Peninsula Platinum Era

Chapter 304 That Tea-Tea Girl
"Is that so? That's interesting. I thought everyone liked the 'nation's first love' type."

The older sister, in a very good mood, raised her glass and clinked it with Chen Shijun's. She continued to talk about how the filming schedule might take a long time, perhaps until the beginning of next year, which is almost a rare occurrence for Korean dramas that always pursue efficiency.

"As for the quality of the film, it's normal for it to take a while to shoot, especially since she's a film director, although I think she's just an unknown nobody."

It's no wonder Chen Shijun felt that her career was unremarkable. All she's done since her debut has been directing one film, "Single Rider," which was an art film that couldn't be considered a success.

Although the cast is large, Lee Byung-hun and Gong Hyo-jin are definitely heavyweights as the male and female leads. Even the supporting roles are played by Ahn So-hee, the former "Nation's Little Sister," a female idol who was once incredibly popular.

The film did have a decent reputation, but that was almost five years ago. It's debatable how much skill it still possesses now, and whether it can adapt to the small screen is also a question.

"You can't say that. The director is amazing, and the script is really interesting. It's about how the female lead gets revenge. There isn't a single good person among the important characters in the whole series, let me tell you..."

The older sister is quite looking forward to this work. She is a promising new star who has won the Best New Actress awards at both the Buil Film Awards and the Korean Film Critics Awards. She was once the hope of Chungmuro. She has already played a supporting role with Kim Seol-hyun with only a few appearances. Why can't she play a supporting role for the nation's first love?

As long as you can think positively, there won't be any problems. The older sister isn't a child anymore, so naturally she has nothing to worry about. Anyway, her biggest mission is to please this man, and so far she seems to be doing a pretty good job.

"I don't find it very interesting. I don't know why almost all the movies and TV shows these days are about revenge. Is everyone so depressed these days?"

Chen Shijun felt that society as a whole had entered an era of great repression, which was why he liked these boring and dark stories, but after reading them too many, he found them extremely uninteresting.

"Shijun doesn't like it? I think it's very interesting. So, what kind of works does Shijun like?"

Although Eun-chae was hungry, she only ate a few bites of each dish on the table. It's clear that she needs to control her weight during breaks in filming the drama.

"I can tell you're feeling repressed and need some psychological counseling. As for what kind of works I like? I probably prefer the more traditional kind, the kind that explores romance in different ways."

Chen Shijun believes that even if you fall in love with an alien, it's still within the normal range. It's really meaningless to have a cast of villains every day, and the audience will get tired of it very quickly.

However, before that, it shouldn't be a big problem to grab a huge wave of traffic. Since coupang wants to make this platform popular, it will undoubtedly invest a lot of traffic in this launch event.

“Our Se-jun is really a traditional man, hahaha.”

The older sister chuckled, clearly finding him to be a bit unpredictable. She didn't usually watch traditional TV dramas, but she frequently watched female idols' music show performances.

Actually, Chen Shih-Chun only watches the hosts and Aespa when he watches music show performances now, since Little Snake often asks him how his performance was.

However, in some variety shows, Chen Shijun completely discovered some clues about Jin Dongtian. It was definitely not as Zhimin boasted, that she, Zhihui, and Dongtian were evenly matched.

As a women's affairs expert who could serve as the Minister of Gender Equality and Family at the Blue House, Chen Shijun immediately recognized who this person was. After watching a live broadcast, he became even more convinced of his suspicions.

That sweet, coquettish voice is absolutely irresistible to boys. It might not fool Director Chen, who needs something more substantial, but it's more than enough to deal with the majority of young people, like the fans of girl groups.

No wonder her male fans are comparable to Jimin's; Jimin has real substance, even if it's a bit soft, it only highlights her abilities. Especially in her live streams, she exudes a languid and captivating charm, creating a strong contrast between her icy demeanor and her healing presence, while her off-stage personality reveals a more "authentic" side.

For example, by showing a confused and cute expression and making sounds like a small animal, fans can feel as if they have raised an "electronic dog," creating a sense of realism that easily bridges the gap between them.

Just like how girls like Chacha easily evoke a protective instinct, winter also easily triggers a protective instinct in fans. This method can easily cultivate die-hard fans. The fact that they have been fighting fiercely with the fans of the most popular Jimin for less than a year since their debut is enough to illustrate the problem.

This girl is definitely cunning. Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for Zhimin to control her. Moreover, Xiaoshe has an arrogant heart, which makes it even more difficult for her to form a leadership position in the team.

The current situation in Aespa where Captain Yoo Jimin can only lead Karina is probably related to the girls' combined efforts of eliminating and attacking. However, ultimately it's because Jimin is in a relationship, so it's no wonder that others feel resentful.

"What's Se-jun thinking? Is he angry? Did I say something wrong?"

Seeing Chen Shijun holding a wine glass and savoring it for a while, the older sister stretched out her finger and smiled, shaking it in front of the man. She clearly didn't think her words were offensive.

"Of course not, it's just work-related, some minor details."

Chen Shijun also raised his glass and clinked it with Eunchae's. Naturally, he couldn't directly say that he was considering whether there would be any discord between the two popular members of Eunchae's parent company's pillar group.

However, despite their disagreements, they can generally tolerate each other for the sake of their work and the country, since everyone is here to make money, not to fight amongst themselves.

After all, everyone has been practicing for so long, and finally debuted and became famous. The time to make money is only a few short years. It would be bad for everyone if things were ruined.

Of course, there are also cases where people are genuinely mentally unstable, but these are not considered normal phenomena. Chen Shijun only hopes that he will never encounter such people.

Min Hee-jin was already the limit of his tolerance for madmen; anything more would exceed his tolerance threshold. Madmen were even more unbearable to him than fools.

"Shijun has it tough too. As a large company, he always has to face such complicated situations."

In fact, Chen Shijun's job is far more than just coordinating some idol groups. Paying attention to industry trends and competitive landscape should also be his responsibility, but because he is a newcomer to the field, he has delegated it to some administrative staff.

Researching and developing the company's overall development strategy and technological changes still took up a significant portion of the work. The most important aspect, cross-departmental communication, made the job quite complicated, since each brand was almost like an independent kingdom.

Fatty Fang didn't treat him badly, providing him with a comprehensive assistant so that he hardly had to worry about these details. Secretary Enhui, as Chen Shijun's right-hand woman, filtered out almost all the trivial tasks for him.

"Decisive and efficient, with no delays." Chen Shijun increasingly felt that the guy who had returned to the bureaucracy for the second time was making rapid progress, and that such cadres should indeed be given special attention and training.

"That's true, Noona, you know. Compared to idols who just need to jump around, we have to consider a lot more things."

(End of this chapter)