"It's hard at the beginning. A good start is often half the battle. ”

In Park Seung-deok's office, Lee Jung and Park Seung-deok sat opposite each other, and Park Seung-deok looked at Lee Jung with a smile on his face: "But one thing you need to remember is that a good start is half the battle, but if you become complacent, become arrogant, empty-minded, and relax and slack off in your subsequent actions, then the probability and degree of disappointment will often become greater." ”

Speaking of this, Park Chengde suddenly smiled again: "Of course, I also know that this will not be the case with your character, but Uncle De, who should remind you, still has to remind you." ”

Li Zhengyan nodded, he looked at Park Chengde, and said solemnly: "Uncle De, don't worry, I understand all these truths." There are two sayings in Chinese that say that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and that the embankment of a thousand miles collapses in an anthill, and I understand that the beginning is as important as the process. Prudence in words and deeds has always been my guideline, and I will not relax until I reach my ultimate goal. ”

"You kid, we're just chatting casually, we don't need to be so serious. ”

Looking at Li Zheng's solemn expression, Park Chengde couldn't help but shake his head and smile, he glanced at Li Zheng again, and then said: "Now the songs you write are becoming popular throughout Southeast Asia, which is a good thing, but there are some key points that we should also pay attention to.

One is that although the songs you wrote are now widely circulated and very popular, the evaluation of your songs by professionals in the Korean music industry is average. Xiao Zheng, you are a smart person, I don't think I need to say more, you should also understand. While what these professionals say about your song doesn't affect how well your song sells, it does have a big impact on you.

In any industry, the right to speak is very important. If you have the right to speak, you will have public opinion. If these professionals in the music industry have always had a general or even negative evaluation of you, then even if the songs you create are best-selling and not recognized by the industry, it is not conducive to the improvement of your status and the creation of word of mouth.

And the public and fans, under the hint and influence of these professionals, will only think of you as a songwriter who can only write saliva songs.

Of course, now you're just publishing a piece in Korea, and it's nowhere near as serious as I said. But we should be vigilant. If possible, I hope that you will be able to create a piece in the near future that will be favored by professionals in the music industry, in line with their tastes, and will be able to do so.

After all, the company doesn't have a lot of influence in the music industry, and it's hard to do more publicity for you. ”

Li Zheng listened quietly, groaned slightly, and nodded.

He knows that iHQ's strength lies in the actors, and the agency that uses actors as its strength has a huge influence in TV series and movies, but it is unknown in popular songs. And because the nature of the agency itself is different, it is difficult to speak for him in the music world.

Before deciding to sign with iHQ, Li Zheng had considered these, and it was for this reason that he invested his works in S.M, and has always maintained a friendly personal relationship with Yu Yongzhen and others in S.M.

On the other hand, his life experience since childhood has created his calm and resolute character, and he has already passed the age of a second teenager, so he naturally does not think that he can fight against the traditional aesthetics of the entire music industry by himself, and even if he is talented and can beat all the professionals in the music industry and subvert the tradition of the music industry in one fell swoop, he will not do such a thankless task.

Different goals, different choices are naturally different.

His goal is not to do this, and since cooperation and compromise are more beneficial to his own development, he naturally does not choose confrontation. And the current situation is not a zero-sum game, since the win-win situation can be happy for all, he will naturally not ask for hardship.

Seeing that Li Zheng nodded in agreement, Park Chengde smiled and continued: "Second, you must recognize where your foundation is. You must know that your foundation is in South Korea, and only when your foundation is solid, and after Korea has a huge and stable popularity, you will have the strength to radiate to neighboring countries and expand your influence in the world.

Of course, it is actually too early for us to say this, but there are some things that you know in advance in order to plan the future route, and having this concept in your heart and knowing the direction of your efforts will do more harm than harm to your future development.

Xiaozheng, you have to remember that direction is more important than hard work. Only when the direction is clear and the goal is firm, your efforts will be worthwhile. ”

Li Zheng looked at Park Seung-deok and nodded again.

"Thirdly, I want to talk to you about your private life. ”

Speaking of this, Park Chengde paused slightly, and seeing that Li Zheng's face did not show impatience or offense, he nodded imperceptibly, and then continued: "Before talking about this, I think you should take a look at these photos. With that, Park Seung-deok walked to the desk, picked up an envelope from the table, and handed the envelope to Lee Jung.

After taking it, Li Zheng opened the envelope and took out a few photos from it.

The background of the photo is dark and blurry, only sporadic bright light, several photos are taken of Li Zheng and two different girls, from the silhouette of the girls and the faces of the girls or front or side of the photos, Li Zheng knows that these photos are taken with him and Gao Yala and Stella respectively.

After reading the photo, Li Zheng frowned slightly and looked up at Park Chengde.

Park Seung-deok nodded at Lee Jung, and without asking who the girl in the photo was, he said in a calm tone: "This is a photo sent to our company by a reporter from a media outlet." ”

In South Korea, because the South Korean government has always used "Hallyu entertainment" as a business card for national cultural promotion, "Hallyu" is a national policy.

The South Korean government has a "Korean Wave" protection policy, the media cannot casually report negative news about artists, and there is a mutually beneficial relationship between major Korean media and brokerage companies, so reporters will generally hand over the photos of artists to the agency to review before making a decision.

If the agency doesn't want to be exposed and wants to suppress it, it must give the reporter a reasonable price.

"I don't want to interfere too much in your private life. ”

Park Chengde looked at Li Zheng, and saw that Li Zheng's expression was calm, and he didn't defend himself, he groaned slightly, and then continued: "Actors are different from idols, and the company's requirements for whether its artists are in love are not too strict. But there are some things that you have to be sure of yourself.

What should be done, what should not be done, what stage can be done, these things should be measured in your own heart.

You're a smart man, so I don't need to tell you more about that. ”

After a slight pause, Park Seung-deok took the photo back from Lee Jung's hand, pinched both sides of the edge of the photo with both hands, and tore it to shreds with a few strokes.

"I hope you remember what I said to you before.

The entertainment industry is a place where people are drunk and lustful. This is both the most glamorous and the darkest place. Here vanity, flashiness, confusion, depravity. In this circle, you will face countless temptations at every moment......

If you can't resist it, you will only sink in the end!"