Chapter 388: Seeking Change

Under the personal auspices of Choi Jung-won, SGWannaBe's debut is progressing very quickly.

The makeup photos, the preparation of the debut materials, and the preparation of the debut album are all being carried out in an orderly manner. As for MNET TV, it has already selected capable liliang to form an entertainment program shooting team and began to study and shoot jihua.

Formerly MNET, it was a professional music broadcasting station. It can be said that except for music, there is a blank in other fields. Now it has suddenly begun to enter the field of arts, and a large group of people are blind people touching elephants and exploring actions.

Even if there is Cui Zhengyuan's ear to face the face, but because he has no experience at all, he can only take it slowly.

According to Kim Kwang-so, this group comprehensive can start filming in October, which can be regarded as fast.

Choi Jung-won estimated that filming began in October and the first broadcast was released in early November, so in January 2003, SGWannaBe's debut was just right.

However, his immediate priority at the moment is not to supervise the preparation of the new regiment.

There are so many professionals here, and there is a perfect jihua, and it is the same with him or not.

The most important task in front of him is to solve the problem of Feng Xiaoyun's performance.

The South Korean government's restrictions on foreigners conducting acting in their own country are too strict. Cui Zhengyuan must find a way to break this barrier in order to ensure the integrity of the new regiment.

He is also not very familiar with the laws and regulations in this area.

It was only in his previous life that Han Geng's experience made him hear about it.

As for how the S.M company solved it at that time, Cui Zhengyuan does not know. But he still knows that the process was very arduous and time-consuming, and it took a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to finally make the trip.

It's not very thorough, leaving a lot of tails.

If you want to overcome this problem, you must first do your homework.

Cui Zhengyuan met with legal experts in the relevant fields and held a seminar.

After the explanation of the experts. Cui Zhengyuan found that his estimate of this problem was seriously insufficient.

It turns out that the entertainment market in South Korea is open to foreigners, and it has gone through a long and gradual process.

At that time, Han Geng, in fact, the South Korean government was already studying the issue of opening up. After more than a decade of development, Hallyu has developed a competitive edge and is able to compete with the pop culture of other parts of Asia.

In the beginning, the entertainment market in South Korea was completely closed. Only allowed to go out, not to bring in. This policy is strictly enforced, and neither anyone nor Shili can change it.

It's funny to say that the root cause of the South Korean government's resolute implementation of such a policy is that it is so resolute. But it's because of a TV series.

At the beginning, the South Korean government and people in the entertainment industry didn't realize that Hallyu culture would be so vulnerable.

When they decided to start actively communicating with the outside world, they were confident that they could achieve good success.

Although in Asia at that time, it was Hong Kong and Japan that dominated pop culture. But by that time, Hong Kong's entertainment industry had begun to show signs of decline, and it was no longer as popular as it was in the 80s and 90s of the last century.

Japanese pop culture, on the other hand, is influenced by historical reasons, and it is difficult for it to dominate in Asia.

In such a form. The Korean government and people of insight in the entertainment industry feel that it is time to go out and bring in to promote the prosperity of Korea's pop culture.

But the turmoil caused by the introduction of a TV series has completely shattered the fragile self-confidence of Korean pop culture people.

Then. Korean dramas are still entertaining themselves, and HOT is just gaining a foothold. People in the entertainment industry have no idea how dangerous Shijie is outside and how fragile their careers are.

1998 year. South Korea imported from China the Qing court opera that caused a boom at that time, "Huanzhu Gege".

At that time, it was the first year after the fifth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea, and it was also the year when the South Korean side was interested in letting the Korean Wave go out. "Hoan Zhu Gege" was introduced to Korea as a model for promoting the common progress of cultural exchanges.

It's just that what caught everyone off guard was that. The wave that this drama has sparked in South Korea is beyond the reach of the entertainment industry.

When "Huanzhu Gege" was broadcast, South Korea's film and television industry suffered a catastrophe. Many film and television works are struggling in front of it.

Because of the introduction of a TV series, South Korea's pop culture industry has suffered the worst winter in history.

This fact has made the relevant people in South Korea finally realize the reality, that is, if you want the Hallyu culture to survive, then you can only go out, not bring in. We must do our best to protect the seedlings of Hallyu so that the national policy that has just been formulated will not become a pile of waste paper.

Only when the small domestic market of South Korea is not invaded by the outside world, can the country's pop culture industry be based on it, and can be attacked and defended.

It was at that time that the regulations restricting foreigners' performances in Korea were unanimously approved.

After the millennium, Korean dramas made great strides out of the country and began to exert brand effect. Waves of K-pop idol groups such as HOT, NRG, Shinhwa, and TVXQ have also made the influence of K-pop evolve from a corner to a place everywhere.

By this time, the South Koreans knew that the time had come for change.

Because of the gap in cultural traditions, ideology, economic development, etc., it is difficult for Hallyu culture to gain a foothold outside of its own homeland.

If you want your country's pop culture industry to have a deep impact on foreign markets, it is essential to integrate with local cultural traditions.

It was also at that time that Korean entertainment companies began to recruit foreign trainees, striving to make their artists contain local factors and be recognized by the local community faster and better.

It is also the reason for the appearance of Han Geng and others, which is both accidental and inevitable.

However, due to the efficiency of the bureaucratic system, it was far from catching up with the needs of economic development, which led to a series of difficulties in the early days of Han Geng's debut.

It wasn't until the situation began to attract outside attention that the South Korean government realized that the change they had been seeking had already been quietly underway.

But the lessons from the past are not far away, and they are still very cautious. Under such circumstances, South Korea's pop culture industry began to open up to a limited extent.

That is, the rule that famous foreign artists cannot appear in three terrestrial television stations at the same time is a portrayal of that period.

It was not until Chinese trainees, Japanese trainees, Hong Kong trainees, and Thai trainees helped Hallyu culture gain a foothold in the local area that the South Korean government lifted restrictions.

But by this time, the layout of Hallyu had been completed. Become one of the synonyms of Asian pop culture and be the most influential part.

It can be said that the South Korean government made a good calculation in the collision.

Unfortunately for Choi Jung-won, the timing of his desire to solve the puzzle now is not good. Because the group of people who are currently in power are also the ones who were frightened by "Huanzhu Gege" back then.

It is too difficult to expect these people to open up restrictions under the current circumstances.

With this psychological preparation, Cui Zhengyuan's actions became more and more cautious.

He didn't want to make a big move, in that case, it was likely to give the conservative Shili time to react and let him fall short.

Things have come to this point, and they can't be solved by his own energy alone. So Cui Zhengyuan decided to ask for help from home.

Traditionally, his preferred object for help is still his mother Pan Jingzhen.

In the office of the president of C.J Group, Pan Jingzhen patiently listened to her son tell the story as it was, and she also felt that it was very tricky.

"The timing is not good, the election is in full swing now, and politicians are not distracted. I guess no one will pay attention to what you brought up at this time. Pan Jingzhen thought about it and decided that it would be better to persuade her son to dispel his thoughts.

Cui Zhengyuan smiled bitterly and said: "No way, last time in Xiangjiang, I noticed that my counterparts on the Chinese side have already complained about our policy. I'm afraid that if it continues, it may affect the company's external expansion. ”

"Besides, that trainee's strength is really good, if he can't make his debut this time, it will be wasted."

Pan Jingzhen sat down next to her son and helped him tidy up his clothes before comforting: "I know you are kind, but the timing is not right, and it will not succeed." ”

Seeing that his mother's attitude was always so resolute, Cui Zhengyuan's heart was shrouded in a haze.

However, his temperament is firm, and since he has decided, he will not give up so easily. "It's come this far, I'm not willing to try it. You're still going to help me, even if it's just in case. Cui Zhengyuan's tone was a little pleading.

This son has a strong temperament since he was a child and never gives in. Now looking at his pitiful appearance, Pan Jingzhen's maternal love is overflowing. "I didn't say I wouldn't help you, I just gave you a good shot first, so as not to be hit hard and slumped."

Hearing that his mother was willing to make a move, Cui Zhengyuan's face showed a smile. "Am I that fragile?"

"It's not enough for me to help you, your company also has to think of more ways on its own. In this matter, I'm afraid it won't work just to go down the upper route. It may be a good idea to mobilize more public opinion and put some pressure on those politicians. Pan Jingzhen gave him an idea.

Cui Zhengyuan thought about it and thought that this method was good.

Holding public opinion hostage and forcing those politicians to back down is well worth the attempt.

After all, the government wants to be famous, and at this critical moment in the general election, it is taboo to disregard public opinion. As long as you do it properly, you can still be sure of success.

The only thing that makes Choi Jung-won unsure is how many people will be willing to lend a hand.

Even if he is a peer in the entertainment industry, there are many people who can't see him succeed. And compared with those who are also interested in fighting overseas, the proportion of conservative people is not small.

But it has come to this point, and Cui Zhengyuan has no reason to retreat.

Knowing that the road ahead is bumpy, I can only go on hard. (To be continued......)