After chatting for a while, Zhang Chengyuan mentioned girls' generation and asked about their current situation.

"Late last month, they just released their second mini-album 'Genie,' which is still very popular and has further cemented their popularity, maybe they are now the number one girl group in Korea or a little while," Lim Ji-so said. However, around the time of their new album, something less pleasant happened. ”

"What's the matter?" Zhang Chengyuan hurriedly asked.

Lin Jixiu said: "Before the release of the new album, the album cover exposed in advance caused a lot of criticism, saying that it was suspected of being pro-Japanese. ”

"Pro-Japanese? What's going on? Zhang Chengyuan was puzzled, although S.M. Company cooperated frequently with some brokerage companies in Japan, it did not seem to have a pro-Japanese position, and in a very Japanese-hating country like South Korea, who would dare to be pro-Japanese?

Lin Zhixiu said: "There is a fighter plane printed on the cover, which was originally in line with the girls' air force uniform this time, but that fighter is a Japanese Zero fighter during World War II. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Chengyuan couldn't help but sneer: "The relevant employees of S.M. Company may be military idiots, and such a famous fighter can't be recognized." However, this is not a big deal, after all, it has not been released yet, so it is not difficult to solve it. ”

Lin Ji-so said: "Indeed, the S.M. company immediately made an explanation and apology, and replaced the Zero fighter with our own South Korean fighter T-50. Then the matter almost subsided. ”

Zhang Chengyuan said casually: "It's not slow to react, uh, what's unpleasant?" ”

Lin Jixiu said: "There is also their new song "Genie Say Your Wish" was accused of plagiarizing the work of the Uzbek female singer published 3 months ago. I downloaded and listened to it. The melody was found to be almost 100% identical. ”

Zhang Chengyuan frowned and said, "This matter is very strict. In the past, when Sister Xiaoli was accused of plagiarism, she almost lost her popularity. However, even if it is plagiarism, it cannot be almost 100% plagiarism, and S.M. will never be so stupid, is there any reason? ”

Lin Zhixiu smiled: "Boss, you guessed right, there is indeed another reason for this, in fact, the right to use the tune of this song is in the hands of S.M. Company." So they didn't plagiarize, but the Uzbek female singer was suspected of plagiarism, but boss, you were right just now, no one would be so stupid as to copy a song almost 100%, I think there is any reason for this. ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "This has nothing to do with us, so we don't need to pay attention to it." Uh, do you have anything else to say about these girls? ”

"Another thing, a few days ago, many people on the Internet talked about Yuna and Xiuying teaming up to bully Tiffany and lifting her skirt when preparing for the stage. In addition, it is said that so-yeon pushed Seo-hyun during rehearsals and cursed, or that she was abused by other members. ”

"Nonsense!" Zhang Chengyuan said with a hesitant face. "I know best what the relationship between those girls is, how could such a thing happen? Moreover, even if it is really a little awkward, it will never be shown in front of the public! You don't need to explain the reason to me, I think it's just that some of the fights between them have been misunderstood, or they have nothing to do with the accident and want to create some right and wrong, so you don't need to pay attention to it! Well, are there any other bad things that happen to them? ”

Lin Zhixiu said: "The others are not worth mentioning, it's just that those girls asked me when you would come back, and they seem to miss you." ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "I really want to meet them, and I will find a chance to get together with them before I go to Japan on the 12th." Well, is there anything special you want to tell me other than news from the sisters? ”

On the 13th of this month, "Inception" will start filming, and Jang Sung-won has to meet the crew, and since the first thing to shoot is a scene in Japan, he doesn't need to go to Los Angeles first, just go to Japan. Of course, this is the result of having his Hollywood agent ask the crew.

Lin Zhixiu thought for a moment and said, "There are three things, I think it is necessary to tell you. The first thing is that in recent months, the stock market has rebounded, and the stock of S.M. has also risen sharply, from about 1,600 won per share at the beginning of the year to about 4,350 won. ”

Zhang Chengyuan said indifferently: "It doesn't matter, if they don't sell, we won't buy it for the time being, the time is still very long, and there will always be a chance to buy more shares in the future." Moreover, even if I can't buy it again, that's nothing, and I didn't think about being the largest shareholder of S.M., or controlling the company. ”

Lin Zhixiu was a little puzzled and said: "Since Rubi, then why do you still let me continue to buy shares of S.M. company?" ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "First, it is to put pressure on Li Xiuman and other senior executives of S.M. to make them dare not underestimate me; second, if I have more shares, I will have a heavier weight in S.M., and I will be able to take care of my sisters more in the future; and third, S.M. will have good returns after all, so it should be regarded as an investment." However, with Li Xiuman's ability, I am afraid that I will not be too happy. ”

Lin Zhixiu said: "There is an opportunity to wonder if it is an opportunity, recently I received news from the S.M. company that the parents of the three members of TVXQ are negotiating with the S.M. company, and the two parties seem to have fallen out, but it is not yet possible to determine the authenticity of this matter." Well, that's the second thing I want to tell you. ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "TVXQ seems to be the most valuable group of S.M. at present, and it seems to be one of the most popular in the Korean music scene?" "He doesn't know much about the music industry, so he can't confirm it.

"It should be. TVXQ recently concluded their fourth Japan tour, mobilizing more than 300,000 fans, and the last two were at the Tokyo Dome Arena in Japan. This kind of popularity, this ability to attract money, and the current appreciating yen, I am afraid that there is no singer or singer group in South Korea who can compare with it for the time being. ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "Since it is so weighty. Then if they dissolve or leave the S.M. company. It will inevitably have a big impact on the stock price of S.M. It will be easier to make acquisitions then. Well, what are you going to do? ”

Lin Zhixiu said: "If you allow it, I will spread this news." Also, I'd like to meet with the parents of these three members to see if there's a chance to sign them into our company. ”

Zhang Chengyuan frowned and said, "Aren't you afraid that someone will say that we deliberately broke up this combination?" And what will S.M. do with our artists? ”

Lin Zhixiu said: "With the current strength of our company, there is no need to be afraid of some frivolous verbal protests or abuse, and there is no need to be afraid of retaliation from S.M. Company!" ”

Zhang Chengyuan shook his head and said, "Even so. But for the time being, don't rush to do this, let's see, lest they don't have much conflict and end up not falling out, which makes us thankless. Of course, it is still necessary to continue to pay attention to this matter, especially the shares of S.M. Company, as for whether those three people can be included in the company's umbrella, it is only secondary. "Zhang Chengyuan still wants a good reputation more than benefits, after all, he is not short of money at present. Also not interested in TVXQ.

Of course, this can't be said that Lin Jisoo values money more. In fact, she is just doing her duty as a president, and believes that TVXQ's three members are extremely valuable to JSW's singer department, and may be able to immediately raise the level of the singer department by a few levels, and can also have a lot of promotion effects on the reputation of the entire company. Compared to this, the loss of a little fame is nothing, anyway, there is a reason to confuse the public. Besides, if these three members are really of the same mind as S.M., then it is not something that outsiders can easily woo.

Maybe it is because of the different positions they stand in that Lin Zhixiu and Zhang Chengyuan's views will have some differences, but as long as Zhang Chengyuan makes a decision, whether it is good or bad, Lin Zhixiu will seriously implement it, and she nodded at the moment and responded: "Listen to you." ”

Zhang Chengyuan nodded slightly and asked, "So what is the third thing?" ”

Lin Zhixiu said: "The third thing is related to Zhang Ziyan's suicide case. Not long ago, our South Korean police have arrested the owner of Zhang Ziyan's former brokerage company through the Japanese police, and extradited him back to China, which is currently under trial, which means that there has been new progress in this case. ”

Zhang Chengyuan asked, "What is the result of the current interrogation?" "Since Lin Zhixiu has been promised to contribute to this matter if necessary, it is natural that he will pay some attention to this matter.

Lin Zhixiu said: "According to the news revealed by the police at a press conference a few days ago, Jin, the current owner of Zhang Ziyan's former brokerage company, strongly denied that he had forced Zhang Ziyan to carry out most of the accusations such as xing bribes, but only admitted that he had slightly insulted and beaten Zhang Ziyan, embezzled her remuneration and other minor crimes, and claimed that Zhang Ziyan's suicide had nothing to do with him. ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "It seems that this person surnamed Jin is either fearless and knows that the police have no definite evidence, so he refuses to admit it; Or I was afraid that after I confessed the truth, I would be killed, so I had to carry it. In his opinion, this surnamed Jin definitely has a bigger crime, and even the content of Zhang Ziyan's suicide note may be true.

Lim Ji-so nodded approvingly.

After thinking about it, Zhang Chengyuan asked again: "Recently, have the police summoned and investigated the people who had an affair with her mentioned in Zhang Ziyan's suicide note?" ”

Lin Zhixiu replied: "Yes, but as before, the summons are not strong, a total of more than 30 suspects, still only the dozen or so who were investigated last time, it seems that the scope of interrogation has not been expanded for the time being." ”

Zhang Chengyuan pondered for a while and said: "The attitude of the police is still difficult to judge, you continue to pay attention to this matter, we are not in a hurry to take action." "If the police can get the case done and bring all the criminals to justice, he doesn't have to meddle in the matter. And, to be honest, he doesn't have much sympathy for people like Zhang Ziyan, if he hadn't agreed to Lin Zhixiu, how would he be willing to worry about it?

Lin Zhixiu nodded again and replied, "I understand." She knew Zhang Chengyuan's thoughts, and the case was still early before the end of the trial, so she was not in a hurry to ask Zhang Chengyuan to make a move. (To be continued......)