The Rise of Korean Entertainment

What comes after the album is released? At least the answer that most idols expect is not to rest. This is completely contrary to the thoughts of the girls at the moment. This is not to say that the girls are so unique, but the height they stand at is different, or that back then When they were young, they thought the same as most people.

After an album is released, if it is ushered in a break, it will definitely not be a compliment. It means that the album is tepid or even a failure. When the competition is so fierce, there may be no next one. Album, next chance.

Even if the company behind you is very powerful, you will still be willing to come and take the blame. However, the time of silence is at least measured in years. A group of people who have gambled their youth here have delayed a whole year of good time. That scene is definitely not comfortable. That’s it.

Therefore, keeping busy is the most mainstream wish. It is best that the promotion of one album has not ended yet, and the next album has already been put on the agenda, and the middle of the two albums is filled with various commercial performances and advertising endorsements. In short, it is good to have a smell of money permeating the time.

It’s just that these are the thoughts of newcomers. Girls have already passed that time. Besides, they have actually experienced the so-called death journey. Two or three singles and albums are released a year, and the whole process is mixed with business. They didn't know how they managed to survive that period of time due to schedules such as acting and variety shows. Even now, they still wake up when they occasionally dream of similar scenes.

Therefore, they are not people who talk in vain. As seniors who have experienced this, it seems reasonable for them to ask for a break. Besides, they can’t make enough money. This is something they are particularly sure of. Although it is wrong to make more while they are young. A correct concept, but they find that even making money while resting seems to be enough.

And now it sounds like Kim Taeyeon means that her rest is going to be in vain? This is a bit inappropriate: "What else can we do? It can't be another album, right? TV series, movies, etc. are even less reliable. What else can we do if we don't take a break?"

It's no wonder that the girls are a little confused. I really can't think of any other jobs to arrange for them. From TV series to movies to albums, is it possible to give them a group variety show? Not to mention that this idea has some possibility. After all, the film business of SW Company is sufficiently conspicuous, but it still cannot cover up the brilliance of variety shows.

Any company with two directors, Liu Zaishi and Luo, can achieve similar results, not to mention the professional team behind them, including even Li Menglong. As for the girls, they can only be regarded as entertainers. resources, imagine that a variety show can be linked to Girls' Generation at any time, it will be much easier to produce such a program.

"Variety show?" Kim Taeyeon frowned after hearing the girls' speculation. After all, this possibility cannot be said to be impossible. Then they really won't be able to survive. Kim Taeyeon even felt the need to take out Look through the contract to see what the liquidated damages clause is. If they can afford it, they might as well terminate the contract!

The girls were a little scared at this time. Why did they have to go over the contract? It is said that no one read the contract when they signed it. They just confirmed the profit ratio. After all, it was drafted by Li Sungyu and Li Menglong. , are there any pitfalls here? Or is this necessary?

"Have you forgotten one thing? It has been three years since we came to the company, but we have never held a concert. You yourself know how profitable concerts are!" Kim Taeyeon finally dropped the bombshell The bomb directly knocked the girls speechless.

Although they had not discussed this matter with them specifically, they themselves knew that the plan had been prepared. After all, the money was not free, but That's almost it.

Singers have always earned much less than actors, and the corresponding comparison is undoubtedly that singers pay more. This is already a tacit fact. However, top singers can often earn as much as actors, which mainly increases their income. Right at the concert.

It can be said that if every singer can hold a concert, the income of the entire singer circle may exceed that of actors. After all, to a certain extent, the profits from concerts are pure profits, which actors cannot compare with.

Singers first spend many years as trainees, then continue to release albums to accumulate popularity, appear in variety shows to promote themselves, and earn income through album sales, commercial performances, and endorsements. In theory, this can be regarded as the entire career of a normal singer.

Once you have accumulated enough fame and fans to hold a concert, you will find that the concert is a guaranteed profit-making business. If you have a thousand people, you will make a thousand people's money, and if you have ten thousand people, you will make ten thousand. People, and something more novel happened during this process. The scale of investing 10,000 people in the early stage does not seem to be much larger than the scale of 1,000 people, at least not ten times worse.

So the conclusion drawn is that once a singer can hold a concert, the larger the scale and the more performances, the money earned will increase geometrically, and this is additional income outside of normal work. If you have to make an analogy, Just like working during the day, using your professional skills to make money secretly at night is almost the same, and you may make more than your salary!

Girls are the top idols and have influence throughout Asia. It can be said that their concerts are almost for making money. This is why many big-name singers are keen on holding concerts. They really make money. !

The start of the concert cannot be said to be too sudden. It seems a bit straightforward to announce the start of the world tour for no reason, so the necessary foreshadowing is still needed. The more niche excuse is the use of which to debut. Anniversaries, group reorganizations, etc., and the most commonly used one is undoubtedly the release of an album. By announcing this news incidentally, the cost of publicity can be saved, which is considered to kill two birds with one stone.

In fact, girls are not opposed to holding concerts. Even they themselves do not think that they hold concerts purely for money. If they have not stood on that stage and faced tens of thousands of their fans, they will not understand that. A trembling feeling.

They do not deny that there are financial factors, but at the same time they also enjoy the scene of standing in the center of the stage and breathing together with countless fans. Even if they think about it now, they will feel happy. Compared with meeting across the screen, this kind of The scene is undoubtedly the greatest reward for fans.

"Don't be impulsive. It's a concert. It's not just one or two domestic shows. Maybe it will be a world tour!" Li Shunkyu had to remind his sisters, don't always think about the good side, this life will be lost. ?

It was like a spell that directly woke up the girls who were trapped in their imagination. Only then did they realize that the scale of this concert should not be small. It is conservatively estimated that there should be more than a dozen performances, and the concert is a physical activity. ah.

A normal concert lasts at least three hours, but the girls here basically increase it to about four hours to express their sincerity. Even if there are many of them and everyone goes out for a solo session, it will only last about an hour at best, that is, The girls collectively had to hold on for nearly three hours, which made their legs feel weak just thinking about it.

"This is after we first filmed TV series and movies and then released an album. It means that we basically don't have to think about rest this year. To be precise, we should think about how to survive!" Kim Taeyeon, as the leader, is a gift to the sisters. After summarizing the current situation, a group of people ran down in a swarm after a while.

The girls woke up earlier because they were thinking about the forum, so they succeeded in blocking Li Menglong, who was still sleeping, in the room. However, Li Menglong who was woken up was strangely calm. He seemed to be happy with this scene. It doesn't feel strange.

This appearance of Li Menglong made the girls a little disappointed. Yoona and the others who were jumping on the bed jumped down out of boredom. Of course, they did not forget to scold Li Menglong, which made him quite speechless: "What do you mean? I still have to cooperate with you, right? What a good idea, why don’t you go to bed if you have this time? Dreaming may come faster!"

Yoona and the others wanted to refute, but they were stopped by Kim Taeyeon. They came down today and had business to do: "Ah, you should have a copy of our contract here. As our agent, you can't do anything." Don’t say no!”

"Uh, contract?" Li Menglong repeated. He thought that these people were here because of what happened last night. It seemed a little different: "Yes, there is, but why do you want that? Sign all of them It’s over, isn’t it too late to look at it now?”

Seeing Li Menglong's confident appearance, the girls became even more angry: "Isn't it because I believed your flattery in the first place? Otherwise, wouldn't we have been fooled? Don't say these useless things. Let us spend money to teach you a lesson." , what is the liquidated damages, just tell us the number!"

Although I don’t know what these people are crazy about, it doesn’t affect Li Menglong’s stimulation of them: “This lesson is quite expensive to buy. If I remember correctly, the liquidated damages seem to be in the eleven digits.” , a friendly reminder, the first number is not 1, can you guess the specific number?"

"Ten hundred billion..." Kim Taeyeon counted hard with her fingers, and then came up with an incredible number: "Ten billion? It's not even ten billion. Why don't you grab it? When did we become so valuable? Already?"

"Hey, look at what you said, it's illegal to steal money. Besides, it's not as fast as asking you for liquidated damages. As far as I know, some emerging live broadcast companies have made a fortune from this!" Li Menglong is here! Bian said with great interest: "Besides, the number was not so big at that time. It was Ms. Lee Soon-kyu's suggestion, and we carefully respected each other's opinions. Now it seems that Comrade Lee Soon-kyu still has a sense of responsibility. He has to abandon his small family in the face of big rights and wrongs." Guarantee everyone, this spirit is worth learning from everyone, applause!”

To describe this applause as sparse is too much. After all, only Li Menglong was watching the excitement here with interest. The other girls were not so happy. The group of people were looking at Li Shungui with suspicion. This Is there a traitor among them?

Li Shunkyu never took the initiative to speak because he was betting on whether Li Menglong would forget it. After all, it was not a big deal and it had been so many years. It was so normal to forget. Who knew that this guy not only remembered it clearly but also said it directly, even if he pretended to forget it? It’s okay!

But now is not the time to settle accounts with Li Menglong. She now has to face questions from her teammates and sisters. She does not want to be called a traitor. This is quite inconsistent with her usual image of loyalty. This is not her character.

"I didn't know at the time that there would be a day when I would terminate the contract. Think about it for yourselves. Are there any other companies that provide the sharing and restrictions in this contract?" Li Shunkyu defended himself here: "Since So should we worry about the company voluntarily terminating our contract? In order to prevent this from happening, I set a super high liquidated damages. This is also a guarantee for us. My whole heart is for the combination, you can't You have wronged me!"

The other girls were dumbfounded after Li Soonkyu said this with good intentions. After all, it sounded like the same thing. They should really be worried about this kind of contract. At least before this moment, the girls had never Have you thought about terminating the contract? Are you saying that you have wronged Lee Soon Kyu?

However, Li Menglong was still awake. As an eyewitness of that day, he combined the vague scene and Li Soonkyu's words and seemed to feel that the matter was not as just and awe-inspiring as what Lee Soonkyu said.

At that time, the liquidated damages were set very low. According to Li Menglong, there was no restriction on both parties. If the girls had some special circumstances, they could flexibly jump out. As for what the special circumstances were, he had not thought about it. It was just a precaution. Just one.

Who knows that Li Shunkyu doesn't appreciate it at all. In her opinion, the contract itself has no problems at all, and no company can offer such a favorable contract. As for the company, she is undoubtedly the major shareholder, so what else will happen?

In this case, it is natural to set the liquidated damages high. According to her original words at the time, it was too low to reflect our status, so this sky-high liquidated damages appeared. By visual inspection, it was almost No one will come to poach, and they can’t do it!

But when Li Menglong was about to say these words, he saw Li Shunkyu's warning eyes. Compared with the mild threat just now, it was basically a blood feud. If Li Menglong dared to speak, the next moment Li Shunkyu would dare to come and kill the family. Anyway, She couldn't survive either.

Considering that he still had a long and happy life to live, Li Menglong also stopped and watched the girls forming a circle over there saying these heart-warming words to Li Shunkyu. I have to say that this scene seemed quite beautiful. !