Peninsula: I, who was originally a camera, suddenly became an internet sensation.

Chapter 32 JYP and JYP

"PDnim said you'd definitely go to the company after your report today, so he asked me to pick you up early. How about that, isn't that a good idea, Nuna?"

"You just got back from Bangkok, right?" Li Yuan turned his head to look at her.

"Yeah!" Lim Nayeon pouted. "We have to record the Idol Star Athletics Championships in a couple of days. I'm exhausted, and then I have to be sent to pick you up. Don't you think the PD is mistreating his employees?"

"Your president is really something, she could have just sent any staff member," Li Yuan continued, echoing her words.

"Yeah, yeah, what a heartless boss!" Lim Na-yeon chimed in confidently, even raising her fist and waving it in the air.

However, Li Yuan didn't see that Lim Nayeon had a mischievous smile on her other face when she turned it to the other side.

What she didn't say was that she had actually volunteered to come after hearing at the company that Park Jin-young was going to send someone to pick up Lee Won.

Park Jin-young thought that since Lee Won was so familiar with the members of TWICE, having them pick him up would show more sincerity, so he nodded in agreement.

The whole "being sent to pick her up" thing was just something she added herself, her purpose being to make Li Yuan owe her a small favor so she could justifiably ask him for a meal later.

Upon arriving at the JYP building, the receptionist was the same one as before. She recognized Lee Won, a "non-staff member" who frequently came and went from JYP, and also recognized Lim Nayeon standing next to him. She smiled and nodded, saying that the president was waiting for you in his office.

"I'm going to the practice room now." Lim Nayeon waved to Lee Won. "Go find PDnim yourself. I still have dance practice to do. Don't get lost."

Lee Won pushed open the door to the president's office and found Park Jin-young standing with his back to him in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, his hands behind his back, looking like a pensive person.

"What, you've learned to show off now?" Li Yuan's voice suddenly rang out in the office, carrying the casualness only found between old acquaintances.

He threw his bag onto the sofa and then sank into it.

"What do you mean by 'showing off'?" Park Jin-young turned around and sighed. "With things like this now, what mind do I have to show off? You have no idea how stressed I've been these past few days."

"I told you a long time ago not to bring Somi into this." Li Yuan leaned back on the sofa speechlessly, crossing his legs. "You didn't believe me."

This isn't entirely self-inflicted trouble.

Idol Park Jin-young and producer Park Jin-young can be considered geniuses in some ways, but CEO Park Jin-young is a different person altogether.

"The problem is we're missing one person, what are we going to do?" Park Jin-young spread his hands. "We've already come up with the plan, we can't debut with just four people, can we?"

"Just add one more person." Li Yuan picked up an apple from the fruit plate on the table, took a bite, and said, "Your company doesn't have much of anything except trainees."

"What 'you guys'?" Park Jin-young glanced at him helplessly. "You're not without shares in JYP. This is your own company, don't talk like an outsider."

I never expected that there would be such a young person among JYP's major shareholders.

I first met Lee Won when TWICE's debut survival show was being planned. At that time, he was only nineteen years old (Korean age), not even of legal adult age in Korea.

A teenager sitting among a group of middle-aged board members, speaking when he should speak and keeping quiet when he should keep quiet, left a deep impression on Park Jin-young.

"But you didn't listen to me back then," Li Yuan said unhurriedly. "If you had eliminated Ziyu back then, I think I would have had to sell my shares too."

Park Jin-young genuinely intended to exclude Chou Tzu-yu from the competition, which startled Lee Won.

Without Chou Tzu-yu, how TWICE will get through the early stages is a real question.

If that girl, who was incredibly popular in the survival competition, doesn't even get a chance to debut, TWICE's future will likely be significantly altered.

"I've already admitted my mistake about that matter, haven't I?" Park Jin-young sighed. "You know some of the directors in the company; they don't really like green cards to begin with, and besides..."

"Besides, it's a Chinese green card, right?" Li Yuan snorted and took over the conversation.

"That's not entirely true..." Park Jin-young also felt that this statement wasn't very convincing. "Fortunately, I also got rid of some people."

Riding on TWICE's rise to the top, Park Jin-young did indeed clear out some discordant voices within the company.

Of course, Lee Won wasn't particularly interested in this matter. He had no interest in power struggles and only expressed his support for Park Jin-young on some key issues.

Especially when the second headquarters was being established, a large number of people were purged, many were scattered, and a number of new people poured in.

It can be said that the Second Headquarters in this life and the Second Headquarters in the previous life are two completely different concepts.

"So who do you think is the right person to promote?" Park Jin-young asked.

Although JYP has many female trainees, quite a few still chose to leave when ITZY's debut trainees were confirmed.

Those who stayed were either determined to debut with JYP, or they felt they still had a chance.

If we need to add someone temporarily, the options are actually not many.

"How about Hae-won or Park Jin?" Park Jin-young asked. "Or Shi-eun?"

These three are among the best trainees in the company, with long training periods, solid basic skills, and a good age match for the members of ITZY.

The first two have a good relationship with Lee Won, while the latter is a promising talent that Park Jin-young personally favors.

"Not very good." Li Yuan shook his head. "They don't really fit ITZY's style."

The planning for ITZY was done by Li Yuan: from the group concept to the debut song, and even the dance framework, it was all his work.

He said it was inappropriate, and no one could refute him.

After all, no one knows better than him what this group should look like and what path it should take.

"Okay." Park Jin-young smacked his lips.

"Bring Shen Youna up," Li Yuan said after a pause.

"But isn't the age gap a bit too big?" Park Jin-young frowned. "Besides, I'm saving Shin Yuna for my next group."

According to his original plan, Shin Yuna's age was just right for her to debut in the next girl group.

Bringing her up ahead of schedule will disrupt the rest of the plan.

"Age isn't a big problem, and they're not even ten or eight years apart," Li Yuan said. "As long as their styles match, it'll be fine."

"Wait..." Park Jin-young suddenly raised his hand, his gaze towards Lee Won becoming subtle. "You wouldn't be with that..."

"How could that be!" Li Yuan interrupted him impatiently before he could finish. "How could I be so frivolous when it involves members of the company's new group?"

"Besides, there's such a big age gap between us; she's not even an adult yet."

"So what if you're underage? Who knows if you have something going on... Okay, I won't say anymore." Park Jin-young stopped joking. "After all, you're the one who planned this group, so you should just steer it."

"I don't know what came over me when I handed the group over to a young man."

"I don't know what possessed me to agree to help you plan a new group," Li Yuan retorted.

"Oh, right..." Li Yuan seemed to remember something, and his tone became more casual, "I found a trainee for you a couple of days ago, you can put him in the new group later."

"Oh?" Park Jin-young raised an eyebrow with interest. "Is it that girl named Bae Jin-sol?"

"You saw someone?" Li Yuan asked, somewhat surprised.

"No, but I definitely need to take a look at the documents you brought in." Park Jin-young shook his head.

Lee Won is known for his keen eye for girl groups; he almost never misses a promising talent, which Park Jin-young has to take seriously.

"So you're going to tell Shin Yuna?" Park Jin-young's face showed a knowing smile. "You'll be the one to do the good deed. If you tell her yourself, she'll definitely be happy."

"Aren't you afraid I'll run off with her?" Li Yuan stood up from the sofa.

"What can I do if she runs away?" Park Jin-young shrugged. "Anyway, there's nothing I can do about it."

JYP's dating issues are a major headache for him, so he even changed the dating ban from five years to three years.

But nothing has changed.

"Let's go."

"So soon? Won't we chat a little longer?"

"What's there to talk about with a guy like you?" Li Yuan waved his hand without turning his head, opened the door and walked out.