Peninsula Asteroid

"Okay, from now on I will no longer be your agent,"

Lee Seung-hwan stood in front of the nine members of EXO, his eyes scanning each person's face in turn.

After all, he was promoted. He was dressed very formally today, in a suit and leather shoes, and his hair was neatly combed, but he had mixed emotions in his eyes, and he was obviously a little reluctant to give up.

After all, we have been together for more than four years and have been with EXO since before their debut.

Not only Lee Seung Hwan, but also the members of EXO also feel a little disappointed. They all still have feelings for Lee Seung Hwan as their manager. This guy is very good at controlling the scale of management, and they have gotten along very well over the years.

"Don't be so serious, I'm not leaving the company..." Feeling that the atmosphere was a little low, Li Chenghuan clapped his hands and laughed, "My office is upstairs now, you can come to me anytime when you are free, and not in the future. No more contact. I’m planning to ask you to sing a congratulatory song to support me when I get married in two years.”

"Brother is actually getting married."

"Haha, then we still have to discuss the appearance fee."

When he said this, EXO also relaxed, and Kim Junmyun and Park Chanyeol also laughed immediately.

"Remember to call me if anything happens."

All kinds of teasing and joking also reduced the regret between each other. After chatting for a few words, Li Chenghuan waved his hand: "Let Chengyuan talk to you next. Okay, I'll leave first."

"Brother, goodbye."

As Chi Jingyuan and others said goodbye, Lee Seung-hwan glanced back for the last time. After briefly looking at the nine EXO members, he strode out of the practice room. As his back disappeared behind the door, it seemed to indicate that XO It has begun to enter another era.

"Aniha Sai, I am the new manager of the agency, An Chengyuan..."

The new manager of the agency is named An Chengyuan. He used to work in the agency department. He is thirty-six years old this year. Although his eyes are small, his facial features have a kind of familiarity. He is slightly fat and the black suit stretches over his body and looks a bit cramped. , Chi Jingyuan also found that this brother seemed to be still working hard to tighten his waist, and the belly that was still protruding made the whole person feel happy.

An Chengyuan introduced himself with a smile on his face, and at the same time he kept looking at the nine members in front of him.

He is very satisfied to be EXO's main manager. Nowadays, SM's most profitable and most powerful group is EXO. All the company's resources and channels have been given priority to XO in recent years, and they have received various benefits. It is also top-notch, and it is very easy to achieve results. This can be seen from the fact that Li Chenghuan has been promoted several levels after being an agent for four years.

And it’s not just Lee Seung Hwan, most of EXO’s original management team have been promoted this time, and this seems to be a direct line for SM company promotions.

EXO's main manager was very competitive with his former company, and he only got this position after a lot of activities. The company's top management is quite satisfied with XO's situation over the years, so he doesn't want to change anything, and Ahn Seung-won himself He doesn't have a strong personality, so he just wants to stay with a certain trend for a few years, and then like Li Chenghuan, he will be promoted in a whoosh.

An Chengyuan introduced himself with a smile. As he watched, his eyes drifted to the face of Chi Jingyuan who was standing beside him. His smile suddenly became heavier and he nodded to the group's maknae.

He had done his homework before coming, and even the top management even greeted him specifically, so An Chengyuan was very clear about the situation within the EXO team, especially the members who received special treatment. .

For these royal cash cows with such profound backgrounds that even the company has to support them, An Chengyuan, who has just taken over as an agent, feels that the word 'management' may not be appropriate.

Use 'service'.

Chi Jingyuan clearly felt that the new manager was showing some kindness to him, and he obviously didn't seem to be a difficult person.

He felt relieved in his heart and felt that this was good.

He is not a difficult person to get along with. Even if he has some special treatment that makes people jealous, he will still care about other people's feelings. As long as the new agent has a few things in mind, nothing will happen. , something that makes people unhappy.

"...Well, many members have known me before, and I will live with you all in the future, so I won't say more."

After a few words about the upcoming itinerary and accommodation arrangements, the first meeting with the new agent came to an end. An Chengyuan looked at the time, clapped his hands and said, "It's almost time. Let's go to the conference room together." Over there..."

Everyone responded and followed An Chengyuan out of the practice room. Chi Jingyuan, Wu Sehun, and Jin Junmyeon exchanged glances with each other. It was obvious that the members seemed to have a good impression of this new manager. of.

The most satisfied ones seem to be Park Chanyeol and Kim Jongin... Chi Jingyuan can also understand that although Li Chenghuan is very familiar with him, he still manages it more strictly sometimes. The new guy is easy to talk to at first glance, and he has a private life like theirs. This is definitely good news for more active members.

Soon I arrived at the conference room, where staff from the planning and music departments were already waiting. After EXO arrived, they exchanged a few words and got straight to the point.

This time’s plan is to research EXO’s winter special this year.

It's time for the winter special again. Except for 2012, there has been no break since 2013. It has become one of EXO's trademarks to release a special album full of ballads at the end of each year.

The effect of the winter specials year after year is also very obvious. From "December Miracle" to "Let It Be" to last year's "Eccentric" and "Sing for You", they are all high-quality works. , showed their other charm as a TOP boy group, attracting more fans.

What's more important is EXO's reputation. Nowadays, their sound reputation in the hearts of peninsula citizens far exceeds that of other boy groups. Many of them are due to the influence of these ballads.

At the same time, the singing skills of the members have also been fully demonstrated. Through their persistent ballads over the years, EXO's leading singers have carved their names and impressions as 'powerful singers' in the hearts of the people and fans.

Nowadays, whenever you think of male idols with "excellent singing skills", many people will naturally think of EXO, Ji Kyung Won, and Kim Jong Dae.

Just like when you think of female idols who have "no acting skills", many of them will automatically come to mind.

Although this is the first formal meeting, we have actually discussed the song selection many times before, and there is no need to discuss too much about the style of the album. The style of EXO's winter album has always been similar, leaning towards melancholic ballads.

So the overall progress is very fast.

This year's winter special still uses the form of a mini album, which contains a total of five songs. The title song is "for life".

The title song has actually been decided a long time ago. Chi Jingyuan has listened to this song many times before when he was choosing the song. It continues the consistent style of the winter special. It is a song that sounds slightly sad, but it is A very soulful and timeless ballad.

"For Life" is Kenzie's work. Chi Jingyuan was a little surprised when he heard it... This sister is really amazing. She can write "Monster" and "For Life". Her style has changed so much. .

But how can I put it this time, the title song does not have an overly addictive chorus or an explosive melody, but it is very comfortable to listen to and of high quality... It’s just that people who like this style may like it very much or not. People may find it a bit bland.

Chi Jingyuan thinks...it's not as good as "Let It Be".

In comparison, "Miss You", one of the title songs of EXO's comeback this year, is actually of higher quality and more in line with the positioning of the title song of the Winter Special... Unfortunately, it has already been used.

However, Chi Jingyuan didn't express much opinion on this. By now, the Winter Special has almost become a gift song to give back to fans. Of course, the intention is, but he doesn't need to pay too much attention. He still needs more energy. Putting it on the solo album that comes later in the winter album, according to previous plans, although the two albums were released at different times, the preparation time was almost the same.

The meeting lasted until noon, and all matters for this winter special were officially finalized. The release time is the same as before, in mid-December.

What’s interesting is that SM has not completely given up on the Xiaguo market. Even though EXO has confirmed that they will not go to the mainland for activities this year, this winter special will still release a Chinese version at the same time, and there will also be a Chinese cover and inner pages specially shot for the Chinese version. , wait, it’s not careless.

SM has even found someone to write the lyrics for the title song, and the Chinese version of "for life" has a pretty good name.

It's called "One Lifetime"... Chi Jingyuan likes this name, but it might be a little impossible.

After the meeting, EXO disbanded. Ji Kyung-won and Oh Se-hun had lunch nearby, and soon returned to the company's practice room. After a while, Kang Seul-gi and Yoo Jeong-yeon came with their managers. .

The reason why Chi Jingyuan did not return directly to the crew after finishing his previous personal schedule is that apart from having a meeting today, the most important purpose was to work on the commercial song "really really".

Because I was too busy in the past few days, the advertising company and the brand have urged me several times, but their progress has been very slow. In order to cooperate with the pre-determined publicity and distribution process, Chi Jingyuan had to bring three friends with him. I have stayed up late and worked overtime these days to quickly complete the progress of this song.

Fortunately, everyone has become very proficient in dancing and singing... except Chi Jingyuan... After a few more choreography and practice sessions, we can start shooting the MV as soon as possible.

According to the plan, "really really" needs to shoot two versions of the MV. One is as a commercial song for Mercedes-AMG. Chi Jingyuan participated in the shooting alone. The sound source is also his solo version, which is mainly used for placement on TV and the Internet. , as well as ground advertising.

The other one is a subway song from SM. The MV was shot together by Ji Kyung-won, Oh Se-hun, Kang Seul-gi, and Yoo Jung-yeon. The sound source is also a four-person version, and this version was mainly promoted after its release.

The focus of the MV is also different. The former focuses on cars, while the latter focuses on people.

"Have you got a meal yet?"

Seeing Jiang Seqi and Yu Dingyan coming, Chi Jingyuan said hello and asked casually.

"Of course I ate it."

"Eat, Oppa."

The two came over and replied one after another with a smile.

After not seeing each other for a few days, nothing has changed. Kang Seulgi seems to be very energetic. It is probably because of the excellent results of her comeback that she is more comforted. Moreover, Red Velvet has been on vacation from singing for the past few days. Although she consciously comes to the company to work overtime every day Practicing the dance to "really really" but obviously well rested.

But Yu Dingyan looked a little opposite, his eyes were lifeless, and his whole face was full of exhaustion.

Jiang Seulqi obviously noticed this and asked with concern: "Jingyeon, why do you look so tired?"

"Because they were filming the MV all night yesterday..."

Chi Jingyuan helped explain casually, but as soon as he said it, he felt that he was a bit talkative. The moment Yu Dingyan's surprised eyes came over, he took the initiative to change the topic and looked at several people with a worried look: " How are you guys practicing? We don’t have much time. We’ve finished setting up the scene there, and we’re going to officially shoot the MV tomorrow. Don’t let anything go wrong then.”

"Don't worry Oppa, I've been practicing every day these days."

Yu Dingyan suppressed the doubts in his heart and quickly raised his hand to reply.

She has really put in a lot of effort for this collaboration. Recently, Twice is also preparing for a new album. She is really busy with various dance practices and filming, but she will still make time to practice the collaboration every day. Dance, even if you stay up late and work overtime, is never an exception. The choreography, which is not difficult in the first place, has already formed muscle memory.

Compared with Chi Jingyuan, who spent three days fishing and two days drying nets, and was busy with other things every day and did not practice much dance, Yu Dingyan really cherished this opportunity, and her attitude was so upright that she didn't know where to go.

"Dingyan must be fine." Chi Jingyuan nodded immediately and praised in agreement.

In fact, from the last time we practiced together, he had already seen that Yu Dingyan and the others were already pretty good at dancing. He just asked this to change the subject...

At this time, Wu Shixun's disdainful voice floated in his ears: "As far as your proficiency last time is concerned, don't care about others. I haven't seen you come to the company to practice dancing in the past few days. You should worry about yourself."

"I will let you know what talent is this time!"

Chi Jingyuan snorted, stood up confidently and clapped his hands: "Don't waste time, let's get started."

When they got into work mode, the four of them stopped talking and immediately started practicing together with the music. Whether it was Oh Sehun, Yoo Jeongyeon or Kang Seulgi, they had obviously gone through a lot of practice, and they probably had specially adjusted their posture and posture in front of the mirror. The movements are getting closer to the style Chi Jingyuan said at the beginning.

Compared with the three people next to him, Chi Jingyuan did seem a little unfamiliar at first, and made some mistakes in many movements and movements. However, after jumping off a few times, the previous feeling came back, and his overall performance became better and better. The better.

Although he did not have any free time to practice during this period, he participated in the overall choreography from the beginning. He also worked hard and sweat a lot when he first started practicing, and he still has some muscle memory.

And as he said, he was indeed gifted.

"really ~really ~really ~really ~"

"really ~really ~really ~really ~"

The rotary music of "really really" is repeated continuously in the practice room, accompanied by slight gasps and the constant friction sound of shoe soles and the floor.

Although he was too busy and didn’t practice enough, Chi Jingyuan attached great importance to this advertising subway song. Apart from anything else, this was the first time he brought friends and relatives to collaborate together. At first, he brought some to invite them. He didn't know what Yu Dingyan and the others would think if the song's performance was not good enough because of him. Chi Jingyuan himself would definitely feel very embarrassed.

So he specifically asked for leave from the crew. After the others left, he would stay and work overtime all night to practice.

After practicing together for more than ten times in a row, everyone was tired. They took a short break. Chi Jingyuan sat there and drank a few sips of mineral water. As soon as he stopped, Yu Dingyan came to the side.

Yu Dingyan looked obviously tired. He took a few sips of the drink in his hand, then wiped his mouth and remembered something, and asked with concern: "Oppa, when will our song be released?"

"Late October, around the 25th, I remember." Chi Jingyuan thought for a while.

"Number 25?" Yu Dingyan paused for a moment upon hearing this, and his expression suddenly became exciting.

"This was not decided by me, but by the brand and the advertising agency... Why does it coincide with your Twice's return?" Chi Jingyuan knew what she was thinking at a glance... Twice's return this time He already knew the time, not much later than Yu Dingyan.

"Just a few days away."

Nodding heavily, the girl looked a little worried, and she didn't know what she was worried about.

"Stop being so sad and have more confidence in our collaborative song."

Seeing her expression made Chi Jingyuan a little dissatisfied. He waved vigorously to cheer up Yu Dingyan and patted his chest: "Although you shouldn't be able to sing, when the time comes, Oppa will lead you to sweep the music charts and directly hit the music charts." Fly those members who know how to do radio gymnastics every day.”

"Oppa~, what are you talking about broadcasting gymnastics? Forget what those haters say, "Cheer Up" was choreographed by you, it was you!! Also, I am Twice too~ I am Twice!!"

Hearing Chi Jingyuan's slander, Yu Dingyan was instantly dissatisfied. He frowned and complained loudly. Then when he saw Chi Jingyuan's inconsistent and perfunctory apology, he smiled helplessly and sighed: "That's what I'm worried about. …”

As a collaborator, Yu Dingyan is very familiar with the quality of the song "really really". With Chi Jingyuan's tailor-made theme style, distinctive choreography, and extremely addictive melody, just like Chi Jingyuan That being said, she is very confident about this collaboration.

The new song of her group seems a little childish to her... and as Chi Jingyuan said, the choreography does have a little bit of radio gymnastics.

As Twice, she certainly hopes that her group will return and become a hit, but she also hopes that "really really" will perform well. However, the two songs were released very close to each other, so it is easy for them to overlap in popularity.

Fortunately, this is an advertising song and I don’t know how to play songs, and even if Chi Jingyuan participates, even if the sound source of an advertising song becomes popular, it won’t be too exaggerated...

"Ah, Yu Dingyanxi, you have to pay attention to your position, you are from our side now!"

Seeing Yu Dingyan's worried expression, Chi Jingyuan looked anxious and quickly started ideological work for her: "Don't do anything like an undercover traitor then, and don't paddle on purpose~"

"Oppa~"

Yu Dingyan, who was a little worried just now, couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. He was extremely helpless at this oppa's naivety and occasional disconnection. He smiled and patted Chi Jingyuan's arm.

She didn't say what she had in mind.

Are you the one who has been arguing about paddling in the past two days?

...Although it’s just because of a very handsome reason that I ‘paddle’.

While the two were chatting and joking, Jiang Seulqi, who was answering the phone quietly next to her, suddenly let out an exclamation, as if she had heard something unbelievable.

Chi Jingyuan and the others next to her immediately became quiet. Seeing her worried expression after hanging up the phone, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but asked curiously:

"What's wrong?"

"Yirin and the others were in a car accident!"