Chapter Thirty-Eight: Small Talk at Two O'Clock in the Afternoon
With the airing of the latest episode of Infinite Challenge, Choi Joon-seok once again appeared on the NEVER popularity search. Searching for Choi Joon-seok on the Internet, the related words that appear are actually "Lee Young-ae" and "Park Myung-so". Among them, Lee Young-ae appeared because a large number of netizens were curious about whether she left a real private number in the end. And Park Myung-so appeared because he recently planned to set up his own economic company, and it was rumored that he was very optimistic about Choi Jun-seok's development in the singer's career, and intended to sign Choi Jun-seok and let him debut as a singer. Whether you look up to Park Myung-so or not, you can't deny his qualifications in the entertainment industry, and some media still give him face.
Although Lee Young-ae is known for her clean image and few scandals, some well-intentioned people still grabbed "evidence" from some shots, indicating that she has a strong interest in Choi Jun-seok, who is known as the chief beautiful man in the entertainment industry. One is when Choi Jun-seok dances the leg shake dance and is funny, which is different from the perverted dance of Roh Hong-cheol in front of him, Lee Young-ae, who turned his head. Although she covered her mouth and laughed, she still looked directly at Choi Junxi's movements. The second "evidence" is that when Choi Joon-seok sang "Thank You" at the end, Lee Young-ae obviously revealed a very interested look. And it was these screenshots that made Choi Jun-seok have a scandal for the first time, and the woman was actually a diva-level Lee Young-ae, which made many people fall to the ground.
Fortunately, with the strong intervention of Lee Young-ae's agency and MBC, he immediately came forward to clarify when he was just showing signs of rising. Lee Young-ae's economic company said that this was just a normal program broadcast, and there was no need to make a fuss, and Choi Jun-seok, as a young and promising junior, Lee Young-ae was just out of the love of his seniors. And the spokesperson of the MBC artist management department also proved that the two are only meeting for the first time, and it is completely just the effect of the show, please don't take the audience too seriously. Lee Young-ae's response for the sake of image should be swift, but MBC is willing to put so much effort into a gagman, which has a lot of connotation.
The difference in status between the two is too great, and such news can only attract the attention of the public, and basically has no long-term appeal. Therefore, with the joint efforts of both sides, the news that has just been searched for popularity is immediately drowned in the rolling tide behind.
However, Choi Jun-seok's singing skills once again caused a certain range of heated discussions. Fans of Wujian have left messages on the official website, asking him if he will make his debut as a singer, which makes the official website of MBC Wujian very lively.
Although the scandal quickly subsided, another piece of news was really about him. That's Choi Joon-seok's contract problem. Choi Joon-seok debuted in 2005 and signed an artist contract of only 2 years, on the one hand, because of MBC's reduction in investment, and on the other hand, it was the result of the efforts of Song Chang-woo and the Choi family. Although exclusive artists can get relatively strong publicity from MBC, it is nothing compared to losing the publicity platforms of the other two TV stations. The condition for artists to survive is to have enough publicity platforms and exposure. BESIDES, CHOI JUN-SEOK, AS A HOST HUMAN GAGMAN WHO SURVIVES ON THE SHOW, DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH SHOWS IN HAND, SO HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN TEPID. Fortunately, the two programs he is now fixed are both ace programs in MBC, and the ratings are far ahead in MBC variety shows, especially the infinite challenge, the new variety show with truth, wild, and innovation as the core has begun to set off a new era of variety shows in South Korea.
On April 8, 2007, the national variety show "X-man", which once set off the frenzy of Korean variety shows, aired the final farewell special, and "X-man", which accompanied the audience for 3 years and 5 months, officially came to an end. This program, which ushered in the advent of the Korean variety show era, gave birth to a large number of entertainment stars, such as Kim Jong Kook, the triple crown winner, and Yoon Eun Hye, who has now successfully transformed into a first-line actor, are the two most successful artists. And it is precisely because of hosting "X-man" that National MC Yoo Jae-seok really ascended to the throne of the top host.
"X-man", which has repeatedly set ratings records, no longer has the ability to innovate, fixed scripts, and old links, which make more and more viewers suffer from ratings fatigue, while KBS's "Heroine 6" and "Star Admiralty"; The rise of MBC's "Infinite Challenge", "Let's Play" and a large number of other excellent variety shows also made the decline of "X-man" more rapid, and finally, this "giant" who once led the Korean variety show industry collapsed under many factors, making way to the top. β¦,
Now, the real, wild wave caused by infinite challenges is starting to blow, and KBS is already planning a large-scale wild variety show to hit the Sunday ratings. Although it is not clear what style and who the host is, it is certain that this is KBS's ambition, which is not a secret within the TV stations. As a result, many people have started to work on KBS in order to be one of those opportunities.
Choi Jun-seok is also one of the people who have a heart, and the contract that restricts him is about to expire, so he is very anxious. Only by settling his contract issues first can he justifiably pursue this opportunity.
That afternoon, he invited Liu Zaishi to dinner, and the two arrived at the agreed restaurant one after another. After some politeness, the two began to talk about the topic.
"Uncle Shi, how are you preparing for your work?" asked Choi Jun-seok, wiping his mouth and hands with a towel.
"Soon, I've made it clear to the company that I won't renew my contract with them. Liu Zaishi also stopped his chopsticks.
"And how do they respond?" Choi Jun-seok continued.
"What else, this time my contract has expired, although I am not embarrassed to say, but I am not sorry for them. Liu Zaishi wiped his mouth and said helplessly. "As long as they pay me back the acting fees they owe me, I don't want things to get to this point. β
"Oh. Choi Jun-seok was silent for a while.
It turned out that Yoo Jae-seok was facing the same problem as him, and his contract was about to expire. BUT UNLIKE CHOI JUN-SEOK, LIU JAE-SEOK'S CURRENT DE-CHOCOLATE-E&TF ECONOMIC COMPANY OFTEN DEFAULTS ON YOO JAE-SEOK'S ACTING FEES, AND IT WAS ONCE THE HIGHEST RECORD THAT YOO JAE-SEOK DID NOT GET HIS PART OF THE ACTING FEES FOR 15 MONTHS. As Yoo Jae-seok's fame grows higher and higher, his acting fee is also rising, and this part of the amount is also getting bigger and bigger, Choi Jun-seok himself is now starring in the infinite challenge of 8 million won per episode, and Yoo Jae-seok, as a national MC, is definitely higher than him. In this way, the amount owed by Liu Zaishi is very large. I don't think many people would be happy with such a thing.
WITH THE END OF "X-MAN", THE HONEYMOON PERIOD BETWEEN LIU JAE-SEOK AND DE-CHOCOLATE-E&TF HAS ALSO PASSED, ALTHOUGH YOO JAE-SEOK IS A GOOD MAN, IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT HE CAN ALWAYS TOLERATE THE COMPANY'S EXPLOITATION OF HIM, SO TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE EXPIRATION OF THE CONTRACT, YOO JAE-SEOK MADE IT CLEAR TO DE-CHOCOLATE-E&TF THAT HE WOULD NOT RENEW THE CONTRACT AND PAY OFF THE ARREARS OF ACTING FEES.
As one of the three major MCs in South Korea today, Liu Zaishi is no longer a figure to be rubbed by, he also has a huge network of people, and Liu Zaishi, who doesn't want to encounter such a thing again, decided to set up his own economic company, which does not require huge resources, just a private economic company that takes care of his own affairs. However, after Cui Junxi learned the news, he immediately contacted Liu Zaishi, confessed his problems to him, and told him very sincerely that he hoped to join his company, which fully demonstrated the confidence of the team Liu Zaishi.
When Yoo Jae-seok asked, "I'm not afraid that I will ruin his future", Choi Jun-seok replied to him, "I'm not a child, doesn't my brother have his own strength in the entertainment industry?" I don't think anyone will believe it. So why should I be worried?"
Yoo Jae-seok stared at him quietly for a long time, and Choi Jun-seok looked back at him unwaveringly. Looking at his sincere gaze as always, Liu Zaishi laughed heartily very rarely, "Haha you, you are sometimes shrewd and terrible, and sometimes naΓ―ve to death." β
Choi Jun-seok said sincerely, "Brother, no matter what, I am the same fan who asked you for an autograph in the MBC lobby, and I promise that this will never change!"
Liu Zaishi happily patted him on the shoulder, "I know." β2
Because Choi Jun-seok's contract expires in September, and Yoo Jae-seok still has 4 months to deal with his affairs, he must do his best to complete a series of preparations before Choi Jun-seok can jump out of the shackles of MBC and seek greater development. β¦,
What Choi Jun-seok still wants to ask today is about the KBS show, but Yoo Jae-seok made it clear to him that he will not host this show, because he already has another strong show "happytogether3" in KBS, plus MBC's "Come Play", "Infinite Challenge", and SBS's "Miracle Winner" , he already has too many shows in his hands, and they are all number one, so he is under too much pressure to take over this wild show again. And he himself heard that the host of this show, KBS, likes Jiang Hudong and has begun to contact him.
Choi Jun-seok was very disappointed, originally he also planned that if Yoo Jae-seok took over the show, Choi Jun-seok would definitely be one of the candidates for the rest of the MC, and there is no doubt about this. His "Infinite Challenge" with Liu Zaishi is now leading the latest variety show trend in South Korea, and now the average ratings in the country are about 20%, and the highest time often breaks through 30%, and he is in the unprovoked table, it is indeed obvious to all, after 1 year of precipitation, his popularity in the unprovoked only lags behind Liu Zaishi, ahead of the other 5 people. To put it bluntly, he is now the unchallenged third-in-command, and he can already compete with Park Myung-so for the second-in-command position.
However, in terms of influence, he is far from other veteran artists. Although he has a special relationship with MBC, he is much weaker than at SBS and KBS. Besides, now Liu Zaishi told him that KBS has confirmed Jiang Hudong as the main MC, and the show is also in preparation, and his contract is still more than 4 months, no matter how urgent it is, it is useless, so I can only watch it step by step.
After finishing their business, the two chatted for a while, then got up and left, just as they packed up their things and walked out, a fierce quarrel suddenly broke out in a box next to them,
"What do you want to do, don't think I'm scared, aren't you just a few days ahead of me? Pretend to be big, you Korean bullshit rules, you can abide by them if you like, don't involve me" Although there is a sound insulation effect, but such a loud voice still makes people outside hear clearly, and the person who speaks does not seem to be proficient in Korean, and has a strong foreign accent.
Liu Zaishi and the two were stunned, but it was none of their business, and they wanted to continue to walk on their own, when suddenly the door of the box opened, and a young man of about 170 came out, and when he saw Liu Zaishi and the two, he was also stunned, but immediately turned around and left, and at this time, the other 6 or 7 boys in the box also saw them through the gate, and their faces changed greatly, and they quickly got up and bowed, "Senior, hello." β
It seems that they should be trainees of a certain company, otherwise they wouldn't call them seniors. As for what happened to them, Yoo Jae-seok and Choi Jun-seok have no interest, and the best way to deal with such a thing is to treat it if they don't see it.
Liu Jae-seok and Choi Jun-seok didn't delay any longer, nodded with these boys, and left quickly. It's just that when they were separated, Liu Zaishi said meaningfully, "If that boy doesn't change his temperament, he will taste bitterness one day." But he didn't expect that 2 years later, as Liu Zaishi said, this man paid a heavy price for his own rash temper. So, keep in awe of society and don't challenge a country's culture!