star of the peninsula

“You let our company make movies independently?!”

About three hours after Chen Chen left the reception room, Lee Ji-eun called.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Chen Chen was a little confused. "Didn't your president tell you that headquarters C would help?"

"I said it, but I still think it's outrageous." Li Zhien was actually very excited and wanted to talk to him, "How can our company have the ability to produce a movie on its own? Isn't this a joke to everyone?"

"It's definitely a joke now, but it will be different once the movie is released. The happier those people are laughing now, the louder they will be slapped in the face in the future. Someone else will be laughing by then." Chen Chen smiled, "Just go ahead and shoot it. No matter what, just get the movie out first and bear with the ridicule of others."

"I can definitely bear it, it's a small matter. It's just that..." Li Zhien suddenly lowered her voice, "The president said that you think this script is not very good, is it true?"

"It's true. It's really not that good." Chen Chen did not hide it. "At least that's what I think."

"Okay, that's it."

Li Zhien seemed to be relieved.

"What's going on? Didn't you come here to blame me for giving you a bad script?" Chen Chen couldn't help but tease, "Why do you look relieved now?"

"What do you think of a mature artist who has debuted for more than ten years? Am I such a fool?!" Li Zhien snorted in dissatisfaction, "Even if I am stupid, I know that the heroine of a good script will not be mine!"

"Ugh."

"The film industry is monopolized by certain people. It's really hard for outsiders to get in. You either have to be lucky or take it step by step."

"Obviously, I, Li Zhien, am not the lucky one." Li Zhien sighed softly, "I have never been a lucky person either."

"You have a good attitude, remember to keep it, but don't be too pessimistic." Chen Chen consoled him, "Your luck may be reflected in other places, now just focus on making the movie."

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore. Go read my script." Li Zhien asked before hanging up the phone, "By the way, what are you going to do later?"

"Me?" Chen Chen paused, "I'm going to the starship."

……

Of course, Chen Chen didn't go to Starship to meet Golden Age. He planned to go and see the female trainees.

X1 officially announced its disbandment in January, and the members of Starship in X1 returned to the company and became trainees again.

In other words, Golden Era is already planning his boy band.

Starship does not have enough power to support both its own boy and girl groups, so putting the boy group project on the agenda means that the female trainees will have to go through a very difficult period.

Instead of letting these trainees continue to struggle on the Starship and constantly erode their confidence and temperament, it would be better for Chen Chen to come and give them hope and help them better get through this difficult period.

"Are all the trainees here today?"

Chen Chen came to the Starship quite often and was quite familiar with the route to the practice room.

"They are all here." Jin Shidai followed closely, "I have already told them in advance that you will be coming today, so the trainees have already dealt with their own affairs, just to see you today."

"Your statement is very strange."

Chen Chen felt uncomfortable listening to him speak, and felt like a warlord patrolling the streets.

"But what I said is true." Jin Shidai asked with a smile, "Do you remember what happened the last time you were directly involved with our Starship trainees?" "What happened?" Chen Chen couldn't remember for a moment, "That was several years ago, right?"

"It was several years ago, but it is a scene that the trainees will always remember, especially the trainees of Starship." Jin Shidai explained: "After your last direct involvement with the Starship trainees, you took Yujin and Wonyoung away. They have become two pillars of Integrate."

"No one doesn't have such a dream. Everyone has thought about what their future would be like if they were the one chosen."

"Now that Master Chen Chen has returned to the Starship, and even stated that he is here to watch the trainees, all the conditions are met. The only thing missing is that he will be picked by you."

"Who can resist not taking a gamble today?" Jin Shidai shook his head. "If it were me, I would have sorted out everything else early and waited for today. Forget the pandemic, I'd be here even if knives rained from the sky!"

"Okay, let's walk faster." Chen Chen quickened his pace. "After what you said, I feel embarrassed to keep others waiting."

……

In fact, there is nothing special to pay attention to. Chen Chen came here today just for the remaining people in IVE.

If I were to talk about extra content, Starship and the girl who participated in PD48 need attention, and then looking at the information provided by Golden Era, there is a non-public trainee who needs to be looked at.

But superfluous content is just superfluous content, and I will only watch it when I have extra time.

Saying hello and asking how are you, Chen Chen really didn't expect that there were dozens of female trainees on the starship. He was dazzled for a moment.

But people who are easy to recognize are still easy to recognize. Chen Chen spotted Naoi Rei in the crowd at a glance.

With a round face, chubby cheeks, and bangs common among Japanese girls, Rei Naoi's temperament seems to have remained the same even after her debut.

After searching for a while longer, Chen Chen successfully caught Senior Qiu Tian. However, at this time, Qiu Tian had ordinary long hair, which made him inconspicuous in the crowd.

Another person is Jin Zhiyuan, who is much more eye-catching than Qiu Tian, ​​although Chen Chen did not give priority to her. She has appeared in Taeyeon’s MV before and was very beautiful when she was a student, so she is easy to find.

"C Headquarters intends to select a few trainees from among you."

As soon as Chen Chen opened his mouth, he dropped a bombshell, causing the crowd to scream in surprise.

"Of course, the time for selection is not now, and I haven't even decided on the method of selection." Chen Chen raised his voice and drowned out the girls' discussion. "I came here today just to take a look at your real things, because I don't want to get to know someone thoroughly just by looking at their information."

"I will look at your assessment results, your daily performance records, and even come in to take a look at you when I pass by the starship on business."

"To put it another way, I am here to put pressure on you today. How you perform under pressure is an important criterion for me to judge whether a person can become an artist."

"Of course, it would be fine if someone could stop treating me as a pressure and be a good girl with a big heart."

"Anyway, I called you here just to take a look at you." Chen Chen waved his hand casually and walked out of the practice room, "Now, disband!"

The real thing has been seen, the hope has been given, and there is no reason to stay here.

The hope of being picked by C headquarters keeps the girls working hard, and maybe they can hold on until the day when Starship recovers and launches its own girl group.

I hope so.

...(End of chapter)