Peninsula: My e-sports dream shattered, I chose to become an actor.

Li Mingye sat up in bed, rubbed his sleepy eyes, yawned widely, and casually ran his hand through his slightly messy hair.

He had another dream last night.

Yesterday, after seeing Lim Nayeon's curt reply, he still forced himself to chat with her awkwardly for a few minutes. Unfortunately, she didn't seem very interested in talking. Having never experienced being rejected before, he couldn't continue the conversation and could only awkwardly say goodnight to each other.

After repeatedly failing to connect with girls, Li Mingye began to doubt his own charm.

Were all the girls who used to chat with me just putting on an act for my money?

Is this The Truman Show?

He didn't dream about TWICE again after falling asleep, but he did dream about some other interesting things.

"Kris, right?" Li Mingye's lips curled into a playful smile as he opened his phone and searched for confirmation.

He vaguely remembered this person.

EXO – Members of SM Entertainment's newly launched boy group. This group had a lot of promotion beforehand, and was touted as Lee Soo-man's ambitious creation, aiming for the top from the very beginning.

To be honest, this group's visuals are indeed quite high among boy groups, but unfortunately, their makeup and styling are lacking, and their debut song failed to generate the expected buzz, resulting in their current popularity being somewhat stagnant.

Kris is considered one of the most handsome members of the group. Li Mingye noticed that he was a Canadian of Chinese descent when he was browsing the news and remembered him.

Yesterday, he dreamed about this person's "future".

"Those long legs, they must be able to pedal a sewing machine incredibly fast," Li Mingye thought with a touch of wicked humor.

Thinking of this, Li Mingye couldn't help but chuckle at his own thoughts, his shoulders shrugging slightly.

"This dream is getting more and more absurd," he thought.

Such dreams are just for fun, and Li Mingye put them aside after he was happy.

This morning I have to meet with the magazine editor, this afternoon I have an acting class, and tonight I have to watch some films to see how other people act.

Maybe I can chat with Lim Nayeon again tonight?

Thinking about it this way, life is becoming more and more hopeful.

Li Mingye was full of energy. He rolled out of bed and walked into the bathroom humming a song.

"I wanna know know know know~"

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"Okay, goodbye teacher." At five o'clock in the afternoon, Li Mingye finished his first acting class.

Because of his different status, he naturally wouldn't attend large classes with the other trainees, so he received one-on-one guidance from the acting teacher.

He was very attentive throughout, showed respect to the teacher, and demonstrated good comprehension. The teacher was clearly satisfied with him and kept smiling.

Of course, it could also be because his family owns shares.

But that's not the point.

As for the teaching quality...

Anyway, that's enough teaching him; he learned a lot this afternoon.

Just then, his phone rang.

"Hey, Hyunseok hyung, what's wrong?" Lee Myung-yeop answered the phone.

"Take a look at the link I sent you; there's an unexpected situation." Kim Hyun-seok's voice carried a hint of joy.

Li Mingye was puzzled, but didn't say anything. He immediately hung up the phone and clicked on the link sent by Jin Xianshuo. After loading, a post from Theqoo appeared:

"This photo was taken in front of JYP Studio. Does anyone know who this is? I'm totally captivated by this face!"

The post only contains a title and a photo.

The photo shows him as he is about to enter the JYP building.

The man in the picture is like a Greek sculpture that has stepped out of the light and shadow. Every inch of his features has been carefully sculpted. His sharp, knife-cut jawline makes his eyebrows and eyes look even more profound, and his brown pupils shimmer with a golden luster in the sunlight.

When he turned his head, his long eyelashes cast shadows like the fluttering of butterfly wings on his eyelids, and the curve of his lips carried a clear, youthful smile. Even the confident smile of Park Jin-young on the poster in the background could not steal his attention.

Although Li Mingye was used to his appearance, he had to admit that the photo was well-captured and the photographer deserved credit.

After admiring his own good looks for a moment, Li Mingye turned his attention to the discussion forum.

"Wow! This is totally my type! Who is this?!"

"I can't find any information about him online. Is he a new trainee at JYP Entertainment?"

"You absolutely have to debut! I'll cry if this face doesn't appear on stage!"

"JYP's next cash cow has been found! Come and save JYP!"

"Dear, give this kid a big thumbs up! Even if he can only wriggle around on stage, he'll still debut as the center of attention."

He glanced at the data; the post was published last night and already had over 400 comments.

Given South Korea's relatively small population, 400+ comments is definitely considered a popular post.

Li Mingye scrolled down, and most of the comments were praising his looks, but there were also a few that disliked the atmosphere or were fans of the senior group trying to get attention.

"If the Photoshop is done any more excessively, you won't even be able to see the nostrils, lol."

"Instead of wasting time on this kind of marketing, JYP should let 2PM do more activities in the country."

"The days on the operating table must be really tough, lol."

These negative comments didn't bother him at all, but the comments praising him made him very happy, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.

After only a few taps and understanding the situation, Li Mingye called Jin Xianshuo again.

"I've finished reading it. What are the company's plans now?"

"Just issue the signing announcement as planned, strike while the iron is hot."

Moreover, this kind of accidental popularity is quite rare, and the company will increase its investment in publicity and marketing. "Kim Hyun-seok replied calmly.

"However, this kind of popularity is only temporary. As an actor, you can't retain people if you don't have any new works. You have to keep a steady mindset."

"I understand," Li Mingye replied calmly.

This is nothing; this little bit of praise isn't enough to make him get cocky.

After chatting for a couple more minutes, he hung up the phone on his own initiative.

"A great start!"

Li Mingye raised his hands and stretched his body, his face overflowing with genuine joy, showing the vitality that should be present at his age.

"OK! Time to go back and watch a movie (a highly-rated film)."

Li Mingye picked up his small bag, humming a mysterious Chinese tune, and strode out of the JYP building.

"Today is a good day; all my wishes will come true!"

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At 7 p.m., JYP Entertainment released a signing announcement for Lee Myung-yeop, which, thanks to the previous groundwork and marketing efforts, successfully generated a lot of buzz.

"Did JYP Entertainment have an acting department before?" (Top comment)

"Not an idol after all? Disappointing."

"Such a beautiful child should go into acting and please everyone's eyes!"

"At least let him have a solo match, please!"

Many fans of the senior groups breathed a sigh of relief, no longer harboring strong opposition, but they also chose to ignore the issue rather than offer their support.

"Nayeon, your boyfriend's announcement has been released." Yoo Jeongyeon, who had just finished dancing and was covered in sweat, was casually scrolling through her phone when she came across JYP's announcement.

"Hey!" Lim Nayeon glared angrily at Yoo Jeongyeon, her rabbit teeth flashing as she pretended to pounce and bite her. "I told you not to say things like that!"

However, before she could maintain her fighting stance for long, Lim Nayeon couldn't resist her curiosity and moved closer like a cat attracted by a cat toy.

"show me."

Yoo Jeongyeon handed over the phone, and Lim Nayeon looked at the screen and read it aloud, word by word:

"A contract has been signed with actor Li Mingye..."

"Does our company have an acting department?" Before she could even finish reading, Lim Nayeon asked with a surprised expression, her eyes wide open.

"If you all think like that, Bae Suzy will be heartbroken if she knew," Yoo Jeongyeon said casually.

Lim Na-yeon smiled awkwardly and then scrolled down to read the comments from netizens.

"These comments are all praising him." Lim Nayeon looked at the overwhelming praise and couldn't help but feel a little proud.

"I knew I had good judgment!"

"The company probably has some guidance on this, but it's normal for passersby to compliment her face." Yoo Jeongyeon took a big gulp of water and handed Lim Nayeon a towel to wipe her sweat.

Taking the towel, Lim Nayeon returned the phone while pondering:

Should we congratulate him?

Then, as if she had thought of something, her face quickly turned red, and even her ears felt hot.

"Holy crap, this is insane."

Yu Dingyan, standing to the side, watched her friend get lost in her own world again, and looked at her with a disappointed expression.

"Li Mingye, hurry up and pursue her! If you don't come soon, she'll have already won you over!"