Chapter 119: A Young Girl Should Be Spirited
Shin Ryujin was a little bewildered.
When Jiang Shu, who felt like a creepy uncle, forced a business card on her back in school, she thought she had boarded a pirate ship. But since she was already on it, she might as well grit her teeth and see it through.
And just like that, less than half a year later, she was already preparing for her debut.
Preparing for her debut was one thing, but she was also going to be the core center?
No, why her?
Shin Ryujin stood in a daze, but Jiang Shu didn't notice her bewilderment and continued to talk about some basic information regarding ITZY.
"Before we start the discussion, I want to emphasize one point again," Jiang Shu said, tapping the table after finishing some basic content.
"Shin Ryujin is our absolute core here."
"Any concept for ITZY will serve her. I don't want to see any attempts to use other members as the core concept in the future. It's not needed." Jiang Shu scanned the room, his gaze finally landing on Shin Ryujin.
"Youzhen."
"Yes?" Shin Ryujin, who was still in a daze, immediately responded.
"You possess potential that even you haven't discovered yet. I will help you unearth it, and what you need to do is to show your confidence. I hope you can take on the core role of this group. Your performance impacts the entire group. What you gain also means you bear corresponding responsibilities. Do you understand?" Jiang Shu said, looking at Shin Ryujin, "When we first met, you weren't like this."
Shin Ryujin stared blankly at Jiang Shu, who was smiling broadly.
But a moment later, a smile, one of confidence, bloomed on Shin Ryujin's face.
"Yes!" Shin Ryujin nodded, responding, "Chairman, I will do my best!"
Her confident demeanor was just like her spirited self on that variety show back then.
"Alright, everyone can start discussing now." Jiang Shu withdrew his gaze and leaned back in his chair, saying.
"Does Jeon Soyeon PD have any ideas?" Li Duohui asked, looking at Tian Xiaojuan opposite her.
Although she was Jiang Shu's personally appointed Vice Chief Producer, Li Duohui still needed to understand her level.
"I..." Tian Xiaojuan hesitated, glancing at Jiang Shu. She had received the basic concept for ITZY in advance and had reviewed Shin Ryujin's various data. Of course, she could speak, but...
"Feel free to speak. A debut planning meeting is meant for open discussion. Everyone should brainstorm and share whatever they've prepared." Jiang Shu said with a smile.
"Yes." Tian Xiaojuan nodded heavily, took a deep breath, and stood up.
"You can just sit down and talk." Jiang Shu waved his hand with a smile.
Tian Xiaojuan's face flushed, and she sat back down.
The producers who originally had some opinions about Tian Xiaojuan saw how naive the girl was, and their resentment dissipated quite a bit. After all... who would bother with a fool?
But a moment later, they realized something was off.
When it came to her professional field, Tian Xiaojuan's confidence instantly surged, and her voice, which had been as weak as if she had kidney deficiency, became clear.
Although some of her production ideas were still a bit immature, the inspirations and details she proposed were all wildly imaginative, brilliant ideas. The producers and mid-to-high-level company executives who had initially dismissed Tian Xiaojuan, thinking she was a mere connection, now realized something was amiss.
This girl... is she really a genius?
Li Duohui couldn't help but look at Jiang Shu, who had an "as expected" expression. Is her Chairman some kind of golden eye? Why are all the people he finds from obscure corners top-notch talents?
Is this reasonable?
Tian Xiaojuan became more and more energized, pouring out all her ideas, regardless of whether these people could understand, constantly outputting her views.
At first, everyone could understand, but as she delved deeper, only her fellow producers could comprehend. Everyone else was already completely lost, and as she went even deeper, most of the producers also started to flounder.
The thought process of a genius is different from that of an ordinary person. Tian Xiaojuan is undoubtedly a genius, so theoretically, the only person in this room who could be on the same frequency as her was Jiang Shu.
But Jiang Shu knew his own situation.
He didn't understand from the very beginning. (﹡o﹡)
"Alright." Jiang Shu noticed the others' expressions, which went from disdain and casualness to shock, bewilderment, and confusion, and he stopped Tian Xiaojuan.
Tian Xiaojuan stopped, still wanting to continue.
"You can discuss these more professional things with the producers after the meeting. Next..."
The first debut planning meeting wouldn't yield too many results. Many things couldn't be resolved in one or two meetings. These meetings were more about raising questions, and then finding ways to solve those raised issues after the meeting.
The meeting, scheduled for ten o'clock, ended around ten-fifty. Employees gradually left.
Tian Xiaojuan saw Jiang Shu sitting as steady as an old dog and didn't move either.
When most people had left, only Jiang Shu, Li Duohui, Tian Xiaojuan, and the members of ITZY remained in the conference room.
Li Duohui glanced at Tian Xiaojuan, then looked at the five members of ITZY.
"Why aren't you leaving?"
"I asked them to stay." Jiang Shu put down his phone. Only then did Li Duohui notice that Shin Ryujin also had a phone in her hand.
Looking at Shin Ryujin, Jiang Shu smiled and spoke.
"From now on, Jeon Soyeon, um, Soyeon will be in charge of your albums. You should get to know her better." Jiang Shu said.
The five members of ITZY bowed to Tian Xiaojuan. Tian Xiaojuan nodded somewhat awkwardly, completely lacking the commanding presence she had just displayed.
"Soyeon, you and Youzhen should go out and discuss the direction of the title track." Jiang Shu said.
"Yes."
The few of them stood up and left the conference room together, soon leaving only Li Duohui and Jiang Shu.
"Chairman, we're debuting girl groups too frequently." Li Duohui hesitated before saying.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Shu looked at Li Duohui in confusion, "Didn't I put all the profits into the new girl group's debut? Not enough money?"
"It's not about money." Li Duohui shook her head. DM Entertainment was very wealthy now. It couldn't compare to the Three Greats, but there would be no shortage of project funds.
"Have you ever considered that the Korean domestic market is only so big? One IVE has already caused other companies headaches, and we're going to debut ITZY in a very short time. If ITZY doesn't become popular, that's fine, but if it does, even if it's only half as popular as IVE, we will become a thorn in the side of other companies."
Jiang Shu couldn't help but be stunned.
He really hadn't thought of that.
"The market is this big, and only two of our groups are popular. Why would they target us?" Jiang Shu asked blankly.
"Because we're blocking their way." Li Duohui said with a wry smile.
"They can tolerate one IVE; as long as they don't have more than four comebacks a year, they can tolerate it. But add another ITZY, even if both have the minimum two comebacks, that adds up to four months, leaving them only eight months."