novelinnhs Chapter 7 Assessment
Chapter 7 Assessment
It has to be said that Seoul is really congested. The morning rush hour is just as bad as Beijing. It took him an hour to travel less than 10km. He was so tired from sitting there that he almost threw up. His head was spinning.
As he entered the Loen lobby, the receptionist immediately recognized him and greeted him with a smile: "Lin Yuanxi?"
"Excuse me, may I ask your name?"
"My name is Li Huizhen. Since you seem quite young, may I call you Nuna?"
Lin Yuan brushed his bangs aside, revealing his incredibly handsome face, and said with a smile, "Hye-jin Noona, just call me Lin Yuan. I'm a foreigner, so I don't really care about such things."
Li Huizhen was instantly attracted by his good looks. His usually greasy movements seemed so natural on him. After careful observation, she realized that he was actually not wearing any makeup.
With his angular face, thick eyebrows, and double-lidded phoenix eyes that beckon you to investigate further, his high-bridged nose, thin lips, and fair skin exude the air of a noble young master.
She was about a head taller than him; her height was 167cm, which would make Lin Yuan's height approximately 185cm, a perfect figure.
"I'll call you Xiaoyuan then. Have you had breakfast yet?" Li Huizhen was clearly interested in him, and she unconsciously added a seductive tone to her words.
Good morning, Oppa!
Huang Lizhi's voice came just in time.
"I'll be going now, Nuna, let's talk again when you have time."
"Okay, bye-bye~"
Lin Yuan nodded, turned around and walked to Huang Lizhi's side, "You're here so early, have you eaten?"
"I ate, Oppa, what were you doing just now?"
Huang Lizhi asked curiously.
Lin Yuan instinctively wanted to defend himself, but quickly realized he was wrong.
She's just a teacher, not my girlfriend, why should I explain?
"It's nothing, let's go upstairs first."
"Inside~"
Huang Lizhi replied softly.
Pushing open the door to the practice room, Lin Yuan felt as if he had entered hell. His body trembled involuntarily, even though the sun was shining brightly outside and the practice room had air conditioning on.
"Oppa, are you cold?"
"It's not cold, it's static electricity."
And so, Lin Yuan went through another ordeal.
"Ouch~ Lychee, be gentle."
"Go down a bit."
"Yes, yes, that's it."
"Lychee, your hands are so smooth and soft."
Lee Ji-eun remembered that Lin Yuan had an assessment today and her schedule had just ended, so she urged her manager to hurry up and send her back.
When she reached the door, she heard Lin Yuan's cheeky voice. Looking through the glass in the door, she saw Lin Yuan sprawled on the sofa, and Huang Lizhi was massaging him like a submissive wife.
Lee Ji-eun pushed open the door and said jokingly, "Oh~ you seem to be doing quite well."
Upon seeing that the person who came was Lee Ji-eun, Hwang Ye-ji quickly got off Lin Yuan's back and timidly hid behind him, her little hands tightly clutching the hem of Lin Yuan's clothes.
Lin Yuan looked up at Li Zhi'en and said, "You're back. My muscles were sore, and Li Zhi happened to have experience with this, so I had her massage them for me."
Lee Ji-eun rolled her eyes after hearing this. "Hehe, the little girl's hands are very smooth, aren't they? They tickled your heart, didn't they?"
"Hehe, it's alright, it's alright."
Lee Ji-eun's sarcastic tone made him uncomfortable, so he quickly changed the subject: "The assessment is about to start, we can talk about it when we get back."
Upon hearing this, Hwang Yeji slung her backpack over her shoulder and said, "Then I'll be leaving now. Goodbye, Oppa and Unnie."
Lee Ji-eun didn't see her off, but told her to be careful and let her leave alone.
At 10 o'clock sharp, the president walked in with several people.
The two immediately stood up and bowed: "President-nim."
The company president put a hand on Lin Yuan's shoulder and said with a smile, "Lin Yuan, you're a new trainee at the company, and you'll be IU's future partner, provided you pass the audition."
Lin Yuan straightened his clothes and stepped forward to shake hands with each of them: "Hello, teachers, I am Lin Yuan."
"Hello, Kim Dae-yong, head of the artist department."
"Hello, Li Lizhen, dance and physical education teacher."
"Hello, Park Young-cheol, vocal coach."
After the introductions were completed, the assessment officially began.
The secretary led a group of people to bring in tables and chairs, placed their name tags on them, and then closed the door and left.
After Lin Yuan finished warming up, he noticed that Li Zhi'en had somehow taken up the examiner's seat and even winked at him playfully.
Damn it, Lee Ji-eun is really tight-lipped; I had no idea she was an examiner.
Once everyone was seated, vocal coach Park Young-cheol began by saying, "Now we will proceed with the first assessment. Please choose a piece of music that you are good at and perform it."
Lin Yuan thought for a moment.
First of all, forget about songs with lots of high notes; he can't sing them.
Secondly, a strong sense of rhythm won't work either, since he didn't prepare any music.
Then all that's left is your mother tongue.
"Good morning, examiner. I need a piano, or an electronic keyboard will do."
"Can."
A short while later, an electronic piano was placed in front of him.
Lin Yuan moved a stool over, sat down, placed his hands on the piano keys, and took a deep breath.
"Yay yeah yeah yeah~ yeah~"
As soon as a humming was heard, Park Young-cheol became instantly interested.
"A life that changes color and the provocation of human nature"
They popped up like crazy.
One-sided waiting and tentative tenderness,
Something is still missing.
Love hangs in the sky at both ends of the distance~
Upon hearing this, Park Young-cheol immediately opened his eyes and shouted, "Stop!"
Lin Yuan immediately stopped singing and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
The other examiners also turned their attention to Park Young-cheol.
Lee Ji-eun immediately became nervous for him.
"What's wrong, Yongcheol?"
The president asked, "I think Lin Yuan performed quite well."
Park Young-cheol didn't answer, but walked up to Lin Yuan and asked, "What's the name of this song?"
"Always Online," Lin Yuan replied.
Park Young-cheol nodded. "The song is very good, but it's a pity it doesn't suit you."
Just when he thought he had failed the assessment, things took a turn for the better.
"Although this song is not suitable for you, your vocal quality and the fluency of your instrument playing are both very good, so I'll approve it for you."
"Phew~"
Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. Why was this guy panting so much when he spoke?
Lee Ji-eun's clenched fist loosened, though she had already cursed him a hundred times in her mind.
"Yongzhe, you need to change your habit of only saying half of what you mean. Don't scare the students."
The president said with a smile.
Park Young-cheol immediately replied, "Yes, I will be careful," and sat back down in his seat.
At this moment, Li Lizhen spoke up, "Then it's my turn next. Please perform a dance you're good at, any type is fine."
Lin Yuan was now in a bit of a predicament. He hadn't figured out what dance to perform yet. Huang Lizhi had dismissed his rendition of "Sister Is So Pretty" as worthless yesterday, let alone performing it in front of these professional teachers. Wouldn't that be suicide?
Lee Ji-eun, sitting opposite him, felt a chill run down her spine and could only cheer him on in her heart.
Seeing that he hadn't moved for a long time, everyone assumed he had given up the opportunity, marked his dance as unsatisfactory, and got up to leave.