The Peninsula chaebol started by rescuing Samsung's little princess.

Chapter 141 Never turn your back on money

"After the restructuring, Venus Entertainment will hold 22% of CCM's shares, ranking third among shareholders. Mnet..."

Media holds 36% of the shares, and Kim Kwang-soo holds 42% —

On the treadmill, Li Haorong was working out hard, while Jin Chiyou stood obediently beside him, giving him a report.

Having witnessed Lee Ho-young's attitude towards Kim Hee-sun, Kim Ji-woo is now quite well-behaved and obedient.

After she let go of her mental burdens, she indeed managed Venus Entertainment with great success.

"That Kim Kwang-soo is pretty cunning!"

Li Haorong chuckled softly from the treadmill.

"Yes, even though he couldn't control 50% of the shares after bringing in our Venus Entertainment, he can still use the conflict between us and CJ to achieve his goals!"

Kim Chi-yu, who was standing to the side, also laughed.

Lee Ho-young had already understood Kim Kwang-soo's actions before investing, so he didn't care.

"Is there anything else?"

"Also, this rather cunning President Kim asked me to inquire whether you know a girl named Ham Eun-jung?"

Upon hearing this, Li Haorong, who had been expressionless until now, suddenly frowned and pressed the pause button on the treadmill.

"Is he that resourceful? He even knows all the relationships I have with people around me?"

"Of course not!" Seeing that Li Haorong had misunderstood, Jin Chiyou quickly explained, "It was their talent scout who discovered this girl's potential on the street. During their conversation, the scout sensed that she seemed to know you, so he wanted to confirm with you!"

"Oh? They have good taste!"

Li Haorong picked up a towel and wiped his sweat, saying...

To train himself, Li Haorong built a gym on the eighth floor of Mars Technology, ostensibly as a benefit for employees.

However, let alone the fact that the employees are too busy with work to exercise, even if they had time, who would dare to exercise when they saw Li Haorong at the gym?

So whenever Li Haorong came to the gym to work out, it was as quiet as if he had the whole place to himself, which was much more convenient than booking a gym outside the company.

"The student council president isn't training anymore?"

"It's about time, let's stop practicing here for today! Haven't you had enough?"

"yes!"

Li Haorong, who was wiping his sweat, casually said something, but when he heard Jin Chiyou's reply, he looked at her in surprise, only to meet her fiery gaze.

At that moment, he suddenly realized that he had been teased by his subordinate.

The problem is, I don't even know how to flirt back!

With a woman as alluring as her, I'm afraid I might end up being the one who suffers the most!

"Then you keep watching, I'm going to take a shower!"

Li Haorong ignored the other person and walked towards the shower room, only to find that the other person was still following him.

What are you doing?

"Didn't you tell me to keep watching?"

"Go away, get out of here!"

Li Haorong quickly fled, causing Jin Chiyou to burst out laughing.

Looking at Li Haorong's youthful body, she couldn't help but sigh: With a figure like that, which woman wouldn't be smitten?

It's a pity that the president only likes those little girls.

What's so great about little girls? They can't even turn over after being patted on the bottom!

Although Lee Ho-young didn't say whether he knew Ham Eun-jung or not, you could tell from the chairman's tone that he not only knew the girl, but they also had a close relationship!

After starting to train, Li Haorong finally experienced the benefits of a young body.

I was still a little tired after exercising, but after taking a shower, I felt refreshed and energetic, as if I had been reborn.

"Hehehe, guild leader, you look even more handsome after your shower!"

She had just come out of the shower when she ran into Kim Chi-woo, who looked like a pervert.

"Stop talking nonsense and let's go!"

After changing into a suit that had been prepared in advance, Li Haorong and Jin Chiyou left the company together.

As CCM completed its restructuring, Kim Kwang-soo held a special reception, inviting many high-society figures to attend.

As one of CCM's major shareholders, Kim Kwang-soo naturally hoped that Lee Ho-young could attend, so he made a special trip to the company to personally deliver an invitation to Lee Ho-young.

Seeing how good Kim Kwang-soo was at handling people, Lee Ho-young agreed.

When Li Haorong arrived at the venue, the reception had already begun.

However, the main characters are often the last to appear!

Therefore, when everyone saw that Li Haorong was late, they felt no displeasure whatsoever.

What a joke! The man in front of you is the boss of the first music platform, the largest video platform, the number one online marketing company, and the number one online publicity platform in the peninsula. Who in the entertainment industry would dare to offend him?

"Chairman Li, you've arrived?"

As soon as Lee Ho-young entered, Kim Kwang-soo quickly came over.

"Traffic jam on the road, I'm late!"

"Your presence is already a huge favor to me!"

Kim Kwang-soo wasn't wrong. Lee Ho-young wasn't particularly interested in getting involved in entertainment industry matters, so his presence was definitely a favor to Kim Kwang-soo.

Li Haorong nodded, said nothing more, and looked around to see who had come.

Kim Kwang-soo immediately understood and said, "Chairman Lee from CJ couldn't come because he's hospitalized, but President Lee is here!"

Following Kim Kwang-soo's directions, Lee Ho-young saw Lee Mi-kyung, who was surrounded by a large crowd not far away.

As the top executive in Peninsula Entertainment, she has so much resources at her disposal that even a casual leak of them would be enough to ensure a star's livelihood!

Seeing this, Li Haorong walked straight towards Li Meijing.

Kim Kwang-soo quickly followed behind, feeling uneasy. Although he didn't think Lee Ho-young would make a move, if Lee Mi-kyung was embarrassed, he, as the organizer, would also be in trouble!

Lee Ho-young didn't care what Kim Kwang-soo thought. The reason he gave Kim Kwang-soo face was to see Lee Mi-kyung.

People from CJ Group are indeed not easy to see in private, but in this kind of situation, how could Lee Mi-kyung possibly see him and run away?

The people surrounding Lee Mi-kyung at this time were all very prominent figures, including directors Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook, and actors Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, and others.

In addition to film production, CJ Entertainment also owns CGV Cinemas, which holds a 45% market share in Peninsula Cinemas.

Anyone working in the film industry on the peninsula cannot escape CJ Entertainment.

When the crowd saw Li Haorong, they all made way for him.

As a rising star in the peninsula's entertainment industry, Lee Ho-young's business, though not as large as CJ Entertainment's, has already become a behemoth.

The company's businesses not only involve film and television, music platforms, and publicity, but it has also established Venus Entertainment and invested in CCM, starting to get involved in artist management, film production, music production and other fields. It seems to be developing in all aspects.

Most importantly, Li Haorong has already become a competitor of CJ. Whether it was the lawsuit against CJ for obtaining CJ's copyrights or the recent investment in FNC and CCM, he is directly competing with CJ.

Li Haorong approached Li Meijing, casually picked up a glass of wine from the waiter's tray, and toasted her, saying, "Hello, elder sister?"

Although Lee Mi-kyung is old enough to be Lee Ho-young's mother, she belongs to the third generation of the Samsung family and is of the same generation as Lee Yoon-hyung, so Lee Ho-young naturally calls her "older sister".

"Hmph, just seeing you makes me feel terrible!"

When Lee Mi-kyung said this, she wasn't just acting; it also carried a hint of personal grudge.

Although Lee Jae-hyun had seen through Lee Ho-young's methods, he still signed the copyright contract.

Sure enough, Mars Video was launched soon after, and it contained a large number of CJ Entertainment's copyrighted content.

CJ Entertainment immediately sued Mars Video for copyright infringement, but Mars Video then used Youku.com as a shield, claiming that it purchased the copyright from them.

Trying to use the laws of the Korean Peninsula to punish Youku.com? That's basically like using the imperial sword of the Ming Dynasty to kill an official of the Qing Dynasty!

So CJ Entertainment went to China to sue again. Naturally, CJ lost the first instance, and CJ Entertainment was dissatisfied and sued again, making a big fuss.

This incident could perhaps be described as a tacit performance by both sides, but Li Haorong's successive investments in FNC and CCM are another slap in the face to CJ Entertainment.

Lee Jae-hyun might not care, but Lee Mi-kyung did. How could she be happy being bullied by such a brat all the time?

"Hehehe, I'd really like to see you, Big Sister. Shall we talk privately?"

"snort!"

Li Meijing gave a noncommittal snort, but the people around her all left.

Anyone who makes it in the entertainment industry is a shrewd and calculating individual.

Before leaving, they all greeted Li Meijing and Li Haorong, not daring to offend either of them.

Li Haorong sat on the sofa opposite Li Meijing, toying with the wine glass in his hand.

"I heard your company has a movie coming out next month, what's it called again? Oh right, 'Voice of a Murderer,' right?"

"What do you want to do?"

Upon hearing this, Li Meijing's expression immediately changed.

"Sister, you're joking. I've come to ask you for a favor!"

"Is this how you beg someone?"

"The important thing isn't the attitude towards asking for help, but the act of asking for help itself, right?"

Li Meijing, too lazy to listen to Li Haorong's nonsense, said directly, "Get to the point!"

"I think that even if we compete, it shouldn't affect everyone's ability to make money, right?"

"so what?"

"Look, you have the cinemas, I have the publicity platform. Even if we don't want to cooperate, we can at least do business together!"

"Hmph, a publicity platform? We have that too!"

Lee Mi-kyung's words were true. CJ Group not only owns a television station, but also has good relations with many media outlets and has a complete and mature publicity and distribution strategy.

"Yes, in terms of publicity platforms, I'm indeed inferior to you, but if I wanted to do something malicious, it should be quite simple, right?"

"you----"

Li Haorong's words immediately changed Li Meijing's expression.

She knew about Lee Ho-young's SM activities before, and now he's obviously planning to use them on her.

"So, we weren't really mortal enemies to begin with, so why did things turn out like this?"

Arguing is fine, making money is fine, why turn down money?

"Easy for you to say, you're not the one being threatened!"

"I wouldn't dare threaten you, sister. I just said I really came to beg you!"

"Get out of here!"

"Haha, then I'll take that as a yes!"

Li Haorong laughed loudly, touched Li Meijing's glass to the one on the coffee table with his wine glass, drank it all in one gulp, and then got up and left.

Watching Li Haorong's retreating figure, Li Meijing, whose expression had been tense, revealed a slight smile.

She suddenly understood why her younger brother, Lee Jae-hyun, valued this boy so much; he really was hard to dislike!

After chatting with Lee Mi-kyung, Lee Ho-young had achieved his goal for the day. With nothing else to do, he looked around and suddenly noticed that one of his artists seemed to be being harassed not far away!