Peninsula: My pet is my idol

Chapter 94 Cold Young Master and Kang Yangyang [Important Vote!!!]

Near Dongdaemun.

A barbecue stall.

A Plymouth GTX attracted the attention of countless passersby, because this car is even rarer in South Korea than sports cars like Lamborghinis and Ferraris.

Parked on the main road, it looks like a moored ship, making all the surrounding cars appear small.

Small private rooms inside a street food stall.

Tang Xin felt a strong sense of incongruity looking at Leng Shao, who was eating with his mouth full of oil.

To be fair, Leng Shao is indeed good-looking!

A strikingly beautiful mixed-race face.

But the problem is this person's voice; it's a raspy, awful voice.

His personality is like that of a young rascal or a hooligan.

To put it nicely, they're careless about details; to put it bluntly, they lack manners.

How jarring!

Leng Shao looked up. "You're just waiting for me to grill the meat, and all you're doing is eating? Damn it, you're not allowed to eat this piece!"

"Ahem, Young Master Leng—" Tang Xin asked, "You told me you were from Dongda University when we were playing games before, but you don't look like it—"

"My family is rather complicated, and so is my situation," Leng Shao said while cutting meat. "In terms of bloodline, I am of mixed race. In terms of my upbringing, I grew up in South America, but in terms of self-awareness, I am indeed a student of Dongda University."

Because my entire family, whether in terms of speech or the culture we are exposed to, follows the Tokyo University system.

I spent four years of university in the capital, then went to the United States, and later to Southeast Asia to take care of some family matters.

"Your life is really... well, you know."

"You're right here in South Korea, yet you're completely unaware of the situation overseas, aren't you?" Leng Shao laughed. "According to official data from Dongda University, there are 14 billion Dongda students, and at least 200 million more overseas."

There are actually very large and little-known Chinese communities in many places such as South America, Africa, Europe, and the United States.

It's like if I told you now that there are a large number of Germans in Taicang, Jiangsu, and many German children are receiving German education on the land of Southeast University, you probably didn't know that, did you?

You probably didn't know that there are a lot of Korean kids in Yancheng receiving Korean education on Dongda University's campus?

My family's situation is actually similar, only on a larger scale.

"Some?" Tang Xin questioned.

"Just a tiny bit!" Cold Young Master stretched out his hand, pinched the air between his index finger and thumb, and painfully lost his South Korean visa on arrival.

"I still don't understand, why would someone as rich as you go through all this trouble to create these idol-related things?"

"I didn't mean to be so explicit—" Cold Young Master shook his head and chuckled, "But you really are stupid."

Tang Xin: "————"

Leng Shao said, "Let me ask you, how does the resource or wealth that a large overseas Chinese family can leverage compare to that of Dongda University?"

Tang Xin: "It's a drop in the ocean, not worth mentioning. It's like an ant trying to shake a tree, or a mantis trying to stop a chariot."

"Then let me ask you another question. With the growing influence of overseas Chinese, Dongda University now needs to promote its culture abroad and establish its own cultural dominance. During this window of opportunity in the next few years, as a member of a large overseas Chinese family, how can I seize this opportunity to climb to the top?"

Tang Xin: "————"

Leng Shao lowered his voice and chuckled, "You think I just want to create a super awesome masked singer? Or maybe it's to clean up that mess for the family? Your vision is too narrow~ What I want is—"

Enter the game now, and you'll become part of the University of Tokyo's cultural hegemony in the future!

The core of popular culture is in the United States, and its cultural hegemony in the last century gave rise to business giants such as Coca-Cola.

Now that cultural hegemony is shifting from the West to the East, what do you think I should do?

Imagine the benefits I would receive from my family, from Tokyo University, and from the whole world if I could do this.

After listening, Tang Xin was deeply shocked by the woman's ambition, but also felt that she was daydreaming: "What you're thinking is too idealistic. Even if a masked singer or a pop music IP reaches the top, it's impossible for them to become part of a cultural hegemony."

"A masked singer who is successful enough to break into the core of the Western mainstream is only the first stage." Leng Shao's lips curled up: "Just like in the 1980s and 90s, Michael Jordan broke the upper limit of basketball's popularity and pushed the entire NBA league to the world, making the NBA the highest level of basketball competition league in the world."

Jordan influenced the NBA, the NBA influenced the global basketball community, and the global basketball community influenced the sports culture worldwide.

One link leads to another.

I just want to be like former NBA Commissioner David Stern —

Create a basketball god!

"So, interested in becoming my Jordan?"

Tang Xin shook her head and said, "Apart from the money part, your business plan doesn't hold much appeal for me. I'm studying traditional Chinese medicine, and I'll only be a doctor, not a singer."

"I didn't say I wanted you to be a singer, I just wanted you to be someone who sings behind the scenes."

Ignore the so-called entertainment industry social interactions, ignore the rules of the entertainment industry, and don't care about the fans—I'm just a singer!

You'll get paid just for singing. I'll pay you for singing, and you won't have any professional relationship with the singers other than singing.

In the initial stages, this plan won't even take up much of your time.

Tang Xin asked again, "Why me?"

"Because your voice is the most crucial first step in my plan."

Tang Xin shook her head: "I want a more specific answer. Why does it have to be me?"

Leng Shao picked up a piece of meat and placed it on Tang Xin's plate, muttering under his breath, "If I can't even handle a little Kalami like you, what's the point of this startup plan?!"

Tang Xin: "That makes sense, I can accept that reason."

"In the next quarter, I will prove that I have the ability to acquire shares that will influence the operation of Starship."

After I prove myself, you'll have to work for me for five years, and of course, you'll be well paid.

For the next five years, I will pay you according to the salary standards for solo artists in the Korean music industry.

If you earn two million a year, it's considered that your plan didn't go smoothly.

"So, do you want to continue this bet?"

Tang Xin was about to agree, but then she suddenly thought of Master He.

Thinking about the efforts I've made, and about my secure job for the next few decades.

Can----

Going a step further, he thought of making money by illegally practicing medicine in South Korea, risking imprisonment, because he was short of money.

If you can make money legally, why choose to make money illegally?

He thought of Kim Ji-won, who was destined to become a wealthy woman, and Lim Yoon-ah, who was already a very wealthy woman.

If you don't have money, how can you give a gift that will make the recipient happy?

He thought of that helpless boy who had no money to treat his family.

There wasn't even a chance to extend the lives of his family members.

He thought back to that night when he had dinner with Bae Suzy at an upscale restaurant, and how he was so embarrassed that he had to let go of the bill.

He also thought of ————

I always feel awkward sitting in other people's cars.

The feeling of taking a taxi home alone late at night.

Walking with Jin Zhiyuan downstairs in their dormitory building, there wasn't even a place to shelter from the wind; we could only hide in a corner where the wind was less intense. That feeling...

The world is always eager to hear the stories of young achievers.

Life's repeated small moments of despair crushed young people who yearned for a wider world.

The thorn called inferiority complex causes the heart to grow taste buds, to savor its sourness and sharpness.

Tang Xin sighed and said, "Let me think about it some more. I'll give you an answer in a few days."

Leng Shao is indeed a remarkable person; not only is he knowledgeable, but he is also very down-to-earth.

Tang Xin had once heard Master He mention how to distinguish between a customer who is "old money" and one who is "new money."

All the standards are secondary; the most important thing is this: Old Qian has a lazy streak.

It doesn't refer to "sleepiness," but rather a state of mind where all desires are satisfied or can be satisfied, and there is no other need.

Just like someone who has eaten too much, even if a feast is served in front of them, they will lose interest.

"Old money" means that a person's family has been wealthy for hundreds of years, surviving the changes of the century.

Such a family means that the vast majority of its members' material desires can be satisfied in the long term.

Laziness only develops when a person's material desires are consistently satisfied from a very young age.

No matter how strange a person's words, actions, and behavior may be, you will always feel that this person is not serious, is not using their true abilities, and has the ability to cover their tracks.

Tang Xin had met many wealthy women in the past two or three years, so he could tell some of them apart.

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And Leng Shao—

Although her behavior was thuggish and hooligans, she had a strong air of laziness about her.

During the conversation with Leng Shao, the Leng Shao in front of her gradually became the same as the Leng Shao that Tang Xin had met online.

It's true that she's the same online and offline—her personality is so distinct.

Extroverted, trash-talking, speaks directly and doesn't like beating around the bush, always using "I" and "brother".

Leng Shao even enthusiastically showed Tang Xin a picture of his girlfriend: "What do you think? Isn't this girl hot enough?"

"It looks great!"

"And this one, I keep it in the US, I only see it about twice a year, I'm planning to get rid of it."

"It's so pretty, you just don't want it?" Tang Xin asked in surprise.

"She's just average, I guess. She's not even as good-looking as me," Leng Shao suddenly whispered. "Want to check out the remote vlog she sent me? It's awesome!"

"No need. A friend's wife is not to be trifled with."

"It's nothing, don't mention it!"

"No, no," Tang Xin waved her hands repeatedly in refusal.

Just then, his phone rang. Tang Xin answered, and a voice came from the phone: "Brother Xin? Look out the window!"

Tang Xin turned to look out the window. Kang Yangyang was waving at him from outside the private room's glass: "Yangyang? What are you doing here?"

Kang Yangyang was with her best friend. "My best friend and I are shopping around here after we finished eating. We were just about to go back to school."

As she spoke, she glanced at Leng Shao, who was sitting opposite Tang Xin.

Tang Xin suggested, "Yangyang, it's rare to run into you outside, why don't you eat something else?"

"No, no, my best friend's boyfriend is picking her up, I'm just hitching a ride back to school." Kang Yangyang said awkwardly, "Xin-ge, you and your friend eat, I'm off."

"Okay, send a message when you get to the school."

After hanging up the phone, Tang Xin waved to Kang Yangyang outside the glass before turning her gaze away.

Leng Shao still turned his head to look out the window, his eyes gleaming: "Godfather! You actually know such a cute girl! I really like this kind of sweet girl! Please introduce her to me!"

Tang Xin hesitated, looking troubled, and said, "I'm afraid that won't work—"

Why?

Cold Young Master: ?

Leng Shao asked incredulously, "She—is your former roommate from Nanliang?"

"Hmm—it's that kind of Nanliang you find disgusting—" Tang Xin asked, "Didn't you say you investigated me? You don't know what she looks like?"

Feeling like the cold young man, who had just fallen in love with someone and then experienced a breakup, felt like the sky had fallen and angrily retorted, "Why would I bother to remember what your roommate looks like?"

"Oh, right."

A long silence fell over the private room.

"Sigh—forget it! Organic it is organic, and Baiwan has already accepted it and introduced it to me!" After hesitating for a long time, Leng Shao finally made up his mind.

Tang Xin: ? If you and Kang Yangyang were to become a couple, that would be a return to heterosexuality! Two negatives make a positive!

Absolutely amazing!

Theoretically speaking, Leng Shao and Kang Yangyang are capable of creating babies!

Just as Tang Xin was hesitating about whether to agree, Kang Yangyang sent him a message: "Brother Xin, is that stunning beauty across from you someone you like?"

Tang Xin replied: "No, it's just an online friend I met today."

Kang Yangyang: "Dad, please introduce me to someone! I really beg you! I really want to date a top beauty!"

Okay, Ju Ding, you two are going to die now.

a few days later.

Tang Xin, who was at home petting her cat, received a message from Leng Shao.

One picture, one sentence.

The picture is an intimate photo of her and Kang Yangyang, with a hotel in the background.

"I've met the love of my life, bro! I'll definitely ask you to be my MC at my wedding!"

Tang Xin: Elderly man looking at his phone on the subway.JPG

It's hard to say who really got the better deal; both sides probably think they've come out on top, right?

How can I describe the eerie feeling Tang Xin had upon seeing this photo?

It's like seeing MaiDavika embracing Tian Mouwei—it feels like a dimensional barrier has been broken, creating a sense of incongruity.

Lock you two up!

I met them a few days ago and we're lying together today. Neither of them are normal people.

I, Tang Xin, often feel out of place with you all because of my overly pure love.

Leng Shao sent another message asking, "How's your decision?"

When he no longer wanted to meet girls in secret, he didn't even have a car to shelter him from the wind and rain.

(Important career path plot choices require the protagonist to break through the income ceiling, as the upper limit of earning money through labor has reached a bottleneck.)

"A, 'You prove your ability, I'll prove my integrity.'; (【Masked Musician Storyline】, becoming a masked musician similar to Gesaffelstein, with a significant increase in income, and subsequent storylines involving collaborations with multiple female idols on song releases and duet dances; if you don't know this name, you can search for it)"

"B, 'Young Master Leng, I'm sorry, but I'd rather sell myself than stray from the path of medicine.'; (【Ya Wang Technician Route】Rebooted, with increased massage storylines for second, third, and fourth generation female characters, significantly increased suggestive content, and a moderate increase in income)"

"C, 'Young Master Leng, I'm sorry, but I'd rather stay as I am now, a little freer.'; (【Internet Celebrity Storyline】: The storyline involving collaborations with multiple female idols on song releases and stage dances is retained, while the massage storyline is reduced; Maintaining the status quo and delving into self-media, achieving some success but lacking professional media skills, he may only be able to become a borderline internet celebrity or sign with a professional agency to increase traffic, with a slight increase in income)"

"D, 'Young Master Leng, I'm sorry, but I'd rather go with my master to set up a new syndicate.'; (【Underworld Thug Line】, using physical enhancements to become an underground thug in Seoul, taking jobs from Master He, with targeted improvements in individual combat power and a significant increase in income.)"

(The choices in this chapter are extremely important. The career path won't be explored in much detail, but it will affect the subsequent plot with the female characters. Other authors don't offer this kind of choice opportunity, but I do. The voting weighting and other rules have been clearly stated beforehand; please determine the plot direction according to the voting weights.)

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