Chapter 489 A teacher and seven students
Dream Hunter is not unable to afford trainees. The business is spread across three continents, and the subordinate companies are all profitable. The large number of numbers on the income statement is not just good-looking. But now, there is only Ailee, a trainee, which is still because of the limitations of Dream Hunter's own development strategy.
As a production company, Dream Hunter focuses mostly on music production and concert planning. The company does not set up a special artist management department. Originally, Kim Joo-wook and Girls' Generation were both handed over to their direct company K Entertainment. As an agency, K Entertainment is not large in South Korea. Although it has powerful combinations and singers such as Fin.k.l, Girls' Generation, Sun Danfei, and Zhang Liyin, they have not established their own artist training team like other companies. The original plan of trainee selection was also transferred to the Superstar Program due to Kwon Jae-hee's secret operation. In this way, K Entertainment's all energy and financial resources are tilted to the management of existing artists.
There is a saying now circulating in the Korean entertainment industry - only when you reach K Entertainment know what a real star is. It is not only because everyone is jealous of K Entertainment's attitude and treatment towards artists, but also because K Entertainment knows how to tap into the full potential of an artist and is willing to invest in his future to make his development path more dazzling and moving.
Under such a premise, it is natural that Jin Zhuoxu has concerns about Ailee's request. Dream hunters have always put artists first, such a group of students. If they cannot guarantee that they all have a chance to debut, Jin Zhuoxu will never agree to accept these trainees to waste their lives.
"Let's do it..." Seeing Ailee making a promise, Jin Zhuoxue hesitated and said, "I can go to the cram school with you first. I will continue the class for you during the period when you have paid the tuition. When the course is over, I will consider recommending some students to other companies..."
"Really? The teacher is the best!" Ailee was happy and his name to Jin Zhuoxue became messy. His brother was screaming at the teacher, forcing Jin Zhuoxue to promise to go to the cram school tomorrow.
"The people in the class heard that the teacher had almost gone after running away. I said I would find a way..." Ailee, who was standing outside the cram school, looked at Jin Zhuoxu who came here together and said aggrievedly: "I have said that I will find a way to solve it..."
"Who would believe what you said so simply..." Jin Zhuoxu smiled and comforted: "You have made efforts, right? As for whether everyone believes it, it is their own business. How many people are there now?"
"There are six more besides me... basically the people who went with me last time stayed..." Ailee thought of the six people who believed in her, and once again cheered up and said, "The two pairs of twins were left behind. Kim Nam-joo, who has a good relationship with me, also stayed. Another one is a student who just came here recently... I don't know why she stayed, but she doesn't seem to like talking very much..."
After learning about the situation from Ailee, Jin Zhuoxu was relieved. Fortunately, there were only six people. If there were more, he would not dare to take on the job. He simply sorted out his clothes. Jin Zhuoxu followed Ailee into the cram school classroom.
Because the boss had already run away, all the valuable equipment in the classroom was taken away by the employees, leaving only messy tables and chairs, and the rent had been paid in advance. After a brief negotiation with Jin Zhuoxu, the owner also decided to sublease the place to the latter. In this way, in this classroom where only the vacant room and seven students were left, Jin Zhuoxu's special course began...
"Stay the brief introduction before get out of class. What we need to do now is to get to know each other first..." Looking at the students who were at a loss in the podium, Jin Zhuoxu decided to have a brief exchange with them first, "I am not here to solve the problem for everyone, or in other words, the problems you are facing now have nothing to do with the next course. I just want to hear your true thoughts - after encountering such a thing, do you still think being an artist is your best choice?"
"That..." A girl hesitantly raised her hand. Under Jin Zhuoxu's smile, she said boldly: "I actually think it doesn't matter... I came here just like singing and acting. I didn't think I'd be an artist in the future, so as long as I can learn singing and dancing with everyone... My name is Jin Namjoo, although you said the introduction will be left behind..."
"Okay, I understand!" Jin Zhuoxu nodded with a smile, as if he was very interested in Jin Nanzhu's words. After looking at her carefully, he slowly turned his eyes to others. Maybe Ailee was right, this group of people would bring him a lot of surprises...
"Huh?" Jin Zhuoxu couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise. According to Ailee's previous introduction, this should be the new student. Looking at the familiar girl, he said seriously: "Yang Zhiyuan, right? I didn't expect that we will meet here again. Do you have anything to say?"
Yang Zhiyuan, who once had a brief conversation at the CCM company, is a rare trainee that Kim Zhuoxu can be optimistic about at first sight, so even after a few months, she recognized the other party at once. However, it seems that the other party has doubts about the suggestions he made at the beginning... Otherwise, she would not have seen her in this cram school...
"Meet again..." Yang Zhiyuan, who was named by Jin Zhuoxue, stood up in panic and greeted her. To be honest, when she knew something was wrong with the cram school yesterday, she was shaken by her belief that she insisted on. Finally, when she heard Jin Zhuoxue's name from Ailee, Yang Zhiyuan, who seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw, chose to stay. The facts proved that her choice was right. Although she did not go directly to find the dreamer because she was not confident, but she could stand in front of Jin Zhuoxue again, Yang Zhiyuan seemed to see hope again.
"Tell me, what do you think..."
"I...I want to stand on the stage that I have been looking forward to for a long time..." Yang Ji-won, who had been brave enough, finally spoke up under Jin Zhuo-wook's inquiry, "The first time was the company went bankrupt, the second time was the objection of his parents... If you hadn't left me hope, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to muster up such courage... After talking to you, I kept trying to convince my parents to believe that I want to sing and like to sing! My parents finally agreed to my request, but I knew that my strength did not meet the requirements you expected, so I wanted to..."
"So I want to make up for it through practice?" Jin Zhuoxu stood up with a smile, looked at Yang Zhiyuan and said, "I met like this in the end..." Without continuing, Jin Zhuoxu knew that he had made a profit this time. After thinking briefly, he said to the girls in the audience: "My name is Jin Zhuoxu, Xu. There are many people who call me k, and many people who call me president, boss, senior, producer, etc.... But here you have to remember that there is only one name for me, that is,
Teacher, or you can call me Teacher Zhuo Xu... I will not bring you directly into the company as a trainee - you, including Zhiyuan! You will learn from me in this cram school everything that artists need to learn, singing, dancing, speaking, behavior, etc.... I will carefully observe your abilities and must evaluate you. If the results satisfy me, then you will have the opportunity to choose the company you want to join, whether it is S.m or JYP, including DSP and Dream Hunter, you can choose as you wish!"
"Really?" After Jin Zhuoxu said this, the girls sitting in the audience couldn't sit still. How exciting it is to choose their own company! There are only two people who can keep calm, one is Ailee with disdain on her face, and the other is Yang Zhiyuan who looks firmly at Jin Zhuoxu...
"Okay, as the first day of class, we have to do something special..." Jin Zhuoxu said with a smile: "Let's start introducing yourself, and then I'll treat you to the singing room and relax!"
"Long live the teacher!" A group of girls instantly became loyal fans of Jin Zhuoxu...
Is it for fun to go to the singing room? Perhaps Jin Zhuo-wook will have different answers in his heart. What is the point of singing his own songs in front of seven little guys on KTV? Even if it is a cross-dressing Girls' Generation... Well, although they smiled happily, it is still extremely boring for Jin Zhuo-wook!
After a few songs brought the atmosphere, Jin Zhuo-wook began to sit aside and watch the girls come forward and sing their own songs. Although the audio equipment is incomparable to their own production, the atmosphere here is indeed the best choice for the students to relax and perform. One by one, one song after another, and one song after another, Jin Zhuo-wook also had a general understanding of the level of these students. Ailee is naturally the top of various indicators. After the most professional training and learning, if you don’t get the first place, then the teacher Jin Zhuo-wook should be the one who should cry...
The next ranking is much more interesting. Except for the sisters Liu Huaying and Liu Xiaoying who have never started to learn singing, the strength gap between the others is very small. Even Yang Zhiyuan, who has been a trainee, has not left the others too far. She is just more proficient in skills...
"It's all babies... I guess I feel distressed if I really want them to go to another company..." Jin Zhuoxu couldn't help but smile while listening to the song, "How should such a good student train them... Is it solo? Or make a combination..."
Chapter completed!