Last night, Alzheimer's acted up again, and 605 became 505. His heart ached, but he couldn't stop himself from being so stupid …
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T-ara won the battle of popularity, but strangely, there wasn't much of a ripple in public opinion. Perhaps they had won against SJ in 2012, and EXO in 2013, and everyone was used to it?
Or perhaps New Village Entertainment's momentum was so fierce that people instinctively looked up to them and felt that it wasn't strange for them to have good results?
Just like an S * M team, people would only scratch their heads if they failed, but the general trend seemed to be expected.
No matter which one it was, T-ara's popularity had reached its peak. China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia had already started the trend. This was the best they could do based on the foundation of the Korean girl group. If they wanted to continue climbing, they could only look to the United States and the bulletin boards, just like the path Girls' Generation had taken.
They did have connections in the United States. Their cooperation with Smith was mainly on smuggling and casinos, but their official business was getting wider and wider, including artist development and promotion projects. New Village Entertainment was an agent for some American artists, and their own records and movies were also distributed in North America.
However, the market reaction was relatively weak. Other than the acceptance of the style and other issues, the lack of official promotion was also an important reason. Whether they could break into the market depended on the results of their official promotion.
"We won't be going to America."
Captain Li Juli represented everyone and told Tang Jinyan, "It's a whole Pacific Ocean away from you. We think it's too far, so we rejected Director Kim's proposal."
In this day and age, even rejecting development in America was said in such an affectionate manner. Tang Jinyan couldn't say anything. In fact, he didn't want them to go to America either. Asia was closer, but America was too far away.
He said, "Then your plan for this year is still to go to China?"
"This year …" Li Juli blinked. "Two solo games."
"Oh, oh."
Tang Jinyan looked at Park Hyomin. He was the one who suggested her solo game plan, so this must be one of them.
But when he looked over, he saw that Pu Hyomin had shrunk behind Park Ji-yeon, and then Park Ji-yeon had also shrunk behind her. The two of them were shielding each other, and unknowingly, they had retreated to the foot of the wall. Then, they huddled together and carefully watched him …
Tang Jinyan was more and more certain that these girls were hiding something from him. But looking at their adorable faces, he really couldn't bear to get to the bottom of it. He simply pretended not to know and said while holding back his laughter, "Good luck."
Pu Hyomin and Park Ji-yeon breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, they could also see that Tang Jinyan's smiling eyes were full of pampering.
He knew that there was something fishy about them, but he still spoiled them and let them do what they wanted to do.
Pu Hyomin bit her lower lip and walked over to Tang Jinyan with a flirtatious look in her eyes. She put her hand on his shoulder and asked, "Do you want to cosplay tonight?"
Tang Jinyan was tempted. "What version?"
"How about the plot of 'Day by Day'?
I know that you were drooling at that time … "
Tang Jinyan really wanted to say that he really wasn't drooling at that time. If he was drooling, it was because of the unexpectedly enchanting leather jacket Park Soyeon. Han Eun-kyung's blindness had secretly amazed him. Pu Hyomin was still quite well-behaved at that time, but Park Ji-yeon's appearance only made him want to complain.
However, he was still quite tempted by the idea of cosplaying. Of course, he wouldn't say something so tactless. Instead, he put his arm around Pu Hyomin's waist and said, "Then tonight, this Nine Masters will teach you how to be a real triad. Especially …" He pointed at Park Ji-yeon who was standing by the wall and said, "That fake villain big sister. Do you know what a villain is?"
"Huh?"
Park Ji-yeon was dumbfounded. Park Soyeon crossed her arms and explained coldly, "At that time, someone said that the villains would leave after stabbing Hyomin to death. That doesn't conform to reality at all."
"It's not over yet." Tang Jinyan said with a straight face, "They captured the girls and locked them in a cage?
They were tied up on the stage and didn't do anything else?
After six years of training, all they did was shorten the villains' hair? "
"Pfft …" Han Eun-kyung suddenly realized that she had been shot. Her face turned ashen and she wanted to run away. Tang Jinyan carried her and Park Hyomin on his shoulders. Finally, he winked at Park Ji-yeon and said, "Let's go. We'll let OPPA teach you how to be cute villains!"
The two girls kicked their legs on his shoulders as the villain walked out laughing. Inside, the four of them looked at each other expressionlessly and facepalmed at the same time.
From the perspective of a real triad, that music video was full of complaints … It was fortunate that he didn't laugh out loud at that time.
*****
After watching Tang Jinyan show off his villainous self-cultivation for the whole night, T-ara, who had been singing and filming, couldn't stay in the gentle embrace of a woman. They set off at dawn to work.
Tang Jinyan woke up alone in bed and went back to the company to call Lee Yoon-rim to discuss the details of MBC.
“MBC？”
Lee Yoon-rim shook her head. "Our people have a lot of influence on the board of directors. Long Ya can handle it easily. Actually, we're just waiting for the TV series to be aired. I don't think you need to worry too much."
Tang Jinyan was a little surprised. "From what you're saying, there's something else that's worth worrying about?"
Lee Yoon-rim hesitated for a moment. "I want to ask you to help Oni."
"Li Fuzhen?" Tang Jinyan quickly understood what she meant. "Family problems?"
"Yeah …" Lee Yoon-rim sighed. "After all, women see things differently from you. I want to see if you have any suggestions."
"It's hard for an honest official to settle a family dispute. To be honest, I don't have any suggestions." Tang Jinyan pondered for a moment. "But we're triads. Our way of doing things is different from others.
We have our own ways to solve things that can't be solved by normal means. You can think about it from this perspective. "
Lee Yoon-rim's eyes lit up. "Use our power to deal with her husband?
You want him to divorce you honestly? "
Hearing this, Tang Jinyan realized that Li Fuzhen really wanted a divorce. He thought for a while and nodded. "From our perspective, of course that's the method. Do you really want to go to court?
It's not just a matter of the Li family's reputation. Once it's brought to court, all kinds of trouble will go beyond a family matter. It's possible that Li Fuzhen will be in a terrible situation. "
Lee Yoon-rim sighed. Damn it … Can it be said that heroes (and females) think alike?
Tang Jinyan obviously didn't have a family, but his thoughts were exactly the same as Li Fuzhen's. The only difference was that he was more used to thinking about dark methods first. Naturally, he wasn't interested in open court cases.
She finally couldn't help but say, "You and Oni are a good match."
"F * ck …" Tang Jinyan almost jumped out of his chair. "We're more than one round apart. How are we a good match?"
Lee Yoon-rim smiled. Seeing his attitude, she didn't say much. She just said, "Oni is more qualified to be your counselor than I am."
"I don't have the fortune to have the eldest princess as my counselor. Occasionally, I can ask for advice."
Tang Jinyan obviously didn't have that kind of thought. He waved his hand and said, "Actually, Yoon-rim … Have you ever thought that if you help Li Fuzhen break away from her family, the tigress who breaks free from the cage may be far more terrifying than she is now? Maybe the relationship will be out of control in the future."
Lee Yoon-rim's eyes were dim. She whispered, "No matter what, she's now my Oni."
"Okay, since you want to do it, then do it. I'll ask Zesheng and the others to cooperate with you."
"Okay."
Lee Yoon-rim nodded and turned to leave. When she reached the door, she suddenly paused and turned around with a smile. "If Oni heard what you said just now, she might be very sad."
"Uh …"
"You … when faced with an outsider, you really are a qualified villain."