star of the peninsula

After eating and drinking, the unlucky person who had to clean up the mess was chosen by drawing lots, while the others followed Chen Chen and sat in the living room, drinking iced drinks and watching TV with a comfortable look on their faces.

"I had the most fun eating and didn't have to wash the dishes. Park Xiurong, you're lucky today." Chen Chen threw his phone over while speaking, "Come, help me draw a card to see if they are too unlucky or if you are really lucky today."

"Oppa, do you still have time to play mobile games?" Park Soo-young picked up the phone and took a look, a little surprised, "I don't understand the Chinese here, where should I click?"

"Just click the biggest, reddest button. You should know such a simple Chinese character." Chen Chen walked over and pointed it out to her. "It's not really playing. I just need something to kill time when I'm in a hotel. This kind of crappy mobile game is good."

"Oh, I clicked it, and it says the balance is insufficient." Park Soo-young clicked it, then looked up awkwardly, "It says that your something is insufficient."

"Then delete it, it's useless." Chen Chen took back his phone and deleted the game, then turned and walked into the inner room, "Do you still have stomachs? I'll get you some snacks."

“Yes, yes!” Jin Yilin was the first to raise her hand. “I feel like I can eat some more!”

"Does anyone want to have a drink?" Bae Joo Hyun happened to come out of the kitchen with a glass of red wine. "There's not much left. It doesn't make much sense to put it back. Let's just drink it."

"I want some." This time it was Park Soo-young who raised her hand first. "The feeling of being tipsy is great. I want to keep it for a while."

"Come and get it yourself, and take the cup too."

Bae Joo-hyun glanced at her and then returned to the kitchen with the red wine. This was a very motherly move.

Park Soo-young didn't care and ran over happily.

"Pour me a cup too." Jiang Seqi, who was busy washing dishes, became alert at this moment. "I have washed so many dishes. I have to reward myself later."

"I don't want it anymore."

Sun Shengwan said.

"Me too."

Bae Joo-hyun added a sentence afterwards.

So when Chen Chen came out with the snacks, the wine was already poured on the table.

"From a big meal to a snack, the appetizer has been downgraded quite a bit." Chen Chen threw the snacks on the table, found the TV remote control and turned to the music show. "Let's use the beautiful stage as a supplement. I can drink three cups just by watching the excellent performance on the stage."

"Oppa, do you often watch music shows?"

Kang Seul-ki finished washing dishes and walked over swinging her hands.

"It's great as background music when I'm working, and it can also help inspire me." Chen Chen handed her a glass of wine on the table. "Variety shows and music are more important to me than TV and movies."

"I thought Oppa was collecting information for the idols in C headquarters."

Son Seungwan, who also came out of the kitchen, came over and occupied the sofa in the corner.

"That's also the reason. The two things don't conflict with each other and can be done at the same time." Chen Chen couldn't help but look back at the kitchen. "Where's your Joohyun unnie? Why hasn't she come out yet?"

“We’re doing the final sorting.” Kang Seulgi explained, “Obviously, Seungwan and I don’t know which cabinet to put the plates and dishes in. Only unnie knows.”

"Okay, then you guys play by yourselves first, I'll go help you."

Chen Chen felt a little distressed, so he got up and went to the kitchen to help after giving some instructions.

“Did we use so many plates today?”

But Chen Chen didn't help much. When he arrived at the kitchen, the room had been almost cleaned up. He just went forward and hugged the waist which looked very huggable.

"Don't you think about how much you've cooked? Plus, we've always used a lot of plates when eating, so of course there would be so many in the end." Pei Zhuxuan suddenly thought of something funny and couldn't help laughing, "Do you still remember the original purpose of this meal?" "Ah" The memory of that time flooded into his mind, and Chen Chen couldn't help laughing, "I was counting on everyone to help me finish the side dishes, but in the end, no one asked for any for this meal. The plan failed miserably!"

"You can only eat it slowly by yourself, or you can really burn it off on a show like you wish." Bae Joo-hyun stood on tiptoes to put the last stack of plates away, but the height was a little bit tight, so Chen Chen stepped in to help.

"Let's go, it's time for us to go out." Bae Joo-hyun closed the cabinet door and turned around.

"No hurry." Chen Chen took advantage of her unpreparedness and pushed her against the cabinet and kissed her, "I miss you so much."

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"Wow, it takes so long for two people to put the plates in. We really used a lot of plates."

As soon as the two left the kitchen, they were teased by Park Soo-young.

"Well, you don't know how much you've used, right?" Chen Chen remained calm as he took Pei Zhuxuan to sit in the middle of the sofa. "Next time we come to eat, each person can only have one plate and one bowl. After you're done, clean up yourselves and don't bother others."

"Such strict rules of the master's house. It seems that I can't come here casually anymore." Park Xiurong was not afraid at all. "But does Joohyun think so too?"

"I listen to the boss." Pei Zhuxuan expressed her opinion in a high-handed manner, "They have written so many songs for us, you should have some conscience."

"..."

This sentence somehow touched a chord with Park Soo-young, causing her expression to suddenly turn gloomy.

"Oppa." Park Xiurong turned to Chen Chen and asked, "We were the first to get your work, and we have also got several of your works. Why can't we take the lead among our peers? Is it because of us?"

At this moment, the eyes of the others also turned to Chen Chen.

"Alas, I've had a few drinks and started to have wild thoughts." Chen Chen shook his head helplessly, "Let me tell you the conclusion first. It's not your problem. The company's problem is the most serious."

After taking a sip of water, Chen Chen slowly stated his views.

"Your contemporaries, namely BLACKPINK of Waiji and TWICE of Jiangyouping, are completely different from you."

"After the two groups found their own styles, the company decided on the path they would take in the future: Tu's Yuanqi and Mo's GC."

"If you like Yuanqi, go to ZhuiTu. If you like GC, go to Blackpink. Their fan base is stable, the threshold for joining is low, and the speed of development is self-evident."

"But you have both Red and Velvet styles, and you have been rotating between the two styles. This means that if you want to become your core fan, you must be able to accept both styles at the same time. The threshold is too high."

“There must be many people who only accept one style but are still willing to be your fans, but one day they might be scared away by another style. It’s not reliable.”

"Even if the stickiness is high, if you only focus on one style, the interval between your comebacks will be too long, and the fans will have a hard time. They might still run away one day."

"It stands to reason that you should explore in many directions after your fan base is stable, but it seems that the way SM Entertainment has arranged for you is to play with various concepts from the very beginning."

"To be honest, under these conditions, I really don't know how you can become the number one in the same period, unless the company is extremely powerful and uses resources to support you to the point where even if you pursue two paths at the same time, you can keep pace with or even surpass others who only pursue one path."

“But this is reality.”

"SMART is indeed strong, strong enough to actually do it, but they are unwilling to really invest resources in it." Chen Chen smacked his lips and said playfully: "You guys are actually quite ordinary people."

...(End of chapter)