Chapter 360 Sunny, what’s wrong with you?
The next morning, in the practice room of MBK Entertainment.

".Goodbye
Goodbye ooh oohGoodbye
Goodbye ooh ooh
. "

With the final ending, Heo Sol-ji and Ahn Hee-yeon finished their performances, and then looked nervously at the people in front of them, waiting for the final verdict.

They were picked up by their agent and taken to the company early this morning. After some simple preparation, they began the assessment.

First there are various individual assessments, external assessments such as body shape and appearance, followed by various assessments of the artist's abilities such as singing, rap, dancing, and performing arts.

At the end, it is their collective performance.

In short, by the time they completed this series of professional assessments, it was already noon.

However, after being busy for the whole morning, the group should have been very hungry and tired, but they did not feel this way at all.

They were looking at the examiners in front of them with nervous eyes, waiting for the final verdict.

Because the results of this assessment are related to their future development.

Unfortunately, they did not wait for the direct verdict in the end, but were taken away by the agent who received the hint from Kim Tae-woo.

"Are you nervous?"

The agent felt sorry for the five people who were following him and were extremely nervous, so he started to comfort them.

"All you have to do is to perform at your best and show your charm. There's no need to be nervous."

"But."

Xu Luzhi knew that her agent was trying to comfort her, but right now she and her teammates were focused on the assessment they had just taken.

She wanted to know what her and others' performance had been like just now.

The agent looked at the nervous people and comforted them with a smile.

"Don't worry about it. It's a foregone conclusion now. There's no point in worrying about it."

"By the way, you probably haven't eaten yet this morning, are you hungry now?"

"Let me tell you, our company's restaurant is absolutely amazing."

"And you're very lucky. It's dinner time now, and the boss specially asked the chef from the Chinese restaurant to prepare this dish for you. You should try it carefully."

"By the way, I will also introduce the company to you and show you where you will be working."

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, manager Oppa."

Although they were still a little worried, after hearing what the agent said, they calmed down and followed the agent towards the restaurant.

By the way, I also visited the company that I will visit frequently in the future.

When they came this morning, they were all worried about the upcoming assessment, so they didn't take a good look around the company.

It seems that their company is still good.

In particular, I heard many people say that many of the employees here were former employees of CCM Company, and after being acquired by MBK, they came here to work.

Their original impression of the company was that it was just a newly established entertainment agency that acquired the group Tara.

Now it seems that the situation is obviously not that simple.

And after listening to the agent's introduction, they also had a deeper understanding of the company.

However, this also made the five of them even more worried about the evaluation of their performance just now.

After all, a reliable agency is really rare.

In the practice room on the other side, looking at the few people who had already left with their agents, Kim Tae-woo then spoke to the instructors who participated in the assessment.

"You've all finished watching their performances. Go back and compile your comments and suggestions, and then hand them over to me."

"Thank you for your hard work today. Let's go eat first. It will be gone soon."

"Inside."

Following Kim Tae-woo's words, the people in the room simply packed up and left.

After Huang Xu and Kim Tae-woo looked at each other, they did not discuss anything in the practice room, but quickly returned to Kim Tae-woo's office.

Kim Tae-woo first asked his secretary to help him prepare two meals. After closing the door this time, he looked at Huang Xu carefully.

"Mr. Huang, I sense that you are not particularly satisfied today?"

"Did they not perform well today and fail to reach your ideal state?"

"What do you think of their performance today?"

"What do you think of their strength?"

"Do you feel it?"

Huang Xu did not answer Jin Taiyu's question, but asked him several questions directly.

Kim Tae-woo obviously didn't expect Huang Xu to ask him back.

After all, for such a long time, Huang Xu has always been the type of person who says whatever he thinks, and for things like this, he basically just arranges to do it himself.

Although it was rather sudden, but as an old hand, he rolled his eyes and immediately spoke to Huang Xu.

"In fact, their strength and configuration are quite strong."

"Especially the leader Heo Solji, her singing skills are so strong, she is a real vocalist."

"I feel like she was restrained when she was singing in the team, and didn't let go too much. Otherwise, with her singing skills, she shouldn't be unknown."

"Then there's Ahn Hyo-jin. Her rap skills are totally professional."

“I feel like it’s no worse than those professional raps.”

"There is also An Xiyan. Although her ability is not as high as these two, her appearance is indeed eye-catching. If she has the right makeup, she can also play the role of the front of the group."

"And I just read the evaluation of the entertainment teacher, and it seems that she has a good personality. If she appears in a variety show, it will also have a good effect."

"As for the remaining two, Xu Huilin and Park Zhenghua, although their strength is not as good as the first three, they are still quite capable."

"Park Jung-hwa seems to have experience in acting in movies and TV series, so she may pursue a career as an actress in the future."

"In short, their strength and configuration are quite good. You are very discerning in choosing them."

"Then tell me why they haven't become popular even after a year of debut."

"Even their companies gave up on them and made them live in basements."

Huang Xu felt somewhat helpless as he listened to Jin Taiyu's analysis and the subsequent flattery of himself.

Although he has said it many times, there is no need for Kim Tae-woo to brag about himself or flatter himself.

Just do the job you assign to him.

But Kim Tae-woo wouldn't listen. He would make promises every time and would unconsciously praise himself in the end.

So Huang Xu looked at the other person with a smile and asked a direct question.

Since he talked about how good the members of EXID are and how good his vision is, then why haven't they become popular even after a year since their debut?
Faced with Huang Xu's question, Kim Tae-woo was stunned.

Although he had investigated a lot of things, he still couldn't answer Huang Xu's question. So after hesitating for a long time, he still couldn't answer Huang Xu's question.

Even when the secretary helped to pack up their lunch, they still hadn't come up with a reasonable answer.

Finally, after taking the lunch brought by the secretary, he confessed directly to Huang Xu.

"Mr. Huang, I don't know what caused their current predicament."

"Logically speaking, Li Haoyang is a well-known producer in the industry. He is also a veteran in the industry and has good connections. This kind of situation shouldn't happen."

"The girl group he personally created shouldn't be so unknown even if it can't challenge the status of the three major and seven heroes."

"Forget it, let's eat first and talk while we eat."

Huang Xu looked at Jin Taiyu, who was shaking his head and smiling bitterly with a depressed look on his face, and did not continue to embarrass him. Instead, he invited him to eat first.

He played with Sunny until very late last night. He ate a little early this morning and hurried here to watch their assessment. He was already hungry now.

He also wanted to try what the meals prepared by him and his uncle's restaurant chef tasted like.

Yes, the working meals here were prepared and delivered by Huang Xu and his uncle at the restaurant.

Originally, according to Kim Tae-woo's idea, the company did not provide lunch, but instead directly provided meal allowance.

However, the company's address is a bit remote and belongs to a newly developed area. There are no restaurants or other dining places around.

However, their company does not have the conditions to set up a company kitchen.

So Huang Xu discussed it with his uncle and had his family’s restaurant prepare the food and deliver it to him.

This not only solves the lunch problem for the company's employees and trainees, but also helps the restaurant increase its income.

Although this will increase the workload of some chefs, it is not as serious as imagined.

After all, the working meals here only consist of three meat dishes, three vegetable dishes and two soups, one sweet and one salty.

It will take some time to process the materials, but the actual production process is still very fast.

Huang Xu and his uncle also increased their salaries.

And compared to dining in, these are relatively easy, so the employees at the restaurant are quite satisfied with this.

After Huang Xu tasted a bite of the food, his eyebrows frowned unconsciously, then he looked at Jin Tae Woo who was eating with relish and asked.

"What do you think of the food delivered by this restaurant?"

"It tastes great, much better than what we eat out."

"Is it?"

"Of course, many employees are now very satisfied with the meals we provide."

"Some people even suggested that we make more in the evening so they can buy some to take home for their families."

Jin Taiyu was afraid that Huang Xu would not believe it, so he quickly gave examples to illustrate how popular these meals were.

Huang Xu was also a little surprised after hearing this.

He had just tasted the lunch that was delivered to him, and to be honest, he thought it tasted just average, not even up to the quality standards of their restaurant.

But Kim Tae-woo didn't seem to be lying now, so Huang Xu could only mutter helplessly.

"Are the people here so ignorant?"

"Or maybe there really isn't any delicious food here!"

After Huang Xu sighed, he continued.

"As long as you are satisfied."

Then I stopped talking about these things and started thinking about the question I had just asked.

In fact, he has always been wondering why EXID, who are so talented, can't make it.

Logically speaking, although there is no big company behind them, they have Li Haoyang, who is known as the Tiger of Sinsadong, as their support, and their own strength is not bad. How did they get to where they are now?
It's not surprising that he cares so much about this matter, but because if he doesn't think this matter through, he won't be able to make good plans for the members of Eddie's group.

Then, while eating, Huang Xu began to think in his mind what is the difference between the current EXID and the EXID in the future.

First eliminate the differences in the songs.

"Up & Down", which was extremely popular in the previous life, is actually not a very rare thing.

It's just a sexy Korean Kpop song.

In fact, the song I and others just watched them perform was "i feel good", which was also released in August last year. It actually had the feeling of "Up & Down", except that it was not so brainwashing and addictive.

Then the next thing to consider is the issue of members.

First of all, let’s rule out the issue of Heo Sol-ji’s singing ability. Although she has only debuted as an idol for a year, as a singer, she has been releasing various albums since 2006.

And in her spare time, she has been working as a music teacher, teaching various people to practice singing skills.

Moreover, the tutors who just passed the exam gave her very high evaluations.

Then there is Ahn Hyo-jin. As the rap member of the team, she is an old OG in the rap circle and her strength is beyond doubt.

Next is Ahn Hee-yeon.

Recalling An Xiyan's performance just now, Huang Xu suddenly seemed to have discovered something.

Although Ahn Hee-yeon's performance just now was good, there is still a big gap between her and the South Korean eye contact textbook in her previous life.

You know, the reason why they were able to do it again in their previous lives was not only because of the development of mobile Internet, which made watching videos more convenient and easy, but also because of Ahn Hee-yeon's god-level expressiveness.

With the charming expression in her eyes, she made this small and unknown group become popular again.

And it is precisely because of this that everyone noticed them and the era of straight shooting began.

So the problem is her eyesight and expressiveness?

After this realization, Huang Xu began to worry again.

Now I know the problem, but how can I train her to have that kind of eyesight and expression ability?

Just when Huang Xu and Kim Tae Woo were wondering why EXID members were not becoming popular, in a beauty salon in Cheongdam-dong.

"Sunny, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Kim Taeyeon looked at Sunny who had just come in. Seeing her pale face and her abnormal walking posture, she immediately showed concern.

And not only her, but also the teammates who had already started putting on makeup and the makeup artists who were working, also turned their attention to Sunny.

"Ah~~~"

Sunny blurted out a swear word in her heart, and the target was Huang Xu who caused her current uncomfortable situation.

Last night, even with the assistance of many equipments, Sunny was still not used to walking on dry roads for the first time.

However, facing the crowd's gaze, she cursed Huang Xu in her heart, then quickly controlled her expression and explained to everyone with a smile.

"I accidentally touched it while working out last night, and it made me feel a little uncomfortable."

(End of this chapter)