Kim Tae-hee was a little dazed during classes and meals at Seoul University these days. She was still thinking about the shocking news revealed by Kim Hee-won, "Song Yi said that he and you will get a marriage certificate in Nevada by the end of the year, and you will be husband and wife soon."
OPPA is going to marry her? Why didn't OPPA tell her the news in person, but through her sister? Did he want to give her a surprise? But when she asked her sister for details, her sister refused to say anything. She didn't know whether the news was true or not.
Kim Tae Hee was eating while thinking bitterly. Kim Tae Hee's lunch in the cafeteria today was pork tofu soup, whitebait, vegetable salad and radish kimchi. It was full of protein, carbohydrates and vegetables, and the nutrition was very balanced. Kim Tae Hee paid great attention to body management at school.
Sitting opposite Kim Tae-hee is a slightly plump girl. She is a freshman at Seoul University this year and her name is Lee Ha-nui.
Lee Ha-nui joined the Seoul National University Ski Club right after entering college, and became good friends with Kim Tae-hee because of their common interest in skiing. Kim Tae-hee likes her new friend who is humorous, straightforward and talented, and the two often have dinner together.
Lee Ha-nui had heard of Kim Tae-hee before she entered Seoul National University. Although Kim Tae-hee had only endorsed two advertisements, Samdasoo and Hera lipstick, she was already a well-known star at Seoul National University.
Thanks to the publicity effect of Samdasoo and Hera lipstick, many brands contacted Kim Tae-hee, hoping that she could be the spokesperson for their company's products, including Lotte Candy, Samsung mobile phones and other Fortune 500 brands, but Kim Tae-hee declined.
The reason given by Kim Tae-hee is simple. She needs to focus on her studies and musicals at the moment and does not have the energy to take on new endorsements.
After this news was exposed, Kim Tae Hee's popularity increased. Korean netizens all gave Kim Tae Hee thumbs up in this entertainment news.
1L Netizen: "Between study and money, Tae Hee chose the former without hesitation. This is the difference between the top students and us."
2L Netizen: "Tae Hee's family is rich and beautiful, and she has no shortage of money, so why would she give up her studies for money?"
Netizen 3L: "I heard that Kim Tae-hee's agency doesn't get along well with Samsung and Lotte, so she didn't accept endorsements from these two companies." If Song Yi saw this comment, he couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.
Netizen 4L: "Are you kidding me, 3L? How can Kim Tae Hee's agency be at odds with both Samsung and Lotte at the same time?"
Netizen 5L: "Doesn't Kim Tae Hee's agency have a modern background?"
Netizen 6L: "Isn't Kim Tae Hee's ad produced by Shinhan Media? Doesn't this company have Samsung background?"
Netizen 7L: "How can ordinary people like us understand the secrets between these chaebols? If you keep talking nonsense, be careful that the legal departments of these big companies will sue you."
The excitement on the Internet actually boosted ticket sales at the National Theater of Korea. The musical "Empress Myeongseong" starring Kim Tae-hee was packed, and the theater received flowers from fans at almost every show.
In the musical "Empress Myeongseong", Kim Tae-hee did not play the heroine Queen Myeongseong, but King Gojong's favorite concubine Lee Sang-gung.
Queen Myeongseong was the queen of Gojong, the 26th king of the Joseon Dynasty. She married Gojong at the age of 16. In the first three years of her reign, Gojong favored Lee Sang-Gong and ignored her.
Li Shanggong gave birth to the prince Li Shan. She relied on the emperor's favor and ignored Queen Myeongseong, opposing the queen in every way. Myeongseong plotted hard and finally moved Gojong's heart. In the end, Myeongseong expelled Li Shanggong from the palace, and Li Shanggong's son Li Shan also died of smallpox.
Lee Ha-nui went to the National Theater to watch Kim Tae-hee's musical. Kim Tae-hee played the role of Lee Sang-gung very well. Whether it was the arrogance when she was favored or the despair of being expelled from the palace, Kim Tae-hee portrayed it very vividly.
When Lee Sang-Gong, played by Kim Tae-hee, learned that Prince Lee Sun had died of smallpox, she was extremely sad, without a single tear, and her whole body became limp, distraught, and on the verge of collapse.
When Lee Ha-nui saw Kim Tae-hee's performance, she felt the same way. Lee Sang-Gong was indeed hated in the early days, but now she is just a poor mother who has lost her child.
When Li Shanggong learned that Li Shan had passed away, she knew in her heart that her life was hopeless. Her son could not inherit the throne, she could not return to the palace, and she would never be able to defeat her opponent Mingcheng.
Li Shanggong coughed a few times, coughed up blood, and finally fainted. The last words before she fainted were "Mingcheng, you have such a cruel heart, but the child is innocent after all!"
Lee Sang-Gong, played by Kim Tae-hee, is naturally the villain in the play. In the early stage, Lee Sang-Gong made the audience hate her, but in the later stage, the audience could not hate her.
It was only after Song Yi watched several musicals in a row and saw that Kim Tae-hee's acting skills had improved visibly that he agreed to let Kim Tae-hee star in the TV series "Dae Jang Geum".
Li Haoni looked at Kim Tae-hee who was distracted. There was no duck neck in the food in the university cafeteria, so why did Kim Tae-hee seem to have no appetite?
She couldn't help but ask, "Senior Taixi, is today's food not to your taste?"
Kim Tae Hee looked at Lee Ha Ni with a worried look on her face, "Nothing, I was just thinking about something. Ha Ni, if I get married at the end of the year, as a good friend, will you support me?"
Li Haoni was delighted when she heard what Jin Taixi said, "Is senior sister getting ready to get married? Did your boyfriend propose to you? That's great! If you get married, please let me be your bridesmaid and witness your happiness with my own eyes, okay?"
Kim Tae-hee could feel Lee Ha-nui's joy, and she immediately figured it out and stopped worrying about it.
Yes, marriage itself is a beautiful thing. She originally planned to marry Song Yi after graduation. Now she just moved the wedding date forward by one year. What is she afraid of? If it were her relatives or good friends, they would definitely understand and support her decision. She also believed in Song Yi and believed that this man would make her live a happy and fulfilling life.
"I have this plan, but it hasn't been finalized yet. After all, I haven't graduated yet, and I'm an actor with many fans in China. Even if I get married, I won't announce it to the public. I'll hold the formal wedding after graduation. Honey, I haven't told anyone about this yet, you must keep it a secret for me." Kim Tae-hee said.
Li Ha Ni felt a great sense of responsibility. She looked around and felt relieved when she found that no one was eavesdropping on their conversation.
When Kim Tae-hee was a freshman and sophomore, there were many boys around her, and some boys even wrote love letters to her to express their love to her.
But Kim Tae Hee's response is always the same, which makes people despair. Kim Tae Hee will always just smile and refuse any gifts from boys, "Thank you, but I already have a boyfriend."
Song Yi gave Kim Tae Hee a BMW M3 on her birthday, but she seldom drove it to school in the first half of the year. After the second half of the year, Kim Tae Hee needed to run between the theater, school, and home, so she drove the M3 to school. So from this semester on, Kim Tae Hee had a lot less time around her, and she didn't need Lee Ha Ni to protect her.
As Kim Tae-hee's new best friend, Lee Ha-nui has not yet met Kim Tae-hee's boyfriend Song Yi, but she often hears news about Song Yi on TV or in newspapers.
Lee Ha-nui has been using the social networking site inschool recently. She is in the second batch of invited users, and Kim Tae-hee is in the first batch.
As soon as Lee Ha-nui successfully registered, she immediately followed Kim Tae-hee and added Kim Tae-hee as her friend. Lee Ha-nui was always the first to like and comment on Kim Tae-hee's updates on inschool. Students at Seoul National University jokingly called Lee Ha-nui "Kim Tae-hee's number one lackey."
When Lee Ha-nui learned about her classmates' comments, she was not angry, but rather complacent, which shows that she is Kim Tae-hee's best friend at Seoul National University. Girls often fight for the title of "good friend" or "best friend".
"By the way, senior, when will inschool be fully open for registration? Many of my classmates want to become friends with me on inschool. After graduating from high school, we will not be studying in the same place, and we all want to learn about everyone's latest developments through inschool." Li Ha Ni said.
Kim Tae-hee smiled apologetically and said, "I'm not really sure about this." She was going to the company later and planned to ask for Lee Ha-nui.
Song Yi was holding a meeting with the staff of Xinya Network Co., Ltd. in Xinya Building. "On November 11, inschool will be open to all college students in South Korea for registration."
"There are about 3 million college students in South Korea, including undergraduates, masters and doctoral students. I hope that before Christmas this year, the number of registered users of InSchool will exceed 2 million."
“按照我的预估，韩日世界杯结束，inschool的用户会超过1500万人，覆盖到30%的韩国人口。”
宋熠的话没有说完，这30%的人群也将是韩国最有购买力的消费群体。等inschool用户超过1500万，成批的企业会在inschool网站上投放广告，新亚网络会超过Naver和雅虎韩国，成为韩国广告收入最高的互联网公司。
这时新亚网络运营组科长柳永俊提出了他的疑问，“会长，上次你说将inschool全面开放注册的时间定在11月中旬，现在确定为11月11日，这个日期有什么特别的含义吗？”
柳永俊毕业于首尔大学，他之前在一家在线游戏公司Han Game上班，这家公司的创始人叫做金凡秀。
和韩国其他付费网游不同，金凡秀将自己辛苦研发的游戏免费提供给用户。仅仅一年时间，Han Game的玩家数就从短短的几百人变成了1000万。
金凡秀以前就是三星的员工，他找来了前同事李海珍，Naver和Han Game合并了，成立了一家新的门户网站NHN（Next human network）. 李海珍之所以同意合并，是因为Naver还没有找到好的盈利方式，没办法通过韩国的广告业务扭亏为盈，而Han Game的盈利很强，所以金凡秀和李海珍一拍即合，促成了Naver和Han Game的这次合并。
Han Game和Naver合并，Han Game运营部的柳永俊觉得他和NHN的经营理念不合，于是加入新亚网络株式会社，担任运营组长。
按照历史轨迹，NHN迟早会因为分赃不匀再次分手，强扭的瓜本来就不甜，而李海珍和金凡秀两人后来一直在争夺韩国互联网的老大。
李海珍坚守Naver，金凡秀后来创建了Kakao，并且开发出韩国版微信Kakao Talk，韩国版支付宝Kakao Pay，韩国最大的网络银行Kakao Bank. 后来Kakao、Kakao Pay和Kakao Bank分别上市，金凡秀身家超过130亿美元，个人身家超过陈在镕，成为韩国首富，风光无限。
不过有意思的是Kakao Pay上市，Kakao的CEO柳永俊因为抛售Kakao Pay的股票，个人套现496亿韩元，引发证券界和公众的不满，最终辞去Kakao的CEO. 想起这段历史，宋熠自然比较看重柳永俊，决定重点培养柳永俊。李海珍和金凡秀这时已经是一方诸侯，金凡秀这个人又不甘人下，宋熠不可能将他招致麾下。
宋熠这时也要佩服柳永俊敏锐的观察力，宋熠之所以将全面开放注册的日期选在2001年11月11日，当然有他的打算。
“2001年11月11月，看到这么多1，你第一时间想到什么？”宋熠考问柳永俊。
“1和0？”柳永俊猜测。柳永俊说的没错，1和0是计算机储存二进制的基本单位。
作为宋熠的秘书，姜秀娜一直在旁听，她拿着笔在笔记本上记录着什么。
宋熠突然点到姜秀娜，“姜秘书，提到1，你想到什么？”
“Single？单数？”姜秀娜脑洞大开。
宋熠打了个响指，“Bingo！果然女生的感情更细腻一些，我准备在网络上打造一个单身男女的节日，设立在每年的11月11日，这个节日就叫做光棍节。”
“11月11日”，宋熠在会议室的黑板上简单画了四条竖着的直线，“瞧瞧他们，他们就是永不相交的平行线，就像触不到的恋人，看起来触手可及，却遥不可及，形单影只，多么的孤独，这不就是光棍们狂欢的日子吗？”
宋熠继续问柳永俊，“如果你到了光棍节，你发现身边的同学都交了女朋友，你最想做的事情是什么？”
柳永俊不假思索，“脱单。”
宋熠一脸孺子可教的表情，“说得没错，我们inschool主打就是校园社交，等你离开大学后，你就会发现大学的女生其实是最好追的。”
“她们没有高中早恋的枷锁，也没有升学的压力。学习不再是她生活的全部，她们也期望一份美好的感情。而且她们大部分都是第一次离开父母，单独居住，独自生活经验不足，如果能给她给予生活和学习上的关心和帮助，能够部分代替父母在她心目中的作用。而且大一的女生，比高年级的学姐更好追。”宋熠继续侃侃而谈。
就在宋熠在会议室里指点江山的时候，金熙媛领着金泰希从会议室后面走了进来。
新亚网络的员工看到金熙媛，连忙准备向她问好，金熙媛示意他们安静一点，金熙媛姐们俩在后面听宋熠传授在大学里泡妹纸的经验。
金熙媛越听越觉得诡异，她忍不住悄悄问妹妹，“泰希，宋熠在延世大学真的没有谈过恋爱嘛？他这分享感觉是经验之谈啊。”
宋熠这时也注意到金泰希进来了，先和她们俩点头打了个招呼，然后继续讲：“当然，我只是分享一下经验，能不能行，还有待实践，没准儿就是纸上谈兵。毕竟纸上得来终觉浅，绝知此事要躬行。”
“我之所以和你们说这些，只是强调一点，所有的社交网站的核心需求就是异性交友。”
“你从高中好不容易考上大学，你在釜山念大学，你高中心仪的女生在首尔读大学，你该怎么联系她呢？又不知道她的手机号码，那你该怎么联系她呢？”
“很简单，注册一个inschool账号，然后搜索她的学校和名字，然后就会跳出她的主页，关注她，然后添加好友。如果你们已经是好友，就可以开始发消息聊天了。”
“你可以通过她的主页知道她的最新动态，看到她最新的照片，知道她换了一个新发型，追了一部新剧，看了一本有意思的书，那你们的共同话题不就来了吗？”
“如果你们不认识，只是在校园里见过一面，对她一见钟情，然后通过同学打听到她的名字，然后鼓起勇气添加她为好友，然后发出第一条消息，‘Hi，能交个朋友吗？’”宋熠说。
“相信我，如果inschool对所有在校大学生开放注册，大一学生的注册率肯定超过高年级的学长和学姐。我会为inschool打造一支新广告，由车太贤和金泰希合作出演。”
“除了这支广告片以外，我需要你们进入到各大高校，发动你们的动员能力，最好在光棍节期间举办一些活动，比如给新注册的单身用户赠送一支玫瑰花等等。”
“如果人手不够，那么就从学校里招聘兼职学生，兼职的学生除了当天能够拿到现金报酬以外，还可以获得优先到新亚传媒实习的机会。总之一句话，要钱给钱，要人给人！”宋熠开始给柳永俊他们布置起任务。
“好了，今天会就开到这儿，我需要你们马上行动起来，go，go，go！”宋熠拍拍手掌，催促起来。
等员工们离开会议室，宋熠走向金泰希，“等久了，开会是不是有点无聊？”
金泰希却很精神，“怎么会，感觉OPPA开会很有意思，我又学到了很多东西。inschool的广告语是不是那句‘Hi，能交个朋友吗’？”
宋熠这下真的被女友惊到了，他知道金泰希很聪明，可是金泰希今天的表现还是让她刮目相看。
“没错，会议室里那么多人，刚才居然没一个能猜出来的，你居然一下子就猜到了，厉害啊！”宋熠对女友伸出大拇指。
金熙媛重复了一遍，“Hi，能交个朋友吗？”这句话虽然通俗易懂，却道明了inschool的产品本质。
宋熠对金泰希说：“我们等会儿一起去趟新韩媒体，inschool的这支广告片绝对是高规格，郭在容执导，车太贤和你搭档，我来担任制作人，等广告播出，剧情内容绝对让人印象深刻。”
金熙媛有些奇怪，“如果是为了宣传inschool，郭在容+全智贤+车太贤，才是最合适的人选。毕竟《我的淘气女友》热度还没有过去，你怎么会选择让泰希来出演inschool的广告呢？”
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