star of the peninsula

Chapter 1168 Make Sure You Are on the Road First
On the first day of June, Source Music revealed the last member of LE SSERAFIM.

As expected, the last member was Heo Yun-jin who was transferred from P Company.

In addition, Source Music has set the debut date to July 2nd, which is more realistic than everyone imagined.

"You can ignore IU's release in mid-June. Is Source Music so confident about its debut work? It makes me want to listen to it in advance."

Chen Chen was spinning rapidly in his swivel chair, and no matter how hard he tried he couldn't figure out where they got the courage from.

"Could it be that you have already bought the audio source in advance?"

"Or do you plan to destroy it and just leave it to fate?"

Chen Chen didn't understand, but was happy to see this happen.

"You should leave for your appointment."

Jin Liuran knocked on the door and stood at the door of the president's office.

"Don't worry, we can deliberately be late and let him wait for me for a while." Chen Chen waved his hand to signal her to come over and talk, "You've been in a much better state these past two days. Have you figured it out?"

"I don't plan to think about it anymore." Jin Liuran shook his head, his confidence and pride were very impressive. "I suddenly realized that people can never be fully prepared before taking action. Similarly, I can't think through everything before moving forward."

"So I decided not to think about it anymore. I thought the answer would come out when I was walking on the road."

"My mood will tell me which side I prefer; I will be able to judge how high and far my ability will take me after trying it out; the remaining tiny probability is a miracle, which I dare not hope for."

"I plan to move forward first." Jin Liuran concluded with his simple plan, "Tomorrow our S Division and I Division will be officially put into use. This can be regarded as my personal beginning."

The two new buildings are now ready for use. Shirley is busy arranging the relocation of the anchor department to the S branch today, and the ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held tomorrow.

"You should also appear on camera when Representative Cui goes to cut the ribbon tomorrow." Chen Chen made a casual arrangement. "Exposing your image to the public will be helpful in the future, whether it is for a possible debut or helping me talk to others. It will be useful."

"Okay, President." Jin Liuran nodded, "I will have a formal communication with Representative Cui after she finishes her work."

"OK." Chen Chen patted his butt and stood up, "I'm going out, you go do your thing."

……

Calling the driver, Chen Chen had something to say to Anan.

"Division I has been established. What specific position would you like to take?"

Chen Chen asked.

"Just let Brother Chen arrange this. I'll listen to you." Lin Nanyi sounded a little surprised. "Has Branch I been built? Are you sure that only the building is not available?"

"The building can be used even if it is fully constructed." Chen Chen said with a smile: "There is no need to talk about the training teachers. There are so many teachers who have cooperated with C headquarters for several years. There must be some who are willing to become formal employees of C headquarters. Our offer is not low and the work is stable."

"It's even easier for the staff. Just ask Cube Entertainment and Starship and get it directly."

"Transferring from a subsidiary to the parent company is considered a promotion, and many staff members have signed up for it."

"Then Headquarters C recruited a few more people." Chen Chen added a suffix to explain, "Selected from the trainees of major entertainment companies who failed to debut."

"I was wondering why I didn't see the recruitment announcement for C headquarters. It turns out it's a targeted recruitment." Lin Nanyi laughed, "Haha, great, letting a former trainee take care of the trainees. He already has several years of work experience before he even gets started!"

"It's a good deed." Chen Chen sighed. "Being a trainee but not being able to debut is a waste of time. It's a big loss when you return to society. If all entertainment companies can take some of them in, it can be considered a contribution to society."

"Oh, let's not talk about this." Chen Chen said with a smile, "You just said you would listen to my arrangements, right? Then I plan to assign you to the logistics department."

"Logistics is one of the places where economic problems are most likely to occur. Please help me keep an eye on it."

"Of course, if something happens to you, I won't feel any psychological pressure when dealing with you because of our relationship. I will definitely give you the most tragic death and then keep you alive."

"It's a good position no matter how you look at it." Chen Chen was very satisfied with his choice. "It's a good position that both the company and I can rest assured about."

Lin Nanyiyi couldn't answer immediately. He wanted to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead first.

Logistics is a lucrative job no matter which company you work for. If the person in charge cannot make himself wealthy, then he is not competent enough.

Chen Chen's words and actions all made it clear that Lin Nanyiyi could also make money from the logistics of Branch I, but he couldn't make too much. Besides that, he also had to keep an eye on it and create a good environment for the logistics of Branch I.

There are tasks and rewards, which are somewhat related to human nature.

"I will work hard, Brother Chen."

Lin Nanyiyi had nothing to say and could only give a vague assurance.

"Brother Chen, isn't it a bit too short to give applicants only one month to prepare?"

Lin Nanyi talked about something else. He knew that the recruitment of trainees for C headquarters would start in July.

"It's a bit short, but the short preparation time is just right for screening talents." Chen Chen knew that this was not a good idea, but he found a good excuse, "The trainees of C headquarters should be worthy of the status of C headquarters. Stronger candidates are what I need!"

It sounds nice, but in fact it still depends on luck and training ability.

People who are interested in becoming trainees will certainly not wait until your C headquarters starts recruiting trainees before taking action. Their time is much more valuable than the name of your C headquarters.

Besides, there are already some companies with the same name as C headquarters. If you can become a trainee earlier, even a lower rank is acceptable.

Therefore, recruiting trainees for C headquarters is just a matter of luck.

First, we have to try to see if we can catch the right people when recruiting trainees, then we have to try to see if there are people who suddenly awaken during the training process, and finally, whether there are people who have the potential to ascend after debut.

"Have the standards for recruiting trainees been determined?" Lin Nanyi asked curiously.

"It's settled." Chen Chen licked his lips. "There's nothing worth mentioning. It's just adding some C headquarters characteristics to the general standard."

"Uh..." Lin Nan was stunned for a moment, and then cautiously asked, "I guess Brother Chen's general standard should be a combination of the most stringent standards for recruiting trainees from various companies, right?"

"It's not that exaggerated." Chen Chen shook his head. "At least I didn't ask for the requirement of 'having a certain degree of independent creative ability' that Waiji required."

……

When Chen Chen arrived at the agreed place, he was almost five minutes late. "There was a traffic jam on the road."

Chen Chen casually gave a reason and the matter of being late was let go.

"The traffic in Seoul is always stuck and there's nothing we can do about it." Li Chengzhu stared at Chen Chen eagerly, "President Chen, what's the matter with you asking me out?"

"It's a gift for you." Chen Chen smiled and took out a USB flash drive from his pocket. "Representative Li has been in office for so long but I haven't given any decent response. This doesn't make sense. After all, the relationship between C Headquarters and SMART has always been good."

"I just happened to hear that S.H.I.E. was thinking of creating a female version of Super M. I just happened to have something that I thought S.H.I.E. could use, so I quickly sent it over."

"It contains half of a song I wrote a long time ago, suitable for a multi-member girl group." Chen Chen slid the USB drive from the desk to Li Chengzhu, "It should be pretty good after I complete it when I go back."

"You are really well-informed." Li Chengzhu put the USB drive into his arms with a smile, "But since you have such a kind intention, I will not refuse it. I don't want to hand over even half of the work of the famous PD Dingchen."

“I wonder what price SM Entertainment should pay for this half-finished product?”

Li Chengzhu asked hypocritically.

"It's a gift for Representative Li, so of course there's no price." Chen Chen smiled and made a small request, "But if Representative Li is willing, I want to know whose idea it was to create this female version of Super M."

"It was Chairman Lee Soo Man's idea."

Lee Sung-soo replied.

"Is that so?" Chen Chen pretended to be puzzled. "Aren't you in charge of the artists at SM Entertainment now? How did Chairman Li's idea come up and be implemented?"

"After all, SMART is still Chairman Lee Soo Man's company, so it's only natural that his words have consequences." Lee Sung Soo's expression remained unchanged, and his tone was inaudible.

This made Chen Chen a little disappointed. It would be great if he could see the dissatisfaction and hear the resentment here, which would mean that this person was not that difficult to deal with.

"It seems that I have to talk to Chairman Li about what I want to discuss." Chen Chen frowned in disappointment and complained, "I thought I could just talk to Representative Li Chengzhu. This is really unexpected."

"The president has his own authority, and the representative director naturally has his own authority. There is no problem for you to talk to me!" Li Chengzhu finally showed a trace of anxiety. "There are only a few senior decision-makers in SMART. Even if you don't plan to talk to me now, I will know in two days."

"Yeah, that makes sense." Chen Chen nodded. "Actually, there is another level of consideration I want to talk to you about. Do you know what it is?"

"Appreciate further details."

Li Chengzhu exhaled and his expression became serious.

"I hope that SMART will participate in this project. If I talk to Chairman Lee Soo Man," Chen Chen lowered his voice, "Chairman Lee Soo Man would prefer SMART to participate and benefit from it rather than let everyone benefit from it."

"That's right, President Li will definitely do this. He has always been like this!"

Li Chengzhu's eyes widened and his face turned red in an instant, as if he had a lot to say.

But none of us are little brats, and it is standard for people who sit in this position to be able to hold back their emotions that are about to explode.

"Well, that possibility does exist, but it's meaningless for us to discuss something that hasn't happened yet, so let's just focus on you and me first." Li Chengzhu adjusted his sitting posture to be more formal. "Can I know what kind of project C headquarters wants to discuss with SMART?"

"The first thing is very simple." Chen Chen said: "The anchor department has moved from C headquarters to S branch, so several floors of the C headquarters building are vacant."

"I plan to convert the vacant space into a place dedicated to program filming. In other words, the output capacity of C headquarters variety shows will continue to increase in the future."

"Obviously, C Headquarters alone cannot fully utilize these spaces, so I'm thinking about whether I can find one or two partners who are willing to work together."

"Netflix will definitely be fine. They are willing to make their own variety shows and have a good relationship with C headquarters."

"CJ is not good enough. Their venue is much bigger than C headquarters. They look down on mine."

"Then I thought of SMART." Chen Chen named it directly, "SM C&C is a perfect partner, don't you think?"

"The problem is." Chen Chen smiled and pursed his lips. "Can Representative Li control SM C&C?"

This smile seemed a little hurtful, and Li Chengzhu's suppressed expression seemed to be rising again.

"This is no small matter. It is a major event that may affect the industry, so I have to wait until I go back and discuss it with the management before I can give you a reply." Li Chengzhu still held back, "Do you have anything else to say?"

"Yes, there is a bigger project." Chen Chen first asked a question, "Do you know what the most powerful high-tech industry in recent years is?"

"It's AI." Lee Sung-soo gave the answer instantly, "Aespa is interested in being associated with this concept, so I know a lot about it."

"Then Representative Li must have known about the AI ​​project that headquarters C launched some time ago." Chen Chen said with a smile.

"You didn't do that to raise money." Li Chengzhu was confused for only half a second, and his brain quickly filled in the second half with his imagination, "Repairing the plank road in the open but secretly attacking Chencang? C headquarters really intends to try AI?!"

"The Kpop community is not small, and there is plenty of data. In other words, feeding this community's data to AI may produce a powerful tool that has an extremely exaggerated influence on the Kpop community."

Chen Chen stopped talking here and let him continue to imagine the rest.

It's not all nonsense. With Bubble's data and some technical support that Chen Chen can get by relying on his good looks, it is not impossible to train a useful tool.

Chen Chen became excited when he realized this possibility, because he knew how hot AI would be in the "future".

Not to mention eating meat, just drinking a sip of soup is dozens of times better than working hard in the entertainment industry.

Anyway, the project has been established, and I happen to have some spare money recently, so I might as well bring some people in to work on it.

"I understand!" Li Chengzhu looked determined, "I will raise this issue and discuss it as soon as possible after I return. I will definitely not keep you waiting too long!"

"It's okay, don't force it." Chen Chen smiled and waved his hand, relieved of the pressure, "I have a good relationship with President Li. If you feel it's hard to say, I can go and talk to him directly."

"Please wait for me, please!"

Li Chengzhu said this very formally and seriously, and Chen Chen's expression couldn't help but become serious as well.

"Okay, then I'll wait for Representative Li for a week."

……

(End of this chapter)