lovenovelstory Chapter 77 I'm informing you, not discussing it with you.
Chapter 77 I'm informing you, not discussing it with you.
f(x)'s dance has indeed deviated from its original intended direction.
When Lee Ji-hyung recommended f(x) to LG, her reason was to create a contrast between Girls' Generation's innocent and elegant side and f(x)'s cool and provocative side.
Two distinctly different GGMVs, each with its own unique character, are needed to bring out the fashionable, fresh, and unconventional charm that the new Chocolate phone aims for.
But the current version of the dance by f(x) has clearly gone astray.
The avant-garde and impactful elements that should have been there have been transformed into a more blatant sexiness and provocation.
For the current f(x), this approach has clearly exceeded the appropriate scale.
Apart from Victoria Song, the other members of the group are all minors. It doesn't seem appropriate to have them perform this kind of dance.
In one part of the dance, the members sit on chairs, raise one leg high, and move their hands upwards along the leg's line.
Krystal turned her head to the side, her eyes deliberately carrying a seductive look, and stretched out a finger as if she wanted to touch something through the camera lens.
Sulli also leaned close to Victoria Song's cheek, making a gesture that resembled a kiss.
These actions, taken together, are enough to illustrate the point.
More importantly, most of the most controversial moves in this dance were performed by the youngest members, Krystal and Sulli.
This campaign was originally aimed at young consumers, which is why we chose a currently very popular idol group as our spokesperson.
And the fans of idol groups are precisely the group of people who are most likely to generate buzz online.
Once the controversy surrounding "underage girl groups performing sexy and provocative dances" escalates, LG's own brand image may ultimately be the one to suffer.
Hwang Dong-hyuk's strong reaction wasn't just because of the game itself.
When Li Zhixing was on set before, he would occasionally bring Xiujing to the filming location to play, and Huang Donghe and she naturally became very familiar with each other.
Over the past two years, I've come to regard Soojung as a close junior, which is why my expression turned sour when I saw her dancing like that.
While the members of f(x) were dancing, they noticed that Lee Ji-hyuk and Hwang Dong-hyuk's expressions were off.
Now that the dance was over, the group looked at them somewhat nervously.
Krystal instinctively wanted to ask something, but she held back.
Hwang Dong-hyuk finally couldn't suppress his anger and slapped his thigh hard.
"Isn't this ridiculous?"
Li Zhixing patted Huang Donghe on the shoulder, his tone still relaxed: "Donghe hyung, why are you so angry?"
Hwang Dong-hyuk glared at him.
"Oh my god, isn't that your sister? Is she even capable of dancing like that?"
How did you do your preliminary work?
Li Zhixing glanced at him.
"Alright, Assistant Huang, calm down."
After speaking, Li Zhixing turned to look at Zheng Xiujing, a slight smile still on his face.
"Krystal, according to this version of the choreography, your movements were very standard, but your eyes and the feeling it was meant to convey were not expressed."
Krystal Jung paused for a moment, her expression tightening even more.
Li Zhixing didn't stop there; he looked at Shirley again.
"The same applies to truth."
"It's not that you didn't put your heart into it, but the choreography itself wasn't meant to be done by you."
He paused briefly at this point, seemingly considering his words.
"According to the requirements of this version of the choreography, it is supposed to be sexy, provocative, and have a hint of coy reluctance, but these are not the kinds of things you should be interpreting."
"In the end, it didn't look like the maturity the choreographer wanted; instead, it looked like a child trying too hard to strike a pose."
Shirley looked at him with a somewhat blank expression.
Krystal also unconsciously opened her mouth.
"Europe……"
She realized what she was saying as soon as she said it and immediately changed her mind.
"Director, what should I do?"
Li Zhixing seemed to think about it seriously.
A moment later, he looked up, the smile still on his face.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm not doing it anymore."
"what?"
The others looked at him in surprise.
At this moment, Lee Ji-haeng waved to Kim Min-soo, who was not far away. After f(x) started dancing, the manager stood off-camera watching the scene.
"Kim Min-soo-ssi, come here for a moment."
Kim Min-soo's heart skipped a beat; he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
After all, he knew exactly what had happened.
However, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he could only steel himself and walk over, forcing a smile and bowing slightly: "Director Li, is there a problem?"
Lee Ji-haeng said calmly, "Don't you know what the problem is?"
Kim Min-soo's smile froze for a moment.
Li Zhixing looked at him and continued, "At the previous GG planning meeting, Director Min, who is in charge of visuals at your SM, was also present. I remember telling her at the time that the dance needs to be rearranged and the makeup and styling need to be redesigned."
"So, SM Entertainment completely disregards what I said, is that right?"
Regardless of what Kim Min-soo thought in his heart, he maintained a very humble demeanor on the surface.
"Director, as you know, f(x) joined this GG project rather late to begin with."
"The song 'GG' was revised based on Girls' Generation's original version, and the dance was also hastily put together to match the new version."
"Now we have to start all over again, from choreography to makeup and costumes, there's simply no time."
"Moreover, the children have had a very busy schedule recently, and they have tried their best to squeeze in time for rehearsals, which is really commendable."
At this point, Kim Min-soo's tone softened further.
"You're Krystal's oppa, you should understand."
"ha."
Li Zhixing was so angry he laughed.
Are you trying to shut me up by bringing up my relationship with Soojung?
He was about to say something when he noticed that several members of f(x) were still standing in the middle of the room, looking somewhat nervous, so he waved first.
"Victoria, take them downstairs to rest first."
Victoria Song quickly nodded and carefully led Krystal and the others away.
Although Girls' Generation had already completed one round of practice, Jessica did not return to the waiting area with the other members. Instead, she stayed out of the camera's view, watching her younger sister.
After Krystal stepped out of the camera's view, she immediately went to Jessica's side and asked with some concern, "Unnie, did we cause Oppa any trouble?"
Jessica took her hand and squeezed it.
"Why are you still worried about him?"
"Don't you know who he is? Has he ever suffered a loss?"
Despite offering words of comfort, Jessica couldn't help but glance at Li Zhixing.
After f(x) left, Li Zhixing stood up and said, "Let's talk over there."
Hwang Dong-hyuk also got up to follow.
Li Zhixing pressed down on his shoulder and said with a smile.
"Don't worry, Donghyuk, I can handle it."
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Lee Ji-haeng and Kim Min-soo arrived at a small room that was temporarily being used as a meeting room.
Li Zhixing pulled over a chair and sat down directly.
Kim Min-soo also wanted to sit down.
But the smile that Li Zhixing had just shown outside had completely vanished.
He only glanced at Kim Min-soo once, and his eyes had already turned cold.
Kim Min-soo froze for a moment, refusing to sit down.
Even though he was significantly older than Li Zhixing, he still felt a little intimidated when he met Li Zhixing's gaze.
Li Zhixing stated bluntly, "Let me first state my position: the dance and makeup must be redesigned."
Kim Min-soo's expression changed, and he was about to say something.
Li Zhixing interrupted him directly: "Don't give me any excuses."
"I'm informing you, not discussing it with you."
"If you can't make the decision, then report my request to someone who can."
"After that, have your manager come and talk to me directly with the new proposal."
"Now, let's take f(x) and leave first."
Kim Min-soo stood there, his expression shifting between light and dark, unsure of what to say.
He certainly didn't have the confidence to argue with Li Zhixing.
When the initial plan was finalized, Li Zhixing clearly stated that he did not agree with f(x)'s version of the dance choreography and makeup.
However, the director at SM Entertainment responsible for f(x)'s concept and visual planning insisted on using the current plan for the sake of their overall style this time.
Later, when Li Zhixing asked to see the new plan, Jin Minzhu, who was in charge of the liaison, kept dodging the question and did not produce the plan for a long time.
He just didn't expect that Li Zhixing would suddenly suggest that f(x) and Girls' Generation start filming on the same day.
After dragging it out until now, this problem can no longer be suppressed.
What's more troublesome is that Kim Min-soo is just a manager for a new group, and he doesn't have many decisions to make.
Unlike the manager of Girls' Generation, who is both experienced and able to intervene in some of the group's specific decisions.
Kim Min-soo hesitated, wanting to say a few words to ease the tension.
Just then, the door to the small room was suddenly pulled open from the outside.
Before Kim Min-soo could speak, someone at the door had already given him the answer.
"It can't be changed."
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