On June 10, 2002, Jung Hee-yi, who had just celebrated his 18th birthday with his sister and brother-in-law five days earlier, boarded a plane from Incheon Airport to Seoul to Yenching, where he will stay for two weeks to defend his thesis and then officially graduate from Yenching Film Academy. After graduation, his exchange at Kyung Hee University should theoretically be over, but after two hours of talking with President Cho Jung-won, Jung Hee-yi agreed to finish the academic year. According to his words, this may be the first and last time he will go to school in South Korea, and he still has to save some face for Kyung Hee University, and Zhao Zhengyuan has also taken care of him a lot in the past six months, as for the next president Kim Byungmo, hey, Zheng Xiyi has not forgotten the calculation of him at the opening ceremony.

On July 1, 2002, Zheng Xiyi boarded the plane again, but this time not to Seoul, but to the United States, because he was going to Los Angeles to meet the fugitive founder of S.M: Lee so-man.

"Anihasse, Director Li Xiuman, NIM, I'm Zheng Xiyi, I was disturbed by the first meeting. Zheng Xiyi solemnly bowed ninety degrees. No matter what the outside world says about Lee so-man, this person has single-handedly created S.M, the largest brokerage and entertainment company in South Korea, and has been at the top for decades, and his Korean Tiantuan and top IDOL have never been cut off from generation to generation, and he is definitely a strong man worthy of respect.

"Anihasse, Zheng Xiyi XI, I'm Li Xiuman, but don't be so polite, this is not South Korea, speaking of which, you are the host and I am the guest. Li Xiuman stepped forward to help Zheng Xiyi with both hands, and looked at the young man in front of him kindly.

Li Xiuman, who has been the leader of S.M for thirteen years, is by no means difficult to see at a glance whether a person can become a star, and Zheng Xiyi in front of him is not a shining starlight, but a calm atmosphere, neither humble nor arrogant. Li Xiuman couldn't help but be secretly surprised in his heart, Zheng Xiyi became famous in one fell swoop when he was a child star, but he has also seen countless child stars in South Korea and the United States, but he has never seen anyone who can have the aura of a top movie star, and even among the top movie stars in South Korea now, only a handful of powerful people have such an aura.

Jung Hee-yi is also looking at Lee so-man, a legend in the Korean entertainment industry who is just 50 years old this year, and his famous little eyes are still radiating a sharp light despite being covered by glasses. To tell the truth, Li Xiuman is not good-looking, with dark skin and small eyes, but the prestige that he has cultivated over the years of ruling S.M Company has not shrunk at all because he is avoiding crime in the United States.

The two looked at each other for a moment, Li Xiuman laughed, and pulled Zheng Xiyi into the room, "Oh, you see I'm all confused, I actually stood at the door with Xiyi XI like this, come and come, come in and talk." To be honest, I was really surprised to meet Xiyi XI for the first time today. ”

Zheng Xiyi hurriedly and politely helped Li Xiuman, half a step behind Li Xiuman, and followed Li Xiuman into the living room with a smile, "Director Li NIM is not polite, just call me Xiyi." I just don't know where I surprised Director Lee?"

Li Xiuman walked to the sofa and stretched out his hand to signal Zheng Xiyi to sit down, then walked to the kitchen and took out a cup while pouring coffee and said, "I'm sorry, my wife is not in very good health, and she didn't come down to greet you when she rested upstairs, and I can only do this to entertain you, okay with coffee?"

Zheng Xiyi hurriedly stood up, "It's okay, it's okay, Director Li NIM, I'm a junior, you really don't have to be so polite." ”

Li Xiuman brought the coffee over and handed it to Zheng Xiyi, and when Zheng Xiyi solemnly took the cup, he shook his hand, and motioned for Zheng Xiyi to sit down, and he also sat on the sofa opposite, picked up the coffee and took a sip, "I'll call you Xiyi, don't call me IUM, just call me Uncle Man." ”

Zheng Xiyi excused himself twice, and seeing that Li Xiuman insisted, he had to open his mouth to call Uncle Man, and Li Xiuman laughed a few times with satisfaction, "Where did we just go?" Oh, unexpectedly...... I've seen a lot of celebrities, not counting the ones in the company, they are all my students, and they all have to give me face. Among the other people, there are definitely no more than ten fingers to have such an aura as Xiyi, if Xiyi is thirty or forty years old this year, it is not an accident, but Xiyi is only 18 years old this year, right?"

"Inside, just 18 years old, last month's birthday on the 5th. Zheng Xiyi nodded.

"Just 18 years old, with such a star aura, Xiyi is the first person I have ever seen in my life. Li Xiu looked at Zheng Xiyi with emotion, he was also born in June, but in 1952.

"Uncle Man is too award-winning, and he is far from my predecessors. Zheng Xiyi felt that if S.M's idol and trainees were on the scene, their jaws would drop in shock, and they were completely a kind uncle image, and it was estimated that only BoA in the whole S.M company could enjoy this kind of treatment.

"My eyes never look at the wrong person, so Xiyi doesn't need to be humble. Li Xiuman smiled and nodded Zheng Xiyi with his hand, and Zheng Xiyi had no choice but to smile shyly.

"Let's talk about it, after flying for more than ten hours to meet me, a fugitive in the United States, Xiyi must have something to discuss with me. ”

"Inside, Uncle Man. Zheng Xiyi nodded, "I met President Xu Daxin NIM last month, and I heard him introduce that Uncle Man, you proposed that S.M Company sign a brokerage contract with me. ”

"Yes, I proposed it to the board of directors, is there any problem? Not satisfied with the contract?" Lee so-man was a little strange, the Jeonseong contract plus the signing fee of 300 million won should not be dissatisfied.

Zheng Xiyi waved his hand again and again, "If someone is not satisfied with that kind of contract, then there is no satisfactory contract in this world." It's just that I have some personal thoughts about the contract and want to discuss it with Uncle Man...... Oops, I don't know what to say, it's just ...... The contract was so good that I couldn't take it. ”

Li Xiuman looked at the young man in front of him, he was silent for a while, and the originally comfortable sitting posture with his back against the sofa slowly straightened up, and from this moment on, he really put Zheng Xiyi in an equal position that needed to be dealt with full attention. A contract like that, anyone else would sign it without hesitation, but Zheng Xiyi didn't sign it, and he didn't continue to talk to Xu Daxin, but he came all the way to the United States to find himself, which is by no means something that an 18-year-old boy can do, even a genius boy can't.

"Oh, what kind of ideas do you have, Xiyi, you say it, let's talk about it. Li Xiuman's speed of speech has decreased a lot, and his intensity has also increased a lot.

"First of all, Jeonseong is very good, but it's too good, it's not in line with the rules of South Korea. If I sign S.M, it means that I will continue to mix in the Korean entertainment industry in the future, and then I can't violate the rules of the Korean entertainment industry. Of course, I also like money, and S.M's ability to give me a fully completed contract really scares me, but I'm not worth the price, and I still have this self-knowledge. Zheng Xiyi also said to Li Xiuman with a serious face.

Li Xiuman pondered for a moment, "Well, this is the second surprise you gave me today, Xiyi, I was surprised and pleasantly surprised. If you can think about the contract in this way today, the future is limitless. So what do you want to do?"

"Sanqi, this is the value I set for myself from the beginning, although this is also much beyond the existing rules in South Korea, but if it were me, no one would be able to say anything. Zheng Xiyi said with a little pride.

Li Xiuman thought about it and nodded, with Zheng Xiyi's fame, this share is still very appropriate, he asked suspiciously: "If it's just this question, you should be able to talk to Xu Daxin, right?"

"Yes, Uncle Man, but I don't want to sign under S.M. Zheng Xiyi's words made Li Xiuman's eyes instantly sharper, "I want to create a new company under S.M, I personally invest 49%, S.M accounts for 30%, Uncle Man accounts for 21%, of course, S.M is responsible for providing resources, in addition, I want the right of first refusal of S.M's equity." ”

Although Lee so-man is still calm on the face, his heart is already turbulent, and the teenager in front of him can no longer be judged as a genius, even JYP's Park Jin-young and YG's Yang Hyun-seok have never brought him such a shock.

"Xiyi...... You're really a surprise to me. Li Xiuman suddenly felt that he was indeed a little old, "Can you tell me why?"

"First of all, S.M itself is a brokerage company that focuses on the cultivation and operation of IDOL, and it doesn't really play much role for me to join, to put it mildly, S.M also has no film and television resources for me to use. The only thing that impresses me is the sincerity given by S.M, but this sincerity is also proposed by you, Uncle Man. Zheng Xiyi's eyes showed a hint of gratitude, and Li Xiuman waved his hand to indicate that this was nothing.

"Second, if I join S.M. like this, it may have a bad impact on S.M. Although S.M is the largest brokerage and entertainment company in South Korea, if you talk about the influence of the film and television industry alone, Sidus is the largest, because it not only has a large number of actors, but also has Korean chaebols such as SK standing behind it. My joining S.M only warns a film-based agency like Sidus, and it's hard to say what they're going to do with S.M. Zheng Xiyi's words made Li Xiuman nod, this point really needs to be considered, stepping on the line is always the biggest taboo in the industry. If it's just a rookie actor cultivated by S.M itself, companies like Sidus won't care at all, but if it's an international star like Zheng Xiyi, it means that S.M wants to fully enter the film and television industry.

"Third, the direct S.M is not suitable for me, and putting me under the S.M banner will not only attract the ban of the outside world, but also cause trouble within the company. ”

Li Xiuman was a little puzzled, "What trouble will there be in the company?"

Zheng Xiyi smiled bitterly, "Although it's a bit arrogant to say this, my debut time is not easy to calculate, and my popularity is not easy to calculate, but my age is only 18 years old, and the artists who have debuted in the company should not know how to face me, and ...... I'm still a boy......"

Li Xiuman suddenly realized. Zheng Xiyi said that it is not easy to calculate, in fact, it means that I debuted too early, my popularity is too high, and I am only 18 years old, what should you do if you let the artists in this company see Zheng Xiyi? To calculate according to the time of his debut in South Korea, Zheng Xiyi must be a junior, but this junior's popularity in South Korea is too high, and if you really want to take him as a junior, you will be ANTI to death; if you count it according to the debut time in the United States, what will these artists in the company think, maybe they will do something. And the last sentence of the boy is even more secretive, Zheng Xiyi would be easier to do if he was a girl, but he is a boy, what if the female artists and female trainees in the company have the idea of hugging their thighs and make any scandals. It's not that Zheng Xiyi is a decent gentleman or pretending to be forced, but this circle is like this, there are all kinds of strange things in order to be famous, if you really want to put Zheng Xiyi in the company, it is possible for those girls to do crazy things for the sake of getting ahead.

Li Xiuman picked up the coffee cup and lowered his head and took a sip of it, using this action to cover up his expression and eyes that could not be held back, how did Zheng Xiyi's parents give birth to and how they were taught, they are simply a demon! The three reasons Zheng Xiyi said are indeed very sufficient, so sufficient that Li Xiuman is speechless, and only by letting Zheng Xiyi sign an independent subsidiary under S.M can solve these problems.