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"Hahahahaha..."

The excuse he made up in a hurry actually made his girlfriend laugh so hard that she fell backwards. The whole car was filled with laughing middle-aged women, and Chen Chen was sweating a little.

"You only have one Integrate in your C headquarters, there's no way you can play like this, right?!" Bae Joo Hyun teased, "You can only form small teams at best."

"Don't mention it, I really have plans to form a sub-group." Chen Chen narrowed his eyes, "I want to form a rock band!"

"With those beautiful little princess-like members of your Integrate, you want to do rock music?" Pei Zhuxuan trembled a little just thinking about it, "Stop it, the market won't accept it, it's too weird!"

"It's just an idea." Chen Chen smacked his lips. "It could also be that I had too much inspiration when I was writing "Enemy" and I couldn't help but want to do something."

This is true, because "Enemy" was given to the Imagine Dragons band, and Chen Chen couldn't help but think of their "Bones" and wanted to use it.

"Have you handed over Enemy to Riot?" asked Bae Joo-hyun.

"I handed it in a long time ago. They need it urgently and I can't delay it." Chen Chen replied.

"It's hard to delay. When have I seen you take so long to write a song?!" Bae Joo Hyun laughed and scolded, "Only Riot doesn't know how fast you write songs, otherwise they definitely wouldn't have finished it in half a month and praised you for your speed!"

"How do you know that the other party praised me for my speed?!" Chen Chen joked.

"Because it's really fast to come up with a complete and immediately usable work in half a month." Bae Joo Hyun sighed, "Although I'm not involved in production, I also know that composing music may be faster, but arranging music into a usable and popular work takes a lot of energy."

"Okay, let's not talk about this." Chen Chen had laid an ambush in advance, "Remember to notify me when your special plan starts. Notify me if there are any signs of it happening."

"It's so early, otherwise I'll notify you after the members are selected." Pei Zhuxuan glanced at Chen Chen, "Also, what do you want to do?!"

"Just join in and have some fun." Chen Chen shrugged. "C headquarters can't do it on its own and you won't let me go to SMART to take a look. I'm going to be suffocated to death!"

"You are so curious." Pei Zhuxuan was too lazy to say anything to him, "Okay, I'll let you know as soon as there is any sign."

"By the way, is the show about to start recording?"

Bae Joo-hyun herself also has things she is curious about.

"Well, the script has been written and filming will start in the middle of this month." Chen Chen looked at his girlfriend, "Do you want to go and see it?"

"No." Pei Zhuxuan retracted her neck. "The filming process is definitely not as good as the final product. I'll just wait and watch on TV."

"Then why are you asking this?" Chen Chen couldn't help but laugh, "I thought you wanted to go over and have some fun."

"I'm just curious about what kind of expressions they will show when they meet again." Pei Zhuxuan was eager, "Will they be happy or crying?"

"I want both. I want to cry with joy." Chen Chen wanted to laugh. "Others may not know but HyunA will probably cry. Her personality is completely different from her strong style on stage. She seems to be a crybaby in real life."

"Yeah, I've heard this kind of rumor before." Bae Joo Hyun took two deep breaths, "No need to sigh, is (G)I-DLE going to make a comeback?"

"Well, there are still ten days." Chen Chen leaned back a little, "I don't know what kind of results I can get this time. Anyway, Xiaojuan is under a lot of pressure."

"I feel bad for her." Bae Joo Hyun also leaned over, "She's just the leader of an idol group, why did she suddenly become a half-producer?"

"She has that ability, so she can develop it." Chen Chen didn't think it was a big deal. "The situation inside Cube Entertainment is chaotic. She has this ability and can remain unaffected in the chaos. It's good for her and the group."

"You haven't settled the matter of Cube Entertainment yet?" Pei Zhuxuan asked in surprise: "I thought you were almost done."

"How can we solve this problem? iHQ just wants to survive." Chen Chen smiled bitterly, "Nothing else matters when it comes to survival, right?"

"iHQ is also unlucky that it was chosen by Kakao." Bae Joo Hyun complained: "Don't they know that whoever is acquired by Kakao will be finished? It's the standard poison of the entertainment industry!"

“It’s not like they can choose.”

Chen Chen shook his head, his thoughts drifting to SMART a few years later.

A few years later, Lee Soo Man left, and Kakao became the largest shareholder of SM Entertainment, which then showed signs of being doomed.
How can they be so similar?

"Have you made any preparations in advance?" Bae Joo Hyun glanced at her boyfriend worriedly, "iHQ within Cube Entertainment, KakaoM within Starship Entertainment."

"Well, I have prepared something, but not much, because I only prepared money." Chen Chen licked his lips, "Unfortunately, money is enough to deal with these two."

In terms of momentum, people's hearts, and operations, these two are far inferior to C headquarters. The inside has also been cleared out by Hong Seung-sung and Kim Shidai, and now they can't cause any trouble at all.

The only possible problem is to suddenly give the shares to a rival that poses a threat to C headquarters, allowing it to mess with Chen Chen.

But the chances are slim, the buyer is not stupid, he bought the shares to enjoy the feeling of being strangled by Chen Chen, right? Stupid pig!

Therefore, the most likely operation is to sell it to C headquarters at a higher price.

Both parties agreed to raise the price together, but only sell it for a few days. They would not wait for it after the expiration date, forcing C headquarters to buy it. This would directly paralyze the capital chain of C headquarters!
For any company, a broken capital chain would be a disaster, and C headquarters is no exception. So the two of them were very happy to watch Chen Chen make a fool of himself.

"Just prepare the money." Pei Zhuxuan asked in confusion: "Why do you say that?"

“Because it’s really enough to just prepare the money.”

Chen Chen did not explain in detail, but just gave a general idea.

"Do you have enough money?" asked Bae Joo-hyun.

"Not enough, far from enough." Chen Chen's expression gradually became serious. "The total funds can't buy two buildings, let alone completely take over iHQ's shares in Cube Entertainment and KakaoM's shares in Starship."

"What should we do?!" Pei Zhuxuan suddenly became nervous, "Not having enough money is the biggest problem! How about we not buy the building first!"

"It's not enough now, but it won't be enough in the future." Chen Chen was very calm. "We have to buy the building, and even buy it in a big way, so that the other party will think that we have no money."

"In fact, we really have no money left. C headquarters and I can't even pay a penny. Under the current situation in South Korea, banks can't approve so many loans to me at once. If I insist on doing it, my capital chain will definitely be broken."

"But I'm lucky. I happened to save some money somewhere else a few years ago, and now that money has become very valuable."

"This can make up for part of the problem. We can also ask the two shareholders of Headquarter C to buy up the shares with whatever they can find. Why should we worry about this?"

"Don't worry, I've figured it out." Chen Chen patted his chest, "As long as it involves money, it's the easiest thing in the world."

"What if the two shareholders of C headquarters take the opportunity to make some demands on you that you cannot accept?" Bae Joo-hyun was still worried.

"No, I have a favor." Chen Chen patted her shoulder, "I haven't received the reward from selling the door on Tik Tok a while ago."

The money saved a few years ago was in Bitcoin. From 2018 to now, 2021, its value has increased five or six times. As long as Chen Chen cashes it out, a large sum of money will come into his hands immediately.

Then, Chen Chen does have connections, and he has a lot of connections to use. …

Go home and have a good sleep so that you will have the energy to deal with a whole afternoon of meetings.

"Chen Chen."

A greasy shout came from behind.

"What's wrong? Did I wake you?"

Chen Chen turned around and found that Pei Zhuxuan was looking at him with her eyes wide open.

"Are you going to work?"

Pei Zhuxuan asked.

"Well, two groups of people are scheduled to hold meetings at headquarters C today." Chen Chen replied: "One is for the script writers, and the other is for the program production team."

"I have something to tell you." Pei Zhuxuan held her boyfriend, "If you are not in a hurry, wait until I finish speaking before leaving."

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"You can talk, there's no rush."

Chen Chen stood still without even looking at the time.

"Do you still remember the show 'You Reap What You Sow'?" Bae Joo-hyun started with a question.

"Of course I remember." Chen Chen wanted to frown just by mentioning it, "It turned into a farming talent show! It is an eternal pain in my heart, and it shattered my beautiful fantasy!"

"What's wrong with this program?" Chen Chen was puzzled. "Is there a problem? But even if there is a problem, you won't be allowed to speak about it?"

"It's not a problem. It's the fields used for filming the show." Pei Zhuxuan said a little embarrassedly: "People at home asked you if you have any thoughts on expanding the land area recently."

"Oh, I see." Chen Chen smiled and said, "No problem, you can tell them to scrape together some for me, and the program team will accept it."

After renting the land to the program team, the family can get the money from farming while freeing up manpower to do other things to earn income. It is understandable that they want to rent the land to the program team.

"Is it really okay?" Pei Zhuxuan was even more embarrassed. "You can refuse this. Don't let your status hold you back."

"I've wanted to expand the working area for a long time, but I was so busy that I forgot!" Chen Chen's vicious expression didn't seem to be acting, "Well, now that the working area is expanded, I'll let you guys live a leisurely life as young masters and play talent shows. You all, die!"

"..."

Pei Zhuxuan was speechless for a while, but at least she was sure that Chen Chen was sincere.

"Thank you then." Pei Zhuxuan nodded and said, "My family will thank you too."

"No big deal." Chen Chen checked the time. "Anything else? If not, I'll go to headquarters C."

"Go ahead, be careful on the road."

……

Kwon Do-eun brought her teacher with her.

"Long time no see." Chen Chen stepped forward and shook hands with Jin Enshu. "Writer Jin is here today as well. She is indeed his beloved disciple."

"President Chen, long time no see." After greeting, Jin Enshu glanced at Quan Duen beside her and sighed, "She can already take charge of things on her own, and she has proved to everyone that she can do it, but after all, she has to face President Chen Chen of C Headquarters today, and I am worried."

"Why should we be worried? We have cooperated with each other for a long time. How can we be worried about old friends?" Chen Chen said with a smile: "Haha, let's go in first and talk about it after we get in."

"I'm mainly worried that her youthful vigor might offend you, my boss." Jin Enshu smiled and said as she walked, "But I'm still very grateful that you chose her work. This has given her a lot of confidence."

Sit down and have a cup of tea.

"'Twenty-Five, Twenty-One' is well written, and C headquarters wants to take the copyright."

Chen Chen went straight to the point.

"I am willing." Kwon Do-eun spoke for the first time, "It is my honor to be selected by C headquarters. It is my hope to get your approval!"

"That's so corny. This script is an excellent one no matter who reads it." Chen Chen smiled and responded, "Besides me, there should be someone else who has contacted you and said that they want to buy the copyright, right?"

"I haven't met one yet." Quan Duen's answer made Chen Chen feel a little embarrassed. "The two elements of campus and youth have become weak in recent years. Unless fashionable elements such as fantasy are added, it will become a script that is recognized by the public. "Twenty-Five, Twenty-One" obviously can't do this."

"No, campus and youth have not ended in the film and television industry. It's just that today's society is too impetuous and it's impossible to write about that feeling. We can only cover it up with other fashionable elements to make the story look good." Chen Chen's eyes were firm. "'Twenty-Five, Twenty-One' doesn't need these. The story and the writing are delicate enough. If we work harder on the production, it will definitely be a TV series of award-winning level!"

"Really?" Kwon Do Eun looked at Kim Eun Sook for help.

"It's useless to look at me. The C headquarters has the final say in the TV drama industry. The man in front of you is the expert." Jin Enshu covered her mouth and laughed, "Since President Chen values ​​your work so much, why not hand over the copyright to him? He will definitely be able to hand over an answer sheet that will satisfy everyone."

"C Headquarters has this confidence." Chen Chen nodded and said seriously: "But before that, I have something to say. I hope to make some changes to the script."

"Where do you want to make changes?" Quan Duen immediately entered a fighting stance.

"Change the ending first." Chen Chen turned to the end of the script. "Although youth often ends in pain, the current environment can no longer tolerate such pain on TV. People have been tortured by reality and the epidemic. I don't want to experience sadness while watching TV. At least there should be a good ending."

"When writing a script, I can rely entirely on my imagination, and write something pure and beautiful. The pain of youth is beautiful, and I have no problem persisting for this beauty."

"But when making a TV series, we have to consider the reality. If the market doesn't like it or the reputation is bad, then it's all over. We must fully consider the market and compromise with the market with the script."

"This is a compromise that has to be made. After all, the market never listens to anyone."

"..."

Chen Chen's two sentences left Quan Duen speechless. His expression changed repeatedly but he couldn't say anything.

"You are worthy of being the boss of C headquarters." Jin Enshu said, "Du En, this is advice that only the top people in the industry can give. You should listen to it."

After hearing what the teacher said, Kwon Do-eun made a decision instantly.

"So, how do we change it?"

...(End of chapter)