On October 10, the second episode of "Running Man" was broadcast. The competition between RM family and TVXQ also attracted more viewers. The segment where Jung Yunho and Kim Jong Kook tore off each other's name tags also made the program ratings directly soar to 14.3%.
Kim Jong Kook used his great physical strength to pin Jung Yunho under him, but Jung Yunho tore off Kim Jong Kook's name tag with a difficult dance-like move.
Since the two people tore off each other's name tags almost at the same time, the winner and loser had to be determined through slow motion using a high-speed camera. In the end, Jung Yunho narrowly defeated Kim Jong Kook by 0.1 seconds, helping the TVXQ group win the final victory.
The front reply floors on ABS TV, SM Entertainment, "Running Man" and TVXQ's official inschool homepages are all filled with TVXQ fans.
1L's comment: "Captain Zheng is the best! Fairy Queen will always love you!"
2L commented: "Our Yunho defeated the muscular man Kim Jong Kook with his agility, the boyfriend power is Max!"
3L commented: "The melody that Jaejoong hummed during the show was also very nice. Is it a new song that TVXQ is going to release?"
4L commented: "Captain Zheng is behind Zhong, which really gives people a sense of security. Not to mention, they have a good CP feeling."
5L commented: "Is the above person crazy? If you want to ship CPs, go read your BL novels instead of putting them into reality!"
Soon, TVXQ's queens had posted thousands of comments on these official homepages.
Kim Tae Hee also watched the second episode of "Running Man" last night. She asked Song Yi, "Was it planned by the PD and the screenwriter that Jung Yunho would tear off Kim Jong Kook's name tag?"
Song Yi was slightly stunned. He touched the back of Jin Taixi's head and said, "Of course, you can see this. Others say that pregnancy makes women stupid for three years, but you are not stupid at all."
Kim Tae Hee was annoyed, "I am a top student who graduated from Seoul University. Who do you think is stupid? I am just pretending to be stupid most of the time. Don't think that I don't know what you have done."
When Song Yi heard what Kim Tae-hee said, he felt uneasy. He seemed to be very well behaved recently and hadn't been playing around with other women.
Seeing Song Yi playing dumb, Kim Tae Hee took the initiative to ask, "Last time at the RM celebration party, the media said Lee Hyo Ri stayed in Bucheon City that night. I remember you didn't come home that night either. Tell me the truth, did you go out with Lee Hyo Ri?"
When Song Yi heard what Jin Taixi said, he relaxed all of a sudden, "No, it's not like that. Xiaoli is Uncle Meng Jiu's lover after all. If I sleep with the same woman as him, wouldn't it mess up the generations? I can't do such a thing."
"Kim Jong Kook and Cha Tae Hyun asked me to go drinking with them. Because it was too late, I was afraid of disturbing your rest if I came back, so I stayed in the hotel for one night." Song Yi explained.
Song Yi did not date Lee Hyo-ri, but he dated Chen Fuzhen at the Shilla Hotel. He basically took a few days every month to accompany Chen Fuzhen. Although Chen Fuzhen was a strong woman in the business world, she still needed the nourishment and care of her man.
"Really?" Kim Tae-hee was skeptical. She knew the personalities of the men around her too well. Although these actresses were just playing around and would not threaten her position as the wife, no one wanted to see gossip about their husband and actresses in the newspaper every day.
"I swear to God. By the way, Tae Hee, Yuan Hao has been breastfeeding for half a year. Can you consider stopping it?" Song Yi suggested.
"The doctor said it's best to stop breastfeeding after a year, and you can add some complementary foods to the baby after half a year. After all, breast milk has little nutrition after a year, but it's still a bit early to stop breastfeeding at this stage." Kim Tae-hee said.
Song Yi hugged Jin Taixi and said, "I'm worried about you because I'm worried that you don't have enough milk."
Jin Taixi knocked away Song Yi's dishonest hand and said, "Why are you like a child, always fighting with your son for food? Go find your sister and grab your daughter's food."
Song Yi played with his son Song Yuanhao for a while. Song Yuanhao liked to lie on Song Yi's chest and spit on his chest. After spitting, he would giggle happily.
Song Yi said with some disdain, "Yuanhao, your father and I graduated from Yonsei University, and your mother is a top student at Seoul National University. You inherited our excellent genes, and it would be a waste if you can't get into Seoul National University. Tae Hee, don't you think our son is a little stupid? Why does he always like to spit at me?"
Jin Taixi held her son in her arms and rolled her eyes at Song Yi. "What nonsense are you talking about? How can you be a father like that? Who told you to spit on him before he was born? He must spit back at you after he is born."
Song Yi immediately understood Kim Tae Hee's joke and was very happy. "Tae Hee, Tae Hee, you were such a simple girl before you got married. Why are you telling dirty jokes now? No, I'm going to spit on you now."
Kim Tae Hee has not been intimate with Song Yi since giving birth. She had a normal birth and recovered well, recovering in two or three months. But she was a little embarrassed in the broad daylight, "Wait a minute, I'll leave the baby to the nanny, and my sister will come to see me later."
Song Yi was not afraid. "Xiyuan, come over if you want. The doctor also said that you shouldn't have intense sex after giving birth. If your sister comes over, I can fight two of you at once and kill you two sisters without leaving a single one alive."
Jin Xiyuan pushed open the door at this time, she looked at Song Yi with a smile, "Who was so shameless just now, wanting to kill us two sisters without a single survivor? Taixi, for a man like Song Yi, we must join forces and make him pay the public grain, so that he will have no time to cheat outside."
Song Yi looked at the charming Kim Hee-won and the eager Kim Tae-hee. He knew that today would be another fierce battle. That afternoon, Choi Sun-hee and Kang Soo-na came to Song Yi's house. They came to take Song Yi to the SM Entertainment Building to inspect the work. After the merger of New Asia Media Real Estate Group and Asan Group, Song Yi has not been to SM Entertainment.
Now that "Running Man" is gaining momentum and TVXQ is also on the rise, it is very necessary for Song Yi to go to SM Entertainment to inspect, stabilize the hearts of SM Entertainment executives, and praise the work of the SM Entertainment executive team.
Jiang Xiu Na played the role of driver, while Cui Shanji and Song Yi sat in the back seat. Cui Shanji saw that Song Yi was not in a very good mood, and joked with him, "Do you have a headache if you have too many women?"
When Song Yi and Cui Shanji were dating in the office of SA Group Building, they did not avoid Jiang Xiuna. Jiang Xiuna was Song Yi's personal secretary, and there was no outsider in the car today, so Cui Shanji dared to tease Song Yi.
"What is more and what is less? A casual romance and a lover are not the same thing. When a man meets a new love outside, he is just pursuing a fresh sense of excitement. But the women who approach me now are either after my money or my power. They are like exquisite dolls. They look beautiful but they are all the same, which makes me feel boring." Song Yi disagreed.
"Is this why you weren't angry when Song Hye Kyo and Rain were rumored to be having an affair while filming 'Full House'? Because you were tired of Song Hye Kyo, so you chose to let her go free?" Choi Sun Hee asked.
"You are wrong. I have never regarded her as my forbidden love. If she wants to try a new relationship, I will naturally respect her decision. We have known each other for such a long time, so it's best for us to part ways amicably." Song Yi said with emotion.
"But you will never touch her again, right? Even if she breaks up with Rain and comes back to you, you won't give her another chance." Cui Shanji grasped Song Yi's psychology.
Song Yi was silent for a moment and did not directly answer Cui Shanji's question.
Jiang Xiu Na felt that the atmosphere in the car suddenly froze, and she quickly changed the subject, "President, I heard that you helped find the hospital for Kim Hyo Yeon's plastic surgery. Kim Hyo Yeon is very popular on inschool, and has already established the nickname of 'Little Song Hye Kyo'."
Cui Shanji approached Song Yi and whispered in his ear: "Did you see that SM Entertainment's 'Little Song Hye Kyo' will be mature and edible in less than two years, so you are willing to let Song Hye Kyo go free?"
"Don't you like sisters? Why not keep Song Hye Kyo for two more years? Then the older and younger Song Hye Kyo will serve you together, just like a pair of twin sisters. How much fun it will bring to you then?" Choi Sun Hee said.
Song Yi was somewhat disdainful. SA Agency had signed the twin sisters Heo Min-jin and Heo Min-sun before, and they were already 14 years old this year. In two years, both sisters could debut, so how could Song Yi still care about the gimmick of being the older and younger Song Hye-kyo? When Song Yi's car stopped outside the SM Entertainment building, SM Entertainment President Kim Young-min, Production Director Lee Soo-man, Director Nam So-young, Agency Team Leader Zhuo Yingjun and the company's top sister Bo-ah were all in the parking lot to welcome Song Yi and his group.
As soon as Song Yi got off the car, Jin Yingmin ran all the way to Song Yi to greet him. After greeting him, Jin Yingmin was busy greeting Cui Shanji and Jiang Xiuna, "Director Cui, Secretary Jiang, good afternoon."
Choi Sun-hee is the secretary of the board of directors of SA Group and a member of the board of directors of SA Group, so Kim Young-min calls Choi Sun-hee "Director Choi".
Song Yi shook hands with the executives of SM Entertainment one by one. After he shook hands with BoA, he joked with BoA, "BoA is getting more and more beautiful now. The song Be The One is very nice. Keep working hard next year and try to hold a concert at Tokyo Dome."
This year, BoA released her 12th Japanese single "Be The One" and won the New Age Singer Award and Hallyu Wave Contribution Award at the Korean Entertainment Arts Awards. TVXQ and BoA were the main revenue drivers of SM Entertainment in 2004. It was with this in mind that Kim Young-min asked her to receive Song Yi as the representative of SM artists.
"Thank you, President. I will try my best." Baoer bowed and thanked him.
Song Yi noticed that there was a young man next to Lee Soo Man, so he asked, "Producer Lee, who is this?"
Lee Soo Man introduced with a smile: "President, his name is Lee Sung Soo, and he is the child of my wife's sister. He just graduated from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies this year and just joined SM Entertainment, and is responsible for managing SM Entertainment's official inschool account."
Li Chengzhu bowed to Song Yi and said, "Hello, President. I am Li Chengzhu. Please take care of me."
Song Yi glanced at Lee Sung-soo again. Is this the Lee Sung-soo who teamed up with Joo Young-jun to drive Lee Soo-man out of SM Entertainment? Lee Sung-soo reported Lee Soo-man for tax evasion in order to keep control of SM Entertainment. He is also a character.
Although Song Yi is only a few years older than Lee Sung-soo, he still encouraged Lee Sung-soo like an elder. "Sung-soo, right? Work hard and try to work for another ten years to take over Lee's job."
When Li Chengzhu heard Song Yi say this, he thought Song Yi really looked at him differently, and said excitedly: "Thank you for the encouragement, President. I will work hard and not let you down."
Li Xiuman's face was dark. He felt that it was a wrong decision to bring Li Chengzhu to meet Song Yi. He was already 25 years old and graduated from college. Didn't you hear that Song Yi's words were just an excuse?
However, when Lee Soo-man heard Song Yi say that Lee Sung-soo would take over from him in a dozen years, Lee Soo-man couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Lee Soo Man now fully understands Song Yi's ability to turn clouds and rain with a flip of his hand. Song Yi sends Le Xiyi to the United States to persuade him to return to China.
As a result, as soon as he returned to China, the Procuratorate invited him to investigate. Only then did Lee Soo Man know that Song Yi had already held evidence of his false capital injection and tax evasion. If he had not cooperated with Song Yi at the time, he would not have been able to get away smoothly.
SA Group is now the largest shareholder of SM Entertainment, and Lee Soo Man still holds the position of the second largest shareholder. Now that TVXQ has made a breakthrough, Super Junior, which will debut next year, also has the hope of becoming a popular boy band in Korean entertainment, in addition to Girls' Generation, which Song Yi has been keeping an eye on personally.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that SM Entertainment is in a period of rapid growth, and its stock price has been on the rise this year. Even Lee Guangxue, a heavyweight member of the Grand National Party, was forced out of office by Song Yi.
If SA Group feels that the shares it holds in SM Entertainment are too few, it will inevitably continue to target Lee Soo Man and force him to give up more shares.
Although Lee Soo Man has Song Yi as his boss, with the protection of SA Group, one of the top ten financial groups in South Korea, SM Entertainment artists have never encountered trouble from local dignitaries in any city in South Korea for commercial performances, nor have they asked the company's female artists to go out for drinking. This is what it means to be under a big tree.
Accompanied by Lee Soo Man, Song Yi first met the group TVXQ. Song Yi and the group TVXQ had met at ABS TV station.
Song Yi was very nice, "Yunhao, we meet again."
Zheng Yunhao was surprised and happy. He quickly bent down and greeted, "Hello, President."
After Song Yi shook hands with Jung Yunho, he extended his hand to Kim Jaejoong, "Jaejoong, I noticed that you have the most inschool fans among TVXQ. It seems that you usually play inschool a lot."
Zhuo Yingjun, as TVXQ's manager, turned pale and said, "President, TVXQ's training schedule is very tight. They can only play on the computer in the dormitory on their days off."
Song Yi waved his hand, "Team Leader Zhuo, don't be so nervous, I'm not criticizing Jaejoong." Song Yi looked at Jin Jaejoong's hairstyle. He was tall and thin, and didn't like to talk. He looked a bit like Guo Xiaosi. No wonder some people would misunderstand him.
"Jong-jung, I believe you have also seen the comments from fans online about supporting you and Yunho as a couple. What do you think about this?" Song Yi went straight to the point.
Zhuo Yingjun hesitated to speak. He wanted to remind Jin Zaizhong, but Song Yi was beside him and he couldn't say anything.
SM Entertainment actually noticed the fans' comments, but in order to consolidate TVXQ's fan base and increase the group's popularity, they allowed this CP theory to run wild. SM Entertainment's official inschool also put a lot of materials about Kim Jaejoong and Jung Yunho's stage collaboration or dormitory life, which simply added fuel to the flames.
Jin Zaizhong raised his head and said carefully: "I don't have any ideas. If the company needs me to clarify, I will clarify. If the company needs to remain silent, I will remain silent."
Zheng Yunhao next to him was furious. He had long been dissatisfied with some of the actions of the company's top management. Song Yi then asked Zheng Yunhao: "Yunhao, what do you think?"
Jung Yunho couldn't suppress his anger and said with a breath, "I don't know what others think, but I assure you, President, I'm not gay. I also don't want to cooperate with the company to hype me and Jaejoong as a couple."
Jung Yunho's resounding rebuttal made the SM executives look at each other in bewilderment. They could not have imagined that Jung Yunho's character was so tough that he actually chose to complain in front of Song Yi.
Song Yi admired Jung Yunho's bravery. If a young man doesn't have a temper, can he still be called a young man?
"Yunho did the right thing. Remember, as an artist, we need to retain fans through good works, through your music and wonderful performances on stage, not this ridiculous scandal."
"SM Entertainment does not need to stir up scandals to increase the exposure of its artists. Such stars become popular quickly and fade quickly. They are not even shooting stars, but only traffic stars."
"As an artist, you should remember two things. As long as you don't break the law or commit a crime, the company will be your strong backer. I personally don't allow sleeping with fans or taking drugs."
"If anyone violates these two rules, then sorry, get out of the company immediately. And I will ban you from the entertainment industry in China, Japan and South Korea, so that you will never be able to make money as an artist in your life."
"Not only that, I will also ask you to pay the penalty for early termination of the contract, and return all the training fees the company spent on you. Do you understand?" Song Yi was intimidating without being angry.
"I understand!" The five members of TVXQ were startled and answered quickly.
"You are all adults now. It is human nature for young people to admire each other. I am not against SM Entertainment artists dating. But you have to know that you are idols. If your relationship is exposed, it will be a huge blow to your popularity."
"So if you want to fall in love, keep a low profile, don't let the news of your relationship fly everywhere, and cooperate with the company's confidentiality work. If the relationship is exposed, then be a man and admit it bravely. Don't break up with the girl in a hurry once you are caught. That's not like a man." Song Yi reminded.
Jung Yunho was suddenly delighted. With Song Yi's help, SM Entertainment would definitely clarify the rumors about him and Kim Jaejoong. He had been troubled by this matter for a while. And Song Yi's statement meant that all SM Entertainment artists could have semi-public relationships.
After meeting TVXQ, Song Yi met Super Junior who will be forming a new group next year. Song Yi also met SJ's Chinese member Han Geng for the first time. Song Yi and Han Geng are from the same Northeast, and Song Yi didn't say much. After encouraging Han Geng, he left, which made Han Geng, who was full of expectations, feel a little disappointed.
Kim Heechul, who had a good relationship with Han Geng, saw Han Geng's disappointment and hit him on the chest, "Do you feel that the president is not very enthusiastic about you? Come on, you are the first Chinese artist who can debut in our SM Entertainment. Do you know what this means?"
"The president met with you today and shook hands. Starting tomorrow, no one in the entire SM Entertainment company will dare to discriminate against or suppress you. If the president is too enthusiastic about you, even if everyone dares not offend you, hostility and rejection will follow. Can't you even see this problem?" Jin Xiqing said.
Han Geng felt that what Kim Heechul said was very right, "You are right, he is a super rich man with a net worth of trillions of won, it is impossible for him to treat me differently just because I am from the Northeast. With the president as a talisman, it is good enough that I can avoid the workplace bullying of SM Entertainment." Han Geng has adjusted his mentality.
After meeting TVXQ and Super Junior, the next stop was the highlight of Song Yi's trip, Girls' Generation.
When Song Yi entered the dance studio in the SM Entertainment Building, he saw nine beautiful young girls standing in a row. They were all wearing jeans and white shirts. Then they bowed to Song Yi and greeted him: "Hello, President. We are Girls' Generation!"
At this time, the nine members of Girls' Generation introduced themselves in order of age.
The first person to appear was the tall Lee Yeon Hee, "Hello, President. I am Lee Yeon Hee from Girls' Generation."
The second person to appear was the short-statured girl named Kim Taeyeon. “Hello, President. I am Kim Taeyeon from Girls’ Generation.”
Perhaps Zhuo Yingjun wanted to make up to Song Yi for the mistake he made with TVXQ, and quickly introduced Kim Taeyeon who joined SM Entertainment this year.
"President, Kim Taeyeon won the King of Singers and the Main Prize in this year's SM Youth Selection Competition with a score of 9,000 to 1," Zhuo Yingjun introduced.
The third person was also an old acquaintance. When Jessica Jung saw Song Yi, she said in a very generous manner: "Hello, President. I am Jessica Jung from Girls' Generation."
The fourth is Huang Miying, who just joined SM Entertainment this year. Her smiling eyes are very distinctive. "Hello, President. I am Huang Miying from Girls' Generation. You can also call me Tiffany."
Following Huang Miying is "Little Song Hye Kyo" Kim Hyoyeon. After two years of plastic surgery and continuous micro-adjustments, Kim Hyoyeon's appearance is getting closer and closer to Song Hye Kyo.
She was a little nervous and bent down to bow, "Hello, President. I am Kim Hyo-yeon from Girls' Generation." Song Yi took a look. After all, Kim Hyo-won is not an adult yet. There is still a big gap in her figure compared to Song Hye-kyo. She still has a lot of room to grow.
Next were Kwon Yuri and Choi Sooyoung, and both of their introductions were quite standard.
The second to last person to appear was Yoona. Lee Yeon Hee and Yoona are known as the face of Girls' Generation and are also the two most beautiful members of the group.
Maybe because Yoona and Seo Ju-hyun have a good relationship, she was not nervous, "Hello, President, I am Yoona from Girls' Generation."
Song Yi glanced at Lin Yoona. Lin Yoona is one of the few natural beauties among Girls' Generation. Apart from being a little plain, there is really no flaw in her appearance.
Lin Yuner has a standard oval face, with the right proportions of facial features and a good proportion of facial white space. The full facial contours and clear facial features make her look particularly pure. The eye bags are also her personal characteristics. She is a relatively standard Korean beauty.
The last one was Xu Zhuxian who was pouting. She walked to Song Yi reluctantly and said, "Hello, President. I am Xu Zhuxian, the youngest member of Girls' Generation."
Kim Taeyeon and Huang Miying both just joined SM Entertainment this year. Although they knew that Seo Ju-hyun was the little princess of SM Entertainment, because the company has always rumored that Seo Ju-hyun's elders are the senior executives of SM Entertainment and hold shares, Seo Ju-hyun's behavior still shocked Kim Taeyeon and Huang Miying.
Song Yi shook his head and ignored Xu Zhuxian's funny behavior. Compared with the original Girls' Generation, this group lacked Lee Soo Man's niece Lee Sunkyu, but had Lee Yeon Hee, who had a more outstanding figure and appearance. In addition, Kim Hyo Yeon's plastic surgery was very successful. This version of Girls' Generation is extremely beautiful and can be said to be the most beautiful girl group in Korea.
He had no intention of letting Lee Sunkyu join Girls' Generation. At that time, Lee Sunkyu's father's agency had not gone bankrupt, and Lee Sunkyu had not yet turned to her uncle Lee Soo-man for help.
In fact, Lee Sunkyu only joined Girls' Generation in 2007, which made the early members of the group, Jessica Jung, Choi Sooyoung, Kim Hyoyeon and Lim Yoona, somewhat dissatisfied with her, and the relationship between the members was not as harmonious as the outside world thought.
Song Yi thought about it. If Lee Sunkyu joined SM Entertainment in 2007, Song Yi could have poached Ham Eunjung, Park Jiyeon, Park Hyomin, Lee Juri, and Park Soyeon from MBK Entertainment and formed a six-member group called Tara. Girls' Generation and Tara are the pinnacle of the second-generation girl groups. Song Yi always felt that Jeon Boram's height and appearance did not fit the identity of the crown group. Jeon Boram was obviously a relative. It was just right for Lee Sunkyu to replace Jeon Boram.
SM Entertainment can launch Girls' Generation in the second half of 2006 and Tara around 2009, plus the girl group Kara that SA Music is planning to debut the year after. In this way, the SA Group will have three girl groups: Girls' Generation, Tara and Kara.
Lee Soo Man said to Song Yi: "President, the members of their girl group have actually been changing all the time. This year, Kim Taeyeon and Hwang Miyoung joined. I think this lineup can debut smoothly after two years of training."
Song Yi nodded in agreement. "Producer Li is right. In the next two years, you will have to rehearse dances and practice songs together. Lee Yeon Hee, Lim Yoona, and Seo Ju Hyun, in addition to holidays, you will also need to spend more time living in the company dormitory to cultivate your tacit understanding as a group."
"Lee Yeon Hee, Kim Taeyeon, and Jessica Jung, you three are the oldest, you need to learn to take care of the younger sisters in the group."
"I now appoint the three of you as temporary captains. You will be rotated every quarter in order of age. After a year and a half, we will decide the captain through democratic voting."
"SM Entertainment has made adjustments now. The salary of each group captain will be about 5% higher than that of other members in the group because she takes on more work tasks. So Lee Yeon Hee, Kim Taeyeon, and Jessica Jung, I hope that the three of you can perform well and become qualified captains!" Song Yi encouraged.
Girls' Generation will debut in 2006, and I feel like this version is much better than the original!
(End of this chapter)