star of the peninsula

Zhou Xinyu is in South Korea, so it is not a big deal for her to come to C headquarters. If nothing goes wrong, Chen Chen will be able to see her tomorrow.

As for the information on the table, Chen Chen suddenly lost interest after meeting Zhou Xinyu.

"Let's see tomorrow, go home first!"

……

Tomorrow arrived, and Chen Chen still had no intention of looking at the trainees' information.

"Liuran, please dispose of this information."

Calling the assistant, Chen Chen pointed at the documents on the table and asked her to deal with them.

"Mr. President."

Jin Liuran did not go directly to get the document, but stood there smartly.

"what happened?"

Chen Chen looked up in confusion.

This girl rarely speaks actively in front of Chen Chen, and her current behavior makes Chen Chen curious.

"Did you reply to yesterday's email?"

Jin Liuran was a little timid, but her strong curiosity was hard to suppress, forcing her to ask for an answer.

"I have already replied. I should be able to see her in the next two days." Chen Chen looked at Jin Liuran, who had obviously become more nervous, with a sympathetic look. "Why, are you worried about your position?"

"It's impossible to say that I'm not worried at all." Jin Liuran stared at Chen Chen with his big eyes. "You replied to an email seeking a job as the president's assistant when you already have me. This is a threat to me no matter how you look at it."

"That makes sense." Chen Chen nodded slightly. "You did a good job capturing and analyzing the information, but your perspective is a little low."

"Do you think it's a bad thing for you for me to have an extra assistant?" Chen Chen asked with a smile.

"..."

"It seems... not." Jin Liuran couldn't help scratching his hair, "Another assistant can at least take away one-third of the work, so I will have more time to practice."

"The premise is that you don't want to stay with me and fight for power in C headquarters. Otherwise, the president's assistant is a very good position."

Chen Chen silently helped her fill in a necessary condition.

"Hehe, actually I've thought about this as well." Jin Liuran smiled sheepishly, "but I managed to talk myself out of it in the end."

"Hahaha, how did you persuade him to stay?"

Chen Chen was a little curious, and also a little happy that the girl could say such words.

"You are too wise. It is too difficult to do something behind your back and it is also very easy to be discovered." Jin Liuran answered without hesitation, "Also, you are very young. I can't even wait until your mind is not clear. After all, I will be very old by then. I should have everything I need. If I don't have it, it doesn't belong to me."

"Yeah." Chen Chen nodded approvingly, "You are indeed a top student at Ewha Womans University."

"Do you have anything else to ask? I've already answered your question." Chen Chen thought for a moment and added, "If I have to give you some follow-up information, it's probably that newcomers may not be accepted as my assistants. You should have also looked at her information. She has the ability to become an idol in the near future."

"I don't have anything else to ask. Goodbye, President."

Jin Liuran seemed not to have heard what Chen Chen said next. He bowed and left with the documents.

……

"Mr. President, Zhou Xinyu is here."

During afternoon tea time, Jin Liuran informed the people he had chatted with in the morning about the news.

On the way to pick up Zhou Xinyu, Jin Liuran carefully observed this person who might be his future colleague.

She is quite pretty, and has a distinctive look after putting on makeup. She is very tall, about 1.73 meters tall, almost half a head taller than me. Well, she is wearing flat shoes, not high heels, so it seems that is her real height.

He is an extrovert, a super extrovert. He started talking while we were just sitting in the elevator!

"..."

The distance to the president’s office is not very far, otherwise Jin Liuran would have been able to see something else.

Although I know that this is not my competitor, it is really difficult not to compare him with my opponent.

"This is the president's office. Chen Chen Oppa is waiting for you inside."

Jin Liuran brought the person over, and then deliberately called Chen Chen "Oppa" to show his closer relationship with the president. It was a little thoughtful of him.

"Knock knock knock~ The person is here."

Knock on the door, then turn around and leave.

"Thank you, Ernie."

Zhou Xinyu didn't think much about it. After thanking him, she pushed the door open and went in.

"Wow~ Senior Chen Chen is even more handsome than he looks on TV!"

Zhou Xinyu was not shy at all and started talking to Chen Chen in a chatty manner.

"Without filters, the camera will indeed make people look uglier. You should have experienced this before." Chen Chen pointed to the seat opposite him, "Sit there. I've already poured some water."

"Thank you, Senior Chen Chen."

Zhou Xinyu sat down, held the cup with both hands and drank carefully.

"First, let's shake hands." Chen Chen stretched out his hand bluntly, "Since you are here today, there must be a result, whether it is to be an assistant or a trainee, I have no intention of letting you go."

"Hey, thank you. It's my pleasure."

Zhou Xinyu stretched out her hand, feeling only happy.

Touching the little hand, Chen Chen finished collecting the information.

Hmm? I got into the famous Berklee College of Music! I found a treasure!

This is the first reaction.

My second reaction was: Do you need a good brain to take that kind of test? I’ll look up some information first.

While checking information and chatting, Chen Chen got the result on the Internet. Intelligence, language, musical talent and money are all essential.

OK, assistant plus one.

……

The finale of the second season of "Shine Grocery Store" was broadcast in the middle of the month. The timing was right but it lacked some content, which made everyone quite dissatisfied.

The audience and fans were dissatisfied because SISTAR did not end the season with a comeback like 4minute did in the previous season, but just released a comeback trailer that left everyone in a daze.

There is no other way. It is best to wait until the news of the complete reorganization is announced before returning. Neither Starship nor Soy Sauce Bottle will allow their big plans to be ruined by a show. The news of SISTAR returning to Starship will not be made public until Soy Sauce Bottle's contract with Chen Chen expires, because Soy Sauce Bottle needs to create a good image for itself to stabilize its stock price.

After all this calculation, the program team suffered the most. Not only was the originally arranged content forced to change, but all the netizens' dissatisfaction was directed at the program team. It was a completely unprovoked disaster.

Chen Chen was too embarrassed to say anything, but seeing that the production crew was too tired from being scolded, he just silently increased their salary.

C Headquarters may not have much other things now, but the funds are definitely sufficient.

……

"The first week data of LIGHTSUM is out, the data curve is incredibly beautiful, it feels more exaggerated than that of Integrate!"

Hong Shengcheng made a special trip to C headquarters to show off his work achievements.

"This is inevitable for a new group that debuts with a halo. We need to provide better operation methods in the future to prevent LIGHTSUM from being just a brilliant meteor."

Chen Chen tapped Hong Shengcheng slowly and calmly, without any emotion in his heart.

News about the girl group is unlikely to attract Chen Chen’s attention anymore, as the next few years will be dominated by C headquarters.

Integrate was so outstanding that all opponents despaired, and LIGHTSUM also completed the last task that Chen Chen had hidden in his heart. The game for the South Korean girl group was over.

To be fair, if there is any "original" South Korean girl group that can become an opponent that can make Integrate nervous, Chen Chen only recognizes the name NewJeans.

Under pressure from the headquarters and LIGHTSUM, Kim Min-ji from NewJeans was forced to debut early as a member of LE SSERAFIM.

NewJeans is short of people, and the missing member is not some worthless person, but the missing member is suppressed by the new group that debuted with C headquarters.
This is the signal of complete victory, at least in Chen Chen's eyes.

Although everyone says that anyone can become a New Jeans member with such a work, this is still mostly a joke. The change in member structure will really affect many things.

As for how big the impact will be, Chen Chen estimates that it will be at least 50%.

In other words, Chen now has enough room for error. He can allow Hybe to continue to bring in New Jeans with top-notch works, and then conduct subsequent observations himself, so that he can draw a relatively accurate conclusion.

If Hybe fails to create NewJeans, Chen Chen wouldn't mind helping them, not because he's kind, but because he wants to see Hybe get into trouble.

Without the bonus of NewJeans, Ms. Min would probably have no chance to mess up Hybe, and Chen Chen definitely doesn't want to see a competitor developing smoothly.

"It definitely won't be a shooting star. I have the confidence to run LIGHTSUM for a long time!"

Hong Shengcheng patted his chest and made a promise.

“Satisfied with LIGHTSUM?”

Chen Chen looked at Boss Hong with great interest. It was a rare occasion to see this man so excited.

"Very satisfied, extremely satisfied." Hong Shengcheng said, feeling a little embarrassed, "After all, this is the strongest girl group I've ever gotten. I've never seen anything like this before."

The strength that Hong Seung-sung refers to is definitely not the individual ability that fans or netizens talk about, but a comprehensive consideration of an idol group.

In simple terms, it means that you have obtained a top-level baby embryo with full talents. Even if you carry out routine training later, you can get a very powerful combat partner, not to mention that Boss Hong can also use the resources of C headquarters for additional improvement.

"If you are satisfied, then train them well." Chen Chen took a sip of water. "To be honest, I haven't figured out the management direction of my two idol groups yet, and I am in a confused stage. Fortunately, LIGHTSUM only needs to follow the routine for the time being, and I don't need to spend extra time on it, otherwise I might delay them."

"Hiss~Are you serious?"

Hong Shengcheng's face suddenly became serious.

Chen Chen losing his direction is a huge matter, more important than all the current things combined.

"Yes, seriously." Chen Chen remained calm, "All my personal goals have been completed, and I don't know where to go next."

"That's it?"

After hearing this, Hong Shengcheng's expression immediately improved a lot.

"That's it."

Chen Chen nodded quietly.

"That's okay. The brief confusion after reaching the summit is normal. Reality will soon push you to move forward, and a clearer path will soon appear." Hong Shengcheng was completely relieved. "Although I have never reached the summit, I have had the honor of experiencing this feeling twice."

"Oh?" Chen Chen became very interested. "Which two times?"

"I thought Cube Entertainment would be able to steadily rise to become a big company, on par with Sham, Waiji, and Soy Sauce Bottle." Hong Seung-sung replied, "And the time when HyunA's solo career was the most popular."

"I know HyunA. She's a South Korean female solo artist who's very popular overseas. Her style is well received." Chen Chen looked at Boss Hong. "I only have a rough idea about Cube Entertainment's promotion. Can you tell me more about it?"

"There's nothing much to say. At that time, the artists under my company were very strong, and the supporters behind them were also powerful. If they had held on, they would have become the top three, but in the end they couldn't hold on." Hong Shengcheng smiled bitterly, "Looking back at myself back then, I just feel that I was a little too ignorant at the time. I actually expected to succeed by relying on the power behind me."

"This story is a bit boring."

Chen Chen shook his head and no longer had interest in listening.

"Let's talk business." Chen Chen changed the subject, "Don't tell me you came here just to take credit!"

"To take credit is one thing, but I mainly want to discuss with you the next return of Lightsum." Hong Shengcheng asked, "I heard you say that you don't plan to take care of it anymore, is that right?"

"From now until I speak again, Integrate and LIGHTSUM will be operated by yourselves, at least in terms of idols." Chen Chen replied: "I need time to repair myself, and I also need a long time to plan for the future."

"..."

This is a result that Hong Seung-sung does not want to see. It is completely different for an idol group to be able to use PD Chen's works and not be able to use PD Chen's works.

"Integrate is already a mature idol group so you don't need to worry about it, but LIGHTSUM just debuted, you see."

Hong Shengcheng wanted to struggle.

"The bonuses that the previous C headquarters brings to its artists are different from those of the current C headquarters, so there's no need to say such things." Chen Chen glanced at him, "If they just need my work, there's no need to act like this. There are many outstanding producers now who are willing to produce first-class works for our idol groups."

"Okay, I know."

Hong Shengcheng sighed and felt that the burden on his shoulders had become three times heavier.

Although they are all first-rate works, the works produced by Chen Chen are definitely different from those produced by others. The works received from Chen Chen naturally have a reassuring temperament, and any group can use them with confidence.

Now that Chen Chen has no plans to take action in the short term, Hong Shengcheng will have to do the job of selecting songs for LIGHTSUM himself.

It’s difficult. Choosing a title song for an idol group is extremely difficult. A wrong choice may ruin several years of hard work. It’s scary!

"I hope you can adjust your condition as soon as possible." Hong Shengcheng stood up and said goodbye, "Then I won't waste your time. See you later."

"See you later." Chen Chen reminded Hong Shengcheng from behind, "Don't forget (G)I-DLE while paying attention to LIGHTSUM. They are just as good, or even better."

Originally, what Chen Chen wanted to say was "(G)I-DLE is the foundation of Cube Entertainment", but thinking about the fact that Cube Entertainment is already a subsidiary of C headquarters, it would be a bit boring to say that, so he changed the sentence.

Next year will be the year of (G)I-DLE's explosion, and Chen Chen would feel it a pity if they were affected.

...(End of chapter)