It was a Saturday morning, June 11, 2011, on the balcony of Kim's apartment in Apgujeong. The window of the pen www.biquge.info pavilion was open, and Jin Zhongming was lying on a table and bowing his head to a laptop computer, and there were a large number of books and papers scattered on the table, not counting, and even Baker, who was lying on the ground basking in the sun, had become a temporary bookshelf...... Thanks to this Baker's quiet personality, he may not be able to gnaw on someone's mad dog.

And just when one man and one dog were enjoying the morning at their own pace, the door of the house was suddenly pushed open, followed by a squirming movement.

"Wood?" Krystal, who was sweating profusely and dragging a large suitcase, suddenly noticed someone on the balcony as he passed by the living room.

"Hmm. Jin Zhongming faced the living room sideways, not even raising his head.

"I'm back. Krystal emphasized.

"Oh. Kim finally glanced at the other party, but immediately returned his gaze to the laptop.

"What are you doing?" Krystal tossed his duffel bag into the living room, then ran over curiously and slammed the glass door of the balcony.

"I'm revising my master's thesis. Jin Zhongming pointed to the mess in front of him and explained.

"Really?" Krystal nodded understandingly, as if she was about to go back and put her things away, but as soon as she turned around and walked half a step, the little girl went straight back to the glass door of the balcony, and then stared at her brother without saying a word.

"So Ermao, do you have something to say to me?" Jin Zhongming was still bowing his head and carefully reviewing his manuscript.

"Do you hate those exo people?" Krystal asked, tilting his head for a moment before asking tentatively.

"Why do you ask?" At this moment, Jin Zhongming finally took off his glasses and raised his head.

"I heard it as soon as I got off the plane, saying that the company exposed the scandal between you and Sister Chu Long, and you found out, and then you threatened the company to either pay money or postpone the debut time of EXO, and the company didn't agree and was checked for taxes, and in the end I had no choice but to sacrifice EXO......" Speaking of this, Krystal couldn't help but get stuck. "The people who stayed in Seoul were talking about it. ”

"Really?" Jin Zhongming replied lightly. "Did anyone tell you that it was because a person named Zheng Ermao uploaded the photo to the company's internal communication group, which caused Director Li Xiuman to think about hyping up the scandal?"

"I did say ......"

"Then do you think Zheng Ermao is to blame for this?" Jin Zhongming continued to ask calmly.

"I had a little bit ......of guilt at first," Krystal couldn't help but let out a long breath. "But that was just because of the atmosphere in the car at the time. Later, how do I think this is not to blame me? It's like someone stolen my wallet, and I am to blame for the person who accidentally dropped it on the ground?"

"yes. Jin Zhongming nodded. "So I don't blame you......"

"So Wood, what do you mean is 'there is a wrong, there is a debtor', and we have to pay the price for what our company does, as for exo them...... Although you don't feel for them, you can only blame them for being the next target of the company's efforts. As he spoke, probably because the sweat on his forehead was quickly disappearing under the air conditioning, Krystal lowered his head and pulled the hair that fell to the door of his brain. "Is that what you mean?"

"Pretty much. Jin Zhongming nodded casually, and then clicked on the save icon of the ppt, and then turned his head to stare at his sister. "At least that's a reason to shut up the guys in your company, right?"

Krystal leaned against the door frame and looked up at the wind chimes hanging on the top of the balcony, probably thinking about her brother's words for a moment, and then suddenly she reacted: "Does that mean it...... Wood, you're still targeting them because you hate exo?"

"It's not annoying. Jin Zhongming spread his hands. It's just that I still don't like it very much, so I just take advantage of the trend. ”

"Why?" Krystal finally asked, still puzzled. "You don't know them at all, do you?"

"Hmm...... To be honest, I really have no grudge against them. However, since I learned about their existence, I have been worried that they will provoke me in the future......"

"I feel that this reason is more terrifying than the legend ......"

"It's not that scary. Jin Zhongming shook his head again and again. "Am I the kind of person who doesn't speak logically? You also know that the fans of your S.M company's boy group have always been very annoying, TVXQ's fairy queens shut up when they were scared by me, and the goblins of SJ back then were also very bright in the Black Sea...... This is not accidental, but because of the new men's group, there will inevitably be new female middle school students' brainless powder, which is like the leeks in the leek field, cut stubble after stubble...... And debuted a year later, one year older, there will inevitably be fewer female middle school fans, which is actually good for everyone, maybe even you can be scolded a few words less on the Internet. And then again, young artists often lose themselves because of their popularity, and I gave them a lesson that I will never forget, which is not a good thing for the growth of young people like them. Isn't that right?"

"Hah!" Krystal replied in a daze, to be honest, for a moment she felt that her brother's strong words made sense.

"There was beef in sauce and fresh mango in the fridge. Jin Zhongming suddenly closed the computer, and then began to clean up all kinds of things on the small table. "You can eat when you want, and you can juice when you want...... Don't forget to feed the dogs. ”

"Wood, are you leaving now?" Krystal immediately forgot about the previous exo thing. "What are you going to do for lunch?"

"I'm going to defend in the afternoon. When Kim said this, he had already stuffed his laptop and some paper materials into a backpack. "I ate lunch in the school cafeteria, and I had to print papers by the way. As for Ermao, you...... Toss as much as you want!"

After speaking, Jin Zhongming picked up his backpack and walked to the entrance, and when he passed by Krystal, he also flicked the other party's head: "Give me a snack in the future, don't put anything in your phone!"

"Why don't you care about my sister?" Krystal asked, clutching his head. "It's all kinds of things in her phone, if it leaks out one day, Girlhood will be disbanded!"

"Whatever!" Kim replied calmly while changing his shoes. "It's because I can't manage the big ones that I can only manage the small ones...... Not convinced?"

Krystal pouted, turned around and grabbed the large suitcase back to his room.

In this way, as the sun became more and more blazing at noon, on the campus of Seoul National University at the foot of Gwanak Mountain, Kim Jong-ming finally ushered in his master's defense.

However, when he came to the main building of the School of History, he was still taken aback by what he saw.

"What the hell are you doing?!" looked at the juniors who knelt on the ground, Jin Zhongming was dumbfounded.

"Senior!" Immediately, a familiar junior raised his head and responded. "We know that today is the day of your defense, so we came to pray for the seniors. ”

"You don't have to kneel to pray...... Do you think this is the college entrance examination?" Jin Zhongming was speechless. "Get it all up!"

"Senior...... We are all sincere!" The thin-skinned man was immediately reprimanded by Kim Jong-ming, but there were still people who insisted on kneeling there. "When encountering a juncture in academics, it is common for juniors to kneel and pray for their seniors. What's more, there is a cause and an effect, you usually take good care of everyone in the academy, so everyone respects you very much, and now we are doing this as a matter of course. Besides, even the female students are stacking paper cranes in the garden over there for you......"

Kim Jong-ming felt like he was really beeping a dog.

You know, Koreans do attach great importance to encountering academic hurdles. So as the other party said, it is indeed common for juniors and sisters to pray for their seniors, or even kneel down to pray. Among them, the most famous is of course the annual college entrance examination. Whenever it is the day of the college entrance examination in November, it is common to see high school and junior students kneeling on the ground outside the examination halls all over South Korea, and they all recite words, and even some stupid candidates will cheer themselves up and take an oath a day in advance (they are not afraid of catching a cold in November).

But then again, the college entrance examination is a collective exam, and the entire exam grade has to go, and there is nothing to say about the students outside kneeling together...... But the defense is a person, and the ghost knows that the afternoon is his own defense, are you kneeling together for me alone? And more importantly, everyone is no longer a middle school student, and they are all adults, okay? Why do you still play such childish games?

However, so to speak, Jin Zhongming applied both hard and soft, his mouth was dry, and he almost used all the strength of his defense in advance, but he couldn't get rid of these people. It was only today that he knew from the mouths of these students that he was so respected by them? Why didn't he feel it? Could it be because he had too little time to come to school?

In this way, the two sides were deadlocked for a while, but seeing that the reporters who were ready to listen to the results also appeared sporadically in the field of vision, Jin Zhongming finally took the lead and couldn't stand it, he immediately took off his armor and left, and fled directly into the main building.

Time flew by, and an hour and a half later, Jin Zhongming walked out of the main building covered in sweat. To tell the truth, he really didn't sweat because of the defense, but as soon as he went out, he found that even if there were reporters watching the excitement on the side, there were still seven or eight pious juniors who continued to kneel under the sun!

Therefore, Rao is Jin Zhongming's defense was quite relaxed, and the air-conditioned room was also very comfortable, but as soon as he went out, he still broke out in a cold sweat.

"The defense is over. Jin Zhongming hurriedly bypassed several reporters and came to the juniors, urging weakly. "Thank you all for your support, let's go back!"

"Did it go well, senior?" someone immediately got up and asked. "Nothing is wrong, right?"

"It should be fine. Jin Zhongming replied with a dry smile.

"That's great!"

"God forbid!"

"The Buddha is above!"

"Guanyin Apparition ......"

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable ......"

The various beliefs of the seven or eight remaining students were instantly revealed, and looking at their expressions that did not seem to be fake, Jin Zhongming really felt that he was quite loved by the students...... It's not like it's a joke, it's like you really care about yourself.

In an instant, Jin Zhongming was moved.

"Senior, you can be interviewed, we won't bother you!" However, before Jin Zhongming could express his emotion, a group of students dispersed in a hurry.

"Mr. Jin Zhongming, congratulations on passing the master's degree defense. Seeing this, the reporters who had been waiting for a long time immediately re-surrounded him.

"It's just that the defense is over, and the specific result depends on the teacher's notice, and then it can only be called 'passed' after the thesis publicity period. Jin Zhongming had no choice but to take his attention back from the group of juniors.

"Mr. Jin Zhongming's words must be fine. Immediately, a reporter answered on the side, saying that South Korea's emphasis on academic qualifications is not ordinary, and after experiencing a lot of academic turmoil, everyone has become more and more cautious about this, so at this time, both sides can only answer questions and answers.

"I would like to take the liberty of asking, what is the topic of Mr. Kim Jong-ming's thesis?" This is also a question that must be asked, and no matter who will go, he must mention it.

It is a treatise on the origins of aristocratic etiquette in the East and the West, and the central thesis is to discuss the extended relationship between these seemingly cultivated etiquette and warfare. Jin Zhongming said a word, but he was not ready to say more. "In two days, if the teacher approves it, it should be publicized, and you can check it online at that time...... It's so hot, do you have any questions to ask here? I still have something to go to the office...... Let's do it as soon as possible!"

"That's right. A reporter picked up the conversation without hesitation. "I wonder what Mr. Kim Jong-myung thinks about the box office gap between his company's three films. With the extension of the release time, although it has only been about ten days, the three widely acclaimed films that were released at the same time have now shown a clear box office ladder...... What do you think about this, did you anticipate it in advance, and did you have any predictions for the final box office of these three films?"

"This was indeed expected. Jin Zhongming nodded. "Three movies are released at the same time, and they are similar themes, so some special factors that determine the box office can easily be revealed......"

"What does this particular factor mean?"

It refers to the size that gives people hope. Jin Zhongming replied calmly. "The ending of 'The Defender' is full of positive hope, and everyone understands what its true ending is, which is that it won't be long before the power of the film is defeated by the people who are the prototype of the protagonist. Therefore, everyone can enjoy pure emotion when watching the defender, no matter who is willing to watch the movie repeatedly, and no matter who is willing to recommend it to friends around him under the heat in front of him. But the same principle has weakened a lot when it comes to "Broken Arrow", although the movie gives an optimistic ending at the end, but the power in the movie still exists in reality and infringes on the rights and interests of the public until the end, which is also undeniable. In this way, everyone will feel a lot heavier when they watch this movie. As for "The Crucible...... Truth be told, the theme of this movie is full of despair...... The audience will never want to watch it a second time after watching it once, and they will not be willing to recommend watching this movie to the people around them after watching it. So ......" Speaking of this, Jin Zhongming paused. "Now the box office gap is almost a natural result, and my teacher and Song Kang-ho's predecessors have long expected it...... As for the final box office, we also have a rough estimate after referring to the word-of-mouth after the release and the current box office - the number of viewers of "The Crucible" is about 4 million, "Broken Arrow" is about 6 million, and "The Defender" is about 8 million!"

"I see. The reporters nodded their heads, and this explanation and prediction were quite convincing.

"Then I would like to ask Mr. Kim Jong-ming another question. Suddenly, a young journalist couldn't wait to speak. "The box office of the movie is a matter of course, so what do you think of the aborted Seoul Free Lunch referendum yesterday?

Jin Zhongming glanced at the logo on the other party's chest, it was "Dong-A Daily", and immediately understood a little in his heart, so he immediately shook his head: "I...... Don't want to discuss politics. ”

"But...... All three of your cube films are clearly bashing the South Korean justice system, and explicitly and covertly mocking politicians for corruption when they are in power...... What's more, this time the three movies were released together, it was obviously a cry forced out by the game of two political figures, right?" The reporter of "Dong-A Daily" obviously came prepared, so Kim Jong-ming did not cooperate and he also talked to himself. In this case, didn't Mr. Kim Jong-myeong, Mr. Ahn Sung-ki, and Mr. Song Kang-ho stand side by side in order to maintain the dignity of filmmakers...... This has also led to egregious reprisals from the judicial system. ”

"Say whatever you want. Jin Zhongming stared at each other with a smile. "I didn't say it anyway. As for what judicial system retaliates...... Didn't the National Tax Service and the Public Prosecutor's Office say that they are conducting a census of all foreign-related entertainment brokerage companies...... After raiding so many companies, only S.M. was found to have evaded taxes of two million dollars, and our cube has no problem like most companies, if you want to say retaliation, there is no such retaliation, right?"

However, even though he was clearly choked back, the reporter still kept talking as if he had taken the wrong medicine, and it was obvious that "Dong-A Daily" should be preparing to use the name of Jin Zhongming to say his own words. Seeing this, the surrounding reporters were not very easy to interject, because none of them dared to offend "Dong-A Daily". As for Jin Zhongming, firstly, he knows what is going on in his heart, and secondly, he is witnessed by so many reporters around him, and he has no fear. So, it's up to this guy to perform.

In this way, when the reporter of "Dong-A Daily" finished reciting the manuscript and left, Jin Zhongming was also so excited that he was ready to leave, and although the reporters were helpless, they could only prepare to disperse.

And just when everyone came to the parking lot and was about to drive away, reporter Zhang of the entertainment edition of "Korea Financial News", who was most familiar with Jin Zhongming, suddenly remembered something, and he turned his head and smiled and asked a random question to Jin Zhongming, who was driving the door: "Mr. Jin Zhongming...... Do you know why those juniors of yours are praying for you so devoutly?"

Jin Zhongming was stunned for a moment, and then quickly shook his head, he was really a little foggy.

"Because of this!" the reporter of the Korea Financial News laughed and pointed to Kim Jong-myung's half-used modern car, and then to the various modern cars in the parking lot under the main building of the School of History. "I secretly inquired, because you are here, they only dare to drive modern cars, even if they have the ability of the family...... And you're under pressure for five or six years. But if you graduate, they're young people who can drive the car they want!"

Jin Zhongming threw the car door back, and then was speechless and stunned there, he realized that his feelings were wrong...... The bastard actually just wants to send the plague god?!

"What's wrong?" the reporter from the Korea Financial News couldn't help but ask jokingly. "Isn't Mr. Jin Zhongming really moved by those juniors?"

"How is that possible?" Kim Jong-ming regained his senses and opened the door again. "Tell reporter Zhang an exclusive piece of information...... If I pass this paper, I am ready to apply for a PhD!"

"Is it?" Reporter Zhang was shocked by this news, the pursuit of academic qualifications by Koreans can be called pathological, this exclusive news is completely a big selling point!" "It can't be a temporary decision made by those juniors, right?"

"How is that possible?" Jin Zhongming sneered and got into the car, but the voice still floated out clearly along the window. "Isn't it a matter of course that you will naturally study for a master's degree after completing a bachelor's degree, and a doctorate after a master's degree?"

"Is it a matter of course?" asked reporter Zhang with a smile in his eyes.

"Of course! This is like some people, who take it for granted that being a teacher after becoming a doctor, some people think that it is a matter of course to run for mayor after becoming a lawyer, and some people even think that after becoming a teacher, a doctor, a computer expert, and a boss, then being elected president is a matter of course...... Do you believe it or not?"

As soon as he finished saying this, the half-old Hyundai car started in the stunned mind of reporter Zhang, and then disappeared at the foot of Guanyue Mountain in a puff of smoke.

"Believe in you, and you will have ghosts. Reporter Zhang said to himself only after half a sound.

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