Peninsula: My Top-Tier Landlord

When it was time to board, Kang Seulgi and Bae Joo-hee were seated behind Ye Fan and Bae Joo-hyun. After putting away their luggage, Ye Fan sat down.

He gave the window seat to Bae Joo-hyun, while he himself sat in the middle.

"You've worked hard~" Bae Joo-hyun whispered.

"It's just putting down some luggage, what's so hard about it?" Ye Fan waved his hand, took out his phone, opened Douyin (TikTok), and checked his backend information.

Bae Joo-hyun also came over, almost touching her, "53 followers? That's a really fast growth rate."

It was only a little over 20 two months ago.

"This speed is alright, nothing special." Ye Fan nodded. He had seen some amazing bloggers gain hundreds of thousands of followers in a month, almost breaking a million, so his speed was just normal.

However, Ye Fan was also very happy that his fan base was growing. The GG fee was also linked to the number of fans; the more fans he had, the more GG fees the merchants would pay.

Once he surpasses one million followers, his GG fee should double.

Besides fans urging him to update his content, Ye Fan also received private messages from influencer companies. He had already rejected countless of them. There was no way he would sign with these influencer companies; they were too many traps.

If something goes wrong, the profits won't even cover the losses.

"Are you replying to a fan?" Bae Joo-hyun asked again as she watched Ye Fan type his reply, which was all in Chinese that she couldn't understand.

"No, I was replying to GG merchants and got two more gigs," Ye Fan replied. He was in a pretty good mood because he had more income.

"GG?"

Bae Joo-hyun frowned slightly. Speaking of which, when she watched Ye Fan's videos before, she did see a part of the video where he was gay, but she couldn't understand it, so she didn't pay much attention to it. She was more focused on watching Ye Fan sing and flirt with girls.

"Can I ask how much the fee is for accepting a gig?

"Currently, the fee for taking a male patient is around 400 million Korean won."

"More than 400 million?" Bae Joo-hyun exclaimed in surprise. This amount was already very high, more than some celebrities received.

"Well, it's actually similar to you celebrities. The more fans you have, the more money you get from gigs, and then you'll get more event invitations."

Traffic is money these days. You can monetize it through Google Ads, events, and product sales. Some internet celebrities earn more than some stars. Even some stars who have no acting jobs are making videos or selling products.

"Oh~"

Bae Joo-hyun nodded. She knew about this, but they earned a lot more than the internet celebrities here.

"Many people, after accumulating enough fans and funds, will think about signing with a management company and then engaging in activities. With your looks and singing ability, doesn't anyone come to you?"

"I don't have any connections from talent agencies, but I have received offers from influencer agencies, but I don't plan to sign with them."

Why?

"Wouldn't it be better to have a company help manage it?"

"I might get ripped off, and with a contract in place, I'd be powerless to do many things. I prefer to be more free."

Bae Joo-hyun agrees with this, but there are always trade-offs.

"When you have a lot of fans, will you consider entering the entertainment industry?"

The passengers in the aisle seats hadn't arrived yet, so the two started chatting about related topics. Come to think of it, Bae Joo-hyun hadn't asked Ye Fan about his career plans.

Ye Fan had previously mentioned that he would return to China, and he might not continue working as a teacher at the institution. In addition, he has accumulated so many fans on his short video account.

"No, but I can participate in some activities." Ye Fan shook his head. He wasn't a professional singer, and acting was out of the question. Without some skills, he would be ripped off if he entered the entertainment industry. Those powerful figures weren't so easy to deal with.

Moreover, he doesn't have any dreams of becoming a star. All he wants is to work while playing on the internet, make some money, and then enjoy life once he's financially independent, like lying down whenever he wants.

At that moment, a passenger in an aisle seat arrived, and the two stopped discussing the issue.

With just over ten minutes until takeoff, Ye Fan started watching videos. Bae Joo-hyun, who wasn't on her phone, watched along with him. Ye Fan also moved his position, placing his phone between them so Bae Joo-hyun could see better.

Seeing this, Bae Joo-hyun immediately moved closer to Ye Fan.

A head slowly peeked out from behind their seats. Seeing the two of them so close together, watching a video together, Kang Seulgi grinned silently and sat back down.

"How's it going, Seulgi?"

The phone screen shows a group chat with only 4 people.

"Everything is normal right now. Unnie and brother-in-law are watching a video together, very intimately," Kang Seulgi replied to Son Seungwan's question.

As soon as they arrived at the airport, Son Seungwan and the other two sent messages one after another to inquire about the progress. Kang Seulgi found it too troublesome to reply to each one individually, so she simply created a group chat.

Kim Ye-rin: "Let me know when you're going to kiss me."

Park Soo-young: "Remember to update with real-time information!"

Son Seungwan: "It's already past 9 o'clock. By the time you guys arrive, it will be evening. We should go to the hotel first. Seulgi, you didn't book a room for unnie and brother-in-law, did you?"

Kang Seulgi didn't type a reply, but sent a silly-smiling emoji.

Bae Joo-hyun's brows furrowed as Ye Fan scrolled through the videos, and she eventually turned to stare at him.

Two out of the ten videos are educational videos about cartoon animals, and the rest are all videos of beautiful women dancing, and they are all women with great figures and large breasts.

She had heard Ye Xin explain that this software pushes content based on big data; it will push more videos based on the types of videos the user usually watches.

and so……

Do you usually watch this type of video at home?

These girls are only a little older than me, but none of them are as pretty as me.

Faced with Bae Joo-hyun's death stare, Ye Fan coughed awkwardly twice, clicked share, and then paused the video.

"My friends like it, so I share it with them when I see it on my feed. It's just a matter of reciprocity," Ye Fan explained, but Bae Joo-hyun found the explanation somewhat weak and unconvincing.

"That's a lie."

"Really? Look!" Ye Fan clicked on the message and opened the chat box with his friend. Bae Joo-hyun looked closely and saw that it was indeed all shared content.

Bae Joo-hyun: ...

"See? I'm an honest young man." Ye Fan clicked back on the recommendations, and with a swipe of his finger, he came across another video of a beautiful woman.

"You've seen so many of these, and your friends have shared them with you, so why don't you like watching them?" Bae Joo-hyun stared at her again.

"Look me in the eyes when you answer." Bae Joo-hyun nudged Ye Fan's arm.

"Um... I like it."

Ye Fan had just admitted it when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.