Thinker in the entertainment industry

"Mediocre", published at the end of 2015, is a model of slightly weak explosive power but strong stamina, similar to the weakened version of "Don't Come Back".Because "Mediocre" was released at the end of the year, the results in the 2015 annual list were not very good, because "Mediocre" was released at the end of 2015, and the popularity was highest at that time, so in 2016 The annual list ranking is also a little "dangerous".

The influence of a good song can span the years, such as the "Sakura Ending" that cheated every spring after its release in 2012, such as IU's famous song, "You and Me" that ruled 2010 and 2011, "Mediocre" is not strong in comparison, but it is already terrible.

Although we have known for a long time that Zheng Zhiyong's sound source is very good, very good, and very good, people are still amazed when they see the frequent appearance of "thinker" on the list.

"2016 is another year of thinker."

"There are only a few people who can be on the list, and how many times thinker has appeared."

"The results of boy groups are generally not good. The best score is actually btob's "Beautiful Night"."

"Women have iu and men have thinkers. They have good grades and high output. It is estimated that a generation will grow up listening to their songs."

"Iu just sang by himself, thinker never stopped to write for others."

"As long as thinker doesn't give the song to boy groups, the results will be fine. "Mediocre" became popular in 2016, "Beautiful Night" exploded, "Dawn Comes" became popular abroad, and "hea|ven" is also doing very well. .”

"It's better to say that thinker's songs are accompanied by dances, and the grades will not be good."

"In December, thinker started a company by himself. I don't know what will happen next. Roykim is the first step."

"The momentum of hip-hop in the past two years is really strong."

"Thinkers rely on hip-hop to get ahead, but their lyrical performance is better."

"Bumping thinker on the music list is the embodiment of tragedy, and I deeply sympathize with the singers who released songs in April and September."

"What's even more frightening is that songs like "London Coachman", "apologize" and "Confession of Silence" are actually popular, and they are also songs with content. No matter what, "dayday" has a relatively popular content, and thinker can make the content very different. The masses sing fire."

""Story" is a phenomenon-level divine comedy, and thinker is also a phenomenon-level artist."

"It was a year when the four generations of girl groups became popular, and if you don't seize the top position, there will be no room for it."

"Guide a way for boy groups who want to improve their music performance: If you don't have the popularity of exo and BTS, just like btob, cooperate with thinker, the premise is to be careful not to become a beast."

……

There is no need to be responsible for speaking online to a certain extent, so there are people who say anything.Zheng Zhiyong thought so when he saw the comments.

When Fang Jihyuk told him that there was really a team from the men's team beating around the bush to inquire about Zheng Zhiyong's acceptance of foreign cooperation, Zheng Zhiyong didn't know what to say for a while.

"The current idol...is becoming more and more difficult."

With Zheng Zhiyong like this, Fang Jihe had no choice but to put away his little complacency and pride.He does have a little vanity, which is not too much, but the parties themselves are calm, and Fang Jihe will look ugly no matter how arrogant he is.

"Would you like to listen?" He suggested awkwardly.

A few months ago, Zheng Zhiyong was not interested in foreign cooperation, but it is different now.

"No need," Zheng Zhiyong said, "I already have plans."

"Who do you want to be with?"

"Winner." Zheng Zhiyong said.

Before Fang Ki Hyuk arrived, he had just called Kang Seung Yoon.They recorded "Battle, Idol" together half a year ago, and they have contact information with each other.

"Is there something wrong, brother?" After "Fighting, Idol", Zheng Zhiyong hadn't contacted Jiang Shengyun for a while, Jiang Shengyun was surprised by his call.

"Well, there's a deal."

The straightforward "business" made Jiang Shengyun speechless, and he was silent for a while before speaking: "Brother, tell me."

"Winner's next album will be co-produced by winner and thinker, or winner and mmo." However, among the producers Zheng Zhiyong is familiar with, there are not many people who make winner's lyrical style, the latter sentence can basically be neglect.

"Can I know why?"

"The reputation as a producer is also accumulated little by little," Zheng Zhiyong said, "When choosing a singer, I have to consider the possibility of success."

There are many singers, but there are not many who have a relatively high possibility of success in their works. Among these few people, there are even fewer who can cooperate with Zheng Zhiyong.Zheng Zhiyong also thought of yg during the song war, and then thought of the winner who had just experienced the withdrawal of the members. Although the blank period of the winner in yg was longer than the active period, and the comeback performance in the beginning of 2016 was not good, but there have been For a popular song like "empty", Jiang Seungyun and Song Minho's national popularity is not low. When Nam Tae-hyun left the team, public opinion was very sympathetic to the remaining four people. Judging from Song Minho's reappearance in "Infinite Challenge" , yg doesn't want to give up on winner, it is very likely that they will take advantage of the opportunity when the group gets attention again. Zheng Zhiyong also thinks that the timing is good, and if he makes a request to yg, the possibility of getting what he wants is relatively high.

As far as the cooperation between Zheng Zhiyong and winner itself is concerned, it is actually a mutual benefit. Winner is a suitable "singer" for Zheng Zhiyong, and Zheng Zhiyong will also contribute his inspiration, works, and the attention brought by his high reputation and nationality, adding another stage for winner's next comeback layers of protection.

The only problem is... the fabled "thinker's curse".

Through the phone, Zheng Zhiyong didn't know exactly what Jiang Shengyun was thinking, he only knew that Jiang Shengyun finally agreed.

This is easy to do.

After making an agreement with Kang Seung Yoon, Fang Ki Hyuk asked again, and Jung Ji Yong directly stated his thoughts, and then mentioned it to Ahn Seok Joon.

An Shuojun: "They don't suffer, do they?"

Zheng Zhiyong did not change his face: "In the field of men's teams to prove themselves again, it is not easy for a suitable 'bridge' to appear."

The greatest value that yg can provide me is this, just say whether you agree or not.

"It's cheaper for them," said An Shuojun, who was still angry, "but the winner group has lost one member. Even if it really breaks up in the future, it can't be said to be your fault."

"I don't take the blame." Zheng Zhiyong followed An Shuojun's words.He didn't blame yg's artists for what yg did, and he didn't even have that much resentment towards yg—he didn't dare to settle accounts with Cheong Wa Dae and jtbc. each other's feelings.

An Shuojun gave him a meaningful look: "You are also the one who started your own company, too kind can't do it."

Zheng Zhiyong: "The most important thing is grades. I hope to have fewer enemies."

If the severe revenge can deter people who come later, it is still worth it, but the fact is that if it is worthwhile to be an enemy of Zheng Zhiyong, the person who takes the shot will take all the energy of cj into consideration, whether Zheng Zhiyong has revenge or not It doesn't matter at all, if it's not worth being an enemy of Zheng Zhiyong, it doesn't matter what kind of temper Zheng Zhiyong has.

Zheng Zhiyong's sharp confession is set up for the public to see, so that he can say something that seems "excessive" in the traditional perspective.But in the industry, what he has always wanted to show is: I have a bit of an artist temper, but I am very reliable when I work.

So Yang Xianshuo received a cooperation proposal from Zheng Zhiyong as the representative of the mmo. Yang Xianshuo, who was considering whether to send out teddy, was puzzled by Zheng Zhiyong's move, and almost said, "You won't still taboo that group to disband. Let’s say it.” Such words come.

Taboo is good, cooperation with winner can hold Zheng Zhiyong, in this situation where one thing more is worse than one thing less, it is undoubtedly a suitable deal.Yang Xianshuo is not worried that Zheng Zhiyong will cheat the winner. He looks like he wants to get a reputation as a "gold medal producer". He won the OST of "Ghost" and now it's a hit, and the winner is next. He has no reason to suddenly muddle through.What's more, Zheng Zhiyong and Song Minho are both members of Zico's circle of friends. Even if Yang Xianshuo wants to cheat people, he will not catch Teddy, G-dragon or other important people's relatives and friends unless he has to.

His judgment was correct.Zheng Zhiyong is not just as simple as being perfunctory, he made a package of lyrical songs that he has not yet decided to give to anyone, and then invited Jiang Shengyun to his studio to listen together: "I can't think of a better singing than you for the time being." , so listen to it.”

And Jiang Seungyun, who has a plan in mind, doesn't want to put his hopes on others, even Zheng Zhiyong: "Brother, listen to what I wrote first."

"Alright, I don't know what kind of combination is suitable for me," Zheng Zhiyong said, "What's the name of this song?"

"'reallyreally'." Kang Seung Yoon said.

It’s hard to say anything else about yg. The quality of music has never been bad. Artists write well by themselves. The company encourages artists to write by themselves. Artists have no skills in this area, so they send out producers. Winner belongs to the category of “self-writing” In this way, although Jiang Shengyun has not produced any hit songs, if he can be trusted by YG, his talent should not be underestimated.What's more, Jung Jiyong and Kang Seungyoon have worked together in "Battle, Idol", so they know his ability very well.

Even with mental preparation, the song "really really" still brought Zheng Zhiyong a pleasant surprise.

"The integration of musicality and popularity is not an easy task. It is even more difficult to make addictive songs listen to you in silence." OK, "I didn't expect you to do such a good job".

However, Jiang Shengyun does not follow this pattern. He does not deny that Zheng Zhiyong attaches great importance to cooperation, but Zheng Zhiyong is trying to change careers after becoming famous. The situation where some members quit the team shows the difference between him and Zheng Zhiyong: "I want to hear my brother's opinion more. If you have any questions, don't worry about me." Outsiders may think that Zheng Zhiyong is upright. What to say, the experience of working together in "Battle, Idol" let Jiang Shengyun know that although this person has a little bit of an artist's temper, he is also proficient in human relations.

Zheng Zhiyong: "This..."

"Yes, that's the expression." Jiang Shengyun realized that what he said just now was a little heavy, so he softened his tone and joked, "Brother was listening to the song just now."

"'If my heart for you is money, then I am a billionaire'", Zheng Zhiyong had to tell the truth, "Which country's English is used?"

Jiang Shengyun whose pronunciation was dissed: "...shall I change it?"

"I've thought about it," Zheng Zhiyong said. After listening to the song, he started to brainstorm about it. "Accurate pronunciation always makes me feel awkward, as if it will damage the charm of the song."

Jiang Shengyun: "Accurate... read it?"

Zheng Zhiyong (English listening accent): "billionaire."

Kang Seung Yoon: "It seems a bit."

"So there is no need to be obsessed with this. There are always some non-standard usages for rhyming, and this is the case everywhere." Zheng Zhiyong, who is good at languages, has a personal experience of this. "When I tried to write English lyrics before, There's a whole bunch of grammatical problems."

"You didn't understand the grammar when you wrote the lyrics in Chinese?" Jiang Shengyun asked curiously, remembering the time when we worked together half a year ago.

"There is a saying in China that the order of Chinese characters does not affect reading. Korean is a phonetic script, which is a bit difficult, but it also has advantages. It is very convenient to rhyme." Zheng Zhiyong said, "If the rhyme is not enough, you can add some English words."

Zheng Zhiyong said that he is definitely not the English word that always appears at the end of a line of lyrics in diss "really really", absolutely not.