Peninsula: Starting with a silly childhood friend!

Liu Baiyuan smiled gently at the cat-faced girl in front of him.

If Shin Yuna is considered beautiful, then Hwang Yeji is beautiful but also possesses a unique and distinctive charm.

It was only a brief encounter, yet Liu Baiyuan remembered her so vividly; clearly, this was no easy feat.

"Yes! Teacher!"

Huang Lizhi considered the appropriate way to address the person in front of her for a moment, but to her dismay, she had no idea how to address them.

The last time we met, he only asked me a few questions, then asked for my name before leaving.

She wasn't given a chance to ask any questions, although even if she had, she probably wouldn't have dared to ask anything...

Therefore, Huang Lizhi, considering his status as a trainee, addressed him as "teacher," which, while perhaps not entirely appropriate, shouldn't cause any major problems.

"Huh? Why are you calling me teacher?"

Liu Baiyuan seemed surprised that he, who had just graduated from school, could receive such a title, so he looked at the kitten in front of him with some curiosity.

However, Huang Lizhi was too nervous to notice the doubt in Liu Baiyuan's eyes. He was startled when he heard the question that sounded somewhat 'accusatory', and he couldn't help but back down.

No way, no way, did I accidentally step on a landmine?

She knew that some people didn't like being called "teacher," and although she didn't understand why, it didn't stop her from feeling a little scared.

Is Huang Lizhi about to become Huang Resignation?!

"Tsui Song Amida! I just thought you looked rather shrewd, so I took the liberty of guessing your profession... I'm so sorry!"

Huang Lizhi quickly realized what was going on and offered Liu Baiyuan a compliment. Although it was smack of flattery, it must be said that Huang Lizhi's words made some sense. Liu Baiyuan, with his glasses and handsome expression, did indeed have the air of an intellectual elite.

Liu Baiyuan did not blame Huang Lizhi when he heard her words.

"Alright, don't be so reserved. I didn't say anything. Just call me teacher. I just never thought I'd be called teacher one day."

After saying that, Liu Baiyuan noticed Shen Youna's slight movement as she leaned closer to Huang Lizhi, and asked her again:

"Are you two... very close?"

"Yes, Yuna and I were trainees in the same class, and we both joined the company together last time, so we're quite close..."

Liu Baiyuan nodded knowingly. Classmates? That was similar to his relationship with Jin Canbin...

"Alright, you can go do whatever you want now. Remember, don't rush around the elevator entrance again."

"Yes! Choi Song Amida~!"

After bowing and apologizing again, Shen Youna quickly stepped past Liu Baiyuan and went straight into the elevator.

Seeing the two of them fleeing as if they were running away, he couldn't help but curl up the corner of his mouth slightly. It was indeed more fun to tease children.

As he thought this, he walked out of the JYP building.

He returned home in no time, turned on his computer and went straight to SM's website. However, he did not choose to submit articles to SM as Park Jin-young had suggested, nor did he intend to negotiate a collaboration with SM under the name of JYP.

Instead, he plans to contact SM directly to collaborate on the song under his own name.

Park Jin-young's advice was actually quite accurate, but he overlooked one point: Liu Baiyuan was not an ordinary person.

His family background destined him to have a third path. Just like when he wanted to become a producer, but as Park Jin-young's power gradually diminished and he could no longer make decisions unilaterally, he chose to pave the way with money and create a completely new path.

He could easily replicate that success, but this time there's no need to create a board member at SM Entertainment...

JYP already has enough directors, and when he went to SM a few days ago, he met SM's CEO Kim Young-min, which can be considered as having a "hook".

Liu Baiyuan contacted SM Entertainment from home, while TWICE members were at the company for training.

Although the two sides were dealing with different matters, as night fell, the people from both sides suddenly gathered together...

To be precise, they gathered together with one of them...

Liu Baiyuan looked at Hirai Momo beside him with a hint of doubt on his face: "Shouldn't you be with your members at this time? Why did you call me over here?"

Just as Liu Baiyuan was about to drive out for dinner, he received a call from Hirai Momo, asking him to pick her up from the company.

Despite his doubts, out of concern for Momo Hirai, he still went to JYP, which led to the current situation...

"What, Oppa, don't you want to be with me?"

Instead of answering Liu Baiyuan's question directly, Hirai Momo asked him a question in return.

Upon hearing Hirai Momo's words, Liu Baiyuan waved his hand: "Of course not, I was just curious..."

JYP's "protection" of TWICE goes without saying. At a time when even going out to a convenience store requires a manager to accompany them, it's certainly a rare and precious thing for someone like Hirai Momo to appear here alone.

"Silly, how could you not think of such a simple method, Oppa? I told my manager unnie that you asked me to come down, and naturally my manager unnie put me down."

At first, Liu Baiyuan was very surprised when he heard Hirai Momo call him stupid. Logically speaking, anyone would be upset if they were called stupid by an idiot.

However, after hearing Hirai Momo's method, he suddenly realized that his silly Momo wasn't so silly after all. Could it be that the idiom "big breasts, no brains" no longer applies to Hirai Momo?

"Did you come up with this method?"

Liu Baiyuan asked Hirai Momo for confirmation. To be honest, it wasn't that he didn't trust her, but rather that his understanding of Hirai Momo wasn't sufficient for her to support the validity of her statement...

"Oh, Mina told me."

"......", okay, that makes sense now...

Liu Baiyuan pursed his lips. Although the 'plot' made sense, he was still somewhat speechless. Why was it that, despite being sisters, Hirai Hana was so much smarter, while Hirai Momo...

Could it be that Hirai Hana took her intelligence with her when she was born?

"So, what do you need to talk to me about in person? Can't we just talk on the phone or on Kakao?"

Liu Baiyuan asked her, and Hirai Momo seemed to finally remember her purpose. The naivety in her eyes faded, replaced by an unusual shrewdness.

It was as if Hirai Momo had suddenly become wise.

"Of course it's about the production! Oppa, aren't you going to explain this to me? You didn't even tell me about this!"

"..."

While the two were chatting in the car, another person was standing in a corner on the basement level, out of their sight. Upon closer inspection, it appeared that this person was still on the phone...