Chapter 590: History (2)
After listening to what Kim Do-joon said, Kim so-young picked up the wine glass in his hand, shook it slightly, and watched the soju slowly turn, then he raised his head and swallowed it in one gulp.
Wiping the wine stains from the corners of his mouth, he always had a faint smile on his face and spoke.
"Speaking of Kim Yingmin, it's really complicated, we have to start with the time when S.M was just established!"
"S.M. was founded, so what's going on?"
Kim Dojun took a piece of lettuce, sandwiched the barbecue and dipped it in chili sauce, wrapped it tightly together, and put it in his mouth a little strangely, with a puzzled look on his face, he asked suspiciously while chewing, and stretched out his hand to half-cover his mouth to prevent it from squirting.
"It's a long story, so let's talk slowly! The most important reason is that in the 90s of the last century, President Kim Dae-jung, who was known as a fighter for democracy, led the New Millennium Democratic Party by him, gained a firm foothold in the South Korean political arena, with the increasing openness of society and the improvement of people's living standards, the people's demands for democratization are also getting higher and higher, and the emotions at that time were very excited, and demonstrations occurred from time to time. To put it bluntly, they didn't have much money at that time, but how could they participate in the election without money? Politically, they are already partly equal, so they desperately need to have their own financial resources! ”
When Kim so-young finished speaking, he secretly glanced at the side, for fear of being heard by the people next to him, the wall has ears, and there is nothing wrong with being careful. What's more, it's still talking about politics in public!
"And then? Go on? ”
Kim Do-joon held his chin. Asked anxiously.
"And the reality at the time was. The traditional market share of South Korea has been carved up and monopolized by the major chaebols, such as Samsung, Hyundai, LG, SK, and so on, which are inextricably linked to the Grand National Party. It is also protracted and unable to keep up with the changes in the situation, after all, the situation in the political arena changes three times a day, and the slightest carelessness will immediately lead to the annihilation of the whole army, which is not a matter of nothing! ”
Han Chenghao also stopped what he was doing, and looked at Kim so Young with a curious expression, after hearing the news, he really felt very novel.
Kim so-young didn't stop and looked at the expressions of the two people. I know that if I can't speak clearly today, I probably won't want to go home.
"Because of that. Therefore, the entertainment industry, which began to rise in the 80s, entered the vision of Kim Dae-jung, which is a new industry that has not been touched and monopolized by the Korean chaebol, and can make a big difference, so the nephew of Kim Dae-jung's family was instructed to seek partners to raise campaign funds for the New Millennium Democratic Party and open up new sources of finance! ”
In capitalist countries, the presidential campaign means a competition of financial resources, and no money equals nothing, which is a very practical problem.
The presidential election in the United States, every presidential election, is a competition for presidential campaign funds, and the Democratic Party and the Republican Party are to a certain extent a war for money.
Among them, political donations have become a considerable part, political speeches can raise funds, and celebrity donations can also raise a part of the funds.
And charity dinners can raise a lot of money, which is why the presidential campaign is called the war of money.
And no one has figured this out.
Democracy is also based on a certain economic foundation, and South Korea, as a capitalist country, also adheres to the habit of running for president, that is, the presidential campaign is not only a battle between parties, but also a wrestling of forces behind it, and whoever can have the last laugh will be the winner.
So the two parties are very much a question of who raises and how much.
Generally speaking, those who have more campaign funds will have a much higher chance of winning the presidency than those who have less money.
On the one hand, from the process of raising funds, it can already be seen that your hearts are back, how many people you support, and how many people are willing to give generously to you and provide you with a large amount of campaign funds, which has already explained a problem.
On the other hand, it is important to know exactly how much information the other side has raised, what kind of opinions and ideas the people have about the exchange of trust in the president, and what kind of policy program to choose and what kind of debate proposals to choose.
It not only facilitated the previous communication between the people, but also laid a solid foundation for future elections.
"Then the nephew in President Kim Dae-jung's family is Kim Young-min?"
Kim Do-jun reacted quickly, and the chopsticks in his hand had not yet fallen, and he immediately blurted out.
"Half right, but not 100% right!"
Kim so Young smiled slightly, pretending to be mysterious, picked up a piece of lettuce with his hand, put it directly in his mouth, and chewed it slowly.
"Who's that?"
Han Chenghao also suddenly asked.
"At this time, a singer in the 80s, returned from studying in the United States, after seeing the entertainment industry in developed countries in Europe and the United States, the singer came up with the idea of forming his own entertainment career, after returning to South Korea, the singer began to operate the unprecedented way of trainees in the Korean entertainment industry at that time, using the method of assembly line to train artists, the so-called iron hard disk camp flowing soldiers, probably said this is what it means!"
As soon as Kim so-young finished speaking, Kim Do-jun immediately stretched out his hand and replied as if he was rushing to answer.
"Is that person Chairman Lee so-man?"
"Bingo, that's right, it's him, Kim Do-jun plus one point!"
The two of them actually played with their noses and eyes, Kim so-young took the chopsticks, knocked on the wine glass, made a crisp sound, and made a soundtrack for Kim Do-joon, which is really strange.
"Later, Chairman Lee so-man's maverick business style attracted the attention of the nephew in Kim Dae-jung's family, and the two hit it off, funded by Kim Dae-jung's nephew, and Chairman Lee so-man was in charge of the operation, and together with some of the remaining shareholders, a company was established at No. 521, Apgujeong 2-dong, Gangnam District, the name of this company is ntertainment, in which Lee so-man serves as the chairman of the company, and the president of the company is served by Kim Dae-jung's nephew, that is, Kim Young-min's brother, Kim Young-wook!"
Speaking of Kim Young-wook, Han Sung-ho seemed to remember something, grabbed his hair, raised his head and looked at the roof of the tent, suddenly had a flash of inspiration, lowered his head, and whispered.
"Wasn't Kim Young-wook sentenced to prison for illegal embezzlement of public funds?"
Han Chenghao knew this matter before, how can he be the head of South Korea's leading and largest entertainment company, and the news of his imprisonment is still spreading very quickly, and he can receive their news even in the United States.
Unexpectedly, Kim Young-min was actually his younger brother, and even Han Sung-ho was shocked.
Kim so-young turned his head and glanced at Kim Do-jun with a slight smile, as if to say, you now know why I said you were half right just now!
Although they are all Kim Dae-jung's nephews, they are just older brothers and not younger brothers.
"Okay, Brother Su Yong, don't sell Guanzi, hurry up!"
Kim Do-jun was a little crazy, and he couldn't do it with curiosity, so he almost beat him up and forced him to say it.
Kim so-young saw Kim Do-joon's expression, of course he understood what he was thinking, and took a sip of soju again, moistened his lips, and his expression was still smug and relaxed, these things may be secret to outsiders or foreigners.
But in South Korea, especially in the entertainment industry, this is almost a well-known thing.
"With the background of the Democratic Party of the New Millennium, S.M company has shown a different from the beginning, I was also attracted by this company at this time, joined in, until now, has never left, this was still the younger brother of major entertainment companies in South Korea at that time, almost the smallest one, but it rose rapidly at a jaw-dropping speed, quickly occupied the leading position in the entertainment industry, the first idol group hot, from the time of debut, has trampled all the opponents under the soles of their feet, becoming the king of the Korean music industry! But there is one person worth mentioning, even I didn't like him before, thinking that he was just a person with very average singing skills, in fact, I proved that my vision is really bad! ”
Kim so-young said with some self-deprecation, and drank the wine glass boringly, as if he thought of something worth remembering, and stared at the wine glass for a long time.
"Who, what's going on?" (To be continued......)