star of the peninsula

All the main creators of "Dark Glory" have gathered together, and today is the day for the script seminar.

The meeting was supposed to be held on the set, but Chen Chen found an excuse to move it to C headquarters.

There was no special purpose, Chen Chen just wanted to talk to Song Hye Kyo and improve their relationship.

It's not an exaggeration to say that this woman has ascended again through the two "Dark Glory" movies. Her commercial value is terrifyingly high. Chen Chen thought it would be great if C headquarters could get a piece of her or even take a bite of her.

In fact, Chen Chen and Song Hye Kyo had said a few words before, but Chen Chen was the president and Song Hye Kyo was a famous actress, so no one would remember what they said at that time, let alone have any effect.

It’s different now. Chen Chen has become a more powerful boss and a direct investor in her works. Everything he says and does leaves a deep impression on her.

“Does Actor Song usually watch YouTube shows?”

During the break, Chen Chen started chatting with Song Hye Kyo.

"I watch it occasionally, but I don't spend time on YouTube in most cases." Song Hye Kyo responded in a formal way, "But I quite like the programs of C Headquarters. They seem to give people a very special and energetic feeling. Especially the newly launched "Although I Didn't Prepare Any Dishes" some time ago. I can drink and chat in front of the camera casually. I am very happy just watching it."

"Actor Song can personally participate in the show if she likes." Chen Chen said with a smile: "Anyway, Dark Glory also needs promotion, so it's normal for the only leading actress to do things."

"Is it okay?" Song Hye Kyo's excited expression didn't seem fake. "Would it be inappropriate for someone like me to drink with young people?"

"Age is never a problem, and you are not someone who needs to consider age issues." Chen Chen fiddled with the script, speaking casually, "Kids nowadays don't care much about age. They only care about whether they can get along well and how you treat me."

"That's right, young people nowadays seem to be like this, and the young people in C headquarters may be even more like this." Song Hye Kyo covered her mouth and laughed, "As far as I know, President Chen is also like this."

"Me? I'm different!" Chen Chen joked, "I just don't let guys older than me put on airs. Occasionally, I'll put on airs with young people."

"Boss Chen, don't put on airs in front of young people. Which young person in South Korea would be dissatisfied with you?" Song Hye Kyo smiled. "You have achieved such great success before the age of 30. Young people dream of becoming someone like you."

"It's difficult and requires a lot of luck." Chen Chen himself was also full of emotion, "Even if I were given a chance to do it again, I might not do better than this time."

"You are too modest. With your ability, you can do it no matter how many times you try." Song Hye Kyo flattered him a little, and then asked as if she had just remembered, "Oh, by the way, I heard that you nominated me to be the heroine. Is that true?"

"Yes, I called your name." Chen Chen looked around, "It's not just you, I called almost everyone here."

"That's right, even the script was specifically requested by Boss Chen." Jin Enshu joined the topic cheerfully, "Boss Chen suddenly brought up the idea of ​​writing a script, and I thought it was very promising, so I agreed to it. In the end, we have "Dark Glory" now."

"Is this how you got the script?" Director An Jihao asked in surprise, "It's not uncommon to customize a script, but this is probably the first time I've customized one from writer Kim Eun-sook!!"

"The time, the place, the story, everything was just right, so the script should have appeared just right as well." Chen Chen recounted how the road was paved here bit by bit, "During that time, artists at Cube Entertainment were being accused of bullying without evidence, and then the issue of bullying came into my sight."

"At that time, C headquarters was discussing another script with writer Kwon Do-eun, and we had some disagreements, so writer Kim Eun-sook was invited to come as well."

"Then it's back to what I said at the beginning." Chen Chen smiled. "I talked to writer Jin about my feelings and the things derived from them. In the end, I wanted to generate a script, and writer Jin agreed to it."

"Everything is just perfect." Song Hye Kyo was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth. "How can every step go so perfectly?"

"Maybe this TV series should be produced by C headquarters." Chen Chen sighed pretentiously: "South Korean entertainment companies filming those bullying stories make people feel uncomfortable. If C headquarters, a Chinese company, were to do it, it would hurt everyone."

Everything was carefully planned by Chen Chen. If it wasn’t just right, then there would be a problem!
"How is the situation with the artists in C headquarters going now?"

The male lead, Lee Do Hyun, joined the topic at the right time.

"The police issued a few notices and nothing happened." Chen Chen sighed, "Although I really want the person who made the groundless accusation to pay the price, that would cause bad public opinion for C headquarters, so I can't do that."

"There's nothing we can do. People seem to react to big companies as if they are under pressure. As long as they take action against someone, no matter whether that person deserves it or not, they will damage public opinion." Kim Eun-sook also lamented, "It's too easy to make up stories on the Internet, but there are still a bunch of fools who believe whatever others say and have no ability to distinguish."

“Has Writer Kim ever had such an experience?”

Chen Chen became curious.

"I'm a writer. If the audience is dissatisfied with the plot written by the writer, people will make up stories and attack them online." Jin Enshu spread her hands, "But everyone knows that it is impossible for a writer to write a work that satisfies everyone."

"Ha, that's true." Chen Chen smiled and shook his head, "Writers also have their own frustrations."

"I have a question." Li Daoxuan suddenly raised his hand, "Am I also chosen by you?"

"Yes, I asked for you too." Chen Chen was a little confused, "Why do you ask such a question?"

"I thought I got the role that the company asked for." Li Daoxuan pointed at himself and smiled, "I am an artist under Lehua Entertainment. Everyone knows that Lehua Entertainment has a good relationship with C headquarters, so I have such doubts."

"I was wondering why Du Hua called to thank me!" Chen Chen laughed, "Because we were chatting so strangely that day and I was a little puzzled. It turns out it was because of this!"

"Oh, why didn't she just say it?!"

"Okay, I'll call Du Hua again later." Chen Chen was a little curious, "How did you, a South Korean, get to Lehua?"

"Yuehua Entertainment has had a South Korean branch for a long time, and I have always been there." Li Daoxuan said honestly: "It's just that I didn't make any achievements before, and I didn't catch your attention."

"No, no, no, you still have achievements." Chen Chen waved his hands repeatedly, "Everyone who can be named by me has achievements and abilities."

"Haha." Li Daoxuan nodded happily, "Thank you for the compliment."

"Your contract may have expired, why didn't you consider C Headquarters?" Chen Chen joked cheerfully, "If you came to C Headquarters, you would be almost the top actor!"

"I don't dare to ask for it. Besides, we have been working with Lehua for many years." Li Daoxuan smiled modestly, "Also, didn't C headquarters not want male actors at that time?"

"What are you talking about? Didn't our C headquarters sign a contract with Im Siwan?!" Chen Chen said dissatisfiedly. "That happened this year." Li Daoxuan knew a lot of things. "It didn't happen before, and C headquarters' move to let Chi Sheng go is also very puzzling."

"It's not that we didn't want male actors before, it's that we couldn't find the right ones!" Chen Chen complained: "I'm not a guy with any special fetishes, there's no need to do that kind of thing!"

"As for letting Chi Sheng go." Chen Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "His compatibility with C headquarters is quite average, but the cost of signing him must be high. I am a little scared."

"Hahahaha~"

The big boss of C headquarters actually said such a cowardly word, and the whole place was filled with a cheerful atmosphere for a while.

"..."

They had a very pleasant chat, and later when they started studying the script, Chen Chen also spoke, establishing a very outstanding image in front of these actors.

After agreeing to continue studying the script at C headquarters in the next few days, this study session will be temporarily ended.

"Is it useful to have good relationships with these actors?" Shirley poured water for Chen Chen, "Are there any that you like?"

"I'm calculating something." Chen Chen found some news and showed it to Shirley, "Isn't the time too far away?"

"UAA officially announced that it signed Song Hye Kyo on November 1, 2012." Sulli immediately reacted when she saw this, "The contract for an actor is usually ten years, which means that Song Hye Kyo may become a free agent by this time next year!"

"It would be great if our C headquarters could sign Song Hye Kyo, right?" Chen Chen snorted complacently. "From now on, we should use the TV drama to showcase our strength and build good relationships. Who knows, we may reap great rewards next year!"

Chen Chen doesn't have much to talk about Song Hye Kyo. Even if Chen has no memory of Song Hye Kyo's "future", he dares to bet that Song Hye Kyo's subsequent development will definitely not be bad. This name is trustworthy.

"If we can really sign her, then everything we do now will be worth it." Shirley took a deep breath, "Leave it to me from now on. I will perform well in the company."

"Okay, then I'll stay at S.M.A. for a few days." Chen Chen suddenly mentioned another topic, "Have you talked to Zheng Bingji about how to deal with the trainees?"

"We talked about it, and he agreed with my idea." Shirley replied: "He also said that the contestants eliminated in the process can be handed over to MODHAUS."

"It's fine to give it all to him." Chen Chen had no intention of objecting. "Zheng Bingji is still capable. I feel relieved to leave it to him."

"He is quite capable. I can see that after our interactions over this period of time." Shirley sighed and continued, "It's just that he is too good at spending money. He always invests a lot of money in everything he does."

"I'm not afraid of spending too much, I'm just afraid of not having the ability!" Chen Chen waved his hands with a lavish look, "We at C Headquarters don't have to consider the cost-effectiveness issue now. We just have to be careful not to be taken advantage of."

"If you don't consider the cost-effectiveness, it's easy to be taken advantage of. Anyway," Shirley thought about it and decided to put it another way. "I will keep an eye on it. Once I feel that it has reached the point where I have to stop, I will definitely stop it!"

"Remember to consult with me before you stop."

Chen Chen didn't say anything else, just gave a reminder.

……

Undercurrents are surging beneath the calm surface of SMART.

Almost everyone knows that CEO Lee Sung-soo plans to hold a family concert together with C headquarters, but the matter has never been finalized.

It is obvious that there are opponents among the senior executives, and the possible existence of opponents has made everyone a little unhappy.

Holding a concert together with C headquarters is a boost for everyone. Everyone will benefit. Shareholders will gain the most direct benefits, artists will gain popularity and appease fans, and ordinary employees will also receive various rewards because of this relatively large project.

Those who oppose have to suppress all their restless hearts in order to make things develop in the direction they want.

Fortunately, this person is Lee Soo-man, otherwise he would definitely not be able to be suppressed.

"Is it possible that he wants to drag it out? Everything has been done according to your wishes, which is a great improvement for you." Chen Chen guessed: "He wants to suppress you first and then agree to hold the event after a while. In this way, he gets everything, but you lose almost everything you want."

"It's not possible. From what I know about him, he really wants to do this." Li Chengzhu sighed, "Chairman Lee Soo-man has too much prestige. If he doesn't think about stopping it and wants to delay it for a month or a few months, he will be invincible."

"Is there any way to force him to surrender?" Chen Chen asked.

“Yes, but I don’t want to do it.”

Li Chengzhu's eyes flickered and he was struggling inside.

"It's not such a serious method of coercion!" Chen Chen immediately understood what he was thinking and quickly stopped him, "Let's start from a small point."

"Oh, okay." Li Chengzhu breathed a sigh of relief. "For example?"

"For example, there are so many secrets in your company that I don't know, and you want me to find loopholes?" Chen Chen said unhappily, "Just find something that won't hurt him but will cause him a lot of trouble and put it on the surface, and use human hearts to force him! Don't affect his interests, that will make him anxious!"

"It only affects reputation." Li Chengzhu fell into deep thought, "I'll pick one."

There is still room for nitpicking. Lee Soo-man left quite a few loopholes at SM Entertainment.

"Got it. Let's talk about Hybe!" Lee Sung-soo clapped his hands. "Chairman Lee Soo-man will be in a state of panic once the news of his flirting with Hybe comes to light! Even if he hasn't actually sold out the interests of the company, everyone can't help but start to worry."

"It's hard to suppress the unrest in this regard, after all, it's the major shareholders who have the opinions."

"The best way to appease the major shareholders is to hold a concert and make the pie that the shareholders want to share better." Li Chengzhu smiled confidently, "OK, done."

...(End of chapter)