star of the peninsula

"So PD Kim is putting the main conflict on me? You are so brave!"

After solving the problem, Chen Chen and Bae Joo-hyun watched "Shine Grocery Store" together. After watching three episodes, they felt unsatisfied and asked the production team for the latest three episodes.

Then, Chen Chen found that he appeared in the show very frequently.

The four sisters in the group are not free agents, and the company they work for is not a small one. They are well-known figures in the circle like Soy Sauce Bottle and Star Ship.

In order to bring these four people together for a comeback, a more senior figure must appear to solve the problem, so as to protect the face of the large company to the greatest extent.

Kim Tae-ho's team gave this role to Chen Chen, a real big boss in the industry.

It's a good fit. If Chen Chen shows up, not to mention the sister group, even the nine-member Girls' Generation group might be able to be brought together.

It's just that Chen Chen is too busy to show up.
That's what was said in the show, but in fact Chen Chen didn't receive any communication at all. It was all added by the production team to create twists and turns in the show!
"But you are really busy these days. Even if the program really found you, you wouldn't show up. They are right."

Bae Joo-hyun covered her mouth and laughed secretly, and even spoke up to defend Kim Tae-ho.

"My friendly image is going to be ruined." Chen Chen sighed fiercely, "If the sisters can't see me, I'm afraid the others will forget about it. Everyone will definitely think so."

"You actually think you are close to the people?" Pei Zhuxuan looked at Chen Chen in disbelief, "Who gave you such a fake perception?"

"?"

A question mark slowly appeared above Chen Chen's head.

"Among the bosses of entertainment companies, my image is the closest to that of active netizens, right?" Chen Chen asked in confusion: "If this is not close to the people, then what is close to the people?"

"As C Headquarters grows bigger, people on the Internet become more distant from you." Bae Joo Hyun gave the answer, "The incident that completely shattered your image as an active netizen was the second ban on Park Myung Soo, which also suppressed him on YouTube."

"Big bosses are naturally separated from ordinary netizens by a thick barrier, unless the big boss always presents a sincere and gentle image to the public on the Internet."

"Are you sincere? Are you gentle? You don't even meet with everyone frequently!" Pei Zhuxuan squinted and said, "People who stand with the majority of netizens often cannot ban artists of that level."

"But you have stood with the Chinese netizens." Pei Zhuxuan teased: "Cultural guardian, pioneer in breaking into Korea!"

"..."

Chen Chen was a little speechless, but what Pei Zhuxuan said made so much sense that he couldn't refute it.

"Do you even pay attention to the comments from China?"

Chen Chen touched his nose and changed the subject.

"I have a lot of fans in China, because of you and myself." Pei Zhuxuan said as a matter of course, "There are so many fans there, I must pay attention to that place."

"Well done, everyone's support for you was not in vain. If your fans knew what you said today, they would definitely be very happy."

Chen Chen avoided the topic of "cultural guardian" and only talked about the fans.

The main reason is that this topic cannot be discussed because everyone will feel awkward once it is opened. Also, Chen Chen has gradually figured out over the years why cultural theft incidents are so common in South Korea.

Because they may think deep down that it is theirs.

It's outrageous, but realistic and involves history.

Over the past many years, China has "actively" passed a lot of things to Xiao Han. No matter how it was actively passed on, a lot of things have indeed been passed on.

Then Xiao Han kept using his master's things for hundreds of years.

During these hundreds of years, Xiaohan has experienced various events, which have confused and lost a lot of history. However, history is easy to lose, but things that have been used for so many years are not easy to lose, and they will still be passed down for use.

So the seemingly common sense view that "how could the things we have used for so many years not be ours" will arise.

Normally, this statement is correct, but the problem is that Xiao Han is not normal.

There has always been a young man who is several thousand years old staying next to it. This young man knows himself and everything around him too well, so there is a huge deviation in the cognition of both sides.

It is true that the Blue House deliberately guided the theft, but the biggest reason was that Xiao Han's thin history book was in stark contrast to the thick one next to him.

After figuring out the reason, Chen Chen's feelings towards South Korea's "cultural theft" completely turned into sympathy. He felt that these people were quite pitiful.

As for the Blue House that led the theft, Chen Chen firmly believes that it will pay the price for its actions sooner or later.

As China's voice in the international arena grows, some countries far away across the ocean will gradually have new doubts.

"This thing does seem to belong to Xiaohan, but isn't Xiaohan a province outside China? Why are they fighting for it?"

This trend had already appeared when Chen Chen "came over", and it would only become more and more obvious afterwards. Such incidents would happen more and more frequently, and the Blue House would be slapped in the face more and more often.

The future is almost foreseeable. The villain who fears power but not virtue will return to his original position.

……

……

In principle, the crews in South Korea that have just started filming generally do not allow visitors to visit the set, because it will affect the actors' progress in getting into the role, but for "The Hunt", Chen Chen is a principle and there is nothing that can be done about it.

It’s not a big deal, the main purpose is to see Lee Ji-eun.

Chen Chen was worried that since both Lee Jung-jae and Jung Woo-sung were involved, she, who was forced in with connections, might feel a little awkward.

There is no way to say that she was chosen through audition, because Lee Jung-jae was the one who chose the cast and he knows everything.

All the main creators were gathered together for dinner. On Chen Chen's left sat the director, screenwriter and male lead Lee Jung-jae, and on his right sat Lee Ji-eun.

We ate, drank and chatted, and all the face that should be given was given.

"TV series depend mainly on the screenwriter, and movies depend mainly on the director. If The Hunt is successful this time, maybe everyone will call you Director Li when they see you in the future."

Chen Chen laughed and patted Li Zhengzai on the shoulder, speaking very nicely.

"It's still a long way to go." Lee Jung-jae was very modest and seemed to be very emotional. "Filmmaking is so difficult, ten times more difficult than I thought. If I hadn't met you, I don't know if I would have had the chance to start filming "The Hunt."

"Now I don't think about whether I will be Director Lee in the future. I just want to make a good movie and live up to the investors' investment." Lee Jung-jae speaks very nicely.

"I will have other investors even if I don't have them. Your name, Lee Jung-jae, is worth the price." Chen Chen said modestly, "C Headquarters should also thank Director Lee for giving us the investment opportunity. After all, C Headquarters is known for its TV series, and it hasn't done enough to prove itself in the film industry." "Ah, speaking of TV series," Chen Chen didn't give Lee Jung-jae a chance to continue flattering him, and talked about something more important. "Starting next week, you may be asked to attend a few press conferences. You must appear as the protagonist in the promotion of Squid Game."

"I understand." Li Zhengzai looked at Chen Chen carefully and asked, "What do you think the outcome of "Squid Game" will be?"

"What do you think?" Chen Chen asked back, "Our male protagonist?"

"Honestly, I don't have much confidence." Lee Jung-jae said with a wry smile: "We are not the first to make this type of film, and the plot is not outstanding. It is hard to believe that people will buy it."

"It doesn't matter if you don't buy it, as long as you have the ability to become a pig on the vent of the wind." Chen Chen joked: "And we are not useless, at least our production is good enough."

"Let me see." Chen Chen made a simple analogy, "Squid Game may be the Parasite of this year's TV series."

Originally, Chen Chen could not understand or accept the fact that "Squid Game" was so popular, but now that he was in charge of this TV series, he could accept it.

Not only can he accept it, he also wants to enjoy the benefits that "Squid Game" brings him.

"Parasite? It's so powerful?!"

Jung Woo-sung on the side couldn't help but interrupt.

"It's just a possibility. If you grasp this possibility, you will have everything." Chen Chen raised a few fingers to show the actors the height of his class. "TV series content that is easy to imitate, the communication ecology of short videos that are popular, the long-suppressed emotions that need to be vented urgently, and the marketing strategy that Netflix and I have jointly developed. If you hit one, it will be a hit. If you hit two, it will be a huge hit. If you hit all of them, it will become an IP."

"..."

This is a statement that is higher than the level of actors and even higher than the level of TV drama production. Although the actors can understand it, they still can't help but stay for a while.

"Let's stop here today. Everyone, please keep shooting. I won't disturb you." Chen Chen took this opportunity to stand up. "Please stay. Zhien, come and see me off."

The other actors stood up at the same time and watched the two leave.

"I feel a little embarrassed that such a big fuss was made about a supporting role."

Li Zhien walked side by side with Chen Chen, using his shadow to block the sunlight.

"It's not all because of you. I just want to see where my money goes." Chen Chen complained, "Movies are expensive. The whole thing is probably going to cost 20 billion won. That's enough to make a nine-episode TV series."

"Twenty billion won may not be as expensive as an actor's appearance fee for a movie, so just be happy." Li Zhien complained: "Fortunately this is South Korea!"

"Yes, fortunately this is South Korea." Chen Chen sighed, "South Korean actors are cheap, the filming technology is mature, the production progress bar is increasing rapidly and the cost is low. No wonder Netflix is ​​interested in South Korea."

"Let's not talk about that. I brought you a gift, remember to open it after you finish filming your content."

Chen Chen took out a file bag from his arms and gave it to her.

"script?"

IU touched and pinched it, and guessed what it was without even opening it.

"A TV drama script, a good thing sent by an old friend, the writer." Seeing that she had guessed it, Chen Chen did not intend to hide it anymore, "Very good, you keep it well."

"Who is my old friend, the writer?" Li Zhien was a little curious.

"He's also your old friend." Chen Chen gave the answer, "The writer who wrote My Uncle."

The script is called "My Liberation Diary". People in China may have felt that some of the words were inappropriate so it was changed to "My Runaway Diary", a very good TV series.

Chen Chen is not able to describe in detail how excellent it is, but it got a high score of nine points on the domestic rating website Banban.

It can't be done literally, but it can serve as a reference.

"Ah, it's writer Park." Li Zhien suddenly became more curious, "Are you familiar with her?"

"Not familiar with you, but since we worked together on My Mister before, she trusts me a lot when it comes to TV drama production." Chen Chen briefly explained how the script fell into Lee Ji-eun's hands, "And as for me, I decided on you as the heroine as soon as I got the script. Because we worked together on My Mister before, writer Park also expressed his approval."

"It seems that my best TV series so far is still bringing me benefits. I really have to thank Zhian." Li Zhien leaned against Chen Chen, "Thank you too."

"You should thank me, because if I didn't mix personal feelings, I would choose Jin Zhiyuan to play the leading female role." Chen Chen smiled and shook his head, "It's a pity that I can't do it without mixing feelings. I'm not that kind of person."

"Right, of course we should think of our own people first when there is benefit!" Li Zhien jumped up and patted Chen Chen's shoulder. "Don't worry, I will work super hard and I won't let you regret choosing me!"

"Just finish your movie first!" Chen Chen squinted and said, "I invested a lot of money here, don't let me lose money!"

"I don't have many scenes in a script with two male protagonists, so it's hard for me to perform badly." Li Zhien pretended to be pitiful, "And if they edit it later, they will definitely start with us supporting roles, so we may have even fewer scenes."

“The essence is concentrated.”

Chen Chen answered perfunctorily with one sentence.

……

At the end of August, Integrate crushed the whole thing with "Love Dive", killing everyone who stood in its way.

Sound sources, sales, performances, fan voting, streaming media, all data were far ahead of others, even the Billboard charts once reached the top ten, and everyone called it invincible.

Of course, the position on the billboard depends on sales, and sales are really very important data.

So Chen Chen also said before that it is practical to win the championship by stacking sales.

In early September, an entertainment company called MODHAUS was successfully established, with Zheng Bingji as the legal person.

No one cared except for LOONA's fans, and LOONA's fans also spit and cursed at her without any other emotions.

What made it enter people's attention was that it established a cooperative relationship with the I Division regarding trainees as soon as it was established, but the specific content has not been disclosed yet, so people can't care even if they want to.

Then, the debut trailer of C headquarters’ new group LIGHTSUM started to be released.

For ordinary fans, this is the most interesting.

The information of LIGHTSUM members has been exposed a long time ago, and everyone just came to see what changes these people have undergone under the training of C headquarters.

"Wow~ cute height difference."

...(End of chapter)