A few minutes later, Lee Ji-eun walked off the stage.

The organizers also directed the staff to guide the audience to leave in an orderly manner.

Gu Bai, however, was in no hurry to leave. He sat in his seat, continuing to enjoy the fruit being fed to him by Jung Soo-yeon.

Swallowing the pineapple in his mouth, Gu Bai glanced at Lin Yun'er and said, "You said you know IU, but are you familiar with her?"

Lin Yun'er, who had been lost in thought, quickly snapped back to reality and replied, "I guess you could say we're familiar. I've collaborated with her many times, and we have a pretty good relationship offstage."

After Lin Yun'er finished speaking, Gu Bai more or less understood.

What true friendships are there in the entertainment industry? It seems Lin Yun'er's relationship with Lee Ji-eun is just that.

But that didn't stop Gu Bai from continuing to ask her.

"What kind of person is she?"

"What kind of person? In what way?"

Gu Bai shrugged and said with a nonchalant smile, "Whichever way you think is appropriate, just give a direct answer."

He wasn't saying he had feelings for Lee Ji-eun and wanted to know what kind of person she was. He was mainly considering what attitude to adopt towards Lee Ji-eun in the future. Although the entertainment industry is a big mix of things, there are quite a few artists who can remain untainted by the mud. While Gu Bai doesn't mind the unspoken rules, his bottom line is not to touch those who don't want to be subjected to them.

Those eager to be subjected to such rules — if Gu Bai is interested, of course, he won't refuse.

But those who don't want to be, Gu Bai isn't willing to force them.

If he really did that, how would he be any different from the Goryeo chaebols? After all, he was born under the red flag and grew up in the spring breeze as a successor of socialism.

As for the three women present.

Lin Yun'er and Zheng Xiujing weren't exactly eager, but at least they weren't resistant.

Jung Soo-yeon had no choice but to be subjected to his unspoken rules, and it seemed she was now enjoying it.

After pondering for a while, Lin Yun'er hesitantly said, "To specifically say what kind of person she is, I'm not too sure, but there's one thing that's recognized in the circle..."

"What is it?"

"Ambition. I've never seen anyone with more ambition than her."

Hearing this answer, Gu Bai became a bit more interested, signaling Lin Yun'er to continue.

"You also know that we Goryeo artists are different from those in other countries. Our work is very busy, and we can hardly find a few days to rest in a year, but it's not that we don't want to rest — it's that the entertainment companies don't allow it.

Take our S·M Company, for instance. While the resources are strong, and it's easy to debut and become popular by joining, the work intensity is also the highest among all Goryeo companies... It's only because the influence and popularity of Girls' Generation have decreased in recent years that we have been able to have some free time. If this were a few years ago, we wouldn't have had any time to rest. Every day, we were either rushing to schedules or on the way to them.

But IU is different.

LOEN Entertainment Company primarily focuses on electronics, and stars are a side business. They take in fewer trainees, and their financial capability doesn't allow them to do much of it.

IU once participated in talent shows every day for a year, being eliminated continually, and was even cheated out of money. You could say fortune favored her; she didn't wait in vain. When she went to audition at a small company, which happened to be LOEN Entertainment Company, she caught the eye of the executives, giving her the opportunity to debut.

And after IU became popular, according to what we know, LOEN Entertainment Company gave her a very lenient contract. Yet she continued to take schedules crazily and write songs crazily... These were all her own decisions without anyone forcing her. I once asked her why she worked so hard. She said she wanted to become an artist who could surpass BoA and Lee Hyori..."

"Oh?"

After hearing Lin Yun'er's words, Gu Bai had some understanding of Lee Ji-eun.

It seems that this Lee Ji-eun is a very ambitious artist. You have to know that BoA and Lee Hyori are already considered the top-tier idols in the Goryeo entertainment industry. They have high global recognition, and the fact that Lee Ji-eun can aim for them proves her ambition.

Thinking of this, Gu Bai also chuckled.

He wasn't afraid of her ambition; he was afraid she had no desires.

Ambitious people are smart. They know how to make trade-offs, which could be a weakness, right? After all, as long as Gu Bai is willing, making an artist hugely popular isn't difficult. Everyone knows that the entertainment industry is always dominated by capital. As long as capital wants you to be popular, even if you're a dog, you can become popular, let alone the fact that Lee Ji-eun is innately a very talented actress.

While Gu Bai and Lin Yun'er were chatting, a female staff member in a small suit came over to Gu Bai's table.

"Hello, I'm IU's assistant. We learned from the organizers that you sent us a wreath worth 2 billion Korean Won for IU. IU was very touched and asked me to invite you to meet her."

Hearing Lee Ji-eun's assistant's words, Gu Bai burst out laughing.

"Lee Ji-eun wants me to go meet her personally?"

Lee Ji-eun's assistant had already psychologically prepared herself before coming. After all, someone who could casually send a wreath worth 2 billion Korean Won couldn't be just an ordinary person. Therefore, she wasn't surprised by Gu Bai's words and instead continued, slightly apologetic: "I'm sorry, sir. Our IU is an artist and isn't suited to appear in public places. We hope you can understand. Since you gave a wreath worth 2 billion to her, you must be a loyal fan of hers. We also hope you'll be considerate towards IU."

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