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

Chapter 594 A Surprise for Chen Yan

Inside the dining room of Lee Soon-kyu's home.

The eight family members sat around the dining table, with Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah sitting side by side in the main seats in the middle, and the other six people sitting on either side.

The six of them looked at each other, and finally Peach looked at Kim Tae-yeon and asked, "Unnie, what's wrong?"

In the afternoon, Kim Tae-yeon sent a message in the group chat asking if everyone was free today, saying she had something she wanted to discuss with them.

So, everyone came to Lee Soon-kyu's house that night.

Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah next to her exchanged a glance, then looked at everyone and said:

"Well, we bought a big house in Gangnam District, and I was thinking of turning the home theater in the basement into a recording studio."

"This way, we'll have a recording studio at home, which will make it easier for Xiaoyan to work. She won't have to go to the company every day. And this recording studio isn't just for Xiaoyan; Zhi'en can use it too."

Lee Ji-eun chuckled upon hearing this.

After watching Lee Ji-eun finish speaking, Kim Tae-yeon secretly glanced at Lee Soon-kyu sitting next to her.

In her previous life, Lee Soon-kyu also left SM Entertainment and transitioned into a music producer.

Perhaps Lee Soon-kyu will be able to use this recording studio in the future.

I wonder if Lee Soon-kyu will continue to develop in that direction if Jessica didn't leave the team in this life.

However, that's ten years from now, so it's too early to think about it now.

Kim Tae-yeon quickly stopped her thoughts and continued, "I talked to Xiaoyan about this this afternoon, and he also had the same idea. However, he bought the house in Gangnam District and also bought the house upstairs. He doesn't have much money on hand right now and plans to talk about it later."

"But Yoona and I discussed it and thought that maybe we could pay for a recording studio as a surprise for Xiaoyan. What do you guys think?"

Yoona, who was standing next to her, also nodded at the others.

Actually, Kim Tae-yeon's original idea was that she and Im Yoon-ah would pay for it.

However, Yoona felt that this was not a good idea, as it might make others feel alienated. She suggested calling everyone over to discuss the matter together.

Kim Tae-yeon thought it made sense, so tonight's family gathering came about.

After hearing her words, the other six people immediately nodded.

There's absolutely no problem with them paying for their men to have their own recording studio.

Chen Yan bought the house with her own money, and now they are paying for a recording studio at home, which makes them feel more involved.

By participating in all aspects of family life, they have developed a stronger sense of belonging to the family.

Bae Suzy laughed and said, "Sure, unnie, shall we split the cost?"

Krystal Jung, who was next to her, nodded in agreement, saying, "I also think it's best to split the cost equally."

"Yes, I think so too."

"Yes, it's definitely best to split the cost equally."

Seeing this, Kim Tae-yeon nodded: "Since everyone thinks it's best to split the cost equally, then let's split it equally."

If the money is split among eight people, it's not much. Everyone here is quite wealthy, so this amount of money is nothing to them.

Especially for those with higher incomes among them, such as Kim Tae-yeon, Im Yoon-ah, Lee Ji-eun, and Bae Suzy, it wouldn't be a problem for them to fund their own recording studio.

Then the group started discussing it.

"If we're going to do it, let's make it better, even better than the ones at the company, so that oppa can use it comfortably."

"Yes, I think so too. And if oppa writes songs for us in the future, we can record them at home."

"Yeah, indeed."

At this moment, Peach suddenly paused, then slowly raised her hand, looked at Kim Tae-yeon, and stuck out her tongue somewhat shyly.

"Unnie, I forgot something. I gave my salary card to oppa last time, and now I use oppa's credit card, which has a limited limit."

Since the goal is to give your oppa a little surprise, it's best not to let him notice anything unusual.

If she suddenly asks oppa for a large sum of money, then she might be exposed.

Kim Tae-yeon was slightly taken aback: "Is that so?"

Before she could speak again, Lee Ji-eun, who was next to Peach, put her hand on her best friend's shoulder and patted her chest, saying:
"It's okay, Peach. I'll pay for your share first, and you can pay me back later."

To be honest, Lee Ji-eun is currently the highest earner in the family, even richer than Im Yoon-ah.

"Okay~ then Ji-eun, you can take care of me for now, hehe~"

"No problem~"

The others smiled upon hearing this.

However, when the topic of money came up, Krystal Jung remembered something and looked at Tae-yeon.

"Taeyeon unnie, your Girls' Generation-themed restaurant is going to start construction in a few months, right? Is the initial investment big? How about we pay for the recording studio?"

Krystal Jung was referring to the fact that Girls' Generation collectively funded the opening of a themed restaurant.

SM Entertainment has agreed to this, and as long as all members renew their contracts this year, Kim Tae-yeon, Im Yoon-ah, and Jung Jessica can set up their own individual studios.

Other members of Girls' Generation can also use the Girls' Generation brand to start some side businesses.

After discussing it, the nine people decided to start with the catering industry, which does not require much expertise and has a stable customer base with its own fan base.

As long as the taste is decent and the price isn't too high, you basically won't lose money.

Before Kim Tae-yeon could reply, Jessica Jung, who was next to Krystal Jung, spoke first.

"Don't worry, we only plan to open two stores in Seoul initially to test the waters. The investment is not large. If the business is good, we will consider opening branches in other places later."

"Oh, that's fine."

This was the first time Bae Suzy and the others had heard about this.

"Taeyeon unnie, you guys are opening a themed restaurant? Where is it located?"

"We plan to locate the shop in Cheongdam-dong or Gangnam-gu. We're still choosing the location."

"Oh, then remember to call me when it opens, I want to be there as soon as possible."

"Unnie, I'll be there too, remember to call me."

Kim Tae-yeon smiled and waved her hand: "Come on, come on, I'll definitely call you when the time comes."

After a brief digression, the group returned to their conversation about setting up a recording studio.

Discussions continued to rise inside the room.

The next morning.

Unaware that his family had conspired to give him a surprise, Chen Yan pushed open the office door and sat down in the chair.

I turned on my computer and subconsciously glanced at the time in the bottom right corner.

Upon seeing the date January 24th, he paused for a moment, then opened the calendar to take a look.

"The Spring Festival is on the 31st, so I have to go home in a few days."

The Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals of the year for Chinese people.

Chen Yan has nothing to do right now, so of course he has to go home for the Chinese New Year and have a good time with his family.

But now the question is, should we take Kim Tae-yeon and the others back with us?

Leaning back slightly in his chair, Chen Yan thought for a moment and then quickly shook his head.

The members of Girls' Generation definitely can't go back with him.

They're releasing an album at the end of February, and this is their busiest time. How could they possibly have time to go back to China for the Lunar New Year with him? It's even uncertain whether they'll have time to go home themselves.

As for the rest of the girls, it's hard to say. They're all popular artists, so they might not have the time.

I'll ask them later.

Sitting up straight again, Chen Yan reached for the documents on the table and began to look through them.

These are all documents sent by companies that have approached him to request songs or collaborations.

It's already mid-to-late January, and we need to catch up on the follow-up work arrangements. Those companies have been waiting for a reply for quite a while; we have to give them a response eventually. Two hours passed quickly, and after reading through all the documents on the table, Chen Yan only had four documents left in front of him.

These are the four companies he selected to cooperate with in the first half of this year.

Two of the clients were acquaintances: one was Acube, the agency of Apink, and the other was DreamTea Entertainment, the agency of Girl's Day.

The other two are girl groups I've never worked with before.

One of them is a girl group called AOA, which is under the management of a company called FNC.

This company seems to have a strong preference for bands; one of the most popular male bands on the peninsula right now, cnBlue, is from this company.

Perhaps it was the success of the male band that led the company to set its sights on the market gap of female bands, and in July 2012, it launched the female band AOA.

AOA, short for Ace Of Angels, is a group consisting of seven full angels: Shin Jimin, Park Choa, Seo Yuna, Shin Hyejeong, Kwon Mina, Kim Seolhyun, and Kim Chanmi, and one half angel, Seo Yookyung.

The company's strategy remains to have songs performed separately by a band and a dance troupe.

When Chen Yan first saw the information, he felt that the concept of this combination was a bit abstract. Full angels and half angels, tsk tsk.

The performance format is divided into two types: band and dance troupe, which feels like a lot of hard work with little reward.

Then, unsurprisingly, the combination failed miserably.

After a year of trying, FNC seems to have completely abandoned this positioning. Last year, they made a comeback as a band and a dance troupe respectively, seeking to transform themselves, but they still didn't make much of a splash.

In stark contrast, in June and July of last year, Girl's Day and Apink, two girl groups that were not very popular before, became instant hits after collaborating with Chen Yan, and instantly became the most popular girl groups on the peninsula.

Because of this incident, Chen Yan was previously known as a "famous expert in girl groups" by many netizens and industry insiders.

Although EXO's subsequent meteoric rise to fame made this title somewhat undeserved, it once again proved Chen Yan's ability to promote artists through his songs.

The wave of enthusiasm he sparked naturally caught the attention of FNC, who ultimately extended a cooperation invitation to Chen Yan without hesitation.

Moreover, their offer was the highest among all small and medium-sized companies, demonstrating their sincerity.

The meaning expressed in the cooperation document is also very clear.
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help me! help me!
So after a little thought, Chen Yan chose this company.

His higher-than-average price was one reason; another was that he wanted to take on the challenge and see if he could revitalize the girl group like Girl's Day had.

As for the other company we haven't worked with, it's Starship.

The collaboration that Starship sent was for Chen Yan to write a title track for SISTAR's next album.

Chen Yan had only collaborated with Kim Hyo-rin of SISTAR on the OST for "My Love from the Star" before, and had not yet collaborated with the girl group itself.

This girl group is known for its talent, and Starship's offer is quite good, so collaborating with them wouldn't hurt.

As for collaborations with boy groups.
Yes, I'll definitely do it next time.

After tapping his fingers lightly on the table for a while, Chen Yan picked up his phone and called the presidents of the four companies one by one.

Upon receiving the call, the presidents of the four companies were overjoyed and expressed that their companies would fully cooperate with Chen Yan, giving him considerable decision-making power.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yan smiled, glanced at the four documents in front of him, then kept the "girl's day" document and put the other three documents aside.

Girl's Day has the tightest schedule, with their comeback date set for the end of March.

Soon, Chen Yan got into work mode and started brainstorming ideas for a new song for Girl's Day.

Night was beginning to fall.

Chen Yan's home in a residential area in Cheongdam-dong.

Chen Yan walked out of the bathroom after taking a shower and drying his hair.

Turning around and walking into the bedroom, I saw Yoona, dressed in pajamas, sitting on the edge of the bed folding clothes and putting them one by one into the suitcase on the floor next to her.

Seeing this, Chen Yan smiled gently, walked over and sat down next to her, then reached out and wrapped his arms around her slender and soft waist, resting his head on her shoulder.

A delicate fragrance wafted into his nostrils, and he couldn't help but lower his head and take a deep breath on Lin Yoona's swan-like neck.

"Thank you for your hard work, Yoona."

Lin Yoona folded the last piece of clothing in her hand and put it into her suitcase.

"Everything's packed. Do you want me to bring anything else?"

Chen Yan looked at his suitcase, which was packed to the brim, and felt both amused and exasperated.

"That's enough. I'm only going back for about a week, just for the New Year. You're acting like I'm going back for half a year."

In the afternoon, he told a few people in his family about his plans to go back to China for the Chinese New Year.

Just as he expected, all eight members of his family were busy during the Chinese New Year holidays.

The only person who was available, Bae Suzy, was only available on Lunar New Year's Day. She had a schedule the next day, so it wasn't suitable for her to go back with him.

In the end, he had no choice but to go back alone.

However, Chen Yan thought about it and felt that this was a good idea. He would go back and tell his parents about the matter first, so that they could be mentally prepared.

We'll find time later to bring Kim Tae-yeon and the others back.

Otherwise, bringing back eight people at once would scare anyone.

Lin Yoona leaned back and rested her head on Chen Yan's broad shoulder.

Have you bought your plane ticket?

"Yes, I bought them this afternoon. I bought them for the morning of the 29th."

"Oh, we're both busy on the 29th, so we won't be able to see you off."

Chen Yan smiled and said, "I wouldn't dare let you guys come to see me off. If even one of you is found out, it'll be headline news."

"Cut~"

Yoona wrinkled her little upturned nose at him, then seemed to think of something.

"correct."

She got up from Chen Yan's arms and walked out of the bedroom, returning shortly with her wallet in her hand.

He took a credit card out of his wallet and handed it to Chen Yan.

"Here, this is my credit card with a limit of 10 billion won. You're short on cash right now, so take it and use it for now."

Chen Yan was slightly taken aback, and was just about to speak.

Yoona looked at him with a half-smile: "What? You can take Taeyeon unnie's things, but not mine?"

Okay, so you know now.

Chen Yan swallowed the words that were about to come out, reached out and took the bank card, then pulled Xiao Lu over and looked up at her.

"What, do you really want me to live off your wife forever?"

Yoona pouted and said, "Tch~ You're richer than me."

My husband's savings are just temporarily empty. With so many hit songs in hand, his wallet will be bulging again once the first quarter's song revenue comes in March.

Moreover, the more works she produces in the future, the more money she will earn, far more than she can earn.

In other words, this might be her only chance to let Chen Yan live off her, and she has to seize it.

"Remember to go to the mall these next couple of days and buy some cosmetics for your aunt to take back. Use this card; we really can't find the time these days."

"But we've already made a list, which consists of products that we've personally used and found to be good. We'll send it to you later, and you can just buy them according to that list."

Chen Yan smiled and nodded: "Okay, I understand. I'll tell my mom that this is something you carefully selected as a gift for her."

Yoona narrowed her doe-like eyes and nodded her head a few times, indicating that the man was very sensible.

"But since you made me run errands, shouldn't I get some reward?"

After saying that, without waiting for Lin Yoona to reply, Chen Yan suddenly exerted a little force and pulled her onto the bed.

"Ah~ Hmm."

On the morning of January 29th, Chen Yan boarded a plane back to China.

Meanwhile, Kim Tae-yeon and the others at home also took advantage of his absence to prepare a surprise for him.

(End of this chapter)