star of the peninsula

The C headquarters did not do any work on the promotion of "The Penthouse Season 2". SBS TV station took full responsibility for it, which made Chen Chen a little uncomfortable.

Is this still the domineering TV station? Is this still one of the biggest TV stations in South Korea? How did it become like this now?!

However, on the day when "The Penthouse Season 2" was broadcast, Chen Chen understood that SBS TV station wanted to continue the third season, and those actions were all showing it.

"And then you renewed your contract with SBS TV?"

Bae Joo-hyun lay comfortably on the sofa. After completing her comeback, she could finally take a break.

"What can I do if they don't renew it?" Chen Chen, who was acting as her human pillow on the sofa, stood up and took an apple from the table to eat. "The first and second seasons were all with them. What good will it do me if they run somewhere else for the third season?"

"That's true." Pei Zhuxuan looked at the apple and felt a little itchy. She became even more greedy when she heard Chen Chen chewing it. She couldn't help but patted her boyfriend on the arm and said, "Give me a bite."

"Go ahead and chew it."

Chen Chen turned the side that he had chewed towards her so that her little mouth could take a big bite.

So Bae Joo-hyun also started chewing with a crunching sound.

"Your next move is a solo after the victory, right?" Chen Chen casually chatted about the members.

"Well, it's time for the company to give us some sweet rewards." Pei Zhuxuan swallowed the apple in her mouth and said, "Strictly speaking, the first contract is almost completed. It would be too much for the company not to show some appreciation."

"So where did this idea of ​​automatically extending the contract for three years after debuting in Sakura Country come from?" Chen Chen couldn't help but scratch the back of his neck. "How come it has become a default contract option?"

"I don't know, but that's the rule in the industry anyway." Pei Zhuxuan suddenly became curious, "Is there such a clause in the contract you gave to Integrate?"

"No, I don't plan to let them debut in Sakura Country, nor do I plan to let them hold any activities there." Chen Chen shook his head. "There's no need to waste energy in the Sakura Country entertainment market, which is even more competitive than South Korea. The total revenue there may not be as much as if we just organize some activities in China."

"Do you have any ideas?" Bae Joo-hyun asked.

"What idea?" Chen Chen didn't react at first.

"The idea of ​​being active in China!" Bae Joo Hyun sat up and said excitedly, "Even if you can't make a big move, they will definitely not stop you from making a small move. After all, artists from other entertainment companies have precedents of going through that wall."

"No plans for now." Chen Chen replied: "Before the epidemic is over, we should focus on fighting the epidemic. We can only move around properly after everything is completely stable."

If Integrate can benefit from the rapid development period after China's epidemic is relaxed, its position in China will be secured, and there may be a chance to play in the whole company later.

In terms of making money, the gains from two months of activities in mainland China should be higher than those from staying in South Korea for a year.

"But isn't the epidemic almost over?" Bae Joo-hyun said, "I saw the news over there, and it's basically cleared."

"This is a problem for the entire world. Even if China is completely cleared of cases, it will be useless because it is the only country that has been cleared of cases." Chen Chen sighed deeply, "We can't close our doors to the outside world again, can we? Viruses are something that will inevitably be brought in as long as you come into contact with the world. Sigh~~~!"

"Is this the kind of depressed emotion that needs such a long sigh to vent?" Pei Zhuxuan pouted, "You are always pessimistic about the epidemic."

"what are you thinking?"

Chen Chen wanted to hear his girlfriend's opinion.

"Since China can achieve dynamic zero, other countries in the world should be able to do it as well." Pei Zhuxuan thought naively, "It's nothing more than waiting a little longer, about half a year. For entertainment companies, it is normal to make plans half a year in advance. It can even be said that it is a bit late, right?"

"Yes and no." Chen Chen smiled and shook his head. "If everyone can achieve dynamic zeroing before interacting with the world, then your statement is fine, but this is impossible."

"We will never stop interacting with the world, so this risk will always exist."

"Also, not every country is China. Some countries simply cannot do the same thing as China. Look at the performance of European and American countries. It is extremely disappointing. I don't even dare to expect them to achieve zero cases."

"Also, the reason why natural disasters are natural disasters is because they are not subject to human will. Now we can't even handle the human aspect, how can you guarantee that there won't be problems further up?"

"If you consider these, will you still be as optimistic as you are now?" Chen Chen felt extremely tired just by talking, "Anyway, I am not optimistic at all."

Others may not know, but Chen knows that when the whole world thought things were getting better, Omicron dealt a heavy blow to all of humanity, something even more terrifying than before.

"Okay, you're right." Pei Zhuxuan couldn't help but sigh along with Chen Chen, "It's so annoying, when will it end?"

"I don't know if you ask me, but I know that 'The Penthouse Season 2' will start airing in ten minutes. Those who want to order takeout or eat snacks should hurry up." Chen Chen put his finger on his girlfriend's forehead and pushed her down on the sofa. "What do you want to eat? I'll prepare it! You don't have to go on a diet anyway."

"Are you telling the truth?" Pei Zhuxuan laughed twice in a very useless way, "I want to eat spicy stir-fried rice cakes and ramen!"

"I'll prepare it for you." Chen Chen drooled when she said that, "Because I want to eat it too."

It's so happy to eat junk food at night, and eating with someone will double the happiness!
There were no ingredients for spicy fried rice cakes in the refrigerator, so Bae Joo-hyun directly ordered takeout using Circle C, while Chen Chen went to the kitchen to prepare some side dishes for the ramen.

There has to be some fried food, right? Since you have decided to be happy, then be more happy.

“Tuk-tuk-tuk~”

Just when Chen Chen finished frying the eggs, the delivery guy happily knocked on the door.

It is obvious that Alin Canteen has discovered the boss’s order again, but it doesn’t matter, just enjoy it.

After bringing the takeaway back and unpacking it, Chen Chen brought out all the ramen and fried eggs while Bae Joo-hyun set the table.

"Get some pickles?"

Pei Zhuxuan looked at Chen Chen with an inquiring look.

"Go get it." Chen Chen nodded at her. "You're in a good mood now. Maybe you'll like it more."

"You can become fond of food just because of your mood." Pei Zhuxuan just thought it was funny, "I just think if we don't eat it, we will throw it away again, what a pity."

"Yeah, what a pity." Chen Chen said sarcastically, "We have been receiving food from the 'Sowing Beans, Reaping Beans' program, and we can never finish it!"

Every time this kind of product "You reap what you sow" is produced, a copy will be sent over, just like to show off their presence.

But if you ask them whether the show is trying to make its presence felt, they will definitely say yes.

"Oh, right." Chen Chen remembered something and asked Pei Zhuxuan who was heading towards the refrigerator, "When will the additional land for "Sowing Beans, Reaping Beans" be in place?"

"It's already here, didn't anyone tell you?" Bae Joo-hyun was a little surprised.

"I have set the production team to not send reminders. It's annoying." Chen Chen said awkwardly, "It's OK as long as it's in place. The production team should have told me but I didn't see it."

"Okay, okay, let's eat." Pei Zhuxuan brought the kimchi over, "Eat and watch TV!" "..."

Bae Joo-hyun has found time to finish watching the first season, and now it's just the right time to watch the second season, which is very comfortable.

"What do you think the ratings for the first episode will be?"

Bae Joo-hyun stared at the TV and asked a question unconsciously.

"Let's make sure it's at least 15 or above." Chen Chen didn't even think about it. "When the first season ended, the ratings were close to 30. If we cut it in half for the new season, it should be around 15."

“Is that high?”

Bae Joo-hyun asked casually while holding the noodles in the air with chopsticks and waiting for them to cool down.

"Why don't you go ask Xiurong?" Chen Chen joked, "Xiurong is also a young actor, she should be very sensitive to the ratings."

"I won't ask, you have bad intentions." Bae Joo Hyun shook her head repeatedly, "It must be that Jiuyi's performance in the drama was not good, you are kidding me."

"To be honest, the drama she starred in, 'The Great Seducer', was actually pretty good," Chen Chen said. "It got a rating of around 7 points on MBC TV, which was barely enough to pass."

"and then?"

Bae Joo-hyun was waiting for the next step, he knew that this person would definitely give a "but".

"But Xiurong's performance was a bit poor in the drama. She was left behind when the whole drama looked good." Chen Chen continued, "There was also Wen Jiaying in the drama at that time, who was also born in 1996. The difference can be seen in comparison."

"After all, they are professional actors. It's inevitable." Bae Joo-hyun whispered.

"The audience won't be as tolerant as you." Chen Chen turned his firepower to SMART Films. "I don't know what your company is thinking. The arrangement of the actors' paths is completely random. There is no gradual process at all."

"Idols should forget about the gradual progress in acting!" Bae Joo Hyun refuted fiercely, "There is no time for you to take it slow. It's just two or three attempts. If you can do it, you can do it. If not, the company will give up on you!"

"Yeah, that makes sense. I just thought it was too simple."

Chen Chen admitted his mistake with a good attitude.

This has made Bae Joo Hyun unable to handle it. You, the boss Chen who is so powerful in the South Korean TV drama circle, said such things to me? I think I went a little too far, maybe.

"What do you think about Juyi's acting problems?" Bae Joo-hyun turned the topic to Park Soo-young.

"It's useless for me to see it. The results are there, and everyone will judge for themselves." Chen Chen took a big mouthful of noodles and put it in his mouth. "It's just passing, that's all."

If we only look at the results of "She Wasn't My Lie" and "The Great Seducer", both of them passed. However, if we look at the specific performances of the actors, the idol Jiuyi is indeed a little worse than others, but there's nothing we can do about it.

"What about me?" Pei Zhuxuan lifted her hair, "What do you think of me?"

"I can't judge you. How can we judge you when you haven't even got a leading role?" Chen Chen complained, "You are just an idol who appears in TV dramas. You are still an idol, so no one except your true fans will judge you from an actor's perspective!"

"I asked you to give me an evaluation, why are you talking so much nonsense?!" Pei Zhuxuan glared at him, "Hurry up and tell me!"

"It's just a normal idol actor's performance. There is a certain lower limit. The upper limit depends on luck and whether God gives him food to eat." Chen Chen said helplessly: "There can't be more."

"Is that so?" Pei Zhuxuan seemed very satisfied. "That's good. At least it's not bad."

"No one says you're bad." Chen Chen rolled his eyes. "Look at the comments about you online. At most, they say you're short. No one says you're bad."

"Hey~" Pei Zhuxuan couldn't help smacking her lips, "Can you say something nice?!"

"Then I'll say you're beautiful." Chen Chen laughed proudly, "You know, everyone thinks the senior school girl you played in "Zombie School" is super beautiful. Not just ordinary beautiful, but super beautiful, both beautiful and cool!"

"It's just fake compliments from everyone. Let's not talk about that." Pei Zhuxuan's face suddenly turned red. "How is the S branch program going?"

"It will be broadcast on tvn's online platform and YouTube next week." Chen Chen replied: "We will officially start promoting it tomorrow and release a theme song."

“Who wrote the theme song and who sang it?”

When Pei Zhuxuan asked, she kept looking at Chen Chen, and her meaning was very clear.

"I wrote half of it, and IVE will be responsible for singing." Chen Chen did not hide it from her.

"IVE" Pei Zhuxuan was stunned, "Who is IVE? Why haven't I heard of it? A singer from a long time ago?"

"No, I came up with these names for the girls who were singing." Chen Chen said with a smile, "Two from Integrate, three from the new girl group, and a trainee from Starship. When they are grouped together, they are called IVE."

"Who can understand this? You are really annoying!" Pei Zhuxuan punched him, and then couldn't help but fall into a happy fantasy, "How about we watch the show together? I feel like we have a lot to talk about."

"No problem." Chen Chen nodded and said, "I know you want to tell me about your experiences as a trainee and idol a long time ago. I am looking forward to it."

“I hope I’ll be free by then.”

Bae Joo-hyun prayed sincerely.

"You will definitely be able to take some time off." Chen Chen said with a sly smile, "After all, SMART doesn't intend to let you solo."

"..."

Bae Joo-hyun was speechless and didn't even bother to refute.

After dinner, Bae Joo-hyun took the initiative to take on the task of cleaning up, while Chen Chen had nothing to do and started reading the script.

The top female star in the company wants to take advantage of the resources. She feels that she has taken a big step forward in the film industry and it is time to strike while the iron is hot and continue experimenting.

Either continue to pursue a career in movies, or make an excellent TV series to solidify his status as an actor.

As the president, Chen Chen must of course satisfy her. After all, if he can't satisfy her, he would be incompetent, which would be too embarrassing.

"Look."

"I can only read scripts for another two or three years. If not now, when will I read them?"

...(End of chapter)