Chapter 79 I Can't Do It After Jin Hengen brought Cheng Xiao and Saito Asuka to Jin Shiming's office, he left on the pretext of having something to do. The two remaining trainees seemed quite cramped. "Don't be so reserved. Don't stand. Sit down first!" Jin Shiming waved at the two of them and said, "Have you gotten used to life on the peninsula recently?" Jin Shiming's gentle and friendly attitude immediately made the two of them relax a lot, and they became less stiff and nervous. "I've basically adapted to life here. Shaoqing unnie, Sejeong unnie and the others are very nice and take great care of us new trainees." Cheng Xiao answered respectfully, speaking very appropriately. "Even during practice, we are still unable to catch up with everyone else's progress. Our foundation is too weak." Saito Asuka added with a little frustration. "Director Jin Hengen has told me that you are very active in daily practice and have made obvious progress recently. Your performance in this monthly assessment is also obvious to all. If you continue to work hard at this pace, you will get good results." Jin Shiming said with a smile. These two foreign trainees who are not native to the peninsula can be said to be two key pieces of the puzzle in the new girl group that Jin Shiming wants to build. As long as their performance reaches the average level of debut and does not drag the team down too much, they will basically have a place in the debut group. However, in order to prevent the two from slacking off after getting the "internal appointment", Jin Shiming did not give them a clear debut commitment.
"I called you here today, firstly, to understand your recent situation, and secondly, to inform you in advance that I will arrange for you to play the heroine in the MV in the near future. Remember to prepare well." After some pleasantries, Jin Shiming got down to business. He picked up two documents from the table and handed them to Cheng Xiao and Saito Asuka respectively. "The album 'Spring' has received good market feedback, which is a good start for the Four Seasons series. In July, I will release the second album in the series, 'Summer.'" Jin Shiming said. Cheng Xiao and Saito Asuka learned in advance from Jin Hengen that Jin Shiming had a new song project, but they did not expect that Jin Shiming was actually preparing to release another album. Moreover, from what Jin Shiming said, he seems to be planning to produce a series. After the album "Summer", there will be two more albums "Autumn" and "Winter"! Some people have previously speculated online that since Jin Shiming has released a seasonal album "Spring", will he release albums for other seasons in the future? But this is more of an expectation or vision of the fans. After all, to produce a seasonal album, the quality must reach the level of masterpieces like "Spring", which often requires emptying the company's music library and spending years honing its skills to achieve it. Even though Jin Shiming is already a recognized talented producer, there must be a bottleneck period in his creation, right? Inspiration is not like a hen laying eggs. Can you just lay eggs whenever you want? Therefore, some netizens joked that they would be satisfied if they could witness the release of the remaining seasonal albums in their lifetime. If it really doesn't work, let your descendants burn it for you on Qingming Festival, and don't forget to tell your father during the family sacrifice. However, the reality is crazier than dreams. Jin Shiming just released the album "Spring" in spring, and now he is preparing to produce the album "Summer" before summer comes. So the question is, will he continue to release two more albums this fall and winter respectively? If Jin Shiming really did it and released a seasonal album for each season, it would definitely be a killer move that would shock the entire KPOP circle! Putting aside the quality of subsequent albums, just based on the output capacity, who wouldn’t praise it as “more productive than a sow”? "When it comes to summer, it's easy to think of the island country's fireworks festivals and yukatas. I took this as inspiration and created a Japanese song," Jin Shiming continued. After the album "Spring" was released, a Chinese song "The Wind Rises" was included in the mainland special edition, which made fans in the island country jealous. In view of the strong enthusiasm of fans from Japan and their outstanding contributions of real money, Jin Shiming planned to add a Japanese song to the second album "Summer" as a fan benefit for fans from Japan. When Saito Asuka heard that it was a Japanese song with a summer fireworks theme, he instantly became interested. There’s nothing you can do about it, the Japanese people just buy into this and love it to death. Saito Asuka lowered her head and glanced at the document that Jin Shiming handed to her. On the cover, the name of the Japanese song - "Xia Xia" - was printed in large bold font. Continuing to look down, the lyrics are assigned different colors, and it is obvious that this is not a solo song. "This is a band-style song that requires a male and female chorus," Jin Shiming introduced.
"Ah? A duet of men and women? I can't do that! Oysters! Oysters!" Saito Asuka waved his hands hurriedly. "Well, I have already found a partner. BoA senior, you should know this too, right?" Jin Shiming tried hard to maintain his expression to prevent himself from laughing out loud and embarrassing Saito Asuka. To be honest, Jin Shiming would cry after listening to Saito Asuka's singing skills. If she were really asked to sing, Jin Shiming felt that the reputation of the Four Seasons album would be completely ruined, and the subsequent "Autumn" and "Winter" would most likely be stillborn. Compared to Jin Shiming's excellent expression management ability, Cheng Xiao next to him undoubtedly still has a lot to learn. She first laughed out loud with some difficulty, then realized that she shouldn't laugh, so she covered her mouth tightly with her hands. But this scene was so funny that she tried hard not to laugh. Her whole body twitched and she could only turn sideways and not look at Saito Asuka. Saito Asuka held the document in front of her red face, feeling so embarrassed that she wished she could dig a hole to crawl into. Although she knew that Cheng Xiao was considering her face, her reaction of wanting to hold back but being unable to do so seemed more sarcastic than a belly laugh. "The estimated investment for the album 'Summer' is quite large. For the sake of cost control, the MV of 'Xia Xia' will not be shot in the island country. The entire MV is a one-man show for the heroine. Asuka, you should think carefully about the script after you go back." Jin Shiming said to Saito Asuka in a serious tone. The song "Xia Xia" is not one of those sweet little songs, but a song that describes the feelings after separation. However, the sad tone of the whole song is not very sad, and it does not say that missing each other will regret it for the rest of your life. Just like a stick of incense firework, it lights up a ball of hazy flames when lit. Although it is not brilliant and dazzling enough, it can still be called beautiful. When the fireworks burn out, the flames dissipate along with a wisp of white smoke, and everything returns to silence. "If you want to cry and repent, and don't want to forget the past, let us blend into Xiaxia's embrace. Separation will be sad, we know it will be sad, under the fleeting fireworks, we promised each other forever like fools, now please forget it!" Saito Asuka was lost in thought as he savored the lyrics of the chorus of "Natsuka." This feeling with a bit of mono no aware really hits the aesthetic taste of Japanese people! (End of this chapter)