star of the peninsula

"So ugly, I feel like even ordinary people are prettier than them."

"How come there's not even a voice I can remember? Chen Chen just put together this kind of girl group to fool people, right?! Their singing skills are not good, nothing is good at all!"

"The song is terrible. The choreography is even worse."

"The production is also poor. Did Chen Chen spend all his money and have no money to shoot MVs for the sisters? I can't see the concept at all. What's the point of watching an MV without a concept?"

"..."

The classic trick of criticizing the appearance, singing and dancing, and production is something that cannot be performed without two or three years of deep immersion in the circle. It can only be said that there are professional internet trolls behind the scenes.

“Should we deal with the rhythm on the Internet?”

Seeing Chen Chen coming back, Shirley asked a question.

"Don't worry about it. We are not ordinary newly debuted artists. We have performed on stage before. Our strong fan base can ensure that we will not be carried away by the rhythm." Chen Chen didn't even glance at them. "It's useless for the other party to attack with a fixed and conventional method. It will only expose their own old age."

"I thought so too. Hearing what you said gave me a boost of confidence." Sulli felt even better after receiving the affirmation, and happily informed Chen Chen of the good news, "The leak has been dealt with, and the MV will be removed from all platforms soon, so fans won't have the opportunity to criticize the company for being incompetent."

"This is a bit like a dream. The company will be criticized for being incompetent as soon as something goes wrong." Chen Chen said he didn't care. "But it doesn't matter. Fans are still easy to please. If you react quickly and give an explanation, you can win their favor."

"OK, I've learned something new. Entertainment companies will be criticized no matter what." Shirley asked, "But is there no way to change this situation?"

"No, I'm too lazy to use it if I have one." Chen Chen rolled his eyes. "You are in charge of idol management. It doesn't matter to you as long as the idols don't get scolded. If you don't want to be scolded, then fine. You can treat your company as an idol management company as well. See if you can handle it."

"Hahaha, I was stupid." Shirley stuck out her tongue and frantically changed the subject, "Your meeting went by so quickly. Did the conversation go smoothly?"

"It's just money, how can it go wrong?" Chen Chen showed the contract to Shirley, "C headquarters will become a debt-ridden operation from now on, with a huge debt!"

"Is it so scary? Let me take a look!"

Shirley quickly took the contract and studied it, using her hard-earned Chinese reading ability to try to decipher the contents, and then took out her phone to search for what "Yizhiyu" was.

"..."

"I think we're making a lot of money," Sulli concluded. "Before, we could only make albums and peripherals, but now we can even make artists. We've jumped to a higher level."

"And there's a little hidden benefit." Shirley added: "When we do remote book signings, we can also use Black Cat's business channels, which is very profitable."

"Yeah, so even though it's so expensive, I still bought it." Chen Chen rubbed his head, "I haven't owed money for a long time. I feel uncomfortable and have a headache when I owe so much money all of a sudden."

"Pay it back slowly. The other party believes in your ability to make money, don't you believe it yourself?" Shirley came over and gently rubbed his head. "Besides, being able to owe money to such a big company is a proof of your ability. Most people can't even if they want to!"

"You have such a sweet mouth." Chen Chen couldn't help but smile, "You can make people happy with just two sentences."

"Of course it's sweet. You taste it often." Shirley couldn't help but hug him from behind, feeling a little distressed. "Hurry up and finish this period of time. You've been working so hard."

"Almost done. It will be done soon."

Chen Chen has already seen hope.

"..."

"Well, I'm not busy. Go ahead."

The call from Golden Era came again, and Chen Chen picked up the phone.

"You want to shoot a new music video?"

"Sure, I'll have my subordinates pay you directly. It's reasonable for the debut song of the C headquarters girl group to have two MVs."

"Anyway, you have more experience than me in this kind of thing, so you can do it yourself."

"..."

……

……

At noon on September 9, the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the C headquarters building began.

Several influential people spoke one after another, then Lee Ji-eun came on stage and sang "Good Days", and then the ribbon-cutting ceremony began.

Chen Chen said nothing more, picked up the scissors and cut the ribbon with everyone, just like a big Chinese entrepreneur. That was the end of it. The process was short, but the reporters were so busy that their phones were about to smoke. There was too much content worth writing about today.

"The C headquarters building is completed, Chen Chen personally cuts the ribbon!"

"All the wise men have arrived. Let's take stock of which big men are here today! And what speeches did these big men make!"

"It's 'Good Day' again, Lee Ji-eun sings passionately for her best friend!"

"The ribbon-cutting is complete, and everyone is now ready to visit! Follow our editor's camera to visit the first floor of C headquarters!"

“Integrate is ready, and the stage of “I AM” is breathtakingly beautiful!”

"..."

The reporters' news headlines almost clearly showed what process Chen Chen had arranged.

The reason why the live broadcast was interrupted for a while after watching the stage was that all the guests had dispersed, and it was time for the more exciting interview session for the reporters, where they could directly interview Chen Chen.

"First of all, congratulations on the completion of the C headquarters building. What is the future goal of C headquarters?"

The reporters seemed a little surprised, but today they actually had the courtesy to congratulate first.

"First, it's about making money, and then providing better works to everyone." Chen Chen's answer was concise and to the point.

"Congratulations on the completion of the C headquarters building as well." The second reporter quickly asked, "I would like to ask what the development direction of Integrate is?"

"Integrate means to become one, which includes my wish for the members to become one, and also the members' beautiful vision of making the fans become one." Chen Chen replied.

"Isn't this goal too small?" The reporter seemed dissatisfied and asked another question.

"It's already big." Chen Chen couldn't help but smile, "But you must not aim too high."

So the second reporter sat down and the third reporter stood up.

"What does Integrate's debut mean to C headquarters? Will they be more inclined to the overseas market because of C headquarters' own business?"

This question is a bit tricky and there are one or two pitfalls.

"It doesn't mean anything. Integrate is just a girl group. Apart from doing their job well, they don't need to bear any additional, artificially installed 'meaning'."

Chen Chen shook his head and took one of the mountains off the girls first.

"Regarding the market, I think the same as all my peers. We will prefer the market that is good for us." Chen Chen answered the second question, "The fans' love is important and needs to be rewarded. We will not discriminate."

"..."

The questions that followed were of no value. There was even a reporter who was so stupid as to ask some questions about Starship and KakaoM. Chen Chen just acted stupid and answered them without any answers.

After the interview session, reporters from all walks of life ran out quickly, carrying large and small bags, all of them were going back to finish their manuscripts.

At this moment, Chen Chen waved to Integrate who had been serving as a background behind him.

"Ningning, let's sing 'Good Days'. As a Chinese, I'm not used to hearing this song at this time. I always feel like something is missing."

Chen Chen called Ningning and also called back all the reporters.

The reporters quickly set up their cameras again, and Ning Ning and Wang Yiren went on stage to perform together.

Ningning has a strong voice and outstanding abilities. Although her singing style is immature, it is still pretty good. It should be able to shut up most people in the country.

As for the South Koreans here, it’s normal that they don’t understand.

……

After everything was over, Chen Chen posted a special China Weibo message among the crowd of girls.

"I suddenly decided to listen to this in a foreign country. The child was a little nervous and didn't sing well. Blame it on me."

meaning is
I have already criticized our child, so you are not allowed to scold him again.

...(End of chapter)