Peninsula: The Deepest Affection in Jiangnan

Chapter 20 The TikTok Challenge

"What kind of content do you plan to shoot today?"

Shen Yu glanced at Cui Zhixiu beside him. This girl wasn't wearing a mask and was walking with him. He felt a bit pressured.

"Just take some random photos, or we can just stroll around the park."

"So," Choi Jisoo pointed to the camera, "I thought you only took pictures of beautiful women."

"Were you specifically taking pictures of me?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yu silently turned the camera away.

"No one will watch if you film like this. If you film me, a lot of people will watch."

You know that, Miss...

"My vlog will be very popular too," Shen Yu said casually after considering the number of fans.

"Oh, really? By the way, about TikTok, how about we film a challenge together? I can go along with you, I actually have one I want to film!"

Choi Ji-soo has gained the upper hand.

"Then I really did take the photos."

"You're just filming but not posting? It's been so long, where's your vlog?"

Girls really know how to settle scores later.

Shen Yu raised his hands in surrender, "How about you put on a mask and cooperate with me for the challenge?"

Choi Ji-soo's eyes crinkled into crescent moons with laughter once again. "You didn't ask me to wear a mask for filming when we were on Udo and Jeju Island."

"Miss Choi Ji-soo, I was wrong!" Shen Yu apologized at lightning speed, sliding to his knees.

"Hahaha, you found out?" Choi Jisoo felt that she had finally managed to laugh out loud this time, making up for all the laughter she had held back last time.

"Okay, I was originally planning to continue this as an ordinary person, but I didn't expect you to already know."

Choi Ji-soo raised her head with a hint of pride.

"Then I won't pretend anymore, I am who I am!"

"Yes, you are, you are." Shen Yu almost wanted to go up and cover the girl's mouth.

Seeing Choi Ji-soo suddenly become very interested, Shen Yu looked around as if he were doing something wrong.

Although there aren't many people strolling around here, there are occasionally young people passing by, and if you get caught, it'll be really hard to explain.

Shen Yu felt that his problem wasn't serious. He figured he could just hold a press conference to apologize, but he doubted anyone would watch it anyway.

However, he still cares more about the future of his model friend.

"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore. Come and film the challenge for me. I may not post it now, but I've wanted to try it for a long time."

"..." Why are you filming if you don't release it now? Won't it all be outdated by then?

Although fashion is cyclical, so are challenges. Just like the time around the first snow every year, it reminds everyone to take on the challenge of "First Snow".

This song was originally meant to be sung while standing, but the challenge turned it into a set of dance moves, a situation that even the singers themselves couldn't understand.

And nobody would attempt this challenge in the summer.

as well as.

The challenge with the most traffic on TikTok right now is "Hype Boy".

Newjeans emerged out of nowhere under Min Hee-jin's management. It must be said that Bang Si-hyuk has always had excellent judgment and a keen sense of money.

As for the group Newjeans itself? Shen Yu didn't have much of a positive outlook on it.

"...Da da da da, mine! Da da da da da, Hype Boy!"

Choi Jisoo was looking at her phone to see how others did the Challenge, and quickly learned the specific movements and expressions by clapping along.

As for Shen Yu, he glanced at it and realized that the shooting method didn't require much skill; he could just start directly.

Of course, it's also because their models are outstanding.

"OK, OK, I got it." Although she was the lead vocalist, Choi Ji-soo was far superior to Shen Yu in terms of dancing. She handed her phone to Shen Yu and then stood by the flower bed to indicate that she was ready.

"Could you play some background music for me?"

"..." Shen Yu, who hadn't even filmed a Challenge for LimeLight yet, started filming Challenges for JYP artists, which was really strange.

As "Hype Boy" began to play, Shen Yu looked at Choi Ji-soo, who was ready to hit the beat, adjusted the camera to a good angle, and pressed the shutter button.

Successfully completed.

For him and her, such a small matter was something they were both professionals at, and there was no way anything unexpected could happen.

There weren't even any random passersby.

"Let me see!" Upon discovering that Shen Yu was looking at his phone by himself, Cui Zhixiu snatched her iPhone back.

Shen Yu realized that this girl was really photogenic.

"Wow, you made me look so thin in the photo! How did you take it?"

"You're already very thin, okay?" Shen Yu glanced at Choi Ji-soo's exposed arms, which were so thin that they seemed to consist of only a layer of muscle, with hardly any fat.

"Wow! These photos are really good; it would be a shame not to post them."

"Then send it," Shen Yu said.

"Oh?! Our photographer hasn't even edited his own video yet, why are you already rushing me?"

"It's not that I..." Shen Yu wanted to say that it was all because of the other person's face, but he couldn't blame them.

I can only say that I never expected this to happen when I was filming the vlog.

"...Okay, all done."

"Huh? You posted it?"

"All sent! All sent!" Choi Ji-soo held up her phone and waved it in front of Shen Yu.

Shen Yu looked at the girl on the screen, tapped the screen with his finger, and a heart appeared on it.

"If it gets over 100 likes, you can have lunch."

"No problem!" Choi Jisoo readily agreed, then realized something was off. "No way! I have fans too! 100 likes would definitely mean I have to treat you to something to eat, wouldn't it?"

"100 likes is too easy!" Choi Jisoo shook her head vigorously.

"I took the photos for you, so what's wrong with charging a little extra for my work?" Shen Yu spread his hands. The photos are already taken, so why not pay for his work?

"!" Choi Ji-soo stared at Shen Yu with wide eyes.

"Um, the 200?"

"1000!"

Shen Yu sighed helplessly. What was there to bargain about? Getting 1000 likes was a piece of cake for her.

A single TikTok post can generate at least six figures in views, and ITZY is, after all, a fifth-generation group under JYP Entertainment.

Shen Yu thought Cui Zhixiu was going to say something like 10, and he was prepared to postpone lunch until the evening.

I never expected it would actually be a reward for my hard work.

Shen Yu will not be polite about this.

"Tell me, what will we eat if it exceeds 1000?"

"Hmm, I'll treat you to a bakery; you can buy whatever you want!"

"I was talking about lunch!"

"Hey, is bread not okay?" Choi Jisoo counted on her fingers. "The purple sweet potato buns are really delicious. They're near JYP. If Yeji heard you say that, she'd probably yell at you. She absolutely loves Kyungsung's bread."

Hwang Yee-ji.

A picture of an increasingly alluring ragdoll cat popped into Shen Yu's mind.

Born an idol, but why?

Sincerity is the only true weapon; pretense cannot be faked.

"So you like Reishi?"

After Choi Ji-soo realized that someone seemed to have tacitly agreed after she mentioned Hwang Yeji's name.

"No, no, no, I just remembered there's a really good lamb chop place near your company, isn't there?"

"Oh, you don't like Yeji? Okay, I'll tell her for you."

"..."

"Let's go get some bread then," Choi Jisoo said cheerfully. "I'll keep this a secret for you."

Where did this secret come from? It must be kept secret.

Helpless, Shen Yu let her lead him to Jingxing.

Neither of them paid attention to the number of likes on the TikTok video.