Chapter 283: Five Candidates
"How about this, you go back and help me perfect it, and then come to the studio with me. As for you, just follow the company's plan to lose weight. Although it's not good to say this, if you want to accumulate experience as an actor, then of course it's better to be the lead actress. If you want to be the first or second female lead, you need a better image. Of course, if possible, I think you can also enter the entertainment industry by becoming a screenwriter, and finally become a director through learning!"
Zheng Xiuheng stood up and patted Jiang Su-ra's shoulder again, smiling: "Although we haven't talked about it in the company, from the conversation just now, I can see that you are a person with a lot of ideas and like to share with others. What you need to consider now is whether you really want to become a director and start working towards this goal. You must know that now that you have joined the economic company, you have taken your first step, but if the goal is not clear, the future is also uncertain, so it is best to establish a goal as soon as possible, at least an initial goal!"
"Okay, I'll leave the notebook to you. If you have any questions, you can always come and find me!"
Zheng Xiuheng left the room in a good mood, while Jiang Su-ra sat there blankly. It took her a long time to digest Zheng Xiuheng's words, and she felt more sincere gratitude in her heart.
In fact, there are many girls like Kang So-ra in South Korea. Especially those with ordinary looks are often excluded in school. Many people with special dreams are often ridiculed for this.
It's like a girl who is not pretty becoming a trainee. Unless she is popular or very pretty or has great talents, she will be despised and gossiped about, especially in South Korea where the system of seniors and juniors is weird .
In fact, Jiang Su-ra wrote about her dream of becoming a director in her composition. Many of her classmates knew about it, but no one encouraged her. Instead, she heard many people say in private: "Can that fat girl become a director? It's really unrealistic!"
She had heard a lot of people say that they had no self-awareness. If it was because of their own lack of ability, it would be fine. But it was because of their appearance, which made her speechless and sad.
In fact, Kang So-ra had wavered a long time ago. She knew that it was very difficult to become a director, and she didn't even believe that she could become a director. Which university and major to apply for in the future had become a problem that worried Kang So-ra.
As a result, recently, Jiang Su-ra decided to apply for the drama department and decided to learn more about acting. But slowly, her goal seemed to be a little blurred. If she really wanted to become a director, was it right to choose the drama department in college? To become a director, doesn't it require more systematic and professional learning? Even many people did not become directors after learning. Many successful directors always brag that what they learned in school was not enough or one-sided, but there are fewer directors in the world who have not studied systematically.
Jiang Su-ra felt like she was woken up at this moment. Perhaps she should really think carefully about her future and what she should do next.
Looking at the notebook in her hand, Jiang Su-ra also made up her mind to do a good job and perfect the world and story that the president wanted to write.
At 6pm, Zheng Xiuheng and Liu Zaishi finally finished their creation. After calling the three big players, the four of them worked together and quickly completed the arrangement. Because the structure of the song was very simple, it didn't take much effort.
However, when the three giants knew that the lyrics were written by Yoo Jae Suk, their expressions were extremely interesting.
"Is Jae-seok filming today? If not, let's record the song over dinner!"
Zheng Xiuheng stood up from the keyboard, stretched, and then spoke to Liu Zaishi who looked a little tired.
Yoo Jae-seok was in a good mood at the moment. He was excited about writing the lyrics for a song, felt warm because of the song, and of course was grateful to Jung Soo-hyung.
However, after hearing what Zheng Xiuheng said, Liu Zaishi asked in surprise: "So fast? Don't you need to get more familiar with it?"
Zheng Xiuheng smiled and said, "Now, Brother Jae-shik, can you sing it by listening to the accompaniment and looking at the lyrics?"
"Yes!" Liu Zaishi replied as a matter of course.
"That's it. It's just recording a song. It doesn't matter if it's intermittent. We have the equipment to adjust it. After the recording is finished, Brother Jae-seok goes back and practices well. Let Uncle Jung Jae-hyung help you with the accompaniment on the day of the Song Festival. Is that okay with Uncle Jae-hyung?" Zheng Xiuheng looked at Zheng Jae-hyung who was ordering food over there and called out.
Zheng Zaixing made an OK sign and then shouted, "Three servings of noodles with soybean paste, three servings of seafood noodles, one kimchi pancake, two servings of sweet and sour pork, and one serving of tuna fried rice!"
Although Yoo Jae Suk was still a little nervous about recording the song, it was actually entirely his own business. Zheng Xiuheng and the three giants could be said to be helping him unconditionally. They didn't mind the issue of time. It was naturally impossible for Yoo Jae Suk to refuse. On the contrary, he was full of goodwill towards Zheng Xiuheng and the other three.
“What a humane bunch of guys!”
"Okay, let's record it. I'm willing to give it my all!" Liu Zaishi said generously, and he also decided in his heart that he would take good care of the artists from Antenna when they appeared on his show in the future.
Zheng Xiuheng nodded and said, "Then let's take a break and have dinner. By the way, Uncle Liu, Hong Jinying's song should be ready, right? If there is no problem, I will take her over tonight."
Yoo Hee-yeol, who was sitting on the sofa and chatting with Kim Tae-ho, turned his head to look at Zheng Xiuheng. For some reason, Zheng Xiuheng felt that Yoo Hee-yeol seemed to have aged a lot in an instant.
"Don't talk to me about Hong Jin Young, that girl is so annoying. This is the first time I've seen a girl who talks so much and looks excited and happy even when being scolded. It's really tiring to select songs for her and record them!" Yoo Hee Yeol complained with a sad expression, as if he had suffered a great injustice from Hong Jin Young.
Zheng Xiuheng was amused by Liu Xiye's appearance, and then laughed: "Isn't that great? Being positive and optimistic, and having a top-notch technique of acting cute, this can also liven up the atmosphere in the practice room. Doesn't Uncle Liu look younger when he is with young people?"
"Stop talking about them. They are all weirder than the other. Except for Kim Bo-ah who was introduced by Hyo-ri, who is a bit more normal, the others... it's better not to mention them!"
Zheng Xiuheng asked with interest: "Tell me what's so special about them? I've been busy with other things recently and haven't gotten to know them!"
Yoo Hee-yeol said tiredly, "What can I say? Choi Joon-hee pestered us every day to improve her musical literacy and wanted to study with Ji-eun. Jeon Bo-ram and Lee Ji-hyun spent several days choosing songs but couldn't come up with anything. In the end, we were forced to choose two songs that suited them, but ended up being seen as bad guys. And Hong Jin-young... let's not talk about it!"
Zheng Xiuheng roughly understood the current situation. The company's re-selection still evaluated from various aspects. In the end, those selected into the company included those with good singing skills, those who were young and had potential, those who were beautiful, those who were cute, and those who were lively. There were also two volunteer actors. In fact, not all of the eight people signed trainee contracts.
In the case of Lee Ji-hyun and Jeon Bo-ram, they did not sign a contract. The two of them explained at the beginning that they came for the election. The reason was that they were not young anymore. If they were not selected, continuing to train and join Antenna as trainees would be a big concern for both of them.
So after Zheng Xiuheng learned about the situation, he thought about it and agreed with the opinions of the two. He now has the combat capability he needs. The company's first debut group now has four basically confirmed members, and a few more are needed. Zheng Xiuheng's basic idea is two, but he does not rule out increasing or decreasing the number of people.
Although Jeon Bo-ram and Lee Ji-hyun are not the type with great singing skills, they each have very distinct characteristics. One has a baby face and basic qualities acquired through long-term training, and the other has a gentle and sweet appearance and was born with a good-looking face. In addition, they also have training experience. Zheng Xiuheng believes that the two of them can be considered as ready for combat.
Because there is a lead singer in the preparatory group, the captain Zheng Xiuheng will consider the personality. The youngest member will be the one, and the rest will need members with distinct personal characteristics. Even if the personality is average but they are really beautiful and have good basic qualities, Zheng Xiuheng may also choose them.
Those who participated in the election this time were not only the trainees who joined the company through the selection meeting, but also Kim Jae-kyung, the only one who failed among the several ready-to-fight trainees who joined the company before the selection meeting.
However, there is only one spot to become a preparatory student at Antenna Academy. After the live performance on the radio station and before the show starts the next day, each person's votes will be counted. Antenna will choose one of the two with the highest votes to become a preparatory student at Antenna Academy.
In fact, this was also the way out that Zheng Xiuheng gave himself. The result of choosing one of the two would not be too bad. In fact, Hong Jin Young applied entirely on her own. Even though Yoo Hee Yeol had said that he wanted to train her to be a solo Trot singer, Hong Jin Young decisively said that she did not like it, but then said: "If I fail in the election, teacher, please train me again..." This made Yoo Hee Yeol very speechless.
There are a total of five people participating in the election this time, Jeon Bo-ram, Lee Ji-hyun, Kim Bo-ah, Kim Jae-kyung, and Hong Jin- young. Among these five people, Jung Soo-hyung is more optimistic about Hong Jin-young, but he and Yoo Hee-yeol have similar opinions and do not want her to join the group because of her lively personality. As long as she improves her singing skills, makes a solo debut, and participates in more variety shows, it should not be too difficult for her to attract fans. Even if she is not a big star, she should be able to gain some popularity. Although it does not sound very impressive, in the Korean entertainment industry, a solo debut can be said to be a great success.
So even if Hong Jin Young was really chosen, Jung Soo Hyung would not choose her. This has been decided internally. Although Hong Jin Young was unaware of it, it was unavoidable.
This is how the agency selects people, they choose what they need, not the best...
