Peninsula: The Deepest Affection in Jiangnan

Just as everyone was focusing their attention on the song itself, someone, out of boredom, kept refreshing Shen Yu's homepage and discovered that he had uploaded a new video.

"Teacher Li Zhixiong! Shen Yu posted another video! Aren't you going to check it out?"

Since reviewing Jungkook and Shim Shin-guk's songs yesterday, the account "Lee Ji-woong v" has become quite popular.

The fact that his number of fans had reached six figures made Li Zhixiong very happy for a whole night.

And now.

He also discovered that riding the wave of trending topics was the best way to gain popularity.

"Oh! Everyone's asking me to look at Shen Yu's account, so I'll take a look."

Teacher Li Zhixiong, who was putting on a slightly aloof demeanor, turned on his phone.

"I wonder what new tricks Shen Yu is up to this time."

When it comes to toying with Jungkook's feelings, Lee Jiwoong thinks all of Jungkook's ex-girlfriends only rank second, third, or fourth.

The number one spot always belongs to that guy.

Shen Yu released a brand new version of the music video. After seeing it, Li Zhixiong opened the live stream and YouTube, and started chatting with everyone while watching Shen Yu's new music video.

As the playful piano music began, Shen Yu, still sitting on the sofa with the same set design, was still wearing that cheap yet comical pointed hat.

Why does everyone look so dejected?

"Is there a problem? Say something!"

When the song started, something different appeared.

Behind him and on both sides, a group of dancers appeared, performing a dance.

The editing was extremely poor; it was just a splicing of the backup dancers' videos onto both sides of Shen Yu.

"Wait, isn't that... Kep1er? Sakamoto Maishiro?"

As the backup dancers appeared, the cheaply edited English word "Monday" floated above Shen Yu's head.

As the song cycles from "Monday" to "Sunday," the background dance also changes.

"...Wait a minute! You still say you're not Jeon Jungkook! Han Sohee is here to film another music video for you!"

Strange comments flooded the screen, and Li Zhixiong almost burst out laughing.

Shen Yu, sporting Jungkook's face, sat dejectedly on the sofa. As the backup dancers changed and English words flew by, the effect of this simple MV was not as simple as one plus one equals two.

It's like the Big Bang!

"Hahaha, I can't hold back anymore! How come there are two Han Shaoxis! Wait, there are three now!"

"Upstairs, those are Shin Ryujin and Lee Yeon-hee."

"There's an honest man here; let's isolate him together."

"Oppa, is it because you're too tired from working Monday to Sunday that you can only sit on the sofa and sigh while looking at the beautiful women on either side of you?"

"What the person upstairs said makes sense. So 'Seven' and 'Any Song' are related as a bridge between them."

"After all, they are all Jungkook's songs, why are you making such a fuss?"

"If you're so brave, why don't you post it on BTS's official cafe!"

"I'm being so brave, why aren't BTS fans attacking me?!"

Your account is gone!

"Your account is gone +1"

"Ahem, everyone, as expected, when it comes to creating hilarious moments, Shim Sing-guk is the king of Seoul. So, calm down, everyone." Lee Ji-woong laughed while watching the video, and then told the fans to calm down.

But no matter what, Shen Yu's new song is indeed incredibly popular.

……

into the night.

Shen Yu sat in his studio, scrolling through the comments under his account.

The comments on Lee Ji-woong's page show just how popular "Any Song" is on the internet.

When it came to Shen Yu, the main character, things got incredibly lively.

Although Shen Yu was very tired today, he quickly added templates, edited videos, compressed them, and uploaded them.

But I'm in a good mood.

I saw Ansa Enami during lunch. The girl greeted me very politely, like a trainee greeting a producer.

Therefore, Shen Yu blocked all the haters in the comments section who sent him private messages.

……

The finance officer looked through the reports and then handed the document to Representative Li.

After Shen Yu's contract was transferred, Representative Lee, in an effort to curry favor with Shen Yu's father and Yang Hyun-suk, didn't even bother calculating the original copyright revenue sharing and simply transferred it all to YG Entertainment.

"Representative, look at this..."

"Um?"

Representative Lee stared at the long string of Korean won numbers for a second, completely stunned.

To create a debut girl group, the starting price should be at least 100 million Korean won.

Shen Yu's copyright fees last month, excluding revenue sharing, were enough for LimeLight to debut and shoot several music videos with some left over.

"..."

Although I know that the music scene in Seoul is like this, writing a hit song can make you "financially free," and some singers even buy cars and houses with just one song and retire with tears in their eyes.

In many variety shows, when famous singers are asked about copyright fees, they don't give a direct number, but instead vaguely smile and say things like "buying a sports car".

This is mainly to avoid being resented by the rich.

What Representative Li saw at this moment was the straightforward number.

"Ha, so he really is that person's son. I knew a tiger father would have no dog son. How could Shen Yu be anything but ordinary?"

"If Shen Yu were still with our company, his latest song..."

The finance person had a moment of fantasy.

A top-rated song that has been playing for two days and is still going strong.

"Alright, iKON does make money too. You know, tours are the company's main source of revenue. Even if Shen Yu's share is the same as that of ordinary artists, if he is the one who writes the lyrics and music, then others won't get much."

Representative Li felt that Shen Yu's success was simply expected.

"Please set aside some money for me; I'm planning to buy something."

"..." The finance manager silently made a note of his boss's statement.

This guy is going to buy luxury goods again, and then he'll make a move on one of the young women in the company.

*

morning.

As always, it was the same routine every morning, but Shen Yu was paying much more attention to his health.

Although he was taken away by a great fortune in his previous life, he felt that without that great fortune, he might not have lived much longer with his body, which was already weakened by wine and women.

I opened my phone and checked the number of followers I had on various platforms.

YouTube growth has been average, but reaching one million subscribers was easy, and it's currently surpassing 1.5 million, with more upside potential.

Instagram is the mainstay; two million followers seem okay, but the 99+ private messages are practically unreadable.

Finally, on TikTok, the main battleground, Shen Yu successfully caught up with a fraction of Jeon Jungkook's fanbase with his latest song.

Three million followers may only be a fraction of what the other person has, but it depends on who you're comparing them to.

and so.

Will you write songs like this again in the future?

I have to write, I absolutely have to write, no matter how much spittle I drool over TikTok!

While the simple melody of "Poison" may not be appreciated by aloof musicians, it's the key to gaining followers through unorthodox practices!

With Jungkook's popularity on top of that, Shen Yu realized it was a win-win situation for both fame and fortune!

If he had joined iKON normally or continued as a solo artist, or even participated in Na PD's variety show, Shen Yu felt that he would not have been able to increase his fan base at the same rate as he has now.

It's even better than participating in some "Boy Planet" program.

After all, there are many things to prepare for when participating in a talent show, and Mnet isn't a charity. No matter how outstanding he is, his future earnings may not be as much as he earns in a month now.

They are also bound by their management companies and often have to wear a mask and create a persona.

Thinking about it, it's clear that forming boy bands is a dead end!