novellhall Chapter 105 targets
Chapter 105 targets
Chapter 105 targets
(The previous chapter was played in the dark room)
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 Bae Joo-hyun heard Zhou Wenzhe address her by her stage name, she rolled her eyes at him inwardly. The last time he addressed her like that was back when they first met in Canada.
From then on, he always referred to himself by his real name.
"You guys just now..."
Bae Joo-fa pointed out some shortcomings in the two trainees' performance, but in the end, she gave them positive feedback and gave them an overall score of 80 points, which was neither high nor low.
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.
The second trainee to come in was a lone individual, and she was going to perform BoA's classic song "No. 0.1".
This girl scored higher than the two girls in the previous group, with an average score of 85.
Next, groups of trainees came in to perform, all of them songs by girl groups under the company, including songs by S.E.S., SM Entertainment's first girl group, launched in 1997.
After several groups of trainees, Liu Zhimin came in, accompanied by two other girls.
Zhou Wenzhe knows Jin Zheng, but he doesn't know the other one.
After Liu Zhimin and Jin Zheng finished introducing themselves, it was the last girl's turn to introduce herself.
"Hello everyone, my name is Ning Yizhuo, I am 17 years old and I come from China."
Chinese?
Zhou Wenzhe was somewhat surprised that SM Entertainment still had Chinese trainees.
The reason he thought this way was because a few years ago, three Chinese members of EXO broke their contracts and returned to China to develop their careers, which had a great impact on the group and SM Entertainment.
This incident led many South Korean entertainment companies to dismiss their Chinese trainees, and even had a significant negative chain reaction in society, with many international students in South Korea unable to find housing.
As far as he knew, there weren't many trainees of Chinese descent in major entertainment companies, and even fewer who were able to debut.
Among the recently debuted girl groups, it seems that only CUBE Entertainment's new girl group has one member from mainland China and one member from Taiwan.
It seems that SM Entertainment still doesn't want to give up the Chinese market.
After introducing themselves, they announced the song they would be performing: "Hot Summer" by f().
This is the first group to perform the song f() today.
While they were performing, Bae Joo-fa's eyes were fixed on Yoo Ji-min. She recognized the girl as the one she had seen talking to Zhou Wenzhe last time.
At this moment, she had a question in her mind: was Zhou Wenzhe's role as the producer of this new girl group related to this girl?
If her guess is true, then why would he do that?
Could it be that he has taken a liking to her?
That shouldn't be the case. He's a director of the company now; why would he need to make such a big fuss to pursue a young girl?
Moreover, based on my current understanding of him, he doesn't seem like the kind of person who would do such a thing. After all, he didn't even like me back then, so how could he possibly like this little girl?
After Liu Zhimin and the others finished their performance, Zhou Wenzhe nodded. Among all the trainees who had already performed, their skills were definitely among the best.
Although she's a little less talented than the five girls from ITZY, she should have no problem making it into the debut group.
Just as he was about to say something, Bae Joo-beom spoke first: "I think you guys..."
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Her behavior drew curious glances from the other judges.
After the previous groups of trainees performed, she only commented on the trainee who performed a Red Velvet song, and it was only after Zhou Wenzhe prompted her that she gave her feedback.
This time, the comment was given first, which was quite unexpected.
Bae Joo-hyun's evaluation of them was only average. In her opinion, Kim Jung and Ning Yi-zhuo were simply competing in singing skills during their performance, lacking team spirit and failing to capture the essence of the original song.
In the end, she only gave them a barely passing grade.
Next, the other judges gave similar evaluations, although their wording and tone were much better than Pei Zhufa's, but their opinions were basically the same.
If it's a solo performance, it's perfectly acceptable to showcase one's singing skills. But this is a team performance, and trying too hard to show off will backfire.
Finally, the difficult problem was presented to Zhou Wenzhe.
He didn't pay much attention to teamwork; he just felt that all three of them were quite capable.
However, since the other judges had already said so, he couldn't openly defend them.
Since the debut lineup isn't announced on the spot, there's still room for maneuver.
"Do you want a second chance?"
"I want."
Kim Min-jung and Ning Yi-zhuo raised their hands at the same time. The judges' comments had just shattered their confidence, and now they could only hope for a second chance.
"And you?" Zhou Wenzhe asked Liu Zhimin.
"I don't need it." Liu Zhimin shook her head. She was very satisfied with her performance. If she were to perform it herself, she wouldn't have achieved the same effect.
"Alright, then you wait for the results. You two go and get ready," Zhou Wenzhe said to the three of them.
"Thank you, senior."
The three bowed and left the lecture hall.
As soon as they came out, Liu Zhimin couldn't help but complain, "What's wrong with you two? You were doing fine during rehearsals, so why are you acting like this during the actual performance?"
Kim Min-jung and Ning Yi-zhuo lowered their heads in shame. They only wanted to show their best selves, but they didn't expect to make things worse.
"Alright, you two hurry up and get ready, there's not much time left." Liu Zhimin suppressed her anger, now she could only hope that her two younger sisters would win the favor of the judges in their upcoming solo performances.
Thinking about the judges' comments to them, Liu Zhimin inevitably felt a bit resentful.
Especially Bae Joo-fa, who was so merciless in criticizing them, showing no manners whatsoever as a senior.
What's so great about an old woman? She only debuted at 24. What right does she have to talk about them?
Suddenly, an idea popped into her head.
Is Bae Joo-hyun deliberately targeting them?
But they hadn't offended her. The few times they'd seen her, they'd greeted her politely, and they had no interaction with her whatsoever. Why would she do this?
Is it because the new girl group will affect the resources the company gives to Red Velvet?
However, they have been in the industry for more than four years. Based on past experience, the company would not give them any more resources, and a new girl group is inevitable.
Could it be... for some other reason?
What is it?
Liu Zhimin couldn't understand it.
Not only could she not understand, but Zhou Wenzhe couldn't understand either. Based on his understanding of Pei Zhufa, those words just now didn't seem like something she would say.
Why did Bae Joo-fa do that?
Her goal was to find out what Zhou Wenzhe was doing and what his true relationship with Liu Zhimin was.
Women can be terrifying when they're jealous.