The number one playboy on the Peninsula!

Chapter 89 Let’s Be Popular
After hanging up the phone, the alcohol in my body also dissipated along with the call.

Gong Cheng realized that his adoptive parents must have seen some negative public opinion about him on the Internet, which is why they called him to comfort him.

He opened social forums and various web pages with trending searches, and suddenly came across a video whose popularity was soaring.

The video was posted a few hours ago. It was taken when the sky was gradually getting dark, and the background was an open space not far from the familiar JYP building.

In the gloomy picture, a ball of fire was swirling and burning.

Angry faces raised their middle fingers at the camera and roared, "Damn Gong Cheng, go to hell!"

"Get off the peninsula, you bastard!"

"Rubbish! This is what happens when you try to scam our ARMY!"

"Shit~"

The video was filled with vulgar words. Gong Cheng was even familiar with some of their faces, as he must have met them at a fan meeting.

They briefly liked Gong Cheng, but now they have put aside their herd mentality and are now Aili, or Ami...

"Go to hell, you worthless bastard!"

Along with roars, albums and small cards related to Gong Cheng were thrown into the fire that was burning like a red furnace.

Gong Cheng closed the video and glanced at the comment section.

"Ah Xi, I'm no longer a fan! The sales of this album are too bad. No matter how handsome he is, he can't make a living~"

"Oh wow, this is such a big fuss~ This is~"

"Sisters upstairs, can you please support Gong Cheng oppa? Can't you see that the current online public opinion and the bastards in this video are all conspiracies against the family?"

"These are Aeris or ARMYs pretending to be our oppa's fans, trying to make us stop following them~"

"Don't believe it!"

"Shit, it's just a bummer! Who cares if it's fake? It's just hilarious!"

"Ultimately, a singer's performance is determined by album sales and music performance. Tarot's debut performance was truly dismal! If I were his fan, I'd burn his album too!"

"What the hell do you know, you idiot! The guy above? You've already maxed out this album in the black bubble circle, understand? It's just that the style is a little ahead of its time, and it was born at the wrong time, understand?"

"Oppa's music videos and compositions are enough for your oppa to learn a lot from."

"Haha, damn it! You also said it was a scam! But how many people in the Peninsula listen to scams? If the grades aren't good, then they're not good. What are you trying to argue about? You're a bunch of idiots who are just clinging to their own little world!"

"Sure enough, it's just a self-entertainment between fans and singers!"

"Shit, do you believe I can tear your mouth apart?"

"..."

……

At the table, Lin Nayeon put down her wine glass, felt the increased space around her, and complained unhappily:

"Why did that guy take so long to make a phone call?"

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at the balcony outside the living room. Under the dim white light, Gong Cheng sat motionless in a chair, his back to her. Smoke billowed up from his side, then quickly dissipated in the wind.

"Ashi~ Didn't that guy quit smoking?"

As soon as she said this in surprise, everyone at the table turned their heads.

Minatozaki Sana and Chou Tzuyu's minds worked the fastest.

Damn! Didn't this guy tell himself to quit smoking? Could he really be secretly smoking every day?
Ah! Why is Oppa smoking again? Didn't they say singers should take good care of their voices?
Why is this so disobedient? !
"You're still trying to quit smoking, but I caught you~" Minatozaki Sana snorted in dissatisfaction, looking really angry. As she spoke, she stood up and prepared to settle the score with the guy on the balcony!

Kim Da Hyun, who hadn't touched a drop of alcohol, suddenly put down her phone, reached out and grabbed the unnie's wrist, and pointed at the phone screen with a hesitant look: "Don't go, Sana unnie."

"What happened?"

Yu Jeongyeon put down her wine glass and asked softly.

"Ouni, you guys can watch it yourselves. I think it's better not to disturb Oppa..."

Kim Dahyun sighed and lowered her head, then shared the video she had just seen to Twice’s small group.

Everyone picked up their phones...

"Ashi, this is too much, isn't it?"

Sun Caiying glared angrily, watching the burning fire on the screen. One after another, the albums with the cover of Three of Swords printed on them were crackling in the fire.

"How did that happen?"

Lin Nayeon looked at the video in surprise. It was normal for the online reviews to be mixed, but how could fans be so excited?
"Ha, you really hate Gong Cheng oppa, right? Shouldn't you be happy?"

Hirai Momo glanced at Gong Cheng on the balcony and asked Lin Nayeon beside her quietly. She seemed to remember what she said the other day: if all the album orders were from Twice, it would be funny...

There seems to be a real trend towards this...

Hearing Hirai Momo's inappropriate words, Lin Nayeon suddenly felt like a rabbit whose tail was stepped on. She said anxiously, "Who said I hate him?"

"Tsk tsk, it really makes people suffocate just by looking at it..."

Mingjing Nan turned off the video. Zhou Ziyu pursed her lips and stared at the figure on the balcony, sitting still like a stone Buddha. In my impression, this oppa shouldn't be like this. He should be someone who loves to play pranks, tease others, and then laugh out loud.

She had never seen this oppa like this before, except in the concept of his debut album.

Just like the keywords of the Three of Swords: delay, loneliness, closure...

"Then we can't just sit there and do nothing, right? We can't help with public opinion, but we can at least comfort him, right?"

Minatozaki Sana rubbed her hair anxiously.

Gong Cheng, who was on the balcony, felt the burning sensation between his fingers and let go of the cigarette butt and stepped on it.

He stood up and breathed a sigh of relief, then couldn't help but laugh angrily, "What a bunch of bastards!"

He himself didn't know who he was talking about, maybe his opponents, or maybe the group of people in the groove.

Pushing open the sliding glass door to the balcony, Gong Cheng walked in with a nonchalant smile. He asked puzzledly, "Why aren't you drinking anymore? Mi A Nei, you took a long time to answer the phone."

"Shall we continue?"

He's very clear about many things, and while public opinion and the loss of his die-hard fans inevitably make him a little depressed, he still has to be cheerful when drinking, keeping things separate.

Besides, this is only his first album! It doesn't matter if it's a lukewarm hit! According to Park Jin-young, there's another comeback this year! He can't help but be eager for his next comeback!
This frustration must be released eventually!
"Drink?" Lin Nayeon glanced at the members' expressions with a wry smile and nodded: "Then continue drinking?"

"Hmm? Otherwise, are you guys going back to rest?"

Gong Cheng glanced at the time on his phone in surprise. What time was it? According to their previous practices, it would take at least one or two o'clock to finish.

Didn't you see that Lin Nayeon didn't drink enough? Otherwise, if she had, she would have been crazy and dancing, making me yell at her.
What a quirk!
Sitting back at the table opposite him, Sun Caiying opened her mouth to say something, but was quickly pulled back by Ming Jingnan, who signaled her with his eyes not to act rashly.

Minatozaki Sana lay on the table, supporting her head with her hand, looking at Miya Makoto's expression which became happier as he drank, with a complicated expression on her face.

I feel heartache, helplessness and anger!
What a pretentious guy! Why are you pretending like nothing happened?
Do you think you are handsome like this?
"Drink!" Lin Nayeon raised her glass with a fearless attitude. She thought it would be nice to get drunk with this stinky scoundrel.

At least when you're drunk and dizzy, you won't be thinking about those annoying things, right?

This was the only way she could think of to comfort her. After all, this bastard had helped her before.

I have a great conscience! I have a great conscience!

……

In Gangnam District, Park Jin-young sat in his study at home. Normally, by this time of day, he would have already fallen asleep.

But the video that leaked downstairs of the company building tonight and the meeting held by senior management in the afternoon gave him a headache.

After watching Gong Cheng's debut MV for who knows how many times, he suddenly found a file.

Park Jin-young remembered that this was the brat's independent music library, "It's a shame to give it to others." He opened it and took a look. There were many unfinished audio files, many songs that had already been copyrighted, and some homework assigned by the instructor.

I heard that guy say that some of the songs in it, just like his creative flower titles, are a pity to give them to others. In simple terms, he is reluctant to sell them.

Park Jin Young remembered that Gong Cheng seemed to have mentioned the two girl group songs "TT" and "Russian Roulette", but he never had the time to watch them. Now he unexpectedly discovered that the style of "TT" is very compatible with Twice.

"Cowardly", this hip-hop song, looks rather immature judging by the content. It should have been created by that guy two years ago, right?

It wasn't until Park Jin-young saw the contents of the two songs "Maybe" and "Blood, Sweat and Tears" that his eyes suddenly lit up.

There is a small bracket under the song title (2016, 1.15, boy group song, mentor homework)

In Park Jin-young's opinion, there is nothing wrong with "Maybe", but for the lyrics of "Blood, Sweat and Tears", he roughly understood some of what Gong Cheng wanted to express. Perhaps because this brat did not have much experience as a trainee, the lyrics of this song were a bit awkward, and there is still room for subsequent modifications.

But the arrangement of this song is very catchy...

……

"Walk slowly~"

Gong Cheng stood at the dormitory door and watched Twice and the others get on the elevator.

Zhou Ziyu in the elevator pursed her lips and glanced at him secretly.

Why does this oppa have to pretend to be so strong? He makes himself look like a person with a heart of stone who will never be sad.

If you feel sad, just cry!

The elevator door closed, and Gong Cheng, still drunken, went into the shower to wash up. He had to go filming tomorrow, so he couldn't delay.

After coming out of the shower, he wiped his wet hair and saw a few more messages on his phone beside the bed.

It's a picture sent by Zhao Meiyan.

In the picture, Zhao Meiyan is smiling sweetly and holding an album next to her face...

Gong Cheng was about to reply when his phone suddenly rang: "Brother Zhenying, what's up so late?"

He asked with some doubt.

Logically speaking, an old man like Park Jin-young should have fallen asleep by this time, right?

Park Jin-young's thoughtful voice came from the other end of the phone: "Xiao Cheng, let's do pop."

(End of this chapter)