star of the peninsula

With the capabilities of Headquarter C, collecting shares from the market is not a piece of cake but it is not much different.

As soon as Chen Chen opened the door of headquarters C, he had gathered enough shares in less than two days.

No more, no less, exactly ten o'clock.

It wasn't that those people were being polite in doing business and didn't want to sell the items in a package, it was that Chen Chen just started to curse them directly.

"If you don't sell, there are plenty of people who will. How can I not buy so many shares on the market? Get lost!"

Then, the deal was done according to Chen Chen's idea.

But KakaoM was not the only one that thought of selling the products as a package. It was the only one that had the qualifications to make Chen Chen swallow the loss.

After ten o'clock, Chen Chen went to visit in person. The whole process from the entrance of C headquarters to the door of the starship was photographed by reporters.

"What is Chen Chen's intention in appearing at the door of the starship? How should President Jin react when the major shareholder comes to visit?"

The simple news headline once again aroused the excitement of the South Korean fans, and they all spoke passionately in the microphones.

"You must have gathered ten points to make Golden Age fulfill its promise. What else can you do?!"

"The person who least wants to be associated with the starship has to come and visit in person. This plot has a bit of an immoral feel to it."

"The people upstairs, please calm down and don't think too much about normal business dealings!"

"Is it normal? It's not normal. I feel like Chen Chen has been played by someone, guhehehe~"

"Yes, maybe Chen Chen will kneel on the ground and cry and beg President Jin to buy the shares."

"..."

Netizens think there is something perverted about them, luckily Chen Chen couldn't see it, if he had seen it he would have gotten goosebumps.

But the scene in Starship President’s office was completely different from what netizens imagined.

"It's really not easy to see you. It costs so much money." Chen Chen sat down on the sofa with a big horse and a golden knife, waiting for Jinshidai to pour him some water. "Where did you get the money to buy ten points of shares?"

"KakaoM borrowed it from me. They forced me to buy shares of Starship to raise the price." Jin Shidai served tea and said with a wry smile, "Pay it back within a year, otherwise I will have to pay more interest and they will take back the shares at the original price."

"My goodness, how is this different from the underworld?" Chen Chen couldn't help but sigh.

"Which of South Korea's big companies isn't a mafia?" Jin Shidai said with a look of accustomed to it. "Not everyone is as lucky as C Headquarters. The boss is special, and the boss behind him is even more special."

"Yes, thanks to my status, I have suffered less losses." Chen Chen stopped beating around the bush and went straight to the point, asking, "How many points do you have now?"

"The ones we originally had plus the ones KakaoM forced me to buy plus the ones I secretly bought after you lowered the price twice, add up to 32 points." Jin Shidai looked at Chen Chen, "What about you?"

"A little after ten, but less than eleven." Chen Chen looked serious. "It's hard for me to move here. KakaoM is watching my every move."

"But KakaoM has relaxed recently and really wants to sell me five points in one package." Chen Chen added with a smile: "They want to make a killing from me before the value of Starship shares becomes even lower."

"So what are you going to do?" asked Jin Shidai.

"Let them slaughter me. What else can I do? I want to continue collecting shares." Chen Chen spread his hands. "For the sake of big things, this little money should be spent."

"There's really nothing we can do." Jin Shidai was silent for a while, then asked again, "Are there many shares that have flowed out?"

"I don't think so." Chen Chen's answer was conservative. "Although my share purchase went smoothly, they were all in small amounts. Not many people hold more than a full point. They just treat this as a short-term stock in the stock market."

"What I mean is that almost all the people entering the market now are speculators, and the excitement we're causing is just for our own amusement." Jinshidai summed up the situation succinctly.

Chen Chen nodded with a gloomy face. "The old foxes in the industry are really harder to catch than the other. Why is it so difficult to pull another one in?!"

Jin Shidai looked distressed, tapping his fingers on the table faster and faster.

"Maybe they have no interest in the starship. Rather than getting shares in the starship, they would rather see the starship sink." Chen Chen also felt annoyed, but he was definitely more relaxed than Golden Era. "Let's just follow the path we have set and not think about the extra gains."

"How many resources were taken away?" Chen Chen changed the subject.

Although this topic is more unpleasant to hear, it is not stressful.

"Basically, they've taken everything," Jinshidai replied. "What belonged to KakaoM was taken back by them. The resources that my husband and I managed were completely plundered by Shamiao, Jiangyouping, and Dahei."

"Who took the most?" Chen Chen asked casually.

"Big Black." Jinshidai replied: "BTS has a strong overseas influence, and the sponsors prefer Big Black."

"It's a pity that Waiji is full of shit now, otherwise we can see Waiji and Dahei fighting each other." Jinshidai tried to make the best of a bad situation. "Then we can see clearly which one is stronger in overseas influence, BTS or BLACKPINK, and how much the weaker one is behind."

"That is to say." Chen Chen couldn't help but smacked his lips, "Except for the artists who have signed contracts with Starship, Starship now only has trainees, right?"

"There are no more trainees." Jin Shidai shook his head. "Who thinks Starship is still capable of launching the next group?"

"Just a frame?" Chen Chen frowned even more tightly.

The Golden Age did some black humor.

"No, there is also a very capable president and his good wife."

"..."

"That's it." Chen Chen stood up and said goodbye. "You don't have a role to play next. Your last job is to unfollow that account and erase all traces."

"Ok."

Jinshidai took two steps but didn't see him out the door.

Chen Chen has always been in contact with Golden Era, but the way of contact is somewhat special.

Chen would post some content visible only to fans on a Weibo account of Hua Xia, and the only fan of this account was Jin Shidai, and the two were in touch in this way.

This operation was most likely an insignificant and futile effort, but Kakao, which was engaged in communications, was indeed likely to monitor Golden Era's recent contacts, so it would not be a big deal for Chen Chen to take a small precaution.

……

"Chen Chen looked very unhappy when he left! The negotiations may have broken down!"

"After leaving the starship, Chen Chen went straight back to headquarters C and never came out again!"

"..."

After two simple location reports, an extremely accurate and confident message came out.

"Chen Chen did not successfully sell his shares. He was played by someone!"

Before the majority of netizens could react or even start to laugh, the official Starship account sent out a message.

"We welcome Headquarter C to become our major shareholder."

...(End of chapter)