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

Chapter 541 Instead of guessing, let's just ask the person directly.
Three days later, on the morning.

"Director Chen."

"Director Chen."

Chen Yan smiled and returned the greeting to the company employees who bowed to him in the elevator before stepping into the elevator.

I arrived at my office and sat down in my office chair.

Chen Yan turned on his computer, watched the boot animation, and tapped his fingers lightly on the desk.

"Adu"

The phone then beeped with a message notification.

Chen Yan picked up his phone and glanced at it, a smile appearing on his face.

Peach [Heart]: Report, report! Oppa, I've checked, Krystal has filming plans these days, plus a lot of other schedules, all for promoting her new drama. The only free day she has is next Friday, that night.

Chen Yan: Okay~ I got it. [Heart emoji]

Peach [heart emoji]: Hehe~ Keep it up, oppa! [heart emoji]

Chen Yan raised an eyebrow.

come on?

It seems his deduction that night was probably true; Kim Tae-yeon and the others likely really did something behind the scenes.

These people, one after another, are all encouraging themselves; it's hard not to overthink it.

Moreover, this little peach probably guessed what she wanted to do by asking her to keep an eye on Krystal Jung's schedule.

That night, after concluding that Krystal Jung liked him and that the problem with Jessica Jung was most likely resolved, Chen Yan pondered for a long time before finally deciding to give it a try.

After all, that little ice queen directly told him to take responsibility for her, so he had to do something, right?

He's a responsible man.

Since you touched it, you really have to take responsibility.

However, his deduction is just that—his deduction—and it still needs to be verified first.

As for how to verify it.

Of course, asking the person directly is the most time-saving and effortless way.

Instead of wasting time guessing and probing here and there, he felt it was more appropriate to ask the person involved directly.

He was a little hesitant and couldn't ask Jessica Jung's older sister.

But Little Iceberg doesn't have so many concerns; he can just call the person out and ask directly.

So he sent out his private, Peach, with the task of finding out Jung Soo-jung's schedule and seeing when the girl would be available.

He planned to meet with the girl when she was free to have a proper talk and clarify the matter.

After chatting with his little peach for a few more minutes, Chen Yan put down his phone and murmured, "Next Friday."

Okay, then let's meet up with Little Iceberg next Friday for a chat.

I'll try to find more evidence in the next few days to verify my inference.

He's never done anything like this before, and this could easily become his Waterloo on his path to becoming a scumbag, a path that leads to his utter ruin.

It's always good to be cautious, do more research, and make more preparations.

After a moment of thought, Chen Yan came to his senses.

I have a general direction and ideas, so there's no point in thinking too much. I should just get back to what I'm doing.

He picked up the mouse with his right hand and swiped it a few times to open Melon Music's official website, glancing at the rankings of the four songs.

Compared to when I checked a few days ago, the rankings of all four songs have dropped, but they are still on the charts.

Lee Sunmi's "Gashina" ranking has dropped quite a bit, but that's normal.

It's normal that her popularity is low and she's a solo artist, so her music doesn't have much staying power.

However, the song "Gashina" actually greatly boosted Lee Sunmi's popularity, and the girl's popularity is now moving towards becoming a second-tier artist.

Since its return, "Gashina" has already achieved three number one hits, which is quite an impressive result.

The pistol dance has also gained popularity on YouTube, with many international dance bloggers starting to cover it.

Within the Korean Peninsula, the nickname "Leg Goddess" has become increasingly popular, and the girl's schedule is now much busier than before.

Seeing the changes in Li Xuanmei, Chen Yan actually felt quite accomplished.

He chuckled, closed the Melon website, opened Naver, and glanced at the trending topics list.

Upon seeing the fifteenth entry, his gaze immediately sharpened.

Chen Yan switches to the OST field

Chen Yan blinked and clicked on the entry.

The first post, which is also the most popular post, was made by a music blogger.

The copy is also very simple, saying that after Chen Yan's three hit girl group songs and his god-like boy group song "Roar" were released, he started to turn to the field of OSTs and tried his hand at OSTs for TV dramas.

The article below is a repost of an entertainment news report, which states that the production team of "The Heirs" announced yesterday afternoon that the OST for the drama's theme song will be produced by Chen Yan.

A look of realization flashed across Chen Yan's face.

Oh, so that's what you were talking about.

He sent the demo of the OST for "The Heirs" to the production team a few days ago, and Kim Eun-sook and Kang Shin-hyo were very satisfied with it.

All that's left is to find the singer and record the official audio.

The show is scheduled to premiere on October 9th, which is about two weeks away.

Releasing the news that Chen Yan wrote the theme song OST for the TV series at this time is obviously for publicity and to attract attention.

Chen Yan scrolled down to the comments section.

[Oh my god, our PD Chen went off to write an OST? Hahahaha, support!]

[I'm ecstatic! I'm a fan of both Minho oppa and PD Chen, and I'll definitely be watching the drama air!]

[Actually, PD Chen wrote an OST before, the one Suzy sang called "Don't Forget Me," which is also very good. I recommend everyone to listen to it.]

Writing an OST isn't a big deal, anyway, our PD Chen will succeed no matter what he does [heart emoji]

[Boy groups, girl groups, solo projects, OSTs—PD Chen is truly aiming to become an all-around producer, flourishing in every field.]

After browsing the comments for a while, Chen Yan exited the entry.

He tapped his fingers lightly on the table a few times, then suddenly smiled.

It's not entirely wrong to say that he switched to the OST field.

Because besides the single for Bae Suzy, all he has left is the OST for "My Love from the Star".

If someone writes two OSTs at once, the public will definitely have this kind of thought.

However, this was really just a coincidence.

Quickly regaining his composure, Chen Yan looked back at the computer screen, opened the music production software, and continued working on the single for Bae Suzy.

Perhaps because the song's theme is ambiguous, he felt very inspired when writing it, and the progress was unexpectedly fast. He estimates that he will be able to finish the song completely in a few more days.

Time flies by in the midst of our busy schedule, and before we knew it, it was noon.

Feeling hungry, Chen Yan snapped out of his creative reverie.

I glanced at the time and it was indeed lunchtime.

He got up, left the office, and headed towards the cafeteria.

After getting his food at the window, Chen Yan returned the greetings to the employees and interns who stood up to greet him while looking for an empty seat.

“Oppa!” A familiar voice rang out.

Chen Yan looked in the direction of the sound and saw that at the dining table not far away, Minatozaki Sana was waving at him with a bright smile.

Beside her were several familiar figures: Momo, Tzuyu, and Mina.

Returning a smile, Chen Yan walked over to the group and joked, "May I sit here?"

Sana Minatozaki pouted: "Oppa, you're teasing us again."

"Hahahahaha."

Chen Yan sat down in the empty seat next to Chou Tzu-yu: "We haven't seen each other for several days, so we should be polite first."

After saying that, he glanced at the lunch on Tzuyu's plate next to him, which had hardly any meat, and took the fried chicken cutlet from his own plate.

Looking at the fried chicken cutlet, Chou Tzu-yu pursed her lips: "I can't eat it, brother, I'll get fat."

Chen Yan said softly, "It's okay to eat one piece occasionally. Look, this chicken cutlet isn't big. You can digest it after an afternoon of training. I wouldn't lie to you. Eat it."

After glancing at the golden-brown fried chicken cutlet, the girl finally couldn't resist the temptation.

"Thank you, brother~"

She thanked them in a soft, sweet voice and then began to eat in small bites.

With a smile, Chen Yan glanced at the other people's plates, which were similar to Zhou Ziyu's, and handed his card to Minatozaki Sana across from him.

"Sa, go get a few servings of fried chicken cutlets, one for each of you."

"Hehe~ Thanks, oppa~"

Without hesitation, Sana Minatozaki took Chen Yan's card and ran happily to the window where trainees couldn't get food to get fried chicken cutlets.

Judging from their level of proficiency, this was clearly not the first time something like this had happened.

When she waved to Chen Yan just now, there was actually a little something going on in her mind.

She did see the fried chicken cutlet on Chen Yan's plate.

Fried chicken cutlets are something the trainees usually can't eat, but with Director Chen Yan around, it's a different story.

It's like having an older brother in the family backing you up; what is there to be afraid of eating?

The puppy is so clever!

When Momo, who was sitting in her seat, heard Chen Yan say that each person would get one piece of food, her eyes started to light up.

At times like these, her reaction was always surprisingly quick; she immediately gave Chen Yan a sweet smile and said, "Thank you, oppa~"

Although Mina's eyes didn't light up like Momo's, they did brighten a bit, and she thanked her as well.

This wasn't the first time Chen Yan had eaten with them; he always gave them extra food.

In their eyes, this oppa = extra meal.

Chen Yan smiled at the two of them: "You're welcome."

"Fried chicken cutlet is here."

Sana Minatozaki quickly returned with the plate in both hands, put it down, and handed the card back to Chen Yan.

"Oppa, here's your card, hehe~"

Taking the card and watching them divide the chicken cutlet into pieces for each person, Chen Yan picked up his chopsticks and suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, where are Nayeon and Jeongyeon?"

The group of six is ​​now missing two members.

"Oh, Nayeon unnie and Jeongyeon unnie are still training. They are in the debut preparatory group, so their training time is a little different from ours."

After taking a bite of the fragrant fried chicken cutlet, Minatozaki Sana replied, then paused for a moment as if she had thought of something, blinked, glanced at Chen Yan, and hesitated to speak.

Noticing her expression, Chen Yan smiled and said, "Just say what you want to say, it's okay."

The girl pursed her lips, glanced around, leaned closer to the oppa, and whispered:

"Oppa, I heard you've also joined Narin unnie's debut project. When will unnie and the others debut?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ziyu and the others paused in their chewing and looked over in unison, including Momo.

They came from their hometowns to this unfamiliar place, all for the sake of making their debut.

Now that Nayeon and the others are preparing to debut, they know the exact time and can speculate on when the company will launch its next girl group.

Seeing this, Chen Yan's eyes flickered, and he told them the company's tentative debut date.

"Probably around March or April next year."

"Oh."

Sana Minatozaki nodded, and the others around her nodded thoughtfully as well.

"That's great, I hope I can debut someday too."

The girl poked at the rice on her plate with her chopsticks, her tone filled with envy.

Chen Yan smiled and said, "You can do it. I believe you can all debut in the future."

Furthermore, Lim Nayeon and Yoo Jeongyeon will also debut with you.

Upon hearing this, everyone smiled happily.

"Hehe~ Thank you, oppa, we will definitely work hard."

"Well, let's eat."

After chatting with Sana Minato and the others until they finished their meal, the two groups said goodbye on the trainee floor. However, Chen Yan did not return to his office but went directly to the top floor.

While we were eating, Park Jin-young sent him a message saying that he needed to come to the office later because he needed to talk to him.

Upon arriving at Park Jin-young's office, Chen Yan sat down opposite him.

"Brother Zhenying, what's up?"

Park Jin-young smiled and handed over a document that was next to him.

"Didn't I tell you last time, Xiaoyan, that a lot of TV variety shows want you to record an episode? I think this show would be perfect for you."

Chen Yan took the document, glanced at it, and raised an eyebrow slightly.

Running Man?
Across from him, Park Jin-young smiled and said, "Running Man is a very popular show right now, with a certain level of popularity throughout Asia, and quite a few people in China watch it too. Xiao Yan, you can consider it; it can definitely boost your influence."

Chen Yan glanced at the general content; the program was scheduled to be recorded on October 14th.

"The production team said that IU has been confirmed for this episode, and there is still one guest in talks."

The guest is Ji-eun, that girl.

"I guess the production team saw the popularity of your duet with IU at the last concert, so they thought of inviting the two of you."

Chen Yan nodded, looked at the document and thought for a moment. Then, as if he had thought of something, a smile appeared on his lips, and he looked at Park Jin-young.

"Brother Zhenying, can I make a request to the production team?"

"of course can."

Late at night, in Chen Yan's home in Cheongdam-dong.

"Adu"

A message notification tone suddenly rang out in the somewhat quiet bedroom.

Chen Yan, who was looking at the computer screen, stopped thinking about the music arrangement and reached for his phone.

After reading the message, I was taken aback.

(End of this chapter)