Peninsula Asteroid

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Along the way, Jin Shangmin asked Ming Jingnan a few more related questions and reminded her of the issues that needed attention later. A few minutes later, the two arrived at the office of the artist business department.

At this time, there were quite a few people inside, mostly staff responsible for related business of the company. Ming Jingnan knew some of them and had only met them before, but she was very familiar with the one sitting in the main seat, who was Director Zhao Xiancheng who was in charge of their Twice-related work.

Everyone was discussing something fiercely, but when they saw Jin Shangmin and Ming Jingnan, especially Ming Jingnan came in, everyone immediately quieted down. Ming Jingnan felt that everyone's eyes were all looking at her in an instant, as if there was something on her face.

However, she also understood the audience of the crowd. Facing so many company directors and representatives, Ming Jingnan hurriedly saluted and greeted. After greeting, Jin Shangmin first reported the situation, and then several directors did not seem to believe it and asked again.

Ming Jingnan's relationship with Chi Jingyuan was very low-key. In addition, Jin Shangmin had just reminded her, so she didn't know anything and said that she didn't know anything either. It was the first time she heard the news.

After asking for a while and getting no answer, the JYP staff who wanted to get some information from her were immediately disappointed.

"How could she not know? This matter must be related to Jingyuanxi"

"..."

"Wouldn't these resources and channels be given away for free?... Would the chaebol young master have such a good idea?"

A staff member didn't know whether he had any opinions about her or Chi Jingyuan, and said something in a yin-yang tone, but before he finished speaking, Zhao Xiancheng, the highest-ranking director present, glared at him fiercely. The staff member immediately fell silent until he said something wrong and bowed 90 degrees.

"Forget it, this is not important."

Seeing that Ming Jingnan didn't have any information, the staff discussed it in a low voice and decided not to dwell on this aspect anymore.

After all, although Ming Jingnan couldn't get anything out of her, only SM and Ji Jingyuan had connections and resources in the European fashion circle in the entire Kpop circle of the peninsula. In addition, everyone knew the relationship between GUCCI and Ji Jingyuan, so even if Ming Jingnan had no news, it was definitely the work of Ji Jingyuan.

As for the purpose, why would GUCCI suddenly introduce JYP artists to cooperate... Everyone can instantly imagine a small script in their minds.

...But the reason is not the key. The important thing is that the cooperation invitation was indeed sent, and more importantly, what should they do now.

Matters about company distribution will not be discussed with idols, especially idols like Twice who have debuted for less than two years and are still in the rookie period. Originally, Ming Jingnan was called over to ask her if she knew the inside story, but Ming Jingnan didn't know anything, so after answering a few questions, her mission was actually over.

"You and Twice have been doing very well recently... Go back first, and let the agent tell you the situation after the company confirms it."

Looking at the smile of Director Zhao, who was over 50 years old and always looked very serious, wearing black-framed glasses, Ming Jingnan hurriedly bowed again, said goodbye to all the staff, and turned to leave.

"Mina, you go back first, I guess we need to study this..."

And the agent Kim Sangmin who brought her here said a few words to her.

"...Don't tell other members when you go back..."

Kim Sangmin said halfway, thought about it, smiled helplessly, and changed his words: "Forget it, this kind of thing can't be concealed, it doesn't matter whether you say it or not, they will know it later."

"But now things haven't been confirmed, so don't say too much, just know it yourself."

"I know, thank you, Oppa." Ming Jingnan nodded and turned to leave, and Kim Sangmin glanced at her and returned to the office.

At this time, Director Zhao looked around and said in a low voice: "Tell me, what are your thoughts?"

Soon the surroundings became lively again, and the staff spoke one after another, but Jin Shangmin did not interrupt and stood aside.

"How could it be Mina?"

"Isn't it obvious? Don't tell me you don't know who her boyfriend is."

"But Mina is really not suitable. Giving her this level of resources will disrupt the company's arrangements, not to mention that she is a Japanese... Even if Jingyuanxi is the one who made the connection, the choice should be in our company, right? Didn't Suzy also receive an invitation? Can we communicate with GUCCI to see if Mina can be replaced by other artists in the company, or if not, by local members of Twice."

"I'm afraid that the other party will be dissatisfied and may also be angry..."

"I just sent a message to test it, and it shouldn't work. The other party's purpose is very clear, just for Mina."

"Ah, is Mina so attractive to them?"

"Don't tell me you don't know who her boyfriend is."

"Yeah... just reject it. "

Listening to the discussion, he shook his head slightly. The reason why he had to remind Ming Jingnan just now was because the company had not yet decided how to deal with this cooperation invitation, whether to refuse or accept it.

Even from the company's perspective, there is a desire to transfer this cooperation to other artists or even other members.

Although JYP was very surprised and delighted to receive the cooperation invitation, to be honest, there are still a lot of burdens besides this.

Yes, facing such a big gift package that fell from the sky, some JYP operation staff are even considering whether to accept it.

...It is because of this request of "working with Twice member Mina alone" that JYP is extremely entangled and.

After the decline and decline in the past few years, JYP began to turn around after Twice in 2015. This girl group that was coveted with great hope did not live up to the company's expectations and relied on super schedules to run their own fame since its debut.

And since the two big explosions last year, it has been soaring all the way. Seeing that Twice has a good momentum and is obviously ready to become a new generation of TOP girl group, JYP has also turned bad luck around. Both revenue and stock price have greatly increased compared with previous years.

As for the operation of Twice, it is even more serious and cautious. For this girl group that is expected to lead the company to a new height, JYP has learned from the experience of operating other girl groups and even various artists before, and has set a unique development plan for Twice.

The most important point is to limit the personal resources of each member, to make the whole team develop in a balanced way, and not to have members who are popular and exceed the company's expectations and cannot be controlled and affect the overall development of the group.

Secondly, because too many foreign green cards are likely to cause dissatisfaction among the people of the peninsula, it is necessary to suppress foreign members while improving the resources and development of local members.

And now the sudden invitation from GUCCI is beyond the company's expectations for JYP, and it is also beyond their plans and arrangements for Twice.

Because, as a foreigner, especially a member of Japan, Mingjing Nan has never been JYP's main target. If JYP makes the decision, this level of resources will not fall on her.

If it were Lin Nayeon... maybe there would be a little hope.

So after receiving the invitation to cooperate, JYP has been quite entangled and quickly held a meeting to discuss what to do.

But refuse?

Although someone proposed this idea, it was soon stared at by many people around them as if they were idiots.

Although they will deny some advertisements and endorsements that do not conform to Twice's development path because of the arrangement and personality of the artists, they are all insignificant brands and low endorsement fees, and there will be no negative impact even if they refuse.

But what is this time? This time it is GUCCI, a top European luxury brand.

Let alone the endorsement fee, which is not low, what is more important is that they have connected with GUCCI and obtained and expanded channels for cooperation with the European fashion circle.

Since SM entered the European fashion circle through Chi Jingyuan and opened up relationships and connections, its relationship with the fashion circle of the entire peninsula has instantly improved. The resources of its artists in this regard have soared, and the company's stock price has also risen accordingly.

These are all benefits that have been put into practice, not to mention those invisible positive effects.

JYP has been jealous for a long time and has been trying to contact the other party, but this kind of fashion luxury has always been aloof, and they didn’t have any artists that the other party liked before, so the other party didn’t even pay attention to them.

After all their efforts, they only contacted a few third-tier brands, and they all had various requirements, such as inspections.

They had tried hard before but made no progress. They never expected that such a good opportunity would suddenly jump in front of them today, and it was the other party who took the initiative to ask for it. Although they were very passive about this practice of naming Mina, they did feel like a big gift fell from the sky and hit their heads.

Only a fool would refuse.

Moreover... who here doesn’t know Chi Jingyuan’s power, as well as their family’s shares and power in the company. Although their brothers basically don’t appear in JYP, they have a special person in the company who acts as the representative director to represent the shares.

This is also the reason why they are so entangled. If it is an ordinary endorsement or invitation, they can assign it at will and accept it if they want to accept it or refuse it if they want to refuse it.

But who knows if they will offend and anger the young master if they refuse this time?

It's just...from a professional perspective, or from the perspective of Twice's development, they really don't think Mingjing Nan is very suitable.

"..." The staff who said no also understood the stupid looks around him, and lowered his head and said nothing.

I saw the correct version in the 16-9 book forum!

After discussing for a long time without any results, just when Director Zhao was a little dissatisfied, Jin Shangmin, as an agent, made some useful suggestions:

"Although it is obvious, I think we should first find out whether this matter was contacted by Jingyuanxi. If so, we can't treat it normally. If not..."

Jin Shangmin didn't finish his words, but of course everyone around him understood.

"The second thing is to discuss some details of the cooperation with GUCCI, and by the way, express our ideas and suggestions, and do some testing."

"Then it's..."

Director Zhao just nodded and wanted to give a compliment, and the phone next to him suddenly rang. He picked it up and answered it and said a few words quickly. After hanging up, his expression became a little better:

“… PD Park Jin-young said he came to call Jingyuanxi.”

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After Mingjingnan and the agent left, the practice room soon became lively again, but compared to the relatively relaxed atmosphere just now, the atmosphere at this time was obviously a little subtle.

Several members gathered together, and the topic of discussion was naturally all the news they had just heard.

But there was an exception. Zhou Ziyu sat alone in a corner of the sofa, holding a mobile phone in her hand but not operating it. Her head was drooping, and her long hair was blocking both sides of her cheeks, making it difficult to see her expression.

But from the low pressure faintly emanating from her body, and the fact that she had no time to maintain her usual upright sitting posture at this time, she was obviously in a bad mood.

Of course not!

Between the drooping hair, Zhou Ziyu's face was dark, and she pursed her lips hard. Although the background of the main screen of the mobile phone in her hand was her own selfie, she stared with big eyes as if she had seen other people, and her lips trembled as if she was muttering something.

It's a pity that Kim Da-hyun, who was sitting next to her, couldn't understand Chinese. Otherwise, if she got closer, she could hear some vicious voices and words...

Too much, too bad!

Zhou Ziyu is in a very bad mood now.

When she saw her manager suddenly coming over, she knew something must have happened, but she never expected that it would be this thing that made her feel gloomy and uncomfortable as if she had eaten something dirty.

JYP can think of it, other members can think of it, and of course she can think of it too...

Zhou Ziyu guessed the inside story the moment she heard it. What GUCCI, what naming Ming Jingnan, there's no need to think about this kind of thing, it's 100% that the annoying Chi Jingyuan did it.

Looking at Ming Jingnan's expression, she probably doesn't know... But she just thought about it casually, and she guessed that the annoying guy took the initiative, or deliberately concealed it. It just so happened that Ming Jingnan was going to have a birthday, so it might be a birthday surprise...

Because she knew that person too well, even without other information, Zhou Ziyu could easily guess the general situation.

But the more she guessed the truth, the more uncomfortable she felt.

She knew that Ming Jingnan was Chi Jingyuan's real girlfriend, but in her heart, she was the one with the best and closest relationship with him. She also knew that Chi Jingyuan was always generous, but ordinary gifts were fine, but he was willing to give such a top luxury endorsement, which made Zhou Ziyu feel a little uncomfortable.

This is a collaboration with GUCCI, do you know what it means to a female idol?

And the most important thing is that there is only Ming Jingnan... but she seems to have been forgotten.

'I clearly said that she was more suitable for the fashion route when we were chatting before, liar! '

Thinking of some of the things Chi Jingyuan said during the previous chat, Zhou Ziyu felt more and more depressed, and even a little aggrieved.

She wanted to call Chi Jingyuan, but she stopped after taking out her phone. Of course, she was actually a little unreasonable, so she didn't know what to say.

She really wanted to call and question that annoying guy, or to be gentle and act cute and complain, but she couldn't do such unreasonable things. After hesitating back and forth, she could only sulk here alone.

At this moment, the door of the practice room was pushed open.

"..."

Mingjing Nan pushed open the door of the practice room and walked in. The lively voices she had just heard outside the door suddenly stopped. She only felt that everyone's eyes were instantly focused on her face.

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"It's really you?"

At the same time, on the other side, Park Jin-young's shocked voice came from the phone of Ji Jingyuan who was eating and talking on the phone

"What else? Who do you think it is?"

Ji Jingyuan chewed something, his voice was a little vague, but the teasing taste in his tone was very strong: "I always feel that after Twice became popular, brother, you are a little proud, brother, don't you think that JYP has such a big face now?"

"...Ah, how can you talk to me like that?"

Park Jin-young was a little speechless for a while after being teased so bluntly, and after a few seconds of stagnation, he raised his voice and pretended to be angry and howled twice , and then immediately lowered his voice and complained: "Such an important matter, why didn't you tell me in advance, so that we can be prepared."

"Ah? Is my reaction a bit too much?"

Chi Jingyuan picked up the bowl and drank a sip of soup, accompanied by the gurgling sound, obviously not looking very concerned: "Is it important? Isn't it just a matter of one sentence?"

"Asi, you kid..."

Pu Zhenying was annoyed by Chi Jingyuan's pretense, and wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, it turned into a deep sigh:

"You kid... you really spend a lot of money to fall in love..."