, who had nothing to gain, sighed. When he picked up a drink and wanted to relieve his emotions, he suddenly remembered an important matter, and at the same time, an inexplicable impulse surged in his heart.

He put down the water glass, quickly opened a drawer, took out a notebook stored in it, and turned it over in his hand.

This was given to her by Kim Taeyeon last time, and it contains some insights and experiences about herself, as well as some thoughts and suggestions for the title song of this solo debut.

The records in it are actually very trivial, except for some very vague and empty ideas and concepts, they are all some impressive things that happened in her life scattered in her records.

Even so, Chi Jingyuan still read it several times carefully, and at the same time seemed to have truly understood the thoughts and hopes in this sister's heart.

So the main style and theme of Kim Taeyeon's solo this time have already been determined during the previous meeting.

The theme is to express Kim Taeyeon as the captain of Girls’ Generation through songs, three years and four months of experience as a trainee, and eight years of idol career since debut, all the way from ignorance to the present, from becoming the most successful female team leader She wants to use music as a medium to show her own voice, soul, and inner world.

This style and theme is completely different from the popular solo style that other girl group members love in solo. It can be regarded as a completely clear stream in girl group solo. For her, it was quite a challenge.

Since the confirmation, they have selected a lot of candidates for inclusion in the music library for discussion.

Only this main theme still doesn't have much clue.

At this time, Chi Jingyuan turned over a few pages of the notebook again and put it aside, pondered for a while, and acted quickly.

(End of this chapter)