Chapter 277: Digging a Pit
"Chairman Jiang, your remarks during the live broadcast caused a considerable negative impact on our YG," Yang Hyun-suk said with a smile, looking at Jiang Shu in front of him.
Jiang Shu didn't immediately respond to him. Instead, he took a golf club, aimed it at the golf ball, made a practice swing, and then powerfully swung the club.
The golf ball became a white parabola and landed in the distance.
After doing all that, Jiang Shu finally looked at Yang Hyun-suk.
"Negative impact? Is it as big as when our IVE disbanded?" Jiang Shu asked with a curious expression.
Yang Hyun-suk's expression subtly changed.
"Chairman Jiang, bringing that up is pointless."
"Then is it meaningful for you to appear here and ask me such a question?" Jiang Shu said casually.
"You know why I'm here."
"I know." Jiang Shu nodded. "But I don't agree."
"Don't be too ruthless," Yang Hyun-suk's eyes turned cold.
Hearing that, Jiang Shu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. The golf club in his hand gradually lifted, pointing at Yang Hyun-suk across from him, a sight that made Yang Hyun-suk's heart clench.
【This guy isn't going to hit me with the club, is he?】
"What right do you have to say that?" Jiang Shu asked, puzzled. "Do I need to repeat what I said back then?"
Yang Hyun-suk looked down at the golf club in Jiang Shu's hand, and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Damn it.
If he said anything else, he really would get hit, wouldn't he?
He subconsciously took a step back.
"Hmph." Jiang Shu scoffed disdainfully, lowering the golf club in his hand. "I wouldn't hit you anyway."
Yang Hyun-suk swallowed, then returned to his original position.
"I don't think the conflict between us is that big."
"Heh." Jiang Shu shook his head with a wry smile. "Impossible. The moment you chose to force me to disband IVE, there was no possibility of resolving the conflict."
Yang Hyun-suk clenched his fist.
To be honest, he regretted it too.
Who knew that disbanding IVE would unleash so many monsters?
Not to mention NMIXX, which of the two monsters, aespa and IZONE, isn't stronger than IVE?
He had allied with other companies to force Jiang Shu to disband IVE, but who would have thought he would force Jiang Shu to unleash several even more terrifying monsters?
Did he regret it?
Of course, he regretted it.
"I can pay the price," Yang Hyun-suk said after a moment of hesitation.
He didn't want to be enemies with DM Entertainment. Now that DM Entertainment was powerful and almost unrivaled in the girl group industry, being targeted by such a terrifying opponent made Yang Hyun-suk restless.
"I want YG," Jiang Shu said, looking at Yang Hyun-suk with a smile.
"How much?"
"All of it."
Yang Hyun-suk's eyes widened instantly. He thought Jiang Shu wanted to enter the board of directors like he did at S.M., but who would have thought he wanted the entire YG?
"Impossible!"
"Then there's nothing to talk about." Jiang Shu laughed disdainfully. "You can't afford the price, yet you still want to pay the price."
"Your appetite is too big," Yang Hyun-suk said with a somber face. "I can make the decision to let you enter the YG Board of Directors and guarantee that your shares will be among the top five in personal holdings."
Jiang Shu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.
Yang Hyun-suk was really going all out.
While being the fifth in personal holdings wasn't a lot, it was still among the top ten of all directors. However, a personal director's voice carried more weight than a director holding shares on behalf of a company, so this offer indeed showed great sincerity.
But Jiang Shu didn't want to let Yang Hyun-suk off...
His eyes flickered slightly, and Jiang Shu immediately had an idea.
"Alright."
Yang Hyun-suk was stunned, looking at Jiang Shu with some surprise.
He agreed just like that?
Wasn't Jiang Shu a young man who clearly distinguished between love and hate? How could he give in so quickly?
"Chairman Jiang... agreed?"
"Of course." Jiang Shu's face broke into a bright smile. "In business, there are no eternal enemies. Since President Yang, offered such a competitive price, why should I continue to butt heads with YG?"
Jiang Shu's words made Yang Hyun-suk even more wary.
A businessman dominated by emotions, even if he is very capable, will still have a weakness. He is formidable but not that terrifying.
But a businessman who can always suppress his emotions, remain calm, and make the optimal choice—one second they are mortal enemies, the next they can become brothers if there's profit—such a businessman is generally called... a capitalist.
The latter is more daunting than the former.
"Then, happy cooperation." Yang Hyun-suk became increasingly wary of Jiang Shu, but the current turn of events was favorable to him.
"I will arrange for our company's people to cooperate with YG to eliminate the negative impact. I just hope YG can convene the board meeting as soon as possible to let me join," Jiang Shu said with a smile.
"Okay." Yang Hyun-suk nodded, preoccupied. "I'll go back and make arrangements first."
"President Yang, take care," Jiang Shu said with a smile.
Yang Hyun-suk left, deep in thought.
Jiang Shu watched Yang Hyun-suk's retreating back, his smile growing wider.
Yang Hyun-suk's logic was that once he entered YG, the deal would be done, and the conflict between them would end, achieving his goal.
His thinking wasn't wrong; business dealings are like this. If you go back on your word after a deal is made, who would ever do business with you again?
Either you're a behemoth, and no one in the industry can resist whatever you do. Or you don't plan to stay in this industry.
Aside from these two situations, anyone who violates this logic will only be ostracized by the industry.
Jiang Shu wanted to destroy Yang Hyun-suk, but why did he still do this?
Because...
He'd take the benefits first.
He wasn't trying to run away, but rather to take the former path.
Thinking of this, Jiang Shu turned his head to look in the direction of S.M.
Next, it was up to Li Xiuman's performance. The pit he dug for Yang Hyun-suk had been laid last year; now he was just waiting for Li Xiuman's side to make their move.
"Chairman," Bae Joo-hyun's voice interrupted Jiang Shu's thoughts. He turned around and saw Bae Joo-hyun had just gotten off the golf cart and was walking quickly towards him.
"Was that President Yang just now?"
"Yes." Jiang Shu smiled and nodded, collecting his thoughts. "He came to discuss cooperation with me."
"Discuss cooperation?" Bae Joo-hyun was startled. "Can we and YG even cooperate?"
Everyone in the industry knew that DM Entertainment didn't like YG, and YG didn't like DM Entertainment.
"In business, there are no eternal enemies or eternal friends," Jiang Shu said with a chuckle.
He wouldn't reveal his plan to anyone. Even if Bae Joo-hyun were his wife, he wouldn't reveal a single word, let alone Bae Joo-hyun, who was just a good friend of his.
"Oh, oh." Bae Joo-hyun had certainly heard that saying, and she wasn't particularly clear on the details of the conflict between Jiang Shu and Yang Hyun-suk, so she didn't pay much attention to it.
"Want to take a swing?" Jiang Shu offered the golf club in his hand to Bae Joo-hyun.
"I'll watch you play."
"Alright."