Chapter 16: The Oolong Incident

Fortunately, Liu Zaishi did not have the habit of playing drunk, and he was very quiet from getting in the car to his house, and at most he would occasionally hum a few words in his sleep. The gods chattered, and they couldn't hear what they were saying, and Cui Zhengyuan, who was harmful, couldn't hear the gossip if he wanted to.

Yoo Jae-seok's residence is a single-family house, with a bedroom, a living room, a kitchen, and that's it. Cui Zhengyuan and two bodyguards, the three big men definitely can't squeeze in. I had no choice but to find a hotel outside.

After only four hours of sleep, Choi Jung-won got up on time. Because there are a lot of things today, I can't delay time, so I woke up the two bodyguards, took turns to wash, and simply ate a little breakfast, and the three of them hurried back to the company.

When he walked into the office, Kim Jong Kook had already arrived for a while. He is going to Jeonju to participate in a variety show today, which will take about two days, so he came to meet Cui Zhengyuan early and settled the contract, and he is about to leave.

"Zhengyuan, are you okay, don't you feel a headache or anything?" Seeing Choi Jung-won's tired face and yawning, Kim Jong Kook thought it was the sequelae of yesterday's drinking.

"It's okay, that little bit of wine is nothing", after saying that, Cui Zhengyuan yawned again. The lack of sleep made him, a person with a regular schedule, very uncomfortable, and lazy and unable to lift his spirits.

Kim Jong Kook looked at his watch, "Jeongwon, I'm about to leave, see if we signed the contract first."

"OK", Cui Zhengyuan found the contract that had already been planned from the pile of documents and handed it over, "You take a look first, what else needs to be added"?

Kim Jong Kook took the contract and looked at it carefully. Although he and Cui Zhengyuan have begun to call each other brothers, he is no longer a hot-blooded teenager who puts righteousness first. After five years in the entertainment industry, he deeply knows the importance of a contract for artists.

Originally, through a series of measures in the recent past, he felt that the company had changed its previous harsh attitude towards its artists, and he had a hunch that his new contract should be very good. But I didn't expect this contract to be even better than I expected.

The contract stipulates that the income from the artist's activities will be divided into four or six with the company, with the artist being four and the company being six. And this proportion will gradually change as the year increases. Such a contract is almost among the top in South Korea. You must know that in South Korea, the exploitation of artists by brokerage companies is not the most stringent, only more stringent.

What's more, the contract also states that it is the income of all the artist's activities, that is, including album sales, commercial performances, participation in programs, advertising endorsements and other activities related to the artist, and even the portrait right is owned by the company 50% each.

What makes Kim Jong Kook most excited is that in the past, the salaries of agents and assistants were borne by artists, and the contract stipulated that the company and the artists would share half of them.

Other small items, such as the artist's vehicle usage fee, toll fee, travel expenses, accommodation expenses, etc., are fully paid by the company. In the end, his income has increased, but his expenses have decreased by half. If this contract is taken out, it can envy the vast majority of current Korean artists.

When the contract was like this, Kim Jong Kook felt a little apprehensive, "Look, is this contract too generous, and it won't have an unpleasant impact on other artists in the company, right?"

Cui Zhengyuan waved his hand indifferently, "Brother, what are you talking about?" You've been with the company for five years now. In the past five years, he has made great contributions to the company. Now you deserve it."

Kim Jong Kook still felt a little uneasy, "Such a contract has never appeared in South Korea, and I am afraid that the outside world will talk too much."

Looking at the sincere Kim Jong Kook, showing an expression of gain and loss, Choi Jung-won felt extremely funny. I have never seen such a person, others hope that the contract is as beneficial to him as possible, but he still worries about the company. Time doesn't allow for today, otherwise you must haode tease him. "Brother, let me tell you, you're just a C-level contract. When a certain number of years are reached, the company will sign a contract with you, and it will be divided into five or five points. Ten years from now, you'll still get a stake from the company. Now I'm scared by such a small meaning, what can I do then?"

I have to say that Kim Jong Kook is actually very different from his appearance.

If he is an iron-blooded man on the outside, then he is an honest man with a delicate mind on the inside. If you were someone else and get such a good contract, you would have been happy to find the north for a long time. Kim Jong Kook is still thinking about the company, "Will all the artists in the company sign such a contract in the future"?

If that's the case, the burden on the company will be great. In South Korea, the agency is responsible for training the artists, and after their debut, they are also responsible for their daily life, etc. The sum of all expenses is absolutely astronomical, which is also the reason why the contracts of Weishenme Korean artists are very harsh. The agency also wants to make a profit, and the cost cannot be saved, so it has to deduct money from the artist's hands.

Cui Zhengyuan smiled, "Brother, you're too worried." To be able to get such a contract, it also depends on your ability. When the strength arrives, the company will naturally give. If the strength is not enough, the company is not a charity hall."

In fact, Cui Zhengyuan has another purpose, that is, to buy horse bones. used Kim Jong Kook's contract as bait to make the company's artists take this as a goal. In order to get such a top-level contract, everyone will definitely redouble their efforts, which will also be of great benefit to the company's revenue.

The reason why Kim Jong Kook was given was a C-level contract, not a more B-level and A-level contract, and it was also to reserve space for the future. Kim Jong Kook is now famous, but he is not yet a top star in South Korea. The current contract is just in line with his status. When he grows up in the future, the contract will slowly change, and it must always be in line with his identity.

Choi Jung-won said a reason, and finally let Kim Jong Kook accept it. Having said so much, Kim Jong Kook no longer had any doubts, and after signing it happily, he made two copies, and the two of them kept it separately.

He was still in a hurry, so he said goodbye and left immediately.

After dealing with Kim Jong Kook's affairs, Choi Jung-won asked the secretary to inform Park Jung-ah and Lee Ji-hyun to come over and prepare to discuss their future.

If nothing else, after 2001, Park Jung-ah and Lee Ji-hyun will make their debut with two other girls to form Jewelry. It is worth mentioning that the composition process of Jewelry was personally handled by Park Jung-ah and Lee Ji-hyun, and they didn't have to worry about their agency at that time, and the other two members were also found by the two.

But now Cui Zhengyuan has another Jihua, and he needs to communicate with them in advance, so as not to have strange ideas between the two.

In his Jihua, he wants to plan Park Jung-ah and Lee Ji-hyun as the company's first girl group. However, the debut time will be delayed until 2003, after the Shijie Cup, not now. The remaining members are not two of the original Jewelry, but three, forming a five-member women's team.

In Cui Zhengyuan's opinion, the remaining two members of Jewelry, both in strength and appearance, do not meet their own requirements. The girl group formed in this way, even if it operates with the strength of A.P Company, will not have too many prospects. If the foundation is unstable, no matter how much you pull out the seedlings and help them grow, it will be useless.

In Choi Jung-won's vision, the first girl group of A.P in the future will not only be the hegemon of the Korean girl group in the music world, but also develop in film and television, drama, MC, variety show and other aspects. Its reference target is the later Superjuinor and Girls' Generation.

In this case, except for Park Jung-ah and Lee Ji-hyun, the other two are not qualified. After reading the information of the two, not to mention the strength, the talent is not very outstanding, and they belong to the type with no potential at all. Cui Zhengyuan has decided to terminate the practice contract with these two trainees, after all, they are over 20 years old, and it is completely wasted to stay in A.P company again.

Just as he was thinking about the conversation that was about to start, the assistant reported that Lee Ji-hyun had arrived.

Cui Zhengyuan was slightly surprised. Since the new company building has not yet been put into use, all the trainees and artists are still training in the original company. Park Jung-ah and Lee Ji-hyun originally belonged to the Star Entertainment Empire, which is not close here, and Lee Ji-hyun and Park Jung-ah are not here yet.

"Maybe she happens to be nearby," he said, telling the secretary to invite her in.

However, seeing the people who came in, Cui Zhengyuan couldn't help but be surprised, "Oh, who are you, why did you come in?"

The girl who came in was only fourteen or fifteen years old, of medium height, and wore the uniform of a junior high school student. The face is full of childishness, except for a pair of big eyes that can speak, and it can't completely see the charm of a woman. The long hair is tied up in a strand at the back of the head, which is no different from the average middle school girl. Choi Jung-won has the impression that there is an image of Lee Ji-hyun. Although this little girl is very beautiful, even in an entertainment company full of beautiful women, she is still a standout from the crowd. But Choi Jung-won can be sure that her appearance and Lee Ji-hyun are completely different.

In Choi Jung-won's impression, Lee Ji-hyun is the kind of generous, cheerful, smart and witty type. In the previous life of "Xman", the AllKill queen in the "Of course" link made many artists depressed with a sharp mouth.

On the one hand, this is the setting of the program production team, and on the other hand, it has something to do with her own personality. But the little girl in front of her, less than 160 centimeters tall, looks like a no-no, and has no resemblance to Li Zhixian at all.

The little girl seemed to be here for the first time, and her big eyes were full of fear. Hearing Cui Zhengyuan's question, the whole person trembled, and only after a while did he reply like a mosquito: "Hello, Chang Shi, my name is Li Zhixian, and I am a trainee in the acting department."

Hearing that this little girl was also called Lee Ji-hyun, Choi Jung-won felt that things seemed to be confused, so he called the assistant in and asked carefully.

It turned out that this little girl's name was indeed Li Zhixian, and she was indeed a trainee of the company. When the assistant received instructions and called the trainee department, he learned that there were two trainees named Li Zhixian in the company. The eldest one is 19 years old and the younger one is 15 years old.

Cui Zhengyuan didn't explain which one he was looking for, and the assistant didn't want to come back and ask again. Wouldn't it be too inferior for a leader to explain such a trivial matter, and he couldn't do it himself. So the assistant took matters into his own hands and called the two Li Zhixian to report. Da Lee Ji-hyun was far away and was rushing over with Park Jung-ah. And Xiao Li Zhixian was taking classes in the company, so he came soon.

Figuring out the ins and outs of the matter, Cui Zhengyuan sent his assistant out.

Looking back, I looked carefully at the little Li Zhixian in front of me, and the more I looked at it, the more familiar I felt.

Generally speaking, 15-year-old girls are not much different from what they will look like when they grow up. Although it is said that the eighteen changes in the female college, the change is more about temperament. Unless it is plastic surgery, there will be no major differences in appearance. So, who is this girl exactly?

He fell into his own thoughts like this, but he didn't know that the straight eyes had frightened the little girl.

I have long heard that some senior executives of companies like to do things that are not good for their female artists and female trainees. The standing officer in front of him, who is quite handsome, can't be this kind of person.

As soon as he thought of the terrible thing, Xiao Li Zhixian trembled, his hand unconsciously grabbed the hair of his sideburns and stroked it, his liver was "fluttering and fluttering", and the mist in his eyes also came up.

She didn't know that it was precisely because of her fiddling with her hair that Cui Zhengyuan suddenly remembered who she was. Immediately, a feeling of surprise spread in Cui Zhengyuan's heart, which was a kind of pleasure in finding a treasure.

Originally, seeing the mole on the tip of her nose, Cui Zhengyuan had already guessed a little. When you look at the hairstyle that covers half of your cheeks, you're almost sure. In order to confirm, Choi Jung-won said: "Well, put your hair down."

Hearing Cui Zhengyuan's words, Li Zhixian thought even more that the executive in front of him was a pervert who was inferior to a beast, his little face became more and more pale, and he untied his hair tremblingly, letting his hair fall down, and several thoughts turned in his heart in an instant, "What should I do?" What to do? What if he pounces on him in a moment"? I imagined the situation for myself, and I thought to myself, "Then I'll shout for help."

On second thought, it doesn't work either. It's the highest floor, and no one walks through outside at all. Although there is an assistant, the boss's person must be a role in aiding and abusive.

"Then I will resist desperately, and I would rather die than give in", but this executive assistant and two big men have no chance at all. The more Lee Ji Hyun thought about it, the more sad he became, and his feet quietly moved towards the window, and in case something terrible happened, he jumped from the window.

Choi Jung-won didn't know the terrible thinking of the girl in front of him yet. Looking at the girl's current appearance, Cui Zhengyuan was completely sure that he almost missed a good seedling.

Frankly speaking, the current A.P, a total of three or four hundred trainees, Cui Zhengyuan has really understood in detail, and only those who have left fame in later generations. For example, Hyun Eun-jung, who is now a child actor, and Park Sun-young, who is known as Princess Mimi, later changed her name to Park Hyo-min.

There are so many trainee materials, Cui Zhengyuan can't read them all carefully, many times they are swept away, and it is normal to leave some pearls behind.

The little girl in front of her is the mysterious "lady" Li Juli of T-ara in the future. Because since her debut, she has been very low-key, will not steal the camera, and has no performance in the show. So Cui Zhengyuan didn't know much about her information, and he didn't know that her original name was Li Jixian, and she had already been an actor trainee in the company.

"Well, now make adjustments to your practice jihua", Choi Jung-won thought about transferring her to the singer trainee department. Curie's singing skills and stage performance in T-ara are not good, which has a lot to do with her temporary joining the group and not having undergone professional training. Therefore, Cui Zhengyuan calculated that if she had accepted the practice of singing and dancing earlier, she might have given herself a stunning result.

"Huh"? Li Zhixian was moving in small steps, and when she heard the words of the executive officer, she was stunned, but her feet were still moving, and the disunity of her thinking and pace made her stumble and sit on the floor.

Seeing that the little girl fell, Cui Zhengyuan hurriedly walked out from behind the desk and asked with concern, "Are you okay?" As he spoke, he stepped forward and helped her up.

Seeing the executive striding over, Lee Ji-hyun (now officially called Ju Li) thought that what she was most worried about had happened. Since he fell to the ground, it was too late to run to the window, so he clasped his hands to his chest and shouted in horror, "Don't come, help!!

Cui Zhengyuan was taken aback, he didn't expect this little Lori to have such a haode lung capacity.

With a "tom", the door was slammed open, and the assistant rushed in, "Executive, what's going on"? He had been working outside the door, and naturally heard Curie's shocking scream. I was afraid that the boss would have an accident, so I rushed in.

Seeing that Xiao Lori was sitting on the ground and screaming helplessly, while the executive was still in a squatting position, the secretary also misunderstood, and muttered, "Chang...... Standing ......, that ...... That ......". As a subordinate, the boss is doing bad things, and the end is generally miserable.

Cui Zhengyuan has no time to pay attention to him, and there is still a problem in front of him that needs to be solved. Little Lori's voice is good, it's not a loss to be a singer in the future, the miserable scream lasted for half a minute, and there was no intention of stopping.

Seeing that she had no intention of stopping for a while, Cui Zhengyuan had no choice but to make a trick, grabbed her shoulders, shook her violently a few times, and shouted in a louder voice: "Ah, little girl, is it over?" You can fall down if you stand well, and kindly help you up, what's the ghost called"?

After being shaken for a while, Ju Li finally regained her consciousness a little, looking at the executive who was close at hand and showing a fierce light, and the assistant who was "eyeing up" behind her, and begged: "Please, general manager, let me go, I'm still young."

Cui Zhengyuan's head is full of black lines, this little girl's imagination is really rich enough. As the grandson of the head of the Cui family, and the owner of a large enterprise, I don't know how many women want to climb into their own bed, how can they fall in love with you, a yellow-haired girl who wants no breasts and no ass.

Cui Zhengyuan only felt that there was a flame burning above his head, and gritted his teeth and said, "I have something serious to tell you." These words were word-by-word, and the anger contained in them instantly lowered the temperature in the room a lot.

Hearing this, Ju Li raised her head and looked at the anger and entanglement in the eyes of the executive director, there was no obscene element, and she knew that she had misunderstood. Although she is only fifteen years old, she has already starred in several TV series, and she is a trainee in a brokerage company. The quiet and tranquil character does not mean that she is stupid, and she can naturally distinguish the situation.

"I'm sorry, Chang, I made a mistake", the girl's voice grew lower. Thinking of imagining such a handsome executive as a hungry pervert, Ju Li couldn't help but blush, and covered her cheeks with her hands in shame, having no face to see.

Hearing Juli's words, the assistant also knew that he had misunderstood, a face was like opening a dyeing workshop, he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, just like Sichuan Opera changed his face.

Cui Zhengyuan threw an eye dart over, "It's okay here, you don't go out yet."

The assistant was pardoned and fled.

"Ahem, you get up, sit on the sofa, I have something to tell you", Cui Zhengyuan turned around and walked back to the desk, trying to pretend to be serious, staring at the oil painting on the wall with a pair of eyes, and not moving away. Exhaled air flow from the nose, if substantial. Anyone who is mistaken for a strange uncle by a little Lori will not be in a good mood.

"Yes", Julie agreed softly, and sat down on the sofa, her shy blush receding slightly. The dark eyes rolled, glanced at the general manager, and found his embarrassed appearance, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "I didn't expect this young boss to be very cute", Lori's mind turned a thousand times.

The company's personnel file has details about Choi Jung-won, and Ju Li knows that he is only a year older than herself. Originally, I had just watched him from afar, with a cold expression, and I thought he was a cold person. Now I found out that I was really a child.

Cui Zhengyuan tried hard to calm down, pretended to forget the embarrassment just now, and said, "I took a look at your situation and planned to transfer you to the singer trainee department, what do you think?"

"Yay"? Ju Li was slightly surprised, didn't the actor trainee do a good job? Weishenme is going to be a singer prep? Thinking of this, he asked carefully: "Executive, do you think I am suitable to be a singer"?

Cui Zhengyuan nodded and confirmed, "Yes, with your conditions, if you are an idol, you are much better than an actor." The company will have a super girl group jihua in the future, as long as you stick to it, I guarantee that there will be a place for you."

In the past two years, under the influence of SES and Fin.k.l, Juli also has the dream of becoming an idol. Stand on a colorful stage and receive cheers. It's just that everyone who has heard her sing say that her voice is too low to be a singer. Therefore, she asked with great confidence, "But my scale is too low, I'm afraid it doesn't fit, right?" After speaking, my heart began to beat without arguing.

The dream I've been looking forward to is right in front of you, and if you miss it like this, you'll regret it for the rest of your life.

Cui Zhengyuan explained: "You just have a low scale, not a bad voice. In fact, such a voice is more suitable for the bass part of the song, which is an indispensable addition to a group. Moreover, you are so beautiful, you will definitely be popular in the future, you have to have confidence in yourself."

Hearing the executive praising herself for being beautiful, Juli's little face turned pink, "Then, I'll listen to the president's arrangement."

Seeing that she agreed to her arrangement, Cui Zhengyuan said: "Then so be it, I will notify the trainee department when I go back, and you can go to report."

After the matter was over, Juli got up and took her leave.

Seeing that Ju Li was about to go out, Cui Zhengyuan told again: "That, you can't give up your practice in acting, and you have to continue to persevere." In terms of entertainment programs, you also have to go to class, and in the future, the company's artists must have all-round talents. One more skill, one more road to fame".

"Yes, I will go", the boss's words, Juli can only obey.

"Also, you have to be a little more cheerful and express yourself more. This circle is very cruel, and since you are determined to come in, you must learn to promote and protect yourself. For artists, no camera is unpopular, and no popularity is no future, don't let me down."

Ju Li has been in the brokerage company for a while, she is used to seeing the ups and downs, and she knows that she cares about herself, her heart is warm, her eyes are slightly squinted, and she says respectfully: "Yes, I will definitely work hard." After saying that, he also made a playful gesture of victory and ran out with a giggle.

Cui Zhengyuan smiled helplessly, "This little girl will also be a charming spirit in the future."

Curie walked out of the office and met her assistant's eyes. Looking at each other's meaningful gazes, the two of them laughed silently. If it is seen by Choi Jung-won, A.P Company will definitely break out into a bloody case.

Greeting respectfully, Curie jumped away with a jump.

She will definitely be happy to be valued by her boss, and as long as she continues to work hard, her future is bright.