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

Chapter 626 Samsung Dinner, Hundred Billion Endorsement
"It was a close call. It almost flew away."

When Li Mingyang found Song Zhongji through the paparazzi.

This guy was in a nightclub drinking and talking about signing with Cha Tae-hyun, Park Bo-gum, and a few strangers.

Song Joong-ki's contract with his previous company expired a long time ago, and he has been looking for his next job.

It just so happened that Cha Tae-hyun wanted to recruit him and took him to act in Gone with the Wind.

Although Cha Tae-hyun is not handsome, he is very famous in Asia. One movie, "My Sassy Girl", is enough to support him for the rest of his life.

This guy is one of the ceilings of baseball in terms of tragicomedy.

Li Mingyang suddenly rushed in and no one in the room recognized him.

It was not until he put on sunglasses that Cha Tae-hyun and others recognized him. However, Cha Tae-hyun was not very welcoming.

Li Mingyang took off his sunglasses, excitedly shook hands with Cha Tae-hyun, and said that he grew up watching his movies. Only then did the other party smile and accept him.

While drinking and bragging, Li Mingyang suddenly understood why Cha Tae-hyun did not welcome him.

This guy was discussing the contract with Song Joong-ki that day.

When Li Mingyang heard this, he was so angry that he seduced Song Joong-ki away while going to the toilet!

Went to other nightclubs.

He talked a lot about how hard it was for him to get here, and also praised Song Joong-ki for having a face like Lee Byung-hun in movies, and said he was a promising talent!
Taking advantage of Song Joong-ki being drunk, he quickly took out a cigarette and became sworn brothers with Song Joong-ki, and of course he was the boss.

Age is not important, status is important.

I went back to send Song Joong-ki home and stayed at his house for two days.

"You seem different..." Zhang Wei looked up and down at Li Mingyang, who was not wearing sunglasses and looked unruly.

"What's different? It's normal."

"You've become more talkative..."

"Haha! Help me make an appointment with Lee Boo-jin, I want to meet her!"

……

Shilla Hotel.

Li Mingyang brought his new brother Song Zhongji to see Li Fuzhen.

"Xiao Song! Be smart later, you won't have many chances to meet Li Fuzhen!" Li Mingyang said as he straightened Song Zhongji's collar.

"Brother, you are amazing. You can meet the Three Star Princess as soon as she asks you to."

"Hey, after all, I am a famous director in Asia. I didn't go to Hollywood, but came to Korea to make a living. I also led the rise of Korean movies. Kaka can meet him whenever he wants. It's just that I'm too lazy to meet him!"

Song Joong-ki nodded, believing in his elder brother's words.

Although he heard that CJ and Lee Myung-yang had offended Miss Park, CJ is a chaebol.

Li Mingyang is the leader of Korean commercial films!
Three movies in one year, New World, Goodbye My Soul Mate, and Seoul Spring. The first two combined have attracted over 1500 million viewers. He is the number one box office director in Korea!
And that doesn’t even include the Seoul Spring which is said to have attracted over 20 million visitors!

It's easy for my total box office this year to exceed 20 million!
There are still a lot of movie stars waiting to make his movies.

Li Mingyang gave Xiao Song a few more instructions, then patted him on the shoulder and walked up the stairs together to the Dynasty Hall on the second floor.

"Hi!"

“Ji Hyun noona, you’re here too!”

“Wow, Lim Noona, Jung Jae, long time no see!”

"Ha! President Yang, I see you've gained weight again. Let me introduce my brother, Song Zhongji. Isn't he handsome? He can even be in a boy band, haha!"

Along the way, Li Mingyang met a few acquaintances and greeted them enthusiastically, which stunned everyone!

Li Mingyang usually wears sunglasses and looks cool and unpredictable.

Today he suddenly changed, becoming enthusiastic and talkative. The strong contrast was really surprising.

The most important thing is that without the sunglasses, Li Mingyang's good looks stun many people, especially women.

Li Mingyang walked into the Dynasty Hall and met many old acquaintances from China, including Wang Zhongjun, Zhang Zhao, Lao Jia, Lei Jun, Lao Wang...

It was unexpected, but not particularly unexpected.

Tonight's cocktail party is held by Samsung Electronics, where Crown Prince Lee entertains allies and guests. Due to the recent business development between China and South Korea and more and more cooperation, it is normal for old acquaintances to appear.

Li Mingyang glanced at the door and found that Lee Boo-jin was with her brother, so he didn't rush to find her, but went to socialize with other people.

Li Mingyang took two glasses of wine from the waiter's tray, gave one to Xiao Song and one for himself, then moved closer to the SK representative whom he had met a few times.

After drinking several glasses with the other party, xjb, with a smile on his face, flattered the other party and made the other party very happy.

"I have watched several episodes of Running Man. It is really well-made, very entertaining and interesting. I wonder if I will have the opportunity to record a few episodes."

"You need to contact SBS. They should welcome you."

"It's the same thing I told President Quan. If you can take a shortcut, why not take it? Haha!"

As a telecommunications giant, SK has a great influence on the three major TV stations.

Still above Samsung.

"Let's talk about this later."

Seeing that the other party was not responding, Li Mingyang called the waiter over, drank eight glasses in one breath, and finally said that he would do it for free. Only then did the SK representative reluctantly agree.

After finishing the recording of Running Man, Li Mingyang turned around and had a drink with Song Joong-ki. Song is a regular guest of Running Man, so he doesn't have to squeeze himself in.

"This wine club is great!"

"Yes, there are a lot of big shots." Song Joong-ki responded.

Li Mingyang grinned, a very cunning smile, and began to look for his next prey.

Originally, he just wanted to meet Lee Boo-jin, but he didn't expect there to be a cocktail party today. He was worrying about finding an opportunity to meet with the chaebols, but he didn't expect Lee Boo-jin to give him a big gift.

There is a Samsung Electronics cocktail party today.

Li Mingyang was secretly delighted. He locked onto his target and immediately shamelessly tried to squeeze into a circle that was not his own, taking advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of Lao Wang and Lei Jun.

I met many congressmen, senior officials, and chaebols. While getting to know them, I also tried to see if I could cooperate with them, get them some endorsements, make some appearances, or get some exposure.

There was no way out. After Lee Mi Jin released Seoul Spring, she disappeared. Many CJ programs were cancelled, so he had to go on them himself!

He wants to be exposed!
Just when Li Mingyang and JTBC had agreed on a program interview.

Lee Boo-jin sent someone to call him upstairs.

Li Mingyang looked back reluctantly, and saw a group of people looking at him vaguely, waiting for him to make contact.

"Can I bring someone with me?" Li Mingyang pulled Xiao Song to his side and asked.

"No, you're alone."

Li Mingyang asked Xiao Song to take care of herself and went to meet Lee Boo-jin with the hotel manager.

After several turns, you will enter a special elevator and swipe your card to go directly to the top floor.

He came to a dark corridor, placed all his personal belongings on a tray, and after being searched by the waitress, he entered Lee Boo-jin's office.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Lee Boo-jin wearing a black dress uniform, a very conservative one, and black lace gloves on her hands. She was standing in front of the window, holding a glass of wine, looking at the Seoul Tower outside the window.

When Lee Boo-jin heard the voice, she turned around, pointed at a sofa and motioned for Lee Ming-yang to sit down.

Li Mingyang sat down almost at the same time as Li Fuzhen. Li Fuzhen crossed her legs and tilted her head strangely, "You seem different?"

"You don't recognize me just because I took off my sunglasses." Li Mingyang said with a grin.

Peach blossom eyes are useless to Lee Boo-jin, and the difficulty of negotiations has increased sharply. Li Mingyang doesn't know whether he can convince the other party.

"I've told you before that you should spend more time with people who can help you, but you didn't seem to listen. Is it too late now?" Lee Boo-jin took a sip of wine and looked down at the tilted wine glass in her hand.

"It's boring to drink alone, get me a glass of wine, let's drink together!"

Lee Boo-jin looked up at the waiter beside her, who skillfully picked up the glass, poured the wine, and gently placed it on the coffee table.

Li Mingyang drank it in one gulp and pointed at the glass, signaling to continue pouring. "This wine is good, it must be expensive!"

"You still have not answered my question."

"This question is not important. What is important is that if I don't take action, you will eat me up."

"That won't happen. Cultural exchanges between China and South Korea are related to business cooperation. You are very important."

Li Mingyang put away his smile and said teasingly: "I heard a saying before, and I think it makes a lot of sense."

Li Fuzhen lazily raised her eyes to look at Li Mingyang and said lightly: "What?"

“The end of the universe is lending.”

Upon hearing this, Lee Boo-jin smiled and said, "This sentence does make sense."

Li Mingyang actually never understood how Samsung lost to CJ in the Korean entertainment industry.

It was not until he reviewed a large amount of CJ's internal information as a director that he understood why Samsung lost.

Actually, it can’t be considered a loss.

The two sides have different focuses.

CJ focuses on cinemas and TV stations, and has become a leader in Korean entertainment with its strong content production.

Samsung’s focus is on idols!

Cross-holdings and mergers and acquisitions are child's play.

Samsung has a 'star-making fund' covering Korean entertainment, which provides training and packaging expenses to trainees in the form of usury, and embeds a "body use rights" clause in the contract.

That is lending.

Establish business performance indicators and force artists to participate in commercial activities.

That is x hospitality.

Trainees whose families are not well-off will be controlled by debt leverage.

Without money to redeem oneself, one can only be exploited for surplus value.

The maids in Li Mingyang's house are all trainees who are burdened with huge debts.

This set of regulatory mechanisms involves not only laws but also gangs, which is simply hopeless... In addition, there is the 'Samsung Index Evaluation' advertising resource allocation, and artists who are linked to Samsung product endorsements can receive additional music show shares.

Artists who refuse to participate in chaebol social gatherings will have their digital music sources reduced in recommendation weight on the Samsung music platform.

The "Samsung revolving door between politics and business" dispatches Samsung Electronics executives to entertainment companies as strategic consultants and transfers Samsung system managers into the entertainment industry.

Samsung's influence on Korean entertainment is pervasive, even involving basic hardware facilities, such as screens.

Samsung is incredibly powerful, but CJ can ignore it because CJ is engaged in content output.

CJ uses content to pressure Samsung.

Hardware facilities are used by everyone. You can buy them from Americans, Chinese, or just for your daily life.

You hold shares and I hold shares too.

I have a TV station, and I have the ability to make you famous, so just don't use it.

Samsung has a revolving door between politics and business, and CJ also has one, but with more people.

Apart from lending, CJ does not have the strength. In other fields, especially the film industry, CJ is the real overlord.

Samsung tried hard and invested in dozens of film companies, but couldn't bear the losses and just let them go.

We vigorously developed the idol lending business and made a lot of money.

Samsung just has too good a deal and cannot afford to lose.

That's why we lost to CJ.

The gap in status between Korean entertainment actors and idols is actually that the chaebol headed by CJ has defeated the chaebol headed by Samsung.

The two sides have completely different ways and methods of making money.

"Li Meijin is missing, I need to expose it."

"I can not help you."

"Then what can you give me? I only care about Seoul Spring now. Everything else is empty."

"Don't worry too much about Seoul Spring. The half-price tickets are very useful. The subject matter and quality are both good. It's no problem to break 10 million... The most important thing for you now is to help us."

"What help?"

"How is your relationship with Ali?"

"That's it. Alibaba is a shareholder of Guangxian. Do you want to cooperate with Alibaba?"

Lee Boo-jin hummed indifferently and said with a dull tone: "I am not responsible for the cooperation with Alibaba, but I think it has something to do with it. What do you think?"

Li Mingyang frowned slightly. "Alibaba has a strong e-commerce platform, but lacks hardware manufacturers. Samsung wants this share?"

"Ali has a big appetite. He wants cooperation in all fields."

This is very Alibaba, very Jack Ma!
In addition to e-commerce, tourism, mobile Internet, big data, medical beauty, entertainment, clothing and other aspects, Alibaba wants to cooperate.

Alibaba is the first choice for Korean companies to export e-commerce to China, and there are many areas for cooperation between the two sides.

Then one day, Alibaba entered South Korea's financial system and electronic payment.

"Just talk among yourselves, it's none of my business."

"Your influence can make our cooperation more effective. Alibaba needs your influence in China and South Korea."

Li Mingyang drank up the wine in his glass and knocked on the table to ask the waiter to continue pouring. After six glasses of wine, he had a plan in mind, "What can I get?"

"At least thirty brands' endorsements, worth hundreds of billions of won."

Li Mingyang smiled, "This amount of money is just enough to pay off your debts!"

"Everyone's happy, isn't it?"

Congratulations, sister!

"No problem, I can promise you, but I want to be on TV, I want exposure."

"I can't help you." Lee Boo-jin said, taking out a stack of documents from the drawer of the coffee table.

The package endorsement contract endorses all Samsung products, including mobile phones, clothing, duty-free shops, Korean beauty products, etc.

The total endorsement fee is 1250 billion won. This package contract looks good, but in reality many things are not clearly stated.

Once you sign it, you have no choice but to see who is more powerful.

"Do you know where Li Meijin is?" Li Mingyang put the pen aside.

"She is on vacation in Jeju Island. You will be able to see her after the election." Lee Boo-jin put down her wine glass, came to Lee Mingyang, half-knelt down to explain the contract to him, with a warm smile and very attentive, without any airs.

This situation is terrible!
It looks exactly like Li Mingyang is fooling Song Joong-ki.

He didn't mean to harm Song Joong-ki, but Lee Boo-jin really wanted to eat him.

"Although there is no penalty for breach of contract in your contract, the transparency is too low. It's all based on words."

"I'm giving you money, more than 100 billion. How could I possibly use more than 100 billion to cheat you?"

Is this human language? This is not the first time you have cheated me.

The matter was of great importance and Li Mingyang was very reluctant.

However, if I don’t sign this contract, I’m afraid I won’t be able to leave today! A bodyguard came in after a while...

Finally, under the pressure of Li Fuzhen, Li Mingyang signed the contract.

"Don't worry, I won't treat you unfairly. This is our second cooperation, and there will be more in the future."

"From now on, I will completely rely on President Li."

"Well, cheers."

"cheers."

After finishing the drink, Li Mingyang was too lazy to stay any longer. He stopped smiling and left the private room with a stern face.

Instead of taking the elevator, he walked up the stairs. After going up two floors, Li Mingyang took out cigarettes and lighter from his pocket, looked up twice, and then looked down twice.

Ahem! Ahem!
Li Mingyang was choked by the smoke before he knew it, and tears came out of his eyes.

Li Mingyang touched the recorder in the inner pocket of his suit.

Lee Boo-jin planned it well and searched people as soon as they entered the door.

But she never dreamed that she had retrieved a voice recorder from the system.

With this recorder, he is not afraid of this deceptive contract. The worst that can happen is he will file a lawsuit.

Who is taking pictures of whom?

More than two hours later, Li Mingyang came to the Dynasty Hall again. Instead of becoming deserted, the cocktail party became even more lively.

A dozen girls were performing knife-style dance on the stage.

Below the stage, there was a group of scantily clad girls and staff standing there. They seemed to be the next group to go on stage.

There were too many Korean girl groups, and Li Mingyang ignored those he didn't know and was about to take Xiao Song away.

Xiao Song couldn't find it, so Zhang Wei walked over quickly and whispered in his ear: "I just got the news that Seoul Spring will be released normally, but no one will expose it to you."

"Where did you get the news?"

"Kim Jae-joon."

"Eh...are you so afraid that I will do publicity?"

“They’re worried about complications.”

Li Mingyang nodded and said, "I'm taking the right path, but they won't let me go!"

When Li Mingyang didn’t find his younger brother Song Joong-ki in the lobby, he called him and the call was connected after a while.

When Li Mingyang asked, he found out that this guy was called by the SBS leader to accompany drinking...

"You are my brother now, how can you go to accompany me for drinking? It's so embarrassing!"

"Ah, smite, smite, it's hard to refuse!"

"do you need my help?"

"No need, I'll go back by myself later."

Li Mingyang hung up the phone strangely. He felt that Song Zhongji quite liked the job of accompanying drinking...

"Let's go."

Li Mingyang snapped his fingers and the people in the hall were useless.

"Lei Jun invites you to have supper."

Li Mingyang waved his hands, it was no use.

Lei Jun couldn't help himself.

Xiaomi needs Samsung's screens.

Because he offended his subordinates during the negotiations to purchase screens and was strangled by Samsung, Lei Jun begged for cooperation with five bottles of red wine. He flew to the headquarters to apologize many times and was extremely humble. Finally, they resumed cooperation.

Technology is the hard truth.

China is currently a strong low-end manufacturing country, but the gap in high-end technology is too large.

Li Mingyang was worried that Lei Jun would sell him out!
It’s no use asking anyone for help, you can only rely on yourself!

……

The autumn night is deep.

On the bleak street, mottled shadows of trees passed over the body of the Rolls-Royce Phantom.

Li Mingyang, sitting in the passenger seat, looked at the trees along the street on both sides of the road. The shadows of the trees were connected together, as if he was in a dark forest.

“In the dark forest, if you don’t have the belief that you will win, you have already lost.”

Li Mingyang said suddenly.

(End of this chapter)