The number one playboy on the Peninsula!

Chapter 123 "yes" Irene (Happy New Year's Eve)
(The previous chapter was deleted due to review, but it’s not a big problem)
"Thanks."

Zhang Yixing drank the wine and sipped his lips.

Then he said with some regret: "If I had known, I would have booked a flight for the day after tomorrow."

"Xiao Cheng, tell me the truth, did you accept our company's invitation just because of Lay?" Wu Sehun put his arm around his shoulders with a smirk on his face, holding a cigarette.

"Is it because of Red Velvet?" Park Chanyeol interrupted. "Ah! I knew you wouldn't have your sights set on Irene."

"Our maknae~" Park Jae-Bum took a sip of his wine and looked at Lim Young-Woong, "Really..."

"Notorious~"

"Notorious?" Gong Cheng's mouth twitched, and he glared at Zhang Yixing unhappily. Why was he still so eager to play matchmaker before leaving?

Irene and I are really innocent, okay?

"Ah Xi, you don't know, this guy in our company is amazing..." Wang Jiaer picked up a piece of barbecue and shared some interesting stories about JYP with everyone, "Yeah! He and Suzy are both known as the scandal in our JYP..."

"Stop talking, brother." Gong Cheng sighed helplessly. He seriously suspected that the rumors about him were spread by this brother who kept talking nonsense every day.
"What scandal, Ah Xi! It's obviously a rumor, okay?"

He explained righteously.

However, in the entire box, everyone ignored him and pricked up their ears to gossip, listening to the rumors Wang Jiaer told and laughing.

"Xiao Cheng also pursued Lin Nayeon? Is that true?" Park Chanyeol turned his head and asked the person involved in surprise.

Gong Cheng was about to speak when Wang Jiaer put his arm around Park Chanyeol's shoulders and said, "Of course this is fake. I asked Xiao Cheng to verify it."

"However, he said he likes Twice's Naoko Minami, and he personally confirmed this!"

"Brother Jackson, I was just kidding, okay?" Gong Cheng took a sip of his wine. This group of grown men was simply amazing. They were even more gossipy than those nine chattering members of Twice!

"..."

"Continue tomorrow night?" As the show was about to end, Park Chanyeol put his arm around Gong Cheng's shoulders and asked, "Sehun, what did you say?"

……

12 month 4 day.

Gong Cheng came to SM accompanied by Kim Dae-woo.

Downstairs of the building, many paparazzi and sasaeng fans who were squatting and taking pictures, as well as fans who were gathered on their way to work, screamed when they saw Gong Cheng getting out of the nanny car, and raised their cameras and pressed the shutter button one by one.

"Ahhhhhh~~!!!"

"It's Tarot!"

"Why is Tarot coming to SM? Is he going to terminate his contract with JYP and sign with SM?"

"Talking about cooperation?"

"Oh my god! Isn't the real person so handsome?"

A well-equipped fangirl, holding a camera, looked at the raw photos she had just taken. She swallowed her saliva in astonishment. This is completely without makeup! How can the skin be so good? It's simply 360 degrees of handsomeness without dead angles.

She clicked on the last photo, which was a picture of Sehun, Oppa, whom she had seen squatting on her way to work today. She did a quick comparison... Sorry, Sehun Oppa...

……

Gong Cheng arrived at the first-floor lobby of SM, and soon an SM staff member came to lead the way.

"The president is in a meeting. Please wait a moment," the staff member explained apologetically, keeping a humble attitude, not wanting to be arrogant. Before coming, his superiors had specifically informed him that Tarot was an artist the company had been inviting for a long time to work with.

Working in such a large agency as SM, he was also aware of how influential this boy, who had only debuted for half a year, was recently on the peninsula.

"Perhaps, you two could join me in a tour of SM?"

Gong Cheng was once discovered by SM's talent scouts, but his rejection had been circulating in the company for a long time. However, when they first learned about this news, it was at the time when he was boycotted right after his debut, so no one took it seriously.

Who cares if he's a nobody? It was his own choice not to join SM. Now he's fine, right? He's completely unpopular!
But now, SM's scout Park Deok-sang has become a topic of conversation among everyone, and people often secretly regret why they didn't bury this treasure in SM's flower field.

"Have the members of xo come to work?" Gong Cheng nodded and asked casually.

Since I'm already in SM, it would be a bit unreasonable not to go over and say hello to the members of XO. At Lay's birthday party before, everyone had a great time and the relationship was pretty good.

But the ones he's closest to are Park Chanyeol and Oh Sehun. They have a bit of a like-minded nature with him, and it feels like they met too late... Overall, Gong Cheng thinks these two guys are not good people, just playboys.

Two bastards!

Bah! Disgusting!

"If he doesn't have any schedule, he should be here by now, maybe in the practice room." The staff member said uncertainly. He was not in charge of the same department as the artist, so he didn't know much about the artist's affairs.

But this morning, while waiting for Gong Cheng, he saw Wu Sehun coming to work.

But since Wu Sehun is here, it is hard to say whether all the members of XO are in the company. After all, this kid doesn't have many resources and is a freeloader.

"Can I go over and take a look? Say hello." Gong Cheng asked politely.

"of course can."

Led by the staff, the two walked into the SM elevator.

"Am I seeing right? It's Tarot?!"

"That's him! How come he's even more handsome in person than in the video?"

“Don’t be photogenic!”

"Ah! Park Deok-sang is so lucky not to have been fired! A guy with such a beautiful face should debut in our SM!! Damn it!!!"

"When did you start caring so much about the company? Why don't you complain about it..."

"Ah Xi! Such a handsome boy is so pleasing to the eyes just by looking at him. Even the worst mood will be improved..."

……

After SM moved to a new building, EXO's practice room also looks a lot more spacious.

Gong Cheng stood at the door of EXO's practice room and saw that there were only four people in the empty practice room: Do Kyung-soo, Park Chanyeol, Kim Min-seok, and Oh Sehun. It seemed that they had just started working not long ago and had not had time to take off their cotton coats. They were yawning.

"Sehun~"

Gong Cheng knocked on the door with a smile and walked in.

Wu Sehun, who was sitting on the sofa playing with his mobile phone, was a little surprised and didn't know who was calling him.

The moment he turned around and saw Gong Cheng, he stood up angrily and walked in front of Gong Cheng: "Ah Xi! You kid! Call me brother!"

Following the two people's voices, the other three people in the practice room also looked over.

"Brother XIUMIN, Brother DO, long time no see." Gong Cheng greeted them with a smile, while the SM staff behind him looked surprised.

I didn’t expect the relationship between Tarot and xo members is so good?

Gong Cheng patted Wu Sehun's arm as he spoke, "Sehun, don't you like being the youngest? I'll give you the youngest position..."

"Ashi! Really..."

Wu Se-hun angrily punched him, and it was quite heavy. After the punch, he quickly stepped back and dodged to the side. He knew that this guy had practiced free fighting and even had actual combat experience.

Gong Cheng narrowed his eyes and smiled, but didn't chase after him. He turned around and started chatting with Park Chanyeol and the other two.

"Xiao Cheng, why are you in our company?" Do Kyung-soo knew that Oh Sehun had been in frequent contact with Gong Cheng recently and that they had a good relationship, so he didn't take their fight to heart.

"Him? He came to pursue Irene." Park Chanyeol said mercilessly in a light tone after seeing Kim Dae-woo and the staff leave.

Kim Minseok and Do Kyungsoo looked at Gong Cheng in shock, their eyes gradually becoming strange.

"Axi!"

Gong Cheng let out a long sigh. He didn't really want to explain to the gossipy Kim Minseok and Do Kyungsoo. Instead, he wanted to punch Park Chanyeol in the mouth.

"..."

After some playfulness, Do Kyung-soo asked: "So, you are here to discuss cooperation with the company?"

"Yes, if there is no problem with the contract, I will be responsible for the theme song of Red Velvet's next comeback." Gong Cheng nodded and took the can of Coke handed to him by Wu Sehun.

"So, it's just work?"

"Yeah, XIUMIN brother, do I really have to pursue Bae Joohyunxi?"

"Just give it a try. Irene is quite difficult to deal with." Wu Sehun winked at him with a wicked smile, as if he really wanted to see this kid make a fool of himself.

……

Afterwards, the SM staff received the notice and led Gong Cheng to Lee Soo Man's office. "Sorry for the wait, Tarot."

In the office, Lee Soo Man, dressed in a suit, pushed his eye sockets and looked at the young man in front of him who had missed the mark.

The color is more exaggerated than imagined.

As for his professional abilities, there's no need to elaborate; he's proven his talent to the market. And the album "Fireworks are eternal" is climbing against the odds on the Billboard charts—that's the most important thing! Breaking into America... The name Tarot, to put it bluntly, single-handedly opened the door to Europe and America. And achieving a Billboard chart-topping climb, rising multiple places, is currently the only thing in K-pop history that this young man has managed.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have insisted that Gong Cheng compose the title song for Red Velvet's next comeback, and waited for several months.

"Hello, President Li." Gong Cheng greeted with a smile. He heard Wu Sehun and his brothers say that it seemed that they unified the aesthetics of the peninsula. Such words came from the mouth of Lee Soo Man in front of him.

But, isn’t the peninsula a little too small?
"Don't be so polite, sit down." Lee Soo Man seemed a little unhappy with his unfamiliarity and politeness, but in fact, the more he looked at Gong Cheng's face, the more he regretted it.

I should have made that call earlier, otherwise Park Jin-young wouldn't have gotten there first. And NCT, a large-scale project, has launched its first NCT U sub-group in April, followed by NCT ​​127 and NCT DREAM. Whether it's album sales, sound performance, stage presence, popularity... in every aspect, combined, they still can't compare to Gong Cheng's solo debut album.

Not to mention Bombardment Meteor, fortunately with the addition of lay, Bombardment Meteor can also be considered as a part of SM.

In addition to Gong Cheng's looks, what surprised Lee Soo Man the most was the production of the two albums "YDP" and "Fireworks are eternal", which were all created by the boy in front of him. The producer of Twice's title song "TT", which is currently very popular in the peninsula, also has Tarot as his name.

The song "Russian Roulette" that SM bought from him performed well in Red Velvet's last comeback, and the recent success of "TT" further strengthened his determination to find the boy in front of him to produce the lead song.

"..."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while and finalized some details of the cooperation, as well as Zhang Yixing's contract with Bombardment Meteor.

After everything was settled to the satisfaction of both parties, Lee Soo Man stood up with a smile and said, "Shall I take you on a tour of SM?"

Just before meeting Gong Cheng, he had heard from his subordinates that this kid had strolled around EXO's practice room.

Without giving Gong Cheng a chance to refuse, she walked straight out of the office and said, "Joo Hyun and the others should be at the company by now. Go talk to them. After all, we'll be working together for a while."

"Inside."

"Xiao Cheng, if you are not satisfied with JYP, you can sign with SM as a solo singer. As for the treatment and resources, SM will definitely..." In the elevator, Lee Soo Man patted Gong Cheng's shoulder affectionately, but still couldn't help but said something about poaching.

It is such a pity that such a good seedling does not bloom in SM's flower fields.

"Hehe, yes." When they arrived at Red Velvet's practice room, Gong Cheng laughed it off.

If Park Jin Young knew about this, he would probably be pissed to death, right?

"Teacher Lee Soo-man..."

In Red Velvet's practice room, the five members quickly stood up and bowed when they saw Lee Soo-man walk in.

"Irene, Tarot, you should know each other, right?" Lee Soo Man smiled and waved his hand, introducing Gong Cheng next to him.

"The title song of Red Velvet's fourth mini-album was produced by Tarot. You two will be working together for a while..."

Bae Joo-hyun nodded. Several members of Red Velvet had taken photos with Gong Cheng at Lay's birthday party. Wendy, for example, had even exchanged contact information with her. Although they were not familiar with each other, they were not that unfamiliar either.

Not long ago, the agent revealed that the company had been trying to invite Gong Cheng to produce songs for them, and unexpectedly they actually reached a collaboration.

"An Ning Ha Saiyo, I'm Gong Cheng."

Gong Cheng smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's okay, they are all acquaintances."

"Okay, Xiaocheng, you young people should communicate more. I still have work to do." Lee Soo Man patted him on the back earnestly, then turned to Bae Joo Hyun and instructed: "Irene, you guys should also not slack off in your practice."

"Yes, Mr. Lee Soo Man."

"Why are you here?" After Lee Soo Man left, Bae Joo Hyun moved closer to the curious members and said, "Why didn't you say hello? It was so sudden."

Honestly, she was quite surprised. The company had invited Gong Cheng to produce the song "Russian Roulette" for their last comeback, but he had rejected it without hesitation, so they didn't think this collaboration was going to happen.

"Isn't it to pursue unnie?" Jiang Seulgi, who was standing next to him, glanced at the message sent to him by Oh Sehun and muttered with a strange expression.

"Ah! What are you talking about?" Pei Zhuxuan, who had sharp ears, blushed when she heard this and glared at her. Why are you talking nonsense?
However, what she didn't expect was Gong Cheng's answer in her ear.

"Yes!"

Gong Cheng smiled and joked, "After all, she's a goddess. It's hard not to be moved by her."

Godly face?? Such an obscure group! Such short legs! Such an old age!

Being called a "God-like Beauty" together with myself, doesn't it make me look too cheap?
He thought arrogantly, but he didn't dare to say it directly. Based on his understanding of Pei Zhuxuan, this sister is very sensitive about things like age and height...

"There's no chance of falling in love, unnie is a virgin..." The youngest member, Kim Ye-rin, smiled and talked about her unnie's secret, not treating Gong Cheng as an outsider at all. But as she spoke, she noticed Bae Joo-hyun's eyes and shrank her neck in fear.

This sister is quite prestigious in the group. Don't be fooled by her small stature and short legs...

Pei Zhuxuan glared at Jin Yilin, then turned around and said to Gong Cheng with his head held high: "Don't joke around, it's not funny at all."

Really! Why are you so tall?

Especially that condescending look, it really makes people feel uncomfortable!

"OK," Gong Cheng noticed that Bae Joo-hyun was top-heavy, so he considerately sat on the sofa to prevent her from falling over.

After a few people chatted for a while, Bae Joo-hyun suddenly asked about their next comeback album: "By the way, did the company tell you about our concept this time?"

She thought that if Gong Cheng didn't understand, she could explain it a little to make it easier for him to write a song or something.

"I told you, but I didn't understand." Gong Cheng spread his hands helplessly. Lee Soo Man talked a lot in the office, but he didn't hear the specific content. In short, it was quite abstract.

"I'm just writing according to your Red Velvet style. As for the concept, I don't think it's necessary. I've discussed this with Mr. Lee Soo Man, and he has no objection. Ultimately, the quality of the song still matters. The concept..."

The members of Red Velvet nodded in understanding. Sometimes the company's ideas and song selections seemed a bit incomprehensible to them.

When Bae Joo-hyun heard that Teacher Lee Soo-man had agreed, she didn't say anything more.

"Okay, I'm leaving now." Gong Cheng checked the time. Jin Daewoo was already bombarded with text messages, urging him to come back. "The next time we meet will probably be after the song is finished."

"So fast?" Wendy was chatting enthusiastically. This person was just as Wu Sehun said, very interesting.

If you want to chase Joohyun unnie, why don’t you sit down for a while?

But in fact, she also thought in her heart that it was unlikely that Gong Cheng would end up with her own sister.

Well, after being teammates for so long, she knows her sister's personality very well. She is very considerate to her sisters, like a mother, but when it comes to the opposite sex, she is a complete iron wall... Just that cold face, she knows how to dissuade suitors since her trainee days.

Besides, Gong Cheng, while handsome, is so close to Oh Se-hun and Park Chan-yeol, how can he be a good person? Add to that all the previous rumors about him—his ex-girlfriend? And his on-set romance with Lee Sung-kyung? We're all in the industry, so naturally, we understand and assume these are the facts.

He is a completely unscrupulous lover, and my sister is definitely very bothered by it.

"Let me see you off." Bae Joo-hyun stood up and followed Gong Cheng, keeping a good distance.

It seems that the two of them are both unfamiliar and polite.

Ever since Gong Cheng said 'yes' earlier, she had been on guard no matter if it was a joke or not.

“…” Gong Cheng nodded speechlessly.

What's wrong with this girl? Does she really think I'm interested in her? Is she really so narcissistic?

……

The elevator went down to the first floor of SM. There were many young and beautiful figures in the lobby, all chatting as if nothing had happened.

The elevator door opened, and Gong Cheng and Bae Joo Hyun walked out one after another.

"Come out! Come out!"

"It's really Tarot! Big win!"

"It's Irene-senpai and Tarot!"

"..."

Bae Joo-hyun smiled as she looked at the many familiar trainees in the hall. She couldn't help but think of herself when she first joined SM as a trainee. Because of her reputation as a beautiful girl, she attracted a lot of attention and discussion from the trainees. However, the discussion among the same sex was not very pleasant to hear.

"What is this for?" Gong Cheng was a little puzzled.

Next to the vase at the entrance to the hall, a trainee wearing a white sweater and light blue jeans excitedly shook his friend's arm: "Ah Xi! You're so handsome!"

The round and smooth curve under the sweater almost broke her slender waist as she moved her body excitedly.

"Really! I've seen so many artists, and the most handsome one is Tarot..."

I am busy during the New Year and not in a good mood. It is still daytime even though it is not dark yet.

Happy New Year's Eve, brothers!

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(End of this chapter)