Chapter three hundred and forty-ninth, nothing to be courteous
Jung Soo Jung is a member of the girl singing group fx. She didn’t want to come over to drink with her, but their SM company artist director Lee Soo Man said:
The person here today is a distinguished guest, so be sure to entertain him well. If you make any mistakes, just wait for them to be hidden away!
Lee Soo Man has great authority in their company, and no artist dares to go against her words.
Her friend Cui Xueli was kicked out of the group because she was disobedient.
Female celebrities like them have a very low status in a male-dominated society like South Korea.
On the surface, he looks glamorous, but secretly he is forced to do a lot of dirty things.
In fact, she is doing pretty well, because she has American citizenship and is much less oppressed than other Korean female stars.
She has worked as a waiter many times, and whenever the guests have other requests, she refuses to comply.
Although the company was dissatisfied with her, she did not dare to push her too far.
After all, the difference between forcing a Korean female star and an American female star to death is huge.
Koreans, including the president, feel weak when they see Americans, and they don't dare to offend American daddy.
Jung Soo-jing feels extremely lucky for her father's decision to immigrate. If she hadn't been born in the United States, how miserable would she be now?
Her sister debuted earlier than her, and she has repeatedly told her to pay attention to various rules in the entertainment industry, and to use her nationality to protect herself in critical situations.
Zheng Xiujing looked at Zhang Yida and said in her heart: He is so handsome! However, compared with his Oppa, he is still a little behind!
I hope that the young man in front of me will not be too cynical!
"Jin Changhan, what is going on?"
Zhang Yida was a little speechless. Didn't he say he wouldn't "order"? Why are he still "serving"?
Jin Changhan smiled "hehe" and said: "President, let's drink! How can we not have a few girls to accompany us? It would be boring to drink.
The girls in front of you are members of fx, the most popular girl group in the Republic of Korea. They are both good-looking and talented. You can also let them perform singing and dancing for you later."
Zhang Yida felt that something was wrong, but given the national conditions of Korea, why should we go to the country and do as the Romans do?
"Excuse me... are you Mr. Zhang Yida?" A girl with a bun and a delicate face asked in smooth Chinese.
"Do you know me?" Zhang Yida looked at the girl. Unexpectedly, even Korean female stars recognized him.
"Haha, you are China's best young entrepreneur, how could I not recognize you?"
Zhang Yida was a little surprised and asked: "Are you Chinese?"
"Yes, my name is Song Qian. I am from Qingdao and now a member of the group fx." The girl began to introduce herself.
Zhang Yida didn't pay much attention to the entertainment industry in his previous life or this life, and he didn't have much impression when the girl announced her family background.
But he really wanted to ask the other party: If Haohao doesn't stay in China, how can he come to South Korea to make an announcement?
"Mr. Zhang, can we sit somewhere?" Song Qian pointed to the empty seat next to Zhang Yida.
"You can do whatever you want!"
Zhang Yida stood up and called Jin Changhan out of the room.
After Zheng Xiujing and others sat down, they all asked Song Qian in a low voice: Who is that young man? Are you Chinese?
Song Qian was more thoughtful and nodded to acknowledge that she was Chinese, but did not disclose Zhang Yida's personal information.
Zheng Xiujing guessed that it was definitely not as simple as Song Qian said, and there must be something wrong with it.
"Is he a son of a Chinese plutocrat?" Zheng Xiujing asked aloud.
"Children of the chaebol?"
Song Qian shook her head, looked at the curious eyes of her companions, and explained: "Just an ordinary businessman!"
Zheng Xiujing didn't believe that an ordinary Chinese businessman, Li Xiuman, could ask her and others to come over and drink with her?
"President, please listen to my explanation."
After Jin Changhan followed Zhang Yida out of the door, he looked at Zhang Yida who looked unhappy and quickly explained: "I just met Mr. Li Xiuman, the director of SM, and he said he wanted to get to know you, the president.
Then I heard that we were drinking here, so I specially invited some celebrities to come over and drink with us.
In our country, the Republic of Korea, it is completely normal to ask female celebrities to accompany you for drinks. President, please don’t misunderstand me."
Zhang Yida was originally thinking, if you asked a female celebrity to accompany you to the bar, why did you find a Chinese? The key is that he recognized me.
Zhang Yida was wondering, is there a conspiracy in this? He had heard of SM, the largest entertainment company in South Korea.
But he really didn't know Li Xiuman. He showed courtesy for nothing and was either a traitor or a thief!
"Where is Li Xiuman? Take me to meet him!"
Zhang Yida decided to meet with Li Xiuman to see what his intentions were.
Jin Changhan nodded, turned around and walked into the private room again, after explaining something.
Then he took Zhang Yida and prepared to go find Li Xiuman.
"Song Qian, why is that gentleman gone? He hasn't come back for so long?"
The other girls in the team asked Song Qian because she was the only one who had a few words with Zhang Yida.
Song Qian looked around at the Blue Hole Company executives who were having a fight with the hostess, and felt that it was very awkward for the four of them to sit there!
"I don't know either!" Song Qian shook her head, a little disappointed. She finally met a rich man, but before she could say a few words, he disappeared.
"That's good, let's just leave! It's good that we don't have to drink with you." Zheng Xiujing suggested.
"It's better not to do it! If that gentleman comes back and we leave... Director Li will blame us!" The other girls reminded in a low voice.
"Wait a little longer! If we still don't see anyone, we'll call Director Li. We've completed the task."
Song Qian is also a little reluctant. The entertainment industry is a place where resources are competed for. She will not miss this opportunity to meet the rich.
On the other side, Jin Changhan led Zhang Yida into a private room, followed by Zhang Yida's four bodyguards.
Jin Changhan asked the waiter guarding the door to go into the private room to report, and then reminded Zhang Yida: President, don't be surprised if you see any exposure scenes later!
Ahem, this is what the entertainment industry is like!
Zhang Yida nodded and looked at the locked door, wondering what the scene was inside.
After a while, a middle-aged man wearing glasses followed the waiter and walked out of the private room, closing the door behind him.
He recognized Zhang Yida at a glance, came forward to shake hands with Zhang Yida enthusiastically, introduced with a smile on his face: "My dear Li Xiuman, I am very happy to meet Mr. Zhang!"
"Hello Mr. Li!"
Zhang Yida doesn't know much about Lee Soo Man, he only knows that he is the founder and soul of SM Company.
On the way here, Jin Changhan told him a lot about SM and Lee Soo Man.
I heard that there is internal strife among SM executives. The founder no longer holds the position of president and is mainly responsible for overseas business and exploring and cultivating artists.
"Mr. Zhang, let's change the room to talk! We just entertained the guests and it was a bit messy!"
Zhang Yida was not very interested in finding out what was in the room, so he nodded and said, "Anything is fine!"
Li Xiuman greeted Zhang Yida to a vacant private room. After a few people sat down, he began to say: "Although I am far away in South Korea, I have heard of Mr. Zhang's name! You are our "Light of Asia"!"
"It's an award, I don't dare take it!" Zhang Yida smiled and waved his hand. This title has been used so much that he doesn't care about it!
Li Xiuman seemed to know Zhang Yida very well. He added: "Green scooters and Musical.ly short video software are popular in European and American countries. Few Asian companies can do this. Zhang Yida is talented and definitely deserves this title."
"Mr. Li, you must have something to do with me! Just tell me clearly!"
Zhang Yida didn't want to exchange commercial praise with him, so he went straight to the topic.
"Mr. Zhang, do you know about the "Korean Restriction Order"?"
Zhang Yida is very vigilant, damn, he always brings up sensitive issues.
Why was the Korean restriction order issued? It's not because you guys are so full that you asked your beautiful father to mess up and deploy this system and that system.
It doesn’t look like a sovereign country at all!
"I am a businessman, and my main business is the Internet. I don't know much about this aspect, and I am not qualified to comment."
Zhang Yida's face was very serious and he did not want to express any opinions on these sensitive issues.
"Hey, the government's inaction is causing suffering for entertainment companies like us!"
Lee Soo Man was very emotional. Hallyu has been popular in Asia for nearly 20 years, and its biggest market is China.
After being tortured like this, all the years of hard work have been in vain!
Zhang Yida pursed his lips and said nothing. If Li Xiuman talked about this topic again, he would really leave.
"Let's not talk about this!"
Li Xiuman smiled and said: "Actually, I am quite interested in the Internet industry. I heard that Mr. Zhang's Blue Hole Company released a hit game a few days ago. Congratulations!"
"It's just a fluke. It's only been online for a few days. We still need to keep an eye on it!"
Li Xiuman nodded and said, "I am very interested in the software Musical.ly. Has Mr. Zhang ever thought about introducing it to South Korea?"
"In fact, preparations are already underway for this matter, but it has not been implemented yet!"
Zhang Yida smiled and said, "Mr. Li knows my company quite well!"
"Mr. Zhang, don't get me wrong! I'm just curious about how you have created so many successful companies at such a young age, so I learned more about you."
Zhang Yida didn't believe this explanation. Through Jin Changhan, he had almost judged that Li Xiuman definitely had an agenda.
Otherwise, why would I send you a female star?
"SM is the largest and most successful entertainment agency in South Korea, and has signed contracts with many popular stars and groups.
I think Mr. Zhang’s Musical.ly can strengthen cooperation with our SM company.
For example, in South Korea, we set up a joint venture short video company to jointly develop the platform."
The fox's tail is exposed. It turns out that he saw the popularity of the short video and wanted to take a piece of the pie.
"Mr. Li, I'm sorry. Musical.ly is an APP for global users, and there is no precedent for establishing a joint venture in a certain country.
In the future, we do not plan to establish a joint venture! If SM is interested in cooperation, we welcome investment."
Lee Soo Man asked again: "What is the valuation of Musical.ly?"
"$15 billion!"
Li Xiuman was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said with a smile: "It's too expensive! We can't afford to invest in it!"
Zhang Yida did not answer the call. Is this company something that your small country Entertainment Company can get your hands on? A consortium like Samsung is not far behind.
"It is indeed a pity. Mr. Zhang will not consider setting up a joint venture with our SM in South Korea?"
Zhang Yida smiled and said: "This is not in line with our company's operating strategy, but if SM is interested, it can carry out some cooperation with us."
"How to cooperate?" Li Xiuman asked again.
“Musical.ly has reached cooperation with a multinational consortium in Southeast Asia and will definitely win this market.
Doesn’t SM have so many celebrities?
You can open an account at Musical.ly, and we can package and promote them to all Asia.
Of course, forget it about China! Let’s not talk about this.”
Zhang Yida turned to look at Li Xiuman, "In short, it's very simple. I will help you promote celebrities and increase their online reputation, and you let SM's stars help us promote the Musical.ly software."