star of the peninsula

The new girl group aespa debuted on the 17th, and the title song of their debut album is the album's title song "Black Mamba".

It was very lively, and Chen Chen felt like laughing.

It’s not that he thinks anything about aespa. The excitement over there has nothing to do with C headquarters. He was just amused when he was processing the marketing information handed over by SMART.

"It turns out that what I dug out is just the tip of the iceberg. Stupid Company still has so much hidden stuff."

"Now that I think about it, it's normal. SMART is an entertainment company that has benefited from the Chinese market for many years. It naturally knows how lucrative this market is. It's human nature to want to plant some nails and see if it can reap some benefits in the future."

"Hey, let's continue." Chen Chen stood up and stretched his body. "After beating the stupid hat, we have to beat the crooked chicken. After beating the crooked chicken, it will be a little easier."

There is no need to fight against soy sauce bottles, because soy sauce bottles have not been active enough in the Chinese market in recent years.

Even saying that it was not active enough was not the end. Soy Sauce Bottle was unlucky enough to be involved in other things, which made him lose the qualification to compete in the Chinese mainland.

Therefore, it is still unclear whether Jiangyouping has planted a stake in China. Even if C headquarters wants to attack, it will be difficult to do so.

In contrast, it is easy for crooked chicken to find its target.

But this guy’s marketing in China is too aggressive, and there is even the shadow of local gangs behind the marketing, which makes it more difficult to deal with. If not handled properly, it will also bring trouble to C headquarters itself.

Chen Chen thought that he should just ignore Waiji, because the results of Waiji's viral marketing for Blackpink in China were not as good as "before".

If “before” it was 100 points, now it may not even be 30 points.

Chen Chen was not exaggerating. Thirty points was already a very euphemistic score he gave. If it was completely close to reality, the score would only be lower. There would be no possibility of it getting higher.

The main reason for Waiji's unfavorable marketing in China can be attributed to Chen Chen and C headquarters.

To put it bluntly, since there is a Chinese guy named Chen who is causing chaos in the Korean entertainment industry, why should many fans in the Chinese fan circle pay special attention to other Korean entertainment artists?

Even if I want to change my taste occasionally, I have to queue behind Chen. After all, he is the purest one of us, and the way he does things makes people feel happy.

This will be even more true after Chen Chen establishes C Headquarters and C Headquarters launches Integrate. I, the Chinese fans, have my own entertainment companies and South Korean idol groups that I prefer to follow. How can you, an outsider, engage in marketing in my territory?
This is how things developed, and this is the result.

Anyway, Waiji followed the path he had set, but it was still far from the "before".

"It's a great event for others to have a new group debut, and yet you're here banging on other people's marketing accounts." Shirley poured a glass of water for Chen Chen. "The world really is two sides of the same coin. You can feel the sense of division at any time."

"It's not that bad actually. It's not a big beating." Chen Chen took the tea and took a sip. "Before Sha Mao handed over the information, he must have taken away everything that should be taken away. The loss won't be too great."

"But our losses are not small at all." Shirley reminded: "We have already invested a lot of money in this matter, and there is no gain for us from this matter."

"We still have some gains." Chen Chen shook his head. "We can enter the Chinese market that others cannot enter, so we can't leave others' nails in our backyard. This is a hidden danger."

"That makes sense, but not much." Shirley was too lazy to refute him, "Just do it if you want to. You can spend your money however you want."

"But your operation of the Arlene Canteen branch is a bit too much. Arlene Canteen was originally very profitable, and you opened a branch and it made the financial statements look very ugly." Shirley smacked her lips, "Tsk, if the boss is not Irene, I dare not imagine the face of the Arlene Canteen boss when he sees the final report."

"What's the big deal? The money spent by the branch can be earned back soon. It's no problem." Chen Chen said nonchalantly.

"Actually, I'm curious about something about Arlene's Canteen." Shirley blew into Chen Chen's ear, "Can you help me clear this up, President?"

"I want to ask why the financial statements of Arlene's Canteen are so good after excluding the consumption of opening branches, right?"

Chen Chen raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Right, right!" Shirley nodded repeatedly. "With such a huge investment in Arlene's Canteen, there is no way it can make back the investment and make a profit in such a short time! If someone can really do this, it's no problem to call him a business genius!"

Chen Chen had predicted this a long time ago, and Shirley's reaction was naturally expected.

Her doubts are understandable because she can't see more core data.

It is absolutely impossible for Alin Canteen to achieve such a terrifying goal of making a profit in a short period of time with just one store operation and delivery service. There must be something else going on.

In fact, something did happen.

"Did you know that Arlene's Canteen is a related customer of C Headquarters?"

Chen Chen gave her a hint, intending to let her figure it out on her own.

"Well, if you put it that way, then Arlene's Canteen has developed rapidly thanks to one or several actions taken by C Headquarters." Shirley frowned tightly, "Let me think about it."

"What can people who work in the catering industry do when they hook up with those who work in the entertainment industry?"

"Ah!" Shirley suddenly covered her mouth as she thought of something, "Could it be a crew box?"

"Yes, you are very smart, the fact is what you think." Chen Chen smiled and nodded, "C headquarters has filmed so many TV series, and the meals provided by the crew are all prepared by Alin Canteen."

"That's not surprising." Shirley couldn't help but sigh, "In this world, it's really easier for people with connections to survive!"

Don’t underestimate the income from providing meals to the crew. There are so many complications involved that it’s hard to imagine.

The crew is a big customer with a stable order of thousands of meals every day, and this customer lasts for a long time, and a few months to half a year is within the normal range.

In addition, the reality is that C's headquarters has been shooting one TV series after another, and this super big client has never been interrupted, but the people and crews have been changing constantly.

With the extremely high gross profit margin of the catering industry, stable super-large customers and high-quality supply channels, it would be hard for Alin's Canteen not to take off!

"But does this count as abusing your power for personal gain?" Shirley raised her arm and bumped into Chen Chen, "Using your power in C headquarters to seek benefits for your girlfriend."

"Then go ahead and sue me." Chen Chen curled his lips, "One hundred percent, but who can sue me? From the director to the lunch delivery guy, they're all my people, how can you play tricks on me?!"

"I'm really no match for you." Shirley stretched and asked casually, "Are we really going to see aespa go on smoothly? The marketing direction of Sham has been exposed. If we slash them at this time, it will be a critical hit with huge damage. Can you bear it?"

"Of course I can bear it when I take advantage of others. And just because C headquarters can bear it doesn't mean that other opponents of SMART can bear it, so don't worry." Chen Chen laughed contemptuously. "Let's take a step back. Even if all the resistance from competitors is ignored, the development of aespa will still not be smooth all the time. The biggest resistance will erupt from SMART at the right time."

"Oh, it's all about explosion-proofing all day long." Shirley sighed and seriously raised a possibility, "But this time it may be different. If Stupid Hat plans to beat us, he will definitely not do any explosion-proofing!" So Chen Chen also replied with a question very seriously.

"Do you think it's more important for Shamao to beat us or to make money in the long run?"

Once this question is asked, there seems to be no room for discussion. Stupid Hat Company's consistent businessman image will never make people think that they will give up the option of making money in the long run.

It is true that if aespa defeats Integrate, Shamrock might gain an unexpected big gain, but the price to pay must be at least one Suzy among aespa.

If it really comes out, it will be all over. The moment it comes out, it means that SMART's control over aespa has entered the countdown, and future money-making plans will be in big trouble.

In addition, let's take a step back and look at it. There is a hidden problem here, that is, even if aespa beats Integrate, it may not be able to earn more than the girls in C headquarters. They have the vast Chinese market as their confidence, do you have it? !

Therefore, it is very obvious what S.A.I.P. will choose. After aespa passes the rookie period, they will carry out drastic anti-explosion operations on the two members who made significant contributions to helping them get through the rookie period, and may even put them on ice for a while.

……

While the outside world was buzzing with the debut of aespa, MAMA was also constantly announcing its own award results.

C headquarters has a pretty good relationship with CJ, so it's only natural that Integrate got all the awards it deserved. This year's awards ceremony is already scheduled to be a monster-level scene of winning awards and more awards.

"I just thought of CJ, and CJ contacted me. That's interesting."

Chen Chen couldn't help but laugh when he saw that the assistant had forwarded him an email.

"What?" Shirley was intrigued. "What email did Jiyeon forward to you?"

"The Shorty King wants to hold an online concert and has started to learn about the details of the Tik Tok platform from the C headquarters." Chen Chen also forwarded her a copy of the email, "It seems that they are preparing to disband the concert."

"Disband?" Shirley hurriedly checked the time when she heard the word, "There are still about four months left, so it's a good time to prepare now."

"You can find out about the schedule of the Shorty King in the last few months." Shirley gave a task temporarily. "The fans are also calculating the date of the Shorty King's disbandment. The closer to the deadline, the crazier the fans will behave. It's best for our girl to avoid the time when they have activities."

"Understood." Chen Chen made an OK gesture, "I'll try to find out."

You are not afraid, but there is no need to waste your energy on it. It is better to just avoid it.

The information about the online concert was not valuable, so Chen Chen generously transferred a lot of things to the other party and gained their favor.

After finishing this, Chen Chen sent a text message to Bang Si Hyuk, telling him that C headquarters wanted to take down Cho Yoo Ri after the disbandment of Shorty King.

Since I happen to meet the Dwarf King today, let's do this together. If we do it late, there may be setbacks.

"I knew you were after the lead singer." Bang Si Hyuk called quickly and asked tentatively, "But only one member? That doesn't seem to suit C headquarters' appetite."

"C headquarters doesn't plan to form a large-scale girl group. Integrate is enough to support them." Chen Chen joked, "From what you said, Big Hit also has its eyes on the lead singer?"

"Lead singers are always the top priority, so it's understandable that we all like them." Bang Si Hyuk responded cheerfully, "But since you mentioned it, we will definitely give priority to meeting your needs."

Bang Si Hyuk was actually very happy to hear that C Headquarters wanted a lead singer, as this meant that C Headquarters itself had not found a lead singer that could satisfy Chen Chen.

If you think deeply about it, this means that the preparations for C headquarters' new group are not going smoothly, which is major good news for Big Hit.

"Then I'll leave it to Speaker Fang." Chen Chen continued to make a few polite remarks and pretended to be ignorant of the situation and asked, "Has the integration of KOZ been completed?"

"The integration has been completed!" Bang Si Hyuk's tone was filled with unconcealed happiness, "Zico will be a member of Big Hit's generals in the future. It is our blessing to have such an outstanding producer."

"Congratulations." Chen Chen absentmindedly congratulated her, then cleared his throat and asked, "What is Hyun-A doing recently?"

"HyunA?"

Fang Shihe was stunned for a moment. This question seemed to really stump him.

"I need to look up some information before I can answer you." Bang Si Hyuk asked, "What does C headquarters want to see Hyun-A about?"

"Hahaha, it's nothing serious. I just wanted to organize a variety show for fun recently, and I plan to borrow HyunA for a while." Chen Chen laughed, "I didn't expect that we happened to be on the phone, so I just asked her by the way, it saves trouble."

"Haha, we will definitely participate in C headquarters' program!" Bang Si Hyuk also laughed, "I'll have HyunA call you in person later. If you have any questions, just communicate directly. Big Hit will give you the green light!"

"..."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is it so stressful to talk to Speaker Fang on the phone? I haven't seen you like this in a long time."

Shirley had been watching from the side and only asked now.

"It is indeed a bit stressful." Chen Chen answered honestly, "This person is a match for me in every aspect. I can't take it lightly."

Sulli remained noncommittal. She never thought that there was a man in the Korean entertainment industry who could rival her own president.

"But from what you said on the phone, the dwarf Wang Zhaoyouli has already been reserved for C headquarters?" Shirley asked.

"Almost." Chen Chen nodded. "Our C headquarters is already the best place to go. With the external force from Big Hit and CJ, this matter is not a sure thing, but it won't go too far."

"Has the new girl group of C headquarters been formed?"

Shirley seriously sought the answer from Chen Chen.

Others don’t know Chen Chen’s plan, but Shirley knows that the new girl group of C headquarters only needs this lead singer to take shape.

Chen Chen grinned.

"Yes, everyone is here."

...(End of chapter)