Peninsula Landlord

Chapter 188 You are Kim Kwang Soo, right?
One o'clock in the morning.

Huang Xu returned to the apartment, shaking his dizzy head.

As soon as he opened the door, he shouted into the room:
"Sunny? Hal? I'm back."

Unfortunately, even after he turned on the light and walked to the sofa, he still didn't see the two people come out.

It was not until this time that Huang Xu reacted and patted his swollen head.

"Oh yeah, I forgot they were both gone."

Looking at the empty room, Huang Xu seemed to have returned to half a year ago, when he had just been reborn and was living alone.

No one is controlling me, I can do whatever I want.

At that time, I felt that I was quite cool.

But now Huang Xu hated this feeling of loneliness, so he took out a bottle of ice water from the refrigerator, sat on the sofa, took out his mobile phone and prepared to chat with Sunny Goo Hara for a while.

Unfortunately, it's already early morning and Sunny and Goo Hara have already gone to bed.

In fact, this is also Huang Xu's fault. He gradually changed the two people's daily habits, making them go to bed so early at night.

Yes, it's that early.

In the past, they often stayed up all night, playing until the early morning before taking a rest and sleeping, and then waking up at noon or in the afternoon.

However, after being together with Huang Xu, their daily routines gradually changed. As long as there was no activity, they would usually go to bed early.

Now, most of the time, they both can go to bed around twelve o'clock at night.

Therefore, no one is replying to Huang Xu's message now, which is just asking for trouble for him.

Looking at the two people who had not responded on the phone, Huang Xu could only shake his head helplessly. He sat on the sofa in a daze, looking at the dark night sky outside, thinking about what had just happened.

His original intention of going to the gym at night was to have a good workout and vent his inner depression.

As a result, as soon as I arrived, Kim Jong Kook came to the gym to find me.

Therefore, after he finished the three major tests, he went out to dinner with Kim Jong Kook, and then at his invitation, they met Ji Seok Jin.

I believe that anyone who knows a little about Korean variety shows will have some impression of the name Ji Seok-jin.

Born in 1966, he first made his debut with an album in 92, but the results were mediocre.

Later, he passed the host selection of South Korea's SBS TV station and began to be active as a host.

In 2004, he won the grand prize of the year for his performance in the indoor variety show "Golden Bell Awards".

Later, he hosted many variety shows, but they were mainly indoor variety shows.

Because of his humorous hosting style, he is basically considered one of the top hosts in Korea in terms of indoor variety shows.

Later in 2010, he joined the outdoor variety show "Running Man", which marked the beginning of the second spring of his career.

Although he joined as the deputy abbot to assist Yoo Jae-suk, who is younger than him, he still worked hard on the show and played his role.

He doesn't take advantage of his age to bully others, which is very rare in Korea, where the system of seniority and inferiority is quite strict.

She also knows how to listen to other people's opinions and doesn't get angry at jokes from younger people.

It is precisely because of this character that he has won the love of many fans and even earned the nickname "Wang Bizi".

Including Huang Xu's impression of him, it was quite good.

Thanks to his excellent communication skills, Huang Xu quickly became friends with him, and at this time, he also began to explain the purpose of his search.

I want to join my own Malatang chain store.

As a well-known side job expert in the Korean entertainment industry, Ji Seok-jin is quite obsessed with various side jobs.

Even when recording the program, relevant content was specially produced based on his preference. You can imagine how obsessed he is.

He wanted to join when Malatang became popular on the Internet and the first batch of franchise stores were opened.

However, because he had no experience in catering and did not meet Huang Xu and his team's selection criteria, he was ultimately screened out.

When the second batch of franchises was opened, he backed out and withdrew from the franchise after seeing that Huang Xu and his team did not set any restrictions on the number of franchise stores.

There's no way around it. Although he has a good income as an artist, he has been working on his side business in recent years but hasn't spent any money. He needs to be more cautious.

Now that so many places are opened up at once, he is a little worried about business.

But who would have thought that although there were more experienced stores in the second batch, most of them are doing pretty good business now, which gave him the idea of ​​joining again.

However, since he had missed that batch of franchisees, the employees of Huang Xu's company are now busy with the renovation and opening of more than 100 stores and have temporarily stopped accepting franchisees.

This made him feel extremely regretful every time he returned home and saw the hot pot shop outside his community doing so well. He regretted why he had backed down.

Originally, he had given up on the matter. But some time ago, when they were having a dinner together for a variety show, he heard Ha Dongxun talking about Huang Xu and his spicy hot pot shop. So he came up with the idea of ​​asking them to introduce him and see if he could get a franchise spot.

After listening to his story, Huang Xu was stunned at first, but then shook his head and raised his glass to Ji Shizhen.

"I'm sorry, Seokjin-hyung."

"Ah I"

Ji Shizhen just froze in place with the wine glass he had just picked up. He didn't expect Huang Xu to refuse so straightforwardly.

According to his thinking, he had already come here, and they had gotten along quite well before, and the matter was not too big, so Huang Xu should not refuse.

Just now, when he saw Huang Xu picking up the wine glass, he thought that the matter was settled, so he also picked up the wine glass.

Who would have thought that Huang Xu would reject his request.

This made him stand there in a daze, not knowing what to do next.

Finally, Kim Jong Kook, who had been watching, was stunned when he saw this situation. Then he picked up his glass and clinked it with Huang Xu.
Then I started to try to smooth things over, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere.

At this time, Ji Seok-jin also recovered from the shock just now. Although he was a little angry inside, he did not show it.

After all, compared to an artist like him, a businessman like Huang Xu has a higher status.

Therefore, although he looked a little unhappy, he quickly adjusted his mood and prepared to continue to improve his relationship with Huang Xu.

Huang Xu looked at the two of them with some amusement and slightly embarrassed expressions on their faces, so after finishing the wine in his glass, he began to explain.

"I didn't let Brother Shizhen join Malatang because of Brother Shizhen's consideration."

"Oh, what do you say?"

After hearing Huang Xu's words, Kim Jong Kook and the other man's expressions suddenly improved a lot. They were already disappointed with this matter, but they didn't expect there would be a turn for the better.

Especially Ji Shizhen, his previous depressed feeling suddenly dissipated a lot, and then he looked at Huang Xu, wanting to hear what he had to say.

Huang Xu looked at the expectant expressions of the two men and no longer concealed the reason, and began to explain it.

"Brother Shi Zhen, if you want to join, I would welcome you very much. As a well-known host, joining my brand would also be a promotion for us. I would naturally not object."

"As for rejecting you, it's actually for your consideration."

“Think about it, how many malatang shops are there in Seoul now?”

"According to statistics from our company employees a few days ago, in addition to the more than 100 stores under our brand, there are at least 300 stores selling malatang in Seoul now."

"Do you still want to join now?"

After Huang Xu finished speaking, he looked at Ji Seok Jin, waiting for his answer.

After listening to Huang Xu's explanation, Kim Jong Kook had no reaction at all, but Ji Seok Jin was already scared and broke out in a cold sweat.

He only saw that the Malatang shop next to his community was doing good business and making a lot of money, but he never thought that there are now so many shops selling Malatang in Seoul.

If Huang Xu had not explained this to him and had directly asked him to join, he would have been badly cheated. As an artist who has debuted for so many years, although he would not go bankrupt directly because of this investment, it would still hurt his bones and vitality.

There is no other way. If you want to open a spicy hot pot shop under Huang Xu's brand, the total initial investment will require several hundred million won.

If business is bad, then the money will be wasted.

Therefore, Ji Seok-jin no longer has any complaints towards Huang Xu, and his heart is full of gratitude.

Including Kim Jong Kook next to him, he was also full of apologies for doubting Huang Xu just now.

The atmosphere among Huang Xu and the other two seemed quite harmonious for a while, and it was not until this time that Huang Xu expressed his thoughts just now.

"Brother Shi Zhen, in addition to Malatang, I also have a new catering brand. I'll see if you are interested in it."

"New brand?"

When Ji Seok-jin heard the news, he became interested again.

After all, there is already the successful case of Malatang, so he naturally doesn't want to miss the new brand proposed by Huang Xu.

At least listen first.

When Huang Xu saw that he was interested, he stopped explaining and kept the topic in suspense.

"It's still in the confidentiality stage. When our direct-sale store opens, if the business is good, Brother Shizhen is welcome to come and support us."

Huang Xu was lying on the sofa, constantly recalling the dinner he had with Kim Jong Kook and Ji Seok Jin in the evening, trying to see if he had missed anything.

In fact, it was after meeting Ji Seok-jin that he came up with an idea, which was whether he could use celebrities to promote his sauerkraut fish franchise store.

Of course, although he is called a celebrity, his main target is actually those people in the Korean variety show circle.

The income and status of Korean variety show hosts, especially professional comedians, are actually not high.

In addition, the competition here is extremely fierce, and the speed of elimination is unimaginable in China.

Even top hosts like Ji Seok-jin need to consider the future and find ways to prepare a retreat for themselves.

Huang Xu wanted to make use of them and get them to join his sauerkraut fish shop, and at the same time use their influence to directly expand the sauerkraut fish franchise business.

After all, although these people’s income is not high and their influence is not as great as those of idols, there are many of them.

Moreover, these people often appear in variety shows on major TV stations all year round.

They only need to mention it briefly on the show, and with Huang Xu's promotion, they can achieve a very good publicity effect.

Huang Xu sat on the sofa, thinking about his plan, and slowly fell asleep.

When I woke up the next day, I was still woken up by Goo Hara's video call.

Looking at Gu Hara's bare face in the video, Huang Xu also smiled.

"Good morning, Oppa."

"Good morning, Hal."

Goo Hara was lying on the bed, looking at Huang Xu with a smile.

"Sorry Oppa, I went to bed too early yesterday and didn't see your message."

"It's nothing. I just missed you after drinking last night."

Huang Xu looked at Goo Hara's pretty face and his mood immediately improved a lot. Then he started chatting with Goo Hara and expressed sweet words to each other.

After chatting for a while, Huang Xu looked at Goo Hara and asked.

"Hola? When will you be back?"

"I will stay at Zhenli's place for two more days. She will be going out for a shoot soon. I will keep her company and help her pack her supplies."

"what?"

Huang Xu just felt a little surprised at this time. He didn't expect that Goo Hara would say that she would come back in a few days.

Goo Hara looked at Huang Xu's surprised expression and chuckled.

"Oppa, unnie told me yesterday that you should stay by yourself for a few days until I get better."

"Why?"

"O'Neal said this is your punishment."

After saying that, Goo Hara hung up the phone, leaving Huang Xu with a dazed expression.

He originally thought that he would just be alone in his empty room for a day at most, and Sunny would come back after she calmed down.

But looking at the current situation, my behavior that night did make Sunny angry, and until now, her anger has not dissipated.

This made Huang Xu feel helpless, but there was nothing he could do.

Especially when I called Sunny and she hung up on me, I could only shake my head helplessly.

Then he got up and started washing.

Now Sunny is angry with him, and Goo Hara obviously listens to Sunny more, which leaves Huang Xu with no choice but to stay alone.

However, he did not stay at home playing games. Instead, he planned to take advantage of the few days when Sunny and Goo Hara were away to deal with some of the things he had on hand.

Especially the things about Tara and her company.

According to Kim Tae-woo, Kim Kwang-soo has visited Mnet Media several times in the past few days in order to seek investment.

And according to people he knows, CCM’s funding chain is now facing big problems.

The company CCM seems to have existed for many years, but it does not actually have many assets. It can even be said that it has not had much development.

There is no need to say much about Kim Kwang-soo's abilities. Although many people have always criticized his personality and despised some of his practices, few people say that there are problems with his abilities.

If he didn't have the ability, he wouldn't have been able to stay in the Korean entertainment industry for so many years and remain strong despite the fierce competition.

The most important thing is that although he is famous in Korea for being stingy and exploiting artists, his company has always had famous artists under its banner since the last century, which also represents his ability.

Take the group Tara as an example.

Before the incident, they were the top girl group under Girls' Generation.

They even started to attack Girls' Generation.

How could he have done this if he didn't have the ability?

You have to know that Girls' Generation is the real top girl group, and they can even compete with boy groups now.

One reason is that Tara’s members are quite talented and good-looking, but Kim Kwang-soo behind them also contributed a lot.

Therefore, his abilities, especially his ability to create idols and even his ability to control the market, are absolutely beyond doubt.

It was only because of his stingy character and his practice of exploiting artists that those famous artists left him one after another after their contracts expired.

Otherwise, his CCM company would not be as big as it is now, but would be striving to become one of the top three.

Therefore, after Huang Xu learned all this, he became interested in Kim Kwang Soo.

Not to mention his level of management of the company, just talk about his control over the market and his screening and training of new people. Huang Xu does not want to miss this "talent".

Therefore, Huang Xu called James and Kim Tae-woo over, and then began to arrange the corresponding plan.

So in the afternoon of that day, several uninvited guests came to Kim Kwang-soo's office.

"You are Kim Kwang Soo, right?"

(End of this chapter)