Chapter 7 General Affairs(2)
CJEntertainment & Media Headquarters.
Since Choi Jung-won agreed to his mother to take charge of the group's new project, he has a separate office here. This office was originally reserved for the vice president, but after the company was adjusted, the vice president followed in the footsteps of Zheng Jingsan and left. This place has been empty and unused, and now it has been transferred to Cui Zhengyuan. The office is on the top floor of the company, diagonally opposite the president's office, so that Cui Zhengyuan can consult his mother at any time.
In the past ten days, Cui Zhengyuan has been here to check the company's information and archives over the years, and at the same time summoned the heads of various departments and branches to inquire about the situation he understands, involving all aspects of the entire group, and strive to be comprehensive.
The old man who stayed in the company was very dissatisfied with such a young man sent down by the major shareholder, and at such a young age, it was too late to learn knowledge, so he actually ran out to manage a large enterprise. Although C.J Group is a private enterprise of your Cui family, it is also a situation that these people have worked hard to create. No one wants their life's hard work to be wasted for no reason, so they have a lot of prejudices and wariness of Cui Zhengyuan at the beginning.
But when they really faced this young man, when they were confronted with a series of concise questions he asked, the shock in the hearts of these people was indescribable. Where did this evil come from, is there really anyone who knows it? These subordinates, who originally planned to do things perfunctorily, were embarrassed by the ability shown by Cui Zhengyuan.
The C.J Group was in a sensitive period at this time, and everyone was watching every move from above. Therefore, the experience of those colleagues in front of them naturally reached their ears. As a result, everyone is naturally in danger, and no one wants to become disgraced in front of this eldest young master, so they all seize the time to sort out the work at hand, and strive to make no mistakes when it is their turn.
As for the change in wind direction below, Cui Zhengyuan did not know. Just the daily data sorting is enough for him to be busy and dizzy. In his previous life, he also worked in the entertainment industry, but his position was only art director, and he just managed the artists and product production. Now that such a large comprehensive group is suddenly to be straightened out, even if it is a genius and has the advantage of being reborn. Fortunately, he is young and energetic, and with the help of his hard work and family, he finally has the initial results.
When he had a rough impression of the company from the paper, Cui Zhengyuan planned to go to the following branch to have a look and inspect the site. Strive to understand the situation in more detail and refine your ideas. The most convincing and effective plan is the one that combines the actual plan.
Choi Jung-won reported his thoughts to Pan Jingzhen and received strong support from his mother. She is also afraid that her son is Zhao Kuo who talks on paper and is not pragmatic enough.
Pan Jingzhen decided to send two experienced assistants to assist him, and Choi Jung-won took the opportunity to ask for Kim Kwang-so and Han Sung-ho by name. The duo are currently senior executives in their branches, have been working in the entertainment planning system, and know all aspects of the company. Such an informed person will provide him with great help.
In fact, Cui Zhengyuan named the two with another purpose. Because these two are two peers that Cui Zhengyuan was very familiar with in his previous life, and they are doing very well in their respective positions. In the huge Korean entertainment industry, both of them have left deep traces.
Among them, Kim Kwang-so is more famous, and as the planner who single-handedly won Turbo, SGWanneB, and T-ara, he is even more famous. Moreover, now that Turbo has debuted for five years, he has a good status in the Korean music industry, which has also made his fame rise.
This man has been criticized in later generations, and they all say that he desperately squeezed T-ara in order to maximize profits. As a result, the schedules of several girls were constantly changing, one activity after another, and there were no days off for a year, so much so that T-ara herself complained in the show.
In all kinds of descriptions, Kim Kwang-so is an evil capitalist, chasing after the ** Lee so-man. But Cui Zhengyuan doesn't believe these statements, at least not completely. He himself is doing this business, and the cats in it are naturally better than anyone else. Although the national conditions of China and South Korea are different, the operation of entertainment capital has its own objective laws. No one is really heinous, and Choi Jung-won has seen Kim Kwang-so's words and deeds on the screen more than once. Through his observations, this person does not look like a person who has been corrupted by the rotten entertainment industry in any way.
As a successful superior, listening is clearly the minimum quality. Choi Jung-won's purpose is to get to know Kim Kwang-so in detail in person and see if this person is worthy of cultivation. Being able to operate many successful artists over the course of more than two decades, Kim Kwang-so's ability is certainly no problem. If you can satisfy yourself in terms of character, then it is not impossible to support him. After all, his age is too young, only sixteen years old, and he can't control the scene at all. If you force yourself to take the position, it may not be a good thing for the development of the company.
Therefore, in Cui Zhengyuan's mind, the executive director and artistic director is the most haode status among the future entertainment companies. In this way, relying on the identity of the majority shareholder of the family, he will have a strong right to speak, and at the same time he does not need to see the overall situation. As long as there is an experienced person to help you take charge of the overall situation for a few years, you can wait until you are fully mature. And this will not show the edge, so that the outside world will focus all its attention on him.
As for Han Sung-ho, as the president of F&CMusic in the past and the current chief composer of the company, Choi Jung-won feels that he should have a comprehensive understanding of this person, and from him, he can have a comprehensive understanding of the company's artists.
The situation of Mnet and KMTV is the simplest. Although the presidents of the two companies have resigned and left some business backbones, the basic framework of the TV station is still there, as long as the two are integrated into one, some additional personnel are added, and the person in charge is reappointed, it can basically be operated. Although the two stations are larger, they have the least amount to do. In the conversation between the mother and son that day, it was already finalized.
Thinking is still in the air, and a "aggressive" knock on the door sounds. The sound is neither big nor small, the frequency is stable, no more, no less, exactly three times, and you will know that it is a person who is older than the workplace when you hear it.
"Please come in", Cui Zhengyuan corrected his sitting posture to make himself look more formal. In two words, he said no hurry, no slowness, steady and powerful. A teenager who has just passed the voice change period can't control his voice very well. Broken sound is a common thing, if you don't pay attention to control at this time, it is easy to be understood as impetuous, difficult to achieve.
Seeing Kim Kwang-so and Han Sung-ho walking in one after the other, Choi Jung-won hurriedly got up from his seat to greet him. In terms of position, he is now his boss, but others are elders, and the etiquette that should be fulfilled must not be neglected. Otherwise, the stinky boy, coupled with his arrogant attitude, will not be able to carry out the work in the future.
"Thank you two for your hard work, please take a seat." After Kim Kwang-so and the two sat down on the sofa, Choi Jung-won slowly sat back in the boss's chair. It stands to reason that the other party, as an elder who is more than one round older than himself, Cui Zhengyuan should sit below. Talking to them in person, or even sitting down in the head position, is true etiquette. But there is no way, who makes their age too young, if the two sides are in an equal position, their momentum is too weak to suppress the two. The weight of speech will also be greatly reduced. The other party will also look down on himself because of this, which is what Cui Zhengyuan does not want to see. The first side of the acquaintance is very important, and from the initial acquaintance, keep a certain distance, in order to leave room for the subsequent measures to turn around. Cui Zhengyuan is very handy in using this workplace method.
Kim Kwang-so and Han Sung-ho understood it, and they were a little surprised that the immature young man in front of them had such an old method. The company parachuted a powerful son to take full charge of the integration of the new company. This is closely related to the future survival status of the two, so from the beginning, they focused on exploring this person's background. However, Cui Zhengyuan was very low-key before, and the two were not hand-eyed figures, and their knowledge was limited, only that this young man was the son of the new president.
In the past, there was no shortage of children from wealthy families who stepped in to serve as executives within the company, and many people showed good ability. But more people are obviously better at drinking and having fun, and when it comes to the official business, they are like headless flies. These second ancestors are also engaged in messing with the female stars in the company, making internal miasma and complaining.
This situation was more prevalent in the former CheilJedang Group, where both Kim Kwang-so and Han Sung-ho suffered. This one is even more powerful, as soon as he arrives, he holds a position that can almost decide the fate of the company, and everyone has to turn with his baton. If it's just as unbearable, both of them are ready to find another job.
Kim Kwang-so and Han Sung-ho have always worked at C.J Entertainment and have seen the company grow from scratch to the scale it is today. It can be said that the two of them have poured their life's work into it. They are powerless to fight against the actions of the higher-ups. This time, I heard that the president of the company, Childe, personally named him and asked him to be his assistant. The two came to inspect Cui Zhengyuan with Zuihou's expectations. But fortunately, at least Cui Zhengyuan's first impression on them was good. Although it is a little arrogant, the qualified means are what the two of them care about the most.
The person in front of him does things well, and his etiquette is thoughtful and reserved. While making people feel intimate, it is very haode to maintain the distance between the superior and the inferior. Between breaths, the means are accurate, and they are chasing the old and sophisticated politicians.
Kim Kwang-so immediately put away his contempt, and without waiting for Cui Zhengyuan to speak, he asked first: "Mr. Cui, I don't know what the head office plans for the future operation, and those of us who are subordinates are looking forward to the company being able to settle down and get on the right track as soon as possible."
While Cui Zhengyuan slowly sat down, he was also observing the behavior of the two.
Kim Kwang-so was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, and his body sat straight near him. His eyes are burning, and he always maintains a professional smile on his face, and he doesn't wait for his boss to speak, he will be the first to strike.
On the contrary, Han Chenghao was dressed casually, sitting a little farther away, his eyes wandering, and his head was slightly lowered. It appears melancholy and careless, highlighting the temperament of an artist. But with his ears straight, he is obviously observing his surroundings and absorbing the content of other people's conversations, which is a sign of planning and then acting.
"This Kim Kwang-so is really urgent", Cui Zhengyuan said silently in his heart. With just one action, he figured out the character of Kim Kwang-so.
This also made another idea in his heart be verified. In his previous life, it was said that Kim Kwang-so squeezed the value of T-ara for economic gain. Cui Zhengyuan thinks that his personality may occupy a lot of factors. Rather, it is the result of Kim Kwang-so's ambitions. After all, he is only the president of the branch, and the benefits generated by T-ara are attributed to the head office. The benefits he can reap from this are really limited, and there is no incentive to desperately reap the benefits.
Judging from the various clues in his previous life, Kim Kwang-so always compares T-ara with Girls' Generation, probably to prove his ability in Xiangshang, and it is more appropriate to say that it is a bargaining chip for his own promotion.
It's just that he was in a hurry, driving several girls to move around in a row. While increasing T-ara's fame, they also ran out of energy. Previously, due to various reasons such as song positioning, music style, and publicity strategy, it was not easy for people to notice.
This feeling was very evident when T-ara debuted three years ago and released the "daybyday" album. Although the album was released at the time of its release, it was attacked by SJ, 2NE1, and sister, but T-ara did not show the strength it should have, showing the majestic and sweeping momentum of this work. The choreography of Jonte Moaning, several girls did not interpret it very haode. The performance of several scenes seemed weak.
A good tune that could have put T-ara on the throne was also tepid to zuihou. The questions are worth pondering. In addition, he made a major mistake in handling the internal affairs of the group at that time, which almost caused this promising idol group to slide into the abyss.
In fact, comparing Girls' Generation and T-ara, it is not difficult for us to find. One is five years after debut, and the other is three years; One is a trainee training that has been systematically trained for many years, and the other is a combination that was established temporarily and pieced together.
In the early days of both groups, Girls' Generation and T-ara both performed well and showed their style. Later, Girls' Generation was steadily advancing, one step at a time towards the highest throne.
And in order to catch up with Girls' Generation, Kim Kwang-so has been constantly pushing T-ara to catch up at high speed. When this process gets longer and longer, the shortcomings of the lack of foundation of the crown regiment are exposed. Due to the heavy schedule and weak physique, the members are constantly injured and sick every time they return, which greatly affects their performance on stage. In addition, CCM's means and capabilities in planning are far inferior to those of S.M, and this gap is getting bigger and bigger.
Compared to the same period, this situation rarely occurred in Girls' Generation. Every time he returns, he shows his progress and will give people more surprises. At the same time, expectations are rising. I have to say that among them, Kim Kwang-so has an unshirkable responsibility.
Will there be injuries and illnesses in Weishenme? The lack of strength has to be made up for by diligent practice, and in addition to the heavy schedule, even the iron man is tired, not to mention just a group of flower-like and delicate girls?
With this in mind, Choi Jung-won has already excluded Kim Kwang-so from his new company in the future. With him, it will seriously affect the unity and atmosphere of the company, which is not what Cui Zhengyuan wants. A team that cannot be united cannot surpass S.M, which has now begun to set sail.
It's just that now, Cui Zhengyuan still needs to use him to help him complete the integration of the company, and his strange emotions are not suitable for expression.
Instead of answering Kim Kwang-so's question, he turned to Han Sung-ho, "Mr. Han is the company's chief composer, don't you know if there are any helpful suggestions"? If the superior answers every question to his subordinates, his prestige will also be lost, and Cui Zhengyuan will not make such a mistake.
A hint of anger flashed, and Kim Kwang-so's face returned to normal. It's just that Cui Zhengyuan, who has been paying attention to him, has imprinted all this scene into his eyes. This guy is really unruly and unwilling to be mediocre.
Cui Zhengyuan could not answer Kim Kwang-so's question, but Han Sung-ho couldn't ignore his immediate boss, and said carefully: "I haven't been in contact with the company's operation, so it's inconvenient to speak." It's just that due to changes in the company, most of the artists' schedules and trainee training have come to a halt. If these are not resolved as soon as possible, the damage will be immeasurable." As he spoke, he had a worried look on his face.
Cui Zhengyuan's decades of experience knows that Han Chenghao sincerely cares about the company, and his impression of him has improved a little. This is a person who can be reused, and he has made up his mind.
"Since the two of you are invited to participate in jihua, then I will inform you about the general jihua of the company", Cui Zhengyuan solemnly said, "After preliminary discussion and research by the company's senior management, all its brokerage and entertainment companies will be merged into a large brokerage company in the future, separated from Mnet TV." As an independent business entity, it is directly responsible to the head office."
Shocked, still shocked! After nearly two months of no appointments to the vacant positions at headquarters, the two already felt that there was going to be a big move. But none of them expected that this action would be so big.
As C.J insiders, they know how much resources and energy the company has. All the branches merged into one, and the two could already imagine an entertainment empire rising from the ground and standing out from the crowd.
The most important thing is that the new entertainment company exists as an independent individual, and is no longer subordinate to the TV station. In this way, if nothing else, at least their status has been raised a notch out of thin air. Speaking of which, it is no longer a subordinate of which one, but a legitimate upper-class person.
In the past, entertainment companies were affiliated with Mnet Television. Mnet TV is also a subordinate of the First Sugar Group, and the layers of barriers are tight. The decision-making level of the head office is very different from them. Now, they are equivalent to one step to the sky, and more opportunities for contact means that their prospects are brighter.
Han Chenghao is cold by nature, not keen on power, and quite restrained. Kim Kwang-so couldn't hold back his excited expression, his shrimp-like eyes kept turning, obviously calculating his own gains and losses. As for Cui Zhengyuan's rude behavior just now, he automatically ignored it a long time ago. With such a big interest in front of you, what is personal honor and disgrace.
Cui Zhengyuan saw these in his eyes, clapped his hands, and regained the attention of the two, "Then from now on, we will have to rely on the efforts of the two." I hope we can cooperate sincerely so that we can succeed as soon as possible."
Kim Kwang-so and Han Sung-ho hurriedly got up to respond, promising to help Choi Jung-won successfully complete the integration.