People on the Peninsula: I Became a Lucky Koi

@JC: [The innocent will clear themselves]

[Rumors stop with the wise; please be discerning. We also urge everyone to stop blindly attacking senior Taeyeon.]

[Please stop the various unfounded accusations and malicious speculations against senior Taeyeon. This torrential downpour of malicious slander and defamation, caused by false rumors related to me, has subjected her to so much criticism and attack, which makes me feel extremely uneasy and guilty.]

[Any controversy or criticism can be directed at me personally, if necessary, but please do not drag unrelated and innocent people into it and launch blind attacks.]

[This image does not belong to my account. Please stop the attack.]

[Finally, I am Jin Can]

[I will not give in, even as I walk in the rain.]

The post contained no images, only a concise and clearly stated statement.

"Are you ready?" Yoon Sung-hyun looked nervously at the antis not far away.

He never expected that the first thing he would do after becoming Jin Can's manager would be to fight wits with these anti-fans.

Jin Can put on a baseball cap, covering himself completely, and nodded.

"Can you handle this, bro?"

"Don't worry!" Yoon Sung-hyun gave an OK sign, turned around, picked up his camera, put on a mask, and mingled into the crowd of anti-fans.

Jin Can took a deep breath and glanced at the protesting antis not far away.

His posts were very simple.

First, to boost public favorability; second, to aggressively capitalize on the popularity of Heroine.

After all, most discerning people just treat his rumored relationship with Kim Tae-yeon as entertainment and don't care whether it's true or not. But the problem is, this whole thing is completely fake.

Therefore, when the truth comes out and we look back at this post, we will have a different feeling.

Whether you're a fan or a casual observer, once you like someone or want to follow them, you'll be eager to learn about their background.

This phenomenon has a professional term in fan circles—"archaeology".

Having a smooth journey isn't always a good thing, but Jin Can's life was exceptionally smooth. He didn't have any deep-seated grievances or bitterness to share or let others know.

But it can create…

Baekhyun's ingenuity was the spark that ignited all of this.

In addition, Jin Can also harbors a slight desire for revenge.

You love it so much, you love it to death?

His rumored relationship with the "green hat guy" and Kim Tae-yeon has escalated to this day, involving all three parties.

Neither the "green hat guy" nor Kim Tae-yeon has publicly responded to the matter.

However, Kim Chan publicly responded, and some of Byun Baekhyun's rival fans inevitably took the opportunity to bring up the fact that when he and Kim Tae-yeon went public, this guy "hid his back," making it clear who was right.

Even though idols are not allowed to date.

But men who lack responsibility are looked down upon even more…

"Cough cough..."

Jin Can coughed lightly and walked straight past Anti openly and honestly.

Hiding among the anti-fans, Yoon Sung-hyun shouted in a high-pitched voice, "It's that bastard Kim Chan!"

"EXO-L sisters, let's go!"

It was like a thunderclap.

The eyes of thirty or forty anti-fans instantly turned towards Jin Can.

Jin Can subconsciously glared at Yin Chengxian in the crowd. Why did he feel that this "bastard" sounded so genuine?

"Yashiba!"

"Die, you who interfered!"

"The worst of the worst..."

In a fit of rage, the anti-fans picked up their coffee cups and threw them at Jin Can.

Jin Can was very farsighted and hid far away.

He lowered his head slightly, his eyes beneath the brim of his hat looking somewhat unsettling…

Yoon Sung-hyun quickly grabbed his camera and snapped a few quick photos of Kim Chan, who was being angrily scolded by the crowd.

The "Hawk Eye" entry has a highly narrative-driven effect.

The camera focuses on the spilled coffee cup, the arc of the water dripping around Jin Can, and the dark, bitter eyes and the tall, hunched figure walking quickly with his head down, making Yin Chengxian feel uneasy.

Xiao Can, you've suffered so much...

"Click, click, click," Yoon Sung-hyun snapped a few more photos, fully immersed in the role.

He quietly left the anti-government crowd...

Filming wrapped!

These photos of his back, which have been accused, cursed, and wronged, will top the comments section of his first social media post tonight, and also appear on the front page of Naver.

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Lee Soo-man, who has spent his entire life in the entertainment industry, sensed something was amiss when Naver's trending topics dominated the page yesterday.

The online public opinion these days is all man-made. He's done this kind of thing quite a few times over the years... SM is considered a major player in the industry when it comes to exploiting negative publicity.

But if you're going to get hit, you have to stand at attention.

Kim Chan's appearance on Singles Magazine does not require SM Entertainment's consent or permission.

In the South Korean entertainment industry, these well-known magazines don't pay their artists' agencies any royalties when they collaborate with them. At most, they might offer a travel allowance or a brand gift package. Sometimes, the agency even has to subsidize the process to secure a cover opportunity for their idol—collectively known as "fashion resources."

But Kim Chan was mainly worried that Byun Baekhyun would run away, so he asked Lee Soo-man to convey a message to Baekhyun hyung.

Coffee time is over.

Jin Can stood up and said with a smile, "Uncle Li, maybe I'll go to your company for some training next year."

"...Looking forward to it."

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Meanwhile, EXO had just finished a schedule and returned to their company.

Wu Shixun then saw @JC's post:

"Those who are pure will themselves be pure..."

After watching it.

Wu Shixun couldn't help but sigh emotionally, "Comparing insults and slander to a violent storm? This guy."

Although he and Byun Baekhyun were teammates.

But to be fair, regarding his relationship with that trainee and Kim Tae-yeon...

Wu Shixun felt that Baekhyun was making a mountain out of a molehill.

Byun Baekhyun was lying on the sofa, secretly pleased with himself as he looked at the comments online.

Almost all the comments were cursing Kim Chan and telling him to die... there were even death threats.

Because of a trainee who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, his relationship with Taeyeon and Noona plummeted to a freezing point, and he was even scolded by Lee Soo-man.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't angry.

What makes you, a trainee, so special?

So back then, Byun Baekhyun accidentally hid a few posts that subtly showed affection for his girlfriend.

Kim Junmyeon also noticed the online comments and secretly admired Kim Chan for making his trainee activities public.

At least they responded openly and honestly.

He and Kim Tae-yeon were close, and he couldn't help but turn to Byun Baek-hyun and remind him, "Isn't this going a bit too far?"

"What does it have to do with me?" Byun Baekhyun chuckled and turned to look at him, completely denying any involvement.

But the barrage of insults flooding his phone screen made him smug: "So what if I messed with him? Let him mess with me if he dares!"

"Heh..." Kim Junmyeon chuckled ingratiatingly, then turned away and stopped trying to persuade him.

He felt it was incredibly stupid to put his own mother on the hot seat as well.

I don't know what's so great about it...

"XIUMIN, want to go downstairs and buy coffee?" Byun Baekhyun looked at his good friend Kim Minseok.

Kim Minseok: "OK".

But as soon as Byun Baekhyun got up, he suddenly remembered that Kim Tae-yeon had sent a support truck to Kim Chan yesterday.

He walked to the mirror, raised his hand to style his hair, making it look slightly messy and haggard.

Park Chanyeol and the others understood immediately...

After establishing the image of the tragic male lead, Byun Baekhyun and Kim Minseok prepared to leave.

The door to the practice room was suddenly pushed open.

The manager of the agency, Cha Jae-won, strode in with a gloomy face, suppressing his anger and exuding a low-pressure atmosphere.

The other XO members around them tensed up slightly as they watched their usually caring room leader become unusually irritable.

The last time this guy was this angry was when Byun Baekhyun's relationship was exposed.

"Kim Minseok!"

Car Yuan took a deep breath and announced, "Singles Magazine, No. 1, you've been ousted."

"It got blocked?"

Park Chanyeol was the first to react.

But their minds quickly became active. There was an unavoidable competition within the group; when someone was pushed aside, someone else would rise to take their place and take their resources.

"What?!" Kim Minseok exclaimed in disbelief.

Instead of explaining his doubts, Cha Jae-won scrutinized Byun Baek-hyun's sob-like attire with a gloomy look in his eyes.

He had just come out of President Lee's office. After learning that the person who replaced Xiumin was Kim Chan, his first reaction was that he was an amazing trainee from JYP.

But unexpectedly, just outside the practice room, he overheard Byun Baekhyun's thoughtless words.

For example, "If he's so capable, let him mess with me too."

"Baekhyun, you're such a glamorous celebrity, how come you look so haggard?" Cha Jae-won said sarcastically with a forced smile. "If I didn't know better, I'd think SM Entertainment was abusing you!"

Byun Baekhyun felt a chill and quickly shook his head: "Ani, Jaewon hyung."

"I'm asking you, was hiding your status updates intentional?" Che Zaiyuan questioned sternly.

This feeling of being out of control made him very uneasy. With XO's current popularity, these kids were starting to have more schemes: networking, clever ideas, internal strife, running away…

The reason why a large number of XO's previous management team were laid off was because Wu Saike and Lu Han ran away last year.

When an artist gets into trouble, the manager is the first to be implicated and cannot escape responsibility; otherwise, why would it be called a management company?

Byun Baekhyun didn't know what he had to do with this, but still denied it: "No."

"I don't know that trainee, and he and Taeyeon noona didn't do anything, so why would I do that? It's all a misunderstanding."

"Fine!" Che Zaiyuan chuckled dismissively.

He continued, "The person you'll be shooting a duo magazine photoshoot with on the 1st has been changed to Kim Chan from JYP. Do your best then."

"Who?"

Byun Baekhyun was stunned, as if his brain had been struck by lightning.

The vehicle's internal audio repeats: "Golden."

Byun Baekhyun asked incredulously, "Why him?"

"I won't film it..."

He raised his head defiantly in protest.

"This is the company's decision, not yours to make." Seeing his attitude, Che Zaiyuan's anger intensified.

It's obvious right now that a trainee like that can be parachuted in must have extraordinary influence.

Only Byun Baekhyun couldn't see reality...

Byun Baekhyun clenched his fists, his face turning green: "Why? Because of him, the whole internet is saying I've been cheated on... Now the company wants me to shoot a couple poster with him? What will the outside world think of me?"

"Didn't you say that the things about Taeyeon and Kim Chan were all a misunderstanding?" Cha Jae-won said sarcastically. "Now, as long as you two shoot a poster together, the rumors online will disappear on their own. Do you really think the company will allow public opinion to keep putting Taeyeon under such pressure?"

"When you hid your status, didn't you think about the consequences, Baekhyun?"

This matter could have been quickly resolved when both companies clarified the situation, but Byun Baekhyun's cleverness made things drag on endlessly. Kim Tae-yeon's solo project in the second half of the year is a key project for the company, and while she may become famous for both being controversial and gaining popularity, SM Entertainment has always been very careful to maintain a proper balance.

"Baekhyun, you're a man, you need to learn to take responsibility."

People always have to pay the price for their actions...

Byun Baekhyun was no longer able to laugh.

Che Zaiyuan added, "Hand over your phone. Come back and get it after filming on the 1st."

I'm terrified that Byun Baekhyun might pull some more sneaky tricks...

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On the other end.

Kim Tae-yeon bit her lip, staring at Kim Chan's Instagram account @JC's post: "...Please, everyone, stop blindly attacking Taeyeon sunbaenim..."

Many things are only truly appreciated when compared to others.

She texted Jin Can: [You don't need to do this, I'm the one who should feel guilty.]

[You're the one who got hurt the most...]

Jin Chan's reply was still perfunctory: "[Kenchana, busy]"

Kim Tae-yeon lay on the bed, holding her phone.

My image of Jin Can has been further refined; this younger man seems to be the kind of person who is handsome but quiet, yet has a very soft heart.

It's quite a contrast.

Kim Tae-yeon smiled slightly in the bedroom.

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In the following days, filming for "The Producers" went more and more smoothly.

After Lee Ji-eun discovered that Kim Chan was an optimist, she gave up on comforting him and instead spent her days laughing and chatting with him while they memorized the script.

On April 1, Jin Chan traveled by car to the shooting location of Singles Magazine.

I'm secretly looking forward to this epic meeting with Baekhyun...

On the way, he glanced down at the message Wen Xuyun had sent him; it was a very exaggerated emoji profile picture.

Jin Can was so startled that he found it hard to keep his composure.

"Don't do this, Xiaoyun...you'll disappear."