Chapter 243: The Godfather Returns
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Jin Yanping didn't follow Shao Shi to run the notice today, it's not that he is lazy, but that he has more important work to do.
This is not the largest conference room in the small yellow building, but it is the one with the most luxurious decoration and exquisite furnishings.
In the rectangular room, in the center is a custom-made table, which resembles an elongated electric iron, or a top-down view of a jet ski. One end is square, while the other end is an acute angle with a curvature.
On all four walls are six huge LCD screens that play images simultaneously so that anyone sitting anywhere in the room can see them as soon as they look up.
However, there are only four people sitting in this room, which can't help but seem a little deserted.
Kim Yeon-pyeong sat alone on one side. Opposite him is SuperJunior's agent, Kim Ki-beom, who has the same name as Kim Ki-beom, a member of Superjunior who has suspended group activities and specializes in acting, so the fan circle also calls him "Old Ki-beom" to show his difference.
On Lao Ki-beom's side is Kim Min-wook, the main agent of SuperJunior-M (the squad that focuses on the Celestial Empire market).
The only reason why the three broker directors of S.M.'s two portfolios sit in this room is to report to the owners of this room.
There is only one person who can have a private conference room in the small yellow building, and that is the middle-aged man who is sitting at the head at the moment - Lee so-man, the founder of S.M. and the largest shareholder of the company, who is named the godfather of Korean entertainment.
Well, of course, as mentioned before, he's also Sunny's uncle.
Due to various reasons such as advanced age and suspected embezzlement, he has long resigned as president and is no longer directly involved in the company's administration, and only has the title of artist director on the board of directors. At present, his main focus is on the other side of the ocean, strategizing and escorting the entry of Boa into the U.S. market.
As mentioned earlier, in South Korea, the council and the board of directors are two different things. The board of directors is the shareholder of the company and does not directly participate in the operation of the company, while the board of directors is the management team elected by the shareholders to be responsible for the specific operation of the company.
Of course, members of the board of directors can concurrently serve on the board, but the specific functions and powers of the board of directors vary from person to person.
For example, Zhao Cangting, as one of the major shareholders of Naxon, only has the title of an ordinary director. Except for his own threesome studio, he basically can't manage the affairs of other departments in the company, it's just a voting right to vote.
The head of the board of directors is the chairman, and the head of the board of directors is the president.
Although Lee so-man has stepped down as president, he is still the chairman of the company, as the largest shareholder of the company.
Therefore, it is also necessary and inevitable to report to him on a regular or irregular basis on the development status of the company's artists.
Although the content of Jin Yanping's report includes the endorsement of the world's top brands such as Inter and Dior, Li Xiuman's expression has not changed much, just a slight bow. It was a seemingly inconspicuous small detail that caught his attention.
"Taeyeon wants to cover a Chinese song as the advertising theme song for a new project of the Celestial Empire's prosperous network?"
After subconsciously repeating Jin Yanping's original words almost word-for-word, Li Xiuman raised his hand to interrupt the other party's report, smacking his lips and falling into thought.
It's not that Li Xiuman thinks that the value of Inter and Dior, the world's top brands, is not as good as that of the prosperous network, in his opinion, these two are two completely different things.
Inter or Dior, it's just that he chose to be the spokesperson of Asia or even just East Asia, and in the Asian idol girl group at this point in time, except for AKB48, which can't win in the Japanese market, he can almost be regarded as having no opponent when he is young.
Therefore, being selected as the spokesperson of Inter or Dior in Asia or East Asia is just a matter of ripeness, and it is not worth making a fuss.
But that advertising theme song can be regarded as a starting point for his childhood into the Celestial Empire.
Isn't that an exaggeration?
Could it be that such a famous Korean girl group when I was young has never appeared in various endorsement advertisements placed by the Celestial Empire?
Of course, for example, the Hollywood Friend commercial filmed before Yu Li's debut was broadcast in the Celestial Empire for a long time. In addition, Samsung IT also intends to invite Shaoshi to be the spokesperson of the Celestial Empire market, and the contracts have been basically negotiated, and they will be officially included in the work schedule soon.
But whether it's Haoliyou or Samsung, it's all Korean companies.
Prosperous Network is the first Celestial Empire enterprise to choose to cooperate with advertising in a small time, and the meaning of the two is completely different.
There is a big difference with the development strategy of Kim Young-min, the current president of S.M., and Lee so-man himself has a long-standing obsession with the Celestial Empire market.
Needless to say, Han Geng and Zhang Liyin are both artists discovered and praised by Li Xiuman himself. According to Li Xiuman's original expectations, these two Celestial Empire artists will become a strong support for the two groups Superjunior and Girls' Generation in the Celestial Empire market.
SuperJunior-M, a team specializing in the Celestial Empire market, is also his handiwork, and even included two "members of the Pure Son Group" who were not originally members of SuperJunior for this squad: Zhou Mi of the Celestial Empire, and Chinese-American Henry (Liu Xianhua).
It can even be said that Lee so-man is a Korean with a "dream of the Heavenly Empire".
However, in 2004, Lee so-man was sentenced to two years in prison with a three-year suspension by the Central District Court of Seoul (renamed Seoul the following year) on suspicion of embezzlement. Under the pressure of public opinion, Lee so-man was forced to resign as president the following year and was replaced by the current president, Kim Young-min.
Kim Young-min, the nephew of former President Kim Dae-jung, should have a complex political background in his ascension, although Lee so-man himself has always been secretive about the specifics.
Shortly after obediently handing over the position of president, Lee so-man received a pardon approved by President Roh Moo-hyun.
From being indicted to being sentenced, then resigning as president, and then being pardoned...... This series of ups and downs can make people think about it and think about it carefully.
In any case, the leadership of S.M. was handed over to Kim Young-min in 2005, and Lee so-man became the so-called artist director.
Han Geng, who debuted in the same year, didn't seem to be affected much, but Zhang Liyin meaningfully disappeared from the list of Supergirls' first reorganization and changed to the solo route.
On the other hand, Kim Young-min, who is not from a related major, is also a little powerless to sit in the position of president of an entertainment agency. In addition, he himself is not a shareholder of the company, even if he ascends to the helm with external forces, he has a lot of constraints on the board of directors where Li Xiuman still maintains great influence.
The power structure of S.M. creates a very delicate and strange balance.
Li Xiuman, who woke up from his contemplation, first took a deep breath and cleared the distracting thoughts in his mind before asking, "How did this cooperation find Taeyeon?
"The developer of this game is Naxon's threesome studio, and their producer happens to be a diehard fan of our childhood, and it was Taeyeon who recommended him to the bustling network," Kim Yeon-pyeong explained the cause ......and effect in the simplest language.
"The producer of the Celestial Empire, Naxon, a prosperous network ......" Li Xiuman rubbed his chin and smiled dumbly, "Naxon actually has a game producer for a young time? It seems that I have missed a lot of interesting things during my time in the United States." ”
Seeing Li Xiuman's interested appearance, Jin Yanping asked tentatively: "By the way, Director Nim, there are just a few recordings of Liu making them chatting in the activity footage we filmed for the children. I think their comments on the children's performance at the concert may have some reference value, so I have saved an extra copy, would you like to hear it?"
For many private artist events, S.M. has video recordings for future commemorative DVDs and other purposes. When I was young, the "hoot" celebration banquet was no exception.
Li Xiuman was stunned for a moment, and then nodded lightly.
Jin Yanping connected the notebook in front of him to the wall-mounted LCD screen in the conference room, and soon the images of Liu Kewei and others talking eloquently appeared on the six large screens.
"My interpretation of Taeyeon's interpretation of this song can be described by key words such as firm and brave, tenacious and stubborn, indomitable, and full of fighting spirit, but the theme of Taeyeon's dance is a beautiful woman who is torn between the passionate pursuit of two people of the opposite sex, showing the feeling of dilemma, hesitation, disappointment, and inseparability, so I think that in terms of the expression of this song "hush_hush", Taeyeon's singing mood and dance mood are contrary. ”
"At least in my opinion, the singing mood and dance story of 'Introduce Me to the Right Person' fit perfectly, it's a complete and harmonious performance, so at least in this regard, I have a higher opinion of it than 'hush_hush'. ”
In the story, Yuna is driving alone in the middle of the night, and when she makes a phone call, she sees a mobile phone ringing on the floor, but no one answers, so who is this call for? ”
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These words are true, but there is no value in achieving them. Li Xiuman nodded first, then shook his head, "But these game people seem to have quite ideas." It's a pity that the producer is also a pity, with his appearance, he should be an idol. ”
"Yes, yes, not only is the appearance very good, but that Liu Production's singing skills are also very good!" Jin Yanping made a joke.
"Really?" Li Xiuman's curiosity was raised a little more, "How powerful is it?
Jin Yanping took out his mobile phone: "It just so happens that I also recorded a song of his, Director Nim, do you want to listen to it?"
After getting Li Xiuman's confirmation, Jin Yanping played the song "Reasons to Leave Me".
The audio recorded by the mobile phone was still recorded in the practice room, and the effect was naturally very bad, but it was enough to fall into the ears of Li Xiuman, who personally excavated and became popular with five or six top K-pop groups.
"It's kind of interesting, Yanping, you can arrange it for me, I want to meet them. Well, it's just tomorrow, isn't that the occasion appropriate?"
Li Xiuman pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and smiled innocently, and the small eyes that were quite similar to Sunny narrowed into two curved crescents.
P.S. This is the first update of the day.