Chapter 436: Shin Ryujin's Confusion
Jiang Shu figured out what Youzhen's problem was.
She had lost her confidence.
The 'Dream' bond is based on dreams, and artists who lose the courage to move forward on their dream path cannot receive the miraculous power from 'Dream'.
This made Jiang Shu scratch his head.
What the heck should he do?
If you asked him to transport, manage the company, or market a group, he could come up with five, six, seven, or eight plans for you.
But asking him to be a psychologist...
He had already given Zheng Xu a military order, and it was too late to replace him now.
Good news: The Dream Bond is really strong and has been tested on ITZY.
Bad news: The absolute core has no bond.
What the hell!
No, I need help!
Jiang Shu leaned back in his office chair, brainstorming how to guide Youzhen to regain her confidence.
Youthful spirit is an irreplaceable thing.
Self-confidence is the same.
Once a person loses confidence, it is extremely, extremely difficult to regain it.
"Where's Producer Jiang?" Just then, Jiang Shu heard someone calling him and looked up towards the source of the sound.
What met his eyes was the general producer of ITZY's production team.
"PD, I'm here," Jiang Shu immediately raised his hand.
The general producer saw Jiang Shu and walked over quickly.
Although this female producer, in her early thirties, had an ordinary appearance, her fashionable clothing and excellent figure significantly enhanced her overall physical attributes.
As a former company president, Jiang Shu instinctively scrutinized the general producer who appeared before him.
Male gaze!!!
The general producer leaned against the privacy screen of Jiang Shu's desk and spoke, looking at Jiang Shu.
"Have you met ITZY?"
"Hmm, the situation isn't ideal," Jiang Shu nodded and said.
"What's wrong?" the general producer asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I want to continue with the concept centered on Shin Ryujin, but through contact—"
"Stop, stop, stop," the general producer interrupted Jiang Shu, who was halfway through his sentence.
Jiang Shu, whose words were interrupted, was a bit annoyed but patiently waited for her to continue.
"Although the President put you in charge, it doesn't mean your authority is unlimited. Yeji's core position was decided by me. Youzhen is no longer suitable for the ITZY concept, so I switched to Yeji. Now you want to change it back, isn't that inappropriate?"
"Whether it's appropriate or not, the market has already shown us," Jiang Shu said indifferently.
The general producer frowned.
Why was this newcomer so unwilling to listen to advice?
"Anyway, you can do whatever you want, but don't touch Yeji's core position."
Jiang Shu was originally too lazy to argue with her. He had seen too many people who would target others for their own reputation, and arguing with her was meaningless. Anyway, Zheng Xu had already given him enough authority, and if he insisted on pushing it through, this woman couldn't stop him.
However, Jiang Shu's peripheral vision caught sight of a familiar figure, and his original plan immediately changed.
Jiang Shu thought of a good method.
Then he looked at the general producer.
"The market's performance has shown that Hwang Yeji as the core cannot carry the main responsibility, and while Shin Ryujin as the core has failed a few times, at least there have been successful cases."
"How can a group recover when its core is constantly changing?"
"Blindly pushing a wrong core will only waste the company's resources and money. ITZY was originally a group that existed with Shin Ryujin as the absolute core. Because of failed transformations and several comeback failures, the blame was placed on artists who could only accept the company's arrangements. As a producer, don't you feel ashamed?"
Jiang Shu and the general producer's argument wasn't loud, but the production department was always quiet, so Jiang Shu's sharp words left many producers wide-eyed.
Most of JYP's comebacks were outsourced, so there were actually very few talented people in JYP's production department. By DM Entertainment's standards, it wouldn't be wrong to say they were all incompetent.
The only production department that Jiang Shu could admire was YG's.
"You dare to contradict your superior on your first day of work! How dare you! Don't think that just because the President looks after you, you can be so reckless!" The general producer was so angered by Jiang Shu's words that she lost her composure.
Jiang Shu's words were practically calling her a "good-for-nothing" to her face.
"What does this have to do with the President? Aren't I stating the facts?" Jiang Shu looked at the general producer in confusion, "If we're talking about the President, I also have something to say. The President gave me the authority to be responsible for ITZY. You are obstructing my decision here. Can I not assume that you are challenging the President's authority?"
Killing with words.
In all of JYP, no one understood Zheng Xu better than Jiang Shu.
He didn't interact much with Zheng Xu in the Bond World and knew very well that this obscure fellow was quite dictatorial within JYP.
Although the various departments of JYP didn't bother with each other, Zheng Xu actually demanded extremely high loyalty from each department.
You could fight amongst yourselves as much as you wanted normally, but if you dared to feign compliance with his orders, he would truly deal with you.
Under Zheng Xu's rule, JYP had two principles.
One, make money.
Two, be obedient.
The departments could fight as much as they wanted; it wouldn't affect him anyway. But if you feigned compliance with his words, or even openly opposed him, then he wouldn't be lenient.
In a way, Zheng Xu and Li Xiuman were similar people.
However, his professional ability was far inferior to Li Xiuman's.
"Don't slander me!" The general producer was startled; even if Zheng Xu wasn't the president, she couldn't accept those words.
No matter what, he was the president, and no one would like a subordinate who openly defied them.
"Then don't meddle in my arrangements!"
The general producer stared intently at Jiang Shu. She hadn't expected that a mere new producer, even with the President's orders, would dare to contradict her in front of so many people.
"I'll wait and see what kind of results you can achieve!" The general producer threw down a harsh remark and turned to leave angrily.
Jiang Shu looked at her retreating back with disdain.
Saying such meaningless threats would only make Zheng Xu, who knew the process, look down on her even more.
Given Zheng Xu's personality, he might even think she was dissatisfied with his decision.
Jiang Shu chuckled and shook his head, then looked at Youzhen, who was standing outside the door.
...
Youzhen was very confused right now. She had originally wanted to apologize to Jiang Shu.
Although she didn't know why Jiang Shu had been frowning at her, she felt it wasn't good and decided to apologize first.
Don't think it's humble; artists are like that in front of producers.
This was also one of the reasons why DM Entertainment was praised by so many artists and fans in the Bond World.
However, when she came to the production department to look for Jiang Shu, she saw Jiang Shu and their ITZY general producer arguing.
She heard their entire conversation clearly.
When she heard Jiang Shu's familiar yet unfamiliar phrase "core," Youzhen's thoughts were immediately pulled back to her debut.
