Chapter 55

Since he could remember, Jin Yufan experienced his first warm and happy Spring Festival with his real family. This feeling made Jin Yufan very infatuated, even to the point of being unable to extricate himself.

However, Jin Yufan didn't have time to savor this happiness and warmth, as DSP Entertainment had given him such a great super contract. Jin Yufan naturally wanted to repay DSP Entertainment, and he also wanted to debut as soon as possible.

Among the four major entertainment companies in South Korea, each basically had a solo artist as their flagship. S.M. Entertainment had BoA, JYP Entertainment had Rain, and YG Entertainment had Se7en. Of course, this naturally included DSP Entertainment, which was about to launch Jin Yufan.

Currently, it seemed that Lee Soo-man of S.M. Entertainment was in a competition with Lee Hyo-yeon. If one didn't launch a new artist, the other wouldn't either. If one launched, the other would immediately follow, determined to outdo each other.

Now, JYP was already preparing for Rain, and YG was also fully crafting Se7en. It seemed that the four major entertainment companies were all taking the same approach and strategy, which was to launch a super solo newcomer right after the first generation of pillars in their companies had been active for five years.

This was not only to ensure the company's competitiveness in the solo market but also to consider whether the pillars would renew their contracts after their five-year contracts expired. If they didn't renew, the newly launched solo newcomer would be the best replacement.

Jin Yufan naturally wanted to debut as soon as possible. He didn't ask for anything else, just that when he met Rain and Se7en in the future, they would bow respectfully and greet him as a senior. It would feel much better to hear that than to have to greet them first.

In Jin Yufan's memory, Se7en seemed to debut in March 2003, and Rain was a bit earlier, around early 2002. If it was currently 2001, and Jin Yufan debuted this year, he would definitely be a senior. At that time, all the solo kings like Rain and Se7en, and the second-generation groups, would have to line up, bow, and greet him as a senior.

Thinking about this, Jin Yufan couldn't sit still. On the first day of the lunar new year, he walked alone through the quiet and desolate streets to DSP Entertainment and directly found the president, Lee Hyo-yeon, saying, "President, I'm ready. I want to debut."

"Good boy, I thought you would need a few days to reunite with your grandmother, but I didn't expect you to be so enthusiastic. I've been prepared for everything, just waiting for you to report. Since you have this request now, let's not waste any more time. Go find Park Ji-ju."

In fact, compared to Jin Yufan, Lee Hyo-yeon was even more eager for him to debut. However, it was the Spring Festival, and after debuting, Jin Yufan would be even busier and have no time to spend the festival with his grandmother. So, he had been holding back, planning to discuss the debut with Jin Yufan after the fifth day of the lunar new year.

But he didn't expect Jin Yufan to be so enthusiastic, which surprised Lee Hyo-yeon. However, the surprise was accompanied by more joy. In the entire DSP Entertainment, Lee Hyo-yeon probably wanted Jin Yufan to debut the most.

After all, the earlier Jin Yufan debuted, the sooner he could bring in income for the company. This was what Lee Hyo-yeon was most concerned about at the moment. With Sechs Kies entering a declining phase and Fin.K.L preparing to develop solo, DSP had lost many sources of income.

Now, the only thing Lee Hyo-yeon could do was to launch new artists to earn money. But Jin Yufan was the top priority. With Jin Yufan being so cooperative and enthusiastic, Lee Hyo-yeon was overjoyed.

"President, I've composed a song. Can it be used as my debut single?" Jin Yufan understood why Lee Hyo-yeon asked him to find Park Ji-ju. It was to let Park Ji-ju give him the songs the company had prepared, so he and professional teachers could choose the one that best suited his voice for his debut, aiming for a hit.

However, these were not what Jin Yufan needed. Jin Yufan preferred to create and plagiarize, because he knew that if all his songs from the start of his career were composed by himself, his status in the Korean music industry would be extremely high.

Think of G-Dragon, the leader of BIGBANG, who, due to his superlative compositional talent, has a significant influence in the Korean music industry and among fans.

This is not only true in the Korean music industry but also in China. Think of artists like David Tao, Jay Chou, and Leehom Wang, who almost all the songs on their albums are self-composed, even writing lyrics and producing their own albums.

Such all-around talent can definitely earn high praise and recognition from the public, especially in Korea, where personal talent and strength are highly valued.

Abroad, they often talk about bringing glory to the country, and in the domestic music industry, like G-Dragon, he receives a series of perfect praises, such as one of the top ten composers and the future godfather of YG.

Why? Isn't it because of G-Dragon's superlative musical composition talent? If most of the songs G-Dragon composes are self-produced, and other singers find it difficult to perform or are not suitable for G-Dragon's compositions, then G-Dragon's influence in the Korean music industry would be even greater.

Otherwise, G-Dragon would just be seen as a songwriter with outstanding compositional talent. But if the scope of his compositions is broad, covering various styles, and he can produce a lot, and can give some songs to others, then he would undoubtedly become a sought-after figure in the music industry.

In the entertainment industry, where reality is harsh, as long as you have the capital and something others need, the concepts of seniority and experience are just clouds. After all, if you don't look out for yourself, heaven and earth will punish you. As long as you develop well and can bring benefits to yourself, you are the boss.

Clearly, Jin Yufan understood this, so he proposed to Lee Hyo-yeon that he had composed a song and wanted to use it as his debut single.

Jin Yufan knew that if he insisted on composing all his songs from the start of his career, his influence in the Korean music industry would be enormous.

Although Jin Yufan didn't care about these things, considering the strict seniority system in Korea and his own stubborn personality, he might be bullied by some envious seniors in the future.

Jin Yufan wasn't afraid, but getting a reputation for not respecting seniors would be very serious. If he could showcase his talent as much as possible and make more friends and seniors, then even if some people tried to bully him, he wouldn't have to act himself; his well-connected or those who needed his help would step in to resolve the issue.

In Jin Yufan's plan, as long as he fully demonstrated his compositional talent within three years and occasionally gave a few classic songs to others, he would definitely gain recognition from the major entertainment companies.

If he could gain recognition from the major entertainment companies and become a welcome guest, then in the future, no one in the Korean music industry would dare to bully or offend him.

Even if someone did, the major entertainment companies would naturally step in to help him teach the other person a lesson. The four major entertainment companies in Korea basically monopolize more than 70% of the top stars in the Korean music industry. With this power, no one could resist being bullied.

To put it bluntly, Lee Seung-gi is impressive, and he is under a film agency, which is very powerful in the Korean entertainment industry. But if he offends the major entertainment companies, no matter how impressive he is, he would have to focus on acting and forget about the Korean music industry.

Therefore, from the beginning, Jin Yufan clearly decided to take the path of a super composer.