This time, quite a few staff members followed Son Seungwan and Bae Juhyun to China.
There were stylists, makeup artists, personal assistants, and managers.
Counting the two women, a total of nine people passed through security and boarded the plane.
However, when it came to seat selection, obviously the accompanying staff didn’t have it as comfortable as the two artists.
The over two-hour flight quickly came to an end, and in an excited mood, Bae Juhyun finally arrived once again in the Magic City.
The very city where her boyfriend resided.
Of course, SM had relevant staff in the Magic City, and a black van as well as a business car were parked in front of them.
The itinerary for this trip had not yet been revealed on Red Velvet’s official website, so no fans were aware of the schedule, and there were no fans at the airport to welcome them.
"Are we heading straight to the hotel provided by the production team now?"
Seong Taekyon led the two artists into the van, asking the man in the driver’s seat.
"Yes, the production team has already arranged it in advance. We can head straight there."
Since they were SM staff based in the Magic City, communication certainly wasn’t an issue.
"Okay." Seong Taekyon nodded, then took two sheets of paper from the bag beside him and handed them to the curious Bae Juhyun and Son Seungwan, who were looking out the window. "Study these. We need to meet the director and the production team soon."
The two took the sheets, which had Chinese phrases written in Hangul. The standard wasn’t perfect, but it was enough to manage.
"What does this mean?"
"It’s a greeting to the director. Irene, you should learn it too. Even though you won’t be on camera, it’s still necessary to greet them."
"I understand." Bae Juhyun obediently nodded, murmuring the words to herself to deepen her impression.
After the vehicle drove for a while, it finally stopped near a beautiful hotel.
There weren’t many people at the hotel entrance. They had kept a low profile when leaving the airport, so no one recognized them.
After getting out of the car, Son Seungwan and Bae Juhyun, each with a bag on their back, followed Seong Taekyon obediently to an unfamiliar man.
"Irene, Wendy, this is our company’s person in charge in the Magic City, Wang Li."
"Hello," they said in unison.
Bae Juhyun and Son Seungwan bowed politely, while Wang Li smiled and waved his hand.
"For the next while, please take care. If you need anything, just ask me, and I will coordinate with the production team."
It was clear that Wang Li was their other manager, responsible for them throughout this period.
"Brother Wang Li, where is the director? I want to take them to meet the director first."
"Right now, the director and they should be in a meeting. It’s better to go to your rooms first. You can meet them after the production group’s meeting is over."
Having meetings from noon to afternoon had become a tradition for the production team. Wang Li had been there for a long time and knew all about it.
But what truly surprised him was how much the director appreciated the handsome host, something he hadn’t expected.
"Besides Irene and Wendy, have any other artists arrived?"
Seong Taekyon lowered his voice, asking Wang Li. He didn’t care much about domestic artists, but the real competition for Son Seungwan came from two artists sent by other agencies and Yuqi, who had the advantage of being a fellow countrywoman.
"For now, only our artists have arrived. It would be good to visit the director later and leave a good impression."
"That’s good." Seong Taekyon breathed a sigh of relief. His early preparations had paid off, aiming to build a good relationship with the production team before the competitors.
The competition didn’t start when the show began.
It had already started the moment they landed on this prosperous land.
The room prepared by the production team was a beautiful suite. Of course, Seong Taekyon couldn’t stay with them. After bringing in their luggage and giving a few instructions, he went out to arrange the other staff’s rooms.
Once the room was confirmed to be just the two of them, the first thing Bae Juhyun and Son Seungwan did...
was to laze on the sofa!
"Ah~ so tired, it’s been a long time since we had such a troublesome schedule." Son Seungwan groaned lazily. The last time they spent so much time traveling was during an international trip.
Since her injury, this was the first time in two years she traveled such a long distance.
No wonder she wasn’t used to it.
Bae Juhyun, on the other hand, was excited but had one concern: "Do you think Xin’an might already know that I’ve also come?"
"Uh... I don’t know, but Brother Taekyon should take us to visit Liu Xin’an later. After all, he’s the host..."
Son Seungwan responded instinctively but quickly sensed something off. Official source is novelꜰire.net
It was normal for Seong Taekyon to introduce them to people, but the person they were meeting...
As she recalled, when Bae Juhyun was sick, Liu Xin’an had come to the dorm to take care of her.
When Liu Xin’an left, he accidentally ran into Seong Taekyon, her, and Kang