Chapter 45: Stepping on Cha Jooeun

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"Today, I am extremely happy to have the opportunity to interview two beautiful oriental beauties. Welcoming Cha Jooeun and Park Shinhye!" The reporter used fluent English to greet the two. At this moment, Shinhye had to take a moment to listen to the translator in her ear before giving a response. However, she could only respond in Korean. On the other hand, Jooeun's English is as equally fluent as the reporter's, so she easily conversed with her. In an instant, the reporter felt a closer bond with Jooeun.

"I'm aware the two of you have gained a lot of popularity due to your upcoming battle. I want to know, regarding this collaboration, what are your thoughts?"

After hearing the reporter's tricky question, Yonghwa is worried Jooeun would say something negative, but Jooeun maintained her smile as she replied, "I respect every job I do, that is my attitude towards things."

"Me too." Shinhye followed Jooeun, easily escaping the need to answer.

"OK, what are your opinions towards each other?"

Another extremely tricky question. Yonghwa could feel himself breaking out in a cold sweat, because at this time if Jooeun was to step on Shinhye as she did at the stage event recently, he would have no way to stop her. But who would have expected, after thinking for a moment, Jooeun finally replied with one word.

"Confident."

To most people, this would sound like a compliment. But in reality, Jooeun was actually mocking her. As Shinhye always thought greatly of herself, she thought Jooeun is seriously praising her. Her expression became more proud as she looked down at Jooeun.

In this type of situation, does Jooeun have the choice not to behave and accommodate?

Yonghwa let out a sigh of relief. The reporter looked at Shinhye. She originally thought she would answer in the most appropriate way. However, her response shocked everyone. The Jooeun in my eyes isn't very humble.

"Isn't very humble!"

Han Yufan's heart dropped, he had to hold himself back from running onto the stage. Did Shinhye bring her brains today? Or had she been praised so much lately that she thought she could do whatever she wanted? They had compared her to others because they knew she wouldn't have the chance to work with them, hence no chance to make a comparison in real life. But Jooeun is different. They were about to partake in a photoshoot together. Everyone would be able to see the results instantly. How could she not hold back a little and leave herself a chance to retreat in case something went wrong?

Everyone was surprised by Shinhye's response. Not only had they never seen such an arrogant model, but they also felt she had an almost non-existent EQ. In comparison, Jooeun's confident response was well thought out and meaningful.

The reporter froze for a moment, not sure how to recover the conversation. At this moment, Jooeun smoothly continued talking and saved the awkward moment. "Miss Park even appeared in the same news article as Yoona sunbaenim, I am definitely not that capable. There's still a lot for me to learn."

The Yoona sunbaenim that Jooeun spoke of is the infamous supermodel and actress Im Yoona who had previously appeared on Victoria's Secret runway. The reporters were all familiar with her. At the same time, the reporters could tell Jooeun is only being polite, because if Shinhye was really that great she wouldn't be appearing in a simple 3rd-class publication.

Shinhye continued to smile confidently. After she was praised by Jooeun, her expression was smug.

"From what you're saying, Miss Park must be very impressive." The reporter looked at Jooeun thankfully as she followed her lead and praised Park Shinhye.

It was a short 20-minute interview, but Yonghwa's heart almost jumped out of his chest while standing on the sidelines. He was originally worried about Jooeun. But today, Shinhye had completely disappointed him.

"Shinhye, why did you step on Jooeun during the interview?" After the interview ended, Yonghwa questioned Shinhye angrily.

"Yonghwa, why are you sticking up for Jooeun? This is our opportunity to pull her off her high horse, of course, I wasn't going to let it go to waste. I've already received so much abuse from her, I had to get revenge."

Not too far away, Jooeun is watching the argument between the two with a smirk on her face. Upon seeing her expression, Yonghwa felt uneasy.

"Don't tell me, deep down you actually think I'm not comparable to Jooeun or Im Yoona?"

Yonghwa had no choice but to comfort Shinhye as he placed his hand to his forehead. Shinhye is smart sometimes. But at times like this, she is extremely stupid, especially after getting praised by people. That's why Jooeun had stated Shinhye is confident.

"OK, it's time to prepare for the photoshoot. This battle, you must win, there's no room for losing, or else, you will have no chance at the Top Ten Model Awards." Yonghwa reminded Shinhye.

"Don't worry." Shinhye is filled with a determination to win.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, Jooeun received a phone call from Jeonghwan. "The interview just now, I was watching it. I asked Taejoo to pass a copy on to Im Yoona. Im Yoona didn't care too much after seeing it, since she's used to being compared all the time. So we directly passed it on to the legal team."

That's right, Im Yoona is currently signed with GK. The husband and wife were completely in sync. Why couldn't the B-grade model be more humble? Since she didn't know how to stop and was determined to hold herself so high, then there was no choice but to put her in an unexpected difficult position.

"Did you really?"

"Since she had the courage to bully my wife, she will definitely have to face the consequences. Jooeun, apart from being nice towards you, I am not easy to deal with."

A man who could control the life and death of the entertainment industry is definitely not an average character. Jooeun knew this a long time ago.

"You only saw her bullying me." Jooeun is speechless, she had already pushed Shinhye to the brink of no return, why didn't this man say anything about that?

"Later, when your photoshoot is over, I will come to pick you up." Jeonghwan laughed gently. For him, everything his wife did was right and deserved support! Jooeun also laughed as she nodded her head. She couldn't refuse Jeonghwan's thoughtfulness.

Afterward, accompanied by Hyewon and Minjung, Jooeun entered the waiting room to get changed. As the front cover featured two people, Jooeun and Shinhye's clothes and makeup were very similar. This magazine shoot is destined to be a challenge of skills. Deep down, they both thought about making the other into their backdrop, but how they were going to play their cards. . .depended on their abilities.

As usual, before any shoot, Jooeun is graceful and quiet, she didn't say much at all. This made Shinhye appear extra confident. She felt Jooeun is this way because she knew she wasn't good enough. Meanwhile, she thought of herself as having complete control over the set.

As the theme is Oriental Trend, the two models both wore traditional two-piece costumes. On top, they wore a beautiful high collared shirt, buttoned at the neck with a detailed pattern on the sleeves. From the waist up to the collarbone, there were delicately embroidered orchids blooming magnificently. On the bottom, they wore an elegant long skirt. Like the shirt, the skirt also had a stunning display of embroidery. After putting on the clothes, Jooeun's expression is blank like a white piece of paper. She's still in her containment stage. Meanwhile, at this time, Shinhye is already flaunting the feminine vibe of a woman from ancient times.

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