Chapter 65 Chapter 65 Devil Producer x2
After finishing the filming, An Xiaoxie didn't see Xing Ai for about a week. He briefly pulled himself away from the script, but his mind was still in the state of filming. It seemed as if he had really fallen in love with her, just like the end of the script where they started talking about marriage, but when he returned to reality, the relationship was still stagnant.
Don't blame anyone. Xing Ai had already said it was just a filming and she had refused it a long time ago.
So this week he tried to keep himself busy enough not to think about anyone, but when he saw the news that Quan Xingai had a fever, he immediately put down his work and made a phone call. Then he heard a familiar voice faintly coming from the other end of the phone -
"Hey, Quan Xingai, don't call while eating."
"You eat first, don't eat all my favorite shrimps!"
Oh, it was Kwon Ji-yong's voice. An Xiaoxie's worried mood seemed to subside in an instant. He was really too naive. It seemed that no one could interrupt the atmosphere between the two of them.
Feeling a little unhappy, although he knew that he had little hope, An Xiaoxie still chatted with Xingai for half an hour with a malicious intention before hanging up the phone. He could hear senior Quan Zhilong going back and forth around Xingai and making all kinds of noises on the other end of the phone.
After hanging up the phone, he curled his lips, turned around and liked Xing Ai's post on social media that her fever had subsided that afternoon, and left a message: "Xia Li, why don't you take good care of yourself?"
After a while, Xing Ai replied to him, "Mr. Bird, I need my newly developed food and it will be ready soon."
He smiled and didn't reply. This pretense of a TV show wouldn't last much longer. "Office Dating" concluded last week, and Netflix, which aired simultaneously with the show, quickly shot to the top of the Asia-Pacific ratings charts. Second place went to Star Love's "Sweet Home." Since it's still on the rise, their business will likely continue for a few more weeks. However, with the OST released this week, their chances of meeting will be slim.
On the day of OST recording, Ahn So-seop made a rare high-profile entrance into neon through the main gate, which really attracted reports from CPF and the media online. People even speculated whether the "Arc'teryx couple" really fell in love with each other during the filming and were about to be together.
Ahn So-seop probably had the same illusion a few days ago, but when he entered the recording studio and saw senior Kwon Ji-yong sitting in front of the mixing console and looking at Xing Ai who was auditioning in the recording studio with a smile on his face, he knew that he really had no chance. Perhaps the atmosphere of the two filming in the first half of the series gave him a 50% chance, but after Kwon Ji-yong came to visit the set that night and took Xing Ai back to the nanny car, his chances were infinitely close to 0%.
"Oh, Xiao Xiexi, you are here. Xing Ai is auditioning. Do you want to try?" Kwon Ji-yong was wearing a full set of clothes from his own brand. He looked handsome and effortless. Even his smile was no longer distant and wary as it was in the past. Now the senior seemed more confident and calm.
"Senior, are you the producer today?" An Xiaoxie bowed politely, a little confused.
"Xing Ai had a fever the day before yesterday and couldn't finish the rest of the arrangement. I helped her produce the song, so I'm in charge of recording today as well."
"Yes, I see. What an honor! GD senior arranged the song for me." An Xiaoxie was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the new arranger was Kwon Ji-yong. The admiration for his idol in his heart seemed to overwhelm the competition from his rival at this moment.
Quan Zhilong shrugged, "Xing Ai is a creative genius. SBS is the one that profits from her writing songs. Besides, I am anonymous, so the outside world will not know that I arranged this song."
"I understand, Senior, and I won't tell anyone else."
"Thank you, I know you. You used to be a trainee at JYP and learned the violin. It is because of your classical music background and modern trainee life that Xingai feels a resonance with you. Xiao Xiexi is really excellent." When Kwon Ji-yong wants to praise someone, he will make the other person feel 100% sincerity.
However, this humility and sincerity made An Xiaoxie feel a little embarrassed. The senior recognized him so humbly, but he was dark-minded and unilaterally regarded him as a rival in love. In fact, what kind of rivals were they? He was not even at the table. He just completed a Korean drama with Xing Ai. At best, he was a co-worker?
Alas, he seemed to be ashamed of himself.
"What are you talking about?" Quan Xingai came out of the recording studio and saw two grown men facing each other, and the atmosphere seemed very friendly.
"I said Xiao Xiexi's violin is really good. I watched your variety show, Star Love's Violin..."
Quan Xingai suddenly felt her heart in her throat. This guy didn't say that he had watched the video. Then she thought again, Quan Zhilong had never heard the song she wrote, so he wouldn't know that the song was for him, so why should she worry.
After figuring it out, Quan Xingai felt herself standing up again.
"Oh, that. I was forced into it by the production team. It would have been better if I had practiced more. My performance that time was completely amateurish." She added in her heart that if her mother were still alive, she would probably hit her with the teaching stick again.
"Saying 'Xing Ai You' makes me feel ashamed." After realizing that the atmosphere was good and that senior Quan Zhilong was really humble, polite and took good care of himself, An Xiaoxie began to become cheerful again.
"What are you afraid of? You're an amateur anyway, and I'm not much better than you. Let's record quickly and go back to sleep after it's over." Quan Xing'ai pulled An Xiaoxie into the recording studio to catch up on the progress.
"The OST is not difficult. Try to finish the recording during the day and don't drag it on until the night." Sitting in the producer's position, Kwon Ji-yong and Jeon Seong-ae both retracted their friendly faces in an instant and entered the professional field with expressionless faces, which made An Xiaoxie, the only non-professional present, feel uneasy.
"It is said that, well, both of you are the big devils of the recording studio?" An Xiaoxie, who had the intuition of a little animal, asked weakly.
"Yes, you are right, senior GD is much more powerful than me." Quan Xingai raised his eyebrows, patted An Xiaoxie's shoulder, and gave him a look of wishing him well.
"Get ready, An Xiaoxiexi, first try to find your vocal position. This song is just an ordinary rhythm and blues and it's not difficult to sing, so don't be nervous." Quan's serious voice came from the headset.
An Xiaoxie took a deep breath, but his first line of the vocal test broke and went off-key. He saw Quan Zhilong and Quan Xingai frowning, as if the pressure on him had increased. Soon, for the rest of the day, An Xiaoxie's brain could no longer contain any other unnecessary emotions. His mind was filled with pitch, key, melody...
He was under a lot of pressure being watched by two devil producers while recording. In the afternoon, when Xing Ai quickly finished recording her female part and left the recording studio, she sat in the producer's seat with Quan Zhilong and supervised An Xiaoxie with a headset on. The remaining romantic thoughts in his heart flew away.
Now in An Xiaoxie's eyes, the sweet girl Quan Xingai is gone. Her image has become a talented singer, songwriter, and a very strict and picky producer. Looking into her eyes, An Xiaoxie no longer sees the romantic love of the stars and the moon, but his mind is full of: Teacher, did I fail this time?
He just felt like he was back in high school, when he had just transferred from Canada to Seoul High School. He was taking exams right away, and he did very poorly on the exams and was criticized by his homeroom teacher.
It’s so scary!
Who would like their own devilish teacher?! An Xiaoxie treated this recording session with the same enthusiasm he had when he took the college entrance exam in South Korea. After each line, he carefully looked up at the two producers in the other room. Whenever he noticed one of them frowning, his heart would be completely hanging in the air, and then the two devilish teachers would start a fierce quarrel.
At this time, An Xiaoxie's feelings towards Xing Ai would turn into sighing and admiration. During the entire afternoon recording process, he only felt -
Sure enough, these two are a perfect match. Such a devilish producer combination is now doubled, and he has encountered them all! Fortunately, I didn’t debut in GOT7. It turns out that singing is so difficult... I feel that I didn’t realize it when I was a trainee.
The recording lasted until the lights came on. When An Xiaoxie came out, he was sweating profusely and his eyes were dull. The expression he made when looking at Xingai was neither the domineering boss he was during filming nor the well-behaved puppy he was in his personal life.
"Thank you for your hard work, Oppa. Actually, you have a good voice. You can consider releasing an album." After a day of beating the stick, Quan Xingai began to give Zao a sincere and genuine expression.
"Thank you for the suggestion, but please don't give me any more suggestions for now. I probably don't want to go into the recording studio again in the next few years." An Xiaoxie took a big sip of water and breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm sorry, Xiao Xiexi, for being so strict with you on our first recording session. Xing Ai was right, you sang really well. It's just that we held you to a higher standard that made us so strict. Don't worry, this song will definitely do very well."
Look, look, what a devilish combination! Even the way they give dates is the same. After a day of teaching them a lesson, now they look at me with sparkling eyes and an apologetic face, their mouths full of praise and encouragement. Oh! These two! However, it must be said that An Xiaoxie was really comforted by their sincere praise.
After all, during the recording process, the two of them were really dedicated and taught themselves how to sing wholeheartedly and without reservation. Senior Zhilong even personally demonstrated which part of the body would better express emotions through vocalization.
"Thank you, Brother Zhilong. The success of this song is also due to the efforts of you and Xingai. I am just a part of your efforts and played a small role." He said embarrassedly.
"Xiao Xiexi is too modest. You must be very hungry after a whole day of recording. Do you want to have dinner together later?" Quan Zhilong asked with a smile.
"Oh, no thanks. I'll just go back." An Xiaoxie waved his hands repeatedly. He didn't want to see the faces of these two people for the time being. He would probably dream of singing Do Re Mi Fa Si tonight.
Kwon Ji-yong waved goodbye to Ahn So-seop with a friendly senior look on his face, then turned around and saw Jeon Seong-ae looking at him with her arms folded and her chin raised.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Oppa, are you being so mean on purpose today?"
"Really? Am I always that strict? Yongbae and Daesung know best." Kwon Ji-yong spread his hands, looking like he had no idea what you were talking about. He was being deliberately strict, deliberately showing his devilish side to make An Xiaoxie give up. How could he do such a thing?
Jeon Seong-ae narrowed her eyes and leaned in to examine the smiling Kwon Ji-yong. "Oppa seems to have changed a bit. Why has he suddenly become more mature recently? It's as if he has suddenly turned 33 years old."
"What are you talking about? Xing'ai doesn't really understand me. I am no longer the Quan Zhilong of the past." Quan Zhilong curled his lips and smiled, gently pinching the girl's chin and shaking it.
His gray contact lenses made his eyes appear somewhat mysterious, and the look he gave Quan Xingai became unfathomable. "Now I know what I want and what I'm facing. I'm a stronger person now, and Xingai just needs to be my little friend and be happy."
Quan Xingai's heart beat like thunder as she watched Quan Zhilong approach her. She couldn't control her gaze from glancing at his face. She knew the atmosphere was too ambiguous, but she didn't seem to want to refuse. When did Quan Zhilong become so charming? How did the golden-haired little dragon in the past turn into a vicious Doberman?
"I, I'm not a child." Quan Xingai said silently after a while.
Quan Zhilong curved his eyes and smiled, "Maybe, I wonder if Xing Ai is 23 or 37 years old in her bones." Quan Zhilong smiled meaningfully
All of Quan Xing Ai's fatigue suddenly disappeared, her heart was pounding like thunder, and she suddenly felt refreshed. She said it must be an illusion! !
"What did you say? I don't understand."
"Okay, go home and have a rest, my little friend. Xingai is 10 years younger than me. That's great. You can call me Oppa for the rest of your life." Kwon Ji-yong smiled, and in the eyes of Quan Xingai, he seemed to have a hidden meaning.
“…” Quan Xingai pretended not to understand.
"Our Xing'ai looks very young but looks like she has experienced a lot and has had more than a dozen relationships and is closed to love. Xing'ai, I am very curious why you are so resistant to love." Quan Zhilong asked. This is a question he is eager to know.
"What, what... I haven't had more than a dozen relationships, I haven't locked my heart in love, I like so many people, I just fall in love with every one I meet, okay?" Quan Xingai concealed his nervousness, looked around and started talking nonsense.
Quan Zhilong looked at the other person in an unfathomable way and smiled, "I think Xingai actually has a fixed type of favorite."
"Mo? I have a fixed type of crush? I've never been in love." Quan Xingai blinked and refused to admit it. She had never been in love in her life, so where did she get a fixed type of crush from?
"I like puppies and pretty faces. I can't resist sincere eyes and sincere hearts, and I can't refuse the stimulation and happiness brought by the adrenaline. Well, Xingai doesn't seem to be in a relationship. Who knows if she has dated many people? Has she ever been with a younger puppy? Like a golden retriever?"
What does he, he, he mean? How many times has this happened? Quan Zhilong seemed to have been probing him so many times that a cold sweat broke out on his back. Quan Xingai stared at Quan Zhilong with wide eyes, as if she was completely speechless.
"Oh my, I feel dizzy. Maybe my cold hasn't healed yet. I want to go home - unni, Mingzhen unni, I want to go home." Quan Xingai held her head and pretended to be dizzy. She didn't dare to look into Quan Zhilong's eyes at all. She turned around and slipped out to find Ji Mingzhen.
Quan Zhilong was laughing happily in the back. The TV series was finished, and he could finally settle accounts with this "kid".
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Finally, after finishing her busy schedule, Jeon Seong-ae finally had a chance to rest and recuperate at home. Unable to eat or sleep, Seong-ae began to slowly recall what had happened in the past few months. Jeon Seong-ae was a smart person, and when she calmed down and was not distracted, she quickly saw through Kwon Ji-ryong's tricks.
Yes, Jeon Seong-ae finally came to her senses! She finally realized that Quan Zhilong had been seducing her for the past few months! ?
It seemed like he had become smarter since I don't know when, and even changed his strategy. He started to act pitiful and vulnerable. Did he know that I would fall for this, so he simply pretended to have a story but didn't tell it to attract my attention?
Quan Xingai made a speechless expression. Mo ya, he did succeed. If it weren’t for Quan Zhilong’s temptation, Quan Xingai wouldn’t have thought so much.
If it weren't for that conversation in the recording studio that day, Jeon Seong-ae probably wouldn't have thought about how Quan Zhilong had changed over the past few months. She might have really just fallen into this trap. Cunning! So cunning, he really is a cunning fox. Jeon Seong-ae bit her lip, feeling flustered and upset.
I was panicking because I was exposed. I was upset because I felt controlled by this guy. I had been like a fool for the past few months, letting him control me.
Quan Xing Ai, you... you are so stupid...
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