Leaving Park Seung-deok's office, on the way Park Sun-ho drove Lee Jung home, sitting in the car, Lee Jung closed his eyes, pondered, and began to seriously reflect on his words and deeds since entering the entertainment industry.

Thinking back to the photo I saw with Ko Yara and Stella in Park Seung-deok's office, it can be seen from several photos that the background in the photo is obviously similar and different from the time.

With Gao Yala, the biggest possibility is that he was secretly photographed when he went out for dinner with Huang Shimu and Gao Yala before, and then he was followed back to the neighborhood and secretly took a few photos, and with Stella, from the analysis of the clarity of the photos, it may be the scene of being deliberately squatting when he sent her out of the community before.

The reason why these photos were not sent to the company by reporters before this is most likely because they were not well-known before, just a small role that had just debuted, and the reporter didn't care too much about it after taking the photos, and kept them for backup, until recently because of the song "Sorry, Sorry", he once again attracted the attention of the media and the public, and there was a trend of popularity in South Korea, so in the eyes of that reporter, there was also a value of reporting, so I took out the photos and wanted to use them.

Although he probably guessed the reason for being photographed, Li Zheng also became vigilant in his heart.

Since entering the entertainment industry, he is no longer an ordinary person, and he has also departed from the previous life of ordinary people, his words and deeds have been paid attention to, and occasionally a negligence will be caught by someone with a heart and used by others. Although I have been reminding myself in my heart to be cautious in my words and deeds, my mentality has obviously not completely changed, so I was caught this time.

It was just a trivial matter that was photographed by reporters this time, and it was suppressed by iHQ before it was exposed, and it did not have any adverse effects, but this incident sounded the alarm for itself. If you don't completely change your mentality, get out of the normal life of ordinary people, and don't know how to protect yourself, then there may be greater omissions in the future, causing greater obstacles on the road to achieving your goals.

This must be kept in mind.

Thinking of this, Lee Zheng remembered the investigation he had conducted on the current situation of the Korean entertainment industry before his debut.

Before deciding to debut as an actor, Lee Jung had inquired about relevant industry information and had an understanding of the entertainment industry in South Korea.

In South Korea, a successful debut doesn't mean once and for all.

Due to the narrow local market of the Korean entertainment industry and the fierce competition among celebrities, the replacement of artists is super fast, which is very stressful for artists and companies. South Korea has few performance platforms and many artists, so the competition is extremely fierce, unlike artists in other countries, who can be popular for a long time with a song or a TV series, or rely on commercial performances to make a living.

In South Korea, if you can't be popular this year, there will be countless artists with the same style as you next year, drowning you out. Even if it is an artist who has become popular, once his popularity declines, he will be quickly replaced by newcomers, and it is very difficult to come out again.

This is also one of the most important reasons why popular male stars in the Korean entertainment industry hate military service.

The Korean entertainment industry is highly competitive and is known to be fierce.

According to the statistics report of the South Korean tax department and the artist union, the number of active artists in South Korea is about 25,000, accounting for 0.5% of the total population, basically, one in every 200 Koreans is an artist who has debuted, not to mention that behind the artist, there are still a large number of "trainees" who are eager to become artists.

Korean stars are known for their diligence, and many of them work up to 18 hours a day from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Therefore, the pressure and cruel competition of artists in the Korean entertainment industry far exceed those of other countries.

Due to the Korean people's worship of high education and good looks, and the recent popularity of the song "Sorry, Sorry" in many Southeast Asian countries, Lee Zheng has left an impression in the hearts of the Korean media and the public, and has become slightly popular.

But because he doesn't have a representative work yet, he hasn't proved his acting skills to the audience, so although Li Zheng also has some fans, he has a good impression in the hearts of many passers-by, but the stickiness of fans is not big, once a scandal breaks out, it is easy to lose fans, and after his popularity declines, he will soon be forgotten.

And because South Korea is deeply influenced by Confucian culture, the Korean people have a strong sense of shame, and even "moral cleanliness", and have a very poor tolerance for even a slight flaw in the artist's morality, so if he is really exposed by reporters and fabricated some rumors that he is stepping on two boats, then it may have a great impact on his image and future.

In South Korea, there are many artists who have been ostracized by Korean society because of historical issues, military service evasion, traffic violations, and drug abuse. Sometimes, even if it's just a false rumor, a piece of negative news is enough to ruin an artist's acting career.

For example, South Korean actor Lee Seung-yeon quickly became an "enemy of the people" because he filmed a series of photos with the theme of comfort women when he was popular, and even after filming the work "Empty House" by Berlin Silver Bear Award director Kim Ki-duk, his career still failed to make a comeback.

Another example is Liu Chengjun, a king-level singer who is currently developing in China and was once a household name in South Korea, because he tried to skip military service in 2000, so he applied for a U.S. green card and gave up his Korean citizenship and was spurned by the people and deported, and he has not been able to return to the Korean music scene, and even if he does not hold a tourist visa, he cannot return to South Korea.

Even later, more than ten years later, Liu Chengjun knelt down to apologize to the people in front of the camera through a South Korean online program, bowed his head and admitted his mistakes, and begged for forgiveness, the Korean public still responded with indifference and claimed that they would never forgive.

Others, such as Choi Zhen, who was controversial among the Korean people because of her divorce from baseball player Cho Sung-min before committing suicide, committed suicide in 2008 because of rumors on the Internet that she forced her friend Ahn Jae-hwan to death through loan sharks, and was viciously speculated by unscrupulous media and the public.

Compared with Choi Zhen, even Lee Young-ae, who has always had a healthy image, was suspected of being an "addict" in 2002, although her innocence was finally proved after many months of investigation, but Lee Young-ae's status as the queen of advertising was shaken at that time, and many advertisers even considered using other people's endorsements.

In South Korea, it's like a public booth under the spotlight, all with a magnifying glass in hand, and a small stain can wipe out all their previous efforts.

Although the group photo scandal was suppressed by iHQ and was not exposed, even if it was exposed, as long as the public relations were good, it may not be affected, but for Li Zheng, this kind of probabilistic incident that is not absolutely sure has already sounded the alarm for him, which is enough to make him very vigilant.

Just like Park Seung-deok told him, he must be sure of what to do, what not to do, and what to do at what stage.

There is a saying in Chinese that if you are not careful, you will lose everything.

In the entertainment industry, it is not enough to be cautious in words and deeds, and even sometimes your inaction will be taken advantage of.

An artist in the entertainment industry once said that the entertainment industry is a very powerful circle, and what you say is easy to be used, you can say the good and the bad, and others will cut out the good and use the bad you say to hype up and make you offend people.

From this incident, Li Zheng understands a truth, in the entertainment industry, it is not a problem to have scandals and negative news, the key to the problem is whether you have the ability to suppress, whether you have the ability to solve it, and whether you have the strength to influence other people's remarks.

In the past, his personality was a little arrogant and withdrawn, although he knew that he wanted to make contacts, but most of them were in a passive state, and most of the contacts he has now are just remnants of the past, and he has not taken the initiative to expand his circle, nor has he taken the initiative to show his talent and gain greater influence.

This mindset is very negative.

There is only a goal, only hard work, only talent, but no means, or there are means but do not use them, these are all problems that he had in the past.

When he was a child, his father once told Li Zheng the story of Bian Que, a famous doctor in the Spring and Autumn Period of China.

Bian Que, a famous doctor in the Spring and Autumn Period, had two elder brothers, and Bian Que often told people that his two elder brothers were much more skilled in medicine than him. But everyone didn't believe it, because everyone never knew the reputation of Bian Que's two elder brothers, only Bian Que.

So, Bian Que explained to everyone that the two elder brothers have superb medical skills, one can eliminate the disease when it has just a tendency, and the other can eradicate the disease in the bud when the disease has just appeared. And he doesn't have this ability, so he can only save lives when the disease is serious.

A truly smart person never waits for something to happen before solving the problem, but does a good job of preventing problems before they happen or when they are just showing signs of them.

Sun Tzu said: "Those who are good at fighting have no great achievements." ”

For really smart people, "taking precautions" is better than "making up for the dead", and "preventing micro problems" is stronger than "seeing rabbits and dogs".

Although this incident was just a small incident and did not cause a bad impact, from this incident, Li Zheng discovered his shortcomings and understood how to make up for his shortcomings.

After entering the entertainment industry, if he wants to develop smoothly in this circle and achieve his goals, he must break the pride in his heart, break the ice in his heart, break the shackles that imprison him, and make full use of every advantage he can use to clear all the obstacles on his acting road and achieve his ultimate goal without hindrance.

Thinking about these clearly, Li Zheng opened his eyes, his eyes became firm, and there was no trace of trouble in his eyes.

PS: (Because there is a word limit for testimonials, some questions about book friends will be placed at the end of the article.) ）

I saw a book friend leave a message saying that I feel that the protagonist is a little too perfect now, how to explain this to everyone, let's put it this way, just like Mei Changsu in "Langya Bang" spent more than ten years arranging and planning, and returned to the capital to clear the snow and settle his grievances.

Book lovers who have read the wedge and the seventh chapter of this book should know that the protagonist has been working hard for a goal since he was eight years old, and his mother arranged an elite education for him, learning various musical instruments, music theory knowledge and dance practice, and after the age of thirteen, achieving his mother's dream has become his only obsession. However, the protagonist is not perfect, it's just that these contents haven't been written yet, and the embodiment is not obvious, so now it seems that the protagonist is somewhat perfect.