"Wood, the 10th is Xiuying's birthday." On February 9, on Thursday, at noon that day, Sika, who was far away in the United States, suddenly called.

"I will be admitted to the doctoral school tomorrow... I will have to give a speech during the day and I will probably have to accompany the teacher to socialize at night." Kim Jong-ming replied on the phone with a little helplessness. "Just give me a gift."

"I didn't say that we would start a party," Sika replied casually. "We were going to hold a concert in Paris that night. How could we have time? I just asked if you want me to bring a gift... But Wood, you are too careless. Have you forgotten the jet lag? You still do it day and night? You are so insincere!"

After saying that, the phone hung up in a daze, but after half a minute, when Kim Jong-ming just returned to the workroom to continue editing the movie, his phone rang again. He took it over and saw that it was Shika's.

"What's this time?" Jin Zhongming yawned weakly as he walked out. By the way, sometimes this girl really made him helpless.

"No, I just remembered that the 22nd was your birthday." Xika replied with a little excitement. "I should have returned to China at that time, so I will prepare a party for you!"

"Not interested." Kim Jong-ming replied quickly. "I'm very busy recently."

"What's this?" Xika's voice was full of dissatisfaction, but she still compromised immediately. "Then you can also celebrate appropriately... How about asking my mother to set you up at home? Or come out for a meal, call the two 'actors' and let them pay!"

"It's still not necessary." Jin Zhongming was so busy that he was tired.

"Then... Ermao, Chulong, four of you, how about bringing a cake back tonight?" Xika finally gave up.

"Or..." Kim Jong-ming also felt a little compromised. "You see, Chu Long and I have a birthday close, so I'll give you a discount. At the end of February, you will bring two cakes home... It's a waste of time, right?"

"As a result, isn't my birthday just April? Carrying three cakes is easier!" Xika was speechless.

"Actually, it's not impossible." Jin Zhongming replied casually. "To be honest, Maomao, we are all old, and we are not an adult little girl like Ermao... Why bother with birthdays?"

"Okay!" Xika replied calmly. "Just as you said, how old are you... no one forced you to celebrate your birthday, I'm busy, forget it... Well, let's ask you something."

"explain."

"What's going on with Xiuying?"

"What's going on?" Jin Zhongming was very puzzled.

"I feel like she has changed a lot after she comes back from injury." Sika replied with a slightly weird tone. "In the past, she was quite competitive, and she was a core of interpersonal relationships in the team. Basically, she shouldn't miss her. But this time she came back... I feel like she has a lot of competitive mentality in this regard... Wood, do you understand what I mean?"

"I've become less tough?" Kim Jong-ming asked tentatively.

"Well." Sika replied in agreement. "It's this feeling. Do you know? In recent American programs, even the control that should have been the spokesperson in charge of her, she took the initiative to hand it over to me and Pani, saying that we both have good English and have clearer cultural customs... Although her words are not unreasonable, I always feel that she has changed her mindset a lot, as if... she doesn't care much about these things."

"If you get injured, you will suffer psychological trauma?" Kim Jong-ming leaned weakly against the wall of the corridor. "It was still the injury from that part. That month should be... embarrassing and embarrassed, right?"

"That's true." Xika didn't know what to say for a moment.

"And, even if the sensitivity of the injured part is not taken into consideration," Kim Jong-ming continued. "Maomao, if anyone lies on the bed for a whole month, he will think about something. It's like you who have been in the middle of the Black Sea... After being stuck in the dormitory for a few months, isn't it like being reborn? And to say more, you are actually at an important career node like in 2008. So, her transformation is almost inevitable. It's just that this transformation that is far away from you and alone caught you off guard."

"I... know." I don't know what happened, but Sika's tone suddenly became low. "Then let it be, Wood, you go to work, I'll go to bed early."

"Okay, Maomao, please have a good rest."

When the phone hung up, Kim Jong-ming couldn't help being stunned for a while. Only then did he realize that when talking about the jet lag, it seemed that the United States was late at night the day before.

So, Sika's phone call is really... confused.

After finally coming back to his senses, Kim Jong-ming was about to go back and continue editing the movie, but because he was confused about the jet lag, he couldn't help but raise his hand to look at his watch, and immediately changed his mind at 12:30, and he could go to lunch, so it would be better to go to the cafeteria to finish the meal.

However, as soon as he got on the elevator, Kim Jong-ming felt a little regretful.

By the way, it is precisely because the time is at mealtime, so there are abortions everywhere in the company, which is busier than when commuting! The elevator is full of people, and when they see him, they are honestly like chicks, and some even bump into the person in front of them to bow... To be honest, these people are embarrassed, and they are not as embarrassed as they usually miss the time and eat something casually.

Fortunately, the elevator was very fast, and the third floor where the canteen was located was just around the corner. When it came out of the elevator, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the canteen was extremely lively and could quickly integrate into the crowd as soon as it was out of the elevator.

As for the reason for such a lively, it is naturally very simple.

By the way, this building was originally converted from a hotel. Not only was the transportation to and from the upper and lower, but the dining environment in the canteen was excellent. More importantly, there were compensation for employment when acquiring the hotel. It turned out that the senior chefs in the hotel were here, but many kitchen employees who were purely paid chose to stay for work like the front desk, which made the quality and variety of food in the cube company very famous; in addition, employees dine in their own company, there must be maximum material encouragement measures.

So, in this case, should I order takeout? Are you stupid?

However, it is rare for Kim Jong-ming to see this situation. It is not that he always makes special, but that his daily routine and meal time are very strange... Not to mention shooting or going to school, even if he is in the company, he usually has to wait until one or two o'clock in the afternoon for lunch. Today, he was actually cheated by a call from Xika.

"It's rare to see you once at dinner time." Just as Kim Jong-ming was stunned when he looked at the company canteen like a university canteen, the elevator door next door opened, but Yoo Jae-suk walked towards him. "Just like this, the time for three meals a day is stable, so he always has problems with stomach problems!"

Kim Jong-ming shrugged helplessly, then naturally followed the other party and walked over.

Order orders, swipe cards, serve rice on the tray... Of course, there is no need to say more about these, but as soon as I sat down and had not eaten a few bites of the meal, Yoo Jae-suk couldn't help but gossip:

"Gary and Ji Hyo, what do you think is going on?"

"It's what you think." Kim Jong-ming answered very simply.

"So, do you know what I'm thinking?" Yoo Jae-suk put down his chopsticks speechlessly. "Not to mention that those two people recorded so much this time than last time... Have you noticed?"

"What should I pay attention to?" Jin Zhongming picked up a piece of rib and chewed it with relish, not caring about the other party's words at all.

"Yesterday, on the sixth day, the time Lee Dahae came here, gary..."

"Isn't it just that he didn't agree to be with Lee Dahai?"

"You listen to me." Yoo Jae-suk was a little helpless. "Yesterday's episode was filmed in the parking lot of Gimpo Airport, right? I found that our cars, including the program team's cars, all entered from the east gate, but Gary and Ji Hyo's cars entered from the west gate together! You have to understand that Ji Hyo lives in Gaoyang, and there is no problem in entering from the west gate, but what happened to Gary? And there is the one you said. He refused when Lee Da-hai was auditioned for Gary. He is usually very dedicated, and this kind of thing that foils the guest... Do you know what I mean?"

"It's what you think." Yoo Jae-suk kept chatting, but Kim Jong-ming calmly put down his clean bones, and then repeated the previous sentence.

"What exactly is I thinking?" Yoo Jae-suk was even more speechless.

"Uh... that's it." Kim Jong-ming recalled the summary of the incident a little. "When Hyo Min came to the issue last Monday, after the end, did Sister Ji Hyo drink a lot? So she got into Gary's car and said that she broke up with Bai Changshu, and then went down again. I was in the car at the time, so she advised that brother to take the subway to Gaoyang to intercept the other party... He went."

Yoo Jae-suk was stunned for a while before he realized: "He, he...he went?"

"Oh." Jin Zhongming picked up the soup bowl with expressionless face and took a sip. "Actually, he didn't dare to go at the beginning, so I told him that it's been rumored outside that he is gay, and Ji Buqing is not clear... He was very angry and went there."

Yoo Jae-suk didn't speak for a long time, and Kim Jong-ming opposite him was gnawing bones and drinking soup. Maybe because he was in a hurry to go back to work, he ate very quickly.

Just like that, seeing that the other party was almost finished eating, Liu Zaishi finally nodded: "Good thing! Good thing! But you..."

"I actually... feel uncomfortable when I see Brother Jong Kwok and Sister Eun Hui." Kim Jong-ming smiled and shook his head. "I was their pair of crazy p-s back then. But I can't say that you two are married, and you will give you a villa in Hannan Cave when you get married... right?"

"Sometimes it's not okay to be unwilling to accept it." Yoo Jae-suk was obviously immersed in the previous news. "I have pulled so many lovelines for people, and I have never really become a couple. But I didn't expect you to be so excited... In the future, the show will take proper care of them, and if there are guests, they won't let them separate..."

"Oh." Jin Zhongming had already started to pick up the soup and rinse his mouth.

"Actually," Yoo Jae-suk continued to say thoughtfully. "The classic pink p-in-law in those shows is really not impossible to succeed, but if you want to succeed, you must be as early as possible... Because once you drag on it, you become famous and become famous, and the image of both parties has solidified, you will have more other considerations in your heart. Just like you said that Jong Kwok and Eun-hui were six years ago, one had not had a triple crown and the other had not had a final say. Maybe it was really possible, how could it be like now?"

"Forget it, I won't talk about this topic anymore." Jin Zhongming put down Tang Wuli and replied. "I was confused by that couple back then. That night, I ran to Brother Zhong Guo and said that if he married someone else, I would definitely not attend the wedding... I was disgusted! So if I really came to such a day, don't say I'm willful, then you will give me two gifts for me, and I will really not go!"

After saying that, Jin Zhongming packed up the dining plate, stood up and prepared to bring it to the recycling table. The two employees sitting next to him instinctively wanted to come over to help, but he waved to stop him.

"I'm really willful." Liu Zaishi responded speechlessly, but just as he lowered his head and was about to have a serious meal, he suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but call him. "That Zhong Ming... don't rush to leave first."

Although Kim Jong-ming was a little puzzled, he still sat back... Well, this time the employee next to him finally took the opportunity to take his plate away.

"Since I've talked about the filming of the show, I'm going to tell you something." Yoo Jae-suk changed into a serious face. "Representative Cui Zhenhao found me yesterday. I hope I can give Chu Long... Well, apink and others to appropriately arrange a program of "runningman" to cooperate with their return schedule, but I refused."

Kim Jong-ming looked up for a while and then became serious: "Apink is indeed due to return for the second time. After all, I have been waiting for half a year, and there is only one variety show that I cooperated with ininite. This time I have to get one, otherwise why should I be called the newcomer king last year?"

"I know too." Liu Zaishi nodded helplessly. "But the problem is that time is very tight. Do you have to calculate it yourself? Is it too late?"

Kim Jong-ming was silent because after thinking about it for a moment, he understood the difficulties of Liu Zaishi.

Speaking of which, from the second half of 2011 to the first half of 2012, it is not just Girls' Generation, Tara, and Apink that are rapidly rising and setting. Even the variety show "Runningman" is taking advantage of the suspension of "Infinite Challenge" to rise and setting.

In fact, as a variety show with so many guests, after entering the second half of 2011, starting from Kim Sun-er and Kim Tae-hee, real big-name performing stars have begun to choose this show either actively or with the flow. And in recent times, "runningman" has successively received big names such as Kim Hee Ai, Ji Jin-hee, Ji Sung, Lee Da-hae...

To be honest, it is rare for performing stars of this level to come to variety shows themselves, so how could the program team let go easily?

In short, in this case, you can't grab the schedule of these people. Even if you can grab it, it's impossible for a newcomer group like Apink to grab it, otherwise the program team would not be able to explain it.

"It's not just because of the crowds of big-name guests during this period." Yoo Jae-suk continued to explain helplessly. "Our program team's own specials cannot be delayed anymore. Let me be honest, it's not the episode where Li Dahai came from next Monday, but the episode that European return after winning the Gary superpower specials has been around for almost a month... I can't delay it, right?"

Kim Jong-ming immediately nodded, indeed... that episode could not be delayed anymore. It was a big production last year's Christmas-New Year's Day period. All members drew superpowers to fight. The process was extremely exciting and the ratings were extremely high. Therefore, not to mention the benefits of this team setting for the development of the program, it must be released as soon as possible just to give the audience an explanation.

"Look," Yoo Jae-suk continued. "This issue, plus Lee Dahai's two issues, will be in March after it is over. Not to mention Chu Long and the others have reached the end of the song, so they can't play much role... In fact, Bigbang will return in early March, and it's good to have yg, and even Dachengdu has told me and PDFs many times. I hope the whole team will last time, so I can't recommend this, right?"

Kim Jong-ming nodded repeatedly: "Bigbang's level, and the favors of Dacheng and the program team are there, and they can't be pushed. But... Since the difficulty is so obvious, just refuse, why do you need to tell me again? Are you afraid that I have an idea? Or... Choi Zhenhao is very dissatisfied with this and thinks you are trying to circumvent him? Although he is a irritable person, but..."

"Of course not." Yoo Jae-suk quickly shook his head and interrupted the other party's meaningless guess. "In fact, after I finished talking to Choi Zhenhao in one episode at that time, he immediately apologized politely... Instead, it made me feel embarrassed."

"That……"

"I'm worried that someone is dissatisfied with you."

Jin Zhongming really doesn't understand now.

"Did you really forget or get dizzy?" Yoo Jae-suk shook his head speechlessly. "Didn't you mention it just now? In "Runningman" in February, among so many big-name artists who have gathered here, we did prepare a program for a return idol group to take advantage of the situation, although it is a cast of actors..."

Jin Zhongming's eyelids thumped suddenly, and his heart immediately reacted.

"Zhong Ming." Liu Zaishi said seriously while having a meal. "Representative Cui Zhenhao and the kids of Apink may be able to understand the difficulties of our program team, and because of the same company, maybe there is nothing in my heart. But for that group, not just them, I think the entire company as big as ube may not have no knots... and even for you, there may not be any complaints..."

Kim Jong-ming nodded repeatedly. He really didn't know what to say, as if nothing to say at this time was good.

"Actually, the ccm is really too unruly." Yoo Jae-suk continued earnestly. "A song, if you change to a reset version, it has returned once, which made everyone look at each other. Now there is another follow-up version, five old songs and three new songs, which is actually a return to an album. But now Girls' Generation is in Europe and the United States, Tara has begun to explode completely after so long. This album has been released less than a week, but it has been unstoppable in the industry! However, it is one thing to make more money, sweeping is one thing, and offending people is one thing?"

"Uh... have the TV station all have any objections?" Kim Jong-ming understood the meaning that the other party really wanted to express.

"How could it be without an objection?" Although the canteen was very loud, Yoo Jae-suk still tried hard to lower his voice. "The TV station is also composed of people. Who doesn't have his own network of relationships? I don't believe that only our "runningman" program team has encountered such an embarrassing thing. Artists from the same company have returned after more than half a year and come to find a program, but they can't arrange a program for Tara. Is it true? And once or twice, it's been seven or eight months in a row, and occasionally they are not active in South Korea and still make money in Japan... As far as I know, not only are peers with direct competitive relationships with CCM, this emotion has formed an atmosphere, and has spread to TV program production companies and TV stations! However, eight points are on CJ's face, two points are on your face... no one is willing to speak."

At this point, Liu Zaishi paused for a moment, and then continued to preach earnestly: "Zhong Ming, what I said today is actually very simple. I know that you have a good relationship with those girls, and the company's behavior is not their business. However, this is really not a long-term solution, and it is definitely not a good thing for them. If you really care about them, you should help them brake!"

"I actually thought about this matter a long time ago." Kim Jong-ming couldn't help but sigh. To be honest, he rarely felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart, on the one hand, he was really powerless, but on the other hand, he couldn't tell the other party. "Brother, I don't hide it from you. There are many levels of reasons for their madness. Moreover, I actually tried it a long time ago, but Lee Jae-hyun seemed to feel something, and he deliberately tried to make me feel afraid of being afraid of being attacked from the perspective of Tara. This can be a seemingly helpless knot. If I want to solve this matter, I actually need to touch it from the level of Lee Jae-hyun..."

"That's the case." Yoo Jae-suk couldn't help but sigh. "I can only think that I didn't say it anymore. However, even if you don't consider the things that Lee Jae-hyun behind Tara, at least... you have to think about it from yourself, right? I think you have to let everyone understand that Tara's behavior, which is almost the same as a public enemy, has nothing to do with your indulgence... Otherwise? Now, even the new group of your company, even... even the combination of your girlfriend, will be directly crushed by the other party? It doesn't matter if you crush it, after all, it's not the same level, but where is your attitude? If you really maintain an ambiguous attitude towards this direct competition, and not talk about others, what do you think in the company? What does Chu Long think?"

"Brother, you're right!" Listening to Liu Jae-shy's bitterness and lower and lower his pressure, Kim Jong-ming admitted his mistake without hesitation. "Even from Chu Long's perspective, I will immediately show my attitude. Otherwise... it's too much or too much!"

"That's good." Without thinking about the meaning of "too much is not enough", Liu Zaishi directly stood up and picked up the plate. "I haven't had time to read the next edit sent by Zhao Xiaozhen's PDF. I'll go back first...you can be busy too."
To be continued...