Mr Mermaid | LK Adaptation

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

At nine o'clock in the evening, Teacher Taeyang showed Lisa the headline he had carefully crafted. Of course, this so-called headline was just his subjective opinion right now. In the end, what the headline would be would still depend on the publication company's decision.

Lisa had thought that Teacher Taeyang would definitely set Jaehyun as the headline — after all, he was a die-hard fan of Jaehyun. However, when she glanced down at the manuscript, it was about Jungkook. In his manuscript, Teacher Taeyang used the word count of a university entrance exam essay to describe Jungkook's arresting performance in the pool. He excavated the light and dark sides of Jungkook's history in depth, offering professional analysis on all of Jungkook's strengths and weaknesses, and predicted optimistically that: He will become another one of the brightest stars of the Chinese swimming arena.

Lisa found it a little hard to believe. "Teacher Taeyang, your affections have turned so swiftly?"

Teacher Taeyang responded primly, "I chose Jungkook as the headline naturally because Jungkook was more suitable to be the headline. We may chase idols in private, but when it comes to reporting news, we must keep a wider view with news in mind."

The theory was simple. Although Jaehyun had a greater reputation, the competition this time, an annual one just within the country, was really too small a stage for an Olympics champion. No matter how well he did in such a competition, no one would be surprised. As such, all the reporters had been gunning for gossip around Jaehyun this time. Unfortunately, Jaehyun seemed to be on alert — though his attitude was as arrogant as ever, he kept a strict guard over his mouth, not revealing anything important that could send the mind spinning.

Compared to Jaehyun, Jungkook was a veritable well of talking points. Even though he was not as well-known as Jaehyun, the combination of all these hot talking points was enough to draw a significant amount of attention. Moreover, he truly had the results to showcase as well — his explosive performance as the final member of the relay was uncommon even across the entire continent of Asia; it was well worth some lengthy exposition.

Lisa quickly figured it all out. Looking at Teacher Taeyang in admiration, she sighed and said, "Thank you for the lesson!"

When they were done with their manuscripts, the two of them walked out of the hotel to look for a small restaurant nearby for supper.

City-Z was a northern inland city, and its food culture consisted primarily of a myriad of noodle dishes. Lisa was a Jiangnan girl used to eating fish and rice ... after flipping through the thin menu twice, she finally ordered a set of shrimp wonton. Teacher Taeyang ordered a bowl of beef ramen.

As they waited for their meals to be served, Teacher Taeyang said quietly to Lisa, "Lisa, there's something I need to remind you of."

"What is it? Teacher Taeyang, you can be frank with me."

"That reporter you were arguing with today, his deputy editor is close with Director Yang Hyun Suk of our editorial department. I think that that reporter is the type to cause trouble. Probably even before we return, Director Yang Hyun Suk will already know of this incident. You ... prepare yourself."

"Ok." Lisa nodded. The relationships among those who worked in the media were very intertwined — offending one person was tantamount to offending a whole group of people. Moreover, what she had done today was obviously a taboo in the industry. It could be imagined that she was likely in for a terrible scolding once she returned.

What a headache ...

Lisa rubbed at her forehead. "I understand. Thank you, Teacher Taeyang."

The steaming bowl of beef ramen was served, and Teacher Taeyang raised his chopsticks. "Alright, alright, don't think so much about it. Let's eat! I'm starving."