Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 622 YG Entertainment
The long convoy drove smoothly through the streets of Seoul. Looking around, I felt that the streets were quite clean.

This is normal, though. Developed countries generally have a higher level of public civility. Concepts like "garbage sorting" and "not littering cigarette butts" are deeply ingrained in people's minds. If China's cleanliness is "management-based," then this is "self-discipline-based."

In addition, Zhou Wang also felt that those Korean passersby were "trendy".

Regardless of age or gender, young people or middle-aged people, their clothing styles are relatively fashionable, some even too fashionable for Zhou Wang to understand... For example, there was a guy who was clearly wearing women's clothing, but it didn't look like he was wearing a top. Zhou Wang remembered that a member of Bigbang also liked to dress like that.

"President Zhou, would you like to rest first or go to the company first?"

It was only afternoon, not yet lunchtime. Sura held up her phone to help Zhou Wang translate Vice President An Qixian's inquiry on the other end of the line.

"Let's go to the company."

Zhou Wang had rested enough on the plane and was naturally going straight to the company... Aside from the cloud-related industries listed in the system's background panel, this was Zhou Wang's first legitimate business overseas, so he naturally had to take a look.

...It's definitely not because he has any interest in South Korean female celebrities.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Wang looked at Cui Min'er, who seemed to be in a good mood, and asked, "Min'er, do you want to come to the company with me? I'll take you home after I'm done with work."

Now that they've come to Korea, it's natural to meet Choi Min-ah's family. This should have been an unspoken agreement between the two of them, but Choi Min-ah seemed hesitant for some reason.

"Um, honey, why don't you go ahead and do your thing? I'll go home and check on things... Hmm, I need to talk to my parents first, so they can be prepared. They don't know I've decided to break up with Park Woo-bin yet..."

Although Choi Min-ah called him affectionately, her words still revealed a great deal of caution.

Zhou Wang stopped putting his arm around her waist and instead took her hand, feeling the softness of Cui Min'er's well-maintained skin as he softly called out:
"Min'er."

"Ok?"

"I'm just a bit greedy, but that doesn't mean I'm unreasonable. When we're together, you don't need to be so... cautious, do you understand?"

Zhou Wang knew that his transformation into the evil version of himself that night might have left a significant psychological scar on Cui Min'er, causing her to feel a deep-seated inferiority, or even a little... fear, when facing him.
Although her appearance in bed could bring men the greatest satisfaction, Zhou Wang wasn't really a psychopath, so he still wanted to comfort her and help her be more natural.

Ideally, she should remain aloof in normal times, but once she's pinned to the bed, she'll... cough cough.

Choi Min-ah nodded as if she understood, "I know the idiom 'walking on thin ice' is a meme on the internet, right?"

After some comforting, Cui Min'er relaxed a little, but Zhou Wang could tell that Cui Min'er still wasn't really listening to what he was saying.

Zhou Wang didn't expect a few words to change the psychological trauma he had inflicted on her all night. Time would tell, and after many days she would understand her true nature...

"Then I'll take you home first."

Zhou Wang understood Cui Min'er's thoughts. She was afraid that her family wouldn't be able to accept her sudden appearance. After all, in her family's eyes, she was still the fiancée of the chaebol heir. Although Park Woo-bin didn't have much contact with her family, they still held him in high esteem.

After having Cui Min'er navigate, Zhou Wang instructed Gao Xing, who was driving, to head towards Cui Min'er's house.

After Sura explained the situation, the rest of the convoy followed and turned towards Kowloon Village, Seoul's largest shantytown.

The convoy arrived at the slope of Kowloon Village and stopped at Cui Min'er's signal. "It's not far up. I'll walk up myself."

Zhou Wang peered inside and found that the roads were quite narrow, so he didn't insist on driving the car in. After watching Cui Min'er walk further and further away up the slope, Zhou Wang looked up again.

He didn't say anything, but Qu Peining, who had been sitting in the passenger seat and had remained silent ever since Cui Min'er woke up and started being all lovey-dovey with Zhou Wang, suddenly sighed and said:
"I never imagined that the capital of South Korea would have such a slum..."

"really."

Zhou Wang was also somewhat surprised, and took out his phone to snap a photo.

Because Zhou Wang had heard Cui Min'er describe her growing environment before, he didn't feel much at the time. But now, facing the densely packed shantytown halfway up the mountain, he saw low and crowded buildings everywhere, which was quite shocking.

Pei Ning.

At this moment, Zhou Wang gestured to Qu Peining.

Although Qu Peining didn't like this girl who looked "seductive and alluring," her strength lay in her ability to distinguish between work and personal matters. So, upon hearing Zhou Wang's order, she didn't say much and got out of the car to follow at a distance.

Zhou Wang had Qu Peining secretly follow Cui Min'er, naturally for her safety.

After rolling down the car window and watching for a while, Zhou Wang finally looked away when he saw that Cui Min'er and Qu Peining had disappeared around the corner of the alley.

"Let's go."

……

YG Entertainment's headquarters, a black, cold cube, stands on the street. It's December, and for the country of South Korea in the north, winter has officially begun. The temperature in Seoul is only two or three degrees Celsius.

When engaging in outdoor activities, it is generally necessary to wear a thick down jacket to withstand the severe cold.

But at this moment, outside the lobby of YG Entertainment, apart from the row of men and women who were presumably management, still wearing thick woolen coats over their suits, the dozen or so young men and women behind them were wearing only light clothing, and some girls were even wearing only short skirts with their bare thighs covered by thin stockings, shivering in the cold wind...

In a corner slightly closer to the door, Kim Jisoo and Lisa were also only wearing dresses. Although they came out at the last minute, they had only stood in the cold wind for a minute or two and were already freezing. They could only huddle together and warm themselves with each other's body heat.

"Lisa, you're really going all out! A dress is one thing, but you even wore a tank top..."

Jisoo glanced at Lisa's outfit next to her, her expression somewhat strange.

Although Lisa wore a thin sweater over her clothes, the fabric was clearly not warm enough in the cold wind. Underneath the sweater was a camisole shaped like a butterfly.

The fabric on the front is cut into a butterfly shape, with wings spreading out to both sides, but the real essence lies in the overall design: only two straps extend from the butterfly's wings, wrapping around the back. The sides are completely open, and there is no other fabric on the back... In short, this is a camisole that's somewhere between underwear and a spaghetti strap.

It wasn't very obvious because Lisa was wearing a sweater, but Kim Jisoo, who had seen the whole outfit, knew that once she took off the sweater, she could even see her smooth bare back and some tender flesh...

Lisa's face was flushed red from the cold wind, and it was hard to tell if she was blushing because of Jisoo's words. She just glanced at Jisoo's legs under her gold miniskirt.

"But Jisoo, didn't you also go bare-legged without even wearing stockings?"

"I was practicing dance just now, and when I got the call, there wasn't time to change, and I wasn't even that cold..."

Kim Jisoo explained.

Lisa glanced at Jisoo's clasped hands, then chuckled and didn't expose her.

After all, wasn't she herself thinking the same thing, which is why she gritted her teeth and dressed so sexily in such cold weather?
Several days have passed, but Lisa still can't forget the shock she suffered that night... Zhou Wang, who was trending on social media yesterday because of their gossip, has become the chairman of YG Entertainment overnight!
Lisa doesn't understand business very well, nor does she know how the magic trick works. She has a good relationship with President Kim, but judging from his reaction, he is actually quite confused as well.

Then, I learned from President Kim that even Vice President Ahn Ki-hyun hadn't received any prior warning. Although he seemed calm and collected when he made the announcement, just ten minutes earlier, he had almost driven his car into a ditch when he received a call from the board of directors in his car.

Their original agent, Sister Chen, and the former head of the public relations department undoubtedly became the scapegoats for this incident, disappearing from the company that very night.

Although these people lost their jobs, at least the matter is over. Unless Chairman Zhou insists on making things worse, they can at least sleep peacefully after accepting the outcome.

But the four girls in BlackPink are clearly different.

It cannot be said that the public opinion incident was entirely their idea, but without their voices, the level of attention would never have reached such an exaggerated level.

Sister Chen could just pack up and leave, but they couldn't.

Putting aside their contracts with YG Entertainment, which contain binding clauses signed back during their trainee days, even without those contracts, given YG Entertainment's influence in South Korea and the powerful background of the "Kowloon Gang," if Zhou Wang, now the chairman of YG Entertainment, really wanted to deal with them, it would only take a casual word...

To their fans, they are international superstars, but having climbed their way up from the bottom of the South Korean entertainment industry, they know very well that in the eyes of real chaebols, they are nothing.

Lisa, in particular, comes from the most ordinary background among the four members. Her family background is completely unrelated to wealth and privilege, which is why she cherishes everything she has today even more.

This incredibly sexy halter top was something she had carefully selected just two days ago and bought online. She didn't have any other intentions; she simply wanted to make the best impression on Zhou Wang during their reunion...

Jisoo glanced at the back of the hall again and said with some concern, "What did Jenny and Rose tell you? Are they really not even going to attend the welcoming ceremony?"

After the shock that day, the four girls reacted very differently.

Lisa was terrified, while Kim Jisoo was shocked but also somewhat relieved. She came from a middle-to-upper-class family in South Korea, and because her parents had some connections in the entertainment industry, she had always been well protected. Relatively speaking, she was the most innocent of the four girls, so at the time, she felt a little guilty for framing Zhou Wang...

As for Jenny and Rose, although they were initially a little scared, after calming down, they did not intend to submit to Zhou Wang.

Have you ever seen Jenny bow her head to anyone?

Lisa said with a hint of complexity, unable to hide the bitterness and jealousy in her eyes, "With such a good mother, she doesn't have to suffer any grievances at all."

Jennie's family is indeed the best among the four BlackPink girls; it's beyond just "good."

Jenny's mother is one of the shareholders of CJ Group, which originated from Samsung Group and is currently one of the largest conglomerates in South Korea, with businesses spanning food and beverage, biotechnology, entertainment and media, logistics and retail, and more.

Jenny's father runs a medical institution and also comes from a distinguished background.

Therefore, Jenny's family is a genuine chaebol class in South Korea, and it is this background that makes Jenny the proudest of the four girls.

Given her personality, even if she didn't think she had done anything wrong, she would never bow down to Zhou Wang.

Kim Jisoo understood this point as well. After sighing, she asked in confusion, "What about Rose? How dare she stand up to Chairman Zhou?"

"Rose didn't say it explicitly, but I think she probably wants to ask Vice President Park for help..."

Lisa pursed her lips and lowered her voice.

"Looking for Chairman Park?"

Jisoo was startled and before she could ask any further questions, the sound of a walkie-talkie rang out, and the senior executives of YG Entertainment immediately stood up straight and began to applaud.

Kim Jisoo looked up and saw a long line of cars slowly driving in through the gates of YG Entertainment. She knew that Zhou Wang had arrived, so she immediately shut up, separated herself slightly from Lisa, stood up straight, and smiled as she clapped along with the crowd.

The Genesis at the front slowly came to a stop at the gate. The doors of the Land Rover following behind opened, and President Kim and Chairman Ahn quickly got out of their cars and jogged over to open the doors of the Genesis.

Wearing a casual suit, but still undeniably handsome, Zhou Wang climbed out of the back seat of the Genesis and was immediately surrounded by enthusiastic YG Entertainment executives, who practically lined up to bow and shake hands with him.

With Zhou Wang's limited Korean, he could only make out that each of them was speaking greetings filled with honorifics. Fortunately, he didn't need to respond; he only needed to smile and nod. Sura, who was following behind him, would remember the identities and positions of these people for him.

After meeting with the company's top executives, the next group of guests were the stars from YG Entertainment.

At the front is Dong Young-bae, the former lead vocalist of Bigbang, the king of K-pop. Behind him are Jeon So-mi, Kang Dong-won, Lee Jung-jae, and other popular stars from YG Entertainment. There are also a lot of stars that Zhou Wang doesn't recognize, but a few of them look familiar, probably from movies or TV dramas.

Zhou Wang has now figured out some ways to manage his subordinates, so he always acts rather aloof when facing the management of YG Entertainment, but when facing these seemingly glamorous but actually just employees stars, he smiles and acts like he's easy to get along with.

However, when it came time to shake hands with the BlackPink members after being introduced by President Kim, Zhou Wang frowned and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

"Two people?"

(End of this chapter)