After reading this latest hot news about him, especially the boastful words with Peninsula characteristics, Chi Jingyuan raised his eyebrows and felt secretly happy.
At the back of the news, there was a link to the 'Forbes Earnings Under 30' ranking list, and Chi Jingyuan clicked on it directly.
The first place is the American queen Taylor Swift, with an annual income of 160 million US dollars (about 220 billion won). The second place is the British pop boy band One Direction with an annual income of 98 million US dollars (about 135 billion won).
Further down are familiar names such as Messi, Adele, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Djokovic.
The sudden appearance of EXO is ranked sixth, even higher than Justin Bieber and Djokovic, two world-renowned singers and sports stars...
It's just that although it is the name of his own group, but it is juxtaposed with the names of Messi and Adele, no matter how he looks at it, Chi Jingyuan feels that 'EXO' has a feeling of being out of place, it is very abrupt, as if it should not appear in the group.
here……
He can understand his somewhat presumptuous thoughts. After all, Ami’s pop music is the mainstream in the world now, not to mention the sports world. Compared with them, Kpop is indeed very niche. I guess there are many people except here in the peninsula.
Seeing this list will make you wonder what exactly EXO is...
However, since they can be on this list and be ranked alongside these celebrities, it also proves that Kpop, or EXO, has gradually entered the mainstream attention. It is a harvest of their many years of hard work, and it is also a great encouragement to Chi Jingyuan and the others.
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And further down there are still many very well-known cultural and sports stars, and the old friend Big Bang is ranked 13th... Seeing friends around him on such a foreign list makes Chi Jingyuan inexplicably feel like meeting an old friend in a foreign country.
, even my impression of Big Bang is slightly better.
Although Chi Jingyuan found it a little strange, the people on the peninsula like this kind of news that 'promotes our country's prestige' and 'promotes the Korean Wave'. They have already bought it on the hot search as soon as the news appeared.
Room, countless people were surprised and proud after seeing this news, and the relevant comment area was quickly filled up.
"qingjia? Am I reading that right? Is EXO already a super group that can rank alongside the world's top stars like Rihanna and Adele?"
"EXO is truly worthy of being a contemporary top-level boy group. It is unprecedented even in the history of Kpop. It has an annual revenue of 80 billion and nearly 100 billion. What is this concept?"
"IU was amazed by countless people in 2014 when her annual revenue was more than 10 billion. She was called a 'walking small and medium-sized enterprise' by D agency. So what should EXO's 80 billion revenue be called? 'Walking large enterprise'? Or 'walking'
's money printing press'?"
"78 billion? Even if it is divided evenly among the nine members, it is still a huge amount, right? Do idols really make that much money? Why do I see so and so sleeping in the basement every day, and they haven't received any share of it after several years of debut?
News?"
"...Actually, I even think the figure of 78 billion is a bit low. Is this the total income of the team? But now all EXO members have started solo activities for a long time. According to SM's distribution rules, personal resource income is not included in the team's total income score. of,"
"... I also think, I remember there was news in 2014 that Yuan's personal income was already 55 billion. EXO has developed so well in the past two years, it should increase... Tsk, if personal income is also included in the statistics, EXO I really can’t imagine the total revenue.”
"Don't think about it, just look at SM's stock price in the past two years and you will know. It has doubled several times since EXO debuted. YG and JYP combined are far behind SM."
"Ah? I remember that every time the V.I.P.s couldn't compete online, they would start boasting that their brother was on a world tour and was invincible at the box office. They were busy making money and no longer needed one to prove themselves, so they stopped singing. Why now? Can’t even compare with our XO in terms of revenue? This is not just a boast, Forbes calculated it themselves.”
"Go to hell, how can a mentally retarded group earn more than BigBang? GD alone beat them all in seconds, how can they be on the wild list?"
"This income is really nonsense. How can Big Bang not have as much revenue as Dituan? Is there a link? VIPs go to the official website of Forbes to protest together! Let them apologize!"
In addition to the exclamation discussions on the Internet, many fans also began to use this as a weapon to attack their opponents, and soon the two sides became quarrelsome.
"Wow."
"seriously?"
At this time, other members at the dinner table had also seen the news and exclaimed in surprise. Apparently they were also very surprised by this Forbes ranking.
"Nearly 80 billion?"
Jin Junmian looked at the numbers in the news and marveled: "Did we earn so much?"
After EXO debuted in 2012, they were settled on a quarterly basis, but last year they changed the sharing contract and the settlement method. Now other artists don’t know, but EXO can receive a sum of money every month, which is considered a basic salary. , but the number is actually rarely equivalent to pocket money to ensure your basic life.
The biggest income from artist activities, concert sharing, and album and peripheral sales are settled at the end of each year, and this year has not yet arrived.
"Well……"
Wu Shixun looked at the number and pondered for a few seconds: "Maybe... more than that."
At any time, all members attach great importance to the number of income. After all, it is related to everyone's most fundamental interests, and Wu Shixun is particularly sensitive.
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Last year's 2015 financial report share results were almost this number, and according to his estimation, it should be even more this year, and much more.
He calculated silently and added: "It should be more..."
"Although Forbes has a great reputation, this list is just for fun and not accurate."
Chi Jingyuan watched the fans' quarrels in the comment area with relish, and at the same time interjected: "We don't even know how much the group's income will be this year, we only have a rough estimate, let alone them... I guess it's the statistician.
Based on the data disclosed by some companies, such as album and peripheral sales, concert box office, etc., I calculated it myself..."
Even though the calculation method may be like this on the surface, the calculation of the total income of the entire group is actually very complicated. There will be a lot of invisible income, and the related costs Forbes did not include... EXO includes managers, assistants, and security guards
The wages of the supporting team of hundreds of people, as well as the clothes for singing and the construction of the stage, all expenses are counted as costs and are deducted from their revenue.
Moreover, the endorsement fees of some brands will not be disclosed at all, and only the company and the members themselves know about it.
"Well……"
Kim Junmyeon also read around the comments in the comment area, seemed to have thought of something, and sighed: "But just like this, it has already made many people and fans from other countries extremely bitter."
He shook his head: "This is just an estimate of the team's revenue. Excluding the company's part, it will be divided among nine people... If Jingyuan announces his personal income, I don't know how many people will be jealous of you... I won't tell you.
If it’s someone else, those female idols in the circle will probably pounce on me.”
This 78 billion refers to the team revenue of EXO, and does not include the income from personal activities... And for EXO today, the income from personal activities is actually one of the largest ones.
Each brokerage company in Peninsula has different income distribution for its portfolio.
Some have a system where all members of the group are equally distributed regardless of individual activities or group activities, such as FNC. No matter how good Jung Yong Hwa and Kim Seol Hyun's personal resources are, how many commercials they have filmed and how much activity fees they have received, CNBLUE and other members of AOA are at home.
You can still split the money evenly by picking your feet while lying down.
There is also a sliding system, that is, they are equally divided when they first debut, but as their personal schedule increases, the allocation contract will be changed.
Similar to JYP, MISSA was still completely evenly divided in 2013, but the distribution model was changed in 2014. Each member has different distribution ratios in different fields such as advertising, TV dramas, and movies, and the income from personal activities is no longer evenly divided.
Instead, individual calculations are performed.
...It’s said that it’s every member, but other things like ‘advertisements, TV series, and movies’ are completely out of reach of MissA. In fact, it’s just the door opened for Bae Suzy.
No wonder she is not popular in the group.
In comparison, SM is more advanced, it is the simplest average score of combined activities, and individual activities are counted separately.
I heard that YG is like this too...
Compared with the team's revenue, which is equally divided among nine people, the bulk of Chi Kyung-won's income has long been from personal activities. In 2014, it was revealed that his annual income reached 55 billion won, ranking among the top three of all artists that year.
Compared to this year's Forbes, the number that was revealed that year was actually relatively close... Chi Jingyuan's personal income soared that year, not much different from that of the big group, or even a little higher.
But that's because "The Heirs" in 2013 became very popular in Asia. It was very popular in Xia Kingdom. It even appeared on the official Spring Festival Gala, received dozens of endorsements, and countless commercial performances on various platforms.
I just got this number.
In fact, the personal income in 2015 was not as high as that in 2014. Not only him, but also those who were above him in the rankings in 2014, because Kim Soo-hyun, who became famous in "My Star", also had a big plunge in income in the next one or two years.
After all, popular TV series are hard to come by, and this kind of popularity cannot last long.
The first half of this year was pretty good, but the loss of the mainland market in the second half of the year had a very, very big impact, even shaking the foundation of EXO. Fortunately, at the same time, overseas markets opened up a bit, and many European and American big names also noticed Kpop and EXO.
This can be regarded as saving other members, as well as Chi Jingyuan's own shaky income.
"If it's just a little higher, it might make people jealous and hateful... but if it's much higher, it might be admiration and envy."
Although he didn’t quite agree with Jin Junmyeon’s statement, Wu Shixun sighed knowingly: “The citizens of our country now claim to hate the rich, but in fact, their worship of money is becoming more and more serious... Brokerage companies in the industry are...
I understand very well, haven’t you seen that many of the new idols who have debuted in the past two years like to market some kind of ‘rich boy’ persona?”
He looked at Chi Jingyuan and pursed his lips: "I read the marketing press releases of those idols. Those who own hospitals or restaurants, or those who are in politics and serve as congressmen...the marketing is louder than the last, and their fans
I keep bragging about this as a 'young chaebol' every day, but if you look carefully, it can't be compared with Jingyuan at all. It's not on the same level... If you ask me, just find a chance in that villa in LA.
Expose it and suppress these unhealthy tendencies."
"!"
There was nothing much ahead, but when he heard Wu Shixun's suggestion, Chi Jingyuan's eyes rounded up and he looked at him in great surprise.
Don't mention it... Chi Jingyuan's solo planning package included a shooting plan for a personal variety show. Some people actually proposed this idea and suggested that he use this personal variety show opportunity to truly expose himself as a rich young man.
'Identity, for example, putting the filming location of the title song MV in the MV, so that at the same time, an episode of his personal variety show can be filmed in his family's villa in LA. While attracting fans, he can also improve his personality.
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However, it has not been decided yet, and Chi Jingyuan is considering it carefully.
He was surprised that Wu Shixun and the solo planning team had the same ideas. He was actually a little moved, but he still pretended to wave his hands: "Forget it... I'm very low-key."
"Sehun is right, keeping a low profile is no longer popular nowadays."
Jin Junmian also nodded, confirming Wu Shixun's words, and stopped reading the message. He turned on his phone and started talking at length:
"I remember when I first joined the company, until the first two years of our debut, at that time most of the people who entered the industry as trainees and idols were people from very ordinary families, and they worked their way up through their own efforts.
, and fans will also be touched by witnessing the hard work and hard work of their idols, and they will be moved to walk side by side along the way, which will make idols and fans closer."
"At that time, this kind of persona of working hard at the bottom was popular...or it wasn't called a persona, because this was the reality. On the contrary, people with good family backgrounds were often attacked by extreme hatred of the rich and black fans."
"But I went around the old building a few days ago and chatted with the head of the trainee room. Nowadays, among the trainees and new idols, there are fewer and fewer from poor families. On the contrary, there are more and more kids from rich families.
More and more, the competition is about whose family background is better, and whether one can make a debut is more and more closely related to these factors."
"Nowadays, not only are fans not disgusted with this, but they are more sought after by them... The good family conditions of idols will give fans the psychology and capital to show off with pride, and they will feel that their idols have a good background.
They will be envied by other fans, they will have better resources, and more importantly, they will not be bullied in the circle, making their fans feel at ease..."
"Their mentality is: My idol's family background is better than your idol's family background = I am better than you."
"So nowadays, idols are no longer taboo about revealing their family background. On the contrary, some will go out of their way to brag about it."
"Hey..."
Senior Jin Junmyeon, who has been debuting for almost six years, sighed as if the world was declining: "Look, many people in NCT are from rich families. I don't know why they are idols..."
"Brother, why did you become an idol in the first place?"
Chi Jingyuan blinked and looked at his captain curiously.
No one in the team knows that Jin Junmyeon also comes from a rich family.
"I did it because...ah, why don't you ask yourself?"
Jin Junmian thought about it for a while, and just as he was about to reply, he immediately realized that he was angry with the yin and yang. He immediately rounded his eyes and stared at Wu Shixun's mean laughter.
"Ha ha……"
Jin Junmian's expression was really interesting. Chi Jingyuan couldn't help laughing. He lowered his head and shook his hands and was about to continue eating. When the phone next to him vibrated again, Yu Dingyan came over to ask questions.
"Did Oppa see it?"
Is curiosity so serious?
Chi Jingyuan was heartbroken when he saw this.
I don’t know why this girl is so anxious, as if someone is urging him...
But this kind of thing is really eye-catching, and it's normal for her to be a little curious... As long as it doesn't involve specific numbers, there's nothing to avoid.
While scooping up the rice, he typed a reply with his left hand: "I saw it."
"Oppa has seen it, so is the Forbes list on Hot Search accurate?"
"Well, it's not very accurate."
"No! Is that too much or too little?"
"Jingyan, are you curious about this? Don't you two already have a share?"
"Yes, it's because I get a share of the profits, so I'm very curious. I want to know how much income seniors like Oppa and XO can earn if they are so successful."
"That's right...but I'm afraid of hurting you."
Men's groups and women's groups are not on the same level in terms of income, let alone a top group like EXO, which also has a special member like Ji Jingyuan.
"I'm very strong (muscles), so Obama, is the reported 78 billion too much or too little?"
"Well...actually..."
Chi Jingyuan thought about it and didn't hide it:
"A lot less."
…
"what did he say?"
Seeing Yu Dingyan's phone light up and receiving a reply, Lin Nalian, who was standing next to her, pulled her arm eagerly, showing a pair of rabbit teeth, and stared at the little sister with her round eyes eagerly and curiously: "He said
What! What did he say?"
...Chi Jingyuan really guessed right. There really was a busybody and a fun-loving king beside him who kept urging Yu Dingyan.
"Jingyuan Oppa said..."
Yu Dingyan was a little sluggish when she saw the reply. Faced with the little sister's curiosity and communication, she blinked slowly as if she couldn't believe it, then looked at Lin Nalian and murmured:
