Chapter 1: The Returning Trainee
"Oh, how did that gentleman choose? Anyone with a discerning eye knows that he should choose s.m."
"Smart people also know to choose jyp!"
"Well, why not ask this gentleman? I just saw that he was very interested."
"good!"
The two of them turned their heads at the same time and looked at Lin Yimao's position just now. There was nothing there...
"Where's the person?" The two looked at each other.
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Outside the airport, Lin Yi shook his hands and threw the postcard into a trash can one meter away.
He had no interest in playing house with the two talent scouts. This trip was to report back to S.M.
Lin Yimao joined S.M as a trainee in 2000. He was originally going to debut as a solo singer in 2006, but due to an accident, his right hand and foot were fractured. No one wanted his artist to be a
A disabled person in a wheelchair, he himself did not want to debut in such a state, so he finally chose to return to China.
Then he was specially recruited to study in Sichuan Music because of his excellent vocal talent and six years of practice experience in S.M. After recovering from illness in early 2008, he went on the road alone to Europe, America and other regions to find inspiration for music creation.
But what no one expected was that a natural disaster in 2008 took away everything he had, including his family, property... and with that disaster, it completely disappeared.
No one knew what he was thinking. He just returned to China to collect his parents’ ashes, and then continued his creative journey around the world.
The biggest wish of his parents during their lifetime was to travel around the world in another ten or twenty years, but now there is no need. Lin Yimao personally took them and scattered their ashes around the world.
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He never returned to China. His parents' business was not a heinous one, but it was somewhat disgraceful.
So, he came to South Korea. At least here, he still has some friends, what Koreans call relatives.
He had already prepared for his debut and signed a seven-year contract in advance. After he had an accident and returned to China, the contract was not officially terminated, but both parties acquiesced. But starting from today, the contract will not expire for another three years.
Having had enough wandering outside, he still wanted to find something to do.
Take a bus and arrive near Apgujeong.
As a famous wealthy area in South Korea, there are high-rise buildings everywhere. The destination of his trip, the S.M Entertainment Company building, which is said to be at the forefront of fashion, is also here.
However, he was not in a hurry to go there. Instead, he took a stroll around the area. After all, he had not set foot in this place for four years.
"What a fool, I can't even understand Korean." Lin Yimao cursed secretly as he looked at the tadpole-like Korean written everywhere along the way.
After walking around for a while, he found a coffee shop.
I ordered a latte and some pastries and found a seat by the window to sit down.
For him, the first choice between tea and coffee is naturally tea, but it is almost impossible to find a tea restaurant in Apgujeong.
Drinking coffee, Lin Yimao walked around leisurely, and soon his attention was attracted by the TVs hanging on several load-bearing pillars painted white.
The song and dance of a girl group was playing on the TV. Because it was a coffee shop, the volume was not very loud. His Korean hearing was seriously impaired and he couldn't understand what was being sung. He only thought the rhythm of the song was quite brainwashing, but the white sound on the TV was not very clear.
Huahua’s nine pairs of long legs are really eye-catching.
"When did Korea create such a top-notch combination?" Lin Yimao's eyes were glued to the nine pairs of long legs that moved neatly, and he couldn't pull them off at all.
Soon, he found that one of the legs looked a little familiar, long, thin and well-proportioned, a bit like the legs in his memory! Then, he found a familiar feeling from the other pair of legs, long and black...
I moved my gaze upwards, and because the TV was too far away, I couldn't tell who it was for the moment.
But he didn't go out to take a closer look. He had seen too many long legs, so it was normal for them to look familiar. He also felt that the nine blurry girls on the TV all looked like his girlfriend!
I watched the neat dance on TV with relish, and after a while, a song ended.
The scene changed to four fashionably dressed men posing in various poses on the stage...
"Disappointing." In his impression, in South Korea, the men's group is still leading the trend. Except for Finkl, which was popular for a while, the women's group has no one to take action.
The only thing he remembers is that in 2008, there was a girl group in South Korea who sang the song "Nobody" and it became popular abroad.
However, at that time, he had no intention to pay attention to so many things in the entertainment industry.
Watching the four men singing and dancing on TV, he suddenly felt that he was pretty awesome too. He had not debuted after ten years of training, so he was also unique, right?
He is already 22 years old this year, and according to Korean calculations, he is now 23 years old.
After drinking coffee and taking a brief rest, it was already six o'clock in the afternoon. The sun had already begun to set, and the setting sun cast a red halo through the tall buildings.
Although he has changed a lot compared to four years ago, he is still worried about being recognized by his friends who used to practice together. In order to avoid the embarrassment of meeting, Lin Yimao wore a pair of sunglasses.
Fortunately, S.M Company did not move to another location, so Lin Yimao still found it based on his memory.
It's already dinner time, but there are still a lot of staff coming and going. Occasionally, you can see a few handsome and beautiful young men and women, who should be the company's debut artists or trainees.
When I came to the front desk, two young women who were above the passing mark were sitting here to greet me.
I have to say that S.M Company is really the number one entertainment company in South Korea. Even the receptionist looks pretty nice.
One of the receptionists saw Lin Yimao walking directly towards her, stood up and bowed, looked at the handsome man wearing sunglasses in front of her, and said politely: "Hello, how can I help you?
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"Oh, I'm looking for Director Li Xiuman. Can you make an appointment for me?" Lin Yimao's Korean is still a bit unfamiliar.
However, the receptionist could still understand what he meant. The man who looked like a foreigner in front of him was either here to sign up as a trainee, or he really had something to talk about.
She checked it on the computer: "Can you verify your identity first?"
Lin Yimao nodded, first took off his sunglasses, and then took out his passport from the travel bag on his back. Regardless of whether she could read it or not, he handed it to her: "Lin Yimao."
The receptionist took the passport with both hands.
"Chinese!" She subconsciously raised her head and glanced at Lin Yimao again, her eyes lit up: "So handsome!"
Even though she saw many beauties and handsome men in the company every day, she still couldn't help but admire them in her heart.
Identifying each country's passport or other identification documents is the most basic requirement for front desk services in many industries.
She returned her passport to Lin Yimao and said, "Excuse me, sir, what exactly are you here for?"
Lin Yimao thought for a while: "Perhaps you can look up the name Lin Yimao on the company's personnel list first."
The receptionist was stunned. He seemed to mean that he was still from the company?
His hands were not slow and he looked up the name Lin Yimao on the computer.
"Ah!" the receptionist exclaimed softly. After realizing that he was a little rude, he covered his mouth.
Trainee Lin Yimao February 2000——
That February 2000——, it means that Lin Yimao joined the company in February 2000 until now, and his resume only has the position of trainee...
(I have been a trainee for ten years...how terrible is this, but I still look handsome.)
The receptionist muttered to himself, compared the photos carefully, and then said: "The director should be free now. Let me ask the secretary for you."
Lin Yimao nodded, then looked back at the information desk, put his hands on it and looked around.
Compared with the flashy style when I was here before, the decoration style is obviously much simpler. Most of the iron doors and white walls have been replaced by glass door walls. All kinds of billboards have long been removed and are used to receive guests.
The sofa has also been replaced by white leather from the previous black leather, and the colorful chandeliers have been replaced by transparent crystal chandeliers...
It must be said that S.M.com is committed to being at the forefront of fashion, and this statement is not just for fun.
"Huh?" Lin Yimao saw the familiar nine-legged figure on the far wall again. Looking at the huge poster from a distance, it was really shocking and made him feel a little itchy. He always felt that he looked familiar...
Before he could walk in and take a look, the receptionist's words attracted his attention.
"Lin Yimaoxi, the director asked me to take you up directly." The receptionist's words interrupted Lin Yimao's thoughts.
Chapter completed!