It's late autumn in October.

A big incident happened in Chen Runji's family.

Chen Hengjun is ready to leave Junchi Media to chase his music dreams.

Lee Hae-in has always been worried about Hyung-joon, but Mr. Chan looks the opposite.

When Chen Runji was with his family, he even comforted Li Hairen:

"Don't worry about Hyung-joon, he's an adult, no matter what he does, works and lives, as long as it's not that unrealistic dream, before the age of 30, there are some things that must be done!"

With his father's support, Chen Hengjun is more confident.

He told his parents that he had gone incognito, changed his hairstyle, put on glasses, assumed the pseudonym Lee Joong Ki, and had found a job.

Moreover, in order to motivate himself, he decided to bring only 50 million won to struggle.

Lee Hae-in is still not at ease: "Hyung-joon, do you have a house to live in Busan?" Do you want me to buy you a villa? ”

"It's okay, I've already said hello, near my company's recording studio, there is a one-bedroom villa for a good price."

"How's the company going? How strong is it? ”

Chen Hyung-jun mentioned the new company and took a deep breath: "Although this is a new company, the president of this organization knows music very well, I heard that he studied production and sound engineering in New York, I sent my previous work over, and I talked to him in person, and he liked it very much, which is why they chose me." ”

Chen Daojun, who had not spoken, reminded loudly: "Brother Hengjun, there is a difference between understanding music and doing business. ”

"Their development philosophy is very good, and instead of signing singers who have been famous for a long time, it is better to cultivate musicians who can grow even if they are not popular, and I think it suits me very well."

"Okay, my brother must have judged well, by the way, what's the name of the company?"

"The music of the times, they say, is what they pursue is music that has vitality over time."

Chen Daojun wrote down the name of the company and nodded: "Okay, don't cut off contact just because you are far away from home, and call your parents often." ”

After hearing this, Chen Hengjun couldn't help laughing, and he teased Daojun:

"Daojun, you have done a good job at this point, why is your brother's phone call answered by your secretary? Do I need to make an appointment in advance when my family calls? ”

This made Dojoon blush.

Recently, he has been holding meetings, and in order to rectify the order of the venue one after another, he took the lead in putting his mobile phone outside.

This also caused others to call, and Cui Huiting always answered the phone.

"Ah, hahahaha, I'm in a meeting, Brother Hengjun, it's fine after this time."

Chen Daojun gave his mother a look and sent Hyung-joon to the door.

Looking at his ordinary car, he had to admire Hyung-joon's courage, not every rich kid can bend down and start a business.

It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift.

"I was busy before, of course I supported your decision in front of your parents, but why is it so sudden, aren't you doing a good job in the company?"

Chen Hengjun wiped the foggy window with a towel in the car and smiled: "You know, my dream has always been to devote myself to the music world and be recognized by everyone through my own efforts." ”

"However, if you run the company, it doesn't matter"

"I don't have that energy...... I'm tired......"

Chen Daojun found that the other party smiled bitterly and seemed to understand something.

It took a lot of energy to manage these by myself, and some of my previous hobbies were abandoned.

"Daojun" Chen Hengjun put his hand on his shoulder, and his face was more serious than ever:

"I don't have the talent of yours, just a media company has exhausted me, and I've been thinking all this time, is this really the life I want?"

"Brother Heng Jun, I understand you."

Chen Daojun muttered, but could only sigh.

You can't have both.

A pure musician will definitely be haunted by mundane things, and finally affect the path to advancement.

Chen Hengjun leaned back in his seat: "Maybe I don't have talent, or maybe I can't achieve anything in my life, but music is my favorite, a record is more exciting than a listed company!" ”

"Go ahead and let the world hear your voice, and I'm sure you'll be the pride of your parents!"

"Hahahaha, you are already a brother, how can you not work hard?"

The brothers looked at each other and smiled heartily.

"Hahahaha."

After sending off his brother who had gone away, Do-jun returned home, and Chen Yun-gi asked as if he was waiting.

"Daojun, what about you, I see that you also called someone to come over to clean up your things today, and you won't live at home in the future?"

"I'll be leaving soon, that villa, I'm doing the interior design right now, as soon as it's over"

Li Hairen's heart tightened, and her two sons moved out one after another, and she was very reluctant: "Decoration? Where did you look for a house? ”

"I bought a residential complex in Seocho-dong."

In the future rich area, Chen Dojun bought it for less than 700 billion won.

Compared to the 12-fold appreciation ten years later, the money was well spent.

"Is that the penthouse that everyone is rumoring about now?"

"How do you know?"

"It turned out to be true!"

Chen Runji's eyes widened and he began to ask curiously.

"It's not like a super luxury penthouse over 100 tsubo, right? I heard that there is a family bar in the apartment, a Japanese mini garden...... Is it something that only appears in TV dramas? ”

This time, on the contrary, Dojoon was surprised.

"Didn't I say, father, how the hell do you know? But there was no bar, just a part of the rooftop that could be used as a yard, so I renovated it into a garden......"

Now Lee Hae-in has joined in.

She temporarily forgot about Hyung-joon's regret of leaving alone, and only revealed her curiosity about the house.

"Do-joon, how much does that cost? Is there an area of 100 tsubo? ”

"My own house is 120 pings, the roof garden is 70 pings, there were originally four rooms, but the decoration, because of the use of formaldehyde-free materials, it took a lot longer than expected, and some materials have not yet arrived."

"Are you talking about imported materials?"

"Yes, I want to live in this house for a long time, so I'm a little worried, the interior design style is from country M, and the garden style is from China."

Chen Runji's expression lit up, he didn't ask how much it was, looked around, and suddenly clapped his hands.

"Sounds great, even if it's just listening, it's a super luxurious home, right?"

"Yes, but it's not as exaggerated as you say, it's just a residence." Chen Daojun naturally didn't take it big in front of his parents, but just said lightly.

"When will it be completed? Can I take a look? Li Hairen's eyes rolled.

Such a good house, it's good to use it as a wedding room!

The husband and wife glanced at each other and seemed to have reached some kind of consensus.

"Of course, even if you didn't say so, I would like to ask my parents to speak after the project is completed, but why are you in such a hurry, father?"

Chen Daojun was a little strange.

The reason why Chen Runji showed such an expression was not because of the good house where his son lived.

Obviously, there are other purposes.

"Ah....it's nothing else, it's just that when I was filming a TV series, there was a scene that came out of the chaebol's house, because the film company filmed a lot of stories about the chaebol son, and you gave me a string of keys to the house, and I plan to let the TV series with an investment of 30 billion go to the scene, this is not a set, but a real house, so that the protagonist can live with a sense of realism, and it can also save money to build a set."

Before Chen Runji finished speaking, he was pinched by Li Hairen.

"You can figure it out, my son has such a good new house, what should I do if I let the miscellaneous people in the crew go over, and it gets dirty and damages the layout?"

"This probably won't work."

Chen Daojun smiled and shook his head: "Father, your company has no funds and told me directly, why are you going to beat around the bush like this?" ”

"I'll just tell mom the code for the door lock, so come along."

Another reason is that Dojoon wants to enjoy the comfort of being alone at the end of a hard day.

Coming out of the house, Chen Daojun fiddled with his mobile phone and hesitated.

Because he wasn't sure if the next job would be right for that person.

But he still made up his mind.

Because, secret work is the basis of Wu Bingjun's work.

When he presses the hotkey on his phone, it beeps.

"Young master, I'm Wu Bingjun."

The other party's monotonous voice still sounded.

"There's something you need to do."

"Speak!"

"There is an entertainment company in Busan called Times Music, which is where singers are trained.

"Yes."

Chen Daojun made arrangements: "Please investigate the financial situation of Times Music Company. ”

"What else should be investigated?" Wu Bingjun was not surprised at all.

"There are too many scammers in entertainment companies, you can check whether it is a celebrity sponsor, whether it is a person who attracts investment, and whether it has a criminal record."

Times Music, in any case, it is easy for such a company to find rich people who want to connect with celebrities.

Among the CEOs of entertainment companies, there is no shortage of guys who only care about being pimps.

It's not uncommon for them to introduce a young woman dressed as a rookie girl group and extort a lot of money by making an album or music video.

If Chen Hengjun works in such a place, Chen Daojun will bring him back immediately.

"Any other instructions, please?"

"That's all."

As a professional, Wu Bingjun quickly even gave the specific time: "Okay, it will take about four days." ”

After hanging up the phone, Dojun breathed a sigh of relief.

When will I get used to the other person's dry voice?

On the third day, Daojun met Wu Bingjun at a café near the company.

He pulled out a thick stack of paper and placed it on the table.

"What is the financial health of that company?"

"Are you an expert in this area, or would it be better to take a look, I have extracted the details of the financial transactions of the company and the president for the past five years."

As soon as he saw a few documents, Dojoon burst out laughing.

The scale is small, the income is at the bottom, and the expenditure is at the bottom.

This is a typical self-sufficient small business.

The owner of this company is an amateur who makes a living doing what he likes, earns less and spends less, and only to comfort himself.

"However, the reputation is not bad, they say that they know the potential of newcomers, and they will make music suitable for different people according to their characteristics."

If so, this company should be successful in the future.

At the moment, the world ruled by idols has not yet arrived.

But in the future, many idols and girl groups have been successful.

And I haven't heard the name myself, so there is only one reason.......

Dojun picked up another document and suddenly said, "This company seems to be operating mainly underground. ”

Wu Bingjun's face changed slightly, but he quickly returned to his original calm face.

"Yes, I don't know exactly what underground means, but as we all know, they only look for undesirable types."

Wu Bingjun asked while collecting information.

"Do you need anything else?"

"Enough, thank you for your efforts."

Wu Bingjun still had a dry tone, and even if he was praised, his voice did not change at all: "It's nothing, then I'll get up first." ”

Wu Bingjun, who was about to continue leaving, must have remembered something, he stopped and asked:

"Oh, what about the new hires, if there is any need for adjustments, please let me know if you have any inconveniences."

"No, I like them all, they're quiet."

"Thank you..."

Seeing Oh Byung-jun's broad back when he left the café, Do-jun sighed softly.

When will I be able to laugh and talk to that guy.

It's easy to obey orders, but it's hard to make friends!

Subsequently, he dialed Jiang Shengyu's phone: "Please help me come forward, I want to buy Times Music, but I have to do it privately." ”

Yeouido, day by day branch.

Zhao Huankui, the president of Times Music, kept shaking his shoulders, as if the suit he hadn't worn for a long time was a little awkward.

Even when I wanted to relax, my trembling fingertips didn't stop.

He trembled and walked to the front desk and asked:

"I'm here to see President Kang Seung-woo, and he's already agreed."

"Are you the CEO of Times Music?"

The female employee at the door of the company glanced at the notepad and confirmed.

"Yes."

"Please come with me over here......"

President Cho Hwan-kyu walked through the luxurious office with a nervous mood.

knocked on the president's office and entered, and a middle-aged man greeted him with a bright smile.

"Nice to meet you."

"I'm Jiang Shengyu, come, sit here."

When I slid my ass onto the leather couch, he started to feel even more anxious.

Day by day is the first person to contact him, but why is he more nervous?.

President Cho Hwan-kyu believes that in order to dispel this uneasiness, it is necessary to investigate what he is curious about in order to attract attention.

"Oh sir, to be honest, I was a little surprised, I searched the internet and found out that Day by Day Invest is an amazing investment company."

"Oh, and the people who run entertainment companies don't know investment companies?"

Jiang Shengyu asked with a look of surprise.

"Ah, because our company is small, I always felt that investment had nothing to do with me."

"You didn't even think about investing, did you?"

Zhao Huankui was stabbed and speechless.

When he closed his mouth, Kang Seung-woo smiled and began to speak.

"Now, get down to business, and listen carefully."

"Okay."

"Every day we will invest in the music of the times."

"Huh? Our company? ”

"Yes, the investment conditions are in line with the rules of the industry, so it is best for President Zhao to go around the surrounding enterprises to understand the general investment situation, you must carefully understand the conditions we provide, whether they are in line with your industry rules, so as not to delay the progress, do you understand?"

Zhao Huankui was excited in his heart, and said reluctantly: "Yes." ”

"Our first investment was 2 billion won."

"This, two billion ......?

Zhao Huankui once doubted his ears, 2 billion was his unbelievable number.

At the same time, another doubt quietly rose.

Why yourself?

"Are you too little?"

Zhao Huankui hurriedly waved his hand: "Oh, no, it's not that ......"

"You should pay more attention to the word 'first' than 2 billion, and if it works well, we can even invest 20 billion won."

President Cho Hwan-kyu struggled to recall last night's dream.

I can't remember, I should have dreamed that the pig farm came out, or that there was green smoke coming from the ancestral grave at home.

"I'm going to put forward only one separate condition."

Zhao Huankui woke up from the illusion and listened to the conditions spoken from Jiang Shengyu's mouth with his ears pricked up.

"It's absolutely not okay to use our 2 billion won investment to feed indie bands and underground singers, just like now, this can only be handled by us."

"So, why?"

"I've heard that the cost of cultivating a new girl group is between 500 million and 1 billion, right?"

"Uh... Yes, even 5 billion can be spent. ”

"It doesn't make sense to put together two teams with $2 billion, so if you do an event right away, you won't make a lot of money, right, so you have to make a lot of money with new people."

"But I have no intention of expanding my business there, it's different from what I imagined, I have the rules for training new people in the company."

When Zhao Huankui directly refused, Jiang Shengyu's face became solemn, and his polite tone began to change.

"President Zhao."

"Hmm."

Will you seriously think about it and answer? You picked up a nugget on the road today, and you think his hands are hot, and you're going to throw him away? ”

(End of chapter)