Chapter Ninety-Four
In the afternoon, it was not only Park Young-jun who followed Won Sung, but also Kwon Bo-geun.
When a few people came over, the bored Ahn Jun Hyuk and Taeyeon were still playing poker, Taeyeon was not good at the level, he had a beard on his face, and when he ran to open the door, he startled Kwon Bo Geun, and when he saw Ahn Jun Hyuk covered in bandages, his whole body was about to collapse.
Since the two have partnered, Ahn Junhyuk has never let him feel at ease, which artist under other families is like Ahn Junhyuk, who gets a little injured every now and then causes some trouble, and then sets off a storm that makes him feel cold when he thinks about it, some people fall from a height and are penniless from a great place, and some people may even lose their lives.
If it was before, he would still dare to say a few words, but unfortunately now that the identities and status of the two sides have changed, he really doesn't know how to persuade him except for sighing.
But Ahn Junhyuk looked at him and endured it, and smiled and comforted: "I'm fine, don't look at the bag is very serious, it's just a small injury." Everything is normal for the company these days, right?"
Hearing him mention the company, Quan Baogen remembered his purpose for coming, and said: "It's all normal, the DVD of "The King's Man" has been put on the shelves yesterday according to your plan, and the peripheral products are also sold in Lotte Mart and E Mart, the response is very good, the craze of the movie is at its peak, and now is the time to blindly follow the trend, especially the kind of small puppet you used in the movie, after being made into a hanging chain, the sales are extremely hot." What's more troublesome is that there are already imitations from manufacturers today, although they are only found in Dongdaemun for the time being, but if they are left alone, I believe that large-scale piracy will soon be formed...... The same is true for DVDs, where piracy is mainly concentrated on the Internet. Spread through major communities. ”
An Junhyuk nodded: "Imitate the surrounding manufacturers, sue one if you catch one, don't be stingy with lawyer fees." In terms of online piracy, let the public relations department pay more attention, actively communicate with the community website, and ask them to delete it, otherwise they will be sued in court. ”
Piracy is a pain in the heart of every production and distribution company in the entertainment industry, and it is also the most difficult killer, and there is no good way to deal with it, but it can only be sanctioned through legal means.
"That's the case. Will our reaction be too violent?" If you are really powerful, J.H has contacts to help with OEM, or you can't see this profit at all, but the community website is a little troublesome.
Because of the more influential community. All have a background in large portals.
But Ahn Joon-hyuk didn't care. smiled: "Just do it." Where do they care about this little thing now? ”
Quan Baogen doesn't care about the Internet industry, so he naturally doesn't know what has happened to the major websites secretly with the government. The online real-name system that was put into trial operation at the end of last year was probably because of several fan conflicts with him. It received widespread support from all walks of life and gave the government a strong excuse, so in April, after a few months of trial operation, the government repeatedly made a vague mention of expanding the scale of the websites involved when it was amending the Act on Promotion of the Use of Information and Communications Networks and Information Protection.
Some officials from the Ministry of Information and Communications have also taken a tougher tone in relevant interviews.
The government's determination to implement the real-name system on the Internet is unprecedentedly strong, which has also led to the Internet industry being in mourning.
After all, the scope of the real-name system is only for Korean websites, and does not include overseas websites, and there is no restriction on overseas access, and many netizens who are unwilling to log in to their personal information have begun to reduce their visits to domestic websites and speak freely on overseas websites.
Some time ago, a survey showed that dozens of websites that are currently within the scope of the trial operation of the real-name system have seen an average daily drop of more than 50%.
For many large portals, this terrible user loss data can even determine the life and death of a website and a company, in the face of such a threat, how can anyone be safe, real-name system for ordinary people, celebrities, politicians, may be an excellent policy, but for the Internet industry is a life--catcher - and the future facts have also proved that the real-name system is completely powerless to control slander and rumors.
As a result, the relationship between the Internet companies and the government has become extremely strained, and the capitalist society, when a policy hinders the circulation and development of capital, then the so-called patriotism will be left behind.
Of course, these are all digressions, Ahn Junhyuk is not ready to get involved in the domestic Internet industry for the time being, and these are just watching a show, and even to a certain extent, he hopes that the contradictions between those Internet companies and the government are as acute as possible, only then, when the government that tries to control public opinion becomes more and more unbearable, it will naturally attack Internet companies for various reasons and force them to submit.
For the government, the most effective means of cracking down on Internet companies is naturally to seize their sore feet in spreading piracy.
This is more in the interest of J.H.
Kwon Bo Gen came with him today, not just because of the problem of piracy, so after An Junhyuk made a decision, he didn't say more, and began to talk about his real purpose, he took out a few faxes from the briefcase he carried with him and handed them to An Junhyuk, saying: "This is a document sent by Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan yesterday, they hope to win the overseas distribution rights of "The King's Man" in Japan and Taiwan, and the document is the quotation and ancillary conditions. ”
Sony?
Ahn Jun-hyuk was stunned for a moment, and said with a somewhat surprised smile: "How could this giant fall in love with "Wang Nan", it won't be because we defeated "Memoirs of a Geisha" in South Korea, so they can't be angry over there, and they want to buy our overseas copyright and not release it, right?"
Kwon Bo Geun naturally knew that Ahn Jun Hyuk's rhetorical question was just a joke, "Memoirs of a Geisha" made a lot of money for Sony in Japan, the second largest box office in the world, how can it be compared to the box office in South Korea, he shrugged: "I don't understand either." ”
He still remembers that the reason why J.H sold the overseas distribution rights was because Ahn Jun-hyuk analyzed that the overseas prospects of "Wang Nan" were not good, and later the company's planning department had to pessimistically agree with his analysis.
Because the ethnic traces of "Wang Nan" are too strong, the historical style of the Joseon Dynasty really cannot form an appeal to overseas audiences, and the first impression of the historical background will greatly affect its audience - the fact that the companies that originally flocked to contact the distribution company were quickly withdrawn after the final screening. It also proves this in disguise.
Quan Baogen doesn't believe that Sony can't find out about this problem, although Sony has always been a well-known wrongdoer in the circle, often buying and producing bad movies, but the vision should not be so bad.
After a few laughs, Ahn Joon-hyuk flipped through the papers.
Sony's offer is modest, hoping that J.H. will sell the distribution rights in Japan and Taiwan for a total of $7 million, although this offer seems shabby compared to the $100 million box office of "Wang Nan" in South Korea, but this is almost the highest price for Korean films in recent years.
Frowning at this offer, Ahn Junhyuk couldn't figure out what Sony's nerves were. And there is only one additional condition after that - I hope he agrees to Sony's invitation. Travel to Japan and Taiwan to cooperate with the publicity!
After thinking about it, he closed the file and looked at Quan Baogen: "What do you think?"
"I want you to say yes. Kwon Bo-geun said, "No matter what the purpose of Sony's invitation is this time. But to be able to work with this Big Mac. It has contributed greatly to the development of J.H. We are a new company. Nothing is lacking, especially overseas channels, although it is too early to say that it is too early to open up overseas markets. But the local market is so big, one day we have to get out of the rut, we have to take precautions!"
Ahn Jun-hyuk shook his head, "I understand this, it's just that I don't like overseas activities very much. ”
"But at present, you are the only one in the company who has the strength to go to other countries, I didn't mention it before, because there is no opportunity, and now Sony's conditions are here, we have to think about it!"
What Kwon is saying is the truth, and J.H's future development will inevitably extend its business overseas, as many brokerage companies do. It's just that Ahn Jun-hyuk doesn't want to be the promoter himself, overseas activities will definitely take up his already small amount of time, and he has increasingly felt that there is not enough time.
After thinking for a moment, Ahn Joon-hyuk casually put the documents aside, "I'll think about it, put it for the time being, if it's okay, you ......" Before the words were finished, Taeyeon, who had been sitting on the edge of his bed, bowed his head and didn't know what he was thinking, pulled his arm, leaned into his ear and whispered a few words.
Kwon Bo-gen could see that Ahn Jun-hyuk was obviously stunned, and then he was a little helpless, "...... Uh, okay...... Uncle Bogeun, one more thing to trouble you, can you send Taeyeon to her dorm and wait for her to get some things before sending her back?"
He didn't say what to take, Quan Baogen was surprised for a moment, and then looked at the girl who blushed shyly, a little suddenly, and said with a dry smile: "Hehe, of course you can, then...... Taeyeon, shall we leave now?"
Taeyeon didn't dare to say a word, nodded and followed him out the door with a blushing face.
Girls live outside, and there are many inconvenient places, most of which involve privacy that cannot be mentioned, such as a change of underwear, such as ...... Menstrual period......
Taeyeon is now covered with injuries all over her body, and she can't buy it temporarily, and she can't ask Won Sung and Lance to help buy it, and the only choice is to go back to the dormitory to get it.
Kwon Bo-geun is old, purely in terms of age, he can almost be Taeyeon's father, and although he was a little embarrassed, he didn't pay too much attention to it, and after the two said goodbye to Won Sung and Park Young-joon, who were waiting outside, he helped him slowly go downstairs, and when he got in the car, he remembered to ask Taeyeon about his injuries.
When he learned that her toe, thumb, and nail were injured and the whole thing was turned up, Kwon Bo-geun frowned: "The girl group that SM planned before is still there, right?"
Taeyeon nodded.
"In that case, it's not a good time for you to get injured this time, there are some things that shouldn't have been said to you, Li Xiuman, the plan of the girl group, has always disagreed, and the failure of Heavenly Zhixi also confirmed his analysis of the girl group market. Therefore, the girl group being planned may be the only girl group of SM in recent years...... I say this, you understand, right?"
"Hmm!" Taeyeon replied, "I'll have to wait a few more years at most, I'm not in a hurry." ”
"Huh. Kwon Bo-geun smiled, slowly playing the steering wheel, outside the car window, the gradually clear sky was slanting, flickering between the rapidly retreating buildings, he looked at Taeyeon from the rearview mirror, shook his head and said, "You are not in a hurry, he is in a hurry!"
As he spoke, he sighed secretly.
He didn't know what Ahn Joon-hyuk and Taeyeon had gone through, and they were both injured, but just now Taeyeon didn't shy away from telling Ahn Jun-hyuk about his privacy requirements, and Ahn Jun-hyuk was not unusual.
And he knew that something had changed...... (To be continued......)