Chapter 185: Delighted Lee Hyori
When SM Entertainment's director Kim Mi-jung interviewed the trainees on the list who were considered for debut, the trainees, who were already looking forward to it, were very excited. They always felt that they would be the lucky one to stand on the big stage under the lights and become a big star that everyone was paying attention to.
However, compared to more than 30 trainees, this first batch of trainees only has 8 spots to debut, one for a boy group and one for a girl group. When the trainees who were not invited to the interview were all their peers who trained hard and achieved outstanding results, they looked disappointed.
If the selection was based on comprehensive strength, such as personal appearance, physical fitness and daily training results, they might have different opinions. But now they are directly determining the debut ranking based on training results, and they really have nothing to say. They can only blame themselves for not working hard enough in daily training, so that others have taken away their opportunities.
The happiest person was Lee Hyori, who was still a college student. She had never expected that she, a "last-place" trainee in the trainee selection competition, would be able to make a comeback and surpass those trainees with good conditions to get a chance to debut first. It was really unexpected! Director Kim looked at the delighted Lee Hyori in front of him and quickly thought of the instructions given by the president Lee Xiuman. He then thought for a while and then reminded her, "Hyori, do you know why the president decided to recruit you even though you ranked last in the selection competition?"
When Lee Hyori heard what the other party said, she was a little confused. She had never figured it out before. After all, she was recruited after many judges gave her low scores. There must be some big shot who said hello to SM Entertainment. But she is just an ordinary college student and doesn't know any big shot! Director Jin saw that the atmosphere was almost brewing, so he smiled and said, "The one who is pleading for you is our SM Entertainment's big boss - Zhang Junfeng, who is also the founder of Comet Capital and Galaxy Group!"
"Oh brother (surprised)! It was Mr. Zhang Junfeng who pleaded for me?!" When Lee Hyori heard Director Kim say the name of the person who helped her, she was completely stunned!
Zhang Junfeng, the founder of Comet Capital and Galaxy Group, how could Lee Hyo-ri not have heard of this name? During this period, Comet Capital has continuously acquired large companies. The Galaxy Group founded by Zhang Junfeng defeated Hanjin Group, one of the top five large companies in Korea, in the company acquisition war, and even seized Hanjin Aviation and Hanjin Land Transport from the opponent. This is simply a "legendary" big man, even more powerful than many presidents of large domestic companies! She never expected that such a big man would help her intercede with the company and win a place as a trainee, which gave her the opportunity to debut smoothly now! Isn't this favor too much? ...
Seeing that Lee Hyori was still in a daze, Director Kim flashed a meaningful smile on her face, and she also confirmed some guesses in her heart. She smiled and continued to explain to Lee Hyori, "According to President Lee Xiuman, Mr. Zhang Junfeng was watching in the VIP seats at the time, and he must have been very satisfied with your "performance". When the judges gave low scores, Zhang Junfeng complained to President Lee Xiuman, saying that more opportunities should be given to people with potential..."
At this point, Director Jin's smile became even brighter. "The company will arrange for you to form a female group and debut. You will be appointed as the captain of the group. Remember to perform well. Don't let Mr. Zhang Junfeng down. Do you understand?"
Lee Hyo-ri came back to her senses in a daze. When she heard that she would be appointed as the leader of the girl group, she nodded subconsciously. She couldn't help but think of the photo of Zhang Junfeng that she had seen in the news before, and asked, "Director Jin, will Mr. Zhang Junfeng come to the company later? I want to... thank him in person..."
"…you should 'thank' him. Being able to get the attention and support from such a big shot will make your road to stardom much easier in the future. Maybe you can't feel anything now, but you will understand it after you have more experience in the future…" Director Kim nodded in agreement and did not forget to remind and hint at Lee Hyori, the "lucky" girl.
The reason why she talked so much with Lee Hyori, a little trainee, today was, on the one hand, to complete the "task" given to her by Lee Xiuman and give Lee Hyori some advice, and on the other hand, it was a little "selfish" for her. Since the big boss Zhang Junfeng directly named Lee Hyori, it didn't look like pure admiration, right?
If one day Lee Hyori became popular in the entertainment industry with the support of the big boss, she could also gain his friendship with what happened today. It was an investment in advance, and there was almost no cost. It was a sure win!
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Inside the top floor conference room of the office building where Hyundai Group is located.
Chairman Chung Ju-yung, who was sitting in the main seat, looked at the group executives and heads of subsidiaries in front of him with a pale face, and told them the purpose of holding this meeting in a loud voice.
When they heard that Chung Ju-yung said that his health was getting worse and worse and that he needed to publicly announce at this conference that a younger generation with outstanding abilities would act as chairman to manage the daily operations of the entire group, the entire venue suddenly became like a boiling boiler, and everyone turned their attention to Chung Ju-yung's sons.
Especially for the second son Chung Mong-koo and the fifth son Chung Mong-sun, who have the highest support, many people are secretly speculating who will be the winner of this sudden personnel appointment.
Especially the fifth son, Zheng Mengxian, who was the focus of everyone's attention, was also very excited at this moment. You know, their Zheng family used to follow the eldest son inheritance system, but unfortunately the eldest son Zheng Mengxu died young, and the second son Zheng Mengjiu became the biggest beneficiary of the eldest son inheritance system.
Fortunately, his father, Chung Ju-yung, has not determined a new successor in these years, and he has always been very "filial". A few years ago, Chung Ju-yung wanted to run for president, but was unanimously opposed by everyone. Only his son did not hesitate to embezzle funds from the company account to fully support Chung Ju-yung's campaign, and even spent several months in jail for this.
This almost abnormal "filial piety" attracted the ridicule and contempt of the senior executives of the Brothers Group, but it also won the special praise of the old father, Chung Ju-yung. After all, which elder would not be partial to such a "filial" child? ! (End of this chapter)