Chapter 176: Return to the Capital (I)
Since the second half of 2011, the Korean cultural market has entered a period of comprehensive and thorough recovery, and the emergence of this phenomenon is actually traceable. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
In the big picture, this is a recovery of South Korea's economy...... Well, although this wave of world economic recovery is all by drinking jasmine tea from the Middle East, although in the long run, the South Korean economy, which is overly dependent on large enterprises and import and export trade, still does not see much prospects, but it finally relied on the activity of the international market in 2010 to achieve a GDP growth rate of about 7%. Among them, exports to China have even increased by nearly 50%......
In short, by the middle of 2011, not to mention whether the South Korean people who have increased the cost of water, electricity, public transportation, and heating have the desire to increase some consumption, but at least the capital market of the Korean entertainment cultural circle is still very active, and there is no shortage of investment in various film and television dramas and variety shows, and even another wave of various entertainment companies and new fourth-rate combinations have sprung up. As a result, the Korean entertainment market has entered a booming period from the perspective of the economic environment.
And from the small level of the Korean entertainment industry itself, it is actually understandable, that is...... Although Toshin split, more Korean groups have since managed to integrate into Japan, the world's second-largest entertainment market. This is a good place to make money, so most of the upper-level entertainment companies can get a better financial income and then run healthily.
In this case, it becomes a bit of a matter of course that the competition between the combinations increases.
Almost every day, new groups pop up, either by a famous music producer or by an established industry agent, and the girls and boys look beautiful and handsome, and the songs sound great and feel good. And then every day, there will be various combinations disappearing silently, either because of the collapse of the brokerage company, or because of the frequent turnover of personnel within the team and unable to accumulate popularity...... In short, it's like this everywhere, from the whole world to a relatively closed market, it is always the two adults who get eighty percent of the benefits, and the rest of the people just look at it, and they disperse if they can't stand it.
Even more extreme, even the so-called 07 major girl groups and 09 seven groups, which occupy eighty percent of the girl group market, have a pyramid income pattern, and Girls' Generation has occupied the highest point of the Korean market for only two years, and the media has reported that these people have all started to buy houses for their families in the wealthy area of Gangnam - this is almost a lifelong dream of many Korean middle classes, and it may not be realized in a lifetime. And kara has occupied the first place in the Japanese and Korean groups for only one year, and some people are eager to prepare for real estate in Jiangnan. But what about the others? TARA, which is said to be the next closest to the company, has a fairly high share of the company, and it is just that Hyomin alone started renting a house in the Gangnam area......
Therefore, we don't talk about honor, ideals, or the value of life, but just money! So which girl group who eats youth doesn't want to replace it with girlhood? Now that the market is so hot, can we seize the opportunity and have a great future? And Xiuying's car accident really makes some people feel a little eager to try.
However, it turns out that it was none other than Girls' Generation who had a car accident with a member who was the first to seize the opportunity and then achieved the greatest results in the activity of this wave of the market!
On September 6, news came from Japan, and according to the statistics of the Japanese public trust list, the sales of Girls' Generation's Japanese series "girls\'generation" have reached 581689. This figure is significant because it is a milestone achievement because it has set a new record for the highest sales of a single Japanese album by a Korean group, and it is also a milestone achievement for S.M to finally overcome the split of TVXQ and regain its place in Japan.
On September 11th, the eight-member Girls' Generation held their third group-exclusive concert at the Taiwan Strait Arena, which not only created a record for the largest number of audiences for an overseas girl group's solo concert in the Taiwan Strait, but more importantly, these three were held consecutively, and the venue was full, and they were all in the Little Arena......
It's not over yet.,The annual Japanese Red and White Song Club also released this year's song list on September 12, the Mid-Autumn Festival.,Girls' Generation is on the list;And after learning that Xiuying is recovering well from her injury,S.M finally couldn't hold it back.,They announced that in early October,Girls' Generation has been recorded The regular three albums will be officially released,At the same time, this time Girls' Generation's publicity scope will also include the American market!
Within a week, a succession of swiping messages can basically lead people to come to such a conclusion:
While other groups are still hesitating whether their Korean popularity is stable and whether they can go to Japan, Girls' Generation's popularity has already formed a scale in Asia, and they can already step on the Asian market to test Europe and the United States. And unlike the previous wondergirls, this time Girls' Generation has a very solid Asian foundation, so even if Europe and the United States are not adapted, they can easily withdraw and continue to fight in Asia.
But the more confusing news is not over yet.
On September 13, just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the newly established Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Organizing Committee announced that in view of the huge influence of the group at home and abroad, they have issued an invitation, hoping that the other party will participate in the promotion of the Pyeongchang Olympics as a representative of Hallyu culture.
Of course, S.M Company is high-spirited and willing to contribute to the 'obligation' of the country's image!
As a result, the media outside immediately blew up. But at the same time, the operators of the women's groups in the industry are all in their hearts, and now, looking at the Korean girl groups, who dares to say that they may catch up with and surpass Girls' Generation? Unless Girls' Generation collapses on its own...... Not to mention anything else, if it hadn't been for the nod of Choi Kwang-sik, the new minister of culture, sports, and tourism, who had just taken office for a week, this could have been done...... Teach me!
But soon, the gossip came over, and this time it was actually Jin Zhongming's great help, and it is said that it took a lot of money to do it. Why, people want to praise their own sister, aren't they allowed? Hong Shengcheng didn't say anything with a dark face, what do you have to say? If you don't have anything to say, please be silent.
However, Kim Jong-ming has no idea that Hong Seung-sung has a black face, and he doesn't know what those people in the Korean entertainment industry think of him, and he doesn't even know how to play happily when he returned to South Korea's girlhood...... Because on the 13th, others had already gone to the capital of China.
"Runningman Beijing Special", the 12th is a good Monday, but it is also the most important festival in South Korea, the Mid-Autumn Festival, so early in the morning of the 13th, Kim Jong Ming set off for the capital.
Well, it's worth mentioning that Jin Zhongming didn't come with the other seven members of Runningman, he arrived here first by taking a flight an hour earlier, while the remaining seven people arrived at the Beijing Airport together a little later with the team of the program team.
Anyway, Jin Zhongming is okay here, he is really familiar with this place in the capital, so he quickly arrived at the booked hotel and joined the staff who arrived two days in advance, and even a group of people ate ice cream under the sun in the backyard of the hotel, waiting while eating......
However, the team was much more cautious because of the unexpected popularity of the program team in the previous Thailand special. Seven members, plus dozens of SBS staff, in order to prevent the recurrence of the out-of-control situation of fans in Thailand, the program team even applied for an airport security team and VIP access.
But...... When I really came, I realized that it was not the same thing.
"It's embarrassing!" Haha said as he walked with his face covered.
"It's a bit of a shame indeed!" the tiger also broke down a little.
"Is this scene going to be played?" Chi Shizhen couldn't help but stare at the leader of the team.
"I've never been so ......embarrassed when I've been an artist for so long," Song Ji-hyo, the only female MC, was even more embarrassed.
"Isn't this really afraid of people's jokes?" In the end, even Liu Zaishi, who has always been pampered and unfazed, couldn't hold on.
It turned out that after hearing that there were dozens of people in the program team at the Capital Airport, they were very cooperative and sent a corresponding number of security teams, a uniform team of dozens of people, which was really a feeling of escort. However, I don't know what's going on in China, maybe there is no tradition of pick-up or no one gets the news at all, of course, it may be that there are not many fans of "Runningman" in the huge capital, in short, there is not a single fan of pick-up in such a large capital airport...... At this moment, the program team is really embarrassed to be thrown to grandma's house, don't say that the MCs can't hold it, even the staff in the security team look at each other, eager to find a piece of tofu to die.
This scene was so shameful, so although the escort of the security team to the airport bus was over, the members of the program team were completely relieved when they arrived at the hotel.
"Speaking of which...... Did Zhong Ming come early for something, or did he say that there was something over there that would come a day late?" Liu Zaishi, as one of the leaders of the program group, actually knew some things, but the moment he stepped into the hotel door, he had to take the initiative to provoke this topic, otherwise everyone might forget about it after the toss at the airport.
"Actually, I was very conflicted about Zhong Ming getting in the car at the beginning. Haha, who was walking aside with a bag on his back, picked up the conversation knowingly. "It's not that I'm worried about whether he has time, but I'm worried about whether he can live up to the promise he made at the end of the first installment, when he said that he can always bring in an endless number of female guests......"
He didn't say that. Gary was speechless. "Haha you said it yourself. ”
"But last time the table was special...... It's really ...... "Lee Kwang-so is really very dedicated, and with Yoo Jae-seok and Haha's proper start, he immediately laughed so much that he couldn't open his eyes. "Although I was very helpless by Miss Quanbaolan later, I had a good time with Luna before. ”
"Then say a word to Luna in front of the camera. Chi Seok Jin encouraged from the side.
"But what about Yuri before?" the tiger couldn't help but tease the giraffe.
"That's right, why did you forget Yuri?" "When he stepped into the backyard of the hotel, he looked up and remembered the episode of Lee Kwang-so and Yuri's feeding play.
"Then say hello to Yuri and Luna!" Haha looked like someone had come over. "If you don't have the courage to leave a message for two female idols at the same time, then don't look for a wife in the future......"
Everyone, every word you say to me will immediately make Lee Kwang-so, who was smiling like a flower just now, angry!
However, it was at this time that the people who broke the siege came—Kim Jong Ming suddenly appeared above the side of the meeting place in the backyard of the hotel, where there was a railing of a second-story terrace.
"Oh, Zhong Ming!"
"Why are you lying there?"
"Let's not talk about that. Jin Zhongming lay there with a smile, completely watching a play. "How did I hear from PD that you had something interesting at the airport?"
"Are you embarrassed to say?" Ji Shizhen asked, leaning over his waist towards the second floor. "Didn't you claim to be with us through thick and thin, and why could you hide here alone this time when we were disgraced?"
"I'm not thinking about you?" Jin Zhongming slowly descended from the second floor. "After the last special at the same table, Brother Haha told me every time he opened the show, female guests, female guests, female guests, ......"
"Is there a female guest?"
"On the second floor?"
"I'll take a look!"
said that it was too late, and before everyone around could react, haha immediately rushed over Jin Zhongming to the second-floor terrace, and now Jin Zhongming or PD were all stunned on the spot, and there were so many people on the stairs that no one stopped him.
However, just a few seconds later, this guy escaped from Jin Zhongming along the stairs at great speed.
At this moment, even Liu Zaishi, Kim Jong Kook and others downstairs were stunned.
"Who's upstairs?" Jihyo's mind was completely confused.
"Is Shen Fengshan good?" Liu Zaishi couldn't help but say jokingly. "Shen Fengshan has come to find Zhong Guo?"
Kim Jong Kook immediately smiled bitterly.
"Song Eun-yi, right?" This kind of joke needs to talk about seniority, and only Ji Shizhen can catch it. "Otherwise, haha can be scared like this?"
However, at this moment, Haha took advantage of Jin Zhongming and the others to rush up again when they walked down the stairs in a daze, and then fled at a speed after just a few seconds, just like before.
But this time, there was a clear hint of a smile in his eyes, and there was a faint hint of female laughter from upstairs.
"Who the hell is it?"
"Speak!"
"What are you smirking for?"
"From today on......" Haha, who was still carrying his bag, smiled and bowed ninety degrees to Jin Zhongming. "I'll let you send Zhong Ming...... In this show, I only believe in Zhong Mingjiao!"
In fact, at this time, there is no need to say this, even a fool must understand that there is a cat on the second floor terrace above, but even Liu Zaishi only knows that Jin Zhongming brought a few guests this time, but he doesn't know who it is.
"Is it Akink?" Gary, who has been not very active in the opening stage, suddenly asked tentatively, his base camp is the Silkworm Room, and the Cube company is located at the junction of the Silkworm Room and Cheongdam Cave, and even the dormitory of Apink is within the Silkworm Room, he has encountered this combination on various occasions more than once, and he is also a little aware of the matter of Chu Long and Jin Zhongming, and now that Jin Zhongming has come to lead the team, then the possibility of Apink is very great.
Haha immediately smiled weirdly at Gary, and Jin Zhongming also smiled without saying a word, and at this moment, everyone immediately became excited.
"apink!" Lee Kwang-so frowned with joy as he forgot to cause trouble. "The youngest one seems to be fifteen years younger than Sister Zhixiao!"
"Ahh "What are you talking about, is it interesting?"
"Jihyo, don't be angry. Liu Zaishi hurriedly went over and comforted. "Kwang-so's forehead means youth, which means beauty...... But I didn't say that you were old, but if Nanzhu and Xia Rong came, then there are indeed people who are embarrassed in terms of age, isn't it Brother Shizhen?"
"Nanzhu's father does seem to be a year younger than Brother Shi Zhen. Before Chi Shizhen could speak, Jin Zhongming gave him a heavy blow.
"You wait for Brother Shi Zhen. Liu Zaishi suddenly thought of something again, and held back a smile and grabbed Chi Shizhen. "Otherwise, the children are too young to be in a group with you, so you should be in a group with Zhixiao today......"
"How perfect!" Lee Kwang-so, who was kicked, was even more overjoyed, and at the same time did not forget to cause trouble. "Older group!"
Naturally, there is no need to say much about what was responding to him.
In this way, after laughing for a while, the pd of the program group finally stopped the routine opening slapstick when he watched the sun: "Okay, let's invite the guests down now!"
Everyone was looking forward to it, and sure enough, the first one to walk down was Park Chulong, the captain of APINK. The girl was dressed in jeans and a white shirt, and she was neat, and she couldn't stop bending down to salute when she went downstairs, and then she was pulled directly behind her by Jihyo.
"The next one will definitely be Pumei. Liu Zaishi came to a conclusion.
"Everyone shout with me, Atouch, Pumi!" Gary suddenly clenched his fists and shouted despite the eyes of the people around him.
Gary did this, of course, to give Jin Zhongming face, after all, it is a new group of cube, and another point is that he personally really appreciates this group, so what about praising it in the show?
Everyone was speechless for a moment, but they all reacted, and a group of male MCs joined the team shouting slogans...... Only Jin Zhongming and Haha couldn't help but glance down at each other, how speechless and speechless their eyes were.
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