Chapter 239: Returning Words One by One
When major personnel changes occurred within YG, Bigbang's second world tour "Alive Galaxy" sponsored by Samsung only had the last three shows left at the Seoul Olympic Sports Stadium.
Although YG was in chaos, it didn't seem to have any impact on Bigbang's concerts. Fans even found that they were more excited on stage. Every time there were five people on stage, one would shout and the other would yell, and they were having a lot of fun and making a lot of noise at the same time.
Although there is no news about 2NE1's contract renewal, Bigbang is still there, Kwon Ji-yong is still there, and YG's stock price is slowly recovering under this circumstance.
On the day when the five members of 2NE1 discussed contract renewal, Yang Hyun Suk and his brother were also doing handover at the company.
Ever since the higher-ups cut ties with Yang Hyun-suk, he felt that everything went by very fast. The fines for smuggling and illegal gambling could not be avoided as Lee Won-mi had to transfer the money from the company. The worst part was that YGX had been involved in sex, money and power transactions with the higher-ups, and the president who had already taken office sent people to investigate as a formality to erase their own traces, and other evidence was submitted to the procuratorate.
Yang Hyun-suk, who was rejected by President Park, naturally thought of taking the evidence and turning to another political party for help. However, he did not expect that the other party also directly rejected him.
When he was full of confusion, he suddenly thought of Li Yuanmei, who had gained his trust in the company in the past two years...
"You are not on the side of the Samsung Crown Prince! So the other party...you are on the side of the Samsung Princess?" Yang Hyun-suk was a little furious in the CEO's office, and he looked at Lee Won-mi with despair, "For so many years...you have been pretending for so many years."
Li Yuanmei smiled, propped up her chin and crossed her legs. She tilted her head and said calmly to the person in front of her who was struggling and sinking deeper into the quagmire: "Ah, you've been discovered. Compared to the brother who has average ability but has the advantages of gender and birth time, the sister who is capable and favored seems to be more likely to be followed by others."
Samsung has always been about passing on the business from father to son, not from father to daughter. Although the eldest daughter of this generation has an older brother, she is the first person in a hundred years to serve as CEO of a Samsung subsidiary.
The brother turned his thriving business into a loss-making one, while the sister turned a long-declined hotel into one of the best hotels in Korea.
"Aren't you afraid that I will report you?" Yang Hyun Suk took a deep breath.
Li Yuanmei laughed, "At this time, I am not that important."
The two looked at each other, and Yang Hyun Suk sat dejectedly on the sofa.
No wonder the other party has no interest in the evidence they present, because everything is already in their control.
Ye-eun lay at the door and eavesdropped. When she heard the noise inside gradually fade away, she raised her hand and knocked on the door: "Ouni, can I come in?"
"Come in, inside."
As soon as she entered the room, Ye Eun couldn't help laughing. Yang Hyun Suk, who usually sat in his boss chair to scold artists, actually sat on the sofa this time, which artists usually didn't dare to sit on when they were scolded.
Her happy smile made Yang Hyun Suk even more angry. He turned around and glared at Ye Eun, "What the hell did you do in there?!"
Just an artist, just an artist! Yang Hyun Suk's hands were shaking and his face started to turn red.
People who follow K-pop across the country and even in Asia sympathize with her and her artists, while he is being judged from all aspects of morality and law.
How did everything come to this? Yang Hyun Suk glared at the two of them.
Ye-eun ignored his glare and just smiled as she walked over to the desk, "Ouni, aren't you going to talk to us about the contract renewal? The other directors are here."
"Okay." Li Yuanmei glanced at Yang Hyun-suk and curled her lips, "Mr. Yang, you can leave first."
Yang Hyun Suk couldn't help but curl his lips as he looked at the two people in front of him. Now he was reduced to being asked to leave the office by others.
"Hey, President, wait a minute!" Ye-eun called him respectfully. Facing his complicated expression, she suddenly smiled, took his toys from the table and threw them in front of him, "President, you forgot your things!"
Yang Hyun Suk turned his head and raised his hand to touch his ear which was rubbed by the toy he once collected. He was extremely angry at Ye Eun's humiliation. He roared: "Lee Ye Eun, don't go too far!"
"Hey, President, now you also know that using things to embarrass others is too much." Ye Eun smiled and tilted her head, "I don't think you had this understanding when you threw things at me?"
Although it was Zhilong who protected me in the end, I still feel angry when I think about it.
Li Yuanmei raised her eyebrows, and couldn't help but turned her head and laughed when she saw Yien with her arms folded across her chest and looking superior.
He was calling the president respectfully, but his behavior was completely impolite.
Yang Hyun Suk was stunned for a moment, obviously having forgotten about this matter a long time ago.
"Ah, and the president is the one. Artists who leave YG are nothing." Ye-eun smiled with her eyes curved, "After all, bribes must be taken under the guise of an artist."
Well, this sentence is a revenge against myself and Zhilong for saying that Bigbang will be nothing without YG.
Yang Hyun Suk put down his hands and looked at Ye Eun in silence.
"Ah, after working in the company for so many years, it's time for you to go home." Ye Eun waved at Yang Hyun Suk and said calmly, "After all, President, you are actually the ugliest one in YG."
The words he had used to insult the artist were being returned to him one by one, and Yang Hyun Suk was so angry that he couldn't say a word. He looked at the girl in front of him who he thought would bring him countless profits but ended up dragging him into the abyss, and he couldn't help but raise his foot to walk over here.
"Hey, Mr. Yang, please leave quickly, otherwise I will call security." Li Yuanmei calmly pulled Yien behind him.
Seeing Yang Hyun Suk take a deep breath and turn away, Li Yuanmei couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Yi Eun, "You really hold a grudge, when did he throw something at you?"
"Ah... I can't remember clearly, maybe two or three years ago?" Ye Eun blinked, curled her lips and took Li Yuanmei's arm, looking up at her and acting coquettishly, "Ouni, if I do this to him, he won't retaliate against me, right?"
Li Yuanmei laughed, "Don't worry, what else will he have when he comes out?"
2NE1's contract renewal went smoothly under the leadership of Lee Won-mi. In order to keep the "wronged" girls, the current legal representative and CEO even "generously" allocated some shares to them.
Among them, Yien’s shares were just enough to become a shareholder with voting rights in decision-making, while the other four girls became small shareholders holding LP shares and only enjoyed the right to dividends.
When the contract was signed, several directors already knew that there was something fishy going on. However, as small shareholders whose shares were not as large as those of artist Ye-en, they could only watch quietly as Lee Won-mi, who owned the majority of the shares, divided the profits among the artists.
"Ah, since 2NE1's treatment has been raised, Bigbang can't be left behind, right?" Lee Won-mi crossed her hands and supported her chin, turned her head and blinked at Ye-eun, "They have also made great contributions to YG, do you have any objections?"
The members of 2NE1 who earned company shares inexplicably are still confused. When did they become "wronged"? And why does the company give them shares? Doing charity?
How come Yeen suddenly became a shareholder with decision-making power?
The four of them were stunned by the contract renewal which was a "reward" given as a formality without any objection from anyone.
The captain was still in a confused stage, and Ye-eun nodded with crooked eyes, "Of course I have an opinion!"
Li Yuanmei smiled and tilted her head to pretend to be puzzled: "Oh? What's your opinion?"
"Hey, everyone is holding YG shares and they are discovered by outsiders, and we don't know what to say? And Zhilong, no, some artists don't like to deal with these things at all," Ye Eun smiled slyly and winked at Li Yuanmei, "Compared to YG... YGplus seems to be more suitable for some artists, right?"
Li Yuanmei laughed and looked at the other directors. "That's true. Isn't our YG going to build a new building thanks to GD's kid? YGplus is originally a branch responsible for music sources, albums, and concerts. It's normal to give some branch company shares as a reward to the great contributors, right?"
"...Normal." One of the directors curled his lips, looking helpless. Anyway, before the shareholders' meeting, the new CEO had already said that the dividends of other shareholders would not change, and all the distributed shares would be transferred from her personally, so they naturally had no objection.
Even though YGplus is currently the most profitable branch of YG... after all, it not only includes all the profits from YG artists' music, but also part of the profits from all entertainment companies that have cooperated with YG.
Li Yuanmei nodded, smiled, and clapped her hands together. "Everyone has no objection, that's great. Some of my YGplus shares will be transferred to GD in the next few days. If you want the artists to continue to make money for everyone, you should also let them have enough to eat!"
Lee Won-mi, who is scheduled to help Samsung's eldest daughter enter Samsung's headquarters in two months, doesn't care about the money from YG at all. After all, Samsung's dividends will flow into her pocket continuously in two months.
She couldn't help laughing when she thought about how this incident actually started with Yang Hyun Suk. She turned her head and looked at Ye Eun, "Ah, Ye Eun, you are also a shareholder now. I heard that you have some suggestions for the artist's schedule? Let's hear if it makes sense."
"Yes." Ye Eun laughed, "Yes, when President Yang was here, the artists' schedules were either completely suspended or they were too busy to do anything for a while, so I want to ask the president and the directors if they can slightly adjust YG's previous working model?"
She passed the documents she had prepared long ago.
The four members of 2NE1 sat anxiously among a group of shareholders. Moya, are you guys starting the shareholders' meeting like this? Let us leave first!
However, when they heard Ye-eun talking about 2NE1's next work plan, they looked at each other and silently nailed themselves back to the stool.
Ye-eun looked at the shareholders calmly and said, "The focus of our work in the next month will be our 2NE1 art album, but the stagnant work of other artists also needs to be restarted. For example, Tablo's work has been suspended for a year and a half. We can't just sign someone else and leave it there, right?"
"...But, President Yang said before that he is not making much money now." A shareholder hesitated.
Ye-eun smiled with her eyes curved. "Even if an artist of this caliber doesn't make any money, he won't lose money. It's better than just letting him sit there doing nothing, right?"
"Is it possible to only let artists hold concerts to make money, but not spend money on comebacks?" Ye-eun propped up her chin with a smile in her eyes, "The artists who have time to spare should move. Some are too busy... Reduce their schedules a bit."
Everyone looked at Ye-eun, who calmly flipped open the plan, "Wasn't GD's second solo album originally scheduled for August 18? But it was postponed because the concert schedule arranged by the former president was too full. Now I think it's better to release it on August 18. Hasn't the venue for the subsequent tour been decided yet? Shouldn't we move it to after GD's solo comeback?"
She spoke in such a selfless tone, saying that she only wanted to make her boyfriend happy. 2NE1 and Lee Won-mi couldn't help but lower their heads and curl their lips.
Seeing that other shareholders were somewhat reluctant, Li Yuanmei cleared his throat and said, "Ah, I know that if GD's tour is shortened, everyone will lose a lot of money, but we can't just make the decision. Shareholders, please vote."
Yien looked at her and cast her vote according to the formal procedure. Li Yuanmei covered her mouth in surprise after seeing the result: "Oh my, among the shareholders with decision-making power, the total number of shares of shareholders who agree is so much."
…The few shareholders who voted against glared at the other “friends” who were thought to be on a united front, and those who were glared at looked away guiltily.
This is the mall! The mall! You need to understand the current situation! It is obvious that the CEO is biased. Does he have to go against this woman from Samsung?
Even the president was fired by her!
They looked at Ye-eun who was smiling with satisfaction at the result, and couldn't help but lower their heads again.
When this person gets older, the people in the company will probably change. After all, now they are openly seeking benefits for the artists they are on good terms with.
After a day of meetings, Ye-eun was so tired that she slumped down on the table. Li Yuanmei propped up her chin and shook her head with a smile, "We've only just started, and you can't hold on any longer?"
"I have to be busy at Samsung too. In fact, I'll just give this to you so that I can get the dividends..." Li Yuanmei said meaningfully.
“No! I’m too tired, too tired.” Ye Eun slammed her chin on the table with her eyes squinting. “Besides, I’m not that conceited. You want me, who just graduated from business school and has activities, to run such a big company? Then our YG might really be finished!”
She smiled and pressed her face on the table, "Unnie, do you have time to let me grow up slowly?"
"Yes." Li Yuanmei looked at her and teased, "As long as your father is still here, you can grow as long as you want."
Ye-eun also laughed, "Mo, stop squeezing him! Ah, of course, the latest new technology can be tried out on our music show stage."
On February 1, 2013, 2NE1’s official SNS once again released the English version of the song "I Love You" to inform everyone that all members of 2NE1 had renewed their contracts.
At the same time, the official platform announced that 2NE1's AME album will be available on all platforms on February 14, Valentine's Day. The large-scale publicity, which is different from the past, made everyone sigh that YG seems to be better after Yang Hyun Suk is gone.
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