CHAPTER 837: CHAPTER 404: UNDERESTIMATING HIMSELF, LIU XIN’AN

"Tomorrow morning at five thirty I’ll come pick you up, don’t tell me you can’t get up, you’ve had a week off, you should be very energized."

Seong Taekyon, who came to pick up the three, turned his head to glance at Bae Juhyun sitting in the back seat and said in a deep voice.

Bae Juhyun pursed her lips, with a wry smile.

No wonder he’s been their manager for a full seven years, she hadn’t even said a word, and Seong Taekyon had already predicted it.

"I got it."

"Brother Ren invited you and Xin’an to go on the TV show, should you accept?"

This week, Seong Taekyon still had a lot of work related to Bae Juhyun piled up.

He went through them one by one, and when mentioning this work, Bae Juhyun directly looked at Liu Xin’an.

Liu Xin’an raised an eyebrow: "Weren’t we supposed to avoid provoking the fans?"

"The chemistry between you and Irene exceeded expectations, the fans accepting it far outnumber those who can’t, so a certain degree of publicity might actually benefit her."

Concerning Bae Juhyun’s public romance, the company was thoroughly prepared.

But to everyone’s surprise, the level of fan acceptance was unbelievably high.

This probably had a lot to do with Bae Juhyun not appearing in front of fans for quite a long time.

For such a highly popular female artist, a whole year of absence... really made fans wait with much difficulty.

"Beyond expectations? What were Brother Taekyon’s original expectations so low?"

"Something like that incident with Irene before?"

This statement left the group silent, with Bae Juhyun even more embarrassed.

"I’m sorry..."

"No blame intended, anyway, whether to hype you up or not, the company is undecided, there are pros and cons, but before actually implementing, no one knows if there are more pros or cons, it’s up to you."

The decision was once again handed over to Bae Juhyun and Liu Xin’an.

And Bae Juhyun knew very clearly that the real decision-maker was Liu Xin’an.

So when she cast a conflicted gaze at Liu Xin’an, Liu Xin’an shrugged innocently.

"If we say yes, we probably won’t have time to participate in filming soon, right?"

"Hmm... it’s scheduled for filming on the 17th of next month, and in the following days Irene has shoots for endorsement-related activities, roughly... we can squeeze some time by then."

"I don’t have any works, not even considered an artist here, and just go on a variety show with this identity?"

"... Are you perhaps underestimating your popularity a bit?"

Seong Taekyon looked peculiar.

And his words also left Liu Xin’an and Bae Juhyun stunned.

"What do you mean?"

"You have fan clubs, did you know?"

"Me?!" This time Liu Xin’an was truly shocked, pointing at himself, his tone filled with disbelief.

"Yeah, really Xin’an, how about you directly sign with the company, that way it’s easier for us to promote you or something, you’re quite popular here now."

Seong Taekyon teased, which wasn’t beyond their expectations.

From the start, they wanted to sign Liu Xin’an, seeing the potential in him.

How to say, Korea is a country with a highly formalized artist industry.

Including Bae Juhyun, their country’s process of producing a star is very formalized.

Attend company auditions—come to the company for training—debut as an idol, almost all idols follow this process.

Actors are in another category, a different model, he hasn’t been involved in and can’t comment.

And Liu Xin’an’s appearance brought a bit of fresh blood to this formalized industry.

Liu Xin’an doesn’t have any works, but his outstanding charisma still attracted quite a number of audiences.

The fans he attracted here mostly got to know him through Bae Juhyun, then with curiosity searched Liu Xin’an’s past.

Then, these fans were drawn to Liu Xin’an’s clean track record.

Yes, Liu Xin’an doesn’t have works, but fans can imagine them.

A clean track record, nearly transparent work life, and... that youthful, bold younger guy x big star older woman setting that makes countless people blush.

These are enough to create a likeable star image.

Kim Heechul chose to invite them to the show, which shows their popularity is enough to support an episode.

"This is just one show, there’s even someone who contacted the company wanting to make a drama based on your situation..."

"Us?"

"Yes, you two as prototypes, and you two as leads, completely filming the process of how you two met and fell in love."

"... Is our process that interesting?"

Liu Xin’an couldn’t help but look at his girlfriend in confusion.

Bae Juhyun just shook her head: "Feels rather ordinary."

"Cough cough cough, you two calling your affair ordinary?" Li Chenglu couldn’t take it anymore, anyone else could say that, but not Bae Juhyun and Liu Xin’an.

Who could have thought, a persistent livestreamer in China would one day have a whirlwind romance with a high-profile Korean celebrity seemingly unrelated?

And the romance unfolds so dramatically...

If back then Bae Juhyun hadn’t faced a crisis, perhaps none of this would have happened?

"Indeed, if your affair can be called ordinary, other couples in the world are just playing around... ah, by the way, if this drama really gets made, it could also clear your previous incident."

Since it’s about their story, Bae Juhyun’s initially bleak life would certainly be portrayed.

The company indeed plans to clear Bae Juhyun’s reputation.