Peninsula: These female celebrities are all so neurotic.

Chapter 93 Mascot Rescue Plan

That evening, Seoul experienced its second snowfall of the year.

Liu Zimu stood behind the bar, grinding beans and making coffee, while Jin Qiutian sat by the floor-to-ceiling window doing her homework.

But she stopped writing midway through, and only continued writing after a long pause.

The little girl's hair was loose, and her bangs were a bit long, hanging down to her eyebrows and covering half of her face.

When Li Zhenxi passed by, she was writing; when Liu Zhenghua wiped the table, she was still writing.

Lee Jin-hee carried the tray past the bar, glanced at Jin Qiu-tian, and said in a low voice, "Oppa, Qiu-tian seems a bit off today."

Liu Zimu was still busy with his own things and didn't turn around.

Li Zhenxi added, "This girl is usually so lively, but she hasn't said a word all day today."

Liu Zimu glanced at the direction of the French windows and saw Jin Qiutian staring blankly.

He came out from behind the bar, took a glass of chocolate milk, walked over, placed the glass on the table, and ruffled her hair.

What's wrong? Can't you do the problem?

Jin Qiutian looked up at him and said, "No."

Liu Zimu sat down opposite her, tilting his head to look at her.

Jin Qiutian felt uncomfortable under his gaze and turned a page of her homework: "Then why are you looking at me like that?"

Liu Zimu smiled and reached out to ruffle her hair again; this little girl was truly adorable.

Jin Qiutian slapped his hand away hard: "Oppa, don't you know you can't just touch a girl's head like that?"

Liu Zimu forcefully rubbed her again: "Do your homework properly. If anything happens, tell Oppa. Oppa will back you up. You're the store's mascot, don't be upset."

He walked back, and Park Min-young quietly handed him her phone.

Liu Zimu took it and saw a news page reporting on the 2018 event held last night in Dongdaemun, Seoul.

MAMA Awards Ceremony, Peninsula Station.

The news report was accompanied by a photo of a group of girls standing on a stage receiving awards, holding up trophies, and looking very excited.

IZ*ONE.

She won the newcomer award just 43 days after her debut.

Seeing his confusion, Park Min-young whispered, "Ahn Yoo-jin and Jang Won-young are also from Starship; they were trainees in the same batch as Qiu Chu and the others."

"I saw that Qiu Tian was watching this news earlier."

"Then she started spacing out. Zhang Yuanying and Ahn Youzhen were in the same company as her, but they had already debuted while she was still a trainee. She was even a bit older than them. The little girl probably felt a little envious, even if she didn't say it."

Liu Zimu glanced at the news article, then looked at Jin Qiutian.

She lowered her head, her fingers gripping the pen, the tip hovering above the workbook without falling.

After a while, she came back with an empty cup to refill it, stopping as she passed the photo wall.

The photo of her and Liu Zimu, as well as photos of Choi Sulli and Bae Joo-bae, were all posted there.

She stared at it for a while, then her gaze returned to her own photo. She looked at it for several seconds before looking away, went to get Park Min-young a refill of her chocolate milk, and went back to continue doing her homework.

Liu Zimu took out his phone and checked. Zhang Yuanying was born in 04, and An Youzhen was born in 03.

Jin Qiutian was born in 02, and both of them were indeed younger than her.

But when it comes to debuting, age doesn't matter, like Bae Joo-beol.

The little girl was from Starship, she had told him that, and now seeing this picture of Won Young and Ahn Yoo-jin, he finally remembered.

"Wow! It's you, Jin Qiutian!" he shouted, drawing everyone's attention, including the customers in the store.

Jin Qiutian muttered under her breath, "Oppa! Can you please stop being so dramatic?"

Liu Zimu kept a close eye on Jin Qiutian.

IVE, the IVE from my past life.

The six-person group in the previous life consisted of Jang Won-young, Ahn Yu-jin, and a member with short silver hair.

He thought she was quite quiet in his past life; wasn't that the golden autumn season?

In his previous life, he didn't know much about IVE, except that Zhang Yuanying and Song Yuqi had participated in an episode of "Running Man" together.

The main reason is that he watched two episodes of Starship Entertainment's variety show "Fifteen Nights on a Business Trip" in his previous life, and he really doesn't know much else about it.

No wonder I couldn't remember who Jin Qiutian was; she just looked somewhat familiar.

As her memories gradually came together, she realized that she was none other than her past life's Autumn Senior.

Liu Zimu stared at her for a long time, as well as at that photo that Jin Qiutian disliked the most. He was silent for a while, and then he smiled.

In my past life, I was a nobody in the group, rarely getting any screen time.

Poor thing, I'll help you in this life.

【bite-!】

[Random reward system triggered.]

[Congratulations, host, you have received a random reward: one Coffee Shop Mascot Rescue Project Mission Card.]

Liu Zimu smiled.

He went to the storage room, leaned against the wall, and took out the mission card.

"Activate the mission!"

[Task objective: Help the coffee shop mascot, Jin Qiutian, rebuild her confidence in pursuing her dreams.]

[Task timeframe: One month.]

[Task Method: The host will lead Jin Qiutian to deliver coffee to various entertainment companies and invite the company's most popular idols to record dance verification videos. The system will automatically edit the videos and upload them to Instagram using the coffee shop's account. Each video must receive at least 50,000 likes to be considered successfully verified. Note 1: The host and Jin Qiutian must participate. Note 2: The host can rest assured to take Jin Qiutian with them; the system will automatically correct any unforeseen circumstances.]

[Reward for completing the mission: Obtain an Advanced Singing Skill Card in the golden autumn (usage time is determined by the host). Penalty for mission failure: Three random reward items will disappear. Note: No rewards will be issued during this mission.]

[Current progress: (0/5)]

Liu Zimu looked at the task and complained about it a hundred times in exasperation.

It's not the task itself, but the punishment for the task and the fact that I have to dance on camera.

This damn system is making me record a variety show? And it's even using a method somewhat similar to "Fifteen Nights on a Business Trip" from my previous life!

This damn system! I just want to keep a low profile, and you want me to become famous by dancing?

Damn it!

No wonder you planned this all along, rewarding me with five years of trainee experience.

You're really stirring things up, aren't you? Those are five entertainment companies!

The first company he definitely can't go to is one where he doesn't know anyone, otherwise he and Jin Qiutian will definitely be ignored by no one, unless they use money to get people to help them.

But he didn't want that.

SM Entertainment has Red Velvet and Sulli, or if all else fails, Girls' Generation would also work.

YG Entertainment has Rosé, so there shouldn't be any problems, although I'm not sure if it's appropriate to approach them now.

I also know Goo Hara, so I could probably contact her, but she's currently in Japan, so I'm not considering it for now.

As a shareholder of SourceMusic, it shouldn't be a problem for Park Hyun-woo to quietly put in a good word for him.

KakaoM Entertainment itself is a shareholder of its parent company and knows Lee Ji-eun, so she should be willing to help, right? It's just that she's been holding concerts all over the place lately, so I don't know if the timing is right.

Oh right, and Song Yuqi too. That means Cube Company is also secured.

Who else? Who else!

Never mind, we'll see when the time comes! If it doesn't work out, we'll let Park Hyun-woo handle it, or I can just shamelessly ask around myself.

Also, if you're just asking them to film a video, it's not certain whether you'll get 50,000 likes; you need to come up with some gimmicks.

He walked out of the storage room, came to the bar, and smiled as he looked at Park Min-young and Lee Ji-ah, who were making Kim Cheon-ji happy.

In this golden autumn, you're lucky to have met your oppa. He'll make you incredibly famous in this lifetime!

In the face of wealth and power, all obstacles are nothing but trifles.

As it was getting dark, Jin Qiu packed her schoolbag, saying she was going to the company for practice.

As she left, she glanced back at Liu Zimu, pursed her lips, and remained silent.

Liu Zimu suddenly called out to her: "Xiao Qiutian, go practice Girls' Generation and Red Velvet's dances tonight. Just practice your favorite ones."

"Huh?" Jin Qiutian was dumbfounded.

Li Zhenxi and the others were also dumbfounded.

"Just practice when I tell you to, practice well, and be a good listener. Oh, and come on time tomorrow, I have something to arrange!"

Jin Qiutian felt a sudden alarm bell ringing in her heart, but she couldn't figure out why. She nodded and left.

The streetlights outside were already on. Jin Qiu walked to the street corner, her ponytail brushing against her scarf, making her look even smaller.

"Zhenghua, go call him a taxi, it's cold outside!" Liu Zimu took out a banknote.

Liu Zhenghua nodded and chased after him.

"Oppa, you're so kind to autumn?" Lee Ji-ah said with a smile.

"Am I not good to you?" Liu Zimu rolled her eyes and asked back.