Chapter 21 New Beginnings and Past Stories
The eight-year contract finally ended, and K ushered in a free life that had been away for a long time. He got up early in the morning. After a simple arrangement, he first went to the original agency to conduct the final handover procedures. The other party did not waste much energy on the singer who once belonged to him, and even felt a long-awaited feeling of the expiration of the contract. Both parties cleanly completed the final procedures and symbolically shook hands with the boss of the agency. K completely left the company.
The second itinerary was to go to CJ Film, because at this moment he was already a free man. The song usage contract signed with the other party was much simpler. After completing the copyright handover, the producer of CJ Film enthusiastically asked K to invite the latter to have lunch, but he was still concerned about investment. K just agreed with the other party to meet again, and went to Han Zhenzai's office with Kwang Soo.
"Come? I thought you would come earlier..." Han Zhenzai, who had been waiting in the office early, smiled and said hello, pointing to the lawyer sitting next to him, saying, "This person is responsible for the legal affairs of the new company in the future... Those things yesterday must be kept confidential, right? So I just kept him by my side..."
"Thank you..." K chuckled and nodded to thank him, sitting opposite Han Zhenzai, who took the newly customized investment contract from the lawyer and handed it to K seriously.
"Look at it... To be honest, I did the contract yesterday by thinking that you were embarrassed, but since I already knew the past, I naturally need a decent contract to be worthy of our 'National Captain'..."
K didn't say much, but just smiled and looked at the new contract in his hand. Compared with the previous one, this new contract made K feel relieved. There were no too mean terms and no embarrassing requirements. Han Zhenzai also made considerable concessions in his own production freedom.
"In general, this contract focuses more on cooperation than investment. I have money, you have talent and experience. What I need is not only an artist, but a leader who lays the foundation for the future development of the brokerage company... When it needs to be explained, in addition to the funds necessary for acquiring the small brokerage company, I will not hand over too much free funds to you, so if you need a large investment project, please convince me first!"
"No problem..." K chuckled and said, "It seems that you not only want to be a simple investor, but also want to learn from me the experience of being able to base yourself in the entertainment industry..."
"It's always a little rewarding that is worth the money I invest, right?" Han Zhenzai said proudly, handing the signing pen in his hand to K. Seeing the other party signing his own name on the contract, he picked up another contract, "Oh! That stupid, come here!"
"Who...me!?" Kwang Soo widened her eyes and looked at Han Zhenzai, trying to curse a few words. In the end, she endured it and walked to the other party reluctantly, "What are you asking me to do? Could you also sign me as an artist?"
"Am I crazy?" Han Zhenzai replied coldly and threw the contract to the other party. "I don't care how difficult it was for you before, but from today on, you and K represent my face. This is your agent contract. Don't count on K's commission in the future. I'll give you money! But you have to remember to give K a shameful itinerary like the last time, and I'll kill you!"
"Do you think I'm willing to take it..." Kwangsoo, who muttered in a low voice, picked up the contract. After reading it briefly, he couldn't help but grow his mouth, "Is this really a contract for me?"
"What? Do you think the money is too low?" Han Zhenzai glared at Kwang Soo, who was smirking, "I give you this price not because you are worth it, but because you want you to stand in front of other agents with confidence. You can persist in that environment for eight years. This thing forced me to look up to you! To do this, even a dog should bring a gold chain..."
"Ah, can you die if you don't hurt me?" Kwang Soo, who was originally smiling happily, was again shrunk by the other party's last words. Han Zhenzai was obviously doing a good thing, so he had to say a few extra words to make others hate him before he was happy?
"Tell me something serious..." Looking at the two people who were having fun, K said helplessly: "How are you preparing for the acquisition of the company? Have you found a suitable one from the list I listed?"
"Well, I asked someone to analyze it before and thought Starlight Entertainment was pretty good. As you said, there are not many trainees in the company, and the staffing is very simple, so there is less trouble when purchasing. I have already found someone to practice them. I guess the acquisition will be completed in the next two days. I will change the name at that time. This is the candidate list, so you can give me some advice!"
"Well..." K took it and looked carefully, then smiled and said, "Yonghan Entertainment? Are you not afraid that you will settle the score with you?"
"What are you afraid of..." Han Zhenzai curled his lips and said indifferently: "Anyway, it's not someone else's use... Besides, with this name, it's probably easier to connect to the relationship in the future... But I don't recommend this name very much, I just list it as a choice..."
He did not ask why the other party opposed it. K just followed the list and when he saw a name, he paused for a moment, slowly raised his head and asked, "Is this... really OK?"
"I guessed you would choose this..." Han Zhenzai smiled and said easily: "It's nothing wrong. I've already consulted at the Registration Bureau. Now that this name is no longer used, we don't have to worry about someone coming to cause trouble. And if you use this name, it will attract many fans of Zeng Jin, right?"
"Is that true..." K looked at the last name on the list and said softly: "Tai Chi Music... It's a name I haven't heard in a long time..."
Tai Chi Music was a very popular singer in Korea in the 1990s. Its representative singers were very popular, but the most famous at that time was naturally the company's boy group, the son of music...
The first negotiation went very smoothly. After the end, Han Jinzai asked K and Kwang Soo to have a drink. As the boss and subordinate artists in the next five years, although there are still many problems with each other, they have the same goal and will embark on a path of mutual support together...
"Can I ask a question?" After drinking for three rounds, Han Zhenzai, who had a little drunk on his face, couldn't help but ask curiously: "Since that Cui Wanfu killed Xiandao, why would you let Xiandao's sister marry him? This is not a TV series, don't say anything for her good..."
"For her good? Then I will try my best to protect her by my side!" K, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke: "I didn't want to talk about this, but as an investor, it would be a good thing to know something earlier... This matter will start in 1998..."
In 1998, when the music son was arrogant in the entertainment industry, K and his companions were busy every day between itineraries everywhere. A song only took about four minutes, but it took more than an hour to maintain the order before and after the performance. During the period of physical and mental exhaustion, their family was the objects they missed the most...
"Brother! My sister is coming to Seoul..." Zhang Xiandao, the youngest, is a person who always has endless energy. Although he comes from the place, he is cheerful by nature and soon becomes familiar with his three brothers. At this time, he is not like a star with a large number of female fans at all. When he mentions his sister, he seems to have become the boy from the arms of the mountains again.
"My money has been saved almost. I will take my sister to go to college this year and buy a big house next year, so that my mother can come to Seoul to enjoy her life..." Regardless of whether her busy brothers heard or not, Zhang Xiandao said with his bright smile: "At that time, no matter how tired the trip is, I will not be afraid..."
"How much money are you missing? Otherwise, I'll take my aunt here this year..." K, who was writing a new song, said with a smile: "Save you to keep talking to me at night, and let me sleep well..."
"Is your money enough? How much money can someone with a girlfriend have left in their hands..." Park Junshang smiled and interrupted while playing the game console, "Show it off! Don't listen to the captain's thug. He spent a lot of money to please Jian Mi-yeon! Come on, go and help me get my coat, I don't have to leave my money to please my aunt..."
"Yes! And mine!" Liu Xianwu also joined in the fun, "The store I opened for my parents before was doing well, and I received pocket money when I got home recently!"
"No! My dream is to use my own money to buy a house for my mother. If it weren't for the IOU left when my father passed away, they would have come to Seoul last year..." Zhang Xiandao said with a smile: "I probably would be fine after the concert this year..."
"Captain..." Speaking of the concert, Liu Xianwu smiled and said, "Didn't the old man say how the concert is divided?"
"I said..." K seemed to have no interest in these things and still wrote a new song seriously. "When the meeting, the old man spoke, saying that except me, you three of you all share the 46% of the company and you get 40%... Of course, the surrounding sales are still 37% of the time, and these 70% are also a considerable number..."
"What about you?" Hearing K out, Park Junshang couldn't help but ask curiously: "I have already started to be responsible for the overall production. How much can the old man give you?"
"10%..." K still had that tone, without any emotional change. "Because foreign cooperation and project planning are left to me to decide, I will share the 50% share with the company, and the surrounding area is the same as you... Then I will take out that 10% to treat everyone to dinner!"
"It depends on your self-consciousness!" Liu Hyun-woo said with a smile: "Don't use the fish cakes from the aunt's place to fool us! Show me, when will our sister come to Seoul?"
Chapter completed!