Peninsula: The Great Producer

Goo Hara only stayed in Lee Ji-eun's waiting room for a few minutes.

Lying on the sofa, Lee Ji-eun kept staring at the TV in the waiting room.

The TV was showing real-time footage of the rehearsal stage.

Goo Hara's words kept echoing in Lee Ji-eun's mind.

Today, Kang Min Kyung's makeup and style are similar to mine.

Although no one would pay attention to these things, IU was secretly "competing" in her heart.

It’s okay if there is no comparison, because there will definitely be a “winner” and a loser among similar makeup styles.

Who is more beautiful? It doesn’t matter what other people’s answers are. What matters is what Qi Yaojiu thinks.

Davichi didn't have to wait long for the rehearsal stage.

Sure enough, what Goo Hara said was true. Today, Davichi's Kang Min Kyung and Lee Hae Ri were both wearing white dresses.

Unlike other idol groups, although Davichi is also considered an idol group, both of them are lead singers, and their performances on stage are even more solo than solo singers, and they do not need backup dancers.

Li Zhien muttered unconsciously: "It's different"

In the TV footage, Kang Min-kyung was wearing a V-neck white miniskirt. She had a really great figure, long legs, snow-white skin, delicate facial features, and her hairstyle gave her the mature and sexy look that Lee Ji-eun wanted but couldn't achieve.

Her slightly curly long hair gathered on her right shoulder. She held the microphone with both hands and sang with her eyes closed, and her slightly tilted head revealed Kang Min Kyung's fair and slender neck.

As a girl, for a moment Lee Ji-eun was also attracted by the charm exuded by Kang Min-kyung.

Not only IU, but also Bae Jong-han who was sitting next to her was staring at the TV with his mouth slightly open.

Before the Davichi rehearsal began, Bae Jong-han's confidence had been replaced by shock, or perhaps infatuation?

Bae Jong-han's reaction shows that most men will have the same reaction after seeing Kang Min-kyung, which is roughly equivalent to Ki Yo-gu's reaction.

So, cuteness with similar makeup is really worthless compared to sexiness.

So, Ki Yoo-gu didn't praise himself for being pretty because he had already seen the truly beautiful Kang Min-kyung.

How can we compare this, how can we argue about this?

If it really came out that Ki Yo-gu and Kang Min-kyung were dating, there wouldn't be any question of whether they were a good match or not. They...

Night falls.

The weather is not good today and it is drizzling.

Studio control room.

With the air conditioner on at 30 degrees, Ki Yo-gu, Kim Sang-mi, and PD Choi ate fried rice cakes while waiting for the final on-site inspection confirmation report.

PD Choi was always chatty, boasting to Ki Yo-gu, "The control room is more comfortable. You guys are clapping and smiling on the set, and it's still cold."

Qi Yaojiu also sighed: "Yeah, especially at the award ceremony, when I was walking on the red carpet and the MC was interviewing me, I really just wanted to get in as soon as possible. Although the air conditioning there was not that good, it was still better than the 0 degrees outside."

While taking a bite of fried rice cakes, PD Choi asked Ki Yo-gu, "PD Ki, how did the idols manage to perform outdoors in this weather wearing thin costumes?"

PD Kim Sang-mi interjected, "How does PD Choi insist on going to the broadcast station at 8 o'clock every morning?"

PD Choi casually responded, "To survive."

After a long silence, PD Choi said with a smile, "Not really, idols have to live too."

Jin Xiangmei sneered.

Is this atmosphere always like this?

Qi Yaojiu felt a little uncomfortable being caught in the middle, so he tried to smooth things over: "It's the bitterness of a migrant worker."

PD Choi added: "PD Ki is not a wage earner."

Qi Yaojiu pointed at himself and said, "No one understands how tired I am."

Jin Xiangmei grumbled, "Can't you handle it?"

Seeing that PD Choi was ready to join in the next round of fierce competition, Ki Yo-gu quickly changed the subject: "What will happen to us if tonight's Gayo Daeje doesn't perform as well as yesterday's S Broadcasting Station Gayo Daejeon?"

PD Choi immediately moved his chair away and raised his hand, saying, "PD Ki, don't count me in. This year's Song Festival is being run by you and PD Kim. I'm just a small fry following orders."

Kim Sang-mi said, "I'm just a small follower who follows orders. Everyone in the broadcasting station knows that PD Ki is in charge of the Music Festival this year." Ki Yo-gu spread his hands. TVN is a scam, and K Broadcasting Station is not much better. I don't know how Director Kim Hye-joo and Director Park Jong-min have the confidence to say that TVN Broadcasting Station is unreliable and disgusting.

"A bet?"

Kim Sang-mi took the initiative to change the subject.

Qi Yaojiu nodded and said, "Okay, I'm bored anyway, what are we betting on?"

PD Choi suggested, “Let’s bet on whether this year’s Gayo Daeje will break the record in viewership ratings.”

Jin Xiangmei waved her hands and said, "What's the point of betting on this?"

Qi Yaojiu interrupted, "Weren't you two just saying that I was solely responsible for the poor grades?"

PD Choi chuckled, "We're telling PD Ki that this year's good performance on the Gayo Daeje stage was all thanks to PD Ki alone. How could it be bad, and it's even more impossible for him to lose to S Broadcasting Station and M Broadcasting Station."

Kim Sang-mi continued, "Let's bet on which part of the performance will have the highest real-time ratings."

Qi Yaojiu thought it was okay and asked Jin Xiangmei, "What are we betting on?"

Kim Sang-mi was not polite either. She looked at Ki Yo-gu and said, "If I win, PD Ki will still be in charge of the K Broadcasting Station's music festival next year."

Qi Yaojiu nodded and said, "Okay, what if I win?"

PD Choi spoke first, “Then let PD Kim grant you a wish, anything, hahahaha.”

Feeling the two cold gazes, PD Choi stopped laughing and said to ease the atmosphere: "Don't get me wrong, that's not what I meant. We just want to eat and watch a movie or something."

Kim Sang-mi ignored PD Choi and said to Ki Yo-gu, "If you win, I will..."

While he was speaking, the door of the control room opened from the outside.

“They’re all here.”

The three people who were chatting turned their chairs at the same time after hearing the sound, and saw Park Jong-min who suddenly appeared in the control room. PD Choi reacted the fastest, immediately put down the disposable chopsticks and stood up to greet him: "Hello, Director-nim"

PD Kim Sang-mi also stood up, but with disposable chopsticks in her hand, she greeted him: "Hello, Director-nim."

Ki Yo-gu was still sitting on his chair, about to stand up to greet Park Jong-min when he preemptively said, "PD Ki, please go for a walk with me."

PD Choi whispered, "Go quickly," and took the disposable chopsticks from Ki Yo-gu's hand. He leaned in front of the console and tried to cover the fried rice cakes on it.

There is no problem if the director is not bragging internally, but if the director comes suddenly and they are seen eating snacks in the office area or during working hours, then the problem can be serious or minor.

Park Jong-min waved to Ji Yaojiu and turned to leave the control room first.

PD Cui let out a long breath and urged, "PD Qi, hurry up and follow him. I'm scared to death."

Jin Xiangmei looked at the disposable chopsticks in her hand and said, "The director has seen it."

"Ruined."

Qi Yaojiu asked, "What's wrong?"

"You go first and serve the director well, otherwise we will be really finished."

Qi Yaojiu left the control room.

In the corridor, Park Jong-min waited for Ki Yo-gu and said as he walked towards the stairwell, "Thank you for your hard work. It's so late and you haven't eaten yet."

Qi Yaojiu understood what PD Choi meant and said, "PD Kim and PD Choi have been working so hard. They haven't eaten anything since lunch. I just bought some fried rice cakes and threatened them that if they didn't eat them, I would quit tonight."

"I hope Director-nim won't punish me. I admit it. Although I'm no longer a regular employee of K Broadcasting Station, I still consider K Broadcasting Station my home. I still need to be punished."

Park Jong-min was amused and patted Ki Yo-gu on the shoulder: "Okay, it's a good thing, but do you think I'm the kind of person who punishes his subordinates without reason?"

"How is that possible? I've said it many times. Director-nim is the senior whom I respect the most and the goal I strive for. If I can become someone like Director-nim, my life will not be lived in vain."

Park Jong-min held his hands and said, "Alright, enough flattery. Let's go cheer on tonight's performers. No matter what, tonight is going to make history for K Broadcasting Station and even the broadcasting industry in all their years of year-end music festivals. Let's go."

Qi Yao nodded nine times.

I just said it, when it comes to performance, nothing else matters.

As long as he delivers results, Director Park Jong-min is very approachable and amiable. Ki Yo-gu has never seen Director Park Jong-min get angry with him, and he probably won't see that again in his lifetime. (End of this chapter)