The number one playboy on the Peninsula!

Chapter 230 Kim Jisoo votes Tarot's girlfriend number 1!
How's it going in New York lately?

On the evening of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Gong Cheng was wearing a white crew-neck sweatshirt wrapped in a black apron. There were chopped beef and vegetables on the cutting board, and bottles and jars of salt, vinegar and soy sauce piled up next to him. He was standing in the kitchen of the guesthouse where Zhou Ziyu was staying, answering the phone with one hand and stirring the pan with the other.

Thanks to the members' boasting, he was forced to show off his skills in front of Tzuyu's parents... Thinking that everyone would be flying back to Seoul together tomorrow, and it was the Lunar New Year, he was happy, so he took the chef's spatula.

Taylor sounded to be in a good mood on the other end of the phone. "Flowers, applause, you're doing very well. Your performance on your country's Spring Festival Gala last night has gone viral overseas."

"Aren't you dating?" Gong Cheng chuckled gossipy, as steam sizzled from the stainless steel pot in front of him as ingredients were added.

He knew perfectly well that Taylor, on the other end of the phone, was a true queen of the night, and Bae Suzy was nothing but a drizzle in front of her...

"Want to date you?" Taylor's teasing voice rang out, seemingly unconcerned about the gossip ignited by Gong Cheng. "How about I write you a couple of songs? After all, the production of 'Reputation' owes a lot to you..."

"Stop. Please, I can't take that..." Gong Cheng said speechlessly, holding the phone to his ear and quickly scooping a spoonful of salt into the pot. This woman seems to draw inspiration for her songs from her ex-boyfriends...

“I heard from a friend that the Grammy nominations for this year’s postponed Grammys will be announced early next month.” Taylor chuckled at him twice, then changed the subject and got down to business, “the awards ceremony in April.”

Gong Cheng wondered, "The Grammys have been postponed for so long this year?"

"Who knows? Anyway, see you in America then," Taylor said nonchalantly.

"..."

After the phone call ended, Gong Cheng glanced at the glass window, which was steaming with the smell of cooking oil, and the ice crystals melted.

He turned down the gushing blue flames from the bottom of the pot with a touch of melancholy. He felt that the past two years of his life had been like frost-covered window decorations, but now winter had passed and spring had come, and the ice beneath his feet was now warm and blooming...

Everything seemed to be getting better, but he was a little tired.

"What are you thinking about?" Minatozaki Sana tiptoed into the kitchen. She was wearing a loose plaid pajama top, red and black, with the unbuttoned collar bearing the gift that Miyako had given her 16 years ago. Her chubby cheeks had lost some of their plumpness over time, and her facial contours had become more defined and beautiful.

Just like Kim Da-hyun's baby fat, it disappeared and she became even more beautiful, but beauty is different in every period.

Gong Cheng turned his head and glanced at the clumsy little dog trying to help in the kitchen, then chuckled and said, "Thinking about work... What are they doing in the living room? Why is it so noisy?"

Outside the kitchen door, the sounds of television dialogue from the living room and the chatter of several people could be heard.

“I’m watching your variety show, the one with Lay and the others called ‘Idol Producer.’ Today’s episode is the one where you made a guest appearance…” Minatozaki Sana glanced back furtively and saw that the kitchen door was tightly closed.

She wiped her little hands, which had just been washed with tomatoes in the sink, and hugged Gong Cheng from behind.

As her dating ban was about to end, she grew bolder, and with her friend Mina eyeing her closely, the sense of urgency she felt was no less than before she started dating her boyfriend...

Instead, it's getting bigger and bigger. If Shihyo weren't so headstrong in her pursuit of love, then Sana Minatozaki would have told the other members without hesitation that she was dating Makoto Miyamoto the moment the dating ban was lifted...

After dating for so long, shouldn't some of them behave themselves?
"Are you very tired, you rascal?" Minatozaki Sana nuzzled against his tall back with her puppy head, asking softly with concern.

She knew this man's lazy nature; he left work on time and never worked overtime except for necessary occasions. This year, however, his busy schedule meant he was flying almost all over the world...

Gong Cheng leisurely ladled the tomato and beef brisket from the pot, then turned around and looked at Minatozaki Sana's increasingly gentle features. The tenderness of a Yamato Nadeshiko and her unusual assertiveness were mixed together in her bright eyes...

"Sana-chan, please address me by my title during our relationship!"

"Call me husband..."

"...Dream on, you're nowhere near as good as him..." Sana Minatozaki raised her head, rolled her eyes, then smiled and pinched his cheek. "What if I yell and everyone else yells too?"

Gong Cheng didn't resist; instead, he pretended to ponder and said with a smile, "Ani, generally speaking, I'm the one who lets others call me Dad..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was met with a fierce headbutt from Sana Minatozaki!

"idiot!"

……

#Tarot's first domestic variety show appearance, Idol Producer#
#TarotDanceTutorial#
#Tarot Vocal Instruction#
#Tarot visits Lay Zhang and Jackson Wang on set#
The moment the show aired, the two-hour-plus video content generated immense buzz with Gong Cheng's appearance.

Amidst the swirling snowflakes, Gong Cheng stepped out of the van. The moment he alighted, the post-production editing displayed a narration highlighting his current achievements in the world of music—a dense array of accomplishments…

It's enough to make countless Akanas secretly gloat and passersby shocked; I simply can't write it all down.

When Gong Cheng arrived at the studio for the open class without makeup, the expressions of the trainees upon seeing him were exactly the same as those of the viewers in front of the screen.

A straight, upright figure and a casual, stylish outfit...

"Holy crap? Tarot totally blows away a show with a completely bare face, even though the trainees are wearing makeup..."

"Oppa, do you think highly of that guy with the middle parting? Although it seems like Oppa is strict when he teaches, he really teaches!"

"The moment Tarot appeared, the difference between the established artists and the trainees became so obvious..."

"Why do some trainees look like sissies when they're drawn like that? Can't they learn from Tarot? They look so good without makeup!"

"Upstairs, do you think the trainees don't want to? How can they look good on camera without makeup?"

"..."

……

The next day, Gong Cheng took an early morning flight back to Seoul.

Twice and the other artists under the company's management have ended their vacation—Momoya Hirai leisurely boarded a flight and arrived at her dormitory in Seoul.

As soon as the plane landed, countless media outlets, reporters, and fans from Al Jazeera surrounded the airport, making it completely impassable.

Gong Cheng spotted several familiar fansites in the crowd. They were holding up their phones and following him around the terminal.

The company is quite lenient with many big fans and fan site administrators. They are different from the most fervent fans and won't cause excessive crowding. They are essentially a group of people who can get close to the artist.

However, a safe distance must be maintained.

"Oppa, you're finally back! We thought you didn't want us anymore." A fangirl, holding her phone, hurriedly followed Gong Cheng a meter away, her phone camera pointed at the oppa who had taken off his mask and hat.

Seeing that they were having some trouble walking, Gong Cheng slowed down. "Ani, how could that be? You're making me sound like a heartless man."

He laughed and joked that his fans supported him with real money and hadn't done anything outrageous. They weren't sasaeng fans, and he wouldn't put on airs or act aloof or expressionless. That kind of behavior is stupid.

"Oppa, he's not a heartless man, but he's very ruthless. He often disappears and doesn't do any promotions." The fan site admin couldn't help but smile when she saw her idol's long legs and slowed down her movements.

This guy is always like that; he's very considerate of his fans' feelings, making it impossible to hate him, only to like him.

"He's simply the most ruthless Chinese man ever..."

"Pfft..." When Kim Dae-woo and Cha Kun-ho, along with their staff, heard the fan's words, they couldn't help but laugh out loud, but they couldn't refute it. The saying circulating among the fans was actually the truth.

Who would have thought that an artist who has only been in the industry for two years has only appeared on "Running Man" and a small hip-hop radio station in Seoul when he first debuted?

For other celebrities, exposure opportunities are resources that they must strive for.

Gong Cheng smiled helplessly, handing the baseball cap to the fangirl who had spoken, hoping to bribe her and shut her up. "Seriously, the person who said that is really embarrassing..."

"Oppa, how long are you planning to disappear before making any more appearances this time you're back in Seoul?" another fan site admin jokingly asked. As big fans who frequently greet and see off their idols at the airport, they are closer to Gong Cheng than the average fan.

Many fan sites are operated and managed by these site administrators and influential fans.

Gong Cheng, his eyes hidden beneath his black, tousled hair, glanced at the swarm of media and fans outside the terminal building not far away. Standing still, he turned back to the fan club leader and said, "Alaso, there will be more activities. Why do you always say things like that when you pick someone up at the airport..."

"I'm very busy this year, but we can meet anytime. Hey, the Asian Tour, the World Tour..."

He gave a wry smile and recounted a series of schedules that had almost all been made public long ago.

Seeing the crowd and media not far away, a fangirl knew it was time to part ways again, so she took a purple envelope from her bag and handed it to Gong Cheng, "Try to participate in a variety show when you have time, oppa. I really want to see what you're like when you're not on stage."

"I'll think about it."

"Wow, oppa is really hot right now! Should we even consider variety shows?" The fansites said with a grin, but their smiling faces showed undisguised pride and joy, without a hint of blame. They knew that this guy was lazy and very busy.

Gong Cheng stood still, the collar of his denim jacket padded with the hood of a black sweatshirt underneath, and his brown wide-leg pants giving him a relaxed and casual look. He lowered his head, his quiet, smiling eyes carefully collecting the various envelopes handed to him by the fans.

Then, as if remembering something, he raised his eyelids and looked at me strangely. "Oh my god, I just remembered, who sent me that letter last time? It was so cheesy... Why did they say such cheesy things?"

"What is it? Read it aloud?" Among the dozens of people, one of the fansite admins raised her head and asked with a smile, her pretty face and red hair framing her cheek.

Gong Cheng glanced at her, then pointed at her speechlessly, "Cheng Baoshan, you're the one who gave it to me, aren't you?"

He recognized many of the fansite admins, since they were always present in the front row, whether at the airport, on music show stages, at fan meetings, or autograph sessions.

"Ani-oh, if oppa doesn't read it out, I can't remember if I wrote it or not," Sung Bo-sun said with a touch of smugness. "Of course, it's okay if oppa forgets the content, but I'll be sad..."

As she spoke, she pouted and began her dramatic performance.

"Oh my god, that was so cheesy, I'd forgotten about it long ago." Gong Cheng shook her head with a smile. After receiving the envelopes from the fans, she walked towards the airport exit. But when she saw Cheng Baoshan's somewhat downcast expression, she smiled and started talking as she walked, mentioning the flowery and cheesy letter.

"The grass thirsts for rain and dew, the flowers long for sunshine... The earth awaits the comet, and I secretly watch you..."

"..."

When Cheng Baoshan heard her letter to Gong Cheng being read aloud, her face turned bright red. She hadn't expected that Gong Cheng would actually remember it... All the fans listened with great interest, nodding as they took pictures of Gong Cheng's face as he read the letter.

Her eyes and brows still held a smile, as if she were talking to herself...

"The comet kisses the earth... I watch you from afar... The earth bids farewell to the comet... I watch you silently..."

The letter, neither too long nor too short, was read aloud by Gong Cheng. He then turned around, waved to the group of fans, and said with a carefree smile, "Thank you for your hard work. See you next time. Go home early, it's cold..."

In the camera lens of the fan site, behind Gong Cheng's upright figure are countless cameras and reporters amidst the heavy snowfall in Seoul...

……

#Kpop, Your Emperor is Back#
#A look back at Tarot's romantic partners: Cheng Xiao, Jing Tian, ​​Fan Binbin, Dilraba Dilmurat...#
#Bombardment Meteor Asia Tour Coming Soon#
The moment Gong Cheng landed in Seoul, a deluge of media coverage swept in like a tidal wave. With the new year upon us, entertainment agencies had returned from their holidays, and groups and artists were preparing for their comebacks…

Gong Cheng's return to Seoul was like a lingering fog, shrouding the hearts of everyone and their fans.

Fortunately, to this day, JYP has still not released any plans for Makoto Miyazaki's comeback this year. Many entertainment companies want to launch new groups and bring back many top-tier and second-tier K-pop groups during Tarot's tour this year.

To avoid running into the name "Tarot"... This is a new tactic developed by all K-pop agencies and groups—the "Avoid the Truth" tactic.

There's no way to win; you can't outrun them by ramming, and there's no way to cause trouble.

Now, the name "Tarot" is practically a calling card for K-pop worldwide, and has even become a borderless calling card for the Korean Peninsula's external propaganda.

According to the Peninsula Culture and Tourism Research Institute, after the name "Tarot" became popular on the world stage in 2017, Seoul's tourism industry benefited significantly from its name.

Many people in relevant departments are still looking forward to seeing how much economic benefit Tarot's world tour will bring in the three-day Seoul show in the second half of the year...

With the recording of #PRODUCE 48 imminent, the representative of the national producers has not yet been announced, and rumors are circulating online that a member of the top boy group Bombing Meteor Shower will be included, sparking heated discussions.#
#Tarot's first act upon returning to Seoul was a date with Kim Tae-yeon, Im Yoon-ah, Lee Soon-kyu, and possibly Il-ryong...#
"Stop talking nonsense! You're talking about oppa and Im Yoona and Kim Tae-yeon, one dragon and two phoenixes, that's one thing, but what the hell is Lee Soon-kyu?"

"Could Tarot be the representative producer for PRODUCE 48?"

"By the way, when will tickets for our artillery regiment's Asian cruise go on sale?"

"Damn it, how come the four companies haven't done any promotion for the Asia tour at all? I heard that Lay and Jackson are still filming variety shows in China, while Fan is dating a supermodel in the US?"

"..."

February 17th, evening...

In the club in Gangnam, Gong Cheng, Kim Tae-yeon, Lim Yoon-ah, and Lee Soon-kyu sat in a private room, sipping their drinks.

He glanced at the trending topics on his phone, surprised that he'd only been online for a little over half an hour and already been trending, with such a terrible headline...

"Aigoo, what's with your eyes?" Kim Tae-yeon pouted as she noticed Gong Cheng's expression as he scrutinized the three of them. They had seen the trending topics earlier that evening. However, Gong Cheng had arrived late, and they had already been drinking for a while.

Gong Cheng sat down next to Lin Yoona, raised an eyebrow, and looked somewhat surprised. "Ani? Are you kidding me, noona?"

When did this short woman become so confident?
The four were playing a drinking game called "Apartment," short for "APT," which refers to apartment buildings. They sat in a circle, their hands stacked high above the table. Lee Soon-kyu was already used to the teasing atmosphere between Kim Tae-yeon and Gong Cheng.

Especially after drinking, it was Lin Yoona who, whether feigning it or not, blushed under the bright red lights and called out the number in the game, "5..."

The four people took turns withdrawing their hands, and the fifth floor, which was also the target number, was Gong Cheng's hand... drinking.

After seeing Gong Cheng take a sip of his drink, Kim Tae-yeon continued playing the game with a grin, saying, "Are you kidding? How about we change the game? You dare say Yoona isn't pretty?"

"Whether Yoona looks good or not, what does that have to do with you?" Gong Cheng retorted, putting down his wine glass.

Lee Soon-kyu, as if to lend a hand, patted Gong Cheng on the shoulder, his shoulder-length hair tossing across his face. "Truth or Dare?"

Gong Cheng thought this woman was there to help him, but it turned out she was with Kim Tae-yeon. He glanced at the two short, shifty-looking women; they were perfectly sober and didn't seem drunk at all. "Ani, I'm not playing..."

"Scared?" Even Yoona raised an eyebrow.

Gong Cheng pondered that these three women from the older generation were trying to trick him into revealing information, and decisively refused. However, seeing their smug expressions, he chuckled and said, "I am indeed a little scared..."

"I'm afraid the three of you will take advantage of me."

As he spoke, he pointed to the trending topic on his phone screen, the words "One Dragon, Three Phoenixes" particularly glaring, "Oh my god, the media really knows how to talk nonsense, first of all they should remove Sunny Nuna from the list!"

"Hey! What did you say?" Lee Soon-kyu opened his mouth, looking incredulous, then gritted his teeth and deliberately punched Gong Cheng in the back.

Kim Tae-yeon chuckled twice, then leaned closer. Her forehead, visible beneath her bangs, was covered in sweat, perhaps from playing too much. "Come on... let's play Truth or Dare if you dare..."

Gong Cheng raised his glass and clinked it with theirs. Then he glanced at them. Actually, he was afraid that playing this game would hurt their relationship, and that the viewership poison and the short captain would break their guard. "Then let's go. Who doesn't know that I, Gong Cheng, am the bravest man in all of Yeongdeungpo?"

“Show-off…” Lee Soon-kyu rolled her eyes at him.

Lim Yoona chuckled, tying her long, slender black hair back with her hand. Seeing Gong Cheng's sinister smile, she quickly nudged Kim Tae-yeon's shoulder and said, "How about we change the game..."

She was somewhat intimidated by the presence of Gong Cheng, Lee Soon-kyu, and Kim Tae-yeon.

They often drink together, and when they play games, each one is more ruthless than the last. Moreover, the three of them have a great tacit understanding. With just a glance, they might have been glaring at each other, but in the next round, they'd be allies again, turning the tables on each other.

Lee Soon-kyu and Kim Tae-yeon, as her teammates for many years, she knew that the two of them were incredibly sarcastic when playing games, but this younger guy in front of her was simply bizarre! He was even more sarcastic than the two of them combined.

She's suffered quite a few losses... Sometimes she even doubts whether Kim Tae-yeon and Lee Soon-kyu are actually on her side.
……

"Drinking during the New Year..." Lee Soon-kyu took off his shoes and sat cross-legged on the sofa, his smile sinister and malicious.

She knew perfectly well that even if Gong Cheng and Kim Tae-yeon, who were raising their glasses in front of her, didn't fire, they would soon turn their guns on her anyway, so she might as well strike first...

"Let's have drinks during the New Year." Kim Tae-yeon licked the wine off her lips and looked at the people at the table with a smile. Lee Soon-kyu didn't move, sitting cross-legged on the sofa.

Yoona's face darkened, and she gripped the glass with her slender hand, swallowing the drink...

"Aigoo, as expected of you..." Kim Tae-yeon's lips twitched as she watched Gong Cheng raise his wine glass. Goodness, you've dated both older and younger men?
You're not actually looking for my ideal type, are you?

"Drinking while wearing makeup..." Gong Cheng said casually, smiling as he looked at the three women's makeup under the dazzling lights. He would pass on Lee Soon-kyu first, and the remaining two were each quite good in their own way...

"That's really shameless." Lee Soon-kyu put down his wine glass in annoyance.

"Drinking without makeup!" (Lim Yoona)

"Drinking with people you've dated..."

Gong Cheng picked up his wine glass, somewhat speechless at what Lee Soon-kyu was up to with this tactic of hurting the enemy a thousand while losing eight hundred of her own. He watched as he, Kim Tae-yeon, and Im Yoon-ah all raised their glasses, while Lee Soon-kyu sat cross-legged on the sofa like a Buddha...

"Stop messing around? Are you kidding me? You've never been in a relationship before?"

His suspicious gaze made Lee Soon-kyu feel uncomfortable. She pouted and asked, "Does having a date in middle school count?"

Gong Cheng, “…”

"..."

……

"Come over to my place for drinks another day when you're off work, and we'll play something even tougher."

Gong Cheng woke up in his dorm with a hangover, glanced at the message Kim Tae-yeon had sent him that morning, and couldn't help but reply speechlessly, "Are you bored too? No way?"

This woman seems to have a lot of free time since she went solo...

He got up, drank some water, tossed aside his phone, took out the air conditioner remote to adjust the temperature, then crawled into bed and continued to sleep soundly... Even though the company's holiday was over, the members of TWICE threw themselves into their work.

He had just finished a busy schedule in China and had a few days off. Aside from going back to the company in a couple of days to record "WE PRAY" with TWICE, the rest of the time was spent preparing for the group's Asia tour at the end of next month...

At the start of the year, Park Jin-young was also extremely busy. He only told him to rest well before getting busy with the debut of the new boy group Stray Kids. Stray Kids released their debut pre-debut album "Mixtape" on January 8th as a warm-up...

According to the company's plan, they will release their first mini-album, "I am NOT," on March 26th, marking their official debut.

Overall, K-pop companies are launching quite a few new groups this year, and various boy and girl groups are also preparing to make comebacks during the break between Miyako's tours...

……

Meanwhile, many K-pop fans are also discussing the upcoming battle between male and female groups this year. TWICE, who have already reached the top, have announced their comeback, while the top-ranked boy group, Bombardment Meteor, has not made any announcements.

However, with their Asia tour just around the corner, many fans are unsure of their next move. As for groups like EXO, WANNA ONE, BLACKPINK, Red Velvet, Mamamoo, Winner, iKON, GOT7, and NCT DREAM, annual comebacks are commonplace for them, so there's no reason for them not to make a comeback...

Even Girls' Generation, once at the peak of their second-generation idol group, has seen several members' contracts expire and not be renewed. Kim Tae-yeon revealed in a live stream that they will be making a comeback as a five-member sub-unit called "Girls' Generation-Oh!GG"...

Although the return date is undetermined, it has given many fans something to look forward to.

In addition, many companies are promoting their upcoming new groups, such as Cube Entertainment's (G)I-DLE, JYP's Stray Kids, and SM's NCT U...

Almost all the groups under major entertainment companies will be making their debut this year...

……

On February 20th, Gong Cheng drove to the company. Along the way, many staff members and artists who hadn't seen him for a long time greeted him.

During the trip, I also ran into a few members of GOT7, but we just laughed it off.

Gong Cheng arrived at Park Jin-young's office to report for duty. This guy always seemed to have something to say to him, either it was something about his mother or something else. "What's wrong, bro?"

As he spoke, he yawned. He had been resting for two days straight, lying around in his dorm room for two days. His only activities were going to the nearby gym to work out and playing the game discs left behind by the little penguins in the living room.

Park Jin-young smiled and took a bottle of soda from the refrigerator, handed it over, and then said, "The promotion for the Bombardment Meteor Asia Tour will start soon..."

"..."

"Interstellar travel, perhaps?" Gong Cheng replied to Park Jin-young regarding the theme of the Bombardment Meteor Asia tour concert, "Mainly because it fits the group's name..."

This year, aside from the Asian tour, there aren't many projects planned for the group. As for a comeback, none of the four record labels have made a decision. So, they've decided to release a few singles in their spare time, include them in a mini-album, and that'll be fine, maintaining the group's current influence and popularity.

The two chatted briefly about their Asian tour. Their first stop would be at the Seoul Jamsil Olympic Stadium, the largest concert venue on the peninsula, for three consecutive days. The stadium has a white porcelain jar-like architectural design and nearly 3 seats, plus standing room, which can accommodate 7 people.

Following that are Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Bangkok...

Park Jin-young nodded, surprisingly finding the theme name quite good. After all, shooting stars are meant to streak across the sky and wander through the Milky Way, and aren't the glow sticks held up by the fans and stargazers just like stars?
"I'm going out for dinner with my brother tonight to meet some people from YG."

"YG?" Gong Cheng sat on the sofa, looking somewhat surprised. This guy had a pretty good relationship with Bang Si-hyuk and Yang Hyun-suk. JYP and YG were the same. Back in the 2PM days, this guy often took Jay Park to YG to spar with Bigbang.

Park Jin-young sat in his office chair and explained with a smile, "BLACKPINK, don't you have a good relationship with them?"

"YG wants them to make a comeback this summer. They've been debuted for two years, but their performance has been lukewarm. Yang Hyun-suk wants to invite you to promote BLACKPINK's album..."

"..."

Park Jin-young rambled on and on about what he and Yang Hyun-suk had talked about during their last meeting, ending with, "But YG would prefer to debut a member to form a boy-girl group with you..."

"Who?" Gong Cheng didn't take the matter to heart, but he was curious about who it might be. A boy and girl group? Currently, among YG's girl groups, only BLACKPINK is frequently active, and as for boy groups, Big Bang has been inactive for a long time...

Only Winner and iKON are left, but judging from YG's promotions a couple of days ago, both boy groups will probably make a full-scale comeback this year.

BLACKPINK has been around for two years, and to be honest, their development has been relatively stable so far, but perhaps a little too stable. The current situation of YG Entertainment as a whole is not very good, and they are probably just thinking about asking me to help them promote an album.

Park Jin-young crossed his legs and rubbed his fingers together deeply. "YG's idea is that you can choose the person."

He didn't have any particular thoughts about collaborating with YG. The fact that he was discussing it with Gong Cheng was merely because of his personal relationship with Yang Hyun-suk; it was just a way of passing on a message. He wouldn't interfere with the final decision on whether or not to collaborate.

The kid in front of you wants to help BLACKPINK, so the company supports him; or he doesn't want to, so the company still supports him...

Furthermore, our "ATM" project hasn't even started yet, and YG is already showing up. Don't you know about first come, first served?

Gong Cheng's activities this year consist mainly of the Asian tour and the world tour, which will be very tiring, but he will also have some free time. However, Park Jin-young doesn't want to interfere too much during this time; otherwise, he wouldn't have wanted Gong Cheng to date a girl...

Actually, letting this kid cause trouble for BLACKPINK isn't so bad...

Thinking of this, Park Jin-young glanced at Gong Cheng with a meaningful look and a hint of gossip in his eyes. Everyone on the peninsula knew that the young man in front of him had a good relationship with BLACKPINK and often frequented bars and clubs. Could it be that this young man really had a relationship with one of the members of BLACKPINK?
Gong Cheng felt his gossipy gaze and couldn't help but twitch his lips. "We'll talk about it later. I might not have time. Just take this as my refusal."

"Aigoo, you're really heartless, kid? Aren't you afraid of feeling awkward when you meet up with the BLACKPINK members in the future?" Park Jin-young joked with a laugh, then added, "Whether you cooperate or not is up to you, but you have to come to dinner with me tonight. It's a date, and it wouldn't be right not to go."

"Alas, but what does it mean to be heartless? One thing at a time, and shouldn't I at least consider it? How can I be so hasty?" Gong Cheng said helplessly. Actually, there was nothing wrong with promoting an album for BLACKPINK.

No problem. He had practiced with Daegu Women's Red Velvet and TWICE before, and the market response proved that his girl group dance music was pretty good.

But projects involving male and female collaborations really need to be reconsidered...

Kim Jisoo, is that right?
Park Jin-young saw that he was thinking and didn't disturb him. When he looked up, he smiled and said, "There's something else, although I really didn't want to say it. Lee Soo-man from SM Entertainment has also offered to create a male-female pairing with you from one of their girl groups..."

"Lee Soo-man is really good at freeloading!"

He said this with a hint of prejudice, then got back to business, "I guess it was your ideal type that you joked about during your live stream. He even included a few members of Girls' Generation on the list..."

"And Red Velvet."

After hearing this, Gong Cheng stopped thinking and instead chuckled, leaning back on the sofa and taking a sip of water. "Aigoo, bro, are these still CEOs? SM, you think I can just pick and choose?"

"Pretty much. Lee Soo-man has worked with us before, so he knows what your standards are." Park Jin-young chuckled as he recalled Lee Soo-man's attempt last year to squeeze Kai, EXO's main member, into Bombardment Meteor.

In the end, weren't Oh Sehun and Park Chanyeol the ones chosen for the bombing?
Therefore, Lee Soo-man understands better than Yang Hyun-suk that the "filling in people" approach won't work, and Gong Sung needs to choose the partners, especially since Zhang Yixing is also part of Bombardment Meteor.

SM Entertainment was involved in the "Bombing Meteor Shower" project, but now they have no involvement in any new collaboration offers.

"Want to be my backup dancer?" Gong Cheng scoffed, somewhat baffled by Yang Hyun-suk and Lee Soo-man's thought processes—they were really good at freeloading! Then, he suddenly raised his eyelids and looked at Park Jin-young, "Hyung, I have an idea..."

Park Jin-young looked up when he heard this.

The last time I saw Gong Cheng with this expression and said these words was two years ago when he handed me the Bombardment Meteor proposal.

"you say……"

"How about this, bro? I can consider the BLACKPINK album. Making one as practice shouldn't be a problem." Gong Cheng thoughtfully stated his decision. BLACKPINK albums usually consist of two or three singles.

As for the second decision, "Regarding YG and SM wanting to form a male-female duo with me, it's not that we can't talk about it... but a male-female duo is boring, so let SM and YG talk to them..."

"If they can reach an agreement, then besides JYP, SM and YG each need to send one person to form a limited-time group. Only then is there any point in negotiating..."

He calmly recounted the project that had Park Jin-young's eyes wide with surprise. Gong Cheng wasn't sure if YG and SM would agree to reach an agreement; anyway, he was just making things up. They could discuss it further if they actually agreed...

To be honest, a simple male-female duo, given their size, isn't incapable of making waves, but rather unnecessary.

If Gong Cheng really wanted to find a female artist to form a limited-time group, he could just grab any member from TWICE at his company and release them outside; he would have no shortage of buzz, topics, and viewership...

He would only consider discussing it if SM and YG could actually reach an agreement...

Park Jin-young shut his mouth, looked at him strangely, and then said two names, "Kim Ji-soo, Bae Joo-hyun, Im Yoon-ah, Kim Tae-yeon. If things really work out, your choice is one of these names, right?"

"Why are you so sure, brother?" Gong Cheng glanced at him with some surprise and asked.

"BLACKPINK's visual center, Red Velvet's visual center and god-like beauty, Girls' Generation's god-like beauty, plus your ideal type," Park Jin-young analyzed to himself. These were all women who had been rumored to be dating this guy quite a bit.

"Superficial!" Gong Cheng curled his lip. "Those two in the back pass! Form their little team, oh! GG!"

"Besides, who knows? If it really works out, should we add another person from Twice, bro?"

He asked with a smile, "If I remember correctly, it seems that Bae Joo-hyun and Kim Ji-soo's relationship has been getting better and better since last year?"

If this matter can really be resolved, he really needs to consider it. Putting aside the women in Daegu for the time being, Kim Ji-soo is a ticking time bomb. It's better to keep her close at hand than to leave her out there and make him live in constant fear.

We can release the news then. There's a very popular topic online that's been going strong for the past two years: "Vote for the Female Celebrity Who's the Best Match for Tarot" and "XXX Selected for Tarot's Best Girlfriend Lineup." Kim Jisoo was voted number one for three consecutive months at one point!

At the time, it was because her comeback look was very popular! Bae Joo-hyun was a regular at number one, and Gong Cheng couldn't understand why this Daegu woman was compatible with him.
But there's no way around it, Daegu women have a lot of fans, and their voting power is huge... If they really reach an agreement, they can use this topic to let fans vote on the female guest who will partner with him...

As long as the vote difference isn't too big, both of them can be selected without any problem! Doesn't that generate tons of buzz and traffic?

"TWICE?"

Upon hearing this, Park Jin-young thought about it seriously for a moment, then waved his hand and refused, saying, "Our company won't release it. Twice's momentum is still very strong this year, and the group is the priority. We will gradually open up the individual information we discussed earlier to them."

"We expect to maintain our peak performance this year, and with members' individual activities gradually unfolding, we'll start a tour next year..."

Gong Cheng nodded, and after thinking about it, he realized that was indeed the case.

With comebacks and individual activities, there's definitely no time to participate in a new limited-time group project. Besides, with nine members, it's a difficult decision to make... They're all equally important, so let's just focus on the group and individual activities.

There was nothing he could do; Master Gong was too soft-hearted.

……

Nighttime, after get off work.

Park Jin-young hitched a ride in Gong Cheng's car and sat in the passenger seat. Gong Cheng drove the Aston Martin DBS Superleggera, which was not yet released, straight to the agreed-upon restaurant.

He's not worried about the new model attracting attention, since it's going to be released this summer anyway.

The Aston Martin endorsement deal will be officially announced in a few days. The brand's products are often driven around to increase the exposure of the brand's new models and thus encourage customers to place orders.

The black GT sports car immediately attracted attention on the main road of Gangdong District, and the sound of the engine made Park Jin-young's heart surge.

Arriving near Cheongdam-dong in Gangnam District, Gong Cheng parked his car in the restaurant's basement parking lot. A black van pulled into the parking lot not far away.

The car stopped in the parking space next to the DBS Superleggera. Gong Cheng and Park Jin-young watched through the dark car window as Yang Hyun-suk and the four members of BLACKPINK got out of the van, along with a manager who was driving.

"What a coincidence," Gong Cheng muttered, then unbuckled his seatbelt, opened the car door, and got out with Park Jin-young.

Park Jin-young smiled and walked over to greet Yang Hyun-seok, while Kim Ji-soo and the others watched Gong Cheng get out of the low-slung car. His tall figure was much taller than the roof of the black gentleman's car. He smiled and waved to them. He was wearing a light gray turtleneck sweater and jeans.

Gong Cheng bent down, picked up the black down jacket hanging on the back of the car seat, and put it on. "Long time no see, Jisoo, Chaeyoung, Jennie, Lisa..."

Kim Jisoo wore a short white down jacket, and her smoky eye makeup gave her a cool and aloof look, as if she had just attended an event. A hint of doubt flickered in her eyes beneath her brows. "You bought another car?"

Meiyan hadn't mentioned it before? He's really getting cocky. She recognized the car logo in front of her—Aston Martin, a high-end sports car… but to be honest, it actually suited this brat's style quite well…

“Aston Martin? Never seen this one before? It looks a bit like the DBS… but it’s not.” Kim Jenny and Park Chaeyoung stood in front of the hood of the car, reaching out to stroke the smooth body a couple of times. The elegant lines and the sound they had just heard made them look exactly like thugs in suits.

Gong Cheng closed the car door, smiling but saying nothing. The car really wasn't bought...

But Jisoo didn't understand, and he was too lazy to explain to the BLACKPINK members in front of him.

After greeting Park Jin-young, Yang Hyun-suk quickly came over to Gong Cheng with a smile and patted him on the shoulder, "Hey Cheng, long time no see? When I saw you at your company last year, you were so busy..."

“Oh, President Yang…”

"Call me Hyunseok hyung!!!" Yang Hyunseok patted Gong Cheng on the back with a slightly annoyed expression. The three of them walked towards the elevator in the basement with Park Jin-young. He turned back and urged, "Jennie, you guys hurry up and follow..."

Kim Jisoo tightened the collar of her down jacket. Hearing her boss trying to get close to that bastard, she couldn't help but roll her eyes. Hyunseok hyung?! Aigoo! This is outrageous!

Park Chae-young was about to take a step to follow, but suddenly seemed to remember something, stopped, turned her head to look at the GT sports car lying on the ground beside her, and a look of shock flashed in her eyes.

In that instant, she recalled the rumors circulating in the industry in the latter half of last year: Porsche, Maybach, Aston Martin, Ferrari, and other luxury cars were all involved in the encounter with Gong Cheng, who had just stepped into the elevator...

Park Chae-young's pupils dilated as she glanced at the car. Although these supercar brands have a wide variety of models, they are all basically the same. If this car has never been released on the market, then where did it come from?
Have they really reached an agreement?
"Aigoo, do you think oppa will agree to be our producer?" Jennie asked Jisoo nervously, discussing the purpose of their visit. Although Jisoo seemed easy to talk to, drinking with them and such.

But everyone knew they had a good relationship, but they also knew they didn't have the influence to have this guy become their producer.

If they really had that much influence, they wouldn't have made a special trip to have this meal with the president.

"Take it or leave it..." Kim Jisoo didn't really care about it. When she first heard the president mention it, she had no hope.

She knew Gong Cheng better than even his mother, Zhao Meiyan. Given his lazy nature, he would never get involved in such matters. If he did, someone would definitely suffer!

This was her gut feeling about the jerk! It was so unusual, so contrary to her usual personality…

(End of this chapter)