star of the peninsula

Chapter 1133 Both Ends of the Scale
The decision to change Big Hit's name to HYBE was already made, and Bang Si Hyuk invited Chen Chen only to ask the major shareholder to be a witness.

Of course Chen Chen would go. It didn't cost any money to join in the fun, so it would be a shame not to go.

But after Chen arrived at Dahei, he suddenly realized that he was wrong. This meeting was not the one to change the company's name.

"We're holding a small meeting between the two of us at the Dahei headquarters. Isn't it a bit too much, Chairman Fang?"

Chen Chen sat down slowly, his dissatisfaction in his tone not concealed at all.

"It's my fault for not explaining it clearly." Fang Shi Hyuk apologized quickly, "I said I was going to have a meeting, but I was actually going to tell you about the content of the meeting during this period."

"During this period, Dahei has been holding targeted meetings on various issues, and some relatively important results have been produced, so I want to explain them to you separately."

"I should have come to your house in person, but I'm really too busy. I can only invite you to come to Dahei." Bang Si Hyuk apologized again, "I'm really sorry, please forgive me."

"I'm sorry, see you later."

Chen Chen turned around and left without any hesitation, and his back made Fang Shihe dizzy.

Isn't this right? Young people nowadays have such bad tempers?!

But it was impossible for Fang Shihe to chase after her and keep her.

First, he also wanted to save face. Second, with Chen Chen's speed, he couldn't catch up with him with his slender body. Third, he didn't expect Chen Chen to behave like this, so he was stunned for a few seconds.

……

"good evening."

"Why did you come back from there? Did you have work somewhere else today?"

When Chen Chen arrived home, the door was half open. Bae Joo-hyun was inside the house wearing plush pajamas, eating an apple facing the entrance, waiting for him to come home.

"I went out for something." Chen Chen closed the door and hugged her, "Why did you come here? It's ok to just come here, but why did you see me coming back from the other side? You even came in without closing the door. What do you want to do? Are you trying to rebel?!"

"I just happened to see your car when I entered the community." Pei Zhuxuan used her elbow to push Chen Chen's stomach away. The man had just come in from outside and was covered in cold air. "I just didn't expect that you could drive faster than I could walk. I came in for a while before you came upstairs."

"I sat in the car for a while." Chen Chen took off his coat and threw it on the sofa. "Men like to sit in the car for a few minutes before going home after get off work to calm down."

"What emotions do you need to clean up? Are you in a bad mood because of the work over there?" Pei Zhuxuan bent down to pick up the coat thrown by her boyfriend and kicked him at the same time, "Go change your clothes!"

"Okay, I'll tell you after I change my clothes."

Chen Chen smiled and went to change his clothes obediently.

"..."

"The main thing is that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I'm thinking about how to make C headquarters have a good New Year." Chen Chen changed into couple pajamas and handed the clothes he took off to Pei Zhuxuan. "There is only one week left, and I don't think I can do anything good."

It’s New Year’s Eve on February 11th, and time is running out for Chen Chen.

"It's really enough that headquarters C has been celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year, considering that almost all of your employees are South Koreans." Bae Joo-hyun complained.

"Is it not okay for the president to be a little willful?" Chen Chen snorted. "I, the one who gave out gifts and holidays, didn't say anything. How can the person who received the gift have any opinion?!"

"Okay, okay, have you figured out what to do?" Pei Zhuxuan asked curiously, "You've been in the car for so long, so you should have an idea, right?"

"On the contrary, it was because I had no idea that I went upstairs. Otherwise, I would have returned to headquarters C by now." Chen Chen's head felt a little swollen, and he quickly changed the subject, "Why are you, a person who is returning, here with me?"

"It's not like we have to work all the time after our comeback, we also need to rest." Bae Joo Hyun replied, "Also, we are only participating in music shows on the three major TV stations now, which makes it a lot easier."

"It's just that this comeback feels quite risky, and the results aren't that good." Bae Joo Hyun sighed softly, "I'm a little bit lacking in confidence. From the company to ourselves, we all feel that the foundation for this comeback isn't solid enough."

If S.H.I.P. can appear confident in their comeback in South Korea with a Japanese album, then they are really good at acting.

"It's almost the seventh anniversary of your debut, what else are you thinking about?" Chen Chen gently put his arm around her shoulders, "It's not like the two or three years since your debut. You should put aside the team and think more about your own development."

"The path I found for you was to use my fame to work hard in the entertainment industry, but you said you were not willing to do so for the time being." Chen Chen brought up the past again, "Now, are you willing?"

"I still don't want to do it now." Pei Zhuxuan shook her head, "I've become lazy. I don't have the energy to do such a tiring job as an actor anymore."

"..."

Chen Chen was a little speechless. His girlfriend's calm personality began to show up again.

"Maybe you've been too tired since returning recently, so you don't have much motivation. Maybe your ideas will change after you take a break." Chen Chen briefly imagined, "Or, after you finish your meal and fill your stomach and feel refreshed, you'll have new ideas."

"Who knows." Pei Zhuxuan did not comment, "What to eat tonight, do you have any ideas?"

"Watch Tik Tok for a while, what's the fifth food video we saw?"

Chen Chen thought he had come up with a great idea and was even a little proud of himself.

"Okay, just don't come across any food that we can't cook."

Bae Joo-hyun readily agreed.

So the two of them took out their phones and started browsing Tik Tok. Bae Joo Hyun was watching on the side, while Chen Chen was sweating profusely as he browsed, fearing that he would come across content that he couldn't show to his girlfriend.

However, the algorithm of Tik Tok seems to be a little magical. When my girlfriend is around, the content that appears is barely suitable for watching.

He just brushed past the barbecue, various main dishes, specialties from all regions of China, and even snacks, which made Chen Chen feel uneasy.

But this bad feeling came true.

"We really have to eat this?" Chen Chen looked at his girlfriend seriously, "I think you've worked so hard to come back, you can't eat this kind of thing at this time."

"I think my boyfriend should keep his promise." Bae Joo-hyun glanced at him, "It's just right to eat a fat-reducing meal during the comeback period. It helps me manage my body shape."

"alright."

Chen Chen sighed for a long time, then opened his phone and placed an order.

……

Leaving aside the painful dining process, Bae Joo-hyun ate with gusto, but Chen Chen ate in a trance, as if he had returned to the time when he was eating grass at Waiji.

"What did you do over there?"

In order to make her boyfriend feel better, Bae Joo-hyun took the initiative to clean up the table.

"I went to Dahei." Chen Chen replied, "I deliberately made things unpleasant for Speaker Fang."

"Deliberately causing unpleasantness with Speaker Fang?"

Bae Joo-hyun thought she had heard it wrong and repeated it.

"Yes, on purpose." Chen Chen explained in detail, "He asked me to go to Dahei for a small meeting for two people, and I gave him a sullen look and left in anger."

"I understand." Pei Zhuxuan nodded, "He lost your face, it's normal for you to respond with extreme behavior."

"What's normal about that?" Chen Chen found it a little funny. "At most, I could just say a few insults to others. If I just turned around and walked away, it would be like I was too disrespectful to him!"

"It's normal for you." Pei Zhuxuan said as a matter of course: "Although you rarely lose your temper after C headquarters became bigger, I won't be surprised if it happens once." "I don't understand business, and I don't understand what actions are hidden behind what plans and what results will come." Pei Zhuxuan said proudly: "But I know you well enough!"

"Okay, what you said makes a lot of sense. I feel that's what you said." Chen Chen laughed, "Leave it to me after you clean up. I'll wash the dishes."

"Does what I said make you happy?" Bae Joo Hyun teased, "How can eating a fat-reducing meal and being in a bad mood outside all be forgotten?"

"Because it's not a big deal." Chen Chen stood up and took over the work in her hands. "If C headquarters can't do anything with my New Year, then don't do it. Anyway, I don't want to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year just to do something."

"I had intentionally created a little friction with Bang Si Hyuk, and it doesn't affect my mood."

"But this fat-reducing meal is very annoying. I wanted to overturn the table when I was eating it." Chen Chen said with a smile: "But my girlfriend is so cute that it also smoothed over this."

"Tsk tsk tsk, this person, when he's in a good mood, he speaks sweetly." Pei Zhuxuan picked up the towel and wiped her hands, "Then you go wash the dishes, I'll take a shower first."

……

Washing dishes is not a difficult job, but the sound of his girlfriend taking a shower makes Chen Chen feel itchy.

The sound of burning gas was ringing above Chen Chen's head. Along with this sound, he could vaguely imagine the hazy appearance of Bae Joo-hyun while taking a bath.

Of course, she had no intention of taking a bath together. Her bath water was too hot and Chen Chen couldn't stand it.

After washing the dishes and cleaning up, Chen Chen returned to the living room, took an apple, sat on the sofa and started eating it.

Today he had a small conflict with Bang Si Hyuk on impulse, and he had to make up for the aftermath.

When Chen Chen went to Dahei, he thought that Dahei was going to hold a meeting on the name change, and he was not prepared at all for a confrontation with Bang Si Hyuk. He was just a little angry at the time, so he had other thoughts based on his intuition.

Eh, it seems that Bae Joo-hyun was right. Chen Chen did make a decision because of his temper.

It is understandable that Dahei avoided Chen Chen, the major shareholder, and held meetings and decided many matters on his own. But Fang Shihe must be crazy to let a major shareholder who is a giant in the same industry to listen to the company's strategic meeting.

Originally, you had never mentioned this matter. You could have just handed a report to Chen Chen after it was done and it would have been over. But you had to call Chen Chen over to talk about these things, which made it difficult for Chen Chen to handle.

According to the movies and TV shows Chen Chen has watched, if it’s hard to do, then don’t do it. Just flip the table!
So even though Chen Chen knew that Bang Si Hyuk must have something else to talk to him about, he still chose to leave. Go and have fun by yourself!

Chen Chen didn't care at all about ruining his relationship with Dahei, because the two companies were the most direct competitors, and if the relationship didn't deteriorate now, it would definitely deteriorate in the future.

Chen Chen even wanted to ruin the relationship as soon as possible so that it would be easier for him to take action.

Dahei has not yet reached its peak. The Dahei that follows will become more and more difficult to deal with. The sooner he takes action, the more at ease Chen Chen will be.

Bang Si Hyuk probably thought the same thing, so he hasn't even sent a text message until now.

If Dahei hasn't reached the top, has C headquarters reached the top? Dahei doesn't want to take action against C headquarters as soon as possible!

What a damn tacit understanding.

All I can say is that starting from this small incident, the head-on competition between C headquarters and Daikoku is about to begin.

"I'm done. Do you want to wash it while it's hot?"

Bae Joo-hyun came out of the bathroom drying her hair.

"I'm late. There are some things I haven't figured out." Chen Chen looked at his girlfriend. "As an artist, have you heard anything about Dahei? I want to guess what Speaker Fang's purpose in looking for me is."

"I don't know." Bae Joo Hyun shook her head. "Dahei doesn't have many artists, and there are no active artists now. It's a bit difficult to see the company's development from the artist level."

"Forget it then. I'll slowly gather information myself. Maybe I can find a way through your former Director Min." Chen Chen threw his work aside and winked at his girlfriend. "Do you feel more relaxed after taking a shower? Do you have the urge to act in a TV series?"

"What? Do you have a script you want to give me?" Bae Joo-hyun responded with a cold face.

Chen Chen answered honestly: "No, I just want to confirm whether my girlfriend is motivated now."

"I said I was not motivated before, how could I change my mind after just a while? Who do you think I am?" Pei Zhuxuan was helpless. "If you want me to play a role casually for fun, then that's fine. But if you insist on arranging a path for me to be an actor, then I won't go!"

"Then what do you want to do?" Chen Chen asked doubtfully, "I don't believe you don't have your own plans. You must have your own ideas in your seventh year since your debut."

"To be honest, I don't know either." Pei Zhuxuan glanced at Chen Chen and said, "I have a headache now. I am confused and scared."

“Where do the confusion and fear come from?”

Chen Chen asked.

"..."

"..."

"It's all on you."

Bae Joo-hyun was silent for a long time before she gave the answer.

"The balance of my life is stuck. My desire to continue being an artist and my desire to quit the industry and marry you are now balanced. Neither of us can win."

"I don't know if you'll be willing to marry me when the contract expires. I'm afraid."

"I am also afraid that we will not be able to continue to live happily like we do now after we get married."

"Now when I see those female artists who have the courage to quit the entertainment industry and get married, I just think they are really brave. I envy them a little bit."

"Then, there are also things on the artist side that I can't let go of."

"You know I like being an idol. I like the feeling of being an idol."

"The other thing is my teammates, my kids."

"They have nothing but Red Velvet, and the company hasn't allowed them to build their own additional image."

"If I choose to leave, they will have a very hard time because of me. Even if you, Chen Chen, try your best, you can't make up for it."

"So I struggle, I struggle, I don't want to do anything."

"Do you understand?"

"..."

Chen Chen never thought that he would hear this answer at this time, but he knew that he must not be distracted at this time.

"Listen to your inner thoughts." Chen Chen said without hesitation, "If you want to get married, we will get married immediately. I won't hesitate for a moment."

"I will take responsibility for the consequences of this incident. I have the ability and confidence to handle it well."

"If you want to stay, no matter who you stay for, I will support your decision."

"In short, no matter what choice you make, I am willing to accept it and take responsibility."

"We still have a long time to live together in the future, and your contract still has time to expire, so we can take it slow."

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(End of this chapter)