Chapter 9: The Vicious Curse

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  "What are you staring at me for?" Tang Menglong asked back with a somewhat pleased tone.

  Xiu Jing suppressed her anger for the time being and looked at Tang Meng Long again before speaking: "I think I've seen you somewhere before, but it seems like I just can't remember!"

  Tang Menglong looked at the small face of Xiujing, his little sister, and shook his head: "I have no impression at all, and it's also impossible. I've only been in Korea for five months! Except for that one time, I'm very sure I haven't seen you before!"

  "Just arrived in Korea?" Xiujing's eyes lit up and she asked, "Then you're not Korean? Where did you live before?"

  Tang Menglong smiled and said: "America!"

  "Unbelievable! It can't be San Francisco!"

  Tang Menglong looked at her with some surprise and asked in surprise, "You won't be too, will you?"

  Xiù Jīng nodded and then replied: "I just feel like I've seen your face before, but I forgot where it was. It should have been in San Francisco!"

  Tang Menglong smiled and nodded: "Maybe!"

  "Sir, your order has arrived!"

  At this time, two waiters pushed open the door and walked in. All kinds of fresh meat were placed on the dinner table. After a while, when the waiters retreated, Sherry and Xiujing exchanged a glance, both with some movement.

  Tang Menglong didn't have the heart to tease them anymore, so he just smiled and said: "Eat with peace of mind, I'm not someone who can't afford to lose!"

  "Then we won't be polite!"

  Xue Li: "Thank you, uncle!"

  Tang Menglong waved his hand, and then he put the beef ribs on the baking sheet first. The two little girls couldn't resist the temptation of the Korean BBQ anymore, and they started using their chopsticks.

  Eating without talking and sleeping without speaking, although this is what people say, most people are unable to achieve it.

  After three people ate happily, they chatted casually.

  He picked up a piece of beef and put it in his mouth, chewing slowly. Tang Menglong looked at the two little girls who had abandoned their dignity and were eating voraciously, feeling quite helpless. After chatting with them, he also learned their names and identities.

  The two were originally trainees under SM Entertainment, and both were '94 liners. The one who had a rivalry with Taemongryeong was called Jung Jiwon, while the other, who looked cuter, was Choi Jinri, but everyone liked to call her by her English name, which in Korean pronunciation became Seul-ri.

  As for this S·M, it is an abbreviation of Star Museum, meaning "Celebrity Museum" or "Hall of Fame".

  Lee Soo-man, a high-ranking executive of SM Entertainment, known as the "Star Factory" in Korea, debuted as a singer in the early 1970s and was a very famous singer at that time. After retiring from the stage, he founded SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. in February 1995 with his keen insight, opening a new era for Korean planning companies. In 1998, SM introduced its artists H.O.T and SES to China and Japan, triggering an Asian "Korean Wave" craze. In April 2000, SM registered on the KOSDAQ stock market, issuing stocks and becoming Korea's first entertainment culture share company.

  The most representative artists under the label are BoA, TVXQ, and Super Junior.

  To put it simply, SM is one of Korea's most powerful entertainment agencies.

  However, for the Korean entertainment industry, Tang Menglong also has some understanding. For this Korean entertainment circle, it's basically a pit for stars. If we look at it in a hierarchical structure, the top layer of the entertainment circle is undoubtedly the Cultural Bureau and other departments, followed by the three major TV stations, then the major talent agencies, and at the very bottom are the stars themselves. Unless they become superstars with significant influence, they may be able to slightly jump out of this hierarchy.

  In Korea, 90% of debut artists are miserable because most management companies' contracts and slave contracts have no difference, the only difference is that one is for life and the other has a time limit.

  And these Korean entertainment agencies often squeeze out the remaining value of their artists and then ruthlessly discard them.

  But what's even more frustrating is that even if a star is at the very bottom, there are still levels within the entertainment circle. In Korea's current situation, actors and singers are not in the same system, and singers' status is far inferior to that of actors.

  Adding on top of that is Korea's strict seniority system, being a star in Korea is truly 'admirable'.

  Those who enter large entertainment companies to train in order to become stars are called trainees. This is almost a pitfall, as among these young boys and girls who have wasted their youth training for 7 or 8 years, less than 10% can finally debut and become artists.

  After debut, they still have to undergo various severe tests. Even an employee of a TV station can order these newcomers around, although this statement is somewhat exaggerated, but that's the fact.

  "Hey, you two little ones are only 14 years old by Korean age, right? I've heard that trainees' lives are tough. Can you handle it?" Tang Menglong looked at Zheng Xiujing and Cui Xueli, who were eating with a look of happiness on their faces, and asked with some concern.

  "It's okay, I'm used to it!" Zheng Xiujing replied nonchalantly and continued eating.

  Tang Menglong looked at the two of them who were only focused on eating and asked somewhat speechlessly, "Hey, do you have to eat like that? No one is competing with you!"

  Choi Seulgi lifted her slightly red face and explained, "Well, mainly because Soojung and I both lied to our families. I told them I was going to Soojung's house, while Soojung said she was coming to my place. We need to eat quickly and finish so we can go back home before our lies are exposed!"

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  "Keep eating! When I didn't ask anything!" Tang Menglong replied weakly, and then simply put down his chopsticks to roast food for the two little girls.

  Twenty minutes later, the two finally ate almost enough and slowed down.

  Thanks to Tang Menglong's silent cooking for the two of them, their impression of him had improved a lot.

  "Uncle, your singing just now sounded great. Have you learned to sing before?" Cui Xue Li asked curiously, remembering the Chinese song Tang Meng Long sang earlier.

  Tang Menglong nodded slightly.

  "Uncle, are you also a trainee?" Zheng Xiujing curiously guessed.

  "How is that possible! I'm not crazy, why would I go and become a trainee!" Tang Meng Long honestly expressed his thoughts, but forgot that there were two trainee seniors in the room.

  "Who are you calling crazy?" Zheng Xiujing said with a calm face, her voice cold. Choi Seol-ri next to her also looked at him with some dissatisfaction.

  Tang Menglong smiled awkwardly, seemingly hurt by the previous sentence. Looking at the other person's serious expression, he could only say against his will: "What I mean is, I'm already 23 years old, how would I go and become a trainee? Am I crazy? Don't misunderstand!"

  "No way!" Zheng Xiujing shook her head and said firmly.

  Before Tang Menglong could speak, he added: "Unless you sing another song for us, otherwise we will treat you as a scumbag who tramples on girls' dreams and curse you to never find a wife in your life!"

  "Ahhh!!!!!!"