There are restaurants and cafes on the first floor and the basement level of the building. The recording studio of the popular music chart program "M! Countdown" is located on the second floor of the building, and many K-POP fans come to this building specifically to check in.
Mnet TV, OCN TV, and TvN Cable TV, which was established in 2011, all have offices in this building. Later, many TV stations such as JTBC and YTN were added to the CJ Entertainment Building, and Sangam-dong also became the headquarters of cable TV stations.
Chen Meijing usually works in this building. She is the vice president of CJ Group and also the president of CJ Entertainment. If there is nothing to do, she rarely goes to the headquarters building of CJ Group.
Kim Jong Kook looked at the building in front of him. This was his first time coming to the CJ Entertainment Building since he terminated his contract with Star Music.
Song Yi and Kim Jong Kook went to the second floor together, and the front desk lady called to confirm the reservation information. The lady took Song Yi and Kim Jong Kook to the special elevator, "Hello, President Song, our president is waiting for you upstairs."
The elevator reached the top floor. Song Yi and Kim Jong Kook were about to enter Chen Meijing's chairman's office when Song Yi's bodyguard Cha Tae-sik was stopped by two security guards at the door of the chairman's office.
Song Yi complained in his heart, Chen Meijing didn't know who to show off to. No matter how powerful CJ Group is, it is just a branch of the Samsung family. The security at the door seemed to be a warning to Song Yi. It seems that Kim Jong Kook's matter is not so easy to settle. Song Yi and Kim Jong Kook walked into the office. Chen Meijing sat at the desk without raising her head. Song Yi was not in a hurry to say hello and sat down on the sofa. I got your Samsung princess Chen Fuzhen pregnant, why are you pretending to be a senior in front of me?
Some people say that Chen Meijing is the eldest princess of Samsung. She is the eldest daughter of Chen Mengxi, the eldest son of Samsung founder Chen Bingzhe, and is also the cousin of Chen Fuzhen.
Samsung family also had a prince rebellion. Chen Changxi, the second son of Chen Bingzhe, reported to the then South Korean President Zheng Puxi that his father Chen Bingzhe had set up a secret fund. The dramatic result was that Zheng Puxi said that it was unjust for a son to report his father. He informed Chen Bingzhe of the matter and let Chen Bingzhe deal with it according to his own family rules.
An enraged Chen Bingzhe exiled Chen Changxi to the United States. Chen Bingzhe believed that his eldest son Chen Mengxi was also involved, so he abolished his eldest son Chen Mengxi's inheritance rights. Only then was Chen Jianxi, the youngest son of the Samsung family, able to take over the huge Samsung Group.
Although Chen Mengxi was not good, he had a very capable wife, Fu Nansun, who was very good at pleasing her father-in-law Chen Bingzhe. Even though Chen Mengxi was deposed as the heir, she still lived in Chen Bingzhe's mansion with her two children.
After Chen Bingzhe's death, although Chen Mengxi did not get anything, Fu Nansun inherited part of the shares of CheilJedang and Samsung Marine Fire Insurance from Chen Bingzhe. CheilJedang is the predecessor of CJ Group.
In 1994, sister-in-law Fu Nansun made a deal with Samsung's head Chen Jianxi. She exchanged the shares of Samsung Marine Fire Insurance for the shares of CheilJedang held by Chen Jianxi. Since then, CheilJedang has separated from Samsung and established its own business, CJ Group.
Currently, Chen Zaixian is the chairman of CJ Group, Chen Meijing is the vice chairman, and Chen Zaixian's uncle Bo Kyung-sik is the honorary chairman. Bo Kyung-sik and Bo Nan-sun are the souls of CJ Group. When Chen Zaixian was arrested, Bo Kyung-sik was appointed as the chairman of CJ Group.
Song Yi sat on the sofa, not in a hurry to speak, and looked around Chen Meijing's office leisurely. There was a portrait of her grandfather Chen Bingzhe hanging in Chen Meijing's office. She obviously regarded Chen Bingzhe as her goal.
The office is now in an eerie silence. Kim Jong Kook, sandwiched between Song Yi and Chen Meijing, is neither standing nor sitting.
He first looked at Chen Meijing, and then at Song Yi. The 1.78-meter-tall Kim Jong Kook was so sad that he wanted to cry but had no tears. You two big guys are fighting each other, so don't make things difficult for a small person like me.
Chen Meijing looked at the audacious Song Yi and cursed in her heart, how could this guy be so shameless. I didn't even let him sit down, but he sat down directly. Isn't it said that China is a country of etiquette? Song Yi's behavior is a bit like that of a financial tycoon on Wall Street.
She couldn't do anything to Song Yi, so she had to vent her anger on Kim Jong Kook. Chen Meijing raised her head and said coldly, "Oh, isn't this Kim Jong Kook, the lead singer of Turbo? What brings you here today? I remember that CJ Entertainment didn't invite you to perform on M! Countdown?"
When Kim Jong Kook heard what Chen Meijing said, he bent down and said, "President Chen, I am the solo singer Kim Jong Kook. In 1998, I participated in the Asian Super Concert. Because I was young and ignorant, I chose to lip-sync and did not bow to the audience. I caused a lot of trouble to the organizer Mnet. I am here to apologize to you today! I am sorry!"
Kim Jong Kook bent his waist almost to 90 degrees and did not stand up for a long time. Because his waist injury had not yet healed, Kim Jong Kook's forehead was sweating from the pain.
Chen Meijing didn't say anything, Song Yi couldn't bear it any longer, "Okay, Zhong Guo, your waist is still injured, don't bend over for a long time, otherwise you will be sick when you get older and it will be difficult for you to walk."
"Chairman Chen, killing is not the right thing to do. Kim Jong Kook has also paid a heavy price for the mistakes he made when he was young. If possible, I hope that Chairman Chen will be magnanimous and let Kim Jong Kook go. I also appreciate Jong Kook's musical talent and don't want him to be buried."
Chen Meijing glanced at Song Yi with a look of contempt in her eyes. "President Song, as a senior, I want to give you a friendly reminder. Don't think that just because you made some money in the stock market, you can't be ignorant of the world and really think of yourself as a Korean investment genius."
"When I spent $300 million to buy DreamWorks, you hadn't even graduated from Yonsei University! If I had gotten married earlier, I would have given birth to a son as old as you. Are you teaching me how to do things now? Is this the family education in your modern family?" Chen Meijing was criticizing Song Yi.
Chen Meijing was born in 1958, and Song Yi was born in 1976. Strictly speaking, Chen Meijing, Zheng Enxuan, and Song Suying belong to the same generation. If she started to scold Song Yi now, Song Yi would really have to endure it.
Of course Song Yi immediately pulled Kim Jong Kook away, but doing so would only bring temporary relief but would not solve the actual problem.
"President Chen, everyone knows things differently. In the entertainment industry, you are of course my senior. But today I am visiting you as the president of New Asia Media. Although CJ Entertainment is much larger than New Asia Media, our identities are equal and the respect is mutual. You don't want to be accused of bullying the weak and taking advantage of your seniority, right? After all, I had a relatively pleasant exchange and cooperation with President Jaehyun." Song Yi answered neither humbly nor arrogantly.
Chen Meijing smiled, "I agreed to meet you because I gave face to Jaehyun. If Kim Jong Kook came to CJ Entertainment by himself, he wouldn't even be qualified to meet me. He's just a small-time singer. He dared to lip-sync at Mnet's awards ceremony and provoke us at CJ Entertainment. They are so bold!"
Kim Jong Kook, who was standing nearby and being scolded, was like a primary school student. He was so scared by Chen Meijing that he dared not speak. He kept his head down and looked very pitiful.
"Chairman Chen, when you were studying at Harvard, 'promoting Korean culture to the world' became your life mission."
"You once revealed in a media interview that your dream world is that people all over the world eat Korean food once a week, listen to Korean music frequently, and watch two Korean movies a year."
"CJ Group's official introduction on its website now states: We believe that people around the world watch two or three Korean movies a year, eat Korean food once or twice a week, watch one or two episodes of Korean TV series every two weeks, and listen to two or three Korean songs every day."
"I believe that this introduction was written by you and is also the goal you have been pursuing. I also believe that you will become a meritorious contributor to the rise of Korean pop culture in the next 20 years." Song Yi first gave Chen Meijing a series of compliments, and Chen Meijing's expression instantly looked much better.
"Your Shin-Ah is also good. I took time out to watch the movie My Naughty Girlfriend produced last year in the theater. This role was tailor-made for Jun Ji-Hyun."
"I met Shin Cine's representative Shin Cheol in Los Angeles. When he saw that the box office of "My Naughty Girlfriend" exceeded 8 million, he regretted it so much. It was from him that I heard your name," said Chen Meijing.
As expected, the entertainment industry is so small that you can always run into acquaintances. Shin Cheol sold Shin Cine and settled in the United States.
As long as he wants to make a living in the film industry, he will inevitably not be able to avoid the Korean film industry boss Chen Meijing. CJ Entertainment has also rented a separate floor on the 22nd floor of Century City Building as CJ Entertainment's American headquarters.
Chen Meijing herself bought a luxury house with a swimming pool in Auckland. She often lived in Auckland after divorcing her ex-husband. Chen Meijing's ex-husband Lu Shuoji is also a financial tycoon. He previously served as the governor of the Bank of Korea and resigned from the position after the financial crisis.
"Good music can always touch the soul. As Korean culture spreads across the world, it naturally needs outstanding musicians like Kim Jong Kook."
"In order to express his apology, Kim Jong Kook is willing to hand over the distribution rights of his new album "Renaissance" to Synara Music, and CJ Entertainment will be responsible for the commercial promotion of the entire album to make up for the losses of CJ Entertainment. Chairman Chen, you see, Jong Kook is really sincere in reaching a settlement with CJ Entertainment." Song Yi said.
"Oh, CJ Entertainment has obtained the distribution rights for Kim Jong Kook's album, so what are you, New Asia Media, trying to do? I don't believe that you would just do good things without expecting anything in return," said Chen Meijing.
"If you are willing to forgive Kim Jong Kook, then our New Asia Media will sign Kim Jong Kook, and New Asia Music will help Kim Jong Kook produce his second and third albums after his solo. The male solo singer of New Asia Music will be Kim Jong Kook, and the female solo singer will be Lee Hyori." Song Yi talked about his plan.
When Chen Meijing heard the name Lee Hyori, her eyes sparkled. CJ Mnet Media wanted to acquire DSP Entertainment, but was snatched away by Song Yi. In the Fin.KL group, Xinya renewed the contract with Lee Hyori and Sung Yuri, while CJ Mnet Media only signed Lee Jin and Ok Joo Hyun, but the most important Lee Hyori was missed. Of course, she was not very satisfied.
Kim Jong Kook looked at Song Yi nervously. As long as Song Yi nodded in agreement, he could continue to release albums and participate in TV station's music promotion activities. After Kim Jong Kook terminated his contract with Star Music, he could finally earn some income and no longer had to rely on his friends for support.
Song Yi knew that there was a lot of water in the commission income that Korean entertainment companies paid to artists for albums.
It is common for production companies to fabricate album production costs, inflate album promotion costs, and conceal overseas revenue. SM Entertainment is a leader in this.
Not only did SM Entertainment sign long-term contracts of more than ten years with its artists, but it also refused to provide EXO members with income calculation materials and copies of the calculation basis in 2023.
SM Entertainment's artist income and expenditure includes sensitive information such as each artist's activity details, payment rate, method and contract down payment. These are confidential information of SM Entertainment and cannot be disclosed to third parties to prevent being known by competitor companies.
Let's put it this way, the settlement commission paid by SM Entertainment to artists is equivalent to the artists' salary. Now EXO's Baekhyun, Soomin and Chen feel that their salary is not right and ask to see the settlement details, that is, the payroll. As a result, SM Entertainment tells you that the payroll is company confidential and cannot be shown to you. Isn't this a hooligan?
The price of an album in South Korea ranges from 12,000 won to 14,000 won, which is about 70 yuan. A million-selling album can generate 70 million in revenue.
The two albums "Renaissance" and "Forever" can bring at least 50 million RMB in revenue to New Asia Music. If Chen Meijing plays tricks on it, the loss will be at least one million RMB.
"How about this, President Chen, Kim Jong Kook's "Renaissance" is almost finished, and the remaining work is relatively small, so this album will be produced by Synara Music."
"Fin.KL's fourth album "Foerver" has been produced for more than half. If we add people at the last minute, it may also affect the final effect of the album. "Forever" is also the last album of the Fin.KL group. I also want to leave a perfect ending for Lee Hyori and the others. This album is still solely produced by our New Asia Music."
"Of course, we, Shin-Asia and CJ Entertainment, will still share the profits from these two albums equally as you said, okay? As for Lee Jin and Ok Joo Hyun's contracts, they can be terminated in advance later. Lee Jin and Ok Joo Hyun can participate in the Mnet program tomorrow. Do you think that's okay?" Song Yi said it very nicely.
There are two albums, Xinya and CJ Entertainment are each responsible for one, and the album revenue is still 50-50. If you play tricks, then I will play tricks. If you cooperate sincerely, then Song Yi will not let Chen Meijing suffer.
Chen Meijing understood Song Yi's little thoughts, but Song Yi still gave her enough face today. Xinya and Samsung had a bad relationship, so she still needed Xinya as a temporary ally.
She turned to Kim Jong Kook and said, "How about this? Come over next Thursday to record 'M! Countdown' and promote the title song of 'Renaissance'."
Seeing that Chen Meijing finally agreed, Kim Jong Kook was so happy that he almost cried. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Thank you, President Chen. I will definitely sing well and give the fans a wonderful performance."
After thanking Chen Meijing, Kim Jong Kook bowed to Song Yi again and again, "President, don't worry, I will definitely work hard, participate in more activities, and help the company earn back half of the album's money as soon as possible!"
Song Yi waved his hand, "No, your main task now is the album "Renaissance". This is also your first album after going solo, and you can't afford to make any mistakes. Making money is important, but your health is more important. We are not a sweatshop that makes profits by squeezing artists. Okay, tell Tae Hyun and report the situation, and then come back to the company with me to sign the agency contract."
When Song Yi returned to New Asia Media, he found that Kim Hee-won had already returned from Ulsan. Song Yi called New Asia Music President Ji Zhonghua, and when he learned that New Asia Media had signed Kim Jong-kook, his mouth was almost crooked with laughter.
The three most influential groups in the 1990s were GOD, H.O.S. and Turbo. As the lead singer of Turbo, Kim Jong Kook is actually more popular than Lee Hyori. In the future, New Asia Music will produce Kim Jong Kook's second, third and fourth albums, plus the music copyright of Kim Jong Kook's albums, which is a mobile gold mine with endless supply.
Ji Jong-hwa took Kim Jong-kook to New Asia Music downstairs and first greeted his future colleagues Lee Hyo-ri and Sung Yu-ri.
Similarly, Shin Asia Media will terminate its contracts with Lee Jin and Ok Joo Hyun in advance today. Lee Jin and Ok Joo Hyun will cooperate with Shin Asia Music to complete the fourth album "Forever" before May 1 this year, and participate in the subsequent promotional activities of the album.
ShinAsia Media will not announce the news of Fin.KL's disbandment. Lee Hyori, Sung Yuri, Lee Jin and Ok Joo Hyun can still appear on shows together under the name of Fin.KL.
If Fin.KL wants to hold a concert or produce a commemorative album in the future, it will need to negotiate with New Asia Media and CJ Mnet Meida. For Fin.KL at present, this is the best outcome.
At this time, there was no one else in Song Yi's office. Jin Xiyuan sat across from Song Yi's desk, holding her chin with both hands. "Let's not talk about other people first. Li Zhen is also a 80s beauty. Fans say she is the beauty of Fin.KL. You watched such a beauty go to another company. Don't you feel bad?"
Song Yi thought it was very funny, "The entertainment industry is not short of beauties. If I collect them all and let them move around under my nose, if Tae Hee knew about it, she probably wouldn't let me get in bed at night."
Jin Xiyuan snorted, "I know you too well. The reason you are willing to let Li Zhen go is because Li Zhen is not pretty enough. If Li Zhen was a beauty on the level of Song Hye Kyo or Jun Ji Hyun, you would not be willing to let her go to someone else."
Song Yi found that Jin Xiyuan saw the essence of the problem at once, and of course he would not admit it, "Don't talk nonsense, and don't do this next time. How did you develop the habit of eavesdropping on sex? If the phone recording is exposed, it doesn't matter that Taixi and I are a couple, but how will you behave when the time comes?"
Jin Xiyuan glared at the hypocritical man and said no, but Song Yi on the other end of the phone was particularly vigorous. Jin Xiyuan did not have the beauty of Kim Tae-hee, so she used other methods to satisfy Song Yi's little thoughts.
"Okay, OPPA, I was wrong and I won't do it again. How about you prepare a recorder and record it quietly, so you don't have to worry about privacy leaks?" Jin Xiyuan suggested.
Song Yi didn't dare to continue chatting with Jin Xiyuan, for he was afraid that Jin Xiyuan would come up with more tricks. "By the way, didn't you say you would come back to report on your work? Did you bring back the work materials?"
Jin Xiyuan teased Song Yi deliberately, "Ah? Did you assign me a task? Why don't I remember it? Wait a minute, I'll go and look for it to see if it's in the bathroom?"
After a while, Kim Hee-won changed into a black stewardess uniform, tied a silk scarf with a Tai Chi pattern around her neck, tied her hair up, and wore flesh-colored stockings on her legs.
Jin Xiyuan put her hands on her chest and stood gracefully. "Dear Korean Air passengers, hello, I am Jin Xiyuan, the flight attendant of this flight. I am very happy to serve you. May I ask if I can help you?"
Song Yi knew that Jiang Xiu Na was guarding outside, and no one dared to break into his chairman's office. He hugged Jin Xiyuan and let her sit on him, "Flight attendant Jin, I'm a little airsick now, I need you to give me artificial respiration."
Jin Xiyuan knew that she couldn't escape Song Yi after all, so she temporarily put Taixi behind her mind and enjoyed the pleasure in front of her. "Dear passenger, it's okay for our flight attendant to sit on you. If you sit on the flight attendant, it will be suspected of breaking the law. According to the air safety regulations, I have the right to call the security officer and inform the ground police--"
As soon as Jin Xiyuan returned to the company today, she told Song Yi that she had been to the Catholic Church in Ulsan and officially left the church. Song Yi also understood Jin Xiyuan's hint.
Song Yi had been teased by Jin Xiyuan several times before, and he was determined to tame this little devil Jin Xiyuan today. "Really? Flight attendant Jin, you have already let me take off today, so you are naturally responsible for my safe landing."
Before Song Yi finished speaking, Jin Xiyuan had already taken the initiative to sit on Song Yi. Although she had no practical experience, she still tried to seize the initiative.
While Song Yi and Jin Xiyuan were fighting fiercely in the office, Jiang Xiu Na in the secretary's office was a little restless.
She cursed the couple in the office in her heart. It was still broad daylight. Couldn't they wait until after work to start the fight? Besides, was it so fun to play games in the office? Song Yi, damn it, she hadn't had a boyfriend for several years. Two more chapters completed. See you tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)