What kind of brokerage company is suitable for Goo Hara? If you want to clarify this question, you must first understand the differences between various brokerage companies. You must know that not all brokerage companies are exactly the same.
Take SM as an example. What they are best at is promoting idol groups, from the initial training and selection of trainees, to the concept planning of new groups, song selection, arrangement, choreography, recording, MV shooting and publicity and promotion.
They have the ability to complete the process independently.
This is not easy. In fact, there are only a handful of brokerage companies in South Korea that have such all-round capabilities. Small companies can only maintain the normal operations of their portfolios through extensive outsourcing.
That's why countless trainees are fighting over their heads to get into big companies like SM or JYP, where they have sufficient resources and a unique advantage to debut. Compared with other small company groups, they are not on the same starting line.
It is precisely because of this that large companies have very strict management of their artists and do not have much say in their idols, unless they become Kwon BoA or G-Dragon, who are at the same level.
Girls' Generation is so popular, and the female diva group has reached the top, SM Entertainment still rejected the movie script of "Introduction to Architecture" without any discussion, and Seohyun still can't let it go.
This shows how strong big companies like SM are, and the situation that Goo Hara has been in in the past seven years is generally the same. She does whatever the company asks her to do, and the company doesn't care about her personal thoughts.
So are there any brokerage companies that do not strictly manage artists? Yes, there are. In fact, this is the case for brokerage companies that mainly focus on actors, because the quality of an actor's work is determined by the crew and the producer, and has nothing to do with the brokerage company.
The company will also provide guidance during the newcomer period. Once the artist becomes popular, the company will do more work such as image management, public relations, and business endorsements.
In other words, the economic company and the artist are not superiors and subordinates, but a cooperative relationship. When she reaches a position like Son Ye-jin, the company president has to look at her face to act.
Talking back to KeyEast Entertainment, the reason why Son Ye-jin opposed Goo Hara joining this company is because their internal management is more interesting. They were once called the entertainment company in Korea that is closest to the "Hollywood management model" in the industry.
Zhou Jing certainly didn’t understand what the Hollywood management model was, and Son Ye-jin didn’t intend to explain it in detail. She only mentioned one point, that is, in this model, no one forces you to do anything, and everything relies on self-management.
There is no additional supervision. Do your own thing well. If you don't do it well, you will be replaced by others immediately. This will stimulate everyone's creativity and self-drive and become the strongest one.
To be honest, this mechanism can indeed play an unexpected role for mature actors, but it does not apply to Goo Hara.
As the face of the three major Kara groups in 2007, Goo Hara is a well-known senior in the music industry, but in the entertainment industry she is a newbie, far from being comparable to Crystal and Sulli.
Thanks to DSP, Hara has only appeared in one TV series "City Hunter" in more than seven years since her debut, and the rest were all guest appearances.
Are you still asking her to manage herself? Are you kidding me? It's a damn thing if she doesn't turn a blind eye. What's more, she had listened to everything the agency said before. How could she adapt to a sudden 180-degree U-turn?
I have to say that Son Ye-jin’s words are very reasonable. Zhou Jing himself is also doing management work. If he suddenly announced that the entire equipment department will self-manage and no longer give any instructions in the future, the people below will immediately be confused like headless flies.
Measured.
Of course, this metaphor is not appropriate, but Zhou Jingshen knew that Goo Hara would definitely need the support of her seniors when she first entered the entertainment industry. If she left it alone, she would not be able to continue in the end.
What should I do? Zhou Jing fell into deep thought. Now the career plans of Crystal and Shirley are very clear, but the new sister Ha La’s is still unclear. This has always been Zhou Jing’s worry. After all, people call you brother.
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As a result, this problem was easily solved by Son Ye Jin. The plan was very simple. When Goo Hara's contract with DSP Company expired, she would directly go to Son Ye Jin's agency, MSteam Entertainment.
MSteam Entertainment is a small company with only four artists. In addition to Son Ye-jin, there are also actors Lee Min-jung, Moon Chae-won and Wei Gongjun.
But as mentioned before, actors are not like idols, and the size of the agency is not decisive. Furthermore, Son Ye-jin has remained in MSteam since her debut, which shows that this company has merits.
In addition, once Goo Hara leaves, and Son Ye Jin is a fellow senior and has Zhou Kyung’s relationship, the conditions will not be better than the conditions for taking Shirley with her in the first place.
Naturally, Zhou Jing couldn't have any objections, so he invited Son Ye-jin to his home for dinner and a meeting with Hara. Son Ye-jin was much more convincing than him when she came to talk about this matter.
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"Okay, you guys are done talking, now you can eat."
"Brother, Ye Jin Oni and I are coming right now, hee hee..."
It seemed that the deal was settled. Zhou Jing finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. Ha La was not Shirley. The latter was obedient to Zhou Jing's words due to some experiences.
And Goo Hara is a typical person who is soft on the outside but strong on the inside. If she really wants to make up her mind, she will be the one that even nine bulls can't win back. Fortunately, Son Ye Jin stepped in, otherwise Zhou Jing may not be sure to dispel Hara's beautiful fantasy about KeyEast.
"Brother, what kind of dish is this? It's so mysterious." Goo Hara came over and immediately took aim at the casserole in the middle of the dining table.
She was interested in what was stewing on the stove from the moment she walked in. Coincidentally, Son Ye-jin became curious when Ha-ra told her about it. At this time, Zhou Jing slowly opened the lid of the pot and said with a smile:
"Haha, this is good stuff. I went to China Street to buy it specially. It's three-nine today. You and Yizhen will eat more later."
As the aroma hit their faces, Son Ye Jin and Goo Hara looked at each other, and then asked in unison:
"What kind of meat is this?"
"Braised mutton. You Koreans don't eat much mutton and always focus on Korean beef. If you ask me to say that mutton in the winter is king, do you understand?" Zhou Jing gave them a piece of meat and then motioned for the two of them to eat first.
Respectfully.
There is a tradition of eating mutton in Zhou Jing's hometown in winter. There are generally two ways to eat it, either braised red mutton or white-cut mutton. Then put the mutton in a hot pot and add cabbage, fried tofu, vermicelli, etc.
In fact, Zhou Jing prefers the pot base with half mutton and half haggis, but many girls don't like that, so he chose to make braised mutton.
"mutton?"
Son Ye-jin put the meat into her mouth doubtfully. Just as Zhou Jing said, Koreans rarely eat mutton. Even if they eat it, it is usually French-style lamb chops in Western food. Zhou Jing's method is unique.
Unexpectedly, Son Yejin's eyes lit up in the next second. She melted in her mouth, was fat but not greasy, and had a light milky fragrance, which made her couldn't help but praise:
"Dafa, it's so delicious. It turns out that mutton is so fragrant."
"Haha, of course."
While talking, Zhou Jing gave Son Ye Jin another piece of mutton. As for Goo Hara, she had eaten three pieces of mutton in the blink of an eye without his help. At this time, Zhou Jing continued to talk,
"Yizhen, let me test you. Do you know how to write the Chinese character for "fresh"?"
"Moya?" x2
Son Ye Jin and Goo Hara were confused by the question. They didn't understand why Zhou Jing suddenly asked them to test their Chinese character skills. When Zhou Jing saw this, he didn't say anything and just smiled, then returned to the kitchen.
Son Yizhen and the others looked over, curious as to what kind of riddle Zhou Jing was playing, but they saw him taking out a plate from the pot and then turning on the oil pot to heat up the oil.
"Stab it..."
Zhou Jing poured hot oil on the dinner plate. The movement frightened Son Ye Jin and Goo Hara, but before they could react, Zhou Jing had already returned with the plate.
"You guys try it, steamed seabass, hey, it's freshly killed alive. This thing is much more difficult to get than mutton in Korea, haha..." Zhou Jing said angrily.
"Brother zzang, Salanghei..." Goo Hara took off her chopsticks without saying anything.
Don't forget, she has been to Zhou Jing's hometown, and she still remembers this dish. Son Ye-jin followed closely, and soon her eyes became sad.
If I had known he had such skills, I should have slept with him when we first met him. Assi, Krystal is really taking advantage of him, Son Ye-jin thought bitterly while eating fish.
How does Zhou Jing know the mental journey of his close relative? He is still proudly popularizing science.
"There is no better delicacy in the world than the word 'fresh'. Fish and sheep are fresh. Yizhen, how does it taste?"
"Well, it's pretty good." Sun Yezhen looked up at Zhou Jing, then shouted dissatisfiedly with a cold expression on her face,
"Yeah, Zhou Jing, you're going too far. It seems like this is my first time eating your cooking, huh..."
The words were more coquettish than reproachful. Goo Hara didn't say anything after hearing it, but her pretty eyes kept looking back and forth at Zhou Jing and Son Ye Jin. Maybe she was already thinking of something.
"Hey, no matter what, if you want to eat from now on, I'll do it for you." Zhou Jing replied casually before he noticed Son Yejin's strangeness.
"Jinjia? That's settled. How about you come to my house and cook me a meal another day?" Sun Yezhen made the request without hesitation.
"Cooking? No problem, don't mention one meal, just eat as many meals as you like, haha..." Zhou Jing agreed without any doubt.
Apart from anything else, Son Ye-jin took care of Sulli first and then Goo Hara. There was no way Zhou Kyung could refuse her no matter what.
Unexpectedly, Goo Hara was speechless when she saw this situation. She thought to herself, I have a brother. Do you want to eat? I'm afraid I will take the opportunity to eat you. Why don't you have any sense of self-protection? Really...
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No, for the sake of Crystal and Shirley, Goo Hara decided to remind Zhou Jing aloud, but at this moment Zhou Jing's cell phone suddenly rang, showing that it was still an unknown caller.
"Oh, don't compete..."
"Anihasay, Zhou Jing Agassi, it's me."
"Inside?"
Zhou Jing felt that the voice sounded familiar. After a while, he remembered who the other person was, so he smiled and said:
"Minji, is that you?"
"Hey, Agassi, I will arrive in Seoul tomorrow. Can I treat you to dinner tonight?"
"Arnie, don't you have to go to school?"
"Haha, Agassi, we are on winter vacation."
"Okay, forget about this, then come to the company to see me, and we'll get together in the evening."