Chapter 188 Are you Jin Guangzhu?

Chapter 188 Are you Jin Guangzhu?

One o'clock in the morning.

Huang Xu shook his dazed head and returned to the apartment.

As soon as he opened the door, he shouted into the room:

"Sunny? Hara? I'm back."

Unfortunately, until he turned on the light and walked to the sofa, he didn't see the two of them coming out.

Only then did Huang Xu react and patted his swollen head.

"Oh yes, I forgot that they both left."

Looking at the empty room, Huang Xu seemed to have returned to what he was like half a year ago, when he had just been reborn and lived alone.

No one cares about you, you can do whatever you want.

I felt quite chic at the time.

But now Huang Xu hated this feeling of loneliness, so he took out a bottle of ice water from the refrigerator, sat on the sofa, took out his cell phone and prepared to chat with Sunny Goo Hara for a while.

Unfortunately, it was already early in the morning, and Sunny and Goo Hara had already rested.

In fact, this is also Huang Xu's fault. It was him who slowly changed their work and rest habits, making them go to bed so early at night.

Yes, it's that early.

In the past, they often stayed up all night, playing until early in the morning before going to bed, and then sleeping until noon or afternoon before getting up.

But after being together with Huang Xu, their routines gradually changed. As long as there were no activities, they usually took a rest very early.

Now they both go to bed around twelve o'clock at night most of the time.

Therefore, no one has responded to Huang Xu's messages now, which can be considered as asking for trouble.

Looking at the two people who had not responded on the phone, Huang Xu could only shake his head helplessly. He sat blankly on the sofa, looking at the dark night sky outside, thinking about what had just happened.

His original intention of going to the gym at night was to have a good workout and vent his inner depression.

As a result, as soon as he arrived, Jin Jongguo came to the gym to look for him.

So after he completed the three major tests, he went out to eat with Kim Jong Kook, and then met Ji Suk Jin at his invitation.

I believe that people who know a little bit about Korean variety shows will basically have some impression of the name Ji Seok-jin.

Born in 1966, he first made his debut with an album in 1992, but his results were relatively average.

Later, he passed the host selection of South Korea's SBS TV station and became active as a host.

And in 2004, he also won the grand award that year with the indoor variety show "Star Golden Bell".

Later, he hosted many variety shows, but they were all mainly indoor variety shows.

Because of his humorous hosting style, he is basically one of the top hosts in Korea in terms of indoor variety shows.

Later, he joined the outdoor variety show "Runningman" in 2010, which was considered the second spring of his career.

Although when he joined, he was assisting Liu Zaishi, who was younger than him, as the deputy abbot, but he still worked hard to produce programs and play his role.

I don't rely on my seniority just because I am older. This is very rare in Korea, a place where the seniority system is quite strict.

And she also knows how to listen to other people's opinions and will not get angry because of juniors' jokes.

And it is precisely because of this character that he has gained the love of many fans, and even earned the nickname Wang Bizi.

Including Huang Xu's impression of him, they are all quite good.

Due to his excellent communication skills, Huang Xu quickly became brothers with him, and at this time, he also began to tell the purpose of finding him.

I want to join my own Malatang chain store.

Ji Seokjin is a well-known sideline expert in the Korean entertainment industry. He is quite obsessed with various sidelines.

Even when recording the program, relevant content was specially produced specifically for his preferences. You can imagine how obsessed he is.

He wanted to join Malatang when it became popular on the Internet and opened the first batch of franchise stores.

However, because he had no catering experience and did not meet Huang Xu's selection criteria, he was eventually screened out.

When the second batch of franchises opened, he backed down and withdrew from the franchise after seeing that Huang Xu and others did not limit the number of franchise stores.

There is no way. Although his income as an artist is good, he has been doing side jobs in the past few years but has not spent any money. He needs to be more cautious.

Now that so many places are open at once, he is a little worried about business issues.

But who would have thought that although the second batch of franchised stores were more skilled, most of the businesses were doing pretty well now, which gave him the idea of ​​joining again.

However, since he has missed that batch of franchises, Huang Xu and his company's employees are now busy with the decoration and opening of more than 100 stores in this batch, and have temporarily stopped joining.

This made him regret every time he went home and saw the bustling Malatang shop outside his community, and why he had to back down.

Originally, he had given up on this matter, but not long ago, when they had a variety show dinner, he heard Ha Dongxun talking about Huang Xu and his Malatang shop, so he came up with the idea of ​​letting them Let me introduce it and see if I can get a franchise spot.

After listening to his story, Huang Xu was stunned for a moment, but then he shook his head and raised his glass to Chi Shizhen.

"I'm sorry, Brother Seokjin."

"Ah, me"

Chi Shizhen was stunned as he just picked up the wine glass. He did not expect that Huang Xu would refuse so simply.

According to his idea, he had already come here, and the people he got along with before were relatively harmonious, and the matter was not too big, so Huang Xu should not refuse.

When he saw Huang Xu picking up the wine glass just now, he thought it was done, so he picked up the wine glass.

Who would have thought that Huang Xu would reject his request.

This left him stunned, not knowing what to do next.

In the end, Jin Jongguo, who had been watching, saw this situation. He was stunned for a moment, then picked up the wine glass and touched it with Huang Xu,

Then he was ready to smooth things over, hoping to ease the awkward atmosphere just now.

At this time, Chi Shizhen also reacted from the shock. Although he was a little angry inside, he did not show it.

After all, compared to artists like him, businessmen like Huang Xu have a higher status.

Therefore, although his face was a little ugly, he quickly adjusted his mood and prepared to continue to enhance his relationship with Huang Xu.

Huang Xu, on the other hand, looked at the two of them in a funny way, with a slightly embarrassed expression on their faces, so after finishing the glass of wine, he began to explain.

"I don't let Brother Shi Zhen join Malatang because of Brother Shi Zhen's consideration."

"Oh, what do you say?"

Hearing Huang Xu's words, the expressions of Kim Jong Kook and Kim Jong Kook suddenly improved a lot. They were already disappointed with this matter, but they didn't expect that there would be a turn for the better.

Especially Chi Shizhen, the depression he felt just now dissipated a lot, and then he looked at Huang Xu, wanting to hear what he had to say.

Seeing the expectant expressions on the two of them, Huang Xu stopped hiding and began to tell the reason.

"Brother Shi Zhen, if you join, I would actually welcome it. As a well-known host, joining my brand will also be a publicity for us, so I will naturally not object."

"As for rejecting you, it is actually for your consideration."

“Think about it, how many malatang shops are there in Seoul now?”

"According to statistics from our company employees a few days ago, in addition to the more than 100 stores under our brand, there are at least about 300 stores selling Malatang in Seoul now."

"Do you want to join now?"

After Huang Xu finished speaking, he looked at Chi Shizhen, waiting for his answer.

After listening to Huang Xu's explanation, even before Kim Jong Kook had any reaction, Chi Suk Jin was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

He only saw that the Malatang shop next to his community was doing well and making a lot of money, but he never thought that there were so many shops selling Malatang in Seoul now.

If Huang Xu didn't explain this to him just now and let him join directly, then he would really be deceived. As an artist who has been debuting for so many years, although I will not go bankrupt directly because of investment, it will still be broken and my vitality will be severely damaged.

There is no way. If you want to open a Malatang store of Huang Xu's brand, the entire initial investment will cost several hundred million won.

If the business is not good, then the money will be wasted.

Therefore, Chi Shizhen now not only has no complaints against Huang Xu, but also feels full of gratitude in his heart.

Including Jin Jongguo next to him, he was also full of apologies for doubting Huang Xu just now.

The atmosphere between Huang Xu and the three of them seemed quite harmonious for a while, but it was not until this moment that Huang Xu spoke out what he had just thought.

"Brother Shi Zhen, in addition to Malatang, I also have a new catering brand. When the time comes, you will see if you are interested."

"New brand?"

When Chi Shizhen heard the news, he became interested again.

After all, there is already a successful case of Malatang. Naturally, he is not willing to miss the new brand proposed by Huang Xu.

At least listen before you talk.

When Huang Xu saw that he was interested, he didn't continue to explain, but kept it secret.

"It is still in the confidentiality stage. After our direct-operated store opens, if the business is still good, Brother Shi Zhen is welcome to come and support us."

Huang Xu was on the sofa, constantly thinking about the dinner he had with Kim Jong Kook and Chi Shizhen that night, trying to see if he had made any omissions.

In fact, it was only after meeting Chi Shizhen that he came up with the idea of ​​whether his pickled fish franchise store could use celebrities to promote it.

Of course, even though he is a celebrity, his main targets are actually those in the Korean variety show industry.

The income and status of Korean variety artists, especially professional comedians, are actually not high.

In addition, the competition here is extremely fierce, and the speed of elimination is unimaginable in China.

Even top hosts like Ji Seok-jin need to think about the future and find ways to prepare an escape route for themselves.

Huang Xu wanted to use them to join his pickled fish shop, and at the same time use their influence to directly expand the pickled fish franchise.

After all, although the income of these people is not high and their influence is not comparable to that of idols, they are still numerous.

Moreover, they appear in variety shows on major TV stations all year round.

They only need to mention a few words on the show and add Huang Xu's encouragement to achieve a very good publicity effect.

Huang Xu sat on the sofa, thinking about his plan, and slowly fell asleep.

When I woke up the next day, I was woken up by Goo Hara's video call.

Looking at Goo Hara's unpainted little face in the video, Huang Xu also had a smile on his face.

"Good morning Oppa."

"Good morning, Hola."

Goo Hara lay on the bed and looked at Huang Xu with a smile.

"Sorry Oppa, I went to bed too early yesterday and didn't see your message."

"It's okay, I just missed you a little after drinking last night."

Huang Xu looked at Goo Hara's delicate little face, and his mood suddenly improved a lot, and then he and Goo Hara started chatting, telling each other love words.

After chatting for a while, Huang Xu looked at Goo Hara and asked.

"Holla? When will you come back?"

"I'm going to stay in Zhenli for two more days. She's going out for filming soon. I'll stay with her and help her sort out her supplies."

"Huh?"

Huang Xu only felt a little surprised at this time. He did not expect that Gu Hara actually said that he would not come back in a few days.

Looking at Huang Xu's unexpected expression, Goo Hara laughed.

"Oppa, Ernie told me yesterday that you should stay by yourself for a few days and then go back when I feel better."

"Why?"

"Onie said, this is your punishment."

After saying that, Goo Hara hung up the phone, leaving Huang Xu with a dull expression.

He originally thought that he would only stay alone in the empty boudoir for a day at most, and Sunny would come back after he had calmed down.

But looking at the current situation, my behavior that night really made Sunny angry, and until now, the anger has not dissipated.

This made Huang Xu a little helpless, but there was nothing he could do.

Especially after she hung up the phone she called Sunny, she could only shake her head helplessly.

Then he got up and started washing.

Now Sunny is angry with herself, and Goo Hara obviously listens to Sunny more, which leaves Huang Xu with no choice but to stay alone.

However, he did not stay at home and play games, but planned to take advantage of Sunny and Goo Hara's absence in the past few days to deal with some things at hand.

Especially those things about Tara and their company.

According to Kim Tae-woo's news, Kim Kwang-soo has made several trips to MnetMedia in the past few days, just to seek investment.

And according to people he knows, there are big problems in CCM’s capital chain.

The company CCM seems to have existed for many years, but its assets are actually not very large. It can even be said that it has not developed much.

Needless to say, there is no need to say much about Jin Guangzhu's ability. Although many people have been criticizing his personality and despising some of his practices, few people say that there is a problem with his ability.

If he didn't have the ability, he wouldn't have been able to stay in the highly competitive Korean entertainment industry for so many years and persevere.

The most important thing is that although he is famous in Korea for being stingy and exploiting artists, since the last century, there have been famous artists under his company, which can also represent his abilities.

Take the combination of Tara as an example.

Before their incident, they were the number one girl group under SNSD.

They even started to attack SNSD.

How could he possibly do this if he didn't have the ability.

You must know Girls' Generation, which is a girl group that has truly reached the top, and can even compete with boy groups now.

This is partly due to the fact that Tara and others are relatively good in terms of strength and appearance, and Kim Kwang-soo behind them also contributes a lot.

Therefore, there is absolutely no problem with his abilities, especially his ability to create idols and even his ability to control the market.

It's just because of his stingy character and his method of squeezing artists that all the famous artists left him one after another after their contracts expired.

Otherwise, his CCM company would not be the size it is now, but would be working towards becoming one of the three major companies.

Therefore, after Huang Xu learned this, he became interested in Jin Guangzhu.

Let’s not talk about his level of management of the company, but his control of the market and the screening and training of new people. Huang Xu does not want to miss this "talent".

So Huang Xu called James and Kim Taiyu over, and then began to make corresponding plans.

So in the afternoon of this day, several uninvited guests were welcomed into Jin Guangzhu's office.

"Are you Kim Kwang-soo?"

(End of chapter)