Peninsula: I, a chaebol! I will never follow hidden rules.

Chapter 49: Acquisition of Tara's Agency [Please read and collect]

After lunch, Zhao Meiyan went back to her place for a nap. Li Zhixuan also took a nap for a while, and then continued typing after waking up.

"Ding dong~"

At 2:30 in the afternoon, the doorbell rang and Jin Junxian came.

"Mr. Chairman, I have two things to report to you this time. First, there are offers for your two large flats in Cheongdam-dong and Jangchung-dong, and your two villas in Apgujeong-dong and Hannam-dong. The total after-tax amount is 138.67 billion South Korean won.

And your Bugatti Chiron 300+ is wanted by Shin Dong-bin's second son, Shin Yong-jun, and he offered $ million for it.

If you agree, I will go sign contracts with everyone tomorrow and get 170 billion."

Four apartments and a car, a total of 170 billion yuan. Even though Jin Junxian had known about this for a long time, he was still a little surprised. More importantly, Li Zhixuan still had two apartments and two luxury cars to sell. If he sold them all, he could still get to billion yuan.

This amount of money is enough to buy many lives.

Li Zhixuan was secretly amazed at how rich his original body was. However, he remained calm on the surface and said, "The price is about the same, so let's sell it."

"Okay." Jin Junxian nodded and continued to report: "The second thing is that Zhiwu gave me a list of celebrities whose contracts with the company have recently expired or are about to expire. Those circled in red are willing to sign agency contracts with Xingji Entertainment."

As he spoke, Jin Junxian took out a folder from his briefcase and handed it to Li Zhixuan, saying, "Also, Zhiwu didn't let me tell you that he gave me this list."

Hearing this, Li Zhixuan, who was about to open the folder, paused and looked up in confusion, "Why? Doing good deeds without leaving a name?"

Jin Junxian shook his head slightly. "I think Zhiwu might be worried that after you know he helped you, you'll ask him for help every time you have a problem. If that's the case, what's the point of you going out on your own this time?"

This analysis made some sense. Li Zhixuan nodded and opened the folder.

Seeing the dozens of names densely packed on the A4 paper, Li Zhixuan was stunned at first, then looked at Jin Junxian thoughtfully and asked, "So, is it possible that my second brother deliberately asked you not to tell me, but actually guessed that you would tell me this?"

"Huh?" Jin Junxian frowned, trying to understand Li Zhixuan's train of thought, then said speechlessly, "Zhixuan, Zhiwu is your biological brother. He helps you silently, but you think of him like this. Is that right? Besides, if it's really like what you said, what's the point of Zhiwu doing this?"

What's the point? What's the current financial situation of Xingji Entertainment? Signing artists requires signing fees. How much can Xingji Entertainment afford?

Li Zhiwu has made such a long list. If it were based on his original personality, he might sign all of them. What a huge financial burden this would be for Xingji Entertainment!
Li Zhixuan also knew that this might be a malicious speculation on his part, but one must always be on guard against others.

And isn't it ridiculous for the chaebol's sons to talk about family affection? Family affection is something only the victors are qualified to talk about.

However, Li Zhixuan didn't need to say this to Jin Junxian. He just smiled and said, "I was wrong. Don't tell my second brother what I just said, so that he won't be angry with me."

"Don't worry, I didn't hear anything just now."

"Thank you, brother!" To express his gratitude, Li Zhixuan made a heart shape with the index finger and thumb of his left hand to his cousin Jin Junxian, but was met with a disgusted roll of the eyes in return.

"Ha ha!"

Smiling, Li Zhixuan looked down at the artist list, and soon he saw a name that he didn't expect - Tara
Tara is a girl group launched by MBK Entertainment in 2009. It currently has six members, namely Jeon Bo-ram, Lee Joo-ri, Park So-yeon, Ham Eun-jung, Park Hyo-min and Park Ji-yeon.

According to the original body's memories, Tara was once incredibly popular, ranking second in popularity among all South Korean girl groups, behind only Girls' Generation. However, at the end of July 2012, former Tara member Yoo Hwa-young terminated her contract with MBK and left the group. This was followed by the so-called "Tara exclusion and bullying incident," in which Tara members were accused of excluding and bullying Yoo Hwa-young, leading to a nationwide boycott.

But the truth is that Tara's boss's boss offended someone, and Tara was used as a pawn during this period, so she was retaliated against.

But the truth has not been made public, and no one will make it public. As a result, almost three years have passed, and Tara is still labeled a "bully" and is boycotted by a considerable number of South Koreans.

But what Li Zhixuan is curious about now is why Tara appears on this list.

"Their situation is special. Not only have their contracts with MBK expired, but they have also had conflicts with MBK and have expressed their intention to terminate their contracts with MBK."

"What contradiction?"

"It's been almost three years since the Tara bullying incident happened, and they still haven't clarified it. They're constantly being scolded. No one can stand it. MBK can't help them, so why can't they change their employer?"

"So how popular are they now? Do they have any commercial value?"

"Their popularity in South Korea has declined significantly, but they are still very popular in China and Southeast Asia, and their commercial value is also very high. Based on last year's performance, their revenue still ranks second among all girl groups, with Girls' Generation in first place."

"In that case, send someone to contact them. If they really don't want to work at MBK anymore, then we can sign them."

"I can't sign it." Jin Junxian shook his head without even thinking about it.

Li Zhixuan was stunned for a moment, then realized: "Liquidated damages?"

Kim Jun-hyun nodded and said, "I'd like to sign them, too, but I had someone check, and their liquidated damages are at least 30 billion South Korean won. With that money, I'd be better off just buying MBK Entertainment. At most, I could get more than half of its shares for 2015 billion won." (I'm not making this up; in 21, MBK Entertainment actually sold a 40.68% stake for billion won.)
Hearing what Kim Jun-hyun said, Li Zhixuan was surprised: "Is MBK so miserable now?"

"Ever since Tara's incident, MBK has been facing investor withdrawals and subsequent scandals. Furthermore, the boy and girl groups they launched in the past two years haven't even made a splash, leading to consecutive years of net losses. If it weren't for Tara's financial support, MBK would have been broke long ago."

"Then let's buy it."

"Okay, I'll take care of it. What about the other stars on the list?"

Li Zhixuan looked down at the list and thought for a moment, then said, "Have someone check it carefully. Those with immoral personal lives, those involved in pornography, gambling, and drugs, those with low moral standards, and those who treat their staff poorly will not be accepted. The rest will be signed if possible."

Wow! Not only are you law-abiding, but you're also a bit of a moral freak?

Jin Junxian complained in his heart, saying, "Even though you are quite picky about what you don't want, it will probably still cost you a lot of money."

"If I really have no money, I'll go to the bank to borrow money. If I can't pay it back, I still have some stocks and funds. If I sell them all, I can get more than 10 billion yuan."

There are still more than 10 billion? !

Jin Junxian is numb!

"That's no problem."

(End of this chapter)