Chapter 361 Franchise Store Development and Requests

Early in the morning.

The parking lot downstairs of SBS TV station.

"Didn't Huang Xu come to pick you up?"

The Girls' Generation members who had just finished their trip looked around but didn't see Huang Xu, so they immediately became curious.

You know, Sunny said when she went to the beauty salon at noon today that she was injured while exercising yesterday and she didn't drive.

Now that he is busy until so late, shouldn't Huang Xu come to pick her up?
However, facing the curiosity of his teammates, Sunny simply waved his hand.

"I didn't ask him to pick me up. I'm going back to the dormitory to sleep today."

"Ah~~?"

After hearing what Sunny said, they were immediately in disbelief.

As teammates, they knew how crazy Sunny was about Huang Xu and how much she depended on him.

Since she moved out, she would almost never stay in the dormitory whenever Huang Xu was in Seoul. No matter how late it was, she would go back to the apartment to sleep.

Just like a few days ago, the trip ended even later than today, but she insisted on driving back and sleeping. Why didn’t she go back today?

"Did the two of them quarrel?"

Suddenly, this idea burst out from everyone's mind.

And thinking back to Sunny's unhappy expression when they met at noon, they seemed to have already determined the matter.

However, the few of them did not say it out loud. Instead, they looked at each other and then prepared to comfort Sunny.

"Sunny, you really haven't been back to the dormitory for a long time. We are so lonely in the dormitory!"

Tiffany took the lead in holding Sunny's hand and warmly welcomed Sunny.

"Now that you're back to live here today, we can have some fun."

"Yeah, come to think of it, we haven't been back to the dormitory for a long time."

After hearing Tiffany's words, Yoona immediately began to agree with her and continued.

"I'll go back and accompany you too."

"Okay, okay, let's all go back."

"Come to think of it, we haven't had a dinner together in the dormitory for a long time."

"How about having a party in the dormitory today?"

Following Lin Yuna's agreement, several members of Girls' Generation also began to respond.

In just a few words, it was decided to hold a party in the dormitory tonight.

But not everyone finds it strange.

For example, Kim Taeyeon and Jessica Jung, they knew Huang Xu earlier and have been together for a longer time.

So the two of them were still skeptical about the quarrel between Huang Xu and Sunny.

However, now that their teammates have made the decision, they naturally will not object.

The few people who reached a consensus started to divide the work without waiting for Sunny's reaction.

And we have already started to arrange to divide into several groups and buy the things needed for the party.

This made Sunny next to them dumbfounded.

She just felt a little unwell today, so she wanted to go back to the dormitory to stay overnight and rest.

After all, if he goes back, Huang Xu will consider his own body and will not force himself to do anything.

But some physical contact is definitely inevitable.

Moreover, I had to sleep in his arms all night and I couldn't do anything, so it was uncomfortable for both of us.

How about we just separate for one night?
The results of it?
How did it suddenly turn into a dinner party for everyone?

However, seeing that the work had been divided up and everyone had started preparing for the work separately, she couldn't say anything more.

What she didn't know was that after she got in the car, Kim Taeyeon and Jessica Jung both sent a message to Huang Xu at the same time.

At this time, Huang Xu was sitting on a stool resting, sweating profusely. He heard the almost continuous notification tones, then he stood up and picked up the phone.

Then I saw two messages. Although the contents were different, the essence was the same. They were both asking what had happened between me and Sunny. I couldn't help but shake my head.

Then he picked up his phone and started replying to the two people.

After a brief explanation, Huang Xu put down his phone, picked up the water bottle, and slowly took two sips of water.

At this time, Kim Jong Kook, who was also resting next to him, was looking at Huang Xu curiously.

"Texting your girlfriend back?"

"Are you urged to go back?"

"How about we just call it a day?"

"It's nothing, I just asked where I was."

Huang Xu rolled his eyes at Kim Jong Kook next to him and continued.

"Don't even think about running away. Hara isn't in Seoul. Let's get some exercise today and enjoy ourselves."

"Goodbye, Xiaoxu, we are almost there."

"Besides, we have already been exercising for three or four hours. If we continue exercising, it will easily cause injuries."

"According to what you said, if we continue doing this, it will be too much."

Kim Jong Kook looked at Huang Xu with fear in his eyes and kept persuading him to give up the idea of ​​continuing to exercise.

Huang Xu couldn't help laughing when he heard what Kim Jong Kook said.

"Brother Zhong Guo, this is not something you can say, right?"

"Shouldn't you be the one to persuade others and not let them go on their own? Why did you change this time?"

"Yeah, the problem is that it's someone else, not you."

Kim Jong Kook looked at Huang Xu with a face full of grievance and his eyes were full of unwillingness.

As a well-known fitness expert in the circle, he is extremely passionate about fitness.

Ever since he was diagnosed with spinal disease and needed to exercise his muscles to stay healthy, he began to exercise crazily.

And it has been maintained until now, for more than ten years.

Now in the Korean entertainment industry, when talking about fitness stars, the first person that comes to mind is myself.

On weekdays, I often take people to exercise.

Not to mention those idols, Kim Jong Kook has also encountered many people who claim to be professional fitness enthusiasts.

But today, Huang Xu made Kim Jong Kook feel a little frustrated.

He knew that Huang Xu was in good health, but he didn't expect that he would be in such good health that he could actually beat himself down.

So now he is somewhat doubtful about his life.

Huang Xu naturally saw the expression on Kim Jong Kook's face and was a little shocked.

In fact, in the past month, due to his busy schedule, he rarely went to the gym every day, but now it seems that his physical condition is still good.

It may even continue to grow.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to defeat Kim Jong Kook today.

You have to know that Kim Jong Kook is the boss of that gym. I was able to beat him down within a few hours. You can imagine how intense the exercise was.

So Huang Xu took a look at the time and Kim Jong Kook who was doubting his life next to him, and then said to him.

"Since Jong Kook is already tired, let's just leave it at that for today."

"Yes, yes, that's enough for today. It's just right to end it now."

When Kim Jong Kook heard Huang Xu say it was over, he quickly expressed his agreement.

Then he stood up with the help of the shelf next to him, feeling his legs weakened from exhaustion, and said to Huang Xu with a wry smile, "I never thought that I would be taught a lesson one day."

After stretching his somewhat weak legs, he continued to speak to Huang Xu.

"We haven't seen each other for a long time today. I'll treat you to a meal. Anyway, Hara went to Japan, so you don't have anything to do."

"Isn't that rare? Jong Kook hyung."

"It's already early in the morning, and you're still offering to treat me to a meal. Isn't this a bit inconsistent with your personality?"

Huang Xu looked at Kim Jong Kook in surprise, his words full of teasing.

But it’s not surprising that he had such a reaction, but because what Kim Jong Kook just said was really abnormal.

In his daily life, he is very much pursuing health.

Although due to my job, I often have to stay up late and my work and rest schedule is not very healthy.

But in life, he has a deep obsession with health.

In order to stay healthy, he not only exercises regularly, but is also very strict with his diet.

He basically stays away from foods like instant noodles and fried chicken.

Not to mention the behavior of drinking and eating in the early hours of the morning.

However, Huang Xu just said this and then got up and went to the shower room in the gym with Kim Jong Kook.

Half an hour later.

Inside a beef offal soup restaurant that is open all night near the gym.

"Please enjoy."

"Kangsangsmida."

As two servings of beef offal soup with rice were served, the dishes ordered by Huang Xu and the others were also served.

Of course, this is also because the two of them didn’t order much.

However, even if you want to order a lot of things here, it is actually not possible, after all, this is just a small shop.

All they can offer is beef offal soup with rice, some beef bones, beef offal, and some side dishes.

However, the two were now starving and just wanted to fill their stomachs quickly, so after drinking a glass of wine, they went straight into eating mode.

Only after both of them finished their beef soup and rice did they have time to talk.

The first one to ask his doubts was Huang Xu.

"Brother Zhongguo, you invited me to dinner, there must be something going on."

"Now that we've finished our meal, you should tell us what happened!"

"Ah~~, can't I treat you to a meal?"

Faced with Huang Xu's straightforward words, the expression on Kim Jong Kook's face was also a little subtle.

Don’t be fooled by his image in the show, which is basically all nagging and stingy, but in reality, he is just frugal with himself.

He is quite generous to his friends and younger brothers.

But now there is no way to refute Huang Xu.

It’s because he never invited Huang Xu to dinner.

So he immediately started complaining about Huang Xu.

"And I would like to ask you, will you give me a chance?"

"Tell me, I invited you so many times before, and you refused. Can you blame me?"

"Well, it seems so."

Huang Xu thought about it and found that it was indeed the case. Kim Jong Kook had indeed asked him out quite a lot.

But at that time, I either had to accompany Sunny and Goo Hara, or I had returned to my country. In short, it was just unfortunate.

He and Kim Jong Kook have known each other for such a long time and have even started a business together, but they have really only had a few meals together.

After thinking this through, Huang Xu quickly changed the topic and prepared to start the next one.

"Whenever Jong Kook sends a message from now on, I will definitely go there in time."

"By the way, what on earth do you want to talk to me about today? I was too embarrassed to tell you at the gym just now."

"Actually, it's not my business. It's Brother Shizhen. He wants to find you."

"Brother Shizhen, why doesn't he contact me himself?"

"Maybe I feel a little embarrassed."

"Plus, weren't you in China some time ago, not in Korea?"

"Too."

Huang Xu nodded, and he recalled that Ji Seok Jin had indeed contacted him some time ago.

It’s just that I was busy recording a video in China at that time, so I simply exchanged a few words and hung up the phone.

Therefore Huang Xu looked at Kim Jong Kook with apology.

"I'm sorry, I was really busy at the time, so after I received the call, I didn't ask him what he wanted."

"It's okay. You should be busy."

Looking at Huang Xu's overly young face, Kim Jong Kook felt a little sad in his heart.

If you don't know Huang Xu, and just look at his face, most people will think that Huang Xu is just a college student who just graduated or even hasn't graduated yet.

And his age is also consistent with this speculation.

But once you really understand him, you will know how great Huang Xu is now.

The owner and founder of hundreds of franchised restaurant businesses, his net worth now exceeds 100 billion won.

This net worth has surpassed that of most Korean stars, even to a level they dare not even imagine.

After all, he is the triple crown winner of Korean entertainment, and after his discharge from the army, he has been active in various variety shows.

Including various commercial performances and copyright fees, they are already considered to be at the top of the Korean entertainment industry.

But even so, his own net worth is only 20 to 30 billion won.

The gap between him and Huang Xu is already several times larger.

After Kim Jong Kook sighed inwardly, he began to tell the story.

"Actually, the reason he came to you was because of the store he joined."

"The store you joined?"

Huang Xu became confused when he heard this and began to recall the situation when Ji Seok-jin joined that store.

"Isn't it already open? I heard from the employees that his store is doing pretty good business."

“It’s not good, but business is quite good.”

Kim Jong Kook corrected Huang Xu's statement, and then talked about the reason why he was looking for Huang Xu.

"Since the store opened, there have been long queues every day. It can be said that the business is so good that he can hardly believe it."

"So he thought, thank you properly."

"Also, besides him, there are a few friends who, after seeing that your shops are doing very well, also want to get to know you."

When he said the last word, Kim Jong Kook felt a little embarrassed.

However, thinking of his friends' requests, he could only look at Huang Xu with a thick face, waiting for his answer.

When Huang Xu heard what Kim Jong Kook said, he was stunned at first, then he smiled and nodded.

"Okay, let's find some time to get together."

"It will just take a few days. I will be going back to China tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)