Peninsula Platinum Era

Chapter 139 Breaching the Bottom Line
"Big Hit will become more and more powerful in the future. Chen Shijun is not actually a bad person. My choice was not wrong."

With the die already cast, Consort Eun can only try to alleviate her inner conflict and maintain her fragile psychological balance by reinforcing her own beliefs and rationalizing her behavior.

If Eun-hye were here, she would definitely explain the logic behind it to her. Ultimately, it boils down to two elements: downplaying the unselected options and finding evidence to support one's own choice.

For example, after buying a car, one might criticize the unselected model for having various shortcomings, which is actually a way of self-justification to eliminate the uncertainty of the issue.

However, this psychological painkiller is still very effective. At least Eunbi feels that she is finally on the right track and may not have to worry about the risk of unemployment for several years.

Yuan Ying was a girl who acted on her word. As it got dark, she lit a bonfire ahead of time and even pulled Chen Shijun out with her. The girls surrounded the man, while Consort Eun stayed far away.

Seeing Minju hiding alone to one side, he went over to chat with him, not noticing the strange look in the other's eyes.

"What Unnie said today is right. Big Hit is actually quite good. Unnie is always thinking of me."

I couldn't find any topics to talk about with this woman for the time being, so I could only continue talking about what she had been saying today. But these were my honest thoughts: Big Hit's expansion is incredibly rapid these days.

Not only is it making great strides in China, but it is also aggressively acquiring companies in Europe and the United States. There are rumors that it is in contact with the American brokerage firm Ithaca Holdings, attempting to acquire it and transform it into the North American branch of Big Hit.

This company was founded by renowned agent Scooter Braun, which allowed HYBE to acquire the SB Projects label, whose artists include superstars such as Justin Bieber.

The acquisition is expected to be worth more than $10 billion, marking Big Hit's official entry into the mainstream North American music market. However, many people are not optimistic about the deal.

After all, Sony's experience serves as a cautionary tale, and Asian investors still seem somewhat inexperienced when faced with the tactics of these "Hollywood players."

But Chen Shijun didn't think so, because Fang Shihe didn't have good intentions either. This acquisition would be completed after the company went public, which would be enough to drive the company's stock price sky-high.

The value of entertainment companies is inherently inflated, especially for companies like Big Hit that have soared to fame based on a single group. Therefore, exchanging shares for Si-hyuk would not put too much pressure on them.

As long as the market value keeps soaring, Fang Shihe will definitely not lose money, since this guy likes to do this kind of gradual, incremental acquisition.

Moreover, half of the funding for this acquisition comes from an investment by Warner Music, which will become a shareholder by investing $4.3 million. The core objective is to acquire exclusive streaming rights to BTS concert documentaries, live performances, and other content.

It has to be said that BTS is definitely a cash cow, with online concert revenue alone reaching tens of millions of US dollars. However, Bang Si-hyuk did not budge this time, only allowing Warner to inject capital and channels, without adding new forces to the management.

Eunbi had already learned of Minju's decision from Chen Shijun, and now her younger sister's pretense only made her want to laugh, not feel any ill will. It seemed that this girl's lies were full of flaws.

"I'd love to go! But they don't want me. If they really let me become an idol, I would definitely say yes."

The two strolled around the lake, but Minju was preoccupied with her own thoughts; today's events had deeply affected her.

The disillusionment of seeing Eunbi's sisterly image crumble before her eyes, and the sorrow of seeing the captain choose to succumb to the torment.

"Unnie is so amazing, she'll definitely..."

Minju even felt like crying, partly because he felt sorry for Eunbi, and partly because he was uneasy about his future. Chen Shijun was a hypocrite under his elite appearance, and a very promiscuous one at that.

They've only met a few times, and he's already having sex in the living room with Eunbi unnie. What will happen in the future? Just thinking about it is terrifying. I'm really worried for him.

If all these things were directed at Minju herself, she would be completely bewildered. Anyone would be confused by this stuff.

However, Minju felt it was hard to say whether Eunbi's decision would be rewarded. He hoped that, for Xiaoyuan's sake, Eunbi would fulfill some of her promises to Captain Eunbi and to him.

"You seem a bit preoccupied. Tell me what's wrong and I'll help you with that."

Princess Eun was a very perceptive woman, and she quickly noticed her younger sister's unusual behavior, offering her a friendly smile. However, the younger sister shook her head, thinking to herself, "Sister, you can barely take care of yourself, how can you share my burden?"

"I'm just a little tired. It was probably too hot when I was fishing today."

Looking at Captain Eunbi in front of him, and then at Chen Shijun surrounded by girls around the campfire, Minju could only sigh deeply.

Captain Eunbi wanted to say something more, but her phone suddenly beeped with a text message. She looked at it and her expression changed drastically. She bit her lip and said nothing.

……

"Where did oppa go? He just got a phone call and suddenly left."

Yujin especially likes to hug people's necks from behind, and is called a large dog that pounces on people by the members. Even though Madoka is tall, she feels a little burdened.

"He just told me he has a video conference, which may involve some important work matters. Let's not disturb him."

Xiao Yuan nodded her sister's head. She liked to show off her thoughtfulness and understanding in front of everyone, and Chen Shijun was right.

Being a senior executive in a company is indeed very busy, and he often works hard behind the scenes. I realized I had misunderstood him before.

"No wonder he can earn so much money at such a young age. Do you think Director Chen will become a very important figure in the industry in the future? Will he help us?"

After all, Yuan Ying is his sister, but Shuangta and Du will both debut on Starship in the future, and they will become competitors at that time. Chen Shijun probably wouldn't do anything to aid the enemy.

Having such an older brother, yet unable to openly help her, Yu-jin felt a little sorry for Won-young, but So-won seemed not to care at all.

After all, compared to the other members, her career as an entertainer is only a part of her life, and it may take up a much smaller proportion than that of her sisters.

Chen Shijun, who is used to working hard behind the scenes, wanted to have a smoke, but he always maintained a high level of awareness regarding public safety.

When Eunbi finally arrived at the designated location in the dark, using the light from her phone, Chen Shijun saw that her face was almost entirely filled with displeasure.

She rarely saw herself with such a sour expression, though she quickly masked it and tried to put on a sweet smile.

Chen Shijun knew that this guy was in a semi-competitive state. His body seemed powerful, but his durability was far inferior to that of the little snake. He wondered if his addiction was as strong as the little snake's.

Clearly, Chen Shijun was still excited about the gift he had just received. Today, he saw Yuan Ying's small boat return, so he wasn't particularly happy.

"No! We're outside!"

Captain Eunbi felt like she was doomed. What kind of karma had she created? Why did Chen Shijun have such a strange hobby? It was either in the living room or in the wild, and they had just had intimate contact.

This is how it is now. How will she cope as his threshold gradually increases? Consort Eun felt that this was a big problem, but she didn't have a good solution for the time being.

Actually, Chen Shijun doesn't have any strange hobbies; it's just that he happened to be there on both occasions. Captain Eunbi is lucky to be here today.

"I haven't taken my medicine today."

Despite the somewhat resistant look in Consort Eun's eyes, Chen Shijun's actions were firm, leaving her no room to resist.

"That's perfect, we can save them up and eat them all at once."

(End of this chapter)