Peninsula 2017: Is the system living in the past?

"Designer, is this your masterpiece?"

As An Xiyan turned the phone toward Jiang Xingchen, she casually asked a question.

Her words piqued everyone's curiosity.

He immediately brought his hand to the phone screen.

With just one glance, she also gasped in surprise.

Without him.

The screen showed Ham Eun-jung with her stylish short hair, and her eyes were also very expressive.

It feels like going back to those days.

Ahn Hee-yeon, who surfs the internet intensively, is also aware of the current hot topics surrounding Park Ji-yeon, Park Hyo-min, and even T-ara.

He is even one of the many netizens who speculated that the designer is Mr. K and the choreographer is King.

Of course, this speculation had already been confirmed before the meeting.

So my first reaction upon seeing this photo is still Jiang Xingchen.

"Yes, I styled her hair based on Eun-jung's previous looks."

Seeing that they were all looking at him, Jiang Xingchen shrugged and frankly admitted that this was his masterpiece.

I also explained that it was a wig.

"A wig!"

An Xiyan exclaimed in surprise, then put her phone away and zoomed in on the picture.

You can't tell it's a wig just by looking at the picture.

"Even if you can tell it's a wig on site, the image quality is compressed beyond recognition when uploaded to the platform. It would be a miracle if you could tell."

Jiang Xingchen chuckled and joked, then changed the subject, "But you guys wouldn't be able to tell if Eunjung's wig is real or fake even if you were there."

"Really?" An Xiyan asked without any hesitation.

Jiang Xingchen gave an affirmative answer to this.

Whether it's true or false.

There's no way to prove it right now.

We'll have to wait until they have the opportunity to participate in the same event to verify this.

"Oh my!"

Just as the two were chatting familiarly, Park Jung-hwa exclaimed in surprise and then hurriedly ran out of the meeting room.

But the next second, she rushed back.

They took away Ahn Hyo-jin, who was left standing there bewildered.

Okay...

I just remembered I haven't bought coffee yet.

Fortunately, there's a coffee shop on the first floor of the building.

A few minutes later, the two returned carrying coffee for six people.

"Kansahamida..."

Jiang Xingchen accepted the coffee with both hands and thanked him politely.

After drinking coffee.

Take a short break.

The group moved to the recording studio.

He and the Sinsadong Tiger wore listening headphones and listened to the four of them perform the theme song "덜덜덜" for this comeback.

That is, the well-known "DDD".

When I hear a somewhat familiar rhythm.

Jiang Xingchen put her hands naturally in her pockets, and her body began to shake from side to side in a high-frequency, small-amplitude manner.

When her memory reached the lyrics "Zip it," she raised her hand to cover her lips.

Separated by glass.

The four of them couldn't see the subtle movements of other parts of his body.

But this touch of the lips.

They subconsciously followed suit and did the same action.

"Shh..."

"What's going on?"

The tiger in Xinsha Cave didn't notice Jiang Xingchen's actions. Hearing the 'shh' sound in his ear, he asked in confusion.

He doesn't remember anything from that song.

There were also boos.

"Call upon Hamida..."

It was because of his shout that the voices of the group came to an abrupt halt, followed by a unified apology.

"It's not their fault, it's my fault."

Realizing that she was interfering with them, Jiang Xingchen stepped forward and gestured for the others to come out first.

After he came out, he demonstrated the movements he had just made following the rhythm in a slower pace.

Then he looked at An Xiyan.

"Hani xi, please repeat what I just did."

"Inside..."

A few minutes later.

The tiger in Xinshadong looked at Jiang Xingchen as if it had seen a ghost.

No.

It wouldn't even take long enough to pee.

So you have an idea?

"Feeling guilty and trembling because of a lie—is that the feeling the producer wanted to express?"

Jiang Xingchen ignored his gaze and gave a direct explanation.

"Based on this feeling, and considering the need to record a Challenge video later, this is my initial idea."

"And it looks like it's working very well."

He chuckled softly as he said this.

Upon hearing this, the tiger from Xinshadong was overjoyed, feeling that he had really hit the jackpot this time!

The results were more than just good.

Didn't you see that Ahn Hee-yeon and the others subconsciously followed suit and did that action?

"It's a pity, though. Ms. Zhao Meina, who is in charge of the choreography, had something come up and wasn't here today. Otherwise, I could have had a good chat with the consultant."

"That's not a big problem. I'll be coming here often from now on."

"That's true. We'll be relying on you a lot from now on, Consultant!"

"No problem...no problem."

In addition to costume design, they also took on the task of choreography.

Although the price hasn't been discussed yet, for Banana Culture, a company that has only recently received investment and undergone restructuring, money isn't a major issue.

Hearing the new tiger in the sand cave naturally change his address to "advisor," Jiang Xingchen smiled.

Well...

I made money again.

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【Ding】

[Side Quest Released]

[Mission Description: Rookie leader Kim Tae-yeon, who has just debuted, is feeling lost and desperately needs encouragement due to her demanding and stressful schedule.]

[Mission Requirements: Please immediately send a handwritten letter of support to this newcomer, containing the message "Girls' Generation is now, Girls' Generation will always be Girls' Generation," to encourage this newcomer to stay true to their beliefs.]

[Reward for the mission: The latest Motorola flip phone]

WTF?

As evening approached, Jiang Xingchen, who had other things to do, declined the invitation to dinner from the Tiger in Xinshadong.

Right now, I'm strolling around the streets of Samseong-dong.

Well...

I accidentally wandered into the vicinity of SM Entertainment.

Looking up at the large SM logo on the wall, the system notification sounded in my mind as expected.

As always, I'm a bit of a idiot and it's embarrassing.

It looks like there's no hope.

However, given that the task was completed last time in a joking tone.

Looking at the awkward task content now, he wasn't as desperate as before.

Even a roundabout way to achieve one's goals is still a way to save the country!

It's this task reward...

The urge to complain that I had been trying to suppress resurfaced.

"System, are you short of money?"

"Has the funding shortage gotten to this extent?!"

"Look at Lee Ji-eun's mission rewards, and then look at this?"

Do you think Kim Tae-yeon is inferior to Lee Ji-eun?

As he spoke, his voice softened considerably.

He also cautiously glanced around several times.

Saying things like that next to SM Entertainment... if someone heard it...

Then, his expression hardened, and he naturally started walking forward.

I started thinking about the so-called predicament that Kim Tae-yeon was facing.

After thinking about it for a while, I got the idea.

Judging by the timeline, it's likely that Huang Meiying and the other two will officially announce that they will not renew their contracts and will seek other suitable management companies in a while.

I guess that's what's bothering him.

However, to sum it all up...

The challenge now isn't "how to complete the task without feeling awkward," but rather how to find the task's target, Kim Tae-yeon.

He didn't think SM Entertainment's security would let him in just because he was young, handsome, and looked like a good person.

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