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

Chapter 287 Big Hit
February 18th, Tuesday morning, sunny.

On a street in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, a black Mercedes-Benz drove for a while before stopping on the side of the road next to a building.

After parking the car, Chen Yan opened the door, stepped out, closed the door, and looked up at the gray-white low-rise office building in front of him.

A small metal sign hanging at the entrance reads "Big Hit Entertainment," indicating that this is the location of Bang Si-hyuk's Big Hit Entertainment.

Looking at the somewhat shabby and dilapidated office building in front of him, Chen Yan couldn't help but think of the futuristic Hybe building he had dreamed about some time ago.

It's hard for outsiders to imagine that the gray office building in front of them would rise up and become such a high-rise building in the near future.

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Chen Yan strode towards the office building.

He's here today at the invitation of Bang Si-hyuk; there are some issues regarding 2AM's album to be released in March that need to be discussed in a meeting.

For this album, Chen Yan not only served as the producer of his own title track "A Certain Spring Day," but he also participated in a small part of the album's post-production planning.

Upon entering the office building, Chen Yan briefly explained the situation to the receptionist, who respectfully led him to the stairwell and up to the second floor.

Yes, there is no elevator in the office building; you have to walk up and down the stairs.

Upon arriving at the office area on the second floor, Chen Yan followed the receptionist forward while looking around.

Outside in the office area, about thirty employees were busy at their workstations, with signs posted in specific areas to indicate departmental divisions.

Next to the public office area are several small offices for use by senior management and department heads.

Chen Yan showed no surprise. Small companies are generally like this; they certainly can't compare to the Big Three like JYP.

Even among the smaller entertainment companies in Peninsula, Big Hit's conditions are considered quite good.

Following the receptionist to the door of an office marked "President's Office," the receptionist raised her hand and knocked lightly a few times.

A response came from inside the office, and the receptionist opened the door, gesturing for Chen Yan to come in.

Chen Yan thanked him politely and stepped into the office.

Fang Shihe, who was sitting at his desk, immediately stood up with a smile when he saw Chen Yan: "Chen Yan-xi is here, please have a seat."

He gestured for Chen Yan to sit down on the guest sofa.

Chen Yan thanked him politely and sat down on the sofa in the reception area.

"Would you like some coffee, Mr. Chen? I'll have someone prepare it."

Chen Yan smiled and waved his hand: "No need to be so polite, President Fang. I don't really like drinking coffee."

"Oh, that's how it is."

Fang Shihe nodded, his gaze subtly scrutinizing the young man before him. A glint of shrewdness flashed in his narrowed eyes as he smiled and spoke:

"I'm afraid Chen Yanxi is laughing at us, but our company is much smaller than JYP."

"How could that be? Although Big Hit is still small now, I believe it will definitely thrive under President Fang's leadership in the future."

With the evidence of a dream, Chen Yan's words were not exactly a compliment.

"Hahahaha, then I'll take Chen Yanxi's good wishes with me."

Fang Shihe laughed immediately upon hearing Chen Yan's seemingly flattering words, as if he appreciated them.

After exchanging pleasantries in the office for a while, Chen Yan, led by Fang Shihe, got up and left the office to gather the members of the distribution planning team responsible for 2am's new album and entered a conference room.

The meeting ended after nearly an hour, and the rest of the staff returned to their workstations to continue their duties.

Fang Shihe stood at the conference room door, looked at Chen Yan and smiled, "Chen Yan, do you have anything else to do next? If not, I'll show you around our company."

"Alright, then I'll leave it to President Fang."

Chen Yan naturally couldn't refuse; he was still hoping to get to know Fang Shihe better and see if he could learn more about Hybe from the dream.

"Hahahaha, what's the trouble? Come on, I'll show you around."

Fang Shihe smiled and patted Chen Yan on the shoulder, leading him on a tour of the second floor where they were. As Chen Yan had seen when he arrived, the second floor mainly consisted of employee offices and offices for senior management, as well as the meeting room they had just visited and a basic recording studio.

The third floor houses the dormitories for artists and trainees.

"By the way, our company has a boy group that plans to debut in June. Let me take you to meet them."

"Ok."

Following Fang Shihe down to the first basement level, he briefly introduced the boy band to Chen Yan along the way.

As soon as Chen Yan entered the basement, he could faintly hear music.

Following Fang Shihe to the door of a practice room, he raised his hand and knocked on the door.

The music inside stopped, and a few seconds later the door opened.

Upon seeing Fang Shihe, a handsome young man immediately bowed respectfully and said, "Hello, President-nim."

Fang Shihe nodded slightly: "Yes, I've come to see you all."

"Please come in."

The young boy bowed respectfully again, and did the same when he saw Chen Yan behind Fang Shihe.

Chen Yan smiled and nodded in return.

Upon entering the practice room, several boys with a few beads of sweat on their foreheads were already standing in a row, bowing 90 degrees to greet Fang Shihe.

Chen Yan was also secretly observing the boy group called "BTS" that Fang Shihe was talking about, which was about to debut.

(The main character will not be involved in BTS-related matters later; he will only appear briefly in these two chapters and will not reappear afterward.)
Fang Shihe waved his hand with a smile: "I'm here mainly to introduce you to a music producer."

As he spoke, he gestured to Chen Yan beside him: "This is Chen Yanxi, a very talented music producer."

Upon hearing this, several boys who were curiously observing Chen Yan bowed to him at a 90-degree angle once again.

Music producers have a much higher status than these trainees who haven't even debuted yet.

To be honest, when they first saw Chen Yan's face, they wondered if he was a newcomer who had been parachuted in to join their group as their face, but they never expected him to be a music producer.

Afterwards, Fang Shihe and Chen Yan stayed in the practice room to watch the group perform two songs, chatted with them for a bit, and then left the practice room.

"What does Chen Yanxi think of these children?"

On the way back to the first floor, Fang Shihe asked with a smile.

"Not bad, they are all very strong, and their singing and dancing are both very good."

Chen Yan naturally chose to say the nice things, and what he said was true; those trainees were indeed quite good overall.

It's just that he seems a bit lacking in appearance, so he'll probably have to rely on his talent in the future.

"Hahahaha, these kids are indeed very talented, and I have high hopes for them."

The two chatted as they returned to the first floor, and Chen Yan took his leave at the opportune moment: "Then I'll take my leave now. Thank you for your care today, President Fang."

Fang Shihe squinted and patted his shoulder: "No need to be polite. Chen Yanxi is welcome to visit anytime. I also hope that we can have more opportunities to cooperate in the future."

Chen Yan smiled and nodded: "Definitely."

After saying goodbye to Bang Si-hyuk, Chen Yan drove all the way back to JYP Entertainment.

Entering the building, which is significantly more spacious than Big Hit, I walked to the elevator and pressed the button.

A minute later, the elevator doors slowly opened, and a figure appeared in his line of sight.

"Oh~ oppa, what a coincidence."

Upon seeing Chen Yan outside the elevator, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and her two signature rabbit teeth were revealed.

(End of this chapter)