Peninsula Platinum Era

Chapter 34 Am I a bad guy?

This year's Lunar New Year was very early, and I didn't want to go back to Pohang, so I simply let my parents come to Seoul to celebrate the New Year together, which would be more convenient for them.

"Could you pick me up and take me to my house? I think I have a pretty important meeting that day."

To be honest, I might not be destined to be the protagonist. At least my family is relatively complete and harmonious. I am one of the few only children in my age group, which is also related to the work and personalities of my partner.

Both of them worked for the police department and, as they gained seniority, they became mid-level officers. They didn't have much influence, and with a few years left until retirement, they could be considered to have finished their careers successfully.

His father's style of doing things was too old-fashioned, and he himself was deeply influenced by the strict education. He was forced to eat the same thing for many days in a row because he was a picky eater until he gave in, which also shaped his indomitable willpower.

Overall, they portray a restrained and controlling image, with a sense that silence speaks louder than words. In general, they are a very typical East Asian strict father and loving mother.

Secretary Li was saying some nonsensical things, but Chen Shijun didn't take a word of it to heart. He was very considerate of his lover, and she was also very tactful in her work.

"The project to set up a subsidiary has been suspended recently and may not be implemented until the second half of the year."

The company's goal is to launch an NFT digital collectible platform. The operating model involves converting photos, audio, and videos of its artists into NFT cards, which are then sold through Weverse, a fan platform under Big Hit.

Fans can trade NFTs using cryptocurrency and unlock dynamic content, including unreleased behind-the-scenes footage and voice messages from their idols.

Emphasizing the value of fans' collections of their idols' highlights, the content will not only include lightweight items such as still photo cards and short video clips, but also exclusive content that can be unlocked by holding certain NFTs.

For example, the right to participate in behind-the-scenes documentaries and online meet-and-greets can even influence an artist's activity decisions.

Of course, C2C transactions between fans should also be allowed. The platform can collect transaction fees and copyright revenue sharing from fan transactions, and using the platform's virtual currency for transactions can lower the payment threshold for cryptocurrencies.

Combined with the points system of the fan platform Weverse, it enables cross-ecosystem communication of rights and interests, but in essence, it is a new type of entertainment consumption platform with the emotional value of fans as the underlying asset and blockchain technology as the carrier.

The project has been submitted to the Financial Supervisory Commission for approval, but there have been some minor difficulties in the specific implementation process. We are still negotiating with them and it can't be rushed.

During this period, he may need to devote more energy to Source Music, and Bang Si-hyuk also said that he and Park Ji-won should take on more responsibility, but it is unclear whether this is a pretense or a genuine intention.

Secretary Li's report was not beyond Chen Shijun's expectations; Fatty Fang's schemes were far-reaching and his ambitions were terrifying.

However, he gradually discovered his fatal weakness. First, he was prone to emotional leadership, and although he was nearly fifty, he sometimes showed immaturity.

Moreover, achieving success through deception reveals a certain shortsightedness. Most importantly, it leads to a misallocation of resources, potentially resulting in pleasing neither side.

He was betting everything on Min Hee-jin, but his constant concessions were only encouraging her ambition. If this continued, he might suffer a backlash. That woman had left him with a rather bad impression.

Chen Shijun knew he couldn't rush things with the girls in the debut group. After all, offering a little help when someone is in trouble will make them grateful, but offering too much will have diminishing returns.

If you're going to do something, do something that's truly helpful in times of need. Otherwise, if the initial help is highly valued and continued support is given, it will raise her expectations.

Therefore, establishing clear boundaries and subtly influencing others with small favors is undoubtedly more in line with one's own ideas and interests.

So even though he knew their accommodations were in poor condition, Chen Shijun had no intention of changing anything; some things needed to be done gradually.

Of course, it's not that the girl would be ungrateful. Although Chen Shijun hadn't met her much, he had a very good impression of her. However, sometimes he wanted to see something in return.

Min Xizhen used a combination of kindness and severity to tame them, and she would then use kindness to pull Kim Min-chi to her side.

As for why it wasn't the Vietnamese girl, Chen Shijun had his own reasons. Yes, that girl's appeal was clearly much lower; she had a rather effeminate vibe. "Boss, you're being too stingy. Using company resources to win her over, and the results might not even be good. Why not do what I said and find someone to set up a trap for her family..."

This little vile woman is still coming up with bad ideas. She always felt that cutting off someone's escape route was safer. Chen Shijun found it strange, because even he himself had never been so insidious. Indeed, the most vicious heart is that of a woman.

"Let's not talk about this again. I have my own plans. You're getting more and more..."

Chen Shijun felt somewhat dazed. Secretary Li, who had become his assistant right after graduating from university, seemed perfectly normal and honest at first. How could she have become like this? It was truly heartbreaking.

Although the woman claimed that she was influenced by him, he completely disagreed with this statement. He felt that she had surpassed him entirely, and he would never have thought of such a vicious approach.

"This is absolutely the result of Director Chen injecting evil energy into my body. I swear to God, that's exactly it."

Secretary Li's confident demeanor seemed genuine, and Chen Shijun didn't want to say much more. He figured he would have to try to influence her more in the future and inject some positive energy into her.

However, with the Lunar New Year approaching, he finally gave her a large bonus, which was quite generous for her lover, Chen Shijun. The fact that Eun-chae was always by his side was the best proof of this.

Speaking of which, my older sister is going home early for the New Year. The filming of the TV series is also nearing its end. In the end, she is only the second female lead, so she doesn't have a lot of screen time.

Today, he also mentioned that he cooked a table full of dishes at his apartment in Yeoksam-dong and hoped to go over for a drink with her tonight, as he is leaving for Busan tomorrow.

During the period when the film crew stopped working, she took care of her father more often. The last time she brought him from Busan for treatment, the result was just to prolong his life.

This incident was a huge shock to the older sister, but life is always unpredictable, and her father, who wasn't particularly old, kept comforting her.

Chen Shijun can provide his older sister with very comprehensive protection and even offer a lot of assistance to her family, because this is what she deserves for the value she has created for herself.

However, sometimes Chen Shijun lacks the ability and the idea to fill the emotional gaps; he only demands that the other person provide him with more emotional value.

We're all getting on in years; we're all mature men and women. Mature people should first and foremost be aware of their own limitations.

Am I a bad guy? What do you think?

Chen Shijun asked his strategist, though he felt that since the other party was eating his food, it was unlikely that he would give an objective evaluation.

"Who said that? Director Chen is a really good person."

Standing there as Chen Shijun massaged his shoulders and neck, Secretary Li remarked that this man's character was already exceptionally good, considering he wouldn't even accept his own plans.

"What a joke! What kind of wicked person would listen to your kind of scheme?"

I thought this woman was just joking, but I didn't expect her to come up with a variety of strategies from different angles, each one more outrageous than the last.

"These ideas can be kept! They might come in handy later. You know, Director Chen will definitely encounter other difficult problems in the future."

Secretary Enhui thought that perhaps he would only find it delicious in the future. It seemed that she was also a business strategist and would surely help Chen Shijun achieve great things in the future.

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(End of this chapter)