star of the peninsula

Chen Chen had long anticipated that Li Chengzhu would drag him into doing something big.

There aren't many options in the workplace, either to gain experience or to do something big to get promoted.

For Lee Sung-soo, he has always had only one option: to do big things.

Chen Chen also knew it, but Chen Chen did not expect that he was so ruthless and what he was going to do was so big.

The family concert is a top-level event that will force all the idol members to enter.

As for the artists, no matter whether they will go on stage in the end, there is definitely no problem in asking and chatting with them; and for major events involving so many artists, the various people in charge of planning and operations usually have to come out and speak and do something, at the very least they have to design the stage and coordinate the artists' schedules; not to mention the front-line employees, they have never been absent.

One action has mobilized the idol department, the foundation of S.H.I.E. Company. If this is not a big move, then I don’t know what is.

Then there are the deeper implications for upper management.

During the period from the preparation to the opening to the end of the family concert, there will be constant news, every year, every time. For example, someone did not renew the contract, someone had a conflict with someone, the concert made the audience very dissatisfied, these are all problems.

If it is related to the epidemic and causes a major infection, the news will be even bigger.

The news will cause changes in people's hearts, and these changes will cause the stock price of Stupid Company to fluctuate, making the top shareholders uneasy.

If the shareholders are restless, Chairman Lee Soo-man will definitely not live in peace, because he is the one who is responsible for everyone.

"Such a big thing has happened. If Lee Sung-soo hadn't caused trouble for Lee Soo-man during the family concert, they would really be a close uncle and nephew."

"Very good, now we can watch the show."

Chen Chen fell asleep peacefully with the hope of watching a good show.

As for what role Chen Chen will play in this incident and how much resources C headquarters will devote, these are things that do not need to be worried about.

C headquarters is rich, so it doesn't hurt to contribute some money and resources. Not to mention Chen Chen himself, he was going to cause trouble in the first place, and now that someone is helping him, he should be happy.

……

"The production teams for the two TV series, 'Twenty-Five, Twenty-One' and 'My Runaway Diary', have been set up. The production team for 'Dark Glory' is being actively set up according to your instructions. I hope you will review my work during this period, Mr. President."

Chen Chen dealt with some affairs of C headquarters today, and Shirley took the opportunity to show Chen Chen the results of her work.

"Well done." Chen Chen took a look and gave a symbolic compliment, "You have gotten started in catching TV drama directors."

"So what should I do next?" Shirley asked, "Choose a TV show and follow the whole process to understand the basic operation?"

"Right." Chen Chen nodded, "I recommend you choose "Twenty-Five, Twenty-One" here."

"Why?" Shirley asked enthusiastically, "Is there an explanation?"

"You are more familiar with youth campus dramas, and you will not feel pressure to communicate with writer Kwon Do-eun. You two are considered to be on the same level in this TV series." Chen Chen explained: "The heroine of "My Runaway Diary" is Ji-eun, so it is not easy for you to go there, and "Dark Glory" is the script I want to follow, so it is not easy to take you."

"I see." Shirley scratched her hair awkwardly. "I thought you thought I was more familiar with youth campus dramas, and maybe I could draw inferences from them."

"I'm not asking you to learn how to shoot a TV series. What are you trying to learn by analogy?" Chen Chen laughed dumbly. "If you, a commander who is in charge of the overall situation, are trained to be a general who charges into battle, then I will suffer a lot!"

"I didn't think enough." Shirley lowered her head and admitted her mistake, "and after watching the TV series up close, my little heart was a little itchy."

"You can." Chen Chen actually nodded and said seriously: "It just so happens that I have enough free time during this period. If you are interested, you can go and act in a TV series or something for fun."

"No, no, I just want to play around a little bit, I can suppress it." Shirley took two deep breaths to eliminate the throbbing, "C Headquarters needs me, and I also prefer to help C Headquarters deal with various things, this makes me happier."

"Whenever I can't hold back my excitement, I'll go and star in our own girl group's music video." Sulli laughed as she spoke, "I'll sign a contract for myself with a super high budget, and complete a music video with the quality of a top movie, which will also let me satisfy my acting addiction."

"Is that just a side job?!" Chen Chen was so emotional that his voice rose several degrees. "You're abusing your power for personal gain. Why not just make yourself the protagonist? The way you act sneakily and want something but don't dare to reach out makes everyone uncomfortable!"

"After all, I'm the only representative director, so I can't be too shameless." Sulli joked, "If the fans say that an old woman like me is riding on the popularity of their idol, I'll feel really embarrassed."

"Hiss~ Even the most irrational fans wouldn't say something that's ten times scarier than haters and trolls, right?" Chen Chen got goosebumps just thinking about it. "Guess how many hertz the head of the operations team trembled at after seeing this kind of talk?"

"Hahaha, will there be fifty?" Shirley smiled and stretched out a palm.

"Fifty is too much, let's say twenty." Chen Chen clenched her chin into a "yeah" shape and joked in a serious manner, "Too high is not good for others' health. They are our employees after all, we have to take care of them."

"You are still worried about other people's health at this time." Shirley took over the role and responded with the same attitude, "Our President Chen Chen is so kind and cares so much about his employees."

"..."

It was awkward, and both of them felt a little nauseous.

"Hey, Boss Chen, you always say that film and television is a well-known industry. Why?"

Shirley asked a serious question to lighten the informal atmosphere.

"It means that you have more opportunities to meet top figures. It's very simple." Chen Chen explained casually, "No matter how powerful a person is in this world, they all have their own selfish desires. Some people choose to use film and television to realize their selfish desires."

"Let me give you an example. For example, if a big shot wants to promote his hometown, he will often choose to make a movie based on certain stories or scenes from his hometown."

"This is normal, and someone has done this before."

"It's just a small thing for people, but it gives a lot of people a chance to reach people they would never have been able to reach otherwise."

"For example, a business tycoon wants to realize a small wish of his. He plans to find someone to shoot a TV series or something. Does this give another group of people the opportunity to get in touch with the richest man?" Chen Chen took a sip of water here, "Does this count as being connected to the sky? I think it should be counted."

It was not because he was thirsty, but because he wanted to suppress his laughter, because when Chen Chen talked about the latter example, he thought of "Kung Fu Yoga".

"If you don't think this is too far-reaching," Chen Chen gave an example to Shirley, "You must know that the Blue House has been issuing political tasks in the entertainment industry. So would you find it strange if one day it issued a task that required an entire movie or TV series to complete?" "Okay, I understand." Shirley expressed her opinion, "The essence is that film and television are very good publicity channels, whether it is for personal or official reasons, they can be used here."

"That's right." Chen Chen said calmly: "This place is famous and profitable, it's not surprising for anyone to come in."

"It's easy to understand, because it's the simplest and most straightforward reason." Shirley couldn't help but shook her head. "It really is a great way to get there, but it's a bit too much of a test of luck."

"What else? Do you want to reach the sky without a miracle?" Chen Chen sighed, "I can only say that the chances are indeed much greater. After all, some people cannot reach the sky even if a miracle happens."

"Oh, let's not talk about this. I feel a little sad when I talk about this." Shirley slid over on her chair and gossiped, "Why didn't you go to SMART today? Don't you have something to do there?"

"I'm waiting for Li Chengzhu to contact me." Chen Chen replied: "I'll go over after he has thought it through."

"What's going on?" Shirley's gossipy spirit was burning, "You two hooked up so quickly?!"

"There was only Li Chengzhu who was qualified to hook up with me. What's so strange about hooking up with me now?" Chen Chen glanced at her, "Oh, by the way, C headquarters, get ready. We may have a family concert at the beginning of the year."

"Well, what are you guys doing?" Sulli stroked her hair and pondered for a long time, then suddenly widened her eyes, "Lee Sung-soo is going to hold a family concert for Idiots?!"

"Yes, this is the best opportunity for advancement that he can find recently, and C headquarters can perfectly help him in this matter." Chen Chen counted the conditions, "We have the money, the people, and the connections. Even if Shamout doesn't spend a penny and no artist comes, this 'family concert' can still be held."

"It's okay if the artists don't come?" Shirley thought it was ridiculous. "Not a single artist from SM Entertainment came. Can this concert be considered a SM Entertainment family concert?"

"How could it be possible that no one would come?!" Chen Chen snorted arrogantly, "I have plenty of ways to get those people to perform on stage!"

"Wait a minute." Shirley felt something was wrong and looked up and asked, "Why does it feel like this has suddenly become your business?"

"It's still Lee Sung-soo's business, but I have my own plans." Chen Chen replied expressionlessly, "I want to get Lee Sung-soo to a position that will benefit me the most. That position is very high, and it can't be achieved by the noise he can make on his own."

"How high?" Shirley asked.

"A position that can shake Lee Soo Man." Chen Chen drew a horizontal line with his hand, "It's not about rank, it's about status."

"Isn't it okay now?" Shirley tilted her head. "As the leader of the opposition, Lee Sung-soo already has his own voice within SM."

"It's not okay to keep banging at this position until someone loses a layer of blood." Chen Chen shook his head slightly, "Li Chengzhu's knife must be sharp enough to at least make someone bleed."

"What if the knife turns around and stabs you?" Shirley looked a little worried, "Will you get hurt?"

"It's possible. If I want to achieve my goal, I have to drag C headquarters into it. There is definitely a possibility that we will get hurt." Chen Chen pursed his lips, "But if you don't even take this risk, then don't even talk about huge gains. You don't deserve it."

"It's something you would do, as long as you know what to do." Shirley exhaled and raised her voice an octave. "Okay, tell me, how do you need C headquarters to cooperate with you?"

"It's nothing, actually." Chen Chen thought for a moment and said, "What we need to do now is to free up the idols and singers' time at the beginning of the year. We may also need to contact the venue or something."

"Forget it, let's wait a few more days for the venue." Chen Chen was a little unsure, "Maybe we don't need to do anything. I'll wait for news from Li Chengzhu first."

"Okay." Shirley returned to her seat and wrote down the tasks. "I'll just free up the artists' time. Then even if SM suddenly stops doing it, we can still do it ourselves."

……

……

"Let's talk about the deal."

Li Chengzhu asked Chen Chen to meet him, and his actions and expressions showed full confidence.

"Deal? You can say that. It seems that Representative Li has prepared a big surprise for me." Chen Chen personally poured the tea and pushed it in front of Li Chengzhu. "I would like to hear the details."

"I'll give you an inside position so that you can become a real idiot. What do you think?"

Lee Sung-soo speaks slowly, in a low voice, and with a heavy tone.

Chen Chen himself didn't know how terrible it was to become a fool manager. It was really surprising that Li Chengzhu put forward this condition.

"What location?" Chen Chen said, "I want to listen first."

"S.H.I.E. will gradually split the existing music production system into several music labels, and you will be the head of one of them." Li Chengzhu said his plan, "In this way, you will be 100% of S.H.I.E.'s senior management."

"..."

Chen Chen didn't reply, nor did he want to reply, but his eyes became colder and colder.

"Do you take me for a fool?"

Chen Chen asked.

"How is that possible?! I definitely didn't mean that!" Lee Sung-soo's forehead was covered with cold sweat in an instant, "Did I say something wrong? Please tell me, I will definitely reflect on it!"

"It seems that you are the one who is stupid." Chen Chen knocked on the table, then pointed at himself, "I, Chen Chen, am the number one producer in South Korea."

South Korea's top producer serves as the head of a music label of S.H.I.E. This is a business that is pure profit and loss for Chen Chen. Chen Chen is very surprised why a smart man like Li Chengzhu can confidently make such a proposal.

"I was wrong, so wrong!" Li Chengzhu lowered his head quickly until it touched the table. "Please forgive my offense. I only considered your identity as a businessman and forgot that you are also a super outstanding producer. I am really sorry!"

"..."

"Okay, there's no need to do this." Chen Chen gave him a way out. "After all, I have always appeared in front of you as a businessman. It is normal for you to make mistakes."

"Think about it again." Chen Chen stood up disappointedly, "We still have a chance to talk again if you think about it."

...(End of chapter)