Chapter 74: “what A Joke, Let’s Talk Fees First.”
Creak~
The shop door was gently pulled open from inside, and Yoona standing at the doorway was slightly stunned, looking at the person in front of her, “Sulli? Why are you here?”
Sulli smiled, her tone lighthearted, “Older sister, I’m a member here, isn’t that normal?”
After saying that, she stepped aside a bit, “Come in quickly, older sister, it’ll be trouble if people see you outside.”
Hearing this, Yoona hurriedly walked in.
Then she immediately saw Xiuyuan sitting at the bar counter eating snacks, and he politely nodded when he saw her.
Immediately, that hospitality ingrained in the bones of Chinese people was awakened, and Xiuyuan casually asked, “Have you eaten?”
This made Yoona, who had walked up, gaze at the snacks on the bar counter and find it somewhat amusing, “You’re eating here?”
“Just keeping Sulli company with a bit of food, have you eaten? Why not sit down and have some too?”
Xiuyuan, who had grabbed a few extra pairs of chopsticks when packing, smoothly handed a new pair to Yoona.
And that Little Deer Bambi surprisingly didn’t stand on ceremony, plopping right down next to Xiuyuan, opening the chopsticks and picking up a piece of rice cake, “Then I won’t be polite, I haven’t eaten anything yet anyway.”
Sulli then returned behind the bar counter, smiling as she asked, “Older sister, would you like something to drink?”
Yoona glanced at her, then looked at Xiuyuan beside her, “Isn’t this your tavern? How come you’re letting Sulli do the work?”
“Members can mess around as they please, you can do the work too if you want.”
Hearing Xiuyuan mention “member” again, Yoona still felt a bit upset, “Mr. Lin, I really don’t understand, what exactly is your ‘to your liking’ standard?”
“Uh, subjective?”
After a moment of silence, the questioned Xiuyuan gave a standard that Yoona couldn’t refute.
She even nearly lost her expression control, wanting to roll her eyes at the person next to her and say: Get lost.
Sulli, being a fellow woman, sensed Yoona’s resentment more clearly, so she quickly grabbed a can of orange juice from the refrigerator and handed it to her, “Older sister, have a beverage to quench your thirst and calm your nerves.”
And she proactively asked about the reason Yoona came to the tavern this time, “By the way, older sister, why did you suddenly come over here today? Where’s Jung Soo Yeon older sister? We thought you’d come together.”
Yoona said, “No, I didn’t originally plan to come here today.”
Her words made both Xiuyuan and Sulli look at her in confusion.
She then stared straight at Xiuyuan without concealment, her gaze intense, as if scrutinizing his soul.
Luckily, Krystal had been even more intense last night, so Xiuyuan had gained some resistance and managed to stay calm.
Seeing that even like this, Xiuyuan could still ignore her, Yoona pursed her lips and continued, “Last night at the dormitory, we suddenly talked about a script I got, and Jung Soo Yeon older sister said to come find you, Mr. Lin, for help, saying there might be a pleasant surprise.”
“Ah, me?”
Xiuyuan, who was drinking water, froze, nearly choking.
“Yeah, that’s what older sister said.”
……
Time rewinds to last night.
Jung Soo Yeon, rushing back to the dormitory to relax, saw Yoona sitting on the sofa, scratching her head with a few members like little minions, so she asked what was going on.
Upon learning it was distress over choosing a script, Jung Soo Yeon originally wanted to step forward and show off her ‘God’s Perspective’.
But as she prepared to speak, she softened her tone, thinking her daily behavior couldn’t be too unusual.
So she changed her wording, “If it’s for this reason, Yoona, why not go ask that guy Xiuyuan tomorrow? He should give you a pleasant surprise.”
“Xiuyuan?”
This name confused Taeyeon and Sunny and others, making Yoona frown, “Older sister, what identity does that guy have? Why do you say that?”
“It’s a secret, but he can definitely help you.”
After saying that, worried Yoona might not believe her, Jung Soo Yeon added, “Otherwise, why do you think I joined that tavern’s membership? It must be helpful, valuable.”
This piqued Taeyeon and the others’ interest.
“Tavern, what tavern, what man.”
“Right, what are you talking about? You can’t hide any handsome guys from us.”
Sunny immediately chimed in after hearing Taeyeon.
Then Jung Soo Yeon smilingly turned her gaze to Taeyeon, “Taeyeon, that tavern’s boss is a young, cute boy.”
……
Shot back to the tavern.
After hearing Yoona’s words, Xiuyuan put down his cup and pondered for a moment, roughly understanding what Jung Soo Yeon meant.
It was nothing more than her not being convenient to point fingers directly, so having this ‘mysterious’ person help her out.
So Xiuyuan, understanding the situation, didn’t refuse, “So what do you want me to help you with?”
“Older sister said your information channels here are amazing, and you can design future development paths and resources based on personal situations.”
Looking at Yoona, whose speech was natural and gaze clear.
Xiuyuan just countered, “Are you sure Jung Soo Yeon said that? Don’t deceive me, I can call to confront her.”
Knowing she couldn’t hide it, Yoona quickly changed her wording, “Alright, older sister said you could help look at the script and give a recommendation.”
This time, Sulli behind the bar couldn’t hold back first, bursting out laughing with a puff.
Xiuyuan hadn’t expected this elegantly beautiful, bright-eyed Little Deer Bambi to be so sly.
So he reached out with a wry smile, “Hand it over, let me see.”
“What? Does it cost money?” Yoona asked puzzled.
“The script, how else can I look and give suggestions.”
“Oh, one moment.”
Yoona then realized, quickly pulling out that thin script from her nearby bag and handing it to Xiuyuan.
She actually didn’t trust this guy; she only trusted Jung Soo Yeon.
But anyway, it was just looking at a script, no loss.
Taking the script, Xiuyuan glanced at the first page—no title even, looked freshly made.
So he flipped it open, quickly skimmed the general plot, and upon seeing the familiar clichéd direction and the prime minister and Cinderella character setups, immediately closed it and gave it back to Yoona.
This left Yoona baffled, “Done looking?”
“Done, you want to shoot this?” Xiuyuan asked back.
“The company says this female lead is tailored for me.”
Hearing this, Xiuyuan laughed outright, “Do you believe that?”
Yoona didn’t answer, perhaps indicating she had no other choice, so she came to him.
At this point, Sulli lightly poked Xiuyuan’s arm, “Oppa~ Didn’t we discuss a script last night? Do you think older sister Yoona has a chance?”
“What opportunity?”
Hearing Sulli, Xiuyuan knew she meant the drama with the role that went most viral, mentioned in yesterday’s chat with Krystal.
Sulli, who had watched the explanation over at the villa side yesterday, thought Yoona could pull it off, “Strive for the female lead opportunity, I think older sister can give it a try.”
Now Xiuyuan looked at Yoona, who was utterly confused—what were these two muttering about? She hadn’t understood a word.
“From the script’s perspective, it’s all prince and Cinderella setup anyway, worth considering.”
Saying that, Xiuyuan asked Yoona, “Yoona xi, do you think your company tilts resources heavily toward you?”
“Hard to say, what do you consider heavy?”
“Like, would they proactively step in to fight for a female lead for you.”
Facing this question, Yoona thought seriously for a while before answering, “For now, I think it’s still okay.”
“Then we can talk.”
“Talk about what? The script?”
“What a joke, of course fees first.”
“Ah, oppa~ Hahaha…”
