Chapter 215 Hello Uncle
Around eleven o'clock noon.
Chen Fangyi took Ran Xinxun and opened Huang Xu's car door while yawning.
Yesterday, the two of them played with Huang Xu until early in the morning before going back, and then fell asleep until now. They only woke up after hearing Huang Xu's call.
But even now that I'm awake, I still feel like I haven't had enough rest.
After the two opened the door and got in the car, Chen Fangyi, who had become very familiar after yesterday, looked at Huang Xu in the cab and asked.
"Mr. Xu, what delicious food can you bring us for lunch?"
"I'll take you to taste the authentic Jeonju bibimbap at noon, but I'm not sure whether you will be a little uncomfortable with the authentic Korean taste."
"It's okay. After I get here, I will definitely try some authentic Korean food."
Chen Fangyi listened to Huang Xu's words and said nonchalantly.
It is true as he said, now that they are here, they must taste authentic Korean food.
Otherwise, wouldn’t this trip be in vain?
And he is actually quite curious about Jeonju Bibimbap.
Although he was not very interested in Korean entertainment, in the Korean movies and TV shows and variety shows he watched with his girlfriend, those celebrities and entertainers ate the delicious Jeonju Bibimbap, so he naturally wanted to try it.
And not only him, but also Ran Xin, a fan of Korean entertainment, was naturally quite interested in Huang Xu's proposal.
However, that was only for now. After the car door closed, they lost interest in Jeonju Bibimbap.
Because at this time, a girl in the passenger seat was looking at them with a smile and greeted them in Chinese.
"Hello, I'm sunny, nice to meet you."
"Sunny, you are Girls' Generation's Sunny!"
After the two of them saw Sunny's face clearly, they quickly recognized Sunny's identity. They were surprised at first, and then shocked.
Compared to KARA, where Goo Hara is from, Girls' Generation's popularity and influence are completely different.
KARA's popularity is basically concentrated in Japan, and their home stadium is also in Japan. Only there can they belong to the first-line girl group and be able to compete with Girls' Generation.
If we simply talk about the popularity of South Korea, they are actually second-tier girl groups. Their music performance and popularity cannot be compared with the current popular girl groups.
Not to mention Girls' Generation.
Of course, just because their performance in South Korea is not good does not mean that their status is low.
As the most developed girl group in the Kpop circle in Japan, their status in South Korea is not low, and many people also treat them as a first-line girl group.
After all, they are a group that can become famous in the country, and their results in Japan are indeed outstanding, so their status has a special bonus.
But this is only in Japan and South Korea. If you focus on China, it will be a little different.
Sunny's Girls' Generation was a little different. Not only were they well-known in Korea, but now they are very well-known throughout East Asia.
Not only are the top girl groups in South Korea, they are well-known in Japan, China, and even Vietnam and Thailand.
It can be said to be a real top girl group.
Even Chen Fangyi, who is usually not interested in Korean Kpop culture, recognized Sunny's identity.
He can recognize Sunny. On the one hand, their group is relatively famous, and on the other hand, Sunny's recognition is very high.
But these were just surprises for them at most. What really shocked them was the special location of this meeting.
They saw Sunny in Huang Xu's car, his passenger seat.
After yesterday's experience, they have actually accepted the fact that Huang Xu is very well-connected in Korea and the Korean entertainment industry, and knows many celebrities.
Even if his girlfriend is Goo Hara, a well-known girl group idol, they accepted it.
So what's going on with Sunny in the co-pilot today?
Sunny looked at the two people who were so excited and didn't feel surprised. Instead, she calmly raised the coffee in her hand to them.
"Yes, I am Sunny from SNSD."
"Would you like a cup of coffee first?"
Looking at the coffee handed over by Sunny, the two of them thanked Sunny and then took the coffee in a daze.
Huang Xu looked at the shocked two people and quickly introduced them with a smile.
"Mr. Yi, sister-in-law, this is my girlfriend sunny."
"Girlfriend?"
After hearing this, Chen Fangyi and Ran Xin felt that their worldview was somewhat shattered.
When they met Goo Hara yesterday and learned that she was Hwang Xu's girlfriend, it took a long time for them to slowly accept this reality.
After all, it is not a strange thing in China for wealthy people to support celebrities.
But today Huang Xu introduced Sunny as his girlfriend, so what happened all of a sudden?
By this time, although Chen Fangyi was still relatively shocked, he had already sobered up from the shock just now.
When he saw that Zai Ran Xin was about to ask what was going on, he directly took her hand and motioned her to stop talking.
And the actions between the two of them were clearly seen by Sunny sitting in front.
But she didn't give an explanation, as if she didn't notice their actions, she took the two of them to a nearby bibimbap restaurant and let them taste an authentic Jeonju bibimbap.
But at this time, the two of them were no longer in the mood to taste the bibimbap.
Although the bibimbap in front of them is very fragrant and looks very tempting, at this time, their minds have been thinking about the relationship between Huang Xu, Sunny, and Goo Hara yesterday.
After all, it can be seen from the interaction between Huang Xu and Sunny during the meal that these two people are really a couple.
Otherwise, their interaction would not be so natural and intimate.
But what happened to Goo Hara yesterday?
When they had dinner and went to the nightclub last night, they could clearly recognize the relationship between the two.
It was precisely because of this that the two of them became even more confused.
At the same time, I also had some bad guesses in my heart.
"Huang Xu can't be a playboy who has two things, right?"
Yes, in their minds, the only answer was that Huang Xu was a playboy.
Otherwise, there is no way to explain that Huang Xu is now in a relationship with Sunny and Goo Hara.
After having this guess in their minds, the two men's eyes changed when they looked at Huang Xu.
Chen Fangyi looked at Huang Xu with envy and fear in his eyes.
He envied Huang Xu for being able to have two girlfriends at the same time, and both of them were young, beautiful and well-known actresses. How could he, as a man, not be envious?
As for fear, it means that there is some fear of Huang Xu's background.
Sunny and Goo Hara are popular Korean actresses, and their net worth and income are naturally extraordinary.
So what is the identity of Huang Xu, the boyfriend they share?
Watch the second generation? Rich second generation?
Or something else?
But no matter which identity he is in, it proves that Huang Xu has a profound background.
Therefore, the look in Huang Xu's eyes showed a trace of fear.
However, his girlfriend Ran Xin looked at Huang Xu with a hint of disgust.
As a woman, she naturally doesn't like a playboy like Huang Xu too much, and it can even be said that she has a natural dislike.
But now Chen Fangyi still needs to cooperate with him, otherwise Ran Xin may not just be disgusted.
As for the changes in their eyes, Huang Xu and Sunny naturally noticed some clues.
However, the two of them had no intention of explaining, and Huang Xu could only bear Ran Xin's contempt helplessly.
At about 1:30 in the afternoon, Huang Xu drove to a small street near SM Company.
Sunny looked at this familiar scene, then took out three passes from her small bag and handed them to Huang Xu and the others.
"This is the company's pass. There are too many people here, so I won't go in. It's not good to be seen."
"You can go in directly with your pass. Just ask the front desk and they will take you to the conference room."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, sunny."
After Huang Xu took the pass, he handed the car key to Sunny.
"Then you can find a place to rest while driving. I'll call you when I'm done."
"Well, then I'll see you tonight!"
Sunny first gave Huang Xu an OK gesture, and then said goodbye to Chen Fangyi and Ran Xin with a smile.
"Oh, see you tonight."
After Huang Xu's translation, Chen Fangyi and Ran Xin waved goodbye to Sunny with complicated expressions, and then got out of the car behind Huang Xu.
Before they walked a few steps, they saw photos of various celebrities and various support items from the roadside.
Likewise, there are many young men and women who come here to check in and take photos.
Ran Xin followed the crowd checking in and saw the several-story building not far away, with disappointment on his face.
"Is this SM company?"
"Yes, this is SM."
Huang Xu looked at the SM sign on the small building, nodded to Ran Xin, and pointed at the people who were taking photos and checking in nearby.
“Look at how many people are here to take photos and check in.”
"Well, it is indeed here, but I always feel a little disappointed."
Ran Xin looked at the surrounding environment and determined that this was the legendary SM, the agency where her idols TVXQ and Super Junior worked.
But in her imagination, SM Company, which should be very tall, now has a small office building with only a few floors. She was still a little disappointed.
Huang Xu also understood Ran Xin's feelings better at this time.
When I first came to Korea and saw this place, I was a little disappointed.
But now Huang Xu has opened his eyes to this, or in other words, he understands the secret behind it.
Korean Kpop seems to have been around for a long time, but what really made them break out of the circle was two thousand years later, when they left Korea and entered East Asian countries.
But at that time, they were still members of a subculture, just like Shamate, and were not accepted by the general public.
It was not until the rise of the second generation of boy groups and girl groups that Kpop culture truly became popular in East Asia.
And South Korea's major economic companies are slowly making a little bit of money.
Although it is cruel to say this, it is the reality.
It seems that the Kpop industry in South Korea is in full swing, but it just has a name. In fact, the scale of its industry has never been too big.
South Korea has three traditional economic pillars, shipbuilding, finance and automobile manufacturing, and later added an electronics industry.
However, these pillar industries have lost a lot of market share with the development of China in recent years.
After Kpop became popular in Asia in the past few years, they also came up with the idea of supporting the Kpop industry and forming a new pillar industry.
After all, Japan is an obvious example.
The area is also relatively small, but the tertiary industry such as animation and games has created a lot of profits and even directly formed a new pillar industry.
South Korea naturally wants to learn from them and see if it can promote its Kpop culture to the world and become a new pillar of the national economy.
But Huang Xu wanted to say that they still thought too much.
I remember in my previous life, Korean Kpop stars became very popular on the Internet after the arrival of the mobile Internet era, and their traffic was very large.
Even many well-known international luxury brands have begun to look for them as spokespersons.
In fact, a certain breakthrough has been achieved.
But these are false prosperity, and when someone pulls out their overall revenue numbers, it's a bit disappointing.
The overall revenue of Korean Kpop is actually not as high as that of MiHoYo’s Genshin Impact. The revenue of this game is high, not to mention the profit.
Seeing this, the data they usually publish and the false prosperity on the Internet are completely exposed.
It is obvious how much water they have injected into the daily data.
This data also represents that their Kpop culture has not actually approached the mainstream of the world, but has been just for their own entertainment.
Although they also have some world tour.
But there are not many genuine foreign fans. We still rely on fans in Asia to hold some small concerts.
But that doesn't mean they failed.
If Huang Xu remembers correctly, the overall income of these Korean economic companies will still double within the next few years.
In a few years, SM Company will also purchase multiple buildings to use as its own office space.
Although Huang Xu knew this, he did not tell Chen Fangyi and the others. Instead, he led the two of them directly into SM's office building with the envious eyes of the fans checking in.
After talking to the front desk, he was guided to a conference room upstairs.
A few minutes after they sat down, Minister Jin, who was in charge of this matter, entered the conference room with several staff members. "Hello, Mr. Huang, I am Jin.,"
"Hello, I am"
However, when the two groups of people had just finished their introductions and were about to get down to business, another figure came into the conference room.
Then several people from SM Company and Huang Xu stood up directly.
When the visitor saw this situation, he first waved his hand to indicate not to be nervous, then looked at Huang Xu and said:
"You must be Huang Xu. This is the first time we meet. I am Li Xiuman."
"Oh, hello, President Li."
Huang Xu looked at Li Xiuman, who was already sixty years old but still looked very young, and greeted him respectfully.
If it were a normal business meeting, his attitude and approach would obviously be undesirable and would put himself and his company into a passive position.
But the situation is different now. Lee Soo Man's identity is not as simple as the boss of a brokerage company.
For Huang Xu, his status as Sunny's uncle is obviously more important, which is why Huang Xu is so respectful.
And Li Xiuman looked at Huang Xu's respectful expression with a satisfied smile on his face.
"Yes, he is indeed a talented person."
"After you finish chatting, are you interested in chatting with me, an old man?"
"Those who have time are just afraid of disturbing you."
When Huang Xu heard Li Xiuman's invitation, he was a little embarrassed and couldn't understand his thoughts for a while.
"That's ok. I just have some famous Chinese tea from a friend. You can help me taste it later."
Then, without waiting for what Huang Xu was saying, he waved his hands to everyone and said:
"Okay, I, an old man, have finished my business, so I will leave now. You can continue your work."
After saying that, he turned around and left the conference room, leaving only the people who were still a little confused.
But it may also be because of his arrival that the subsequent negotiations went very smoothly.
Minister Jin seemed very tolerant of Huang Xu's request for endorsement years and to cooperate with their promotion and record video advertisements.
Even the cost of endorsements is kept to a very low level.
It only took a few people more than 20 minutes to discuss the endorsement contract, and the rest was just some details.
Looking at this progress, Huang Xu was also a little emotional.
"It seems that I have to thank Sunny's uncle."
But even without Li Xiuman coming forward, they actually didn't have much to talk about today.
After all, this is just a normal endorsement contract.
This type of endorsement contract is very common and even common in South Korea, where the entertainment industry is very developed.
Most of the articles in it have fixed templates.
Even the price of their endorsements has a very clear price.
What they can talk about is actually the length of the contract, their promotional methods, and how many times they can stand on stage within the term.
Before Huang Xu came, he was still a little worried about how to talk to them so that they could go to China to promote more.
But because of Li Xiuman's appearance, when they were discussing these matters, they could basically respond to their requests.
This made Huang Xu a little confused what to do.
In fact, what Huang Xu thought at first was to achieve his goals by spending money.
After all, in Huang Xu's mind, the current endorsement fees of Korean artists have not yet caught up with the world, and are still relatively cheap.
Yes, it's cheap.
Compared with Chinese stars who can easily spend millions or even tens of millions in endorsement fees, the endorsement fees of Korean artists are somewhat worth mentioning.
Take Kim Soo-hyun, who starred in "The Moon Embracing the Sun" last year as an example. He should be the most popular star in South Korea right now.
But his current endorsement fee is only 600 million won.
Converted into Chinese currency, that is 3.3 million per year.
This number seems to be a lot, but it is incomparable to the endorsement fees from China.
Moreover, this endorsement fee also includes many commercial performances, as well as a series of means such as online promotion.
As for his current target, EXO, which debuted last year, its current endorsement fee has just reached 300 million won.
Converted, that's more than one million a year.
And this price, if Huang Xu insists, can be lowered a bit.
After all, EXO is still a newcomer who just debuted a year ago, and their current endorsement prices are actually relatively low.
The most important thing is that they also give away two promotional short films and six commercial performances every year.
It can be said to be very cost-effective.
Therefore, Huang Xu quickly negotiated the price with the other party and was ready to sign a three-year contract at one time.
Merchants here in South Korea like to sign short-term endorsement deals, and it’s rare to sign one for so many years at once.
Because the celebrities and idols here change very quickly, when they become popular, businesses will come to ask for short-term endorsements.
Many people even sign for half a year, and some even only sign for three months.
In this way, merchants only need to spend a small amount of money to be endorsed by Qingdao's popular celebrities.
As a brokerage company, although they also want to cash out as much as possible when their artists are popular.
Therefore, after hearing that Huang Xu was going to sign a three-year contract, Minister Jin made the decision and gave him the opportunity to shoot commercial short films and the number of commercial performances.
However, just when Huang Xu and the other party had finished talking and were about to end the meeting and let the legal affairs of both parties work out the details and then sign the contract, Chen Fangyi finally came to his senses.
"Mr. Xu, are you done talking now?"
"Yes, that's good."
Huang Xu looked at Chen Fangyi and behaved as he should, not finding anything strange.
However, Huang Xu acted calmly, but Chen Fangyi was a little uneasy.
Although he has just graduated, he has experienced a lot of business talks, and he also has a lot of experience in business talks.
In the previous meetings he had experienced, the participants would have very heated discussions about various prices and the terms in the contract. People like Huang Xu were so easy to talk to.
So he continued to ask Huang Xu.
"Business negotiations should not be"
"Oh, I see."
After Huang Xu listened, he understood what Chen Fangyi was talking about, so he started to explain.
"Mr. Yi, this place is a little different from China. The entertainment industry here is very developed, which makes the endorsements of various celebrities very transparent."
"It is even said that the various clauses in the contract have fixed templates."
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"So the process of hiring a spokesperson here is relatively simple and there are not so many routines."
"The most important thing is that the president of their company just came over to help us stand up, so everything went so smoothly."
"The boss of their company?"
Chen Fangyi recalled the middle-aged man who suddenly appeared when they had just arrived and the meeting had not yet started, so he looked at Huang Xu with some confusion.
"That old man is Lee Soo Man, the president of their company?"
"Yes!"
"Okay! That's not surprising."
When Chen Fangyi heard this, he understood why this meeting went so smoothly.
After all, their president came to the platform and acted very close to Huang Xu, so what else is there to say.
But by this time, he was even more wary of Huang Xu's background.
What is his status in China and what background does he have that allows him to enjoy such a good life in Korea?
So he then stared at Huang Xu with curious eyes, trying to see something from him.
Huang Xu, who had just finished discussing with the other party, also felt Chen Fangyi's gaze, so he looked directly at the other party.
"What's going on, Mr. Yi, why are you staring at me?"
"No, I."
Chen Fangyi was about to say something, but he quickly responded and asked Huang Xu.
"I'm just curious as to why Mr. Xu has so much confidence in them and signed a three-year endorsement contract all at once."
"This, wouldn't you know if you went over and took a look?"
Huang Xu did not give an explanation, but asked him to go and take a look himself.
So he immediately said to Minister Jin:
"My two friends would like to see some members of EXO, is it convenient?"
"Convenient, this must be convenient?"
Minister Jin responded to Huang Xu's request very readily.
As the most important party of the EXO team at present, how could they refuse this request for a meeting?
Compared with other requests from Party A to accompany him for drinks or even sleep with him, Huang Xu's request can be said to be the simplest.
Therefore, after he agreed to Huang Xu, he said to his men:
"Ask their agent where they are now? If they are not at the company, get to the company as soon as possible."
"Okay Minister, I'll go now."
After hearing what Minister Jin said, someone quickly walked out of the conference room, then came back in less than two minutes and said something in Minister Jin's ear.
After listening to this, Minister Jin said to Huang Xu apologetically.
"I'm really sorry. They are currently in a commercial performance, but they have been notified to come back. They will be able to arrive at the company in one hour at most."
"It's okay. The more commercial performances they have now, the greater their reputation and the greater the benefit to us."
Huang Xu is relatively understanding of this matter.
There are actually a lot of various schedules for Korean artists, and you may need to catch up to seven or eight schedules in one day.
Even Huang Xu has seen that those celebrities who suddenly became popular in previous lives basically had no time to sleep, either in commercial performances or on the way to performances.
Even sleeping can only be done by squinting for a few minutes while driving somewhere.
This is the origin of the very famous "murder schedule" in the Korean entertainment industry.
And this name is not a joke, nor is it an exaggerated description, but it can really kill people.
There are many such examples in Huang Xu's memory.
Thinking of this, Huang Xu suddenly had an idea.
That is whether to buy a nanny car for Sunny and others.
In this way, she can have a better rest when rushing to the show, which is conducive to her body's recovery.
But this is just an idea of Huang Xu's. You can ask Sunny later, and then put it aside.
Because he saw Ran Xin in the conference room, doing nothing and looking around, and he also remembered Chen Fangyi's previous introduction.
Said that she was a fan of SJ and Dongfang Magic, so Huang Xu said to the other party again.
"This friend of mine is a fan of TVXQ and SJ. Can you take her to visit this place? If possible, it would be best to get an autograph and a photo or something."
"No problem, of course these are no problem."
Minister Jin took Huang Xu's request seriously and directly called a staff member who knew Chinese to take Chen Fangyi and Ran Xin around the company.
By the way, let’s see if the two groups she likes are in the company now.
If she were there, she would be able to directly fulfill her dream as a fan, take photos and sign autographs.
At this time, Huang Xu walked directly towards Li Xiuman's office.
"Hello, President Li."
"You still call me president?"
"Hello, uncle."
(End of chapter)