Chapter 56

"Really, you can create songs, and you've even created one!" Upon hearing Jin Yufan's words, Li Haoyan couldn't sit still anymore. He suddenly stood up from his chair, his face filled with excitement as he stared at Jin Yufan.

As the president of DSP Entertainment, Li Haoyan was very clear about how beneficial a singer with creative talent could be for the singer's own development and the company's interests.

Moreover, it was Jin Yufan. Jin Yufan's current overall qualities and abilities had already reached the top level. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that apart from experience, Jin Yufan was on par with, or even better than, many established artists in other aspects. After all, Jin Yufan pursued a well-rounded development rather than specializing in one area.

This also indicated that Jin Yufan had already reached the highest level in terms of hardware. What was lacking now was the software. Originally, Li Haoyan planned to see how Jin Yufan would develop and stand out in areas like hosting, radio DJ, and variety shows after his debut. But he never expected Jin Yufan to give him such a big surprise.

A surprise, yes, a big surprise. For a singer, other software aspects didn't matter as much as the most closely related one to their career. For Jin Yufan, currently a singer, the most important software was in music, and song creation was undoubtedly the best and highest-level software.

Although Li Haoyan was skeptical about how much of Jin Yufan's words were true, he didn't want to discourage Jin Yufan's enthusiasm for song creation in the future. Moreover, he knew Jin Yufan was a steady and sensible person. If Jin Yufan said he could create songs, he would definitely do it; it was just a matter of the quality.

Besides, Jin Yufan had already brought the song. Whether Jin Yufan could create songs and how good the quality was, these were simple things. He just needed to ask the company's music producers.

Thinking about this, Li Haoyan suddenly stood up and said to Jin Yufan without hesitation, "Let's go to the recording studio!"

After saying that, Li Haoyan didn't wait for Jin Yufan's reaction and led the way out. Seeing Li Haoyan's reaction, Jin Yufan could only follow helplessly, heading towards the company's recording studio.

DSP Entertainment had many recording studios, but the best one belonged to Zhao He.

Zhao He, a middle-aged man in his forties, joined DSP Entertainment almost from the beginning when Li Haoyan and Li Xianjing founded the company. Therefore, Zhao He was one of the few founding members, an absolute veteran.

Moreover, Zhao He was a very powerful musician. He was proficient in all aspects related to music, including recording, operating recording equipment, music creation, songwriting, arrangement, and album production.

The fact that DSP Entertainment's Sechs Kies and Fin.K.L could become top-tier groups in Korea, and that DSP Entertainment could become one of the four major entertainment companies in the Korean music industry, was largely due to Zhao He's contributions.

Although DSP Entertainment had its in-house music producer Sweetune, Zhao He was still far superior. At least, apart from composition, where Sweetune might be on par with Zhao He, Sweetune couldn't match Zhao He in other areas.

After all, Zhao He, like Jin Yufan, pursued a well-rounded development.

Therefore, Zhao He was the undisputed top musician, top music director, and top music producer at DSP Entertainment.

Zhao He's position at DSP Entertainment was like Yu Yongjin's core position at S.M. Entertainment. Interestingly, the relationship between Zhao He and Yu Yongjin seemed quite sensitive, much like the relationship between Li Haoyan and Lee Soo-man. It was undeniable that there were too many points of conflict between DSP Entertainment and S.M. Entertainment.

"Brother, is there something?" Zhao He, who was immersed in music creation, was suddenly awakened by the sound of the door opening. Turning his head and seeing Li Haoyan, he couldn't help but smile and ask.

"It's this kid!" Zhao He was probably the person closest to Li Haoyan in DSP Entertainment, apart from Li Xianjing. So, in front of Zhao He, Li Haoyan didn't maintain his presidential dignity and casually pointed to Jin Yufan, who was following him, then sat down next to Zhao He without hesitation.

"Oh, Yufan?" Looking at Jin Yufan, who was following Li Haoyan, Zhao He couldn't help but be a bit surprised, not knowing what was going on.

As an absolute veteran and core member of DSP Entertainment, Zhao He was well aware of Jin Yufan's high status in the company, or rather, in Li Haoyan's heart.

Moreover, Zhao He himself liked Jin Yufan privately. After all, Jin Yufan's demonstrated abilities, combined with his hard work and seriousness, made him a child that elders liked, one who was obedient, sensible, and eager to learn.

Therefore, Zhao He didn't act superior or condescending towards Jin Yufan. Instead, he pulled a chair over and patted it, nodding at Jin Yufan to sit down, then asked curiously, "Brother, what's up with Yufan?"

"Let's not waste time. Yufan, quickly bring out your stuff." Li Haoyan didn't answer Zhao He's question. He was now focused on one thing: hoping Jin Yufan would quickly show him the song he had created so that Zhao He, the expert, could evaluate Jin Yufan's potential and talent in song creation.

"Okay, I understand!" Hearing Li Haoyan's words, Jin Yufan didn't hesitate and handed over the prepared materials to Zhao He, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Jin Yufan was well aware of Zhao He's status and influence at DSP Entertainment. In the field of music, Zhao He's word was final.

It didn't matter if Jin Yufan said it was good; if Zhao He shook his head and said no, Jin Yufan wouldn't achieve his goal. Conversely, if Zhao He said it was good, Li Haoyan would agree, even if it wasn't really good, as long as Zhao He said it was.

"What is this?" Zhao He looked at Li Haoyan and then at Jin Yufan, confused about what was happening.

However, Zhao He subconsciously took the paper from Jin Yufan and, upon a quick glance, was completely absorbed in examining the song. The world around him, including the scenery and sounds, was filtered out subconsciously.

Watching Zhao He focus on the song, Li Haoyan and Jin Yufan, sitting on either side of him, felt a bit nervous.

"Phew~~~" A few minutes later, Zhao He finally looked up, took a deep breath, and then, under the expectant gazes of the two, first looked at Li Haoyan and then at Jin Yufan, asking, "Yufan, did you create this song?"

"Yep!" Jin Yufan answered honestly.

"Hey~~ Why are you asking so many questions? Just tell us what you think of the song, and how it would work as Yufan's debut single?" Li Haoyan, impatient, quickly interrupted Zhao He.

"It's not clear yet. I need to transcribe the notes from the sheet music and listen to the actual music to determine the effect. As for whether it would work as Yufan's debut single, we need to see if Yufan's voice and singing style suit the song."

After saying that, Zhao He didn't wait for Jin Yufan and Li Haoyan. His hands immediately started working on the music computer in the recording studio.