Chapter 61

"Snap!" Accompanied by a stern shout, Jin Yufan and Moon Geun-young, who were sitting in the chairs and looking quite intimate, instinctively turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound.

"Jin Yufan, how old are you? Why are you using such a delicate gaze? I want the feeling of a first love, the reaction of a boy falling in love for the first time, not the emotions of a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties who has experienced much of life!"

A middle-aged man in his thirties, slightly overweight, immediately shouted loudly from a distance of about seven or eight meters away.

As the strongest entertainment company in the music, TV, and film industries, DSP not only cultivates a large number of singing talents and singers but also quietly and low-keyly trains staff related to TV and film.

The middle-aged man who just shouted is named Lee Myung-soo, a director under DSP Entertainment.

Although Lee Myung-soo cannot compare to the big directors in the Korean TV and film circles, he is absolutely the top director at DSP Entertainment. The aura he exudes is truly eye-catching.

Well, it was Kim Ji-deok who said Lee Myung-soo had an aura, and only someone of Kim Ji-deok's age, seniority, and experience has the right to say such things.

Although Lee Myung-soo is still a minor figure in the director's circle, he does have his own strengths. At least, shooting a music video with not too high requirements is more than enough for him.

For actors, he can use the company's artists or trainees; for backup dancers, he can use the company's trainees; for directors and extras, he can also use the company's trainees.

In Korea, major entertainment companies take the principle of "keeping the benefits within the family" to the extreme. For example, for Jin Yufan's debut single MV, Lee Hyun-kyung didn't even think about it and decided to have Lee Myung-soo direct it.

First, to adhere to the principle of "keeping the benefits within the family," second, to save money and effort, and third, to give Lee Myung-soo some directing experience, no matter how little.

"How did it go wrong again!" Jin Yufan frowned, knowing that shooting an MV looks simple but is actually very troublesome, with many requirements. Even a small mistake or oversight by one person can mean starting over.

The MV shooting started today, and it has been less than four hours. But in these four hours, out of ten times, nine times Jin Yufan was the one who made mistakes and was stopped by Lee Myung-soo. The remaining one time was due to the set not being properly arranged or an issue with an extra.

Thinking about this, Jin Yufan subconsciously looked at Moon Geun-young, who was sitting beside him with a cute expression. He couldn't help but pout. After all, Moon Geun-young, being a professional, had maintained her dignity as an actor and hadn't made any mistakes so far.

"Oppa, don't think too much. You've already done very well. When I first acted, I was often scolded by the director, and I even cried."

Although they had only known each other for a few days, Jin Yufan and Moon Geun-young had become very close. Jin Yufan genuinely liked Moon Geun-young, this cute and kind younger sister, while Moon Geun-young admired Jin Yufan's achievements during his trainee period and the mature and steady aura he exuded, which made her feel safe and reliable.

Even Moon Geun-young's grandmother, seeing the bickering and pranks between Jin Yufan and Moon Geun-young, as well as their mutual encouragement and care, couldn't help but joke that they were like real siblings.

Seeing Jin Yufan being scolded by the director, Moon Geun-young was really worried that he might feel bad, so she quickly comforted him, even sharing her own embarrassing past.

Jin Yufan glanced at Moon Geun-young with a hint of annoyance, pouted, and said nothing. You were scolded by the director and cried? How is that possible? With your grandmother's protective stance, which director would dare to offend her?

After all, Moon Geun-young's grandmother is her biggest support. Most of the time, her grandmother accompanies her to all her work and events.

As long as her grandmother is present, with her love for Moon Geun-young and her age, even a director like Kang Je-gyu wouldn't dare to scold Moon Geun-young. In Korea, older people are considered authoritative, and even the president wouldn't dare to bully or scold the elderly, or they would face public condemnation.

Jin Yufan didn't say anything. After all, his situation was different from Moon Geun-young's. She started acting at the age of eleven or twelve, so it was normal for her to cry when scolded. But this time, it was different. Jin Yufan wasn't being scolded for poor acting; he was being scolded because his acting was too good and didn't fit the MV's script.

Thinking about this, Jin Yufan muttered, "Even good acting gets scolded. My luck today is really not good." After muttering, he stood up, turned around, and nodded to Lee Myung-soo behind him, saying, "Director, I think we can start again."

"Okay, if that's the case, let's start. Everyone, get ready..." Seeing Jin Yufan indicate that he was ready, Lee Myung-soo nodded and loudly announced the continuation of the shoot.

While Jin Yufan was busy shooting and the outside world was curious and paying attention to him, Lee Soo-man couldn't sit still when he saw this scene.

Although S.M. Entertainment's relationship with some media was very poor, and they were engaged in a war of words, and although Lee Soo-man planned to disband HOT and was prepared to bear the repercussions and the fans' attacks, and although some people in the company, especially those from the S.M. Group, were unhappy with him and were already taking action against him,

all of this didn't matter to Lee Soo-man. At least, nothing had happened yet, or if it had, it wasn't to the point of causing him to panic. Therefore, Lee Soo-man continued his plans for S.M. Entertainment.

Lee Soo-man originally planned to debut BoA in the second half of 2000, but he suddenly learned that DSP's Lee Ho-yeon had an excellent trainee named Jin Yufan.

Due to a mysterious and unknown personal reason between Lee Soo-man and Lee Ho-yeon, Lee Soo-man immediately abandoned his original plan to debut BoA in 2000 and chose to wait, waiting for the day Lee Ho-yeon announced Jin Yufan's debut, and then he would debut BoA as soon as possible.

By doing this, Lee Soo-man could give BoA more time to practice and build a solid foundation. At the same time, it was also a way to challenge Lee Ho-yeon.

He had been challenging Lee Ho-yeon with group combinations for several years, and after careful calculation, they were evenly matched. This time, Lee Soo-man chose to challenge Lee Ho-yeon with a solo artist. In his mind, if he could use BoA to overshadow and suppress Jin Yufan, it would mean he had suppressed Lee Ho-yeon.

Therefore, when Lee Ho-yeon started promoting Jin Yufan, Lee Soo-man immediately learned of the plan to debut Jin Yufan and quickly responded, preparing to debut BoA.

However, the promotion Lee Ho-yeon chose for Jin Yufan was very significant. After careful consideration, Lee Soo-man had to temporarily choose a low profile because the entire music industry was filled with news about Jin Yufan. If S.M. Entertainment had debuted BoA at that time, although the company's strong promotion would have had some effect, it would have been minimal given Jin Yufan's near-monopoly on the music industry news.

Lee Soo-man would never choose such a thankless task. He temporarily suppressed the pre-debut promotion for BoA until a few days later when people's interest in Jin Yufan had somewhat waned. Then, Lee Soo-man decided to start the promotion for BoA's debut.

With Lee Soo-man's decision, the massive S.M. Entertainment began to operate at full speed, preparing to debut BoA.