Chapter 73 His Gaze Towards Her Was Anything But Innocent
Though it felt good, there was no need to keep playing with it.
Jiang Shu let go.
"You can go back now."
"Go where?" Liu Zhimin asked, looking at Jiang Shu blankly.
"Go wherever you want. I need to work."
"Oh, then I'll just stay here and enjoy the air conditioning."
"Suit yourself." Jiang Shu replied, then turned and sat down at his desk.
Liu Zhimin watched Jiang Shu, who had left her to her own devices, and didn't bother him. She sat on the sofa and started playing on her phone.
Jiang Shu picked up the phone on his desk.
"Connect me to Marketing Director Qu Fan."
A few seconds later.
"Boss..." Qu Fan's embarrassed voice came through.
"Xiao Liu and I are fine. You misunderstood."
"Yes, yes!" Qu Fan quickly responded.
Jiang Shu didn't expect him to believe it. After all, people tend to believe their first impression.
"Enough about that. What did you need me for?"
"I've reviewed K-pop industry activities in recent years. I'm wondering if we at DM Entertainment could turn our company's annual meeting into a concert. It would be a great marketing tool. I've discovered a concept called 'family,' and marketing according to this family concept might be a very novel marketing idea."
Jiang Shu: "?"
S.M. Entertainment hadn't yet created a family concept, but Jiang Shu didn't expect Qu Fan to come up with something like this.
"The family concept is indeed good." Jiang Shu pondered for a moment, "You can discuss this with President Li. Extend the family concept to connect the company and artists, but forget about a family concert for now. We can't afford to hold a concert yet."
How many songs does IVE even have?
Lee Ji-eun hasn't even debuted yet.
Red Velvet also hasn't debuted. There are quite a few members, but even combined, they don't have five songs. Stand on stage awkwardly?
As for singing other people's songs...
Jiang Shu didn't want to pay royalties.
"Alright."
He put down the phone, and before he could pick up his pen, his phone rang.
He picked up his phone and saw it was a missed call.
"Hello, who is this?"
"Uh... May I speak to Chairman Jiang Shu?"
"This is he."
"Hello, Chairman Jiang. I'm Kwon Eunbi. Do you remember me? The intern assistant teacher from Seoul Arts High School."
"Yes, I remember." Jiang Shu put down his phone upon hearing that.
"I've thought about it for a few days and decided to join DM Entertainment." Kwon Eunbi's voice came through.
"Good, welcome to the DM Entertainment family. When can you come to sign the trainee contract?" Jiang Shu asked with a smile.
"I can come now."
"Alright, just come directly. Someone will take you to sign the contract when you arrive."
"Yes."
After ending the call, Jiang Shu picked up the desk phone and spoke to Minister Kim (Trainee Department) about it, asking him to arrange for someone to pick up Kwon Eunbi.
After making the arrangements, Jiang Shu finally put down the phone.
Including Kwon Eunbi, the hidden bond of IZONE already has five members. He's about to gather nine people, excluding the Sakura trio.
Jiang Shu's eyes gleamed with excitement.
Although IZONE would only exist for a maximum of three years, three years would be enough to elevate DM Entertainment to an incredibly impressive height.
Jiang Shu glanced at Liu Zhimin, who was tinkering with her phone on the sofa, and suddenly thought of some of Miss A's songs. Miss A was gone, but their songs...
Thinking this, Jiang Shu opened a folder on his computer and created a new one.
DM Entertainment had already completed negotiations with the Music Copyright Association. The company's music library automatically synchronized with the Association and registered copyrights.
Besides that, DM Entertainment's backend could now view songs registered by various entertainment companies with the Music Copyright Association. This was convenient to prevent him from copying songs only to find someone else had already written them, which could lead to disputes.
In fact, as long as he honestly wrote girl group songs and didn't bother with boy group songs, there wouldn't be any problems.
But as Jiang Shu copied more and gained more fame, song requests would be inevitable. Most people could be refused, but there were always invitations that couldn't be turned down. As for boy group songs...
He'd think about it later.
Jiang Shu shook his head and began writing lyrics.
He'd write the lyrics first, then work on the melody.
Liu Zhimin, who was on the sofa, was initially playing on her phone, but the sound of typing and Jiang Shu's soft humming attracted her attention.
Without Jiang Shu noticing, Liu Zhimin had already put away her phone and was sitting on the sofa, watching Jiang Shu write songs at his desk.
The office was quiet, with only the air conditioner blowing out cold air and the sound of Jiang Shu typing. The summer sun generously poured its light into the office, illuminating most of it.
Although some curtains were drawn, a few rays of sunlight still fell on Jiang Shu's face.
In a woman's eyes, when is a man most attractive?
Many women would choose "a man who is focused" as the most attractive.
Liu Zhimin was experiencing this firsthand. Watching Jiang Shu concentrate on his work, her ears were filled with his humming, which was unfamiliar but had an interesting melody. The humming repeated occasionally and also changed a bit, making it not difficult to guess what Jiang Shu was doing.
Liu Zhimin quietly observed Jiang Shu's profile, her thoughts seemingly returning to not long ago.
Ever since she saw Jiang Shu under the sycamore tree at Hanlim Arts High School that day, his image had been imprinted in her heart.
Moreover, his gaze towards her was anything but innocent.
Thinking of this, a small smile quietly appeared on Liu Zhimin's lips.
She didn't dislike Jiang Shu's gaze, which was full of desire; instead, she rather enjoyed it.
People are always hypocritical.
Different people doing the same thing receive vastly different treatment.
Just as Jiang Shu was very tolerant of her, not even caring about "rebellious" things like sitting on his desk, Jiang Shu was also a special presence in Liu Zhimin's heart.
It's just...
Liu Zhimin let out a troubled sigh.
She had already made things clear, so why did Jiang Shu still pretend as if nothing had happened?
Liu Zhimin's small brain couldn't comprehend Jiang Shu's overly elaborate words. Wouldn't it be better to be straightforward?
Adults are always like this, hiding their true emotions.
"Don't stare at me like that, you're distracting me." Jiang Shu's voice came through.
Liu Zhimin's thoughts were interrupted. Looking at Jiang Shu, who had already turned his head and was looking at her with a helpless expression, Liu Zhimin felt no guilt whatsoever.
"I was just thinking about a problem."
"What problem requires you to stare at me?" Jiang Shu said helplessly.
Liu Zhimin opened her mouth, but then frowned slightly and shook her head at Jiang Shu.
"Nothing."
What the heck?
Jiang Shu looked at Liu Zhimin in surprise.
This girl could actually keep things to herself now?
Jiang Shu's first reaction was actually relief, rather than wondering what Liu Zhimin wanted to say.
Before he could speak, Liu Zhimin had already gotten up from the sofa.
"I'm leaving now, I just remembered I have something to do!"
With that, Liu Zhimin opened the door and left without waiting for Jiang Shu to reply.
Her movements were so graceful that Jiang Shu was left stunned.