Crashing Into You

"Manager Mo, you mentioned earlier that I am not allowed to have a boyfriend now? Who said this and why?" Tan Ja Nin who was seated at the pa.s.senger seat asked her manager who was seated at the driver seat.

"Me because it"s my rule."

"Your rule? I didn"t remember you mentioned this to me before and it is also not mentioned in the contract doc.u.ment that I signed with you." Tan Ja Nin said, she was a bit upset about it.

"Look, you are just starting on this industry. It is not a good impression if you have a boyfriend at this moment from a fan"s perspective. As a fan, he will prefer an idol who"s still single than those who are already in a relations.h.i.+p or already married because it gives him a chance to daydream that he is the right man for her. Do you get what i mean?" 

"Makes sense. Good thing I don"t a boyfriend now and I"m not looking for one and it"s not my priority as of this moment. However, what if I found someone who"m I fell inlove with unexpectedly? So I am not allow to have a relations.h.i.+p with him?" 

"Love can wait! Build a career first."

Tan Ja Nin did not reply. 

"Let"s focus more on how you can build a fandom of your own. Once you have stabilized your popularity, and once you have built connection with your fans, they can easily accept everything about you including your relations.h.i.+p status."

Tan Ja Nin looked at the road ahead. 

"Okay!" She said. 

"Give it two to three years from now."

Two to three years? Her eyes widened in disbelief. By that time she was already 28 or 29. Her friends could already have their own family when that time comes. Song Dei Si was already married. Ho Min Lin is going to get married too. 

"No, I don"t want to put myself in a timebox!" She said. 

Manager Mo took a quick glance at her then sighed. "Okay, you can have a boyfriend anytime you like, but if that happens soon before you establised a strong fandom, you have to keep the relations.h.i.+p away from the media"s radar first. You have to hide it from them." 

"Okay!" Tan Ja Nin agreed. Anyways, finding a boyfriend wasn"t her main focus now so it would not be that hard for her to follow Manager Mo"s rule for now. As a matter of fact, Manager Mo was kind enough because she did not hinder her to have a boyfriend anytime she would like it. She remembered what Ju Ning has told her when they went to watch her boyfriend played polo, that Ju Ning"s manager was unaware that she has a boyfriend, she hid it because her manager was not allowing her to have a boyfriend. At least for her, in case she would have a boyfriend she doesn"t need to hide it from Manager Mo, she just need to be more careful so that it won"t reach the media"s radar. 

She looked at Manager Mo. She was just about the same age as her but she has already established her career in managing artists. She was grateful to Manager Mo for her hardwork. She was so diligent to find an advertis.e.m.e.nt work for her. She used all her connection to reach out to all advertising agency to check if there will be some advertis.e.m.e.nt job suitable for her. It was one of the advertising agencies who recommend her to Shuns.h.i.+nati Electronics. Who would have thought that they will reach out to her manager to discuss the commercial work offer from them?

....

Tan Ja Nin and Manager Mo arrived at Suns.h.i.+nati"s office 30 minutes earlier than their appointment time. One of the secretaries from the Presidential office have guided them to the meeting room and asked them to wait for the President and the company"s legal team to come. After the secretary has briefed them, she excused herself and left the conference room. 

"Hey Ja Nin, Suns.h.i.+nati is really one of the best electronics company in our country today. Look at their facilities. This meeting room has a state of the art design" Manager Mo said to Tan Ja Nin.

Tan Ja Nin looked around, though Suns.h.i.+nati has the state of the art meeting room, that kind of design wasn"t new to her. The meeting rooms at the main office of Tan"s Group of Companies was far more eye catching that this one so she wasn"t that impressed, but she could not say it to Manager Mo. 

"Yes! Impressive" she said instead. 

"I"ve conducted my research about Suns.h.i.+nati and I found out that it is just one of the companies that the owner has established. Aside from this electronics company, they are also investing in Manufacturing Industry. Rumor has it that the son of the owner who we are going to meet today had a degree in Harvard University in London and just returned back to the country three months ago" 

Harvard University? Tan Ja Nin who wasn"t interested to know who the President of Suns.h.i.+nati at the onset has suddenly piqued interest. 

And what was the initial of the president?

LJH?

Harvard University?

Could it be that the president of Suns.h.i.+nati was Lee Jin Ho?

No! 

Before she can process her thoughts, the secretary came back again with a tray of coffee.

"Have a sip of our brewed coffee first while you are waiting! President Lee will be arriving soon." 

Manager Mo thanked the secretary.

"I will leave you again. Please make yourself comfortable here." The secretary said then she left the room.

President Lee? 

Tan Ja Nin suddenly felt uneasy and Manager Mo has noticed it.

"You okay? Are you nervous? If you want you can go to the restroom first. We still have 15 minutes before the meeting starts"

She stood up. She thought she really need to go to the bathroom and excused herself. 

At the rest room, Tan Ja Nin tried to compose herself by convincing herself that the President wasn"t Lee Jin Ho. 

She fixed herself and returned to the meeting room. 

She only had 4 minutes left before the meeting time

"Don"t get nervous. Relax! You have to exude some self confidence infront of the President. Remember, we haven"t signed the contract yet" Manager Mo warned her.

Tan Ja Nin took a deep sigh then nodded.

Her phone vibrated and she took her phone out. She saw a message from her brother. 

Tan Ji Nan: Did you meet Lee Jin Ho already?

Tan Ja Nin: Lee Jin Ho?

Tan Ji Nan: You"re going to sign a contract with him today right? For Suns.h.i.+nati"s advertis.e.m.e.nt?

Tan Ja Nin"s face suddenly turned pale. So there. 

Her guess was right. 

Lee Jin Ho was the President of Suns.h.i.+nati. Was she been offered to do that commercial because of her brother"s request and Lee Jin Ho couldn"t say no?

So it was still her family"s connection who has helped her. 

Manager Mo looked at her and noticed that she has started sweating and worried flashed her face. 

"You okay?" Manager Mo asked. Anytime from now, the President of Suns.h.i.+nati will be coming over and she doesn"t want him to see Tan Ja Nin at this state.

What"s wrong with Tan Ja Nin?

Manager Mo started to panic when she heard a male voices from the door of the meeting room.

"The marketing department has started working on the marketing materials that we need for the launch." PA Jin reported to the man who was walking  in front of him.

"I need to see the materials by the end of this week." "Noted!" PA Jin said. 

Lee Jin Ho entered the meeting room and looked at the two ladies and frowned. 

One lady"s expression was in panic and the other lady"s expression was that of someone who was having a trip to Milkyway! 

"Manager Mo?!" PA Jin asked

"Yes." She stood up and smiled at him.

"I"m PA Jin!" He extended his hand and offered a handshake with Manager Mo. "This is Atty. Lim from our legal department and this is President of our company, President Lee."

Manage Mo extended her arms. "Glad to meet you Atty Lim and President Lee."

The two men smiled at her then s.h.i.+fted their gazes to the woman who was next to Manager Mo. 

"Apologies if you waited for so long" PA Jin said.

"No worries. It was us who just came here earlier than the meeting time." Manager Mo said and gave Tan Ja Nin a soft kick on her right leg. 

Tan Ja Nin suddenly came back into her senses and was greeted by Lee Jin Ho"s deep gaze. 

"This is Tan Ja Nin!" Manager Mo introduced her. 

The three men extended their hands to offer Tan Ja Nin a handshake. 

"Nice to meet all of you!" Tan Ja Nin said. She looked at Lee Jin Ho and their gazes locked with each other

"Have a seat and let"s get down to business!"