Chapter 101 "Fifteen Nights on a Business Trip" (Part 2) Following the dance of "Hea..."
"Hey Luo Ben, the random dance is coming soon, be careful not to get hurt." PD Luo kindly reminded him, and received a chorus of responses.
This random dance uses a point system. As long as one person in a team dances the correct dance, they will earn one point. Three points can be redeemed for a prize. So even if Team B lost the previous game, they still have a chance to win the grand prize.
"Okay~" The girls were divided into four teams, with those born in similar months in one team, so Jiang Tinghan and Yin Zhicai formed a team.
Yin Zhicai said quietly, "You said that to me on purpose while we were running, didn't you?"
Jiang Tinghan looked completely bewildered: "What?"
Yoon Ji-chae: "Number one in playing dumb."
Jiang Tinghan frowned slightly, seemingly troubled: "But I'd rather win first place in the dance competition."
Since the team leader had spoken, Yoon Ji-chae had to pull herself together no matter how tired she was. According to her understanding, the chances of Jiang Tinghan answering correctly with a K-pop song were no more than 50%. This girl was completely ignorant about K-pop; she basically wouldn't watch other K-pop shows or listen to songs by fellow artists unless she was on a TV show.
Of course, my brother-in-law is an exception.
It's hard to believe that someone who has worked in the idol industry for more than three years still doesn't have much interest in K-pop. That's why the songs they make always break out of the mold and start from the most essential perspective of "being catchy".
As soon as the first song started, Jiang Tinghan rushed out. Yin Zhicai was stunned for a moment, thinking, "Isn't this...?"
She followed closely behind Jiang Tinghan and suddenly remembered that during their break while the production team was preparing for the outdoor scene, Jiang Tinghan had asked her to dance the entire "Lion" song, saying that he wanted to learn it.
Ah! So this was preparation for this part in advance?!
Soon, more than half of the Lumera members took to the stage and started dancing. The song was "Lion" by (G)I-dle, which Jiang Tinghan had just mentioned when he was trying to justify himself.
PD Luo's eyes, hidden behind his glasses, shone with a serious gaze as he stared intently at Jiang Tinghan, trying to find evidence that she was unfamiliar with the song.
But she jumped really well; it looked like she had practiced beforehand.
At the time, PD Na was successfully deceived, but the truth was revealed in the later editing, which greatly shocked the audience.
[This Coldy must also have prophetic abilities, his foresight is incredible!]
[She's so smart, and she can jump so well after only learning for a few minutes!]
This is the strength of an all-around ACE; a top student in every field!
[So meticulous! They went to great lengths to cover up their lie.]
[Ji-chae, you're also smitten with Coldy unnie, aren't you? I'd give anything for her if she just frowned. I think Ji-chae will do everything in her power to help our captain win the match.]
Don't give away things you don't have; if they're in Coldy's account, she probably won't even notice the numbers have changed.
Noona's words are so cruel.
As Jiang Tinghan danced, she prayed in her heart that the song would change quickly. She had just quickly memorized the first half, and if she let it play any longer, she would be exposed.
Fortunately, the song stopped playing right after the chorus, and this time it was Illit's "Cherish". Jiang Tinghan patted Yin Zhicai on the shoulder with a "I'm leaving it to you" expression.
"So she's kind of your junior sister, right? Good luck!"
Yoon Ji-chae: "?"
She was about to refute him when she realized that Jiang Tinghan was right, after all, she used to be Hybe's top trainee.
But Yoon Ji-chae felt that admitting defeat would be a loss, and she had to say something: "Have you heard this song before?"
Jiang Tinghan: "I've heard it, boy, isn't that how it's sung, 'I ch ch ch cherish my love'?"
"Wow, amazing!" Yin Zhicai gave her a big thumbs up and rushed out to start dancing, leaving Jiang Tinghan lost in thought in the waiting area.
She's not that bad at internet cafes, so why did she act like she'd won the whole world just because she sang one line of Yoon Ji-chae's song?
For the next few songs, Jiang Tinghan remained in place, prompting PD Luo to raise his microphone and ask, "Is Coldyxi asleep?"
“PDnim, my memory isn’t very good. I’m trying to recall the dance moves.”
PD Na: "Ten minutes have passed and you still can't recall anything?"
Jiang Tinghan gestured for a moment and said humorously, "Coming, coming. I bumped my head yesterday, and you can see it's still red here."
She dabbed a little lipstick on her lips with her fingertip, then very naturally raised her hand, pretending to point to her forehead, but actually dabbed the lipstick on it and carefully pressed it a few times to blend it out.
Kong Yeon-seo immediately put on a headache-looking expression: "Coldy is going to get a lecture from the makeup artist unnie."
PD Na couldn't help but grin again: "Ah... that's really bad luck. I wish Coldyxi a speedy recovery and that he regains his memory soon."
"Kamsahamnida~" Jiang Tinghan took a few steps closer, glanced at Kong Yanshu a few more times, and said with some surprise, "Aigoo, Yanshu, where did the bow that the stylist unnie tied for you go? I heard that unnie searched for a long time before finding the mint green polka dot bow. You must be very sad if it just disappeared like that?"
Kong Yeon-seo immediately looked down and searched everywhere, only to find that the bow was indeed gone; it had just been there a moment ago!
Pei Xiumin grabbed Jiang Tinghan's hand and lifted it up: "Pabo, it's here."
Kong Yanshu looked and, sure enough, saw the green corner of a bow in Jiang Tinghan's sleeve: "Waa? When?"
The other members immediately joined in, condemning the thief: "It's a total thief! A total thief!"
Jiang Tinghan: "Ani, that sounds awful. You can call it Phantom Thief."
Putuo Qian laughed: "Phantom Thief Kid's colleague, Phantom Thief Coldy?"
Jiang Tinghan curled a finger, resting the knuckle against her chin, and moved it slightly twice, as if she were thinking seriously, or perhaps she touched her cheek with the tip of her tongue, causing a small puff of her tight cheek: "Sounds good."
PD Na was shocked again: "Morako? I didn't notice either. Did you study magic?"
Jiang Tinghan lowered her hand, shrugged, and smiled innocently. She put the bow back on Kong Yanshu's waist and took it off in one go, perfectly recreating the crime scene: "No, it's just a matter of being quick."
But upon closer inspection, it seems to be the kind of ghost doll that looks innocent but has done all sorts of bad things.
PD Na admired him inwardly, thinking how incredibly versatile he was.
Kong Yeon-seo was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly asked, "Is this an insult, Captain?"
Jiang Tinghan reached out and patted her head: "This is your special treatment."
Kong Yanshu fell silent again; it seemed she was so bewitched that her mind had wandered off.
PD Na was amazed and steered the conversation back on track. If they didn't control the situation, it would turn into a show where Coldy had everyone under his thumb: "Right now, it seems that Skye and Putuo Qian's group is in the lead. Anri and Ruixi are also doing very well. The foreign line actually knows a lot about K-pop."
Jiang Tinghan, the only one who remained in place, finally kept silent.
Next time, I'll definitely do more crosstalk with other idols' songs.
[You two, 1 and 2, are really something! How can you be so sweet together in one group? Everyone else is busy dancing while you're just chatting.]
[kkk I really didn't expect Coldy to sing "cherish," it's completely opposite to Coldy's style!]
Don't forget the Alice Bunny Dance from Crazy Kingdom! Our Coldy can be cute too, okay?
[That's true, but it's brutally cute. In the MV, he's wearing rabbit ears but the giant axe he's carrying is still stained with blood. It feels like he could just glare at everyone with those red eyes and start killing.]
[Haha, Coldy can't seem to do anything but cram at the last minute. Let's get more of Lumera's own songs out there, so Coldy can get some practice too!]
【Ahhhhh, how come Coldy has a boyfriend but is still so good at flirting with her teammates? She's really cheating on her husband with all sorts of women!】
What's the meaning behind suddenly giving sweet moments to the already declared tragic couple, Han Shu and Han Cai?
[There was still some sweetness from Hanmin before, but today's Coldy is like Cupid descending to earth. I feel a little guilty shipping them so much right now.]
They are all just concubines of Emperor Han. Empress Quan should be more magnanimous; Emperor Han doesn't like jealous concubines.
[Stop making fun of my dad! He's a real man, okay?]
[Mmm, the best of men and the best of women are a match made in heaven (heart emoji) (heart emoji)]
[Darling, this isn't magic, it's Coldy's magic! The most radish sculptures in K-pop, there's a reason he cosplayed as a rabbit before.]
[I'm coming clean. Coldy's magic is to make everyone fall in love with her, so that everyone is focused on her face and eyes, and no one will notice what her hands are up to.]
My wife's hands are so fast, so skillful, and so long... it's making me a little... aroused.
【Is it still daytime? Be a little more reserved】
【Seriously, don't you guys think this cheek-lifting looks a bit rough? Honey, you're so cool!】
[+1! A hundred erotic clips have already flashed through my mind.]
[Unnie is so thoughtful, she's given us even more material to add to the story.]
I feel like Coldy's every move is lewd, he's totally a succubus.
[Coldy's cuteness level is off the charts this episode! He seems so much more lively than before. He used to tease his teammates in a subtle way, but now he's openly being the bad guy. What kind of captain is this childish?]
[Is KKK trying to fit the persona she's projected for her last two comebacks? Both "Crazy Kingdom" and "Featherweight" require her to show a very energetic side?]
[kkk I feel like Coldy has always been like this, a classic cold face that's cute, he always likes to make us laugh with a straight face]
【？？？？？？？？】
【？？？？？？？？？？？】
Kwon Ji-yong watched as Jiang Tinghan casually uttered a love quote. Before he could even process it, he had already typed out a string of question marks.
After carefully counting that there were eight question marks, he added ten more to make a total of eighteen.
What is this child doing behind his back?!
No, Tinghan knows he'll definitely watch her variety show. This is no different from openly flirting with a girl right in front of him.
What's with all this commenting? I can't watch a single thing!
Kwon Ji-yong, this super hypocritical guy, completely ignored the fact that when he talks to variety show personalities like Jung Hyung-don, he also uses sweet talk and push-pull tactics. Just that one sentence, "It's your exclusive treatment," made him so jealous that he felt like he had eaten a whole basket of lemons, and he could be jealous from this year to next year.
He switched to another app and sent Jiang Tinghan an angry emoji.
Jiang Tinghan replied instantly with a grinning Ryan emoji, without asking why he was sulking.
Kwon Ji-yong: [Womanic women never have a good ending (Doraemon, I want to break free from this love trap.JPG)]
Jiang Tinghan: [(Even if I wanted the stars, someone would pluck them down for me.JPG)]
Kwon Ji-yong: 【? ? ? &%￥#@*……(star)(star)(star)×N】
She seemed so angry that she was almost incoherent, but she still obediently sent over a string of stars.
On the other side, Jiang Tinghan was preparing to promote her new endorsement of Paul Bassett coffee and was currently waiting in the lounge, which gave her the opportunity to joke around with Kwon Ji-yong.
After provoking him, she skillfully tried to soothe him, but not very effectively: "Oppa, would you like some coffee? I've already had enough coffee today, all really bitter espresso (poor thing) (poor thing)"
Paul Bassett is a professional specialty coffee chain brand with a "legendary" and "top-tier" status in the Korean coffee industry. It targets high-end consumers and was founded by Paul Bassett, who won the World Barista Championship in 2003. It almost never uses entertainment stars as spokespeople, but this year it invited its first spokesperson, Coldy. Just like Blumarine before it, Coldy is always in the role of No.1 or pioneer.
However, after Blumarine ended its contract with Lumera, it did not find a new spokesperson as before. To this day, every time a new product is released, it immediately appears at Jiang Tinghan's house, and more often than not, it arrives before the show, trying every means to make Coldy's debut.
This is clearly an endorsement of Coldy. Besides her numerous high-end luxury brand endorsements, the brand also values the spending power of her fans. She has so many wealthy fans who fit the image of high-end individuals that it is difficult for any brand to ignore her commercial value.
Kwon Ji-yong: [Baby, you're so inconsiderate! How are you going to sleep after drinking coffee tonight? You're supposed to share the bitterness of coffee, but you let others enjoy all the sweet talk (sighs)]
Jiang Tinghan: [But it tastes really good, why don't you try it? If Oppa can't sleep, I can punch you unconscious so you can fall asleep immediately.]
Kwon Ji-yong: [Selectively ignoring my last sentence (Although today was tough, tomorrow won't be much better.JPG)]
Jiang Tinghan: [(Here's a bouquet of roses, let's make up.JPG)]
Kwon Ji-yong: [(So heartbroken, downloading kkt.JPG)]
Jiang Tinghan: [(Here's a kiss, let's make up.JPG)]
Both of their emojis are equally gaudy and inexplicable.
Kwon Ji-yong wasn't really angry; he was just flirting and playing around, looking for an opportunity to harass his girlfriend. He was easy to appease.
【Then I'll add a few more pieces of sugar】
Jiang Tinghan: [Okay, I'll be home around eight o'clock. Oppa, what time will you be working today?]
Kwon Ji-yong: [I don't know yet, we've only lined up halfway.]
Jiang Tinghan: [What do you want to eat? I'd like to make a stew with radish, pork ribs, and chicken wings. I watched a video today and it seems like adding some potato noodles would be really good.]
Kwon Ji-yong: [(Thumbs up)(Thumbs up)(Thumbs up) It sounds delicious, I'll eat this, I'll be back soon (heart)(heart)]
Jiang Tinghan: [Mmm (pats the kitten's head.JPG)]
Although he said he wanted to leave work early, Kwon Ji-yong still insisted on watching the rest of "Fifteen Nights on a Business Trip". As a result, he did not miss the familiar melody that played after several Lumera songs were randomly played, which made Jiang Tinghan and one or two other K-pop novices feel a little involved.
"You are my heart, heart, heart, heart breaker! What did I do wrong?!"
It's G-Dragon's first solo title track, "Heartbreaker".
Several members around her rushed out. Jiang Tinghan was stunned for a few seconds before she reacted and ran to the back row. However, her good teammates thoughtfully spread out into two rows and left the center position for her.
Jiang Tinghan gently bit her cheek to prevent her smile from being too obvious, but her expression was already brighter than before, and her movements were much more restrained than when she danced other dances.
Just a few seconds later, she relaxed and started dancing while thinking that if Kwon Ji-yong hadn't interpreted the choreography, the audience would probably be completely baffled.
What's going on! Why is such a familiar song out so late? Don't be shy!
[The classic anime "That Man Came" has several of G-Dragon's songs in Na PD's music library.]
[The trial... Why does Coldy laugh like that whenever he hears GD? Before, even when he laughed, he seemed so relaxed, but now he can't even hide it.]
[I never intended to hide it! So what if I heard my boyfriend laugh? I'm defending Coldy's freedom to smile!]
I feel like Coldy's smile was mostly because the members made room for her, like they kept calling her "your husband." It's so mean, they're really trying to kill the leader!
[They've all banded together to rebel against the captain's "tyranny." Coldy, you should be more careful next time you joke about your teammates. Look how quickly Sumin, Chae-yeon, and Seo have given up their positions.]
[Did the die-hard fans finally give in to the brother-in-law? I won't allow it!]
In those few seconds of hesitation, Coldy's mind flashed back to their three-year relationship.
[Oh my god, this explanation is way too much! So sweet!]
Kwon Ji-yong watched Jiang Tinghan dancing on the screen and was very happy. He then switched to another screen and typed a string of words. At this rate, it would take him 30 minutes to finish watching the video, going back and forth between the two screens.
My son Tinghan doesn't seem to be very familiar with "Heartbreaker." Should we enroll him in a G-Dragon 1v1 tutoring class? It only costs 1 won to enroll, so come and give it a try!
Jiang Tinghan directly returned the line from "Good Day": 【Ah... so Oppa is only worth 1 won?】
Kwon Ji-yong also continued to call back: 【This is your exclusive treatment (heart) (heart)】
Even skilled opponents stop when they've exchanged blows, but the two people holding the phones were already laughing hysterically.
In the variety show, the next song performed by Suiwu was Coldy's "Cold," without even changing the order of the songs.
Jiang Tinghan's dark eyes curved again, and he took the initiative, saying, "Members, the time has come to test how much you care about your captain."
Everyone immediately stood still, lowering their hands and remaining motionless.
Jiang Tinghan: "?"
The production crew on the other side burst into laughter.
But the girls were just teasing Jiang Tinghan. Although this was Jiang Tinghan's solo song, surprisingly everyone could dance to it. "Cold" doesn't have a music video or any music show performances. There was only one performance at MAMA with some simple choreography, and every member danced very well. It seems they watched the MAMA performance many times.
Needless to say, Coldy himself, even in simple sportswear, made the audience feel like they were seeing a new stage for "Cold," effortlessly exuding charm with every dance move.
The production crew held back their smiles and gave him a warm round of applause. They even danced together to the captain's solo song, which really showed their love for the group. The kids really do like Coldy.
As the songs played, the dance segment ended with the final new song, the subtitle track "Tomorrow's Landing." Jiang Tinghan and Yin Zhicai's team had accumulated 11 points, just shy of winning another gift.
This new song tells a story of being full of hope for tomorrow, not being afraid of getting older in the arena, and always believing that you can create miracles. The melody is very exciting and uplifting, and at the same time refreshing. It is loved by the public and currently holds the top spot on Amazon Japan.
Jiang Tinghan stared straight at PD Luo: "PDnim, this is my last request, please do one more round so we can get another point!"
When it came to scoring points, the other members naturally didn't object, and several more pairs of eyes immediately turned to them with great interest.
Here it comes again, Lumera's offensive is hard to resist!
PD Luo looked at the director and VJ with a helpless and tired expression, and sighed.
A cacophony of comforting voices immediately filled the air.
"Don't sigh, PDnim. We should all be positive and live life with enthusiasm, shouldn't we?"
"Yes, we should always have hope!"
"PDnim, are you having some kind of problem? Tell us and we'll help you solve it!"
A whole pot of chicken soup was poured over his head.
Judging from their posture, these kids seem to want to take all the prizes home; they have quite the appetite.
PD Na sighed again: "Okay, let's add another task. You get one point for completing the task, but you only get one chance. If you fail, you fail."
"Great!" Lumera was overjoyed, as if she had gone mad, simply because the proposal had been approved.
Jiang Tinghan drew a fortune stick and read the words aloud: "Call any person and ask them what they ate for lunch, and you will succeed."
Without asking any questions, she immediately called her teammate, Yoon Ji-chae.
Yoon Ji-chae, who shouldn't have a cell phone, pulled out her vibrating phone, answered the call, and quickly said, "I ate sausage bread for lunch."
PD Na: "???"
He quickly waved his hand: "Yes, yes, yes, we can't call the members on site."
Jiang Tinghan hung up the phone decisively, hooked the phone strap with one finger, and easily held the phone: "But PDnim, you didn't say that beforehand, and it wasn't written on the paper either."
This was indeed an oversight by PD Na. Generally, inquisitive kids would ask in advance if this or that was okay, and he would just say no. But Jiang Tinghan didn't say anything.
He then pointed out new doubts: "That's not right either. We've been recording this long, and Ji-chae-ssi shouldn't have eaten anything, right?"
Yoon Ji-chae chimed in, "But PD-nim didn't say we can't lie, isn't it enough to just answer?"
Jiang Tinghan chimed in, "That's exactly right."
PD Na: "..."
He turned to the camera and said, "These kids keep calling me PDnim, all honorifics, but they're always thinking about how to cheat. They're such bad guys."
PD Na clutched his heart again: "It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a heartbreaker, would it?"
Everyone laughed.
Jiang Tinghan couldn't help but smile; this was a great joke.
PD Na asked two questions: "Also, how come Ji-chae has a cell phone?"
Later, they began to trace back to Falun Dafa and revealed the truth.
It turns out that when the staff brought the phone over, Jiang Tinghan instructed Jin Ruixi to tell the staff to also bring Yin Zhicai's phone, as Yin Zhicai had another schedule to check with her manager later.
Kim Seo-hee didn't seem like someone who would lie, and the staff were fooled just like that.
Even Kim Seo-hee herself believed that Yoon Ji-chae really needed to use her phone for work, after all, Jiang Ting-han's tone was just too convincing!
Children, these are truly outstanding Slytherin graduates!
[It was 100% Coldy's idea!]
[Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter! PD Na actually brought up Heartbreaker, does that mean you...?]
There's no one in this world who doesn't crave GC (Gay/Gross Orgasms)!
[It was probably for comedic effect. There wasn't much GD content in this episode, just enough to make you smile knowingly, perfectly showcasing Coldy's personality on variety shows.]
[Agreed, Coldy has way too many highlights, although highlights are often associated with cunning, cheating, and getting away with it.]
[Let's let this Coldy guy get away with it, I agree!]
[kkk The show was so entertaining! I loved this episode of "Fifteen Nights on a Business Trip". Coldy, you should do more variety shows!]
I'm really curious if Coldy's brain is structured differently from ordinary people. Although his method isn't particularly ingenious, many people probably couldn't come up with such a solution so quickly.
That's amazing! By letting others talk about it instead of saying it yourself, the level of skepticism decreases.
[Coldy should be able to survive to the end in a palace drama and become the final winner.]
[I've said it before, Coldy's acting skills are truly amazing; it would be a great loss to the entertainment industry if he didn't become an actor.]
Poor staff and Ruixi, they've become tools for the great demon king Coldy.
Everyone is a resource Coldy can utilize!
[kkk Coldy is usually such a quick thinker, but she hesitated when she heard "Heartbreaker"]
Love is what's special!
I thought they'd call GD, that it was a sure thing, these two are really good at creating a good show.
[PD Na has encountered a tuxedo cat; it's always trying to cause destruction. Does it need legal aid?]
[Luo Yonghao looks three years older]
No matter what, it was PD Na's side that made the mistake, and in the end, the two of them managed to get away with it and successfully get a point.
There were four gifts to redeem in total, but Jiang Tinghan only took one and gave the other three opportunities to Yin Zhicai, who had contributed greatly to the dance segment.
Lumera had a happy ending. This episode of "Fifteen Nights on a Business Trip" concluded with everyone enjoying a seafood feast together. Several people were holding Australian lobsters, and the white and tender shrimp meat with a hint of red made the audience wish they could jump into the scene and feast on it.
【Ahhh, is it over already? I haven't had enough!】
Me too! Seeing this makes me crave seafood too. Tears involuntarily streamed down my face.
[Everyone looks like they're enjoying their food so much, I shouldn't have watched it at night and got up to order takeout...]
Lumera was truly the biggest winner! It was a huge success; they came empty-handed, but left with so many prizes they couldn't even hold them all in their hands.
[The captain of Naomugongping is truly adhering to the principle of "more work, more pay," which is excellent.]
[Ahhhh, please show more! Please, PD Na, PD Shin, I know you guys are the best to the viewers, even if they're just casually eating and chatting, I still want to see it!]
[Lumera, don't go, don't go! I can't bear to leave you all, Lumera! Please take good care of yourself, okay...]
Even if the audience is reluctant to say goodbye, they can only bid farewell to this episode of "Fifteen Nights on a Business Trip". But it doesn't matter, there is still a lot of new material to watch during their comeback period.
Jiang Tinghan is also working hard to meet with her fans more often, and participated in the new episode of the music show "M! Countdown" a few days after the show aired.
Looking at the familiar white hair backstage, she said leisurely, "What a coincidence, you're here to promote your song too?"
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