star of the peninsula

There was no news about Chen Chen in the Korean entertainment industry in August, but everyone who knew him knew what he was doing.

It's not that Chen Chen is high-profile, it's that the Eagle Sauce is too high-profile. They have to make the matter known to the whole world except for those areas without Internet access. As a result, Tik Tok's struggle is now seen as a resistance to the economic power of the United States.

Although no one really offered to help, saying a few words did something useful. It seems that there are still many people in this world who are dissatisfied with the Blue Star police.

But all this has nothing to do with Chen Chen. He is living a very comfortable life now.

Mr. Chen now rests in an office prepared by others every day. If someone comes to ask questions, he will answer them carefully. If no one comes to disturb him, he will deal with the work of C headquarters or establish contacts and build relationships with colleagues in the domestic entertainment industry.

The Chinese colleagues he met were the real big shots in the circle. The resources and power behind them were not comparable to the little guys Chen Chen had met before.

Of course, Chen Chen was also a little guy, but not anymore.

In the past, Chen Chen couldn’t get in touch with those people because he was just an employee working overseas and promoting artists to debut. Now these people have taken the initiative to contact Chen Chen because he is an "important senior executive" who was specially invited back by a certain audio company at a critical moment.

The important senior executives of Tik Tok are definitely not small figures anymore. At least they are not “the guy who makes money in the Korean entertainment industry”. Their status is very different.

The first meeting that this "important senior executive" attended after coming out of the isolation room shocked the entire audience. His opinions and views made everyone listen, just like the PPT that pointed out the future three years ago.

When seeing everyone's expressions, Chen Chen knew that he had exaggerated too much in his manuscript and revealed a lot of things that should not be revealed now, but he only prepared one manuscript, so he could only take the initiative to hide some things and deliberately not say them.

Even so, Chen Chen still became a "temporary consultant", someone hired for everyone to ask questions.

Maybe that's how consultants are used? Chen Chen didn't understand. He had never been one, nor had he come into contact with such people.

Anyway, he is now staying at the headquarters of a certain audio platform and is responsible for answering questions for people who have questions. The more questions he answers, the higher his status will be.

Note that this is about answering the question rather than solving the problem.

Chen Chen cannot solve the problems that Tik Tok is facing now, and when those top smart people come to ask questions, they actually have the answers in their minds, they just want to hear different opinions to support or correct their plans.

Chen Chen was very clear that his only advantage was that he could see the "future", so being cautious, careful, and only giving slight spoilers became his motto.

The effect is quite good. After all, "future" is the most correct answer in the world. The words spoken by a person who holds the most correct answer in the world are always correct no matter how you taste them. The more you taste them, the more delicious they become.

……

"I've been living a good life lately. Basically I just eat and sleep, and don't have any extra work."

His girlfriend suddenly called and Chen Chen picked up the call happily.

"That's great. Do you know what this side is thinking of you now?"

Bae Joo-hyun blinked and asked in a coquettish tone.

"What can you think of me?" Chen Chen was a little curious, "There shouldn't be any specific news over there, right?"

He only knew that several big bosses in South Korea sent him thumbs-up emojis, but he didn't know the detailed evaluations and opinions.

"Oh no, Shirley should have told you." Pei Zhuxuan suddenly pursed her lips, "You are just teasing me, you want to see me foolishly telling you!"

"I really don't know! Shirley thought I was so busy here that she didn't even call me. She has always communicated with me through emails." Chen Chen suddenly felt aggrieved. "And the emails didn't mention anything except the work that I had to do, as if she was afraid that I would be distracted!"

"So that's how it is." Pei Zhuxuan suddenly discovered the biggest problem and asked, "Then why can you be distracted? Why can't you be busy?!"

"Baby, you think too highly of me." Chen Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Do you really think I have a say in such a big matter? I'm just doing what I can do, and what I can do now is not much different from a spiritual counselor."

"Can you comfort people with your mouth?"

Bae Joo-hyun raised doubts.

"It's not consolation in the conventional sense. It's to strengthen the confidence of those who come to consult me." Chen Chen told the truth, "I am the one who believes most firmly that this struggle can be won. Others sometimes need to draw certain nutrients from me."

This is true. No one in the world believes more than Chen Chen that Tik Tok can win this seemingly unwinnable war. At this time, he can definitely be relied upon to temporarily serve as a spiritual leader.

"Okay, let's talk about what's going on in South Korea." Chen Chen changed the subject. "Compared to the heavy pressure here, there should be more interesting things happening in South Korea, right?"

"There's nothing interesting happening in South Korea, and it's mostly all bad news." Bae Joo-hyun sighed and listed several groups' names at once, "One member of VIXX quit, one member of LIMITLESS quit, three members of Busters quit, NeonPunch disbanded, 1THE9 disbanded, ANS disbanded, HINAPIA disbanded. These are just the things that happened in the idol circle in August. If it spreads to the entire Korean entertainment industry, August will be even bleaker."

Chen Chen had heard of some of these groups but had no impression of others. But no matter what, it was still too terrifying that so many idol groups had problems within a month. The situation was a bit scary.

"Then there was a major outbreak of the epidemic." Bae Joo-hyun continued: "There were several large gatherings in Seoul on the 15th, Liberation Day, and the epidemic took advantage of this opportunity to spread severely again."

"I never thought that people who stay honest can become victims, victims of other people's mistakes. This world is really enough."

"I don't know what those people are thinking." Pei Zhuxuan was a little discouraged, "Anyway, all the hopes that we artists had accumulated to meet our fans have been overturned."

"Just get used to it. If you don't do something to make yourself more visible, are you still a politician?" Chen Chen asked, "How are you doing now? What kind of job are you doing?"

"Preparing for the big group comeback at the end of the year." Bae Joo Hyun replied: "The work of the sub-group has been completed, and everyone's response is very good, so the company began to prepare for the big group comeback to save face for the last "RBB"."

"Are all the songs ready?" Chen Chen asked curiously, "Can you let me hear them?"

He was really curious this time because he didn't know what SMART could come up with.

"I'm not ready yet. The company took a very long time to select the songs this time. It's been several months now." Bae Joo Hyun couldn't help but laugh, "It's probably because the pressure is too great. The beating I received during my last comeback was too painful."

"Is there a possibility?" Chen Chen sat up straight and said clearly, "The reason why Stupid Hat can't choose a song is because he is worried about the debut song of the new girl group. It has nothing to do with you, because you can just use the one that was eliminated by others."

"..."

This heart-piercing question is a bit difficult to answer. Even those who believe in SMART will hesitate when they hear such words, because the possibility of such a thing happening is too high.

Why should an old group that has debuted for five or six years compete with a new group that is about to debut for the right to use songs?

You are a senior, so you should give way to others, right? A group like you, whose rising period is almost over, can't get as much value from a good song as a new group, right?

From the perspective of entertainment companies, they have a thousand reasons to give better things to newcomers.

Everyone actually understands these twists and turns, and even thinks there is nothing wrong with doing so. But even though there is no problem, it is still uncomfortable to accept it in your heart, and more importantly, the fans will not accept it.

"You are such a bad person. You make me uncomfortable just by saying such things." Pei Zhuxuan cleverly turned the topic to Chen Chen, "Let's talk about you. Can you come back for Integrate's first anniversary of debut?!"

Integrate will celebrate its first anniversary of debut in September this year. As the operating team, Starship has already prepared various contents, such as an online fan meeting with several stages, the public release of cheering sticks and some peripherals, and then the announcement of the group's overseas expansion.

Originally, there was no plan to expand overseas, but didn’t Chen Chen sell Integrate to Universal in order to acquire Cube Entertainment some time ago? So, we have to take some actions in response.

Chen Chen has already selected the songs, and he can use them after he goes back and operates them.

Or if time is not enough, Chen Chen can also write the song here and hand it over to Golden Era, and let him find someone to modify it into a girl group song suitable for a girl group.

But no matter what, Chen Chen definitely won't be able to go back for Integrate's first anniversary of debut. There's nothing he can do about it.

"I can't go back. Things won't be over by September. I can't leave." Chen Chen pretended to be relaxed and said, "But it doesn't matter that much. After all, it's Integrate's first anniversary, not my first anniversary. There's no reason for me to show up."

"Integrate has been growing under your influence. Fans will be unhappy if you don't show up at this time. But everyone knows what you are doing and will understand you." Bae Joo-hyun gave a solution, "Just record a video and you can show up remotely."

"No." Chen Chen rejected the idea. "Since many people in South Korea think that I am doing something very important, I can't destroy people's fantasy."

"Recording a video for Integrate will ruin it, because it's a small matter." Chen Chen added: "The latest news from someone who does big things is a small matter, it will ruin his image."

"Just make your own plans."

Pei Zhuxuan didn't plan to say much. Chen Chen had always considered more and more carefully than herself.

After this topic was over, the air became a little dull for a moment and the communication between the two people stopped.

After struggling for a while, Pei Zhuxuan still asked in a very unpromising way: "When do you think you can come back?"

She did a lot to hold it back, but she still couldn't hold it back for four years.

"We should be able to leave for the return trip in mid-September, and we will be able to return to South Korea in October." Chen Chen didn't say anything too final. "Not sure, maybe it will be earlier."

"I'll try my best anyway." Chen Chen jumped back and forth and amused himself. "It's really not up to me to decide. I can only try my best, but I can't give any results."

"Okay, you know, just try your best." Pei Zhuxuan nodded, then waved at Chen Chen, "I have to go to a meeting here, so I won't talk to you anymore, bye."

"okay bye."

Chen Chen hung up the phone and sat in a chair to relax for a while.

It's not an aftertaste, but the sense of relief after relieving stress needs some time to buffer.

Helping with Tik Tok's affairs had already accumulated a lot of pressure, and not being able to see familiar people added to the pressure. It was still a little difficult for Chen Chen to handle it.

Bae Joo-hyun's call came at the right time. At this time, she was the only one who was qualified to do something as seemingly disturbing as making a phone call.

Next, it’s time to handle C headquarters business.

C headquarters is also very busy. Not to mention the one-year anniversary of Integrate, the time has come for "Samjin Group English TOEIC Class" starring Suzy to be vigorously promoted. We can't forget about this.

The other thing is to make some money using Tik Tok. Now that he is in the game, Chen Chen has all the inside information he wants. It is not difficult for him to take the opportunity to command C headquarters to make some extra money.

So Chen Chen made a phone call.
"Oh, you're done with your work, busy man? When will you be back?"

Shirley was very happy when she received the call and seemed to be in a good mood.

"I'm not done yet. I have to stay for a while." Chen Chen shook his head. "I called here because of the company's business. There are some things I must know in person."

"..."

"You only talk about company matters right away. Is your heart filled with work?"

After talking about the serious matters, Shirley acted coquettishly and complained.

"I don't want to do this, but I really have no choice!" Chen Chen joked, "Just think of me as the head of the family who works outside to improve the family's life."

"Okay, does the head of the family want to ask about anything else at home?" Shirley choked, but continued the topic very cooperatively, "I, the old housekeeper who stayed at home to take care of the housework, have collected a lot of information and want to tell you."

"Have those few noteworthy people in the circle made any moves against C headquarters?"

After thinking about it, Chen Chen decided to stop here with the first question.

“Yes.” Shirley gave an affirmative answer. “They have become more active. They are probably waiting for the results. We are deeply tied to Tik Tok. Once it is confirmed that Tik Tok is going to be in trouble, we should be the first to be attacked.”

"Which companies have taken action specifically?" Chen Chen asked.

"All of them." Shirley said realistically, "No one will be an exception. No one will let go of C headquarters if they have the chance."

"Well, just keep observing and don't make any moves." Chen Chen talked about earning pocket money, "Then, if you have the chance, go all out to buy XX and XXX stocks. Just sell them when I tell you to. You can make a little money."

"Hiss~Will you get caught if you leak information like this?"

Shirley was shocked. This news was too insider.

"Was I leaking information about American companies in China?" Chen Chen snorted, "Just buy it. This is my foresight!"

"Did your foresight help you see (G)I-DLE's excellent comeback this time?" Sulli mentioned the other side of the matter. "Just after taking a big bite of Cube Entertainment, such an outstanding comeback appeared. Everyone wondered if you could predict it."

"Return? I really didn't pay attention to this." Chen Chen was stunned for a moment and asked, "What is the title song?"

"DUMDi DUMDi."

"That's okay."

...(End of chapter)