star of the peninsula

The meeting was a bit boring and Chen Chen almost fell asleep in it.

The main reason is that Chen, at his current position, would find it boring to listen to the entertainment company bosses painting big rosy pictures for other people.

I don't mean to laugh, nor do I particularly want to expose it, I just find it boring.

But there were some gains. At least Chen Chen knew that Source Music's boss Su Chengzhen and Bang Si Hyuk were good brothers who had played together for many years.

Hmm. So the statement that the boss of Source Music was forced to run away due to debt is most likely nonsense. In fact, this action was taken after the two of them had discussed it.

Dahei got the complete source music, Su Chengzhen got enough benefits before he left, only the poor girlfriend was sold without knowing anything and then disbanded without a word.

That’s right, there’s nothing wrong with that, this is in line with the personality of capitalists in the entertainment industry.

Today is another day to get rid of toxic information from marketing accounts.

But it’s a pity to think that GFriend disbanded like this.

The members have good abilities, their singing and dancing skills are not inferior to those of other groups, and their appearance is also excellent. At least these hard conditions are definitely sufficient to form an idol group.

There is nothing wrong with the members' personalities. They perform well in various occasions in front of the camera and are very united in private. This is proven by both their previous performance and the information displayed in Chen Chen's head "afterwards".

It would be a real loss if such a group disbanded. Chen Chen would feel this way no matter whether he is the boss of an entertainment company or a passerby in the fan circle.

Sign in to C headquarters?

Uh, I can’t sign it. The reason is similar to why I can’t sign A Pink.

……

"Is President Chen leaving?"

After the meeting, Ms. Min came over again.

"Yes, the meeting is over and it's time to go back." Chen Chen nodded, "I didn't really want to come here, but I just couldn't refuse Chairman Fang's invitation."

“Who knows.” Chen Chen joked, “Maybe I won’t be eligible to attend the next Big Hit general shareholders meeting.”

Ms. Min obviously didn't understand what Chen Chen meant and was stunned for a moment.

"I heard that Ms. Min is in charge of the production of Big Hit's new girl group?" Chen Chen talked about something else.

If it wasn't for the purpose of gathering information, Chen Chen would have turned around and ran away long ago. He didn't want to be taken to a wizard for calculations.

"We are working together with Source Music's President Su to create this, and it's a cooperative relationship," Ms. Min replied.

"It seems that Big Hit's new girl group must be very strong." Chen Chen said politely: "The names of you two producers are quite scary when put together."

"It's okay for others to say this, but it's a bit too much for you, Boss Chen." Ms. Min was even more polite than him. "Can the two of us together be half as good as Boss Chen? I'm afraid even the fans won't agree with that!"

"How's the progress?" Chen Chen ignored her flattery and went straight to the core, "Can it be launched next year?"

"The company hopes to launch it next year, but according to me and Boss Su, it's actually very difficult." Ms. Min didn't seem to have any intention of hiding anything, and she told him everything. "The female trainees at Source Music alone are not enough. If we want to create a stronger girl group, we need more powerful trainees, or we can spend more time to train enough excellent trainees."

"It feels like time is flying by when I say this. Good trainees need time to be trained." Chen Chen couldn't help but sigh, "And time is the most precious thing. Once it's gone, it's gone."

"But it's hard to say right now." Ms. Min said, "Isn't Shorty King about to disband? If Source Music can get one or two of them, the progress bar of the new girl group can be greatly advanced."

"Well, a fierce battle to recruit people will break out soon." Chen Chen smiled and kindly reminded: "There are many eyes watching, so you have to act early."

"There are many eyes on it, but not many people are willing to take action." Ms. Min lowered her voice, "From the market feedback, the effect of 'twice-cooked pork' is not as strong as everyone imagined, so it is likely that only a few members are being fought over."

"That makes sense now." Chen Chen bared his big white teeth. "Female trainees from Paradox can also be transferred. Don't be polite when you need them. You are all from the headquarters. If you want to use something from the subsidiary, just give us a heads up."

"We are actually doing this." Ms. Min really didn't think about being polite, "But not many female trainees from Paradox can participate in new group planning. After PRISTIN, female trainees from Paradox almost disappeared because no one thought that the next group from Paradox would be a girl group."

"So that's how it is. It's a pity that Big Hit doesn't support female trainees." Chen Chen shook his head pretending to be sorry, then suddenly raised his voice, "Okay, I'm looking forward to your company's girl group, and hope to see them on the market sooner!"

"In addition, I personally have a small opinion." Chen Chen continued: "With Ms. Min's ability, it would be more in everyone's long-term interests if Big Hit established a new label for you as soon as possible. It is not appropriate to let you stay in the main body now."

After saying this, Chen Chen left without giving Min Xizhen any chance to react.

……

"How about setting up an idol shelter? Let's earn some fame."

Chen Chen thought about it all the way back, and when he arrived at the company, he presented his idea to Shirley.

"How can you come up with such an idea during a meeting?" Sulli was surprised. "What did Big Hit talk about in the meeting that made you think of this?"

"It was just an idea that suddenly popped up after seeing the situation at Big Hit." Chen Chen replied, "It was mainly because I saw the boss of Source Music that I thought of GFriend. At the current trend, I'm afraid they will disband when their contract expires next year."

"Is a group like GFriend going to disband?" Sulli was also visibly stunned. "That's a pity indeed."

“But this contract is not right.”

"At first I thought GFriend was an idol group that had been obscure for many years and only came to prominence in recent years. In fact, they have been debuted for a long time, but it turns out that they have only been under a six-year contract until next year!"

“Hiss~ This contract is inconsistent with all the contracts in the industry! Is Source Music playing tricks?” “And GFriend has also completed their debut in the neighboring Sakura Country, so the contract should be extended a little longer!”

"So, are you sure you think the group Girlfriend will disband next year?" Sulli asked again.

"At least 90% chance." Chen Chen replied: "Believe me, I watched it very carefully this time."

"No wonder you came up with the idea of ​​setting up an idol shelter." Sulli sighed, "If it's a girl group like Girlfriend that obviously has good commercial value, it wouldn't be a bad idea for us to take them in."

"Tell me what you think."

Shirley poured a drink and prepared to start a long conversation.

"My idea is very simple. This idol shelter is used to house idol groups that other companies are unwilling to continue to operate but whose members still want to continue." Chen Chen said simply, "Other entertainment companies are unwilling to provide operations, but we provide them. This is the role of the idol shelter."

"No problem, at least it's okay up to here." Shirley nodded and thought further, "We have stuffed a lot of people into the team responsible for Integrate operations on the starship, which means we have at least two idol operation groups trained by President Kim and his wife."

"These two operating groups have been established, but C Headquarters doesn't need them for the time being, so we'll let them stay where they are and continue to gain experience."

"But in fact, what these two operation teams need now is not theory but practice. It is a good idea to use them as the operation of idol shelters. It is a good opportunity for them to gain practical experience."

"In addition, C Headquarters will indeed have a better reputation in the idol circle. Whether it is fans or idols themselves, they should be thankful to find such a place after the blooming period is over."

"Correction, although we said it was operations, what we talked about was more like comeback planning."

"Okay, this is almost the end of the benefits that C Headquarters can get. What follows is almost all disadvantages." Shirley looked at Chen Chen, "Go ahead and sort out your thoughts. There are many things I don't understand."

"I just came up with this idea on the way back. Let's sort it out together." Chen Chen briefly raised a point, "Although C Headquarters already has a good reputation in the idol circle, if the idol shelter appears, C Headquarters' reputation will still be greatly improved."

"Even if they are not fans who will follow their idols for their entire lives, they will still fantasize that their idols will be able to get together many years later to bring fans a return scene. We are giving those people hope, and we are almost doing the idols' job."

"But the price of doing this is also very high. At least we have offended all our peers." Chen Chen felt a slight toothache. "Once the idol shelter comes out, all idol groups that have lost their operating companies will look like they were abandoned by their original companies because they couldn't make money. Their reputation will become worse."

“That’s not necessarily true,” Sulli objected. “What if the idols didn’t want to renew their contracts with their original companies and wanted to come to the idol shelter on their own initiative? Wouldn’t it mean that the original companies’ reputations have deteriorated, because it was the idols’ own choice?”

"Then the original company will still hold a grudge against us and say that we ruined their contract." Chen Chen smacked his lips. "But for the situation where the company doesn't want to renew the contract, we did help them look good. Maybe we'll even be thanked."

"So it depends on the situation." Shirley said: "With the powerful capabilities of our C headquarters, it shouldn't be difficult to turn public opinion in a direction that is good for everyone."

"Then let's jump to the second question. How does the idol shelter attract idols?" Sulli seemed to remind and warn, "Don't tell me to let C headquarters do this by themselves. It is at most a label, and it has to be a label that can't get too close to C headquarters!"

"I know that, and I thought about it on the way back." Chen Chen spoke directly, "In addition to supporting the comeback project, we can also put the resources that C headquarters doesn't need in the shelter, and let the idol groups who want and successfully get them pay us a commission."

“Although those who find our C headquarters will most likely look down on those idols who will go to the idol shelter, it’s still good to have a chance.”

"If we can sit down and talk, we will find that resources are not as selective as everyone thinks for idols."

"In addition, variety show resources with relatively low thresholds can also be put up, which is a good decision for everyone."

"We charge a commission for resources, and those who want to purchase our return planning services will also have to pay a price. This way, at least the shelter will have funds to operate."

“Whether it will grow into something profitable in the future depends on people’s acceptance, but in fact, it is profitable no matter what, because we have paid almost no price.”

"Provide return planning and a certain degree of operation, and provide some resources of C headquarters." Chen Chen exhaled, "This is what I imagined the shelter could do."

"If we put the resources of C headquarters on the list, it will be too attractive. The resources that Integrate doesn't want can be considered treasures for many idol groups. We will definitely disrupt the market by doing this." Sulli did some calculations herself and felt that it was not a problem. "But the resources that we can put on the list are generally mid- and low-end resources, which will not have much impact on large companies. As for small companies, it's their bad luck if we affect them."

"Oh no, no no no!" Shirley slapped her head. "The more you talk about it, the more it sounds like an agency. This isn't our original plan, right?!"

"In fact, my complete idea is to provide some resources for idols who lost their contracts with entertainment companies and were forced to disband to plan their comeback." Chen Chen laughed, "I don't have any extra purposes. The only person I can think of who needs this is my girlfriend. This is just a temporary outburst of kindness on my way back."

"At most, we can add A Pink, who may appear later."

“Maybe T-ara will be added as well.”

“Wonder Girls maybe”

“4MINUTE and miss A might be the best.”

“Maybe the shorty king who disbanded and separated into different idol groups can also achieve this here.”

"It seems like there's more and more to say." Chen Chen frowned, "I feel like we can even come up with a planned variety show."

"No, we still have to think about it carefully." Chen Chen's brows were furrowed tighter and tighter, and his expression was getting more and more crazy. "I think I found something very interesting, but it's a bit complicated."

"But I also feel like once I get this thing set up perfectly, it's going to be a lot of fun. A lot of fun!"

"I need to think about it again." Chen Chen's scalp tingled, and he felt like he needed to grow a brain. "There aren't many things missing, but they are quite crucial."

"Then don't think about it for now!" Shirley woke Chen Chen up from the depths of his mind with a knife. "You did a lot of things today, and you consumed a lot of energy. Go home and have a rest. When you are more energetic, think about this again. Maybe you will get some inspiration."

"That's right." Chen Chen came to his senses. "This is not something that needs to be completed immediately. It's okay to think about it slowly."

Both the Shorty King and his girlfriend were still several months away from breaking up, and Chen Chen didn't think that he couldn't perfect an idea that was almost complete in a few months.

...(End of chapter)