Thinker in the entertainment industry

While Kim Jonghyun was struggling, Kim Heechul had already called Lee Taemin.

After Zheng Zhiyong knew that Kim Jonghyun had inquired about him, he told Kim Heechul about it.He meant that Kim Heechul could not be involved in it, but Kim Heechul didn't see it that way: "Do you think they have more information than I know? If they have some misunderstandings, will you explain it for yourself?"

Zheng Zhiyong: "What...is there anything to explain?"

Kim Heechul was so weak: "Get lost!"

Kim Heechul was very aggressive, and when he found a time when he was free and Li Taemin was free, he would directly call to make an appointment.When Li Taemin received the call, he was at a loss, saying that he was a senior brother. He and Kim Heechul were ten years apart in age, and their personalities were not too compatible. They were familiar but their intimacy was limited.He and Kim Heechul hadn't been in touch for a while because his life circle and schedule couldn't match up.What can Kim Heechul do with him?

Lee Taemin had a bad feeling.

This premonition became reality when he met Kim Heechul and the other party said the first sentence.

"I saw Zheng Zhiyong, do you want to know how he is?"

"How is he doing?"

This is Lee Taemin's answer.

In the deep winter of 2007, many things happened that caught Lee Taemin by surprise.Allergies, the sudden disappearance of friends, the opportunity to debut, overwhelming messages and criticisms... Li Taimin was at a loss in the face of a series of sudden changes back then, and had no time to discern the ins and outs and the truth.But after so many years, Li Taemin understood what he could understand.

For example, Zheng Zhiyong must have a special reason to leave without saying goodbye. For example, Zheng Zhiyong may know what he experienced later, or he may not know, for example——

Zheng Zhiyong, who has an infinite desire to be on the stage, chooses to give up for whatever reason, it will definitely be very painful.

It turns out that this is what you want to know the most. Li Taimin, who is still a little confused but has already spoken, can only say to himself helplessly.

For what Lee Taemin said, even Kim Heechul showed a surprised expression, but he didn't go into the reason, it's not necessary, he just needs to say what he knows:

"It's okay, it's not."

What is this answer?

Li Taemin looked at Kim Heechul in confusion, but fortunately, Kim Heechul didn't intend to show off, and immediately explained what he said.

"He has three identities now. Cube's foreign language teacher, a rapper who has been active in the underground for three years, and a newcomer producer thinker. It's not good because...he can't dance anymore."

"Can't dance? What does that mean?"

"He had a car accident on the way home that day, and now his left leg is shorter than his right."

Li Taemin didn't speak anymore, he thought of many things.

He thought of the straight-backed figure on the TV screen, the same farewell posture with his back turned, and the conversation before the "goodbye" that was repeated infinitely in his memory.

"Brother, your allergies...is it really all right?"

"I don't think it's a big problem, but to be on the safe side, I plan to go home..."

And beside his ears, Kim Heechul's words were still playing back: "He had a car accident on the way home that day..."

Lee Taemin can't remember how his conversation with Kim Heechul ended.

When walking towards SM company, his spirit was still in a trance.Li Taemin didn't have no complaints about Zheng Zhiyong. He complained about Zheng Zhiyong's leaving without saying goodbye, and even thought about the possibility that Zheng Zhiyong knew what happened to him because of his disappearance.If you give up, you give up, if you disappear, you disappear, why don't you give me an explanation, let me bear these costs for no reason?

But now he knew that he was not entirely innocent.

The phone started to vibrate at this moment, Li Taimin was stunned for a while, then took out the phone to see what was going on.

It was Kim Jong-in who sent him a message through the chat group: "Jin Yuanzhi (r□□i's real name) is poisoned to "mywayornoway", are you in the practice room? Let's practice dancing together (crying face)."

Holding the phone, Li Taemin couldn't help thinking about the "Hit Maker" he watched with Kim Jong-in and r□□i that day, and what he confides to Kim Jong-in later.

He was stunned for a while, then pretended not to see it, and put away his phone.Just as he was about to move on, he stopped again.

He lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then sighed, turned and walked towards Qingtan Cave.

Zheng Zhiyong and Cube's contract negotiations went smoothly.

Both Zheng Zhiyong and Cube have limited needs for each other.What Zheng Zhiyong needs is Cube's channel contacts to save him some unnecessary trouble. What Cube needs is a producer who is capable and can open up some new routes. The demand is not high, so there is no need for too close contact , Producers who have emerged through Cube, such as Black Eyed Bisheng (Cui Kyusheng and Rado), and Cube are more tied together with "humanity".The bond between Zheng Zhiyong and Cube is mainly based on "humanity". The contract is more like a promise they made to each other, and it can also bring more convenience to each other.

Zheng Zhiyong went to talk to the people in the company in the afternoon, and it was almost finalized by dinner.Satisfied with the result, he immediately went to find Yoon Doojoon and Yong Junhyung who have always been very enthusiastic about pulling him to the cube, and informed them of the news.

"Contract? What's the content?" Long Junheng asked curiously.

"A plan, you can call it 'cube's five-year plan for solo and limited group development'", Zheng Zhiyong cleared his throat, and said, "Within five years, thinker will start a wide range of solo and limited groups with Cube cooperation", and then he couldn't continue his seriousness. He reached out and patted Long Junheng on the shoulder, "We have cooperated at least five times within five years. If my performance is not good, I can't do anything if the company doesn't find me."

"The main thing is to ask you to provide more things if you have the ability, right?" Long Junheng quickly looked through the phenomenon to see the essence, "Why is it only solo and limited?"

Zheng Zhiyong lowered his head and coughed lightly: "All the groups I wrote songs for have disbanded... besides, I don't feel much about writing songs for groups now. MQ was very difficult that time."

"Well, it's almost the same. You won't push it when I ask you to fill in the lyrics."

Zheng Zhiyong: "Hello!"

"In other respects, such as treatment, do you have any requirements?" Yin Doujun asked.

"It is actually up to the time to specify the scope of the sharing ratio. If I or the company violate the agreement in this regard, the other party may not take the contract to court." Zheng Zhiyong explained.

"Why does it sound like something that is purely to prevent one day you will turn your face unilaterally and be ruthless?" Yin Doujun muttered.

"It was."

Yoon Doojoon: ...

All in all, this form of bundling still satisfied Yoon Doojoon and Yong Junhyung, and Jung Jiyong's next answer to the question "Isn't this a good idea? Why did you hesitate for so long?" was even more heart-warming. Happy - Zheng Zhiyong's answer is: "What I hesitate to do is how deep the relationship with the company is. If it is not a matter of the nature of what I want to do, I would like to become a member of Cube in another capacity. .”

If you are an idol, cube is still a good choice.Although there have been many flaws in the planning in recent years, which company has no problems?Perfection is impossible.

The latter words were not uttered, so Yoon Doojoon and Yong Junhyung were very happy, and there was no "speechless" emotion mixed in. Yoon Doojoon stretched out his hand and said boldly: "To celebrate thinker producers finally found their own position, we Let's go out to eat together, my treat."

Zheng Zhiyong turned to look at Long Junheng: "Brother Doujun, is there no one going out to eat with him?"

Long Junheng couldn't bear to look directly at him: "I just rejected him just now."

Although I can’t complain about Yin Doujun’s morality of hooking up with someone every time he goes out to eat, considering the timing—the relationship between Zheng Zhiyong and Cube finally bid farewell to the ambiguous stage and became clear. It’s something worthy of a little celebration. In the cube, the form was still a "threesome".Of course, Yoon Doojoon will not be invited to treat guests. Even if Yoon Doojoon is a "donation angel" with a lot of money and a generous personality, the remaining two are not so poor or stingy that they can always eat with peace of mind.It is not difficult for each to pay their own.

Chat while walking. "When I came over, I saw a fan of yours. The third time I struck up a conversation, I didn't remember my face. Is it because I'm too face-blind that I fell in love with beast?"

"In the past, when I put on heavy makeup, some passers-by couldn't tell the difference between me and Doojoon." Yong Junhyung said.

"Absolutely not now." Yin Doujun continued.

"Because the beast's awareness is high?"

Yoon Doojoon shook his head: "Because of my figure, I go out to play football when I have time, and Joonhyung writes songs when he is free. When he debuted, he only had a fatter tongue. Now... what are you looking at?" He poked Stabbed Jung Jiyong who was standing still.

"I seem to have met an acquaintance." Zheng Zhiyong came back to his senses and said, "If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid I won't be able to have dinner with you tonight, Brother Junhyung, then Brother Doojun will be counting on you."

Long Junhyung glanced at Zheng Zhiyong, then at the confused Yoon Doojoon: "Then let's go first."

"Wait, what's the matter..." Yin Doujun wanted to ask again, but Long Junheng pulled his arm: "Don't ask about personal matters, when did you see Zheng Zhiyong like this?"

Yoon Doojoon reacted quickly, even though he was still curious, he left with Yong Junhyung - without even looking back.

Lee Taemin's appearance was within Zheng Zhiyong's expectation, and Kim Heechul said he would tell Li Taemin, so the delay would not be too long - he is not a procrastinator like Zheng Zhiyong.

As for Zheng Zhiyong, until Li Taimin came over, he didn't make up his mind to find the other party, his lack of courage was obvious.

"They're all in Gangnam District, not far away. I haven't met you all this time. It's really rare." Before Zheng Zhiyong thought of how to speak, Li Taemin spoke first.

What he said surprised Zheng Zhiyong, and he was stunned for a while before he realized it. "...Yes", Zheng Zhiyong lowered his head and said, "It's not easy".

"I'm sorry", when the arrow was on the string and had to be fired, Zheng Zhiyong was much more straightforward. After he said the sentence "I'm sorry", he slowly raised his head, "Although it may be too late now."

"Brother Heechul has already told me what happened, but I want to hear it from you." Li Taemin stared at Zheng Zhiyong's face that was obviously familiar but felt unfamiliar for some reason, even though he tried his best to calm down and said The words were still trembling, "Why did you disappear after the accident?"

"Because of being sad, because of jealousy, because of fear, my affairs were known by sm people, and all I got was a bunch of feelings that didn't help me at all. I didn't want to be sympathized and regretted, and I didn't want to be gloated at. So it feels like nothing is acceptable.”

"When did you know the rumors about me?"

"When Shinee debuted, my older brother learned about the legacy of my disappearance in SM out of accidental interest."

"It's too late." Li Taimin felt that the feeling of a stick in his throat had already made him feel so uncomfortable that he was about to suffocate.

"I was like that at the time, making excuses for myself," Zheng Zhiyong said, "but that was just an excuse. The real reason was still that I couldn't accept the fact. I was jealous that you could make your debut, but I couldn't, so I didn't want to see you. You, so... turn a blind eye to what I already know".

"Is that all?"

Li Taemin asked suddenly.

Finally said all that should be said, the ease of finally understanding a matter in mind and the heaviness of being unable to change the mistakes he made made Zheng Zhiyong's heart fluctuate up and down, and fell into a strange trance, Li Taemin's words The inexplicable words made Zheng Zhiyong wake up from his trance: "...what?"

He really didn't understand what Li Taemin meant.

"If I hadn't put soba noodles in your bowl, you wouldn't have come home and had a car accident if you didn't have allergies, didn't you think so?"