Korean Entertainment's Survival War

Xu Minghe originally thought that his part-time job career would start with road shows on the street, or a super small concert in Japan, but what he didn't expect was that N.Flying started playing songs as soon as he joined. "Originally the plan was to release a new song during the road show, not to play the stage," Lee Seung-hye said, "But there are too few people who will stop outside in winter, and the road show has no effect, so we just play a song to promote it."

"Do I need to go there?" Korea's song-playing programs do not support musical instruments on stage by default. One is that they don't want to see bands, and the other is that the cost of plugging in musical instruments for radio is higher than that of several microphones for accompaniment. I want to be on the stage of playing songs You need to pay for the band live, N.Flying doesn’t have that kind of capital, so even if Xu Minghe goes there, he just pretends to be on stage with the bass in the place where the camera can’t see it, and rationalizes the fact that there is a bass in the accompaniment tape .

"If it's okay, I hope you can come. It's better to have bass in the accompaniment." Li Chengxie said.Although they also prepared accompaniment without bass.

"Okay, let's treat it as an exercise." He played the bass on stage, no one knew what he was playing, and it seemed to be pretty good.

N.Flying's first singing stage was "M! CountDown", followed by "Music Bank" - Xu Minghe felt a little pain in his right hand.

Aside from the unpleasant memories of the crane camera, there's nothing special about playing songs on Music Bank. The special part of "Music Bank" is that the performers have to squeeze in the corridor to greet the PD when they are off work, but this has nothing to do with him as a temporary worker.All he has to do is let his hair down to cover his face so that he looks like a bass player who came to work. While playing the unplugged bass, he feels that Liu Huisheng has changed a lot in the past two years. Not only does he look handsome after dressing up well A lot, and my voice is more "rock and roll" than before.

Alas, although the song "Roof Tower" this time is very lyrical and not as passionate as the previous N.Flying song, it is also a very good song. There is no response, low-paying part-time job is the only thing he can do, when he returns to the track of fighting for life, what will happen to N.Flying?

"You took my hand and said that you want to watch the stars together, and sit on the edge of the roof where the sunset glows."

"Whenever I look at the sky, but there is not a single star, it doesn't matter that you are shining brightly in my universe."

Xu Minghe played the bass, the slight sadness and hope in his heart fluctuated with the singing.

N.Flying just started playing songs, and there are two songs to be recorded on stage. After the pre-recording, Xu Minghe went back to the waiting room with them with the bass on his back.On the way back to the waiting room, Liu Huisheng met an "old acquaintance".

"Brother Huisheng." The person here is Zhou Xuenian who was in the same group as Liu Huisheng in the second round of "produce101". He was eliminated in the final and returned to the original company as a member of the boy group theboyz debut, and theboyz happened to be playing songs during this time. .Although there were unpleasant moments during the recording of the program, it was not a deep hatred after all. With the end of the program, these memories were quickly forgotten. It was not as impressive as the days of sharing joys and sorrows, not to mention Liu Huisheng. Very Buddhist.He also greeted Zhou Xuenian affectionately, and exchanged pleasantries.

Zhou Xuenian and the rest of N.Flying have already met each other, and it is enough to simply say hello and walk through the scene, but the bass has changed, and he can't fool the obviously younger and more handsome new bass player as Quan Guangzhen: " This is—" After stepping down, Xu Minghe didn't have to worry about being low-key or not, he casually tied his hair behind his head, and his appearance was clear at a glance.

"This is Xu Minghexi, and I will come to help in the next period of time." Liu Huisheng said in honorific terms.

Zhou Xuenian got it, this is not a new member, and they are not familiar with it either.After going through the process of saying hello, you can continue talking to Liu Huisheng.

After recording his own stage, he has to wait until the end of the show to get off work. He is also very boring.

Xu Minghe also wished for it, staying with these two people from "produce101", he would always think of the time when he was still called Meng Chunzhe, it felt so strange.Even if he was not in a hurry to retreat, he would still prefer to chat a few more words about music, and inquire about some news in the circle by the way.

And Li Chengxie is preparing for the band activities that will come sooner or later without a bass. For example, he revealed on the official coffee shop and social media that the current bass player is only here to help and maybe he will be busy with schoolwork... "Is it okay to say that?" He asked Xu Minghe's opinion.

Xu Minghe shook his head: "I will drop out next semester."

Li Chengxie put down the phone.

"It's not for activities here," Xu Minghe said, "I put aside my studies for a while."

Designing this thing is not science and engineering. If you don’t touch it for two years, you will forget it completely. Besides, Xu Minghe’s parents must be well-known in the industry to be a professor in Hongdae, which is good at art. It must be unbearable.Li Chengxie accepted this explanation, and tried to ask again: "Do you want to form a band by yourself?"

"This... I'm afraid it's not enough." Xu Minghe shook his head.

"All great people are so humble. Your bass is already very good, and you can sing very well." Cha Xun couldn't help but say.

"Yes, no worse than Huisheng, you can definitely be the lead singer." For Li Chengxie who has completely become a Liu Huisheng, it is not easy to say such words.

"Even so, it's hard for me to find a better band than N.Flying." A great musician can still find it, but it's not so easy to find the right one for each position and get together. "I don't even consider human nature, appearance, work, and company." At least in South Korea, where the band has withered, N.Flying's level is not bad. With the addition of idol attributes and a big brokerage company, how did it get mixed up? Sample?

Judging from the expressions of the other three people that they understood what they meant, Xu Minghe added: "I don't have the courage to do it very, very well, so I dare to give it a try, otherwise..."

"No one wants to rely on luck," Kim Jae-hyun said, "But, what else?"

"Take shortcuts first, there is no perfect choice."

"Now "Superstark" is not so popular anymore, otherwise you can try the route of senior Jung Joon Young." Cha Hoon said.

"First gain popularity and recognition in the high-popular talent show, and then you can support a band. Unfortunately, there is no "Superstark", only "Produce101"," Lee Seung-hyup said, "It just so happens that this season of "Produce101" is Boy version, do you want to try it?"

"Did you mention me?" Liu Huisheng, who was born in "produce101", returned to the waiting room just after chatting.

"No, we are talking about this year's produce." Cha Hoon said.

"I was talking about this with the school year just now." Otherwise, one is in the band and the other is in the dance group. It is hard to find a common topic. "I said who might participate this year."

Gossip is a common feature of human beings, and human Li Chengxie is no exception: "There are not many great trainees, will there be more people who have debuted this time?"

Liu Huisheng nodded, and said in a low voice, "I heard that some of the people who will play today are going." He made a "ten" gesture.

Cha Hoon: "Ten, ten, up..."

He stopped.But even Xu Minghe understood, up10tion, who returned with "bluerose", also starred in today's "Music Bank".

When he participated in "theunit" as Zhong Tae Kwon, he also talked about this group with Kim Luxian. At that time, up10tion was not considered an "old group". Unexpectedly, more than a year later, it has reached a very urgent level.

"Although dance groups are easier to gain popularity than us, they also need more support than bands," Lee Seung-hyup said, "It's not easy."

"This year, the requirements for individual trainees seem to have been relaxed. There is a shortage of people, like me, who haven't practiced for a few days. Too many are not good." After Liu Huisheng finished speaking, he found that his brothers' eyes were all on Xu Minghe body.

"Registration is coming to an end." Xu Minghe said, it would be too troublesome to enter a suitable company and then be considered by this company to send to "produce101". His company was getting a bit hot, and it happened that something happened to N.Flying, so he temporarily dismissed his original idea. Being in a band like N.Flying would not hurt him to become an idol in the future, so let’s stay in the band for a few days before talking about it.

Unexpectedly, it was FNC (people) who wanted to send him to "produce101".

"There are only auditions ahead, and the official recording is in early March. The activities of "Roof House" have already ended, so we will play songs for a month." Li Chengxie said.

"Is Minghe Xi going?" Liu Huisheng said in a daze.

"It's not easy to make a band, try from different directions, I also hope that the band program organized by JTBC can be successful," Lee Seung-hyup said, "Let's go back and see Minghe's potential first? If it doesn't work... Minghe can help us more It’s been a while, and we’re not at a loss.”

Liu Huisheng was excited: "I will do this, I am familiar with their process."

Xu Minghe: At the beginning, we went through the process of "produce101" together. You are familiar with it, and I am also familiar with it.

But he can't tell.

In the following days, Xu Minghe practiced with N.Flying, played songs, and also accepted the assessment of the four-member "jury" headed by Liu Huisheng.The result of the examination is——

Cha Hoon: "Because I might be an idol, I learned to dance for a while before I can dance like this? You will lose money if you don't go to produce. Go."

Kim Jae-hyun: "I have been in the hip-hop club in Hongdae for a while, and I am fully prepared."

Liu Huisheng: "If you have no objection, I will contact the person in charge of the selection in Produce. I still have her contact information."

Cha Hoon: "This is the second Kim Jae-hwan? It just so happens that Minghe also appeared in variety shows before."

Li Chengxie: "It's a pity that Minghe's bass level is really a pity. The last one that made me feel so pity was..."

The always cautious captain made a rare slip of the tongue.

Liu Huisheng's face froze, and Cha Hoon and Kim Jae-hyun also quickly looked at Lee Seung-hyupe. Lee Seung-hye, who came to his senses, shut up in time, the muscles on his face moved, and then he sighed: "Here we play the bass well. It may not be known by people, but if the name of 'Xu Minghe' is known to many people, is it an advantage that the bass is good, or is it a personal skill?"

I wanted to satisfy my hobbies, but unexpectedly I got an opportunity. If participating in the fourth season of "produce101" as a personal trainee is really successful, Xu Minghe has no reason not to give it a try: "The singing of "Roof Tower" is on February 2 Is the end of the day? I will follow the activities before this, and the future will depend on the situation."

"It doesn't matter, it wasn't your obligation." As a non-staff member of N.Flying and even FNC, Xu Minghe joined the group activities for free, but it was barely to the extent of subsidizing, and Li Chengxie naturally didn't have any demands on him.Bess always has to find a way, and he can't let people work voluntarily all the time.

The author has something to say: The band program Lee Seung-hye mentioned is "superband"

I'm still waiting for Zheng Junying's verdict haha... This man drew a good hand by himself, and then played it badly by himself.Obviously doing a good job in variety shows, whether they succumb to the market and sing lyrically or form a band to do psychedelic rock according to their own wishes, they are also very good, and they don't have to serve in the military.I thought he was already crazy enough, and he couldn't go anywhere if he collapsed ORZ.When I was in college, I was super cool with his material, but now I think of thinkers who don't know how to change it, and I feel dizzy.

But at this time, his affairs have not been exposed.

By the way, the next 404 is the C-position debut line. I got up in the morning and looked at the PD manual, but there was nothing there.At present, it seems that the debut members will not collapse. This is like the high school where the high school is in order to promote the next enrollment, and use the relationship to change the places of those who do not have enough scores for Tsinghua University. However, it is not very strange that the beneficiaries who did not promote this matter chose to remain silent instead of dropping out of school to maintain the truth after they knew about it.I never expect the trainees to be saints. Everyone in the unit is better because the program is confusing and I have read it. In 101... the next 404, the mental activities of the trainees are mainly about how to do business (smile).It's okay, so is the hero.