Peninsula's first chance encounter during my stay in Dali

The next day, at 9:00 PM.

Zhou Haoming walked out of his house sleepily. He needed to prepare for the shareholders' meeting in the afternoon, so he had to go and have a few suits custom-made.

Fortunately, Yoo Ji-min was there to help him; otherwise, he would have been completely clueless when he first arrived in Seoul.

"Hey, Jimin, I'm already out the door. Send me your location and I'll come find you." Zhou Haoming said while hailing a taxi on the side of the road.

"Okay, I'll buy one set today to use first, and then I'll take my measurements and ask him to make me a few more sets."

Upon arriving at the bespoke suit shop, Zhou Haoming, who is 185 cm tall, maintains a good physique due to his regular exercise routine. Liu Zhimin watched as the tailor took his measurements and offered suggestions from time to time.

After everything was settled, it was already noon. "Let's go to a hot pot restaurant," Liu Zhimin suggested.

The two found a hot pot restaurant with decent online ratings. "Actually, the authenticity of Korean hot pot depends on the broth, unlike in China, where authenticity also depends on the ingredients."

Zhou Haoming commented, dipping his finger in the sauce.

"Yes, yes, our culinary master is right," Liu Zhimin said with an expression that said, "You cook well, so everything you say is correct."

After devouring their meal, the two headed straight to the Audi dealership. As soon as they entered, Liu Zhimin spotted an Audi A5 and asked, "How much does this one cost?"

The salesperson, observing the two, noticed the man in a suit and tie, clearly a successful businessman, and the woman, wearing a mask and completely covered up, obviously a celebrity. Knowing they had encountered a major client, the salesperson enthusiastically introduced the car: "It'll cost 8500 million Korean won in full. This is Audi's main model this year. You two can try it out; the experience is excellent."

After hearing this, Liu Zhimin immediately sat in the passenger seat. "Haoming, you should try it too. After all, it's your car to drive."

"It's okay, it doesn't matter what car I drive. Try sitting in the passenger seat and see how it is. If you like it, then this is the one. It's understated yet luxurious, which is quite nice."

Liu Zhimin tested the car and said to the salesperson, "This one is fine. Can I pick it up today?" He then took out his bank card and handed it to the salesperson.

"No problem, miss. You can pick up your car today if you pay today. I'll process it for you right away."

  

As Zhou Haoming watched Liu Zhimin hand his bank card to the salesperson, he said helplessly, "Zhimin, this is my own car purchase. What kind of business is it for you to pay for it? Am I being a kept man?"

"Okay, I'll allow you to live off me this once! After all, this is my personal co-pilot!" Liu Zhimin said, looking up at Zhou Haoming.

After all the formalities were completed, the two set off in their car at 2 PM. "Jimin, let me take you back to your dorm first. I have a shareholders' meeting at 3 PM, so I can't stay with you."

Zhou Haoming explained.

"Okay, okay, my big boss, go and hold your shareholders' meeting. Remember to message me after the meeting."

After driving to Aespa's dormitory, the two cuddled for a while. If it weren't for the shareholders' meeting, Zhou Haoming would have preferred to sit in the car with Liu Zhimin for the entire afternoon. After all, intimate things are much more interesting than a shareholders' meeting.

After watching Liu Zhimin go upstairs, Zhou Haoming set his destination on the navigation app and headed to the Kakao building.

"Hey, Attorney Liu, I'm on my way, I'll be there soon. You'll wait for me in the lobby, right? Okay."

After the car arrived at the parking lot, Zhou Haoming headed to the elevator, intending to meet with Attorney Liu in the lobby first, and then attend the shareholders' meeting together. At this moment, a nanny van stopped on the other side.

Standing at the elevator door, Zhou Haoming took a closer look and realized, "Oh my god, it's Ahn Yoo-jin, whom I ran into last night. Aren't these five people IVE, the most profitable group on Starship right now?"

Ahn Yu-jin and her group attended the shareholders' meeting of their parent company, Kakao, for the first time. After getting out of the car, she noticed that Zhou Hao-ming, who was waiting for the elevator, was looking at her.

Ahn Yoo-jin silently prayed that Zhou Haoming wouldn't reveal everything that happened yesterday, otherwise her idol career would come to an end.

Fortunately, the group was in the elevator, and Zhou Haoming greeted them briefly before ignoring them.

Youngest member Lee Seo chattered on and on about nonsensical things, while Jang Won-young asked her manager, "Unnie, why are we being asked to attend this shareholders' meeting?"

"I don't know either, let's just let nature take its course. Anyway, our results this year were pretty good, weren't they?"

After Zhou Haoming arrived on the first floor, he went out first. An Youzhen noticed that Zhou Haoming hadn't looked at her once since she entered the elevator, and she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Why do I feel disappointed? Shouldn't I feel fortunate?

Zhou Haoming immediately spotted Attorney Liu sitting in a seat in the lobby. After exchanging greetings, the two headed to the meeting place.

Inside the meeting room, Kim Bum-soo stared intently at the documents containing information about Zhou Haoming. This young man had acquired 15% of the shares, second only to Kim Bum-soo's, through inheritance law. This posed a significant threat to him. He wondered what Zhou Haoming's true intentions were in taking control of Kakao, a complete stranger.

Kim Bum-soo rubbed his temples. "President, they've arrived," his secretary reminded him.

Zhou Haoming and Attorney Liu entered the conference room. Attorney Liu introduced them, saying, "This is President Kim Bum-soo, and this is Mr. Zhou Haoming, our company's second largest shareholder."

"Hello, President Jin, I'm Zhou Haoming. Nice to meet you." Zhou Haoming said with a smile.

"Wow, I never expected Haoming to be so young. It's true that new talents emerge in every generation. To become the second largest shareholder of our company at such a young age, I hope you can achieve great results for the company!" Kim Bum-soo said meaningfully.

"This old guy is trying to intimidate me as soon as he arrives," Zhou Haoming thought to himself.

"Of course, President Kim. You must deliver tangible results for our company after you've joined. Otherwise, I would be unworthy of being our company's second-largest shareholder."

After their exchange, the two took their seats. Zhou Haoming sat in the first seat to Jin Fanzhu's left, while Attorney Liu took on the role of secretary.

As the company's shareholders arrived at the meeting room one after another, everyone recognized the young man next to Kim Bum-soo as the famous number two in the company.

Once everyone had arrived and the meeting began, a designated person came up to report on the company's project and financial status. When introducing the artist group IVE under the subsidiary Starship Entertainment,

The meeting room door opened, and the five people walked in cautiously. "Annyeonghaseyo, we are IVE, hello leaders," said Ahn Yoo-jin, the team leader.

Then she glanced over and saw that the man who had helped her last night was sitting next to President Kim Bum-soo!

She panicked instantly, cold sweat pouring down her face. Zhang Yuanying, noticing Ahn Yoo-jin's distress, took her hand and whispered, "Unnie, don't be nervous, it's nothing."

Zhou Haoming glanced at An Youzhen, and seeing her timid and hesitant appearance, he couldn't help but find it amusing.

At that moment, Kim Bum-soo suddenly said, "As everyone knows, the man next to me today is our company's second-largest shareholder. This time, I'm planning to hand over the company's entertainment division to him. Young people always understand current trends better than us old folks, don't they?"

After saying that, he looked at Zhou Haoming.

Zhou Haoming thought to himself, "I'm just wondering how to ask you for power in the entertainment industry. You've delivered this to my doorstep, so I'll just accept it all."

He then stood up and said, "Hello everyone, my name is Zhou Haoming. I hope you will take good care of me in the future."

A round of enthusiastic applause erupted in the conference room. An Youzhen, sitting in the corner, looked at Zhou Haoming and muttered to herself, "Wow, he's actually the second-largest shareholder of Kakao!"

Now he's going to be my boss?

After the meeting, Zhou Haoming asked Attorney Liu if he would like to stay and be his assistant. Attorney Liu excitedly replied that he had no problem with it. In this way, Zhou Haoming decided to take the first step into Kakao and gain control of Kakao's entertainment resources.

Seeing Ahn Yoo-jin still in a daze, Zhou Haoming said with a mischievous grin, "Captain Ahn, you must set a good example and manage your team well!"

Ahn Yoo-jin was startled upon hearing this: "Yes, Minister Joo, I will definitely set a good example in managing the members."

"Would it be convenient to add each other's contact information? After all, your group is currently one of the most popular groups in our company," Zhou Haoming joked, not knowing why, he just wanted to tease An Youzhen.

"No problem, no problem, this is my Kakao."

After exchanging contact information, IV's manager took the five of them back to their dorm.

Inside the van, Ahn Yu-jin, still dazed, looked out the window at the scenery. Beside her, Qiu-tian, noticing Ahn Yu-jin's restlessness since the meeting, asked worriedly, "Yu-jin, what's wrong? Why haven't you said a word the whole way?"

"It's okay, unnie. I'm probably just feeling a little unwell. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep." Ahn Yu-jin didn't dare tell her teammates the truth. She could only pretend to be feeling unwell to get by.

On the other side, after Zhou Haoming finished his meeting and arranged his office, he sent a message to Liu Zhimin.

"Your Highness, I have completed my mission and request an audience. Over!"

"Then come pick me up from the dorm, let's go for a walk along the Han River, it's been a long time since I've been there," Liu Zhimin replied immediately.

As the car pulled up beside the Han River, Liu Zhimin listened to Zhou Haoming recount the day's meetings and couldn't help but worry, saying, "Kim Bum-soo entrusted you with such a large entertainment division; isn't he deliberately bullying you? What are you going to do about this?"

Zhou Haoming thought to himself, "I have access to information about the Korean entertainment industry for the next two years. I even know exactly what songs Aespa is going to release. How can I suffer this in silence?"

While comforting Liu Zhimin, I said, "Don't worry, your boyfriend will handle this with ease. I was just about to call and ask about the guesthouse. I'll tell you, the manager of my guesthouse is a fan of yours."

After saying that, he dialed Zhou Xinyue's video call. "Hey, boss, you finally remembered to make a call. I thought you had forgotten that you had a guesthouse." Zhou Xinyue said with a teasing look.

"Take a good look at who's next to me before you talk to me." After saying that, she turned the camera towards Liu Zhimin.

"Holy crap! Liu Zhimin???" Zhou Xinyue exclaimed, spouting the quintessential Chinese phrase.

"????" Liu Zhimin didn't think what she was saying was a good thing. She looked at her with a completely bewildered expression.

"Aniyaseiyo, I'm Yoo Ji-min!"

"Ahhh, unnie, I've been a fan of yours for so long, waaaaaah, I always thought our boss was lying to me, but I never imagined he actually knew you."

"Just to add a comment, we not only know each other, but we're at the point where we can kiss and flirt. Thanks!" Zhou Haoming added aptly.

"Ahhhhh, unnie, are you with my boss?? No way! How could such a beautiful girl like you be taken by a pig?!" Zhou Xinyue exclaimed in shock and sadness upon hearing this.

Liu Zhimin burst into laughter at their antics.

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around with me. Let me see how 1000 is doing. I haven't seen it in ages, I really miss it."

"Look, it's lying on the sofa, eating and sleeping all day long, and the best part is it doesn't get fat. Aren't you annoyed?"

Zhou Haoming looked at Qianyi, who was sleeping soundly on the sofa, and instructed Zhou Xinyue, "You better take good care of it, okay? I won't be able to go back for a while. If I see it's thinner when I get back, I'll throw you into Erhai Lake! You hear me?"

"Okay, okay, dear boss. Could you bring your wife back with you when you come back? That would give me even more motivation!"

"No problem, no problem, this is nothing!"

He hung up the phone. "Alright, you're still laughing now that you've hung up. Be careful you don't laugh your mouth off," Zhou Haoming teased.

"Hey, what do you mean by smiling crookedly? Why do you keep saying so many random things every day?" Liu Zhimin said with disdain.

"Let's go, it's time to take you home. I checked your schedule today, and you have a show to record tomorrow."

"Oh my god, how did you see my schedule?" Liu Zhimin asked in surprise.

"Please, we own 19% of SM Entertainment's shares. It's not unreasonable for me to ask for my girlfriend's schedule!" Zhou Haoming said arrogantly, which made Liu Zhimin so angry that he threw two Mangosteen Rocket Punches at him.

"This isn't fair! Why do you have my schedule but I don't have yours? I don't care, you have to give me yours too!" Liu Zhimin's tantrums were relentless, and Zhou Haoming couldn't resist.

"Don't worry, I'll send you a copy of my schedule tomorrow when it's ready. Our little pig snake looks so cute when it's being affectionate."

After dropping Liu Zhimin off, Zhou Haoming drove home. He first compiled a list of all the hit songs and dramas for the next year. Now, he needed to arrange for his artists to sing their respective hit songs and invest in these sure-fire hit dramas, such as "Queen of Tears" and "Tyrant's Chef" for Yoona and Noona!

Thinking of this, Zhou Haoming immediately sent a message to Lin Yoona, "Noona, do you have a script with a character called Tyrant Chef?"

Not long after, Yoona replied, "Yes, what's wrong? I don't think there's anything special about it, so I'm not going to answer it."

"No, Nuna, if you trust me, take it. I guarantee it will definitely take your acting career to the next level, Nuna!" Zhou Haoming said confidently.

"Okay, then I'll talk to my agent, Unnie, and we'll meet with their director and producer in a few days."

"I didn't expect Haoming to care so much about Nuna's career. Nuna, you're so happy! Did you buy the car today? Did you pick up the gift I brought you?"

Oh no, I had too much to do today, I forgot. "Noona, I went to Busan on a business trip today and won't be home until tomorrow. How about I pick up the gift you gave me as soon as I get home tomorrow!" Zhou Haoming lied without even taking a breath.

"Alright, then Nunu went to film a movie. You should get some rest."

"Okay, okay, Noona, be careful. You should also get some rest after you finish filming."

After finishing dealing with Lin Yoona's matter, Zhou Haoming went to wash up and prepare for bed, ending this busy day.