star of the peninsula

Chapter 1161: Speaking out of integrity

Artist contracts are always worrying. When waiting for A Pink's contract to expire, Chen Chen was told that he had to wait for another person's contract.

"Shin Se Kyung is not in May, but in July."

Ma Benzhang said so.

"Is the actor's contract also set up in the same way?"

Chen Chen was a little speechless, but overall it was okay. After all, C headquarters did not desire Shin Se Kyung that much.

"Contracts are basically the same regardless of actor or idol. They sign for the year but actually count the days." Ma Benzhang said casually, "Shin Se Kyung has been in Namoo for more than ten years, so the difference in the days is so big."

"Okay, I get it." Chen Chen raised his eyebrows, "Let's talk business. I'll be very disappointed if Minister Ma takes up my time for such a small matter."

"When I further investigated Namoo Actors, I found that we had missed a heavyweight actor, so I hurried to ask for your opinion." Ma Benzhang smiled and said the purpose of his visit, "Qian Yuxi, the Blue Dragon Film Queen, quietly left Namoo Actors last month."

"Is it really what happened last month?" Chen Chen's expression suddenly changed. "Why didn't I hear anything?"

The Blue Dragon Film Queen said that it was valuable, but it was not extremely valuable either. At least Chen Chen was more concerned about why he had not received the news.

"It might be the actor's request." Ma Benzhang made a casual guess. "This actress is very low-key. She hardly appears in front of the audience except for her film and television works. It is very likely that she made such a choice."

"The current situation is that after leaving Namoo Actors, Cheon Woo Hee also contacted several agencies, but in the end, no one signed a contract."

"We at C Headquarters have also contacted her now." Ma Benzhang lowered his voice, "What do you think?"

"Let me take a look at the information first." Chen Chen stretched out his hand, "Give it to me."

"It's natural."

Ma Benzhang took out the information from his bag and handed it to Chen Chen.

It doesn’t take a long time to read the information. The information of actors who are low-key in the circle will be quite thin.

"C Headquarters does not intend to pursue Qian Yuxi."

Chen Chen gave the answer.

"Can you tell me why? This seems to me to be an actor that almost has to be taken down!"

Minister Ma wanted a reason, he didn't understand Chen Chen's thoughts.

"Too low-key." Chen Chen's answer was very realistic. "Too low-key that his commercial value doesn't match his status in the industry. Headquarter C doesn't intend to take in such a person now."

Artists are different from each other. Some artists have commercial value far higher than their status in the circle, while some artists only have status but no value. Simply put, this is an era where traffic is king, and artists without traffic are not very popular.

On the one hand, they are respecting old seniors, and on the other hand, they are using a young and popular star. Everyone in the circle is saying one thing and doing another.

Qian Yuxi does not have many commercial endorsements and their quality is not high enough, so she is not very popular with advertisers. This kind of artist is not the one that Chen Chen necessarily wants to get.

Of course, the more important reason is that Chen Chen couldn’t remember what wonderful works this person had done “in the future” and didn’t know how to use her.

"This is what I think. I wonder if you think it makes sense." Ma Benzhang expressed his opinion. "C headquarters is not short of money. It is actually very cost-effective to temporarily give up commercial value and let good actors build reputation."

"That makes sense, but I don't want to." Chen Chen shook his head slightly. "C's reputation in film and television dramas is already very good. It's not something Qian Yuxi can take to the next level."

"That is to say, not only is Qian Yuxi completely useless to me, but if C headquarters signs her, they will have to provide her with exquisite resources to match her status." Chen Chen smacked his lips, "Isn't this right?"

"Ah, I was wrong." Ma Benzhang admitted his mistake decisively, "I haven't completely adapted to the changes that the traffic era has brought to the actor industry, and some of my ideas have not been converted."

"Take your time. At least I can talk to you now." Chen Chen asked the important person, "Is there any progress with Ren Shiwan?"

This person is real gold. Not only does he have high commercial value, but he also has a good reputation. It would be great if we could get him.

"There has been no progress. The other party's attitude has not even changed." Ma Benzhang sighed. "When the news came out from Im Siwan, the probability of C headquarters getting him was 50%. Now that there has been no new news for more than a month, our chance of getting him has dropped to 30%."

"But if this can last for two months," Ma Benzhang's eyes became firm again, "if there is still no new news by the end of June or July, our chances will rise to about 70%!"

"We just have to wait patiently for one thing to do?"

Chen Chen was somewhat unwilling, but he really didn't have any ideas.

"We can only wait patiently." Ma Benzhang was also helpless. "We can't do anything. It's not ethical to contact other artists before the contract ends. If we do something too big, it will affect our image."

"..."

Chen Chen was speechless and could only sigh.

"That's enough for today." Chen Chen nodded at him to signal the end of the conversation. "I have a lot of things to deal with here, so I won't keep you any longer."

"President, please take care of yourself. Goodbye."

Ma Benzhang responded with a nice word and turned to leave.

"Oh, right." Chen Chen suddenly had an idea and called him, "I have something I want to ask Minister Ma. I hope you can use your years of experience in TV business to help me make a judgment."

Ma Benzhang did not respond, but came back, pulled out a chair and sat down again.

"Do you think there are any members of Integrate who have potential as actors?"

After taking a deep breath, Chen Chen spoke slowly and asked seriously.

"The members are too young to consider acting." Ma Benzhang gave the answer without much thought, "People who have not received professional training and want to be actors, except for those who are extremely talented, need to accumulate a lot of life experience and entertainment industry experience."

"If knowledge and skills are not enough, life experience can make up for it, and that is useful."

"The above two points together can explain why idols try to be actors and achieve some success at a later time."

"Back to Integrate, the members obviously haven't received professional training, and most of them are young and inexperienced, so it's difficult to consider actors at this time."

"Among those who are still old enough," Ma Benzhang thought for a moment, stroking his chin, and replied, "Maybe Miyawaki Sakura and Jiang Huiyuan will have a chance."

"Miyawaki Sakura has had relevant experience and is well-versed in the industry, so it won't be a big problem."

"As for Kang Hye Won, it is just my personal opinion that she has more chances than other members."

"Actually, you don't have to worry about this." Ma Benzhang finally smiled and gave a solution, "C headquarters has sufficient resources and can easily give each member one or two opportunities to participate in a small web drama. We can just look at the results given by the real market."

"Thank you, Minister Ma, for clearing up my confusion." Chen Chen thanked him sincerely, "I understand."

Ma Benzhang explains it so clearly that it is hard not to understand.

"Goodbye, President."

Ma Benzhang said goodbye for the second time.

This time, no accidents happened. Chen Chen had already lowered his head to do other work. He was very busy. There were a lot of things to do these days.

Let’s not talk about sending Yuqi to the domestic Running Man contest, which has been handed over to someone else. The first thing is Integrate’s official announcement of its fried chicken endorsement, followed by Bubble’s replacement of technical support, and finally the Baeksang Arts Awards.

Although Chen Chen will not go this time, he will definitely take care of the publicity and promotion work after C headquarters wins the award.

Anyway, it is difficult for Chen Chen to avoid the promotion-related work because he has to communicate with Tik Tok.

This does not even include A Pink's return to Cube Entertainment. If it were included, Chen Chen would be even busier.

……

On April 27th, Hashimura Fried Chicken officially announced its endorsement of Integrate; on the 28th, C headquarters issued a notice saying that Kakao Talk will be responsible for the technical support of Bubble in the future; on the 29th, Cube Entertainment officially announced the signing of A Pink.

"I'm so busy." Chen Chen stood up from the computer and stretched his body, "But I'm finally done."

"It's almost time. The Baeksang Arts Awards will be held in half a month. Don't worry." Shirley poured him a glass of water. "Take a break and read some information that can make you feel better. Liu Ran has sorted it out for you."

"Liu Ran sorted it out?" Chen Chen was a little surprised. "Is it her turn to do this job? Is she capable of doing it well?"

"Of course I helped out. How long has she been with you? There's still a long way to go." Shirley took a bunch of data from her seat. "This is the data growth in the past two days after Integrate officially announced the endorsement of Hashimura Fried Chicken. It looks super scary!"

"After all, it's the favorite fried chicken brand among young people. It would be strange if the data growth wasn't shocking." Chen Chen flipped through two pages, and the smile on his face became more and more intense. "It's really good, but I don't know how many fans this popularity can bring us."

"It's hard to say how much they gave us, but it must have been a lot for Snow King!" Shirley was a little jealous, "Snow King took the opportunity to promote the drinks and fried chicken pairing, and the price increased more than ours! The key is that they got it for free!"

"But Snow King's own store in South Korea has not yet opened for business. Now the popularity has gone to my Snow King, so they are advertising for me." Chen Chen didn't care much about that. "Fried chicken and drinks, our Integrate has a strong endorsement. I hope to increase the popularity in South Korea."

There is no shortage of national popularity for Integrate, as it had already made enough money at the beginning of the epidemic. What it lacks now is the concentration of fans in South Korea, and this part needs to be found among young people in South Korea.

"Oh, by the way, the Snow King wants to buy my shop directly." Chen Chen suddenly thought of this, "Because the offer is very high, I plan to agree to it."

"How high is the asking price?" Shirley asked curiously, "You've had this Snow King store with you for a long time, yet you sold it without hesitation. What kind of sky-high price did the other party offer?!"

"One shop for another, Snow King takes my Snow King shop and gives me an A-Lin Canteen shop. In addition," Chen Chen's expression suddenly became serious, "the online ordering service that Snow King is going to launch in the future will be completed on C Circle."

Changing shops is not that important, what comes next is the super big cake that will shock the world and make ghosts cry.

"Snow King's online ordering service is completed on C Circle? Oh my God! This is going to completely launch C Circle!"

Shirley was stunned. This was something she didn't even dare to propose conditions herself.

"Yes, this is naked help, the reward for my good relationship with the Snow King." Chen Chen smiled bitterly, "I am a little worried that the development speed of C Circle will not be able to keep up with the speed of Snow King opening branches!"

"We have a good relationship with him and he is the financial sponsor of Integrate. This will bring us a lot of benefits." Shirley smiled bitterly. "How can we refuse? There is no way to refuse!"

“When is the transaction?”

Shirley asked.

"When Snow King's South Korean headquarters opens." Chen Chen replied: "By then, Snow King will have two stores."

"When will the money that King Xue gave to Arlene's canteen arrive?" Shirley asked.

"It is estimated that it will be launched at the same time as the opening of Snow King's headquarters." Chen Chen pursed his lips, "They didn't say it explicitly, but their hints are not difficult to understand."

"That's great! Big companies are so quick to act!" Shirley was extremely envious. "When will I be able to establish such a good relationship with a world-class company?"

"There will be a chance." Chen Chen patted her arm and joked, "Who knows, maybe Integrate will be able to get Samsung's endorsement in the future. Isn't this hooking up with the largest local company in South Korea?"

"Then we still have a lot of work to do." Shirley pouted, "At least we are not qualified at all now."

"Ah, speaking of idols, A Pink will come to visit you today." Sulli suddenly pulled out a piece of information that Chen Chen was completely unaware of.

"Today?" Chen Chen felt strange. "They signed the contract at noon and came to visit me in the afternoon? Didn't anyone tell those girls that they signed with Cube Entertainment instead of C Headquarters?"

"You have contributed a lot to this matter, and you are one of the most powerful bosses in the Korean entertainment industry today. It is definitely right to come to visit you." Sulli said with a gloating look, "It is normal for artists from subsidiary companies to visit the parent company management. I know you are very tired, but you should still hold on a little longer."

"Ugh"

Chen Chen sighed deeply and couldn't say anything.

……

"Good afternoon, Mr. President."

As dusk approached, A Pink lined up in the president's office at C headquarters.

"Your president is Boss Hong, not me." Chen Chen smiled and waved his hand, "You can just call me Chen Chen casually, after all, our ages are not much different."

"If you really can't pronounce it, you can also call me PD Chen. I can accept this name."

"Why did you decide to come here today?" Chen Chen pointed out a name, "Pu Mei, my old employee, tell me what you think."

"After A Pink signs with Cube Entertainment, she will definitely need the care of C Headquarters. It would be more sincere for us to come here in advance than to visit when we need help, right?"

Pu Mei understood Chen Chen's character and said the most sincere words in a joking tone.

"Wonderful!"

Chen Chen almost couldn't help but applaud her speech.

"Well, now that you've seen him, you should go back." Chen Chen waved his hand to drive them away, "Or do you have something you want to say to me?"

"We want to know what arrangements C headquarters has made for us." Park Cho-rong's voice was so soft and nervous that she said, "We were told that it was your contribution that got us signed with Cube Entertainment, so if there is anything you need us to do."

Park Cho-rong didn’t say the rest of the words, but everyone understood.

In this circle, no one would do anything that has no benefits. Everyone believed that Chen Chen must want A Pink to do something before he was willing to pay the price for Cube Entertainment.

"Do you believe me when I say I haven't made up my mind yet?" Chen Chen smiled and shook his head, "Go back first, get familiar with the current Cube Entertainment and then put your heart back in your stomach."

"You can't say no when I really want to use you, right?"

“So there’s no need to worry now.”

These words were spoken with such sincerity that the worries of everyone in A Pink disappeared in an instant.

You can't resist anyway, so why worry about useless things? Just go home!

……

(End of this chapter)