Chapter 248: Starry Lights
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The artist groups under S.M. are basically all here. Including TVXQ (although there are only two people left), Heavenly Tomoki, Superjunior, Girls' Generation, Shinye, Function, etc., almost all of them were present.
The emcee is Superjunior's captain Lit, the best man is Choi Siwon, and the bridesmaid is Jessica.
Fortunately, the newlyweds and their appearance are quite high, so they were not set off by this pair of handsome men and beauties to become green leaves.
It is estimated that the groom is also a very important veteran employee of S.M., so the company will be so cooperative to leave room for the artists under its command at this point in time, as for how many team and individual activity arrangements will be adjusted for this purpose, as an outsider, it is unknown.
The wedding was held in a restaurant, and this floor of the restaurant was completely covered by the newlyweds, and there were security guards or assistants of S.M. company on duty at each entrance, so that those artists who were exposed to the camera all day long could rarely put down the reserved nature of a star and relax happily.
Probably this is the reason why Xu Xian said before that "outsiders will never be arranged", right?
It was really an internal gathering of S.M., and more specifically, an internal gathering of artists and agents. Most of the company's executive management personnel have not appeared, including the current president and several executive and non-executive directors.
However, according to the usual custom of Korean weddings, a pastor was invited to be present as a witness.
First of all, Little, as the master of ceremonies, announced the start of the wedding and said a lot of eulogies. He is also a member of the SuperJunior group who takes the DJ and MC development route, and he is the captain, so his eloquence is naturally excellent. After a few minutes of blessings, he blurted out, and he didn't even stumble.
Then it's time for the Korean wedding, where the groom enters and walks to the podium where the pastor stands. Then the father of the bride accompanied the bride into the room, gave his daughter's hand to the groom and gave a few words. Then the pastor asks the couple whether they are walking together in the Christian wedding, and then announces the completion of the ceremony and the two are married.
Then the bridesmaid Jessica called out to all the unmarried women present to stand in front of the bride, Wakazakura was no exception, and the bride turned her back and threw the flower ball in her hand backwards. In the exclamation and laughter of the warbler Yanyan, Xiuying, who is tall and long-legged, grabbed the flower ball firmly in her hand, and then hugged it in her arms with a big grin, smiling happily.
Next is a group photo of the artists and the newlyweds, and Wakazakura and other outsiders returned to their original positions. Male artists flocked to him.
Unexpectedly, artist director Li Xiuman also appeared at this moment.
When he appeared, it was the moment when a group of idols surrounded the bride and groom in the center to take a group photo.
The godfather of music wore a pair of ordinary black-rimmed glasses, a silver-gray casual suit, and a black shirt underneath, not only did he not wear a tie or bow tie, but the first button under his neck was not buttoned, and the collar was loose and looked like an ordinary middle-aged uncle.
For a man in his sixties, although his hairline is slightly high, his thick black hair makes him look much younger than his actual age.
This legendary figure with mixed reviews, the role of a "tyrant" in the fan circle, with a kind smile on his face like harmlessness of humans and animals, just pushed open the door of the private room and walked towards the newlyweds.
Everywhere he went, whether it was an agent or an artist, they solemnly bowed and greeted him, the only difference was that the former basically shouted "director nim", while the latter was addressed as "teacher".
The bride and groom and the artists who had lined up in four lines to take a group photo respectfully invited him to the center position, standing right behind the bride and groom, and then readjusted their positions, and made a fuss for a while, and then the group photo was completed.
The threesome sat at a remote table, accompanied by Kim so-yong and Kim Min-wook, as well as Kim Jung-bae and Kim Yeon-jung.
Seeing that Li Xiuman was wholeheartedly supported by his subordinates and beloved disciples, Liu Kewei and others naturally praised again and again, and it was difficult to hide their envy.
They had seen them many times before, but how could they ever see these girls with such heartfelt adoration and awe?
Of course, it is impossible to say that they teased Liu Kewei to exclaim, "The husband should be like this!" and then Che Guanglong followed up with a sentence such as "He can replace him!".
After the group photo, Li Xiuman went back to his private room, and the next thing was a buffet-style wedding banquet.
Food trucks were pushed out one after another, lined up in two neat rows in the center of the hall.
Everyone went to fill their favorite food with their own utensils, and then returned to their places to enjoy them.
After a while, after seeing that everyone had eaten about the same, Kim Min-wook picked up a napkin to wipe the corners of his mouth and motioned for the threesome to follow him.
Although they had vaguely guessed a few points, when Kim Min-wook pushed open the door of the private room and saw Li Xiuman, who was looking at Li Xiuman with a smile on the side of a large round table alone in the room, Liu Kewei and the others still couldn't believe their eyes.
If you want to look at it according to the principle of identity equality, the people who can sit and talk with this Director Li should be representative Xu of Naxon and President Jin. Even if it is the special minister of Quan or Director Zhao, they are a little unqualified.
How can these threesome people be invited by the behind-the-scenes boss of South Korea's largest entertainment economy company to meet them with dignity?
So after the four of them sat down, they couldn't help but look a little restrained.
Let's not talk about fame and influence, the difference between each other's status is too big.
Even if it is Liu Kewei, the producer with the highest status among the four, when a big boss of the level of Naxon President Kim Jung-joo or Representative Director Xu Min appears in front of him, I am afraid that he will inevitably tremble and speculate, right? Not to mention Li Xiuman, whose status is not comparable to these two, but his fame and influence are far surpassed.
"Yanping and our Chun Yu have mentioned some things about you to me, so I'm very interested in you, so I want to talk to you. Probably used to seeing other people's uncomfortable appearance in front of him, Li Xiuman didn't care, and opened the conversation box, "I also know a lot of producers from Naxon and other game companies, and it is quite rare that you can sit in this position at such a young age." ”
Liu Kewei hurriedly said a few words.
Li Xiuman smiled and waved his hand: "My time is limited, so there is no need to say those polite words." ”
His words changed sharply and said directly to the point: "I learned some of your views on the concert when I was young. Frankly, you're not wrong about what you say, but unfortunately it doesn't have practical value, do you know why?"
Nothing wrong, but no real value?
The four of them shook their heads blankly.
"Strictly speaking, pop music is a piece of music created for the main purpose of making a profit, so it is a commodity that is placed in the market for people to choose, not a work of art that is placed in an exhibition hall for people to see. ”
Li Xiuman's voice was not loud, but his words were full of firm confidence, Liu Kewei and the others nodded silently, and gradually understood what he wanted to say.
"Since it's a commodity, you have to think about its audience. The vast majority of them are high school students or even junior high school students, for these children who have limited experience and have not yet fully matured their minds, as long as the idols are outstanding enough in terms of appearance, figure, music and dance, it is enough to give birth to their aspirations, in addition, the so-called topics such as cool or cute personality of idol can also become a good selling point. These are the characteristics that every idol should have or strive for. ”
Li Xiuman talked with great interest, Liu Kewei nodded again and again on the side, he always felt a little plausible when he copied Duan Shanshan's comments on Taeyeon's "hush_hush", but at that time, in order to find a reason for his support for Yun'er, he used it directly without much thought. At this moment, Li Xiuman's words almost all spoke to his heart. Che Guanglong and Ruoying also showed thoughtful expressions, and only Duan Shanshan smiled bitterly and sighed.
He could even guess what Li Xiuman would say next, although he didn't agree with it in his heart, he couldn't refute the other party's utilitarian position.
"Let's just say that you have a good evaluation of Taeyeon's performance, which is correct, but the people who can see these problems are basically not people who can go to dinner with idols. As long as the position of Girls' Generation is still idol, it is pointless to fight for the approval of those people. It takes more effort, but even if you succeed by luck, there is no additional reward, so will you do such a thankless task?"
If this is the end of the topic, this is not so much a godfather of Hallyu music as a successful businessman who knows how to run a business.
Li Xiuman soon showed his remarkable eye and keen sense of smell.
However, after all, idol is a profession that eats youth, and it is impossible to do it for a lifetime. In the not-too-distant future, they will also have the choice of transitioning or fading out, and that is when the issues you mentioned are considered. Li Xiuman smiled slightly, "Actually, it's not just idols, but you gamers, why aren't you gamers?" If you continue to only move forward on the road of games, how many gamers really care about good ideas or storylines? Only when they are derived from a higher level of stage, such as comics, animations, TV series, and even movies, can more audiences with higher appreciation ability reach them, can the value of classic works be highlighted to the greatest extent. ”
The few words of the peak loop have a good effect of deafening and deafening. Li Xiuman looked at the young people on the other side of the table with satisfaction, each with a look of shock or epiphany, and nodded imperceptibly.
It's still too far away, but if you do get there, we may have more opportunities to work together.
P.S. This is the second update of the day.
"The eldest husband should be like this" and "he can take his place" are the feelings of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu when they saw the first emperor's chariot and horse honor guard, and here it is just a joke about Li Xiuman's title of "tyrant", and there is no other meaning.