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"The crew of "Suriname" has been built. Do you want to take a look?"

Shirley placed a document in front of Chen Chen.

"No need, Netflix is ​​watching over us, I'm assured." Chen Chen rested his hands behind his head and lay there leisurely, without even raising his eyelids. "Oh, I've had much less communication with Netflix recently, so I need to take some time to get back in touch with her."

"Reduced communication?" Shirley couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "Are you unhappy about the "Squid Game Season 2"?"

"It's not unpleasant, just a little awkward." Chen Chen sat up straight and replied, "It's mainly because of me. I was so tough and refused to give in. Even if they wanted to have follow-up communication, it would be difficult to do so."

"Then just let them do what they want. Regardless of the profits or responsibilities, the bulk of the money belongs to them. There's no need to be so concerned about their affairs." Shirley reminded, "Sometimes you act too attentive, and even if you're doing good things, it can make people suspicious."

"I know. I won't care about it anymore." Chen Chen touched his chin. "Now I'm thinking about whether our C headquarters should still participate in the production of the second season."

"Let's get involved. If the second season doesn't do well, we might be affected to some extent."

"If we don't participate, others can put the blame for the poor performance of the second season on us. Although it sounds like it's a face-saving thing to say that the poor performance of Squidward's Game Season 2 was caused by the withdrawal of C headquarters, I still don't want such voices to appear."

"It's a bit difficult to do it on both sides." Chen Chen had a headache. "Creating some rumors can completely get rid of C headquarters, but that might cause some dirty talk with Netflix, which I don't want."

Spread the news in advance that C headquarters thinks the quality of the second season's script is not good and demanded early filming or script revisions but Netflix refused. Make a big fuss about it right now and then hide it until "Squidward Fever Season 2" starts airing. If you dig it out at that time, it will help C headquarters to completely exonerate itself.

"Chen Chen has already told us that the script is not good, and that we should either release it in advance to catch up with the previous wave of traffic or revise the script, but he refused to listen. Look, this second season is doomed!"

There will definitely be someone who will say something like this. Even if no one says it, Chen Chen can find someone to say it himself. Anyway, as long as he wants to, such remarks will appear.

The cost of this approach is that Netflix has taken all the blame, which may make C headquarters unhappy for standing by and watching and getting a good reputation.

"I think we should still participate, and we should put more effort into the production." Shirley came up with a good idea, "But we should keep taking credit, take credit to the public, and tell everyone how much effort we put into the production."

“But we have to set the reason for working so hard on the production as we feel the script is not capable enough to carry on the first season, and occasionally reveal a little to the public.”

"The last thing is to wait for the broadcast to go online and do some operations." Shirley said, "This way we won't cause trouble for Netflix, and we can still be relatively clean."

"Okay, I think there's no problem with that." Chen Chen nodded, "Then I'll talk to Netflix with this idea in mind."

"Speaking of which," Sulli jumped to another topic, "Did Boss Hong tell you that LIGHTSUM's comeback in April might collide with Bigbang's?"

"I know about this myself, but Boss Hong didn't tell me." Chen Chen said with a smile: "Boss Hong has seen all kinds of storms. This is not the first time he has clashed with Bigbang. I believe he can handle it well."

"This situation is special." Shirley stared at Chen Chen, "You know."

"It's precisely because everyone knows that this situation is special that we don't need to do anything." Chen Chen said calmly: "It's useless to do anything, so let's just proceed as usual."

"That's right." Sulli couldn't help but sigh. "This is TOP's last comeback before he leaves Bigbang. The fans will definitely cheer like crazy. Plus, Bigbang itself is one of the most powerful groups. I feel like no one can match their first wave of explosion this time."

"Yeah, so just assume you lose in the first round." Chen Chen shrugged, "Keep a calm mind and treat this as a test for the girls."

"Everything went smoothly at Integrate, but why did all kinds of problems arise at LIGHTSUM? I feel sorry for the girls." Sulli felt a little dizzy. "When they debuted, they were affected by the data, and when they released their second album, they encountered such a shocking event as a Bigbang member leaving the group. Are the girls of LIGHTSUM born with bad luck?"

"It's just that some things happened to happen here. Don't talk as if Integrate wouldn't encounter these things if it debuted at this time." Chen Chen led her to think in a circle, "Think about it another way. The girls of LIGHTSUM should be thankful that they debuted in C headquarters."

"Well, the girls will still encounter these problems if they debut elsewhere. If they debut in C headquarters, our excellent backup capabilities can actually provide them with more help." Shirley looked at the man sitting at the desk next to her with sharp eyes, "So Chen Chen, do you have any way to help with this matter?"

"No!" Chen Chen rolled his eyes at her. "Do you expect us to win against Bigbang's group of helpless soldiers? Just dream about it!"

"No, if you have it, there is nothing you can't do!" Shirley didn't know where her confidence in Chen Chen came from, "You must have a way, or at least an idea!"

"It's not too late to tell the solution now, otherwise it will be too late!"

"You can't let the girls from Lightsum suffer like this, can you?" Shirley begged, "Aren't they your own children too? Just help them."

"I think Lightsum is your biological child." Chen Chen complained, "You are more worried about them than I am."

"They are all good employees of C headquarters. How can I not be nervous?!" Shirley scolded: "You can say such things. At least you have some ideas in your mind. Tell me."

"Sometimes being understood too well by others is not a good thing." Chen Chen muttered softly, sat up straight and cleared his throat, "Ahem, since we can't defeat the opponent head-on, we might as well choose to avoid the sharp edge for the time being and save our strength for later."

I avoid his edge?! Uh, I have to avoid it, I have to avoid it.

"Keep silent in the early stages and wait until Bigbang's first wave is over before launching our own promotional campaign?" Sulli stroked her hair unconsciously, "Will this work? And if the title song doesn't explode in the first round, it will be meaningless!"

"Aren't there other songs besides the main song? Why not hide one of them?" Chen Chen stopped hiding. "The usual practice is to secretly put a main song in the included songs and let it grow quietly under the protection of the main song. When the time is right, prepare a publicity campaign for it. This way, it can gain a wave of popularity at the main song level."

"It's a safe remedy. Unless it's a particularly important comeback, people generally don't use it."

"Do you know why?"

Chen Chen left a question for Shirley.

"I know." Sulli nodded and said, "Unless it's an extremely outstanding work, the upper limit still depends on the idol group itself."

“The growth of an idol group in the same comeback is limited. Even if they are given two or three hit songs, the idol group’s growth will not be two or three times as much. Most of the time, it is just a little bit more than normal growth.”

"The company will suffer a loss if it does this, and the cost is not proportional to the benefits. The company will not do this unless it must have a stable return."

"Of course, all of the above is done under normal circumstances." Shirley added: "The extremely rare situation of triggering a song of ascension is not within the scope of discussion."

"Well, that's basically it." Chen Chen said with a smile: "Now you should know why the second regular album of artists under SM Entertainment is often a great album, because SM Entertainment believes that the timing of the second regular album is the time when they must win."

"Hmm," Sulli pondered, "That's true. The second regular album of a silly idol is usually released in the third year after debut. No one would believe if you say that time is not important!" "Hey, I suddenly want to ask you something." Sulli looked at him with interest, "Which song of Red Velvet's second regular album do you like best?"

"I don't have a favorite, I like too many." Chen Chen laughed directly, "Red Velvet's official second-rate company is really willing to put in a lot of songs, every song is good!"

Not to mention the title song "Peek-A-Boo", it has always been one of Chen Chen's favorite Red Velvet songs.

What followed were songs like "Look", "Second Date" and "I Just", which people who like them love to death.

Oh, there’s also a great song called “Kingdom Come”, I almost forgot to mention it.

"Then would you like to secretly put some good stuff in LIGHTSUM's album?" Shirley got back to the point and said coquettishly, "Since the girls are so unlucky, it's not a big deal to help them, right?"

"I've already said that I'm not willing to take care of idols' affairs this year. You can't let me be a person who goes back on my word, right?" Chen Chen patiently comforted her, "It's okay to let the girls go through some hardships in the early stages. It's much better than going through them again in the later stages."

"But you have to give them enough confidence that they can get through it. The girls haven't gotten any benefits so far, they've just been hit hard!" Shirley argued, "You should take this opportunity to give them some confidence. I think this is a good thing."

"..."

"It makes sense."

Chen Chen was actually shaken.

Shirley held her breath and dared not say a word. She had to wait for Chen Chen to make his own decision. If she spoke at this time and added fuel to the fire, it might have the opposite effect.

“But you can’t give it to the main player.”

Chen Chen made a decision quickly. He has never been a person who likes to hesitate.

"What are you going to do?" Shirley asked anxiously.

"I put a piece I wrote a long time ago in there just for fun." Chen Chen lied on the spot, "My old works may not be suitable for the current market, so it's hard to become a big hit."

"But it's my work after all. I have the foundation and ability. With a little help from the girls, I can still do it."

"Go talk to President Hong first. I'll give you the stuff tomorrow."

Chen Chen said it calmly, but only he knew that he would not be able to sleep tonight.

……

The work that is suitable for use at this time is called "Perfect Night", an English single that has risen from outside the top 100 to the top of melon with a very healthy sound source curve in more than half a month.

Everyone's love for it accumulates slowly, and the explosion after it reaches its peak is somewhat terrifying, and its influence overseas is also not low.

Chen Chen now feels that this song "Perfect Night" might be used at this time.

More than half a month is enough to dissipate Bigbang's first wave of popularity. No fan group can maintain the momentum for such a long time, no matter who it is.

After dodging the first wave, the road ahead is smooth. "Perfect Night" will make great efforts to propel LIGHTSUM to the top of the clouds, allowing the girls to enjoy the feeling of being a big star.

"It's not that I think you can't bear this hardship, it's that I'm really soft-hearted and think you haven't tasted the sweetness since your debut, so go and thank Sulli."

Muttering something, Chen Chen sent "Perfect Night" to Hong Shengcheng via email.

After stretching his body, Chen Chen suddenly wanted to eat something fried to comfort his stomach at four in the morning.

He knew that this was not a good idea, but just thinking about it made Chen unable to stop drooling, and his tongue urged him to quickly open the food delivery app.

"Hey Yixi~"

Just when I had ordered everything and was about to place the order, Hong Shengcheng called.

"Why are you still awake at this hour, Boss Hong?"

Chen Chen was not in a good mood but still controlled his tone.

"You suddenly said you wanted to add a song, which made me a little too excited." Hong Shengcheng replied cheerfully, "Besides, when there is suddenly an extra song in the album, there are too many things to move overall, and I have to deal with it slowly."

"Is it done now?" Chen Chen asked.

"No, I still have a lot of things to do. I just saw that you were still awake so I thought of calling to chat." Hong Shengcheng was very excited. "I don't like working all night, but this time I worked very well."

"Hurry up and record the songs. Time is running out." Chen Chen suddenly thought of something. "But you did remind me that the album discs have to be re-burned. The original ones have to be discarded."

"Fortunately, we haven't reached the packaging and assembly stage yet, otherwise we would have suffered a huge loss this time!" Chen Chen was also happy because he saved money, "Boss Hong, you have done a great job, you have saved C headquarters hundreds of millions of won!
"Hahaha, I'm glad I could help you!" Hong Seung-sung sighed, "Your sudden help this time also helped Cube Entertainment a lot, otherwise we would have to bite the bullet and carry out regular operations under Bigbang. Your support was very timely!"

"Thanks to CEO Cui, it was her request, I didn't do anything." Chen Chen gave all the credit to Shirley, "If you insist, I just found a song that can be used at this time from my old stuff and gave it to Cube Entertainment. As for the operation ideas, an old hand like President Hong will definitely think of it."

"You can get what you want, but you can't make a meal without the right conditions. You can't do it no matter how hard you try." Hong Shengcheng sighed, "It's amazing that Representative Cui was able to convince you."

"Okay, is there anything else?" Chen Chen was a little impatient, "I plan to eat something, hang up if you have nothing else."

"Thank you for your hard work. Goodbye."

Hong Shengcheng ran away without hesitation.

...(End of chapter)