Chapter 422: Explanation
The members of LESSERAFIM hung their heads, listening to their teacher’s reprimand.
“You’re about to have a comeback, what kind of state is this to show anyone? You’re the first group in the company’s mid-year concentrated comeback, representing the company’s face in the middle of the year. Are you going to show this level to the public? You’re not letting this person down, the company can’t afford to lose face!”
Although four of the six had debuted, they were still young girls in their twenties. They couldn’t handle being lectured like this, and their eyes were all red, tears threatening to spill at any moment.
“Is crying useful? What’s the point of crying? If you think what I said is wrong, then use your actions to break my doubts and prove to me that you can do it!”
“Alright, Teacher Kim.” The dance teacher saw that the timing was right and said to the vocal teacher.
The vocal teacher nodded at the dance teacher.
“Take a ten-minute break, then continue practicing.”
After speaking, the two walked out together.
As soon as they left, the girls could no longer hold back, and tears dripped onto the floor. Kim Chae-won hadn’t intended to cry, but she was infected by her teammates and started crying as well.
The crying LESSERAFIM members didn’t notice the two heads quietly peeking out from the doorway.
“Is what you’re doing really useful?” The dance teacher expressed her doubts.
“Don’t worry, I’ve scolded IVE like this before. Well, the old IVE. Their relationship improved a lot after I scolded them,” the vocal teacher said confidently. “I’m creating an environment where everyone suffers together. They’ll be more united through empathy.”
“Your theory is fine, but the old IVE wasn’t exactly known for being united, was it?” The dance teacher looked at her suspiciously and asked.
“Ahem, that just proves they were an exception,” the vocal teacher said, clearing her throat.
“Alright, but these kids do make too many mistakes. It’s really tiring.”
“Be content. You should be happy that we weren’t assigned to Girls’ Generation.”
“That’s true.” The dance teacher nodded in agreement, deeply convinced. Those Girls’ Generation members were all like ancestors.
Putting everything else aside, Liu Yuan and Bae Joo-hyun, these three, two are pillar artists of the company, and one is the company’s newly appointed Vice President. How do you teach these three?
If you speak too lightly, it won’t be effective. If you speak too harshly, you’ll have to worry about being targeted. Isn’t that tormenting?
It’s nothing like the freedom they have now.
“Want to check out the next room?”
“What’s there to see about IVE? They’re just getting praised.”
“We’re going to learn how to praise people. Otherwise, if we scold the children again in the next round, what if they get depressed from our scolding?”
“That’s true. If they really get depressed, the President would kill us sisters.”
“That’s a given.”
These female artists are all the President’s precious darlings. The President can understand a few scoldings, but if something really goes wrong from scolding, they’ll be finished.
“Let’s go, let’s secretly learn a trick.”
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To prepare for the upcoming comeback, most artists were busy, except for...
The President’s office.
Jiang Shu looked speechlessly at Liu Zhimin, who was sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed, eating potato chips.
“Why aren’t you practicing? What are you doing here?”
“Practice is over,” Liu Zhimin said carelessly, glancing at the remaining amount in the potato chip bag.
She had nothing to do after Girls’ Generation’s practice ended.
Bae Joo-hyun had just taken office and was still in a state of panic. Whenever she had time, she would go to Li Duohui to learn and show her loyalty. It was clear that she was really afraid of Li Duohui messing with her.
The others either went back to prepare for their comeback practice or ran their schedules.
Aespa had just had a comeback, so they didn’t need to practice.
“What about your schedule?”
“They’ll pick me up in half an hour,” Liu Zhimin said, looking at the time on the wall.
“So you plan to just sit here for half an hour?”
“Yeah.” Liu Zhimin looked completely justified. “You even have air conditioning here.”
“Aespa’s practice room has air conditioning, and Girls’ Generation’s practice room also has it,” Jiang Shu said speechlessly.
“That’s different. Your air conditioning feels better.”
Jiang Shu: “?”
“Speak. What do you want?”
“Can’t I come see you if I have nothing to do?”
“Stop talking nonsense.” Jiang Shu said irritably, “Keep personal matters to a minimum in the company. If you have nothing to do, I’ll have Zhiyan come and kick you out.”
“You didn’t say that at the Samsung Club before?” Liu Zhimin pouted.
“Men are fickle.”
Now it was Liu Zhimin’s turn to be speechless. So, denying things could really be done so frankly.
“Then I’ll say it, okay?”
“Hurry up.”
“How can artists join the company’s management?”
As soon as Liu Zhimin finished speaking, she saw Jiang Shu staring at her with an idiotic look.
“What! What!”
Liu Zhimin immediately bristled at such a look.
“I gave Bae Joo-hyun this position for two reasons: first, she has the ability to handle this position, and second, she has shares in YG, making her the fourth largest shareholder of YG. What do you have?”
Liu Zhimin, who had been bristling, lost her momentum.
“Uh… Is it still too late for me to buy company shares now?”
“I understand your desire to improve, but not in this way.” Jiang Shu shook his head. “You yourself know that you are virtually talentless in management.”
Bae Joo-hyun wasn’t that great either, but at least she had some years of experience in society and learned a few things from Jiang Shu, so she could understand the basics.
But Liu Zhimin…
Forget it, Jiang Shu was already burning high incense if she didn’t cause trouble.
“I can learn,” Liu Zhimin muttered softly.
“You don’t even have confidence yourself. How can you say that?” Jiang Shu said speechlessly.
Liu Zhimin pouted but didn’t continue to argue.
“There will be specific positions reserved for you in the future. Don’t rush now.”
“Oh,” Liu Zhimin replied dryly.
She originally had no thoughts, but after seeing Bae Joo-hyun become Vice President, she came to ask.
In fact, when she learned the news, it was made very clear that the most important reason Bae Joo-hyun could become Vice President was that she was the fourth largest shareholder of YG.
Without this, she would not have been able to reach that position.
This one sentence blocked the thoughts of many people.
After all, excluding DM Entertainment, which is not listed, the shares of the other three major companies are not that easy to acquire.
She didn’t know how Bae Joo-hyun managed to buy so many YG shares. It was strange.
“Will you come to see our comeback this time?” Liu Zhimin asked.
“Not necessarily,” Jiang Shu said very directly. “Whether I can go depends on the situation. I have other things to do.”
Liu Zhimin glanced at the stacks of documents in front of Jiang Shu, said “Oh,” and then stood up.
“Then I’m leaving.”
“If other artists also have this idea, just tell them what I told you, to save me from explaining to each one.”
“Besides me, no one else dares to approach you directly anyway,” Liu Zhimin complained.
“That’s true.”
“I’m leaving.”
