Chapter 120 Coincidence
Han Zhe had to admit that he was somewhat vain.
He deliberately hid the private jet from the people around him until New Year's Eve, when he suddenly said that he would take the people around him to go on a New Year's vacation.
Even Kim Yoo-jin, who had repeatedly declined, was forced to finalize the itinerary by Han Zhe on the grounds that "Secretary Kim is also my family, and the whole family should be together in the New Year."
Finally, after a short internal discussion, Han Zhe decided to take everyone around him to the Maldives to enjoy the off-season sunshine and beaches during the very cold season of the New Year.
The maximum range of the Airbus 320 is more than 12,000 kilometers, and the direct flight to the Maldives only takes eight hours. When they arrived at the airport, when Han Zhe's private jet appeared, there was no doubt that Jiang Xiuyan could not help but turn over lightly. She rolled her eyes, and then she hugged his arm in a funny way and praised him with a very cooperative sigh.
As for Pei Yanzhu and Zhao Haiyuan's shock, they were sincere. Xue Run'e was also pulled together to set off this time. When they got on the plane, they were so confused that they didn't even know where to sit. Jin Youzhen acted like a workaholic. When he got on the plane with his laptop, he sat on the sofa of the private jet and started working at a small table.
Han Zhe's private jet only has seats for eighteen people. The fewer seats are exchanged for a larger space, including a bar and dining area for resting, which is comfortable, first-class, equipped with a TV and The iPad seating area can be used for office work and communication, as well as Han Zhe's own bedroom.
The bed in the bedroom can sleep almost three people, and there is a separate shower room. It can be said that the entire private plane is like a room in a private apartment.
The crew members on the plane also included the captain, deputy captain, and two stewardesses. The food on the plane was Chinese, Korean, and Western food. They were all prepared according to the number of people. After a short visit, the people who were brought to the private plane by Han Zhe went to their own places. Sit down somewhere you like and start spending the long flight time.
Han Zhe took only five people with him on this trip - Bae Yanzhu, Jin Yuzhen, Jiang Xiuyan, Xue Run'e, and Zhao Haewon.
Because it was the Spring Festival vacation, Han Zhe didn't bring too many irrelevant people, and he didn't even make a YouTube video on this trip, he just took some photos.
It was just six o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived in the Maldives. Everyone was a little tired after the long journey, but Han Zhe had prepared a beach villa early. He considered many hotels and islands, and finally decided to stay on the Four Seasons Private Island for four nights. , the cost is about two million RMB.
It is more than enough for five people to live on one island. There are more than four villas on the island. Pei Yanzhu and Xue Run'e naturally have a sand house to themselves, Jin Youzhen naturally has one to herself, and Zhao Haiyuan originally wanted to live by herself, but In a daze, Han Zhe pulled him into living together in the main building.
For no other reason than the bed in the large bedroom in the main building is really big, more than enough for three people.
At first, Zhao Haiyuan foolishly thought that she was staying in another separate bedroom in the main building. She put down her luggage without thinking about anything. The five of them enjoyed a seaside dinner on the island prepared by the private chef himself and his team. First For dinner, we chose a BBQ on the beach. After grilling and cooking seafood with various precious ingredients, we had free time.
Han Zhe proposed to go swimming together. In fact, the girls could see the bright smile on his face, but in the end they all agreed to go back to the house to change into swimsuits, and drank champagne by the warm pool in the large swimming pool in front of the main building. Or take a short break while chatting over wine, play water volleyball in the swimming pool, and then take turns to go to the spa.
Because there are only two massage beds in the spa house on the island, we just take turns.
Han Zhe thought for a while and asked Pei Yanzhu and Xue Run'e to go first. Then he took Zhao Haiyuan with him when he looked at her with some surprise. When he felt comfortable, he took her hand and walked on the island. , when he returned to the swimming pool for Kim Yoo Jin and Kang Soo Yeon to go for a massage, Kang Soo Yeon just gave him a meaningful look.
Han Zhe just smiled and winked at her. After Jiang Xiuyan left, he pulled Zhao Haiyuan upstairs. Only then did she realize Han Zhe's bad intentions, but she couldn't resist and could only stare at Han Zhe angrily. , and finally she was held by him obediently and placed in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the bedroom facing the ocean.
When she came out of the bathroom, she saw Jiang Xiuyan lying on the big bed in the master bedroom and playing with her mobile phone. Zhao Haiyuan blushed and was about to go to rest elsewhere, but in the end she was stuffed into the bed by Han Zhe.
After saying a few sweet words, she could only stay reluctantly. She was bullied by him and Jiang Xiuyan again at night. She was so angry that she couldn't help but leave a tooth mark on Han Zhe's shoulder before going to bed. Han Zhe just She shamelessly said that it was rare to take a vacation together and that she didn't want to be separated from any of them. Such nonsense.
Zhao Haiyuan could only accept the reality. Fortunately, the big bed was really big, and the three of them didn't feel crowded. The air conditioner controlled the temperature, so they didn't feel hot.
In the next few days, a few people had fun on the island, going fishing on the sea, simply diving to see fish, taking a ride on a private seaplane, playing golf on the surrounding islands, and being pulled by the yacht to surf
In the evening, I would play by myself on the island, playing board games, PS4, karaoke, or billiards. At night, I would let myself go in the big villa with Kang Soo-yeon and Jo Hae-won in my arms.
Happy time is always short-lived. After the trip was over and they returned to Seoul on a private plane, everyone only left a lot of photos on their mobile phones.
The photos posted on INS have undoubtedly attracted the envy of many people, including the exposure of the private jet, which has also invisibly increased Han Zhe's net worth.
In terms of career, after unlocking the group template of LV10, Han Zhe can finally purchase orders through the system, develop the business of various subsidiaries at the same time, and put the company's development into the fast lane.
The first is the value-added expansion of existing business - Han Zhe's new cosmetics brand has already achieved a considerable degree of fame in less than half a year since its launch.
Spokesperson Han Zhe thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to rotate young idols as the person in charge of his brand year by year. Depending on the region, he chose the girl group XG as the local spokesperson in the neon area, while for the local spokesperson in Peninsula, Got Shin Yoona.
At the year-end performance in 2022, Shin Yoona made a splash by dressing up in hot denim, and her popularity reached the peak of her personal popularity. However, even so, the endorsement fee for one advertisement was only 600 million won. This is still South Korea. Zhe paid a high price because Shin Yoona's popularity exploded at the end of the year.
The price for the Aespa group to be an endorser is only about 800 million won - it can be seen that Peninsula artists can really make a lot less money than artists from Han Zhe's hometown.
Han Zheul finally decided to spend 3 billion won to buy out Shin Yoona for one year and let her become the brand spokesperson of his cosmetics brand "Rodai".
Aphrodite is named after Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty in Greek mythology, and the selected spokesperson will be dubbed the 'Venus Goddess'. This is the brand's boast, and it is also a tribute to the artist. An effective improvement in position.
If nothing else goes wrong, there will be a 'Venus Goddess' dedicated to Han Zhe every year. It will inevitably become a battle for reputation among many fans. The ultimate goal is to make Han Zhe the brand spokesperson, that is, ' The title of "Venus Goddess" has become the "laurel crown" that many idol actors need to compete for.
If being called ‘Venus Goddess’ becomes an honor, then the brand will naturally stand up.
As for how to make the goddess Venus an honor, it's even simpler - money, as long as the endorsement money is enough, it is the highest honor.
Shin Yoona is now only a local spokesperson for the Peninsula region. Later, she will be a spokesperson for the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the United States, and a global spokesperson. The endorsement price will naturally increase gradually.
The work content of the spokesperson includes 1-2 personal photo shoots every two months, regular participation in brand promotion activities, and the shooting of 1-2 video advertisements every quarter.
Compared with the price of 600 million, Han Zhe must have made a profit, but for Shen Youna, the 3 billion endorsement fee is by no means a small amount. It is said that it has given her a lot of attention. This is not an exaggeration. In the entire five-generation girl group, she is almost the first female idol to get this endorsement fee.
What's funny is that after Han Zhe let out the news and intended to invite Shin Yoona to become the brand spokesperson for 23 years, the number of guest applications for "Heartbeat Challenge" that Han Zhe was originally too lazy to continue to update suddenly increased sharply. .
There are even emails from actors' companies asking if their actresses can participate in the show - because according to the analysis of many people, the reason why Han Zhe chose Shin Yoona to shoot the commercial is most likely because of Shin Yoona. Na was the first guest on his show.
And because after the company was grouped, Han Zhe's personal account studio also became one of the subsidiaries. He could finally let go and no longer limit his channel to a simple personal channel, but to an ambitious flower channel. Qian invited well-known PDs such as Jin Longchen, the PD responsible for "The Great Escape" and "High School Girl Mystery Class", and JJY to start a new large-scale plan.
The content of the plan is to hold a large-scale reality show on Han Zhe's YouTube channel, mainly a survival and wit competition show with high bonuses.
Although the investment was huge, the former asked for Han Zhe's 7 billion in filming funds, and JJY asked Han Zhe for 6 billion won, but Han Zhe still agreed without hesitation.
Nowadays, the cash reward given by the system alone for him is one billion Korean won a day, and his monthly cash income is 30 billion Korean won, which is even comparable to the net profit of some small and medium-sized enterprises in one quarter. In addition, each company maintains In terms of profits, in fact, the annual revenue is close to the terrifying scale of 500 billion to 600 billion won.
And YouTube filming is not just for fame - after Han Zhe's YouTube followers exceeded 10 million, he finally started to realize his popularity.
Han Zhe thought about it for a while, and finally chose to continue to expand operations. First, at the beginning of the year meeting, he clearly pointed out the company's goal for this year, which was to expand industries with various low-tech content.
That includes the clothing industry, food industry, etc.
Among them, Han Zhe decided to sell clothing products under two brands. One of them is a trendy brand that is easy to monetize popularity and has an affordable price. The other high-end brand provides niche private customization services and takes the path of high-end luxury goods.
The former chose to acquire various trendy brands, recruit excellent designers at high prices, and pursue mass sales. After thinking about it for a while, the clothing factory Han Zhe chose to open directly in his hometown, Dongda, at a lower price. Costs drive down the final selling price.
As for high-end customization, you can only spend a lot of money to buy famous tailor masters all over the world. Han Zhe actually doesn't have too many performance requirements for his luxury clothing line. More, he actually buys it for himself. I don’t plan to promote it too much, just participate in it every quarter or hold a fashion week of my own.
The days of spending a lot of money to buy all kinds of luxury goods are gone forever. Han Zhe has finally embarked on the so-called 'old money' path. He, Jiang Xiuyan and the girls around him will probably no longer worry about clothes and bags. All of the clothes and bags are custom-made through their own luxury brands.
As for the food business, Han Zhe is actively cooperating with Bai Suya - this is something the two have negotiated privately. She uses her existing authority to dig out the capital of the Elephant Group and help Han Zhe pave the way. Instead, It is she who will convince the company to carry out equity swap and occupy a considerable degree of equity in Han Zhe's food company, so that both parties can cooperate for a win-win situation.
This is a ploy to draw out the firepower. Although Bai Suya's control over the Elephant Group is increasing day by day, because she is a female streamer, she still has many obstacles to becoming the president with full power. Han Zhe's appearance has undoubtedly become her most important One of the best choices.
Han Zhe will use the influence of the new company to support her as the spokesperson of the Elephant Group, and she will protect Han Zhe in the food field and expand the territory. Han Zhe has money and technology, and the latter has connections and channels. It is obvious that , just like Han Zhe's development in the field of cosmetics, the future of food companies is also very bright.
Han Zhe's ambitions go beyond that - on the surface, he just creates new companies in the clothing industry, cosmetics industry, food industry, etc. In fact, he not only wants to take over the manufacturing and sales chain of the industry, but also connects The production chain is eaten together.
The production of raw materials in the food industry, including planting and animal husbandry, the preliminary processing plants required during the period, and the transportation industry are all Han Zhe's development goals.
In the clothing industry, the production of textiles is also one of Han Zhe's goals. His ideal company's perfect ecology is that no one will get stuck in any production link.
The cash rewards calculated based on experience points provided by the system also gave him the determination and confidence to get involved in many unprofitable industries.
Including textile industry, planting industry and other basic production industries, light processing industry
As for high technology, high-tech fields, and some pillar industries, Han Zhe is very patient and does not pursue blindly in one step.
Including high-tech fields such as semiconductors, electric cars, and AI, as well as pillar industries such as shipbuilding, steel, and chemicals, Han Zhe maintained considerable restraint and did not get involved—because this direction is strictly controlled by chaebols in the peninsula. Regarding the lifeline pillar of the peninsula's economic situation, he knew it well. He was still an outsider in the peninsula. Some things should not be rushed. It would be easy to GG if you rush.
Although under the systematic research and development orders, many technologies can catch up with the current production technology level at an extremely fast speed or even surpass it as long as he wants to, he is still cautious and has not plunged into this field just to make a lot of money. Lay a solid foundation first, and then plan for greater success.
This year's plan has been set early, and all that is left is for everyone to go all out to move towards the goal. Han Zhe has gradually been busy for more and more time, mainly because the company gets bigger and the upper management has more control over the lower level. It will become lower, especially after conglomeration, the group head office needs to be particularly troublesome in controlling the branches. Fortunately, Han Zhe was cheated - but precisely because there was a system cheat that allowed him to see the company's operations and personnel loyalty, he had to confirm it in real time every day and ensure that the company was operating in the right direction.
Coupled with working out every day and occasionally shooting, Han Zhe felt that his life suddenly became extremely fulfilling, so full that he didn't even have time to get involved with women. Just staying with the girl next to him was enough to make him feel satisfied. .
In this state, Han Zhe's attitude towards people and things became more and more peaceful, until a few days before Han Zhe's birthday, on April 26, he suddenly received a text message.
It was from Shen Youna.
[Shin Yoona: Oppa, are you celebrating your birthday in a few days? 】
[Han Zhe: How do you know? 】
[Shin Yoona: There is an encyclopedia of Oppa on the Internet, which records basic birthday information~]
[Han Zhe: I don’t plan to make it too grand. I just plan to have a simple get-together with my family. Do you want to come? 】
[Shen Youna: Family members? Oppa’s girlfriend? 】
[Han Zhe: Well, I still have a girlfriend (laughs). 】
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[Shen Youna: Then I’d better not go. 】
[Shin Yoona: But do you have time before your birthday? I want to celebrate Oppa’s birthday alone, is that okay? I'm here to treat you! Just think of it as a way of repaying my gratitude to Oppa for being so kind to me! 】
Han Zhe smelled something strange.
He and Shen Youna have known each other for more than half a year. During this period, the relationship between the two has always been relatively ambiguous. They are closer than ordinary friends or Oppa and his sister, but they have not developed further. In private The number of meetings is not many.
I also met the members of Itzy together. How should I put it? It was probably because of his breakup with Yoo Jimin. Shin Yoojin, who had always had a good relationship with Yoo Jimin, didn’t have a good impression of him, and they never got together again. Shin Probably because of the atmosphere in the team, Youna rarely offered to meet with him.
In fact, it was not that Han Zhe hadn't considered contacting Yoo Jimin again, but every time he thought of her gesture of breaking up, he felt helpless and slightly sad. Since he couldn't give others the love relationship they wanted, if he was like him If maintaining a relationship with a philandering guy brings more burden and pain to Yoo Jimin than happiness and joy, then why should he disturb her life anymore?
Kang Soo-yeon didn't want to see him like this - in fact, Han Zhe knew that Kang Soo-yeon had called Yoo Jimin on his mobile phone after he woke up the second day after the breakup.
But Han Zhe didn't ask anything, not the reason why she called Liu Zhimin, nor what they talked about.
Jiang Xiuyan pretended to mention it casually and asked him if he had received any contact from Liu Zhimin. Han Zhe just shook his head, and she raised her eyebrows, and then said nothing more.
Judging from her meaning, she probably thought that Liu Zhimin would take the initiative to contact Han Zhe, but Liu Zhimin did not do so - this also means a lot.
And it was precisely because of Yoo Jimin's incident that Han Zhe had always had a proactive attitude towards Shin Yoona and became quite cautious.
He didn't want the same thing as Yoo Jimin to happen again.
[Han Zhe: Yes, that’s fine. When is your schedule convenient? 】
[Shin Yoona: My schedule can be completely empty in May, and I won’t be busy until after the 15th. 】
[Han Zhe: Let’s take May 4th. My birthday on the lunar calendar is May 5th this year. 】
[Shen Youna: OK~ Let’s make an agreement then! 】
[Han Zhe: Where do you want to eat? 】
[Shin Yoona: I want to drink with Oppa. Ah, how about Oppa take me to a nightclub? I don’t usually have the chance to go to places like that! None of the guys like to go, and I don’t want to go alone. How about Oppa taking me to experience it? 】
[Han Zhe: Okay, I haven’t played in a long time. Are we just the two of us? 】
[Shen Youna: Can’t it just be the two of us? 】
Han Zhe let out a soft breath, guessing that this time he was serious, but what could he say and what reason did he have to refuse?
Therefore, I decisively agreed.
[Han Zhe: Of course~ I’m afraid you’ll feel bad. 】
[Shen Youna: It’s settled then! When the time comes, Oppa must not dislike my gift! 】
【Han Zhe: Got it~】
Putting down his phone, Han Zhe felt his heart beat faster for no apparent reason - in fact, since he broke up with Liu Jimin, he has basically not been with beautiful girls.
Only she and Shen Yuna are still dating with feelings.
And
For some reason, Han Zhe suddenly thought of something else.
Shin Yoona is really close to the unnies in her group. If there is any further development between the two of them, the unnies in her group will definitely know about it.
And Shen Liuzhen has always been a cheerful character. After learning about this incident, he will definitely talk to his best friend Liu Jimin about him.
Han Zhe still remembers very clearly that the direct trigger for his breakup with Ryu Jimin was the episode where he dated Shin Yoona.
There was an indescribable feeling in his heart. He felt sad, but also suddenly wanted to see her expression when she knew this - maybe you really care about this kind of thing, so you can resolutely say break up. We broke up, but there is always someone who can accept me like this and will stay with me instead of you
Do you feel heartache?
Or does it not matter?
Han Zhe thought about it for a long time, and then suddenly realized that so much time had passed. He thought that the breakup with Liu Zhimin had been completely forgotten and ignored by him, but in fact, all he needed was a chance to trigger memories, and with her The rare sweet memories and the sadness of the day we broke up still linger vividly in my heart.
He rarely picked up his cell phone and read the news about Aespa. Since breaking up with Liu Jimin, Han Zhe had basically lost contact with other people at Aespa.
Only Ning Ning, a fellow villager, occasionally sends messages to each other, and even has dinner with other members of Dongda Line twice in private. Han Zhe also invited Yu Qi to participate in his "Heartbeat Challenge". As a result, this The sisters were so rude. They directly pressed the "Not interested" button in the challenge results, and Han Zhe was directly sent to the North Pole to make a video with a polar bear.
The effect of the program is quite good. Going to the North Pole and being punished made Han Zhe become a man who is 'affordable' in the eyes of many people. The program "Heart Challenge", which was originally planned to last for one or two months, became It took more than half a year to film, and now it has almost become a must-visit promotional program for female idols and actors when they come back.
After all, by participating in this show, you can eat, drink, and have fun with handsome guys all the way, and you can also buy and buy for free, as well as high advertising fees. For busy artists, this is simply a paradise variety show to enjoy!
Han Zhe was scrolling aimlessly with his phone. Suddenly, his fingers paused slightly, and finally reopened the early content of his YouTube video, and watched the episode of the show where he and Liu Jimin were dating.
To be honest, in his eyes, the episode where he dated Yoo Jimin was actually not as interesting as the others. It was precisely because he and Yoo Jimin were serious about it in private at the time, so he deliberately kept the show secret. There was a certain distance, but even so, just looking back at the inadvertent little expressions in the picture, looking at the cute and silly smile she unconsciously showed to him during the date, Han Zhe still couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, Recalling many happy memories.
Not knowing what he was thinking, he suddenly took his mobile phone and opened the chat box of Liu Zhimin's katalk after more than half a year. The content of the chat still remained before the conversation on the day they broke up.
I looked at the time and date.
April 26, 2023.
Han Zhe was thoughtful, searched the web page, and then sighed softly.
Why did I suddenly think of Yoo Jimin today?
Why is today Ryu Jimin’s birthday?
With some complicated thoughts, Han Zhe sent a message to Liu Zhimin for the first time after the breakup.
He was prepared to be blocked.
[Han Zhe: Happy birthday, congratulations~]
The message was sent smoothly.
(End of chapter)