star of the peninsula

Chen Chen's not going to work means not going to C headquarters. He is quite willing to go to SMART these days.

S.H.I.A. Studio is very busy these days. Not to mention Red Velvet who are preparing for their comeback, it's actually quite novel to see the members of Girls' Generation in the S.H.I.A. building quite often.

Of course, it was also very novel to see the employees from the variety show department of our company at S.H.I.E., and it could even be said to be a bit of an inexplicable pleasure.

"Did PD Luo write a new script for Girls' Generation?"

When Chen Chen saw that the filming was paused, he called Luo Yingxi to the consultant's office to have tea.

"Girls' Generation is definitely worth a new script. The complete Girls' Generation is very important, and their variety show ability is worth it." Luo Yingxi smiled and took a sip of tea. "It's not difficult to write another script, because they are rich in content and it's easy to write a variety show script."

“No.” Chen Chen was speechless after hearing this and reminded: “This is a group show prepared by others for the 15th anniversary, not a pure variety show!”

"Don't worry, I know everything." Luo Yingxi raised his eyebrows proudly, "When it comes to expressing delicate emotions, I am definitely not bad!"

Chen Chen thought about it for a moment and smiled with some conviction.

"Tsk, it seems to be true."

When Luo PD's show really wants to express emotions, it can make people cry. There is nothing wrong with what he said.

“When will the New Journey to the West be restarted?”

Chen Chen asked suddenly.

"Oh, why are you pushing me too?" Luo Yexi held his head in pain. "TVN is pushing me, and the people around me are pushing me. I was glad that C headquarters didn't push me, but now you've started it too!"

"A money tree that has produced many golden fruits suddenly stops bearing fruit. Who wouldn't be anxious?" Chen Chen laughed cheerfully. "To be honest, I find it strange that you are not being forced by TVN to film "New Journey to the West". When did that TV station become so good-tempered?"

"It's just that it's hard to push them. The more they push me, the less I can write." Luo Yingxi looked at Chen Chen and tried to gain his approval. "You are also a creator, so you must know how I feel, right?"

"I'm not really sure. Usually no one pushes me, and I don't really need anyone to push me. I always finish my work ahead of time." Chen Chen said playfully, "PD Luo needs to learn from me in this regard, and try to be a producer who doesn't need to be pushed."

"..."

"My show is about to start, and I have nothing to say to people like you!"

Luo Yexi's expression froze and he left in a depressed mood.

……

After seeing Luo Yingxi off, Chen Chen unceremoniously printed out a bunch of emails using his computer's printer. He would rely on them to kill time from now on.

Today I was reading emails about movies. There have been a lot of leaks to be picked up recently, and Chen Chen wanted to grab a few.

Filming a movie is a long and time-consuming process. During the period when epidemic policies were the most stringent, the progress of various films was obviously delayed.

Do the production crew need to eat? Is the actors' time precious? Do the staff need to live? ! To be frank, the epidemic blockade policy has caused many films that could have been safely landed to suffer. Some have died directly, and some will be forced to die if they don't attract new investment.

What Chen Chen was waiting for was the second type, the kind of contact from the production team that would run into problems if they didn't receive the money.

As for C headquarters, they are angel investors, truly angel-like investors. So far, no one has said anything bad about C headquarters in terms of accepting investment.

It is possible to say that C headquarters is overbearing, but it is impossible to say that it is bad.

Therefore, many production teams that have completed the overall construction will also think about bringing in the C headquarters.

Chen Chen didn’t do this kind of thing before, because the benefits were very small. You were the one who was brought in to play after the construction was completed, so it would definitely not be possible for him to give you too much benefit.

It’s different now. The other party needs capital injection from C headquarters, so Chen Chen has much more initiative.

For example, the film "Concrete Utopia" that Chen Chen is currently working on was launched in 2020 and started shooting in 2021. However, it has not been completed yet in 2022. Do you think this film has any financial pressure?

Yes, of course, a lot of it.

This is a script adapted from a comic book. The comic book author is under a lot of pressure, but there are people who are under more pressure than the comic book author, and that is the comic book website.

It is too heavy for a comics website to take on the responsibility of producing a whole movie. Even with the support of a company behind it, this burden is still too heavy!
It is acceptable to accept support from the companies behind the scenes, but if we accept too much, won’t it make the management of the comics website appear particularly incompetent?
For your own future, going out to seek investment is the best choice.

C headquarters has a good reputation in the comic adaptation industry, this is it!

After taking out "Concrete Utopia" and putting it aside, Chen Chen went on to check other emails.

"..."

Well. That’s it. It seems that finding a bargain is not an easy thing, especially since Chen Chen is very picky.

Come to think of it, this is South Korea after all, and the environment for attracting investment in the film and television industry is relatively harmonious. Not everyone will come to C headquarters.

Probably, it would be good if there were one or two out of ten, and this might be the bonus brought by the influence of sponsoring Lee Jung-jae to shoot "The Hunt".

"Oppa, a new batch of emails has been sorted out, and the files are in your draft box."

Zhou Xinyu called at the perfect time to tell Chen Chen that there was something new to do to pass the time.

Chen Chen was very happy and went to the printer to print out another stack of information.

Needless to say, there was a gain. A movie called "Smuggling" caught Chen Chen's eye.

"I never thought that a great director like you would end up in such a situation."

Chen Chen slapped the page of information on his hands, his eyes full of excitement.

If you haven't heard of the movie "Smuggling", you should know its director Ryu Seung-wan. If you don't know the director Ryu Seung-wan, well, his representative work in recent years is called "Veteran".

If even “Veteran” doesn’t know, Chen Chen has no choice but to tell him to drink more hot drinks, or rather, watch more movies.

Chen Chen, a big director in the industry like Liu Chengwan, certainly follows his movements, so Chen knew about the existence of this movie, and also knew that the movie was originally planned to be filmed at the beginning of this year.

But it's already March, and it seems that the obstacles Director Ryu Seung-wan is facing are much greater than expected.

That's right, Ryu Seung-wan is an independent big director, he only has good relationships with production companies but no corporate backing.

Being a director, screenwriter and producer can indeed help you maintain your freedom, but you will also often be stretched when something goes wrong.

Look, isn't this trouble?

Chen Chen is such a kind-hearted person that of course he couldn't bear to see such a talented director suffer because of some external factors, so he immediately took the information of "Smuggling" aside and listed it as a priority!
"Tuk Tuk~"

There was a knock on the door, and Li Chengzhu stood at the door waiting for Chen Chen's call.

"Come in!" Chen Chen waved at him, "Just come in next time. If you stand at the door and others see you, they will think I am putting on airs."

"Okay, definitely next time." Li Chengzhu smiled and walked over to sit down opposite Chen Chen.

"Boss Chen has to deal with so much work every day? No wonder Headquarter C is doing so well."

Looking at the A4 papers scattered all over the table, Li Chengzhu flattered him. "It's just some simple emails, not business." Chen Chen randomly picked a few that he didn't want and gave them to him, "Take a look, if you're interested you can get involved."

"Then I won't be polite."

Li Chengzhu did not lie at all. He took it from Chen Chen and began to read it carefully. He seized every possible opportunity to grow rapidly.

But this opportunity was obviously not good. The investment in film production was not something that Li Chengzhu could afford. He gained nothing except realizing once again the gap between him and Chen Chen.

"This is not something I can afford." Li Chengzhu handed the information back respectfully, "I can't mobilize such a large amount of funds."

"Change your thinking." Chen Chen reminded: "What the production team needs now is all-round support. S.M.A. must be able to help in some way."

"Are you talking about OST or something like that?" Lee Sung-soo thought of something.

"No way?" Chen Chen shrugged, "Aren't Taeyeon and Wendy's OSTs well received?"

"Generally speaking, this kind of thing is something that others invite us to do, something that they actively ask for," Li Chengzhu touched his nose, "We haven't done it yet, and it feels a bit embarrassing."

"It is a bit embarrassing, but here comes the question," Chen Chen raised his lips, "Who are you embarrassing for?"

"The one missing is someone from the company. After all, it was the company that asked about it."

Lee Sung-soo replied.

"Then who is the one who benefits?" Chen Chen asked again.

“It’s an artist.”

Lee Sung-soo did not hesitate.

"If the artist gets benefits from the people who ruined the company, will the artist be grateful to the person who did this?" Chen Chen said coldly, "Aren't you trying to win people's hearts? Why don't you use such a useful trick?"

"Because I didn't think about it." Lee Sung-soo smiled bitterly, "I spent all my energy on the idol department. I didn't think about anything else, including these related things."

"Besides, I feel like it's a little too late now."

"Artists' hearts are wavering and they can no longer be bought off with such little benefit. The path to taking the mass line from artists has been blocked."

"I only have one way." Li Chengzhu's idea was very direct, "That is to stand at the highest point and give orders to those below in the coldest tone."

"That's fine." Chen Chen pursed his lips, "How's it going?"

"The flow of funds for the joint concert helped a lot. After we found the traces, it became easy to find evidence." Li Chengzhu frowned, "But the difficulty of this matter has never been in finding evidence. I think you also know that."

"I know." Chen Chen nodded. "It is indeed a very difficult task, but it is also something that is becoming increasingly possible to achieve."

"The company is made up of many people. Everyone can tell who is working for everyone and who is only concerned about themselves."

"What you have to do is to persevere until everyone stops ignoring President Li's mistakes and until everyone believes that you can correct the mistakes that exist here." Chen Chen encouraged, "This road will be a bit difficult, keep going."

"..."

"Forget it, I won't come over to chat with you anymore." Li Chengzhu stood up suddenly. "Every time I finish chatting with you, I feel heavier in my heart. It's so uncomfortable!"

"Because you don't need to talk to me. You know exactly what you want to do, and you know exactly what channels you want to use to accomplish your ideas." Chen Chen pointed at himself. "What you want from me is nothing more than confidence, but I can't give confidence to others. I'm just a senior consultant who can't do anything."

"..."

"I'll speed up the process."

Li Chengzhu stood there in silence for a while, then left after saying this.

Chen Chen was indeed pointing out to him, reminding him that the things he promised to give to Chen Chen before the concert had not been delivered yet.

Mr. Chen was not in a hurry, but he saw that Li Chengzhu came to him again and again too easily, so he put some pressure on Representative Li.

Running back and forth, just talking without paying, isn't Chen Chen being taken advantage of for free? That won't do!
After rolling up the useful information, Chen Chen also planned to leave.

"Boss, let's go together."

When I went out, I met Xu Xian who was just getting off work, and the two agreed to walk together for a while.

"How does it feel to be an idol for a short time?" Chen Chen asked with a smile: "Do you miss those days?"

"Do you want to hear the truth?"

Xu Xian's eyes flickered, as if she was about to say something outrageous.

"truth."

Chen Chen just hummed.

"I don't miss the experience of being an idol, I just miss the days of working with a group of people like this." Xu Xian replied.

"As expected of you." Chen Chen smiled and shook his head, "It's both real and realistic, and you said it very seriously."

"You said I should hear the truth, so of course I have to tell you my true thoughts." Xu Xian smiled beautifully, "You are the president, how dare I lie to you?"

"Okay, then I'll ask you another question, and please answer it truthfully." Chen Chen asked directly, "What kind of next film and television resource do you hope to get from the company?"

"It's up to you to decide. I don't have any ideas of my own yet."

As expected, Xu Xian chose to lie without any hesitation.

"How about I let you do whatever you want?" Chen Chen said, "It's not easy to find a work that's just right for you like 'Red Border on Sleeves'. You have to give the company some time."

"I don't dare to ask for so much." Xu Xian lowered her head, "The company has done a lot for me."

"Okay, let's do this for now." Chen Chen nodded. "No matter what you think in your heart, I will believe you since you said so. I won't give you a chance to explain!"

"Just follow your own pace." Xu Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief and told the truth, "I really don't dare to ask you for anything. I'll be scared."

"It's not that I'm afraid of upsetting you, because I know you're not that kind of person and you won't be upset by the normal requests of your employees."

"I'm afraid that my thoughts will disturb your train of thought. It would be a bad thing if a grain of sand were mixed into the pure white flour."

As the first actress signed by C headquarters, Xu Xian is very clear that the core of the acting department has always been the president who often comes up with magical scripts.

She was really not afraid of being scolded by Chen Chen or anything like that, but she was really afraid that it would influence Chen Chen's thinking when choosing resources for her.

As a professional artist, Xu Xian knows clearly what is more important.

...(End of chapter)