Chapter Thirty-Three: Preparing for Departure

  Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye, after the last birthday, Chen Shao saw that Yun'er and Xiao Xian were getting closer and closer, knowing that this matter was settled; moreover, Xiao Xian even took the initiative to chat with Chen Shao once.

  "Oppa, I've known for a long time that Yoon-ah unnie also likes you, so I was prepared. That's why I didn't say anything, just don't abandon me in the future, okay?"

  "How could it be? Xian'er is oppa's reason for living. If I don't have you, how can oppa live?"

  "Where is older sister Yuan?"

  "Yun Bao is the air I breathe, without her I wouldn't be able to live either."

  After this matter was discussed, the emotions of the three people were further elevated;

  In the past six months, Lee Hyori's album was also released, and Chen Shao's title song "Ten Minutes" also brought her a very popular Hyori storm; now the music scene is completely hers.

  Chen Zhen's "O" for Dong Bang Shin Ki and SJ's "U" were also released, causing varying degrees of reaction.

  It is unknown who discovered that Lee Hyori's "10 Minutes", TVXQ's "Rising Sun" and Super Junior's "U" were all produced by someone named Rebirth (meaning rebirth or reincarnation, which would later become the main character's stage name).

  Just as everyone was curious about this person called Rebirth, a message from MBC poured oil on the fire.

  The variety show "Infinite Challenge" planned by Chen Shao was included in MBC, and the news spread quickly. People would not be surprised at all; but the problem is that under the column of the planner's name, there is a name called Rebirth; this way, the effect is not as simple as one plus one equals two.

  Now the entire network is discussing who this person called Rebirth is, and even uses such a domineering English name "Rebirth".

  No matter what's going on outside, our protagonist is now sitting in Li Xiufull's office with his head down in deep thought.

  "How is it, have you thought about it? There are only a few days left in 2006, when do you plan to debut?" Li Xiūmǎn asked Chen Shào, who was still silent; his tone was urgent. No choice, outside were all discussions about Chen Shào's voice, if he debuted now, it would definitely be the best option.

  Chen Shao also knew this, but he wasn't thinking about that problem, instead he was thinking about what kind of debut song could make him an overnight sensation; the current music scene is completely dominated by Lee Hyori, and anyone who releases a new song during this time is just asking for trouble, even the extremely popular Asian group Dong Bang Shin Ki can only slightly hinder her, let alone SJ, who can barely stand their ground.

  "Now I'm not thinking about this issue, and I also know that it's best to debut now, but I'm thinking about what style I should debut with; dance style or ballad style. If I don't choose well, I might lose because of this. My dancing is very strong, and you could say that there's no one in Korea who can match me, but my singing skills aren't bad either. Moreover, most of the songs written are ballads, so I'm still struggling with this issue." After hearing Li Xiu Man's words, Chen Shao didn't even lift his head to look at him, and just expressed his own thoughts.

  What Chen Shao said is also right, dance in Korea really doesn't have anyone who dares to come out and say they are better than him, but singing is not bad either. In S*M, he can always be among the top five. The first is Baori, the second is DANA, the third is Chen Shao's another Chinese compatriot Zhang Liyin, the fourth is Taeyeon, and the fifth is Chen Shao; however, the top two in this ranking are now unshakeable for Chen Shao, as for the third and fourth, Chen Shao can sometimes still get up there, but also can't completely stand firm. The strength of these three people is about the same; this time you fell down, next time you will catch up again.

  "You don't have to be so entangled in this issue, the three songs you wrote earlier were all dance tracks, but the one that was filmed was a ballad, which also shows that you should be able to handle both styles; otherwise, why not try an all-around type? Whatever kind of song you write is what we'll release, we don't need to stick to just one style, it's not good if you can't adapt later. What do you think?" Li Xiuman thought for a moment before expressing his own opinion.

  "Two styles, all-around type, do as one pleases?" He continued to remain silent, but he was also secretly thinking about Li Xiuman's words earlier; "Then let's do it this way, do as one pleases, follow one's heart; Haha, I'll go back and prepare my debut song now, tell the production department to get ready; In three days, start working on it and upload my information to the official website too; Even news about me having a girlfriend can be released, they're also debuting in July, it's not bad to bring them attention in advance"

  "Alright, listen, I'll get someone to take care of it; you go back and prepare your song."

  As I walked out of the office, Chen Shao took a deep breath; things have been settled, next is my debut, is Korea's entertainment industry ready for my impact? Next, I'm going to turn the entire entertainment industry upside down, go crazy for me; look forward to it!

  Chen Shao's self-hypnosis was interrupted by a ringing sound; "Who is so cruel? Calling me when I'm hypnotizing myself" He said, but his hands didn't slow down; taking out the phone made his face even uglier.

  But I didn't dare not answer the phone "Hello, Hyori sister, you're always so busy, how do you have time to call me now? If you have free time, you'd better rest." The caller was none other than Lee Hyori, the queen of the music industry; during this period, Chen Shuo had been troubled by her many times. Every time she called him out for dinner, she would get him drunk, and he would become completely intoxicated. It's not that Chen Shuo couldn't hold his liquor, but compared to ordinary people, it was still not enough in front of Lee Hyori, who was known as the number one drinker in the entertainment industry. Every time after getting him drunk, she would take out her phone and take some photos that made him want to die.

  As long as Chen Shao doesn't agree to her terms, she would use these photos to threaten him; this way Chen Shao would be very obedient; now it's not just Lee Hyori who has Chen Shao's shameful photos, but also Liu Zai Shi, Jin Ji Dong, Jiang Hu Dong and the members of Fin.k.l all have them.

  Chen Shao's past life liked Sung Yu-ri in Fin.K.L, so she had a good relationship with the whole group; being held by these unscrupulous brothers and sisters with so much evidence of guilt, Chen Shao was called upon by them at will, not daring to be late for a moment.

  "What's wrong, your tone doesn't seem very welcoming to my call? Alright, I'll just hang up then." The words from the other end of the phone left Chen Shao stunned. Could it be that simple? No way, absolutely impossible;

  "Anyway, I'm not very popular on Twitter lately, so I'll just upload a few photos from my phone." Chen Shao thought to himself, "I knew it. It had to be like this."

  "I've been waiting for your call every day, and now that I've finally received it, I'm overjoyed; even when Xiaoxian calls me, I'm not as excited as this. For the sake of appearances, and so we can get along better in the future, let's turn on our 'boot-licking' attribute, or else we'll be in trouble later."

  "Honestly, I recorded it just now, next time I see Xiao Xian, I'll let her listen"

  "Xiaoli sister, you're my real sister, why do you always have to do this? Can't you just say it straight out? I really can't take it anymore. Let me off easy, okay? I have old and young to take care of at home. Just let me go, okay?" Chen Shao was really being held hostage by Lee Hyori now; moreover, Xian also knew Lee Hyori very well. Previously, when Chen Shao went out for dinner, he had brought Xian along too - on the one hand, he wanted his girlfriend to accompany him, and on the other hand, it was to help her build connections for her future debut. As for Yoon-ah, Chen Shao didn't want so many people to know about it; after all, people's hearts are unpredictable, and if they weren't careful, it would get out and be ruined.

  "Alright, alright; stop messing around and come to your brother Hu's barbecue shop quickly. Shi Ge is treating you to a meal, saying something about thanking you for something."

  "Alright, you wait here, I'll be right back."

  "Alright, you little rascal will handle it, hurry up, everyone is waiting for you!" Then the phone hung up.

  About an hour later, Chen Shao arrived at the dinner venue. Whenever they had dinner with Lee Hyori and others, it was always at Kang Ho-dong's barbecue restaurant. As they put it, "the fat water doesn't flow into someone else's field".

  "Why are there only three people today, Shi Ge and Hu Dong Ge, as well as Xiao Li Jie? Where's You Li Jie?" Chen Shao asked as soon as he came in.

  "Hey, you really like following blindly (this is what they call Sung Yu-ri in their group), huh? As soon as you come in, you look for her." Lee Hyori didn't expect Chen Shao to be so tactless, always saying he likes Sung Yu-ri more than her.

  This was during a dinner gathering, when everyone asked who they liked the most and disliked the most in Fin.K.L; Chen Shu didn't hesitate at all and directly said he liked Sung Yu-ri the most and disliked Lee Hyori the least. When people heard this answer, they were also very surprised; after all, Chen Shu had given songs to Lee Hyori before, so everyone asked why? Chen Shu explained that "because Sung Yu-ri is a post-80s and I'm a post-90s, we're close in age, but Lee Hyori is a post-70s, the gap is too big, there's a generation gap". When people heard this explanation, they laughed so hard it was amazing; as for Lee Hyori herself, her face turned black like coal. From then on, Chen Shu would get drunk and take embarrassing photos every time they had dinner together.

  "That's right, I like it. Throughout Korea, except for my girlfriend, Yooli unnie is completely my ideal type." Although everyone knew it was a joke, they couldn't help but feel amused;

  Liu Zai Shi and the other two people have seen these two quarreling many times, they are used to it; their quarrel is also a sign of good feelings.

  "Wow, you're so blind! My sister is the goddess of all Korean men's hearts right now; how can you not like her?!" Lee Hyori boasted to Chen Shuang.

  "Awesome, I'm glad, I like it; and soon I'll become the nation's little girls' heartthrob, don't get captivated by me later too!" Smug, really smug, now only this word fits Chen Shao.

  "Alright, you two siblings are always quarreling whenever you meet; Chen Shao, come here, I'll toast to you, thank you for suggesting that I be the main MC on Infinite Challenge, I really appreciate it." Liu Zai Shi looked at the two of them who seemed like they were going to continue arguing and immediately stopped them, then explained the reason he had called Chen Shao over.

  "Bro, look what you said; if I didn't let you be the main MC for this event, it would really be pointless. Although Liu Zai Shi still has XMAN Season 2 going on, anyone who's seen it knows that it can't hold up much longer. Chen Shao's plan to make him the main MC is undoubtedly a good thing for him, so he'll just call him out tonight to thank him in person."

  "No need to say more, from now on you're my closest little brother, and in the world of special abilities, I'll be watching over you"

  "Thanks to Shi Ge first then."

  "Alright, let's hurry up and eat the barbecue, everyone is hungry?" A harmonious dinner gathering continued like this, and Chen Shao wasn't forced to drink again this time.

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