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Chapter 232 The Explosion Propaganda Video!

Hirai Momo's foolish yet sincere gaze touched Miyako.

"it is good……"

In the past, he had helped Hirai Momo with many fitness exercises, and the two of them cooperated quite well. However, this was the first time they had done a double glute bridge. Thinking of this, Miyako looked at Hirai Momo suspiciously. Was he going to have a competition with her, Momo-chan?

"Gudong Gudong..."

Gong Cheng took a sip of water and picked up a towel to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

In my line of sight, the black yoga pants perfectly accentuated my student's curves—round and full, without a single ounce of excess fat, her peach-shaped buttocks jutting out in a striking contrast to her slender waist. This was quite fitting, as many fans affectionately call her, Peach…

She deftly pulled over a yoga mat, lay flat in mid-air, her tied-up black hair standing upright, supporting the auxiliary equipment on her shoulders, her legs bent in mid-air, and her dark eyes, floating under her bangs, glanced at her beloved teacher beside her, as if extending an invitation.

Gong Cheng's face twitched as he watched Hirai Momo's movements. "Momo-chan, isn't your pose wrong?"

"This shouldn't be the position, right?"

"Isn't this a barbell hip thrust?"

He frowned slightly. The equipment Hirai Momo was carrying on her shoulder was a hip press rack. She was half-sitting on the ground with her knees pointing upwards. The barbell should have been placed at the 45-degree angle between her student's body and the ground.

The double hip bridge involves two people lying flat on their backs in opposite directions, with their knees bent and feet hip-width apart...

Hirai Momo lowered her peach-shaped buttocks slightly, the curve touching the yoga mat, and asked with clear eyes, "Oppa, do you know a lot of positions?"

"..." Miyako felt that Hirai Momo's words were implied and didn't seem like a nice thing. "Annie, do you need me to get the barbell for you? How heavy is it?"

If he remembered correctly, his protégé's hip thrust was quite powerful. After all, she was a principal dancer. Although the hip thrust seemed like a very "back-damaging" exercise, the movement was reasonable and mainly enhanced the stability of the lumbar spine.

As a famous main dancer in K-pop, Hirai Momo's core strength, waist strength, and other abilities are naturally unparalleled.

Hirai Momo straightened her back slightly, sat on the yoga mat, and did a chest-opening movement as if she was about to explode. Her face slightly flushed, she said, "Oppa, I saw a movement online that doesn't require a barbell..."

"How about we give it a try?"

In their foolish eyes, the pleading was even stronger...

"No barbell?" Gong Cheng's face twitched. He immediately understood what she meant, but boys should still be reserved and there were some things that were hard to say.

Hirai Momo's wandering gaze vanished as she spoke, the blush on her face disappeared, replaced by anticipation, as if she wanted to let the sweat from her workout trickle down her cheeks. "Human!"

"Me?" Gong Cheng, a boy who was very shy, immediately felt embarrassed when he heard his beloved student's request.

Hirai Momo's eyes narrowed, as if she had discovered something earth-shattering. Even her master could blush sometimes.

And so, a sly glint flashed in those previously foolish eyes… In Japan, there’s no shortage of manga artists…

In school comics, handsome male protagonists blush and become speechless when they meet a girl they like. Oppa, on the other hand, is usually such a talkative person.
Compared to Nayeon unnie and Sana-chan, she seems to talk to me less? Except when we're at the gym, or when she brings me food?
Doesn't this prove...?
For a moment, Hirai Momo's face showed a hint of smugness and provocation. She had become much bolder, like someone in a superior position in a relationship, exuding an indescribable confidence. She patted her thigh, which was covered by yoga pants, and said, "Oppa, come up and give it a try."

"..." Gong Cheng was unaware of his beloved disciple's inner thoughts. He could only look at her smug little face and wondered, "What a wonderful thing!"

He approached Hirai Momo, looked down at her, and asked, "How do we do it? What position should we use?"

It's perfectly normal for men and women to work together in gyms to do some supplementary exercises.

But the double hip bridge that my student mentioned seems to be a double hip thrust... I haven't seen that, though. Hirai Momo mentioned a really popular video circulating online. But if I think about it, I can probably guess how it's done, since the hip thrust movement is pretty much the same, just with people replacing the barbell...

Riding on someone's back?
"Give me your hand, oppa..." Hirai Momo's face was serious as she took a deep breath. She was a little nervous; she had touched her master's hand before, but rarely this formally. "Both hands..."

She gave a pointer, and then Miyako extended both hands, placing them in front of Hirai Momo's eyes. Her beloved student's slender fingers intertwined with his index fingers, and her rounded buttocks landed on the yoga mat. "Come on..."

As she said this, Hirai Momo tried her best to suppress her embarrassment and remain calm, hoping not to blush!
In comics, the person in a superior position in a relationship must remain unmoved by the person in a subordinate position...

She really didn't expect that her master would be so pure and cute... It's a bit like a master and disciple in a master-disciple comic, where the master has never dated and the disciple falls in love with the master.

The female apprentice is quirky and incredibly clever, while the master is...

"Arasso, you're acting just like my teacher now..." Gong Cheng shrugged, looking at Hirai Momo with a serious, stern face, like a female personal trainer in a gym.

But it's not quite like that, because all the female personal trainers would smile when they saw me, so my beloved student is acting very strangely.

"Is it really possible?"

Gong Cheng asked worriedly, afraid of hurting his beloved disciple...

This hip thrust movement can be dangerous if not performed correctly.

"Come on, I'm ready..."

Hirai Momo puffed out her chest, her white tank top revealing a slit as her collarbone slid down with the upward movement of her arms...

Gong Cheng nodded, seeing that his beloved disciple was determined, and stopped trying to dissuade her. He went straight in through Hirai Momo's parted legs, pressing his knees onto her thighs, and hooking his ankles between her knees.

The sudden weight and intimate contact made Hirai Momo's breathing quicken, her gasps hot and labored...

"Take a deep breath..."

"Up, down," he said, helping Hirai Momo adjust her movements, indicating to his beloved student to follow her rhythm and begin the hip thrusts...

Their hands, interlocked, moved from Hirai Momo's shoulders to Miyako's front. The first movement was precise and executed smoothly.

But as Hirai Momo squatted down again, her peach-shaped buttocks were about to touch the ground when her black yoga pants became slippery, and Miyako's knees involuntarily slid off his beloved student's thighs.

Hirai Momo's cheeks, which were sweating from exercising, suddenly turned red.

Even those in positions of power need to show genuine emotions, she thought. Intimate contact ensued; her master's knees were also... rubbing against each other.

Her eyes, hidden beneath her black bangs, inevitably met her teacher's gaze; a mixture of enjoyment and dazedness lingered in them.

It feels so good to exercise...

"Alright, give me this hand." Seeing that Hirai Momo's movements were becoming somewhat distorted, Miyako released his left hand from his clasped hands and wrapped his large hand around his beloved student's fair waist, which was exposed by her white tank top...

And there are abs too...

"Let me help you maintain your posture, continue, lower..."

A serious voice rang in Hirai Momo's ears. She placed her freed left hand on Miyako's thigh, trying to find a point of leverage for balance...

"rise……"

"fall……"

"Okay, let's take a break, Momo-chan. The first group is over."

"I can keep going without oppa!!!"

"Arasso, no wonder you're the main dancer..."

"..."

In the nearby locker room, Kim Da-hyun and Chou Tzu-yu, who arrived late, had just changed into their training clothes and entered the gym on this floor when they witnessed this explosive scene.

Compared to Hirai Momo, Kim Dahyun's outfit was much more conservative, featuring a pink sports jacket and matching pink sweatpants over her slender, short legs.

Her brown bun hairstyle framed her fair skin...

She squeezed the mineral water bottle in her hand, wishing she could grab that oppa by the collar and yell, "Have you no shame, bro?"

How many is this?

Can't you have some pity on me?
Momo unnie has almost bullied them to such an extent.

Just as Kim Da-hyun was furious, Chou Tzu-yu, dressed in a black short-sleeved shirt and shorts, walked straight over with a water bottle in her hand. Her long, straight legs were much whiter than her short face...

Kim Da-hyun quickly followed him like a sycophant; she always felt that Tzuyu was also acting strangely towards that oppa.

Riding on Hirai Momo's back, Miyako turned around in surprise after hearing footsteps behind him. His younger sister, with a furrowed brow, looked on in surprise... She was clearly in a bad mood and about to explode at any moment...

In the past, when he made Chou Tzu-yu angry, his good sister would start with this expression.

Kim Da-hyun, who is usually renowned for her impeccable control over her expressions, seemed to have lost control at this moment, almost as if she were writing "questioning" on her face...

Hirai Momo had finally gotten used to Miyako's pace when she caught a glimpse of the two maknaes approaching. Her cheeks and necks were covered in sweat, and her breathing quickened again, her face flushing with embarrassment...

"Adjust your breathing...concentrate." Gong Cheng remained unmoved, showing no intention of going down. Instead, he spoke calmly, hoping his beloved disciple would remain composed.

Damn it, we're practicing openly and honestly, why are we so nervous? It's like Tofu and Tzuyu are here to catch them cheating...

If they stop now, that would mean they have something to hide.

"rise…"

"Lower your waist and abdomen..."

Gong Cheng remained calm, like a professional coach, "Two more to go, hip thrust training complete..."

"Up...down..."

After completing the last two movements, Hirai Momo saw her teacher release her grip and help her up. She quickly regulated her breathing, picked up a towel, and wiped the sweat from her body. Glistening beads of sweat trickled down her collarbone and into the crevice of her heart...

Gong Cheng bent down, picked up the electrolyte water, took a sip, and then turned around to greet Kim Da-hyun and Chou Tzu-yu, "Tzu-yu, Da-hyun, what brings you here?"

He looked somewhat surprised. The three members of the "food group" rarely came to the gym. Maintaining their physique was a huge challenge for them, even during their usual comeback workouts...

Hirai Momo and Park Jihyo are both fitness enthusiasts.

Thinking of this, he asked, "Where's Chaeyoung? Didn't she come with you?"

Kim Da-hyun gritted her teeth, still having the nerve to ask, thankfully Chaeyoung wasn't there, "Chaeyoung went to shoot a commercial..."

"Personal information? What kind of advertising..." Gong Cheng was a little surprised. He knew that TWICE was gradually opening up personal information this year, but he thought it should start with the top-ranked fans...

The company hasn't made any changes to their personal information yet, so how come the little tigers have already filmed an advertisement?

“YT Jewelry, that’s the jewelry company ad you filmed the year you debuted, oppa.” Kim Dahyun patiently explained the situation, “My manager unnie told me that after you filmed the ad for them in 16, they kept trying to work with you, but you refused every time…”

"But at the end of the year, didn't you collaborate with Chaeyoung on a song called 'VVS'? Chaeyoung has gained a lot of fans in the hip-hop scene, so I invited her to film it..."

Gong Cheng nodded, "That's pretty good." YT Jewelry Company, within the Peninsula hip-hop scene, designs accessories for professional rappers and hip-hop fans, and their sales have consistently been quite good.

However, after collaborating once in 16... YT Jewelry was too small and couldn't match his status...

YT Jewelry's individual pieces actually suit Chaeyoung quite well, reflecting a variety of styles such as trendy, individualistic, and rebellious.

"That's good. Let Chaeyoung set an example for you. If the response is good, you'll probably be very busy..." Gong Cheng smiled. Opening up personal information for a group of nine is no small matter; the company is probably having a headache about it too...

After all, some members might stand out in the group, but if you take them out individually, they might not be as outstanding. It's not that he's denying the members' abilities, but that's just the way it is...

The choice of career path after becoming an artist is also very important. They can become a solo singer, a variety show personality, or an actor. These are the most common paths for artists who have made career transitions in the industry.

Bae Suzy, who works for the company, is an actress, and to be honest, her career has progressed very smoothly...

As for Yoona from Girls' Generation, she made the same choice, but compared to the "Nation's First Love," her path has been far less smooth. This shows how important choices are...

Of course, all of this is based on the premise of wanting to succeed. Otherwise, if Yoona is just aspiring to be an actress and doesn't care about awards like Best Actress... then it doesn't matter. Even if an actress is a ratings poison, she still has plenty of resources...

"Da-hyun, I feel like you'd be great as an actress." Thinking this, Gong Cheng winked at Kim Da-hyun. "Your acting is pretty good!"
He truly deserves to be my right-hand man, my pillar of strength!
TWICE, with its nine members, actually has a significant advantage over Korean artists in terms of privacy, especially regarding their citizenship. After all, as Park Jin-young said, not every green card holder is truly themselves…

Like the protégés of the Japanese line, Shiba Inu Girl, Little Penguin... it will be difficult for them to manage in the future. Park Jin-young had talked to him about this before. Japanese singers going solo in Japan?

To be honest, putting aside the local market's acceptance level, given the three of them's singing abilities, a solo performance? They might not be able to carry the show...

Gong Cheng also shared his thoughts with Park Jin-young, suggesting that they form a small Sakura sub-team, return to their hometown of Japan, and focus on the Japanese market instead of struggling on the peninsula.

"Hehe... The Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor award is well taught..." Kim Da-hyun gritted his teeth and spat out a few words.

You picked the idol!

Gong Cheng stared at his good friend Zhou Ziyu, who remained silent, her brows furrowed so deeply they looked like rainbows. Wasn't she jealous? "Ziyu, what's wrong? Aren't you happy about making your qualifications public?"

To be honest, he was quite optimistic about Tzuyu's personal profile. Tzuyu has been selected as one of the 100 most beautiful faces in the world multiple times... Although it's hard to judge the authenticity of these lists, many people in Taiwan do really like her looks.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have had such high popularity in "SIXTEEN" and wouldn't have been given two more debut spots by Park Jin-young. After TWICE debuted, they had a crazy schedule of commercial performances in the early stages to gain exposure. Many endorsements approached JYP wanting Tzuyu to cooperate in advertisements, but JYP required her to act as the group's representative.

In her early days, she held over 10 personal endorsements, as well as a bunch of other things like mobile phones, cosmetics, contact lenses, and clothing. Otherwise, she wouldn't have confidently told Gong Cheng in 16, when they were filming a collaborative advertisement, that she was a senior figure in the advertising industry. In the end, she was the one who wasn't in good shape and got nervous...

Back in 16, during Gong Cheng's early days in the industry, before the "Fake Love" controversy stemmed from the "burning of albums" and "boycott," a saying circulated on the Peninsula Forum:

"If Gong Cheng and Zhou Ziyu were from the Korean Peninsula, then the people of the Korean Peninsula would give them everything they wanted..."

But the two are Chinese. Later, Gong Cheng entered the "Fake Love" period, and then went on to climb higher and higher... Now, that phrase on the forum has long since disappeared...

Gong Cheng doesn't need anything from the people of the Peninsula. They've given him nothing. Even now, when everyone on the Peninsula knows his name, he earned everything step by step, through his own hard work and determination! Stop talking nonsense…

"Were you training with Momo unnie just now?" Tzuyu asked, her lips pursed, her tone indifferent.

A furrowed brow resembles that of a child whose candy has been stolen.

Gong Cheng nodded. "Yes, hip thrust training."

He understands that some of the members of the food group on Line don't go to the gym often and are unfamiliar with many of the equipment and gym exercises.

Otherwise, Tofu wouldn't have been rolling its eyes like that.

Chou Tzu-yu seemed to agree with Gong Cheng's statement, nodding her little face, but her almond-shaped eyes were fixed on Gong Cheng, making him feel uneasy.

After Gong Cheng felt a little uncomfortable, she smiled and pulled up the leg of her gray shorts, revealing her knee and half of her fair and slender thigh. She recalled Momo's movements just now, her narrow and thin back pressed against the hip pusher.

"Oppa, do you want to give it a try?"

Gong Cheng was stunned when he heard this, while Jin Duoxian's soft face twisted into a grimace, her expression clearly saying, "I knew it, I knew it!" So, she couldn't give Gong Cheng a pleasant look at all.

When Dahyun and Tzuyu arrived, Momo Hirai was already embarrassed by being caught by the maknaes, so she went to train on the back training equipment. However, with sweat dripping down her face and her eyes wandering, she was still thinking about the double hip thrust training she had just done, and how good it felt to have her coach riding on her back...

"No, Tzuyu, you have no foundation. I suggest you choose a light barbell first and try it out. Otherwise, it is easy to cause lumbar spine injury."

Gong Cheng chuckled and explained. What he said was true; hip thrust training usually starts from the beginning and gradually increases the weight according to the body's fitness level to achieve the ideal effect. "Momo-chan does hip thrusts regularly because she works out, plus core strength..."

After his explanation, he wasn't sure if Tzuyu had understood. At first, Kim Dahyun listened very attentively, but then her expression changed to one of disbelief as she seemed to come to her senses.

Tzuyu nodded with a smile on her short face, as if she understood. Her pursed lips suddenly broke into a smile, and she winked at Gong Cheng. Her previous sullen expression was completely gone. Instead, she got up from the yoga mat and said softly, "Can oppa do it?"

"I've done it before, but not often," Gong Cheng said casually, taking a sip of water. But as soon as he finished speaking, his arm stiffly put down the water bottle.

Chou Tzu-yu patted the hip thrust equipment, "Then oppa, lie down, I'll train with you?"

"Can I refuse?" Gong Cheng didn't really want to do this move; it was exhausting... When he was helping Hirai Momo with double hip thrusts, he had been grappling with the sandbag for a full half hour, plus various boxing footwork and physical conditioning training...

"..."

Two minutes later, Gong Cheng raised his hands in surrender, "Fine, I'll do it..."

But as soon as Chou Tzu-yu came up, he regretted it. His posture was wrong... It was so unprofessional!

The knees that overlapped on Gong Cheng's thighs were covered in sweat from his legs under his shorts, and Ziyu was also wearing shorts, revealing her long, white legs...

When skin and sweat mix, it's easy to slip and drift off course.

Kobayashi Kita almost crushed him!

Chou Tzu-yu held his hands tightly with her fingers, looking down at the oppa who was looking up at her, and asked with a light laugh.

"What's next?"

"Aigoo, are you crazy?!" Kim Da-hyun's soft eyebrows twitched uncontrollably. She had completely lost interest in exercising and wanted nothing more than to grab Gong Cheng's ear!
Just because Tzuyu tells you to do something doesn't mean you have to.
How could you do this to Chaeyoung?
How can you do this to Sana unnie?
How can you do this to Nayeon unnie?

How can you face me, the one who was so worried about you?!
"..." Gong Cheng didn't say anything, but simply did two hip thrusts, hoping to finish as soon as possible.

Even though Good Sister is 172cm tall and weighs around 50kg, he doesn't find it strenuous. However, his current movements are somewhat off from the proper hip thrust technique...

"Do you like it, oppa?"

"tired!"

"Really?" Tzuyu was a little skeptical, but still said with a grin, "I heard Jihyo unnie and Momo unnie say that people who like working out like the feeling of sweating more... Didn't Momo unnie's expression just now show that she liked it too?"

As she spoke, her knees and calves, which were kneeling on Gong Cheng's thighs, slipped involuntarily, and she ended up sitting between the base of Gong Cheng's thighs. Gong Cheng quickly stopped his hip-pushing motion, sat on the yoga mat, and straightened up. Zhou Ziyu was now riding on his lap. He quickly let go of her and held her thin shoulders. "I'm not doing this anymore, I'm tired."

Then he moved Zhou Ziyu's body to the side, got up to drink some water, leaving Kim Dahyun and Zhou Ziyu with a tall, slender back view.

He can't do it anymore; his demon-slaying golden cudgel can't be seen by anyone else...

……

February 28th, the last day of February 2018, Wednesday.

Inside YG's company building, Yang Hyun-suk strode into BLACKPINK's practice room. His expressionless face made Jisoo and the others murmur amongst themselves.

Jennie and Rosé exchanged a glance. Could it be that the deal to invite Tarot to be the producer for the summer comeback has fallen through?

For a moment, their expressions were somewhat gloomy. Although they had expected this answer in their hearts, they were still a little disappointed when it actually came...

Yang Xianshuo sat on the sofa and suddenly laughed, "Kids, I'm here to tell you two things."

"First, regarding the summer comeback, Tarot has agreed to be our producer. This was no easy feat; the company put in a lot of effort, and I hope you can seize this opportunity..."

He was straightforward and didn't beat around the bush. Instead, he hoped that the kids in front of him would realize how hard-won the opportunity was. He knew that not only in Seoul, but all over the world, how many famous musicians wanted Tarot to be their producer?
The last album produced by Tarot was by Taylor Swift...

One person's influence is equivalent to that of the entire K-pop scene before Tarot appeared.

"Let me make this clear beforehand: I know you have a good personal relationship with Tarot, and he probably took on this collaboration because of that. However, he's very busy this year, so please don't cause him any trouble. He'll be in charge of your comeback album. In short, do exactly what Tarot says!"

"Whether it's the part or the filming of the music video... Of course, he usually doesn't care that much, I'm just giving you a heads-up."

Yang Hyun-suk said earnestly, "This is a hard-won opportunity. If BLACKPINK's comeback in the summer can't turn things around, they can't become a national girl group like TWICE, but they should at least make a splash."

Otherwise, YG might really face a generational gap...

"Inside……"

The four people reacted differently upon hearing this. Kim Jisoo, under her white baseball cap, looked somewhat surprised. This person never helped without a reason; either the company had really paid a high price, or the person had ulterior motives.

Compared to her, Jennie and the others were much happier! Rosé covered her mouth in shock, clearly this result was beyond her expectations!
I used to have a pretty good relationship with this guy. We'd get along well drinking and playing drinking games together. But in terms of work and music, there's no denying that the gap between us is more than just a small difference...

It's as if they were supposed to collaborate with Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber, but now, in global trends, "Tarot" is even more popular than the former two...

"Don't be surprised yet, there's one more thing..." Yang Hyun-suk thought about the collaboration with JYP and SM, looked at the four kids in front of him, and didn't know how to start.

JYP hasn't given any indication of who Gong Cheng would choose if he wanted to form a gender-only group...

But telling BLACKPINK about this now serves two purposes: first, to allow them to prepare early; and second, to inform all the members about this collaboration, except for those Tarot has in mind…

Otherwise, if one is sent out, what will the other members think? "Why didn't the company send me?" And similar thoughts...

"The company has reached a preliminary cooperation agreement with SM and JYP, but the specific plans haven't started yet. Everything depends on Tarot's personal schedule and ideas before the project can move forward..."

"What project, CEO?" Jennie asked curiously. SM, JYP, and YG, a collaboration between the three major companies? And it's related to that oppa?

Yang Hyun-suk didn't make any definitive statements, saying, "It's just a collaboration intention. Our company and two other companies may jointly launch a limited-time male-female group in the future, with three members, but the central member will be Tarot, representing JYP..."

"And we and SM will each contribute one member to form a brand new limited-time group with Tarot, lasting for one year..."

As soon as the news broke, the three members of BLACKPINK, Jennie and Kim, were stunned. Then they became a little nervous, wanting to know who would be selected. Regardless of whether the collaboration would actually happen, they wanted to secure their spots first!
Only Kim Ji-soo's face under her baseball cap froze. She smoothed her hair behind her ear and glanced somewhat awkwardly at the president and the members around her. She suddenly remembered driving Gong Cheng home a few days ago.

One of the things that person said was, "Jisoo, would you like to be my stage designer...?"

At first, Kim Jisoo thought this person was joking again, saying something disrespectful, but now that she thinks about it, it's very likely he already knew about this. Could it be that the group's new album producer and the current CEO were talking about the project...?

Was he coming for me?

"The spots aren't finalized yet. I don't know the situation with SM Entertainment, but the final selection for our company will be among the four of you..."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Kim Jisoo's eyes, hidden in the shadows beneath her hat brim, flickered with unease and confusion. She clenched her small hands inside her sleeves...

You bastard! What exactly do you want to do?
……

"Aigoo, I really am..."

On March 3, Gong Cheng rubbed his temples in the JYP building and sat on the sofa in the recording studio. He was wearing a hoodie related to Bombardment Meteor, which Park Jin-young had recently commissioned a clothing company to make.

It has to be said, this guy knows how to make money. With the Bombardment Meteor "Interstellar Wanderer" Asia tour about to begin, he's planning to launch their merchandise on the day tickets go on sale, including figurines, dolls, clothing, accessories, and all sorts of other random items...

The black hoodie that Gong Cheng is wearing now has a Bombardment Meteor logo embroidered in seven different colored shooting stars on the front. The rest of the hoodie is not decorated with many fancy patterns, but only with silvery white stars, like stars in the night sky, twinkling on the fabric. The overall material and workmanship are quite good.

For her lower body, she casually paired it with distressed, worn-out jeans.

Gong Cheng glanced at the photocopied lyrics sheet of "WE PRAY" in his hand, the lyrics densely outlined in colored pens, representing the different parts of each member's song... He then looked at the obedient members in front of him...

The TWICE members were wearing all sorts of different T-shirts. Tzuyu's white T-shirt had a picture of a Gong Cheng (Miyako) merchandise on it, which was her personal item. Nayeon's baseball cap had a cartoon version of Gong Cheng's face on it...

The other members' outfits were pretty much the same, all inspired by the merchandise Park Jin-young had created. When the finished products came out, they were shipped to the company like they were being sold in bulk, giving a set to everyone from the company's top executives to the staff and numerous trainees...

They said they wanted to test the fit, but they'll wait until the clothes are officially released before having celebrities take photos and check in...

Gong Cheng stared speechlessly at the cartoonish expression of "himself" grinning with big teeth, which was perched on Mina's baseball cap. The nine members looked like children who had done something wrong, not uttering a word. He took a sip of water helplessly, "Aigoo..."

"How are we supposed to record this... singing like this?"

"Mina-chan... can you speak a little louder? We're not singing a love song... the way you guys are doing it, I can't even give you more parts..."

He picked up his orange juice and took a sip, feeling rather troubled. The song "WE PRAY" was indeed quite difficult, especially for the members.

But in this song that's almost 4 minutes long, his part takes up almost half of the song. He wanted to give each member a couple more lines of lyrics, but he can't sing them; his skills aren't up to par. There's nothing he can do...

The last nine people only had three or four lines of lyrics at most, or maybe two or three lines, or even just one line...

But it's okay if the lyrics are short, as long as you can at least convey the feeling of the song... Of the nine people in front of us, from a professional point of view, Rabbit Girl sang the best, followed by Park Jihyo...

Hirai Momo's accent problem is even more serious.

The members of TWICE kept their heads down and remained silent, or clasped their hands together...

They had long been familiar with this guy's serious work ethic, and had become accustomed to it.

"Let's take a break. We'll go back into the studio and record it again in ten minutes."

Gong Cheng put down the lyrics paper, smoothed his stray hairs, and stood up to look at the members who were still standing there, practicing diligently with the lyrics paper in hand... Actually, he had originally wanted to change one of the parts from the English singing style to Cantonese, which should be very popular, after all, Tzuyu from TWICE is also Chinese.

However, on the one hand, he considered that she did not speak Cantonese, and on the other hand, she might not be able to sing the feeling he wanted.

"Want to learn Cantonese, Tzuyu?" Gong Cheng came over to Tzuyu, who was sitting on the floor, and poked her shoulder. He then picked up the lyric sheet from her hand, circled a section of lyrics, and translated it into Cantonese. "There's still more than half a month until the song's release. If you practice well, you can sing this part in Cantonese..."

As he spoke, he heard Mina, who was sitting next to him practicing quietly, turn her head again, and say, "Raise the pitch a bit more..."

Meanwhile, Lim Nayeon was busy explaining vocal techniques to the members...

"Jungyeon, your voice needs to be penetrating and powerful..."

"Chaeyoung, you don't need to sing in the energetic style, just let yourself go..."

"Sana-chan, your voice is too high-pitched. You could try..."

Gong Cheng sat among the TWICE members, patiently guiding them on the song's techniques. He was serious, but the members were also serious; if they couldn't sing well, they couldn't sing well, they'd take it slow...

Even the release date can be postponed; after all, nobody wants to hold others back...

"In the darkness..."

Even if it doesn't emit a silky light...

Even without offering that sliver of warmth...

On the recording studio floor, the members sang their parts one by one, and after listening twice, Gong Cheng pointed out some problems with Hirai Momo and Kim Da-hyun...

……

The following day, the entertainment news worldwide was relatively quiet, with no superstars releasing songs or generating scandals, and no sports stars or Hollywood singers making headlines.

At noon, a flight from London landed in Seoul, and a group of British people in suits arrived at the press conference.

JYP had invited media from all walks of life, who had been waiting at the press conference venue for quite some time.

Outside the venue, numerous reporters from all walks of life were waiting at the entrance with their cameras and microphones. They hadn't seen JYP hold such a formal press conference in a long time, and there was a lot of discussion about it.

Half an hour later, a DBS Superleggera sped to a stop in front of the press conference, followed by several black vans.

Gong Cheng opened the car door, his tall figure stepping out of the low-slung car. His matte black Armani suit appeared before the cameras of various media outlets and reporters. He waved to the blinding flashes of the lights, smiled without changing his expression, and greeted them.

He then buttoned up his suit jacket and stepped into the press conference venue. Afterwards, staff removed the security tape, and a group of media and reporters with their cameras and microphones followed him into the hall, set up their equipment, and took their seats.

"Tarot's new car? An Aston Martin?"

Did you take a picture of the license plate number?

"Haven't seen JYP make such a big splash in a long time? What are they up to?"

The sound of murmurs rose and fell in the hall... The press conference hall in Cheongdam-dong was very large. There was a large screen behind the podium, which was more than ten meters away. The seats in the hall, the red soft-backed chairs, were also arranged neatly by the staff.

"Thomas, it's been a long time."

After meeting Thomas, the CEO of Aston Martin, Gong Cheng went up to him and hugged him with a smile.

Today's press conference is a joint effort between Aston Martin and JYP Entertainment to officially announce their global brand ambassador. The announcement will be made immediately upon the press conference on the brand's official website and globally.

"Hello Tarot, how are you doing?" Thomas glanced at the time on his watch. Their land-based advertising campaign would begin in twenty minutes, at 00:00 in New York. The land purchased by the group would be spread all over the world.

LED displays used for various marketing and advertising purposes, such as those in Times Square in New York, Hangzhou in China, London, and Tokyo, are priced on a daily or weekly basis, with varying costs. For example, the price for a single day of advertising at the Binhu Yintai Gonglian CC in Hangzhou is 500,000 RMB.

At the same time, today's press conference also saw Aston Martin announce the launch of the DBS Superleggera, which will replace the second-generation Vanquish...

"..."

After exchanging a few words with the Aston Martin executives, Gong Cheng chuckled and said, "Let's begin..."

"..."

A dozen minutes later, at the press conference, amidst countless cameras and microphones, the screen behind the stage lit up, and the Aston Martin's speedometer flickered in the black screen...

Gong Cheng smiled as he unbuttoned his suit jacket, sat on the stage, and gazed at the incredulous audience below with a light smile.

……

Meanwhile, the outdoor LED screen at the EDITION Hotel in Times Square, New York, is located in the heart of Times Square, adjacent to TKTS and Duffy Square. From the direction of Broadway Pedestrian Street, the screen is extremely visible, and the eyes of passersby are always drawn to this screen with a total area of ​​1600 square meters...

At night, Times Square in New York is ablaze with neon lights, looking like it's made up of countless billboards.

But after the clock struck midnight, all the screens went dark for a brief moment, and all that remained of the Times Square for the tourists and pedestrians was the moonlight shining on the streets…

"Ding... Buzz..."

After a few seconds of silence, the various LED screens in Times Square, New York, burst forth with a uniform fluorescent green light from the darkness, prompting all pedestrians and tourists to stop and take out their phones.

On the large screen, a fluorescent green scarab beetle flaps its wings in the darkness, making a mechanical flapping sound. Then it lands on the black hood, its transparent wings blending into the agate black body, becoming one with the body and transforming into the Aston Martin logo.

"Aston Martin?"

"The latest advertising campaign?"

"..."

Amid the murmurs, hands raised their phones, flipped the lenses, and aimed them at the various LED screens in Times Square, New York.

The Aston Martin DBS Superleggera emerged from the dark, misty space. The camera captured and rotated the car, giving this "elegant gentleman" a 360-degree full-body exhibition, just like a scene of a new car being parked in a racing game, full of technological sense.

"Boom~~!"

After the camera panned out, the winged logo on the DBS Superleggera's hood, transformed from a scarab beetle, suddenly trembled. The moment the silver wings unfolded, the DBS Superleggera's 5.2T V12 engine erupted with a sharp roar, turning the mechanical wing-vibrating sound of the scarab beetle at the beginning of the promotional video into a tangible sonic boom.

A sleek waistline bursts out of the darkness, tires rubbing together and sparking with electricity...

Times Square, filled with LED screens, was accompanied by synchronized sound waves and the roar of engines, causing many to cover their ears in awe.

"Gift crab!"

"If this car weren't an Aston Martin, I would have decided to place an order just from watching the promotional video... Unfortunately, it is an Aston Martin..."

"What?! How much does this huge land area cost? Has Aston Martin gone mad?!"

……

At the same time, during the midday peak hours at Hangzhou Binhu Yintai Gonglian CC, a 170-meter-long and 18-meter-high LED screen was displaying a promotional video for the new Aston Martin model, which was so impressive that countless onlookers stopped in their tracks and raised their phones.

The DBS Superleggera roared through the steel forest and along trails of fluorescent green gravel, its thunderous roar thrilling many listeners...

At that moment, the scene changed.

The aerial view reveals a continuous blue sky and the azure sea below the cliff. A tall figure stands at the edge of the cliff in the shot.

A head of messy, black, tousled hair was blown about by the sea breeze.

Just as the drone camera was about to zoom in on the figure's back, the scene abruptly changed—Gong Cheng, standing on the cliff, suddenly turned around, the camera zooming in on his handsome face, his smiling eyes staring at the camera, his disheveled hair unruly…

"Tarot?!?"

"Gong Cheng!!!"

The close-up shot slowly descends and pulls back, revealing Gong Cheng in a meticulously tailored British-style suit. A gold and blue scarf is wrapped around the neckline of the dark suit, and the loose scarf, draped around his chin and pale neck, sways freely in the sea breeze…

……

"Om Manga! Tarot!"

"What's going on? A generous gift of crabs!"

"Could it be that she's become an Aston Martin ambassador? I need to tell my dad to get his wallet ready..."

Gong Cheng's face, caressed by the sea breeze, held a smile. His chin, visible beneath the gold and blue scarf, drooped slightly, his eyelids lowered, and his slender fingers reached into a cigarette case, pulling a cigarette to his lips. The flip-top lighter lit up as the cigarette burned to a scarlet ash...

On the LED screen, the long-absent roar of an engine returned—"Boom!"

Gong Cheng glanced sideways at the camera, a long puff of smoke escaping from his thin lips... The scene on the big screen switched again, and the elegant DBS Superleggera in onyx black and its ferocious roar once more came into view...

The taillights were rendered with red, fiery light by special effects, and the onboard parts under the hood were gradually outlined with transparent colors by special effects as they spun at high speed. The engine inside looked like a beating heart bursting with golden sparks...

As the transparent engine is once again covered by the onyx black body, the camera lingers in slow motion on the DBS Superleggera's distinctive rear wing, body, and front end from various angles...

A few seconds later, it shut off its violent engine, standing before Gong Cheng's upright figure like an elegant English gentleman.

In the cinematography on the big screen, on the road beside the cliff, the DBS Superleggera is parked in front of Gong Cheng. A huge setting sun, with its orange-red afterglow, shines behind him, and the salty sea breeze still makes his gold and blue scarf and stray hair dance wildly...

In the afterglow of the setting sun, a striking line of text appeared: "Tarot, Global Brand Ambassador for Aston Martin."

"I'm special!"

“Oh my god!!”

"..."

Meanwhile, advertisements on the LED screens in Times Square, New York, were simultaneously displayed on Avenue Montaigne in Paris, Fifth Avenue in New York, Oxford Street in London, Ginza in Tokyo, Pacific Place in Hong Kong, Causeway Bay, Dubai Mall, Manhattan, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Seoul, and other locations.

"Aigoo! Oppa!"

"..."

At the end of the Aston Martin promotional video, Gong Cheng sits in the driver's seat of the DBS Superleggera, his warm eyes curving towards the camera. But then, with a roar of the accelerator, beneath his handsome features lies the brutal roar of the engine...

On the road, the DBS Superleggera sped away in his car along the mountain road at sunset, its scarlet taillights lighting up with a roar. In his view, a golden-blue veil fluttered out of the car window, drifting in the salty sea breeze...

After the stark contrast, a line of silver text appeared on LED screens around the world that had gone black: "[The story of Tarot and Aston Martin is on its way...]"

(End of this chapter)