Peninsula: I'm the Top Streamer

Chapter 432 The duplicitous woman

"It's started, it's started."

Fans who were following the Dream Concert saw the broadcast at this time, and the real-time barrage and comments on the scene began to fly by at a rapid speed.

“Looking forward to Mengmeng!”

“Aespa, go!”

"One hit, one hit, one hit, one hit, one hit."

"Blow up the dreamcatcher."

"When the popular Zhazi hits the backstage linkage."

The opening performance was by a little-known boy band. The comments and comments had nothing to do with the boy band, and some were even asking why it hadn't ended yet.

As the stage performance ended, the scene changed and the camera suddenly focused on the three hosts.

When the director switched the camera back and forth between Kwon Hyun Hyuk and Cha Eun Woo's faces in more detail, the comments and barrage went crazy.

"So handsome, so handsome, so handsome!"

"I declare the Dream Concert over and I can withdraw now."

"Oh my god, I really want to give birth to a child for each of them right here and now."

"Either of them is fine. I'm not picky."

"These two faces are applying for World Heritage status. I said, one should be printed with the front of the South Korean flag, and the other with the back."

The opening scene is extremely eye-catching, followed by the formal stage performance.

Each group performed their main song on stage, plus some materials prepared by the organizers. All in all, it took three hours. By the middle of the performance, it was already dark.

The weather was hot, and after wearing a suit jacket and standing outside for a while, fine sweat gradually came out of the pores. Quan Xuanhe fanned himself with the script and waited patiently in the audience.

In 2021, as of now, there has not been any outstanding performance in the entire male and female group market.

Among boy groups, only BTS stands out. NCT DREAM, whose popularity has soared this year, is more popular in fan circles than outside of them. Most other boy groups are under pressure. SuperM, a group formed by drawing members from various SM boy groups to enter the European and American markets, has also received mediocre response.

The entire boy group market has lost its vibrant vitality since BTS dominated the market.

On the other hand, the girl group market was also quite flat in 2021. If BLACKPINK, which has exploded in popularity globally, does not return this year, the market will be dominated by Twice.

Rather than monopolizing the market, it is more accurate to say that there are no capable newcomers, and the market is a bit like a stagnant pool.

IZONE disbanded at the beginning of the year, and Twice's biggest competitor in the real sense suddenly disappeared, and then they all fled and lay dormant for a short time.

ITZY's comeback was not effective, Gidle's downfall at the beginning of the year, and aespa emerged as a dark horse.

HYBE, the leading company, is ready to shake up the KPOP industry and seize the market.

In summary, 2021 was actually a weak year for KPOP. The overall market response was lukewarm, and the same was true on the music charts. 2021 was the year with the fewest KPOP songs making it onto the charts.

But on the contrary, 2021 seems to be the last year that traditional K-pop colors continue.

There was no subsequent dispute over "May 1st", no so many toilet bombs, no so many invasions by celebrity fans, and no bland songs made to cater to Europe, America and short video shooting.

In 2019 and 2020, everyone said that One Hit had the best chance of reaching the top. In 2021, everyone said that Zha had the best chance of reaching the top. Later, the opinions changed every year. This is enough to prove how fierce the competition is in KPOP's renewal and how unstable the situation is.

But
No matter how she changes, it’s Jimin who’s getting prettier.

Kwon Hyun Hyuk looked at aespa who came on stage to perform at this time, and looked at the makeup and hairstyles of the four members that catered to the concept. The makeup was very sharp, especially Yoo Ji Min. The enhanced eye makeup continued to strengthen the aggressiveness in her facial features, making her look like a poisonous snake.

Everyone dislikes snake-like faces, but in fact they just dislike stiff snake-like faces. Liu Zhimin also has a snake-like face. If this were the case, she would have been disliked to no avail.

Of course, he had seen Liu Zhimin in private without such heavy makeup as on stage. He thought she looked much better than on stage, but it was just to fit the concept.

"The younger generation of our company."

Li Te looked at the aespa performance on the stage and said with a smile, his eyes full of the loving care of an elder looking at a child.

"Leeteuk-hyung has watched many of his juniors debut, right?"

Cha Eun-woo, who was standing nearby, asked casually.

"That's true, but don't say that. I feel like I'm already very old and not from the same generation as you guys."

Li Te smiled and waved his hands as he spoke, with a hint of distress in his words.

"Brother is much younger and more capable than the average idol."

Quan Xuanhe praised seriously.

Seven years is considered a long-lived idol. There are many who can't even make it through seven years. How many of those who are standing on the stage now can be seen in three years, let alone seven years?

Very few.

Leeteuk has also come from the early days of KPOP and has experienced many ups and downs. Time alone is capital. One of its members once said on stage that the staff who met when they debuted together later became program PDs, company executives, company bosses, etc., so time is also capital.

"Hey Gu, I feel much better."

The three people in the audience were killing time chatting like this, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious. They all exchanged contact information, mainly Kwon Hyun Hyuk and Cha Eun Woo.

He and Cha Eun-woo don't have much competition, they can be close to each other, and there will always be advantages in sticking together.

There are many cliques in the film and television industry, not to mention Jung Woo-sung and Lee Jung-jae, who are so close that they can almost wear the same underwear.

In addition, there is "My Family (We Are Family)", which includes Choi Woo-sik, Park Seo-joon, Park Hyung-sik and Kim Tae-hyung, and they even teamed up to film a variety show.

"Byeon Yo-han's Group": Byeon Yo-han, Ryu Jun-yeol, Lee Dong-hwi, etc.

"Jo In-sung family": Jo In-sung, Lim Ju-hwan, Song Joong-ki, Lee Kwang-soo, Do Kyung-soo, etc. These people are frequently exposed in front of the camera and often form groups to appear on variety shows.

There is no need to talk much about the more well-known Dragon Year Club, which is often mentioned in Korean entertainment circles, including Kim Jong-kook, Cha Tae-hyun and Jang Hyuk.

There are many small groups like this, such as ABline, 91line, Healthy Branch, Shyness, etc. The entertainment industry blatantly sets up a small group, which is actually welcomed by the audience and can increase the topic.

Throughout the collaboration, I haven't had much interaction with any male artists of the same age. He is so popular, and it's difficult to make friends with him due to our natural competition.

The three-hour Dream Concert is coming to an end after one group after another. The last to perform is NCT DREAM, the most popular and earliest debuted group tonight, and they will give the final closing performance.

At this time, Quan Xuanhe had already returned to the backstage.

In the end, there was no host to announce the end, so after the last segment of the host's introduction, he went straight backstage and started packing up to leave.

The backstage was quite lively at this time. Everyone was standing at the stage entrance waiting for their last turn to go on stage. There was a lot of hustle and bustle and a lot of chatter.

"oppa!"

As he passed by, Shin Yuna patted his arm, attracting his attention and grinning at him with her big teeth.

Quan Xuanhe smiled, nodded, and waved at her.

As they passed by one after another, Quan Xuanhe looked at the idols in colorful costumes. It was a bit like entering a zoo, and he felt out of place.

But on second thought, if he had been able to debut successfully at that time, he might be one of them now.

"Oppa."

Ningning turned her head and saw him while giggling, and immediately covered her mouth, laughing so strangely that she called him out.

"Oh~ You're laughing so happily."

Quan Xuanhe looked at her with a smile and said, then turned his gaze to the other people.

"How is it, is everything confirmed for tonight?"

He then asked a few people with a smile.

All three nodded in response, except for one person.

Quan Xuanhe turned his gaze to Liu Zhimin, only to see that she was slightly covering her face with her hand banner, avoiding looking into the void. She just ignored him, like a turtle hiding in its shell, like an ostrich.

"Okay, I'll send you the address when I get back, and we'll meet there directly."

Seeing this, Quan Xuanhe, who was surrounded by people, didn't bother to provoke her. He simply explained it to the other people. The three people responded one after another.

Liu Zhimin looked at Quan Xuanhe's back as he left, and only then did she take off the banner that was covering her face. She looked at him, pursed her lips, and didn't look very happy.

There was a lot of disturbance.

The scene changes.

Quan Xuanhe felt relaxed, wearing light trousers and a short-sleeved shirt, and sat in the nanny car to the restaurant where they had an appointment in advance.

Today he treated all members of aespa to a meal, and the purpose was obvious, which was for Liu Zhimin.

Not long after he entered, a nanny car slowly stopped at the door of the restaurant. Several girls got out of it one after another and walked into the restaurant.

Quan Xuanhe, who was sitting in the room, only heard a knock on the door, and then Yingying and Yanyan walked in.

Quan Xuanhe looked at Liu Zhimin who walked in last wearing a hat and blinked.

Nothing was said, but it seemed like everything was said.

Didn’t you say you weren’t coming? Why are you here?

Liu Zhimin seemed to understand his eyes. She lowered her head to look at her toes, scratched her face, and felt embarrassed.

Is this what it means to say one thing and do another?

"Welcome, come and take a seat."

Liu Zhimin pulled out a stool and sat in the seat farthest away from Quan Xuanhe.

Seeing this, Jin Dongtian sat in the seat closest to Quan Xuanhe.

"How is it? Do you think this place is okay?"

He didn't care, just looked at everyone and asked with a smile.

This is a place for eating Western food. Korean food has long been invaded by Western food and has become so bad that it is no longer what it used to be. Even the classic YouTube videos that specifically upload Koreans cooking and preparing meals are mostly Western food.

“The environment is great, but I don’t know what it tastes like yet.”

Ningning looked around and said with a smile.

"You'll know after you try it."

"drink wine?"

When speaking, look at everyone. If no one speaks, then Quan Xuanhe has the final say.

"Then drink some red wine and relax a little."

"I don't drink."

Liu Zhimin raised his hand at this time and spoke in a rather abrupt voice, which made several people look over at him.

Quan Xuanhe looked at Liu Zhimin, paused, and then nodded slightly. "She doesn't want to drink. What about you? If you don't want to drink, don't order it."

At this time, Liu Zhimin looked at the members, scanning them one by one.

He said nothing, but it seemed like he said everything.

"I drink."

During this brief silence, Jin Dongtian suddenly raised his hand without looking at Liu Zhimin.

When Liu Zhimin heard Jin Dongtian raise his hand and say this, his expression changed a little, with a hint of confusion and surprise.

You want to steal a man?

Of course they could feel what the atmosphere was like. To be honest, when Liu Zhimin said this, the other people felt that there might be some turmoil in the meal and something might happen.

Sure enough, the atmosphere felt a little off before the meal even started.

Are the two going to quarrel here?
Ning Yizhuo and Gisele were guessing in their hearts, secretly looking at Liu Zhimin and Quan Xuanhe, and then looked at Jin Dongtian.

There's no need to explain what Liu Zhimin's expression means, but you just pretend to ignore it.

Sister Qiaosi, you.

"Ahem, drink if you want to. If you don't want to drink, there's non-alcoholic ones, which are also delicious."

Of course Quan Xuanhe noticed it clearly, but he didn't take it seriously.

With him here, how can things get out of hand?
The small confrontation before the meal seemed to indicate that this would not be a meal where all the guests would enjoy themselves. It seemed that some stories would happen, with swords flashing and sabers playing.

The waiter pushed the food cart in and served the dishes one by one, introducing the dishes. The girls' eyes lit up at this time, and they picked up their phones to start taking pictures as they looked at the exquisitely presented food.

This is a common practice for girls to eat.

"Oppa's injury has completely healed. Is everything okay?"

At this time, Jin Dongtian turned his head and asked with concern, taking the lead in expressing his concern.

"It's okay now, mainly because the injury isn't serious."

"I wanted to go see Oppa before, but we had just come back and were too busy."

Ningning took the initiative to speak at this time.

Quan Xuanhe simply looked touched and nodded repeatedly. "At least I appreciate your kindness."

He looked at Liu Zhimin when he said this.

Liu Zhimin met his gaze, pursed her lips, then lowered her head to eat, muttering softly, "Who has feelings for you?"

In fact, although she hated Quan Xuanhe at that time, she was still worried for a while when she saw the news.

Of course, Liu Zhimin, who still has feelings for Quan Xuanhe, would not say it out loud.

Otherwise, her kindness would be worthless and not be taken seriously.

"I heard it, even if it was a low voice."

Quan Xuanhe stopped talking, knocked on the table, and looked at Liu Zhimin.

"So what if I heard it?"

When it came to her, Liu Zhimin was not afraid. She raised her little face slightly, wrinkled her nose at him, and looked unconvinced.

"That's right. I can't do anything to you even though I heard you. I just want you to speak louder and not be like an ant."

This made Liu Zhimin bare his teeth, gritting his teeth in hatred, "What do you care? I can do whatever I want."

Seeing that the two of them were bickering and escalating into a quarrel, Ning Yizhuo stepped in in time.

"OK OK."

Although he is nominally the youngest, they are actually the same age because of the one-year difference, but the Northeastern woman has a scene and comes out to smooth things over.

Seeing the youngest member step forward, Liu Zhimin stopped worrying, lowered his head and took a look, then came up with an idea.

She picked up the knife and fork and stabbed the sausage on the plate hard, twisting it and cutting it in the middle, as if to protest to him, and raised her eyebrows.

I'm not afraid of you now, come and try to provoke me again!
Several people stared at Liu Zhimin's actions.

Jin Dongtian remained silent, but the way he glanced back and forth made people feel that he had a lot of thoughts on his mind.

Ning Yizhuo felt a little embarrassed and speechless.

Giselle wanted to start writing a paragraph.

Well.
Seeing the sausage being split into two pieces by her fork, Quan Xuanhe felt that she was hinting at something and was demonstrating towards him.

The poisonous snake bites the giant python, is it killing its own kind?
(End of this chapter)