Peninsula Platinum Era

Chapter 79 Leg Team (Please Subscribe)

Chen Shijun was naturally unaware that Source Music's evil influence had turned IZ*ONE into a dark forest, and Kim Chae-won saw everyone as either a competitor or a future teammate.

However, it seems that Representative Su has gradually accepted the suggestion and is currently trying to start building a new girl group. With the successful experience of GFRIEND, it is not difficult for them to do so.

However, this success also marked the most difficult moment for GFRIEND. Although their comeback at the beginning of the year was quite successful, sweeping fifteen number one spots and even overshadowing TWICE and Kim Tae-yeon on music shows.

However, this comeback clearly failed to win back Su's old affections. Weak profitability and insufficient die-hard fans were obviously fatal weaknesses, and the sales of this comeback did not generate the expected momentum.

The operations staff had been almost completely drawn away, and the members gradually felt an overwhelming chill, with a sense of abandonment spreading within the organization.

Min Hee-jin even blamed these girls for the inability of girl groups to recruit outstanding trainees, believing that they did not demonstrate the same huge influence as TWICE.

Chen Shijun felt this was a fabricated charge. Sure enough, if someone disliked this group, even their breathing was wrong. Ms. Min seemed to be in this state of madness.

However, the members of this group seem to have a very good relationship. They had a difficult debut and quickly rose to prominence. In their second year, they were evenly matched with TWICE, and the two groups swept more than sixty number one spots that year.

The top two spots on Melon's annual chart were also taken by two groups, and it's no exaggeration to say that they were evenly matched. Their refreshing and dynamic melodies and perfectly synchronized dance moves showed the industry the power of small companies, and they won the newcomer award at the end of the year.

Given the current situation, the members have repeatedly expressed their desire to continue their activities, and the company is also unusually continuing to prepare for a comeback, clearly indicating an intention to squeeze out the remaining value before the contracts expire.

The shadow of not getting a contract renewal loomed over the members' minds. They felt that since there was still gas in the tank, why couldn't they negotiate? As long as things were acceptable, no one wanted to change anything.

"We got fifteen first place awards, doesn't that prove anything? Does it mean the new girl group is much better than us?"

Once the pride of the village and the apple of the company's eye, Su Chengzhen even mortgaged her house to raise money for a desperate gamble, but all of this changed after Big Hit's acquisition.

Min CBO made no attempt to hide his disdain and belittlement of the group, saying that the name itself suggested a sycophantic concept.

In particular, the fact that team leader Kim So-jung once said on a show that her ideal type is a man who likes children made Ms. Min feel that this kind of flattering behavior was very deliberate.

"Don't talk nonsense. The situation is already difficult enough. If we get caught doing something wrong, it will cause a lot of trouble."

The team leader is serious and responsible, and it is precisely because of her that the group can be united in this situation. To a certain extent, she is a very qualified team leader.

GFriend has been plagued by rumors and malicious comments lately, but the company has no intention of taking legal action against these false statements, and even the gifts sent by fans have not been checked.

"I saw that new director last time, and I thought he could come up with something new in the company, or at least improve the situation. I didn't expect that he was also here for the new combination."

The straightforward youngest member is furious about the unfair treatment she has received. Almost everyone treats the company's pillar and biggest contributor like trash, which is hard for anyone to accept.

“He’s originally from Big Hit. He’s only here in our company to oversee business. You can’t assume he’s a great philanthropist just because he’s handsome.”

The team leader patted her on the shoulder and told her to stop talking, saying that it was a fintech company and it was questionable whether they even knew about GFriend before this.

"Then unnie should try to seduce her. Maybe she'll be bewitched by unnie and just say a few words to get us to renew our contracts!" "That makes sense. He's handsome but only a few years older. Unnie won't be at a disadvantage at all."

"Oh no, I've seen that person's face. He looks like a heartless and ungrateful person. Unnie is probably walking into the lion's den."

The atmosphere did liven things up, but the person involved felt that sacrificing the captain was very inappropriate. It's okay to joke around, but to actually have such expectations would be crazy.

I've heard that these "financial tycoons" and "tech upstarts" are particularly extravagant. I've seen Leonardo DiCaprio's "The Wolf of Wall Street," and generally speaking, these people have an incredibly strong desire for dominance.

This guy, who's only a few years older than me, has amassed a huge fortune at a young age. Needless to say, he's completely devoid of morality. Judging from the characters played by Leonardo DiCaprio, he often uses carnal pleasure to offset his conscience.

As the threshold for desire continues to rise, behavior becomes increasingly out of control. Therefore, in the captain's mind, Chen Shijun has become synonymous with Jordan, the character played by Leonardo DiCaprio.

The exchange of sexual resources in office politics was also embodied in him. Although this man did not come to Source Music often, he still had an office in the company.

Because the company is not large, Captain Jin saw Chen Shijun's secretary a few days ago. He clearly saw her wearing pantyhose in the morning, but when she came out with Chen Shijun, her legs were bare.

Without even looking, he knew what had happened. When they met, Captain Jin even felt he could smell a scent of photinia that wasn't actually on the female secretary. This was probably just one of his "living medals."

He sternly reprimanded the gossipy guys, saying that if they didn't get contract renewals next year, they would all have to consider where they would make a living next year.

Although she always says that she dreams of becoming an actress, being an actor is not an easy job. She has never proven herself in any work and has only acted in some music videos.

Therefore, almost everyone wants to continue the group. After all, even the most popular idols have very few chances of success after leaving the group, and not many people can become the new Bae Suzy and Lim Yoona.

Chen Shijun was unaware that his image in the eyes of the group's leader had become that of DiCaprio. Even if he knew, he wouldn't care much; at most, he would just give him a beating.

I don't consider myself narrow-minded; I'm generally tolerant of others. As for sexual exploitation, I don't want to deny it. People in this circle tend to simplify human nature to the instinct to prey.

"Indulgence is the norm" has always been the unchanging underlying characteristic of that group. Under extreme work intensity and pressure, the combination of alcohol, physical intimacy, and even illegal drugs is also the norm.

Chen Shijun felt that he was already outstanding among these people. Sure enough, even if others were worse, he could still project his own dark side outwards, building a solid firewall against some excessive behaviors.

Having always firmly believed that there is no absolute standard of morality, I fell into a self-indulgent logical loop very early on, reducing morality to environmentally adaptive behavior.

In Chen Shijun's own view, he does not use marijuana, does not engage in promiscuous sex, does not force women, and is even very kind to his women, so he cannot be considered a bad person in any way.

Besides, whether someone is a bad person or not is not up to other women to decide. Eun-chae, Ji-min, and Mi-yeon are all women, so why don't they feel exploited and oppressed by themselves?

Zhimin even felt that she was being too good to her. Sometimes she would feel guilty about using her own card and would ask her first. She was indeed a very interesting girl.

(End of this chapter)