Chapter 42: Blessings and Disasters
Yang Mo was already confused, and now Jessica came in to ask for countermeasures, Yang Mo was even more confused. However, he calmed down first. This was a group of girls, and he was the only man. If he was not calm, wouldn't they be even more panicked?
"Tell your sisters to calm down first. It's not the end of the world yet. Ask them to gather in the living room, and ask your agent to come as well." Yang Mo patted Jessica's shoulder and said with a smile.
Jessica looked at Yang Mo's calm smile and felt more at ease. She just subconsciously felt that with 'Oppa' here, the sky would definitely not fall.
So, she hurried out to comfort the panicked sisters. Yang Mo put on her clothes slowly, washed up, and walked out, thinking as she walked. There are only two ways to deal with it now, one is to sue the media, the other is to remain silent.
But this is not a particularly good solution. After all, Girls' Generation is a group in the entertainment industry. If their reputation is ruined, everything will be over. Now we must come up with a win-win solution that can both reasonably explain this matter and preserve their reputation. Otherwise, their star fortune will be completely ruined.
Yang Mo walked into the living room, where nine girls were already sitting, waiting anxiously.
At this time, Yang Mo's cell phone rang. It was Pat Riley calling. Yang Mo pressed the answer button and Pat Riley's voice came over: "Yang, do you need legal assistance?"
Pat Riley offered to help right away, which touched Yang Mo. As a boss, he should have been angry. After all, Yang Mo had ruined the reputation of the entire team, and had personally pushed Pat Riley, who had chosen him, to the forefront of public opinion. He had never expected that Pat Riley would unconditionally believe in him and be willing to help.
"Thank you for trusting me, sir. We don't need legal aid for the time being because these girls are stars. It's better not to go to court unless it's absolutely necessary." Yang Mo said sincerely.
"Well, okay, you don't have to come to training today. I'll give you three days off. I hope this matter can be resolved smoothly."
"Okay, thank you." Yang Mo expressed his gratitude again.
Then both parties hung up the phone.
Yang Mo had just put her phone in her pocket when Girls' Generation's manager Li Zhenzhu hurried in with a middle-aged man in a suit. As soon as they came in, Li Zhenzhu loudly lectured them: "Now you are in trouble, are you happy? Your image is completely ruined, do you know? You still want to release an album? Dream on!"
Li Zhenzhu's loud rebuke made some fragile girls lower their heads and sob and wipe away their tears.
Seeing this, Yang Mo interrupted her rudely: "Ms. Li, don't you know that this is a ridiculous accusation? You should think about the problem from their perspective instead of criticizing them. This matter has not yet reached the point of no return."
"Has it not reached the point of no return? Now all of Korea knows about this matter, that the girl group that our SM company has invested heavily in has been involved in a sex scandal. A large number of fans have been making trouble, and there are now hundreds of fans protesting outside our company's headquarters. Don't you think this is bad enough?" Li Zhenzhu said very bluntly. She had a good relationship with Yang Mo before, but now, she can no longer care about the previous relationship. She is already in a state of panic, and can only think about how to minimize the impact of this matter.
"At least, all of you in Korea know that there is such a girl group, right? I guarantee that the whole world is now spreading this matter. You have made headlines all over the world without any publicity. Isn't the publicity effect amazing?" Yang Mo asked in return.
When Yang Mo said this, the middle-aged man who followed Li Zhenzhu frowned slightly, his eyes thoughtful. But Li Zhenzhu shouted loudly: "What kind of bullshit propaganda is this? This is all bad news."
"No, there is no bad news in this world. No news is the worst news." Yang Mo suddenly figured everything out. He sat on the sofa in the main seat, crossed his legs, and said slowly, "Now, we don't have to do anything. Let things ferment for two days. Let those curious netizens find all the clues about Girls' Generation. You can also release some news appropriately so that everyone can learn more about Girls' Generation."
"Hey, big star, are you kidding me?" Li Zhenzhu glared and shouted unhappily, "At this time, you are still letting this matter ferment. Do you really want to destroy this group?"
Yang Mo was about to explain when the middle-aged man smiled and said, "Ms. Zhenzhu, this gentleman is right. This is indeed a very good publicity for us."
"Huh?" Li Zhenzhu turned around and looked at the middle-aged man in disbelief: "Chairman, are you sure you are not kidding?"
"No, of course not." Choi Dong-gun, one of the directors of SM Entertainment, shook his head with certainty and said, " Call the Korean headquarters right now and ask them to spread the detailed information of the nine members of Girls' Generation on the Internet. Make sure that people in every country know about them. Also notify the colleagues in the planning department and ask them to prepare to promote Girls' Generation's album in advance. We will release an album for them this year."
"Ah?" Li Zhenzhu was a little surprised, but then nodded "yes" and hurried out to make a phone call.
After Li Zhenzhu left, the tension of the nine girls eased a little. They just heard the chairman say that the album would be released ahead of schedule, and this news even made them a little happy. However, they didn't understand why it had to be released ahead of schedule, and this was obviously the worst case scenario. After Oppa said a few words, the chairman was not angry, but instead asked us to release the album ahead of schedule?
The girls didn't understand, but Yang Mo and Choi Dong Gun smiled at each other and understood. Choi Dong Gun sat next to Yang Mo and continued to ask: "Sir, how do you think we can turn negative news into positive news after two days of fermentation?"
"This..." Yang Mo really didn't know where to go, so she said bluntly: "I haven't thought of going there yet."
"I do have an idea." Choi Dong-gun kept it a secret, "But I need your cooperation."
"As long as they won't be implicated, I can do anything." Yang Mo nodded.
Choi Dong-gun smiled when he heard this, turned sideways, pointed at the nine girls, and said, "You must become the boyfriend of one of them."
"Ah?" Yang Mo was stunned for a moment. What kind of cooperation was this?
"It is an established fact that nine of them lived in your house. We cannot clear it up. The only possibility is that one of them was your girlfriend and you were a hospitable host, so you invited them to your house and let them stay overnight." Choi Dong-gun said slowly: " Of course , this is just a relationship announced to the public, and it does not force you to be together."
Yang Mo never thought that Cui Dongjian would come up with such an idea, but after thinking about it carefully, it was indeed the only way to solve the crisis. So, after hesitating for a moment, he nodded heavily and said, "I agree."
After Yang Mo nodded, Cui Dongjian's face immediately became full of smiles, and several of the nine girls were particularly happy.
"So... who among you is willing to pretend to be a couple with this gentleman?" Choi Dong-gun asked the nine girls.
"Me!" About four or five voices sounded at the same time.
