star of the peninsula

If we weren't brothers, how could you stir up trouble like this? Your intentions are a little too obvious!

After C headquarters focused its attention on Big Hit, SM Entertainment would indeed feel a lot more relaxed, but why would C headquarters want to provoke Big Hit when it had nothing else to do, especially since Chen Chen had just informed them that Big Hit had a close relationship with the South Korean chaebol.

"C headquarters naturally doesn't want to see Big Hit grow bigger, but some things won't stop developing just because you don't want them to." Chen Chen was as calm as an old monk, "Let nature take its course."

"There has been no friction between the current C headquarters and Big Hit's expansion area, so you can certainly choose to let things take their own course." Lee Soo Man couldn't stand Chen Chen's attitude, and said with some regret: "But friction between you will happen sooner or later. If you don't prepare in advance, you will be fighting an unprepared battle."

"Haha." Chen Chen smiled meaningfully, "How do you know I didn't prepare in advance?"

Chen Chen really hadn't made any preparations, but he didn't need to.

If others don't know him, doesn't Chen Chen know it? ! SM Entertainment has already sent a bomb into Big Hit, it's just a matter of whether it explodes sooner or later.

Once Ms. Min makes a move, Big Hit will have a hard time for at least two years. She is a high-yield explosive that has been proven by time.

If C headquarters fails to defeat Big Hit in the past two years, Chen Chen will only think that he is too incompetent and will not have any other thoughts.

As for how to handle Ms. Min's bomb, Chen Chen theoretically cannot do it because he is not familiar with Ms. Min.

But Big Hit was going to go public, so it put the detonator into Chen Chen’s hands.

With the current financial situation of C headquarters, Chen Chen thought that he could somehow become a major shareholder during Big Hit's IPO. It would not be difficult to manipulate Ms. Min to take a step forward through hints or collusion as a major shareholder.

As for how to extricate yourself, you can think about it later. It’s not a difficult task after all.

"Have you made preparations for Big Hit in advance?!" Lee Soo Man's expression suddenly became three times more serious than before. "Could it be that you have also made plans for SM Entertainment?"

"Yes, I really have." Chen Chen rarely told the truth, "Don't you have a contract for me to join SMART in your hand? That's my preparation."

"I don't believe it." Li Xiuman shook his head slightly, "It's impossible for you to join the company, no matter if it's your advance preparation or not."

"If you don't believe this, then you won't believe anything I say." Chen Chen didn't indulge him, "Guess until you are satisfied."

"..."

It is impossible for Lee Soo Man to guess in front of Chen Chen. The more he guessed, the more information he would reveal to Chen Chen. He would not do such a stupid thing.

"Okay, let's get down to business." Chen Chen was too lazy to argue with him, so he stepped on the accelerator and moved on to the next topic, "What is your purpose in calling me over here?"

Regardless of whether it was "seeking advice" or "provoking", Lee Soo-man was not qualified to call Chen Chen to SMART for a talk because his status was not appropriate.

To put it more simply, given their current identities, Lee Soo Man is not worthy of greeting Chen Chen casually.

"These are my personal matters and have nothing to do with SMART." Lee Soo Man distanced himself from the company and continued, "I personally want to invest in A-Lin Canteen. I wonder if there is a suitable channel."

"Doesn't Shamao have its own catering project? Instead of investing in its own project, it has set its sights on Alin's Canteen." Chen Chen's mind was confused for a moment, "Isn't this a bad idea?"

"I have two reasons." Lee Soo Man said with a smile: "The first reason is that if I invest more money in the company project as an individual, it will make others nervous. After all, the structure of the catering project of S.H.I.E. is a bit complicated."

"The second is Circle C." Lee Soo Man accurately cut into Chen Chen's Circle C, which had been inactive. "Your Circle C is definitely not prepared just for Alin's Restaurant. Although I don't know where your ambition lies and when you will start to act, I have decided to get on board this ship." If Lee Soo Man wanted to get on board at this time, the only investment target would be Alin's Restaurant. He had no choice.

"You can enter Circle C, but A-Lin Canteen does not accept investment." Chen Chen threw the answer in Li Xiuman's face first, "If this hole is opened once, it will definitely appear a second and third time, so it won't work even once."

"Alin Canteen has its own expansion strategy and has no intention of accepting external investment for the time being."

"But C Circle is different. It is essentially a platform that provides services. If there are merchants who can provide services and are willing to settle in, we will welcome them 100%. We will accept Chairman Li's store just like C Circle accepts other merchants."

"Of course, given our relationship, I will give you some discounts." Chen Chen looked at Li Xiuman, "What do you think?"

"Not so good." Lee Soo Man's attitude also became sharp. "It was the outstanding performance of A-Lin Canteen in the face of the epidemic that made me want to invest. If it was just to enter the C circle, it would be mediocre and there would be no need to talk about it further."

"That can't be helped." Chen Chen said he didn't care, and said lightly, "In fact, it may not be bad if President Li makes it himself. Food is the most important thing for people. As long as the taste is good, people will buy it anyway."

"Anything else you want to say?" Chen Chen pointed to the door. "If not, I'll go back."

"No, I'll take you there."

Lee Soo Man's face turned a little dark and his steps were somewhat reluctant.

After this conversation, not only did I not accomplish any of the things I wanted to do, but I was also vaguely hinted that there was a bomb in my house. It was really hard to feel good.

Chen Chen was actually a little unhappy, but his unhappiness was not troublesome. It was just at the level of "you called me here just for such a small matter".

In conclusion, it was a lose-lose meeting and neither of them was happy.

……

"Well, not busy, but not in the office."

"Okay, I'll be there soon."

On the way back, Chen Chen received a call from Park Jin-young.

There's nothing big going on here, I just asked Chen Chen to go over and practice.

JYP has already released the comeback trailer, and the song will be released in two days. The stage has also been arranged, the first stage will be with Sunmi, the second stage will be with Chen Chen, and the rest will depend on everyone's reaction.

In preparation for the next stage, Park Jin Young specifically called to ask Chen Chen if he had time, and if so, he could come over to practice.

There's nothing wrong with it. Chen Chen is free anyway. After putting his phone down, he suddenly found it a little funny.

On the same day, two big bosses of South Korea's top entertainment companies sent summons. One was talking about the business of intrigue and deception, and the other urged you to go to the practice room.
What is this? A contrast? Is this becoming popular in the Korean entertainment industry?

...(End of chapter)