star of the peninsula

Both the movie and the TV series were nominated for the Baeksang Arts Awards. Actress Suzy was nominated for the Baeksang Arts Awards. "The Penthouse" won the Best Actress in a TV Series award, and "Human Classroom" won the Best New Actress award. C's overall performance at this year's Baeksang Arts Awards was still quite impressive.

Logically speaking, the discussion about C Headquarters should have naturally increased after the Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony today. Unfortunately, C Headquarters has appeared too many times at the Baeksang Arts Awards in recent years and everyone has become accustomed to it and is too lazy to discuss it, which makes Chen Chen somewhat depressed.

Fortunately, Chen Chen's original goal was on "Sanzhen Group English TOEIC Class". He wanted to take this opportunity to increase the influence of C headquarters in the film industry, so he still had to do the necessary marketing.

Just don’t do any bombardment-style marketing, just leave a mark or logo on the Internet and that’s it.

"Is it necessary for you to personally supervise the marketing when it's so casual?"

Li Zhien couldn't quite understand Chen Chen's behavior.

"Because I am the coupon of C headquarters in front of Tik Tok." Chen Chen patted his cheek, "It is worth some money. I can get a discount from Tik Tok that no one else can get."

"And it doesn't matter how big the marketing is, as long as people can search and see the information." Chen Chen added: "Do you think it's useful to make more people realize that C headquarters is also good at movies?"

"Is it useless?" Li Zhien tilted her head, "This is also an advertisement."

"Ordinary people can't cooperate with C headquarters to make movies or provide scripts to C headquarters. The people I want to see are those scriptwriters and companies that have made achievements in the film industry." Chen Chen thought about it and decided to take back his words. "I don't want companies, I just want those scriptwriters, because companies with influence in the film industry don't need to play with me at all. It's easy for them to attract investment."

"That is to say, you have to get a script that can be called a miracle from a not-so-famous or not-famous script writer and become famous overnight." Chen Chen said this. Li Zhien could of course understand what he meant, but she couldn't help but sighed, "It's so difficult. It feels like something that can be classified as a miracle."

"But how did you get this 'Samjin Group English TOEIC Class'?" Lee Ji-eun asked curiously, "This script is very good, it was even nominated for a grand prize."

"Thanks to Suzy and CJ." Chen Chen remembered this very clearly. "The scriptwriter was a director who had worked with Suzy. When the director and screenwriter handed the script to C headquarters, Suzy's influence must have played a role."

"In addition, I worked very hard to get the status of an investor in Parasite and Exit, and I also gained some fame in film investment."

"The final result is that a director and screenwriter who was not very proud of himself found an employer who was doing very well with the actors he had worked with before and completed a movie."

"This is how 'Sanzhen Group English TOEIC Class' came about." Chen Chen himself found it scary to recount it. "It was quite suspenseful. If any of the conditions were not met, there would be no film, and C headquarters would have no chance to reach out to the film industry."

"Not necessarily. Actually, there is a way." Li Zhien held up a finger. "As long as you can get an actor who has a certain status in the film industry, he will be your ticket."

"This is not difficult, but the process is too slow and the price to pay is not low." Chen Chen did not approve of this trick. "It can be regarded as icing on the cake, but it is not a timely help."

"And we already have such an actor in our headquarters." Chen Chen raised his eyebrows with a little pride. "Isn't Jin Xiangqi the one we got some time ago? You can't say that he's not from the film industry, right?"

“That makes sense.” Lee Ji-eun felt like she was back to square one again, a little speechless. “Then it goes back to the original question of whether luck can help you get a good script. It’s all about luck.”

"There's nothing I can do. Movies are the easiest thing to achieve success overnight." Chen Chen was helpless, "And what you need most to achieve success overnight is luck."

“How many people have only one masterpiece in their lifetime? How many people have only one masterpiece to live their entire lives on?”

"..."

"Oh, let's not talk about this." Chen Chen changed the subject, "Let's find a time to record Celebrity. It's better to do it sooner rather than later."

"I can do it anytime." Li Zhien pouted, "But if I lose badly, how will you compensate me?"

"We lost miserably." Chen Chen felt a toothache. "You are getting more and more shameless. When did you become like this?"

There is someone who can make IU lose badly in song works at this point in time. Maybe there is such a person in South Korea, but Chen Chen can't think of this name at the moment.

Lee Ji-eun also blushed a little. She just wanted to act coquettishly, but she didn't expect that what she said would be so inappropriate.

"If we can't force them to wait until October, when do you think Source Music will debut a new girl group?" Lee Ji-eun changed the subject.

"I don't know, and I don't care." Chen Chen was too lazy to answer, "October is the best time for them. Not choosing this option is almost the same as dying directly. I don't pay attention to dead people, even if they are Hybe's dead, there is nothing special about them."

A head-on collision with IU is equivalent to having their sound source suppressed. This alone is enough to label a new group from a big company as a failed debut, not to mention that there is C headquarters watching nearby.

C Headquarters will not do anything bad to the new group, but it will prevent Hybe from trying to do "good" things to the new group.

This is very important. Once Hybe is unable to exert its strength through unconventional channels, the power of the new group will be infinitely weakened.

“Is it possible that others are eyeing the period between mid-July and late August when Integrate returns?” Lee Ji-eun had her own thoughts. “No matter how strong IU’s music sources are, they will always decline after a month. Although she is still a strong opponent, she will most likely not be able to match the freshness of the new songs.”

"possible."

Chen Chen briefly put away his nonchalant attitude, and his brain started working again.

I was indeed a little careless just now, thinking that "Celebrity" could overshadow all other audio sources. Even after a month, the audio sources would still think that "Celebrity" was the most popular.

This idea is a bit arrogant and incomplete.

What if the song used was New Jeans? With the same exaggerated sound source energy and a month of erosion, it is normal for the sound source to win.

It’s a pity that Chen Chen is the only person in the world who knows that the audio sources of those songs are very good. He doesn’t think Hybe knows it too, and he doesn’t think Hybe dares to make a judgment that the audio source performance can compete with IU.

Not to mention Hybe, no one dares to say that they can definitely beat IU's music, so Chen Chen is not nervous at all.

"If it's possible, what would you do?" Li Zhien asked curiously, "Do you have anything prepared at this time?"

"No, they are ruthless if they send a new girl group to debut in mid-July." Chen Chen shook his head. "As for me, I will respect ruthless people and do nothing."

……

It sounds good, but it can't be done that way. As soon as Chen Chen returned to C headquarters, he immediately launched a more in-depth investigation into Source Music's movements.

"Is it possible that they just threw two people out to accompany Kim Min-ji?" Sulli offered a new idea, "It would not be good for her if only her personal information was 'exposed'. They got two people who are not afraid of their information being exposed to help her out and attract fans in advance."

"It has only been a short time since the disbandment of Shorty King. Bringing out the members of Shorty King in advance will also help attract those fans who are confused and don't know where to go after the disbandment of Shorty King."

"To put it simply, I'm telling everyone that if you don't know where to go, just come to me. I have two members of the Dwarf King here." Shirley said with a smile, "Isn't this a very useful move?"

"And I think you're a little nervous." Sulli continued, "You're giving me the impression that you have to do something for other people's new girl group. If you don't, you'll feel uncomfortable all over."

"But I remember that you only intended to have a clash with others. Could it be that your mind has changed without my knowledge?"

"If we can't bump into each other, then we can't bump into each other. I don't think it's necessary to decide the winner at the very beginning." "Besides, if we're all going up, we're bound to bump into each other, because the way up is getting narrower and narrower."

"That's what I thought." Shirley looked at Chen Chen, "Are there any differences between me and you?"

"Not bad at all."

Chen Chen nodded with his head down.

"Huh~ It seems that I became impatient because I lost the initiative." After a moment of silence, Chen Chen adjusted his mindset. "That's right, how could such a large company be manipulated by me to follow my ideas step by step? Jumping out of my calculations and fighting back is a showdown between the strong."

"Would you like to work out Source Music's next move and see if we can regain the initiative?" Shirley came and sat down next to Chen Chen.

"How do we get it back?" Chen Chen joked, "Do we want LIGHTSUM to start preparing for our debut now and be ready to debut at any time?"

"Can't do it?"

Shirley asked back, her tone revealing seriousness.

"It's possible, but it's not necessary." Chen Chen responded with the same serious attitude, "I'm the one who wants to do something, don't involve the girls. If I'm willing to move LIGHTSUM, I definitely won't look so passive. I can break the situation by doing the same thing as the other party."

"It seems to be true." Shirley burst into laughter. "When they announce a member, we just need to announce a member too. If we keep pace with them, they will be the ones who are anxious."

"The only pity is that the information of all the members of our C headquarters' new girl group is out there, so the freshness is not as strong as what they provided."

"Do you want to do it?" Shirley shook her body excitedly. "It's definitely not too late to do it now! Even if the other party is not about to debut in the near future, it doesn't matter. After all, our debut time is fixed!"

"Let's wait until they make another move before discussing this." Chen Chen shook his head to refuse. "After regaining my composure, I suddenly don't care about anything anymore. I no longer think their actions may affect us."

"Okay, you have the final say on this matter." Shirley winked at Chen Chen, "But I have a small suggestion for you, which will definitely help you stabilize your mentality further."

"What advice?"

Chen Chen asked with a little confusion. He couldn't even guess the direction at the first moment.

"Go talk to our Integrate." Shirley said firmly: "Seeing them, all your concerns about the idol section will disappear. The girls that C headquarters is most proud of have such power!"

"And you haven't seen them for a long time, haven't you? They miss you very much," Shirley added.

"Girls, do you have time?"

Chen Chen didn't think it was a problem and asked hesitantly.

"Yes, the comeback was so good that it scared President Kim, so he ended the promotion schedule early. Now the girls are all very free." Sulli said with a suppressed laugh: "What President Kim said is very interesting. It means that a big company should have the dignity of a big company and should not leave no space for other idol groups of the same period!"

"Ha, that's right." Chen Chen was a little happy now. "After all, people's hearts will always unconsciously lean towards the weak. If the strong side is too strong, it will push the neutral people away from themselves."

"OK, I learned something again."

Shirley gave Chen Chen a thumbs up.

……

Taking Jin Liuran with him, Chen Chen went to meet Integrate, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Ah, Oppa!"

A scream, and then a hug that had the appearance of a headbutt.

"What are you doing?" Chen Chen covered his bruised chin and rubbed it back and forth, pretending to be angry and pulling Xiao Yuan away, "I knew that you were so tall that it must be bad!"

"Hey, I'm so excited." Zhang Yuanying stood aside with a smile in a well-behaved posture, "Oppa, how come you have time to come to the practice room today?"

"Yes, yes!"

"Why is Oppa free now?"

"..."

The chirping sound instantly surrounded Chen Chen, making him feel the noise, but also the lively atmosphere that he had not felt for a long time.

"You'll naturally have some free time after you're done with your work." Chen Chen was a little curious, "But why are you all staying in the practice room today? Aren't you going to take a break?"

"Ahem, we're setting an example, oppa." Miyawaki Sakura glanced in the direction of the practice room next door, "Our new girl group is right next door, and we seniors want to tell them the importance of practice. Even after their comeback, they can't slack off in practice!"

“Hahaha, that’s it.”

Choi Ye-na was the first to laugh, and her laugh was the loudest.

"You guys are doing bad things, you know that?" Chen Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "If your juniors really follow your ideas, they will all be special forces soldiers!"

"I was just teasing them." Choi Ye Na said with a sly smile, "In the past, I just told them to balance work and rest, but now I have to use practical actions to tell them not to live too comfortably. Look, the successful Integrate is still working hard, so those of us who haven't debuted yet should work harder, right?"

"Wow, so you know that you are already very successful." Chen Chen said with a smile.

"..."

These words caused the entire practice room to fall into silence, and the girls' originally casual standing postures immediately became straight.

"That's not what I meant. Don't be nervous."

Chen Chen naturally knew why the girls suddenly "stood at attention", because these words did not sound like good words at all, especially when they came from the mouth of the leader.

"Alright, alright, my expression was a problem. Let's sit down and talk." Chen Chen asked everyone to sit on the floor of the practice room as usual. "I'm curious about the details that made you realize that you can be called a successful idol group. Both me and President Jin have deliberately concealed this from you."

...(End of chapter)