Chapter 36: Popular Ballads: Christmas Special
In the blink of an eye, the time has come to December 25th, and the annual Christmas has arrived.
This year's winter in South Korea is particularly cold, and at the beginning of the century, Christmas, a Western holiday, was not strong in Asia. Therefore, the beasts in the circle moved to the warmth of Hawaii en masse.
Choi Jung-won was so busy with affairs that he couldn't spare time at all, so he had to stay in South Korea. There is also a "brute" Li Haoyu, who fights with others in a bar because of a woman. In a fit of rage, he grounded him.
Because he couldn't go to soak foreign girls, Li Haoyu was very regretful. It's just that he can't bear Lao Tzu's thunderous anger, so he can only stay at home, and compare 10,000 middle fingers to the birds and beasts who abandoned him and went to be dashing.
At the end of the year, the TV station is always very busy. During the Christmas season, each station has prepared a variety of special programs in the hope of driving viewership growth.
Soon after, the year-end awards will begin. So Li Tianzai asked Li Haoyu to come to the TV station to help, which is considered waste utilization. This is not what Cui Zhengyuan said, it is Li Tianzai's original words.
Li Haoyu was very bored at the TV station alone, so he called Cui Zhengyuan and invited him to play at the TV station. It just so happens that today's Christmas stage, which is full of popular ballads, is full of stars from all walks of life, and it must be very lively.
Cui Zhengyuan thought about it for a while, anyway, there was nothing to do today, so he agreed to his invitation, and by the way, asked him to mark an area in the audience of popular songs. The trainees of the company have worked hard for a year, and today is considered a vacation.
Ask the assistant to inform you to gather the trainees in various places and observe them collectively. They can not only relax but also feel the atmosphere of the scene, and they will also appear on this stage in the future, so it is very beneficial for them to get acquainted with it earlier.
I learned from the assistant that Lee Jung-hyun was the only one who participated in SBS's popular song today.
Think about the first sister of this company, she has only met once so far, and she has not communicated with Haode yet. Although it was because of the relationship between the two of them that they could not meet, it would inevitably make Li Zhenxian feel that the company did not pay enough attention to her. Today is the opportunity to visit by myself to represent the company's concern.
I asked the assistant to prepare some nutritional products, and ordered a generous amount of food from the hotel to send it to Lee Jung-hyun's lounge. These things were not just given to Lee Jung-hyun alone, but also to everyone in her team. After doing this, Cui Zhengyuan set off with Liu Renna, Li Juli, and Kwon Yoo-ri, who were practicing in the headquarters.
Sitting in the car, Liu Renna and Li Juli were very quiet, quietly looking at Cui Zhengyuan. Although curious, he did not speak. Only Quan Yuli, the girl, was very lively, lying on the back of the chair, and asked coquettishly: "Standing OPPO, where are we going?"
She has been in the company for more than a week, and her mother accompanied her, temporarily living in the dormitory on this side of the headquarters. I have to say that the little girl is very affinity, and within a few days she got along with the original students, and even the teacher in the trainee department praised her for being sensible.
"Today Christmas, I'm going to take you to SBS to play, there are popular special programs, you have to observe and learn more." When Cui Zhengyuan spoke, his eyes swept over Li Juli. Since the last oolong incident, every time the girl sees him, she blushes and is cute.
This time it was the same, seeing Cui Zhengyuan looking over, Ju Li's little head hid again, pursed her lips and didn't dare to look at him. Liu Renna's eyes panned between the two of them, as if they had discovered their abnormality.
There are not many female trainees in the headquarters, so Liu Renna and Li Juli are very familiar. After thinking about it, the executive is 16 years old this year, Li Juli is 15 years old, young boys and girls, are the two of them secretly dating? The more she thought about it, the more likely it became, and her expression became strange.
If Cui Zhengyuan knew her thoughts, he would definitely cry out for wrongdoing. Because of work, I have had contact with female artists and female trainees. But that's all because of work, and every time we meet, it's very short, and it's over after we talk about things. The boss of such a big company, I don't know how busy I am with my usual affairs, and I have to be free to make pink with my female artists.
In his previous life, he had a lot of female stars, and that was because he was working as an art director. The daily thing is to deal with celebrities, the contact time is long, and he has the power of life and death of those people in his hands, as long as he has ideas, it is not difficult to achieve.
But in this life, he shouldered the expectations of his family and was at the helm of such a large enterprise. The things that are considered every day are the development of the company, and the people who come and go are some business giants or high-end people, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a daily manager. In addition, those female stars have a lot of schedules, and the two sides have nothing to do, so they can't meet together at all, and naturally there is no chance of a peachy incident.
Moreover, in his previous life, he was an art director, and he was paid to work for others. So you can do whatever you want without worrying about the consequences. In this life, he is making money for himself, and these messy things must not only be avoided by himself, but also try to prevent similar things from happening to his subordinates.
"Really? Long live the standing OPPO"! Kwon Yoo-ri cheered loudly. Every day of practice makes her tired and half dead, and it is so happy to be able to go out for a lazy day today. It's not that she doesn't want to be motivated, in fact, as the latest trainee to enter the company, she is also very nervous when she sees the strength of others, and secretly practices until midnight every day when she goes back to sleep. But it's just the nature of children to like to play.
By the time I arrived at SBS, the trainees from the other branches had already arrived. It's just that the tickets are here with Cui Zhengyuan, and everyone can't get in. Seeing Cui Zhengyuan, Quan Zhilong jumped up and ran up, "Brother, you're late." The little guy has a sunny face and a bright smile, and it seems that he can come out to play today, and he is also very happy.
Cui Zhengyuan rubbed his head, messed up his hairstyle, and said with a smile: "Stinky boy, where is it late, the show hasn't started yet, okay?" Since that incident, the little guy no longer plays with those little gangsters, and every day is a life of company, school, home, three points and one line. Those little gangsters once blocked him once, and after being taught a lesson by Cui Zhengyuan, he never dared again.
The trainees next to them were very envious when they saw Quan Zhilong and Changchang fighting affectionately. In their eyes, Chang is a high-minded and unattainable figure. No one dares to call the executive brother like Quan Zhilong.
A group of people greeted him respectfully, then stood in good order, waiting for him to give orders. In public, Quan Zhilong did not dare to go too far. After a little fighting, he still greeted him respectfully, and then stood in the crowd. Standing out from the crowd is never a good thing, it will arouse the hostility of a group of people. Although the little guy is young, this bit of eyesight is still available.
Choi Jung-won called Lee Ji-hyun, handed over the tickets in his hand, and asked her to lead these people to the studio hall. Lee Ji-hyun, as a quasi-artist who is about to debut, is the eldest sister of these people. And he has leadership qualities and can control them. Cui Zhengyuan has already trained her as the captain of the first girl group, and she is responsible for many things.
Lee Ji-hyun took Ju-ri and handed Kwon Yoo-ri to Park Jung-ah to take with her, Yoo In-na looked after her from the back of the crowd, and the three oldest sisters were very haode assigned tasks.
After the last oolong incident, Li Zhixian already knew that the little girl in front of him had the same name as himself, which can be regarded as a kind of fate. As soon as he saw her, he began to take Juli with him affectionately. Juli is a very quiet girl, a little afraid of life, but she has a good impression of this bright and generous sister. Holding my sister's hand, she smiled happily. Kwon Yoo-ri is also very close to Park Jung-ah, a sister who is about the same skin color as herself, plus the two of them are very arrogant and outgoing, and the two will become good sisters after a while.
Of course, people like Lee Ji-hyun and Park Jung-ah who have been in the mix for many years are not just able to mingle with others casually. The main thing is to see that these two girls came out of the usual car, and they are different from others. The person who can be favored by the executive is definitely not ordinary.
The behavior of the two is actually a bit of a disguised flattery to the general manager, Ju Li and Quan Yuli are young and don't understand yet, they just think that the two sisters are really such good people. Although Cui Zhengyuan understands what is going on, this is not a bad thing, there is no need to expose it.
The crowd began to move from the ticket gate to the studio, and was instructed in advance, so that the crowd, although very excited to come to the TV station, was quiet. Watching them disappear at the door, Choi Jung-won asked the staff to carry the gifts and walked to the artist's lounge to visit Lee Jung-hyun.
Of course, those uninteresting security guards or TV station staff jumped out and made a lot of noise to stop Cui Zhengyuan and prevent him from entering. Then Choi Jung-won was furious and a conflict broke out with them, and Zuihou called Lee Ho-woo. If Li Haoyu comes forward again, the bloody plot of expelling his subordinates will not happen.
Visiting Lee Jung-hyun was made a few hours ago, and for such a long time, if Choi Jung-won's assistant couldn't dredge it in advance, he would have jumped directly into the Han River
The group went in smoothly and there were no accidents. When I came to the floor of the artist's lounge, I saw that the corridor was full of people. Running around in a hurry. Although there were people talking, they were all talking in low voices, and there was no loud noise, so the whole corridor was quiet.
From time to time, I can see artists in performance costumes walking by, and I saw Cui Zhengyuan and his group full of jiashi, so they had to stop. Wait until they've walked through before moving on. A guy who casually collides with others with his fame, there will not be one in a thousand. It is not easy for Korean artists to become famous, and they will not easily make enemies for themselves.
The staff of A.P Company in the back were a little excited when they saw so many big-name stars, only Cui Zhengyuan's face was as usual. At this time, in the Korean music scene, except for a limited few, he didn't know any of the rest.
I walked all the way to the innermost part, and it was almost the end, and there were very few people here, so I found Li Zhenxian's lounge. Asked the assistant to knock on the door, and Choi Zhengyuan waited behind, looking around.
Although the lounge belongs to the TV station, it is the private space of the artists used. Especially female artists, they are likely to change clothes or something inside. Therefore, whoever wants to enter must first knock on the door, even the staff of the TV station.
Choi Jung-won looked around, and the opposite side of Lee Jung-hyun's lounge belonged to HOT, and diagonally opposite was GOD. On the opposite side of the GOD is the Crystal Boy, and next to it is Park Ji-yin. Further in, there are some seniors who are just familiar. It can be seen that Korean artists are clearly hierarchical. They are all popular artists in the same area as Lee Jung-hyun, which is very in line with her status. Nodding approvingly, it seems that SBS is doing things fairly, no wonder those artists like it more.
Speaking of which, among the three major TV stations, KBS is a national TV station, which is relatively strong; MBC TV has a stronger government color, which political party comes to power, and the direction of the wind of this TV station will be favored. Only SBS, perhaps because of the private sector, has a relatively less domineering feeling, and will relatively consider the feelings of the artist more.
The door opened, and the people inside poked their heads out. A slightly fat man, about twenty-seven or eight years old, with a pair of eyes, is Li Zhenxian's agent Li Dacheng. He hadn't seen the staff of these companies, but fortunately, he had good eyes and found Cui Zhengyuan. didn't expect the boss to come to visit the class in person, Li Dacheng was flattered, and hurriedly opened the door and welcomed them in.
Lee Jung-hyun's lounge was originally huge, but with the addition of her agent, stylist, makeup artist, costume assistant, life assistant, backup dancer, etc., it became very crowded. More than a dozen poured in at once, filling the room with people. So the staff put down the things in their hands and all withdrew, leaving Cui Zhengyuan alone.
Everyone in the room quickly stopped what they were doing and stepped forward to say hello. Originally, when Li Dacheng opened the door to speak, Li Zhenxian already knew that the executive was coming, but the stylist was giving her hair and couldn't move. While the stylist saluted the standing officer, she quickly got up and said hello.
Cui Zhengyuan waved his hand casually, asking everyone to go their own way, and don't delay the performance because of him. These people are very experienced, they know that time is urgent, and after fulfilling the etiquette, they scatter to do the preparations, leaving Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Dae-sung and Choi Jung-won to talk alone.
When I looked at Li Zhenxian, I saw that her whole eyes were almost gone, and her small mouth opened slightly, revealing the neat and thin white teeth inside. Originally, she heard that this executive had a close relationship with Kim Jong Kook and often drank together. But she didn't come to see her once, and she thought that the company was not optimistic about her. Even some people in her team began to express their worries about this, and there are many people who want to change jobs, and there is no future for an artist who is not regarded by the company as a haode artist.
Who knows, on a good day like Christmas, Cui Zhengyuan gave her a big surprise. Not to mention the fact that I came to visit the class in person, I also brought a lot of gifts. This shows that the company attaches no less importance to her than Kim Jong Kook.
Li Zhenxian is not tall, only more than 1.50 meters. Even if he is wearing high heels, standing in front of Cui Zhengyuan, who is 1.76 meters tall, he looks petite and exquisite.
But Cui Zhengyuan didn't dare to underestimate her, this girl who was just twenty-one years old had a wide influence in the entire East Asian region. When it comes to Korean singers, the first thing that comes to people's minds is not HOT, BOA, Rain or anything, but this girl wearing a Chinese ghost story-style costume and holding a fan. Although she has only released two albums until now, her total sales have exceeded one million. In the shrinking Korean record market, this achievement is definitely the performance of a top singer.
"Miss Lee Jung-hyun, I'm sorry, I haven't had time to visit you until now, I hope you don't mind," Choi Jung-won said sincerely.
"Where, everywhere, the standing day is busy, things are busy, it is already a great honor for me to come." Li Zhenxian hurriedly said that it didn't matter, she would be very happy to be able to come today.
Li Dacheng on the side was also excited, and the artists in his hands were valued by the company, which meant that his position was stable. I believe that today's personal visit by the executive will soon spread in the company. Those rumors that Li Zhenxian is about to be refrigerated by the company or even terminated will be self-defeating, and those who have treated them lightly will definitely come up again.
"Executive, it's embarrassing that you just came, and you brought so many things."
"Yes, you've worked hard for a year. The end of the year is the busiest time, these things are not valuable, just a little bit of the company's heart, xiexie your hard work for more than a year." Cui Zhengyuan's voice is a little louder, which is guaranteed to be heard by everyone in the room. Of course, the act of winning people's hearts must be known, otherwise the good deeds will not be done for the blind to see.
"The standing age is not as old as me, if you don't mind, call me sister", Li Zhenxian said with a smile. It seems that she is really happy today, and her usually cautious and cautious personality has also become reckless.
Besides, she is the first sister of the company, so it's not too much to say such a thing. What's more, she knows that Cui Zhengyuan has always called Kim Jong Kook a brother, a brother. As a first sister, of course, you can't let Kim Jong Kook, the first brother, be beautiful.
"Okay, I'll call you Zhenxian Nu from now on. Nu, you can call me by my name." Cui Zhengyuan doesn't care about the trivial problem of a title, even if she is called grandma, she is still the boss of the company, and she still has to listen to herself.
After arranging seniority, the two of them were a little more casual. Lee Jung-hyun put back on the chair and asked the stylist to continue styling her hair. Cui Zhengyuan sat next to him and chatted with her again. Surprisingly, although the topic between the two is not warm enough, it is plain but very warm, and it doesn't look like they met for the first time at all. It seems that it is similar to the real brother and sister.
Cui Zhengyuan is the biggest in the family, and there are no brothers and sisters above. His mental age is old, and he really doesn't have much in common with Choi Si Won and Choi Ji Won. Although there are a lot of sisters in the circle, it's okay for those people to go crazy together, how can they have the patience to chat with him. In their eyes, he, Cui Zhengyuan, is not a general manager, just a little kid with a big ghost.
Lee Jung-hyun is a little older, has debuted for many years, has rich experience, and has a good experience. Although the young man in front of her is young, he is the general manager of the company, so she can neither communicate with him in too conventional language, nor treat him as a child. can only be treated as an equal, so Cui Zhengyuan is very comfortable talking to her.
Li Dacheng on the side has also been an agent for many years, and he can see clearly and clearly the height of his eyebrows. Looking at the appearance of the two of them, knowing that Li Zhenxian has a very high status in the boss's heart, a trace of worry in his heart has disappeared.
After chatting for a while, Lee Jung-hyun's preparations were completed. At this time, the takeaway ordered by Cui Zhengyuan was also delivered. The staff was taken into account in advance, so he ordered a lot of takeaways, and there were seven or eight food delivery staff alone.
Looking at these fragrant meals, all the personnel collectively applauded and thanked the general manager. Although the nutritional products delivered before were also very good, they still won't need them for a while, how can this fragrant meal that is about to be eaten is attractive. Besides, they've all seen the overalls of the food delivery staff. This restaurant is a famous hotel in Seoul, and the dishes in it are not at all what they can afford, so I didn't expect to have oral administration today.
Li Zhenxian knew that Cui Zhengyuan did this for her, and even held his arm and shook it again and again, calling his good brother sweetly and greasyly. Feeling the softness coming from the elbow rubbing, Cui Zhengyuan felt a little itchy in his nose, and hurriedly said, "Sister Zhenxian, the meal has also arrived, you can use it slowly." I'm going to visit a friend, and we'll talk later when we have time."
Lee Jung-hyun also knew that Choi Jung-won came to the TV station, and it was impossible for him to come to the TV station just to visit her. It's rare to come once, and if you don't take the opportunity to have a good relationship with the TV station, you won't be a qualified entertainment company boss. So he didn't keep him, but exchanged his private mobile phone number with Cui Zhengyuan and sent him to the door.
Of course, everyone passing by outside the door knew Li Zhenxian, and when they saw her affectionately sending a handsome guy out, they couldn't help but show suspicious eyes. Could it be that this man is her boyfriend? Thinking about it, I think it's impossible, Li Zhenxian is so famous now, how dare he bring his boyfriend to the TV station's lounge. You must know that this place is full of people, and there are no secrets at all.
Cui Zhengyuan motioned to her, turned around and went to find the TV station's studio.
Although Li Haoyu is a little, he is still very talented. Otherwise, Li Tianzai would not dare to get him to the TV station to be in charge of the director of the popular ballad Christmas special. At this time, Li Haoyu was busy in the studio. Although he said before that he would invite Cui Zhengyuan to play, now he has no time to accompany him, so he has to let Cui Zhengyuan have fun by himself.
Li Haoyu is the kind of person who is incompetent on the surface, but is actually very capable. If you don't understand, you will be deceived by his performance and despise him, and you will not repent until you suffer a loss from him. Once he became serious, he immediately transformed into a promising young man. Major events like Christmas specials were arranged by him in an orderly manner, and all the links were carried out in an orderly manner without the slightest mistake.
During this period, Li Tianzai came to raid once, saw his performance, nodded and left. Although he didn't say a word of praise, it was just the aftermath of his previous fight in the bar.