Chapter 32: Variety Show Overlord

After Sung Jun-hyun and Park Tae-jin left, the rest were people close to each other. It was only at this time that Cui Zhengyuan really relaxed.

Jiang Hudong handed over the task of barbecue to Kim Jong Kook and got up to leave the box. When I came back after a while, I had a white wine bottle in my hand. Looking at his precious appearance, it is estimated that it is a treasure in his private collection.

Letting a few people stop, Jiang Hudong said with a smile: "There are no outsiders now, let's drink this, this is a good wine I have stored for a long time." Usually you are reluctant to drink, but today you have borrowed the light of the source."

Liu Zaishi pointed at Jiang Hudong and shouted: "Ah, Brother Hudong, we have known each other for so many years, and you haven't given us a drink." Since the source today, you have taken it out, and you are too good at sycophancy."

Jin Jidong echoed: "That's it, this fat man is really not authentic, there are good things that never think of us."

Jiang Hudong stiffened his face and pretended to be serious: "What do you know, Zhengyuan is a rare distinguished guest. Only such a perfect man can drink my treasured wine. Look at the two of you, a live grasshopper and a street lamp with no signal, give you a drink, that's not a waste of my wine." The disgusted expression made Liu Zaishi and Jin Jidong unable to get up in one breath, and they almost held back.

Let Kim Jong Kook take the wine bottle, "Come, Zhong Kook, fill it up for my brothers."

Kim Jong Kook took it curiously and asked, "What kind of wine is this?" Looking at the trademark on the bottle, I didn't recognize it, only that it was Chinese characters. Handing the bottle to Cui Zhengyuan, "Zhengyuan, look at this is wine"?

As early as when Jiang Hudong brought it in, Cui Zhengyuan recognized it. This is Moutai's vintage wine, and when he was entertaining in his previous life, he didn't drink less of this wine. Looking at the words 80 years marked on the trademark, Cui Zhengyuan was also taken aback. You must know that this kind of wine costs more than 50,000 RMB, and according to the exchange rate at this time, it costs almost more than 10 million won. He has only drunk 15 and 30 years, 50 and 80 years, he has only heard of them, he has never seen them.

"Wow, Brother Hudong, I didn't expect you to have this kind of good wine here, it cost a lot of money, right?" Shocked, Cui Zhengyuan couldn't help but ask.

Liu Zaishi was also a little surprised when he saw Cui Zhengyuan's emotional expression. You must know that a wealthy family like Cui Zhengyuan has never seen any good things. Even he said haode things, it must not be bad. "Zhengyuan, is this wine very expensive"?

When Choi Jung-won talked about the price of this wine, he was shocked by Yoo Jae-seok, Kim Ji-dong and Kim Jong-kook. They didn't expect that the price of such a small bottle of wine would be so frightening. Koreans generally rarely treat guests, let alone treat such expensive things.

"What kind of wine we drink is gold." Looking at the golden liquid in the wine glass, Jin Jidong was a little afraid to start.

"Brother, where did you get such haode wine? I don't think there's one in the country, right?" Liu Zaishi asked curiously.

Jiang Hudong's personality is like that of a child, he likes to show off. Seeing the good things he took out calmed his friends, he was immediately very happy. Holding his hands on his round belly, he said proudly: "It was given by a very dear Chinese friend, and I have always been reluctant to drink it."

"Really"?

"I can't imagine that Brother Hudong has such haode foreign friends"!

"What an interesting friend!"

Liu Zaishi and the three of them were all sighing, only Cui Zhengyuan was slightly exposed. South Korea's living environment is difficult, and it is not easy to make money, so it has developed a generally stingy character of Koreans, and it is rare to give valuable things between people.

Thinking about the later in "Infinite Challenge", Park Myung-so gave Junjin's father a bottle of foreign wine, and he had to say it repeatedly, which can be understood. Of course, there are funny gimmicks in it, and there is no element of showing off.

More than 50,000 gifts, Cui Zhengyuan really didn't look at it. He has lived in a top-level environment for two lifetimes, and he has accepted no matter how expensive gifts he has, and he has also given more valuable things to others. Once he wanted a friend to get married, he directly gave a Mercedes-Benz S600 without blinking his eyes.

But there is no need for him to pretend to be high and offend people for no reason. And seeing that Jiang Hudong meant that he was deliberately befriending himself, so he also admired it casually.

"I didn't expect Zhengyuan to be so knowledgeable and talented, and he still knows Chinese characters", Jin Jidong looked at Cui Zhengyuan and said with a smile.

"I went to junior high school in China BJ, so I have a good haode to learn Chinese." Having been a Chinese for more than 30 years, Choi Jeong-won's Chinese proficiency is higher than his Korean proficiency.

"Oh, Zhengyuan, have you been to China? How about that country? It's just that you know it's big, isn't it very poor"? Liu Zaishi and the others all looked at Cui Zhengyuan, and they seemed to be very curious about the situation in this neighboring country. None of them have yet been to China, and their impressions of this ancient country come from books and television. Counting on the South Korean media to say good things about China, the earth is almost the same as turning in reverse.

"How so"? Cui Zhengyuan organized the language, "China has developed rapidly in recent years, and I don't know anything else, but as far as BJ is concerned, its degree of modernization has almost surpassed that of Seoul. It is said that the prosperity of cities such as SH and Shenzhen is even higher than that of BJ."

"The speed of development in such a big country is terrifying." Liu Zaishi sighed with emotion, and everyone else nodded in agreement.

South Korea's rise has been the result of generations of hard work, and with the exception of Seoul, the rest of the country is no different from the poor countryside it is today. As a result, it took less than 20 years for China to start catching up, and how could it not be felt by the people of their generation who had experienced poverty.

"Yes, there is a lot of market potential in China. Now that Hallyu has begun to enter China, our programs will also be broadcast to China in the future. So brothers, you must be cautious in your words and deeds in the show, don't say anything insulting to China, that will have a bad impact." Speaking of this topic, Cui Zhengyuan mentioned a few people present. South Korean programs often belittle or insult China, and many Korean artists have made such mistakes, and as a result, they have been boycotted by Chinese audiences. As a result, when I needed to go to China for development, I found that I ran into walls everywhere, and I didn't know why.

Among these people, Jiang Hudong is the most haode. When China is mentioned in the show, he has always been very friendly and takes care of Chinese artists. Like Han Geng, Song Qian, and Meng Jia, they all benefited a lot from him. Therefore, among the Korean MCs, he is the most popular among Chinese audiences.

Cui Zhengyuan said this for their own good, so several people hurriedly thanked them and said that they would pay attention to their words and deeds.

"Come, let's try the best wine from China". Jiang Hudong issued an initiative.

Looking at Jiashi, who was about to be killed by several people, Cui Zhengyuan hurriedly dissuaded him. Just kidding, although the Moutai vintage wine is mellow and soft, and the sauce is fragrant. But after all, it is a high-alcohol wine of 53 degrees, and people who are used to drinking low-alcohol wine are cold for the first time, and it is strange if they don't try it.

"Alas, it's all men, how can they care about this little wine"? Jiang Hudong squinted at Cui Zhengyuan with an expression that you are not a man.

Since it is Moutai liquor, it is not suitable to use glasses. So they all put on wine cups, the little ones were only a little bigger than a man's thumb. How can a few ignorant and fearless people care about such a little wine, and they want to show their arrogance.

Yes, there is no good retribution for kindness, Cui Zhengyuan simply lowered his head and drank his own. Sure enough, after a few guys got drunk, their faces immediately turned red like monkey butts. They all began to cough violently, and even choked on tears.

Liu Zaishi hurriedly grabbed the teapot and poured it into his mouth, but after a few sips, he was snatched away by Jin Jidong. In the same few clicks, the teapot was in Kim Jong Kook's hand again. Jiang Hudong was even more desperate, directly picked up the plate containing the lettuce, and ate all the lettuce in one go.

After a little relief, a few people looked at Cui Zhengyuan, who was snorting at Moutai in a daze, and they were all embarrassed, regretting that they shouldn't have done it in the first place. Fortunately, a few people were thick-skinned enough, and the embarrassment was only for an instant, and after it passed, they still began to eat and drink. Among them, Jiang Hudong's jiashi is the most terrifying, and with a sip of wine, you can send down five or six lettuce wrapped meat.

After a full meal, the waiter brought tea. Everyone began to slowly sip tea and digest food.

Looking at the right time, Liu Zaishi said: "Zhengyuan, there are some things to discuss with you, you look at it and decide."

"Brother, you say", Cui Zhengyuan sat up slightly straight. Today, Jiang Hudong invited him to drink such haode wine, there must be another purpose. He noticed it when Liu Zaishi and Jin Jidong were talking on the side before. It's just that Sung Jun-hyun and Park Tae-jin were both there at the time, and he still had to socialize, so there was no way to be distracted. But he is more and more sure that letting him come to this dinner today is not just for the show.

Liu Zaishi looked at Jiang Hudong and Jin Jidong respectively, both of them lowered their heads and pretended to drink tea, but their ears were pricked up. "That's right, the contract between Brother Hudong and Jidong will expire in May next year. They don't plan to renew the contract with the current brokerage company, you see, how about our company sign him"?

Cui Zhengyuan was stunned, he originally thought that Jiang Hudong and Kim Jidong were looking for him because they took a fancy to A.P's planning ability in terms of entertainment and wanted to cooperate in this regard.

To tell the truth, the benefits of cooperating with these two people are really great, and they have already made Cui Zhengyuan salivate. Who knows, his heart is still not greedy enough. Compared to the current results, his previous thoughts were as small as sesame seeds.

Think about it, in the future, the performing arts department of A.P Company will have these three major MCs in charge, and the programs in their hands will account for more than 60% of the ratings of the entire entertainment industry. What is this concept? In other words, in addition to TV stations, A.P will be a veritable hegemon in the field of entertainment energy. At that time, just by virtue of the number of performances, many peers can be restricted.

Thinking about things here, he forgot to answer Liu Zaishi's question. Jiang Hudong and Jin Jidong's faces were a little ugly. They thought that they took the initiative to come to the door, which was very sincere, but they were despised. Liu Zaishi hurriedly patted him on the shoulder and woke him up, "Zhengyuan, what do you think?"

What can I say, such a haode thing must not be let go. "In Brother Shi, aren't you in charge of such things? And ask me what I'm doing"? The current Jiang Hudong and Kim Jidong do not have the status and fame they later have, and artists like this, as the Minister of Performing Arts, Liu Jae-seok can make his own decisions.

If it is Jiang Hudong and Jin Jidong later, then Cui Zhengyuan must be in charge. The top artists on the front line, the subordinate ministers have no power to do it privately.

Liu Zaishi was surprised, "You mean that I can decide to sign an artist myself"?

"Ah, brother, didn't you look at your scope of authority when you signed the work contract?" Cui Zhengyuan's head is full of black lines.

Liu Zaishi was very embarrassed, and said hesitantly: "That ......, I only paid attention to the acting contract, and didn't look at the work contract carefully." is used to being an artist, and he only remembers that he is an artist signed by a brokerage company. If Cui Zhengyuan didn't say it, he would almost forget that he was still the senior leader of this company.

Cui Zhengyuan covered his forehead and said helplessly: "Brother, you are not only an artist of the company, but also a senior employee, and one of the shareholders of this company." Please, don't throw anything at your agent. Let me tell you, Brother Kwon Jae has complained to me several times. You throw everything over, and he has to be your agent at the same time, and he's too busy and crazy."

Liu Zaishi defended: "I don't understand the company's management, and I don't know what to do."

"What's so hard about that. You have been debuting for a long time and have a lot of experience, so you can help the company's artists check the gates, impart experience, and deal with external things in terms of art. You don't need to do the specific work, there are special people in charge. You just have to grasp the big picture." Choi told him about his work experience.

Liu Zaishi looked embarrassed, "That, I'll try my best."

People are a little afraid of things they haven't done, and they will definitely show a lot of withdrawal at first. Cui Zhengyuan knew that he still needed a process of adaptation, so he stopped there. Facing Jiang Hudong and Jin Jidong, he said sincerely: "Brother Hudong and Brother Ji Dong are rare talents, and it is an honor for our A.P company to join."

Jiang Hudong and Kim Jidong hurriedly expressed their yearning for A.P Company, and it was their long-cherished wish to become a member of it. People go to higher places, and water flows lower places, and they are not afraid that their actions will be considered too flattering. What the facts are, everyone knows.

"In this way, here I will first determine that the contract conditions of Brother Hu Dong and Brother Ji Dong refer to the contract in Brother Shi as a sample. Let's turn around and ask Brother Shi to instruct the performing arts department, and immediately start formulating your activities. After the agreement is signed next year, the relevant work can be carried out as soon as possible, what do you think"? Cui Zhengyuan said directly.

Both sides are willing, if Cui Zhengyuan makes a move at this time, he can pry them over in advance. It's just that A.P's actions some time ago were too big, and they have already aroused the vigilance of others. If you do it again, you'll be making enemies on all sides. Therefore, after discussing with Choi Jung-won and Han Sung-ho, Kim Young-min has decided not to use such drastic measures in a short period of time.

Moreover, there are no new haode variety shows delivered to them at present, so it is better to slow down and wait for Liu Zaishi to gain a firm foothold before talking about anything else. The program that established Jiang Hudong's status as a national MC was "Love Letter", and what brought "Love Letter" to the pinnacle was the mythological combination.

But don't talk about myths at the moment, even HOT is still under the S.M company. In the current Korean entertainment industry, there is no comparable combination, and the launch of "Love Letter" at this time is not a wedding dress for S.M company. Cui Zhengyuan is not stupid, so he won't do this.

"Of course that's good, I really don't know how to thank the general manager." Jiang Hudong let go of his thoughts and let out a sigh of relief. This is about work, so he officially used the title of executive for Choi Jung-won, rather than calling him by his first name among friends.

They can't think as far as Cui Zhengyuan, they just feel that after the contract ends, they can get the best of both worlds without having to bear the reputation of betrayal in the conversion company, and there is nothing more haode than this.

Seeing that Choi Jung-won was returned to the general, Kim Jong Kook, who was thinking about him, was also very happy, raised his wine cup and proposed: "In the future, everyone will be colleagues in the same company, in order to celebrate, let's touch."

This time, everyone learned to be obedient, and they all just took a sip lightly, but they didn't dare to toast anymore.

"Zhengyuan, I don't know if there are any specific arrangements for me and Jidong?" Jiang Hudong was more anxious and asked first.

Cui Zhengyuan thought carefully about it before he said: "The specific situation can only be formulated after being evaluated by professionals." However, my initial inclination is to arrange a talk show for you, which is more light-hearted and will not conflict with "Xman". He only briefly revealed it, and did not go into more detail. There are no complete secrets in the entertainment industry, and if you say too much, you can make a storm in the city the next day.

At the moment, "Xman" is the top priority of the entertainment department, and everything has to revolve around it. So Cui Zhengyuan's Jihua launched the column "Night Heart" to arrange Jiang Hudong and Jin Jidong.

As an indoor talk show, "Night Heart" is based on the guests' personal experiences to guess the audience's answers, relying on focused topics to attract popularity. This novel model has not yet appeared, and it is believed that it can provide a good platform for Jiang Hudong and Jin Jidong to help them go further.

"By the way, Brother Hu Dong, Brother Ji Dong, have you ever thought about taking a position in the company?" Cui Zhengyuan asked.

"Can we too"? It can be seen that Jiang Hudong is a little eager to try.

His friend Liu Zaishi is about to become his boss, and Jiang Hudong still cares about it. He was originally a competitive person, and he couldn't stand the feeling of being inferior to others, especially not as good as his friends. The later dispute between Liu Line and Jiang Line is more about his involvement in this topic, which can be seen one or two.

"Of course, Brother Shi also served as a minister as soon as he entered the company, Brother Hu Dong, how about you as the deputy minister of the acting department?" Choi Jung-won proposed.

Jiang Hudong hesitated for a moment before agreeing. Although he didn't want to be lower than Liu Zaishi's position, he joined the company earlier than him. And he has already achieved the highest position in their department, and he can't surpass it no matter what. However, the deputy minister is not bad, at least he is also a minister, and under one person, he is still barely acceptable.

"Brother Jidong, how are you"? Choi Jung-won didn't ignore the other MC either.

Jin Jidong waved his hand, "No, no, no, it's good if I can manage myself, it's really difficult to be an official."

Cui Zhengyuan thought about it for a while, Kim Jidong's easy-going personality is indeed not suitable for important positions. "Then let's do it, Brother Jidong, you have good eloquence and strong expression skills, how about being the head of the acting training room? Help the company train the artistry of those trainees, and save them from making their debut in the future, and they can't grab the camera."

"That's good. There are bad beauties among the trainees, I like this job", Kim Jidong clapped his hands daxiao. The thought of being able to face so many beautiful women made him smile from ear to ear.

Liu Zaishi hurriedly stopped him, "Jidong, you have to be a teacher, you can't eat the grass next to the nest."

"In Brother Shi, I'm not too young, of course I have to worry about lifelong events. Don't worry, I'll look for a haode for you inside, so you can only watch AV in the middle of the night to solve your loneliness". Well, Kim Ji-dong dragged Yoo Jae-seok into the water.

Liu Zaishi's face was red, and his saliva squirted out, "Ah, really, what are you talking about, didn't you see a child there?"

Cui Zhengyuan is still underage, and talking about these adult things in front of him made Liu Zaishi very panicked. He didn't know that in terms of the relationship between men and women, this teenager didn't know how many times richer than him.

"Brother Jidong, it's okay to develop a relationship in the company if you want to. However, the other party must be an adult, and it must be more than five years after debut," Cui Zhengyuan said of the company's regulations. A.P is relatively relaxed in the artist's relationship, and there is no compulsion. But it's not without standards, only those who have debuted for more than five years can. This is because when you first debut, you need to attract popularity, and if you break out in love, it will cause a serious blow to the newcomer, which is not conducive to gaining a foothold.

Kim Jong Kook came up and asked flatteringly, "What about Jeongwon, is it possible for my brother to fall in love?"

"Oh, brother, do you have a partner? Who is it, say it and let us refer to it". The fire of Choi Jung-won's gossip is burning, and he is very curious about whether Kim Jong Kook already has a lover.

In his previous life, until 2012, Kim Jong Kook declared that he was single to the outside world. No one or the media has ever been able to get his information about Aiqing, so Cui Zhengyuan is also very concerned about this aspect. Liu Zaishi and the three of them also gathered around, and the news of the popular singer's private life, the gossip people said that they also liked it.

Unable to stand the blazing gaze of this group of people, Kim Jong Kook stepped back a little, "That...... That, I'm just asking."

"According to the regulations, brother is okay. But brother, you've just started solo, and everything is still unstable. I think it's better for you not to be distracted by other things at this time." Choi Jung-won gave his own advice. Now this stage is a critical moment in Kim Jong Kook's career development, and it is a crossroads that will determine his future achievements, and his career is much more important than Aiqing at this time.

Kim Jong Kook was very concerned about Choi Jung-won's opinion, listened unconditionally, and nodded in agreement.

After chatting for so long, several people have almost rested. So they scattered the birds and beasts, and went back to their own homes, and each to find his mother.