Peninsula Platinum Era

Chapter 265 It's good that you've figured it out.
"Unnie, why are you unhappy! Aren't you fully awake yet?"

Seeing Shaoqing's somewhat dazed expression, they assumed she had drunk too much and no one would know what the real story was. The sisters simply kept asking their captain to act as the backbone of the group.

"Unnie, you're awake? The company wants to negotiate with us. What do you think is the best way to do it..."

"When it comes to negotiations, it'll be up to Unnie to make the decision! We all listen to Unnie."

"What if they try to make an exorbitant demand? We're a well-known girl group, after all. We can't afford to make things too ugly, can we?"

"Unnie! This time it all depends on you!"

"Unnie! Are you cold? Let me put a coat on you."

Having just woken up from a headache, but not yet fully awake, Shaoqing opened her eyes and saw several pairs of bright, gleaming eyes staring at her in the pitch-black environment, as frightening as a pack of hyenas on the African savanna.

"Where am I? Isn't this my dorm?"

After finally getting used to the environment, I remembered that I must have drunk too much and was dragged back by my sisters. As the leader of the team, my drinking capacity is naturally the leader as well. This has never happened before.

"This is the dorm. Unnie drank too fast today and keeps muttering men's names."

At this moment, Yinhe suddenly made a joke, and the captain, who was already preoccupied, tensed up immediately, crossing his legs over his chest in a defensive posture, leaving the younger girls completely bewildered.

"Who did I call... I really called them?"

Still not fully sober, Captain Qing's voice was weak, a stark contrast to his usual reliable demeanor. The girls exchanged glances, momentarily forgetting about the contract renewal negotiations.

"Of course! We heard it all. You looked so shy and even asked someone to take you home!"

"That's the truth, and that's what I've heard too."

"What they said is true, just like what I heard..."

Although the group insisted that they had heard everything, Captain Qing calmed down and realized that he was extremely worried about Chen Shijun and would never say such a thing.

With lightning speed, he stretched out his long leg and kicked each of the girls who were gathered around him. Some were kicked in the buttocks, and some in the thighs. The girls scattered like birds, making a lot of noise.

"I'll teach you to talk nonsense, I'll kick you to death!"

The captain still had some authority; at least those few big kicks had forced the members to submit, and they had no choice but to sit together again, meekly asking Shaoqing to take charge of things for them.

"We've arranged to negotiate tomorrow? I almost messed things up. I'll quit drinking starting tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Shaoqing was overjoyed, as if a huge weight had been lifted from her chest. How could she not be delighted? However, the shadow of Chen Shijun immediately followed.

Just like a bank, if a customer is insolvent, the bank can directly seize the collateral. If you keep delaying, you might anger this man.

Now, Chen Shijun holds a high position of power in HYBE. The last time I saw a news photo, he was sitting only next to Bang Si-hyuk, even before CEO Park.

While this may not mean much, it certainly has no problem to manipulate an outdated combination. If you refuse to fulfill your promises, the other party will definitely consider you to be bankrupt.

In this situation, there may only be two options: one is to completely submit and become like Kwon Eun-bi, even though it is not her own intention.

But the fact that the other person is a young, handsome, and wealthy man can somewhat offset the feeling of resistance.

As for option two, it's to simply turn your back on them, pretend you don't know anything, and blame everything on the other party's misunderstanding, but everyone knows that's impossible to do.

Today I finally realized that Chen Shijun's abilities far exceeded my expectations. The things we discussed in the afternoon were settled by evening. This speed is truly eye-opening.

So at this point, Captain Qing doesn't have many options left. The other party might already be waiting to cash in the collateral, and it's reached a point where there's no turning back. "Before she got drunk, Unnie told us that there would be news about contract renewal soon. I didn't expect it to happen so quickly. Is there some insider information?"

When pressed for answers, the captain remained silent, simply feigning ignorance and acting as if he were still drunk.

"I'm out of options. Am I just going to keep making the same mistakes and going in the wrong direction?"

While thinking about it, she tore at her hair, not knowing whether this was a blessing or a curse. But if she thought about it more positively, she would just be another Kwon Eun-bi.

"Why isn't Unnie saying anything? She told us about this all day. Does she have some inside information?"

Seeing these girls still being so aggressive, Captain Shaoqing felt a headache coming on. She had gotten herself into big trouble because of them, and they were just making things worse for her.

"I've reached an agreement with Chen Shijun, the director of HYBE. He'll handle the contract renewal for us, and the price is..."

Upon hearing the word "price," everyone immediately became alert, some even showing signs of tension. Could it be that this woman had done something...?

"The price was to give him Consort Eun; he really liked girls with that name."

Shaoqing looked quite serious with her expressionless face, but her sisters didn't believe her at all and even teased her without any restraint.

"It was originally supposed to be Ding Enfei making a wish, but I didn't expect you to be drunk, Captain. If you say that, she won't be sleepy anymore."

"Is this the price? Or is it a joke?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Although it was late at night, Yinhe's eyes were sparkling, and they seemed to have a hint of teasing.

"Double happiness! It's a deal!"

The other party clapped their hands happily, as if the drunk captain didn't pose much of a threat. Now was the perfect time to tease him.

"I didn't say it was Ding Enbi. Maybe she likes someone like SinB who seems aloof."

Regardless of the jokes, everyone's future is secured to some extent. This contract may not be long, but it is extremely important to everyone.

She forced herself to shower in the bathroom, closing her eyes and letting the hot water wash over her face, praying that Chen Shijun wasn't a pervert. Generally speaking, refined and gentle people in TV dramas are quite different.

"Maybe he's a good person? After all, getting things done so readily might not be a bad thing."

Turning a funeral into a celebration is actually a last resort. We can't just run away now, can we? Besides, Chen Shijun is good-looking, unlike Yinhe, who looks like a female pervert.

If you put yourself in their shoes, it's like a wish-fulfillment story in a male-oriented novel: a young, beautiful female boss falls for her male subordinate—that's definitely the protagonist's plot.

Looking at it this way, I suddenly understood a lot. After all, men and women are equal now, and whether you suffer a loss or not depends on how you look at it.

Chen Shijun had no idea that the contract renewal process would proceed so quickly. They had just talked in the afternoon and he received the news that evening. It's no wonder that people didn't think much of it.

However, compared to Kim So-jung, Source Music's focus remains on the new group, and Nakamura Ichiyo has finally completed all the formalities and successfully boarded a flight to Seoul.

"Director Chen! I'm out! I'm really looking forward to joining the training session."

The girl even sent a cute emoji, but she was a little different from what Chen Shijun had expected. She didn't have the elegant temperament of a quiet young lady; she seemed to be an energetic and cheerful girl.

(End of this chapter)