Chapter 10: Joy from Heaven
After the meeting, Kim Yingmin was anxious to take office as soon as possible, so he took his leave first and went back to work.
After a month of busy work, and now that he has a little rest, Cui Zhengyuan does not plan to make other arrangements. After resuming your coffee, you can enjoy the neon-lit night view of Seoul and enjoy a rare leisure time. He sat for more than an hour, until the refill cup of coffee no longer tasted good, and then he got up and left.
This café is located on the fourth floor of the building, the first and second floors are luxury hotels, the third floor is high-end KTV, and the top floor and above the fifth floor up to the 17th floor are office buildings, and there is a lot of traffic every day. When I came to the elevator door, I found that both elevators continued to rise at the location of the 6th floor. Cui Zhengyuan didn't plan to wait, anyway, it wasn't too high, and it would only take a few minutes to walk down the safety staircase.
When I walked to the corner of the stairs, there was a fierce quarrel from the floor below. Cui Zhengyuan was puzzled, walked over gently, and looked along the gap in the stairs. Usually people in this building take the elevator to go up and down, so the corridor is very quiet. The two people who were arguing didn't expect someone to pass by, so the sound was exceptionally loud.
"It turned out to be him, but I've never seen this image before." After Cui Zhengyuan saw it clearly, he sighed silently.
The two people below, one of them is a fat man of medium stature and wearing a fat suit. Straightening the watermelon head, with a pair of golden eyes, and a little mustache under his forehead, his hands were waving wildly because of excitement at this time, and saliva was flying in his mouth, "Are you crazy?" That's the head of KBS TV, you rejected him, do you want to get mixed up in this circle in the future?"
The other man, about thirty years of age, was middle-fashioned, slightly thin, with black-rimmed eyes. The most impressive thing is that his lips protrude outward, revealing two distinct front teeth in one mouth. At this time, he seemed more excited than the fat man, and the green tendons on his neck were tense, "How can I do such a thing?" Am I a clown? Grasshopper dance in front of little children, just to please those bastard things."
The fat man pushed him away and slammed him against the wall, pointed at his nose and scolded, "What do you think you are?" I just had a small show, and I treated myself as a green onion. To tell you the truth, in the eyes of those people, you are not even as good as a clown. I warn you, go back with me obediently, apologize to the head of the department, and do whatever you want you to do. Otherwise, don't blame me for being unkind."
The thin man was obviously a strong-willed person, so he didn't give an inch, brushed away the fat man's hand, and shouted: "Whatever you do, you want me to go back, don't think about it." Although I am not a great person, I have my own dignity, and I will not grovel to live, this is my moral bottom line. I did it today, and I won't be able to hold my head up for the rest of my life."
The fat man laughed angrily, "Okay, it seems that you don't have a lesson, and you won't have a memory." As he spoke, he took out a document from his arms and tore it to shreds casually, "From now on, you are no longer an artist in our company, and when you are unlucky in the future, you will regret it."
After saying that, the fat man pushed open the door of the safe passage and walked away.
The thin man stood still and was indifferent to the fat man's departure. At this time, there was no angry posture just now, and the whole person seemed to be lost and depressed. He sat down on the steps dejectedly, not knowing what he was thinking.
The words of the fat man Zuihou made Cui Zhengyuan ecstatic in his heart. "Unexpectedly, today is really a double happiness, one Kim Young-min is not enough, God also sent this big fish to me."
This thin man, Cui Zhengyuan recognized him when he saw him for the first time. National MC Liu Jae-shi, this person can be said to be a household name in later generations. You ask someone on the street, and it's a miracle if you don't know him.
Choi Jung-won sighed while recalling Yoo Jae-seok's information. Today's 29-year-old Liu Zaishi looks very young and difficult, and he does not have the demeanor of a national MC in later generations. Now he has just started to host some small programs, and he has a little bit of popularity, which is far from the height that makes TV stations afraid of three points like later generations.
From the quarrel between him and the fat man just now, Cui Zhengyuan easily guessed what happened. It is estimated that there is a family party for the head of KBS TV, so Yoo Jae-seok is asked to perform a grasshopper dance in the face of a child. This kind of thing often happened in the Celestial Empire in the previous life, and it is normal for high-level officials to have activities to let their artists perform on the field for free, or even to drink and sleep together.
As for Weishenme asking him to dance the grasshopper dance, it is estimated that the children of the head of the headquarters have seen it on the children's program, so the head of the head office asked Liu Zaishi to perform and amuse the children. But I don't want to, Liu Zaishi seems to be easy-going, but his nature would rather bend than bend, and he will not bend down at all. Dancing grasshoppers on the show is my job as a comedy artist. But in such a private occasion, in order to please the leader and do such a thing, Liu Zaishi, who has a strong sense of honor and disgrace, will not do it anyway.
That fat man is probably Liu Zaishi's current agent, and he may have a certain right to speak in Liu Zaishi's company, at least he is also a figure with the right to decide. This can be seen from the fact that he just tore up the brokerage contract.
In the eyes of the fat man, offending the head of KBS is a big disaster, and it is even so big that it threatens the survival of their company. But in Cui Zhengyuan's eyes, it is not a problem. The head of KBS is not significant enough in his eyes.
Besides, there is no KBS, and there are no SBS and MBC. In later generations, Yoo Jae-seok hosted popular programs on SBS and MBC, but there was only a half-popular "happytogether" on KBS, which is estimated to be directly related to today's Liangzi.
In a few years, Yoo Jae-shigui will be the national MC and have made outstanding contributions to the development of SBS and MBC's entertainment programs. KBS estimates that it can't withstand the pressure from the top management, so it will invite him to host the show again. But as a huge TV station, KBS can't pull off this face when it admits defeat to an artist, so it makes a talk show in the bathhouse out and does something perfunctory.
If you think about a TV program, it is not recorded in the station, but in the bathhouse outside, and you can understand it. Yoo Jae-seok didn't want to offend KBS to the end, and it is estimated that the show was born without embarrassment.
In fact, KBS is a national television station with its inherent reserve. At that time, "Xman", "Infinite Challenge" hosted by Liu Zaishi and "Love Letter" and "Night Heart" hosted by Jiang Hudong were so popular that they were not good.
KBS did not invite these two national MCs to come, but created their own brand programs to compete, "Star Admiralty" and "Heroine" are among the representatives. If it weren't for the fact that the variety shows of SBS and MBC were ferocious and aggressive. I'm afraid they won't learn from the pain and produce an ace show like "Two Days and One Night". It is worth pondering, the main MC invited by "Two Days and One Night" is Jiang Hudong, not Liu Zaishi. From this, it is not difficult to see that the relationship between Yoo Jae-seok and KBS has been cold.
In all fairness, the later generations of Yoo Jae-seok are no worse than those so-called Hallyu stars in terms of influence, and even far surpass them in South Korea. However, there is a deeper reason why Choi Jung-won wants to get Yoo Jae-seok so strongly.
Seeing Yoo Jae-seok himself, I can't help but recall what Park Myung-so said in his previous life in "Infinite Challenge", "Yoo Jae-seok is going to be president in the future." At that time, when people saw this sentence, they would only take it as a joke. But now, judging from Cui Zhengyuan's level, the operability in this is still very strong.
The root of Liu Zaishi's brilliant achievements is mainly outdoor variety shows. "Infinite Challenge" and "Birth of a Family", including the later "Runningman", played a decisive role. But one day, the "grasshopper" will not be able to run, and the transformation will be inevitable at that time.
In Cui Zhengyuan's view, embarking on a political career may really be a good choice. Although Yoo Jae-seok has not shown the potential to be a qualified politician, even if he crosses over in 2012 and the 40-year-old Yoo Jae-seok is in his prime, there is no indication that he will enter politics.
But it doesn't matter, from the bits and pieces of his previous life, Liu Zaishi has all the good qualities of being a qualified politician. Kind, strong, persistent, caring, close to the people, well-known. Unlike other politicians who show off their merits to achieve their goals, he is completely recognized by the people by virtue of his broadcasting career year after year. In terms of credibility, it is undoubtedly higher. After all, even the best actors can't perform day after day for more than ten years without flaws.
At that time, with the strength of the Choi family, coupled with the energy of the Hyundai Group and the Big GJ Party, Yoo Jae-seok will have a very clear and predictable political path from the grassroots level - the MP - the mayor of Seoul - the president of the country, and in this way completely outlined in Choi Jung-won's mind.
What makes Cui Zhengyuan most excited is that Liu Jae-seok is different from Lee Myung-bak and Zheng Meng-jun. These people are just allies of the Cui family, united for the sake of profit, divided for the sake of profit, and maybe they will turn against each other at any time. And once his goal is achieved, Liu Zaishi is the spokesperson of the Cui family and truly represents the interests of the Cui family. With such a staunch ally, the future of the Cui family is bound to reach a higher level.
After a long time, Liu Zaishi finally relieved himself, "Hey, Xi". Spat out a swear word, he raised his foot and kicked the door of the safe passage, obviously trying to vent his anger and frustration. Halfway through, though, he let it down again and slammed his fist into the wall.
Seeing all this in his eyes, the corners of Cui Zhengyuan's mouth drew a good-looking arc, "Sure enough, it's Liu Zaishi, no matter how angry he is, he still maintains his public morality."
Seeing that Liu Zaishi was about to leave after venting his frustration, he hurriedly rushed down, "Hello, Mr. Liu Zaishi."
When the footsteps sounded, Liu Zaishi turned around. Hearing someone call his name, Liu Zaishi hurriedly put away his face distorted by anger, stabilized his emotions, and saluted: "Hello, is there something wrong?"
Cui Zhengyuan took out a business card and a pen, and handed the blank on the back of the business card, "Mr. Liu Zaishi, I have always liked your show, but unfortunately I didn't bring a notebook out, I don't know if you can sign my name on the business card"?
"Haodehaode, thank you very much for liking my show, I will definitely work harder in the future." The current Yoo Jae-seok is not very famous, and he is also very happy to hear that someone appreciates him.
"That", I was passing by here, and I accidentally saw what just happened, so please understand". Cui Zhengyuan looked at Liu Jae-seok, who was concentrating on signing his autograph, and cautiously tested.
After listening to Cui Zhengyuan's words, Liu Zaishi's movements paused, and a trace of embarrassment flashed on his face. However, he quickly adjusted his mood, bowed ninety degrees and said: "I'm really sorry for letting you see something unpleasant, and I will definitely be more strict with myself in the future." We ask for your forbearance for any inconvenience caused."
"Sure enough, it's Liu Zaishi, such a person is not popular, it's really unreasonable." When such a bad thing was seen, Liu Zaishi did not hide it in annoyance, but sincerely said to people, which shows that he is a fair and upright person, and he has nothing to say to others.
Cui Zhengyuan admired him more and more, stretched out his right hand, and officially introduced: "I, Cui Zhengyuan, am currently the head of C.J Entertainment, and I have great admiration for Mr. Liu's ability and backbone. I want to invite Mr. Liu to have a cup of coffee, I don't know if I can enjoy it"?
"Yay"? Liu Zaishi originally thought that this teenager was just an ordinary student, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but be a little suspicious.
Looking at the other party's cautious gaze, Cui Zhengyuan knew that he had misunderstood, flipped the business card over, and handed it over with both hands.
Liu Zaishi took it, and on the gilded business card, the top was the words "CJEntertainment & Media Entertainment Branch". In the middle is a black official letter: Choi Jung-won, who is the executive director and artistic director, and at the bottom is a set of phone numbers. The whole brand is simple and atmospheric, and the workmanship is fine, making it impossible to doubt his authenticity.
Back in the café just now, the two sat opposite each other. Liu Zaishi complimented: "I didn't expect Mr. Cui to run such a big business at a young age, and he is really a hero and a teenager."
Cui Zhengyuan hurriedly expressed his modesty, "It's just a favor for the family, compared with Mr. Liu Zaishi's struggle experience, it's really clumsy."
C.J. Cui's family, if there was no name in the past. Now for Liu Zaishi, it is like thunder. In the news these days, the name of the Cui family often appears on the front page, and Liu Zaishiyan, who has been paying attention to current affairs, can't notice it.
Hearing Cui Zhengyuan's confession, Liu Zaishi was convinced of the other party's identity. Only in this way can we explain why a teenager can take charge of such a huge company.
Cui Zhengyuan took the initiative, "I am very optimistic about Mr. Liu Zaishi's future, and your achievements should be far more than that." Therefore, here, I sincerely invite Mr. Yoo Jae-seok to join our C.J Group."
Many people were not optimistic about Liu Zaishi and commented that he had no future as an MC. Now that Liu Zaishi's career has just started, he has suffered a heavy blow, and he really can't imagine what the future will be. Therefore, he was a little hesitant about Choi Jung-won's invitation, "That, I offended the top management of KBS, Mr. Choi is not afraid that your investment will be wasted"?
Cui Zhengyuan said nonchalantly: "I believe that Mr. Liu Zaishi should have some understanding of the Cui family." One KBS head is just that, and it's not enough to be afraid. Besides, aren't there still SBS and MBC? KBS's hand is not stretched that long. In the future, the company will avoid such troubles for its artists."
Liu Zaishi thinks about it, and the Cui family, who calls for wind and rain, really doesn't care about a small head office. Although this head office can almost determine life and death in a word for artists like them, in the eyes of the Cui family, he is like an ant. And Cui Zhengyuan's words also indirectly explained his attitude, as long as Liu Zaishi joins, he will not encounter similar things in the future.
"As far as I know, your company only has singers and actors, and it seems that you have never been involved in the MC and entertainer area, right?" For the C.J Group, Yoo Jae-seok is not ignorant.
"Mr. Yoo Jae-seok is the first, but by no means Zuihou is the only one. Judging from the current trend, the future of entertainment programs will become a section that cannot be ignored. The company has decided to invest more in this area and strive to form its own brand. You know, we at C.J Group also own a TV station." Cui Zhengyuan elaborated in detail.
Today's events have caused my job to be gone, and even the future acting career is bleak. Although another village has just been kicked out of the portal by the agency with only five artists, there is an invitation from a giant crocodile like C.J Group. But once he was bitten by a snake and was afraid of the well rope for ten years, Liu Zaishi still had some heart palpitations, "That, can you let me think about it"?
It can be seen that he is a little moved. Once the news of offending the top management of the TV station spreads, no other agency will accept him. Although I don't know how Liu Zaishi got out of the current predicament in the original history, it seems that C.J Group is his most popular choice at present.
Cui Zhengyuan did not force it, but emphasized the invitation. "I hope to get Mr. Yoo Jae-seok's reply as soon as possible, so that the company's plan can be implemented as soon as possible."
Seeing Liu Zaishi's thin back, Cui Zhengyuan was very happy. "It's a good sign, it's a good sign, before the company opened, there was such a big pie smashed down."
Choi Jeong-won believes that Yoo Jae-seok will definitely join C.J. If someone dares to cut off his beard halfway, Cui Zhengyuan will definitely want him until life is worse than death.
On the way back, Cui Zhengyuan smirked vigorously, causing the bodyguards to think that he was crazy.