Chapter 40

PS: When I opened my eyes, it was already 8 o'clock. The weather is a bit hot today, everyone be careful! Thank you for the recommendations and favorites! It's very encouraging, oh... I'll go check how many favorites and recommendations I have on the bookshelf!

DSP Entertainment, established in 1991, has been planning and producing music and managing artists. Currently, it is a leading market player in the annual recording studio, mobile content business, music distribution, and other related fields, which have been expanding since 2005. The company is rapidly expanding its reach in the total entertainment sector, including image production.

Although the groups Shinhwa, fin.k.l, and Click-B have already disbanded, DSP still has well-known groups like SS501 and KARA. For a long time, DSP has been a major competitor to ** Entertainment, and the company has a complete system for selecting and training trainees. In recent years, it has also been focusing on discovering overseas trainees.

A famous Korean drama "My Girl" in 2006 was produced by this company. The company's artist, Lee Hyori, won the Grand Prize at both SBS and KBS in 2003, but unfortunately, she did not win the MBC Grand Prize, thus failing to achieve a grand slam, which no female artist in Korean history has ever accomplished.

It is now 14:00 in the afternoon. Park Jiho is calling Kang Jiyoung downstairs, holding the recording demo he has written. A demo is a shortened form of the English word "demonstration," which refers to a song used for reference rather than for release. Songwriters send demos to artists, hoping for more professional recording, or to music publishers who need simple recordings for publication or copyright purposes.

Upon receiving Park Jiho's call, Kang Jiyoung quickly came down. Seeing Park Jiho at the door, she happily approached him. Park Jiho handed the recording demo to Kang Jiyoung and said, "It's up to you! If it succeeds, I'll treat you to a meal."

Kang Jiyoung chuckled and said, "Then I want to eat beef barbecue."

Hearing Kang Jiyoung say she wanted to eat beef barbecue, Park Jiho made a pained expression and looked at her pitifully, saying, "Are you trying to treat me like a rich guy? Can we change it to pork belly?"

"No...!" Kang Jiyoung said happily, looking at Park Jiho.

In a dance studio upstairs.

"Come on, come on, look at our maknae, she's actually talking to a guy. My goodness, it's too exciting." A very mischievous little girl was leaning against the window, shouting to the girls behind her.

"Don't talk nonsense. That's Jiyoung's oppa, who seems to like composing and has written a song for us. He's bringing the demo today, and Jiyoung will take it to the teacher. Don't talk nonsense here, Goo Hara. You still have two dance moves to learn, so practice quickly." KARA's leader, Park Gyuri, came over and pulled Goo Hara away, then looked out the window at Park Jiho, also surprised by his good looks. No wonder Jiyoung was so happy when she received the call.

After giving the demo to Kang Jiyoung, Park Jiho left. When Kang Jiyoung returned to the dance studio, the four members of KARA surrounded her, demanding to know if she had any special relationship with Park Jiho, making her face turn red. During the break, Kang Jiyoung handed Park Jiho's demo to the production director of the KARA album. Since it was delivered by Kang Jiyoung, the director listened to it immediately. After listening, the director's eyes lit up, and he immediately went to DSP's CEO Lee Yeon-ho's office.

Time passed slowly. Park Jiho, in his efforts to become an idol and enter the entertainment industry, was also gradually integrating into Korean society. He already knew that the current president of South Korea is Lee Myung-bak, and he knew the national MC Yoo Jae-suk, as well as other figures like Kang Ho-dong, BIGBANG, 2PM, Girls' Generation, T-ARA, and more. He also knew about variety shows like "Infinite Challenge," "2 Days & 1 Night," "Family Outing," and "We Got Married."

One could say that Park Jiho had begun to slightly infiltrate the Korean entertainment industry. He liked Yoo Jae-suk's hosting, enjoyed Kim Jong-kook's music, and loved "Endless Love," where Eun-hee started coughing up blood, and her condition worsened day by day. She began taking photos and quietly preparing for the end, which made Park Jiho cry a lot. Later, he watched "High Kick: You Can't Stop It," which made him laugh for a long time.

Just as Park Jiho was spending time making up for the six years he missed in prison, on September 5, 2009, a new episode of "Infinite Challenge" finally aired, featuring the "Prison Break" and "Acne" special. Park Jiho's performance in the episode actually sparked a lot of online discussion!

1st floor: Is that guy Korean? Did he come back from Mars?

2nd floor: He doesn't even know our national variety show "Infinite Challenge"? That's unbelievable!

3rd floor: It feels like he's faking it. That's impossible, right?

4th floor: The world is full of wonders. However, that boy is really smart and very loyal. If Ming-su wins the three million, he should remember to treat that boy to a meal.

5th floor: Yeah... The boy is handsome and seems like someone who has traveled from the past to the present. But Yoo Jae-suk is also amazing; even people from ancient times would recognize him in Korea. Haha. Although I watched "Family Outing," it's worth praising!

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It was 20:00 in the evening. Kim Tae-ho came to the "Infinite Challenge" production room at MBC alone and asked the staff, "How was the ratings for this episode?"

The staff smiled and said, "It passed 20%, ranking first in the time slot. It's a great plan!"

Hearing that the ratings reached 20%, Kim Tae-ho's lips curled slightly. "What about the audience's reactions?"

The staff immediately perked up when it came to the audience's comments. "The comment section is almost bursting with comments."

"Oh... What's the situation? What are they discussing? Is it about the next plot?" Kim Tae-ho asked with interest.

However, the staff smiled and shook his head. "It's not much about the plot. All the viewers are discussing the boy who helped the four escapees, Park Myung-soo. They are guessing who he is, with some saying he's from Mars, some saying he's a foreign student, and some saying he's from the past. There are all sorts of theories, but they are all trying to find out more about the boy. The audience also likes him a lot, especially since he helped Park Myung-soo and kept his promise to the class leader. Many viewers are praising the boy and telling Park Myung-soo to remember his promise, that if he wins the competition, he should treat the boy to a meal."

"Oh...!" After hearing the staff's introduction, Kim Tae-ho immediately became interested and checked the "Infinite Challenge" comment section. Seeing almost a thousand comments, with 800 mentioning Park Jiho, a new idea formed in his mind.

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