Volume 5 2013 Chapter 972 Park Ji-yeon's Struggle
Yi Haoyan is not a pure businessman. He is not like Kim Kwang-soo who only cares about profits.
The boy’s attitude towards idols is more of a simple liking.
So before actually implementing this plan, he must meet Park Ji-yeon.
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The last time I met Park Ji-yeon was after the T-ara incident. It has been more than a year and a lot of things have changed.
A year ago, they were a super girl group with CJ standing behind them, running rampant in the circle, with a booming momentum and a hope to challenge Girls' Generation. But now they have become a scandalous group that has been condemned by the entire network, hated by everyone, and has lost a large number of fans.
What a difference in one year.
Such ups and downs made the young Park Ji-yeon see the vicissitudes of life and taste the joys and sorrows of life. Even though she is only 20 years old now, she has a sense of vicissitudes of life.
It’s just because he is too young, so this kind of vicissitudes of life is only in his heart and cannot be seen from his appearance. His behavior is just more mature and stable than before, and he is a lot quieter.
However, after meeting Yi Haoyan, she seemed to have regained her true nature a little.
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"What do you want him for?"
After hearing Li Zhien say that there was someone who could solve her problem, because she trusted her best friend unconditionally, she went to the appointment, only to find out that the person who came was Yi Haoyan.
The little dinosaur instinctively didn't give a good look.
The two have had a somewhat hostile relationship since they met. Even though they later realized that the other party was just giving a good warning, that condescending approach was difficult for the proud little dinosaur to accept, and the bad impression from the past is not so easy to change.
Now just mumbling a word is already very respectful.
Anyway, she is in this situation now, so there is no need to humble herself to accommodate a chaebol young master.
"I came here to save you. Is this how you treat your benefactor?"
Yi Haoyan was not angry either. He calmly looked at Park Ji-yeon, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and felt a little emotional in his heart.
The hot-tempered Taekwondo girl is wearing long pants today, and her two beautiful legs are tightly wrapped in light blue jeans. Even if her perfect curves are not deliberately displayed, they cannot be ignored.
Compared to before, Park Ji-yeon now has a more mature air.
She and Kwon Eun-bi are completely different types of girls.
Enfei has a sweet appearance. Although she is not tall , she has a plump and voluptuous figure with curves in all the right places. She is the type of person with a cute face but a sexy figure. Her overall temperament is still cute.
Park Ji-yeon is cool and tough, tall and long. Her two slender legs are unforgettable. She is handsome and chic, and has a strong aura.
The young man who had his first experience now had some different feelings in his heart when he looked at the girl with beautiful legs.
And next to her there is Lee Ji-eun, who always looks cute and ladylike.
If nothing else, today's meeting was pleasing to the eyes.
"I don't need you to save me. T-ara is not done yet."
If it were in the past, Park Ji-yeon would definitely mock the self-proclaimed "benefactor", but after experiencing so many things, she would no longer get angry about such things. It was really unnecessary.
However, at this point, she didn't think Yi Haoyan could do anything to turn the tide.
He couldn't intervene when T-ara got into trouble, let alone now that the situation is already settled.
Maybe this young master wanted to help, but Park Ji-yeon didn't appreciate it.
"It's only a matter of time. If things keep going this way, you'll definitely disband."
Yi Haoyan tells the truth.
"Why do you say that?"
The little dinosaur is stubborn.
"Because T-ara is no longer making money. Idol groups are meant to make money, and if they don't make money they will disband, you know that."
"Why?! We were so popular last year, almost catching up with Girls' Generation. We were also very popular in Japan. How did it suddenly become like this?!"
As he was talking, the little dinosaur exploded.
Of course she knew that what Yi Haoyan said was true, and she also knew that things would basically develop in this way, but knowing and accepting are two different things.
Even with the support of CJ, T-ara's success in recent years is not a fluke. As the ace of the group, Park Ji-yeon has endured a workload and pressure far beyond that of ordinary girl group members. It can be said that she has worked very hard, and she has done well. Whether it is stage performances, challenging acting skills, or even variety shows, Park Ji-yeon has done a good job.
T-ara’s success is not only due to the accumulation of resources and exquisite planning, but also to her hard work and dedication.
But now she faces the risk of being abandoned even though her grades are pretty good, and Park Ji-yeon can't accept it.
She is not a businessman and will not measure T-ara by gains and losses.
That was her youth and dream, how could she give up like that?
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Looking at the emotional Park Ji-yeon, Yi Haoyan didn't know how to explain.
The T-ara incident had planted the seeds of trouble from the beginning. Even if Liu Huaying's incident hadn't happened, there would have been other problems. The things involved were too complicated, and it was useless to say anything.
He could only wait until the girl had finished venting her anger before trying to persuade her.
"Let's go to China... I've made all the contacts. The market there is huge. You will definitely make money if you go there. If you make money, you won't disband. If you don't disband, you still have a chance..."
"I don't want to. It's different from Japan. Once you go there, you can't come back!"
Park Ji-yeon was not completely clueless. She knew very well what it meant to develop in China.
This time when T-ara goes to China, they will not be just going to run a few tours to make money like other groups, but they plan to focus their main energy there.
It's similar to the previous Japanese plan.
However, the Japanese market is different from that of China. Japan also has an idol culture and music system similar to that of South Korea. Korean idols can not only make money by developing there, but their achievements can also be fed back to their home country, which in turn promotes the development of the local market.
South Korean idols who become popular in Japan will also benefit their home country, Kara is a typical example.
But China is different.
Although the market here is larger and it is easier to make money, there is no similar idol culture and music market system, so idols cannot develop here.
So for South Korean idols, making money in China is one thing, and developing fully is another.
The development foundation of idols is generally still in the local area. Even groups that are very popular in Japan need to take the local market into consideration.
If an idol group is not popular in the local market, it will sooner or later lose the foreign market. At least for now, the standard that determines the popularity and market position of an idol group is still the acceptance of the local market.
Even idols like Girls' Generation and Kara, who are very popular in Japan, need to maintain popularity in South Korea, and they will not relax even if their revenue from overseas markets far exceeds that from the domestic market.
That's the power of standards.
If T-ara goes to China to develop, it actually means giving up the local market. They may make money, but it may be difficult to continue to develop upward.
There are many groups like Kara who became popular in Japan and boosted their popularity in South Korea, and there are also many top groups that are popular in both Japan and South Korea. However, there is basically no one who became popular in China and boosted the development of South Korea.
T-ara going to China basically means withdrawing from the competition for first-tier girl groups.
How could Park Ji-yeon accept this?
