However, Li Yuanmin's words seem to reveal the message that he wants to take the ship of our company. ”

Song Ki-beom muttered with half-squinted eyes.

Imperial Entertainment is under observation and scrutiny from many forces in the circle all the time.

The company can be said to be a little stronger every day than the previous day.

More and more small and medium-sized companies are being secretly acquired by Imperial Entertainment.

Maybe the public doesn't know, but the bosses of those companies in the circle must know.

"Forget it, let's observe whether this newcomer group has any potential, and report back to the president when we have time. ”

is also a pure style, Song Ki-beom thought of the previous Lee Hyun-cheol, who once mentioned Woollim's new girl group in front of him.

The words made no secret of his appreciation for the new girl group member who had not yet debuted.

Now that I think about it, it seems that Woollim, the girl group that is going to come out in November, is also pure.

In this way, it seems that there are two more new groups that have walked the wind clearly.

"Do these people think that the past few years have been a period of recovery for the girl group? ”

The girl groups that have debuted in the past few years, everyone who has heard of them flashed in Song Ki-beom's mind.

Loen's Fiestar, Tiger's EXID, Han Fatzi's AOA, Pledis' HelloVenus, TS's SANAMOO, and so on.

The star-making ability of each of these companies is not particularly bad, but these girl groups are all hitting the streets without exception after trying various styles.

And Song Ki-bum thought about it again, a few months ago there was a small company called RBW that launched a four-member group that seemed to be called MAMAMOO.

The lineup of the debut song can be described as very strong, with the help of many seniors such as Baek Ji-young , Jung Jun-young and so on, but the result was not welcomed.

Now it seems that in recent years, these girl groups have walked the style of grievances, the style of the women's orchestra, the style of purity, the style of sexiness and so on.

Among them, counting HelloVenus and SANAMOO, which have already debuted, if you add Woollim and WM's upcoming girl groups.

Pure style is still the style of choice for many companies.

But this style is not easy to walk.

There's an Apink on it, and there's a Girls' Generation on it, and their images and labels are already deeply rooted in people's hearts.

And Apink is now on the rise, and OhMyGirl, which WM Entertainment is about to launch, has no power to fight in front of them at all.

How is the operation and planning ability of this company, you can see one or two from the previously launched men's group.

Regular, second-line in the popular area.

But after all, he has won one of the three major platforms, and his strength is still there, and his earning ability and fan base are relatively stable.

According to Song Ki-beom's thoughts, WM, a new group, should go through a long period of hard work after their debut.

Apink's company used to be CUBE, but now it's Loen, and WM doesn't even have a backing, so it's just going it alone.

When Apink transforms like Girls' Generation, maybe they will usher in a special plane that will break through in popularity and influence.

"Let's wait and see, if the results are slightly higher than expected, it's like the chairman explained the plan to acquire WM. ”

Acquisition of WM Entertainment, which was suddenly raised by Song Ki-beom.

At present, the biggest vacancy in Imperial Entertainment is that there is no boy group, or in the future, it will not be able to focus on the boy group.

Although there are many male trainees with good strength inside, with Li Xianzhe's character of striving for excellence.

Only by buying companies that already have a boy group in the outside world is more cost-effective.

On the one hand, it can fill the gap in this area of the company, and on the other hand, it can also give the company more time to prepare.

According to the news reported by the secretary just now, WM Entertainment plans to replace the company's building next year, on the side of World Cup Road in Mapo-gu.

Song Ki-bum knew that it could be said that many companies in Seoul, except for the Cheongdam-dong area, were basically in Mapo-gu, and some companies even faced each other across the road.

But according to Song Ki-beom's analysis, WM Entertainment only relied on the group B1A4 to build a new building.

The company's finances should have reached a limit, and there should not be much money on hand.

The chaebol companies in Seoul may have little interest in such small companies, but that doesn't mean Imperial Entertainment doesn't.

In fact, since Lee Hyun-chul returned to China, the pace of acquiring other companies has slowed down a little compared to the past few years, but that doesn't mean it hasn't stopped.

Yedang Entertainment of Sinshadong Tigers, FNC of Han Seung-ho, BigHit of Bang Si-hyuk, Starship of the Golden Age......

After Li Xianzhe returned to China, these companies were all purchased by Imperial Entertainment from time to time in the form of funds.

Some are from other members of the board, while others are from private sector fractional shares.

Perhaps it is to completely eliminate those different voices to a minimum, and these companies are secretly and slowly proceeding.

Even Song Ki-beom can faintly feel that the next time Imperial Entertainment holds an all-staff meeting, the company will definitely re-show itself in front of the world with a new look.

A year ago S. M bought a 17% stake in Woollim Entertainment and became the majority shareholder of the company.

And Song Ki-beom began to focus on this company because of this phone call.

This call, coupled with Li Yuanmin's occasional attitude, made Song Ki-beom gradually make up his mind to let the people in the company evaluate the value of WM Entertainment first.

To be precise, the company's current employees are either transferred from other companies or have changed jobs from other companies.

But there is a common characteristic, there is not much experience in the operation and planning of the men's group.

Starship has only one Boyfriend, and it goes without saying how far this group has hit the streets.

Although the DSP has the SS501, their style line is more biased towards the RB market.

Not to mention FNC, unless it's a staff member of the three major societies, but this kind of talent is very precious to everyone, and it's difficult to borrow, and it costs a lot of money to dig it up.

And WM happens to have a precedent in this area, although it is not a success, but it is already a miracle in a small company, which is exactly what Imperial Entertainment needs.

Just as Song Ki-beom was deep in thought, the secretary, who had sorted out all the documents, spoke.

"There are more original things than the current ones, but the PR and publicity department has eliminated some useless or repetitive ones, and finally screened and sorted out the results, all here. ”

The secretary replied honestly, and the two bespectacled girls didn't understand.

Why would the president in their eyes suddenly be interested in a small company with only one idol group?

"I see. ”

Song Ki-beom nodded and spoke to one of the secretaries.

"You go to the legal department and ask them to calculate the value of WM Entertainment, and if you look at it from an acquisition point of view, how much money you will have to invest. ”

Soon after, the departing secretary knocked on the door again, holding a thick document in his hand, "President, these are the materials of the CJEM subsidiaries you asked for before." ”

Following Song Jifan's side, these secretaries have also developed the ability to figure out people's hearts, and many words can be done directly without Song Jifan saying it explicitly.

"Put it on my desk. ”

While sipping the last glass of wine, Song Ki-beom moved to the office chair and sat down, slowly turning it open.