The Rise of Korean Entertainment

While the girls continued to complain about the company and its male artists, Li Menglong himself stood in front of the sink. After turning on the faucet, he stood there in a daze.

Although he has something to do these days, Li Menglong also has to think about it when he has nothing to do. Is it possible that he will really stop making movies? If that's the case, although the company can develop well, it will still be an average company after all.

It's not just Li Menglong who is thinking of a solution these days, Li Enxi has also been in contact. It can be said that the two of them have not cut off the phone in the past few days, but the girls have not noticed it, and after some With this complex understanding, Li Menglong's fear of this circle has become much deeper.

To put it simply, the entertainment industry is a high-risk but profitable industry, and high risks are only for small companies without capital. As long as you gain a foothold in a certain industry in the entertainment industry, you will almost never lose money. As for making money, How much depends on the capabilities of each company.

Because the entertainment industry is one of South Korea's established national policies, the entire country is tilted in terms of policies and taxation. Therefore, when Hong Kong's entertainment industry is weak and Japan's entertainment industry only shrinks back to its own country and relies on animation as its main output, South Korea is At the turn of the new century, Asia's overseas markets are rapidly expanding.

With NRG and Hot entering China, TVXQ has taken over Japan. It can be said that they have succeeded in exporting idols. Then, with the continuous cultivation of talents, variety shows, TV series, and movies have also followed suit.

It’s no joke that a quarter of the people in South Korea rely on the entertainment industry for their livelihood. Unlike other industries, a popular star can at least support more than 100 people directly or indirectly.

This is not an exaggeration. Of course, the company’s planners, front desk, agents, their own assistants, stylists, related beauty salons, and even the clothing stores they sponsor and the crew of the TV series they film, cannot all rely on one person. , but wouldn’t it be enough if dozens or even hundreds of celebrities come together!

Of course, it is not enough to have the support of the state. After all, businessmen are chasing profits. The government is just equivalent to building a platform and establishing a golden avenue. What really makes people like moths flying to the flame is the terrifying profits.

No one can say exactly how much money can be earned from this business, and it is not uncommon for some to lose everything. But as far as Li Menglong himself knows, the idol industry alone is worthy of the idiom of making a million profits, which is what it means literally!

Take S*M as an example. The company's top or popular groups basically release a group every two years. Except for super popular groups like Girls' Generation, the contract can be revised in five years, and it usually takes seven years after their debut. After that, the contract will be changed accordingly.

As for the horrible slave contract before the contract was changed, many fans have heard of it. Regarding the specific details, Li Menglong can only say that Jiuyi is compassionate enough. What is worse is the mainstream. The kids from AOA have been in the industry for more than three years after debuting. They rely on the pocket money given by the president to buy clothes and snacks, because they can't make any money!

The fact that the girls can change their contracts in advance does not mean that Lee Soo Man or anyone is merciful. It is just that the girls make too much for the company. They want the girls to make more and longer for the company, so showing sincerity is a kind of Very good approach.

Such an exaggerated contract is justified by the company. This is all the cost of training for so many years! This is indeed understandable. Girls have basically received professional guidance from s*m for about five years.

But what did s*m pay? How many teachers? A practice facility? An overcrowded dormitory and food expenses of one to two thousand yuan per meal? Of course, these training expenses are small, mainly due to the corresponding resources spent by the girls when they debut.

As for how much the so-called resources are worth, it’s hard to say, but an album still costs hundreds of millions. Many small companies or small groups that sign contracts usually only have one or two albums. If they don’t become popular, they will be over. The company even All went bankrupt.

But big companies like s*m don’t worry about this anymore. If one piece doesn’t work, they’ll get another one. If two pieces aren’t popular, they’ll copy the scandal again. When celebrities can be mass-produced, s*m will embark on a prosperous road. .

It has also achieved the goal of making huge profits, but due to the size of the market and the number of people in its hands, entertainment companies are destined to promote only two or three groups of idols. No matter how much these groups of artists earn, they will ultimately be unable to compete with them. Profits from two or three big-budget movies.

It's similar to how entertainment companies make a profit of one to ten thousand, while movies make a profit of one to one. However, the upper limit of investment for entertainment companies may be several million or tens of millions, but for movies, it can reach more than one billion or even tens of billions.

The forms are different, but the principles are the same. The entertainment industry is very profitable, and big companies are simply picking up the money. When the cake gets bigger, many people will naturally want to take a piece of it, even if they are not engaged in this industry.

South Korea is a country that has a somewhat deformed existence due to historical reasons. To put it simply, the gray transactions of various rights within the country are simply frightening. And because it imitates the democratic electoral system of the United States, there are struggles between several parties every time there is an election. will reach their peak.

Campaigning requires money, and there are many sources of money, and political donations from the entertainment industry are also an important source. How much of it can actually be used for campaigning is another matter.

So basically all the companies that are famous in the entertainment industry have this behavior of "paying protection fees". As for the form, it is usually in the form of shareholding. Anyway, there are so many small shareholders in the company, who knows which one is The one who eats dry stock.

The main reason for SW is that it is developing too fast, and it has not yet reached the start of the general election, so it is considered calm now, but can they escape this money? Those who have paid may not necessarily care whether you will be ostracized, after all, no one in power can affect them; but those who do not pay will 100% be ostracized, that is certain.

Both Li Enxi and Li Menglong had doubted whether the cj represented a certain party or specifically the will of the candidate. Under the general environment, Li Menglong did not mind sharing some interests. After all, he was not a pedantic person.

It's just that it's a bit petty to ask people from CJ to come and say this. Anyway, Li Menglong doesn't think highly of CJ or the people behind them. Although it has nothing to do with Li Menglong as long as he pays the money, he still shows the money. What a pleasing person.

Silently sorting out the things in his mind, although there is still no good solution, it does not prevent Li Menglong from feeling better: "oppa! What are you doing! Water..."

Following Xu Xian's reminder, Li Menglong discovered that a lot of water had come out of the sink. The main reason was that the stacked bowls and chopsticks blocked the sink, so the water accumulated and even came out. He hurriedly suppressed it. Faucet, looking at the wet ground, Li Menglong was also very embarrassed.

"What's wrong? Did Li Menglong get into trouble again?" Li Shunkyu on the other end also started to hesitate, because the girls were getting ready to take a rest: "Hey, if you want to play in the water, tell your sister. I will take you to the water park when I have time. She looks very beautiful in a swimsuit!”

"Thank you in advance!" Li Menglong took the mop Xu Xian handed him and began to wipe it. Fortunately, not much leaked out: "You can go to sleep first, I will do it!"

Li Shunkyu nodded and was about to leave as a matter of course, but there was Xu Xian: "I can't let you do it alone, I will accompany you!"

"Hey, be good, Xiaoxian! I'll buy you some candies later!"

Li Soonkyu felt a little embarrassed standing there for a while, half of his body turned around, but should he leave now? Seohyun stayed as the maknae, but she, the sister and girlfriend, just left like that? It doesn’t feel right!

So she rolled her eyes and soon came up with an idea. She saw Li Shungui standing on the spot facing the living room, waving to the girls who were getting up one after another, and then gestured with his mouth: Come and eat delicious food. of!

Lee Soon Kyu's actions alone are very suspicious, let alone these words. Will Lee Soon Kyu think of them if they have delicious food? He must have eaten half full before he came out to call for others, and he was the kind of person who asked for benefits one-on-one.

That’s why the girls wouldn’t be fooled. They didn’t even have the urge to poke their heads in and take a look. In a matter of minutes, the living room was deserted. Only Li Shunkyu turned around dejectedly and said dissatisfiedly: “Me too. Here to help! What do you need from me?"

According to the normal rhythm of conversation, the answer at this time should not be no need, you go to rest, etc., but would Li Menglong be so polite? Or would he be so polite to girls other than Seohyun?

"Oh, go wash the dishes in the sink!" Li Menglong said without raising his head.

Eating and washing dishes is a matter of course, but when the number of people eating is increased to ten, it becomes more terrifying, so Li Soonkyu immediately found an excuse to evade: "I have to go on stage tomorrow, and my nails are all new. Don’t get wet!”

"Oh, there are gloves there! If this one is too big, there are smaller ones in the cabinet! They were prepared for you when you bought them!" Li Menglong smiled happily.

Li Soonkyu felt so tired for a moment. We were all a family. Is it appropriate to be so mean-spirited? However, she didn't know who forced Li Menglong to do this.

Fortunately, she, Li Shunkyu, is not a spoiled young lady. She is not so entangled in washing the dishes. She is just unhappy. Why should she wash the jobs of those dead girls? It's not fair!

Seemingly seeing through Li Shungui's little thoughts, Li Menglong came over and suggested: "How about we make a rule in the future and wash our own dishes by ourselves?"

Li Soonkyu almost agreed, but fortunately he restrained himself in the end, and then kicked Li Menglong hard with one foot: "Go to work, don't keep thinking about tricking me..."