Thinker in the entertainment industry

A long, long time ago, if Zheng Zhiyong's thoughts were heard by others, he would definitely get the comment of "I don't know the blessings in the blessings".His family background is superior, his looks are not bad, and although his IQ is the lowest among a family of five, he has the specialty of having a strong memory, not to mention that his parents are quite tolerant or condoning his "doing nothing."Such a child who grew up in a honeypot is troubled by various things all day long. The most likely thing for those who know it is to call on the teacher to assign more homework-it is so annoying.

Later, Zheng Zhiyong was injured and had trouble moving, and the attitude of the people around him was much more relaxed.Even if you don't know that he is SM's highly anticipated trainee, a teenage boy tied with a mild disability can always arouse people's sympathy, at least he won't comment on Zheng Zhiyong's silence and depression Opinion.

As for now, the 24-year-old Zheng Zhiyong has been able to remain calm and calm in most situations. He can take normal and abnormal things for granted.But there are some habits that cannot be changed.He's still emotional, and he still likes to figure out what he thinks needs to be figured out, even if it frustrates him.

Just like the cypher this time.

And there are more things that come to mind.

"'Infinite Challenge' and drunk driving are very 'fate'", Kim Tae-ho considered the words, "Last year Gill and Lu Hongzhe...you know".

"I know."

Gill's incident is too famous, just a few days after the tragedy of Sewol, "Infinite Challenge" is filming a racing special again, at this time, there is a drunk driving incident, which instantly ignites the anger of the people all over the country.Lu Hongzhe's situation is more subtle. He was called off by the police when he changed the parking space for the car. There are different opinions on whether he refused the alcohol test at the time, but starting a car while drinking alcohol is drunk driving. Get off of Infinity Challenge.

Two consecutive hosts left because of drunk driving, "Infinite Challenge" and the word "drunk driving" really have a "fate".

"It may be offensive to say these words in front of you, I'm sorry", Jin Taihao bowed his head first, expressing his apologies. Feeling guilty, "Gill and Hong Zhe, I have worked with them for many years, even if I know that they did something wrong, I don't want them to be troubled by it."

Two meetings and some simple understandings are enough for Kim Tae-ho to feel the excellence of Zheng Zhiyong.Except for a faint eccentricity, from appearance to talent to upbringing, Zheng Zhiyong has nothing to criticize.After meeting last time, Kim Tae-ho mobilized his ten-year network as the PD of the National Variety Show, and found out some news about Zheng Zhiyong from SM. No matter how fast the SM staff changes, at least the trainees’ month-end evaluation records are always kept. of.

Zheng Zhiyong is very honest and humble, he took the lead dance route, and won many first place in the dance assessment, tied with Li Taemin who had already debuted in Shinee as the top 2 in the SM dance direction that year.

The person who was very promising to debut in SM seven years ago lost his dreams and health because of a car accident caused by drunk driving.Even Jin Taihao couldn't help feeling sorry when he saw this.When this incident is known to the public, how many people will feel shocked and regretted. Kim Taeho, who has been on the show for ten years and understands the psychology of the people very well, can easily imagine.

After that, how many people will use "drunk driving" as an outlet to vent after the shock and regret?

Will "Infinity Challenge", which has two hosts who have been involved in drunk driving scandals, be involved?Will Gill and Lu Hongzhe, who are still in the reflection period, be implicated so that the already difficult comeback will become more difficult?It's a bit cruel to say, although Zheng Zhiyong is an innocent victim, Kim Tae-ho's priority is still the development of the show and the future of his familiar colleagues.

"I understand", Zheng Zhiyong was very calm, "If this matter becomes big, it won't even be limited to "Infinite Challenge".

Kim Tae-ho nodded.

Drunk driving is a common scandal in the Korean entertainment industry. From actors to singers to hosts, almost everyone falls into it.Compared with drug use and gambling, the harsh Korean public opinion has sharper attacks on drunk driving artists, but in the end it is not to the extent that it can make people lose their lives. After the activity is suspended for a year or so, they can still come back.In other words, among the artists who are still active and have black history, more than half of the black history is drunk driving.If Zheng Zhiyong's past is made a big deal, it will not only involve Gill and Lu Hongzhe, but also "Infinite Challenge". Artists with a history of drunk driving may also be pulled out and flogged again, and they will be able to escape. I am afraid that the host Liu Shiyun is the only host - he was not caught drunk driving by the police, but he surrendered himself to the police station because of his guilt. Let alone the police, netizens who usually get angry when they hear drunk driving don't know what to say to him. After a period of silence, this matter passed, and no one really used it to turn over old scores.

"From your point of view, you should hope that drunk driving will be punished more, so that fewer people will suffer because of it, but the punishment for artists after drunk driving is much heavier than ordinary people." Kim Tae-ho said.

"So it's hard to limit the issue to discussing right and wrong. This is a very contradictory thing. For me, if I have to do something, the best result is to arouse the society's attention to drunk driving, but in the end, it is very likely that It’s just pulling out a few public figures and hanging them up again.”

As a victim, Zheng Zhiyong is blameless for his accusations of drunk driving, but it is likely to severely offend artists with a dark history in this regard, as well as people related to their interests such as brokerage companies.However, these artists are not without a bit of difficulty. As artists, the price they pay for drunk driving is much heavier than ordinary people. Even if they can come back, they still have to bear the pressure of public opinion. Almost equal to life, a victim's accusation may cut off their way of life, even if Zheng Zhiyong has no intention of doing so.

"what are you thinking?"

"Where's pdnim?" Jin Taeho came to talk to himself so much, definitely not just because of chatting.

"We are also very contradictory," Kim Tae-ho said, ""Infinite Challenge" has been doing things that our peers dare not do, but the topic of drunk driving is too sensitive, and we don't know whether we should face it, so I want to hear from you. idea".Because of drunk driving, his dream was ruined and he was permanently disabled. It is a normal reaction to gnash your teeth with hatred when you mention it, but Zheng Zhiyong's performance is very special. Kim Tae-ho thinks that he might say something very meaningful s things.

"At the very beginning, of course I hated it. You were walking well on the road, but suddenly you were knocked down and then run over again. Not to mention the fact that you became disabled later, the feeling of your bones being crushed, I can't even think of it now. It hurts." Zheng Zhiyong stared at the coffee in the cup, but didn't stretch out his hand, his back was arched, his head was buried down, in a posture that seemed to be self-protective, but also a little bit ready to go.

Such a gesture was undoubtedly a bit impolite, but Jin Tae-ho couldn't pursue it. Even though Zheng Zhiyong tried his best to understate his words, Jin Tae-ho still couldn't restrain the surge of sympathy in his heart.

But what Zheng Zhiyong wants is not just sympathy. This kind of emotion has a time limit. "Transformation": "But my feelings can't just stay in hatred, and it doesn't mean how tolerant I am. There are too many people who make this mistake. Drunken driving is almost a threat to the lives of others. The one that offends the most people, even some people who were nice to me, had drunk and driven before my accident.”

The person Zheng Zhiyong is talking about is Kim Jaejoong. When Kim Jaejoong was drunk and driving, Zheng Zhiyong was still SM as his rising star. It has been almost ten years now.At that time, although Zheng Zhiyong felt that what Jin Jaejoong did was wrong, and he deserved to be scolded, apologized and self-repentant, but other than that, he didn't have any other thoughts. After what happened to Kim Heechul, Kim Jaejoong was okay with him.

"So I have no way to simply determine that a person is a villain just because he is drunk and driving. Although at that time I was not interested in knowing the perpetrator and pursued him, I never thought there was a problem with this approach," Zheng Zhiyong said , "I later began to think, why so many people do such things."

"Do you have an answer?"

"Yes, but I don't know if it's right."

"You said."

"Self-righteous — some issues extend to the level of consciousness, even culture."

What is more sad than the fact that there are many bad people in the world is that there are many people who are not bad, who have caused harm to innocent people for various reasons, and sometimes they don't even feel that it is wrong.

"Then what's your attitude towards this?" Jin Taeho asked, "or in other words, your attitude towards the outside world?"

"My true attitude is that I can understand, but I'm not reconciled." "People are not bad" can't solve all problems, just like Zheng Zhiyong can't directly criticize drunk driving to the outside world, the people he worries about also have their difficulties, Zheng Zhiyong himself thinks more deeply and doesn't want to take other people's swords, but if he doesn't think of such a deep level, he has to choose between lying and being alienated and suppressed. I try to push the issue to a higher level and not direct the fire to a small group."

Zheng Zhiyong buried his head even lower, and even couldn't help covering his face with his hands: "However, if I meet someone doing something like that in front of me, I may not be able to bear it."

He raised his head and forced a smile.

Kim Tae-ho patted him on the shoulder to express his comfort: "I will discuss it with everyone when I get back, and I will contact you when the results come out."

"How many people know now?" Zheng Zhiyong's friends around him only know a small part of it. If it wasn't for the possible impact on "Infinite Challenge", he would not have told Kim Tae-ho.

"I haven't told too many people that there are two writers who have worked together for a long time, and Brother Zai." South Korea is not a country that practices democracy in essence. There are really not many people who influence him.

Zheng Zhiyong nodded slightly.

Such a situation is acceptable.

When Zheng Zhiyong received the notice from Kim Tae-ho asking him to prepare for "Infinite Challenge", the recording of "you" had just finished.

"Already have arrangements?" Zheng Zhiyong asked, "Is there anything I need to do?"

"Not yet, just don't say it yet," Kim Tae-ho said, "I'll watch it later, even if I want to film something related to this, I won't be following the Song Festival. The program will be recorded on June 27th. You can arrange the time accordingly." ".

"Ok."

……

"Goodbye, PD."

"Is there something wrong with "showmethemoney" again?" Zheng Zhiyong did not avoid An Xiyan and Ken who were watching the filmed studio video when he called, but it was mainly Kim Taeho who was talking during the call. Zheng Zhiyong listened, Anxi Yan could only hear some useful information from Zheng Zhiyong's last address.

"No", during the break between recordings, Zheng Zhiyong told them about the cheating experience of being suddenly called to a cypher competition a few days ago. A bunch of rappers in front of Snoop pushed and grabbed the microphone because of the competition system, they all felt the same internal injury, "It's "Infinite Challenge".

The recording room fell silent.

"Song Festival?"

Ken’s words are considered knowingly, but Zheng Zhiyong still nodded seriously, and explained: “I started to contact them when I was going to participate in "Show Methe Money". They depend on my performance in "Show Me The Money". There are some other things, so it was decided later."

"Congratulations," Ahn Hee Yeon said, "Infinite Challenge... looking forward to seeing 'godthinker'".

"Can you be more sincere?" Zheng Zhiyong said in a joking tone.

"How?" An Xiyan didn't feel that he was making any past requests, so she asked in a cooperative manner.

"Hmm... stick to what you're supposed to do?" Just as An Xiyan hadn't responded, Zheng Zhiyong felt guilty again, "No, you're busy...then when you have time."

"Infinite Challenge" hasn't aired yet, "showmethemoney" hasn't aired yet, it's not the time, it's not the time!

"Okay, when I have time," An Xiyan readily agreed, but what she said next immediately destroyed the previous atmosphere, "That's the biennial song festival, and I would do it without you." watch".

Zheng Zhiyong: ...

When he was still speechless, Ken had already laughed: "I don't have much to do in summer, maybe I can stick to my plan."

An Xiyan: "Look, we are all sincere."

"I should let you stick to "showmethemoney"." Having said that, Zheng Zhiyong was really amused by An Xiyan's joke.

"Instead of watching the devil clip, it's better to listen to your own narration," An Xiyan said, while daydreaming, "But if you have time, you can watch it with Sister Le." Her eyes are very bright, full of Enthusiasm and vitality.

Although he knew that there was no ambiguous meaning in An Xiyan's words, Zheng Zhiyong's heart still beat faster for this.

There are many helpless places in life, but there are also many good things.

What he has to do is to keep the good things and overcome all the bad things that can be overcome.

Inattentive and emotional outburst - but this time Zheng Zhiyong thinks that he is in a positive state.