Korean Entertainment: Perfect Cheating Life

After NCT 127 debuted, more things came one after another. Lee Soo Man, Kim So Min and the five center executives were so busy in a short period of time that they had dark circles under their eyes.

Kim So Min combined Tik Tok and Kakao big data to determine the direction of SM's future artist personalities.

Idols who are more popular due to traffic and data are perfect but also have some small flaws that are flesh and blood and harmless.

This means that the new-generation idol characters launched by SM cannot be as perfect as the dolls in the window as they were in the beginning.

The person chosen by the planning department as a typical new-age idol is Kim So-min herself.

She is a walking hot spot, "arrogant", "rich", "feminist", and has multiple shortcomings and buffs stacked up, but these are harmless.

Every time her shortcomings cause heated discussions among her haters, passers-by and fans will help her whitewash herself without the need for the company and four-star public relations to take action.

The management of the planning department suggested: "Next year's overall transformation can start with NCT."

"There are many children who debuted in NCT, especially when the big group is together, there will be more people. If the whole group participates in a TV variety show, the camera can't take care of everyone, and it's impossible to dig out the personality of each member."

"The members of NCT have been training at the same time, and they know each other very well. They take care of each other, understand each other's jokes, and can also show some team spirit."

He sorted out his thoughts and continued, "So I still suggest that NCT film more group variety shows of their own company and let the members play the games they want to play."

Kim So-min: “Sure.”

Li Xiuman: "We have a dedicated entertainment department, as well as the entire variety show PD and screenwriter team. They are all very mature and can fully export our own variety shows and use the new era video platform to promote variety shows."

Kim So Min: "I'll put the recorded variety show on YouTube first. Have you watched Tik Tok?"

The managers answered yes.

She played several Tik Tok hot zone videos with high likes on the big screen. "The variety show should be mainly in this style, according to the public's aesthetic taste, and filmed in a relaxed and happy style, and should reflect more of the members' characteristics."

The art director's eager eyes were forced back by her look.

"Be careful not to be too neo."

The art director felt a little aggrieved: "Okay."

The style planning was finalized, but Manager Zheng, who was in charge of the trainees, had a headache about the content of the next report.

"Director-nim, there are too many internal trainees this year. The Peninsula market is seriously saturated and can't accommodate so many idols."

Girls' Generation, EXO and Shamkan are at the most suitable age and can still be active for many years. It is impossible for them to disband the group in order to launch a new group like HOT did.

But the peninsula market is so small that they are in a difficult position.

Jin Zhaomin, who was rich and powerful, concluded for them: "Chuangzhong."

"Many of our trainees in Zhonghua are the most suitable. Moreover, I opened an entertainment company in my own name in Zhonghua and bought a building and land."

Li Xiuman was still a little reluctant: "In the United States..."

Kim So-min held her chin with one hand and said earnestly: "Discrimination based on skin color has always existed, but the Chinese fans who grow flowers are the most loyal and have the most purchasing power. We have the data and sales in our hands, so why should we go far away and look for something close?"

Taylor was suppressed by multiple American capitals just after he rose to prominence, let alone them.

"BTS, who became popular this year, also released a Chinese song. Even a small company can do this. We are SM, the benchmark of the entertainment industry. How can we give up our strengths and focus on our weaknesses?"

"The NCT system established with reference to the Japanese AKB48 will be a huge family. Just like the youngest group NCT DREAM on the peninsula, a youngest group will be cultivated in the island country and the flower planting city."

"As I recall, many of the trainees for Ways and Wish are underage."

"Wait until the fixed time for each sub-team to combine into a group, and then release the group album."

"During the idle period of the four teams, we will select songs with the best style based on fan votes to form the U team."

This answer touched Li Xiuman's heart deeply, and his eyes sparkled.

Kim So-min: "I have connections in all three TV stations, so it will be no problem for me to go to a few variety shows in the future."

There is no idol singing stage for "Zhonghua", and the idols' future prospects are probably acting and variety shows. The path taken by Way's children will be very different from that of the Peninsula and Island Country teams.

However, she has her mother's family in flower farming, and she has connections with Universal and Shochiku companies in the island country.

There will be no shortage of resources anywhere.

Li Xiuman knocked on the table and said, "What we need to ensure now is the stability of the NCT members. We have invested too much in this team and we cannot afford to fail."

Almost all managers frowned.

"But, Weishen's current plan is almost all for flower growers...flower growers have no sense of contract."

Only four people ran away from the entire entertainment industry of the peninsula, all of them were from SM company, and all of them were flower growers. This made the entire peninsula doubt the contractual spirit of flower growers.

In recent years, ordinary flower growers working in the peninsula have not only been marginalized, but major companies have also laid off all flower growing trainees.

Li Xiuman's face looked a little ugly: "Even flower growers have children like Lay and Victoria."

Jin Zhaomin said calmly: "Forget about the past, let's meet the new couple and their parents first."

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As a senior executive, Kim So-min, together with Lee Soo-man and others, met with the group of trainees from different countries and their families who were preparing to debut.

The conference room was large, just enough to accommodate so many people. A long contract with SM Company was printed out and distributed to everyone present.

Li Xiuman spoke a few words, and other executives also gave some inspirational speeches. They tacitly left the final summary to Jin Zhaomin.

She said in fluent Chinese: "Hello, I am Jin Zhaomin, the largest shareholder of this company."

"First of all, I would like to congratulate everyone here for qualifying for their debut."

Having said this, she paused for a moment, and the smile on her young face could be described as cruel, making all SM executives dare not look directly at her expression.

"But isn't there an old saying among flower growers that says 'the ugly things should be said first'?"

"Everyone here is a big shot. I believe you can see that the contract terms are already good and liberal enough."

"The NCT group system is the group that our company will focus on launching next. I have invested a huge amount of money and connections in it."

"Whoever is against me and blocks my way to wealth, I will make life difficult for him."

After she spoke, the whole room was eerily quiet, but she repeated her words in Japanese without caring.

Obviously, her arrogance as a little girl made many parents frown unconsciously.

Many of the new trainees come from wealthy families, and some of their parents are wealthy people with assets worth hundreds of millions or even billions.

Director Zheng tried to smooth things over with a bitter smile.

"We are very sorry because several members of EXO tore up their contracts and caused us to suffer heavy losses. We don't know much about overseas children and hope that all parents can understand the difficulties of our company."

He hinted at the reason for Kim So-min's arrogance: "Although Somin is young, he has connections with Kakao, Sixing, and CJ, and also has connections in the flower planting and island countries. So, please believe that it is the best choice to leave your child to us professionally."

Even though Kim So Min left a bad impression on some parents, because SM is indeed the only dominant company, parents still signed the contract under the eyes of their children.

"Arrogant", "bad tempered", "female tyrant".

This is the first impression that all the new members of NCT's new sub-group have of Kim So Min.