Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

The second book signing event in the afternoon ended at 2 p.m. After Jiang Yan returned to her car and sat down, the driver quickly drove away.

Instead of taking him back to his dorm, they drove him to SBS TV station for the recording of "The Show".

Last week, due to his debut date, Jiang Yan only participated in five music shows, but this week he will be on six.

By the time the stage recording was finished and they were ready to leave, it was already around 8 p.m.

Jiang Yan and his team left the TV station. After getting back into the car, Jiang Zhennan turned to the passenger seat and asked, "Where are we going to eat later?"

"Anything, think of one." Jiang Yan rubbed his temples and tossed the question back to him.

Today was a day filled with autograph sessions and stage recordings, which took a lot more energy than he had anticipated.

But there's nothing he can do about it; he takes every fan who comes on stage to interact with him seriously and gives them a full response.

This is the job of an idol.

"Oh, let's go straight back then. We can just grab a bite to eat near the dorm later." Jiang Zhennan could tell he was exhausted, so he turned and directed the driver to head straight back to the dorm.

After resting with his eyes closed in the car for a while, Jiang Yan took out the phone that Jiang Zhennan had given him after the stage recording and took a look.

He discovered an unread message from an hour earlier, sent to him by Yu Dingyan.

[Yoo Jeongyeon: Oppa, are you busy today?]

After reading it, Jiang Yan typed a reply without much thought: [Jiang Yan: Just got off work, is there something you need?]

After sending the message, he put down his phone and turned to look out the car window.

Seeing this, Jiang Zhennan, sitting in the passenger seat, chuckled and said, "They're announcing one tomorrow, aren't you nervous?"

The person they mentioned is the one who will be featured on "The Show" tomorrow.

Although Jiang Yan didn't go there to perform in the first week, she received a notification from a candidate there this afternoon.

Of course, it wasn't just "The Show" that he received offers; he also received a nomination for "The Show of Champions" and "M! Countdown".

Jiang Yan said calmly, "There's nothing to be nervous about. If it's there, it's there; if it's not, it doesn't matter."

Korean groups value one member because they need to prove themselves through this role. The South Korean market is their core base.

But Jiang Yan is different; he also has the Chinese market.

He'd gone to so much trouble to get this position; if he still couldn't secure even one of them, then he'd have nothing to say.

However, things won't really get that bad. He doesn't really have much of a chance at the top of the major TV stations right now, but he knows very well that he's very competitive for the top spot on the minor TV stations.

Seeing Jiang Yan's nonchalant answer, Jiang Zhennan wasn't surprised. He then changed the subject, saying, "By the way, Yuehua Entertainment told me that they're going to arrange a fan meeting for you in China after your music show promotions are over."

"Understood. How many sessions should I schedule?"

"I'm not sure, maybe two or three games, but the earliest would be next month."

"When were the commercial performances that CUBE arranged before?"

"Wait a minute, let me take a look."

When asked this question, Jiang Zhennan quickly took out his phone, opened his notes app, and scrolled through them for a while.

"Konkuk University's anniversary celebration on the 13th and Kyung Hee University's anniversary celebration on the 20th are the only two commercial performances scheduled for this month."

"Okay, I understand."

Jiang Yan nodded. He was quite satisfied with the two commercial performances that CUBE had arranged for him.

Unlike regular commercial performances, school anniversary performances bring their own exposure, which helps him expand his popularity.

Just as he began to think about how to perform at the school anniversary celebration, the phone in his hand vibrated a few times.

The message I just sent to Yu Dingyan has now received a new reply.

However, after reading the message, Jiang Yan said to Jiang Zhennan, "I won't go back later. You can eat alone tonight."

"What do you mean? Your girlfriend is looking for you?"

"No, it's Dingyan."

"Your handsome friend, I know, should we turn around and go back to Cheongdam-dong first?"

"No need, there's enough time. I'll take you home first."

Jiang Zhennan didn't ask what was going on, after all, everyone needs their own private space.

If it's something he really needs to know, his own brother will tell him directly. If he doesn't say anything, it means he doesn't want to say more, and he won't ask any more questions.

……

Inside the Minor team's dormitory, just a few minutes ago, Yoo Jeong-yeon was lying on her bed, idly spacing out.

Besides her, there were two other people in the room: Park Ji-won and Mina, who were relegated from the Major team to the Minor team after the previous recording.

After spending some time together, the sixteen trainees participating in "SIXTEEN" have become somewhat familiar with each other.

Yoo Jeongyeon, who had never spoken to Mina privately before, has become much closer to her these past two days because they've been on the same team and talk to each other frequently.

"Unnie, are we just going to keep spacing out like this?"

Park Ji-won, who was sitting next to Yoo Jeong-yeon, glanced at Mina sitting on the floor and couldn't help but speak softly.

The three of them had been sitting in the room together, lost in thought, for more than ten minutes.

"Ah, I don't know either..." Yu Dingyan didn't know what she should do now.

She couldn't go to the practice room at this time, and she was already in a bad mood after failing to advance to the Major in the first round.

After comforting the players who had been relegated, she also really wanted to confide in someone.

As a result, she couldn't find a suitable person in the Minor team, and she was the one comforting even the older Lim Nayeon.

Although her older sister Kong Shengyan would come to visit her tomorrow, that was a matter for tomorrow.

Just as Yoo Jeong-yeon sighed inwardly, her phone, which she had tossed beside her pillow, rang a few times.

Thinking of a certain possibility, Yu Dingyan quickly grabbed her phone and looked at it. Her previously melancholy expression vanished instantly.

Park Ji-won and Mina also noticed her unusual behavior.

Although they were curious, neither of them immediately spoke up to disturb the other.

Instead, Park Ji-won waited until Yoo Jeong-yeon finished texting someone and stopped before finally asking, "Unnie, who were you chatting with?"

Yoo Jeongyeon stared intently at her phone screen. When she heard Park Jiwon's question, she nodded without looking up and said, "Yes, a very good friend just replied to my message."

A very close friend?

Park Ji-won was taken aback, because in her mind, Yoo Jeong-yeon, as a senior trainee in the company, only had close relationships with Lim Na-yeon, Park Ji-hyo, and Song Min-young.

But judging from the tone of the other party, it is clear that it is someone else.

Meanwhile, Mina, who had been sitting on the floor without saying a word, also noticed something amiss. However, with her keen observation, she vaguely guessed who the person Yoo Jeongyeon was referring to might be.