Lee so-man and Kim Young-min probably never expected that S.M would have so many surprises and ups and downs in 2009......

The company's first sister, Boa, had to return to Japan to prepare a new Japanese album after a failed trip to the United States, and Girls' Generation, which was almost thrown into the abyss last year, won "GEE" and "GENIE" Salted fish turned over and became a first-line girl group with the name of WONDER.GIRLS, and because WONDER.GIRLS went to the United States and there was a faint trend of overtaking, this girl idol group that collected the essence of S.M's ten years was finally on the right track; TVXQ's split has become a fact, and the so-called appeal is just a symbolic struggle; and worst of all, Han Geng, the only Chinese member of the super-large boy group SJ, took the opportunity to go to Huaxia to promote the new album in September to get out of the company's control, and officially submitted it to the Seoul Central District Court on December 21Application for "Exclusive Contract Void" lawsuit.

As soon as Han Geng's termination lawsuit was announced, the market value of S.M, which had been struggling to insist on more than 100 billion won, plunged again and fell directly to 90 billion won.

It was still Lee so-man's office, Kim Young-min's face was about to catch up with Lee so-man's big black face, and his tone was no longer as respectful as before, "Director NIM, do you have anything to say about the current situation?"

Although Li Xiuman was not happy with Jin Yingmin's tone, it was indeed all his pot this time, so he had to say in a muffled voice: "This time it was indeed my mistake, I didn't expect Huaxia to be so tough, hateful!"

Whether it is Boa, TVXQ or SJ are all artists under his jurisdiction, the only successful project Girls' Generation has not come out of the bottom in his hands, even now, Girls' Generation is nominally under the jurisdiction of Kim Young-min, not him Lee so-man, so the series of failures of S.M in 2009 can be said to be all the responsibility of Lee so-man, which made his authority in the company suffer the most serious blow, and the trust of both allies and neutral directors in him has been reduced to the lowest point.

Kim Young-min saw that Li Xiuman admitted his mistake, and he had to suppress the resentment in his heart, no matter what, Li Xiuman is now his biggest reliance, "Alas, forget it, Director NIM, this is not just your mistake, I am also responsible, I am now the president and CEO, and I am in the same boat as you." ”

Li Xiuman lifted his eyelids and looked at Kim Youngmin, and said insincerely: "Thank you, President Kim, for your support......"

If it was placed in the past, when Ai Hui did not have the idea of selling stocks, Kim Yingmin still had some value, but now there is definite news from Japan, Ai Hui and a South Korean company have reached a preliminary intention to start formal negotiations, if it goes well, Ai Hui will sell all the S.M shares in his hand to this South Korean company at the beginning of next year, that is to say, Kim Yingmin, the identity of Ai Hui's spokesperson has entered the countdown stage, so his so-called support is only the role of solidarity......

Of course, Kim Young-min also knows that he is more nervous about who the South Korean company that bought S.M's shares is. Ai Hui's senior management and the other party are very careful about secrecy, and his spokesperson, who is about to expire, has no use value, so more in-depth information cannot be obtained, and he can only hope that Li Xiuman has an answer now.

He cautiously probed: "That, Director Li NIM, have you been to Japan recently?"

Li Xiuman sighed and said, "Inside, I'll leave the day after tomorrow, it seems that this year's Christmas and New Year will be spent in Tokyo." ”

Kim Young-min's heart tightened, what Lee so-man meant was that he didn't even have time to take care of such a big trouble on the Korean side, so didn't it mean that the situation in Japan was urgent?

"Acquirer...... Who the hell is it? You know what?"

Lee so-man looked at Kim Young-min and said noncommittally, "Doesn't President Kim know?"

Jin Yingmin shook his head a little embarrassed, he turned out to be Ai Hui's spokesperson in S.M, theoretically his relationship with Ai Hui should be closer than Li Xiuman, but now he has to ask Li Xiuman about the inside story, how can he not be embarrassed.

Fortunately, Li Xiuman was not in the mood to appreciate Jin Yingmin's embarrassed look, and said with a stiff face: "I can't find out which one it is, I only know that it is an Internet company, music." ”

Kim Yingmin's spirits perked up when he heard this, as long as it wasn't Zheng Xiyi himself or a famous American game company!

Li Xiuman saw a hint of relief in Jin Yingmin's eyes, and snorted coldly and said, "Do you think Zheng Xiyi will stand in front of the stage so directly?"

Jin Yingmin suddenly became nervous again, frowned and asked, "You mean that this music Internet company is owned by Zheng Xiyi?"

Li Xiuman sighed and said, "Actually, it's almost the same as anyone's, could it be that if it's MELON, we can relax?"

Kim Youngmin's face changed drastically, "Could it be MELON?"

MELON IS AN ONLINE MUSIC WEBSITE OWNED BY LOEN ENTERTAINMENT, AND LOEN ENTERTAINMENT IS AN ENTERTAINMENT AGENCY OWNED BY SK, SO IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR MELON TO ACQUIRE THAT 17% OF THE SHARES, AND S.M WILL BE SWALLOWED UP BY LOEN.

Li Xiuman shook his head and said: "I don't know this, Ai Hui blocked the news very tightly, and it is the limit to know this." ”

Jin Yingmin frowned and pondered for a moment, suddenly his eyes lit up, but he quickly lowered his eyelids and hid his eyes, he found that he actually had nothing to be nervous about, whether the other party was Zheng Xiyi or not, it was a big deal for him not to be the president and CEO, but Li Xiuman was facing the most serious danger, and the S.M created by himself may change his surname!

"That'...... What are you going to do if the other party takes over 17% of the shares?" Kim Young-min tried to make his tone more caring.

Li Xiuman sneered in his heart, Jin Yingmin seemed to be concerned, but he actually wanted to find out if he could still sit firmly in the position of the largest shareholder! But he still had to give him a thorough understanding and stabilize Jin Yingmin, otherwise this guy might take advantage of the opportunity to go to Japan to find a backer. Although Kim Young-min is of little value to Lee so-man now, it is a good target for people who want to be **** Xiuman, not to mention anything else, the president and CEO also occupies a righteous name.

"President Jin, don't worry, I went to Japan this time to activate the right of first refusal, not to let Ai Hui sell all the shares to the other party, I will buy as many shares as possible to protect the position of the largest shareholder. Lee so-man also tried his best to have more power in his voice to strengthen Kim Young-min's confidence.

Jin Yingmin's heart moved, and said: "If you need help with funds, please Director Li NIM is not polite, I will do my best to support you!"

Li Xiuman's eyes flashed, and he said twice: "Okay, if there is a need, I will find President Jin first." ”

Jin Yingmin sighed in his heart, knowing that Li Xiuman would definitely not borrow money from him, and the right of first refusal did not include him, so he had to smile and say, "Then I wish you success!"

"Let's talk about the work arrangement at the beginning of the year......" Li Xiuman didn't want to talk more about this topic, so he took the opportunity to change the topic.

He doesn't have much cash in hand, but it's impossible to find Kim Young-min for financing, and God knows what traps will wait for him at that time, and he doesn't want Kim Young-min to have enough shares to become a registered director. What's more, although Li Xiuman went to Japan this time nominally to activate the preferential repurchase right, he actually wanted to try to use the preferential repurchase right to make a secret deal with the mysterious music Internet company, as long as the other party does not affect his position as the largest shareholder, any conditions can be discussed.

Kim Young-min picked up the folder and handed it to Lee so-man, "The official second album of Girls' Generation will be released next month, the MV for the title song has been filmed, the CD is also in production, and it will start shipping after the New Year, and other peripherals are ready." ”

Li Xiuman nodded, took the folder and asked while looking at it: "How are the activities during the singing period arranged, and are there any key points that I must know?"

SJ and TVXQ are not in a state of activity now, and S.M is the girlhood that can be used, and it must be fanfare to offset the negative impact of two consecutive termination lawsuits, although it is impossible to completely offset, but it can be recovered a little bit, the company's stock price is too dangerous.

A cold light flashed in Kim Young-min's eyes, and he said as relaxed as he could: "SUNNY and Yoo Lee continue to appear in "Youth Undefeated", Yoo Lee and Pani continue to host "SHOW! Music Center", Taeyeon's "Kiss Radio" will also continue, and will also regularly appear in KBS's new talk show "Winning Long Drive", and "Family Birth", "STARKING", and ...... are not fixed."

While listening to what Kim Young-min said, Lee so-man checked the itinerary listed on the document until the last page, suddenly stopped, raised his head and looked at Kim Young-min, "We are married?"

Kim Young-min nodded casually and said, "Seo Hyun's popularity once rushed to the top three after the Hongdae ANTI incident, but then it slowly declined, but after the broadcast of "Notes on Loved Ones" in August, his popularity has risen to a certain extent. In the past, the agent team thought that her sense of artistry was not good, so she rarely arranged for her to appear in variety shows alone, but judging from the effect of "Notes on Dearest" after it was broadcast, the audience actually liked her very much, but we didn't give her the opportunity to take the lead, and it just so happened that a couple in "I'm Getting Married" got off the bus, so I arranged for Xu Xian to participate. ”

Li Xiuman looked at Kim Young-min with a smile, and after a slight sigh, he picked up the pen and signed his name at the end, and then handed the folder to Kim Young-min and said, "It's really beyond my expectations, but since it was decided by President Kim himself, then I don't have any doubts." ”

Back in his office, Kim Young-min threw the folder on the table, picked up the phone and dialed it, and after the other party answered and said hello, Kim Young-min said: "Yongsu, the itinerary for the first quarter of next year has been reviewed by Director Li IM, no problem, just do it!"

Half an hour later, everyone in the practice room of Girls' Generation froze, and Xu Xian's eyes widened like copper bells, "MO?me? "We are married"?!"