Peninsula: Starting with a silly childhood friend!

"What is he doing here?!"

Bae Joo-hyun looked at Yoo Baek-won with an expression as if she had seen a ghost, filled with astonishment. If she had seen him on the first floor, it wouldn't have been so bad; she could at least say he was a fan visiting. But this was the artists' practice floor, practically the "heartland" of SM Entertainment...

Ordinary people can't get in!

"Long time no see, Irene xi."

Liu Baiyuan smiled and greeted Bae Joo-hyun with a slight smile.

Seeing that smile, Park Soo-young and Kim Ye-rin suddenly felt a little shy, clearly having also noticed how handsome Yoo Baek-won's face was.

Upon hearing his words, Bae Joo-hyun's little feet instinctively twitched inside her sneakers, as if she were trying to avoid something.

"Yes, it's been a long time..."

Bae Joo-hyun has always been a cool and aloof person. During her trainee days, she was even known as the "Iron Wall Girl." She maintained a "knowing" but not close relationship with almost all the boys. Even after her debut, they only exchanged greetings. It's easy to see how "ironclad" her nickname "Iron Wall Girl" really was.

Despite having the most vulnerable "persona," she has maintained it remarkably well.

Knowing her personality, the other four members of Red Velvet all widened their eyes slightly when they heard Bae Joo-hyun greet this strange man...

Seeing this, the employee immediately came to Liu Baiyuan's side and introduced him:

"Director Liu, these are the members of our company, Ryderbabe."

After saying that, he immediately addressed the five members of Red Velvet:

"This is Director Liu from JYP Entertainment. He's here for a visit today."

director??!

Is it still with JYP?!

Upon hearing the employee's introduction, Bae Joo-hyun's beautiful eyes widened slightly.

At this moment, the members of Red Velvet were all ready to bow and greet each other, but Bae Joo-hyun, as the leader, didn't speak for a long time. So Son Seung-wan took the initiative to take over the task and said:

"Annyeonghaseyo~ Director-nim! Red Velvet Wendy, you're amazing~"

Upon hearing that someone had taken the initiative, the others also bowed and introduced themselves.

Bae Joo-hyun then followed suit and gave a slight bow, but she didn't say anything as she was just trying to get by.

Since he already knows his name, it doesn't matter whether he tells it or not...

"It's alright, no need to be so polite. You're all probably a bit older than me, so let's just relax. Speaking of which, I'm actually a fan of yours."

Zhao Quan and Min: ? ? ? Why does this sound so familiar?

As a Chinese, Liu Baiyuan was not used to the "custom" of bowing so often on the Korean Peninsula. TWICE had done it before, and Liu Baiyuan could only tell them not to do it every time.

Fortunately, his efforts have paid off. Now, TWICE members don't bow to him anymore; they just wave.

Of course, one reason is that they are quite familiar with each other, and the other is that Liu Baiyuan used his power to intimidate them and used his status as a producer to give them orders.

"What?"

When Bae Joo-hyun heard Liu Baiyuan's words, she was slightly taken aback. It wasn't because of anything else, but because the phrase "they are their fans" surprised her.

Was he her fan? She couldn't tell.

They met twice. The first time, he looked at her like a complete stranger. The second time, although he recognized her, he looked at her...

Thinking of this, Bae Joo-hyun's feet curled up again. What kind of fans act like this?

"Perhaps...may I ask your age?"

Bae Joo-hyun was thinking about her fans, but the others were thinking about Yoo Baek-won's age. Sure enough, Son Seung-wan asked him about it with a slightly reserved expression.

Whether they ask or not doesn't really make a difference. They won't be less polite just because Liu Baiyuan is younger than them. He can be easygoing, but they can't be indifferent.

As for why I asked... it was simply out of curiosity.

Upon hearing Son Seungwan's words, Liu Baiyuan suddenly realized that he had forgotten to introduce himself, so he smiled lightly at Bae Joo-hyun and the others and said:

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. My surname is Liu, and my name is Liu Baiyuan. I was born in January 94. You can just call me Baiyuanxi."

Upon hearing that Liu Baiyuan was born in January 94, the other four members of Red Velvet bowed slightly again and said:

"You're older than us, so we can't call you that!"

In fact, apart from Bae Joo-hyun, even Kang Seul-gi and Son Seung-wan, who are second in age, are a month younger than Yoo Baek-won. They were both born in February 1994, but one was born on the 10th and the other on the 21st.

Seeing that the others were still behaving this way, Liu Baiyuan couldn't help but show a helpless expression on his face...

The task is arduous and the road ahead is long...

Just as helpless as Liu Baiyuan was the employee standing to the side. From the very beginning, he had felt somewhat awkward standing there, as if he were superfluous...

However, given that the other person was such a high-ranking member of the board, he dared not say anything more... and could only stand quietly in place.

"You're a director at JYP, what brings you to SM?"

Finally, aside from the "long time no see" greeting she exchanged with Yoo Baek-won earlier, Bae Joo-hyun once again asked Yoo Baek-won about her doubts.

Upon hearing this, Liu Baiyuan certainly couldn't say that his primary purpose in coming here was to find her. This is where the advantage of coming with Park Jin-young comes in. Park Jin-young is a great shield; anyone who uses her knows how useful she is!

"Oh, isn't this a collaboration song between SM and JYP? They even invited Jinyoung, so I came with Jinyoung to check it out. After all, I've never been to SM before."

Brother Zhenying...

When Bae Joo-hyun heard Liu Baiyuan mention the "Jin-young oppa," she felt a mix of emotions. If she wasn't mistaken, the "Jin-young oppa" he was referring to was probably Park Jin-young.

That's the boss who single-handedly created JYP Entertainment! It just feels a little strange coming from him...

When Liu Baiyuan heard that Bae Joo-hyun had actually taken the initiative to ask, another thing that might increase his favorability suddenly came to mind.

"By the way, where are you guys going so early in the morning...?"

Liu Baiyuan asked the group of girls, and seeing all five members of Red Velvet move out at once, a sense of doubt arose in his heart. It wasn't anything else, but he just felt that his luck couldn't be that bad, since he had finally come to SM.

So Bae Joo-hyun is going out to do promotional activities?

Having learned from their previous conversation, Bae Joo-hyun answered Yoo Baek-won's questions more naturally, though her responses remained relatively brief due to her personality...

"Let's go buy some coffee."

Hearing this, Liu Baiyuan gradually felt relieved. As long as they weren't going to "run away," that was good. So he said to Bae Joo-hyun:

"That's perfect, let's go together. I'm getting a little thirsty after walking around for a while."

Ok? ? ?

Bae Joo-hyun's face also showed a hint of surprise when she heard Liu Baiyuan's words.

"Our coffee corner is for internal staff only..."

"It's okay, I have people here."

As he spoke, Liu Baiyuan turned his head slightly to look at the junior employee following behind him...

Upon noticing the look Liu Baiyuan was giving him, he felt a surge of despair, knowing full well that his points were about to drastically decrease...