Sun Tao has never been dissatisfied with Korea and Japan, even though he grew up in the era when the Korean Wave was at its peak.
The first Korean actress Sun Tao met was Li Zhenxian, the girl with the little finger holding the microphone and doing the fan dance. Of course, Sun Tao didn't know what the song was about. He only remembered: Big fool, big fool, you are A big fool.
Later Sammi Cheng translated that song into the Chinese version of "Easy with Beauty".
The first Korean TV series Sun Tao watched was "Blue Life and Death". That TV series brought together several major elements of Korean dramas, including miscarriage, cancer, and polyamory. Song Hye Kyo's performance was very good, but I never watched them all.
The first Korean drama Sun Tao really watched was "Dae Jang Geum". He always thought Dae Jang Geum's theme song was very nice, woo la la woo la la, woo la la... until a blogger on Douyin revealed it That king had intestinal obstruction because he ate too much kimchi made by Dae Jang Geum... His eyes were black, his face was livid, and he had difficulty defecating. In fact, he died of suffocation...
The first Korean group Sun Tao met was Girls' Generation, whose long legs that filled the screen were really eye-catching. He also knew Lin Yoona, Jessica...
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On June 7, 2003, Saturday, the appointment was at nine o'clock. At 7:30 in the morning, Wang Yisheng drove over in a Toyota. There was also a girl in the car. She was in her twenties, had short hair, and was wearing a suit. Shrewd and capable Jin... Sun Tao didn't dare to take a closer look at his appearance and figure. He was not mentally retarded to that extent. Even if the girl looked like Liu Yifei, Sun Tao wouldn't dare to have any idea...
Wang Yisheng introduced Shitou, "This is Shao Lili, my childhood friend, and the translator assigned to you by the above. Just say you are a friend who works in Yanjing."
Wang Yisheng spoke very smoothly, and his expression was a little panicked. It looked like he had just memorized the lines.
Shao Lili shook hands with Sun Tao enthusiastically, "Don't think too much, because everyone said it was a private meeting, so I just followed suit. I am Korean. You can also tell them clearly that I am your fellow villager. You called me here because you were worried about communication difficulties.”
Sun Tao scratched his head. He was really panicking. The only two times he had to deal with the police in his last life were once when he was riding a scooter without a helmet, and once when he drank Huoxiang Zhengqi water and was taken to have his blood drawn by the traffic police...
"Then, what if someone asks me what your occupation is?"
Shao Lili smiled and took out a business card, "Here, translator from Balsa Wood Import and Export Trading Company, don't worry, you can just chat normally. I usually don't talk. Hehe, I know very well what to do. Oh, by the way, "Northeast China" I like to listen to "Folk Ballads" very much, and the song "Ordinary People" that Sun Nan is about to release is also very suitable to my taste. ”
Sun Tao was stunned, "Isn't "Ordinary People" not released yet? He said he would wait until "China's Got Talent" ends..."
Shao Lili laughed, and Sun Tao felt like a ghost.
Seeing his embarrassment, Shao Lili smiled and said, "I sometimes participate in the review of literary and artistic works."
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Sun Tao put on his suit, and Shao Lili helped him put on his tie in front of Du Juan. There was a tie clip on the tie, which Shao Lili took out from her pocket.
Sun Tao usually doesn't wear a tie, but Shao Lili didn't seem to want to ask for his opinion.
At 8:30 in the morning, Sun Tao followed Shao Lili into Shangdao Coffee near the embassy area. Wang Yisheng saw the two of them get out of the car and drove away. He didn't even say when he would be back to pick them up.
The coffee shop was deserted in the morning. I heard that they had friends coming over. The waitress in a navy blue gown casually guided the two of them to a seat for four, put down the menu and walked away.
Shao Lili did a simple and discreet inspection before handing the menu to Sun Tao and pointing to the mousse cake on it, "There are still more than twenty minutes, why don't you order some cakes to cushion your stomach? Anyway, the Han people invited us, so we must be They pay the bill.”
Sun Tao shook his head and said calmly: "You can pull it off. If they eat one more piece of meat, they will scream all over the world. People in this country are smaller than the eye of a needle."
"Hehehe, look at what you said, he is also one of the Four Asian Tigers. What did you call him?"
Sun Tao waved his hand and called the waiter, "Hi, girl, let's have two mousse cakes first, this one with chocolate flavor." Shao Lili was stunned, "Didn't you just..."
Sun Tao said calmly: "I asked you to do it. It's hard for you to work overtime on weekends."
Shao Lili laughed, "I'm going to meet two people soon. One is the cultural counselor of the embassy, and the other is an agent from South Korea's SM Entertainment. I won't go into details about their names and characteristics. If you... ”
Sun Tao, "I understand, I shouldn't know them. If their eyes betray their inner feelings before they introduce me, it will arouse suspicion."
"Hmph! It's rare to be confused, do you understand? You boys all like to show off..." Shao Lili snorted and turned away.
This is not a work situation, she probably regards Sun Tao as a friend.
Sun Tao hurriedly asked for advice humbly, "Sister Shao, why did the entertainment company come up with the name SM?"
"Hmph! Those are the abbreviations of the English names of the two founders. S.M Agency was founded by singer Lee Soo Man in 1989. He is now one of the three major agencies in South Korea.
Speaking of which, their company's business overlaps with yours in many ways. They are also engaged in artist training and various types of commercial performances. They are considered a comprehensive entertainment company. They are now the largest star-making dream factory in South Korea, with a relatively comprehensive The training mechanism and successful star cases are the first choice for many young people to become stars..."
The cultural counselor did not show up in advance. Shao Lili ate cake and chatted with Sun Tao about Korean k-pop and two other famous agencies, YG and JYP.
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Counselor Ru Ruyin and Li Zaiyong not only arrived late but did not arrive in advance, they slowly walked into the coffee shop at 9:13.
What surprised Shao Lili was that Sun Tao didn't get used to them and immediately turned against them and left. After the two apologized profusely and Shao Lili's constant gestures, Sun Tao sat back down in his seat with a cold face.
Sun Tao: MLGB, come here with your boss’s instructions. Because you were late and you messed up the work, I’ll see how you explain it when you go back!
We can negotiate, but Sun Tao wants 15 million won for the copyright fee (which seems to be quite a lot, just over 100,000 yuan equivalent to RMB), and there is no counter-offer.
Shao Lili kicked Sun Tao several times but did not stop Sun Tao's cold tone.
To Shao Lili's surprise, Li Zaiyong not only agreed to Sun Tao's offer but also mentioned Sun Tao's other two songs "Northeast Folk Songs" and "Human World"...
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On Sunday, June 8, 2003, Sun Tao completed his contract with SM and flew to Hangzhou with Du Juan.
In an office in Yanjing, the leader fell into deep thought while listening to Shao Lili's report.
"Is Sun Tao sure he's going to write a Korean rap song?"
"Yes, Sun Tao also said that Korean rap SOEASY, he wants the world to know that Hua Liu is the coolest."
"Hahaha, okay, let's wait and see." (End of Chapter)