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

Chapter 90 I didn't take the blame for nothing.

"Chairman Li is truly a handsome man; his appearance is even better than many of the IdoIs in our company!"

Inside the CEO's office at SM Entertainment, Lee Ho-young and Kim Young-min clasped hands together.

I'd heard rumors that Kim Young-min had a problem with me, and now it seems the rumors were true.

Don't be fooled by Kim Young-min's seemingly compliment on Lee Ho-young's good looks; in reality, IDOs don't have a good reputation these days.

Lee Ho-yong, a company chairman, was compared to an idol; Kim Young-min's insult was truly vulgar.

Unfortunately, Kim Young-min insulted the wrong person; Lee Ho-young was not one to suffer in silence!

He immediately replied, "Director Kim, you flatter me. You hold immense power and are the head of the company. Even the most handsome Idos in the company have to listen to you!"

Upon hearing Li Haorong's answer, Jin Yingmin's face immediately froze.

Everyone knows that SM Entertainment is owned by Lee Ho-young, not Kim. Lee Ho-young's deliberate statement is clearly a dangerous move by Kim Young-min.

Kim Young-min realized this guy was difficult to deal with, so he changed the subject: "I wonder what brings Chairman Lee here today?"

Hearing Kim Young-min pretend not to know, Lee Ho-yong really wanted to go up and punch him twice.

You're such a damn pretentious jerk!

Having completed Mercury Investment's first wave of investments in China, Li Haorong invested in eight Chinese websites in a row, exhausting Mercury Investment's funds.

Mercury Investment, as a private equity firm, was previously little known and raising funds was not easy.

But as time goes on, as long as results are achieved, the funds will snowball and soar!

Just then, Mars Technology's subordinates suddenly reported that the "Most Beautiful Football Babe" event that the company had planned had gone wrong.

Although Li Haorong proposed that ordinary people participate, the participation of celebrities is still needed to attract attention.

Of course, Mars Technology and the major entertainment companies on the peninsula are already very familiar with this kind of cooperation.

MarsNet provides the platform, entertainment companies produce the stars, and they're just making money off the average person's traffic!

To Li Haorong's surprise, SM Company, which had previously cooperated well with Mars Technology, failed to respond to his employees' inquiries this time.

After making inquiries from various sources, Lee Ho-yong learned that Lee Soo-man was not on the peninsula during this period, and that Kim Young-min had made the decision to refuse the matter!

Although SM's girl groups are not as popular as their boy groups, who can guarantee that other companies wouldn't have designs on them if this company weren't involved?

To ensure the smooth running of the event, Li Haorong had no choice but to personally meet with Jin Yingmin.

Unexpectedly, Kim Young-min made him wait outside the office for half an hour, giving him a taste of his own medicine first.

Then, the very first thing he said after meeting me was a veiled insult to me; even a blind person could see through that malice.

Although Lee Ho-young didn't know why Kim Young-min was so hostile towards him, in order to ensure the smooth running of the event, he suppressed his anger and said, "We've always had a pleasant working relationship, but for some reason, your company hasn't responded to this World Cup event yet, so I came to inquire about the situation!"

"I see. Recently, all the artists under our company have been busy with promotional appearances and are unavailable."

We'd love to collaborate, but we simply can't find the time!

Li Haorong could understand what Kim Young-min was saying—what a load of rubbish!

This guy is clearly making excuses!

How much time does it take for a celebrity to take a set of photos? The subsequent work of uploading photos and maintaining fan relationships can even be done by the company's staff, so why would they need a celebrity?

It's obvious that Kim Young-min is treating him like a fool.

"I see. So SM Entertainment is definitely not participating this time?"

Li Haorong asked another question.

"That's right!"

"And then what?"

"It depends on the specific circumstances!"

Kim Young-min didn't give a definitive answer, but his evasiveness couldn't be clearer.

"good!"

Lee Ho-young didn't say anything more, got up, turned around and left, without even saying goodbye to Kim Young-min.

Watching Li Haorong's departing figure, Kim Young-min's lips curled into a smile, and he murmured, "What an impolite young man!"

Even after leaving the president's office, Li Haorong was still very angry.

It's said that "it's easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with his underlings," and Li Haorong has finally experienced that firsthand.

But Li Haorong wasn't the kind of person who would swallow his anger. Just because the tiger isn't showing its claws doesn't mean I'm on my deathbed.

Dealing with Kim Young-min is not easy, especially in terms of finding the right balance. How can we fight SM without breaking them apart, and without damaging Lee Soo-man's reputation?

This makes him need to think about it carefully!

However, before leaving, Li Haorong decided to cool down first!

But when he arrived at the bathroom, he found a sign that read "Cleaning in Progress".

Left with no other option, Li Haorong had to take the fire escape to the restroom on the next floor.

However, when he entered the fire escape, he found a small figure crouching around the corner.

"Who?"

"what!"

Both Lee Ho-young and the other person were startled. When the other person looked up, Lee Ho-young realized that it was Park In-jung, whom he had met before.

"Park In-jung?"

"Chairman Li?"

"What are you doing squatting here?"

"Shh—keep your voice down!"

Park In-jung quickly gestured for Lee Ho-young to keep his voice down.

Lee Ho-young only noticed when he got closer that Park In-jung was holding a piece of bread.

"Haha, you're sneaking a bite?"

Seeing this, Lee Ho-young knew exactly what Park In-jung was doing.

Female trainees have extremely strict body management requirements, especially SM, which sometimes makes trainees weigh themselves every day and then hang their weight on the wall.

For female trainees, if they want to lose weight, exercise alone is not enough; they also have to starve!

Many female trainees are not getting enough to eat every day and have to undergo a lot of training, which has led to many of them losing their periods!

After these trainees debuted, they would see things like barbecue and ramen on variety shows and their eyes would light up. They would take a bite and rave for ages. It wasn't just for the sake of the show; they were genuinely hungry!

"Hey, keep your voice down!"

Park In-jung was anxious when Lee Ho-young exposed her little secret.

"Didn't you tell me to work hard to become more beautiful? Is this how you become beautiful?"

Lee Ho-young pointed to the bread in Park In-jung's hand.

"I gain weight so easily; I gain weight even if I only eat a little bit every day. I'm so hungry I can't take it anymore!"

Park In-jung said with a helpless expression.

Lee Ho-young then noticed that Park In-jung's originally round face now had a chin, which meant she must have been starving.

For a moment, he couldn't come up with anything witty, and could only say, "Eat if you want, I'm not your manager, you don't need to pay attention to me!"

"You'd be that kind?"

Park In-jung looked incredulous.

"Hey, I just said you weren't good-looking, is it really necessary to hold a grudge like this?"

"Yes, you can say I sing badly, you can say I dance badly, but you can't say I'm not pretty!"

"hiss----"

Li Haorong suddenly felt a toothache. Are all girls these days so narcissistic?

Just as the two were chatting, the door to the fire escape suddenly made a sound.

Almost instantly, as if by reflex, Park In-jung shoved the bread she was holding into Lee Ho-young's hand, saying seriously, "Chairman Lee, I'm sorry, thank you for your kindness, but I'm on a diet and can't eat!"

"Park In-jung, what are you doing hiding here—Chairman Lee?"

Park In-jung's guess was correct; the person who pushed open the door was indeed Park, the deputy director of the company's training department.

He was originally going to scold Park In-jung, but he saw Lee Ho-young standing next to Park In-jung.

He had personally witnessed Lee Ho-young walk into Kim Young-min's office today, so he naturally knew who the other person was. He just didn't expect that he and Park In-jung would know each other, so he couldn't make a scene.

Lee Ho-young glanced at Park In-jung, who had her back to Deputy Minister Park, her eyes filled with longing, and silently said, "Please."

Seeing this, Li Haorong suppressed a laugh and said, "I happened to run into Park In-jung and chatted with her for a bit!"

"Excuse me, In-jung needs to practice now—"

Given the situation and the state of the two, it was clear that Deputy Minister Park had misunderstood that Lee Ho-young was pursuing Park In-jung, so he quickly called Park In-jung away.

"good!"

Lee Ho-young didn't stop her, but when he saw Park In-jung being led away, she didn't forget to turn back and say "thank you" to him, which made him feel inexplicably amused.

She didn't take the blame for nothing; hopefully, the matter of "saying she's not good-looking" can finally be put to rest.

Looking at the bread in his hand and recalling how nervous his manager had been just now, Li Haorong had a sudden idea of ​​how to deal with Kim Young-min!