Peninsula: My mentor Kim Tae-yeon

Chapter 88 Discovery, Challenge, and Surpassing (8.4k long chapter)

The next day, the 11th, at 8:00 AM.

CJ Entertainment Building.

The van carrying the brothers Su Xia and Su Dong drove into the artist-only parking level on the third basement level.

Su Dong pressed his forehead against the car window, curiously looking at the situation outside.

This was a first for me; I had never been to an entertainment company before, or even entered a proper company building.

The tallest building I've ever been to is the Suning department store in Xuzhou.

Compared to Su Dong, who was curious about everything on his first visit, Su Xia was much calmer, silently flipping through the documents in her hand, which were some of the most representative classic cases in the Korean legal community.

According to Zhang Ye, the list of qualified lawyers will be announced in the second half of this month, and by the end of October at the latest, the lawyer's licenses will be issued to each qualified lawyer.

With things basically settled, Su Xia has also taken the time to start preparing for the FLC assessment.

"Huh?" Kim Tae-yeon exclaimed softly, "Isn't that NMIXX's van?"

Su Xia looked over upon hearing the sound and saw two black minivans with the JYP Entertainment logo printed on their bodies. These vehicles with their own logo are usually used for public events.

The car was parked not far from the elevator, but unfortunately it was facing them from the side, so they couldn't see who was in the car.

"Xiao Li, drive the car over there," Su Xia immediately said to the driver, Xiao Li.

"Okay, boss."

The car turned around and stopped behind the two JYP cars.

The car's arrival naturally attracted the attention of the NMIXX members who were getting off, and they all looked over.

Upon seeing Su Xia get out of the car, the members who had already gotten out rushed over to greet her.

Good morning, Attorney Su.

"Good morning," Su Xia greeted the girls with a smile.

Su Dong got out of the car at this moment.

Swish!

Six pairs of eyes fell on Su Dong at the same time, causing him to stiffen instantly.

Ordinary senior high school students who haven't officially left school have never seen such a scene.

Six beautiful girls turned to look at him in unison, and Su Dong's face turned red instantly.

A look of disdain appeared on Su Xia's face.

How shameful!

You're blushing like a bubble teapot!

"Is this the most innocent time for boys? It's so cute." Kim Tae-yeon laughed happily.

"This is my younger brother, Su Dong. He'll be studying in South Korea next year. He's here to visit the school and do some sightseeing on the side," Su Xia introduced her embarrassing younger brother.

"These are members of JYP Entertainment's girl group NMIXX, with leader Oh Hae-won————"

Su Xia introduced the six people one by one. The members of NMIXX didn't have any particular feelings about them, but they were just a little curious.

Su Dong, on the other hand, was still not recovered and was even stuttering when he spoke, which made Su Xia want to cover her face.

I decided to just ignore it.

Have you all eaten?

"

"Inside." 6.

The song they were going to record was quite a test of their singing skills and physical strength; they might not even be able to finish recording it if they didn't eat breakfast.

"Okay, let's go straight to the vocal studio to warm up our voices and then start recording. Hopefully, we can get it done today."

The girls naturally had no objections.

"Xiao Li, show him around the company," Su Xia said, pointing to Su Dong.

"Yes, sir!" Xiao Li bowed to Su Xia, then smiled and said to Su Dong in Chinese, "Su Dong, let me show you around the building."

"Okay." Su Dong nodded, stole a glance at Pei Zhenshuai, and left with Xiao Li.

Pei Zhenshu blinked; she had caught the last look Su Dong gave her before leaving.

Su Xia raised an eyebrow; he had seen it too.

"Oh, your brother likes Bae." Kim Tae-yeon noticed too.

Su Xia ignored her.

"Let's go, let's get started as soon as possible."

"Brother Li, does this whole building belong to your company?" Su Dong asked Xiao Li, looking at the busy employees outside the PR department's work area on the sixth floor.

"Yes, they all belong to CJ Entertainment. The boss signed a cooperation agreement with CJMCN, a division under CJ Entertainment. Strictly speaking, he's not a CJ Entertainment employee, just a client," Xiao Li explained.

"Oh, okay." Su Dong nodded. "Does my brother have an office?"

"There are no offices, but there are waiting rooms and practice rooms. The practice room is on the third floor, and the waiting room is on the twelfth floor."

Is IVE also a girl group under CJ Entertainment?

"No, they belong to STARSHIP Entertainment, also known as Starship. However, their company outsources the entire group's publicity and promotion to CJ Entertainment, so they spend a lot of time in this building." Xiao Li explained why IVE, which isn't a girl group under CJ Entertainment, is frequently seen in the CJ Entertainment building.

"No wonder Sister Qiu said we'd meet here today." Su Dong nodded in realization. "Is my brother closer to IVE or NMIXX?"

"This—" Xiao Li smiled awkwardly, "I'm just an assistant, I can't talk about the boss's private life."

"You really can't tell me?"

"You really can't."

If he says that, he can forget about working in this industry, even if Su Dong is his boss's brother.

"Alright," Su Dong said, not wanting to make things difficult for him. "Then let's go to the twelfth floor."

"If you want to see Jinqiu, you can wait in the IVE practice room on the third floor. The IVE waiting room on the twelfth floor is not open during non-event periods."

Su Xia is one of us, so it's fine for his waiting room to be open, but not for IVE.

"It's alright, let's go check out my brother's waiting room."

"Okay." Xiao Li was just acting as a tour guide. As long as Su Dong didn't go to the top floor, he could wander around the other areas.

The twelfth floor.

Ding.

As soon as the elevator doors opened, a huge sign came into view.

Turn left to the Su/IVE waiting room.

Turn right to the dressing room and styling room.

The design is in Chinese, Korean, and English, which Su Dong can understand.

"Brother Li, I saw you swipe your card. Is it because you can't get up without swiping your card?" Su Dong asked as he walked to the left.

"Yes. The elevator we took was reserved for artists and executives. They could stop at any floor by swiping their employee cards, while ordinary staff could only stop at the first floor and their own office area."

"Entertainment companies have a rather unique business nature, so access control is required in many places."

"Oh, okay." Su Dong nodded.

The two turned a corner and saw a room marked "Su," but—

Why is the room ajar?

Xiao Li raised an eyebrow.

Did the boss forget to close the door after he arrived?

With that in mind, the two walked over together.

Su Dong reached out and pushed open the door, an action that drew the attention of the people inside the room.

Liz looked up and her gaze met Su Dong's.

Liz?

Su Dong recognized Liz, but the next second he looked away and went outside to glance at the sign hanging at the door.

It really is his brother's waiting room.

So—the answer Mom asked him to find out is about to be revealed!

"Lizi." When Xiao Li saw Lizi, a knowing look appeared in his eyes. If she was a member of IVE, then it would make sense.

"Assistant Li." Liz immediately stood up from the sofa and greeted Li.

"This is the boss's younger brother, he's here for a visit to the company," Xiao Li introduced.

Liz knew immediately that this must be Su Dong, whom Qiu Tian unnie had mentioned last night.

"Hello." Liz greeted Su Dong with a slight smile.

"Hello, Liz." Su Dong greeted Liz with a smile.

"Su Xia oppa is here too?" Liz asked, looking at Xiao Li.

"The boss is upstairs recording a video with NMIXX," Xiao Li said, pointing to the ceiling.

"Are we here already?" Liz asked, somewhat surprised. She had come early on purpose, intending to join in the fun when they arrived.

I've been practicing singing a lot lately, and my vocal cords are a bit strained, so I need to rest.

"Yes, Lizi can go now if she wants to."

Liz nodded, then looked at Su Dong and said, "Autumn unnie went to get autographs from the other members, she should be here a little later."

Xiao Li translated it for Su Dong, who was deeply moved.

He actually went to each member to get their autographs?

"Sister Qiutian is such a kind person," Su Dong said sincerely.

Oh oh oh!

Dude, can you find someone else to be your wife?

Liz, unaware of what the young man in front of him was thinking, continued, "I'm going upstairs to take a look. Want to come along?"

"OK!"

Su Dong immediately agreed. He still had a mission to complete and couldn't wait to spend more time with Liz.

not to mention----

I glanced at Liz furtively.

She really looks like that person!

However, it is still clear that there are two people.

This time, the recording was not done on the top floor, but in a large recording studio on the thirteenth floor. The equipment inside was more complete and more professional, and it was better able to undertake the task of recording sound and showcasing the timbre.

The photographer was filming from the side with a huge camera.

Behind-the-scenes footage will also be used as video material for production and release.

The arrival of Liz, Su Dong, and Xiao Li attracted the attention of some staff members, but most people were focused on the recording inside the studio.

Liz looked into the room and saw the NMIXX girls sitting together with Su Xia. Su Xia's voice could be clearly heard in the large recording studio.

"I'll be responsible for the high notes and main melody of the whole song. Lily, you and Xuechong will sing the high harmonies closely. Be careful to control the pitch so that it doesn't overpower the other notes, otherwise the sense of layering will be reduced."

Xueyun and Lily nodded at the same time.

Su Xia wasn't afraid that the two of them would steal her thunder, but a collaborative song needs to have a sense of layering. If they both sang the main melody, their voices would clash.

"For the mid and low notes, Hae-won and Bae are responsible for laying the low notes in the verses, balancing the mid and high notes, and adding thickness. Be sure to pay attention to the pitch and don't go off-key."

Wu Haiyuan and Pei Zhenlu nodded seriously. Although they were not in charge of the high notes, the difficulty of the mid and low notes was no less than that of the high notes.

"Jiwoo and Keijin, you two are responsible for the light backing notes using breathy sounds. Your timbre is great, so just play freely and don't be nervous."

The two maknaes nodded quickly; their task was relatively the easiest, but only relatively.

"Okay, that's the allocation. Everyone, get ready to begin."

"come on!"

"Inside!"

"Why does my brother act like a music teacher?" Su Dong muttered under his breath.

Like a ruthless translation machine, Xiao Li immediately translated it for Liz.

Su Dong's lips twitched.

This sentence doesn't actually need to be translated.

"Your brother's vocal skills are amazing, much better than any of us artists. He must have studied for a long time, right?" Liz asked casually.

"Uh... I don't know. I don't think my brother ever studied music?"

Liz: "What?"

Liz was a little confused and looked at Su Dong with puzzlement.

"Didn't you know your brother studied music?"

Su Dong shook his head.

"My parents are very traditional and wouldn't allow us to learn music. My brother also doesn't have the money to learn music."

Su's father and mother are a microcosm of Chinese patriarchs. Music is a typical high-investment, high-risk, high-return endeavor, but often only one in ten thousand who studies music can achieve the high returns in the end. Therefore, it is considered a frivolous pursuit, and ordinary families would never consider letting their children study music systematically.

Su Dong was certain that his older brother had never studied music, nor did he have the money to do so.

"He probably learned it by watching videos," Su Dong guessed.

Liz: "（②ǒǒ）"

Self-taught?

Liz feels a little numb.

It's quite remarkable that someone could reach this level through self-study.

Liz felt like she was just there to make up the numbers.

"He's only been studying for half a year at most," Kim Tae-yeon said, crossing her arms as she watched the conversation between the uncle and aunt.

Kim Tae-yeon saw the three of them as soon as they arrived and immediately came over to listen to what they were talking about.

I overheard their conversation as soon as I arrived.

Unfortunately, neither Su Dong nor Liz could see or hear Kim Tae-yeon's presence.

This was Su Dong's first time seeing Su Xia's video recording session, so he simply pulled up a small stool, sat down, and watched it slowly.

Liz also wanted to see for herself what it was like for the NMIXX members to give their all, so she could learn from them. She pulled up a small stool and sat down next to Su Dong.

It wasn't a wasted trip.

The entire video process was shown to Su Dong, and the girls who had memorized the lyrics also showed a different kind of dazzling performance than "Four Seasons".

If "Four Seasons" was the dazzling debut of the Snowflake Crisp group, then "Under the Flying Clouds" was a showcase of the seven people's skills.

The interpretation of mid and low frequencies is no less difficult than that of high frequencies, and sometimes even more difficult. However, from the perspective of the general public, high frequencies are actually more captivating. This made Lily and Xueyun, who were responsible for the high frequencies, even more dazzling during the recording.

As for Su Xia.

There's not much to say about that; I didn't feel like he was showing off at all. That's the ultimate way to show off.

Before we knew it, the morning had quietly passed.

"Card!"

As the PD's voice faded, the recording of this song, which had been in preparation for four days, finally came to an end.

But Su Dong noticed that everyone's expression was somewhat somber, including Liz beside him.

This surprised him, as he couldn't understand Korean. He felt the singing was quite good, except for the slightly strange Chinese pronunciation and unclear enunciation.

What's wrong?

"Sister Chestnut, what's wrong?" Su Dong asked Liz, keeping in mind that if you don't understand, you should ask.

"The coordination wasn't very good. Apart from Lily and your brother, the other five people were rushing the beat and had issues with key shifts in the harmonies."

"And other issues," Liz explained softly.

"Didn't we have a great collaboration on that song before? I also thought this one sounded pretty good."

That's because you don't understand music, that's why you can't hear it.

Liz patiently explained, "This song is very difficult and requires the members of NMIXX to perform it with their hearts, which makes it difficult for each person to control their voice flexibly."

"Each of them could handle this song solo, or at worst, they could lower the key. But this is a collaboration, which means that after they finish their own parts, they also need to actively connect with the others."

"It's like you're giving it your all while also trying to help others. It's a singing style that pushes you to the limit and is very difficult to control."

"What should we do then?"

"Reduce the difficulty of the song, for example, by omitting some challenging parts to ensure the overall smoothness of the song. Or they can solve the problems themselves."

If it's NMIXX ———

They'll probably choose the latter, right?

"Change the song, or practice?" Su Xia offered a choice in the room.

The difficult parts of a song can be changed. At most, professionals can hear the difference, and the general public might only find it doesn't sound smooth enough, but they can't really explain why.

"practice!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the five people, except for Lily, instinctively gave their answers.

They looked at each other in surprise upon hearing each other's voices.

"Practicing doesn't necessarily solve the problem, and it will only waste your time. Rationally speaking, the right thing to do is to correct the difficult points, end this trip as soon as possible, and move on to the next trip." Su Xia's expression changed slightly, but her words remained unchanged, as calm as a robot.

"That's not how it is." Wu Haiyuan shook her head, her eyes resolute as if she were facing a life-altering decision.

"The problem has been discovered, and we've gotten away with it this time, but what about next time? The problem is still there."

"If we don't solve the problem and try to overcome it, the problem will always be there. It won't disappear; it will just forever stand in our way."

"When you discover a problem, challenge it, solve it, and then surpass your past self!"

"Yeah!" The others echoed their captain's opinion.

Su Xia stared intently at Wu Haiyuan.

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

"Sure!"

"Okay." Su Xia nodded and held up two fingers. "I'll give you two days. Continue recording here at the same time on the 14th."

It was supposed to be two days, but it was actually two and a half days; Su Xia didn't include today in the calculation.

"Inside!"

Su Xia withdrew her gaze and turned to leave.

Wu Haiyuan's gaze followed Su Xia's retreating figure, her hands silently clenching into fists.

"I like her." Kim Tae-yeon's earnest voice rang in Su Xia's ears.

"Who wouldn't like someone who works hard?" A smile quietly appeared on Su Xia's face. "NMIXX—not bad."

How can a group of girls who aren't particularly gifted innately achieve the highest average level among their peers? Is it all due to talent?

Obviously not.

In this fast-paced era, everyone is chasing after fleeting popularity. Groups that take the time to hone their skills may not necessarily achieve fame, but Su Xia and Kim Tae-yeon share the same view on such a group.

This combination shouldn't just fade into obscurity.

They deserve to be famous!

Su Xia's abilities are limited; he can't influence places outside mainland China, so he chose to work for NMIXX within the country.

To contribute one's share.

"Is this a disguised form of 'those who are virtuous receive more help'?" Su Xia chuckled and murmured.

"Forget about helping, your wife and brother are here."

Su Xia was speechless for a moment. They hadn't even established a romantic relationship yet, and she was already his wife?

Kim Tae-yeon's unrestrained way of addressing me really brings back memories of close, mischievous friends from our school days.

He stepped forward and stood in front of Liz and Su Dong, glanced at his younger brother, then fixed his gaze on Liz, a smile spreading across his face.

"Chestnut, when did you get here?"

"Before you even started," Liz said with a faint smile, her dimples drawing Su Xia's heart away.

Kim Tae-yeon's face showed a look of disdain.

Can't this guy hide his emotions a little?

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Su Dong and saw the same look of disdain on his face. She immediately realized something and swiftly moved closer to Su Dong.

He touched his chin.

"They're born of the same mother, so this kid's talent might not be any less than his brother's?"

"Want to give it a try?"

Since we're teaching two anyway, adding Su Dong won't make a difference.

Kim Tae-yeon wouldn't say that she's fallen in love with the sense of accomplishment that comes with being a teacher.

One Su Xia and one Liz are no longer enough for her.

Su Xia heard Kim Tae-yeon's mutterings, but he didn't pay attention and continued chatting with Liz.

"You guys have nothing planned for this month?"

"Yeah, apart from Wonyoung and Yoojin, they don't have any schedules. The maknae and Rei went home. Autumn unnie is flying to Europe on the 22nd." Liz told Su Xia all the activity schedules of the IVE members that she knew.

"And what about you?"

"Me? I'm practicing singing," Liz said, pointing to herself.

Su Xia raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

It seems that the last time Liz was provoked quite a bit.

"I'll stay with you."

Liz was taken aback.

"Weren't you supposed to be heading back after filming wrapped?"

"Where isn't the recording location?" Su Xia smiled. "I'll stay in Seoul this month and go back in October."

"I see~" Liz deliberately drawled out the last syllable, "Then—Ms. Su, you must teach me well, okay?"

"It's nothing," Su Xia said cheerfully, waving her hand.

"The stench of being in love is overwhelming," Su Dong muttered to himself.

Even if he couldn't understand, he could tell something was wrong from their conversation and expressions.

He originally thought that Jin Qiutian would be his future sister-in-law, but it turned out to be Liz, who was the first one to appear.

Tsk.

She is indeed beautiful, but Su Dong still voted for Jin Qiutian in her heart. After all, she went to the members' place to get autographs for her album!

wrong!

What am I thinking?

Having a celebrity sister-in-law is already outrageous enough, but she actually picked one herself?

Su Dong quickly shook his head.

My apologies, my apologies, it's truly a sin.

"What are you daydreaming about?" Su Xia's voice drew Su Dong's attention back, and he looked up at Su Xia.

"Go sit in the waiting room, autumn is here."

Upon hearing that his sister Qiutian had arrived, Su Dong immediately perked up.

The waiting room was conveniently located downstairs, so I didn't take the elevator; I just walked down the stairs.

When they arrived at the waiting room, Jin Qiutian was already waiting inside. Upon seeing the three of them, Jin Qiutian stood up with a smile.

"I've prepared the albums for you." He pointed to the stack of albums on the table. "I have all of our albums from our debut until now. Except for Kim Rei's, which we haven't finished signing, I have all the other members' albums."

"Kim Rei has gone back to Japan. I found some of the albums she signed before, but I'm still missing a few."

"It's alright, it's alright!" Hearing Su Xia's translation, Su Dong waved his hands repeatedly, "That's enough, thank you, Sister Qiutian!"

He thought he'd be happy with just an autographed copy of the new album, but Jin Qiutian surprised him by giving him the entire set.

"Hey, the NMIXX album I mentioned to you before?" Liz remembered and turned to ask Su Xia.

"Oh right." Su Xia remembered this after being reminded, walked to the cabinet, and took out a large bag.

"This was sent by Haiyuan. I put it in here and forgot about it," Su Xia said, unzipping the bag.

"So many?" Liz looked at the albums in surprise. NMIXX has only been around for a short time, how come they have so many albums?

"They have many versions of their albums, both Japanese and Korean. Just give them to Yu-jin when you see her."

When Jin Qiutian heard An Youzhen's name, he glanced at Liz with a strange look.

"Is this what An Youzhen really wants?"

This direct use of her full name made Su Xia glance at her. Could it be that Jin Qiutian and An Youzhen didn't have a good relationship in private?

That doesn't make sense either. With Ahn Yu-jin's husky-like personality, it's hard for her to make enemies, right?

"Yes, I told Yoojin unnie that NMIXX would be collaborating with Suha oppa, and she asked me to get a copy of the album from Suha oppa." After saying that, Liz didn't forget to tell Suha, "In autumn, unnie calls Yoojin unnie by her first name, but it's generally better to call her Yoojin-ni when you're with other people, otherwise she'll correct you."

Su Xia's lips twitched.

"What kind of habit is this?"

Ahn Yoo-jin is Ahn Yoo-jin.

Youzhen is Youzhen.

What the hell is Yujinni?

"At first, it was a persona given to her by the company for variety shows, but over time, Yujin unnie got used to it herself."

"It's like she's been wearing the alias for so long, it's really become the alias now." Kim Tae-yeon clicked her tongue in amazement. "But this kind of persona is actually quite cute, much better than Seohyun's 'I'll die if I eat a hamburger' thing."

A big question mark appeared on Su Xia's forehead.

Seohyun knew that Kim Tae-yeon was the maknae (youngest member) of Girls' Generation, and was two years younger than her.

But this "eating hamburgers will kill you" —

When Su's mother was a child, the most exaggerated scare she ever gave when eating hamburgers was that they were unhealthy and would cause diarrhea, but it was never to the point of being fatal.

What, is the bread slice in the hamburger filled with zombie meat?

"You can spoil her all you want," Jin Qiutian chuckled. "Especially Yuan Ying, she does whatever her sister says."

Liz laughed too.

Won-young unnie is a staunch supporter of Yoo-jin unnie. When Yoo-jin unnie says to go west, Won-young unnie doesn't hesitate at all.

"What kind of personas do you two have?" Su Xia asked.

Liz and Jin Qiutian exchanged a glance.

"Unnie is a cool and aloof beauty," Liz said with a sly smile.

"She's a sweet Barbie," Jin Qiutian rolled her eyes at her and said irritably.

"A cool and aloof beauty—" Su Xia looked at Jin Qiutian, "You are indeed quite cool and aloof when you're not talking, but it's not the kind of aloofness that keeps people at arm's length; it's more of a feeling of elegance."

"And what about when I'm speaking?" Jin Qiutian asked curiously.

"She's a very reliable older sister figure to Chestnut and the others," Su Xia said with a smile.

A happy smile appeared on Jin Qiutian's face; being praised is always a joyful thing.

"What about me?" Liz tilted her head, moved closer to Su Xia and Jin Qiutian's line of sight, and asked eagerly.

"I didn't feel that way about Barbie, but my impression of her is that she's beautiful, extremely beautiful." Su Xia shrugged. "Besides beautiful, I can't think of any other adjectives to describe her."

Liz immediately beamed with joy.

For girls, no word can describe beauty, especially when Su Xia says it to Liz.

Jin Qiutian rolled her eyes speechlessly.

She's superfluous to stay here.

He glanced at Su Dong, who was flipping through albums on the table, and sighed again.

He doesn't understand Korean, so he's like a background character, not really a third wheel, except for her.

"Hmm?" Jin Qiutian's expression suddenly changed, and he looked at Su Xia with a puzzled look.

"Beautiful~ So beautiful~ You lustful guy, huh." Kim Tae-yeon's sarcastic voice rang in my ears.

Su Xia's smile remained unchanged, but her eyes glared at Kim Tae-yeon with murderous intent.

How could Kim Tae-yeon tolerate him? She immediately glared back.

"Huh? Still glaring?" Kim Tae-yeon's eyes widened, and she raised her hand to deliver a thunderous elbow strike!

Seeing the elbow aimed at her face, Su Xia instinctively shrank back.

This scene was captured by Jin Qiutian.

A few question marks quietly appeared on his forehead.

He looked at an empty spot, then stepped back slightly.

What is this person looking at?

Jin Qiutian was a little puzzled, but didn't think much of it.

Click.

Old Jin pushed open the door and walked in, and the four people in the waiting room all turned to look at him.

"Boss, the NMIXX artists have already gone back."

"Okay, I understand."

NMIXX is a group under a legitimate company, and their schedule has been suspended. They will be practicing at their own company.

You're right, Starship?

After thinking for a moment, Su Xia took out her phone and sent some of her ideas and sheet music from yesterday to Wu Haiyuan.

SuXia: [File]

SuXia: These are some of my notes, which may be helpful for your practice.

Haiyuan Street: Received [Salute.JPG]

Haiyuan Street: We will study this carefully!

SuXia: Keep it up!

Haiyuan Street: [Thank you.JPG]

Liz looked curiously at Su Xia's phone. Noticing her gaze, Su Xia turned the screen to the side so that Liz could see it too.

"Haiyuan's reply is so formal." Liz poked her head out and looked at Su Xia's phone screen, commenting.

"That's what happens when you're not familiar with someone," Su Xia laughed. "Back then, I told you not to use honorifics, and you hesitated for ages about it."

Liz chuckled awkwardly. If Su Xia hadn't made that firm decision back then, she might still be calling Su Xia "nim" every day.

It.

"Hey, I see a lot of popular music bloggers doing live-streaming e-commerce. When are you going to do it?" Liz asked.

"We're choosing a brand, probably starting in October?" Su Xia said after thinking for a moment.

Compared to commercial orders and Google Ads, live-streaming e-commerce is more profitable.

However, in his field, it's difficult to choose the products to promote. CJMCN has been considering how to make money while promoting products without affecting Su Xia's image.

I recently found the answer.

Celebrity-inspired clothing, including casual wear and stage costumes.

Celebrity-inspired makeup and styling, including cosmetics and accessories.

Celebrity-endorsed skincare routine, combining skincare products and beauty supplements.

My main selling point is that whatever K-pop artists wear or use, I promote and sell those products.

Upon hearing this, Jin Qiutian's eyes lit up.

"Can you sell women's clothing? The items I buy on your Taobao store are shipped way too slowly. If you sell women's clothing, I can buy them and bring them directly to me when I come to Korea!" Jin Qiutian said excitedly.

Su Xia: "?"

"You? Buy women's clothing on Taobao? You guys actually like clothes of this caliber?"

Aren't celebrities all dressed in haute couture? Why would someone buy clothes on Taobao?

"The things on Taobao are cheap and good-looking, I often buy clothes there. It's just that the delivery is too slow, sometimes it takes a week to arrive," Jin Qiutian said helplessly.

"I bought it too," Liz raised her hand in agreement.

Su Xia silently looked at Kim Tae-yeon.

"What?" Kim Tae-yeon, who was watching the commotion, noticed Su Xia's gaze. "I want to buy it too! It's so cheap and looks great, who wouldn't buy it?"

"How about this, you buy the clothes and send them to me, and I'll bring them to you whenever I come to Seoul."

Su Xia withdrew her gaze, thought for a moment, and said.

"That won't do, will it? Don't you only come once every few months?" Liz said.

"That's true." Su Xia nodded, realizing he had overlooked this. "Then you should just send it to yourselves."

Ding dong.

Liz's phone suddenly rang.

"Alright then, I'll wait patiently," Jin Qiutian said helplessly. Still no luck?

"Huh? The winning entries for Taeyeon's autograph session are out!"

Liz's surprised voice instantly drew everyone's attention, including—

Kim Tae-yeon.

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