Peninsula 2017: Is the system living in the past?

"What matches up?"

"Ani, you misheard..."

Based on Lee Ji-eun's description, especially the last sentence, Park Ji-yeon successfully matched the strange person she mentioned with Kang Sung-chen.

But because she was so surprised, she blurted it out unconsciously.

Lee Ji-eun, who always has a keen ear, accurately caught her mutterings.

So much so that now even concealing it has become a problem.

After a brief moment of thought, she whispered, "If I'm not mistaken, the weirdo you mentioned, Ji-eun, is with me right now."

"Moragu?"

On the other end of the phone, when Lee Ji-eun heard that she was with the "weirdo" she had just met that evening, a deafening "Morako" rang in Park Ji-yeon's ears.

Next door, Jiang Xingchen, who had already learned from Park Jiyeon that it was Lee Ji-eun, also heard some of the commotion.

I couldn't help but complain to myself.

"No wonder she has a voice that can sing three high notes."

Meanwhile, Park Jiyeon had no choice but to hold her phone further away, helplessly listening to the rambling on the other end.

"Hey, Park Jiyeon, are you kidding me?"

After a busy day, Lee Ji-eun, who was already exhausted, seemed to be instantly recharged, her voice full of excitement.

"You mean that cool guy who fixed my in-ear monitor in Yeouido, who spoke weirdly, and who invited me to audition, is he with you now?"

"Wangyuan Cave, it seems like my home isn't far away!"

"But it seems like there aren't many fun places to visit over there?"

"You're not at his house so late at night, are you?"

"Ji-eun, calm down..." Park Ji-yeon rubbed her temples, feeling a bit of a headache. "Stop letting your imagination run wild. We're not in that kind of relationship."

"What's the relationship?" Lee Ji-eun continued to ask.

Despite being in the harsh realities of the entertainment industry and having witnessed the coldness and warmth of human relationships, it doesn't diminish her yearning for romance.

In just a few seconds, she had already imagined a sixteen-episode romantic drama.

"I take back what he said earlier, which was a bit pretentious; his back view was really dashing."

"But I didn't have a chance to say thank you."

Listening to what her best friend said, Park Jiyeon got up, walked out of the office, and stood at the door of the next room.

Jiang Xingchen, known as "Cool Guy," was sitting cross-legged on a broken chair.

The strange tool I saw earlier is still in my hand.

Seeing that she had come over but hadn't hung up the phone, Jiang Xingchen didn't say anything, but silently asked about the situation with her mouth opening and closing.

"He..." Park Jiyeon paused, her tone somewhat complicated, "He's the president of the new company I told you about the day before yesterday, the one who took the initiative to come to me wanting to sign a contract."

"Huh?" Lee Ji-eun's voice trailed off abruptly. After a two-second silence, her tone turned serious. "Ji-yeon, are you serious?"

"That weirdo may be handsome, but he doesn't look like he runs a legitimate company."

"It doesn't really look like it."

Park Jiyeon wholeheartedly agreed with this statement.

As he spoke, his gaze swept back and forth between the mine and the office, then he smiled wryly and said, "But he convinced me, and besides, it's not about signing a contract now, but about him serving me as a private consultant, so I plan to trust him for a few months and see how it goes."

"At most, they'll only pay a few months' salary."

"You still want to pay him a salary?"

Upon hearing about the salary, Lee Ji-eun, whose mind hadn't quite grasped it yet, couldn't help but ask another question.

Then Park Jiyeon responded matter-of-factly, "That's right. In the past few months, he has been working as my personal consultant or assistant, so it's reasonable to pay him a salary."

"I mean, is his real purpose really to look for a job?"

After Lee Ji-eun spoke, both sides fell silent.

That doesn't seem to make no mistake?

After a few seconds, Lee Ji-eun, still shocked by the absurd conjecture, spoke again, her voice much softer.

"Since you've said that, Jiyeon, then I'll definitely support you!"

"However... if he dares to lie to you, or if you notice anything amiss, tell me immediately, and I'll bring my bodyguard over to back you up!"

"Don't worry, Alas!"

Having said that, Lee Ji-eun guessed that Park Ji-yeon might not have finished discussing the matter, so she hung up the phone.

The room instantly returned to its previous state.

All that remained was the hum of the mining machines.

"Looks like my image with IU is pretty good?" Jiang Xingchen put down the multi-tool in her hand and asked with a smile.

Park Jiyeon rolled her eyes at her: "That's because she didn't see what you look like here, otherwise she would probably think you're involved in a pyramid scheme scam."

"What you just said does make that feeling a bit."

"By the way, Ji-eun mentioned something earlier that I think makes a lot of sense."

"Your real purpose in contacting me isn't really to find a job, is it?"

"You guys have such wild imaginations!"

Jiang Xingchen didn't take the talk of pyramid schemes and fraud to heart; instead, she laughed out loud because of the topic of "finding a job."

I looked back at the mining machines that were working diligently.

With this, does he still need to look for a job?

Even living comfortably, you can just lie down and not bother with any EPOCH entertainment.

But if something like time travel has already happened, wouldn't it be a waste to live such a boring life?

So, although the system is a bit malfunctioning and the tasks it issues are somewhat outrageous, it's still quite interesting overall.

Let me clarify, this is absolutely not for the mission rewards. (Believe it or not?)

After teasing her, he continued to ask Park Jiyeon, who had just said she was hungry, if she wanted some pig's trotters.

This is the most convenient place around here.

"Also, there's something else I'd like you to see."

"Just don't add any seasoning to the pig's trotters."

After establishing initial trust, Park Ji-yeon didn't have many objections to Jiang Xingchen's statement.

On the contrary, it felt more relaxed.

She even casually teased him.

"Please wait a moment, I'll be back in five minutes."

Seeing that she agreed, Jiang Xingchen stopped talking and turned to walk outside.

As for why he didn't take her with him?

Bringing a top female idol to that kind of small shop late at night? Are you crazy?

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"Not bad."

A few minutes later, Park Jiyeon, the beautiful idol, wearing disposable gloves, grabbed the pig's trotters that Jiang Xingchen had bought without any regard for her image.

Between swallows, he even complimented the taste.

Jiang Xingchen, who was also eating it for the first time, was quite surprised, but he didn't say much and just silently gnawed on the pig's trotter.

After everyone had finished eating and tidied up a bit, he gestured for Park Jiyeon to sit in front of the computer.

"Now that we've established initial trust and signed a letter of intent, as Park Ji-yeon's advisor, it's time to show you what I'm capable of."

The 'script' given to him earlier wasn't considered his real ability?

Hearing him say that, Park Jiyeon's eyes showed a hint of curiosity.

You know, things like that aren't something just anyone can make.

However, before that, she made a small suggestion regarding how the two of them should address each other.

Since Jiang Xingchen is older than her, it is fine to just call her by her name.

She referred to Jiang Xingchen as Consultant Jiang, as stated in the letter of intent.

Jiang Xingchen didn't take such trivial details to heart. After listening, she simply nodded casually, since she had only meant to remind him of this matter earlier anyway.

"If you want to call me by my name, that's fine with me too."

After saying that, he moved the mouse and turned on the screen.

Several websites with entirely English interfaces appeared before her eyes.

"What is this?"

"What I want to show you."

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