Early June 2016.

Min Kyo-eun had always had the habit of running early, so every time she finished her run, she would buy breakfast for her sisters.

When she returned to the dormitory after buying breakfast, her sisters were already up. She put the breakfast on the table, took a casual outfit from her bedroom, and went into the bathroom.

"It's hard for Kyo-eun to get up so early every day." Kim Ji Situ said.

"But she runs every day. She's really good at it.

I'll exercise with her when I'm free. "

Kim Ji-ni laughed. "I don't believe you can get up so early like Kyo-eun."

"Wow, I'm so sad —" Kim Ji Situ said.

She put down her chopsticks and pretended to wipe the corners of her eyes. "I'm so sad. I don't want to eat anymore."

Kim Ji-ni didn't know whether to laugh or cry as she stuffed a small cake into Kim Ji Situ's mouth.

It was in her mouth.

"Okay, stop acting. Hurry up and eat."

Lisa and Park Chae-young were busy eating breakfast and didn't participate in the quarrel between the two sisters.

Min Kyo-eun came out after taking a shower and drying her hair. Her sisters were almost ready. Kim Ji Situ looked at her.

"What else haven't you brought? Hurry up and get it. Brother Manager is already waiting for us downstairs."

Min Kyo-eun nodded. After thinking for a while, she found that she had brought everything, so she followed her sisters out.

When the five of them arrived at the company's recording studio, Teddy and the other two teachers in charge of their debut songs were already there.

The five of them hurriedly bowed to greet them. Teddy waved and motioned for them to sit down first.

Just now, he discussed with the other two and decided to let Kim Ji Situ, who was in charge of vocal, do the recording first.

Kim Ji-ni, Park Chae-young, and Min Kyo-eun would finish recording the non-rap parts. Then, Kim Ji-ni and Lisa, who were in charge of rap, would finish recording the rap parts.

They didn't have any doubts about Teddy's arrangement.

It was just that Kim Ji-ni and Lisa had to suffer because they had to finish later than the others.

The first one to go in was Min Kyo-eun. Teddy knew that Min Kyo-eun was busy and was the first one to go in, so he comforted her through the walkie-talkie.

"Kyo-eun, don't be nervous. Just do it in your most relaxed state."

After that, he sent a wink to Min Kyo-eun.

Min Kyo-eun and Teddy had a good relationship because of Shengli. She couldn't help but laugh when she saw Teddy, who was usually serious, act funny.

Thanks to Teddy's comforting words, Min Jiaoen's nervous emotions slowly calmed down.

Min Kyo-eun's voice and ability had been greatly praised by the crooked chicken vocal music teacher. As expected, she ended the recording with the best ability.

The next person to enter was Kim Ji.

Kim Ji?

Although her dancing ability wasn't as good as Lisa's and Min Kyo-eun's, her vocal skills were in the upper circle of the team.

So she quickly got into the groove after going in.

On the other hand, Lisa sat in the corner, thinking about something. Min Kyo-eun glanced at her tightly clenched fists and reached out to pat the back of her hand. She lowered her voice and said, "Augny, don't be nervous."

Lisa licked the corner of her mouth and nodded uneasily.

After about two hours, it was finally Lisa's turn.

"Lisa, you can start with the second part."

Lisa nodded and started her rap part.

Min Kyo-eun stared at Lisa in the recording studio and frowned.

What was wrong with Lisa and Augny? Why did she keep making mistakes today? It would make sense if she had made a mistake in the lyrics, but she couldn't even find the most basic rhythm right now.

Brother Teddy also lost his temper halfway through, and his expression was extremely ugly.

Teddy took a deep breath and felt extremely helpless.

"Lisa, take a break first. I'll teach you after you've adjusted your emotions.

Ji Ni, you go in. "

When Kim Ji-ni and Lisa brushed past each other, Kim Ji-ni patted Lisa's shoulder comfortingly.

After Lisa came out, she couldn't hold back the tears in her eyes and they fell.

Min Kyo-eun glanced at Brother Teddy, who pretended not to see all of this. She pulled Lisa to the emergency staircase in the recording studio and turned left for a few minutes.

"Augny, what's wrong with you today?"

"I'm too nervous. My mind was blank when I was recording."

Lisa's crying made her look extremely fragile. Min Kyo-eun pursed her lips and reached out to hold her shoulders.

"Augny, don't cry. If your voice gets hoarse later, Brother Teddy will scold you again."

"I really can't help being nervous …"

"How about this? Augny, look at me after you go in.

Oh, by the way, Augny, have you memorized the lyrics? "

Min Kyo-eun saw Lisa nod and continued, "If you've already memorized it, you don't have to look at the lyrics board.

Then just look at me. Don't look at Brother Teddy. "

Min Kyo-eun's words made Lisa slowly stop crying. She tilted her head and thought about it and found that it was a feasible idea.

She didn't know if it was because they usually only stayed in the practice room and didn't interact much with the other staff in the company, but when the sisters faced people like Brother Teddy, they would more or less be nervous.

She wasn't nervous because she knew a lot of people with Brother Shengli. Although they weren't close, they would at least greet each other when they met.

She also knew that some girls said that she was a social butterfly behind her back. She didn't object or agree.

Because she knew that no matter how she reacted, those people wouldn't believe her.

It didn't matter if they said that she was scheming or that she had a wide network. In this entertainment industry, she couldn't survive without some connections.

Whether it was team resources or personal resources, it wasn't enough to rely on the crooked chicken.

The fans outside talked about the unity of the crooked chicken family all day long, but they didn't know that the crooked chicken family had already fallen apart a few years ago.

Yang Hyun-suk was blinded by greed.

Even she could understand his current methods. The younger generation bound the older generation and let the older generation make the younger generation famous. Even if they couldn't make the younger generation famous, they had to give the younger generation some milk.

However, Min Kyo-eun didn't think that this would bring about many benefits.

She felt that the most important thing was still to rely on her own connections.

Perhaps her nature was very similar to Brother Shengli's, so Brother Shengli was usually very willing to build connections for her.

Brother Shengli was right. It was better to rely on oneself than on anyone else.

However, she couldn't say these words to Lisa. Lisa was too naive. If she knew what she was thinking, she would definitely be frightened.

Min Kyo-eun and Lisa sat on the escape stairs for a while before returning to the recording studio.

At this moment, Kim Ji-ni was almost done recording.

Teddy glanced at Lisa's face and saw that she had already caught her breath. He pointed at the recording studio and asked her to enter.

After Lisa entered, the first thing she did was to look at Min Kyo-eun, who was outside.

Min Kyo-eun gave her a thumbs up encouragingly and a gentle smile appeared on her face.

Lisa took a deep breath and immediately got into the zone.

During the recording process, Lisa's gaze never left Min Kyo-eun. Teddy also noticed this. He glanced at Min Kyo-eun beside him and shook his head helplessly. He didn't say anything against it.

When Lisa finished recording, it was already past lunchtime. Lisa felt very apologetic to Min Kyo-eun, who was recording with her.

"I'm sorry, Kyo-eun. I made you wait for so long."

"It's okay."

The two of them were about to go for lunch when Teddy asked them to stay.

"The food in the cafeteria is almost cold. I just asked someone to buy lunch boxes. The two of you can stay here and eat first."

Lisa was about to refuse when Min Kyo-eun beat her to it.

"Okay. Thank you, Brother Teddy."

Teddy waved his hand to indicate that it was okay.

Lisa poked Min Kyo-eun's waist and whispered, "Why do we have to stay? It's too much trouble for Senior Teddy."

"Don't worry, Augny. Brother Teddy asked us to stay because he understands us. You can take this opportunity to learn from the teachers."

Min Kyo-eun didn't think much of Lisa's worry.

"Kyo-eun, come here for a moment."

"Okay."

Min Kyo-eun responded. Then, she gave Lisa a few instructions and walked to Teddy's side to sit down. "Brother, why are you looking for me?"

"Shengli came to me a while ago. He said that you wanted to learn composition but didn't have the opportunity."

"Okay. Because at this stage, the president wants us to focus on singing and dancing. He doesn't plan to teach us composition and lyrics."

Teddy was shocked by Min Kyo-eun's frankness. He didn't expect this girl to tell him the reason directly.

However, he could understand the girl's thoughts.

An idol who only knew how to sing other people's songs was just a puppet. It would be difficult for her to continue if she didn't have any composing skills.

Actually, Yang Hyun-suk had mentioned to him before that he didn't want the five girls to learn composition and lyrics. The Korean entertainment industry was too competitive now, and there were many talents.

And Big Bang was going to join the army in the next few years. 2NE1 didn't return much, and WINNER and IKON couldn't suppress S.M's EXO.

If the five girls were to compose their own lyrics and songs, he didn't know when they would be able to submit their works. Moreover, their standards definitely wouldn't be as good as Zhilong and Han Bin.

Thus, Yang Hyun-suk's idea was to let professional lyricists and composers think about composition and lyrics, while the five girls just had to focus on singing and dancing.

He had a good impression of Min Kyo-eun. When he talked to her, he didn't feel like a senior bullying a junior. In addition, with Shengli's help, he felt that it wasn't impossible to help this girl.

"I can help you, but you have to promise me that you'll finish the homework I give you seriously.

If you're just casually learning, I won't teach you. "

Min Kyo-eun was flattered by Teddy's words. She hadn't expected Teddy to really help her. "Thank you, Brother Teddy!

I'll definitely work hard! "

At the end of her speech, Min Jiaoen stood up with a swoosh and gave Teddy a bow that was wider than 90 degrees.

Teddy couldn't help but laugh. He gently pressed her shoulders and asked her to sit down. "Alright, don't be so formal.

I'll give you two months to complete a song. You can decide the theme of the song.

In these two months, you can read up on anything you don't understand or ask some experienced teachers.

I know you know how to use composing software, so I won't teach you this. "

Min Kyo-eun thanked him profusely. She was smiling when she and Lisa returned to the practice room.

Lisa didn't know what Min Kyo-eun and Teddy were talking about. Even if she was curious, she didn't dare ask.

She didn't have the guts to pay attention to matters involving the company's seniors, even if it implicated her own family.

The other sisters teased Min Kyo-eun when they saw that she was in such a good mood.