Chapter 613 Very Good

The cafe and restaurant on the first floor of the new building is very large and is designed according to the area open to tourists. However, 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. Almost everyone is there. The company's staff looked a little deserted.

Because it is an SM star-themed cafe, there are several large cabinets placed in the middle of the venue, which contain various figurines and peripheral products of SM's artists. It makes people think that they have entered some kind of gift shop. There is a whole side Large posters of artists were pasted on the window glass of the row. As soon as Chi Jingyuan came in, he immediately saw EXO in the most conspicuous position and his own front-facing pictorial that he didn't know when he took.

Quite handsome.

"This way!"

He ordered a cup of chocolate and found a seat to sit down. Within two minutes, the person he had arranged to have a cup of coffee with walked into the cafe and sat across from him with Chi Jingyuan's active wave.

The person who took advantage of this time to meet him today was not a friend or relative, but a musician who had recently joined SM, and was also one of the producers of their third regular album, PDOGG, whose real name is Kang Hyo Shin.

It is said that this guy used to work for another company. He left the original company to join SM in the second half of last year. He was not well-known in the industry before, and he did not have the kind of masterpiece that everyone has heard of once his name is mentioned.

But not long after he arrived, he was valued by the company because of his outstanding talent. This time, in addition to including his song "fire" in EXO's regular third album, he was even directly appointed as one of the album's producers. It is also obvious that SM is optimistic about him.

You must know that EXO is now the backbone of the company. Not just anyone can participate in their official album. Leaving your name in the songs included and in the album production is a very important qualification for many musicians. .

Chi Jingyuan heard from Kenzie before that he has always been interested in this guy after seeing his works. He thinks his music is very unique and very appealing. It just so happens that they will collaborate together this time. We had a meeting before. This brother was there at the time, so I took advantage of this time to sit and chat.

Jiang Hyo-shin looks to be in his early thirties, slightly chubby, wearing black-rimmed glasses and a brown hooded sweatshirt. Perhaps because he had just had a meeting, he was very clean and looked very energetic.

"Brother, what do you want to drink? Chocolate?" After the other party sat down, Chi Jingyuan enthusiastically recommended.

"That one is too sweet..." However, Jiang Xiaoxin didn't introduce it. After a moment's consideration, he still ordered the same thing: "American style."

The coffee was quickly served. Although they had met before, they were not very familiar with each other. The two chatted for a while and casually chatted about SM. After Chi Jingyuan complained about the dilapidation and stinginess of the company's old building, I asked casually: "How did I come up with the idea of ​​becoming a musician?"

"Actually, I studied vocal music at first. At the beginning, I thought about becoming a singer or something..." Talking about the past, Jiang Hyo Shin became relaxed and laughed: "Later, after I came into contact with Kpop, I I changed my mind and thought about doing idol music in the future. At that time, my family was still against it, haha... What about you, Jingyuan?”

"I was interested in music and dancing when I was very young, but I wasn't listening to Kpop at the time... When I grew up, it was natural that I wanted to become an idol. After all, being able to stand on the stage and be cheered by countless people was really awesome. It's pretty cool." Chi Jingyuan looked up and recalled, then laughed: "I have read several of the songs written by me. They are really great and the style is very unique. I was a little confused at the time why I hadn't seen them before. your works."

"Because some of the previous companies were a bit difficult to run, and some songs were not useful even if they were written. In fact..." Speaking of this, Jiang Hyo Shin hesitated and spoke at a hesitant pace: "It's the same for me here at SM. Because of this reason, it actually has a little bit 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 the words, but he didn't ask any more questions.

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

When talking about his views on idol groups and music, Kang Hyo Shin said seriously, "I think the success of a group and its ability to continue its success are the most important thing is the attitude towards music. To win the public's type, no matter how successful the group is, ,The quality of their music must be good.”

"I have specifically studied XO's route. EXO's success today is not only due to the company's promotion and creation, but also has a lot to do with the several excellent quality songs you wrote, Jingyuan, especially the 2013 " "Roar" really had the effect of bringing the dead back to life."

Jiang Xiaoxin looked at Chi Jingyuan with some admiration: "Jingyuanzhen really has his own style in song creation."

"I think every song has its own way of being produced. I usually build an overall framework based on my feelings about certain things and my views on modern society and other emotional states, and then use this framework to Starting to add more detailed content to the foundation..."

Speaking of more professional and interesting topics, Chi Jingyuan also joined in and said seriously: "But for me personally, the inspiration under emotional stimulation is the most important when producing 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 new boy group that is about to be launched." He suddenly mentioned something: "But I joined SM largely for XO, so I thought about it and refused."

"Oh?" Chi Jingyuan paused after hearing the news and nodded gently.

Even though SM is a big company, there are not enough song resources to share. The debut of the new boy group will obviously take away some of EXO's resources.

"Jingyuan!"

While chatting with Jiang Xiaoxin, a somewhat surprised voice suddenly came from the side. Chi Jingyuan looked to the side and saw that it was Cui Xueli, a close friend of the same age who had not seen for a while.

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

When Chi Jingyuan saw her, he also smiled and waved his hand to say hello, but he didn't say much.

When she saw Jiang Xiaoxin opposite Chi Jingyuan, Choi Xueli obviously knew that he was busy. She smiled sweetly and said hello, then walked aside with her friends.

When he saw Choi Xueli, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but be distracted for a while.

FX's comeback last year was good, and the fans' enthusiasm was also very strong, but SM didn't seem to care much about the subsequent development of this group. Since then, the five people have been running for personal information, picking their feet, and the group schedule is almost invisible.

Moreover, FX, which debuted in 2009, is about to renew its contract.

But Chi Jingyuan remembered that Park Jae-hyun mentioned it once, saying that except for Choi Xueli, the other four members of FX have renewed their contracts.

But Choi Xueli has been dragging her feet and has not signed.

This girl clamored a few years ago that she didn't want to be an idol anymore. Chi Jingyuan, who originally wanted to play badly, persuaded her a few words. After calming down, she probably waited for the contract to expire and turned into an actor.

I don't know if they really made up their minds this time.

Choi Sulli sat with her friend for a few minutes before she got up and left. Before leaving, she smiled and said goodbye to Chi Jingyuan a few meters away, and made a phone call gesture to indicate that she would contact him later.

Chi Jingyuan chatted with Jiang Xiaoxin for a while, and got up and said goodbye after getting familiar with this musician who would often cooperate with him in the future, and took a car back to the crew.

…………

Red Velvet went home for the holiday, and EXO was similar. Although they had started preparing for the new album, there were no group schedules recently because of the approaching Spring Festival. The members of EXO who had no personal resources were also given a holiday by the company, but Chi Jingyuan couldn't be so free. After finishing the company meeting, he went directly back to the crew and started his own filming work.

On the afternoon of February 5, the source of the song "Dream", a collaboration between him and Bae Joo-hyun, which represents the successful conclusion of that music-banking CP journey, was quietly released by SM. There was no MV for this song, because it could avoid the relationship between Ji Jingyuan and Bae Joo-hyun CP. The company did not make any announcements or promotions. The biggest exposure of the song was that Ji Jingyuan posted an Instagram and uploaded a screenshot of him and Bae Joo-hyun's "Dream" stage at that time, and made a small promotion.

But in fact, with Ji Jingyuan's current traffic, the attention brought by the hit of "Signal", and more importantly, the number of tens of millions of fans on Instagram, which ranks first among Kpop artists, the effect of this exposure and promotion is actually quite good. In addition to the fans who follow him knowing it at the first time, many marketing accounts and media also reposted it.

Without SM's efforts, it has already gained enough popularity.

Although fans of EXO and Red Velvet don't like this somewhat ambiguous collaboration song, the song itself is of excellent quality, and with the enthusiastic support of fans of the Yinyin CP, the sound source of "Dream" is very good. Although it did not debut at the first place, it soon jumped to the top of the daily chart and took the first place for two consecutive days.

Although there was no MV, as soon as this song was released, loyal fans immediately collected many shots and shots of the previous Yinyin CP, edited them together and uploaded them to YouTube with the BGM of "Dream". In less than a day, it was topped in the category.

After seeing someone recommend it in the fan group, Ji Jingyuan went to watch it. The editing was really good. Various eye contact, complaints, tsundere and stage scenes instantly brought people back to the Yinyin CP period last year. He saw many classic interactive shots of him and Bae Joo-hyun. When the tacit understanding and sweetness through the screen reappeared in front of him, he couldn't help but have some memories and feelings.

This edited video is the best MV of this song.

It is worth mentioning that SM’s key project this year, the “station subway” project, has officially begun. The first stop of the subway, Kim Taeyeon’s “rain”, which serves as the opening track, was officially released on February 3. The audio performance was also outstanding. It debuted on the inner circle and immediately won the first place on the daily chart, which is a good start for this "subway" project.

Unfortunately, both "Dream" and "Rain" performed very well on the GuaBang Music Source Singing and other websites, but they just won one or two daily charts and were overshadowed by Gfriend's "Time Passes".

This song has been quite popular recently. It ranked second in the first week of the release, third in the weekly chart, and firmly occupied the first place in the second week. Although it has only been two weeks since the release of the song, Gfriend, a girl group that debuted only a year ago, has clearly become a new trend.

However, Ji Jingyuan didn't think it was a big deal. The release of "Dream" was to commemorate the career of E-Bank MC and to satisfy the expectations of CP fans. He didn't care much about the results. In fact, the sound source of "Dream" is good enough, and the online reviews are also very good.

It's normal that it can't beat "Time Passes". This song is indeed of high quality and Ji Jingyuan likes it very much.

It's much better than "I got a boy".

…

“The performance of Dream was very touching, and now it feels even sweeter after hearing the song. Yuan’s voice in this song is so touching, and Irene sings very well. It’s a very good song.”

“Alas, when I heard this song, I remembered watching Music Bank last year. Every time Yuan and Irene appeared in front of the camera, I could not help but smile. What are the new two MCs now? They are not as good as before, but they have to imitate their style. Their looks are even worse. The more I watch, the less interesting it is.”

“I haven’t watched Music Bank for a long time.”

“It’s really great The two voices are perfectly combined, the melody is fresh and rhythmic, and the story contained in it makes it a very tasteful and intellectual song. "

"Ahhh, I really shouldn't listen to this song. It reminds me of the days when I followed the Yinyin CP... I was expecting Yuan and Irene to get together after getting off the car, but they broke off completely after getting off the car, and there was no interaction at all. It was really disappointing."

Bae Joo-hyun browsed the various reviews of "Dream" on her mobile phone, and saw many fans' praises, regrets and other messages for this song and her and Ji Jingyuan's CP, and her mood inevitably became happy.

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

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

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

When she first got on the bus, Bae Joo Hyun was a little nervous. Although she had known and was familiar with Ji Jingyuan's personal agent, this time he was sending her home as a male agent. She also knew that Park Jae Hyun had a special relationship with Ji Jingyuan and was not an ordinary agent assigned to him by the company, so she was a little embarrassed for a while.

However, after saying hello, Park Jae Hyun seemed to see that Bae Joo Hyun was a little nervous. After chatting for a few words, he calmed down and began to focus on driving. Bae Joo Hyun relaxed after getting used to it.

"This dream has been lingering in my mind all day."

"A dream that makes people feel happy, that's you..."

As they got closer to Daegu, the scenery next to them gradually became familiar. The headphones echoed with "Dream", which I never get tired of listening to. Looking through the window at the fields and roads passing by outside the nanny car, especially the faint familiar smell around the seat, Bae Joo Hyun only felt that the sky was clear and blue, and her mood was particularly happy.

She swayed her legs gently to the beat. If she hadn't felt a little embarrassed that Park Jae-hyun was driving, she would have wanted to hum out loud.

Especially after the car got off the highway and entered the city, the joy and urgency of getting close to home slowly surged into her heart.

"Is it in the North District?"

At this time, Park Jae-hyun, who had been silent all the way, suddenly asked.

"Ah..." Bae Joo-hyun, who was originally looking at the familiar street scene from the window happily, was startled. She trembled all over and shuddered slightly. After reacting, she quickly replied: "No, Oppa, in the North District, over there in Chigu..."

She leaned forward, leaned in the middle of the front seat and looked ahead. After thinking for a while, she pursed her lips and gave instructions: "Well, Oppa, keep going straight ahead, then turn right when you see the big roundabout... Yes, that's it... Keep to the side of the road ahead... Turn right here..."

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

"We're here!"

With a cheer, under Bae Joo Hyun's command, Park Jae Hyun parked the car in front of a small building that looked a bit old and had a distinct sense of oldness. Bae Joo Hyun opened the car door first and jumped down like a rabbit. Park Jae Hyun got out of the car and took all of Bae Joo Hyun's things out of the trunk.

"Then Irene xi, I'm leaving first."

After taking the things to the door of the building, Park Jae Hyun said goodbye directly. Bae Joo Hyun, who looked excited but still suppressed her excitement in front of him and put on a quiet look, smiled.

"Oppa, go up and rest for a while." Seeing that Park Jae Hyun was about to leave, Bae Joo Hyun hurriedly and enthusiastically tried to keep him.

"No, Jingyuan is still waiting for me to go back. He will be filming until very late today." Park Jae-hyun waved his hand gently, opened the car door and sat in the driver's seat, then smiled at Pei Zhuxuan through the window: "By the way, Irene xi Happy New Year."

"Goodbye, Oppa, drive safely." The little sister bowed gently and waved sweetly to Park Jae-hyun who was sitting in the driver's seat: "Kang Sang Mi Da, Happy New Year."

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

At this time, it seemed that the movement here was heard, and a sound of rapid downstairs came, and a short middle-aged man walked out of the building.

"Oh, Dad!" Pei Zhuxuan recognized her family instantly, waved happily, and jumped towards her father.

The father and daughter exchanged a few words with a smile. Father Pei quickly took up a pile of items on the ground and looked in the direction where the nanny car left. While leading his daughter inside, he asked casually: "I was going to pick you up at the high-speed rail station before, but the day before yesterday, I said no... Was it someone from your company who sent you back?"

"Yes, it was the company's agent, Oppa." Pei Zhuxuan held something in her hand and followed her father to order

"You really don't know manners. You sent you back from such a long distance and didn't let them come in to sit. You just let them go. You are so old, don't you understand this..." Although he was very happy to see his daughter come back, the serious father Pei couldn't help but give her a lesson as usual, but he didn't say much, especially when he looked back and saw his daughter pouting her lips when she heard some key words, he immediately stopped talking.

He changed the topic and said with some satisfaction: "But they can arrange someone to take you back after the holiday. Your company is very good."

"Well..."

The young lady who was a little angry just now heard this, her eyes curved, a smile spread on her face, and she raised her head and shook it with some pride:

"It's very good..."