The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 173 What’s going on with these little girls?

In a luxurious suite in a hotel in South Korea, Zhang Chen led his team in a meeting.

"This trip to South Korea is not just to attend the opening ceremony of the World Cup. The leaders of each group should know the purpose of this trip. This time we are here to expand the market. Everyone can tell us your opinions."

The World Cup is at the end of the month. If it is for the World Cup, then there is no need to come so early even for a rehearsal.

But he can also accomplish something during this World Cup trip with billions of people watching him around the world.

In addition to Du Zhining, Zhang Chen also brought heads of other companies this time.

Qiming Investment came to Korea to look for investable projects.

Morning Light Entertainment came to South Korea to look for an agency to cooperate with, especially to exchange experience in the production and planning of variety shows.

Morning Light Music came to South Korea to negotiate with record companies, striving to open up the South Korean market and strive to enable Morning Light Music to create a music chart for the Korean music scene.

Morning Light Cinema comes to South Korea to look for prime locations for cinema development.

Chenguang Technology is looking for Korean game companies or Internet companies, looking for game agents or business cooperation.

The business is getting bigger and bigger. If all the business need Zhang Chen to negotiate, then even if he is split into ten parts, it will not be enough.

Fortunately, the company has been recruiting suitable and outstanding talents in recent years. It is also an emerging company in China that is most willing to provide benefits to its employees. Therefore, some young people with rich experience or special ideas and skills are also willing to come to Chenguang for development.

Now Morning Glory Entertainment can no longer be described as a simple company. It may have initially formed the prototype of a group company.

In the near future, these companies will be able to achieve certain results in their respective fields, and then the name "Morning Light Group" will be well-deserved.

"Boss, Lee Soo Man from SM Entertainment just sent someone to say he wants to see you."

"Did you say what happened?"

"It seems that I want to ask if you need a dancer for your performance at the World Cup."

Singing, acting and singing are two parts.

For an excellent singer, his or her stage performance is also one of the criteria for measuring whether a singer is excellent.

Especially in commercial performances or large-scale evening parties, a singer with excellent singing skills can mobilize the atmosphere of the audience better than a "standing still" singer.

If you can add dance moves or even dance to the song while singing, it will greatly increase the enjoyment of the performance and allow the audience to better integrate into the rhythm of the performance.

"If I remember correctly, they don't have many new artists debuting right now, right?"

In Zhang Chen's impression, for example, TVXQ will not debut until next year, Super Junior will have to wait until 05, and Big Thigh Era will have to wait until 07. Do they have any decent artists to dance with them now?

"Boss forgot HOT and SES?"

"An idol group that has been famous for such a long time is willing to simply be my backup dancer?"

Zhang Chen doesn’t believe that these people don’t want to sing a single line of lyrics, but if he gives them a chance, it would undoubtedly be using Zhang Chen’s name to “boost” them.

At that time, the phrase "an idol group performing on the same stage with the world's superstars" can directly increase their value several times.

Therefore, he still prefers some trained but less famous dancers, or professionally trained trainees to be his dancers.

"Let them bring the person here first. I'll see him myself first."

An hour later, in the living room of Zhang Chen's suite.

He looked at Xue Yining with a headache and asked, "How did you convey the message?"

"I told them, Boss, you better want excellent dancers from the younger generation."

"What happened to those little girls?"

Zhang Chen didn't point with his hand, but Xue Yining knew who Zhang Chen was referring to, because there were only four people on the scene whose ages were obviously completely different from those of the other artists.

Yoona Lim, born in 90, is 13 years old this year according to Chinese calculation. She was just signed by SM Entertainment in this year's talent show and became a trainee under the company. She is also one of the future representative figures of Girls' Generation.

Choi Soo-young is the same age as Yoona, but in 00, when she was only 11 years old, she joined SM Entertainment and became a trainee.

Kim Hyoyeon, born in 89, is 14 years old. She joined SM Entertainment as a trainee in 00 and is also a member of Girls' Generation.

Kwon Yuri, same as above.

In addition to the four future members of Girls' Generation, there are also BoA who has already debuted, three female artists from SES, and five male artists from HOT. These are individuals or groups that have already debuted and achieved good results.

"President Li, are you calling all the artists in your company over here?"

However, Zhang Chen was very curious as to why they brought in the Girls' Generation members who were still trainees. What about TVXQ and Super Junior who were also trainees? Logically, these two members who were about to form a group should be more mature.

"I'm just worried that it will look ugly when you, Zhang Chen, sing on an empty stage. It happens that all the artists in our company have undergone stage training. I just don't know what your specific requirements are, so I called them all over to see who you need to help you." Lee Soo Man didn't say what kind of help he would provide. He could help with dancing and chorus, too. It all depended on who Zhang Chen selected.

If Zhang Chen chooses two mature artist teams, or BoA, an artist who has already debuted, then Lee Soo Man will ask Zhang Chen to sing with them.

"I just need some dancers. The men should be sunny and energetic, and the women should be young and vibrant."

At sporting events, Zhang Chen doesn't want his dancers to be sissy men. It would be better to go with girls directly, so that the fans watching the game can see some beautiful girls, just like the effect of cheerleading.

"So what do you think of these four girls?"

"How's your dance basics?"

"Don't worry about that. They are all from talent shows and have been trained by the company. There won't be any problems."

“Are you sure they won’t be scared and cry on such a big stage?”

Billions of people are watching this live broadcast. Can these little girls in their early teens withstand the pressure?

"will not!"

Things have come to this point, and even if Lee Soo-man is really worried, he has to take the job.

If they could dance as Zhang Chen's backup dancer before these trainees officially debut, they would have an impressive resume on the day of their debut.

In other words, it is not impossible to arrange a debut shortly after this year.

Once they become famous, they can make money.

"But I'm still worried they'll cause me trouble."

Actually, the mistakes made by the dancers have little to do with him. Although he has not become a standing singer since his debut, he is still far from being a singer who can really dance.

Therefore, during his stage performances, there is usually a group of dancers performing behind him, while he stands alone at the front to sing and interact with the audience.

In this case, the dancers behind him only serve to fill the stage, and any small problems will not affect his performance.

"From the day I learned that you would attend the opening ceremony of the World Cup, I asked them to start practicing dancing to your songs. I believe that they can do the job after practicing only one dance for such a long time."

"I wonder if President Li is interested in bringing someone to help me train the artists under my company in the future?"

Korean Wave is a trend. Zhang Chen can stop it, but it will also prevent domestic singers from feeling the pressure brought by foreign culture.

The best way is to use the training mechanisms of other countries that are superior to ours to train Chenguang Entertainment’s own idol group.

Someone will always make this money in the future, so it’s better for Zhang Chen to make it himself than to let foreigners make it.

Moreover, these people are under the umbrella of Chen Guang, which makes management easier.

In terms of singer and dancer training, judging from the subsequent developments, the professional capabilities of South Korea's boy and girl groups are indeed top-notch. In this respect, they are completely different from the greenhouse flowers cultivated in China.

As for actors, Zhang Chen has actually considered cooperating with the TVB artist training class in Hong Kong Island, but this is just a preliminary idea and the specific content needs to be further improved.

The situation in Hong Kong is more complicated, making cooperation more difficult.

As for the cooperation with South Korea, they covet the huge market of China, and Zhang Chen is also attracted by their experience in the entertainment industry and their more mature market.

The two will eventually meet one day, and they can either compete or cooperate.

"It just so happens that some of our trainees want to go to China to study Chinese next year, but they can't fall behind in their business. So, I'd like to trouble you to arrange accommodation for them."

"Then let them go back and practice well. I've made it clear beforehand that if they don't achieve the results I want during the last rehearsal, don't blame me for being cruel."

"I will definitely complete your request."

Li Xiuman agreed readily, and Zhang Chen was a little worried whether these girls could withstand the upcoming devilish training.

But this has nothing to do with him. He just wants to recruit several choreographers from SM Entertainment to China, and these trainees are just incidental.

After Lee Soo-man and his company people left, Zhang Chen called Yin Zilan.

"Sister Lan, how is the talent show planning I asked you to do going?"

"According to the ideas you gave me, we have already completed the most basic planning scheme. We expect to be able to get the production costs in June. Next, we need to find a TV station to cooperate with. If you don't want to specify a TV station, I will ask my people to make a list of candidates."

"Let's discuss this matter after we return home. You heard what President Li said just now. Arrange accommodation for those people from SM Entertainment who are going to China for further studies. Especially the choreographers. It would be best if we could find a way to recruit them to China."

On the surface, Zhang Chen was selecting a dancer, but in reality he was trying to poach someone else's girl.

　I personally think that the professional capabilities of Korean girl groups and boy groups are far superior to domestic idol groups. It is unrealistic to stop the invasion of Korean Wave. The only way is to use magic to defeat magic.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)