Life always has to go on, and it can't be interrupted because of a sudden confession, or because you poured ice water on yourself, or because one of your stupid sisters is angry and doesn't want to pay attention to herself. So, on this morning at the end of May, Kim Jong-myung personally visited DAUM eb toon, the second largest online comic website in South Korea, as planned.

EB Toon, as the name suggests, means web cartoon, and it is also a unique name for Korean online comics in the Internet era. And when it comes to online works, to be honest, South Korea is hindered by the population, well, to put it simply, by the size of the online market or subscriptions...... How to put it, anyway, the country is too small, and the Korean audience is also small. Then, the brains of the Korean people are probably not as strong as the web writers of the big country in the west, and the animation industry is also not as strong as that of another country in the east, so it is difficult for South Korea to survive independently whether it is the Internet or webtoons.

However, Rao is like this, and Korean webtoons have finally gradually walked out of their own path in recent years. In other words, most of Korean comics are so-called plot comics except for a few pure love comics, and many of them are realistic, and they often discuss social issues...... Sound familiar?

That's right, in other words, except for a very few fantasy themes in Korean online comics, most of the rest can be directly adapted into TV series or movies! Even cartoonists have this tendency when they draw and conceive at the beginning, and the three major Korean manga websites basically rely on film and television to really make profits!

If this is the case, it is no wonder that the person in charge of this website forcibly blocked the door after hearing that Kim Jong-ming had arrived...... You must know that Jin Zhongming's trip was made with a cartoonist surnamed Zhu, and it was purely a private exchange, and there was no business arrangement with the website at all.

"Mr. Jin Zhongming doesn't have to care." Finally watched the person in charge of the website leave the reception room, and a middle-aged man who covered his dark circles with highly myopic glasses, that is, the cartoonist surnamed Zhu, explained a little to the website. "President Park is so eager because of the rare opportunity, after all, there is fierce competition in every industry these days, and he has to do his best to survive the website."

Jin Zhongming was noncommittal, but nodded slightly: "Teacher Zhu is reasonable. ”

"Mr. Jin Zhongming doesn't seem to know much about this industry." Mr. Zhu, who drew "Veteran", probably also saw the other party's perfunctory, so he couldn't help but say a few more words. "Nowadays, every industry in South Korea is controlled by big companies, and even the comic industry can't be avoided. The so-called three major eb toon in South Korea, aside from LEZHIN, who is dedicated to pure love comics, is competing. Hawkers, now it's like a tyrant on the Internet, and their EB Toon has taken the biggest piece of the cake, which makes us Daum in a state of anxiety all the time......"

"Well, it may be a little larger on the Internet, but it's not enough to be called a chaebol, right?" Jin Zhongming couldn't help but defend his senior. "I just split up with Hangame, and the size has been reduced a lot."

"Mr. Kim Jong-myung is a fool to me?" Teacher Zhu laughed all at once. "Whether it's a chaebol or not, everyone knows that the separation of the family is a good thing for naver and Lee Hae-jin, after all, NAVER is a search engine, and Hangame is a game website, which is not a level of things, how can it affect the size of the company? This separation can only show that Naver is getting stronger and stronger, and Li Haizhen is getting stronger and stronger, and he already has the confidence to argue with the former chaebol partners! ”

Jin Zhongming smiled awkwardly, he just thought that the other party's "Veteran" is specifically to mock the chaebol, although there are some exaggerations in the plot, but the routines in various stalks and various large enterprises are still quite right, which shows that people do know a lot about Korean-style large enterprises, and it seems a little insincere to say this.

In fact, as the other party said, today's naver is really becoming more and more popular, and Jin Zhongming's good senior is also becoming more and more level. This time, although Li Haizhen did not divorce the chaebol lady he didn't like, nor did he change his luxury car, he separated from Hangame, and he firmly held it in his hands again, which shows that Li Haizhen has really gone to a higher level.

You know, before merging with Hangame, this company was only one of the thirds in the Korean search engine market. And now...... Well, and today this company is still one of the thirds of the world on the Korean network, but it's a third of the entire Korean network. The other two, one is Kakao (Korean version of penguin) who has made outstanding contributions to the spread of Korean gossip, and the other is Kim Jong-ming's Korean version of Taobao.

Instant messaging, search engines, and e-commerce are all three-legged, and as for this familiar pattern, it can only be said that there are striking similarities between modern Internet companies.

"Since Teacher Zhu is so honest." After his mind turned from Li Haizhen and Naver, Jin Zhongming straightened slightly. "I'll be honest too. Actually, in today's situation, no matter what President Park said just now, I won't do anything with him......"

"Why is that?" Teacher Zhu instinctively became curious. "Is it because of the corporate culture or personal habits? Mr. Kim Jong-ming is reluctant to talk about 'official affairs' when talking about personal affairs? I know a lot of big business owners have similar rules. ”

"Not really." Jin Zhongming laughed. "Where are there so many rules and regulations, people live to be free, it would be pitiful to live in that kind of framework, and besides, I am the boss, and it is not for me to have rules. I don't want to tell you, Mr. Zhu, that the reason why I have been perfunctory just now is not because President Park said it badly, nor because I don't like DAUM's works, but in fact, I really like many of your works here, mainly because he didn't have a correct attitude towards me from the beginning...... Don't look at me like that, that's not what I mean...... I mean, he himself has to understand in his heart that DAUM is too small, and if he really wants to cooperate with me, there must be a premise, that is, this eb toon takes the initiative to give a certain percentage of the equity to me, and then the two sides will cooperate on a large-scale adaptation on this basis. In any case, I can't do what President Park said, and everyone should be fair or anything. In the mall, where does it come from? In other words, talking about capital, those with more money bully those with less money, this is a truly fair rule. ”

Mr. Zhu immediately acquiesced, "Veteran" is his famous work, and it is also one of the works that he has spent the most energy on over the years, in order to cut the reader's heart as much as possible, he is almost crazy and keeps collecting large and small anecdotes of the Korean chaebol. The so-called practice makes perfect, with the continuous updating of his works, time has always passed, and he himself has become an expert in Korean shopping mall culture, so he knows very well that what Kim Jong-ming said is not wrong at all.

Even, not to mention Korean shopping malls, the whole world is the same, as long as there is no additional force between capital, the more money bullies the less, it is indeed a universal 'fair rule'. As for the consequences that this approach is destined to cause, let alone that, otherwise where would governments come up with sets of various regulatory measures?

"It's because of this fair rule." Teacher Zhu sighed slightly after coming back to his senses. That's why these chaebol companies in South Korea have been created today. This is true in every industry and industry, small businesses can't survive on their own, they can only rely on big companies in the way you just said, and then the big companies get bigger and bigger, and finally a few big Macs monopolize the most valuable piece of the industry in a particular industry......"

"It's the same all over the world." Jin Zhongming smiled reluctantly. "It's just that South Korea is small and the people are weak, and at the beginning, the supervision in this area was almost equal to zero, and after the reaction, everyone from the government to the people was powerless."

"Yes." Teacher Zhu nodded approvingly. "In the final analysis, the country is too small and weak, and when they came to their senses, everyone from the people to the government found that they had been kidnapped by the chaebols, and they didn't dare to act rashly...... Therefore, there are historical reasons for the formation of the chaebol, which is also the reason why the new chaebol can only appear in emerging industries, because there are not many loopholes in the old industries for people to exploit. ”

"Speaking of this topic." Jin Zhongming asked suddenly. "Mr. Zhu, you should also be considered a half-expert, what do you think is the concept of chaebol? Or what is considered a chaebol? In South Korea, does it refer to those four or five or a dozen? And we just talked about Li Haizhen's predecessor and his naver, do you think he is a chaebol now? ”

Teacher Zhu was stunned for a moment, but the face with dark circles and fatigue immediately became serious: "Don't hide it from Mr. Jin Zhongming, you said, I have been doing this comic every day for most of the year, and my mind is full of chaebols and their relevant information when I open my eyes and close my eyes, and I really think about this problem seriously......"

"Please advise." Jin Zhongming also sat up straight, looking serious, he was really curious about the other party's answer.

"Let's put it this way." As he spoke, Mr. Zhu pointed to the reception room, where many DAUM employees were busy. "Although I signed a long-term contract with DAUM, and I am also in a natural opposite position with Lee Hae-jin and his naver, let's be fair, Lee Hae-jin and his company are really not qualified to be called chaebols."

Kim Jong-ming became even more interested.

"Lee Hae-jin is very rich now, and the Naver company he firmly controls is the largest Internet company in South Korea, not to mention monopolizing the search engine, and constantly expanding on the Internet in an octopus-like way......"

Jin Zhongming nodded while listening, and above himself, of course, what the teacher in front of him said was the truth. In fact, Kim Jong-ming is clear about this, and now Lee Hae-jin's company has indeed reached a certain level of monopoly on the Korean Internet, and it is constantly expanding in depth on the Internet, what is the Internet reading, webtoons, Internet knowledge base (encyclopedia), daily news rankings...... Anyway, that day was in a trance. To give the most direct example, the three major newspapers have been scolding on their own websites for three days and two times, not doing any news at all, but taking away nearly 80% of the advertising fees in the industry, how can paper media live? !

Interestingly, however, the link over there.

This kind of industrial pattern is indeed very big.

"However, in South Korea, chaebols require more than just money, and more than just control over businesses." Mr. Zhu continued to elaborate his views. "It's not even just a so-called industry monopoly, it needs enough prestige for South Koreans to recognize its existence, and it needs a vague influence that's hard to articulate, and that influence doesn't refer to the business sector, but to the whole country...... To put it in a less accurate way, it is that if a chaebol is really going to be forced to be urgent, there is a possibility of shaking social stability. ”

Jin Zhongming raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Of course, just because there is this possibility, it doesn't mean that they will really do it, nor does it mean that they can succeed, in fact, businessmen are always the easiest to compromise, but at least there must be this possibility." Mr. Zhu is a comic painter, not a writer, but he gives people the feeling of a talkative otaku. "Mr. Jin Zhongming, think about it carefully, do those chaebols have this ability? You're like ......."

"Then Mr. Zhu." Jin Zhongming suddenly interrupted the other party, and then pointed to his nose with a smile. "Let me ask you another question, if Li Haizhen's predecessors are not qualified, do you think I am qualified?"

Teacher Zhu was stunned for a moment, and then was silent for a long time before he spoke: "In my personal opinion, Mr. Jin Zhongming did go faster and farther than Mr. Li Haizhen. You donate a huge amount of money to the university every year in exchange for a lot of recognition from the people; They also know how to use various industry associations and public welfare associations to enhance their reputation and control over related industries; And he has more money than Li Haizhen, and he has an extra layer of career than him...... But, when it comes to the chaebol, it feels like you're still going to need time. ”

"I see." Jin Zhongming nodded.

"But since I talked about it, I actually have a problem not to vomit or be unhappy." Teacher Zhu suddenly reversed. "Mr. Jin Zhongming, are you in such a hurry?"

"What do you mean?" Jin Zhongming asked with a slight smile. "I've been here for almost two hours today, and I haven't talked about anything serious, what's the hurry?"

"You know what I'm talking about." Teacher Zhu is colorful.

Jin Zhongming smiled awkwardly, but did not touch his nose...... In other words, this is the benefit of being a trained actor. You know, since the Clinton zipper door, the whole world knows that touching your nose is lying or covering up embarrassment, everyone has become a body language scientist, and those who pretend to be maintenance are getting harder and harder to mix.

"Actually, in my opinion." Seeing that the other party recognized it, Mr. Zhu continued to say seriously. "Although they are not yet chaebols, the biggest difference between you and Li Haizhen is by no means in the places I mentioned just now, because these are just a matter of quantity, and there is no essential difference between the two. In fact, in my opinion, the biggest gap between the two of you should be in an attitude inside...... Li Haizhen is obviously a little drifting, and his arrival today is more like a passive behavior, and he was pushed to this role by the people around him. If he is not independent, he will be annexed by others, if he does not eat others, he will be swallowed up by those who are bigger, and if he does not engage in monopoly, people outside will rob him of food. But looking at it the other way around, what about you, Mr. Kim Jong-ming? I always feel that you take the initiative from the beginning, and you have this mentality of how to do it from the beginning, and you ...... from the beginning."

"Active and passive?" Jin Zhong sighed suddenly. In fact, the initiative in behavior is not necessarily the initiative in mentality. Mr. Zhu, have you ever thought that I just see more thoroughly than my senior, and I knew that this was the only way to go from the beginning, so I would seem to take the initiative everywhere and compete for the first place everywhere? And, perhaps, what happened to him gave me a sense of experience? ”

Teacher Zhu was suddenly said to be unable to move, because he was really speechless. To put it bluntly, he is just a two-knife after all, and no matter how well he draws comics, he can't become a real expert.

Of course, the topic of chaebol cannot end here, because today's meeting was supposed to discuss this topic. It's just that the two quickly changed angles.

"Mr. Zhu's cartoon is really intriguing, especially about the shaping of the second generation of the chaebol, every scene of the plot looks absurd, but it seems that there are enough movies and movies to find the corresponding people and things...... No wonder it's so popular, my family around me is watching, and then I followed along, and then I couldn't help but come directly to the door. ”

"Mr. Jin Zhongming can see it." When it comes to works, although it is still the topic of the second generation of chaebols, Mr. Zhu is of course a lot more relaxed. "Actually, as you said, every detail has a prototype, and I have carefully checked the information and news materials. It's just that the source is too wide, and then it has been artistically processed and put on a person, so some people don't believe it and think it's absurd......"

"I don't know if others believe it or not." Jin Zhongming shook his head again and again. "Anyway, I'm trustworthy, for example, the party with drug abuse and ** in the recent finale, I saw many readers on the Internet comment that this is too exaggerated...... But in fact, as far as I know, not to mention the second generation of chaebols these days, there are such parties among artists, and young people suddenly have money and no constraints, and they can do anything. ”

"I guessed that Mr. Jin Zhongming is well-informed and should be able to understand." Teacher Zhu nodded again and again. "There is also the main case, and the readers who fired the driver at will can feel the same way, because the news of large companies firing people at will is too common nowadays, and they splash paint on the statue of King Sejong every day...... But they don't believe in the fact that the driver fights with others. ”

"I've never heard of a company employee fighting with someone for fun, but as an employee, the company boss's son and nephew smashed the car with a baseball bat because he stopped and got in the way." Jin Zhongming laughed. "At that time, he also beat the employee who went to persuade him directly with a stick, the so-called spoiled bear child, as soon as the mood comes up, it is normal to do anything!"

"Actually, that plot was really inspired by Mr. Jin Zhongming's incident." Teacher Zhu suddenly became a little embarrassed.

"Really?" Jin Zhongming laughed. "But in the end, I was bullying the father and son surnamed Cui......"

"That's because you're Kim Jong Ming." Teacher Zhu is colorful. "I've been wondering what would have happened to someone else, for example, an SK employee who had inadvertently stopped in the wrong place. That's why there is the main case in the comics, and even the offset of most of the later comics...... In the beginning, this manga was intended to tell a story about a righteous policeman. ”

Kim Jong-ming nodded slightly, in the end, the existence of the South Korean chaebol does make many people feel uncomfortable, every year people go directly to the door of Samsung and the government to protest, demanding the arrest of Lee Kun-hee and the confiscation of all his property, the reason is that the chaebol should not exist at all, quite a rebellion is justified, and class revolution is the taste of everything.

There is no doubt that the cartoonist in front of him who draws caricatures mocking the chaebol is undoubtedly a person with that tendency...... Innocent and brave.

Of course, then again, there is a so-called special influence that cannot be seen or touched at the national level...... The person in front of him really has a bit of a sense of hitting the nail on the head.

Why don't you give it a try?

"Mr. Jin Zhongming? Mr. Kim? ”

"Oh!" Jin Zhongming suddenly came back to his senses. "I'm sorry, what you just said touched me a little and thought a little more......"

"It's fine." After chatting for a long time, I already felt that the young 'reserve chaebol' in front of me was indeed as unscrupulous as some people said, and Mr. Zhu obviously became a lot more casual. "I'm asking you, you said on the phone that you have been very idle lately, and then you really want to put "Veteran" on the big screen, and you have to play it yourself......"

"Is there a problem with this?" Jin Zhongming asked. "You are the original author of the comics, and you must be the first screenwriter in the movie, so it doesn't hurt to say everything."

"It's not that I don't have confidence in your acting skills...... I think if you play the leading role, is there a bit of age difference? The children of the protagonists in the comics are all five or six years old, and they all have close-ups of their forehead lines. ”

"Hah!" Jin Zhongming immediately laughed. "Mr. Zhu misunderstood, the actor I fancy is Huang Zhengmin's predecessor, what do you think? After "New World", he has already rested, and he also took over a big production from our CJ, but that big production needs time and the preparation is not perfect, so he is idle and panicked now. ”

"Of course Huang Zhengmin is fine, but ......"

"Then the supporting role of the police team leader, and the director of the chaebol group who assists the rich second generation, I am going to ask Wu Dazhu's seniors and Liu Haizhen's seniors to play respectively, and I am going to invite Li Jingrong's predecessors to play the role of the chaebol leader, what do you think of this lineup?"

"What else can I feel?" This time it was Mr. Zhu's turn to cry and laugh. "That's pretty much the best lineup, right?" However, at this point, Mr. Zhu suddenly became serious again. "But Mr. Kim Jong-ming ...... You like the role of the second generation of chaebol so much? That's a pure villain who can't be more pure! You haven't played a villain yet, have you? ”

Jin Zhongming smiled slightly, but he didn't bother to say anything about the negative character: "Don't tell you, Mr. Zhu, when I was reading the comics, when I saw several of the plots, I suddenly had a weird resonance, and then the idea of trying this character was difficult to remove from my mind......"

"Which episodes?"

"One is the one who smeared bananas on the faces of female celebrities." Jin Zhongming seemed to be smiling. "The other is to take out his dog out of anger after being wronged, and beat the dog to death in the office...... As we all know, I, Jin Zhongming, am a very gentleman to female artists on weekdays, and I also love my family Baker. ”

Teacher Zhu: "......"

"Actually, this weird feeling has been around for a long time, and I'm not known for bullying female guests in "RunningMan" now? It should also have something to do with the fact that Plain Surrey is too gentleman. ”

Teacher Zhu: "......"

"Don't worry." Jin Zhongming saw that the other party's face was white, and hurriedly said comfortingly. "There's nothing to shy away from this, the human heart is naturally multifaceted, and I even went to a psychiatrist, and she said it was okay. Even she still told me that it is better to bully people in variety shows and movies than to bully people outside, especially when I am really capable of bullying people outside. ”

Teacher Zhu nodded slowly: "This is indeed the truth...... But no matter what, if it's this lineup, two Korean actors I admire the most will play two leading roles, and then three of my favorite best supporting actors will play two supporting roles...... This movie, there's no reason not to be popular! ”

"Exactly...... Although the script and the actors don't tell the whole story, if a good story can be played by the best actors, I really can't imagine any possibility of failure. At this point, Jin Zhongming suddenly paused, but said something interesting with a smile. It's like the Ice Bucket Challenge that lit up this summer all at once, and a lot of people ask me why it caught fire...... In fact, if it wasn't Mark and Rolley that I named at the beginning, but a cat and a dog, then it would be an ice bucket challenge, even if it was a sulfuric acid bucket challenge, it would be difficult! ”

"Those two...... Is it acting? Teacher Zhu was slightly stunned.

Jin Zhongming smiled slightly.

PS: Recent events...... It's really a pit......