Becoming a Billionaire after Divorce-Chapter 618 - 217: The Korean Trainee Casting Couch, Part 2
Putting aside plastic surgery and makeup, the secretary in front of me was quite charming: Lei, a curvy figure, long legs, all wrapped in a sexy white-collar uniform. Especially the blouse underneath the uniform, with several buttons undone, revealing a fair expanse, way more liberal than what you’d see back home.
"Manager Ouyang and President Li are discussing things in the office. They asked me to give our distinguished guest a tour of our company."
The sexy secretary replied.
Oh?
Sun Dasheng seemed to catch on to the old fox’s intentions.
It seems you shouldn’t underestimate those in leadership positions at big companies, especially if they’re women.
Does she think I’m some kind of official sent by the higher-ups, specifically here to oversee this cooperation?
So, she wants to show off the company to me, hoping to make the cooperation go more smoothly?
Whatever, let her think what she wants.
Turns out I’m actually interested in touring a Korean entertainment company, to see the daily lives of those tender trainees who haven’t debuted yet.
"Then I’ll trouble you to lead the way." Sun Dasheng said politely.
"You’re too kind, Mr. Sun. It’s my duty." The sexy secretary had a good impression of this genteel ’official.’
Plus, President Li instructed to satisfy his requests as much as possible.
In other words, even if he wanted trainees to accompany and have fun, they must comply unconditionally.
"This is where our company’s trainees do their daily training, with dedicated dance studios and recording rooms."
Sun Dasheng expressed understanding. What do trainees practice? Isn’t it just singing and dancing?
And they’ve all practiced for years before debuting, dedicating over ten hours a day to it.
No wonder Korean boy groups and girl groups have such outstanding skills.
It’s somewhat like the cram-focused education back home, where years of hard work lead to the final college entrance exam.
It’s this cutthroat competition that allows Korea’s entertainment talents to keep emerging.
Domestic ’pretty boys’ really pale in comparison to them.
"Kim Mi-hee, Lee Ji-eun, come here for a moment." The young secretary started calling names: "Everyone else, keep doing your own thing."
The young secretary acted very humble in front of Sun Dasheng, but was arrogant and commanding in front of the trainees.
After all, she was President Li’s personal secretary.
No one dared to oppose her will.
The trainees practicing hard in the room were slightly surprised, then buried themselves in their tasks.
They seemed to understand what was happening.
This thing about using yet-to-debut trainees to entertain guests was commonplace in Korea’s entertainment industry, and these trainees were well used to it.
But when they looked at the two named trainees, their eyes showed mixed emotions like ’good luck’ and ’glad it’s not me.’
Named Kim Mi-hee and Lee Ji-eun, the expressions on their faces clearly fell, but they didn’t dare refuse. Refusal meant quitting and having to pay a hefty penalty.
Trainees are so weak in front of the company.
Sun Dasheng was mildly surprised looking at the ’young secretary’ beside him: It seems you shouldn’t underestimate the one who can be the president’s personal secretary either; did she notice just because my eyes lingered on these two during the tour?
Tsk tsk...
What a sycophant.
But I like it.
"Secretary Jin, what do you need from us?" Kim Mi-hee bravely asked.
Secretary Jin put on airs in front of them, said, "This gentleman is a distinguished guest of our company, someone President Li instructed to take good care of. Consider yourselves lucky today, the guest has chosen you two, so serve him well. As long as the guest is satisfied, you’ll be richly rewarded, understand?"
Just as expected.
Kim Mi-hee’s eyes dimmed slightly, then she forced a smile and said, "Got it, Secretary Jin, rest assured, Ji-eun and I will entertain the guest well."
Kim Mi-hee quietly pulled Lee Ji-eun aside to bow together, indicating their obedience to the company’s arrangement.
Despite being unwilling, Lee Ji-eun couldn’t reject her friend’s goodwill.
Seeing the two of them being so sensible, Secretary Jin finally smiled smugly. But when she turned to Sun Dasheng, her smug smile immediately turned into a fawning one: "Mr. Sun, are you satisfied with this arrangement?"
Sun Dasheng replied with a half-smile: "Two very outstanding ladies, how could I not be satisfied?"
"Thank you for your compliment. They are indeed among the best of our trainees, and soon the company will debut them in a new group."
Secretary Jin didn’t mind elevating their status a bit.
Whether or not they’ll actually debut in a group soon, does it matter?
Even if it’s false, she believed that as long as she mentioned it to President Li, it would soon become reality.
Sure enough, when Kim Mi-hee and Lee Ji-eun heard this ’insider information,’ their faces were full of surprise, and their previous resistance was noticeably less.
Looks like the allure of debuting is really strong for them.
Ring, ring...
Secretary Jin’s phone rang.
After answering the call, she smiled at Sun Dasheng and said: "Mr. Sun, the negotiation may take quite some time, so to save time, President Li and Madam Ouyang might dine in the conference room. President Li instructed me to take you out for a meal. What do you think?"
"As the host pleases!"
"Well, please go ahead!" Secretary Jin gave the two wooden figures a look: "Why are you still standing there? Quickly give Mr. Sun a hand with his bag."
"Oh, sorry about that." Kim Mi-hee reacted quickly and took the handbag from Sun Dasheng.
Lee Ji-eun stood there, looking a bit clueless and anxious.
Sun Dasheng smiled and handed her the phone from his pocket: "Can you hold my phone? It might fall out if I leave it in my pocket while eating."
"Sure!" Lee Ji-eun promptly took the offer.
With something to hold in her hands, she felt more at ease.
...
Korean barbecue restaurant.
The place looked quite luxurious.
But in Sun Dasheng’s eyes, it was clearly: gilded on the outside, shoddy on the inside.
Why make it so fancy if all they’re serving is barbecue?
Korea is nice for everything except their stingy food portions.
A condiment station from a domestic breakfast place could probably pass for a state banquet here.
Of course, that’s a bit of a joke.
But the fact that you can joke about it already says something.
You could tell from the delighted expressions of Kim Mi-hee and Lee Ji-eun that having a barbecue in Korea is indeed a rather luxurious affair.
Especially for trainees like them who have to strictly control their weight.
"Has it been a long time since you guys had barbecue?" Sun Dasheng asked.
Since Secretary Jin left to order food, the two trainees relaxed quite a bit.
"Yes, oppa, you have no idea. As trainees, we have to strictly control our weight, and the coaches usually don’t allow us to eat barbecue."
Without Secretary Jin around, Kim Mi-hee became very lively.
Sun Dasheng glanced at the quiet Lee Ji-eun, whose cool face blushed slightly, looking a bit shy?
Can introverted people become idols?
"Sun oppa, Lee Ji-eun gets shy easily with strangers, but she has no problem singing and dancing on stage."
Kim Mi-hee was sharp and seemed to instantly catch Sun Dasheng’s doubt.
"I see!"
Open on stage, reserved offstage.
She’s the opposite of the average person.
Perhaps Lee Ji-eun felt that this oppa didn’t seem like a bad guy, so she quietly said: "I don’t know why I’m like this either, maybe it’s hereditary."
Hereditary, what does that mean?
Kim Mi-hee immediately cleared up the confusion: "Ji-eun’s mom was once an idol who debuted in a girl group and was quite popular. But after she had Ji-eun, she left the group to become a full-time homemaker."
I see.
Just as the conversation was getting lively, Secretary Jin stopped midway and made a phone call.
The phone rang in Ji-eun’s bag, and she hurriedly took it out and handed it to Sun Dasheng.
"It’s Secretary Jin’s call."
"Uh-huh, thank you." Sun Dasheng took the phone, chatted for a few moments, then said: "Got it, it’s okay, Secretary Jin, you go ahead."
After putting down the phone, he said to the two girls: "Secretary Jin said she had something come up and left. We’ll eat by ourselves."
"Wow! That’s great!"
"Really?"
The two girls were very happy.
"Do you guys dislike her that much?" Sun Dasheng teased.
