Please! My relationship with the girl group leader is purely platonic.

Chapter 53, "Huang Renlei's White Moonlight," has wrapped filming.

After spending a week on set, Kang Woo-jin finally finished filming all his scenes. He politely declined Hwang In-rae's invitation for a wrap-up celebration, using a clever excuse to appease the director. Then, Kang Jung-seo called him to the company.

This also gave Kang Woo-jin an excuse. Hwang In-rae's expression as he watched his beloved leave was truly chilling to the entire crew.

With Kang Woo-jin gone, Joo Ji-hoon was the most relaxed. From the script discussion meeting to today, he, the male lead, had a particularly weak presence and was not as popular as Kang Woo-jin. Even the audience's comments were in favor of the second male lead.

Controversies among male actors are also very important, and they often compare themselves to each other in private.

Ever since he tried to get Kang Jung-seo and Kang Woo-jin to volunteer for roles in the new script, the two haven't communicated privately. Over time, Joo Ji-hoon realized that Kang Woo-jin was deliberately avoiding him.

He couldn't tell if he was angry or helpless, but Jiang Youzhen didn't say anything openly. Even if he had grievances, he could only keep them to himself.

It's better to wrap up filming sooner, then the next few days will be his time, and at least the director will pay more attention to him.

FFF Entertainment.

Here, Jiang Youzhen parked his car and couldn't help but turn his head to look at the crowd at the entrance. He suddenly realized that these people were all quite young, and many of them looked like junior high school students, some of whom were even still wearing school uniforms.

What's wrong?

Amidst the noise, Jiang Youzhen tried to minimize his presence. Sitting in his car, he called Jiang Jingshu back.

"Mom, why are there so many students outside your company?"

"Everyone's here for an interview. Are you downstairs?"

interview?

Jiang Youzhen paused instinctively, then reminded her in a somewhat strange tone, "Employing child labor is illegal, Mom..."

"Who hires child laborers? These people are all here for trainee auditions!"

.....

I almost forgot, this is also an entertainment agency.

However, with so many people, are you sure you haven't gone to the wrong place?

After hanging up the phone, Kang Woo-jin glanced suspiciously at the SM building across the street, but there was no movement from the other side, so it seemed he really hadn't gone to the wrong place.

After getting out of the car, he went around to the back of the building, avoiding the students' view, and entered the building through the back door.

To Jiang Youzhen's surprise, there were also students upstairs, and they looked like they had just been interviewed. When they met, he was surrounded by a group of young girls.

The TV series became a ratings hit, and Jiang Youzhen's appearance and name also became popular. Naturally, the female students recognized him.

Jiang Youzhen felt a tingling sensation in his back. He endured the intense discomfort and maintained a smile on his face as he posed for photos and signed autographs.

In the end, the receptionist felt something was amiss and quickly called security to rescue Jiang Youzhen.

When Jiang Youzhen walked into the office, his face was covered in sweat.

Jiang Jingshu handed him two tissues and placed a folder next to him. "Wipe your sweat. Did you run into those kids outside?"

"Hmm," Kang Woo-jin nodded in agreement. He didn't care why the company was recruiting trainees and why so many students were coming for interviews.

After wiping the sweat from his face, he opened the folder and saw that it contained a contract for the new script. He threw the folder back onto the table like a grenade.

Kang Jing-shu looked at his reaction in shock. "Oh, Kang You-jin!"

"Mom, I just got off a film set, and you're going to exploit me again?" Jiang Youzhen moved to a seat further away as if he were hiding from something, his face full of resistance.

"No, I didn't, don't talk nonsense." Jiang Jingshu silently moved the folder further away, feigning composure, and said, "I just wanted you to see which TV station the new script is going to work with... I absolutely didn't mean anything else. By the way, when are you planning to go back to New York?"

Listen to that guilty tone, trying to change the subject.

Jiang Youzhen was speechless, but he still answered the question, "The flight for the 10th has been booked."

"Is the school pressing you hard?"

"And production companies."

They weren't just in a hurry, they were practically pressuring him like he was a pregnant woman. With only a few days left until the 10th, Jiang Jingshu felt a pang of emotion. She calculated the time and asked, "Will you be staying in New York for a long time this time?"

"I might be planning to make a movie myself, so I need to start preparing before graduation." Fortunately, I had added a lot of people's contact information in the past few years, so I wasn't too flustered during the preparation period. I only have two or three months left before graduation, so I need to prepare early.

Seeing that he had his own opinions, Jiang Jingshu didn't say anything, but she still asked about the lawyer, "You still have contact with the lawyer your dad recommended, right? Contact him if you have any legal questions. Although he's a bit pricey, he's quite capable."

"I will, Mom, don't worry."

"What about funding?"

"It's a low-budget production; we didn't plan to hire too many actors, so it didn't cost much."

Jiang Jingshu hesitated for a moment. She originally wanted to support Jiang Youzhen's filming in the name of the company, but seeing that Jiang Youzhen was all ready, she didn't need to get involved.

Jiang Youzhen stayed in the office until evening before leaving the company to go home. He had dinner with the elderly and chatted for a while. When he heard his phone ringing, he hurriedly made an excuse to run upstairs.

Trainee life is both monotonous and busy, with little time to rest throughout the day. By the time the girl had time to send him a message, it was already dark outside.

This afternoon, Kim Tae-yeon heard some gossip from her friends that FFF Entertainment across the street was recruiting trainees, and many students went there today.

A new company is recruiting trainees, which wouldn't normally be a big deal, but the fact that the company's representative director is Jiang Jingshu, who is also Jiang Youzhen's mother, makes her a little concerned.

"Trainees? Are they going to promote an idol group?"

As fellow trainees, this is all they can think of right now.

"No, that's not true. They say most of the lessons are taught by the actors. FFF only has one vocal teacher right now, and they just found one. They also only have one trainee, who's supposedly only been here for half a month, but his singing ability is quite good."

The one who answered the girl's question was Kim Hyoyeon. She had a lot of connections among the trainees, and she could find out everything with just a little inquiry.

Even if they don't look into it, someone in the company will naturally inquire. Besides, FFF is located right across from SM, so it's hard not to notice it.

In no time, they had found out that FFF was a new company and the talent scouts they sent out were all part-time employees of the company. So the people handing out business cards were all talent scouts who were targeting SM Entertainment. For every business card that SM Entertainment sent out, they would also hand one over.

Although this method is somewhat underhanded, SM Entertainment's talent scouts have a good eye and have selected only good-looking kids.

"I heard that FFF offers very good conditions for trainees, and since it's a new company, there are many benefits. The break room is especially large, and most importantly, newcomers get to enjoy all the benefits first."

No matter how many benefits there are, they're just listening out of curiosity. If they really had to choose, they would still choose SM Entertainment. It's a long-established company, and their entire system is textbook-perfect.

Aside from being a little tired, busy, and dizzy, not having enough to eat or wear, and being watched all the time, there aren't many other downsides.

This became the topic of their afternoon chat. On her way back to the dorm that evening, Kim Tae-yeon finally had a chance to contact Kang Woo-jin, and of course, she asked him about it out of curiosity.

However, Jiang Youzhen's reply surprised her; he didn't seem to care about the matter at all.

Jiang Youzhen did see the students who came for the interview, but he didn't ask them about it. It was Jiang Jingshu who told him that he learned that these people were there to interview for trainees.

"I remember the CEO of FFF Company is writer Kang Jing-seo, right? Aren't you curious about your future celebrity colleagues?"

"I'm not curious. I don't deal with these kinds of people much. Talking too much might lead to misunderstandings, and then I'll be the one in trouble."

This answer left the girl stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully...

He makes a good point!