Chapter 96, exclusively released...
"Hello, President..." xN
Jiang Yalin, who came to the company today, unexpectedly bumped into the company's trainees. Some of them were already with the company, while others were recently recruited. At a glance, the quality of the trainees was quite good (especially in terms of appearance).
Actually, Yang Hyun-suk also deserves credit for this. The quality of YG's trainees was undeniable, each one more talented than the last, but their looks varied. You could often hear him making sarcastic remarks about the trainees' appearances, especially the girls.
Later, the managers who recruited trainees assumed that Yang Hyun-suk was very dissatisfied with the trainees' looks, so they set higher requirements for the trainees' appearance. This habit has continued to this day, which is why there are no ugly trainees at a glance.
Seeing these trainees, Jiang Yalin, who rarely has time to relax, thought she should find some time today to go to the underground practice room to see if there are any outstanding trainees, and also to make plans for the next boy group.
"The president is really good-looking, even better-looking than the current female idols."
After Jiang Yalin turned and left, the group of trainees who were still standing there began to discuss, mainly about her looks, since that was something that could be immediately apparent at a glance.
"Isn't that obvious? This president is someone who trended on social media just because of his looks. How good-looking is he? You don't need to tell me. Everyone with eyes can see it."
Faced with such nonsense, those with a rebuttal spirit couldn't help but retort. At the age of sixteen, seventeen, or eighteen, how could they possibly tolerate being insulted? Of course, they immediately retorted, and then these people started arguing back and forth, leaving the onlookers speechless.
These two are truly extraordinary for arguing over the fact that the company president is good-looking.
Although everyone was trying to break up the fight, they weren't really acting out of genuine concern, afraid of getting themselves involved. It was only when one of them said, "If you keep arguing and attract the teacher, you're both doomed," that the farce of their argument almost escalating into a fight was stopped.
YG's new building has a very high-tech feel. In the words of fans later on, it was built in 2010 or 2015, but even 20 or 30 years later, you can't see any signs of age.
The trainees' practice rooms are all located on the basement level. However, despite being on the basement level, the ventilation system effectively eliminates the stuffiness of the underground environment, so there is no feeling of stuffiness when walking on the basement level.
The second basement level is a parking lot, but it's completely different from what people usually think of as a parking lot. It's brightly lit, and there are cameras every 50 meters, so there are no blind spots.
The now-famous YG cafeteria is located on the second floor, which is convenient for the trainees to eat without having to climb up. This is also why Kang Ah-rin was able to meet those trainees.
As for the first floor, it's a place that Jiang Yalin uses to show off. She displays all the achievements and glory of all the artists in her company on the first floor. Although there are only BigBang and 2NE1 on it now, she believes that sooner or later, the exhibition hall on the first floor will be filled with the artists in her company.
In addition to the exhibition hall, there is also an interactive area on the first floor. Not only are YG second-floor limited merchandise displayed there, but short mini-fan meetings are also held here from time to time. These are random; whoever has nothing better to do will come down and take a look. It's purely a matter of luck. Jiang Yalin doesn't object to this, as long as the safety measures are in place.
As for the practice rooms for debuted artists, BigBang occupies an entire floor, which includes lounges, production rooms, studios, discussion rooms, practice rooms, etc. However, this is what BigBang deserves.
2NE1 has only been around for a short time and doesn't yet have the qualifications to be on their own. However, since there are no other groups, it's not much different from being on their own. It all depends on whether 2NE1's performance meets the standards before the next group comes out.
Walking down the basement corridor, it was so quiet you couldn't hear a sound. Anyone who didn't know better would never connect this place with practice.
However, if you open the practice room door, the music inside will rush out instantly, breaking the silence of the corridor in that instant.
Jiang Yalin didn't do that. She just stood quietly at the door of the practice room, looking inside through the small glass window. Inside were a group of trainees practicing with determined eyes.
They were all seventeen or eighteen-year-old kids, but because they harbored dreams, they put in more effort and sweat than their peers to pursue them.
Even though the air conditioner is doing its job diligently, and even though the temperature has reached its lowest point, the people inside are still drenched in sweat, and their clothes are probably soaked with sweat by the time they finish practicing.
Jiang Yalin expressed her admiration, but said that if she had to choose, she would definitely not choose this path because it is too bitter and tiring. After taking over YG, she also understands the darkness of the entertainment industry, and her debut will be another difficult battlefield.
She didn't say anything about the pressure and verbal denial from the trainees at the company, because she knew that if she couldn't get through this hurdle, there was no point in debuting, since the words she would suffer after debuting would only be more excessive. Haven't you seen how high the suicide rate for depression is in the entertainment industry?
However, Jiang Yalin was still apprehensive after hearing about those people's venomous words. If she were one of them, she definitely wouldn't be able to stand it. She would not only argue back, but might even have a physical altercation, and then she would throw her things down and go home.
"President?"
Jiang Yalin was about to try a different practice room when she suddenly heard someone call her from behind. She turned around and thought for a while before recognizing the person in front of her.
"Minister Li."
"What's the president doing here?"
Minister Li was somewhat curious, but it was just pure curiosity; he had no intention of interfering.
"Look, aren't you planning to form a new boy band? See if you have any good prospects?"
"So that's why..."
Minister Li relaxed when he talked about this. There are many good talents among these children, though not many others.
"President, let me tell you, our company may not have much else, but it has the most promising talents. We could produce two or three boy groups at once, let alone one."
Thinking of those trainees who, though somewhat troublesome, were truly talented, Minister Li couldn't stop smiling, because he had brought several of them back himself.
Moreover, he doesn't have much of a problem with rebellious trainees. As long as they practice hard and meet the skill standards, what's wrong with having a personality? YG loves trainees with personality the most. Talent and personality are his personal characteristics.
"I don't know if the president has heard of Song Minho. This kid is really good at it and looks good too. There's also a guy named Kim Hanbin. Both of them are suitable candidates to be the leader. However, Kim Hanbin is a bit young, so we can put him on hold for a while. But if you want, you can put him in the next boy group as the maknae, or the boy group after that as the leader."
Jiang Yalin believed that the two people who were singled out by Minister Li were truly capable, and that it wasn't because Minister Li had pressured them. Therefore, she became even more curious about these two people.
"Let me take a look later."
Upon hearing Jiang Yalin's words, Minister Li immediately understood and led her to the underground practice room, a room specifically for assessing trainees, before turning around to make the arrangements.
Minister Li thought the promising talents were all in Class A, so when Class A, who had just finished practicing and were resting, saw Minister Li arrive, they were somewhat surprised and stood up, awkwardly waiting for Minister Li to speak.
"Come with me if I mention your name: Song Min-ho, Kim Han-bin..."
He named about ten people in one breath, and those whose names were called received envious glances from the other trainees.
If it's just one or two people, they won't know what to do, but if you bring all of them out, what is there that they won't understand?
They were well aware of these people's strength and knew that these people were their strongest competitors. Now that they heard that they had been called out separately, they were very curious about why they had been called out. Unfortunately, no one dared to ask.
"Minister Li...may I ask what we're going there for?"
In the end, it was Song Minhao who stepped forward to ask the question. He was the team leader candidate that Minister Lee had chosen at first glance, so he wasn't angry at the question. Instead, he turned to look at them with a smile.
"Great news! The club president wants to see your skills. You'd better show your best later. I've said a lot of good things about you to the president. If you mess up your performance, you'll really lose face for me."
I still have to say what needs to be said. I can't stay silent now and then be shocked and mess up later, which would be embarrassing. Otherwise, I should make things clear now so they can be mentally prepared.
Minister Li's words really startled the trainees. They didn't expect to be meeting the president now, and they immediately became nervous.
Who in the company has the final say on whether or not they can debut?
Of course, it was the club president. So when they learned that they were going to meet the president, they all got nervous, afraid that if they didn't perform well, they would miss their chance to debut.
Upon hearing Minister Li's words, Song Minhao suddenly recalled that beautiful voice, his heart raced, and after taking a few deep breaths, he nodded earnestly in assurance.
"I understand. I will do my best. Thank you, Minister Li, for the opportunity."
Song Min-ho had no doubt that the opportunity to perform in front of the president was created by Director Lee, so his apology was very sincere.
Hearing Song Minho's thanks, the others also thanked him. Although some of the younger ones were a little slow to react, it was perfectly reasonable for them to follow their older brother's lead.
"Perform well, and perhaps if you push this door open today, it will be your gateway to heaven."
Minister Li said his last words before opening the door, and then pushed open the tightly closed door with a thud.
Song Minho's gaze locked onto Jiang Yalin the moment the door opened.
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