Chapter 671: Right and Wrong
"Is it because of a contract with S.M?"
Zixi's words shocked Kim Jae-jung and Park Youtian, but they were relieved after thinking about it. Not to mention that there have been many disputes between TVXQ members in recent entertainment news, and photos of TVXQ members have been posted on the Internet. S.M has explained on this matter many times that it is normal for TVXQ members to raise different opinions due to some work arrangements.
It's okay to deceive fans with this explanation, but it's unlikely to deceive insiders. Even if there is no suspicion that there is a serious problem within TVXQ, it is certain that there will be conflicts between members. Although Zixi doesn't have much to do with S.M, Luo Xiuzhe is now a Girls' Generation agent, and he often goes in and out of the company, so it is not too difficult to know what inside information he has to know.
"Whew! We have reached an irreconcilable point with the company because of the contract problem. We don't want to continue with the schedule until we fix the problem. Since Zi Hee knew about it, Kim Jae-joong also felt that there was no need to dodge, and directly confessed: "Because of this, we quarreled with Yun Ho and his agent several times, and this time we completed the tour in Japan and rushed back to South Korea overnight." ”
Zi-hee's eyes swept over the faces of Kim Jae-joong, Park You-cheon, and Kim Jun-so, and she sighed in her heart. The fact that the three of them were able to find their own help proved that there was already a quarrel with S.M, and an irreparable rift had also arisen between TVXQ.
"I'm not afraid to tell you, but I've heard about you a long time ago. But I have never figured out what has ruined the friendship you have built up over the years of practice, debut, and activities together? If S.M.'s slave contract with the debut artist and the unfair distribution of income cause your dissatisfaction, you want to rebel. But you and I both know that the brokerage companies in the entire Korean entertainment industry are pretty much the same. Can you tell me, what drove you to fall out with the company completely, or even abandon the friendship between friends for many years? ”
Zixi asked knowingly, as early as he learned that Kim Jae-jung had a dispute with Yun Hao, and it was very unpleasant with S.M, he asked someone to find out carefully. I once wondered if I would take the opportunity to bring Kim Jae-joong and Park Youtian over, but this idea was mentioned to President Yang Hyun-seok of TCE and President Lim Won-tae of CE, and they were immediately rejected by both of them at the same time.
TVXQ can be said to be a banner of S.M, and it can even be said to be an inverted scale. After the mythical group was poached, S.M's management of its artists became more strict. This time, TVXQ has internal problems, and if Zixi intervenes, no matter what the result is, it will inevitably be very unpleasant with S.M, and it will even affect the future development of Girls' Generation in South Korea.
If you want to pull Kim Jae-joong and Park Youtian over, and you don't want to completely fight with S.M, then you can only wait. Waiting for TVXQ to fall out internally, and waiting for Park Youtian and them to completely fall out with S.M Company, the best thing is to go to court, and then Zixi will come out as a neutral person to mediate, ease the tension between them, and strive for the best ending, so as to pull Park Youtian and them over.
Originally, this idea was very feasible, but after Zixi returned from the United States, things have made the latest progress. Because now not only Kim Jae-joong and Park Youtian are arguing, but even their family members are also involved, and they keep making a big splash on the Internet. It can be seen that behind their family, there seems to be an invisible hand directing and pushing everything, which makes Zixi have to hold still.
Because Zixi found out that this hand has a lot to do with C-JeSEntertainment, the representative of this company, Baek Chang-so, used to be a figure on the mixed road, and his identity is not simple at all.
Zixi knows the inside story of Lu Dao, but it doesn't mean that Kim Jae-jung and they also know all kinds of details. Zixi just wanted to hear what version of the truth came out of the mouths of the three of them, and if he felt reliable, he could also consider helping them. But if these three people just want to use Zixi to get rid of the constraints of S.M, then Zixi will never allow himself to become a pawn and be used by others.
Kim Jae-joong looked at Park Youtian and Kim Jun-so, a little embarrassed, and finally Kim Jae-joong stubbornly said: "Actually..., in fact, we are dissatisfied with the excessive demands of the slave contract." Why are most of our hard-earned money taken away by the company's fat directors? We just want to get our share back, change the contract, and the company will treat us as human beings, not cattle who can only work. ”
Kim Jae-jung and Yun Ho and Chang Mian actually have no contradictions, because now TVXQ is popular all over Asia, and the schedule of concerts, records, commercials, stage appearances and other activities is full, and the income is naturally very considerable. It's a pity that compared to what S.M has earned from them, what they can get seems to be a bit asymmetrical.
At first, they didn't feel anything, but their family has been dissatisfied with it over the years, especially Kim Jae-jung's adoptive parents and his cheap sisters, who kept complaining that Kim Jae-joong was an Asian star, but the money was all earned by S.M, which was very unfair to him.
Sometimes people are like this, the three of them become tigers, talk too much, listen too much, Kim Jae-jung also feels that he is busy all day long, today in South Korea, tomorrow in Japan, and the day after tomorrow may be in China. I was so busy with work that the money I earned was not enough to buy a house in Cheongdam-dong, so my psychology was naturally not very balanced.
It would not be so quick for a person to have this kind of thought, but then Park Youtian and Kim Junxiu actually held this kind of thought, and the families of the three of them had actually been entangled together to discuss how to get back their vested interests from S.M. Company.
said too much, Kim Jae-jung and they were a little passive and slacking off, which caused the dissatisfaction of the agent, and at the same time made it difficult for Yun Hao, who was the captain, to do it. casually said a few words about them, but it attracted a strong rebound from Kim Jae-jung and Kim Jun-so, causing a rift between teammates.
Kim Jae-jung is not wrong in this matter, Yun-ho is also wrong, and S.M Company is not wrong. So what's wrong? This is about the slave contract in the Korean entertainment industry that cannot be made public.
It takes countless resources and financial resources for a brokerage company to train a trainee, but there are very few of them who have the strength to make their debut. Brokerage companies exist to make profits, not such and such a charity, where will the money spent come from? Of course, it's an artist who has already debuted.
The trainee's contract and the debut artist's contract are completely different things, the trainee can not only get a certain amount of living expenses every month when he practices in the company, but the company will also be responsible for providing various training such as vocal music, dance, makeup, body, acting and musical instruments, etc., and the company will of course be responsible for the money.
Therefore, when a trainee debuts as an artist, the company will re-sign a new artist contract with him. In the past few years, almost only one to three percent of the income was obtained, and the rest was obtained by brokerage companies. In order to maximize the value of artists, companies generally receive countless announcements for artists, in addition to increasing the exposure of artists, but also to earn enough appearance fees, which also causes the unequal and unfair phenomenon of artists working more and earning less.
In fact, in the Korean entertainment industry, this is a common phenomenon, and even TCE has this kind of contract. It's just that TCE's distribution commission will be higher than that of other companies, and it will also provide a lot of welfare and dividend treatment for artists, making TCE the brokerage company with the best treatment and the most relaxed contract terms in the entire Korean entertainment industry. At the beginning, because of the emergence of this kind of contract, many brokerage companies were dissatisfied with and excluded TCE, and they had to use huge funds to enter the music industry, and poached people with high salaries, which was a means of killing enemies and losing 800 yuan, which attracted more accusations and precautions.
After listening to Kim Jae-joong's words, Zixi didn't show any expression on his face, and said lightly: "Did you have this idea before, or did your family bring it up, or who taught you?" What are you going to do in the end? To what extent is it satisfying? Just changing the contract? Or sue S.M. for a thorough contact with the contract and make TVXQ history? ”
A series of questions, asked Jin Jae-zhong speechless. The accusation against S.M has never thought that in their hearts, S.M is a giant, but it is not something that a small artist can shake. As for the disbandment of TVXQ, they also can't accept it in their hearts, and the name of this group has been branded in their hearts, and it can't be erased.
Park Youtian rushed to say: "We just want to get back what belongs to us, change the unequal provisions on the contract, and we don't think about ......." At this point he stopped, for it was very different from what they had discussed with their families.
"The merits are not something that can be explained in a few words." Zixi leaned back in the chair and said with a stern expression: "Do you think it is possible to modify the contract?" S.M isn't the only one of you. Really made your contract change, how should other artists deal with themselves? What should artists who debut in the future do? This wind can't be long, and this case can't be opened, because the implication is too big, too wide, and too much, even Director Lee so-man and President Kim Young-min dare not think about it. Your demands have basically gone far beyond what S.M can accept. Whoever makes such a request is unlikely to be accepted. If you continue to insist on this almost unreasonable demand for the company, the only thing S.M can do is not respond, and all you can do is go to court to find out about it. ”
"How can it be unreasonable? Our demands are normal, more work and more rewards, why should any company exploit the fruits of our labor? Kim Jun-so retorted.
"More work, more pay? Hehe! Zixi glanced at Kim Junxiu and said disdainfully: "Then I want to ask, who trained you in the five years you were trainees?" Who paid for your living expenses, who invited a vocal instructor and a dance teacher to teach you to become a talent? There's no such thing as a free lunch. ”
Zixi's words reminded the three of them of how they were trained and nurtured in the company when they were only teenagers. The careful teaching of mentors, the mutual support of teammates, and their own perseverance have made TVXQ what it is today, but all of this originated from S.M. Company.
Seeing that the three of them were silent, Zixi stood up and said to them: "It doesn't really matter if I help you or not, what matters is what you think of the name TVPQ." What happened is not as simple as you think. Knowing that you can't do it, everything can only be in vain, but why do you have to encourage you to persevere? Don't be at a loss when you're being used later. Under the stunned expressions of Kim Jae-jung and the others, Zixi had already left.
Zixi is also very conflicted in his heart, he wants to win over Kim Jae-jung and them, but this will offend Lee Jae-hyun and Lee Fu-jin and make enemies for himself for no reason. But if you don't do anything, then TVXQ will inevitably usher in the fate of disbandment, and you will cheapen others for nothing. So he can only wake up Kim Jae-jung and Park Youtian like this, hoping that they can see the real situation clearly, eliminate the huge differences between them and S.M, and maintain the status quo is the best. But things have gotten to this point, and there is little hope.
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