In particular, Krystal Jung and Jessica Jung sang a Chinese song for Shen Fang, "Borrowing Another Five Hundred Years from Heaven," which was very good and had a great feel to it.

After witnessing their talents, Chen Fang naturally rewarded them handsomely, arranging a grand banquet that evening, including high-end Korean beef barbecue costing $100 per person. The young artists were naturally very happy.

Upon arriving at Lee Soo-man's office, Lee Soo-man poured tea for Shen Fang, Lee Boo-jin, Shen Fang, Shen Lanlan, and Sung Yu-ri. He wasn't blind; Sung Yu-ri's eyes were practically drooling over Shen Fang right now. It was impossible for the two not to be having an affair. However, this was quite unbelievable to Lee Soo-man; the princess was being so generous to Shen Fang. His charm as a major shareholder had definitely reached its peak.

"Mr. Shen, these are the latest financial statements, and some recent profit and loss statements as well."

Shen Fang took a look and saw that the expenditures exceeded 30 million RMB. The details were quite detailed, including the new team, costumes, photography, sound equipment, and renovation upgrades, with each item clearly listed. Shen Fang wasn't worried about Lee Soo-man embezzling, since at this stage, Lee Soo-man wanted to develop the company, and Shen Lanlan was there too. Even if the little good-for-nothing was useless, she could still intimidate people. Besides, Lee Boo-jin was also helping to keep an eye on things.

If Lee Soo-man tries anything underhanded, it's practically suicide.

Then I looked at the profit and loss statement. Making a little money is acceptable, but at this stage, it's unrealistic for Korean idols to make big money unless they break out of Asia. Even top idols in South Korea can't earn that much, given the country's small size and the sheer number of idols. To truly make big money, they need to expand beyond Asia and even go global.

Why does South Korea treat the Korean Wave as a national undertaking? Because the fan base is incredibly lucrative, with a constant stream of new fans, especially those from mainland China – it's a truly remarkable market.

If you want to make big money, you have to learn from Hong Kong in the 1980s; the Korean entertainment industry knows this well.

Smart people never make money they can control. How many people live in South Korea? What about Japan, China, and the Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand region?

Top South Korean idols can earn over 100 times more in mainland China than they do in South Korea. Of course, this is partly due to the dramatic increase in mainland salaries during those years, and partly due to the inherent foreign worship of some people who believe South Korean stars are superior and deserve exorbitant pay, seeing them as easy targets for exploitation.

Many South Korean celebrities have made their fortunes after a trip to mainland China. One trip is enough to earn them a lifetime's worth of money.

Of course, if you give too much to the sucker, the Koreans will look down on you. They'll think, "You gave so much, you're such a bastard, you're such an idiot, you're all a bunch of idiots." (See "The Spoiled Princess" for reference.)

How popular was "The Mischievous Princess" back then? It was a ratings champion and a phenomenal hit TV series. It was even comparable to Qiong Yao's "Princess Pearl".

She is incredibly popular in the Chinese market. In 2006, she rose to fame with "The Mischievous Princess," successfully portraying a lively and adorable character that garnered enthusiastic support from audiences.

Subsequently, she served as a torchbearer for the Beijing Olympics, instantly winning the support and affection of Chinese audiences.

After gaining fame, she released her own Chinese album, "A Single Album," which propelled her career to new heights, selling hundreds of thousands of copies.

It can be said that it reached its peak all at once.

However, people who become too famous are prone to becoming arrogant. Jang Nara's career was ruined by a single sentence.

In 2009, when she participated in the South Korean variety show "Strong Heart", she excitedly let slip during an interview with the host that "I would go to China to perform even if I had no money" and "I would go to China to make quick money if I was short of money".

This sparked outrage among Chinese netizens, who began boycotting her. The situation escalated, and she was forced to withdraw from the endorsement contract due to breach of contract.

Although Jang Nara repeatedly explained that the misunderstanding was due to a translation error (even idiots wouldn't believe her), the damage had already been done. Chinese audiences began to boycott her. Later, Jang Nara tried to regain recognition by participating in Chinese programs, but with little success.

However, it's not just her, and it's not just South Korea that's like this. Those Taiwanese celebrities are just like those South Korean celebrities.

He has one face in mainland China and another in Taiwan, and he speaks without thinking, really without thinking. Take Zhao Xiyan, for example, public enemy number one. During an interview, he even said he used marijuana in Australia and had threesomes.

The most typical example of a two-faced, treacherous female celebrity is Tao Ching-ying.

Years ago, she appeared on W's television program and said that mainland Chinese people were poor and materialistic, that girls from mainland China had never even seen a nice handbag, let alone could afford one, etc. She has made defamatory remarks about mainland Chinese people on more than one occasion, which has drawn widespread disgust and aversion from netizens, who have told her to get out of mainland China!

Then Hunan TV's "Where Are We Going, Dad?" became a huge hit. A reporter interviewed her about whether she would be willing to participate in the show. To everyone's surprise, she said, "Does my family lack money? Why would I let my child suffer like that?" This arrogant statement led the production team to directly attack her: "Which of these five families isn't richer than yours?"

Later, even though she wasn't short of money, she still came to mainland China to make money. She participated in many programs such as "Wife's Romantic Travel," "True Love on the Road," and "The Brain" (most of these programs were produced by Hunan TV, which is outrageous, isn't it? Hunan TV has a dedicated agency, Tianyu Media, that collaborates with these artists from Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and other regions to make money and exploit them).

She even brought her family to work in mainland China. In five years, she earned nearly 100 million NT dollars and planned to settle in Shanghai. But while making money in mainland China, she also went back to Taiwan to criticize the mainland for being unhygienic, uncultured, and having low moral character, claiming that everything in Taiwan was a hundred times better than in mainland China and that everything in mainland China was inferior to Taiwan.

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