ps: The number of words is insufficient, and I will make up for it tomorrow~

The meeting place is in a café not far from the company.

Ahn Joon-hyuk has been to that café a lot of times, and the environment is very well decorated, bright and quiet. When he arrived, it was close to noon, and he parked the car and pushed open the clear glass door of the café, which had to take off his sunglasses due to the dim light in the room.

Fortunately, maybe it's because of time, there aren't many people in the café, and no one who can come here to enjoy the atmosphere will care about a customer who has just entered the store, only a waiter who knows him, and his eyes are bright.

"I ......" Ahn Junhyuk was about to say something, when he suddenly saw a person standing up in the corner of the window and waving to this side, so he smiled and said to the girl with red cheeks: "A cappuccino, help me bring it there." ”

As he spoke, he gestured to the seat and stepped over.

The young waitress watched him walk to the corner, and then glanced at the person who was already sitting in the seat, and suddenly felt that the other person was a little familiar, but she couldn't remember it for a while. It wasn't until she went to report the bill with confusion and saw the huge S.M sign in the distance from the window that she suddenly said "ah".

The colleague gave her a strange look, "What's wrong?"

The waitress looked back behind her, in the corner near the window, and secretly calmed her heartbeat: "It's Li Xiuman...... Strange, aren't they all rumored that Ahn Joon-hyuk and S.M are having a dispute? Why are they meeting here?"

Not to mention the waitress's suspicions, Ahn Junhyuk who walked to the corner. He bowed to the middle-aged man sitting in his seat, sipping a cup of black coffee alone: "Hello, teacher!"

No matter what kind of dirt and conflict there has been, whether it is betrayal or suppression, Lee so-man, who holds the position of art director of the entire company, is, at least nominally, the teacher of all trainees and debut artists.

Raising his head and looking at him indifferently, Li Xiuman helped his glasses. Raise your hand and gesture: "Sit!"

"Thank you!" Ahn Jun-hyuk sat across from him, looking at the middle-aged man who was widely rumored to be a "tyrant". Since falling out with him last year and defecting to Kim Youngmin, although they are in a company and the office is on the same floor, they have rarely seen each other, and in Ahn Jun-hyuk's memory, Lee so-man still has that gloomy face. A dictator who always squints his eyes and gives the impression of a hungry wolf.

However, this is the time to meet again. Unexpectedly, he found that the other party's gloomy temperament had almost disappeared, but it seemed a lot quieter and more peaceful.

It seems that the days of losing power for half a year did not cause him setbacks, but washed away his most impetuousness.

Thinking silently, Ahn Jun-hyuk smiled to himself, he likes to observe others in order to figure out the psychology of others, but this habit is not necessary at this time. So he swept away all the thoughts in his mind and said leisurely: "Seriously, I didn't expect the teacher to come to me first. ”

"So, you've been waiting for Kim Yingmin?" Li Xiuman glanced at him, and a sneering expression flashed, "It seems that Kim Yingmin got the information." You also deliberately revealed it, and he still hid it. ”

Ahn Joon-hyuk shrugged.

At this time, the waitress from before brought the cappuccino up. The two suspended the conversation and looked at each other silently in the waitress's strange expression, until she left, Li Xiuman said lightly: "I've always wondered why you want to stay in the company." In the past six months, I have hired a lot of people to investigate you, from Seoul and Busan, but unfortunately, there is not much information to investigate, especially the people who go to Busan, and they are also threatened by local gangs...... But it's also this that makes me understand that you're not easy to deal with, so I'm curious, why do you choose to be an artist, and why do you want to come to S.M?"

In response to his question, Ahn Jun-hyuk just picked up the cup and took a sip of milk foam, feeling the mixture of aroma and bitterness exploding in his mouth.

Looking at his expression, Li Xiuman paused, "Don't tell me that artists are your hobby, and S.M is also your choice, since you are waiting for Kim Young-min, it means that you don't want to leave the company." ”

On the other side, Ahn Junhyuk put down the cup and smiled slightly: "Guess!"

…… Guess what......

After asking for a long time, he got this result, if it weren't for the life of being in power for half a year, which made Li Xiuman's temper a lot milder, he almost couldn't help but want to flip the table at this moment.

Taking a deep breath secretly, looking at the young man opposite him with a leisurely and calm posture, without the slightest impetuousness, Li Xiuman couldn't help but feel a sense of depression in his heart. He couldn't see through the other party, and he couldn't see the hidden thoughts under that beautiful and calm face.

Tiredness welled up in his heart, and he waved his hand weakly: "Forget it, the questions above are just my personal curiosity, you don't want to answer, and I don't force it." I think you should understand my purpose this time. ”

"Of course, the shareholders can't hold it up?"

Looking at his smile, Li Xiuman tightened his face, tried to suppress the impetuousness of this moment, and said calmly: "Yes, so many assets have evaporated in just a few days, and the shareholders can no longer bear it, and now neither I nor Kim Yingmin can suppress their panic, if we want to save the situation, we must regain the confidence of investors." ”

These were all promoted by Ahn Jun-hyuk, and there was no need to hide it, so there was no pressure on Lee so-man to reveal it.

"What does that mean, you want me to publicly say that I am going forward and backwards with the company?"

"Not bad!"

"So......" Ahn Jun-hyuk played with the spoon in his hand, and his eyes were cold: "What benefits can the company give me?"

“……”

Exhaled, perhaps because he finally talked about the actual content, Li Xiuman felt that the air around the two of them was a little depressed at this moment, he looked at Ahn Junhyuk's expression, trying in vain to see the real thoughts from there, but as always, there was no gain, after a while, he raised his hand and crossed his fingers: "The company's bottom line, 5% of the shares allocated to you, and more favorable signing conditions, the signing fee ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by An Junhyuk's "sneer" laugh, he spread his hands, and looked very indifferent: "What is the use of 5% of the shares? If I want, I can acquire enough share capital now, those shareholders don't understand, but you should know that I have the ability!"

Li Xiuman was dumbfounded, yes, the other party has this ability, he can make a mess of S.M stocks with a weight, so a small acquisition of the card line, of course, there is no pressure.

After pondering for a long time, Li Xiuman spoke again: "What do you want?"

"I want to be on the board!"

Taking a sip of coffee, Ahn Jun-hyuk said softly after Lee so-man could no longer maintain his calm shock.

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