"Xiao Jing, luckily you are the one who leads the way this time. Thank you for your hard work, Kumawa."
"You're so polite, Noona Fuma. It's just a simple effort. I also hope to see you two truly work together."
"Well, by the way, Oppa has arranged a dinner for Director Zhou and his party in the evening. Xiaojing, you must attend."
"In the evening? I'm sorry. My relative is going back to China tomorrow, so we made an appointment to get together. Noona, please convey my apology to Lee Jae-yong on behalf of nim."
"That's it. Okay, then Oppa and I will invite you alone another day. Then don't hide Krystalxi again."
"Haha. Don't worry, I will do it next time."
"Then it's settled."
Zhou Jing shook hands with Li Fuzhen and said goodbye. The other party immediately walked to the parking lot of Walkerhill Villa, but Zhou Jing did not leave because Zhou Mengjie seemed to want to talk to him alone about something.
It was actually Zhou Jing's suggestion that the eldest princesses of both parties meet and have lunch here. Considering that the Shilla Hotel is Li Fuzhen's home stadium, it is somewhat inappropriate.
Walkerhill is different. Both Shanghai Pudong Railway and Sanshan Steel regard it as a long-term cooperation partner, so it is more like Zhou Jing's base camp, and the role of a third party becomes apparent.
Zhou Mengjie and Li Fuzhen are similar in age. Although they met for the first time, they quickly became friendly and even discovered that they had something in common while chatting.
Li Fuzhen studied for his MBA at MIT, while Zhou Mengjie received her master's degree in management from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Well, the two eldest ladies both went to the University of Science and Technology to study management, so you really have them.
In addition, they all started as low-level clerks after graduating from school and entering their father's company. Their similar experiences gave them a common language, which naturally brought them closer to each other.
The real boss was chatting away, and Zhou Jing was not idle either. He and Su Xia were also chatting very enthusiastically. Of course, it was not about serious matters, but about a series of big changes that had happened in SM company recently.
On the day of Lee Soo Man's wife Kim Eun Jin's funeral, Lee Soo Man publicly announced that he would suspend all positions in the company. Next, he would go to the other side of the ocean to live with his two sons for a period of time in order to heal the pain caused by the loss of his beloved wife.
The pain comes.
As soon as the news came out, SM's stock fell sharply, and everyone wondered whether this meant that Lee Soo Man's era in SM, or in the entire K-pop circle, was over. However, the news that came out one after another proved that this was not the case.
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First, Jessica announced in a high-profile manner that Huanuo Culture has reached a cooperation agreement with SM Company, and will propose a package plan for the promotion of the personal brands of SM Company's artists in the Chinese market in the future.
As we all know, Jessica's personal shares in SM come from Lee Soo Man. Although the amount is not large, it is enough for her to be labeled as Lee Soo Man's hardcore.
This is not the end yet. Not long after, SM announced again that Lee Soo Man's nephew Lee Sung Soo will serve as the head of the company's production department, responsible for the production of all artists' song albums.
Everyone finally understood this. Although the old fox man was not in South Korea, he could still maintain his influence in the company through this method, so SM's stock price began to rebound again, and Zhou Jing couldn't help but sigh.
After all, the last person he knew who did this seemed to be the chairman of Kaishen Logistics. He was hiding in his hometown in Xikou and still micro-managing the operations of the company in Jinling, but that person's ending was tragic.
However, Su Xia is not too interested in SM company's scandals. What he is interested in is the carnival that appeared online after the reception. It is really exciting and can definitely compete with the "930 Incident". The most important thing is that with Zhou
Scenery is closely related.
On the day of the reception, someone uploaded a photo of Crystal and Zhou Jing in the same frame to the social platform. Although Shirley was next to them and the two did not appear very intimate, it still aroused widespread discussion among netizens.
No one paid attention to the maknae Function when they were speculating about Zhou Jing's mysterious girlfriend before, because everyone thought the possibility was too low, and Song Qian was much more suitable than Crystal.
Although some good people have said that the intersection between Zhou Jing and SM has always been pulled by a thread, but the specific situation is not clear. Now that I think about it carefully, yes, it seems that only Krystal can do this.
Her boyfriend, Unnie, is a member of Girls' Generation, so it's completely logical that Zhou Kyung is familiar with SNSD, not to mention Sulli.
Also, on the day he received the Presidential Citation Award, he went to visit the crew of "To Me". I'm afraid it wasn't to see a relative as reported by the media. To be more precise, it was to see a relative of his daughter.
We really can't underestimate the intelligence of netizens. They almost guessed it just through a few photos. However, due to the painful lessons of the previous scandal, many people dare not openly tell everyone the truth.
If it wasn't fun at this level, who would have thought that someone would take advantage of this wave of popularity to suddenly reveal that the reason why Bae Suzy became the Korean spokesperson for Rongjin Mobile was because of Zhou Jing's strong recommendation.
Then a so-called insider revealed that shortly after Zhou Kyung's behind-the-scenes video was exposed, Suzy cried so much that she lost her voice on the set due to worry and sadness, and could not even continue normal filming.
Dafa, netizens were collectively shocked again. This statement may seem absurd but it makes sense logically. After all, the video was so shocking that it would be strange if Zhou Jing’s father could calm down after seeing it.
But Crystal was able to attend the reception as usual as if nothing had happened. It seemed that Suzy's statement was not groundless. After all, Zhou Jing's agent signed with the same company as Suzy, which was really suspicious.
Suddenly, the trend of the Internet changed drastically, and many people began to side with Suzy, so after "Jingjing CP", "Jingzhi CP" came into being.
The poll about who Zhou Jing’s father is has become popular again, but now the top two on the list have changed from Song Qian and Seohyun to Crystal and Suzy.
The two are equally matched, and just when the CP fans on both sides were quarreling fiercely, another competitor emerged. It was none other than IU Lee Ji-eun.
Because a video suddenly appeared on the Internet, it showed Zhou Jing and Li Zhien holding hands on stage and singing together. Since the song was in Chinese, the uploader even thoughtfully added Korean subtitles.
"Today You Will Marry Me", good guys, they are still discussing who to date over there, but here they are all getting married on the spot. The Uinas were eating the melon when all of a sudden the melon fell on their heads, and they were no longer there in an instant.
Calm down.
Watching Zhou Jing holding Li Zhien's hand like a child in the video, U Aina was so funny that inexplicably she felt that the two of them were a good match.
Although it didn't take long for someone to explain that Zhou Jing and Li Zhien were performing at someone else's wedding, but CP fans care so much about you, so "U Jing CP" was immediately born.
It’s already confusing enough, no no no, where are you going with this? Don’t forget that Zhou Jing’s earliest CP was “Snow Scenery CP”. Many of Shirley’s fans couldn’t help but start to speak out. Damn it, when we don’t
It exists.
Who said that only lovers can become brothers and sisters, but brothers and sisters cannot become lovers? There is no blood relationship, and there are similar plots in Korean dramas. So although art is higher than life, it still comes from life after all. There is nothing wrong with it.
At this point, the public opinion on the Internet has become extremely distorted. It was not until the "Hee Kyung CP" of Zhou Kyung and Kim Heechul reappeared that the discussion completely turned into a farce.
Anyway, the parties' respective agencies were too lazy to issue a statement to clarify, so everyone just made a fuss. At least this time Zhou Jing didn't issue a lawyer's letter to warn him.
Su Xia kept teasing Zhou Jing about this incident at the wine table, which made Zhou Jing not know how to deal with it. Later, even Li Fuzhen and Zhou Mengjie joined in the gossip.
Embarrassment is inevitable, but Zhou Jing has noticed through this online farce that most people don't seem to mind Zhou Jing's suspected relationship with Crystal.
Although some people have raised objections, they are only a very small number of voices. Zhou Jing is quite satisfied with the result, so he can just make fun of it. It doesn't matter if he is thick-skinned.
The lunch finally ended in a joyful atmosphere. Zhou Jing was about to retreat, but unexpectedly Su Xia quietly pulled him back and told him that Zhou Mengjie wanted to talk to him about something.
So the first scene happened. Zhou Jing walked back into the hotel and was led by Su Xia to a booth in the coffee shop. Zhou Mengjie was already sitting there waiting for him.
What surprised Zhou Jing was that Su Xia left immediately after bringing him there. As soon as he sat down, Zhou Mengjie said unambiguously and directly:
"Mr. Zhou, I don't like to talk in circles. Let's get straight to the point. Rongjin welcomes you to join. How about it? Are you interested?"
What? Zhou Jing couldn't digest what the other party said at once, because it felt too fantastic. After a long time, he calmed down and asked tentatively:
"Director Zhou, did I hear you correctly? Do you want me to switch jobs and go to Rongjin?"
"That's right, I think I've made it very straightforward."
"But I am engaged in metallurgical equipment, and I don't understand what you are doing."
"Haha, do I understand? Or do you think my father understands?"