Chapter 343: Press Conference
Su Xueyun left, her heart heavy, as she departed from Jiang Shu’s home.
Sitting in her car, Su Xueyun stared blankly ahead, lost in thought.
She was hesitant about whether or not to tell her aunt, Su Wan, about this matter.
Asking her to report Jiang Shu was out of the question; she also had no evidence to prove it. But she was afraid that Jiang Shu would go further and further down this path, becoming even more estranged.
Her words held little weight, and Jiang Shu certainly wouldn't care what she said, but if it were Su Wan, perhaps…
Su Xueyun was momentarily caught in a dilemma.
After an unknown amount of time, a car drove past, its headlights pulling Su Xueyun out of her contemplation.
“I can’t tell Aunt,” Su Xueyun murmured.
She wasn't sure if Su Wan could persuade Jiang Shu, but if she told Su Wan, Su Wan would definitely contact Jiang Shu, and then Jiang Shu would surely realize that she was the one who told Su Wan.
Given Jiang Shu’s ruthlessness, even if she didn’t die on the spot like Du Mingxiu, her fate wouldn’t be much better.
Let’s just forget it.
Su Xueyun shook her head and started the car.
Upstairs on the balcony.
Jiang Shu looked down at the departing vehicle, then withdrew his gaze.
He turned and went back into the living room, turned on the TV, and took the coffee from the table to his mouth for a sip.
He glanced at the time.
“Two nights of staying up should be enough, right?” Jiang Shu muttered, then put his phone aside.
Time to stay up!
…
The day after “Professor” died in the detention center, DM Entertainment officially announced that a press conference would be held at DM Entertainment at 10 AM the following day to respond to some relevant information about IZONE, welcoming media reporters to attend.
As soon as this news broke, it immediately captured the attention of the public and the media.
DM Entertainment, the core of the vortex of all events during this period.
Aside from clarifying the rumors about IZONE’s four Cs at the very beginning, DM Entertainment had gone into “playing dead” mode after Yang Hyun-suk and others publicly endorsed them.
In the turbulent aftermath of the slave room incident, DM Entertainment also seemed like an outsider, taking no action whatsoever.
But now, DM Entertainment suddenly stepped forward to speak, announcing a press conference to respond to recent events.
This news naturally excited many people. As one of the parties involved, DM Entertainment’s press conference might reveal some information.
At the very least, they might be able to ask about Professor’s matter during the Q&A session.
YG hasn’t had an easy time recently, being criticized a lot, and even its high-level executives were suspended for investigation for several days, with only a few released until now.
Moreover, DM Entertainment proactively announced this press conference, indicating that they might have some information unknown to the public that needs to be disclosed. These are all firsthand revelations!
Many media outlets submitted their attendance applications to DM Entertainment immediately. The number of participating newspapers and reporters quickly exceeded fifty, and was rapidly approaching three digits.
Soon, the press conference on the second day arrived as scheduled.
The venue was set up in DM Entertainment’s plaza, the same place where the campus recruitment fair was previously held, but compared to the last Q&A session, this press conference venue was larger. The screened media numbered fifty, including some foreign media stationed in Korea. The number of attendees exceeded two hundred, filling the press conference site in the plaza to capacity.
Reporters, photographers, assistants, and live broadcast controllers—a considerable number of people.
The scene was buzzing, the sound not sharp, as everyone was mindful of their speaking volume, but with over two hundred people gathered, the combined sound still seemed very noisy.
When the time reached 9:58 AM, the long-awaited figures of the reporters came into view, but when they clearly saw the faces of the arrivals, they were all stunned.
Jiang Shu was dressed as he usually appeared in public, in a full suit with a tie, reflecting the seriousness of Korean business attire.
However, his usually vibrant face was now replaced by an unresolvable weariness; even with Jiang Shu forcing himself to be energetic, his fatigue and low spirits were easily discernible.
Choi Ji-yeon followed expressionlessly behind Jiang Shu, watching her chairman come to his seat with somewhat unsteady steps and sit down, then stood still behind Jiang Shu.
She didn’t look at Jiang Shu; she was afraid she would burst out laughing.
Her chairman had stayed awake for over forty hours straight to appear exhausted.
No matter how energetic a person is, they wouldn’t be energetic after forty hours without sleep.
However, in the eyes of the reporters who didn’t know the truth, this became a manifestation of Jiang Shu’s emotional exhaustion during this period.
Big news!
In an instant, the reporters all became extremely alert.
The audience watching the live broadcast naturally also saw Jiang Shu, looking “half-dead.” The bullet comments on the forum scrolled rapidly, waiting for Jiang Shu’s opening remarks.
Jiang Shu forced himself to be energetic, blinked, and slightly moistened his dry eyelids to alleviate the fatigue in his eyes.
“Ahem, hello everyone, I am Jiang Shu, the chairman of DM Entertainment.” Jiang Shu cleared his throat and spoke a piece of nonsense in a slightly hoarse voice.
The previously noisy scene instantly quieted down, everyone craning their necks to look at Jiang Shu, waiting for him to continue.
“This press conference is mainly to respond to some recent matters and to announce an internal decision of our company.” Jiang Shu’s weak voice resonated throughout the venue, simultaneously transmitted through the live broadcast to the ears of netizens watching.
“According to the in-depth investigation by the company’s investigation team, we found that the accusations and evidence against the four members of IZONE are all malicious smears. Regarding the investigation results, we will publish them on our official website shortly. We hope the public can use our investigation results to judge these so-called pieces of evidence.”
【Support DM! I knew the children wouldn’t be like that!】
【DM’s artists are all good kids, I never believed they would do such things, support the release of the investigation results!】
【Who cares about that? I want to see if YG is the mastermind behind Professor!】
【The investigation results haven’t even been announced, and the Universe fans are already shouting? Your unnie is really a pure white lotus, huh?】
【Oh, right, right, Zhang Yuanying, the number one idol in the universe! The number one white lotus in the universe! The purest girl in the universe!】
【I got a good score in the ‘Guess the Fandom’ game in one second, everyone come and try it!】
【Karina fans, quiet down, the controversy of two girls and one boy ended when IZONE reached the top.】
The discussion in the live broadcast room did not affect Jiang Shu at the press conference. After speaking about this matter, he did not keep them in suspense, mainly because he no longer had the energy to do so, and directly stated the main event of this press conference.
“Due to irresistible forces, we regret to inform the public that our company’s girl group IZONE will have its final comeback, and then…”
“Disband.”