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

Chapter 57 How about taking you to Zhangquanzhou?

The next day, Li Yuan took Huang Lizhi to buy a modern mid-to-large-sized sedan.

After negotiating the price for half an hour, it was finally settled at a little over 160,000 yuan.

It's worth mentioning that in the store, Li Yuan also met an SM producer, who was an acquaintance of his.

The man was in his forties, surnamed Kim. He had worked at SM Entertainment for over a decade and was considered a veteran in the music production department—the kind of person who hadn't been promoted in over ten years.

When he saw Li Yuanlai buying such a cheap car, his eyes widened and his mouth opened wide; he was almost speechless with shock.

He knew Li Yuan well; the copyright royalties from those hit songs added up to an astronomical figure. He could afford a car worth 1.6 million, let alone 160,000.

Now he's starting to believe the rumors circulating within the company—that Lee Won converted all his earnings from song production into SM shares.

It seems SM will need another board member in the future.

As Producer Kim thought this, his gaze toward Li Yuan became even more respectful, his back straightened unconsciously, and even his tone of voice became cautious.

Li Yuan looked at his expression, somewhat puzzled.

What, buying a car that costs over 100,000 yuan makes you a tycoon?

Is the South Korean economy already in this state?

Or is it that prices in Seoul have become so high that even the middle class can't afford cars in this price range?

"Oppa, are we just driving back like this?" Hwang Ye-ji, sitting in the passenger seat, immediately fastened his seatbelt.

"Yes." Li Yuan nodded, started the engine, turned the steering wheel one and a half times in his palm, and the car slowly drove out of the parking lot.

I just bought a car, so I definitely have to drive it back myself.

"Then you have..." Huang Lizhi hadn't finished speaking when he saw a driver's license appear in front of him.

Li Yuan held the steering wheel with one hand, and with the other hand, he took out the small notebook from his pocket, waved it in front of Huang Lizhi, and had a smug look on his face.

"When I came to South Korea two years ago, I had already exchanged my driver's license for a Korean one." He put the driver's license back into the car's compartment.

"No wonder Oppa was in such a hurry to buy a car." Hwang Ye-ji suddenly realized.

"How about I take you back to Quanzhou?" Li Yuan suddenly said, his eyes fixed on the road ahead.

"Huh?" Huang Lizhi was stunned for a moment, then opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

Jeonju, that's her home.

Take her back to Quanzhou? Take her home? Meet her parents?

Her mind seemed to be on fast-forward, with images flashing through her mind frame by frame: her mother standing at the kitchen doorway in an apron, her father sitting on the sofa watching TV, and her sister peeking out from her room.

Then another person appeared in the scene, wearing a dark gray T-shirt and black casual pants, standing in the entryway changing her shoes, smiling and greeting her family.

Her face began to burn.

That's too fast! It's only been a short time.

And—and she wasn't ready yet.

What will Mom think of him? What will Dad think? Will his sister stir things up?

The more she thought about it, the more confused she became, and the redder her face became, like a cat that had been steamed by the sudden opening of an oven door.

"Just kidding, I still have work to do this afternoon." Li Yuan couldn't help but say, looking at the myriad of expressions on Huang Lizhi's face.

"Oh~" Although she was thinking "this is not good", "too fast", "not appropriate", she still felt a little disappointed when she heard Li Yuan say this.

"What kind of work does Oppa do? Is he recording songs?" Soon, Hwang Yeji regained her energy and turned her head to look at him.

"No, I need to make a video." Li Yuan stopped at a red light and tapped his fingers twice on the steering wheel. "The Red Velvet video needs to be edited out, and I still need to do a promotional live stream for them later."

I haven't updated my Bilibili channel in ages.

Although he has been streaming more frequently lately, and even did a successful live stream with (G)I-DLE, many fans are there because of his videos.

He doesn't want to lose either video or live streaming, two different types of content and two different audiences.

"Oh," Hwang Ye-ji said with a smile, "I heard that Oppa's account already has more than 100,000 followers."

She was one of them.

"It's also thanks to Bai... Eileen and Yuqi." Li Yuan almost said the word "cabbage" but quickly corrected himself, "I was still thinking about what the perks for reaching 100,000 followers would be."

The perk for reaching 10,000 followers was a signed photo of Victoria Song, but now he's having a bit of a headache about this perk.

Huang Lizhi remained silent.

She knew nothing about live streaming, especially since Li Yuan was a video blogger; all that stuff gave her a headache.

"How about we go out for a meal?" Li Yuan suggested, turning the car onto a wider road. "We just bought a car today, it would be a bit much to go back and cook, wouldn't it?"

"But Oppa just spent so much money..." Hwang Ye-ji has been frugal since childhood.

Sixteen thousand is not a small amount for her.

"It's alright, my royalties will arrive next month anyway." Li Yuan waved his hand. "I can just make do this month."

If all else fails, I can just eat at JYP's organic cafeteria for a few days.

"Oh, right..." Thinking of this, Li Yuan took advantage of a red light and turned to Huang Lizhi, saying, "I'll be starting work at your company in a few days."

"Our company?" Hwang Ye-ji paused, his brow furrowing slightly. "JYP?"

"Isn't Oppa a college student?"

"An internship, huh?" Li Yuan started the car, turning the steering wheel once. "I'll be starting my internship this month, perfect timing to choreograph some dances for you."

ITZY's debut song choreography is not yet finished. The company has been urging them to finish it several times. He can finally settle this matter now that he is going to do an internship.

If his resume included the title of "Producer of ITZY's debut song and subsequent comeback title track", he would probably receive many offers from various companies.

However, I don't really care about these things.

Even without this internship experience, he could still choose any company he wanted to work for.

"What would you like to eat?" The car came to an intersection, and Li Yuan stopped the car.

"Hmm~ How about Western food?" Hwang Ye-ji thought for a moment, his eyes lighting up. "I just received my trainee stipend, so I can have something nice to eat."

I've never eaten at a Western restaurant before in all my life.

It's not that we can't afford it, it's that we can't bear to part with it.

"Western food?" Li Yuan paused for a moment, then blurted out, "Western food is great, it's high-class, and you can take pictures with it."

Li Yuan completely forgot what he said yesterday when Jiang Huiyuan suggested eating Western food.

This is double standards; this is forgetting one's roots.

The two then went to a Western restaurant that didn't look too expensive and had a meal.

Huang Lizhi even ordered a plate of spaghetti, just in case he wasn't full.

But Li Yuan knew she was worried about the cost—pasta was much cheaper than steak.

While waiting for the food, Huang Lizhi took out his phone and took a few pictures of the water glass and napkin on the table.

She's not very good at taking photos; she didn't find the right angles, and the lighting was too dim, but she took the photos very seriously.

Li Yuan looked at her clumsy appearance, but neither gave her any instructions nor laughed at her.

After her debut, she will miss this "clumsy" look.