Peninsula: 72 Hours of Blind Dates

In early March, the temperature difference between day and night in Seoul is around 8 degrees Celsius.

In Gangwon Province or further north, the ice on the lake has not broken, and the cold wind is blowing. The daytime temperature of about 5 degrees Celsius still carries the meaning of winter.

Tehran Road, Kakao Group, 15th floor, AI R&D Center.

In the conference room, Han Xijun sat back in the center of the chair, watching the AI ​​artificial intelligence software being demonstrated on the opposite screen.

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The pen that was spinning in my hand fell onto the table.

Kwon Ji-ho, who was reporting on the research and development progress, paused and cautiously asked Han Hee-joon, who was sitting in the main seat in the distance, "Team leader, do you think there's a problem?"

Across from them, Li Shiya was frantically giving Quan Zhihao meaningful glances.

Kwon Ji-ho got drunk with his friends last night and still seems to be intoxicated this morning. How could he raise a question to his team leader? He should have identified the problem himself during the reporting process.

Han Xijun slowly replied, "Do you think there's a problem?"

This completely stumped Kwon Ji-ho.

Han Xijun didn't press Kwon Ji-ho further, raising his hand to signal him to continue. It was just an accidental slip of the pen; it had nothing to do with Kwon Ji-ho's research progress report. He was just asking casually, in case Kwon Ji-ho came up with any problems he could solve at today's meeting.

Time passed by, minute by minute.

Han Xijun raised his hand and glanced at the time on his watch.

"Team Leader, this concludes the latest progress report on the KG Group's AI-powered vehicle infotainment project. Please provide further instructions."

Han Xijun shifted his posture, drawing everyone's attention to him in the conference room. Everyone expected him to give a summary and commentary on his work report, but Han Xijun simply said, "We need to maintain real-time communication with the department at KG Group, especially when running data experiments."

"If there are bugs in the data or in the operation, accidents can easily occur during vehicle-mounted testing, and on the road, this becomes a high-risk situation that could be fatal."

Everyone answered in unison, "Understood."

Han Xijun closed his notebook, pushed back his chair, and stood up.

He stood up, and everyone in the conference room followed suit.

Everyone was waiting for Han Xijun to pack his things and leave the meeting room first.

After watching Han Xijun take a few steps, he suddenly stopped and said, "By the way, did our AI R&D center organize a group purchase of nmixx's comeback mini-album?"

Almost simultaneously, the answers were remarkably consistent: "We're preparing." "Team Leader Quan or Team Leader Li?"

Kwon Ji-ho raised his hand and said, "Team leader, I'm in charge."

"I'll buy 5 tickets again this time."

"Okay, team leader."

"Hard"

After saying that, Han Xijun strode out of the conference room.

"Phew~"

The person who had stood up sat down again.

Li Shiya said, "Team Leader Quan, you're really out of sorts today. Luckily, Team Leader is in a good mood, otherwise you would have gotten a scolding just now when you asked him if there was a problem."

Kwon Ji-ho rubbed his temples and muttered, "I drank too much last night."

One employee said, "They probably won't get scolded, right? The team leader even asked Team Leader Kwon to help buy albums."

"Are you new here? Work is work, personal matters are personal matters. The team leader hates mixing work and personal matters the most." The employee, who had indeed been with the company for less than a month, said somewhat awkwardly, "I misunderstood."

Li Shiya turned to the person sitting next to her and asked, "Zhiyong-xi, did the team leader go to your rented place last time and then nothing happened?"

Zhao Zhiyong responded, "I remember saying in the chat room that the group leader bought a 25-ping apartment downstairs from me."

"Did you move there?"

"I've never seen the team leader."

"Team Leader Li, why is Team Leader moving from the R Apartment in Yongsan to the old apartment in Guanyue? Buying the apartment might be an investment in real estate."

A group of people remained in the conference room chatting.

Team Leader's Office.

Han Xijun put away his laptop and tablet.

After grabbing his coat, phone, and car keys, he turned off his desktop computer and left the office, telling Baek Eun-hee, "If anyone outside contacts me, send me a message to remind them."

"Okay, team leader."

The employees who came out of the conference room happened to see Han Hee-joon leaving in the elevator. They all gathered around Baek Eun-hee's desk to ask what was going on.

Baek Eun-hee didn't know the situation either, only saying that Han Hee-joon must have gone out.

The office atmosphere is definitely different when Han Hee-joon is there and when he isn't.

They immediately began counting the number of people who bought the albums. Kwon Ji-ho even explained to the new employees who had been in the department for less than a month and were still in their probationary period that buying nmixx albums was an important part of social life.

Doodle

In the company lobby, Han Xijun dialed Wu Haiyuan's number.

NMIXXX's comeback plan has been announced on JYP Entertainment's official website for March. The exact comeback date is March 13th, but pre-orders for the NMIXXX mini-album can begin 10 days in advance on the official website.

JYP Entertainment's comeback strategy is aimed at securing the top spot for NmixX's comeback, with pre-order data from more than a week being included in the scoring criteria for the top spot candidate.

For nmixx, although they are still in their rookie phase, only by returning to the top can they gain more attention, even if they do live broadcasts or other variety shows to promote their comeback.

I walked out of the company building.

Han Xijun's car was always parked in the open-air parking space opposite the company building.

Wu Haiyuan sat in the driver's seat, but hadn't answered the phone yet.

After putting his things away and washing his seatbelt, Han Xijun dialed Wu Haiyuan's number again.

After waiting for half a minute, Wu Haiyuan's voice finally came from the other end of the phone: "I'm still waiting for Huiyuan at the subway station."

Han Xijun asked, "Is there a lot of stuff?"

Wu Haiyuan complained in a low voice, "I already told Huiyuan that we would take a taxi up here, which would only cost about 3 yuan, but she insisted on taking the subway. She had a suitcase and a big bag."

Han Xijun asked, "Should I come over?"

Wu Haiyuan told Han Xijun not to go over. After picking up Jiang Huiyuan, he would definitely take a taxi to the apartment first, put down his things, and then go to the school to register and pay the fees. He could also take the opportunity to visit the university campus today.

"I'm not saying anything more, I saw Huiyuan."

Before Han Xijun could even say goodbye, the call ended with a dial tone.

"This five hundred yuan is really something. He's always in a rush whenever it's related to Jiang Huiyuan."

Han Xijun entered the navigation address and set off in his car.

Inside the subway station. Jiang Huiyuan, dragging a suitcase and carrying a large bag on her shoulder, looked around anxiously for Wu Haiyuan.

She told Wu Haiyuan that she didn't need to pick him up. Seoul National University was only a few hundred meters from the subway station, and she knew the way. Besides, Wu Haiyuan was about to return, and making a trip would delay his work.

Where is it?

Muttering to himself, Jiang Huiyuan spun around in place, but still couldn't find Wu Haiyuan.

buzz

My phone is vibrating.

Upon answering the phone, Jiang Huiyuan asked, "I haven't seen you?"

"Go forward, I'm behind the pillar on the right."

"Behind the pillar?"

"There are too many people here, all of them came to report today. I'm wearing a hat and a mask, just keep walking forward."