Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

Chapter 107 The Lucky Lady

Of Jiang Yan's five autograph sessions in China this time, three were in Shanghai and the other two were in Beijing.

In Shanghai, after the third show ended, the group headed to the airport around noon to take the Beijing-Shanghai route to Beijing.

Upon arriving in Yanjing that day, the group checked into their pre-booked hotel.

Once inside the suite, Jiang Yan pushed his suitcase to a corner of the room, then took out his phone and sent a message to Jin Xuexuan.

Today is November 4th, which is also the day A0A recorded the "China-Korea Song Contest" in China. The recording location is CCTV in Beijing.

This program used to invite K-pop artists to perform together every year, but this year will be its last.

As for why it became the last one, those who know, know.

In addition to AOA, this year's invited K-pop groups include VIXX, Red Velvet, f(x), and BTS, Kang Yeon's former teammate.

There were also some South Korean singers, but Kang Yeon was not familiar with them and was not interested in them.

In fact, Yuehua Entertainment had planned to arrange for him to participate in the China-Korea Song Festival during his comeback schedule, but Jiang Yan ultimately decided against it after some consideration.

Although the program was produced by CCTV, its ratings were so-so that it was of little use to him now.

To put it bluntly, the exposure from appearing on this show isn't as great as the exposure from trending on social media.

Furthermore, one of the reasons Jiang Yan didn't participate in the show was that he didn't know what he should sing.

He participated in the performance as a Chinese singer, but he has never released a Chinese single and has nothing to sing.

The only song he could sing was "That's What I Like," but singing an English song among a bunch of Chinese singers who sing Chinese songs felt a bit out of place.

In short, Jiang Yan didn't go, but after learning that AOA had gone, he and Kim Seolhyun made an appointment to meet in Yanjing.

The recording of the China-Korea Song Contest took place at 7:30 pm, with a total recording time of nearly two hours.

After Jiang Yan finished recording with AOA and returned to the hotel, he went to Kim Seolhyun's place.

The two agreed to meet at a nearby coffee shop.

After meeting, the two had just sat down in the private room when Kim Seolhyun sat on Kang Yeon's lap and started whispering sweet nothings to each other.

Jiang Yan hugged her and asked, "How was it recording at China Television?"

After hearing this, Kim Seolhyun hesitated and said, "Emmm—oppa, can I tell the truth?"

Jiang Yan asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Kim Seolhyun raised her eyebrows and said, "Exactly. I feel that the camera work of Chinese TV stations is completely different from that of South Korean TV stations. When I was dancing on stage, I could hardly find the camera."

"Haha, it's okay, it's normal not to find it."

Jiang Yan thought it was something serious, but it turned out to be just a problem with camera movement.

There's not much to say about this; it's simply because domestic directors aren't good at this kind of work.

After all, there are no dedicated music show programs in China. In the future, talent shows will invite industry professionals from South Korea to be in charge.

Moreover, domestic directors have a bad habit of frequently cutting to wide shots to show the audience the entire stage.

This is disgusting. People come to see people, but the constant background cuts prevent viewers from seeing their faces. Anyone would be furious.

"Have you missed me lately, oppa?" Kim Seolhyun asked in a sweet, coquettish tone as she leaned against him.

"Of course I miss you," Jiang Yan said with a gentle pinch on her cheek.

"Then why haven't you given me a kiss yet?" Kim Seolhyun pouted as she spoke.

"Okay, here's a kiss for you."

Jiang Yan kissed her lips for a while, but just as he was about to pull away, Jin Xuexuan grabbed his neck and wouldn't let him go.

After a long while, the other party finally let go, satisfied.

After the kiss, Jiang Yan took a small gift box out of his pocket and placed it in Jin Xuexuan's hand.

"A gift I brought for you."

"What is it?"

"Why don't you just open it and see for yourself?"

"oh"

Kim Seolhyun leaned against Kang Yeon and opened the box, finding a ring inside.

The gift Jiang Yan gave her this time was a sapphire and diamond ring from Tiffany's Embrace collection.

The brand had also given him some men's everyday accessories, and Jiang Yan casually mentioned wanting to buy this particular item, which they generously gave to him.

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Kim Seolhyun took it out and looked at it carefully, her face full of happiness.

However, she quickly realized it was a Tiffany brand and asked curiously, "oppa, why do you also buy this brand?"

Jiang Yan didn't intend to hide it from her and said directly, "Because I've partnered with Tiffany, and we'll be officially announcing it soon."

"Qinjia?! Oppa is its spokesperson?!"

Kim Seolhyun was shocked by this sudden news, after all, luxury brand endorsements are a scarce resource in South Korea these days.

Despite Kim Seolhyun's current popularity in South Korea, with numerous endorsements and deals, these are all for domestic South Korean brands, and she remains relatively unknown overseas.

"She's just a brand ambassador, not a spokesperson."

"That's amazing too, oppa is awesome!"

"You also helped out, our Seolhyun is my lucky star. Look, you bought me Tiffany, and I got a Tite."

"Hehe, my mom also said that I have the look of a wife who will bring good luck to her husband."

Kim Seolhyun chuckled and boasted, her expression quite smug.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan simply smiled and did not respond.

In Chinese, this phrase is equivalent to "a woman with a lucky face for her husband."

Then, the two spent some more time being affectionate.

Kim Seolhyun then asked, "By the way, oppa, why did you think of giving me a ring?"

Jiang Yan said, "I originally wanted to give you a necklace, but since you already have something around your neck, I'll just buy you a ring instead."

"Oh, then I'll wear this ring on my hand from now on."

Kim Seol-hyun smiled and put the ring that Jiang Yan had given her on the middle finger of her left hand.

Seeing her do this, Jiang Yan laughed and asked, "What if your fans notice you wearing it like that?"

"It's okay, I'll just wear a ring on my index finger later."

Kim Seolhyun had obviously thought about this, and Jiang Yan didn't think there was anything wrong with her solution.

Fans in the fandom are like this: as long as their idol gives a slightly reasonable reason, they will blindly choose to believe and defend them without questioning them at all.

What's even more outrageous is that often, even when the person involved doesn't intend to explain, fans can still try to defend them from various angles.

After spending some time at the coffee shop with Kim Seolhyun, the two of them, wearing masks, went to a nearby shopping district.

The two strolled hand in hand like any ordinary couple you'd see on the street, and passersby had no idea who they were.

This is also one of the advantages of living in China; the country is vast, and unless it's a deliberately planned public event, it's generally difficult to be photographed.

Afterwards, they walked around outside for an hour before Jiang Yan took Jin Xuexuan back to her hotel.

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