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

Chapter 455 The Scandal-Making Plan in Progress
Time flew by and it was June 8th.

从6月4号上市以来， JYP的股价一路走高，在6月6号收盘时已经来到了8000韩元出头。

What was initially a strong upward trend suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse after the market opened yesterday, June 7th.

Loen began maliciously dumping JYP shares at low prices, causing JYP's stock price to fall.

It is said that Park Jin-young, who is usually amiable, unusually started swearing in his office yesterday.

The morale of the company's employees has fluctuated slightly, but overall it remains very stable.

After all, only a very small number of people have the ability to buy a large number of stocks; most are low-level workers.

The stock price has little to do with them. They only earn one or two million won a month, so why are they worrying about hundreds of billions of won?

They only earn a fixed salary, and as long as JYP doesn't default on their wages, there won't be any problems.

JYP has always had a good reputation for paying salaries on time.

Incidentally, besides the clash between JYP and LOEN, another significant event has occurred in the Korean entertainment industry these past few days.

Lee Seung-gi officially announced through his agency yesterday morning that he will enlist in the military in mid-to-late June.

There was nothing I could do if I didn't enlist. My popularity and reputation had plummeted during this period, and I couldn't make it in the industry anymore.

To be honest, if it were just the information revealed by Kim Tae-yeon and others, his agency might have been able to suppress it, since it was leaked on the Korean Peninsula.

However, the situation on Hong Kong Island could not be suppressed.

Ironically, the news with solid evidence that came from Hong Kong Island had the biggest impact on Lee Seung-gi's popularity and image.

The idea of ​​a third party being inserted between two black men is shocking, let alone having video evidence to back it up.

Aside from a very small number of twisted and brainless fans, which fan could accept their idol doing such a thing?

Anyway, there are so many celebrities from the peninsula, I can just become a fan of another normal one.

As a result, Lee Seung-gi's popularity plummeted within just one week.

It can only be said that Chen Yan's move at that time was truly a stroke of genius, directly cutting off Lee Seung-gi's major artery.

There was no other choice but to enlist in the military to avoid the limelight.

In response, Chen Yan could only wish Lee Seung-gi, who already had the "eye-opening" buff, a good life in the military.

In contrast to Lee Seung-gi's plummeting popularity, Chen Yan's own popularity surged again after attending the JYP bell-ringing ceremony with Bae Suzy in a suit a few days ago.

After seeing photos and videos of him in a suit, many fans expressed a desire similar to "whether the suit could be welded onto his body."

With this photo of him in a suit, he attracted the attention of a group of passersby, and his number of followers on social media exceeded 7, which is not much different from some top idol artists.

Looking at the slowly growing number of followers on his account, Chen Yan smiled slightly, put down his phone, and began to focus on brainstorming songs for Lee Sunmi's solo album.

The basic concept and style of the solo album have been determined; it just needs to be refined gradually. Songwriting can now be put on the agenda.

Once the song is written, there's a whole series of things to do, including choreography and filming the music video, which will take at least a month.

Since this was Chen Yan's first time independently planning and producing an album, he wanted to allow for more time to allow for mistakes in case of unexpected situations.

Before they knew it, it was time to leave work. After shutting down their computers, Chen Yan and several colleagues got up and headed towards the elevator.

Several colleagues are discussing whether or not to sell their company stock.

Based on yesterday's and today's situation, JYP's stock is likely to continue to fall.

It's better to sell it now while there's still some profit to be made and earn a little extra money.

Stepping into the elevator, Choi Minhyuk looked at Chen Yan and asked, "Chen Yan, what do you think? You bought quite a lot."

Chen Yan smiled and said, "I'll observe for a few more days and see how things go."

He only stated his choice and did not say anything like "I suggest".

JYP's stock price will definitely continue to fall in the next few days. If he gives advice or something similar, some people will actually listen and choose not to sell their shares.

Then, seeing the stock price drop in the following days, I started to regret it and even resented myself for giving the advice. What should I do?

When faced with matters of vital interest, it's best to avoid offering advice or suggestions, as this can easily breed resentment.

Choi Minhyuk nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

After saying goodbye to several colleagues at the elevator entrance on the first floor, Chen Yan went down one more floor to the basement and got into the black Mercedes sports car that Kim Tae-yeon had bought for him.

I took out my phone, opened the stock exchange's app, and checked JYP's closing price for the day.

7185.43 Korean won.

After two consecutive days of decline, the stock price has already fallen by more than 1,000 won per share. It is estimated that Park Jin-young's side is already taking measures to try to stabilize the stock price, otherwise it may fall even more sharply.

However, having foreseen the outcome, he knew that this could only stabilize the situation temporarily and could not stop the stock from continuing to fall.

Chen Yan smiled slightly and put away his phone.

His family has been gradually increasing their stock acquisition efforts these past few days, so he doesn't need to worry about constantly monitoring the stock price.

All the necessary preparations have been made so far. Now we just need to let things develop naturally as the dream foreshadowed. Rushing to intervene could easily create unforeseen complications.

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Chen Yan started the car and drove out of the underground garage, heading towards home.

He'll go home first, have dinner, and tidy up. He has something special to do tonight.

Time: Around 6 PM on June 8th.

Location: A roadside near SM Entertainment in Apgujeong.

Characters: Chen Yan, Jung Soo-jung.

Event: Fabricating a scandal.

On the stone-paved roadside, the dim light from the streetlights was broken up by the branches of the large trees along the road, falling in fragments onto the stone-paved road and becoming embellishments of tree shadows.

The next second, the scattered lights were covered by two long shadows, and not far in front of the shadows, two people were walking in sync.

She withdrew her gaze from observing Chen Yan's footsteps and instead secretly glanced at his slightly smiling face.

This guy's stride is much shorter than usual, is it to take care of me?
Thinking of this, Krystal Jung felt a surge of joy at being taken care of.

But then, as if something had occurred to him, that joy was instantly suppressed by an even greater resentment.

She glanced at the jerk again, pouted, and inwardly snorted.

Even if you take care of me, I still find it hard to forgive you for changing the date location—no, the location for creating a scandal—from a Western restaurant to the roadside at the last minute.

It was all arranged beforehand that the two of them would have dinner together at a Western restaurant, and then someone arranged by the company would take some photos and post them online. Once the public opinion was high, they would quickly deny the rumors.

Unexpectedly, a couple of days ago, Chen Yan, that bastard, suddenly changed his mind when the company informed him of the specific time, proposing to change the location from the original Western restaurant to the roadside.

In his view, since he and Krystal Jung weren't creating a romantic rumor, they should minimize any unnecessary ambiguity. Eating together at a Western restaurant inevitably carried a hint of ambiguity.

So it would be better to change the location to the roadside and the event to Chen Yan visiting Jung Soo-jung, who was still practicing at the company late at night in preparation for her comeback. This would be more in line with SM's subsequent denial that the two were close siblings.

After receiving the report from his subordinates, Kim Young-min agreed without much thought.

Anyway, this whole rumor was just a pretext from the beginning, more like a joke. He's already gotten what he wanted, and as long as Chen Yan doesn't make any excessive demands, everything else is fine.

So, what was originally supposed to be a dinner at a Western restaurant turned into a scene where Chen Yan visits Jung Soo-jung, who is still practicing at the company late at night, and the two take a walk together near the company. When the girl heard her manager's feedback, she was completely dumbfounded.

No, the plans were changed just because of two sentences from Chen Yan? My dinner at the Western restaurant, which I've been secretly looking forward to for days, is just gone like that?

When did the company become so easy to talk to and so casual?

Can't you show the same assertiveness you have when making demands of us?
Thinking of this, Krystal Jung's resentment grew even stronger, and she pursed her lips tightly.

That damn bastard! I didn't mean to create this kind of scandal!
This is nothing.

They said they wanted to avoid unnecessary ambiguity, but I've already kissed you on the lips, so what's wrong with a little ambiguity!
And if you say that Chen Yan really came to the company to see her specifically for her, then she would accept it and wouldn't be so resentful.

But this guy isn't!

From the time he arrived at 10 o'clock until now, almost an hour has passed, and this guy has spent most of the time being affectionate with Sherry.

Although she would chat with me, and her attitude seemed quite gentle, unlike before when she would immediately start criticizing me.

But Krystal Jung just couldn't stand seeing him and Sulli being so lovey-dovey.

I'm not part of your play!

Pouting, the girl kicked a pebble at her feet as she walked, kicking it as she went, as if venting her resentment on the pebble.

"Your behavior right now is just like that of an elementary school student, Soojung."

Suddenly, a man's soft chuckle rang in her ears, his tone carrying the same teasing tone as always.

Jung Soo-jung paused in her kicking of the pebble, turned to look at him, her eyes filled with anger: "Who are you calling a primary school student?"

You bastard, you won't let me kick the stones, do you want me to kick you?

Looking at the small face that was mostly covered by a black mask, Chen Yan could not see the girl's specific expression, but he could naturally sense her obvious gaze and tone.

He smiled and said, "Why are you so angry? I don't think I did anything to upset you today."

He's taking a gentle approach today.

Peach is right. We can try to be gentler with this girl. Maybe that will help her accept her relationship with Jessica Jung's older sister.

"Hmph, a perfectly good meal at a Western restaurant has turned into a stroll along the roadside. Do you think anyone can be in a good mood?"

The girl kicked a pebble at her feet again, her words filled with resentment.

"Oh, is that what it's about? You really want to eat at a Western restaurant?"

Krystal Jung paused for a moment, then quickly came up with a suitable reason.

"Of course, in order to make a comeback, we have to manage our figures every day. We haven't had a proper meat meal for several days. We finally had something to look forward to, like going out for a steak, but now that's gone because of you."

She couldn't let this guy know that she wanted to go to a Western restaurant with him; she had never eaten at a Western restaurant with Chen Yan before.

This guy was right about one thing: Western restaurants do have a certain ambiguous atmosphere, especially when you go with someone you like.

Just thinking about that scenario evoked a complex mix of nervousness and anticipation in the girl.

But now.

All these emotions turned into resentment!

"Oh, that's how it is."

Chen Yan nodded understandingly and smiled, "I really didn't think of that. How about this, after your comeback is over, I'll treat you to a meal at a Western restaurant, or you can come to my house and I'll cook you a big meal."

Her steps faltered slightly, and Krystal looked at the man with a hint of inquiry in her eyes: "Really?"

Who knows if this guy is just trying to amuse me on purpose? He has a long history of doing this.

"Of course it's true. I may tease you often, but I've never lied to you."

"Okay, I've got it. No backing out."

This guy really didn't lie to her. Although Chen Yan was wearing a mask and she couldn't see his expression, his eyes were very clear, so Jung Soo-jung knew that he wasn't trying to make her happy on purpose.

"How could I renege on my debt? I can certainly afford to treat you to a meal."

"That's good."

The girl's eyebrows curved into a smile, and the resentment in her heart vanished instantly.

In a one-for-one deal, she could then have Chen Yan take her to a Western restaurant alone, and there wouldn't be anyone from the company secretly taking pictures; it would really just be the two of them. She got a good deal.

Seeing the girl's eyes crinkle into a smile, Chen Yan couldn't help but smile as well.

"So, stop hanging your head like that and start chatting normally. That way, the people from SM Entertainment can take more photos."

As he spoke, he gestured with his eyes to a certain direction across the street, where a young man was walking silently, maintaining a proper distance from the two of them so that he could take photos at any time.

"I know, let's go."

Following his gaze, Jung Soo-jung glanced at the young man, turned her head, and gave a light, cheerful reply before taking the lead and walking forward with brisk steps.

As she walked, she couldn't help but glance at Chen Yan, who was following beside her.

This guy seems a bit different today. He's been much gentler with me than usual, and hasn't said a single word to me since I left. It's a bit strange.

It's strangely captivating.

But this feeling is really good. Besides, what's wrong with me enjoying this guy's gentleness? I like him so much, so he should be gentle with me.

A smile returned to her eyes, and the girl's steps became lighter as she continued walking forward.

"But how long will it take us to get there?"

"I don't know, let's just keep walking. It's nice to take a walk on the street, isn't it?"

"That's true, it's been a long time since I've had a proper walk on the street."

After walking a short distance with light steps, Krystal Jung turned her head slightly and glanced at Chen Yan, who was keeping pace with her.

This can be considered a date, or at least a fairly open one.

With that thought, the girl's lips, unseen by outsiders, immediately curved upwards, and when she turned her head, her eyebrows and eyes also curved into the shape of crescent moons.

A gentle early summer breeze swept by, lifting the hair that had been hanging down on either side of the girl's face, and the strands of hair immediately took on a joyful shape.

Her hair was swept aside, revealing her bright, smiling eyes without any obstruction on this summer night.

The dim yellow light from the roadside streetlights was once again fragmented by the branches of the large tree, but this time the shimmering light did not fall to the ground to embellish the shadows of the trees.

Instead, carried by the evening breeze, it veered in mid-air and landed precisely in the girl's eyes, becoming a star in her gaze.

Clearly, at this moment, Krystal Jung received the favor of the summer night breeze.

Turning her head again, her eyes, brimming with starlight, looked at the man beside her: "Let's go~"

The moment their eyes met, Chen Yan lost his composure for a split second, and it took him a while to react before replying, "Oh, okay."

The two continued walking forward.

Under the dim streetlights, the two shadows stretched long and had somehow become close together.

(End of this chapter)