Chapter 46: The Storm Rises (2)

Just when Zhao Junrong was distracted, there was a sudden commotion at the scene, and all the reporters scrambled to stand up. At the same time, the sound of the camera shutter comes and goes, and the flash is like a New Year's firecracker. Such a strong flash suppressed the bright lights in the hall. He quickly gathered his mind and joined the army of reporters.

The side door of the hall opened, and Kim Young-min, Choi Jung-won, Han Sung-ho, Kwak Jae-yong, Yoo Jae-seok and other senior executives of A.P Company entered the hall and walked up to the rostrum under the guidance of the waiters. After everyone was seated, the atmosphere reached a small climax, and no reporter would miss the scene.

The history of Korean entertainment will cross a new chapter on this day, and the scene of so many heavyweights on the same stage in front of you is a historical moment. The faces on the rostrum, what kind of storm will be set off in the entertainment industry in the future, thinking about it makes people feel their skin tremble. Recording this scene is equivalent to grasping the pulse of Korean entertainment.

Today's press conference of A.P Company was presided over by Liu Zaishi himself, and the reporters were first asked to take photos for five minutes. With the microphone in hand, he stepped out of his seat and motioned for everyone to take their seats. Next, he will announce the official opening of the press conference.

The reporters receded like a tide, sat upright in their positions, and prepared their questions with serious expressions.

When the scene was quiet, Liu Zaishi took a deep breath, and said in a calm and solemn tone: "Reporter friends, hello everyone, I am Liu Zaishi, director of the performing arts department of A.P Entertainment Company, and now I announce the official start of the establishment ceremony and press conference of A.P Entertainment Company." After a pause, Yoo Jae-seok stretched out his hand to invite Kim Young-min, "First of all, I would like to invite Mr. Kim Young-min, president of A.P Entertainment, to give a speech."

Kim Young-min sat down, brewed his emotions for a moment, and began to speak.

There are few times when the speeches of leading cadres have substance, and most of the times when they are false and empty. This situation is not only in China, but also in all parts of Shijie. As the president of A.P., Kim Young-min first reviewed the history of the company's predecessor and talked for more than half an hour. Then he focused on the opportunity for the establishment of the company and the process of the establishment of the company, and this part talked about it for another hour.

Listening to his nonsense without nutrition, Cui Zhengyuan was drowsy. Although he had seen Kim Young-min's speech before the press conference, he still felt overwhelmed after experiencing the power on the spot. If it weren't for the crowd, maybe he would have yawned.

He wouldn't dare now, otherwise the news that the executive director of A.P Company slept at the press conference would surely make the headlines of tomorrow. Not to mention his own embarrassment, the image of the entire company has also been ruined, and even the Cui family and C.J Group will be criticized. So he still has to cheer up, sit upright, and act seriously.

The reporters in the audience are also experienced, and they don't know how much they have experienced such a scene, so they can barely withstand it. When Kim Young-min finished speaking, there was thunderous applause at the scene, and even Choi Jung-won, Han Sung-ho, Yoo Jae-seok and others applauded warmly.

Even Kim Young-min was inexplicable, could his speech really be so good? It looks like I'll have to do more in the future! If Cui Zhengyuan and the others knew what he thought, they might have collapsed.

Liu Zaishi secretly bit his lower lip and tried to sober himself up, "Next, I would like to invite Mr. Cui Zhengyuan, the executive director of our company, to speak."

The reporters below are dumbfounded, aren't they? You A.P don't have such a playful person, and there is already a president who has been talking nonsense for two hours. Why do you come here as a regular manager? Will the director come in a moment?

Fortunately, Cui Zhengyuan's speech was short and capable, and every word was fine. He only took ten minutes to explain the future development model and direction of A.P. company, and it was over.

This time, the applause of the reporters was more enthusiastic than just now, and their impression of this executive was much better. Later, Han Chenghao, Guo Zairong and others also said a little, mostly related to their majors.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Liu Zaishi announced the start of the question-and-answer session, and he himself walked back to his seat, and handed over the presiding work to a staff member on the spot.

Zhao Junrong took the lead and raised his hand to ask for a question. With the JoongAng Ilbo's signboard and Samsung Group's connections, he was given the first opportunity to ask questions.

As the first reporter to ask a question, he chose the president Kim Young-min. "I'm Cho Jun-young, a reporter for JoongAng Ilbo, and I'd like to ask President Kim Young-min. As far as I know, President Kim used to be the head of the overseas development team of S.M. Co., but I wonder what prompted you to switch to A.P. And President Kim doesn't seem to have held such a high position as president since graduating from university, so I wonder if you think you're up to the task?"

Everyone was in a daze, and it was really a reporter from a big newspaper, and it was such a sharp question to make a move.

The people of A.P Company are acceptable, and with the relationship between C.J Group and Samsung, "JoongAng Daily" will not embarrass itself, and this issue has also been communicated by both parties before.

Kim Yingmin used to work in S.M Company, which is not a secret thing, and anyone who cares about it can find out as soon as they check it. Rather than being used to make a fuss when the time comes, it is better to talk about it now and not give others a chance to take advantage of it.

Kim Yingmin looked like he was in a hurry, smiling, and said in a soothing tone: "Thank you for this reporter's question." Since everyone is interested in my experience, let me tell you more about it." The reporters in the audience all changed their colors, obviously still deeply impressed by President Kim's "Tang monk-style" speech just now.

"First of all, I am very honored to be part of a company as strong and ambitious as A.P. In fact, the person I want to thank the most to join A.P is the executive director of Cui Zhengyuan, who is next to me, and if it weren't for his strong persuasion and sincere invitation, I wouldn't be here today. It was through Tsui's depiction that I had great confidence in the future of this company. I am confident that with the joint efforts of all our colleagues, A.P will have a brilliant future."

A reporter from Chosun Ilbo stood up and asked, "What does President Kim say about A.P and S.M?"

Chosun Ilbo has always maintained a neutral stance and is known for its objective and fair reporting, so it does not care much about the attitude of its visitors. Such a spicy and scathing question would never be asked so openly by a media.

Fortunately, although Kim Young-min is not experienced enough now, he is even more witty, and after a turn of his brain, he has figured out the wording to deal with it. "At present, our country's entertainment industry is gradually embarking on the road of industrialization. The government is also vigorously supporting our entertainment industry to go abroad. In such a haode environment, I believe that more and more like-minded people will join it, and our A.P company was also established at such a time. In the future, we will work with other companies such as S.M to prosper our entertainment market and present more and more works to the people. At the same time, let Shijie know us Korean, identify with our culture, xiexie".

When a reporter from Chosun Ilbo asked a question, Cha Byung-wan was also carefully observing the president in his early thirties. I hope to find a flaw and add material for myself. However, I didn't expect this polite president to be so shrewd, speak without leakage, and be thorough, like a hedgehog that makes people nowhere to start.

Although everyone knows that the establishment of A.P Company will definitely become a rival to S.M Company. But that was behind the scenes, verbally offending people for no reason, especially when Kim Young-min was born in S.M Company.

If this kind of thing is not handled well, it will undoubtedly make people look down on A.P company. Fortunately, Kim Young-min responded appropriately and did not tell the truth. Even so, there was a slight anger on the faces of everyone in A.P. Company, even if you, Chosun Ilbo, advertised neutrality, couldn't be so messy.

Seeing that Kim Young-min was invulnerable, Cha Byung-wan immediately executed the original jihua and chose the breakthrough on Choi Jung-won. Looking at Che Bingwan's raised hand, the host called his name.

After sorting out his emotions, Che Bingwan asked: "Executive Director Cui Zhengyuan, hello, I am Che Bingwan, an entertainment reporter from "Jingxiang News". According to the information I have learned, Mr. Cui is only 16 years old this year and is still a middle school student. At this age, isn't it time to study hard in school? What motivated you to take on the role of Managing Director of A.P? In addition, it is said that Managing Director Choi is the eldest grandson of Mr. Choi Moo-ryong, chairman of C.J Group. So does it mean that you hold the position of executive because there is a family reason in it?"

Cha Byung-wan's question was even more acute, pointing out that Choi Jung-won had climbed to such a high position by relying on his family connections, and even used an affirmative tone. However, he is not too worried about retaliation afterwards, and the "Jingxiang Shimbun" has always been the mouthpiece of the MZ Party in the new millennium, and it is not very good at the C.J Group.

Hearing the name of the other party's newspaper, Cui Zhengyuan knew that he would not say anything good in his mouth. With psychological preparation, it is a lot more indifferent. Grabbing the microphone in front of him, his emotions were not affected in the slightest, and he still smiled. This journalist friend is right. At my age, it's time to study hard. However, as we all know, some time ago, our C.J Group underwent an asset restructuring. The field of culture and media has been spun off and operated by our Cui family. It's just that at present, the family members have important jobs and can't take a break. That's why I took the position. As for the journalist friend's statement, I was able to hold this position because of my family relationship, but in fact, it is not wrong at all. In the future, the entertainment industry will be the focus of our Cui family's business, so it is necessary to have a direct child to work within A.P. I'm sure all of you here can understand that."

Hearing Cui Zhengyuan's bluntness, everyone nodded in agreement. Originally, the whole company belongs to others, so how can it not be handed over to outsiders without sending an immediate relative to be in charge of management. No one else could have done such a thing.

Cui Zhengyuan admitted it generously, and the newspapers couldn't say anything. Could it be that people have already said that it is the family's arrangement, can you go back to the news and say that the children of wealthy families are in high positions, all because of family relations? To figure it out, A.P is a family business, and how to arrange positions is an internal affair of others.

A female reporter stood up, "Hello Executive Cui, as you said, as a sixteen-year-old young man, I have never worked in the entertainment industry. Do you think you can take on the permanent role? Or do you think you have what it takes to lead such a large company to a foothold in the entertainment industry"?

Cui Zhengyuan said: "There is an old Chinese saying, just be a hero from ancient times. We have always looked at young people with colored eyes, and we always feel that there is no hair on our mouths and we can't do things well. Young people are pompous, talentless, and persevering. Let me ask, which of you didn't come from a young age? Are we really so unbearable when we are young? I don't think so."

"Look at the people around me, President Kim Young-min, Director Han Sung-ho, Minister Kwak Jae-yong, Minister Yoo Jae-seok, Minister Cho Ki-tae, etc., including many artists, employees and a large number of trainees in our company, these talents can be gathered together. It can be said unceremoniously that it was achieved with my brokerage. With so many people working together with the same dream, I believe our future is bright. Even if there are twists and turns on the road ahead, we will definitely overcome the difficulties and be invincible."

"At present, the company is still in the grass-roots stage and has not yet become formal. However, I am sure that I will be able to see my efforts in the future. So please look forward to seeing how well we do at A.P."

Cui Zhengyuan said a lot of things freely, with fierce and impassioned words, mobilizing everyone's emotions. Everyone in A.P company gave him a warm response, and they all said that they would do their best for the development of the company under the leadership of the general manager.

Later, the SBS reporter focused on asking Liu Zaishi questions. The countdown to the first episode of Xman has begun. As a major project between A.P and SBS TV, this reporter has received the attention of the TV station leaders and wants to do more in this area. Liu Zaishi also has questions to answer, and of course he will show more opportunities to promote his program and company.

A reporter from KBS also asked about the situation of "Blue Life and Death Love", and Song Hye Kyo, who was present, spoke on behalf of the company. said that he was very optimistic about the prospects of this TV series, and at the same time expressed his gratitude to the promotion of the executive and thanked the company for its strong support to the crew.

It was only at this time that the reporters present did not know. The nascent company has unknowingly cooperated with the three major TV stations. At the beginning of its establishment, it was able to cooperate with the TV station to produce variety shows, and let the TV station make every effort to create TV series, and the strength of this company made everyone have a clear understanding.

At the press conference, Cho Jun-young mentioned the issue of Kim Jong-kook. This is the situation that has been communicated with Haode before, and it is not that he really has much to do with Kim Jong Kook.

Choi Jung-won announced to the outside world that the original popular group Turbo was officially disbanded, and Kim Jong Kook began solo activities. His first solo album has been produced and will be released on January 3, 2001. The news caused an uproar, and its influence is known just by looking at the level of noise of the reporters present.

These people are all entertainment reporters, and the focus is on the dynamics of celebrities in the entertainment industry. Although the establishment of A.P Company is shocking, except for professionals, the outside world will not know how influential it is.

The news of the breakup of Turbo is different, the group has millions of fans in South Korea, and you can imagine how much shock it will cause when the news of the disbandment is released.

There was not even a shortage of fans of Turbo among the reporters, and someone immediately asked, Weishenme disbanded Turbo when it was at its peak? The explanation given by Cui Zhengyuan is that member Zhao Mingji and the company could not reach a consensus on the development party Xiangshang, so the two sides have terminated the contract peacefully. At present, Zhao himself has returned to his home in the United States to recuperate, and Cui Zhengyuan also wishes him a bright future on behalf of the company.

The reporters were very dissatisfied with this answer and rushed to get to the bottom of it. Fortunately, Kim Jong Kook was present, and as the captain and most popular member of Turbo, the reporters were quiet under his repeated explanations. Choi Jung-won also said that please pay more attention to Kim Jong Kook's new album, which will definitely bring you a new feeling.

Looking at Cui Zhengyuan, who was talking eloquently on stage, the eyes of many reporters seemed to see the birth of another Li Xiuman. Fortunately, he didn't know what these people were thinking, otherwise he would have fainted. He is much stronger than any "tyrant".