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"What do you think we should do with this annual meeting?"

Chen Chen really went to see Lee Soo Man with gifts.

"Every company has a different way of organizing annual meetings. You're probably asking the wrong person." Lee Soo Man was in a good mood after receiving the gift, so he naturally offered advice. "Why don't you go back to the company and talk to your own executives? Brainstorming might lead to some better ideas."

"How did SM Entertainment hold its annual meeting?"

Chen Chen was not satisfied with just this little information and asked further.

"In fact, any entertainment company can do this, and everyone is doing it this way." Li Xiuman spread his hands and uttered a word that made Chen Chen feel a little stupid, "Family concert."

"Don't you understand what it means?"

"Family concerts bring together all the front-line staff who work for the artists, and everyone in management also sits at the same table to discuss many things in order to make good plans."

"Now that everyone is here, what if we hold an annual meeting at the same time?" Lee Soo Man said slowly, "It's a company-wide carnival, and we don't have to design a separate annual meeting program. This is not just a win-win situation, it's a win many times over."

"I see." If Chen Chen still didn't understand what he meant, he would be a bit stupid. "It turns out that the family concert of the entertainment company can basically be regarded as the annual meeting."

"It doesn't count, it just serves as a substitute." Lee Soo Man explained in more detail, "But the significance of an entertainment company's annual meeting is not very big, so everyone can accept it if we just deal with it like this."

"But C headquarters can't continue to use this system." Chen Chen understood, but he also found that he had no way to apply it. "Among the entertainment companies that are large enough to hold annual meetings, C headquarters has the fewest artists. There are so few that they can't even put together a concert."

"That's not my business." Lee Soo Man calmly took a sip of tea, "Anyway, we don't lack artists."

"..."

Chen Chen didn't say anything. His response was to grab the tea gift box in front of Lee Soo Man and pull it towards himself.

Lee Soo Man was startled and quickly reached out to hold it down.

But his strength is definitely not comparable to that of young man Chen Chen, and the gift box is getting closer to Chen Chen little by little.

"Ahem." Li Xiuman coughed lightly, and after realizing that Chen Chen did not make another effort, he said lightly, "It is definitely not enough to rely on C headquarters' own artists, but don't you have a subsidiary company?"

C headquarters holds more than 40 shares of Starship, so there will be no problem in calling the current Starship a subsidiary of C headquarters.

But this cannot be used as a reason for C headquarters to invite Starship artists to participate in their family concert. Chen Chen has never regarded Starship artists as his own people, and Starship artists have never intended to become someone in C headquarters.

"Hold a small platter to sell tickets." Li Xiuman seemed to want this gift box very much. Seeing that Chen Chen didn't say anything, he didn't let go and directly told him the follow-up. "Whether it's giving back to fans or showing the good relationship between your two families, you can find an excuse easily."

"You're right." Chen Chen let go of his hand and let the gift box slide towards Lee Soo Man, "This way we can also bring Cube Entertainment with us."

"Is Cube Entertainment that close to you?" Lee Soo Man asked doubtfully.

"It's okay." Chen Chen laughed. "Who said that we can't bring outsiders into a game where we play together?"

"That's right, I forgot." Li Xiuman leaned against Chen Chen and pretended to be confused, "President Chen still has five shares of Cube Entertainment. It will be easy to get Cube Entertainment to join."

……

After saying goodbye to Lee Soo Man, Chen Chen took the gift and went to the soy sauce bottle again.

"You haven't been here for a long time."

Park Jin-young also showed enthusiasm, acting as if the two of them were really meeting again after a long separation.

"Nonsense, I was here once during the idol chicken eating contest, you really have a bad memory." Chen Chen helped him to recall his memory, "I also met Tzuyu that day." "Hey, it's a good thing I didn't agree to go with you." Park Jin Young suddenly laughed, "Otherwise, I would have been eliminated early with you."

"The No. 1 seed was eliminated on the first day," Park Jin-young added fiercely, "This doesn't look good anywhere, does it?"

"It's actually okay, because everyone thinks we're just there to join in the fun, and no one cares." Chen Chen countered, "If you were also in the team, everyone would think we were just there to join in the fun."

"Come on, come on. It's so hard to talk to you. I have to beat around the bush." ​​Park Jin-young picked up the gift box and weighed it. "Tell me, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Lend me the internal information of the Soy Sauce Bottle Family Concert. Headquarters C is planning to organize one as well." Chen Chen said.

"Is it too late to do it now?" Park Jin-young accurately grasped the pain point. "It's impossible to book a venue, send messages to fans, etc. The important thing is, do you have enough artists?"

“Let’s borrow a university auditorium, and let the artists and staff watch the performances together, and the fans can watch the Tik Tok live broadcast.” Chen Chen didn’t care. “If your artists or staff want to come and watch, I welcome them too.”

"So, where are the artists?" Park Jin-young tapped the table anxiously, "The most critical issue hasn't been resolved!"

"C headquarters has anchors who can help. We won't embarrass them by bringing them out for singing and dancing, but rehearsing two or three skits shouldn't be a problem, right? Serious artists are performing over there." Chen Chen paused, and said, "I can bring Starship and Cube Entertainment."

"Cube Entertainment."

Park Jin-young was also stunned by the name, and no one knew what was going on in his head.

"I can help." Park Jin-young suddenly spoke up, even fearing that Chen Chen didn't hear clearly, so he repeated it again, "If C headquarters' next target is Cube Entertainment, Soy Sauce Bottle can help."

"Ah?" Chen Chen pretended to be stupid. "I just think that artists are not good enough to just drag people in to play. What are you thinking?!"

"Do you dare to say that you have no intention of taking over Cube Entertainment?" Park Jin Young narrowed his eyes, which were not very big to begin with.

"No, really." Chen Chen said sincerely, "C Headquarters hasn't even digested the starship yet. Choosing a target for yourself will only lead to trouble."

"Besides, the revenge of our rival KakaoM has not yet arrived. The current goal of C Headquarters is to strengthen its own defense."

“No matter who you are, you can’t underestimate KakaoM, right?”

"But sometimes I do think about swallowing up Cube Entertainment. After all, if C Headquarters can swallow up Cube Entertainment, it will be the undisputed number one in the industry, stronger than Soy Sauce Bottle and Stupid Hat Company."

Chen Chen looked at Park Jin-young and continued speaking only after seeing him nod.

"It's a pity there's no chance at all."

"Cube Entertainment is also slowly getting better. I don't have enough chips in my hands, and I still have to face the influence from the outside world."

"Even if Jiangyouping stands on my side because of his personal vendetta against Cube Entertainment and his good relationship with C Headquarters, Shamao, Waiji, Dahei, and KakaoM will not let me have my way."

"It may be for their own advancement, or they just don't like me, but they always try to make things difficult for me."

"I'm in trouble, but I can't get things done. Am I a cheap person? Do I have to get beaten up?"

"So I'm not thinking about Cube Entertainment at all." Chen Chen's face was calm and relaxed, and there was even a hint of helplessness in accepting his fate. "I just want to consolidate myself and seek a breakthrough. I will try to see if I can move forward step by step."

"This is reality, this is the only possibility that can happen, my only choice."

...(End of chapter)