Peninsula: Superpowered Daily Life

Chapter 32 Social Interactions

After the pain from the electric shock subsided, Zhou Wenzhe opened the system and looked at the introduction of the new task.

[The Future Entertainment Mogul]

Task details: (1) Double the market value of the shares of the Korean entertainment company held within one year, invest in no less than three Korean TV dramas, and make a profit on at least one of them.

(2) Promote the listing of two South Korean entertainment companies within three years (with a market value of no less than 1 trillion won), invest in no less than five South Korean films and television dramas, and make profits on more than three of them.

(3) Within five years, promote the total market value of one of its South Korean entertainment companies to exceed 10 trillion won, invest in no less than 100000 South Korean films and television dramas, and make profits on more than 6 of them.

Task Rewards: Upon completion of the first stage of the task, you will receive 10000 gold coins, 5 free intimacy points, and 3 chances to draw a prize.

Second phase of the mission completed. Gold coins +50000, intimacy points +10, lottery chances +5.

The third stage of the mission is complete. Gold coins +200000, intimacy points +20, and lottery chances +10.

Note: (1) If all invested film and television dramas are profitable, the reward will be doubled.

(2) The prize pool will be increased by 1% to 20% of the shares of major entertainment companies and entertainment platforms worldwide.

(3) This task system will not provide any substantial help, only information retrieval.

Upon seeing the task details and rewards, Zhou Wenzhe was indeed a bit dumbfounded. This really lived up to the name of the task, as it required him to invest in film and television dramas and even give him shares in an entertainment company. It seemed that the system really wanted him to become an entertainment tycoon.

Fortunately, there is no penalty for failing this task, so it's not a big deal if you don't do it.

Thinking of this, Zhou Wenzhe immediately became vigilant.

Logically speaking, such tasks usually have a penalty for failure, like the electric shock just now, but why didn't the system impose a penalty this time?

Does the system really believe it will automatically complete this task?

If that's the case, then it means that something will happen during this period that could change my mind.

So... what will happen?

Let's take another look at the task details.

The mission rewards are pretty good. He doesn't care about the gold coins and lottery chances. What he needs most right now is intimacy points. If he can complete all three stages of the mission, he will have 35 free points, which will double to 70 points. This will greatly increase the probability of completing the main mission.

This forces him to complete this task.

However, it's easy to imagine how difficult this will be.

The first phase is not too difficult to complete; even doubling the market value is not impossible.

The second stage is much more difficult, but if he really wants to do it, there is still a chance he can complete it with some effort.

The most difficult part is the third stage. 10 trillion won is equivalent to more than 70 billion US dollars. Nowadays, there are only a handful of entertainment companies in the world that can reach this market value, and they are mostly located in the United States.

Given the size of the South Korean entertainment market, it's practically impossible for an entertainment company to have a market value exceeding ten trillion won, unless it goes global.

Is globalization such an easy path to follow?

Over the years, these major South Korean entertainment companies have tried, but what have they done? They've failed every time, and failed miserably each time.

Well, let's just take it one step at a time. At the very least, we need to make sure we complete the first two phases of the task. Even if the reward doesn't double, getting the basic reward will be good enough.

. . .

Besides bringing him this news, the main reason Zhou Wenzhe's mother returned to South Korea this time was to attend an international economic forum hosted by the South Korean government.

This economic forum was of a very high standard. In addition to the South Korean high-ranking officials in charge of the economy, the current leader was also present, along with the heads of major South Korean companies and financial organizations such as investment institutions from around the world.

Zhou Wenzhe was also given an identity by his mother and forcibly brought here to listen to those tedious economic reports.

Although he studied economics and graduated from Harvard University with excellent grades, it was a task that the system had forcibly assigned to him at the time, not something he truly liked.

At the dinner party.

Zhou Wenzhe didn't want to attend any social gatherings, so he went to the food area alone, grabbed a few dishes, found a quiet spot, and started eating.

He was the only one at the entire banquet who came to eat; everyone else was busy exchanging business cards and socializing.

Among this group of people, Zhou Wenzhe also saw the founders of several major South Korean entertainment companies, such as Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, Park Jin-young of JYP Entertainment, and Yang Hyun-suk of YG Entertainment. Surrounding the three of them were probably people from the entertainment industry as well, but he just didn't recognize them.

Zhou Wenzhe didn't expect Yang Xianshuo to have the time and mood to attend this banquet. Shouldn't he be busy dealing with the company's scandal and clearing himself of suspicion? Is he trying to find a way out here?

It is said that after the incident, all the investments that had already been agreed upon were withdrawn, and even many shareholders wanted to withdraw their shares, including the LVMH Group.

No one would trust a company president who has committed crimes and a group of artists involved in the case. What future can such an entertainment company have?

Should we add fuel to the fire?

Zhou Wenzhe thought to himself, he still had many cards in his hand, it was just a matter of when to play them.

At this moment, Secretary Li walked over and whispered, "Wen Zhe, the general manager wants to see you."

"Why would I go there?" Zhou Wenzhe was somewhat resistant; he disliked socializing the most.

"They said they'd introduce you to a few people."

"If you don't want to go, just say you don't want to know them."

"Don't make things difficult for me. They are all people connected to the entertainment company you saw last night."

Zhou Wenzhe thought about it and realized that he would have to deal with these people sooner or later, and it was unrealistic to try to avoid them.

"Well, I'm just giving you face."

"Okay, thank you. Please come with me." Secretary Li smiled and led Zhou Wenzhe towards the social circle.

Although Zhou Wenzhe disliked socializing, he was still adept at dealing with this group of old foxes, speaking fluently and politely, leaving no room for criticism.

"Chairman Quan, your company has a good successor."

"Yes, it's truly enviable that Chairman Quan and Chairman Zhou have been able to cultivate such outstanding successors."

"You flatter me. He's still young. I hope you'll all be more understanding in the future." Zhou Wenzhe's mother beamed with joy at the many compliments she received.

Zhou Wenzhe stood to the side with a smile.

See? These people are going to great lengths to get investment, one flattery after another.

He didn't show any ability, just said a few nice words and was polite, and he was hailed as an excellent successor.

When he truly demonstrates his abilities, I hope these people will still think the same way, and I hope they won't regret their decision today.

He's not a soft-hearted person; it's best not to give him any leverage.

otherwise...

It's not just a matter of wealth shrinking.

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