star of the peninsula

Chen Chen took the task of helping Big Hit's Bang Si Hyuk contact people from Tik Tok and Black Cat seriously, and even completed it that evening.

But Chen Chen didn't say anything extra, not even a single word.

On the one hand, Chen Chen is very confident that Mouyin and Black Cat will not get together with Dahei, but on the other hand, it is hard to say, no matter what you say, it seems like you are interfering in other people's will.

What is their status? What is your status? You are here to teach them how to do things, right? !

After finishing this matter, Chen Chen will hug his girlfriend for a nap. He will have to get up and go to work tomorrow.

……

"Put the latest promotional data of 'Samjin Group English TOEIC Class' on my desk, and then tell Suzy to come see me when she wakes up."

Chen Chen picked up the phone and handed the matter over to his assistant. On his first day back at work, he first dealt with the movie matter.

"Oh my, you're calling your assistant as soon as you get here. How about we first take care of the signatures that are owed while you were away?"

Shirley, who was coming to work with a stack of documents, happened to see this scene and couldn't help but make a joke.

"Things that can be waited for me to come back for signatures are all minor matters. Now of course we should prioritize more important matters." Chen Chen explained seriously while helping her with the documents. "The movie of the company's top actor is about to be released. We should give more support if we can. This will be good for both us and Suzy."

"How come you came later than me?" Chen Chen teased, "Is this how a worker should behave? The monkey is used to being the king, right?"

"Of course I'm late because I've been busy lately. Since you, the big boss, aren't you here, so all the pressure is on me?" Shirley gave him a resentful look. "But you, after performing a song, just flew to China to enjoy your life. Without even saying a word, you threw all the company's work to me. I'm not saying that I can't handle it, but at least you should give me some mental preparation."

"I can't do anything about it. Such a big thing happened over there. If a small character like me doesn't show up at the scene the first time I'm called, I'm afraid they won't need me anymore." Chen Chen felt aggrieved. "I got off two flights and the quarantine alone took a month. The quarantine meals are not tasty at all!"

"Alright, alright." Shirley waved her hand helplessly, and they all returned to their respective seats. "We'll have plenty of time to complain later. Let's deal with the current situation first."

"Is there anything I need to deal with right now?" Chen Chen asked, "We have almost dealt with it through the video call."

"Almost. Basically, everything just needs to be finished." Shirley replied.

"You..." Chen Chen scratched his neck in confusion, "Can't you collect it?"

"This is your C headquarters. All projects can only be considered completed after you have given them your comments." Shirley rolled her eyes at him and said, "Maybe in a few years I will be able to have this influence, but I definitely can't do that now."

"I understand." Chen Chen straightened his position. "Then tell me about it, Executive Director Cui."

"First, let's talk about Integrate's return." Shirley selected a document from among the many documents. "Take a look at the document and give an evaluation to Starship. They must know how you rate their work."

"Hmm," Chen Chen thought for a while and said, "Write some words of encouragement and send them over. I won't rate them. There are too many off-site factors in this return, so I can't rate the operation."

"You write?" Shirley had a bad feeling.

"Of course you wrote it." Chen Chen shook the information in his hand, "I have to read this, and I'm not very good at writing that kind of stuff."

"Okay, I'll write it." Shirley sighed, "I knew it would be like this."

"After you finish writing it, I'll publish it under your identity. This will also help you gain reputation in Starship." Chen Chen couldn't help but grinned as he looked at the information in his hand. "This data is not inflated, right?"

"You don't know whether it's water-injected or not?" Shirley looked at Chen Chen with disdain. "Or, do we dare to inject it?"

If this return, which was carried out with the concern and love of the South Korean people, were to be exposed one day for inflated data, such behavior could almost be regarded as a betrayal of the South Korean people. Given the South Korean people's narrow-mindedness and vengeful nature, it would be difficult for them to survive in South Korea in the future.

So the result is: they dare to add water to every comeback, but they really don’t dare to do so this time.

"Really good." Chen Chen was delighted as he looked at the data. He turned around and asked, "We should be considered a top-tier girl group, right?"

"Yeah." Shirley hummed, "Now I can sit at the same table with Red Hair, Rabbit Gas, and Pink."

"What new groups lack is the accumulation of public recognition. After your set of epidemic prevention ambassadors and C-cell operations, public recognition has even become our advantage. Even old groups that have debuted for many years may not be able to compare with Integrate."

"Then there is the hard power that everyone generally believes is the ability nurtured by South Korea's top training resources. In terms of music and stage performances, we have the best producers in South Korea to support us. The resources needed for growth are never lacking at C headquarters, and in terms of operations, there is no better operation team than ours."

"If things can continue to develop normally like this, I can't see any reason to lose."

"Even if the environment and the opponents force their development path to have twists and turns, the powerful capabilities of C Headquarters are enough to protect them."

"Chen Chen, I never thought it would be so easy to send a group to the top." Shirley gestured up and down with her hands, "Did I stand too low before and couldn't see these things?"

"No, no, no, you're just praising me for how good my equipment is." Chen Chen smiled modestly, "But a good set of equipment also needs good users. It just so happens that the people we sent to debut are good enough users. The two complement each other, which is why you feel it's easy to send a group to the top."

"Yes, all the best users in South Korea have fallen into your hands. I don't know why, and I don't dare to ask." Shirley said and threw another document over, "Integrate's first anniversary data, mainly based on the sales of cheering sticks and other peripherals."

"Why, didn't you sell enough of the pre-ordered quantity?"

Chen Chen couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Peripheral production is the link that is least likely to have problems. Don't underestimate China's ability to produce small commodities! So Chen Chen's first reaction was that he couldn't sell it.

"What are you thinking about?" Shirley replied, "Just to let you look at the data and have some fun."

"Oh, by the way, Suzy participated in the design of the cheering sticks and other peripheral products. Remember to praise her when she comes over later," Sulli reminded.

"I know. I won't forget it." Chen Chen nodded. "What's the next thing?"

"Cube Entertainment." Shirley sent the letter of praise to Xingchuan, then turned her chair to face Chen Chen, "After we became the largest shareholder of Cube Entertainment, the people over there are getting restless and we can't suppress it anymore."

"A fence-sitter wants to jump onto our boat?"

Chen Chen was not surprised.

With the consistent strength of C headquarters, and iHQ's withdrawal of its tentacles, it is equivalent to sending out a signal to the outside world, telling everyone that now Cube's C is really the C of C headquarters, and it is foreseeable that the fence-sitters in Cube Entertainment will turn to themselves. "It's not just the fence-sitters, but also the people on President Hong's ship who want to jump ship." Shirley explained the problem in detail, "After you entered the game, you have surpassed Boss Hong in all aspects. There is actually nothing wrong with people choosing to follow a younger, more capable, and more powerful character. The question is whether you are willing to do so."

"I definitely don't want to! Do I have so much free time to be a leader for those people?!" Chen Chen shook his head vigorously. "Besides, people who can't make it in Cube Entertainment should only be suitable to work in Cube Entertainment."

"Then let's hold a meeting to publicly express our support for Boss Hong." Shirley made a quick decision, "I'll help you arrange the time, and you can go on stage and act."

"OK, let's do it."

Chen Chen had no objection.

Boss Hong was chosen by Chen Chen himself to be the operator of Cube Entertainment. He is the soul of Cube Entertainment, and it is most correct for him to lead this company.

Moreover, Chen just wants to get the permission to use the Cube Entertainment Body occasionally. The normal development and operation must be done by Boss Hong!

We will resolutely not accept defectors from Mr. Hong’s ship of Cube Entertainment, and insist on maintaining Mr. Hong’s leadership position in Cube Entertainment!

"Then there's the matter of the variety show section." Sulli asked, "This year's trend is Trot variety shows. What does this mean? Should we follow the trend?"

"Whoever came up with the idea should do it. You don't need to ask me to help you make a variety show now." Chen Chen answered decisively and sharply, "If the budget is reasonable and the process is appropriate, then just ask the variety show department to approve it. At most, you can keep a backup plan."

It doesn’t matter whether variety shows are successful or not.

The cost is low, and neither the host nor the guests will be paid too much; the tolerance rate is extremely high, and the worst that can happen is that no one will watch it.

"Okay, thank you for giving me the power, President." Shirley replied in a sweet voice.

"Stop acting and tell me the next thing." Chen Chen reached out to pull her face. Shirley, who was deliberately acting coquettish, sounded too disgusting.

"Theoretically, this is not my business. After all, you are in charge of the TV series and movies." Shirley looked at Chen Chen with a strange expression, "But you seem to have forgotten something. You have a script that you received a long time ago but haven't filmed yet."

"You mean Squidward?" Chen Chen smacked his lips and evaded the question, "Then it's not my fault that the filming has been affected by the pandemic, right? Isn't it also impossible for Netflix, our partner, to do anything about it?"

"No, it's another script." Shirley hinted at the drawer with her eyes, "Think carefully, it's the one you mentioned to me earlier that will be broadcast in the second half of this year."

"..."

"Fuck!"

A loud swear word revealed the turbulent waves in President Chen's heart.

I remembered it now. Now I remembered everything. Chen Chen remembered who he had forgotten!

The most outrageous Korean drama of 2020, "The Penthouse"!
When Chen Chen got "Castle in the Sky", he was already searching for the script of "The Penthouse". He indeed got the "Penthouse" he wanted with a determined attitude.

But Chen Chen forgot about the script. No matter if he was the so-called man who doesn’t cherish what he gets, Chen Chen forgot about “The Penthouse” anyway!

"How could I have forgotten it!" Chen Chen pulled his hair in annoyance, "Did I get fooled by the strategy I set to lay low during the epidemic?!"

"Don't worry about what happened. Solve the problem first before worrying about it." Shirley urged, "Give me an explanation on what to do!"

"Spend money. We have no choice but to spend money now." Chen Chen said with a wry smile, "We need to hire a production team within 20 days and produce two episodes of finished products within a month."

"Given the capabilities of South Korea's film and television industry's industrialized system, your request is not particularly high." Shirley didn't understand Chen Chen's panic, "You mean we can start preparing now, right?"

"Well, let's spread the word." Chen Chen calmed down after analyzing the reality. "C is producing a high-budget TV series. It has a long-term meal ticket for three seasons. Now we are looking for suitable actors and production teams."

High cost, long-term meal ticket, and C headquarters production, these three things put together are enough to drive the director and actors crazy. Chen Chen wants to use such a high-profile behavior to quickly make up for his mistakes.

"Contact MBC, KBS, SBS, TVN, and JTBC and tell them that there is a TV series that I, Chen Chen, am willing to guarantee and is looking for a broadcast platform. The one with the highest price and the best broadcast time will win."

Chen Chen picked up the phone and called his assistant, asking her to contact the TV station.

All the influence that C headquarters has created in the film and television industry and the reputation that Chen Chen has built himself are now put to good use, and the result will definitely be a green light from production to broadcasting.

Although Shirley was a little surprised that Chen Chen would place such a heavy bet on a TV series, she was very curious about what kind of work could make the usually calm Chen Chen so uncalm and flustered beyond her expectations, but she knew that what she should do at this time was to cooperate well and release the news as soon as possible.

Is "The Penthouse" worth Chen Chen's efforts?
From the perspective of hard results such as awards, it is not worthy. The results of "The Penthouse" are not that solid, and there are a lot of works that are better than it in terms of the best ratings.

But judging from the traffic and influence, "The Penthouse" is a top-tier show, and it is totally worth it for Chen Chen to use his ability to save face.

Everyone says my story is melodramatic, but isn’t it a complete victory for a TV series that everyone is talking about it and discussing it?

"Yongzhi is doing well. She's making friends, releasing new songs, and appearing on TV shows. She's done everything she should do, and she's doing well even without the guidance of a company." Shirley informed Chen Chen of these unimportant details while busying herself with other things. "Should we pay more attention to her? This kid is pretty good."

"No, letting her play by herself and freely is the biggest help to her. Our excessive attention may be a restriction to her."

Chen Chen lowered his head and replied to text messages on his mobile phone. At this moment, several TV stations were already arguing with each other.

"Also, your comments about hating Lee Hyori spread after the song promotion ended, causing a lot of negative impact on the other party. The other party's agency also sent us an email to show their humble attitude and hope that we will show mercy."

Shirley reported another piece of news.

"What is it? Are we targeting her?" Chen Chen raised his head in confusion.

"No, we didn't do anything," Shirley replied.

"Oh."

Nothing further.

...(End of chapter)