The Uncrowned King of the Peninsula

Chapter 150: Emperor of Emperors (Two in One)

Woolim Entertainment, Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
At the entrance of the gray four-story building, which used to be populated by only trainees and occasional fans checking in, it is very lively today.

A group of men and women surrounded a serious-looking middle-aged man and spoke respectfully.

"Representative Nim, can we adjust the Infinate event schedule for next quarter?"

"Representative Nim, you look so energetic today..."

"Representative Nim, the live broadcast schedule for next month has been sent to you. It will be organized by the company..."

The middle-aged man listened, nodding or shaking his head, simply saying his agreement or refusal, and the expressions of the people around him changed accordingly.

Each voice revealed the identity of this man: he was the founder and boss of Woolim Entertainment, Li Chongye. In this small building that belonged to him, his words were the supreme decision.

These people were standing at the door, seemingly waiting for someone, and behind them stood two rows of pretty young girls, chattering among themselves.

In the middle of the first row, there was a round-faced girl with long chestnut hair. She had big eyes and a low nose, which made her face look full of childish purity. Coupled with her slender figure, she looked like an ignorant girl in her first love, cute and sweet.

"Caiyuan, who's coming today?" The girl next to her poked the long-haired, round-faced girl on the shoulder.

Shortly after the lunch break, the company called these female trainees out and said that an important guest would be arriving at 3 pm and asked them to greet him at the door.

But when they arrived, they found that Li Chongye, the boss of the company with a bad temper and the final say, was also waiting here, and almost all the well-known people in the company were there.

"Yes, Caiyuan, do you know? Please tell us." The girl on the other side also begged her.

Jin Caiyuan's mother is a famous musical actress and a senior in the circle. Naturally, she has asked some people in the company for help, so she has some connections in the company and can know some gossip that sometimes comes true and sometimes doesn't. Among the trainees, this is already very remarkable.

In addition, Kim Chae-won has excellent singing and dancing skills, looks pure and cute, is very spiritual, and has a somewhat dignified personality. She has always been regarded by the company as the core figure of the next generation of girl group debut, and is implicitly a small leader among the trainees.

But she was as confused as everyone else about what was going on today.

"Hmm, probably a business partner of the company or something like that." Looking at the expectant eyes of the young ladies, Jin Caiyuan didn't want to say that he knew nothing, so he tried to guess, "Wasn't there a rumor a while ago that Representative Nim was looking for new investors?"

"Look, the representative Nim is here in person."

"Oh, so that's it." The sisters were amazed. "Caiyuan, you're amazing."

"If there are new investors, does that mean a new girl group will be launched soon?" a girl with short hair guessed.

As soon as this topic was brought up, everyone's interest was immediately piqued.

Isn’t the day of debut what trainees look forward to?
However, Woolim is not a big company, so it is quite difficult for it to raise funds for debut.

"Chaewon, you will definitely make your debut and become a big star." The short-haired girl looked at Jin Chaewon enviously.

"Ah, no, everyone has hope." Jin Caiyuan shook his head quickly, but did not deny that he would definitely make his debut.

"Alas, Eunbi-unnie was kicked out. Otherwise, there might be a chance. She is very good at singing and dancing." A girl with single eyelids seemed a little sorry.

"How is that possible? What's the use of being powerful? She's already so old, how can she even have a chance to make her debut?" A tall man snorted.

"Don't say that. Eunbi will have other opportunities. Let's bless her." Jin Caiyuan stopped her and made a praying gesture.

"You are such a good person, Caiyuan. You are really our little princess~"

The chirping of the birds was getting louder and louder, and Li Chongye, who was standing at the door in front, frowned.

"Ah! That's enough!" The artist supervisor saw through their expressions and immediately turned around and shouted at Jin Caiyuan and the others, "Shut up! What are you arguing about?"

They were suddenly silent.

The people standing in front of them were all senior executives of the company. Their words could determine their future fate as trainees, so no one dared to be presumptuous.

The doorway finally became quiet, with a group of people waiting. As the time was getting closer to three o'clock, Li Chongye's face became vaguely anxious, and he kept tapping his toes on the ground.

No one dared to speak.

Finally, two minutes before three o'clock, a black business car turned the intersection and drove towards the company.

Jin Caiyuan opened her eyes wide, wanting to see who the person was that the company had made them wait here for half an hour, hoping that her guess was correct.

The black car stopped, the electric door slowly opened, and a tall man got out of the car.

Li Chongye's serious expression changed, and he immediately went forward with a warm smile on his face, "Ah, Editor-in-Chief Pei, thank you for your visit, thank you for your visit!"

Trainees like Jin Caiyuan were stunned. They had never seen Li Chongye, who usually had the final say in the company, like this.

"Everyone admires you so much, and we finally get to meet you." Li Chongye ignored the reactions behind him and smiled ingratiatingly. He supported Pei Yongjun's arm and gestured behind his back with his other hand, "I really need your help in the future."

The artist director immediately gave Jin Caiyuan a look.

"Welcome, welcome!" He clapped his hands.

The trainees bowed in unison, "Welcome!"

“We are Woolim Entertainment!”

Whether plump or thin, such a greeting is very pleasing to the eye.

The man called Editor-in-Chief Pei nodded, smiled back, and walked into the building following Li Chongye's cordial greeting.

The top executives from other companies also suddenly gathered around, following closely and paying them warm compliments, looking nothing like their usual condescending attitude in front of artists and trainees.

"Oh, who is this? So handsome. I wish he could be our boss." The short-haired girl tiptoed and looked at Pei Yongjun's back, her tone full of envy.

Everyone turned their heads and looked towards where the group disappeared.

"It looks familiar, I think I've seen it somewhere."

"Ah! It's the reporter who caught Lee Seung-ri! Bae Yong-jun!" Someone recognized Bae Yong-jun and everyone became excited.

This is the biggest news in the entertainment industry. Everyone's eyes lit up when they saw the photo of Bae Young-jun holding Lee Seung-ri.

"How impressive! So awesome!"

"No wonder Representative-nim came to greet us. Could it be that Lee Seung-ri's incident has implicated our company?"

"Is that the old pervert from the vocal music class who secretly touched my butt last time? That was disgusting! Editor-in-Chief Pei, expose him now!"

"Can I ask him for his autograph?"

"Can I have their contact information?"

However, while a group of people were chattering, Jin Caiyuan, who was in the middle of the crowd, did not say a word and was still staring at the door in a daze.

"Caiyuan? Caiyuan?" An intern called her, turned around, and was also stunned.

One, two, everyone turned around and stared at the black business car at the door in amazement.

There are people in the car.

A familiar figure got out of the car with a timid smile on his face, "Hello everyone"

She was petite, looked a little timid, and had a strikingly curvaceous chest. It was none other than Quan Eun-bi, who had been fired just the day before. But why was she here again, getting out of Reporter Pei's car?

The trainees were confused and speechless with surprise.

"Eunbi unni?" Kim Chae-won was the first to come back to his senses.

"Well, Caiyuan, I..."

In the silence, the artist director hurriedly ran out of the building and ran straight to Kwon Eun-bi's side, with an intimate smile on his face that no intern had ever seen.

"Eunbi, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." He nodded to Kwon Eunbi, and his politeness made the trainees drop their jaws.

Then he turned around, his face straightened, and he cleared his throat, "Everyone, listen up."

"Kim Jong-jin's agent has been fired for embezzling performance fees without the company's knowledge for a long time."

"What he said yesterday doesn't count. Kwon Eun-bi is still a trainee at the company."

"One more thing. The company is preparing a new girl group debut plan. The trainees need to be better managed and can't be so lax any longer."

"From now on, Concubine Quan will be your team leader, and everyone must listen to her!"

"She's the eldest sister, the strongest, and the company's most valued trainee. You must obey her. If you need to ask for leave, you must report to Quan Enfei. Do you understand?!"

No one spoke, they all stared blankly at the unknown Quan Enfei who had just been kicked out yesterday.

"Do you understand?" The artist director's face turned serious.

"I understand!" The trainees woke up as if from a dream and quickly agreed loudly.

"Now, hurry back to the practice room and train!" The artist director waved his hand, and the trainees walked towards the practice room in a daze.

In front of him was the director who was affectionately asking about Quan Enfei's well-being.

Jin Caiyuan stared at her back in a daze, his mind full of shock.

Is this the treatment of royalty?
But, but...

I'm obviously a member of the royal family?!
Jin Caiyuan felt that his empire had collapsed.

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Pei Yongjun stood at the window, looking at the lonely street in front of the small building.

Behind him was Li Chongye's indignant voice.

"Editor-in-Chief Pei, I'm already investigating what Kim Jong-jin did. I really don't know how much bad things this guy did behind the company's back until I investigate!"

"Withholding the performance fees of the company's dancers and embezzling the artists' living expenses is abhorrent! Hateful! Damn it!"

Li Chongye stood in front of the sofa, gritting his teeth and gesticulating.

Glancing at Pei Yongjun who remained silent, he put on a smile again and said, "Editor-in-Chief, thank you so much for helping us catch this bad apple."

"I received your call last night and immediately fired him. Don't worry."

Pei Yongjun still didn't speak.

"Editor-in-chief, Editor-in-chief Pei, Editor-in-chief nim?" Li Chongye called Pei Yongjun, laughing as he called.

Several company executives behind him also looked at Li Chongye and each other, fearing that he would get angry the next moment due to his bad temper, but Li Chongye kept smiling.

what happened?

After more than half a minute, Pei Yongjun seemed to have finally had enough of the scenery outside the window and turned around. "Manager Li, you called me?"

"Ah," Li Chongye smiled sheepishly, "Um, what do you think of what I just said, haha?"

"What?" Pei Yongjun looked at him, then looked at several executives who were also smiling apologetically next to him.

"What are you doing? Sit down, sit down."

He pointed to the sofa.

"Well, do you think our treatment of Jin Zhongzhen is appropriate?" Li Chongye did not move.

"Withholding performance fees and embezzling living expenses is quite despicable. I'm expelling him." Pei Yongjun smiled and nodded. "It's appropriate."

A relaxed smile suddenly appeared on Li Chongye's face.

"But..." Bae Yongjun stopped smiling, "For managers who often take their bosses and executives to Burning Sun to play."

He stared at the frozen smile on Li Chongye's face and said, "It's not quite appropriate."

Li Shengli's evil kingdom disappeared overnight, but many treasures were buried in the ruins.

Among them are consumption records and a large number of videos.

Kwon Eun-bi's address was leaked, and Bae Young-joon found Woolim's agent Kim Jong-jin in Lee Seung-ri's correspondence. He then followed the clues and discovered that Lee Jung-yeop and several others were often brought by Kim Jong-jin to the Burning Sun box to party and have fun.

It was also Kim Jong-jin who acted as a matchmaker between Jung Joon-young and Park Young-sung, and did some things that helped the evildoer.

However, Li Chongye and his companions simply rescued the fallen business girl in the nightclub in a flash and did not get involved in Li Shengli's incident.

But at a time when the Lee Seung-ri incident is at the center of public attention and even high-ranking officials of the Seoul Police Department have been arrested, Lee Jung-yeop's consumption records, whether big or small, once hyped up, are enough to ruin the entertainment company he has run for decades.

Just imagine, if it was revealed at this point that he often went to Lee Seung-ri's nightclub to spend money, who would believe that he was just there to spend money?

Woolim is just a small agency and cannot withstand the surging public opinion. The girl group it is planning to launch will also be directly ruined.

As soon as Li Chongye received the panicked call from Kim Jong-jin, he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, but then he received a call from Bae Yong-jun, who was actually talking about a trainee.

Li Chongye immediately agreed to everything and invited him to come to the company today.

No matter what, Pei Yongjun must show mercy, otherwise...

"Hey, editor-in-chief, you must believe me. I really have nothing to do with Lee Seung-ri!" Looking at Pei Yongjun who was not in a hurry, Li Chongye was anxious.

Pei Yongjun slowly walked to the sofa and sat down.

"Mr. Li, does my belief really matter? In your last interview, you even said we were a low-ranking tabloid. The incident of beating up trainees was pure..."

Li Chongye's face turned pale.

Pei Yongjun paused, "That's pure bullshit, right?"

"Representative Li, we are still waiting for you to sue us for defamation."

A smile appeared on his face and he spread out his right hand, as if holding the surging anger of the people, and no one dared to stop him.

(End of this chapter)