Chapter 3 Web Weaving
In the Ministry of Culture's office, Lee Sang-yeol asked someone to make coffee early. After a while, there was a knock on the door, and Lee Sang-yeol called in, only to see Bai Haoxian standing at the door with a smile on his face. Li Xiangyeol stood up, waved his hand to let the secretary leave, and shook his head with a smile: "You don't need those hypocritical politeness this time, right?" Bai Haoxian shrugged: "But it seems that I have to use it." β
After that, Bai Haoxian bowed and saluted: "Your Excellency." Lee Sang-yeol was stunned for a moment, smiled and stepped forward to let him into the office, and closed the door casually. The two sat down, Li Xiangyeol looked at Bai Haoxian who was tasting coffee, leaned over and said, "The person has made an appointment, and it is estimated that it will be there soon." I've met them all separately in private, and it's the first time I've met officially. How's that? What are the specific plans?"
Seeing Bai Haoxian put down the coffee, he didn't say anything. Li Xianglie was stunned and smiled: "That's right." Let's talk about it when everyone is together. Bai Haoxian glanced at Li Xiangyeol, pushed his glasses and said, "I'm outside." Now that I've come forward, I have no intention of turning back. I don't care about them, but with the understanding and relationship between you and me, of course there are some things that I have to say to you first. β
Lee Sang-yeol subconsciously felt a little flattered, but he didn't realize it himself. It's just a matter of listening to it. Bai Haoxian pointed his finger at the edge of the sofa, groaned, and his face was calm: "You should understand the seriousness of the matter, similar to the last MBC strike, don't do it again without my permission." β
Lee Sang-yeol nodded and waited for him to continue. Bai Haoxian stood up and moved, came to the window and looked out of the window: "First of all, I have to guarantee that everything this time, everyone, must listen to me." There can be no disobedience. Lee Sang-yeol also stood up and came to his side: "Don't worry about this, leave it to me." β
Bai Haoxian smiled and turned his head: "Don't mind if I seize power?" Li Xiangyeol shook his head and waved his hand: "What power is not right? I may not be as smart as you." But things can still be seen through. Gathering the strength of so many of us is probably nothing in your eyes. But if it weren't for you, it wouldn't have worked. Maybe we'll ......."
Bai Haoxian interrupted him: "Since you understand, we won't talk about this." But there's one more thing you need to do. The importance of this matter is not about your future and mine, but about human life. Lee Sang-yeol's expression was serious: "You say." Bai Haoxian pondered: "The attitude of the Jin family tells your uncle to find out." I reckon there will be two scenarios. One is resolute support. One is ambiguity. The latter is more likely. If we support it, then our plan will be cancelled immediately. If it is ambiguous, then it must be clarified and let him let go of the matter. β
Lee Sang-yeol nodded. Ban Xiang's expression was puzzled: "Will they let go?" Unlikely, right? Didn't you think of a way to make the Jin family ......" Bai Haoxian shook his head and sat on the chair: "Don't be too naΓ―ve." He is Chinese, and his roots are not here. But how many years has the Kim family been in Korea? I'm afraid how many wars they have been through when you weren't born. Several major families, the Li family and the Jin family married, although the An family only came to power because of last year's incident. But it must also be supportive. If you want to involve the family struggle, do you still need to talk about the result last time?"
Li Xiangyeol was even more confused: "Then you ...... this time" Bai Haoxian waved his hand: "How long will it take for them to come?" Li Xiangyeol looked at his watch: "There is about half an hour." Bai Haoxian pursed his lips and thought for a while, and suddenly looked at Li Xiangyeol without any emotion: "I have never told anyone what I think in my heart." But this time the stakes are very high, I will only say it once, and if you don't understand, I will go back and ask your uncle. β
Lee Sang-yeol hurriedly nodded. There is no such thing as a Minister of Culture. Bai Haoxian pushed his glasses: "I have carefully analyzed him." The more you use your strength, the more he'll choose to hit hard. Choose a straightforward approach. I won't talk about this, but you must have experienced it last year. But haven't you considered the opposite situation?"
Without waiting for Lee Sang-yeol to answer, Bai Haoxian spoke first: "Everyone will have weaknesses. A seemingly powerful and invincible existence. Actually, it's just that you're not looking for the right way. When I said that, you would have thought of it subconsciously. If the hard ones don't work, use tug-of-war and attrition war, play roundabout and play wit. But if you do. Still won't have any effect. Because his cleverness is not something we can ignore. β
Li Xianglie frowned: "Then your solution is ......" Bai Haoxian picked up the pen: "Exploring the attitude of the Jin family does not mean that we will attack them if they let go." In the last CJ incident, Kim Dong-hwan was almost kicked out of the Kim family. Can't you understand the meaning behind it?" Li Xiangyeol spoke: "Based on this, you speculated that the Jin family has the intention of letting go?"
Bai Haoxian shook his head: "The Jin family will not be so obvious. Because he must have some other background that makes the Jin family jealous. In South Korea, the Kim family is his backing, but it does not mean that it is all his strength. If he really needs to rely on the Jin family, he will not let the Jin family have no way to take him. I think it must be that the Jin family is afraid that he will use other forces, so he has to let himself settle some things for him. β
Li Xiangyeol suddenly said: "You mean, now that it is to prevent him from making a big fuss, why don't the Jin family help him settle it themselves?" Bai Haoxian nodded: "So it is no longer feasible to rely on force and family struggle." Even we must try our best to avoid this factor and not get the slightest hint of this factor tainted. Li Xiangyeol sat back: "What does that depend on? Can it still rely on the battle in the entertainment industry?"
Bai Haoxian smiled: "That's right. If you want to succeed this time, you have to rely on the battle in the entertainment industry, and you must be limited here. Li Xiangyeol's expression was shocked, and he shook his head with a half-loud smile: "What? The family power can't restrain him, what will be the loss of the attack of the entertainment industry to him?" Bai Haoxian put the pen on the table: "You are wrong again." If you want to deal with whom, you have to study first. If you are influenced by the forces behind it, you will never find the weakness that can bring him down. β
Standing up and taking the coffee, Bai Haoxian stirred, but didn't drink it: "What kind of character is he? Such a character will not admit defeat and is also conceited. Putting on an attack in the entertainment industry and confining him to this, firstly, to protect ourselves, and secondly, to narrow the scope. β
Li Xiangyeol shook his head: "But he can withdraw." No matter how you attack, it's a big deal if he doesn't do this, what loss can there be to his identity and background?" Bai Haoxian chuckled: "Withdraw? Will he be the one who retreats?" It's not something you can pull out if you want to. In the entertainment industry, he left too many flaws. Or rather, you are the only ones who can't figure out how to do it. In fact, from the very beginning, he was full of loopholes. It wasn't even found by someone else, but exposed by himself. β
Li Xiangyeol asked: "In that case, why do you have to find so many people? After all, if it is not useful, one more force will be more risky." Bai Haoxian smiled: "If the entertainment industry is compared to a pool of water, then these forces, J's financial resources and the scope of involvement in this circle, the place of Lotte, and the professionalism of CJES." and Japan's Ai Hui, the largest market in South Korea's entertainment industry outside of its home country. Neither he nor his idols can escape these. The net usually spreads out, and the fish swim around without even realizing it's there. But when I put it away......"
Lee Sang-yeol thought for a long time. Slowly pull the corners of your mouth and laugh. Bai Haoxian looked at his expression and shook his head helplessly: "Don't be complacent too early." After all, the net is used to net the fish, and he is a dragon. You can trap a dragon with a fishing net, do you believe it yourself?" suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Lee Sangyeol frowned and called in. The secretary opened the door and looked at him, nodding slightly.
Lee Sangyeol paused and signaled to Bai Haoxian, people have begun to come one after another. Bai Haoxian smiled: "Let them wait for a while." It is best to take the opportunity to expose their temptations and dissatisfactions first. Then we can work together. Lee Sangyeol thought for a moment, nodded and waved for the secretary to leave. Bai Haoxian then spoke: "The purpose of this web is not to trap this dragon. The result I want is for him to choose to get into it himself. And actively drowned in the water. β
Li Xiangyeol looked at his eyes and couldn't help but feel a little chilled. From the day I met him, I have never seen him with that smile on his face, without a trace of change. Today is the first and perhaps the only time to show such a look, and while he is frightened, Lee Sang-yeol is also very confident.
Dragons can go up to heaven and earth, and can do anything. Thunder and lightning couldn't get close, let alone the gentle water and ordinary nets could do him any damage. But the feeling that Bai Haoxian gave him couldn't help but believe that no matter how impossible it was, there would be a miracle on his side. Lee Sang-yeol sighed to himself, remembering their goal. Perhaps only such people can be opponents of each other.
There was a moment of silence in the room. Half-ringing, Li Xiangyeol spoke: "Then what do we need to do now?" Bai Haoxian paused, stood up and straightened his collar: "Everything is as usual." Wait for him to show his flaws, not for us to take the initiative. Let your uncle finalize the attitude of the Jin family as soon as possible, and then you will use this plan as an excuse to guide him to make mistakes. As for the next ......"
Bai Haoxian made a gesture of please: "It's something I said with everyone." You can't just say nothing, it's no different from a slap in the face. After all, they are all big names in a certain industry, and they dare not be easily offended. Li Xiangyeol's eyes flashed with contempt, and Bai Haoxian smiled and instructed: "Be careful." It's not when there is a dispute over real interests, and this kind of emotion is unacceptable. β
Lee Sang-yeol smiled and led Baek Hao-hyun out of the minister's room. Without waiting to enter the room where everyone was gathered, Li Xiangyeol inadvertently glanced at Bai Haoxian's clothes, grabbed him with a strange expression, pointed to a bit of dust on it and said: "The third son of the Bai family, who has always paid attention to appearance and is about to become clean, is in such a state......"
Bai Haoxian was stunned, looked at the ash on his sleeve, and helplessly pounced: "I just helped someone move something, and I didn't pay attention to it for a while." Li Xiangyeol looked curious: "What? Who can let a big commune like you help move things?" Just kidding, right?" Bai Haoxian's mind flashed the naughty figure, the corners of his mouth unconsciously curved, and he waved his hand and walked in first.
Lee Sang-yeol's eyes changed slightly. When his entourage Li Zhengmin contacted him to gather these people and wait for notice, he was also curious about why Baek Haoxian suddenly went abroad alone. After investigation, it was for a girl. And this girl is still the one he knows very well. The person they have to deal with is because this girl has repeatedly gone berserk. Even at the expense of making everything to the maximum.
Although he doesn't know Bai Haoxian's specific plan now, he also understands that this girl has been won over by him who doesn't know how to use it. That wouldn't have been a casual move. However, he also knows that people like Bai Haoxian have always played with others to applaud. In addition to not being able to really succeed in finding out his goals, you may also cause him to be dissatisfied.
As long as he knows it in his own heart, everything else is trivial. However, after sitting in the position and saluting everyone one by one, Lee Sang-yeol subconsciously glanced at Bai Haoxian, who had regained his restraint. What kind of girl can make both wise demons and domineering men treat them like this, he is really a little curious. (To be continued.) )
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