162: Where did you make a fortune?

Song Yuqi felt very relieved seeing Jeon Soyeon's smiling face. She took out her phone and checked it, "Youyou! We might have to leave. We still need to go back and clock in."

Cho Mi-yeon also checked her phone. It was indeed almost time to clock in, "Jisoo! We still need to clock in."

"Then that's all for today. You guys go first."

"Yes!"

The dining place was near Cube Entertainment, and not many people recognized Song Yuqi and the others, so they just walked casually down the street.

Song Yuqi was thinking about Cho Mi-yeon's evasive behavior just now, while Minnie and Jeon Soyeon were thinking about the visuals of Blackpink's two main visuals.

Only Cho Mi-yeon was walking seriously. After a while, she noticed Song Yuqi kept secretly glancing at her, "Rainie! If you want to look, just look openly. Am I not just as good as Jisoo?"

"Do you have to be so thick-skinned? What exactly did you do? Why did you react like that when you saw Jisoo?"

These words instantly pulled Jeon Soyeon and Minnie out of their fascination with Blackpink's two main visuals. They didn't believe it was just a simple unannounced departure.

"I've already left. What's there to be curious about? Unnie's world, kids shouldn't pry."

Three 'cuts' came in unison. Before Cho Mi-yeon could get angry, Minnie pulled Jeon Soyeon and pleaded.

"Xiaojuan! Can you give me a copy of those creative notes Zoe sent you just now? I'll cover all your snacks at Cube."

"No need! If you want them, I'll just send them to you."

"Xiaojuan! I love you to death."

If Xu Zhiyou wanted to sell them, who knows how many people would buy them, just like how top student notes always find a market.

"I want them too!"

Song Yuqi had wanted to speak up for a long time, but she was a bit embarrassed, after all, those were Xu Zhiyou's notes for Jeon Soyeon.

Jeon Soyeon didn't feel reluctant at all. If Song Yuqi hadn't pulled her out, she wouldn't have had the chance to meet Xu Zhiyou, nor to get the notes.

"I've forwarded them to you all."

Cho Mi-yeon saw her phone also ring, "Do I get a copy too?"

"We're all on the same side, just don't spread them around."

Song Yuqi patted her chest and guaranteed, "Of course! Don't worry!"

"Me too!"

Minnie quickly followed suit, while Cho Mi-yeon seriously started reading the notes. She was also quite curious about what was in them.

The very first sentence was quite explosive.

"Ninety-nine percent of current songs are commodities. Since they are commodities, they have production templates and tutorials;

So-called geniuses are just those who put in enough effort and skillfully master various templates. People like Beethoven and Mozart, just learning from them is useless..."

A lengthy piece of 'chicken soup for the soul' left the four of them stunned. Minnie pondered for a moment and then said,

"It does make sense. People like Beethoven and Mozart only appear once in how many years? No problem!"

Flipping past the 'chicken soup' section, what met their eyes was a large, clear mind map that ingeniously broke down songwriting into steps.

Jeon Soyeon skimmed through it and felt it was like an employee's operating manual for a factory, likening songs to commodities.

A series of production processes, followed by defective product testing, somewhat challenged their understanding of music.

Cho Mi-yeon looked a little lost and said, "Which music student takes notes like this? Aren't they afraid of being beaten by their teacher?"

"Uh! Meiyan Ouni, Zoe Unnie said this was written for Chaeyoung and the others, and she sent me a copy. Maybe her own notes aren't like this."

"That makes sense. It's crude but true. Speaking this way indeed makes it easier to boost confidence. It's insightful!"

"As expected of my idol, a genius's mind is just different from ours. If I had thought like this back then, I wouldn't have failed to produce a single finished product."

Song Yuqi rolled her eyes and said speechlessly, "Minnie! Do you think an elementary school student with an aircraft carrier parts manufacturing manual can really build one?"

"Can't you give me a little encouragement, even just a little? What if I'm just that close to being an artist?"

"You should become a factory manager first, then an artist. Hmph!"

"Yah!"

Cho Mi-yeon ignored the two bickering, pointing to the 'composition techniques' section, "Xiaojuan! Have you used counterpoint, form, and orchestration? How do they feel?"

"I just write directly when inspiration strikes. I don't think that much. Maybe that's why my works are said to be mismatched."

In Xu Zhiyou's notes, this was called 'producing without following rules.' No matter how good the quality, in the customer's eyes, it's a defective product.

...

How many songs can truly be called works of art? In reality, most people are ordinary. People like Beethoven and Mozart, just learning from them is useless.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Do I have flowers on my face?"

"Zoe! You just gave Jeon Soyeon the operation manual you painstakingly wrote? I remember you two just met."

"I've known her for a long time. Whether I gave it to her or not, she would still become an excellent K-pop female producer. I just gave her a little push, nothing strange."

"Is she really that excellent? I haven't seen it." To hear the word 'excellent' from Xu Zhiyou's mouth was incredibly rare.

"You! If you had that ability, would you still just be a main vocalist? Hmph~"

"Yah!"

Kim Jennie interrupted Park Chaeyoung, who was about to explode: "Zoe! When did you meet Jeon Soyeon? Is your network on the Peninsula that wide?"

"There's something called a survival show. She participated in Produce 101 and a rap variety show. I happened to see it and watched a few more times."

"That explains it. But you gave the operation manual..."

"Dumpling Ni, can you change your terminology? Those are study notes. Are the words 'notes' too hot to say? Always 'operation manual, operation manual,' it lowers the prestige."

"Isn't it? You wrote it yourself as an operation manual. What normal person takes notes like that? Aren't you afraid of making your teacher furious?"

"Pfft hahahaha~" Park Chaeyoung was the first to lose it.

"Laugh, laugh, laugh! What are you laughing at?"

"I'm laughing at you!"

"Hehe! Chaeyoung, what have you been up to lately to make such a fortune?"

"Make a fortune, my foot! I still owe YG money. Where would I make a fortune?"

"Then where did you get the money to build Shuangliu Airport?"

"Are you crazy! So random. If I could build an airport..." She suddenly reacted, glanced at her chest, and her face instantly darkened.

"Yah! I'll kill you! Your whole family are airports."

"Pfft hahahaha~" Lisa burst out laughing. Xu Zhiyou glanced at her and said blandly, "Lisa! You're quite rich too, not bad!"

Lisa's laughter suddenly stopped. Kim Jennie and Kim Ji-soo slammed on the brakes, raising their hands to cover their mouths, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire.

Xu Zhiyou patted Lisa's shoulder and said seriously, "Lisa! K-pop doesn't need these burdens, especially for a main dancer. It will affect your movements."

Her gaze drifted to Park Chaeyoung as she slowly said, "But for a main vocalist, that's not necessarily the case."