star of the peninsula

On May 13, the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony was broadcast live in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

"The scene was so deserted, there wasn't even an audience, why did we have to do a live broadcast?"

Of course, Lee Ji-eun didn't go. She is now staying at home with Chen Chen watching TV.

“Because fans might watch it. No, fans will definitely watch it.” Chen Chen held Jieun in his arms. “Although the fan circle for actors is not as intense as that for idols, everyone still wants to see who won the award.”

"How many people went to your C headquarters today?"

IU was a little curious because she didn't see clearly when the camera swept over just now.

"Suzy, Seohyun, and Sulli." Chen Chen added a note at the end, "Sulli is going to be the award presenter."

"That's not right, how come The Penthouse will be included this year?" Li Zhien asked puzzledly: "The Penthouse is so popular, why don't you include it?"

"Do you mean to include works related to C headquarters?" Chen Chen updated his reply, "Then there will be a little more. We have something to say about TV and movies this year."

"For the actors in C Headquarters, this year is the year of Suzy. One movie and two TV series, this cannot be described as high productivity." Chen Chen couldn't help but smack his lips, "Tsk, even the most popular artists in the entertainment company have never been as productive as her."

"So why did this result happen? Did you do it on purpose?" Lee Ji-eun asked puzzledly.

"No, it can only be called a coincidence." Chen Chen shook his head and explained, "As the top actress in C headquarters, Suzy should have received more resources. It just happened that all these resources burst out this year."

"'Sanzhen Group English TOEIC Class' was filmed quite early, and the release date was confirmed last year."

"'Human Classroom' is a TV drama script given by C headquarters. It has no intention of taking over the film work she just finished. It's mainly because it's time to give it to her."

“Later, I felt that it was enough, so I stopped offering it. But when someone offered us the script for Startup, we couldn’t refuse it, right?”

"The result is that Suzy was broadcast three times in a row, which is very scary." Chen Chen smiled bitterly: "In fact, we only gave her one carefully selected TV series last year."

"That's because Suzy is lucky." Lee Ji-eun didn't know what to say, "She produced three consecutive hits and each one was excellent. Last year should really be called the year of Suzy."

"Oh, I'm a little envious."

Li Zhien sighed.

"Who told you to renew your contract so quickly?" Chen Chen snorted, "If you had chosen C headquarters, wouldn't all the stuff be yours?!"

"We should be loyal. The company has always been so good to me. There is no reason for me to leave." Li Zhien hummed and acted like a spoiled child. "Besides, KakaoM is definitely better than C Headquarters. If you let any artist choose between C Headquarters and KakaoM, they will choose KakaoM!"

"I just didn't expect you, Boss Chen, to be so exaggerated that you could actually build the company to this point. I also didn't expect you to have such a sharp vision and make every work so outstanding."

"Most importantly, who would have thought that the top actress in C Headquarters would be paid so well!" Lee Ji-eun said a little exaggeratedly, "Just looking at the treatment that Suzy gets at C Headquarters, even top actresses would be excited!"

"That's right." Chen Chen wanted to laugh. "Some of South Korea's top actors are actually quite poor. They don't have much assets, and their opportunities to get resources are much less than everyone imagines."

"Because there are too many 'top' actors in your mind." Lee Ji-eun complained: "There are actually many outstanding actors in the South Korean entertainment industry, so the so-called 'top' standard is a little higher than what everyone usually thinks."

"You said you are the boss of such a big company, why is your understanding of actors still the same as that of an elementary school student?" Li Zhien poked Chen Chen's forehead, "You have to improve yourself!"

"Okay, okay, go watch your TV." Chen Chen said stubbornly, "I'm not familiar with the actors yet, so I just made my judgment based on some stuff on the Internet."

From the Internet, it seems that every good actor is a top artist, and it is really difficult to tell.

"Oh, by the way, what awards is Sulli responsible for presenting?" Lee Ji-eun asked curiously.

"What kind of award do you think the representative director of C headquarters is suitable to present?" Chen Chen handed the question back to her.

"Grand Prize?!" Li Zhien said excitedly: "The representative director of C headquarters is very prestigious. Even if it is not the Grand Prize, it should be an award of similar level!"

"The grand prize will definitely not be given to Sulli. That is the private domain of the Baeksang Arts Awards, and they will only give it to their own people." Chen Chen smiled and shook his head. "But what you said is also true. The representative director of C headquarters is indeed in a very high position, and the award he is responsible for is the Best Actor in a Film category."

"Wow, this is an award that is very influential every year!" Lee Ji-eun followed up by asking, "Who do you think won the Best Actor in a Film category this year?"

"Is it possible that there is someone else?" Chen Chen found a list on his phone and showed it to her. "This is the detailed information of all the movies in the selection range of the Baeksang Arts Awards this time, arranged by box office. You can probably choose who this year's Baeksang Best Actor will be after taking a few glances."

"Oh~ let me see."

Li Zhien took Chen Chen's phone and quickly browsed it.

"It's Yoo Ah-in." Lee Ji-eun quickly found the real person and said confidently: "No male artist in the Baeksang Awards this year dares to say that he can beat him."

"If nothing unexpected happens, it will be him." Chen Chen also thought so. "'The Silent War' is very strong, Yoo Ah-in's acting is very strong, his popularity is very strong, and the company behind him is very strong. As long as Baeksang Arts does not deliberately mess with him, it will be difficult for others to compete with him."

"What about the Best Actress? Is there a list of Best Actresses that can be so certain?" Lee Ji-eun and Chen Chen were a little addicted to playing this game, as if they were playing a guessing game with solutions.

"It's hard to say who is the best actress."

Chen Chen actually knew who it was, but he was not sure whether the various influences he caused would change the outcome.

"Suzy should be one of them." Chen Chen first gave a goal, "'Sam Jin Group English TOEIC Class' is not bad. Suzy performed well in the movie and is very popular outside the film. The company behind her is also very strong. She may have some competitiveness. At the very least, she will be nominated as a runner-up!"

How powerful the company behind it is will definitely affect the award selection. There is nothing much to say about it because that is how the world works.

Just as international awards often depend on which country you are born in, local awards in small regions also depend on which force you come from.

Department C is not the strongest among them, but it is definitely not weak. At least it can serve as a backing for its own artists in award selection and provide some support.

"Who's next?!" Lee Ji-eun asked anxiously, "Is there any possibility for Kim Hye-soo?"

"The person is tough enough, but the work he submitted is not tough enough." Chen Chen replied.

"Will one of the female leads in 'Three Sisters' come out?" Lee Ji-eun asked, "Everyone seems to like the movie very much, I like it too."

"There is a chance, but it's not very likely." Chen Chen pointed out the problem, "The epidemic has already made everyone very upset in life. I'm afraid it won't work if we watch a movie with this kind of content that also has a lot of upsets. The public mood probably won't be very good." "Let me suggest one." Chen Chen said: "The heroine in "The Call" should be one."

"Park Shin Hye? Hiss~" Lee Ji Eun took a breath and lowered her voice, "But her performance should not be able to compete with the other actress."

"So I'm talking about another actor, Kim Jong-seo." Chen Chen replied: "The movie itself is super good, and his performance is better than the other actresses in the same group. Plus, the company behind him is so strong, so his chances are great."

"Is my chance greater than Suzy's?" Lee Ji-eun joked.

"It's so big that I don't know where it is." Chen Chen sighed with a wry smile, "Suzy's idol background means that it is much more difficult for her to win Best Actress and Best TV Actress awards than regular actors. She is lucky to get a nomination this time."

"Tsk, that's boring." Lee Ji-eun snorted in dissatisfaction, "The film industry is too shady, it's even shadier than the singer and idol circles!"

"Their circle is high-end and influential, so the interests involved are huge." Chen Chen was calm, "The degree of evilness in the circle is often directly linked to the size of the interests."

"Then do you think the TV drama circle would be better?" Lee Ji-eun asked curiously.

"You are considered a high-end actor in the TV drama circle. Don't you know it yourself?" Chen Chen rolled his eyes at her and asked back.

"My perspective is that of an actor, and yours is that of a producer, and a big producer. Of course I'll listen to you!" Li Zhien tugged at Chen Chen's clothes, "Hurry up and tell me!"

"It's actually not that bad for TV series, because the revenue we want to get is mainly from advertising placement." Chen Chen did not hide it from her, "Unlike movies, TV series placement is easier to do and there are more opportunities for placement. It's just a matter of how much you can make."

"Of course, this is only the case in South Korea, where actors are not paid very much." Chen Chen added: "In some regions where actors are paid extremely high, product placement won't work, and you have to directly attract title sponsors."

"Now that you put it that way, it seems to be true." Li Zhien was deeply touched, "I never stopped getting sponsorship when I was filming a TV series."

"Even if I come here just for you, IU, I won't lose anything. The sponsorship will certainly be endless!" Chen Chen exhaled, "Okay, the live broadcast is really about to start, let's watch and chat at the same time."

……

The live broadcast of the Baeksang Arts Awards may seem boring to most people, but it seems very exciting to Chen Chen and Lee Ji-eun, two people in the industry.

"Shadow!"

“I feel not as good as so-and-so!”

"Is this worthy of an award?!"

“I really don’t think it’s as good as it’s said to be!”

"What? This didn't even win a prize?!"

"..."

This kind of talk never stops. There is no fairness or justice at all. It is just the extreme expression of personal emotions.

After they were done talking and laughing, they watched the end of the award ceremony. Then one of them handled company affairs while the other studied the song they had just won.

When Chen Chen came over today, he brought "Celebrity" to Lee Ji-eun. The news that IU would release a song in mid-June that was spread earlier has now officially come true.

"I love this song. How can you have the heart to use it as a tool to attack others?!"

Li Zhien expressed her dissatisfaction to Chen Chen fiercely.

"I was the one who used it to attack others, so why don't you just treat it well?" Chen Chen rolled his eyes. "Besides, I have given up the idea of ​​attacking others because they don't seem to be willing to give us a chance."

"Hmm, what do you mean?" Li Zhien didn't know why this person suddenly changed his temper.

"Didn't the new girl group Hybe leak the information of a member some time ago?" Chen Chen's words shocked everyone, "That wasn't a leak, it was released intentionally by Hybe."

"Testing everyone's reaction, judging the market's acceptance, and making yourself look pure and innocent." Chen Chen sneered, "Ha, Hybe is very skilled in this little trick."

"How did you know?"

Li Zhien asked curiously.

"C Headquarters has been keeping an eye on Hybe, how could I not know?" Chen Chen curled his lips, "Data is hard to deceive. When combined with the other party's reactions and movements, it is easy to see the other party's true intentions. Hybe's affairs cannot be hidden from data experts C Headquarters!"

"Eh, that's a bit perverted." Li Zhien looked at him with disdain, "Next time, can you say you're paying attention to me? You can even say you're staring at someone."

"It's all the same thing." Chen Chen smiled a bit slyly, "I just want to know how Hybe will expose the second member. Maybe we can learn from them then."

"If it were you, what would you do?" Li Zhien wanted to know and complain about Chen Chen, so she just did it all at once, "Who knows, you might be even more despicable than it."

"If it were me, I would choose to announce it openly." Chen Chen didn't even think about it. "Make yourself look reluctant, and let everyone think that the company had to do this because of the data leak. This way, the new group will have a perfect excuse to deal with trouble when it debuts."

Oh, it’s all the fault of the guy who leaked the information and disrupted the company’s debut rhythm. It has nothing to do with the members. The members are innocent!
Isn’t that the end of the matter? As long as the first wave of rhythm is not too big and does not happen to the members, we can get through it.

"If it were me, I would even announce who the second member is at this time today." Chen Chen added: "Today's Baeksang Awards is quite popular, so it's very suitable for both providing cover and gaining traffic."

"Hehe~ You're wrong. They directly announced two names!" Li Zhien got the first-hand information on her phone while Chen Chen was talking. "Jin Caiyuan and Han Xiaoyuan, two members of the Shorty King who have their own traffic."

"Is it officially announced or leaked through the grapevine?" Chen Chen quickly picked up his phone to check. "Wow, an official announcement. Repeating what everyone knows seems to be a trick."

"So does this mean that your plan to force them to debut around October has failed?" Li Zhien was happy to see Chen Chen fail in such a small matter, and said with gloating: "Plus the previous one, three members have already appeared, and it is obvious that they are about to debut."

"That can only mean that IU's deterrence is not enough to force others to give in." Chen Chen didn't want to admit his failure. "Besides, the name of Hybe's new girl group hasn't been announced yet, so they may not really plan to debut in the near future."

The problem is not the impact of leaking members, but the number of leaked members.

If they weren't going to meet everyone right away, three people would be too many. Hybe is not an entertainment company that would make such a mistake, at least not now.

...(End of chapter)