Chapter 63: The company is in such a mess, have you tried your best, President?
Dasheng's eyes flickered slightly, and he pursed his lips. His thick lips made him look more honest and simple.
Quan Zhilong glanced at her, raised the corner of his mouth, and nodded like a brother, "You should practice more on your own. You can't ask Ye-eun to sing love songs every time in the future, right?"
The honest man trembled and said, "I'd better think about it myself..."
He was really scared under Hiong's gaze!
Dasheng, who finally chose to practice on his own, sighed when he saw a bunch of bananas appear in the dormitory a few days later. They were already yellow in the first place, so would they get even yellower if he ate them every day like this?
As the assessment progressed, the people in the survival battle lost more weight every day due to the dual pressure of mental and physical fatigue. Everyone was always ready with bananas that could quickly restore their strength. Kwon Ji-yong even had problems with his voice due to the change of seasons and excessive training.
The first person to notice it was Ye-eun, who was having dinner with him. She frowned when she heard Kwon Ji-yong's slightly hoarse voice. Now that he has passed the voice change period, Quan Zhilong's voice has hardly changed much except that it is a little deeper than during adolescence. However, as soon as he spoke today, Ye-eun noticed something was wrong.
She looked at Quan Zhilong who was pretending to be calm and said directly: "Say something else."
"What are you talking about?" Quan Zhilong put down his rice, lowered his head, and blinked guiltily.
Yien put down her chopsticks and looked at him seriously.
Quan Zhilong slowed down his movements, and finally sat up and sighed, no longer pinching his throat to speak, "Oh, it's nothing, it should be fine in a couple of days."
The voice was so hoarse as if it was sliding across a frosted board. Yien frowned. This was not something that could be cured by just resting.
As a rapper, Kwon Ji-yong actually doesn’t like singing and even thinks he is not suitable for it. However, the assessment requirements strictly require singing as part of the assessment. Even if he doesn't like it, he has to work hard to practice to his best.
"Ask Baoxing unnie to go to the hospital?" Yeen picked up the chopsticks again and pretended to call Li Baoxing.
Quan Zhilong hurriedly stopped her and said, "It's really not necessary. Instead of going to the hospital, you might as well practice for a few more hours."
After the Chinese New Year in 2006, the president asked them to record videos every week and submit them for inspection. For two or three months, they never had a day off. Sometimes, Kwon Ji-yong and Dong Young-bae would even spread the sheets in the practice room when Ye-eun wasn't paying attention, sleep together for the night, and continue training before dawn the next day.
It was also because of this day and night practice that Kwon Ji-yong, who had always been weak in singing, even surpassed Dong Young-bae in the vocal assessment for the first time.
However, this life-threatening training made Ye-eun frown, and she started to search the shocking news on the Internet. "Hey, this singer went for a check-up after losing his voice overnight, and it was so serious that he had to have surgery; and this one, a vocal cord polyp, didn't care, and it got worse and worse, and he finally took a three-year break..."
There is a teacher in the family, whose job is also prone to occupational throat diseases. Kim Hee-jun goes for a physical examination every year. Under his influence, Ye-eun also pays special attention to the health of her vocal cords.
Seeing that Quan Zhilong's expression turned into hesitation, Yi En directly scared him: "Early detection and early treatment, if you delay any longer, you will never be able to sing in your life."
Quan Zhilong frowned and finally agreed, but still said: "We have to record the assessment video this afternoon, so let's go after we finish it in the evening."
The time for recording the assessment video once a week is strictly regulated, and each person has only one chance for each project. Due to the influence of his vocal cords, Kwon Ji-yong's performance this time can be said to be his worst ever.
He was very dissatisfied, but after the recording was over he still bowed and thanked his senior who was holding the DV camera. However, his expression changed as soon as he walked out of the door. When he came out with a gloomy face, Zhang Xiansheng who was waiting on the side was startled. Jin Duxuan glanced at Quan Zhilong, lowered his head and continued to practice his song in a low voice, completely unaffected by other people.
Quan Zhilong opened his mouth to let the next person in, but when he opened his mouth, he felt a sharp pain in his throat, which almost made him unable to speak. He could only wave at the two of them. Zhang Xiansheng immediately raised his hand and waved. Seeing that Jin Duxuan was still immersed in his own world behind him, he anxiously touched him with his arm.
Jin Duxuan looked up in confusion and saw Quan Zhilong looking at him. He said "Ah" and waved his hand, "Brother, goodbye."
Although he has a handsome and even cool face, he is often told by other people in the company that he looks a bit "arrogant". But after spending a few months with him, Quan Zhilong realized that he was actually a very polite child.
He smiled at the two of them, and seeing Yien waiting on the side, he spread his hands helplessly, and actually ran here to wait with Baoxing Nuna in his arms.
Are you afraid that you will agree to go but then not go?
Quan Zhilong smiled helplessly, touched Yien's head, and said while enduring the pain in his throat: "Don't go, I don't know how long you have to stay."
Ye-eun glanced at him, and seeing that Li Baoxing was nodding at her, she agreed, "Okay, don't say anything. I'll see you go up and go back to the company for training."
The other two laughed helplessly. Could it be possible that the two of them could deceive her together?
After watching Quan Zhilong get into the company car, Yien turned around and wanted to go back to the company, but out of the corner of her eyes she saw a girl sitting by the flower bed next to the company, holding something in her hands with her head down. Whenever someone came out of the company, she would look up.
The girl was wearing thin clothes and no one knew who she was waiting for. In March in Korea, the daytime is still warm, but the temperature drops at night. Ye-eun scratched her head and walked towards her. "Who are you waiting for?"
Ye-eun guessed that it might be some artist's fans waiting here, so she reminded them, "It will get cold at night, do you want to come back tomorrow?"
Li Cailin saw her coming out of the company earlier. Knowing that she was from YG, she smiled at her gently, and her sharp features softened when she smiled. "No need, I'll wait a moment."
"Then... then I'll lend you my coat first?" Ye-eun saw that the girl was wearing simple but branded clothes, so she wasn't afraid that she would take her things away, so she took off her coat and handed it to her. "Who are you waiting for? Have you been waiting for a long time?"
Li Cailin waved her hand and tried to refuse. "No need. I'm waiting for the president of YG. I've been waiting since eight in the morning."
Yien's eyes widened, and her hands holding the coat trembled slightly. No way? Fans of President Nim! ?
She tried to rescue this "misguided" girl with earnest words, "You have seen the video of the president when he was young, right? He did look young and youthful back then, but he is completely different now!"
Now the president has gone from being a decent looking flower to a middle-aged man with wrinkles all over his face...
"Why don't you take a look at other artists in our company who are still in their prime, like SE7EN, 1TMY, or Gummy Noona and the others."
Li Cailin was so amused that she giggled and waved her hand to explain, "No, I want to come for an interview to see if I can join YG."
“……”Our company doesn’t even have a formal interview channel! ? Ye-eun felt that she had brought shame to the company by asking others to wait outside the company for the president. She waved her hand and said, "Then come with me."
Li Cailin hesitated for a moment, "Is it okay?"
Ye-eun's eyes curved, and she proudly put her hands behind her back: "Don't worry, the president loves me the most. I am the darling of the company."
After entering the company, Li Cailin realized that the "pain" that Yien mentioned was actually "fear" and now followed her in without knowing anything.
When Quan Zhilong arrived at the hospital and examined the patient, he saw that the doctor was frowning.
Everyone was nervous. In the hospital, they were not afraid of doctors laughing or even scolding them. What they feared most was that they frowned, sighed, and said nothing.
Kwon Ji-ryong's heart tightened, and the cases that Yi-eun had mentioned appeared in his mind one by one. He looked at the doctor nervously.
After scaring the patient enough, the doctor finally looked at him and said, "You have had symptoms for several days. You should have a nebulizer today and come to the hospital regularly for a period of time. Take the prescribed medicine on time when you go back. You should be cured in half a month."
Half a month...
Quan Zhilong took the medicine and took a sip. He estimated that he would not be able to perform well in the next two tests.
As expected, at the review meeting at the end of March, Yang Hyun Suk asked all the company's artists and trainees to attend as usual.
The seven candidates for the assessment stood in a row, while Ye-eun, Park Chun-unnie, and Lee Chae-lin, who was only one day older than them, squeezed at the back of the practice room.
Yang Hyun Suk's expression was extremely serious this time. Not only was he dissatisfied with this month's assessment, but he was also angry because he had already suppressed his anger when he asked Yongbae and Zhilong to perform in Japan with SE7EN last time.
He glanced at the seven young faces that were still young before the New Year, and first pointed his finger at Dong Yongpei.
"Yongbae, what's wrong with you lately? Your vocals have deteriorated so much?" He pushed down his black cap and glanced at Quan Zhilong who was looking down, wondering what he was thinking. "When Zhilong first came to the company, his vocals were worse than yours, but now the opposite is true. Have you been working hard recently?"
His tone wasn’t harsh, but the words from his mouth stung Dong Young Bae like a knife. He was already anxious because of the many geniuses around him, so he pursed his lips and his whole body froze.
Quan Zhilong, who was inexplicably pulled out, frowned and didn't like the president's comparative evaluation.
Yien pushed away Li Cailin's hand, who was trying to hold hers, and quietly moved forward from the corner, sitting down quietly in a corner where the camera should not be able to capture her. He lowered his head and knelt on the crumbling wall behind him, as if talking to himself without looking at them, "Wow, this wall is so broken. How come we in YG are not as rich as S/M? I wonder if the president has worked hard in the past few years."
Because he wasn't wearing a microphone, the camera couldn't pick up the sound, but everyone at the scene could hear it clearly.
The new trainees and SBS staff at the back gasped when they saw this scene for the first time.
Li Cailin and Park Chun hugged each other's arms tightly, their hearts filled with tension.
Park Chun's eyes signaled, "Da Fat, although I've heard that Ye Eun is crazy, this is completely crazy!"
"Didn't you tell me that the president dotes on her the most?" Li Cailin also blinked wildly, "Is this what it means to be spoiled?!"
Kwon Ji-yong pursed his lips and pinched his arm. This was just Ye-eun's routine move! You can’t laugh, you can’t laugh!
Yang Hyun Suk covered his microphone and took two breaths. How could he have forgotten about this little bastard! Every time he called himself "the president - nim", he used the honorifics word for word, but there was no respect in his tone at all. He turned his head and glared at Ye Eun, but when he looked at the SBS staff, he tried to raise the corners of his mouth.
He has to maintain his image... The kids in the company all thought that he was in control of the editing, but actually the power lies with SBS.
After all, he had a falling out with SBS because Huixing canceled his comeback stage. He was very angry at the time and called on all YG artists not to go to SBS to record programs. However, now the company has a group that is about to debut, and if one of the three major ones is missing, how much exposure will they lose.
For Zhilong and the others, how much he gave in the cooperation with SBS! We can't give them another chance to cut scenes of themselves getting angry now. Yang Hyun Suk felt miserable, but he could only endure it and pretend that this person was not around him.
He turned his gaze to Daesung, whose face tightened, but Yang Hyun Suk was actually quite satisfied with him.
"Da Sheng, even though your dancing skills are a little worse, your other skills are still very solid. Keep working hard."
Jiang Daesang breathed a sigh of relief, and Yien also smiled with the corners of her mouth raised. Only Kwon Ji-yong noticed Yien's gaze, and the corners of his mouth that were originally smiling instantly flattened. Really, Li Yien, don't love Daesang so much!
Choi Seung-hyun's dancing ability was so bad that Yang Hyun-suk was too lazy to criticize it, and Lee Seung-hyun, who was recruited because of his dancing skills, was also scolded by him because of his poor performance in the assessment.
His heart ached right after he finished scolding him, but he was so immersed in his own world that he forgot about Lee Ye-eun! He rolled his eyes guiltily, and when he looked again, he found that Yien was sitting quietly on the side.
He breathed a sigh of relief instantly. OK, OK, it looks like the relationship is just okay.
"Hyun-seung, why is your facial expression management still so bad? How are you going to be an artist in the future with such an introverted personality?" He thought of the promotional photos he asked the children to take for this shoot. Apart from other aspects, the boys except Jang Hyun-seung actually all had strong personalities. Standing together they looked like a group. Only Jang Hyun-seung began to shrink when facing the camera.
Yang Hyun Suk sighed and looked at Jang Hyun Seung, "You have a very bad personality. You need to change it."
Ye-eun turned around and began to sigh again.
Although she was curled up into a small ball, Ye-en attracted almost everyone's attention. When she moved, everyone in the training room pricked up their ears.
Sure enough, she started to speak nonchalantly again: "There is also discrimination based on personality. I told President-nim last time that we should consider all aspects when thinking! I don't know if it's because President-nim is too extroverted that he can't have a rich inner world, be good at thinking, and explore the world with a gentle perspective like us introverted children."
"Children like you who are introverted..."
Everyone is shocked at what Ye-eun said. The corners of Yang Hyun Suk's mouth twitched, and even Kwon Ji-yong couldn't help but cough twice. Compared with Ye-eun, there are probably not many outgoing children like him, right?
"I can't hear you, I can't hear you!" Yang Hyun Suk closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and consoled himself, "Anyway, this kid has scolded me many times, saying that I have no manners, don't know how to manage time, am ugly, old, and simple-minded..."
The more he thought about it, the more he felt, ah, am I really that bad? Can't the children feel the love and care in my tone?
Yang Hyun Suk looked at Kim Do Hyun. This child must be able to understand the love in his heart for them! However, when he met Jin Duxuan's puzzled eyes, Yang Hyun Suk inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity...
Don't be scared! It's outrageous enough that I met Li Yien in this world! There can't be a second one, right?
He flipped through the teachers' evaluation forms. This child had good overall abilities. Although he was not as strong in certain aspects as Zhilong and Yien, he had great potential.
However...it has no special features!
"Do Hyun, you are good in all aspects, but there is nothing particularly good about you. As an artist, the most terrible thing is mediocrity." Yang Hyun Suk thought to himself, very stable, his evaluation was very gentle and reasonable!
And Lee Ye-eun didn’t move either! very good! Very good! Yang Hyun Suk smiled and hoped that the kids in the company would not get too close to Ye Eun.
However, when he thought of this, he immediately shook his head in panic. He couldn't have such thoughts. If he accidentally said it out loud one day, Yien would definitely spread the word in the company and call on everyone to isolate her!
Given Li Yien's relationship with everyone, it might be him, the president, who will be isolated!
Yang Hyun Suk's mind was in a mess, but Kim Do Hyun raised an eyebrow, a little confused about the president's comment that he was mediocre and had no characteristics. "Does being good in every aspect mean being mediocre? I thought it was called balance?"
He thought about his usual impression of the president and nodded seriously, "I learned from the president's past."
"..." Yang Hyun Suk was stunned. Don't call me president nim! Some people also say that they learned it from me. I guess they learned their sharp tongue from me! ?
However, Yien stuck her head out and glanced at Jin Duxuan, whom she had not paid much attention to, as if she knew why Zhilong said that he was a bit like her.
Quan Zhilong is now regretting why he stood next to Jin Duxuan... Seeing that the president was stunned throughout the whole scene, he couldn't control his laughter at all.
However, this smile was caught by Yang Hyun Suk who was already very angry.
He looked at Quan Zhilong, lowered his face, and said in a cold tone: "Zhilong, don't you know how you performed at SE7EN's concert last time? You have been practicing for six years, do you want to go home now?"
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