Peninsula Platinum Era

Chapter 38 President Chen's Precursors to Crisis
Watching his older sister put on sunglasses and drive away, Chen Shijun smiled and waved. Speaking of which, Eun Chae-nana's life really isn't very good.

The scarcity of resources for survival brought about psychological struggles. She was intelligent enough to see the shackles clearly, but she was powerless to break free for the time being.

Chen Shijun was well aware of the source of her inner fears. Instead of trying to eliminate them, he made the women feel more insecure and then provided them with some guarantees to gain greater physical and mental compliance.

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With the end of the year approaching, even idol management companies like Source Music, which have busy training schedules, have arranged holidays for their trainees. Of course, some trainees will stay at the company for a longer period of time.

Spending time with family is always a family theme for East Asians, just like Chen Shijun bringing his parents over for the Lunar New Year. Seoul is a place with a large number of migrant workers, and of course, many people do not choose to return to their hometowns.

For example, a Vietnamese girl was lying in her dormitory, slacking off, watching her roommate pack her backpack to go out, while also taking her practice equipment with her.

"So hardworking? I don't think many people will go to the practice room today. Unnie, you're already the best. How can anyone else compete?"

Fan Yuxin has never been a girl who is good at making progress through hard work, otherwise she wouldn't have been constantly scolded by Min Xizhen because she couldn't lose weight, just like when she was in Australia she couldn't concentrate on her studies.

"I've been having a lot of extra classes lately, so I sometimes fall behind in my practice. I might be home a little late tonight."

Many trainees have already embarked on their journey home. Xiao Chi originally planned to leave today as well, but yesterday she overheard Min CBO making a phone call, and the information he revealed made her decide to stay another day.

Patting the Vietnamese girl on the head, the girl planned to go on a trip with her parents for a few days, and even expressed her desire to travel to Vietnam with Sister Xiaochi sometime.

"Let's talk about it another time. Maybe we can perform together there after we debut!"

The Southeast Asian market has become a battleground for various groups. Since Lisa of BLACKPINK achieved great success, almost every group wants to bring a member from Southeast Asia.

Take Minnie from the group that is Cho Miyeon, for example. Cube Entertainment hoped to replicate YG's successful model. Although it didn't have such an explosive effect, it still made a great contribution to the group's market in Thailand.

If nothing unexpected happens, this Vietnamese person will most likely become a member of the final debut group, so building a good relationship with him wouldn't be a bad thing.

Xiaochi is a smart girl who is also very caring. The Vietnamese girl quickly became dependent on her and, despite her young age, acted like a big sister.

Other members include Gong Yoo-bin, Japanese member Sakurai, and Lee Young-seo from SM Entertainment; these are likely to be his future teammates.

Of course, no one can guarantee their safety, since global talent shows are always recruiting, and no one knows if any members who are a good fit for the group concept will be selected.

There are only a few opportunities to debut, and everyone knows that this will not be a large group. Even Xiaochi, who is relatively self-reliant among the trainees, cannot guarantee that hard work will yield results.

Seeing the woman carrying a bag and wearing a hat, and casually taking a box from the refrigerator, Fan Yuxin became a little suspicious, but she didn't take it to heart.

Although she hasn't been with the company for long, she feels that she is highly valued by CBO Min. Although he often berates her, he will also say afterward that it is because he is disappointed in her for not working hard enough.

“My expectations for you are no less than those for Kim Min-chi. Don’t let me down.”

She felt that she couldn't compare to this older sister in anything, but Min CBO expressed that he had high hopes for her, and this feeling of being affirmed made her very giddy.

In her limited understanding, Min Hee-jin was a person with spiritual pursuits, a pure soul, and treated her with both strictness and kindness.

All he had to do was satisfy her, and all she had to do was submit to Min Hee-jin, this powerful person.

If Chen Shijun knew, he would definitely laugh at them mercilessly. They're just kids after all, and they've been easily swayed by a few tricks. Min Xizhen is really outrageous.

Although I don't seem to have anything to criticize, the three of us had another meeting today before the holiday, and the scope was expanded to include some people in charge of trainee projects and talent scouts.

Almost everyone is looking forward to the upcoming global talent show auditions. Although there are some good trainees in the company, it just feels like something is missing.

Min Hee-jin was even more radical, stating bluntly that many trainees were not suitable candidates in her mind, and only one or two could meet her standards. Chen Shijun stroked the pen in his hand, suddenly having a rather absurd feeling that this woman was not eager to debut in a group.

According to the relevant plan, the arrangements for the group's debut should be completed by this time next year, including the final list of trainees and the selection of songs. As the visual planner, Min CBO also needs to come up with relevant concepts.

However, if most people are relying on this year's global talent show for recruitment, then there is a certain probability that the debut plan will be delayed.

Moreover, in my opinion, those debut group members all have pretty good looks and temperament, and their skills are not bad either.

It would be difficult for a newly recruited person to achieve such results in a short period of time, but he was an outsider and his purpose in coming here was to coordinate the progress of the project, so he naturally didn't say anything.

Representative Su's impatience was evident, but her expression changed and she seemed to say nothing. In the end, she agreed to CBO Min's idea.

Logically, it's a good thing to be able to tolerate each other for the sake of the project, but the cracks have only been temporarily suppressed. When the project reaches an important milestone, they may cause trouble again.

"Seriously, I knew it. It's a small temple with a lot of evil spirits. It's just an entertainment brand that's been turned into something like 'Women's World'."

Today's meeting started rather late, and it gets dark early in winter. When he went out, the cold wind blew straight into his neck, so he couldn't help but cover his head with his hat.

"what!"

Just as he was about to start his car, he noticed a figure dressed in black and wearing a mask standing next to it, which startled him in the middle of the night.

"It's me! It's me, Kim Min-chi!"

Realizing she had startled Director Chen, the girl quickly took off her mask and apologized, realizing she had almost done something wrong with good intentions. She lowered her head, bracing herself for a scolding.

"Oh my! This is terrifying in the middle of the night! What are you doing here, girl?"

Chen Shijun looked around but there was no one there. Then he saw that the girl was wearing a thick down jacket and a large scarf, which made her rather tall figure look like a little bear.

He invited the girl into the car to talk. It was freezing cold, and he didn't know how long they had been waiting. He didn't want her to get cold. The girl's face was red, and he couldn't tell if it was from nervousness or cold.

"I came to thank Director Chen. This is the famous Hengcheng Korean beef from our area, and my mother's plum sauce, which is perfect for sashimi."

The girl handed over the box with both hands. Chen Shijun was quite surprised when his fingers accidentally touched the cool touch. He didn't expect that she had waited for him for so long just for this. However, it was indeed hard to refuse the girl's small gesture.

When I reached out to take it, I touched the other person's cold fingertips. I had been waiting outside for a long time, and I couldn't help but feel a little more favorably towards this girl.

"Sending you to school and hiring a tutor were the company's ideas, so you don't need to thank me."

Since this girl came, she obviously knew from the trainee room leader that this was his idea, but she casually said that it didn't matter, which showed her good manners.

"Your hands are so cold, they must be freezing. Why don't we go get some late-night snacks?"

Seeing this girl reminded Chen Shijun of Xiaoyuan. He wondered if he should ask her to look after him, since his parents were coming to visit soon and it would be awkward if they ran into each other.

Hiding a woman at home isn't a big deal, but... I'll send her a message when I have time. I hope I don't forget about her; her memory is pretty good.

　Brothers, please keep reading! This period is crucial!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)