After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 501 I want Xiujing, okay? Just give me the answer!
"Do you mean that there are many eliminated members of girl groups like these four in that service company?" Li Mingyang asked.

"Yeah! Boss, are you really going to form a girl group?"

"I've been busy for so many days, of course you are serious?"

"But the candidate you found has no financial prospects..."

"Whether there is money to be made is up to me. Find some time to go to that service company and I'll make my choice."

"What's so good about a bunch of losers? It's better to buy from small companies. Trainees are just commodities." Li Xiucheng spoke out the current situation of trainees in Korea in the most indifferent tone.

……

New Year’s Eve is a time to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new.

Bouquet Technology.

Li Mingyang and his fellow employees who came to Bangzi to develop together spent New Year's Eve together and watched the Spring Festival Gala of Dongda University.

It's quite interesting to watch the Spring Festival Gala in a foreign country.

This year's Spring Festival Gala did not have the King of Northeast China, so the greatest fun was missing.

The layoffs have hit the aorta!

As the saying goes, when a whale dies, all things come to life. There was no King of Northeast China, but later there was Shen Teng.

But the two are not on the same level at all.

When it comes to movies, Lao Zhao can't beat Shen Teng.

But in the field of sketches, Shen Teng can't see Lao Zhao's taillights at all.

The King of Sketches' expressiveness on stage is truly amazing.

The good days of the Northeast King are coming to an end...

Li Mingyang calculated the time and it was almost time.

“10、9、8……3、2、1、0！”

"Happy New Year!"

"Dragons soar across the seas! Good luck!

“Happy Year of the Dragon!”

"Welcome to Doomsday 2012!"

"Fireworks are setting off! Go! Go!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!
Fireworks exploded in the sky. Li Mingyang looked up at the starry sky and said with deep emotion.

23.”

The laughter behind him suddenly disappeared. Li Mingyang looked back and saw a group of people looking at him in a very strange way.

A 23-year-old billionaire and a double-billionaire director, this achievement is indeed a bit exaggerated.

Li Mingyang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will keep a low profile in the future. This time we come to Bangzi to do three things: first! Make money! Second! Make money! Third! Still make money!"

"Boss, you have a very good attitude!"

"I won't stay long anyway..."

"Long live the boss!"

"Long live the boss!"

"Harmony brings wealth. Director Li, it's great that you can think positively!"

Everyone who follows Li Mingyang has no doubts about his talent and ability. The only thing they worry about is his explosive personality, which is too scary!
It’s unique in domestic entertainment!

They are really afraid that Li Mingyang will be banned one day.

Without Li Mingyang, there would be no need for them to exist...

Li Mingyang clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Eat well, play well, and drink well today. Tomorrow we will take a bus tour and have a good look around Bangzi!"

"Yeah! There's also team-building tours!"

"Long live the boss!"

"Long live Director Li!"

……

Early the next morning, more than a dozen tour buses set out, carrying employees from Huabou Technology and Huabou Brokerage, to tour Seoul.

Li Mingyang did not participate, but went to a small agency with Li Xiucheng to find trainees.

After running for the whole morning, Li Mingyang looked at Li Xiucheng with disdain, "I thought you knew a lot, but it turns out you're just a half-witted person."

"I'm an actor's agent, and girl groups are not my area of ​​expertise..." Li Xiucheng said awkwardly.

Li Mingyang sighed and put on his sunglasses speechlessly.

This Li Xiucheng has pretty good resources for Ma Dongxi in TV series and movies.

But the girl groups, like him, have a very one-sided understanding. If they go to small companies to buy people out of their wildest dreams, they won't be noticed at all.

Every undebuted trainee is a lottery ticket. How could anyone sell you out?

Small companies can’t do this.

They went to the maid service company again, picked some, and then people thought they were there to cause trouble. In less than five minutes, eight thugs blocked them in the company.

In the end, I had to call CJ's people and they withdrew the people. As for choosing people, there was no hope.

Those girls all have high L loans!
Not selling, wanting to pay off the loan, is only theoretically possible... Anyway, there's no intention of releasing the person.

Darker than a brothel!
"Boss, why don't we go to a big company and have a look? They have more trainees there and their quality is higher." Li Xiucheng said flatteringly.

"Let's go to SM. Are you familiar with that place?"

"It has something to do with it. Leave it to me." Li Xiucheng patted his chest and promised.

Li Mingyang sighed silently in his heart. Just this morning, Li Xiucheng patted his chest five times, each time louder and more deceptive than the last.

But now that he has just arrived, only Li Xiucheng can be used.

It’s unreliable as long as it’s unreliable.

At least when something happened and the thugs came, he knew to stand in front of him and act as a meat shield.

At around 1:00 p.m., Li Mingyang and Li Xiucheng walked into SM's headquarters building in Gangnam District while munching on bread.

Because of Li Xiucheng’s so-called connection, the front desk staff kept smiling but refused to let them in.

There was no other choice, so Li Mingyang used the old method. He wiped his hood, took off his sunglasses, and scanned his face to enter.

It has nothing to do with peach blossom eyes, it depends on fame.

The Korean wave swept the domestic entertainment industry, and he was one of the few stars who could go against the tide, counterattack in Korea, and have extraordinary influence in Korea.

Part of the reason is Your Name.

But the most important thing is the songs, three English songs: Faded, Wake, and Treasure by Martian Brother!

The spread of English songs is global... Chinese music has no advantage in this regard.

These three songs are extremely popular on YouTube, with Faded having over 2000 million views.

There are three main ways to make money on YouTube: revenue from YouTube video ads, paid music downloads and CD revenue, and commercial advertising contracts.

YouTube will pay the UP host based on the number of video views, and every thousand views can bring in about $10 in revenue.

More than 2000 million views only amount to more than 20 US dollars.

The three songs have a total of 3500 million views, generating more than 35 US dollars in revenue.

The download income is quite high, about 100 million US dollars from the three songs.

The commercial was about $11.

The profits were not high, with total income of less than 150 million US dollars, equivalent to about million RMB.

The profit is not much, but the profit is in US dollars, which is considered as foreign exchange and can be refunded.

The global music market is sluggish, very sluggish.

The era when singers could earn financial freedom by simply relying on the copyright of a song is not over, it is just very difficult.

Singers make money through concerts, like Taylor Swift.

Or rely on influence to build your own brand, like Rihanna.

To be honest, the three English hits performed so poorly on YouTube that Li Mingyang felt the deep malice of Europe and the United States.

But if you think about it carefully, it’s not surprising that when the Grammys received their awards, the first thing they did was not to thank the fans or the organizers, but to thank Beyoncé.

Taylor Swift, who became the queen of women by relying on her female boxing persona, did not thank Beyonce the first time she went on stage to receive the award when she was young and white. Kanye West immediately grabbed the microphone and said that Beyonce was the best, and kept repeating that Beyonce was the best, making Taylor Swift embarrassed.

Afterwards everyone scolded Kanye, but in fact this is also a disguised form of protection.

There are also too many female singers who acknowledged Beyonce as their mother while receiving awards. Even the legendary singer Adele went on stage and cried, asking to acknowledge Beyonce as her mother in order to protect herself.

I cried so hard, and kept calling for my mom...

In the end, she still felt unsafe, so she retired first, then married James’ agent…It was miserable to integrate into the black community.

On the way to the meeting room, Li Mingyang observed SM's office environment, as well as the employees' age, gender ratio, and work attitude.

It feels quite energetic, everyone seems to be full of energy...

Waited in the conference room for a while.

Girls' Generation's manager K Mi was not in the company, so SM's Vice President Kim came in person to communicate with him.

Vice President Jin can speak Chinese, so we can communicate directly.

After Li Mingyang explained his purpose, the other party's attitude was surprisingly good and he personally drove him to SM's trainee building.

As soon as you enter the building, you will see large posters of Girls' Generation, as well as posters of Function and EXO. There are quite a lot of people in the lobby on the first floor. This building is open to the public and sells snacks, coffee, and peripherals, and business is pretty good.

However, only the first floor is open to the public. The second floor and above are not open to the public because they are guarded by security guards.

There are six floors in total, with a cafeteria, supermarket, dormitory, leisure area, gym, yoga room, visual glass practice room, bathroom, report hall...

This place is like an apartment complex, it has everything.

Today is the Chinese New Year, but for the trainees, it is not a Chinese New Year.

After visiting the trainee building, Li Mingyang came to a lecture hall that looked like a theater, and then saw a group of girls about the same age as Zhang Ruonan walking in in a line.

Then, under the shouting of several fierce old women, the girls went backstage.

"Director Li, do you have a good first impression of it?" President Jin said.

Before Li Mingyang could speak, a man with a wretched face and glasses ran in breathlessly. Everyone bowed and greeted him along the way.

The person who came was the famous godfather of Korean Wave, Lee Soo Man.

Lee Soo-man is worthy of being called the Godfather of Korean Wave.

Just like Lee Mi Jin deserves to be the godmother of K-Pop.

The two people have different interests. Li Meijin likes movies, and is very fanatical about it. Every time Li Mingyang meets her, she has a cold face, but her eyes light up when she sees him.

Li Mingyang understood that kind of light very well. It was the light emitted for dreams!
How did Parasite sweep the Oscars? It was thanks to this top tycoon who had a dream of making movies.

Lee Soo Man is passionate about idol groups and is committed to promoting Korean culture to the world.

Very powerful, first sweep across Asia, then conquer Europe and the United States!
Of course there are certain political factors involved.

If Tokyo University closes, Europe and the United States will have to open.

Kakao fell into the trap of the old chaebol and was liquidated because of SM Entertainment!
Lee Soo-man played a huge role in this!

However, the most powerful and influential person in Korean entertainment is Lee Mi Jin.

Lee Soo Man is always the runner-up.

The status of Korean idols and actors is a true reflection of the relationship between Lee Soo Man and Lee Mi Geum!

When it comes to Korean entertainment, the focus is on Dongda, Lee Soo-man admits to being second, and no one dares to claim to be first. Others have given up on Dongda and focused on Europe and the United States.

Lee Soo Man never gave up. If kowtowing could solve the problem, he would kowtowing until he lost consciousness.

Lee Soo Man can speak Chinese and can understand.

The communication between the two was mainly done by Lee Soo-sung translating for him, while Lee Soo-man did not need anyone else to translate.

When a small Korean agency learned that he was here to recruit talent, they treated him like a plague and drove him away.

SM was completely different. They treated him as a guest of honor. When Lee Soo-man learned that he was coming, he left Samsung's cocktail party early and drove all the way back at full speed.

"Director Li, more than half of the people have come forward. Are there any that you are relatively satisfied with?" President Jin emphasized the word relatively.

Li Mingyang shook his head, "Let's wait and see..."

What Li Mingyang wants is a talented lead singer, after all, Xiao Song Shu and Zhong Xiaoyu are just average singers.

There is no need to mention my good brother’s wife Tang Yixin, whose level is comparable to that of the lucky fish Yang Chaoyue.

When choosing people, his requirements are only nice to the ears, but when it comes to the actual selection.

They all have plain faces and their looks are not good enough.

It really hurts him.

Tan Songyun, Zhong Xiaoyu and Tang Yixin may not be good at singing, but they have good images!
Just mix with the mic half open.

"Backing vocals" and "half-open mic" are too common in third- and fourth-generation bands.

At this time, the focus of Korean groups has changed. Singing ability is no longer a must. Having exquisite and beautiful looks and uniform dancing are more important.

Compared to strength, fans care more about personality.

If the volume of the live singing accounts for 70% and the volume of the backing vocals accounts for 30%, it can be considered as live singing. This is the unspoken rule of Korean singing and dancing groups.

So there must be at least two good singers in the team, the lead singer and the backup singer.

Seeing that Li Mingyang was unmoved, Li Xiuman felt something was wrong.

I just gave President Jin a few instructions and asked him to go backstage and do something fancy.

President Jin went backstage, and the next girl who appeared was a bit passionate.

Skirts are getting shorter and clothes are getting more transparent.

The way of singing has also changed. Dance music, pop songs, ballads... no matter what kind of song it is, an ending sound will be added.

Ahaha…

Um…um…um…

Ha ha……

Uh-huh… Uh-huh…

Very enchanting and ambiguous, very feelingful.

The sweet voice and the youthful and invincible figure add a lot of points.

It's just that her appearance is too low.

But in Korea, the plastic surgery industry is very developed, and Korean beauty is unbeatable, so it's easy to change your head...

But this kind of head-changing, like beauty enhancement, has too strong an industrial feel.

"President Li, aren't the girls in your SM group too ugly? Are you trying to fool me?" Li Mingyang said with some displeasure.

Lee Soo Man waved his hands repeatedly and started talking about the reasons.

Li Xiucheng was translating on the side. After listening to it, Li Mingyang finally understood why these girls had no makeup on and looked so ugly.

Face to face.

In fact, it is the same as the art exam, which is to understand the girl’s true appearance.

The reason why your appearance is not good is because these parts haven't fully grown yet and you haven't started plastic surgery yet, so every penny saved is a penny earned.

Lee Soo Man’s philosophy is that if something can be solved with makeup, try to solve it with makeup.

Cooperate with micro plastic surgery and try not to make any drastic changes.

The more it moves, the easier it is to break down, and it often needs to be sent back to the factory for repairs, which delays making money.

"How can you be sure of being popular when you look like this?" Li Mingyang asked.

Lee Soo Man smiled and said, "After watching more, you will have a general understanding of each girl's future. We have professional assessors who will assess each girl. One or two characteristics are enough for debut."

"You have these two characteristics that are quite significant."

Lee Soo Man smiled and said a few words to President Kim, who then ran out happily.

"What did he say?" Li Mingyang asked Li Xiucheng.

Li Xiucheng took a sip of water to moisten his throat, "President Jin, go out and find a debut girl group and have them perform for you."

Li Mingyang nodded, a little curious about which girl group would debut.

Shao Shi is not here, could it be a function?

It's a pity that this girl group is positioned as an experimental group, a test field...

The members also had a lot of messy things going on. Things were not going smoothly since their debut, and the group fell apart and was a mess.

Three beautiful women with great abilities and good looks, but in the end they are abandoned.

Song Qian, Krystal Jung, Sulli... this lineup is amazing.

It is completely different from Girls' Generation's pure style.

SM Entertainment gave Function a girl group style that no one had ever had before.

Handsome, playful, rebellious, and hip-hop.

He was wearing a rock denim jacket, a baseball cap, Martin boots, and all kinds of avant-garde and dazzling accessories on his hands.

To be honest, this band obviously has five members, but in Li Mingyang's impression, there are always four people, with missing arms and legs, and the only time they appeared together was on TV to promote the charts, and they have never held a concert.

The resources are too limited. If it were any other group, they wouldn’t have survived more than a year and would have been finished long ago.

However, this group miraculously survived...

Ten minutes later, the debut girl group came up to perform, and it was really a function, ignoring the ugly one and the male one.

Sulli, Song Qian, and Soo Jung are all beautiful in their own ways.

Of course the most beautiful!

The most beautiful youngest member is still Soojung, who is eighteen this year.

The most exciting one is Song Qian. If you appreciate it from a close distance, you will find that Song Qian's soft body skills have a strong visual impact.

Standing with back to back, splits, scorpion tail swing, spider spirit...

"Wow!"

Li Mingyang opened his eyes wide, looking at Song Qian whose head was pressed by her buttocks, and was so shocked that his mouth could not close.

Just now, Song Qian knelt on the ground, leaned her upper body on the ground, swung her legs in the air, and bent her body suddenly.

The feet stepped in front of the head.

The cervical vertebra is not broken.

Song Qian stepped on the ground with both feet, and her upper body floated up and she stood up...

Both of them were born in Beijing Dance Academy, but Song Qian’s waist doesn’t seem to be her own... her bones are too soft!
"These three people are great." Li Mingyang turned and said to Lee Sooman.

Lee Soo Man laughed obscenely and said, "Girl groups are diverse. Beauty is just one of their characteristics. Only with diverse characteristics can we open up a bigger market. Some people like to eat vegetarian food, so we put vegetarian food in them. Some people like to eat meat, so we put meat in them. Some people like to eat fruit, so we put fruit in them..."

"President Li is amazing! He is worthy of being the godfather of Korean entertainment. Oh, by the way, if you want to expand the international market, why don't you include black girls in it? The European and American markets will definitely like it! zz is so right! Haha!"

This sentence was a bit complicated. Lee Soo Man looked at President Kim, who quickly translated it.

Understanding what Li Mingyang meant, Li Xiuman smiled even more obscenely, accepted Li Mingyang's suggestion with a smile, and said that he must give it a try.

In fact, Lee Soo-man didn't take it seriously at all.

In his mind, black girls do not conform to Asian aesthetics, are a downgrade of aesthetics, and an insult to K-pop culture.

Lee Soo-man was originally worried that Lee Myung-yang would form a girl group and affect Girls' Generation's influence in Dongdaemun.

When he heard that the other party was actually planning to hit on Hei Mei, he felt relieved and the communication became more sincere.

Li Mingyang chatted with Liu Xiuman for a while and proposed to buy Zheng Xiujing.

Lee Soo Man was a little surprised. It was impossible to sell the person, but the agency contract could be shared.

"Director Li, you're really making things difficult for me! If you buy one, what will happen to the other four... And they've already debuted. If they debut as a group, it'll be a joke."

Lee Soo Man paused and continued, "It's impossible to sell it, but we can share the agency contract. I can accept whether you choose Sulli or Song Qian, but not Krystal Jung. I'm not deliberately going against you, she's just very disobedient and you can't control her."

"Why don't you listen? I won't do your tricks. I always win people over with my virtue. Okay, let's do as you said. We will share the agency contract. I want Soojung. Is that okay? Just give me a straight answer."

Lee Soo Man and President Kim were speechless.

They sincerely want to do this business with Li Mingyang and become strategic partners.

But Li Mingyang was ignorant and fearless, and Li Xiucheng was also a layman, so they didn't know what to say.

(End of this chapter)