Not long after the Grand Bell Awards ceremony ended, Yahoo Korea and Daum released the latest reports on the ceremony.
"Jeon Ji-hyun makes history, wins the title of youngest Grand Bell Award Best Actress" is the title on Daum website.
"Sol Kyung-gu and Jun Ji-hyun win Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the 39th Grand Bell Awards," this is the headline of Yahoo Korea.
"The newest winner of the Grand Bell Awards publicly expresses her love to her boss" was the headline on Naver. In comparison, Naver's report attracted more attention, and netizens who were keen on gossip wanted to know whether Song Yi's rumored girlfriend Jun Ji-hyun and his official girlfriend Kim Tae-hee had a fight at the awards ceremony.
Jun Ji-hyun's acceptance speech became an instant hit on Naver, with netizens searching on Naver for what Jun Ji-hyun said at the Grand Bell Awards ceremony.
Naver is also very good at stirring up trouble. When Jun Ji-hyun said that Song Yi was the best boss in the world, Naver's on-site reporter also captured Kim Tae-hee's expression.
After hearing Jun Ji-hyun's words that were almost like a confession, Kim Tae-hee kept smiling, but her expression was obviously a little stiff. When her boyfriend Song Yi started clapping, Kim Tae-hee followed suit.
In addition to Kim Tae-hee, Naver also captured the expression of Shin-Asia Entertainment's president Kim Hee-won at the time. She looked serious, and only after Jun Ji-hyun finished her acceptance speech did a smile slowly appear on her face.
Obviously, Jun Ji-hyun's acceptance speech was improvised, or it could be said to be a true outpouring of her feelings. She did not discuss the acceptance speech with her agent Kim Hee-won.
At the end of the award ceremony, a reporter wanted to interview Jun Ji-hyun. "Ms. Jun Ji-hyun, you said Song Yi is the best boss in the world. Is it because he bought you a top-notch apartment in Seoul?"
As soon as this question was asked, there was an uproar at the scene, and the theater was full of discussions. If Song Yi bought an apartment for Jun Ji-hyun privately, wouldn't it confirm the rumors that Song Yi was supporting Jun Ji-hyun? They were waiting for Jun Ji-hyun's answer with great interest.
Jin Xiyuan stood in front of Jun Ji-hyun, looked directly at the female reporter who had just asked the question, and asked bluntly: "Which media are you from?"
The female reporter was frightened by Kim Hee-won's momentum, "We are reporters from Chosun TV, a subsidiary of Chosun Ilbo."
Jin Xiyuan smiled disdainfully, "Is it the North Korean TV that was criticized by the Blue House for reporting false news about North Korea?"
"Reporter, you just kept saying that Mr. Song Yi bought a top-notch apartment in Seoul for Ms. Jun Ji-hyun. I hope that Chosun TV can publish solid evidence in your report."
"If your Chosun TV cannot provide evidence to prove that your question just now is just a rumor, we, Shin-Asia Media, will complain to the Korea Communications Commission about Chosun TV's inappropriate behavior and demand that your TV station apologize to the public. Your career as a journalist may be over soon!" Kim Hee-won said word by word.
Kim Hee-won's counterattack was so powerful that the female reporter from Chosun TV almost cried. "We also asked questions based on the clues provided by the newspaper's informant, and we cannot guarantee the complete authenticity of the news source."
Kim Hee-won's tone suddenly rose. "Although I have never been a journalist, I know the professional code of conduct for journalists: respect the truth and the public's right to know the truth. Defend the principle of freedom to interview, report and publish news honestly at all times."
"You maliciously slandered the personal reputation of Miss Jun Ji-hyun, a national treasure-level actress represented by our Xinya Agency, based on an unconfirmed tip, just to make fake news grab the media headlines as soon as possible and waste public resources?"
Jin Xiyuan looked at the reporter's press card and said, "Ms. Jun Ji-hyun did buy an apartment in Seoul, and the purchase price of this apartment was paid by Miss Jun Ji-hyun alone. Neither the agency nor Mr. Song Yi shared even a single won in the purchase price. This information can be easily verified at the real estate management office."
"So I warn you again, Chosun TV, don't think that you can attack and smear the artists under New Asia Entertainment with impunity just because you have the support of Chosun Ilbo. If I catch you, I will make you pay for it!" Kim Hee-won was very rude.
Because Kim Hee-won had been protecting Jun Ji-hyun, the entertainment reporters at the scene were also very tactful and did not ask questions about Song Yi. After asking Jun Ji-hyun a few simple questions, they let Jun Ji-hyun and Kim Hee-won leave together.
After getting in the car, Jun Ji-hyun realized that if Kim Hee-won had not strongly warned the female reporter from North Korea TV, perhaps the headline of tomorrow's newspaper would be "Song Yi spent a lot of money to buy Jun Ji-hyun an apartment in Seoul, and Jun Ji-hyun sincerely confessed that Song Yi is the best boss in the world."
"Thank you, Sister Xiyuan. Now I understand how much trouble my acceptance speech caused to the company and the chairman." Jun Ji-hyun was still frightened.
Jin Xiyuan's expression was very serious. "It's not that easy to get over this. You haven't had any other film or TV works in the past two years except "My Naughty Girlfriend."
"The price of the apartment you bought will soon be revealed by the media. When they calculate your movie pay and advertising endorsements, they will find that your income is not enough to buy this luxury apartment in full."
"To be on the safe side, you can tell the media that you bought the New Asia Capital Fund and that the professional team of New Asia Capital will help you with your personal finances. You can also post the tax payment certificate issued by the National Tax Service on the inschool homepage to prove that your sources of income are legal." Kim Hee-won gave Jun Ji-hyun advice.
Jun Ji-hyun knows that many Korean artists evade taxes, especially when they participate in overseas activities. However, Shinya Agency has done a good job in this regard and has never made such a mistake.
"I understand. I will follow the company's arrangements for the next media activities." Jun Ji-hyun behaved very obediently.
Kim Hee-won is very satisfied with Jun Ji-hyun's attitude. Jun Ji-hyun did not lose sight of her position just because she won the Best Actress award at the Grand Bell Awards.
Jun Ji-hyun's performance in "My Naughty Girlfriend" is certainly excellent, but the Best Actress award does not have to be given to her. She did not contribute a performance that crushed Jang Baek-ji, Lee Young-ae and others.
Without Song Yi's efforts, Jun Ji-hyun would not have become the youngest Grand Bell Award winner in history. After winning this award, Jun Ji-hyun officially became one of the top Korean film actors. If she wins another Baeksang Arts Awards or Blue Dragon Awards, Jun Ji-hyun will be qualified to be called a Chungmuro actor.
Kim Hee-won originally wanted to ask Jun Ji-hyun if she deliberately showed favor to Song Yi at the Grand Bell Awards ceremony in an attempt to force Song Yi to take over. After all, everyone knows that Kim Tae-hee is a Catholic and it is impossible for her to have a relationship with Song Yi before marriage.
Let alone Jun Ji-hyun, doesn't Song Hye-kyo have the idea of becoming the wife of the chairman of Shin-Asia? Everyone knows that becoming Song Yi's woman can quickly gain wealth and social status.
In Jin Xiyuan's eyes, female stars like Jun Ji-hyun and Song Hye-kyo are mid-level competitors. No matter how beautiful a woman is, she has a shelf life, and the entertainment industry is never short of younger, prettier, and better-looking female artists.
When Song Yi gets tired of Jun Ji-hyun and Song Hye-kyo, he will give Jun Ji-hyun and Song Hye-kyo freedom to date and get married.
But Jin Xiyuan doesn't know whether Song Yi will rekindle his relationship with Jun Ji-hyun and Song Hye-kyo after they get married, after all, Song Yi has always been interested in other people's wives. If Song Hye-kyo knew about Song Yi's hobby, she might find a male star in the circle to marry this year in order to please Song Yi.
Compared to Jun Ji-hyun and Song Hye-kyo, Kim Hee-won is more worried about high-level competitors like Son Ye-jin.
Although Song Yi did not say it explicitly, Jin Xiyuan knew that Song Yi cared a lot about Son Ye-jin. She thought that Song Yi tried to sign Gao Xianzhen in order to get Barunson Entertainment's representative Jin Minshu to merge the company into Xinya Entertainment.
Son Ye-jin has an unforgettable first love face. There is a sense of clarity between her eyebrows that is not tainted by the world and a natural youthful temperament that is both pure and fairy. If you want to find a female star of the same type to compare with, it should be similar to Liu Yifei when she was young in the mainland.
Moreover, Kim Min-sook protects Son Ye-jin very well. So far, Son Ye-jin has never been involved in any scandals or had a boyfriend. Men all have a desire for exclusivity, and this alone has attracted the attention of many wealthy men. Kim Min-sook obviously has high expectations for Son Ye-jin and has been keeping her waiting for a good price.
Son Ye-jin's innocent and pitiful look on the screen makes anyone's heart beat fast when seeing her.
Kim Tae Hee's parents originally planned for Kim Tae Hee to marry Song Yi after graduating from university. Next summer, Kim Tae Hee will officially graduate from the Department of Fashion Design at Seoul University.
Now there is only about a year left before Tae Hee graduates from university, but Kim Hee Won always feels that something unexpected will happen within this year. She hopes that Kim Tae Hee and Song Yi can get the marriage certificate as soon as possible. Even if they go to the United States to get the marriage certificate secretly, it will make Kim Hee Won feel at ease.
When Jun Ji-hyun won the Grand Bell Award, Kim Min-sook's attitude became much more enthusiastic, and Son Ye-jin was the first to congratulate Jun Ji-hyun. If Kim Min-sook's attitude softened, and Son Ye-jin became an artist under New Asia Media, Kim Hee-won didn't believe that Song Yi would let go of Son Ye-jin who took the initiative to deliver herself to the door. That night, New Asia's agency held a celebration party for Jun Ji-hyun at New Asia Building for her to win the Grand Bell Award.
The company ordered a seven-layer cake for Jun Ji-hyun. Except for the underage Moon Geun-young and twin sisters Heo Min-sun and Heo Min-jin, all the contracted artists of Shin Asia Entertainment attended the celebration party, even Cha Tae-hyun of sidusHQ attended the celebration party.
Cha Tae-hyun won the Best New Actor award at the 22nd Blue Dragon Film Awards held in December last year. He is already satisfied to win the Popular Actor award this time.
Even though Cha Tae-hyun was nominated for the Best Actor at the Grand Bell Awards, he knew in his heart that he was destined to be a runner-up this time.
Choi Min-sik won the 2001 Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actor for his outstanding performance in "White Orchid", and Sol Kyung-gu's outstanding performance in "Public Enemies" has already secured him the Best Actor award at both the 2002 Grand Bell Film Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards.
So although "My Naughty Girlfriend" was shortlisted for five major awards at the Grand Bell Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress, only Jun Ji-hyun won the award, which shows how hard it was for Jun Ji-hyun to win this Best Actress award.
For the judges of South Korea's three major film festivals, although "My Naughty Girlfriend" was a big success in both box office and word of mouth, this love movie was not artistic enough, which meant it was destined to miss out on major awards at the film festivals.
Director Guo Zairong knows this, so he has high hopes for the film "If You Were Me" which has not yet started shooting. With a strong lineup of Cho Seung-woo, Jo In-sung and Son Ye-jin, he is confident that he can make a classic love art film that can compete for the best film at the three major Korean film festivals.
After the celebration party, Jun Ji-hyun uploaded a group photo of her, Cha Tae-hyun, Kwak Jae-yong, and Song Yi on the inschool homepage.
Jun Ji-hyun and Cha Tae-hyun stood in the middle, with Song Yi and Guo Zairong standing on both sides. Jun Ji-hyun wore a crown and posted a picture with the message: "Dream come true, We are family."
Her inschool update quickly attracted likes from fans, including Chen Xinyu who was surfing the Internet at home.
1L commented: "I hope I can work at New Asia Media after graduation, maybe I can touch Ji Hyun's trophy!"
2L's comment: "I would rather work at New Asia Network than at New Asia Media. I heard that the company provides delicious afternoon tea every day." Chen Xinyu couldn't help but like 2L's comment crazily.
3L commented: "The corporate atmosphere of New Asia Media is very good. Even the big boss would stand by when taking photos. He really respects the efforts of the actors."
The phenomenon of seniority is very serious in South Korea. Logically, the standing positions in this photo should be Song Yi and Guo Zairong in the middle, and Jun Ji-hyun and Cha Tae-hyun standing on the side, but Song Yi did the opposite.
4L commented: "Isn't Cha Tae-hyun an artist under contract with SidusHQ? When did he join Shinya Entertainment? Jun Ji-hyun said 'We are a family'."
This update of Jun Ji-hyun not only attracted the attention of many fans, but also made sidusHQ's representative director Cha Seung-jae unable to sleep.
If Zheng Shuotuo had not been caught by Song Yi eavesdropping on the company's artists, Jun Ji-hyun would still be a signed artist of sidusHQ this year.
Cha Seung-jae is well aware of the value of this title, as the youngest Grand Bell Award winner in history. Unfortunately, Jun Ji-hyun's current success has nothing to do with sidusHQ.
Cha Tae-hyun's Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Actor and Jun Ji-hyun's Grand Bell Film Award for Best Actress are not awards of the same rank at all.
He also saw the post that Jun Ji-hyun posted on inschool and saw the comments under the post. He thought Song Yi was really planning to poach Cha Tae-hyun, so he immediately called Song Yi.
After Song Yi understood Cha Seung Jae's indirect inquiry, he laughed happily, "Cha, although I really admire Tae Hyun, I have no intention of poaching him. The reason why Ji Hyun said we are a family is that during the filming, Director Kwak Jae Yong and Tae Hyun took great care of her, just like a family member. Don't get me wrong."
Chen Xinyu usually pays close attention to the company New Asia Network Co., Ltd. The employees of New Asia Network will show off their work benefits on the inschool homepage.
Shin-Asia Network Co., Ltd. offers a half-day holiday every Friday afternoon. The breakfast and lunch in Shin-Asia Cafeteria are also at a great value. You can have a hearty meal for 2,000 won. You can also eat Japanese food, Turkish cuisine, Sichuan hot pot, Yeji barbecue, etc. from time to time.
The overtime culture in Korean Internet companies is very serious, and Shin-A Network Co., Ltd. is the first Internet company in Seoul to implement a 36-hour work system.
Chen Jianxi originally wanted to arrange for Chen Xinyu to study in the United States to learn advanced management experience from European and American companies, and after she graduated in the United States, he would arrange for her to intern at Samsung's US branch. Chen Xinyu will graduate from Ewha Womans University in South Korea this year.
I heard that Shin-Asia Network is recruiting on a large scale recently. Shin-Asia Network has held special job fairs at Seoul National University and Yonsei University. Shin-Asia Network Co., Ltd. is also the one with the fastest growth in human resources among Shin-Asia's many subsidiaries.
Liu Yongjun reported this problem to Song Yi. The workstations in the Xinya Building are barely sufficient for this year and next year. If they have to wait until inschool is launched in the Japanese market and Souhan.com is officially launched, Xinya Network will have to prepare to move and look for a new office space.
Chen Xinyu looked at Jun Ji-hyun, who was smiling particularly brightly, and her desire to intern at New Asia Network began to stir again.
She clicked on the official website of Xinya Network and found a "Join Us" link below the homepage, which contained the HR's corporate email. After browsing the job positions, she sent her resume. This time, she applied for a management trainee position in Xinya Network's retail business.
But Chen Xinyu felt a little strange. Isn't Xinya Network an Internet company? Why does it want to develop a retail business? Xinya Network's main business is the social networking site inschool. Does Song Yi plan to sell things on inschool? She likes the current clean and simple page design of inschool. If inschool starts selling things, she will think inschool is not cool enough, and she is afraid that she will not be willing to go through all means to register an inschool account.
She couldn't wait to attend the interview at New Asia Network. Chen Xinyu was already looking forward to meeting Song Yi in the final interview. She wanted to see Song Yi's surprised smile when he saw her in New Asia Building.
Chen Xinyu has already thought about it. After she passes the interview at New Asia Network, she will seek help from her sisters Chen Fuzhen and Chen Zairong, and ask them to do the work of her father Chen Jianxi and ask her to agree to let him intern at New Asia Network.
Song Yi didn't know that Chen Xinyu actually came to him and was actually going to intern at Xinya Network. The retail business that Chen Xinyu applied for was Sohan.com, a shopping website that Xinya Network didn't disclose to the public. I wonder what Song Yi would think when he knew that Chen Xinyu was going to join the Sohan.com team? After the celebration party, Kim Hee-won and Kim Tae-hee went back to their villa in Seongbuk-dong. Song Yi drove Jun Ji-hyun back to her residence.
Jun Ji-hyun knew that if Kim Tae-hee was in Seoul, Song Yi would not have the habit of staying overnight at other women's homes, but she still wanted to give it a try.
"OPPA, Sister Xiyuan has just criticized me. I know I shouldn't say in public that you are the best boss in the world. In fact, you are not only the best boss, but also my business teacher. Later, I will put on the high school uniform I wore when filming, and please ask Teacher Song to severely punish me, a disobedient female student. Can you calm down after seeing me do this?" Jun Ji-hyun's tone was very charming and her tone was particularly pitiful.
See you tomorrow (end of this chapter)