star of the peninsula

Chapter 1125 Follow My Way
"Writer Kwon Do-eun said she's always available if you need her."

Before Chen Chen could say a few words to Shirley, new news about Park Ji-yeon came.

"You're being so humble. It seems my idea of ​​changing the script is quite promising." Chen Chen scratched his neck and replied, "Then let's make an appointment with her to meet at headquarters C tomorrow afternoon."

"You!" Shirley slapped him in anger. "When others lower their attitude a little, you raise it to the sky. Isn't that too much?!"

There is no problem with the time, but it was really unkind of Chen Chen to set the location at C headquarters, his own base camp, which is considered a dangerous place by others.

"That's how it should be. If you withdraw and I don't join, then your withdrawal would be in vain." Chen Chen joked but got serious later. "You can lower your posture but you shouldn't give all the decision-making power to the other party. Doing so will only put yourself in a particularly disadvantageous situation. I think I'm teaching her a lesson."

"Is this writer a newcomer?" Shirley asked curiously.

"No, he is a disciple of the famous writer Kim Eun-sook and has worked with her on many projects." Chen Chen glanced at the information. "As for independent productions, last year, no, the year before last, he released a TV series called "Search: WWW" which was broadcast on TVN and had an average viewership of 4 points."

"Wow, this is considered a case of a master producing excellent students in the screenwriting and writing industry, right?!" Shirley exclaimed, "TVN's ratings are at 4 points, that's outrageous."

"He's a very talented writer. It's necessary to have a good relationship with him." Chen Chen nodded.

"Why do you treat others like that? Aren't you afraid that they will be dissatisfied with you?" Shirley rolled her eyes in dissatisfaction.

"What right does she have to be dissatisfied? I am Chen Chen." Chen Chen snorted, "Won't she be scared if I'm too friendly to her?"

"Well, it certainly will."

Shirley was finally speechless.

"How much work do you have on hand?" Chen Chen asked something else.

"I'm done with my work. Now I'm just waiting to go home after get off work." Shirley's expression suddenly became nervous. "You're not going to assign me a new job, are you?!"

"I want you to take the kids who are still in the company today to have a meal together." Chen Chen said, "Take the members of Integrate and the trainees who have been transferred here."

"Aren't they just a few Chinese members? Why don't you go?" Sulli was a little confused. "The South Korean members have already gone home for vacation."

"I'll ask you to get along well with them, and I have my own things to do later." Chen Chen replied: "The online family concert of SM is about to end, I'm going to pick up Zhu Xuan."

"What a reasonable reason." Shirley shook her head. "Okay, I'll do it right away."

……

The journey would take a little long, so Chen Chen simply called Lin Nanyi over to drive.

"Long time no see, Brother Chen."

Lin Nanyi greeted Chen Chen enthusiastically.

"Yeah." Chen Chen nodded, "Long time no see, Anan."

"Your contract is about to expire this year, how about coming to headquarters C to be a manager?" Chen Chen said casually.

"I can't be a manager. I don't have that ability." Lin Nan declined. "If I can come to C headquarters, I still want to drive for Brother Chen."

"Driving is such a waste. South Korea is such a small place, there is no need for a dedicated driver." Chen Chen thought for a moment and said, "How about you go take care of the trainees? You are already very good at it anyway."

"Of course, I can. I've taken care of Integrate a lot, and I'm very familiar with this job, but..." Lin Nanyi glanced at the rearview mirror in confusion, "There shouldn't be any trainees in C headquarters who need my care right now, right?"

"Huh?" Chen Chen was even more confused than him, "Don't you know about this big thing that C headquarters transferred a few female trainees from the starship?"

"I know. How could I not know about such a sensation in the industry?" Lin Nan laughed. "Everyone was shocked when the news came out. No one thought that C headquarters would be preparing a new girl group so soon!"

"Then everyone started frantically searching for information, wanting to know what these women looked like and where they came from. As a result, they discovered something even more horrifying."

"Everyone noticed that although these girls are on the Starship, they have been receiving training at C Headquarters. It's the special group set up by the Starship. No matter who comes in and out, the girls you transferred to C Headquarters have always been in that group, Brother Chen."

"Then everyone knew that they were all deceived by C headquarters. C headquarters' new girl group is a girl group that has been prepared for a very long time. If the debut time keeps being pushed back, the training time will only be longer."

"Anyway, it's very lively. The staff of other groups are even a little desperate. While Integrate is still trying to reach its ceiling, new girl groups have already taken shape. It feels like C headquarters will still dominate the girl group market in the next few years."

"But these have nothing to do with me." Lin Nanyi finally talked about himself, "These new girls are preparing for their debut, and they have been well taken care of. They don't need me to take care of them."

"I asked you to come here because I must have a new person for you to take care of. You kept talking a lot but not a single word was useful!" Chen Chen scolded with a smile.

"Are there other trainees in Headquarters C?" Lin Nanyi asked in surprise.

"Not yet." Chen Chen said something shocking, "But Anan, C headquarters is preparing to start recruiting trainees like other entertainment companies."

“Oh my god!” Lin Nanyi hastily gripped the steering wheel to prevent himself from dropping it. “Really? Headquarters C is going to publicly recruit trainees?!”

"Well, we will start recruiting trainees after the I Division is done." Chen Chen replied: "About half a year later. Buying a house and decorating it will take time."

"There's such a strong sense of oppression in C Headquarters." Lin Nanyi sighed, "My colleagues are going to be nervous again."

"Stop talking nonsense. Do you want to be a manager in Division I?" Chen Chen scolded, "You can definitely do it. Don't run away!"

"Brother Chen has come to this point. If I don't agree, I will be too ungrateful." Lin Nan nodded, "I will go there as soon as the contract expires."

"Well, that's it." Chen Chen breathed a sigh of satisfaction and instructed: "Turn off the song. I'll make a phone call."

"Okay, Brother Chen."

Lin Nan reached out and turned off the music.

Chen Chen called Golden Era and wanted to talk about Integrate.

"You say."

The Golden Age was ready to follow orders.

"The two title songs are ready, and the return dates are April 5 and August 22 respectively."

"From publicity to return to the subsequent arrangements of the starship, C headquarters will not be involved in any matters, and I will not give any instructions."

"do you understand?"

Chen Chen's words stunned Jin Shidai, who couldn't understand what he was trying to do.

However, according to the speculation of the Golden Era, this may be a test from Chen Chen to Starship. If Starship performs well, then Chen Chen's promise to hand over Integrate to Starship for operation will be fulfilled. If Starship performs poorly.
"Starship must do its best!" Jinshidai suddenly became serious, "Before that, I have a question that needs to be answered."

"You ask."

Chen Chen responded. "Can the starship use the resources of headquarters C?" Jin Shidai asked.

"Sure." Chen Chen replied, "Just apply."

"I don't have anything else to ask." Jin Shidai took a deep breath and repeated, "Starship will do its best."

"..."

It may seem a bit outrageous to entrust Integrate's most important year to Starship, but in fact, this is the most correct answer, because Integrate's next two hit songs will be "ELEVEN" and "LOVE DIVE".

During the IVE trilogy period, they were nearly invincible, reaching both group and individual peaks, incredible heights.

Even if Chen Chen, who had seen everything, was allowed to operate the now powerful C headquarters, he would not have the confidence that he could push the more powerful Integrate to recreate the grand scene of that time.

So, let's temporarily hand over the operation rights to the starship that created the scene and let it take charge again.

At that time, Starship had the support of KakaoM, a huge mountain, and its resources were inexhaustible. Chen Chen now temporarily borrowed the Golden Age for C headquarters to recreate the conditions of Starship at that time.

A stronger idol group, operators with lighter burdens and better mentality, and supporters with more resources. The picture created by Integrate will definitely be better looking.

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Chen Chen had other arrangements for the final return at the end of the year. When Integrate reached a sufficient height, Chen Chen would personally put the nine-color crowns on them.

In short, no matter which girl group comes this year, they will be crushed into mud under the wheels.

As for the arrangement of the third song "After LIKE" of the IVE trilogy, let the new girl group take over, let the extraordinary pictures of golden autumn boost popularity, and serve as the first explosive point of the team to lead the new girl group to a surge.

It’s not a waste to use it this way, at least Chen Chen thinks it’s good.

“Is Integrate going to pursue the upper limit next year?”

Lin Nanyi listened to the phone call quietly and asked a question with a serious tone.

He understood Chen Chen, and he knew that if he wanted to pursue the most correct result, he would be right to listen to Chen Chen. He also knew that once Chen Chen only gave the direction and ignored the details, it was time to pursue the upper limit.

"Well, next year it will be two years since their debut, so they need to fly higher." Chen Chen said with a smile, "At least the new girl groups that will debut later will have to look up at them, otherwise what this senior did is a bit too much."

"Does aespa have a chance to touch Integrate, Brother Chen?" Lin Nanyi asked, "They are very popular now, extremely popular."

"How popular is it?" Chen Chen asked, "In your opinion, what level is aespa now?"

"About the same as ITZY." Lin Nanyi answered without hesitation: "Now there are only two of them competing in the girl group market, and the others are more or less inferior."

"The older generation of girl groups are gradually leaving the stage, and only BLACKPINK still looks competitive."

"But with all the shit that comes out of the crooked chicken every day, BLACKPINK may be running out of steam in the future. They should only have one last chance to be relatively perfect."

“So now the female idol market in South Korea is mostly competed by new groups.” Lin Nan summarized his opinions, “It’s already very impressive that aespa can be mentioned together with ITZY!”

"Yeah, it's really great to be with ITZY."

Chen Chen didn't say much, just smiled.

……

"Oh, it's Anan, long time no see!"

When she picked up Bae Joo-hyun and got her into the car, she recognized Lin Nanyi at first sight.

"It's been a long time indeed."

Lin Nanyi greeted politely.

"Why did you think of coming to pick me up?"

After throwing the bag to the front row, Bae Joo-hyun turned around and started torturing her boyfriend.

"Because everyone seems to be very busy on the first day of the new year, I always feel uncomfortable if I don't do anything." Chen Chen told the truth.

"If you leave everything to Sulli, she will definitely have nothing to do." Bae Joo Hyun said, "Help Sulli share some of the work when you are free."

"Don't worry, she has so many people on her team, she won't be tired." Chen Chen waved his hand and joked, "When she needs to use me, she will never be polite to me. She has become quite adept at instructing me to do things."

"This is a good way to communicate." Pei Zhuxuan suddenly thought of something, "By the way, have you given gifts to everyone? For some people, it's better for you to give gifts in person."

"No, I plan to wait until after New Year's Eve." Chen Chen replied: "We will follow the Chinese Lunar New Year."

"You are..." Pei Zhuxuan was a little speechless, "The people you are dating are all South Koreans, so you should accommodate them and follow their habits. How can you follow your own habits?"

"Of course I give gifts based on what I want." Chen Chen pouted, "You are all gift recipients, how dare you point fingers at me, the gift giver?!"

"You can point fingers if you want, but the more you say, the more I'll remember. We'll have to settle accounts later!" Chen Chen snorted coldly, "Just don't get into my hands!"

"Come on, come on, let's not do these nonsense on the first day of the new year." Pei Zhuxuan pried open Chen Chen's clenched fist, "Then the gifts that C headquarters gives to employees will also be based on yours?"

"C Headquarters is a Chinese company doing business in South Korea, so of course we follow Chinese rules." Chen Chen was full of confidence. "Just wait and see. I am different from other stingy bosses. The gifts I will give will definitely be generous."

"It doesn't have to be too generous, just about right." Bae Joo Hyun reminded: "If you make it too fancy, your colleagues will lose face and feel uncomfortable."

"I know. I will pay attention to the limits." Chen Chen changed the subject. "Is there any explanation for your return?"

"Early February." Bae Joo Hyun gave the time, "After the group's comeback, it will be Seungwan and Joo Il's solos, and after that it seems to be a special project of the company."

"A special project?!"

Chen Chen's pupils suddenly shrank.

The special project here should be GOT the beat, which was created by S.U.A., a very interesting girl group.

But it was a bit dangerous for Chen Chen, because the work they were going to use, "Step Back", had already been written by Chen Chen, and he had even played it for Li Zhien.

"What's wrong? It seems to be a plan to get everyone together to have some fun. It's not formal." Pei Zhuxuan asked doubtfully: "This shouldn't be surprising, right?"

"I'm not surprised." Chen Chen pinched her little face, "I just thought too much for a moment, and was considering whether C headquarters could also make one."

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(End of this chapter)