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

Chapter 59 Onboarding

Monday, September 3, 2018.

The day Lee Won joined JYP.

When he called Park Jin-young to explain that he was going to work at JYP, Park Jin-young's first reaction was, "You're kidding, aren't you?"

Lee Won can be considered one of JYP's directors, and even wields power within a headquarters—he is the vice president of the second headquarters.

Now you're telling him that Li Yuan is coming to the company's production department to be a low-level producer? Isn't that a joke?

Would the head of the production department dare to raise his voice at Li Yuan?

If they don't dare, then is this minister Li Yuan or the original one?

However, after Lee Won's explanation, Park Jin-young realized: Lee Won is actually a college student.

Previously, due to his talent and work style, Park Jin-young always treated him as a mature peer, almost like an age-old.

But then I thought about it again, and Li Yuan is only twenty-one years old now, a twenty-one-year-old company director.

Park Jin-young hung up the phone, leaned back in his office chair, and stared at the ceiling for a while.

He was called a genius since he was a child. He wrote songs in his teens, debuted and started his own company in his twenties. He had a smooth journey and felt that he had reached a place that most people could not reach in the music industry.

But now, when he thinks of Li Yuan's young face, he suddenly feels that the title of "genius" should be given to someone else.

Thank goodness he's not a singer. Park Jin-young thought with a touch of relief.

He can produce, is handsome, and can sing and dance well. Isn't this Park Jin-young Promax?

If he debuts, what chance will I have?

Li Yuan, of course, knew nothing about this. Even if he did, he would probably scoff—what's so glorious about becoming an enhanced version of Park Jin-young?

If someone calls him that, he will only feel that they are insulting him.

Wearing the employee badge that had been made for him in a rush, Li Yuan made his way to the production department.

To be honest, many of the people on the street were acquaintances of Li Yuan.

It's not because Lee Won wrote a lot of songs for JYP groups—many people don't actually know this, and his information isn't publicly available within the company.

They knew about Lee Won because of a rumor: there was a very handsome trainee in JYP who was always appearing and disappearing mysteriously within the company.

The photo of Li Yuan circulated in an internal chat group of a certain department in the company for a while. In the end, the person who posted the photo was warned by his superiors, and since then no one has dared to discuss the matter publicly.

Therefore, many people believe that Lee Won may be JYP's hidden ace, similar to those legendary secret trainees of SM Entertainment who never make public appearances but are incredibly strong and always deliver a winning performance.

When people see Li Yuan now, many still regard him as a trainee and wonder why he hasn't debuted yet.

They were astonished when they saw the words "Trainee Producer" on his name tag.

So he was the producer?

However, many people also felt it was a pity.

With Li Yuan's looks and producer title, even if he's just a pretty face who's not good at singing and dancing, he'd probably still rake in a lot of female fans' wallets.

Moreover, at JYP, even if your basic skills are weak, you can train them to a level sufficient for your debut, so you won't become just a pretty face.

With these qualifications, why would you stay in the production department as an intern producer?

"Minister Li, intern producer Li Yuan is here to report for duty." Li Yuan knocked on the door and walked into the office of the head of the production department of the second headquarters.

It's worth mentioning that the head of the second production department also has the surname Lee, and his name is Lee Ji-young.

She is the well-known head of the fourth division, and also the company's first female internal director.

She is not yet the head of the fourth division, nor even a director of the company.

She will not be promoted until the fourth headquarters is established in 2021.

"You little brat?" Li Zhiying looked up and saw Li Yuan, and was stunned for a moment. When she heard Li Yuan's words, she was even more stunned and blinked twice.

What is an intern producer?

While others might not know Li Yuan's true identity, she knew it perfectly well.

How could Lee Won possibly start as an intern producer at JYP? Even if he doesn't reach her position, he should at least receive the treatment of a top producer, right?

Moreover, he is a director of the company. For a director to come to the production department as an intern, what kind of incognito visit is this?

Who can control him?

Not everyone is Park Jin-young, who is both a company president and an artist, and who can still listen to them.

"What's the meaning of you coming here as an intern producer?" Lee Ji-young put down her pen, leaned back in her chair, and rubbed her temples in exasperation. "Did Park Jin-young hit his head on a car? Did he come up with this?"

Her face was filled with a sense of helplessness, as if to say, "Can you higher-ups please stop messing with us workers?"

JYP's headquarters production system has just begun to be reformed. Wasn't Lee Won just appointed as the vice president of the second headquarters?

But now her immediate supervisor has come down to the production department under her as a low-level intern. How is she supposed to manage him?

Should I have the deputy minister serve me tea and water? Or should I report to the intern myself?

"There's nothing I can do, I'm doing an internship during my senior year," Li Yuan shrugged. "I can't exactly write 'I was the vice president of the second division at JYP' on my internship resume... what would that look like?"

"Internship..." Li Zhiying suddenly realized, and looked Li Yuan up and down, "I forgot you're still a college student."

"Then what... what should we do?" Lee Ji-young originally wanted to ask how to manage it.

He was his direct superior.

"Just do whatever you need to do." Li Yuan casually pulled up a chair, sat down, and crossed his legs. "Just treat me like an ordinary employee."

"Oh. Just a regular employee." Lee Ji-young nodded thoughtfully, a slight smile playing on her lips.

She understands, so just treat her the same way as usual.

"By the way, I'm also ITZY's producer," Lee Won added at the end. "I'm in charge of their debut song this time."

Lee Ji-young's ability to control her facial expressions completely failed at this moment.

"You...I..." She pointed at Li Yuan, then at herself, and finally said nothing, only letting out a long sigh.

One second he was treating Lee Won as an intern producer, and the next second he said he would be in charge of the new group's debut song.

That's one of the company's most important projects for next year, involving an investment of billions of Korean won and the future of the entire girl group's business.

Which intern producer would be in charge of a new girl group's debut song? This is ridiculous.

"There's no other way, otherwise I wouldn't have come to the second-tier campus to be a producer."

As the vice president of the second-level headquarters, how could I have come to this headquarters as an intern producer if it weren't for ITZY?

"Alright, I'm going to work now." Li Yuan prepared to leave, and Li Zhiying could only get up to see him off.

"Minister Li, keep up the good work." Li Yuan turned around, a slight smile on his lips. "The headquarters system has just been established, so promotions and raises won't be a problem in the future. Work hard, your future is bright."

"Then I'll take your kind words, intern producer Lee," Lee Ji-young joked.

Li Yuan stepped out of the office, but after only a few steps, he paused.

A woman walked towards me.

She had long hair draped over her shoulders, wore a beige trench coat with a loose bow tied around her waist, and wore a pair of low-cut high heels.

Pei Xiuzhi.

Li Yuan's gaze lingered on her for a few seconds before quickly shifting away. He lowered his head and walked along the other side of the corridor.

"She'll be leaving JYP next year, won't she?" he murmured.

With her contract expiring next year, Bae Suzy did not choose to renew with JYP, but instead joined another agency: JYP's resources in the film and television industry are indeed too limited, and she has no interest in being an idol now. Singing and dancing are just part of her job, while acting is the path she truly wants to take.

It's only natural to not renew a contract when it expires.

He didn't greet her.

The two of them had only met a few times, and each meeting ended with Li Yuan being at a disadvantage.

Li Yuan didn't want to provoke this woman, so it was best to slip away first.

With his head down, Li Yuan carefully avoided her.