star of the peninsula

I have some free time.

After finishing the work on "The Penthouse", entertaining reporters and reading the news became Chen Chen's daily pastime, and he was too lazy to care about anything else.

"Why don't you take another look at the script you received? Don't let something like 'The Penthouse' happen again."

Bae Joo-hyun was mopping the floor and felt a little uncomfortable looking at Chen Chen lying crookedly on the sofa.

It's not that I feel uncomfortable because I'm working and he's taking a rest, but I just feel uncomfortable seeing him twisted like that.

"You remind me that I have to go through the scripts when I have time." Chen Chen didn't react, only his mouth was moving. "I haven't paid attention to them for almost two months. C headquarters should have accumulated a lot of new scripts by now. Maybe there will be surprises in them."

"Of course." Chen Chen added weakly: "Most of the time I was eating shit and being abused."

"Speaking of which," Pei Zhuxuan suddenly became curious, leaning on the mop and asked, "How does C headquarters buy scripts?"

"Someone just sent me the script, and if I liked it, I would buy it." Chen Chen tilted his head, "How else can I buy it?"

"I mean there won't be twists and turns?" Bae Joo-hyun gave two examples, "For example, someone else is competing with you for the same script, or the writer is unwilling to sell it to you completely."

"It's rare for C headquarters to encounter a situation where the writer is unwilling to sell." Chen Chen slowly sat up straight. If he wanted to talk about business, he would always feel uncomfortable with his crooked posture. "C headquarters is generous, and its production capabilities have proven to be top-notch in the industry. Most writers are willing to sell their scripts to us."

"For those who are not willing to sell completely, either I raise the price and force them to sell, or the writer adds a few conditions, such as I must participate in the filming, and the writer must agree to any changes to the script, and then they are sold. There are rarely other options."

"If there are competitors for the same script." Chen Chen winked at Pei Zhuxuan, "This is actually a good thing, you know? Because it represents room for cooperation. You like it and I like it too, so why can't we share this script? It's not like we're sharing something else. It's definitely worth it to get our C headquarters in as well."

"There is absolutely no option to give up." Bae Joo Hyun keenly noticed this, "You have to get the script you like no matter what."

"Everything I like is very valuable, so of course I have to get it." Chen Chen stretched lazily, "But I will have a rough estimate of the value of the script, and I won't insist if it exceeds the range I set."

“Hasn’t any TV station ever won a script back from you?”

Bae Joo-hyun simply put down the mop and sat next to her boyfriend to listen to the story attentively.

"No, C Headquarters is richer than the TV station, at least in terms of TV series budget." Chen Chen shook his head. "Also, when encountering such a situation, the TV station is often willing to cooperate with C Headquarters. There is no need to make C Headquarters look bad."

"Wow~" Bae Joo Hyun cried out and fell on the sofa, "C headquarters is very prestigious!"

"It's not earned in vain." Chen Chen glanced at her, "Strictly speaking, we should thank "Castle in the Sky" and "My Mister"."

"Do you have the confidence to make such a name for yourself in the film industry?" Pei Zhuxuan poked Chen Chen's exposed belly, "The TV series C department has basically reached its peak, it's time to push forward to the film industry."

"I have no confidence. Movies are not something C headquarters can handle." Chen Chen was unexpectedly pessimistic about movies. "The capital game behind movies is too complicated. If C headquarters plunges into it, it's like serving food to others. It's better to just play around occasionally. If you come across a good movie script someday, it will be even better."

"Why are movies so much higher quality than TV dramas?" Pei Zhuxuan's little face was full of curiosity.

"Excellent answer. I don't know." Chen Chen said helplessly: "Maybe I haven't reached such a high position yet, or maybe I haven't looked far enough ahead."

It is a common perception all over the world that movies have a higher status than TV series, and it seems that this perception has been like this from the beginning. Chen Chen cannot see too far into the past, and his status and position are not high enough to sort out this problem instantly, so he can only move forward in this daze.

"Let's go to the movies in a few days. There are two good ones." Chen Chen invited, "If you are busy, we can watch two movies a day. If you are not busy, we can watch them separately at different times."

"Both of these are related to your C headquarters?"

Bae Joo-hyun understood someone's mind.

"Yeah." Chen Chen was extremely shameless. "When this movie C is released, I don't like to go to other people's movies to help them get the box office."

"But all the movies are good ones, you'll know once you watch them." Chen Chen quickly added.

"I see. Let's make an appointment to watch a movie." Pei Zhuxuan agreed easily. "I'm not very busy when I'm preparing for my comeback. As long as you tell me in advance, I should be able to make time."

"Then let's make an appointment for late October. You can let me know when you are free." Chen Chen confirmed the time. "Although I won't be as leisurely as I am now, I won't be so busy that I can't spare the time."

"Okay, then the schedule for twenty days later is set." Pei Zhuxuan glanced out the window and looked at Chen Chen expectantly, "What are we going to do today? The sun is so nice, do you want to go out for a walk?"

"That's fine." Chen Chen thought about it for a moment, then started to move. "Then let's quickly mop the floor. It should be ready when we come back."

……

The weather in early October is generally good, but it is rare to be as good as it is today.

If you look up, you can experience what a truly clear sky looks like. There are a few small clouds dotted on the light blue sky. The most important thing is that the sun is warm but not scorching, and there is also a slight breeze.

Because of the epidemic, there are very few people on the streets. If two people go out for a stroll, they will not be conspicuous and they don’t have to worry about being regarded as weird because they are wearing masks all the time. Now, people who don’t wear masks are the weirdos.

"It's so hot wearing a thin sweater. I wore it wrong." Bae Joo Hyun complained, "I saw that the sun was so bright, why didn't I cooperate with it more carefully?"

"You have more than just a thin sweater, you also have a coat."

Chen Chen doesn't have this worry when he goes out in casual clothes, and he even has time to tease his girlfriend.

"Isn't this a classic autumn outfit? It's normal." Bae Joo Hyun wrinkled her nose cutely, "It's the weather. The autumnal equinox has passed and autumn hasn't arrived yet!"

"Yes, it's a climate problem." Chen Chen smiled indulgently, "The weather around the world has been crazy in recent years. It's always getting hot and cold all of a sudden."

"I remember it was last year." Chen Chen even found an example, "At this time last year, I seemed to be so cold that I had to turn on the air conditioner to feel comfortable."

"Okay, let's decide on a destination!" Bae Joo Hyun took off her coat and held it in her hand, "Is there anywhere you want to go?"

"Let's go to the university?" Chen Chen suggested. "The university is full of couples like us walking around the campus. We are not conspicuous at all because others are too lazy to look at us."

"Of course, the university has been open for a month, and now is the time with many activities. Maybe we can stumble across something fun." Pei Zhuxuan was a little excited and a little worried, "But I don't know if we can get in. The university is very strict in screening outsiders now."

The school has gradually allowed students to return in batches, and now the school is no longer dead silent.

However, the corresponding epidemic prevention measures of major universities have become more stringent, and it would be difficult for outsiders like the two of them to get in.

"Do you want to forget?"

Pei Zhuxuan suggested carefully. "Okay, I won't go." Chen Chen agreed happily, "I didn't consider the difficulty of entering the campus. It's my fault."

"Just walk around casually. The weather is so nice today. Staying outdoors more is good for your health." Pei Zhuxuan suddenly thought of something. "But if all schools start, will your C-cell be useless?"

"No, it seems to be used more." Chen Chen couldn't help but laugh, "Online classes are just one of the functions of C-cell. There are many other functions that the educators at the school have also seen as convenient, so they developed and put them into use."

"That's good." Pei Zhuxuan was relieved. "You have invested a lot in C-cell. You can't let it fail after a short period of glory."

"Honestly, we have made back the money. Every second now is pure profit." Chen Chen said with a smile: "The next task of C headquarters is to provide maintenance and rent more servers. There is nothing else. Unless the Blue House makes trouble, C-cell's status will definitely surpass Bubble in the end."

"C Headquarters has one more weapon." Bae Joo Hyun sighed, "My colleagues will be jealous again."

"Speaking of colleagues." Chen Chen's expression suddenly became a little strange. "No one has invited me to dinner recently. This is so strange!"

"Who do you want to invite you to dinner?" Bae Joo-hyun asked curiously.

"If nothing else, at least your teacher Lee Soo Man has to make an appointment." Chen Chen said loudly, "Doesn't he suspect that I have other intentions for being so high-profile, not just for the TV series? Even if he doesn't worry about this, he should want to learn about Tik Tok news from me."

"In the end, I just asked you a random question and it ended. You didn't even pass on any decent information." Chen Chen smacked his lips. "This doesn't make sense and doesn't fit my character. It's weird!"

"Why do you think this is?"

Pei Zhuxuan found a bench and sat down at random, then pulled Chen Chen to sit next to her.

"Your teacher Li Xiuman is in trouble." Chen Chen guessed: "This trouble may come from within."

"Do you have any news?"

Chen Chen looked at the S.A.I. internal employee next to him.

"Do I look like I have it?"

Pei Zhuxuan's words dispelled all Chen Chen's interest.

"That's right." Chen Chen decisively gave up the idea of ​​getting information from his girlfriend. "I'll ask your senior Sunny later. She must have it, but I don't know if she's willing to tell me."

"Our teacher Lee Soo Man is already seventy years old."

Bae Joo-hyun didn't respond, but sighed for no reason.

Chen Chen was stunned at first. He was already 70 years old? Then he realized that the South Korean algorithm automatically added two years.

"Well, I'm seventy." Chen Chen asked casually, "What's wrong?"

"I just felt a little emotional for no reason." Pei Zhuxuan glanced at Chen Chen, "And by the way, I also thought about what we would be doing when we are seventy years old."

"We are too far away from 70 years old." Chen Chen could not see this too distant future. "The key is that we don't know when the world will have a major technological revolution, so we can't imagine it at all."

"What if humans have already entered the era of space travel by then? Everyone will move to the moon to live or explore the universe in their own spacecraft."

"It is also possible that we have all become digital life, surviving in a world of 1s and 0s, and our bodies have been abandoned by us."

"If you can still be an artist at that time, then you will be..." Chen Chen couldn't help laughing, "a virtual singer?"

"How can you still be a singer when you are already 70 years old?" Pei Zhuxuan couldn't help but hit Chen Chen, "You can't even sing and dance anymore!"

It was obvious that this woman who knew little about electronic products had no idea what the world of 1s and 0s was like, but explaining it at this time would be too depressing, so Chen Chen said nothing.

"Okay, let's go for a walk." Chen Chen pulled Pei Zhuxuan up, "I suddenly remembered a place I want to take you to see."

"Where?" Although Pei Zhuxuan didn't quite understand, she still stood up obediently, "How can you suddenly remember this?"

"..."

After opening his phone to study the map, Chen Chen took his girlfriend to a small shop on the commercial street.

The commercial street has been greatly affected by the epidemic. At a glance, you will find that Chen Chen and Bae Joo-hyun are the two most colorful characters on the entire street.

The composition is good, but everything else is bad.

"It's a branch of Alin Canteen." Chen Chen proudly introduced it while holding his waist. "We are going through the procedures. We will need you to sign a few names when the time comes."

"It's so fast~" Pei Zhuxuan was stunned, "You just mentioned this to me a few days ago, and the progress bar has already been moved to this point today?!"

In fact, this was something that had been going on for a long time. Chen Chen asked Park Jin Young for this very reason, but in order to enjoy his girlfriend's admiring look, Chen Chen said nothing in the end.

"The opening date of the first branch has not yet been decided, mainly because we don't know when the epidemic will reach its lowest point." Chen Chen casually synchronized the information to her, "Anyway, let's just decorate it first, and we can also provide others with a job during such a difficult time."

"Madam boss." Chen Chen looked at his girlfriend with a smile, "May I ask what are your expectations for the first branch of A-Lin Canteen?"

"I hope it doesn't lose money." Pei Zhuxuan said without hesitation: "It's okay not to make money, but don't lose money."

"That's too low a request. With the current reputation of Alin Canteen and our powerful suppliers, it's hard not to make money, let alone lose money." Chen Chen was amused. "Change your request, say something easier. This one is too difficult."

"That's it." Pei Zhuxuan insisted, "I must not lose money. This is my minimum expectation."

Chen Chen didn't understand why his girlfriend said that, but she repeated it twice so it must have been a decision made under very serious circumstances, so he chose to respect it.

"Let's go, let's go somewhere else." Pei Zhuxuan took Chen Chen's arm, "The deserted commercial street makes people feel bad, I don't want to stay any longer."

"Where are we going?" Chen Chen asked.

"Go to C headquarters." Pei Zhuxuan said without hesitation, "C headquarters is now the most vibrant entertainment company in the Korean entertainment industry."

...(End of chapter)