Peninsula: I can steal the luck of disgraced celebrities

He thought for a moment and asked, "Can we continue filming today?"

"We'll continue once security is in place." The director glanced at his watch. "About an hour."

Lin Zhixun nodded and walked towards the nanny van.

The car door was open, and Eunjung sat next to IU, while IU leaned back in her seat, holding a cup of hot water in her hands.

"How's Suzy?" Lim Ji-hoon knocked on the car door and got in. "And how's IU?"

IU looked up at him, her expression having recovered considerably. "Suzy went to buy some food. I'm fine now, it's just a little... embarrassing."

"Shameful?" Eunjung patted IU's head. "You feel ashamed because you were bullied? They're the ones who should feel ashamed."

"I mean, it affected everyone's filming." IU looked down at the water in her glass. "I wasn't supposed to have any scenes today, so I shouldn't have come."

"What are you talking about?" Lin Zhixun leaned against the car door. "There's no such thing as victim blaming."

IU didn't say anything.

Eun-jung patted her on the shoulder, "Ji-hoon said something sensible this time."

Lin Zhixun looked at IU's state and felt that she needed something else to distract her.

"By the way, a passerby just found one of the haters' driver's licenses as evidence."

IU looked up. "A passerby?"

"Hmm, it should be a high school student who said they are a fan of yours."

IU's expression changed slightly.

"She also said," Lin Zhixun continued, "that after watching IU's performance in 'Dream High,' she wanted to become an idol in the future."

IU was stunned.

Eun-jung turned around too, "Really?"

"Handsome guys in Seoul never lie!"

Ham Eun-jung and IU remained silent for several seconds.

They initially believed it, but now they're starting to doubt whether the woman even exists.

But IU still hopes it's true.

She lowered her head and buried her face in the steam from the hot water cup.

"...Then I absolutely cannot let those people influence me."

His voice was muffled, but his tone was much steadyer than before.

Eunjung smiled and continued to stroke IU's head. "That's more like it."

"Eunjung unnie".

"Um?"

"Stop fiddling with it, my head isn't a walnut, it's all messed up."

Lin Zhixun smiled, about to say something, when his phone vibrated in his pocket.

He took it out and looked at it.

It was a text message from Bae Yong-joon.

[I heard there was an incident on the filming set in Hongdae? Is everyone alright?]

The news spread quickly.

Just as Lin Chih-hsun was about to reply, a second text message came in.

Come to my office after filming; I need to discuss something with you.

【receive】

Just as Lin Chih-hsun was about to put his phone back in his pocket, it vibrated again.

This time it wasn't Bae Yong-joon.

[Suzy: Are you free after filming? Come with me somewhere.]

Unfortunately, the message was a few seconds too late.

I've already agreed to Bae Yong-joon's terms. I, Lim Ji-hoon, am not the kind of person who forgets money for women.

Bae Yong-joon is one of the investors in this drama.

Lim Ji-hoon replied to Suzy: 【I have something to do tonight.】

Suzy quickly replied with a single word: 【Okay.】

……

Because of the security personnel in place, we filmed two more scenes in the afternoon, and it was already completely dark when we wrapped up.

He greeted Eun-jung and IU, then hailed a car and headed straight to KeyFast Entertainment.

Bae Yong-joon's office is on the twelfth floor.

The elevator doors opened, the corridor lights were half-lit, and the receptionist had already left work.

Lin Zhixun walked to the end of the corridor and pushed open the door that wasn't closed properly.

The office was heated, and Bae Yong-joon sat behind his huge desk, tapping a pen on the surface.

A person was sitting on the sofa.

Pei Xiuzhi.

She changed her clothes, wearing a down jacket over a white turtleneck sweater and jeans, her hair down, and was looking down at her phone.

Hearing the door open, he looked up.

Lim Ji-hoon stood at the door, looking at Suzy and then at Bae Yong-joon.

Representative Bae, what brings you and Soo-ji here so late?

"Please sit down." Bae Yong-joon got up and poured a glass of water for Lim Ji-hoon, placing it on the table.

Lin Zhixun followed the gaze.

There was a glass of water in front of Suzy, but she didn't seem to touch it.

Lin Zhixun walked to the other end of the sofa, sat down, picked up his water glass, and took a sip.

After clearing his throat, Lin Zhixun turned his head and quietly asked Suzy, "The place you just asked me to go with you, is this it?"

Suzy nodded without saying anything more.

Bae Yong-joon leaned against the edge of his desk.

"You all know what happened in Hongdae today. The fact that the anti-fans caused trouble is not a big deal in itself, but the problem is that the location was chosen very poorly."

"Hongdae was full of passersby. When they saw there was something interesting, they took out their phones and filmed several videos, which they then uploaded online."

Bae Yong-joon picked up the tablet on the table, flipped through it a couple of times, and turned it around for them to see.

The screen displays Naver's real-time trending search list.

Third: [Dream High cast attacked by anti-fans in Hongdae]

Seventh place: [IU DreamHigh styling controversy]

Eleventh: [IU's stiff acting sparks discussion]

Lin Zhixun scrolled down and found the comments section had exploded.

A video taken by a passerby shows a shaky scene, but it's clear that someone is throwing things towards the film crew.

Half the comments were criticizing the haters, while the other half were discussing other things.

"To be honest, IU's acting is really raw, and her delivery of lines is terrible."

"Why did IU take this role? She was already being called a 'fat pig' by some extreme boy group fans because of her baby fat when she first debuted, and now she's playing a chubby girl in this drama."

Lin Zhixun put the tablet back on the table.

Unexpectedly, the "national little sister" he knew in his previous life was actually criticized for her baby fat when she first debuted.

Baby fat is cute, okay?

They really don't know how to appreciate things.

At this moment, Suzy, who had been silent all along, finally spoke.

"So, the seniors contacted us to try and overshadow these trending topics with something else?"

Bae Yong-joon glanced at her. "Suzy is very perceptive."

Bae Yong-joon walked back behind his desk, opened a drawer, and took out a card.

"Remember what we talked about at the script reading session? Zhenying has already agreed."

Bae Yong-joon then looked at Lim Ji-hoon, "Your manager has also agreed."

Lin Zhixun was taken aback.

Agreed? How come I didn't know?

It feels like I only realized I'd been sold out.

Seeing that Lim Ji-hoon did not reply, Bae Yong-joon continued:

"We originally planned to wait until the sixth episode, when your relationship had developed further, before using it, but now the public opinion surrounding IU is too bad."

Lin Chih-hsun corrected him, saying, "It's that the characters we play in the drama have a further development in their relationship."

Bae Yong-joon glanced at Bae Suzy with a smile, "It's all the same."

He pushed the card to the front of the table.

"There's a restaurant near Hongdae. I know the owner, and I've already made a reservation. You two can go there for dinner tonight."

"Just having a meal?" Lin Zhixun picked up the card and flipped through it; it was a corporate credit card.

"You don't mean you're doing anything else, do you?" Bae Yong-joon asked meaningfully. "Nothing outrageous, just normal meals and conversations, then a casual stroll around town afterwards."

"What about the paparazzi?"

"It's all arranged. Someone will be taking pictures of you from across the street when you come out of the restaurant."