As for NewJeans, which Fang Shihe and Min Xizhen concocted, Jiang Shu took a look, and he didn't know if it was the world's correction, but the members were coincidentally still those five people, including Kim Minji.
This is just… ridiculous.
As for LE SSERAFIM, since Li Yuanxi is under his control, it seems that no company has concocted that group yet?
Counting the soon-to-debut WHISPER, are the Fifth Generation Five Constants finally going to debut in another way?
Currently, the super-tier Aespa reigns supreme.
The steadily advancing (G)I-DLE has entered the second tier.
How will WHISPER join this stage, which gathers countless people's dreams, next?
It really is…
Exciting.
Putting away his phone, Jiang Shu pushed the door open and returned to the lounge.
Except for Giselle, who stood up after noticing Jiang Shu, everyone else was engrossed in conversation, completely unaware that Jiang Shu had entered.
“Chairman!” Giselle respectfully bowed to Jiang Shu in greeting.
Jiang Shu gazed at Giselle, who was clearly very nervous, and he could more or less guess her thoughts.
Aespa’s synergy is the Four Second Clock, but Giselle, to some extent, found it difficult to benefit positively from this synergy; instead, she fully absorbed its negative effects.
In the group, Giselle had always positioned herself as a fringe member + a workhorse.
Whatever you want me to do, I'll do it; whatever you give me, I'll take it. I won't strive for what's not given to me, nor will I snatch it.
Her main approach was to lie flat + be Buddhist.
Secondly, there was the issue with her aunt. Her aunt and Li Xiuman had a romantic relationship, and now that Li Xiuman had a scandal and fled, she, a former hidden royal, suddenly became like a princess after the fall of the Qing Dynasty.
Purely a mascot + a potential punching bag.
This made Giselle even more cautious in her actions, after all, she hadn't even had the chance to truly be royal during her hidden royal period before Li Xiuman fled.
Compared to the true royal, Liu Zhimin, she was at most a maid now.
She didn't provoke Liu Zhimin, nor did she provoke Ning Yizhuo or Kim Minjeong; she just quietly followed the older members.
This was Giselle’s way of living.
She was also one of the two artists Jiang Shu was most at ease with among his artists.
You ask about the other one?
Jiang Huiyuan, of course.
A person whose mind is full of eating bread and food, would you worry about her causing any trouble?
Not at all, my friend.
In fact, Jiang Shu liked Jiang Huiyuan even more than Giselle.
She just eats and eats all day long. What bad intentions could Guang Bei have? Guang Bei just wants to eat, eat, eat.
“Your uncle and I have a very good relationship.” Jiang Shu smiled and patted Giselle’s smooth shoulder, saying something with a hint of meaning.
Giselle’s styling couldn’t be described as ugly, only as a complete disaster.
Is this really the stylist's problem?
Not necessarily.
While S.M. Entertainment might have some incompetent stylists, Aespa’s certainly do not. The team for the joint group was screened by DM Entertainment, so Giselle’s current styling was undoubtedly intentional on the stylist’s part.
Giselle wasn't sure what Jiang Shu was thinking, but she understood his hint.
Compared to the simple-minded Jiang Huiyuan, whose head was full of food, Giselle was not only not foolish, but she was very intelligent.
If she weren't smart, she wouldn't know how to hide her brilliance in such a dazzling group as Aespa.
“Uncle” referred to Li Xiuman.
“Good relationship” meant you don’t have to worry too much about other company retaliations; I will help you.
This interpretation made Giselle a little confused.
Frankly speaking, Giselle was very unfamiliar with Jiang Shu, mainly because she hadn't had much contact with him, and his status was too high, so Giselle had always kept her distance.
But unexpectedly, today, this person suddenly said such a thing to her.
Does he have ideas about me?
This thought was dismissed as soon as it arose.
She wouldn't deceive herself; her looks, placed among the groups under DM Entertainment, would be competing for the bottom ten. What attraction could she possibly have?
Could it really be because the Chairman and Li Xiuman Ajiaxi have a good relationship?
Just as Giselle's thoughts were racing, Jiang Shu called over Aespa's manager.
“Executive Director-nim!” The manager bowed to Jiang Shu in greeting.
“How much longer until you go on stage?” Jiang Shu asked.
“We are the last to perform, so there’s at least another hour and a half,” the manager quickly said.
“Call the stylists and makeup artists over.” Jiang Shu found a chair and sat down.
His voice wasn't quiet; everyone in the room noticed this scene. Liu Zhimin and the others also stopped talking and looked over curiously.
Then they saw Jiang Shu sitting on the chair with a cold expression, and Giselle standing beside him with her head down.
Liu Zhimin, not knowing the situation, saw this and thought Giselle had made a mistake. She frowned and was about to step forward when Kim Minjeong reached out and stopped her.
“What is it?” Liu Zhimin looked at Kim Minjeong confused.
“They’re here,” Kim Minjeong said, pointing to a nearby spot.
Liu Zhimin looked up and saw the team's stylists and makeup artists jogging over.
“Executive Director-nim!” The makeup artists, along with the stylists, a total of six people, immediately bowed deeply in greeting upon seeing Jiang Shu.
Upon seeing Giselle beside Jiang Shu, they all trembled, as if realizing something, and stood nervously in place.
Jiang Shu’s cold gaze fell upon them.
“Can any of you explain to me who did Giselle’s styling?”
Hearing this question, which confirmed their innermost fears, all of them began to tremble.
The lounge fell silent. Faced with Jiang Shu, who seemed to be on the verge of anger, everyone subconsciously held their breath.
No matter how approachable Jiang Shu usually was, once he became serious, he was the Chairman of DM Entertainment and the Executive Director of S.M. Entertainment!
Giselle, who had been lowering her head, looked up in disbelief after hearing Jiang Shu’s question, and her gaze towards Jiang Shu underwent a subtle change.
So he called these people over to stand up for her?
“Are you all mute?” Jiang Shu didn’t pay attention to Giselle’s gaze. Seeing that no one spoke, he spoke again.
“Since no one is speaking, then let’s replace the whole team.” Jiang Shu waved his hand.
“Executive Director-nim, Giselle-xi’s styling was done by me!” Seeing that Jiang Shu was about to replace all of them, they immediately became anxious and quickly said.
“I remember that when the Aespa team was formed, DM Entertainment clearly stated that styling must be within a limited range; it could be novel, but absolutely not niche, and certainly not ugly. This resolution was also agreed upon by S.M. Entertainment.”
“Are you dissatisfied with S.M. Entertainment, or are you dissatisfied with DM Entertainment?”
As Jiang Shu threw such a big accusation at them, their legs instantly went weak. One younger girl even knelt directly on the floor, head bowed, trembling all over.
But there was no trace of pity in Jiang Shu’s eyes, only a tranquil, ancient well-like stillness.
Jiang Shu looked up at the manager, which made the manager’s legs start to tremble as well.
“Executive… Executive Director-nim!”