star of the peninsula

"Your new girl group has qualified for the Blue Dragon Film Awards halftime show?"

IU finished eating early and poked at the plate boredly.

"Is it weird?" Chen Chen picked up the food quickly without being slowed down by her question. "Our child is so outstanding. It's a great honor for the Blue Dragon Film Awards to invite us as the guest performer."

"Well, I also know about your new girl group. It's called LIGHTSUM, right? People on the Internet prefer to call them LIGHTSUM." When Li Zhien saw Chen Chen taking over the conversation, she immediately started talking, "I also watched the short video of the Golden Autumn God's Eight Seconds that went viral from "After LIKE". It looks super impressive, but if I have to say it specifically, I don't know why it's so impressive."

"But you're pretty cruel. You actually dared to arrange Autumn here with short hair. Idols with short hair are naturally at a disadvantage."

"Hush~ Wait, you are the one who made such a bold decision, right?" Li Zhien cast a suspicious look at Chen Chen, "Newcomers usually play it safe when debuting. This kind of risky option that may not be approved under normal circumstances will definitely be shot down in the debut plan. Only you can save it!"

"Why do you care so much?" Chen Chen looked at her speechlessly, "It's enough if the song is good, the singer is pretty, and the stage is gorgeous."

"That's true." Li Zhien pulled Chen Chen's clothes and whispered, "I heard that in the head-on collision with Hybe's new girl group, our Deng Mei was a little inferior."

"That's exactly what the data says." Chen Chen nodded in acknowledgement.

"Is this right?" Li Zhien's eyes widened immediately, "This is not right?!"

"Of course the girl groups from C headquarters will lose, this is normal." Chen Chen said calmly: "And you can't expect every girl group launched by our C headquarters to be Integrate, right?"

"We shouldn't lose." Li Zhien's little brain was a little confused. "We have a better foundation than the opponent, a higher foundation in the early stage, and a better reputation than the opponent. How can we lose in this situation?"

"Why not just attribute it to an accident?" Chen Chen spread his hands. "No one can do anything about accidents."

"No!" Li Zhien's wise eyes flashed, "If we really lose, the Blue Dragon Film Awards halftime performance will go to someone else, not you!"

"Could it be that KBS TV station and I have a good relationship?" Chen Chen squinted his eyes and said, "The halftime show is definitely not arranged by the organizer. This time it is held at KBS TV station. Is it difficult to accept that KBS is giving me face?"

"..."

Li Zhien opened her mouth, but couldn't refute.

"I won't talk to you anymore." Li Zhien turned away angrily, "With unequal information, I will never be able to win the argument with you!"

"Oh~" Chen Chen opened his eyes wide, "You've become smarter. You can even dig out such a deep reason!"

"Get lost! Stop insulting me!" Li Zhien glared at him, "What you said is so sad!"

"Okay, I'm sorry." Chen Chen apologized obediently, "I hope you can be magnanimous and forgive me this time."

"Humph."

Li Zhien snorted and said nothing more.

"How's your script reading going?"

Chen Chen took the initiative to bring up the topic.

"I feel it's pretty good. Writer Park's works are a bit suitable for me." Li Zhien quickly replied, "I also miss Writer Park a little bit. I want to start the script reading activity as soon as possible and meet her earlier."

"I haven't seen you since the end of My Mister?" Chen Chen asked casually.

"We meet occasionally and have been in contact privately." Lee Ji-eun replied, "But almost every time we have dinner together, we are not that close."

"Hmm" Chen Chen suddenly thought of something, "Will Li Shanjun appear often?"

"It's quite a lot." Li Zhien replied: "The uncle is very nice. Every time he shows up, he will take the initiative to pay for part of the drinks."

"Okay, I'll give him a piece of advice for the sake of the wine." Chen Chen put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth with a tissue. "Next time you contact him, remember to remind him not to go to the nightclub again."

There are so many suspicious points about Lee Sun Kyun's suicide that anyone with a brain can see that there must be a powerful force behind this.

Chen Chen had no confidence in fighting against that force, nor did he have the confidence to protect the people under that force, but Chen Chen remembered that the core of the Li Shanjun incident was related to a woman in the nightclub, and this reminder might have some effect.

"Nightclub?" Li Zhien looked at Chen Chen suspiciously, "You even know this? I don't know!"

"I investigated him." Chen Chen said calmly, "When C headquarters was preparing to recruit actors, I investigated many people, and Uncle Li Shanjun was one of them, so it's normal for me to know some things that you don't know."

"So that's how it is." Li Zhien believed it instantly, "I was wondering how C headquarters could suddenly get so many excellent actors, they must have planned it in advance!"

"I, Chen, never fight a battle without preparation. There are still surprises to come." Chen Chen stood up and said, "Let's go. We'll talk on the way."

……

The next surprise is naturally Park Min-young, the TV drama goddess who will come to C headquarters at the end of the year.

I've already taken several from Namoo Actors, so this one doesn't matter.

In fact, it cannot be said that she is not bad. Chen Chen really wants Park Min-young and she is the focus of attention.

The range of his roles is quite narrow, his images are quite homogeneous, and his performances are pretty much the same, but the audiences just buy into it.

When I saw Park Min-young appear on TV, I saw she was dressed like an urban beauty. OK, she must be a smart and capable career elite.

After confirming Park Min-young's identity, it's time to confirm the identity of the male lead. Never mind, it doesn't matter, since he's just choosing between those few characters to date anyway.

Even Chen Chen can portray the image of actress Park Min-young based on his own impression, let alone people who watch the drama frequently.

But this is not a problem. As long as there are people who buy into it, there will be no problem. At least that’s the case for Chen Chen.

Just sign in to C headquarters and continue to perform as usual, digest the resources of C headquarters, and make a lot of money for the company.

Her image in the TV series makes it easy for her to get advertising, whether it's product placement in TV series or advertising endorsements in real life, everyone loves the image of this urban woman.

"Has C headquarters already discussed this with her?" Li Zhien asked curiously, "When did this happen?!"

"It was quite early. It should have been the third time I contacted the many actors of Namoo Actors." Chen Chen replied with a smile: "She was jealous of the excellent resources of our C headquarters and wanted to try them out. After Squid Game became popular, she wanted to try it even more."

"Oh my god! I actually forgot!"

Li Zhien suddenly screamed.

"What did you forget?" Chen Chen stepped on the brakes, "Did you forget your phone at the hotel?!"

"No, my phone is with me." Li Zhien's eyes widened, "I actually forgot to talk to you about "Squid Game"! This is so wrong!"

"Haven't we talked about this before?" Chen Chen pretended to be stupid.

"Have you talked about it?"

"Haven't you talked about it?"

"Have you talked about it?"

"..."

…………

Nothing to do today, just go fishing.

Chen Chen fished from afternoon to night and was sweating all over.

"Oppa, I'm here." Kim Ye-rin pushed the door open and walked in. "Wow, why are you sweating so much? Are you sick?!"

"No, I just drank a cup of hot tea." Chen Chen poured her a glass of water, "Sit down, let's talk about your radio station."

"..."

There was nothing much to talk about on the radio, and Kim Ye-rin had no room to interrupt, because even though she had done a lot of preparation in advance, strictly speaking, she still knew nothing about radio programs.

Chen Chen showed extraordinary patience today. He explained it over and over again, and even gave examples around her to help her understand.

Very happy. Chen Chen felt that it was very happy to talk to Jin Yilin like this, a hundred thousand times happier than the previous person.

Chen Chen caught the top shark in the Shamao Fish Pond this afternoon, produced by the great god Yu Yongzhen.

There is nothing much to say about Yu Yongzhen's achievements. They cannot be called achievements but should be called records. They are so shocking that the introduction alone would take up several pages on A4 paper!
And such a great musician came to the office of Chen Chen, a half-baked producer who has nothing to do except cheating, to discuss music today.

A nightmare event of hell level just happened.

Chen Chen started sweating from the first sentence he said, and only felt a little better when he finally found a reason to end the conversation.

If Chen Chen was asked to describe his feelings in words, it would probably be the feeling of being fried in a frying pan.

After frying the front side until it is half done, carefully turn it over. After frying the back side until it is half done, turn it over to the front side to ensure balance.

The fish was balanced for only three minutes, and then I forgot to turn it over, so I just kept frying it on the front side. The oil dried up, the meat was burnt, and the pan was burnt.
"That's it." Chen Chen ended the topic with a lingering feeling. "Come to headquarters C in the next few days to coordinate. You can discuss when to start the radio station."

"Oppa, where am I~" Chen Chen looked at the time and said happily, "It's time to get off work. I'm going to get off work."

"Okay, bye Oppa."

Jin Yilin was the first to leave the office.

Chen Chen was packing up and was about to leave. He had suffered a lot of emotional pain today and needed to go home to heal his wounds.

"President Chen, I have something I want to ask you."

When Chen Chen failed to leave work, he was blocked by Li Chengzhu at the door.

"I'm off work." Chen Chen pointed to the wall clock behind him, "Let's talk about it tomorrow. I'll still be here tomorrow."

"Yeah, there's a problem!"

"No, no no! I won't be here tomorrow!"

Chen Chen suddenly changed his mind drastically because he remembered that Yu Yongzhen seemed to have said something about talking about it tomorrow.

"Every second of time is precious, and if we put off today's work until tomorrow, we will waste a whole night of precious time. This is something I cannot tolerate." Chen Chen turned back to his seat and sat down. "Let's talk, let's."

Li Chengzhu felt that there seemed to be something strange about the man in front of him, but he didn't have time to pursue the details because what he was planning was big, extremely big.

"I want to hold a Shamao Family concert early next year, and I need the support of C headquarters and you, President Chen."

Li Chengzhu came straight to the point and stated his needs right away.

"You mean, to hold a family concert that is not in S.H.I.E.'s recent plan?" Chen Chen was shocked by his wild imagination. "Are you serious?!"

"The artists' schedules are fixed, and there is basically no room for change. If things are done within two months, there will be a lot of room for change. If the epidemic is relaxed, the danger of large-scale gatherings will double and double, and S.H.I.P. may be at risk of being wiped out. The common decision is not to do it for the time being. You have to bear all the expenses and responsibilities by yourself, and you may even stand on the opposite side of everyone."

"Indeed, if you really hold the family concert that everyone thinks is impossible, it will greatly enhance your personal status. You can almost catch up to the level of the first person after Chairman Lee Soo-man."

"But here comes the problem." Chen Chen pursed his lips, "Where is your confidence and where is your backing?"

Chen Chen looked at the planning arrangements of SM Entertainment and found that there was no option for a family concert, not even before the end of the first half of next year.

Now that Li Chengzhu said he wanted to do it and came to find Chen Chen, then Chen Chen must have the answer to the question he asked himself.

"It's you, President Chen. Only you, President Chen, can help me do this." Li Chengzhu said seriously.

"What can I get?" Chen Chen's face turned cold. "I have already seen most of what I have to pay to complete this matter, but my gains are all foggy and I can't see anything."

"Your gains are the same as mine." Lee Sung-soo replied: "We did it together, so of course we gain together."

"Why should I get the same reward as you?" Chen Chen said expressionlessly, "Why should I make a move if I can't get more than you? Do you think we are equal?"

"You are naturally at a higher place. I asked you for help. I certainly couldn't have done it without you, you..."

Li Chengzhu suddenly stopped talking here. He felt that he seemed unable to convince Chen Chen.

That's the best you can get for a huge influence that only exists within SMART.

But this reward is really hard to impress Chen Chen. On the one hand, there are too many things to do in C headquarters, and on the other hand, Chen Chen does not need this kind of thing.

"..."

Stuck, can't chat anymore.

"I'll think about it when I get back."

Li Chengzhu left sadly.

Chen Chen just watched him leave without even standing up.

Chen Chen was very sure that Li Chengzhu would be able to offer him a satisfactory remuneration, because Chen Chen himself had thought of two or three.

As a top student and someone who knows the Korean entertainment industry and entertainment companies better than Chen Chen, there is no reason why Lee Sung-soo couldn't think of things that Chen Chen could think of.

He just didn't want to give it. While Li Chengzhu wanted to rely on Chen Chen, he was also deeply afraid of Chen Chen.

"My brother has become a catalyst that accelerates the reaction."

"If Lee Sung-soo is determined to drag me in, the rebellion within the group will definitely be accelerated."

"If you can't make this decision, no, it doesn't exist. Behind him is a ruthless person who is ruthless enough to pull Kakao into the market, and he is also a rebel who dares to openly fight against Lee Soo Man. This decision is nothing to him."

"At most, I'll just grit my teeth a little tighter."

"Hmm," Chen Chen touched his chin, "It seems that my admission is a foregone conclusion, but I don't know which position I will replace between Kakao and Hybe."

...(End of chapter)