Chapter 70: Five Constants' Bonds
The office door opened, and Choi Ji-yeon walked in with two people.
Kim Chae-won followed her mother, Li Lanxi, into the office. As soon as she entered, she saw a man and a woman in front of the desk.
She didn't recognize the man, but since he was sitting in the chair, he must be the Chairman of DM Entertainment. As for the woman…
Kim Chae-won looked at Liu Zhimin, who was sitting on the desk, propping herself up with one hand, turning around to curiously look at her, and holding an ice cream. She recognized her at a glance.
IVE's double C's are currently unrivaled in K-pop, absolute twin stars among girl groups. Liu Zhimin and Zhang Yuanying are in a league of their own; other female artists are in another league.
Their popularity is growing, and anyone with a slight understanding of girl groups has seen them a few times, let alone Kim Chae-won, who had specifically paid attention to them.
She blinked, looking at Liu Zhimin, who was sitting on the desk like a boss lady, and then at Jiang Shu, who was unconcerned on the side.
Ah, this…
Is she really the boss lady?
Choi Ji-yeon was also stunned to see Liu Zhimin sitting on Jiang Shu's desk, but she was Jiang Shu's personal secretary and knew that he spoiled Liu Zhimin and Zhang Yuanying. Although a bit stunned, she didn't lose her composure.
"Chairman, Ms. Li Lanxi and Kim Chae-won have arrived."
"Please sit," Jiang Shu said with a smile, gesturing for them to sit, while also patting Liu Zhimin, who was still sitting steadily on his butt.
Liu Zhimin was patted and looked at Jiang Shu in confusion, but then she reacted and jumped down from the desk.
"Should I leave first?"
Li Lanxi and Kim Chae-won's eyelids twitched.
Liu Zhimin didn't use honorifics!
"No need," Jiang Shu stood up and grabbed Liu Zhimin's wrist.
A warm, soft sensation came from his palm. Jiang Shu glanced at Liu Zhimin, used a little force, and pulled her to his seat.
He then walked around the desk and sat down opposite Li Lanxi and Kim Chae-won, mother and daughter, on the sofa.
Liu Zhimin blinked, looked back at the office chair beneath her, and sat down brazenly. The warmth from Jiang Shu's prolonged sitting immediately enveloped Liu Zhimin.
She wiggled her butt, sinking into the chair, and the soft comfort made Liu Zhimin narrow her eyes.
"Ms. Li Lanxi, I've heard much about you," Jiang Shu said, glancing at Kim Chae-won (currently 18 years old), who was no different from his memory, and then looked at Li Lanxi.
"Compared to Chairman Jiang, what's my reputation?" Li Lanxi shook her head. "Chairman Jiang is so young to be a company chairman and a talented producer. I can't compare, I can't compare."
"It's all thanks to my family's support," Jiang Shu said politely.
Without the initial capital provided by his original family, how could he have started an entertainment company?
Many people like to brand themselves as self-made, hiding the help their families provided. This behavior is actually unnecessary.
"Talent belongs to oneself; no one can take it away," Li Lanxi continued.
It really can.
I'm a fake.
Jiang Shu didn't respond but looked at Kim Chae-won on the side.
Unlike the fiery "vegetable garden street" in his impression, the Kim Chae-won in front of him was as obedient as a good girl. The only similarity was that she had the same face as the "fiery" one; there were no other similarities.
Jiang Shu didn't think that Kim Chae-won's personality had changed in this world. It was more likely that she hadn't yet unleashed her true nature and was hiding her "fiery" side.
Since Li Lanxi didn't proactively bring up Kim Chae-won, Jiang Shu didn't either, mainly because he wasn't clear about Li Lanxi's intention in bringing Kim Chae-won over.
Instead of that, it would be better to recall Kim Chae-won's information.
Like Li Caiyan, Kim Chae-won also has two states, but compared to Li Caiyan, Kim Chae-won's bond state is even more luxurious.
Kim Chae-won (B)
Bond: None.
Awakened. Kim Chae-won (A)
Bond: fantasy fairy tale (12), Seraphim (5/6), Buffalo (5).
Five Seraphim: LESSERAFIM exclusive bond.
Effect: After activation, domestic and international popularity is greatly increased, and fan loyalty is raised by one tier, but the threshold for becoming a fan will be raised.
Six Seraphim: LESSERAFIM exclusive bond.
Effect: After activation, strengthens the positive effects of "Five Seraphim," grants immunity to the negative effects of the "Five Seraphim" bond, removes the "Buffalo" bond, but will randomly select one member to have a top-tier negative news story break.
Five Buffalo: LESSERAFIM exclusive bond.
Effect: After activation, reduces the improvement speed of team members' singing skills and lowers live performance levels, but strengthens the positive effects of "Five Seraphim."
As one of the Five Constants, although each of the Five Constants has a hint of an unfortunate late career, correspondingly, the bond effects of each of the Five Constants are top-tier strong.
LESSERAFIM undoubtedly has many more bonds than aespa, but upon closer inspection, it can be seen that LESSERAFIM's negative bond effects are much harsher than those of aespa and IVE.
The negative effect of "Four Stopwatches" tends to be an increase in solo stans, which is not a big deal for the company. Spending on anyone in the group is still spending, and the company earns money just the same.
Although "Six Illustrations" reduces stage performance ability, stage presence is more important than anything, so this negative effect is actually acceptable.
But "Five Seraphim" is different.
The effect of "Five Seraphim," to put it plainly, is religious-style fan attraction. Once someone becomes a fan, it's very difficult to unfollow. The upper limit for ordinary fans is usually loyal fans, but under the effect of "Seraphim," the upper limit of fans will be elevated to the level of belief.
However, raising the threshold for fans to get into the group means that the general public and most casual fans will find it difficult to truly like the group, which limits the ways the company can profit from this group.
"Six Seraphim" can indeed grant immunity to various negative effects, but a random member having a top-tier negative news story break is a bit too terrifying.
This negative effect is even worse than activating "Five Buffalo," because although "Five Buffalo" has terrifying negative effects, its positive effects are also quite strong.
But this is only in comparison to "Four Stopwatches" and "Six Illustrations." No matter what, it is a top-tier bond at the Five Constants level, a first-tier bond second only to the two top-tier bonds and "twelve stars. fantasy fairy tale."
If used well, it's also a top-tier card set.
The reason why Li Caiyan and Kim Chae-won have an awakened state, while Zhang Yuanying and Ahn Yujin do not, is because their base levels are already high-tier cards. The ways for high-tier cards to advance in tier are extremely few, and their bonds generally do not change. However, Li Caiyan and Kim Chae-won are B-tier cards, and B-tier cards can gain new bonds when their levels increase.
In other words, the current Li Caiyan and Kim Chae-won have no bonds other than a hidden "twelve stars. fantasy fairy tale."
For Jiang Shu, the only value of the bonds from the Kim Chae-won in front of him and the Li Caiyan in the company is to form IZONE.
However, since this is a hidden bond, as long as Li Lanxi's demands aren't too excessive, Jiang Shu is still willing to negotiate.
I messed up. Yesterday, I accidentally posted the afternoon chapter as this chapter…