star of the peninsula

In the afternoon.

"President Oh" Suzy glanced at Sulli next to her and changed her address, "President, here I come."

"Well, sit down." Chen Chen pointed to the seat opposite without even raising his head and asked casually, "What are you busy with recently?"

"TVN TV invited me to a TV series and I played a leading role," Suzy replied.

"Oh, is that it?" Chen Chen lowered his head and took out a script from the drawer. "I wanted to let you take a rest before giving it to you, but I forgot. However, since TVN took the initiative to find you, it won't be a waste of time."

"Yes." Suzy glanced at the script and quickly replied, "It's 'Start Up'."

"Well, there's nothing more to say. Come on and get ready." Chen Chen threw the script into the trash can. "I called you here first to commend you for your contribution to Integrate's support items."

"But as you can see, I'm very busy right now, so I'm just showing my appreciation with my year-end bonus."

"Then, regarding the "Sanzhen Group English TOEIC Class", do you think there are any shortcomings or omissions in the promotion?"

"If you feel that we need to strengthen publicity, you can speak up." Chen Chen put the focus of the problem in front of Suzy, "Our goal is to achieve perfection in supporting facilities, and the rest of the results will be left to the film itself."

"The company has done a good job in promotion. If they continue to increase the amount, I'm afraid there will be a debate about excessive promotion." Suzy joked, "Actually, it's a bit excessive now, but everyone knows that this is the first movie of C headquarters, so they are all patient."

"Then I probably have nothing to say." Chen Chen nodded. "I definitely don't need to worry about "Startup". TVN will give it a lot of publicity. After all, you're not someone who's easy to hire."

"Oh, by the way, do you know what Xu Xian is doing recently as a colleague?" Chen Chen asked casually.

You can easily get the information by asking Xu Xian to come over or looking up information yourself, but no matter what, it is easiest and most cost-effective to just open your mouth.

"Seo Hyun-unnie's 'Silent' will be aired a week earlier than 'Samjin Group English TOEIC Class', and the JTBC drama 'Private Life' starring her will be aired about ten days earlier than 'Start Up'." Suzy explained clearly, "As for the specific dates, the movie will be on the 15th and the drama will be on the 7th, both of which are about October."

As expected, they are the only two mature actresses in C headquarters, and they understand each other very well.

"It seems that our C headquarters will be making a big move in October." Chen Chen was a little absent-minded for a moment, "This arrangement is really a coincidence, it's all in October."

"What are the president and the executive director busy with? Is there anything I can do to help?"

Suzy finally couldn't hold it in any longer and found the right opportunity to vent her curiosity.

There was no dissatisfaction. Suzy didn't think that the two people in front of her had to put on a good face when talking to her, but as the top female employee in the company, she didn't like the company hiding any big things from her, especially things that were so big that the two of them had to go all out to work.

"Hiss~ It seems like you can be of help."

Chen Chen stopped the work in his hands and looked at the actor seriously.

"Do you know many actors? Do you have your own circle?"

Chen Chen handed him a bottle of water and asked.

A thousand alpacas were running wildly through Suzy's heart, and she thought, if I'm useless, are you not even going to give me a spit? But on the surface, she still answered the question properly.

"Basically there is a large group for every shoot. If there are actors who like to talk a lot in the group, the group will be more active. I still have a few such groups on my phone." Bae Suzy replied.

"Then please help forward the content in the group and explain it." Chen Chen quickly arranged the task. "As for what the content is, you will receive a news bombardment later and you will know it at a glance."

"Can you tell me what the news is in advance?" Suzy licked her lips, "I'm very interested in this."

"From this moment on, we will prepare the crew from scratch. The goal is for a TV station to broadcast the TV series produced by our C headquarters in a month." Chen Chen explained simply, "It is not easy, so we need to mobilize everyone's strength."

"Oh, it's indeed quite difficult." Suzy's expression suddenly became as serious as Chen Chen's. "Production has become the easiest thing. Finding actors and getting time slots at TV stations are both difficult."

"At this time, we have to rely on our connections and brand name." Chen Chen pursed his lips, "If everything goes well, these don't seem to be a problem."

"..."

Suzy couldn't help but tilt her head, as these words sounded a little too scary.

"You go back first." Chen Chen waved his hand to send him away. "We have a scheduled time for the announcement, and it takes time to polish the announcement. You can wait until you see the announcement before taking action."

"Ok."

Suzy nodded and gracefully left the president's office.

……

Chen Chen had no intention of showing off, but just a few hours of operation had allowed him to solve most of the problems at the TV station, which made him doubt. With the current weight of C headquarters, is it already a very easy challenge to produce a TV series?
Although they hadn't even read the script and the members of the production team didn't know who was who, MBC, TVN, and JTBC, the three TV stations that had a good relationship with Chen Chen, expressed their willingness to give a good price. They just couldn't meet Chen Chen's requirements in terms of schedule, so they hoped that C headquarters could wait a while.

KBS and SBS can meet all requirements and are currently competing on price.

In other words, the problem at the TV station had been solved before Chen Chen even produced a decent PPT.

It’s no wonder that these TV stations gave Chen Chen the green light. No matter who it is, they will make the same choice when they hear Chen Chen use himself to guarantee.

The man who has swept the TV drama category at the Baeksang Arts Awards for two consecutive years is selling you a TV drama and guaranteeing its quality. This is a scenario that TV stations would not even dare to dream of!

If the person concerned doesn't seize this opportunity when he can, he will not be able to sleep for at least half a year. I'm not kidding!

The actors and the production team are actually the ones who can solve the problem better.

Not to mention the production team, screenwriters on South Korean sets often have more power than the director, so the C headquarters, which holds the script, only needs to work with the writer to find a capable director team.

Aren’t there so many South Korean director teams running around?

Not to mention grabbing one at random, with the concentration of directors in Chen Chen's circle, he can attract at least five by just waving his fingers.

As for the actors, the main actors of "The Penthouse" were actually in a downturn in their careers before this drama. As long as Chen Chen was willing to give a hint, it would only take a week to find the complete cast.

Chen Chen gave the other party's agency time to adjust their schedule within just one week, otherwise the actors would have been clamoring to join the crew in just two or three days.

The time-consuming aspects of production are location construction and set design, which require careful discussion with the director and writer.

Once the negotiation is completed, the progress bar will fly up when C headquarters throws the money on the ground.

Of course, the construction of the filming location did not seem to be particularly difficult, because it was well described in the script, and the parts that were not in the script were supplemented by the information in Chen Chen's head. In other words, the problem seemed to be solved just like that.

Given the size of C headquarters and its status in the circle, filming a TV series and completing its broadcast is really just a matter of whether the schedule is good enough. Chen has unknowingly reached such a height.

"Stop being in a daze and think of a slogan for our announcement."

Shirley woke Chen Chen up from his daze and gave him a very important task.

"Well, let me think about it." Chen Chen thought for a while and suddenly threw out a question, "We are showing this to the actors and the audience, right?"

"The announcement is for everyone to see. The audience of this TV series will naturally see it." Shirley seemed to have guessed Chen Chen's thoughts and asked, "Why, are you planning to play an abstract game and directly select a group of audiences at this point?"

"It could also be to attract a group of interested viewers to wait in advance." Chen Chen smiled and spread his hands, "Announcements are bound to have both positive and negative effects."

"It seems that you really want to play with abstraction." Shirley looked at Chen Chen again after preparing herself mentally, and her eyes were filled with anticipation. "Please start your performance."

Chen Chen didn't answer, but typed a few words on the keyboard.

"Before entering The Penthouse, please leave your brains with me for a while, and enjoy this precious time of ignoring pressure and indulging yourself to your heart's content. - Chen Chen."

Shirley read out what Chen Chen sent word for word, and then she couldn't help laughing.

This statement is totally inconsistent with Chen Chen's current image, but one can vaguely see the shadow of the former Chen Chen, the guy who initially played with abstraction on the Internet for popularity.

"You actually wrote your own name on it." Shirley complained about the last signature. "You put your own name on the notice just for a TV series. You kind of disrespect your own identity."

"I know I'm one of the most powerful people in the industry. A TV series is not worthy of having my name on it. My name should only appear on huge contracts and the biggest events in the industry." Chen Chen hugged the grumpy Wild Cat and comforted him. "But if I don't put my name on it, how can the TV station, the audience, and the actors we want believe that what is said in this announcement is true?"

"I am now in contact with TV stations smoothly, and every TV station I contacted has given a very positive response."

"But everyone is an experienced person, and they can't see anything. Can you make them change the schedule and pay a lot of money just based on your one-sided statement?"

"I do have some face, but my face is limited to making the TV stations treat me well and seriously consider my requests. They will still ask me for guarantees before they finally do anything."

"Rather than accepting the embarrassment of being chased by them for guarantees, it is better to freely put your name on it and become a happy gambler."

"Oh no, I know the number on my dice, so I should be a heroic ranger."

"Go post the notice." Chen Chen let Shirley, who had been trained as a house cat, go. "We will be very busy tomorrow."

……

In fact, they started to be busy when the announcement of C headquarters was sent out, but Chen Chen directly turned on the airplane mode of his mobile phone, which meant that he would talk about it tomorrow no matter what.

Chen Chen also made the same request to Shirley, and the senior management of C headquarters suspended operations today.

"Haha, the new announcement is so interesting!"

When they got home, Bae Joo-hyun happily took out her phone to show Chen Chen the abstract poster issued by their C headquarters.

Of course Chen Chen knew how "interesting" the poster was, because the poster was a carefully designed stick figure drawing of a high-rise building for rent, with a group of stick figures carrying suitcases going inside.

Yes, when the two words "carefully designed" and "simple drawing" appear together, there is a natural feeling of melodrama.

Then, at the strong request of Mr. Chen, a tray was drawn below the location corresponding to the like position on the social software, and the words "brain storage" were carefully written on it.

Bae Joo-hyun said it was interesting and she was really considerate of her boyfriend's feelings. This is abstract!

"Why are you here?" Chen Chen was surprised that his girlfriend would show up at home at this time, but he didn't care about that. He just threw himself forward and fell into his girlfriend's arms. "Just in time to replenish my energy. This sudden incident has made me so exhausted."

With a soft human-shaped cushion under his body and the fragrance surrounding him, Chen Chen felt like he was instantly half alive again.

"It seems like an emergency." Bae Joo Hyun pushed the man away and got up to get him a drink to replenish his energy. "If it wasn't an emergency, you wouldn't have reacted so strongly."

Bae Joo Hyun's response surprised Chen Chen a little. He thought she wouldn't understand.

"How did you tell?"

Chen Chen took the drink and drank half of it happily, then asked curiously.

"It would be strange if I couldn't see it!" Bae Joo Hyun answered with experience, her attitude a little fierce, "Is filming a TV series a big deal for you to have your name on it? A small thing has a big reaction, so it must be that this small thing is particularly fierce."

"Wow~ clever!"

Chen Chen bared his teeth and gave his girlfriend a thumbs up.

"You're still laughing, but you know the situation has gotten out of hand?!" Bae Joo Hyun said angrily, "Our teacher Lee Soo Man has started sneaking around to get information from me again!"

"I know that my action was a bit too much, and I also know that your teacher Lee Soo Man will ask you for information." Chen Chen smiled and gave his girlfriend an apologetic look, "But I didn't consider such things when I was doing it. I can only say sorry to you."

"So what is it for?" asked Bae Joo-hyun.

"To film a TV series."

Chen Chen answered easily.

"Really?" Pei Zhuxuan was a little dumbfounded, "Really just for filming a TV series?"

"Yeah, what else could it be for?" Chen Chen asked, "Isn't this announcement only related to the TV series?"

"It seems to be true." Pei Zhuxuan put the heart back into her stomach first, and then asked, "Then why did you make such a big fuss about filming a TV series?"

"It's not that I want to make a big noise." Chen Chen rubbed his cheeks and made a helpless sound through his fingers, "There are only nuclear bombs in the arsenal. What can we do? Don't use them?!"

"..."

"Well, it's over. The industry will be in turmoil because of your TV series." Pei Zhuxuan sat back on the sofa with a speechless expression, "You too, don't even think about having a day of peace until this is over!"

...(End of chapter)