I want to be a chaebol

When Shin Cine's representative director Shen Zhe received the acquisition invitation from New Asia Entertainment, he didn't take it seriously at first. After all, New Asia Entertainment and Shin Cine had nothing to do with each other.

Shen Zhe asked his employees, "Why does Song Yi want to acquire our company?"

Employees speculated, "Song Yi knows director Guo Zaiyong, and the two of them collaborated on a Sanduo Shui commercial. Last month, Guo Zaiyong was filming a movie at Yonsei University. Song Yi and Kim Tae Hee went to visit the crew together, and he invited the crew to have barbecue together. , he seems to be interested in Jun Ji-hyun."

"Is he interested in Jun Ji-hyun? Didn't you say that Kim Tae-hee is his girlfriend? Is he interested in other female artists in front of his girlfriend? Is he so outrageous?" Shen Zhe was a little suspicious.

The employee recalled, "I remember eating barbecue that day. Song Yi took the opportunity to hug Jun Ji Hyun. At that time, Jun Ji Hyun's manager Zheng Shuotuo looked very ugly."

Shen Zhe sneered, "If he is interested in Jun Ji-hyun, why can't he find a way to acquire SidusHQ? Is there any point in keeping an eye on our Shin Cine?"

Song Yi's acquisition offer for Shin Cine was 32 billion won, equivalent to approximately 176 million yuan. The offer was not low. Shen Zhe could retire safely with this money.

Shin Cine has also made several movies before, such as "The Promise", which Jeon Do-yeon and Park Shin-yang collaborated on, and the director was Kim Yoo-jin.

Park Xinyang won the Best Actor at the 1998 Blue Dragon Film Festival for this film, and Jeon Do-yeon also won the Best Actress at the Baeksang Arts Awards that year.

A movie can bring out a best actor and a best actress, so it’s not bad, right? However, the box office performance of this movie was not satisfactory, and Shin Cine almost went bankrupt because of this movie.

Shin Chul has high hopes for the movie "My Sassy Girl". He can no longer afford first-tier directors and first-tier actors, so he chooses Cha Tae-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun as the male and female protagonists. This is already the best lineup Shin Chul can hire.

Shen Zhe hopes to complete a beautiful turnaround through "My Sassy Girl". If "My Sassy Girl" is a box office hit, Shen Zhe will have the confidence to continue to engage in the film career he loves. On the contrary, if he encounters a box office failure again, He has to consider closing Shin Cine and entering the real estate industry. The key question now is whether "My Sassy Girl" can be a big hit at the box office?

Shen Zhe suspected that Song Yi was optimistic about the movie "My Sassy Girl", so he wanted to buy Shin Cine to intercept Hu. He didn't believe Song Yi's nonsense that he bought Shin Cine for Jun Ji Hyun.

But the offer of 32 billion won is also very tempting, and Shen Zhe also has 20 billion won. He can use this money to buy a villa in Malibu, where he can go fishing and look at the sea.

If "My Sassy Girl" sells well, Shin Cine's valuation will inevitably rise, and the company's valuation may double. However, "My Sassy Girl" did not do well at the box office, and Shin Cine's valuation may only be one to two billion won, leaving Shin Cheol's share of money short of several billion won.

Shin Cheol told his staff, "Ask Director Kwak Jae-yong if he has edited 'My Sassy Girl' well. I want to watch the movie again."

Guo Zairong was receiving Song Yi at home at this time. Song Yi told Guo Zairong about his plan to acquire Shin Cine.

Guo Zaiyong was very surprised, "Isn't New Asia Entertainment focused on artist affairs management and artist training? Why does President Song want to suddenly invest in the film industry? Although film companies are beautiful on the surface, there are not many that can actually make money."

Of course, Song Yi couldn't reveal the truth, saying that he actually wanted to defraud Zhong Xiaotong into getting a loan. His reason is very high-sounding, "Last time I talked about the love trilogy with Director Guo, and I really thought about the plan to put these excellent movies on the screen. If Shin Cine can be acquired, "If Love Has a Will" and " "Sister Savage" will definitely be on Shin Cine's priority list, and funding and casting are no problem."

"Of course, even if we, New Asia Entertainment, cannot acquire Shin Cine this time, we still hope to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with Director Guo, and we hope that you can place your agency contract with New Asia Entertainment."

"Our New Asia Entertainment will provide Director Guo with more professional brokerage services and help him find better scripts. As long as it is a film project that Director Guo participates in, we, New Asia Entertainment, will consider investing in it. Bringing capital into the group can also help you increase your investment The persuasiveness of winning big-budget movies. This is actually a win-win choice for us." Song Yi emphasized.

At this time, Kwak Jae-yong received a notice that Shin Cheol wanted to watch the director's cut version of "My Sassy Girl."

Guo Zaiyong is a little embarrassed. The film has not yet completed the final edit, and the current version is a rough cut. Kwak Jae-yong originally planned to complete the final edit before May Day and then send the film to the Imagery Rating Committee for rating.

There is no political censorship for Korean films, they established a film rating system in 1998. Movies are divided into 5 levels: everyone, over 12 years old, over 15 years old, and over 18 years old can watch and restricted screenings.

Thanks to the implementation of the film rating system by President Zhong Xiaotong, Korean films have ushered in a period of rapid development and prosperity since the late 1990s.

In 1999, "The Spy" directed by Kang Chi-kyu defeated "Titanic" to become the Korean film box office champion. This film also marked that South Korea's local film industry has the potential to compete with Hollywood films in the future. You must know that in the 1980s and 1990s, Korean movies were defeated by the double attack of Hollywood movies and Hong Kong movies.

Song Yi's expression changed a bit. Shen Zhe wanted to watch "My Sassy Girl" again, so the quality of the movie determined whether he was willing to take action on Shin Cine.

Song Yi thought for a moment and said to Guo Zaiyong: "Director Guo, can you cut out the clip of me and Tae Hee's cameo, and then give it to Shen Zhe?"

Guo Zaiyong was a little surprised, "Oh, why? The scene where Tae Hee guest-starred was brilliant?"

Song Yi did not explain the reason, "It doesn't matter. I just need to add this clip before rating. I just don't want Shen Zhe to think that I have a plan for Shin Cine. This may make him increase the purchase price of Shin Cine."

Guo Zaiyong and Song Yi have a good relationship. Cutting this small clip will not affect the integrity of the story. Guo Zaiyong handled it quickly.

Song Yi didn't know if Guo Zairong, an old man, had guessed Song Yi's plan, but Guo Zairong still cooperated with Song Yi's suggestions.

In fact, among the clips in which Tae Hee guest-starred, the most outstanding thing was not Kim Tae Hee, but Jun Ji Hyun's wonderful performance. If this clip was missing, it would be better. The overall quality of the movie may change from excellent to good.

At this time, Zheng Shuotuo also got the news that Song Yi was planning to buy Shin Cine. He was a little angry, "Why is this guy so lingering? It's really annoying!"

Jun Ji-hyun comforted Jung Seok-tao, "OPPA, we have finished filming the movie. Even if Shin Cine changes its boss, it will not have much impact on us, right?"

Zheng Shuota looked at the young and beautiful Jun Ji-hyun, "Are you really stupid, or are you pretending to be stupid? The movie hasn't been released yet, Shin Cine has changed its boss, and it doesn't have much impact on us? This may be related to the promotion strategy of the entire movie . Is this guy trying to acquire Shin Cine for you?"

Quan Zhixian thought of the last time Song Yi hugged her waist, and felt a little strange. She quickly refuted, "OPPA, what are you talking about? How could President Song acquire Shin Cine for me? It costs tens of billions of won to acquire a film company. , how could he be such a childish person."

Zheng Shuotuo is a suspicious person by nature and regards Jun Ji-hyun as a forbidden wife. Whether it is filming an advertisement or a movie, Zheng Shuotuo follows the whole process.

Even if it was a normal kissing scene, he would have to confirm with the director whether it was necessary, for fear that sparks would arise between Jun Ji-hyun and his co-actor.

The more Quan Ji-hyun denied it, the more doubtful Zheng Shuo-tuo became, "Really? I think Song Yi is very interested in you. Last time he even said he would take you to China to promote the movie. China's box office champion last year was 100 million yuan, "My Sassy Girl" has a box office of up to 10 million yuan in the mainland, and the maximum allocated to Song Yi is 1 million yuan. Why is he so concerned about this one million yuan? Doesn't he want to have more contact with you and fight for it? Take you down."

Jun Ji-hyun saw that Zheng Shuo was talking more and more outrageously, "OPPA, haven't you seen that President Song has a girlfriend? Kim Tae-hee is as beautiful as me, why is he trying to take advantage of me?"

When Zheng Shuotuo thought of Kim Tae Hee, he felt even more jealous. How could Song Yi have such a beautiful girlfriend?

"Which man would dislike having too many women around him? Zhixian, Song Yi is said to have an ambiguous relationship with Song Hye Kyo from their company. You must be careful. Don't be easily fooled by his appearance. Pretty boys are unreliable! "Zheng Shuotuo desperately slandered Song Yi in front of Quan Zhixian.

Quan Ji-hyun didn't take Zheng Seok-tao's words to heart. She recalled the first time she met Song Yi and Kim Tae-hee. Song Yi and Kim Tae Hee held hands and came to visit the crew. It can be seen that Song Yi and Kim Tae Hee have a very sweet relationship, and Song Yi always takes care of the feelings of his girlfriend Kim Tae Hee.

She was a little confused. Could Song Yi, who was so good to his girlfriend, be the playboy Shuotuo OPPA said? If Song Yi really bought Shin Cine for her, how should she get along with Song Yi?

Women all like men to spend a lot of money on her. King Zhou You made fun of the princes, and most people in the world blamed Bao Si for her beauty. But from a woman's perspective, why don't they want to be Baosi and hope to meet King Zhou You who sees her all the time?

Jun Ji-hyun couldn't help but compare herself with Kim Tae-hee. After the comparison, Jun Ji-hyun couldn't help but feel discouraged. Except that her legs were longer, her appearance was not superior. As for her education and family background, she was far inferior.

Zheng Shuotuo didn't notice Quan Zhixian's change of mentality, and was still chattering about Song Yi's dirty information. Jun Ji-hyun was a little tired of hearing this, and her tone turned cold, "OPPA, President Song and I have only met once, and we haven't contacted each other since. It's too ridiculous to say that he has a crush on me, isn't it? I'm a little tired now. , I want to be alone for a while."

Zheng Shuotuo's face froze. He didn't expect Quan Zhixian to take the initiative to order him to be kicked out. But he doesn't want to get into trouble with Jun Ji-hyun yet. After all, Jun Ji-hyun is the rising star of SidusHQ.

The company has also invested a lot of resources in the movie "My Sassy Girl". If there were rumors that Jung Seok-tao and Jun Ji-hyun were at odds, other agents at SidusHQ would have long wanted to poach Jung Seok-tao, and Jun Ji-hyun is still there. Be obedient.

Zheng Shuotuo is now worried that Song Yi will contact Quan Zhixian alone and encourage Quan Zhixian to switch jobs to New Asia Entertainment. When the time comes, New Asia Entertainment will pay the termination compensation for Quan Zhixian. Zheng Shuotuo made up his mind and decided to use surveillance methods on Jun Ji-hyun, "Ji-hyun, don't blame OPPA, OPPA is doing it for your own good. Now is a sensitive period. When this movie is released and Song Yi stops pestering you, OPPA will We won’t monitor you anymore, and we’ll just pretend that nothing happened.”

Shin-cheol got a rough cut of "My Sassy Girl" and watched the entire movie in the company.

Shen Zhe was uncertain. He asked his employees, "What do you think of this movie? Can the number of moviegoers exceed one million?"

Unlike other countries, South Korea is generally accustomed to calculating box office based on the number of people watching movies because Korean cinemas implement unified ticket prices.

Ticket prices at movie theaters are generally 8,000 won from Monday to Friday, and 9,000 won on weekends. One million viewers is a watershed, which determines whether the movie will be a hit or a tepid one.

Shin Cheol has calculated that if the number of viewers of "My Sassy Girl" exceeds 1 million, the total box office revenue will be approximately 7 billion won. The production cost of the movie "My Sassy Girl" is almost 3 billion won.

"My Sassy Girl" is a small-production love movie. Jun Ji-hyun and Cha Tae-hyun's salary is not high. The profit and loss point of this movie is 1.16 million people.

What does that mean? If the movie's box office attendance exceeds 1.16 million, the production company Shin Cine will make a profit, otherwise it will lose money.

If the movie "My Sassy Girl" is watched more than 1 million times, including overseas distribution and DVD revenue, Shin Cine will at least still make a profit, but the return will be slower.

As a new movie actor, Jun Ji-hyun does not have much box office appeal. In 1999, he starred in "White Valentine's Day". The number of moviegoers was 120,000, the profit and loss point was 500,000, and the production company lost money.

In 2000, he starred in "Unreachable Lovers", with 680,000 moviegoers and a profit and loss point of 1 million. The production company still lost money. However, Jun Ji-hyun's acting skills are remarkable and she was nominated for Best Actress at last year's Daejong Awards. There is obvious room for improvement.

SidusHQ wanted to help Jun Ji-hyun achieve transformation through "My Sassy Girl", and also wanted Jun Ji-hyun to achieve both word-of-mouth and box office success, so they accepted the movie "My Sassy Girl" with a low salary.

But after Shen Zhe watched the entire movie, he began to worry about whether the box office results of "My Sassy Girl" would meet his expectations.

It is actually more difficult to find damage to Korean movies. For example, there will only be 8 movies in 2022 with damage. However, the Korean government attaches great importance to the promotion of Korean films. In 1998, Zhong Xiaotong proposed the strategy of establishing a cultural country. If Korean films are distributed overseas, they can receive corresponding subsidies from the government.

Shen Zhe couldn't make up his mind. He was actually shaken in his heart, so he told his employees, "Please contact Representative Song from New Asia Entertainment. I would like to meet and talk with him."

Song Yi waited until Shen Zhe's attitude relaxed, but he decided to show Shen Zhe off first. After all, rushing is not a business.

Goyang City is a satellite city of Seoul. Many small and medium-sized enterprises, like Shin Cine, have their company headquarters in Goyang City, which can reduce office costs. Goyang City is only 20 kilometers away from Myeongdong, Seoul, and it takes less than half an hour to drive. The transportation is relatively convenient.

Song Yi visited Shin Cine. Although this film company is small, it still has a relatively complete staff in the marketing department, planning department, marketing department and production department. However, there is no shooting equipment in the company. It seems that shooting equipment or venues will be rented from other major film companies when shooting.

Shen Zhe wanted to get some information, "Representative Song, there are many film companies in Seoul, why do you like Shin Cine?" Shen Zhe's meaning is very obvious, what advantages does our Shin Cine have that can attract you?

Of course, it is impossible for Song Yi to reveal that he is very optimistic about the movie "My Sassy Girl". "Actually, it is a coincidence. Director Guo Zaiyong and I have collaborated on commercials, and he introduced me to Shin Cine. Shin Cine is a sparrow, even though it is small. Everything is complete. After New Asia Entertainment acquires Shin Cine, I can use this company as a framework to recruit more film talents."

"Representative Song is very optimistic about the film market in the next few years?" Shen Zhe continued to ask.

"I'm afraid Representative Shen doesn't know, but I am actually a special cultural consultant of the Korean Embassy in China. Last year, I introduced the TV series "Blue Life and Death" to Mango TV."

"The reason why I need to acquire a film company is actually to better recommend Korean movies to mainland movie audiences."

"It doesn't matter whether the movie can make money in the Korean market. I mainly want to distribute the movie overseas and get special subsidies from the government. To be honest, Representative Shen, I have always had a good relationship with the relevant departments." Song Yi continued.

Shen Zhe was a little envious. He had already asked someone to inquire about Song Yi's details. Song Yi is a core member of the Hyundai family and has advertising companies in Seoul and Yanjing. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism commissioned Song Yi to help produce a tourism promotional video for the World Cup in Japan and South Korea.

Song Yi can make some money, but Shen Zhe is destined to not. Shen Zhe couldn't help but think that film companies are originally tools used by certain capital to launder money. Maybe Song Yi's purpose of acquiring Shin Cine is not that simple?

Song Yi observed the changes in Shen Zhe's expression. Perhaps in Shen Zhe's eyes, New Asia Entertainment is a company with complicated backgrounds? However, this is a good thing for Song Yi's acquisition of Shin Cine, and he is not willing to correct Shen Zhe's view.

At this time, Song Yi also received a long-awaited call. "Hello, are you Song Yisong, the representative of Xinya Entertainment?"

"Nai, I am, who are you?" Song Yi asked.

"I'm Jin Chengguo. I got your contact information from Minister Zheng. I heard that Chairman Zheng of Asan Group values ​​​​your opinion very much. I don't know if you have time now. I want to communicate with you about Zhou Mengxian. Things." The middle-aged man said slowly.

"Okay, I'm in Gaoyang City now, and I can contact you back in Seoul later." Song Yi responded, and the other person hung up the phone.

When Song Yi heard this, he knew that Zhong Xiaotong could not sit still. The matter of Zhou Mengxian providing secret funds to North Korea had been fermenting for some time, and Qingwadae was now under huge pressure from public opinion.

Song Yi searched on Naver and found that Jin Chengguo was the chief secretary of the Blue House and was definitely Zhong Xiaotong's best friend. Judging from Song Yi's current status, he is not qualified to meet Zhong Xiaotong directly. In the modern family, only the three brothers Zhou Mengjiu, Zhou Mengzhun and Zhou Mengxian can see Zhong Xiaotong.

Song Yi said to Shen Zhe: "Representative Shen, I'm sorry, I have something urgent to deal with this afternoon. I already know the situation of your company clearly. If Representative Shen is not willing to sell all of Shin Cine, I personally agree with you that you can keep up to 5%." company shares, you can also serve as a director in New Asia Entertainment or Shin Cine."

"When the acquisition is completed, I will buy an office building in Seocho District. As Shin Cine's headquarters, Shin Cine will also purchase its own shooting equipment, including a Steadicam camera worth 20 million won. I have already taken the opportunity. I leave it to your company and Representative Shen, I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer in the next two days." Song Yi said.

"Okay, Representative Song." Shen Zhe had already treated Song Yi like a subordinate.

After Song Yi left Shin Cine, Shin Zhe asked the employee next to him, "Is there a department chief named Kim Sung-guk at the Blue House?"

The employee was very clever and quickly found out, "Yes, Kim Sung-kook is the chief secretary of the Blue House."

Shen Zhe thought thoughtfully, "The secretary-general of the Blue House invited Song Yi to come over to discuss things. It seems that Song Yi's relationship is much deeper than I thought! It seems that Song Yi has given me enough by letting me retain 5% of the company's shares." face."

Who has a higher status, the representative director of a small film company or the director of a large film company, the result is obvious. Shen Zhe's determination to sell Shin Cine became firmer, "Hey, if Song Yi is willing to increase the purchase price to 40 billion won, then I don't have to be so entangled, right?"

I'm writing the second chapter, I'll release it later