In the afternoon, Kim Sung-won and Jung Joo-won came to Kim Jong-kook's agency, which signed with Kim Jong-kook's IStarMedia for 700 million won for two albums.

Kim Sung-won had already spoken to Kim Jong Kook on the phone beforehand, so Kim Jong Kook was waiting for the two outside the company early.

"Brother Zhong Guo," Kim Sung-won shook hands with Kim Jong-kook with a smile on his face, Kim Jong-kook's agent was on the side, and before the two sides did not negotiate, Kim Sung-won tried to avoid being too close to Kim Jong-kook.

Kim Jong Kook obviously understood this, and after greeting Zheng Zhu Yuan, he introduced his agent to them.

"Sheng Yuan, how many songs have you composed now?" After Kim Jong Kook led the two to his lounge, he asked with some hesitation. Even if Kim Sung-won can't reach a contract with the company, he hopes to buy the songs written by Kim Sung-won, and he believes that Kim Sung-won's songs are completely tailor-made for himself and are the most suitable for him.

"Three songs, "Lovely", "Standing Still", "Stars, Wind, Sunshine and Aiqing," Kim Sung-won said, "but the lyrics of one song have not yet been added." ”

"Well," Kim Jong Kook nodded and said to the agent, "Brother Shijun, you go and contact the company's directors." ”

"Haode," Kim Jong Kook's agent said goodbye to Kim Sung-won and walked out.

"Sungwon, xiexie your song "A Man", Kim Jong Kook is a very humble person, perhaps because he has been through too many hardships, he is very polite to everyone around him.

"I would also like to thank Brother Zhong Guoge for perfectly interpreting the emotion of this song," Jin Shengyuan said with a smile, and when there are no outsiders, his words are much more casual.

"Well," Kim Jong Kook was speechless again, and it was obvious that he was very worried about the third album, and his current achievements were still far from his goal, and the success or failure of the third album was directly related to his future fate - whether it was a flash in the pan or a further step.

After a while, Kim Jong Kook's agent returned to the lounge and invited Kim Sung-won and Jung Joo-won to the conference room.

The man in charge of negotiating with Jin Shengyuan and them was a man, dressed in an orthodox suit, about forty years old, with slightly white sideburns, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and his attitude was very easy-going, without the seemingly strong aura of many brokerage company executives.

After a brief introduction, the two sides began to gradually test each other's bottom line.

Jin Shengyuan just sat quietly and listened, he was not good at negotiating, so naturally Zheng Zhuyuan and his assistant negotiated with the other party. Although Kim Jong Kook's third album was taken over by Kim Sung-won, he was only in charge of the producer, and the real deal was between Kim Jong Kook's agency and Jung Joo-won's music room.

Although Zheng Zhuyuan's independent music room is small, it is backed by his fame and refuses to show weakness in the negotiations. The two sides are like a tug-of-war, ready to wear off each other's confidence little by little.

Although he didn't know much about the negotiations between the two sides, Jin Shengyuan listened very carefully and expressed his attitude.

Although the two sides did not leave the break as shown on TV, they also interspersed a few tea drinks. It wasn't until it got dark that the two sides formally agreed.

"Hello Director Huang, I would like to talk about the sale of the three songs I have written," Kim Sung-won said as the other party was about to get up and leave.

"We will naturally send someone to discuss this matter with you, so don't worry," Director Huang said with a smile as he looked at Jin Shengyuan.

"My request is simple, three songs, 300 million won." Jin Shengyuan shook his head and said.

"What?" Director Huang could no longer maintain his demeanor, and looked at Kim Sung-won with the same gaze as a "madman".

Strictly speaking, the price of a good song is not expensive at 100 million won, but Kim Sung-won's current identity is inevitably a bit fantastical when he offers this price. Although he wrote five great songs last year, he is only a newcomer who has written five songs! How much is a song by a rookie writer? Wu Baiwan won to 10 million won, even if Kim Sung-won has the evaluation of "cutting-edge composer", 30 million won for a song is already considered top-notch, but he didn't expect him to dare to offer a price of 100 million won per song, which is a price that only the top composer dares to propose for a song that has been carefully created.

Of course, Jin Shengyuan made this request not to make the other party laugh at him, so when everyone was surprised, he continued: "I can guarantee that the quality of these three songs is not worse than "A Man". ”…,

"How can you guarantee it? We are an agency, not a music critic, and even if a song is well evaluated, it is useless if it is not recognized by fans! Director Huang didn't sit down, but stood directly next to the table, staring at Jin Shengyuan and asked.

"It's just my analysis of the market." Jin Shengyuan's expression remained unchanged and continued: "Otherwise, if Kim Jong Kook's seniors can't win the final awards of the three major radio stations at the end of this year, I don't want any points for these three songs." To win two big awards, I want 400 million won; If Kim Jong Kook's seniors win the triple crown, I want 600 million won! ”

"Triple crown?" Director Huang almost laughed out loud, and in his heart he had already defined the young man in front of him as an arrogant character, and immediately eased his tone and said to Jin Shengyuan: "Young people don't be too flamboyant, self-confidence is good, but self-satisfaction is not good." ”

"Don't Director Huang dare to sign this contract?" Jin Shengyuan ignored the other party's "advice" and continued.

Director Huang was finally angered by Jin Shengyuan's attitude, glanced at Zheng Zhuyuan, and seeing that he didn't say anything, he nodded and said, "Since you insist on doing so, then when we sign the contract, write this article together." ”

"No problem, happy cooperation!" Jin Shengyuan smiled heartily and stretched out his hand.

Director Huang didn't know where Jin Shengyuan's confidence came from, but he absolutely trusted his judgment, and without the slightest hesitation, he gently shook Jin Shengyuan's hand, and then said goodbye to Zheng Zhuyuan again.

Zheng Zhuyuan did not interfere in Jin Shengyuan's negotiations at all, because that was Jin Shengyuan's power, Zheng Zhuyuan might give advice, but after Jin Shengyuan made a decision, he would definitely not intervene.

Moreover, Jung Joo Won knew that Kim Sung-won was occasionally too stubborn on something, and it was impossible for anyone to change his decision. Therefore, he will not do this kind of useless work, not to mention that even if there is no income from those three songs, Jin Shengyuan still has the producer's salary.

How can you succeed without experiencing failures and tribulations? This is Zheng Zhuyuan's philosophy. His attitude towards Kim Sung-won is not like that of traditional Koreans, who are eager to pour a model and press him into it to process it. He adopts a "free-range" attitude, treating himself as a simple guide, pointing out the direction and introducing the advantages and disadvantages to Jin Shengyuan, but he will not force the other party to go anywhere.

"Will you go back with me or will you go back by yourself later?" Zheng Zhuyuan asked as he was leaving.

"I'll just go back myself, Mr. Xiexie." Jin Shengyuan sent Zheng Zhuyuan to the door and said.

"Let's go, I'll treat you to dinner." After Jung Ju-won left, Kim Jong-kook said to Kim Sung-won.

"Shengyuan, this contract you proposed is very unfavorable to you," Kim Jong Kook hesitated for a moment when he invited Jin Shengyuan to dinner, and then said to him, "I think that if you work hard, you may win one big prize, and the chances of two big awards are very small, and the triple crown is not possible at all." ”

"It's okay, Brother Zhong Guo, you have to have confidence in yourself." Jin Shengyuan said indifferently. Through simple contact and Yoo Jae-seok's description, Kim Sung-won already knew Kim Jong-kook's temperament to some extent.

Self-discipline! This is the biggest characteristic of Kim Jong Kook. Compared with Kim Sung-won's previous old-fashionedness, Kim Jong Kook's self-discipline can be outrageous. In order to maintain his greatest strength, his voice, Kim Jong Kook has been working out since he flew solo, and he does not eat any food containing preservatives, fried food, or ...... If one of these things is imposed on Yoona and so-young, Kim Sung-won thinks that they may really go crazy. But Kim Jong Kook persevered for several years.

This attitude determines that Kim Jong Kook's success chances will be one point more than others, and with the various advantages he has accumulated, it is entirely possible to win the triple crown.

The most important thing is that Kim Sung-won clearly felt the strength of Kim Jong Kook in 2005, and the aura in his mind was so clear for the first time.

That's why Jin Shengyuan proposed that seemingly ridiculous contract.

"However, there is no mention of the one with the greatest probability in the contract you mentioned - if I win a big prize, the company will definitely make a fuss about it at that time......" It can be seen that Kim Jong Kook really regards Kim Sung-won as a good friend.

"It's okay," Jin Shengyuan shook his head indifferently and said, "Brother Zhong Guo, as long as you work hard, you don't need to worry about other things." Is there any singer in the whole of Korea who can stick to a completely live singing all year round and be at ease? ”

Kim Jong Kook shook his head shyly and no longer continued to advise, he could already see Kim Sung-won's stubbornness.

"Do you want to eat chicken legs? Brother Zhong Guo," Jin Shengyuan deliberately held a chicken leg and asked.

"You kid!" Kim Jong Kook said with a smile that even if he was joking, he was rarely angry.

"Do you want me to send you back?" After dinner, Kim Jong Kook asked.

"No need, Brother Xiexie Zhong." Kim Sung-won looked at the night sky of Seoul, which was completely dark, and said, "I used to stay at home and rarely go out for a walk, so it's good to take this opportunity to move." ”

"I still have a notice, I can't accompany you, zaijian," Kim Jong Kook patted Kim Sung-won on the shoulder and left in the car.

Both sides of the street are illuminated by street lamps and car lights, and Jin Shengyuan casually walks and looks, although there is no special landscape around, but it is really good to relax.

Jin Shengyuan's thoughts gradually emptied, as if he was simply walking, and he didn't know where to turn with the sparse flow of people.

"Ahh

However, before Jin Shengyuan's mouth could be closed, he suddenly froze, and his arms raised in the air forgot to let go for a while.

"Why are you here?" A crisp voice sounded with surprise at first, but then turned disdain in zuihou.