Peninsula: Starting with a silly childhood friend!

"Found a character that can be bound: Minatozaki Sana (Not yet bound!)"

"Start the progress bar!"

Although the sting was only momentary, by the time he recovered, the girl who had just made those harsh remarks had vanished.

Being labeled a pervert for no reason, Liu Baiyuan's good mood vanished instantly, and a hint of impatience flashed across his face:

"Tsk, who can I complain to about this..."

Grabbing his coffee, Liu Baiyuan dismissed the little incident from his mind and muttered to himself as he walked across the street towards JYP, "What was that all about... what's this about binding and progress bars..."

Liu Baiyuan focused his attention on the strange voice that had suddenly appeared. He tried to make the voice ring in his mind again, but it was as if it had been a hallucination and never came back.

Seeing that he had no clue what to do, Liu Baiyuan had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being and stop paying attention to it.

"Aniyaseiyo, I have an appointment with President Park Jin-young today. My surname is Liu. Could you please help me look it up?"

Upon arriving at the front desk, Liu Baiyuan spoke to the young woman sitting in front of the computer.

After checking, the receptionist immediately bowed and stood up to reply: "Yes, we have found your appointment information. Please follow me."

She exchanged a glance with her colleague, signaling her to check the front desk for her, then swiped Liu Baiyuan's card to open the gate, and took the elevator directly to the fourth floor.

"Mr. Liu, the president is inside."

Looking at the room with the sign "President's Office" on it, Liu Baiyuan nodded politely to her and knocked on the door.

Boom boom boom!

"Enter!"

A man's voice came from inside. Without hesitation, Liu Baiyuan composed himself and pushed the door open to go in.

Upon seeing the "bad boy" man sitting behind the boss's desk, Liu Baiyuan recognized him immediately.

"Annyeonghaseyo, President Park Jin-young."

Unlike typical office workers or bosses who wear suits and ties, Park Jin-young dressed very casually.

His pure white sports T-shirt paired with gray wide-leg pants revealed his muscular physique, while the gold necklace and silver watch were the biggest highlights of his outfit.

"You must be Liu Baiyuan, right? Teacher Zheng has been mentioning you to me a lot these past few days. Come in and have a seat!"

Park Jin-young was very welcoming to Liu Baiyuan's arrival, and immediately stood up to invite him to sit on the sofa in his office. It was not hard to tell from the information he mentioned that the teacher had played a significant role in this matter.

"Yes, President Park Jin-young."

Liu Baiyuan didn't act coy; instead, he walked in confidently, shook hands with Park Jin-young, and sat down next to him.

The receptionist kindly closed the door and then left.

At this moment, only Park Jin-young and Yoo Baek-won were in the office.

"Teacher Zheng has already told me about your situation."

Park Jin-young didn't exchange many pleasantries with Liu Baiyuan and went straight to the point.

"Teacher Zheng told me you have a strong musical talent. Could you demonstrate it for me?"

This teacher, Mr. Zheng, didn't actually teach him much. If you had to say, it was during his time at Yonsei University that he developed a passion for music.

Therefore, even though he has been away from Yonsei University for almost twenty years, he is still willing to give face to the teacher who once enlightened him.

When he heard that his music teacher wanted to introduce him to a junior, he was initially reluctant. However, after hearing the high praise the teacher had given the student, he became interested and gave him a chance to meet.

Upon hearing Park Jin-young's question, Liu Baiyuan immediately nodded:

"Well, but..."

As he spoke, Liu Baiyuan paused for a moment, then said somewhat apologetically, "Mr. Park Jin-young, I didn't bring any music equipment with me when I came here. I wonder... if I could borrow any of it from you?"

Park Jin-young frowned almost imperceptibly when he heard Liu Baiyuan's words. He came here wanting to join JYP, but he didn't even prepare any instruments... However, he was also looking forward to songs, so he didn't say anything more and simply got up and led Liu Baiyuan to the innermost room in the office.

When Liu Baiyuan got closer, he saw that there was another small room inside, but it only contained a grand piano.

This huge piano was completely free of dust, which meant that someone often came in to play it and wiped it regularly.

"I only have one piano in my office. If you think that's not enough, I can take you to the music room downstairs, where there are more musical instruments."

"No need to trouble President Park Jin-young, one piano is enough."

As he spoke, Liu Baiyuan sat down at the piano. The moment his hands gently touched the keys, Park Jin-young suddenly noticed that Liu Baiyuan's demeanor seemed to have changed slightly.

Unlike before when he was so easygoing, he now seemed serious.

This change made him slightly different in his opinion of the young, somewhat naive boy in front of him; at least he could tell that the boy had some talent for music.

After taking a deep breath, Liu Baiyuan gently pressed the piano keys with his hands as if dancing, and a light and cheerful melody came out of the piano.

Park Jin-young didn't speak; he could tell it was just an event.

Sure enough, Liu Baiyuan immediately stopped and asked Park Jin-young:

"I wonder what the president would like to hear?"

When Liu Baiyuan asked about him, Park Jin-young pondered for a moment and said slowly:

"Let's sing our company's new girl group TWICE's new song 'CHEER UP'. Sing in a tone that feels comfortable to you, no need to try to please them."

This is mainly to test the other person's basic skills, so there's no need to cater too much to the original singer.

Liu Baiyuan nodded and then began to play.

「매일울리는벨벨벨」

(The ringing bell that never stops)

「이제나를배려해줘」

(Please spare me now)

「배터리낭비하긴싫어」

(Don't want to waste electricity)

"........."

Time passed little by little, and soon he had finished singing the entire song.

During this time, Park Jin-young did not say a word, but simply fulfilled his duty as a listener, standing silently to the side.

Only after Liu Baiyuan's voice fell did he slowly open his eyes, though the difference between opening and closing them wasn't particularly significant...

Park Jin-young breathed a sigh of relief, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Although this is a female song, Liu Baiyuan's handling of it is quite ingenious, without any abruptness or unnatural restraint.

It's as if that's exactly how the song is sung.

Park Jin-young glanced at Liu Baiyuan, who was sitting down, and asked in confusion, "........."