star of the peninsula

The return trip in mid-September was another round of quarantine package, and Chen Chen was so exhausted from staying in the hotel that he almost wanted to vomit.

Fortunately, the quarantine time required by South Korea is a little shorter, so Chen Chen will not really collapse.

"Congratulations on being released from prison. You must turn over a new leaf in the future!"

It was Zhiyan who came to pick people up at the end of the quarantine. This woman seemed to be doing well after Chen Chen left, and she even took the initiative to joke when they met again.

"Oh, you're not afraid of me anymore?" Chen Chen turned his head slightly to glance at her. "It seems that Shirley has said a lot of bad things about me during the time I was away. I have to clean up the atmosphere within the company when I return."

"That's not true!" Park Ji-yeon straightened her back and began to frantically look for various excuses in her little head. "During the time when the president was away, I heard from everyone what kind of person you were, so I felt close to you when I saw you again!"

"Okay, I'm just kidding." Chen Chen waved his hand to signal her not to be nervous. "There are still a lot of things waiting for me to deal with. I don't have time to waste on such trivial matters."

This is true. Having not been able to handle various tasks personally for nearly two months, Chen Chen can imagine how much he has to do.

But what he said just now was not false. Chen Chen was very sure that the person who changed Park Ji-yeon's attitude towards him must be Sulli, and the method of changing it must be that she said a lot of bad things to him.

Zhiyan has always been afraid of Chen Chen, from the time she first came to the time she first left.

It is understandable that a person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. The reputation that Chen Chen has worked hard to build in the circle over the years must be very scary to people outside.

Jiyeon was recommended as a relative, and she does a job she is not familiar with at all, and the remuneration is so generous that it makes people drool. With all these conditions added up, even a normal person would feel ashamed, let alone doing a normal job as an artist, which is not so normal.

So there is only one way to quickly make Jiyeon look up, and that is to complain to her best friend.

Complaints between besties are a great way for another woman to understand a man, so it is completely normal for besties to steal a man's boyfriend so frequently. Well, that may sound a bit off the mark, but knowing this method can help a woman quickly understand and get close to a man.

It just so happens that Jiyeon's best friend holds a high position in C, so her complaints are of course more convincing and more effective.

“Is the company’s latest report ready?”

Since he was free anyway, Chen Chen decided to watch something.

"I have prepared it, but Sulli told you to rest first and then watch it after you've rested." Park Ji-yeon replied.

"You have good intentions, but you didn't think too much about it." Chen Chen commented harshly, "I rested well during the quarantine period. I can even say that I would be bored to death if I didn't work. Without considering this, I can only give Shirley 85 points."

"Then shall we go to the company?" Park Ji-yeon asked, "or continue to move to your residence?"

"Go home." Chen Chen replied, "The things I brought back need to be sorted out, and I also need to deal with the house that has not been occupied for a long time."

"Ok."

Park Ji-yeon once again guessed her boss's thoughts wrong and couldn't help but stick out her tongue in embarrassment.

"Hey, that's not right!" Park Ji-yeon suddenly screamed, "I didn't see you taking anything when I went to pick you up! Did we leave our luggage at the airport?!"

"That's not the case." Chen Chen smiled. "I have an assistant at Soy Sauce Bottle. Those heavy tasks are his job."

Lin Nanyiyi was also transferred by Shirley, and should have placed his luggage at the door by now.

……

……

When Chen Chen got home, he happened to see little Bae Joo-hyun dragging a big suitcase towards home. His heart couldn't help but skip a beat, probably because she was so cute.

"Can't you wait until I come back before moving in?" Chen Chen stepped forward to help, "Or you can just let Anan move in directly."

"I didn't want him to step on the floor I just mopped to welcome you back. Also, it would be bad if I left my things outside and they got lost." Bae Joo Hyun put down her luggage and stood on tiptoes to hug her boyfriend, "Welcome back."

"Well, I'm back."

Chen Chen hugged his little girlfriend in his arms and felt the sense of security for the first time in a long time.

After moving the luggage back into the house and handing the box containing clothes and other daily necessities to his girlfriend to sort out, Chen Chen took out the gifts he brought back and placed them on the table, staring at them in a daze.

In fact, he was not in a daze. He was calculating in his head which gift was for which person. It was just that his eyes were lifeless while he was calculating and he looked like he was in a daze.

"Did you bring it to the girls at Integrate?"

Bae Joo-hyun asked one more question after receiving her gift.

"Why bring them gifts?" Chen Chen was still a little dazed. "The girls are not to the point where I need to use gifts to please them, right?"

"But you didn't show up on the first anniversary." Bae Joo Hyun replied: "Officially you can't show up, but your relationship is not just official, you still have to make up for it privately."

"It's over!" Chen Chen felt dizzy after being suddenly awakened, "I never thought about this!"

"How about we prepare secretly now?" Bae Joo Hyun suggested, "You won't be able to see the girls until tomorrow anyway."

"Forget it. If the gifts I bring out for the girls don't have any Chinese elements, it will be exposed. They are not stupid at all." Chen Chen didn't feel too embarrassed. "I'll give them something else to compensate them. It just so happens that I have to prepare to deal with things at Universal Music recently, so I'll prepare an extra song to play with."

"Integrate is preparing an English single." Pei Zhuxuan opened a bag of snacks that Chen Chen brought back and started eating. "How much sincerity do you plan to put into it?"

"Anyway, it's more sincere than the English version of 'LATATA' by (G)I-DLE." Chen Chen puffed out his chest proudly, "After all, I'm a well-known producer and singer in the European and American music market, so what I come up with can't be too bad!"

"Pfft~" Bae Joo Hyun almost laughed out loud while covering her mouth, but she said nicely, "Cube Entertainment is almost under your management, so stop saying that kind of thing, think about how to help Cube Entertainment stand up!"

"About this." Chen Chen sat back on the sofa and held his girlfriend in his arms. "Do you really think Cube Entertainment needs help?"

"Why don't you need it?" Pei Zhuxuan carefully controlled her balance to prevent the snacks from spilling out of the bag. "Hasn't Cube Entertainment had a miserable life in the past few years?"

"It's Boss Hong and CLC who are having a hard time, not Cube Entertainment." Chen Chen corrected her, "Think about it, isn't that the case?"

In the final analysis, an entertainment company that can operate four idol groups at the same time cannot be bad. If it was really too miserable, the artists would have run away long ago, such as the later Cube Entertainment.

The later Cube Entertainment was really scary. CLC disbanded, BTOB and PENTAGON all quit and did not renew their contracts. (G)I-DLE was just waiting for the end of their contracts. The only one left, LIGHTSUM, seemed to be even worse than CLC back then. See? This is the end. The current Cube Entertainment is still far from it!
Compared to the difficulty of being completely ruined, it is much easier to revive Cube Entertainment.

First of all, the quality of the idol groups produced by Cube Entertainment has been tested over time, and they have a good reputation in the fan circle. As long as the company can make appropriate operational operations, these groups can become groups that can contribute to the company.

Now that he has the support of C headquarters and is in full power without having to worry about other things, Boss Hong will once again prove to everyone how he almost led Cube Entertainment to split the industry into four major players.

Moreover, during Boss Hong's operation, Chen Chen's plug-in will correct some of his operations to ensure that Cube Entertainment is always on the right track.

So, the darkest time for Cube Entertainment is over. Wait, it’s not over! One last question!
"What you said seems to make sense. It seems that Boss Hong has always had the worst life. I have seen many artists from Cube Entertainment." Bae Joo Hyun nodded as if she understood, "And everyone also thinks that A Pink is still an artist from Cube Entertainment."

"Okay, let's not talk about APink. That is the eternal pain in Boss Hong's heart." Chen Chen said with a suppressed smile: "The group is a good group, and the people are all good people, but they are not in our company. Who can stand this!"

"Be a human being!" Pei Zhuxuan rolled her eyes at him and asked, "What are you going to do tomorrow?"

"Go to the company and get the documents that need to be signed and stamped by the president, and then send out the gifts and stuff." Chen Chen smacked his lips, "It's nothing important, the main thing is to show my face and tell everyone that I'm back."

"Then why are you smacking your lips?" Pei Zhuxuan keenly noticed Chen Chen's little action, "What are you worried about?!"

"After the face is exposed, many people will come to inquire about the news. After all, the open struggle of Tik Tok is not over yet." Chen Chen said helplessly: "We all work in the entertainment industry. Whether it is the artists or the companies themselves, they are now inseparable from the Tik Tok platform. It is normal to care about it."

"But it's not like that for me! I have to deal with so many people because I can't hold a press conference to give a unified explanation!"

"It's obvious that no matter what the outcome of this struggle is, Tik Tok will not affect South Korea's normal use. The game between the two sides did not take South Korea into account at all, but these people just want to ask!" Chen Chen couldn't help but slapped himself on the forehead, "Ouch, my head hurts! I can understand everyone, but I just have a headache!"

"Consider it as paying off a debt." Bae Joo Hyun said, "You have always enjoyed the invisible benefits that Tik Tok has brought you. Now that it has brought you some troubles that need your resolution, you should help them resolve them."

"Oh, that's a very insightful statement!" Chen Chen gave his girlfriend a thumbs up, "That's the way it should be. I received your advice!"

"Okay, okay, think about what to eat later. You definitely won't miss Korean food over there, but you will probably miss what I cook."

Bae Joo-hyun was a little shy and quickly changed the subject.

"You can make anything you want." Chen Chen didn't make any requests, he was just complaining, "The quarantine meals are too bad, whatever you make is like a delicacy from the land and the sea!"

"You're starting to eat casually, aren't you?!" Bae Joo Hyun rolled her eyes at him, then hooked her finger at her boyfriend, "Come to the kitchen together, everyone, get started."

"..."

After putting on an apron, Chen Chen had no intention of cooking. He was just thinking about how to hug his girlfriend from behind so as not to affect her movements.

"Did you miss me?"

Chen Chen hugged his girlfriend and lowered his head to kiss the fragrance on her body.

"It's OK." Pei Zhuxuan said stubbornly, "I think about it when I'm not busy, but I don't think about it when I'm busy."

"Are you busy recently?" Chen Chen asked.

"I'm not busy most of the time." Bae Joo-hyun's lips softened a little.

"Oh, by the way, I recently figured out a little bit about Alin's canteen!" Pei Zhuxuan showed off to Chen Chen excitedly, "The Blue House's epidemic prevention policy has been adjusting all the time. When I responded to the epidemic prevention policy, I basically understood everything I should know. As long as I work harder, I should be able to operate it completely independently!"

"The epidemic actually has this effect?" Chen Chen felt a little magical and relieved. "But it's good. I'll be relieved if you can run Alin's Canteen by yourself."

"Alin Canteen is a very high-quality project." Chen Chen thought of what happened before he left and said with a smile: "Before I left, your teacher Li Xiuman wanted to invest in it."

"Teacher Lee Soo Man invested in A-Lin's canteen?" Pei Zhuxuan shook her head like a rattle, "No, I can't accept it, this is too inappropriate!"

"What I mean is that your teacher Li Xiuman is interested in Alin Canteen, which means it is a very good project." Chen Chen laughed, "I didn't let him in, and he even seemed a little unhappy because I didn't let him in."

"Speaking of which," Chen Chen held his girlfriend's waist tighter, "what do you think about A-Lin Canteen opening a branch?"

"Are you sure you want to ask for my opinion?" Pei Zhuxuan tilted her head. "If you really want to hear my opinion, I will use my limited business sense to talk to you."

"Tell me about it." Chen Chen encouraged: "It would be great if A-Lin could make her own decision."

"I think we must open branches if possible, but the scope of these branches should be limited to the metropolitan area."

Pei Zhuxuan seemed to really understand, and what she said made Chen Chen open his mouth involuntarily.

"You're amazing, classmate A'lin!" Chen Chen praised her generously, "How could you achieve such great results by secretly studying on your own?!"

"I just chatted with the store manager and other supervisors for a long time." Pei Zhuxuan lowered her head embarrassedly, "With that information as support, even a fool would know how to operate."

The advantage of Alin Restaurant lies in its two suppliers, one with a strong connection to the Blue House and the other a good partner found by Black Cat. It was these two suppliers that helped Alin Restaurant gain a foothold in the crowded metropolitan area and break out of the siege.

Not every Chinese restaurant can survive in the metropolitan area. In fact, many more fail.

Therefore, the expansion scope of Alin Canteen is actually the range that suppliers can reach, which is the current capital area.

"Congratulations to the lady boss for making the right choice!" Chen Chen pinched his throat and used a broadcasting voice, "Now, if you answer the next question correctly, you will get a seat at the Alin Canteen branch. Please listen to the question!"

"I wonder if Madam would like to dine with me tonight?"

The sounds of Cao Cao, the sayings of the thief Cao.

"willing."

Bae Joo-hyun didn't understand what Chen Chen was saying, but the content was always correct, so the answer was naturally correct.

Where's Chen Chen? Chen Chen is already having a blast.

...(End of chapter)