Chapter 359 Tang Dynasty
In fact, before coming here, Chu Ge had done some homework.
It’s just that the things about “big shots” that we know from public information alone cannot be true and detailed, and I didn’t ask my mom for the inside story.
All we know is that Datang Group has only been rising for less than ten years. The group's founder, chairman and president Tang Jinyan is only about thirty-six or thirty-seven years old this year. No one can quite explain the process of its rise, but it always feels like it's soaring up like a rocket. I don't know when it will be able to compete with the major financial groups.
He didn't seem to start out in the entertainment industry, but rather in foreign trade? Some encyclopedias say he started out as a pork seller, but I don't know if that's true or not. Later, he seemed to have taken advantage of the development of Jeju Island and built a large film and television city and tourist city, and his development entered the fast lane. He then used this opportunity to get involved in the entertainment industry and dominated half of the entertainment industry.
In the end, through some unknown operation, they swallowed up Hanjin Shipping, and after taking control of the lifeline of South Korea's shipping, they finally became a chaebol.
Overall, it is a large group spanning multiple industries including trade, infrastructure, tourism, entertainment, logistics, etc.
Of course, he is definitely not as good as the old chaebols like Samsung, but for some reason, Samsung and CJ, the mortal enemies, have a very ambiguous relationship with him, sometimes even making outsiders feel that it is like honey and oil. This is impossible, let alone a Chinese... It is really like seeing flowers in the fog, and it is hard to explain.
Anyway, coming to Korea and meeting with such a local tyrant always made Chu Ge feel like he was investigating a case somewhere in Gu Long's novels and meeting with the Snake King. And this guy was obviously much stronger than the Snake King...
If Chu Ge had come to meet such a person a year ago, he would probably have felt uneasy, but now he felt basically nothing.
If we compare our talents, we are still in the same world.
snort.
What's left is admiration for the other party's abilities, which is really not easy no matter how you think about it.
The headquarters of Datang Group is located in Gangnam District, Seoul. The building is quite new and looks like it was built just a few years ago. The company's logo is two seal characters "Datang", which is simple and vigorous.
Following Crow into the building, what struck Chu Ge as the most different from back home was that wherever they passed, the employees there would all bow and salute in unison, being extremely respectful.
"Is Korean culture like this?" Chu Ge couldn't help but quietly ask Xie Wenyuan: "I haven't seen Korean dramas that are so outrageous."
"It's just for the crows, not for the guests... This guy is also a BOSS-level one. The hierarchy in Korea is very strict." Xie Wenyuan paused and smiled: "How about it, walking in this atmosphere, do you have a desire to be the boss?"
Chu Ge nodded slightly. To be honest, he did, a little bit, as if the blood deep in his heart was stirring.
At least if you don't want to be the one bowing to others, you have to work hard to climb up.
The raw drive is sometimes very intuitive.
Although this country is said to be a capitalist society, it seems that there are serious feudal remnants.
Xie Wenyuan looked at Chu Ge and his wife. Both of them looked curious and looked around, which was out of place in this environment. He couldn't help but laugh. Even he couldn't help but become solemn in this atmosphere. He really didn't know how these two could be so natural. Was this the wildness of artists?
When he arrived at a reception room on the top floor, the door was not closed. When he walked to the door, he saw a big man sitting alone on the sofa, pouring himself a cup of Kung Fu tea, which was full of fragrance. As if he heard footsteps, the big man turned his head and looked over. A sharp look flashed in his eyes, and Chu Ge felt like a tiger turned its head.
At the same time, a word emerged in Chu Ge, Qiu Wuji's mind: as powerful as a tiger.
The strange thing is that he is only thirty-six or thirty-seven years old, very young, but his hair is already gray. Sitting there drinking tea, he looks a bit elegant for no reason, diluting the fierceness of a tiger to the minimum.
Crow bowed and said, "Ninth Brother."
The big man showed a bright smile, his white teeth were very sunny: "You arrived earlier than I thought, it seems that there will be no traffic jam today. Come on, why are you standing at the door? Come and drink the cinnamon that just arrived yesterday."
The couple followed Xie Wenyuan in, looked at the Chinese cursive script hanging on the wall, smelled the fragrance of tea in the room, listened to the standard Chinese conversation, and thought to themselves, if they didn't know they were in Korea, what the hell would be the difference between this and being in China?
"Mr. Chu Ge, Miss Qiu Wuji, nice to meet you." The big man smiled and stretched out his hand, crossing the table to shake hands with them: "I'm Tang Jinyan, you can just call me Tang Jiu."
Chu Ge felt that he was more casual than Xie Wenyuan when he first met him, and couldn't help but say, "From the atmosphere of your company, I thought Mr. Tang was a very serious person, and I thought it would be stressful to meet him, but he turned out to be so easygoing."
Tang Jinyan laughed: "Whether you are serious or not, whether you have pressure or not, that is the psychology that status brings to people. If you think that the president of Datang is great, you will naturally feel pressure. If you don't think it's a big deal, it's nothing more than two eyes and a nose. You see, you said I'm easygoing, but you didn't see Lao Xie with a dead face, and even breathing became cautious."
Xie Wenyuan: “…”
Qiu Wuji said: "Your Excellency is intimidating without being angry. It's not surprising that people are intimidated by you. It's not just because of your status."
Tang Jinyan looked at her in surprise and laughed, "Miss Qiu's words, um...if you say that you are powerful without being angry, has anyone ever said that? You are one of them, too?"
Qiu Wuji was stunned and said nothing.
She was not as careless as Chu Ge. The opponent's "momentum" did arouse her vigilance, which naturally made her determined. However, the opponent obviously had no practice, but his intuition was so sharp.
Tang Jinyan looked at her thoughtfully, but did not linger for too long. He quickly made tea and distributed it to everyone, saying with a smile, "I am a clumsy person, please do not think I am being rude."
Chu Ge realized belatedly that this guy didn't have a secretary...
Strange person.
Xie Wenyuan took the tea and carefully placed it on the coffee table. Only then did he seem to get into character and said with a smile, "It seems that Mr. Tang is in a good mood."
Tang Jinyan laughed and said, "I'm in a good mood as a visitor from my hometown. Seeing such a handsome guy makes me even better."
He took a sip of tea and got straight to the point. "I took the time to watch the 34th episode of the animation yesterday. It's still very good. If it keeps up this level, I guarantee that it will be able to make a breakthrough in the Korean market."
Xie Wenyuan seemed to be accustomed to his style of getting straight to the point without much greetings, and continued smoothly: "It's also because Penguin knows that this is something you value, so they've done a great job with great care."
Chu Ge secretly thought that there was actually such a factor... Before he could say anything, Tang Jinyan took the initiative to say to him: "Penguin and I have some cooperation in games and entertainment, and we also have some overlapping shares, so we can have some say."
Chu Ge was somewhat speechless: "How come a big crocodile like Mr. Tang is so unknown in China? Isn't he too low-key?"
"Have you heard of Gu Guangmo?"
"Concentrating film? What kind of film is that?"
"That's the current LG chairman, number 17 on the Forbes Korea rich list."
Chu Ge: “…”
Tang Jinyan laughed and said, "So, in terms of domestic popularity, apart from Samsung and Chung Mong-joon who is famous for playing football and running for election, who else is famous?"
Chu Ge thought for a long time and laughed: "It seems that there are not many... If the president is not counted... Oh, I have heard of Lee Soo Man."
"Lee Soo Man's rank is much lower, and the reason why he is famous is due to the communication ability of the entertainment industry." Tang Jinyan said: "Having said that, I was somewhat well-known in China a few years ago, also because of the relationship with the entertainment industry. Later, due to the changes in Sino-South Korean relations, the ban on South Korea was issued at that time, and basically I was no longer famous. Our cooperation this time is also closely related to the communication value of the entertainment industry."
Chu Ge said sincerely: "Boss Tang is in South Korea, but he hopes to export Chinese culture. I admire this very much."
Tang Jinyan waved his hand and said, "That's too much. There are always people doing cultural exports. I don't have the nerve to take the credit for it."
Chu Ge was stunned for a long time: "Is there?"
Tang Jinyan said: "You may all know that the Korean wave has hit, and Korean K-POP and Korean dramas have had a great influence. But what you may not know is that before this, there were also many Chinese dramas that dominated the charts in Korea?"
“I really don’t understand…”
"For example, My Fair Princess is a typical example, and its influence even continues to this day. South Korea still likes to import Chinese Qing Dynasty palace dramas, such as The Legend of Zhen Huan, which was translated into The Yongzheng Emperor's Women, and Story of Yanxi Palace, which was translated into The Qianlong Emperor's Women..."
Xie Wenyuan turned his head away as he couldn't look straight at him, and Chu Geqiu was stunned.
It seems that liking Qing Dynasty dramas has nothing to do with Chinese people, and the same is true when going overseas. This translation is really amazing.
Tang Jinyan said with a half-smile, "You never expected that, did you? The so-called cultural output has always existed, and it is continuous."
Chu Ge shook his head: "I really can't think of it."
"But unfortunately, the projects introduced are biased, or other markets do not recognize them. Apart from Qing Dynasty dramas, only ancient idol romance dramas, suspense crime dramas, and comedies can make some waves." Tang Jinyan said lightly: "It's too simple, and in fact, it has little connection with culture. It would not be inconsistent with any country's background. On the contrary, Qing Dynasty dramas have some meaning in this regard."
Chugo nodded.
"To put it bluntly, everyone's goal is not to export something, but to make money. Cultural export is just a way for them to put a piece of gold on their faces after making money, that's all." Tang Jinyan said slowly: "This is understandable. The two cannot be separated. If the market does not recognize it, the export effect is equal to zero. We must first open up the market before we can talk about other things."
At this point, he slowly poured himself another cup of tea, watched the tea flow, and continued absentmindedly: "But it's been too long now... Everyone is only concerned about the market, and seems to have forgotten other things, forgotten to continue to try to give it other meanings. They can forget, but I can't. I, Tang Jinyan, have been calling the shots in the Korean entertainment industry for so many years. If I don't try, who will?"
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PS: Tang Jinyan is the protagonist of the old work "Korean Entertainment: Light and Shadow Intertwined". He makes a cameo appearance here. Old readers will smile knowingly as an Easter egg, and new readers don't need to care who he is. Just treat him as a newly created supporting role in this book, which does not affect the reading. It is just right to create an imaginary world line, and there are too many concerns about the real world.
(End of this chapter)
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