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The fat guy that Chen Chen had an appointment with could only be Fang Shihe. He was the only fat guy among the people who sent him contacts during dinner.

"Long time no see, Boss Chen!"

Fang Shihe shook hands with Chen Chen enthusiastically. His slightly excited attitude was not out of place with the quiet and elegant high-end restaurant he had prepared, but it definitely did not match the word "complementary".

"Hahaha, it's been a long time indeed!"

Chen Chen was even more enthusiastic than him and almost gave Fatty Fang a hug.

But thinking that it was inappropriate to do so in public and that Chen Chen was not a big pork fan, the action was not completed in the end. It only shocked the other party a little and disrupted his train of thought.

"..."

After some greetings, the two sat down in their respective seats.

Chen Chen's first reaction was to lift the cup to let it pass, and then drink the tea in it.

There's no way. I can't care about being reserved at this moment. Meaningless polite words will waste too much breath.

"Boss Chen, you have been working so hard recently." While waiting for the food to be served, Bang Si Hyuk opened up, "Your actions to help Tik Tok fight against hegemony have inspired everyone. We all hope that Tik Tok can win!"

"You're flattering me. I'm just a small character cheering on the sidelines. If you focus all your attention on me, you'll miss the real scenery." Chen Chen waved his hand modestly. "If Tik Tok loses, it's not my fault. If Tik Tok wins, I'm just a member of the team. I understand your thoughts, but what I want to say is that you think too highly of me."

"Of course." Chen Chen still revealed a little information to put pressure on Fang Shihe, "Tik Tok is very close to winning this war."

“Is the US election coming to an end?”

Fang Shihe is not stupid, he has always been aware of the twists and turns.

"Originally, this is why we were deliberately causing trouble. Now that things are about to end, there is no benefit in wasting resources here." Chen Chen glanced at Fang Shihe and asked with a smile, "Did Chairman Fang buy Microsoft stock when things started? If he did, he should have made a lot of money now."

"No." Fang Shihe shook his head with a hint of regret. "No one would have thought that the biggest beneficiary of this incident would be Microsoft. I thought they were two companies that had nothing in common."

"Microsoft is not something we can't relate to. Forget it. We can't treat the money we didn't earn as our own losses." Chen Chen consoled and guided the topic to a deeper level. "Chairman Fang has worked hard enough preparing for the IPO. It's not worth it to work so hard for such a small amount of money."

"It's not up to me to decide whether to go public or not. I'm just a representative who was pushed out." Fang Shihek changed the subject again, "From what you said, you bought a lot of Microsoft stocks yourself?"

"I bought a little and made a small profit." Chen Chen naturally would not do as he wished and abruptly brought the topic back, "Otherwise, we wouldn't have met today."

It's really hard, because this meeting was invited by Bang Si Hyuk instead of Chen who proposed it first, he is distorting the facts.

Fortunately, the waiter came to deliver the food at this time, which barely broke the awkward atmosphere.

So the two of them entered into a relatively sweet casual chat session, talking about employees, artists, and the new girl group.

"C headquarters is planning to prepare a new girl group?"

Although it was a question, Bang Si Hyuk's expression seemed to have confirmed this fact.

"Big Hit has already started preparing, so C Headquarters can't fall behind." Chen Chen smiled and complained about himself, "It's actually quite annoying. C Headquarters doesn't have its own trainees, so whether it's a boy band or a girl band, it can't be hidden at all!"

"There's no need for C headquarters to hide." Bang Si Hyuk took a bite of food and put it on the plate, and said, "C headquarters has always used its own strength to overcome all operations, and the same is true for the artists it has launched, so the new girl group will probably do the same."

"Is that so?" Chen Chen couldn't help but sigh, "So this is how C Headquarters looks to others. It's very different from what I imagined."

"In your eyes, what is the image of C Headquarters?"

Fang Shi Hyuk was a little puzzled. Could it be that this person's understanding of his own company was so poor?

"Those who take advantage of coincidences and are favored by luck." Chen Chen replied: "Every time I win, I always need a little help from luck, otherwise it will be very difficult."

"What's so difficult about it? It's just that whatever you do will succeed!" Bang Si Hyuk was a little upset. "Take Lee Young Ji, a rapper under C Headquarters, as an example. As far as I know, C Headquarters has never done anything other than pushing her to debut, but she has become one of the most successful young artists in the industry and her popularity remains high!"

"Doesn't this just prove that we are lucky?" Chen Chen spread his hands, "We just happened to choose someone like this to be an artist."

"Oh, so this is how you understand luck." Bang Si Hyuk seemed to understand, "Then there is indeed no problem."

"Anyway, there is only a shadow of the new girl group at C headquarters now." Chen Chen asked casually: "By the way, how is the preparation of Big Hit's new girl group going?"

"It's not much different from the C headquarters, there's only one shadow." Hong Shengcheng answered perfunctorily, "The plan was taken from someone else, and it will take a long time to operate on it and select people."

"What do you mean by taking it from others? It's obviously from my own pocket!" Chen Chen sighed pretentiously, "Big Hit has full control, which means it is their own company. It is completely different from C headquarters, which spent a lot of resources and worked for a long time but only became the largest shareholder!"

"In fact, there is no difference. The development speed of C headquarters is far beyond that of Starship and Cube Entertainment. As the largest shareholder, you will become the real controller sooner or later."

Fang Shihe was not fooled by Chen Chen. He turned around and stabbed through all the disguises of this man.

"In fact, Starship and Cube Entertainment are both entertainment companies with complete and mature artist training and operation systems, which are completely different from the lucky few I recruited who relied on luck to launch a successful idol group and successfully improved their own value." Bang Si Hyuk added, "Their good luck is difficult to maintain, but the mature system can be maintained forever."

"This kind of evaluation." Chen Chen smacked his lips, "Isn't it a bit too shameless?"

Both SOURCE MUSIC and Paradox are entertainment companies that have been successfully operating for more than ten years. To describe these two in that way, Chen Chen's single shameless comment was already giving them the most face possible.

However, Bang Si Hyuk's evaluation of Starship and Cube Entertainment is very correct. Chen Chen was determined to get them because of their complete system, and Starship and Cube Entertainment are indeed stronger than SOURCE MUSIC and Paradox.

"Okay, let's get down to business." Bang Si Hyuk suddenly straightened his attitude, "Everyone in the industry should know that Big Hit is about to go public, and we have a lot to talk about on this matter."

"For example?"

Chen Chen put away his nonchalant attitude and made a gesture of invitation.

Both of them are smart people. The useless conversation of you lying to me and I lying to you has been going on for too long, and Chen Chen is also a little annoyed. "We have to give up one share of Big Hit anyway, why can't we choose to give it to the person we want?" Bang Si Hyuk bypassed Chen Chen and aimed at the content behind him, "When it comes to the best group of shareholders, the Douyin and Black Cat behind President Chen are both good choices. We welcome them to invest."

what? !

Good man, I want to take your shares. You want to steal my support, right? You are indeed one of the most outstanding business operators in South Korea in recent years, Fatty Fang!

"With Chairman Fang's ability, it shouldn't be impossible for him to contact those two, right?" Although Chen Chen was shocked, he spoke calmly, "If they don't give you the response you want, there's nothing I can do about it either."

"You don't expect me to convince them, do you?" Chen Chen said half-truthfully, "That's a bit unrealistic. I don't have that kind of influence over them."

"..."

Fang Shihe didn't believe Chen Chen's words. He didn't think that people who were invited back to the headquarters in a critical moment would lose face in front of a certain audio. But he couldn't expose Chen Chen. How could an outsider reveal other people's internal affairs?

"I hope you can help me get a new opportunity, a chance to talk to Douyin and Black Cat again." Bang Si Hyuk lowered his request.

"Um"

Chen Chen pretended to think, tapping his fingers on the table like a wooden fish.

After a long time, Chen Chen asked, "What can I get?"

"Although Mouyin and Black Cat don't care whether they have two more little ants under their command, for me, giving you this opportunity means adding a competitor to me." Chen Chen continued: "You have to pay enough to make me willing to do this for you, your competitor."

What Chen Chen said was extremely false, but no one could expose him, so he dared to ask for benefits at this time.

"I've always heard that you want to get shares of Big Hit, so this is the gift I prepared for you." Bang Si Hyuk replied: "You can apply for five points of Big Hit shares, and we will approve it."

"Not only that." Bang Si Hyuk also put forward an additional condition, "If those two change their minds and are willing to become shareholders of Big Hit, we will fully refund the money you spent on purchasing shares."

By creating a new opportunity for dialogue, we can be sure to get five points of Big Hit's shares. If we can help Tik Tok and Black Cat to invest in Big Hit, it will be like giving it away for free. These conditions are definitely not generous enough. The sincerity shown by Bang Si Hyuk is simply enough.

Even if he rejected Bang Si Hyuk now, C headquarters would still be able to get Big Hit shares in the later stages, but if Chen Chen applied for it alone, he might not be able to get the figure of five points, and it would probably be much lower.

"Deal." Chen Chen stretched out his hand. "I feel your sincerity. I am willing to take a risk for your sincerity."

"But!" Chen Chen made a sharp turn, "These things still need to be bound by a contract because their value is too great."

"No problem." Fang Shihe stretched out his hand and shook hands with Chen Chen, "I look forward to your good news."

……

We talked about the daily life of the company and boasted to each other. Except for the initial intrigue, the whole dinner seemed to be quite enjoyable.

Later on, the two of them even opened a bottle of good wine and had a few sips. It was obvious that they were very satisfied with the meal.

Ah, not necessarily, because Chen Chen was particularly satisfied with the meal.

I was so satisfied that the closer I got to home, the more I wanted to laugh. When I got home and saw my girlfriend, I finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"What's wrong?" Pei Zhuxuan was startled and hurried forward to check on her boyfriend. "I smell like alcohol. Have you been drinking?!"

"It has nothing to do with alcohol, I'm just happy." Chen Chen sniffed the fragrance of his girlfriend and said happily, "I can't hold back now that I've accomplished what I wanted to do."

"You went to meet the chairman of Big Hit today." Bae Joo Hyun calculated in her head, "Oh, you got the shares of Big Hit!"

"I haven't received it yet. I just received a promise. I have to do something to make this promise come true."

Chen Chen suppressed his excitement, took her to sit on the sofa, and then told his girlfriend what happened at the dinner.

"Is this something worth being happy about?" Pei Zhuxuan was a little confused. "What are you happy about? How can you be happy when someone wants to steal your girl?!"

"I am happy for two reasons." Chen Chen held up two fingers. "First, Chairman Fang seems to think that he can make good use of Tik Tok and Black Cat just like me after they invested in him. Second, Chairman Fang thinks he can convince those two to invest in Big Hit."

"Both of these are impossible. Whether it's Douyin or Black Cat, the bond and exchange of interests between us are not as simple as he imagined." Chen Chen took a deep breath, "And this may also lead to a third misunderstanding that makes me happy. Speaker Fang may think that the success of C headquarters depends entirely on those two."

Needless to say, Tik Tok was the feedback Chen Chen got after selling himself there, and what he sold was even something as precious as "the most correct answer to the future", which Fang Shi Hyuk definitely could not give out.

The cooperation with Black Cat is a serious one. Black Cat wants to use Chen Chen, a Chinese, as a fulcrum and the headquarters of Chinese enterprise C as a breakthrough to open up a new trade channel with South Korea. This is something Big Hit can never do.

So no matter how many attractive things Bang Si Hyuk prepared, it would be difficult for him to get the favor of the two big guys.

It can even be said that even if he successfully invited these two big guys to invest, his Big Hit would not be able to utilize the abilities of these two big guys as flexibly and casually as C headquarters.

However, these are things that the top management of Big Hit does not know, so it is understandable that they have such dreams.

Then it is understandable that they provide Chen Chen with a safe and secure opportunity to blackmail him.

"You've made a good profit this time." Pei Zhuxuan couldn't help laughing after listening to Chen Chen's story, "I wonder how sad Chairman Fang must be after his imagined scene was shattered."

"The information gap is actually one of the best ways to make money." Chen Chen had already laughed so he was still calm. "But Chairman Fang will definitely not lose out. C Headquarters' acquisition of 5 points of Big Hit shares can bring them a lot of stock price growth, which is something that others can hardly do."

"But those two really helped C headquarters a lot, it's normal for Big Hit to have illusions." Bae Joo Hyun sighed: "You can't say they are stupid, in fact, they dare to do such a thing, which is a very powerful operation."

"Yes, without the help of those two, C Headquarters would still be a very successful entertainment company, but it would never become such a monster." Chen Chen lowered his eyes, "C Headquarters grew up by absorbing their nutrients."

...(End of chapter)