Chapter 191 Painless Motherhood Bae Joo-hyun
“Ouni, has the MV filming location been chosen?” Kang Seul-gi asked Bae Joo-hyun during their practice break.
“Yes, it’s going to be Zhangjiajie, if nothing unexpected happens,” Bae Joo-hyun replied, practicing her hand gestures in the mirror.
“Zhangjiajie?!” Kang Seul-gi’s eyes lit up. As the Jerusalem in the hearts of Koreans, Zhangjiajie in China is a place every Korean dreams of visiting.
She didn’t expect the sub-unit’s single MV to be filmed in Zhangjiajie?
“We should be going next month. Before that, our tasks are still quite heavy,” Bae Joo-hyun continued.
“They are quite heavy. We have to run schedules and practice the sub-unit’s songs,” Kang Seul-gi muttered, “But the settlement will also be more.”
Upon hearing this, Bae Joo-hyun paused her movements.
That made sense.
S.M. Entertainment settles once a month, while DM Entertainment settles once a quarter. Since Red Velvet’s debut, they have settled several times, and even with just a few settlements, Bae Joo-hyun’s net worth has already approached that of her parents, who have been in business for half their lives.
It just goes to show that as long as an artist is popular, they really do make money.
“Irene.”
At this moment, the practice room door was pushed open, and the voice of the sub-unit’s managing agent followed.
Bae Joo-hyun stopped what she was doing and looked over.
“Qu Shi Zhang (Director Qu) wants you to go to her office.”
“Understood.” Bae Joo-hyun nodded. Qu Shi Zhang (Director Qu) naturally referred to the chairman’s capable subordinate, Marketing Director Qu Fan.
One Marketing Director and one Public Relations Director, both of whom are Chinese, are also publicly recognized as the chairman’s confidantes.
She just didn’t know why this person was looking for her.
With curiosity, Bae Joo-hyun made her way to the Marketing Director’s office.
She raised her hand and knocked on the door.
“Please come in.”
Bae Joo-hyun pushed the door open and entered. Compared to the chairman’s office, the Marketing Director’s office was undoubtedly much smaller, but it was still much better than theirs, who didn’t even have an office.
“Director-nim.” Bae Joo-hyun bowed to Qu Fan.
Looking at Bae Joo-hyun in front of him, a hint of admiration appeared in his eyes.
No matter how many times he saw her, he was always amazed by this divine beauty he had personally launched.
She was indeed beautiful.
“I called you here this time because there’s a variety show I want to arrange for you to participate in.” Qu Fan handed a document to Bae Joo-hyun.
Bae Joo-hyun stepped forward, took the document, and opened the first page. The name of the variety show immediately caught her eye.
“We Became a Family”
Bae Joo-hyun looked at the name, completely bewildered, and patiently continued reading.
Soon, Bae Joo-hyun finished reading.
“Why would a variety show like this be given to me?” Bae Joo-hyun asked blankly.
This variety show seemed quite interesting, and it was also co-produced by the company and SBS. It seemed like it wouldn’t be her turn at all.
“Currently, the company doesn’t have an artist more suitable to play a mother than you.”
Bae Joo-hyun nodded in understanding.
“But who will play the father?”
This variety show, “We Became a Family,” was similar to the format of “We Got Married,” except the latter simulated a couple, while the former simulated an entire family.
However, their company only had female artists. They couldn’t simulate a family and then simulate a single-parent family, could they?
“The chairman,” Qu Fan said with a chuckle.
A question mark appeared on Bae Joo-hyun’s forehead.
“The… the chairman?”
“The chairman himself is the patriarch of our DM Entertainment, so there’s no problem with him being the head of the family.”
There was no problem, but playing a couple with the chairman… This sounded like a romance variety show.
“What about the other guest choices?” Bae Joo-hyun asked again.
“I don’t know about that. President Li is in charge of the guest selection for this matter. If you want to know, you can ask her,” Qu Fan said.
“Okay.”
“Take this back with you.” Qu Fan pointed to the document in Bae Joo-hyun’s hand, “There’s a marketing plan later. Aren’t you about to prepare for the sub-unit’s debut? Pay attention to coordinating the time.”
This time…
Bae Joo-hyun sighed. She was going to be as busy as a spinning top.
“I’ll go ask President Li about the guest choices.”
“Yes, you go ahead,” Qu Fan nodded and said.
Bae Joo-hyun bowed and then exited the office.
Li Duohui’s office was on the fifth floor, just upstairs. She quickly arrived at Li Duohui’s office.
She told Li Duohui her purpose for coming, and Li Duohui didn’t hide anything from her.
“The observation panel guests currently confirmed are Liu Zaishi, Kim Hee-cheul, and Bae Suzy. As for the family members, you will play the mother, Karina will play the eldest daughter, and Yuan Ying will play the youngest daughter.”
Bae Joo-hyun blinked. I’m going to be the mother of the Twin Stars?
“Is the chairman…?”
“Yes, the chairman will play the father, and the filming location will be at the chairman’s house.”
Bae Joo-hyun felt a little numb.
Was this considered painless motherhood for her?
And being the mother of her two seniors, this was too unbelievable.
“When does filming start?” Bae Joo-hyun asked.
“Mid-month.”
Bae Joo-hyun swallowed her saliva.
Becoming a couple with the chairman and being the mother of the DM Twin Stars…
The pressure was immense.
“Don’t be nervous. This is just a variety show. The more you consider the chairman’s status and Karina and Yuan Ying’s senior status, the less variety show effect you will be able to show.”
“Okay.” Bae Joo-hyun took a deep breath and nodded in agreement.
It was easy to say, but she still needed to prepare herself mentally.
“Then… where is the chairman now?” Bae Joo-hyun couldn’t help but ask.
“The chairman? The chairman is at MBC.”
Bae Joo-hyun was stunned for a moment, then realized.
“Is aespa debuting today?”
“No, ITZY’s comeback.”
Bae Joo-hyun then realized she had mixed them up.
ITZY was making a comeback with their third mini-album “IT’z Me” on October 7th, while aespa’s debut was on October 17th.
“Okay, thank you, President Li.” Bae Joo-hyun bowed to Li Duohui in thanks.
Li Duohui waved her hand.
“Go back and think carefully about how to film the variety show. This variety show is a good opportunity for you to raise your status, so you must seize it.”
Not to mention Liu Yuan, the K-pop Twin Stars, the observation panel was also star-studded.
Liu Zaishi, there was no need to mention him; those who knew, knew.
Kim Hee-cheul, a solo artist from S.M. Entertainment, whose status had soared after transitioning into a variety show personality, also held a very high position in the entertainment industry.
Bae Suzy, a solo artist from JYP Entertainment, was a newcomer in the entertainment industry, but she was currently the most successful artist in the K-pop industry to transition into acting, and her popularity was also quite high, earning her the title of “Nation’s First Love.”
The variety show was full of heavyweight guests. Each of them had a considerable number of fans, and together, it would be a huge number. By this calculation, her status was the lowest. If she performed exceptionally well on the variety show, it could indeed raise her status.
“Understood.” Bae Joo-hyun bowed to Li Duohui and then exited the office.
