Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

After leaving the stage and walking backstage, as soon as Jiang Yan entered the dressing room, Jiang Zhennan came up to her and handed her a bottle of water.

Jiang Yan took the water bottle, unscrewed it, took a couple of sips, and then asked, "Is everything packed?"

Jiang Zhennan nodded: "Yes, I can leave anytime."

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll post this on Instagram."

After taking out her phone, Jiang Yan first took a selfie with the camera, then opened Instagram and started editing the text.

A few minutes later, he posted a new status update.

After he finished posting, he left the backstage area with his team and got into their van.

On the way back, Jiang Yan was sending a message to Park Ji-yeon about the previous special guest.

After confirming with Jiang Zhennan that he had no schedule that day, he accepted the invitation. However, Park Jiyeon's side also needed to send a formal invitation email to Yuehua Entertainment to go through the formalities.

At that moment, Jiang Zhennan, who was in the passenger seat, received a phone call.

His call lasted more than ten minutes. After he hung up, the other party immediately turned to Jiang Yan and said, "There's a new business opportunity that the company is quite interested in, so they called specifically to discuss it."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan immediately paused her Kakao chat with Park Ji-yeon and asked, "What business?"

"The invitation email I received from Tiffany's for next month's event was sent three hours ago."

"Tiffany? She contacted me on her own initiative?"

"Yes, the people in the department just figured out the situation. They saw the magazine photoshoot you did and felt that your style was a good match for their brand, so they sent out an invitation."

"I understand. Did the company call you and tell you that you should accept the offer, even if it affects your comeback schedule in October?"

"That's roughly the idea, so what's your thought?"

"Answer it, why aren't you answering?"

Jiang Yan answered without any hesitation.

If a luxury brand proactively sends you an invitation to endorse their products or services, it means that you have been included in their consideration list.

If they deem you suitable, you can at least get a brand ambassador title.

In this era, luxury brand titles are no longer something that can be readily granted to popular celebrities, as they will be in the future.

Cartier, for example, initially only gave Luhan the title of "Friend of the Nation," and only gradually upgraded it later.

Tiffany is the first luxury brand Jiang Yan has come into contact with so far, and they even approached him proactively, so of course he has no reason not to accept.

Moreover, he has quite a connection with Tiffany & Co., as the wedding rings that Kim Seolhyun gave him were from Tiffany & Co.

As for whether accepting these events will affect my music show recording schedule, that's fine too.

At worst, we can just extend the promotion period by another week; it's no big deal.

"By the way, how much did they pay for the platform?" Jiang Yan suddenly thought of this question.

"Not much, just 45 for the appearance fee." Jiang Zhennan replied definitively after carefully checking the email that his department had just forwarded to him.

A platform fee of 45 yuan was considered low in China at that time, but after the salary cap was implemented, it was at the level of a top-tier company.

That's equivalent to needing 1.5 Ju Jingyis in the future.

However, Jiang Yan didn't care too much about the platform fee; the opportunity to contact luxury brands was more important.

He considered this fee as a way to recoup the costs of performing on the music show. After all, performing on a TV show, excluding the cost of set design, costs an average of more than 5 yuan per performance.

……

September 24th, noon.

After CUBE and Yuehua Entertainment intermittently released some comeback teaser materials, they finally released the teaser PV for Jiang Yan's new album "Next step" title track "LOVE SCENARIO".

Also unlocked are the full album audio samples, as well as the album's specifications and pre-order links.

Furthermore, a comeback event was announced in the official fan cafe. The first 3000 fans who pre-ordered the album will receive a signed album by Jiang Yan and a card with a Chinese autograph printed on the back.

The trailer for "LOVE SCENARIO" is only 20 seconds long.

The opening shot is in a dark tone, with a street scene in the background.

The camera gradually shifted, shooting from a low angle at Jiang Yan, who was wearing a casual suit and walking aimlessly down the street.

Then, the scene brightened, and Jiang Yan stopped as he passed the entrance of a park. The camera slowly switched from a close-up third-person perspective to Jiang Yan's first-person perspective.

Then, it seemed as if she entered into some kind of memory.

From Jiang Yan's perspective, another "Jiang Yan" dressed in a baseball uniform is holding a girl's hand and talking under the shade of a tree.

But soon, seemingly realizing that he was just lost in memories, the camera abruptly switched to the opposite side of Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan paused and stared at the camera for a few seconds before turning away with a somewhat melancholy expression.

The 20-second teaser is nearing its end, with the logo of [Yuehua Xcube] and the production company involved appearing on the black screen in the last second.

Shortly after the PV was released, it sparked a lot of discussion on Korean online forums.

"Love Scenario? A love story? The accompaniment sounds like a ballad."

"I just listened to the entire album, and it feels like it was produced with great care."

"Looking at the production credits, apart from a few names scattered around in the mastering process, the rest are all his name alone. His creative talent is truly visible to the naked eye."

"This curly hair is so eye-catching! It's only thanks to this face that it doesn't look awkward."

"CUBE's stylist is crazy! They might as well stick with the old hairstyle."

"It's alright, I think he's pretty handsome ㅋㅋㅋ"

"Ahhh, oppa's look this comeback is such a reversal! One look gives off a mature man vibe, while the other is so youthful!!!"

"..."

On Theqoo forum, the number of comments and replies to popular posts related to Jiang Yan reached over a thousand in less than half an hour.

The main teaser PV received a very good response on South Korean social media, with mostly positive comments.

Meanwhile, within the Korean Wave community in China, both fans and casual observers spontaneously started discussions on online forums and message boards.

Douban does not currently have a K-pop related group; a dedicated Korean entertainment group will be established in 2017.

On the day the pre-sale link was released, both domestic and international Felix customers couldn't wait to place their orders.

Similarly, on Weibo, a large fan site created specifically for Jiang Yan quickly updated its latest Weibo posts.

In the update, the site shared the configurations for all four versions and provided pre-order links for each configuration.

The following day, the pre-order data for the first day was released.

By noon, online pre-sale sales had exceeded 100,000 units.

In other words, the pre-sale link was only released for one day, and Jiang Yan's second mini album sold more copies than his debut album.

This figure only represents China's exports.

However, before Felix fans could even begin celebrating their record-breaking sales, just two days later, a bombshell announcement quickly caught the attention of the Korean entertainment industry.

SM Entertainment has announced that Girls' Generation leader Kim Taeyeon, who has been confirmed to debut as a solo artist, will make her public stage debut on October 8th on the Ment TV music show "M! Countdown".