Chapter 65: Gacha!
After Li Duohui left, Jiang Shu sat up from his chair.
It had been a while since he last went to a dungeon to farm 'wild monsters'. He wondered if Seoul Arts High School and Hanlim Arts High School had refreshed with new 'wild monsters'.
Gacha without spending money, what endless fun!
Although his method of personally searching for a needle in a haystack seemed inefficient, DM Entertainment now had some fame. However, it couldn't yet compare to the Three Greats, who aggressively scouted trainees at their annual audition events.
Hmm?
Audition event?
Jiang Shu walked out of his office door and looked at Choi Ji-yeon at her workstation.
"When is the annual trainee audition event?"
Choi Ji-yeon instinctively stood up when she suddenly heard Jiang Shu's voice, then her brain started processing what Jiang Shu had just said.
"March and September," Choi Ji-yeon answered instinctively.
"So, there are still two months left?" Jiang Shu raised an eyebrow and said.
"Chairman, we can't participate," Choi Ji-yeon said somewhat awkwardly.
Upon hearing Choi Ji-yeon, Jiang Shu recalled his original self's memories.
The audition event was spearheaded by the Three Greats, with mid-sized entertainment companies participating to find suitable trainees.
Generally, only entertainment companies invited by the Three Greats could participate.
And DM Entertainment…
Who are you?
"Can Director Min speak on this matter?" Jiang Shu thought for a moment and asked.
"Director Min is a high-ranking executive at S.M. Entertainment; she can speak on it," Choi Ji-yeon, knowing what Jiang Shu wanted to do, quickly said.
"The people in charge of the trainee audition event at the Three Greats are usually the Director of Trainees; executives at the director level generally don't get involved."
Min Xizhen was the most powerful director at S.M. besides Li Xiuman and Kim Young-min. Even if it involved a director, as long as it wasn't Music Director Li Xiuman, other directors would have to give her face.
"Understood," Jiang Shu nodded. He would ask Min Xizhen when he went to S.M. with Li Duohui in the afternoon.
"Chairman, are you going out?" Choi Ji-yeon called out to Jiang Shu, asking as she saw him prepare to leave.
"Yes."
"You have an appointment with Director Min this afternoon," Choi Ji-yeon reminded him.
"I know." Jiang Shu waved his hand and turned to walk away.
Seeing this, Choi Ji-yeon sat back down.
If Jiang Shu didn't ask her to follow, she wouldn't follow.
…
Driving to Seoul Arts High School, Jin Zhongting, who had already been contacted on the way, was waiting early at the entrance.
"Brother Jiang!" Jin Zhongting, wearing his school uniform, waved and shouted when he saw Jiang Shu get out of the car.
Jiang Shu glanced at the car and walked over from across the street.
"When do you guys go on break?" Jiang Shu asked casually.
Korean high school students also have winter and summer breaks.
"The break starts on the twentieth and lasts until September fifth, a little over a month," Jin Zhongting replied.
"Not bad." Jiang Shu nodded. "What about Hanlim? Have you looked into it?"
"It's the same. The start and end dates of our two schools' breaks won't differ by more than a day."
This meant he only had one week left to farm dungeons.
"Are there any famous pretty girls in your school?" Jiang Shu thought for a moment and asked.
The security guard glanced at Jin Zhongting's school uniform, then at Jiang Shu, and chose not to stop them.
He had seen the Panamera Jiang Shu was driving.
Korea is a country that places extreme importance on hierarchy, and as a gatekeeper, he had honed his discernment to the extreme.
Why are Koreans so keen on luxury goods?
Because the high price of luxury goods represents spending power and can indirectly reflect social class.
Unlike the domestic concept of not flaunting wealth, in Korea, it's more like, 'If I have money, I want everyone to know.' If you don't show it, then you don't have money.
Although Jiang Shu wasn't covered in luxury goods, his car could buy a pile of them.
As for whether it might be rented…
The temperament of someone who rents a car and someone who truly owns a luxury car is very easy to distinguish, and the gatekeeper had that ability to discern.
He wouldn't dare stop Jiang Shu; his job was important.
As for student safety…
What did that have to do with him?
"Yes, like Shin Ryujin from your company, she's very famous," Jin Zhongting said.
"Besides Youzhen?"
"Kim Minjeong from second year is quite famous. Her figure isn't great, but she's very pretty." Jin Zhongting rattled off several names. "Kim Chae-won from our third year is also very famous; her mother is a well-known actress, and there's also…"
Jiang Shu's eyes lit up like LED lights.
Kim Minjeong! Kim Chae-won!
Excellent!
Members of aespa and LESSERAFIM, especially Kim Chae-won, who was also one of the bonds of IZONE.
With these two, his trip wouldn't be in vain.
Just as Jiang Shu was about to ask where these two were, his peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of a figure.
"That's about it for the famous ones," Jin Zhongting finished, then noticed Jiang Shu staring at something not far away and followed his gaze.
"Who is she?" Jiang Shu asked Jin Zhongting, staring at the figure.
Of course, he recognized her; he was asking why she was here.
"Oh, it's her." Jin Zhongting looked for a moment, then nodded in realization. "Kwon Eunbi, a first-year vocal assistant. I heard she debuted before, but her group was too obscure, so she went to college. After graduating, she came to our school as an assistant, and she should be in her internship period now."
"I heard her skill level isn't too high, and she might not stay at our school after her internship… Uh? Brother Jiang?"
Jin Zhongting rattled on, but then realized Jiang Shu had already walked towards Kwon Eunbi.
Seeing this, Jin Zhongting scratched his head and quickly followed.
Kwon Eunbi had a massive headache today.
She had been scolded by her instructor again, and again, and again.
As a trainee assistant, Kwon Eunbi had been full of confidence before coming, having already prepared herself with the ideal of teaching and nurturing generations of outstanding K-pop juniors.
But reality was cruel.
After arriving, Kwon Eunbi realized that her own skill level seemed… insufficient?
The students were fine; her level might be lower than veteran teachers, but it was more than enough to teach these first-year high school students. The problem was, the other assistant teachers interning with her had somewhat excessively high skill levels. Aside from being prettier and more mature, her professional ability simply couldn't compare to theirs.
This really worried Kwon Eunbi.
She had been scolded again today. Fresh from the scolding, she was hanging her head, ready to go out and enjoy a good meal to soothe her wounded soul.
But as she approached the school gate, Kwon Eunbi found someone standing in front of her.
She looked up in confusion.
"Hello?"
Kwon Eunbi looked blankly at the handsome man in front of her and asked.
"Hello." The handsome man grinned, extended his right hand towards her, and in his hand was a business card.
"Interested in becoming a trainee?"
Kwon Eunbi: "?"
Kwon Eunbi's eyes widened slightly, looking at Jiang Shu with a face full of disbelief.
Jin Zhongting, behind Jiang Shu, also looked at Jiang Shu in a daze.