Chapter Fifty-Five: Smiling as Before

  The thing that has been waited for a long time will still come, and Kim Tae-yeon's worries have never thought of not debuting, but the various things after debuting.

  The other eight people probably have the same idea, thinking about what to do after debut, rather than thinking that it would be great if they didn't debut. Of course, trainees who think this way should probably go to a special hospital to check their brain.

  Lying on the somewhat chilly floor of the practice room, Kim Tae-yeon and Jung Soo-young stared blankly at the ceiling: "Do you think we'll make it?"

  "It depends on how you define success," said Zheng Xiuyan.

  "To be honest, I've thought of many scenarios," said Kim Tae-yeon with a hint of longing. "For example, Music Bank getting first place, or me being able to sing the OST for a TV drama or movie, and our group members being able to act in movies and dramas... these are things I think about every night before I sleep."

  As she spoke, Kim Tae-yeon's cheeks involuntarily puffed out: "But what if none of these things happened?"

  "Shut up." Zheng Xiuyan knocked on Kim Taeyeon's forehead.

  Kim Tae-yeon rubbed her head and muttered: "Debut, debut."

  Zheng Xiuyan leaned her arm against the back of her head, seemingly lost in thought, when suddenly she burst out laughing.

  I don't know what the situation will be like after Kim Tae-yeon and Jung Soo-young debut, or what difficulties they'll face. Anyway, Choo Kyung-yeon is now not only trouble-free but also very comfortable.

  This comfort is tinged with a derogatory tone, he's now somewhat idle, very idle indeed.

  It's been a week since he officially started working, but he hasn't done anything. The bright and clean office is always empty except for him from morning to night. Unlike his time at Dongfang International, there are no secretaries knocking on the door from time to time, nor are there daily routine meetings. It seems like the entire company has forgotten that Chu Jingyan exists.

  The feeling of eating empty food is actually very refreshing, but Chu Jingyan is now very unhappy.

  Since Chu Jingyan sat in this office, no one came to disturb her. The wide and long desk had nothing but a computer and a pen holder.

  Through the semi-transparent glass window, you can see the staff in the hall walking back and forth, they are very busy. Some people are deliberately forgetting Chu Jingyan, that president who has not been seen before may be so, but Chu Jingyan does not plan to go head-to-head with that president for now.

  The cold violence did not elicit any reaction from the newly appointed director, who was rumored to have a violent temper. Under everyone's gaze or attention, Chu Jingyan went to work on time every day, and his only task was to review the financial reports sent by the secretary, sign his name, and then take good care of the potted plants on the balcony.

  "What a relaxing good day." Chu Jingyan put down the scissors and smiled at his own masterpiece.

  "I'm actually very busy, okay?" Chu Jingyan muttered to himself, "Later I have to go pick someone up, then go to the TV station, and after that I still need to make a trip to the hotel. Can't you see I'm busy to death?"

  Chu Jingyan glanced at the time, put on his coat and walked out of the office.

  Jin Cheng sat in the office, carefully looking at the documents, then said to the secretary of the latter: "No problem, notify the director group that they can officially start interviewing the male and female leads, and the venue matters can also be implemented. All aspects of the relationship are first greeted, it's not easy to make mistakes later."

  The secretary took over the file and nodded slightly.

  "By the way, how's Director Chu been lately?" Jin Cheng asked.

  "The secretary replied: 'He's the same as when he first came, punctual every day, then sits in the office all day without any changes. Oh, and he just went out, probably for something.'"

  "I understand." Jin Cheng waved his hand and let the secretary out.

  After the secretary closed the door, Jin Cheng took off his glasses and Chu Jingyan's current idleness was indeed caused by him. Except for being fearless, the company's high-level executives didn't have a particularly good impression of this person who suddenly appeared and occupied an important position.

  Long-planned and newly established, C&O was about to start producing TV dramas. Many people could see the ambition of C&O, so more people took it seriously, only to find that the things they took seriously had flaws.

  This flaw is just what Chu Jingyan said, and it's not just Jin Cheng who thinks so, many people think so.

  They couldn't figure out why a large-scale entertainment company consisting entirely of professionals would squeeze in such an idle person. The recent turmoil within the group had been heard by Jin Cheng, but the role played by Chu Jingyan was not very clear. Perhaps this person really got the favor of the boss as rumored, but what's the point?

  He takes his work seriously and doesn't let incompetent people interfere with him. Who can say anything bad about him?

  Furthermore, there are many people who share the same idea as Jin Cheng.

  "Maybe you're really a genius like others say, or maybe you're as ruthless as the rumors say, but so what, this isn't a place where you can run wild."

  Jincheng watched as the vehicle drove away into the distance and said softly.

  Like him, who has been excellent in both studies and martial arts since childhood, relying on his solid achievements to have a good position and treatment now, Jin Cheng has his own pride. And now, Chu Jingyan is probably the type of person he despises from the bottom of his heart.

  Today is Xiao Fei Po's official debut, Chu Jingyan promised to attend their debut stage, it is said that the ticket was asked by Xiao Fei Po for a long time before getting it from the broker, putting aside whether this is true or not, Chu Jingyan thinks it's better to go and take a look.

  Friends can also be used as extras sometimes apart from being sold out.

  Chu Jingyan's face didn't look very good, as an extra, you should have the awareness of being an extra, but have you ever seen any extra who would bring a burden to the set?

  Bluetooth off in his ear, Chu Jingyan dialed Li Qi's phone number.

  "Has anyone received it?"

  "Got it, big brother." Li Qi's voice came over, "As you instructed, I'm taking Miss Li to the TV station right away."

  "Alright." Chu Jing hung up the phone.

  The daughter of the prosecutor, Chen Shuo's mouth, has arrived and is being entertained by Chu Jingyan himself, just as Chen Shuo had said earlier. It turns out that the girl is still a university student, and judging from her online presence, she's also a minor internet celebrity who has appeared in many commercials. This kind of girl naturally chases after the spotlight, which isn't surprising at all.

  Chu Jingyan didn't like this kind of woman, to be honest he didn't like any women who mixed with the entertainment circle. If you say that a certain word was created for a reason, Chu Jingyan felt that those women in the entertainment circle were the synonyms for that word.

  What are they?

  High-class prostitute, just a woman.

  This is a rather radical idea, but it's true.

  In the days of You She Gong, Chu Jingyan had seen those so-called people with identity and social status accompanied by some women more than once.

  Chu Jing said he didn't know them, but his younger brothers could mention those women's names in the lively conversations after drinking.

  This is indeed an example, but after all, it's a bad impression.

  So Chu Jingyan didn't like Xiao Feipo choosing this road. Looking at him, the bumpy or hard road was nothing, but many times, what made people feel more aching than the bumps and hardships was the lack of self-respect.

  For Chu Jingyan, there was no such thing as self-respect that could be tolerated.

  The saying "a gentleman takes revenge ten years later" is no different from farting for Chu Jingyan.

  Selling one's body and selling one's soul are equivalent things for women.

  Maybe it's different in this country?

  Why do all women like to stand on that stage for their dreams?

  Perhaps the stage they knew and Chu Jingyan knew were two different worlds?

  But what does this have to do with Chu Jingyan?

  If it weren't for that damned Chen Shuo putting himself in this crappy entertainment company, if it weren't for his own misfortune having a friend, aside from Qi Qingrong, who had always dreamed of standing on that stage under the spotlight, and if he didn't have to go accompany some woman he'd never met before to visit this crappy stage.

  Chu Jingyan thought he would never have anything to do with this building in his life.

  I heard this TV station is the dream of all artists.

  But Chu Jingyan felt that from a structural point of view, this building had nothing worth taking.

  Li Qi stood with a girl in front of the TV station gate, wearing a simple white shirt and black jeans paired with white canvas shoes. Chu Jingyan suddenly found that under the sunlight, this girl's skin, which wasn't particularly pale, had a somewhat transparent feel to it at this moment.

  Li Qi beside him was somewhat uncomfortable, and of course, there were reasons for his discomfort.

  Chu Jingyan felt that the reason could only be because the girl next to him was too good-looking.

  This adjective is a bit excessive, literally meaning that this prosecutor's daughter is much more beautiful than the average Korean woman.

  They say that women with moles on their nose are all especially charming, Chu Jingyan originally didn't believe it, but now she has no choice but to believe.

  Although young, she exudes a charming and alluring aura from inside out.

  It's charming, not seductive.

  Sao and Mei are two different concepts.

  The former is that Chu Jingyan has seen too many, so much so that the attraction is not even comparable to a bowl of fried noodles when hungry. The latter, Chu Jingyan has never seen in this life.

  Now that I've seen it, maybe it's because there aren't many beautiful Korean women, or maybe I just didn't pay attention before. Looking back now, if I had paid more attention to the beauty around me in the past, maybe I wouldn't have missed out on so much.

  Getting off the car, Chu Jingyan came before Li Qi.

  Li Qijun bowed and asked after his well-being.

  Chu Jing nodded slightly and then shifted his gaze to the girl beside him.

  "Hello, I am Chu Jingyan."

  The girl looked a bit shy and, after a very deep bow, she finally lifted her head to look at Chu Jingyan and said softly: "My name is Li Zhi Xian, please take care of me."

  A very ordinary surname, a very ordinary name.

  Chu Jing spoke but remembered this name.

  Not because of others.

  Because Chu Jingyan has a good memory.

  Also, on this sunny afternoon with good weather, the girl was as quiet as a newly born white lotus, waiting quietly, speaking softly, and then told Chu Jingyan her name.

  The world seems too noisy, so people like to speak loudly and show off loudly.

  Little did they know, silence and quietness are the prerequisites for a sudden and powerful outburst.

  "Let's go, I heard there's a new girl group debuting today, it should be quite lively."

  "Thank you." Li Zhi Xian smiled carefully.

  Then those eyes narrowed into crescent moons.

  Then Chu Jingyan smiled as before.

  P.S: Seeking recommendations, seeking collections. The people in the dormitory drank some wine, damn it, after entering university, nothing else was done except drinking wine, tsk tsk.