"Haha, it's a girl group that you are very familiar with..." Hearing Chi Jingyuan's question, Li Chenghuan had an interesting smile and answered directly without any hesitation: "It's Twice."
"The last thing is the Baeksang Arts Awards on the 3rd of next month." Turning over the memo in his hand, Li Chenghuan glanced at it and then looked up: "The company's related matters have been prepared, and the brand side is sponsoring
Remember to take the time to choose a few sets of clothes... How about this, are you confident that you will make a breakthrough this time and win a more important award than last time?"
"No." Chi Jingyuan didn't think much about it. He leaned lazily on the back of the sofa and responded weakly.
This year's 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards is confirmed to be officially held on the 3rd of next month. The nomination list for this year's various awards was announced on May 2nd, and the Popularity Award was launched the next day.
The online voting process.
And Chi Jingyuan was once again a candidate for several heavyweight awards after Zhang Klai in "The Unborn". In addition to the Popularity Award, which will always be selected, he also won the Best Actor in the TV Series category with Zhao Zhenxiong.
With the nominations of actors, plus Kim Hye-soo who was selected as the best actress, the three protagonists of "Signal" have all been nominated for the most important awards, which can be said to be very outstanding.
Unfortunately, Chi Jingyuan was pessimistic about winning the award because he looked at his competitors and took into account the actual situation.
This year, there has been an explosion of outstanding TV dramas in Peninsula, with many outstanding works appearing, such as "Reply 1988", "The Signal", "Six Flying Dragons", "Descendants of the Sun", "Dragon Bayi", "Martial God Zhao Zilong", etc.
All of them are popular dramas that dominate the moment, which makes the competition in this year’s Baeksang TV drama category extremely fierce.
Although "Signal" was also very successful and can be regarded as the pinnacle of Peninsula suspense dramas, what is more impressive is the script and overall structure of this drama. Moreover, although the three protagonists were all selected for the best actor, the three protagonists
The setting still distracts a lot of attention.
Although Chi Kyung-won is very confident in his performance in "Signal" and has received a lot of praise, but to be fair, he actually feels that Zhao Zhenxiong, who plays Lee Chae-han, performs better and more maturely than himself in the drama.
Yes, several impressive scenes are very contagious.
Even in internal competitions, the chances of winning are not very high, and it becomes even more dangerous when it is taken out.
"Don't be so unsure..." Apparently he had understood the situation. Li Chenghuan also understood the award format very well, but he still laughed and said haha: "I have been paying attention to the voting for the Popularity Award. Yesterday, your vote count was still
Even if we are ahead of Song Joong-ki, this time there will still be a popularity award guaranteed."
"Stop talking, brother."
Speaking of this, Chi Jingyuan smiled helplessly, leaned over and waved his hand: "I have won the Popularity Award several times, it doesn't matter whether I win it or not... And this year's Male and Female Popularity Award, Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo
They are all the favorites to win the award. When the time comes, the two Song Dynasty CPs will come on stage together and hold the cup together to win the popularity award. How romantic, the meaning is good, and the gimmicks are full. All the audience and even the guests are looking forward to it. It will definitely be the one of this Baeksang.
Explosive point.”
Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo fell in love due to their drama. After their relationship was exposed, they became the focus of countless viewers and passers-by, and became a good story in the film and television industry. Song Joong Ki immediately rose to the top after leaving the army, and Song Hye Kyo also swept away the negative impact of the previous tax evasion scandal.
Song CP has become the most popular male and female group in the peninsula. Countless fans have been looking forward to the two of them taking the podium together at the Baeksang Arts Awards for a long time.
Chi Jingyuan drank the rest of the coffee in one gulp, burped lightly, and then added as if he had experienced it: "Song Hye Kyo's vote for the Popularity Award is already far ahead. On the men's side, Song Joong-ki and I
The votes have always been slightly ahead... But even if my votes are slightly ahead by then, I guess the program team will definitely give the award to Song Joong-ki in the end... When they participate in the show now, they sit together openly and hold hands.
Yes, when the awards come, one of them will stand up to receive the award, and the other will sit there and watch. It’s not good. Even Aili will probably be a little disappointed by this..."
This year's Baeksang Arts Awards has not even started yet, and Chi Jingyuan has almost thought of the final outcome. He actually already understands the awarding logic of these award ceremonies very well.
In fact, if it weren't for the warm invitation from the organizer of the Best Actor selection, and the fact that as last year's Newcomer Award winner, he would be the guest of honor for this year's Newcomer Award, he actually wouldn't have wanted to go this time...
"Shuang Song... is indeed quite popular." In fact, Li Chenghuan also agreed with Chi Jingyuan's analysis. He nodded helplessly: "This time, Song Hye Kyo and the previous dramas did not seem to be in love.
Same, I heard that the two of them seem to be getting married..."
"Is it true?" Upon hearing this news, Chi Jingyuan, who did not have much ambition for awards, immediately shifted his attention, leaned over and asked curiously.
He thinks it's quite normal for Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo to have a romantic relationship. Getting married...isn't it a little too much?
So far, he feels that the word marriage is very far away from him.
"I also heard from friends in the industry. I heard that the news came from Song Hye Kyo's manager..." Li Chenghuan also became interested and vividly told Chi Jingyuan the gossip he had heard.
After talking for a while, it ended with some unfinished thoughts. Chi Jingyuan was about to say goodbye and leave. At this time, Li Chenghuan remembered that there was something else he had not said, and quickly gave a final reminder: "By the way, you have a question about the role of "Goblin"
You need to hurry up and make a decision. The crew is already urging you because they seem to choose the heroine to play with you based on your role after you audition and the role is confirmed. You may not be able to decide yet.
, it will be difficult for them to operate later.”
Chi Jingyuan stood up, thought about it for two seconds, nodded and responded;
"I understand... Then I'll go and get busy first."
…
"Then let's go first."
After practicing together twice in the practice room in the afternoon and performing stage performances for a few days, Byun Baekhyun, Kim Minseok, and Kim Jongdae stood up and said goodbye. They have been confirmed to become the three members of EXO's first sub-unit CBX.
There are a lot of team-related meetings to be held recently.
"I have nothing to do in the afternoon. What are you going to do? Go out to play or go back and play games?" After the three people left, the remaining EXO members who had no personal schedules gathered together to chat about the meeting. Wu Shixun looked at the operations next to him.
Chi Jingyuan, who was holding his cell phone, asked.
"I can't play..." Chi Jingyuan wrote a text message and clicked to send it before shaking his head: "Taeyeon asked me to go over there for something...and then I have to sort out the songs. The company has produced a few songs.
Let me listen to the song myself."
"You are really busy."
After exhaling and ignoring the weird math expert, Chi Jingyuan took a sip of water, stood up, said hello to the others, put his bag on his back and walked out of the practice room.
In previous meetings, Ji Kyung Won has been confirmed to be the first member of EXO to debut solo, and Byun Baek Hyun, Kim Min Seok, and Kim Jong Dae have also been confirmed to debut as members of EXO's first sub-unit.
In accordance with SM's past traditions and practices, the team name is based on the initials of three people's stage names: CBX. It has been confirmed that they will officially debut in October. Before that, they will also work on the TV series "Bu Bu Jing" starring Byun Baek Hyun.
Heart: Li" sang the OST to warm up.
In fact, the company cares about their own opinions on the matter of the sub-unit. The selection was discussed at a meeting within the EXO team. Some people were very interested, such as Byun Baekhyun and Kim Min-seok, while others said they didn't care.
, such as Ji Kyung-won and Do Kyung-soo.
After several discussions, the current CBX was finally chosen based on the company's suggestions.
According to SM's concept of forming sub-units for its groups, they are usually led by a very popular member as the basis, and then suitable members are selected. CBX chose a member such as Byun Baekhyun, who is in the upper echelons of popularity, to lead the team.
...Excluding the broken Chi Jingyuan, he is now one of the most popular members in the EXO team.
Although the sub-unit will have many more activities, more exposure opportunities and even income, which will naturally allow many members to have ideas and strive for it, however, in fact, the sub-unit is not a place for the back members of the team to gather and compete for opportunities to appear. Even though EXO is popular
It's very high, but everything has the possibility of failure, so this is a safer method, just like the previous Girls' Generation TTS.
AOA's sub-unit at the beginning of the year was a very good negative material. Instead of letting popular members lead the team, they selected the three most popular backs in the team to form a back sub-unit, and then disbanded after their debut without causing any splash.
…
"how do you feel?"
In the music room, looking at Chi Jingyuan who took off his headphones after listening to the song, Kim Taeyeon next to him stared, sitting next to him while remaining reserved and asking with some expectation.
In the morning, Chi Jingyuan received a call from this sister. Her new album, which will be released next month, is almost ready. She wants Chi Jingyuan, a good friend and a trusted producer, to listen to it.
Regarding the quality of the album, please give me some opinions and reference. If you think it’s good, praise it and give me some confidence, that would be even better.
After Chi Jingyuan finished his work in the afternoon, he called Kim Taeyeon and took the staff to the music room to start tasting her new album.
Different from the subway song "Rain" at the beginning of the year, this "Why" is Kim Taeyeon's real second mini-album. This time Ji Kyung-won did not participate in the creation of the song, but the album is still well-produced and the resources provided by the company are also very good.
The title song "Why" was composed by LDN Noise, a well-known British composition duo.
LDN Noise is a foreign composition team that has been very active and successful in Kpop in the past two years, including SHinee's "View", red velvet's "Dumb Dumb", FX's "4 Walls", and even EXO's upcoming title song "monster"
They are involved in both composing and arranging, and their abilities and characteristics are outstanding. What they are best at is the fashionable electronic style that uses a lot of EDM.
However, this album is very different from the previous debut album "I", especially the style of the title song "why" is completely different from the once popular "I", abandoning the ballads that she is best at.
Ji Jingyuan also participated in the song selection and gave a lot of opinions. In the end, Kim Taeyeon chose "Why" as the title song with her own approval. She gave up on repeating the previous path as an insurance policy and took away the "Lyric Taeyeon" song.
' label, stepping out of his comfort zone and trying more styles, more free-style.
It’s amazing to have this kind of awareness and challenge.
It was just that she was very complacent when she was selecting songs. Now that the album is ready, she suddenly becomes a little nervous. Her debut album "I" was a big hit, so she is actually under a lot of performance pressure now. This time she is calling Chi.
Jingyuan came over to listen, and asking for opinions was secondary. The main thing was to gain some confidence from him.
Chi Jingyuan could tell at a glance.
"Didn't I hear it during the demo before?" Chi Jingyuan scratched his cheek.
"How can the demo and the finished product be the same? At that time, you didn't even hear the arrangement!"
Looking at the girl's round eyes, he was of course good-natured and said with a serious face: "Tropical House arrangement style is the most popular in Europe recently and has a large audience. Although it is Tropical House, it does not abuse electronic music.
, I really like the introduction of this guitar. The moment the chorus comes out, it gives people a sense of surprise that the genre has changed. Noona’s voice really suits the style of this song. It’s hard for me to imagine if this song was changed.
What does it feel like to sing alone?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The Bridge before the last chorus is wonderful, but it's a pity that it's a little short."
"The vocals are very intense, and I feel that they have improved a lot compared to before..."
"Taeyeon Noona, the style of your title song this time is very bold. It's a bit European and American, but it's very exciting. You can choose the style you want to try and stick to it. Compared with "I Just Wanna Dance" by Pani sunbae, I
I think your song is the real ‘I Just Wanna Dance’.”
Finally, he nodded vigorously:
"A lot of people will definitely like it."
Although what he said was very beautiful, at the same time, there was actually an irony in his heart that he didn't say... that is, there are probably many people who don't like it.
Like Huang Meiying's solo song, Kim Taeyeon's title song this time is also somewhat biased towards European and American styles. Although some special adjustments have been made in the arrangement and singing for the sake of the market and the audience, Chi Jingyuan feels that the audience
It may still not be as good as expected.
He felt that it would be difficult to surpass "I", and the distance might even be a little obvious.
However, there are many people working on this album around, and Kim Taeyeon also needs confidence. It’s useless to say that the album is ready. Of course, he won’t say that in an annoying way.
If there are no outsiders in private, he can seriously talk about some shortcomings and regrets.
"Qingjia?" Kim Taeyeon blinked several times in succession.
It was obvious that Chi Jingyuan's professional praise made her very excited and satisfied, and her eyes were as wide as a hamster's.
"Of course……"
"Um, um...ah ho ho ho ho..." After being depressed for a long time, she still laughed. Kim Taeyeon looked up to the sky and laughed a few times. The laughter penetrated the clouds and cracked the rocks, making Chi Jingyuan who was too close
After hesitating for a moment, he still chose to cover his ears.
After finishing laughing, the sister rolled her eyes at Chi Jingyuan with a smile, stretched out her hand and hit him: "What about the other songs..."
She knew Chi Jingyuan well and had a good eye. Of course, she could tell that this boy might not have said everything because there were people around him.
But I understood it very well and didn't care.
"Other words..."
After chatting about the album in a good atmosphere for a while, Kim Taeyeon proudly crossed her short legs on the chair, and while drinking the drink that her assistant had just bought, she asked casually: "What do you want Jingyuan to do later?"
let's have dinner tonight?"
"I'm going to my music room to sort out the songs later, and by the way, I'll listen to a few songs that the company asked me to choose." Chi Jingyuan didn't hide it either.
"Would you like to choose a song for Solo?" Kim Taeyeon became interested and looked over.
Chi Jingyuan was sure that many people in the company had heard about the solo, and she was naturally one of them.
As the first solo member of a top group like EXO, it will certainly attract a lot of attention, not to mention the solo of a member like Ji Jingyuan, who has made great achievements in music and has lost popularity, even among peers or working in the industry.
The staff couldn't help but feel a lot of anticipation when they learned the news.
"Well, the company has been planning to debut for a long time, but the progress is not very fast. I can't find a song I like."
"Of course your solo album has higher requirements." Kim Taeyeon raised her right foot as she should.
"..." Chi Jingyuan also agreed with this statement. He looked at the sister in front of him, thought about it for a while, and then asked: "How about we go and listen together? You can give me some advice."
Upon hearing this invitation, this sister's eyes lit up.
"It seems you also know that Nuna has good taste."
He put the coffee on the table, jumped on the ground with his feet in the air, and waved his big hand vigorously:
"Set off!"
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"Your music room is really nice. It's much better than the ones shared by the company."
Both of them took the elevator down to the first floor without an assistant, walked through the corridor and walked into Chi Jingyuan's dedicated music room. Kim Taeyeon sat on the small sofa that Chi Jingyuan had pulled out for him in front of the computer and looked around.
All around, people opened their mouths in admiration.
After moving to the company building, the company naturally prepared a brand new personal music room for Chi Jingyuan. Compared with the one in the old building, it has made all-round progress. The area alone is almost twice as large, and there is a place in the middle.
The various equipment and equipment on display are all the latest top-notch products, and they exude the atmosphere of money.
The decoration is even more exquisite and high-end. It is consistent with the building's consistent decoration style. The light yellow walls look very comfortable when paired with the floor. There are several Pokémon dolls standing on the computer desk and coffee table, as well as what should have been on the walls.
The place where the mural is hung is occupied by a carefully framed oil painting portrait of Doraemon, which demonstrates Chi Jingyuan's strong personal style.
Kim Taeyeon looked a little envious.
"Well, if you are a royal family, if you are not treated well, what do you call a royal family?"
Chi Jingyuan responded with a smile, went to the refrigerator nearby to get a glass of iced Americano and a glass of orange juice, walked over and handed the coffee to Kim Taeyeon, and then sat in front of the computer next to him.
He always felt that the title of royal family was a compliment... and he was actually quite satisfied with this music room.
"When I come out, I need to select songs that may be included in my solo, as well as a stage song that will be used in concerts... There are many candidates now, some written by myself, and some prepared for me by the company. Nu, which one do you want to listen to first?
?”
Chi Jingyuan turned on the computer and operated it skillfully, then asked.
"Of course I'll listen to you first!" Kim Taeyeon didn't hesitate at all.
She has listened to the songs in the company's music library many times, and most of them are songs of very average quality, nothing new, and many of them are demos without much arrangement, which makes the listening experience very average.
Of course, the songs prepared by the company for each group and each person are different. As for Ji Kyung-won... Although Kim Taeyeon doesn't really want to say it, the songs prepared by the company must be of good quality, but no matter what
Said that she is still most interested in the songs written by Chi Jingyuan himself.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "My own... I don't write many songs myself. I don't feel like it lately, so I picked out a few..." Chi Jingyuan nodded.
, operating the mouse: "These two songs are the most complete. The arrangements have been made. You can listen to this "Music Box" first. This is a song I like very much. It is an alternative song for the solo album. DEMO
I sang it myself."
"Hurry up!" Kim Taeyeon put on her earphones and urged expectantly.
Chi Jingyuan tuned up the song and was just about to click to play when the phone next to him suddenly rang.
He paused, stopped what he was doing, picked up his phone and started reading.
"What's wrong?" Kim Taeyeon took off her headphones and looked over.
"Well..." Chi Jingyuan swiped the screen up and down and shook his head: "Zhu Hyun and the others have finished their practice and are fine now. Send me a text message to ask me what I am doing."
"Tsk, tsk, you call me 'Joo Hyun', you are so intimate. Aren't you a teenager? Why don't you call me Noona?" Kim Taeyeon's voice was very disgusting. This sister's focus is a bit different from ordinary people.
Chi Jingyuan shrugged and did not reply.
Normally when we get along with each other in private, he wouldn't call her "Joohyun" because it feels a little weird, but in front of other people, he doesn't hesitate to show his intimacy.
"Irene should be in the company, so why don't you ask her to come over and listen together." Kim Taeyeon quickly came up with a good idea. After seeing Chi Jingyuan's lack of reaction, she asked with some suspicion: "Aren't you worried about others leaking your music source?"
Bar?"
After Chi Jingyuan heard this, he stopped replying and couldn't help the weirdness in his heart. He turned his head and looked at Kim Taeyeon with a strange look.
I'm willing to let you come, why would I still worry about my father?
And...do you even need to say that?
"Yeah, what's in your eyes?"
Chi Jingyuan's look made her a little unhappy, and she immediately understood the meaning and was a little angry.
"..."
As long as you understood the meaning, Chi Jingyuan pursed his lips and did not reply. He quickly tapped the screen a few times and sent it. After seeing the reply that came instantly, he said: