Chapter 1040: Decision
The chat between the two did not achieve the expected result, Kim Dojun did not agree to Li Xiuman's request, in his eyes, JYJ was originally a singer, once he couldn't get on the stage of a Korean singing show, what kind of singer was it, even if he agreed, JYJ and the three of them were dissatisfied with the company!
After all, I just came to a new company, and I haven't done anything yet, so I told myself in advance.
"The three of you can't go to South Korea's singing shows, and there are no variety shows, you have been banned, and in the future, you can only engage in actor things in South Korea!"
Isn't this a blow to the self-confidence of JYJ members, but also makes others look down on them, thinking that the company doesn't have much strength, and will only compromise and sacrifice the interests of the artist.
But from Kim Do-joon's point of view, what Lee so-man said is not unreasonable, putting aside the factor of Taeyeon, even if she is not a member of Girls' Generation, just a female artist of an ordinary company, it doesn't have much to do with it, S.M's company is too big, the background is too deep, and the three major TV stations will not completely tear up with S.M's company just for the sake of the three members of JYJ, which is not realistic.
People can't act rashly, even if Kim Do-joon doesn't agree, but the reality is in front of him.
Kim Do-joon took out his mobile phone and called Baek Chang-so to see how JYJ was doing recently.
The phone rang a few times before the phone was heard.
"Brother Chang-so, it's me!"
Kim Do-jun sat in the nanny car and immediately said that the matter of CJES, he is not involved in the management, and he can show up less. Try not to show up in the company. To the greatest extent. Prevent your identity from being revealed.
Although Li Xiuman knew it, they were the upper echelons of the company, and knowing the news made them wonder in their hearts why Kim Do-jun would make such a move.
Now it can be said that Kim Do-joon completely trusts Baek Chang-so, and as the president of CJES Corporation, he represents Kim Do-joon's will. Up and down the company, hundreds of people, all have to listen to Baek Chang-so's orders, specific daily affairs, Kim Do-jun never interferes, only in terms of major acquisitions, reorganizations, and artist training, Kim Do-jun will express his opinions, and the other is the approval of finance, as for other things. On the contrary, Kim so Young came forward more, and he represented himself. Communicate with Baek Chang-so.
During this time, Baek Chang-so was a little busy, the company finally improved a little in terms of artists, of course, he had to redouble his efforts, in the past, there was only security business, which was relatively easy, but now it is different, there are things everywhere, hard work, the artist's announcement itinerary needs to be arranged by himself, not long after joining CJES, he is not very familiar with the process of the entertainment industry, and many times, he has to rely on the help of his previous agent.
In order to develop a good entertainment business, Baek Changsu specially poached a lot of experienced agents and assistants from the three major companies, on the one hand, he concentrated his efforts to bring the three members of JYJ, and on the other hand, he cultivated the female idol group Sistar that the company is preparing to launch.
Because of this, Baek Chang-so hasn't had a good rest for several months, and when he is sleepy, he sleeps in the company, eats at a nearby restaurant, or orders takeout, and just deals with it indiscriminately.
After receiving a call from Kim Do-jun, he was startled, and thought something was wrong, so he immediately responded.
"Do-joon, you called me!"
I wanted to call the president, but Kim Do-jun didn't like this title very much, and he always felt that the title of chairman was very distant, and he made it seem like he was very old, and over time, he kept calling his name directly, and he didn't care too much about the title.
"How's it going, is JYJ's business going well? Is there anything that needs to be solved? ”
Knowing that he is very busy and very hard, so Kim Do-jun rarely calls Baek Chang-so directly, for fear of disturbing him, it is indeed not easy for the president of a company, a lot of things to deal with, now at this time, the hurdle in front of him must be overcome, otherwise, the future will be even more sad, so even if it is tormented now, he must grit his teeth, raise his head and chest, and carry it over, so as not to live up to Kim Do-jun's trust.
Baek Chang-so was silent for a while, and after a few seconds, he spoke slowly.
"Now the progress is not ideal, I thought that the three major TV stations would send them an invitation to perform, but I didn't expect it to be so long, I didn't receive a single notice, it seems that it was affected by the S.M company, and several friends who used to be good, including the PD of the TV station, the producer, all called me and told me that they also received pressure from above, as long as it is a music program, variety show, they can't invite the three members of JYJ, as for normal interviews, TV series promotion or something, it has no impact, This is a big problem at present, the Korean market is not easy to survive, especially by external interference, but the Japanese market is active, opened up the situation, received an invitation to advertising endorsement CF, and the opportunity for an interview with the TV station, the current Japanese market has a strong response, and the enthusiasm of fans is relatively high, I am ready for this period of time, JYJ focuses on the Japanese market, I will study it with the following people, if it is feasible, I want to release JYJ's first Japanese album, Then there will be an all-Japan tour and a fan meeting! ”
Baek Chang-so is not a fool, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the current Korean market, the prospects for the development of JYJ are not clear, especially from the termination of the contract from S.M, it is even more suppressed, but now the degree has been much lighter, compared with the previous HOT, it is simply a day and a place.
Looking at the myth again, it is completely different, after all, after the expiration of the contract, they did not choose to renew the contract, but paid a large amount of ransom fee before leaving the S.M company, and it did not bring much loss to the company, so Li Xiuman and his company have no need to make things difficult.
Everyone understands the truth of good gathering and dispersion, the benefits are in hand, the shareholders are satisfied, the artists are relieved, and everyone is naturally in a good mood, which is also every time the myth is interviewed, I always have to thank Mr. Li Xiuman, President Li Xiuman.
Kim Do-joon listened. There was a pause. He touched his chin. Baek Chang-so is telling the truth, and he knows much more than he knows.
TVXQ's popularity in Japan is indeed very high, no less than Japan's first-line boy group, just look at the sales of the album, since 2005, TVXQ has been exploring the Japanese market, it can be said that S.M company has made a good start for all Korean brokerage companies. That is to go to the Japanese market to dig gold, it is with the paving of S.M company, and later JYP, YG, etc., will become much smoother, and it can be regarded as the predecessors planting trees and the descendants enjoying the shade.
Japan is a very xenophobic country, which must be admitted, but at the same time, Japan is also very Korean, likes Korean music, likes Korean artists, variety shows, TV dramas, movies, and so on. There are disputes, but there are no restrictions on the communication of ordinary people.
An artist who is relatively popular in South Korea. He also has a certain popularity status in Japan, which is the complete opposite of Kim Do-joon, whose popularity in Japan far exceeds that in South Korea, which Kim Do-joon himself finds very strange.
In Japan, there is no doubt that the boy group is the world of Genesys, as an agency established in 1975 and the most well-known entertainment company in Japan, President Kitagawa does not allow any boy group to override Genesys.
Just look at the artists cultivated by the company, smap, Tokyo Kid, v6, Arashi, Takizawa Hideaki, Imai Tsubasa, NEWS, Seki 8, kat-kun, etc., which one comes out, it's not a boy group that calls for wind and rain in Japan, male artists, not to mention the popularity, it can be said that Genesys has a monopoly on Japanese boy groups.
However, it is not easy for TVXQ to have its current status, not only to participate in the Japanese Red and White Song Club, which is a great honor, but as a foreign group, the opportunity to appear in the Red and White Song Club is too rare.
The Japanese public trust chart has won the first place for 5 consecutive times, which has proved TVXQ's popularity in Japan, and the sales of the four albums have exceeded 500,000, which is also a very large number, and the upward momentum is very strong, compared to the beginning, the status has indeed improved a lot.
JYJ's current achievements are largely due to the fame earned by TVXQ in the past, which has accumulated a lot of popularity, which will naturally be reflected in the three members.
"Hmmm! I know, the company's affairs, it's troublesome Brother Changsu, JYJ just joined CJES, you still need to take good care of them, pay attention to their emotions, don't overreact, this time, you can live in Japan if you have time! South Korea, I'll deal with it, I guess it won't be solved for a while and a half, if it really doesn't work, I'll help them take on a little actor role, after all, the singer's road can't go for a lifetime, getting older and older, and they have to find a way out for the future, if they stay in the S.M company, they may not have so many opportunities, and they have to prepare for both, understand? ”
Kim Dojun already has a plan in his heart, this time he took advantage of the fire to rob, took a big advantage, and snatched JYJ back from the hands of S.M company, but he also paid a lot, just from the contract, the division of interests has become six or four open, they are three six, CJES only accounts for four, in South Korea, can do five or five open, it is already very long, looking for all over the Korean brokerage companies, it is estimated that there are no three, especially in the newcomer contract, it is even worse, almost not much money.
If Kim Do-joon doesn't pay such a price, the three of JYJ may not fall into his hands.
"Okay, I understand, S.M company is really powerful, otherwise with my relationship, these directors, writers, and producers will not be like this, some of them actually don't answer my phone, in the previous words, it is estimated that their heads are burned before they dare to do this, but I also understand them, they don't want to see me and I have their own difficulties, after all, they are not the ones who can talk and make decisions, and it is not interesting to embarrass others, and there will be new people in the company in the future! In this case, then I will move JYJ's focus to the Japanese market, and help them find out what suitable roles they can play, even if it is two men and three men, or even a trick, newcomers will always have to go through this stage, as long as the acting is good, word of mouth will naturally come out, and the road in the future will be wider and wider! ”
Baek Chang-so's head turned quite quickly, although when he spoke, he couldn't change some of his previous verbal habits, but Kim Do-jun didn't care, smiled slightly after listening, and replied.
"It's good that Brother Changzhu understands, in Japan, don't worry about money, materially, in life, spiritually, we must give them the best protection, the itinerary and announcements must be rushed, the artist's body is also very important, don't get a cold and fever, look sick, I don't want these news to reach my ears!"
When Kim Do-jun spoke, he had a smile on his face, but his tone suddenly became cold, he is also an artist, and he doesn't want the company to treat artists as just a tool to make money, and the rest don't care about anything, artists are people, not machines, they can't have unlimited activities, and there is always some time to rest and adjust.
"You can rest assured about this, in the arrangement of the itinerary and announcement, there is a special agent in charge, I just go to see and stare at it, and I am equipped with bodyguards and assistants for the three of them, and the things you said will not happen, so you can rest assured that Daojun is this!"
The three of them are all artists who have debuted for a few years, longer than Kim Do-joon, and they are not newcomers, how can they use the standards of newcomers to demand the elderly, they are really much more comfortable now, there are no endless announcements, and there is time to rest, try to make the schedule more relaxed, don't rush too much, in this way, the identity load of the artist is much smaller.
"Hmmm! I can still rest assured that Brother Changzhu will do things, and when this matter is over, the monthly salary of all employees of CJES Company will rise by 10%, as for Brother Changzhu, your annual salary should also be moved, just double it! ”
Kim Do-joon said a few words lightly, in his eyes, money is just a game of numbers, and the money spent on cjes every year may not even be a fraction of KDJ, he doesn't care, even if it doubles 10 times, he doesn't feel like it's a thing.
But the art of controlling the next is not so simple, everything has to have a degree, after that, it is not interesting, if it grows 10 times now, and then make a big contribution in the future, it will not be 10 times more, so that there is no moderation, if it is not rewarded, people will lose the motivation to move forward.
As soon as he heard that it had doubled, Baek Chang-so's whole person became excited, there was no better news than this, and the previous fatigue had all disappeared without a trace.
"Thank you Do-joon, I will work harder! By the way, Daojun, there's something you want to ask? ”
"Say, what's wrong!"
Kim Do-jun rubbed his temples and immediately responded.
"Do you want to meet the three members of JYJ, how can you say that you have signed them, you are the boss of the company, you should also meet them!"
Newly signed artists will meet with the president or president when they sign a contract to show respect.
Baek Chang-so just asked casually and didn't care too much about it, but no matter what, CJES is Kim Do-joon's, he can't overstep his responsibilities, many people only know that CJES's president is Baek Chang-so, and they don't know at all, he is actually just a senior worker.
Kim Do-joon thought for a while, thought about it in his mind, and after a minute, he shook his head and spoke.
"It's not the time yet, when the CJES are a little bigger, a little stronger, a little more artists, and when I can hold a family concert, then it will be the day when I will meet everyone, and now it's better to keep it a secret!" (To be continued......)