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The ratings of the second episode were halved, falling from 8 points in the premiere to 4 points, near the average. The change in the ratings of "There's Tomorrow" did not escape Chen Chen's calculations.

Bae Joo-hyun didn't react much. She had prepared herself mentally yesterday and when she looked at the number again she just felt that the midnight snack was delicious. She couldn't let this change in ratings affect her mood for eating midnight snack.

Of course, it was also related to the fact that she paid attention to Netflix data under Chen Chen's guidance.

"Netflix seems to have put in a little effort, and the publicity resources given are a little more than expected."

Chen Chen made a comment.

"Why can't it be MBC who's doing something?" Pei Zhuxuan's doubts disappeared halfway through. "That's right, why would the TV station do anything? They hope that everyone won't watch it online."

"Then the question is, why is Netflix making such an effort?" Bae Joo Hyun asked in confusion: "Does Netflix have acquaintances in the production team? Or is it because they have a better relationship with MBC TV station?"

"Don't mention it, Netflix and MBC TV have a really good relationship." Chen Chen rubbed his chin and thought for a while, "It seems that among the three major TV stations, MBC and Netflix have the most cooperation!"

"Just because of this?" Pei Zhuxuan was a little dumbfounded, "Isn't this a little too frivolous?"

"It's definitely not just because of this!" Chen Chen laughed dumbly, "It's true that Netflix wants to save face, and it's also true that they have their own ideas."

"I guess." Chen Chen speculated irresponsibly, "Netflix thinks that the production level of "There's Tomorrow" is good, and they want to give it a push to see if it can take off."

"How do you take off?" Bae Joo Hyun put down her chopsticks. "At what level do you take off?"

"Squid Game, it's definitely a success if it can achieve that level!" Chen Chen picked up her chopsticks and took over the midnight snack. "If there's still tomorrow, it can also achieve excellent results. A good script, high-quality production, and super-high-standard publicity can be used as a standardized path."

"It is extremely important for every company to have a fixed method for success. Although people may say that I am following a script and never change, why should I change when I can always succeed? People who are dissatisfied must be jealous!"

"For example, SMART has a very fixed operation strategy for idol groups. If you take a long-term view of the overall situation, SMART has a set of objective rules for what to do at what point."

"Hey, do you feel this way yourself?" Chen Chen asked with a smile, "I found myself to be a part of a formulaic product."

"It's hard to understand this feeling when you're in the middle of it." Pei Zhuxuan curled her lips, "But I've heard this kind of argument in various comments."

"It seems that there are still many old fans. The ability to summarize this kind of rules cannot be cultivated in one or two years." Chen Chen took the opportunity to conduct an interview. "Ms. Irene, what do you think of this statement?"

“Ahem.” Bae Joo Hyun cleared her throat and immediately turned into a professional idol. “At first I just thought it was ridiculous. We are real people with our own personalities. How could we be associated with formulaic products?!”

"But later on I didn't think it was a big deal. What other people say doesn't really have a big impact, and our fans definitely won't say that about us."

"Now, hehe." Pei Zhuxuan snorted twice in a pretentious manner, "I think it's pretty good! It's a classic product produced by a big brand, and everyone can feel at ease when purchasing it!"

Once idols acknowledge their commodity attributes, some things become easy for them to accept.

"Speaking of which." Pei Zhuxuan suddenly became curious, "Where are you going to sell these 'goods' of C headquarters in the future?"

"Huaxia." Chen Chen answered without hesitation: "I have always had one and only one goal in the idol section, and that is to send my own group to Huaxia!"

"Hasn't this goal been achieved now?" Pei Zhuxuan asked puzzledly: "All the entertainment companies in South Korea combined don't have as good a relationship with the Chinese market as you do!"

"Success is not about being better than others, success is about achieving what you want to do." Chen Chen explained to his girlfriend seriously, "Although C headquarters is ahead in progress, if China suddenly lets go one day, C headquarters' lead will instantly become negligible, and we can even say that we are at the same starting line."

"If we go in completely, the situation will be completely different. We can occupy the mountain and take over the territory and slowly operate it, and directly distance ourselves from other South Korean idol groups."

"Even if we are suddenly released later, our C-headquarters artists will still be in an absolutely overwhelming position."

"This kind of lead is the real lead, the rest is all fake." Chen Chen quietly added a complaint at the end, "Especially the data that everyone likes to see the most now."

"There's nothing we can do about it." Bae Joo-hyun clearly understands why people like to look at data nowadays. "People's opinions are very subjective. In contrast, cold and hard numbers are much more fair. Fans can use data to prove that the artists they follow are the best in some aspects."

“Yes, it’s tempting to think that the data is real and unbiased, but…”

Chen Chen spread his hands and did not continue speaking, but his meaning was very clear.

Fake data and inflated data will also be used by everyone, so the idea of ​​fairness and justice is simply a joke.

"Okay, I'm not going to chat with you anymore. I have to go to bed." Pei Zhuxuan looked at the time, then looked at the messy midnight snack on the table, "President Chen, please clean it up. It's not too much trouble."

"Okay, I'll clean it up." Chen Chen wanted to laugh. "Of course it's not a big deal. We're both so lazy that we only use a pair of chopsticks to eat supper. How much more trouble can it cause?"

"Oh my," Pei Zhuxuan's face flushed instantly, "It seems that it was indeed a bit too much, I really shouldn't have done that!"

"It's okay. This just means that we are too relaxed with each other. I like this pace, but I have to remind both of us." Chen Chen was deadly serious. "This pace is unhealthy. You can enjoy it occasionally, but you must never indulge in it."

"I know, don't talk like I'm that kind of person!"

Bae Joo-hyun glared at him in dissatisfaction and walked away angrily.

……

On April 5th, Bigbang made a comeback, using a song that Chen Chen quite liked.

"Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter" is a retro soft rock song that doesn't quite fit in with Waiji's regular style. It's suitable for listening to in quiet times, when you're alone, and when you don't understand the lyrics.

In fact, you can listen to this song if you understand the lyrics. The lyrics of this song are not awkward.

"Are you ready to be hung and beaten?"

Chen Chen took the time out to go to the practice room to find the girls from LIGHTSUM.

"We can't help it when we meet Bigbang seniors. They were the feared killing gods more than ten years ago." Cho Yuri looked quite optimistic. "The people I watched on TV when I was a kid are now coming to beat us up in person. This is at least quite interesting."

"And Oppa," Cho Yoo-ri looked at Chen Chen and said seriously, "No one would think that we are incompetent for losing to Bigbang, including ourselves."

"Yeah, yeah." Shen Xiaoting echoed, "Losing to Bigbang can be called a loss, that's just bad luck!"

"It's just that our luck doesn't seem to be that good." Jin Qiutian was a little pessimistic. "It wasn't smooth when we debuted, and this time we came back and ran into Bigbang. No matter how you look at it, we are unlucky!"

"It's not that unlucky people can't be idols, it's okay." Chen Chen reached out and tapped her on the head, "Don't be so pessimistic, Qiu Tian, ​​I didn't come here to tell you that I will lose." "Then who is Oppa?"

Jin Zhiyuan looked over curiously.

"Help you understand why you lost!" Chen Chen said righteously.

"..."

This was so painful to hear that the girls were not in the mood to respond for a moment.

"Ahem," Naoi Rei, who seemed to be indifferent and had no emotional fluctuations, helped her teammates to finish the conversation, "So how did we lose?"

"We lost because Bigbang hasn't been together for many years, and we lost because someone left the group this time."

Chen Chen shamelessly gave these two reasons.

In fact, even if Bigbang returns without any special circumstances, the girls from LIGHTSUM will most likely not be able to beat them.

But now that he has such a good reason, it would be tactless of Chen Chen to not make use of it and boil it into chicken soup and feed it to the girls.

"Is that all?" Jin Zhiyuan was a little unconvinced.

"What else?" Chen Chen said as if he was telling the truth. "Bigbang is indeed very strong, but they are a group that was formed many years ago after all."

"I think you all have experienced the weight of time. No matter how powerful a person is, they cannot escape its erosion, and Bigbang is no exception."

"When was the last time Bigbang made a full comeback? It was in 2018, four years ago! How many things can happen in four years, and how many fans will they lose in four years?!"

"Plus, many of their fans have had to leave the fan circle due to the pressure of life. Is the Bigbang that has returned as a complete group really the same Bigbang as before?"

"Taking all this into consideration, do you really need to be afraid of them?" Chen Chen spoke the truth, "You are a new group, you are full of vigor, and your fans are as fearless as a newborn calf."

"The company behind you is C Headquarters, one of the best entertainment companies in South Korea in recent years. It's much better than Waiji!"

"What's more, for Bigbang now, Waiji is no longer an option that can provide support, but a burden that holds them back!"

"With trustworthy fans and a company behind you, why can't you win? Are you worried about yourselves?!"

"You were all personally selected by me, Chen Chen. My judgment should not be someone you can doubt, right?!"

"Anyway, I can't think of a reason to lose." Chen Chen said the truth and then started to give chicken soup, "If Bigbang hadn't returned as a complete group after four years, and if some people's contracts hadn't expired and not been renewed during this return, you would definitely win!"

"..."

The girls were a little dizzy from the true and false but particularly pleasant-sounding words, and they nodded unconsciously in response to Chen Chen's words.

"And we have a work produced for us by Oppa!" Zhao Rou followed Chen Chen's words to encourage everyone, "Although it's not the main song, we don't have to worry about the ability of producer Chen PD, he will definitely bring us surprises!"

……

Surprise, where does the surprise come from?
Currently there is "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter", and ahead of it is "TOMBOY" which is still invincible. "Perfect Night" is a music work that will take some time to develop. LIGHTSUM, which returned in mid-April, had a miserable time in the remaining days of April.

"President Oppa, you are looking for me."

Suzy came to the president's office of C headquarters after a long absence.

"what are you busy with recently?"

Chen Chen poured a glass of water and handed it to her, then asked cheerfully.

"I'm filming the TV series Anna. I've been filming for several months, and I didn't officially take a break until the end of March." Suzy leaned forward, her face full of disbelief, "President Oppa, you know this, right? No way, no way?"

"I know." Chen Chen touched his nose awkwardly and said, "But for an artist like you, taking a break for more than a month is really a waste. I don't think you really want to take a break for a month."

"That's right. I've been feeling restless for several days."

Suzy admitted this.

"So." Suzy's eyes rolled, and her expression instantly became excited and happy, "Did the president find some new script for me?!"

"It doesn't have many scenes, but it's useful for killing time." Chen Chen threw a notebook to her, "It won't do you any good, just go and have fun."

"The Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family." Bae Suzy read the name of the script, "What is this drama?"

"It's going to be a drama that's going to be extremely popular." Chen Chen replied, "It's a gift from JTBC TV to C Headquarters. They specially invited you to star in this ace TV series."

"But the script for this role is only a few pages long." Suzy weighed it and felt it was frighteningly light. "Is it really appropriate to give me such a script?"

"I already said it's a return gift. What I'm giving you is popularity and money." Chen Chen said directly, "This can also be considered as a return to C headquarters."

"Return of gift?" Suzy was even more confused now, "Has Oppa done anything good for JTBC TV recently?"

"Do you know about 'My Runaway Diary', the one played by IU?"

Chen Chen asked a question first.

"I've read about it! It's a slow-burning drama with great production and actors who acted very hard. It's well-received!" Bae Suzy said excitedly, "The first few episodes were too slow to start, and many viewers almost gave up on the show. Fortunately, it's getting better now, and the ratings are higher than the three major TV stations!"

"Yes, that's it. I nominated this TV series to JTBC TV station to broadcast it." Chen Chen finally gave the answer, "So their return gift is here now."

"Oh~ So that's how it is." Suzy put the script in her arms, "Then I'll take it! I want to see what JTBC's flagship TV series looks like, and I also want to know if their return gift is generous."

...(End of chapter)