The number one playboy on the Peninsula!

Chapter 199: Airborne Armani Global
On July 18, EXO officially released their fourth full-length album "THE WAR".

……

In JYP's cafeteria, Gong Cheng looked at the green vegetables on the plate and had no appetite, but Huang Lizhi was eating with gusto.

Huang Lizhi drank a sip of kelp soup, his fox eyes still glancing at the Peninsula's hot searches today.

EXO's comeback has caused a huge response in the local area. Some media have used data to compare their music sources, album sales and other data with Bombardment Meteor.

In terms of album sales, Bombardment Meteor wins.

There is nothing clear about the audio data at the moment, but within the first hour of EXO's release, it was pushed up by fans on major music websites, pushing the three songs from the first album of the Bombardment Meteor series out of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd positions.

It's clear that the "Eight-Party Tear-Up & Wing-Breaking Plan" is a determined effort, and it's rare for fans of so many groups to unite in their hatred. With EXO's title song now occupying the top spot on music websites, fans of the "Anti-Bomb Group Alliance" have already reached a collective climax online.

"Senior, aren't you worried? The haters online have already criticized you to pieces."

Huang Lizhi asked in a low voice. The expression of the senior in front of him did not show any fluctuations on the hot search. Instead, he seemed to be annoyed that there was no chicken leg in dinner?
"What's there to worry about? EXO has been debuted for many years. If their new album can't even sell out at number one, they should have disbanded long ago." Gong Cheng poked the vegetables on the plate without comment. He still wanted to drink the chicken soup made by the rabbit girl.

"Besides, it's useless to be pessimistic about the data of music sources. In this streaming age, music sources are about durability and endurance."

He chatted with Huang Lizhi for a few more words. In fact, he listened to the songs from XO's new album today. It's not bad, but just good. "The data changes in real time. Fans are useful, but they are insignificant in front of the huge base of passers-by."

"They landed at number one today, and if the song doesn't catch on with the public, then tomorrow, whoosh, we're back at number one. It's that simple."

Huang Lizhi nodded, then took a bite of an egg tart, and his narrow eyes narrowed. "Anioh, senior, are you talking about how popular Bombardment Meteor is?"

"I feel like there's no other group in China with worse popularity than you guys, right?"

Hearing this, Gong Cheng put down his chopsticks speechlessly, "Lizhi, the problem is that our market has long been out of the local market. The most basic thing is that in the past few months, our popularity has been declining, and scandals and negative news have been endless."

"But think about it, after the release of our first album, whose songs did you hear in the coffee shops on the street?"

"Bombardment Meteor!"

"As for XO and other groups, let them get on the B charts first before comparing them to us. Using Peninsula's music market as a comparison is meaningless. Besides, even Peninsula, can they really compare to us?"

As he was speaking, a few male trainees, about eighteen or nineteen years old, passed by in the aisle of the restaurant.

"Tarot-senpai..."

Gong Cheng nodded at them, then ignored them. He had seen several of these trainees at the family concert at Tokyo Dome. They were the trainees chosen by Park Jin-young to participate in the new boy group project, and their overall strength was quite good.

"Stray Kids?" Huang Lizhi muttered with some envy. The fact that the company is about to launch a new boy group project is no secret among the trainees.

But there is no movement on the plan for a new girl group, and now is the heyday of Twice’s seniors.

"Yes, Stray Kids." Gong Cheng responded nonchalantly. "Stray Kids" is the project name of the company's new boy group.

The method of selecting debut spots is the same as Park Jin-young's usual method, cooperating with TV stations to launch debut survival programs, and finally determine the debut personnel, while also increasing attention and exposure while the program is broadcast.

"By the way, senior, do you know "Produce 101"? " Huang Lizhi suddenly asked, thinking of another popular talent show.

"I know. The company's trainee Jeon Mi-sho is the one who debuted in the first season last year, right?" Gong Cheng wiped the corner of his mouth and thought of this talent show. "Produce 101" started its first season in March last year.

IOI, where Jeon Mi-soo Somi is a member, is the product of this talent show and a limited girl group launched.

"Produce 101" is the hottest talent show in Asia in the past two years. It has entered its second season this year. Park Chanyeol and Park Jae-bum were very interested in it before. The host of the second season, Boa, and the mentor, Cheetah, are good friends of the two.

"Yes, the debut spots were confirmed on the last episode of last month." Huang Yezhi clicked on yesterday's trending search and pointed, "WANNA ONE - the limited edition boy group launched by CJ E&M."

"They say they're going to debut next month, and they're doing marketing and previews right now."

"Yes, I know. There are 11 members. It's also a large boy group." Gong Cheng nodded without comment. Recently, WANNA ONE's debut trailer has been very popular in Asia.

This limited-edition boy group, which is about to debut, is similar to last year's limited-edition girl group IOI. They are selected for their debut spots on Asia's largest talent show, which in itself brings huge exposure and attention.

"Don't underestimate the enemy, senior!" Huang Lizhi whispered and then seriously advised, "How come this guy doesn't take anything to heart? Don't the media and public opinion pay attention to it?"
Since those united haters and anti-fans can support EXO, why can't they also support WANNA ONE? Besides, this limited boy group originated from a talent show, so their popularity among the public is definitely much better.

"Hey, why are you being so hostile? We are very tolerant towards the juniors." For a moment, Gong Cheng couldn't help but sigh. It turned out that he was already a senior who debuted for a year and a half. When did it become two and a half years?
"..." Huang Lizhi lowered his head and ate rice, pouting.

"Drip drop~"

Gong Cheng picked up the phone on the table and took a look. It was Kang Seulgi's number, so he answered it immediately. "Hello, Seulgi, what's up?"

"It's okay. I'm having dinner at the company and getting ready to leave work."

"..."

Hwang Yeji silently glanced at the senior. Red Velvet's Kang Seulgi? She's quite popular. But looking at his expression, why is it getting uglier and uglier?

Gong Cheng's brows twitched, then he glanced at the darkening sky outside the restaurant and hung up the phone.

He stood up, picked up the plate, and said to Huang Lizhi, "I'm leaving first!"

"..." Huang Lizhi looked at his hurried appearance and asked curiously, "What happened, senior?"

"It's okay, I just met a stupid and old woman!" Gong Cheng curled his lips and left in big strides.

The corners of Huang Lizhi's mouth twitched. This guy speaks so bluntly and sharply!

……

In Red Velvet's dormitory, Seulgi hung up the phone and walked out of the bathroom.

Bae Joo-hyun, curled up on the sofa, had a pink towel folded into a square on her forehead. Her cheeks were burning as she stared at Jiang Seul-gi, "Seul-gi, go to the radio station to record the show, I'm fine."

"I understand, unnie. How about I ask your agent oppa to accompany you to the hospital? You have a high fever." Jiang Seulgi tried to persuade him hesitantly. She had no other choice but to call Gong Cheng.

Their group just returned a few days ago and they have been doing a lot of schedules. Eun-ni's health has not been good for a few days, and now her condition has become even worse. She bought some medicine at the pharmacy and refused to go to the hospital.

They were not allowed to tell their agents, and after the other members finished recording their music shows today, they were busy shooting commercials, recording variety shows, and were all busy with their personal schedules.

Right now, she and Bae Joo-hyun are the only ones in the dormitory. The problem is that she has to go to the radio station to record a program later and can't leave at all.

I had no choice but to call Gong Cheng and ask him to take Bae Joo-hyun to the hospital or help take care of her. After all, Gong Cheng has experience in this matter.

"I'll be fine after a good sleep. I'm so sleepy..." Bae Joo-hyun rested her big head on the pillow, looking weak and powerless like a wilted cabbage. The stubborn Kang Seul-ki was speechless.

She looked at the time and saw that there was still more than an hour before the radio recording. Jiang Seul-ki sent Gong Cheng a location and kept rubbing her hands nervously.

She decided to have Gong Cheng take her to the hospital, otherwise her condition would only get worse. Besides, she had known her for so long, and Gong Cheng was the only person she was weird with. She thought she would be more accepting if he came to her!
……

Half an hour later, Bae Joo-hyun lay on the sofa and snored.

Jiang Seulqi received a call from Gong Cheng and hurried downstairs to bring him up, "You have to take unnie to the hospital and help me persuade her!"

"Really? My agent won't let me find one. I'm just being stubborn..."

"It was just a minor cold before, but this time it looks like he's seriously ill."

In the corridor, Jiang Seqi kept chattering away.

"I get it, I'm convinced! You're crazy, Daegu women!" Gong Cheng pouted speechlessly and muttered. Jiang Seulgi couldn't help but pat his arm, "Don't say bad things about unnie!"

But after realizing she needed help, she still smiled and said, "Ani, unnie is very good, you know that, but she is very stubborn!"

"Okay, okay, when you get better, we'll treat you to a meal together, okay?"

Although this guy has a lot of scandals and negative news, and is a playboy, his character is still okay! At least Jiang Seulgi thinks that if Gong Cheng really had any bad intentions, then why would he send Eunnie to the hospital at the end of last year?
What's more, they have known each other for such a long time, and she has always had a good relationship with Wu Sehun. They often get to know each other well during dinner together. She feels that Gong Cheng and her own sister are of the same type.

As soon as Gong Cheng opened the door of Red Velvet's dormitory, he saw Bae Joo-hyun curled up on the sofa, her face as red as a monkey's butt.

He reached out his hand and probed Bae Joo Hyun's philtrum, but heard Kang Seul Gi laugh unhappily beside him, "Ouni is not dead!"

"You're sleeping pretty soundly." Gong Cheng curled his lips, his breath between his fingers was very hot, and his snoring was quite loud. Then he touched the Daegu woman's tall forehead, which was as hot as an old iron kettle.

"Let's go to the hospital."

Gong Cheng sighed helplessly, then bent down and picked up Bae Joo-hyun who was lying on the sofa.

It was okay, even though her head was short and her legs were short, it wasn't too heavy. He was very skillful, holding only Bae Joo-hyun's body and legs, letting the Daegu woman's cabbage-sized head hang in the air, relieving the pressure.

It's easy for Bae Joo-hyun to lose her balance and fall headfirst.

"Oh my god, you might as well carry unnie on your back, it looks so ugly!" Jiang Seul-ki frowned, looking at her unnie's pretty face, with her head and hair hanging in the air, looking like neither human nor ghost.

In the plot of the Mizuki drama, shouldn’t the handsome male lead first squat down and kiss the sick female lead on the forehead?

She really wants to match her unnie with Seoul Dae-po! Putting Dae-po aside, this is the first time her unnie has been attracted to someone of the opposite sex… Even though her unnie hasn’t admitted it, she’s not a fool!
"Ani, if you don't go to the hospital, you'll be burned to death. Who cares if you look good?" Gong Cheng carried Bae Joo Hyun down the stairs. Jiang Seul Ki followed him and heard him muttering, "I think he's already an idiot!"

"Why don't you tell your agent? Do you really think you're the heroine of an idol drama and someone will come to save you? Wake up~ Save your breath, Daegu woman!"

Jiang Seul-ki was stunned for a moment, looking at his long legs that were getting faster and faster, and couldn't help but whispered, "Aren't you here?"

Went downstairs.

Jiang Seul-ki quickly opened the door of the black Maybach and helped Gong Cheng stuff his sister into the back seat.

Gong Cheng rubbed his cheeks and looked at the Maybach assigned to him by the company. In an emergency, he directly asked Che Qianhao for the car keys. Now it seems that once he arrives at the hospital, rumors will start flying all over the place again.

But he doesn't care. I guess Bae Joo-hyun should be used to it, right? After all, according to the media, they have been on and off many times...

"Okay, you go to the radio station, Seulgi." Gong Cheng got into the driver's seat, started the car, and said to the worried Jiang Seulgi outside the car window, "I'll send you the ward number when we get to the hospital. Remember to come early. I have something else to do tonight!"

"Ok! I'll treat you to dinner in two days!"

"Got it, let's go." Gong Cheng stepped on the accelerator and curled his lips, thinking that he would have to call Lee Soo Man to explain the situation when he got to the hospital. He didn't care about ordinary gossip.

But the headlines of some unscrupulous media are really frightening!
[Late at night, Tarot is suspected of accompanying Irene to the obstetrics and gynecology department]

……

Two hours later, Seoul Hospital.

Bae Joo-hyun woke up in a daze, with the unfamiliar ceiling and the pungent smell of disinfectant lingering in her nose, and a faint "cracking" sound from the bed coming from her ears.

"Awake?" A vague voice made her look sideways.

As his vision gradually focused, Gong Cheng was biting into a peeled apple, holding his phone horizontally in his hand. A small female voice came from the receiver: "Get out now! Don't sleep in my bed!"

Gong Cheng lowered his head and glanced at my world. The little penguin was controlling the pixel man, standing by the bed with an iron sword, threatening him.

He didn't say anything and quickly quit the game.

"Why am I in the hospital?" Bae Joo-hyun shrank her head in the quilt in surprise. There was an IV drip hanging on the back of her fair hand, and the medicine in the bottle kept "clicking".

"Seulgi said you were sick and asked me to take you to the hospital." Gong Cheng bit the apple viciously and then asked, "Do you want to eat it?"

He picked up a fruit knife and began to peel an apple. "You have a high fever. The doctor recommends two days of rest. Teacher Lee Soo-man already knows about your condition..."

"Your members and manager will be here soon."

Gong Cheng talked about some of the doctor's diagnosis results...

"Why did Seulgi call you?" Bae Joohyun blushed. "If you're sick, just tell your agent. Sorry for the inconvenience."

Gong Cheng paused as he peeled the apple, nearly slicing his fingers. 666! Didn't you tell them not to tell the agent? Now the cabbage has become a white lotus?
"When it comes to illness, it's better not to be so stubborn." He sighed and advised. It's not good to always catch him sending the Daegu woman to the hospital!
"Besides, you guys in Red Velvet still have a lot of room to grow, so there's no need to work so hard, just climb up slowly."

"..." Pei Zhuxuan turned her head away. A lot of room for improvement? Is this human language?

You just want to say that Red Velvet is a failure! You're beating around the bush!

"Here, eat it." Gong Cheng handed over a freshly peeled apple. It was quite crispy and could fill his stomach.

The doctor said that this Daegu woman’s diet has not been very healthy recently. After all, it is during the comeback period, and her body management is a bit strict.

Pei Zhuxuan took the apple and took a bite without hesitation, "I hope it didn't delay your work."

"I'm late." Gong Cheng put down the fruit knife, wiped his hands, and lay down on the sofa next to him, playing with his phone. Sometimes it felt like this sister's questions were all nonsense. "Is it late or not? I'm here, haven't I?" She just kept talking about irrelevant things.

Pei Zhuxuan's smile froze. She lay on the pillow and wanted to get up and sit for a while. She was dizzy from her sleep and her head hurt. "Were you playing games with your father just now?"

"Not a relative, but a gaming netizen." Gong Cheng saw her movements, stood up and walked over, helped her pull out a pillow to place under the head of the bed, and helped her lean on it.

Pei Zhuxuan stared at his serious movements and said, "You are quite good at taking care of people."

She was sincere. Whether it was last time in the hospital or this time, Gong Cheng took good care of her.

"Let's talk about the place. He is more experienced in the hospital." Gong Cheng smiled. When his adoptive father was sick, he lay in the hospital for a long time. He stayed by his bedside many times to take care of him. How could he not have experience?

"Thank you." Bae Joo-hyun thanked with a weak smile.

Gong Cheng nodded, opened his phone and boredly browsed the trending searches and forums. He actually wanted to chat with Bae Joo-hyun, but the doctor recommended that she rest, so he let her rest, so that she could reflect on herself and not take her health lightly.

Bae Joo-hyun bit her apple and stared at Gong Cheng who was sitting beside her and browsing his phone, feeling mixed emotions.

Why is it that every time I'm in the hospital, this person is always there for me? Fate is truly strange.

The first time, she kept avoiding him, but later she fell straight into his arms in the basement and came to the hospital. Now, the second time, he also brought her here by accident.

He really looks like a ghost...

Gong Cheng peeled a banana and was about to eat it when he noticed that the sides of the flesh had darkened from being left out for too long, like yellow spots. Without a word, he stuffed it into the hands of the Daegu woman and said, "Eat a banana."

"Yes." Bae Joo-hyun did not refuse his kindness.

She looked at the syringe in her hand that was constantly flowing with medicine. From childhood to adulthood, she felt that she had always been taking care of others, but now, for the first time in history, the situation was reversed. She had been taken care of by others for so long?

"Oh my god, the media nowadays is so crazy!" Gong Cheng didn't know what Bae Joo-hyun was thinking at the moment. The hot searches that popped up on his phone were simply speechless.

[Tarot and Irene go in and out of Seoul Hospital again! ]

[Tarot suspected domestic violence, Irene was beaten unconscious and has been rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment!] [Tarot abandoned Irene recently returned to the stage in poor condition, suspected of having an abortion...]

【…】

"What's wrong?" Bae Joo-hyun asked curiously, thinking something had happened.

"Phew, it's okay!" Gong Cheng was so angry that his head hurt. He stood up, clutching his phone, "You rest first. I'll go out and make a call."

What a sin! Damn Lee Soo-man! Where's your company's clarification? Is it so inefficient?
He opened SM's official website, refreshed the page, and found that SM had issued a clarification 1 minute ago. The content was roughly that Gong Cheng had once again bravely stepped forward to help others, and detailed the reasons for Bae Joo-hyun's poor health.

The main thing is that SM is also having a headache and doesn't know how to explain Bae Joo-hyun's illness. How did Gong Cheng just happen to send her to the hospital? No matter how you think about it, there must be something fishy going on.
"Jin-young, I saw the trending searches." Gong Cheng called Park Jin-young and said, "Let the legal department sue those media outlets that reported on domestic violence and abortion."

"..."

Soon after, JYP copied SM's announcement template, clarifying the reasons for the clarification in much the same way, except for adding two clauses about suing unscrupulous media outlets, and also circled a series of violations under the Peninsula Law, such as malicious rumor-mongering, false accusations, and slander...

"Well done, gorilla! This kind of media outlet should be sent to jail!"

"No, Tarot and Irene are really back together, right? Otherwise, why is it Tarot who takes Irene to the hospital every time?"

"Did you talk about it?"

"..."

……

"Joo Hyun, stop looking."

In the ward, Gong Cheng looked at Pei Zhuxuan's pale face due to anger and comforted her.

"No, how can these media spread rumors like this?" Bae Joo-hyun gritted her teeth. This was blatant slander!
"You'll get used to it. A tall tree attracts the wind." Gong Cheng glanced at the message sent by Jiang Seul-ki. She had finished the recording and was preparing to come to the hospital with her agent.

He is very popular in the peninsula now. He has been popular since last year. It would be a miracle if there were no rival companies taking advantage of every opportunity to target him!
However, this kind of gossip often fades away quickly. Most of the time, it's just for fun, unless there's real evidence to support it! The problem is, the so-called domestic violence and abortion stories in the media are all bullshit.

"Next time we meet, don't do it in the hospital." Gong Cheng looked at the sickly Daegu woman with pale lips and couldn't help but say something. He didn't care about scandals or anything, but it was not a good thing to always meet in the hospital!
"Yes, I'll treat you to dinner in a couple of days when I recover from my illness." Bae Joo-hyun bit her pale lips and looked at him.

This guy really cares about himself.

"I appreciate your kindness, but it depends on the situation. I'll be busy these next two days." Gong Cheng raised his head and looked thoughtful. The group will be back in a few days, and next month's work will be even busier.

If we really want to meet up, it'll probably be in Osaka next month, right? Lee Soo-man mentioned the SM Family tour's Japan leg. It's a bit of a shame, though, because the fireworks festival he's been waiting for is only in July or August.

Now that July is almost coming to an end, I guess everyone will have too much free time next month.

"You should take care of yourself too." Bae Joo-hyun knew that he had been sick in Las Vegas not long ago and had sprained his ankle in Daegu, so when she saw that he was about to leave, she couldn't help but show some concern. It was only right to reciprocate.

"Got it. I'll be leaving now. Jinyoung asked me to go back to the company." Gong Cheng stood up and yawned. He hadn't finished his dinner yet. "Seulgi and the others will be here soon. I've told them everything the doctor said."

"You should just listen to the members. There are some things you shouldn't try to force."

He earnestly gave this Daegu woman some sincere words of advice. In his opinion, it was the most important thing to treat the disease. She was just being stubborn and so on.

"..." Bae Joo-hyun wanted to refute something, but when she thought about what happened tonight, she nodded, which was rare.

You can still tell that he truly cares about her.

"Next time if you have something, just call me directly. You have to use Seulgi as a messenger. She and Oh Sehun are both big mouths. Who knows, they might say anything." Gong Cheng took an apple from the fruit basket and took a bite.
"We're all friends after all, there's no need to be reluctant to even call, right?"

He still remembered the last time in Daegu, when the woman from Daegu brought him some lice for his wounds. Doing each other a favor on a daily basis is what makes you friends! There's no need to be so shy.

"Yes, I understand." Pei Zhuxuan sat on the hospital bed, looking somewhat well-behaved. In her sight, for some reason, she felt that Gong Cheng's nonchalant expression was like her father, caring about her and taking care of her.

"Ani, when did I become so nagging? Let's go, Zhuxuan!" Gong Cheng smiled and waved his hand, then opened the door of the ward and prepared to leave the hospital.

When I took the elevator to the first floor, I happened to run into Kang Seul-gi and their agent. As for Kim Ye-rin and the others, I didn't see them. I guess they were still on their schedules.

"..."

……

On July 20, under the planning of Park Jin-young, the company's recently prepared "Tarot Documentary" officially started filming.

The director team went to Yeongdeungpo District and conducted interviews at the elementary school, junior high school, high school and even Yonsei University where Gong Cheng had attended. They also went to the home of his adoptive parents for an exclusive interview, and Gong Cheng was pulled under the camera from time to time to answer some questions.

The documentary covers not only the places where he lived, but also the places where he once "worked," the Han River Bridge, and even interviews with his colleagues at JYP.

"Tarot? Very handsome younger man, oh my god, this is the first time I see him..." Bae Suzy,

"I thought he was a good person the first time I saw him." Lim Nayeon.

"Xiao Cheng? Yes, I'm the agent who discovered him... It's the first time we meet. Oh, he's sitting under the JYP building, you know 'Simaoke', right? It has a lot of stories and he's very handsome!" Kim Dae-woo.

"As for Tarot, hehe...I respect my seniors very much..." bambam.

"..."

That night, JYP and SM released the final preview footage for the second album of the Bombardment Meteor series.

That poster of a golden hourglass, the golden sand is about to run dry.

……

July 21, 03:24 am.

A bombshell was dropped into fashion circles around the world. Armani officially announced that "Tarot" would be the global spokesperson for Giorgio Armani, becoming the brand's first global spokesperson and completely rewriting the brand's endorsement history.

Armani: In the boundless universe of fashion, there are always rising stars lighting the way forward. Today, Giorgio Armani proudly announces the arrival of its first global spokesperson: Tarot!

Tarot, with its unique style and unparalleled charm, embodies Giorgio Armani's unwavering commitment to self-discipline, his unwavering elegance and effortless elegance. This aligns perfectly with Giorgio Armani's brand philosophy: breakthroughs within classics, and heritage through innovation.

【Starting from talent, loyal to character】

In the future, Giorgio Armani and Tarot will work closely together to create boundless creative sparks, redefine the boundaries of fashion, and lead the global fashion world into a new journey! Stay tuned and join us for this fashion feast!

At the same time, as soon as the news was released, a massive global publicity campaign was launched like a surging tide.

Armani's official social media accounts in major regions around the world, as well as the LED screens outside flagship stores and official website, have been updated simultaneously to launch the latest advertising film shot by Tarot.

New York, Paris, Milan, Tokyo... Fifth Avenue, Champs-Élysées, Golden Quadrilateral, Ginza, Oriental Pearl Tower, the core areas of global fashion capitals, huge LED screens switched images at the same time, and Gong Cheng's figure appeared before the eyes of the world.

There is no night in Seoul. In the early morning, when Armani officially announced Gong Cheng as the brand's global spokesperson, many pedestrians passing by Lotte Building stopped at the foot of the building and stared at Gong Cheng's raised face in the vertical electronic LED screen, as if he was looking down at the crowd dozens of meters below who were taking pictures with their mobile phones.

The black hair floats slightly on the screen under the reflection of dynamic light and shadow. The diamond earrings on the ears sparkle like those calm and deep eyes, with an elegant and quiet smile.

His tall figure is set off by an Armani haute couture suit. His black coat is crisp and stylish, and the collar of his shirt is slightly open. He is not wearing a bow tie or necktie, but instead his collarbone is exposed, revealing his winding collarbone. Between elegance and composure, there is a sense of uninhibitedness.

In the LED, in the narration beside Gong Cheng, Armani announced his identity as the global spokesperson for the "Tarot" brand.

"Great! I'm Armani's first global spokesperson!"

There weren't many people downstairs in Lotte Tower. Most of them were white-collar workers who had just relaxed from a nightclub. They kept taking pictures of the large LED screen with their mobile phones.

"Ahh! There's no local artist with more powerful fashion resources than this one, right? I heard that XO's Kai has been doing well in the fashion circle these past two years, but he doesn't have any global endorsements!"

"Oh my! Armani's global endorsement! I just checked on a search engine. Since the brand's establishment, no artist, not even in Europe or the United States, has ever received such a top title! Tarot is the first!"

"Oh my god! This is crazy! There was absolutely no news or announcement! The official announcement time on Armani's official website was 03:24, Taroy Oppa's birthday. They're showing too much respect, ahhhh!"

"..."

After a night, the time differences around the world were different, but when the sun rose, fashion editors around the world began to report this "news" that caused an earthquake in the fashion circle.

The topic #Tarot代容Armani# has been trending in media outlets around the world and on social media platforms, and the trend is booming.

The major media in Seoul can clearly distinguish between "Tarot" and "Bombardment Meteor". After all, Gong Cheng is the man who brings glory to the Great Cold Underworld!
[Tarot lands Giorgio Armani's first global brand ambassador late at night!]

[Tarot, the fashion world's darling! Making history! Landing a major endorsement!]

Tarot breaks into the world's fashion center, and the world focuses on...

[Starting with talent, remaining loyal to character! Tarot! The pride of the Great Cold Netherworld once again made its mark on the world...]

The reports throughout Asia were more intense and overwhelming than those in Europe and the United States. With Armani's global promotion, Gong Cheng's appearance, topics, and photos once again topped the hot searches in various countries.

"Oh my god, I'm so drunk! Can people in Europe and America open their eyes and look at Seoul? How can you say something like 'starting with talent and staying true to character'?"

"Are you mad upstairs? Oh my god, it turns out he's a filial son! Hahaha! Oppa's global spokesperson is going to piss you off like crazy, you brainless haters!"

"No, what right did Tarot have? He just parachuted into Armani as the global spokesperson?"

"My oppa is handsome, you know? He has talent and character, you know? You still have doubts about this bullshit? Do you have a pig brain? If your brain is not fully developed, go back to your mom's belly and be reborn! Don't be so disgusting!"

"Everyone, kneel down, kneel down, kneel down, kneel down, kneel down, kneel down—down!"

"..."

"Armani is much more efficient than LV and Burberry." Jin Dae-woo looked through the comments on the Internet. All day today, the entire peninsula, Seoul, Busan, Incheon, and even places like Daegu were covered with posters and advertisements of Gong Cheng endorsing Armani.

"Armani knows the financial report for this quarter very well." Gong Cheng chuckled and took a sip of orange juice. As I said before, these brands need him so damn much!

He glanced at the congratulatory text message from Hu Ge on his phone, replied with a few words and said hello.

"Yes, early this morning, all the major Armani stores across the peninsula were packed!" Jin Dayu recalled the scene when he passed by the mall on his way to work in the morning. It was simply crazy. He couldn't help but sigh at the unparalleled money-making ability.

"I can't even imagine how crazy the world will go when Louis Vuitton and Burberry officially announce their new brands. It's unprecedented, right? The three top luxury brands' global spokespeople, all of whom are unannounced, will set a record for the brands."

He shook his head. Although LV and Burberry were still pushing and pulling, after several rounds of negotiations, the brand's desire to have the boy next to him as its spokesperson was extremely strong, but it was unwilling to open the door to a global spokesperson.

"Is it almost time? If Armani can make this announcement, LV and Burberry will probably make a decision soon." Gong Cheng lay nonchalantly in the rocking chair. Armani's official announcement was actually just in time...

However, even if LV and Burberry asked him to sign a contract now, he decided to wait and make a decision after the third series was released.

Anyway, we have been wasting so much time and having so many rounds of negotiations, there is no need to rush for more than a month.

……

In the afternoon, Gong Cheng lazily went to Twice's practice room and touched the hands of Puppy and Penguin.

"Draw me a cooler pattern, Oppa!"

Sun Caiying sat on the sofa, looking at Gong Cheng who was sitting cross-legged on the floor. She couldn't help but reach out and rub his black hair, smiling.

"A little more handsome tiger?"

Gong Cheng held Sun Caiying's wrist, and in his other hand he held the tattoo hand-painted pen he bought in Tokyo last time. It was similar to a watercolor pen, but it was not easy to run out of ink, was not easy to erase, and did not fade.

The little tiger was clamoring to test out the results of his learning in the tattoo shop, so I bought this pen at that time and planned to draw two tattoos on the little tiger first to test the waters, which could be washed off anyway.

I just treated it as entertainment. I didn't remember it until today, so I took my hand-drawing pen to Twice's practice room to slack off.

"Your drawing is not pretty..." Ming Jingnan looked at the black penguin that Gong Cheng had just drawn for him on his wrist. He felt that the head was too small and the body was too big, bloated and stiff.

"Why isn't it pretty?" Gong Cheng pouted. "You asked me to draw it yourself. Haven't you seen the penguins in Madras?"

"I don't want that! It's so ugly!" Ming Jingnan glared at him and couldn't help rubbing his wrist.

Sana Minatozaki sat next to Chaeyoung with her legs crossed. She felt that her painting was okay. Gong Cheng drew a simple portrait of her with long curly hair, but her cheeks were a little chubby, making her look like a Shiba Inu?

"Just do what you want, Oppa. I really trust you!" Sun Caiying said nonchalantly. It can be rubbed off anyway.

She just glanced at the patterns Gong Cheng had drawn for the unnies. They were all cartoon-style and looked alright. The main thing was that their expressions resembled the members. She momentarily suspected that this oppa hadn't died on purpose...

He also drew a little blue fish for Tzuyu and called it Zhou Tzuyu Zhou Tzuyu, which sounds like fish...but the fish's head is a little big, like a puffer fish.

Gong Cheng started writing when he heard Lin Nayeon's curious voice beside him, "Why did you suddenly learn to paint? Are you interested?"

"Ani, I was influenced by the painter Lee.K. He said I have artistic talent." Gong Cheng painted on the white wrist of the little tiger without changing his expression. He was going to draw a Gothic style pistol,

"You all know that I'm very talented in everything, especially in art..."

"..." Sometimes Lin Nayeon really couldn't stand her boyfriend kissing her, and she would always say a few words and then run away.

Only Kim Da-hyun and Ming Jingnan couldn't help but glance at Sun Caiying who looked very happy when they heard Gong Cheng's nonsense.

"Could it be that he learned this for Chaeyoung?" Kim Dahyun frowned and thought to herself. Then, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Mingjingnan staring at Gong Cheng, and she couldn't help but look away silently...

Is Mina really secretly in love with Oppa? She confessed and got rejected?

For a moment, Kim Dahyun sighed, not knowing what to do. If Oppa really wanted to learn painting for Chaeyoung and develop a common hobby, then that was something to be happy about. He really knew how to make a girl happy in a relationship!

But Mina unni, why do you give me the feeling that you still have evil intentions?
What should Tofu do? She glanced at the cactus Gong Cheng had just drawn on her wrist, with its undulating yellow thorns... Destroy it!

Momo Hirai stared at the boxing gloves that Gong Cheng had drawn on his arm, and felt inexplicably excited!

This is the bond between boxing master and apprentice!
……

On July 22, when the people were still immersed in the hot search of Gong Cheng becoming the global spokesperson for the Armani brand.

JYP, SM and other four companies officially launched the MV and audio of the second album of the Bombardment Meteor series on their official websites as scheduled, but compared to the grand scale of the first album, it is a little quieter and simpler.

【《2#WE》】

Track Listing:

1. Circles

2. Boy with luv

3. "our dawn is hotter than day"

Seeking monthly ticket
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(End of this chapter)