Chapter 353: The Scythe of "Korean Trainee" is Too Sharp
"Next, I will announce the selected list."
Twenty trainees appeared on the stage, each wearing a white mask and the same clothes, looking very mysterious.
Looking at them, Su Yang began to announce the answers.
"Number three, number six, number seven..."
Su Yang read out the numbers one by one, and those whose numbers were called out walked out directly, while those whose numbers were not called out stood there waiting.
"Number 19..."
When Su Yang read out the last number, eight people appeared on the stage.
"Congratulations to the eight of you for being selected into the girl group. Now, everyone, please take off your masks..."
After Su Yang finished speaking, everyone took off their masks. The mystery was finally revealed.
Eight people. Looking at these eight people, some are very popular, while others are unexpected.
Among those who were eliminated, there were also several trainees with relatively high popularity, but they were ultimately not selected.
"However, today, someone else will join you. All trainees, please come on stage..."
The next moment, the eliminated trainees all came to the stage and looked at each other. After experiencing the cruel competition, they also gained a lot.
"Next, I will select four more contestants from the eliminated trainees to join the group."
When Su Yang finished speaking, the eyes of all the eliminated people suddenly lit up. Opportunity, they actually still had a chance.
"The first one is Lin Zhenying..."
When Su Yang called out the first name, Lin Zhenying in the team was stunned and looked incredulous.
Seeing Su Yang smiling at her, Lin Zhenying walked forward with a big smile on her face.
"Lin Zhenying, although you were eliminated in the first round, I still remember you vividly. Throughout this long time in the training camp, you were always optimistic and helpful. You believed in friendship, and now I want to tell you that even in this cruel world, sincerity is the most precious thing. Congratulations, and I hope that in the future you can truly use your love to infect the entire team..."
Su Yang looked at Lin Zhenying. Lin Zhenying was a very beautiful girl, chubby and a little plump, with a gentle voice. She was actually quite popular in the entire team.
Before joining the group, Lim Jin-young was just a salesperson in a shopping mall. Today, her fate has changed and she has successfully joined a girl group.
"The second one is Han Shuxian..."
The second person to come out was a girl who looked very baby-like.
"You're a girl who cries a lot, but you're also very cute. You have a great voice, but you're sometimes clumsy. But that's not a flaw; it's your strength. I hope that no matter what happens in the future, you can keep a pure heart..."
Su Yang's praise made Han Shuxian burst into tears again, but in the end she smiled and nodded to Su Yang.
The show continued, Su Yang selected two more people, and finally a group of twelve people was formed.
"Today, we're officially forming a group. I've given this group a name. MENG, which means 'dream'. This is the Chinese pinyin spelling. This name represents dreams and beauty. Now I declare that Dream has officially debuted! I will personally create your first album. Your beautiful future has just begun..."
As the video came to an end, Su Yang announced that MENG had officially formed a group.
In the video, videos of the members' previous performances on the show began to replay. Each of the twelve members has experienced a lot.
The lives of each member have also undergone earth-shaking changes. The twelve of them have different identities and experiences, and even two of them are married, and one of them is a hot mom.
The oldest is 27 years old and the youngest is 18 years old.
Watching this nostalgic video, many netizens were deeply moved. This group is different from all other Korean girl groups. This one is truly a grassroots group. Although there were many Korean girl groups in the past, those girl groups were carefully trained for a long time by major entertainment companies before debuting.
Now, MENG has officially debuted in less than a year. Although their dancing and singing skills are not yet very good, their hard work is obvious to everyone, and we can see their gradual improvement.
“They must be banned…”
"Get lost, Heizi, you dare to shout here..."
"I won't buy their album anyway..."
"You're being too sentimental. Maybe they won't even release an album in Korea..."
"That's right, don't be so self-indulgent..."
"Looking forward to it, supporting Su Yang Oppa..."
"Wow, Su Yang Oppa is so gentle..."
"Release a single quickly, I will definitely support you..."
After watching the video, the comment section became lively. The news of MENG's formation quickly caused an uproar on the Korean Internet.
Although it's been almost a year since the Dream Age incident, countless Korean netizens still harbor resentment. Many people are still watching the Dream Age music video, but the feeling they have is completely different.
For many die-hard fans, they would rather the scam never be revealed so that they can live a happy life.
Now, Suyang's new girl group has appeared again. And the name is very similar. So seeing this news, many Koreans have mixed feelings.
"Korean Trainee" has officially come to an end, and the girl group MENG has officially formed. As for when their first album will be released, we can only wait quietly.
The next day, the show was also broadcast in China and other places. In South Korea, the last episode was really a desperate attempt to reap a lot of profits.
Because it was the finale, and Su Yang was so tricky, the subscriptions for this episode on Seoul Daily exceeded three million in the past 24 hours.
Each subscription costs 50,000 won, which is equivalent to 268 yuan. With more than three million subscriptions, you can imagine how much money Su Yang made in Korea this time.
"Korean Trainee" has finally come to an end, and Su Yang's actions of cutting leeks in Korea have officially come to an end.
Qingyao Media, Tang Qing also laughed when looking at the financial statements.
"Korean Producer" has officially concluded. This originally underappreciated variety show has far exceeded Tang Qing's expectations in terms of revenue. It's simply too satisfying to reap the benefits of profit in Korea.
According to the financial statements, the show "Korea Trainee" has generated as much as RMB 760 million in after-tax revenue in the Korean market alone.
This figure has already excluded taxes and Kim Dae-gil's dividend. The total revenue of this program in South Korea is close to 2 billion yuan.
The leeks were so cut that even the roots were dug out. However, this miracle cannot be replicated. The reason why so many leeks were cut was because Su Yang had accumulated a huge number of black fans during the Dream Era.
Then Su Yang used this deceptive method to directly cut the leeks of the black fans. I don’t know what these black fans will feel when they think about it now.
In addition to the Korean market, "Korea Trainee" has also received good reviews and has a high number of views in China and other places. Combined with these revenues, the total revenue of "Korea Trainee" has exceeded 1 billion RMB.
This does not include advertising costs. As for the production costs, they are even less than the advertising costs.
Tang Qing was very surprised by this income. Looking at Su Yang, Tang Qing wanted him to do it again. Last year, "Longing for Life" was quite popular, but in terms of profitability, it was far from comparable to "Korea Trainee". Even this year's second season probably couldn't compare to "Korea Trainee".
"It's still easier to make money from foreigners."
Tang Qing couldn't help but sigh.
"Stop sighing. It's so easy to make money from foreigners. But making money from foreigners is really great. If there's a chance in the future, I still have to expand overseas. Being strong in the domestic market is not a skill. Being strong in the foreign market is the real skill..."
Tang Qing laughed at Su Yang's words. She agreed, absolutely. Being a big shot in China was just a way to stay at home. The truly awesome people made money abroad and spent it back home.
Even if an artist becomes a top star in China, how can they compare to an international superstar? There is really no level. A true international superstar has a huge influence around the world.
In fact, when it comes to international influence, Su Yang is quite impressive. He's currently a global celebrity, with his singles "Baby" and "Gangnam Style" making him a global sensation. Later, when Dream Era collapsed, Su Yang became a hot topic online.
The international influence is huge, but unfortunately Su Yang doesn't dare to go abroad right now. Su Yang is afraid that he will be plotted against by the chaebol abroad, so for the time being, he'd better stay in China. Once he accumulates more strength and has enough experience in China, maybe he can go to the international market.
Eat your food one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. If you take too big a step, you may easily get hurt.
After Su Yang and Tang Qing finished their discussion in the office, they went directly to the conference room of Qingyao Media.
The Dream team was in the meeting room. Twelve girls were curious about this place. This would be their company from now on.
Seeing Tang Qing and Su Yang walk in, the twelve girls all raised their heads.
"Everyone, this is our President Tang. I think you all know him. On behalf of Qingyao Media, I welcome you all. I'm here today for two reasons. The first is to formally sign the contract..."
Su Yang said with a smile, then took out the contract directly.
The contract is in triplicate, in Chinese, Korean and English, and the contents are identical.
"Everyone, take this contract home and have a professional lawyer review it. After all your hard work, I'm giving you two weeks off. After two weeks, if you feel the contract is fine, you can come back. If you find it too harsh and don't want to join, that's fine too. Let's part ways amicably..."
Su Yang said seriously. Although the group was officially announced, the contract had not yet been signed.
Su Yang's words made everyone nod, and then they began to look at the contract carefully. In fact, they had done a lot of homework on artist contracts before, and they also knew what some of the internal contracts of Korean entertainment companies looked like. Now, they wanted to see what the differences were between the contracts given by their own company and those given by Korean entertainment companies.
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