Peninsula: I created the golden age of girl groups

Taeyeon felt uneasy under her gaze.

The two had just confronted each other the night before, making them even more guilty.

But she still tried to remain calm, put down her thermos, and asked casually, "Why are you looking at me? Is there... something on my face?"

"There's nothing there."

Tiffany spoke slowly, her gaze shifting from her face to her body.

"I just feel... you seem a little different today. By the way, you've seen the doctor, right? What did he say?"

"Mm." Taeyeon nodded.

In fact, on the way back, she had already made many contingency plans, including questions she might be asked.

Her reply was perfectly natural: "I went to see a doctor I knew before. He examined me and prescribed some herbal medicine. See?"

She cleared her throat, trying to make her voice sound clearer. "Does my voice sound much better?"

"doctor?"

Tiffany's smiling eyes narrowed slightly. "By the way, where's the coat you wore back yesterday? It's gone."

Kim Tae-yeon's heart skipped a beat, but her expression remained unchanged. "I... just happened to be on my way back to the teacher before I asked for leave."

"Yeah?"

Tiffany remained noncommittal, her gaze then falling on the thermos in her hand. "This thermos... looks pretty new. I've never seen you use it before. Did you just buy it?"

"This...this is..."

Kim Tae-yeon visibly panicked for a moment, instinctively clutching the thermos to warm it. "It's medicine! Yes, it's the herbal drink that the doctor prescribed, saying it's especially good for a sore throat. See, I've been drinking it all along, haven't I?"

As if to prove it, she picked up the thermos and handed it to Tiffany: "Would you like to try some? It's stewed pear with rock sugar, it's sweet."

Tiffany leaned closer to smell it, and it was indeed a sweet pear scent.

She looked at Kim Tae-yeon's face more closely, and apart from a slight flicker in her eyes, she couldn't see any other flaws.

The sound also seemed much better than yesterday.

Everything sounded reasonable.

But Tiffany couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.

When the two of them entered, Taeyeon's face showed a flash of panic, she hesitated when lifting her coat, and there was this suddenly added thermos...

correct!

And there was that piece of paper-like stuff she frantically hid when she came in…

That kind of subconscious panic is anything but ordinary!

Those few pieces of paper... might be the key!

"Pani...Pani..."

Kim Tae-yeon's soft call roused Tiffany from her reverie.

She knew that if she continued to press the matter, she probably wouldn't get any more information.

At least on the surface, there doesn't seem to be any problem.

"Oh……"

Tiffany smiled, her eyes narrowing, and finally looked away. She slowly stood up. "Since it's good for your throat, then you should drink more, unnie, and recover quickly. I'm all sweaty too, I'll go back to my room to change."

"Okay, go ahead." Kim Tae-yeon nodded quickly, feeling like she'd been granted a pardon.

Watching Tiffany walk into the room, Kim Tae-yeon felt as if all her strength had been drained away, and she slumped back against the sofa.

She let out a long sigh of relief, only then realizing that a thin layer of sweat had already seeped out on her back.

She then carefully took out the manuscripts from her pocket, gently smoothed them out, folded them carefully, and put them back in her pocket.

I guess we've managed to keep it a secret for now?

She picked up the thermos and took another small sip, trying to calm herself down.

but……

Has it really been kept secret?

Tiffany's last look clearly showed doubt.

Knowing Pani as she does, she knows this matter won't be resolved so easily.

And... can all of this really be kept secret forever?

She lowered her head, her thoughts becoming increasingly complex and difficult to understand.

……

A few days have passed since Kim Tae-yeon returned the jacket.

With several projects temporarily stalled, Jiang Yuhe's life inevitably returned to a state of leisure.

Every day, I just have to report to LOEN on time and make my presence known.

Although he is a leader, he only has Pei Zhonghan as a capable subordinate, and even he has been sent out to work.

So he had no choice but to personally and painstakingly oversee the progress of those tasks.

But it was just observation.

Public talent shows and talent scouts are slowly being prepared.

Currently, only the official website's fundraising channel is open.

However, the number of resumes received in the backend was very small...

Or rather, none of the names that Jiang Yuhe remembered as potential stars in the music industry appeared.

LOEN's foundation is still shallow.

For young men and women who dream of becoming stars and their families, established giants like SM, JYP, and DSP are the top choices.

Even though LOEN offered relatively generous terms.

They often only attract "alternative candidates" who have repeatedly failed in selections at other major companies.

When he had too much free time, he even considered going back to SM Entertainment.

But for some reason, whenever this thought arose, a strange sense of guilt would rise in his heart.

However, in his spare time, he did try to contact Yu Yongzhen.

But when asked about certain situations, his attitude became ambiguous, and he hesitated to speak.

He simply claimed that he was busy with internal affairs and might not be in the office.

Although the words were phrased tactfully, it was clear that the speaker was declining.

A person's attitude will not change so drastically in a short period of time.

The only explanation could be that something might have happened within SM Entertainment, but after thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't figure out what major event had occurred at SM at that time, so he had to give up.

That afternoon, he was dozing off while looking at the script for "Coffee Prince".

Suddenly I received a call from Yoo Jae-suk.

"Woo-hyuk, are you busy?" Yoo Jae-suk's voice was as cheerful as ever.

"not busy!"

Jiang Yuhe smiled and shifted into a more comfortable position. "Is there something you need, Jae-seok hyung?"

"Where are we now?"

"LOEN, this way on Tehran Road."

"Tehran Road? Is that the newly established entertainment company?"

Yoo Jae-suk's voice held a hint of doubt, "Why did you go there? Never mind, we'll talk about that later. If you're not busy, just wait for me there. I'll come pick you up now and we'll go to SBS."

"Okay, I'll come downstairs right away," Jiang Yuhe said readily, and then went downstairs to wait.

Not long after, Yoo Jae-suk arrived in his car, picked up Kang Woo-hyuk, and drove towards the SBS headquarters in Mokdong.

"The new program has been finalized."

Yoo Jae-suk looked straight ahead and said, "The program name has been decided. It's 'Family Outing,' which you suggested last time."

Jiang Yuhe nodded, not surprised. "So, what are we going to do this time...?"

"It's what I told you last time, the detailed plan and process script have all been completed."

Yoo Jae-suk continued, "I estimate that today's visit will be to further refine the program, possibly regarding the arrangement of some procedures and segments."

"Understood." Jiang Yuhe nodded.

He is not omniscient or omnipotent after all.

Therefore, he has also been familiar with the current weekend variety show competition during this period.

MBC's "Infinite Challenge" has consistently maintained a viewership rating of around 15%, which may not seem high, but it has already topped the ratings of the three major networks.

The main problem is that the programs on the other two TV stations are simply not good enough.

KBS's "Happy Sunday" consistently hovers around 10% in ratings; it's stable, but that's about it.

SBS fared even worse. "X-MAN" was already canceled due to low ratings, but its successor, "Sunday is Good GO," was even worse.

It's no wonder that the TV station executives are so anxious.

With that in mind, the two arrived at the SBS headquarters in Mokdong.

After parking the car, the two went straight upstairs to the floor where the Variety Show Bureau was located.