r18novel Chapter 63 Yoona's Solution
Chapter 63 Yoona's Solution
Yoona readily admitted, "Yes, and you've changed more than just this one thing."
She tapped the table lightly with her fingertips, listing the items one by one: "There's also Kenzie unnie taking you as her apprentice, many people in the company know you, Sulli rejected 'Real,' Kim Minjung signed with SM a year early... These things may just be normal work in your eyes, but to me, every single one of them should not have happened."
She stopped what she was doing, a strange, unreadable look in her eyes: "So I'm very curious, how did you do that? Why didn't you suffer any backlash?"
After hearing this, Jiang Yan gave a helpless bitter smile. "Nuna, if I said I don't know why either, would you believe me? Maybe there are some people in this world who can be changed, maybe it's because I come from China and am not in the network of fate in this world, maybe it's just good luck, but I really don't know any more than that. I'm still figuring out many things myself."
Yoona slowly leaned back in her chair, showing signs of fatigue for the first time during the conversation that evening.
She believed it, though not completely, but at least seven or eight parts of it.
Although Jiang Yan's reasoning was vague, it was still logical: a transmigrator from another country who is not bound by the rules of that country could be considered one of the possibilities.
Just because she herself doesn't have this ability doesn't mean others won't.
Yoona let out a breath and changed the subject, "So, what are your plans next?"
Jiang Yan's answer was simple and direct: "Work hard, earn more money, and train Min Zheng to debut. I don't have any great ambitions in this world. I just want to live a peaceful life."
"that's all?"
"that's all."
A meaningful smile slowly appeared on Lim Yoona's lips. She tilted her head slightly and said, seemingly casually, "Kang Yeon-ssi, do you know that when you were lying just now, your left index finger involuntarily curled up slightly?"
Jiang Yan subconsciously looked down at his left hand, which was resting on the table. His index finger was neatly placed flat on the table, without moving.
"Pfft."
Yoona covered her mouth and chuckled, her doe eyes curving into two crescent moons: "I was just kidding, but the way you looked down honestly tells me that you were indeed lying."
Jiang Yan's eye twitched slightly.
Damn it, I got scammed.
Lin Xiaolu burst into a gloating laugh in mid-air, making the entire illusory figure tremble: "Hahahaha, Jiang Yan, you've finally met your match! Serves you right for lying and pretending!"
Jiang Yan took a deep breath, swallowing back all the complaints that welled up inside him, and put on a smile again.
"Noona, who did you learn that move from?"
"Self-taught." Im Yoona raised an eyebrow smugly. "So, just tell me the truth, what are you planning to do next?"
Jiang Yan knew that there was no point in arguing about those empty words anymore.
This woman is much harder to deal with than Lin Xiaolu; she's simply not cute at all.
He suppressed his smile, sat up straight, placed his hands on the table, and looked directly at Yoona.
"Okay, to be honest, you're already aware of the truth. I'd like to ask, considering your prophetic state, could you provide me with a useful solution?"
Yoona did not answer the question immediately; she lowered her eyes and fell into deep thought.
After a long while, she finally raised her head and said a single word, "Yes."
She said only one word, then paused, as if organizing her thoughts or weighing something.
"But Jiang Yan, before I reveal this method, I need to confirm one thing: to what extent are you willing to go for Shirley?"
Jiang Yan met her gaze without flinching, his words clear and unwavering: "Within my capabilities, all."
Lin Yoona stared into his eyes for a long time, so long that Lin Xiaolu couldn't help but float in front of her and wave, thinking that she had suddenly frozen.
Then Yoona suddenly gave a bitter smile, "Do you know? In my timeline, Sulli passed away in 2019."
These words were like an icicle, piercing Jiang Yan's heart.
Jiang Yan felt as if everything around him had stopped. He could hear his heart beating in his chest, one beat after another, muffled like someone pounding on a closed door with their fist.
"Suicide. She was found in her own apartment, and by then it was too late."
Jiang Yan's face grew increasingly gloomy. Lin Xiaolu, who had been laughing just moments before, suddenly fell silent, drifted to his side, and stood there motionless.
"Before the incident, no one noticed anything unusual. People at the company said she was in good spirits recently, her agent said she was preparing for a new variety show, and her friends said she had a dinner party scheduled for next week."
As Yoona spoke, her speech slowed down, as if she were recalling a memory she wished to forget.
Jiang Yan recalled the posture of Choi Sulli with her arms crossed and her head down biting her lip in the elevator last week.
I recall the green light above her head that was peeling away at the edges, the overwhelming gray fog, and the countless nights I spent curled up alone on the cold floor.
Jiang Yan wanted to say something, but something seemed to be stuck in his throat, making him feel like he had a fishbone in his throat. He cleared his throat heavily and said in a hoarse voice, "Nuna, tell me what to do."
Yoona took a notebook out of her bag, turned to a blank page, and said while picking up a pen, "What I'm about to say is not some emotional promise or passionate declaration, but a business proposal with a precise timeline."
"First of all, we need to make one thing clear: we can't get the company to let Sulli go through pleading, we can only do it through benefits. Lee Soo-man is a businessman, Kim Min-young is too, and Chief Kim is even more so. You need to make them understand that it's more worthwhile to protect Sulli than to force her to take on roles."
Jiang Yan nodded; he understood the principle.
"Every point in time and every event I'm about to talk about actually happened on my timeline."
Lim Yoona wrote down the first keyword in the notebook and then pushed the notebook in front of him.
There are only two words on it...
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"The Real project was a disaster for Sherry."
Lim Yoona lightly tapped the paper with the tip of her pen. "In my timeline, the original director, Lee Jung-sub, would resign in a little over a month due to creative conflicts with the investors. The entire photography team would leave with him, and filming would come to a complete standstill. The new director, Lee Sa-rang, had no experience directing feature films and turned a serious crime film into a commercial film that relied on explicit content to grab attention. It was simply a joke on the entire Korean Peninsula film industry."
"Ultimately, the film only attracted 470,000 viewers and suffered a loss of over 20 billion won, making it the biggest box office disaster in the South Korean film industry in 2017."
Jiang Yan's eyes narrowed.
Yoona drew a timeline in her notebook: "The director will resign in a little over a month. That means the final contract that Chief Kim is forcing Sulli to sign will become a worthless piece of paper in a little over a month because the director has changed. It's March 22nd now, and there are still two weeks before the start of filming for this drama. These two weeks are your only window of opportunity."