Chapter 35

A specialized media analyzed why Li Yuhao's album pre-sales achieved such results. "Li Yuhao entered the public eye with 'Like Being Shot,' which garnered widespread attention. 'Like Being Shot' is an unparalleled classic, and the MV immediately became the top hit on the 'MelOn' music website."

"The MV of 'Like Being Shot' garnered 500,000 views in just three days, showing how much people love this song. The song resonated with everyone, and Li Yuhao's performance vividly portrayed the heart-wrenching pain after a breakup. His MV also resonated with the masses, using a simple shooting technique to fully express the song's pain. The song, tears, and Li Yuhao's heart-wrenching performance stirred the strong maternal instincts of women."

"Therefore, everyone couldn't help but want to care for Li Yuhao, protect him, and love him. Of course, Li Yuhao's handsome face also made women more engrossed in his tears in the MV. Female fans make up 70% of his fan club."

"Among them, 20- and 30-year-olds account for 55%. These 20- and 30-year-olds are already in society and have stable incomes, so they have strong purchasing power. This is the key to Li Yuhao's 'Snow Flower' achieving such good results!!"

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The morning after the album pre-sale, the media was praising Li Yuhao's achievements. Li Yuhao didn't pay much attention to the media hype and continued living his life. As his debut stage approached, he was busy every day with makeup, stage setup, costume selection, and even found time to practice dancing and singing, occasionally guiding Li Zhi'en.

A few days later, while Li Yuhao was practicing dance in the studio, his phone rang, "Ring ring ring~~~" Li Yuhao stopped his practice, turned off the music, and answered the call, "Oh, Taeyeon, why are you calling me?"

"Hey, Li Yuhao-xi, are you not used to it if it's not Pani calling you?"

Li Yuhao laughed at Taeyeon's teasing, "How could that be? You usually just send a text to greet me. Today, you suddenly called, which seemed a bit strange. This is the first time you've called me. What's up?"

"Li Yuhao-xi, didn't you say you were free today? We want to invite you for dinner tonight."

Hearing Taeyeon's words, Li Yuhao recalled that he had indeed said he was free. He smiled and said, "Hehe... You're inviting me for dinner? Sure, I love it when others treat me to dinner. What time? Where?"

"Um... Li Yuhao-xi, since we haven't had any activities recently, we can only invite you to our dorm for dinner. I hope you don't mind."

Hearing that Taeyeon invited him to their dorm for dinner, Li Yuhao was overjoyed, "Sure, sure, I can finally taste Captain Kim's cooking. Honestly, I prefer eating at your dorm to eating out. I'm a fan of Girls' Generation. It's an honor to eat at your dorm. But... is it okay for a guy to come to your dorm?"

This was something that never happened in his previous life. He was actually going to have dinner at Girls' Generation's dorm? Li Yuhao was almost jumping with joy at the thought of having dinner with the entire group.

"It's fine. We've already reported to the agency, and they agreed." S.M. agreed for two reasons. First, to thank Li Yuhao for his recording assistance. Second, as a new artist and songwriter, building a good relationship with Li Yuhao would be beneficial in the future. Additionally, although Girls' Generation had regained their reputation, the company still advised them to avoid going out.

"Alright, do you need me to come early to help?"

"No, we can't let a guest do the work. Just come at dinner time."

"Okay... I'll come over after my practice ends." "Mm... I'll send you the address later."

After hanging up with Taeyeon, Li Yuhao left the practice room and went home with his manager. Of course, he had to dress up a bit for the visit to Girls' Generation's dorm; he couldn't show up with the smell of sweat after practice.

After returning to his dorm, Li Yuhao took a shower, put on the clothes the company bought for him, and fixed his hair in front of the mirror. "What am I fixing my hair for? I'll be wearing a cap anyway. Oh, I need to go to the supermarket. It's customary to bring toilet paper when visiting someone's home in Korea."

Li Yuhao put on a baseball cap and went out. He chose to take a taxi to avoid being recognized. At the supermarket, he bought a roll of toilet paper, 2 kilograms of Korean beef, and 2 kilograms of pork belly, spending nearly 300,000 won. Despite the cost, Li Yuhao didn't mind for his favorite idol.

Since Li Yuhao heard that they had no activities recently, he knew that those who wanted to eat meat and lived close by would go home to eat. They were not very wealthy (except for Sooyoung), earning a 1:9 split. After a year of activities, they hadn't made much money, except for YoonA, who had acted in a drama and earned more.

After buying the items, Li Yuhao was relieved that no one had recognized him. He headed to Girls' Generation's dorm.

Following the address given by Girls' Generation, Li Yuhao entered the building and arrived at the dorm door. Thinking about his favorite idol behind the door, his heart raced with excitement. He took two deep breaths to calm himself before pressing the doorbell.

A female voice came from the intercom, "Hello, who are you looking for?"

"Hello, I'm Li Yuhao."

The voice belonged to Seohyun. Upon hearing it was Li Yuhao, she hung up the intercom and said to the others, "Unnie, Li Yuhao-xi is here. I'll go open the door."

Li Yuhao's early arrival made Taeyeon panic, "He's here so early? I haven't started cooking yet." All the Girls' Generation members were waiting at the door.

Seohyun ran out to open the door, and upon seeing Li Yuhao, she bowed, "Hello, Seohyun Unnie. I'm the new artist, Li Yuhao." Seohyun was a bit uncomfortable with the formality, as Li Yuhao was four years older. She nervously said, "Ah... Ah... Li Yuhao-xi, please come in." She used formal language.

Seohyun stepped aside to let Li Yuhao in. Li Yuhao entered the entrance and saw the floor covered with shoes, leaving no space to step. He looked at Seohyun awkwardly, and she smiled and started helping the others tidy up the shoes. Taeyeon laughed, "Hahaha... Just come in. Li Yuhao, you didn't have to bring anything."

Seohyun tidied up the shoes, creating a path for Li Yuhao. He took off his shoes and entered the dorm he had only seen on his computer.

All the Girls' Generation members stood at the door and bowed to Li Yuhao, "Li Yuhao-xi, hello, we are 'Girls' Generation!!'"

Li Yuhao, feeling the warmth of their greeting for the first time, bowed back, "Hello, Girls' Generation Unnies, I'm the new artist, Li Yuhao." After the greeting, he handed the items he brought to Taeyeon, "This is what I brought for my first visit."

Those who hadn't met Li Yuhao in person started smiling and examining him. Sunny also smiled, "Li Yuhao-xi, you're quite tall."

"Thank you, Sunny Unnie. I'm 182.7 cm."

Pani then said with a smile, "Li Yuhao, don't be so formal. You're older than us, so just call us by our names."

At that moment, Taeyeon exclaimed, "Oh... Li Yuhao, you even brought us so much meat? How could you do that?"

The word "meat" immediately caught everyone's attention. Pani also laughed, "You didn't have to bring meat. That's really too much."

"No, no, it's nothing, it's nothing."

Seeing the empty living room, Li Yuhao smiled and said, "Can I sit down?"

Pani laughed and led Li Yuhao to the center of the living room, "Sit wherever you like. We don't have a sofa in our dorm." Just as Li Yuhao sat down, Seohyun came out with a glass of water, "Li Yuhao-xi, here's some water." Li Yuhao stood up again to take the glass. Yoo Ri called out, "Hey!! That's my cup."

Hearing this, Li Yuhao's hand awkwardly hung in the air, neither extending nor retracting. Sunny teased Yoo Ri, "Hey!! Yoo Ri, you always ask Pani to introduce Li Yuhao to you. What's the problem if he uses your cup? We're all family."

Yoo Ri immediately retorted, "Hey!! Lee Sun-kyu, why don't you use your cup?"

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