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Chapter 158: The missing queen, the company building

"Li Zhien, female, age 17, she is underage, boss!"

"Age doesn't matter."

"But judging from her appearance, she is not considered a beauty."

"Isn't this little look cute?"

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The more Pei Yun looked at this resume information, the more confused he became: "I have participated in more than 20 selections for large entertainment agencies before, but failed every time.

Later, I participated in many talent shows in South Korea, but still failed to get ahead.This time I participated in The Voice. Because I was too nervous, I only received a moderate evaluation from the instructor here."

Honestly.

Looking at Li Zhien's resume, Pei Yun really couldn't find any bright spots.

Perhaps what stands out most is her persistence.

Keep failing, keep persisting.

South Korea is a magical place where almost all young people dream of becoming idol stars. Every one of them has participated in the selection of trainees and can sing and dance.

But there are not many examples like Li Zhien who have suffered repeated defeats.

Pei Yun, who became more and more curious as he watched, finally couldn't help but ask: "Boss, what do you see in her?"

"Have a dream."

"Have a dream?"

"Correct."

Zhou Yutang put down his crossed legs and smiled happily: "Anyone who has a dream is great."

"Believe me, sign her and you won't be disappointed in the future."

Not only will you not be disappointed.

This little sister who is still running into obstacles will have a very famous stage name IU in the future.

This is the female SOLO singer who will stand at the top of South Korea in the future. She has single-handedly destroyed South Korea's G-chart. The total number of music downloads has exceeded 1.2 million times. She has truly achieved the first place in South Korea. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is the queen of South Korea!

Zhou Yutang originally thought about whether he could catch some mistakes.

Unexpectedly, I got a first prize lottery ticket on the scratch ticket.
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The trip to South Korea is coming to an end.

Mao Xiaoyu booked a flight for tomorrow morning, and Zhou Yutang made an appointment with Li Xiuman for a meal tonight as usual.

"It's really amazing."

Li Xiuman still hasn't changed at all. When he smiles, his eyes become narrowed, and the words "I am an old fox" are almost written on his face.

"Compared to President Li, my achievements are really nothing."

"I'm being humble. When I was your age, I was not qualified to sit in front of big figures in the chaebol and discuss cooperation with them on an equal footing."

The slits behind Li Xiuman's eyes bloomed with light, and she asked curiously: "Is it convenient to reveal the terms of cooperation between you and Samsung's President Li?"

"We will invest together to build a company that specializes in film, television, variety shows and entertainment content. President Li Fuzhen will manage the relationship here, and I will be responsible for the content output."

Zhou Yutang said calmly.

It won't be long before everyone in this circle should know that he and Li Fuzhen are collaborating.

It doesn't hurt to tell Old Man Li in advance.

The expression on Li Xiuman's face was a little stunned, a little shocked, and a little bit as disbelieving as Song Qian, who was acting as the translator.

However, compared to Song Qian who was so shocked that her lips were open and she could hardly speak, Li Xiuman's energy-raising skills were much better, and she raised her wine glass with a smile:
"Congratulations, for being able to cooperate with that President Li, you will not have any obstacles in South Korea in the future."

"Lend your auspicious words."

After dinner, Li Xiuman, an old fox, pretended to ask Song Qian to give Zhou Yutang a treat.

Zhou Yutang smiled, seeing through his thoughts, but did not refuse.

People are in a foreign country.

When the fellow sees the fellow, tears well up.

Zhou Yutang had a good impression of Song Qian, a bright and generous girl from Lu Province, and always treated her as a friend.

I haven’t seen this girl for a while, so it would be nice to have a chat.

Song Qian also cherishes this friend who is obviously the same age but is very mature and powerful. She is still a little nervous in front of Li Xiuman, but she relaxes a lot when she is with Zhou Yutang. She opens her big eyes and asks in surprise: "Really? Yu Tang, have you really reached a cooperation with Samsung Group?"

"To correct you, this is preliminary private cooperation with Ms. Li Fuzhen."

Zhou Yutang rested his hands on the back of his head, smiled slightly and said, "Everyone just takes what they need."

"Wow, Li Fuzhen is the eldest princess of the Samsung chaebol. If you are not here, you don't understand how terrifying the chaebol here is."

Song Qian said with emotion: "There is a popular saying here, do you know the three things that South Koreans can't live without?"

"Which three things?"

"There are three things that South Koreans cannot live without, life and death, taxes, and Samsung."

Song Qian raised three white fingers and counted them one by one.

"It sounds outrageous."

"It's more exaggerated than you think. Yu Tang, you are really popular in South Korea now. I have watched that movie several times with my roommates."

"I remember that the little Crystal in your dormitory was a fan of mine."

"Hahaha, you remember this. She must be very happy to know it. Yoona's SNSD group is also getting better this year. The album "GEE" is very popular."

Song Qian was very happy.

obviously.

She doesn't have many friends here.

There are zero friends who can listen to her true feelings in her native language.

Originally, there was a Chinese man named Han Gen in Sm Company, who was a member of Super Junior. He could occasionally get together to chat in his hometown dialect, but later Han Gen was sent to China by Lee Soo Man in the form of a small team to develop.

Meeting Zhou Yutang seemed to open up my desire to talk.

Zhou Yutang will return tomorrow.

Mao Xiaoyu and Sister Yun were specially given a day off tonight.

I was bored by myself, so I asked: "Is there anything interesting in South Korea?"

"interesting place?"

Song Qian tilted her head and thought for a while, then smiled sheepishly: "South Korea is a very small place. I really can't think of anything interesting at the moment. Compared to our Forbidden City and other attractions like Gyeongbokgung Palace, they are so obvious." With a little family spirit, Nanshan Tower has become quite famous in recent years."

Zhou Yutang raised his eyebrows: "Oh, you mean that padlock place?"

"Yes, yes, how do you know?"

Song Qian clapped her hands, her expression slightly excited and surprised.

In her mind, Zhou Yutang should be the kind of top star who goes to high-end places every day and deals with high-end people.

"I'm not an antique, okay, but if I put a lock on it, why would it be so popular?"

Zhou Yutang shook his head speechlessly.

In fact, he also listened to Shu Chang's talk in private.

Korean dramas are indeed very popular in recent years. Starting from "Blue Life and Death", high-quality Korean dramas such as "Love Hotel", "Witch Yoo Hee", "Stairway to Heaven", "Full House" have received extremely enthusiastic response in the country. .

Song Qian laughed and said: "Actually, this joke was made popular by Korean dramas. Later, Nanshan Tower gradually developed into a famous check-in place. It is said that lovers hang locks with each other's names on Nanshan Tower. That side means good blessings and we will never break up."

"It's nonsense. We should break up and break up."

"Pfft, but South Korean men are not as romantic as shown in TV dramas. They are very calculating."

"It's a pity that it's too far there, otherwise it would be good to go there and watch the excitement. By the way, I know a pretty good place. I'll take you there to see it."

Listening to Song Qian communicating with the driver in Korean, the car drove for more than 20 minutes, twists and turns, and finally arrived at the destination.

"This is under the Han River Bridge, and there are cherry blossom trees on both sides. It's a pity that it's not the cherry blossom season."

"Do you come here often?"

Zhou Yutang got out of the car wearing glasses and a mask.

"The Lonely Agent" is also a hit in South Korea. Now that he is very popular in South Korea, he has to take some precautions. Fortunately, there is no one here tonight.

After Song Qian got out of the car and walked down the gentle slope stairs, you could see the river sparkling under the moonlight.

"Is this the Han River?"

"Correct."

Song Qian pulled Zhou Yutang to sit on a wooden chair by the river, and pointed to the bridge across the upper left: "Look, that's the Han River Bridge. When a train passes on it, there will be very bright lights. It looks like a rainbow underneath through the gaps in the bridge.”

"You seem to be very familiar with South Korea. Do you come here often?"

"The first time we met was when "I Want to Meet You" was broadcast on the KBS TV station here. It was not long after I came here, and it has been almost two years now. You are really amazing and you are already so famous.

I'm still a trainee, and I usually have to work hard for my debut. Occasionally, I feel too tired and I'll go shopping here with my friends. "

Song Qian gradually started talking more and more: "I feel very free here and my mental state is also very relaxed."

The two of them were sitting and chatting under the Han River. Zhou Yutang was mainly listening to Song Qian's detailed description of the social conditions and habits in South Korea.

Know yourself and the enemy before you can fight a hundred battles without imperil.

Since you want to layout and export Chinese film and television content here, it is most basic to have a certain understanding of the market here.

Pei Yun can provide him with information from one angle, and Song Qian's position is even lower. She can also provide Zhou Yutang with information from another angle.

A lot of information is intertwined. The inconspicuous details in this information are very important to Zhou Yutang and will affect his future direction and strategy.

"Yu Tang, I've had several meals with you. Let me treat you to something to eat tonight."

The two sat and chatted for more than half an hour. Song Qian suddenly thought of something and spoke.

"Is there a restaurant here?"

"There are no restaurants, but there are convenience stores."

Driven by curiosity, she followed Song Qian to a convenience store on the edge of the Han River.

The scale is not large, but there are a bunch of instant noodles on the shelves, with various flavors and a dazzling array, which amazed Zhou Yutang.

"According to what we say over there, instant noodles are junk food, and eating too much is always bad. But here in South Korea, instant noodles are a very serious food."

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"Really, many people just eat instant noodles."

Song Qian paid for two boxes of instant noodles and soaked them with familiar movements. Looking at Zhou Yutang's slightly surprised expression, she chuckled and said, "Can you eat it? If not, I can handle it myself." She was soaking it. Just as he was about to move his position, he heard someone shouting weakly next to him: "Um, Sister Song Qian, is that you?"

"Who?"

Song Qian turned around and saw Zhang Hanhan's fleshy face at a glance, and said in surprise: "Seulqi, why are you here?"

"Forehead."

The girl named Seulqi smiled naively and said: "The assessment will start soon. Sister Zhuhyun and I come here to relax. This is..."

She saw the tall and straight figure next to Song Qian.

He only wore a pure black shirt, with silver metal buttons on the cuffs that were particularly eye-catching at night, and simple dark jeans paired with simple and refreshing canvas shoes.

Although Zhou Yutang was wearing a mask, her outstanding temperament and deep eyes still gave Jiang Seulqi a feeling that gradually overlapped with the handsome image in her mind.

Wait, with a hairstyle like that, it couldn't be...
"Hello, I am Zhou Yutang."

Zhou Yutang took off his mask, smiled and briefly greeted Song Qian's friend.

"Ah, hello, I'm Kang Seulgi."

Jiang Seulqi's pupils were shocked and she stayed in place.

Her reflex arc seemed a bit long, and it took her a while to react, and she hurriedly bowed to show respect.

"Ah! Jiang Seulqi, why have you soaked the instant noodles for so long? Are you eating them secretly?"

Another voice came, and a girl with a delicate face ran out of the store.

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When she saw Zhou Yutang, her pupils were astonished. Bae Zhuhyun followed Jiang Seulqi and bowed 90 degrees to Zhou Yutang to apologize:
"I'm sorry! Senior, I didn't mean not to use honorifics!"

Pei Zhuhyun's face was full of shock and panic.

She didn't expect to meet a senior like Zhou Yutang while eating instant noodles here.

He is also a senior who is very popular recently.

Pei Zhuhyun peeked cautiously.

Full of amazement.

Even seeing it with your own eyes is unbelievable.

Jiang Seulqi was not much better than her. She kept tugging at her sleeves with an excited expression.

Under the Han River Bridge.

The instant noodle army expanded from two people to four people.

After chatting briefly for a while, we found out that they were two SM company trainees.

Because he has a good relationship with Song Qian, Zhou Yutang complied with their request for autographs and photos.

But looking at the two people's excited but restrained expressions, Zhou Yutang felt a little funny. At this time, he received a call from Pei Yun. After eating the instant noodles, he took the initiative to say goodbye.

"I still have something to do, so you can take your time and play. The driver will take you back when the time comes."

"Thank you senior!"

Kang Seulgi and Bae Joo Hyun are bowing again.

After Zhou Yutang left, Song Qian and the two trainee sisters didn't stay long and took the car back to the dormitory.

On the way, Jiang Seqi couldn't suppress her curiosity: "Sister Song Qian, are you and this person dating?"

Bae Zhuhyun's eyes also flashed with gossip excitement.

"how is this possible."

Song Qian shook her head and smiled helplessly: "We are just good friends. He came here to participate in a movie promotion event. He just had dinner with Teacher Xiuman in the evening. I acted as his translator and took him around. Don't talk about this matter everywhere, otherwise it will cause trouble to Yu Tang, you know?"

She was calm on the outside, but there were ripples in her heart.

The gap is really too far.

It was so far away that she didn't dare to think wildly.

When facing Zhou Yutang, Song Qian felt like looking up at a mountain.

I really don’t know what kind of girl could be worthy of such an outstanding person.
"understood!"

Kang Seulgi made a gesture of covering her mouth with tape to show that she was tight-lipped.

Pei Zhuxuan also nodded hastily.

Back in the dormitory, Bae Zhuhyun suddenly burst into laughter,

"What's wrong with you, Sister Zhuhyun?"

"Dafa, I want Zhou Yutang's autograph and photo."

I thought it would be a big loss because I practiced too late today and ended up not going to the movies with sister Yoona. I didn't expect that fate was so wonderful that I could capture the wild Zhou Yutang.

Pei Zhuxuan looked at Zhou Yutang on her phone, who was posing with her scissor hands for a photo, and said in a very excited tone: "Ah, Seulgi, I suddenly understand why you like him."

"When you see him in real life, he looks even more handsome than in the movie, right?"

"Yes, it feels like all the trainees in the company will turn into amateurs when standing in front of him!"

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"Strange, why are so many trainees asking for leave today?"

After the dinner with Zhou Yutang, Li Xiuman returned to the company and continued working.

After several meetings in a row, I went down and walked around the practice room below.

He likes to watch the energetic trainees sweating. Their dreams are constantly laying a solid foundation for his entertainment kingdom.

There were obviously fewer people in the practice room today than usual.

It seems that none of the SNSD members are here, as well as Bae Joo Hyun and a few potential trainees.

But Li Xiuman didn't care.

Somewhat absent-mindedly, I returned to the office and sat down, my mood still unable to calm down.

He took off his glasses, leaned back, and sank into the boss's chair. Zhou Yutang was always in the mind of this old man from the South Korean entertainment industry.

From the time he first came to commercial performances to make money, now he is actually collaborating with big figures like Li Fuzhen.

This rate of progress is simply frightening.

His fingers were crossed and tapping rhythmically, as if he had seen the grand occasion of that young man taking over the entertainment industry.

Lee Soo Man murmured as if in a dream: "The South Korean entertainment industry will soon change."

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The trip to South Korea comes to an end.

Zhou Yutang sat in the back seat of the car thinking about the gains and losses of this trip.

First of all, the biggest gain is naturally reaching a cooperation agreement with Li Fuzhen.

The second thing is that I picked up Li Zhien through mistake.

It has been handed over to Pei Yun, the first sister of Jiangdong Film and Television's South Korean branch.

It doesn’t matter if your singing skills are not good enough at the moment, and it doesn’t matter if your stage performance is poor. Just find a vocal teacher to take care of you. Gold will always shine.

Finally, there are the benefits brought by "The Alone Agent" and "The Voice".

He participated in several promotional activities in South Korea and the results were good. When Zhou Yutang left South Korea, the number of moviegoers had exceeded 620 million. SHOWBOX estimated that the final number of moviegoers would be around 680 million based on box office trends.

This has topped South Korea's annual box office title so far this year.

The popularity of "The Voice" in South Korea has also attracted advertising from large groups such as LG and SK. If the ratings are stable above 18%, it will likely bring dividend profits of more than eight figures.

Zhou Yutang, on the other hand, came up with creative ideas and supervisory staff, and did nothing else. It was like just picking up money in a sack.

After returning to the capital, I was directly taken to a meeting by Sister Shuang.

"Over there with the crew of "Youth", you, the boss, have to go over there and take care of things."

"Let's wait until Magnolia comes back."

Zhou Yutang rubbed his forehead, feeling a little tired after the long journey.

"The second and third seasons of "Classmates" are scheduled to be broadcast on June 6. The first payment has been received. The final season will start filming in July. Do you want to arrange for Yang Mi and the others to participate in a variety show on Mango Channel?"

"You can make money so quickly?"

Zhou Yutang instantly became energetic: "I'll call and make arrangements. Let's go to "Happy Camp". This time, I'll take Xiao Zhao and Li Yao with me, and I'll ask Teacher He to take care of them."

Such a true performance made even Sister Shuang laugh: "The ratings for the broadcast last year were good, so I renewed my contract for the next few seasons. Mango TV wants to maintain the relationship with you, and it will be fun to make money this time."

Generally speaking, Kuaiben only invites popular celebrities.

Zhao Liying and Li Yao are not included in this list, so the crew of "Classmates" did not have them last time.

However, Zhou Yutang once again deepened the cooperative relationship with Mango Channel because of "Singer", and his status is not what it used to be, but he still has this reputation.

"Zhang Yiming has reached an agreement. They urgently need to recover the funds and require full payment. You have to go and talk to Zhang Yiming in person."

"How much money is there in the company's account?"

"Including the newly arrived "Classmates" money, the funds available are nine figures."

"I'm going to negotiate. It's definitely not a loss to buy a nine-story building at this time. Sister Shuang, if you have the money, buy two apartments. You will definitely thank me in two years."

Zhou Yutang nodded slightly and answered the message with his cell phone while speaking.

Several hit projects have multiple profits, plus dividends from "The Voice".

Together they have hundreds of millions of working capital, an advantage that even some large companies do not have.

"Forget it, the real estate industry is not stable this year. If the house goes down at this time, will you be able to take over?"

Li Shuang shook his head and sighed: "Why don't you wait any longer? I feel that housing prices may still fall next year."

As a general under Zhou Yutang, Sister Shuang earned seven figures last year and is also a relatively wealthy woman. There is absolutely no problem in buying a house in the capital, but she does not agree with Zhou Yutang's idea of ​​hoarding real estate.

"Sister Shuang, please don't regret it in the future."

"Haha, don't worry, I definitely won't regret it." Sister Shuang tossed her hair, full of confidence.

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Seeing that he couldn't be persuaded, Zhou Yutang put down his cell phone, stood up and said, "Let's get here first, I have something important to do."

"Meet Zhang Yiming?"

"No, don't call today. We can wait until tomorrow to talk about anything."

Zhou Yutang picked up Liu Yifei by car and took her to a place.

Liu Yifei's expression was a little nervous and a little shy. She tugged on Zhou Yutang's sleeve and said weakly:
"Xiao Zhou, do you have to do it?"

(End of this chapter)