Lee Jae-hyun had been struggling in many ways, and the prosecutor's office could not force him too much, so the arrest warrant was not issued for a long time.
With Tang Jinyan's interference, Lee Jae-hyun knew that the outcome would not be too bad, and of course, there was no need for him to continue struggling.
This made it easier for the prosecutor's office to do things. They summoned Lee Jae-hyun on the same day, and this was an official legal action that was publicly announced to the public.
Lee Jae-hyun, the chairman of CJ Group, who was separated from the Samsung Lee family, was suspected of tax evasion, illegal manipulation of the stock market, and illegal financial investments. He was summoned by the Seoul prosecutor's office according to the law, and it shocked the whole of South Korea on the same day, and quickly spread to the whole of East Asia.
This was the first time since the establishment of the South Korean government that an important person like the chairman of a corporation was arrested. People were shocked, and they interpreted it as a victory for democracy and the rule of law.
Only a small number of people knew what was going on, such as Tang Jinyan, who was sitting in the prosecutor's office and making tea with Lee Jae-hyun.
Lee Jae-hyun's expression was much more relaxed than yesterday, and his haggard face was a lot rosier. He said to Tang Jinyan with some surprise, "I didn't know that you had such connections in the prosecutor's office."
To be able to bring him from the interrogation room to the lounge to make tea and chat with him, this was not something that could be done with the help of the South Korean government. It must have been a direct order from the higher-ups in the prosecutor's office.
Lee Jae-hyun realized that he did not seem to recognize Tang Jinyan's hidden power, and maybe even Li Jianxi did not recognize it …
Tang Jinyan smiled and said, "I don't have any connections, but I can't compare to President Li, who was still wearing a suit and had hair gel on his head when he was summoned, just like Chow Yunfat."
Lee Jae-hyun laughed and said, "This is all thanks to you. I know you're not running a charity. Tell me, what do you want from me?
CCM？”
Tang Jinyan laughed. "Are you willing to give me the whole of Mnet?"
"That won't do …" Lee Jae-hyun shook his head and laughed. "The agency below is a small matter. Mnet is CJ Entertainment's core television station, it's too important.
With theaters and television stations, CJ Entertainment is CJ Entertainment. We can't do without either. "
"It's not interesting to buy a CCM from you.
Normally, if President Li doesn't want to control me, I can sincerely acquire CCM, and this is a business that can be discussed, right? "
Lee Jae-hyun admitted this, "In fact, if I want to cooperate with you, the first thing I have to do is to sell you CCM to show my sincerity."
"So CCM is not enough."
Tang Jinyan said seriously, "I'm not a businessman like you, so I'm not used to beating around the bush. I'll just say it directly. I want to enter the entertainment industry and I need CJ's full support.
How much help can President Li give me? "
Lee Jae-hyun pondered for a while. "The entertainment industry is a very big proposition. If you start to develop with C-JES as the foundation, you'll only be the second in S&M for the rest of your life. Sooner or later, you'll have to backfire on CJ.
I have another suggestion here, you can try to consider it. "
"Please say it."
"Invest in CJ."
Lee Jae-hyun said slowly, "I mentioned to you last time that I intend to set up a management committee in CJ to be responsible for the management of the group after I go to prison.
Although I may not go to prison this time, I'll have to step down as the president. At that time, my uncle will take over as the president, and I'll have a seat in the management committee.
If you're interested, you can also take a seat — even if you become the president, it's not impossible to discuss. "
Tang Jinyan was silent.
If he entered CJ's management committee and even became the president, then he and CJ would be on the same page. There was indeed no need to develop the entertainment industry.
But there were gains and losses, and Lee Jae-hyun wasn't so kind. In this way, he and the Li family would basically be officially breaking off relations, which meant that he would be completely tied to Lee Jae-hyun and stand on the front line against the Li family.
In exchange, he would be a useless president with the management committee holding him back. Lee Jae-hyun had been in business for many years. If he rashly became a funny president, he would most likely only be a puppet with little power.
"I appreciate it." Tang Jinyan thought for a few minutes and slowly said, "I'm a person … used to having the final say."
Lee Jae-hyun sighed. "What a pity."
"Also, I have no interest in food, biology, pharmaceuticals, or anything like that."
Tang Jinyan smiled easily. "I only want to be in the entertainment industry. I'm only discussing matters related to CJ Entertainment with President Li, not CJ Group."
"How about this …" Lee Jae-hyun sighed. "I've always been interested in Tang Dynasty Film City. What do you think about CJ Entertainment and Tang Dynasty Company exchanging shares?
At that time, you'll also have the right to use CJ Entertainment's resources. "
Tang Jinyan laughed. "President Li is still not sincere."
Lee Jae-hyun frowned. "I'm indeed seriously considering it."
Tang Jinyan said lightly, "Since you're seriously considering it, have you considered how ridiculous it is for Lee Jae-hyun and Li Fuzhen to invest in the same company?"
Lee Jae-hyun was startled and laughed involuntarily. "It's my fault for not thinking about it."
Tang Jinyan said leisurely, "How about this, New Village Group is a comprehensive group that integrates construction, logistics, shopping malls, and entertainment. It also has a lot of cooperation with CJ Entertainment. The president of New Village Group, Mr. Baek Chang-soo, and President Li have known each other for many years and have a very close relationship.
CJ Entertainment and New Village Group exchanging shares, no matter how I look at it, it's a good idea … "
Lee Jae-hyun thought for a while, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and finally sighed. "Preliminary agreement, we'll discuss the details later when I'm out."
"Okay." Tang Jinyan stretched out his right hand. "I wish a pleasant cooperation."
Lee Jae-hyun shook his hand and smiled. "I still hope to drink in your and Yoon-rim's wedding."
"What you want to drink is actually Li Jianxi's funeral."
Tang Jinyan stood up and smiled. "Other details can be discussed later, but sell CCM to me first.
Call Mnet first, and I'll go out and talk to them myself.
That old fox always wants to trick me, it's not that easy … "
Lee Jae-hyun finally clapped his hands and laughed.
Tang Jinyan also laughed, and in his heart, he had already cursed Lee Jae-hyun's eighteen generations of ancestors hundreds of times.
Damn it, in this situation, he was still so insincere, digging holes, instigating discord, and taking advantage of others. If it wasn't for the fact that he had cultivated for a long time, he really wanted to punch that four-eyed fat face and let him have a taste of what it was like to have a face full of flowers.
On May 28th, New Village Group held a press conference to announce the acquisition of CJ Entertainment's subsidiary, Mnet's subsidiary, CCM, and their own subsidiary, C-JES Entertainment Company, to be reorganized into New Village Entertainment Company.
The former acting president of C-JES, Song Ji-hyo, became the president of New Village Entertainment Company and was responsible for the management of the company. The former president of CCM, Kim Kwang-soo, became the artistic director and was responsible for the operation of artists.
The former Mnet artist Davichi's management contract was transferred to CCM, and together with the former CCM artist T-ara's management contract was transferred to New Village Entertainment. The former CCM artists Yangpa, The Seeya, Coed Learning, and F-Ve Dolls returned to Mnet.
The various integration matters were dazzling, but for the fans, it could be summed up in one sentence: Davichi and T-ara belonged to New Village Group.
"Minjing, why did you suddenly want us to sign with a new company? I didn't even hear anything about it before."
"Oni, it's the same. It's said, it's only said that CJ Entertainment and New Village Group are going to have cross-shareholdings. They're a family … Just like how our contracts changed back and forth between Mnet and CCM …" Jiang Minjing answered Li Haili awkwardly in a low voice. She didn't dare to say that it was because of her that Tang Jinyan insisted on buying their contracts …
At the same time, T-ara ended their trip to Japan early and returned to Seoul to participate in the signing ceremony. They still felt like they were in a dream when the lights flashed all over the signing stage.
This time, their boss seemed to be Tang Jinyan … Could it be that they could change their name to "Lady Boss Group"?
What the hell? Tang Jinyan didn't tell anyone … What had happened during this period of time? How did they end up in a different world after going for a spin in Japan?