Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

At 3 PM on May 18th, in the Myeongdong shopping district of Jung-gu, Seoul, Kang Yangang concluded his offline pop-up store event for the day.

After posing for photos with a few shop assistants while sporting a friendly smile, he politely bid farewell to all the fans present.

After Jiang Yan sat down in the van, Jiang Zhennan, who was in the passenger seat, turned to him and complained, "I think you should pay me more."

Jiang Yan asked, "Why do you say that?"

"How come I, an agent, am also doing bodyguard work? That doesn't make sense."

"Then go and give feedback to the company. I have no objection."

"Uh, actually what I mean is, shouldn't we get one or two bodyguards around? I'm finding it a bit too much for one person."

The pop-up store event attracted so many fans that Jiang Zhennan clearly felt he couldn't handle it all.

Especially after a large group of fans surrounded him, it was quite difficult for him to clear a path by himself.

"Then you should mention it to the company in the next couple of days and see how they arrange it." Jiang Yan knew that what the other person said made sense, and he could understand.

But you can't really blame Yuehua Entertainment. They probably didn't expect Jiang Yan to rise so quickly, attracting a group of die-hard fans right after his solo debut.

"Are there any other plans for today?"

"No, there are no more plans for tomorrow. You can rest for a day," Jiang Zhennan confirmed after checking his phone's notes.

"understood."

Jiang Yan nodded in response and then looked out the window.

Then, the two of them didn't say much and quietly drove back to Nonhyeon-dong.

However, halfway there, Jiang Zhennan received a phone call.

The call was from CUBE. They relayed an message: they had just received an email from IU's team stating that IU herself had expressed a desire to collaborate after listening to Kang Yeon's song.

After the call ended, before Jiang Yan could even react, Jiang Zhennan exclaimed excitedly, "Brother, you've really taken off! Even IU is asking you to collaborate!"

Jiang Zhennan isn't new to South Korea, so of course he knows how popular IU is there.

But when Jiang Yan heard the news, he didn't seem very excited; he was more surprised.

Why would IU suddenly want to collaborate with him? What's going on?

However, Jiang Yan soon had an answer.

He remembered, the song "All I Wanna Do" seemed to be IU's trap.

As far as I can remember, Jay Park later revealed on a variety show that the opportunity for their collaboration came when IU contacted him after hearing his song.

From this perspective, the matter seems to make sense.

On the other side, seeing that Jiang Yan hadn't reacted yet, Jiang Zhennan joked, "What are you thinking about? You're not thinking you need to think about it some more, are you?"

Jiang Yan glanced at him and deliberately asked, "Do you think I would refuse?"

"I think you must be out of your mind to say something so outrageous."

"Then why are you asking me such an absurd question?"

"...So what do we do now?"

"What should we do? We need to exchange contact information for any collaboration. Let's just wait for them to contact us first."

"When will that be?"

As a newly appointed agent, Jiang Zhennan clearly lacks experience in working with big names and is now unsure of what to do next.

"Wait a few days—"

Jiang Yan was about to say it might be in the next few days, but halfway through his sentence, his phone vibrated.

After glancing down, he changed his words to Jiang Zhennan and said, "See, here it is."

It's true what they say, speak of the devil, and he appears.

After Cube hung up the phone, he sent his contact information to IU's team. But just a short while later, IU sent him a friend request through Kakao.

"Wow, I've received a friend request too." Jiang Zhennan also noticed that he had received a friend request from the other party's manager.

"So what do we do now?"

"Do I need to teach you that? Of course, you should each talk to your own thing."

As Jiang Yan spoke, he had already accepted IU's friend request and sent her a message.

[Jiang Yan: Hello, IU sunbaenim]

[IU: Hello Kang Yeon-xi, did I disturb you?]

[Jiang Yan: Of course not. I was just talking to my manager in the car about collaborating with a senior colleague.]

[IU: That's good. Maybe we can meet and talk sometime?]

When Jiang Yan saw the message the other party sent, he thought to himself, "As expected of Sister Li from the underworld, she speaks so directly."

[Jiang Yan: I'm free tomorrow, but I don't know if it's convenient for you, senior?]

[IU: What a coincidence, I also don't have any plans tomorrow. How about we meet at noon? I know a good restaurant.]

Jiang Yan: No problem, then please send me the address, I'll be there on time tomorrow.

IU: It's settled then, see you tomorrow.

The chat with Lee Ji-eun ended quickly, but as soon as Jiang Yan put down his phone, he noticed that Jiang Zhennan was staring at him.

"You've finished talking already?" Jiang Zhennan asked curiously.

"Yes, we've arranged to meet tomorrow at noon," Jiang Yan nodded in reply.

"So fast?"

Jiang Zhennan's eyes widened. Although it was said that the other party took the initiative to seek cooperation, the efficiency was simply too high.

"It just so happens that the times coincide. If it were tomorrow, we would have to schedule another time," Jiang Yan explained.

But he really didn't expect that he would meet South Korea's top female solo artist so soon.

But thinking of this, he continued to say to Jiang Zhennan, "I have a question for you."

"What's the problem?"

"What do you think—"

Jiang Yan originally intended to ask Jiang Zhennan who he thought was the number one female solo artist in South Korea.

But then he immediately realized that at this time, Kim Tae-yeon hadn't even started her solo career yet, so there was no point in asking that question.

The two fan groups will only start fighting over this issue after Kim Tae-yeon goes solo this year.

However, if you ask Jiang Yan who he thinks is number one, he will only say that the four fiercest contenders for the number one female solo artist have not yet debuted.

At that moment, Jiang Yan could only change the subject and continue asking, "I haven't seen President Du these past two days. Did she go back to China?"

Jiang Zhennan nodded and replied, "Yes, it's been several days since I went back. My colleagues in the department said that I went back to China to talk to clients about endorsements."

"Endorsement? Who did you negotiate the endorsement with?"

"Of course it's for you, who else would it be for?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan was stunned for a moment before realizing that he had indeed asked a pointless question.

However, this cannot be blamed on him, because in his subconscious mind, he still believed that Wang Yibo was Du Hua's favorite.

The reality is that from the moment he succeeded in his solo career, Yuehua Entertainment's domestic network of connections has gradually shifted towards him.

In other words, he will become the top male star of Yuehua Entertainment in the future.

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