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Song Qixian learned from Shen Minghe that President Cui was negotiating an acquisition contract with an unknown person.

"I saw with my own eyes the luxury car that brought President Choi back, and President Choi was very respectful to the people inside."

Shen Minghe told the three of them with great interest the big gossip he had learned, and the brothers who were watching were attracted by the gossip as he expected.

"Then how did you determine that the president was discussing the acquisition with someone?"

Park Yoo-eun asked what was really in Zhou Heyu and Shen Minghe's heart.

Shen Minghe felt a little guilty and glanced outside a few times. Seeing that no one was passing by, he signaled his brothers to come closer.

Whispering: "I overheard Sang-woo and President Choi arguing, and Sang-woo disagreed..."

Wow! This is really big news. No wonder Shen Minghe is so cautious.

Zhou Heyu gave the youngest member a look that said "well done", and the rest of the people began to wonder which company had such a keen vision to acquire their company with so much potential.

"It doesn't matter which of the Big Four it is, as long as they can help us make a comeback and give us some financial support... I'm not picky about endorsements or anything like that. Hehe, I like M Company. If it's M Company, my dream will come true."

It was no secret that Shen Minghe had participated in the M company's audition a long time ago. Song Qixian smiled and nodded in agreement. He also thought that M company was good and that M company had a special acting department.

When asked about Park Yoo Eun, he replied, "I don't care, as long as it's not AHE."

Shin Myung Hyuk looked at his brother in surprise. He knew that Yoo Eun had rejected offers from big companies, but he didn't expect that Yoo Eun actually looked down on AHE, the largest entertainment company in South Korea!

As if she could see her teammates' confusion, Park Yoo Eun explained, "It's not that I look down on AHE, it's just that I just don't like them."

Only the last one remained silent, and everyone looked at Zhou Heyu.

Zhou Heyu didn't reveal his ideal company, but instead raised a new question: "Do you absolutely believe that being acquired by a large company will make your life better than it is now?"

Zhou Heyu slowly expressed his concerns, "Each of the Big Four looks glamorous on the surface, but behind the scenes, there are many unfair deals hidden. Take AHE, the leader of the Big Four, for example. They have quite a few boy and girl groups under their umbrella, and operating so many groups is bound to be biased. There's the ever-popular Super, and naturally there's the soon-to-disband Xpy. They treat their own people like this, and we were acquired anyway. They won't give us the good stuff."

"The company has limited resources and can only allocate so much money. Why should we give it to someone from outside? Kaleido might be disbanded as soon as you get in."

Zhou Heyu didn't mean to pour cold water on them, but seeing how naive everyone's ideas were, he couldn't help but tell them a few truths.

Ming Shangyu walked in with a sullen face, and the four of them dispersed.

He saw his brothers observing him, and knew they knew. However, this matter was none of their business, and he didn't want to cause any trouble by telling them.

Ming Shangyu spoke as the captain: Work as usual and practice the song for the next comeback.

A few weeks later, Death's acquisition by M was finalized.

Shin Myeong-hyuk was so happy that he was at a loss as to what to do. Song Qixian was also in a good mood. Park Yoo-eun felt relieved. Zhou Heyu went to Ming Sang-yu to find out what was going on.

Big brother Ming Shangyu was in a bad mood, so Zhou Heyu asked questions very cautiously.

"Hiong, can we still return on time?" Kaleido knew that the easter egg of the next return time was buried in the MV, so Zhou Heyu asked this question.

Seeing the worry on his brother's face, Ming Shangyu sighed inwardly. He knew that everyone was very nervous during this period, but now that the matter had been finalized, it would be useless to worry no matter how much.

So Ming Shangyu patted Zhou Heyu on the shoulder and said confidently: "Don't worry, except for the change of location, nothing else will change."

Zhou Heyu felt relieved and comforted Ming Shangyu a few more words before returning to the practice room.

In the practice room, Shen Minghe was explaining the situation of M Club to everyone.

"M Company now has four branches. Branch One is full of second- and third-generation groups, almost retired, so Branch One is also in charge of all the groups' Japanese affairs. Branch Two is home to the fourth-generation top girl group G-girls, Branch Three is home to the fifth-generation boy group B-boys, and Branch Four is home to the fifth-generation girl group Minmin."

"In addition, there is an independent actor department. The previous troupe of Jin Yuelun was a branch, and later it was transferred to the actor department."

Shin Myung Hyuk commented on the four divisions: "Division One is capable, but they haven't operated a new group before and might not be able to keep up with the times. Division Two operates the hottest girl group in Korea right now, so they definitely don't have the energy to bother with us. Division Three's boy group is doing well, and if we join, we'll be competing with them, which doesn't seem like a good option. Division Four does have only one girl group, but it's the newest, so I'm worried they lack experience."

Zhou Heyu stood at the door and listened for a while, then couldn't help but interrupt.

"According to you, no branch is good."

Shen Minghe explained with a smile: "Of course it's better to operate it ourselves, but we can't refuse any branch they want to assign us to."

Song Qixian stepped forward and asked, "Brother Heyu, which branch are we assigned to?"

Facing the curious looks of the three people, Zhou Heyu couldn't help laughing: "Probably the fifth branch."

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On the 33rd floor of M Company, final arrangements are being made for Kaleido.

The leaders of branches one, two, three, and four circulated Kaleido's information to each other and said that this group did not fit the style of their branch.

The chairman who advocated the acquisition of Death sat at the top, knowing that the heads of these branches looked down on Kaleido, a boy group from a small homegrown company.

Without saying much, he took the opportunity to propose the establishment of a new branch, the Fifth Branch.

Now there were endless voices of opposition. Although the heads of several branches were competitors, they were now on the same front. No one wanted a new branch to seize resources.

"How about we let the first branch take over first? They don't have any new groups yet."

The head of the second division made this suggestion with bad intentions. Everyone knows that the company's upcoming five-member boy group will be assigned to this division in the future.

The head of a branch also looked unhappy. Between a group produced by a small company and a sixth-generation boy group created by the company with a lot of effort, anyone would know which one to choose.

So he also recommended the second branch without showing any weakness, with the reason being that "the second branch only has one girl group, G-girls, and it just happens to lack a boy group."

Seeing that branches one and two were about to start a quarrel, the person in charge of branches three and four sat nearby and watched the fun.

Branches One and Two control the company's most profitable boy and girl groups, and their private conflicts have long evolved to an irreconcilable level.

Finally, the person on the stage made the final decision: "We will establish a fifth branch, and the director has already been chosen: Choi Byung-hee."

-

In a practice room of Club M, five people were practicing their dance for the last time, panting and sweating.

During the break, everyone gathered together to discuss the latest news they had heard.

"I heard our company acquired a small company, I think it's called Death."

The curly-haired boy said mysteriously.

The red-haired boy next to him suddenly asked, "Does this company have a boy band called Kaleido that just debuted?"

"Yes, yes, how did you know?"

The red-haired boy thought to himself: I also know that there is a guy named Park Yoo-eun in their team. He is from the same art high school as me and is my direct senior.

Faced with this additional competitor, everyone wants to know which division it is classified in. Different divisions have different abilities to acquire resources, so generally speaking, divisions one and two are the best.

The curly-haired boy shook his head and pointed his index finger upstairs. "I don't know either. The company is still in a meeting to discuss it."

As long as it’s not just a branch, the four of them thought.

The red-haired boy was thinking, I wonder if the senior still remembers me.

-

The day the acquisition contract was officially signed was a beautiful one, and the entertainment news gave M Entertainment a lot of credit, widely reporting on the acquisition. Kaleido had begun to gain recognition.

Outside, Korean netizens reacted to this by saying, "Oh, it's the group from the popular "Butterfly." This led to another surge in listeners of "Butterfly."

In China, Tanya had a "good news"! Her friends in the group were all congratulating her. The group she had worked so hard on data for had finally been acquired by a large company, and she no longer had to worry about it disbanding inexplicably.

Little did she know that for Tanya, this was simply the worst news. She couldn't even be happy seeing the number of fans of the big bar account continue to increase.

What's so good about groups from big companies? The male and female groups from big companies are all so arrogant, and they are not as comfortable to be fans of as the groups from small companies.

Alas, Death is still too useless.

I hope all the kids in Kaleido haven’t changed. If they do, I’ll stop being a fan.

Tanya made up her mind, but looking at the album peripherals and other things on the table, she felt a little reluctant.

Not long after, she received another good news. Kaleido did not join any branch, but joined the newly formed Branch 5, whose director was the former president Choi Byung-hee.

It's a good thing, Tanya comforted herself, it's just a change of boss, nothing else has changed.

Downstairs at Death Company, the five Kaleido members came out to help move things. As Ming Shangyu had promised, they joined the Fifth Branch, along with the few remaining staff members.

It seems that it is just a change of location, nothing else has changed.

Song Qixian took a last look at the basement dormitory where he had stayed for nearly half a year. It had been emptied, but he still remembered how he felt when he first arrived.

At that time, he was just happy to have found a place to stay, and he never expected that half a year later he would become a member of a boy group under one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea.

Everything is getting better.

【Author’s words】

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