Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

The next day, Jiang Yan got up early as usual.

After having breakfast in the dorm, I went straight to Cube as usual.

First, he went to the conference room for a brief meeting, the same meeting he had asked Tian Xiaojuan to remind him of yesterday.

Actually, it wasn't anything particularly important; the discussion was about the production costs of this music video.

Jiang Yan previously mentioned that the investment for a music video would be around 40 to 50 yuan, but after Cube estimated the costs of venue rental, materials, and other expenses, they found that the investment would be around 70 yuan.

So the purpose of today's meeting is to discuss whether to increase the budget or reduce costs.

To be honest, only a small-minded company like Cube would hold a special meeting for this.

There's not much to say about the meeting itself; in the end, it just drove up the budget.

Cube didn't really have any objections, since it wasn't them who advanced the funds; it was Yuehua.

After the meeting ended, Jiang Yan immediately went downstairs and left Cube.

Wang Jiaer told him a few minutes ago that Park Jin-young was at the company today, and he immediately sent Park Jin-young a Kakao message and quickly received a reply.

Park Jin-young meant for him to come over directly and have a meeting.

It took me a few minutes to walk to the JYPE building. Although he hadn't stepped into the building for almost two and a half years, the layout inside was still the same.

However, there are still some changes. For example, he doesn't recognize one or two trainees who occasionally pass by. They must be new faces who came after he left.

He walked smoothly to Park Jin-young's office and knocked lightly a few times.

"Come in," Park Jin-young's voice came from inside.

After receiving a response, Jiang Yan opened the door and entered. The first thing she saw upon entering was Park Jin-young sitting on the sofa waiting.

"Brother Zhenying," Jiang Yan greeted him.

"Yes, come and sit down." Park Jin-young nodded to him, smiling kindly.

Jiang Yan calmly walked over and sat down opposite him.

"You look much more mature." Park Jin-young glanced at him and pushed a cup of tea toward him, speaking meaningfully.

"It's alright, compared to what Zhenying has faced, it's nothing."

Jiang Yan took the tea, sipped it, and calmly replied.

Upon hearing this, Park Jin-young showed an appreciative expression, but also felt a sense of regret.

The person in front of me, who was once granted "trainee" status by JYP as a foreign trainee, would not have been given up to Bang Si-hyuk if he hadn't been so eager to debut.

The so-called "educational trainees" are those who are one level higher than ordinary trainees and have the authority to lead and teach other trainees.

"I understand the situation. When do you plan to make it public?"

"In a month or two, when that time comes, don't forget to listen to the songs I wrote."

"Haha, I will."

The two chatted happily for quite some time before getting down to business.

Park Jin-young asked in a confirming tone, "You came here this time to ask Jeongyeon for help, right?"

Jiang Yan nodded: "Ma Jia, I've always admired Jeongyeon's voice. There's a song that needs a female vocal collaboration, so she was the first person I thought of."

That's what they say, but that's only a small part of the reason.

The main reason was that, among the trainees who joined at the same time as him, Yoo Jeongyeon had the best relationship with him.

Of course, he and Lim Na-yeon get along quite well, but it's definitely not as good as Yoo Jeong-yeon's relationship.

"Yes, Jeongyeon is indeed very good. I look forward to the works that the two of you will create together."

Although JYP's girl group project was canceled recently, Park Jin-young has already been secretly preparing a new girl group project, so he will not turn down this opportunity that can give the company's trainees some exposure.

With Park Jin-young's approval, Jiang Yan knew there would be no further obstacles.

The two chatted for a while longer, and the meeting was drawing to a close.

Park Jin-young then added, "I'm planning to collect a few songs recently. If you have any good demos, you can send them to me directly."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan combined his memories and immediately understood what was going on.

It's likely that Park Jin-young is preparing for the reality show "SIXTEEN".

The other person may have mentioned this to him casually.

"Okay, I'll definitely send it over if I find a suitable one."

As Jiang Yan said this, he was already recalling what songs were in "SIXTEEN".

I'll find some time later to extract one, make a demo, and send it over, just to earn some extra money.

……

After leaving Park Jin-young's office, Kang Yeon did not leave immediately, but went directly to the floor where JYP trainees usually practiced.

Since he was already there, he naturally took the opportunity to tell Yoo Jeong-yeon the news directly.

However, when Jiang Yan arrived at that floor, he searched several practice rooms but couldn't find Yu Dingyan.

Just as he was about to take out his phone and call the other party, a surprised female voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Is that Kang Yeon oppa?!"

When Jiang Yan heard someone calling him, he immediately stopped making the call and turned around to look in the direction of the voice.

This is quite something.

Whoa, where did this pig's head come from?!

The girl in front of me is so fat, both in her face and figure, that she doesn't look like a trainee at all.

Jiang Yan recognized her at a glance, but he still asked uncertainly, "...Jisoo?"

He wasn't sure if the other person had changed their name by then, so he called out the name they used before he left JYP.

"Yes, but oppa, I'm not called Jisoo anymore, I've changed my name to Jihyo now."

After confirming that she hadn't mistaken him for someone else, Park Jihyo immediately smiled and corrected Kang Yeon's words.

But Jiang Yan didn't know how to respond at this moment. From the moment he saw Park Jihyo, he was filled with the urge to make sarcastic remarks.

He wasn't unaware that the other person would go through a period of weight gain, but seeing it with his own eyes still shocked him greatly.

On the other side, seeing Jiang Yan staring at her without saying a word, Park Jihyo blinked her big eyes curiously: "Oppa, what's wrong?"

When asked this, Jiang Yan replied without changing his expression, "It's nothing, it's just that seeing you suddenly made me feel a little hungry."

Are you hungry?

Park Jihyo subconsciously glanced down at the bag of snacks she was carrying, then her face showed a look of realization.

She immediately pulled out a bag of Lay's potato chips from the bag and said generously, "Oppa, didn't you have breakfast? Here, take this bag of chips."

"No need, you can keep it for yourself."

After politely declining the other person's offer, Jiang Yan considered her words carefully before asking tactfully, "Ji-hyo, don't you need to control your diet?"

He was actually quite curious: was JYP not taking care of the trainees at this time?

When Park Jihyo heard this, she said nonchalantly, "It's okay, anyway, I don't have much of a chance to debut anymore. I'll probably leave the company next year."

Jiang Yan immediately realized that the other party seemed to be giving up.

But that was none of his business, so he casually offered a word of comfort: "Don't be discouraged, there might be a turning point later."

"Maybe so, never mind me, oppa, what are you doing here?"

Park Jihyo clearly didn't want to talk about her troubles anymore, so she changed the subject and asked about his situation.

"I came looking for Jeongyeon, have you seen where she went?"

"Oppa, if you're looking for Jeongyeon unnie, you definitely won't find her here."

Why?

"Because at this time, Jeongyeon unnie is still working at the bakery."