dkrc Chapter 42 Missed it again after missing it
Chapter 42 Missed it again after missing it
"Secretary Do-hoon's suggestion is good. Focusing on industry, technology, and culture is the best way to embody the spirit of the World Expo..."
"It also helps the development of our local companies. Semiconductors, displays, and automobiles are all iconic products of South Korea."
"In terms of culture, the open acknowledgment of origins and our own innovations also reflects the inclusive spirit of the World Expo..."
The meeting regarding the Expo's publicity plan progressed quite smoothly.
The process went so smoothly that the preparations Jeong Do-hoon had made beforehand seemed somewhat unnecessary.
He had expected a meeting filled with multi-party negotiations and heated debates, but it turned out to be going exactly as Zheng Daoxun had planned.
At least among the attendees, excluding local government and civil society representatives, most expressed support for Zheng Daoxun's proposal and even praised it.
Among these supporters, Jung Do-hoon roughly counted that most of them were officials in Seoul or prominent figures in the industry, making him, a fourth-level civil servant, seem somewhat out of place.
Even if Fang Zhixiu, who was directly involved in the design of the World Expo's publicity plan, was only one level below him, she was not qualified to sit at the meeting table and participate in the discussion. She could only wait outside for the discussion results.
Moreover, it is rather strange to invite a diplomat like him to express his thoughts.
"Is everything going smoothly?" Fang Zhixiu greeted Zheng Daoxun as he came out of the conference room, her high heels clicking as she approached. "With your proposal out, there's practically nothing left of the proposal I worked so hard on overtime to write, right?"
To be honest... Fang Zhixiu's promotional plan, which uses K-pop as its core selling point, was indeed poorly written, and even completely dragged down the overall plan.
However, Fang Zhixiu is not entirely without reservation; at least in her own field, she is quite professional.
"I still borrowed a lot of your ideas," Jung Do-hoon said, taking the cigarette from Bang Ji-soo. But this time, he took out a lighter and lit it for Bang Ji-soo first. "Kpop is the real calling card of Korea. After all, in the fields of industry and technology, we have been caught up with and even surpassed by many others."
Fang Zhixiu smiled, and the two went outside the venue for some fresh air. She was about to thank Zheng Daoxun for what happened last night when his phone rang.
Although Jung Do-hoon had already anticipated that the Japanese entertainer stranded in Indonesia would receive his passport today, why did he call to thank him?
"I guess Kim Young-seon took all the credit from me in front of them?" Jung Do-hoon smiled helplessly, greeted Hirai Momo, and then hung up the phone.
He gestured for Fang Zhixiu to wait a moment, then returned the calls one by one in order.
"Hello, I am Jung Do-hoon."
"Hello Dohoon-ssi, this is Kim Dahyun, Kim Dahyun from TWICE, the one who participated in your meeting last time."
On the other end of the phone, Kim Da-hyun's slightly flustered voice came through.
"Sorry, I accidentally pressed the dial button. If this disturbed you..."
"I didn't mean to disturb you. I was in a meeting." Jung Do-hoon was a little puzzled. Why were all the TWICE members calling him at once?
"Phew...that's good. Thank you for your help to TWICE too..."
"It's my duty," Zheng Daoxun smiled, "and if there's nothing else..."
"Okay, then you can hang up the phone."
"Okay, I'll save your number." Jung Do-hoon hung up the phone, then looked at Fang Zhixiu, who was looking at him mockingly. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Yeji, Dahyun, Momo..." Bang Ji-soo counted, "Secretary Do-hoon has only been in charge of the Cultural Exchange Department for a month, and he already knows more celebrities than I do."
"We met by chance," Zheng Daoxun shrugged.
"What a coincidence, a 25-year-old clerk," Fang Zhixiu sighed. "I've only ever reached the level of section chief, and I doubt I'll ever climb any higher. I'm quite envious of you, having had such a smooth journey."
Fang Zhixiu is almost thirty. In fact, at her age, being able to reach the fifth level of civil servant is still a remarkable achievement among her peers. Many people are almost forty and still can't reach the threshold of the fifth level of civil servant.
However, her concerns are not unfounded. Ultimately, in South Korea, if you are a civil servant and you are promoted step by step, you can only wait for a vacancy to open up.
Only if it doesn't happen out of nowhere will it be the turn of those in line.
Having lived a second life, Zheng Daoxun realized that his life had been far too smooth.
Even in his previous life, he returned to South Korea at the age of twenty-seven and was promoted to Consul General in South America before the age of thirty-five.
From the perspective of work and personal life alone, the only setback Jung Do-hoon encountered was that his marriage application with Minatozaki Sana failed to pass the review.
He had clearly made arrangements, but it seems that his efforts were still thwarted by an invisible hand.
"Just lucky."
"Others are lucky, perhaps they were born into a good family, or they had a tremendous opportunity... Of course, ability and attitude are also very important. Secretary Do-hoon, which category do you fall into?"
The current discussion is perhaps too forward for those who are not close enough to understand each other.
Moreover, Zheng Daoxun himself was beginning to have some doubts.
Is his success today solely due to his exceptional abilities, or is there some extraordinary opportunity that has been waiting for him all along?
However, considering the possibility of being given a second chance at life, one would expect their luck to be quite good.
In terms of reincarnation, Jung Do-hoon felt he was very lucky. Although the Jung family was not extremely wealthy, they were well-off and provided him with good material conditions.
My parents also had a lovely little sister.
"Section Chief Fang Zhixiu, why are you looking at me like I'm some kind of alien? You know my family background, we're just middle class, not some kind of celestial being."
Fang Zhixiu nodded slightly, seemingly lost in thought: "But a 25-year-old clerk really does seem to be from a completely different world than an ordinary person like me."
"I do come from another world." Jung Do-hoon teased her. "Just kidding. How was Jimin after she went back yesterday?"
"She even complained that I didn't tell her in advance, saying I was too domineering. Sigh, isn't it good for an unnie to worry about her?"
"Ya-Hsien has complained about me like that too."
The two have a lot in common about having a younger sister.
"Alright, the meeting is about to start again, you'd better go in and get ready." Fang Zhixiu glanced down at her watch and reminded her, "Just give me your phone, I'll put it in the suitcase for you."
Thanks.
Fang Zhixiu watched the young man walk into the conference room, and sighed softly, feeling both envy and curiosity.
Just as she was about to put Zheng Daoxun's phone in the cabinet for safekeeping, another call came in.
Fang Zhixiu hung up the phone, and the phone screen lit up. The screen saver was Ya Xian.
In the photo, Ya-Hsien has cake smeared on her cheeks and is frowning and glaring at Jung Do-Hsun.
It seems that Secretary Dohoon is single.
As Fang Zhixiu was feeling sentimental, that unfamiliar phone call came in again, relentlessly.
She didn't want to answer for Zheng Daoxun, so she hung up again.
The phone rang again.
Is there something urgent? Fang Zhixiu hesitated for a moment, then silently told herself that there was no other way, and answered the phone:
"If you're looking for Secretary Dao Xun, please call him later."
Sana Minatozaki paused for a moment upon hearing the unfamiliar female voice on the phone. Of course, he was probably busy.
"The flight to Seoul is about to depart. Passengers who have not yet checked in, please prepare yourselves as soon as possible..." The airport announcement came over her ear. When Sana Minato heard her name called on the announcement, she quickened her pace.
In short, let's go back to Seoul first.