star of the peninsula

With LE SSERAFIM in front, things seemed to become much easier for LIGHTSUM to debut with "After LIKE".

But this has nothing to do with Chen Chen. Chen has completely taken the position of a hands-off boss in this matter, leaving everything to Mr. Hong, the boss of Cube Entertainment.

Manager Chen himself was quietly waiting for the data from a week later, feeling very relaxed.

……

"Mr. President, your assistant has been coming here quite frequently recently. Is the C headquarters not busy at all recently?"

Chen Chen went to Branch I to get some information, and right when he got there, Lee Soon-kyu made some sarcastic remarks to him.

Lee Sunkyu has also been in the I Division for quite some time, and now she looks like a full-fledged executive in the trainee management department, which makes Chen Chen more and more satisfied.

With her rich training experience and having become the pinnacle of idols after her debut, this resume alone is enough for Lee Sunkyu to take a senior executive position in the trainee department of a large company, not to mention the added abilities in other areas.

Hiss~ Yeah, why didn’t anyone invite Lee Sunkyu to work in their trainee department?

Chen Chen couldn't help but feel confused.

However, this doubt disappeared as soon as it emerged, and Chen Chen was speechless about himself in the last second.

Is it because they don't want to invite him? It's because they can't! He is an artist, a very influential senior among idols! Even if they can really invite him, it would be a waste to invite him to be a manager. Only a guy like Chen from C headquarters would do such a luxurious thing!
"During this period, Headquarters C has been doing things that were arranged in advance, so it's really not very busy." Chen Chen teased, "But why do you seem so dissatisfied with my assistant appearing here? Are you jealous?"

"I am a little jealous." Lee Sunkyu sighed bitterly, "The fact that she can come here to practice means that C headquarters is not busy. If C headquarters is not busy, then you are not busy. Why are you not busy?!"

"Tell me, as the sole boss of such a large entertainment company, why aren't you busy?" Lee Sunkyu pressed, "Should you be idle? This is the development period of C headquarters!"

"I was so busy before just to have a few days of leisure time now." Chen Chen stretched out on the sofa and changed the subject, "Are there any good talents among the many trainees in the I Division? It has been a while."

"No, even if there was, we would have pretended not to see it." Lee Sun-kyu said seriously, "We have just started formal training, and all the 'genius performances' are unreliable. It will take at least half a year to fully understand whether a trainee has the potential to become an outstanding artist."

"Except for special circumstances, of course."

"A well-known talent like CL back then doesn't need to be verified." Lee Sunkyu glanced at Chen Chen, "And your assistant doesn't need to be verified either, because she will debut anyway, otherwise it would be a disgrace to you."

"Was CL considered a genius at that time?"

Chen Chen automatically ignored her next sentence and was very interested in what happened back then.

"Aren't you from a poor family? Don't you know?!" Li Shungyu looked at Chen Chen in disbelief, and even explained again, "It's CL, the captain of 2ne1."

"I'm not familiar with Waiji in all aspects. I'm not just saying it." Chen Chen said coldly, "I may lie in many aspects, but the only thing I don't want to have anything to do with Waiji is the truth."

"You rock."

Lee Sun-kyu smacked her lips, not knowing what to say.

"Let's talk business." Chen Chen stood up and pulled a stool to sit next to Lee Sunkyu. "Have you established contact with MODHAUS?"

"We have been communicating, and Jung Byung-gi comes here quite often, but I still don't understand what MODHAUS does." Lee Sun-kyu frowned, "It seems like they are planning to try out talent shows since they were trainees, but it's very different from traditional talent shows."

"No matter, I don't really understand it, so let them do it themselves." Chen Chen said in a relaxed tone, "C headquarters will provide MODHAUS with some funds, and I branch will provide trainees. Let's see what kind of results they can give us."

"What if the results are not good?" Lee Sunkyu's eyes were stern. "Will the future of those trainees be delayed by us? Will their lives suffer huge setbacks because of us?"

"No, it's just bad luck for those people." Chen Chen looked Lee Sunkyu up and down, his tone amusing, "This circle needs a lot of luck. It can be said that luck itself is a part of one's future and life. Why do you make it sound like we have to take on the responsibility of their lives just because we have been trainees for a while?"

"Soft-hearted?" Chen Chen asked slowly, "Or have you forgotten how cruel reality is because you have lived a comfortable life?"

"It's just a casual remark." Lee Sunkyu immediately changed her attitude and became cold. "Originally, there are only a few trainees who have the chance to debut. MODHAUS can do something to give these people more chances to debut. It's a good thing."

"But this is a new form after all, and it may cause some public opinion," Lee Sun-kyu added.

"Yeah." Chen Chen nodded. "If I send my assistant to MODHAUS, no one will have any objections."

Chen Chen said so, even if Lee Sun-kyu really had a soft heart and was worried about the trainees, she couldn't speak for them anymore.

Because MODHAUS is no longer a fire pit, it is a precious opportunity to compete with the assistant to the president of C headquarters. It is a chance and an encounter no matter how you look at it.

"Hey, what has Integrate been doing recently? It seems like we never see him on TV." Lee Sun-kyu changed the subject.

"If you watch TV commercials, you should see the girls quite often." Chen Chen responded first, and then said: "Apart from commercials, the girls are preparing for their return at the end of the year and trying their hand in film and television."

"In the film and television field?" Lee Sunkyu was shocked. "It's too early! It's only been two years since your debut!"

"It means just to have fun. We are participating in short plays and web series." Chen Chen explained: "The fundamental purpose is to show our abilities and let the company judge which of these members are suitable to consider taking a step forward as actors."

"Having an actor in a group does have its benefits. Without mentioning the distant past, just look at how much Seolhyun from AOA has contributed."

Originally Chen Chen wanted to say something like "You should have experienced this too", but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that the actors in their group during the Girls' Generation period were not that good, so he just forced himself to talk about Seolhyun.

"I was wondering why it wasn't the work you, Chen, personally selected. It turns out it was just for fun." Lee Sun-kyu nodded nonchalantly, "Okay, all my doubts have been resolved. You can leave now."

"You're just going to kick me away after you're done with me, you're such a heartless woman." Chen Chen stood up helplessly, then took the documents off the table. "Okay, then I won't be a bother to you anymore. I'll take my leave."

He turned around and left without any hesitation or unhappiness.

In addition to coming here to get the information, Chen Chen actually wanted to focus on observing Lee Sun-kyu's condition and see how long he could keep this person working here.

As a result, after this conversation, Lee Sunkyu did not show any intention of leaving. Such a result had already made Chen Chen very happy, and naturally he did not care about being at a disadvantage or taking advantage of others.

If a few words could keep Lee Sun-kyu, Chen Chen would be happy to be scolded every day.

……

After returning to headquarters C, Chen Chen placed a large pile of trainee materials on the table and prepared to slowly read them.

Chen Chen was very sure that there must be trainees he recognized among this pile of information, and C headquarters definitely had the ability to attract those "idols" in the future.

What's more, Chen Chen had already recognized a few of them when he was cooperating with the activities in Branch I before. No matter how bad things got, he would have these people to support him and would not let him down.

"Mr. President, there is a strange email that I need you to take a look at."

Before Chen Chen started tasting the food, the young assistant Jin Liuran handed over an email, which made the president frown.

"Well, you go down first, I'll deal with it later." Chen Chen waved his hand and sent the assistant back to her office.

There was some intention to let her avoid it, but more importantly, Chen Chen himself didn't know how to deal with it and didn't want to show embarrassment in front of the young assistant.

Chen Chen had seen this email some time ago. It was a job application resume for the position of assistant to the president, from Lehua trainee Zhou Xinyu.

The result last time was that Chen Chen called Lehua Entertainment to correct the "misunderstanding". Now this email appears again. Wasn't it a misunderstanding last time?
It was very strange. Chen Chen looked at the date and found that it was indeed received in the past two days. There was no way to explain the network problem or the email system problem.

"Let me check the information first."

Chen Chen took a breath, opened the browser and searched for news related to Zhou Xinyu.

Then, Chen Chen felt that he understood what was going on.

"After being eliminated from the draft, are you planning on making another attempt from me?"

"What is this, finding a new way or a big gamble?"

"But wouldn't it be better for you to come to Division I as a trainee? It seems that this is not a better choice. It would take too much time to be a trainee from the beginning. It is indeed a better choice to take my shortcut from here."

Thinking of this, Chen Chen had already planned to accept her. Since Jin Liuran and Chen had already accepted her, it was natural that his fellow Chinese fellow member of tripleS could also be accepted.

Even if she is ultimately judged not qualified to be an assistant, she is still an idol who can debut, right? There is no reason to discard an idol who has a good future performance.

"I was a trainee at S.H.I.E. for two years, then transferred to Lehua Entertainment, and finally fell into my hands. This journey has been quite exciting."

After Chen Chen finished reading all the information, he felt even more satisfied.

But there are two things that must be confirmed before nodding.

First and foremost, Chen Chen had to confirm whether Zhou Xinyu's job application letter was a mistake.

If the other girl herself didn't know that she had sent out another job application letter, then Chen Chen who went to her door would become a self-indulgent clown.

Another point is that we have to ask whether Du Hua is aware of it.

It's not really necessary, but it doesn't matter if you ask to maintain a good relationship.

I dialed the number in the email and the call was connected after five beeps.

"Zhou Xinyu? I'm Chen Chen."

Chen Chen introduced himself in a strong manner.

The person on the other end of the phone was obviously stunned for a moment, and then responded hurriedly.

"Hello, President Chen. I'm Zhou Xinyu." Zhou Xinyu said positively, "Excuse me, have you seen my job application letter?"

"When did you send that email?" Chen Chen asked.

"The day before yesterday."

Zhou Xinyu answered without hesitation, proving that it was indeed she who performed the operation.

"Aren't you a trainee at Lehua? Why are you thinking of applying for an assistant position at C headquarters?"

Chen Chen put the core issue on the table.

"I am no longer a trainee of Lehua." Zhou Xinyu was obviously a little nervous when she mentioned this. "After leaving Girls Planet 999, I did not choose to return to my original company."

South Korean talent shows will terminate the contracts between contestants and their original agencies in order to prevent the original agencies from interfering too much with the contestants and preventing them from encountering unwanted problems when they debut as a group.

It’s just that generally speaking, eliminated members will choose to return to their original agencies, which leads to the stereotype that contestants go back to their own agencies after being eliminated.

"why?"

Chen Chen asked.

"After participating in a talent show in South Korea, I developed ambitions and wanted to get a chance on a better stage." Zhou Xinyu poured out all her plans in one breath. "The reason why I shamelessly sent you my resume again is because I know you treat your assistants very well and want to take a shortcut. At my age, I don't have time to start as a trainee in South Korea."

"I appreciate your straightforwardness, so let me ask you." Chen Chen threw out the last question, "If C headquarters rejects you, what will you choose?"

Zhou Xinyu took a deep breath and replied, "I'll try my luck at MODHAUS."

This answer made Chen Chen dazed for a moment, and also made him doubt reality for a moment.

From Lehua to MODHAUS and then debuting as a member of tripleS, Zhou Xinyu is back on track.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Chen Chen's relationship with Lehua is close, and Chen has indeed influenced the development trajectory of Lehua Entertainment; not to mention MODHAUS, which was successfully established with the sponsorship of Chen Chen.

But even after so many changes, reality will eventually vaguely move closer to the original trajectory. It's magical.

"I understand." Chen Chen exhaled, "Find some time to report to headquarters C. We'll discuss the rest of the process after you arrive."

Specifically, she wanted to wait for Chen Chen to touch her and get some information first.

If they are smart enough, they will be kept by my side. If they are not up to Chen Chen’s extremely high standards, they will be sent to Division I and finally to MODHAUS.

"..."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Chen immediately called Du Hua.

"The trainee named Zhou Xinyu whom we talked about before is now here with me, did you know?"

After chatting for a while, Chen Chen smiled and synced the information.

"She talked to me about this before she left. It seems that she has now achieved her wish. I should congratulate her." Du Hua was very generous and decent. "Congratulations to the C headquarters. This girl has excellent abilities and personality. She is a good seedling."

The last problem was solved and Chen Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, thank you, Boss Du, for telling me."

...(End of chapter)