Chapter 10 Begins (Second Update Seeking Recommendations)

  The Mid-Autumn internal gathering is something that the company only decided to do this year, and plans to make it a regular event, with one held every major traditional holiday each year.

  It was probably the departure of the legendary last year that stimulated the company. Although it is still stingy on contract, but the actions are much warmer. The intention of holding this internal gathering can be seen by anyone with experience, which is the company's attempt to strengthen the sense of belonging among artists and trainees.

  Additionally, Ahn Jun-hyuk also heard from Kwang Bo-yeon that the company plans to expand S.M. Town, which started in 2002, as a way to strengthen the artists' sense of honor towards S.M., but there seems to be some disagreement among high-level executives about its scale and positioning. With H.O.T gone, only BoA, Kangta, and TVXQ remain, and most shareholders are worried that holding another concert would not be able to recover costs, so they only agreed to release a family album. Some management staff also have such concerns, after all, the lineup of singers is indeed too weak.

  It's because of this that the company will be launching three groups in a row after TVXQ, one of which has already been named THE-TRAX and seems to be a rock band, another is a four-member girl group also already named The-Grace (Tian Shang Zhi Xi), and there's also a large-scale boy group that's still in the preparation stage.

  Sitting in the stroller, flipping through the materials organized by Quan Baogen, An Junhe asked: "Will they all participate? Will Bao'er senior also come back?"

  Baby, this S.M is currently the biggest cash cow, at this time period it's still solidifying its position in the Japanese market and expanding to other regions, influencing the entire Asia and affecting Europe and America, should be the busiest time.

  "Of course, this is the first time, as a senior, she must attend." Quan Baogen shrugged and continued: "Junhe, you should seize this opportunity to build a good relationship with Bao'er. She's extremely popular now, famous all over Asia. Even if you just spread some rumors about her, it'll be beneficial for you!"

  "Just stop spouting nonsense." An Junhe said helplessly: "The scandal with Hailin is already enough for me to bear, and if I'm with her again... Ha, if it gets out today, you'll have to prepare to collect my corpse tomorrow!"

  "Ai——xi, the holiday is coming soon, how can you say such unlucky words, spit, spit, spit, children's words are innocent, children's words are innocent..."

  Laughing and chatting, they returned to the company. Although night had already fallen, many fans were blocking the entrance of the company. When a nanny car came over, those fans suddenly stood up, waving various support signs and screaming.

  The car lights swept over, and it could be seen that the names of TVXQ members were written on top. An Junhe looked at them with disinterest for a few moments before letting Wonhyuk open the window. With so many fans blocking the way, the car couldn't move forward. Only when they discovered that the minivan wasn't carrying their idols would they make way.

  As expected, the car window opened and An Jun's face appeared, the screams outside immediately subsided quickly, followed by sighs and groans, and the crowd slowly dispersed.

  If it were another artist, such a difference in treatment would undoubtedly be hurtful, but An Junhe just smiled and paid no attention, his heart as calm as still water. He was about to let Jin Hoon go ahead when Wonseung, who had been keeping an eye on the outside of the car, suddenly said, "Brother, it seems like there's a fan of yours!"

  "Huh?" An Junhe looked out again and saw that not far from the front of the car, at the gate where the crowd was slowly dispersing, two little girls were standing in the night wind, shivering with excitement. When they saw him looking out the window, the two little girls suddenly let out a shrill cry and jumped up and down.

  "It's Junhe brother, I knew he would come!"

  "It's really... so exciting..."

  "He looks even more handsome than in the photo!"

  "Huh..." An Junhe was slightly stunned, but then he reacted and waved his hand at them. As they shouted even more excitedly, he had Jin Xun stop the car beside them, jumped out, looked at their slender figures, and said in a warm voice: "Are you all from the An family's small courtyard?"

  Because he stood close by, the two girls with flushed faces hastily nodded.

  "It's so late, what brings you here?" He asked them while instructing Yuan Cheng to bring out a few cups of hot coffee from the minivan.

  Before long, the coffee was served, and two girls happily accepted it. One of them, a pretty girl wearing a middle school uniform, said: "Thank you, Jun-hee oppa... Are you going back to the company for the Mid-Autumn Festival gathering?"

  Looking at the girl, An Junhe smiled and said: "How did you know?"

  The girl smiled shyly, "I'm still an official registered fan of TVXQ's brothers from the fan club, I knew that TVXQ's brothers were going back to the company for the Mid-Autumn Festival gathering, so I thought Junho hyung would definitely come back too, hehe..."

  It turns out you're still a little traitor...

  Jun-heh smiled, perhaps because he really looked very approachable. Another slightly chubby girl whispered: "Brother Jun-heh, can we take a photo together?"

  "Of course."

  The girl excitedly handed over the camera, An Junhe slightly put his arm around their shoulders, took a few photos with them, and chatted with them for a while. When Quan Baogen urged him, An Junhe bid farewell to them and advised them to hurry home.

  "It's getting dark, don't stay out for too long or your family will worry."

  "Uh, we'll be back in a bit!"

  Watching him get on the van, slowly driving towards the parking lot, the girls chased after him for a few more steps, shouting: "Junhe brother, we will always support you!" Until he waved goodbye and disappeared into the company's side door, the two girls stopped, huddled together to open the chubby girl's camera, flipping through the photos while excitedly discussing.

  At this time, the crowd that had dispersed earlier gathered around again. Several older high school girls wearing uniforms walked up to them and said discontentedly: "Hey, didn't you guys say you were Cassiopeia fans when you came? It turns out you were lying to us! You're actually fans of some unknown little artist, shouting 'so handsome, so handsome', what's handsome about him? He looks like a drug addict, on the verge of dying!"

  Two girls who were originally going to apologize suddenly became angry when they heard this, the girl with a delicate face blushed and shouted: "Junhe brother is not taking drugs, he's just tired from filming, don't talk nonsense!"

  Those high school girls disdainfully curled their lips, "I don't care who he is, hey, bring the camera over, today in here Cassiopeia doesn't allow cameras."

  Such a domineering demand made them even angrier: "Why should we give in? Don't bother with them, Pearl!"

  A slender girl pulled a chubby girl named Pearl, wanting to take her away, but the high school girls obviously didn't intend to let them off, and intercepted them again. One of the tallest ones snatched the camera from Pearl's hand, slammed it to the ground, and trampled on it twice with force, sneering: "You won't give it to me? Humph, if you don't say anything, then you can't have it. Hurry up and get out!"

  With that said, they left with a pleased smile, and their faint conversation could be heard from afar:

  "Is it too much for other fans like this?"

  "It's nothing, just a little fan of Little Artist, humph..."

  "What's more, what Junhe, haven't heard of them, what is Cassiopeia afraid of?"

  The night wind blew, and a few fallen leaves fluttered across the ground. The girls stared blankly at the already broken camera. After a moment of stunned silence, Zhen Zhu slowly squatted down, picked up the pieces, and tried to put them together, but as soon as she had just pieced them together, they fell apart again, repeating this process several times.

  "My...my camera...our photo together...Waaahhh..."

  The sound of Pearl's sobbing was blown away by the night wind, and transmitted to the crowd gathered at the gate. The other side immediately burst into loud laughter, one by one pointing and mocking, ridiculing, and teasing.

  On a dark night without lights, their faces couldn't be seen, but the faint voices that entered her ears were like thorns piercing the heart of the innocent girl. She clenched her fists tightly, tears rolling down her cheeks, but the misty tears in her eyes couldn't hide the anger behind them.

  At one point, she suddenly screamed: "You will regret it!"

  "From now on, I am Jin Youzhen, no longer Cassiopeia!"

  "You guys look down on Jun-hyuk hyung, but one day he'll be standing above TVXQ! One day! And when that happens, you'll all regret it!"

  The girl's shrill cry of despair echoed far and wide in the wind, filled with resentment and anger, causing a brief silence on the other side, followed by curses. Someone seemed to want to come over and teach her a lesson, but the girl named Jinyu had already pulled Zhu away, and they couldn't see the hatred in her eyes as she turned and left, hatred that they had helped create.

  How many years later, when there are people on the scene today, occasionally recalling this moment, what kind of feelings will they have?

  Maybe I'll really regret it!

  No one knew, and Ahn Jun-hee didn't know either. At this time, he had already found the activity room door where the gathering was located, and he hugged Park Jung-soo who came out to greet him tightly.

  "Long time no see, Zheng Zhuo ge!"

  "You still call me brother, but from now on, I'll be calling you brother and senior."

  Park Jeong-soo smiled wryly, the boy group he was in was still in preparation, and they hadn't even found all the members yet. At least a year would pass before their company would debut them, by which time Ahn Jun-hee would probably have already released an album.

  An Jun He burst out laughing and said, "Alright, let's hear it first!"

  "Hey, you little brat, want a beating?"

  "Are you sure you can beat me?"

  "I was uncertain before, but now... seeing how thin you've become, I'm a bit more confident!"

  The two of them laughed and joked for a few sentences, then walked into the activity room with their shoulders leaning on each other. The activity room was very large, originally it was a big dance studio where trainees used to take public dance classes. Recently, the company expanded the underground floor, moving the public class venue to the third basement level, and this vacated dance studio was just right for renovation into a future activity location.

  At this time, the spacious room had already been filled with quite a few people. Although not all trainees could attend this gathering, after selecting and choosing, there were about twenty of them, plus those like Park Jeong-soo who had already planned to debut as half-artists, so at this moment, there were nearly thirty people in the room, chatting and laughing with each other, amidst the festive holiday decorations, creating a very lively atmosphere.

  An Junhe took a look and saw that Dong Bang Shin Ki, who had already debuted, was not here yet. It was even more impossible for seniors like BoA and Kangta to arrive now.

  "Sure enough, the bigger the brand, the later it appears!" He thought randomly and immediately showed a smile, greeting several boys who came this way: "Ying Yun Ge, He Zai Ge, Xi Chen Ge, Mid-Autumn Festival happiness!"

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