Chapter 206 "Zheng Xiuheng's Waiting for Sunrise"
The values of the entertainment industry are really realistic, and the criterion for measuring everything is definitely not emotion, nor is it an ordinary buying and selling relationship. Why do brokerage companies occupy a dominant position and suppress artistes without any power to refute? It is not because of how powerful they are or how great their background is, but because for 90% of artistes, it is they who need the brokerage companies, not the brokerage companies that need them.
Although Park Jin-young didn't say anything, this attitude made Zheng Xiuheng learn something new.
Life is about continuous learning and progress. In fact, what Zheng Xiuheng knew was always very one-sided. Maybe he was indeed very smart, but this world cannot be conquered with brains alone.
As if he had grown up on this day, Zheng Xiuheng finally saw the reality clearly. As of now, he and his company are still far from getting started, so now is not the time to be picky and hide himself.
Looking at the manuscript in front of me, today's topic is defined as "the first time", which seems a bit strange, but it is meant to celebrate the launch of the new program. Many topics will be related to program changes. Although the way of conducting has not changed much, from the exchanges in the past few days, if the previous "Yoo Hee-yeol's Emotional City" was positioned for the audience between the ages of 20 and 40, then "Jung Soo-heng's Waiting for Sunrise" is positioned for the audience between the ages of 18 and 35.
So the topic cannot be too rigid, but it cannot be too radical either. Li Zhimei's opinion is that it should be conducted in a more gentle manner. If it was just an ordinary emotional program before, now everyone defines the program as one that can make the listeners feel warm.
Of course, although many programs have purposes, such things are difficult to achieve, such as making the audience feel happy, but there are not many programs that can truly make people feel happy.
Shaking his head, Zheng Xiuheng sorted out his thoughts and had made a decision about what he would or should do in the future.
Maybe he really has some fate with JYP. He poached their people and met Park Jin-young twice. Zheng Xiuheng felt that Park Jin-young's development experience was very suitable for him.
But it doesn't mean to be a singer like Park Jin-young, and then switch to business after becoming famous. It's just that looking at several major brokerage companies in South Korea, we won't talk about DSP's decline for now. From the mainstay SM, the latecomer JYP, and the rising YG, the three companies have one thing in common: they all have a decisive decision-maker and producer.
SM's Lee Soo-man and Yu Yong-jin; YG's Yang Hyun-seok; JYP's Park Jin-young.
In Zheng Xiuheng's opinion, their rise is not only due to vision and money, but also to the amazing connections and government support accumulated during their careers as artists.
Zheng Xiuheng felt that what he should do now was to put his antenna on the table, he had to start building his network, and the company had to come to the fore as soon as possible, and at least to the level of the downtrodden DSP.
"Five minutes left, Xiuheng should get back to the live studio!"
Writer Liu Meihui's voice sounded. Zheng Xiuheng looked at the time, nodded, and stood up. He held his mobile phone and looked at the text message sent by Zheng Dabin. A slightly weird expression appeared on Zheng Xiuheng's face, and it was unknown what he was thinking about.
Zheng Dabin, who was sitting on the sofa watching TV with Zhang Ziyan at home, suddenly shivered. He didn't know what was going on. He suddenly felt much colder and felt uneasy as if something bad was going to happen.
"Hello, dear listeners, welcome to the first broadcast of MBC Channel 2 FMXX's "Zheng Xiuheng's Waiting for Sunrise". I am the new DJ Zheng Xiuheng!"
"Everyone has two lives. The first one is for others to see, and the second one is for oneself. The second life usually starts at the age of 40. In Asia, perhaps the second life may be a little longer!"
"But our theme today is 'first time', just like the first broadcast of 'Zheng Xiuheng's Waiting for Sunrise', the first time hosting my own program, there are many first times in life, the first time going to school, the first time eating KFC, the first time working, the first time falling in love, the first time breaking up, the first time crying, the first time becoming a parent, the first time to endure many sad parts of life!"
“Today, let’s experience ‘Waiting for the Sunrise’ for the first time, and let’s share more first-time stories!”
“Woo woo!”
Far away in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, a girl curled up in her bed and kept sobbing. Sadness, sadness... just sadness.
A male voice from the bedside radio echoed in the room, muffling the sobbing a little.
Outside the door, a middle-aged man with gray hair stood at the door for a long time. Hearing the sound of the radio coming from inside, he sighed heavily after a while, turned around and left, walked to the entrance, gently opened the door, and left the house.
The living room was plunged into darkness, just like the bedroom.
"Woo, woo, grandma!"
In a general hospital less than a hundred meters outside the MBC broadcasting station, in an empty room, Kim Hyun-A was listening to the radio on her mobile phone.
Although Zheng Xiuheng's voice was always ringing in her ears, Kim Hyun-Ah's heart was empty at this moment. She felt a little lonely and a little isolated. Only her eyes were slightly brighter in the dark space. Thinking of the president's dark face when he left before, Kim Hyun-Ah already felt the result she was going to face.
This is nothing special. In JYP, Kim Hyun-A has seen no less than a hundred trainees who voluntarily quit the company, were persuaded to quit, or left due to failure in the debut competition. She is just one of the lucky ones, not an indispensable one.
However, this incident did not make her feel desperate, or even distressed. She just felt nervous, resistant and worried when she thought about the uncle saying he would take her home tomorrow.
Thinking of the past two years, a strong sense of loneliness came over her. Hyun-Ah curled up in the bed and murmured, "Why doesn't anyone love me?"
One o'clock sharp.
"Hearing your expression, since this is the first time I've tried this small activity, I thought people wouldn't care or respond, but suddenly there are a lot more listeners leaving messages, it seems like everyone is very interested in this small activity!"
Zheng Xiuheng looked at the message board in front of him, where many people were describing their appearance through words, and a smile appeared on his face. Perhaps during the broadcast, Zheng Xiuheng really did not put any pressure on himself and devoted himself to his work, so the expression on his face softened a lot.
"Hearing Your Appearance" is a new method launched after the program team held a meeting. According to the plan, the current "Waiting for Sunrise" is divided into three parts. The first part is still to promote songs through topics and messages on the message board, and the third part is still a telephone connection.
"Hearing Your Appearance" is the newly added second part, which uses live sketching to draw the descriptions of themselves left by the audience before the end of the program. Two audience members will be selected every day, and the sketches will be uploaded to the official website for the audience to see after the program ends.
This is not the end. If the result of the quick drawing is more than 70% similar to the audience's appearance, you will have the opportunity to participate in the live broadcast. Although Zheng Xiuheng is not an artist, there are many listeners who like his style.
Although it seems that there are not many changes, there are changes in the content and topics of the scripts. After all, the standards of late-night programs cannot become as entertaining as afternoon or evening programs.
Overall, the first half went well, and after the new part was announced at halftime, more listeners left messages.
"Listener 1354 said that I want to see Jung Soo Hyung Oppa more than other people's sketches. Because of what Choi Min Hee DJ said, I'm really, really curious. Can Oppa fulfill my little wish? Please post a selfie!"
Zheng Xiuheng looked at the large number of messages that Liu Huimei suddenly sent in and laughed helplessly: "I suddenly saw a lot of messages, all of which were curious about my appearance. It seems that Cui Minxi really did something incredible!"
In the last show, someone asked Choi Min-hee if DJ Jung Soo-hyung was handsome. Choi Min-hee didn't think about the consequences at all and directly said that he was very handsome and that he was the type most liked by young women. This aroused the curiosity of the audience, and many listeners asked for photos of Jung Soo-hyung on the message board.
"As for my appearance, I'm not keeping it a secret on purpose. I just don't think it has any special meaning. I really like this way of communication now, sharing my feelings and music with everyone through radio, phone, and text. Even if I can't see each other, I can still feel your feelings, but..."
"Since everyone is so curious, why don't we play a little game? I will describe what I look like. If you are interested, you can record it and draw me and upload it to the Internet, and then post the address on the message board. As long as one of the pictures is more than 80% similar to me, I will agree to your selfie request. But I want to remind everyone to be mentally prepared. Don't believe what Choi Min-hee says, because everyone I know says that I look like a teacher who makes people feel bad!"
"Before that, let me select two messages from listeners. After two o'clock, you can check the results of the quick drawing through the website. Of course, if you are sleepy, you can check the results after the sun rises."
Zheng Xiuheng quickly selected two audience members, one male and one female. The female looked like a junior high school girl, while the male seemed to be quite old.
Han Zhiyuan, who was standing by, was recording the information carefully. After Zheng Xiuheng finished sending the two short messages, Han Zhiyuan took the paintbrush and began to paint on the drawing board with great sincerity.
Zheng Xiuheng looked at the serious Han Zhiyuan with a little surprise. In fact, he always thought that Han Zhiyuan might have graduated from the Department of Literature or Broadcasting, but he learned from Li Zhimei these two days that Han Zhiyuan used to be a student of the Department of Fine Arts at Hongik University, but dropped out in her sophomore year. As for the reason, she was not very clear.
It was unexpected, really unexpected. After spending some time together, Zheng Xiuheng became more and more convinced that this youngest writer was a person with a unique story.
