Thinker in the entertainment industry

For Zheng Zhiyong, it makes no difference whether one or two people listen to the work—sooner or later his work will be released, listened to and evaluated by tens of thousands of people.

An Xiaozhen directly brought Zheng Zhiyong to the conference room. Small companies have limited space, and the conference room is a good place to discuss things when there is no meeting.Pull up a chair, sit down, and get to work.

"A pleasant encounter, a growing tacit understanding, a good time, a bad ending. I love you and I love myself, and now there is only one sentence of sorry. The memories we have together are as sharp as a knife. The treasures that have been squandered, stay Give me a mess, I can't escape."

After An Xiyan finished reading this rap, she cast a hesitant glance at Zheng Zhiyong, then handed the lyrics to An Hyojin.

"What's wrong?" Zheng Zhiyong asked.

I hope it's not a source of inspiration.

"It's probably because I can't rap, it's a bit of a mouthful to read," An Xiyan said, "Sister Le, what do you think?"

Also, when meeting for the first time, the opposite sex, or working relationship, it is impossible for the other party to come up and ask very personal topics. Zheng Zhiyong silently reflected on his nervousness, and then switched back to work.

As soon as An Xiaozhen raised his head, he saw the two of them looking at him in unison: "I...I also feel a little strange, thinker, can you draw a beat?"

"Let me read it again." Zheng Zhiyong said, how troublesome it is to make a beat.

This word was just written, Zheng Zhiyong remembered it very clearly, he didn't even ask for the lyrics, he just opened his mouth.He didn't use too much force in his pronunciation, but he didn't have a sense of dullness. In the mumbling atmosphere, there were invisible hammers constantly hitting people's hearts.

"I still have to learn your flow." After listening, Ahn Hyo Jin said.She understood that if she wanted to express this passage well, she had to use Zheng Zhiyong's accent.

The pronunciation of Korean has no intonation, and in the hands of a flow master like Zheng Zhiyong, a short sentence is really endowed with unlimited possibilities.

"You can try it too, if you're interested." Zheng Zhiyong said.Working with the four bigbottles, what to say about rap is basically determined by Zheng Zhiyong, but it is not necessary for An Xiaozhen's level.

An Xiaozhen shook his head: "Forget it, my head is full of your flow just now."

"The difficulty is equivalent to recomposing "Up and Down"." An Xiyan suddenly said.

Ahn Hyo Jin agreed, and Zheng Zhiyong also smiled and lay down on the conference table: ""Up and Down" compose again, change 'up, down, up and down' to 'up and down, up, down'?"

When Xu Suzhi arrived, Zheng Zhiyong and Ahn Hyojin had already discussed rap almost. Once Xu Suzhi arrived, it happened to be able to directly and seamlessly discuss the parts with melody.However, he has been using his voice before, and now Xu Suzhi’s vocal cords are obviously a little tired. Zheng Zhiyong continued to demonstrate by himself: "Always remember, a long time ago, the days when I was with you were sunny. My love, dead love-I’m sorry here The pitch should be higher, and I didn't sing it up."

Xu Suzhi: ...

An Hyojin; & An Xiyan: Hahahahaha.

Maybe it's because the two parties were at an unknown stage when they met. Although the relationship between An Xiaozhen, Xu Solzhi and Zheng Zhiyong is still a work relationship, there is a lot of separation and restraint, and the more they talk. , the atmosphere is more harmonious.

As for An Xiyan, it may be because she is a layman in creation. When Zheng Zhiyong and the others were discussing, she didn't talk much.After exchanging opinions, Zheng Zhiyong began to ask the following questions: "How is your company's recent song release plan? Is my song useful?"

"If I don't need it, I won't talk to you for so long." An Xiaozhen was a little speechless at Zheng Zhiyong's knowingly asking, but he still gave the exact words the other party wanted, "Now is a good time to strike while the iron is hot, but the resources are still there. Not as much as expected (at this time An Xiyan interjected: It’s all used on me), looking forward to "Tears" 2.0 is not bad."

Speaking of this, Ahn Hyo Jin sighed with emotion about the quality of Zheng Zhiyong's songwriting: "When I approached you last year, you didn't have any well-known works that had been released. It's only been a few months. Don't talk about "Tears", give "hit The sound source of the song "Manufacturing Machine" is also very good. I always feel that if this continues, if we cooperate again in the future, the company will take the initiative to invite you to sing."

"No", Zheng Zhiyong panicked, "If I don't have inspiration, I will never be able to write a suitable song. In the end, I will probably have to refuse, oh my god." He raised his forehead, "How many people will I offend?"

"If you invite a song, there is more or less a connection, and there is no relationship at all. I won't look for you." Xu Suzhi said.

Zheng Zhiyong's expression returned to normal: "Yes."

"Sister, when do you want to post it?" An Xiyan suddenly spoke at this moment.

"Is there any difference?" Xu Suzhi asked.

"Sister Suzhi is going to be on MBC's new show, isn't it? If the response of the show is not bad, it will be better if it is combined with the release of the new song." An Xiyan explained.

This is obviously a good suggestion, because Ahn Hyojin and Xu Solzhi were both in hesitation, Zheng Zhiyong blinked, "I don't care", he said, "Just let me know after the discussion, I want to arrange a time."

"It should." Xu Suzhi said.

When he finished speaking, Zheng Zhiyong just received a call, so he simply said goodbye to the girls, and connected the phone while walking outside: "Hello, are you—" The phone displayed Zheng Zhiyong didn't know who was calling from an unfamiliar number.

"It's me, Jin Jaejoong."

Zheng Zhiyong's chest tightened, and he slowed down.

"You can call me like you used to," Kim Jaejoong said.

"Brother Zhong?"

"Ah."

Zheng Zhiyong had no choice but to continue, as if something was stuck in his throat, making him unable to speak a word.

Fortunately, Jin Zaizhong did not wait for Zheng Zhiyong's reply, but continued on his own: "If you have time, come and meet me, the previous meeting was a bit too hasty."

Hanging up the phone and putting away his cell phone, Zheng Zhiyong stood by the side of the road watching the people coming and going in front of him, his eyes dazed.

Memories are really a very complicated thing, beautiful, but because it is a beauty that can never be found again, it is even more painful.

Just like what Zheng Zhiyong wrote in the lyrics, even if he can be forgiven in the end for his unbearable past, everything can't go back.

What's more, he still doesn't know if he will be forgiven.

"thinker."

Zheng Zhiyong turned his head, his expression didn't adjust for a while, and he still had the gloom and sadness aroused by the emotion just now: "hanixi?"

"You forgot your pen in the conference room", An Xiyan seemed to have not noticed the difference in Zheng Zhiyong's state, "I saw from the window that you hadn't left, so you came out."

"Thank you very much." Although there was no time for preparation, it was a bit reluctant for Zheng Zhiyong to adjust his emotions suddenly, but he still tried his best to make his expression clear, and took it out when he was discussing the lyrics with An Xiaozhen, and then I accidentally forgot the ballpoint pen in the meeting room, and thank you.

"It's nothing, it's a matter of taking two steps," An Xiyan said. She came into the public's attention because of her sexy performance on the stage of "Up and Down", but she showed a completely different and unique female man style on variety shows , but in private, she can't see how outstanding she is, polite, not too restrained, and not as crazy as in front of the camera, maybe because she is too tired after the schedule, "Sister Le and Sister Solzhi, just please".

"Huh?" Zheng Zhiyong didn't understand for a while.

"The group can't always rely on variety shows," An Xiyan pointed to herself, "For the small team, the sisters are looking forward to it, and so am I."

From An Xiyan's words, Zheng Zhiyong felt the urgency and tension, and also felt the unconcealable desire to climb up behind it. The popularity of "Up and Down" brought exid into the public's attention. However, the competition in the Korean entertainment industry is too fierce, and their agency's strength is limited. Did they seize the opportunity of "Up and Down" to really gain a foothold in the industry? , until the results of exid's next comeback come out.

The tension and excitement of exid members also comes from this.

Nervous, excited...

He's been like that too.

"You were never like this," Kim Jaejoong said.

"The Zheng Zhiyong I know is easy-going and polite on the surface, but he can't hide his vigor. It stands to reason that whether you are an underground rapper or a producer, you are very suitable. Compared with being an idol in the past A singer is more suitable, but I can't see your desire anymore, not at all."

Jin Zaizhong opened the door of the refrigerator, revealing a pile of bottles and jars inside, "Do you drink alcohol?"

"No need, there is class tomorrow, do you have milk?" Zheng Zhiyong, who was sitting on the sofa, glanced at it and asked directly.

"Yes, wait a minute, I'll warm it up in the microwave." Drinking alone is boring, Jin Jaejoong thought about it, and simply got a bottle for himself, mixing with "models" like Zheng Zhiyong, unconsciously Get yourself straight.

No, he is no longer a "model".Kim Jaejoong thought of the rap lyrics written by Zheng Zhiyong he had seen, and dismissed the idea again.Back then, Zheng Zhiyong was going to debut in SM as an idol singer. He usually cherished his feathers very much and could not make mistakes in every move. Now that he is like this, it is obvious that he has given up on the idol route.

And exactly what Zheng Zhiyong thinks is exactly what Kim Jaejoong is curious about.Zheng Zhiyong's situation is like that of a weak student who hit his head before the college entrance examination and lost his memory. After many years, he actually became an athlete. Those who know can't help being curious about what happened in the middle and what will happen in the future What's more, although Kim Jaejoong and Zheng Zhiyong are only juniors in the company who haven't met much, they are relatively familiar with the juniors in the company.

"Are you still working at Cube? Don't you plan to resign?" Kim Jaejoong gave Zheng Zhiyong a cup of hot milk while drooping his slippers, and sat down on another sofa with a cup, "Even if it's not a very busy job , since it is a formal job, it will take up a lot of time, do you have enough energy?"

"I don't have this plan yet," Zheng Zhiyong said, "I can take care of both. Besides, for music, I don't have the mood to devote myself wholeheartedly. Basically, it depends on how I feel. I can write well when I have inspiration. Without inspiration , how can not write out."

"I don't know whether to envy you or pity you."

Zheng Zhiyong could only smile.

"Which agency do you want to go to? Cube or aomg?" Kim Jaejoong asked again, "You can be alone if you want, but if you want to have further development, it is best to sign with a brokerage company."

"I have some ideas about signing, but I haven't been able to make a decision yet. Fortunately, this is not a very important matter." His priority is to produce more works, win more bargaining chips, and sign a brokerage company prematurely. Just restrain yourself.

"That's right, when it comes to signing a contract, it's not bad to be cautious at all... Otherwise, how about you coming to our company?"

Zheng Zhiyong shook his head: "Isn't c-jes doing film and television?" Kim Jaejoong was joking, and he simply joked.

"The signed singer has been blocked and never aired, right?" Jin Zaizhong said grimly. In 2009, he and his teammates Park Yoochun and Kim Junsu proposed to terminate the contract with his former club SM, and joined c-jes. After that, the three of them have been banned in the Korean music industry, unable to play songs or appear on variety shows. On the TV screen The only way to show his face is in film and television dramas.

"You always think of my words in a bad way, Brother Zai."

"Because you always try to put something nice in your mouth."

Both laughed.

They just described each other a long time ago, and Zheng Zhiyong felt that he had to refute himself now: "It's not anymore. When I was underground, I would directly say bad things."

"What about the ground?"

"It's a bit affected." Zheng Zhiyong said "painfully".

"Yes." Jin Zaizhong smiled so sincerely at this time.

"However, my public image in the future will be really different from the past. If I don't follow the idol route, I don't need to be so perfect. As a rapper, it doesn't matter if I'm sharp or rebellious."

Zheng Zhiyong no longer hesitates to "procrastinate". Now that he has decided to start again, he must consider the things that should be considered, including if he becomes a public figure in the future, what kind of image should he face the public.

"The thought is deep and somewhat rebellious, and then the self-cultivation is very good, isn't it?"

Zheng Zhiyong nodded.

"I know you quite well," Kim Jaejoong smiled proudly, "I was looking forward to what you would look like after your debut back then, and now, I look forward to it even more."

"But I don't know whether I should look forward to it. I can't bear to fail once. I think it's better not to set the goal too high." Zheng Zhiyong also said with a smile.But this time it wasn't just a habit brought about by etiquette.When I first met Jin Jaejoong, apart from the sense of relief of "it's time to come or come", I didn't feel uncomfortable at all when I had to admit my physical and personality defects in front of my old acquaintances. In the final analysis, he and Kim Jaejoong are relatively familiar juniors, so I feel embarrassed to some extent.Jin Zaizhong came to him today, and he can probably guess the reason why.Nothing more than nostalgia plus interest.But no matter what the purpose is, Kim Jaejoong's understanding and recognition is very pleasant to Zheng Zhiyong-Zheng Zhiyong no longer desires to be recognized, but when he gets it, he will also feel happy. It's a very complicated state of mind.

For Zheng Zhiyong's remarks, Kim Jaejoong can't say anything, and if he is not careful, he will poke at others' pain points. "I started to think that you are not in a good state, and now it seems that you think a lot", but there are some things that should be asked, "I can ask, others, have you thought about what to do now? "