star of the peninsula

After the three women started chatting, Chen Chen had nothing to do. His only job was to put food into the pot, wait until it was cooked, and then take it out and share it with everyone.

Without any impatience, Chen Chen even felt that listening to women gossiping was quite addictive. He could always hear incredible news in unexpected places, which was more exciting than opening a blind box.

It's a pity that the recent situation of the three of them has reduced their gossip reserves a lot, and the time they spend chatting has been greatly shortened compared to before.

There's nothing we can do, it's not their fault.

Sulli is sitting in her office, no longer a front-line artist. Hara is still in the circle but not in the core circle. The only real person in the circle, Lee Ji-eun, was "jailed" some time ago.
As a result, the content for the three of them to talk about was not as much as that of one person alone. They were all a little unsatisfied, and Chen Chen didn't enjoy listening very much either.

"Chen Chen, how is your breakfast shop going? Is anyone going to eat there?"

When there is no topic, they talk about Chen Chen. Lee Ji-eun is no less good at this than Sulli.

"Don't say anything. The store is packed with Chinese students. We haven't gotten any data from South Koreans in nearly a month." Before Chen Chen could answer, Shirley was the first to laugh and fell on the sofa. "Chen Chen went to the store a few days ago, but he was surrounded by his compatriots. His embarrassed look was so funny!"

"Oh, by the way, if you guys want to see it, I have pictures I took!"

Shirley was about to pick up her phone, but was stopped by Chen Chen, who had a sullen look on his face.

"Who knew there were so many Chinese students in South Korea? I was shocked myself." Chen Chen said stubbornly, "And it suddenly occurred to me that you South Korean workers drink iced American coffee in the morning. It might be a bit difficult to get these people to eat breakfast."

"If there is a choice, iced Americano is definitely not what everyone wants." Shirley seemed to be more optimistic than Chen Chen, "I think your breakfast shop will definitely be successful. No one can refuse delicious food that can bring great happiness in the morning."

"Let's talk about it later. Now let's feed these enthusiastic foreign students." Chen Chen was completely shocked by the fighting power of the foreign students and still has lingering fears. "If we don't deal with them first, the South Koreans will never be able to eat breakfast at Alin's Canteen."

"Is it really delicious? I'll try it when I go to work."

Goo Hara was a little tempted. She had hardly ever eaten anything cooked by Chen Chen, and had no idea what these people meant by breakfast.

"Don't go. Going now will only cause trouble. Wait until everyone's enthusiasm dies down." Chen Chen felt that it was not appropriate after just thinking about it. "If you go to queue up, I can't imagine how happy those international students will be to have delicious food to eat and artists to watch. I'm afraid they will just not leave in the future!"

"That's a pity." Goo Hara shook her head and didn't force it. "Let's wait until there is a chance. I don't want to put so much energy into it."

Chen Chen shrugged and said nothing.

"How about you help me, Chen Chen?" Li Zhien began to think of ideas for her good friend. "It shouldn't be too much trouble to make some now, right?"

"You only need to move your mouth, so of course you think it's not a big deal. I have to start by preparing the ingredients!" Chen Chen glanced at her and unceremoniously dragged this troublemaker into the water. "How about this, you go out and prepare the ingredients in this hot weather, and I'll cook it at home?"

"Well, this." Lee Ji-eun's clever idea disappeared in the face of the horrible summer heat. "Let Hara figure it out on her own. If she can get food, she can eat it. If she can't, forget it. It's not a big deal."

"Humph."

Chen Chen snorted contemptuously. Lee Ji-eun's reaction was completely within his expectations.

Hola also followed suit with a "Tsk~" with tact.

"Chen Chen."

Shirley, who had been looking down at her phone after saying the last sentence, pulled Chen Chen's clothes. "What's wrong?"

Chen Chen turned around and noticed that Shirley's expression was a little solemn, and his voice couldn't help but lowered a few degrees.

"There's new news." Shirley handed over the phone, "It's urgent."

"..."

"It's okay, it's not that urgent. At least it won't affect our meal now."

After reading the message, Chen Chen came to a different conclusion from Shirley.

"What's going on?!" Li Zhien was anxious, jumping up and down like a wild boar that couldn't eat the melon. "Is there any big news outside?! Can I still see it if I pick up my phone now?"

"There's no big news, just some developments at the company level in the industry." Chen Chen felt that there was nothing to hide, so he told everything directly, "The idiot and the soy sauce bottle suddenly increased the pressure, intending to crush the star ship before C headquarters and other entertainment companies could react, so that they could enjoy the most delicious part alone."

"..."

Sure enough, Lee Ji-eun didn't understand at all. She tilted her head and looked confused like a cute silly roe deer.

Goo Hara understood what was said, but she didn't know how to talk about it, so she could only pretend to concentrate on eating.

"No, I can't eat this meal." Shirley was not going to relax completely because of Chen Chen's words. "Although I completely believe in you, I can't accept that the company spent so much resources and ended up with nothing as you said. The company has never done such a loss-making business!"

"I don't plan to do business at a loss." Chen Chen asked lightly, "Do you know why they chose this time to make the move?"

"Because they think that C headquarters can't do the same things as themselves, and can't reach as far as they do." Shirley answered without hesitation: "The farther you reach, the more benefits you can get. We were able to reach out fairly well, but after the sudden and fierce pressure from the two companies, our depth was no longer enough. Even if we wanted to compete in the end, we couldn't snatch the big benefits from them."

“Let’s also increase the pressure”

"Let alone the inherent disadvantage of being labeled as the mastermind by KakaoM, the funds alone do not support us to achieve this."

"The extra TV series have drained C Headquarters dry. Besides that, we still have two big things to accomplish: Youngji's debut and Integrate's debut."

"Releasing an artist is a very resource-intensive thing. The early stages are simply a bottomless pit. Even though Yongzhi has saved a lot of resources, everyone knows that you won't save on Integrate."

"It's no secret in the industry that Integrate will debut in September, and now mid-July is the time when people are spending a lot of money."

"If we completely crush the starship at this moment, C headquarters will be helpless and helpless as we watch the fat piece of meat slip away from our mouths."

"So they are very sure that we can't continue to make efforts. Choosing to take action now is a very clever choice. That is..." Shirley hesitated here, with some disbelief in her voice, "These two families actually agreed to take action together. Their private connection should be much closer than people think."

"It's certain that there is a connection, but it's definitely not close. It's just a temporary cooperation, because in front of us..." Chen Chen pointed at himself, "there is a powerful opponent like me."

"If there is anyone who doesn't want C headquarters to rise completely, the top few will definitely be the current three." Chen Chen sneered, "If Waiji wasn't too busy with his own backyard fire, he would definitely have contributed to it."

...(End of chapter)