Chapter 639: Bamboo in the chest
On the 27th, 29th and 31st, South Korea's three major TV stations took turns to hold a song festival, and all the artists of S.M's activities attendedβ§.
After the last two music ceremonies, Kevin Li did not go, he had more important things to do.
The BAP group came to vote for Li Kaiwen to start the plan to set up an entertainment subsidiary in advance, which was originally tailored for Girls' Generation to operate independently from S.M, and it was not bad to take this opportunity to buy a trendy boy group for Sunny, the novice president, to practice.
Li Kaiwen has always been resolute in doing things, and the next afternoon he made an appointment with Zheng Changhuan to meet at S.M. Company, and he needed the advice of this experienced executive director.
Mr. Jung's office is diagonally across from President Kim Young-min's office, and Mr. Lee knocked on the door and pushed it in.
"Executive Zheng."
"Director Li, please come in," Zheng Changhuan saw Li Kaiwen's face with joy, and got up to greet him, "Director Li came just in time, I was about to contact Director Li." β
"Oh, what a coincidence." Li Kaiwen took two steps and sat on the sofa casually, "I don't know what happened to Zheng Changhuan?" β
Jung Chang-hwan looked excited, "KBS TV accepted our conditions and agreed to sell the rights to "Infinite Challenge", it seems that it is because it knows that SBS TV will get from the copyright share of RM that KBS is greedy. β
Li Kaiwen smiled: "KBS doesn't see rabbits and eagles." β
Jung Chang-hwan nodded, "Minister Park of the KBS Variety Show Department asked to meet with Director Li for a detailed discussion. β
"Meet me?" Li Kaiwen was slightly surprised, when it came to buying copyrights, it had always been the responsibility of S.M Company and Zheng Changhuan himself, and he never asked. After all, he doesn't have much energy in the Korean entertainment industry.
"And the general PD Kim Tae-ho. They take Infinite Challenge very seriously. β
KBS TV attaches great importance to it. Kevin Li doesn't pay much attention to it.
Nowadays, Li Kaiwen was eager to make achievements to show his ability, and urgently bought the copyright of RM to transplant it to China, but now that Huace Film and Television is developing rapidly, Li Kaiwen no longer needs to rely on a variety show to prove himself.
Having said that, "Infinite Challenge", as the ace program of Korean variety shows that has maintained the highest ratings for a long time, has a high reputation throughout Asia, and it is excellent as a platform to promote artists. In addition, the purchase of copyright can bring huge profits to the producer. This is also the main reason why Zheng Changhuan is keen to negotiate copyright.
"Yes, I'll be in South Korea recently, so I'll have to worry about Zheng Changchang arranging time."
"Then next Monday, we'll do our best to finalize the contract."
"No problem." Li Kaiwen nodded, "I'm here to discuss something with Executive Director Zheng." β
"I don't know what's going on with Director Li?" Zheng Changhuan knew that Li Kaiwen had always been on the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and there must be something wrong as soon as he came.
"That's right, yesterday I went to KBS to watch the song ceremony and met BAP" Li Kaiwen cleared his throat and explained to Jung Changhuan in detail that BAP took the initiative to join HS Entertainment and pleaded.
Jung Chang-hwan smiled contemptuously, "Kim Tae-song has always been known for being stingy and mean in the industry, and he is full of money. Its artists are very shabby. At the beginning, in order to save expenses, he let his leading girl group live in the basement, and he must have done this kind of thing in arrears to his artists. β
Li Kaiwen was skeptical of Fang Rongguo's statement. As soon as I heard Zheng Changhuan say it, I immediately believed it, and it was really a mean boss, no wonder BAP was going to change jobs in the whole group, and it was a fool not to jump ship if he couldn't even eat.
"It just so happens that our HS has not signed an artist, and the profitability of the BAP group is also good, I want to sign this boy group, what does Zhang Chang think?"
Zheng Changhuan frowned and said: "BAP debuted less than two years ago, and the contract with the company has definitely not expired, and it will violate the industry rules if we interfere, which is a taboo in the industry." β
"The rules of the Korean entertainment industry are invalid for me, we are a Sino-Korean joint venture, aren't we?"
Zheng Changhuan laughed, the director Li in front of him is really good at playing tricks and hitting the rules. He is Chinese, and HS company can also be said to be a Chinese company, and from this point of view, there is indeed no scruple about interfering with BAP.
On the same day, Huace Film and Television, which was in charge of Li Kaiwen, instigated two Chinese members of EXO to withdraw from the group and sue S.M Company, which was aggressive, but he did not care about the so-called rules of the Korean entertainment industry, and it was useless to restrain him with rules.
With Li Kaiwen's unwitting acquisition of 16% of the shares of S.M Company, he became the second largest shareholder, and entered the board of directors in a grand manner.
"Director Li is indeed Director Li," Zheng Changhuan clapped his hands, "I want to remind you that even if we forcibly suppress Kim Tae-song's contract to buy BAP, BAP will be suppressed by the unspoken rules of the industry, and this deal is not cost-effective." β
Li Kaiwen said lightly: "Let BAP set up a separate subsidiary, and we can buy the company." β
Zheng Changhuan's eyes lit up, "This method is feasible, the key is how to make Kim Tae-song willingly listen to our command, you must know that BAP is the leading boy group of TS Entertainment, and he will not let it go lightly." β
"Then let the IRS and the prosecutor talk to him."
Zheng Changhuan was shocked, he knew that Li Kaiwen was used to methods, but he didn't expect to play so big, the National Tax Department and the prosecutor came forward, it would not be a boy group, I am afraid that even the company will not be able to keep it.
"Why did Director Li suddenly become interested in the boy group?" Zheng Changhuan changed his words and asked with interest.
Of course, Kevin Li will not say that he bought BAP purely to practice for Girls' Generation Sunny as the president, which is too child's play, and it seems that he is frivolous; It seems to be nonsense to say that he likes the profitability of BAP, and the interests of a mere BAP are not in Li Kaiwen's eyes at all, and it is not worth his energy and time.
Li Kaiwen's brain was spinning fast, and he formulated a statement in the blink of an eye, and said: "The Chinese entertainment industry can be said to be a blank in the idol group, and I bought BAP to open up the Chinese group market." β
"When it comes to cultivating and promoting idol groups, we S.M recognize the second, no one dares to recognize the first, why is Director Li willing to go far?"
Li Kaiwen sighed: "Of course, S.M Company is the leader in the music industry, but unfortunately I can't ask for it, I can't even take charge of the operation of Girls' Generation, let alone launch a localized idol group." β
Chung Chang-hwan nodded approvingly, "If Chairman Lee so-man is here, I will definitely support Director Lee's plan, but President Kim Young-min still focuses on the Japanese market." β
Reaching a consensus with Zheng Changhuan, Li Kaiwen left the S.M company, got into the Bentley and slid his mobile phone to send an email to Coulson: Coulson, check the details of South Korea's TS Entertainment Company, and listen to the mobile phone of the president Kim Tae-song. (To be continued.) )