The Uncrowned King of the Peninsula

Chapter 151 You will understand

Pei Yongjun looked at the panicked Li Chongye with a smile.

"No, no, no! Absolutely not! It was all misinterpreted by unscrupulous reporters!" he explained quickly.

Two or three months ago, Liu Chengzhu reported the news that Lee Jung-yeop beat a trainee. Lee Jung-yeop gave an interview shortly afterwards and denied it. He also said that Hangang Sports must apologize, otherwise he would sue Hangang Sports.

"Huh? Unscrupulous reporter?" Pei Yongjun raised his eyebrows.

"No, no! It's them, it's them," Li Chongye waved his hands repeatedly, smiling apologetically, "Of course you're different from those other reporters."

"Editor-in-Chief Pei, you are the conscience of the nation. You will never slander anyone!"

Li Chongye almost patted his chest and swore.

"Then I didn't slander you?" Pei Yongjun looked at him.

"Ah?" Li Chongye was stunned.

"Trainee, you did hit it, right?" Pei Yongjun continued to ask.

"Well, well, haha," his smile was a little forced, "I'm just teaching them a lesson. They're so disobedient."

"Did you hit him?" Pei Yongjun stared into his eyes and asked again, "Only if you tell the truth can I trust you, Representative Li."

The sound was neither loud nor soft, but it was oppressive to everyone's ears.

Li Chongye's cheeks twitched twice, and he looked at his subordinates beside him, but they lowered their heads and dared not look at him.

Several people are now caught up in the Lee Seung-ri incident, and everyone is in danger.

Pei Yongjun was not in a hurry at all. He seemed to be interested in the coffee cup on the table. He took it in his hand and slowly turned it around, carefully observing the pattern on it.

As time passed, the atmosphere became increasingly tense. Li Chongye finally responded in a low voice, "Yes, that's what happened."

Compared to being considered by the public as Lee Seung-ri's accomplice, beating up a few trainees is nothing.

"Then this matter," Pei Yongjun said slowly, "will end here."

"Mo?" Li Chongye was overjoyed. "Really?"

"Really, that's it about beating up the trainees." Pei Yongjun nodded, looked at him and laughed twice before continuing, "Next is the second thing."

"The second thing?" Li Chongye was stunned and the smile on his face froze again.

"Well, where is Kim Jong-jin?" asked Bae Yong-jun.

Li Chongye swallowed his saliva and said, "Well, he left after being fired, and all his things are..."

"You hid Kim Jong-jin, thinking he wouldn't be found out, right? Or maybe you used threats or bribes to keep him from getting involved with you, right?"

With every word, Li Chongye's face changed color.

"Editor-in-Chief Pei, if you say that, haha." He laughed dryly and rolled his eyes.

"Lee, I won't believe you unless you tell me the truth." Bae Yong-jun leaned forward slightly, his gaze blazing with pressure. "Neither will the people."

Li Chongye, who has been immersed in the business world for many years, also had cold sweat on his forehead.

"...Editor Pei, what exactly are you trying to do?" He forced a smile. "We're just a small company and can't afford to suffer any setbacks."

"If you can't stand it, then tell the truth," Pei Yongjun looked at him, "Hand over Jin Zhongzhen, and we'll continue the discussion."

The room was so quiet that not a single sound could be heard.

Under Pei Yongjun's gaze, and facing the surging anger of the people behind him, Li Zhongye finally gave in. "He's in the company's basement garage."

"Okay." Pei Yongjun nodded slowly, "Then we have a basis of trust."

"Haha, Editor-in-Chief Pei, please understand us. If the affairs of that bastard Kim Jong-jin were known to everyone, although it has nothing to do with the company, people's words are scary. This, this..." Li Chongye was already at a loss.

"Since I trust you, everything will be easy." Pei Yongjun finally smiled and put down the coffee cup he was playing with.

"With so much news happening every day, even when reporting, there's always a trade-off, right?"

Kim Jong-jin is undoubtedly one of Lee Seung-ri's followers. Asking Lee Jung-ye to hand him over can be regarded as eradicating all the evil. As for whether to report this matter or not, the impact it will have after reporting it will be a big deal. This is exactly what Lee Jung-ye is afraid of now.

"Yes, yes, that's all right, that's all right." Li Chongye finally breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing the coffee cup next to him, he quickly ordered, "Quick, pour some coffee for Editor-in-Chief Nim."

The subordinate next to him immediately brought over the coffee pot that had been prepared long ago.

Pei Yongjun raised his hand and pressed the coffee cup.

"Ah," Li Chongye was stunned for a moment, as if he understood something, "We..."

"We would like to ask for your help in our company's media promotion next year. As for the price, it's negotiable. How about 200 million?" He held up two fingers.

Pei Yongjun held the coffee cup with his hand, motionless.

"Five billion?"

The hand moved slightly away from the gap.

"Editor-in-chief, our company is really in a difficult situation, indeed..." Li Chongye complained.

"Your band Infinite is touring this year, right?" Bae Young-jun looked at Lee Joong-yeop. "Was it really that difficult?"

"Also, Jiangnan District just refunded you a tax, right? The tax accountant you hired has some connections."

Li Chongye's expression changed again and again.

"Eight hundred million, editor-in-chief, it's really gone." Li Chongye felt extremely painful.

"Please, just accept it!" He looked at Pei Yongjun pleadingly, his eyes fixed on Pei Yongjun's hand covering the coffee cup.

Pei Yongjun's hand slowly moved away.

The coffee was finally poured into the cup, and fragrant hot steam rose.

Li Chongye exhaled and smiled happily, "Editor-in-Chief Pei, thank you so much."

"thanks, thanks!"

Although the price was huge, they finally survived the disaster. Li Chongye breathed a sigh of relief, showing an expression of pain but also relief.

"Eight hundred million, can we create a new group now?" Pei Yongjun asked, changing the subject. The two began chatting and waiting to prepare the corresponding agreements and contracts.

"For our newspaper, it's a lot of money."

"Eight hundred million," Li Chongye pondered. "Of course it's not a small amount. The production costs won't be a problem. Five to seven people, six months of debut training, plus the music and album production costs, it's about the same."

"However, the world has changed a bit now. The cost of publicity is getting higher and higher. The old way of debuting first and then slowly climbing up the ladder is no longer feasible."

"Now we have to become a hit, so we have to create a lot of publicity in all aspects, and the cost is getting higher and higher."

"Take albums for example. We have to do something about the sales. It can't be too bad..."

Pei Yongjun listened and nodded thoughtfully, "Don't worry, Representative Li, your money will not be wasted."

"Of course! Of course!" Li Chongye nodded hurriedly.

"I'm serious." Pei Yongjun picked up the coffee cup, gestured to Li Chongye, and took a sip slowly. "Representative Li, you'll understand."

Li Chongye looked at Pei Yongjun and nodded as if he understood.

(End of this chapter)