"Hello, Mr. Shen." Lee Soo-man bowed respectfully to Shen Fang. In South Korea, this is how it is: the chaebols are above all else.

Lee Soo-man showed absolute respect to a tycoon like Shen Fang, whose net worth is in the billions of US dollars.

Shen Fang knew the Koreans' temperament, so he shook hands with Lee Soo-man with a smile.

"Hello, President Li."

Jung Soo-jung, Amber Liu, Park Sun-young, and Sulli were all dumbfounded. The high and mighty CEO had actually bowed to this handsome young man. Who was this handsome man?

Shen Fang glanced at Shen Lanlan

"Your juniors at SM Entertainment must have caused you a lot of trouble."

How could a professional company allow Shen Lanlan to flirt with girls so recklessly? The reason Shen Lanlan can have so much fun at SM Entertainment must be because of our influence.

Lee Soo-man smiled slightly: "It is an honor for our company that Miss Shen likes to come to our company."

Shen Fang nodded in satisfaction, showing his understanding.

Shen Fang took out several exquisitely packaged boxes from Shen Kun's backpack and handed them to the girls.

"Thank you for taking care of my Lanlan and becoming friends with her. It's really been hard work for you. This is a gift I'd like to give you."

How could Shen Lanlan dare to accept these girls' gifts? She snatched them away and stuffed them into the hands of Jung Soo-jung, Victoria Song, Amber Liu, Park Sun-young, and Sulli. These girls were not only the ones she had chosen, but also the only good friends she had made since coming to Korea. After spending several months with them, Shen Lanlan liked them very much.

"Mr. Shen, let me show you around our SM Entertainment."

Shen Fang, Shen Kun, and Huang Bin followed Lee Soo-man to observe SM Entertainment. SM Entertainment is currently a company that specializes in training idols and has not yet ventured into film and television production. Its structure is very simple: a recording area, a music production department, a talent scout department, and a public relations department, which is responsible for handling artists. However, SM's public relations department is notoriously incompetent and completely useless.

The infamous "Black Ocean Incident" involving Girls' Generation occurred on June 7, 2008, during their performance at the "DREAM CONCERT." While Girls' Generation was performing, fans of other groups chanted "Wonder Girls," and all other fan groups turned off their cheering. As a result, the entire venue was plunged into darkness, resembling a black ocean, hence the name "Black Ocean Incident."

The incident stemmed from a notorious online forum popular among teenagers at the time, which featured a dedicated message board for defaming celebrities. This board was used to upload posts criticizing celebrities for "inappropriate remarks" or "mistakes." A group of anti-fans collectively attacked celebrities they disliked, citing what they perceived as inappropriate statements or actions.

The first controversy surrounding Girls' Generation occurred in early 2008 when member Tiffany imitated Shinhwa senior Junjin's solo song "WA" on a radio program. This imitation angered Shinhwa fans. However, media reports quickly followed, and the Girls' Generation members immediately went to Shinhwa's dressing room to apologize. The senior accepted the apology with a smile.

The second controversy arose when Tiffany mentioned Sichuan Province on another program. Because the pronunciation of Sichuan Province is similar to that of 2PM member Chansung in Korean, Tiffany easily said two Sichuan Provinces. Since the "Wenchuan earthquake" occurred in Sichuan Province at the time, and it was referred to as the "Sichuan earthquake" in South Korea, some netizens began attacking Tiffany's character.

After these two videos were uploaded to that defamatory message board for celebrities, Korean netizens began attacking Tiffany's character, saying she disrespected her seniors and spoke without tact. Following this, negative comments about Girls' Generation increased, and malicious attacks also surged. Some self-righteous individuals on the message board even organized a "silence plan" at the *Dream Concert* under the pretext of changing Girls' Generation's "bad habits." In reality, this claim of changing "Girls' Generation's bad habits" was merely an excuse used by anti-fans to attack Girls' Generation. It stemmed from their jealousy and being blinded by unrealistic rumors.

Girls' Generation has experienced three "black ocean" incidents. The first incident occurred in 2008 at the Jamsil Main Stadium in Seoul. During Girls' Generation's performance, all the glow sticks in the stadium, except for Girls' Generation's fans, were turned off, and anti-fans in the audience held up signs saying "Silence" and demanding that the fans remain silent. After the performance, the entire stadium booed in protest.

The second Black Sea incident also occurred in 2008, just three months after the first one. At the SM Family Concert in Shanghai, when it was Girls' Generation's turn to perform, they not only extinguished their glow sticks but also arranged the few that remained in an X shape as a form of protest.

The third "Black Sea" incident occurred on February 7, 2009, during an SM Family concert in Thailand, when fans once again turned off their glow sticks, plunging the venue into darkness.

This is entirely the fault of the public relations department, which caused Girls' Generation to disappear for several years. If it weren't for GEE's appearance, Girls' Generation might have disappeared altogether.

There's also Park Bom from 2NE1 who took banned drugs, and members of BIGBANG: Taeyang was caught driving under the influence, Daesung was caught driving under the influence, TOP was caught using drugs, Seungri was caught using drugs, and G-Dragon was also involved, though much better than his other teammates.

This kind of thing is the responsibility of the public relations department. If this happened in China, the news would likely have been suppressed before it even got out.

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