Peninsula: I can steal the luck of disgraced celebrities

Chapter 118 Avoiding My Edge in My Youth

Lin Zhixun was surprised to find that Song Joong-ki was one of the concert's hosts.

Although he didn't perform on stage, he was still a person in the entertainment industry. He used this identity to manipulate the backstage pass and successfully sneaked into the backstage area.

Then I bumped into Song Joong-ki.

Song Joong-ki was wearing a dark blue fitted suit, his hair was neatly styled, and he was holding a process sheet in his hand, checking something with his head down.

The moment she looked up and saw Lin Zhixun, her eyes widened.

"Brother? Are you going on stage today too? I didn't see your name on the list."

Lin Chih-hsun immediately replied, "I'm the final secret guest, so of course I'm not on the list."

Song Joong-ki looked down at the list in his hand, turned a page, and then turned back: "But the last one is TVXQ."

"That's why I said it was a secret guest." Lin Zhixun patted Song Joong-ki on the shoulder, his tone matter-of-fact. "We have the same status, so of course I can't let you know about this beforehand."

"But I'm the host," Song Joong-ki said.

Lin Zhixun opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

No wonder an actor came to the concert; it turns out he was the host. That makes sense; it's impossible for a host not to know who the headlining guest is.

He quickly changed the subject, even turning the tables on me: "So the host didn't invite me to the show?"

"Pfft"

A suppressed laugh came from the makeup mirror next to me.

Lin Zhixun and Song Joong-ki looked over at the same time.

A girl was sitting in a makeup chair, and a makeup artist was touching up her makeup. She covered her mouth with one hand, and her shoulders were still shaking.

Her features were so exquisite they seemed unreal; she had big, round eyes and skin as white as porcelain. She looked like a porcelain doll placed there.

Goo Hara is also one of the hosts today.

Song Joong-ki reacted quickly, his first action being to bow: "Sorry, we were speaking a bit too loudly."

"It's okay, I forgive you."

Lin Zhixun said.

Song Joong-ki glanced at him. "I'm the one apologizing, but you're the one forgiving me."

Goo Hara waved her hand: "It's okay, it's okay, I won't bother you. Listening to you talk is very interesting, like listening to a stand-up comedy routine."

"So how much do you want to pay for the stand-up comedy performance?" Lin Zhixun said in a clearly joking tone.

Song Joong-ki tensed up slightly.

Although the tone was joking, these words were incredibly offensive in the context of Korean senior-junior social etiquette, and he was already mentally preparing to smooth things over.

But Goo Hara didn't take it seriously at all. She asked the makeup artist to stop, stood up from her chair, and gracefully extended her right hand.

"You must be Lim Chih-hsun. I've heard so much about you. I'm Goo Hara."

Lin Chih-hsun reached out and grasped it; his palm was small, his frame slender, and his fingertips were slightly cool.

"Where did you hear that you've heard so much about me?"

Song Joong-ki's heart tightened again.

What if they're just being polite? Wouldn't pressing them for an answer make them feel awkward?

Goo Hara tilted her head: "Eunjung unnie told me about you, and I've seen your photos on Eunjung unnie's Twitter."

"photo?"

Lim Ji-hoon was stunned. He hadn't downloaded Twitter and had no idea what Ham Eun-jung had posted online.

"You didn't know?" Goo Hara's expression held a hint of amusement. "Eunjung unnie posted a photo of your head bandaged when she was filming on set, with the caption 'I'm sorry.'"

Lim Ji-hoon: "————,"

"And a few days ago, when 'We Got Married' premiered, she posted another photo of you and her together."

"Do you have any photos? Let me see."

Goo Hara immediately unlocked her phone, opened Twitter, and searched for Ham Eun-jung's account.

The screen lit up, and Lin Zhixun leaned over to look.

In the photo, he is wearing a white jersey, Eun-jung is wearing black, and the two are standing together in an indoor stadium in the background.

He has absolutely no recollection of when the photo was taken.

"Before filming 'We Got Married,' many people predicted that you and Eun-jung unnie would be paired up," Goo Hara said while flipping through the pages. "I didn't expect that you would end up being paired with Lee Jang-woo."

Lin Zhixun's eyebrows twitched.

He's a popular character? But he's never received an invitation to "We Got Married." No, it's not necessarily that he didn't receive one. Choi Ho is in charge of all the announcements; even if he did receive an invitation, he'd most likely turned it down due to his schedule with "Silenced."

Goo Hara noticed the change in his expression and smiled, "You seem surprised."

Lin Zhixun turned to look at her.

Because we had leaned over to look at the phone, our shoulders were very close.

As soon as Goo Hara opened her mouth, he smelled a faint orchid fragrance, unsure whether it was perfume or skincare product.

"What's so surprising?"

The voice came from behind.

Lim Ji-hoon and Goo Hara turned around at the same time.

Seven people.

They stood neatly in line at the backstage entrance, their makeup exquisite and their outfits varied, like a flower wall suddenly appearing in the corridor.

All members of T-ara.

The one speaking was Ham Eun-jung.

She stood at the front, arms crossed in front of her chest, her expression unreadable, just staring at Lim Ji-hoon and Goo Hara standing side by side.

Before Lim Ji-hoon could even speak, Goo Hara rushed up and hugged each member.

Park Hyomin, Park Jiyeon, Lee Qri, Jeon Boram, and Park Soyeon—not one was left out.

When he reached Liu Huaying, who had just joined the group, he didn't hug her, but he politely shook her hand to greet her.

A group of girls huddled together, chattering away, exchanging things like, "Your makeup looks so good today," and "Where did you buy that dress?"

Lin Zhixun stood there waiting, his hands in his pockets.

After the girl group's social ceremony ended, he finally spoke up: "Eunjung, what did you mean by posting our group photo on the day of the premiere of 'We Got Married'? Wasn't that a bit too direct?"

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T-ara members all laughed.

Park Hyomin laughed the loudest, patting Lee Qri on the back. Even Song Joong-ki, who had been huddled in the corner, burst out laughing.

Ham Eun-jung blushed slightly, but she still maintained her former leader's airs.

She turned around and shoved the members who were laughing at her a few times. Lee Qri shouted, "Eunjung is blushing!" and was pinched by her.

After she finished fussing, she walked over to Lin Zhixun and lowered her voice, saying, "There are too many people talking, I'll explain to you next time."

Her breath brushed against his ear as she spoke; it was warm and had a hint of mint sweetness.

"Alright then." Lin Zhixun didn't ask any further questions.

Next came the formal introductions. Each member of T-ara greeted him, and almost everyone's first words were exactly the same—

"I have long admired your name."

"I have long admired your name."

"I've long admired your name."

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When Lin Zhixun heard the fifth "I've heard so much about you," he finally couldn't help but glance at Ham Eun-jung.

So you've been ruining my reputation all this time?

Ham Eun-jung looked away, pretending to be looking at the ceiling.

Just kidding, his reputation doesn't need anyone to ruin it, it's already bad enough.

The backstage area was very large, with a large number of staff members moving around in addition to the performers.

During the time before the show started, Lin Chih-hsun did not encounter any other acquaintances.

The concert has officially begun.

The official lineup was announced as "24 groups of artists", but in reality, there were more than 30 stages, divided into four parts.

IU and T-ara are both listed in the first section.

IU sang "Good Days," and when she opened her mouth to the high notes, the cheers from the entire venue almost lifted the roof off.

T-ara followed closely behind with "Why Is It Like This," and the seven-member group dance was incredibly synchronized. Lin Chih-hsun, watching from the sidelines, had to admit that they were indeed quite skilled.

missA and f() are arranged in the second part.

It's worth mentioning that Girls' Generation was originally on the performance list, but they did not actually appear during the performance.

When Lim Ji-hoon heard the news, he imagined:

Just because I didn't go to the show, Yoona and Taeyeon canceled their schedules?

They still love me too much.

Of course, he knew the real reason: Girls' Generation was preparing for their first Japanese album, which was to be released on June 1st, and there was a scheduling conflict.

The above was purely his mind activity while waiting for the show to start.

After the second part was finished, TVXQ was the grand finale.

Lin Chih-hsun wasn't very interested in this.

He slipped out through the side door of the audience area and walked backstage along the passageway.

IU, Sulli, and Suzy all sent him invitations. Since he's already here, it would be too much to leave without even seeing them.

The chaos behind the scenes exceeded his expectations.

The corridor was packed with people. Staff members were running around pushing clothes racks, stylists were weaving through with makeup cases, and occasionally an agent would shout out a name. The air was thick with the smell of hairspray and sweat, and the fluorescent lights overhead made everyone's faces look deathly pale.

Lin Zhixun squeezed through the crowd for five minutes and was almost knocked over by a staff member carrying sound equipment.

Just as he was about to give up, he turned a corner and saw Choi Sulli.

She and her teammates huddled together, laughing heartily about something.

Today's stage makeup is heavy, and the upward-sweeping eyeliner at the outer corner of her eye elevates her overall look to a whole new level, making her look completely different from her usual understated appearance when we meet in private.

Lin Zhixun squeezed through.

It was too noisy around her, and she didn't even notice anyone approaching.

Lin Chih-hsun leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Pinocchio has won three major awards."

Sulli jumped up.

Turning around and seeing who it was, he slapped Lin Chih-hsun on the shoulder.

Another slap, and then another.

Lin Zhixun took a half step back to avoid her hand, his smile utterly irritating: "What's wrong, scared by the three major awards?"

"You scared me!" Choi Sulli glared at him, then, after finishing taking the picture, she realized what he had said. "Wait, the three major awards?"

"Haven't we already won the triple crown? That means the three major awards aren't far off."

Sulli smiled, but still rolled her eyes in annoyance: "We're already incredibly lucky to have three crowns. What do you mean by three major awards? Do you think the Grand Prize is like a fish cake from a roadside stall, something you can just take whenever you want?"

"What if?"

"There's no 'what if'," Sulli said firmly, though a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth betrayed her expression. "But the triple crown is indeed—well, not bad."

He won two music bank awards, three music awards on Inkigayo, and three music awards on M! Countdown after reconciling with SM Entertainment.

This result is the best comeback performance for f() since their debut.

"Sherry, who is this?"

Victoria Song asked the question first.

The captain's keen sense of observation was evident; it wouldn't be right not to ask a question when a strange man suddenly appeared next to a team member.

The other three also looked over.

The young Crystal leaned against the wall with her arms crossed, her expression indifferent, but her eyes were full of curiosity.

Liu Yiyun and Park Sun-ryeong also stood together, curiously looking at him.

Lin Chih-hsun extended his hand and said, "Hello, I'm Lin Chih-hsun, currently an actor."

After a pause, he switched to Chinese and said to Victoria Song, "Hello, I am of mixed Chinese and Korean descent, and I can speak Chinese as well."

Victoria Song's eyes lit up: "Really? Your Chinese is so fluent!"

Liu Yiyun also chimed in, "Where are you from?"

"My mother is from Fujian."

"Hujian—" Liu Yiyun nodded.

Victoria Song looked Lin Zhixun up and down, then glanced at Choi Sulli, and gave her a meaningful smile.

Choi Sulli immediately became alert: "What kind of look is that, sis?"

"I don't really have any taste," Victoria Song said with a smile, waving her hand. "I just think that Sulli has pretty good taste in making friends."

Krystal Jung suddenly remarked from the side, "Unnie, the way you're saying this sounds like we're on a blind date."

Choi Sulli's face flushed red.

Lin Chih-hsun, however, was thick-skinned and replied, "If this were a blind date, I should first report my annual income and property situation."

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Park Sun-young chuckled, "This older brother is so interesting."

"I feel like I've seen this girl somewhere before—" Lin Zhixun remarked.

The two Koreans didn't understand, but Song Qian and Liu Yiyun both covered their mouths and laughed.

"You still read Dream of the Red Chamber?" Liu Yiyun asked him in Chinese.

"Of course, don't you read the Four Great Classical Novels?" Lin Zhixun shrugged.

The group of people chatted happily.

Lin Zhixun also learned about their individual personality traits one by one.

Park Sun-young talked the most, Krystal talked the least, Victoria Song was the most worried, and Amber Liu was the coolest.

The atmosphere was lively.

A man squeezed past Liu Yiyun from behind, very close.

"Sorry," the man said casually.

Liu Yiyun's expression changed.

She froze for a moment, goosebumps rising all over her body, and then the smile on her face vanished completely.

"stop."

Liu Yiyun grabbed the man's wrist.

The sound wasn't loud, but everyone around heard it.

The man turned around.

Lin Zhixun looked over.

She was in her early twenties, had dyed her hair brown, wore a floral shirt, and had a very sociable smile.

"This is Choi Jong-hoon sunbaenim." Song Qian reacted the fastest, being the first to step forward as the leader. "What happened?"

Liu Yiyun pulled Song Qian aside and whispered a few words in her ear.

Victoria Song's face immediately darkened.

Choi Sulli also leaned over to listen, and when she turned back to look at Choi Jong-hoon, her gaze was completely different.

Lin Chih-hsun didn't hear the specifics, but he could read the expressions.

Liu Yiyun bit her lower lip, her hands trembling with anger.

Choi Jong-hoon stood still, glanced at the expressions on the faces of the girls, and spoke first.

"What's wrong? I just walked past you." He spread his hands, looking completely innocent. "It's so crowded backstage, it's normal to bump into each other."

Liu Yiyun turned around and looked directly at him: "You just happened to bump into me with the promotion device."

Choi Jong-hoon chuckled, a frivolous laugh: "Oh, I mean, I didn't even realize you were a girl until you said something."

That short hair, that outfit.

He looked Liu Yiyun up and down. "Why would I do that kind of thing to you?"

"What did you say?"

Liu Yiyun took a step forward, and Song Qian blocked her arm from behind.

"Amber, don't be impulsive."

"He just now..."

"I know, I know," Song Qian said in a low voice, "but there are too many people here."

Seeing this, Choi Jong-hoon became even more arrogant.

He took a step back, put his hands in his pockets, and tilted his head to look at the girls: "Alright, alright, don't act like I took advantage of you. Are you going to make a scene?"

Upon hearing this, Victoria Song's hands tightened.

She knew it all too well.

If this matter blows up, it won't be Choi Jong-hoon who suffers.

She's a member of FTIsland, has connections within the YG Entertainment group, and has seen enough of the mutual protection among male idols.

But they were, after all, in a foreign land.

Victoria Song took a deep breath and shielded Liu Yiyun behind her.

"I'm sorry, Choi Jong-hoon sunbaenim. Perhaps my teammate was being too sensitive. I apologize on her behalf."

Choi Jong-hoon nodded in satisfaction. "It's alright, I understand. She's just a young girl."

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