Peninsula Platinum Era

Chapter 199 Everyone Looks Down on Me (Please Subscribe)
Actually, aespa's debut momentum was already very good. In November, the month of their debut, a bunch of top artists made a comeback, so it wasn't their fault that they didn't get first place.

However, IZ*ONE performed exceptionally well on the group's final album. Despite only having two weeks to promote their music, they still managed to win four number one spots in seven days with their title track, "panorama".

These achievements also brought a perfect end to the group's illustrious career, and all the fans and members knew that this would be their final comeback.

Therefore, the atmosphere at their music show performances and encore stages for first place is different from other groups, which shows that aespa has already demonstrated very good potential.

Chen Shih-Chun has also privately discussed his desire to hold more shares in the new label, and he is willing to relinquish his rights in Levvels, but these matters still require further discussion.

However, Chen Shijun is very optimistic about this yet-to-be-established label and has already raised a considerable amount of preparatory funds. Of course, he has not touched some of the virtual currencies he holds for the long term.

Speaking of aespa, Jimin and the others are still promoting their debut song and increasing their popularity by appearing on variety shows.

I recently told myself that I think I've recorded some kind of group-exclusive reality show, which will showcase the members' dormitory life and daily practice routines. It's also an opportunity for fans to get to know their idols and solidify the fan base.

"Oppa! I want to see you! You're so right, I had dark circles under my eyes every day recently."

Zhimin felt that snakes should hibernate in winter, instead of jumping around on stage in little skirts. But there was nothing she could do about it; she had this kind of mindset when she embarked on this path.

"Jimin, you've really worked hard. You must make sure to eat well. Oppa can't stand seeing you lose weight."

Chen Shijun loved his little darling dearly, but he couldn't let her dance in a down jacket, not even Yuan Ying.

"When I bought you a gift last time, Dongtian saw it, so I had no choice but to spend money to buy her one too."

When talking about this, Zhimin laughed. Although she had been very busy during this time, she would miss Chen Shijun in her spare time.

"It's just money, right? It's okay. You and Winter have a good relationship, so it's not a bad thing to protect your teammates."

Chen Shijun thought of how flustered this guy was when his teammates caught him; his little expression was just too cute. In the video on the phone, Zhimin wasn't wearing any makeup, and her stage makeup wasn't as sharp; she looked like an ordinary female student.

"That's true, but if I hadn't been discovered, I wouldn't have needed to buy such an expensive gift for Minjung. I could have just bought something as a token."

The little snake was still feeling conflicted, but there was nothing she could do since she'd already given the gift. She could only hope that Kim Minjun would give her something to look forward to on her birthday.

It's only been two months since their debut, and it's impossible to settle accounts anytime soon. None of the girls are particularly well-off. In winter, seeing how kind the leader is to them, they hugged and rubbed against Xiao She.

The other two teammates looked surprised, not expecting that these two local members had such a good relationship, which made their gifts pale in comparison.

"What should I get them for their birthdays? It's all Minjun's fault!"

The little snake felt that Winter should take the blame for most of the trouble. If the girl hadn't discovered the gift she bought for Chen Shijun, none of this would have happened.

"You silly little thing, your birthday is earlier than theirs, right? You should have a standard for what gifts they give you, shouldn't you? I really want to slap you on the head to wake you up."

Chen Shijun felt that this girl was sometimes clever, but she often couldn't see things clearly. If he didn't give her some pointers, she would easily make a foolish mistake. What would she do without him?

"Oh? I see. If they give me something expensive, I'll give them a gift of roughly the same or slightly higher value." Successful girl groups these days settle their income quickly, and aespa will undoubtedly become a successful girl group; their first settlement shouldn't be too far off.

However, it's not a big deal that the accounts haven't been settled yet. In terms of daily expenses, Jimin is more financially well-off than some established girl group members. Chen Shijun's life motto is that money is meant to be spent.

Of course, it is also related to the fact that the industry he works in makes money too quickly. The wealth that suddenly expands is completely different from the wealth that is accumulated. Often, his wealth will explode at a certain point in time.

"Winter insisted that you looked down on me. What a blind, arrogant girl. She doesn't know anything about love; all she does is try to put me down."

She wouldn't listen to a word of the group members' criticisms of her; if Chen Shijun were ever brought in front of them, they would be terrified.

"You're a female idol, you can't swear, or you'll get attacked by haters again."

As for Xiao She, her manners were at the level of stealing a primary school student's swing. In the past, when she didn't like studying and paraded around with her girlfriends, it was not uncommon for her to swear a few times.

Now that she considers herself Chen Shijun's woman, she needs to improve her own qualities. After all, he is a graduate of Seoul National University and a senior executive in the company, dressed in a suit and tie and looking very capable. She can't let him down.

"I did say something wrong! But seeing the other two guys agreeing with Kim Minjung makes me really annoyed! Oppa doesn't discriminate against people with educational backgrounds like they do."

Winter, like me, dropped out of high school. Giselle's educational background has always been kept secret, and she just smiles when asked. I guess she's not as good as me. Ningning heard that she recently wanted to apply to some old Beijing Modern Music Academy. She thought it was very prestigious, but after checking, she found out that it was a private, non-degree-granting higher education institution.

It turns out it's not even a vocational school. What kind of non-academic institution is this? If you didn't know better, you'd think it was a university. I was so scared. I thought it was some kind of school run by the Hyundai Group.

So it turns out none of us went to college. That makes things easier. We're all semi-literate, so we have common topics to talk about. It's absurd that someone's education level is higher than the team leader's.

"They're trying to improve themselves, and you're mocking them? That's just outrageous."

Chen Shijun felt that this guy needed to be given a good beating, otherwise he would always be out of his mind and even started mocking his teammates.

“Oppa, you don’t know how busy we were when we debuted. There was no way we had time to take any classes. She just wanted to get a degree without any real knowledge.”

She has indeed been very busy since her debut, but the momentum seems to be slowing down. Chen Shijun often sees her online time spent playing mobile games.

For example, she and Eunhye both play this game, and she spends three times as much time online as Secretary Eunhye, even though she claims to be busy.

"You rascal, I don't expect you to go back to school, but you must learn to be careful and think before you speak. You are much worse than Yuan Ying in this respect."

She may like it, but she still has to teach what needs to be taught. In this regard, Yuan Ying, who is a few years younger than her, does it very well.

"Oppa actually said that to me, and Ji-hye said that too. You all look down on me. I might as well die. I'll find some free time these next few days and I'm going to die in your bed."

Zhimin immediately objected. How could she be inferior to a girl who was much younger? This was too much of a disrespect to her. She had seen Zhang Yuanying's previous work, and she was just as bad-looking.

However, it had been many days since they last met, and Zhimin was already feeling the torment. She wished she could sneak out in the middle of the night to meet Chen Shijun. Sometimes she would jokingly say that she had become so proactive.

(End of this chapter)