Peninsula: It all started with the breakup

Chapter 16 Personal Skills

Xie Mingmu woke up from his sleep to find himself in an unfamiliar ceiling.

When I got up, Park Jiyeon had already left. Just like last night, she appeared suddenly and left quietly.

After changing clothes, I headed to the company. Today, I needed to prepare for filming a variety show. I packed up the filming equipment and waited for the work assignments.

Beer Belly walked in, saw that everyone was there, and handed out documents to everyone, which contained a rough plan for the filming.

Generally speaking, variety shows are sometimes scripted, but they are usually just abstract outlines, and the rest of the details depend entirely on the performance of the actors.

When everyone had finished watching, the beer-bellied man spoke up: "There have been some changes to the filming schedule this time." He said somewhat seriously, "Because of Momo's foot injury, she won't be filming any scenes for the group variety show this time. I heard from their manager that she'll need to rest for at least a month."

This news was already outdated for Xie Mingmu, but others had just found out. However, Xie Mingmu said it didn't matter, as long as he had Mina, that was enough.

"This shoot is no different from before, except that Momo's scenes have been reduced. However, we have new members joining our filming team this time, so I'll repeat it again, Xie Mingmu, you need to listen carefully."

It was clear that the beer-bellied man was targeting Xie Mingmu, specifically telling him: "During filming, everyone should try to avoid appearing in the shot to prevent the audience from being distracted, except for interesting shots..."

Xie Mingmu wrote down some good suggestions. Originally, he was only interested in photography and had some talent, but he didn't know much about the precautions in the industry. However, after hearing so much useful information from Beef Belly, he could tell the difference between good and bad. So he took Beef Belly seriously and wrote him down. I think his surname was Jin.

The entire filming process was planned out in the project proposal, including various interactive games and interaction sessions with fans, and everything was proceeding according to plan.

After explaining everything that needed to be explained, the team was divided into three groups according to the shooting plan, and the shooting tasks of the three groups were different.

One group was assigned to film Park Jihyo, Sana, and Yoo Jeongyeon; another group was assigned to film Mina, Kim Dahyun, and Chou Tzuyu; and the third group was assigned to film Lim Nayeon and Chaeyoung.

The most important thing was that Xie Mingmu was assigned to photograph Mina and her husband. Although Xie Mingmu's expression didn't change at all, his heart was in turmoil.

The reason for coming to the peninsula was precisely for moments like this, and this has already exceeded my expectations. Although Xie Mingmu is officially a cameraman's assistant, he was still assigned a camera position for filming, ostensibly to save money.

This means Xie Mingmu is being paid the salary of a cameraman's assistant but doing the work of a cameraman. I have to say, JYP, you've really got some nerve. Anyone else would be extremely dissatisfied, but for Xie Mingmu, he's perfectly content. It's like Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai—a classic case of mutual benefit.

Xie Mingmu looked around with some satisfaction, but then he saw the smile on the man's face. His initial pleasure at being able to get close to Mina instantly turned sour.

In the afternoon, Xie Mingmu carried a camera and waited in the studio while they were shooting a pictorial. They would have to finish this shoot before they could officially start filming their group variety show.

Chou Tzu-yu was the first to finish filming. She was then guided by staff to Xie Ming-mu's location. Following the staff's instructions, she politely addressed the camera, saying, "Hello everyone, I'm Chou Tzu-yu Yi Mida from Twice."

"We're filming a preview for TWICE's TV3 variety show. We can just say whatever we want." The PD casually remarked. After all, the preview wasn't very important and might not even air, so he didn't take it too seriously.

"OK."

Chou Tzu-yu nodded. Although she was very young, she was already quite adept at this kind of thing, and then began to speak to the camera.

Xie Mingmu carried a camera and filmed Zhou Ziyu's profile from the side. Xie Mingmu had to admit that although this little black girl's skin was a bit dark, her features were still quite delicate. It seems that JYP Entertainment has a good eye for talent.

He felt a little regretful that Mina wasn't the first person he was asked to film, but then he thought about it and realized that he was still a novice. Having a chance to practice would make the filming of Mina even better, so it seemed like a good idea.

Chou Tzu-yu casually said something, then suddenly turned to look at Hsieh Ming-mu. Seeing the camera so close to her, she was surprised and startled. Hsieh Ming-mu, as if electrocuted, found it somewhat amusing. If it were him, he thought he would have edited this scene into the intro, making him look like a silly goose.

Then, she subconsciously looked at the photographer, and the more she looked, the more familiar he seemed. Wasn't this the boy who helped take Momo unnie to the hospital yesterday, and who might have a close relationship with Mina unnie? How did he become the photographer for our Twice variety show?

Zhou Ziyu had clearly forgotten what Xie Mingmu had said yesterday. It was understandable, though, as they were all incredibly busy. To save the company, Park Jin-young was frantically assigning them work, treating them like they weren't even women.

Considering all this, this oppa must be related to Mina unnie, maybe even in a romantic relationship. Otherwise, it's impossible to explain why he was at the company yesterday and became the photographer for their group's variety show today. The logic is perfect. Chou Tzu-yu is completely convinced that this oppa became the photographer for Mina unnie's sake.

Thinking about this, Zhou Ziyu felt that Xie Mingmu was a very good person. He was very persistent in pursuing love and was like her. People of the same type often appreciate each other, and now she had some feelings for Xie Mingmu.

She quickly recovered and realized that she was still filming, so she could only continue playing childish games and start showing off her personal skills. She couldn't help it; she didn't really want to, because doing these actions would make her feel ashamed, but the photoshoot wasn't finished yet.

"Sigh, it's all because I have such a great talent for taking pictorials," Chou Tzu-yu thought to herself with a touch of narcissism.

So she tucked her hair behind her ear and said, "I can make my own ears move~~" Then she tried to make her ears move.

Xie Mingmu was speechless. How boring! Would anyone actually buy into this kind of content? How childish! He looked around to see how the other people were reacting. He only saw the PD who was filming looking excited, and the people around him were also excited. Xie Mingmu felt that there was a rift between him and them, the kind of rift that exists in East Africa.

Actually, Xie Mingmu's idea can't be said to be wrong, it can only be said to be completely wrong. He hasn't figured out the situation yet. This is a program for fans, not for the general public.

For fans, everything their idols do is interesting, and they can find many ways to immerse themselves in the fun.

Next, Chou Tzu-yu demonstrated her individual skills, including tongue spinning and a 360-degree arm rotation. She seemed to be having a lot of fun, which made Xie Mingmu wonder if this dark-skinned girl had some mental issues. Xie Mingmu had originally intended to search for the name of Mina's teammate, but because Park Ji-yeon had bothered him yesterday, he had forgotten and still didn't know the dark-skinned girl's name.

After filming her scenes, Xie Mingmu's arms were a little sore, which is a normal human reaction. In addition, the filming process was quite boring, which made it impossible for Xie Mingmu to forget his physical fatigue.

For photographers, the shooting process may be boring, but the final result is very pleasing. After post-production editing, this video will definitely become very interesting. Xie Mingmu is very optimistic about the scene where the little black girl was startled.

After it was over, seeing that the others hadn't finished filming, Xie Mingmu watched the playback.

At that moment, Chou Tzu-yu shouted, "Watch out!" in Chinese, showing how nervous she was.