Storm at the Dinner Table

Lee Soo-man filled a glass of liquor and raised it with both hands. "Mr. Lin, thank you for always taking care of me and SM Entertainment. This toast is to you!"

With that, he turned slightly and tipped his head back, draining it in one gulp.

He truly felt grateful to and in awe of Lin Yuan.

Lately, he often found himself thinking back to the day he had first met Lin Yuan more than four years ago.

At the time, SM Entertainment had still been struggling to secure new financing, only to hit walls everywhere.

Those investors only wanted to kick him while he was down and squeeze him dry, each set of terms harsher than the last.

Just when he had felt his future was bleak, Lin Yuan had appeared.

Lee Soo-man knew he had not held much hope at the time. In his eyes, Lin Yuan had merely been a Hollywood action star who had just begun to rise.

Yet after a brief conversation, Lin Yuan had immediately and readily decided to invest 10 billion Korean Won in SM Entertainment in exchange for only a 20% stake.

What had seemed even more unbelievable to Lee Soo-man was that Lin Yuan had not directly interfered with SM Entertainment's operations, instead handing him complete control of the company.

That generosity and trust had made Lee Soo-man sigh inwardly. He had truly encountered a benefactor.

But he could not help wondering: Was Lin Yuan really not afraid that he would line his own pockets and manipulate the company until Lin Yuan's investment came to nothing?

That question had been answered within days.

The answer was: Lin Yuan really was not afraid.

When Lee Soo-man learned of Lin Yuan's strategic partnership with Samsung's Eldest Princess, he immediately realized that Lin Yuan's