Chapter 234 The president is hateful, the artists are pitiful qaq
Hearing him say this, Quan Zhilong tilted his head. Jin Duxuan glanced at the surrounding environment, moved closer to the two of them and whispered, "Just now, when Yokan and I went upstairs to change clothes, I accidentally glanced at something in his pocket."
Still in public, he didn't mention drugs directly, but made a smoking gesture and said something else, "Brother, did you encounter any in Japan?"
In fact, Kwon Ji-ryong didn't tell anyone about this, but he took Ye-eun away early and carefully told him not to take anything given by anyone. When Kim Do-hyun heard it, he immediately thought of what it could be.
Not to mention that not long after that, YG changed its internal drug testing of artists from once every two months to once a month.
Kwon Ji-yong and Ye-eun also understood his hint. Since he has already carried the device with him, it cannot be the first time they have come into contact with it.
Thinking of TOP's personality, Quan Zhilong was even a little worried, "Then let's go talk to him on New Year's Day."
Ye-eun looked at Quan Zhilong walking towards TOP, propped up her chin and turned to look at Jin Duxuan, silently giving him a thumbs up, "Oh, your observation skills are still useful."
Jin Duxuan smiled smugly, crossing his arms over his chest, "Of course, my skills in sneaking around are so advanced that he doesn't even know I saw it."
This proud look made Ye-eun laugh speechlessly. She leaned back and said, "For the live broadcast that day... you need to show me your plan in advance."
She typed a few words on her phone, but didn't send it. She just handed it directly to Jin Duxuan.
Jin Duxuan looked at her in shock after seeing the words, thought for two seconds, and nodded seriously, "Don't worry, I will tell everyone not to imitate the vocal cords that day."
In the early morning of January 1, 2013, the news that D agency broke the news that Rain and Kim Tae-hee were dating went viral nationwide. Although the two have not yet admitted it, Rain has been very popular in Korea for several years and is still a top star. For a time, his popularity even overshadowed the New Year's Day surprise live broadcasts announced by Bigbang and 2NE1.
It wasn't until Kim Do Hyun and Kang Daesung opened their own YouTube channels at the same time and started a live countdown as a warm-up for their channels that the popularity in Korea was almost divided between these two parties.
Even the New Year's Day blessing video from the next president was not more popular than these two.
At 6 p.m. Korean time, when the live broadcast jointly hosted by Kang Daesung and Kim Do Hyun's channel officially started and countless people poured into the live broadcast room, D agency unexpectedly released another big news at this time.
[Dispatch exclusive:
YG CEO Yang Hyun-suk sent a message to a high-end brand representative before entering Singapore, saying, "Prepare a luxury watch for me." (1)
This news not only specifically captured the footage of Yang Hyun Suk wearing two expensive watches in turn on the variety show, but also included his chat records that were found from somewhere. Did D agency find some tech tycoon? ? How could the information be intercepted? It feels like only Kaist's cutting-edge professors and hackers can do this, right?
The mobile phone information interface shows Yang Hyun Suk's blatant request for a valuable watch* message, "I really wanna get the watch I have been asking about."
The Asian representative of that watch also responded directly, "It's ready for you my dear."
If it was just a gift between "friends", it wouldn't be a big deal. However, what is even more shocking is that D agency explained in detail that the two watches, worth more than 3 billion won in total, were not only obtained by Yang Hyun Suk using Bigbang's fame to ask for bribes from the high-end watch representative when they held a concert in Singapore, but were also smuggled through channels without paying any taxes.
Taking advantage of artist’s fame, accepting bribes, smuggling, and tax evasion. These factors combined are enough to put the president, who was born as an artist and cultivated two popular groups, Bigbang and 2NE1, in hot water.
The timing of this release has caused a lot of discussion among netizens.
D agency and YG are at odds again! I specially picked the time of Bigbang and 2NE1’s New Year’s Day surprise live broadcast to reveal the news at the same time!
Thinking about how many people have flocked into the live broadcast room to question these artists, netizens can't help but sigh, how much D agency hates YG!
The people in the live broadcast didn't seem to read the comments. They just walked into the live broadcast room one by one with smiles on their faces. The public opinion online began to feel some sympathy for these YG artists.
Because of their huge fame, they are being exploited. They haven't done any live broadcasts in all these years. When they do do a rare live broadcast, they are framed by D agency. The moment the president was exposed for breaking the law, they must have been very terrified when they learned the news during the live broadcast, right?
Is there anyone more pitiful than them!
Some netizens even commented that they wanted to check out GD's watch together.
Although many media outlets broke the norm this time and released news such as "Chinese artists bought expensive watches and went through customs to pay taxes, while the president of the Republic of Korea smuggled them to evade taxes."
The media that released the photos included not only tabloids but also authoritative official media. Several big fans noticed that most of them were the media organizations that took photos at the airport before, and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that it was a good thing that Ye Eun had established a good relationship with them at that time!
Otherwise, all the media would definitely come and get involved!
South Korea is a country where capital is rampant and chaebols are in power. Now, even artists who are considered high and mighty by ordinary people will be targeted because of their bosses' mistakes. Now that the president is under investigation, can YG still be as glorious as before? Will Bigbang, 2NE1 and other YG artists be affected?
After imagining this, netizens even began to empathize with all YG artists.
Especially when comparing the two, the artists who are being targeted now seem even more pitiful, and Yang Hyun Suk, the president who makes a lot of money from artists but evades taxes, is extremely hateful.
I don’t know if it was because the news reported by D agency specifically after Rain’s relationship and during the live broadcast of YG artists even overshadowed the New Year’s greetings from the next president, but the Seoul Inspection Office reacted incredibly quickly, issuing an announcement immediately stating that it would begin an investigation.
The few people who were walking into the live broadcast room this time brought with them staff who were either on good terms with them or with Li Yuanmei. They had vaguely heard about it before it started. Now when the live broadcast started, the PD who was watching the comments at the monitoring station did not have any abnormality on his face and continued recording as if he did not see anything.
The staff pretended not to see it, and the artists were unable to see the comments, and entered the venue one by one with natural expressions.
This time their live broadcast was arranged at a barbecue restaurant they often go to. The two "MCs" Kim Do Hyun and Kang Daesung sat together, while Ye Eun and Kwon Ji Yong, as artists from two groups, also sat side by side.
Kwon Ji-yong habitually put his coat on Ye-eun's seat, and watched the members of the two groups ordering food with a smile.
Ten people in a place with one person saying something makes it very noisy. Jin Duxuan controlled the situation and waved his hand, "Quiet, quiet, everyone knows why we are broadcasting today, right?"
"It's a surprise for the fans." Ye-eun lowered her head and ticked off the various fruit plates, muttering softly, "How can we enjoy the New Year's Day dinner if it's broadcast live?"
Jiang Dasheng followed suit, smiling brightly with his eyes curved, "Hey, it's rare for us to have dinner together like this, right? It's very fun."
CL turned around and looked at the others, then laughed, "Ah, isn't it the 'Victims' Alliance'? GD Oppa, you still dare to hug Ye Eun? Put your hands down!"
Quan Zhilong, who was holding Ye Eun's shoulders and ordering food together, blinked innocently, "Mo Ya, what's the 'Victims Alliance'? The theme they told us was 'New Year's Day Dinner'!"
Jiang Dasheng and Jin Duxuan looked at each other and touched their noses at the same time, "Ah? Didn't you tell me that I changed the topic just now?"
Yi Eun and Kwon Ji-yong silently curled their lips, their eyes full of murderous intent.
The two MCs immediately begged for mercy, "Brother! Sister-in-law! We are live streaming, don't be angry!"
Yi Eun raised her eyebrows and her cheeks flushed slightly, but Quan Zhilong couldn't help but lower his head and hold back his laughter. After several seconds, he cleared his throat and said in a pretentious manner: "Okay, your sister-in-law and I will forgive you."
However, the happier they looked, the more sympathetic netizens became.
What a pure and loving scene. Do they not know that YG is on the verge of collapse?
[Oh my, why do I feel like crying? The Inspectorate has started investigating. Will YG Family be the same after today? ]
[Aaaaaah, I'm super worried about Bigbang and 2NE1! ! ]
[The staff can see the comments, please don’t tell them this news during the live broadcast, please! ! ! ]
[Our Ye-eun is laughing so happily, wow, with her personality, if she knew what the president did, she would definitely roll her eyes and start scolding. ]
[…Suddenly I remembered that everyone said Ye-eun doesn’t like Yang Hyun-suk anymore. Is this just intuition? ]
[Oh my God, now that you say that, it is indeed very possible. Someone who can use the artist's reputation to accept bribes is definitely not as gentle and friendly as he appears on the show. ]
[I also thought of CL saying in "Strong Heart" that the president held a microphone and called them ugly in front of all the staff... Oh my, Yang Hyun Suk is so good at pretending on "K-POP Star"! ]
[Dafa, do you still remember how rude Yang Hyun Suk spoke in the debut documentary? At that time, Ye-eun was attacked by netizens because she refuted his words, but now think about it, would everyone be willing to be scolded by their boss like this! ? ]
[And this boss also brings trouble to the employees… Shit, Ye-eun didn’t scold him enough!] ]
[Please don’t talk about that smuggler here. If you see any bad comments, please report them! This matter has nothing to do with the artists, don’t affect them! ]
[And it’s being investigated, isn’t it? No matter what the result is, YG cannot collapse because of an incident involving its president. To be honest, YG is the artists' YG, not Yang Hyun Suk's YG. ]
[The Y in YG is the Y in Ye-eun, and the G is the G in GD! ! ! Even if the president falls, we still have a brother and a sister, fans don’t have to worry! ! ! ]
[Yes, they even worked overtime to live broadcast on New Year’s Day just to surprise their fans. At least let them finish the live broadcast happily. ]
Because of these words, the comments section mentioned Yang Hyun Suk less and less, and instead focused more on the few people participating in the live broadcast.
Quan Zhilong held his chin up and laughed, "Although I forgive you, I am really curious about what the 'Victims Alliance' is?"
Yien also looked at them in confusion, blinked her eyes, and looked puzzled.
The other people looked at each other in disbelief, "Don't you think your crazy show-off in front of us hurts us?"
Jin Duxuan even took out the accusation board he had prepared, "Okay, since you don't have a correct understanding of yourselves, then I will help you recall it."
The complaint board in his hand was specially made to look like the X-Files in "Strong Heart". Ye-eun laughed and wanted to raise her hand to take it: "Hey, is this the X-Files?"
Quan Zhilong also had curiosity in his eyes. He stood up slightly and wanted to take a look, but Jin Duxuan quickly handed over the thing in his hand. Jiang Dasheng took the file board and shook his head seriously, "You can't look at it."
CL also nodded, supporting her chin with both hands. "We have written down some of the things that made us most 'disgusted' as a hint. You have to guess the correct event and then sincerely repent!"
Ye Eun and Kwon Ji-yong looked at each other. If they guessed wrong, wouldn’t they be the ones who leaked the information?
This plan is really too much, Jin Duxuanxi!
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