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

Chapter 91 Heavenly Joy is doomed

"You and Lee Soo-man are alumni of Seoul National University, and Kim Young-min is from Korea University. How could he possibly treat you well?"

On the other end of the phone, Lu Xiantai's teasing tone was obvious, but Li Haorong understood what he meant.

Kim Young-min and Lee Soo-man are at odds, and since I am clearly on Lee Soo-man's side, Kim Young-min will naturally target me.

So, Lee Ho-young laughed and said, "Hyun-tae hyung, is it too late for me to take the entrance exam for Korea University now?"

"Haha, you can give it a try, maybe it'll work?"

"Hyuntae hyung, I really didn't expect that your personality would become so much more cheerful after you left SM and joined Cube!"

"I've been promoted, of course I'm happy!"

After Hong Shengcheng established PlayCube, he not only tricked Li Haoyang into becoming an investor and producer, but also tricked Noh Hyun-tae, the manager of TVXQ, into becoming the vice president.

However, considering that Lu Xiantai had previously infiltrated Hong Shengcheng's inner circle, it is estimated that the two had already reached a secret deal.

"Hyuntae hyung, which groups in SM Entertainment were launched by Kim Young-min?"

Li Haorong's words only elicited silence from Lu Xiantai.

Li Haorong didn't urge him; he drove while waiting for Lu Xiantai to speak.

Lu Xiantai was in a dilemma. He had guessed what Li Haorong was going to do, but he didn't know how to stop him.

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Having been at SM for so long, although he wasn't fond of Kim Young-min, he had developed feelings for all the kids.

He wholeheartedly agreed with Li Haorong's plan to deal with Jin Yingmin, but these children were innocent, and he didn't want them to be harmed.

"I'm sorry, Chairman Lee—"

Before Lu Xiantai could finish speaking, Li Haorong interrupted, "Brother Xiantai, you need to think this through. You can't persuade me otherwise. If you don't tell me your name, I'll be dealing with more than just one regiment!"

"—The Grace, who debuted just last year!"

As expected, under Li Haorong's threats, Lu Xiantai finally revealed a name.

"Okay, thanks, you saved the other children!"

Li Haorong hung up the phone with a smile.

Then, looking at the unfamiliar road in front of him, his face immediately turned very ugly; he had actually gotten lost.

Left with no other option, he picked up the phone again and dialed Li Mingjiu's number.

"Factory No. 9" is like an illegitimate child who is unloved by his parents, sitting alone deep in an alley, out of place with Li Haorong's other companies.

Li Haorong has only visited this company once in all the years it's been established.

I originally planned to come here based on my memory, but I didn't expect to get lost.

It's so embarrassing that the boss can't even find his own company!

"Why is the president here today?"

After touring the company, Li Haorong was invited to Li Mingjiu's office, where he got straight to the point.

Actually, there's not much to see at this company. It's such a small place that if you fart, the whole company can smell it!

"I happened to have some time today, so I came over for a look around!"

Li Haorong carefully examined the office.

Unlike other bright and tidy offices, Li Mingjiu's office was dark and messy; calling it a doghouse would be an insult to dogs.

This meant that even though he had been sitting there for so long, Li Mingjiu hadn't been able to offer him tea or coffee.

"Then I'm afraid I'll disappoint the president, there's nothing much better on my end!"

Li Mingjiu didn't believe a single word Li Haorong said.

If the president of the association were really free, he would have gone out with women long ago. Why would he come here?

"Your temper is really something—"

Seeing this, Li Haorong stopped beating around the bush and asked directly, "Didn't you want to start a news media company? Have you made any preparations?"

Upon hearing Li Haorong's question, Li Mingjiu immediately replied, "Yes, I've already started training professional reporters!"

"You mean those gossip reporters?"

"yes!"

Li Mingjiu said succinctly.

"Do your reporters take on jobs?"

"What kind of work?"

"My side job!"

After rejecting Lee Ho-young, Kim Young-min was initially nervous, worried that he might do something.

However, after waiting for two days, nothing happened.

This made Kim Young-min relax a lot, and he felt that Lee Ho-yong was just a show-off who only knew how to use anti-aircraft guns and was all bark and no bite.

What good is being good-looking? You also need to be good in bed!

With the air of a victor, Kim Young-min arrived at his loyal SM Entertainment that morning.

However, upon arriving at the company, he encountered the person he least wanted to see—Lee Soo-man.

"Brother Xiuman is back?"

"Yes, nothing much has been happening at the company lately, right?"

Despite his travel-worn appearance, Lee Soo-man's face still bore the marks of his journey.

"Of course, everything is as usual!"

Kim Young-min paused for a moment, then smiled.

During this time, with Lee Soo-man away from the company, Kim Young-min once again experienced what it's like to be the CEO of SM Entertainment, but unfortunately, this time is limited.

"That's good. Thank you for your hard work these past few days!"

Lee Soo-man led TVXQ to a dominant victory in Japan, firmly establishing TVXQ's presence there. Their official fan count has even surpassed 30.

With TVXQ holding the Japanese and Korean markets, SM Entertainment can definitely take another step forward. In the future, there will be no more big or big companies, only SM Entertainment will dominate!

"President, Director—"

Just as Li Xiuman was feeling triumphant, a subordinate rushed in.

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Kim Young-min said with dissatisfaction.

"Something's happened to Cheon Sang Ji Hee!"

Lee Soo-man and Kim Young-min's expressions changed simultaneously.

"What do those fans know about good songs? They just like listening to pop songs and have no appreciation skills whatsoever."

In the video, Dana, the joy of Cheon Sang Ji Hee, is talking to her friends at the dinner table.

If this were said by someone else, it wouldn't matter much, since from a certain perspective, it's also true!

But these words should never have come from the mouth of an idol.

What is an idol? It's a product that makes fans spend money.

I spend money and still get criticized by the product? Am I being pathetic?

After seeing the video, Lee Soo-man and Kim Young-min immediately realized that if this matter was not handled properly, not only Dana, but the entire Cheon Sang Ji Hee would be finished!

Since S.E.S. disbanded, almost all of SM Entertainment's girl groups have flopped!

The debut of The Grace was considered "top-tier," with each member able to sing and dance, making them all-around ace members and the female version of TVXQ.

Their first full-length album, "One More Time, OK?", released at the end of last year, won the MAMA Best Dance Song award and topped the music charts for three months.

At the beginning of this year, they made their debut in Japan with the Japanese single "Boomerang".

Unfortunately, they encountered a culture shock, and Japanese fans couldn't accept them.

Despite this, they are still SM's most popular girl group at present, and also the girl group personally created by Kim Young-min.

"How widely has this video been shared?"

"It's very widespread; it's already been reposted 5 times on Mars.net alone! And the number of clicks has exceeded 20!"

Cheon Sang Ji Hee's manager frowned.

"Mars.net? Why don't they help us delete the post?"

Upon hearing his subordinate say this, Lee Soo-man was immediately taken aback.

"Why delete anything? This post originated on MarsNet; otherwise, how could it have spread so widely in just half a day?"

"This can't be right! Why would MarsNet target us?"

Lee Soo-man looked puzzled, then suddenly looked at Kim Young-min and found that the latter's face was ashen and looked very unpleasant.

He immediately realized that Kim Young-min and MarsNet must have had a conflict while he was away, and he immediately questioned Kim Young-min: "What exactly happened?"