Chapter 47

President Jin Guangzhu, who looks to be in his forties, is actually known in the entertainment industry as a "man who can turn stones into gold." He has a proven track record of creating many famous artists.

At the same time, he has an absolute control over CCM, and Jin Guangzhu's influence in the media is like an octopus with tentacles reaching everywhere.

However, in daily life, Jin Guangzhu seems to be a rather casual person, but he also has a somewhat dictatorial personality in certain aspects. Of course, in Korea, a dictatorial president is considered normal.

No matter what, this bald guy is now the helmsman of CCM, controlling every big and small matter in the company.

Although the selection for the girl group project has ended, Jin Guangzhu hasn't really made a decision. In fact, such multiple rounds of auditions are very common in entertainment companies. If one thinks that the end of the selection means everything is settled, they would be greatly mistaken.

Just yesterday, Jin Guangzhu met with a trainee introduced by a producer friend, or rather, a former S.M. trainee. Impressed by the trainee's talent, he invited the trainee to join the company and promised a spot in the girl group project.

However, the only thing that has surprised Jin Guangzhu these days is the sudden rise in popularity of Li Zhiyan and Quan Baolan on the internet.

Leaving aside other things, when he first saw the video of Quan Baolan's new look, his first thought was to humanely destroy the person who designed Quan Baolan's image last year.

Last year, when Quan Baolan debuted, her image was pure and innocent. Although it was indeed very innocent, compared to the cute and adorable performance in the video, it was clearly weaker.

Jin Guangzhu did not interfere with what they were doing and approved their leave requests. He also quietly kept an eye on the two, as they were both strong in both hardware and software capabilities, even though they were not selected in the first round.

As a result, the second wave of video popularity led to changes in the list on Jin Guangzhu's little notebook.

However, when he heard that the two had approached the head of the practice room to participate in a TV show and then reported it to him, he decided to understand the situation.

"Going on a show, that's a good thing. The company has no reason to restrict you. This time on 'Starking,' you will be performing with that composer, right? Will you be performing a new song?"

Jin Guangzhu's words relieved the two, who were somewhat nervous. Li Zhiyan said timidly, "Yes, we will perform a new song live!"

Jin Guangzhu was also quite interested in the rookie musician, as he is currently a popular internet celebrity and seems to be a promising musician. If he really has the talent, Jin Guangzhu would also like to collaborate with him. At least from what he has seen so far, the rookie is doing well in the self-produced music field.

"Is it another unique style song?" Jin Guangzhu asked curiously.

Li Zhiyan thought for a moment and shook her head, "No, it's hip-hop!"

"Hip-hop? Is it the kind of music that fits the mainstream in Korea?" Jin Guangzhu asked, somewhat surprised.

Li Zhiyan and Quan Baolan both nodded. They both liked the song "Do Your Best First," which they had been recording for the past few days. Initially, they only saw the basic sheet music, but after the arrangement, the final product sounded even better.

They were both nervous and excited about the upcoming 'Starking' recording. Although Quan Baolan had appeared on a show during her debut, it was more like a debut documentary. She had never been on a variety show or a music program.

Thinking about the upcoming performance, even though it wasn't a music stage, there would definitely be an audience and some artist guests, which they were looking forward to.

Jin Guangzhu was also curious, just like most onlookers, and wanted to know what the rookie musician's new work was like.

"Can you sing the new song you're going to perform for me? Don't look at me like that, I'm just a bit curious!" Jin Guangzhu said gently, seeing their strange looks.

The two looked at each other, thought for a moment, and then started singing simply. They weren't worried about the song being leaked or plagiarized, as they knew that all the songs Li Huanle had created were registered with the composer's association. Unless it was leaked in advance, there was nothing to worry about.

Hearing their singing, Jin Guangzhu's eyes lit up, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. Although it was just a cappella, as the president of an entertainment company, he had basic appreciation skills. The song was definitely good, completely fitting the mainstream of Korean music, and with a good arrangement, it could become a top-notch work.

The two only sang a part of the song and then stopped. Jin Guangzhu had made up his mind, but before that...

"By the way, what's the name of that musician Huanle? If possible, I'd like you to invite him to the company for a meeting!"

"Um! His name is Li Huanle!!"

"Spit!!"

Li Zhiyan and Quan Baolan were both shocked to see the president spitting out the tea he was drinking.

Jin Guangzhu, now disregarding his composure, wiped his mouth and exclaimed, "Li Huanle!! Could it be the brother of Jiang Minjing?"

"Ah! How do you know? Do you know him?" Quan Baolan asked, wide-eyed and surprised.

Jin Guangzhu's face turned bitter, and he sighed inwardly, 'Know him? How could I not know him? The most embarrassing moment of my life was because of that guy!'

...

"Really? The head of the planning department became the president??" Li Huanle, sitting at the dinner table, eating the Chinese restaurant's dinner, exclaimed in surprise.

Jiang Minjing nodded and said, "Why not? President Jin Guangzhu was transferred from Mnet to take on the role of president after the company was established!"

"Damn, that's not scientific. Such a guy can become a president? If I had known, I should have beaten him into a vegetable back then!" Li Huanle said with a sour face, feeling uncomfortable whenever he thought about the guy named Jin Guangzhu.

Jiang Minjing was speechless. In fact, Jin Guangzhu hadn't really done anything to Li Huanle, and Jin Guangzhu was quite innocent in this matter.

Back then, Jiang Minjing was a somewhat famous internet celebrity with good singing talent, and many scouts had invited him.

At that time, Jin Guangzhu, who was still working at Mnet, thought Jiang Minjing had great potential and approached him at school. At that time, Jiang Minjing was having a cold war with Li Huanle over the trainee issue. In his dilemma, Jiang Minjing confided in Jin Guangzhu, saying that he had no problem, but he needed to convince his family.

Then, Jin Guangzhu confidently went to Jiang Minjing's house and explained his intentions to Jiang Minjing's parents, with Li Huanle listening in from the wall.

Then... well, he was almost beaten into a pig's head. If Jiang Minjing hadn't come out to hold Li Huanle back, who knows what might have happened to Jin Guangzhu.

However, Jin Guangzhu was quite magnanimous and didn't report the incident to the police. At that time, he also understood that Jiang Minjing's family was quite wealthy. Although the villa complex was built at the end of the 20th century and the housing prices weren't as crazy as they are now, they were still quite high.

So, even if he reported the vicious young man, he could only get some medical expenses. After all, Li Huanle was under 18 at that time, so it didn't constitute a criminal offense.

Thinking back, Li Huanle felt he should have hit harder. In his view, it was this guy who led his sister down the wrong path.

If Jin Guangzhu knew that Li Huanle still thought he hit too lightly back then, he might not dare to meet him.

"It doesn't matter. Transferring the contract to CCM isn't bad. But if that guy holds a grudge and retaliates against you, you must tell me!"

Jiang Minjing sighed, thinking, 'If you don't go and cause trouble, it's already good. If he wanted to retaliate, I would have done it long ago!'

"By the way, isn't Lee Hyori a senior in your company? Do you know her?" Li Huanle suddenly remembered something while eating and asked curiously.

"I can occasionally see her, but we only have a normal senior-junior relationship. Do you want to take a selfie with Lee Hyori, Uncle?" Jiang Minjing asked, somewhat puzzled.

"What do you mean by 'take a selfie' in such a perverted way? I was just asking. Uncle isn't an idiot; I wouldn't go to Lee Hyori now!"

Jiang Minjing nodded, suddenly feeling something was off, and then widened her eyes and exclaimed, "You mean you really thought about asking Lee Hyori to take a selfie with you?"

"Of course, age, popularity, and image are the first criteria for selection. Not just Lee Hyori, but also Jeon Ji-hyun, Song Hye-kyo, Kim Tae-yeon, Son Ye-jin, Han Ga-in, Han Chae-young, Ha Ji-won, Yoon Jung-hwa... I've thought about all the popular female stars. Hey, hey, what's that look for? I'm thinking about the future of the company, and just thinking about it isn't illegal, right? And Uncle understands that it's not easy to get in touch with these big stars, but setting high goals isn't illegal either!" Li Huanle explained helplessly.

Jiang Minjing looked at Li Huanle strangely. She really didn't understand why Uncle was so concerned about that company.

However, Jiang Minjing didn't delve into these matters. She understood that she couldn't really help much now. The only thing she could do was to make Uncle happy, like getting into college this year as Uncle suggested.

Just then, Jiang Minjing suddenly remembered something and asked, blushing, "Uncle, it's going to be March 14th in a few days!"

"Nonsense, it's still two weeks away!" Li Huanle replied instinctively, completely forgetting.

Hearing this, Jiang Minjing immediately became unhappy and kicked Li Huanle with her foot.

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