star of the peninsula

"Oh, congratulations."

Chen Chen congratulated him indifferently.

Park Jin-young released his comeback album on February 8th, and now he just happened to win first place on Friday's music show on February 15th. Everything went according to the plan that had been made in advance.

Of course, just a few days after their official debut, ITZY took the opportunity to be kept on stage by Park Jin-young for the final encore, which gave them some very precious extra face time on TV.

The only surprise was that Son Seungwan was going on a tour, so Park Jin-young's promotion partner for the next week was suddenly gone. Maybe they had to come up with something fancy.

For example, changing the female partner every time you promote a song.

It is feasible, but it is a little troublesome. After all, Son Seungwan is not just a vase in the song, and she is responsible for a large part of the output.

"I'm not asking you to congratulate someone, help me solve the problem of a partner!" Park Jin-young was almost dying of anxiety on the phone, "Red Velvet will leave for the United States soon, and we need someone to fill the position for the subsequent promotion."

"Do you want a simpler way or a more complicated way?" Chen Chen treated it as a business deal. "The simple way is expensive, and the complicated way is extremely complicated."

“Why is there a price for this?”

Park Jin-young was somewhat reluctant.

"Do you have to give benefits to others when you ask them for help? Why don't you want to give benefits to me?" Chen Chen laughed contemptuously, "You think you want to take advantage of me because we have a good relationship, right? Then go find someone else."

"I'm very busy here, I don't have time to talk to you more."

Having said that, Chen Chen was about to hang up the phone.

"No, no, no, of course I didn't mean that, and don't take it personally!" Park Jin-young quickly apologized and said with a smile, "It's mainly because your business, Boss Chen, is really not doing well, and I'm unsure."

"Then I'll explain it to you directly." Chen Chen grinned and said, "The complicated way is that you temporarily find someone to take over the female part. The simple way is that I work overtime to write a pure male voice version for you."

"OK, I think we can just start talking about your overtime pay."

Park Jin-young made a decisive choice.

The complicated method is not only complicated, but also consumes no less resources and has no cost-effectiveness at all.

"Please charge me ten times the top hourly wage in South Korea. Since it's overtime, the price must be tripled." Chen Chen gave a very conscientious price. "As for the duration, let's calculate it as eight hours. I'll also give you a demo. I guarantee it's worth it."

"Hey, why didn't you say so earlier?" Park Jin Young suddenly became happy. "Since I made you work overtime, I should have given you the overtime pay. It's really my brother's fault that I made you say it out loud!"

The transaction that Park Jin-young is most willing to make with Chen Chen is the one that uses only money, no doubt about it.

Not to mention that it is an honest transaction where you get what you pay for, as long as it does not involve the company or other matters in the circle, this transaction makes people feel refreshed.

To this end, Park Jin-young directly increased Chen Chen's hourly wage by fifty times.

Chen Chen didn't say much, just added one more sentence to him.

"It's in US dollars."

"Are you done? Let's continue our discussion."

Hong Shengcheng from Cube Entertainment watched Chen Chen finish the call quietly, and then tried to continue the topic as if nothing had happened.

"No problem. Tell me what you think. What project do you think would be a good way to generate new revenue for the company?" Chen Chen nodded. "After all, Cube Entertainment is your Cube Entertainment. Your opinion is the most important. Mine can only be used as a reference."

"This..." Hong Shengcheng licked his lips with difficulty and said, "I have tried it, but I can't come up with a suitable solution after racking my brains, so..."

"It's nothing. If you can't come up with a solution yourself, I can't help you at all." Chen Chen shrugged. "If I can come up with a new high-quality project, why not install it in C headquarters first?"

"..."

Hong Shengcheng was silent.

He knew that what Chen Chen said was definitely true, but it was difficult to accept psychologically.

If Chen Chen can't solve the problem, it's hard for anyone else in South Korea to do so. He is one of the most powerful entertainment company owners in South Korea.

"If the entertainment company wants to move forward, it can refer to the current C headquarters. I have already written down the answer." Chen Chen spoke slowly, and then said: "But given the current situation of Cube Entertainment, if we imitate C headquarters, I guess we will not be able to handle it first, and it will still be difficult to do."

“So I suggest that Cube Entertainment should not consider launching new projects for the time being, and the focus should be on running the current business well.”

"First stabilize the foundation and then seek development. This is the way to success." Chen Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, "President Hong, you don't want Cube Entertainment to die suddenly, do you?"

Chen Chen hopes that Cube Entertainment will collapse as soon as possible, but he definitely does not want it to happen in the form of a sudden death, because then a large group of hungry wolves will immediately pounce on it to share the food, and the advantages accumulated by C headquarters during the hunting process will disappear.

"If that's the case," Hong Shengcheng breathed a sigh of relief, and his frown relaxed. "We have already talked enough about the stability of the foundation before you answered the phone. There should be nothing to add."

"Well, after all, these are all commonplace issues in the industry." Chen Chen thought of something and deliberately mentioned it, "But the timing of BTOB and CLC's comeback is really a bit offensive. It's a bit foolish to do such a thing in my situation."

"We're about to return, so there's no point in saying this." The bitter smile on Hong Shengcheng's face was almost the same as Chen Chen's. "The situation inside the company was too chaotic at the time, and we had to stabilize the morale of the troops as soon as possible. We couldn't delay the return time."

"Gather your own people to review the situation, and catch those who insisted on setting this time at that time, and exclude them after the return." Chen Chen urged: "Those who have clearly stated their positions must not be allowed to stay. The return results are a good excuse."

"How can you use the results of your comeback as an excuse?" Hong Shengcheng was a little confused. "They are all your works, so the results must be good."

"They've used my work, so are you satisfied with just good results? Anything less than exceptionally good is considered a failure!" Chen Chen raised his lips, "And the worst failure was running head-on into the girl group that Jiangyouping vigorously promoted!"

"You knew the company was in a bad state but you still insisted on going ahead. Not only did you waste the hard-earned work, but you also angered me. Someone must take responsibility for this!"

"The hat is ready. I don't need to teach you how to put it on someone, right?" Chen Chen patted Hong Shengcheng on the shoulder. "Then I'll put on a show and lose my temper to verify your statement. It'll be done that way. It's very convenient."

"Hiss~" Hong Shengcheng took a breath, "You have a dirty heart, young man."

...(End of chapter)