Chapter 23: Two Business Leaders’ Crazy Denial
The recording time for Music Bank was indeed ridiculously long.

No wonder many people say that KBS TV’s music programs are the most torturous for idols and fans waiting outside.

We enter the venue at around 5:00 in the morning to start rehearsals, and have breakfast and lunch. The live show does not officially begin until 17:00 in the afternoon.

For twelve long hours, hundreds of idols crowded into their respective waiting rooms.

Like the male and female idols who gather in a public waiting room, those who are ambitious will worry about whether they will be slipped notes by the opposite sex, while those with "bad intentions" will look forward to seeing new red dots appear on their phones.

After two rehearsals, Kang Do Hwan and Bae Joo Hyun's chemistry improved a little, but only a little.

They are not worried about forgetting the lyrics or dance moves during the performance.

What they are worried about is that the audience seats will be filled with fans from various groups, and their "sweet" interaction on the stage will be a bit awkward.

Moreover, both of them are the type who are relatively thin-skinned. If there are fans who really want to watch the fun and shout some weird words, I am really worried that they will burst into laughter.

Well, live broadcasting is different from filming in a theater. NG is a broadcasting accident.

The two had not been in the waiting room for long before the staff came to notify them.

"Zhao Huanxi, Irenexi, please go backstage and get ready. Your declaration ceremony stage is at the front."

"Inside."

When Jiang Zhaohuan passed by the mirror, he saw himself in a pink suit. It really didn't suit him, at least that's what he thought.

He sighed softly and shook his head, then followed the staff to the back of the stage.

Through the gap in the door panel, he could clearly see the fans holding different banners and cheering sticks below the stage. He looked around but didn't see his own banner and felt a little regretful.

But considering that I just debuted, it’s a very happy thing to have fans coming to support me.

Jiang Zhaohuan was just about to take a deep breath, but before he could exhale, he felt someone poking him lightly on the back.

He turned around in confusion and heard Bae Joo-hyun's gentle voice, which was very nice...completely different from when she sang RAP.

"Are you nervous?"

"Hmm? Yes, a little bit. Live performances are a little different from filming with a crew."

"Then just treat them as air. If that doesn't work... imagine them as cabbages. That's what my manager, Unnie, taught me when I first performed on stage. It's quite useful."

Bae Joo-hyun has much more stage experience than Kang Do-hwan. Although she is not good at communicating with the opposite sex, she tries her best to use her experience to help her work partners.

Do you imagine the people in the audience as cabbages?

It feels like performing in a rural vegetable garden.

Jiang Zhaohuan curled his lips and nodded:

“Yes, I will try, thank you Irene xi.”

"You're welcome."

When the lights on the stage dimmed, the two of them followed the aisle beside the stage and stood in their fixed positions on the stage as if they were rehearsing.

At this time, Kang Do Hwan also raised his left hand and motioned Bae Joo Hyun to lightly place it on it. When the stage lights came on, various voices came from the audience.

There were many Red Velvet fans who yelled out of jealousy after seeing the physical contact.

Cabbage, cabbage…cabbage.

After reciting silently in his mind, Jiang Zhaohuan slowly turned around and looked at Bae Zhuxuan who was sitting next to him, making a small gesture of looking out.

The clean and refreshing voice is very suitable for this song with a more lyrical style after the re-arrangement:

"When I saw you from afar, I was wondering whether I should go somewhere else."

Wearing a white shirt and a pink leather skirt, Bae Joo-hyun put her hands on her waist and had a conflicted expression on her face.

The look of her puffing out her lips in anger was particularly adorable, causing the fans below to scream continuously.

When she sang ballads, her voice was similar to her normal speaking voice, soft and playful with the meaning of the lyrics:

"I want to see/the changed you/and I'm wondering/whether I should just say hello." The pink stage matched the lyrics with pink bubbles. Kang Do-hwan, who had completely found his feeling and was no longer nervous, danced a simple dance.

As an actor, he has absolutely no problem with facial expressions, and his jealous expression is spot on:

“My heart was pounding/When I took a step/The hand on your shoulder/Is from a stranger/My angry expression/Turns into a smile/Two people walked past me.”

Just when the song was at the end and the two were dancing on the stage, the fans below noticed the high heels on Bae Joo-hyun's feet.

No wonder a high chair was placed in front, it turns out they wanted to reduce the height difference between the two people!
Kang Do Hwan's official height is 1.85 meters, while Bae Joo Hyun's official height is 1.58 meters, which is 30 centimeters when rounded off!

It’s the cutest height difference that’s perfectly in line with the Japanese girl comics.

The fans in the audience who like to pair up their idols expressed their ecstasy, saying that the more they watched, the more they liked the performance on stage.

Especially at the very end, Jiang Zhaohuan took out a red rose from somewhere and bent down to hand it to Bae Zhuxuan.

After taking the flowers, the picture of the two of them leaning against each other was so pleasing to the eyes.

When good men and women get together, it is the greatest protection and baptism for the eyes, it is absolutely great!
After making sure that the End Pose had been recorded by the camera in front of him, Jiang Zhaohuan noticed the staff member handing him the microphone.

He thought of how it was not easy for Bae Joo-hyun to wear ten-centimeter high heels in order to match her height as much as possible, so he just stretched out his long legs and easily took the microphone and handed it to the other person.

After receiving a prompt from the staff, he came to the center of the stage, raised the microphone, and said loudly:
"It was broadcast live in 114 countries at the same time, and the whole world watched it together - live broadcast, Music Bank!"

"Hello everyone, I am Kang Do Hwan, the new MC of Music Bank."

"Hello everyone, I'm Irene from Red Velvet."

Both of them spoke fluently, but were somewhat restrained when interacting with each other.

It would be strange if they didn't feel awkward when two people who didn't even have any contact information suddenly had to act out some interactions that only couples would have.

Moreover, both Kang Do Hwan and Bae Joo Hyun are relatively introverted and slow to warm up. If there are people around making a fuss, they would not dare to look at each other or interact.

Is this not?

I had just finished the last MC summary stage and returned to the waiting room when I met two writers who helped me write the script. Their smiles were full of ambiguity.

The more daring Wu Minzhen directly pressed the R key to activate the ultimate move:
"Oh my god, the interaction between you two is so sweet, it feels like the innocence of first love. Are you guys secretly dating?"

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Zhaohuan and Bae Zhuxuan were really scared and broke out in a cold sweat.

The two people who were prone to being cold when not in business instantly widened their eyes, one waved his hand and the other shook his head, and said in unison with an intense attitude:

"Aniyo! We are just ordinary colleagues!"

How dare Bae Joo-hyun, who has just debuted for less than a year, think about falling in love?

When their group just debuted, the company, in order to create hype, did not hesitate to push member Kang Seulgi out to create a scandal with her senior from the same company, EXO's Baekhyun.

"Red Velvet" did attract a lot of attention before their debut, but all of that attention was focused on whether Seulgi was really dating Baekhyun and whether there were really any idols who were disqualified.

I'm not here to wonder whether their debut songs are good or their performance level is good.

Therefore, as the captain, Bae Joo-hyun is extremely sensitive to the word "love". When she learned that she would become a fixed MC with the male actor, she had already prepared herself mentally.

The group is still on the rise, and she will definitely not ruin its bright future. The company will never allow the existence of "real scandals."

Wu Minzhen was shocked by the two people's stress reaction. She realized that Pei Zhuxuan's identity was sensitive and smiled and changed the subject:

"I'm just kidding, don't be nervous~"

Jiang Zhaohuan felt that hearing this misunderstanding was more nervous than going on stage. He didn't think there was anything wrong with dating, but he simply thought that it would be troublesome to cause a burden to Bae Zhuxuan, which would definitely affect future cooperation.

He quickly packed up his things, as if he was fleeing, and bowed hastily:

"Ne, Min Zhen Noona, Xing Yan Noona, Irene xi, I have a photo shoot so I'll leave first. See you next week."

"Hey, good luck with the shooting~"

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(End of this chapter)