Chapter 278 No Need to Pretend
"Long time no see, Sunkyu!"

A thin old lady in the room looked at Sunny with a kind face, and directly took Sunny's hand and said.

"How long has it been since we last met?"

"I haven't seen my aunt for more than half a year (sug mo)"

Sunny's eyes were also full of surprise when she looked at the other person.

When Huang Xu saw this situation, he looked at the other party with some confusion, obviously curious about the other party's identity.

However, before Huang Xu opened his mouth to ask, Lee Soo Man continued to speak to Huang Xu.

"Huang Xu, let me introduce you, this is my wife Jin Enzhen."

"Eun-jin, this is Sunny's boyfriend Huang Xu."

"Hello, Auntie. I'm Huang Xu. Nice to meet you."

When Huang Xu heard this, he quickly greeted the other party.

But at this time, Huang Xu became a little curious. Why had he never heard Sunny talk about her aunt before?

And it wasn't just Sunny who didn't mention it. Huang Xu didn't seem to have heard any news or deeds about Jin Enzhen in later generations.

But considering that she is just Lee Soo-man's wife and doesn't seem to have any other identity, it is understandable that there is no relevant news.

Huang Xu was just curious about why she was so thin and old.

When she stands next to Lee Soo Man, you can't tell at all that they are of the same age, or a couple.

You have to know that people in Korea pay much attention to their appearance, so most of the rich people pay great attention to their own maintenance.

Even many people, even if they are not in the entertainment industry, will do beauty treatments and take care of their skin regularly.

That's why Huang Xu was so curious when he looked at the aging Jin Enzhen.

However, Huang Xu was only slightly curious and then put the matter behind him, because after seeing Jin Eun-jin, he had put aside some of the worries he had before coming.

After all, if Lee Soo Man's wife and Sunny's aunt both show up tonight, it means that tonight's dinner might just be a family dinner.

And those bad guesses I made before were just guesses.

really.

The subsequent development of the dinner unfolded exactly as Huang Xu had expected.

After the four of them exchanged pleasantries in the room for a few minutes, they sat down and started today's dinner.

After the waiter started serving the dishes and Huang Xu and Lee Soo Man began drinking, Kim Eun-jin also began to care about Huang Xu's various situations.

For example, where is his home?

What kind of job do you do in Seoul now?

Who's at home?

How did you get to Seoul?

Although these questions are somewhat private, it may even be impolite to ask them when you first meet someone.

Moreover, many of these issues are issues that Lee Soo-man has already understood.

But as Sunny's elder, it was reasonable for her to ask Huang Xu these questions.

Therefore, Huang Xu patiently answered Jin Eun-jin's questions and told the other party everything he could say.

In the meantime, of course, there was also all kinds of flattery from Lee Soo Man, and for a moment the atmosphere in the room became very harmonious.

After three rounds of drinks, Huang Xu gradually relaxed and began to talk about his company's new sauerkraut fish franchise business.

Lee Soo Man first congratulated Huang Xu on the success of his new pickled fish franchise. Now that there are so many people following it, he asked Huang Xu a question.

"Xiao Xu, the franchise chain business has such a large market now. Do you think our company can do some franchise-related business?"

"Franchise business?"

When Huang Xu heard this question, he was startled at first, then he put down his wine glass and looked at Lee Soo Man cautiously.

“Does your company also want to start a chain franchise business?”

"Yes, but don't worry, it will definitely not overlap with your project."

Looking at Huang Xu's cautious look, Lee Soo Man quickly smiled and assured Huang Xu.

Then he began to pour out his grievances to Huang Xu.

What? It’s difficult for brokerage companies to operate now.

Training trainees requires too much initial investment, takes a long time, and has a great risk of being buried.

Moreover, due to the artist contract lawsuits in previous years, the artists’ shares are now higher and the contract period is shorter, so the income of the brokerage companies has dropped seriously.

In short, after he said so much, Huang Xu summed it up in one sentence.

SM is now facing tight cash flow and needs to find new sources of income to maintain the company's development, otherwise the company may not be able to continue operating.

Now that he sees Huang Xu's franchise business developing in full swing, he came up with the idea of ​​communicating with Huang Xu.

When Huang Xu heard this, he finally understood why Lee Soo Man came to see him today.

To put it bluntly, seeing that the pickled fish he launched was popular again, he became jealous and wanted to get involved in it.

So in the following time, although Huang Xu was listening to Lee Soo Man's complaints patiently and his face showed a look of agreement, deep down he did not believe in Lee Soo Man's words at all.

There is no way, since Huang Xu is a reborn person and has many memories of the future.

After returning to China in his previous life, although he was far away from South Korea and did not pay much attention to much information about South Korea, he still remembered the news that Lee Soo-man was suspected of embezzling more than 700 billion won.

That’s more than 700 billion won.

Although the Korean won is not very valuable, if this amount of Korean won is converted into Chinese currency, it would be nearly forty small goals.

And if Huang Xu remembered correctly, before he was reborn, there seemed to be only more than 2,700 billionaires in the world.

Lee Soo Man became one of the top 2,000 richest people in the world by relying on corruption in SM company.

You can imagine how much money he made.

Of course, he definitely didn’t spend the money all by himself; it had to be distributed with relevant personnel.

And if Huang Xu remembers correctly, many entertainment brokerage companies in South Korea are white gloves pushed forward by those unspeakable figures.

As one of them, SM Company naturally has no way to escape. Those people will definitely withdraw a large sum of funds from the more than 700 billion won.

However, these did not affect Lee Soo Man from making a fortune from it.

So Huang Xu felt a little contemptuous towards it in his heart.

But even though he despised her in his heart, he only did so in his heart. On the surface, he still showed great respect for Lee Soo Man.

While agreeing with Lee Soo-man from time to time, his brain began to work rapidly.

Can I collaborate with Lee Soo Man?

You know, this morning, when he was discussing with his uncle how many stores to open, he was very distressed.

For those stores they gave up, not to mention the cash cow issue in the future, the first franchise fee alone is a huge sum of money.

This amount of money is already more than most people in the world can earn in their entire lifetime.

They gave up these simply because they were cautious, fearing that charging too much franchise fee at one time would attract the attention of the tycoons or those in power.

But the premise of all this is that Huang Xu and his nephew are foreigners, rootless in Korea, without background or connections. But Lee Soo Man is different.

Although Huang Xu is not clear about who is behind him, judging from his experiences over the years, he has a very deep background.

Even this kind of background could once affect some related policies.

If the franchise chain business is led by him, then they can unscrupulously develop the franchise chain and then reap the benefits.

And compared to himself, he has an innate advantage.

That is the unparalleled star resource.

As one of the largest brokerage companies in South Korea, SM has countless artists under its banner, covering almost all age groups in South Korea.

Take idol groups like Girls' Generation for example, which have a large number of fans, even fans abroad. Now they have TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, SHINee and EXO.

Among these, except EXO which has just debuted and has an unsolid fan base, the remaining groups have a large number of fans.

Just pick out any one of these combinations and the related franchise business will instantly become a big trend in Korea, Japan, and even in China.

Just like the celebrity that Huang Xu was deceived by in his previous life, he reaped a lot of benefits.

It can be said that SM company is naturally suitable for this franchise industry.

And the most important thing is, Huang Xu actually had plans in this regard before. Didn’t you see that he asked Jessica Jung to start designing related clothes before?

However, his previous plan was to wait until his own software company was developed, and then cooperate with SM company by leveraging the large number of software users.

Unexpectedly, Lee Soo-man found me now and took a fancy to my franchise business.

Therefore, after Huang Xu patiently listened to Lee Soo Man's complaints, he first sincerely agreed with Lee Soo Man's complaints, and then asked a question carefully.

"So uncle, does that mean SM is going to start entering the franchise business?"

"Well, I have some ideas in this regard, but we still need to analyze it in detail and look at the market."

"These are just ideas now. The most important thing is that I want to consult with you, my 'senior', to see if this is feasible."

"Uncle, you are joking. I just took the position half a year earlier. How can I be considered a senior?"

In the face of Lee Soo Man's flattery, Huang Xu quickly waved his hands to indicate that he could not bear it, and then looked at Lee Soo Man with sincere eyes.

"Uncle, please ask me. I will tell you everything I know."

"Thank you, Xiaoxu. Let's have another drink together."

Lee Soo Man first clinked glasses of wine with Huang Xu before asking.

"Xiao Xu, let me ask you a more private question. What is the profit margin of your current franchise chain?"

"I saw someone say that your profit margin is not actually very high?"

"Hey, that's because they don't know the inside story."

When faced with Lee Soo Man's questions, Huang Xu behaved like a young and foolish man who felt that he was looked down upon and wanted to prove himself.

“Sometimes don’t look at the data that can be seen outside, because those are for others to see.”

"If you just look at the data that can be found, then it is indeed not very high. You can even say that it is not very profitable. It is just a way to earn a living by relying on the quantity."

"But those are all intentional for others to see."

"Oh, can you tell me more about it?"

Lee Soo Man looked at Huang Xu's appearance with a hint of smile in his eyes, and sighed in his heart.

"You're still young, huh?"

"If you drink a little bit of wine and get excited, everything will be exposed."

However, he also hid these very deeply. From the outside, there were almost no flaws. He even looked like he was considering Huang Xu.

"Can you tell me? If you can't, forget it. After all, these are confidential information of your company. I know these are not good either."

"There's nothing that can't be said."

Huang Xu's performance at this time was even more realistic, as if he was really the young man who was enraged because of contempt.

"You are Sunny's uncle, we are all family, there is nothing we can't talk about."

"Do you know how many people are willing to join my new pickled fish restaurant?"

"How many?"

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Around 11pm, in the club's parking lot.

"Sunny, I'm sorry for letting Huang Xu drink so much."

Lee Soo Man looked at Huang Xu, who was struggling to stand with the support of Sunny, and said apologetically.

"Can you go back now? How about I find someone to take you back?"

"It's okay, uncle. I can drive him back later."

Sunny, who had not drunk any alcohol all night, supported Huang Xu's body with some effort, and then rejected Lee Soo Man's kindness.

"It was really rude today. Huang Xu was never like this before."

"Maybe it's because we played all night last night and he didn't get enough rest."

"When he sobers up, I'll ask him to apologize to you."

"I'm not drunk~~."

Huang Xu, who could hardly stand at this time and looked like a drunk, said somewhat unconvinced.

"Sunny, I'm not drunk. I'm so happy to see my uncle today."

"I can still drink. I want to continue drinking with my uncle."

"Okay, okay, you can still drink. You're not drunk, okay?"

Sunny first gave Lee Soo Man and his wife an apologetic look, and then began to comfort Huang Xu as if she was coaxing a child.

Seeing this situation, Lee Soo Man shook his head helplessly, and then said to Huang Xu.

"Okay, Xiaoxu, you're not drunk, but it's a little too late today. Can we drink next time?"

"Okay uncle, next time I'll bring some other Chinese liquor for you to try."

"Okay, okay, let's make an appointment next time."

Seeing Huang Xu's appearance, Lee Soo Man hurriedly said to Sunny.

"Sunny, please take him back quickly. He drank too much today. Please take care of him more at night."

"Besides, you can stay at home with him tomorrow. I'll ask your agent to give you two days off."

"Okay, thank you uncle, I'll take him back first."

After thanking Lee Soo Man, Sunny struggled to carry Huang Xu to the back seat of the car. Then, after waving goodbye to Uncle Lee Soo Man, she drove away.

However, as soon as she walked out of the parking lot, she said to Huang Xu behind her.

"Okay, we've gone far away, you don't have to pretend anymore."

(End of this chapter)