Chapter 93

When Yoon Hyun opened his eyes, he found himself lying in his own home.

His first reaction was to reach for his phone, but the drunk Yoon Hyun naturally couldn't answer any calls, and the phone had long run out of battery.

"Oppa, you're awake?" Before Yoon Hyun could make any further movements, a female voice came through.

"Ji Eun, what are you doing?" Yoon Hyun's mind was still fragmented... his memory was still stuck on that glass of wine from last night.

Yoon Hyun was certain that the seemingly ordinary rice wine definitely contained other high-proof alcohol mixed in by Kim Tae Hee.

Sigh, it's hard to guard against everything!

"Oppa, you came back last night and were acting like a madman, shouting and making a fuss, so I didn't get any sleep." IU looked aggrieved.

"Uh... I don't remember anything at all." Yoon Hyun felt a bit embarrassed.

"Look, my arm is swollen from where you grabbed it." IU rolled up her pajama sleeve to show Yoon Hyun her arm, which indeed had two red marks. It seemed to prove that Yoon Hyun's behavior when drunk was really bad.

"Ah..." Yoon Hyun's face immediately turned red, and he suddenly decided that he would never get drunk again in his life.

"Oppa." IU looked into Yoon Hyun's eyes very seriously.

Yoon Hyun, who was still a bit groggy, was taken aback for a moment, then instinctively nodded very seriously.

"Promise me that no matter what, you won't drink so much again. You looked really scary last night." IU's expression was very serious.

Yoon Hyun scratched his head and nodded very seriously.

"Oppa, since you're up, go freshen up and then come out for breakfast." IU got up from the floor beside the bed and walked out of the room.

Only then did Yoon Hyun realize he was sleeping in his own bedroom.

So... did the little girl stay by his side all night?

Yoon Hyun went to the bathroom, took a shower, changed clothes, and came to the living room.

"Is this... you made it?" Yoon Hyun looked at the soup on the dining table.

It was only then that he realized that IU had called him to freshen up, and then... she made breakfast?

It felt like something strange had mixed in...

"I found a recipe online and tried to cook it. It's a hangover soup. Oppa, try it." IU looked at Yoon Hyun with great anticipation.

"Uh... aren't you going to eat?" Yoon Hyun noticed that there was only one bowl in front of him on the table.

"No, I'm going to sleep soon." IU shook her head.

"Oh..." Yoon Hyun picked up the spoon from the soup bowl and took a spoonful into his mouth.

"How is it, how is it!" IU looked at him excitedly.

"Very good! It's not easy to make it like this on your first try." Yoon Hyun smiled.

"Really?" A bright smile appeared on IU's face.

"If you're sleepy, go to sleep quickly." Yoon Hyun put down the spoon and said to IU with concern.

"It's fine. I actually took a short nap last night."

"Did you sit on the floor next to my bed all night? Wasn't it cold?"

"It's fine. But Oppa, you talked a lot in your sleep last night."

"Talking in your sleep? What did you say?"

"I couldn't understand it. It sounded like Chinese, or maybe English..." IU looked a bit sad. She had always aspired to be a singer since she was young, and academic matters...

"Anyway, it's just talking in your sleep, it doesn't matter." Yoon Hyun comforted her. "Go to sleep quickly! I have to go to the company soon."

"Is Oppa going to write songs for Tae Yeon and Yoon Ah?"

"No, I'm going to confirm the third single and do an interview. Did Suh Yeon tell you that I agreed to write songs for them?"

"I guessed. Suh Yeon told me about S.M.'s song request yesterday, so I guessed that Oppa would definitely agree to write for them."

"Hey, is our little IU jealous?" Yoon Hyun looked at IU's expression and laughed.

"What's there to be jealous about." IU, a bit pouty, got up and went back to her bedroom, slamming the door shut.

Yoon Hyun was left staring at the bowl of soup, feeling troubled.

Is our cute little IU a genius chef? The answer is no. So the taste of the hangover soup she made with care... let's put it this way, it's like vinegar that has soaked very spicy green peppers. Oh, and there's a hint of lemon fragrance...

Yoon Hyun could smile and tell the little girl that it was good, which made him feel he deserved the Baeksang Arts Award...

Just as Yoon Hyun was feeling troubled, IU's room door suddenly opened again, and Yoon Hyun, who was considering whether to pour out the soup, was startled.

"Weren't you going to sleep?" Yoon Hyun asked guiltily.

IU, who was already a bit sleepy, seemed to suddenly remember something and said to Yoon Hyun in a daze, "Oppa, I haven't formally congratulated you on winning the Baeksang Arts Award yet. Oppa is the best! I love you!" Then she made a heart shape with her hands and closed the door to continue sleeping...

Yoon Hyun was already full of black lines...

When he looked at the sour hangover soup again, a smile appeared on his face.

Since it was Ji Eun's heartfelt gesture, he would drink it no matter what.

After drinking a bowl of soup and two liters of water, Yoon Hyun was completely sober.

Yoon Hyun didn't come to the company today to write songs. Agreeing to write songs for Girls' Generation last night was basically a moment of emotion and impulse. As for when he would have inspiration and when he could write them, that was uncertain. As for SHINee... his biggest impression of the five-member group was their maknae, the shy boy named Lee Tae Min... the first time he met him, he was deeply impressed by his lips... because it reminded him of a movie he loved in his previous life called "A Chinese Odyssey"...

Of course, later, Yoon Hyun found out that it was probably just a makeup issue, but it still left an impression on him about the group.

But when it came to writing songs for them... Yoon Hyun thought he could wait. Although he had no intention of being disrespectful, the price he would charge for writing songs was probably only affordable for BoA, Super Junior, and Girls' Generation... for SHINee, S.M. would probably lose money...

The reason Yoon Hyun came to the company was mainly because an interview team from across the Pacific was waiting for him.

This was Yoon Hyun's second interview with Time Magazine. The first time was when he shone at the AMA with "Gangnam Style," and this time, two English songs from his new album caused a significant stir in the United States. "Rolling in the Deep" had already made a global impact two years ago through its performance at the AMA and had been at the top of the Billboard charts for a long time. The newly released "What Makes You Beautiful" also reached the top of the Billboard charts.

This was an extremely rare occurrence for Billboard.

Especially since the album's issuer did not conduct any promotional activities in the United States, simply releasing the album through distribution channels without any TV ads or appearances on TV shows or live performances, Yoon Hyun managed to sell nearly two million albums in the United States.

Moreover, although Yoon Hyun was invited to perform at the Grammy Awards, he did not do any promotion or attend any events, and then returned to Korea quietly.

Because he was busy with his music and acting, the American media did not manage to interview Yoon Hyun... he only had time to meet with the managers of his investment company in the United States and have a simple meal with them.

For Koreans, who take pride in being interviewed by American media, this was simply unbelievable!

Just as the American media were feeling snubbed, thinking that if you want an interview, you come, and if you don't, it doesn't matter, a photo taken by a netizen of Yoon Hyun dining with his company's personnel shocked the American media.

Because a sharp-eyed financial professional immediately recognized the person saluting Yoon Hyun as the CEO of YS Private Capital, who had been making waves on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley for the past few years...

This news caused a stir in the financial world. YS Capital, registered in the Cayman Islands four years ago, had never engaged in any expansionary private capital activities and had almost always operated with the original fundraising. As a result, almost no one in the financial industry knew any internal information about this suddenly appearing private capital, including its funding sources and operating model.

But this did not affect its reputation in the American and global financial world.

Since 2006, through operations that were later regarded as a textbook in financial history, YS Capital made huge profits in several famous futures cycles and then actively invested in Silicon Valley. Over four years, 80% of the internet and IT companies listed on NASDAQ had YS as the second-largest shareholder, just behind the founding partners. Moreover, there had been no record of any investment failures by YS.

Not once.

This success rate was completely incomprehensible in the world of venture capital.

Therefore, the CEO of YS Capital became a focal point of attention in the financial industry and American media.

However, for some unknown reason, this CEO almost never attended any meetings, interviews, or events. Even CNN and Time Magazine couldn't get him to appear.

But this time, he appeared in a photo taken by a fan of Yoon Hyun, dressed formally and bowing respectfully to Yoon Hyun.

Does this mean that Yoon Hyun is his boss, or at least one of them?

In the end, YS Capital issued its first announcement since its founding in the midst of this controversy.

The announcement confirmed that the person in the photo was the company's CEO and stated that he was only attending an internal company dinner, and that the company's management would not participate in any invitations or events in the future.

Internal company dinner.

This wording basically confirmed Yoon Hyun's status as an investor in YS Capital.

By this time, Yoon Hyun had already flown back to Korea.

Thus, Time Magazine, filled with curiosity, decisively dispatched a dedicated interview team to Korea to interview Yoon Hyun.

When LOEN Entertainment received this interview request, they were so excited they couldn't believe it, and immediately notified the parent company, SK. After all, even the CEO of SK did not have the privilege of having Time Magazine send a dedicated team to interview him!

Thus, with LOEN's full cooperation, Yoon Hyun came to the company's recording studio on Saturday morning to be interviewed by the American team.

Yoon Hyun was well aware that the focus of this interview was not on his Grammy Award, but entirely on the photo taken by the netizen.

Sure enough, after less than twenty minutes of music-related questions, the topic turned to the photo.

"Yes, the person in the photo is me." Yoon Hyun admitted straightforwardly.

"Can you reveal your relationship with YS Capital?"

"Oh, since YS is not a public company, there's no need to disclose its capital structure. But since you're all so curious, I don't see any harm in telling you. I have a bit of a stake in that company. Since I rarely go to the United States, I just invited everyone to have a meal when I was there." Yoon Hyun said sincerely. In fact, he had never intended to hide this information; it was just that no one had really asked about it.

After hearing Yoon Hyun's explanation, the American journalist was finally reassured. The interview then returned to its normal course, asking various questions about music creation, life, food preferences, language, and culture, before concluding this interview that was not really about the music.

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