Peninsula: Starting with a silly childhood friend!

In the days that followed, Liu Baiyuan's life was quite uneventful. The only thing that gave him some anticipation was that at the end of June, "TT" was finally on the agenda, and he heard that the choreography work had been completed.

Next, he will begin his recording work, and the recording will begin tomorrow!

The next day, Liu Baiyuan got up very early, had a simple breakfast, and then went to JYP.

Today is not only the start of recording work, but also July 1st. I thought Park Jin-young's previous statement that recording work wouldn't start until July was just an estimate, but it turns out it really is this tight, down to the last minute...

He quickly arrived at the fourth floor, but instead of going to Park Jin-young's office, he went to the conference room.

Before the recording begins, a small meeting is required. This meeting is not attended by any other people; it is basically just a meeting between the producer and the artists to get to know each other.

Of course, this meeting isn't always necessary. For example, when Park Jin-young records songs for them, there's never a need for this meeting, since they've already met many times before.

This meeting was completely unnecessary; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was held for Liu Baiyuan's sake.

"Brother Zhenying, you're here so early again."

Liu Baiyuan looked at Park Jin-young, who was already sitting in the conference room, and a helpless smile appeared on his face.

When Park Jin-young heard Liu Baiyuan's words, he waved his hand dismissively and said:

"Well, I'm just idling around anyway, so I might as well come to the company earlier and sit for a while. That way, if any unexpected situation arises, I can notice it in time."

It's really rare to see a boss as 'passionate about work' as Park Jin-young. He arrives early and leaves late every day. Perhaps... this is the passion an entrepreneur has for the company he built from scratch.

Just as Liu Baiyuan sat down next to Park Jin-young, Park Jin-young suddenly seemed to remember something and said to him:

"Speaking of which, you're the company's second-largest shareholder, and you've been with the company for almost a month now without your own office. How about I arrange one for you?"

However, the moment he finished speaking, Liu Baiyuan shook his head and said:

"Forget it. As far as I know, the company's space is quite tight right now. They'd rather split one office into two. Under these circumstances, how could I possibly take up another office? Besides, I don't need to come here every day, so taking up an office would be a waste."

Upon hearing this, Park Jin-young did not press the matter further. What Liu Baiyuan said was true; the company's current financial situation was indeed quite tight.

At this moment, Liu Baiyuan suddenly thought of something and asked Park Jin-young:

"By the way, Brother Zhenying, has the company ever thought about moving to a new building? A while ago, when I went to the basement to drive, I saw all those trainees crowding into the elevator. It seemed like even two elevators would be a bit of a strain for those kids."

Hearing Liu Baiyuan's words, Park Jin-young's face was full of helplessness, and he gave a wry smile and said:

"Sigh, if you can find out, how could I not know? It's mainly about money. If there's enough money, everything is fine. If the company doesn't have enough money, I'm powerless to help."

Although Liu Baiyuan's appearance has helped stabilize JYP's stock price, it's still too early to expect to cash out and make money.

The company account is so badly emptied now that even a mouse would be given a couple of pieces of cheese...

Of course, this is definitely an exaggeration, but that's the gist of it.

Upon hearing this, Liu Baiyuan didn't know what else to say, since what Park Jin-young said was the truth.

Just as the two were chatting, the conference room door was suddenly opened again. At this time, the person entering the conference room must have been TWICE.

"Annyeonghaseyo~PDnim!"

"Annyeonghaseyo~ Producer-nim!"

The nine members of TWICE bowed to Park Jin-young and Yoo Baek-won respectively, and then went directly into the conference room.

"Please find a seat, don't be shy."

Park Jin-young has a special feeling for these nine children, always feeling like he's looking at his daughters.

After all, he personally selected these nine people one by one. Although the public's vote played a part, he had accompanied them throughout their growth.

Soon, the nine people were seated on both sides of the conference room. The one who chose the fastest was Hirai Momo.

As soon as Park Jin-young finished speaking, she went straight to Liu Baiyuan's side and sat down, completely disregarding Park Jin-young, who was sitting in the main seat at the time.

However, Park Jin-young only glanced at it twice and didn't say anything. After all nine people were seated, he slowly said:

"I'm going to hand out a sheet of paper to you now. These are the lyrics to our title track, 'TT.' As before, everyone will sing one part, and the parts will be assigned based on your own vocal timbre and how well they match the lyrics."

"Inside~!" x9

As he spoke, Park Jin-young handed them two stacks of papers, one on each side. Liu Baiyuan glanced at them as he passed them over and, sure enough, they were lyrics to "TT".

"Bai Yuan, is there anything else you want to say?"

Park Jin-young has recorded with TWICE more than once. While they might not have the best chemistry, they're certainly familiar with each other. But Liu Baiyuan is different. This is his first time recording with TWICE, so he glanced at everyone and slowly began to speak:

"I'm quite familiar with everyone here, but this is our first time recording together, so I hope you can all cooperate with me. After all, Brother Zhenying is just the producer, and we need to work out our own chemistry."

"Inside!" x9

"Alright, now that we've finished talking, let's go downstairs and get ready to start recording!"

JYP's recording studios are divided by group. After all, if each producer had a recording studio, how many studios would be enough?

However, it's different when it's divided by group. Not to mention how many groups can continue to be active, the speed at which a new group is launched only every few years ensures that there will always be enough recording studios.

Once the activities of established groups decrease, the recording studio can be replaced and made available for new groups, and this process can be repeated.

The group arrived at TWICE's recording studio. Perhaps because TWICE is a large group, their recording studio was quite large. Even with the nine members of TWICE plus Park Jin-young and Yoo Baek-won, the eleven of them didn't feel crowded at all.

It's clear that Park Jin-young specifically chose this practice room for TWICE.

"Alright, that's about it, Nayeon-ssi! You go first!"

"Inside!"

Lim Nayeon, who was called first, didn't even rest before heading straight to the recording area in the inner room. She even made a bitter face as she passed Liu Baiyuan, which made Liu Baiyuan's lips curl into a smile.

"Bai Yuan, go sit down there. After all, you're their sound engineer."

Park Jin-young pointed to the recording engineer's position, and the latter immediately understood, nodded, and walked over generously. Back in school, Teacher Zheng had taught him how to use a recording console, so sitting here now, he didn't feel intimidated at all; on the contrary, he felt quite friendly.

At that moment, Lim Na-yeon was also warming up inside.