Chapter 106: Agassi the Liar
"I'm Kim Hyun-ah's cousin. My aunt asked me to come and bring her some living expenses and to see if she's okay. The girl is about to debut and hasn't been home for a long time. Because of her uncle, my aunt can't come out to see her, so I'm the only one here!" Zheng Xiuheng explained to Park Jin-young very naturally. There was no sign of problem with his expression. He was still gentle and elegant, but his eyes were bright. Even through his glasses, Park Jin-young felt that the man in front of him seemed to be successful in his career or in his studies.
"Oh, I see. I'm really sorry that as the president I didn't convince her father about HyunA's matter."
Park Jin Young replied apologetically, but then changed the subject and said confidently, "Please tell Kim Hyun-Ah's mother when you go back that her daughter will be successful and make them proud. Her successful debut in JYP has proven her excellence and talent. She will be even better in the future."
Although Park Jin-young does not look very good, he is very impressive when he is serious. He is worthy of being one of the leaders of the largest entertainment agencies in the Korean music industry.
"Okay, I'll tell my aunt. President Park should be very busy now, so he doesn't need to bother with us. I'll talk to the kid again!"
"Okay, HyunA, you'll have the afternoon off this afternoon. Tell SunYe and the others to take a break as well!"
Park Jin-young said simply, then looked at Zheng Xiuheng and smiled, "Then I'll go in and get busy first!"
Zheng Xiuheng smiled and nodded, watching Park Jinying enter the practice room, with some strange expressions on his face. Thinking of the purpose of coming here and Park Jinying's appearance just now, he wanted to laugh.
"Uncle, great!"
Kim Hyun-A grabbed Zheng Xiuheng's big hand and spoke excitedly in a low voice. The contestants preparing in the aisle at the side all looked at her curiously.
Zheng Xiuheng smiled and shook her hand, then stood at the door with her and watched. Jin Hyun-ya was chattering beside Zheng Xiuheng, as if she had endless topics to share with him.
Listening to the singing coming from inside, Zheng Xiuheng turned around and touched her head, showing a gentle smile, but sighing in his heart: "What a lonely girl!"
There are generally many types of selection for brokerage companies, including those that cooperate with other companies such as online TV and cable TV stations, as well as ordinary ones.
Like the famous MBC channel program "Kiss Song Festival", many of SM's A-level trainees come from there.
These are considered to be relatively large-scale selections. There is also another type of selection that is organized by the company itself, not only in Korea but also overseas.
This kind of selection will not have so many complicated steps. Generally speaking, there are two steps: a quick audition to eliminate the weak and then a re-selection.
Generally, out of a thousand people, 10% to 20% can participate in the re-selection, and among the re-selection, about 10% will be qualified and become real trainees.
Moreover, generally, those who participate in the re-selection are outstanding in certain aspects, such as appearance, personality, singing skills, dancing skills, etc. It is only during the re-selection that we can truly see whether this person is suitable for the company and whether he has development potential.
Generally, after the selection is over, they won’t ask you to wait for a call in a few days. Most of the time, they will ask you to come to the company directly the next day. Of course, this is the type that is highly favored.
It is relatively convenient and quick to hold a selection in Korea. Generally, such a selection will last for three to five days, and the number of candidates will exceed one thousand.
When it comes to selecting people for an agency, especially a large agency, it’s not just about hiring someone because they are a good singer. Every company will select the best and most suitable person for the company.
This may result in the loss of talent. The common elimination phrase is: "It's not that you are not good enough, it's just that your company style is different from ours."
The time lasted until five in the afternoon, and there was still half an hour before the end of the selection. Zheng Xiuheng and Kim Hyun-Ah watched for three and a half hours. Now, it was not only Kim Hyun-Ah who was beside him.
"Hidehime Agassi, are you really good at fighting?"
Zheng Xiuheng rubbed his temples, feeling a slight headache. The girl next to him, who was hugging Kim Hyun-ah's arm, looked at him carefully, her face full of curiosity.
Zheng Xiuheng met all of Kim Hyun-ah's teammates this afternoon . When meeting Min Xianye, this mature girl greeted Zheng Xiuheng very respectfully, which aroused the curiosity of other members. Then a few young girls talked to each other in private and got to know Zheng Xiuheng again, and finally three of them stayed here.
Kim HyunA, Min SunYe, and the cute girl with a chubby face. At first, she always stayed behind Min SunYe, but after a while, when she heard Kim HyunA say that he was the superman uncle who fought ten people alone that night, her eyes immediately began to light up.
But what makes Zheng Xiuheng headache is that this kind of gaze is not admiration, but more like looking at a toy. Fortunately, this is not another Kim Hyun-A, but rather shy and quiet. However, after staying here for a long time, Zheng Xiuheng gradually got to know this girl. This girl is called Ahn So-Hee, and like Kim Hyun-A, she is also the youngest member of the group, both are "eighteen" years old.
"Of course it's... fake!"
"Agassi, you're lying!"
When Zheng Xiuheng heard the girl's mosquito-like rebuttal, he suddenly turned around and looked at her seriously.
Ahn So Hee was startled. Wearing the same white sweatshirt as Kim Hyun-ah, she jumped behind Min Sun-ye like a little rabbit and looked at Jung Soo-heng nervously.
"Yes, you guessed it right!"
After saying that, Zheng Xiuheng ignored the three dumbfounded girls and continued to watch the audition in the practice room. In three and a half hours, hundreds of people came and went, and most of them ended their audition journey after singing a song or performing once. Only a very small number of men and women got the opportunity, and even fewer got the opportunity to practice with JYP.
JYP selected about five people that afternoon, and Zheng Xiuheng was most impressed by two of them. One was a girl named Park Hyomin, who had a good appearance and decent dancing skills, and the other was a boy who sang very well. However, these two were naturally selected by JYP.
Zheng Xiuheng only now realized that picking up bargains was a very stupid behavior, because the most you would pick up would be an unpolished jade, which would require a lot of time and effort to polish to perfection.
Rather than picking up bargains, what I need now is poaching.
"It's getting late, and I should leave. But thank you for spending the whole afternoon with me. I'll treat you to dinner. Do you want to go?" Zheng Xiuheng had already lost interest. It seemed that he should think about poaching again.
It is different now from when there was nothing. The company has Lee Hyori, which is simply a powerful tool for poaching. They just need to let Queen Hyori stand there, and trainees like Kim Hyo-rin who have just suffered setbacks will be attracted instantly.
This is not star-chasing nor is it idiocy. It just means that Lee Hyori's image is deeply rooted in people's hearts and the brand effect has reached that level.
The three girls came back to their senses, and Kim Hyun-ah was the first to smile, "Okay, okay, shall we have a feast?"
"Of course!" Although Zheng Xiuheng is frugal, he is not really stingy. He was in great need of money in the past, so he was overly frugal. Otherwise, how could he have saved the 70 million yuan.
When the girl named An Zhaoxi came to her senses, she realized that she had been fooled by this Agassi.
"Agassi the liar!"
An Zhaoxi's low muttering did not escape Zheng Xiuheng's ears. Min Xianyi touched her head helplessly, then looked at Zheng Xiuheng and whispered, "Is this okay?"
"What's wrong with that? Let's go. Doesn't your president have half a day off anyway? By the way, do you want to call other members?" Zheng Xiuheng replied casually. He didn't have any bad intentions this time. It was enough to have Kim HyunA as a little spy. Because of Crystal Princess, Zheng Xiuheng's heart melted a lot.
"They went home and will not come to the company until tomorrow!"
"Oh, let's go then!"
Zheng Xiuheng led the three girls downstairs. There was a queue in the stairwell at this moment. When they arrived at the stairs on the first floor, Zheng Xiuheng walked in front. Suddenly, a little girl with rustic clothes and slightly curly hair rushed out from the side and blocked Zheng Xiuheng.
“Big brother!”
“…”
"Who are you?"
"I am, I am, I am your guitar!"
“…”
"Guitar?" Zheng Xiuheng was stunned for a moment, his pupils shrank suddenly, and he looked at the little girl with chubby cheeks and suddenly remembered who she was.
After being stunned for a moment, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. For the first time, Zheng Xiuheng felt that perhaps such a thing as fate really existed.
Zheng Xiuheng thought that the guitar was over after he gave it away, but he didn't expect that it would meet a new owner again.
“Xiu-jung!”
"Ouni!"
Krystal Jung looked nervously at her sister who was sitting in front of her with an indifferent expression. Kim Taeyeon and others beside her seemed to sense something and took the initiative to retreat to the table in the back.
Jessica Jung gently lifted the hair by her ears, picked up the spoon, looked at Krystal Jung and whispered, "After dinner, we'll go find him!"
