Chapter 18 Planning in Progress (Part 2) (Second Update)

  Second update, seeking recommendations~

  Also, thank you for the reward from sad ⊙ classmate ~

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  "Junhe, what song do you want to sing? Have you chosen one?"

  Quan Baogen looked at An Junhe sitting on the sofa opposite him, and asked with some tension: This time it's really all or nothing, even if he has to sell his last possession, he will make sure An Junhe succeeds.

  Occasionally, he calmed down and thought that it was also quite unbelievable. He didn't even know what song An Junhe chose or what arrangements were made, but he followed suit and proposed a SOLO to the company. It seemed that in his heart, he had extreme confidence in An Junhe - to the point of being blind!

  It's unclear whether it was An Jun-hyeok's usual calmness that was contagious, or the surprise of "Snow Flower" and "Lie", but he subconsciously ignored the possibility of failure and the risks that came with it.

  An Junhe, whose heart had been put at ease, looked very good and smiled upon hearing this: "Does Uncle Bao Gen still remember the song 'Snowflake' that I sang during my audition? I plan to choose it as the theme song for the competition."

  "Theme song?"

  Quan Bao Gen was taken aback, among all the OST songs of a TV series, the most important one is undoubtedly the theme song. Because it is tied to the entire TV series, there are many restrictions and high competition, but if you succeed in selecting it, as the TV broadcast, the theme song can also get more attention.

  It's just...

  He frowned and said: "That song 'Snow Flower' you wrote, sounds good, but do you think it fits the theme of that TV series?"

  "Hehe, Bao Gen Shu, don't worry! I've seen Li Qing Xi's previous works as a screenwriter, her style is melancholic and beautiful. Director Li Heng Min has also collaborated with her for the second time, their last year's work 'Shang Dao Goes to School', think back carefully, putting aside the plot, the rhythm of the entire series reveals a deep and lingering flavor, isn't it very suitable for 'Snow Flower'?"

  An Junhe couldn't tell him that the theme song of the drama in the future was "Snow Flower", so he just tried his best to explain. Fortunately, in their interactions with Kwon Bo-geon, An Junhe had always taken the lead, making Kwon Bo-geon gradually get used to listening to him, so after explaining, the issue was dropped.

  Quan Bao Gen suddenly started thinking about something else, "That song 'Snow Flower' of yours is an adaptation of Nakajima Miyuki's song, I remember it was a work by Matsumoto Yoshiki. Now that the company doesn't cover our expenses anymore, buying the copyright..."

  Before he could say a word, a contract was thrust in front of him. He widened his eyes, "This is..."

  "The exclusive authorization letter for the Korean version of 'Snow Flower'!" Ahn Jun-hee smiled, placing the contract gently in front of Kwon Bo-geun, stood up, smoothed out his clothes, and walked out. "Uncle Bo-geun, please arrange a recording studio for me to record a demo as soon as possible, I have classes, see you later."

  He walked away slowly, and the light that spilled in from the corridor outside the door stretched his shadow out very long, moving slowly as he went, unhurried.

  A moment later, Quan Baogen shook his head and smiled, a faint sense of loss welling up in his heart:

  He had everything ready all along.

  Then comes the joy, everything is ready except for the east wind. As long as the demo is recorded and sent over, with the quality of this song, plus the company's face, it won't be difficult to get selected. Now, I just hope that Director Lee Hyung-min and Screenwriter Lee Kyung-hee can continue their good performance from their previous work, don't encounter Waterloo, and let Ahn Jun-ho ride on their east wind to rise straight up.

  "Heaven bless!"

  Silently praying for a moment, Quan Baogen, who was nervous but full of energy, went to arrange his busy schedule without mentioning it.

  On the other hand, An Junhe, who left the office, did not give up on the company's scheduled courses because he had already reached an agreement with the company. The day was still filled with classes such as vocal music, dance, art and acting skills, which were fulfilling and busy. In the previous monthly assessments, his highest scores in these four subjects were vocal music, followed by dance and acting, and art being the lowest.

  Vocal and dance skills are accumulated, not starting from scratch, high scores are expected, just need to continue to improve, similar to many artists who have already debuted, many singers even after debuting for many years will not fall behind in vocal and dance training.

  As for acting skills, it's a legacy from his dreams.

  They say "life is like a play", and he, who rose from scratch in his dreams and rolled into the surging red dust, was as if experiencing a series of plays. Every day, he went against his heart to socialize, playing various roles to cater to others. In front of people who needed to communicate but were taciturn, he became an outgoing and lively big boy, enlivening the atmosphere. In front of those who suppressed their pain and needed to pour out their hearts, he listened silently with a mature and steady demeanor. When others were cold, he had to show enthusiasm; when others were hypocritical, he had to display sincerity; when others were despicable, he also had to be more despicable than them...

  Sometimes I feel like I've contracted schizophrenia, staring at the mirror every day, not knowing whether the expression on my reflected face is real or fake.

  Those days have been long gone, with role-playing, personality switching and so on, as if nothing had happened. So to speak, every successful pioneer is an acting master!

  Won't perform, can't survive in the initial cruel industry competition at all.

  He wasn't proud of such experiences in his dreams, and every time he thought about it, he felt sad. However, he didn't expect that this endurance would be applied to real acting classes, and he surprisingly excelled, making the instructor very pleased. It's just that he had never really performed in front of the camera before, was unfamiliar with techniques like walking positions, and couldn't keep up with the camera movements. Currently, in his acting class, he mainly practices this aspect.

  "Jun He, don't always pay attention to where the camera is, it's distracting and will affect your performance. You need to learn to forget about the camera."

  In class, the teacher in charge of teaching An Junhe and others said this after observing An Junhe's performance.

  An Junhe was taken aback and looked puzzled: "Teacher, if we forget our lines, how should we move?"

  "It's a very simple trick," the teacher said. "Every time filming starts, the clapperboard is struck, and all cameras are initially aimed at it. You take that place as the center point, refer to the script's description of the scene, simulate the trajectory of the camera movement in your mind, walk according to that trajectory, and basically won't get out of frame. After filming more scenes and gaining experience, walking becomes instinctive, so don't worry about it."

  An Junhe seemed lost in thought.

  Until the end of class, he rushed to the singing room for vocal lessons, still thinking about this matter.

  His vocal teacher is now Jung Soon Won, but in fact, as time passed, he has changed his bel canto habits and no longer needs a vocal teacher's guidance. However, Ahn Jun Hee isn't the type to burn bridges, on the other hand, he can feel that Teacher Jung doesn't seem to plan on letting him graduate - or rather, not now.

  The teacher did this, he could guess a little, fame and fortune make people pursue, it's normal. Besides, Zheng Chunyuan was also very kind to him, so he returned the favor, never mentioning ending the course.

  In fact, now in vocal class, he is free to engage in activities, or practice instruments, or learn composition.

  If it happens to be a weekend when the school is closed, Kim Tae-yeon, who has ample free time, will also come with Jung Sun-won. They are all disciples of the teacher and have become close friends after multiple interactions.

  It just so happened to be Saturday today, and Ahn Jun-hee rushed to the practice room, where Teacher and Tae-yeon were already waiting inside.

  Seeing him rush in, Zheng Chun-won, who knew he had a lot of classes, didn't say much and said, "Jun-hyuk, arrange your time yourself, I'll teach Tae-yeon first."

  Next to her, Taeyeon, who was wearing black-framed glasses, made a silly face and winked at this side.

  An Junhe still remembers the first time they met, this little girl was so shy and reserved, but after getting familiar with her, her true nature of being a bit quirky gradually revealed itself. She always liked to make funny faces and movements to amuse him, but more often than not, she would burst out laughing herself first. And her habits were quite unique, he recalled that not long ago, when he heard her laugh loudly for the first time, he stared at her for a long time - it was really hard to imagine that a teenage girl could laugh so heartily, just like an aunt.

  While the teacher was bowing down to organize things, Ahn Jun-hee made a threatening gesture towards Tae-yeon, and the girl gave him a ghost face in return.

  "This girl..."

  An Junhe shook his head, no longer paying attention to her, pulled out the notes he had taken in acting class, reviewed them while using his imagination to supplement, and felt the effects of these knowledge and skills.

  It wasn't long before a fresh, girlish scent suddenly wrapped around his nose, and warm breath brushed against his cheek and temple. An Junhe, who was immersed in his notes, was startled and quickly moved away, turning his head to see that someone's head had indeed peeked out from behind his shoulder, sneaking a peek at his notes with a mischievous look on their face.

  "Ah, Kim Tae-yeon!" Ahn Jun-hee hit the girl on the head with a loud thud, and as she covered her head in pain, he casually closed his laptop. "Here to cause trouble again? Don't you need to practice?"

  As he spoke, he looked around but found that Teacher Zheng Chunyuan was not in the house, so he asked: "Where is the teacher?"

  Taeyeon rubbed her forehead, muttering: "I didn't cause any trouble, my hands are really heavy... The teacher had something to attend to and left, but brother is so absorbed in what he's looking at that he doesn't even know the teacher has left."

  An Junhe ignored her complaint and was about to urge her to practice, but suddenly remembered the technique of walking that the teacher mentioned in the acting class before. The words that came to his mouth were swallowed back, and he turned into: "Then, what are you doing now?"

  Tae-yeon, still rubbing her head, nodded gloomily.

  After some thought, An Junhe beckoned to her and took out his mobile phone, opening the camera. He instructed, "Like this, help me out, use this phone as a camera, operate it to take my picture, I'm practicing a skill."

  "Oh?" Taeyeon's eyes lit up, seemingly finding it entertaining, and enthusiastically took the phone from Ahn Jun-hee, snapping photos of him. "What do you want to practice, brother?"

  "Walk-on, a performing skill in front of the camera."

  "Acting?" Taeyeon's gaze moved away from the screen and looked at Ahn Jun-hee with a puzzled expression, "Brother won't want to debut as an actor, right?"

  An Junhe, who was quietly sorting out his emotions, smiled when he heard this, "Yes..."

  Yes... just singing OSTs, even if the drama is a huge hit, it's still too light, to make people remember more deeply, you have to participate more deeply inside, an artist who can both sing and act should be enough...

  He thought so clearly and never hesitated to express his own ambition!