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

Chapter 509: Four o'clock in the morning in Seoul, the happiness of the chaebol

"So this place is a loss?" Li Mingyang said with a smile.

"Why do I feel like you're gloating over other people's misfortunes?" Zhang Wei said coldly.

"No, I just care about you and I'm afraid you'll be hurt."

Zhang Wei stared at Li Mingyang expressionlessly without saying a word. She kicked the door open with her high heels and walked into a large snow-covered yard.

"You kicked the door in pieces." Li Mingyang said, looking at the small hole on the door.

"It's time to change." Zhang Wei walked forward without looking back and entered a two-story red brick building.

The interior decoration of the room is very ordinary and simple. As soon as you enter the door, you will see the company's image wall. Beyond the image wall, there is a row of office desks and chairs on the left and stairs on the right.

Went up to the second floor.

The second floor has obviously been carefully renovated, and the overall style is elegant yet modern. The ground is covered with dark brown solid wood flooring, and the smooth surface glows with a warm luster under the soft light, giving you a calm and steady feeling when you step on it.

On the wall opposite the stairs hangs a beautifully framed painting of "Eight Horses".

There was only one office on this floor. Zhang Wei pushed open the office door, stood at the door, and waited for him to come in.

Li Mingyang walked into the office. A large mahogany desk occupied the center of the room, with several documents and a laptop neatly placed on the desk.

Behind the desk is a high-back leather chair, and behind the chair is a whole wall of bookcases filled with all kinds of books and decorations.

Opposite the table and chairs is a set of beige leather sofas and coffee tables.

"Why is this room so strange? Where are the windows?"

"The original owner might have some unspeakable secrets." Zhang Wei pulled out a leather chair and motioned for Li Mingyang to sit down.

Li Mingyang sat on it, it was very soft and warm, the chair was electric, it could massage and heat. "It can't be a haunted house..."

"The original owner was the mistress of a chaebol. She gave birth to a boy and moved into a new house."

"You know this as well?"

"I heard from the lady who sells breakfast that there are a lot of Chinese people around here and the breakfast tastes pretty good." Zhang Wei said, taking out a document and placing it in front of Li Mingyang.

It's really work when we meet.

Li Mingyang picked up the document and started reading it.

As soon as I finished reading one, another one came immediately.

I watched it like this for more than an hour.

Zhang Wei's legs felt a little sore from standing for too long. She bent down, stretched out her hand, and pinched her thigh. Her cold eyes glanced at Li Mingyang's handsome profile.

The look in his eyes is a little complicated.

Li Mingyang is very soft-hearted towards beautiful women, but never towards her.

Am I not beautiful?

Zhang Wei once again doubted her beauty.

"I thought you weren't tired?" Li Mingyang put down the documents and turned to Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei straightened up expressionlessly.

"If you're tired, just sit across from me."

"Have you made your choice?" Zhang Wei said, holding onto the table and limping to the chair opposite.

"I think it's okay." Li Mingyang said with a smile.

"Not bad?" Zhang Wei frowned.

Of course it’s okay!
Currently, Kakaotalk’s market share in South Korea exceeds 60%, and is expected to reach over 95% in the future!

As Kakaotalk develops better and better, the number of FBTV users will also increase.

The prospects are very good!
Although FBTV is now boycotted by local TV stations, resulting in a single source of films, insufficient volume and insufficient user stickiness.

But there won't be any problem in the short term.

The streaming media in Korea actually broadcasts one episode a day.

"Legend of Zhen Huan" has 76 episodes. Three episodes were released on the first day, and one episode was released every day thereafter. Only 12 episodes have been released so far, and there are 64 more episodes to come, which means it will take more than two months to be released.

And Scarlet Heart has thirty-five episodes!

All in all, FBTV will not see a sharp drop in data in the next three months, and the market will be stable.

It is even possible that "Scarlet Heart" will generate better returns than "Empresses in the Palace".

The strength of "Legend of Zhen Huan" lies in its long-tail effect and long-lasting popularity, while "Scarlet Heart" is even more popular in the short term than "Legend of Zhen Huan".

Because "Startling Heart" was so popular in Korea, it attracted the attention of SBS, which bought the copyright of "Startling Heart" and remade it into "Startling Heart: Ryeo". It then sold it to Youku for US$40 per episode, and 20 episodes were sold for a sky-high price of US$800 million.

The most important thing is that the chaebols in South Korea are very sensitive to streaming media. They sanction all potential threats, suppress FBTV, and not just hit Netflix!
FBTV can be launched in Korea, but Netflix can’t even find a way to launch it…

After reading the information for more than an hour, Li Mingyang felt that FBTV was developing well.

After "The Legend of Zhen Huan", there is "Scarlet Heart".

But Zhang Wei is not him, and she doesn’t know how awesome “Startling by Each Step” is in Korea.

"It's true that streaming media is the Internet, but its greatest value lies in its content. Two hundred thousand paying users are enough for FBTV to operate normally. Although it loses a little money every month, it's not much."

"FBTV relies on subscriptions to make money. If subscriptions are not ideal, revenue will plummet. Moreover, advertising is monopolized by chaebols, and we can't even get a share of the profits." Zhang Wei frowned and said, "Kakao has bad intentions. FBTV's data has been copied by Kakao. If we don't meet expectations, they will do it themselves."

Zhang Wei has many concerns. Analyzing FBTV from the perspective of capital, the shopping mall is like a battlefield.

In the world of chaebols, capital is particularly bad. There are no bottom lines and no laws.

Just like the 90s in China.

Of course, as time goes by, the rectification has become more and more stringent, and now the environment is much better.

Zhang Wei talked on and on, presenting facts and data, for more than two hours.

Li Mingyang both counselled and persuaded Zhang Wei, and promised that after the release of New World, he would focus on FBTV and integrate Korean resources to make a TV series. Only then did Zhang Wei nod and agree not to leave Korea.

"Let's settle the streaming issue first. How are you doing with the girl group?"

"In progress."

"more specific."

"We basically can't make money in Korean girl groups." Zhang Wei smiled bitterly. "The girl group economy here is basically controlled by chaebols. If you want to make money, you have to go overseas. Xiaorizi and Dongda are the main export destinations of Kpop culture."

“I never thought about making money as a girl group…”

"I am a boss who doesn't care about worldly matters. You have money and don't care about money. It doesn't matter whether you make money or not. But the company has no money prospects. How can the people under you have the nerve to ask for a raise? Ask for benefits? Ask for stock options?"

"..."

"What can you do?"

"Four words: When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

Li Mingyang raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

Zhang Wei leaned back, crossed her legs, and said indifferently, "Change your business thinking and survive by playing the chaebol way."

"Our main battlefield is domestically, and time is too short for us to become a chaebol."

According to the classification of the Korea Fair Trade Commission, not only conglomerates such as Samsung and SK with total assets exceeding 100 trillion won are considered chaebols. Quasi-chaebols such as Netmarble and Naver with total assets between 5 and 10 trillion won are also considered chaebols. The vast majority of chaebols have assets of tens of trillions of won.

"Although I am not optimistic about the business environment in South Korea, it is undeniable that it is a very good country for streaming media. The public has a strong awareness of paying, the payment rate is high, and the standards for content creation are very wide... Even if the TV stations suppress streaming media, there is still enough room for streaming media to survive. The three major TV stations also want to recruit me to join the review committee..."

"Invite you to the review committee? What makes you think you can do that?" Li Mingyang asked in surprise.

"I understand what they want. Behind the overseas expansion of Korean culture is the overseas trade of the chaebols."

"Wait...explain this to me."

This is a blind spot, Li Mingyang doesn't understand...

"It's too complicated. You can ask Li Meijin when you have time. She's an expert." Zhang Wei put her left leg down and changed her position, crossing her right leg with her left leg. "Let me give you a simple example. Every $100 increase in Korean cultural industry exports will drive an increase of $410 in exports of other Korean products, a return rate of at least four times."

Li Mingyang understood that it was the export of culture that would drive foreign trade.

But if you become a chaebol, you will be besieged by the old chaebols!

The chaebols are engaged in monopoly business.

Slow development is the way to go!
In fact, it is very easy to become a chaebol. You can enter the chaebol circle by having a political marriage with a socialite from one of the top ten chaebols.

This is the fastest.

Another slower way is to invest in Korea and then export Korean culture and products abroad.

Be an invisible chaebol, such as Penguin and Alibaba.

These two companies have made great contributions to the export of Korean culture to Dongdaemun.

Since 12, domestic capital, led by Penguin, has begun to heavily intervene in Korean entertainment, film and television companies and Internet giants, attempting to fully intervene in the industrial chain of Korean cultural products by investing in and taking shares in Korean film and television entertainment companies.

Huayi Brothers has invested in two Korean companies, SIM, which is good at artist management, and HB Entertainment, which has launched "My Love from the Star".

Suning Global invested in South Korea's Redrover and FNC companies respectively.

Huayi Jiaxin Investment acquired 12.62% of SIGNAL's equity and became its largest single shareholder.

Wanda, Sohu, NetEase, Kugou and others also participated in the investment, with the amount of each investment exceeding 1000 million US dollars, and the cooperation involved movies, TV series, music, performances, artist training, actor agency and other businesses. Among them, Penguin had the largest investment scale.

Kakao almost dominated the Korean entertainment industry, and it was Penguin that helped. Penguin holds shares in so many Korean entertainment companies!

The hardest thing to deal with is SM.

Behind SM are Samsung and the national pension fund...even Penguin and Kakao hold shares in SM indirectly or directly.

Once you cross the line, you will be surrounded and suppressed...

Lee Soo Man... is just a stinky part-time worker!

SM, JYP, YG, Dahei, CJ, Kakao... Penguin Alibaba is more or less behind them.

But both companies have always been cheated... and the domestic ones are even worse.

So Penguin and Alibaba have been planning to unify the Korean entertainment industry for a while. There is no point in fighting among them. All the money is theirs.

Working hard is the real thing...

Major domestic Internet companies have all participated, including Lei Jun, who was sent to negotiate with Samsung involuntarily.

It’s a pity that Samsung has no market in the country, and the Americans are blocking it.

Kakao’s entertainment industry is finished...but no one dares to touch Kakao’s online payment industry.

If the chaebols dare to make a move, Penguin and Alibaba, the two largest shareholders, will make Koreans feel the real power of the restriction on Korean culture.

Alibaba and Penguin are even ready to plunder the Dongda industry of the chaebols...

If you cut off my source of income, I will seize your property.

Who is afraid of who?

Zhang Wei waited quietly for Li Mingyang's reply.

Although Zhang Wei appears calm on the surface, she is actually in great pain.

She went to see Li Mingyang today just to pave the way for becoming a chaebol.

A seat on the review committee is a chaebol’s ticket.

"I feel good now, let's keep it up... I don't want to be too involved here." Li Mingyang looked up at Zhang Wei and said.

Zhang Wei had already anticipated that Li Mingyang enjoyed being a director and an idol more.

But she wants to be a chaebol!
Zhang Wei raised the corners of her mouth, revealing an intriguing smile. She stood up skillfully, walked past Li Mingyang, came to the far left of the bookcase, opened the person-high cabinet door in front of her, and found nothing inside.

Zhang Wei reached out and pushed the back panel, and it turned out to be a secret door.

With the help of the office light, Li Mingyang saw a vague outline, a bit like a bed?
Zhang Wei looked back at Li Mingyang, then walked in and turned on the light inside.

Looking from the door, there is not only a bed inside, but also a sofa and a coffee table. The floor is covered with dark wooden floors and the walls are covered with European patterned wallpaper.

A very chic bedroom.

Zhang Wei saw Li Mingyang standing at the door and was reluctant to come in, so she waved and said, "Come in..."

"We are just superiors and subordinates, there is no need..."

"This was left by the original owner. It's the evil taste of the chaebol."

When Li Mingyang heard this, he immediately became interested and walked into the bedroom with his head down.

The bedroom is designed as a five-star suite, with a glass shower room next to the entrance. Further ahead is the lounge area, with two sofas, a coffee table, and further ahead is a large bed.

The most eye-catching thing in the whole room is the wall at the head of the bed. The entire wall is made of glass windows, which stretches from the ground to the ceiling, about 2.5 meters, reaching from floor to ceiling.

"Is this a two-way mirror?" Li Mingyang asked.

"Ah."

"What's on the other side?" Li Mingyang came to the glass window and asked curiously.

"Dance studio."

Zhang Wei raised her right hand, wiped her sleeves, and glanced at the time. "It's almost time for them to practice dancing."

It’s 4 a.m. in Seoul.

A group of girls in yoga clothes walked into the dance studio.

At the request of the dance teacher, the young and beautiful girls stood in a row, came to a floor-to-ceiling mirror, raised their legs, put them on the stretching bar, and began to practice stretching.

After practicing for about half an hour, the girls started to do the girl group dance, shaking their hips, slow shaking, and splits.

From hot and sexy belly dance, to energetic gymnastics dance, to little swan ballet, enchanting peacock dance, energetic street dance...

After each girl showed the results of her practice, they formed groups of three or four, changed into sexy short skirts and black stockings, and began to dance in a group.

One of the groups performed moves such as unzipping a short skirt during the dance, showing off their extreme sexiness and temptation.

One of the groups showed their sexiness and charm through hot dance moves such as hip twisting.

Korean girl groups’ dance moves are notoriously restricted to those under 18, and the dances performed by domestic dance hosts are almost all based on those of Korean girl groups.

Then she dances not as pretty as others, not as charming as others, not as good at humming as others, not as seductive as others...

"Director Li, how does it feel to be a chaebol?"

“Is this a chaebol?”

Li Mingyang had evil thoughts in his mind, especially when he saw his reserved and conservative good brother Tan Songyun dancing an edge dance, the visual enjoyment was maximized.

It’s amazing that this good brother danced the edge dance so hard that Li Mingyang thought she was unwilling.

I didn’t expect that dancing was so enjoyable!
My sister-in-law is not like that. She obviously can't let go.

"The glass dance studio, where chaebols audition, as long as you like, they are all your toys." Zhang Wei said lightly.

Li Mingyang nodded, not daring to look at Zhang Wei, for fear of losing control.

To be fair, Zhang Wei is quite pretty.

When Master Miejue was young, she was also a great beauty.

"You have a twisted mind. You like young girls. There are many young girls here... Zheng Xiujing's debut at the age of fifteen is not an exception. There are also those who debuted at the age of thirteen or fourteen." Zhang Wei turned the red wine bottle in her hand and smiled drunkenly: "I thought that since your childhood was so bad, you should prefer older women..."

I liked it in my last life, but in this life...

"Men like eighteen-year-olds."

"In Korea, people become adults at the age of 19, and 18 is against the law. These little girls are the happiness of the chaebols."

Li Mingyang put out the cigar in his hand and lit another one.

Li Mingyang had already smoked half of the pack of ten Cohiba Magicians in a blink of an eye, and he was feeling very tormented.

As Zhang Wei said, this is the happiness of the chaebols.

The boss of Samsung recruits prostitutes at home, and the service fee of each woman is only 5 million won, which is equivalent to only 25,000 yuan.

There is such a thing as a sea feast in China. A trip to the sea costs 500,000 to 600,000 yuan.

The price/performance ratio is really low.

Zhang Wei stared at Li Mingyang and sighed silently in her heart. It was amazing that Li Mingyang could endure until now, but how could I become a chaebol if you keep enduring?
How about I do it myself?

Never mind, this guy is a bit perverted.

"The chaebols have their own happiness, and I have my own happiness." Li Mingyang placed his cigar on the ashtray, picked up the red wine glass and put it out, then stood up and stretched.

Because of too much stimulation, he is gifted.

Zhang Wei was very surprised. She didn't expect that Li Mingyang was not a pushover.

So majestic!

"You encouraged me to become a chaebol, but you actually wanted to be one yourself." Li Mingyang looked down at Zhang Wei and chuckled, "In fact, you are quite suitable to be a chaebol."

"Will you support me?"

"That depends on what benefits you give me. I like to get things for free from others, but I don't like to be taken advantage of by others."

Zhang Wei suddenly smiled.

Ten minutes later...

Tan Songyun was tricked by Li Mingyang into the darkroom.

The little squirrel stood in front of the mirror. The girls on the other side of the wall were unaware of it. It twisted its body seductively, looking stunned. Its little face was flushed, looking very attractive and cute.

Li Mingyang thought the little squirrel would be filled with a sense of justice and curse a few words.

Unexpectedly, she just bit her lips, her eyes were complicated, her legs were tangled, she wanted to say something but didn't.

Suddenly, her mind made a decision.

She jumped onto Li Mingyang, held his head and kissed him passionately.

"Are you satisfied?" Zhang Wei whispered softly in Li Mingyang's ear.

"You're awesome! Really awesome!"

(End of this chapter)