Jun Ji-hyun's agency SidusHQ also began to make efforts. Jun Ji-hyun became the cover character of the Korean version of "ELLE" in June. In the exclusive interview, Jun Ji-hyun focused on the charm of the role of Song Myung-hee. She believed that the movie "My Naughty Girlfriend" represents that the social status of Korean women has been greatly improved.
Coincidentally, Song Hye Kyo was also on the cover of this issue, and the two actresses, both born in 1981, were naturally compared. ELLE magazine commented that Song Hye Kyo has already proven her popularity in both China and South Korea in the field of TV dramas, and now it depends on whether Jun Ji Hyun can become a Chungmuro actress with this "My Naughty Girlfriend".
As an old fashion magazine, "ELLE" has a considerable influence on Korean women, and most of the female stars in the circle are its readers.
Song Hye Kyo was very upset when she saw this report. She complained to Song Yi beside her, "You are boasting so much, aren't you afraid of hurting your waist? Is it so easy for an actor in Chungmuro to become famous?"
Song Yi commented fairly, "Jun Ji-hyun's performance in this film is quite outstanding. She has the potential to win one of the three major awards. It's no problem to say that she is a Chungmuro actress."
Song Hye Kyo's "Hotelier" has been completed and she plans to take a break for a while. As a conscientious boss, Song Yi went to Song Hye Kyo's home to comfort her.
Song Hye Kyo peeled a lychee for Song Yi and handed it to his mouth like a well-behaved maid.
Song Hye Kyo was a little unconvinced, "You think so highly of her? OPPA, I am the artist of Shinya, there is no reason for you not to support me and support female artists from other companies, right?"
Song Yi thought about it, if the actresses of the same age group, Ha Ji-won, Jun Ji-hyun, Son Ye-jin and Song Hye-kyo, were ranked based on their film performance, Ha Ji-won > Jun Ji-hyun > Son Ye-jin > Song Hye-kyo.
Ha Ji-won is the Grand Slam winner of all three major Korean film festivals, Jun Ji-hyun won the Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards, Son Ye-jin has a representative work, but Song Hye-kyo has neither awards nor representative works.
Song Hye Kyo is the undisputed queen of Korean dramas, firmly surpassing Jun Ji Hyun. She is good at all kinds of TV dramas, but she lags behind Jun Ji Hyun in movies. In the final analysis, Jun Ji Hyun has a movie face, while Song Hye Kyo only has a TV face.
This situation also exists in the domestic entertainment industry. Sun Li and Zhao Liying are invincible in TV dramas, but when it comes to movies, we still have to look at Zhou Xun and Zhang Ziyi.
Actresses in TV dramas generally conform to mainstream aesthetics, with a girlish look, three-dimensional facial features, fair skin, etc. Most movie faces have small heads and small faces. They may not be very standard in beauty, but they all have their own personal characteristics and are very recognizable.
Song Hye Kyo starred in three Korean movies, "My Girlfriend", "Hwang Jin Yi" and "Today", but they did not make much waves. Instead, she became famous in the film industry after collaborating with Wong Kar-wai in "The Grandmaster".
Hwang Jin-i was a famous courtesan in the Joseon Dynasty. Ha Ji-won starred in a TV series with the same name. As a result, Korean audiences who watched the TV series said that Ha Ji-won acted better than Song Hye-kyo and made Song Hye-kyo's face swollen. At that time, both of them had scandals with Hyun Bin, so the relationship between the two was not harmonious. However, Song Hye-kyo seems to have an average relationship with female stars in the circle. Who made her have the nickname of male god harvester?
"You haven't acted in a movie before, so you should focus on TV dramas in the next two years. If there is a suitable script, I will definitely give you priority." Song Yi comforted Song Hye Kyo. Song Hye Kyo was very obedient in front of him, and he couldn't just deny it after he pulled up his pants.
Song Hye Kyo looked at Song Yi hesitantly, "The three major awards for Best Actress are not something that can be won simply by giving an excellent performance. Both the film company and the agency need to lobby the judges at the same time. You are so concerned, do you have feelings for Jun Ji Hyun? That's right, her straight long legs must make men want to conquer her."
Song Yi felt a little guilty, "What nonsense! Jun Ji-hyun has a boyfriend."
Song Hye Kyo didn't care, "What's the big deal? A wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as a secret lover, OPPA doesn't plan to marry her, so it's okay to have some fun."
Song Yi smiled, "Okay, I will try to get the agency rights for an online game in the mainland during this period. If I get it, I will ask you to be the spokesperson to compensate you for the loss of not being able to make movies for the time being."
Song Hye Kyo smiled brightly, "Thank you, OPPA, you are the best to me." She wiped the corners of her mouth happily. But Song Yi did not expect that the agency rights of "Legend" would also have twists and turns.
The online game represented by Shanda Network is actually "Legend 2". "Legend 1" is an online game developed by Actoz Soft in 1998. In the early 2000s, Actoz Soft developed "Legend 2" based on "Legend", which is "Legend of Mir2". However, the Korean online game market at that time was the era of "Lineage". As of the end of 2000, the total number of online users of "Lineage" developed by NcSoft in Korea exceeded 100,000, making it the well-deserved number one online game, so "Legend 2" did not perform well in the Korean local market.
For Actoz Soft, "Legend 2" has a high degree of overlap with "Lineage" in terms of gameplay and is a failed online game, so it plans to gradually take back the relevant operating resources.
This is why Chen Tianqiao was able to obtain the mainland agency rights for "Legend 2" with only US$300,000. For Actoz Soft, this money was like picking up something for free.
Actoz Soft's withdrawal of operating resources made Park Kwan-ho, the game producer of "Legend 2", very dissatisfied. 2000 was also the beginning of the golden age of Korean online games, and many well-known game producers left to start their own businesses.
For example, last year, Nexon's Lee Seung-chan had a conflict with the company's founder Kim Jung-ju over the operating model of the guessing game "QuizQuiz", so he founded Wizet and developed the online game "MapleStory", but "MapleStory" was still operated by Nexon.
Kim Jung-ju became a Korean gaming tycoon with MapleStory, and Nexon also became a top gaming company in Korea, but Kim Jung-ju later suffered from depression and died at the age of 54. This is what Uncle Benshan said: the person died, but the money was not spent.
At the same time, Park Kwan-ho left Actoz and founded Wemade. The separation of Actoz laid the hidden danger for the copyright dispute of "Legend" from the very beginning.
Because "Legend 2" was a marginalized project in Actoz, there was no threshold for the collective departure of Park Kwan-ho's team. Actoz's representative director Choi Woong directly decided to hand over the subsequent development of "Legend 2" to Wemade. Because Park Kwan-ho's team left and the game would not be updated, the subsequent operation of "Legend 2" would definitely be paralyzed.
Rather than letting Legend 2 rot in its hands, Actoz decided to hand it over to Wemade. In exchange, Wemade gave 40% of the company's shares to its parent company Actoz, and Actoz also had the rights of co-author of Legend 2. This was a very fair price. In other words, Actoz and Wemade jointly owned the copyright of Legend 2.
This is the MBO model common in game companies. Actoz spun off the marginal project "Legend 2" and no longer needs to invest in operating costs. It doesn't matter if it doesn't do well, if it does well, it can still share 40% of the stock dividends.
Actoz Soft is ready to go public on the Korea Stock Exchange. Increasing revenue, reducing operating costs, and improving the company's profit margin can make the company's financial statements look better. This is the premise for Choi Woong to agree to Park Kwan-ho's team to leave and start their own business. If Choi Woong still holds on to "Legend 2", it will be useless.
Therefore, Song Yi could obtain the agency rights of "Legend 2" through the parent company Actoz or the subsidiary Wemade. Park Guanhao still has a good investment vision, and Wemade later became an important shareholder of the Korean Internet giant Kakao.
Song Yi thinks that Chen Tianqiao's success in acting as the agent for "Legend 2" requires the right time, right place, and right people, none of which can be missing. Chen Tianqiao acted as the agent for "Legend 2" because he could only come up with 300,000 US dollars, but Song Yi, who has abundant funds, does not necessarily want to go all the way with "Legend 2", and can also act as the agent for "Heaven".
However, the agency rights of "Legend 2" must be obtained. Even if Chen Tianqiao's success cannot be replicated, the rise of Shanda Network must be killed in advance. Since Song Yi's Xinya Network intends to replicate Shanda's success, it cannot allow another Shanda to appear.
In early June, Song Yi and Jiang Xiu Na visited Actoz Soft, which is located on the 9th to 11th floors of the Trinity Building in Gwancheol-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.
In July last year, Actoz completed its financing. Korea Telecom, Samsung C&T, National Venture Capital and Milestone Venture Capital completed the investment. Samsung C&T also became a shareholder of Actoz. With money, Actoz moved to Trinity Building.
Actoz's representative director Cui Xiong attached great importance to Song Yi's visit. Whether in terms of company popularity, revenue or size, Actoz Soft is actually not as good as New Asia Entertainment. It is natural for Cui Xiong to come forward to receive Song Yi and his party.
Cui Xiong took Song Yi to visit Actoz. The 9th floor is the company's business headquarters and support headquarters. Currently, Actoz is operating games such as "Legend", "The Last Kingdom" and "Millennium". The company's corridors are covered with posters of various games, and there are also many figures on the employees' workstations.
Cui Xiong introduced to Song Yi the games "The Last Kingdom", "Millennium" and Actoz's current development game "A3". "A3" is South Korea's first adult MMORPG online game. The female characters in the game are dressed coolly and have hot bodies.
Song Yi praised, "Actoz's R&D capabilities are indeed outstanding. They can develop multiple online games at the same time within a year."
Cui Xiong was very pleased. "No, no, I heard that New Asia Entertainment has also started to get involved in the Internet. Are they planning to enter the game market?"
Song Yi certainly wouldn't let go of the lucrative online games, but Xinya Network would still take it step by step. Since one cannot eat the fattening fruit in one bite, self-developed games would be a subsequent option.
"I want to be a game agent, so I plan to investigate several companies. In addition to Actoz, I also plan to investigate Nexon and Ncsoft. I haven't decided which game to be the agent yet." Song Yi would not reveal his thoughts directly.
Cui Xiong strongly recommended "The Last Kingdom" and "Millennium". "The Last Kingdom" has just been launched in Taiwan, China, and the response is good. The latter is a martial arts online game. Chinese people have a martial arts dream. "Millennium" will definitely be a big hit in China.
Song Yi sneered. What does Korea know about martial arts? Koreans are only half-baked at Chinese culture, and the martial arts online games they made are neither fish nor fowl. They are not good at drawing a tiger but drawing a dog. This is the root cause of the tepid popularity of the online game "Millennium" in the mainland. For domestic martial arts online games, we have to look at "Jianwang 3" by Xishanju. Cui Xiong thought that Song Yi was not interested in the games developed by Actoz, and he was a little frustrated. These two months are the critical two months before Actoz goes public. Whether he can get a high-priced agency contract from Xinya is directly related to the share price of Actoz when it goes public.
Song Yi said at this time: "I will consider Representative Cui's suggestion. Xinya has no experience in operating online games. I want to practice with a game first, so that even if there is a loss, I won't be too sad. The agency fees for "The Last Kingdom" and "Millennium" are a bit high, so I won't consider it for the time being."
"I heard that Actoz can still be the sales agent for "Legend 2". I want to try my hand with this game first. The agency contract can be signed for two years, and then we can discuss renewal after the two years. If possible, please ask Representative Cui to give me a price for "Legend 2". If the price is right, the contract can be signed this month." Song Yi expressed his plan.
Song Yi became alert because when "Legend 2" was becoming a hit in mainland China, the European agent of "Legend 2" leaked the source code, causing private servers of "Legend" to flourish in mainland China, seriously damaging the interests of Shanda Network.
Shanda Network and Actoz and Wemade had a lot of conflicts over this matter. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Actoz and Wemade felt that the agency fee given by Shanda Network was too low and the commission was too little, and they were jealous of Shanda Network's daily wealth, so the European game agent happened to leak the source code of "Legend 2".
In order to solve the copyright issue of "Legend", Shanda Network acquired 29% of Actoz's shares in 2004 and expanded it to 51% in 2007. However, Actoz and Wemade fought a protracted lawsuit over the copyright of "Legend".
"CEO Choi, I am sincere in wanting to cooperate with Actoz. How about you discuss this with CEO Park Kwan-ho of Wemade?"
"The mainland online game market is booming. It would be a good thing for us, Xinya Network, to be a pioneer and help you explore the way forward. It can also reduce your fault tolerance costs. What do you think?" Song Yi said.
Cui Xiong was moved by Song Yi's words, and Song Yi finally proposed an agency fee of 1 million US dollars for two years. 1 million US dollars was enough to obtain the exclusive agency rights of "Legend 2" in the mainland market.
Cui Xiong was very satisfied with Song Yi's offer, but Park Guanhao of Wemade was not. He felt that the offer of US$1 million for two years was a bit low and the agency period was too long.
Park Guanhao and Choi Woong discussed, "Can we change the game agency period to one year and adjust the fee to $600,000? If the feedback is good, we will renew the contract."
Cui Xiong was a little confused. "Guan Hao, we can get $1 million for two years. If it's $600,000 a year, and the game doesn't operate well, we can only get $600,000."
Park Guanhao, however, has inexplicable confidence in "Legend 2". "Deputy Cui, after listening to your introduction, I feel that Song Yi doesn't seem to just pick an online game to practice. He may be here just for "Legend 2."
"So I suggested changing the agency contract to one year. The agency price of $600,000 is also higher than $1 million. I want to test Song Yi's bottom line."
"If Song Yi agrees to the offer of 600,000 US dollars a year, it means that he is actually optimistic about the online game "Legend 2". Then, in addition to the agency fee, we can also strive for some commission. In this way, we can make extra money." Park Guanhao said maturely.
After listening to Park Guanhao's analysis, Cui Xiong thought it made sense, so he sent the offer to Song Yi.
Cui Xiong pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Mr. Song, I'm very sorry. I personally tend to agree with Xinya's offer, but Mr. Park Guanhao of Wemade thinks that Xinya Network's offer is a bit low, so he wants to change the contract to 600,000 US dollars a year."
"Okay, I understand. I'll consider it." Song Yi did not immediately agree to Cui Xiong's offer.
Chen Tianqiao had clearly obtained the agency rights for "Legend" for $300,000. Song Yi thought that his offer of $1 million for two years was very sincere, but he did not expect Cui Xiong to reject it. Was there something wrong with his memory? Song Yi was a little confused, and he thought that there must be some changes in this matter.
Chen Zairong has been keeping an eye on Song Yi's movements. New Asia Entertainment has been very active recently. It already has five subsidiaries, including New Asia Pictures, New Asia Music, New Asia Advertising, New Asia Investment, and New Asia Network. It seems to have become a big name.
Not only that, Chen Jae-yong heard that Chen Jae-chan also intended to merge Shinhan Media and Shin-Asia Entertainment, and he looked down on his cousin Chen Jae-chan.
He is the third generation of the Samsung family and used to be Song Yi's boss. Now he is willing to flatter Song Yi and become his follower.
I heard that Song Yi had a close relationship with Chen Zaican and his wife, and Song Yi often went to Chen Zaican's house for dinner. When Shinhan Media was on the verge of bankruptcy, it was Song Yi who planned the Samdasu advertisement to save Shinhan Media.
After Song Yi won the Korea Advertising Awards, First Planning, Innocean and LG Ad all wanted to poach him, but Song Yi remained unmoved. Chen Zairong thought that Chen Zaican must have spent a lot of money to win over Song Yi, and his cousin Choi Sun-hee was also a beauty. Could it be that the couple worked together to keep Song Yi?
Thinking of this, Chen Zairong felt a little unhappy. He had originally planned to have First Planning acquire Shinhan Media after it went bankrupt, so that Chen Zairong and his wife would be grateful to him. However, Song Yi disrupted the plan. No wonder he disliked Song Yi the first time he saw him at Zhou Zhengyong's funeral.
New Asia Films' "My Naughty Girlfriend" is about to be released. CJ Entertainment is the boss in the entertainment industry. Song Yi has a good relationship with Chen Zaixian. Chen Zaixian and Chen Jianxi's family have a bad relationship, and Chen Zairong can't make things difficult for Song Yi. Moreover, Song Yi is now a hands-off boss, and the film promotion and distribution affairs are directly handed over to Jin Xiyuan.
Song Yi's girlfriend, Kim Tae-hee, is currently rehearsing the musical "Empress Myeongseong" and has a very good relationship with Song Yi. Although Chen Zairong knew that Song Yi and Song Hye Kyo had an ambiguous relationship, he did not get any substantial evidence, otherwise he could have exposed the scandal of Song Yi's unspoken rule with Song Hye Kyo.
When Chen Zairong learned that Song Yi visited Actoz Soft and intended to obtain the game agency rights for "Legend 2", he finally found an opportunity to deal with Song Yi.
At this time, Chen Tianqiao also rushed to South Korea and asked to be the agent of Actoz's online game "Legend 2", but Chen Tianqiao's offer was 300,000 US dollars a year.
Cui Tianxiong told Chen Tianqiao very clearly, "A price of $300,000 is impossible. A Chinese company has already offered $1 million for two years, but our company still refused."
Chen Tianqiao only had $300,000 now. "Legend 2" was his last straw, so he certainly didn't want to give up. He thought Cui Xiong might just want to raise the negotiation price, so he asked Cui Xiong, "What's the name of that Chinese company?"
Cui Xiong was eager to have two companies compete with each other, and he was not afraid of leaking confidential information. "This company was also newly established, and it's called Xinya Network."
When Chen Tianqiao heard this, he knew that Cui Xiong was not trying to fool him on purpose. He told Cui Xiong about his understanding of "Legend 2" and emphasized that he had experience in the Internet industry and was confident in operating the "Legend 2" online game well. Shanda Network could cooperate with Actoz through the agency + profit-sharing model.
Cui Xiong didn't believe that "Legend 2" could become popular in the mainland, so he still introduced "The Last Kingdom" and "Millennium" to Chen Tianqiao, and persuaded Chen Tianqiao to be the agent of other online games. However, the agency fees for "The Last Kingdom" and "Millennium" would be higher.
Chen Tianqiao didn't expect that his start in Korea would be so unfavorable. He decided to discuss with his wife to see if he could raise some more funds. If it really didn't work, if Xinya Network could get the exclusive agency rights of "Legend 2", Shanda Network could become a game distributor. He had to ensure that Shanda Network could survive first.
Chen Jae-yong also contacted Choi Woong. When Choi Woong learned that the Samsung prince called him, he looked very respectful, as if he wanted Chen Jae-yong on the other end of the phone to see him bending down to report.
Chen Zairong asked casually, "Mr. Cui, I heard that Song Yi from New Asia Entertainment wants to obtain the game agency rights for "Legend 2" in the mainland?"
Cui Xiong quickly replied, "Yes."
"We at Samsung C&T are also shareholders of Actoz. Actoz wants to go public, and we at Samsung C&T also hope that our investment will pay off. The interests of me and CEO Choi are aligned."
"Representative Cui may not know Song Yi very well. He basically won't do anything he is not sure of. He is Chinese and is very popular in mainland China. He was the one who pushed for the release of Autumn in My Heart in mainland China."
"I don't know why Song Yi wants to be the agent for the game "Legend 2", but it is more in the interests of Actoz and Samsung to sell this game at a higher agency price, isn't it?" Chen Zairong kindly reminded.
"You are right. But if our offer is too high, I am worried that Representative Song may give up the agency of "Legend 2" and choose to represent games of other online game companies, such as Ncsoft's "Lineage." Cui Xiong explained.
Chen Zairong tapped his fingers on the table. He heard Cui Xiong's hint that the online game "Legend 2" might not sell well, and Song Yi might not have only "Legend 2" as an option.
"So apart from New Asia Network, is there no other company willing to be the agent for "Legend 2"? " Chen Zairong asked back.
Cui Xiong then thought of Chen Tianqiao who had not yet left Korea, and said hesitantly: "There is indeed another Chinese company that wants to be the agent for "Legend 2", but their offer is lower, only 300,000 US dollars a year."
Chen Zairong thought for a moment, "The reason why he offered $300,000 is probably because he can only come up with $300,000. He is bold enough to bet all his money on an online game. By the way, do you have his contact information? I would like to find time to meet him and give him some advice. After all, more friends mean more paths, right?"
Song Yi plans to change his mindset and directly contact Park Guanhao of Wemade to see if he can convince Park Guanhao. Song Yi remembers that Chen Tianqiao was the one who contacted Actoz in the past two months. Although Song Yi has more funds, he doesn't want to capsize in the gutter.
What Song Yi didn't expect was that when he was ready to snipe Shanda, Chen Zairong had already contacted Chen Tianqiao and was ready to shoot Song Yi. Now we are going to enter the chapter content of "Legend". I wonder if you have played Shanda's Hot Blood Legend? (End of this chapter)