Chapter 73

For the obvious trend of Li Xiaoli's experience that seemed to be leading him astray, Jin Yufan not only felt no aversion but was instead warmed by it in his heart.

Jin Yufan's personality was such that he was not one to back down. When faced with trouble, he would definitely choose to confront it head-on, even if it meant a bloody and bruised end. Even if his strength was inferior to his opponent's, he would not hesitate.

Li Xiaoli, when faced with trouble, did not advise him to endure like others. Instead, she stood up for him without hesitation and even taught him ways to take revenge.

Li Xiaoli's actions and reactions deeply moved Jin Yufan. Such behavior was what a true friend should be like, a friend with flesh and blood, not someone who merely advised him to endure, which was just a form of perfunctory official talk.

"Okay, Nuna, I understand, thank you, Nuna!" Jin Yufan nodded seriously, and at the same time, he had already issued a death warrant for Li Jaewon in his heart.

Jin Yufan was not someone who worried or feared trouble. This time, he had been unjustly provoked by Li Jaewon, and Jin Yufan was definitely not someone who would just grit his teeth and bear it.

However, Jin Yufan was very clear that he did not yet have the qualifications or strength to take revenge. As Li Xiaoli had said, he needed to endure for now. Once he had the strength and qualifications, he would definitely find an opportunity to retaliate against Li Jaewon and would not give him any chance to turn the tables.

Hearing Jin Yufan's gratitude, Li Xiaoli smiled and said, "Alright, when did you start being so polite to me? I am your big sister. If you encounter trouble or are bullied, who else will stand up for you if not me? Alright, no more nonsense. There are too many seniors today, and you are the youngest. No matter how famous or not, you must visit all the seniors. We cannot let others say we are impolite."

After saying this, without waiting for Jin Yufan's reaction, Li Xiaoli turned around and walked towards the next target, leaving Jin Yufan behind with a bitter smile. But he had no choice and could only obediently follow Li Xiaoli to continue visiting the seniors.

This time, S.M. Entertainment not only sent the HOT group but also the increasingly popular Shinhwa group, who had no schedule, to participate in the new music show, "M!Countdown," aiming to build a good relationship with Mnet.

However, no one could have predicted that in the future, S.M. Entertainment and Mnet would have a falling out, and their relationship would only begin to thaw after 2011.

The second senior Li Xiaoli took Jin Yufan to visit was the currently most popular Shinhwa group. As HOT was about to disband and was gradually fading from the public eye under the company's and Lee Soo-man's operations, and Sechs Kies was also abandoned by the company, although there was a GOD, the agency's strength was not as strong as S.M. Entertainment's.

It was no exaggeration to say that the Shinhwa group was currently the most popular and rapidly rising supergroup in the Korean music scene. Once HOT and Sechs Kies disbanded, Shinhwa would likely become the most influential supergroup.

The second stop Li Xiaoli took Jin Yufan to was the Shinhwa group. Compared to HOT, Li Xiaoli's relationship with Shinhwa was very good, so good that Jin Yufan found it hard to imagine how close Li Xiaoli could be with a group from S.M. Entertainment.

In fact, Jin Yufan did not know that during the HOT era, the relationships between different agencies were very tense, and it was impossible for them to be close, as the companies did not allow it.

However, a few years later, the relationships between the agencies were no longer so tense. Instead, for more benefits, they were happy to see their artists become friends, and even now, the agencies would tacitly allow an annual competition among trainees to let the most promising trainees from different agencies interact, making it easier for them to have more friends in the industry.

Li Jaewon's hostility towards Jin Yufan was because he was a member of HOT, and during the HOT era, the relationships were very tense and filled with hostility. It was normal for them to have no contact with each other.

However, the Shinhwa group was different. When they debuted, the relationships in the Korean music industry were not as tense. Shinhwa and Fin.K.L both debuted in 1998, making them friends who debuted around the same time.

Moreover, Li Xiaoli and Kim Dong-wan of Shinhwa had met before their debut, but unfortunately, they did not spark any chemistry.

Li Xiaoli and Shin Hye-sung were both members of 79CUIB, so their relationship was very close. She and Eric were both group leaders and had a lot in common. She and Lee Min-woo were both dance experts and admired each other. As for Andy, Li Xiaoli could even pat his butt, what more could you say?

In the entire Shinhwa group, except for Junjin, who was not very familiar, Li Xiaoli's relationship with the others was very good. Even Junjin, because of Li Xiaoli's good relationship with the other members of Shinhwa, gradually became closer over time.

Therefore, the process of Jin Yufan and Li Xiaoli visiting the Shinhwa seniors went very smoothly, and the atmosphere was very warm, a perfect example of a respectful junior and a gracious senior, creating a harmonious scene.

After visiting the Shinhwa group, Li Xiaoli continued to take Jin Yufan to visit other seniors. As a representative of JYP Entertainment, the GOD group naturally participated in the first broadcast of "M!Countdown," and Jin Yufan naturally followed Li Xiaoli to visit the GOD seniors.

Perhaps because Park Jin-young, the leader of JYP, was once eliminated by Lee Soo-man in a competition, Park Jin-young had always been determined to confront Lee Soo-man and S.M. Entertainment. After DSP's strength significantly decreased and could no longer compete with S.M., Park Jin-young led JYP to become the biggest direct competitor to Lee Soo-man's S.M.

Because of the principle that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, or perhaps because S.M. Entertainment was becoming too dominant, others had to unite to counter S.M.'s monopoly in the Korean music industry.

Therefore, the relationship between DSP Entertainment and JYP Entertainment was quite good. This time, with Li Xiaoli, who had a good relationship with GOD, helping to facilitate the visit, the visit went very smoothly.

After that, Jin Yufan continued to visit the top singers and supergroups in the Korean music industry, even encountering Baby.V.O.X. He was surprised to find that Li Xiaoli had a very good relationship with the members of Baby.V.O.X, contrary to his previous assumption that their relationship would be poor due to direct competition between the groups.

Since Jin Yufan was making his debut on the first broadcast of "M!Countdown," all the artists participating in the first broadcast were his seniors.

Therefore, just the process of visiting the seniors was a real ordeal for Jin Yufan, taking him over half an hour to visit each one.

Whether it was because of Jin Yufan's good manners or the presence of Li Xiaoli, except for the incident with Li Jaewon, this visit went very smoothly, and he received encouragement and praise from all the seniors.

However, Jin Yufan noticed that there seemed to be no artists from YG Entertainment participating in the first broadcast of "M!Countdown."

Of course, this did not mean that YG did not send any artists to participate in the first broadcast of "M!Countdown." If that were the case, it would be a complete lack of respect for Mnet, and Yang Hyun-suk was not that foolish.

YG Entertainment did have artists participating in "M!Countdown," but they were relatively unknown. After all, YG was still in a latent stage and did not have many prominent artists.

It was not until 2002, with the emergence of Hui-sung, that YG had a somewhat prominent artist, but Hui-sung was not entirely under YG. In 2003, with the debut of Se7en, YG finally had a prominent artist. Finally, with the rise of BigBang and the success of 2NE1, YG truly rose to prominence.