Peninsula: It’s just a dream, are you serious?

Chapter 237 Year-End Song and Dance Battle (Seeking Double Monthly Tickets!)

Time slipped away quietly amidst the daily hustle and bustle, and soon it was the end of December.

That morning, Chen Yan arrived at the door of the president's office on the top floor and knocked.

"Enter."

"Senior, you were looking for me."

"Oh, Xiaoyan's here. Come, have a seat."

Looking at the young man who sat down opposite him, Park Jin-young's eyes revealed a hint of satisfaction.

2AM's Japanese album was recorded at the beginning of the month. Afterwards, he specifically asked Choi Seung-hoon to find out about Chen Yan's performance during the recording process.

The answer was that the young man was very talented, learned very quickly, and was a promising talent.

If given enough opportunities to hone his skills, he will definitely become an excellent music producer.

Choi Seung-hoon's assessment of Chen Yan flashed through Park Jin-young's mind, and he said with a smile:

"I didn't call you here for anything else, Xiaoyan. I just wanted to tell you that after discussing with the various departments, we've decided to make your song 'A Certain Spring Day,' which you wrote a while ago, the title track of 2AM's Korean album in March."

Chen Yan was delighted upon hearing this: "Thank you, senior."

"There's nothing to thank me for; it's just that the songs you wrote are of high quality."

Park Jin-young waved his hand: "Another thing is that the company will be planning 2AM's Korean album in March. Would you like to participate and learn from them?"

This is about learning how to produce an entire album and becoming a more well-rounded producer.

After a brief moment of surprise, Chen Yan quickly agreed and thanked Park Jin-young again.

An album producer can be different from a song producer.

The song producer only needs to be responsible for the recording and post-production of one song. After the song is produced, there is basically nothing else that needs your participation in the album, just like when Chen Yan recorded "I Got a Boy" for Girls' Generation.

But album producers are different. They are responsible for the entire album, including but not limited to the design of the album concept, the selection and arrangement of the songs, the formation of the post-production team, and so on.

Chen Yan's original development plan was also this, so when Park Jin-young wanted to take him under his wing, he naturally agreed immediately.

Park Jin-young smiled, then suddenly remembered something: "By the way, isn't the song Xiao Yan wrote for Girls' Generation going to be released in a few days?"

"Yes, it will be officially released at midnight on January 1st, 2013."

"Today is the 27th, so it will be in five days."

Park Jin-young glanced at the time on the computer, then looked at Chen Yan and smiled, "Not bad, I hope this song will achieve good results."

If the song's performance meets market expectations, he can begin to gradually promote Chen Yan, JYP's newest star producer, to help JYP go public.

"Thank you, senior."

Chen Yan also has high expectations for the song's performance. If it achieves outstanding results, he will be able to further increase his popularity in the industry.

The two chatted for a while longer.

"Alright, that's all. Xiaoyan, you can go back and get back to work."

"Ok."

Chen Yan got up and left Park Jin-young's office, went to the studio floor, and sat down at his workstation.

Recalling her conversation with Park Jin-young, she couldn't help but chuckle again.

This is another opportunity. It seems that Park Jin-young is indeed interested in grooming him.

While her father was secretly looking for opportunities, she also needed to work hard to make progress at home and gain a certain status within JYP.

This way, we can avoid causing too much resentment among the company's management.

After a moment of contemplation, Chen Yan let out a soft sigh, looked at the computer screen, and prepared to get back to work.

"Adu"

The phone next to him beeped with a message notification. Chen Yan reached out and picked it up to take a look.

It's Krystal Jung.

Krystal Jung: Have you finished writing your song yet?
Looking at the message, he was both amused and exasperated: Didn't you just ask a couple of days ago that it would take a few more days?

Ever since I had dinner with this girl last time and got inspiration from her first love story, she's been asking me every few days if I've finished writing the song.

It has a strong sense of urging someone to finish writing.

Krystal Jung: Okay, remember to listen to it for me right away after you finish writing it. This is the inspiration I gave you.

Sensing the smugness in his words, Chen Yan couldn't help but smile again: "I know, I'll definitely let you hear it first after I finish."

Krystal Jung: That's more like it.

Just as Chen Yan was about to reply with an emoji, another message popped up in the chat box.

Krystal Jung: By the way, will you be watching the SBS year-end music show the day after tomorrow? Taeyeon and the others will be performing the song you wrote for the first time that night.

Chen Yan knew about what the girl was talking about.

Girls' Generation will perform "I Got a Boy" for the first time on the SBS Gayo Daejeon stage the day after tomorrow, which is also a way to promote the song before its official release on January 1st.

In addition to Girls' Generation, f(x) also performed that night.

As for how he found out, it was naturally the two women in his family who told him, and they even went through the back door to give him a ticket.

Chen Yan: I know, I'll go see it the day after tomorrow, and I'm looking forward to your performance too.

Krystal Jung: What are you saying? I invited you to come see Taeyeon unnie, not to see me.

Chen Yan: Since we're already there, of course we should check out your performance. Don't worry, I won't make a trip to the bathroom when it's your turn to perform.

After all, his own Taozi was in the group, so he couldn't just run away to pee.

Krystal Jung: Ugh, who are you calling a "casual" one? [Angry]

Chen Yan smiled, tapped his fingers on the screen and bantered with Jung Soo-jung for a while before putting down his phone and getting back to work.

Two days later, around 6 p.m.

Chen Yan drove to the vicinity of a venue in Samseong-dong, Seoul.

After finding a parking space on the roadside and parking his car, Chen Yan got out and walked towards the entrance of the venue.

At the door, a figure waiting there immediately raised his hand to signal him upon seeing him.

As he walked over, Park In-jae smiled and put his arm around Chen Yan's shoulder after Chen Yan walked up to him.

"Come on, I'll take you backstage. The singing competition is going to be really exciting tonight."

Park In-jae currently works for the SBS television program "Inkigayo," and the "Inkigayo" program team is naturally the main force behind SBS's year-end music festival.

After learning that Chen Yan would also be coming to see the show that evening during their chat the day before yesterday, Park In-jae specifically asked him to come early, saying he would take him backstage for a tour.

"Now, here you go."

Handing the pass to Chen Yan, Park In-jae led him towards the backstage area, leaning in for a teasing laugh:

"So, should I take you to Girls' Generation's waiting room first, or to IU's or Krystal's waiting room?"

Chen Yan glanced at him sideways but ignored him.

Park In-jae smiled dismissively and continued introducing which idols would be participating in tonight's music show.

However, this guy is still the same as always, and he only talks about female idols.

The two chatted as they walked backstage at the music competition.

(End of this chapter)