star of the peninsula

"About 70 points."

When Jin Liuran was stunned by the comment "thick-skinned", Chen Chen gave his own score.

"Your beauty is not an advantage, your intelligence is not outstanding, and your ambition is not worth mentioning."

"I meet people who are prettier than you, smarter than you, and more thoughtful than you every day. Even those resumes I threw away have many people with better qualifications than you."

"This is Headquarters C, I'm Chen Chen." Chen Chen chuckled, "What do you think of this job interview? Is it a registration for the university's cultural evening, student?"

"..."

Jin Liuran obviously had no way to answer this question.

She was overwhelmed by the pressure. She couldn't even move her eyelids, let alone open her mouth.

She suddenly realized that the place she was standing on was the C headquarters, the C headquarters that even the most outstanding artist would have to look up to.

The man sitting opposite him was the founder of C Headquarters, a genius producer whose story was even more legendary than that of C Headquarters.

The bold words just now would probably only make the other party feel disgusted. My ambition to use it as a plus point is just a mere lip service to others.

So the confident speech that I had been thinking about in my head for so long was actually a clown show?
No wonder people say he is shameless. Only a shameless person can do this.

"But as I said, being thick-skinned is an advantage in my opinion, so I'll give you ten points."

Chen Chen's words woke her up from the world in her mind, and her eyes regained focus.

"As for the other ten points, I gave you the perseverance to take the college entrance examination three times."

"The college entrance exam itself is not stressful, but everyone knows how hard the whole year of preparation leading up to it is."

"You were able to hold on and persist three times, which in my opinion is a very good performance. I am willing to add ten points to this performance."

"Seventy points is about right, at least I can enter the internship period." Chen Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, "Do you want to try?"

"Ah, is there still a chance even in this situation?" Jin Liuran hurriedly made his dazed tongue move, "I am willing! I really hope to give it a try!"

"That's it, then. After you've dealt with your own affairs, come and report for internship as soon as possible." Chen Chen asked casually, "Is there anything that needs C headquarters' help, such as some formalities at the school? C headquarters can help you with that."

"If the company helps, my application should be approved faster, so it is still necessary." Jin Liuran couldn't hide his excitement, "I can't wait to start my internship."

"Yes." Chen Chen nodded, "Go out and tell your parents, then come find me in the president's office."

……

"You deducted 50 points right away. When did you start trying to put people down?"

Chen Chen returned to the office and Shirley kindly served him tea.

"She's just a college student. She has no status in front of me. How can she be put down?" Chen Chen shook his head gently. "Besides, if we really follow the rules of Iron-faced Impartiality, her starting point is zero. It can't be lowered any lower."

"Then why did you act as if you were going to start deducting points from 100, but you deducted 50 points all at once?" Shirley asked curiously.

"I just found an excuse to get her back to the 50th place. As for how to get back, that's entirely up to me." Chen Chen laughed, "Parents who support her to complete the college entrance examination three times are not a deduction. If you can be completely assured that your daughter can enter Longtan, then there will be a problem. I will definitely not make things difficult for them here. I'm not such an unreasonable person."

"Yes, parents who know their daughter is taking the college entrance examination to become an artist and are willing to support her should actually be classified as excellent. I guess Jin Liuran's parents just thought that if she doesn't become an artist, there will be a good way out." Shirley agreed, "But you knew she took the college entrance examination three times before you met her today?"

"Although she won't write this on her resume, it's impossible to hide it if we investigate." Chen Chen took his phone out of his pocket and put it on the table. "After I gave you her name yesterday, I asked Anan to investigate her thoroughly. All the information is here."

"As expected of President Chen, he is really careful in what he does." Shirley smiled and shook her head. "Then I have one last question. Why do you think fifty points is her initial position?"

"Ah, I just gave it to him casually." Chen Chen answered seriously, "To put it more clearly, it depends on my intuition and my mood."

If I have to say, her name is worth fifty points.

"..."

Shirley was speechless for a while, not knowing what to say to this person.

"Who are you going to ask to take her to school to sort out the paperwork, Jiyeon?" Sulli asked.

"Ji-yeon can't do it. The standard is too high." Chen Chen changed someone else, "Let Hara go."

"Okay, that's it."

Shirley had no objection. After all, it was just a job for Hara to go through the procedures.

……

After making Hola's mission into a formal document and sending it out, Shirley came back to Chen Chen with a drink.

"The reputation and performance of Shine Grocery Store are still rising." Sulli said happily: "It is well-made, true and emotional, with laughter and tears. Everyone likes it very much. They say they see how much effort the guests and our production team put in."

"We deserve this reputation because we work really hard!" Chen Chen rubbed her head. "You've been working hard during this period. Do you want me to give you a holiday?"

"Look, I've already found an assistant. For the next period of time, you should return the work that was originally in my charge to me and let me train the young assistant."

"Oh, by the way, Jieun is out from the set, and they're almost done with their album release. You two can take a break together or do something fun."

Chen Chen arranged it for her directly.

"Jie Eun came out from the set?" Sulli was a little surprised, "So soon?"

"How can it be fast? It's been almost a year. It's a bit too long for a low-budget movie to take so long." Chen Chen was a little dissatisfied with the progress. "It's just that the crew was delayed for about a month by the epidemic. Otherwise, it would have ended earlier."

"But this month was pretty good for Jieun. At least she was able to complete the album that the company prepared for her."

"Look." Chen Chen pulled out some gossip from his phone, "Jie Eun is going to release an album in a week or so."

"This rumor is actually true?!" Sulli was even more shocked. "Why aren't you promoting the album if it's only a week away?!"

"She thinks it doesn't matter whether she promotes or not." Chen Chen replied: "Sound sources and sales have almost no meaning to the name IU. She is still singing just because she likes it and because her fans like it."

"Then where did these rumors come from?" Shirley was puzzled. "It can't be that the employees leaked it."

"She herself doesn't care about the results, but EDAM certainly does. From the company's perspective, how could they not do any publicity?" Chen Chen laughed, "If Jieun doesn't agree, then we have to do it secretly. It's like a thief for a company like this, hahahaha!"

“Haha, now I understand.” Sulli couldn’t help but laugh out loud. “The general public may not pay attention to rumors, but Jieun’s fans will definitely pay attention! She hasn’t released a song in so long that her fans can’t wait. They will believe it even if it’s just rumors. Once fans get the news and believe it, the promotion mission is almost accomplished.”

"That's right!" Chen Chen brought the topic back to the starting point, "So you go and play with her, she happens to be free recently." "Okay, since you said so, I won't be polite with you anymore." Shirley stretched lazily, showing a little fatigue, "Actually, I have wanted to take a break for a long time, but I am embarrassed to mention it first since you, the president, have never taken a break."

"I don't rest because there aren't many things I need to deal with. You can't compete with me." Chen Chen patted her on the butt, "Go ahead and hand over the work on hand to me."

"..."

The handover process happened to be seen by Jin Liuran who came over to reply to Chen Chen, so in just a moment the new assistant understood what a cruel environment he would face.

……

……

On March 18th, Jin Xiangqi signed with C Headquarters.

Ma Benzhang deliberately did not tell Chen Chen in advance, but simply put the news of the completion of the contract among the various contents that the president normally browsed every day.

"A five-year contract. Minister Ma gave me a surprise." Chen Chen called Ma Benzhang over. "When can I meet her?"

"Tomorrow." Ma Benzhang replied, "What we should do today is to use the promotional signs to the fullest extent and show the ability and sincerity of C headquarters. After all, there are still people behind us."

"Understood." Chen Chen acted as a hands-off boss. "I'll still do as you say. After all, you know the resources that C headquarters can mobilize for publicity."

"And compare your words with the fact that I already have Jin Xiangqi in my hands." Chen Chen glanced at him, "Did you also get Shen Shijing?"

"As the first person to be dealt with, Shin Se Kyung has naturally already completed the verbal agreement. Now we just have to wait for her contract with Namoo Actors to expire." Ma Benzhang sat down opposite Chen Chen, "Mr. President, I'm thinking about something else now."

"Should we change our plan to abandon Chi Sheng?" Ma Benzhang asked.

"Do you have any new ideas?" Chen Chen did not comment. "Tell me about it. I want to listen."

"I just suddenly felt that C headquarters needed a veteran actor like Ji Sheng to stabilize the scene, nothing else." Ma Benzhang replied: "In the process of communicating with many actors, I found that the existence of outstanding senior actors in the company is very attractive."

"I understand, but I don't think C headquarters needs to do this." Chen Chen replied: "I don't want actors with low cost performance."

"I support your decision." Ma Benzhang said without hesitation, "After all, it's only a 5% increase. It's not necessarily worth it for C headquarters to pay such a high price."

The attraction generated by senior actors with high status is for younger actors, but this attraction is enough to be provided by the signboard of C headquarters, and there is no need for Ji Sheng, an amplifier who can only provide a little bonus.

"Is there any news from Ren Shiwan?" Chen Chen mentioned this and frowned, "He may be the biggest fish on our prey list!"

"This is a long-term battle." Ma Benzhang's relaxed expression suddenly disappeared without a trace. "The relationship between PLUM A&C and Ren Siwan is much closer than I thought. The possibility of getting him is less than 20%."

"But things are moving in a positive direction, because as long as there is no news that PLUM A&C and Im Siwan have renewed their contract in advance, our chances of getting him will increase every day."

"May," Ma Benzhang gave an approximate time. "If there is no news of Im Siwan's contract renewal by May, then we can say that he has one foot in the door of C headquarters. I have this confidence."

"Thank you for your hard work, Minister Ma."

Chen Chen didn't say much, just sighed softly.

"It's not hard, I'd rather say I enjoy it." Ma Benzhang had a scary smile on his face. "It's been a while since I fought such a confident battle. The C headquarters and the president's brand are simply one of the most powerful weapons in the Korean entertainment industry. It's so fun to use them!"

"Wait, wait a minute!" Chen Chen was a little frightened by him and asked quickly, "What kind of promise did you make when you signed the contract with Jin Xiangqi?"

"Actually, they are just normal film and television resources." Ma Benzhang glanced at Chen Chen, "But some of these resources will be hand-picked by President Chen himself."

Chen Chen breathed a sigh of relief. This was not a burden to him, but just a normal thing.

"Let's stop here today." Chen Chen waved his hand to indicate that he could leave. "Go prepare for the follow-up publicity. I will post the signing announcement today."

"Okay, goodbye president."

Ma Benzhang got up and left.

"By the way, tell Suzy to come to my place this afternoon." Chen Chen shouted behind him.

Ma Benzhang turned around and nodded, then continued on his way.

"..."

"This is Director Ma of the C Headquarters' Actor Department. He is currently in charge of replenishing the C Headquarters' actor pool." After pouring himself a glass of water, Chen Chen casually told Jin Liuran, "You have only seen his information. You must quickly check the information when you meet him in person today."

"I will, Mr. President!"

Jin Liuran answered with a tense face.

This girl has been in the most excited state since she entered C headquarters, which should be two or three days.

You can't blame her. Goo Hara accompanied her to the university to handle the paperwork, which had a huge impact on the girl's young mind at the time.

It is hard for a girl who wants to be an idol not to know this senior from Kara. When she met and touched him, she just felt like she was crazy.

After entering C headquarters, it was T-ara Jiyeon who took her to complete the tour of the C headquarters building, which was another thing that made her excited.

But when Jin Liuran heard that she would replace her in the future, she almost cried out loud. She felt that the world was crazy and she was crazy too.

However, it was precisely because Jiyeon had built a strong enough psychological firewall for her in advance that she was able to barely speak and say hello when she saw Integrate.

The most shining girl group in the idol section of the South Korean entertainment industry, the embodiment of her dreams, you can feel how beautiful it is just by looking at it.

"Oppa Chen's assistant?"

Xiaoyuan asked with some concern.

Jiyeon nodded.

"She's pretty." Zhang Yuanying joked, "I knew Oppa would definitely look for a good assistant after not finding one for so long, and now he's found one."

"No, no, I can't be called pretty compared to you." Jin Liuran was completely panicked. "Besides, I'm just a temporary intern. I may not be able to get a permanent position."

Zhang Yuanying just smiled and came over to pull her hand.

"I hope to see you again in the future."

...(End of chapter)