Peninsula Landlord

Chapter 481 What, you have a different opinion?

"President Jin, thank you for your hard work these past few days!"

After entering Kim Tae-woo's office, Huang Xugang wanted to ask about the company's situation during the time he was away.

But when he saw the dark circles under his eyes and the faint bloodshot eyes, his words turned into words of concern.

Kim Tae-woo was also very excited when he looked at Huang Xu at the door.

"Boss, you're finally back!"

As he said that, he stood up and walked to Huang Xu, pulled him to his seat and sat down.

Huang Xu was also stunned when he saw how excited he was.

I've only been away for a few days, how come Kim Tae-woo has become like this?

Obviously, Kim Tae-woo was fine when he left.

And although the company has had quite a lot of things to do during this period, there shouldn't be so many things that require him to be so busy.

Kim Tae-woo seemed a little embarrassed by Huang Xu's doubts and concern.

"It's mainly because I was too excited these past two days and didn't get enough rest, so this happened."

"Too excited?"

It would have been fine if he didn't say anything, but after he said it, Huang Xu became even more curious.

As a veteran who has been in the entertainment industry for decades, what kind of scenes has he not seen?

What kind of news could make him so excited?
Fortunately, Kim Tae-woo did not hesitate. After seeing Huang Xu's confusion, he started explaining without waiting for Huang Xu to ask.

"It's mainly because of Tara and the others. The response in China these days has been so good that I was a little excited and couldn't sleep at night. That's why this happened."

"Three days ago, after the ace variety show they were on was aired, President Jia started promoting Tara and the others."

"Their popularity and search index have exploded in the past few days."

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"And it's not just China, there are also many fans in Korea who are calling on them to come back and perform."

"So this is ah!"

After listening to Kim Tae-woo's explanation, Huang Xu finally understood what had happened.

It turned out that a few days ago, with the broadcast of the variety show in which Tara, Girls' Generation and SJ participated, these three idol groups caused quite a stir in China.

Of course, this sensation was limited to young people.

After all, whether it is the audience of the program or the audience of idol groups like them, they are mainly young people.

But even so, the popularity of these three groups has shown explosive growth.

First of all, a large part of me saw and got to know them through this show.

Then I was attracted by their looks, figure and "business" ability.

And secondly, among them, a considerable number of people learned for the first time that the songs they had heard many times before were sung by them.

So over the past few days, the fame, popularity, and even fans of these three groups have increased a lot.

Of course, if we were to say which group gained the most among the three groups, it would definitely be Tara who were well prepared.

In addition to this program, LeTV also followed this wave of popularity and started pre-promotion.

The end result is that, although only three or four days have passed, many people in China have already recognized them.

In fact, some companies and agents have contacted MBK. This is why Kim Tae-woo is so excited.

Of course, it stands to reason that a veteran like him who has been in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years shouldn't be so excited.

After all, he is just a manager.

But now some things are a little different. Although Huang Xu is still not the boss, he is very generous and his identity and external declaration is that of the president of the company.

Now that the artists under his name have been able to open up the market in China and are showing signs of becoming international stars, he can't help but feel excited.

After listening to Kim Tae-woo's explanation, Huang Xu also expressed his understanding.

However, in his excitement, Huang Xu immediately asked Kim Tae-woo.

"Now that the popularity is so high, what about the variety shows?"

"Has the contract been negotiated?"

"Yes, the contract for the broadcasting rights of the variety show has been negotiated."

Seeing that Huang Xu was asking about serious matters, Kim Tae-woo hurriedly reported to Huang Xu on the progress of the contract.

"According to your previous instructions, the price for each episode is 150 million won."

"Well, sign the contract as soon as possible, and then have LeTV submit it for review as soon as possible, so that it can be aired earlier."

"Don't waste the heat now."

After listening to Kim Tae-woo's report, Huang Xu nodded and told him to push forward the broadcast of the program as soon as possible.

For him now, or for MBK company, and for Tara and others, the most important thing is to take advantage of the current popularity, broadcast variety shows as soon as possible, and consolidate the current somewhat superficial popularity.

This is also the reason why Huang Xu asked Kim Tae-woo to reveal such a unit price.

Although 150 million won is not a small number, to be honest, it is just enough to break even.

One hundred and fifty million won, converted into Chinese currency, is just over eight hundred thousand.

The average shooting period for one episode is four to five days.

According to South Korea's average wage of 3 million won this year, each person's daily wage is about 500 yuan, and this does not include weekend overtime and travel allowances.

Taking all these into account, the labor cost for one person would be about eight hundred.

The program team sent about forty staff members to China this time.

By this calculation, the labor cost alone for each episode is 160,000.

Then add in the miscellaneous expenses of accommodation, transportation, tour guide, meals, clothing, venue, etc.

It can be said that the 800,000 yuan is just enough to recover the cost.

And this does not take into account the investment in various equipment, the performance fees of artists, and the post-production costs.

In other words, the purpose of shooting this variety show is to promote Tara and the others, otherwise it would be a losing deal, or even a huge loss.

Then the two of them discussed the details, and when they were about to finish the arrangements for Tara and the others, Huang Xu suddenly remembered another thing.

"How is the negotiation going with Tara and the others' Chinese contract?"

"Did they agree to my request?"

"I was just about to report this to you!"

Upon hearing this question, Kim Tae-woo quickly reported to Huang Xu.

"Some time ago, when they were discussing cooperation, the conditions they proposed were rather harsh, and they were also strongly opposed to your request."

“So progress has not been very fast.”

"But during the talks these past two days, I don't know if it's because of the popularity of Tara and the others, or because their boss asked for it, but now they have finally relented."

“We are currently discussing some details with them.”

"Well, you should hurry up on this matter and finalize the contract as soon as possible while the heat is on."

"We can even give them a little share of the next contract, but the copyright and peripherals must be in our company's hands. We can't let them go."

"Yes, I will hurry up and talk to them again, and try to finalize it in the next few days."

Kim Tae-woo naturally knew the importance of this matter, so he patted his chest and made a promise to Huang Xu.

Although he didn't know Huang Xu's next plans and arrangements, since Huang Xu had already made the arrangements, he would do his best to make it happen. Huang Xu looked at Jin Taiyu's confident look and nodded with satisfaction.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, President Jin."

After spending half a year together, he has gained a certain understanding of Kim Tae-woo.

Even though he was just a middle-level manager in his previous company, he was not a senior executive.

But this does not mean that there is a problem with his ability.

Furthermore, various events in the past six months have proved that he has basically never failed to deliver when there are clear requirements.

Then Huang Xu asked another question.

"By the way, how is the production of the song I gave you a while ago going?"

"The arrangement of that song has been made and was delivered yesterday."

As he spoke, Kim Tae-woo stood up and operated the computer, and began to play the accompaniment that had been prepared.

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While playing, he explained to Huang Xu.

"At present, this song has only been roughly arranged according to your requirements, and it has not been completed yet."

“If you want to make a good final product, you need to make adjustments at any time based on the singer’s performance.”

"Understood. Let me listen first."

After listening to Kim Taeyeon’s introduction, Huang Xu now had a little understanding of song production and was no longer a complete novice.

The process that Kim Tae-woo described is indeed the correct arrangement process, there is nothing much to say.

So Huang Xu closed his eyes and listened attentively to the accompaniment of the song, while singing silently in his heart.

"Let's learn to meow together, meow meow meow meow meow."

But Huang Xu opened his eyes after listening halfway.

Although his knowledge of music was only average, he knew nothing about professional matters.

But he couldn't help but hear the original version!
The accompaniment produced now still sounds like the same song, but it feels a little different from the song in my memory.

I can't really put it into words, but I just feel like the taste is a little off.

So Huang Xu looked at Jin Taiyu in confusion, waiting for his answer.

When Kim Tae-woo heard Huang Xu's doubts, he quickly paused the playback and looked at Huang Xu with a puzzled look on his face.

"Mr. Huang, what do you think is inappropriate?"

"This arrangement is made according to the most popular style in Korea now, and I also asked Director Kim Kwang-soo to help check it, and he said there is no problem."

"Kim Kwang-soo, don't you think there's anything wrong with this?"

After hearing what Kim Tae-woo said, Huang Xu became a little unconfident.

Although Kim Kwang-soo has various shortcomings, such as being stingy, exploiting others, and often doing stupid things.

But his musical aesthetics and his grasp of the market are quite high.

Otherwise, do you really think that Tara and others succeeded because of their faces and bodies?

However, after thinking for a while and listening to it twice more, Huang Xu still insisted on his original statement.

“There is indeed something wrong with the arrangement of this song.”

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Seeing that Huang Xu insisted on his opinion, Jin Taiyu had no intention of arguing.

After all, Huang Xu is the boss, and he is responsible for solving Huang Xu's doubts and problems.

So, he asked Huang Xu without any impatience.

"So Mr. Huang, do you think something is wrong?"

"Or what needs to be modified?"

"Uh~~~~"

Obviously, as a music novice, Huang Xu was stumped by Kim Tae-woo's question.

He couldn't tell now where the problem lay.

You can't just say directly that he doesn't feel right.

Although this is a common tactic used by many bosses, Huang Xu did not want to embarrass Kim Tae-woo and could only think about it secretly.

After listening to the arrangement repeatedly and comparing it with the finished product in his memory, Huang Xu quickly discovered the differences.

So he asked Kim Tae-woo.

"You just said that the arrangement style of this song is based on the current popular style, right?"

"Yes."

In response to this, Kim Tae-woo nodded directly without any intention of refuting.

After Huang Xu saw him nod, he slapped the table and said.

"That's the problem."

“Tell me, what is the most popular arrangement style in Seoul right now?”

"Love song, complaining woman style."

"The problem is that my song is mainly about being cheerful and cute, so it would be strange if there weren't any problems."

"Cheerful? Cute?"

Kim Tae-woo looked at Huang Xu with some confusion, as if he didn't understand Huang Xu's thinking.

Seeing Kim Tae-woo looking puzzled, Huang Xu continued to explain.

"Do you remember the three little bears and Cutie Ode?"

"Three little bears? Ode to cuteness?"

“Aren’t these two songs children’s songs?”

After hearing the song Huang Xu mentioned, Jin Taiyu's doubts became deeper.

The song Three Little Bears became known to everyone thanks to a TV series a few years ago and became a national children's song.

And Lovely Song was released at the beginning of this year.

Once it was released, it caused a huge sensation and was widely imitated by various hosts, idol groups, and even actors.

But it is precisely because of this that he is more confused.

"Are you saying that you want to make this song in the style of a children's song?"

"If you say so, there's nothing wrong with that."

Although it may sound a bit unpleasant to say that this song is a children's song, it is not hard to object to it.

But after Huang Xu admitted it, Kim Tae-woo frowned.

The current popular trend among girl groups is to sing love songs in the style of a resentful woman, which mainly focus on resentful emotions and show various sexual innuendos to attract fans.

Huang Xu suddenly asked Tara and others to sing "children's songs". Isn't this a bit too inappropriate?

Just when he was struggling on how to persuade Huang Xu, Huang Xu had already seen through his thoughts.

"Why, you have a different opinion?"

(End of this chapter)