After the meeting, Song Yi, as the host, held a small cocktail party in the New Asia Building. Artists such as Jun Ji-hyun, Song Hye-kyo, Lee Hyo-ri, Sung Yu-ri, Moon Geun-young, and Kim Jong-kook attended the cocktail party.
When Song Yi saw Wen Geun-young, he quickly told her agent Jin Zhongdao, "Gen-young is not yet an adult, you have to keep a close eye on her and don't let her drink secretly."
Moon Geun-young smiled sweetly and stuck out her tongue. "Chairman, there is grape juice in my glass. President Kim asked me to come here to see the world. Maybe the president of the branch company will take a fancy to me and ask me to shoot a commercial or something."
Since the filming of "Autumn in My Heart" was completed, Moon Geun-young has not received any good dramas, and her family asked her to focus on her studies. This year, except for a supporting role in "Jewel in the Palace" in the second half of the year, Moon Geun-young has no new dramas.
Kim Jong-do originally didn't want to take Moon Geun-young to a similar cocktail party, but when he heard that all the senior executives of the New Asia Group had gathered in Seoul, he immediately realized the value of this cocktail party and immediately asked for leave for Moon Geun-young to come to the New Asia Building to attend the cocktail party.
Song Hye Kyo still took good care of Moon Geun Young and took her to greet the executives of the New Asia Group. "Autumn in My Heart" was very popular in the mainland, and "My Naughty Girlfriend" also achieved a high box office of 30 million RMB in the mainland. Song Hye Kyo and Jun Ji Hyun are very well-known in the mainland, and many executives took photos with them.
Lee Hyo-ri was a little depressed. Fin.KL had held a concert in Yanjing City last year, so why didn't anyone take the initiative to ask her to take a photo? Since no one came, Lee Hyo-ri took the initiative to go over. She walked to Song Yi with a wine glass in her hand, swaying her body, "President, I toast to you. I'll drink it. You can do whatever you want." Lee Hyo-ri generously drank the half glass of red wine in her hand.
Lee Hyori is the top female singer of New Asia Music. Song Yi still values her very much. He picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
"Hyori, don't be jealous of Jun Ji-hyun and Song Hye-kyo. Their popularity also requires a bit of luck. As artists, we still have to rely on our works and not rely on scandals to get to the top." Song Yi intentionally or unintentionally criticized Lee Hyori.
When New Asia Media renewed the contract with Lee Hyori and Sung Yuri, Lee Hyori thought Song Yi had taken a fancy to her. Song Yi was young, rich, and handsome, so Lee Hyori felt that it was not wrong to commit herself to Song Yi.
Unexpectedly, Song Yi had no intention in this regard. New Asia Music prepared Lee Hyori's first solo album, and Sung Yuri also began to participate in TV dramas.
Seeing that she couldn't get close to Song Yi, Lee Hyo-ri contacted Zhou Mengjiu, chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, through the company's resources. Zhou Mengjiu liked her very much and gave her many expensive gifts. There were rumors that Zhou Mengjiu kept Lee Hyo-ri.
When Lee Hyori heard Song Yi say this, she suddenly panicked. She wanted to explain, but she didn't know where to start.
In the eyes of others, Lee Hyori took the initiative to please the big boss Song Yi, and compromised in front of Song Yi, but Song Yi looked impatient. Guo Haibin looked at Lee Hyori's sexy figure and couldn't help swallowing his saliva secretly. If a man lives to Song Yi's level, his life will not be in vain.
"I'm not interested in the private lives of the company's artists. This is something that is consensual, so there's no need for me to interfere. But you have to remember not to say things you shouldn't. If I find out that you betrayed the company's secrets, it won't be solved by just quitting the entertainment industry and apologizing." Song Yi said in a cold tone.
In Lee Hyori's opinion, although Shin-Asia Media Properties Group is a giant in the entertainment industry, it is not as good as Hyundai Motor Group.
After she hooked up with Zhou Mengjiu, Lee Hyori's mentality changed. She looked down on Jun Ji-hyun and Song Hye-kyo, who were in the same company, and she treated her agent like a boss.
Lee Hyo-ri only behaves humbly when facing Song Yi and Kim Hee-won. She thinks Song Yi should also give Zhou Mengjiu some face.
Who knew that Song Yi would tell her bluntly today that Zhou Mengjiu could not protect her at all. If Lee Hyori continued to be so arrogant and touched Song Yi's reverse scale, Lee Hyori would not only fail to make money in the entertainment industry, but might even be ruined.
Sung Yuri looked at the absent-minded Lee Hyo-ri. She could probably guess what the conversation between Song Yi and Lee Hyo-ri was about, and she sighed silently.
She felt that Lee Hyori was too impatient. Although Song Yi was rumored to be rather lustful, he had never treated the company's contracted artists badly.
The fact that Song Yi was able to rescue Kim Jong Kook from Kim Kwang Soo is enough to prove the point. When Sung Yu-ri represented the company to participate in business activities, many entrepreneurs expressed their affection for her, but she rejected them one by one.
Why do these married men invite her to dinner and give her expensive bags and clothes? Isn't it just to get close to her? If there is really an unmarried rich man who wants to date her and approach her with the idea of serious dating, she will not refuse.
At this time, Cheng Yuri noticed that Song Yi was waving at her to come over. She pointed at herself and opened her mouth into an O shape. She didn't expect that Song Yi would actually want to talk to her about something.
Cheng Yuli walked quickly to Song Yi's side. She brushed her hair and asked Song Yi softly, "President, do you have something to talk to me about?"
Now, Lee Jin and Ok Joo Hyun of Fin.KL have terminated their contracts with New Asia Media, and Sung Yuri has no other announcements except for sporadic appearances in some TV dramas. Sung Yuri also made a cameo appearance in "Winter Sonata", in which she played a colleague of Song Hye Kyo, which also attracted the attention of some drama fans.
Song Yi didn't keep anyone in suspense. "The company is already planning to produce an indoor variety show called "X-Man". Yoo Jae-suk will be the main MC, and the company plans to let you and Kang Ho-dong serve as deputy MCs."
"I am very optimistic about "X-Man". This is also the first variety show produced by Shin Asia and we cannot afford to fail. So I hope you can do a good job and strive to achieve some results. Then I can try to get you to host SBS's year-end music festival." Song Yi patted Sung Yuri on the shoulder.
Sung Yu-ri had long heard that the company was preparing to produce an indoor variety show. In order to improve the show's effect, Song Yi even specially poached Yoo Jae-suk from MBC.
All members of Fin.KL have participated in "Living Together" hosted by Yoo Jae-seok. Sung Yu-ri likes Yoo Jae-seok's hosting style very much. Yoo Jae-seok is humorous and good at grasping the rhythm of conversation. Of course, she is willing to host "X-Man" with Yoo Jae-seok. However, she had always heard that Lee Hyo-ri would be the deputy MC of "X-Man". She didn't expect that this pie would fall on her all of a sudden.
Of course, Sung Yu-ri would not be so hypocritical as to give this opportunity to Lee Hyo-ri again. If she did so, it would bring trouble to both Lee Hyo-ri and herself.
Song Yi might think that she and Lee Hyo-ri had violated the company's work arrangements and joined forces to protest against him. Lee Hyo-ri at least had Zhou Mengjiu to protect her, so she didn't dare to put on airs in front of Song Yi.
"Thank you, President. I will definitely work hard. I will also ask more advice from senior Yoo Jae Suk. By the way, President, when will "X-Man" start recording and broadcasting?" Sung Yuri bowed and thanked him.
"Wait until the World Cup is over. I will ask Xiyuan to send you the first draft of the plan for "X-Man" so that you can familiarize yourself with the program flow first. If there is anything you are not clear about, you can ask Xiyuan. Xiyuan is also the chief planner of "X-Man." Song Yi ordered.
Sung Yu-ri was very surprised. She knew that with her singing skills, it would be difficult for her to debut as a solo singer, so transforming into an actor or host was the only way for her.
There is a rumor in the Korean entertainment industry that as long as the entertainment program is chosen by Song Yi, it will be popular.
Shin Cine Communications' CEO Shin Cheol sold the company to Shin Asia for 36 billion won because he was not optimistic about the movie "My Naughty Girlfriend".
Everyone knows what happened later. My Naughty Girlfriend became the second-highest box office hit in Korea in 2001. Jeon Ji-hyun won the Best Actress Award at the Grand Bell Awards for this film, and Cha Tae-hyun won the Best Newcomer Award at the Blue Dragon Awards. Now, the latest valuation of New Asia Films has exceeded 300 billion won.
Although the TV series "Winter Sonata" released by Xinya in the first half of the year did not break the ratings record of the finale of "Autumn in My Heart", it still became the number one TV series in terms of ratings among the three major TV stations without any suspense.
The media has been paying attention to the movie "Memories of Murder" directed by Bong Joon-ho. In an interview with reporters, Bong Joon-ho made it clear that the script of this movie was written by him and Song Yi. Song Yi gave him a lot of inspiration during the filming of the movie. Maybe after watching the movie, the Korean police can use the movie to help find the real culprit of the Hwaseong serial murder case.
In fact, entertainment reporters don’t care who the murderer of the Hwaseong serial murders is. They are more concerned about whether "Memories of Murder" produced by Song Yi can create another box office miracle.
The box office of "My Naughty Girlfriend" was 8 million, only a few hundred thousand away from the annual champion "Friends". If New Asia Films extends the film key, "My Naughty Girlfriend" actually has a good chance of breaking the box office record of "Friends".
Principal photography for Memories of Murder has been completed, and Bong has begun finishing work on the film. The tentative release date for Memories of Murder is August 25, 2002.
Song Yi remembers that the final box office of this drama film starring Song Kang-ho and directed by Bong Joon-ho was 5.4 million. The listing time of New Asia Media Property Group was around October or November 2002. With the foundation of the movie "Memories of Murder", New Asia Media Group can get a higher valuation.
Another deputy MC of "X-Man", Kang Ho-dong, is also a well-known comedian in South Korea. He is hosting two variety shows this year, namely MBC's "Fate in the Universe" and KBS's "Super TV Sunday is Fun".
Sung Yu-ri can serve as another deputy MC and lead the group artists to compete with Kang Ho-dong, so she will definitely have plenty of shots.
Kim Hee-won also came over at this time, and Sung Yu-ri left tactfully to give them space to talk.
"Compared to Lee Hyori, she is indeed smarter, but she doesn't seem to be as ambitious in her career. In fact, Lee Hyori is more suitable to be the deputy MC of "X-Man" than her. After all, Lee Hyori has a better sense of variety shows." Song Yi did not respond to Kim Hee-won's words.
"The reason you chose Sung Yu-ri to replace Lee Hyo-ri, isn't it because you treat the company's female artists as your own private territory, and now someone else has gotten there first, so you deliberately suppress Lee Hyo-ri?" Kim Hee-won asked in a low voice.
Song Yi coughed a few times when he heard Jin Xiyuan say that. "What nonsense are you talking about? Xinya Agency will sign many female artists in the future. Does that mean I have to seduce them before they join Xinya? With a boss as lustful as me, who would dare to sign with Xinya in the future?"
Jin Xiyuan chuckled, "Really? It seems that I misunderstood you. I signed the twins Xu Minzhen and Xu Minshan for you. In a few years, you will know what double happiness means."
Song Yi didn't dare to argue with Jin Xiyuan. You can only listen to half of what Jin Xiyuan said, half true and half false. If you really believe it, you will be fooled. Jin Xiyuan and Jin Taixi are sisters, and Jin Xiyuan is obviously more cunning.
"By the way, the opening ceremony of the World Cup will be held at the Yan Stadium tonight, and President Zhong will give a speech. Before the speech, Uncle Meng Zhun wants to introduce me to President Zhong. Are you interested in going with me to meet the president?" Song Yi asked.
Zhou Mengzhun prepared 10 tickets for the opening ceremony for Song Yi, three for Kim Hee-won's three siblings, two for Chen Jae-chan and his wife, two for Cha Tae-hyun and Kim Jong-kook, and the last two tickets were left by Song Yi to Liao Yu and Lee Byung-kyu.
As the chairman of Eshan Group, Zheng Enxuan and Li Yizhi, the president of New Asia Capital Fund, have their own channels to get tickets. Zheng Enxuan will sit with her daughter Zhou Zhiyi and future son-in-law Gu Guangmo.
Although it was the first time that Song Yi met Zhong Xiaotong tonight, he was very calm and not nervous at all.
Last year, Song Yi dared to use Zhou Mengxian to threaten Zhong Xiaotong, letting Zhou Mengxian take all the blame alone, and finally exchanged it for a special loan of 200 million US dollars.
With the $200 million special loan, Song Yi and Zheng Enxuan were able to jointly gain control of the Eshan Group, and then make a profit of $500 million by shorting US stocks after the 9/11 incident. Without the $200 million, the development momentum of the New Asia Group would definitely not be as fast as it is now.
Zhou Mengzhun is the vice president of FIFA and the number one contributor to the bid for the World Cup. It is normal for Zhong Xiaotong to meet Zhou Mengzhun before the opening ceremony.
When Jin Xiyuan heard Song Yi's invitation, she was indeed tempted, but her reason made her refuse.
"Forget it. All the uncles and aunts of the Hyundai family are here today, so it's not appropriate for me to show up. It's a pity that you and Tae Hee are not engaged, otherwise it would be perfect for her to accompany you." Jin Xiyuan felt it was a pity.
"Okay, then we'll split up when the time comes. Please help me take care of Liao Yu. If there's anything that needs to be dealt with at the stadium, please find Uncle Bingkui. You, Tae Hee, and Liao Yu sit together to avoid being bumped into by some ignorant people in the stadium." Song Yi didn't take the current president's reception seriously.
As soon as the cocktail party ended, Song Yi went to Sangam Stadium in advance. Zhong Xiaotong and his party arrived at the stadium around 18:30, and Song Yi couldn't arrive later than Zhong Xiaotong.
Construction of Sangam Stadium began in 1998 and was delivered on November 10, 2001, with a total investment of 206 billion won.
In order to cater to the more environmentally friendly bidding concept, Sangam Stadium was originally a garbage dump. In the Sangam District, where every inch of land is valuable, it is difficult to find such a large piece of land for the construction of a large multi-functional stadium covering an area of 216,000 square meters.
For this World Cup, the South Korean government built a 1.04 million square meter Century Park and a fountain with a height of 202 meters around the Sangam Stadium.
When Song Yi heard about this design, he couldn't help but complain that if they really wanted to highlight Korea's high-tech strength, they should just design a 2002-meter fountain. A 202-meter fountain doesn't match the 2002 World Cup. How could the Koreans cut corners in this regard?
When Song Yi arrived at the stadium, he found that many people from the Hyundai family had already arrived, including Zhou Mengjiu and Zhou Yixuan, father and son of Hyundai Motor, Zhou Zhixuan, vice chairman of Hyundai Department Store, Zhou Mengzhun and son Zhou Jixuan of Hyundai Group, Zhou Mengkui of Hyundai Industrial Development Group, Zhou Xiangyong of KCC Group, Zheng Enxuan, chairman of Asan Group, and daughter Zhou Zhiyi, etc.
"Except for Zhou Zhengyong's funeral, today is probably the time when the modern family members are the most gathered together, right?" Song Yi felt that today's scene was somewhat black humor.
Many members of the Hyundai family have been received by the South Korean president, but among the third-generation members of the Hyundai family, only Zhou Yixuan has met the president. Today, the best members of the third-generation Hyundai family have all arrived, including Zhou Yixuan, Zhou Zhixuan, Zhou Jixuan, Zhou Zhiyi and Song Yi.
Zhou Jixuan is still a student at Yonsei University, and he has not yet participated in the actual operation of Hyundai Group. However, Zhou Jixuan has a good father. Zhou Mengzhun has taken Zhou Jixuan to meet the Prime Minister of the island country and FIFA President Blatter and other bigwigs.
Although Song Yi and Zhou Mengzhun reached a tacit understanding, he was only responsible for football betting and would not participate in match manipulation, so he had no interest in getting to know football giants like Blatter.
Song Yi provided Zhou Mengzhun with a sum of money in the name of sponsoring the World Cup. How Zhou Mengzhun used the money had nothing to do with Song Yi. Song Yi's statement was very lofty, hoping that the money could help the South Korean team achieve a breakthrough historical result in the World Cup.
At 18:30, Zhong Xiaotong's motorcade entered the Sangam Stadium on time. Zhong Xiaotong will take time to meet with the members of the Hyundai family in the lounge attached to the Sangam Stadium. After Zhong Xiaotong's meeting, he will stay in the lounge to prepare his speech for tonight.
The door of the lounge opened, and the security guards in black suits entered first, and soon dispersed. An elderly man with a slicked-back hair and a determined look walked in with firm steps. This was the first time Song Yi saw Zhong Xiaotong in real life. The real Zhong Xiaotong seemed more majestic than on TV.
Zhong Xiaotong first turned his eyes to Zhou Mengzhun, who immediately greeted him. After the two of them exchanged greetings, Zhou Mengzhun introduced his family members to Zhong Xiaotong one by one.
Zhong Xiaotong first shook Zhou Mengjiu's hand and said, "Thank you, Chairman Mengjiu, for your strong support for this World Cup held in South Korea. This must be Chairman Mengjiu's son, right? It is true that a good father will have a good son." Hyundai Motor and Samsung Electronics were both advertising sponsors of the 2002 World Cup.
The second member of the Hyundai family to appear was Zheng Enxuan. Zhong Xiaotong shook hands with Zheng Enxuan. "President Zheng is an outstanding representative of female entrepreneurs in the Republic of Korea. It is true that women are as good as men."
Just as Zhou Xiangyong was about to step forward, Zhou Mengzhun happened to stand in front of him and introduced Song Yi to Zhong Xiaotong, "This is Song Yi from New Asia Media. The old man praised him a lot when he was alive. He said he was the most outstanding third generation of our family."
Zhong Xiaotong narrowed his eyes, with a faint smile on his face. "President Song Yi of Xinya Media, I have heard Director Jin Chengguo mention President Song a long time ago. He is indeed young and promising, and a handsome man. Your modern family is indeed full of talents."
Song Yi knew that Zhong Xiaotong was warning him in person. It seemed that Song Yi used Zhou Mengxian to blackmail Zhong Xiaotong and asked Jin Chengguo to help Song Yi apply for a special loan of 200 million US dollars, which made Zhong Xiaotong very unhappy, so he couldn't help but speak out.
Song Yi got the benefit, so he didn't care about face. There was no need for him to challenge Zhong Xiaotong's authority at this time.
"Hello, President Zhong. I am honored by the high regard Uncle Meng Zhun has given me. No matter if it's Brother Yixuan or Brother Zhixuan, I can't compare to them. Parents always like to praise other people's children. Uncle Meng Zhun actually wants to motivate Jixuan and make him more motivated in school." Song Yi was very humble.
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