Peninsula: Superpowered Daily Life

Chapter 20 Common Language

Hearing the name 'Sulli' from Zhou Wenzhe's mouth made Son Seungwan a little incredulous. She asked in surprise, "Are you talking about Sulli from f(x)? Do you know her?"

"Yes, it's her. I happened to help her once when I was in Hawaii a while ago. Actually, I didn't know she was a celebrity at first, and she didn't say anything either. But I ran into you in Vancouver, and then I looked up some information about your company and found out that she was actually a member of a girl group." Zhou Wenzhe made up a reason.

"You met in Hawaii? When did that happen?"

"That was before I went to Vancouver."

"Oh, she has already left f(x), but her contract is still with SM Entertainment."

"Hmm, how's your relationship with her?"

"I'm fine, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just asked casually."

"Wen Zhe, you don't have any feelings for her, do you?" Sun Shengwan looked at Zhou Wen Zhe suspiciously.

Zhou Wenzhe was about to deny it outright, but then he thought that this was a good opportunity to ask Sun Shengwan for advice on how to pursue girls. Although he didn't know if his childhood neighbor had a boyfriend now, she was a girl and must understand girls' psychology. Besides, she had been in the entertainment industry for so many years; even if she hadn't eaten pork, she could have seen pigs run.

"She's quite pretty, isn't she? And she has a great figure too. It's not surprising that I'm interested in her."

Although Sun Seung-wan hadn't really considered dating Zhou Wenzhe, hearing him ask her for advice on how to pursue girls still made her a little jealous.

However, she concealed her true feelings well, though her tone became somewhat cold: "Hmph, just go for it. With your qualities, I don't think she'll refuse."

"That's it?!" Zhou Wenzhe's eyes widened. What kind of suggestion was this?

"Otherwise, I'm not her, how would I know what kind of guys she likes? But..." Son Seungwan hesitated, unable to finish his sentence.

"But what?"

"I didn't want to gossip about people behind their backs, but since you asked, I can only tell you that her previous boyfriends were all older, which is why she left f(x)."

"Oh, you mean she likes mature men?"

"I think so."

"And what about you? What kind of guy do you like? Is anyone pursuing you right now?" Zhou Wenzhe looked directly at Sun Shengwan. He was just using Choi Sulli as an example; he didn't actually want to pursue her.

Startled by the sudden question, Son Seung-wan blushed slightly and stammered, "Why...why are you asking me this?"

"What? Can't I say? Or do you already have a boyfriend?"

"No! I like considerate people, preferably those who can communicate with me, and of course, it would be even better if they were handsome."

"What constitutes having common ground?" Zhou Wenzhe asked, puzzled. The condition was too vague.

"We share the same hobbies, and being together makes us feel relaxed and we can talk freely." Sun Shengwan looked at Zhou Wenzhe's face, and there was one more thing she didn't say: "Just like we are now."

"Oh, I understand." Zhou Wenzhe nodded, remembering this point.

Seeing Zhou Wenzhe's humble acceptance, Sun Shengwan, though unwilling, still pretended to be very generous and said, "Do you want me to help you?"

"Huh? What are you helping me with?"

"You want to pursue Sulli, right? I can help you."

"Sure, how are you going to help me?"

"The company is preparing a personal reality show for her, where she runs a pop-up store as the CEO. The company wants me to visit her on set. Do you want to come with me?"

"Shall we go together? Aren't you afraid of being photographed?" Over this period of time, Zhou Wenzhe has learned more or less about the things that idols have to avoid. The first one is that they can't be in a relationship, and if they are, they have to keep it a secret.

"Are you stupid? Why don't you wait until I go in first and then go in a little while later?"

"Okay, when are we going?"

"Wait for my notification."

"Okay, I happen to have some things to take care of these next couple of days."

"What's wrong?"

"A talent scout gave me a business card a couple of days ago, saying I could be an actor, and I'm going to go check it out."

"Talent scout? Which company? Don't be fooled."

"Do you think I'm easy to fool? It's YG Entertainment. I've checked; it's a large entertainment company in South Korea."

"Oh, it's YG. That's definitely a big company. If you want to be an artist, you can come to SM Entertainment. We also have an acting department."

"I'm not going. Your company is so stingy. Besides, I'm just going to take a look. I have absolutely no interest in being an artist."

"If you're not interested, why bother going to watch it?" Son Seung-wan was quite puzzled. She had genuinely thought that Zhou Wenzhe was interested in acting, and she was even a little happy about it because that would allow him to stay in Korea for a longer period of time. However, it turned out to be a false alarm.

"Since I had nothing to do, I thought being an agent would be quite interesting, so I went to ask if they were still hiring agents."

"You?! You're going to apply for a manager position?" Son Seung-wan looked at Zhou Wenzhe in disbelief, wondering if she had misheard.

A Harvard economics graduate, with immense wealth, choosing to become a lowly broker?

Is he crazy, or am I crazy?

"What's wrong? Is it not okay? Is your manager's demanding?"

"It's not high at all. It's just that you're underutilized for this job. Besides, it doesn't pay much and it's very tiring."

"It doesn't matter. My parents don't let me go to those dangerous places, so I just find something to do to avoid them making me go back."

"Then you can be our agent."

"You guys already have agents, and besides, your current agents all know about your relationship with me, so it wouldn't be appropriate for me to go too."

"That's true. You can come to SM Entertainment. I heard that our company is going to launch a new girl group next year or the year after. You can use this time to gain some experience."

"We'll see. I'll go check out YG Entertainment first." Zhou Wenzhe didn't really want to be a manager; he was just doing it to complete a mission and extend his lifespan.

If YG doesn't work out, then he should go to JYP Entertainment and try to become Twice's manager, preferably Nayeon's personal manager. That way, he can figure out how to increase intimacy with Twice; time is of the essence.

"Okay, then you have to let me know whether there's a result or not."

"Okay, cheers." Zhou Wenzhe picked up his glass.

Son Seung-wan also raised her glass, and after the two clinked glasses, she downed her entire glass of wine in one gulp, then said, "Cheers to our friendship."

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