There was an uproar in the Korean entertainment media. "My Naughty Girlfriend" is now on a hot streak, with the number of moviegoers nationwide just exceeding 3 million and heading straight for 5 million, making it one of the top ten box office hits of the year.
Jun Ji-hyun is very popular in Korea. Many businesses are eager to sign new endorsements with Jun Ji-hyun. How can sidusHQ be willing to let go of this cash cow? People with discerning eyes know that Jun Ji-hyun's termination of the contract will definitely not be that simple. Some TV stations have tried to dig out the inside story of Jun Ji-hyun and sidusHQ's breakup.
Some reporters wanted to interview Jun Ji-hyun, who was caught in the whirlpool of public opinion, but Jun Ji-hyun seemed to have disappeared from South Korea and the reporters couldn't find her at all.
Some smart people have already thought of New Asia Media. Song Hye Kyo's contract with Au Entertainment has not yet expired. Song Hye Kyo has turned to sign with New Asia Media. Will Jun Ji-hyun be the next Song Hye Kyo?
When the reporter interviewed Kim Hee-won, executive director of New Asia Media, she blinked her big beautiful eyes and said, "If Jun Ji-hyun signs a contract with New Asia Media, it will be announced to the public."
The reporter understood what Kim Hee-won meant. Shin Asia Media did contact Jun Ji-hyun, but the two parties have not yet completed the contract.
Now Korean entertainment agencies are getting agitated. Jun Ji-hyun has terminated her contract with sidusHQ, but there is no new agency. If they can sign Jun Ji-hyun first, they can just make money without doing anything for the next few years.
However, these brokerage companies also couldn't find Jun Ji-hyun. They only knew that Jun Ji-hyun had been to Yanjing and was preparing to promote the movie in mainland China, but they also couldn't find Jun Ji-hyun in Yanjing.
So where did Jun Ji-hyun go? In fact, Jun Ji-hyun and Song Yi are currently on vacation at a luxury resort in Nagoya, Japan.
The resort is located in Ise-Shima National Park, about a two-hour drive from downtown Nagoya.
The entire resort consists of 24 guest rooms and 4 private villas. All guest rooms are equipped with independent bathtubs and mineral hot spring water, so you can enjoy a hot spring bath anytime and anywhere.
Song Yi chose this resort because it provides perfect privacy protection. It provides one-to-one airport pick-up service and separate check-in. Song Yi and Jun Ji-hyun stayed in a private villa, and the room rate was not cheap, about 5 million won, about 27,500 yuan.
Song Yi plans to wait until "My Naughty Girlfriend" is officially off the screen before New Asia Media announces the signing of Jun Ji-hyun.
If Jun Ji-hyun's new agency is announced during the release of the movie, some viewers may think that Jun Ji-hyun is treacherous, which may affect the final box office of the movie.
Jun Ji-hyun has been staying in the resort for two days. After these two days of adjustment, her wounded heart has almost calmed down.
Jun Ji-hyun was taking a bath in the hot spring in the villa, while Song Yi was cooling off on a lounge chair beside her. With the cool breeze and the beauty in front of him, it was so comfortable.
"President, did you know that Zheng Shuotuo was eavesdropping on me?" Jun Ji-hyun is not a fool. If Song Yi didn't know it in advance, how could the police come so quickly and get the evidence of Zheng Shuotuo's eavesdropping?
Song Yi did not deny it. "I am just guessing. I have no substantial evidence. Zheng Shuotuo is too jealous and is very cautious about every man who approaches you. In addition to the security of SidusHQ, he also hired a private detective to monitor your whereabouts."
"I've dealt with you a few times before. My bodyguard noticed something was wrong, so he kept an eye on you. At that time, you and Zheng Shuotuo were in a relationship, and if I told you directly, you might have thought I was deliberately trying to sow discord between you, so I didn't say anything."
"So last time at New Asia Films, I reminded you not to bring Zheng Shuotuo with you when you come to China alone. I just wanted to test Zheng Shuotuo. Who knew that he would be tricked out." Song Yi explained.
Jun Ji-hyun was silent. She believed Song Yi's statement more. Song Yi helped her get rid of Zheng Shuotuo's control. He was also her boss. She was too embarrassed to blame Song Yi.
"I don't know why he became like this. As I became more and more famous, he controlled me more and more strictly. He even didn't agree to me having dinner with my former male classmates. He always said that he was afraid of rumors that would be bad for me, so I foolishly agreed." Jun Ji-hyun has complicated feelings. Zheng Shuotuo treats her well, but his love suffocates her.
Song Yi comforted Jun Ji-hyun, "It's okay, at least you didn't leave any photos, otherwise this matter wouldn't have ended so smoothly."
There are many female stars in Korea who are dating their managers. For example, OST queen Baek Ji-young is dating her manager Kim Si-won. Kim Si-won filmed a video with Baek Ji-young. After Baek Ji-young and Kim Si-won terminated their contract, Kim Si-won sold the video to others. Baek Ji-young instantly fell to the bottom and wanted to commit suicide. Later, she wrote the song "Like Being Shot".
However, Baek Ji-young's vision is really not that good. Her later husband, Jung Seok-won, was rumored to be taking drugs. She met scumbags one after another. She really met the wrong people.
Jun Ji-hyun got up from the hot spring pool and wiped her hair with a white towel. Her long legs were clearly on display, dazzlingly white under the lights of the villa. It was a beauty that people could never get tired of watching coming out of the bath.
Song Yi recalled the scene in "The Thieves" where Jun Ji-hyun wrapped her hair with a towel and got into a police car to escape the police's questioning. Jun Ji-hyun threw away the towel and left the scene in style.
Jun Ji-hyun felt the burning gaze of Song Yi. Song Yi was like a patient hunter, and she still walked into his trap step by step.
Jun Ji-hyun knew what it meant to date Song Yi alone, but she still agreed to it in order to heal her wounds. After all, Song Yi was good-looking and eloquent, which made her very happy.
Moreover, Song Yi also respected her very much, and he was not the kind of person who was impatient. In the past two days, the two of them had been sleeping in separate rooms, and they had not behaved out of line. Song Yi was very caring, gentle and considerate to her, and he would not even make excessive jokes.
If Song Yi wanted her as soon as they arrived at the resort, Jun Ji Hyun would reluctantly refuse. However, if Song Yi did this, Jun Ji Hyun would be much more disappointed with Song Yi and would only regard this as a transaction. It would not be so easy for Song Yi to appreciate Jun Ji Hyun's charm in the future. Jun Ji Hyun would only regard Song Yi as the next Zheng Shuotuo. At most three years, Jun Ji Hyun would leave Song Yi and New Asia Media.
Jun Ji-hyun knew that Song Yi had a real girlfriend and was also ambiguous with Song Hye-kyo. When Song Yi kissed her, she wanted to ask Song Yi if he had slept with Song Hye-kyo, but she still fell in love with Song Yi's tenderness . It was dawn and Jun Ji-hyun was awake. She touched Song Yi's chin, which had short stubble that pricked her.
Song Yi asked Jun Ji Hyun, "Why did you wake up so early?"
"I can't sleep." Jun Ji-hyun looked at Song Yi. How nice it would be if the man in front of her was her boyfriend? "Are you worried?" Song Yi asked Jun Ji-hyun.
Jun Ji-hyun shook her head and said, "I wanted to ask you a question, but then I thought it was unnecessary, so forget it."
Song Yi seemed to have guessed something. He had already trained himself to deal with the situation in front of him. "Are you tired? If not, how about we do some morning exercises?"
Song Yi found it funny, "You don't look like a rooster. You are a dog, right? You like to bite people so much."
Jun Ji-hyun felt bad and lowered her head to ask for peace from Song Yi. She really didn't have the strength to deal with Song Yi's next round of attack.
Song Yi and Jun Ji-hyun stayed in the resort for 7 days. It has to be said that young people have a strong ability to recover. Jun Ji-hyun was obviously no match for Song Yi, but she always couldn't help but provoke Song Yi. After she was defeated, she took the initiative to beg for mercy.
After Song Yi let her go, she recovered and started shouting again. Song Yi suppressed her again, and the cycle repeated.
In late August, Song Yi returned to Yanjing, and Liao Yu drove to pick him up at the airport. Liao Yu teased Song Yi, "Li Yu and Guo Haibin are so busy at the company, and you, as a boss, actually have the leisure to go to Japan to date a woman. If they knew, would they curse behind your back?"
Liao Yu laughed at Song Yi, "Oh, really? Who planted the strawberries on your neck? Song Hye Kyo or Jun Ji Hyun? Tae Hee is a more reserved person, so she can't be so fierce."
Song Yi felt guilty, "That's impossible? I clearly took a shower yesterday."
Liao Yu glanced at Song Yi mischievously, snorted, and said nothing. Although she didn't mind Song Yi having other women, it didn't mean she wouldn't be jealous.
Song Yi was a little annoyed, knowing that Liao Yu was probably trying to trick him, but he ended up exposing himself. It was really a mistake. Could it be that he had been in the land of comfort for too long and had lost even the most basic ability to respond? Song Yi reflected deeply.
Liao Yu drove the car skillfully. "Are you trying to make up a story to trick me now?"
Song Yi responded awkwardly, "How is that possible? I went to Koei Corporation for an inspection. The couple Erikawa from their company were very welcoming and invited me to their home."
"Not only that, the Erikawa couple also invited me to take a hot spring bath with them. But while we were bathing, Mr. Erikawa had something to do and went outside to answer a phone call, leaving Mrs. Erikawa and I to take a hot spring bath together. I was so embarrassed that I didn't know where to look." Song Yi continued.
"Then Mrs. Erikawa planted a strawberry on your neck? Then how could you come back alive and well? I'm very curious." Liao Yu had a blank expression.
After Song Yi and Liao Yu explained, Liao Yu suddenly realized what was going on and pinched Song Yi's thigh hard, "Please, can you make up more reliable stories next time and watch fewer messy movies!"
Song Yi was glad that he had escaped a disaster, and Liao Yu no longer asked him who he went to Japan with.
Liao Yu then got down to business. "By the way, the Hikvision you asked me to check hasn't been registered on the Industrial and Commercial Bureau website yet. Where did you hear the news?"
It seems that Hikvision has not been established yet. Song Yi remembers that Hikvision was established in 2001 and listed in 2010, but the specific month of its establishment is unclear.
When talking about Hikvision, we have to mention Gong Hongjia, Hikvision's angel investor. Gong Hongjia is an earlier investor than Xiong Xiaoge, Shen Nanpeng, and Xu Xin.
After the 9/11 incident, the international security market boomed. Gong Hongjia’s classmates at Huazhong University of Science and Technology left the China Electronics Technology Group and established Hikvision in Yuhang City, officially entering the security camera industry.
With the introduction of Gong Hongjia, Hikvision contacted Zhang Suyang of IDG Capital and Li Zhu of Inno Angel Fund.
However, these two investment institutions did not make any move. First, Huadian Technology is the wholly-owned shareholder of Hikvision, and venture capital institutions rarely invest in state-owned enterprises. Second, the company’s founders do not hold shares in Hikvision, which poses a great risk.
In the end, Gong Hongjia had no choice but to invest 2.45 million yuan in Hikvision out of support for his classmates and optimism about the security industry, holding a 49% stake and becoming the company's largest shareholder.
After Hikvision went public, Gong Hongjia cashed out more than 30 billion by reducing his holdings of Hikvision shares, and finally held 10.2% of Hikvision shares, with a market value of more than 30 billion. Gong Hongjia's 2.45 million yuan turned into 70 billion, a return of more than 28,000 times, creating a miracle in the history of Chinese venture capital.
After his rebirth, Song Yi has become the largest shareholder of Penguin, so he has forgotten about the Hikvision matter.
However, the fact that Jun Ji-hyun was monitored by Zheng Shuotuo reminded Song Yi of this incident, so Song Yi, who was far away in Japan, asked Liao Yu to check whether there was a company called Hikvision in Yuhang that did security monitoring.
If you find this company, you can contact it and invest in Hikvision in the name of Yiyingshenghui Investment Partnership. Yiyingshenghui only has three partners, Song Yi, Zhou Shulan and Liao Yu. After Hikvision goes public, this will be another huge fortune for the Song family.
Song Yi explained: "I heard from people at IDG Capital that several students from HUST have entrepreneurial ideas. I am optimistic about the security monitoring industry, so I plan to invest some money."
Liao Yu knew that Song Yi had been dealing with IDG Capital a lot recently. In July, IDG Capital transferred its 10% stake in Penguin to Song Yi for $7 million. The Song Yi Family Trust currently holds a total of 30% of the shares in Penguin.
Song Yi was a little puzzled. In his previous life, IDG Capital had clearly transferred 13.25% of Penguin shares to South African Newspapers. Why was it that when it came to Song Yi, IDG Capital was only willing to transfer 10% of the shares? In fact, the reason for this situation was mainly related to Song Yi. Song Yi's family trust fund became the largest shareholder of Penguin, and IDG Capital naturally had to pay attention to Song Yi's movements.
New Asia Investment bought 4.65% of NetEase shares for US$1.4 million, and invested in Actoz for US$4.8 million, accounting for 6% of the shares. When investment institutions were selling shares of Internet companies, Song Yi spent nearly 20 million US dollars in two months to buy shares of Penguin, NetEase and Actoz.
Song Yi's optimism about Internet companies naturally influenced IDG Capital's judgment. IDG Capital finally sold 10% of Penguin shares for 7 million yuan, and still retained 10% of the shares. This is also the butterfly effect brought about by Song Yi.
Song Yi thought, since Gong Hongjia recommended the founder of Hikvision to IDG Capital, and he bought the shares of Penguin from IDG Capital, if it really doesn't work, let IDG Capital be the middleman. Then when Hikvision is established, Gong Hongjia will think of Song Yi instead of Zhang Suyang and Li Zhu, after all, Song Yi has money. Not everyone can pay 100 million yuan to buy 20% of the shares of Penguin.
Song Yi originally wanted Jun Ji-hyun to shoot a commercial for "Legend", but later gave up after thinking about it. The negotiations with Huaying Group went very smoothly. "My Naughty Girlfriend" will be released in mainland China on October 27. This is also the first Korean film to be released in mainland China.
After the movie is released, Song Yi believes that Jun Ji-hyun will attract a large number of fans in the mainland, and her popularity will even exceed that of Song Hye-kyo last year. If parents see Jun Ji-hyun appearing on the advertising page of the online game "Legend", it will undoubtedly damage Jun Ji-hyun's personal brand value and affect Jun Ji-hyun's endorsement in the mainland.
Jun Ji-hyun may be able to bring exposure and traffic to "Legend" and increase some revenue, but it is still not worth the loss, and it is like losing the watermelon and picking up sesame seeds.
Liao Yu continued to ask Song Yi, "By the way, when do you plan to start the internal testing of "Legend of Mir 2"?"
Song Yi replied, "According to the current progress, the hypothetical work of all servers can be completed in early September. I plan to open the 'Ten Thousand People Prize Internal Test' event on September 11, and the prizes are phone recharge cards."
"Why September 11th? Is there any special meaning?" Liao Yu was curious.
Song Yi narrowed his eyes. Of course, he couldn't reveal what major events would happen on September 11. On September 11, the World Trade Center was attacked, and "Legend of Mir 2" began internal testing. All news media focused on the 911 incident, so no one paid attention to the official internal testing of "Legend of Mir 2". For the online game market at the beginning of the century, it is better to keep a low profile.
On September 28, "Legend of Mir 2" will launch its first version 1.1 "Legend of Three Heroes" and start its official public beta.
"I prefer the Porsche 911, but Korea is too small to drive a sports car. This number is also auspicious, so the internal test will be scheduled for September 11."
Song Yi thought that if he could succeed in investing in Hikvision this time, he would definitely have to thank Jun Ji-hyun for the inspiration she brought him.
Maybe buying a Porsche 911 is a good choice. But if his girlfriend Kim Tae-hee knows about this, will she be jealous?
(End of this chapter)