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“When should the new girl group debut?”

After the previous problem was solved, Chen Chen put the second problem on the table.

"At least until Integrate's second anniversary."

Hong Shengcheng didn't say much, just gave a simple reminder.

Integrate debuted less than two years ago and the company already has a new girl group, and fans will be unhappy.

"The current epidemic situation is unclear. If it is not necessary, I actually do not recommend launching new artists." The considerations of Golden Era and Hong Seung-sung are completely different. "There is a huge difference between idol groups that can interact with fans and idol groups that cannot interact with fans."

"But President Chen has always said that they will debut next year, so we don't need to consider this issue anymore."

"So what I mean is, you can let the new group debut whenever you want." Jin Shidai expressed his strong confidence in C Headquarters. "C Headquarters does not need to rely on others to launch idol groups. We just need to do market research in advance, and market research has always been our strong point."

Here we go, Hong Seung-seong feels that Golden Era is a little too lascivious.

But what Jinshidai said does make sense.

C headquarters has sufficient resources, so there is no need to worry about fans fighting over resources. In addition, C headquarters' research on the market is obvious to all, and they can always make operations that best match the market.

If there are no problems with both the fans and the market, then there will be no problem. The new girl group will be in a state of being able to leap into the vast ocean.

"What about you?" Chen Chen looked at Shirley, "What do you think?"

"I want to clarify one thing first." Shirley's question made the other two people's faces change. "Who is the top leader of the new girl group?"

In fact, the question is not who the highest person in charge is, but whether the highest person in charge is Chen Chen.

For this new girl group of C headquarters, it is completely different if Chen Chen is in charge or if someone else is in charge.

If Chen Chen is in charge, it won't be a problem even if the new girl group is launched tomorrow. No one from the fan circle to the market will object.

Once the person in charge is not Chen Chen, all kinds of little thoughts of other people will bubble up, and the requirements given by the market will also be different.

"The early stages will be pretty much the same as Integrate."

Chen Chen responded simply.

"That doesn't matter." Sulli immediately added, "Just choose a time when you think you can debut and debut directly."

The new girl group under the care of Chen Chen only needs to do their own job well, and everything else will naturally come to you and be owned and occupied by you.

"Well, at the latest after Integrate's second anniversary. If it's earlier, there's no limit. We'll follow the footsteps of Big Hit's new girl group." Chen Chen nodded. "That's the timeline for now."

"How about getting through the early stages?"

Shirley asked one more question. She didn't miss those two important words just now.

"I'll let go after the initial stage." Chen Chen spread his hands. "I won't be in charge after Integrate's second anniversary. By then, their top leader will become President Jin, but President Jin will have an additional job to be responsible for the C headquarters."

"Really?!" Jin Shidai blushed instantly, "Are you really planning to do that?!"

It’s no wonder that Jin Shidai couldn’t hold his anger. What Chen Chen said was no different from giving Integrate to him as a starship!
The operation is done by Starship, and the top person in charge is Golden Era. How can this not be Starship's idol group?! What's even better is that the resources used by this group are provided by C headquarters!

No matter whether it is true or not, and no matter whether the girls agree with the Starship or not, as long as the Starship can be taken for a while, the Starship will make a lot of money!

"Of course it's true." Chen Chen replied calmly, "They have been a mature idol group for two years. If I still hold on to them, it will affect their development, which is not good for anyone."

"And you guys calculate the time." Chen Chen added: "The new girl group will debut next year and I will escort them for another two years. It will be almost time for me to retire, and there is no need for me to continue to manage them."

"..."

Shocked, nothing but shock!
Jin Shidai and Hong Shengcheng never expected that there would be such a thing waiting for them at today's meeting. President Chen of C Headquarters could really be so generous.

Especially Hong Shengcheng, his eyes were red with envy! If it was his Cube Entertainment that took over the operation of Integrate next year, how could it not be developed? !
Wait, isn't C headquarters going to have another girl group?
Hong Shengcheng couldn't help but turn his gaze quietly to Chen Chen, his eyes filled with only desire.

"Oh, right," Chen Chen continued as if he had no idea what they were thinking, "I plan to hand over the operation of the new girl group to Cube Entertainment. Boss Hong, are you confident that you can do it well?"

"Yes, absolutely!"

Hong Shengcheng responded quickly, fearing that the cooked duck would fly away if he was a second late.

In fact, he doesn't need to be so nervous. Golden Era is already in charge of the operation of Integrate, and Chen Chen and Shirley can't always be in charge of it. Today, Boss Hong appeared here to take over the task of operating the new girl group.

It’s just that Hong Shengcheng and Chen Chen have only been superiors and subordinates for a short time, so he is unable to accurately understand the young president’s thoughts.

Look at the Golden Era, Chen Chen's eyes didn't even move when he said this.

Did he not want it? Who wouldn't want it? He just knew that this was what Chen Chen wanted to give to Hong Shengcheng.

"Boss Hong can ask President Jin privately about how to help C headquarters' idol groups operate. He has more experience." Chen Chen took a sip of tea and said calmly, "If you ask me, this is actually not difficult at all. Basically, C headquarters specifies the direction to provide the materials and then Cube Entertainment will operate it."

"Okay, Cube Entertainment will do its best, and I will definitely consult with President Jin."

Hong Shengcheng looked at Jin Shidai again with a burning gaze.

"It's not really asking for advice, we're just communicating with each other." Jin Shidai waved his hands repeatedly, "I also have a lot to learn from President Hong!"

"..."

As the two of them exchanged pleasantries, Chen Chen's thoughts had already drifted away.

He thought of Dengmei, who was from the girl group LIGHTSUM that Boss Hong had created.

This time, after Boss Hong returned to Cube Entertainment, he was not kicked out again, so LIGHTSUM naturally disappeared. Therefore, Chen Chen's handing over the new girl group to Boss Hong also implied a bit of compensation.

But the main reason is that Chen Chen wants to find an old nanny as outstanding as Starship Golden Age for his new girl group. There is no one around him who is more suitable than Hong Shengcheng.

In fact, in terms of ability and strength, Boss Hong is superior to the Golden Era couple in terms of operations, and there is a record to prove it.

The fate of the girl group members. Chen Chen is looking after them in the past, and after he lets go, he will be accompanied by top guardians like Boss Hong and President Jin. Chen is definitely worthy of the two girl groups he has created.

"Then President Hong can start collecting other works for the new girl group's debut album from now on." Chen Chen pointed at Hong Shengcheng and said, "Don't worry about the title song. I will prepare it."

"Okay!" Hong Shengcheng patted his chest generously, "MUSIC CUBE is at your service at any time!" "OK, that's about it for the new girl group." Chen Chen quickly picked up the apple on the table and took a bite, then slumped down in the chair, "It's halftime now, everyone can relax and chat about something else."

"I'll ask someone to bring some snacks over. You guys chat first."

Shirley exits with a smile.

"What to talk about?"

Jin Shidai was not opposed to chatting, but he wanted to find out what topic the boss wanted to talk about first.

"Let's talk about the possible threats from Big Hit's new girl group." Chen Chen casually brought up two topics, "Or let's talk about aespa, which is currently in the limelight."

Can aespa be considered popular? Your Integrate's "Good 4 U" is a big hit on the Billboard, but they are just showing off in South Korea.

"We don't have any information about Big Hit, so we probably won't be able to talk about anything." Hong Seung-sung hesitated for a moment and said, "But if we're talking about some groundless rumors, Source Music's boss Su Chengzhen should be the main person in charge of their new girl group."

"Ah, this is not a rumor, it's a confirmed fact." Chen Chen's words attracted the attention of both of them. "The person in charge of Big Hit's new girl group is Ms. Min, who jumped from S.H.I.E. to Source Music's Su Chengzhen."

"..."

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"Is he a strong enemy?"

After a few seconds of silence, Boss Hong suddenly asked this question.

The two people mentioned by Chen Chen are indeed capable, but compared with the three people at the meeting, they are indeed a little insignificant. No wonder Boss Hong asked this question.

"We can observe it." Chen Chen did not comment, "At least the threat from Big Hit is real."

“Speaking of Big Hit,” Jinshidai has always had a question, “Can one BTS really sustain it to this point?”

"Why are you looking at me?" Chen Chen felt uncomfortable being stared at by the two. "Do you think I would know?"

"When it comes to people who have made a name for themselves in the international music market and on the Billboard charts, you, President Chen, are definitely the best in South Korea, so I would like to ask you to make a judgment based on your own experience." Kim Shidai asked, "Does BTS have the ability to bring Big Hit to this level?"

"It would be very difficult for BTS to do it alone." Chen Chen gave the answer, "It was the perfect cooperation between Chairman Fang and BTS that made all this possible. If I have to say, it's because Chairman Fang did a great job in commercialization."

"He has used BTS's influence to the fullest in every step, using his ultimate commercial influence to gain top-level cooperation resources to promote the company's development."

"In the end, we got this monster called Big Hit." Chen Chen simply concluded, "BTS is an outstanding artist, one of the best idol groups in South Korea, and we can even remove the word 'one of'. But they are only the number one idol group in South Korea, and they are just so-so in the international arena. If we want to talk about how good it is, it has to be Chairman Fang's top-notch operation."

That's the situation internationally, and only you, Mr. Chen, can say such things.

The other two secretly complained but did not dare to say it out loud.

"What you mean is that an entertainment company does have the ability to develop to an exaggerated level with an extraordinary artist, right?" This is what Golden Era cared about and what he asked.

"Well, it's possible, but the requirements for the helmsman are extremely high." Chen Chen nodded.

In the final analysis, Big Hit is just particularly big among the entertainment companies in South Korea. It is not considered a big deal outside of South Korea. It is not impossible for an idol group that can become the number one idol group in South Korea to create an entertainment company that can be called a big enterprise.

"If you ask me, you can just ask Boss Hong and you'll know." Chen Chen joked, "Cube Entertainment also had an extraordinary HyunA back then."

About seven or eight years ago, Hyuna was indeed an extremely popular idol, and Cube Entertainment benefited a lot from her.

"Cube Entertainment ultimately failed," Hong Shengcheng lamented, "It failed to successfully upgrade to a large company."

"But that has nothing to do with the operation. It's just bad weather." Jin Shidai comforted him, "If you were healthy, the current market situation wouldn't necessarily be like this."

"No, I might have thought so a few years ago, but not now." Hong Shengcheng generously showed the results of his reflection, "Even if I was healthy, it would be difficult for Cube Entertainment to succeed with iHQ holding it back."

The atmosphere suddenly became a little dull from this sentence.

Who doesn’t have regrets from the past?

"Let's change the topic." Chen Chen came out to break the atmosphere, "What do you think of aespa?"

"It's just a flash in the pan, nothing to worry about."

"If you force things to grow, you will destroy the Great Wall."

The two people talked about four idioms, which made Chen Chen curious about their literary accumulation, but their evaluations were consistent, which was a scene that Chen Chen was happy to see.

"The popularity gap within the team has reached a point where the company cannot control it without coercive measures." Hong Seung-sung has a deep understanding of this. "Taking coercive measures to lower popularity may be effective, but it is also possible that the company will be scolded by fans and at the same time create rifts with its own artists."

"That's not the worst. The worst thing is that suppressing popularity can cause fans to rebel, which in turn brings even higher popularity to the members you want to suppress. That's the end of it."

"If S.A.H.I.E. does well, aespa will be reborn. If it doesn't do well, it will fall apart and produce a 'HyunA' type character that they can't accept." Hong Seung-sung even made a joke at the end, "It's HyunA and not Suzy because S.A.H.I.E. can't give enough support in the film and television field."

"Hahaha." Chen Chen was really amused by him, but he immediately became serious, "In my opinion, SMART is capable of handling this matter."

"They do have the ability, but they will have to keep a low profile for quite a long time." Jinshidai smacked his lips. "If they don't show off, they will give up the competition with Integrate. That's impossible."

"So my guess is that SM will keep trying for a while to see if there's a chance to get closer to Integrate."

"If there is a chance, just bite the bullet and keep going. If it's too far away and there's no chance, just give up on aespa and put your energy into creating a new girl group to welcome the next round of girl group cycles."

"The head of Stupid Hat Company, hehe," Jin Shidai narrowed his eyes, "he's very ruthless."

"It's useless to be ruthless. We have met our match this time." Hong Shengcheng was quite happy. "We can't beat C headquarters, and there is a high probability that Integrate can't beat them either. There is no hope."

"Even if he is old, he can't survive our young president."

Shirley brought Jiyeon in with some snacks and continued the conversation.

"That's true!" Hong Shengcheng tried to flatter him, "If you start to compete with C headquarters, your life will be very difficult."

"Ha ha ha ha."

The room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

...(End of chapter)