Chapter 13 Contracts
Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun's economic reforms failed in office, and in order to deter the major chaebols, he resorted to the tactics of killing chickens and sending Hyundai Group president Chung Mong-gu to prison on the tried-and-true crime of illegal embezzlement. Instead of having the desired effect, this approach chilled the hearts of the major chaebols and turned to support the big state-party Lee Myung-Bo. With the strong support of the major chaebols, Lee Myung Bo was finally elected president, and the Grand National Party returned to the status of the ruling party.
Lee so-man and Kim Young-min feared Lee Myung-hun not only because of his status as the chief prosecutor of the Seoul District Public Prosecutors' Office, but also because Lee Myung-hun was born in the famous Gyeongju Lee family and was a pivotal figure in the big country-party, and S.M. was branded as a democratic-democratic-party in the new millennium from the very beginning of its establishment. The S.M Company, which has always been the money bag of the Democratic-Lord-Party in the new millennium, will inevitably be liquidated. Feng Shui turns around, 30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi, and the forces of all parties supporting the democratic-democratic-democratic-party in the new millennium are in danger, and Lee so-man and Kim Young-min can't help but feel uneasy in their hearts, lest they step on Kim Young-wook's old path.
When Lee Myung-hun's phone call was received into Lee so-man's director's office, Lee so-man's heart was beating wildly, and it was easier for Lee Myung-hun to rectify him than stepping on an ant, whether it was the tried-and-true crime of embezzlement of public funds or the bribery case involving KBS deputy director Lee Yuanjun, he couldn't eat and walk around. It's a blessing or a curse, it's a curse that can't be avoided, Li Xiuman took two deep breaths and answered the phone.
"Chairman Lee, I'm Lee Myung-heon." Li Mingxian's faint but majestic voice came from the earpiece.
Li Xiuman unconsciously bowed his head and said, "Hello Procurator General, I'm Li Xiuman." ”
"Chairman Li, the day before yesterday, I made trouble for the chairman by visiting your company rashly."
Li Xiuman didn't even dare to say that he didn't dare, Li Mingxian hung up the phone after casually making a few official words, and did not reveal any intentions from beginning to end, and there didn't seem to be even a slightly obvious hint. Li Xiuman held the phone full of doubts, he didn't think that Li Mingxian, as the chief prosecutor, would make a special call to him for an insignificant matter.
It wasn't until Yu Yongzhen knocked on the door and came in to say that Zhao Yuanxi, the young man who played in the nine Chinese dialect in the company the day before yesterday, applied to sign a contract with the company, that Li Xiuman suddenly realized that the trouble implied by Li Mingxian was Zhao Yuanxi.
"Sign, of course, not only to sign, but also to prepare the best contract. Yongzhen, you can do this yourself. Li Xiuman figured out the joints, he was in a good mood, with the link of Zhao Yuanxi, climbing the big tree of Li Mingxian, he would no longer have to be afraid of fleeing the United States every election year.
"Or I'll go in person, you prepare the contract." Li Xiuman said with a deep groan.
Yu Yongzhen agreed, and hesitated: "Do you want to inform Jin Yingmin." Born as the founding veteran of S.M, Yu Yongzhen has always looked down on the rising generation Kim Yingmin and has always called him by his name.
"No need," Li Xiuman snorted coldly and waved his hand, "I'm still the artist director, and it's not his turn to ask about the artist's affairs." ”
Cho Won-hee met Chairman Lee so-man, whom Lee Myung-hun had mentioned to him, in the conference hall of S.M. Company, with very energetic short hair, a pair of bright gray round-rimmed glasses, drooping eyebrows, a kind expression, and his glasses narrowed into a thin slit when he smiled. Li Xiuman's first impression of Zhao Yuanxi was kindness, and he did not have the arrogant and domineering momentum of the imaginary president at all, but looked like a university professor who was rich and rich.
Li Xiuman also looked at Zhao Yuanxi intently, his body shape and appearance were all the best choices, his bearing was like that, and his demeanor was elegant, Li Xiuman secretly summarized Zhao Yuanxi as a child of a family like Cui Siyuan. Regardless of Lee Myung-hun's care, the young man in front of him is fully in line with S.M's draft conditions alone, coupled with his extraordinary creative talent, Cho Won-hee will definitely shine in the Korean entertainment industry.
Li Xiuman didn't mention Li Mingxian, as if he didn't know the relationship between Zhao Yuanxi and Li Mingxian at all, there are some things that can be said but can't be done, and some things that can be done but can't be said. Li Xiuman pretended to be confused, Zhao Yuanxi was not, he glanced at the artist contract and knew that Uncle Xian must have said hello, with a layman who doesn't understand the rules of the Korean entertainment industry at all, this contract seems too lenient, even if it is not at the superstar level in China, it is impossible to get a better contract than this.
According to this contract, all the copyrights of the songs created by Zhao Yuanxi in S.M Company belong to him, and the company only has the right to use them. The contract was renewed every two years, and S.M paid Cho Won-hee a signing fee of 350 million won for the first time. This is a contract that has never been seen in the history of a Korean entertainment company.
Zhao Yuanxi has never been a fledgling stunned young man who doesn't know the height of the sky, nor is he a stupid second generation who is arrogant in the TV series, and it is not his Zhao Yuanxi's style to take shortcuts and take detours. The most important reason is that he doesn't have much time.
Zi said: A gentleman is like water, he is round with the square, and he is comfortable everywhere. This is Zhao Yuanxi's principle of doing things. Zhao Yuanxi was very happy to write his name on the contract. Seeing people with words, Li Xiuman saw Zhao Yuanxi's resolute and upright handwriting, and secretly said that he really didn't see the wrong person, this son is really a child of the family.
"Welcome to S.M." Li Xiuman said a word of official language very politely, and there was a hint of joy between his words.
"Please take care of the president." Zhao Yuanxi also responded very officially.
Li Xiuman said with a smile: "Next, please ask our vocal director Yu Yongzhen to take you to familiarize yourself with the company." ”
Zhao Yuanxi smiled and nodded, "There is Director Lao Yu." ”
Yu Yongzhen is also overjoyed, he carefully watched the video of Cho Won-hee's live composition and lyrics recorded by Kim Tae-yeon, and was amazed by his talented and extraordinary creative talent.
The ass decides the head. Yu Yongzhen is not like Li Xiuman, his status as the chief composer of the S.M company determines that he is a pure musician who does not get involved in politics and company management, and what he thinks and insists on is only music, when he listened to Zhao Yuanxi's amazing nine Chinese dialect mixed singing "In My Song", I was deeply admired, to know that Lu Dao is only proficient in nine Chinese languages is already shocking, and at the same time good at composing music can only be described as a genius of Tianzong. Mastering one more foreign language is tantamount to opening an extra skylight for creation, and having more knowledge quadrants and bonuses.
"Yuanxi, is your song "In My Singing" really composed music on the spot?"
Since Zhao Yuanxi joined the S.M company, Yu Yongzhen no longer treated him with false politeness, and directly called him by name, and asked the question he was most interested in in the first sentence. Although he is obsessed with music, he is not unsophisticated, and the relationship between Zhao Yuanxi and Procurator General Li Mingxian is clear to people at a glance, otherwise Li Xiuman would not have been ecstatic when he heard that Zhao Yuanxi signed a company. The conversation between Yu Yongzhen and Zhao Yuanxi revealed a trace of kindness but not remarkable.
"No, I've written a few paragraphs intermittently, but it's just a few pieces connected by the inspiration of the music."
"Did you consider writing lyrics in the nine Chinese dialects when you first composed the music?" This is also a question that Yu Yongzhen is curious about.
"No," Zhao Yuanxi shook his head, "At that time, only Chinese and English were considered. One is his native language, and the other is the most commonly used foreign language, and Zhao Yuanxi naturally chose these two languages.
"Director Yu, I have also written some intermittent scores, and I have some questions about lyrics and composition that I would like to ask you for advice, I wonder if you have time?" Zhao Yuanxi said and took out the small notebook he carried with him to record the lyrics and songs.
Yu Yongzhen just turned the corner of the stairs and went down to the third floor, and when he heard Zhao Yuanxi's words, he immediately turned around, he was very curious about what kind of surprise Zhao Yuanxi would bring him this time, "Let's go to the recording studio." ”