Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Ace Agent
[Chapter 3, Agent]
Fang Yinnian didn’t know much about boy bands before. After hearing President Xu’s suggestion that he “be the lead singer of a boy band,” he immediately went back to school and searched the Internet, cramming a lot of knowledge about boy bands.
There are currently three most famous music companies in the domestic entertainment industry, namely Xingmang Entertainment, Huayue Century and Shengyao Media.
Xingmang Entertainment itself is a star-making factory for cultivating idol boy groups. The most popular one is called FreeWind, which has 6 team members. It has debuted for three years and has a huge number of fans. The team's variety shows are also very popular. It is the pioneer team that has completely opened up the boy group market.
Huayue Century excels in talent shows, and the groups formed through talent shows are also very popular. Currently the most active boy group is called Sonic, which consists of 7 boys.
From the information Fang Yinnian had learned, Shengyao Media only had solo singers in the past and had never cultivated any group combinations.
He guessed that the top management might be eyeing the boy band market, so they wanted to form a boy band to grab a piece of the pie.
It takes too long to train trainees, and it may take seven or eight years before any success is heard; and the TV talent shows have long been monopolized by Huayue Century, so it is not easy to copy the path of other companies.
Selecting people from within the company and directly forming a group to debut - this is the quickest way.
Fang Yinnian certainly didn't know how the top management selected the people. But he knew very well that the five of them were most likely "experimental products" launched by the company.
In the future, when competing against the highly popular boy bands like Xingmang and Huayue, what chances do these five have of winning?
Fu Fei is heartless and won't think so much. He is already very happy to be able to debut as a group. He took a piece of paper with the "FTM" logo printed on it, looked at it carefully, and asked excitedly, "Boss Xu, who is our agent? Have you decided yet?"
Xu Baichuan said: "I will be your agent personally."
The five people were stunned at the same time.
Manager Lin glanced at the five people and asked, "Xie Shiqi, you all know, right?"
Everyone said in unison: "Yes."
Of course, everyone knows the name of Xie Shiqi. She is the number one singer of Shengyao Media and one of the few new generation female singers who can tour the country with sold-out concerts. Fang Yinnian’s cell phone ringtone is still her new song.
Manager Lin said: "She is the artist brought up by President Xu himself."
Five people: “…”
Mr. Xu is so powerful?
Manager Lin said, "Boss Xu used to be our top manager at Shengyao. After he was promoted to supervisor a few years ago, he has not managed any artists since then. He is willing to make an exception and manage you this time because he values your group very much."
Xu Baichuan smiled slightly when he heard this and said, "You are the first boy band of Shengyao Media. Do you feel that the company is treating you as experimental subjects? It is very hasty to push you out to test the waters?"
His eyes swept over Fang Yinnian, as if he could see through Fang Yinnian's thoughts.
In fact, it was not only Fang Yinnian, but Tang Che, Tan Junwen and Mo Xun also thought so. Only Fu Fei didn't think too much about it.
Xu Baichuan said directly: "Yes, you are indeed an experiment. The company has no experience in training boy bands before." He changed the subject and his face became serious. "Because you are Shengyao's first boy band, you can't destroy the company's reputation. I will do my best to lead you, and I hope that the five of you can cooperate with me."
Everyone's originally uneasy mood was most appropriately soothed at this moment.
——For the first group, we cannot damage the company’s reputation and must be led by our ace agent with all their strength.
The agent who once brought out a pop diva is willing to make an exception and take them on. What else can they say? Even if it is an experimental product, the person doing the experiment is a big shot, and maybe he can come up with new results.
Xu Baichuan looked at the boy next to him and said, "Mo Xun, is there any problem with you being the captain of FTM?"
Mo Xun said simply: "No problem."
Xu Baichuan: "Does anyone else have any objections?"
No one spoke. The position of captain does not have many benefits, the responsibility is great and the pressure is heavy, so no one wants to be the captain.
Xu Baichuan stood up and said, "That's settled. The five of you should hurry up and move into the company dormitory this afternoon. We will then have intensive training for three months. Mo Xun, you and Assistant Chen should arrange accommodation for everyone. I have a meeting to attend, so I won't accompany you. Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, you all should come to this conference room to find me."
Xu Baichuan turned and left. Manager Lin also stood up and said, "Everyone, please get to know each other first. I'm going to be busy now. If you have any questions, please contact your team leader or Assistant Chen on WeChat."
The two leaders left one after another, and there were only five of them left in the meeting room.
No one spoke and the atmosphere was a little awkward.
After a moment, the captain, Mo Xun, took the initiative to stand up and said, "Add me as your friend, let's create a group first."
He placed the phone with the QR code open in the middle of the table. Fang Yinnian, Tang Che and Tan Junwen stood up and took out their mobile phones to scan the QR code and add him as a friend. Fu Fei didn't move, obviously he had a good friend.
After the verification was passed, Fang Yinnian silently changed the note to "Captain Mo Xun".
Mo Xun pulled everyone into a group called “FTM”.
It’s a small group of five people, and everyone’s avatar style is different. Their nicknames are also messy, and they really look like a makeshift group.
Mo Xun said: "Change the group name card and add each other as friends."
Everyone changed their names quickly, and Fang Yinnian received two friend verifications in succession, from Fu Fei and Tan Junwen. He accepted the friend request and changed the note.
Tang Che didn't add him, and probably didn't add anyone else either. He just sat there with a cold expression on his face. Fang Yinnian took the initiative to send Tang Che a friend verification message, which was quickly approved.
After adding each other as friends, Mo Xun put away his phone and said, "We don't know each other well yet, but that's okay, we'll get used to each other slowly in the future. I'm a local from Jiangzhou, and if you have any problems in your life, I'll try my best to help if I can."
"Everyone move to the dormitory this afternoon. I'll send the address to the group. You can directly navigate here if you want to take a taxi. If you take the subway, Exit C of Xinghe Garden Station on Line 3 is the closest." He paused, looked at Tan Junwen and said, "Junwen, if you can't find it, send me a message and I'll pick you up."
Tan Junwen smiled and said, "Okay."
Mo Xun: "I'll send my phone number to the group, save it, and you can call me if there's any emergency."
The location of the dormitory address and his phone number appeared in FTM’s group.
Fang Yinnian kept it quietly.
Mo Xun looked like a man with great leadership abilities. Maybe he had been a squad leader before? Do things efficiently and effectively. Fang Yinnian admires people like this who can quickly integrate into the environment and take on responsibilities. If it were him, he wouldn't know what to say to his teammates.
I'm moving to the dormitory this afternoon. Time is tight, so I have to go back quickly to pack my luggage. Fortunately, the university’s management is not that strict. Many students rent houses outside and just need to report to the school.
While Fang Yinnian was thinking about how to report to the tutor, he stood up and walked out silently.
Mo Xun's deep voice suddenly came from behind: "Yin Nian."
Fang Yinnian turned around: "Ah?"
Mo Xun walked up to him and said, "The music school is quite far from here. I'll drive you there and help you carry your luggage."
Fang Yinnian said quickly: "No, I can just take the subway by myself."
He never liked to trouble others, but Mo Xun smiled cheerfully: "It's okay, my school is next door to yours, so it's just on my way."
On the way? Fang Yinnian thought for a moment and said, "Okay then, thank you, Captain."
"You're welcome." Mo Xunling turned his head and looked at Fu Fei. "Xiao Fei is the closest. After you move the luggage, take a video of the dormitory and show it to me."
Fu Fei immediately said, "Okay, Brother Mo!"
The five of them took the elevator downstairs together.
The other three went out to the lobby on the first floor, and Fang Yinnian and Mo Xun went to the underground garage on the second floor together.
Fang Yinnian followed Mo Xun for a while and saw a cool black SUV parking at the corner.
Is this his own car or the company's? Fang Yinnian was confused, but didn't dare to ask.
Mo Xun stepped forward and opened the passenger door: "Get in."
Fang Yinnian sat in the passenger seat and fastened his seat belt. There is a very light woody scent in the car, which should be the car aromatherapy. It smells quite nice.
Mo Xun turned on the stereo in the car. A passionate and exciting song sounded in my ears, with a large number of dense drum beats in the prelude and a strong sense of rhythm. It was a Korean song that Fang Yinnian had never heard of.
Mo Xun started the car and saw Fang Yinian sitting quietly beside him. He couldn't help but ask, "What kind of songs do you like to listen to?"
Fang Yinnian said: "I listen to more lyrical songs."
Mo Xun: “…”
The temperament of the person next to him was very different from the "boy band" that Mo Xun had imagined.
Such a quiet guy should actually develop independently and become a pop music lyrical singer instead of joining a boy band as a singing and dancing idol. It is really hard to imagine him dancing and rapping.
However, since Lao Xu chose him as the lead singer, he must have his own plans. It is better to trust the agent's vision. Gong Zhonghao was amazed.
Mo Xun put away his doubts and took the initiative to introduce: "This song is from BNC, the most popular boy band in Korea. It is considered a representative work of K-POP pop music in recent years. The choreography of the song stage is also great. You can check it out when you go back."
Fang Yinnian nodded seriously, like a student hearing his teacher assign homework: "Okay, I'll go back and look for it."
Seeing him sitting there very obediently, Mo Xun couldn't help but laugh: "Don't be nervous. We'll be teammates from now on. If you have any questions about the boy band, you can ask me directly."
Fang Yinnian hesitated for a moment before asking, "Will the dance of a boy band be difficult to learn? Do we need to dance in unison, right?"
Mo Xun said, "It depends on how the choreographer arranges it. Don't worry, I can teach you the dance step by step. You have the basics, and as long as your body flexibility is not too poor, it won't be too difficult to learn. You are not going to participate in the competition, so just practice the dance moves for one song."
Fang Yinnian said seriously: "I will try my best to practice with you."
Mo Xunli turned his head to look at him and met a pair of clear eyes.
No matter what his level is, at least Fang Yinnian's attitude is very sincere and he is willing to learn seriously.
Mo Xun hates people who are not strong enough, not serious, and who do things perfunctorily and drag others down the most. Fang Yinnian is obviously not that kind of person.
"There are still three months left, so take your time." Mo Xun withdrew his gaze, said nothing more, and concentrated on driving.
Today is Saturday and the traffic is not congested. It is only 11 o'clock in the morning when we arrive at the Conservatory of Music.
Mo Xun dropped Fang Yinnian off at the school gate and said, "Call me after you've packed your luggage and I'll pick you up."
Fang Yinnian: "Okay, Captain."
As soon as Mo Xun drove away, Fang Yinnian heard the sound of WeChat message alerts. He turned on his phone and saw five messages in a row from the FTM group, all from Fu Fei.
Fu Fei has already arrived at the dormitory. He took short videos of the new dormitory from various angles and posted them in the group: "Let me show you the environment of our new home. The view is great!"
The dormitory arranged for them by the company is a large suite, which is tidy and clean. There is a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room, through which you can see the river view outside. The environment is really good.
Fang Yinnian put away his phone, turned and walked towards the counselor's office building.
Starting tomorrow, he will live with some unfamiliar new teammates. Their group was formed in a hurry and the team name was chosen hastily, it feels like a huge makeshift team.
Fortunately, the agent who works with the team is quite capable.
I hope that the three-month running-in period will allow everyone to develop a little more tacit understanding.
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