star of the peninsula

After drinking some tea and chatting about common topics to ease the slightly delicate atmosphere, Chen Chen regained his good mood and got down to business.

"Do you think it's possible for the starship to get back on its feet?"

Chen Chen felt that it was appropriate to start with a casual question.

"That depends on what President Chen Chen thinks." Li Xiuman kicked the ball back. "You are the one who gave us the opportunity to survive with more than 40 points of shares. You have the final say there. Of course, you can do whatever you want."

"Oh, please stop joking with me. If only the entertainment industry was as simple as you say." Chen Chen sighed heavily, frowning. "The 40 points is fake, and the one-man rule is also fake. The only thing that I have offended KakaoM is true."

"Also." Chen Chen deliberately added a sentence to observe the other party's expression, "It is also true that the relationship with Soy Sauce Bottle and Stupid Hat Company was ruined."

"Of course, the road to becoming a king requires making enemies everywhere. This is the world's way of testing whether you have the qualifications to become a king." Li Xiuman filled Chen Chen's cup with tea. "If you have never been friends, then there is naturally no need to mess it up."

"Your words are as sharp as ever. I've learned a lesson."

Chen Chen bowed his head and thanked him with a respectful attitude.

"Alas, you are too difficult to deal with." Li Xiuman frowned when he saw Chen Chen's performance was obviously better than before. "You have obviously accomplished a great thing, why do you become more humble and more cautious? Where is the youthful spirit, the short-term expansion, and the impetuousness of young people?"

"After taking down the starship, continue walking along the route you planned at a leisurely pace, and with a flick of the tail, cut off all the mess that is chasing you from behind."

"Idol, TV series, company business, fighting on multiple fronts and achieving success on multiple fronts. How did someone like you just happen to bump into us? You should go to a higher place!"

"Sometimes I really want to strangle you to death, especially when I think about the possibility that SMART will confront you in the future." Lee Soo Man became more and more excited, and his grip on the teacup tightened. "How can I play with you with those little brats now?!"

"..."

Li Xiuman said a lot, but Chen Chen didn't take a word of it to heart. He sipped his tea as if it was the most important thing for him at the moment.

Chen Chen has experienced this classic stage of flattery countless times. Even if he is not completely immune to it, he has developed a considerable resistance and will not fall into it easily.

Could it be possible that praise from one's enemies could be a good thing?
It depends on the situation.

The praise from a completely defeated enemy may be a genuine admiration, but if the praise from a vigorous opponent can be regarded as true compliments, then someone is definitely not smart.

Either the person who is praising has a problem in his brain or the person who is being praised has a problem in his brain. In any case, it is impossible for both of them to be normal people.

"I'm here to ask for advice, President Li." Chen Chen ignored everything that had happened before and changed his approach. "I want to completely drive KakaoM out of the Starship."

Lee Soo Man is too tight-lipped. He would rather act and talk nonsense than have a serious conversation. So we can change the topic that will interest him and attack him from the side.

However, Lee Soo-man's resistance also explains something.

Why didn’t he want to talk? Of course, Stupid Company got a lot of benefits, so he didn’t want to talk.

"I can't do it. It's impossible."

Li Xiuman directly sentenced Chen Chen's idea to death.

"Yeah, that's what I thought too."

Chen Chen agreed.

He could manipulate KakaoM to lose its voice in Starship, or he could find a way to make KakaoM not get any money from Starship, but it would be useless.
If they don’t have a say, they can just keep silent. It’s even simpler if they can’t get paid, because they are not short of money anyway.

KakaoM is like a nail here, watching you at all times. Normally, it pretends to be non-existent, and when you show a flaw, it will stab you hard from the back.

I think KakaoM should be happy at that time, and feel a sense of satisfaction after working hard and finally succeeding. "But do you believe in miracles?" Chen Chen looked deep in his eyes, "I think this kind of thing can happen."

"..."

Lee Soo Man's response was silence.

Believe in miracles? I'm old enough to believe in nothing!

I just said that you are mature, but suddenly your youthfulness came out. It's so embarrassing!

"It seems that I have spoiled the fun." Chen Chen didn't care. "Let's change the topic. How is the preparation of the new girl group of SM Entertainment going?"

"Are you here to show off Integrate?"

Lee Soo Man narrowed his eyes and spoke with a slightly indignant tone.

"A successful debut doesn't mean everything will go smoothly in the future, and Integrate is not worthy of me showing off." Chen Chen tapped the desktop, "What I really care about is myself."

"The girl group thing is ongoing. As for what you said about you caring about yourself, what do you mean by that?"

This time, Lee Soo Man failed to follow Chen Chen's train of thought and could only reveal some unimportant information to fish.

If there was really nothing to say, Chen Chen would definitely turn around and leave.

"By this time next year, if I sit here again, I will be an employee of SMART. Shouldn't I think more about myself?"

"It doesn't matter if you launch a new girl group this year or next year, just don't launch one the year after. It would be too bad to be asked to handle such a difficult task as running a new girl group right after you come in. I feel sick just thinking about it."

The angle Chen Chen chose this time was so strange and scary that Lee Soo Man almost couldn't catch it.

"That contract is void!" Lee Soo Man said firmly, "We never had that agreement, nor did we have that contract! I'll tear up that contract in a minute!"

"It's no use tearing it up, I still have another copy here." Chen Chen smacked his lips and said nonchalantly, "But I'll follow your idea, if you want to tear it up I'll tear it up with you."

"..."

After a brief silence, Lee Soo Man slowly spoke.

"I signed that contract with you because I thought I could control you. Now it seems that I can't even control you. I'd be lucky if I didn't get swallowed up by you! So SMART will never let you in, ever!"

"There are too many people you can't control!" Chen Chen said stubbornly, then slowly regained his friendly expression, "The undercurrent of the company has been surging, please pay more attention."

"Also, you can choose to tear up the contract the day before it takes effect."

"Before it takes effect, it's just a few pieces of waste paper. A company as big as yours shouldn't be unable to store even these pieces of waste paper."

"I am indeed extremely poisonous. Pulling me into the Shamao will definitely threaten the status of many people!"

"But can you guarantee that you will never be forced to quench your thirst with poison?"

"Thank you for the tea." Chen Chen changed the subject and said, "Although I didn't get any of the information I wanted, I still got some unexpected gains."

"See you later. Please stay."

...(End of chapter)