Chapter 368 Dinner and Departure

At night, in a private room of a hotel in Shanghai.

Huang Xu, holding a wine glass, appeared at a dining table full of young ladies.

Before Huang Xu could say anything, he saw a glass of water handed to him.

"PD Jin, you've drunk so much. Drink some water first."

"Thank you, Hyomin."

Huang Xu looked at the cup of water handed to him by Park Hyomin, then glanced at the people around him with strange looks. He thanked them calmly, then took the cup and drank two sips.

Although I just went to the two tables next door to express my condolences, I didn't drink much.

As the biggest leader of the program team, although he did not reveal his boss's identity and had already resigned from the position of chief PD, he still held their "power of life and death."

So when he went to the two tables next to him, he simply raised his glass to show his appreciation.

Among them, only the two chief and deputy PDs, Park Soo-geun and Lim Young-chul, as well as the leaders of the lighting, props and costume teams, each had a drink.

However, he still enjoyed Park Hyomin's care.

What surprised Huang Xu was why Park Hyomin would give him water in front of so many people.

Didn’t you see that her teammates and the makeup artists at the same table have already started to eat melons?
However, Huang Xu couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it. He would know when he came back and asked her, so he quickly changed the subject.

Looking at the untouched dishes on the table, he looked at the people at the table with some curiosity.

"I see these dishes are barely touched. Why aren't you eating them?"

“Is it because the taste is not right?”

"No, it tastes good, but it's a little too late. We want to lose weight at night, so we don't dare to eat it."

"And we already ate quite a bit while we were filming just now."

Park So-yeon answered Huang Xu's questions on behalf of Tara.

Huang Xu also sighed after seeing this situation.

"You artists are really working hard. You don't even dare to enjoy the delicious food."

"What about you? Are you ladies also losing weight?"

"Yes, PD Jin, we also need to lose weight, right?"

"Well, then you'll have less fun!"

"Come, let me toast you."

After Huang Xu finished sighing, he raised his glass and said to the girls sitting there.

"Those of you who can drink should drink less. Those who can't should drink juice or beverages. We won't force you."

"Yes, thank you PD Kim."

Seeing that Huang Xu was so considerate, the girls at the table naturally had no objection. After thanking Huang Xu, they stood up and clinked glasses with him.

After finishing the wine in his glass, Huang Xu said something to everyone.

“Thank you all for your efforts during this period. I hope you will continue to work hard and strive to produce better works.”

"Also, when I go back this time, I will definitely apply to the company, and after the filming is finished, I will give you all a big red envelope."

"Yes, thank you PD Kim."

Following Huang Xu's words, there was another series of thanks.

Huang Xu finally shouted "fighting" with them, then glanced at Park Hyomin who was wearing a scarf, left and returned to his seat.

At this time, there were not many people at their table.

After all, most of the people at his table are the leaders of each group, so there are not many people.

And these people are now drinking and chatting at other tables, and Huang Xu is happy about it.

As the person with the highest status here, he hasn't eaten much since the beginning.

Then he ate quickly, trying to fill his stomach as soon as possible.

When Huang Xu was almost full, Park Soo-geun and the others slowly returned to their seats.

After chatting with them for a while and drinking a few glasses of wine, Huang Xu looked at the time and when he felt it was about time, he whispered something to Park Soo Geun.

"I'm done eating. I'll be leaving soon. You guys can enjoy yourself here."

"Please wait for us for a while, we will be done soon, let's go sing together later."

"If you don't want to sing, why don't we go to the bar here?"

"Come to think of it, we haven't hung out with you yet?"

When Park Soo-geun heard that Huang Xu was about to leave, he quickly spoke to try to keep Huang Xu.

In Korean society, socializing after work is a very important part.

At first, because they were not familiar with Huang Xu, they did not have time to have dinner together or anything like that. But just when they got a little familiar with each other, Huang Xu handed over the positions to them and left.

This made them keep this matter in mind forever.

Now that he has this opportunity, he naturally doesn't want to miss it.

And it wasn't just him, the other people at the table were also trying to persuade him to stay.

"Yeah, PD Kim, we're almost done here, let's go sing some songs together, or go have a drink somewhere else."

"Yeah, yeah, let's go have a drink and chat."

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"It's okay, you guys go ahead, I won't go."

Huang Xu waved at everyone and directly rejected their proposal.

If he was not their boss but an employee like them, then private gatherings would naturally be necessary.

On the one hand, it can enhance the relationship, and on the other hand, work will be smoother in the future.

On the other hand, you can also say things that cannot be said in the company, and even form a certain offensive and defensive alliance to fight for your own interests.

However, Huang Xu is not an employee, but their boss.

And most importantly, his identity needs to be kept secret, at least for a few years, until that lady steps down.

So Huang Xu rejected them very straightforwardly.

"You guys go ahead, I won't get involved, but if you go in and play, you must be careful."

"You can't go alone. If you go out, someone from the local agency must follow you."

"Also, China's public security requirements are relatively high. Although we are foreigners, it will be quite troublesome if we commit a crime here."

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After Huang Xu said a few words to them, he said goodbye to everyone and left.

After returning to the room, Huang Xu did not rest immediately, but took out his notebook and started working again.

In fact, he had already made these plans a long time ago.

But to be on the safe side, he continued to search for various materials, and pondered in his brain, digging out various information and modifying his plan.

There's nothing he can do about it. Who told him that he wasn't in the entertainment industry in his previous life?
He was just an ordinary person in his previous life. Although so much time has passed now, he has gained a preliminary understanding of many things in the entertainment industry.

But it's just a preliminary understanding.

If he wanted to take the initiative in the next talks, he had to think about a lot of things.

Otherwise, the final fat may end up in someone else's mouth.

I could only drink some soup.

And not only that, Huang Xu is now troubled by another thing.

That's the problem with Tara's promotional song.

In their previous lives, when they entered the Chinese market, in addition to relying on the Korean market to launch a dimensionality reduction attack on the mainland idol market, they also had many other promotional methods.

Let’s not talk about those variety show issues. He is also working hard in this area.

His original plan was to rely on online variety shows, relying on the looks of these girls and various foods, to slowly ferment among Chinese netizens.

But now he needs to adjust his plan and speed up their fame, otherwise Tara will basically have no chance when SM enters the market.

So Huang Xu thought about whether he should help them compose two internet hit songs.

In their previous lives, they relied on the divine song "Little Apple" and took advantage of this national hit to lay the initial foundation.

However, Huang Xu searched for a long time but could not find any news about Xiaopingguo.

If it was direct plagiarism, then he couldn't guarantee whether the song had already been created.

So Huang Xu wondered whether he could experiment with the magical songs he had heard in his previous life.

Like the seaweed dance?

Or learn to meow like a cat?

Just as Huang Xu was looking up various information in the room, constantly thinking about the pros and cons, and adjusting his plan, the doorbell of his room rang.

"Ding dong~~"

"Who?"

Huang Xu felt quite surprised. Who would come to see him at this time?
Zhang Rui is unlikely. He now needs to keep a certain distance from himself to keep his identity mysterious.

As for others, that is even more impossible.

According to the habit of dining together in Korea, they should be having team building in KTV at this time.

However, when he opened the door and saw Park Hyomin appear at the door, he still felt surprised.

"How did you come?"

"Why didn't you go play with them?"

"There's nothing interesting over there, and didn't you forbid me to go to those places to play?"

"No, when did I tell you this?"

After listening to Park Hyomin's words, Huang Xu felt very wronged.

If there was nothing wrong with his memory, then he could be sure that he had not said these words to Park Hyomin.

Park Hyomin looked at Huang Xu and explained directly, "You didn't tell me, but you told Sunny, Hara, and even Sulli."

"Since you're so annoying, I'll go there less often."

"How dare I object to the sponsor's request and preferences?"

"What are you talking about?"

Huang Xu looked at Park Hyomin speechlessly, then explained.

"I didn't stop them from going. I just asked them to go less often."

"That kind of place is full of mixed people, all kinds of people hang out there, it's a bit unsafe."

"I don't care, that's what Sunny told me anyway."

"Okay, what do you want to drink?"

Looking at Park Hyomin's smiling face, Huang Xu didn't say anything, but asked if she needed something to drink.

"no need."

Park Hyomin raised the milk tea in her hand and gestured to Huang Xu.

"I brought back something to drink."

"Okay, but you'd better drink less of these things."

"This kind of thing can easily make you fat."

Huang Xu looked at the milk tea in her hand and said something to her.

"Most of these milk teas contain various milk powders and creamers, which are high in sugar and calories."

"It's okay, it will be gone after a bit of exercise. Besides, if I don't take in a little more energy, how will I have the strength to serve you later?"

"Ok."

After hearing what Park Hyomin said, Huang Xu touched his nose and then said nothing more.

After seeing this, Park Hyomin's smile became even brighter.

After following Huang Xu into the room, I saw the computer on the table and various plans next to it.

"Are you still busy?"

"Am I disturbing you?"

"It's okay. We've already done it. We're just checking to see if there are any omissions or areas that can be modified or optimized."

Huang Xu waved his hand and prepared to put those things away.

He is still busy with these things now. In fact, he is just free and is checking for omissions and filling in the gaps.

Now that Park Hyomin is here, there is no need for me to be busy with these things anymore.

When everything was almost cleaned up, Huang Xu also turned his attention to Park Hyomin.

She asked, pointing to the scarf tied around his neck.

"By the way, why did you suddenly remember to wear a scarf today? It looks pretty nice."

"Isn't it all your fault?"

"what?"

Huang Xu looked at Park Hyomin in surprise.

He didn't expect that his words of praise would lead to complaints from the other party.

Park Hyomin looked at Huang Xu and untied the scarf around her neck, revealing her slender white neck and the faint mark on her collarbone.

"I said it's all your fault. If it wasn't for covering this, I wouldn't have to wear a scarf."

"Strawberry print?"

Huang Xu looked at the mark and remembered something.

"Did I do this?"

"if not?"

Park Hyomin rolled her eyes at Huang Xu and then started complaining.

"You said you wanted to kiss me, but you left me with a mark so obvious that even concealer can't cover it up."

"I had no choice but to borrow a scarf from Zhao Yan-unnie."

"Sorry, I'll pay attention next time."

"Well, you have to be careful."

Park Hyomin nodded, but looked at Huang Xu and then muttered something in a low voice.

"At least you can't leave strawberry marks in such an obvious place."

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When Huang Xu heard Park Hyomin say this, how could he not understand what she meant.

So after quickly packing up his things, he extended an invitation to Park Hyomin.

"Would you like to take a shower first?"

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The next morning.

As the alarm rang, Huang Xu patted Park Hyomin beside him.

"Hyomin, it's time to wake up."

"It's already six in the morning. It will be late if you don't get up now."

"Um~~~"

Park Hyomin slowly opened her eyes, slowly stood up and stretched.

Then, regardless of the spring light that was revealed as the quilt slipped off, she lay directly on Huang Xu's shoulders.

"How come it's morning again? I feel like I haven't slept much. How come a whole night has passed?"

“I feel so tired now!”

"You have to get up even if you are tired."

Huang Xu looked at Park Hyomin who was acting coquettishly with him, with a hint of pampering in his eyes.

"If you're not afraid that Jiyeon and the others will find out, you can continue sleeping and get up later."

"Forget it, I'd better get up."

After hearing Park Ji-yeon's name, Park Hyomin instantly became much more energetic and sat up straight.

She didn't want her and Huang Xu's affair to be known by other teammates.

Otherwise, how can I gain a foothold in the team in the future?

It’s not that there are any serious consequences, but all kinds of jokes and teasing are bound to be inevitable.

He forced himself to put on his clothes, then dragged his tired feet, ready to walk back.

After seeing this, Huang Xu also grabbed her hand.

"Why don't you take a day off today and rest in the hotel for a day instead of recording."

"Look at your current state. If you don't take a good rest, even if you record, it won't be very effective."

"It would be better to rest in the hotel for the whole morning."

"No, I can't ask for leave because I can't say I stayed up all night with you."

Park Hyomin turned around and said something to Huang Xu in a bad mood, then broke free from Huang Xu's hand, opened the door and walked out.

When Huang Xu saw this situation, although he wanted to reach out to stop her, he finally let her go.

What she said just now was right, it is indeed difficult for her to ask for leave.

Or there is no reason to take leave.

Unless, as she said, she made her relationship with herself public and said she was with herself.

This way, no matter how you ask for leave, it won’t be a problem.

But the question is, what to do next?

The fake identity you use can indeed deceive many people, because most people will not investigate you.

But if he admitted that he was Park Hyomin's boyfriend, things would become complicated.

And I believe that my hidden identity will soon be exposed by that group of people.

Even though he has been with Sunny and the others for half a year, their relationship has still not been exposed. That's because they are usually very careful and rarely appear in public together.

Otherwise, with Girls' Generation's popularity, they would have been photographed by paparazzi or fans long ago.

And naturally, there was no way to hide his identity any longer.

Even though Tara isn't as popular as Girls' Generation right now, it doesn't mean no one is paying attention to them.

When the filming of the show just started, Huang Xu spotted traces of paparazzi around the production crew.

If his relationship with Park Hyomin were made public in front of the program crew, it would mean that he would be exposed, and his identity would no longer be concealed.

So in the end, Huang Xu could only watch Park Hyomin stagger away without any other options.

But deep down, I feel a little regretful about yesterday's madness.

"If only I could restrain myself a little."

"And Hyomin too, why are you trying to be so strong when there's nothing to do!"

"If you had admitted defeat earlier, you could have rested longer yesterday."

After complaining to Park Hyomin who was leaving, Huang Xu quickly calmed down, returned to the room and started packing.

In fact, he should have left yesterday, but because he happened to meet the staff of the program and wanted to treat them to dinner, he stayed in Shanghai for another day.

Now he has to leave quickly, otherwise the next work will be delayed.

After spending more than ten minutes packing his luggage, Huang Xu didn't even have time to eat breakfast and went straight to the airport by car.

(End of this chapter)