Chapter 24: Opportunity
At 5:30 p.m., Lee Ji-hyun appeared on time at the door of the S.M. headquarters in Gangnam-gu, he hated being late, so he always arrived at the agreed place a lot earlier for every date.
Since it was the time after school ended, there were some men and women in school uniforms wandering around at the entrance of S.M. Company, and there was no school near Apgujeong, so it was obvious that they were students who came to wait for the artist.
Seeing Li Zhixian's appearance, the appearance of the warm man caused a lot of commotion among this group of female students, and when they saw Li Zhixian's face, they thought he was a new recruit of S.M., so they stopped and looked at it, and some bold girls even took out their mobile phones to take pictures from a distance.
Li Zhixian called to inform Representative Huang that he had arrived at the door of S.M., and about 20 minutes later, a Hyundai sedan drove out of front of S.M. and slowly stopped in front of him.
"Representative Huang seems to be developing his career very well, I haven't seen him for a year, and he has a private car." Li Zhixian was surprised, thinking that the two would walk all the way.
"Hehe, installments, haven't paid off yet!" Although he is humble, there is a sense of pride in his tone that cannot be concealed. In South Korea, it is very rare for a young man at his age to be able to afford a first-hand car independently, and a private car is also an affirmation of his ability.
"Zhixian xi, get in the car first, let's go to the place and then slowly catch up." S.M. has a rule that private vehicles should not stay in front of the company for too long, and Representative Huang urged Li Zhixian to get in the car quickly and wait until the restaurant is booked to chat slowly.
After getting into the car, Li Zhixian looked at the built-in of the car, he didn't understand cars, but guessed that his car should be at a price of about 20 million based on his feelings, and secretly said in his heart that his status in the S.M. company had really improved a lot.
In the past, although it was also called a representative, just like there were countless sales managers in a business company, there were dozens of representatives within S.M., and the treatment and real power were also very different.
Li Zhixian was still speculating privately, and Representative Huang asked at this time: "Zhixianxi, are you used to eating Japanese food?" “
"I'm not a picky eater, Huang just chooses a place on your behalf." In fact, Li Zhixian is very uninterested in Japanese food, which is famous for raw food such as fresh food and sushi, and he has always felt that eating so much raw food will make him stomach upset absolutely unconditionally. But the other party offered to spend money to treat guests to high-priced dishes, and it seemed too polite to refuse to be picky eaters.
Ten minutes later, Huang drove Li Zhixian around the Yangtze River, and after 10 minutes, he came to a small Japanese restaurant, which was completely modeled after the Japanese architectural style, and the surrounding space was planted by the owner.
Before entering the door, Li Zhixian concluded that the food price of this small shop must be expensive, because someone would use such a large space with such a high price to build such a distinctive restaurant, you must know that this is Jiangnan, where every inch of land is valuable.
Feeling Deputy Huang's determination and seeing his urgency, Li Zhixian couldn't help but feel more confident in his heart and became more and more calm.
"Do you have any favorite dishes for Ji Hyun Xi?"
"To be honest, I haven't eaten much Japanese food, so Representative Huang just helped me choose something lighter."
Representative Huang nodded, beckoned to the owner: "President Nim, a sushi platter, two salmon sashimi, and a bottle of sake." “
"I'm going to drive in a while, is it okay to drink?" Li Zhixian saw that he ordered a drink, and hurriedly pulled his arm to dissuade him.
"The alcohol content is very low, it doesn't matter, it's really not a big deal, it's a big deal to call a substitute driver."
Representative Huang asked for a large bottle of sake, and when Li Zhixian entered the door, he saw the display at the entrance, which was the size of a small bucket, even if the degree was not high, but anyone would be drunk if the bottle was so big. Seeing Representative Huang's resolute attitude, he immediately understood that he was planning to settle the matter at the wine table.
Li Zhixian had a bottom in his heart, did not panic at all, and let go of his hand.
This kind of business is always a seller's market dominance.
After the dishes were served, the two chatted and gossiped with each other, the two men drank, and a bottle of sake quickly bottomed out, and then Representative Huang began to slowly step into the topic.
"Can't Zhixian Xi transfer the copyright right to us? The f(x) I am responsible for is about to return, and now the title song has not yet been decided, the company is still willing to use an original, a cover as the title song, I worked hard to find this song that fits the f(x) style, you must help me! Representative Huang was already a little drunk, and there was still a grievance in his eager words.
Finally waiting for his pleading, Li Zhixian's spirit was shocked, he bit the tip of his tongue, and forcibly let the pain keep him absolutely awake, even if his heart was already moving, he must fight for more right to speak at this time, and he can no longer be at the mercy of others like before.
also pretended to be slightly drunk, and slowly said with dissatisfaction: "It's not that I don't want to help, it's really that S.M. deceives people too much, so I still have palpitations." A composer can't even sign his own work, Representative Huang, would you feel disheartened if it were you? “
Even though Representative Huang was in a drunken state at this time, he straightened up, held Li Zhixian's hand with one hand, patted his chest with the other, and swore to him: "Today is different from the past, before I was just a low-level employee and had no right to speak, now I have become the head of the representative office, as long as it does not touch the bottom line of the company's interests, Zhixian xi, you can rest assured, I can guarantee all the treatment that lyricists and composers deserve!" “
got the expected answer, Li Zhixian's heart fluttered and beat non-stop, but these were not enough, and he continued to pretend to be uneasy and said: "It's not that I don't believe Representative Huang, but you are only an employee of S.M., in case someone suddenly intervenes in the middle of the way and gives orders, wouldn't I even have a place to say?" “
"You don't have to worry about this at all, we can list these conditions in the contract, and I will follow me as much as possible when recording songs, and absolutely do my best to protect the rights and interests of Zhixian Xi's composer." I don't know if I was prepared for it, but as soon as Li Zhixian's suspicious words fell, Deputy Huang immediately made a guarantee without hesitation.
Hearing this, Li Zhixian was initially relieved, without the permission of the company, it is impossible for Representative Huang to make such a thorough guarantee, and there are contractual constraints.
Although there was also a contract last time, there was no other clause guaranteeing Li Zhixian's interests, except for the main matters stipulated by the law, such as the nature and amount of the contract.
No matter how stupid a person is, it is impossible to fall twice in a pit, and Li Zhixian will never allow himself to suffer another dumb loss in the contract.
After being relieved, Li Zhixian drained the last sip of wine in the wine glass, shook Representative Huang's hand back with one hand, and said firmly: "Then I believe that Representative Huang represents you!" “
Representative Huang's hand used force at the same time, and he said categorically: "Don't worry, I will definitely live up to your expectations!" “
After the two drank the last sip of wine, Li Zhixian called Representative Huang to call a substitute driver. Although both of them were still conscious, their faces were flushed, and it was definitely not appropriate to continue driving.
After sending Representative Huang home first, Li Zhixian took a taxi back to the school dormitory.
As soon as he returned to the room, Li Zhixian immediately walked into the bathroom and took a hot shower, and his body was hot after the banquet, and taking a hot bath was very conducive to the emission and evaporation of alcohol.
In the bathroom, Li Zhixian couldn't help but jump a few laps, humming an unknown tune in his mouth, and all his actions showed the excitement and joy in his heart.
In the end, with a happy mood, Li Zhixian lay on the bed, and then the wine quickly sank into sleep.
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