Thinker in the entertainment industry

Kim Sang-woo once joked with Zheng Zhiyong that one of the things they both have in common is that both of them have acquired the blessing of education to look like a noble son, and they are not very good at genetics.The difference is that Zheng Zhiyong is extremely emotional and emotional. No matter how hard he exercises his reason, he can only make sure that nothing bad happens when there are no major problems. He has been tempered by ups and downs over the years, and he is better. Kim Sang-woo is naturally a very calm person, and almost nothing can really make him mess up. This was evident when he participated in "Superstark". He was [-] years old and appeared on TV for the first time. The evaluation of the judges was very low. At that time, Kim Sang-woo had chosen to suspend school for the draft, and the pressure was not insignificant, but his subsequent performance was not affected by the pressure at all.

But when it comes to the external image, it is another matter.Zheng Zhiyong is personable most of the time, and when he feels that he should be casual, or can be casual, he will be a little looser. In short, his own image can be controlled by himself.Kim Sang-woo is very bad at facial expression management, as long as he has not specially practiced, his facial expressions cannot bear to be looked at directly, such as the habit of rolling his eyes when singing, and it is like now.

He is obviously a very strong person internally, why is he so frustrated externally...Zheng Zhiyong directly picked up the peaked cap he put aside and put it on Kim Sang-woo's face: "Have you adjusted your expression now?"

"Okay, okay." Zheng Zhiyong took back his hat, and Kim Sang-woo glanced at his face, and couldn't help laughing again, "Brother, if you let people who don't know it, you definitely look more like me The child from the golden spoon".

"But I can't get into Georgetown, and I'm going to be exhausted to get into Korea University." After laughing at himself, Zheng Zhiyong finally got to the point, "I have this idea, but two days ago my mother suggested that I should contact him earlier. Brokerage companies, this also has an impact on whether to participate in the show."

"Auntie has taken a fancy to CJ?" Kim Sang Woo asked, "Do you need me to introduce you?"

"No, no need." Zheng Zhiyong shook his head and said, "You just need to tell me whether my request is within the acceptable range of cj. while talking".

Jin Sangyou stared at Zheng Zhiyong for a while, seeing that Zheng Zhiyong's expression was still calm and firm, he nodded: "OK."

"Show Methemoney?" Jay Park tapped the rhythm with his fingers on the table, "They invited aomg to be their mentor last year."

"I remember." Zheng Zhiyong said.

"They're coming again this year, and I plan to go."

"Four groups of mentors, two in each group, who do you plan to go with?"

"Loco, the champion of the first season of "Show Methemoney" will be the mentor in the fourth season. It sounds pretty good. When the mentor performs, I will try to bring as many people from aomg as possible."

"It sounds like something my brother would do."

"If you want to go, you won't be able to attend the performance of aomg."

"It's the same as if I don't participate in "showmethemoney", the aomg stage will take me to play." Zheng Zhiyong, who was looking at his phone, couldn't help raising his head when he heard this, and said sharply.

"That's right." Park Jay Bum stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, smiling awkwardly.No matter how good the relationship is, it cannot hide the fact that Zheng Zhiyong and Park Jay Bum have completely different understandings of music.

Zheng Zhiyong didn't pursue it either, he gently stirred the coffee with a spoon in his right hand, and watched it with his mobile phone in his left hand: "If I go, I can't participate in the performance of aomg, but I can go to the team of aomg."

"nonononono", Jay Park was shocked by Zheng Zhiyong's words, and he stopped thinking about the beat of the song, and tried his best to express his rejection to Zheng Zhiyong, who was drinking coffee leisurely, "I don't even I don't know how to take you."

Zheng Zhiyong couldn't help laughing: "I didn't go to aomg because I was afraid that the conflict of ideas would affect my relationship later, but the aomg team didn't let me go?"

"Aren't I afraid that the beat we gave you won't be suitable for you..." Jay Park was very aggrieved, "We all know that we have a good relationship, and it's hard to say whether we will take care of you or not."

"It seems that I will perform better in front of me." Zheng Zhiyong said with a smile.

After more than a month, Zheng Zhiyong and Park Jae-bum met again, but it was not in aomg's studio, but in dudart, the coffee shop opened by Park Jae-han's younger brother Park Jae-han.

Li Taimin's forgiveness and encouragement allowed Zheng Zhiyong to remove the last layer of shackles from his body. Although he could not fully restore the vigor of the past, Zheng Zhiyong's brows no longer had the depression that appeared from time to time in the past.When Jay Park first came in, he could see the shadow of the leader of SM trainees he had seen ten years ago from the person sitting in the corner, quietly bathing in the sunshine of the winter afternoon.

After hearing what Zheng Zhiyong said, Park Jay immediately understood the reason for the change, but the surprise that Zheng Zhiyong brought to him did not stop there. "Show Methemoney"... Zheng Zhiyong went to participate in this show, why does he always feel that something big will happen?

"Speaking of which, how did you think of going to that show?"

"It was suggested by others, I think it's good." Zheng Zhiyong took a sip from his coffee cup, then leaned forward and whispered, "If I go there, I can decide my public image by myself."

The object is Jay Park, and some of Zheng Zhiyong's little thoughts can be expressed.

"Don't you want to go to CJ, the TV station that hosts the program is invested by CJ." Park Jay Fan said he didn't understand.

"So when I was on the show, I could have contact with CJ, but I couldn't make a deal," Zheng Zhiyong said, "I want to have a certain degree of freedom, and I also want to find a reliable company to help me deal with the mess. , The speed in the middle must be carefully grasped."

"Trouble." Jay Park heard mosquito coils all over his eyes.

"Trouble is unavoidable if you want to get more things." Zheng Zhiyong took a deep breath and said, "The most important thing now is to get more bargaining chips, ahhhhh, "The King of Masked Singer" The official version won't be aired until April, and it's really difficult to arrange this month."

Jay Park's eyebrows frowned: "Are you okay?"

"The pressure must be a little bit, but everyone has that process, right? Just get used to it."

After watching Xu Solzhi's performance in "The King of Masked Singer", Zheng Zhiyong concluded that when the show officially starts, Xu Solzhi will definitely attract a lot of attention when Xu Solzhi takes off the mask. The enthusiastic response also provided evidence for his view from the side.

However, Zheng Zhiyong got the news later that the program "The King of Masked Singer" will be broadcast, but the official version will have to wait until early April. Among the singers who returned in the middle month, there is no route that is suitable for Zheng Zhiyong's works. Producer, he can't do anything for the time being.

As for Cube, their main goal now is to go public. Beast's member solo is under discussion, but at least Cube will be free to do this after the IPO is completed. As for the combination, Beast, which resumed work after the New Year, has already shifted its focus to Japan - As a group that has already rushed to the front line in 2011, beast's presence in South Korea last year was enough.The form of activities in Japan is still mainly performances, besides what Yong Junhyung mentioned to Zheng Zhiyong, set up a special company called beastmusic, and release a single a month.When Long Junhyung was racking his brains for the daily orders that he needed, Zheng Zhiyong also went to help, but now he has finished his work, the stock is ready, and Zheng Zhiyong has nothing to do.

What are you doing in March?

But Zheng Zhiyong's daze didn't last even one day, he received a call from An Hyojin, to the effect: exid is going to release a new album in April, if you have nothing to do, how about coming over and doing it together?

This is show business.Reasonable planning is important, and it is also important to deal with various and endless accidents.Zheng Zhiyong has seen many such situations when he was hanging out with Jay Park in the past, and now it is his turn to experience it himself.

"Why do you think of me?" Even though this is not the first time we have worked together, we still need to exchange some pleasantries before we start.

"The comeback song has been finalized." Ahn Hyo Jin said.

"Ok?"

""Up and Down" 2.0, there is no problem at all with the dance of "Up and Down" with the new song, or with the dance of "Up and Down" with the new song."

"Up and Down" is not the first Divine Comedy in 2014, but it is the one that is most useful to singers.Exid, which has been working on the [-]th line for two years, is on the verge of being abandoned, but because of the popularity of "Up and Down", its awareness has risen sharply, and it has reached the edge of the first line.But because of the rapid rise, exid's popularity foundation is not solid. With the company unable to provide much support, if the follow-up songs do not have a good response, it is easy for the popularity to dissipate. It disappeared quickly, and it has not been two years. The result of the comeback after "Up and Down" is very important to exid, not only exid and their company Yedang understand this point, even the audience is very clear.

And the choice of title song is a big problem.For singers who are not popular, there are too many uncontrollable factors in the response of a song."Up and Down", which was cold when it was released, but became popular again after the end of the promotion because of the female anchor and Fan Pai, is an example.After several considerations, exid and the brokerage company chose a song that can be regarded as the 2.0 version of "Up and Down" as the main theme of the comeback. The advantage is that it is safe, and the disadvantage is that it is not conducive to establishing a reputation. Ahn Hyo Jin, who created the novel, also felt a little unwilling about it.

"The main song is electronic, and the chorus is lyrical. It is also a direction to make this style well and make it into the characteristics of exid." Zheng Zhiyong comforted.

"If the public always likes it, we are carrying forward a unique style, and if they don't like it, we will just stick to the old book of "Up and Down". ".

Zheng Zhiyong was speechless: "...that's it."

The cruelty of the entertainment industry is not only because there are too many monks and too little food, the parents' preferences are unpredictable, making it impossible for everyone to ensure their own future.

"Then what are your plans?"

Zheng Zhiyong asked directly.

"The second route, like "Tears" and "Reunion."

"So come to me?"

Ahn Hyo Jin nodded: "On April 4th, the first episode of the official version of "The King of Masked Singer" will air, and the group will come back on April 5th. The song will come out, borrowing the popularity of "The King of Masked Singer" to warm up for the comeback."

"Good idea." Zheng Zhiyong commented.

"It's not enough," Ahn Hyojin said, "girl'sday has been taking the fresh route for a long time, and finally became famous because of their sexy. Their solution is to come back multiple times, fresh once, sexy once, alternately, but our company's resources are limited. I don't know if exid is popular now, if there are too many comebacks, it will attract people's hatred, we can only find a way to do everything we want to do in one comeback."

"Recorded songs of different routes? If there is no promotion, unless the quality is very high, it will have the effect you want."

The words are not good, but the truth is true. People who are not fans will pay attention to the songs included in the album. The singers who have this honor can be counted on one hand in Korea. Of course exid is not among them. An Xiaozhen can’t deny this: " That's right." Otherwise, she wouldn't be so distressed that she would ask Zheng Zhiyong for help.Although they were rejected by Zheng Zhiyong once at the beginning, they were not familiar with each other at that time. After getting acquainted, An Xiaozhen felt that Zheng Zhiyong is quite powerful if he has inspiration, and it is worth a try.

"There is another method, I don't know if you have thought about it." At this time, Zheng Zhiyong said again, "Can you re-arrange your title song in a different style?"