Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

Upon hearing this, Yu Dingyan froze, completely caught off guard.

The arm resting on Jiang Yan's shoulder stiffened, her eyelashes trembled, and her pupils contracted for a moment.

Then a light blush slowly appeared on her face, starting from her ears and gradually spreading to her cheeks.

But this state only lasted for two or three seconds.

Then, Yu Dingyan suddenly realized what was happening, abruptly pulled her arm away from Jiang Yan's shoulder, and then slapped him hard on the back.

"Hey, oppa, what are you saying? This kind of joke isn't funny at all," Yoo Jeongyeon said, trying to sound calm, but her voice clearly betrayed a hint of unease.

Jiang Yan quietly observed the other person's visibly flustered expression; the other person's reaction was exactly what he had expected.

However, after being slapped by Yu Dingyan, he replied with a half-smile, "Then just take it as me joking."

In fact, what he said was true.

Who says there can only be one ideal type? Anyone who fits Jiang Yan's aesthetic is his ideal type.

When Yu Dingyan heard Jiang Yan say this, she opened her mouth, but found that she didn't know how to respond.

Her gaze unconsciously drifted to the side; she was now somewhat afraid to meet Jiang Yan's eyes.

But Yoo Jeongyeon quickly and abruptly changed the subject, saying, "...By the way, oppa, my sister mentioned you when we met last time."

"Promoting to graduate school?"

Jiang Yan chuckled inwardly at Yu Dingyan's attempt to change the subject by even bringing up Kong Shengyan, but still cooperated by asking, "What did she say?"

Yu Dingyan continued without changing her expression, "My sister said she hasn't seen you in a long time and wants to arrange a time for the three of us to have a meal together."

Jiang Yan thought for a moment and nodded, "No problem, but I might not have much time this month. I might not be able to free up a bit until the end of the month."

"It's okay, my sister is busy filming anyway. Let's talk about it after she's done with that."

"Okay, it's settled then."

The two continued their conversation, each taking turns saying something, seemingly tacitly ignoring the topic that had just been discussed.

Just then, the door to the dressing room was opened from the outside, and Jiang Zhennan returned after finishing his work with the program crew.

After he came in, he originally planned to go directly to Jiang Yan and tell him that he would be going to the rehearsal in half an hour.

But when Jiang Zhennan looked in the direction the other person was, he immediately paused.

From his perspective, Yu Dingyan's entire body was pressing against half of Jiang Yan's back from behind the sofa, with his forearms on Jiang Yan's shoulders and his head very close, almost touching Jiang Yan's shoulder.

The two chatted and laughed there, the atmosphere natural and familiar.

But this gave Jiang Zhennan a sudden feeling that he had arrived at the wrong time.

Moreover, although he already knew from Jiang Yan that the two were "very good friends", the scene before him still made him silently think to himself - isn't this relationship a little too good?

Even with arms in the way, such an intimate posture doesn't seem like something that only close friends would do, does it?

Forget it, it's my brother's own love life, why should he worry about it?

……

The recording of "All I Wanna Do" went very smoothly. After the rehearsal, it was recorded only three times.

After the event, Jiang Yan took Yu Jung-yeon directly away from the TV station and sent her back to JYP's training building.

Afterwards, seeing that it was still early, he went back to Cube's studio to continue working on his second mini album.

Having already built up a certain level of popularity, his first comeback title track had to be a hit song, so he chose "LOVE SCENARIO".

For non-main tracks, they chose several popular songs such as "FLOWER ROAD", "Beautiful" and "Give You the Universe".

"Knock knock knock—"

Jiang Yan had only been in the studio for less than an hour when a knock came at the door.

Stopping what he was doing, Jiang Yan subconsciously glanced at the time; it was a little past 5 p.m.

He couldn't have guessed who would knock on the door at this time.

"Please come in."

The studio door opened, and the person who entered surprised him.

"Sister Hua, what brings you here?" Jiang Yan never expected that the person who came in would be Du Hua.

"I just finished a meeting at YG, and I asked your brother if you were here, so I just stopped by to drop by," Du Hua said with a smile.

After saying that, she found a seat next to Jiang Yan and sat down before continuing, "Are you preparing a new album?"

Jiang Yan casually replied, "Yes, Sister Hua, would you like to listen?"

"Okay, I'll listen to it."

"..."

Jiang Yan had only made a casual, polite remark, but Du Hua unexpectedly continued along with it, which left Jiang Yan somewhat at a loss.

But since Du Hua really wanted to listen, Jiang Yan promptly handed her an earphone and then played two non-single tracks that had already been completed.

There's no need to release the demo; after all, Du Hua isn't a gorilla.

A few minutes later, the song finished playing.

Du Hua slowly took off her headphones, turned to look at Jiang Yan for a moment, and then asked, "Did you... prepare any Chinese songs this time?"

"This album isn't available, what happened?"

"I think it would be best to add another song. You have a lot of fans in China now, and releasing a Chinese song can solidify your fanbase."

"I've also considered this issue, but I don't think it's necessary to include it in the Korean album. We can release a single after the Chinese songs and promote them separately."

"Hmm, that works too. It's good that you have a plan." Du Hua nodded upon hearing this, and then continued, "Although you're doing well here right now, your focus will definitely be on the domestic market in the future, so there are some things that need to be prepared for early on."

"I know."

He knew this without Du Hua having to explain it, but the situation the other party mentioned only applied to ordinary Chinese green cards and did not fit Jiang Yan's career plan.

The Chinese market is certainly an important focus, but it will not be his entire focus.

Jiang Yan's goal has always been the global music market; he wants it all.

But he won't say that to Du Hua now; the time isn't right.

As for Du Hua, after saying those words, she seemed to have achieved her goal for the day, and after chatting briefly, she planned to leave.

Before leaving, Du Hua said to Jiang Yan, "The other endorsement I recently negotiated for you has also softened its stance. If nothing unexpected happens, you should be able to secure it."

Jiang Yan asked with a smile, "Actually, I'm a little curious about what kind of endorsement it is. Could you tell me?"

"I can tell you now, it's cola."

"Cola?! Pepsi or Coca-Cola?"

Jiang Yan was a little surprised. Was Yuehua Entertainment really that powerful?

"Neither, it's Diet Cod."

"Oh...that's good too."

Although he was a little disappointed that it wasn't one of the two brands he had in mind, it was still an endorsement deal, so Jiang Yan wouldn't be so disgusted as to complain.

The company provides him with resources on its own initiative, and as long as he gets paid, he's fine with it; he hasn't reached the point where he can be picky.