204: It's just a casual play. Oh no, you actually took it seriously.

Lim Yoona saw the trending topic and laughed, saying, "A funny girl, confirmed."

"Hmm?" Her manager looked at her in confusion, "Yoona, what are you talking about?"

"Oh, nothing." She showed her the phone, "I'm looking at Zoe's trending topic."

The manager glanced at it and sighed with emotion, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, Zoe is truly a trending topic magnet. Even when she's slacking off like this, she still has so much buzz. Impressive."

"Right!" Lim Yoona thought of all her hit songs, "I'm envious! Sigh~"

"Don't be envious. By the way, I got some inside information: the T-ARA trademark has been acquired."

Lim Yoona looked at her in surprise, "Unnie, are you saying Soyeon and them won the lawsuit?"

Thinking of MBK's style, she shook her head and said, "Impossible! How could MBK Company just give up like that?"

Seeing her thinking so far ahead, the manager interrupted her and explained, "Of course not."

"Then how did they succeed?" As for any under-the-table dealings, Lim Yoona didn't even consider it.

She didn't know much about the others, but she was clear on Park Soyeon's character, after all, she almost became their leader.

"It's said that a big shot helped them, but I couldn't find out who this big shot is."

"A big shot?" Lim Yoona was even more confused, "Unnie, MBK's backer is the CJ Group."

"If they had the connections to make MBK back down, why would they have suffered so much?"

"How would I know? I'll tell you after I find out." She thought of Xu Zhiyou and T-ARA's agreement.

"Yoona, now that T-ARA has successfully gained autonomy, Zoe once promised to help them write songs..."

"Stop." Lim Yoona raised her hand to stop her, "Unnie, I'm fully committed to the acting path now."

What could the manager do when she saw her like this? She sighed and said, "Irene's reaction is the same as yours."

"I don't know what you're thinking. Zoe used to not write songs for people, but now that she's started, you're not enthusiastic about it. Do you look down on it now?"

Lim Yoona rolled her eyes, "Unnie, what are you saying? iKON is from the same company as her. Can it be the same?"

"What about T-ARA? They're not from the same company, are they?"

Lim Yoona thought for a moment and slowly said, "I'm not very clear, it should be that Soyeon and them moved Zoe in some way."

"How can you be so sure? You're an old hand in the entertainment industry, don't be so naive!"

"How is that possible? Zoe might seem boisterous, but she's actually very soft-hearted. You can't just judge a person by their appearance."

The manager teased, "Oh! You know her quite well, don't you?"

"The more you interact, the more you understand. All her emotions are written on her face, it's hard not to understand her."

"Then you should ask her for a song..."

"Unnie, here you go again." Thinking of Bae Joo-hyun, "If it were feasible, Irene would have already asked for one. It's not realistic."

"It's not that it's not realistic, it's that all of you are stubborn." She pulled out BLACKPINK's solo announcement.

She handed it to Lim Yoona, "Look at the other four members of BLACKPINK, their solo songs were all written by Zoe."

"And then?"

"And then you go buy a song from Zoe, so I can easily apply for your solo. How many years have you debuted? Solo songs..."

"Even Taeyeon Unnie, as the main vocalist, only got one solo opportunity. Even if I got a song, would the company let me solo?"

"You have to fight for things. If you don't even try, how will you know if you can't do it?"

"Haha!"

"Yah!"

Lim Yoona didn't respond to her, picking up her script and silently reading it. This scene truly left the manager speechless.

She poked her forehead with a finger, "Every time you can't win an argument, you get this stubborn look."

Lim Yoona didn't mind, nodding repeatedly, "Yes! Mianhae, my fault."

"Sigh! Forget it, I give up on you." What else could the manager do? "You read slowly, I'm going to deal with other things."

"Bye-bye." She waved her small hand with great enthusiasm.

After the manager left, the assistant quietly came to Lim Yoona.

"Yoona Unnie, there are so many producers in the company, why do they always want to ask Zoe for songs?"

"How should I explain it to you?" She put down the script, "Let me think, huh!"

Pinching her chin, she thought for a while and slowly began, "All of Zoe's works to date have been hits, and then there's her popularity. That's probably it."

"It seems so! Since Zoe debuted, although her songs are pitifully few, every single one has been a hit."

"So, if you were a singer, wouldn't you want her songs?"

"Mmm-hmm!" The assistant nodded repeatedly, thinking of Lim Yoona's refusal to ask Xu Zhiyou for a song earlier.

"Yoona Unnie, then why aren't you tempted?"

Lim Yoona looked down at the script and said lightly, "How do you know I'm not tempted?"

"Then why did you refuse?"

"Because there's no chance for a solo. Taeyeon Unnie, Luna, Krystal... Uh, Krystal doesn't count, anyway, it won't be my turn."

"Why? You're a top popular artist, why doesn't the company let you solo?"

"Because my singing isn't that amazing. If I managed to get a song from Zoe, do you believe the company would take the song away immediately?"

"Uh!!!" The assistant couldn't refute it.

"See, you've also tacitly agreed. Zoe's songs are bound to be huge hits. On top of that, if you add someone with good singing skills..."

"Marketing it that way will always earn more than I would. The company is about making money, who's going to talk about fairness with us?"

"Sigh~" The assistant could only sigh deeply.

Lim Yoona, however, didn't take it to heart. Having experienced a lot, she naturally had a more open mindset.

"Alright, stop thinking about these things. Go make me a cup of coffee."

"Oh!"

After she left, Lim Yoona dialed Xu Zhiyou's number. It rang for a while.

A raspy 'Yeoboseyo~' came from the other end, leaving Lim Yoona speechless for a moment.

"Change back. What are you doing, acting all raspy?"

"Teasing a beautiful woman!"

"Get out of here. You're trending online again, you know that?"

"Sigh~" Xu Zhiyou looked at Lee Chae-rin with a resentful gaze, "It's all Chae-rin Unnie's fault."

"My image, it's just charging straight ahead on the path of being a silly, funny person, boo hoo hoo~"

Lee Chae-rin immediately retorted, "Zoe, speak with a conscience. That's just your nature, how can you blame it on me?"

Park Sandara chimed in, "Exactly, who made you the silly one first?"

Xu Zhiyou gave her a light glance, "Mountain Bunny, do you still want me to look at your song?"

"Yes!" Park Sandara threw the paper into her hand, "Here, let's chat while you look."

"Go, go, go! Why are you stirring up trouble?" She pushed her back to sit down and said into the phone, "Yoona Unnie, what's up?"

"Are you guys still eating?"

"Just finished, there are some leftovers. Do you want some? I'll send you the location."

Lim Yoona rolled her eyes dramatically, feigning hurt, "Zoe, you didn't even invite me to eat, and now you're telling me to eat leftovers? Has our friendship faded?"

"What friendship? You're an artist from S.M. Entertainment, and I'm from YG."

"We're rivals. We're just playing along; you're taking it seriously. Hmph~"