Chapter 14

When Yin Xian returned home, the smile on his face gradually faded.

At the end of his previous life's memories, Girls' Generation had already been active for ten years. In his memories, Lin Yoon-a had not truly shone much, whether in singing, dancing, or acting.

This was one of the reasons why he preferred Kim Tae-yeon in his previous life.

This made him somewhat anxious. It also made his heart, which had just become a bit lively because of Xu Zhuxian's words, sink again.

Why didn't such a serious and hardworking Lin Yoon-a receive the praise and recognition she deserved?

But why was she the undisputed queen of endorsements in Girls' Generation? Was it just because of her figure and those lively eyes?

Was this really something that couldn't be changed by talent?

Such a conclusion made Yin Xian feel very depressed.

Suddenly, a song came to Yin Xian's mind. The original composer of this song was a somewhat famous Chinese musician. Of course, the most famous thing about him in Yin Xian's previous life's memories was not how many records he sold or how many downloads he had, but his frequent failures in grabbing headlines...

Very quickly, a blank sketch paper was filled with sheet music and lyrics.

Born in confusion

The next thing Yin Xian needed to do was to translate the lyrics into Korean.

It took him only 10 minutes to write down the song.

Translating took nearly four hours.

By the time Yin Xian read the lyrics one last time and sang them with the synthesized music from his computer, feeling that it was quite good, it was already very late at night.

This was a kind of release. Even with such a song and such a mood.

But when the music really played, and he decided to sing the Korean version of the song one last time before sleeping, his mood became a bit lighter.

It was a struggle in despair.

Lying in bed, just before closing his eyes, Yin Xian finally decided to learn vocal music.

Keeping one's word is one of Yin Xian's excellent qualities.

The next day, he called Kim Tae-hee and asked her to recommend a reliable vocal teacher.

Unfortunately, Kim Tae-hee was an actress and had never considered singing. Moreover, she didn't want Yin Xian to jump into the whirlpool of the music industry, so she gracefully dodged the question: "I'm not sure."

This made Yin Xian feel somewhat frustrated.

But soon, Kim Heng-soo's call came. Clearly, Kim Tae-hee had told Kim Heng-soo about this. Having just completed the promotion period for his new drama and feeling a bit bored, Kim Heng-soo, who goes by the stage name Lee Wan, was like a child who had found a new toy and immediately became excited.

Thanks to his sister's care and his own efforts, although Kim Heng-soo was not a major star, he had still gained some fame in the entertainment industry. He took on the responsibility of helping Yin Xian enter the entertainment industry (originally, Yin Xian just wanted to sing) and planned to arrange a dinner to introduce Yin Xian to some friends...

Yin Xian found this brother's excessive enthusiasm hard to digest and came up with a not-so-good reason to decline Kim Heng-soo's suggestion.

Although being politely turned down by Kim Tae-hee was a bit disappointing, Yin Xian still didn't give up and called Lin Yoon-a.

Lin Yoon-a and her group were already in the final closed training before their debut and didn't have much time. She gave Yin Xian a phone number, saying that another member expected to join the group had been learning from a very good vocal teacher. The member's name was Kim Tae-yeon.

Kim Tae-yeon was one of the few Korean artists that Yin Xian admired in his previous life. If she said the teacher was good, then the teacher's skills were likely to be reliable.

Yin Xian called immediately.

After explaining his intentions, the other party said they would meet to assess Yin Xian's situation on the weekend and then decide whether to take him as a student.

On the weekend, at a café, Yin Xian met the teacher, a middle-aged man who looked rather ordinary.

The man tested some of Yin Xian's basic conditions, considered for a moment, and decided to take Yin Xian as a student. He suggested that Yin Xian could try out for a trainee at an entertainment company, as his appearance had a good chance of making him a star.

However, after some consideration, Yin Xian declined the teacher's suggestion.

They agreed on some basic details, such as class times and fees, and then shook hands and parted ways.

From then on, every weekend, Yin Xian had an additional vocal music class.

Perhaps because he had consciously protected his voice during his voice change, his vocal conditions were actually quite good. What he needed to learn were some voice application techniques, vocal adjustments, and technical courses like resonance points.

These highly technical things could be written into books and put on paper.

So Yin Xian found books recommended by students in vocal music-related majors, bought a large number of vocal music books from the bookstore, and studied and practiced every night. The weekend class time became a time for consultation and answering questions.

The vocal teacher was also amazed at Yin Xian's rapid progress.

Actually, when he took Yin Xian as a student, he was still somewhat hesitant. After all, Yin Xian was already 21 years old and had no vocal music foundation at all. If it weren't for Yin Xian's relatively good voice quality and excellent lung capacity due to his healthy body, he would never have agreed to take Yin Xian.

But Yin Xian's scientific learning method was simply beyond his imagination. Every choice of resonance point, every use of breath, and every detail to pay attention to when transitioning between vocal techniques, Yin Xian could do with great precision.

This demonstrated a near-perfect control over his body.

He had no idea how much effort Yin Xian, who had already been accustomed to an adult body in his childhood, had put into successfully taking the first step. Since then, Yin Xian had never relaxed his control over his body.

However, the teacher soon pointed out an important problem: no matter what song he sang, Yin Xian was so focused on controlling his voice that he couldn't put any emotion into it at all.

But Yin Xian didn't care about this at all. He was here to learn how to sing.

As for how to sing, he could practice on his own.

So when another award season arrived, Yin Xian was basically ready to graduate from his vocal teacher.

Just like his master's degree.

However, Yin Xian decided to continue learning from this teacher. He found that this vocal teacher, Mr. Jeong, was a technical expert, and he could break down everything in great detail and precision. Such a teaching method was hard to find elsewhere.

Perhaps this was a kind of destiny?

And Mr. Jeong also greatly appreciated Yin Xian. Not only because of his far superior learning speed, but also because of his ability to understand his teaching methods, which made Mr. Jeong feel like he had found a kindred spirit. His affection for Yin Xian even surpassed that for the young girl who had been learning from him for many years.

If the technical learning method had allowed Yin Xian to quickly learn how to scientifically "kill a cow," then now his learning had shifted to how to "kill a cow" artistically, like a master butcher.

This had entered the realm of art.

However, even for the current Yin Xian, some songs could already be sung.

For example, the kawaii bubblegum pop hit "Baby," which would sweep across Europe and America in a few years.

Unlike previous years, this year Yin Xian was quite interested in the various music awards shows on different TV stations.

In his subconscious, the singers who would appear on these stages at the end of the year would be his future competitors in the singing world.

Because of this, Yin Xian's focus when watching these music award shows was on the singing.

Perhaps because of his intensive study over this period, Yin Xian noticed more professional aspects.

He wrote down all these observations as learning notes, preparing to discuss them with Mr. Jeong.

And the time finally came to 2007.

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