Peninsula's first chance encounter during my stay in Dali

After arriving at the filming location, the two saw the workers carrying out the work in an orderly manner. They asked the foreman if the project could be completed on schedule, and then they planned to get the staff together again to improve team cohesion.

"Brother, let's go, I'll take you home." After giving them all the instructions, the two returned to Seoul.

After the car arrived at Luo Yingxi's building

"Brother, can you set a time for us to get together again? I'm available anytime."

"Okay, I'll find some time to get everyone together again. Be careful on your way back."

After seeing Luo Yingxi off, Zhou Haoming noticed that it was already 7 p.m.

"Ugh, I still have to go to the Starship meeting for my IVE comeback, this is exhausting!"

Zhou Haoming then drove to Starship Company.

It's said that Zhang Yuanying has agreed to renew his contract early. It seems people really do need to be disciplined. Otherwise, they easily become arrogant.

Zhou Haoming arrived at the Starship conference room, where the staff responsible for this return were already seated, waiting for him, their direct superior. An Youzhen was among them.

Seeing Zhou Haoming arrive at the meeting looking travel-worn, Ahn Yoo-jin left her seat and personally made him a cup of tea.

Zhou Haoming didn't expect An Youzhen to personally brew him a cup of tea, but everyone else felt that serving tea to the boss wasn't shameful. If the boss was happy, he might give An Youzhen more resources, making the tea-serving worthwhile. (This was the staff member's opinion, not An Youzhen's; she simply went because she saw how hard Zhou Haoming was working.)

"Ahem, Yujin, please sit down first. Let's discuss the theme of IVE's comeback. Everyone, please feel free to speak your mind."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire conference room began to resemble a bustling marketplace, filled with incessant chatter.

Zhou Haoming ignored them, waiting for everyone to express their opinions first. He already had a plan in mind and didn't care. He'd just watch the show. Bored, he could only twirl his pen as he watched the arguing crowd.

Sitting below, Ahn Yoo-jin looked at Zhou Haoming on the stage with a cold expression, her eyes practically sparkling.

  

"Haoming oppa's cold face is so handsome, he's so good at not saying a word."

Out of the corner of his eye, Zhou Haoming on the stage saw An Youzhen staring at him without moving.

"No, I have to keep a cold expression; it's a basic quality of a leader!"

"Alright, stop arguing. Let me first address the recent public opinion surrounding IVE. That 'Fu Xue' thing can stop now, and all those negative topics should end here. Also, stop immediately any talk about Jang Won-young giving Liz some 'fat pills'. Your intentions may be good, but do you really think this is good for the mental and physical health of our artists?"

Zhou Haoming then stood up.

"I know you treat artists like commodities, but let me tell you now, under my management, artists are also living, breathing people. Stop with the black-and-red marketing tactics. If you want to become famous, show your talent. Stop with the underhanded tricks."

"I feel disgusted just looking at those edited versions of 'Fu Xue' by bloggers!" Zhou Haoming slammed his fist on the table and said angrily.

Sitting in the audience, Ahn Yoo-jin was now completely willing to go crazy for Zhou Haoming! Every word he said resonated with her.

The grueling schedule and the combination of negative and positive marketing had already tormented this girl to the point that she couldn't sleep at night.

As the team leader, her insistence on creating conflict and conspiracy theories with her teammates is what Ahn Yu-jin finds most unacceptable.

These words had been bottled up in her heart for a long, long time, and today Zhou Haoming finally spoke up for her. An Youzhen, sitting in the audience, was almost unable to contain her emotions.

Zhou Haoming noticed the fluctuations in An Youzhen's emotions.

"I will oversee all of IVE's comebacks from start to finish. Some people should keep their little schemes to themselves. If I catch them red-handed, they'll see what happens."

"Now, let me talk about the project content. First, let's go back to the theme of female self-love from IVE's debut period. Give me a clear theme before we start promoting!"

"I personally wrote and composed this comeback song, and the title is 'Rude.' I will hand it over to the Starship producers for further refinement."

"That's it, everyone do your jobs, meeting adjourned!"

Zhou Haoming led the way out of the conference room, and the staff of Starship outside bowed their heads when they saw him.

Zhou Haoming didn't give them a friendly look and went straight to the president's office.

Starship President's Office

Jin Shidai listened to Zhou Haoming's furious outburst on the phone during a meeting, denouncing their use of black-and-red marketing and other similar tactics.

"This kid is really stubborn, he even treats celebrities like human beings." Jin Shidai shook his head.

Now that Kim Bum-soo of Kakao has fallen from grace, you're still so arrogant? You're really courting death.

"Representative Zhou, this is the president's office. Please allow me to go in and inform him." His secretary's voice came from outside the door.

Before Jin Shidai could react, Zhou Haoming had already pushed the door open and entered.

"President Kim, I want an explanation for why you came up with this way to market ITV."

"Representative Zhou, aren't you overstepping your bounds? As the president of Starship, can't I decide how IVE should market itself?"

"Of course you can decide, but you must ask for my opinion before you decide. Did you ask?" Zhou Haoming was practically pointing his finger at Jinshidai and cursing him.

"Zhou Haoming! I'm supposed to be your elder, so watch your tone!"

"Does someone who can come up with this kind of marketing strategy even deserve to be called a shill? I've already gone too far by not insulting you."

"Kid, Kim Bum-soo has already fallen from grace, how come you're still so arrogant? You need to understand your current situation at Kakao."

"Golden Age, I don't know my situation at the company, but you're still the president of Starship, and I'm still the representative of Kakao. You have to listen to me, understand?"

Jin Shidai was about to say something when Zhou Haoming interrupted him, saying, "You'd better understand now that you must carry out my orders without question. I'm your direct superior! Don't try to take shortcuts. Whether President Kim Bum-soo falls or not has nothing to do with you. As long as I'm still at Kakao, you'd better behave yourself. Do you understand?"

"Alright! Then I'll see how long our Representative Zhou can stay at Kakao!"

"No need for you to worry about that!" Zhou Haoming said, then turned and left, leaving Jin Shidai looking displeased.

When Jin Shidai's secretary saw Zhou Haoming come out, she quickly turned off her phone and lowered her head.

After cursing Jinshidai, Zhou Haoming felt completely refreshed. "How can someone like this be worthy of being the president? It's ridiculous!" He planned that once Hong Yinze fell from power, Zhou Haoming would definitely get rid of Jinshidai as well. They were disgusting people.

Zhou Haoming walked to the lobby on the first floor of the starship and saw that An Youzhen was waiting for someone.

"Yujin, what are you doing?"