msmithbooks Chapter 104 Debut Selection
Chapter 104 Debut Selection
Chapter 104 Debut Selection
Upon seeing the number, Lim Yoona understood. She changed out of her costume, put on her own clothes, touched up her makeup, and left the room. She went up two floors through the stairwell and arrived at the door of the room with the number mentioned in the message.
Before she could even ring the doorbell, the door opened, and a bouquet of vibrant roses appeared before her.
Lin Yun accepted the flowers with delight and went inside.
As soon as the door closed, the two kissed.
After easing their longing for each other, they parted their lips and returned to the living room.
"I have another gift for you."
Zhou Wenzhe then retrieved the prepared gift and handed it to Lin Yoona.
Yoona took the gift but didn't open it to see what it was. Instead, she asked suspiciously, "Why are you giving me flowers and a gift today? Did you do something to betray me?"
"What are you thinking? This is just to reward you for working so hard on set."
"real?"
"certainly."
"Okay, I'll trust you this time."
Yoona then opened the gift box and saw that inside was a pair of sapphire earrings, which were very beautiful and obviously very valuable.
She took out the earrings, held them up to her ears, and asked, "These earrings must be very expensive."
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"It's alright, do you like it?"
"Of course I like it, please put it on for me."
Lin Yoona handed the earrings to Zhou Wenzhe and then tucked her hair behind her ears.
It was Zhou Wenzhe's first time helping a girl put on earrings, and he clumsily managed to put them on Lin Chong'er.
After putting them on, she hurriedly went into the restroom, stood in front of the sink, and admired the effect of the earrings on her ears.
Then she went back to Zhou Wenzhe and showed it to him, saying, "Isn't it beautiful?"
"nice."
"Hehe, I'll wear it when I attend award ceremonies next time."
Yoona took off the earrings and put them back in the jewelry box.
Although the night was long, the two of them didn't have much time left.
After putting down the jewelry box, Lin Yoona pulled Zhou Wenzhe into the bedroom and pushed him down onto the bed.
. .
After returning to Seoul from Chuncheon, Zhou Wenzhe wasn't as busy and stayed at home without going out much.
However, he didn't just sit around doing nothing. Besides looking for suitable scripts to invest in, he also wrote two songs.
Neither of these songs was ever fully completed; only a framework and an idea were developed.
One song was prepared for Twice. Ever since she learned that he wrote the debut song for ITZY, Nayeon asked him to write one for them as well.
The other song was prepared by Red Velvet. We should be fair in our actions and not favor one over the other.
Now all that's missing is a song for BlackPink, but their musical style is quite different from the other two girl groups, so he needs to think about it carefully.
A few days later, he emerged from his seclusion and drove to SM Entertainment once again.
Today is the day to select members for the debut of the new girl group.
Inside the practice room, all the girls were on high alert. Ever since they learned that the company was going to select members for the debut group, they had spent the entire week either sleeping or practicing, with more than ten hours of practice time every day.
"Unnie, I'm a little nervous." Kim Minchan clenched her fists tightly and said to Yoo Jimin beside her with a slightly trembling voice.
"I'm nervous too."
When Liu Zhimin returned from her leave, she learned that the company was actually selecting members for the debut group. Moreover, she heard from Jin Zheng that Zhou Wenzhe was in charge of this selection. She was both shocked and excited.
Although Zhou Wenzhe didn't reveal anything to her, she always felt that he did this for her sake.
Thinking of this, she felt a little proud, but also somewhat at a loss, unsure how to repay him.
"Unnie, you'll definitely be selected," Ning Yizhuo said after overhearing their conversation.
"That's not necessarily true. Let's work together."
"Um."
Kim Min-jung and Ning Yi-zhuo were both mentally encouraging themselves.
At this moment, the head of the trainees walked in and said to everyone, "I'm here to announce the rules for selecting members for the debut group this time. Listen carefully."
After she finished speaking, she glanced at everyone again and explained the selection rules one by one.
After hearing the rules, the female trainees whispered among themselves.
The most unexpected rule in this selection process was that they would have a second chance to perform.
In other words, if you feel that your first performance was not good, you can apply for a second performance opportunity. However, the second opportunity can only be a solo performance, not a team performance.
This rule greatly eased the tension among the female trainees.
"The selection will begin in ten minutes. Please get ready again."
The section chief left the practice room.
"Phew, there's a second chance, that's great." Kim Min-jung was somewhat relieved. She was quite confident in her singing skills. Among the many trainees, she always got high scores in the singing ability category during the monthly assessments.
"Yes, but we'd better do well on our first try. Come on, let's practice some more." Liu Zhimin pulled her two younger sisters to a corner of the practice room for their final rehearsal.
Her strengths lie in dance and rap, which puts her at a disadvantage when performing solo.
Auditorium.
Today's judges are the leaders of the groups under the company, two artist directors, Kwon BoA and Kangta, and two dance and vocal instructors.
The team consists of Leeteuk, Kim Tae-yeon, Bae Joo-hyun, and Kim Jun-myeon.
This was Zhou Wenzhe's special request.
The reason he invited these celebrities to be judges was to prevent Lee Soo-man and the company's producers from interfering in the girl group's affairs.
Zhou Wenzhe walked into the lecture hall and saw that everyone had arrived. He greeted them with a smile, "You're all here. Thank you all for your help today."
"It's no trouble at all."
Upon seeing him enter, all of them stood up and bowed in greeting.
Zhou Wenzhe sat in the very center of the judges' panel, flanked by the company's two artist directors.
After sitting down, he asked the trainee supervisor to announce the start of the selection process.
A short while later, the first group of trainees knocked on the door and came in.
This group consists of two girls.
After entering, they stood in the center of the stage, bowed, greeted the audience, and then introduced themselves.
After the introduction, they announced the song they would be performing: Red Velvet's debut song, "Happiness".
As soon as the music started, the two began their performance.
While the judges were taking notes, Zhou Wenzhe was the only one who kept watching the two trainees' performances.
After their performance, the two bowed again, anxiously awaiting the result.
Zhou Wenzhe looked at Pei Zhufa, who was two steps away from him, and smiled, "Irenei, they are performing your song, so you have the most right to comment. Why don't you give your feedback first?"
When Pei Zhufa heard Zhou Wenzhe address her by her stage name, she rolled her eyes at him inwardly. The last time he addressed her by that name was back when they first met in Canada.
From then on, he always referred to himself by his real name.
"What you just did..."
Bae Joo-hyun pointed out some shortcomings in the two trainees' performance, but ultimately gave them positive feedback, awarding them an overall score of 80 points, a mediocre result.
Subsequently, the other judges gave their evaluations and scores, which ranged from 65 to 85.
Unsurprisingly, both of them chose to take the second chance.
This opportunity will only take place after all the trainees have been selected, so there is still some time to prepare.