Peninsula: My e-sports dream shattered, I chose to become an actor.

"Mingye, you're simply a genius!"

In the underground parking lot after the audition, Kim Eun-sook escorted Lee Myung-yeop to his car. Now that the cameras and onlookers were gone, she no longer maintained her distance. Instead, she patted his shoulder familiarly, as if looking at a proud junior colleague, her tone full of admiration:

"When I was watching behind the monitor just now, I got goosebumps. Is this really the acting of a rookie actor? The way he shifted his gaze was on par with a seasoned veteran from Chungmuro!"

Li Mingye paused slightly as he opened the car door, then turned around, revealing a perfectly timed, slightly shy smile, and said humbly, "Aunt Eun-sook, you flatter me. I just did what I was supposed to do."

"What are you saying? Be confident!" Kim Eun-sook waved her hand, looking quite pleased with herself. "Among the rookie actors I've ever seen, you're definitely number 1!"

At this point, she made a "1" gesture.

Lee Myung-yeop smiled politely, humbly accepting Kim Eun-sook's praise.

"Oh, right, I almost forgot to tell you, the official name of our drama has been decided." Kim Eun-sook suddenly seemed to remember something and leaned closer mysteriously.

"Huh? What is it?"

Li Mingye showed an interested expression and asked a question curiously.

"What's your name?" Kim Eun-sook deliberately kept everyone in suspense, pausing for a second before giving her answer.

"Call it 'The Heirs'."

"...What's your name?"

Li Mingye paused for a moment, his smile instantly freezing, and asked again uncertainly.

"The Heirs, you must bear the weight of the crown." Kim Eun-sook thought he hadn't heard her clearly, so she smiled and repeated it again, emphasizing the subtitle.

boom--

Li Mingye felt something explode in his head. He subconsciously lowered his head, his pupils contracted slightly, and his thoughts instantly plunged into a chaotic vortex.

There's no mistake, he must have heard this name somewhere before.

Yes! It was in a dream!

Li Mingye's eyes suddenly lit up, and his memory quickly rewound to those bizarre dream fragments from a long time ago.

The drama I dreamed of watching was "The Heirs"!

Previously, because there were no clear hints, and because similar "domineering CEO falls in love with Cinderella" plots were common in Korean dramas, he hadn't paid much attention to the source of this sense of déjà vu, simply assuming it was a coincidence.

But now that he has the title of the play as a link, when he tries to recall the dream and connect the dots, he finds that the similarities are outrageous.

Although the specific names of the people and the faces of the actors in the dream were somewhat blurry, he remembered the core character settings and classic plot points very clearly.

The male lead, an illegitimate child, unexpectedly falls in love with the "Cinderella" female lead. There's also a high-IQ, wicked second male lead and a spoiled, wealthy second female lead who is the male lead's fiancée...

The most obvious difference is that in the dream, the second male and female leads didn't interact much, but in the script I have, Choi Young-do and the second female lead, Yoo Rachel, have a clear romantic storyline.

But this difference makes perfect sense, since Korean dramas are filmed and broadcast simultaneously, and script changes are quite normal.

There was also TWICE in his dream, which he thought was fate and coincidence, and all but one of the members appeared in real life.

Thinking about this, with so many coincidences piled up, he could no longer remain calm.

"Aunt Eun-sook, I'm so sorry, something urgent has come up and I have to go now."

Lee Myung-yeop suddenly looked up, his eyes revealing undisguised anxiety, and his speech quickened involuntarily as he spoke apologetically to Kim Eun-sook.

Kim Eun-sook stared blankly at Lee Myung-yeop's sudden change in attitude. Although she was a little confused, seeing his serious expression, she didn't stop him and said understandingly, "Okay, then you go ahead and get busy. Be careful on the road."

Li Mingye nodded, not even having time to say a word of politeness, quickly got into the car, started the engine, and sped away.

He needs to go back immediately and calm down to sort out the tangled mess of thoughts in his mind.

……

Inside an apartment in Gangnam District.

"TWICE's "What is love?"..."

"The Heirs became a huge hit across Asia, sparking a Korean Wave..."

EXO member Kris left the group after being imprisoned for sexual offenses...

"..."

Li Mingye sat on the sofa, occasionally lost in memories, his pen flying across the paper, jotting down keywords.

He was organizing all the things he had dreamed about over the past few months in order to clarify his thoughts.

After just a few tens of minutes of thought, a bold and astonishing conjecture gradually took shape in his mind.

He felt he might be able to dream about future events!

Moreover, he has clearly felt an improvement in various physical indicators over the past few months—his five senses have become stronger, his reactions have become faster, and even his energy has become exceptionally abundant—which is probably related to this mysterious change.

At first, he thought it was a benefit of restoring a healthy lifestyle, but later, the increase seemed a bit exaggerated. However, since the effects were all positive and hadn't reached an "inhuman" level, he didn't investigate further.

Although nothing has yet been fully confirmed that he can dream about the future, there are already many clues.

TWICE has only seen most of its members and hasn't debuted yet; the title and plot of "The Heirs" match up, but the drama hasn't aired yet, let alone become a hit in Asia.

These can only be considered strong evidence, not conclusive proof, so for now it can only be speculation.

But one thing is certain: he must have encountered some kind of mysterious event that cannot be explained by science.

Li Mingye held the end of a pen to his chin, his eyes darting around as he stared blankly at the ceiling.

After living for so long, how come he suddenly got a cheat code?

He didn't encounter anything, like being hit by a car, falling off a cliff, or being struck by lightning. How did he suddenly get a cheat code without any pain?

The biggest change was probably the day I left SKT and decided to become an actress. That very night, I dreamed about Lim Nayeon and the others.

Li Mingye frowned slightly when he thought of this.

If that's the case, then all the things he dreamed about were related to the entertainment industry. Could it be because his goal that day was to become an actor?

If I want to go into politics, will I dream about gossip about the Blue House?

If I want to start a business, will I dream about tomorrow's stock market trends?

As his thoughts wandered, Li Mingye's ideas unknowingly strayed to the far side of the world.

After lost in thought for a while, Li Mingye finally came to his senses, shook his head, and shook those unrealistic ideas out of his mind. He looked intently at the dream he had just written down.

"Is there any method that can be verified immediately?"

Li Mingye muttered to himself softly, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the table.

After looking at it from different angles, he felt that the most likely thing to happen soon was "The Heirs becoming a huge hit", but that would have to wait until at least after the premiere in October.

"Damn it, Kris, can you please leave the group right now?"

Li Mingye gave the table a light tap, his curiosity piqued as he struggled to come up with a guess but couldn't immediately confirm it.

Just as his thoughts were in turmoil and he was about to get up to pour himself a glass of water to calm down, his phone, which was on the coffee table, suddenly vibrated.

The screen lit up; it was a Kakao Talk message.

Sender: Lin Nalian.

"How did it go? Did the audition go well?"

Upon seeing the message from Lim Nayeon and that familiar rabbit avatar, Lee Myung-yeop's tense nerves suddenly relaxed.

He rubbed his throbbing temples and let out a long sigh.

"Since things have come to this, let's go pick up girls first."