Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

Chapter 130 Sister Li Urges Me to Sing (Thanks for the monthly vote~)

After Park Ji-hyo and her manager came over to check on the situation, they decided to leave.

Yu Dingyan didn't intend to stay with Jiang Yan either, so the two chatted for a while at the door before parting ways.

However, before leaving, the agent reminded Mina not to stay out too late, because everyone had to catch a flight the next day.

After the three left, looking at the door that Jiang Yan had closed, Mina said in a somewhat smug tone, "I told you so, didn't I? Staying here is the only way to avoid arousing their suspicion."

Jiang Yan smiled and praised, "As expected of you, you are truly the brains of the team."

Mina was hearing this for the first time, and smiled, pursing her lips: "It's not as exaggerated as you say, the other members are great too."

"Does this group of other members include Momo?"

"Momo would be very angry if she heard you say that."

"So you didn't refute what I said, did you?"

"Anyway, you said that, I never said it."

Mina wasn't fooled. She smiled and sat back down on the sofa, then picked up her 3DS and continued playing.

Seeing this, Jiang Yan ended the conversation.

After staying there for more than an hour, Mina finally put away her game console and prepared to go back to her room.

However, before leaving, to Jiang Yan's slightly surprised gaze, she took the initiative to lean in and tiptoe to kiss him.

After the kiss, Mina, her eyes glistening with moisture, said softly, "I'm going back now. You should get some rest too."

Jiang Yan touched the corner of his mouth, which still seemed to retain the other person's scent, and nodded with a smile, saying "Mmm".

Then he watched as the other person opened the door and walked out decisively.

The next morning, Kang Yeon and other JYP artists took the same flight back to South Korea.

After arriving in Seoul at noon, the two parted ways in their respective airport shuttles.

Jiang Yan's team disbanded downstairs at CUBE, while he himself went straight into his studio after getting out of the car.

However, that evening, he received a message that surprised him.

It was sent by Lee Ji-eun, and the content was related to Hunan TV's mini Spring Festival Gala.

Before MAMA, Hunan TV had intended to arrange a collaboration between him and Lee Ji-eun.

However, the people from Hunan TV first asked for Jiang Yan's opinion, and only after Jiang Yan conveyed that there was no problem...

They just started negotiating with Lee Ji-eun's team.

However, it just so happened that MAMA was being held in the middle of this, so Lee Ji-eun waited until after it ended before sending a message to Kang Yeon a day later.

She and her team agreed to Hunan TV's proposal for this collaborative performance, and now, naturally, they need to schedule a time with Jiang Yan to discuss the repertoire for the duet.

After a brief exchange on Kakao, the two parties immediately arranged to meet at noon the next day, at the same Western restaurant as before.

So, the next day at noon, Jiang Yan arrived at the appointment on time.

Inside the private room, upon seeing Jiang Yan enter, Li Zhi'en, who was waiting inside, warmly stood up and said, "Jiang Yan, you've arrived quite early."

Jiang Yan joked, "A senior figure in the industry invited me, so of course I had to come early."

Upon hearing this, Lee Ji-eun immediately feigned displeasure and said, "Hey, if you keep saying these things on purpose, I'm going to get really angry."

Compared to the awkwardness of their first meeting, their conversation has now become very natural.

Of course, all of this stems from Jiang Yan's current status.

There's a saying that's very true: once you become famous, you'll be surrounded by good people.

After exchanging pleasantries, they sat down facing each other. Lee Ji-eun took the menu and asked him what he wanted to eat. Kang Yeon took it and casually ordered a few dishes that he usually ate.

After ordering, they put down the menu and waited for the waiter to leave before getting down to business.

Jiang Yan took the initiative to ask, "What are IUI's ideas for this collaboration?"

Lee Ji-eun had obviously considered this before coming, and nodded, saying, "I think we can sing a Chinese song together."

"Chinese songs?"

Jiang Yan was somewhat surprised by her suggestion, because he remembered that she and Zhang had sung an English song together.

Now that he's the one in charge, it's become a Chinese song.

"Has IUi decided which song she's going to sing?"

"Actually, I've had my team help me find some songs these past couple of days. What do you think of this one?"

Lee Ji-eun opened the music app on her phone and played the song she had mentioned. Kang Yeon recognized the song as soon as he heard the intro.

Isn't this Jay Chou's "Coral Sea"?

It seems that Lee Ji-eun really listened to what he said last time.

"This song is great, it's very popular in China." Jiang Yan expressed his approval of Lee Ji-eun's choice.

"Shall we practice this one?" Lee Ji-eun asked with a delighted expression when she heard Jiang Yan say that.

"It's possible, but I feel it would lack a bit of character," Jiang Yan replied after a moment's thought.

In his view, singing this song is like submitting a standard answer on an exam paper, which conforms to popular tastes but lacks originality.

"So what are your thoughts?"

"Hmm—how about this, since it's a duet between artists of Chinese and Korean nationality, how about you sing in Chinese and I sing in Korean?"

"Oh my, this sounds interesting, but is there such a song?"

"Yes, you only have one, don't you?"

"Me? Do I?"

Lee Ji-eun's eyes widened, as if to say, "How come I didn't know there was such a song in my own repertoire?"

Seeing her reaction, Jiang Yan immediately reminded her, "Didn't you release a Chinese-Korean bilingual version of your song 'Besides Spring, Love, and Cherry Blossoms'?"

Upon hearing this, Lee Ji-eun was stunned for a moment before she understood. She immediately smiled and said, "Aigoo, so that's the song you're talking about. I only have the rights to sing and write the lyrics for the Korean version of that song."

"Is that so? That's a pity."

Jiang Yan realized that he had made a mistake; he had thought that Li Zhi'en owned the copyright to this song.

However, Lee Ji-eun then changed her mind and said, "But if Jiang Yan wants to choose this song, I'll talk to my friend about the authorization issue."

Upon hearing that there was still a chance, Jiang Yan immediately confirmed, "If IUi doesn't mind the trouble, let's settle on this song."

The two parties finalized the collaboration song very smoothly.

After that, Jiang Yan thought that the important business of the day was over and the rest of the time would be spent chatting.

However, to his surprise, after finishing the important business, Lee Ji-eun turned to her more serious tone and said, "Actually, there's something else I want to ask you."

"What is it?"

"Are you really not planning to release that song we collaborated on last year?"

When asked this question, Jiang Yan glanced at Li Zhi'en.

Judging from his tone, the other person seemed to really want him to release the song as soon as possible.

After thinking for a moment, he tentatively replied, "Do you want me to release this song quickly?"

Lee Ji-eun waved her hand and said insincerely, "Ani, I just hope to hear the full version of this song as soon as possible, after all, it's a collaboration with you."

Of course, Jiang Yan did not believe this answer.

However, Lee Ji-eun's words made him start to consider the possibility of releasing the song soon.

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