star of the peninsula

Arriving home with a groggy head, Chen Chen pushed open the door and saw Bae Joo-hyun, dressed in an apron and a chef's hat, walking towards the kitchen with a plate of small cakes.

The two looked at each other, and Bae Joo-hyun subconsciously curved her eyes and smiled.

"Good evening. Do you want to spend the last night of October with Irene?"

"That couldn't be better." Chen Chen threw away his coat and pretended to hold on for two seconds before he couldn't help laughing. "Where did you find this chef's hat? Is it something we already have at home?"

"Yes, it's probably what you left over from cooking on the show. Anyway, I found it when I was cleaning up and used it." Bae Joo Hyun set off to the kitchen, "I won't talk to you anymore, I'll put this thing in the oven first."

"Why are you baking today? Are you free?"

Chen Chen asked another question in a hoarse voice.

"..."

Bae Joo-hyun didn't reply, but the sound of the oven button kept being heard.

"It's not that I'm idle. My comeback is close to the end of the year, and there are so many things to prepare." Bae Joo Hyun came out of the kitchen and continued, "Considering that we have to prepare peripherals such as calendars for fans in the new year, there is still a lot of extra work to do."

"But today I am still free, it's a rare opportunity to have some free time." Bae Joo Hyun smiled, "I don't know why I am free today, but since I am free, I might as well enjoy it."

"Okay, let's watch TV together tonight." Chen Chen arranged the project. "The second episode of "The Penthouse" will be broadcast tonight. Have you watched the first episode?"

"I haven't watched it, but I feel like I have." Pei Zhuxuan came to Chen Chen and sat down slowly. "When I woke up in the morning, I looked at the group chat with my colleagues. Everyone in the group was discussing the content of "The Penthouse."

"Everyone was talking animatedly, discussing everything from the tension of the scenes to the direction of the plot, and then from the plot to how the actors performed. Finally, they talked about the actors and the production team and how you, Chen, put together a perfect production team in such a short time."

"If you ask me, employees in the entertainment industry are the ones who love to watch the excitement of the entertainment industry the most."

"Ordinary people look at news in the industry from one perspective, while employees in the industry have a completely different perspective. Capturing the fun of both perspectives at the same time is a real double happiness, not just the kind of happiness that everyone talks about casually."

"Oh, by the way, I saw the news today that you attended the Big Hit General Shareholders Meeting. The photos were nice, but the clothes you wore were a little off." No matter how much Bae Joo Hyun tried to talk around, she would always come back to her boyfriend. "Let me know the next time you attend an event like this."

"Why, do you want to help me put on my clothes?" Chen Chen tilted his head, "I'm not doubting your ability, I just think you don't have much experience in this kind of occasion."

"I can lend you my own costume designer." Pei Zhuxuan curled her lips, "How can anyone be like you? You are such a big boss and you still don't have anyone to help you with your outfit when attending important events."

"Is it possible that I don't need to worry about what to wear when attending Big Hit's shareholders' meeting? I can even go naked." Chen Chen joked.

Pei Zhuxuan snorted and said, "Then you'd better go naked, I'll freeze you to death!"

"Okay, okay, let's think about what to eat tonight. I can't be full with just a few snacks." Chen Chen put his arm around his girlfriend's shoulders. "The epidemic situation in the capital area has almost improved. Do you want to order some takeout that we used to eat?"

"Do it at home. Even if you get better, you should still try to avoid contact with others." Bae Joo Hyun was not very reassured. "You are the top authority of C headquarters, and I am an idol who is about to return. We must not have any accidents."

"That's fine." Chen Chen looked at his girlfriend, "Then you cook? I'm a little tired today."

"Well, you take a rest." Bae Joo Hyun stood up, "I'll cook two dishes and some porridge and we can have dinner, it'll be quick."

……

"Has C headquarters' YouTube channel acquired the subsequent copyright of "Running Man"? I saw a message popped up on your YouTube channel."

During the meal, Bae Joo-hyun asked casually.

"It was just received and will be fully launched in November." Chen Chen replied: "It is the benefit that "The Penthouse" got from SBS TV station."

"Do you have any plans for Running Man?" Bae Joo Hyun asked curiously, "I've already received the follow-up, it would be wrong if I don't have any plans."

"I really don't have any subsequent ideas." Chen Chen couldn't help but frowned. "At that time, SBS TV station forced this thing to me. When I saw it was for "Running Man", I agreed. I didn't expect that it would have any value in the future."

“Haha, it’s just a habitual thinking left over from many years ago, right? I subconsciously wanted it when I saw it.” Bae Joo-hyun laughed out loud, “I guess SBS TV station must have felt lucky to have exchanged this for ‘The Penthouse’!”

"I'll think about it again." Chen Chen scratched his head, refusing to admit that he made a mistake in his decision. "The online copyright of "Running Man" can be used in any way. It's just that we haven't found the right method yet."

"Why don't you study the Southeast Asian market? At least one fan there can do the work of five when it comes to data." Bae Joo-hyun gave a direction. "Running Man is extremely popular there. Taking advantage of it will definitely bring considerable benefits to C headquarters."

"When you have some free time, you can study the Southeast Asian market." Chen Chen tentatively agreed with this direction. "Right now, the focus of C headquarters is still the Chinese market, which is unmatched by any other market in the world."

"It's fine if you can remember it, but forget it if you can't. We can't possibly make two more plates of dumplings just for the vinegar of Running Man." Bae Joo Hyun was curious about something else. "Oh, by the way, how did you talk to our teacher Lee Soo Man that day? I never heard you talk about the follow-up."

Bae Joo-hyun really likes the conversation time at the dinner table. She can hear a lot of stories from Chen Chen and get to know this man better. Either way, she is willing to see it happen.

"Honestly, the conversation was a mess." Chen Chen couldn't help but feel embarrassed when he mentioned this. "I didn't even know what I was talking about that day. After I came back and reviewed it myself, I felt like I had some serious illness."

First, he pointed at the real president and scolded him, forcing the respected founder to come out to calm the situation. Then, he said to the founder several times, openly or covertly, something like "If something goes wrong in your company, I hope you can rely on me when that happens."
Although the development did not happen in this way, and the process was not as dry as Chen Chen described, but after thinking it over and summarizing it himself, he could only come to a harsh conclusion: If this is not a disease, what is this?
"Have you achieved your goal? If you have, it doesn't matter if the process was bumpy." Pei Zhuxuan comforted him softly, "Your development path is not the kind that enjoys the process. The result is the most important."

"The result is very good. It couldn't be better." Chen Chen replied: "Not only did I get what I wanted, but I also gained something extra, and this gain is very important."

"Tell me in detail?" Bae Joo-hyun's eyes lit up.

“I became a major shareholder of KEYEAST and also obtained the right to use KEYEAST.”

Chen Chen said one first.

"What's the use of this?" Bae Joo-hyun didn't understand at first.

"It means that if C headquarters encounters the situation of "The Penthouse" again in the future, I won't have to take action anymore. KEYEAST will be the agent to help me complete all the work." Chen Chen was very considerate of Bae Joo-hyun's understanding ability. "To put it simply, I have a very capable subordinate in terms of actors."

"Oh, this is very important. The C headquarters, which has a good development in the film and television industry, needs such a department." Pei Zhuxuan nodded as if she understood, and asked: "What are the extra gains?"

"The extra gain is from your teacher Li Xiuman. I got to know many secrets of the internal structure of SMART from him." Chen Chen replied: "In addition, I may have formed a hidden alliance with your teacher Li Xiuman."

"..."

Well, Bae Joo-hyun felt dizzy and the spoon that was putting porridge into her mouth was stuck at her lips.

You can't blame her, there's really too much information in these two sentences.

"I don't want to hear the secrets of SMART's internal structure." Pei Zhuxuan finally put the spoon into her mouth and said incoherently, "What's the situation with your last sentence? It's possible to form an alliance, and it's still an obscure alliance. Why do these words sound so awkward when put together?"

"It is possible that the alliance is formed because this is my unilateral understanding. Your teacher Li Xiuman may not think so." Chen Chen explained to everyone, "The implicit alliance means that even if this alliance is formed, it is something that cannot be exposed to the public and known to everyone."

"..."

"OK, I don't understand." Pei Zhuxuan gave up casually, "Please talk about something I can understand. The things you just talked about made me eat slower!"

"Let's talk about some love gossip in the circle?" Chen Chen said with a suppressed smile: "As far as I know, the captain of Tuwasi has broken up, and the company is looking for the right time to make an official announcement."

"Do you know this news?" Chen Chen asked, "This insider?"

"I don't know. Jihyo and I aren't that close. Even if we were, she wouldn't tell me about this." Bae Joo-hyun was a little more excited than before. "But how did you know? You are not afraid of secrets like the soy sauce bottle?!"

"News of this magnitude shouldn't be considered a secret, let alone setting limits on me." Chen Chen just sighed a little, "It's weird that two people can fall in love when they are both on death schedules, but choose to break up during the epidemic when everyone is relatively free."

It goes without saying that Tuwas is extremely busy, and Kang Daniel is not an easy character either. In the past two years when he was very popular, his schedule has been no less than that of Tuwas.

But it was under such circumstances that the two fell in love, and then made their relationship public.

"Maybe it's because of the lack of schedule that we have the conditions to break up?" Bae Joo Hyun made an irresponsible guess. "When the schedule is busy, it takes a long time to see each other, and each time we meet, the time is very short. Most of the time, we are so excited that we don't have time to slow down and get to know each other. In this case, no matter how you look at each other, you think the other person is beautiful."

"Now that I've slowed down, things are different. I have more time to get to know the other person more deeply, and I may find that the other person is not the one I want most."

"In the entertainment industry where there are so many handsome men and beautiful women and the class division is serious, it is difficult to stick to loving someone with conscience. Breaking up is normal." Pei Zhuxuan said and then turned back, proudly saying: "Not everyone is like us, who have a sufficient process of knowing and understanding each other before getting together. Others don't have that condition, don't you understand?!"

"That's true. We have to thank the production team of We Got Married." At this point, Chen Chen suddenly thought of something and asked hurriedly, "Oh, by the way, do you have any news about Yoo Jun Yeol and Lee Hye Ri? Have they broken up?"

"I don't know. We haven't been in touch since the show." Pei Zhuxuan answered with curiosity, "But she is fine, why do you want her to break up?"

"Although the man is capable and has a great career, he is not a good man." Chen Chen said mysteriously: "This is the information I got from somewhere else."

"Is your information accurate? Don't just believe everything you hear." Pei Zhuxuan looked at Chen Chen with suspicion. "How can a big boss like you have such a secret gossip channel?"

"It is precisely because I am a big boss that I have access to all kinds of information, and the authenticity of the information can be trusted." Chen Chen crossed his arms and showed his superior attitude, "But I won't break them up now. Everyone has their own destiny. At least this process is still good now."

"You don't understand!" Bae Joo Hyun rolled her eyes at him. "One moment you say she's not a good person, and the next moment you don't want to break her up. Others don't understand what you're talking about!"

"Then let's say something that we can understand." Chen Chen started laughing as he spoke, "Now Jinyoung is really concerned about when your Heechul senior will break up with Momo, he's almost dying of anxiety!"

"You... Hahaha!" Bae Joo Hyun couldn't help but laugh, "But I do understand that if one member of Tuwas breaks up, of course they would want the other member to break up as well."

"But it's not a loss to date our Heechul senior. Our senior's status and position are there." Bae Joo-hyun continued.

"You can't calculate it that way. It can only be said that he didn't lose much in terms of status and position, but he almost lost a lot of money in other aspects." Chen Chen smacked his lips, "Tsk, your Heechul senior's love life is of course nothing. Even if he gets married tomorrow, it won't have much impact on his career."

"But it's different for other women. Their popularity and status are unstable. If they can date someone who can help their career greatly, it's fine. But for those who are not much different, they can only rely on their conscience to wait and see. As long as the time is long enough, this relationship will become a long-term guarantee of popularity."

"The problem is that no one thinks this relationship will last." Chen Chen spread his hands, "Your senior Heechul is impeccable in terms of friends and career, but he is an indisputable scumbag in terms of love. It is the profession of artist that saved him!"

"Oh!" Pei Zhuxuan said in a heavy voice, "It seems to be like this!"

"Don't pretend, this is really the case." Chen Chen looked at his girlfriend with a smile, "Let's make a bet, they won't make it this year."

"I won't bet with you." Pei Zhuxuan shrank her head and shook her head, "I don't think I can survive this year either."

...(End of chapter)