Volume 2 2010 Chapter 169: First Tutoring
I don’t know how long I spent with Yi Haoyan.
In short, Kwon Eun-fei finally signed the "welfare contract" with a blushing face.
The specific terms and conditions are not known yet, but judging from the boy's satisfied expression, it is obviously worth looking forward to.
In the afternoon, Yi Haoyan found Qiu Zhaozhen alone.
"Since Enfei has agreed to tutoring, I have no problem with that, but I have a few conditions."
Things have come to this point, there is no need to pretend anymore, Yi Haoyan decided to speak his mind.
Qiu Zhaozhen also has a straightforward personality.
"Tell me, let's see if I can do it."
"First, tutoring is limited to girls. I don't care about boys."
“Second, the results are not guaranteed. It depends on the individual.”
"Third, since I have already taken on extra responsibilities, please don't ask me to take on other class activities, such as duty and cleaning."
"I can understand the second one, and I can barely agree to the third one, but what's the reason for the first one?"
"I don't want to be with my girlfriend while there are other XY chromosomes around."
"So the girl can accept it?"
"I don't want to care about anything. But didn't Enfei agree? You can choose!"
Yi Haoyan refused to give in.
Choose? You didn't even give me the space to choose!
Qiu Zhaozhen frowned and complained in her heart. She had learned a lot about Yi Haoyan's character. He was really rude to people he didn't care about.
But after all, he had to ask for help, so Squad Leader Qiu had no choice but to accept it.
Finally, three people decided to join the tutoring.
Kim Nahyun and Cho Eun-ae from the performing arts department are both contracted trainees of TS Entertainment, while Kim Nam-joo from the practical music department is a contracted trainee of A CUBE.
The first tutoring session was scheduled for the next afternoon.
The school classes end at 4pm. The rest of the time is for activities or self-study. Students can arrange their time freely.
Tutoring is conducted in the classroom at this time.
Except for Quan Eun-fei, Yi Haoyan felt that he was meeting the other girls for the first time. Maybe they had taken classes together before, but he didn't pay attention.
After taking a closer look today, I realized that not everyone can become a signed trainee.
They all look good, and their styles are different, just looking at their bodies. The shortest of the three girls, Kim Nam Joo, is 165cm tall, and the other two girls from TS are close to 170cm tall.
The boy couldn't help but look at Kwon Eun-bi, who was barely 160cm tall. The teasing look made the girl want to jump up and bite him.
After the four of them greeted each other, they got straight to the point.
The four subjects that require tutoring are Chinese, mathematics, foreign languages and social studies. Foreign languages include foreign language one (English) and second foreign languages (German, French, Spanish and Chinese). Social studies include common society, national history, ethics, in addition to politics, economics, world history and world geography, which are required for liberal arts.
Of course, it was impossible for Yi Haoyan to prepare for all these courses. Apart from the required courses, he only prepared for the optional courses that Enfei and he would take the exam for.
He didn't talk much during the tutoring, and asked the girls to do the homework assigned by the teacher first. He was responsible for answering any questions or mistakes.
For a while, the classroom was filled with the sound of girls writing.
Compared to Jin Nanzhu, Yi Haoyan was more curious about the two girls from TS Company. They both looked pretty good, but why hadn't he heard of this company?
While correcting homework, Yi Haoyan asked his own questions.
The older of the two, Cao Enai, boldly answered, "Our company has a girl group that debuted last year. It's called Secret. It's a four-member girl group. I wonder if Oppa has heard of it?"
The girls were not familiar with him, and their impression of Yi Haoyan came from the class monitor Qiu Zhaozhen. As you can imagine, that was not a good impression.
In addition, the boy was older than them, and although he was a foreigner, he was very good at Korean, and his appearance and academic performance were outstanding. All of this made the girls feel pressured, and they were a little cautious when talking to him.
"Secret? Debuted in 2009?" Yi Haoyan really had no impression.
"That~" a timid voice came over, the younger of the TS trainees, Kim Na-hyun whispered, "Secret's Han Sun-hwa appeared on the KBS variety show 'Youth Never Fails' and is now gaining some popularity."
"Oh! Idiot Shanhua!" Yi Haoyan suddenly realized.
Because of Girls' Generation, he has paid attention to this variety show. The 7 girl group members in the show almost cover all three generations of girl groups that were popular in 2009.
Narsha is the eldest member of Brown Eye Girls who debuted in 2006. The group became popular in 2009 with the song "Abracadabra".
Girls' Generation's Yuri and Sunny, who debuted in 2007, are the main force of the Mesozoic era. The group soared to fame in 2009 with the album "Gee".
Goo Hara of Kara, who also debuted in 2007, is also a main force of the Mesozoic era. The group became popular in 2009 through "Mr."
The rest are new groups that debuted in 2009.
Park Hyomin of T-ara, the group became popular in 2009 with the song "Bo Peep Bo Peep".
4Minute's HyunA, the group rose to fame through two consecutive hit tracks "Hot Issue" and "Muzik".
The only one who was a little surprising was Han Sunhwa from Secret. As far as Yi Haoyan had the impression, her group didn't have any popular works in 2009. She wondered why she was able to participate in this variety show?
I remember there was a clip of their dormitory in the show. The four girls lived in a basement without even curtains. In order to block out the light, the windows were covered with tinfoil.
This is probably the tragedy of a small company! With insufficient resources and funds, sending Han Sunhwa to this show is probably the limit of TS Company.
Moreover, small companies also have limitations in the training and support of artists. It is very obvious in the show, leaving aside those old groups that have debuted for several years.
As a new artist who debuted in 2009, Kim Hyun-Ah's performance is much better than Park Hyo-Min and Han Sun-Hwa. In addition to her debut experience, she also has seniors in the company who can guide her.
After T-ara's Park Hyomin experienced the tragedy of having her shots edited throughout the early stages, she quickly became associated with Sunny and established herself as Sunny's follower.
Don’t underestimate this positioning. Although Sunny is also a regular idol guest, her status in the program is actually comparable to that of an MC. It is natural that she will get a lot of camera time.
There must be someone with great expertise behind this change, and it may even involve communication at the company level.
The entertainment industry is cruel, and not every idol from a small company can be associated with the popular girl group Girls' Generation.
Han Sunhwa, who came from a small company, finally had to determine the positioning of "Idiot Sunhwa", creating a contrast through her beautiful appearance and stupid brain, and acting ugly to attract the camera.
This positioning can certainly gain airplay, but it also has a big impact on the idol's image and the person involved, and is likely to cause negative reviews from the public. It is not a smart approach.
But who told her that she was from a small company? It was good enough for her to get in. The role positioning tied to Girls' Generation was something that T-ara, who was backed by CJ Group, could do, but Secret, a small company, was not qualified. It had nothing to do with the members' personal qualities and abilities. This industry is so cruel.
Thinking of this, Yi Haoyan looked at the two TS girls with sympathy.
I hope your seniors can become very popular! At least when you debut, your career will be easier.
The two girls didn't know what Yi Haoyan was thinking.
They were very proud to see this top student oppa remembering his seniors in the company.
After all, compared to many people who disappear quietly after their debut, their company is already pretty good. At least they can provide such good variety show resources to senior Sunhwa.
In this case, they would not consider how difficult it would be to digest these resources.
Yi Haoyan felt a little sympathetic towards them, so he was very easy-going when marking their homework and explaining things, and he was also very patient with the two students who had relatively poor foundations.
His gentle behavior put the anxious girls at ease.
Another tutor, Kim Nam Joo's situation is different from the two girls in TS.
She has already started rehearsing with the group before her debut and will officially debut next year.
With a clear path ahead and no worries, she decided to focus more on her studies in addition to practicing as planned.
When Yi Haoyan was marking her homework, he could clearly feel that her accuracy rate was much higher, and he was not stingy with his praise for this.
"Oh, Nanzhuxi did a great job!"
"Hehe!" The girl has round eyes and smiles very cutely.
The boy's friendly and approachable behavior dispelled the negative impression left by Class Monitor Qiu. Nanzhu felt that this little brother was easy to get along with.
She bravely and curiously asked the question that had been accumulating in her heart for a long time: "Oppa, do you really like rabbits? Do you like them so much that you need to say it when introducing yourself?"
On the first day of school, this handsome Chinese boy left a deep impression on her, and this somewhat special self-introduction was one of the reasons.
"Hahaha!"
The girl's question made Yi Haoyan laugh happily.
On the side, Quan Enfei, who was still doing her homework, lowered her head.
"Yeah! That's right!" Yi Haoyan emphasized with a smile: "I love rabbits so much! I love them so much that I can't hide it from everyone!"
Eun-bi buried her head deeper into her chest to prevent others from seeing her red cheeks.
"Nanzhuxi, are there many former JYP trainees in your company?" Yi Haoyan asked the girl with a smile.
The relationship between JYP and CUBE is very special.
CUBE's president Hong Seung-sung used to be the representative of JY P. Later, due to ideological differences, he took a group of people and went out on his own in 2008.
Therefore, many of the current members of CUBE’s two groups, Beast and 4Minute, are former JYP trainees.
CUBE was once ridiculed as the "JYP shelter", satirizing the company for selecting people who were eliminated by JYP.
However, after several years of development, Beast, 4Minute and other so-called "people eliminated by JYP" still achieved excellent results.
This shows that JYP’s vision is not always accurate, and as a large company it can also make mistakes sometimes.
This also exposes the so-called problems of large companies: an oversupply of talent, rigid thinking, gradually solidified styles, and insufficient motivation for innovation.
G-Dragon and Goo Hara who were eliminated from SM fully reflect this problem.
Without G-Dragon, there would be no Big Bang, and YG doesn’t know when it will rise again.
But such an excellent singer-songwriter has no chance to succeed in SM!
What SM needs is an idol with good looks, singing skills and dancing skills, not a talented creator like G-Dragon. If he doesn't leave, he is destined to be buried.
The same goes for Goo Hara. Although she couldn't debut in SM, she could still become famous after joining DSP.
Large companies also have their own limitations in terms of business capabilities. In a sense, the advantages of large companies lie in resources and platforms. Many excellent idols from small companies cannot stand out not because of insufficient strength or poor business capabilities, but in fact, the opposite is true.
Idols from small companies have no background, and their success depends purely on their professional ability. Some idols from small companies have better singing skills and physiques, and even stricter career management than idols from big companies.
What they lack are just resources and platforms.
A girl like Kim Nam Joo may not be able to make it in JYP, but she may become popular in A CUBE. For idols, platforms and resources are sometimes more important than strength.
"Hmm~" After hearing Yi Haoyan's question, the girl thought about it carefully.
"Chorong and Bomi were former JYP trainees, they are both very talented!"
really.
A move can bring life to the dead. If you want to make your debut, choice is very important.
