When Choi Jung-won first engaged in the entertainment industry in his previous life, it was when HOT was at its peak. The shock brought by the five big boys who sang and danced in a row to the complacent Chinese song industry cannot be described in words.

For this reason, at that time, he deliberately studied the entertainment model of South Korea to see if he could cultivate a HOT in China. It wasn't until he really understood the entertainment system in South Korea that he gave up on this unrealistic jihua.

Because of this, every time he sees HOT's performance, Choi Jung-won is in a pilgrimage mood. I have always had a good impression of these five hard-working boys.

Whether it's from the perspective of causing trouble for S.M, or he can't bear to let Tony sink, he needs to help. However, there is still Park Tae-jin sitting next to him, and he has no skills. Fortunately, Liu Zaishi, who was on the other side, noticed his eyes, nodded in understanding, and got up and walked to Tony's side.

After getting along for a long time, Cui Zhengyuan found that he and Liu Zaishi didn't know when they began to have a very mysterious tacit understanding. Whether it is a small movement of the other party or a small look, the other person can read the meaning. This point is limited to the two of them, even Kim Jong Kook, who has been in contact with Choi Jung-won for the most time.

To put it bluntly, Cui Zhengyuan and Liu Zaishi both belong to the kind of people who have very emotional intelligence, have rich social experience, and are proficient in the principles of interpersonal communication. And although Kim Jong Kook is socially experienced compared to other artists, compared to these two people, he can only be regarded as a wooden one.

KEEPING YOO JAE-SEOK AND TONY TALKING IN A LOW VOICE, CHOI JUNG-WON BEGAN TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS. It's rare that Executive Director Cui Da took the initiative to hand it over, how could everyone have a reason to let it go, and for a while, the atmosphere here gradually became hot, but no one paid attention to Liu Zaishi and the others.

After pushing the cup and changing the lamp a few times, Park Tae-jin, who was taken care of by everyone, and several other PDs "made heroic sacrifices" and fell on the wine table. Originally, these people also wanted to implement crowd tactics to deal with Choi Jung-won, but they didn't know that Choi Jung-won, who was in the "alcohol battlefield", was completely immune to this low-degree Korean soju. So, after a few rounds, Park Myung-so and Ji Sang-yeol couldn't bear it anymore and hid in the corner and fell asleep.

Seeing that Cui Zhengyuan's face was not red and out of breath, he still drank until the glass was dry, and he did not refuse to come. The rest of the people finally realized that this was a hard stubble, and maybe they were all wiped out, and they couldn't help each other. So the two sides stopped fighting, and the birds and beasts scattered.

A few people from the SBS staff came out and sent Park Tae-jin and others home according to the method of one person being responsible for one. Park Myung-so and HAHA are from the same company, so HAHA instructed his agent to act as a temporary driver to send Uncle Demon back. This agent of his used to be Park Myung-so's assistant, and he often went to Park Myung-so's house to pick up people, and he was very familiar with the road.

Ji Sangyeol's agent and assistant were not there, so they had to trouble Kim Jong Kook to run in person. Otherwise, with Ji Xiangyeol's burly figure, it would be really difficult for others to parry.

EVERYONE LEFT, BUT HAHA STAYED, AND IT SEEMED THAT HE WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING TO CHOI JEONG-WON. However, Choi Jung-won first has to solve Tony's problem. After motioning for HAHA to wait, Choi Jung-won also came to Tony's side.

Under Liu Zaishi's persuasion, Tony somewhat stabilized his mood. Seeing Cui Zhengyuan coming, he hurriedly got up and made a solemn daoqian to his faux pas.

"Brother Shenghao, it doesn't matter, I've already explained it to the people on the TV station, don't worry about today's matter", Cui Zhengyuan first gave him a reassurance.

Tony looked embarrassed, "How embarrassing is this, thank you for such warm hospitality, and I want you to help with the aftermath, I am really grateful." As he spoke, Tony thanked the two of them with a ninety-degree bow.

"Shenghao, don't be so outside, they all eat this bowl of rice, who doesn't have a time of suffering. Yes! Listen to my brother, there is no difficulty on this shijie that cannot be overcome." Liu Zaishi himself has come from obscurity step by step to today, and he is most sympathetic to the hardships of artists. Although he and Tony are not very close, they still sincerely persuade him.

As he spoke, Liu Zaishi's compassion was completely overflowing. If at the beginning, he still approached Tony with Choi Jung-won's instructions, and now he has turned back into that warm-hearted grasshopper.

"What about Zhengyuan, you see, Tony's contract is about to expire, can our company sign him?"

Listening to Yoo Jae-seok's words, Tony's eyes lit up sharply, shooting a light of hope. If there is any other company in South Korea at this time that can ignore the obscenity of S.M and make its future worry-free, it can only be this newly established A.P company with an incomparably strong background.

Yoo Jae-seok lost his judgment because of sympathy, but Choi Jung-won did not. Shaking his head slowly, Choi Jung-won dismissed Yoo Jae-seok's question,

"Brother, no, we can't do this yet."

Don't look at some companies that have done the work of prying ** artists, but they are basically some small companies that are indiscriminate, and they will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. Big companies like S.M, A.P., all have their own traditions and self-esteem, so how can they take in other people's artists?

Think about it, if A.P really signed Tony, doesn't that mean that this company can only pick up people's teeth and pick up people's leaks? Letting A.P be a head shorter than S.M out of thin air is something Choi Jung-won, who has an unusually sharp self-esteem, can't do anyway.

Tony, who had a glimmer of hope, was depressed again because of Choi Jung-won's refusal. In his opinion, even A.P Company refuses to take him in, where does the Korean entertainment industry still have its own way to live? Do you really want to retire and go back to the United States?

Fortunately, Cui Zhengyuan doesn't have a bad taste for black belly, although A.P Company can't take in HOT, it doesn't mean that it can't support them.

"Brother Shenghao, although you can't sign a contract with our company, you can start your own company."

The advice given by Cui Zhengyuan was also Tony's choice later, but he said it in advance. After surviving the first few years of being suppressed by S.M, Tony opened a small brokerage company and became the boss. Not to mention, although his company is not big, it can be regarded as prosperous. Several of its artists, such as Shin Fengshan, Zhao Huilian, Kim In-seok, Zheng Liyuan, etc., are all well-known artists in the Korean entertainment industry.

Tony smiled bitterly, "Like me now, I can't protect myself, and I still say that I want to start a company and become the president." Besides, I don't have that much money." Today can be said to be Tony's most embarrassing day, and all the inside has lost face. Without the aura of an idol, he is just a young man with a fragile heart.

"Brother Shenghao, can't you start a company? Look at these entertainment companies now, how many bosses are not poor and white? The question of money is very easy to handle, you see how about I invest in the name of a private person"? Choi Jung-won slowly said what he thought.

Taking a stake in Tony's company wasn't a whim. After all, A.P is a family business, and even without him, it can still run well, and the difference is only the degree of development. No matter how much money he makes, it belongs to the Cui family, not to him Cui Zhengyuan. If you become a shareholder of Tony, it is equivalent to an extra income. Moreover, if Tony set up a company, the scale is also limited, and he does not need much investment, and he can still pay for it.

Tony's eyes flashed, and he quickly figured out the joints. Although he is not familiar with Liu Zaishi and Cui Zhengyuan, he has not yet reached the level of friendship. But the reputation of these two people alone will not use any means against him. At best, it was just a blow to S.M. with this incident.

It's taking advantage of yourself, but so what? Anyway, he also turned against the owner, and someone borrowed his hand to block the S.M company, and he didn't care too much.

And if Cui Zhengyuan subsidizes him to become independent, it will be of great significance. This company has Cui Zhengyuan's shares in it, and no one in the circle dares to treat him and his artists at will. At that time, he will face a lot more situation. And with Cui Zhengyuan as the backing, the blocking of S.M company can be said to be useless. The Cui family has its own media channels, whether it is a TV station, newspaper, Internet, or magazine, which is enough to ensure that his career will not be affected.

Moreover, with such a tough backer, S.M Company did not dare to use the next three indiscriminate methods against itself. No company is clean, S.M company dares to treat him like this, it is difficult to guarantee that Cui Zhengyuan will not treat others in his own way.

Being able to stand out from the crowd of trainees and become a member of the first day group in Asia, Tony was not easy to match, and quickly figured out all the twists and turns. Anyway, he has nothing to lose now, and he is not afraid of being deceived, at least there is no need for someone like Cui Zhengyuan to lie to him.

The courage after the rupture is the greatest, and Tony is very happy to interpret this. Cui Zhengyuan gave him hope of survival, and of course he had to hold on to it. However, there is also a premise that he needs to know the proportion of Cui Zhengyuan's shares. If Choi Jeong-won's demands were too much, he would rather go back to the United States than accept exploitation.

Thinking of this, Tony gave his own question.

Cui Zhengyuan just wanted to make extra money, and by the way, he was looking for trouble for S.M Company. He was already tired from the affairs of A.P, and he was in the dark, where did he have the energy to run another business. When Choi Jung-won offered to take only 45% of the shares with a capital of 2 billion won, Tony knew he simply couldn't refuse the proposal.

Working for others and being your own boss is the difference between heaven and earth. Although Cui Zhengyuan will take a part of the profits, but in the same way, he will get more than now. In order not to let the investment money go down the drain, Cui Zhengyuan will definitely spare no effort to help him get through the difficulties. It can be said that Choi Jung-won's proposal is beneficial and harmless to Tony.

Even if he is labeled as an A.P because of this, it doesn't matter if he will be at odds with the S.M department, he Tony is not an immortal, and it is impossible to do everything. Besides, it's already in trouble with S.M anyway, and it's impossible to rebuild it in haode at all. It might as well be a little more simple and pour it into the arms of the A.P department.

Tony, who understood the pros and cons, agreed to Cui Zhengyuan's conditions very simply, and the two swore by high-fives, and officially reached a cooperation under the witness of Liu Zaishi.

"Zhengyuan, there's one more thing I need to ask for your opinion on," Tony said. At this time, he swept away the decadence just now and regained the vigor of a top superstar.

Cui Zhengyuan took a sip of tea to relieve the oiliness in his mouth a little. "Brother Shenghao, since we have started to cooperate, we should be honest with each other, you just say it."

"That's right, like me, who want to leave S.M, there are also Jang Woo-hyuk and Lee Jae-min. I thought, can we pull them into our company as well? After leaving, they will definitely be banned and struggle in the circle. You also know how helpless we little people are in the face of this situation. I struggled with the two of them for five years, and it can be said that we shared weal and woe. Now I have a hope, and I hope they can have a haode future." Tony's words were both apprehensive and persistent.

I was worried that I didn't know if Cui Zhengyuan had another Jihua, and would he be unhappy if he made such a rash proposal? Persistence is because of his righteousness, two teammates have betrayed him, and he doesn't want to lose these two friends again. In just five years, HOT has become an indelible monument in their hearts. Although it is not possible for five people to form a complete group again, then let the three of them maintain it.

"Of course, it's great to have them together. In this way, Brother Shenghao, do you think you can give them some shares, and we will all develop a new company together"? Tony alone and HOT three people, the gap is not half a point. Since the other two were sent to the door, Cui Zhengyuan certainly wouldn't let it go.

"It's great that you can think like this, Zhengyuan, I'm still worried about affecting your Jihua." Choi Jung-won not only did not oppose his proposal, but also made it improve it empatheticly, which made Tony grateful.

Seeing Tony's nervous appearance, Choi Jung-won knew that he had misunderstood. He also thought that if he invested, he would point fingers at the company that he was going to set up. Come to think of it, anyone who faces a big Buddha like Cui Zhengyuan will be under a lot of pressure.

Choi Jung-won felt the need to explain it to him, otherwise Tony would get bored sooner or later if he kept operating with such an idea.

"Brother Shenghao, what about me, it's just an investment, and the operation of this company depends on you. In the future, there is no need to ask for my opinion on such personnel issues. You are the boss and you can decide everything autonomously".

"How can this be, Zhengyuan, you have invested so much money, you just ignore it, and it is too much to say." Tony is kind and knows how to think about others.

Cui Zhengyuan can't say that this little money is too much, he doesn't think too much. I had to find a reason. Spread his hands and pretended to be helpless: "Brother Shenghao, don't you look at how many things I need to deal with every day on A.P's side." Unless I have three heads and six arms, I really can't worry about it. So, just do it."

Yoo Jae-seok also helped persuade Tony to accept the advice with peace of mind, and went back to prepare for the establishment of a new company with confidence.