talked about the Elephant Group, Lin Zhixiu mentioned another thing that surprised Zhang Chengyuan: "Boss, your Chinese female apprentice Wang Ying is here." ”

"Wang Ying? Why is she here again? Well, did she mention to you the purpose of her visit to Seoul? To be honest, he really didn't regard his Chinese female apprentice as his own apprentice, so he only taught her some basic boxing techniques before, and never taught her real skills.

Lin Zhixiu said: "She didn't say it, and I didn't ask, but I think her purpose should be to learn kung fu from you." In the past two days, she has either practiced martial arts in the villa, or went to the security company to learn from those female bodyguards, and she has never gone out shopping, and it seems that her heart to practice martial arts is very firm. ”

"If she does, I'll teach her in vain. Well, you just said she's been here for two days? ”

"Well, it's been more than two days, but I didn't notify you because I was afraid that it would affect your filming."

"It's okay, it's not a very urgent thing, and it's okay to talk about it a few days later. Has she been living in the lodge for the past two days? Zhang Chengyuan asked again.

"Well, still staying in the guest room on the first floor of my house. Boss, don't worry, I have arranged all her food and clothing, you don't need to worry about anything. ”

"With you, I'm naturally not worried. But when I go back, I'll have to talk to her, and I'll do my best to be a landlord. Well, forget it, let's be tomorrow, it's late now. ”

Lin Zhixiu smiled and said, "Even if you don't look for her, she will probably look for you." That's right, boss. Didn't you ask me to keep an eye out for TV series invitations some time ago? I've asked the staff of the film and television production department to pick a few. Wait for you to make a final decision and free up some manpower for you to get started. ”

Zhang Chengyuan was slightly stunned and said with a smile: "You are very thoughtful, I haven't decided whether to direct and star by myself, or just star, you are ready for these?" ”

"Be prepared, and I guess you'll continue to direct the TV series, because that's the only way. Only then can you shoot the work that best suits your heart, and you can ensure that you can get the greatest recognition from the audience, so as to maintain your reputation as a 'ratings guarantee'. ”

Zhang Chengyuan sighed and said: "Nowadays, the ratings of Korean TV dramas are really getting worse and worse, in the past, more than 20% was considered a good drama, but now more than 15% is already very good, and in another two years, maybe as long as it exceeds 10%, it will be a good drama, at least in terms of miniseries."

Therefore, it is necessary to maintain the record of 'the average rating of each TV series I starred in after I left the army exceeded 20%'. I'm afraid I can't do it, but now if I can achieve 'the average rating of a certain episode of each TV series exceeds 20%'. I was satisfied.

And in order to achieve this goal, I really have to direct the TV series I starred in, so as not to be unable to grasp the overall situation and be burdened by the mistakes of a certain director or screenwriter, and not be able to make a TV series with high ratings. Of course, if it's a director I trust, that's a different story.

However, there are not many Korean directors who are in stable condition, can shoot high-quality works every time, and can grasp the audience's preferences. Of the directors I've worked with, it seems that only director Jang Tae-yo, who directed "The Painter of the Wind", can do this, and by the way, I made an agreement with him to collaborate on another film in the future, but he doesn't seem to have invited me yet. ”

Lin Zhixiu said: "Maybe he thinks that there is no role suitable for you or that the two of you can't meet each other, after all, you have to go abroad to film for several months every year." ”

"That's the same, uh, I hope he can bring a good script to him next year, well, don't talk about him for the time being, Jisoo, you have someone to send those scripts to the villa tomorrow, I want to take a good look, and then pick out the most suitable script for me and Yunxi, by the way, have you contacted director Lee Yunzhen, if I direct the TV series again, then I'm afraid I'll trouble her again."

Lin Zhixiu said: "Not yet, she is directing a TV series now, but it is about to be completed, she should find time to help you, and she must be happy to be your assistant again." The last time I directed "Best Love" with you, she benefited a lot, otherwise she would not have the opportunity to direct a TV series independently again. ”

"It's good that she's free, otherwise it's not easy to find another director who is both my heart and can make up for my shortcomings."

Then the two of them changed the topic again, and Lin Ji-so said: "Boss, I heard that Seon-young said that Kim Kwang-so plans to add two new members to T-ara. ”

"Is this guy crazy?" Zhang Chengyuan said coldly, with some anger in his tone, "When T-ara changed from six to seven, I asked you to tell him, don't add new members to T-ara, so as not to cause dissatisfaction among some fans, reduce the popularity of the group, and at the same time, it may also cause conflicts between members, I don't want to do it again after more than a year, this guy seems to be getting older and more confused." ”

"And are we going to stop him from doing it?"

"Of course I have to stop it, I can't watch him ruin T-ara's current good situation. No! Wait, this matter may be related to whether we can sign T-ara this year......" Jang Sung-won suddenly changed the leading role, and then groaned, and after a while, he asked: "Jisoo, did Seon-young tell you why Kim Kwang-so wants to add new members?" He shouldn't just want to rely on T-ara's popularity to make new members popular. ”

"It seems that Seon Ying once said that Kim Kwang-so seems to be a little dissatisfied with their recent appearances." Lin Jixiu thought for a while.

"Isn't it good to announce that they have been acting lately?"

Lin Zhixiu said: "It depends on what position they stand, from the perspective of Xuanying their position, they have been very busy in the past year, and they have not taken a few days off, and the company will only blindly let them receive various notices, regardless of their mental and physical conditions, and their salaries have not increased much, so it is too harsh on them, so they have been a little unable to lift their spirits when they have been practicing recently, and they are not too hard to work hard when they appear in some commercial performances."

And Kim Kwang-so may think that Xuanying is now popular, and they are a little spoiled, not only is their work attitude not as desperate as before, but they even publicly complained that they worked too hard during the recording of the show, and the company did not give them a holiday. In the long run, CCM's control over T-ara will be much lower. Perhaps for this reason, Kim Kwang-so figured out that Guò would bring in new members to stimulate them to work hard again, and Kim Kwang-so also said that if any of the members did not perform well, she would quit T-ara. ”

"This old man, even used threats, and he doesn't want to think about who covered T-ara?" Zhang Chengyuan was even more annoyed.

Lin Zhixiu smiled and said, "Maybe he thinks you only care about Xuanying alone, right?" ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "I may really only care about Xuan Ying alone, but since Xuan Ying regards her teammates as her friends and her sisters, then I can only take care of her teammates in the same way." However, Kim Kwang-so did us a favor by doing this, making the T-ara members more detached from him, so it would be easier for our company to sign them in the future. ”

Lin Zhixiu said: "Then we won't stop him from doing this?" ”

"Yes, not to stop it, but to put on a gesture of nonchalance, so that he will do it more without any scruples, or even worse, because the more it is, the better it will be for us. As for the T-ara members, they may suffer some grievances for the time being, but when we sign them, we will make some amends for them.

By the way, did Liu Huaying in T-ara dew her chest in a live music show some time ago? This is quite a big fuss, I have heard about it in the crew. ”

"Well, there is such a thing, it is said that Liu Huaying was very sad afterwards, and she had a lot of opinions about the staff in charge of her stage costumes, and they all had conflicts, but then they were suppressed by Kim Kwang-so, maybe Kim Kwang-so said that if any member of the group was not good, let her quit T-ara, and also had the meaning of warning Yoo Hwa-young not to make trouble again."

Zhang Chengyuan smiled and said: "This Kim Kwang-so is indeed a little confused, he doesn't want to settle the dispute peacefully when this happens, he only thinks about threatening with power, this old guy is too worthy of his authority." ”

After a pause, he said: "Since the beginning of this year, there have been a lot of bad luck in T-ara, it seems that my prediction last year was correct, they will have bad luck this year, and this bad luck should not be over, and it will happen one after another, and even more and more strictly, Jisoo, you pay more attention to this matter, maybe it will be time for us to take action in a few months." ”

Lin Zhixiu said: "Boss, don't worry, I will always pay attention to this matter, and if anything serious happens, I will notify you in time." ”

Jang Sung-won nodded, and then said, "Ji-so, by the way, let's talk about Ji-eun's situation, how did she react to her entry into Japan some time ago?" At the end of January, just a few days after the three-day Spring Festival holiday, Lee Ji-eun held several showcases in Shibuya, Tokyo, announcing his official debut in Japan.

"The response is okay, but there is still a considerable gap compared to Girls' Generation, Kara and other female singer groups who have previously entered Japan." Lin Zhixiu said with some regret.

Zhang Chengyuan sighed slightly: "Although it is a little regrettable, this situation is also normal, after all, Solo singers have not been able to compare with group singers over the years, especially in popularity and influence abroad." Ji Eun's reputation at home is as strong as most singer groups, and I never expected her to be very successful abroad, especially in Japan.

Because there are too many cute petite female artists in Japan, Ji-eun's appearance will not attract too much attention, and although her singing skills are good, she is a foreign singer after all, and she sings foreign songs, and Japanese fans will not feel too deeply when they listen to it. In this way, her two major advantages have been greatly discounted, so it is natural that she cannot achieve the same results as in China. (To be continued......)