Peninsula: Superpowered Daily Life

Chapter 28 The Dark Side of the Entertainment Industry

After dropping Lin Na-yeon off and returning home, Zhou Wenzhe looked at the empty house and suddenly felt a strange sense of loss and emptiness welling up inside him. He felt as if something was missing and he felt completely out of sorts.

This was the first time in over twenty years that he had felt this way.

Is this the magic of love?

It's truly captivating.

He was somewhat looking forward to his next meeting with Lim Nayeon.

But what should I do for the next two weeks? I can't just stay home doing nothing; I definitely need to find something to do.

The only task available now is [Freezing Point]. Although his intimacy with Bae Joo-hyun is down to only 13 points, Zhou Wenzhe still doesn't know why that number has dropped.

I have no connection with her, let alone any grudges between us. How could I possibly go to her door and beat her up for no reason?

Sigh, the system is really giving him a hard time.

There's also the main quest "Carrying on the Family Line," which requires at least five girls with an intimacy level of 100, but currently only three girls have an intimacy level of 70 or higher.

The highest is Lim Nayeon's 82, the lowest is Son Seungwan's 70, and in the middle is Kim Jisoo's 79. If the intimacy level is below 70, it's basically not worth considering, as it's too difficult. So we're still missing two candidates.

These two aren't in a hurry to find someone; they should focus on increasing the intimacy level with the three girls whose current intimacy level is above 70.

Nayeon and I have already confirmed our relationship. All I need to do now is slowly cultivate our feelings for each other. She is currently the girl with the best chance of reaching 100 intimacy with me.

Sun Shengwan's stats are relatively low. Based on Zhou Wenzhe's experience over this period, it will be quite difficult to quickly raise them to over 80 unless all the free points are allocated to her.

The simplest example is Kim Jisoo. From 79 to 80, which is just one point, she can easily add it using her free points. Moreover, once the value reaches the 80 level, the relationship between the two jumps a whole level, going directly from close to intimate.

Just like Lim Na-yeon last night, the reason she was able to act so proactively is because her intimacy level exceeded 80.

Should we add it?

Zhou Wenzhe looked at his 5 free points and was caught in a dilemma.

After careful consideration, he finally gave up the idea. He was still a novice in relationships and was not confident that he could handle both of them at the same time.

Moreover, these two people are in the same circle, and the risk of exposure is very high. He doesn't want to lose such a good situation now, so he'd rather wait until he has more experience in relationships before making a move.

Another point is that, through a phone call with his mother a few days ago, Zhou Wenzhe learned that the three of them were elementary school classmates. However, not long after Kim Ji-soo transferred to his school, he returned to the United States for medical treatment, so he didn't have a deep memory of it. But these two must be very familiar with each other. If they were to talk about him one day, wouldn't he be out of the game?

Therefore, Zhou Wenzhe can only maintain this close relationship with Jin Zhixiu for now, and wait for the right time to progress to intimacy.

Never mind, never mind.

Let's take it slow; these things can't be rushed.

. . .

The waiting time was very boring. Zhou Wenzhe basically didn't go out. He spent his days watching TV at home and occasionally going to the community gym to exercise or go swimming.

Because his girlfriend and close female friends all work in the Korean entertainment industry, he has been paying special attention to the industry's developments lately, and has also been catching up on a lot of names and general knowledge.

First up is my neighbor, Lim Yoon-a, whom I met in the elevator last time.

Girls' Generation is still the pinnacle of Korean girl groups. In 2014, they went from having 9 members to having 8. The one who left is said to have broken up with the company due to issues of interests.

This isn't the first artist to have a falling out with SM Entertainment. Several artists have previously taken the company to court, showing that the company isn't very popular.

YG Entertainment is the same; apart from treating its artists better than SM Entertainment, the companies' ethics are about the same.

In comparison, JYP Entertainment, another of the three major entertainment companies, is much better. Apart from scheduling too many jobs for its artists, there's basically nothing else to complain about.

Park Jin-young, the head of JYP Entertainment, is a much better person than the other two, but he has a bit of an idol complex and likes to steal the spotlight from his own artists.

In terms of the artists' character, most of the artists under SM Entertainment and JYP Entertainment are quite good. Although they all have some minor flaws, no one is perfect, and as long as they are generally acceptable, that's fine.

Zhou Wenzhe learned many unknown secrets from the system. Many artists under YG Entertainment have very poor character, and quite a few of them can be said to have committed crimes, and the crimes they committed were the kind that would anger both heaven and man.

The fact that such a person can continue to be an artist is the company's fault, and its president Yang Hyun-suk and other company executives bear an unshirkable responsibility.

Zhou Wenzhe suddenly had an idea.

Previously, these things had nothing to do with him, so he didn't care at all and of course wouldn't care. But now they are more or less related to him, and since he was bored anyway, he might as well do good deeds and rid the people of harm.

Moreover, he also wants to acquire shares in YG Entertainment. He can use this insider information to suppress its stock price before making the acquisition. If these rumors come out after the acquisition, wouldn't he be a sucker?

Do it when you think of it.

Zhou Wenzhe first called his mother and asked her to pay attention to YG Entertainment's stock price.

He then quickly compiled a detailed report using the system and, using hacking techniques, mailed it to the Seoul Police Department and the Prosecutor's Office, as well as to CX Daily, one of South Korea's largest media outlets, and Dispatch, the largest paparazzi media outlet.

The entertainment industry appears glamorous and extravagant on the surface, making many young people yearn for it. However, the darkness and filth hidden behind it are even more disgusting and repulsive.

Now we just have to wait and see how things develop. Once this is exposed, it will surely cause a huge uproar in the Korean entertainment industry, involving a lot of people. YG Entertainment, its president Yang Hyun-suk, and those involved will be in deep trouble. There will also be many chaebols and government officials implicated.

If anyone dares to cover it up, Zhou Wenzhe will not let it go unpunished and will personally deal with these people.

Over the years, dozens of criminals and beasts have died at his hands, and he has no scruples or soft hearts whatsoever.

Moreover, he was even more ruthless.

. . .

Because of this phone call, his mother urged him to visit his relatives again over the phone.

Zhou Wenzhe doesn't really like visiting relatives, and he doesn't know these people. If he goes there, there's nothing to say, and the atmosphere will be awkward.

He had originally intended to delay, but now it would be unreasonable not to go.

Oh well, let's just watch it.

Anyway, I'm just idling around.

After arranging a time over the phone, Zhou Wenzhe bought some gifts and drove to his relative's house.

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