Be reborn and be happy to the fullest

"Is Han Hyo-joo signed with Lee Byung-hun's company? What's the company's name? Do you have any information? Send me a copy!"

"The company is called BH Entertainment. I already checked their information when Han Xiaozhou signed with them, and I'm sending it to you now..."

Li Shuo took the information and calmed down after reading it: In his previous life, much of the information he had received came from the internet, and its accuracy was generally low. Now, after reading the information compiled by Han Enqing, he realized that much of the information online was exaggerated.
Although the information shows that Lee Byung-hun is indeed a playboy who has slept with countless women from his debut to his current peak, he is nowhere near as depraved as Lee Seok had heard in his previous life, capable of making female celebrities hospitalized.

Therefore, Han Xiaozhou's matter is not in a hurry...

Of course, after calming down, he still needed to do his homework, so Li Shuo picked up his phone and immediately called Han Xiaozhou:
"Oppa, is something wrong?" Han Hyo-joo was pleasantly surprised when she received the call, because in their previous interactions, she was usually the one who took the initiative to call Lee Seok.

"I missed you..." Li Shuo said gently, pausing for several seconds to let the sweetness of those three words ferment in the woman's heart before asking in detail, "You left in a hurry just now, what happened? Did I not serve our big star well enough?"

"Hehe," Han Xiaozhou chuckled, feeling a surge of happiness from within as her idol paid her attention. "No, it's about the endorsement contract we signed today. You know, it was a last-minute decision. I didn't communicate with the company beforehand, so after signing the contract, I went back to the company with Sister Gu..."

"Speaking of which, I only just learned from Secretary Han's report that you signed with BH, and its boss is Lee Byung-hun?"

"Um, yes, the president's reputation in the media hasn't been great, but he's been quite good to me. He gave me 5% of the revenue share in the contract, plus some basic resources..."

Han Xiaozhou was clever; she vaguely sensed the man's intention in bringing up the topic, so she first briefly explained her compensation: it was earned through her own fame, proving her worth. She then added, "However, there's absolutely no romantic relationship between us. Two years ago, when I signed with the company, President Lee was already rumored to be dating Song Hye-kyo, and recently there have been breakup rumors..."

Lee Seok chuckled and said, "Why bring that up? Lee Byung-hun isn't even in my eyes. At most, I'm worried about you being bullied at your company outside, that's all... Hmm, the benefits you mentioned are alright, but that's only compared to companies in the South Korean entertainment industry. Compared to Shuoguo Entertainment, it's far inferior. Nam Gyu-ri recently signed with Shuoguo Entertainment; you can ask her about her contract when you have time..."

This is both an endorsement of bringing Nam Gyu-ri to public events and an opportunity for Han Hyo-ju to discover the strengths of Shuoguo Entertainment, in preparation for recruiting this top Hallyu star into the company in the future.

Compared to Jun Ji-hyun, who failed to break into Hollywood and returned to South Korea, and Kim Hee-sun, whose popularity plummeted after getting married and rarely appeared in public, Han Hyo-joo is one of the few Hallyu actresses who are still considered the face of the industry after these two. Moreover, because she is much younger than the other two, Han Hyo-joo was able to ride the wave of the rise of the internet and successfully spread her fame worldwide by using Netflix as a springboard.

Therefore, in Li Shuo's eyes, Han Xiaozhou is not just pretty. If she can sign with South Korea's Shuoguo Entertainment, it will mean the true rise of South Korea's Shuoguo Entertainment, making it the first choice for established artists or potential newcomers whose contracts are expiring!
"Hey, Nam Gyu-ri signed with your company? What kind of contract is she getting?"

"Well, I can't be the one to brag about this."

"Hehe, from what you're saying, does that mean the treatment is exceptionally good? It's not like it's deliberately giving the president's woman preferential treatment, is it?"

"How could that be? You can ask around and see for yourself. Shuoguo Entertainment is a legitimate company, okay!"

To be honest, Li Shuo sounded a bit guilty about what he said. Whether in China or abroad, Shuoguo Entertainment mainly signs female artists!

After feeling guilty, Li Shuo suddenly remembered something: South Korea's Shuoguo Entertainment actually had male artists, and several of them. The South Korean StarCraft players he met at WCG had directly agreed to sign with Shuoguo Entertainment, and two other professional players were later invited to join the company!
Thinking of this, Li Shuo finally remembered that his purpose in coming to South Korea was to participate in the World Esports Championship!
After chatting sweetly with Han Xiaozhou for a while and making plans to have dinner together the next day, Li Shuo hung up the phone and immediately asked Han Enqing:
"What's today's date?"

"May 1st..."

"Didn't Chen Dong say he was coming today? Do you have any news about him?"

"Chen Dong? Please wait a moment..."

The head of the South Korean secretariat naturally didn't know who Chen Dong was, but with the help of the domestic secretariat, Han Eun-jung quickly received the news and gave Lee Seok a detailed report on Chen Dong:

Chen Dong's illness was not serious. He was discharged from the hospital after a week of recuperation. He later gave several interstellar commentary sessions. Until last night, he boarded his scheduled plane and arrived in South Korea.

Shuoguo Esports is also part of the Shuoguo Group, so Chen Dong's visit here was reported to the group. However, the South Korean branch is actually independent, with authority distributed among subsidiaries such as Shuoguo Construction and Shuoguo Trading. The report went around in circles and returned to the Chinese headquarters, which is why Li Shuo did not receive Chen Dong's message.

In addition, Han Enqing also brought Li Shuo news about the "World Esports Conference," which will be held tomorrow and last for three days. During the conference, topics such as "WCG" and "future trends of esports" will be discussed. These are relatively abstract, but there is one thing that is very real: the right to host WCG in the future!

"Contact Chen Dong for me; I'm going to the World Esports Conference tomorrow..." "Okay."

As Han Enqing answered, she followed Li Shuo out of the company building. Four people from Shuoguo Group were already waiting in front of the building…

"Let's go, to SK Securities!"

Li Shuo led Han Enqing into the middle Rolls-Royce Phantom, while the other four got into the front and rear cars respectively. At the same time, a car from Shuoguo Security followed at the very back. The convoy of four cars arrived at SK Securities half an hour later.

"Chairman Lee, welcome to SK Securities!"

At the company's main entrance, a stylish woman in a light yellow office lady uniform smiled and extended her hand to Li Shuo as he stepped out of the car. He hesitated for a full three seconds before finally taking her hand.
"Yunzhen, why didn't you tell me you were coming?"

The mature and charming beauty standing in front of Li Shuo was none other than his beautiful apprentice, Cui Yunzhen!
She smiled and said, "I just wanted to give the president a surprise!"

"Yes, this outfit today... is very beautiful. My baby's temperament is becoming more and more versatile now..."

Although Lee Seok is usually good at sweet talk, he rarely uses adjectives like "very," so the shock and amazement Choi Yoon-jung brought him today was just too strong:
This girl usually wears a ponytail, with relatively simple clothes and makeup, and a pure and innocent temperament. Today, she not only changed her hairstyle to a more mature and charming big wave, but also dyed her hair burgundy, making her look more mature and individual. At the same time, when paired with this kind of office-specific OL uniform, compared with her previous image, it is easy to create a stunning feeling of "completely different".

"Hehe, thank you for the compliment, Chairman Li!"

Li Shuo then noticed that since they met, the girl had been calling him "Chairman" instead of the usual "Master".

How to describe this feeling? It was as if Crown Princess Lin Shiya had deliberately caused him conflict before, which was quite exciting.

Of course, Choi Yoon-jung didn't deliberately distance herself from him. She leaned close to him while talking and laughing. This attitude made the SK Securities executives following behind her exchange glances and make many guesses in their minds!
So, when everyone entered SK Securities and was seated in a conference room, accompanied by Choi Yoon-jung's introduction, these SK Securities executives warmly extended their hands and greeted Lee Seok...

"This is Uncle Han Yingxiong, who used to be my mother's right-hand man and is currently in charge of SK Securities..."

From Choi Yoon-jung's tone, Lee Seok could clearly distinguish who was more important and trustworthy. For example, Han Eung-woong, the president of SK Securities, had been Choi's mother's assistant, so he was naturally one of Choi Yoon-jung's own people.

Well, actually, there's no need to look at all that. Before Choi Yoon-jung went to China to study, she received her coming-of-age gift from Chairman Choi: 30% of SK Securities' shares. This made her the largest shareholder and actual controller of SK Securities! Of course, it was also the only company that Choi Yoon-jung could exert influence over the SK conglomerate.

It can be said that if Choi Yoon-jung is to take over the SK conglomerate in the future, then her test will be how far she can develop SK Securities. If she does not do well, even as the eldest daughter and the only princess of SK, she will not be able to gain a foothold in the cruel conglomerate family.

Of course, Lee Seok did not come here for SK Securities, and even meeting Choi Yoon-jung was unexpected for him. His purpose in coming here was related to the bet between Koo Young-shin and Koo Young-shin.

"...Nizi, you're getting smarter and smarter. How did you know I was coming to SK Securities?"

After the introductions were finished, the people below began discussing serious matters, which gave Li Shuo the opportunity to get close to Cui Yunzhen for a private chat.

“Master, don’t underestimate me. Under your guidance and influence, I do my homework every day. And the best place to do homework is undoubtedly the securities company. So during my time back in South Korea, I was either by your side or working here!”

Choi Yoon-jung spoke with righteous indignation, then retorted, "But Master, we agreed that I would witness the bet, so why didn't you invite me when you signed the contract with Koo Young-shin? I only found out you were at SK Securities by calling Secretary Han, which made me rush to change clothes. You have no idea how flustered I was just now..."

"It's just signing an agreement," Li Shuo said with a calm smile, his affection for his beautiful apprentice evident in his words.

"Tch, a bet where you can't see the process is utterly pointless..." (End of Chapter)