star of the peninsula

Since there were no spectators anyway, Chen Chen and Lee Ji-eun could stand in the aisle and point fingers at the artists and stars coming and going.

"The custom bench that looked quite luxurious turned into a common reception chair in office buildings, which lowered the style too much."

"Suddenly, it feels like a random meeting at the entrance of the village. This is just a joke."

Chen Chen and Lee Ji-eun openly complained about the venue setting without any concealment.

"Everyone is aware of the epidemic situation. It's good enough if we can postpone it for a month. We can't ask for too much." Li Zhien said a few good words for the organizers. "The benches you mentioned are indeed very beautiful. Sometimes there are some nice tables, but it is definitely not possible now. We must strictly maintain social distance."

"You know so much, do you come here often?"

Chen Chen made a joke.

"It's just so-so. I've seen this happen quite a few times." Li Zhien punched Chen Chen. "I didn't think it was a big deal before, but why do you think it sounds so bad when you say it?!"

"Because I'm being sincere?" Chen Chen smiled. "There are only a few awards, so it's really hard to get them."

"President Ayi Kochen! You're here today too!"

Before Lee Ji-eun could reply, Cho Jung-seok ran over with a smile.

Although he didn't know why it was necessary, he did run over to say hello.

"Hey, isn't this a candidate for Best Actor? Why are you here so early?"

Chen Chen just extended his hand as a greeting.

"What do you mean Best Actor candidate? You're flattering me by calling me that." Cho Jung-seok humbly waved his hand. "This nomination is thanks to everyone. Of course, your sponsorship and promotion of the film are also crucial."

"Okay, stop saying such cheesy things. It's unnecessary." Chen Chen reached out and patted his shoulder. "Just take care of Runfu when we are filming "Hospital Playlist Season 2" in the future."

“Hahaha, I definitely will.” Jo Jung-seok assured, “No one in the crew doesn’t like Yun-bok, he’s so cute!”

"Okay, then I'm relieved."

Chen Chen withdrew his gaze, and it was obvious that he didn't want to continue the conversation, so Cho Jung-seok said hello to Lee Ji-eun and left.

However, starting with Cho Jung-seok, more and more bigwigs began to appear in the venue.

The top artists always arrive last, and everyone is almost used to it.

So, when those people suddenly saw Chen Chen blocking the entrance, they panicked.

Whose big boss would block people at the entrance for fun?! Is this in line with his status?!

But the necessary greetings still need to be made. This boss is very skilled in investing in movies and TV series. Any actor would be eager to have a relationship with him.

If you don’t make connections now, will they come to you when they have a good script in the future? If you don’t make connections now, will they pay attention to you when you want to get investment from C headquarters? !
"Let's go, let's go, we have to run! I don't want to say hello to those people!"

When that group of top actors discovered Chen Chen, Chen Chen naturally discovered them as well. His first reaction was to pull up Lee Ji-eun and run away.

Being unfamiliar with them, not being able to treat them casually, and having no need to communicate, these three factors directly wiped out all of Chen Chen's social desires, and he simply didn't want to pay attention to those people.

So what if you are Lee Byung-hun, Hyun Bin, Kong Hyo-jin, or Son Ye-jin? I really don’t want to care about you!

"Why did you run away?!" Li Zhien didn't react until Chen Chen stopped walking, and said dissatisfiedly: "You don't want to chat with those people, but I do! If I miss the opportunity when you are here today, when will I have a second chance like this?!"

"C headquarters has nine points of EDAM shares, which means you are already related to me, so there will be many opportunities like this in the future." Chen Chen turned his head and glanced at her, "I'm here to have fun today, and I don't want to talk about serious topics with those people."

"Oh, yes, you are here to have fun." Li Zhien then remembered Chen's original intention, "What about your fun? Haven't you found it yet?" "I have found it, but I haven't seen the person yet." Chen Chen touched his chin and made an inference, "It should be because they don't have a high status, so they came too early, causing me to fail to block them at the entrance."

"Yeah, that's right. You're looking for new actors. They wouldn't dare to come so late." Li Zhien still didn't understand what was so special about these two names. "But what happened to Ahn Pu Hyun and Lee Jae Wook? You actually have an impression of these new actors."

"Well." Chen Chen didn't know what to say, so he just stopped talking. "Nothing serious, I just wanted to see it."

One of them won BLACKPINK's Kim Ji-soo, and the other won aespa's Yoo Ji-min. These two people are somewhat related to C headquarters.

Now these two people have been nominated for the Best New Actor in the TV category at the Baeksang Arts Awards. Chen Chen must go and see what level these two are at.

"You stay in your waiting room. I'll go out for a walk." Chen Chen was a little unwilling. He slapped his thigh and stood up again. "It's almost time to take a seat. These newcomers should at least say hello to me, right?"

"..."

I walked out for a few steps and unexpectedly, the first person to say hello was Lee Byung-hun.

Still can't escape, Chen Chen muttered in his heart, but his face was ready with a kind expression.

Lee Byung-hun came here just to talk about "Squid Game", so Chen Chen just talked to him.

It’s no use even if you are the leading actor. If you are talked into submission, you won’t be able to escape!

After chatting for a few minutes and patting each other on the arm, they went their separate ways. Chen Chen's place finally became a scenic spot, with actors from all walks of life visiting each other one by one.

……

"Hello, President Chen, I'm An Puxian."

An Puxian was very humble, and when he bowed, he made the widest arc. As he was taller than Chen Chen, he bent his waist and legs when speaking, and when he shook hands, he responded to Chen Chen's casual handshake with both hands.

"Don't be so nervous, I'm just an award presenter." Chen Chen raised his eyebrows and spoke rudely, "I saw that you debuted in 2014 and have a good resume. Why are you only nominated for Best New Actor this year?"

"Do you know when I debuted?!" Ahn Pu-hyun's tone was full of surprise.

"Your information is on the script, and I saw it by accident."

Chen Chen was a little impatient. The eagerness coming from the old man made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"Thank you for your attention! Blah blah blah~"

An Puxian didn't care about that and just did his own thing to please others.

After listening to these, Chen Chen suddenly became uninterested. Whether it was curiosity or excitement, all the emotions that were originally stirring in his heart disappeared.

He said a few perfunctory words and waved his hand, and it was time for the next person.

The next one, Lee Jae-wook, is even more excessive.

He is young, has a high starting point, is full of drive and ambition. When he sees Chen Chen, it is like seeing a dog or a gourmet seeing top-notch food. He tries his best to show off himself like a peacock spreading its tail in order to get a chance for Chen Chen to look at him straight in the eye.

To be honest, it's a bit boring. The levels of these people are too low for Chen Chen now.

After saying hello, you can go away and don’t look back.

...(End of chapter)