Chapter 378 The human heart

Li Menglong is now like a sandwich biscuit. Although he is not unhappy on both sides, he is still a little embarrassed. After all, according to his own temperament, he really will not come to eat such a meal.

It was obvious that the meal was not good, so they could just talk on the phone. It was not like they had never met each other before, but in order to better test each other's bottom line, Li Menglong still came over.

At this slightly higher level, everyone is actually still willing to meet and talk. To put it simply, everyone is willing to compromise with you as a person, not just through a few cold emails.

Of course, since they can compromise with each other, there are also mutual threats. In short, the two parties meeting will test their personal aura, brains and adaptability, and both parties are somewhat confident in themselves in these aspects!

"Hello! President Jin, have you ordered?"

"Well, it's already been ordered!"

"Then let's add some more, I just happen to be a little hungry since I didn't have dinner!"

They chatted all the way with a somewhat teasing smile. Don’t underestimate these seemingly irrelevant conversations. In fact, aren’t the so-called advantages established in such an inadvertent way? Could it be that they start to tear each other head-on? ?

Jin Yingmin originally wanted to suppress Li Menglong through his own knowledge, but who knew that this kid knew a lot. No matter what Jin Yingmin talked about, Li Menglong could at least chat with him, which made Jin Yingmin feel even more regretful in the end. Why haven’t such talents come to us?

The food was almost done, and even for a person like Li Menglong, the food was tasteless at all. His mind was thinking about the meaning of every word Jin Yingmin said, and he even had to think over the answer as many times as possible.

Although Li Menglong has this ability, he really hates this kind of situation and the people opposite him. He is so silly and sweet every day with the girls.

"Menglong, you are so much younger than me, so I just said some things directly! Did you go a little too far? You know that I have been indulging you and Girls' Generation in Korea!"

Li Menglong is not the kind of person who tells lies with his eyes open. No matter what the considerations are, at least Jin Yingmin gave in to the matter of beating up S*M's managers. Otherwise, even if he doesn't take action in the lawsuit, he will do it in private. There will also be some methods.

But did Li Menglong cause trouble? He had always been quite restrained, but he couldn't just watch the girls jump into the fire pit, so he still stood in front without hesitation.

Seeing Li Menglong not speaking but just pursed his lips, Jin Yingmin knew that there was no need to say some words of solicitation. Anyone who can achieve this level of career is a soft-hearted person. Since the emotional card is useless, he can only use it. Naked interests.

"You and I actually have nothing to do, it's just about the girls renewing their contracts!" Jin Yingmin set the tone first: "As long as you can convince them to renew their contracts as soon as possible, we can discuss all related matters, and you can even be their manager. Anyone can do it!”

"This is boring, isn't it? It's a text trap!" Li Menglong just pointed out the other party's tricks and returned it to the agent. Doesn't the agent also have to listen to the company? What is the essential difference.

"Then what do you mean? Terminate the contract? Think about it, this is s*m!" The biggest threat finally came. This sentence is not just empty talk, it is proved by countless bloody facts.

From the earliest days of Hot, TVXQ, to Shinhwa's current SJ, any group's contract termination is not a bloody road, and the worst thing is that TVXQ has terminated the contract of several people. Until now, they are still unable to appear in singing programs and variety shows in Korea.

The blood red on S*m’s reputation is the blood of previous groups, which makes people hesitate! And Kim Young-min is not the kind of person who can only threaten. As the most successful star-making company in South Korea, s*m also has a lot of resources.

It can be said that it is a typical sense of déjà vu with one hand as a stick and the other as a carrot.

"The new contract must be a little different, tell me what you have to say!" Li Menglong leaned on the back of his chair and said calmly with his head slightly lowered.

Jin Yingmin had also understood Li Menglong's character, so he stopped doing those mean things and directly and generously announced the highest contract he could offer. The first was a shortened term, a collective three-year contract, and everyone It's okay to split the species.

It’s just that these are all false. People like Li Menglong never just look at the appearance. It’s boring to have 120 million more for each person every year. What’s important is resources! Otherwise, s*m has squeezed all the last profits out of the girls, and what happens when the contract is renewed?

It's just that Li Menglong couldn't get an answer to his question. Even Jin Yingmin just smiled and didn't answer at all. Li Menglong also understood that the answer to this question was obvious.

How many artists are there in S*m? Many people know this, excluding those who have just debuted. The girls are barely able to advance to the qualifications of veteran artists this time. That is to say, those who have stayed in s*m before them are considered the veterans of the company.

Although sm has enough resources, it really can’t handle the fact that so many elders want to develop freely. Apart from other things, sj still has more than a dozen people waiting for them, but s*m doesn’t even have a full album of theirs. , because it is not popular enough, it may not make that much money!

That’s right, it’s not that you can’t make money, it’s that there’s not enough! The same resources can be given to newcomers EXO, the share is still low, and the popularity is still high. Why spend so much energy to support a bunch of outdated SJs?

If you switch to an ordinary company, it would be easy to understand. SJ was once a star product, but it will always be outdated. As a new flagship product, exo can already surpass SJ in terms of profits, so SJ’s final fate That is to reduce production until it disappears.

There is nothing to say in terms of benefits, but it is a pity that SJ is a human being, and girls are also human beings. The previous bloody examples have been placed in front of them, and the girls cannot help but see it.

If the girls are still working as a group in this contract, then SJ will be their future, maintaining their final glory in loneliness, and then waiting hard for an album.

But if there are nine girls, all of them need personal resources, s*m can’t afford it! I won’t give it either!

The problem gradually became clear. In short, s*m just wants to drain the popularity of the girls that they have been in in recent years. As for the next contract, it depends on the situation, but I believe there will still be nothing too big. good result.

Lee Menglong's request was for each person to have detailed personal resources, such as giving solos to several lead singers, continuing to promote TV drama roles for Jessica and Yuri, finding variety show connections for Hyoyeon, etc.

"This contract is my greatest sincerity. You go back and discuss it with them. I hope there will be a good result. I also have feelings for Girls' Generation!" Jin Yingmin motioned to the waiter to come over to check out, then stood up and sorted out his suit: "If possible, don't get involved! Really, you and your small company can't afford to wade through this water!"

"I can swim!"

"Haha, you kid! I may go back to Korea tomorrow. If there is any news, let's talk about it later!"

"Go slowly! I'll treat you to dinner when you return to Korea!"

Jin Yingmin waved his hand, and the two of them walked out with smiling faces at the same time. However, when they were in the car, their expressions were much colder. There was almost no difference between whether they talked today or not. Both of them were too shrewd. , so smart that you don’t need too many words, just set out the conditions.

But the conditions are almost impossible to compromise!

After Li Menglong returned to the community, he sat down there alone for a long time. After thoroughly sorting out the resources in his hands and what happened, he walked up. In fact, the most critical thing in this matter was the name Girls' Generation, but the girls That's a total of nine people.

"Are you happy to have dinner with Tara? I thought you wouldn't come back tonight!"

"That's quite happy. You don't know how much fun we had eating, and you even gave me an autograph!"

"Tch, our autographs are much more expensive than what they sell!"

"Yeah! As for the cold-faced princess, you don't usually sign autographs for others, so the sales are naturally expensive!"

"Yeah, be careful, Jessica is in a bad mood today!" Kim Taeyeon said from the side.

It's just that this angered Li Shunkyu on the side. She knew what Li Menglong was doing, and although he forced a joke, the fatigue between his brows could not be concealed at all.

He did these things for the girls. Li Shunkyu didn't even feel jealous, he just felt distressed. Moreover, he was so exhausted that he didn't even have anyone to talk to him: "She's still talking when she's in a bad mood? Just go back to the room and sleep!"

"Did you take gunpowder? It was just a joke!"

"Are you joking like that? Then I was joking just now. Why are you so serious?"

I don’t know how long it had been since there had been such a scene in the girl’s dormitory. For a while, everyone was still a little unaccustomed to it, but fortunately they had seen it many times before, so they gathered around a few and dispersed.

Only Kim Taeyeon instinctively felt something was wrong, of course not from Lee Soon Kyu, but from Lee Mong Ryong. At this time, Lee Mong Ryong didn't come forward to speak? Even if he comes out to attract firepower, that's fine.

The reason that allowed Li Menglong to do this may be that he was a little tired. Of course, it may also be that Li Menglong's patience with the girls has been exhausted today, at least he is unwilling or unable to coax them anymore.

In fact, it's almost the same, because even with such intrigues, Li Menglong still can't make the decision for the girls. This feeling is very bad, and it even feels like being held back.

And he himself doesn't think highly of the girls. To be honest, nine people are too many. When faced with something that is closely related to the future for almost their entire lives, it is estimated that each of them will be too entangled.

And s*m has a trump card when faced with disobedient groups that want to be disbanded. It is to keep some members of the group and the name of the group, and then use powerful resources to continue to rely on the group to make money. Over time, the artists who leave gradually lose their fame.

This trick is really tried and true. After all, there are people who can withstand the temptation of s*m’s huge benefits, but there are really not many.

And patting his own heart, if the nine members of Girls' Generation were to terminate their contracts at the same time, would there be nine people in the end? Not to mention Lee Mong-ryong, Lee Soon-gyu, Kim Taeyeon and others themselves cannot guarantee this.

The human heart is so difficult!