Chapter 273: Xue Yun is About to Shatter
Jiang Shu, facing the camera, searched for the S10 teams from various major regions this year, and took a look at the players.
Meanwhile, Xue Yun took the opportunity to answer questions from the barrage.
"When is NMIXX coming back? We came back on July 25th once, so we probably won't have another comeback this year, right?"
"Why is the live stream so late tonight? Our company's first family Mid-Autumn Festival gala just ended, and then I came to stream with the CEO."
"Do you have any late-night snack recommendations, Yoona? Hmm… maybe you can try Haidilao? When the members occasionally work late into the night, we all go to Haidilao."
"Why aren't you playing games? It's too late, we'll end the stream after a bit."
After Xue Yun answered a few simple questions, Jiang Shu had also finished looking at the teams and their members.
Deft is still at DRX, I really forgot about that.
"DWG, then." Jiang Shu put down his phone and answered the question from the barrage earlier.
"Although LPL has won two consecutive championships, they are quite weak this year," Jiang Shu said with a chuckle, uttering words that made the mixed LPL viewers in the live stream furious and the LCK viewers bewildered.
Xue Yun didn't know much about these matches, but seeing the sudden influx of Chinese insults in the live stream, she immediately felt that something was amiss.
"Don't spray me. Last year, when I said SKT couldn't beat G2, SKT fans cursed much worse than you," Jiang Shu still said with a chuckle, "To borrow a line from Camille, 'Lies do not hurt, only the truth cuts deep.'"
"I'm too lazy to explain why. Anyway, whether you curse or support, my view remains the same."
Xue Yun looked at the screen full of barrage comments. Although she couldn't understand them, they were definitely not good words. Yet, her CEO remained unfazed, looking completely unconcerned, which left Xue Yun stunned.
That kind of mindset is truly good. If it were her being chased and sprayed by haters, it would definitely affect her mood.
"Why DWG will win the championship, and not other LCK teams?" Jiang Shu looked at this rare Chinese barrage that wasn't spraying him. "After Ghost joined, DWG has no weaknesses. Even if all teams now believe my prediction, they still can't beat DWG. This inspiring team, which has come step by step from an internet cafe to the World Championship, is, in my opinion, the ROX Tiger of another timeline. The only difference is that ROX Tiger lost to the Demon King, while DWG will win everything."
"Alright, let's stop with the League of Legends topic here. I don't want to be sent wreaths again," Jiang Shu shook his head helplessly. "To be sent wreaths for telling the truth, it's truly sad."
Xue Yun, listening from the side, couldn't help but twitch her mouth, her expression somewhat out of control.
And the NMIXX fans, who couldn't understand the content, burst into laughter seeing Xue Yun's expression, leaving comments like "Save Xue Yun" in the barrage.
Looking at Xue Yun's expression, she's about to shatter.
The barrage doesn't need to lead the rhythm; the CEO will lead the charge himself. It's just a pity for his teammate Xue Yun, who's already almost scared senseless.
"YG Art Director reveals that a new girl group is about to be announced, BLACKPINK is suspected of being abandoned. How do you evaluate this?" Jiang Shu read out another topic that Xue Yun didn't even dare to look at.
But she didn't dare, while Jiang Shu was more than willing.
"BLACKPINK is going to be abandoned? That's normal," Jiang Shu said with a chuckle. "Let me tell you an inside scoop, even Xue Yun doesn't know this."
Xue Yun, who was about to shatter, heard this and her gossiping heart quietly put herself back together.
Don't shatter yet, I'm going to listen to some gossip.
The audience in the live stream also pricked up their ears.
"Of the four members of BLACKPINK, besides Kim Jixiu, the other three have some connection to me," Jiang Shu said with a smile.
"In 2018, I sold Lisa to YG, and as part of the deal, YG originally promised to let me choose three trainees below B-grade. But later, they bullied DM Entertainment for being small and new to the industry, and changed their minds at the last minute, making it only one."
"Among the three trainees I chose back then were Heo Yunjin and Isa," Jiang Shu said with a smile.
At this point, the barrage had exploded.
Everyone knows there are conflicts between entertainment companies, but this was the first time seeing someone like Jiang Shu putting the conflict out in the open.
Who would have thought that DM Entertainment had such a frustrating history in the past?
"CEO, which trainee did you choose in the end?" Xue Yun asked curiously from the side; her curiosity perfectly served as a foil.
Jiang Shu's face broke into a brilliant smile upon hearing this.
"Xiao Yuan."
Xue Yun's mouth slightly opened, her face showing a look of astonishment, and the live stream was now covered with "???".
The audience was no stranger to the name Xiao Yuan; Jiang Shu had special names for some of his artists.
Like Kim Minju's "Zhou Zhou," Sakura's "Little Sakura," Liu Zhimin's "Xiao Liu," and Bae Joo-hyun's "Unnie" — these were all names coined by Jiang Shu.
And Zhang Yuanying's "Yuan Shen" and "Xiao Yuan" also came from Jiang Shu's mouth, so it was naturally clear who Xiao Yuan was referring to.
But neither the audience in the live stream nor Xue Yun expected that Zhang Yuanying was originally a YG trainee? And a B-grade or lower trainee at that?
Was YG blind?
"After IVE's explosion in popularity, YG probably started to covet Heo Yunjin and Isa, whom I chose. Unfortunately, these two children indeed have potential, but some useless companies failed to find their suitable positioning, leading to this patched-together BLACKPINK having no market competitiveness."
Jiang Shu's comment about a "useless company" silenced even the lawless barrage comments in the live stream, let alone Xue Yun on the side.
Xue Yun, who had just put herself back together, was about to shatter again.
Were these words she was allowed to hear?
But on second thought, given DM Entertainment's current status, saying YG is useless... maybe it's not impossible?
"I'm still quite curious about YG's new girl group lineup. I hope they can debut a new girl group next year," Jiang Shu said with a malicious smile.
"My student Jeon Soyeon's group (G)I-DLE will debut next year. I'm really looking forward to YG's new girl group."
Xue Yun: "..."
The fans in the live stream: "..."
Kicking the Pinduoduo version of BLACKPINK to death wasn't enough, you want to kick their new girl group to death too, right?
Such hatred.
"Am I too vengeful? Is it really okay to be so vengeful just because a deal was reneged on?" Jiang Shu laughed when he saw this comment in the barrage. "Firstly, 'do not persuade others to be kind without having experienced their suffering.' Secondly, who said YG only disgusted me this one time? Some things that seem unreasonable to you are actually being pushed by our good friends at YG behind the scenes."
Jiang Shu's mouth curved upwards as he looked at the camera, his face full of malicious smiles, looking quite unrestrained.
He was giving a warning to the companies in the YG Alliance; these guys have been restless lately because of the 'double i' issue.
He wanted to help these guys remember that he had explosive information about IVE's disbandment in his hands.