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This is what Chen Chen thought. After the outside world got the news about Big Hit's new girl group, C headquarters would pull out the prototype of the new girl group to put pressure on Big Hit. Then, after Big Hit's girl group debuted first, C headquarters would directly let Integrate take over.

That’s right, Chen Chen wanted Integrate to take action to crush the new black group, so that he could ensure victory no matter what the composition was.

A head-on clash between new groups?
This is not a joke, why waste your energy? You have top-notch fighters at home and don't need to let them rust, right?!

Besides, Chen Chen may not necessarily let the new group of C headquarters debut in 2021, it may be later.

We mainly have to look at the composition of Daikoku’s new girl group.

Under normal circumstances, the first girl group launched by Daikoku would be called LE SSERAFIM, a girl group composed of both new and old members, with Miyawaki Sakura as the core position.

But now due to Chen Chen's interference, the situation has become abnormal. Sakura Miyawaki Sakura is currently shining in Integrate, and it is impossible for her to appear in Daikoku's LE SSERAFIM again.

Ah, it may not be accurate to say that LE SSERAFIM belongs to Daikoku. A more accurate statement should be SOURCE MUSIC.

But Chen Chen has already figured out the relationship between the two companies. In fact, they are the same company, so it doesn’t matter what they are called.

There is a so-called girl group called NewJeans. They are using Dahei's resources and enjoying various benefits of the company, but they are not familiar with the company and are not your people.

The topic has gone a bit off track, let’s get back to the composition of the members.

The absence of Miyawaki Sakura means that there will definitely be personnel changes in LE SSERAFIM. There may be new people who Chen Chen doesn't know about to fill the vacancy, or there may be unexpected acquaintances who suddenly appear.
In addition, the pressure from C headquarters forced Dahei to change the direction of launching the girl group. The timeline and development cycle had to change.

There's not much to talk about the timeline. Bu Dahei has been forced to release a new girl group a year in advance.

There is no other way. Entertainment companies that are capable of competing in the girl group market cannot just sit and watch Integrate swallow up all the market share. If that happens, other entertainment companies will have no chance to succeed in the girl group market in the next few years, and the loss will be too great!

Changes in the developmental cycle are also related to the C headquarters.

If they want to compete with Integrate for the market, they cannot set up a group with a long development cycle. Look at SMART, they are forcing aespa to come out and compete for the market. The same will be true for Dahei.

In other words, it is impossible for Daikoku's new girl group to have any very young members. To put it bluntly, Hong Eun-chae from LE SSERAFIM is gone too.

Members who are under the age limit will face many restrictions when becoming artists in South Korea. To be honest, having a person who is restricted in every way inserted into the group has a significant impact on the overall development of the team.

It was not a group with many members to begin with, and now due to the influence of Chen Chen, two places were directly removed. LE SSERAFIM can no longer be the same as before.

However, this is still not important. What is important is whether the members added by LE SSERAFIM will be members of NewJeans in the future.

If so, Chen Chen felt that he could open the champagne now. Even if the short-staffed New Jeans could still get strong help from 250, it would be difficult for them to reach their original heights, let alone compete with Integrate.

Speaking of 250, this stage name, which cannot be chosen by a Chinese person, actually hides a very capable producer. He was the first composer and arranger of New Jeans' hit songs such as "Attention", "Hype Boy" and "Ditto".

It would be great if we could recruit this producer and use him for C headquarters, but unfortunately he seems to be the big black man who followed Ms. Min, so it is difficult to pry him under.

No matter what, if Dahei really uses NewJeans members to fill the vacancies in LE SSERAFIM as Chen Chen thought, no producer can save Dahei.

……

Later in the evening, HyunA called.

There's not much to talk about with HyunA, basically we just talk about the show.

HyunA is unexpectedly easy to talk to. Her tone and attitude are not as arrogant as they are on stage. Instead, they sound a bit soft and gentle.

Moreover, HyunA not only had no objection to reuniting with 4minute, she even expressed her anticipation. She just said that she had to plan her schedule well and complete the comeback first.

HyunA said that she will release a mini album in January next year, and she does not have many schedules during her comeback period, so she can start preparing for the program filming directly from the comeback period, which will also be beneficial to the program and other members of 4minute.

Chen Chen didn't say anything, he just recorded silently in his mind and kept making various judgments.

"By the way, Chairman Fang also asked me to inform you of something." HyunA smiled and mentioned another place, "He said that he was going to tell you when he called you, but you suddenly assigned him two tasks, and then he forgot about the news he was supposed to inform you."

"Hahaha, this happens sometimes." Chen Chen didn't take it too seriously. "What does Speaker Fang want to inform me about?"

"It seems like they are inviting you to a small meeting to discuss the company's name change." HyunA replied, "The name Big Hit is no longer suitable for this huge company. Chairman Fang plans to hold a small meeting to change the name and then announce the decision at the general shareholders' meeting next year."

"Understood. Ask Chairman Fang to let me know when he sets a date." Chen Chen agreed casually. "Although I may not make any suggestions, it will definitely not be a problem for me to witness it."

It wasn’t a big deal, and witnessing Big Hit’s name change to Hybe was quite meaningful, especially for those who work in the Korean entertainment industry.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Chen officially began to consider setting up a program production team.

……

"Are you looking for me?"

Kim Tae-ho was already nervous when he received a notice from MBC TV station asking him to go to C headquarters. Now when he arrived at C headquarters and saw the highest authority, President Chen, he almost let his pants loose.

"I have something to ask you." Chen Chen raised his hand and pointed to the seat where he should sit down, and asked, "Have you been busy recently?"

"Not bad." Jin Taihao nervously put his hands on his pants and rubbed them. "The last project of "What Are You Doing?" was not good. It has entered a period of calm recently and is studying new projects."

"It's like this." After confirming that Jin Taihao had time, Chen Chen went straight to the point, "C headquarters has a long-term project that we plan to give to you. I wonder if you are interested in taking it on."

"No problem, I'm willing to take it!"

Jin Taihao's decisive answer almost made Chen Chen think he was hallucinating.

At the same time, Chen Chen was a little curious. How hard did Shirley hit Kim Tae-ho to beat him like this?
As far as I can remember, the SSAK3 project is one of the best projects of "What Are You Doing?". First, the project was judged as "mediocre", and then Kim Tae-ho was made to be so servile. Chen Chen wanted to know more and more what Sulli had done.

"Don't be in a hurry. At least listen to what the program is about first." Chen Chen smiled gently, "I must have a reason why I picked PD Jin to come here. You have to listen to the reason and make an accurate judgment."

"Okay." Jin Taihao awkwardly gave a flattering reason, "Just accept the project of C headquarters, the only difference is making a lot of money and making a lot of money. Because there has been such a rumor circulating in the industry, I seem a little anxious." "Let's talk about the show!"

Jin Taihao took two deep breaths and returned to his normal expression.

"..."

After listening to Chen Chen's explanation of the general structure of the program, Jin Tae-ho completely understood the program and knew that he had no chance of escaping.

I even told you about the establishment of a new label and the subsequent plans for the label. Now you say you don’t want to do it and want to run away? Jin Tae-ho doesn’t dare to think about what he will experience next!
"The content of the program is not complicated. It is basically a variation of the two famous specials of Infinite Challenge. I am confident that I can do it well." Kim Tae-ho gave this explanation first, then hesitated, "It's just..."

"You don't have to worry about the follow-up operations, and you can't do anything about it." Chen Chen directly relieved him of his worries. "How to fix the program and develop it into a business in reality is the job of C headquarters and the new label."

"The only thing you need to worry about is the name of the program." Chen Chen added: "We plan to find something similar to the name of the program as the name of the new label."

"Ah" Jin Taihao felt a little bit upset, but he didn't dare to say, "This"

The program must be named after the label. How can a label accommodate a program? Isn’t this funny!
"How about naming it after a certain grocery store?" Jin Taihao tentatively suggested, "The guests are all passers-by, and only the store that provides help has remained standing in the program. It is very appropriate to use this store as the name of the program."

"Just let me know the name once you've decided." Chen Chen didn't comment and moved on to the next topic, "What are your plans as the host?"

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"One fixed host, and then add more hosts at any time according to the number of guests and program needs." Kim Tae-ho replied: "This is a better program model."

"In addition, the selection of the shop owner must also be determined, which is one of the core elements of the program."

There is no doubt about Kim Tae-ho's professionalism in the show, and the points he talked about were all critical points.

"I have already chosen the regular host and the store owner. You can make other preparations now." Chen Chen stopped talking about the show here, "As for the compensation."

"What's the highest compensation the production team you pulled together received?" Chen Chen asked.

“It depends on the size of the production team, when there are many people.”

Jin Taihao was about to answer, but was interrupted by Chen Chen.

"Forget it. Just write me a detailed report and I'll verify its authenticity." Chen Chen smiled and threw a difficult question at him. "Based on your many years of experience, what kind of ratings can our show about a grocery store achieve?"

"It's mainly about the guests. If the guests are liked by everyone on the show, we can get relatively higher ratings." Jin Taihao answered very honestly, "Of course, it will be a bit troublesome if the guests are not suitable for our show."

"Just give me a simple number." Chen Chen showed his strength. "You can judge the number yourself, and then you can say it's a little higher."

"..."

Kim Tae-ho didn't dare to say anything else. His brain started thinking quickly based on various conditions, determined to come up with a suitable ratings number.

"Three points." Jin Taihao said the answer he calculated, "The result I gave is three points."

"Idols are already weak, and the effect of appearing on TV shows is much worse than that of other artists. There are three points that still take into account the influence of C headquarters."

"The long-term project launched by C's new label is worth a little bit of ratings, MBC TV and my production team are worth a little bit of ratings, and the guest host is worth a little bit of ratings. This is where all three points come from."

"Further up is an uncontrollable area, but there is a lot of room to fall down."

"For example, traditional television is becoming increasingly weak, and young people who like idols cannot control the televisions at home to contribute to the ratings, etc."

"So I think three points is a suitable number." Kim Tae-ho held up three fingers, looking like he was swearing, "Setting it as a constant goal will give the production team hope, and it will also make the show's performance justifiable and avoid being canceled."

"Did the host give too little here?"

Chen Chen had no problem with the number three, but he was a little confused about this.

"There are not many hosts who can compete with the ratings." Kim Tae-ho helplessly pointed out the current situation in the industry, "The reason why Yoo Jae-seok has a high salary and is not short of programs is because his name is worth at least two to three points of ratings. Others are far from being able to do this."

"I see. Then let's anchor the production team's salary to the 3-point rating." Chen Chen held out a palm. "If it's below 3 points, you can get it paid normally. For every point higher, I'll increase your salary by 50%. Are you satisfied with this reward system, PD Jin?"

"Very satisfied! Very satisfied!"

Jin Tae-ho almost jumped up.

After the excitement, Jin Taihao scratched his head embarrassedly and asked: "I just don't know whether to count only the integer or the decimal point as well."

"Take 0.1 as the integer." Chen Chen gave a reassuring answer.

"Thank you, Boss Chen." Jin Taihao took a deep breath and promised, "I will sort out the information as soon as possible after I return, and I will also pull together a suitable production team as soon as possible. Just wait for my good news!"

"No rush, as long as we can get the production team up by mid-January." Chen Chen changed the time, "It's still a little early now, and C headquarters still has some work to do."

"When you go back, make a complete written plan for the program. Include all the information including the name of the program."

"This needs to be done in advance because it's related to what I'm going to do." Chen Chen made a joke at the end, "Even if you get the production team up in advance, I won't pay you in advance, so don't be so quick."

"I understand. I'll follow your instructions." Jin Taihao had already thought further. "I just don't know who we should hand over the needs of the show to. We can't always report to you, right?"

"We'll talk about this later." Chen Chen put it aside for the time being. "After the new label is established, someone will contact you."

This person is most likely Goo Hara. After Sulli goes there as the top leader of the new label, Hara who followed her will take over this job.

It’s the first big project for the new label, and it’s pretty good, a good experience.

...(End of chapter)