Zhou Jing was eating and having fun with Goo Hara when his cell phone suddenly rang, and Goo Hara almost sprayed the spicy hotpot in Zhou Jing's face when she heard the exclusive notification sound.
It was definitely Crystal's voice, it was too disgusting. Goo Hara felt unlovable when she was stuffed with dog food. Zhou Jing was also helpless about this. This was specially recorded by Crystal before he left for China, and he was strictly ordered not to modify it.
Otherwise, hum...
Even though Zhou Jing was thick-skinned, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed, so he quickly pressed the answer button. If he let the reminder sound a few more times, it would probably be even more embarrassing.
But when the screen came on, Zhou Jing was stunned. What appeared on it was Shirley's pretty face. The background was obviously the living room of the Magic City home, and not far away, Crystal was sitting on the sofa, holding a plate of fruit and shaking the big glass.
Watching TV with long legs.
In fact, Shirley wanted to make a video call to Zhou Jing. Her mobile phone was charging, so she borrowed the crystal. However, when she saw what was going on with Zhou Jing clearly, the sweet smile on Shirley's face disappeared without a trace.
"Brother, are you... eating Malatang? No, you can't eat alone. Are you dating some woman?"
Shirley looked like she was on duty. When the little idiot heard the word "woman", her ears immediately stood up, and then she ran to Shirley to see what was going on. Seeing this, Zhou Jing was speechless.
Haha, without explaining, Zhou Jing directly turned the camera of his mobile phone to face Goo Hara, and the next second, Sulli's excited shouts came from the mobile phone.
"Hoolaoni, it's you, yes. You and your brother will be the guests of "Roommate". How about it? Finish the recording. Is it fun?"
Well, this made Goo Hara ask, is it fun? It's so fun. Goo Hara raised her eyebrows and was about to sell Zhou Jing away, but she found Zhou Jing winking at her from outside the camera.
Ha, whoever was so confident just now said that he couldn't do it, but how could he be so scared in the blink of an eye? Man, what you say is not what you mean.
Forget it, for the sake of treating her to spicy hotpot, Goo Hara decided to let Zhou Jing go, "It's okay, it's not like you don't know about variety shows, Snowball, they're all pretty much the same, haha..."
After saying that, Goo Hara quietly signaled Zhou Jing with her eyes, "How are you sisters? You are loyal enough," and then she received Zhou Jing's thumbs up.
After this interruption, Shirley had forgotten why she called Zhou Jing. She chatted with Goo Hara enthusiastically for a long time, but when she hung up the phone and turned around, she was greeted by Crystal's confused gaze.
"Xueqiu, aren't you going to ask Oppa if you want to buy a private parking space in the underground parking garage?"
"Yeah, I forgot about it." Shirley patted her little head in annoyance and asked Jing Jing for a while, "How much does a parking space cost?"
"300,000 soft girl coins." Crystal replied casually while eating some fruit.
300,000, which is equivalent to more than 50 million Korean won? Shirley counted it on her fingers, and then said nonchalantly: "It's not much, don't ask my brother, let's just buy it first."
"I have no problem, count me half." Crystal was still watching TV but soon thought of a question, "Xueqiu, do you think... one parking space is enough?"
"Oh, what do you mean?"
"I would say just buy ten of them. If we don't use them anymore, we can rent them out and collect rent. It won't be a loss anyway."
"Tsk, tsk, Xiujing, I can't tell you have quite a business acumen."
"Yeah, I think I'm no worse than Ernie, haha..."
"Ah, Douding, am I complimenting you? You didn't read a word of the owner's announcement that I co-wrote."
"Mo? What do you mean?"
"A house can only buy one parking space, so what good is it?"
"That's it, then let's buy two more houses?"
"I'm tired, let's destroy the earth..."
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Here, Goo Hara returned the phone to Zhou Jing, but for a moment Zhou Jing saw a hint of loneliness and loneliness in Goo Hara's eyes. This surprised him and wondered how he could finish the phone call with Shirley when he was fine before.
That's what she became.
Little did he know that Goo Hara was in love with the situation, especially when she saw that Sulli was still close to Crystal even after quitting the group, which made her involuntarily think of KARA's former maknae, Kang Ji Young.
Neither Kang Ji Young nor Goo Hara were members of KARA when they debuted. They were able to join due to the withdrawal of member Kim Sung Hee in 2008. They are both late comers and they have always had a good relationship.
However, after the turmoil three years ago, the relationship between Goo Hara and Kang Ji Young took a turn for the worse. In the first half of the year, Kang Ji Young followed in Jung Nicole's footsteps and left the company, and she has become a stranger to her ever since.
Is it just Kang Ji Young? Not necessarily, what kind of atmosphere inside KARA nowadays is like a mirror in Hara's mind. To describe it in one sentence, the storm is about to come.
Alas, Goo Hara let out a heavy sigh after sitting down, and Zhou Jing looked like he had seen her in a trance. Thinking about it, both Jessica and Taeyeon seemed to look like this not long ago.
Could it be that the group encountered some problem? This idea popped into Zhou Jing's mind for the first time, but then he shook his head secretly. What did the group do to him? He really regarded himself as the savior.
After all, it is DSP Entertainment, not DPS Company, so the only thing he can do right now is...
"Holla, do you have any other plans later?"
"Ani, there is no schedule today."
"Well, I didn't even drink during the recording of the show just now. How about you drink some with me?"
Goo Hara's expression froze, obviously she didn't expect Zhou Jing to make such a suggestion, but after a few seconds, she smiled and nodded softly: "Hey, Oppa, I listen to you."
What? Goo Hara wants to drink? The manager thought he was hallucinating, because he knew that Goo Hara had never drank since her debut, and this was definitely the first time she had done so.
So he subconsciously wanted to stop it, but when he saw Goo Hara's expression, his heart suddenly moved, and then he lowered his head and continued to eat spicy hotpot.
It's okay, Hara, this kid, needs to relax a bit, otherwise the strings will be too tight and easy to break. The manager has rarely seen Goo Hara in such a leisurely mood after following her for many years, so he chose to turn a blind eye and let her indulge a little bit.
Anyway, nothing should happen to him since he was there. But thinking about the company's current situation and KARA's future prospects, the agent's mood instantly became extremely disappointed and desolate.
The agency to which KARA belongs is DSP Entertainment, which was established in the early 1990s by founder Lee Ho-yeon and has launched popular groups such as Crystal Boy and Fin.K.L.
At that time, H.O.T and Crystal Boy, S.E.S and Fin.K.L competed with each other equally, thus achieving the status of the "two majors" of SM and DSP in the early days. At that time, JYP had no business at all.
However, things changed in 2010. President Li Haoyan suffered a sudden cerebral hemorrhage and required long-term treatment and could no longer handle the company's affairs. At this time, Li Haoyan's wife joined a group of relatives and began to participate in the management of the company.
What exactly did Mrs. Li do? Haha, to sum it up in one sentence, she squeezed her subordinates desperately and blindly invested externally. It didn't take long for the company to become a mess, causing strong dissatisfaction among many senior executives and artists.
The most representative one is Ji Zhonghua, the former DSP director who was responsible for Crystal Boy, Fin.K.L and KARA. This man couldn't stand Mrs. Li's nonsense and left DPS angrily, and established a new agency in the same year.
Company B2M Entertainment.
Affected by this, the next year, the other four members of KARA, except for the captain Park Gyu Ri, collectively proposed to the company to terminate the exclusive agency contract. This matter caused a lot of uproar in the industry at the time. Although it was finally resolved after long negotiations, the process was still
It casts a shadow on the relationship between KARA members.
As the captain, Park Gyu Ri never supported the actions of other members. Goo Hara initially stood with Han Seung Yeon and others, but she was the first to compromise with the company, which inevitably gave people the impression of defecting at the last minute.
Therefore, after the storm ended, everyone moved out of the dormitory. Although there was no falling out, the members only maintained a normal working relationship. This year, Zheng Nicole and Jiang Jiying left the company without looking back when their contracts expired.
Even with the addition of new maknae Heo Young-ji, KARA is actually dead in name only, and the financial contracts of Park Gyuri, Han Seung-yeon and Goo Hara only have about one year left, so the possibility of renewing the contract under this situation is extremely slim.
How should she go in the future? This question once troubled Goo Hara. In fact, deep down she wanted to develop into an actress. After all, that was Goo Hara's childhood dream.
I thought that relying on CJ's DSP would bring her resources, but it turned out that I thought too much. You know, she is known as "Little Amuro Namie" in Japan, but the film and television resources she received were pitiful.
For the company, squeezing out the last drop of their remaining value is the most important thing, so Goo Hara's mood can be said to have mixed emotions. At this time, the waiter came over with wine and cups, and Goo Hara was slightly startled when she saw this.
Zhou Jing is a regular customer here, and the boss, who is also trapped, naturally brings a few side dishes to go with the wine, but there is an extra set of wine glasses, which makes Goo Hara feel very puzzled.
"Oppa, is there anyone else coming?"
"Well, I'm sorry, time is tight and her schedule is busy, but you two should be quite familiar."
"Who?"
"She... came very quickly. You'll know it when you meet her, hehe..."
Goo Hara followed Zhou Jing's line of sight and looked towards the door. The person who came was wearing a typical celebrity suit, a baseball cap and a mask. It was probably everyone could tell that an artist was coming.
Moreover, the person following him was obviously familiar with Goo Hara’s manager, and he greeted her warmly when they met. As for the person in front, Shi Shiran came to Zhou Jing’s table and sat down, then took off his mask and joked:
"Oh, isn't this Horaoni? What's going on?"
"Speak to me nicely."
"Hey, Oppa, I have another sister, Holaoni, she is worth having..."
"Zhien, do you have something to deal with?"
"Miane, I was wrong, it couldn't be that I have an extra sister-in-law, haha..."
"roll..."
With a black line on his forehead, Zhou Jing looked at Li Ji Eun, who was laughing in front of him. Little did he know that Goo Hara beside him was already blushing, and he wished he could roll up his sleeves and teach this Ji Eun who was speaking so freely.