Thinker in the entertainment industry

After the third round of one-on-one, 52 of the 26 people advanced and 26 were eliminated.But some duels are strong, and it would be a pity to have to eliminate one. For example, basick and lilboi, who are also at the championship level, meet together, which makes the choice very painful for the producers.So in the end, the program group still arranged a resurrection link. The producers selected four contestants worthy of resurrection from the 26 eliminated contestants, and played against each other two by two, and finally resurrected two contestants.

The four chosen are One, Lee Joohyun, Bewhy and Lilboi.In the end Lee Joohyun lost to One, and Bewhy lost to Lilboi. One and Lilboi were successfully revived, and the number of players who passed the third round was fixed at 28.

At the same time, there were quite a few idolrappers during the audition, so far only Song Minho is left.

After the third round, the contestants were notified by the program group that the next recording time has not yet been set, but it will not be very close, so they can take a break.Now there are only 28 contestants left, and the grouping session is about to begin. Before the grouping, a performance by the producers was arranged. There are too many people and it is not easy to keep secrets, so it is still late to record. Once the grouping results are leaked in advance, the selling point of "showmethemoney" It's less than half.

Zheng Zhiyong heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the news, and fell on the bed when he went back, sleeping until the next afternoon.

Then get up and get on with your work.

Regarding "Infinite Challenge", Zheng Zhiyong didn't know how they would deal with it. In 2014, among the host team of "Infinite Challenge", Gill and Lu Hongzhe had drunk driving incidents broke out successively, and they got off the show because of this. The attention of the national variety show was high, and the disturbance at that time was not small.With a drunk-driving victim as a guest, Infinity Challenge's position could be embarrassing.Jay Park did not suggest Zheng Zhiyong to go to "Infinite Challenge" because of this concern.Zheng Zhiyong didn't take it very seriously, he directly told Kim Tae-ho everything, and let "Infinite Challenge" choose it, if he concealed it beforehand, in case something happened, "Infinite Challenge" would probably hate him , He has said everything he can say, how else can he find fault with him?

Zheng Zhiyong wanted to confront Park Zhenrong and jyp, but there was no need to offend "Infinite Challenge" for this.It wasn't a sudden problem, Zheng Zhiyong was calmer than Park Jay Bum imagined.

But if this is the case, the possibility of Zheng Zhiyong being invited to "Infinite Challenge" is really low.Fortunately, Zheng Zhiyong does not have to be on "Infinite Challenge", "showmethemoney" is enough for him to achieve his goal.

What Zheng Zhiyong has to do now is to be in charge of the production of a new song.

The song "you" written by inspiration a month ago was later sent to exid's agency yedang.He has collaborated with exid three times and the results are very good. The song "you" really fits An Xiyan's voice. Yedang didn't think long before he decided to buy the song, and the form of the collaboration song was also accepted.

The partner they are looking for is Ken, the lead singer of Vixx.

This is Zheng Zhiyong's third contact with Vixx people. During "Hit Maker", Lu Xingcai met Vixx's captain n and member Han Sang Hyuk because of Lu Xingcai. He met ra·vi in ​​"Show Methemoney", and now he met another one.I have to say, it's a bit embarrassing, Zheng Zhiyong gave ra·vi advice and hurt him in front of the camera, I don't know what ra·vi said to his teammates when he went back.

An Xiyan acted as a bridge of communication at this time: "The three of us are all of the same age, why don't we remove the honorifics first?"

"I don't care, Kenxi?"

"I'm fine."

For Koreans who regard the age gap as very important, "same age" is simply a sharp tool to bring them closer.An Xiyan just mentioned it, and Zheng Zhiyong and Ken bid farewell to the honorifics logically, and started the relationship before work.

"Ken is the fourth vixx member I know", Zheng Zhiyong said, "The four met three times, it seems to be a bit of fate."

"Brother n mentioned you after he went back last time, and r□□i also mentioned it when he came back." Ken said that Zheng Zhiyong also has a strong presence in vixx.

"Is he okay now?" Although he was a bit actively seeking training, he was eliminated in the second round, and ra·vi might be a little frustrated.

"Fortunately, I'm writing a song for the group's activities in the studio." vixx has come back in February this year, and is not in a hurry to engage in group activities in the summer, but has arranged various personal schedules for the members.

"I'll look forward to it," Zheng Zhiyong said, "Although I dissed his rap in the show...I like r□□i's music very much."

"He told me," Ken said.

"showmethemoney" is currently getting a lot of attention. When talking about this, even An Xiyan, who has never dabbled in the hip-hop field, became interested: "I don't know if you are busy these days, but I have never asked. How's it going there, is everything going well?"

"Fortunately, compared to being dissed in the underground, there is no reaction. The feeling of 'it just doesn't suit your taste but you have to let me pass' is great."

An Xiyan laughed hard: "Do your friends in the underground know that you think so?"

"I haven't told them, but they shouldn't be surprised when they hear it." What hip-hop wants is directness. Zheng Zhiyong was relatively honest when he was underground, analyzing, criticizing and Reflection is especially straightforward, only the delicate and sensitive side of character is deliberately hidden by Zheng Zhiyong.

In a place like the underground, it’s better to give the song to an idol to express your emotions.

The collaboration song "you" that Zheng Zhiyong handed over to An Xiyan and Ken this time is the product of his emotional explosion.This is a medium-tempo lyric piece, accompanied by guitar and electric piano. The melody is mostly concentrated in the middle and low range, conveying the loneliness and longing that are not strong, but deep into the bone marrow.It is not difficult to find the tune, but it is still a bit difficult to sing the feeling.

It is not as high-pitched as in "Reunion", Zheng Zhiyong has no problem in giving a demonstration in person: "The cold heart has nowhere to go - don't raise the ending so high, it doesn't match the chorus later, and don't pull too much long."

These days, it has almost become a common practice for the chorus to shout high notes. The lead singers of various idol groups have also formed some bad habits. At the beginning, Yan wanted to be a little more at home: "You bring endless sweetness, endless bitterness and loneliness—Producer Zheng, why don't you give me the part of Ken?" An Xiyan couldn't help joking.

Zheng Zhiyong glanced at her: "Are you going to ask a lead singer to feat you?" Ken also cooperated with holding his heart in his hands like weeping: "I didn't expect you to have so many solo activities, and you still want to compete with me for a part— —”

"Then be careful, don't let me steal your weight, lead singer." An Xiyan waved the piece of paper with the lyrics printed in her hand, and said "viciously".

Zheng Zhiyong, who is the same age as these two, smiled the whole time, his eyes were no different from those of a "loving father".

After all, ken is the lead singer, although the high-pitched roar is a bit too much, and he is usually practicing ballads and the like.Zheng Zhiyong explained the singing method clearly and demonstrated it. It didn't take long for him to find the feeling.

"onlyyou————" Ken squinted his eyes, feeling every twist and turn of the ending sound, "such a style of music is rare."

"If you follow the route of sound sources, you will need more changes and experiments in the style of music. The cost of idol returning once is high, and innovation is not easy." Zheng Zhiyong concluded with a smile while listening.

An Xiyan couldn't help complaining when she heard this: "I remembered our "ahyeah" again. If it wasn't for the jazz version made by Zhiyong, the word-of-mouth of that episode would really be hopeless."

"What are you going to do next time? "Up and Down" 3.0 plus "ahyeah" jazz version 2.0?" Zheng Zhiyong asked.

An Xiyan had a bitter face: "Please don't ask, I know it's not an option to continue like this, but I don't have any idea about which direction to turn."

"Shouldn't it be double main? Show an attitude of 'it's not that I don't want to make new things, it's just that I don't dare'."

When Zheng Zhiyong talked about his attitude, he deliberately used a pitiful tone, and An Xiyan laughed out loud. "I'll bring it up with the planning office," she said, "if that's the case, are you interested in joining? I think you seem to be very good at creating novel things."

"It's true that I'm interested, but I can't tell if I'm good at it." Zheng Zhiyong picked up the lyrics and score in his hand and waved, "Look at the results this time. If the performance of the song is okay, I am happy to continue to cooperate. If not, it’s not a question of whether I like it or not.”

"Then I'm going to work harder." An Xiyan moved and changed to face to face with Ken, "Ningning, come on, let's try it from beginning to end."

"Cough", Zheng Zhiyong choked in surprise at An Xiyan's sudden address, "An Xiyan, you seem to have stolen my lines."

After getting over his breath, he said under a low voice.

Collaborative songs are mostly casual, and the investment is not only inferior to the group comeback, but even the member's solo activities are incomparable. Usually, two artists get together, and the company sends out an announcement saying that the song will be released and the theme. As for the sound source of the song, it is almost resigned to fate.Only when there is a "collaboration queen" like sistar Soyou, or when the company attaches great importance to the planning of the collaboration, there will be a relatively large battle when the collaboration is released.

The cooperation between An Xiyan and Ken is normal. After practicing for two or three days, I recorded the song in the recording studio and filmed a studio mv. The company would then simply publicize it and then ignore it.The appeal of idols in terms of sound sources is not comparable to that of powerful musicians. The success rate of collaboration songs where both are idols is too low, and it is not worth investing too much resources and expectations.

"What about you, what is your expectation for this song, or what is your psychological bottom line?" Zheng Zhiyong asked while drinking coffee after work.

"Of course I hope the song will become popular. I feel comfortable singing such a good song."

An Xiyan picked up the coffee and took a sip while talking, but her teeth grinned from the heat and her hands shook.Zheng Zhiyong quickly stretched out his hand, afraid that she would spill all the coffee in it, but An Xiyan's hand stabilized before he touched it: "Don't be so nervous, it's too late, besides, what I'm wearing today is Private server, it doesn’t matter if you spill it.”

"I'm afraid that if you burn your hand, it will affect the notice." Zheng Zhiyong withdrew his hand and said lightly.

An Xiyan put down the cup: "Thank you, but it really doesn't matter, I just said that I burned it myself, who would be surprised?"

……Too.An Xiyan's positioning was originally a little bit out of the ordinary. "Okay, let's get back to the topic. You can be satisfied with how much the music source sells, what do you think?"

"What will happen if you don't reach a satisfactory level, and what will happen if you reach it? Will you start giving us more ordinary songs?" An Xiyan joked.

"Where are you thinking? It's not that the results of the last few songs are not bad. My mentality is a bit bad. I was too optimistic and pessimistic at one time." Zheng Zhiyong immediately made a statement in a calm tone Explain, "The number of songs in my hand is limited. If it is suitable and you are willing to ask for it, I will definitely give you the best one."

"I take back what I just said—thinker's song, there is no 'average'." An Xiyan raised her hand as a pledge.

Zheng Zhiyong's exquisite face was immediately covered with a bright smile, his facial muscles didn't make any big movements, but joy could overflow from the corners of his upturned mouth, and even his eyes were sparkling: "Ah... what It's time to speak so nicely, An Xiyan?"

"This is the truth," An Xiyan said, "I don't know when you became so handsome."

Zheng Zhiyong laughed harder: "An Xiyan."

"Ok?"

"Do you ever feel like—we're kind of on a date?"