The Peninsula chaebol started by rescuing Samsung's little princess.

Chapter 138 I Want Them All

"I thought you were going to announce the vice president candidate at the meeting!"

"They're fighting like madmen, it's a problem for me to choose either one!"

"But this vice president position can't remain vacant forever, can it?"

"Actually—I'd prefer you to be the one!"

Upon hearing Li Haorong bring up the matter again, Quan Junxu's hearty laughter came from the other end of the phone.

Actually, before the meeting, Li Haorong had approached Quan Junxu privately, but Quan Junxu refused.

His reason at the time was that he wanted to focus on making a good game, and becoming the vice president was not his dream!

But Li Haorong obviously wouldn't believe such nonsense.

Seeing that he had brought up the old issue again, Jeon Jun-wook had no choice but to say, "I'll pass. My status isn't suitable for public appearances!"

Lee Ho-young immediately understood what Jeon Jun-wook meant by those words.

Because of their father, Quan Xiaojiang, who loved the people like his own son, their entire family was despised by the people of the whole country.

Several of his nephews and nieces, who were around the same age as him, were even bullied while studying in China and ended up having to study abroad!

Because Jeon Jun-wook was born out of wedlock, very few people knew his true identity, which allowed him to grow up in Korea.

A while ago, an incident occurred where Jeon Soo-hyun, the niece of Jeon Jun-wook and daughter of Jeon Jae-guk (Jeon Jun-wook's older brother), sparked outrage among Korean netizens after a photo of her with TVXQ's Jung Yunho was exposed online.

Because Jung Yunho is from Gwangju, yes, the same Gwangju known for its no-holds-barred fighting, netizens are outraged that he took a photo with the child of the executioner who killed his relative!

Finally, at the joint request of SM and the whole family, Lee Ho-young had the post deleted and other celebrity gossip was exposed, which slowly covered up the matter. So imagine what would happen if netizens found out that the president of MarsNet was Jeon Jung-hwan's child.

There will likely be a large-scale boycott from people on the peninsula!

"That counts as..."

"What's wrong?"

Hearing that something was wrong with Lee Ho-young on the other end of the phone, Jeon Jun-wook asked him a question.

"It's okay, I'll hang up now!"

After saying that, Lee Ho-young hung up the phone without giving Jeon Jun-wook a chance to speak.

With a "whoosh," Li Haorong suddenly yanked the blanket off!

"Hey, do you have to be so naughty? I'm on the phone!"

Before he could finish speaking, Song Ji-hyo used force again, silencing Lee Ho-young abruptly.

I have to say, Song Ji-hyo is really good at this; she's definitely a master!

Such a master, Li Haorong naturally decided to meet him in person!

When Li Haorong woke up again, it was already dark outside the window.

During this period, Lee Ho-young quite liked coming to Song Ji-hyo's place.

Here, he felt like he was getting a full-body massage, with every pore radiating relaxation.

He touched the side of him and found it completely empty.

After throwing on some clothes, Lee Ho-young got up and looked around, only to find Song Ji-hyo sitting in the living room reading a script.

So he quietly walked over and hugged Song Ji-hyo from behind.

Caught off guard, Song Ji-hyo tensed up at first, then relaxed and turned to face Lee, who was standing right in front of her.

Hao Rong kissed him on the cheek.

"A new movie?"

"Yes, it'll be launched next month!"

Lee Ho-young walked to the sofa and sat down, putting one arm around Song Ji-hyo's waist and picking up the script with the other, glancing at the cover, "Witch Yoo Hee".

Wow, it's a show he watched in his previous life.

In his previous life, Li Haorong had only watched a handful of Korean dramas, but this one was broadcast on Dolphin TV every day, so it was hard for him not to see it!

"Did the company choose it for you?"

"Yeah, the company put both Kim Jeong-hoon and me in the cast. I'm playing the second female lead, and he's playing the second male lead!"

At this point, Song Ji-hyo sighed, "Sigh, I'm going to play the second female lead again!"

"Is there really a big difference in star power between the second female lead and the first female lead?"

"The actress's star power is secondary; the key issue is that not only is the second female lead's role incredibly frustrating to play, but she also gets criticized by the audience!"

Thinking of how Song Ji-hyo had also been troubled by cyberbullying before, he hugged her tightly with heartache.

Although Song Ji-hyo always acted very sensible in front of him, she was still just a girl after all, and it wasn't easy for her to survive in the dark entertainment industry on the Korean Peninsula.

"Don't worry, with me here, I promise I won't let the audience criticize you again this time!"

If Li Haorong controls the media platform and online trolls, he is incredibly powerful. Helping an artist would be a piece of cake for him.

"This time, I don't need your help. I'm a very pitiful second female lead!"

Song Ji-hyo smiled and shook her head.

"Um?"

Because it was a long time ago, Lee Ho-young had completely forgotten the plot of the drama, except for Han Ga-in's disguise and Jae-hee's cooking.

So he picked up the script and read it with Song Ji-hyo.

After watching it, Li Haorong felt that his worldview had been shattered.

So in this drama, the second female lead is the original wife, and the female lead is the mistress?

Is the whole drama actually about a scumbag male lead and a scheming mistress female lead bullying the second female lead?

In addition, this drama is full of misunderstandings and stupidity. Watching Li Haorong dig his toes into the ground, I couldn't help but wonder: how did I finish watching this drama?

Will this show become a hit?

"It should be fine, after all, it's a drama directed by Jeon Ki-sang!"

"Is this director very talented?"

"Of course, he directed both 'Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang' and 'My Girl'!"

Hearing Song Ji-hyo say this, Lee Ho-young felt relieved because he realized that he had actually heard of all the director's films.

In fact, Li Haorong was too complacent; the show's ratings on the Peninsula TV station were dismal at the time.

Although both the male and female leads are popular stars, the show only achieved an average viewership rating of 13%, making it a complete flop.

"I don't like this script, it's terrible!"

Li Haorong shook his head and threw the script on the table.

"It seems that Jiaren's agency has also said they don't really like this script!"

Song Ji-hyo then spoke.

"That's great! I'll have Venus Entertainment send a statement to the director and screenwriter, asking them to revise the script!"

"Isn't this inappropriate? This is an SBS drama after all!"

Song Ji-hyo was still a little worried.

"He's just a TV station director, it's no big deal!"

In Song Ji-hyo's eyes, the high and mighty director and screenwriter were, in Lee Ho-young's eyes, insignificant roles, not worth his time or effort.

"Thank you!"

Moved, Song Ji-hyo leaned against Lee Ho-young's chest again.

Before she was with Li Haorong, she always wanted to use him to obtain better resources.

But when she was actually with Li Haorong, she tried her best to avoid this situation, fearing that Li Haorong would misunderstand that he was only with her for the resources.

"You're mine now, why are you thanking me? Just tell me if you need anything!"

Looking back on his time with Song Ji-hyo, he realized he hadn't really cared for her much, and he couldn't help but feel guilty.

"No need, with you backing me up, I'm already much more relaxed!"

Song Ji-hyo is telling the truth. Although coming to Venus Entertainment didn't significantly improve her resources, it did reduce a lot of her troubles.

At least for now, no one dares to make her work as a hostess!

Thinking of this, Song Ji-hyo suddenly looked up at Lee Ho-young and asked, "If you were in Hee-seo, would you choose Ga-in or Seung-mi?"

Lee Ho-young understood Song Ji-hyo's unspoken meaning almost instantly.

Before Song Ji-hyo met Lee Ho-young, Lee Ho-young was already with Lee Yoon-hyung, which meant that Song Ji-hyo never had any intention of climbing the social ladder.

But she also wondered, if she had been with Li Haorong first, what would he have chosen?

Unfortunately, she still didn't understand Li Haorong. All she saw was Li Haorong pulling her into his arms and laughing, "Of course I want them all!"

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"Ugh~"

Upon hearing this answer, Song Ji-hyo knew that he had fooled her.

However, at that moment, she noticed that Li Haorong was in a daze.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly realized something!"

Coming to his senses, Lee Ho-young kissed Song Ji-hyo: "You really are my lucky charm!"

"Then how will you repay me?"

Looking at Song Ji-hyo's seductive eyes, Lee Ho-young knew exactly what she wanted, so he immediately picked her up and carried her to the bedroom.

Li Haorong, sitting in his office, rubbed his lower back.

He had been indulging himself a bit lately, and was starting to feel the strain.

Unexpectedly, he couldn't handle just three women.

How did those time-traveling predecessors who had dozens or even hundreds of women manage to do it?

Li Haorong felt that he had to put training on the agenda as soon as possible, but of course, the premise was to deal with the current matter first!

As he was pondering this, Park Jung-hyuk and Kong Chan-woo knocked on the door and came in at the same time.

"President!"

Both of them said nervously at the same time.

Li Haorong bringing both of them to his office at this time clearly indicated his intention to announce the vice president candidate.

"sit!"

Now that he had regained his CEO demeanor, Li Haorong pointed to the sofa in front of him with a serious expression.

After the two sat down side by side, Li Haorong slowly spoke: "You two have been with me the longest, so I know you quite well!"

In terms of seniority, you two are both qualified to be the vice president; but in terms of ability, neither of you is quite suitable.

Upon hearing Li Haorong's words, both of them felt a chill run down their spines.

"Does the president mean he's going to choose Jeon Jun-wook?"

Then Li Haorong continued, "But if we let someone else from the company be the vice president, you'll inevitably have your own thoughts—"

"No, whatever the president says is right, I absolutely have no objections!"

Before Lee Ho-young could finish speaking, Park Jung-hyuk quickly pledged his loyalty.

Kong Canyu glanced at Park Jung-hyuk with disgust; that was exactly what he hated about Park Jung-hyuk!

"Whether you have it or not is not important. I've thought about it for a long time and decided to give you both a chance!"

Starting today, the company will appoint two vice presidents.

President Park, you are in charge of five business departments. President Kong, you are in charge of seven non-business departments.

I want you all to work together, instead of letting the company descend into endless internal strife, understand?

Upon hearing Li Haorong's seemingly conciliatory approach, the two were both taken aback, but they quickly realized that this was both Li Haorong's reward and a test for them.

If any of them can meet Li Haorong's requirements, then the two vice presidents will probably become one!

If any of them fail to meet Li Haorong's requirements, then the two vice presidents will probably become one!

The two quickly stood up and said, "Understood! Thank you for your guidance, President!"

Li Haorong waved his hand: "Company training, individual performance!"

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