Peninsula: I'm the Top Streamer

Chapter 549 Want to be in power
"I am very honored to receive the Best New Girl Group award. This is an award that you can only receive once in your life. If you miss it, you will never get another chance."

Quan Xuanhe stood to the side, watching the four people stand in front of the microphone and give their acceptance speeches one by one. When it was time for another round, it was finally Liu Zhimin's turn to hold the microphone.

"Finally, thank you to Xuanhe oppa for collaborating with us on stage and for presenting us with this award on such a meaningful occasion."

Unexpectedly, someone dared to mention him on such a meaningful and special occasion. Quan Xuanhe's expression clearly froze for a moment, but he quickly recovered and showed a friendly and cheerful smile.

Why do they all like to bring him up like this?

Cheers and applause erupted from the audience.

Hearing the enthusiastic response from the audience, Liu Zhimin glanced back at Quan Xuanhe, her hair swaying gently, a smile playing on her lips.

aespa officially won Best New Actress at this year's MAMA, and Kwon Seonhyuk followed them off the stage, hurriedly returning to the waiting room to change clothes and prepare for the next collaboration stage.

The stage effect of this collaboration is at least at the level of a famous stage, with the help of Quan Xuanhe and the big IP of Squid Games, resulting in tens of millions of views and related responses.

"It's nice to be mentioned on stage, but don't mention me randomly, or it can cause problems."

"Can't I express my gratitude to oppa to everyone on stage?"

When Liu Zhimin saw that Quan Xuanhe came down and instead of praising her, he criticized her, she felt extremely wronged and her lips were almost pouting to the sky.

"It works, but it's not entirely feasible."

Looking at Liu Zhimin, who looked aggrieved and even stopped to stare at him reproachfully, Quan Xuanhe spoke in a somewhat tactful manner, though not exactly tactful.

"What are you babbling about!"

Liu Zhimin seemed to have suddenly become bolder, and began to provoke him in a rebellious manner, eager to try, and almost had the idea of ​​riding on his neck written all over her face.

The other members of Aespa felt a chill run down their spines upon hearing this, and instinctively moved away from Yoo Ji-min, secretly observing Kwon Hyun-hyuk's reaction.

Upon hearing this, Quan Xuanhe raised an eyebrow, and then, with a swift and decisive motion, he grabbed Liu Zhimin's neck. The delicate, fair skin flowed between his fingers. He was quite ruthless, applying slight pressure with his fingers, causing Liu Zhimin to shrink back as if her fate had been seized. She cried out in alarm and then began to slide to her knees at lightning speed.

"Oppa, I was wrong!"

Liu Zhimin covered her neck with both hands, trying to pry Quan Xuanhe's fingers open, but his hands felt like steel and wouldn't budge.

"What's wrong?"

Quan Xuanhe lifted her up like a child; Liu Zhimin's neck was a little longer, making it even more comfortable to hold.

"You shouldn't have said that about oppa."

Liu Zhimin hurriedly said this, speaking without any restraint, completely disregarding whether others were observing.

"If you do this again, you're finished, you know?"

After saying that, Quan Xuanhe released his grip, and Liu Zhimin, like a fish that had escaped from a large net, ran away in a flash.

She looked up, clutching her neck, a hint of resentment and defiance on her face. "Oppa, be careful you don't become a domestic abuser in the future."

"Who did I abuse? I was just disciplining a child, okay?"

"cut."

Liu Zhimin wanted to retort, but fearing that Quan Xuanhe would take advantage of her again, she reluctantly stopped talking.

It was because he was so happy to receive the newcomer award that he acted this way, which is not surprising at all.

Aepsa is on a roll, clearly aiming for next year's best girl group and undergoing a generational change.

At least at this moment, this is the view of the vast majority of people.

Meanwhile, Aespa's competitors have yet to officially enter the K-pop scene.

IVE has just debuted and is currently touring various music shows, where they've already secured first place. A great start indeed.

Not long after Miyawaki Sakura and Kim Chae-won announced their merger with HYBE, LESSERAFIM still has about six months before their debut.

NewJeans is even less of a possibility; they're still in the planning stages and won't debut until next summer.

Gidle?

He's still dead.

NMIXX?

The campaign was unsuccessful from the outset.

That leaves only Aespa standing out.

Closer to home.

The group hurried back to their respective waiting rooms, quickly changed into their costumes, and began preparing for their stage performance.

Not long after.

As the first part of MAMA was about to end and the awards ceremony on stage concluded, Kwon Heonhyuk went backstage to prepare for his appearance.

Everyone watching the stage was impatient. This year's MAMA had only a few stages that were most anticipated by the public, and the collaboration between Kwon Heonhyuk and aespa was arguably the most anticipated.

【come ohmygod! please! 】

【aespaaespaaespa！】

[Is it finally starting? This hour wasn't a waste, sob sob.]

[It's bound to be a huge hit!]

The screen went black, and with the playing of a short VCR video, the stage performance officially began!
In the pitch black, a beam of overhead light shone down, revealing a figure standing there, whose face was obscured.

In the picture, Kwon Hyun-hyuk slightly raised his face, his cold and handsome face appearing in the lens, even taking up the entire frame.

He's so handsome it makes you want to take screenshots.

Players who flee the game must not be allowed to survive…

His voice rang out, a magnetic voice that drew the viewer's attention even more to the screen.

Kwon Seonhyuk stood there, the camera zoomed out further and further, and the AI ​​image of aespa was an invasion of the screen, an AI character image specially created for aespa by SM Entertainment!

Naevis!

Fans were surprised that this collaborative stage also connected with the aespa universe, and were immediately amazed by the exquisite conception of the short film.

A virtual character appeared, the scene zoomed out, and Naevis glanced at Quan Xuanhe from afar before turning and leaving, a void passage appearing in front of him.

She leaped in nimbly and disappeared, accompanied by exquisite special effects.

A large snake with metallic scales followed her into the passage and disappeared completely.

Quan Xuanhe turned around thoughtfully, staring at the disappearing passageway.

His gaze was cold and sharp, as if he wanted to see through the darkness before him.

“Naevis…”

As he muttered those words, the screen gradually darkened, and the classic sound effects from the Squid game began to play, with a strange and eerie rhythm.

The squid game was a hit!
The short film has ended.

On the stage, Kwon Hyun-hyuk appeared, dressed in a specially changed black agent outfit, with a Squid Game mask on his face.

At the other end of the stage, the lights came on, and Liu Zhimin appeared on the stage, slowly walking towards the center.

When she appeared, the stadium erupted in cheers like a tidal wave, followed by gasps of amazement.

When the big screen showed her face, her exquisite and captivating features made people gasp in amazement.

Why is it so beautiful?

The only light in the pitch-black scene was the light above her head; even the deathly overhead light was flawless, like the most treasured ceramic artwork in a museum.

Before anyone knew it, Quan Xuanhe appeared behind her and grabbed Liu Zhimin by the neck.

The camera stood inches away from the two, focusing on their upper bodies, then took a step forward to focus on their faces, which were pressed tightly together.

"Nug!"

After a few words, Liu Zhimin turned around and broke free, knocking off Quan Xuanhe's mask in the process.

The cameraman quickly stepped back, allowing the left and right sides of the frame to each occupy space, and two perfect profiles appeared in the shot.

This caused a sensation.

[Artworks, genuine Korean art....]

I've granted permission for these two to have a brief, one-second romance.

[Who understands the sheer power of these two faces!] [So handsome I want to pee, so beautiful I want to poop.]

[It's all over. All arguments can end before these two faces. I declare, this is God!]

The peak of comments and feedback occurred within those few seconds. After this memorable moment, the final scene was completed, and Kwon Heonhyuk left the stage.

He strode off the stage, glanced back at the entire aespa team as they made their grand entrance, and handed the stage over to them.

There's not much more to say about the MAMA afterwards. Aespa's performance created a climax, and after that, the awards ceremony proceeded smoothly.

The second and third installments will also reveal all the awards.

What he's more familiar with is that Twice won Best Girl Group this year.

Despite BLACKPINK's lack of a comeback this year, Twice's popularity remains strong. Their two comebacks this year have been incredibly successful in terms of statistics, unsurprisingly earning them the title of Best Girl Group of the Year.

This is Twice's last glimmer of hope.

Kwon Heonhyuk watched Twice's acceptance speech on the televised broadcast and felt a surge of emotion.

This was indeed Twice's last speech before MAMA. After that, Twice basically stopped participating in award ceremonies. New talents replaced the old ones, and new talents made their dazzling debuts.

In 2022, northwestern Shanxi was thrown into chaos.

As for Kwon Heonhyuk, he filmed a music video with BLACKPINK last year, and his backstage photo with Twice the year before caused a stir on social media. This year, he collaborated with aepsa on a year-end stage performance.

I wonder what it will be like next year.

As the MAMA stage draws to a close, BTS once again swept all the awards this year, leaving other boy groups to pick the rest. They truly reign supreme.

With this, the 2021 MAMA Awards ceremony has officially come to an end.

By the time it ended, it was almost midnight, and the backstage bustle and noise had reached its peak.

After the performance, Kwon Hyun-hyuk returned to the waiting room, quickly removed his makeup and changed his clothes, and finally returned to a refreshed state.

"I've been watching the feedback in real time, and the response has been very positive, especially good. The stage has received unanimous praise, and I expect it to reach its peak tomorrow."

"The effect this time was really good. Only the MAMA stage can achieve this kind of effect."

Park Jung-jung spoke beside him, and Kwon Seon-hyuk listened in fits and starts.

He's almost immune to these positive comments now.

"Go back and rest tonight. I'll give you a few days to rest before you fly to France for a magazine shoot."

A once-in-a-lifetime break!

Kwon Hyun-hyuk only focused on resting and didn't pay attention to anything else.

He should make the most of his short vacation.

“That’s great, this is the best news I’ve heard in a while.”

Kwon Hyun-hyuk clapped and cheered, his playful antics making everyone in the waiting room laugh.

"Get off work."

As they packed up to leave, Quan Xuanhe waited for his team to finish packing before pushing open the door to the waiting room and walking out.

"Ani Asaiyo."

"Thank you~"

Many people walked by outside, and it was even a bit crowded. When they met face to face, their eyes inevitably met. Quan Xuanhe immediately showed a gentle smile and greeted him.

People around him smiled in response when they saw him.

If we're talking about who's the biggest star tonight, it's probably Lee Hyori or Song Joong-ki.

But if we're talking about who's most popular right now, then it's undoubtedly Kwon Heonhyuk.

While things like Seventeen are still circulating within the fandom, Song Joong-ki's public image has also suffered due to his divorce. His future is still bright and promising.

He's in a good mood right now because he knows he has a vacation and is planning how to spend it.

One day of lying around is enough; the rest of the time should be spent going out and having fun!

Several faces flashed through Quan Xuanhe's mind, one after another.

Just as he was thinking this, a voice calling out to him brought him back to reality.

"Oppa looks really cool today, he's sure to have a great year."

When Shin Yuna saw Kwon Heonhyuk without his makeup and looking clean and refreshed, the adoration in her eyes was undisguised. She looked at him with bright, sparkling eyes, like an adoring young girl.

"Thank you, I appreciate Na's kind words."

Kwon Hyun-hyuk reached out and patted Shin Yuna's head, treating her like a younger sister.

"hey-hey."

Although she was a little disappointed at not winning the award, Shen Youna quickly adjusted her mood. She stood there obediently as he patted her head, and she even showed a big smile, as if she was very pleased.

This scene happened to be witnessed by Liu Zhimin.

Her joyful mood suddenly froze, and the smile on her lips abruptly stopped, becoming somewhat distorted.

ha?
What are you doing?
Seeing that Quan Xuanhe dared to do such a thing in public, Liu Zhimin's gaze towards Shen Youna immediately changed.

What's going on? This kind of thing happens when I don't keep an eye on it for a moment?

Liu Zhimin's eyes were filled with annoyance, her delicate nose wrinkled, and her hostile gaze quickly reached Shen Youna, causing her to turn around thoughtfully.

But all she could see was Liu Zhimin walking towards her with a smile, tilting her head at her and looking very friendly.

A woman's expression can change in an instant.

"Oppa is leaving?"

Liu Zhimin walked through the crowd to the two of them, raised her head slightly, and asked him with a smile, without showing any sign of surprise.

"They're getting ready to leave."

"Should I give oppa a ride?"

Liu Zhimin said this with a smile and without changing her expression, and her words, which were not at all unashamed, shocked and frightened Shen Youna who was listening from the side.

What is this going to do?
Aren't you busy packing?

Quan Xuanhe looked over and asked in confusion.

“There are staff.”

Liu Zhimin shook her head slightly, appearing completely unfazed.

Without a word, Liu Zhimin followed him closely, leaving Shen Youna speechless. She quickly said a few words and left.

"Are oppa and Yuna on good terms?"

"pretty good."

"How come he has such good relationships with so many girls?"

When Liu Zhimin wants to be sarcastic, she doesn't hold back at all; her words are always full of sarcasm and irony.

Why do you always speak with such veiled barbs and sarcasm? Do you think I'd be uncomfortable if you didn't make me uncomfortable?

Kwon Hyun-hyuk was speechless at Yoo Jimin's fluctuating and somewhat unstable emotions.

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhimin stopped in her tracks. The underground parking lot was brightly lit, but the glare only made Liu Zhimin's skin appear even whiter and more flawless, like jade.

"Oppa, just stop flirting with other women."

Liu Zhimin looked up at him, her voice bitter and complaining. She remembered that she was also helpless against Quan Xuanhe and didn't even have a proper title.

Her current behavior can be summarized as meddling in other people's business; she's looking at what's in the pot before she's even eating what's in her bowl.

That would be considered overstepping one's bounds.

"Is that how you say it?"

"What's wrong? Can't I say it? Isn't it my duty, oppa, to uphold male virtues?"

Liu Zhimin couldn't stand his interactions with other women and was determined to take his place.

(End of this chapter)