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

Chapter 447 Makoto's fate won't happen to him.

Following the secretary to the door of Lee Soo-man's office, the secretary knocked and, after receiving a response from inside, opened the door and gestured for Chen Yan to come in.

As Chen Yan entered the office, a middle-aged man in a black suit and black-rimmed glasses stood up from his office chair with a slight smile on his face.

"Chen Yanxi is here, please have a seat."

Lee Soo-man gestured for Chen Yan to sit down on the guest sofa.

"Thank you, Director Li."

Chen Yan smiled and nodded, walked to the guest sofa, and sat down facing Lee Soo-man.

Then his gaze involuntarily fell upon the godfather of K-pop and the founder of SM Entertainment.

Although Lee Soo-man started as a solo artist, he is definitely not handsome. His only distinctive feature is his squinty eyes.

Upon seeing those eyes, Chen Yan immediately thought of Lee Soon-kyu's older sister; it was a kind of family trait.

While he was sizing up the other person, Lee Soo-man was also sizing him up.

A young man with a calm and composed personality, neither arrogant nor humble.

After making an assessment in his mind and considering the other party's background, Lee Soo-man wasn't surprised.

His gaze lingered a moment longer on that face, which was no less striking than that of a boy band's visual center, and his smile deepened.

He really likes pretty kids.

After a moment's hesitation, Lee Soo-man smiled and said, "I've been wanting to meet Chen Yanxi for a while now. I heard that Chen Yanxi was recording at the company this morning, so I took the liberty of having my secretary invite you over."

Chen Yan smiled and replied, "Director Li, you're too kind."

“I have heard all the works that Chen Yanxi submitted to the company. “I got a boy, baby don’t cry, first wisdom tooth, and roar are all excellent works. It is no exaggeration to say that Chen Yanxi is very talented.”

I actually started paying attention to this young man after his song "I Got a Boy" became a hit.

He knew about Kim Young-min's several meetings with him, as well as his close relationships with Girls' Generation and f(x) from the company.

Although he is no longer the president of SM Entertainment, SM has always been under his control. He can know about any major changes in the company immediately.

Even before Kim Young-min, Jiang Chengyu had investigated Chen Yan's family background after Jiang Chengyu appeared when Chen Yan first signed the contract with the company.

This is also why he hadn't contacted Chen Yan before.

For SM Entertainment, the close relationship between its artists and Chen Yan is likely to be more beneficial than harmful, as the Chinese supermarket has been a key part of its development strategy from the very beginning.

He is a businessman, and he is very willing to invest in people and things that have potential benefits.

The fact that Kim Young-min established a cooperative relationship with the other party's family some time ago indirectly proves his thoughts.

On the other side, Chen Yan heard Li Xiuman's words and was about to reply when Li Xiuman suddenly changed the subject.

"I greatly admire Chen Yanxi's talent. I wonder if Chen Yanxi would be interested in joining SM Entertainment?"

Lee Soo-man's squinty eyes narrowed even more: "The treatment JYP can give Chen Yanxi, SM can also give, or even better, and I believe Chen Yanxi can achieve better development at SM."

He did consider recruiting Chen Yan; if he could get Chen Yan to join SM, he was confident that he could capture a portion of the Chinese market within two years.

Although the young people in front of us have already shown their talent, they are not yet fully developed and their foundation on the peninsula is still shallow. SM has a greater advantage over JYP in this regard.

Now is a good time to recruit, which is why he asked his secretary to invite Chen Yan over.

Chen Yan was slightly taken aback, but he had already thought of this possibility on the way here and quickly came to his senses.

However, he didn't rush to refuse. Instead, he pretended to think it over for a moment before looking at Lee Soo-man and replying with a smile:

“I am very grateful to Director Lee for his recognition and appreciation, but President Park Jin-young has been very kind to me, so I still hope to stay at JYP.”

His decision to stay with JYP has remained unchanged ever since he gained Park Jin-young's favor and support.

It's not just because of Park Jin-young's kindness in recognizing his talent, but also because JYP is indeed the most suitable place for him.

Although SM Entertainment is stronger and more established than JYP Entertainment, its internal environment is more complex, with too much factional infighting, which is not suitable for a Chinese person like him who has virtually no roots in the Korean Peninsula.

In this environment, remaining neutral is unrealistic, and joining Lee Soo-man's faction could mean becoming a casualty of the power struggle at any time.

Therefore, compared to SM, JYP, which is equally strong but has a much simpler internal environment, is the most suitable for an outsider like him with a shallow background.

Moreover, the existence of dreams that foretell the future gave him the opportunity to further solidify his position at JYP and quickly achieve a leap in status.

With JYP's IPO just around the corner, the opportunity is right in front of him, and it's practically a done deal for him to become a powerful director of JYP.

He would never have the status and treatment of a powerful director at SM Entertainment.

Across from him, Lee Soo-man, seeing Chen Yan's refusal, timely revealed a hint of regret on his face: "That's a real pity."

But two seconds later, his smile returned: "However, the cooperation between our company and Chen Yanxi is still very pleasant, and we hope it can continue in the future."

Lee Soo-man was mentally prepared for Chen Yan's refusal and didn't have any particular thoughts on it. He simply mentioned his intention to continue cooperating with Chen Yan in the future.

He's a businessman; since he can't recruit Chen Yan, maintaining a good working relationship with him is the best way to maximize his profits.

Chen Yan smiled and replied, "Definitely, I would be happy to continue cooperating with your company."

Kim Tae-yeon and the others are all with SM Entertainment, and maintaining a good working relationship with SM is the best option for him.

Lee Soo-man smiled and nodded.

The two then chatted for a while about music production before Chen Yan got up and left Lee Soo-man's office.

Stepping out of the office, Chen Yan was actually in a pretty good mood.

At least in this conversation with Lee Soo-man, he received a clear response from the other party.

Lee Soo-man and Kim Young-min, the two highest-ranking figures in SM Entertainment, have both expressed their desire to maintain a good working relationship with him, which would be beneficial to his future development and the situation of Kim Tae-yeon and others within the company.

Upon returning to the recording studio, Chen Yan found that the five members of f(x) were no longer there. Through his assistant, he learned that they had already left for their scheduled activities.

I sat down in the chair in front of the recording console and took out my phone to check it.

Sure enough, Peach sent him a message a dozen minutes earlier, saying that she had an unexpected engagement and couldn't have lunch with him.

Chen Yan replied with a smile, then put away his phone and continued working with his two assistants on the final details of the song "First Wisdom Tooth".

More than an hour later, the revisions were completed.

Chen Yan copied the modified audio file to a USB drive and handed it to Director Lin.

After leaving Director Lin's office, he realized it was lunchtime, but he didn't rush to leave SM Entertainment.

He took out his phone and asked if Kim Tae-yeon and the others were at the company. When he received a reply that they were, he decided not to leave and decided to have lunch together. So, a dozen minutes later, a table in SM's cafeteria attracted the attention of passersby.

Because sitting at that table were all nine members of Girls' Generation, as well as Chen Yan, a man who stood out conspicuously among the nine members of the opposite sex.

Moreover, they had seen this man in the company cafeteria a couple of days ago, except that the man sitting next to him was the double maknae of f(x).

But now, Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah, the leaders and visuals of two popular girl groups, are sitting on either side of the man, giving off a feeling of having both of them embraced.

This is one of the reasons why they frequently turn their heads to look at them, and some male trainees are even roaring in their hearts.

No, what makes this man so special?

Last time it was f(x)'s two maknaes, this time it's the leader and visual of the national girl group.

I've never seen these senior artists so close to any music producer before. Is it because this producer is handsome?

Why should being handsome give you the right to do whatever you want? We're not bad looking either.

At the dining table, Chen Yan, sitting between Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah, felt the constant gazes from those around him and did feel a bit pressured.

He looked around and grinned, "Sitting here, I suspect you guys are trying to get me killed. I'm afraid some jealous male trainee will knock me out of the room."

"puff"

Everyone couldn't help but smile upon hearing this.

Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah glared at the man, saying, "It's not that dramatic."

Moreover, no trainee would actually dare to lay a hand on Chen Yan. The legend of Kim Tae-yeon slapping Byun Baek-hyun still lingers in this cafeteria.

Chen Yan's left was seen looking up and scanning his surroundings.

Just that ordinary glance, without any cold expression, made the surrounding trainees immediately look away like mice seeing a cat, lowering their heads and obediently eating their food, not daring to look around anymore.

Look at that power! Kim Tae-yeon is practically the head of SM's cafeteria now.

Sitting opposite Chen Yan, Li Shungui said with a smile, "You deserved to be knocked over, Xiao Yan. Some people deserve this kind of treatment."

Chen Yan chuckled.

This woman is indirectly saying that she's a jerk, but that Makoto's ending won't happen to her.

In response, the man simply squinted and glanced at the other person's chest.

He really seems to want to try this imported milk.

Lee Soon-kyu rolled her eyes slightly, but she felt a little happy inside.

This shows that Chen Yan, like himself, had said before not to take this matter to heart, but he had been keeping it in mind all along.

And this man is quite bold, daring to look at himself like that with Taeyeon and Yoona right next to him.

Since he's so bold, why didn't he dare to reach for the reward I gave him last time?

Oh, so you only dared to look at me like that because Taeyeon and Yoona were both eating with their heads down.

As for Jessica Jung...

This girl took a couple of bites of food and then started spacing out, not even looking in this direction.

Their gaze returned to Chen Yan, only to find that Chen Yan's eyes had somehow wandered elsewhere.

Lee Soon-kyu was slightly taken aback. Following his gaze, she turned her head and saw a female trainee eating with her head down.

The other person's beautiful face was indeed very eye-catching.

Turning his head back, he saw Chen Yan frowning slightly, his gaze still fixed on the other person, and Li Shungui immediately smiled.

"Xiao Yan, is that female trainee pretty?"

Ok?
Upon receiving the signal, Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah, who were eating with their heads down, immediately looked up, and even Jessica Jung, who had been spacing out, came back to her senses and looked over at Chen Yan.

Soon, the others also turned to watch the spectacle.

Which female trainee?

Lee Soon-kyu, leaning on her chopsticks, said with a smile, "It's Bae Joo-hyun-ssi. I saw Xiao Yan looking at her."

"Oh, it's Bae Joo-hyun-ssi."

The others suddenly realized that they had also heard of this trainee; she was very beautiful, even comparable to Yoona.

Kim Tae-yeon, Im Yoon-ah, and Jessica Jung narrowed their eyes slightly.

Lin Yoona turned to Chen Yan with a smile and said, "Should I call her over so you can see her up close and get to know her?"

Chen Yan's hair stood on end, and he quickly explained, "I just thought the other person's head seemed a bit big, so I took a second look out of curiosity."

If I explain any further, I might really end up following in Cheng Ge's footsteps.

That trainee is good-looking, but he shouldn't be so captivated by her. He really only glanced at her a couple of times because of her head.

Kim Tae-yeon rolled her eyes at him and said irritably, "Don't look around. It's very offensive if someone sees you. Let's eat."

"okay."

Chen Yan obediently agreed, lowered his head and ate his meal, no longer looking around.

Seeing this, the others smiled and lowered their heads to continue eating.

After taking a couple of bites of food with her head down, Kim Tae-yeon remembered something: "By the way, Jinri said you went to see Lee Soo-man earlier. What did he want to talk to you about?"

"Oh, Director Lee asked me if I would like to join SM, saying that he could give me the same treatment as I would at JYP."

Chen Yan swallowed the food in his mouth and smiled: "But I refused."

Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah smiled upon hearing this, showing no surprise at the man's choice.

Others may not know, but they do know that their man plans to become a director of JYP, and that plan will soon succeed.

SM cannot provide this.

After having a lunch at the SM cafeteria that still didn't taste any better, Chen Yan didn't stay at SM for long. After saying goodbye to Kim Tae-yeon and the others, he left SM and drove back to JYP.

He also has things waiting for him at JYP.

(End of this chapter)