Peninsula: Starting with a silly childhood friend!

Chapter 115 Chou Tzu-yu's Fantasy Moment!

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a week has passed since Liu Baiyuan last escorted Pei Zhufa home.

It's now July 22nd, and quite a few things have happened during this time.

For example... TWICE finally finished recording their music video, and Red Velvet also finished recording their music video during this period. Both of them have entered the countdown to their comeback.

Judging by the timing, TWICE and Red Velvet might officially meet during this comeback.

It's worth mentioning that YG Entertainment, another of the Big Three, has finally made a move, but it's not a comeback. Instead, it's their new girl group after 2NE1, which seems to be officially debuting.

YG's new girl group has already announced all its members and group name: BLACKPINK, which means a combination of cool and sweet, but there are only four members.

During this period, YG seems to have completed its plans and is said to officially debut next month, just in time to avoid the timing of TWICE and Red Velvet's debut.

After TWICE finished recording the music video, the company gave them a day off. However, while TWICE had a day off, Liu Baiyuan did not.

On the morning of the 22nd, Liu Baiyuan was summoned to the company by Park Jin-young.

"Brother, what's wrong now?"

Park Jin-young usually doesn't call him to the company unless there's a specific reason. In a way, their relationship is a two-way street, with each of them adhering to the principle of "not visiting unless there's a reason."

When Park Jin-young saw Liu Baiyuan arrive, he looked slightly speechless: "Don't be so nervous. It's not a bad thing that I called you here. I just want to discuss something with you."

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Park Jin-young left his boss's table and sat down on the sofa with Yoo Baek-won.

"Are you familiar with the show 'Idol Star Athletics Championships'?"

Park Jin-young asked the question first, and the latter was also taken aback when he heard the name, but soon he seemed to remember something and nodded to Park Jin-young, saying, "The one from MBC? I do know him."

While this show may not be considered a phenomenal phenomenon, it was certainly very popular and produced many memorable moments.

Not only is it broadcast regularly every year, but you can also see different boy and girl groups from different companies competing on the same stage, which fulfills fans' fantasies about their idols when they are offline and without the stage aura.

It would be even better if you could see one or two unique shining points of your idol.

Seeing that Liu Baiyuan knew about the program, Park Jin-young slowly spoke again, saying, "They have sent us another invitation, wanting our company to send a few teams to participate in their Mid-Autumn Festival special this year."

The Mid-Autumn Festival special is called the Mid-Autumn Festival special because it is scheduled to be released during the Mid-Autumn Festival. As for why we are already thinking about the Mid-Autumn Festival when it is only July, one reason is that the program is scheduled to air at the beginning and middle of each year.

It can be considered a "New Year Special" and a "Mid-Autumn Festival Special".

Secondly, the main reason is that the program is too large in scale, covering almost all the popular groups currently active, so there is a lot to check and arrange. Right now, it is only in the invitation stage.

Once MBC has confirmed all the participants and their teams, they will need to arrange the venue, check the schedule with the company, confirm the filming time, and so on.

There's also the post-production work and on-site mobilization arrangements, and of course, the most important thing is the publicity and distribution.

What makes the show "Idol Star Athletics Championships" unique is that its recording is open to fans. In other words, it's not just a recording, but also a real sports event.

Fans from various groups will be present to show their support, so MBC has no choice but to make arrangements and considerations in advance.

"Then Zhenying, you can decide this yourself. Besides, I remember the company has participated in this program more than once before, so what's there to discuss?"

Liu Baiyuan was a little confused. It seemed like this was something that didn't need to be discussed with him.

He's a board member, not an employee. Does he have to come up with a solution for this kind of thing?

Why not just follow the company's previous plan, or let Park Jin-young make the arrangements himself?

"You, those directors in the company are eager to take on more responsibilities in order to expand their influence within the company, but you're not happy about doing anything. I think you're only motivated when you're writing songs, otherwise you can't be counted on."

Listening to Park Jin-young's complaints, Liu Baiyuan's face showed a hint of embarrassment, mainly because he wasn't very interested in these things.

"Since I called you here, the thing I want to discuss with you is TWicE."

Park Jin-young steered the conversation back on track, saying to him again, "TWICE participated in this program earlier this year, and I plan to have them participate again. I'll have all nine of them participate to increase their exposure. The competition categories are all here. As for who will participate, or which category they will participate in, that's up to you."

As he spoke, Park Jin-young handed the event list for this year's "Idol Star Athletics Championships" to Yoo Baek-won.

With nine members, TWICE faces a significant challenge in grouping for projects. However, this large group also presents an advantage, allowing them to participate in a wider variety of projects.

The Idol Star Athletics Championships was filmed in just one day, which meant that all the events had to be completed in one day. Since people's energy is limited, if it is a small boy or girl group, they can basically only participate in one or two events.

However, if there are more people, this is not an issue. The more projects a team participates in, the more exposure it will naturally receive compared to a team with fewer people.

"Shall I?"

"Of course, you're the producer of TWICE, so you'll definitely be going with them. In that case, you can also take on the group assignments, so you won't be completely clueless."

Liu Baiyuan looked at the program list in his hand, his face full of helplessness. Sure enough, no matter how nice this guy talks, he's still the same when he calls me over. It can't be anything good!

He casually found himself another job.

After recounting this, Park Jin-young asked him again, "Have you been to the production headquarters?"

Hearing Park Jin-young change the subject, Liu Baiyuan put away the project list, shook his head, and said, "I haven't gone yet. I was planning to go check it out tomorrow."

Now that the filming is complete, all that's left is to edit and produce the music video. This involves cutting out the backgrounds where necessary and adding special effects where needed. Although this process is time-consuming, it shouldn't cause any major problems.

Park Jin-young nodded and said, "Don't wait until tomorrow, go and take a look later. The production headquarters has always been under Director Lee's jurisdiction. If you take over the production headquarters, you need to make more appearances there and cultivate your own confidants as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Liu Baiyuan gave a soft "hmm" in agreement. He hadn't forgotten about this matter; if he hadn't come today, he had planned to come tomorrow. But since he was already here today, he might as well finish the matter today.

That means there won't be anything to do tomorrow.

But the next moment, as if he had just remembered something, he asked Park Jin-young, "By the way, Jin-young hyung, the head of the production department should also have his own private office, right?"

Park Jin-young paused upon hearing Liu Baiyuan's words, looking somewhat embarrassed: "Of course, the position of head of the production division is already considered a senior executive in the company, so of course he will have a private office to work in."

Um...

"That's good news." Nearly two months after joining JYP, he finally has his own office.

After chatting briefly with Park Jin-young, Liu Baiyuan left his office and went down to the third floor towards his production headquarters. He wanted to check on the production progress of TWICE's new music video and also to see his office.

However, what puzzled him was that when he passed by the production department's office area, he thought he would be greeted all the way, but he was like a transparent person. No one noticed him or talked to him until he came to the innermost part and saw an office with a sign that read "Department Head's Office". Suddenly, someone came up to him.

"Who are you? This is the production department. If you don't have anything to do, please don't linger here."

Liu Baiyuan turned his head and saw a man in his thirties who wore glasses just like Liu Baiyuan. Of course, although the two were dressed similarly, their looks were quite different.

"My name is Liu Baiyuan. I'm a director of the company and also the head of the production department. And who are you?"

He picked up the badge hanging in front of him and showed it to the man in front of him. It was a JYP employee badge, but for him, its main purpose was just to swipe it through the gate when entering the company.

After the man saw Liu Baiyuan's employee badge, his questioning tone vanished instantly, replaced by utter respect.

"Choi Song Amida! Director Liu, I didn't know it was you. I'm so sorry."

After apologizing to Liu Baiyuan, he immediately gave his name and position.

"My surname is Zhang, and my name is Zhang Yuanxun. I am the acting head of the production department."

The position of acting manager is actually equivalent to that of a secretary. The reason it is called acting manager is easy to understand; it means handling affairs on behalf of the department head.

"Yuanxun, Yuanxun, Zhang Daili are good names."

Liu Baiyuan smiled slightly at Zhang Yuanxun, then asked him, "Is this the minister's office?"

"Inside, after Minister Li was dismissed, the company already sent people to clean up. You can go in directly."

Liu Baiyuan nodded, pushed open the semi-transparent glass door, and saw a maroon boss's table. The table wasn't very big, but it was clean.

Computers, office cabinets, sofas, and so on—it's basically a miniature version of Park Jin-young's office.

Apart from the fact that it doesn't look as big as Park Jin-young's office, everything else is basically the same.

He went inside, sat down in a chair, and said to Jang Won-hoon standing in front of him, "TWICE's music video should be in production by now, right?"

"Yes, the production department started working on TWICE's music video the day after we received the finished product. However, this music video requires a lot of special effects, so it may take a little longer."

Liu Baiyuan hummed in agreement, then said to Zhang Yuanxun, "Go and motivate everyone to work hard. Once this TWICE matter is over, I will personally go to the president to recommend you for credit, and everyone will receive a bonus."

"I don't know how Director Li managed things when he was in charge, but I have only one rule here: if you work hard, I can make everyone make money. If anyone thinks that Director Li was better, or if they think I'm too young and they're not satisfied, then they can just leave. I won't stop them."

"Okay, I understand."

Zhang Yuanxun pursed his lips, nodded, and left. After watching the other party close the door, Liu Baiyuan opened the project list that Park Jin-young had given him upstairs again.

There aren't many events at this year's Idol Star Athletics Championships; track and field is the main focus.

Archery, rhythmic gymnastics, and indoor soccer add some fun.

TWICE definitely won't be able to participate in indoor soccer, and it's a men's event anyway.

So TWICE will just participate in women's archery, rhythmic gymnastics, and track and field events.

As for the group assignments...

Liu Baiyuan's gaze remained fixed on the archery, and a girl came to mind.

Her height is actually quite suitable for archery.

Liu Baiyuan was calling the person he was thinking of from his office, while outside his office, someone else was making a phone call...

"Yes, Minister, he's here..."

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At noon, Zhou Ziyu, who was in her dormitory, received a phone call. When she saw the bright words "Brother Bai Yuan" on her phone, she was stunned for a moment, and then she was overjoyed.

However, when she answered the phone, the joy on her face turned into confusion.

"Archery experience center?"

On the bus, Sana Minato muttered something in confusion, and Nayeon Lim, Mina Mina, and Momo Hirai were also puzzled.

"Tzuyu, did Oppa send you to call us here?"

Hirai Momo blinked and asked Chou Tzuyu, who replied calmly, "Yeah, otherwise why would I call you over? But Oppa didn't say what it was about, he just told us to go over."

At this moment, the manager, sitting in the driver's seat, spoke up slowly: "Judging by the time, Mid-Autumn Festival is almost here. Is taking you to the archery range because of the 'Idol Star Athletics Championships'?"

ah?"

The manager's words instantly brought the five people in the car back to their senses. Yes, how could they have forgotten about the "Idol Star Athletics Championships"? Before they debuted, they could only watch the show as spectators.

They debuted last October, so they missed last year's Mid-Autumn Festival special, but they did participate in this year's Lunar New Year special, although the results weren't very good.

Of course, none of that matters. What truly left a deep impression on them was the women's archery event. When they watched it live, they thought it was really cool. However, they didn't sign up at the time. Could it be that this year's Mid-Autumn Festival special will make their dream come true?

A hint of anticipation appeared in Chou Tzu-yu's eyes; she had even begun to fantasize about standing on the stage of the Idol Star Athletics Championships.

The agent synchronized the location to the car and drove towards the location sent to them.

When they drove over, Liu Baiyuan was already there.

"Tzuyu, you're too slow."

As soon as they entered the archery hall, they heard that familiar voice. Zhou Ziyu turned her head to look to the side and saw Liu Baiyuan sitting quietly on the bench by the entrance, looking at her with a smile.