Peninsula: The Deepest Affection in Jiangnan

Chapter 109 The Diget Thief Strikes

On February 14th, Shen Yu also received a lot of messages, but he didn't reply to them all because Enoki Ansa came to his door at that time.

Later that time.

Shen Yu received a photo from Teacher Park. The girl was holding a bunch of flowers, which seemed to complement Park So-hyun's smiling face.

Shen Yu sent a thumbs-up in response.

"Beautiful flowers!"

He received an eye roll from the girl in her fresh selfie.

"There's less than a month left until my official debut. Although I've filmed some promotional material, it's not too late for me to quit now if I want to."

Looking at the message sent by Park So-hyun, Shen Yu could sense that she was different from ordinary female trainees.

This is also related to Park So-hyun's background as a planner and producer from the very beginning.

"Are you just going to give up on your dreams like this?"

"Don't you know what my dream is?"

Park So replied to the message very quickly.

It's impressive how quickly she types with her mangosteen-shaped fingers.

"Hmm? Could it be a VIP at New World Department Store?"

No, that's not it.

A polite smiling emoji.

"What's that? Become my VIP?"

Shen Yu sent the message, then regretted it for a second.

He's used to flirting.

Having probably relaxed a lot lately, looking at the conversations on Kakaotalk, Shen Yu almost thought he had gone back to the past, to the time when he was flirting with girls in the middle of the night.

"How could that be?"

Shen Yu breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Park So-hyun's reply.

Fortunately, she's not the type of person who can move on her own.

then.

"I want you to become my VIP. Since you don't take the initiative anyway, I'm willing to accommodate you."

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If it were in the past, upon receiving such a message on Valentine's Day, Shen Yu would probably have been considering whether to stay at the Marriott, the Mandarin Oriental, or the nearby Hilton that night.

He should make some arrangements. If it's still early, he can have dinner at the hotel's upstairs restaurant with a view, then have a drink at the lounge, and finally take the girl who said those words back to his suite.

Come on, you said you moved yourself, so start your performance!

And now?

"You'd better debut soon!"

Shen Yu replied silently.

"Debut? Once you debut, you can only watch and never get to have any!"

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"So Shen Yu is planning to wait until I debut before making a decision? Hmm, although I have a bad feeling about the company, I agree to it."

Or should I agree?

Are you a TWICE fan too? You sang "YESorYES" so well.

I might as well introduce you to my little niece; you two will definitely have things in common.

*

Without having to worry about BabyMonster's debut planning, Shen Yu had a smooth two weeks left.

TripleS first released a mini-album featuring all 10 members, and released the title track "Rising".

Unlike the way ordinary companies release albums, producer Jung Byung-ki created a digital NFT using blockchain technology, and IdoI's photocard became an independent NFT digital collectible.

The gacha system for regular and special cards, with its game-like approach, has plunged many Seoul fans who have never experienced gacha games into a new idol-following mode.

This song was also selected through a vote on the app "COSMO".

Accounts with special cards can receive votes or points awarded as an initial bonus to the account—COMO.

Fans voted by themselves through COMO, selecting "Rising" as their debut song from among multiple song snippets. This sense of participation is something rarely experienced in the previous K-pop operating model.

You get a real sense of participation – you decide the girls' debut song!

Shen Yu felt that AKB48's approach needed to be localized to work in Seoul, and it also required substantial financial support. Fortunately, Jung Byung-ki had found a powerful backer this time, and with the introduction of cryptocurrency technology, the combination of these factors led to the emergence of the amazing girl group TripleS.

The "Rising" showcase was a grand event, featuring explosive East Asian schoolgirl choreography and authentic K-pop.

TripleS's pop-influenced music quickly garnered them a large following.

It received rave reviews on the local internet, even achieving a "zero negative reviews" record.

*

In Shen Yu's studio, Xu Youqing and he sat in front of the computer looking at the screen.

"Noona, is Krystal Jung free?"

Shen Yu looked at Xu Youqing and felt that he could make any request to this agent.

Whether it can be achieved is unknown, but most of them have been achieved.

February ended with aespa's first solo concert in Seoul.

March followed closely behind.

Shen Yu wanted to choose a suitable singer to promote the song "Thank You".

If nothing had changed, he planned to find a suitable candidate from among BabyMomo's children.

The word "Babymomo" appeared ahead of time, and the main responsibility lies with Zheng Ya, who is prone to making careless remarks.

After Yang Hyun-suk announced his official name, this girl started thinking about what name to give her fans.

I haven't decided on a name for my fans yet, so I just made up a nickname out of thin air.

However, Ya has already collaborated with him on a song, and there's still no news about the Grammys. Shen Yu doesn't know how to face this girl.

Pharita's image and singing style were very suitable, so Shen Yu thought of Pharita again. RIRI's personality is also very suitable for this song.

Or finding Cha Ren would also be suitable; Shen Yu saw a certain quality in Li Cha Ren.

He thought he could ask Li Charen when he had some free time if she would like to form a band with him and perform at various music festivals, singing rock music together.

However, it seems that this project has been abruptly interrupted.

I looked around among familiar K-pop female artists, like Taeyeon and IU, but their fame was too great to be suitable.

To be honest, Shen Yu was only familiar with extremely popular K-pop female artists in his previous life. After all, if they weren't popular enough, they wouldn't appear in the live streams of internet celebrities from neighboring countries.

Furthermore, the other party's management company should not be too powerful, and the artist himself must have a higher degree of freedom.

"Kim Seolhyun? Okay, her singing is a bit off, but her figure—"

Shen Yu examined himself for a second. Memories of his past life were still vivid in his mind. He had watched and visited Moko a lot back then. How come he was acting like a teenager experiencing the throes of puberty now?

"Quan Eunbi?"

"Isn't the style a bit inappropriate?"

Shen Yu listened to her mini album released last year, "Lethality," with the title track "Underwater."

"The dance was quite creative."

Xu Youqing, who was standing next to her, flipped through the folder to other pages and helped organize information on some of the female artists currently working at SOL0 and those who might have the opportunity to collaborate.

"Actually, she's also very suitable for singing ballads."

To match the impression of the new song, Shen Yu played the demo of "Thank You" for Xu Youqing several times.

*

Thanks to Zheng Ya for sneaking out late at night. This girl probably overtrained during the day and sneaked into Shen Yu's studio in the middle of the night. At that time, Shen Yu was lying on the sofa asleep.

He was a light sleeper and heard the sound of the electronic door lock.

I figured there probably wouldn't be any robbers or anything like that at the YG building in the middle of the night.

Moreover, even if there were robbers, they would have gone to the finance department or Representative Yang's office, not to his own studio where he didn't even have a name tag.

As the light from the opened refrigerator illuminated the dark room, Zheng Ya appeared in Shen Yu's view, holding her special ceramic cereal bowl.

"Are you hungry again in the middle of the night?"

"Ughhhhhh!"

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