After paying tribute to Zhou Zhengyong, Chen Jianxi was preparing to leave with his children.
Chen Xinyu ran up to Song Yi and asked a question, "President Song, if you already have a lover, marrying a woman you don't love just for the sake of marriage, isn't that unfair to your nominal wife?"
Song Yi couldn't believe that Chen Xinyu had actually thought about this question. "You're right, but there is no fairness in the world."
"Although all roads lead to Rome, some people are born in Rome. Since some people enjoy the favorable conditions provided by their family, marrying a husband who does not love them for the sake of the family is also an equivalent exchange."
"Most of the time, things are not satisfactory, but there are only a few that can be told to others. You don't think that your sister is marrying for true love, do you? She just needs a husband to marry into the family so that she can continue to stay in Samsung and inherit the family business." Song Yi expressed his thoughts.
Chen Xinyu was born in June 1979. When she was 20 years old, Chen Jianxi gave her stocks worth 190 million US dollars. The starting point of her life is the end point that most people can hardly reach.
Chen Xinyu wrinkled her nose in dissatisfaction. She didn't like Song Yi's comments on her sister Chen Fuzhen's marriage, but she could understand that "there is only one thing you can talk to others about". Since she became an adult, Chen Xinyu has fewer and fewer friends she can confide in. Everyone seems to have other purposes in interacting with her. She is like a canary in captivity, and naturally feels a little depressed.
Chen Fuzhen watched Chen Xinyu and Song Yi talking, but did not stop them. Chen Xinyu relayed Song Yi's words, thinking that Chen Fuzhen would refute and tell her that she married for true love, but Chen Fuzhen remained silent. Chen Xinyu was immediately disappointed and knew that what Song Yi said was true.
Zheng Enxuan walked up to Song Yi and said, "Chen Xinyu is the most popular junior at Ewha Womans University. Would you like me to introduce you to her? If you marry her, you can work less for 30 years."
"I noticed that she looked at you a lot just now, which means she is interested in you. This is a good start. She is the Samsung princess, and you are the most outstanding third generation in the family. You can be considered a good match." Zheng Enxuan teased.
"Thank you, auntie. Chen Xinyu is the apple of Chen Jianxi's eye. If I pursue her, the pressure will be too great. I feel like all the men in Seoul are my competitors. I might as well pursue Chen Fuzhen, whose only competitor is her husband." Song Yi joked.
Zheng Enxuan said "Pah" and blushed, "I think you are just interested in other people's wives."
Song Yi joked, "It's just a marriage with Samsung anyway, there's no difference between the eldest princess and the little princess."
Song Yi didn't know that Chen Jianxi had already asked Chen Zairong to start dealing with him. Song Yi's New Korea Advertising was far away in Yanjing, and no matter how long Chen Zairong's hands were, he couldn't reach the mainland market.
As for New Asia Entertainment, Song Yi did not accept the investment of Hyundai-related enterprises. If Chen Zairong launched an attack on New Asia Entertainment, the Hyundai family would most likely stand aside and watch.
Of course, if Chen Zaiyong wants to acquire Eshan Group, that is another matter. Eshan Group can be acquired by Hyundai Group and KCC Group, but not by Samsung.
For the Hyundai family, no matter whose name the Eshan Group is, at least the owner of the company is Zhou, which means that the good things will not flow to outsiders. If Samsung intends to acquire the Eshan Group, it will definitely be resisted by the entire Hyundai family.
Sitting in the car, Chen Fuzhen kept thinking about Song Yi's words, "I hate your inexplicable sense of superiority the most. What's so great about you? Except for having a rich dad, no matter how poor I am, I will never call an American dad."
Chen Fuzhen knew that Song Yi was right. Although Chen Jianxi was powerful in South Korea, he was still polite in front of American shareholders. During the financial crisis in the 1990s, in order to maintain control of Samsung Electronics, the family had to sell Samsung Electronics shares to American capital. The Samsung family held very few shares in Samsung Electronics, which became an eternal pain in the hearts of the Samsung family.
As for what Song Yi said, she deliberately chose a useless husband in order to have a chance to inherit Samsung in the future, it turns out that the person who knows her best is indeed her opponent.
Chen Fuzhen still remembers that her father held her in his arms when she was a child, praised her for being the best child in the Samsung family, and said that it would be nice if she was a boy.
Chen Fuzhen knew her father's subtext. If she was a boy, Chen Jianxi would consider giving Samsung to her to inherit.
Although the Samsung family strictly follows the tradition of passing the throne to males rather than females, there is no so-called primogeniture system. After all, Chen Jianxi himself is the youngest son of Chen Bingzhe.
So she personally selected a son-in-law, and her action made Chen Zairong obviously relieved. In the whole family, only Chen Zairong blessed her marriage. She knew that Chen Zairong was afraid that she would choose a powerful husband's family to help her fight for Samsung's assets.
Although they have been married for less than seven years, Chen Fuzhen and You Jae-sik have already had different dreams and are in fact living separately.
The text message that Song Yi accidentally sent on Valentine's Day was inadvertently seen by You Jae-sik, who mistakenly thought that Chen Fuzhen had someone else outside, making their relationship even more hostile.
Chen Fuzhen was too lazy to clarify. After Yu Jae-sik got married, he went to Itaewon to have fun, but she chose to endure it and did not tell her parents.
If You Zaizhi really reported Chen Fuzhen's cheating to Chen Fuzhen's parents, Chen Fuzhen would still look up to him. But this incompetent guy only dared to complain in front of her, and when she showed her displeasure, You Zaizhi was afraid of him.
Chen Fuzhen was jealous. You Zaishi had no looks, no figure, and no ability. Compared with Song Yi, you were a complete failure. If this guy hadn't been rude to her, she would have really wanted to find a lover as handsome as Song Yi. After all, she was always a little woman who needed a man's love.
Chen Fuzhen thought that Song Yi's girlfriend Jin Taixi was a Catholic and she probably hadn't had a real relationship with Song Yi yet. She felt an inexplicable pleasure in her heart. It would be best if she could suffocate Song Yi, the bastard.
However, Song Yi did not look like an honest man. She wondered if he would find a lover outside. According to her observation, the relationship between Song Hye Kyo and Song Yi was very ambiguous. Chen Fuzhen crossed her legs and looked out the window, not knowing whether she wanted Song Yi to find a lover or not. Song Yi accompanied Zhou Mengxian to receive the delegation from the north of the peninsula and brought a handwritten letter from the leader of the north. In the handwritten letter, he expressed deep condolences for the death of Zhou Zhengyong, who made outstanding contributions to the reconciliation and cooperation between the north and the south of the peninsula, the great unity of the nation and the cause of unified patriotism.
So far, more than 385,000 Koreans have visited Mount Kumgang, many of whom are separated families. The reunion of separated families is also a barometer of relations between the two sides of the peninsula.
Zhou Mengxian introduced Song Yi to Jin Dongshen, the head of the northern delegation. Song Yi is the only surviving grandson of Zhou Zhengyong's sister Zhou Zhenyong.
Jin Dongshen is the head of the Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, responsible for diplomatic work between the North and South of the peninsula. Zhou Mengxian originally entrusted Jin Dongshen to search for Zhou Zhengyong's missing sister Zhou Zhenyong in the north.
After Jin Dongshen learned that Song Yi was the executive director of Eshan Group, he knew that Zhou Mengxian valued him very much and that he might be asked to take over the Mount Kumgang tourism plan and Kaesong Industrial Park project in the future. He patted Song Yi on the shoulder, and then Jin Dongshen, Zhou Mengxian, Zheng Enxuan and Song Yi took a group photo.
At this time, Song Yuxi came to pay his respects to Zhou Zhengyong as a special envoy of President Zhong Xiaotong. Song Yuxi is now the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, and this condolence is not low.
Song Woo-seok and Kim Dong-shin held a brief talk, emphasizing that they would continue the Sunshine Policy and insist on promoting peace talks between the North and South of the peninsula.
Zhou Mengxian and Song Yi participated in the meeting. Jin Dongshen knew that Song Woo-seok was the presidential candidate supported by the Hyundai family, so he listed Song Woo-seok as a person of high concern and Song Yi as a person of general concern.
After Zhou Zhengyong's funeral, Zhou Shulan also flew back to Beijing. Before returning to Beijing, Zhou Shulan invited Song Suying to have dinner with her.
Zhou Shulan rarely met her husband's students in a foreign country, so she naturally felt more familiar with them. Song Suying served as the chairman of SK Welfare Foundation, and her personal business was a high-end women's beauty salon in Gangnam District.
Song Suying gave Song Yi a VIP membership card of the club. This beauty club specializes in serving Korean socialites. Chen Fuzhen and Zheng Enxuan are also frequent customers of this club. Song Yi can bring his girlfriend to experience it. There are many top Korean female stars in it, and the privacy is very good.
Song Suying is the signature of the beauty salon opened by the wife of SK Chairman. Song Yi believes that even paparazzi dare not secretly take photos of the customers of the beauty salon. They dare not expose the women behind the chaebols.
Song Yi didn't want Kim Tae Hee to get involved in the socialite circle in Seoul too early, and Chen Fuzhen was a frequent visitor to this beauty salon. If Kim Tae Hee went for beauty treatment and met Chen Fuzhen, Chen Fuzhen would definitely slander him desperately in front of Kim Tae Hee, and then even if he beat Chen Fuzhen, he would not be able to relieve his hatred.
However, Song Yi quickly found a suitable candidate. He handed the membership card to Song Hye Kyo and said, "This is the beauty salon opened by my senior sister in Gangnam District. You can go and experience it as a token of your support. This year's membership fee has been paid. Just say my name when you go."
When Song Hye Kyo learned that this beauty salon was opened by Song So Young, she was extremely happy and gave Song Yi a compliment, "I've heard of this beauty salon a long time ago. I heard that they only accept members by invitation, not by paying a fee."
When Song Yi heard this, he felt that Song Suying was quite business-minded. It was this kind of gimmick that attracted so many female stars. Whoever could get a membership of this beauty salon would represent her status and connections. No wonder Song Hye Kyo was so happy.
"Are you familiar with Dean Song Suying?" Song Hye Kyo asked.
"It's okay. She is my father's student and an alumnus of Yonsei University. In private, I usually call her Sister Suying. Please don't do other things under my name, okay?" Song Yi said.
Song Hye Kyo's eyes rolled around, and she obviously had other ideas. Korea's top female directors and screenwriters all patronized this beauty salon, so she certainly hoped to seize the opportunity and expand her network.
Song Hye Kyo acted coquettishly towards Song Yi, "Brother, Sister Suying must have asked you to give your membership card to your girlfriend. If I go for a beauty treatment and mention your name, will she misunderstand our relationship?"
Song Hye Kyo broke free from Song Yi's arms. She wanted to keep Song Yi on suspense and not let him feel that she was a woman who was within his reach.
"By the way, Zhong Heng's attitude has softened. I'd like to ask you to meet in the next two days. It seems that the termination of the contract should go smoothly. After I sign the contract with Xinya, you will officially become my boss. Boss, please take care of me." She was wearing a white shirt at home, but the top two buttons were deliberately left unbuttoned. When she bent down, Song Yi was clearly visible.
Song Yi was a little annoyed by Song Hye Kyo, the little devil, so he stood up, hugged Song Hye Kyo and went into the bedroom. Song Hye Kyo protested, "President, it's daytime now!"
Song Yi didn't care, "It's okay, just draw the curtains, no one can see it anyway."
Song Hye Kyo was a little worried, "But my mother will be back soon. If she hears me, how can I live my life?"
"Then let's seize the time and make quick decisions." Song Yi blocked Song Hye Kyo's mouth and closed the door.
Song Hye Kyo hadn't seen Song Yi for several days and missed him very much, so she reluctantly agreed. When they started to clean up the battlefield, Song Hye Kyo found that her mother must have secretly come back and the refrigerator was full of fresh fruits.
Song Hye Kyo's face suddenly turned red, and she pinched Song Yi, "It's all your fault. You said you would make it quick and easy, but now it's over. How am I going to tell my mother?"
Song Yi was thick-skinned, "It's okay, Auntie is an experienced person, I have seen everything. Besides, it's not my fault. Although your apartment is well soundproofed, the cat was really too loud."
Song Hye Kyo was probably embarrassed to see her mother, so she took Song Yi to Au Entertainment Agency. Zhong Heng happened to be free today, so they could discuss the termination of the contract.
Although Song Hye Kyo is currently the most famous artist in Au Entertainment, Song Yi still saw many beautiful women in this company. They were generally very young and might have been signed as trainees.
Song Yi took the initiative to shake hands with Zhong Heng, "Mr. Zhong, I'm sorry, I've been busy recently."
"No, I've seen President Song on the news lately. He's busy with all sorts of things, even busier than the president. Busy with all sorts of things, but that's all." Zhong Heng got the boss's instructions and agreed to terminate Song Hye Kyo's contract, but he felt a little aggrieved and couldn't help but mock her. And he hadn't even touched Song Hye Kyo, such a beautiful woman.
Song Yi grasped Zhong Heng's subtle state of mind and said with a serious expression, "I am here today to discuss the termination of Song Hye Kyo's contract. Song Hye Kyo is willing to pay the termination fee, but Au Entertainment is unwilling to terminate the contract, so I want to come here to be a peacemaker and help mediate to see if there is any misunderstanding between Song Hye Kyo and Representative Zhong?"
Zhong Heng held his breath, "Misunderstanding? The company worked hard to train her. If it wasn't for Au Entertainment helping Song Hye Kyo get the drama "Autumn in My Heart", how many Koreans would know her name! Now that she has climbed up the ladder, she thinks she has become a phoenix and thinks she can just leave after paying a penalty. If other trainees in my company follow suit, how can I manage them in the future?"
Song Yi nodded. "What Representative Zhong said is correct, but Song Hye Kyo has also paid her price. The termination fee set by Representative Zhong is not a small amount. I believe that it is difficult for anyone in your company to afford this money."
Zhong Heng and Song Yi face each other, "But I should have been able to earn more! If she hadn't instigated it, how could she have chosen to leave Au?"
"A wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in. If the contracted artists of my New Asia Entertainment choose to terminate the contract and leave in the future, I will definitely not make things difficult for them," said Song Yi.
"Of course you can pretend to be a good person. You have more than one company, but I only have Au Entertainment. I wanted to make some money before my uncle stepped down--" Zhong Heng didn't finish his words.
Song Yi didn't want to get entangled with Zhong Heng any more, and his expression was cold. "Zhong, let's be frank and not beat around the bush. Just state your conditions and we can discuss everything. If we have to take this to court, Au Entertainment, Song Hye Kyo, and I will all be embarrassed."
Zhong Heng rolled his eyes and said, "According to my estimation, Song Hye Kyo's income in the past two years is about 10 billion won, and Au Entertainment gets about 5 billion won. If Xinya Entertainment is willing to pay this money, I will let her go."
Song Yi smiled and said, "Where did you calculate 10 billion won? Impossible, change the conditions!"
Jong Hyung knows the principle of asking for a high price and then paying it back on the spot. 10 billion won is just an ideal situation. Song Hye Kyo needs to get another hit drama like "Autumn in My Heart". Moreover, Song Hye Kyo can also receive many endorsements like this year.
"Well, let's put it this way. The reason I was willing to sign Song Hye Kyo was because of her beauty. If you let her sleep with me for one night, I won't want the 10 billion won. How about that? Is that generous enough?" Zhong Heng deliberately made things difficult for Song Yi.
"Impossible, artists signed by New Asia Entertainment will never do such a low thing as sleeping with others. If an artist is in a relationship and both parties are willing, I will not interfere. If Representative Zhong wants to seduce an artist I like, I can only say that there is no room for negotiation." Song Yi said in a firm voice.
Song Hye Kyo stood aside and was deeply moved when she heard Song Yi stand up for her. The reason she terminated her contract with Au Entertainment was because of the sense of security that Song Yi provided.
Zhong Heng saw Song Hye Kyo looking at Song Yi with affection, and he became even more angry. It turned out that beautiful women all love pretty boys. He and Song Hye Kyo had known each other for more than three years, and she had never looked at him with such eyes.
Originally, Zhong Heng's boss only wanted Song Hye Kyo to seduce Song Yi so that he could get something to hold over Song Yi.
Who knew that Song Yi would not play by the rules and refused to take the bait. As a result, Song Yi turned around and founded New Asia Entertainment to poach Song Hye Kyo, making Au Entertainment lose both the wife and the army.
Zhong Heng felt unhappy, "President Song is unwilling to do this, and that is impossible. I am starting to doubt President Song's sincerity now!"
Song Yi said: "Song Hye Kyo's original penalty was 2 billion won (about 11 million RMB), and New Asia Entertainment can provide another 1 billion won in compensation, which can be regarded as a good faith payment to buy out Song Hye Kyo's contract in advance."
"One billion won is my sincerity. Of course, today's contract will be 1 billion won, tomorrow it will be 900 million won, and so on. If after 10 days, Mr. Zhong is still unwilling to terminate the contract, then we will meet in court. Song Hye Kyo and I will go back today, and you can think about it slowly."
Song Yi didn't waste any words and took Song Hye Kyo away from Au Entertainment. The trainees of Au Entertainment looked at Song Hye Kyo with curious eyes. Song Hye Kyo was their goal and the object of their admiration. Their agents also used Song Hye Kyo's example to motivate them.
When they saw Song Yi next to Song Hye Kyo, they subconsciously lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Song Yi. They knew that Song Hye Kyo had been negotiating with the company about the termination of the contract recently, and it seemed that Song Yi should be "Song Hye Kyo's financial sponsor."
This title was said by Representative Zhong, and it had nothing to do with them. They originally thought that the man behind Song Hye Kyo was a rich old man, but he was unexpectedly handsome. The female trainees wondered which company Hye Kyo would switch to? They were guessing in their hearts.
Soon, their speculation came true. On March 27, Au Entertainment released a message on its official website, "We have been through thick and thin together for three years and have grown together. We are grateful and wish Miss Song Hye Kyo all the best in the future. Take care and stay well."
On the same day, Song Hye Kyo was interviewed by an entertainment reporter and confirmed that she had terminated her contract with Au Entertainment Agency, and responded that "we shared the past, but we each have our own future."
On March 28, Shin Asia Entertainment announced that it had signed Song Hye Kyo. The two parties reached a 7-year contract with a signing fee of 1 billion won. Song Hye Kyo became the third signed artist after Kim Tae-hee and Moon Geun-young.
New Asia Entertainment announced that Song Hye Kyo will star in the SBS romantic drama "Hotelier" and work with Bae Yong Joon, Kim Seung Woo and Song Yoon Ah.
SBS TV station has always been interested in inviting Song Hye Kyo to star in the drama, but Song Hye Kyo has been caught up in rumors of contract termination. As soon as Song Hye Kyo's new agency was confirmed, SBS invited Song Hye Kyo. The drama is expected to be aired in early May.
Song Hye Kyo's joining has made this little-known company, New Asia Entertainment, suddenly hit the headlines. Song Hye Kyo's contract with Au Entertainment has not yet expired, but she has switched to New Asia Entertainment. Of course, the entertainment media wants to dig into the inside story.
When the entertainment media discovered that Song Yi, the president of New Asia Entertainment, was also the executive director of Eshan Group and a core member of the Hyundai Family, they instantly lost interest in finding out the truth.
At this time, there was some negative information about Song Hye Kyo in the Korean entertainment circle, saying that the reason why New Asia Entertainment signed Song Hye Kyo was because Song Yi had tried Song Hye Kyo's kung fu and felt that her kung fu was outstanding and her acting was good, so he couldn't bear to let her go, so he signed her to his own company.
At this time, some unknown netizens also secretly revealed that Song Hye Kyo was suspected to be kept by a chaebol, and that the high-end apartment in Hannam-dong that Song Hye Kyo owned was bought for her by the chaebol. Because Song Yi had a legitimate girlfriend, Song Hye Kyo also got the nickname "Lady Hannam-dong".
Sitting in the office, Song Yi looked at the posts of netizens and had to admire their imagination. At this time, Song Hye Kyo walked into the office. She was wearing a standard secretary suit, a gray suit with a white shirt inside. She walked to Song Yi and accidentally dropped the folder in her hand to the ground.
She squatted down slowly, raised her head, looked at Song Yi with innocent eyes, biting her lips, "Boss, I'm here to report my work to you."
Song Yi felt a headache. As soon as Jin Xiyuan was not in the company, Song Hye Kyo deliberately came to tease him. He felt that it was necessary to work overtime with Song Hye Kyo today to control this little devil Song Hye Kyo and let her know who is the real owner of this company.  There is a party in the evening, so there will be only one update today. Thank you for your support. I will report the subscription results tomorrow.
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