Chapter 79
Su Yin took the fan-made comic Zhang Ning handed her and carefully examined it for a moment, finding it quite good. The comic chronicled the growth of the six members of the Moonlight Boys.
This artist not only puts a lot of effort into this, but also possesses considerable skill. This isn't just some casual sketch by an ordinary person. Even if they aren't professional comics practitioners, they must have studied drawing and possess a solid foundation.
If the paper, binding and handwriting of this comic were not obviously hand-drawn, Su Yin would not have been particularly suspicious if it was said to be the cost of a published comic.
The character modeling, scene creation, and action and mood portrayal are all done very well.
The story of the entire comic is also very simple. It records how the six members of Moonlight Boys went from being ordinary children to entering the company, training as trainees, and finally being successfully selected to debut as a group and becoming loved by thousands.
It was obvious that this was indeed a true fan. Su Yin knew at a glance that most of the content in this fan comic was based on the Moonlight Boys' previous training videos and the group's later development, with a small amount of his own personal imagination added in.
Almost all the representative events and achievements of the Moonlight Boys Group in recent years have been drawn into the comics.
The members have distinct images, and the overall atmosphere is very positive. There is no particular bias towards any member, nor is there any obvious selfishness on the part of the author.
This will definitely be a comic that all Gekko Shonen Universe fans will love very much, because it is a very realistic record of the group's growth.
If Su Yin puts aside the real identities of these five people and regards it as a pure idol-type comic, it should be liked by many people.
Because the core of the comics is how a group of teenagers realize their dreams and gain everyone's attention through their own efforts and hard work. This is also the most common theme in comics.
Over the years, many fan works of Moonlight Boys Group, including fan fiction and fan art, have been published about the group and its members.
The official social media accounts of Moonlight Boys and the official website of Yuexiang Entertainment Company sometimes reprint excellent fan works.
Among all the entertainment companies, Yuexiang Entertainment can really be considered to be very young and the one that loves to interact with fans the most.
Most entertainment companies basically don't pay much attention to fan creations.
On the one hand, this is because many entertainment companies didn't previously prioritize fan engagement, lacking dedicated staff to handle fan-related matters. On the other hand, fan fiction itself is inherently limited.
The quality of most fan works varies greatly, and most of them are mixed with the creators' personal feelings and subjective ideas. The final image of the artist presented often deviates significantly from the image that the company hopes the artist will portray.
Just like many fans love to fantasize about falling in love with artists, or imagine the romance between artists, the artists' competitors, agents, and companies are often portrayed as villains. Only the artists themselves are the embodiment of perfection and should be loved by everyone.
In this case, it is understandable that the company does not pay much attention to fan works and the fan works cannot go beyond the circle.
But Su Yin is different. She recognized the value of fan works early on. Good fan works can increase fan loyalty, further enrich and expand the image of artists and companies, and also create a good impression among people beyond the fan base.
In the previous world, Su Yin had seen many novels, games, and movies gain further popularity and favorability outside the circle because of the great fan works created by fans, which in turn became a powerful tool for attracting fans.
Last year, Su Yin mentioned to Zhang Ning that they could actively guide and encourage fans to produce some fan works.
At the same time, the company's value orientation must be clearly expressed, and excellent works that do not distort, smear, or demonize the image of members, and do not promote or guide incorrect values, are encouraged.
There really hasn't been a comic book of this high quality that is almost entirely based on the real experiences of the teenagers in the past.
The key point is that it not only depicts the members' persistence, tenacity and unremitting struggle as well as various qualities of unity, friendship and sunshine, but also introduces and showcases the profession of idol very well.
Su Yin finished flipping through the entire comic, feeling quite happy. These fan works also showed, from another perspective, that the group and the company's efforts over the past few years had paid off, indeed attracting many talented fans who were genuinely willing to invest their time and energy in expressing their positive love for the group.
Su Yin directly agreed with Zhang Ning's idea, contacted the fan and a professional comic publisher, made further modifications to the work, and helped publish it.
Then, Su Yin asked Zhang Ning to contact the fan and ask if it was possible to make some distinction between the comic prototype and the real person and event, and not to turn the comic into a complete documentary.
Add more reasonable fictional plots and give full play to the author's own imagination. Yuexiang Entertainment will also provide this fan with various kinds of help. We hope that through everyone's joint efforts, the Moonlight Boys Group and the idol profession will be recognized by more people, and people other than fans will like this work.
When the time comes, I will publish another version and give it to her for review to see if it can be promoted vigorously.
After talking about this, Su Yin talked to Zhang Ning about the current situation and developments of the Moonlight Boys group members.
Shi Haoxuan and Zuo Jiashi have already reported to the university. The good news is that Shi Haoxuan is studying in City A and has applied for commuting, so it is relatively convenient for him to go back to the company and work in the vicinity of City A.
Although the Central Conservatory of Music where Zuo Jiashi studied is not in City A, the high-speed rail journey between the two places only takes one hour.
The popular music department he is studying in can not only replace most of the company's singing training to a large extent, but also allow him to receive instruction from more and highest-level teachers.
The two also said that they would balance their studies and work, and squeeze out all the time they could to improve their abilities in all aspects.
The two also signed a military order to Zhang Ning and the company, pledging to regulate their words and deeds in college, always bearing in mind the responsibilities and honors of the Moonlight Boys Group, and strictly hold themselves to the standards of public figures and professional idols.
The company is relatively confident in these two people. They are children who have grown up under their care, have good character, and have a sense of responsibility and self-control that exceeds that of ordinary people.
However, after all, they are entertainers. Even after going to college, apart from their normal study life, there are still many things that are different from ordinary students.
It is common to go on urgent business trips or even come back late at night. Some group-related information or chats that need to be kept confidential on the computer, as well as personal singing and dancing practice, also require a more independent space.
Zhang Ning rented a house for Zuo Jiashi near the university and arranged two assistants to help him with his life and work.
The other four members have also been training and attending school normally recently. Everyone is very energetic and in good shape, and there is nothing unusual.
The members naturally also saw the achievements of the two members who have already entered university, and it is impossible to say in their hearts that there is no pressure.
In addition, with the Gaokao approaching, the atmosphere at school was already becoming increasingly tense. Therefore, this year, the teachers had barely needed to urge them, and the four students were studying even harder than before.
Although, one or two members' grades are indeed average and they don't have strong academic talent.
But Yuexiang Entertainment has been keeping an eye on them and learning from them in the past few years, and the two members themselves are also serious in their attitude.
The requirements for academic subjects in art schools are relatively lower. I believe that if the two students with relatively average grades work hard for another half a year, they should have no problem.
Su Yin nodded and asked Zhang Ning to keep an eye on all six members and pay more attention to them.
She also gave Zhang Ning a heads-up. The company does plan to form a new boy group in the second half of the year, but the exact date hasn't been determined yet. Once the debut spots and members are finalized, the preliminary preparations for the debut will likely take at least next year.
Let her have an idea in advance so that she can do a good job for the members. As for the company, they will never neglect them just because they have a new group.
Furthermore, the new group's manager has not yet been decided. Zhang Ning is welcome to recommend anyone suitable for the new group.
Su Yin actually had another idea: after the company launched another boy band, she would promote Zhang Ning to be the overall leader of the boy band and assign a manager to the Moonlight Boys. However, this was just a preliminary idea, and it would depend on Zhang Ning and the other members' opinions.
Su Yin called the mysterious girl's agent to chat in the office for a while.
The promotion period for Mysterious Girl’s previous album has basically come to an end.
Apart from some GG endorsements and business collaborations during this period, the overall work pace has slowed down compared to the previous period, which also provides a buffer for the members to rest and adjust.
But there is still a lot of follow-up work. What has been confirmed so far include several magazine shoots, GG platforms, a short series of fan meetings, a winter mini album, and various stage performances at the end of the year, etc.
Su Yin looked at the mysterious girl's schedule for the next six months and found that most of the spaces were already filled.
For popular artists, there will never be any gaps in their schedules, and they have to work hard to squeeze out some time to rest.
For companies, as long as they want to make money, they can schedule business appearances, commercial promotions, and performances for artists from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, without a break all year round.
Su Yin, one of the five members of Mysterious Girl, can be considered relatively reassuring. They are all very hardworking and have a strong sense of professionalism.
Maybe it’s because they have all trained for many years, and have come this far from being a group of trainees. They have seen examples around them of people who have dreamed of training for many years but still couldn’t debut, or who debuted but ended up unemployed. The five girls cherish their current popularity and achievements.
Previously, there were guests on variety shows who, whether intentionally or without knowing how to read the audience’s expressions, suddenly asked idols what their ideal type was and whether their company didn’t allow them to date.
In the audience, the mysterious girl's manager was extremely nervous as he saw the members answer the question about love seriously and sincerely.
"We're serious—we won't be dating in the next few years. It's not because of the company's management, but because we all know exactly what the five of us have sacrificed and endured to get to where we are today."
"For now, we don't want to waste our precious time and opportunity on a relationship. We haven't become the best mysterious girls yet."
One guest, trying to create a variety show effect, tried to say something, but was jokingly retorted by the youngest guest, Yan Yun.
"Senior, career is more important than men!"
So, when talking about this group, Su Yin is indeed not too worried that they will have any negative news.
Things like career ambition and ambition cannot be hidden or deceived. These five people are really hardworking and cherish the name of this group more than anyone else.
Therefore, Su Yin pays more attention to the future development of the five members.
Su Yin thought about it and discussed this issue with the mysterious girl's agent.
Everyone has a path that suits him or her, no matter how the outside world praises idols like Shi Haoxuan who can balance their studies well.
Su Yin was not really crazy enough to want to turn her entertainment company Yuexiang Entertainment into a training base for college students.
However, ensuring that artists have continuous input is very important for both the artist's own development and the company's development.
Of the five members of Mysterious Girl, four did not take the college entrance examination again after graduating from high school, and one took a leave of absence after being admitted to an art university.
Overall, the previous grades of these girls were indeed average.
However, when evaluating a person, we cannot just look at his or her academic performance.
There are also many girl group trainees in the company who have done very well. But they really can't stand on the same stage with the mysterious girl.
Human energy is limited, and talent isn't something that comes easily to everyone. These five girls, despite their youth, are able to outperform all other idol groups in terms of singing and dancing. This is a combination of both talent and dedication.
Therefore, Su Yin talked with her agent and decided to use her connections to find some higher-level teachers to tutor the members, in addition to the company's teachers.
For example, through the company's connections and the relationships with some singers who had previously participated in "Charm of Flowers" with the mysterious girl, they paid high tutoring fees or even directly became apprentices to find some teachers with higher professional levels for the members, or veteran artists who really have their own methods and insights to help the members further improve in singing, dancing and other aspects.
After talking with the agents of both debut groups, the company’s trainees also wanted to go and take a look.
The number of trainees at the company was indeed increasing, and Su Yin was quite busy with work. She mostly learned about these trainees through oral accounts from the managers and some written and video materials.
But when it comes to the idol profession, most of the time it is difficult to truly feel and judge whether a person has the qualities and charm of an idol through verbal descriptions, written or video materials.
Thinking of the new boy group's plan and the company's recent reforms, Su Yin directly notified everyone.
This week, she will go from classroom to classroom to see the trainees' practice results.
This time, it wasn't just about their daily training and individual quizzes; each class would form a temporary group of three to ten people and perform the entire repertoire from their training. Those with outstanding individual talents would be considered for a showcase based on their individual abilities.
As soon as Su Yin made this decision, all the trainees at Yuexiang Entertainment Company were excited.
As trainees at the company, most of them had seen Su Yin, but the opportunities were rare. Sometimes they wouldn't even know Su Yin was there during training, and only after practice was over and they heard the boss had come to inspect her would they worry about whether they had performed well and whether the boss had noticed.
As long as they are trainees, there is no one who doesn’t want to debut and show up in front of the company boss more often.
In particular, many people combined Su Yin's inspection this time with some signs some time ago, and believed that Yuexiang Entertainment Company might really be considering the formation of a new boy group.
This makes all the male trainees more nervous, excited, and looking forward to this "assessment". Maybe because of this opportunity, they will be noticed at first sight and get the chance to officially debut, thus changing their lives from then on!
Although the female trainees knew that Mysterious Girls had only debuted for two years and the probability of the company launching another girl group was not high, everyone also hoped to at least leave an impression on Su Yin. Maybe the company really wanted to launch a girl group of another type and style?
For a time, the number and frequency of all-night practice rooms in Yuexiang Entertainment increased.
At present, Su Yin really wants to take a comprehensive look at the level of the company's trainees and how many of them have reached the level of debut.
First determine the trainees, and then determine the style, positioning and route of the entire group.
Only look at strength, not style.
Even trainees who are not top-notch in terms of their own abilities still hold out hope, so the top trainees naturally attach great importance to it. Many of them have an even stronger premonition that this time may really be the key to determining whether they can debut in the future.
In addition to everyone's fair performance, Su Yin got the information of all the trainees early on. Among them, many "top students" recommended by teachers had special information marked on them. Many people had already registered with Su Yin before and left an impression.
Time soon arrived and it was the day of Su Yin's inspection. Su Yin carefully watched each program and commented on each trainee's performance.
Looking at it all, the trainees are generally good, their abilities are improving rapidly and there are also some particularly outstanding trainees. Su Yin is quite satisfied with it.
Although, Su Yin had already implemented a relatively mature teaching method in Yuexiang Entertainment from the very beginning.
But at that time, YueXiang Entertainment itself was not strong enough, and its teaching staff and the level of selected trainees could not be compared with the current YueXiang Entertainment.
Other companies are making progress, and Yuexiang Entertainment is also making progress. The company's strength is becoming stronger, the teaching staff is improving, the conditions of the selected trainees are getting better, and various systems and models have been gradually improved over the past few years.
This time, many trainees really made Su Yin quite satisfied.
Su Yin evaluated all the trainees, but her evaluations were all objective descriptions of the trainees' strengths and weaknesses, as well as the issues that needed attention in the next training and the direction of development. She did not reveal at all who she had her eyes on.
If a trainee who has performed has many shortcomings pointed out by her, he or she will naturally feel discouraged and know that he or she has no chance.
The trainees who were praised were also feeling miserable because Su Yin's tone of praise was also very calm, and she also pointed out some of their shortcomings without revealing any obvious favoritism towards anyone.
Is it because their own abilities are not good enough, or is it because they want to keep it confidential, or is it possible that the company has no plans to select another boy group?
Some trainees, even without receiving any clear signals, remained confident. Regardless of whether the company would debut another group in the near future, they believed they had left a deep impression on Su Yin today, and that they would definitely have a spot in the future debut group!
The trainees' subsequent performances, whether they were discouraged, excited, or training as usual, were all recorded by the company and handed over to Su Yin's office desk.
Su Yin did have some preliminary personnel in mind, and she had noted them down as candidates for the company's new team next year.
Several of the trainees impressed Su Yin, who had met many idols, and were even quite amazed.
Lego Zhuo, with his strong stage presence and overall skills, stood out from the crowd. His stage presence was particularly impressive, incredibly infectious and instantly caught everyone's attention.
However, he also has many shortcomings. Although his stage presence is strong and his dance moves appear beautiful, powerful, and majestic at first glance, his physical strength is actually insufficient, his upper body is unstable, and his movements are easily out of control.
In addition, there were a few trainees who, although not as eye-catching, also caught Su Yin's attention.
In the records submitted by the teaching teachers, these trainees' scores in every quiz were very consistently at the top, and their weekly practice time was almost the longest among all the trainees.
This very stable and long-term practice has lasted for more than two years and three years respectively.
Although their stage presence may not seem that catchy, their singing and dancing abilities are very strong and their basic skills are very solid.
What surprised Su Yin the most were three people who stood out among the other trainees.
One of them is a trainee named Gu Jun who has been in the company for only a year and a half.
To be honest, this trainee's dancing skills may be below average among all the trainees, but his vocal conditions and singing quotient are really too high.
Su Yin looked at his file in detail. He is currently a freshman in the music department. He has been singing since he was a child and has covered many songs on the Internet early on, which have received extremely high clicks and reposts.
The dance learning time is one and a half years after joining the company.
The key point is that his voice is highly recognizable. Moreover, at this age, he has already mastered excellent singing techniques, including breath, rhythm, and emotions, and is completely at the level of a professional singer.
Such a person will be valued no matter which record company he is in.
Not to mention that in the idol group, as long as he opens his mouth, he will directly improve the quality and level of the entire idol group.
Because Su Yin has high requirements for creative talents and the quality of music works themselves, the staff of Yuexiang Entertainment's trainee selection have indeed put a lot of effort into discovering and selecting trainees.
We search for various types of seedlings from all over the country and even overseas through various channels.
So, today Su Yin specially listened to some of the trainees' self-composed songs, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart that Yuexiang Entertainment is really getting better and better. She would never have dared to imagine the level of these trainees five years ago.
She could even say that many of the trainees in her company today were no less capable than those in the world's top idol giant companies.
Su Yin had received the works of several people before, and had also heard praise from relevant teachers and persons in charge.
Among them were An Pu and Yi Yongyan, whom Su Yin remembered particularly well today.
But after listening to it live today, she felt that it was even better than she had originally expected, and there were even many songs that could be released publicly.
After looking at all the trainees, Su Yin already had some clear names in her mind.
Some people already have the potential to become excellent idols, but they still need more polishing and pressure.
Some people need teachers with different styles to teach them how to make themselves more eye-catching and charming.
After watching all the trainees' performances, Su Yin also gathered all the people responsible for their daily lives and training, and got to know some of them in more detail.
Su Yin looked at the pile of names on her white paper, circled some of them, and then drew a line between them and the names of other people.
The selection of debut members will naturally not be such a quick process. It will require many rounds of discussions and a final preparation period for the group to be formed before the final list can be determined.
Then carry out follow-up work.
Only after the scope has been further narrowed down in the later stages will we consider whether the overall style of the remaining members is suitable and how the route of the group should be planned and formulated.
When Su Yin returned home in the evening, she couldn't help but look at the list she had made today, turning her pen gently.
I agreed to go out for a while, calm down and slow down.
After looking around, she seemed to be unable to control her hot head again.
It’s not that she plans to arrange the debut of a boy group soon. Su Yin will definitely not arrange the debut of a group in a hurry.
There are so many things to consider when launching a successful combination.
The twenty or so people here mainly fall into two styles. The first type is an elite boy group with strong comprehensive strength and strong visual effects, just like the mysterious girl.
There is another type that is more inclined towards musicality, which is an idol music group that brings together various creative talents and the strongest vocals.
Next, it will depend on which group can perform better and compete for priority in debuting.
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