Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

Chapter 146 Nesting

After massaging Yu Dingyan's neck for nearly ten minutes, Jiang Yan finally stopped.

As she withdrew her fingers from the other person's collar, Yu Dingyan slowly turned around, but her face was faintly covered with a thin blush.

"The neck is a very vulnerable area. If you feel uncomfortable, you should go to the hospital for a check-up as soon as possible, okay?" Jiang Yan said after stopping her hand.

"I understand, I'll be careful." Yu Dingyan replied, but she felt that Jiang Yan seemed to care a lot about the condition of her neck.

But she wasn't sure if she was just overthinking things.

"Okay, when are you going back to the dorm?"

Jiang Yan didn't delve too deeply into the neck issue, as too much of a good thing can be bad.

"I'll leave in a little while. It's a rare opportunity for me to visit oppa's house."

"Okay, how about we have dinner together before going back?"

"Not today. I already made plans to have dinner with the members before I came out."

"Oh, then we'll talk about it next time."

Seeing that Yu Dingyan was unavailable, Jiang Yan gave up.

It's nothing, there will be plenty of time to eat together in the future.

However, just as he was about to get up to do something else, Yoo Jeongyeon said, "Oppa, let me give you a massage too."

Jiang Yan waved his hand and laughed, "No need, I'm not feeling unwell anywhere."

"Refusal is ineffective, oppa, hurry up and take off your jacket."

Yu Dingyan urged him on in a rather forceful tone, giving Jiang Yan no chance to refuse.

Seeing her insistence, Jiang Yan had no choice but to cooperate and take off his coat, then turned around.

Actually, this wasn't the first time Yu Dingyan had offered to massage his shoulders, but the last time was so long ago that his memory was a bit hazy.

A moment later, Jiang Yan felt smooth fingers land on his shoulders and neck, and then slowly knead them with light pressure.

To be honest, even though his neck wasn't uncomfortable, it felt quite comfortable to be pressed like that.

No wonder so many people like to go to massage parlors.

Of course, Jiang Yan was referring to the serious ones.

Out of his sight, Yu Dingyan pursed her lips, her expression conflicted for a moment.

Then, as if she had made a decision, she slightly opened her mouth and said in a casual tone, "By the way, oppa, it seems like I haven't heard you mention your girlfriend in a long time. Did you break up?"

"No, but she's been quite busy lately, so we haven't seen each other much."

Jiang Yan replied without much thought.

However, he didn't find it strange that Yoo Jeongyeon asked this question, because he had told Yoo Jeongyeon about it not long after he started dating Kim Seolhyun.

As for his relationship with Mina, he can't talk about it now, so naturally he won't bring it up.

"oh----"

The force of her hand movements changed slightly, and a hint of disappointment flashed in Yu Jeong-yeon's eyes after hearing the answer.

But she quickly concealed her emotions and returned to her original expression.

Afterwards, Yoo Jeong-yeon stayed in his apartment for another half hour.

After the other person left, Jiang Yan went to the study and played some games on the computer to pass the time.

After finishing a game, he thought of the second Japanese single he had submitted last week, so he opened the NicoNico website to check the current status.

Unsurprisingly, the second Japanese single was a great success. In just one week, the video's views were almost catching up with the first video's million views.

The number of comments from website users in the comment section below the video was also significantly higher than that of the previous work.

"The voice is a live voice (a real person's voice), so does that mean you're no longer a producer and are transitioning to being a singer?"

"I thought he was a genius producer, but this time he suddenly started singing?! And he actually sang quite well."

"Your voice is very pleasant, with a cool yet gentle feel. However, the way you pronounce it sounds like a foreigner. Maybe you're a little nervous because you're singing it yourself?"

"Newbie (new fan), I only started following this video. I think the uploader's voice is particularly powerful. Was it a VOCALOID before?"

"Under the new rules, this voice is a treasure! Please continue to submit your singing works!"

There were many different kinds of comments, but the fans who initially followed the account had two completely different reactions after discovering that the new work was no longer VOCALOID.

"To be honest, I'm a little disappointed. I only followed this account because of VOCALOID, and now it's suddenly become a live singing performance. It feels like the sci-fi novel I've been following has suddenly been rewritten as a CD City romance. It just doesn't feel right."

"My feelings are complicated. I thought I would see more amazing Vocaloid works, but the second one has changed tracks."

I feel a bit betrayed.

"The sudden switch to live vocals is like my favorite band suddenly changing its lead singer; it's a bit hard to accept."

"Hey, it's the content creator's freedom to do whatever they want, right? Nobody said this account can only vote for VOCALOID. I think this change is great."

"Looking at it from another angle, isn't this proof of the content creator's talent? Being able to be a top-tier content creator and also a talented singer, they're amazing either way."

"The courage to suddenly change course after gaining a certain level of popularity is admirable, and I will continue to support them in the future!"

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Longtime followers of the account expressed their opinions, with some in favor and others against.

However, the general disagreement was only on the common issue of transformation, but they all praised the quality of the songs.

Jiang Yan also saw that some people were asking for the audio of the two songs, wanting to download them to their phones to listen to.

In response, he could only say that these people would not be able to get what they wanted in the short term.

Because he has no plans to release the audio source at the moment.

His identity can be hidden by simply posting on NicoNico, but once it's published on a music platform, his identity will be exposed.

He needs to use this account to fish right now, so of course he can't do that.

After reading the comments, Jiang Yan then opened the private messages in the background.

As expected, compared to the last time when only a few unknown firms came to communicate, this time among the firms that privately inquired about the situation, there were several that he had heard of.

But this is not what he wants.

Because these agencies that like to discover new talent usually don't just sign record deals.

After much deliberation, Jiang Yan left the phone number of Yuehua Entertainment's artist management department on her personal information page backstage.

This tactic, known as "willing to be caught," can be considered a form of selection.

Any normal Japanese entertainment company, after discovering his account and finding the phone number left in the back office, should be able to guess Jiang Yan's true identity behind the account.

The company that calls knowing his identity is undoubtedly one that has a clear understanding of the direction of cooperation and a certain degree of confidence in its own capabilities.

After all, Jiang Yan is a singer who has charted on Billboard, so companies without some qualifications wouldn't bother contacting her to discuss collaborations.