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Song Qixian's first appearance scene has been filmed, and the next filming will start next week.
The night after Song Qixian left, Kong Zhimin, who had finished a day's filming, called Jin Ruizhen and asked about Song Qixian's situation.
Previously, he only knew that Song Qixian was from an entertainment company and was a very simple and clean boy. However, he did not expect to learn from Jin Ruizhen that this child with a always calm and steady face actually came from an orphanage.
Kong Zhimin was shocked. This was the 21st century, and most of the child stars and actors he knew had well-off families. Only a few came from poor families, and he had never seen a child growing up in an orphanage.
Jin Ruizhen felt a little guilty about what he said to Song Qixian last time, so he said a lot of good things about Song Qixian in front of his friends.
"This kid is incredibly talented and incredibly sensitive to emotions. I originally chose him simply because his face perfectly matched the male lead in my film: stubborn, forbearing, a face full of storytelling. Initially, I wasn't satisfied with his performance, but after I explained the scenario to him, he quickly understood and empathized with the character's emotions, immersing himself in the role and unleashing powerful emotion. Both of his scenes were challenging, but he delivered beyond expectations. When the film is released, he's sure to win the Best Newcomer award."
"Zhimin, this child has had a very difficult life. I always wonder how much he had endured when he appeared before me. When I found him, he was still working. I'm most familiar with that numb, hopeless look in his eyes, so I want to help him. As a TV drama director, you have more opportunities to help him, and his talent won't let you down."
Kong Zhimin knew in his heart that his friend's words were sincere. Jin Ruizhen came from a poor family and suffered a lot before he could make a name for himself in the film industry, so it was not difficult to understand why he would prefer Song Qixian.
Kong Zhimin took out the resume Song Qixian had sent him. It was too simple, with just a few sentences covering up his eighteen years of life. If it weren't for his friend's recommendation, he would never have noticed this ordinary boy.
Well, if he can do his best, I'll help him.
Kong Zhimin called Choi Byung-hee. Although they were not superiors or subordinates, Kong Zhimin had been immersed in the film and television industry for more than 30 years and was already a senior to most people.
Choi Byung-hee respectfully answered Director Kong Zhimin's call, completely baffled by his purpose. When the call was over, he banged his head on the table.
This kid Song Qixian has been appreciated by the great director!
Who is Kong Zhimin? He's one of the top three TV directors, with numerous dramas worthy of being etched into the annals of film and television history. At his peak two decades ago, his dramas swept the Baeksang Awards, Blue Dragon Awards for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and other prestigious TV drama awards.
Such a great director actually called Song Qixian to ask about film and television contracts!
This was the first time in Choi Byung-hee's forty-plus years of life that he saw a director communicating with the company for a young actor. This made him feel proud and at the same time elevated Song Qixian's status in his heart.
There are many idols in the circle who have achieved good results by crossing over to become actors. It seems that Song Qixian is going to become the most promising idol in his company. Maybe he can even bring popularity to the entire group and become the hope of the entire company.
The next day, President Cui went to see all the Kaleido employees and, for the first time, praised Song Qixian as an excellent example over and over again.
Their relationship had improved a lot, so they certainly weren't jealous of one thing. However, the other three, except Song Qixian, were secretly making faces at President Cui where he couldn't see. After he left, they even came up to him to see how many eyes, noses, and mouths he had.
Otherwise, why would President Cui come up and praise him specifically?
Although President Choi is the head of the company, he's actually long since transformed from a stern and imposing figure into a transparent one in the eyes of the Kaleido members. This is because President Choi never hides his intentions. When he wants to scold someone, his face is sullen from the start, while when he's in a good mood and wants to praise someone, he beams like a Maitreya Buddha. So, he came up specifically to praise Song Qixian, there's no doubt about that.
Park Yoo-eun moved closer to Song Kye-hyun, only five centimeters from the tip of his roommate's nose. But Song Kye-hyun remained calm and didn't retreat a single step.
After squinting at Song Qixian for a while, Park Youen called in Shen Minghe and Zhou Heyu. He said in an enigmatic tone, "I think Qixian has changed."
Song Qixian glanced at him and continued to be quietly stared at by his teammates.
Shin Myung Hyuk agreed with Park Yoo Eun and said, "I think so too. He has become more handsome."
Zhou Heyu added: "It may be that the temperament has changed, and the feeling given by people is different."
"Yes, can you cultivate your temperament while filming?"
"But I think Qixian's current hairstyle suits him very well. It makes him look younger and more kawaii."
"It's better to say he's back to middle school, haha."
The three of them stood in a row, pointing fingers and gesturing at Song Qixian.
But the words became more and more "excessive", and Song Qixian got up from the floor, picked up one with each hand, and said viciously: "How about I take you to rule to get you fixed first, and you pay for it yourself."
Rule is a well-known beauty salon in Seoul that often welcomes idols and actors. Before their debut, the company spends a lot of money to send them there to get them in top shape.
A few people were playing around, but they didn't know that "Butterfly" began to spread across the country at a viral speed.
The song was originally played in a jewelry store, and a customer liked it so much that they went to the supermarket next door to ask for the name of the song. The supermarket clerk didn't know the name, but out of a sense of responsibility for the customer, she used her music recognition skills to find out the name of the song, which was sung by an unknown boy band.
The clerk listened to it at home and thought it was lovely. It was a refreshing, sweet song, the kind you could hum the lyrics to after just one listen. The members had rich timbre and beautiful voices. After just one listen, the clerk added it to his playlist and even shared it on his account.
call me Onii-chan: Let me share a happy song for today~ Several guests came to ask about this song, it has the magical power to make people happy.
A few days later, the clerk logged back into her account and was surprised to find many comments thanking her for sharing. She then clicked on melon and found that "Butterfly" had topped the new song chart.
"Butterfly" began to blare in the streets. Someone thought it was good and started searching for it. A relatively unknown boy band with only two songs popped up, and curiously, they clicked on another song. Following the song "Divine Punishment," they went on Instagram to watch the music video.
Tanya, who was far away in China, saw the surge in playback volume and fell into deep thought: Did the company buy water for Kaleido?
The five members of Kaleido, who were unaware of their good fortune, were practicing Divine Punishment diligently, preparing to dance it during tomorrow's commercial performance. They finally had the chance to perform, and they were all holding their breath, preparing to present the song perfectly in front of the audience.
Unexpectedly, they received a call from the organizer asking them to change to another song.
???
This was too sudden, just the day before the performance, with no prior notice.
Ming Shangyu calmly inquired about the reason, and the shop owner said cheerfully, "That song is really popular right now, so you can just perform one, just for a change."
Ming Shangyu patiently communicated with the boss. The song "Divine Punishment" has a grand background and is very suitable for performance in a large venue. Should he reconsider it or keep it as it is?
However, although the boss was smiling, he didn't listen to Ming Shangyu's explanation at all. He insisted on changing the song and said that he had already paid and the boss should listen to his own opinion.
Ming Shangyu finally gave up the idea of reasoning with the nouveau riche boss. Although he felt sorry that everyone missed the opportunity to perform divine punishment in front of the audience, he still explained to everyone.
They can't perform "God penalty" tomorrow because their boss insisted on changing it to "Butterfly".
The members all felt sorry that practicing the same song all the time was actually very boring, but they were full of energy as long as they thought about performing in front of fans or audiences.
Now they changed to another sweet song that was almost impossible to perform, and everyone seemed to have let out a sigh of relief.
But why did the boss insist on changing the song at the last minute?
Zhou Heyu raised the question in everyone's mind.
Ming Shangyu was also thinking about this problem. For this reason, he even searched the name of their group on several major websites, but it was still as obscure and no one was discussing it at all.
Forget it, there’s no point in worrying about this. After practicing the song twice, we decided to go eat.
The song "Butterfly" was truly simple. It required no vocal skills, not just a static performance. Song Qixian and the others had privately mused that this song might have been hummed by CEO Choi while he was in love. Otherwise, how could CEO Choi, who always loved to add all sorts of showmanship to his songs, have written such a refreshing song?
Since it was not difficult, everyone stopped taking it so seriously and decided to go for a stroll in the center of Seoul.
Not long after walking a short distance, Park Yoo-eun heard the song "Butterfly." The others were pleasantly surprised and thought the shop was very tasteful.
After taking a few more steps, they heard the familiar singing again.
Five people: Wow! Another tasteful shop.
By the time they finished walking down the street, the expressions on their faces had changed from ~(￣▽￣～)~ to (▽｀)ノ.
What’s going on? Why can I hear this song every time I walk? It’s playing all over the street!
Zhou Heyu cursed silently, and Shen Minghe thought of something and quickly got on melon.
"'Butterfly' has entered the top 50 of the real-time listening chart!"
The youngest member's surprised voice attracted the attention of the older brothers, and everyone gathered around to find out that this song is now ranked 46th.
This result is not good for many first-line groups, but for Kaleido, a boy group from a third-rate company, the meaning is completely different.
"Are we going to get angry?"
Park Yoo-eun expressed what was on everyone's mind.
【Author’s words】
Don't worry, it's just the song that's popular. You guys are not popular yet [Cai Gou]
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