bdsm-fiction Chapter 63: I dare not think any further.
Chapter 63: I dare not think any further.
Cave within the city.
JYP Entertainment.
10th floor, representative's office.
Park Jin-young is holding a tablet computer.
The screen displays today's trending topics.
"Hiss~"
A sigh escaped my lips without my noticing.
Park Jin-young looked completely bewildered.
Yesterday, Wu Haiyuan and Han Xijun trending on social media was an unexpected "gain" for JYP Entertainment.
The company didn't issue any announcement in response because they thought that this kind of trending topic would only stay on the trending list for a day at most, and not many people would continue to pay attention to it.
Although Wu Haiyuan was heavily criticized, the fact is that this "publicity effect" completely exceeded the initial expectations of having Wu Haiyuan record the program.
After all, before the show was recorded, Lee Ji-young, the director in charge of the fourth division of JYP Entertainment, did not know who the amateur who was recording the show with Oh Hae-won was, and Park Jin-young had not paid attention to such a small matter.
Unexpectedly, Wu Haiyuan was so lucky that he recorded a program with Han Xijun, the head of the highly anticipated AI R&D center of KAKAO Group.
With this KAIST genius and the added buzz surrounding him as the future leader in the AI field, which is coveted by all conglomerates, the unintentional operation garnered more attention and buzz than a meticulously prepared debut operation plan.
One day is enough, more than enough.
Unexpectedly, it's still trending, and it's a new trending topic.
Han Hee-joon, who had never given an interview before, gave an exclusive interview to H News Agency.
The news was clearly in the fintech section, but the news report that was trending on social media was about Han Hee-joon revealing in his first personal interview that he was a fan of NMIXX's Oh Hae-won, and that he "specifically" stated that he took the initiative to ask the production team to invite Oh Hae-won to appear on "72 Hours of Blind Date" to fulfill his fan's wish.
"Knock knock knock"
There was a knock on the office door.
"Come in"
Director Li Zhiying entered through the door.
Before Lee Ji-young could even sit down, Park Jin-young asked her, "Was it the fourth headquarters that arranged for Hae-won to record '72 Hours of Blind Date,' or did the production team invite her on their own initiative?"
Lee Ji-young had clearly noticed today's trending topic as well. After pulling out a chair and sitting down at her desk, she said, "It was arranged by the production team in the fourth headquarters. This program is very popular on YouTube, and since it's filmed with ordinary people, there's no pressure regarding fans. I didn't expect it to turn out like this..."
"Did Director Lee really not know Han Hee-joon who was recording the show with Hae-won at first?"
"I really don't know."
"So now, is it Director Lee who contacted Han Xijun?"
Lee Ji-young knew what Park Jin-young wanted to confirm, and it was also what Lee Ji-young wanted to confirm, which is why she came to the representative's office.
Eyes facing each other.
Lee Ji-young remained silent, and Park Jin-young sighed, "You thought it was me who found Han Hee-joon?"
Lee Ji-young nodded.
Park Jin-young said with a wry smile, "My network isn't as extensive as yours."
Lee Ji-young smiled wryly and said, "PDnim, my connections aren't that extensive yet."
"You can't do it?"
"Han Hee-joon is someone that chairmen of conglomerates are fighting over; what is the entertainment industry compared to him?"
After a few seconds of silence, Park Jin-young scrolled through the trending topics and said, "It's the same thing people are saying online."
"What's the same?"
Park Jin-young handed the tablet computer to Lee Ji-young.
Sure enough, Lee Ji-young saw her own words in the comments of the new trending topic: What is NMIXX? What is JYP? How could Han Hee-joon possibly be a fan of NMIXX's Oh Hae-won? It must be JYP shamelessly begging Han Hee-joon to help quell the public opinion.
Park Jin-young asked, "Do you think it's possible that it could be Hae-won...?"
Li Zhiying shook her head and asked in return, "Can Haiyuan do that?"
Park Jin-young also shook his head.
They also felt that it was unlikely that Wu Haiyuan would get Han Xijun to do these things after only recording a three-day program together.
The underground practice room.
Wu Haiyuan was completely bewildered.
Today when I came to the company, I met several employees. When I greeted them, they all said similar things, such as they had known all along that they had great charm.
The way he looked at himself and his expression were strange, a vague and ambiguous look.
This left Wu Haiyuan completely bewildered.
The members were also unaware of what had happened.
I ran into Shin Yuna from the group IZTY at the door of the practice room.
"Hello, senior."
The other members were greeting and saying hello.
Shin Yuna winked at Oh Hae-won and said, "Oh~ Oh Hae-won, you're amazing (teda nada)."
Normally, when Wu Haiyuan meets Shen Youna, the two of them would "deliberately" play around.
Wu Haiyuan would bow 90 degrees to greet Shin Yuna, who debuted three years ago, as a junior.
Shin Yuna would pat Oh Hae-won on the shoulder to encourage her to keep working hard, and then she would be "attacked" by Oh Hae-won. Only then would Shin Yuna obediently call out "Hae-won unnie" after begging for mercy.
The two are friends of the same age and have a close relationship. However, Shin Yuna debuted as a member of ITZY three years earlier than Oh Hae-won.
There was no roughhousing as usual today.
Wu Haiyuan asked Shen Youna very seriously, "What exactly happened? The company staff are acting strangely, and you're acting strangely too."
The NMIXX members went into the practice room.
In the corridor, Shen You-na put her arm around Wu Hai-yuan's shoulder and said, "Are you really unaware, or are you pretending not to know?"
"What?"
"Trending topic!"
"You mean the trending topic? It's about a web variety show that was produced."
"That's not it"
"I'll get criticized? It's okay. At least being criticized proves that more people know me and the NMIXX group."
"no"
"No? Then what is it?"
Didn't you see today's trending topics?
Wu Haiyuan shook his head and asked, "What's trending today?"
"You and that Han Xijun are still trending at number one today, but not yesterday. Are you sure you haven't met him before?"
The person Shin Yuna mentioned can only be Han Hee-joon.
Before?
Wu Haiyuan asked, "How long ago?"
Shin Yuna said, "Before my debut, or during my showcase."
Before debut? Showcase?
Before her debut, Wu Haiyuan had no idea who Han Xijun was, and she didn't have time to pay attention to any financial technology news.
The showcase was on March 1st.
The day she first met Han Hee-joon to record a program was April 13th.
Shaking his head repeatedly, Wu Haiyuan said definitively, "Never seen it before."
Shin Yuna asked in confusion, "Then how come that person said they were your fan? If they were a fan, they would definitely follow your debut, attend NMIXX's showcase, buy albums, get autographs and take photos with you. That's normal. How could they not have seen you before? That person doesn't look ordinary either."
Wu Haiyuan grasped the key point and asked three questions in a row: "Fans? Mine? Who said that?"
Shin Yuna said, "It's trending on social media! That guy who's never been interviewed before gave an interview to H-Media, and the fintech news said he's a fan of yours, and that he asked the production team to record the show. What? You didn't know?"
Wu Haiyuan became more and more confused as he listened.
Han Hee-joon said in an interview that he was a fan?
Yesterday, her own name and Han Xijun's name were trending topics, and today there are already interview reports.
Wu Haiyuan suddenly remembered that his sister had said on the phone yesterday that Han Xijun and his mother were acting mysteriously, and asked him what was going on.
At the time, Wu Haiyuan confidently told her sister that nothing was wrong, and that Han Xijun and her mother should not worry about trending topics, as she needed the buzz.
Given the current situation, is the trending topic that Han Xijun claims is his fans' doing something mysterious that he and his mother "did" yesterday?
Why?
How can I keep my name trending on social media and continue to garner attention?
No way, Mom definitely won't agree, since almost all the comments are criticizing me.
Did Han Xijun convince his mother?
Was Mom so easily convinced?
What benefits would Han Xijun get from helping him like this?
It couldn't be him...
Wow
I dare not think any further.
"Haiyuan, are you alright?"
Coming to his senses, Wu Haiyuan smiled at Shen Youna and said, "I'm fine. I'm more than happy to have such a famous fan, hahaha, my fan, hahahaha."
Wu Haiyuan entered the practice room with a big laugh.
In the corridor, Shen You-na looked completely bewildered, seriously suspecting that Wu Hai-yuan had suddenly gone mad.