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

Chapter 58 Li Yuan at Work

On the way back, the setting sun bathed the entire street in orange-red hues.

The car stereo was playing the radio. Huang Lizhi leaned back in his seat, looking at the scenery outside the window, when he suddenly remembered something.

"Oppa..." She sat up straight, "After we debuted, the company said we'd be living in the group dorms, so..."

"So what?" Li Yuan raised an eyebrow, his gaze never leaving the road ahead.

"So after I debut, I might not be able to live at your house anymore." Hwang Ye-ji lowered his eyes.

Actually, they have to move into the dormitory before their debut, which means they only have a very short time left.

"So that's all it was about." Li Yuan smiled. "I thought you were going to say something else. I'm free now that you're gone. I can lie on the sofa in the living room whenever I want, and I don't have to wait for people to come back for dinner."

"Is that so~" Hwang Ye-ji drawled out the last syllable, and the corners of his mouth turned down slightly.

She thought Li Yuan would say things like "I'll miss you," "I'm not used to you not being here," or "Will you come back often?"

She had heard those words many times, but she had never heard them from Li Yuan's mouth.

He prefers to express himself through actions.

"It'll be good to free up the second bedroom for other people," Li Yuan joked.

"Hello!" Although Huang Lizhi could tell he was joking, he still felt very uncomfortable.

"Get along well with the members when you get there, and communicate well with your manager as well," Li Yuan's voice came from the driver's seat. "Call me anytime if you have any problems."

"Communication?" Hwang Ye-ji frowned, his mind racing. "Does Oppa know who our leader is?"

Yesterday, the company approached them and told them to choose a team leader themselves.

Hearing Li Yuan say this today, it seems to be confirmed.

"You haven't decided yet?" Li Yuan seemed surprised as well, turning his head to look at her.

"Yesterday the company let us choose ourselves..." Huang Lizhi's voice carried a hint of confusion, "so we haven't decided yet. How did you know?"

"Oh." Li Yuan withdrew his gaze, nodded, and his tone returned to its usual calm. "Then you can choose for yourselves."

In the end, you'll still be the captain. He didn't say this aloud, but just thought it through in his mind.

In the previous life, Hwang Ye-ji was the leader of ITZY, and it's highly likely that he won't be in this life either.

Because no one is more suitable than her—Shin Ryujin is too easygoing, Choi Jisoo is too quiet, Lee Chaeryeong is too easily persuaded, and Shin Yuna is too young.

"I have a feeling Oppa is hiding something," Hwang Ye-ji muttered, without asking any further questions.

Anyway, the company let them choose for themselves, and they have already tentatively chosen Li Cailing this afternoon.

I didn't really want to be the team leader. Everyone in the team seemed to be better than me. They came from better-off families, knew more, and their words carried more weight.

She doesn't have the ability to manage others; she can't even manage herself.

Back home, Li Yuan packed his things and began preparing for work.

"Oppa, can I watch from the side?" Hwang Yeji stood at the door of the study, peeking half his body in with a curious look on his face.

She also wanted to know what Li Yuan's work routine was like.

"Uh... okay, it's actually pretty boring." Li Yuan shrugged and pulled out a chair to sit down.

The video content was actually prepared before I came to Korea; all that was left was to record my own voice and do the final mixing.

All he had to do was read aloud the prepared content in front of the screen.

Li Yuan then set up the equipment and began working.

"Hello everyone, it's time for another nonsensical K-pop girl group introduction segment..." His voice came from the monitor speakers, with a kind of intonation that he didn't usually have when he spoke, but his tone was still as casual as ever. "This time it's finally the turn of one of my favorite groups - Red Velvet."

His tone suddenly changed while he was working, which even startled Hwang Li-ji.

However, she couldn't understand Chinese, so she didn't know what he was saying, only that he was talking about Red Velvet.

"This is probably the video I've spent the most time and effort on," Li Yuan continued, his voice carrying a deliberate sense of fatigue. "After a 'short' break, our channel is finally filling in the long-awaited gap in September with something everyone's been waiting for—our famous Red Velvet Art Troupe!"

After being broadcast on CCTV earlier this year, the name "Red Velvet Art Troupe" became quite popular and gained considerable recognition in China.

"Last month, Red Velvet also made a refreshing comeback with their second summer mini-album, 'Summer Magic.'" Lee Won slowed down his speech a bit. "I don't know if you guys have listened to them, but I listened to all their songs more than once in order to make this video."

"According to program management, let's give a brief introduction. Red Velvet is a brand new next-generation girl group launched by SM Entertainment in 2014 through the SM ROOKIES project, following Girls' Generation and f(x) which we talked about before." Lee Won smiled. "Even if you can't pronounce their group name, you can refer to them by their 'stage name' as we did in our CCTV report... Red Velvet Art Troupe."

Out of boredom, Huang Lizhi had already taken out his phone and opened a translation app to listen to what Li Yuan was saying.

Some of the translations were awkward and the words didn't quite capture the meaning, but she could understand the general idea.

"The reason they are called Red Velvet is because their group can be broken down into two concepts: Red and Velvet. One part is the cheerful and joyful Red, and the other part is the mysterious and whimsical Velvet..."

"Before we officially begin the introductions, let's start with our longtime fan verification..." Li Yuan couldn't help but chuckle as he thought about what he was going to say next. "May I ask when is Sister Pei's birthday?"

Hwang Ye-ji was completely baffled—why would Oppa smile when Irene's birthday was mentioned?

"Those viewers who didn't type immediately are probably doomed; you must all be casual viewers."

"Of course, those who can type it out immediately can just type the month and date. Anyone who dares to type the year will receive a 'God' warning."

From fresh-faced junior members of SM Entertainment to today's K-pop concept master girl group with its own unique style, Red Velvet has brought us so many memorable works...

Next, Lee Won elaborated on Red Velvet's works and concepts.

So this is what Oppa is like when he's working. Hwang Ye-ji thought to herself as she looked at Lee Won.

……

"Therefore, Red Velvet is irreplaceable in K-pop." More than an hour later, Lee Won's recording finally came to an end.

The video is actually less than half an hour long, but the time spent saying the wrong thing or taking breaks to drink water makes it seem much longer.

"Red Velvet is about to make a comeback, so please look forward to it."

This was information that Lee Soo-man had Lee Won reveal in advance, which could be considered free propaganda for China.

"Also, next Wednesday, members of Red Velvet will be guests on this live stream, so please look forward to it!"

At the end of the video, Li Yuan also gave a little teasing for his upcoming live stream.

He took off his headphones, leaned back in his chair, and let out a long breath.

"Finished recording?" Huang Lizhi peeked over from the side.

"Recording is finished." Li Yuan nodded, then rubbed the back of his neck, which was a little sore.

"Thank you for your hard work." Huang Lizhi handed over a glass of water.

"Thank you for the lychees." Li Yuan took the lychee and drank a sip.