Tang Jinyan did not stay in Jeju Island for long, and neither did Quan Youli. They both had important ceremonies to attend, so they could not hide in Jeju Island and be lovey-dovey with each other. They did not even stay together that night because Quan Youli had to film.
Tang Jinyan inspected Datang Company's situation in Jeju Island and rested for a night. The next day, he took Quan Youli, who had finished filming a supporting role, to his private jet and returned to Seoul.
At the end of November, the 2013 MAMA Asian Music Festival organized by Mnet was held as scheduled.
Due to the conflict with the S&M, MAMA's reputation had always been bad, and it always gave people a sense of shady dealings. In fact, it was still the most important music festival in Korea, and its influence radiated across Asia. It was even more important than the Golden Album Award.
If Tang Jinyan intended to meddle in the selection of film and television awards, he had already meddled in MAMA in the music industry.
Tang Jinyan's relationship with Mnet was unquestionable. He originally had shares in Mnet, and later changed to shares in CJ Entertainment. Until now, he was still an honorary director of CJ Entertainment, and he had a great influence on Mnet.
Regarding the evaluation of the MAMA award, his opinion had been fully consulted. This time, he was calm and not as anxious as Lin Yuner had imagined.
Of course, he was also quite worried about the coordination and arrangement of the awards.
Although he did not think highly of these children's competition, he could not stop the girls from taking it seriously. If the girls took it seriously, if he did not distribute the cake evenly, it would easily cause trouble in his backyard, so he had to treat it seriously.
In terms of business, only T-ara under New Village Entertainment was participating in the award competition. Whether it was private or public, he had to guarantee T-ara the award.
Fortunately, T-ara's "No. 9" this year was brilliant, and it gave him a lot of confidence.
In addition, he had also accepted the task of presenting the best song of the year.
This kind of award was rarely given to idols, and it was usually given to well-known traditional singers.
Therefore, he did not compete for this. He did not know who he would give the award to, but it would not be Jun Eun-thi …
Unlike the film festival, there was no red carpet walk.
Everyone entered the venue and took their seats. Those who were supposed to perform went backstage to prepare. As mentioned before, those who were ready to perform were the ones who confirmed that they would win the award. Everyone had a tacit understanding.
The seating arrangement in the venue seemed random, but there was actually a pattern to it. Basically, the bosses of each company sat in the front row, and the singers of the same company sat in the back row. Among them, people like Tang Jinyan, who was going to present the award, did not sit in the venue. Instead, they sat backstage.
T-ara, who had just returned from China to attend the ceremony, sat in her seat. The six girls blinked in surprise at their seating arrangement.
Sitting in front of them was Apink … None of them dared to turn around and chat with their senior.
Well, ACUBE was now a subsidiary of New Village Entertainment, so this arrangement was still normal.
But the one sitting behind him was Girls' Generation. What was going on?
Pu Hyomin was extremely surprised. She tilted her head and looked at Quan Youli for a long time. Suddenly, she said, "He arranged the harem area?
Why would the President interfere with the seating arrangements? Does he have nothing better to do? "
"Pfft …" Several people heard it and laughed out loud at the same time.
Quan Youli was expressionless. "Your President has some unspeakable ambitions."
Pu Hyomin felt sorry for her. "That's true. That guy is too shameless. He wants to get rid of Boys' Generation in one fell swoop."
Quan Youli's eyes widened. She realized that they were not talking about the same thing …
What she said was very interesting because it represented the bottom line of her tolerance for his behavior.
On the surface, Pu Hyomin was scolding him for being shameless. In fact, she was implying that she was mentally prepared for him to get rid of Boys' Generation in one fell swoop.
This was too scary … Quan Youli could not help but say, "How can you tolerate such an exaggeration?"
Pu Hyomin looked at her curiously. "Is this something a newcomer has the right to say?"
Quan Youli's face darkened.
She had been acting like a senior in front of Pu Hyomin for many years, but this time, she had degenerated into a newcomer … Quan Youli gritted her teeth. "I'm not a newcomer!"
"Oh?" Pu Hyomin seemed to have discovered a new continent. "How long ago did you hook up with him?"
Quan Youli almost vomited blood. "I mean, I'm not his …"
"Tsk …" Before she could finish, she was interrupted by Pu Hyomin in disdain. "So, you haven't debuted yet …"
Quan Youli was stunned.
Lin Yuner, who was listening by the side, began to save her sisters. She pointed at her own nose and said, "Then, I'm still a senior."
Pu Hyomin blinked and patted Li Juli beside her.
Li Juli did not pay attention to what they were talking about. She looked back blankly. Lin Yuner did not say anything. She gave Xu Xian a look.
Xu Xian ignored her and directly lifted everyone's tablecloths. "If you want to fight for this, go to the first two rows. The senior is there."
Following Xu Xian's gaze, everyone stared at the back of Jung Eun-thi's head in front of them. After a few seconds, they sighed in unison.
The real senior was right. They had all lost.
Jung Eun-thi, who was sitting in front of them, suddenly began to feel restless. She felt like she was being watched by many people.
The ceremony finally began. The girls sighed in unison.
"Eh?"
Looking at Jin Zaizhong on the stage, several people exclaimed in surprise, "Didn't you say that the MC is Li Shengji?
Why is Jin Zaizhong here? "
Quan Youli and Xu Xian glanced at Lin Yuner without batting an eyelid. Lin Yuner looked embarrassed and lowered her head without saying anything.
That guy … said that he did not have the right to be angry, but he still secretly sabotaged Li Shengji's resources.
He had always been petty … but it was still okay. It was just a small punishment. He would not use violent means like before.
No wonder Li Shengji had been quiet recently. He had probably received a warning.
Lin Yuner sighed. She did not know whether to despise his pettiness or to express joy at his nervousness.
From the seats to the MC, there were traces of his interference everywhere.
He even intervened in such trivial matters. There was no need to ask about the awards. He must have divided them carefully.
Sure enough, the first group of female newcomers was awarded to BESTie, a new group under New Village Entertainment.
It was funny that BESTie, a group from the same company, did not sit near T-ara. Instead, they got up from a distant place to receive the award … The girls felt that this scene was very funny. The atmosphere of looking forward to receiving the award was diluted.
Then, it was time for Tang Jinyan to distribute the cake.
T-ara won the Best Dance Song for a Girl Group and Best Album of the Year for "No. 9." Apink won the New Generation Global Star Award for "NONONO." Girls' Generation won the Best Girl Group Award. Everyone was happy.
Behind everyone's happiness, there was no excitement, no conflict, and no conflict. The girls all said that if Tang Jinyan were to write a book, it would be a flop. In other words, they were not excited about winning the award.
Tang Jinyan's painstaking efforts to coordinate and arrange were all thrown into the water. His efforts were unrewarded, and no one appreciated him.
Tang Jinyan, who was despised backstage, lost interest in life. He gave the Best Song Award to Zhao Rongbi. At the same time, he gave a speech that confused the audience. "There can only be one best …"