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Idol girl groups that have already debuted generally do not participate in such social events, but only a few are qualified to debut? The vast majority of girls can only stay in the trainee stage.

Since they are unable to debut, in order to make money and recoup their investment, the idol agency can only resort to nightclubs.

Generally speaking, if a company, such as JTamll, the e-commerce company run by Kim Jong Hyuk, takes investment from Hyundai Group, it is equivalent to being a member of the Hyundai chaebol.

Next time you get financing, you will have to worry about it. Samsung, LG, SK and other consortiums that have strong competition with Hyundai will not be able to accept funds.

Accepting it would be tantamount to betrayal.

For example, NHN Group, the largest Internet group in South Korea, is backed by Samsung. Behind the second largest Internet company is Telecom SK, and the dividing line is very clear.

But entertainment companies are different. They are related to almost all chaebols, and they mainly rely on female celebrities and female artists for business entertainment.

At a Korean social dinner party, if there is no female artist to accompany you, it is not called a social event.

This kind of idol management company is a pawn in the hands of the chaebol; idols are pawns of the idol management company; trainees are idols who have not yet debuted, and are ordered around by their idols...

After coming down the entire assembly line, these undebuted trainees are at the bottom, with no choice and no control over their own destiny.

She even has to go to the nightclub to provide services like a nightclub princess.

But soon a male team leader came over and reminded her in a low voice that she was a trainee and not a nightclub princess, so she shouldn’t go too far. If they are nightclub princesses and the guests have needs, they have no right to refuse and must obey. After all, trainees are not professionals. If a client likes them, they have to negotiate terms with them and then with the team leader.

Zhou Buqi thought it was ridiculous.

He comes out to play, listen to music, watch dancing, drink and chat, not to do other things. If he really meant it, he wouldn't have brought Sun Wanran and Ning Lu here with him.

It seems that Kim Jong Hyuk used a lot of connections and invited a lot of people.

After a while, it was decided that there were more than 20 girls left, who were trainees of the fifth team, all from S/M Entertainment. There is a team that will debut this year, and another team that will debut next year.

Just let them put on a show.

Unexpectedly, after everything was arranged, a big scene was put on. Under the call of the two team leaders, more than 20 girls in various sexy uniforms knelt down and kowtowed collectively.

There are words in his mouth.

Zhou Buqi was startled.

What is this for?

Fortunately, Ning Lu next to me quickly explained: "This is a New Year greeting. It's the Spring Festival now."

"oh!"

Zhou Buqi suddenly realized.

This can be regarded as traditional Chinese culture. The Spring Festival is the most important festival, and respect must be expressed with the most solemn kneeling ceremony. The Zhou family used to come from Qilu to Guandong. Grandpa once said that when he was a child in his hometown in Guanli, he had to kneel down during New Year greetings. When going out to celebrate the New Year, when the folks in the countryside see them, they have to walk and kneel all the way, even dozens of meters away, and kneel and kowtow.

Although it is traditional culture, Zhou Buqi does not think it is right, "This is dross and they have inherited it."

Ning Lu also felt aggrieved for these trainee girls, saying: "They are all Koreans, why don't others kneel down? They are all bullying little girls... Well, there are a few who don't kneel down, are they foreigners?"

"should be."

Zhou Buqi nodded.

There were four or five girls standing there and bowing without kneeling. There was a white girl with blue eyes and a high nose. There are also a few with oriental faces, and I don’t know which country they are from.

The next step is the performance, guests can do whatever they want.

Zhou Buqi is very casual.

Obviously, this Jin Jonghyuk looked down upon his boss Chen Dong and his boss's boss Zhou Buqi.

I thought that both of them were young people who liked this, and like many young men in Korea, they would like to hang out among the flowers and play with the little stars.

Zhou Buqi came to Korea to do business, so he definitely couldn't be seduced by this simple beauty.

The cannibal has a short mouth.

To be able to create such a big scene, Kim Jong Hyuk alone may not be enough. Behind this must be the relationship between Hyundai Group and S/M Entertainment to contact them and let them arrange the entertainment.

If you give in and fall into their honey trap, the relationship is equivalent to being established.

This means that Ziweixing's market development in South Korea will side with Hyundai Group.

This is a big deal and should not be decided lightly.

Currently, the largest Internet company in South Korea is backed by Samsung, the largest conglomerate, and the second largest Internet company is backed by SK, the fourth largest conglomerate.

Neither Hyundai, the second largest, nor LG, the third largest, have been able to get involved in the Internet field.

There are three paths before Zhou Buqi——

First, cooperate with Hyundai Group;

Second, cooperate with LG Group;

Third, vigorously cultivate Jin Beomxiu and make him a new chaebol.

Chaebol thinking is different from consortium thinking.

The former lies in power, the latter in interests. SoftBank or the vast majority of large European and American conglomerates are pursuing profits and making money.

If you are investing in a listed company, you have two options.

First, you have 1% of the equity, but you have control; second, you have 10% of the equity, but this is a financial investment, without control, not even a board seat.

The consortium will definitely choose the latter.

The purpose is to maximize interests and make money.

Chaebols are different. They will choose the former, whether to make money or not... It doesn't mean much. The family already has wealth that cannot be spent in several lifetimes. What they care about is the protection of wealth and being able to spend the money safely, which requires power.

Chen Dong, Lu Qi, and Tang Binchen would not consider this.

But Zhou Buqi's level was high enough that he could empathize with it. If possible, he would not want to break up Ziweixing, he also wanted to firmly control it.

It was very inconvenient to communicate with Kim Jong Hyuk. This guy studied in Japan and spoke very fluent Japanese and terrible English.

Fortunately, Ning Lu was there to translate.

While watching the undebuted girl group dance, they chatted with Kim Jong Hyuk about the situation.

Sure enough, it was pretty much what Zhou Buqi expected.

Tomorrow, Kim Jong Hyuk's parents will be invited, and people from the Zheng family of Hyundai Group may also be present. This is because they have taken a fancy to Ziweixing's strong strength and want to use the power of foreign aid to get a share of the country's Internet market.

Rather than funding Jin Fanxiu to become a new chaebol, Zhou Buqi is more willing to cooperate with traditional chaebols. Old families have a reputation as a family, have credibility, have less resistance, and have less risk in cooperation.

After some thought, Zhou Buqi decided to accept his suggestion.

Go meet with people from Hyundai Group.

Not just for the Internet, Hyundai Group's mobile phone business is doing very poorly, far behind Samsung and LG. With Samsung and LG present, it's almost impossible for the Aster phone to make a dent in South Korea. Not only Aster, but also iPhone, no mobile phone from any foreign company in the world can be sold in South Korea.

If possible, Asda can cooperate with Hyundai.

Kim Jong Hyuk was very happy and grateful.

Hyundai Group lacks dominance in the Internet field, and this market is dominated by Samsung and SK. If he can establish a long-term and stable relationship with Ziweixing, his father may not only be the vice president of Hyundai Group, but also qualified to enter the president's office.

Here, Jin Zhonghe and Zhou Buqi each have their own thoughts.

They are all considering their own interests to weigh possible cooperation in the future.

On the other side, Sun Wanran at some point called over a girl wearing a short skirt shaped like a nurse. She was a trainee who had just performed. She was chatting happily, and she was still speaking in Chinese.

Zhou Buqi was very curious and waved to her.

"Chinese?"

"right."

"What about nationality?"

"I haven't changed my nationality. I will return to my country to develop my career in the future." The other party is a girl in her twenties, pretty and pretty, with a sweet smile. "I have only been in Korea for two years as a trainee. The company has said that this year You can make your debut.”

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "That's okay, congratulations. Well, do you know me?"

The girl pursed her lips and said: "I know you are Mr. Zhou, the chairman of Ziweixing. Well... I have met you several years ago."

"ah?"

"Xu Baihui is my senior sister. At that time, she was opening a company outside, and I even worked part-time. I met you at that time."

"What a coincidence?" Zhou Buqi's interest immediately increased, but he had no impression of her. "So you are studying in Beiwu. Well, what is your name? When you return to China to develop your career, you can go to Jieyu Media."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou. My name is Song Qianqian."

"Song Qianqian..."

Zhou Buqi was slightly startled and looked carefully for a few times, but he couldn't recognize it. He is a movie fan and likes to watch all kinds of movies. But this girl is an idol and doesn’t have any impressive film and television works, so she doesn’t leave a deep impression on her.

Anyway, it's quite a coincidence.

Zhou Buqi was very happy to see his fellow countrymen in a foreign land. He hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice: "How are you here? Have these Koreans made things difficult for you?"

Song Qianqian said easily: "No, everyone is very caring about me. I signed the contract, and it was agreed at the beginning that I would definitely be able to debut, mainly for our Chinese market. I was still a sophomore at the time, otherwise You can’t interrupt your studies either.”

"You dropped out of school?"

"No, take a break from school."

"Yeah." Zhou Buqi nodded, still a little worried, "The status of a trainee is very low, right? I'm quite surprised, why did he just attract so many girls to the nightclub?"

Song Qianqian said: "Me too, I heard that we were going to perform at the nightclub, and I was also scared. The leader said that he was a big shot and had to come. I was relieved when I saw that it was you."

"Does this happen often?"

"Quite a lot."

"Um?"

"I have been in the debut group since I came here, and I will not participate in this kind of thing. Today is a special situation. Usually...usually it is those local Korean girls with poor family conditions who come out...well, part-time jobs, and they will be paid."

Zhou Buqi frowned and said, "This kind of occasion is a bit chaotic. Please don't participate in it from now on."

Song Qianqian bit her lip and said, "Well, it's quite messy. Sometimes...sometimes some girls go out all night and don't return to the dormitory. When we see them again the next day, they have to hold on to the wall when they walk. "

Zhou Buqi was very concerned, "What about you? No one bullies you, right?"

"I didn't." Song Qianqian pursed her lips and smiled, "Mr. Zhou, thank you for your concern. I'm fine. I told you that I was part of the debut team when I came here and was signed."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "If you encounter trouble here, go back to China to develop and go find your senior sister. Xu Baihui is doing quite well now, let her help you."

"Okay, thank you."