star of the peninsula

"You really followed me here, is C headquarters so idle lately?"

In the waiting room of "Music Bank", Bae Joo-hyun, who was promoting her comeback, took the thermos handed to her by Chen Chen and complained as soon as she opened her mouth.

"I'm not idle. Can't you see I'm holding the script in my hand?" Chen Chen shook the book in his hand. "I have to guest-star as an assistant screenwriter recently and provide reliable opinions to our chief screenwriter."

"Oppa gave suggestions to the screenwriter?" Park Soo-young's eyes widened after hearing this. "Isn't that the right to tamper with the script at will? Is there anyone who dares to resist?!"

"Don't underestimate South Korean screenwriters. They insist on their own scripts and will not easily compromise because of someone's status." Chen Chen smiled and shook his head. "If you don't insist on your own, you will never be able to be at the forefront of the industry."

"Ha, Oppa, you haven't acted in a drama for a long time. Why don't you find a drama to act in recently?" Park Sooyoung suddenly had an idea. "Your acting skills back then are still being talked about by everyone. It's a pity that you haven't acted in a drama for a long time."

"Don't mention it, there really is a chance." Chen Chen was somewhat amused by her and joked, "The male lead for the script I have right now hasn't been decided yet. If I'm willing to play the role then there will be no problem. It's a role tailor-made for me!"

"Really?" Jin Yilin also came over, "What type of role?"

"The male protagonist is from the super elite class. He has all the abilities and bad habits that an elite should have. He is a perfectionist with a soft heart and a slightly fragile personality." Chen Chen replied.

"Ah, this." Park Soo-young scratched his chin, "It doesn't sound good. This character is not attractive at all."

"Because this drama doesn't rely on the male lead to attract people, in my opinion, the male lead should just be a tool to highlight the female lead, all those fancy things are useless." Chen Chen felt sorry for it, "But the dramas nowadays are not good. The female lead has to have a romance with the male lead, and the status of the male lead has to be elevated, letting a boring character occupy a very important position!"

"Not really," Park Soo-young, who has the most acting experience, continued, "A male protagonist with such a personality can match any modern female protagonist. Big chaebols will all be interested in such a man when they are looking for a son-in-law."

"But the heroine is a ghost who has lived for a thousand years and has an extremely weird personality?" Chen Chen asked.

"Wow, this feels like it's going to be fun! I want to see it, I want to see it now!"

Jin Yilin was the first to shout.

“So the main plot is that the hero uses his inner softness to smooth out the heroine’s twistedness?” Park Soo-young felt like she was about to become twisted. “The audience won’t like this kind of plot, right?! We’ve been tired of it for a long time!”

"If you think about it carefully, in fact, most of the scripts in recent years are of this type. The main reason is that the performance of this type of script is generally not bad and there are many audiences, so the screenwriters can't help but write this type of script. We can't blame them." Chen Chen couldn't help but complain, "But there is a problem with this script, and even with all ghost-themed scripts. Everyone underestimates the weight of time."

"The weight of time." Pei Zhuxuan finally spoke, "What does this mean?"

"When you look at yourself five years ago now, do you find yourself childish?" Chen Chen asked.

"Yes." Bae Joo Hyun replied: "Let alone five years ago, even if it was me a few months ago, I would feel stupid."

"That's right." Chen Chen smiled and nodded, "Then it is a serious mistake to write an old monster who has experienced all kinds of vicissitudes of life as a normal modern man or woman."

"But I still say that if you don't write it that way, no one will read it." Chen Chen said on behalf of all screenwriters, "The screenwriters know everything, but they have to do it that way."

"So the skill of the screenwriter is reflected in the balance between the two sides. The quality of the script is particularly obvious under the same subject matter."

"It is because of this that Goblin is so much better than other scripts of the same type." Chen Chen sighed as he looked at the script in his hand, "This one is far inferior."

"Scripts like 'Goblin' are hard to come by. Oppa is lucky to have come across one. You know how many people can't even get a chance to play one." Park Soo-young slammed on the brakes. "Then the question is, will Oppa act in the script in hand?" "No." Chen Chen shook his head. "Although I used to dream of becoming a big actor, that person is far away from me now."

"My ideals were crushed by the cruel reality." Park Xiurong projected all his fantasies onto Chen Chen. "The boy who chased the wind back then has now become a bearded uncle sitting in an office chair."

"What kind of weird fantasy are you having? I have defeated reality and successfully upgraded, okay?" Chen Chen glanced at her speechlessly, "Okay, let's go to rehearsal."

……

They watched the rehearsal as well, and even the staff felt that Chen Chen was spoiled a little too much.

But only Chen Chen himself knows that rehearsal is the most important and the only thing that needs attention.

OK, no lift, no risk of falling, mission accomplished.

"How about it, Oppa? Are you satisfied with our performance?"

After Sun Shengwan stepped down from the stage, he ran straight towards Chen Chen.

"It's very good. If you can keep this level, the audience will be very happy."

Chen Chen wanted to reach out and lift up Shengwan’s blonde hair to touch her face, but he finally held back.

"Promise me one thing, okay?" Chen Chen said to all the Red Velvet members who had returned, "No matter where you are, every time you perform "Psycho", you must take good care of yourself and be careful about your condition, and perform the stage with your most perfect, clear-headed, and powerful self."

Bae Joo-hyun's confusion flashed across her face, and Silly Bear nodded his head.

"Why do you say that so seriously?" Park Soo Young asked curiously, "Does Oppa have any special reason?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, this will be the last song I bring you for your comeback." No one can refuse Chen Chen's excuse, "I hope you can cherish every opportunity to perform on stage, and cherish yourself for always being on stage."

After "Psycho", it was not so easy for Chen Chen to use a girl group song again. It can indeed be regarded as the last work written for them.

But people break their promises, so if you really need to give up the song, just make up an excuse. At least it was no problem to use this excuse to protect Son Seungwan during "Psycho".

As for the girl Sun Shengwan, as long as Chen Chen puts this reason in front of her, she will definitely fulfill her promise and protect herself well before going on stage every time and perform in the best condition.

Because she is that kind of person. She will definitely complete what she promised to others. That's her personality, and it's always the same.

Chen Chen used her seriousness to protect her, which to some extent could be considered as her protecting herself.

"Let's go back to the waiting room first." Bae Joo Hyun broke the silence, "Let's not stand here and affect other people's rehearsal."

...(End of chapter)