Kim Young-min and Lee so-man received the email almost at the same time, and coincidentally, at this time, the two were together at the café opposite S.M.,Discussing what S.M.'s future path should be. In fact, the relationship between the two people is not as tense as outsiders imagine. Although the philosophy and ideas are different, what is the same is that both of them seem to make the future of S・M better, and of course there are selfish intentions, but the general direction is definitely the same.

Kim Young-min thinks that Lee so-man's set is outdated, and the future entertainment industry should not still be the same as training trainees, there are many ways to make money, and S.M's current situation is a bit too dependent on artists, which is a manifestation of self-containment.

But Lee so-man feels that Kim Young-min is on the wrong path, and S.M is an entertainment company, not a film company, not a media group, and it is still about people. Kim Young-min's direction is tantamount to abandoning the essence and pursuing nothingness. This is like a reason why an industrial company goes public and begins to not pay attention to products and only focuses on the stock market. The stock market is risky, the outside capital is too strong, once S.M embarks on this path, the controllability will be sharply reduced, maybe in the short term the profit is considerable, but in the long run, S.M will lose its foothold in this industry, absolutely undesirable.

But the things between the two are not just as simple as different ideas. If there is only a difference in philosophy, you can talk about it on the table, and talk openly and honestly, all for the sake of the company's future and destiny, what can not be said? But the fundamental contradiction between the two people is the dirt that cannot be discussed on the table, and their fundamental contradiction is who will be in charge of this company in the future.

Lee so-man is a man with a deep sense of tradition, and he single-handedly founded S.M. Company, which he regards as his life, the most important asset. A career of a lifetime. He wanted to pass on the business, but his eldest son, Lee Hyun-gyu, was young, and even if he could hold on for another ten years, he would never be able to hold on to the day, when Lee Hyun-gyu was in his twenties, how could he be in charge of a company as large as S.M? The elders of the board of directors were either his uncle or his uncle. In this case, when Lee Hyun-gyu was ten years old, Lee so-man made a decision that he wanted to find a capable and reliable person to help him through the transition period and assist Lee Hyun-gyu in successfully inheriting the S.M company he founded, and this person was Kim Young-min.

But what he never expected was in this matter. Kim Young-min used a trick against him, and when he didn't get power, Kim Young-min obeyed Lee so-man's words, regarded himself as a disciple, and asked for advice on how to deal with problems from time to time, which once made Lee so-man very satisfied, as if he saw the day when his 'apprentice' successfully helped his son to sit in the position of president of S.M. But the good times did not last long, and Li Xiuman was investigated for tax evasion. had to go to the United States, and Kim Young-min was ordered to be in danger. Under Li Xiuman's trust, he took over Li Xiuman's power in full. Gradually, his ambition began to grow, and he cut off Li Xiuman's right-hand man within the company, replaced him with someone loyal to him, and gradually hollowed out Li Xiuman. TVXQ and others cultivated by Li Xiuman. was also dealt with mercilessly by him, so that S.M and everyone saw the means of the new official to take office. Just when he was complacent and felt that he could already replace Li Xiuman, something he would never have imagined happened.

Li Xiuman didn't know how to get the president's pardon. Returned with an innocent gesture. coincided with the end of 2008, and it was precisely because of his return that Girls' Generation took a turn for the better and was not abandoned. Lee so-man, who has returned, has seen through Kim Young-min's true face, and Kim Young-min simply stopped pretending, and since then, S.M has entered the factional battle. Lee so-man served as the artist director and was in charge of what he thought was the core, while Kim Young-min through several years of direct operation, all departments of the company had already been firmly controlled by him, and the position of president was unbreakable, even Lee so-man, there was nothing to do with him for a while.

But to be honest, Kim Young-min is not Lee so-man's opponent. Lee so-man's prestige has long been ingrained in the hearts of all S.M. people. Even if for a while, Kim Yingmin can trap or even kidnap some people through various means, but after a long time, when Li Xiuman pours out, Kim Yingmin is doomed to fail. Everyone understood this, and Kim Young-min also understood, but at that time, he had no choice.

God still favored him, just when he was waiting for death, Li Xiuman's wife was suffering from cancer, Li Xiuman, although he was not close to people in many things, but he really cared for this wife who shared the suffering, he even gave up the low-hanging fruit, handed over S.M to Kim Yingmin again, and accompanied his wife to the United States for treatment. Kim Young-min once again got a chance to breathe, he learned from the pain, abandoned the previous way of 'treating the symptoms but not the root cause', and began to start with equity. Lee so-man really felt the pressure, he was not short of money, but his money was pressed on S.M's shares, external funds were actually very limited, Kim Young-min thought of a smart way, he did not directly control, he introduced external funds from all sides, and when the market was down, he bought the shares in the hands of shareholders at a higher price. Theoretically, this is a kind of illegal competition, and S.M has the right to file a lawsuit, but now that S.M.'s legal representative is Kim Young-min, this dumb man is settled on Lee so-man.

When he received the email, Li Xiuman was sitting by the window, and his phone was not a smartphone. And Kim Young-min just went to the bathroom, and his mobile phone was an Iphone6.

After reading the title of the email, Kim Young-min immediately replied with a sense of urine. And Li Xiuman received a call from his assistant and reacted, which was already a step too late.

When Jin Yingmin came back after releasing the water, Li Xiuman looked at him with a blue face, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled, both of them knew what the other party was thinking. Working together for more than 20 years, they are colleagues and rivals, and they already know each other's existence better than each other, and they don't need too much explanation or ridicule. And they also know to each other that even if they win this time, they can't do without each other, this is a 'number one' battle, and that's it.

"Don't rejoice too soon, there are three days left in the next shareholder meeting, and maybe there will be changes. Li Xiuman picked up the coffee cup and took a leisurely sip, and people who didn't know saw this scene, most of them would think that he was Kim Yingmin's adviser rather than a-for-tat opponent.

"Thank you for your concern," Jin Yingmin also followed Li Xiuman's example, picked up the coffee and took a sip: "Teacher Li Xiuman still has a lot of rest, and leave the things that are hard for young people to do." ”

Isn't this just saying that I'm old? Li Xiuman snorted coldly, got up and left, and the discussion between the two bigwigs of S. and M broke up unhappily again. (To be continued.) )