Chapter 220
"They are out-and-out newcomers in the United States, and any team has to burn money during the rookie period, which you should know that when Rain first arrived in the United States, how much money we burned that year, almost let us go to be pants, and I could only add instant noodles and kimchi for lunch at both ends for three days, so that I am sick to my stomach when I see instant noodles now. Park Zhenying said, and there was a burst of laughter in the conference room, most of the current JYPE management has not experienced that stage, most of the veterans who originally fought the world followed Hong Shengcheng and Fang Shihyuk, the two other giants of the original JYP, and they heard Park Zhenying mention the past of JYPE's original rise, which felt very funny and novel.
"It's not the same now as it used to be. Director Jung Wook couldn't help but smile when he heard Park Jin-young mention the past years, and then regained his dead face, "At that time, although our expenses were high in the first year of Rain, his results were steadily improving every month, and in fact, in the last 4 months of the first year, we have been making profits, but our funds continued to be tight in the first year caused by excessive spending before, and Wondergirls is different." Saying that, Director Zheng Xu took out another document from the document bag, "This contains the income and expenditure of wondergirls in the United States in 2009, and I made a PPT based on the data in it, you can take a look." As he spoke, he instructed his assistant to turn on the projection in the conference room.
"You're really well prepared. Park Zhenying looked at Zheng Xu, and his face changed slightly.
"Of course, I've always been like that. Zheng Xu said: "I am committed to letting data speak. Without that, how dare I openly oppose your claims at a meeting? Let's take a look. As he spoke, the projection in the conference room was turned on. Director Zheng Xu connected the USB flash drive he carried with him to the computer linked to the projection.
"This statement already vividly illustrates Wondergirls' income and expenditure in the United States in 2009. Director Zheng Xu said, and also took a laser pointer to draw on the projection, "You see, in the first three months after they arrived in the United States to start their activities, their income increased, but from the fourth month, their income began to decline, and by September 2009, their income had dropped to about 6% of the average of the previous three months." However, the cost of various activities we carry out to promote them is getting higher and higher, including the cost of English training and cultural tuition for them......"
"Then, do you think we should give up the U.S. market?" Park Jin-young interrupted Mr. Jung.
"The U.S. market has been a chicken rib for us since Rain left. Zheng Xu said: "Although you have a lot of personal activities in the United States before, but the cost is small, almost just enough to maintain a break-even, but the expenses of wondergirls last year were too large, and I don't see the slightest prospect ......of them successfully establishing themselves in the American market."
"In the American market, it has been fought hard by the joint efforts of several generations of artists in our company, and we must not give up!" Park Jin-young stood up.
"When you abandon it, you abandon it. For those who do great things, they must have the determination and courage of a strong man to break his wrist. Zheng Xu is still a dead face.
"It's really lively now. The other bigwigs around them exchanged glances with each other.
As the most low-key and mysterious of the three major Korean idol brokerage and entertainment companies, YG's headquarters is also surging at this time.
"We have to have our own position in Japan. YG boss Yang Hyun-seok said from the conference room.
"Yes, but Japan's pristine ecology is extremely closed. If we don't work with their local company, but act as an outsider, I'm afraid it will lead to a boycott. A middle-aged man sitting at the bottom of his left side said, "As for our own position. I know what you're thinking, President, but those Japanese people are too harsh on our profit sharing. So you want to start your own portal and carry out activities in Japan, but ......"
"Let's think about how Pei Yongjun broke out of his own world in Japan back then. Yang Xianshi waved his hand. "Our current environment is much better than Pei Yongjun's back then, and our current capital is also stronger than that of him back then. ”
“…… However, the current political environment in Japan is not as congenial as it was then. The middle-aged man said.
"It's man-made. Yang Xianshi shook his head, "There will always be a way......
It was a very unquiet night, and the bigwigs of several major companies were making various plans, but Xu Ning was obviously not in the team of these bigwigs, and he was drinking with Li Qiwu and others at the XXX bar in Myeongdong at this moment.
"This year, it's about to pass, and there's only one month left. Li Qiwu said and drank all the wine in the cup, "Think back, this year, I really did a lot of things, hehe, you can talk to the old man about the Spring Festival." ”
"yes, a lot has happened this year. Xu Ning agreed, "It's a pity that overall...... Not smooth enough. ”
"What's wrong with you?" Kim Seung-moon said on the side: "The Incheon complex was successfully won, you successfully became the president of CCM, and you also got two very nice beauties......"
"Poof......" Xu Ning just took a sip of wine, and before he could swallow it, he immediately squirted out.
"Okay, don't be shy, you were late that night with Lee Yunxi, right?" Baek Chang-so smiled with a "lewd" smile on his face, "Now you are going to pull her directly to CCM to be your female secretary, tsk......"
"That was Ms. Xue's conspiracy to ruin my image in the minds of the company's top brass. Xu Ning had a black line in his head, "I've already asked him not to come to me casually, every time she comes, my image is ruined." ”
"That Ms. Xue came to me a few days ago. Listening to Xu Ning talk about Ms. Xue, Li Qiwu said, "I went directly to Incheon." Hehe, soaked here for a long time. Asked you a lot of things in detail. ”
"She would actually come to you to find out what I am about?Is she so confident that you will tell her the truth?" Xu Ning was a little surprised, "If it were me." I'm definitely not going to run this wrong way. ”
"This can't be regarded as an unjust road, she still gained something from coming to me. Li Qiwu shook his head and said.
"No, boss, did you really tell the old woman the truth?" Jin Shengwen asked on the side.
"Of course not, but if you want to lie, you have to at least have 9 falsehoods and 1 truth. Li Qiwu said: "Otherwise, this lie will be revealed before it is finished." Especially in the face of that old woman, she is an old treacherous and cunning person......"
"Yes, but that is true, how much Ms. Xue can see, I doubt it. Xu Ning said.
"Don't underestimate her, none of their old rivers and lakes that have been polished in the circle for so many years are fuel-efficient lamps. Li Qiwu said: "Otherwise, they would have been knocked out a long time ago, where can they still shout in their respective fields?"
"What is she trying to do when she asks for your information?" Baek Chang-so asked, "Didn't you say that she had lost ground in CCM recently? Why did she dare to attack you like this? Shouldn't she try her best to woo you now?"
That's why she had to find out what he was doing. Li Qiwu said: "Look at his real family background and what the forces behind him are." Is it worth her to woo, or can it be subdued with a little suppression. ”
"It's really rare to see such an ambitious woman. Jin Shengwen said: "Isn't her family background very good? Why do you have to come out and fight with our old men there, like that Jiang Minjing, feel at ease as a big lady and do something she likes to do? Look at people, if you want to be a singer, you can be a singer." If you want to act, you can act, and if you want to travel, you can travel......"
"Can this be the same?" Li Qiwu smiled, "That's right." You reply to Jiang Minjing, her equity entrustment procedures have been completed. As long as she signs, you are her equity principal. The entrustment period is 2 years. ”
Kang Min-kyung...... This is another woman who has a headache. Xu Ning patted his forehead and muttered.
One hour later, Xu Ning waved goodbye to Li Qiwu and others and left the bar.
"I don't know if anyone has called during this time. Sitting in the car, Xu Ning took out his mobile phone and said to himself, when he parked the car, he actually left his mobile phone on the car, fortunately, there is nothing very yellow and violent in his mobile phone, even if it is taken away, it doesn't matter, and he is still relatively confident in the security here, and the things that fall on the car should not be lost.
"Okay, so many missed calls. As soon as the mobile phone screen lit up, Xu Ning saw a series of missed call reminders.
"Xuanmei's 4, Li Yunxi's 2, Jiang Minjing's 1, why is there a strange call? Is it a scam call?" After reading all the missed calls, Xu Ning began to reply one by one.
The first to reply was Jiang Minjing's call, and she wouldn't look for herself if she was okay now.
"President, are you busy tonight?" The phone was connected, and immediately Jiang Minjing's slightly lazy voice came from the phone.
"Yes, I just finished discussing things here with Li Qiwu. Xu Ning immediately put all the responsibility on Li Qiwu, "He wants me to tell you that your equity entrustment procedures have been completed, just waiting for you to sign." ”
"Oh, he's so slow, it's taken so long to get it done. Jiang Minjing said, "When will you sign it for me?"
"Whenever it's convenient for you. Xu Ning said: "By the way, do you have anything to do with me?"
"Can't I call you if it's okay?" Jiang Minjing said, "It's really ......"
"Of course not, it's just that you usually call me, and it's basically something. Xu Ning hurriedly said.
"It should be said that every time you call me, it's basically because there's something right. Jiang Minjing said: "You can remember it yourself, when did you take the initiative to contact me, didn't you ask me to help you? at least let me give you an idea or something, and even asked me to help you solve Li Xuanmei's academic problems, or help Li Qiwu solve the problem of land acquisition...... These are all your related households, and you want me to help you later, what kind of reason is that......"
"It seems to be ......" Hearing Jiang Minjing say this, Xu Ning was also a little embarrassed, but fortunately, this was on the phone, if the two of them said this face to face, Xu Ning would definitely be red-faced at this time.
"It's like that, that's exactly what it is. Jiang Minjing said, "Okay, I won't say it, I talk too much, it seems like I'm a resentful woman, originally, there is a good thing to tell you tonight, but now, I decided not to tell you." ”
"What's a good thing?" Xu Ning hurriedly asked: "I admit that I was wrong, every time I contacted you before, I used to contact you with too strong utilitarianism, I promise that it will not be like this in the future......"
"Tut-tut, when I heard that there was something good, it changed so much?" Jiang Minjing pouted on the other end of the phone, "It's a pity, I'm in a bad mood right now, you just wait, wait when I'm in a good mood, and when I'll tell you the specific situation." ”
"Eh, the soldiers are so fast. Xu Ning was a little anxious, "That's it, I'll invite you to a big meal to apologize......"
"Forget it, a big meal or something, I'm still making a movie, there are a lot of shots that need to show my body, if I eat a big meal, my face will be swollen and my body will be out of shape, and I will be photographed as a big fat girl, will you come to make up for me?" Jiang Minjing said: "Besides, I haven't eaten any big meal, I'm not interested in ......"
"A lot of shots that need to show your body?" Xu Ning was stunned for a moment, "How can there be such a shot in "Parasite"? Why don't I know at all?
"Your script, at best, can only be regarded as a story script, and it is far from the storyboard script needed for film shooting, and many places in it have been revised by director Yang Yunhao. Jiang Minjing said.
“…… I remember that the scripts I provided at that time also included the storyboard?" Xu Ning still didn't understand.
"I don't know who you asked for to adapt your storyboard script, it didn't fall into the eyes of director Yang Yunhao at all, and he himself contacted a screenwriter who was not very famous to rearrange it. Kang Min Kyung said: "It's very different from your original storyboard script, not only me, but Hyo Min Oni also has a lot of ...... of that kind of shot."
"That's nonsense. Xu Ning took a deep breath, "You wait, I'll go to the parasite crew tomorrow to ask Director Yang Yunhao for a clear ......" (to be continued......)