Chapter 198 Zheng Dongren's Thoughts
And this project is not just about newcomers. According to Zheng Xiuheng's idea, all members of the Antenna Family will be in this college group, including Yoo Hee-yeol, Lee Hyo-ri, etc., but the specific setting still needs further study.
Looking at Zheng Dongren who seemed to have a solution, Zheng Xiuheng also showed some expectation on his face.
Yoo Hee-yeol and Jung Jae-hyung beside them also looked curious...
Then, Zheng Dongren said very seriously: "You wrote in your plan that you want an all-round idol group, from the music industry to the media industry, and even variety shows. But in reality, the company's main focus now is to enter the music industry, including this selection conference, which is also a time to select trainees for this goal. So before that, as long as we release a record that gets public attention and praise, I believe this plan will definitely attract attention!"
"Record?" Zheng Xiuheng asked in surprise, a little confused, not understanding what kind of plan this was.
Zheng Dongren nodded and said seriously, "Yes, a record, a pure music record. It would be best if you were in charge of the creation, from composing to arranging, all with your name on them. Finally, the Antenna Academy project will be created with you as the planner, which will definitely attract the public's attention!"
"That's right. As long as the album is well received by the public and Antenna's music production ability is recognized, the company's hard power will also be convincing. After all, being successful with a pure music album will definitely be a sensation!" Zheng Zaixing's mind worked quickly and he immediately agreed with Zheng Dongren's words. Only Uncle Yoo Hee-yeol was still stunned.
At this moment, Zheng Xiuheng really wanted to throw his little Zheng Fei pen directly at Zheng Dongren. He really thought he had some good idea.
" Don't stare at me. No matter what, you can't deny that my idea is wrong. I made this suggestion for the company. If you don't agree, just ignore it!" Zheng Dongren shrugged and replied helplessly. But the uncle still acted a little aggrieved, which made Zheng Xiuheng speechless.
In fact, Zheng Xiuheng was ready to leave after listening to Zheng Dongren's words, but now Zheng Dongren looked a little calmer. Thinking carefully, Zheng Dongren's words were indeed correct. If you want to promote artists to show the company's strength, it is better to take the route of showing the hard strength of music.
"How about this, the three of you release an EP of pure music together, one song each. This will just show off the company's strength!" Zheng Xiuheng learned from the experience and immediately launched a counterattack.
At this time, Liu Xilie reacted and hurriedly replied: "That won't work. The three of us are basically known in this circle. Moreover, although our music style can write pure music songs, most of them need to be matched with TV or program pictures to add points to the music. To put it bluntly, music critics may like it very much, and people who simply love music may also like it, but it is difficult to be liked by the general public!"
Zheng Zaixing continued: "To be honest, we have released instrumental music before, and we also have BGM that is widely used, but no one knows that we are the creators!"
"Then I'm not necessarily as good as you guys, I think you three really think too highly of me, and I can't play the music I want when I'm not in the mood to play, so if it doesn't work, find another way!" Zheng Xiuheng said as he sorted out the documents and notebooks in front of him. As for the character that he didn't like to owe others things because of his father, Zheng Xiuheng occasionally wanted to make changes, but in fact, he really had no way to deal with this almost obsessive-compulsive character.
At least in this matter, Zheng Xiuheng couldn't break through the wall in his heart.
Seeing Zheng Xiuheng's indifferent expression, the three giants felt frustrated again. The three thought of many ways to get Zheng Xiuheng back to the music circle, but except for one time during the filming of "Infinite Challenge", all other plans failed without exception. This time was obviously a good opportunity, but Zheng Xiuheng's position was too firm.
Looking at Zheng Xiuheng who was packing up, Zheng Dongren was silent for a while and then spoke again: "Xiuheng!"
"Um?"
"Let's not talk about Li Xiaole, nor why you must give up what you have, but if you really want to develop the company, the suggestion I just made is definitely one of the best ways right now. If you really want to develop the company, you have to make a more rational choice!"
Zheng Xiuheng was slightly startled, stopped what he was doing, and glanced at Zheng Dongren who was looking serious. He found that his eyes were serious yet calm, and he didn't seem to have any other thoughts. This made Zheng Xiuheng hesitate, because what Zheng Dongren said did make sense.
As for the current company, either Lee Hyori should return immediately, but without a good positioning and songs, Lee Hyori's return now may just lead to her falling into the abyss. The second option is to let Yoo Hee-yeol's solo band find a good guest singer to release songs, but according to Yoo Hee-yeol's current attention and popularity, I'm afraid it won't achieve the desired effect unless there are good songs.
As for letting them release albums of pure music, in fact, the risk may be greater. After all, as far as the Korean music market is concerned, pure music is less likely to be popular than albums by independent musicians.
Zheng Xiuheng was silent for a moment, and then said seriously: "If I remember correctly, I recorded two songs on the antenna, right?"
"That's right!" Liu Xilie on the side nodded decisively, with some anticipation in his eyes.
However, Zheng Xiuheng did not do as they wished, but said, "Give me that piano piece!"
"Ah? Give it to you? Aren't you going to release an album?" Yoo Hee-yeol asked with some confusion, thinking that Jung Soo-hyung had figured it out.
Zheng Xiuheng shook his head and said, "No, I'm still not in that mood. I think that song is very suitable for use as BGM in the restaurant scene in the TV series "Infinite Challenge". I would like to ask the program team to help broadcast this song through the program, and then send the sound source, and then use the proceeds and the name of the program team for charity. If it can get a good effect, we will immediately start the selection meeting."
Zheng Dongren's serious expression finally collapsed. He still couldn't convince Zheng Xiuheng. It seemed that this kid was very determined.
Seeing the frustration of Yoo Hee-yeol and Jung Dong-in, the usually quiet Jung Jae-hyung smiled and said, "This is a good idea. Although the effect may not be as good as releasing an album directly, it may not be too bad. At least through the program, more people will listen. Although it is just one song, if it is broadcasted together with the song you sang last time, it should be enough to arouse the public's curiosity about the antenna!"
Zheng Xiuheng nodded. In this situation, he could only say sorry in his heart.
"That's it, uncles, please think about this plan. It would be best if we could expand it more perfectly!" Zheng Xiuheng sorted out the documents, stood up and said to the three of them.
The three of them nodded. Zheng Xiuheng's plan was indeed good, but there were still many areas that needed to be improved.
"Oh, by the way, I've already contacted them about the audition. If there's no problem, we can meet at 2 pm on Sunday." Zheng Dongren stopped Zheng Xiuheng who was walking out and told him about the audition for "The Chaser".
Zheng Xiuheng nodded. Today is Friday the 2nd, and there are still two days left, so there shouldn't be any problem.
"OK, I'll bring someone over when the time comes. I'll contact Infinite Challenge first and talk to them this afternoon. I'll leave the company's affairs to you for now."
"No problem, I'll copy the song down and you can bring it over then!" Liu Xilie nodded and replied, not worrying about the album anymore. After all, in his opinion, this was another small leap forward.
After leaving the meeting room, Zheng Xiuheng went straight back to his office. Actually, there were only two personal offices in the company. The three giants were basically in the production room, the other employees were in the office, and the trainees were naturally in the practice room, because the company was indeed not big and the space was still very limited.
Sitting on the chair, Zheng Xiuheng took out his mobile phone and directly selected Liu Zaishi's number. If it were a few days ago, Zheng Xiuheng might have considered asking Lee Hyori for help, but now there is no need.
To some extent, Zheng Xiuheng is now also an employee of MBC. In addition, the incident between him and Choi Minxi was so big that almost everyone in MBC knew about it. Because Yoo Jae-seok had exchanged phone numbers with Zheng Xiuheng last time and he was Lee Hyo-ri's cousin, he had a good impression of him, so he called to congratulate him. The two also drank a cup of coffee with Kim Tae-ho at the store on the first floor of the MBC production center, because the broadcasting station was originally in the production center, just in the outer area.
Zheng Xiuheng didn't feel embarrassed at all. He just did what he said and then called Liu Zaishi directly.
"Please, I just called to ask, is there any need to make such a fuss?"
Huang Miying was sitting on the floor and spoke speechlessly when she saw Kim Taeyeon staring at her phone in a daze.
"Ha, I just think it wouldn't be too embarrassing if I got rejected?" Kim Taeyeon replied with a blushing face. The feeling seemed a little strange, and it sounded like she was confessing her love.
Lee Sun-kyu, who was sitting nearby, rolled her eyes and said, "It's just a birthday invitation, and it's just a dinner. You make it sound like you're proposing!"
"Hmm?" Kim Taeyeon snorted and turned her head to glance at Lee Sunkyu. Her resentful look was extremely lethal.
Lee Sunkyu thought that this guy was so crazy that he was almost deadly. He squeezed into her bed in the middle of the night and insisted on asking her to listen to the radio together. Of course, the reason for this tragedy last time was that she said she was shorter than herself. As a result, Kim Taeyeon wanted to confirm it, but she refused. Then Lee Sunkyu found that she was not as simple and stupid as she thought, but a headache.
"How about I call it for you?" Lee Sun-kyu replied with a smile, looking completely free of any burden.
After hearing what Lee Sunkyu said,
"Hello, hello, you're not really asking me to call you?" Looking at Kim , Lee Sunkyu was a little flustered.
