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Speaking of the script, in fact, Chen Chen will renew the contract with SBS TV station for the second season of "The Penthouse" tomorrow.

SBS TV station has been urging the series since the Chinese New Year, as if they want to renew the second season before the first season ends, and they are a little crazy in their anxiety.

It's understandable. If the second season goes to another TV station, then the first season will become free advertising for them, and anyone would be anxious.

However, Chen Chen did not want to gain any benefits from SBS TV station because he kept delaying. He just wanted to delay it.

Give the actors some time to digest the popularity gained from the TV series, and give the actors and staff some time to rest.

The scenes don't need to be moved, there are not many adjustments to the cast, the staff have already developed a tacit understanding of cooperation, and the script has been prepared long ago. In other words, once the second season is confirmed to start, it will definitely be broadcast within a week, and there is no need to rush.

Chen Chen felt that it was worthwhile to exchange SBS TV station's life for his own favor.

"Okay, I'm off work!" Shirley put away the documents on the table, carrying her small bag and coming to Chen Chen, "When do you plan to get off work?"

"I'll be there later. At least I'll finish reading the remaining scripts today." Chen Chen raised the script in his hand. "We have to do the work of panning for gold in shit every day, because there really might be gold hidden in it."

"Okay." Shirley rolled her eyes and returned to her workstation to get a folder. "Then I'll leave this with you. When Minister Ma comes over later, you can give it to him."

"Minister Ma," Chen Chen was in a daze for a moment, "What did you tell the director of the actor department of C headquarters to do?"

The person finally chosen by Chen Chen to be the head of the actor department of C headquarters was a senior executive who resigned from MBC TV station. This person won Chen's favor with an overwhelming advantage.

The executives of MBC TV station's TV department coming to C headquarters to be in charge of the actor department should be a dimensionality reduction attack. Entertainment companies and TV stations are definitely not on the same level.

As for the position of department director who is responsible for front-line work and has closer relationships with the actors, Chen Chen gave it to the person from KEYEAST, Bae Yong-joon's cousin.

He is in his forties and has good abilities. When he was in KEYEAST, he was in charge of front-line work. Now he has been promoted to the C headquarters. While his prospects have become better, his workload has also been greatly reduced.

After all, there are only three actors in Headquarters C, two of whom have their own studios, so Director Pei doesn't have to worry about anything.

"Tell him about the renewal of the actors' contracts." Shirley rolled her eyes at Chen Chen. "You renewed the contracts of the two older ones, but there is still a younger one. Have you forgotten about him?"

"I haven't forgotten. How could I forget Zhao Yixian, who played the leading role in one of my TV series?" Chen Chen replied, "I just don't think she will run away. I plan to discuss the renewal of the contract when it expires."

"Let me remind you, your confidence can only be used in the idol field, not in the acting field!" Shirley's expression suddenly became serious. "In the acting field, there are many companies that can compete with us. Our actors may leave."

"Rather, our C headquarters only has reputation but no real strength. The number and quality of actors are far behind those of the big guys."

"Suzy and Seohyun are happy to renew their contracts because they have gained real benefits and because their status as actors is not high enough."

"Based on the current development trend, if you still have this attitude when renewing the contract next time, they may really run away. Do you understand?"

"..."

"Did you hear that?" Shirley was furious when she saw Chen Chen's indifferent expression. She stretched out her hand and grabbed his cheek and pulled it, "Speak, give me a response!"

"I heard everything." Chen Chen took her hand and squeezed it. "It's just a possibility that she could run away. If she runs away, then she can run away."

"If they run away, I will buy press releases to discredit them, saying that C headquarters managed them so well but still wanted to switch to someone else, which is heartless!" Chen Chen joked.

"I'm telling you something serious, stop joking!" Shirley was a little anxious, and her voice became sharp.

"What you said is indeed a serious matter, but serious matters are not necessarily important matters, do you understand?" Chen Chen patted the back of her hand to comfort her. "What's the point of other companies' actors being better in quality and quantity than C headquarters? Is the competition in the film and television industry just a real-life fight between actors offline?"

"A company with a strong cast can at most make it easier to bring in new actors, and it is much easier to get resources and support."

"But even so, who do you think is better at training new actors, these companies or C headquarters?" Chen Chen ended with a question.

"..."

Shirley frowned cutely, thought for a while, then left work without saying a word. It was obvious that she had thought it through very clearly.

Actors with high status don’t have to consider the company’s opinion. Instead, the company may have to consider their opinion.

The connection between that kind of person and the company is no longer that great. When they stand there, their name and face become their trademark, and no one cares who the company behind them is.

It is difficult for the company to make any effort when actors of this level are competing for roles, because the works they are to perform must be high-standard productions, and the roles they are to play must also be very important ones.

An important role in a big production. In South Korea, this is not something that can be obtained simply by relying on the power behind the scenes, at least the real stuff cannot be neglected.

But for small actors of low status who still need to rely on the company to develop themselves, C Headquarters is the most perfect company.

They are willing to provide resources to young actors and their own resources are top-notch. What else can I say? If they don’t try to become employees, what else can they say? !

……

"Hello, President. I'm here to get the contract renewal documents for actress Zhao Yixian."

Soon, Minister Ma came to the president's office and greeted Chen Chen respectfully.

Minister Ma's name is Ma Benzhang. He is a rather round man with a slightly bald head, black-framed glasses and a big round face. He fits everyone's stereotype of a middle-aged man very well.

"Well, here it is." Chen Chen handed the document to him humbly without putting on airs, and asked, "Minister Ma has been in office for a few days. Is there anything you are not used to here?"

"Yes." Ma Benzhang pulled out a chair and sat down. "There are too few people here, not even one-fifth of the number when I was in the station. I'm not used to it."

"Staff or actors?" Chen Chen asked more clearly.

"There are not enough of them. There are only three actors in the company, which is too few. There are also not enough staff responsible for various tasks." Ma Benzhang glanced at the scripts piled on the ground. "At least things like selecting scripts should be assigned to someone. Even if they can't make the final decision, they should remove the garbage before delivering it to you."

"I don't need to deal with the script for now. At least I don't need to ask someone to help me screen it." Chen Chen waved his hand, "I have my own plans."

"Ok."

Ma Benzhang nodded without saying anything. "Except for this matter, Minister Ma can handle the rest as he pleases." Chen Chen stamped his authority with the official seal. "Although the title is the head of the actor department, the power exercised is the head of the film and television department. I think you know this."

"Just think of me as a consultant for the film and television department. I'm usually of no use to you. When something happens, you can pull me out to solve the problem."

"Of course, I'm also the president, you can talk to me about company-level matters." Chen Chen said gently, "If there's any news you want to know, or the future development direction of the film and television department, that's fine."

"Is it also possible to sign actors and train new actors?" Ma Benzhang asked, "I want to add some actors to the company."

"Okay, but in the next three years you need to give me the candidate you like so that I can make the final review. After three years, I will no longer be in charge." Chen Chen made a somewhat lame excuse, "I also have requirements for actors. You need to work with me for a few years to understand my preferences, so that I can prescribe the right medicine for you."

"This is my company after all, and the boss's preferences are very important criteria for judgment," Chen Chen added.

"It's a bit strange, but understandable." Ma Benzhang frowned but soon relaxed his brows. "But I think it is this strangeness that has made you the most successful entertainment company boss in recent years, so I will respect and accept your ideas."

"Thank you for your understanding. I have said everything I wanted to say." Chen Chen pointed at him with his chin. "It's your turn now. Do you have any questions?"

"Why don't we have any scripts?" Ma Benzhang asked bluntly, "Based on the performance of C Headquarters in the film and television industry, we should be in a healthy state if we have at least one excellent script that can be put into use at any time."

"Yes, but the script is still being revised and has not been put into the database yet." Chen Chen replied: "In addition to this script that is being revised, there is also a script that is being adapted from a comic. This is also being worked on intensively, so you have to wait a while."

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"That's nothing." Ma Benzhang breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought C Headquarters was purely dependent on luck, but I didn't expect it to have such a solid foundation. It's worthy of being the golden signboard C Headquarters!"

"That's not the case." Chen Chen couldn't help but laugh. "It's enough to rely on luck once or twice. How can it be possible to rely on luck all the time until now?"

"You are right." Ma Benzhang suddenly lowered his voice and asked, "Is the "Squid Game" that has been filming for more than a year a real project?"

"Uh..." Chen Chen was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, "Hahaha, this is really weird. Even if Minister Ma doesn't trust C headquarters, he should trust actor Lee Jung-jae. Why would he ask such a question?!"

"Because a TV series that has been filming for a year and is still being filmed is a very exaggerated thing in South Korea. People usually think that the efficiency is too low or the project was cut short." Ma Benzhang smiled bitterly, "But since you are laughing like this, I guess I guessed wrong. It is indeed a real thing."

"There's nothing we can do about the epidemic, otherwise it should have been aired a long time ago." Chen Chen happily blamed all the problems on the epidemic. "Even if C headquarters and Netflix want to push forward the progress, in the face of such a global natural disaster, the two of us together are not enough for others to watch."

"If you're unlucky, then there's nothing you can do." Ma Benzhang nodded, "As long as this TV series is successful in the end, it doesn't matter if the process is a little bumpy."

"Don't worry." Chen Chen said cheerfully, "Its success will exceed your imagination."

……

Red Velvet is making a comeback, Integrate is preparing for a comeback, Sulli is busy with work, and Chen Chen is looking at the building after reading the script. Everyone has a bright future.

"OK, that's it."

With a wave of Chen Chen's hand, a building was officially taken over by his name.

The location is far from the center of Seoul, so even though it has the same number of floors as the C headquarters building, the price is much cheaper.

In the future, it will be used as the S branch building, and all internet celebrities and anchors will be transferred there.

To be honest, if South Korea wasn't full of villages except Seoul, Chen Chen would have wanted to move the anchors' buildings to a farther place so that they would be cheaper.

Anyway, those people just need internet and a large space, they don’t need anything else.

However, the building that Chen Chen wanted to prepare for the trainees was hard to find. The building on the other side was almost finalized, but there was no news here.

That's normal. The building where the main trainees stay must be close enough to C headquarters. If it's far away, there will be no point.

It is really difficult to find such a building in the capital area where every inch of land is valuable, so Chen Chen couldn't help but want to turn his attention to other entertainment companies.

For example, the FNC building is close, so you can just pick it up and use it. I really want it.
Then there is the Cube Entertainment building, which is also very close to C headquarters, but this is something that cannot be thought about, at least Chen Chen cannot think about it now.

Oh, just take your time to look for it. There’s no point in rushing about this kind of thing. Let’s just go back to the company and put the file away.

"Hey, who is this?!"

Chen Chen seemed to have seen an extraordinary figure in the C headquarters building and rubbed his eyes a few times to confirm it again.

"It's me, Oppa, the rapper Youngji under C headquarters." Lee Youngji pointed at himself and spoke loudly, "I, Lee Youngji, have you forgotten who I am?!"

"I didn't forget, I'm just a little uncomfortable with you showing up at the C headquarters building." Chen Chen asked curiously, "You almost never came here after completing the artist training at C headquarters, so why are you here today?"

"Oh, Oppa~" Li Yongzhi said aggrievedly: "I come to the company very often, but you just don't usually see me!"

"Why do you come to the company so often but I can't see you? Who are you looking for in the company?" Chen Chen suddenly became more curious.

"I usually only have three things to do when I come to the company." Li Yongzhi counted on his fingers for Chen Chen, "The first is to play with Yuzhen, the second is to play with Jaejae, and the third is to report to Hara about the next schedule. Recently, there is a special situation, that is, I occasionally play with Xiaojuan."

Three things mentioned four people, but most of them were playmates. This might be Li Yongzhi, whose life trajectory was changed by Chen Chen but whose character was not shaken at all.

"Hola is your supervisor?"

Chen Chen was very surprised. He didn't expect that it was Hola who was in charge of such a funny guy.

"Yes." Li Yongzhi replied: "All my advertising resources are handled by Hola Unnie. I will only contact her if I have any needs."

"Okay, you two did a good job." Chen Chen smacked his lips, "But why did you come here today? Yoo Jin is preparing for his comeback and has no time to play with you. Jae Jae and Hara have both been transferred to film a show, so you can't find anyone."

"Really?" Li Yongzhi was stunned for two seconds, then stuffed the things in his hand to Chen Chen, "Then leave it to Oppa, Senior Liu Zaishi wants to take me to a new program, here are the relevant materials and my personal report."

"Humph, indeed, the same goes for me." Chen Chen was immediately happy, "Go and have fun, and come back and write me a review of your experience, more than 5,000 words! I want to see your understanding of the program!"

...(End of chapter)