star of the peninsula

"Do you have time to talk, Chen Chen? I hope I won't disturb you."

Chen Chen walked to a hard stool nearby and sat down.

Since the receiver was on loudspeaker, the girls immediately recognized the voice as that of Lee Soo Man from SM Entertainment.

"Yeah, I'm eating. It's nothing important. Just tell me."

In order to strengthen the credibility of his words, Chen Chen simply took a sip of the water on the table.

"It's like this." Lee Soo Man's tone suddenly became serious and urgent. "SMART has received a very authentic message. Starship may be fighting with another overseas company. We have to hurry up and take action now!"

"Can we talk about what exactly happened?"

Chen Chen asked slowly.

"It's still about MONSTA X." Lee Soo Man replied, "Starship had the idea of ​​expanding overseas, so they signed a cooperation contract with an overseas company. As a result, they ran into trouble, so naturally they couldn't fulfill the contract. The overseas company couldn't suffer a loss in vain, so they demanded that Starship must pay the price."

"Hiss~ Then it's time to act quickly!" Chen Chen started to act, his tone suddenly becoming anxious, "Has SMART already taken action?!"

"After confirming the authenticity of the news, they rushed to take action. I came here to inform you." Li Xiuman also acted, "C headquarters must hurry up. At present, it seems that the starship will sink in the next few days!"

"I understand!" Chen Chen responded suddenly, then he scratched his head quickly, fell silent, and finally sighed, "I understand, but it's so sudden, there's really nothing we can do. You know the situation at C headquarters, I'm sure I won't be able to get away for a few days."

"Is there no way to stop the TV drama for a while?" Lee Soo Man pretended to give a thoughtful suggestion.

"..."

There was silence in response to him.

"Shamao has also produced TV series. If this thing stops for a day, it will affect the schedules of more than a dozen artists. It definitely cannot be stopped." Chen Chen sighed again, "Forget it, I'll think of another way."

"Do you have anything else to say? If not, hang up now. I have to think of a solution quickly."

After saying that, Chen Chen hung up the phone without waiting for Lee Soo Man's response.

"Pah pah pah pah~"

There was a round of applause, and the three girls sitting at the table were stunned.

"It would be a shame if you didn't act!" Li Zhien praised greatly, "The perfect anxiety and the sense of powerlessness from the bottom of my heart almost made me believe it. It's simply a perfect performance."

"No!" Chen Chen shook his head seriously and corrected, "The feeling of powerlessness should not come from the heart. It should radiate from the last section of the spine, constantly rising up to the heart and throat and turning into a sigh."

"..."

Chen Chen didn't know what the point of suddenly pretending was, but he felt great after he did it.

even
"When people feel weak, they will bend over unconsciously. This is what you mean by exerting force from the spine."

Shirley also thought of other places.

"Okay, let's continue eating."

Chen Chen didn't want them to dwell on this topic any longer. If they continued talking, he might not be able to respond, so he quickly sat back in his seat with his phone in his pocket.

"If you are full, clean up your things and add some soup to the pot. I will enjoy it slowly." Seeing that they did not do anything, Chen Chen simply assigned tasks at random, "After cleaning up, wash everything that needs to be washed. It will be too much to do it all at the end." "Don't you have a second call?" Li Zhien refused to leave as if her butt had grown roots. "Listen to it. The first call came and the second call will definitely come soon."

"It's hard to say. It's not just a few minutes difference. The two calls may be half an hour or even longer because everyone gets the news through different means and channels."

Before Chen Chen could finish his words, his phone suddenly vibrated.

"Hey, if you're here to tell me about the starship, then don't say anything. Help me find a way to get some money." Chen Chen said to Park Jin-young unceremoniously, "I've already heard the news from Chairman Lee, and I'm sweating with anxiety now."

Chen Chen was indeed sweating, but it was just because he was hot from eating hot pot, and it had nothing to do with being in a hurry.

“Go ask Tik Tok for help?”

Park Jin-young's calm voice came from the phone.

"Do you think others would be willing to let Tik Tok intervene in the competition between companies?" Chen Chen refused outright, "And don't think too highly of my relationship with Tik Tok."

"At the bank?"

Park Jin-young changed direction.

"By the time this large amount of money is taken down, the Starship would have been eaten up. It's too late." Chen Chen seemed to be convincing himself and asking a question, "I need someone who can get a large sum of money for me instantly. Only then will I have a chance, right?"

"But there are not many people like this in the whole of South Korea." Chen Chen asked himself and answered, "I'd better think of a solution somewhere else."

"This is the only way." Park Jin Young said this and fell silent again, unable to even utter a word of comfort.

Next, Chen Chen hung up the phone without saying a word, which gave people a very devastating feeling.

Then, Chen Chen picked up the marinated spicy beef and poured half of it into the pot for himself, rewarding himself handsomely!

"Shirley, give me some fried rice!" Chen Chen even asked for a snack, "Hotpot is only comfortable if you have fried rice."

"Are you going to eat anything else?" Shirley tied her hair up and prepared to cook. "What are you going to do after dinner?"

"Nothing else to eat. I don't have the stomach for it. I'll rest after eating. Eating is very tiring." Chen Chen answered simply, "It just so happens that Hotel Del Luna has been produced for more than half, so let's take a look. I brought the hard drive with me today."

"Have you planned to watch it a long time ago?" Li Zhien suddenly became nervous, "You are not planning to find fault with me!"

"I just wanted to watch it. I have nothing to do." Chen Chen helped her calculate the time. "We got ready at around 1pm, and we ate until 3pm."

"After we finish cleaning up all the clutter, it will be half past three at the earliest. Those who want to take a nap can do so. Those who don't want to take a nap can come and watch TV."

"We watched two episodes of TV and then took a break. Then it was time to order takeout. We ate and drank together and chatted. That was how a perfect day was achieved."

"What do you think?" Chen Chen's nonsense almost confused Li Zhien, "I think it's great. This is what a vacation feels like."

"I can't." Before Lee Ji-eun could answer, Goo Hara spoke first, "I have a photo shoot tonight, I have to go back to the company to prepare in advance."

"I can't do that either. I have to keep an eye on the company's affairs with the starship." Shirley followed behind, "Although our strategy is to strike back, we still have to keep an eye on the things that need to be kept in mind. After all, there are only two or three days left."

So we decided to watch two episodes of TV together and then go our separate ways.

...(End of chapter)