star of the peninsula

Soon, Jin Shidai and Hong Seung-sung arrived.

After serving some drinks, Chen Chen first told them about the concert.

"That's great. I was just worrying about how to fill the gap between idols and fans caused by the pandemic. Having such a grand concert would be a relief! But..." Jin Shidai hesitated and expressed his concerns, "Will SM Entertainment be willing to pay such a high price?"

"I have the same concern." Hong Shengcheng adjusted his glasses. "Such a large event requires a lot of responsibility. Are SMART really willing to take it all on themselves instead of dragging us in to share the burden?"

"Regarding this, if you replace the silly man above with Li Chengzhu, you will probably understand it." Chen Chen flicked his finger on the cup, "Do you know who Li Chengzhu is?"

"..."

"If it's Lee Sung-soo who's going to hold a concert, then there's nothing to worry about."

The two were silent for a few moments, and finally Hong Shengcheng spoke softly to break the silence.

"I mean you all know Li Chengzhu." Chen Chen raised his eyebrows, "I thought I had to introduce him to you."

"He's a very famous figure in the industry recently. You have to know him." Jin Shidai smiled simply. "Manufacturer SMART has had a lot of troubles over the years, but it's very rare to find someone who can blame Chairman Lee Soo Man for the troubles. Everyone is paying attention."

"In addition, everyone's attention to that place has increased significantly." Hong Shengcheng added, "In the past five years, the industry's top boss Chen Da has joined the game to plot against Stupid. Even people who have nothing to do with him want to see what happens."

"And we organized a charity concert during this time, right?" Chen Chen smacked his lips. "Thinking about this, I suddenly feel a little pressure."

"Hahahaha, it's Chairman Lee Soo Man who should be feeling the pressure." Hong Seung Sung laughed. "It's a bit embarrassing that my subordinates have accomplished what I couldn't do."

"You can't count it that way." Jin Shidai retorted: "Under the current epidemic situation, the safest option is indeed to cancel or postpone the family concert. After all, if there is a problem, it will be a big problem."

"It's too risky to force it, and it will put the whole company at risk. Even if Lee Sung-soo succeeds this time and does it well, it can't be said that taking such a risk is the right thing to do!"

"It's just that the company taking the risk is Stupid Hat, so I won't say anything against it but will quietly support it." Golden Era was very flexible. "If we wanted to do it ourselves, I would definitely not agree."

"Okay, let's stop talking about the concert. It's a bit boring." Chen Chen waved his hand. "Everyone, go back and make your own preparations. Treat it as a slightly more luxurious platter."

"It just so happens that the sister group returned to Starship a while ago, and A Pink returned to Cube Entertainment. This concert also brought them out to showcase them."

"Starship, take care of yourself while taking care of Integrate. Same with Cube Entertainment. Don't leave LIGHTSUM behind."

"Then, the most important point!" Chen Chen sat up straight and stressed with a serious look: "Everyone should take good care of their fans. If anyone is criticized by fans after the concert, then prepare to be scolded by me!"

The most difficult people to deal with at this kind of concert are the fans, the fans are also the ones most likely to get into trouble, and the fans are also the hardest to deal with after something happens.

More than a dozen idol groups and singers' fan groups sat in the same venue, and so many people had to walk back and forth through such a narrow entrance and exit. Chen Chen felt a headache just thinking about it.

"If it doesn't work, just hire more staff to watch over it." Hong Seung-sung is very experienced. "Basically, all things are dragged out. If problems are solved on the spot or the fans can be calmed down on the spot, the fans are still easy to talk to. After all, they come to see their idols, not to cause trouble."

"We can arrange some trainees to serve as volunteers on the stage." Jinshidai also suggested, "As trainees, they can solve 90% of the problems encountered here immediately, but they will roughly know how to deal with them. At the same time, it can also let the trainees see the seniors on the stage and strengthen their spiritual construction."

"I agree." Chen Chen nodded and said, "Branch I can provide half of the volunteers, and Starship and Cube Entertainment can each provide half of the remaining volunteers."

"What's SMART's opinion?" asked Jin Shidai.

"Don't consider it." Chen Chen refused directly. "Even if Li Chengzhu has this idea, I won't agree. He can do things, but he should do as little as possible. At least it won't look so excessive."

"You're right."

Naturally, the two would not contradict Chen Chen on such matters, and they all agreed.

"Okay, next topic." Chen Chen clapped his hands, "I want to talk about LIGHTSUM before we get down to business. Let's discuss it together."

"Have you prepared the work you will use for your next comeback?" Chen Chen asked.

"It's all ready." Hong Shengcheng hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you have any instructions?"

Hong Shengcheng was a little nervous. Chen Chen had said before that he would not take care of the idol's affairs for the time being, and he was afraid that Chen Chen would suddenly change his mind.

Changing one's mind is not a big deal, but what I am more worried about is the sudden intervention that disrupts the plan.

"Just a random question." Chen Chen smiled and shook his head. "The girls are a little dissatisfied with their slight loss to the Hybe girl group last time, but I can't tell them what Hybe did, so we have to be more attentive this time."

"what do you mean?"

Hong Shengcheng had no idea what Chen Chen wanted, so he just asked directly.

"I'm just trying to coax the little girls. I'm not asking you to make some arrangements with the data!" Chen Chen rolled his eyes. "Do you think Hybe will continue to collide with us or find an excuse to avoid us?"

"We must avoid it. If we try to do something fancy again, the chances of being exposed will be too high. And in a head-on collision without any pretense, Hybe will probably lose." Hong Seung-sung reacted.

"Yes, that's it." Chen Chen nodded and said, "So we just need to appease the girls."

"No problem." Hong Shengcheng accepted the task with a smile, "I have also raised several girl groups. I am quite good at coaxing young girls."

"OK, we've got this done, let's get down to business." Chen Chen picked up the teacup and took a sip of water, then said, "Now Lee Sung-soo and I have already started a joint concert, and the fight with the idiot Lee Soo-man may officially begin soon. I need your experience to help me."

"We?" Jin Shidai said with a wry smile, "We can't help you, right? You took the starship from KakaoM, and I'm just a small follower."

"The matter between Starship and KakaoM is purely a business operation, and it can't be called a struggle." Jin Shidai looked at Hong Shengcheng, "You can ask Boss Hong."

"I'm even worse off." Hong Shengcheng shrank his head. "It was you who helped Cube Entertainment get rid of iHQ, which had been sucking its blood away. I was almost a hindrance!"

"If I must say something," Hong Shengcheng even laughed at himself, "I have been sidelined before, and I have a lot of experience in being struggled against, but I don't think you need that."

"Then I will accumulate some useful experience, right?" Chen Chen still did not give up, "Some for internal use, some for external use."

"The starship is not yet ready for external use, and it's actually a bit bad internally," said Jin Shidai.

Hong Shengcheng didn't say anything, just nodded. "..."

Okay, now no one is talking.

"Then let's adjourn the meeting." Chen Chen adjusted his mood and said with a cheerful face, "It was my fantasy to seek experience in something that no one has ever done before. It's normal if I don't have it, and it's abnormal if I do."

"I just hope that after you go back, you can compile your understanding of SMART and Chairman Lee Soo Man, as well as some of the things that happened between you, and send it to me. Maybe I can use it."

"It's obvious that I have ideas about SMART, so I won't hide it." Chen Chen held up two fingers. "I hope to acquire 20% of SMART's shares and will devote all my efforts to this matter in the next two years. I hope everyone can cooperate with me."

"We will!"

Hong Seung-sung and Kim Shidai both nodded.

"..."

After seeing the two off, Chen Chen lay in his chair for a while.

He originally thought that he would be a little depressed because he didn't get what he wanted, but it turned out that he was not depressed at all. Chen Chen is now in a very peaceful mood.

"Anything gained?"

Shirley asked out of curiosity.

"No." Chen Chen looked up at the sky, "But rather than saying no, I think they don't dare to say it."

"I wouldn't dare to say it if it was me." Shirley curled her lips. "If such a big thing goes wrong because of their opinions, they won't be able to accept the consequences."

"I know, so I didn't force them." Chen Chen turned to Shirley and laughed wildly, "Hey, you didn't see what they looked like at the time. The old hands who had been in the industry for decades pretended to be newbies. They were just like middle-aged people who had just entered the workplace of a new company with huge debts. They were so cowardly!"

"Performance is a necessary skill for every businessman. Aren't you also a master of it?" Shirley held her chin up and fell into fantasy. "But I really want to see the scene you mentioned. They always look smart and wise in front of me. I have never seen two bosses like that."

"It's better not to see them." Chen Chen sighed, "Such an expression either means they are hiding from you on purpose, or they really can't help you. Neither of them is good for you."

"That makes sense." Shirley asked with concern, "What are you going to do? You don't have anyone to help you now."

"I don't need help, I'm strong enough on my own." Chen Chen waved his hand, "I may not win, but I will definitely not lose."

The battle was fought inside SMART, and the worst result was that C headquarters left SMART in disgrace, having gained nothing except wasting resources.

But wasting resources is not a failure for C headquarters, and no one would think so.

As for causing chaos in the company, making the environment a scorched earth, making the employees panic, and severely damaging the business value, such things will only happen to fools who serve as the battlefield.

"No wonder we have to go outside to fight. I've learned something new, buddy."

……

The first thing I see when I get home is Bae Joo-hyun sitting quietly on the sofa. This feeling is very reassuring.

"You're going to have a concert?!"

When Pei Zhuxuan saw Chen Chen, she jumped up immediately, as if the quiet look just now had never existed.

"I got the news so quickly. Your Representative Li is very efficient." Chen Chen walked over and hugged her. "Well, C headquarters is going to hold a joint concert with SMART at the beginning of next year."

"But I was listening to a family concert." Bae Joo Hyun blinked cutely and joked, "Could it be that the C headquarters has also been merged into the idiot family?"

"Is it possible that S.H.I.E. will be merged into C headquarters?" Chen Chen took her to the sofa and sat down, and asked, "Did you hear about the S.H.I.E. family concert? Then why did you mention me?"

"It is said that after discussing with Senior Advisor Chen Chen, they think holding a concert is feasible." Pei Zhuxuan relayed word by word, "C headquarters also has the idea of ​​holding a concert. We can try to contact them to see if we can do something together."

"So the idea is to release the news first to put pressure on them," Chen Chen asked, "Has this news spread among your artists? What do you think?"

"We basically know everything." Bae Joo Hyun crossed her legs on the sofa. "Of course we are happy. It has been a long time since we last saw our fans since the outbreak of the epidemic! This time, not only can we see our fans, but it is also in the form of a concert. People's hearts have begun to get restless!"

"This trick seems to work pretty well." Chen Chen put his hand on his girlfriend's fair calf and pinched it. "But if we want to really start the concert, we still have to confront the other group head-on, and we have to get a result soon, otherwise it will be too late."

"Isn't this the final version yet?" Pei Zhuxuan swallowed her saliva, "What do you really want to do?"

"C Headquarters and SM Entertainment are jointly holding a charity concert and donating all the ticket revenue." Chen Chen didn't intend to hide it from her, "We only seek fame, not profit."

"Lee Sung-soo has made himself more famous within SMART. I built my reputation at SMART and told everyone that I have influence at SMART."

"There's nothing else to do. This is our only goal for now." Chen Chen pulled his girlfriend into his arms and gave her a good rub. "It has nothing to do with you. Just prepare for the stage happily and prepare to meet your long-lost fans. Enjoy your happiness and the good things we have prepared for you."

"Wow~ So surprising~" Pei Zhuxuan opened her mouth wide, "You Chen Chen can actually do human things, and even do it when you want to cause trouble."

"Humph, this kind of situation will happen more and more." Chen Chen snorted coldly, "From now on, whether I help Lee Soo Man deal with Lee Sung Soo or help Lee Sung Soo deal with Lee Soo Man, you artists are the ones who must be won over!"

"Do you understand?" Chen Chen shook his girlfriend's thin shoulders vigorously. "Unless there is a result in the end, both sides will treat you well!"

"Hehe~" Pei Zhuxuan thought: "Can it be like this forever and never end?"

"?"

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

"Greedy! Scumbag!"

"I bother!"

...(End of chapter)