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After thinking about it, Chen Chen called Du Hua of Lehua Entertainment.

"Boss Du, what have you been busy with recently?"

"..."

After a brief greeting, Chen Chen asked her about someone.

"Is there a female trainee named Zhou Xinyu in your company?"

The situation Chen Chen was facing now was a bit outrageous. He found Zhou Xinyu, the Zhou Xinyu from triple S at the back, among the long list of names of assistants to be interviewed.

It’s not enough to just discover the person, what’s even more outrageous is that this girl’s profile says she is a trainee of Lehua Entertainment.

Then Chen Chen's head suddenly became dizzy. Why would a trainee from Lehua sign up to be Chen Chen's assistant? You also want to take a shortcut to debut, right? !

Or does Du Hua have some thoughts behind this?

"Well, there is such a trainee in our company." Du Hua seemed a little nervous, "What's wrong with her?"

Inexplicably, a trainee caught Chen Chen's attention and was specifically called. It would be a lie to say that he was not nervous.

"Boss Du actually remembers one of his trainees?" Chen Chen asked in surprise.

"I would have forgotten it originally, after all, there are too many trainees under Lehua Entertainment." Du Hua said with a smile, "But she is a special trainee, and is the one Lehua Entertainment plans to send to participate in the new talent show of M-net TV station."

"Oh, it seems that her information came to me by accident."

Chen Chen responded and then told Du Hua about the current situation.

"It's probably an accident." After listening to this, Du Hua also felt that there was a mistake. "I'll go back and investigate and give you the results."

"What results can Boss Du give me?" Chen Chen joked, "If she says she is not wrong and I happen to want such an assistant, will Lehua Entertainment give her to me?"

"Of course I will give it to you!" Du Hua said beautifully, "A trainee, even one who is going to participate in a talent show, will never be as important as the friendship between us!"

"Alright, alright, since it's confirmed to be a misunderstanding, let's just leave it at that." Chen Chen was about to hang up the phone, "I still have things to do here."

"Please wait a moment." Du Hua stopped Chen Chen embarrassedly, "Please give me five minutes. I have something I want to ask Boss Chen."

"You said."

Chen Chen put the phone back to his ear.

"What do you think of the current talent shows?"

Du Hua asked a very serious question and changed the address to "you".

"Are you asking about the talent shows in China or in South Korea?" Chen Chen asked her to make her words more clearly.

"I want to hear your opinion, actually." Du Hua said with a wry smile, "The domestic talent shows are evolving too fast. They are probably not much behind South Korea now."

"Then let's talk about it together. In fact, the difficulties we face are the same."

After hearing what she said, Chen Chen didn't plan to talk about any one aspect in detail. He originally thought that she wanted to hear her opinions on the talent show that Lehua was about to participate in.

"Boss Du, why do you think South Korean talent shows now like to bring Chinese people and people from the neighboring Sakura country to participate together?" Chen Chen threw out two questions first, "Given the stingy and xenophobic nature of South Koreans, would they like to hold such a show?"

"I don't think so." Du Hua replied: "No, I have understood the temperament of South Koreans over the years, they definitely won't do that!"

"Why do you think that is?" Du Hua followed up on the question by asking, "Why did South Korea's recent talent shows do this?"

"Because there aren't enough people who can participate in the talent show." Chen Chen sighed and replied, "With the frequency of talent shows now, even if all South Koreans are trainees, they may not be able to afford the cost of the show. Then, won't we have to bring in trainees or debuted artists from other markets to fill the numbers?"

"The trainees who can be on the show must be relatively outstanding. If not one in a hundred, then at least one in ten."

"If the quality of the trainees is poor, no one will watch it. The production team will destroy their own reputation."

"But if we insist on using good talents, how many trainees do you think we need to have in reserve to be able to use them in such a talent show?"

"It takes several years to train a good trainee, but it only takes a few months for the show to consume a good trainee."

"So South Korean talent shows have to resort to inviting people from this area today and that area tomorrow, which is pretty miserable."

"In fact, domestic talent shows are even worse. Both the number of trainees and the quality of trainees cannot compare to those in South Korea. In addition, the frequency of domestic talent shows is even more exaggerated than that in South Korea."

"It's just that domestic production teams are even more shameless. They are willing to promote people who have no ability to debut, without caring how much damage this will cause to the market."

"So if you ask me what I think about talent shows, I'll tell you I don't even want to look at those people now."

Chen Chen stopped here, he had said enough.

"..."

"What should Lehua do?" Du Hua asked after thinking for a while, "Lehua believes that the quality of its trainees is excellent in China, but it has never been able to play to this advantage."

"Not difficult." Chen Chen gave the answer without even thinking. "Behind the door, play by yourself, keep yourself safe, preserve your strength, and when you feel you are strong enough, aim for the debut of a talent show and make a life-and-death sniper attack."

"If you win, no talent show team will be eligible to look at you again." Chen Chen snorted coldly, "If you lose, isn't that natural? The other party is a talent show team organized by a big company."

"What the big domestic studios want to see when they hold talent shows is actually the process of the talent show. They don't care at all about how the groups are after the show. So this approach has a very high chance of winning."

"What's more, groups promoted by talent shows are almost always abandoned after leaving the show, so there is no risk of offending anyone by cracking down on these groups."

"In other words, with Lehua's capabilities, if they can wait a few years to create a high-quality group, they will be able to dominate the domestic idol market."

“Although the domestic idol market is very poor, so poor that people don’t even consider it as an independent track, the profits would still be terrifying if a monopoly is achieved.”

“The most profitable thing is always a monopoly, right?”

"But given the pressure of the fast-paced domestic market, can Lehua hold back? Can Boss Du convince all the management to temporarily give up their immediate interests for a few years?" Chen Chen laughed, "I think it's difficult."

"..."

"Thank you, Boss Chen." Du Hua sighed, "I'll think about it carefully."

……

After finishing the call with Du Hua, Chen Chen threw Zhou Xinyu's information aside and continued to read on.

In fact, it would be nice if he could have such a person as his assistant. At least Chen Chen knows her well and they are from the same hometown, so the degree of trust would naturally be higher.

But Du Hua said that this was probably a misunderstanding, and since he was about to participate in an M-net talent show, there was no way he could let Chen be his assistant. "Hey, another one, huh? Are you arguing with TripleS today?"

Shirley was sitting on the side, so Chen Chen could only express his excitement in his heart, and his whole face turned red.

Twenty-year-old top student at Ewha Womans University, a freshman in the Department of Science Education, tripleS Kim Yoo-ryeon.

Can it be considered one of the cores of tripleS?
Chen Chen wasn't sure if she counted. Although the timeline was close, he was not very familiar with triple S. At most, he was only familiar with Jin Liuran's face.

A beautiful face that stands out among many people is truly beautiful, so Chen Chen would naturally take a few more glances at it.

But why would such a person want to be an assistant?
Chen couldn't help but touch his chin, then took out his cell phone and looked in the mirror.
"Well, it can only be because of me."

Chen Chen thought shamelessly.

After pulling out Jin Liuran's information, Chen Chen continued reading the information he had not finished.

But he was not so lucky afterwards, and the familiar faces and names never appeared again.

"Let's pick her." Chen Chen handed Jin Liuran's information to Shirley, "Only her will be seen tomorrow."

Shirley picked up the information and took a look at it, then smiled and said, "You've made a good choice. Apart from being a freshman, they are all excellent. If they were juniors, they would be even better."

"Because she only got into Ewha Womans University in her freshman year, and hasn't had time to receive training from Ewha Womans University, one of the top universities in South Korea?" Chen Chen smiled and shook his head. "Unfortunately, the school won't teach her how to be a good assistant to me, so it doesn't matter if she's freshman or junior year."

"I'm just a little curious." Chen Chen couldn't help but ask, "Why would a freshman sign up for the assistant selection?"

"What's there to be curious about? Put aside your typical Chinese thinking. This is a normal phenomenon in South Korea." Shirley glanced at him. "It is very common for South Korean students to enter society as mature adults after graduating from high school. Why don't you just treat them as people who have just entered society?"

"That means you didn't read the previous information." Shirley complained, "Otherwise you wouldn't ask such a question."

"Okay, I can accept it right away if I see her as someone who has just entered society." Chen Chen patted his cheeks and accepted it. "It is normal for an ignorant girl to rush for her first high-quality job after entering society. It is even more normal in South Korea, a country with extremely competitive environment."

"But tomorrow you still have to find out why others are here. Choosing your assistant is not something you can be careless about." Shirley glanced at Chen Chen, "Also, I asked you to choose two, why did you only choose one?"

"There's something wrong with the other one." Chen Chen evaded the question, "You just heard me talking on the phone with someone. I have to wait for the other party to give the result first before I can get the result on my side."

In fact, what Chen Chen was thinking was that it would take some time for Du Hua to figure things out, and at that time he could openly turn down the other assistant.

Since there is a high probability that tripleS Jin Liuran will become the assistant, if the other one is not tripleS Zhou Xinyu, Chen Chen will feel that there will be no balance between the two and it will be difficult to do things.

Thinking about it this way, it’s better not to do it at all.

……

The next day, Chen Chen met Jin Liuran and her parents in the small conference room.

After a few polite words, Chen Chen asked her parents to leave and led the group into the serious interview session.

"Because my parents showed up here today, I'll deduct 50 points first." Chen Chen's face turned cold after he finished speaking. "My assistant is supposed to help me with various matters. You can't even conduct an interview independently. Who can trust you to do other things well?"

"Start thinking now, and convince me with your strengths in five minutes. You have to raise your score to at least 60 points, which is the passing score, before we can really start the interview for this job."

Chen Chen sat there with his arms folded, putting enormous pressure on Jin Liuran.

"..."

While Jin Liuran was drafting in her head, Chen Chen was observing her carefully, from top to bottom.

South Korean girls mature very early. Even though Kim Ryoo-ran is only 20 years old, she can be considered mature in terms of her dress and appearance. At least people won't look down on her for being a student.

The face is well-shaped, indeed beautiful. Although there is still a gap compared to the face that Chen Chen has in his mind, Chen Chen thinks it must be related to the filter and makeup.

There is no need to say much about his abilities. After all, Ewha Womans University is one of the top universities in South Korea. This brain is definitely enough for Chen Chen to be his assistant.

Temperament and personality. Now that I have only looked at the appearance and haven't even finished the conversation, it is naturally impossible to make a judgment in this regard.

Just wait, once Jin Liuran finishes his story, almost everything will be clear.

“I came here to be an artist.”

Jin Liuran's words were shocking, but Chen Chen sitting opposite her didn't even blink.

You were an artist “in the past”, so words like that cannot shake me, Chen.

"This is my third time taking the college entrance exam, because my parents said that I must at least be admitted to a good university before they will allow me to debut as an artist as I wish."

"This year's college entrance examination results will actually give me better choices. I chose the Department of Science and Education at Ewha Womans University in order to become an artist, because other schools and other majors do not allow me to complete my studies and my dream of becoming an artist at the same time."

"Now that the resistance from my family has been eliminated, and there is no other academic path that would block me, I can now pursue my dreams freely."

"But I also know clearly that if I don't have some magical opportunity, it will be very difficult for me to be an artist."

"I'm already 20 years old and have never had any practice experience before. I'm not a natural acting talent, so I have to find a quick way to learn."

"Then, the news that C headquarters was recruiting assistants came to me."

"This is a super shortcut, and it's a shortcut that I can get right now, so I can't miss this opportunity no matter what."

“Especially since it’s still the best.”

"There is no entertainment company in South Korea that can compare to C Headquarters right now, right?"

"I have studied you, and I know your characteristics very well. I know that you are very kind to the people around you, and you are often willing to fulfill their little wishes as long as you can do your job well."

"So I believe that if I can get the position of your assistant, I will only have one step left to debut as an artist. This is the result of my calculations."

"I am beautiful, I will persevere, I have the determination and perseverance to act, and my mind is flexible enough."

"I am ambitious, I need you to give me a push, I have something I desperately want from you."

"This is me, Jin Liuran." Jin Liuran opened his arms neither servile nor arrogant, "This is why I want to be your assistant."

"..."

"Yeah, not bad." Chen Chen touched his chin, "You also have the advantage of being thick-skinned."

...(End of chapter)