Actor: Thank you.

The Koreans arranged a series of travel documentaries for Zhang Yuan called "Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter".

As expected of a region with a thriving entertainment industry, they really know how to create something interesting.

Each season showcases the scenery of a different region.

We're filming the spring content first, and we'll have to come back a few more times later.

People don't spend money for nothing.

Moreover, the way Koreans use lenses is indeed quite sophisticated.

He has been to Seoul several times and has seen the city from the plane many times.

What kind of person are they? Don't I know?

It's just a small area in the city center lined with high-rise buildings, which looks very modern.

Once you leave the city center even a little bit, it looks like a rural-urban fringe area.

After weighing the options, Zhang Yuan felt that it was at most equivalent to the level of a top-tier second-tier city in China.

The best areas are on par with first-tier cities, but the level of balanced development is significantly lower than that of first-tier cities in China.

Not to mention the heavyweight cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.

It is also not as good as Tokyo, even though both cities have more than 20% of the country's total population.

However, under the guidance of the director of the MBC television documentary team, they managed to create an elegant atmosphere that was as luxurious as New York, as artistic as Rome, and as romantic as Paris.

After all, South Korea's design and art programs are renowned worldwide.

In this respect, China is indeed slightly inferior, which can be considered a side effect of focusing entirely on mathematics, physics, and chemistry.

In reality, the streets of Seoul are dirty and chaotic, especially at night.

Fighting, cursing, drunkards collapsing, carrying women out of bars, consuming illegal drugs...

Just like those tall, handsome oppas in Korean dramas, their actual appearance is not important; it's all about how they're packaged.

This kind of packaging is extremely appealing to young people, especially young women.

These days, Korean makeup is all the rage; they're better at using popular culture than we are.

Zhang Yuan went to the mall for a stroll.

Well, I doubt Fan Bingbing's cosmetics will have a good chance of penetrating the South Korean market.

Their domestic companies are too competitive.

Fan Bingbing only needs to film movies and manage her brand, while Zhang Yuan has a lot more to think about.

They could hire some Koreans to endorse their products and enhance the brand's influence.

I wonder if we can negotiate a "friendship price" with Song Hye-kyo.

He still didn't dare to go to Qiao Mei.

Because he was filming a travel documentary, the delinquent girl followed him the whole time.

They even asked him if he needed someone to block the road.

Please don't!
They'll cause more trouble.

Zhang Yuan also asked her, "Don't you have to go to school?"
The younger sister replied dismissively that she hadn't been there much.

I went to bars more often than I went to school.

While other students were studying diligently, drinking iced Americanos in the morning and taking energy drinks at night, she was partying every night.

The pressure of the college entrance exam in South Korea is no less than that in the four central provinces of China.

Moreover, "hard work" is particularly popular in this place.

However, the so-called Korean-style hard work, like much of their culture, is extreme.

Half hard work, half acting; deceiving others and oneself.

Moreover, they faced bullying and extreme exam pressure during their student years, and continued to face bullying and extreme workplace pressure after starting work.

In this kind of environment, it would be strange if people didn't panic!

He didn't dare to "encourage" the delinquent girl to study, fearing that she would become harder to fool once she became smarter.

Fortunately, this girl was driving her sports car out at night when she crashed into a telephone pole and was hospitalized with injuries.

The police didn't confiscate her driver's license because she didn't have one...

The car was registered under Samsung's name, so the police dared not interfere.

Fortunately, Zhang Yuan made an excuse that he was too tired from work and had caught a cold, so he didn't hang out with her.

When Zhang Yuan was hospitalized with a broken leg, he specially bought a bouquet of carnations to visit him.

Unexpectedly, I was stopped by people in police uniforms as soon as I entered the corridor.

"Don't go in."

The South Korean soldier raised his hand to stop him.

Wearing a mask, Zhang Yuan glanced around and saw other patients who were being kept outside and enduring the discomfort.

Who's so presumptuous... He had barely formed this thought when he roughly guessed who it was.

Listen carefully and you can faintly hear loud arguing coming from a nearby ward.

One originated from a middle-aged woman, and the other from a rebellious young woman.

He knew what was going on, so he hid in the restroom and had his assistant keep an eye on him, telling him to notify him when the lockdown was lifted.

About half an hour later, his assistant called him.

He then crawled out of the cubicle and headed towards the ward.

The person who had blocked the way had disappeared.

"Ha, even visiting the sick is done by blocking the roads."

"No wonder this girl asked me before what I was filming and whether I should close the road."

"It's the same old story, just copying what others do."

One of the key techniques in domestic JW investigations is that if an official's wife and children are arrogant and domineering, there's a 99% chance that the official himself has serious problems.

Because his wife and children were arrogant, he had been influenced by them from a young age.

Hi, how are you?

He walked into the ward and took off his hat and mask.

"Oppa, you're here!" A fierce-looking girl, who looked like she had just been crying, raised her hand to greet him.

He didn't even need to ask; he could guess that her mother must have come and scolded her.

This old woman is quite formidable. After the "best friend scandal" broke out, AFP dubbed her the "Eastern Rasputin."

Rasputin had been influencing Tsar Nicholas II and his wife for many years, greatly impacting the politics of modern Tsarist Russia.

To put it more seriously, the outbreak of the February Revolution and the October Revolution were also related to him.

The Koreans aren't that strong; it's just that South Korea isn't as powerful as Tsarist Russia.

When it comes to accumulating wealth, my best friend is no less capable than the wicked monk.

Not to mention accepting bribes from tycoons, which amounted to at least tens of millions of US dollars.

Later, when the truth came out, Park not only went to jail, but was also fined more than 1000 billion won!

South Korean prosecutors have also requested cooperation from several European countries to investigate and examine more than 10 trillion won in illicit funds held in multiple overseas accounts.

That's equivalent to tens of billions of US dollars.

However, this money did not belong to Ms. Park and her best friend alone; it also involved illicit transactions between dozens of conglomerates, including Samsung, LG, Hyundai, and SK, and dozens of high-ranking officials.

With the keys to these treasures in her best friend's hands, how could she not be arrogant?

Wang Ke was incredibly arrogant back then, managing to control billions of Chinese yuan; how much more so now, with several orders of magnitude more at stake.

You can tell from the girl's delinquent state that she's just been scolded.

Good parents will comfort and guide their children, explain the seriousness of the situation, and ensure that the mistake will not be made again.

Bad parents resort to hitting and scolding when problems arise.

At the same time, they spoil their children materially.

This is why many so-called "richly raised daughters" are so neurotic.

This person's mother gave her a severe scolding, blaming her for embarrassing her.

Even after the accident, with the child lying in a hospital bed, he was still thinking about his own reputation.

At the same time, a stay-at-home order was issued, requiring her to return to school and go home at night, and not to go out.

The broken leg angered the parents even more, who felt that they had paved the way for the child's future success, but now that the leg was broken, all their efforts were in vain.

After listening to the other party's complaints, Zhang Yuan understood the general situation.

One can only imagine how a teenage girl must feel to be treated this way by her parents after being injured.

“It must be a problem with the car,” Zhang Yuan said, his words carrying weight.

First, help her shift the blame onto someone else.

"Yes, that must be it!" The girl clapped her hands.

With my excellent driving skills, how could an accident possibly happen?

This statement came from someone who doesn't even have a driver's license.

"So you should get your leg back in good shape, then get a better car and go to the racetrack to prove yourself."

"Oh, that's right!"

I just got a scolding from my mom, but now I'm getting support from my idol.

This girl almost cried.

"It's a pity that I won't be able to ride horses with you anymore for the rest of the time."

"Let's talk about it after you've recovered."

Regarding the girl's stay-at-home order, Zhang Yuan could only say, "It's a deal, double happiness!" At least she won't bother me anymore.

After his visit to the hospital ended, he went to the airport to pick them up.

Dun Yong, whom he recruited to be in charge of the TV drama company's operations and who is now also in charge of liaison for the variety show department, was summoned by him to South Korea on a business trip.

Tian Ming, who had previously caused trouble with him on the show "The Voice of China" and was Boss Li's old subordinate, was also summoned by him.

"We became friends after a fight."

"Let's cooperate more in the future." Zhang Yuan shook hands with the man from Shanghai, making peace.

The other party was both embarrassed and expectant.

Zhang Yuan said he wanted to acquire the rights to Korean programs and asked him to do it together.

Our businesses seem to conflict...

You're making variety shows, and so am I. How can we collaborate?

It wasn't long before this person found out.

Reading is collaborative, while writing is outsourced.

"I plan to sign a strategic cooperation agreement with MBC under the name of cross-strait film industry."

"To act as the full agent for the TV series and variety show copyrights under the other party's name."

"We are responsible for the promotion and broadcast of Korean dramas on online and offline platforms in China."

Zhang Yuan glanced at Dun Yong; he had summoned him for this very reason.

"As for variety shows, I want a newer collaboration model."

"In addition to paying copyright fees, we also pay a certain percentage of advertising fees to the other party as a commission."

"At the same time, the other party will provide the original program team to come to China to assist with the program production throughout the process."

"And you'll be in charge of the coordination and production."

"I am responsible for liaising with MBC on copyrights and with domestic platforms on broadcast."

Zhang Yuan controlled the copyright side, paid production fees for projects, and then sought payment from the broadcasting company.

His goal was to do the least amount of work and make the most money.

If you want to skip me, that's fine too.

That depends on whether you have the ability.

The next day, I took them out to have dinner with people from MBC.

This time, the station director personally received us.

Seeing how warmly the station director treated him, Dunyong and Tianming knew that Zhang Yuan's plan was indeed true.

"These are our TV station's weather babes, the most beautiful women."

“This is Park Eun-ji, this is Lim Jung-eun, and this is Oyoana.”

"Go and entertain our guests!" The station manager patted the three female anchors on the butt.

Dunyong and Tianming exchanged a glance.

I'd heard that the political circles in South Korea are chaotic and feudal.

This is a mess!
If TV female hosts can play around like that, they're bound to get away with it!

These two tried to feign reluctance and make excuses, expressing the author's homesickness.

Before they could even put on their costumes, they discovered that the three girls weren't coming this way at all.

They all sat down next to Zhang Yuan.

They didn't even say they'd treat you two... Zhang Yuan glanced at the two guys' disappointed looks.

He understood that if he wanted, he could bring all three of them back to the hotel that night.

It doesn't matter how extreme or bizarre the gameplay is.

The station manager immediately filled his glass to the brim, and with a smile on his face, he brought up the previous incident.

“We had a small misunderstanding, and I have already severely punished Minister Li.”

They didn't explicitly apologize, but they were apologizing nonetheless.

Koreans are very concerned about their image.

Zhang Yuan understood that it wasn't an apology to him, but mainly because the other party couldn't afford to offend the delinquent girl's family.

These three women were the gifts for the apology.

He was exasperated. "Do you guys know anything else about dealing with men?"
The people in Hong Kong's entertainment circle treated me the same way back then.

He is definitely not someone I can accept.

It's not that I look down on them, but MBC was later exposed for a collective bullying incident because of the suicide of a female anchor, and many female hosts publicly criticized it.

Suddenly, a climate of fear and suspicion descended upon the entire MBC television station, which was universally despised.

And then... they just fined them and that was it.

Moreover, the fine was only 1500 million Korean won, which is less than 7 Chinese yuan.

Someone died, so they were punished with three cups of wine, and that was the end of it.

I don't care what you're like, but don't drag me into it.

He had long ago decided not to aid and abet evildoers.

He glanced at the people around him, and it seemed that Oyoana, the youngest of them, was the one who died later.

Moreover, he was beaten so badly before he died that his face was disfigured, his facial bones were fractured, and his teeth were knocked out.

Thinking about this, he lost even the slightest interest in picking up girls.

Why is South Korea's suicide rate so high? Because for some people, death is a relief.

In this environment, many people suffer and cannot escape.

He took several deep breaths to relax a little, while laughing and drinking with the female hosts.

If they don't cooperate and show no interest, the station manager will probably slap them across the face on the spot.

I'd better leave as soon as I'm done talking...

In contrast, the Chinese entertainment industry appears very fresh and innocent.

After a heavy drinking session, Zhang Yuan pretended to be drunk and managed to get away with it.

I was completely drunk, so finding a woman to keep me company wouldn't help.

That way, I won't commit a crime, and women won't be beaten or scolded; it's a win-win situation for everyone.

The next day, we went to the TV station to formally discuss the contract.

Besides "I Am a Singer", "Dad! Where Are We Going?" is also in the copyright list.

Both programs will be conducted through a revenue-sharing partnership.

Zhang Yuanfang is fully responsible for the domestic promotion of Huaxia.

There are also promotional cooperation contracts for three Korean dramas.

Because of the subsequent advertising revenue sharing, Zhang Yuan used the advertising revenue of "The Voice of China" as an example to show the other party.

The revenue from advertising alone exceeded 3 million yuan.

Countless copyrights have been sold.

This significantly reduces upfront copyright costs.

Both parties agreed to start their collaboration with "I Am a Singer".

New programs will be introduced once the format is fully developed.

The two business travelers found that the negotiations went much more smoothly than they had imagined.

I originally thought that being overseas would involve a lot of bargaining and negotiation.

Little did I know that the signing process would be as smooth as spreading butter.

"Do you have a relationship with this station director?" Tian Ming asked after the initial discussion.

"We didn't know each other before," he replied casually.

"So... how did the cooperation agreement come about?"

"Based on my strength." Zhang Yuan's eyes revealed a resolute look.

In addition to a tiny, insignificant connection.

Tian Ming didn't believe it, but guessed that Zhang Yuan had used some means or knew someone.

Could it be that it's truly based on ability?
Because connections are also a form of strength.

If he had read the history of the late Northern Wei Dynasty, he would know how Emperor Shenwu Gao Huan rose from a down-on-his-luck soldier to establish the Northern Qi Dynasty.

I can't do anything about women who have to pay me; I'm helpless.

Sometimes, when a man is handsome and a woman is beautiful, life is just that easy.

Zhang Yuan found it difficult to explain to others that those with ordinary appearances could not understand his loneliness.

We can't reveal the delinquent girl thing either, in case she gets caught red-handed later.

The more he acted this way, the more uneasy Tian Ming, who had previously shown off his skills and tricked him, became.

Scared!
Who exactly was I arguing with before?

I initially thought things were settled, but it was my former boss, General Manager Li, who intervened, so I was still resentful.

Now, however, I feel a lingering sense of fear.

Mysterious and profound, it was something he couldn't quite figure out.

Of course, there are other people who are also unfathomable.

For example, Hunan TV in China is waiting for MBC's response... (End of Chapter)