Be reborn and be happy to the fullest

"Dafa, Xiaozhou, where did you find such top-notch resources? It's unbelievable... Hehe, is everything online true? You..."

Han Hyo-joo's manager is Kim Min-hee, a woman in her forties with many years of experience in the industry.

Kim Min-hee received Han Hyo-ju's call two hours earlier. She then urgently contacted her agency and brought the company's contract lawyer to Shuoguo Entertainment. Due to the tight schedule, the two immediately began negotiations with Shuoguo Entertainment's contract department...

Well, it was more like checking contracts than negotiating. Although the workload was still huge, the difficulty was very small. This is why Kim Min-hee sighed to Han Hyo-joo after the contract was signed.

"Online? Are you referring to those pointless rumors? Oh, it's not like what people are saying..."

Han Hyo-joo vehemently denied it, but having known Kim for many years and trusting each other implicitly, she lowered her head and added, "When Oppa wanted to sign me as his spokesperson, we weren't even dating yet..."

"Oppa?"

Kim Min-hee raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised: "Hyo-joo, you're really in love?"

South Korean entertainment agencies are known for being extremely strict about managing the relationships of their female artists. Han Hyo-joo is signed with BH Entertainment, an agency founded five years ago by South Korean film star Lee Byung-hun. BH Entertainment has a bad reputation, especially for its ruthless exploitation of its artists.

Kim Min-hee, who was both BH's manager and a close friend of Han Hyo-joo, whispered a reminder: "Although he hasn't said it publicly, the CEO doesn't like his artists dating... cough cough, CEO Lee has a small flaw, you've probably heard, he's a bit... lecherous..."

Han Xiaozhou understood the implication in her words and raised an eyebrow, saying, "I've heard about it, but when I meet the representative, I've never felt that he has feelings for me. Besides, his girlfriend is Song Hye-kyo, so I'm afraid he wouldn't even look at the people in the company like us..."

"Ahem, there's a rumor... that the CEO is only interested in top female stars, and that Song Hye-kyo went out of the film industry for a while, supposedly because the CEO made her rush to the hospital. The CEO's interest in women isn't just about pursuing them; he seems to have some perverted tendencies... Anyway, be careful, don't let this damage the company's evaluation of you."

Upon hearing such a secret, Han Xiaozhou, though disbelieving, felt a sense of crisis. She thought for a moment and then laughed, saying, "Oh, it's alright. The rumors about me and Chairman Lee have already been published by those unscrupulous media outlets. It's too late to stop them now..."

"Yes, you guys are moving too fast... Well, if you're really sure your new boyfriend is a powerful tycoon, you could just let your boyfriend know about it. That's why I'm reminding you..."

"Hmm, let's not rush it for now."

Since she had just started dating Li Shuo, Han Xiaozhou didn't want to bother her boyfriend with these trivial matters. She hesitated for a moment and said, "My signing as the spokesperson for Shuoguo Financial is a great thing for BH Company, right? Even if the representative knows, can he really object to such a lucrative contract?"

"That's true...tsk tsk, if it were a regular contract, it would be fine, but with this contract, I really can't say for sure. Are all financial companies this rich and generous?"

Kim Min-hee sighed again when the spokesperson contract she had just signed was mentioned.

After chatting for a few more minutes, when BH's lawyer arrived, Kim Min-hee took his leave first, while Han Hyo-joo naturally stayed behind to find her new boyfriend.

"It seems like we owe him a huge favor now. How should we reward him? He's already kissed me, so what's the next step..."

As Han Xiaozhou pondered this in his mind, he went outside the chairman's room. Then, he looked up and saw Nam Gyu-ri nestled in Lee Seok's arms, looking blissfully happy.

In an instant, Han Xiaozhou felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her, chilling her to the bone. She also instantly realized the reality: Li Shuo was still with Nan Guili! She was the other woman, and not even the one who had managed to become the other woman!
Taking a deep breath, Han Xiaozhou forcibly suppressed the urge to turn around and leave, dumping her new boyfriend. She knew this was the man she had fought so hard for, and given the current situation, she should try to change things and make her boyfriend completely dump his ex! Leaving now would only make his ex smug.

Just then, Li Shuo saw Han Xiaozhou walking over and greeted her without any change in expression: "Xiaozhou, how did the contract signing go?"

As he spoke, he gently nudged Nam Gyu-ri in his arms. The latter pouted, and although she was extremely unwilling, she still obediently got up from Lee Seok's arms.

Seeing that Nam Gyu-ri was so cooperative, Han Hyo-ju relaxed, stepped forward, and extended his hand to Lee Seok, saying, "It's already signed. From today onwards, I'm under your command, Chairman. Please take good care of me in the future!"

Han Hyo-joo was trying to avoid suspicion by deliberately making it seem like he didn't have a close relationship with Lee Seok. This was a very clever move. It not only avoided conflict with "his ex-wife Nam Gyu-ri" but also reduced the pressure on him, preventing him from immediately falling into a dilemma like a battleground.

To her surprise, although Li Shuo also reached out his hand, after shaking hers, he pulled her into his arms right in front of Nan Guili. Then, he lowered his head and, with their breaths almost touching each other's faces, teased her, "How do you want me to take care of you? Like this?"

Nam Gyu-ri's expression tensed up subconsciously, but she quickly relaxed: since Lee Seok had agreed to make their relationship public, it meant he supported her becoming the official wife. In that case, it didn't seem like a bad thing for Han Hyo-joo to come and grovel.

"what?"

Han Xiaozhou was initially startled, but seeing that Nam Gyu-ri didn't react, he was overjoyed and said sweetly, "President, how do you plan to take care of me?" "Hahaha, naturally..."

Lee Seok-rang laughed, then released Han Hyo-joo, took her hand with one hand and Nam Gyu-ri's hand with the other, and turned to walk towards the office area next door, saying as they walked, "I'll take you guys to make a good fortune!"

"Ok?"

"make money?"

The two women spoke up in unison.

"Yes, and also, Xiaozhou, how much money are you planning to invest in Shuoguo Financial?" Li Shuo didn't explain much, but instead asked Han Xiaozhou directly.

The latter thought for a moment and weakly replied, "10 billion won?"

“Any amount is fine!” Li Shuo nodded, then looked at Nan Guili, who immediately said, “I’ll invest 20 billion!”

Since she is the legitimate wife, she naturally has to suppress the mistress; this is Nam Gyu-ri's idea.

Han Xiaozhou saw through her and sneered inwardly, but didn't respond outwardly. She knew that investing was extremely risky, as she had experience with it. Nam Gyu-ri's total savings were probably only 20 billion won, and investing all of it at once was too risky! Unlike her, who had about 50 billion won available for investment and chose to invest only 10 billion won, she still had a lot of room to maneuver if she suffered losses at Shuoguo Financial.

Watching this scene, Li Shuo shook his head inwardly. His enthusiastic encouragement of the two women to invest in Shuoguo Financial was naturally to use the promise of "making money" to keep them hooked. Because he was personally controlling this investment in Shuoguo Financial, it was bound to make money, and not a small amount. Once the results came out, the terrifying rate of return would definitely make the two women addicted, making them unable to leave Shuoguo. This was just like cultivating a high-spending habit for a mistress; both were means for capital to control women.

"Boss"

As they were talking, Li Shuo led the two women to the office of Shuoguo Financial. Bill Huang, who was with several other traders, immediately stood up to greet them.

"How's the position building going?"

"Following your instructions, we've already built up 3% of our position in just half a day! Our large capital has even impacted many other sectors..."

"How much fluctuation can a few hundred billion won cause?"

"The South Korean stock market has a relatively small market capitalization, and the concentrated buying of a few stocks naturally causes significant volatility. Fortunately, the South Korean stock market has relatively small price limits, so we can directly buy at high prices. However, I predict that if we continue to buy tomorrow, we are very likely to encounter opposing positions or attract attention!"

"Hmm, I see..."

Seeing that Li Shuo only nodded and did not give any instructions, Bill Huang did not continue to ask questions, but simply followed quietly behind.

Li Shuo then walked behind several traders to watch them make various moves. Just as Bill Huang had explained, the stocks the traders bought were all "stunningly green," which meant they were all rising wildly.

Nam Gyu-ri, who knew nothing about finance, asked in a low voice, "Isn't it a good thing that the stocks we bought are going up?"

Before Li Shuo could answer, Han Xiaozhou interjected, "Because we haven't built up our position yet, a rise in stock price will only increase our cost basis and attract opposing positions, especially large-cap blue-chip stocks like Samsung Electronics, which have huge holdings by many institutions. Once we attract attention, they might make corresponding moves to target Shuoguo Financial's aggressive buying..."

Li Shuo nodded approvingly and added, "In the financial market, information is money. If we know what the other side is going to do next, then we only need to make the corresponding arrangements to turn their money into our own! Bill Huang and his team have actually been very quick in making their arrangements, but our capital is a bit too large, and the market's capacity to absorb it is limited, which is why it has caused such violent fluctuations..."

"Oh, so what should we do next?" Nam Gyu-ri asked.

"Let's check tomorrow to see if there are any opposing players. If so, we'll strategize based on their strategies..."

Lee Seok casually replied that this was also why he had stayed with Shuoguo: it was crucial to Shuoguo Financial's survival and the huge assets it controlled, amounting to hundreds of billions or even trillions of Korean won. Even Lee Seok valued it immensely.

Nam Gyu-ri nodded, seemingly understanding, and was about to praise her idol when her phone rang. She picked it up and glanced at it, her expression immediately turning strange. Seeing Lee Seok's gaze, she whispered, "It's Koo Young-shin calling..." (End of Chapter)