star of the peninsula

Chapter 891: Big Brother Falls, Little Brother Eats
After SKT spun off KakaoM's record business and handed it over to Dreamus for operation, KakaoM took on the new task of managing its subsidiaries. As a result, it made frequent acquisitions and mergers, and directly became a top giant in the industry.

But now KakaoM has not yet recovered from the injury of having its record business divested, and it is really painful for it to be hit in its soft spot by Chen Chen.

Coupled with the second-tier top entertainment companies that took advantage of the situation, KakaoM suddenly felt like a tiger in the open air being bullied by dogs.

But no one will sympathize with him, and more and more people will join the team to get a piece of the pie.

Everyone knows that when the big boss falls, the little brothers will eat their fill, and everyone is waiting for the big boss above their head to get into bad luck.

Chen Chen was happy to see such a scene, but he felt a little regretful that SKT's arch-enemy in the entertainment industry, CJ, did not participate in the action.

It’s not that CJ doesn’t want to participate, but he really doesn’t have the energy to do it anymore. He is busy fighting against Netflix, which is coming from the other side of the ocean, in the field of film and television dramas.

Entertainment companies, artists, groups, records, these are all small things, CJ’s roots are still in film and television production.

Without the participation of giants like CJ, the small companies became more excited because they thought they could also make a profit, so they acted in a very sneaky way.

However, the situation is still firmly in the hands of large companies, and the direction of the flow depends entirely on what the people above do.

……

"KakaoM is fighting back. There are reports that our actor Choi Hyun-wook has a chaotic private life."

Shirley handed a report to Chen Chen.

"Well, the other party is right. His private life is indeed chaotic." Chen Chen took a quick look and responded, "Just open it. There's no need to publish news or anything. Let everyone find out for themselves."

"Are you sure?" Shirley doubted her ears. "He has great potential. He has made several cameo appearances in other TV series and achieved very good results. He has been recognized as a rising star by the industry. Are you going to fire him just like that?"

"I know he's a rising star, and I also know he's used up a lot of our resources, but KakaoM is planning to use him as a breakthrough to fight back against us, so we naturally have to find a way to eliminate this weakness." Chen Chen waved his hand casually, "He's just an actor who hasn't grown up yet, it doesn't matter."

"..."

Shirley didn't know what to say for a moment. The person who always valued potential the most actually fired the only male actor with great potential in the company without blinking an eye. Is this still the same Chen Chen? !
"I think that such a small matter as private life can be kept aside for a few months. There is no need to go to the point of firing you." Shirley suggested again.

"Alas, the situation we are facing is different." Chen Chen sighed, "Under normal circumstances, it is refrigerated for a few months, but the situation facing C headquarters is not a normal situation, so it must be treated specially."

“And it’s doable.”

"You went over and explained the situation to him with an apologetic look on your face, and told him directly that the company's rivals were planning to use him as a scapegoat to attack the company, and that if he stayed here he would only be forced to accept stricter moral judgment, so you had to fire him to protect him."

"He may not believe what we say, after all, he is not stupid, so you have to give him a hint."

"Tell him that we have shares in KEYEAST and recommend him to switch to that company. Then quietly tell him that it will definitely pass the inspection and be accepted. That's it."

"C headquarters has cleared up the stain and got through the difficult times. KEYEAST has gained another potential actor who is loyal to us. Everyone is happy."

"Go ahead and do it." Chen Chen specifically instructed, "As the executive director, you should do it yourself. Make sure he feels our sincerity and how much we value him." "Ah," Shirley felt a toothache, "How despicable! You are worthy of being called that."

"That's just the beginning. The real meanness is that we picked this matter out of proportion after KEYEAST accepted him, and took the opportunity to attack KEYEAST." Chen Chen said expressionlessly, "Anyway, we only have a small share, let those who have more shares worry about it."

"But I'm not going to do that now, so you can't say I'm mean."

"..."

Shirley was even more speechless and could only take out the second document.

"Jung Da Eun is a big mouth and she admitted that someone did contact her but she didn't know who the other party was. Under the deliberate guidance of some people, public opinion is now pointing to C headquarters, believing that we found her." Shirley explained her opinion when handing over the information, "It is better to follow the routine and not respond. Responding is just adding to the chaos and in the eyes of netizens it is an admission. Anyway, the other party has no direct evidence that can point to us, so we can just deny it directly."

"Well done." Chen Chen praised, "You figured out how to handle this kind of thing so quickly. You're really smart."

"Why does it sound like praising a child? It's a bit weird."

Shirley was a little dissatisfied, thinking that Chen Chen didn't praise her enough.

"I'll make it up to you later." Chen Chen smiled and rubbed her head, then handed her a document, "Do this first."

"Let me see." Sulli read two lines and her eyes widened instantly. "It's reported that C-circle peripheral masks are unsalable and a large amount of inventory is piling up. This is fake news! C-circle peripheral masks are obviously selling well under the promotion of Irene!"

"If it sells well but doesn't make money, then it's useless." Chen Chen brought out the reason he had thought of long ago, "I plan to change one or two links from production to sales, so I need to stop the production of masks. This reason is just right."

No matter what the reason is, there must be one or two cases of "slow sales" here, so that Chen Chen has a reason to have a large amount of his own inventory for future use.

"Okay." Shirley reminded, "But Irene, the default spokesperson, may be affected. You have to make it clear to her in advance."

"Just direct public opinion to the point that I was too greedy and accidentally produced too much, and remove Irene from the news." Chen Chen added: "I've written it all down below, please read it carefully."

"Hmph, you seem to feel sorry for her." Shirley snorted in dissatisfaction, "When she comes to me, she just makes me work, you bastard!"

"If I don't use the C headquarters' executive, who should I use? An outsider? The more capable, the more work. You should just work a little harder." Chen Chen used sweet words to coax Shirley, and took the opportunity to give her another task, "Find some faults with C headquarters and make the public opinion about C headquarters on the Internet go against the tide."

"What? Are you crazy? Or is your brain burned out?!" Shirley took the initiative to press her forehead against Chen Chen's forehead, incredulous, "Taking the initiative to beat yourself into a disadvantage will only make KakaoM more excited, maybe some new tricks will come up!"

"I just want KakaoM to use more tricks. Then we can catch them all and turn the tide. How exciting it will be!" Chen Chen said mysteriously, "Don't forget, we still have the top positive news. Once we use it, the Internet will turn to our side."

"Oh." Sulli understood instantly and her expression became excited, "Suzy, right?"

……

(End of this chapter)