Chapter 11 Principles of the Company

S.M.'s PR department has been tested for a long time, and everyone who works in this department has seen all kinds of scandals. There are real underground couples who have been photographed, and there are also various gossip that catches the wind, but such a scandal that is both rapid and "conclusive" in evidence is unprecedented. The company's first release in many years, EXO, has already garnered a lot of attention since the release of two promotional videos, and the third short released yesterday was supposed to gather more attention for the member who was going to perform on stage before the stage at the end of the year. Unexpectedly, in just one night, this member not only managed to attract the attention of the public, but even became the center of the storm.

The photos posted on SNS, combined with the text, make it hard not to believe that the story is true. It involves the most popular national girl group and the new men's group that is about to debut, which is very much expected by the public, which makes the publicity department of S.M. enter a state of emergency from the first time it goes to work. And the person in the center of the incident was also immediately summoned to the company by the artist management department through the agent.

Now, Wang Nanqian, the party who feels extremely innocent, extremely wronged, and can be shot while lying down, is sitting opposite Zheng Chengjun, deputy director of the company's propaganda department, and bows his head uneasily.

"Have you seen all the photos?" Zheng Chengjun tried to make a kind expression, and the boy had just completed the transition from trainee to quasi-artist, and it was really pitiful to encounter such a thing, "It's the ones that were posted on the Internet." ”

Nodding nervously, the moment he saw the photos from Park Chanyeol's phone, Wang Namqian began to wonder how this happened. He used to love and respect Zhao Yeon Nuna, who was ruthless to Kim Taeyeon before his debut in Girls' Generation, did he want to use the same means against him before his debut? But where did those photos come about? If the big gift that woman wants to give is so heavy, Wang Nanqian can't figure out what kind of hatred she has for herself?

"There is no doubt that someone from within the company must have let it out," Jung Sung-joon waved his hand, trying to calm the boy who looked helpless opposite, "Do you have any ideas?"

The meaning of this question is too clear: Do you know who deliberately cheated you?

On the screen of the laptop in front of Jung Sung-joon, Kim Tae-yeon, who still has some baby fat on her face, is happily patting the junior of a big boy with some long hair. With a flick of the arrow keys on the keyboard, six photos swiped across the screen one by one, and although the poses and expressions were different, the intimacy of the two people in the picture was obvious.

Is this a photo from the beginning of 06 or early 07? Wang Nanqian herself can't remember clearly, everyone was a trainee at that time, and those people in the girlhood got together and always messed around with no big or small, and the scene like that in the photo does appear from time to time. But what about the other people in Girls' Generation, and what about the other male trainees who were hanging out with them at that time? These pictures were taken specifically for Kim Taeyeon and him.

Did Park Zhaoyan do it? Wang Nanqian was very skeptical about this, if these photos were taken by Park Zhaoyan, and the relationship between them was still very good back then, why would she do such a thing? Wang Nanqian still retained a little gratitude in her heart for Park Zhaoyan's kindness to her back then, and after hesitating for a long time, he only shook his head in the end: "Many of the trainees I worked with at that time are no longer in the company, and I don't know who did it. ”

"Yesterday, all the promotional videos and materials of NAN, a member of S.M.'s upcoming boy band EXO, were announced, and this is the second Chinese member of this boy group to be announced. His age and nearly seven-year career as a trainee have received a lot of attention, and the talented member who was released on the album f(x) is speculated to be a sign that S.M. has declared war on YG and G-Dragon. Composed of members from China and South Korea, the boy group EXO, which claims to be the face of each member and versatile, has received so much attention before their debut that people can't help but look forward to their future. Zheng Chengjun manipulated his laptop and read out the press release displayed on the screen word by word, "This is the report that our propaganda department wrote by saying hello to the reporters in advance, isn't it good?"

I couldn't figure out what the department leader wanted to say, and I didn't dare to look directly at the other party's eyes, Wang Nanqian lowered her head and didn't know how to respond.

Probably not expecting any answer from the mouth of this boy who was nervous about to say anything, Jung Sung-jun opened another web page and continued to read the above content: "EXO's newly released member NAN broke the news and revealed the untold story behind him. It is said that SHINee was supposed to be a six-member group back then, and the sixth person was this Chinese member, why was he canceled his debut? Why was this Chinese member so talented but suppressed by the company for seven years? Just because he was a famous disobedient management within S.M. company, in 2006 he began to date Kim Tae-yeon, the captain of Girls' Generation who had not yet debuted, and this relationship continues to this day, causing a big headache for the company's top management. The Chinese member's debut was entirely a strategy of S.M. against YG and G-Dragon. ”

Wang Nanqian didn't know how many times she scolded in her heart, if she was famous for disobeying management, then there would be no artists and trainees in the entire company who obeyed management.

"Judging from the plausibility of these photos and the story that was exposed, it's really hard not to believe it," Jung Sung-joon frowned slightly, he already felt that this matter was tricky when he had a meeting with the staff in the department in the morning, "The reason why we created such a report was to focus on promoting your creative ability, and then connect you with Jessica, who has also practiced for seven years, and YG's GD, to create a topic and gimmick." I didn't expect this scandal to grab the gimmick we created ourselves, and it was really a headache to go up with the trend. ”

This boy has been a trainee in the company for so many years, and he has never caused any trouble. The only warning he received was before his debut as a girl's generation, when he was accused of falling in love with a member who was about to debut. Jung Sung-joon hadn't reached the position of deputy minister at that time, and he wasn't very clear about the past, and the boy's resume recorded by the company he owned showed that the boy was the company's favorite obedient and well-behaved type.

Such a kid who never causes trouble for the company will be the protagonist of the first negative news of the EXO group, and Zheng Chengjun himself is also very surprised, but the world is ruthless, and sometimes if you don't cause trouble yourself, it doesn't mean that things won't take the initiative to find you.

"I'm sorry for the trouble you, Minister. "How hot Girls' Generation is now, Wang Nanqian, who is in S.M. Company, knows better than anyone else. He had such an affair with Kim Taeyeon before his debut, and he would be torn apart by those SONES when he walked on the street if he didn't say it was good - since his debut was confirmed, he took the lead in working and practicing hard as the captain, for fear that he would not be able to fulfill his responsibilities. His attitude and sense of responsibility have also been praised by the company's top management, and a few days ago there were rumors that the company was considering handing over the captain of the entire group to him - but he did not expect that the first person to bring negative news to the group now turned out to be a person who was trembling and down-to-earth.

"There is no need to apologize, we were originally paid by the company to deal with these things. Zheng Chengjun turned the screen of the notebook back in front of him, "After all, it is a scandal that has just appeared, and the current situation is still relatively chaotic, and there is no unified situation on the Internet." It's just that this time we can't keep saying goodbye and let it spread, and the Propaganda Department has to take immediate action, so I want to ask you, how true is this scandal? You answered me honestly, have you ever been in a relationship with Kim Tae-yeon? Even if it's just for a day?"

"Minister, let alone with Taeyeon's seniors, I haven't been in a relationship until now. Wang Nanqian felt extremely wronged. His personality is gentle, kind, careful and caring, and he does like girls, so he hasn't been confessed by the female trainees in the company over the years. But all he thinks about is his debut, and after being brushed off by SHINee's debut plan, he even broke off the idea of "wanting to fall in love". Even if others don't believe it, he knows in his heart that he rarely even talks to girls about ambiguous things, let alone submit them.

Zheng Chengjun was amused by the big boy's answer, everyone knows that the male and female trainees in the company have made up one-on-one pairs in private, and not everyone can make their debut anyway, just turn a blind eye. This child has faced so many beautiful embryos for so many years, will he really be an innocent little boy?

"I understand that we have reported this matter to President Kim Young-min, and as soon as his instructions come, the publicity department will immediately start taking action. Jung Sung-joon put his hands together and stood up from his chair to signal that this conversation would be over, "Until then, you don't want to respond to anyone or anything, understand?"

Wang Nanqian hurriedly got up and bowed to the leader of the company to express his gratitude, he originally thought that he would be summoned today and would be punished very badly, but he didn't expect that this Vice Minister Zheng was a very kind person. It seems that these leaders in the company are not all only scolding and educational, and there are still reasonable people who can save zĂ i.

Before he could straighten up, he heard the office door being pushed open from behind him, and then Wang Nanqian was surprised to find that Zheng Chengjun bent down behind him and saluted. Knowing that something big must have come, he quickly turned around and saw the person he least wanted to see appear in front of him.

"Oh, it just so happens that you're there, so I'll just talk about it. Your mobile phone company will confiscate it, the SBS stage at the end of the year has already been set and cannot be changed, but the time will be shortened, and the recording of the second scheduled promo will be cancelled until this is over. I want to talk to Vice Minister Zheng, you go to your agent and hand in your mobile phone first. Jin Yingmin saw this person who gave him a headache early in the morning standing in front of him and respectfully making a 90-degree salute, his mood became a little less irritable, and his tone of voice was a little better. He knew that this Chinese boy usually obeyed the management of the company, and this incident was not caused by him on his own initiative - if someone else dared to provoke such a thing before his debut, Kim Yingmin would definitely let him see what the family law of S.M. company is, but it is obvious that this child is unlucky to be cheated this time - Jin Yingmin will appropriately reduce the punishment.

When the protagonist at the center of the storm cautiously exited the office and closed the door, Kim Young-min looked at Jung Sung-joon, who was waiting to listen to his instructions: "Be careful, don't let those people on the Internet make too much trouble." Make a statement to make things clear, and at the same time think of ways to use this incident to promote the combination and increase attention. In short, the combination is important, the individual is light, you have been in the company for so many years, you should know the company's principles. If you handle it well, maybe this incident can turn out to be a good thing. ”