The Rise of Korean Entertainment

It took nearly 12 hours to fly to Los Angeles. It took off from Japan in the morning and arrived in Los Angeles in the morning!

It’s another 14 hours of flying back to Seoul. It’s night when we depart from Los Angeles, and it’s still night when we arrive in South Korea.

Li Menglong is not the kind of person who is obsessed with money. In order to be in good condition, he directly booked a first-class flight. However, the flying iron man couldn't stand it anymore, and after landing, he had to plunge into a new round of flying with a clear head. Brainstorming.

Fortunately, there was enough time on the plane, Li's father analyzed it well enough, and coupled with his own spirituality, the context of the whole matter was clear. What Li Menglong needed now was to convince one person after another with various interests and prospects.

It was ten o'clock at night in Seoul, when people were relaxing after a busy day. Li Menglong entered a bistro according to the address. Fortunately, the people he wanted to meet were not famous celebrities, and no one came to say hello.

This is the first time I have met the Li Menglong across from him. Although he is considered a close relative, even when Li Soonkyu was in such a difficult situation, he never mentioned looking for this person. Naturally, Li Menglong had never thought about it.

However, as his biological brother, Father Li still knows his brother well, so it was through his help that we met now: "Hello, senior Li Xiuman, I am Li Menglong!"

"Sit down, let's call you uncle together, we are all our own!" The other person seemed to be an old man, wearing glasses and smiling, and there was nothing domineering about him at all.

However, Li Menglong has heard a lot about this person's methods. This person's reputation is based on the bones of his opponents and his own artists. After all, he who built S*M, the number one entertainment company, with his bare hands is not kidding. of.

If this doesn't explain anything, then Lee Soon Kyu has done so many excessive things, and Kim Young Min and Park Xiang Min can endure it all the time, just because of this old man, this old man who left s*m to cultivate himself!

Even though I'm not in s*m, I've never looked after Lee Soon Kyu in a positive way. It’s not that Lee Soo Man is too cold-blooded, it’s just that it’s unnecessary! In s*m and even the entertainment industry, it is enough to know that Lee Soon Kyu is his niece Lee Soo Man. Who dares to do more? Or if you want to do something, you can give it a try! At least no one has dared to try it so far!

"You are responsible for that swagger? You have a very good sense!" Li Xiuman took the filled wine glass from Li Menglong and took a small sip.

"It's all the hard work of everyone, I didn't do anything!"

"Men, don't be too humble, be more domineering! After all, you represent a company!" Li Xiuman seemed to be reminiscing about the past when he spoke, and the occasional hint of fortitude was enough to make Li Menglong look at the little old man.

"I would like to ask, do we two need to talk about girls today?"

"After all, she's my niece, and besides, I still have a lot of shares in s*m!"

The topic was over at this point. Li Menglong was sure that the other party had understood what he meant, because Li Xiuman clearly told him that he still had the ability to influence s*m and had the intention to do so.

But the reason is because of the so-called niece? It would be hell if Lee Mong-ryong believed it. Whether it was Lee's father, Lee Soon-gyu or even his own perception, they all knew that Lee Soo-man was not this kind of person.

I feel like Lee Soo Man keeps his personal feelings and work very separate. To idols, he can be their father in private, treating them to meals and giving them pocket money. But when it comes to work and betrayal, what will he let the idols know? It’s called life worse than death!

Although it seems a bit contradictory and even cold-blooded, Li Menglong still admires him. At least he is simple. For example, now he will not talk about anything related to family relationships at all. Li Xiuman will not care, but Li Menglong cares too much.

So what can be discussed is interests, and the best expression of interests is money!

"You mean you want to use money to buy Girls' Generation? I'm not talking about whether you have that much money or not. Even if Girls' Generation dies in s*m, at least now, it can't be sold because it's a shame!" Lee Soo Man said than Kim. Yingmin was much more decisive and rejected the proposal directly.

It seemed that the topic was about to reach a deadlock, and Li Menglong spoke again: "If buying it doesn't work, then can I rent it?"

"Rent? Rent Girls' Generation?" Li Xiuman burst out laughing: "Are you renting for a day or a month? Do you want me to give you a 10% discount if you rent on an annual basis?"

"I respect you very much, because you once had a respectable resume! But please respect me a little bit, because your current resume is not bad, right? At least I'm not a fool who talks nonsense!" Li Menglong handed it to the other party again. A glass of wine and a bite of barbecue.

Looking at Li Xiuman who was deep in thought, Li Menglong had to say that the other party was a smart man. He first directly faced the threat of his junior, and then quickly discovered the brilliance of Li Menglong's suggestion.

Putting everything else aside, why is s*m unwilling or unable to sell Girls' Generation? The superficial reason is that the girls who have renewed their contracts will not only take up a lot of the company's resources, but the money they earn for the company is really not much more than that of the new group.

The fundamental reason is the unique influence of girls. As a cross-generational girl group, they have represented the face of s*m to a certain extent, and even drawn an equal sign.

A person might consider selling a kidney or a liver, but would anyone sell a brain?

After leaving Girls' Generation's s*m, if nothing else, the sharp drop in the stock price was enough for them to bear.

But in the past, Hot, TVXQ, and SJ were as popular, why could they disband? Because there are successors. For example, SJ was abandoned now because EXO is about to take over.

However, the S*M girl group is in embarrassment. A FX fell over there, and even the hem of Girls' Generation's skirt can't be touched. There is no replacement. As for the launch of a new group, that will be a few years later.

So now s*m is also in a dilemma. If they don't renew their contract with Girls' Generation, they can't do it. If they do, it will affect their own metabolism. This is why Kim Young Min is hesitant. However, Lee Soo Man made it clear that he cannot terminate the contract.

But what about renting?

"Tell me in detail!"

"There's nothing to say. Rental. As the name suggests, I pay and rent everything the girls have! Girls' Generation is still yours, but I am responsible for everything during the lease period." Li Menglong knocked on the table: "You guys I have money and free up resources. The key is that the girls are still your artists. I am simply a living Lei Feng!"

Li Xiuman clapped his hands lightly. He personally appreciated Li Menglong's genius idea, but there were still many things to consider, because so far Li Menglong had suffered a big loss.

He, Li Xiuman, has met many people, but he has never seen anyone who is focused on suffering. So he wanted to see what Li Menglong was doing, not to mention his feelings. He didn't believe it.

Li Menglong sat there calmly, eating and drinking when he should. At least so far in this conversation, he had the upper hand, because he guided the topic, and Li Xiumin was thinking passively, even if the other party wanted to ask next Li Menglong can guess everything.

"Of course s*m has to pay a little, otherwise I will suffer too much. Of course, it is a matter of mutual benefit!" Li Menglong said some of his requirements. The core meaning is that Li Menglong values ​​​​s*m's overseas channels.

Within Korea, Lee Mong-ryong can still find a way whether it's TV dramas, movies or even songs, but for the whole of Asia, he and his SW are pitifully insignificant. How many years did it take SM*M to lay out channels that radiate to the entire Asia, and even North American channels.

It feels fair to say that Lee Soo Man is a little fair, because this was all done when he was in power. To put it bluntly, channels are king. Otherwise, even if Girls’ Generation releases an album, it will not be sold in Japan and China, and the concert will only be If it can be opened in South Korea, it is of no use. There is no money to be made in such a small market as South Korea.

So now the balance is somewhat balanced. Li Menglong spends money to rent everything from the girls, while s*m has to pay for channels other than South Korea. Does s*m suffer?

Of course not, if Girls' Generation is not included, the business of s*m's overseas departments can be reduced by at least half, and the key is that no one can use s*m, because it is not famous enough, so it can be said to be a waste.

As for Li Menglong's appeal, in Li Xiuman's eyes, it is naturally to make money, otherwise? This process is a bit like subcontracting. Although the money Girls' Generation can earn seems a little small to Lee Soo Man, to outsiders, it is still a huge amount of money.

What makes Li Xiuman even more excited is that once this model can be operated well, it will be a good way to solve the surplus of its own stars. S*M's ultimate positioning is to be a star factory, always enjoying the highest profits. Li Xiuman is excited.

But there is still an essential problem, Lee Soo Man cannot represent s*m.

"This is my problem. You don't have to worry. As long as the two of us have reached an agreement, it's equivalent to having an agreement with s*m!" Li Xiuman straightened his body when he spoke, letting people see that he is still the one who holds the power. Lee Soo Man.

After sending Li Xiuman away, Li Menglong stumbled and lay down on the floor of the barbecue restaurant. He was really tired talking to the other party, and he couldn't compromise on details. Li Menglong seemed to have an electric drill drilling in his head.

But at least the result was pretty good, but the time left for him was a bit urgent, so Li Menglong could only get a large handful of snow outside the door, put it on his face and rub his forehead, until it turned into snow water, then rushed to the next door. a location.

"What are you doing here at this time?" The boss lady is checking the accounts today, so midnight is a free time and suitable for this work. She was really surprised to see the somewhat embarrassed Li Menglong.

"Do you believe me when I say I'm hungry and come over for a meal?"

"What do you think? My fried chicken is not so delicious that you have to fly back from Japan, especially to eat it in the middle of the night, right?"

"Then when I say I miss you, is it more false?" After Li Menglong said this, he took two steps back to let his boss Nian slap him in the face, and then leaned against the glass window and stretched hard.