After letting someone take away the young and old, Chen Qing ordered an attendant to find out general information about the mother and daughter, and then entered the interview room.
Chen Qing had no intention of intervening. She quietly watched a few interviews and listened to Shen Zailun introduce some details. After staying for more than ten minutes, she left and went to a practice room on the third floor.
The trainees recently selected by JY Entertainment rushed over after being notified. There were about 20 people, evenly divided between men and women. Chen Qing vaguely heard a staff member whispering to Shen Zailun that some people could not be contacted. I don't care, today is Sunday, it's rest time, it's good to gather so many people so quickly.
Apparently they had told her in advance. When they saw Chen Qing enter the door, a group of boys and girls who looked very outstanding bowed to Chen Qing and called her teacher.
This made Chen Qing feel a little weird, not as pleasant as her predecessors.
But, teacher
I wonder if my boss likes this role play
Shen Zailun personally took a roster from the staff nearby, handed it to Chen Qing, and said, "Miss Chen, do you want them to show it to you?"
"OK."
Chen Qing nodded, walked to the bench next to her, sat down on her own, and opened the roster in her hand.
The bench was very long, but Shen Zailun didn't dare to sit down with him. Han Yunxiu, who originally wanted to do so, could only stand aside when he saw it.
Shen Zailun thought for a moment and said a few words of greeting. A baby-faced girl walked out of the crowd, bowed to Chen Qing again, and then began to sing a Korean song openly.
Chen Qing also listened patiently while looking through the roster. When the girl finished singing, she applauded symbolically, and the others quickly followed suit.
Seeing that Chen Qing had not yet turned to the girl, Shen Zailun bowed and introduced to Chen Qing: "Ms. Chen, this girl's name is Zhang Nala. She is 16 years old. She comes from an acting family. She started participating in stage performances at the age of 8. She has excellent qualifications. . Moreover, her personal temperament is very special. I don’t think she needs to form a group. She can debut alone and try to develop into an actor."
Chen Qing hummed in a serious manner, but she couldn't help but think that her boss didn't seem too interested in this baby-faced type.
It doesn't seem right either.
My boss seems to be willing to try all kinds of styles, mainly because there are so many choices, but of course, there are also preferences.
I wonder what this girl’s mother looks like
It was great to meet that couple just now.
With this in mind, Chen Qing got up and watched some singing and dancing demonstrations, then went up to the fifth floor and came to a small conference room.
Shin Zailun began to introduce his plan in detail: "After receiving this funding, we plan to recruit 50 trainees this time, and we will maintain a similar number in the future. Then, starting next year, we will launch at least two groups or groups every year. A solo singer like Nora just now. In addition, we also plan to add an additional amount of funds to repackage the three existing groups under the company. They all have great potential. In the past, they just lacked resources and platforms."
Chen Qing nodded and just listened patiently. This is a professional field, and she won't rush to point fingers.
Chen Qing only looks at the results.
Shin Zailun paused for a moment, then continued: "Ms. Chen, recently giants such as Samsung and SK have suddenly established their own entertainment departments. Several employees at JY have been poached. In order to retain people, I have to reorganize some of the core staff. I have raised my salary, I need to tell you about this, I didn’t spend it intentionally just because I got the funds.”
This topic caught Chen Qing's attention.
In Shin Jae-lun's view, giants such as Samsung and SK seem to be coming in a menacing way, but this is not the case.
After all, the future has not yet arrived. In South Korea’s entertainment industry, whether it is movies, TV or music, chaebol giants like Samsung don’t care at all. After the implementation of South Korea’s 146-day film quota system last year, they realized that there were problems in making sure profits. After losing money, some giants set up their own film and television production departments.
Therefore, this time the three giants of 'Samsung Entertainment', 'SK Entertainment' and 'Modern Entertainment' are actually just a shell of the Westeros system affiliated with the chaebols.
After all, this is South Korea, and the name chaebol is indeed very useful.
Because they are not interested in the entertainment industry, the three companies are also happy to let the Westeros system backdoor them as a sign of goodwill.
As for the 'Cultural Nation' project planned to be promoted by the Westeros system, and even Simon's judgment on the future of the Korean entertainment industry, Chen Qing knew everything about it, but it was absolutely impossible for him to tell the chaebols.
In short, this will be a huge business in the future, but in the eyes of the chaebols at this time, it is just a trivial matter, and perhaps it is regarded as a personal preference of Simon, who is a director.
After all, I started out in entertainment.
Since Simon Westeros is interested, just take it.
This can be seen from the equity distribution of the three companies.
Entertainment companies affiliated to the Big Three and related chaebol families only hold 30% of the shares, and the remaining 70% is all in the hands of capital controlled by the Westeros system. Therefore, even if the current negotiations, which have almost no variables, may not be reached in the end, it will be the Westeros system with absolute control that will kick out the plutocrats, not the other way around.
As for the future, with the rise of the Korean entertainment industry, the three companies find that their share is too small, and they feel like they have been cheated
Who can say for sure what will happen in the future
Maybe the three chaebols themselves have changed owners.
It is also worth mentioning that according to Simon's strategy of letting the chaebol take the lead, although he holds 70% of the shares, the equity here is very dispersed, so on the surface it is still the chaebol that holds 30% of the shares.
Just like Samsung Entertainment.
The main body of Samsung Entertainment held by the Samsung Lee family is Samsung Life, an insurance company in the Samsung system. It is absolutely controlled by the Lee family and holds 30% of Samsung Entertainment.
The remaining amount is 70%.
New York-based Apollo Management holds 20%.
An investment fund called Qingtian Capital, headquartered in Hong Kong and controlled by Chen Qing, holds 20% of the shares.
A Melbourne-based company called Victoria International Group holds 15% of the shares.
The Thun Fund, named after Thun, a small Swiss city, is controlled by Charlotte Brenita and is headquartered in Bern, Switzerland. It holds 15% of the shares.
All these four companies, except for Apollo Management Company, which is slightly obvious, the other three are difficult to trace back to the Westeros system without careful study. This is the effect Simon wants. Hyundai Entertainment and SK Entertainment also use other shell companies to hold shares, so there will not be an oolong phenomenon in which a large number of Korean entertainment companies all have the same shareholders.
Of course, for some people, it's still obvious.
The problem is that Simon did this not to deal with a few people, but to deal with the majority of the general public in South Korea, to give them an illusion. Since companies like Samsung still hold the majority of the shares, and their names are like Samsung Entertainment, Then, these entertainment companies must be controlled by chaebols.
By analogy, the entire Samsung Group, SK Group, etc. will still give Koreans the feeling that these companies are controlled by local chaebol families.
ultimately lead to conflict.
Those who oppress the Korean people are still the evil Korean chaebols, which have nothing to do with the good and observant Westeros system. Simon Westeros is just a businessman who accidentally has a little too much money.
Harmless to humans and animals.
This is beside the point.
In the small conference room of JY Entertainment, Chen Qing heard Shen Zailun mention that the company was being poached, and realized that there were some things that should be communicated. At least there should be no poaching by her own family members, which would lead to vicious competition and increase costs.
However, Chen Qing did not intend to fully reveal the truth, especially for a small label like JY Entertainment.
According to the classification of their own bosses, the Westeros System has acquired 7 companies this time, just a small brand like JY Entertainment that focuses on the 'idol industry'.
Or raise Gu.
As for Samsung Entertainment, it is a multi-line comprehensive development of film, television and music. After all, they are under the name of top chaebols, and they are very rich in terms of financial strength and available resources. Doing any one thing alone is a waste.
Therefore, you only need to give a list to the people in charge of the three giants, and don't give in to small brands like JY.
As for JY Entertainment’s level, let’s compete freely.
After quickly sorting through these things, Chen Qing said to Shen Zailun: "I know about this. If your salary increases, you can increase it a little, but I hope your next work results will be worthy of this salary."
"Of course, Miss Chen, we will try our best."
Chen Qing asked again: "Are there any other questions?"
Shin Zailun hesitated a little and said: "Ms. Chen, frankly speaking, the reason why I have been able to launch some groups in the past few years and maintain the company until now has something to do with my connections in MBS. The promotion of artists cannot be separated from the TV station. However, it is not easy to use these connections. I mean, some time ago, the authorities lifted the ban on foreign investment in the cable TV field. I am wondering if Daenerys Entertainment can open a TV station in South Korea similar to the one in the United States. A music cable station like MTV so we can have our own promotion channels?”
Chen Qing raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this.
I secretly thought that I was right to choose JY Entertainment among a bunch of little bugs. Shen Zailun's suggestion was very good.
In fact, regarding TV stations, after being reminded by her boss, Chen Qing has been thinking about how to operate them recently, but her main goal is to focus on South Korea's three mainstream wireless TV stations, MBS, SBS and KBS, which cover the entire country. , and plans have been made.
Of the three television stations, MBS is privately owned, and the other two, SBS and KBS, are state-owned.
Just like the relevant media ban in the United States, even private MBS does not allow foreign investment, or even allows foreign investment to control the parent company of the other party. Just like when Sony acquired Colombia, in order to adapt to the legal restrictions on the television industry in the United States, It had to package and sell some of the TV stations originally owned by Colombia.
But it's still easy to operate.
If you can't hold shares, then you have to find a way to deploy people inside the TV stations, especially the two state-owned ones. With the good relationship that the Westeros system has recently established with the Kim Young-sam administration and even Kim Dae-jung, who is very likely to come to power, by At that time, it was easy to intervene in the personnel arrangements of the two state-owned TV stations from top to bottom.
The same goes for MBS.
No company in South Korea can avoid capital and debt problems, and equity cannot be controlled. It is just like the domestic control method for entertainment companies, which is to control through debt and indirectly gain a certain amount of initiative.
Because her thinking was limited to the current structure of South Korea's television industry, Chen Qing forgot to find another way.
Mainly because South Korea's current cable television industry is not prosperous.
It has only been one term since South Korea broke away from the military junta. Even the only privately-owned MBS was only established in 1990. The development of Korean cable TV is even more lagging behind.
However, Chen Qing still understood that this was an oversight on his part.
In the established plan, SK, which is being supported as a key supporter, will develop its ISP business while also getting involved in the field of cable TV operators.
Now that we have a platform, it is easy to set up a number of cable TV stations.
A music station similar to MTV, or even, to expand a bit, a movie station similar to HBO, etc., can be built. Once done, it can be profitable. Even if it is not very good, it can also provide publicity and marketing for the entertainment companies it controls here. Platform, compared with placing manpower or indirect control on wireless stations, it is ultimately not as convenient as having your own platform.
Thinking of this, Chen Qing simply took out her memo, jotted it down on the spot, and also made a note to share some news with the three major companies, not only the seeds of the idol industry like JY Entertainment, but also the recent acquisitions. A group of small and medium-sized film and television production companies that have injected capital must avoid being poached by the three major comprehensive development companies.
"I will seriously consider this matter," Chen Qing wrote down and asked Shen Zailun, "Is there anything else?"
"No more for the time being." Shen Zailun noticed that Chen Qing attached great importance to his suggestion, so he didn't say much. He thought for a while and then said: "Ms. Chen, one more thing is that it is not easy to create an idol group, especially if it is successful. Creating an idol group requires both time and luck."
"I understand," Chen Qing said, "However, President Shen, you must also remember that if JY Entertainment spends all the funds we have injected and has not made enough achievements, then you will not be able to get any more support from us. , even if you say it’s all due to bad luck, unfortunately, we will never cooperate with people who have bad luck again.”
Shen Zailun nodded slightly and explained: "Ms. Chen, you may have misunderstood me. I am not trying to shirk anything in advance, but I hope investors will have a certain amount of patience."
"This is definitely no problem. My boss has always been very patient and has a long-term vision."
Hearing Chen Qing mention someone, Shen Zailun straightened up subconsciously, hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't hold it back and asked: "Ms. Chen, can I confirm whether the boss you just mentioned is really the boss?" Mr. Simon Westeros?”
The main reason why Shen Zailun couldn't help but ask was because even though they already knew some information and too many signs had been confirmed, they still couldn't get an accurate word from Chen Qing.
Is it Simon Westeros
This is not just for Shin Jae-lun himself, but is actually very important to everyone at JY Entertainment.
If the answer is yes, knowing that they are actually working for Simon Westeros, even if they may never meet that high-ranking man, will definitely be greatly motivating for everyone in the company. After all, this name has been so dazzling in recent years. .
In the expectant and anxious eyes of everyone in the conference room, Chen Qing did not make any excuses or deny it. She nodded and said, "Yes."
Shen Zailun suddenly became solemn, bowed slightly to Chen Qing directly from his seat, and said: "Miss Chen, it is my honor to cooperate with Mr. Westeros."
Several other JY executives present also showed excited expressions when they heard Chen Qing's confirmation. Even though they had known some rumors before, they didn't dare to believe that they were really working for Simon Westeros until they heard Chen Qing's personal confirmation.
Han Yunxiu, who was sitting next to Chen Qing, was thinking more.
Chen Qing had previously arranged for her to work at JY, and she also confessed that she was helping a certain big boss behind the scenes to keep the girls here from being touched. Even though she had obtained enough information, Han Yunxiu still didn't dare to ask too clearly, but just agreed honestly.
Now, of course, the problem is not your own job.
But... could my sister-in-law, the man behind the scenes... be Simon Westeros
sky!
The 36-year-old girl in her family was so lucky to be spotted by a big shot like Simon Westeros. This made Han Yunxiu more and more jealous. However, despite the heart-wrenching jealousy, Han Yunxiu is also a very realistic person. She secretly warned herself that she would definitely spend more time building a good relationship with her sister-in-law in the future.
As long as she can please her sister-in-law and blow some pillows with Simon Westeros, she, and even her husband who has been arranged by Chen Qing to work in modern times, may be able to take a step forward.