star of the peninsula

A few months ago, Lee Soo Man's sale of his shares caused a big stir, and Kakao, CJ, and Hybe all participated in the competition. I think the fuse for the subsequent explosion was laid here.

Chen Chen did not choose to join in at that time, but watched the show at Diaoyutai for several months.

First, he knew that the transaction would not succeed no matter which side Lee Soo-man chose. Second, even if C headquarters got involved, Lee Soo-man would not choose him.

In this grand talent show, Lee Soo-man finally chose CJ as his trading partner.

On the one hand, others give more money, and on the other hand, CJ can better cooperate with the SM globalization strategy envisioned by Lee Soo-man.

Therefore, trading shares to CJ was something that everyone in the company was happy about, and there was no opposition at that time.

Everyone with a stake in the country will be happy that we not only maintain our sovereignty but also gain strong support.

Don’t think that Lee Soo-man will have no influence on SMART just because he threw away his shares. He still has a wholly-owned holding company, LIKE Planning.

Through this company, Lee Soo Man retained a portion of SMART's shares and completed actual control over SMART through this company, including the blood-sucking operation.

Another series of "tax avoidance" operations were also completed here, but the "tax avoidance" here seemed to be tax evasion in the eyes of others, and in the end he got himself blown up because of this.

Unfortunately, the deal with CJ was not reached.

The two sides eventually broke down in the end, and both sides came out to deny the deal, which was just a matter of signing a contract.

If it is a pity that we could not reach a deal with CJ, then everyone will object if the deals with others are not even to the point of being negotiable.

Selling to Kakao is a bit risky for the company. Kakao is a control freak and will definitely further erode control and eventually put SMART in its hands.

Losing the right to speak and becoming a broiler chicken that depends on others to get dividends and sometimes has to have two ounces of meat cut off? Not only the major shareholders can't stand it, but also the small and medium shareholders can't stand it.

This would never have happened if nothing unexpected had happened. If something unexpected had happened, it would have been because the accident was too powerful.

Selling to Hybe means waiting to be drained of blood. Everyone is watching what Hybe does, so this should be opposed even more.

The acquisition operations between peers are aimed at taking everything in one go. The gap between S.H.I.E. and Hybe is not as big as that between Starship, Cube Entertainment and C Headquarters. There is absolutely no possibility of peaceful coexistence!
That's why Lee Sung-soo was so sure that as long as he revealed the fact that Chairman Lee Soo-man was flirting with Hybe in private, Lee Soo-man would definitely be forced to make all kinds of compromises under pressure.

……

The fact was just as Chen Chen and Li Chengzhu expected. When unknown rumors began to spread within SMART, Li Xiuman, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke up.

He even said that he hoped everyone would stay alert and complete the concert during this epidemic to demonstrate the superior strength of S.H.I.P., which were inspiring words.

After Lee Soo Man nodded, the progress of the joint concert suddenly accelerated. The whole company was working hard for the same goal, which moved Chen Chen.

"What did you do when you returned to C headquarters after being moved?"

Shirley asked unkindly.

"Nothing." Chen Chen avoided the question calmly, "I have been reading scripts since I came back. The script reserves of C headquarters are running out."

Finding a suitable script for C headquarters is the most righteous thing to do. Even if Shirley can't stand Chen Chen's leisurely look, she can't blame Chen Chen in this matter.

"Did you gain anything?" Shirley asked.

"No, I feel that the direction that C headquarters will focus on next may be the sequel." Chen Chen counted on his fingers, "Dark Glory will definitely have a second part. Writer Jin hasn't finished writing the script yet. I know this."

"There will also be a second season of Im Si-wan's 'The Chaser', and I have discussed this with MBC TV station."

"Let's not talk about Squid! There will definitely be a second season, and I'm actively promoting it to start filming as soon as possible." Chen Chen's attitude became much more serious when he mentioned Squid! "I don't think its second season will be as successful as the first one, so I hope it can be produced earlier and take advantage of the popularity of the first season, so that there will be greater gains."

"Will Netflix agree?" Shirley asked, hitting the nail on the head. "They have done so many things around this IP, and it's obvious that they want to go the IP commercial route. Your quick release of the second season seems to be a waste of IP."

"So what I said is that I am actively promoting it." Chen Chen sighed helplessly, "As for whether others listen to me or not, that's another matter."

"Fortunately, my words were somewhat effective, and the South Korean members of the production team were willing to support me." Chen Chen's eyes flickered, "So it is not impossible for the second season to appear in the public eye in advance."

If we judge the performance of the second season of "Squidward Gaming" by the average, it cannot be said to be bad, but if we judge it by the performance of the first season, it is simply terrible, and the level has dropped to one tenth of the original!

It takes a long time to drag on and then serve a piece of terrible stuff to the audience. This will hurt everyone's trust in you. In comparison, it might be better to serve it earlier and get criticized earlier.

"You seem to have no confidence in the sequel to Squidward." Shirley found it a little strange, "but you have strong confidence in the sequel to Dark Glory. What's the difference between them?"

"I wrote part of the script for Dark Glory, and C Headquarters was in charge of the production. How can they be the same?!" Chen Chen pouted. "C Headquarters is just a partner for Squidward Games. I don't have much say, and the script has nothing to do with me. It's hard for me to trust them."

"You can also give some suggestions on the script here." Shirley joked, "Would that make you feel more at ease?"

"I don't have that ability. Besides, even if I did, no one would agree with this idea." Chen Chen smiled bitterly and shook his head. "With the first season being so popular, it would be unacceptable for Huang Dong Hyuk to co-create the second season. I can't take such a big blame."

"Hwang Dong Hyuk is an excellent director, but his storytelling skills are average."

"Almost all of his outstanding works are adaptations, and he stepped on dog shit with this one "Squidward", and this is exactly why I don't trust him."

"It's impossible for people to be lucky all the time, right?" Chen Chen added, "Besides, the first season of Squidward Fever was a hit not because of the good story!"

"Since you think so, other people should think so too." Shirley suggested, "Why not gather people with the same idea together and let you take the lead in putting forward opinions together, what do you think?"

"That's terrible. That will ruin our relationship." Chen Chen refused directly. "I would rather watch the sequel fail without saying a word than be such a bad guy."

"Just be aware of what's going on." Shirley had nothing else to say. "I won't delay you from reading the script. I'm going to get busy now."

"I'm sorry to bother you with the joint concert. You have to take care of all three companies." Chen Chen finally said something heartwarming, "If there's anything that's difficult to coordinate, please tell me and I'll go over there myself."

This joint concert does not mean much to C headquarters, but it brings a lot of trouble, and many things need to be readjusted.

It's not so bad if we just talk about C headquarters, after all, there aren't that many people who can attend the concert. But if we include Starship and Cube Entertainment, there are a lot of people, both of them are capable of holding their own family concerts, and now that they are together, there are really a lot of things to coordinate.

Fortunately, Chen Chen now has two more assistants. When he is not in need, he can give the work to Shirley to help her with her work.

"Oppa, the first week statistics for 'Red Border on the Sleeves', which started airing on November 12 and features Seohyun as the female lead, are out. Would you like to take a look?"

Jin Liuran knocked on the door and placed a document on Chen Chen's desk.

"I won't read it. You can take it again." Chen Chen waved his hand. "Or you can send it to your senior Xu Xian. She probably doesn't have such detailed information."

"it is good."

Jin Liuran took back the information and turned to leave.

"Wait a minute." Chen Chen stopped her, "How is the recent practice going?"

"I've had a lot more free time recently, and I've had a lot more time to practice, which feels great." Jin Liuran replied, "And you've given us special permission to practice at headquarters C, and you've also invited teachers to the building to teach us privately, so there's no reason for us not to do well."

"OK, as long as it's useful." Chen Chen nodded with satisfaction and reminded: "Don't take what you just said as special treatment, this is the treatment you deserve. Before you are trainees, you are first my assistants."

"Is Oppa really willing to let us debut?" Jin Liuran suddenly became curious. "After we debut, there will be less we can do to help Oppa. Wouldn't it be a waste of time for you to hire an assistant?"

"You still have some time before your debut, and this time is enough for me to handle everything and step back behind the scenes. You won't have much work by then anyway." Chen Chen encouraged: "Just work hard on your debut. I hope you can be the first batch of people to debut in MODHAUS."

"We will try our best." Jin Liuran reminded him, "Also, please don't forget the Qinglong Awards Ceremony in a week. You have already agreed to attend it."

……

Originally Chen Chen said he would not go, but KBS TV station kept inviting him.

You have to give face to the TV station, otherwise, can you bear the delay of your TV series? You can't bear the delay of your music performance either!

"I couldn't say I would come, but I did. You're quite interesting."

Lee Ji-eun saw Chen Chen backstage and came over to talk to him.

"It's not far away, what's wrong with coming over?" Chen Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, "Do you not want to see me or what?"

"I was just saying it casually. Why are you so aggressive?" Li Zhien snorted. "I was able to win the award today because of course I hope you can come!"

"Hey, are you guys ready for the various activities at the end of the year at C headquarters?" Lee Ji-eun casually said something else, "Basically, from now on, there will be various music activities non-stop."

"There's nothing to prepare." Chen Chen said casually, "Integrate is already very familiar with this kind of thing, and LIGHTSUM can just follow their senior sisters."

"It's great to have a senior sister to guide me." Li Zhien asked, "What about your subsidiary?"

"What do you mean by my subsidiary? Cube Entertainment and Starship must be doing this on their own!" Chen Chen was confused. "Even if it's a subsidiary, they can't expect us to help them do this!"

"I thought you would show it off at various award ceremonies at the end of this year." Li Zhien explained: "After all, your performance this year is terrible, and it's not too much to show off."

"So that's what it is." Chen Chen smiled and shook his head, "If you're too high-profile, you'll die quickly. Let C headquarters live two more years."

"Do you have an idea of ​​the awards you can win this year?"

Chen Chen changed the subject and asked something else.

"The female solo award should be a sure win, after all, the performance of Celebrity you gave her was incredible. I don't know about other than that." Li Zhien was a little greedy, "Maybe there will be gains in movies?"

"Maybe Baeksang Arts Festival will also give you a new actress in a movie category, but that's next year." Chen Chen shook his hair casually, "Forget it, let's talk about it next year. Anyway, I will definitely attend the Baeksang Arts Festival next year."

"Next year's Baeksang Arts Festival," Li Zhien couldn't help but pursed her lips, "maybe it will be killed by your "Squid Game"."

"It's expected. I think everyone has been preparing for this since Squidward Fever became a big hit." Chen Chen gave a fitting example, "Just like when we heard that Parasite won the Oscar, all the competitors in the film industry had to prepare themselves mentally from that moment on."

"Haha, that's almost the same!" Li Zhien covered her mouth and laughed, "But I can't monopolize you anymore, the other actors also seem to want to talk to President Chen."

"..."

Although socializing is not a pleasure for Chen Chen, it is not a difficult task either. He can handle it with ease.

With his current status among actors, I'm afraid no one would have the courage to embarrass him, and he can't help but feel unhappy.

After getting to know the director and chatting with the actors, Chen Chen felt that the time was about up, so he found a corner to sit down and play with his phone, pretending to be a place where no one could get in.

"Hey, why is President Chen staying in a place like this? Is it because the organizers didn't treat him well enough?"

Lin Yuna turned around in her evening gown.

"You're afraid that it might affect the Blue Dragon Award winner's walking." Chen Chen opened his mouth to fight back, "If you don't win the award because of my stumbling, I'll be guilty of a great sin."

"Alright, I wasn't going to win anyway, I came here just for the Popularity Award." Lin Yuner sat down next to Chen Chen and asked, "Regarding the concert, how are the preparations going at C headquarters? When can we start rehearsals?"

"what?"

Chen Chen shrank back.

"I'm looking forward to meeting the girls from C headquarters." Lin Yuner said righteously, "I like girl groups, is that not okay?"

...(End of chapter)