Chapter 49 Why doesn't the president look at me every time he talks to me?
During the few seconds that Ye Eun walked from the back of the practice room to the center, Yang Hyun Suk kept his eyes lowered, holding a pen in his hand, busying himself with something on a piece of paper.
He remained silent until Ye-eun found the cutest angle for the camera behind her.
Sean lowered his eyes and saw the meaningless and messy handwriting on the president's paper. He knew that he was deliberately ignoring Ye-eun because of the applause in front of her that everyone could see.
Whenever he is dissatisfied with the behavior of his artists or trainees, he will use this kind of cold violence to give the other party a sense of oppression.
However, Ye-eun didn't notice anything and asked directly with her big watery eyes, "Can I start?"
I want to create a tense atmosphere, can't you feel it? ? Yang Hyun Suk thought to himself, but then he changed his mind and thought, this child could answer "yeah" when he asked if he was hungry, he might not be able to sense his secret thoughts!
He raised his eyes reluctantly, and when his gaze reached her mouth, he stopped looking up. "Let's get started."
Yien's expression changed, the corners of her mouth turned up, and she stood up straight. She placed her left hand flat above her belly button, with her heels slightly touching each other, and her upright posture made her look tall and thin.
She lowered her head slightly, the smile on her face unchanged, her eyes fixed on Yang Hyun-suk who was in the middle, "Hello teachers, I am candidate number 2, Lee Ye-eun."
Almost everyone present looked up, and sure enough, it was still an old, run-down basement. They didn't realize they had accidentally entered some high art exam. Is there anyone who would introduce himself so seriously during YG's month-end assessment?
Only Kwon Ji-yong couldn't help grinning. He had accompanied Ye-eun to a ballet level test, and she had introduced herself like a proud little swan at that time. I didn't expect that I haven't changed this habit even after getting here.
Hearing this kind of polite greeting “Hello, teacher” for the first time, Yang Hyun Suk felt a little guilty about his deliberate behavior just now. Should he also say hello politely?
Although he is very tactless, he is actually a very polite child. Yang Hyun Suk hesitated for a while.
However, Ye-eun didn't give him a chance to speak and started her performance directly.
Unlike Kwon Ji-yong who put his best performance at the front because he was worried that his poor performance in the previous part would affect his mentality, Ye-eun instead put rap, which she is least good at, at the front. After all, the most exciting performance always has to be the last.
Since Kwon Ji-yong could write his own songs, he naturally chose to compose them. However, Ye-eun's skill points did not seem to be allocated in this area, and she even found it difficult to learn some fast-talking lines. In the end, the two decided to let her play to her strengths and avoid her weaknesses, and chose the melodic rap that has become popular in Europe and the United States in the past two years.
Everyone was a little shocked to hear Ye-eun singing "The Kids" by All England. Kwon Ji-yong smiled proudly, our Ye-eun has such a strong talent for languages! She has been speaking bilingual languages with her aunt since she was young, so shouldn’t it be easy for her to learn English?
Sean kept nodding his head while listening to Ye-eun's rap. Smart, there are so many types of rap, the most important thing is to find the one that suits you. However, this mediocre level was not enough to participate in this album by relying on rap, and he regretfully put a cross on his paper.
After finishing the one-minute rap, Ye-eun did not observe the teachers' eyes. She cleared her throat and immediately began to sing senior Zhang Huizhen's "One Night in 1994".
She couldn't understand the emotions in the song yet, but she handled the gradual rise in pitch from the beginning to the chorus very well. Even the first line, "What I say to you tonight," which was very low for a boy, was spoken with ease by her.
Choi Won-sik was a little surprised. In fact, he didn't pay much attention to Ye-eun in the vocal class. After all, she was young, and among the trainees who already had their own vocal characteristics, her voice was still more childish.
Therefore, even though her pitch and breath were good in class, he still focused most of his attention on other trainees.
He originally wanted to wait until she had passed the voice change period before observing her, but he didn't expect that this a cappella singing gave him a surprise. There are many girls who can sing high notes, but not many girls can sing such a low note at the beginning of this song.
Choi Won-sik raised the corner of his mouth and put Ye-eun on hold.
After the first two performances, there was almost no rest time. As soon as the music started, she directly danced a dance that she had choreographed. The original singer of the song "Layla", Eric Clapton, released a rock version and an unplugged live version in 1992. In order to make the dance transition smoother, Ye-eun directly cut a mixed version.
The lyrical melody in the early stage slowly transitions to intense rock, and Ye-en's movements also change from gentle to vigorous. Every pause and transition is on point, and every small detail of the melody, sound effect, and drum beat is well integrated with the jazz-style dance movements. In the end, combined with the lyrics, it seems like a real storyline has been constructed.
It was only then that Yang Hyun Suk smiled imperceptibly and pulled his hat down to hide his expression.
Lee Jae-wook did not hide his admiration at all. As the head of the dance troupe, he did not wait for the president to speak this time, but asked with a smile: "Did you choreograph this dance yourself?"
There were other dance teachers in the company, and he seldom went to teach the children, but after years of dancing, he immediately saw traces of himself in Ye-eun's movements.
It's not just because of her many years of ballet experience, but she pays attention to small details like fingertips and feet that many trainees would ignore.
"The movements are clean and neat, and the choreography is good, and it blends really well with the music." The most common mistake made by new choreographers is to blindly pursue the beauty and difficulty of the movements, thus ignoring the coordination with the music. The more he thought about it, the happier he became, and the expression on his face, as if he had seen a good talent, let everyone know that he was very satisfied.
Yi-eun raised her lips with a proud expression, "Yes, I wrote it. But Mr. Wu Longzu actually helped me change it a little bit."
For example, small details like the connection between several actions.
Yang Hyun Suk took a look at her expression, then glanced at Lee Jae Wook beside him. How could he let a child be so proud? Only by knowing your own shortcomings can you grow.
He coughed twice, crossed his hands under his chin, and began to comment: "Dragon Ancestor helped you change this dance, right? How much did you change it?"
Ye-eun answered honestly: "The transition between the first and second parts, as well as the final rolling and arm wave were also added by the teacher."
"So, many of the highlights were given to you by Long Zu." His sticky voice spread throughout the training room, "Isn't this a bit unfair to other trainees? I said this assessment is very important, right? Since it is important, we should focus on the children's own abilities."
Especially when it comes to self-composed music and choreography, no one can be sure that it is entirely the trainee's own work, so more caution is needed.
The expressions of several trainees changed slightly. If the choreography was completed with the help of a teacher, would the score be given to Ye-eun or to the teacher?
Even those who are more thoughtful began to doubt whether it was really only those few moves in this dance that were modified by the teacher? After all, everyone can see that Mr. Wu Longzu appreciates Yien during class.
Yien frowned, she was a little unhappy. Isn't the president's words implying that this dance is not hers? How could the proud Ye-eun bear this? She said with an unpleasant expression: "Does the president mean that I cheated?"
The whole audience gasped. Although the president hinted at this, isn't it the right thing for a normal person to laugh it off, apologize, and say that they will complete the exam independently next time?
Who would bring out the underlying meaning of other people's roundabout ways?
Yang Hyun Suk was also stunned for a moment, wanting to say that he didn't say that, but then he thought about it and realized that his words did have that meaning. He pursed his lips and said nothing.
Quan Zhilong stood up nervously and wanted to help speak but was stopped by Li Baoxing beside him.
The president was silent, and Ye-eun’s frown deepened. She gradually realized that the president didn't really ask her if she was full last time. Just like this time, every time he said something, he always concealed what he really thought.
He doesn't praise in a proper way, and he criticizes in a subtle way. Ye-en vaguely sensed that the president seemed to be the kind of person who, in the eyes of her idol mom, has a lot of ulterior motives.
She thought about how to answer.
"First, I choreographed this dance myself, and the teacher just slightly modified two moves for me. And the president also told us to train hard for a month and then take the assessment. Since there are no classes suspended this month and the teachers are coming to the company normally, does that mean we can train with the help of the teachers?"
Ye-eun spoke a long string of words at once, and the whole place fell silent. Seeing the president finally looking up at her, she continued, "Does the president expect us to skip classes, not have the help of teachers, and practice randomly for a month? If teachers are allowed to teach, then what is the difference between a choreographer helping me change a few moves and helping other trainees correct their vocal pitch, rap flow, and dance control? If you want to pursue absolute fairness, the president should ask the teachers not to come for this assessment. Oh, and separate each trainee. After all, everyone will help each other."
Sean was so nervous that he felt his gums were trembling. Who in the company would dare to contradict the president like this? Even if they are debut artists, sometimes they feel dissatisfied when being scolded by the president, they can only accept it with a smile.
Ye-eun wasn't done yet. She looked Yang Hyun-suk in the eyes firmly and held up a second finger. "Second, more than 95% of the choreography was done by me. Even if less than 5% was the result of the teacher's work, I honestly said that I had the help of teacher Oh Yong-jo. At least it's not like the president's previous group called 'Seo Taiji and Boys', which directly negated all your efforts with the word 'boys'. And, even if everyone doubts that the choreography is not my own work, can't everyone see my dancing skills? Especially since the president has been dancing for so many years."
The whole audience gasped, and almost no one dared to look at Yang Hyun Suk's expression. After all, until now, some people on the Internet have been joking about whether the "kids" are members or backup dancers? The "child" is even older than Seo Taiji, who has a name. Isn't this simply a case of just pulling in two people to play supporting roles for Seo Taiji?
Although they were a group of three people, everyone only remembered Seo Taiji's name.
Ye-eun smiled, and looked at Yang Hyun-suk's twitching mouth corners, and smiled even more happily, "If this dance can have the right to be signed in the future, I will definitely put Mr. Wu Longzu's name on it, and I won't let him be treated like the president did before."
This is like snatching the president's umbrella and holding it up for Teacher Wu Longzu! Quan Zhilong was almost unable to stand. He raised his hand and placed it on Dong Yongpei's shoulder, and covered his chest with the other hand. How could she say these words so calmly? His heartbeat was a little too intense just by listening to it.
Several teachers and artists in the front row were also shocked, Yeen! Lee Ye-eun! You made us so scared!
Even Li Baoxing took a breath of cold air. She had seen Yien write all kinds of one, two, three, four in her notebook before, and she thought that this girl really liked to point things out. She didn't expect that she would point things out like this even when talking to the president.
Yang Hyun Suk's mood was much more complicated. Even though the twelve-year-old girl in front of him used such a long string of words to refute his casual remark, her eyes were still clear and transparent, with no malice towards him at all. It seemed that she just really didn't understand why he thought this was unfair, which made him look even more dark-minded.
His thoughts unconsciously began to wander.
Ye-eun raised her third finger and looked directly at Yang Hyun-suk, who was wearing a baseball cap. "Finally, I respect the president very much, so every time I talk to the president, I look into your eyes. But why doesn't the president look at me every time he talks to me?"
She tilted her head and turned back into the innocent look of a child. "The teacher said that when talking to others, we should look them in the eye politely."
Quan Zhilong: “…”
Trainees: “…”
After saying those two harsh words, your focus is on why the president isn't looking at you! ?
Why else! Look, who dares to look at you and talk now?
The atmosphere was a little frozen for a moment, and even Yang Hyun Suk felt embarrassed. What could he say? Is it that the look in your eyes as a child is the thing I fear most in my life?
Li Jae-wook was shocked when Ye-eun was ranked first, but now he finally came to his senses and eased the atmosphere, "Ah, the president just said it casually. People like us who have been dancing for so many years can tell from your choreography that it was not choreographed by Long Zu."
He nudged Yang Hyun Suk with his arm, "Right, President?"
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