Chapter 961: Preparing for an Appointment
Originally, Cui Zhengyuan wanted to take the opportunity of the Mid-Autumn Festival to stay at home for a few more days. As a result, the weather did not fulfill people's wishes, and they had to rush back to the company the next day.
It's a big deal, and that's the eyebrows of WonderGirls' Asian tour are done.
is different from what most people imagine, I always think that as long as the brokerage company dispatches the celebrity's concert, it can be done quickly.
In fact, concerts, especially concert tours, involve this kind in many countries and regions, and the process behind it is extremely cumbersome.
First of all, it is necessary for the agency and the singer to determine the concert to be held, and plan the exact time period.
Of course, this time plan is not set in stone, and appropriate adjustments may be made as the concert prepares.
Now that we have plans to hold a concert, we have to do other work next.
The most important and first thing to do was to determine the location where the concert would be held.
This location is different from the venue, which refers to the specific location where the concert will be held. The location is to decide which city in which country it will be held.
The relevant issue is to obtain permission from the country where the concert will be held, as well as to obtain the corresponding authorization within a certain scope.
Because the concert is not a venue, the singer goes up to perform and is done. Relying on concerts, there are actually many derivative economic projects that can be done.
For example, advertising sponsorships, merch sales, fan autographs, and local endorsement events, etc.
In other words, holding a concert is equivalent to performing arts activities in that area for a period of time.
Think about it, if you don't communicate well with the local government, the trouble must be endless.
This is only the first step, and it is already very complicated. It took almost a year to talk about it country by country.
It is only recently that ten countries and regions including South Korea, Japan, Chinese mainland, Xiangjiang, China Wanwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines have finally been identified.
It is expected to start in October this year. By March next year, WonderGirls will hold more than 20 concerts in these areas.
Then came the return in South Korea, bringing back their third full-length album to give back to their fans.
But don't think that if you get the local government, the concert can be held smoothly.
This is just the beginning.
If you want to hold a concert, you need to make a series of publicity plans and concert stage layout.
And it's the performance organizations that do the work.
In other words, the concerts of various stars seen by ordinary people are actually not created by their brokerage companies. Instead, the work is left to the performance organization, which we often call the organizer.
Like Choi Jung-won's first tour of the world, the stage was produced by LiveNation, the largest performance promoter company in the world.
The same thing. WonderGirls' Asian tour also needs such a professional performance organization to be in charge.
The agency to which the singer belongs actually does not have the ability to produce concerts.
It's not a matter of qualification, it's a matter of cost.
After all, singers are not small hands in holding concerts, and perhaps many singers have debuted for decades and have not held a solo concert.
Although doing a concert is very profitable, the planning and preparation in the early stage is really a work that requires a lot of time, money and energy to complete.
If the agency is in charge of the artist's activities and takes care of these performances. That would bring the company down.
Therefore, with the development of the entertainment industry, many large and small performance institutions have been established in various parts of the world.
The foundation of their existence is to undertake all kinds of commercial performances. Relying on the preparation of concerts for celebrities and various social organizations to survive and make profits is considered a derivative profession in the entertainment industry.
I screened back and forth for several months. After considering the economy and ability, Cui Zhengyuan finally chose the famous performance organization LotusMedia as the organizer of WonderGirls' Asian concert.
LotusMedia is a veteran show organizer that has planned tens of thousands of concerts of various genres, large and small.
The main thing is that the company has branches in many parts of Asia. No matter where you go, you can be regarded as a snake on the ground.
This is crucial, and having a concert that is familiar with the local environment can save a lot of time and money.
And that's just the external relevance. Within the agency, it is also necessary to rearrange and rehearse the repertoire performed by the singers.
At the same time, it is also necessary to set up a corresponding logistics support team, after all, holding a concert is an extremely exhausting work with energy and physical strength.
If the logistics are not done well, the singer's physical mechanism will not be guaranteed, and it is likely that there will be mistakes during the concert.
It's been seven months.
But now, all the preparations have been made.
In the conference room of A.P., Choi Jung-won and representatives of LotusMedia signed the agreement.
This also means that the first solo concert tour since the debut of the national girl group WonderGirls has officially begun to be on the agenda, and the next half a year will be their tired and happy days.
"Hey, is Executive Cui free? How about coming out for tea? ”
After holding the phone and looking at it for a long time, Cui Zhengyuan was sure that there was no hallucination.
It's just that I really can't figure out what Li Xiuman's purpose is to ask him to go out to drink tea at this time.
"If you have something to say, don't beat around the bush." I really don't have a good impression of this old guy, so Cui Zhengyuan's tone is still rigid.
Li Xiuman was obviously accustomed to his attitude and did not feel resentful at all.
"It's been a long time, and I'd love to talk to you. Now in this industry, there is no one else who can talk to me except you. "Li Xiuman is authentic to me.
He has this qualification to be proud of, and he also has this qualification to look down on other competitors.
S.M's company has grown from scratch to today's scale, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he built it single-handedly.
Anyone who has such a dazzling performance. Your heart will be filled with pride.
Whether it's JYP or YG, it's not yet a climate and can't make an impact on S.M. DSP is even more yellow yesterday, and it is difficult to be self-sustaining.
Counting around, the only one who can suppress Li Xiuman in this industry is Cui Zhengyuan and his A.P company.
However, Cui Zhengyuan knows that Li Xiuman is not very convinced of him.
Because S.M is independent, there is no backing behind it. It is even more rare to be able to develop into what it is today. It's not like A.P has a behemoth like C.J Group behind it. There is enough support.
The place where Choi Jung-won and Lee so-man met was in the exclusive VIP café of the Shilla Hotel, which was elegant and quiet.
The main thing is that ordinary people can't come in here at all, and it's very suitable for people like them to meet.
After all, the two are the most powerful existences in the Korean entertainment industry, and once their meeting is exposed, it may cause much conjecture.
said that it was idle talk, so Cui Zhengyuan did not wear a suit and leather shoes, but came in casual clothes.
Li Xiuman is similar, striped short-sleeved T-shirt. The milky white casual trousers are not as sharp as usual.
After inviting Cui Zhengyuan to sit down, he was not too polite.
After all, although the two are rivals, it is not an exaggeration to call them confidants with the degree of familiarity.
Isn't there a saying that says? The one who knows you best is your opponent.
"I saw what you said to Xiaoyuan on the show that day, and it made me taste it for a long time. Thank you for your kind words here, otherwise we will have to take a lot of detours. Li Xiuman came up and said his purpose.
He is also a person who has been an entertainment planner for decades, combined with Cui Zhengyuan's words. I knew what I was doing wrong.
Fortunately, it's not too late, and it's too late to change course.
If it weren't for Cui Zhengyuan's timely reminder, Xiaoyuan's image would have been finalized in two years. The gods can't help it.
Speaking of which, this is also to blame Choi Jung-won's involvement, which led to a great deviation between Dreams and the girlhood in her previous life.
In the lead dance, Li Xiuman's hands are no longer capable except for Xiaoyuan.
Among the others, whether it is Stella, Seo Hyun-jin, Seo Joo-hyun, Seo Chan-mi, Tiffany, Choi so-young, Lee Yeon-hee, Sunny, none of them can hold up the dance.
Unlike in his previous life, once he found that Xiao Yuan couldn't hold it up, he immediately shifted his attention to Yu Li.
In 09, Yu Li won the title of "National Daughter-in-law" in one fell swoop with "Undefeated Youth", which is the most obvious proof.
At the same time, this is also the first artist of S.M Company to win the national title, which is even more precious.
What needs to be explained here is that in fact, in fact, the only one in S.M company who has really won the national title is Yu Li.
Some of them are not right to include TVXQ and Superjunior in the ranks of the national group.
In South Korea, the title of national group belongs to only one group, and that is G.O.D.
Any other title of the same kind has no official certificate.
There is also the so-called Yuna's "national first love", which is also made up by fans.
And the title of the National Women's League also belongs to S.E.S.
Although many media have put this title on the head of Girls' Generation, it has not received a wide and solid recognition after all.
What's even more ridiculous is that some fans arrogantly call Kim Hee-cheol and Cui Xueli national brothers and sisters, I really don't know where Lu Dao got so much confidence.
There is only one pair of national brothers and sisters, that is, Liu Jae-seok and Lee Hyo-ri.
These two people are national-level artists themselves, and they are even more justifiable when they are combined.
And even so, I have never seen them called national brothers and sisters in the official way.
In South Korea, the title of national is not so easy to obtain.
Some brokerage companies, artists, and media use it indiscriminately for the sake of hype. But it has not been recognized by the public, and it is still a false existence.
Now that there is no Quan Yuli, Li Xiuman can only work Xiaoyuan.
After all, there is only one lead dancer, and other people are lead dancers, but they have to be able to do it.
With Choi Jung-won's reminder, he has now begun to change Hyo-yeon's style and soften her image a little. (To be continued......)