Chapter 449 Teddy Bear
June arrived later than his other members for their meeting with the producers. They were already speaking with Ted, their new in-house producer, and it seemed to be a serious discussion.
Jisung and Akira quietly made space for June on the couch and patted the empty spot beside them.
Jisung leaned closer to June and whispered, "They're going to present our title track." Follow current novels on novelb((in).(com)
June was surprised. He thought the title track of their song would be revealed later on, so he was hopeful that Jay could convince the higher-ups to let the group create their own title track.
However, it seemed like it had already been decided.
Ted frowned as June arrived, and he didn't even bother greeting the idol.
"As I was saying, this song was produced by none other than myself," Ted said. "Two other producers helped me, and one of them is supposed to meet you guys today, too," he muttered, looking at his watch.
Just then, the door opened, revealing a pretty lady, maybe around late-20s or mid-30s.
Ted smiled as he welcomed the lady, surprising the members of EVE.
In their experiences with the producer, they had never seen Ted smile that warmly before.
"Mari, you're here," he said, leading her to the seat beside him.
Mari smiled at the boys while they bowed in respect. Her gaze lingered longer on one of them, an excited glint in her eyes.
"Sorry, I'm late. I ran into some traffic," she said.
"Oh, that's fine," Ted said, acting like he didn't just snub June when he was late for a valid reason. "We were just getting started anyway."
"By all means, continue with what you're doing. I'm just here to see what the boys think of the song we produced," she said.
"Let me introduce you to the boys first," Ted excitedly said.
"Boys, this is Mari Kim, my partner."
June internally chuckled. Well, that explained why Ted was acting all giddy.
"Partner producer," Mari quickly corrected him.
They were given a chance to choose their title track during their debut album. However, they weren't given any more freedom after that.
"What do you think?" Ted asked. However, even after asking that question, it seemed like he didn't really care about EVE's opinions.
"It's a good song," June said, surprising his members.
Ted, too, was pleasantly surprised, and he was about to thank June for the compliment, but the latter spoke once more.
"But it's not a good song for our team," June added.
Ted's eyebrows furrowed, and Mari, too, seemed a bit disappointed.
"Can you elaborate more on that?" Mari asked.
"I don't know if you're aware of this, Sir Ted, but it seems like every song you put out is similar to BLOODYRED's sound," June bluntly said.
The members of EVE, as well as Jay, looked at June with wide eyes, surprised by his bluntness.
They were relieved to hear June say the words they wanted to say, but at the same time, they were concerned for his well-
being.
Ted didn't like to be disrespected.
"I don't think you know what you're talking about," Ted said, biting his lip in anger.
"I'm not saying this to spite you," June sighed. "I'm just telling my honest opinion. This sounds like something that BLOODYRED would put out. Sadly, they've disbanded and are now successful models, actresses, and soloists. However, they still have a lot of fans. They wouldn't be too happy if we adopted their sound."
"So, you're going to disregard my work?" Ted asked. "Just because it sounds like that group's song doesn't mean that it's not any good."
June sighed. "I didn't say it was bad. I just said it wasn't suited for us. It may pass as a B-side track, but I don't think we can use it as a title track."
Ted scoffed before pursing his lips together in frustration.
"What do you suggest then? That you produce your own song?" Ted sarcastically asked.
However, June took the question seriously.
"Yes," June said. "That's exactly what I'm suggesting."
