Chapter 175 Searching for Korean Mall Stores



Kevin Feige is not yet the president of Marvel Pictures. He is currently an assistant to Hollywood producer Lauren Shuler Donner.

Kevin is very familiar with the background setting of Marvel Comics, the Marvel Universe structure and other related theories. In order to train him, Lauren recommended Kevin to be the assistant producer of "X-Men" in 2000. Since then, Kevin has served as the producer of almost all Marvel Comics adapted movies.

New Asia Pictures was about to start filming Iron Man, and Kevin Feige certainly noticed the news. He was actually more concerned about Song Yi's statement that he was going to acquire more Marvel characters and create a huge Marvel universe. Others thought Song Yi was just bragging, but he took it seriously.

If Song Yi buys the copyrights of other Marvel heroes, there will be no place for Kevin Feige. Even if Marvel Studios wants to invite him back to be the CEO, he will be powerless.

Song Yi ignored Kevin Feige's entanglement. For Marvel Studios, they didn't care if New Asia Pictures made a critically acclaimed and commercially successful "Iron Man", which would help build the Marvel Universe. However, if New Asia Pictures made a shoddy product and destroyed the Iron Man IP, it would seriously damage Marvel's vitality.

Just when Kevin Feige wanted to talk to Song Yi about the concept of "Iron Man", Song Yi and his team had already flown back to South Korea. New Asia Pictures established a studio in Los Angeles, with Shen Zhe as the head of the studio.

Shen Zhe's job is to keep an eye on the real-time dynamics of Hollywood. As the American representative of New Asia Pictures, he maintains good relations with major Hollywood studios, producers, directors and actors. Shen Zhe is also involved in the acquisition of Artisan Entertainment by Blue Ocean Capital Fund.

Shenzhe had certainly heard of Blue Ocean Capital Fund, a venture capital giant that emerged in the Los Angeles area this year and manages funds worth more than 10 billion US dollars.

The CEO of Blue Ocean Capital is Mark Suster. Like most investors, he has started two software companies and sold them to The Sword Group and Salesforce. Before the World Cup was over, Blue Ocean Capital was established in Los Angeles. It is said that Mark Suster has a mysterious partner who is the largest shareholder of Blue Ocean Capital. Until now, Shen Zhe knew that Song Yi also had a considerable influence on Blue Ocean Capital. So he did not lose money by selling Shin Cine Communications to Song Yi.

Song Yi chose Korean Air for his return trip, and he and his friends met Kim Hee-won's former colleague Lee Bo-na on this international flight.

When Li Baona saw Song Yi, her expression was a little resentful. She had clearly given Song Yi her contact information, but Song Yi had lived in Los Angeles for more than half a month, but he never called her from beginning to end, which made her self-esteem very frustrated.

Li Baona looked at Kim Tae-hee sitting next to Song Yi, and she knew in her heart that there is no man who does not cheat. It must be because his girlfriend Kim Tae-hee was watching her too closely, so it was inconvenient for Song Yi to ask her out.

Of course, this is not the case. Song Yi doesn't like women who are too proactive. If a woman is willing to use her beauty to seduce you, it means she wants to get something from you. Even if he wants to experience the charm of a flight attendant, Jin Xiyuan is a better choice.

Although she was very busy at work, Jin Xiyuan still took time out to pick up Song Yi at Incheon Airport. Jin's mother originally thought that Jin Xiyuan was here to pick her up, but she found out that Jin Xiyuan seemed to be here for Song Yi's mother Zhou Shulan.

Jin Xiyuan smiled as soon as she saw Zhou Shulan, and gave Zhou Shulan a close hug. "Aunt, did you have a good time in the United States this time?"

Zhou Shulan also likes the sensible Kim Hee-won. When Zhou Shulan came to Korea last year, Kim Hee-won and Kim Tae-hee had tasted her cooking skills. In addition, Kim Hee-won and her sister are very diligent and are keen to help her when she cooks.

When Jin's mother saw her eldest daughter Jin Xiyuan being attentive in front of Zhou Shulan, she couldn't help but sneer in her heart, Xiyuan, you treat Zhou Shulan as your mother-in-law, but Zhou Shulan doesn't treat you as your legitimate daughter-in-law. Didn't you see Zhou Shulan praising Jin Tae-hee all the way home?

Kim Hee-won pretended that she didn't care about the fact that Song Yi and Kim Tae-hee had already obtained their marriage certificate. This was the result she had always been looking forward to, but it also blocked her last hope.

"Kim Woo-taek will continue to hold the premiere of "Memories of Murder" at the MegaBox Cinema in the COEX Shopping Center in Samseong-dong. Although the HugeDrem Cinema in Seoul has opened, the venue is still a bit small." Song Yi returned to the company first, and the others went home first. Kim Hee-won and Song Yi talked about their work during this period.

Song Yi has also considered this issue. Currently, the site selection of HugeDream Cinemas mainly depends on two channels, one is the land transferred by the Korea Land Corporation, and the other is the Hyundai Department Store.

Among the five largest chaebols in South Korea, except SK and LG, Samsung, Hyundai and Lotte are all involved in offline retail. Samsung has COEX mall, Hyundai has Hyundai Department Store, and Lotte has Lotte Department Store. Although Hyundai Department Store is willing to allow HugeDream Cinemas to enter its stores to increase the popularity of the stores, it will not agree to HugeDream Cinemas building a large movie center in the Hyundai Department Store.

If HugeDream Cinemas wants to build a large-scale film center as the premiere venue for films or TV series produced by New Asia Pictures, Song Yi will have to choose another location.

Song Yi currently has some ideas. He plans to choose a suitable piece of land in Seoul to build an offline store of SouHan Mall, where tourists can buy any of the same products on SouHan Online.

They can try out products, try on clothes, and try out food in the mall. After they have selected the products, SouHan Logistics can also deliver the products they have chosen directly to their door, allowing them to truly experience one-stop service.

Souhan Mall's offline stores are somewhat similar to the former Gome Electrical Appliances or Suning Electrical Appliances, but the product types are richer and are not limited to 3C electrical appliances.

In fact, Souhan Mall is more like a large Wal-Mart, where consumers can buy any goods they want. Wal-Mart provides free delivery service to customers within three kilometers, while Souhan Mall can send tourists' goods to the world.

Song Yi's idea of ​​establishing Sohan Mall was inspired by the creativity of Myeongdong Shopping Street. In order to attract tourists, Myeongdong Shopping Street provides a variety of convenient payment methods. When tourists do not want to bring large bags of clothes back home, Myeongdong merchants also provide considerate home delivery services.

Given South Korea's well-developed offline retail system, it is not easy for the shopping website Souhan.com to gain a foothold in the Korean market.

COEX Mall, Hyundai Department Store, Lotte Department Store and Shinsegae Department Store have cooperated deeply with major credit card companies in South Korea to provide various benefits such as cash back for card swipes, points rewards and shopping discounts.

Major department stores can also deliver the purchased goods to customers' homes. In comparison, the shopping website Sohan.com does not have much advantage over department stores, unless the products on Sohan.com are more favorable than those in offline department stores.

There are three reasons why JD.com's online products are cheaper offline: first, the purchasing channels are different; second, offline stores need to pay rent, pay employee wages, and advertise regularly, which leads to higher sales costs; third, JD.com has centralized purchasing and larger purchasing volumes, so it can get bigger discounts.

Thinking of this, Song Yi felt that it was even more necessary to build offline stores for Souhan Mall. The more developed the offline retail industry is in a country, the more people naturally distrust online shopping.

The Seoul headquarters of SouHan Mall is more like a natural advertisement for SouHan.com. Only when consumers find that the quality of the goods they purchase on SouHan.com and SouHan Mall is exactly the same and that they can enjoy SouHan.com's high-quality services both online and offline, will they feel at ease to place orders on SouHan.com.

"It's okay, there's no need to rush. I'll have a meeting with Uncle Mengkui and Aunt Enxuan in the next two days to see if we can buy a suitable piece of land. Then we'll build a Souhan Mall headquarters in Seoul, and then we'll open a HugeDream Film Center in Souhan Mall. Then it will be much more convenient for New Asia Media to hold premieres or promotional meetings." Song Yi said to Jin Xiyuan.

"The Seoul headquarters of Souhan Mall? Then which company will pay for it? Is it Xinya Construction or Xinya Network?" Kim Hee-won asked a key question.

"Good question. Here's what I think. We can let Xinya Construction buy the land first, and then rent it out to Xinya Network at the market price after Souhan Mall is built. After Souhan Network is on the right track, Souhan Network will buy the land from Xinya Construction in one go." Song Yi said after considering it.

"Okay, I will inform President Zhou Mengkui and President Zheng Enxuan." Jin Xiyuan made a note in her notebook.

"By the way, Jiang Xiu Na and her boyfriend are already married, and her honeymoon leave hasn't ended yet. Should we notify her to return to work in the company?" Jin Xiyuan asked.

Song Yi suddenly heard that his secretary got married and coughed, "Why did Xiu Na get married suddenly? Marriage is such a big thing, but you didn't even send me an email to inform me?"

"You and Tae Hee were enjoying a sweet time together in the United States at that time. Why did you rush back from the United States to attend Xiu Na's wedding?"

"If I were the groom, I might not be in a good mood when I found out that the bride's boss flew back from the United States to attend our wedding. People who know you say that you value your company's employees very much, and people who don't know you think you are having an affair with the bride," said Kim Hee-won.

Song Yi was annoyed, "Xiuna and I are innocent, don't say anything nonsense, otherwise her husband will misunderstand. Xiuna has done a good job of keeping it a secret. She has been with me for so long, and I didn't even know she was in a relationship."

Jin Xiyuan agreed, "In fact, when I first met Xiu Na, I knew that this girl had a crush on you, but you always pretended not to know. She must be very painful to see you and Tae Hee together every day."

"She may know something and want to put an end to her unrequited love, so she got the marriage certificate with her boyfriend. Otherwise, why would she choose a time when you are not in the country to get married? Isn't it because she doesn't want you to show up at her wedding?" Jin Xiyuan said.

Among Song Yi's colleagues at Shin Han Media, Jiang Xiu Na is the junior with whom Song Yi has the best relationship and whom he looks forward to the most. After Song Yi left Shin Han Media, Jiang Xiu Na took over Song Yi's position as the head of the planning team.

When Shinhan Media was established, Song Yi needed a capable assistant to help him handle the company's daily affairs. Jiang Xiu Na gave up her job at Shinhan Media without hesitation and became Song Yi's full-time secretary.

Song Yi still remembers Kang Soo-na's unconditional trust in him when Shinhan Media was facing bankruptcy.

Jiang Xiu Na smiled sweetly and encouraged Song Yi, "Senior, it's a deal."

Of course, he could sense Jiang Xiuna's affection for him. When Song Yi got drunk during a barbecue dinner hosted by New Korea Media, it was the petite Jiang Xiuna who sent Song Yi home alone. Because she was afraid that Song Yi would feel uncomfortable after waking up, Jiang Xiuna also thoughtfully helped Song Yi change his underwear.

It was because he knew that Jiang Xiuna was a simple and good girl that Song Yi did not do it. Now that Song Yi heard that Jiang Xiuna was married, all kinds of feelings surged in his heart.

"Okay, don't look so reluctant. It's not like she won't come to work. Chairman Song, let me remind you that you are a married man now. Don't think about those unnecessary things." Jin Xiyuan reminded.

"By the way, did you send a gift for me? Although I can't come back, if I don't show any appreciation, Xiu Na will probably blame me for being unkind." Song Yi asked Jin Xiyuan.

"Don't worry, I definitely gave it to them. I gave Xiu Na a jade pendant of Guanyin, the Goddess of Fertility, and gave it together in our names, hoping that they will have many children in the future." Kim Hee-won said unhappily.

What Song Yi admires most is this point about Jin Xiyuan. As a woman, she is jealous by nature, but she never interferes with Song Yi's work and always has the necessary structure.

"Xiu Na is getting married. Do you think I should help you pick a new secretary?" Jin Xiyuan asked Song Yi.

Song Yi was a little puzzled. "Wasn't she going back to work after getting married? Why did she need to find a new secretary? Or was she going to quit her job after getting married and return to her family to be a full-time wife? If that's the case, it would be a pity."

Jin Xiyuan replied: "No, Xiu Na has no plans to have children in the past two years, and her husband also expressed understanding and support. According to the company's dividend this year, her annual income is higher than her husband's. Her husband should be embarrassed to let her be a full-time wife."

"Ha, that's hard to say. I know too well the ridiculous self-esteem of Korean men. If they feel that their wife's job is unsuitable, they will threaten you to quit no matter how high your income is. If you don't do what they ask, they will threaten you with divorce." Song Yi really looked down upon the inexplicable machismo of Korean men.

Jin Xiyuan also agreed with Song Yi's point of view. It was for this reason that she was unwilling to find a Korean man as a partner, and in the end she was deceived by Song Yi.

"When I was at the airport, I noticed that my mother looked at me with some displeasure, and she spoke in a sarcastic way. Did she notice the relationship between you and me?" Jin Xiyuan was a little worried.

When she decided to be Song Yi's lover, she was ready to face her family's questioning. However, Jin's mother's behavior after returning home still irritated the sensitive Jin Xiyuan.

Song Yi sighed and motioned for Jin Xiyuan to sit on his lap. "When I was in PV Island, your mother and I were chatting by the swimming pool. She asked me, 'Song Yi, please tell me clearly, which daughter of mine do you want to marry?'"

"Then how did you answer?" Jin Xiyuan suddenly became nervous.

"I didn't answer. Taixi made a joke to cover up the matter. Taixi asked if your mother saw that I had become rich and was planning to marry her eldest daughter to me. He also said that even if she agreed, you wouldn't." Song Yi said.

"Tae Hee, that silly girl, by saying that, isn't she implicitly acknowledging the relationship between the three of us? I said that when mom returned home this time, she saw that my nose was not a nose and my eyes were not eyes. How sad mom would be if she knew that the eldest daughter she had carefully raised is now your secret lover." Although Jin Xiyuan had known that this day would come, she still felt very uncomfortable and felt a little sorry for her parents.

Song Yi hugged Jin Xiyuan's waist, "No matter how wrong you are, it's all my fault. It has nothing to do with you two sisters. The main reason is that I am too greedy. I am lucky to have one of you two sisters as my wife. How can I be so worthy as to win your favor at the same time. As for your mother, you put all the blame on me. Anyway, in your mother's heart, I have long been a playboy."

"Hmph! If not you, who should I blame? The first time you came back to our house, you set your eyes on us two sisters. In order to keep me by your side, you even set up the New Asia Entertainment company, and then let me constantly discover your strengths in daily contact. If it wasn't for helping Tae Hee deal with Jun Ji-hyun, Song Hye Kyo and the others, I would not be willing to commit myself to you, a big pervert." Kim Hee-won complained.

She actually felt quite aggrieved. If Song Yi got tired of Song Hye Kyo and Jun Ji Hyun, he could let them go out and marry. But since she followed Song Yi, she was destined to live with Song Yi and Kim Tae Hee for the rest of her life.

"Don't worry, I believe your mother cares more about her daughter's happiness than a piece of paper called a marriage certificate. Her job will be done by me and Taixi."

"If we can buy Manchester United next year, you can move to the UK. Then we can have a baby. When your mother sees that you have a career, assets, and two children, she will slowly accept the fact that you and I are together, even for the sake of her grandchildren," said Song Yi.

Jin Xiyuan felt that this was the only solution. If Jin Xiyuan was pregnant with Song Yi's child, Jin's mother would not persuade Jin Xiyuan to leave Song Yi for the sake of the child. If Jin Xiyuan took over Manchester United and the real estate in the UK, Jin Xiyuan would immediately become the richest woman in South Korea. Even if there were rumors that Jin Xiyuan had an illegitimate child, Jin's mother could ignore it. For a billionaire, is it a big deal to have a few illegitimate children?

After talking about business, Jin Xiyuan was concerned about Song Yi and Jin Taixi's first experience. Song Yi was a little overwhelmed, "It's not like you haven't experienced it before, why do you care about your sister and my private life? If you are really curious, why don't you ask Taixi?"

Jin Xiyuan snorted, "Who am I doing this for? It's for your happy life. I want to know if Tae Hee's performance in bed is as reserved as she is in real life. If she is shy, how can the three of us play Landlord together?"

When Song Yi heard Jin Xiyuan say this, he smiled happily and kissed Jin Xiyuan's face several times. "How about this, when the two mothers come home, you can move to the master bedroom and sleep with us?"

Thank you all for your monthly tickets, see you tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)


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