At 11 o'clock in the evening, sisters Kim Hee-won and Kim Tae-hee pushed out a seven-layer birthday cake from the side. When Seo Joo-hyun saw the one-meter-high cake, she couldn't help but show an envious expression, "Wow! Isn't Song Yi's birthday cake too high?"
Song Yi walked to the side of the cake, and the Jin Xiyuan sisters helped Song Yi light the candles. Song Yi picked up a microphone and said, "Thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come to Deyogi Island to celebrate my birthday. After this 29th birthday, I will soon be 30 years old."
"Standing on one's own feet at the age of 30 means that people begin to mature, become independent and achieve something at around 30 years old. I, Song Yi, can achieve some results today, which is actually inseparable from the help of my relatives and friends. For this, I have always been deeply grateful."
"In my senior year, I passed the preliminary and final tests, and was interviewed by the president himself before I was finally able to work at Shinhan Media. Many people say that Shinya Entertainment was the start of my career, but I don't agree."
"In my opinion, the starting point of my career was actually the three years I worked at Shinhan Media. It was the most fulfilling and happiest period of my life after leaving university. I learned new things every day, learned how to deal with clients of different personalities, and also learned certain negotiation skills from my superiors."
"When I had accumulated enough capital to start my own business, President Chen Zaican also supported me wholeheartedly in establishing New Asia Advertising in China. Now New Asia Advertising is also listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Brother Zaican, you are the first benefactor in my career. Let me toast to you first."
Song Yi raised his glass to toast Chen Zaican, who smiled brightly and clinked glasses with Song Yi, and the two drank the wine. Song Suying listened to Song Yi's speech, but secretly complained in her heart, so your way of thanking Chen Zaican is to sleep with his wife?
"Today's SA Group was indeed established on the basis of New Asia Entertainment. After the establishment of New Asia Entertainment, I met my second benefactor, Tae Hee's sister Kim Hee Won. If it weren't for Hee Won helping me manage the media business of SA Group, I really wouldn't have enough energy to manage SA Soft."
"When New Asia Entertainment was first established, the company was very small. I remember that the first artist we signed was Hye Kyo. Thanks to Hye Kyo for not looking down on our small studio New Asia Entertainment. Hye Kyo is now the most popular TV drama actress in Korea, and our SA has also grown into the top two entertainment companies in Korea. This is also a good story of mutual achievement."
"I would like to take this opportunity to say something to all the artists under SA. We at SA will not let down the efforts of every artist. As long as you and SA are of one mind, SA will definitely not treat you unfairly."
"Some people say I want to star in Hollywood movies like Jun Ji-hyun, and I want to take on overseas endorsements like Song Hye-kyo. These are all fine. The question is when the company gives you a good script and a good role, can you grasp it?"
"Every actor wants to star in a big-budget Hollywood movie right away and become a world-famous movie star. The problem is that if your personal ability is not enough to support the movie, it will be useless even if I put you in the crew. If Jun Ji-hyun was not the youngest Grand Bell Award winner, would the crew of Kung Fu Panda agree to let her play the role of Xiaolong?"
"Don't spend your time on interpersonal relationships. Even if you get through to the producer or director, if I don't think your acting skills can support this play, I will still say no to you without hesitation. Focus more on improving your own acting skills. Actors make a living by acting. Good looks are only temporary, but superb acting skills can benefit you for life. Acting is also a profession that you can learn until you die."
"Of course, as the company expands, the number of films, TV series and variety shows produced by our SA is growing rapidly every year. Now some of our SA artists have begun to be picky about the roles in movies or TV series. They don't want to act unless they are the leading actress, and they don't want to play the villain in the movie. When they see that the remuneration from other film companies does not meet their psychological expectations, they don't even bother to read the script."
"You don't want to act, but some people are willing to act. Don't think that SA Films must use its own people in movies, TV series and variety shows. This is not necessarily the case."
"I gave SA Pictures President Kim Woo-taek a strict order that starting from 2006, SA must use at least 30% of actors from other agencies in its TV series and movies. This ratio must reach 40% in 2007 and 50% in 2008."
"I have two requirements for SA Pictures' TV series. The first is that they must be good-looking, and the second is that they must be profitable. I need SA Pictures to produce good-looking and popular TV series to give back to the Korean public. If SA Pictures keeps using its own actors in its TV series, you will get so much pay regardless of how well they perform. The meat will just rot in the pot anyway. How can you have the motivation to improve your acting skills?"
"Here, I would like to announce a decision in advance. The heroine of ABS TV's Wednesday-Thursday drama "Witch Yoo Hee" in the first quarter of next year has been confirmed to be Miss Han Ga-in."
"Ms. Han Ga-in is also the leading female role in the action movie "Veteran" to be filmed by SA Pictures in the first half of next year. Ms. Han's lover Yeon Jung-hoon will also play the second male lead in the movie "Veteran". This is also the first screen collaboration between Mr. Yeon Jung-hoon and Ms. Han Ga-in in a movie. Everyone may as well look forward to it." Song Yi said.
Gao Xianzhen, Cheng Yuli, Wen Geunying and others could not help but look at Han Ga-in. Han Ga-in wore a black off-shoulder dress, which showed her fair skin and tall figure to the fullest.
Gao Xianzhen and the others seemed to be thinking about something. Combined with what Song Yi had just said, it was obvious that Song Yi was using Han Ga In to criticize the actors under SA.
Although Han Ga-in had received a hint from Kim Hee-won before, she was still very surprised when Song Yi confirmed that she had won the leading roles in both the movie "Veteran" and the TV series "Witch Yoo Hee". She bent down and thanked the people around her for their congratulations with Yeon Jung-hoon.
When Lee Young-ae heard Song Yi say that in the future, SA Films would use at least 50% of artists from other agencies in every TV series or movie, she immediately decided to get in touch with Song Yi. Actresses like her who were not part of SA must be reused. Song Yi raised his glass and clinked it with Jin Xiyuan, saying sincerely, "Xiyuan, SA can develop to its current scale without your contribution. The second glass of wine is in your honor."
Jin Xiyuan was pregnant and not suitable for drinking. She looked at Song Yi affectionately, "We are all family, why should we be so polite. You might as well thank Taixi instead of me. Although I am the elder sister and she is the younger sister, she has always been the one tolerating me."
Kim Tae-hee understood what Kim Hee-won meant. Without Kim Tae-hee's acceptance, Kim Hee-won would not have been able to stay and work with Song Yi.
"In addition to Jae-chan and Hee-won, the third person I want to thank the most today is also here. She is Vice President Jung Eun-sun of our SA Group."
"As everyone knows, our SA Group was formed by the merger of New Asia Group and Asan Group. When New Asia Entertainment was first established, Asan Group's market value had exceeded 1 trillion won."
"When New Asia Group was first established, Eshan Group also provided a lot of help to New Asia Entertainment. It can be said that without Eshan, there would be no SA today. I would also like to thank Vice President Zheng for his trust in me, which facilitated many economic cooperation projects between New Asia and Eshan."
"There is a saying in the entrepreneurial circle that you should never start a company with your friends. Because in reality, you are friends when you start a company, but become enemies when you break up."
"Since ancient times, money has moved people's hearts. Even the best relatives or friends are likely to turn against each other once money is involved. When doing things, I always feel that I have done too much, and when dividing the money, I always feel that I have not divided enough. Fortunately, Vice President Zheng and I have never encountered this problem. After the merger of Xinya Group and Eshan Group, Vice President Zheng used her life wisdom to handle the running-in issues of the two groups, making the senior management teams and employees of Xinya and Eshan as close as a family."
"I hope that in the next ten, twenty, or even fifty years, our Song and Zheng families will be able to stay true to our original aspirations, work hand in hand, and work together to maintain the unbreakable friendship between the two families. Vice President Zheng, I toast you a glass! All my words are in the wine, I'll drink first to show my respect!"
When Song Suying and Chen Fuzhen heard Song Yi personally talk about the Song and Zheng families, they looked a little strange.
When the Hyundai family split up, Zhou Zhengyong followed Song Yi's advice and divided Hyundai into three parts. Zhou Mengjiu's family inherited the Hyundai Motor Group, Zhou Mengzhun inherited the name of the Hyundai Group and the Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, and Zhou Mengxian inherited the Eshan Group.
Later, Zhou Mengxian was imprisoned because of a political donation case, and the Eshan Group was handed over to Zheng Enxuan, assisted by Song Yi.
No matter how successful Zheng Enxuan is in Eshan Group and how he is the largest individual shareholder of Eshan Group, the outside world always believes that Eshan Group is Zhou Mengxian's company, but it is managed by Zheng Enxuan.
Later, when Zhou Mengxian was released from prison, there was a voice in the Hyundai family demanding that Zheng Enxuan step down, return to her family and continue to be a full-time housewife, and hand over the company to Zhou Mengxian for management.
Song Yi has always supported Zheng Enxuan in the modern family and disagrees with Zhou Mengxian returning to the management of Eshan Group. If Zhou Mengxian returns to Eshan Group, he will choose to sell Eshan Group stocks and no longer ask about Eshan Group affairs.
Later, Zhou Mengxian was successfully elected as a member of the National Assembly, specifically responsible for diplomatic affairs with North Korea, which fulfilled Zhou Zhengyong's last wish, and the proposal that Zheng Enxuan give way to Zhou Mengxian was shelved.
At the birthday party today, Song Yi emphasized his gratitude to Zheng Enxuan, saying that Zheng Enxuan was his third benefactor, but he did not mention the Hyundai family or Zhou Mengxian at all.
He just emphasized the friendship between the Song and Zheng families, rather than the friendship between the Song and Zhou families. This is very meaningful. Song Yi once again used practical actions to support Zheng Enxuan and Zhou Zhiyi, the successor chosen by Zheng Enxuan.
Song Yi was actually shouting to the Hyundai Family today. The key to his good cooperative relationship with the Hyundai Family lies in Zheng Enxuan, not Zhou Mengxian.
If Zheng Enxuan is marginalized by the Hyundai family, then the SA Group will dilute its "pan-modern" color and no longer regard itself as a member of the Hyundai family.
If SA Group withdraws from the Hyundai family, it can enter the automobile manufacturing, shipbuilding and retail department store industries to compete with Hyundai Motor Group, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group and Hyundai Department Store Group.
The current situation is that the SA Group has already formed a monopoly advantage in the two major industries of the Internet and media. Hyundai Motor and Hyundai Heavy Industries have no way to challenge the SA Group's advantageous industries.
However, Hyundai Motor and Hyundai Heavy Industries are very worried that SA Group will enter the automobile manufacturing and shipbuilding industries through corporate mergers and acquisitions to erode the market share of Hyundai Motor and Hyundai Heavy Industries.
In 2004, Ssangyong Motor went bankrupt. Song Yi was originally interested in taking over, but was eventually dissuaded by Zhou Mengkui and Zheng Enxuan. After all, Song Yi was also a member of the Hyundai family. If he entered the automotive industry, he would definitely be strongly opposed by Zhou Mengjiu, and other family members would not support Song Yi's approach.
Song Suying said to Chen Fuzhen: "From what I heard from Song Yi, he seems to be preparing to leave the Hyundai family? Is there any big move by SA Group that we don't know about?"
Chen Fuzhen glanced at Song Suying and said, "The identity of a member of the Hyundai family is both a protection and a constraint for Song Yi. It is precisely because of the need to consider the opinions of other members of the Hyundai family that the SA Group has always been relatively restrained in its expansion."
"My grandfather founded Samsung and became the richest man in South Korea, and then the Samsung family was established. Chairman Zhou Zhengyong became the new richest man in South Korea, and then the current Hyundai family was established."
"Now at the age of 29, Song Yi is already the richest man in South Korea. He no longer needs the Hyundai family as a protective amulet. Now it is the Hyundai family that needs Song Yi, not Song Yi who needs the Hyundai family."
"In that case, why doesn't he just leave the Hyundai family and establish his own SA family? He can no longer tolerate some of the senior members of the Hyundai family who are taking advantage of their age to dictate the business of SA companies," said Chen Fuzhen.
"What you mean is that Song Yi is no longer satisfied with belonging to the Modern Family. He hopes to be able to have an equal dialogue with all members of the Modern Family. Is that what you mean? The question is, will Zhou Xiangyong, Zhou Mengjiu, and Zhou Mengzhun agree?" Song Suying asked.
"You have to agree even if you don't agree. The combined assets of Zhou Mengjiu, Zhou Mengzhun, Zhou Xiangyong, and Zhou Menggen are not as much as Song Yi alone."
"In Korea, whoever has money speaks louder. Song Yi is richer than all the members of the Hyundai family, and they still want to put on airs as elders in front of Song Yi. Aren't they asking for trouble? Didn't you hear that Song Yi was talking about Vice President Zheng from beginning to end today, not Aunt Eun-xuan? Doesn't this indirectly illustrate his attitude?" Chen Fuzhen said.
Song Suying smiled, and she whispered to Chen Fuzhen, "Song Yi did it on purpose. If he continues to call Eun-hsuan aunt, how can he continue to bully Eun-hsuan?"
"You definitely won't be able to make it back to Seoul today. Kim Tae-hee is pregnant again, and you won't be able to sleep with Song Yi at night. We've finally made it here, so why don't we call Enxuan over in the evening? Why don't we have a three-hero fight against Lu Bu to celebrate Song Yi's birthday? What do you think?" Song Suying suggested boldly.
I recommend a Chinese entertainment novel "The Great Writer in the Entertainment Circle", with Liu Yifei as the heroine. The writing is good and worth reading.
(End of this chapter)