star of the peninsula

"Is this information useful to you? Why did your expression change so much?"

Shirley naturally had no idea of ​​the turmoil in Chen Chen's heart, she just happened to be curious when she saw Chen's expression change.

"I'm sighing that you're already so powerful that such news can reach your ears."

Chen Chen just made up an excuse. It wouldn't be exposed anyway.

"Don't mention it. I do hear a lot of news about SMART right now, and all of it comes from the middle and senior management of SMART." Shirley said calmly without any intention of showing off. "I'm already the representative director of C headquarters. There are too many people who want to curry favor with me."

It's a bit funny for a company to talk about loyalty with its employees, especially when the big boss wants to sell shares.

For Chen Chen, it was only the rumor that reached Shirley's ears instead of more specific information appearing in C headquarters, so others had done a good job.

"Are there many people at SMART who want to get close to you?" Chen Chen asked curiously, "Those who were close to you before are not counted. Let's talk about the new ones."

"It's not a small number, but it's hard to tell what their purpose is." Shirley replied, "I can't tell whether they think I'm rich and simply want to get along with me or if they plan to switch to C headquarters."

"Don't worry. As long as there is a plan, it will be exposed sooner or later." Chen Chen touched his lips and asked, "Are you interested in being a senior executive of SMART?"

"Huh?" Shirley turned back in surprise, "You want to get involved in the affairs of SMART?"

"Is it not possible?" Chen Chen said as a matter of course: "Kakao and Hybe can get in, so C Headquarters is certainly qualified to do so."

"I don't think C Headquarters can do that." Shirley shook her head seriously. "Chairman Lee Soo Man can take the initiative to invite C Headquarters to join, but he will never allow C Headquarters to take the initiative to intervene, because every time C Headquarters takes the initiative to attack, it will cause quite serious consequences."

For example, Starship and Cube Entertainment, such living examples are right in front of us. No matter how brave Lee Soo-man is, he dare not let the beast like C Headquarters in easily.

"But I really want to get involved and have some fun." Chen Chen said regretfully.

"Don't even think about it. No means no." Shirley said firmly, "Unless the situation at SMART is in chaos, C Headquarters will definitely be the one that SMART resists the most!"

"But I'm about to become an employee of SMART." Chen Chen joked, "Chairman Lee Soo Man didn't tear up the contract. It is a real contract that needs to be fulfilled."

"It's just the difference between tearing it off earlier and later. It's definitely impossible to fulfill. No, not necessarily." Shirley's eyes suddenly widened, "Chairman Lee Soo Man's greed may overwhelm his fear!"

"Chen Chen signed a contract with Shamiao Company."

It is simply unimaginable to what extent such a piece of news can make the company's stock price rise. It just so happens that Lee Soo-man has been selling shares, and the rise in stock price is a major benefit to him.

"Is it really possible?"

Chen Chen felt a little unsure of himself because of Shirley's huge reaction. He just wanted to make a joke.

"Once this news is released, the stock price will be raised a lot, and there are too many ways to prevent you from entering SMART." Shirley glanced at Chen Chen, "Do you think it's possible?"

"Stop me from joining SMART?" Chen Chen immediately understood what Shirley was hinting at. "Open a new department or subsidiary just for me?"

"Is it difficult?" Shirley asked back.

"It's not difficult indeed." Chen Chen smacked his lips. "But this still counts as accepting that I am part of SMART. If I use this as a banner to interfere in SMART's affairs in public, it will still have a great impact on SMART. Does he really dare to let me in?"

"I've already said that it depends on who wins out between greed and fear." Shirley asked Chen Chen, "Who do you think will win, greed or fear?"

"Greed will always win!" Chen Chen said without hesitation: "Because he is Lee Soo Man, he has done many things that are against the will of the tiger."

"You have extra confidence in him on this point alone." Shirley shook her head and changed the subject. "Since we're talking about this, can you help me analyze why Kakao's acquisition intention is not firm enough?"

"To clarify this question, we first need to know why Kakao wants to acquire Lee Soo Man's shares in SM Entertainment." Chen Chen put the question in front of Sulli, "Why do you think it is?"

"To increase my influence in the entertainment industry." Sulli replied: "NAVER and Hybe have been flirting with each other for a long time, and Kakao is anxious when seeing its own KakaoM."

"If you are anxious, why are you not firm enough?" Chen Chen asked again.

"It's possible that SMART asked for too high a price and scared Kakao off, but that's unlikely. A company like Kakao wouldn't be so unwilling to pay such a small amount if it really wanted to do something well." Sulli became more and more confused as she spoke. "That means my son, who used to be a bit stubborn, suddenly became stubborn. What happened to KakaoM recently?"

"KakaoM has started cooperating with Paopao, and KakaoM has just acquired 40% of High Up's shares." Chen Chen pointed out directly, "Any of these two actions will strengthen Kakao's confidence in KakaoM, and ease its desire for S.U.M."

In addition to Weekly, which is developing actively, they have another girl group like STAYC which looks very promising, and they also got the real first-hand data of Kpop from Bubble. KakaoM seems to be on the rise.

In this case, it is understandable that Kakao would immediately ignore SMART, not to mention that it was just a small matter of not being firm enough in its intentions.

To be honest, the fact that Kakao still wants to give S.U.M. a try when KakaoM suddenly has these two excellent assets just shows how determined Kakao is to do well in the entertainment industry!
"So we directly influenced the situation?"

Shirley came to a very surprising conclusion.

Chen Chen nodded leisurely.

"Why are you everywhere, Chen Chen? You're such a troublemaker!" Shirley couldn't help but complain loudly, "I feel like everything that's happened in this circle in the past two years has something to do with you!"

"The K-pop industry is so small, and C-headquarters is the most eye-catching entertainment company in the past two years. If it has nothing to do with us, that would be a problem!" Chen Chen patted Sulli's shoulder with a wicked smile, "Deputy Choi, you must be more careful in the future. Every action you take will affect a large number of people in the industry."

"Don't put pressure on me! You are the first person to bear the responsibility for whatever C Headquarters does. Do you think I don't know?!" Shirley snorted in dissatisfaction. "Hmph, you should let Kakao put some pressure on you and reach out to C Headquarters. Let's see if you can still be so relaxed!"

"Kakao is not stupid, why would they reach out to C headquarters?" Chen Chen just thought it was funny. "It would be fine if they didn't reach out, but if they did, wouldn't they just get beaten? Who can Douyin and Black Cat beat? I, the helmsman with absolute power, am not a pushover!"

"Bah, so shameless." Shirley spat, "You actually put yourself on the same level as Douyin and Black Cat. Next time a meteorite hits the earth, just use your face to catch it and save the atmosphere of our mother Earth some trouble!"

"..."

The happy time of bickering always passes quickly. In the blink of an eye, it is time to get off work and enter a happier time.

"I'm going to meet with the management of the Shamao Company, who I used to get along well with. What about you?"

Shirley stood up, packed her bag, and glanced at Chen Chen who was sitting there motionless.

"I'm going to M-net later to take over 'Sowing Beans, Reaping Beans'." Chen Chen waved his hand, "Be careful on your way, bye." "You've sold both the show and the host, right?" Shirley felt a little sorry, "This show has done very well, everyone likes it and it's very profitable, there's no problem keeping it."

"I don't like it, and it's almost at the stage where problems are about to arise." Chen Chen looked up and met her gaze. "The closer it is to debut and the louder the fan circle is, the more likely it is to have problems. I have no experience in talent shows, and I'm worried that I won't be able to solve any problems that arise, so it's better to throw it out early."

"That makes sense." Shirley picked up her bag. "I'm leaving now. Be careful when you drive."

……

The contract signing with M-net went very smoothly. M-net, which has been organizing talent shows every day, took over "Sowing Beans", which was becoming more and more like a talent show. It was a deal that both parties were satisfied with.

In addition, Chen Chen also talked with people from M-net about many things, including the ending of the show, the transition that the audience can accept, and possible problems that may remain in reality. He had a good chat and asked M-net for some experience in organizing talent shows, and gained a lot.

"watch the news!"

On the way home, a text message from Shirley popped up on my phone screen.

"What kind of news can come out today, at this time."

After parking the car in the community parking lot, Chen Chen went home while checking his phone.

"what?"

"Why did you show up at this time?!"

Fortunately, Chen Chen was the only one in the elevator at that time, otherwise the echo of his shouting might have damaged other people's eardrums.

An article titled "Jin Jialan is a school bully" appeared in mid-June.

"So everyone was busy preparing for the end-of-term exams in June, and only now found out that the bully was going to debut?"

Chen Chen was a little speechless, but he could accept that this article was late for this reason.

"It all depends on Hybe's attitude." Chen Chen switched to spectator mode. "If you insist on protecting it, you might have a chance to do so, but you have to act quickly. Everyone involved in this matter has to give it face."

"Tsk~ You're dreaming!"

When I get home, I just cook some porridge and open two packets of spicy strips as a side dish. This way, Chen Chen can always have one hand free to play with his phone.

The news spread quickly. After all, it was news related to a top company like Hybe, and it was also the bullying melon that everyone loved to hear about. Everyone would definitely enjoy it as a condiment for dinner.

"How do you think Hybe will handle this?"

Shirley's video call came.

"The more moderate solution is to deal with the problem while dragging it on Jin Jialan, and we can decide everything after her debut." Chen Chen answered without hesitation: "If Jin Jialan's popularity is high after her debut, we will try to protect her. If she can't be protected, we will deal with it. If her popularity is average, we will just throw her away."

"Save him forever? But we have evidence, photos, and the punishment issued by the school. The level is quite serious." Shirley found it difficult. "I don't know how powerful Hybe must be to save him."

"Where is the evidence?!" Chen Chen snorted contemptuously. "Photos are not videos. You can't see the whole story. The school's handling is also a personal matter. Every school has a different level of seriousness. We can't compare them all! These pieces of evidence are useless. They can only arouse public opinion but cannot really convict anyone."

"Conviction is a problem that cannot be solved, but public opinion is just a whim and it will pass."

"He made up a story to get the photo removed, asked the school's relevant personnel to reduce the severity of the school's punishment so that the hammer would not hurt so much, and finally sued for defamation and turned the tables, won the case and rose to prominence right away!"

"There's no need to win over others in terms of works or on stage. If we win here, we'll definitely win!" Chen Chen joked, "If Hybe can do this, at least for a year, they can do whatever they want with this group, and there's almost no chance of any negative public opinion."

"You're just kidding me! You're not the kind of person who treats the victim as a non-human. Why are you saying these nonsense to tease me?" Shirley was too lazy to complain about him. "Where's Irene? Is she not here?"

"Yes, I went to help out at the I Division." Chen Chen replied with a smile: "Although I was just helping to process materials and watch trainee interview videos, it was still something to do."

"Aren't you having dinner with your silly acquaintances? Why is it over so soon?" Chen Chen asked her.

"No, I was just so shocked by the news that I called you right away." Shirley shook her head. "Now that I know you've seen the news, I won't care anymore. I'm going back to eat. You can handle it yourself."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Chen continued to read the news to find out how far the matter had progressed.

Chen Chen was just acting on his own impulse when he gave Hybe advice on the phone just now. If Hybe really did that, he would be in an irreparable situation.

Because this matter is not something very far away, it is to the extent that even if we start collecting evidence now, we can obtain some evidence.

In addition, the punishment imposed by the school can be considered as evidence to a certain extent.

This stuff needs to be archived, it will come out with just a casual investigation.

Chen Chen didn't think Hybe had the power to bribe the school to do things for him, deny the certificate he issued or reduce the severity of the punishment.

Schools are also businesses, and even quite powerful types of businesses in South Korea. They are not afraid of Hybes at all. They just think that their own reputation is much more important than the benefits your Hybe promises.

There are many ways to deal with unsubstantiated bullying, and the company can just take action. But when there is evidence of bullying, even God cannot help, let alone Hybe.

After all, it is South Korea’s political correctness, and we can only wait for time to slowly forget it.

"How would you deal with it, Speaker Fang?" Chen Chen drank his porridge slowly. "If you absolutely cannot save the person, would you choose to sacrifice him?"

Of course, there is no solution for Jin Jialan alone, but this is not the case for the entire LE SSERAFIM. If used well, it can become a boost.

Serious handling and maximum punishment will demonstrate Hybe's hatred of evil and its ruthless and ruthless approach, and then... let LE SSERAFIM start to play the victim.

If they arrange packages like MV reshoot, postponed debut, etc., many people will become fans, because this Hybe girl group is also a victim of bullying.

...(End of chapter)