Peninsula Platinum Era

Chapter 1 Meet again

"We, brothers, will never betray each other, and we will have a good beginning and a good end."

The middle-aged man opposite him was not yet forty. He wore glasses and looked very kind and gentle. Only Chen Shijun knew how ruthless this guy was.

In a popular history book by a public official, it was said that most people who start a business together cannot escape the fate of "four similarities": sharing the same boat, having different dreams while sleeping in the same bed, fighting amongst themselves, and perishing together.

It seems that his younger brothers and this newly listed South Korean Forbes figure have probably reached the second stage and are moving towards the third stage.

Standing in the corner watching the female artists jumping around on the stage of the annual meeting, Chen Shijun felt it was meaningless and rather noisy.

He took out a cigarette but felt it was a bit inappropriate. Unexpectedly, the senior student in front of him, Song Zhiheng, the president of Dunamu, lit a cigarette for him. The senior seemed a little reluctant, but in the end he gritted his teeth and didn't say anything.

After all, once the military power is relinquished over a cup of wine, any words spoken by the victor are likely to cause the other side to overthink, especially since the die is not yet cast.

“I recently sold two-thirds of my shares to my older brother, and I will sign a concerted action agreement with him for the rest. As for Big Hit, leave that to me.”

He exhaled a puff of smoke. He had a feeling this day would come, but he didn't expect it to arrive so soon.

Dunamu's rapid growth is unbelievable to me. When I first graduated, I never imagined that it would incubate South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange platform in just a few years.

By keeping one-third of the shares for himself, the company's value has grown exponentially, eventually reaching a terrifying number.

There were quite a few dissenting voices within the company, but after making his choice, he set an excellent precedent for the senior leader's internal pacification efforts.

“I noticed that Sejun seemed quite interested in the entertainment industry recently. This project is actually very good. BTS is popular all over the world now, and this big hit will be extraordinary in the future.”

Song Zhiheng listened attentively to what he said, and then found a seat to sit down, watching the scantily clad girls jumping around on the stage.

I heard they're a newly debuted South Korean group. Although the hotel's conference room was well-heated, it's still not easy to come out in the dead of winter with your arms and legs exposed.

"I knew you might be interested! I even bought tickets to see that little girl's event last time. You really have a refined taste!"

Song Zhiheng was somewhat surprised at the time. The youngest member of this startup team was indeed not the stereotypical STEM guy. On the contrary, he was quite interested in women. But the little girl was really too young.

"My neighbor's second daughter insists on calling me oppa. I'll just pretend I have a little sister. She inexplicably wants me to be her fan. It's really strange."

Chen Shijun was neither embarrassed nor annoyed by his older brother's sarcastic remarks. Men are always very open about these kinds of things, but Song Zhiheng's words still showed that he had misunderstood him.

"Okay, okay! I was just joking, Se-joon, please don't take it to heart."

To be honest, Representative Song thought this youngest son was a real golden bachelor, a billionaire under thirty who also had a good appearance and a tall stature, but not like the currently popular double doors.

Wearing glasses, he looks refined and easy to talk to, much like Leon Lai in the Hong Kong movie "Infernal Affairs 3" that I saw years ago. He can be attractive to women of almost all ages.

Chen Shijun smiled and remained silent. That little girl was indeed quite clever and mischievous, and although she was young, she was incredibly smart and made rapid progress in learning about human relationships.

Seeing that his younger brother wasn't going to continue the conversation, Boss Song wisely kept quiet. As a high-tech company, Dunamu's employees were generally young; after all, even he, the core founder, was only in his thirties and born in the 1980s. Young people naturally loved watching these energetic young men jumping around, and some of the hot-blooded lads had already started gesturing and shouting. Chen Shijun didn't know why these scantily clad girls on stage possessed such magic.

“Beautiful women can boost morale. Our high-tech company is dominated by men, and the young men are throwing money away in Itaewon. Does Se-joon like this style? I remember you should like the intellectual type.”

The company is full of young programmers with high incomes, so naturally there are quite a few who play fancy games. Boss Song glanced at Chen Shijun in front of him and if he remembered correctly, this guy played even more sophisticated games.

She's in her thirties and still unmarried, but she's already keeping a mistress—a moderately famous actress. But then again, she's so young and has so much money; how could she not enjoy life to the fullest with such a beautiful face?

"Dude, you're on the Gallup rich list now, so stop talking so recklessly. We're all respectable people, let's talk about Big Hit instead. Will I be able to maintain some independence over there...?"

Chen Shijun had no interest in these bouncing and jumping girls. Instead of studying hard and getting into a good university, these girls insisted on being semi-illiterate and using their looks to entertain people. The little guy who called him oppa had been scolded by him by poking his head many times.

"This is a new group, they debuted not long ago, their name is G...I-DLE. They were originally supposed to be the most popular TWICE, but they suddenly scheduled a comeback and stood us up."

The person in charge reported the situation to the two. Boss Song clearly looked displeased. The company had expanded rapidly in recent years, which had caused the chairman's mentality to also become very arrogant. However, this was normal. Not only him, but Chen Shijun was the same.

This year, the market values ​​Dunamu at approximately 5 trillion won, which is roughly the same as Nongshim Group's current market capitalization. However, it is not an unattainable goal for Dunamu to surpass or even double its value in the next year or two.

The team of over 100 people manages South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange, generating an average value of approximately $2 million per person, far exceeding international peers such as Coinbase.

"What's wrong with that! Jumping and hopping around, it doesn't matter who you're looking at, I just think this is..."

Chen Shijun looked at the stage in the middle of the auditorium and was startled by a familiar figure. He even thought he had mistaken the person for someone else, but he was sitting in the first row, less than a few meters away, so it was impossible for him to mistake the person.

The humiliation and anger of being tricked into marrying a rich man surged into his heart, but his face became increasingly calm, with only his gradually sharpening gaze fixed on the flustered woman through his glasses.

The manager felt something was off today. The eldest member of the team, Zhao Meiyan, was not in the right state of mind. Everyone makes small mistakes on stage, but making mistakes from beginning to end makes it seem a bit difficult to handle.

I almost bumped into my teammate just now. If I hadn't dodged quickly, I would have made a fool of myself here. Even though it was just their company's annual party, it's really not good to slack off and not take it seriously like this.

At this moment, Ms. Zhao Meiyan had long recognized that incredibly familiar figure, even recognizing every detail. Feeling the dangerous glint reflected from the gold-rimmed glasses, she felt somewhat embarrassed and wanted to close her eyes, but the performance wasn't over yet, so she could only endure it.

"As expected of Shijun, he certainly has good taste. I'll have someone go and get his contact information later."

Song Laoda's idea wasn't so despicable; he didn't mean to force anyone. With Shijun's handsome appearance, dealing with these female idols who hadn't received much education and only knew how to spend money and date handsome men would be a piece of cake.

Sometimes young people need to relax and unwind. In South Korea, dating is as easy as drinking water for modern men and women; it's a good way to add variety to life.

"No need, I'm not interested in any of that. Let's hurry up and arrange a meeting with Big Hit's representative. I want to get back to work as soon as possible."

Chen Shijun picked up the cigarette case and lighter, glanced at the female idol who looked a little trembling, and walked out of the auditorium without looking back.

(End of this chapter)