Chapter 18

Looking at Jin Yufan, who had been sitting quietly in front of him, Li Haoyan squinted his eyes, and his left index finger rhythmically tapped the desk.

At this moment, it had been a week since Jin Yufan returned to Busan. Because Jin Yufan suddenly expressed that he did not want to become a trainee, on the third day, DSP Entertainment sent Park Jizhu to persuade him.

After three days of back-and-forth, they finally managed to persuade Jin Yufan's grandmother, Li Zhina, with great difficulty, and obtained her personal signature, allowing Jin Yufan to officially become a trainee under DSP Entertainment.

Of course, to ensure a relatively free and comfortable life in DSP Entertainment in the future, Jin Yufan did not directly express his own thoughts but deliberately delayed. Everything was part of Jin Yufan's plan, and it was completed with the cooperation of his grandmother, Li Zhina.

To secure the best interests for her grandson, Li Zhina unhesitatingly cooperated with Jin Yufan in this act. Fortunately, Li Zhina's acting skills were good enough to fool Park Jizhu, making her and even the upper management of DSP Entertainment believe that this sudden situation was just the common opposition from family elders in Korea.

Fortunately, this phenomenon is quite common in Korea, and given Li Zhina's age, no one in DSP Entertainment suspected that all of this was orchestrated by Jin Yufan.

Otherwise, if DSP Entertainment found out that everything was Jin Yufan's idea, he would have no future. With a five-year trainee contract, DSP Entertainment has countless time and methods to make his life miserable.

Of course, DSP Entertainment did not know this. Now, looking at Jin Yufan sitting in front of him, Li Haoyan also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although there were some small setbacks, everything is over now. Jin Yufan has officially become a trainee under DSP Entertainment, and that is enough.

There was no way to avoid it; if Jin Yufan did not become a trainee at DSP Entertainment, it would mean that all the human, material, and financial resources invested by DSP Entertainment would be wasted, which would be a fatal blow to DSP Entertainment and to Li Haoyan's position and authority.

Therefore, Li Haoyan placed great importance on Jin Yufan. Otherwise, he would not have offered Jin Yufan a contract that even debut artists would envy at the selection site.

"Yufan, regarding your personal development, the upper management of DSP Entertainment has reached a decision. However, before I tell you the result, I want to hear your opinion. What do you think about your future development?"

"I have no particular thoughts. I will do whatever the company arranges," Jin Yufan answered firmly in response to Li Haoyan's question.

It was impossible for Jin Yufan not to have thought about his future development.

However, thinking about it was useless. Look at the four members of Fin.K.L; they are very popular and successful in the Korean music industry, but what good does it do? Everything is still arranged by the company, and they don't even have a moment of rest.

Even Fin.K.L is like this, and they are the main source of income for DSP Entertainment.

Jin Yufan is just a trainee and cannot be compared to Fin.K.L. What's the point of having thoughts when there is no autonomy in front of the agency?

Therefore, Jin Yufan didn't bother to think about it. Thinking about it was useless anyway. He would just do whatever the company arranged. Moreover, Jin Yufan had never doubted his own abilities. He was confident that he would be the best and the strongest in any direction of development.

Li Haoyan didn't react much to Jin Yufan's answer, thinking that Jin Yufan might not have considered this issue at all.

After some thought, Li Haoyan said, "The company currently plans to focus on acting for you. Since you are only thirteen and still going through your voice change, it is not suitable for you to develop in the music industry right now. You can just maintain your vocal training. Once your voice change is over, you will have a certain level of popularity on both big and small screens, making it easier for you to enter the music industry."

Hearing Li Haoyan's words, Jin Yufan was somewhat surprised. He didn't expect that DSP Entertainment would arrange for him to start with acting rather than the music industry, as he had guessed.

However, after thinking about the situation of DSP Entertainment in his memory, Jin Yufan understood. Although DSP Entertainment is a music agency, it has great ambitions in television and film.

"Three Leaves," "Bad Couple," "My Girl"... DSP Entertainment has produced many TV dramas, but the results have been mixed. "Three Leaves" ended Lee Hyori's acting career, "Bad Couple" received lukewarm reactions, and the best performance was "My Girl."

Of course, regardless of DSP Entertainment's achievements in TV dramas and acting, it is clear from the TV dramas they have produced that the company places great importance and has significant ambitions in this area.

Thinking about this, Jin Yufan nodded and said, "I will follow the company's arrangements. If the company wants me to become an actor first and then a singer, I will do so. Of course, I believe that even in acting, I will be one of the best actors."

Li Haoyan was very satisfied with Jin Yufan's answer, especially the confidence in his tone. He nodded with a smile and said, "Of course, not only that, the company also plans to promote you in China!"

This time, Jin Yufan was once again stunned. What was going on? Was the company planning to send him to China? However, Jin Yufan then thought that this wasn't bad. Returning to China would mean returning to his hometown, where he would be like a fish in water.

Compared to the small country of Korea, China is vast and rich in resources. There are far more opportunities in both TV dramas and films. As long as he worked hard and his acting skills were up to par, he would be fine.

Of course, what about the language issue? That's not a problem. He is a genuine Chinese person, or at least has a Chinese soul, so language is not an issue.

Seemingly noticing Jin Yufan's confusion, Li Haoyan squinted his eyes and said sternly, "Yufan, you must understand that you are the one chosen from thousands in DSP Entertainment, the best in all of Korea. You are the best, at least for now. Whether in Korea, China, or Japan, you are the pride of DSP Entertainment and will be the best and the greatest."

Seeing Jin Yufan nod firmly in understanding, Li Haoyan continued, "You know the situation of DSP Entertainment in the Korean music industry. We are in a fierce competition with S.M. They have BOA, so we have you, Jin Yufan. S.M. wants to make BOA their flagship and a top-level artist in Asia, but DSP will not back down. Although DSP is not as strong as S.M. in terms of resources and connections, and cannot match S.M.'s support for BOA in Japan due to Avex, we believe that as long as you work hard, we can open up the market. Then you will be the flagship and a top-level superstar of DSP Entertainment. If S.M. goes to Japan, we will go to China. Who is afraid of whom? At least, DSP is not afraid of S.M., and I, Li Haoyan, will never be inferior to Lee Soo-man."

At this moment, Li Haoyan was a mix of madness, confidence, and intensity, which left Jin Yufan stunned and increasingly curious. What conflict or contradiction did Li Haoyan have with Lee Soo-man that made him so unwilling to accept S.M. and Lee Soo-man?

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