Peninsula: It’s just a dream, are you serious?

Chapter 510 Nishimiya Yoon and Jung Soo-jung's Meeting (who thinks she's the fourth child)
Another day has passed in the blink of an eye.

On the morning of August 14th, Girls' Generation took an early flight to Guangdong Province, China, to prepare for their concert that would be held there a few days later.

At 5 p.m. on the same day, EXO's "Growl" officially joined the battle for first place on MBC's "Show Champion".

In the end, they narrowly lost to f(x), but f(x) won first place again thanks to their four years of experience since their debut.

The following day, on Mnet's "M! Countdown," EXO narrowly lost to f(x) once again.

However, many people have noticed that the score gap between the two groups is getting smaller and smaller. EXO is catching up very quickly, and the change of the number one spot is just around the corner.

Online, fans of f(x) and EXO are also fiercely competing.

Both fan groups are going all out to help their idols by ranking and voting. When they meet each other online, it's like seeing an enemy, and they inevitably exchange a few words.

For this reason, f(x) and EXO have started competing fiercely for the music charts again.

The real-time charts are refreshed every hour, with "First Wisdom Tooth" and "Roar" taking turns at the top, and both songs have returned to the top three on the daily charts.

In addition, the album sales of both groups also increased as a result, with f(x)'s album sales exceeding 60,000 copies and EXO's album sales exceeding 300,000 copies.

“Oppa, we might not get first place on Music Bank tomorrow night.”

Peach's cheerful voice came through the phone, making Chen Yan, who was leaning back in his office chair, burst out laughing.

"Peach, your group might not get first place, but you sound pretty happy."

"Hehe, because 'Growl' is also oppa's work. Since they are all oppa's works, it doesn't matter who wins first place. Anyway, we've already won seven first places this comeback, which is already a pretty good result."

If it weren't for "Growl," their group would definitely have won several more number one spots.

But like she just said, they're all her oppa's songs, so it's okay.

"Okay, it's good that Peach isn't unhappy."

"How could I not be happy, oppa?"

Tao, who was in the backstage waiting room of KBS's "Music Bank," glanced at her manager not far away, covered her mouth with her hand, and whispered:
"I can't wait for the promotions to end and the comeback to end so I can have time to go see oppa."

As she spoke, the girl pouted again: "Oppa, I miss you. It's been more than half a month since we last saw each other."

Sitting next to her, Krystal Jung heard every word of what she said and couldn't help but roll her eyes slightly.

Look at how worthless you are! Can't you have a little bit of a girl's modesty?

If she were dating Chen Yan, things would definitely not be like this.

However, she actually couldn't wait for this comeback to end as soon as possible.

That way, she can ask Chen Yan out for dinner sooner and express her feelings.

She had rehearsed that scene in her mind many times, and she had memorized all the lines.

"No need, oppa. I'll go home right after my comeback. Okay, I'll eat well. Bye-bye."

Peach hung up the phone and put it down. Seeing this, Jung Soo-jung asked, "What did you just say you didn't need it?"

"Oh, oppa said he was coming to visit us on set, but I told him he didn't need to come."

Peach smiled and said, "Oppa has been quite busy lately. He has to write new songs for Suzy and the others, and he also has to take care of their comeback. There's no need for him to come all the way here. I'll just go see oppa after our comeback is over."

Krystal Jung nodded: "Oh."

At that moment, there was a knock on the door of the waiting room. After the agent opened the door, a member of the production crew called out:

"f(x), please get ready for rehearsal. The next group is yours."

"Ok."

Taozi and Jung Soo-jung got up from the sofa, straightened their stage outfits, and followed Victoria Song and the others out of the waiting room.

At 5 PM, the live broadcast of KBS's "Music Bank" officially began. After about an hour of stage performances by various groups, the final winner was announced.

The score statistics have been released, with f(x) ranking first with a total score of 18995, and EXO ranking second with a total score of 18975.

"The winner is f(x)'s 'First Wisdom Tooth,' congratulations~"

Victoria Song bowed as she accepted the trophy, while the other groups, including EXO, smiled and applauded.

However, everyone present and most of the viewers watching the live stream knew that this was the last number one f(x) had won in this comeback.

The score gap between EXO and f(x) has narrowed to only 20 points, even though the scoring criteria for Music Bank are very unfavorable to EXO.

In Music Bank's scoring criteria, digital music sales account for the largest share, making up 65% of the total score, while album sales only account for 5%.

Under these rules, EXO's most impressive album sales figures are practically useless.

Even under these circumstances, the total scores of the two groups differed by only 20 points.

It's safe to say that EXO is a shoo-in for first place on "Music Core," which has a relatively fairer scoring system, tomorrow.

The score difference resulting from 35 album sales is something f(x) can never catch up with.

Girl groups from the Peninsula generally sell far fewer albums than boy groups.

Among these girl groups, there is only one exception: their album sales are no less than those of boy groups, and in fact, they surpass those of boy groups from the same period.

That's Girls' Generation.

This is one of the reasons why Girls' Generation is called the Empress.

Only at the peak can one truly be young.

This isn't just something a fan said.

As predicted, EXO defeated f(x) on MBC's "Music Core" the following day, winning their first number one spot since their comeback.

For a time, the industry and the public focused their attention on this group, all wanting to see how many number one spots this group, whose first week of sales was a huge success, could achieve on music shows.

However, even though they were more or less mentally prepared, what happened in the following week still shocked them.

On August 18th, "Growl" won first place on SBS's "Inkigayo".

On August 21st, "Growl" won first place on MBC's "Show Champion".

On August 22nd, "Roar" won first place on Mnet's "M! Countdown".

On August 23, "Growl" won first place on KBS's "Music Bank".

With this, EXO won first place on all Al Jazeera music shows.

Even so, Roar's run to number one did not stop.

They won first place again on Music Core and Inkigayo on the 24th and 25th.

And they still crushed their opponents with overwhelming force, showing no signs of weakness in terms of points.

Industry professionals predict that EXO's "Growl" is expected to win 15 number one spots.

His reasoning for this conclusion is quite simple.

After the album "Growl" sold 16 copies in its first week, its sales not only did not decline in the second and third weeks, but actually increased, and it topped the Gaon Chart album sales chart for three consecutive weeks.

To date, the total album sales of "Growl" have exceeded 60. Meanwhile, "Growl" has also performed well on music charts, consistently ranking in the top ten of real-time, daily, and weekly charts.

Aside from their overwhelming success on music shows, it was the album sales that truly shocked the public and industry insiders.

[Wow, the album has sold over 60 copies! When I checked a few days ago, it was only a little over 50.]

[600,000 copies sold—what does that even mean? Our country hasn't seen an album sell that many copies in over a decade.]

Wow, oppas are so amazing! I want to be an EXO fan forever!

[I'll say it again, PD Chen is the real genius. Damn it, he called me a master of girl groups, and then he slapped me across the face.]

[They hit me too, damn it, that really hurt! No wonder they didn't accept the title, they were saving their ultimate move.]

[Hahahaha, you guys were yelling so loudly back then, luckily I was smart enough not to shout nonsense, so this slap didn't land on my face.]

[Sigh, PD Chen, I was wrong. I shouldn't have labeled you like that. Please be gentle with me, okay?]

As more and more netizens joined the discussion, the post's popularity soared, and then SM's public relations department noticed it and secretly fueled its growth.

Soon, the hashtags 【EXO's "Growl" album sales surpass 60】 and 【How many number one spots can EXO win?】 successively topped the trending charts, sparking new discussions.

However, just an hour later, netizens suddenly discovered a new term appearing on the trending list.

[Apologize to PD Chen]

Upon seeing that it was related to Chen Yan, netizens clicked on the entry.

The first post in the entry was made by a music blogger with a small following, and the text was very simple.

[Producer Chen, I was wrong [crying][crying], I shouldn't have said you were from a top girl group agency before. Please accept my admiration, and then please be gentle with me [pity][pity]]

Below the text was a 10-second video clip, a short segment of Chen Yan's previous interview with the Central Daily News.

In the video, the reporter asked Chen Yan what he thought about the recent online calls him a "famous girl group member".

Chen Yan paused for two seconds, then smiled and said, "I am very grateful to the netizens for liking my work. However, I also write songs for boy groups. Maybe my next boy group song will become popular."

After saying that, he gave a plug, saying that the roar he wrote for EXO would be released on August 5th.

Finally, he looked at the camera and gave a faint smile.

Look at the comments section again.

[Hmm, watching this interview video again now, I feel like PD Chen's smile at the end was a bit off. Am I the only one who thinks so?]

No, I think so too. I didn't realize it before, but now that I look at it again, there seems to be a deeper meaning in PD Chen's smile.

[No doubt, Chen PD's smile means: Heh, just wait and see, you people who call me a master of girl groups.]

[Alas, there were signs all along, but we just didn't notice them at the time.]

The first few comments were all normal, but starting with the next one, the tone changed instantly.

One netizen directly copied the text and images from the music blogger's post and shared it in the comments section.

[Producer Chen, I was wrong [crying][crying], I shouldn't have said you were from a top girl group agency before. Please accept my admiration, and then please be gentle with me [pity][pity]]

then
The following are all parrots.

The netizens who clicked on the entry couldn't help but laugh when they saw this, and then their eyes darted around.

Copy the text and comment.

After all, he was also someone who had been humiliated by Chen Yan, so admitting his mistake wasn't unjustified.

As more and more netizens with similar thoughts clicked on the entry, then saw the comments section, they all decisively copied the text and left their comments.

So what was originally just a music blogger's apology post suddenly turned into a large-scale "apology" scene by netizens.

As it progressed, the entry ranked higher and higher on the trending list, attracting more and more clicks.

Some unrelated passersby also found the situation quite amusing, so they followed suit and copied the text in the comments section, then left their own comments.

After all, there's no shortage of people who enjoy themselves, and they'll want to join in on anything interesting they see.

Besides, it's just a matter of copying something, it only takes a second, it doesn't cost a penny, and you can even feel a sense of participation, so why not join in?

As a result, this post went viral in a strange way, driving the hashtag up the trending list and eventually even pushing two EXO hashtags off the top spot.

While netizens enjoyed watching the drama unfold online, some executives at entertainment companies were lost in thought as they looked at the top three trending topics.

A moment later, they picked up their phones one after the other and called Park Jin-young.

The goal is simple: to seek cooperation.

They finally understood that Chen Yan was truly unstoppable now.

Forget about any ulterior motives. Let's honestly see if we can cooperate and make money together; that's the best solution.

Although they're not accepting external collaborations this year, they can book for next year.

Meanwhile, Chen Yan, one of the people at the center of the storm, was unaware of the situation outside. He was sitting in his office, chatting with his pet deer on his phone.

Girls' Generation returned from their concert in Guangdong Province a few days ago, and now Yoona is on her way to a script reading session for the drama "The Heirs".

Filming for "The Heirs" will officially begin after the script reading sessions in the last two days.

Sitting in his office chair, Chen Yan looked at his phone screen with a smile, his fingers tapping on the virtual keyboard.

Chen Yan: Are we almost there?
38.5℃ Little Deer: We're almost there, I can already vaguely see the entrance to the TV station.

Chen Yan: Are you nervous?

38.5℃ Little Deer: Nervous? What a joke, I'm Im Yoona, okay? It's just a script reading, so easy.

On the other end of the phone, Lim Yoona, sitting in the van, pouted.

She has a rebirth buff, you know. She's more than capable of starring in a youth campus idol drama.

After replying to the message, Lin Yoona felt the van gradually slow down and looked up at the outside of the car window.

The van had already driven into the underground parking garage of SBS television station, and the script reading was being held in a conference room on the 5th floor.

The car stopped near an elevator entrance, and Yoona got out.

At this moment, another nanny van slowly drove up and stopped behind her nanny van.

The car door opened, and a tall figure stepped out of the car.

Upon seeing that familiar figure, Yoona smiled and greeted, "Soojung."

Before her feet had even landed properly, Krystal Jung heard a familiar voice and almost stumbled.

Looking up, she saw a smiling figure not far away and quickly smiled back, "Yoona unnie."

Although he was smiling, a sentence inexplicably popped into his mind.

The day has finally arrived: the first meeting between Xiao Si and Yunxi Palace, preordained by the emperor.

(End of this chapter)