Chapter 25

Li Yuhao's "Like Being Shot" was released at midnight, along with the music video. Especially during the quiet of the night, it was the perfect time for such a melancholic song. With the prior 'warm-up,' the MV of "Like Being Shot" broke 300,000 views in less than two hours, setting a record for the fastest 300,000 views in Korean history.

Li Yuhao's sudden appearance, like a comet, caused a stir in the music industry. Some mocked, saying, "Li Yuhao will officially debut in three months. Are you ready for the 'comet collision' in the music industry? The industry is about to be shaken."

LOEN also promptly released Li Yuhao's official personal profile. When people saw that Li Yuhao had become an 'orphan' at a young age, especially the women who were overwhelmed with maternal love, tears streamed down their faces. Of course, listening to Li Yuhao's "Like Being Shot" had a 'romantic' effect, but let's not misinterpret this 'romantic' effect.

After the flood of maternal love, it was quite terrifying. Li Yuhao's official fan club saw 70,000 new registrations in just one night, with over 50,000 of them being women.

It's unknown how LOEN managed to get so much information, but photos from Li Yuhao's middle school, high school, and college years were all posted on his fan club page. LOEN wanted to prove that Li Yuhao was a completely natural and handsome guy who had never had plastic surgery. Additionally, Li Yuhao's excellent academic records, including his national ranking of 11th in the college entrance exam, were also posted on the fan club page.

With good grades, a handsome appearance, being a student at Seoul National University, and talent in singing... in short, the fans with overflowing maternal love had already shaped Li Yuhao into the most perfect image, and he naturally became an overnight sensation.

However, Li Yuhao was completely unaware. At that moment, he was still hugging his pillow and sleeping soundly. Unbeknownst to him, the talent scout had already entered his dorm room. The talent scout came to the bed, smiled at the sleeping Li Yuhao, and gently pushed him, "Yuhao, wake up quickly."

Li Yuhao groggily opened his eyes and looked behind him, seeing a man's silhouette. Thinking the man was about to do something to him, Li Yuhao immediately jumped out of bed, "Oh my goodness~~~"

Seeing the visitor, Li Yuhao sat on the bed with a messy head and said, "Uncle, why are you here? How did you get the key to my room?"

The talent scout smiled and said, "I'm Zhang Ruimin. I will be your manager from now on."

Li Yuhao rubbed his eyes, still half-asleep, "Oh, I'll still call you Uncle. Why are you in my dorm?"

The manager also smiled and said, "Hehe, the company called you to come over. Your music studio is ready, and they want you to check it out to see if there's anything you're not satisfied with so they can make improvements."

"Okay, I'll go take a shower first," Li Yuhao said, looking at his phone and seeing it was already past 10. LOEN's efficiency was truly impressive, as they had completed everything in just two days.

While Li Yuhao was in the shower, the manager helped tidy up his bed. He knew he had become a manager thanks to Li Yuhao's luck. He was also well aware of how much the company valued Li Yuhao. After the release of the MV, the company's entrance was already filled with fans holding Li Yuhao's name signs. Additionally, Li Yuhao's registered fans (paying) had already reached 70,000.

This was just the result of one night. Don't even mention the hype for Li Yuhao's new album in three months. The level of popularity... he, as a manager, already knew what to expect.

LOEN had never experienced such a fan frenzy at their entrance before, all because of Li Yuhao. He was now the absolute 'pillar' of the company.

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After Li Yuhao finished his shower, he saw that his bed and the dishes from his late-night snack had all been tidied up by the manager. Li Yuhao found it very strange, "Huh? Isn't it said that Korean managers like to abuse their artists, threatening and intimidating them? Why is my talent scout uncle so nice? Could it be that the rumors are false? But those have been reported in the news, so they should be true."

Li Yuhao also smiled and said, "Oh, Uncle, why did you clean up so well for me? Thank you, Uncle."

"Your room was quite messy, so I tidied it up for you. Hurry up and change, we need to go to the company. There are still some engineers waiting for you to set up the equipment according to your requirements."

"Okay, I'll change now." Li Yuhao went to his closet, found a pair of sweatpants and a simple T-shirt, and changed into them.

Manager Zhang looked at Li Yuhao's casual attire and asked, "Are you going to wear this?"

"Sure, do I need to wear formal clothes to the company? I don't think so, do I?"

"Not necessarily, but there are many of your fans at the company entrance today. Wearing this... it might... it might..." Manager Zhang didn't say the last part, which was that it might be a bit low-key.

Hearing this, Li Yuhao was surprised, "Fans? What fans? I have fans at the company entrance? No way!"

"Oh, you didn't know? The company released your MV this morning, and you already have over 70,000 registered fans."

"Wow... so many? Does that mean I'm already famous?"

Manager Zhang nodded, confirming Li Yuhao's statement. Li Yuhao scratched his head and said, "Don't celebrities get sponsored clothes? Why hasn't anyone sponsored me? My clothes are mostly jeans and T-shirts."

Manager Zhang also laughed, "If you want sponsored clothes, you need to talk to the CEO and get a stylist. With a stylist, they can borrow clothes for you. You can still wear jeans to the company, but sweatpants... it's a bit... hehe..."

"Borrow clothes? No thanks, I'll go to Dongdaemun Market later. I don't like borrowing clothes."

Manager Zhang was quite frustrated, "You're a celebrity now, and you're still going to Dongdaemun to buy clothes?"

"What else? I don't have much money. Where else can I go? I'll change into jeans now." Li Yuhao only had about 19 million won, and he couldn't afford to shop at high-end places. Those places cost hundreds of thousands or even millions, and his 19 million won wouldn't be enough.

Li Yuhao changed into a pair of jeans, a simple T-shirt, a casual shirt, and a pair of canvas shoes, a typical outfit for June.

After changing, Li Yuhao said to his manager, "Uncle, let's go."

Li Yuhao and Manager Zhang went down to the parking lot, where Li Yuhao saw a brand new Chevrolet van. Manager Zhang smiled and said, "This is your van from now on."

Li Yuhao also smiled and got into the passenger seat, and they headed to the company. On the way, Li Yuhao asked, "Uncle, is Lee Ji-eun at the company today?"

"Lee Ji-eun? I don't know her. I'll find out when we get to the company."

The journey that usually took 20 minutes on foot took just a few minutes by car. Li Yuhao saw that there were indeed many girls holding name signs at the company entrance, just as Manager Zhang had said. When Li Yuhao's van arrived, the fans started shouting, "Yuhao oppa..." and chased after the van, including high school students in uniforms and carrying backpacks.

Li Yuhao was surprised, "Huh... how did they know I was in this van?" Manager Zhang smiled, "You're the only slightly famous artist in our company right now. They can guess it's you when they see an artist's van. Get out of the car, I'll go park."

Li Yuhao was completely at a loss about how to get out of the car, as the fans had surrounded it, and the security guards had to come out to create a barrier to let him out.

With the security guards creating a barrier, Li Yuhao opened the car door and got out. As soon as he appeared, the fans at the entrance screamed, "Ah~~~ Yuhao oppa!!!" "Yuhao oppa, I love you."

Li Yuhao smiled at the fans and said, "You're too direct, I'm a bit embarrassed. Hehe..." Then he waved to the fans and smiled as he entered the company.

After Li Yuhao left, the fans looked at his back and said, "Yuhao oppa, he's so handsome. His smile is so charming, I love him so much."

Li Yuhao experienced the real feeling of popularity for the first time. Growing up, he had never felt that being a celebrity was so great. He felt a bit dizzy from the fans calling his name.

Li Yuhao thought to himself, "No wonder celebrities love holding concerts... just a few people calling my name gives me this feeling. Imagine if tens of thousands of people called my name..." Li Yuhao couldn't help but laugh at the thought.

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