Peninsula: Starting with a silly childhood friend!

Upon entering the conference room, one would find several men in suits already seated inside the small room.

Some looked very thin, while others were quite overweight.

If I had to point out a common feature, it would be that they all look like men in their forties or fifties.

Park Jin-young can only be called a young man here.

As for Liu Baiyuan, it goes without saying that as soon as he walked in, he felt several pairs of eyes staring at him without any attempt to hide it, the scrutiny was all too obvious.

Needless to say, it was the attention of those shareholders.

"Is this Director Liu?"

Just as Liu Baiyuan sat down, a bespectacled, pot-bellied man sitting opposite him spoke up.

The others in the company might not know about Liu Baiyuan's situation, but for these few, it was hardly a secret, especially when they learned that the newly appointed director was only in his twenties, which shocked them even more.

Although his tone wasn't exactly friendly, he wasn't aggressive. He wasn't stupid; he could go from zero to become the second-largest shareholder after Park Jin-young in just a few days.

The financial resources behind this are far beyond his reach. He may not be on good terms with them, but he absolutely cannot be on bad terms with them!

When Liu Baiyuan heard the question from the man opposite him, a look of doubt appeared on his face. This was only the first time he had appeared among the senior executives of JYP Company, so why did someone already recognize him?

"Yes, you are...?"

Park Jin-young then took his seat at the head of the table, glanced at the portly director who had asked the first question, and then said to Liu Baiyuan:

"This is Director Kim of the company."

Upon hearing Park Jin-young's introduction, Liu Baiyuan's face showed a hint of realization. Out of politeness, he stood up, extended his hand to Park Jin-young, and smiled.

"Oh, Director Kim, hello."

Seeing this, Director Jin's impression of the polite young man improved somewhat. He stood up to shake hands with him, then carefully examined him for a moment, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said to him:

"I didn't expect Director Liu to be so young. He's a true prodigy."

Upon hearing this, just as Liu Baiyuan was about to say something, another lean and dignified man sitting next to Director Jin spoke up:

"Young people are the most easily influenced by worldly things. Not only are they influenced by their parents, but they also spend lavishly just for the sake of fame. I think Director Liu should be more down-to-earth. If you don't understand the underlying logic of the industry, it's easy to lose yourself if you stand too high."

After speaking, the man picked up the water bottle in front of him, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip, as if he were merely lecturing a younger member of the family.

He sat with his legs crossed, and didn't even glance at Liu Baiyuan once from beginning to end.

Upon hearing this, Liu Baiyuan's smile faded slightly. He understood the man's subtext: he was being sarcastic that Liu had let his family secure a board member position out of vanity...

Director Jin seemed to notice the slight displeasure in Liu Baiyuan's eyes and said with a smile:

"Director Liu, let me introduce you. This is Director Li, who has been a director in the company the longest."

Upon hearing Director Jin's introduction, Director Li put down his water bottle, put on a professional-looking fake smile, and said to Liu Baiyuan:

"Hey, everyone here is family. Don't call me Director, just call me Uncle Li."

As soon as Director Li spoke, he set the tone for the relationship between the two, instantly turning their original colleague relationship—where they were equals, and Liu Baiyuan was even slightly superior—into that of senior and junior colleagues.

In this way, Liu Baiyuan became the junior among all the shareholders, after all, they became "uncle and nephew".

Upon hearing Director Li's words, Liu Baiyuan couldn't help but scoff. First, he was being sarcastic towards him, and then he was being promoted in seniority on the spot. It was like he was being manipulated like a balloon...

Thinking about this, Liu Baiyuan couldn't hold back any longer. Even his father had never spoken to him like this at home, so why should he?!

"Director Li, you should mind your own business first. Judging by your age, you probably have children by now, right?"

"Regardless of whether I inherited my father's legacy, at least I'm standing here now, speaking to you as an equal, Director Lee. I wonder where your son is doing now? Is he a top executive at SM Entertainment? Or is he a figurehead at YG Entertainment?"

Liu Baiyuan had a slight smile on his face, and his eyes were full of provocation when he looked at Director Li. He was a director himself, and not even the highest one, so where did he get the nerve to lecture him?

He's willing to give a smile to someone like Director Kim who's amiable and easygoing, but he doesn't need to indulge someone who's always making sarcastic remarks about him.

Upon hearing Liu Baiyuan's words, Director Lee's fake smile almost crumbled. Just as he was about to say something, Park Jin-young interrupted them, saying:

"Alright, everyone's here, let's begin the meeting!"

Park Jin-young gave Liu Baiyuan a look that said "keep calm," and the latter immediately understood and didn't say anything more, but looked at Director Lee with disdain.

Soon, with Park Jin-young's reassurance, the meeting was able to resume.

There were actually more than just them in the meeting room. Several other people sat there silently watching the show. Shareholders also vary in size. These were all small shareholders, holding a small number of shares, so they didn't have much say. They could only speak when it came to making a vote.

The meeting itself revolved around welcoming Liu Baiyuan to the company and the company's future focus on the development of several boy and girl groups.

However, it was also at this meeting that the decision was made to make TWICE JYP's main girl group. TWICE's comeback album "CHEER UP" in April had already won eleven number one spots, and they already had a very good base of fans. When Park Jin-young brought out Yoo Baek-won's "TT", the shareholders in the meeting room immediately saw the hope of making a lot of money.

So he pretended not to see Park Jin-young's blatant favoritism towards TWICE. Just as he had told Liu Baiyuan before, there were few people in charge of this group; they only cared about dividing the money.

As long as they can make money, what difference does it make who the main act is?

The meeting ended quickly, and there wasn't much to explain. After everyone else had left, Liu Baiyuan and Park Jin-young slowly walked out.

"What do you think of that Director Li?"

Park Jin-young asked Liu Baiyuan a question, and Liu Baiyuan answered truthfully:

"Not very good, arrogant and haughty."

Park Jin-young smiled and did not deny it. To be honest, he understood Liu Baiyuan's actions. What kind of young man wouldn't be so impetuous?

"Do you know why he's so hostile towards you? He's been eyeing those scattered shares in the company for a long time. It's just that he doesn't have enough funds; otherwise, he would have made his move long ago."

Park Jin-young's words instantly cleared up Liu Baiyuan's doubts. No wonder he had been so sarcastic towards him as soon as he walked in; it turned out he had struck first...

If he didn't know before, that was one thing, but now that he does, all I can say is he deserves it!

"Alright, come with me. We don't need to go down. You'll have to come with me to meet the TWICE kids later."

As he spoke, Park Jin-young led Yoo Baek-won to another conference room, and Yoo Baek-won showed a surprised expression when he heard that TWICE would be coming later.

"what?"