Volume 2 2010 Chapter 159 T-ara
No matter what you have been through, what you have paid, or how much sacrifice you have made.
Yi Haoyan still fulfilled the agreement with Girls' Generation and made a plan to prepare a surprise for Kwon Eun-bi.
The negotiation process was extremely difficult.
The main reason is that these sisters are always looking for trouble and always want to stir up trouble. There are also two sisters with ulterior motives, Yoona and Tiffany, who bring their own goods.
Yi Haoyan once felt that this idea was digging a bottomless pit for himself.
Fortunately, with the help of several reliable sisters, the plan was finally completed. Just waiting to execute it, Enfei will definitely like it.
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Yi Haoyan's love affair inevitably attracted the close attention of his aunt Wang Ruhui.
The Queen of the Sun family issued the highest instructions as soon as she learned about it.
Go home for dinner.
By the way, explain the situation.
So after the Chinese New Year, the family’s first dinner revolved around a discussion about Yi Haoyan’s love affair.
Wang Ruhui was somewhat opposed to it. She felt that the child was too young and this was not reliable.
Son Hyukjae was very calm and thought it was not a bad thing to give it a try.
Sun Eun-hee fully supports it and is very enthusiastic, but unfortunately she has no say in family meetings.
"Isn't it too early to start dating now?" Wang Ruhui looked at Yi Haoyan with some concern.
This sister treats her youngest son as her own son.
She is worried about falling in love now when she is still not well.
"Have you talked to Professor Kim? What does he think?" Sun Hee asked the key question.
"Yes, I have."
Yi Haoyan has been insisting on doing consultation, and Professor Jin knows everything that has happened to him during this period.
“The professor knew it from the beginning;
He encouraged me to reach out to society and meet people;
He also supported this interaction;
They also suggested that I didn’t need to make my illness public, as it wasn’t serious. There was no need to put pressure on the other party.”
"But... after all, you are still a minor!"
The expert's advice made Wang Ruhui feel much more at ease, but the excessive concern still made her unable to relax.
"You just worry too much!"
Son Hyuk Jae laughed.
"He's not Eun-hee! What is there to worry about as a boy's parent?
Shouldn't the girl's parents be the ones who should be worried?"
Sun Hyukjae narrowed his eyes and added with a smile.
"Haoyan is a sensible person. I think many adults don't have the maturity of his emotional outlook. What are you worried about?
Haoyan is not the kind of young man who would accidentally kill someone!"
This last sentence is too powerful.
Except for Yi Haoyan, everyone at the table laughed!
Looking at my calm and composed uncle, my smiling aunt, and even my giggling cousin.
Yi Haoyan was stunned.
Is this the adult world?
So terrifying!
Sun Enxi laughed secretly at her cousin's surprised expression.
It seems that no matter how mature his thoughts are, they cannot make up for his lack of experience. He is still an innocent little boy at heart!
My uncle's explosive remarks directly ended the topic.
He took the opportunity to talk about what he had recently discussed with Enxi. He never hid these internal matters of the group from Yi Haoyan.
This precocious child can understand, and telling him these things is beneficial to his growth.
"CJ Entertainment may be planning a reorganization."
Sun Hyuk Jae looked at Yi Haoyan and said.
"The resources of the group's four major sectors, film, media, music, and games, will be integrated into a new company. It's just an intention at the moment, but the trend has been determined. What do you think?"
…
What do you think?
Just wait and see?
How would I know this?
etc!
Why is uncle asking this?
Thinking of his family background, Yi Haoyan was touched.
"Is my uncle going to be promoted?"
He blurted out this sentence out of the blue.
"Hahaha!
Ah~ you really are~"
Sun Hyukjae shook his head and sighed, stroking his hands without saying a word.
"I see."
Yi Haoyan replied with a smile.
“Actually, I’m only interested in idols, I don’t know much about anything else;
The restructuring should be related to internationalization, but I don’t know anything else.”
“It’s great to see this!”
Son Hyuk Jae laughed.
"Since you are interested in idols, CJ also has an idol company. Do you want to learn more about it?"
"Which one?"
"(C ore Content Media) CCM. The president is Kim Kwang-soo. He previously launched SG Wannabe and SeeYa. He was a gold medal agent and was a well-known entertainment company representative in the 1990s. Later, it was acquired by CJ Group. Currently, it has launched a 6-member girl group T-ara, which is developing well. President Kim hopes to rely on CJ's resources to let them challenge Girls' Generation's status."
Sun Enxi reported a series of information like a treasure trove.
"T-ara?"
"You know?"
"I mentioned it when I was chatting with Girls' Generation, and later I went online to learn more about it."
"How about it?"
Yi Haoyan smiled bitterly and said helplessly.
“Maybe it will be popular, even a big hit.”
"But there is no way I can challenge Girls' Generation!"
"Why do you say that?"
"Is it a question of strength?"
My uncle and cousin didn't understand Yi Haoyan's conclusion. Only my aunt ate calmly.
"Let's not talk about our strength first. President Jin's idea is wrong."
Yi Haoyan asked Sun Heejae curiously.
"Uncle, is there someone in CJ who thinks highly of him? Do they want to use him to enter the star production field? Expand the industry?"
Son Hyuk Jae remained noncommittal.
Yi Haoyan spread out his hands.
"CJ and SK are the only two companies in Korea that control the distribution channels. All music production companies have to release through these two channels, and they act according to your wishes.
Now you want to get involved in the content production field by challenging Girls' Generation?
This is overstepping the boundaries! Are you going to drive out the three major brokerage companies?"
Sun Hyuk Jae smiled with a gleam in his eyes.
"Is it not possible? The Big Three have long wanted to get rid of us and play on their own. Why can't we go back and forth?"
“I don’t think it’s a good idea.”
Yi Haoyan shook his head.
"It's not a simple thing. It's not easy to move from being a channel provider to a content producer."
"CJ also had subsidiaries that made idols before!" Sun Eun-hee asked puzzledly, "FNC is one of them. The band FTISLAND launched in 2007 is doing very well. Now they are launching a new band."
"We have always had a content production company." Worried that Yi Haoyan didn't understand, Sun Enxi quickly added.
“It’s different in nature.”
Yi Haoyan said seriously with a serious expression.
"The band is not the mainstream of the Korean music scene. These are not a threat to the Big Three;
It's nothing more than the relationship between eating meat and drinking soup. Anyway, idol singers' careers are short, so you can tolerate drinking soup or even eating meat for a few years. After a few years, when the artists are out of fashion, they can come back.
The ability to continuously promote their idols is the confidence and foundation of the Big Three. And this foundation is inseparable from the support of top idols. Just like SM's HOT, SES, Shinhwa, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior and now Girls' Generation. JYP's Park Ji-yoon, GOD, Rain and Wonder Girls, DSP's Crystal Boys, Fin.lk, Lee Hyori, and YG's Big Bang, etc.
Every agency relies on the rise of superstars it has cultivated, accumulating initial capital and popularity, laying the foundation for a big company, and only then does it have a say in the industry. "
Yi Haoyan paused.
"The Korean market is too small to accommodate too many big companies. If YG rises, DSP may fall."
After saying that, he looked at Sun Eun-hee.
"Now CCM says it wants to rely on CJ to challenge Girls' Generation? Who is it going to drive out? CJ is such a big company and wants to come in. How many people will it have to drive out? In the past, CJ only ate meat and drank soup in the content production market, and other companies could still have some hope. Now it wants to take over the bowl and smash the pot! What do you think other companies will think? Will they fight to the death with CCM?"
The atmosphere suddenly became a little depressing.
Sun Enxi was speechless for a moment.
Son Hyuk Jae, on the other hand, looked calm and composed.
"Hao Yan!
What you said makes sense. But, are you overestimating SM? Now, even the three largest companies only have a market value of 100 billion won, which is less than 600 million yuan.
And we.
Not to mention the entire CJ Group, the asset market value of CJ Entertainment alone after integration is more than 8 billion RMB! It is more than ten times that of SM! And we also control the music distribution channels. In this country where capital is king, there is no reason for us not to win! "
Yi Haoyan shook his head.
“Money is not everything. Unlike the purely commercial nature of the publishing industry, the content production field is more unique and somewhat similar to the art industry. Talent, connections, reputation, experience and influence are the most important. And these cannot be acquired in a short period of time with money and resources.
Every company in this field has its own way to survive. Although it is not worthy of being on the stage in the eyes of the chaebols, it is not easy to crush them;
There is a saying in the Celestial Empire;
A powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake! CCM’s plan will not work! "
Sun Hezai was surprised by Yi Haoyan's attitude.
Although he was not the one leading and supporting this plan.
But in his opinion, this method is also feasible.
I didn't expect Yi Haoyan to be so pessimistic.
If he hadn't had a series of amazing ideas and plans before, Sun Hyukjae would have thought he was an ignorant person.
For a moment he frowned and hesitated.
"It's not your business, why worry so much!"
Wang Ruhui complained.
My nephew and my husband disagree.
She was not an expert in the field, so she could not discuss the matter directly. She could only make jokes to ease the atmosphere.
"Isn't it my uncle who is responsible?"
Yi Haoyan was very surprised.
Seeing how clearly his cousin understood the details, he thought it was a project prepared by his uncle for her!
"No! The Sun family is not involved. This is a major event involving the development direction of the group. The Sun family is not involved?"
Yi Haoyan was a little bit unbelievable.
Wang Ruhui waved her hand disdainfully and said, "CJ Group is not named Sun~"
Sun Heejae chuckled and returned to his usual honest and simple appearance, as if his wife's sarcasm was a compliment.
Not your surname Sun?
Of course not Sun.
CJ’s last name is Li.
It turns out that the Li family was behind this matter.
No wonder my uncle is so concerned.
But since it had nothing to do with the Sun family, Yi Haoyan didn't care. He changed the subject and mentioned another idea.
"We are all expanding our business, so why not change our thinking? Why not try to control the downstream industrial chain?"
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"The downstream industries of brokerage companies like SM are also areas that can be invested in and operated."
" They are content producers, so where is the downstream?"
"Yes, art high school is one of them."
Yi Haoyan looked at his uncle with a smile.
"Arts High School?"
"Well, most of the students who attend art high schools are artists or trainees, and most of the talent from brokerage companies also study there. Although there don't seem to be many of them now, and their influence is not enough, they may become a downstream channel for supplying talent to brokerage companies in the future. Why can't we make a plan first? Even if it can't become an industry that controls the source of talent for brokerage companies, it's still very profitable as a private high school!"
"Oh? That's a unique idea!"
"My uncle can arrange for someone to investigate and evaluate whether it is feasible. If it is really done, the talent sources of these brokerage companies will be restricted by others, but this is not something that can produce results in a short period of time."
An ordinary dinner provided the Sun family with new development ideas and also brought a new task to Yi Haoyan.
Although he is not optimistic about the Tara girl group plan, he still wants to accompany Son Eun-hee to CCM to remind Kim Kwang-soo.
Just do your best and leave the rest to fate!