Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 263: Sitting in Seoul
In fact, this white official John didn't care about Li You and others.

John stood in the spacious office, looking through the window like a hawk, observing Li You and his group downstairs.

It's just that these were the people brought by Amy, so he gave these Koreans some advice, that's all.

As far as John is concerned, he looks down on other people of color.

It was these Koreans who were tactful enough. Before leaving, the secretary-looking guy stayed behind and handed over a card with a smile. Only then did the smile on John's face seem to be genuine.

He pointed his bank card at the sun outside the window and squinted, "I wonder how much the sincerity of these Koreans is worth."

Li You and his companions walked out of the air-conditioned office. The light outside the door became much softer. Amy stood at the door with a barely perceptible embarrassment on her face. She wanted to invite them to sit in her office.

He did not accept Amy's invitation to visit her office, but left with his people.

Before parting, Amy felt a little apologetic. She apologized to Li You and others for John's attitude.

They are all smart people. Although John always has a smile on his face and even seems to be giving advice to Li You, there is a sense of superiority behind his smile that is hard to ignore, and the sense of superiority is very obvious.

Li You did not respond to Amy's apology, but just nodded slightly to show his understanding, and then led everyone away without hesitation.

"President Nim," An Shangjiu frowned, "Can they do it?"

"Yes," Li You nodded calmly, "You and Daojun wait here, I will return home tonight."

"Tonight?" An Shangjiu's eyes widened. "You just now were not..."

Li You glanced at him and said, "It's just a polite remark, do you really take it seriously?"

"You can give them the things," Li You said coldly, "After everything is done, let them come to Korea to get them."

"Yes, President Nim."

Anyway, all he needed to do for capital verification and other matters was to provide proof, so Li You simply left An Shangjiu and Chen Daojun in charge of American affairs and booked a flight back home early.

Li Youmo was still quite surprised when he met Li You at the airport.

Li You originally planned to be away for at least three days, but he rushed back at this time.

Li Youmo held Li You's hand, and her face became serious. She asked about this matter, "Has the problem over there been resolved?"

"Almost," Li You knew that there was no need to stay there any longer. If he stayed there, it would only increase the uncertainty.

"The Kinmen Group is now in the process of expanding its alliance," Li You said calmly, "The entire Korean Peninsula and even other countries have noticed this matter. I can't leave for too long at this time."

Li Youmo looked calm, "Everyone is watching you now, you have to move forward slowly."

After a pause of a few seconds, she looked at Li You and smiled, "Now even I don't quite understand what you are thinking."

Li You was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Why bother to think about my affairs? You are not my vassal."

Li Youmo said seriously, "You just put me in a high position, but in fact I am just a vassal."

Li You smiled and said nothing.

The journey was peaceful and quiet. Li You drove the car himself. When he arrived at Kinmen Group, Cui Dou Ri was already waiting respectfully downstairs.

"Where is the progress now?"

"Now there are a total of 16 companies that have submitted their alliances," Cui Douri whispered, "Kinmen Security has selected more than 100 people from these 16 companies, and they are now training vigorously."

"Not bad," Li You stroked his chin and thought for a while, "Let's just recruit this many for now. If we recruit more, it will cause a formal warning from the authorities. After all, we have a lot of people anyway."

"President nim," Choi Doo-il hesitated, not knowing whether he should continue.

"Just say whatever you want to say. I can refer to your suggestions after you say it."

"I heard that many people in more than a dozen other cities in Gyeonggi Province are opposed to joining the alliance. There are people behind the scenes who are instigating them. Moreover, these people are rude. Although they didn't mention any names, everyone knows that they are talking about our Kinmen Group."

"Sixteen companies have already joined the alliance," Li You narrowed his eyes, "Does that mean there are another fifteen?"

"Well, that's not the case. There are still seventeen cities," Choi Doo-il said truthfully, "and there are several gangs in the four counties, and none of them have joined the alliance yet."

Gyeonggi Province has a total of 31 cities, 27 towns and four counties, and the four counties are relatively loosely organized.

The sixteen companies that joined the alliance occupied fourteen cities in Gyeonggi Province, which means that nearly half of the underground in Gyeonggi Province is under Li You's command.

After listening to Cui Douri's explanation, Li You realized that he had made a low-level mistake. Not all cities have an absolutely dominant underground force. "It's because we are not strong enough to crush them. Otherwise, I would have let you crush me long ago."

"Then what should we do next?" Cui Douri raised his head and said, "Should we continue to expand?"

"Stop for now," Li You narrowed his eyes, "Someone will be unable to hold back any longer. Let's slowly absorb the power from these places and strengthen ourselves."

Cui Dou Ri nodded. As soon as Li You came back, he had some idea in his mind.

Not long after, someone came running over following the smell and was just in time to have lunch with Li You.

Li You arranged lunch at the clubhouse and they also talked about some things while eating.

The guest this time is Lee Soo Man. SM Entertainment's entertainment plan made headlines again a few days ago. This time he came here for something important. "President Nim, do you need any endorsements from idol stars?"

Li You expressed his interest, but unfortunately, most of the industries under his control do not need it for the time being. "The profits that can be brought by the star effect are not small numbers, but our Jinmen Group does not have any suitable projects that need endorsements at the moment."

He thought about it and said, "Maybe when the new World Cup town opens next year, we will invite some celebrities to warm up the event and see which direction the trend is and invite a few to endorse the products."

Lee Soo Man was relieved and said, "Then our artists can take on some other endorsements during this period."

"I just want money," Li You smiled helplessly, "For now, as long as you don't stand on the side of my competitors, I only care whether you make money for me or not."

The public opinion that idol groups can stir up nowadays is not big enough, so Li You cannot use it for the time being.

Li You has no intention of monopolizing SM Entertainment's endorsement agency, as that would only make him earn less money.

Li Xiuman hesitated for a while, "Do you still remember the female singer that our company just launched?"

Li You raised his eyebrows. "Kwon Bo-ah?" "Yes, yes," Lee Soo-man nodded repeatedly, "This is our company's first solo debut artist, I wonder if you can help?"

He hurriedly introduced the singer, "Although BoA is only thirteen years old now, after releasing her first EP in August this year, her voice has begun to spread to Southeast Asia. She participated in the popular music program some time ago. I believe."

Lee Soo Man paused, "She will be the pillar of the music industry in the future."

Li You looked at him twice and suddenly laughed, "Producer Li, you are too polite. After all, I am also a major shareholder of SM Entertainment. What's wrong with me helping the artists under it? What do you want me to do for you?"

Lee Soo Man scratched his hair which had already begun to thin out and said, "I would like to ask you to help BoA secure the new artist award at the end of the year, so that her future path will be smoother."

"Also, I want to push her to Japan for career development. Since you have a lot of connections, could you please ask someone to help take care of her?"

"That's right. Kinmen Entertainment and SM Entertainment should have deepened their cooperation," Li You smiled. "Kinmen Entertainment started releasing Japanese albums in Japan some time ago, but they all failed miserably. Now there's a young singer coming out, so it wouldn't hurt to give them a hand."

Some time ago?

Lee Soo Man was stunned. "Have you already started arranging artists to Japan?"

Li You waved his hand and looked at Lee Soo Man who was sitting opposite him.

"We made arrangements, but we couldn't conquer this market," Li You laughed helplessly, "In fact, Jinmen Entertainment lost a lot of money because of me."

"To be honest, this only shows that you have a long-term vision," Lee Soo Man's ordinary face flashed with surprise, "As long as you help me this time, I am fully confident that Baoer will succeed in both countries."

Li You looked at him quietly for a while, then nodded slowly, "Of course I can help you, but this year is not the right time."

This year, the Kinmen Group has gone too far. Artists are bound to attract attention, and promoting them to Japan will attract the attention of some interested parties, who will then take advantage of them.

"Sure." Lee Soo Man said seriously, "After all, she just debuted this year, so it would be more appropriate to make plans next year. It seems that the president has thought a lot about it."

Li Youcuo was stunned for two seconds and wanted to say that Lee Sooman was overthinking.

"What is Producer Li's next plan?" Li You played with his wine glass and suddenly smiled, "The next idol group is not ready yet?"

“I remember being told last year that we were going to prepare for the launch.”

Lee Soo Man shrank his eyes awkwardly, "For the past few years, there have only been some actors and solo singers, and the main thing is to promote BoA."

It can be said that Kwon Bo-Ah is now the artist that Lee Soo-man has placed most of his hopes on, and compared to the difficulty of recommending an idol group, recommending a single artist is actually a much simpler task.

There is no need to consider the discord within the team, nor the style of music or dance. You just need to persevere according to your personal setting.

Kwon Bo-ah is very strong and Lee Soo-man is ready to push her forward with all his strength, so he doesn't know how to answer Lee You's question.

Li You smiled and said, "It seems that the training is still not enough?"

Lee Soo Man heard that this was a way out for Lee You, and quickly responded, "That's true, but it's not that they are unqualified, it's just that my requirements are too strict."

"So when are you going to let them debut?"

"In about two years," Lee Soo Man said hesitantly, "In fact, we are already in contact with the group, but the debut song is not well made yet, so we have to keep improving it."

He looked at Lee You, "I'm going to call them TVXQ."

Even Lee You had heard of this famous group in his previous life. This boy band and Kwon BoA are almost the reasons why SM Entertainment can completely stand at the top of Korean entertainment companies.

When Lee Yoo thought about the group, he stopped pushing Lee Soo Man.

He laughed and said, "When they debut, I will ask Golden Gate Entertainment to make way for them."

Lee Soo Man thought a lot. This time when he came to Lee Woo to ask for resources, he had already made a sure plan. According to Lee Woo's previous style, he would usually agree to it, so he had to take it more seriously and came to talk to Lee Woo in person.

Originally, he wanted to put forward some lower requirements first, but he didn't expect Li You to say such a thing directly. Even though Lee Soo Man had rich life experience and could be considered cunning and treacherous, he couldn't help but be shocked at this moment.

Li You raised his glass and gestured to him.

Lee Soo Man picked up the wine glass and drank it together.

Li You drank the wine and said calmly, "I hope Producer Li can continue to lead SM Entertainment to soar."

The old man, Lee Soo Man, smiled bitterly and said, "I hope so."

After the banquet, Lee Soo-man walked out of the door. He smoked a cigarette on the side of the road before leaving. The reason why he looked for Lee You was very simple, because Lee You had enough ability to influence Japan and the year-end awards ceremony.

He knew that "The Crucible" had basically secured the Best Picture award and that the actors would also make a lot of money. It was said that the lead actor of "The Crucible" was a new actor who had just debuted not long ago.

"This is called promoting someone," Lee Soo Man envied Kinmen Entertainment's resources and got on the car back drunk.

What Li You didn't expect was that he didn't know what Amy had done in the United States. Just as things had settled down here and he hadn't continued to prepare for the Gyeonggi Province Alliance or sit down for formal negotiations with those gang leaders, good news came from the United States.

The California state government was very considerate and almost two days after Li You returned, the special license was officially approved in the United States.

When An Shangjiu went to the San Francisco City Hall with a special permit to verify his assets, the white official John couldn't help but be a little surprised.

He really hadn't thought that a little-known Korean group could be so rich.

After the company was officially registered, An Sang-jiu bought a factory outside San Francisco on behalf of Li You. Most of the factory facilities had been demolished, and personnel were arranged to start construction and decoration there.

The temporary office location is a small building in downtown San Francisco, which An Shangjiu rented for the year.

When everything was ready over there, Zheng Zaizhong also started to lead his people to the United States in batches. Work visas had already been applied for and there were no obstacles at all.

Good news also came from Thailand. Wang Wu had already taken Che Qicheng and his group to obtain formal identities through official channels.

Now Che Qicheng and his group have lived in Thailand for a long time, and they have even made complete information about their work experience and family situation.

All I can say is that money makes the world go round.

After all these things were ready, news came from Amy that she would bring her people to Korea in person.

(End of this chapter)