Lin Yuner and Xu Xian accompanied Tang Jinyan on a tour of the S * M Company. Their faces were filled with smiles.
Logically speaking, no matter how the SMM treated them, they had been here for ten years. They had grown from an ignorant girl to where they were today. They still had feelings for every brick and tile in this place. Tang Jinyan came to visit the place where they lived and practiced. It felt like she was bringing a man back to her mother's home.
They had never thought that they would be able to walk around the company so intimately with him. Usually, the management would jump up and down when celebrities fell in love, but they turned a blind eye to it. The president even had an encouraging smile on his face, indicating that they had done a good job.
They knew what the president was thinking, so they just ignored him completely.
The two of them smiled and introduced their former classrooms and training rooms to him, all the way to the place where they had participated in the trainee assessment.
The crowd was bustling with activity. Many young boys and girls were queuing outside to take the test. When they saw Lin Yuner and Xu Xian appear, they were all excited.
Lin Yuner was stunned for a moment. She whispered, "Maybe they are selecting trainees today."
Xu Xian explained to Tang Jinyan, "The company selects trainees through a talent show. The other way is to register at different places and then come to the company for the assessment.
Today is probably the latter. "
Tang Jinyan nodded. He had heard some gossip before. For example, Pu Zhenying had come here to take the assessment but was rejected because he was too ugly. In a fit of anger, he organized a JYP competition right next to the S * M Company. In the end, he really made it big and became one of the best. He could be considered a legend.
He looked on with interest. He thought to himself that if he really cooperated with the S * M Company, he could let Xincun Entertainment come over to learn some system modules.
After all, the S * M Company had dominated the Korean music industry for so many years. There were many things that they could learn. In this aspect, even Mnet was not as good as them.
The young boys and girls waiting for the test were all quite good-looking, especially the boys. They were all pretty boys. In layman's terms, they were more effeminate. This showed the S * M Company's preference.
Just as Tang Jinyan was looking on excitedly, a teacher-like person walked out with a sissy young man and said, "Go back to your country and complete the procedures before you officially report."
The young man said excitedly, "Thank you, I'll go back and do the paperwork right away."
It seemed that this guy had passed, and the conversation was actually in Chinese.
Tang Jinyan sighed. The SM Group had set up their business in China earlier than many other companies. A large number of Chinese youngsters had crossed the sea to come here to realize their dreams of becoming a star.
That F (X) captain was from his hometown …
Thinking of this, he waved at the young man. "Are you from China?"
The young man looked at the person beside Lin Yuner and Xu Xian and subconsciously thought that this person was a high-ranking member of the S * M Group. He did not dare to be negligent and answered seriously, "Yes, I'm from Ningyuan."
"What's his name?"
"He Gu."
"Tsk … Good name."
Tang Jinyan smiled. "You've crossed the sea to be a trainee. You're unfamiliar with the place and the language barrier. Don't you feel uncomfortable?"
He Gu scratched his head. "There are a lot of Chinese compatriots here, and there are specialized language classes. It's easy to integrate."
"Aren't you afraid of being bullied by the locals?"
"Uh … It should be okay."
He Gu flexed his white and thin arms, showing off his non-existent muscles. "We're not that easy to bully."
Tang Jinyan smiled. "Then are you afraid of the unspoken rules?
I heard that a lot of big shots like you are a beautiful young man. "
He Gu was shocked and took half a step back. He looked at the man in front of him cautiously. The more he looked, the more frightened he became.
'What's the meaning of this? You suddenly came to chat with me and said this. Are you the pervert who likes beautiful young men?'
Tang Jinyan did not expect to be treated as a pervert. He just saw that he was a Chinese and was interested in chatting.
Seeing that He Gu did not speak, he did not plan to continue the conversation. He reached out and patted him on the shoulder. "Good luck, I have faith in you."
Then, he turned around and left.
Lin Yuner and Xu Xian followed him. They turned to look at He Gu at the same time and smiled.
Tang Jinyan's pat on the shoulder was powerful. This Chinese young man was likely to get extra care from the company and have a bright future.
However, He Gu's eyes were even more frightened. "Good luck, I have faith in you." He patted the shoulder and smiled back. The hint was too obvious!
He Gu subconsciously covered his butt and was about to cry.
Tang Jinyan did not expect that a casual joke of his would cause a trainee with a bright future to feel like she was sitting on pins and needles in the SME for three days. She could not take it anymore and decided to pack her bags and return home. How innocent …
*****
Quan Youli's idea of inviting Tang Jinyan back did not come true.
At noon that day, the S * M Company held a big banquet at Hotel Shiluo to invite Tang Jinyan. When the host and guest were full, Tang Jinyan left with Lin Yuner and Xu Xian. Quan Youli was still filming.
After the S * M Company sent Tang Jinyan away, they quickly held a board meeting to discuss the topic raised by Tang Jinyan.
The board of directors discussed it in full swing. They studied it for a few days.
Tang Jinyan did not ask anymore. It was just an immature idea. He was not sure if it was feasible.
In reality, the biggest reason he looked for the S * M was to push the matter to the S * M to do research on his behalf. He believed that the S * M would definitely be very interested in this matter. If the S * M felt that it was not feasible after a collective discussion, then perhaps it really was not feasible. Tang Jinyan would not be so stubborn as to insist on doing it.
He just had to wait for the S * M Company's results. It was so easy.
His energy was mainly focused on the brand-new New Village Gang formed by many forces. As long as it was well stabilized, it would be his strongest foundation.
By then, even someone as powerful as Li Jianxi would not be able to easily defeat him.
In terms of industries, these gangs and New Village Gang had a lot of overlapping areas, such as nightclubs, Jian 'an, entertainment, and so on. Now, Baek Chang-soo was working hard to merge and reorganize.
Tang Jinyan had once organized the association to monopolize the nightclubs, saunas, and other tertiary industries. Now, he had completely monopolized them.
The benefits of monopoly were terrifying. Quan Zhengyang and other insightful people had long been on Tang Jinyan's side because they saw the huge benefits in the future.
New Village Entertainment had changed overnight. After merging with many small companies, there were many more experts who had been in the industry for many years. There were also many more actors and idols.
Among them, there was a famous management company called Thecontents. There were many second-rate and third-rate actresses under it. The company's president was Kim Chengxun. The reason why he was famous was because of Zhang Ziyan's bill and Zheng Duobin's suicide.
There was no need to go into the details. In fact, most of the Korean triads were like this when it came to entertainment.
Tang Jinyan sat in Baek Chang-soo's office. He looked at the report and sighed. "It's all these crooked companies."
Baek Chang-soo laughed. "Don't underestimate these crooked companies. Together, they include almost half of the second-rate, third-rate, and even unrated celebrities. The base is huge. Plus, we already have a few award-winning actors. We have the top ones and the scale. If we really count, our New Village Entertainment can be considered the biggest management company for actors. Most of the film companies can't avoid us."
Tang Jinyan nodded. "Tell them to stop doing things like forced sex. It's embarrassing."
"Ha, don't forget that the president of New Village Entertainment is Zhixiao. She will take care of it."
"Can these unruly people be managed by Zhixiao?"
"Zhixiao represents you. No one will dare to cause any trouble. Don't worry."
"Hmm …" Tang Jinyan looked at the report and muttered. "There are also a lot of idols that I have never heard of …"
Baek Chang-soo knew a little about what Tang Jinyan was planning recently. He laughed. "It's good to have more idols. It will be very helpful for your plans."
"Hmm." Tang Jinyan laughed. "We can't just look at one thing. It's still unknown whether we can make that game.
Do any of these idols and actors have the potential for development? "
"There are too many actors. We are still not managing them.
As for idols, I don't know about the others. But this one is quite interesting … "Baek Chang-soo pointed at a name on the report." I've been paying attention to it recently. "
Tang Jinyan looked at the name of the EXID group. "I've never heard of it. It's very lousy, right?
How did it attract your attention? "
"This is a group created by Xinsha Cave's Tiger and Gamgak last year. After Xinsha Cave's Tiger became one of our people, he would occasionally help Gamgak with groups.
Now that they have merged, EXID is also one of our people. Xinsha Cave's Tiger is very happy. He came to me yesterday and asked me to be in charge of EXID's operations. "
"Hmm … it's fate."
Tang Jinyan laughed. "I'll fulfill his request. I want to see what other surprises this main character has for me."