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Chapter 1181 No problem

Chapter 1181 No problem

The tone of the text message was very casual, and it was sent by Kim Taeyeon.

It's been almost a month since I left the Peninsula, so it's only right for us to have a meal together. However, judging from the tone of this sister, the meal is probably just a casual event. The key point is the "I need you for something" at the end.

Chi Jingyuan glanced at her, quickly typed a reply to her, and walked into the elevator.

It’s not possible to have dinner together in the evening as EXO still has a lot of things to do later on. At most we can go out for a midnight snack together later.

...But usually people drink a little wine when having a midnight snack, and having a midnight snack with Kim Taeyeon is the most boring because she doesn't drink.

After replying, he chatted with a few more messages. After making an appointment with Kim Taeyeon, Chi Jingyuan didn't pay much attention to it. He chatted with other members casually. When the elevator reached the underground first floor and walked to the parking lot, he suddenly thought of something and asked Wu Sehun in front of him:

“Oh, by the way, you and Baekhyun didn’t mention your solo plans in the meeting just now. How is your solo plan going? When is it going to be?”

"The company discussed this matter with us in a special meeting before."

Wu Se-hun heard this, glanced at the members who were walking fast in front of him, and whispered, "Baekhyun's plan has been officially confirmed. Kenzie Noona will be the main producer. I heard that he will be more involved in the preparation of the album. If the plan goes well, it may be around October or the end of the year."

"It will be a little slower here. We are still in the early stages of preparation. The earliest we can expect to see it is early next year." He shrugged his shoulders and said, "The main reason is that the style has not been determined yet, so there are some problems with the song selection."

"really……"

After listening to this, Chi Jingyuan nodded in approval: "It is indeed difficult to choose a song for you."

"Do you have any recommendations?" After hearing this question a few times, it no longer mattered. Wu Sehun obviously understood his situation very well and was not angry. Instead, he asked with some anticipation.

"Let me look back."

Chi Jingyuan didn't refuse, but seeing his expression, his eyes turned slightly, and he immediately added: "But there is a song I heard some time ago that I feel is very suitable for your style and level. Can you rearrange it and make it a hit song or something?"

"Oh? What song? Is there a demo?" When the man heard it, his eyes immediately lit up.

"Demo? No, I can sing you a song, it's very famous."

Chi Jingyuan shook his head, then coughed lightly and cleared his throat seriously. He thought for a moment, and under Wu Sehun's expectant eyes, he suddenly raised his right hand, made a very funny gesture, and began to sing in a baby voice: "Baby shark,... so cute, dudu hahahahahaha..."

Halfway through the song, he couldn't continue and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

This song is a nursery rhyme from the Peninsula in the past. No one knows when it was written. It was not very popular before, but it gradually spread after being re-arranged and promoted by the publisher last year. Especially recently it has become more and more popular. Chi Jingyuan often hears this nursery rhyme in some very strange places, and he can even sing it after hearing it for a while.

"Ah, go to hell." Wu Sehun's face was distorted and he cursed viciously. Of course, he had realized by now that this hangman was making fun of him.

"Is it inappropriate? I think it's both easy to sing and addictive, dududududu~"

…………

“…The soy sauce crab here is very famous, and it is recommended by Michelin. The signature dish is crab roe rice with seaweed. I have eaten here several times with my friends before, and the taste is super good.”

After sitting down, seeing Chi Jingyuan curiously looking around, Kim Taeyeon took the initiative to recommend: "I heard that there is a hidden menu after 2 a.m., and you can ask for the special mix of spicy crab + soju bomb!"

"Soju bomb? What does this have to do with you, Noona?"

Chi Jingyuan retracted his gaze and looked at Kim Taeyeon who was introducing her to him in a somewhat boastful tone, and couldn't help but smile.

It is almost 11:30 in the evening. After a busy day, Chi Jingyuan came to meet Kim Taeyeon for a midnight snack. The place was chosen by this sister. It is a restaurant that looks very exquisite in the Jiangxie Alley in Nonhyeon-dong. Just by looking at the decoration, you can tell that the price is not cheap.

After ordering the food, Kim Taeyeon chatted casually with Ji Jingyuan. They hadn't seen each other for a long time, and Ji Jingyuan probably didn't know about the recent gossip, so Kim Taeyeon chattered a lot, such as Kim Heechul had changed three female companions in fifteen days, Kim Ki-bum had recently hooked up with a young actress, Hyoyeon had a new boyfriend, etc. Ji Jingyuan was very satisfied to hear that.

“…Speaking of which, you guys are really amazing this time. When I first saw the news, I thought it was fake.”

The sister ate the crab with sauce expertly, then changed her tone and talked about Chi Jingyuan and his EXO, with a somewhat surprised tone: "I didn't expect that they actually won an award from Billboard. Oh my god, that's Billboard."

"I remember that we went to the United States for activities arranged by the company. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me if I tell you this. At that time, we were already very popular in the Peninsula and Asia. We were very confident and thought that we would succeed if we worked hard. We were even more confident than the company. During the practice, we were still talking about cooperating with so-and-so to see if we could win some awards. But in the end..."

Kim Taeyeon was obviously thinking of the past, and recalled with some regret: "After I went there, I found that it was completely different. There were no people listening to Kpop there. Basically, all the people who came to the tour were international students from the Peninsula or fans from East Asia. Moreover, they were the center of world entertainment. Many people looked down on idols like us from the Peninsula... It's really not that simple."

"After a while of activities, the kids were all hit hard. I remember that the one who was most disappointed was Tiffany. She is from San Francisco, and she thought she was successful, but when she returned, few people recognized her..."

Listening to Kim Taeyeon's obviously emotional and rambling memories, although Chi Jingyuan did not have the same experience, he could understand her emotions.

I had reached the top in Peninsula and thought I was a big shot, but after arriving in the United States, I was hit hard by reality.

This is also a problem that most of the older generation of Kpop idols encountered during the record era when Internet communication was not very developed. They could only sigh in despair at the relatively largest market, as people simply didn't care about them, no matter if they were from Girls' Generation or Wonder Girls.

...The fact that Ji Jingyuan and his group EXO can take this step forward today is actually largely due to the foundation laid by their predecessors and the development of the times.

"Did you see a lot of European and American celebrities when you went to receive the awards this time? Didn't you say you met Bruno Mars last time? I like him very much!"

After sighing for a while, Kim Taeyeon stopped talking sadly and cheered up. While eating with gusto, she looked at Ji Jingyuan excitedly and asked, "Jingyuan, you should have taken a photo with them, right? Why didn't I see you post it on Instagram? I saw Chanyeol and Baekhyun posted a lot of group photos on Instagram these days, but you still take those abstract selfies."

"Uh, I wouldn't say it's abstract, it's just more, uh, mysterious."

Chi Jingyuan smiled bitterly when he heard this adjective, and then shook his head: "There are quite a few group photos, but they are stored in my phone and not posted... I don't really have any filters for those European and American stars."

Compared to many citizens and even idols on the peninsula who have an innate admiration for those first-line European and American stars, Chi Jingyuan has no such feeling at all. Although he met many stars in Las Vegas this time and took a lot of photos with them, he just threw those photos there after taking them. He feels that it would be better to occasionally look at Zhou Ziyu's funny selfies to bring some emotional value.

"That's right, a young master like you wouldn't have such a thing as a filter, and you're already amazing enough...EXO is really different now."

Kim Taeyeon sighed and said, "And Twice too, they've been a huge hit with their comeback this time. I saw the news yesterday and it seems their cumulative sales have exceeded one million. They've only been debuting for over a year, right?"

"The two recent comebacks, 'Knock Knock' and 'Signal', can't be considered big hits, and the influence is not as great as last year. It's mainly because their popularity and fans have increased, and they became popular on their own." Chi Jingyuan retorted. He has watched Twice rise to where they are now.

"Children nowadays..."

This sister looked like she was already old and sighed for a long time.

If he hadn't noticed the golden sauce on the corners of her mouth, Chi Jingyuan might have sympathized with her and said a few words of comfort.

After chewing two mouthfuls of food happily, Kim Taeyeon thought of something and suddenly raised her eyes to look at Chi Jingyuan and asked curiously, "You went to the Dream Concert yesterday and met Mina again, right? What did you say?"

She was one of the few people, besides Twice's own members, who knew that Ji Kyung-won had broken up with Ming Jingnan.

"What can I say?" Chi Jingyuan didn't want to talk about this, and he just casually brushed it off without even raising his head.

"Oh, what a good child."

Kim Taeyeon might be getting old, so she sighed again... But because of the last party, she had a really good impression of Ming Jingnan.

But she just sighed for a few seconds, and then she turned her eyes and said, "...You have been single for so long, haven't you found a new girlfriend recently?"

"Nuna, you didn't say you were going to find a new boyfriend after we broke up last time, so how could I do that so quickly?"

Chi Jingyuan glanced at Kim Taeyeon and retorted without any hesitation.

Kim Taeyeon's face should be considered pure, but after knowing her for so many years and getting to know her so well, she would no longer be fooled by her looks. To be honest, he actually feels that this girl is a bit of a carnivore.

"How can it be possible that I am the same as you, someone like you..."

Kim Taeyeon felt annoyed when she heard this, and reflexively wanted to tell the truth, but perhaps she felt that the truth was too straightforward so she didn't say it out loud.

Then, she remembered the purpose of her visit today, and her expression relaxed again. She smiled and asked, "If you are still single, then...would you like to consider an older sister? Um...what do you think of Yoona?"

The words were nice, but Kim Taeyeon's greasy expression gave Chi Jingyuan goose bumps. He waved his hands and frowned, smiling, "Noooo, just tell me what you want me to do. Why did you even send Yoona out?"

“Ah ha ha ha ha~” Kim Taeyeon, who was seen through, burst into her signature auntie smile: “Is it so obvious?”

Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but roll his eyes. It was obvious that Kim Taeyeon was upset from the look on his face just now. Even though they were so familiar with each other, he was still beating around the bush and asking "What do you think of Yoona?" Is he the kind of person who is so hungry that he will eat anything?

I like surfing and not skiing recently.

"Let me guess...about the album? You want me to be the producer?"

Chi Jingyuan glanced at Kim Taeyeon, and although it was a question, his tone was firm.

"Inside!"

When Kim Taeyeon heard this, her eyes immediately narrowed into slits, with an expression that said, "You guessed it, you're so smart."

"Haha~"

Chi Jingyuan was immune to his greasy expression, but when it came to business, he still asked curiously: "Nuna, haven't you started preparing for your album yet?"

Although he participated in some aspects of Girls' Generation's album, including composing a title song and helping them snatch songs from NCT, due to his schedule at the time, Ji Jingyuan did not pay much attention to it afterwards.

According to the time, the preliminary work of this album should have been done almost by now, and preparations should have begun.

"It has already started. We have practiced almost all the songs. We have also held several meetings on choreography and visual design. Mr. Lee Soo Man is the main producer, but..."

Kim Taeyeon first introduced some information about the album, and then sighed: "But Mr. Lee Soo Man is just a coordinator, not in charge of anything. Although the company is also contributing to other aspects, the enthusiasm and resource supply are very average, and all aspects of the production feel a bit too ordinary to me."

"Moreover, we recently had some discussions with the producer at the company. He and we had quite different ideas about the style and concept of the 10th anniversary album. In particular, he preferred the 'retro pop' style of music and kept suggesting that 'Holiday' be the title song."

"LDN Noise also suggested adding Grime style to the music, ugh..."

Kim Taeyeon looked a little anxious and sighed, "Anyway, it's not going very smoothly and it's very tiring... I feel like the company can't produce the style we want the most... After thinking about it, I still feel that Jingyuan is the most suitable producer for our album, and it just so happens that you wrote the title song."

"How about it? Are you interested?" The sister raised an eyebrow at Chi Jingyuan.

"..."

After hearing what Kim Taeyeon said, Chi Jingyuan nodded slightly to show that he understood, but he did not respond directly. Instead, he began to think about it.

Of course he would be willing to be the producer in charge of Girls' Generation's album, as he is in this line of work, not to mention that most of the members of Girls' Generation are his acquaintances.

...He is also a fan of Yoona.

As for other aspects, things like limited support from the company are not a problem for him. There are just two problems. First, both the outside fans and the sisters themselves have high expectations for an album like Girls' Generation. Even Ji Jingyuan, a junior and friend, is the same. This puts a lot of pressure on him and he worries about what will happen if he doesn't do well.

After all, he joined SM Entertainment when Girls' Generation was at its peak. With the filter and real emotions superimposed, he naturally wanted to see their brilliant end.

And the other reason is more important...he doesn't have that much time.

The arrangements for the next few months have been finalized at the meeting this morning. They are basically all trips to Japan and the United States. We will only return to Seoul for some scattered brand events, and this time we will leave in less than a week.

To be honest, the timing is not suitable. If he wants to take this job, he will have to find time to fly back frequently, which will not only be very tight but also very tiring.

"..."

Chi Jingyuan leaned in for a while and didn't say anything. Instead, he asked curiously, "Noona, was it decided by your sisters from Girls' Generation?"

"Of course."

Kim Taeyeon nodded vigorously: "Who wouldn't want to invite you? When I mentioned your name, everyone raised their hands in approval, and I immediately became more motivated... In fact, Sooyoung and the others wanted you to come from the beginning, but I didn't say much at the time because I didn't want to trouble you."

SM was not very enthusiastic about this disbandment album, and Girls' Generation had considerable power within the group, so they discussed this many times.

No matter how you think about it, you actually feel that Chi Jingyuan is the most suitable one and the one who can do the best.

After all, when it comes to being a producer, Ji Jingyuan has had many successful precedents before, including Twice's "Cheer Up", Kim Taeyeon's solo and his own solo, and he has participated in every album of EXO over the years. His brilliant resume is very convincing, and these sisters trust his abilities very much.

On the other hand, although it is not easy to say it clearly, these seniors actually know it clearly in their hearts... The company did not support it before, but if Chi Jingyuan comes, they will have to support it even if they don’t support it. If he comes to help, the resource investment will naturally increase a lot accordingly.

Moreover, if he is the producer, it will be a very attractive gimmick. If nothing else, at least the publicity will surpass most of the preheating.

"...Originally, I was thinking of bringing Yoona and Sunny along for dinner."

Kim Taeyeon took the initiative to speak again: "But Yoona said that she wants to ask you for help this time. If they all come, you will feel burdened and forced... Sunny also meant the same thing and said a few words to me. This Lee Sunkyu is really annoying."

"Ha ha……"

Hearing this, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but laugh and praised sincerely: "As expected of Sunny Noona and Yoona Noona, they are indeed different."

"They really are..."

Kim Taeyeon agreed at first, but soon reacted and immediately became serious, staring with dissatisfaction and said: "Hey, who are you saying is different from them, me? Of course I know this, they are the only ones who know how to behave? ... Ah Yi, I should have known not to tell you earlier."

"Ha ha……"

Hearty laughter rang out, and Chi Jingyuan felt that Kim Taeyeon really had a talent for comedy. No wonder she had established a crazy variety show star personality in the hearts of her fans.

"..."

After the laughter, Chi Jingyuan pondered for a while, confirmed his thoughts and recent schedule, and did not think too long in Jin Taiyan's blinking expectant eyes, and nodded casually:

"It's okay to help Nuna make an album."

"But...you have to coordinate with my schedule."

I will update later tomorrow.