Liu Huiying was confused, so she asked her daughter, "What's so big?"
"Brother Song Yi's office is so big." Xu Zhuxian stood beside her mother Liu Huiying, turning her little head to look around Song Yi's office.
Jin Xiyuan smiled and said, "The president's office is really big. The entire suite is over 300 square meters. In addition to the office area you see, there is also a lounge, bathroom, toilet and cloakroom in the office."
"Usually guests wait for him in the secretary's office. Since you are good friends of the president, I will make an exception and bring you in for a tour. Sister Huiying, please have a cup of coffee first, and there will be milk for Joo-hyun." Kim Hee-won temporarily acted as a secretary.
Liu Huiying took the coffee and said, "Thank you, Xiyuan." Xu Zhuxian was also very obedient, "Thank you, Xiyuan sister."
Kim Hee-won discovered that Seo Joo-hyun's posture of drinking milk was almost exactly the same as her mother Yoo Hye-young's posture of drinking coffee. She held the cup with both hands and sipped it, sitting with her upper body straight, and put the cup on the coffee table next to her while talking. She must have been well-educated.
"You're welcome. Come to think of it, you've known the president longer than I have. He has always cared about Joo Hyun," said Kim Hee Won.
Liu Huiying felt relieved. She took a sip of coffee and felt that the aroma and taste of the coffee were completely different from those in the coffee shops outside.
"What kind of coffee is this? It smells like flowers and fruits." Liu Huiying was a little curious.
"This is premium coffee produced in the Yirgawa Fiji region of Ethiopia. The picking and processing of coffee beans are all done manually. After the coffee beans are processed, they are immediately airlifted to South Korea. If you like to drink it, I will talk to the president later and ask him to send you two bags." Kim Hee-won replied with a smile.
Liu Huiying did not respond. This kind of coffee costs at least thousands of dollars per pound (453.6 grams). How could she let Song Yi give her two bags? Xu Zhuxian's family is at least an upper-middle-class family in Seoul, and they can't afford such expensive coffee.
After drinking the milk, Xu Zhuxian sat quietly aside and listened attentively to the conversation between her mother and Jin Xiyuan. Jin Xiyuan was worried that Xu Zhuxian might be bored, so she handed her the latest issue of "CECI" magazine to kill time.
Seo Joo Hyun took the magazine and turned her eyes to her mother, Yoo Hye Young. After Yoo Hye Young nodded, she smiled happily and quietly flipped through the magazine.
Jin Xiyuan looked at the sensible Xu Zhuxian and envied her. "Sister Huiying, you have educated her so well. If I had a daughter as well-behaved and cute as Zhuxian in the future, I would probably wake up laughing in my dreams at night."
Yoo Hye-young has indeed put a lot of thought into raising her daughter, and Seo Ju-hyun is the only member of Girls' Generation's nine members who does not have any siblings.
She glanced at her daughter, "Joo-hyun has always been very obedient, and she likes to take care of others. Even when playing games with her peers, she likes to play the role of mother. You are so beautiful and capable at work. If you give birth to a daughter, she will definitely be better than Joo-hyun."
Jin Xiyuan was a little helpless and spread her hands, "How can I have a baby when I don't even have a boyfriend? I can't do anything about this kind of important life event alone."
Liu Huiying was actually a little surprised that her younger sister Kim Tae-hee and Song Yi had been dating for more than a year, but her older sister Kim Hee-won was still single. She didn't know whether Kim Hee-won had high standards or was too busy with work to find a boyfriend.
Song Yi also finished his work and returned to the office. When Xu Zhuxian saw Song Yi coming in, she put the magazine back to its place, ran to Song Yi, and called him "Brother Song Yi" sweetly.
Song Yi originally wanted to touch Xu Zhuxian's head, but Xu Zhuxian dodged nimbly, leaving Song Yi empty-handed.
Xu Zhuxian said seriously, "Brother Song Yi, I am not a child anymore. I will go to middle school soon. You can't touch my head anymore. If I lose hair on top of my head, it won't be beautiful."
Song Yi put his hand down and extended his hand to Xu Zhuxian, "Warmly welcome Xu Zhuxian to visit New Asia."
After shaking hands with Xu Zhuxian, Song Yi extended his hand to Liu Huiying, "Welcome to visit Xinya, Sister Huiying. You're welcome, take a seat."
Song Yi did not choose to sit in the boss chair behind the desk, but sat side by side with Liu Huiying and her daughter on the long sofa next to the window.
Liu Huiying said politely, "Song Yi, I'm sorry. If I had known you were so busy today, I should have brought Zhuxian to visit you tomorrow."
Song Yi said, "It's okay, I've finished my work. Sister Huiying, let me ask you first, do you agree that Zhuxian will become an artist? As far as I know, the social status of Korean artists is not very high."
Liu Huiying gently replied, "From my personal point of view, I don't want Zhuxian to enter the entertainment industry. But our Zhuxian has watched the Queen Myeongseong in which Tae Hee starred, and she feels that being an actor is what she wants to do in the future and what makes her feel happy."
Song Yi asked Seo Joo Hyun, "Joo Hyun, do you want to be an actor like Tae Hee?"
Xu Zhuxian nodded, "My mother took me to see Tae Hee's musical, and I happened to have filmed a commercial with my mother. I really want to learn some acting courses. If I apply for college in the future, I might apply for the film department."
Song Yi remembered that Xu Zhuxian later applied for the film department of Dongguk University and became alumni with Lin Yuner. What he admired most about Xu Zhuxian was that she always knew clearly what she wanted and always achieved her goals.
No matter how busy SNSD's schedule was, she insisted on completing her studies. After her contract with SM Entertainment expired in 2017, she also set up her own studio to focus on her acting career.
However, although SM Entertainment is the leader in the Korean industry in cultivating idols, they are indeed not able to make it in the film and television industry, and their main source of revenue still comes from singing and dancing artists.
SM Entertainment has to spend money to produce songs, design and choreograph dances, plan concerts, and arrange variety shows and commercial performances for artists. With such a busy schedule, SM Entertainment's artists have no time to hone their acting skills. From Han Geng to the returning four members of EXO, their acting skills are hard to describe. Moreover, the Korean entertainment industry has a prejudice against idols' acting skills, and many big productions are unwilling to let idols take the lead.
There are only two reasons why film and television companies are willing to hire you to act: either you are gifted in acting, or you can support the box office of the movie or the ratings of the TV series. Unfortunately, fans cannot support the box office, let alone the ratings.
The Korean version of "Scarlet Heart: Ryeo" invited Lee Joon-gi and IU to star in it. Seohyun also starred in this TV series. However, the poor plot of the TV series still caused the ratings to plummet.
Seohyun's popularity in Girls' Generation is not as high as Taeyeon, Yoona and Jessica, and she is in the middle of the pack. SM Entertainment's film and television resources are not good, so it is indeed difficult for her to become an excellent actor in SM Entertainment.
Song Yi continued to ask Xu Zhuxian, "Xu Zhuxian, do you want to be a pure actor, or do you want to be a multi-talented artist who is an actor, singer and host?"
When Son Ye-jin was in high school, she recommended herself to Kim Min-sook and said that she wanted to be an actor, but Kim Min-sook told her to finish her studies first.
As soon as she graduated from high school, Son Ye-jin immediately joined Barunson Entertainment, and Kim Min-sook became Son Ye-jin's exclusive agent. The two have worked together for more than 20 years.
Barunson Entertainment was renamed Msteam Entertainment in 2012, and Lee Byung-hun's wife Lee Min-jung is also a contracted artist of this company.
Son Ye-jin has been in the Korean entertainment industry for so long and has never been involved in any negative scandals because Kim Min-sook protects her very well.
Kim Min-sook attaches great importance to the film project "If You Were Me", and Song Yi + Guo Zairong + Jun Ji-hyun helped "My Naughty Girlfriend" become the second place in the Korean box office in 2001.
The media now believes that Jun Ji-hyun has a good chance of winning the Best Actress award at one of the three major film festivals, and Kim Min-sook certainly hopes that Son Ye-jin can replicate Jun Ji-hyun's success.
The reason why "A Love So Beautiful" has not yet announced the candidate for the heroine and the results of the auditions is because Song Yi and Kim Min-sook have different opinions.
Song Yi wants to acquire Barunson Entertainment and make Barunson Entertainment a subsidiary of Shin Asia Media, so that Son Ye-jin will naturally become a contracted artist of Shin Asia. However, Kim Min-sook only agrees to sell a small number of shares to Shin Asia, and she is unwilling to work for Song Yi.
Kim Min-sook worked as the agent of actress Ko Hyun-jung in the 1990s. After Ko Hyun-jung married Zhou Yongjin, vice president of Shinsegae Department Store, Kim Min-sook founded Barunson Entertainment. Although Ko Hyun-jung and Zhou Yongjin had a bad relationship, Kim Min-sook maintained a good personal relationship with Zhou Yongjin.
Zhou Rongzhen's mother Chen Mingxi is a second-generation member of the Samsung family. She is Chen Jianxi's youngest sister. In 1997, Shinsegae Department Store separated from Samsung Group and was led by Chen Mingxi. Since Zhou Rongzhen wanted to support Kim Minsook, Song Yi had no way to force Son Yezhen to change her job.
Song Yi had received Kim Min-sook and Son Ye-jin before today. Song Yi took Kim Min-sook and the others to visit New Asia Films downstairs, and Song Yi expressed his willingness to invite Cha Tae-hyun and Cho Seung-woo to star in "If Love Has Destiny".
"Musical Emperor" Cho Seung-woo and last year's hit Cha Tae-hyun will play the male lead and male second in "If You Were Me" to act with Son Ye-jin. Song Yi's sincerity is not lacking, but Kim Min-sook did not give in easily and still needs to consider the matter of Barunson Entertainment being incorporated into New Asia.
The problem now is that if Son Ye-jin does not join Shin Asia, Song Yi will not be willing to spend a lot of effort to promote artists from other companies, even if they are cooperative companies.
After director Guo Zairong auditioned Son Ye-jin, he thought that Son Ye-jin was the best choice for the female lead Song Ju-hee, and he was unwilling to change the female lead at the last minute. Kim Min-sook seized on this point and hoped to work with Guo Zairong to play the role of Song Yi.
Last year, New Asia Films bought the film and television adaptation rights of the novel "RAINFALL" from the writer Huang Shunyuan, which means that the decision on whether "If Love Has Destiny" can be filmed and who will star in it is still in the hands of Song Yi.
Now the matter is at a standstill. Kim Min-sook hopes that Son Ye-jin can star in "A Moment to Remember", but does not want to lose control of the company. Song Yi wants to take Son Ye-jin down and is unwilling to make wedding dresses for others.
Because Guo Zairong and New Asia Films have a pleasant cooperation, New Asia Media is ready to sign Guo Zairong as director. Song Yi must now consider Guo Zairong's opinion.
If he deliberately suppresses Son Ye-jin and chooses other female artists to star in "If Love Has Destiny" in order to make Kim Min-sook compromise, it may cause director Guo Zairong and New Asia Media to alienate each other. Now Song Yi can neither use force nor use softness, which makes him a bit caught in a dilemma.
But there is still plenty of time, so there is no need to rush. Zhou Rongzhen divorced actress Ko Hyun-jung in November 2003.
After Zhou Rongzhen divorced, Jin Minshu introduced Son Yezhen to Zhou Rongzhen. Son Yezhen and Zhou Rongzhen maintained private contacts during that time, and this matter was also included in the X-Files of the First Project in 2005. He couldn't let Zhou Rongzhen take the lead.
However, Gao Xianzhen was not liked by her mother-in-law Chen Mingxi. Other members of the Samsung family privately excluded Gao Xianzhen, thinking that she was an actress who could not be on the stage. Even if she went to Korea University to study for a master's degree in English, it still could not change the family's view of her.
Since Zhou Rongzhen divorced Gao Xianzhen, it was impossible for him to marry Son Yezhen. In the end, Zhou Rongzhen married Korean flute player Han Zhixi and gave birth to twins. The difference between an actor and a flute player is that the former is an artist, while the latter is a music artist.
Seo Ju-hyun thought for a while, "My mother taught me piano. In addition to being an actor, I also thought about becoming a singer. SES's Yoo Jin and Fin.KL's Lee Jin are my role models. They are not only excellent singers, but also outstanding actors."
After terminating her contract with New Asia Media, CJ Entertainment arranged a sitcom "NON STOP 3" for Li Zhen. Her TV drama debut was recognized by many viewers.
On New Year's Eve in 2000, Yoo Hye-young took her daughter Seo Ju-hyun to participate in the New Year's bell ringing ceremony at Bosingak. Both SES and Fin.KL performed. Perhaps it was the charm they exuded on the stage that made Seo Ju-hyun want to become a singer.
When Infinite Challenge held its music festival in 2015, SES member Ryu Jin was unable to appear on the show due to family reasons, and finally Seo Ju Hyun replaced Ryu Jin and completed the show with Choi Sung Hee and Yoo Soo Young. Perhaps 15 years ago, the little Seo Ju Hyun had planted the wish to become the next Ryu Jin in her heart.
SES was the first girl group launched by SM Entertainment before the slave contract scandal broke out. For Korean girls who have experienced the heyday of SES, SM Entertainment still has a lot of appeal.
However, SM Entertainment is not without negative news. The X-Files hinted that the company's top star Boa had a close relationship with a director of SM Entertainment. At that time, Boa was not yet an adult.
If Xu Zhuxian really wants to join SM Entertainment, then Song Yi, as a friend, should help Xu Zhuxian to hold the stage. He should clearly tell Lee Soo Man and others that you should be more careful, Xu Zhuxian is my Song Yi's person, and no one can have any ideas about her.
Song Yi touched Xu Zhuxian's little head, "Okay, I get it, I will make your wish come true. Sister Huiying, I will accompany you to SM Entertainment now to fight with President Lee Soo Man."
Liu Huiying was very happy. The reason why she went to the New Asia Building was to ask Song Yi to support Xu Zhuxian. The Korean entertainment industry is so dark. If there is no powerful person like Song Yi to protect her, she is also worried that Xu Zhuxian will be pressured by the top management in the company, and even forced to serve the powerful people after she grows up.
"Song Yi," Liu Huiying asked cautiously, "Do you think we should say hello to President Lee Soo Man before we go over? What if he's not in the company and there are some things that other people can't decide on?"
Song Yi thought for a moment and told Jin Xiyuan, "Xiyuan, call SM Entertainment in the name of the company and tell them that I will be visiting their company later. Ask Lee Soo Man to wait for me at the company."
Thank you all for your monthly tickets, see you tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)