Peninsula Platinum Era

Chapter 7 I Don't Want My Sister-in-Law

"What are you doing! Your drool is almost dripping onto my shoulder, like a big dog."

She reached out and gestured with her chin towards the member from the same company, then forcefully broke free from her restraints and rushed towards Chen Shijun, seemingly not wanting her teammates to see her oppa.

"I'll be leaving soon. You guys have a great time. I'll arrange for someone to come and clean up when I'm done. Make yourself at home."

Chen Shijun felt that he had never been this kind to any of the other women. He was overly calculating and detached towards others, but he doted on this little sister of his uncle's family.

"Aren't you going to stay and eat with us? It makes me feel like I'm kicking oppa out."

Although she verbally invited Chen Shijun to stay, she didn't really mean it. What kind of behavior would it be for a grown man to hang out with so many different kinds of girls?

However, it seemed rather impolite not to say anything to persuade him to stay, but fortunately Chen Shijun didn't seem to mind. He said goodbye and drove away.

"Handsome, so handsome and refined... are you related to Yuan Ying? You don't seem like it at all."

Forget about the outdoor barbecue, Yoojin took long strides and leaped up. Wonyoung felt like she could even see an afterimage; it seemed like she was only a dozen meters away when she was right in front of her in just a few steps.

"Of course! I've told you all how amazing I am, but you wouldn't believe me. Now you've seen it for yourself."

To everyone's surprise, the little sister's boasts were true. A dozen or so older sisters praised her enthusiastically, chattering as if the small circle in the middle was a form of execution.

"Does your oppa have a wife? Do you need a sister-in-law? Would you mind waiting a few years?"

"Don't listen to An An, you brat, behave yourself. We don't need to wait for Unnie here."

"Would you mind if your girlfriend is a foreigner...?"

"Is it acceptable if I'm a little shorter? I can reach 160cm even with high heels."

"What I just said about selling us to your oppa, others may not know, but I've agreed. You can ask him when he can deliver on his promise."

It must be said that Chen Shijun's gold-rimmed glasses and gentle, understated appearance are indeed eye-catching, giving him a very scholarly air. Moreover, his status as a wealthy man adds to his noble air.

Almost all eleven pairs of eyes were filtered, but unexpectedly, the youngest member in the middle was a girl who couldn't take a joke, and time started acting up again.

“My oppa is now a senior executive at Big Hit. Women who want to date him line up from Seoul to Gyeongbuk. He wouldn’t even look at you guys.”

The intention was to discourage them, but the words were too honest and hurtful, and the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat silent.

"Who can say for sure about someone's judgment? But let's stop teasing Xiaoyuan. Even if she can't be a high-level executive's wife, let her enjoy the privileges of one for now!"

Fortunately, Jin Caiyuan, who is usually quite shrewd, smoothed things over by teasing Xiaoyuan and then running towards the villa. The girls immediately regained their excitement, but they were all a little reserved, afraid of breaking something.

"Make yourself at home here, don't be shy! Hye-won unnie, don't hold back."

With her chest puffed out, Xiao Yuan looked as imposing as a mistress of the house. Girls of this age still have a strong sense of vanity, which is not necessarily reflected in their food, clothing, or daily necessities, but may also be reflected in being affirmed by others.

Especially since she was the youngest and debuted in the center position amidst controversy surrounding the nationwide vote, the members from various companies seemed quite friendly, but it's hard to say how good their relationship was.

But she got along well with this straightforward Hye-won unnie, although she was a bit introverted. It would have been even better if the two of them could have shared a dorm room, but unfortunately, things don't always go as planned.

"Big Hit, wow, a big company, super powerful, probably the most powerful entertainment company right now."

"That's right. I just searched it up, and there really is a senior executive who just joined Big Hit. He's also an internal board member. He must be incredibly capable."

These girls' agencies are undoubtedly all lousy and incompetent. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they're all the pride of their village. Wonyoung and Ahn Yoojin's agency, Starship, has a Kakao background, which is already quite enviable. Kim Chae-won stared wide-eyed. His own lousy company couldn't produce any decent girl group debut plans at all. How wonderful it would be to debut with a big company like this!

Sakura, who had a minor disagreement with Won Young a while ago, looked a little different. Although the two later cleared up the misunderstanding and said it was all a misunderstanding by the media, it's never a good thing to be resented when you're out and about.

Especially since this director really looks like Wonyoung's oppa, no wonder he can debut in the center position. Some things suddenly make sense, and the sisters who were rigging the votes suddenly seemed to be thinking about it.

Yuan Ying had no idea what her older sisters were thinking. She only knew that these slightly envious and flattering glances made her feel very good, and she quickly became a little arrogant.

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"What? This is Representative Fang's intention?"

I've only been with the company for a short time, and the joint venture is still in the planning stages. It's not something that can be decided in a short period of time, and there will be a lot of wrangling about who will take control of the new company.

However, Fatty Fang seemed to have other ideas about Chen Shijun, an internal director. Although the chief strategy officer's authority had been greatly reduced, he was still one of the most important senior executives.

Chen Shijun had just returned to Seoul from Gapyeong when this representative extended an invitation. He couldn't afford to be negligent, since he had been completely sidelined in Dunamu and would have to focus most of his attention and energy here from now on.

He knocked on the door, and a smiling female assistant welcomed Chen Shijun inside. The fat man didn't put on airs and quickly sat down to greet him.

"Is Director Chen getting used to it? He still needs more time to adapt to working in an entertainment company. I will also arrange for some people to help Shijun familiarize himself with the business."

The chubby guy actually spoke with a rather refined manner, and it turned out he was a senior from Seoul National University, which made us feel much closer.

Not long after, he went from Director Chen to Shijun, and from Representative Fang to Brother Shihe. However, for some reason, Chen Shijun felt that this guy had a strong middle-aged, ordinary male vibe.

Although Big Hit has grown to a large scale, it still cannot get rid of its over-reliance on BTS, which led to Bang Si-hyuk's acquisition of Source Music.

This move not only gave Big Hit an immediate girl group with a fan base, GFRIEND, but also provided them with a channel to discover and cultivate potential female trainees.

After all, following the untimely death of Glam, this fat guy abandoned the company's girl group project until now.

The purpose of poaching Min Hee-jin from SM Entertainment is precisely this: to hope that this visual director, who has proven himself before, can replicate his successful experience and broaden the company's path to diversified development.

After all, this woman is indeed skilled at building brand image, and during her sixteen years at SM, she did drive the development of K-pop's visual narrative.

However, Source Music alone is far from fulfilling Bang Si-hyuk's ambitions. After several failed IPO attempts, he has focused on the balanced development of the industry structure and is now in deep negotiations with Pledis regarding the acquisition.

In order to maintain cash flow during the acquisition period, BTS, the cash cow, naturally had to be squeezed to the limit, and the continuous overseas tours also drew criticism from fans.

This fat man painted a huge picture for Chen Shijun: how to transform the entertainment company into an internet-based business, and how to use artists as intellectual property to extend into various industries.

"What does Se-jun think the most perfect artist, the most perfect idol, and the most perfect idol group should be like?"

I suddenly wanted to see what Chen Shijun, an outsider, thought about the K-pop industry. Maybe I could hear some different things from the mouth of someone who works in the industry.

Chen Shijun was taken aback. He didn't expect this fat guy to ask him such a question. He didn't know anything about idols or K-pop. His closest contact with idols was when he was hanging out with Zhao Meiyan.

"The most perfect artists... the most perfect group should be one where the members are like parts that make up a product, replaceable at any time! This reduces training costs and also lowers the risk of dependency..."

Although this industry is known for its industrialized idol training and product output, Chen Shijun believes that its level of industrialization is far from sufficient and there is still room for improvement.

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