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Chapter 68 Little Thoughts

Although the female lead for "Hotel Del Luna" has been confirmed, the other characters in the drama are equally outstanding. With such a great production, Zhou Wenzhe would naturally prioritize casting his own people.

Moreover, this drama requires quite a few roles, although most of them are guest appearances, it's still nice to have a chance to show your face in them.

Zhou Wenzhe first came to YG Entertainment. Since Han Chengmin became president, he has done a lot of practical work, and the company's atmosphere has gradually improved.

Take BlackPink, for example. They just released a mini-album in June and are about to release a new single this month. In addition, through the help of Zhou Wenzhe, they signed with Universal Music's New Vision Records and collaborated with famous female singer Dua Lipa on the single "Kiss and Make Up", thus officially entering the European and American markets.

They also have a world tour coming up, so Kim Jisoo has been too busy to go on a date with Zhou Wenzhe during this time.

Other groups are gradually getting back on track, and Han Sungmin even wants to reunite the disbanded 2NE1. This matter is still under discussion with the four members.

In addition, YG Entertainment has begun preparing new albums for the BIGBANG members who are currently serving in the military, after their discharge next year.

Zhou Wenzhe was quite satisfied with the work done by Han Chengmin and the abilities he demonstrated. After all, cleaning up such a mess and seeing results so quickly required both courage and competence.

Inside the meeting room.

Zhou Wenzhe informed several actor agents about the audition, but he didn't care which role he would be chosen for or whether he would be able to get the role.

After the agents left, Han Chengmin said, "Wen Zhe, there's something tricky going on lately, and I'm having trouble making a decision."

In private, Zhou Wenzhe told Han Chengmin to call him by his name directly, since Han was more than ten years older than him and he wasn't used to overly formal titles.

"What's wrong?"

"I've received news that Jennie is dating Kai, a member of the boy group EXO under SM Entertainment. Paparazzi have already taken photos of the two on a date."

"Really? The paparazzi want money?" Zhou Wenzhe had already learned this from Kim Jisoo, so he wasn't surprised at all.

"They didn't say it explicitly, but I think that's what they meant: should we buy the photos?"

"Have you discussed this with Jennie? What's her opinion?"

"I've already spoken to their agent about this; she should be on her way to the company now. How about we talk to her later?"

During the last meeting, Han Chengmin guessed that Zhou Wenzhe and Jin Zhixiu might have some kind of relationship, so dealing with this matter was rather tricky. They couldn't just have one person strictly controlling the other while the other didn't.

Moreover, it's not a big deal for artists under YG Entertainment to be in relationships, and fans don't react as strongly to this as they do to artists from other companies.

This is probably the most successful aspect of YG Entertainment's operations over the years: even when idols are in relationships, they still have a considerable number of die-hard fans.

"Okay, so what's your opinion?"

"My idea is that if Jennie agrees to break up with this guy, then we'll buy out the photos. If she doesn't want to, then let nature take its course. The company can just issue a statement saying they were unaware of it."

"Don't you have any intention of forcibly intervening?"

"At first, there was indeed some hype, but after thinking about it carefully, I realized that this might also be a good opportunity for hype. Although BlackPink is doing well at the moment, they are still some distance behind other popular girl groups and need some buzz."

Zhou Wenzhe didn't quite understand these things. Actually, this was a standard practice for entertainment agencies: using an artist's relationship to create hype. Once the hype reached a certain level and the artist's popularity and buzz increased, they would then have the artist break up, or at least make it appear as if they had broken up.

Some management companies even use fabricated relationships for publicity, which may harm the artists involved, but is very beneficial to the group as a whole.

Moreover, this is the least costly and most profitable way to generate hype, so management companies are not entirely opposed to their artists dating.

the other side.

The four members of BlackPink, who had just finished their schedule, traveled to YG Entertainment in a van. On the way, their manager told them why they were going to the company.

Sitting in the back row, Jennie looked dejected. She hadn't expected that her relationship would be exposed by paparazzi so soon after it started, even though she had been hiding it so well.

Seeing her like this, Kim Ji-soo gently patted her hand to comfort her.

"Unnie, what should I do in a moment?" Jennie asked in a low voice.

"Tell me the truth, and I think President Han will understand."

Do you think President Han will force me to break up with him?

If Yang Hyun-suk were still the CEO of YG Entertainment, Jennie Kim would be confident that her relationship wouldn't be forcibly broken up. But now that the new CEO has taken over, she has no idea what to expect.

"Probably not. By the way, did you tell him about this?"

"Not yet. I think SM Entertainment probably already knows."

"Yes, that makes sense."

"Unnie, you have to help me." Jennie grabbed Jisoo's hand as if she were grasping at a lifeline.

"How can I help you?"

Jennie whispered in Jisoo's ear, "Please beg Mooncheol oppa for mercy."

"Oh, Jennie Kim, how could you tell him about this?"

"No, that can't be..." Jennie didn't finish her sentence, but Jisoo understood what she meant: if she could talk, why couldn't Jennie?

Immediately, Kim Jisoo became somewhat dissatisfied. Was this a threat?

Although the two spoke very quietly, the other two members, Rosé and Lisa, overheard the gist of their conversation. Seeing the slightly tense atmosphere between them, they quickly stepped in to mediate.

At this moment, the van drove into YG Company's parking lot.

"We've arrived. Get out of the car. The president is waiting for you in the conference room," the manager said, turning around.

"Oppa, aren't you coming up with us?" Jennie asked.

"The president only allows you to go up."

"Oh well."

The four got out of the car, walked into the company, and nervously entered the conference room.

He knocked on the door, then pushed it open and went inside.

When she saw Zhou Wenzhe there, Kim Jisoo breathed a sigh of relief; at least she wouldn't get scolded today.

Jennie Kim also breathed a sigh of relief.

Even if we disregard the monk's feelings, we should consider the Buddha's feelings; presumably, Zhou Wenzhe won't make things too difficult for her.

"Please sit down," Zhou Wenzhe said, pointing to the seats opposite him.

The group sat down side by side, looking like well-behaved students.

"Jennie, when did you two start dating?" Han Sungmin asked, his tone calm, revealing no indication of his attitude towards the matter.

"President-nim, we've only been together for less than a month," Jennie Kim replied tremblingly.

Han Chengmin was surprised that the time was so short. He initially thought the two had been dating for more than half a year, otherwise how could the paparazzi have captured the photos so easily?

"So what do you think? Do you want to continue, or break up?"

"Uh... this..." Jennie didn't know how to answer. She first looked at the other three members, but they all seemed indifferent and uninvolved.

Then she looked at Zhou Wenzhe, who also seemed indifferent to her affairs.

Finally, having no other choice, she said, "President-nim, I will follow the company's arrangements."

Actually, Jennie Kim didn't care that much about this relationship. She just wanted to secretly enjoy the sweetness of love, but she never expected to be discovered so quickly. How could she enjoy it then?

She knew that once an idol's relationship was exposed, it would be a huge blow to their career, so they had to make a choice: love or career.

Most idols would choose the latter, unless you don't have much interest in being an idol.

Of course, there are also relationships that fans support, but those are extremely rare, and they only happen after she has been in the industry for many years. She has only been in the industry for a little over two years now, and her career is still unstable.

"Are you sure you want to follow the company's arrangements?" Han Chengmin was quite satisfied with Jin Zhenni's attitude. At least this girl knew her limits and how to make choices.

"Um."

"Alright, the company won't keep this a secret for you, but we'll announce your breakup in a month. Whether you break up now or wait a month is up to you."

Han Sungmin has already planned to use this incident to generate buzz for BLACKPINK's new single and world tour, while also building hype for Jennie's solo career and downplaying YG Entertainment's previous negative news.

The best of both worlds.

"it is good."

Jin Zhenni nodded. She had nothing to say about Han Chengmin's arrangement, nor was she able to resist it.

She could only say that her boyfriend was no good. If it were Zhou Wenzhe, the president of the company would probably not dare to object to a single word.

She glanced at Kim Jisoo again, feeling a mix of resentment and jealousy towards her older sister. Why could Jisoo be so carefree just because she was in a relationship?

Then she looked at Zhou Wenzhe with a complicated expression, and a strange feeling of unwillingness to admit defeat arose in her heart.

Zhou Wenzhe and Jin Zhenni looked at each other. From her eyes, he could see a lot of emotions and her little thoughts.

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