Chapter 202 Picking Her Up at the Airport
IZONE Dormitory One.
“Daebak!” Choi Yena, who was on the sofa, shot up. “Roben is here! Check the group chat!”
Choi Yena’s duck-like cry immediately drew the attention of everyone else in the dormitory.
A moment later.
“Daebak!”
“T1 Club!”
“Wow!”
Everyone else in the dormitory gathered around. There were too many members in IZONE, so they had two dormitories, with six members living in each.
“We’re going to T1 to film our reality show, is it true?” Ahn Yujin came over, bouncing with her phone in hand, looking at the content on her phone and saying happily.
“Of course it’s true, they’ve already sent out a notice,” Kwon Eunbi said from the side. “It’s a pity Kura isn’t in our dormitory, I wonder if she’s seen it yet.”
“I’ll go ask,” Jiang Huiyuan volunteered.
After saying that, she ran off without waiting for anyone else to reply.
“Why is she so active?” Cao Rouli asked, looking at the others in confusion.
“Renmei just bought bread,” Choi Yena said.
Everyone immediately understood.
There was something delicious to eat.
“Our reality show is going to be filmed at the T1 Club, experiencing the life of a professional player, it sounds so interesting!” Choi Yena said, eager to try.
The status of e-sports professional players in Korea is no different from that of regular athletes. T1, which boasts the triple-crown winner Lee Guapi, is the top 1 e-sports powerhouse. Even if they have failed in the World Championships for several consecutive years, this fact remains unchanged.
“Yes, but the problem is none of us know how to play League of Legends,” Kwon Eunbi objected.
“If we don’t know how, we can learn. Isn’t Kura here?”
“Does Kura know how to play?”
“Probably?”
“Xue Yun does, but she’s at JYP now.”
As they were discussing, the half-open dormitory door was suddenly pushed open, and then other members streamed in.
The dormitory, which was already noisy with five people, became even more like a bustling market when everyone came over.
“Quiet down!” Kwon Eunbi raised her voice, silencing everyone.
The girls all looked at Kwon Eunbi. This leader was chosen by themselves, so everyone trusted Kwon Eunbi very much.
“Kura, do you know how to play this game?” Kwon Eunbi asked Sakura.
Sakura smiled awkwardly.
“Yes, but I’m really bad.”
Although she loved playing games, her main characteristic was being bad at games but highly addicted, and she mostly played single-player games, not many online games.
“It’s okay, we’re worse than you.” Kwon Eunbi waved her hand. “Let’s take some time to learn the basic operations with Kura.”
“No problem!”
The girls responded enthusiastically, greatly anticipating the reality show filming arranged by the company to experience the daily life of professional players at the T1 Club.
And as the arranger of all this, Jiang Shu had already appeared at Incheon International Airport.
As Korea's largest airport, the daily passenger flow here is enormous, but Jiang Shu came with a cameraman this time.
No matter what nationality, people generally don't come forward to join the fun when they see a cameraman. Of course, there are exceptions, like those who want to show off or deliberately cause trouble. At this time, the airport security guards waiting nearby are needed.
Jiang Shu raised his hand and checked the time. Bae Joo-hyun should have already gotten off the plane by now.
Bae Joo-hyun and Kang Seul-gi did not return to the country together. Kang Seul-gi had not finished filming some scenes and was still in Zhangjiajie, while Bae Joo-hyun had finished filming and returned directly.
The cameraman from the “We Became a Family” production team aimed the camera at Jiang Shu, and the bustling crowd at the airport was all recorded. This kind of footage would be blurred in post-production.
Soon, a figure came into view.
Bae Joo-hyun walked out of the airport hall, pushing her suitcase. Since this trip was a sudden return, fans didn't know about it, so there were naturally no fans to pick her up.
However, there are fans picking up people at the airport every day, not necessarily Red Velvet fans, but Red Velvet has excellent public appeal. Many people's eyes lit up when they saw Bae Joo-hyun, and they quickly patted the person next to them, pointing at Bae Joo-hyun and whispering.
Bae Joo-hyun also noticed this scene, but she wasn't very worried. Before getting on the plane, Jiang Shu said he was almost there, so he was probably waiting somewhere now.
Pushing her suitcase, she smiled and nodded at the passersby who recognized her, then walked out while subtly looking for Jiang Shu.
Suddenly, Bae Joo-hyun sensed someone approaching from behind. The next moment, Bae Joo-hyun felt her hand being gently patted.
She turned her head vigilantly, and upon seeing the familiar face that came into view, the vigilance in Bae Joo-hyun’s eyes instantly dissipated, and a smile appeared on her face at that moment.
“Chairman.”
Bae Joo-hyun let go of her hand holding the suitcase, letting Jiang Shu pull her suitcase. She slowed her steps slightly, walking beside Jiang Shu.
“How was the filming?”
“It has successfully concluded,” Bae Joo-hyun said with a smile.
“When is Seulgi returning?” Jiang Shu asked.
“I’m not sure,” Bae Joo-hyun shook her head slightly, glancing at the camera behind her. “Will our subunit debut this year?”
“Yes.”
Generally speaking, groups do not debut or make a comeback at the end of the year. It's difficult to win any awards during this time, and there are many awards ceremonies, so companies can't focus on the groups. Therefore, generally, no one chooses to debut or make a comeback at this time.
But DM Entertainment has always taken an unconventional path.
Which entertainment company operates so many girl groups and no boy groups?
DM Entertainment is the one.
“You’ve worked hard on this trip. Later, we’ll go to a restaurant to welcome you,” Jiang Shu said with a smile.
DM Entertainment is not particularly strict about the body shape requirements for female artists. The company emphasizes healthy beauty rather than the more uniform slender and pale beauty of K-pop.
Therefore, even ITZY, who has excellent body shape talent, will not be as thin as the aespa members in terms of body shape.
Although Red Velvet is co-managed, DM Entertainment often intervenes, so the body shape requirements are more in line with DM Entertainment's standards.
“No need, I’m just doing what I should be doing,” Bae Joo-hyun said, waving her hand.
“Then what if I invite you as your husband?” Jiang Shu said with a chuckle.
“Alright,” Bae Joo-hyun immediately smiled. She rejected the Chairman’s invitation, but there was naturally no reason to refuse her husband’s invitation.
“Should we call Xiao Liu and Xiao Yuan?”
After filming twice consecutively, Bae Joo-hyun’s way of addressing Liu Zhimin and Zhang Yuanying had gradually relaxed, no longer having the tension of treating them as seniors as she did at first.
“No need, Xiao Liu has a lot of schedules recently, and I just found a task for Xiao Yuan,” Jiang Shu said with a smile.
“I see,” Bae Joo-hyun nodded, and then there was no further conversation.
Jiang Shu smiled. Bae Joo-hyun truly never asked an extra question.