star of the peninsula

When saying goodbye to Lee Soo Man, he also sent a message to Bae Joo Hyun, so when Chen Chen arrived downstairs at SMART, he could just go home with his girlfriend.

"You're talking a little too fast. Did the negotiations break down?"

Bae Joo-hyun hugged her arms and bumped her shoulder against Chen Chen, deliberately picking on him in a cute tone.

"Can't you think of me a little better?" Chen Chen followed suit and crossed his arms. "The discussion went so smoothly. We hit it off immediately. There's no need to waste time on arguments."

"It's not that I don't miss you, I just think Mr. Lee Soo Man's nagging shouldn't be this much." Bae Joo Hyun blinked her big eyes curiously, "So what did you talk about?"

"It solved a few problems left over from the previous business. The Stupid Company, which charged me too much, refunded me a little of the difference." Chen Chen replied with a smile, "Then there was a response to another business I mentioned to him before, and we closed the deal with the second option."

"Are you sure that the person you met today was our teacher Lee Soo Man?" Pei Zhuxuan was so surprised that she couldn't even move. She pulled Chen Chen and stood there motionless. "Let's not talk about your business for now. Is it really possible for our businessman president to return the benefits he has obtained?!"

"If it's a big advantage, I would definitely not return it, but this small advantage must be returned." Chen Chen held her in his arms and dragged her to move. "The price is not big, and it won't affect me if I give it. But if I don't give it, it may plant a landmine for the future of the company. Your smart President Li must have figured out which is more important."

"That makes sense. I thought there was a huge price difference." Pei Zhuxuan took a step forward honestly. "What is your future business?"

"Let the Stupid Hat Company help me deal with the starship. The price is that I will become your colleague after my contract with Soy Sauce Bottle expires."

Chen Chen said it lightly, and Pei Zhuxuan was stunned.

"What do you mean by being colleagues? You want to sign with SM Entertainment?! As an artist or a manager?! When is the contract due? Soon or soon?!" Bae Joo Hyun felt her worldview collapse. "Oh my God, what on earth were you thinking? How could you make such a deal?!"

"Because it's hard to impress big companies like Soy Sauce Bottle and Stupid Hat Company with pure interests, I have to give them hope to go further or even cross classes." Chen Chen couldn't help but sigh, "I can't control Tik Tok, and I can't control Black Cat either. So I can only put myself, who is closely connected to these two giants, on the table. It's a helpless move."

Just like what is said in ancient novels, some people are born with their upper limits restricted, while some people cannot reach the highest level no matter how hard they try because their qualifications do not allow it.

To be frank, among all the entertainment companies in South Korea, C Headquarters’s background is something that others can only envy.

The environment in South Korea has determined that S.H.I.P. has almost reached the pinnacle of entertainment companies at its current level. It is considered to be born with insufficient foundation. If it wants to become a large enterprise like Hybe, it must expand its territory overseas and obtain rare materials from other places.

Chen Chen himself represents overseas territories and is one of the overseas forces that are most easily accessible to South Korean entertainment companies. He is also a ruthless person who has killed many people in the European and American markets that they cannot reach.

In other words, Chen can almost be seen as a panacea to help South Korean entertainment companies that have reached their limits break through their own ceiling. Once it is put on the table, it will be difficult for anyone to refuse.

"But if it's something as important as your contract renewal, Soy Sauce Bottle must be the one who wants to renew the contract the most. How could he let you go?"

There was great confusion in Bae Joo-hyun's eyes. This question was too difficult for her to sort out.

"Soy Sauce Bottle and C Headquarters have already established a comprehensive cooperative relationship, so keeping me here is not very useful. Moreover, with so much cooperation and such a long-standing relationship, they are not worried at all that C Headquarters will close the door to them." Chen Chen explained: "So they will not choose to renew my contract, but will let me go. I will leave sooner or later, so it is better to leave early than later."

"It's better to leave early than late." Bae Joo-hyun's slightly opened mouth explained everything, but she didn't quite understand.

Helping her close her little mouth that was constantly exhaling hot air, Chen Chen pulled her and moved quickly.

"Go home first. I'll explain it to you when we get home. It'll be something for you to think about on the way."

……

"Oh, I get it!" Pei Zhuxuan gave Chen Chen a big surprise as soon as she got home, "You are a cancer, you have to get rid of the cancer first!"

"In a sense, there's nothing wrong with that." Chen Chen actually nodded. "I'm the kind of person who will definitely leave, and the longer I stay, the more the company's stock will fall when I leave. If I can handle it, I'll definitely handle it sooner."

"But you also helped increase the stock price of Soy Sauce Bottle a lot. You definitely contributed a lot to their becoming the No. 1 entertainment company."

When Chen Chen admitted that he was a "cancer", Pei Zhuxuan seemed a little unhappy and muttered.

"TWICE is so amazing that they can be number one. My role was to create a very comfortable environment for them during the difficult time for Soy Sauce Bottle." Chen Chen rubbed her head and said gently, "Don't you think about how long it has been since I wrote songs for Soy Sauce Bottle's artists? My contribution to Soy Sauce Bottle's subsequent stock price increase is not that great."

"But one thing is certain." Chen Chen smiled, "If the soy sauce bottle is not far ahead of the second place when my contract expires, then it will become the second place by itself."

"There is no if, it will definitely be the second place." Pei Zhuxuan's little brain suddenly lit up, "After you leave the soy sauce bottle, you will come to SMART. With the increase of one and the decrease of the other, this is a very big gap. I don't think this gap can't reverse the first and second places."

"That's right." Chen Chen agreed, "I didn't disappear, I just moved from one side to the other."

"But it's still far away, so let's not talk about it now." Chen Chen touched his stomach and asked, "Do you want to have a midnight snack? I feel like I need to eat something."

"Just make something, I'll eat from your bowl." Pei Zhuxuan was not polite, "It's a bit painful to wear a dress for most of the day in the cold weather."

"Well, I'll cook a soup to drive away the cold." Chen Chen joked, "This soup is cooked by the future director of SMART. After drinking it, you can become a director too."

"No, I don't want to be a director." Pei Zhuxuan pouted, "I feel busy every day but I don't know what I'm busy with. It's not suitable for me."

"But are you so sure that you will be a director as soon as you arrive?" Pei Zhuxuan couldn't stand his boasting and mocked him, "What if you are just a pawn?"

"Either Lee Soo Man gives me the chairmanship, or I have to be a powerful director." Chen Chen said nonchalantly, "With my status here, I have no choice. If you have the guts, just give me a low-level position to humiliate me. I'll wait."

...(End of chapter)