Chapter 630 Signal

Ming Jingnan was the second member to come to the studio and the last member to record. When she came in, Chi Jingyuan felt that she looked a little nervous. She didn't say anything while waiting for the two people in front to record. It was fine when she sat there quietly.

When the other two members finished recording and left, Chi Jingyuan and the recording engineer were the only ones left in the room. When it was Ming Jingnan's turn to walk into the soundproof room, she looked even more uncomfortable.

"Why are you so nervous?"

Chi Jingyuan looked at Ming Jingnan standing in front of the microphone, with her hands tucked into her sleeves, her head lowered and her lips pursed, looking uneasy. He didn't start recording directly, but smiled and said something first.

"Hey..."

She smiled suddenly when she heard it, and gently licked her upper lip with her little tongue. She looked up and glanced at Chi Jingyuan quietly, then lowered her head slightly and looked a little embarrassed: "I'm afraid I can't sing well."

Chi Jingyuan discovered that Ming Jingnan had a lot of small expressions and small movements. Although she was relatively quiet in private, she would use some movements to express her feelings. For example, when she was shy and nervous, she would get used to putting her hands in her sleeves and sticking a few fingers out of the cuffs.

And she would often glance at her, pout her lips, lick her lower lips with her tongue, and other habitual small movements. At the same time, unlike Lin Nayeon's childish expression of winking like a snotty kid, her movements were very natural, but with an inexplicable sense of charm that did not match her age.

When you face each other, sometimes you will feel that she is teasing you.

"..."

Chi Jingyuan took in her demeanor and expression. He didn't ask Ming Jingnan whether she was 'afraid that she wouldn't sing well' or 'afraid that she wouldn't sing well in front of him'. He just smiled and said casually: "Don't worry, no matter how bad it is, you can still compare to Ping..."

After the recording just now, some members of Twice left a very deep impression on him, which made him want to complain at this moment, but he felt it was a bit inappropriate to stop halfway through, and paused for a while and changed his words: "Come on, take your time, Mina, you sing very well."

Ming Jingnan's part weight ranks third in "Cheer Up", second only to Lin Nayeon and Park Ji Hyo, and it also includes the introduction at the beginning and the brige, which are quite important sections. If you sing well, it can make the whole song more colorful. In addition, he thinks Ming Jingnan's singing is OK, so Chi Jingyuan's requirements for her are higher than those of Zhou Ziyu and Ping Jingmo.

After some contact, Chi Jingyuan no longer had any more requirements for these two people, especially the latter, except that they were not out of tune.

If he asked for more, he would even feel that he was being too much, as if he was demanding the other party and deliberately targeting them.

"Well, good."

Ming Jingnan responded softly, took a deep breath, and seemed to cheer herself up, and started her recording.

"A little louder."

"Yes."

"Well, a little louder."

"Okay."

"Well, almost... "Always can't help looking at the phone" should have a rhythm when pronouncing the words."

"Well."

"Very good, do it again..."

"..."

Ming Jingnan's recording was not very smooth, and it was not entirely because she sang badly, but there were always various small problems. Chi Jingyuan's encouragement and optimism did not seem to play a very positive role. On the contrary, it seemed to bring some extra pressure to Ming Jingnan.

Every time he encouraged her, Ming Jingnan would work harder and more seriously, and wanted to sing well very urgently. But it also added one more point than before 's pressure.

Chi Jingyuan found that this girl seemed to care about him very much, or the opinions of people close to her, and she would carry the expectations and hopes of these people on her shoulders to spur her character. In addition, she was actually quite strong-willed, so sometimes she would easily get stuck in a dead end.

Moreover, she seemed to be affected by the last recording incident of Lin Nayeon, and was very worried that she would also be rudely criticized by Chi Jingyuan. Every time she didn't sing well and was stopped, although she habitually lowered her head, she would also look up nervously at Chi Jingyuan outside, for fear of hearing something uncomfortable from him.

"The last note is a bit off, the previous one is good, do it again."

"Very good, do it again."

"..."

"Very good, a little more air, but Brige really sang with feeling."

After recording for a while, Ming Jingnan sang a little out of breath, and then Chi Jingyuan looked at the time and stopped today's recording: "Let's stop here today and continue tomorrow. "

The recording work cannot be completed in one day. It is planned to take two to three days, and less than half of it has been completed today.

According to the previous idea, Ming Jingnan's recording should be completed today, but unfortunately the progress is a little slow due to various problems, so we can only wait until next time.

"Hmm..."

In the soundproof room, Ming Jingnan stood in front of the microphone and responded softly, lowering her head and biting her lips hard. She looked a little unwilling, but more of a loss.

The long red hair wrapped around her head, looking like a depressed flower bud closed because of the backlight.

Chi Jingyuan looked at her like this, and didn't know what to say. Although she didn't say a harsh word, this girl looked like she had suffered a great blow.

Mingming had played games together before, and every time she praised her for playing well, Mingjing Nan would laugh twice in a reserved and proud manner, and her voice, which was not loud at first, would get slightly louder because of her excitement.

Today it was the other way around... maybe she had to scold her a few times to make her feel better.

But what if, like some people, you start crying after saying a few words...

Without saying anything more, Chi Jingyuan and Twice's manager made a final appointment for tomorrow's recording session and left directly, returning to the crew to continue filming.

Mingjing Nan came out of the soundproof room, looked at Chi Jingyuan's leaving back and slightly pursed his lips, helped the sound engineer pack his things, and then left slowly.

…

"Is it because of me?"

After filming, he returned to the dormitory at night. Chi Jingyuan was lying on the bed and chatting with his two roommates who were still awake when his phone suddenly received a text message from Ming Jingnan.

It was a meaningless statement, but Chi Jingyuan understood her meaning at a glance. She was asking, 'Is it because of her that the recording ended today?'

Obviously, the shadow caused by Lin Nalian's incident two days ago still existed, and she didn't seem to let go until the early morning when she was getting ready to go to bed.

Chi Jingyuan squinted at the phone and was speechless. He leaned on the pillow and bluntly denied her high self-esteem: "The designated recording time is so long. What does it have to do with you? I will be filming later. , you thought I sold myself to JYP like you?”

On the other side of Twice's dormitory, Nai Minami, who was lying on the bed and huddled under the quilt, was not unhappy when he saw such a rude tone. His face, illuminated by the concern on the screen, actually looked better, and he showed a little smile, green and green. His fingers typed quickly: "...I didn't sell myself to the company (disdain)."

Chi Jingyuan glanced at Oh Se-hun and Do Kyung-soo who were arguing about acting skills next to him, curled his lips, looked at his phone and replied: "Mina Xi, you haven't been struggling with this matter from this afternoon to now, have you? "

"...It's a little bit."

"As for that, it's just a recording. Why are you so nervous? I feel like you feel uncomfortable standing in the soundproof room. Do you have any objections to me?"

"No, because... I have the character of 'if I have to do it, I want to do it well', and you have been encouraging me... If I don't sing well or meet the requirements, I will feel a little uncomfortable."

In fact, it's more than that. Chi Jingyuan has some feelings. He probably also has some reasons why Mingjing Nan hopes to be more perfect in front of him.

But there was no need to say this kind of thing. He thought about it and comforted her somewhat against his will: "Actually, she sang quite well."

"(pouts)"

"...Okay, there is a little problem...but can you blame me for encouraging you?"

"No, actually I'm very grateful to Producer Chi."

"Then I'll accept it...but I think you were a little afraid of me during the recording?"

"Because... when Nayeon was recording the day before yesterday, some of the words you said later... well, it was a bit hurtful. I was worried and heard these words, so I have been a little worried... especially because I felt that I didn't sing. When it’s good, I feel stuffy and nervous.”

Seeing the large text sent by Mingjing Nan, Chi Jingyuan blinked. It was indeed what he thought.

It's all Lin Nalian's fault for putting all her members in a shadow.

"Today's recording actually went much smoother. Mina Xi usually records because her mentality is affected. I think you still need to think of ways to adjust."

Chi Jingyuan thought for a while and finally gave his suggestion. He felt that there was something wrong with Mingjing Nan's mentality.

But it may also be because he is the producer.

"Singal!"

"What do you mean?" Chi Jingyuan didn't react when he saw the word Mingjing Nan sent.

"It's the TV series "Signal". Isn't it a setting that spans time and space... I just suddenly thought of a way. If I feel that my performance is very bad and I might be scolded, I can whisper "singal" ’, can you just pretend you didn’t hear what you just sang, it’s like going back in time in a TV series.”

Najing Nan tapped quickly on the screen with his hands, his eyes bright, and there was a bright smile in the pupils that reflected the screen of the phone.

She was actually joking. With such a wink, it was obvious that Chi Jingyuan was very serious when working... Just agreeing with the other party on such a small code with a specific meaning made her feel a little bit inexplicably. Xiao became excited.

"Forehead……"

Chi Jingyuan was a little speechless. He only knew that the drama title "signal" could be used in this way.

He hesitated and asked:

"Have you watched "signal" too?"

"We all watched it"

Although it felt like a bit of a joke, seeing how interested Najing Nan was, he agreed casually: "It's up to you, give it a try."

"Then it's agreed... Well, can I use it when playing games?"

"I don't curse when I play games."

"Let me test it, Singal!"

"...Goodbye, go to sleep."

…

After finishing the filming the next day, Ji Jingyuan went to JYP. Although the recording was still not smooth, he managed to get through it. This so-called little code ‘signal’ was of no use. No matter how bad Ming Jingnan sang, she did not say it at work. .

But its existence made Ji Jingyuan and Ming Jingnan smile knowingly when they saw each other when they met today. They always felt that there was something more comforting.

After nearly three days, the recording of "Cheer Up" was finally completed. With a sense of relief, Ji Jingyuan also followed the EXO group and boarded the plane on the 5th, flew to the mainland and started a series of activities.