madnovel Chapter 54: Something Big Is About to Happen
Chapter 54: Something Big Is About to Happen
Tehran Road.
KAKAO Group's 15-story AI R&D Center.
Han Hee-joon, who was in the office, dismissed Kwon Ji-ho and Lee Si-yeon, who had come specifically to gossip.
Leaning back in an office chair.
For the first time, Han Xijun realized that news of his relationship with a girl would actually attract a lot of attention.
He didn't realize that not everyone's romantic life would attract curiosity, because Han Xijun himself was a figure who garnered immense attention.
Han Xijun saw the trending topics.
He didn't expect that Wu Haiyuan would be criticized by so many people after the show aired.
It's even more unclear how these online comments criticizing Wu Haiyuan for shamelessly using her relationship to gain attention, fantasizing about marrying into a wealthy family, being materialistic, ugly, acting cute and pretentious, not being good enough for Han Xijun, and wanting to climb the social ladder through men, came to determine if Wu Haiyuan is the kind of person they're talking about.
Pick up your phone.
Han Xijun originally wanted to call Wu Haiyuan.
I don't know why, but I felt that I should comfort Wu Haiyuan first.
Han Xijun didn't watch the program that aired last night, and he never expected to be trending on social media today.
It seems that Wu Haiyuan must have watched the show and also seen today's trending topics.
For a 20-year-old girl, the pressure of being insulted online is really hard to bear.
Another point Han Xijun wanted to ask Wu Haiyuan was what he could do.
He wasn't in the entertainment industry and wasn't familiar with its "rules," so Han Xijun didn't blindly do things he thought he could do, such as logging into Naver to reply to comments.
I opened my contacts, found the phone number with the note "500 yuan", and before I could press the call button, the phone screen displayed a caller ID for "Mom".
Han Xijun answered the phone first.
That familiar, gentle voice came from the other end of the phone: "Son, are you busy?"
It seems that ever since Han Xijun entered KAIST, his mother rarely calls him during the day, afraid of disturbing his studies and research. Even though she misses Han Xijun very much, she only calls him twice a week at most to check on him, and both times it is on weekend evenings.
Han Xijun replied, "Mom, I'm not busy right now."
The mother on the other end of the phone did not answer immediately.
After about three seconds, Mom slowly said, "I saw the news online."
The news that my mom mentioned is the trending topic.
My mother is a virtuous housewife. She lives with my father in Busan and rarely goes out for social events. She devotes almost all her energy to taking care of my father and managing the family.
Her hobbies are also very simple: growing flowers and knitting sweaters.
At most, I'll meet with my neighbor next door and chat for a few minutes.
It's probably because of the neighbor and his mother that Han Hee-joon became a trending topic.
The mother asked cautiously, "Son, are you dating anyone?"
Han Xijun said, "No, it was a dating show I recorded with Wu Haiyuan."
In half a minute, Han Hee-joon briefly told his mother about how Chairman Kim Bum-soo had secretly signed him up for a TV show.
The mother gave a somewhat disappointed "Oh".
Clearly, Han Xijun's mother also hopes that he can have a richer life experience. She feels that Han Xijun, at his age, should be able to date, go to the movies, take walks, and so on, just like other people. She doesn't want him to see himself as a robot whose life consists only of work.
"but……"
Mom changed the subject.
Han Xijun listened quietly again.
The mother said, "That girl named Wu Haiyuan recorded this program with you and was criticized by so many people. Son, she is not a girl who should have to bear such a thing alone."
Han Xijun responded, "I was just about to call Wu Haiyuan Xi before answering my mother's call."
"Ask? Son, what do you want to ask?"
"Ask me what I should do."
After another brief silence, the mother continued, "I don't understand the program. Since you didn't date that girl, those people who are criticizing her are accusing a girl and wantonly insulting an innocent person without knowing the facts. What you need to do is clarify the facts, right?"
That's the normal logic.
Han Xijun explained, "Mom, the entertainment industry is different, so we should ask first. Perhaps Wu Haiyuan Xi has a different idea."
"What must a girl be thinking when so many people are randomly insulting her? She must feel very wronged."
"Mom, I don't know how to tell you this."
Han Xijun recalled what Wu Haiyuan had told him before.
The purpose of recording the show was to bring more attention to the NMIXX group.
In the trending topics, Wu Haiyan and the NIMXX group were both criticized, but it cannot be denied that those who were criticizing them repeatedly mentioned Wu Haiyan and the NIMXX group.
From another perspective, Wu Haiyuan and his team achieved their goal in recording this dating show.
The mother instructed Han Xijun: "Son, no matter what, you should have the responsibility of a man. You can't let a girl stand in front of you and take the blame for you."
Han Xijun agreed to his mother's request.
In fact, he didn't understand why everyone online was criticizing Wu Haiyuan but not him. Han Xijun knew his own shortcomings and was not as outstanding as those people online made him out to be.
Doodle
No one answered the phone.
The nib of the pen in my hand tapped lightly on the desk.
Han Xijun frowned when no one answered the first call.
I hope Wu Haiyuan won't be overwhelmed by the pressure from the netizens who are criticizing him because of the trending topic.
Han Hee-joon personally doesn't care about online comments, but as an idol, online comments are directly linked to his personal image, so he definitely can't ignore them.
The second call went unanswered.
Han Xijun pushed back his chair, stood up, grabbed his car keys and phone, and walked towards the office door.
click
As he came out of the office, the secretary stood up and looked at Han Xijun with an inquiring gaze.
Han Xijun pressed his hand down without saying anything and quickened his pace toward the elevator.
The staff in the large office appeared to be working diligently, but in reality, they were all secretly glancing at Han Xijun.
At the same time.
A black family car is driving on the road from Incheon to Seoul.
In the driver's seat, the woman was making a phone call while driving.
A voice called out, "Ji-won."
A response came from the other end of the phone: "Mom."
"I can't get through to Haiyuan by phone, do you know about that trending topic?"
Two seconds later, the person on the other end of the phone continued, "Mom, that's an online variety show, it's set up as a blind date, it's not real, just like filming a movie."
The woman said, "I don't care if it's true or false, and I don't care what program it is. Haiyuan was criticized, everyone is criticizing her, didn't you see?"
The person who received the call was Wu Haiyuan's sister, Wu Zhiyuan.
The person making the call was their mother, a great woman who was very protective of her family and had a very fiery temper.
Although she has been a housewife for twenty years, she still retains the "fierce" spirit of the Incheon Haenyeo (female divers).
It's the kind of thing that will completely explode once the bottom line is reached.
Wu Zhiyuan explained the nature of the program because he understood his mother's temperament.
She wasn't worried that her mother would protect her daughter and go find those who had insulted her, but rather that her mother would go find Han Xijun, one of the people involved.
I cautiously asked over the phone, "Where is Mom right now?"
The result was the last thing Wu Zhiyuan wanted to hear: his mother was already on her way to Seoul.
For some reason, Wu Zhiyuan had a feeling that something big was about to happen.