Chapter 91

Shin Min-ah, Sung Yuri, Ko Ah-ra, and Son Ye-jin.

These are the four candidates, and Lee Tae-ho left the choice to Park Ji-hoon.

Park Ji-hoon looked at the profiles of the four candidates in front of him—Lee Tae-ho was very meticulous in this regard, and each candidate had a profile, including Park Ji-hoon—his gaze paused on Ko Ah-ra's profile.

Ko Ah-ra, who participated in the 5th S.M. BEST Audition held by S.M. Entertainment in February 2003, won the appearance category and joined S.M. Entertainment. In November, she starred in the drama "Yul Rim's Growth Diary 1" and officially debuted...

"Ko Ah-ra?" Lee Tae-ho noticed his gaze.

Park Ji-hoon's lips tightened, and he showed a strange expression, taking out Ko Ah-ra's profile and placing it aside. He then reviewed the profiles of Shin Min-ah, Sung Yuri, and Son Ye-jin.

Clearly, excluding Ko Ah-ra first was out of a retaliatory mindset against S.M. Entertainment. Ko Ah-ra had no grudges with him, and he wouldn't deliberately cause trouble for S.M. Entertainment's artists, but choosing to collaborate with an S.M. Entertainment artist was undoubtedly impossible, especially since he was still upset about the wedding photoshoot with Sulli.

Although Lee Tae-ho was not aware of the grudge between him and S.M. Entertainment, he understood his meaning and excluded Ko Ah-ra. Originally, with Ko Ah-ra's popularity and status, she was not qualified to shoot the company's advertisement, but she was listed as a candidate through some activities organized by S.M. Entertainment. Now, it was clear.

"Sung Yuri." Park Ji-hoon finally said. During the filming of "Family Outing," Lee Hyori had given him a lot of care.

"OK!" Lee Tae-ho nodded directly. Since she was one of the candidates, there was no difficulty.

After chatting for a while, the two lawyers finally finished reviewing the contract and nodded to Park Ji-hoon, indicating there were no issues.

They signed the contract on the spot, both sides showing great sincerity, and after the contract was signed, Lee Tae-ho directly paid the endorsement fee to Park Ji-hoon.

It was the first time receiving so much money at once, and Park Ji-hoon, being a normal person, couldn't help but feel a bit excited.

He politely declined Lee Tae-ho's invitation to dinner and prepared to go home, as Park Min-ah was still waiting for him!

"Thank you, both of you." He didn't forget to thank the two lawyers.

"You're welcome. Mr. Park Ji-hoon, here are our business cards. If you need anything in the future, you can contact us directly." The two lawyers each handed him a business card.

Park Ji-hoon didn't say anything about inviting them to dinner; if it weren't for Moon Hye-joo, there would be no interaction between them.

After putting away the business cards, he drove home. Due to his skyrocketing popularity, the "Sunny" production team had specially assigned him a car, which he could drive freely during the filming period.

In the apartment, Park Min-ah, seeing him return, eagerly asked, "Brother! How did it go?"

"It's done!" Park Ji-hoon said with a smile.

"Wow—" Park Min-ah excitedly cheered and gave him a big hug.

"Call Dad." Park Ji-hoon gently patted her head and said.

"Okay!" Park Min-ah nodded and dialed her father's phone number.

It wasn't to ask her father to move to Seoul, but to tell him the good news and send him some money. After the last persuasion, he already understood that he considered the old house a spiritual寄托. However, although he didn't say it, everyone knew he was very concerned about their life in Seoul.

Park Dad was very happy! The length of the call could tell.

In the past, when Park Ji-hoon called him, the call lasted at most a minute and a half, and when Park Min-ah called, it was about five to six minutes. This time, it was a full fifteen minutes!

"Dad is very happy!" After ending the call, Park Min-ah said to Park Ji-hoon with a flushed, excited face.

"Um." Park Ji-hoon had been listening all along.

Park Min-ah squinted her curved eyes, very happy, but there were tears in the corners of her eyes. For how many years, since Mom passed away and Park Ji-hoon gave up the college entrance exam, they hadn't seen Dad this happy!

"We should be happy!" Park Ji-hoon quickly hugged her and gently stroked her hair.

Park Min-ah treasured him, and he also treasured Park Min-ah. It's just that men express themselves more subtly, as can be seen from Park Dad's personality.

"I am very happy!" Park Min-ah rested her chin on his shoulder and sniffled.

"Um." Park Ji-hoon softly responded, his fingers parting and gently combing her hair, just like when they were young. Her smooth long hair slid through his fingers like silk.

After having lunch together, they headed to the filming site.

In the morning, with the assistant director supervising, they tried to shoot some already planned, less important scenes.

In the afternoon, they started the main shooting.

However, he was still troubled by the choice of a "guitar teacher." His intensive practice method clearly lacked a solid foundation, and he needed to find a great teacher.

He had thought about finding IU again, but it was somewhat inconvenient. In June, IU's new song "Nagging" with 2AM's Jin Seung-yong became a huge hit, increasing her popularity. She also appeared on SBS's weekend variety show "Heroic Brothers," and her schedule was very busy, making it inconvenient to contact her. After all, they were just ordinary friends and seniors and juniors.

Coincidentally, just as he was pondering this, he suddenly received a call from IU.

...

"Heroic Brothers" is one of the two major weekend variety shows on SBS, replacing "Family Outing 2" hosted by Yoon Ah and others. It is hosted by Lee Hwi-jae, Roh Hong-je, and a group of female artists including Lu Shiyuan, Shin Bong-sun, IU, and Yoo In-na.

The biggest highlight of the show is the popularity ranking of the female artists at the beginning and end, which is both funny and very cruel!

During today's filming, Lee Hwi-jae and Roh Hong-je suddenly proposed that the 12 female members each choose a familiar male artist and determine who to call by drawing phones. During the call, they had to ask the other party to choose the member they most wanted to be their wife.

IU chose Park Ji-hoon.

However, she wasn't sure if Park Ji-hoon would answer her call, so she was very nervous when Lee Hwi-jae drew her phone!

"OPPA Park Ji-hoon is very busy recently." She looked up, widened her eyes, and nervously stared at the phone in Lee Hwi-jae's hand, muttering softly.

After the VIP premiere of "Uncle," she hadn't seen Park Ji-hoon again. In Korea, movie actors were originally much more prestigious than singers, and Park Ji-hoon's popularity and status had recently risen sharply, so she wasn't sure if he would answer her call.

Not just her, but all the other members and staff were also nervously waiting. If they were to choose the most popular artist in early August, Park Ji-hoon would undoubtedly be the top choice!

Just as IU nervously opened her mouth and stared at the phone, it suddenly connected!

"Ji-eun, hello." Park Ji-hoon's voice sounded as warm as always.

"OPPA Park Ji-hoon, hello!" IU jumped up as if a spring had been installed under her bottom, shouting into the phone. Her anxious and hopeful thoughts instantly changed; after all, he was once a senior in the same company, and they were quite close!

"Ah—" A wave of excited screams erupted.

The scene was like a fan meeting, chaotic and lively.

"Mr. Park Ji-hoon, hello, I'm Roh Hong-je!" Roh Hong-je took the phone from Lee Hwi-jae and greeted.

"Ah! Hello." Park Ji-hoon was taken aback for a moment before asking, "Are you recording a show?"

"Yes! We are filming 'Heroic Brothers.' What are you doing, Mr. Park Ji-hoon? Do you often watch 'Heroic Brothers'?" Roh Hong-je spoke very quickly.

"I am filming a movie." Park Ji-hoon said, "Actually, I don't have time to watch TV."

"Ah—" The young female artists on the scene screamed again when they heard he was filming a movie. No artist doesn't want to act in a movie, especially female artists.

"Director, the director!" Narsha shouted, either enviously or excitedly. She had met Park Ji-hoon during "We Got Married" but didn't get to talk much, and now she regretted it! Who would have thought he would be a hidden dragon?

"Ah—" Roh Hong-je responded regretfully and said, "Let me introduce the members to you." If he didn't know who the members were, how could he choose?

"Okay!" Park Ji-hoon listened quietly, even though he didn't know what he was going to do.

"Lu Shiyuan, Shin Bong-sun, Park Ga-hee, Seo In-young, Lee Jin, Hong Soo-ah, Narsha, Jeong Ga-eun, Yoo In-na, IU, Ji-yeon, and Nicole, a total of 12 members." Roh Hong-je introduced.

"Oh, Nicole is also here!" Park Ji-hoon said a bit embarrassed and then shouted loudly, "Nicole, hello."

"OPPA, hello!" Nicole greeted, standing up amidst the puzzled and envious gazes of the others.

"Look at IU!" Lee Hwi-jae suddenly pointed at IU.

With her mouth open, a look of shock, and her body straight, IU stared at Nicole as if she had encountered a formidable competitor! Hearing Lee Hwi-jae's call, she quickly closed her mouth and resumed a casual sitting posture.

Everyone burst into laughter.

"Mr. Park Ji-hoon!" Roh Hong-je finally got to the point, "This is just a hypothetical, a hypothetical..." After repeating many times, he continued, "If you had to choose, who in 'Heroic Brothers' would you choose to be your wife?"

"I am a married man!" Park Ji-hoon said.

"Just a hypothetical, a hypothetical!" Roh Hong-je emphasized again.

"Okay!" After a brief pause, Park Ji-hoon asked, "Can I only choose one?"

Everyone on the scene was nervously waiting for his answer. Hearing this, they couldn't help but fall silent for a moment, then burst into laughter and accusations.

"Mr. Park Ji-hoon, I'm sorry, you can only choose one!" After laughing, Roh Hong-je told him. He didn't expect his sense of entertainment to be so good.

"Oh, because IU and Nicole are both here, it's hard to choose." Park Ji-hoon explained and then said, "I've chosen!"

It turned out he meant that! Everyone finally understood his thoughtfulness and fell silent when they heard he had already made a choice.

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