Chapter 278 No need to pretend
"Long time no see Soonkyu!"
A thin old woman in the room looked at Sunny with a kind face at this time, took Sunny's hand and said.
"How long has it been since we last met?"
“I haven’t seen my aunt (, sugmo) for more than half a year”
Sunny's eyes were full of surprise when she looked at him.
When Huang Xu saw this situation, he looked at the other party with some confusion, obviously curious about the other party's identity.
But before Huang Xu could ask, Li Xiuman then said to Huang Xu.
"Huang Xu, let me introduce you. This is my wife Jin Eun-jin."
"Eunzhen, this is Sunny's boyfriend Huang Xu."
"Hello, aunt, I am Huang Xu, nice to meet you."
When Huang Xu heard this, he quickly greeted the other party.
But at this time, Huang Xu also became a little curious. Why hadn't Sunny talked about her aunt before?
And it's not just Sunny who didn't say it. Huang Xu didn't seem to have heard any news or deeds about Jin Enzhen in later generations.
But considering that she is just Li Xiuman's wife and doesn't seem to have any other identity, it is understandable that there is no relevant news.
Huang Xu was just curious as to why she was so thin and old.
When she and Li Xiuman stood together, there was no sense that the two of them were the same age, or a couple.
You must know that people here in Korea pay more attention to appearance, so most wealthy people are very concerned about their own care.
Even if many people are not in the entertainment industry, they still do beauty treatments and take care of their skin regularly.
That's why Huang Xu looked at the old Jin Enzhen with such curiosity.
However, Huang Xu was only slightly curious, and then put the matter behind him, because after seeing Jin Enzhen, some of the worries he had before coming have now been let go.
After all, if Li Xiuman's wife and Sunny's aunt appear tonight, it means that today's dinner may really be just a family dinner.
And those bad guesses I made before were just guesses.
really.
The next development of the dinner was exactly as Huang Xu expected.
After the four of them chatted in the room for a few minutes, they took their seats and started today's dinner.
After the waiter started serving the food and Huang Xu and Li Xiuman started drinking, Jin Eunzhen also began to care about Huang Xu's various situations.
For example, where is his home?
What do you do now in Seoul?
Who is at home?
How did you come to Seoul?
Although these questions are somewhat private, it is not polite to even ask them when they meet for the first time.
And many of these problems are problems that Li Xiuman has already understood.
But as Sunny's elder, it was reasonable for her to ask Huang Xu this.
Therefore, Huang Xu patiently answered Jin Enzhen's questions and told the other party everything he could say.
In the meantime, of course, Li Xiuman's various compliments were indispensable, and the atmosphere in the room became very harmonious for a while.
After three drinks later, Huang Xu slowly relaxed and began to talk about his company's new pickled fish franchise business.
Li Xiuman first congratulated Huang Xuxin on his success in joining the pickled fish franchise again. Now that many people are pursuing it, he asked Huang Xu.
"Xiao Xu, the franchise chain business has such a big market now, do you think our company can do some franchise-related business?"
"Franchise business?"
When Huang Xu heard this question, he was startled at first, then put down his wine glass and looked at Li Xiuman cautiously.
"Does your company also want to develop chain franchise business?"
"Yes, but don't worry, it will definitely not overlap with your project."
Li Xiuman looked at Huang Xu's cautious look and quickly smiled to reassure Huang Xu.
Then he began to pour out his bitterness to Huang Xu.
Why is it so difficult to operate a brokerage company now?
Training trainees requires too much initial investment, the investment time is relatively long, and there are huge hidden risks. risk.
Moreover, due to the lawsuits over artist contracts in the past few years, artists' share is now relatively high and the contract period is relatively short, so the income of the agency has dropped significantly.
In short, he said so much, Huang Xu summarized it in one sentence.
SM Company's current cash flow is tight and it needs to find new sources of income to maintain the company's development, otherwise the company may not be able to continue operating.
Now he saw that Huang Xu's franchise business was in full swing, so he came up with the idea of communicating with Huang Xu.
When Huang Xu heard this, he finally understood why Li Xiuman came to see him today.
To put it bluntly, I saw that the pickled fish he launched this time became popular again, so I was a little jealous and wanted to get involved in it.
So in the following time, although Huang Xu patiently listened to Li Xiuman's complaints with a look of great agreement on his face, he didn't believe Li Xiuman's words in the bottom of his heart.
There is no way, who knows that Huang Xu is a reborn person and has many memories of the future.
After returning to China in his previous life, although he stayed away from South Korea and did not pay too much attention to many information about South Korea, he still remembered the news that Lee Soo Man was suspected of embezzling more than 700 billion won.
That’s more than 700 billion won.
Although the Korean won is not too valuable, if the Korean won of this size is converted into Chinese currency, there will be nearly forty small targets.
And if Huang Xu remembers correctly, before he was reborn, there seemed to be only more than 2,700 billionaires in the world.
Lee Soo Man became one of the top 2,000 richest people in the world by relying on his corruption in SM Corporation.
You can imagine how much money he made.
Of course, he definitely didn't eat the money himself, and it definitely had to be distributed with relevant personnel.
And if Huang Xu remembers correctly, many entertainment companies in South Korea are white gloves launched by unexplainable figures.
As one of them, SM Corporation naturally has no way to escape. Those people will definitely draw a large amount of funds from the more than 700 billion won.
But this does not affect Li Xiuman's ability to earn a lot of money from it.
So Huang Xu felt a little disdainful of it in his heart.
But in his heart, he turned to contempt, and all these things were done from the bottom of his heart, and he still showed great respect for Li Xiuman.
From time to time he echoed Li Xiuman's words, and at the same time, his brain began to spin rapidly.
Can I cooperate with Lee Soo Man?
You must know that this morning, when he and his uncle were discussing how many stores to open, it was very distressing.
For the stores they gave up, let’s not talk about the cash cow problem in the later period. Let’s just talk about the first franchise fee, which is a lot of money.
Even this amount of money is already money that most people in the world will never earn in their lifetime.
And they gave up on this just to be cautious, for fear of charging too many franchise fees at one time, which would attract the attention of the plutocrats, or those in power.
But the premise of all this is that Huang Xu and his uncle and nephew are foreigners. They are rootless people in Korea, with no background and no connections. But Lee Soo Man is different.
Although Huang Xu didn't know who was behind him, from his years of experience, he had a deep background.
Even this kind of background was able to affect some related policies.
If the franchise chain business is led by him, then they can start the franchise chain unscrupulously and then harvest leeks.
And compared to himself, he also has an innate advantage.
That is unparalleled star resources.
As one of the largest large-scale management companies in South Korea, SM has countless artists under its umbrella, covering almost all age groups in South Korea.
Just take idol groups like SNSD who have a large number of fans, even overseas fans. Now they include TVXQ, SuperJunior, Girls' Generation, SHINee and EXO.
Except for EXO, which has just debuted and whose fan base is not yet strong, the remaining groups have a large number of fans.
Just take out any of these combinations, and the related franchise business can instantly cause a big trend in South Korea, Japan, and even China.
Just like the star Huang Xu was deceived into joining in his previous life, he harvested a lot of leeks.
It can be said that SM Company is naturally suitable for this kind of franchise industry.
And the most important thing is that Huang Xu actually had plans in this regard before. Did he ask Jessica to start designing related clothes without looking at him?
But his previous plan was to wait for his software company to develop, and then cooperate with SM Company through the huge number of users of the software.
Unexpectedly, Li Xiuman found himself now and fell in love with his franchise business.
Therefore, after Huang Xu patiently listened to Li Xiuman's complaint, he first sincerely agreed with Li Xiuman's complaint, and then asked a cautious question.
"What does uncle mean, is SM preparing to enter the franchise chain business?"
"Well, I have some ideas in this regard, but we have to do a detailed analysis and look at the market."
"These are just ideas now. The most important thing is that I want to consult with you, the "senior", to see if this matter is feasible."
"Uncle, you are joking. I just sat here for half a year, so I am not a senior."
Faced with Li Xiuman's compliments, Huang Xu quickly waved his hands to indicate that he couldn't bear it, and then looked at Li Xiuman with sincere eyes.
"Uncle, just ask. As long as I know something, I will tell you everything."
"Then thank you Xiaoxu first, come and have a drink with us."
Li Xiuman asked after having a glass of wine with Huang Xu.
"Xiao Xu, let me ask a more personal question, what is the profit rate of your current franchise chain?"
"I see some people say that your profit margin is actually not very high?"
"Hey, that's because they don't know the inside story."
When Huang Xu faced Li Xiuman's questions, he behaved like a stupid young man. He felt that he was being looked down upon, so he wanted to prove himself.
"Sometimes, don't look at the data that can be seen outside. Those are for others to see."
"If you just look at the data that can be found, it is indeed not very high. It can even be said that it is not very profitable. It is just relying on the quantity to earn some living expenses."
"But those are all deliberately shown to others."
"Oh, can you tell me in detail?"
Li Xiuman looked at Huang Xu's appearance, with a smile in his eyes, and sighed in his heart.
"You are still young, aren't you?"
"Drink a little bit, get a little excited, and everything will be revealed."
However, he also hid these things very well. From the outside, there were almost no flaws, and he looked like he was thinking about Huang Xu.
"Can you tell me? If you can't tell me, forget it. After all, these are your company's secrets. I know these are not good."
"There is nothing that cannot be said."
Huang Xu acted more realistically at this time, as if he was really a young man who was irritated because he looked down on him.
"You are sunny's uncle, we are all a family, there is nothing we can't say."
"Do you know how many people are willing to join my new pickled fish this time?"
"How much?"
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Around 11pm, in the parking lot of the club.
"Sunny, I'm sorry for making Huang Xu drink so much."
Li Xiuman looked at Sunny struggling to support Huang Xu, who was a little unsteady, and said apologetically.
"Can you go back now? How about I find someone to take you back."
"It's okay, uncle. I'll just drive and take him back later."
Sunny, who had not drank all night, struggled to support Huang Xu's body, and then refused Li Xiuman's kindness.
"It's really rude today. Huang Xu was never like this before."
"Maybe it's because we played all night last night and he never had a good rest."
"When he wakes up, I will ask him to apologize to you."
"I'm not drunk~~."
At this moment, Huang Xu, who was unable to stand still and looked like a drunkard, said unconvinced.
"Sunny, I'm not drunk. I'm so happy to see my uncle today."
"I can continue to drink, and I will continue to drink with my uncle."
"Okay, okay, you can still drink, so you're not drunk."
Sunny first gave Li Xiuman and his wife an apologetic look, and then began to comfort Huang Xu as if coaxing a child.
Seeing this situation, Li Xiuman shook his head helplessly, and then said to Huang Xu.
"Okay Xiaoxu, you're not drunk, but it's a little too late today. Can we drink again next time?"
"Okay uncle, next time I will bring some other Chinese liquor for you to try."
"Okay, okay, let's make an appointment next time."
Seeing Huang Xu's appearance, Li Xiuman also hurriedly said to Sunny.
"Sunny, take him back quickly. He drank too much today. Take care of him more tonight."
"Besides, you can stay with him at home tomorrow. I'll ask my agent to give you two days off."
"Okay, thank you uncle, I will take him back first."
After sunny thanked Li Xiuman, she arduously moved Huang Xu to the back row of the vehicle. Then she waved goodbye to Uncle Li Xiuman and drove away.
But just after walking out of the parking lot, she said to Huang Xu behind her.
"Okay, we've gone far, you don't have to pretend."
(End of chapter)