"You mean anything other than DES, right?" The reporter asked cautiously.

"Of course, since I contacted you, the difficulty of the internal application of DES must be different from that of the external application, you don't think that fin.k.l will not go to my timer, right?"

"In that case, will DES accept trainees in the near future?"

King laughed, "Not recently, but when I come back in August, let's make an advertisement now." ”

Before this interview was released, Li Xiuman got the news, "How can we go to North Korea without our S.M company, we must fight for this opportunity." The object of his speech is to check and comment, King has reached a temporary reconciliation with the family, but this guy has not left yet.

"This is okay, President Li doesn't need to think of any way to treat people like king, just go to the DES company and sit down, it should be able to solve the problem."

"Really? But I don't seem to have much friendship with King. ”

"That's because you don't know this person yet," Cha Ping said, "After this period of fighting, I found that it is not difficult to make friends with him. Tell him that if he thinks your team is a good fit, he'll agree. In my opinion, HOT would be a bit more appropriate than mythology. ”

"The HOT routine is too old, the myth represents a new song, why is HOT better?" Although the popularity of Mythology is steadily increasing, the gap is still obvious compared with the big brother HOT in the music world. And South Korea is currently being challenged by GOD, and there is a real need for a way to increase popularity significantly.

"Quite simply, mythological songs are too American," Cha commented, "Do you think North Korea will like this kind of music flowing in?" That's impossible, and as the organizer of the show, it's impossible for King not to notice that. And, didn't you just talk about friendship? Jang Youhyuk's friendship with DES is also good, right? ”

"That," Li Xiuman shook his head, "I'd better go directly, I didn't agree to Youhe's matter, and you are absolutely not allowed to fall in love when you are in HOT Deposit, this is not negotiable." ”

Some time ago, the relationship between Jang Woo-hyuk and Han Ye-hee was almost exposed, which almost caused an uproar, and later, in order to avoid further deterioration of the situation, S.M and DES companies deliberately suppressed this matter, and the directors Han Ye-hee and Jang Woo-hyuk have not been able to meet for a long time. Now that the matter has been diluted, King will no longer hinder Han Ye-hee, but Jang Woo-hyuk can't, and now Lee so-man has prevented him like a thief.

Although this time the matter is important, Li Xiuman did not intend to use this relationship, he is a very principled person. He was able to support Eric in pursuing Kim Hee-sun in the first place, but it was because the gap between the two was too big and the chances of gaining recognition in Korean society were too low, and he didn't think it would succeed at all. But Han Ye-hee and Jang You-hyuk are different, the identities of the two of them are relatively close, and the chances of really getting together are much greater.

Of course, King knew his purpose when he saw Li Xiuman, and he didn't wait for him to ask for it, and said, "You can't go to the mythical words, but HOT can." ”

"Well, that's good," Li Xiuman said, "I like to talk straight the most, so what's the condition?" ”

"Well, the conditions are very simple, the HOT group should stop its activities in Korea before '02, and then our two companies will start cooperation in the United States."

"Inactive?" Li Xiuman changed color slightly, "Why do you want HOT to stop moving?" The current HOT is the dominant in South Korea. ”

"Because of this," king nodded, "in terms of boy bands, HOT is now dominant, which is the same as the status of the wind and rain group before they left, but isn't it too monotonous for the music scene to always be ruled by a group." In that case, what else do you do with cultivating myths? ”

"So, President Liu also got the wind and rain combination to the United States for this reason?"

"That's right, if you're always in a dominant position, there's no room for improvement," King said, "and of course they should go to a wider stage, that's where they belong." ”

Lee so-man was also attracted by such a prospect, you know, the wind and rain group has only been in the United States for half a year, and it has already been mixed, which is a rare situation among Asian artists, and it would not be a good thing if HOT also operated like this, and as king said, HOT has been in South Korea for two years enough, and it can't help but leave room for a combination like Myth.

"So, President Liu, according to your thoughts, what kind of relationship will you have at that time?"

Hearing him raise the issue of interests, King said, "Of course, it's a partnership, even if they debut in the United States, HOT should still be an artist group of S.M, and there is no need to change that." ”

"Then," Li Xiuman nodded, "In principle, I agree, I'll study the details later, but can I make an additional request?" ”

"Huh?" King asked, "If there is anything President Li said, I will help as much as I can." ”

"I hope that when I go to North Korea this time, President Liu can help me bring a trainee to observe?"

"Trainee?" King thought it was a bit weird, "Are there any new combinations coming out of S.M recently?" ”

"No, it's solo, it's called Quan Baoer, and President Liu has also seen it, but I may not be impressed."

"Kwon Bo'er," King immediately remembered, "yes, yes, but she seems to be too young, right?" How old is this year? Eleven years old? ”

Li Xiuman shook his head, "At the age of twelve, I plan to make her debut next year, and I can't stagger the trend brought by Lee Hyori." However, she is indeed a little younger, and in order to be recognized by the people, she needs early publicity, which has no impact on DES. ”

"Well, it's good to have an impact," King said thoughtfully, "next year, right?" The full launch of solo singers next year is indeed an opportunity. ”

Li Xiuman's gaze at King was tinged with regret, he only thought of promoting Quan Bao'er, but he didn't want to lead King to the big tiger and grab territory with himself.

"Don't worry," King said, "I don't have the idea of launching a women's solo next year, and it's hard to say in '02, when Timer may be spun off." ”

So HOT's trip to North Korea was also decided, but at this time in South Korea, it was not easy to find a solo singer with a sufficient level. Park Jin-young is counted as one, and Park Zhiyin can also be counted as one, but what about coming down again? It's time to select.

South Korea's solo singers at this time are not popular, and most of them are second-tier singers who have no strength to fight for a little chance of survival in a narrow space, and it is not easy to find someone who is qualified to go to North Korea to perform on the same stage with the wind and rain group, HOT, fin.k.l and Timer, for this reason, king specially arranged a registration point and a selection meeting.

"King's doing this reminds me of a trainee selection meeting." Liu Zaishi, who was next to king, said that he had received an invitation from king, as one of the MCs of the program to North Korea, Liu Zaishi was not very famous at this time, and of course he was grateful for this arrangement, and of course the work TV station that selected artists to go to North Korea also sent him.

"It seems to be a little interesting," King nodded, "After all, the north side is different from the south side, the south side is the general trend of combination, and the north side is more accustomed to solo." ”

"Well, alas, that, who is that?" Liu Zaishi suddenly saw an acquaintance and walked over. King was surprised and looked in that direction, and it turned out to be Turbo's Kim Jong Kook. He was very impressed with this guy, when he first arrived in South Korea, Kim Jong Kook had just debuted, and at that time, the Wind and Rain Group and HOT were still in the preparation period. Turbo has made brilliant achievements in the past, but when it comes to the debut of Wind and Rain and HOT, under the combination of the two general trends, Turbo's brilliance is quickly obscured, and strictly speaking, it should be a certain hostility to DES. But Turbo is a group, and today it's just recruiting solo singers.

"Kim Jong Kook!" King also screamed, the muscular man was a little embarrassed, but this is someone's territory, and since he was discovered, he had to go over.

(The icebreaker tour is a big deal for South Korea, and the choice of solo singers has attracted many people to participate, and many of them have participated in a special capacity.) ）