Chapter 442: Late-Night Snack
"Producer-nim." Shin Ryujin actively pushed open the glass door of the production department and called out to Jiang Shu.
Hearing this familiar voice, Jiang Shu feigned taking off his headphones and looked at Shin Ryujin with a surprised expression.
"Youzhen? You haven't left yet."
"No." Shin Ryujin smiled. "I was about to go back to the dorm when I saw that Producer-nim hadn't left either, so I came over to say hello."
"Are you... practicing?"
"Yes." Shin Ryujin nodded with a smile. "Producer-nim is working so hard for our ITZY, so as a member, I also need to show my attitude."
Looking at Shin Ryujin, whose appearance hadn't changed much but whose entire demeanor was refreshed, a smile appeared on Jiang Shu's face.
"It seems you've figured things out."
"I should have figured it out a long time ago."
"Good." Jiang Shu nodded. "How about I treat you to a late-night snack?"
"It should be me treating you," Shin Ryujin said, shaking her head.
"Either is fine."
"Then shall we go?"
Jiang Shu gave an OK gesture, and then he and Shin Ryujin left together.
A barbecue restaurant next to Modern Department Store.
Jiang Shu asked for a wet wipe to clean his hands. Shin Ryujin sat opposite Jiang Shu, looking at the phone that was already set up. As someone who often live-streamed, she immediately guessed why Jiang Shu had placed his phone that way.
"Producer-nim, are you going to live-stream?"
"Hmm, I'm live-streaming on the Chinese internet," Jiang Shu replied. "Do you want to be on camera?"
"Sure." Shin Ryujin nodded with a smile. "Then I'll sit here."
With that, Shin Ryujin moved her chair from opposite Jiang Shu to about half a meter beside him and sat down. This way, the distance wouldn't seem too close, and both of them could be captured in the shot.
"Shall I start?"
"Yes."
Jiang Shu clicked to start the live stream.
He live-streamed at this time every day, so as soon as the live stream opened, two or three hundred people immediately poured in.
"Good evening, everyone." Jiang Shu smiled and greeted the camera, but the audience ignored him and were all spamming Shin Ryujin's name.
"They're saying hello to you," Jiang Shu turned and said to Shin Ryujin.
"Hello everyone, I'm Youzhen from ITZY," Shin Ryujin greeted the camera in not-so-fluent Chinese.
"It's okay, just speak Korean, I'll translate for you," Jiang Shu said with a smile.
"Yes."
"How about it, friends? I haven't let you down, have I? The real Shin Ryujin." Jiang Shu made a gesture of presentation.
【Streamer is the best in the world!!!】
【Youzhen is so pretty...】
【It's so late, why is the streamer still with Youzhen?】
【Streamer, move aside, let Youzhen chat with us!】
"If I move aside, who will translate for you?"
"Youzhen was practicing in the practice room, and the streamer was busy with the new group's comeback song. They happened to meet after work, so they came to have a late-night snack together."
"Oh right, Youzhen is treating." After Jiang Shu finished speaking, he smiled at Shin Ryujin and translated what he had said to her.
"Yes, I'm treating." Shin Ryujin also nodded with a smile.
【Ah ah ah ah ah! I also want Youzhen to treat!】
【I'm different, I can treat Youzhen to a meal!】
【I'm also different, I'll treat the streamer, and the streamer can just call Youzhen along then.】
【You understand.】
"Producer-nim, your live stream has quite a lot of viewers," Shin Ryujin said in surprise, looking at the data of over five hundred people in the live stream.
"There are many Chinese people, it's normal." Jiang Shu smiled. "I just ordered Korean beef, you know. I didn't go easy on you."
"I still have some savings, Producer-nim, eat as much as you like," Shin Ryujin said with a smile.
Although ITZY is not doing well now, they had a prosperous past, and even now, their income wouldn't be too low.
【You two, don't speak Korean!】
【It's so annoying not being able to understand!!!】
【Where's the translator? Get a translator!】
Indeed, there were people in the live stream who understood Korean and translated the conversation between Jiang Shu and Shin Ryujin.
【Their relationship is very good, they even ordered Korean beef.】
【The streamer, a man, actually let a girl treat him, really...】
【Go fight your feminist battles somewhere else, if my streamer gets cancelled, I'll lose my only connection at JYP.】
【Exactly! Feminists, go to hell!!!】
"Hey, hey, hey, don't argue!" Jiang Shu quickly shouted when he saw signs of an argument in the live stream.
"Youzhen said she wanted to treat me because of some things, and the streamer will treat her back in the future, just like friends treating each other to meals."
【So is the streamer the producer of ITZY or NMIXX?】
【Youzhen is here, so it must be ITZY.】
【I also think it's ITZY.】
"Which group's producer the streamer is, probably..." Jiang Shu turned to Shin Ryujin, "What's the date today?"
"Seventeenth, almost eighteenth," Shin Ryujin said, looking at her phone.
"In about ten days, which is around April, the comeback information will be released. Everyone will see the news then."
【Can you reveal what style it is?】
【Let us hear a short piece of music?】
"Not yet, I'm still observing the artists' various habits, and the song is still in production. Once it's finished, I'll consider revealing it to everyone."
【Alright, I understand, you may withdraw.】
【Indeed, withdraw, let Youzhen come.】
"Youzhen, you talk to them," Jiang Shu said with a chuckle.
"Yes."
Jiang Shu played the role of a translator on the side.
The diners and waiters in the barbecue restaurant all noticed Shin Ryujin. Although ITZY is not doing well now, they had a prosperous past, and their recognition in Korea is not low.
At first, when they saw her and Jiang Shu, they thought they were doing something else, but now that they noticed it was a live stream, they understood that it was probably work.
Before long, the dishes Jiang Shu ordered arrived: various grilled meats and sauces.
The two ate barbecue and chatted with the audience in the live stream.
The meal quickly ended, and Jiang Shu turned off the live stream amidst the reluctant wails of the audience.
"Tomorrow, I will call everyone from ITZY again. I already have ideas about the choice of comeback songs, and you all will participate then."
Shin Ryujin nodded upon hearing this.
From the first time she met Jiang Shu, she noticed his style. This producer liked to involve artists in his production, asking them for suggestions for his works or what they themselves wanted.
He was a stark contrast to most dictatorial producers who made all decisions themselves.
Shin Ryujin didn't know which type of producer was better, but as an artist, she preferred producers like Jiang Shu.
Artists could have space to express their ideas, not be forced to practice without any thoughts of their own.
"Alright, I won't see you off."
Jiang Shu didn't have a car, and his home was nearby, so Shin Ryujin could go home by herself.
"Yes, Producer-nim, goodbye."
"Bye-bye."
