70: Busy

Xu Zhiyou was truly exasperated with this troublemaker; no wonder fans said if she were a man, she'd definitely be a bachelor.

She, such a delicate beauty, acted so decisively, while Xu Zhiyou couldn't even bear to scold a young girl; she was definitely a straight-laced woman.

"Show Ge, it's a good thing you're a woman, otherwise you'd be a bachelor!"

"None of your business. Remember to save a female lead role for me. It's a real bargain for you to have such a beauty like me."

"Tch, as if anyone cares. When the time comes, I'll make you play a maid, the kind who scrubs toilets. For the show's effect, I'll even use real props. Just watch me make your life hell."

"If you do that, you can forget about seeing Kim Jennie again. She's not for loan."

"If I don't have her, I still have Chaeyoung. At worst, Lisa can also be pulled in to make up the numbers. If that really doesn't work, I'll go find Bae Joohyun. This girl isn't short on beauties."

Kim Jennie really wanted to kill both of them. "Yah! You two talk about yourselves, why bring us into it? What 'not for loan'? Am I an object?"

"You're certainly not an object! Hahahaha~" Kim Ji-soo burst out laughing at her words. Who curses themselves? What an idiot.

Kim Jennie was even more furious. This was an insult. "You're the one who's not an object."

Xu Zhiyou also chimed in, "Then you are an object!"

"Yah!" She immediately threw a pillow at each of them.

"Hahahaha~"

Lisa and Park Chaeyoung were also amused by Kim Jennie. This silly Kim Jennie was a rare sight, so they might as well laugh while they could.

Kim Jennie then threw two more pillows at Lisa and Park Chaeyoung.

"You two shut up too, or do you want me to kill you?"

...

After finishing her schedule, she went home, found everyone busy, and came back, continuously working on composing songs.

Fortunately, she had started preparing in advance, otherwise, a comeback in such a short time would truly be the death of her.

The first one to return was Kim Jennie. Seeing Xu Zhiyou writing and drawing, she was a little curious. "Why are you back already?"

"We're having a comeback on November 1st. I'm arranging the music. There's still one day left of the holiday. Why are you back so early?" Xu Zhiyou didn't even lift her head, continuing to tinker with her papers.

"My mom is very busy, and no one is home. It's the same for me wherever I am."

"Same as me. Come help me see if there are any parts that need changing." She handed over the finished song. Kim Jennie had excellent musical literacy and was capable of this.

"Didn't we say we'd handle the lyrics? How did you finish everything!"

"Couldn't wait any longer. Next time, perhaps. We only have one month. Ten days for dance practice, twenty days for MV filming and song recording. The time is just enough."

"Is the company deliberately messing with you? Why arrange such a tight schedule?"

It was not surprising for Kim Jennie to suspect this. The company had asked Xu Zhiyou to contribute songs many times, but Xu Zhiyou pretended not to know.

Because of this, some people were very dissatisfied with her, but due to her powerful background, they dared not say anything.

"Impossible. They know the contract has little binding power over me, and they're well aware of my temper. If they really try to make their presence felt, they'll see if this old lady will humor them."

"Then why does it have to be November? It's almost October now."

"To consolidate popularity, of course. We just debuted and really need a comeback to stabilize our popularity. This arrangement makes perfect sense."

With Kim Jennie's addition, her choreography progressed smoothly. The next day, Kim Ji-soo returned first. Seeing the two of them whispering with their heads together, she was very curious.

"What are you two doing?"

"Put your things away and come discuss how to film the MV." Hearing this, Kim Ji-soo casually tossed her suitcase aside and joined in.

"Is the song finished?"

"It's finished. It's over there. You can take a look first."

After that came Park Chaeyoung and Lisa. Each person had their own ideas, and it took about two days of discussion to finalize the plan.

"I'm so hungry. Let's eat something. The kids are starving." Lisa was truly fed up with these four workaholics; her butt was aching from sitting so long.

"Have the personal assistant get us something. We're almost done here," Kim Ji-soo said directly.

"I'm telling you, do you four really have to be so crazy? There's plenty of time. Take a break!"

"Zoe, who's so lazy, hasn't even complained about being tired. How can you have the nerve to ask for a break?" Park Chaeyoung threw a pen at her.

"Go on! You all go rest for a bit. I'll be done here very soon." This time, she wasn't prepared and was caught off guard, otherwise, it wouldn't be this busy.

When she was busy, she disliked others chattering, as it severely disrupted her thoughts.

Xu Zhiyou continued to work on her MV filming plan. Once discussed, it needed to be formed into a complete script, which Kim Ji-soo and the other three were not good at.

She also didn't want to rely on others, so she could only do it herself. Being busy was fine; what came from her own hands felt more secure.

"Alright then, I'll go get you something to eat."

"I'm coming too!" Kim Jennie also followed Kim Ji-soo.

Park Chaeyoung and Lisa also followed them out so as not to disturb Xu Zhiyou. They had finished everything they could participate in, and they didn't have the ability for the rest.

Walking to the door, Kim Ji-soo looked back at Xu Zhiyou, whose hair was a mess. She didn't know why, but she always had a feeling that the four of them were dead weight.

"Jisoo, what are you doing?" Kim Jennie turned back and found Kim Ji-soo staring blankly at Xu Zhiyou.

"Sigh! Kim Jennie, do you ever feel like, well, how should I put it...?"

Kim Ji-soo didn't know how to phrase it. Everyone had a bit of pride. 'Dead weight' was such an unpleasant term; anyone with a bit of self-respect couldn't stand being called dead weight.

"So mysterious, Jisoo, what exactly do you want to say?"

"Never mind, it's nothing. Let's go, let's get her something to eat." If she didn't know, then she didn't know. She would just take better care of her later to compensate.

...

All preparations complete, they began recording the songs. Given the experience of being collectively mocked last time, this time, all recording was forbidden. That's how assertive a producer is.

"Can you stop making such a grim face? I only said a couple of things to you, didn't I? You're acting like I did something horrible to you. Is it really that big of a deal?"

"Was that just 'a couple of things'? I was wondering why you wouldn't allow recording. Turns out it was to conveniently diss us. What kind of habit is that?"

Park Chaeyoung was dissed the most harshly, with no mercy shown, truly infuriating her.

"Exactly! What's wrong with my voice being a little sweet? Am I not allowed to be a sweet girl?" Lisa was also quite hurt.

"Is that sweet? That's a green tea. Where did you learn such an affected voice? If you do that again, I'll throw you out, with your 'tea-like' demeanor."

"Hahaha, Lalisa, turns out I'm not the only one who thinks you're 'tea-like,' hahaha!" Park Chaeyoung's unhappiness instantly vanished.

"Laugh, laugh, laugh. How can you still laugh? You were called 'sultry' too. You're no better than me."

"Better than 'green tea'! Sultry is sultry, no big deal!"

...

Kim Ji-soo and Kim Jennie were more sensible and chose to keep quiet. They couldn't win, simply couldn't win.

"If you're not dead, hurry up and get up. We're going to film the MV. Have you practiced the dance well?"

"Yes!"

"Alright then, let's go!"

These five seemed to have returned to their trainee days, working tirelessly day and night.