Chapter 1606 - 645: Endgame Revealed_2
Next, the Korean celebrities appearing around Zhou Wang were dazzlingly overwhelming.
After Sura and Xu Wenqian passed the initial period of hostility, they found it untenable and gradually relaxed, even whispering comments together.
"Song Hye-kyo still has a lot of charisma, but she’s getting older, her condition is a bit loose..."
"Jang Yoon-young is so cute, with a bit of subtle charm. This kind of face can handle many makeup styles."
"IU is also good. She seems to look better in reality than on screen."
"Isn’t the boss chatting too long with Jin Zhiyuan? I remember the boss said he seems to be into that kind of look..."
"Who is that girl? She looks really sophisticated."
"Seems like she’s called Liu Zhimin, the leader of some girl group?"
As the two girls chatted, Sura suddenly noticed some clues.
"Hey, Qianqian, I don’t think you need to worry too much."
"What do you mean?"
Xu Wenqian was somewhat puzzled.
"If you observe closely, you’ll find that apart from those celebrities from YG Entertainment, others are polite to the boss but deliberately keep their distance. So far, only Lin Yun’er has asked for the boss’s contact information..."
As she spoke, Sura paused.
And Xu Wenqian’s smile gradually disappeared, becoming serious. She said in a low voice:
"You should also know the boss’s recent situation, right? The members of YG Entertainment’s board of directors are actually hostile to the boss..."
"But hasn’t the boss resolved everything with various methods?"
Sura was a bit confused, "Didn’t you see earlier how respectful Vice President Jiang Xin was to the boss? As for Vice President An Qixian, he’s clearly just a fair-weather friend, not posing any major threats..."
"But Park Jeongyun hasn’t shown up yet. Although Park Jeongyun is only the third largest shareholder of YG Entertainment, seemingly less important than Jiang Xin, the Pak Family behind him is much more powerful than the Nine Stars Group."
Xu Wenqian said worriedly.
Although Zhou Wang seemed to enjoy leisurely and relaxed days, Xu Wenqian remembered her mission, whether Zhou Wang needed it or not. She collected a lot of information for him and organized the data submitted by Yunshangyun Law Firm.
So, although she didn’t say it out loud, Xu Wenqian had a pretty good understanding of the situation.
The Pak Family is in the upper middle among Korean financial tycoon families; even if it isn’t in the top ten, it’s still probably within the top twenty, and Park Jeongyun is a direct descendant of the Pak Family, one of the strong contenders for the next chairman.
Seeking complete control of YG Entertainment is his greatest capital for advancement, unlike Jiang Xin, Park Jeongyun won’t easily back down before Zhou Wang.
Even if Zhou Wang wants to compromise, he might have to meet the other’s enormous appetite... and from what Xu Wenqian knows about Zhou Wang, he probably won’t satisfy Park Jeongyun, even with reasonable requests, let alone excessive ones.
"Vice President Park hasn’t appeared yet, do you think he’s planning something? Is that why these celebrities are acting so distant towards the boss?"
After listening to Xu Wenqian’s analysis, Sura couldn’t help but speak.
Xu Wenqian narrowed her brows, thought for a moment, and found Zhou Wang, chatting with a city official, to tell him her and Sura’s speculations.
Zhou Wang’s expression unchanged, just lightly replied, "This was expected."
Jeon So-mi had reminded Zhou Wang yesterday about Park Jeongyun intending to make trouble for him at this banquet. When Rose sought them out to rally, it was to get YG Entertainment’s celebrities to collectively resist Zhou Wang, with the best timing being tonight.
As for whether Park Jeongyun has any other plans, Jeon So-mi wasn’t aware, but Zhou Wang guessed this was probably not the whole picture, and probably not the main focus.
After all, Park Jeongyun’s real goal is to force Zhou Wang to relinquish his shares in YG Entertainment, and relying solely on a group of artists’ accusations isn’t nearly enough.
And this move has already been invisibly resolved by Zhou Wang.
But Zhou Wang didn’t bother thinking too much, as whatever methods Park Jeongyun might have are unimportant to him now.
If Park Jeongyun behaves tonight, fine, but if he tries something, Zhou Wang wouldn’t mind a "Dimension Reduction" strike, using Wang Ruxi’s cigarette box to teach him and his Pak Family a profound lesson.
"Qianqian, please entertain these official friends for me; I’m going to have a cigarette."
With some media reporters around, Zhou Wang who had a craving for cigarettes needed to be mindful of the impression, so after prompting Xu Wenqian, he headed towards the nearby public lounge marked with a tobacco sign.
...
Meanwhile, in the outer hall of the banquet, Cui Min’er was being led by Sun Nana to a table.
Around this table were mostly attractive young girls, though their makeup had a somewhat alluring and seductive taste, as they surrounded a few men at the center, giggling and chatting.
But as soon as Cui Min’er saw the face of one of the men, she froze in place.
"Why did you stop, Min’er?"
Noticing that Cui Min’er had paused, Sun Nana turned around and asked, then before Cui Min’er could respond, Sun Nana suddenly seemed to remember something and said meaningfully, "Oh, are you feeling guilty?"
At this moment, the eyes of the people at the table had already focused on them, and the man in the center greeted Cui Min’er’s astonished and panicked gaze, with a cold smile slowly appearing on his lips:
"Isn’t this my darling Min’er? How strange, didn’t you tell me via Kakaotalk this morning that you’re still in Huaxia... or did you fly back today?"
The man was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight, not particularly unattractive, but his puffiness made him look somewhat lacking in energy.
Of course, this minor flaw in appearance was easily overlooked by the women present, thanks to his neatly tailored Vancipher suit and the gold-glinting Patek Philippe watch on his wrist.
This man was Park Yubin, the third generation of the Pak Family and Cui Min’er’s ex-fiancé.
Even though Park Yubin was undeniably a dissolute playboy, and being the third in line for inheritance among his peers, unlikely to become the Pak Family’s future leader, given the sprawling Pak Group empire, as a direct bloodline, Park Yubin’s foreseeable future fortunes would at least exceed a trillion Korean Won, equivalent to a billionaire.
Not to mention, with Korea’s unique ecology, the financial tycoons’ offspring possess an alarming number of hidden privileges.
Cui Min’er had witnessed firsthand how Park Yubin and several friends from other financial tycoon families, just for fun, went to a prison and had the warden gather all prisoners for a battle royale game.
Cui Min’er left early due to physical discomfort, but later heard that fatalities occurred, yet the incident never stirred any waves, not even a trace on the news...
This was why Cui Min’er tried to avoid confronting Park Yubin directly and dared not let him know about Zhou Wang’s existence, fearing she couldn’t withstand Park Yubin’s revenge.
But she never thought she would suddenly encounter Park Yubin here.
Suddenly, Cui Min’er thought of something and turned incredulously to look at Sun Nana, whose expression had already turned indifferent.
Yet clearly, Park Yubin shouldn’t know her whereabouts.
"Nana, you..."
"Cui Min’er, once I always thought you were smarter than me, you knew how to maximize the use of your beauty."
Realizing Cui Min’er understood, Sun Nana revealed a neurotic kind of smile again, "But today I realize you’re just a hopelessly stupid woman, daring to toy with Brother Yu Bin’s feelings... heck, who on earth gave you such courage?"