The rise of Korean entertainment.

Chapter 3555 Preparation for Taking Office

"Secretary? How come I didn't know you had a secretary?" Kim Taeyeon asked curiously.

She was not pretending to be confused, she really thought that there was an additional position around Li Menglong.

It is understandable if you think about it. Li Menglong has multiple jobs and he does need help from others.

Logically speaking, he should have introduced them to each other. After all, if we have to say what is the most important job of Li Menglong, it is undoubtedly that of their agent.

Kim Taeyeon's question actually made Li Menglong confused.

  He was just being witty, Kim Taeyeon should have understood it immediately, so why did she look confused?

It was the girls on the side who took the initiative to break the misunderstanding. It was not because they were kind, but because they couldn't bear to see their captain being so stupid.

Kim Taeyeon represents their face to some extent. If the captain is so stupid, how smart can the team members be?

When Kim Taeyeon realized that this so-called secretary was actually Seohyun, she was on the verge of exploding.

She was indeed a little confused. After all, the previous topic was closely related to her. Although she was not scared, it did have a certain impact.

But this was not a reason for Li Menglong to fool her at will, not to mention fabricating an identity as a secretary to deceive her.

Just saying that he asked her to find Xu Xian to make an appointment for a time shows that he didn't want Kim Taeyeon to have an easy time.

Thinking of the scene of himself standing in front of Seohyun, Seohyun must be quite surprised, right? Or is she trying hard to hold back her smile?

In short, that scene is something Kim Taeyeon cannot imagine, and she would never do that!

So there was nothing more to say. It would be better for Li Menglong to give her an accurate answer now.

If he insists on doing what he wants, then Kim Taeyeon will have to fight back with necessary means.

  Don’t think that Li Menglong is the only agent in the circle. There are many people who want to work here!

Although many people may not be able to reach Li Menglong's level, but considering Kim Taeyeon's current popularity, the requirements for the agent are not that high.

As for her personal connections, Kim Taeyeon has already managed most of them on her own; as for her business, as a mature artist who has debuted for many years, she does not need the help of an agent.

It can be said that her biggest requirement for her agent is trust, which means that she can be fearless in front of the other party.

You can't have to think twice before speaking in front of your agent, for fear that he will secretly record it and use it to blackmail her?

Similar things have happened before, and many artists have fallen into trouble at the hands of their agents and assistants.

On this point, Li Menglong is much more reassuring.

Kim Taeyeon is not just being herself, she is simply letting herself go.

If she changes her agent, can Kim Taeyeon directly lock the agent in the room and threaten him because of work?

So it is impossible to break up, even if Li Menglong is willing, Kim Taeyeon will not let him go.

Now it's just a simple threat. Li Menglong had better have some basic emotional intelligence and not agree to it so excitedly.

That would only make things awkward for both of you. The right choice should be to refuse, and make sure you have no ulterior motives and are wholeheartedly interested in providing better service to Kim Taeyeon.

If that's the case, then the result will naturally be a happy one for everyone.

  But how could Li Menglong be so considerate and blindly obey their wishes? Is he still himself?

Li Menglong chose to respond positively: "Do you think it's easy to be your agent? If you really think so, then come and try it yourself!"

It has to be said that after spending a long time with the girls, Li Menglong was somewhat influenced by them, and his emotional intelligence did increase a lot.

According to his original personality, he would most likely respond according to Kim Taeyeon's intention, but now he knows how to be roundabout.

Originally, the girls around them were planning to persuade them, at least to prevent the two from having a real falling out.

But now it seems that there is no need for them to go out, and Li Menglong's proposal is relatively mild.

Now it depends on Kim Taeyeon’s choice. Will she choose to take a step back or face the challenge head on?

The girls seemed to have given different choices, but when it really fell to Kim Taeyeon, there was actually only one way in front of her.

  As their captain, how could Kim Taeyeon choose to retreat?

She could take a step back now, but what if Li Menglong pushed further? How far would she have to retreat?

"Huh, our agent? He can even tie up a dog!" Kim Taeyeon responded sharply: "You think you work hard? In fact, that is all our own influence. Don't mistake the platform for ability!"

Although Kim Taeyeon's words were a bit too harsh and even distorted the truth to a certain extent, they do make some sense.

At least half of the work Li Menglong gave them was proactively sought out by them. This can't be considered his credit, right?

Although he also put in a lot of work in the later stages, such as screening, negotiating costs, finalizing the script, etc.

But the most important factor is undoubtedly the girls themselves, or it is they who actually do the work, and Li Menglong is just cheering on the sidelines.

However, Li Menglong will not admit this. The value of his work is reflected in places that these women cannot perceive!

Since there is no agreement, let's proceed according to the previous proposal. Li Menglong will give up his job as an agent for a few days and see how Kim Taeyeon can handle it.

After reaching an agreement, there seemed to be no need to continue the confrontation.

Li Menglong felt that saying one more word would be "aiding the enemy", while Kim Taeyeon wanted to go back and unify their thoughts.

Although she said it lightly before, she generally recognized Li Menglong's work achievements.

If it were said that agents are useless, they, as artists, would probably be the first to express their opposition.

  After all, among the staff around them, they pay the most money to their agents, so it's impossible that it has no effect at all, right?

If this is true, are all artists fools?

But it’s meaningless to say this now. Kim Taeyeon wants to use her actual actions to make Li Menglong feel ashamed.

It’s not that the agent is useless, but that Kim Taeyeon can do the job perfectly, and Li Menglong should not brag in front of her in the future.

In order to achieve this, Kim Taeyeon urgently needs the help of these women.

In her understanding, if the work of an agent is simply divided, it can be roughly divided into two parts: internal and external.

In the perception of ordinary fans, the work of an agent is mostly external, that is, contacting commercial performances, negotiating work and the like.

But as an artist herself, Kim Taeyeon can say responsibly that the internal part is not more important, it can be equal to the external part.

How to get along with artists, how to communicate with artists, and how to manage artists are all areas where problems can easily arise.

If it is a new artist, it is not so bad. Firstly, they are still young and not famous, so the agent can handle the problem relatively easily. However, once the artist becomes famous, the agent will have to consider more.

Especially for newly appointed agents, who have no experience of growing up together through thick and thin, they will most likely suffer some grievances.

  Is it just Kim Taeyeon who needs to consider these?

As a manager who is about to take office, she gave a domineering speech: "Listen to me, you'd better behave yourself in the next few days. My fists are thirsty!"

The agent hasn't even taken office yet, but he's already started threatening the artist.

I have to say that Kim Taeyeon's appearance was quite "successful", at least the girls were impressed.

If they were newcomers, they would probably just consider themselves unlucky if they encountered such an agent.

But today, when I have achieved success and fame, I didn’t expect to suffer the same injustice.

Even though they were extremely unwilling in their hearts, at least they did not show any emotion on their faces.

They even took the initiative to speak out and express their support for Kim Taeyeon's appointment and their belief that she would lead everyone to another peak.

Instead of refusing this obvious flattery, Kim Taeyeon agreed to it so casually.

  Is she sure she can do this?

Given the girls' current size, it is almost impossible for them to take another step forward.

Because they have already achieved the best in the market they can occupy.

Therefore, unless they expand the market, there is no room for improvement.

To achieve this, it is not something that can be achieved by the efforts of the girls alone. It requires the cooperation of the entire industry and even the embodiment of national will.

In short, Kim Taeyeon is just bragging at the moment, and the girls are sure of this.

But they can't expose Kim Taeyeon's lies, otherwise they will have to fight with Kim Taeyeon now?

Actually, it is not impossible. After all, they are more in number. No matter how strong Kim Taeyeon is, she can't beat four hands with two fists.

But Kim Taeyeon will be taking up the new position soon, and if you offend her, you don’t know how she will retaliate against you.

There are many methods that even Li Menglong may not be able to use, but Kim Taeyeon has no such concerns.

In this situation, the girls could only choose to swallow their anger, and they even wanted to have a good talk with Li Menglong.

  Don’t let personal conflicts affect your work performance. This is unprofessional!

Especially since this job is closely related to them, are you sure Kim Taeyeon can do it?

The girls were really a little worried, especially when they saw Kim Taeyeon's crazy state before taking office.

If she maintains the same attitude at work, they will all suffer in the end.

After all, when the work comes down to it, it is all of them who will need to go to work in the end.

To be honest, they are not afraid that Kim Taeyeon will be lazy or seek benefits for herself.

If possible, they would rather Kim Taeyeon be a little selfish and take all the work on her own.

  This is something that normal people would worry about. Even though they always call each other sisters, when it comes to their own interests, can they still care about their teammates?

But based on their understanding of Kim Taeyeon, she really wouldn't do such a thing.

Even if they accept activities, most of them are in the name of their group, which is exactly what the girls want to refuse.

So after a brief discussion, they also put forward their demands to Kim Taeyeon.

Their requests were simple, mainly because they were afraid that if they were too complicated, it would overload Kim Taeyeon and she would directly refuse.

"That means you should take on solo activities as much as possible. Am I right?" Kim Taeyeon concluded.

She actually didn't quite understand the girls' request, but she still expressed her respect.

It's a good opportunity for Li Menglong to see her abilities and stop thinking that it's difficult to find jobs for them.

Seeing that Kim Taeyeon seemed to be full of energy, the girls could no longer relax. Maybe more than one person would suffer from insomnia tonight.

  The reason why they said this was mainly to gamble on their luck!

Or try to distribute the work undertaken by Kim Taeyeon to everyone as much as possible, maybe some lucky people can be lazy all the time.

  Correspondingly, some unlucky people will have a lot more work to do, which will test everyone's luck!

From personal experience, girls don't really believe in luck.

To be precise, they believe that hard work is closely related to luck. Instead of pinning their hopes on illusory luck, they might as well influence it through hard work.

So while they still had some time before going to bed, they began to sort out their recent work arrangements.

  It’s been a long time since they’ve been so dedicated to their work. The last time was probably when they just became popular?

They have been very calm in recent years. As long as Li Menglong doesn't come to notify them, they can rest for a month without any anxiety.

This confidence comes from their awareness of their own popularity, and of course, the balance in their accounts.

But today is not the case. They really want to keep themselves "busy". At least in Kim Taeyeon's eyes, they have no free time.

The first person to come and meet with Kim Taeyeon was Yoona. As the person with the most personal schedule in the team, she did have reason to be anxious.

After all, it is very easy to get her some activities, whether it is endorsement, variety show, or even hosting an event, Yoona can handle it without any problem.

Yoona is truly too omnipotent, which was a label she was quite proud of in the past, but now she really wants to tear it off.

She was really afraid that Kim Taeyeon would take on a lot of activities for her. Putting aside other considerations, just thinking about the level of fatigue, she, Lin Yoona, would not be able to bear it.

So holding the daily schedule that she had just sorted out, Yoona worked hard to explain it to Kim Taeyeon.

According to Yoona herself, she will have almost no time to rest in the next few days, and even her sleep needs to be planned in advance.

Although Kim Taeyeon has never been a manager, she is not unfamiliar with this industry.

There was clearly something wrong with Yoona's performance. Taeyeon pointed at one of the items and asked, "What is this filming about? How could it take a whole day? How much money did they pay for you to cooperate like this?"

Facing Kim Taeyeon's questioning, Yoona blinked innocently: "You taught me that I should be serious and cooperative in my work and do my best. A good reputation is the foundation of an artist's success. Have you forgotten all that?"