Chapter 37: Not Debuting to Make a Name for Herself?
What a good person!
Yin Huilin looked at Jiang Shu with a hint of closeness in her eyes.
Who wouldn't like a leader who grants every request?
A job interview that both parties were very satisfied with concluded perfectly.
Shin Ryujin listened, quite bewildered, but she still understood the outcome.
This seemingly gentle aunt would now be their company's Dance Performance Director.
Emm...
Is this how recruitment between important figures is always so unpretentious?
Shin Ryujin's young heart was strongly impacted.
"Now that the onboarding is settled, let's talk about our original intention," Jiang Shu said, handing the song he held to Yin Huilin.
Yin Huilin reached out and took it, reading it carefully.
K-pop choreographers don't necessarily need to understand music theory, but it's undoubtedly better if they do.
Yin Huilin had systematically studied music before and had some understanding of vocal music; at least she could read sheet music.
While Yin Huilin was looking at the song, Jiang Shu motioned for Shin Ryujin to sit on the sofa.
A few minutes later, Yin Huilin looked up again.
"Is this song also independently produced by Chairman Jiang?"
DM Entertainment was introduced by a friend's studio. Before Jiang Shu arrived, Yin Huilin had researched DM Entertainment. For "I AM," a song that had already topped the daily charts for half a month, their dance studio naturally wouldn't miss such a popular track and had studied it.
The style of the song in her hand was very consistent with IVE's "I AM."
"Yes," Jiang Shu replied, "Can you choreograph it?"
"I can, but it would be better if we had the group's studio version of the song."
"We don't have that yet, but I can participate in the choreography. I have some ideas for this choreography."
"No problem," Yin Huilin nodded. Her friend had mentioned that Jiang Shu would participate in the choreography and create some dance moves.
The chorus of "I AM" was based on moves provided by Jiang Shu, which the studio then modified to a certain extent to produce the final version.
This obscure Chairman of DM Entertainment was actually an all-rounder.
Producer, choreographer, talent scout...
Aside from his seemingly subpar operational skills, his other talents were all genius-level, truly impressive.
Yin Huilin stood up with the song.
"Chairman Jiang, let's go down and meet the dancers."
"Okay." Jiang Shu also wanted to see the future dance teachers of his company.
The 'pendant,' Shin Ryujin, quietly followed the two, her movements light, with a strong sense of stealth.
After coming down from the second floor, Jiang Shu and Yin Huilin arrived at the dance studio on the first floor. The dancers were all in the studio. As the three entered, all the dancers, except for a few who were still practicing, noticed Jiang Shu, who had entered with Yin Huilin.
"Chairman Jiang, all the dancers in our studio are here," Yin Huilin said. Not hearing Jiang Shu's reply, she looked to her side in confusion and then saw Jiang Shu staring intently at a figure in the corner.
Yin Huilin followed Jiang Shu's gaze.
Yin Huilin, being very familiar with her own dancers, recognized the person at a glance.
Kang Seul-gi was sitting in the corner, holding a sheet of music and humming softly, her feet tapping to the beat.
The surrounding music was loud, so she was only humming softly, not truly practicing singing.
At this moment, Kang Seul-gi suddenly noticed a shadow on the ground, indicating someone had come to her side.
She looked up blankly, and then a male voice sounded in her ear.
"Why aren't you debuting to make a name for yourself, instead of cooped up in a dance studio as a dancer?"
As Yin Huilin walked over, she heard Jiang Shu say this to a bewildered Kang Seul-gi.
A question mark appeared on Yin Huilin's forehead, but then she quickly realized from an observer's perspective.
Chairman Jiang has taken a liking to Seulgi?
Yin Huilin's gaze fell on Kang Seul-gi.
Kang Seul-gi's dancing skills were very good, but she had vocal nodules. How could she be an artist?
Before Kang Seul-gi could speak, Yin Huilin had already come to Jiang Shu's side to remind him.
"Chairman Jiang, Seulgi has vocal nodules."
Kang Seul-gi, who had just realized what Jiang Shu had said, hadn't even had time to show a hopeful expression before Yin Huilin's words interrupted her subsequent thoughts.
That's right, she had vocal nodules and couldn't sing.
"What's wrong with vocal nodules?" Jiang Shu's confused voice rang out, and Kang Seul-gi suddenly looked up at Jiang Shu.
"Vocal nodules don't mean you can't sing. If I give you a chance to debut, are you willing to seize it?" Jiang Shu asked Kang Seul-gi.
Kang Seul-gi looked at Jiang Shu, wanting to agree immediately, but...
Kang Seul-gi turned to look at Yin Huilin.
"When everyone joined the studio, I said that if anyone wanted to leave, I wouldn't stop them," Yin Huilin said with a gentle smile.
Kang Seul-gi bowed deeply to Yin Huilin.
"Thank you for your guidance, Director-nim!" She then stood up and, under Jiang Shu's strange expression, spoke solemnly.
"I am willing to join Chairman Jiang's company!"
"Hmm, good," Jiang Shu said, suppressing a smile. He turned to Yin Huilin, "What do you say, Director Yin?"
Yin Huilin smiled slightly and patted Kang Seul-gi's shoulder.
"Hello, Seulgi, I am the Dance Performance Director of DM Entertainment."
Kang Seul-gi: "???"
Taking this opportunity, Yin Huilin told the dancers about her agreement with Jiang Shu and the future plans for the studio.
Meanwhile, Jiang Shu stood by, observing Kang Seul-gi and recalling information related to her.
The Red Velvet group card composition was one S + two A + two B, and Kang Seul-gi was one of those two A cards.
Kang Seul-gi (A)
Bonds: Spicy Hot Pot (5), ACE (1), Qilin (2).
ACE:
Effect: When activated, singing and dancing abilities are greatly enhanced, but singing and dancing abilities cannot reach peak level.
Balance means mediocrity. But Kang Seul-gi, as the somewhat controversial first ACE of the fourth generation, had solid hard skills.
Most importantly, she and Red Velvet's only S card could form a duo bond.
Qilin: Bae Joo-hyun, Kang Seul-gi exclusive bond.
Effect One: When activated, both parties' bond attributes are shared, but the popularity of the less popular party will decrease.
Effect Two: When activated, popularity is determined by the popularity of the more popular party before the bond activation, and is raised one level above that popularity tier. However, this effect can only be activated once a year.
Kang Seul-gi wasn't Jiang Shu's favorite card among Red Velvet, but she was definitely the most useful one because she was plug-and-play.
And most importantly, with Kang Seul-gi's appearance, three members of Red Velvet were already in place.
Jiang Shu stroked his chin. His summarized idol aggregation law seemed to really hold some truth?