Not counting the staff, there are more than a dozen single artists and PDs, etc., and these have to be eaten at the same table. With so many people, the only way they can choose is barbecue. Except for the rectangular table like Korean barbecue, there is no other way to seat so many people.

As a result, Kim Jong Kook, who was sitting in Choi Jung-won's car, kept nagging, his face full of reluctance. In order to maintain his fitness and continuous improvement, he devotes almost all of his free time to fitness. In order to protect his singing voice, he never eats greasy food on weekdays, and never drinks alcohol every year except on his birthday.

It's hard to imagine that a person who works hard in the entertainment industry has such strong self-control, ensuring that he will be the same for more than ten years and never give up halfway. As far as Cui Zhengyuan knows, if there is no itinerary, Kim Jong Kook basically works and rests on time, and lives a regular life like a Puritans. So, it's no wonder that he was depressed when he heard that the dinner party was a barbecue.

"Brother, don't worry about it, you can't ask everyone to be the same as you. Sometimes, you have to learn to be with the light. If you are always different, people will alienate you. In this circle, you can't do it without connections." Choi Jung-won amusedly consoled.

Kim Jong Kook was huddled in his seat, his head down and his eyes squinting to block out the sunlight coming in from the car window. "I also know that it's just that I've worked hard to keep my body in the best shape. It will take a long time to recover after today's meeting."

Cui Zhengyuan tugged at the corners of his mouth and said funny: "How can it be so exaggerated as you say, it's just a meal, it's not poison, a big man, don't be so careful."

Kim Jong Kook's broken mouth is not only his role setting in "The Birth of a Family", in fact, his own character is like this. Not only does he like to have broken thoughts, but he also likes to educate people, and the name of "national coach" is not for nothing. Choi Jung-won didn't know how many times he was taught by him, especially in the recording studio, it was so unbearable that he could hide when he saw Kim Jong Kook during that time.

The hotel is not far from the studio, a few minutes away. In order not to cause a commotion, everyone entered the box directly from the back door. Otherwise, so many celebrities poured in, and they wouldn't have made headlines immediately.

Most of the gatherings in the entertainment industry are for the purpose of expanding contacts. In Eastern culture, the wine table is the easiest place to get closer to each other. When the wine is hot, people's heart defense is also the most vulnerable time. Say a few more intimate words and complain to each other, and the originally ordinary people may be able to become confidants.

Among the people present, Choi Jung-won and Park Tae-jin were respected, and the two occupied the main position. Choi Jung-won made the decision to let Kim Jong Kook sit next to him, and with him taking care of him, Kim Jong Kook could avoid a lot of entertainment. Yoo Jae-seok sat next to Park Tae-jin with great discernment, and A.P Company except for Choi Jung-won belonged to his high position. Accompanied by him personally, he will not snub this high-ranking PD.

For the others, Jiang Hudong and Jin Jidong each found a PD, and arranged some artists on the other side. Everyone sat in a staggered manner, but A.P., as the owner, did not snub anyone. Everyone was tired from a hard day's work, and they were already hungry. So Cui Zhengyuan just said a few words, expressing his gratitude to the TV station staff for their hard work and the artists' full performance. After Cui Zhengyuan's speech, the dinner officially began.

It is inevitable that there will be a toast at the wine table, and Park Tae-jin will be the most respected. Who made him the PD of the TV station, and the final decision on whether the artist can be on the show is in his hands. People who can mix up names in the entertainment industry are not stupid, of course they know what to do.

But Cui Zhengyuan is here, and there are no artists from other companies to toast. It's not that these artists don't know that Cui Zhengyuan's shili is strong, but they are mainly limited by his status as the boss of the entertainment company.

These artists all belong to themselves, and if they are too attentive to the bosses of other companies, it is easy to be misunderstood by their bosses. Once some rumors reach their company, they may be unlucky. Punishment is inevitable, and if you encounter a mean and ruthless boss, you may even ban them.

Cui Zhengyuan also knew the reason, so he didn't take the "disrespect" of these people seriously. Since Park Tae-jin is surrounded by everyone, he is content to drink and eat alone. His leisurely complacency, and Park Tae-jin's bitter face, between gains and losses, it's really hard to say. The joys and sorrows are only clear to the parties concerned.

However, the advantage of being a cold observer is that you can observe everyone's demeanor vividly. The warmth and coldness of human feelings, and the various states of the world, have become a microcosm on this small wine table.

After the two predecessors of Park Myung-so and Ji Sang-yeol, Kim Jong-kook also toasted Park Tae-jin under the hint of Choi Jung-won. Although he was reluctant, the etiquette that should be walked must not be lacking. If Park Tae-jin has a bad impression of Kim Jong Kook, it may be difficult to see the classic "A Man" in "Xman" in the future. With Park Tae-jin's status on the TV station, it is effortless to do this. Even with Choi Jung-won's strength, it would take a lot of trouble to change his decision.

In the final analysis, Cui Zhengyuan is essentially a businessman. The ultimate goal of a businessman is just to make money. Where compromise should be possible, we will try to compromise as much as possible, and only when the difference of interests exceeds the limit of compromise will conflict break out with others. Otherwise, Cui Zhengyuan never did this kind of laborious and unbeseemly thing.

Among the people close to him, Liu Zaishi, Jiang Hudong and Jin Jidong are all human spirits, and they don't need his help at all. There is only one Kim Jong Kook, who is in the stage of blood and strength, which makes him particularly worried. So at the wine table, he spent most of his energy taking care of Kim Jong Kook.

Although Kim Jong Kook is impatient with these entertainments, he also knows Choi Jung-won's kindness. Trying his best to suppress his own nature, he is close to these people. Fortunately, there are not many people here who are higher than him, and he only needs to toast these people. Besides, looking at Jiashi sitting next to Cui Zhengyuan, no one will be embarrassed for him.

In addition to Kim Jong Kook, the person who caught Choi Jung-won's attention the most belonged to Tony of HOT. Because his performance is so outstanding, it's hard not to be noticed. Sitting alone in the corner, drinking alone, ignoring the etiquette at the wine table and the seniors. Even HAHA, who debuted the latest, got up and used unskilled communication to get closer to several PDs such as Park Tae-jin, and he didn't move it once.

S.M has always been very good at educating artists, and Tony is not a fledgling young man, so it stands to reason that he would not make such a mistake at all. However, all of you are well-informed people, especially the PDs of several TV stations, who know these secrets well.

The conflict between HOT and S.M. has reached a fever pitch, which is almost an open secret in the circle, and the difference is just a layer of paper that pierces the window. At such a critical juncture, it is understandable that Tony is so out of shape. I don't even know what my future holds, and the future is at a loss. In this case, who will be in the mood to force a smile on the face.

As everyone thinks, Tony's appearance is abnormal, and it does have something to do with the future of himself and the group. Although everyone in the circle knows that it is a matter of time before HOT leaves S.M, the most secret part is known only to them.

Just the day before Xman, the five members of HOT had an in-depth conversation in their dorm room. This conversation was initiated by Tony, who grew up in the United States and has a character that can't hide things in his heart.

In this eventful season, the hearts of the five people are very sensitive, and they all have some selfish motives to a greater or lesser extent. Even though they often move together, they can no longer see the same honesty in the eyes of the members, and some are only deeply defensive.

The outgoing Tony couldn't stand the atmosphere any longer, so he proposed a conversation with only five people. Originally, his idea was that the five of them would be able to reveal their hearts and unite as one. Compared to the huge S.M company, the five of them are too weak. If we can't unite yet, it won't end well at all.

Think about how many ups and downs and ups and downs the five people have experienced over the years, how many ups and downs, and they have all survived by uniting as one. He believes that no matter how difficult it is, the five of them will still be HOT who will never be separated.

However, the ideal is plump, and the reality is skinny. Tony first made it clear to the other four that he was going to escape from the fire pit of S.M. If you want to be treated sincerely by others, you can only exchange sincerity for sincerity.

Jang Woo-hyuk and Lee Jae-min were very supportive of Tony's idea, and after five years of oppression by S.M, they had long been unable to bear it. Cook more than cows, eat less than dogs, and anyone would think so.

Only KangTa and Moon Hee-jun are at odds and always vague. zuihou, or under the pressure of the three of them, the two confessed some things that even they didn't know.

It turned out that as early as when the conflict between HOT and S.M Company intensified, Li Xiuman had already found the two of them in private. Although the HOT of the five people is complete, I have to admit that the members of a group always have a difference in popularity. This is true not only of HOT, but also of later combinations. Like SJ's Choi Si-won, Girls' Generation's Lim Yoon-a, T-ara's Park Ji-yeon, and WG's Ahn So Hee. In HOT, KangTa is the lead singer and the most handsome person, so his popularity is much higher than that of his four teammates. Moon Hee-jun is the captain, and as soon as he debuted, he had an extra layer of aura than others.

The old and spicy Li Xiuman, knowing that he couldn't keep the cash cow of HOT, finally made a killing move. He also knows that HOT as a whole, no matter which company it changes to, can make it soar.

When the myth has not yet grown, HOT will definitely become a sharp weapon for the other party to suppress S.M. Company. Since I'm not having a good time, then no one can think of it. With this in mind, Lee so-man decided to come up with a huge profit and try to keep Kang Ta and Moon Hee-joon, who are the most popular in HOT. As for the other three, to be honest, without the HOT brand, they will immediately change from top idols to first-class, and it will be difficult to return to the grand occasion of HOT. How could Li Xiuman take them in his eyes again?

KangTa and Moon Hee-joon are not fools either, and of course they know the difference between HOT being a whole or a scattered. If you want to keep them, you will definitely need to make S.M pay a huge price. Of course, this cost is much smaller than keeping HOT overall. The lesser of two evils, a shrewd person like Li Xiuman must know how to choose.

Therefore, Li Xiuman came up with two very generous contracts. Compared with the harshness of the HOT period, these two contracts belong to the more fair ones in the Korean entertainment industry. This is not enough, the treatment that S.M company can give, other companies can still give, and if you want to impress the two, you need greater benefits.

To this end, Li Xiuman persuaded the board of directors to give the two a small number of shares in S.M. and made them shareholders of the company. In the face of such huge interests, it can be said that the two fell at that time.

Everyone knows that S.M is in a time when it is thriving. The two know the company very well and how much the children who work hard in the practice room will bring great benefits to the company in the future. It can be said that with these shares, they can almost be said to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives. Staying in S.M, they are no longer small artists who look at people's faces, they are making money for themselves.

What particularly touched KangTa was that Li Xiuman had promised to give him the position of head of the overseas business group. Kim Young-min, the former head of the overseas business group, had moved to A.P as president, but all the efforts of S.M overseas had been burned down and needed to be reorganized.

Although Lee so-man has a bad impression of Kim Young-min, he has to admire his ability. Without Kim Young-min, others would not be able to play overseas development at all.

Since he can't compete with Kim Young-min in terms of ability, let's start with fame. There is no doubt about KangTa's popularity in the Asian region, whether it is China, Japan or Southeast Asia, there are countless fans. Let him engage in overseas development business, even if his ability is still insufficient, it will get twice the result with half the effort.

Knowing these insiders, it can be said that the hearts of the three Tony are cold. Anyone who knows that they get along day and night around them, and those who were still calling brothers and talking about wine yesterday have betrayed themselves unconsciously, this feeling can be called "sad to death".

For the first time, KangTa and Moon Hee-jun escaped from the dormitory and did not return all night. Tony, Jang Woo-hyuk and Lee Jae-min each locked themselves in a room. Tony was huddled under the covers and cried all night. By the morning, the position of the quilt was already like it had been rained.

If contract disputes and betrayal by members aren't the worst possible outcome, then anxiety about the future is the root cause of Tony's gaffe. Having spent five years at S.M., he knows how terrifying the background of this company is.

HOT can get to today's status, on the one hand, it is inseparable from the efforts of the five of them, and more importantly, it is driven by this behemoth. The longer I spend at S.M, the more I am in awe of it.

If the five HOT members break away from S.M as a group, they may be able to survive with this sign. Once a few of the members faced the suppression of S.M alone, it was almost a dead end.

They will not receive any announcements, they will not be able to promote songs on television, they will not be able to appear in the newspaper pages. This situation is no different from banning. Artists live by popularity, and popularity is maintained by constant exposure. Once isolated from all media, then an artist's professional life will come to an end. It won't take long, it only needs to be blocked for two to three years, and in the Korean entertainment industry, which is changing so quickly, who still knows who you are. The current situation is that even if they endure the humiliation and want to get back together with S.M, it is impossible to get back together. He knew the teacher's character too well, ruthless and ruthless. Anyone who challenges his prestige will be dealt a merciless blow. It can be said that the dissolution of HOT and the departure of the three of them from S.M are a foregone conclusion. 、

The anger of betrayal, the irritability of contract disputes, the gloom of people's hearts, the anxiety of their future, and the fear of a powerful enemy all combined to finally break Tony's heart.