Chapter 33

PS: This is an additional chapter for the 700th collection, finally written. Thank you to Lancheng Cod影 and ~C**~ for the support, and for the recommendations and collections! I bow!

Lee Juri's mind was in turmoil because she was short 500 yuan. If she couldn't buy all the drinks, she would have to complete the punishment from Bao Lan, which offered two choices: one was to kiss a frog, and the other was to kiss a man. Neither of these was what Lee Juri wanted, and for her, this punishment was too severe!

So at this moment, Lee Juri was filled with anger and unease. Just as she didn't know what to do, she turned her head and saw a man sitting on the ground, and he seemed quite easy to bully!

"Easy to bully...?" The words flashed through Lee Juri's mind. Then, with Park Jiho's shocked eyes watching, Lee Juri pounced on Park Jiho like a hungry tiger, pinning him down and sitting on his most prominent part without warning!

"Oh...!" Park Jiho let out a wordless sigh!

At this moment, Lee Juri sat on Park Jiho, her small hands frantically searching his upper pockets and trouser pockets, muttering, "500 yuan, 500 yuan!" At the same time, her small waist moved continuously on Park Jiho!

Park Jiho, who had intended to struggle, completely lost the strength to do so and could only let Lee Juri ride him. Fortunately, no one came at this moment, or it would have been another good news story!

"500 yuan, 500 yuan...!" Park Jiho, being ridden, heard Lee Juri constantly asking for 500 yuan, so he directly held up a 500 yuan coin and struggled to shake it, saying, "500 yuan for you!"

This move was very effective. When Lee Juri saw the 500 yuan, she immediately exclaimed, "500 yuan!" and stopped searching Park Jiho. She quickly stood up, put the 500 yuan into the vending machine, and after a bottle of Coca-Cola came out, she ran off like the wind!

Watching Lee Juri disappear around the corner, Park Jiho silently got up from the ground, brushed off the dirt on his clothes, and said with great委屈, "Irresponsible female hooligan!"

He then took another 500 yuan coin from his back pocket, as he was now even thirstier, and put it into the vending machine. Park Jiho bought a bottle of mineral water and drank it while walking, feeling very depressed. He felt that as soon as he was released from prison, he was bullied by women. First was Lin Yoon-a, who could really eat, and then there was Bao Lan, who was not someone to mess with. Despite her short stature and obedient appearance, her fighting power was no less than Lin Yoon-a. Finally, there was today's encounter, where Park Jiho didn't even know the girl's name, yet she took advantage of him and stole 500 won. This was practically a robbery!

With an extremely depressed mood, he walked to the rest room. However, before he could even sit down, the door of the rest room was opened again, and a staff member from CoreCentensMedia walked in, clapping his hands and said, "Students, since the director is now available, we will immediately go to the third floor for the final evaluation. One of you ten will be chosen by the director to be the male lead in this MV! Alright, now, everyone follow me!"

Park Jiho was speechless, as he hadn't even sat down and now had to move again. What bad luck! But what could he do? He wanted to be the male lead. So, he followed the group to a large room on the third floor. The ten of them stood in a line, waiting to be chosen. Soon, a man walked in, accompanied by a group of staff. The staff introduced him, and it turned out that this man, who was about fifty years old, was the director of the MV, Che Eun-jae!

Almost as soon as they heard Che Eun-jae's name, the ten of them straightened their backs, as he was the final boss. If chosen by him, they would be successful.

Che Eun-jae was a rather humorous person and directly smiled at the ten candidates, saying, "There is only one spot, but there are ten of you. So, no matter who I choose, I hope the other nine don't get angry. You are all pillars of Korea, and I can't have you hold a grudge against me!"

Everyone laughed, and the tense atmosphere slowly dissipated. At the same time, Che Eun-jae immediately began to observe the ten candidates. After about five minutes, he had already chosen the one who suited him best, and that person was none other than our protagonist, Park Jiho!

First, Park Jiho's appearance was impeccable, and he should be ranked first among the ten. Second, from the moment he entered, Park Jiho did not show the same nervousness as the others; he remained relaxed. This was a trait that Director Che Eun-jae, with his years of experience, knew would allow a person to perform their best in front of the camera.

So, he chose Park Jiho. However, just as Che Eun-jae was about to walk to Park Jiho and say, "I choose you," the door of the room was suddenly opened, and a staff member ran in and whispered something to another staff member. The staff member then immediately came to Che Eun-jae and whispered something to him. Park Jiho didn't hear what was said, but Che Eun-jae was clearly displeased and waved his hand, saying, "What are you doing? Fine, you choose! I won't make this choice." With that, he turned and left!

The ten boys, including Park Jiho, were completely bewildered and looked at Che Eun-jae as he left, unsure of what to do!

One of the students spoke up, "What's going on? Are we still choosing?"

Seeing a student ask, the staff member immediately smiled and said, "Of course, we are still choosing, but we need to add one more person!" With that, the door was opened again, and a boy walked in!

When the boy walked in, a student exclaimed, "Yoo Seung-ho...?"

Then someone questioned, "He's a celebrity, and he's not a college student, right?"

Hearing the student's question, the staff member chuckled and said, "Our event is not limited to college students but to all students, including those from various schools. There is no restriction on celebrities participating, so Yoo Seung-ho's participation is reasonable!"

"Is this a predetermined choice?" A student quickly saw through the scheme!

The staff member smiled and said, "It's not predetermined, but it's clear that none of you are as suitable as Yoo Seung-ho. Since you pointed it out, I will now announce that the male lead for TARA's 'Lie' MV is Yoo Seung-ho!"

Hearing this, Park Jiho finally understood what was happening. Director Che Eun-jae's sudden departure, the students' questions and protests, it turned out that CoreCentensMedia had already predetermined the lead role for Yoo Seung-ho. The people who had been queuing and waiting since the morning were just tools used by CoreCentensMedia to expand their influence, and once used, they were discarded without a second thought.

Seeing the other students leave in anger, cursing CoreCentensMedia, Park Jiho felt very frustrated. He had been looking forward to the lead role in the MV, as it would allow him to meet his sister officially. He was so close to getting the role, and Director Che Eun-jae was already standing in front of him. Why did it end up like this!

Then, Park Jiho, unwilling to accept this, pointed at Yoo Seung-ho and questioned the staff, "Why do you say I am not as suitable as him!"

Pointed at, Yoo Seung-ho couldn't help but sneer and pushed Park Jiho's hand away, then walked up to him and said disdainfully, "Why? Because I am the national younger brother, I am an idol, and you are nothing! Just a passerby. My exposure and popularity are countless times higher than yours. Choosing you...?" Yoo Seung-ho chuckled and said, "Only if these people were all idiots would they choose you! Alright, big brother, go back to your studies! No matter how much you struggle, no one will choose you!" Then he shook his head, with a look of disdain, and walked out!

However, Yoo Seung-ho's words made Park Jiho's heart sink to the bottom. Was he really just being played like this?

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