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While the program was being filmed in full swing at C headquarters, things were also quietly changing at Cube Entertainment.

The biggest impact of Chen Chen's operation on Cube Entertainment was that the shareholders' meeting was not held, and iHQ was simply abandoned.

It's not only boring to go to a game that you are bound to lose, but you may also be criticized by others. This is a huge loss.

"After iHQ's attack was thwarted this time, is it possible that they will do something small to us?"

Shirley's first reaction to the news was nervousness, as she was afraid that iHQ would do something desperate.

"Don't worry. iHQ doesn't have time for revenge. It's more worried about its own life." Chen Chen's opinion was different from hers. "People who keep doing things to survive will never spend resources on revenge, which only makes people happy but has no actual benefits."

"Besides, we are not soft eggs that can be easily messed with. If you come to provoke us, we will definitely fight back."

"If they are targeted by us at this time, it will be the same as dying immediately. They are absolutely unwilling to do that."

"Besides, iHQ is not necessarily sad or angry." Chen Chen smiled with an ambiguous meaning, "Maybe she is quite happy now."

"That's right. The epidemic has made everyone very vulnerable. It's sheer madness to make enemies at this time." Shirley suddenly became curious. "But why are they so happy? And what do you think iHQ's next move will be regarding Cube Entertainment?"

"No need to guess, it must be selling shares." Chen Chen curled his lips, "It will definitely be the most profitable to first take control of Cube Entertainment, split the company up, and then sell the shares. But after the most profitable plan is declared bankrupt, we can only choose the second most profitable plan."

"The share price of Cube Entertainment has skyrocketed because I have become the third largest shareholder. Selling shares now is an opportunity to make a fortune, and they will not miss it."

"Strictly speaking, iHQ didn't lose much, and even made a profit considering the rise in its share price."

"The best option is the most difficult to achieve, and they may have expected failure. The benefits of the second option suddenly increased significantly, which was a complete surprise!"

"After calculating this, is iHQ quite happy?" Chen Chen spread his hands, "Is their next move indeed to sell shares?"

"Great! I'm now convinced that they will definitely do that." Shirley praised first, then warned, "But you should know that the probability of iHQ doing that is less than 50%, right?"

"I know." Chen Chen nodded calmly. "If iHQ only had Cube Entertainment as its life-saving asset, they would definitely do as I said. But iHQ was also a monster-level company in the past, and they have a lot of cards in their hands."

"So." Chen Chen took a deep breath, "They may sell a portion of Cube Entertainment's shares to alleviate their own urgent needs, and the remaining portion may be used as capital to balance Cube Entertainment or as a small treasury for the future."

"Alas, how did iHQ, which used to have such outstanding actors as Song Hye Kyo, Jun Ji Hyun, Cha Tae Hyun, Park Jae Bum, and Han Ye Seul, become like this now?"

Shirley couldn't help but sigh out loud, she was the one who had experienced the entire decline of iHQ from its peak to its current state.

"It's too little. In fact, there are people like Ha Jung Woo, Gong Yoo, and Kong Hyo Jin." Chen Chen didn't have Sulli's sentimentality because he didn't care at all. "Maybe it was the surveillance time of the artists back then? Anyway, it's dilapidated now and has been declining."

Many people who don’t have a deep understanding of the Korean entertainment industry may not know that SidusHQ President Zheng Xunzhuo monitored the mobile phones of more than 40 artists under his command, including Jun Ji-hyun, but how could Chen Chen, as an insider, not know about it?
Maybe this is not the only factor that has brought iHQ to where it is today, but it is at least a very important issue.

"C headquarters will not have a day"

"Dingle bell bell~"

Before Shirley could finish her bad words, the phone on Chen Chen's desk rang.

"iHQ representative Zheng Xunzhuo has made an appointment to visit you. The email has been transferred to your mailbox."

"Because he is an important person, I specially added a phone notification."

Park Ji-yeon reported very important news.

"Well done, keep it up."

Chen Chen praised and quickly opened his mailbox to read the email.

The content of the email was not much, just that Zheng Xunzhuo hoped to have a brief meeting with Chen Chen to discuss the matter of Cube Entertainment.

"Agree to meet and find a time when I am free to reply to the other party."

"Also, collect and compile a detailed profile of Representative Zheng Xunzhuo for me."

Chen Chen gave Zhiyan instructions.

"Pfft~ You need to find a free time to date someone? You are completely free!" Shirley couldn't help but laugh out loud. "I think we should do it tomorrow. Others are looking for you in a hurry. It will be better for everyone if we can finish it sooner rather than later."

"Not good." Chen Chen put down the receiver with a serious expression, "The other party must be here to discuss the shares. Headquarter C is going to bleed again."

"You are the one who is bleeding. You have paid for all the money used by C Headquarters recently." Shirley deliberately revealed the cruel facts to Chen Chen. "Fortunately, the two big guys who have our shares don't care about your money at all. Otherwise, you would lose more than three cents for every dollar you spend on this krypton gold game of C Headquarters."

"I'm happy with it, okay? I just love spending money on this rubbish pay-to-win game." Chen Chen glanced at her, "The pleasure of making C headquarters stronger is something I can't help myself!"

If we think of C headquarters as a character in an online game, then Chen Chen, the krypton guy, actually has a pretty good experience.

For details on how to do it, please refer to the article about rebirth online games, and then just lower the various parameters.

"Is tomorrow okay?" Park Ji-yeon called again. "Your schedule is too flexible. I can't find a suitable answer."

This young assistant speaks so tactfully. A blank schedule means freedom, which is great.

"The day after tomorrow, the Integrate group show will be finished filming tomorrow, and I want to see the C headquarters building restored to its original state."

Chen Chen made up a random excuse and handed it over. Anyway, they couldn't meet tomorrow.

The opponent is passive and we are active. If we don't take advantage of the opponent, wouldn't it be a waste of this active position?

"Speaking of which, how did you feel when you faced the camera again?"

Chen Chen put down the phone and picked up Curiosity.

"I don't feel anything." Sulli replied: "In the front, we talked about the past, and in the back, we talked about the current things in the circle. I found that my perspective on the same things is completely different from before, and I can accept some things more calmly."

"Is this what growing up is?" Shirley asked.

"If you feel that you are better now than you were before, then you have grown up." Chen Chen gave an affirmative reply, "This is the definition of growth. Otherwise, you are just a fool who has simply grown older."

"Okay, at least I'm not wasting my time." Shirley regained her spirits and asked, "What kind of broadcast format will Integrate's group variety show adopt? Should we sell it to a TV station for some money?"

"No, I plan to speed up my return and learn from Netflix to release all the content at once. The TV station will definitely not meet our requirements, and it is too late to start looking for a TV station now." Chen Chen abruptly set a time, "Start the return in late July and complete the return before mid-August."

"They will start to return in late July." Shirley's eyes widened suddenly, "Isn't that three days later?!"

"We'll start promoting today, finish filming tomorrow, take a full day off the day after tomorrow, and return the day after that." Chen Chen patted his chest, "Perfect plan!" "You're crazy!" Shirley's eyes widened, "Don't tell me you really plan to do this, it will affect the quality of your return!"

"I know this sounds exaggerated, but it is true. It was even a decision made by President Jin and I together." Chen Chen said seriously, "Because we have to take into account the South Korean Liberation Day on the 15th of next month."

Liberation Day, South Korea's National Day, is a key period when various political parties in the Blue House are actively making trouble.

There is no doubt that this year's Liberation Day will become a show for various political parties to showcase their attitudes or achievements in the face of global natural disasters such as the epidemic in order to attract voters.

Chen Chen doesn't care about party disputes at all, but when it comes to voters, Chen Chen knows that large-scale rallies are coming and the necessary conditions for the large-scale spread of the epidemic have already appeared.

Come back earlier, finish earlier, and hide earlier. Chen Chen is too lazy to care about what the people outside are doing. Let them fend for themselves for their own freedom. They deserve to die.

"Do the girls know?"

Shirley understood when she heard the date, and she now wanted to fully cooperate with Chen Chen to accomplish this task.

"I don't know. Let's tell them after the filming is over." Chen Chen smiled and shook his head. "But don't worry. From what I know about them, if you tell them to come back tomorrow, they will just feel excited and won't have any dissatisfaction."

"Then let's make some preparations here. We can't rely on Starship alone to operate the system." Shirley scratched her hair, her expression becoming a little weird. "At least, we can help cut in line for the YouTube or radio programs."

"Queue-jumping?" Chen Chen narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean by queue-jumping? It's just a technical adjustment of the program!"

……

……

"I wonder if Representative Zheng has any advice on Cube Entertainment?"

Chen Chen went straight to the point, skipping the small talk.

Because he is very busy now, busy being scolded and busy dealing with public opinion.

Chen Chen has been scolded like a pig by fans for only promoting his ace idol's comeback three days in advance.

But he had to leave the comments insulting him, because they were considered to be the milder ones among everyone's reactions. There were countless more extreme comments, and even some of them were shocking to Chen Chen, a veteran internet expert.

"It's not instruction, it's a request." Zheng Xunzhuo smiled and shook hands with Chen Chen, and quickly followed the rhythm, "iHQ requests C headquarters to purchase our Cube Entertainment shares."

"Sure." Chen Chen nodded carelessly. "How about giving me a 20% discount if you package everything together? There are not many entertainment companies in South Korea that can buy 50 points of Cube Entertainment in one go. Considering that everyone's financial situation is not good during the epidemic, there are even fewer choices."

"..."

"No reply? You don't want C headquarters to pay more, do you?" Chen Chen made a new offer. "Everyone knows why the stock price rose. I don't want C headquarters to pay for itself twice. The most I can accept is a parity sale after the online concert."

"That's not what I meant. iHQ has no intention of selling all of its Cube Entertainment shares. It only intends to sell a portion of them."

Zheng Xunzhuo almost cursed in his heart, but he had to speak with a smile on his face.

I've already told you about package acquisition, full acquisition, and fair price acquisition. What else can we talk about? Also, how can your lousy C headquarters have so much money? How can it be possible? !
"Then please lay out all the information on the table, Representative Zheng, so that I can take a look before making a decision." Chen Chen continued the topic, "Of course, the additional conditions must also be laid out. It saves a lot of time."

After the antics just now, Chen Chen has at least become the dominant party in terms of momentum, so it is reasonable to ask the opponent to reveal his cards.

"iHQ plans to sell Fifteen Points Cube Entertainment's shares to C Headquarters."

Zheng Xunzhuo was not fooled and simply announced this information.

"what price?"

Chen Chen asked.

"Fifteen points, then add fifteen percent to the market price."

Zheng Xunzhuo was a little nervous when he said this, his eyes fixed on Chen Chen.

"It seems a little reasonable, but also not so reasonable. How about..." Chen Chen smacked his lips, "You can just put it on the market."

"The stock price is still rising. When it rises by 15%, you can sell it on the market and get the same effect as selling it to me. Maybe you can even make more money."

"Oh, don't you want to pay the transaction fee?" Chen Chen made a confused expression, "That shouldn't be the case. Obviously, being able to sell it is more important."

"The handling fee is one thing, and we think the price may not increase by more than 15% is another." Zheng Xunzhuo found that Chen Chen was really difficult to deal with, so he didn't make any pretense. "Let me be frank. The shares of Cube Entertainment have special significance to C headquarters, so we want to take advantage of it."

Chen Chen did not say anything like "What does it mean to me?" which sounded like a childish nonsense. He chose to reshuffle the chessboard.

"At this point, C headquarters' ambition to acquire Cube Entertainment is well known to everyone, so every bit of Cube Entertainment shares held by iHQ is very meaningful to me."

"But the figure of fifteen points is too ambiguous. It can neither help me become the largest shareholder nor change the current situation."

"So it has no meaning to me and cannot move me."

"Let's make a new contract." Chen Chen almost gave an ultimatum, "Otherwise, I'm afraid we'll have to meet again in the market."

"Twenty points, twenty percent increase!"

Zheng Xunzhuo proposed a more expensive and exaggerated plan.

"Deal!" Chen Chen's expression changed instantly. "As expected of iHQ, a very powerful company in the industry! When I was an artist, I dreamed of working with iHQ. I didn't expect that we would work together now that I am no longer an artist!"

"..."

Zheng Xunzhuo was confused. From beginning to end, he didn't understand what Chen Chen was selling. He could only continue the topic with politeness and stiffness to Chen Chen.

……

If Chen Chen really takes that step in the market, it will mean that he has lost, because it will be a very long process, long enough for the girl group to carry Cube Entertainment to take off.

Indeed, at that time iHQ might fall into a worse situation and have to sell its shares in Cube Entertainment in advance to survive, but the timing was not something Chen Chen could control.

He doesn't like things to be out of his control, there are too many unexpected things in this world.

The night is long and dreams are many. Chen Chen did not gamble on his luck, he spent money to solve the problem.

...(End of chapter)