Peninsula Platinum Era

Chapter 8 Ambitious Woman

"Yes! Yes, yes, although Shijun has never been involved before, there are always commonalities in the industry."

Transforming artists into carriers of commercial symbols, reducing their individuality and turning them into easily assembled industrial parts, has always been the direction that Bang Si-hyuk has been striving for.

As expected of a junior from Seoul National University, their thinking is quite similar. The so-called "trainee pool" + "rapid elimination mechanism" is to select individuals with higher returns at a lower cost, ensuring that resources are always concentrated on high-return individuals. The more they talk about it, the more it makes sense.

"It's often said that the financial industry has a large number of graduates, even those with technical backgrounds."

As Fang Shihe chatted, he was mentally criticizing the young man in front of him. If Chen Shijun knew, he would definitely scold him, saying, "You're a bastard who's into finance. I come from a tech company."

"To be honest, I had something important to discuss with Shijun today."

After rambling on for a while, Fatty Fang finally got to the point. It turned out that the root of the problem lay with Source Music, which had just been acquired. The company's founder, Su Chengzhen, had a huge disagreement with Min Xizhen, who had just been sent there.

“The conflict is irreconcilable. Min CBO has many demands, and I am afraid that Representative Su Chengzhen will be suspicious. Therefore, I urgently need a heavyweight figure to inspect and coordinate, at least to get through this period.”

Actually, there was another reason behind this action. Chen Shijun's collaborative project was still under construction, and leaving him idle here during this period seemed to marginalize him.

The Source Music project is one of the company's key directions, and it is absolutely crucial that it is not allowed to fail. Without sending a heavyweight figure to oversee it, the unpredictable situation cannot be contained.

The remaining parties all have specific plans, making it difficult for them to set aside their own affairs to act as coordinators.

As a company director and chief strategy officer, and also the fourth largest shareholder, he certainly has enough prestige.

"I originally wanted to involve CBO Min in this project as a brand manager, mainly to be responsible for the visuals and concepts..."

But unexpectedly, this woman gradually expanded her authority and demanded complete control over the entire project. Although Su Chengzhen adjusted the allocation of responsibilities several times, it was still difficult to meet her demands.

As a result, the trust between the two sides was completely broken, and Min Hee-jin even demanded that things be done according to her plan in order to be satisfied.

Chen Shijun had seen this kind of competition for project manufacturing rights quite often, but this woman's ambition was far too great. Who tries to seize power right away? She should at least slow down first...

Representative Su would easily assume it was at the behest of Fatty Fang, but the real reason was not so; otherwise, Fatty Fang would not have deliberately preserved the operating system when he acquired the company.

"In that case, I have no reason to refuse. The preparation and approval of the subsidiary will take some time, so Shijun can take this opportunity to familiarize himself with the business."

I couldn't refuse them, even though I wasn't really interested in mediating the relationship between a middle-aged man and a middle-aged woman, it was, after all, an important project for the company.

"In that case, I'll leave it to Shijun. Whether your assistant team is to be appointed directly from the company's administration, brought in from your previous company, or recruited again, we can make the arrangements."

Faced with the fat man's suggestion, Chen Shijun shook his head. He had already arranged good futures for Dunamu's assistants and had no intention of recruiting them again for the time being.

Let's just make do with this for now. Anyway, this kind of thing only saves us a little energy. For the current job, we can just grab a few from the company's administration.

……

Smoke rose from the cast-iron grill on the grass, and the grease sizzled under the heat of the charcoal fire. With many hands making light work, the grilling soon looked quite professional.

"Xiao Yuan! We definitely have to let the hero have the first bite."

The older women, wearing aprons, were cutting up golden pork belly with large scissors. Ahn Yu-jin wrapped a large piece in a perilla leaf, intending to feed it to the maknae (youngest member), but the large figure seemed to have vanished. "This... can I drink it?"

Seeing Yuan Ying holding a large bottle of champagne, the older sisters' eyes widened. This girl wasn't old enough to drink, or rather, several of the younger sisters in the group weren't old enough to drink.

She took a bite of the grilled meat that her colleague handed her, and the slightly hot sensation made her grimace, but she still shook the large bottle in her hand.

Xiao Yuan had just asked Chen Shijun, and even brought a relatively inexpensive bottle of wine, saying it was to entertain her sisters.

Besides some expensive wines in the cellar, they also replenish many affordable ones for visitors. This little girl is very quick-witted; she'd rather let them drink the best than let them drink the rest.

"Of course not! Yuan Ying, are you crazy? Put those things down right now..."

Although a small portion of the group members are underage, South Korea's age restrictions on the so-called ban on the sale of alcohol are not that strict.

After all, convenience stores or supermarkets only rely on impressions to determine age, and very few can actually verify registration cards. Most teenagers have tried to do so before they reach the legal age to buy a property.

At least most of the girls in this group had drunk alcohol, but the two youngest ones might not have, and they wanted to take what was in the girl's hands.

"It's okay, I've looked into this low prescription, I'll just take a little bit!"

Xiao Yuan, holding the bottle, argued vehemently, her eyes wide with a cute expression that left the older members exchanging bewildered glances before finally turning their attention to their leader, Quan Enbi.

"You silly girl, you're really being ridiculous. Just add a little bit to the soda."

Ultimately, she felt she had made a win-win decision. Yuan Ying watched as her friends who could drink enjoyed their drinks, while she could only find the taste of alcohol in her soda, which didn't seem to taste that good.

Having thought it through, Yuan Ying felt relieved and devoured the barbecue. He was always hungry during his growth spurt, but if he grew any bigger, he might become a bit too big for his age.

But her height continues to grow, which is a bit of a worry for little Wonyoung. Artists who are over 170cm tall are often limited in many ways, especially since she is still growing upwards year by year like a big tree.

Last time on the show, she and Ahn Yu-jin both wanted to give each other the nickname "Little Giant in IZ*ONE", but in the end, after being measured by the production team, she could only accept the title with tears in her eyes, as she was less than one centimeter taller than Ahn Yu-jin.

If possible, she might even want to remove a few centimeters. Chen Shijun sometimes jokes that she shouldn't be called "Little Round" but "Big Round," which makes her very unhappy.

Today is the birthday of one of the older sisters in the team, but everyone didn't act too wildly around Chen Shijun. The warm winter sun felt very comfortable on their skin, and they were all thinking about how fun it would be to come here in the summer.

"I'm so envious of Xiaoyuan. I'm sure she can come and play often. It's so great to have such a good older brother."

"Yes! When I have money in the future, I will definitely buy a set like this. I wonder how much it will cost."

"Forget about it. The maintenance costs for this kind of estate are huge. If you can't become a big star in the future, an ordinary idol will just have to work for this property."

"And most of the time it's used for profit, it's rare for someone like Xiaoyuan's brother to enjoy it for himself."

"Then I'll just be Xiaoyuan's sister-in-law, Xiaoyuan. Why aren't you saying anything? What are you daydreaming about?"

Looking at the calm lake, it's practically a fishing paradise. If the two of them were boating on the lake on a summer night, with Chen Shijun focused on fishing while he lay on the boat, leaning against the side and watching the moon, what a warm and beautiful scene that would be.

(End of this chapter)