Chairman Suh of Amorepacific walked up to the temporarily constructed podium, facing the microphone, and announced, "Amorepacific Group will engage in deep cooperation with the brand 'THREE' in the fields of product production and research and development."

There was a sudden uproar among the media present.

For Amorepacific Group to take the initiative to discuss cooperation with a startup brand was basically equivalent to issuing an official certificate of a "boundless future" to "THREE".

Just as Suh Kyung-bae stepped off the stage, Kim Young-shik, the wife of the LG chairman, stepped up to the microphone and smiledly added, "LG Household & Health Care will also launch cooperation with the 'THREE' brand, with the main directions including product research and development and market channel sharing."

Yet another industry tycoon stepped up to show support.

Although Kim Young-shik was only the chairman's wife, rumors had spread recently that the current chairman of LG Group was seriously ill.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that it was only a matter of time before the chairman's wife took over LG Group.

The biggest bombshell was yet to come.

Amidst the somewhat numb gazes of the gathered media, Lee Boo-jin, the eldest princess of Samsung, walked onto the podium.

Her voice wasn't loud, but every word was clear: "I announce on behalf of The Shilla Hotel, The Shilla Duty Free, and The Shilla Resort that we have reached a partnership with the 'THREE' brand for store entry. All product lines under 'THREE' will be stocked and sold across all Shilla channels."

Lee Mi-kyung also added, "CJ OliveYoung will also reach a store-entry partnership with the 'THREE' brand, stocking its entire product line in all stores."

The surroundings instantly fell quiet, and then gasps and discussions completely exploded, throwing the scene into chaos for a moment.

Chori and Yuri could barely suppress the corners of their mouths from turning up, while Taeseok desperately tried to maintain his facial expression management, though his heart was churning like stormy seas.

Stocked across the entire line at The Shilla Duty Free?

That was equivalent to directly getting free advertising space in the airport's immigration and departure zones.

Millions of international travelers would pass by the 'THREE' counter every day, and coupled with all the stores of CJ OliveYoung, this exposure volume was simply terrifying.

Several tycoons left one after another, and Chori presented VIP gift boxes as farewell gifts.

Inside were complete sets of the high-end series, and every single bottle had been blessed by Taeseok with the "Amrita Vase Medicine Buddha Blessing Mantra", maximizing their effects directly.

Next was the celebrity store-visit segment.

The fans at the scene perked up again, raising their support banners and phones.

The first artists to walk the red carpet were the two bosses, Chori and Yuri.

To the audience's pleasant surprise, they had actually invited Ock Joo-hyun and Lee Jin as well.

Fin.K.L, the first-generation national girl group, had once swept all charts across The Peninsula during their prime.

Although the members were currently pursuing individual paths, their drawing power when appearing together was still terrifying.

When Ock Joo-hyun, Lee Jin, Chori, and Sung Yuri stood side by side on the red carpet, posing for the camera with Fin.K.L's signature gesture from back in the day, the eyes of many veteran fans at the scene turned red.

Walking onto the red carpet next were Sung Yuri's friends Lee Jung-hyun, Jung Ryeo-won, and others, as well as Chori's friends Uhm Jung-hwa, Kangta, and others—all of them heavyweights.

Psy, who couldn't attend due to his schedule, had recorded a congratulatory VCR in advance, which was played on the big screen at the venue: "Wishing 'THREE' a grand and prosperous opening! I am Psy. Although I couldn't make it to the scene today, my sincerity has already arrived!"

In the video, Psy danced a short segment of the horse dance in his signature suit, then solemnly gave a thumbs-up, pushing the atmosphere at the scene directly to a climax.

Next came the friendly appearances of the Jung sisters, Rainbow, Nine Muses...

Appearing last were artists from companies under CJ Entertainment.

As soon as Davichi's Lee Hae-ri and Kang Min-kyung made their entrance, they attracted everyone's attention.

Their popularity in the music industry had always been very stable, with a very solid fan base.

When all seven members of T-ara made a neat appearance together, the fans on both sides of the red carpet went completely crazy, their shouts shaking the store floor.

FNC's AOA made their final appearance as a rookie girl group.

Choa, the most popular member, wore a silver-gray short skirt and waved repeatedly to the fans on both sides.

Seolhyun followed closely behind; as the visual center, the moment she appeared, waves of screams erupted from the crowd.

Inside the store, the Jung sisters and Nine Muses' Moon Hyun-ah, Park Gyeong-ri, and Park Minha temporarily acted as ushers, standing at the door to guide artists and VIP clients inside for a tour.

Moon Hyun-ah and Park Gyeong-ri were responsible for introducing the high-end series products, Jessica and Krystal were in charge of the youth line display area, and Park Minha led prospective clients to try samples and register for pre-orders.

Taeseok watched as the first-floor exhibition hall teemed with people.

From time to time, someone would pick up a sample, bring it close to their nose, and then reveal a surprised expression, frequently exchanging opinions with the people next to them.

At 5:00 PM, the event finally concluded.

The store inventory had been swept clean before noon.

Chori flipped through the sales data in the system backend, her mouth agape for a long time: "The first batch of three hundred sets of the high-end line is completely sold out. Two hundred samples of the youth line were given out, and over eight thousand people registered for pre-order reservations..."

Yuri collapsed on the sofa, her face covered with a hydrating facial mask taken from the display cabinet, and said vaguely, "My legs feel like they're going to break. I stood for nearly eight hours today..."

Taeseok wasn't doing much better, leaning against his office chair without even wanting to move a single finger.

The three of them just collapsed like that, with no energy left to speak.

After a long while, Taeseok recovered first and picked up his phone to order three portions of fried chicken.

After they were delivered, the three of them sat around the coffee table, too lazy to even clean up the table, directly tearing open the packaging and stuffing it into their mouths.

"Today's turnout," Chori said indistinctly with a piece of original-flavor fried chicken stuffed in her mouth, "is more than ten times better than I imagined."

Yuri peeled off her facial mask, wiped her face, and said, "Four chaebols showing up to support us—to be honest, I wouldn't even dare to dream of it."

Taeseok chewed on a chicken wing and muttered, "We must have made a lot of money."

Chori opened her computer, flipped through the payment records, counted the zeros for quite a while, and then looked up at the two of them with a somewhat dazed expression on her face: "The first day's sales... are more than what I expected for an entire quarter."

The three of them looked at each other in blank dismay.

"So what should we do with this money?" Yuri spoke up first.

"Save it?" Chori said.

"How about making some investments?" Taeseok said.

"Should we keep it to give ourselves year-end bonuses?" Yuri said.

All three of them laughed at the same time.

Outside the window, it had grown completely dark, and the streetlights of Apgujeong converged into a golden river.

The "THREE" sign at the doorway lit up with a warm white light in the night curtain.

Taeseok leaned back against his chair and lowered his head to look at his phone for a while.

A pile of unread messages had accumulated in his notification list: Hara sent "Safely arrived in Sakura", Soyeon sent "The skincare samples are great to use", Jaekyung sent "Today was truly an eye-opener", Hyunyoung sent a photo with the great seniors plus a string of exclamation marks, and Moon Hyun-ah sent "You owe me a meal".

The last message was sent by Park Gyeong-ri.

Park Gyeong-ri: 【Photo】

Park Gyeong-ri: Your products are great to use 【Smiley face】

Taeseok clicked open the photo to zoom in and take a look.

The camera was aimed at the hem of Gyeongri's short skirt, with a bottle of skincare sample wedged between her two fair and sexy beautiful legs, while the contents inside her short skirt were faintly visible.

It was his first time encountering such a blatant hint.

He clicked his tongue, not rushing to reply, picked up the last chicken wing in the fried chicken box and took a bite, thinking to himself: "We'll talk about it tomorrow; let's rest for today first."

Chori and Yuri also leaned back against their chair backs.

The three of them sat side by side in the office just like that, listening to the occasional sounds of cars and the muffled conversations of pedestrians outside the window, neither of them speaking again.

They had been busy from morning till night today, but all three of them knew clearly in their hearts—their future was bright.