novellhall Chapter 102 I sincerely hope you can join BTS
Chapter 102 I sincerely hope you can join BTS
Chapter 102 I sincerely hope you can join BTS
The top floor of the HYBE building houses a café co-branded with Fritz Specialty.
They were received by a specialist from the new employee development department.
"Hello, let me introduce myself. My name is Li Xiaen. Thank you for your trust in us."
Shen Yu glanced at the employee badge, which stated his acting position.
"I heard from Mr. Zhang a few days ago, the one you met at the Seoul Express Bus Terminal. He told us he met someone who was outstanding in both appearance and demeanor. Meeting you today, I truly feel that—"
"Wait a minute."
Shen Yu interrupted Li, the agent who was looking at him.
He mainly brought Lee Won-hee along today to take a look, not to actually infiltrate the enemy himself.
What? Jeonguk is serving his military service, are you planning to have me fill in for BTS and make money by touring? Could it be that HYBE has already prepared a stand-in version of BTS for themselves?
And if you're going to break into BIGHIITMusic, you'd go to BELIFTLAB next door, okay?
Helpless, Shen Yu casually handed out his business card.
My business card.
Xu Youqing said that everyone in the company has a special format for business cards, and she also made one for Shen Yu and put it in his studio. Shen Yu doesn't usually carry it with him.
If I hadn't come here today, I wouldn't have even remembered that I have a business card.
After all, back when MCNs were being launched, the owners of emerging domestic companies were using business cards much less.
"Shen Yu—Ah! Hello, Mr. Shen! I didn't expect to see you that day. This is our problem, I will go back and handle it!"
The large YG logo and Shen Yu's title as producer are clearly displayed on it.
Agent Li stood up and bowed to Shen Yu in apology. "By the way, it's still a bit chilly today. I'll go order you some coffee! Would a latte be alright?"
"It's alright, no need to trouble yourself. I came here mainly for her."
Shen Yu pointed to Li Yuanxi standing to the side.
Lee Won-hee has gotten a little used to standing in her uncle's shadow.
Because you can always see fun things.
And my uncle looks really impressive!
"This child? What year was she born?"
"Hello, Agent Lee, I am Lee Won-hee! I was born in 07 and I am from Changwon."
So Shen Yu said that Yuanxi is a good girl. She has a unique quality: a cute and charming appearance that can attract attention. Overall, she does have a lot of star quality.
Contrary to her cute and soft appearance, she is emotionally stable and not weak or frail; she is full of perseverance and drive.
This kind of good kid should actually be sent to JYP.
But NMIXX only debuted last year. Heaven knows how JYPE's other divisions planned to debut the next generation of girl groups. By the time Wonhee debuted, they had become unpopular older trainees.
The monotonous, year-round training life isn't really suitable for these girls. A simple one or two years of training is fine, but the ultimate fate of trainees like Xu Youqing, who have trained for many years, is basically—
cough cough.
So Shen Yu took Li Yuanxi to JYPE for a visit, without intending to place the child in JYPE.
And YG?
It's not impossible to work as a producer, but it seems like a black market is a better choice. Unfortunately, Shen Yu didn't have much contact with TheBlack LabeI.
Having a major project behind her gives her a better chance; otherwise, they might as well just send Lee Won-hee to 143 Entertainment. CEO Lee would definitely be willing, and could even directly promote Won-hee to a debut spot on LimeLight.
But what's the use of that? The miracles of small companies always start with the existence of a miracle, not just by being a small company.
SM doesn't need to consider it; Lee Soo-man has his own reserves and ideas, and his concept will probably fail this year.
Although they made money, they lost their lives.
After much hesitation and delay, all that remained was unbridled growth and HYBE's recognition by a talent scout.
Last night, Shen Yu was in his room at the InterContinental Hotel, pulling Yuanxi along—or rather, being pulled by Li Yuanxi—to make a video call to his sister and brother-in-law who were far away in Changwon.
Yuanxi's father, who is also Shen Yu's brother-in-law, is a very optimistic person. It seems that Yuanxi's personality is largely inherited from her father.
After explaining Li Yuanxi's thoughts and Shen Yu's simple views on the entertainment industry to them, the other party said that if their daughter really wanted to give it a try, then she should try it without regrets!
"I'm worried that Yuanxi might be too tired living in Seoul. So, Dad will call your uncle right now and ask your cousin to take care of you when she has time!"
After all, Shen Yu is a boy and Li Yuanxi is a girl, so sometimes they can't take care of everything.
"Oh, Dad, no need! Uncle is enough, and I'm not a little kid anymore! Besides, it's not even certain I'll be selected!"
In the end, after discussing it with her sister and brother-in-law, they both agreed to let Yuanxi give it a try. They also asked Shen Yu to take care of Yuanxi during this time, and they planned to come to Seoul in the middle of the new year.
Because they both have jobs, Won-hee's parents can't come to Seoul to stay and take care of her. But if Lee Won-hee really becomes a trainee, then living in the company's apartment, she won't need much care.
This is one of the benefits of Seoul's trainee system.
So bringing Yuanxi here today is a formal way of indicating my intention to have her join BELIFTLAB.
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"In that case, could we fill out some forms? I personally think highly of Yuanxi, but as you know, the company has many regulations—"
If it were an ordinary person, it would be handled strictly as a business, but the person sitting opposite me is—
Shen Yu was indeed extraordinary in this person's eyes, managing to send the company's golden goose to the hospital twice, a feat that involved the entire Kpop community.
He's surrounded by famous men in the industry.
The downside is that it's sometimes hard to recognize someone from a photo. After all, unlike regular TikToks, relatively little of their personal information has been leaked.
The big boss even considered poaching Shen Yu from YG Entertainment. If CEO Min hadn't refused, Chairman Fang might have considered visiting him personally.
In particular, Shen Yu's lyrics and music demonstrate a strong tendency to attack and integrate Western culture. His songs are more popular in Europe and America than in Seoul, and his achievements are almost on par with those of big-name Western producers.
This is the type of producer that major companies currently most desire.
However, there are also rumors that Shen Yu and Yang Xianshuo have a very close relationship, seemingly like uncle and nephew. As a junior agent, she doesn't know much about this.
All she knew was that when she was scrolling through TikTok, even though she was a HYBE employee, she couldn't help but watch Shen Xinguo's videos several times and then secretly laugh.
"No problem, Uncle, leave these to me."
As Yuanxi picked up a pen and began filling out the documents, Agent Li immediately went to the bar, then returned with a latte and a hot chocolate milk.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know what you like, but please have some of these. It's our fault for not being a good host."
Shen Yu thought for a moment and then, without being polite, picked up his coffee and waited for Li Yuanxi to finish signing the documents.