Chapter 2253 A resolute boss
Kim Jong-sung has listed the list of 40 people in the idol league this time, of which 6 have signed contracts, namely krystal, Choi Sulli, Park Sun-ri, Song Qian, Yoo Yi-yun, and Lee Hye-ri. There are also two people who can sign contracts directly, namely Park So-yeon and Park Hyo-min.
So what Kim Jingcheng gave Shen Lan this time was a list of 32 people left. Although there were 8 fewer, it was enough to shock Shen Lan. Looking at the whole of South Korea, no entertainment company has done such a thing.
You should know that this is signing a contract with trainees rather than recruiting ordinary trainees. The biggest difference between the two is that signing a contract with trainees means that the company spends money to train, while ordinary trainees often have to pay the study fee to the company.
What's more, Shen Lan knew that with Kim Jingcheng's style of conduct, any trainee who he personally chose to sign a contract should debut, such as the dance queen, the girl's generation, soya, and iu.
Jin Jingcheng smiled slightly: "I already have the plan for the third generation of jjc girl group. This will be a large-scale girl group with a large number of people. I will find time to explain to you in the future about this girl group."
"A super-large girl group composed of dozens of people?" Shen Lan was shocked again, and then she thought it was not very strange. The other party was Kim Jingcheng. This man had only been in the Korean entertainment industry for three years and had already done many unprecedented feats. What's so strange about doing another one?
Immediately, Jin Jingcheng briefly told Shen Lan about the plan of the idol league.
After listening, Shen Lan carefully checked the list and found that some people, Kim Jong-sung had already given a way to find people, such as Paula, Hyo-rim, Hani, Park Jung-hwa, Song Ji-eun, Kim Hyuna, Kim Zhajing, and Luo Hailing, all of them are now working as trainees in JYP.
For example, Lee Juli and Jeon Bolan are now studying in the Department of Visual Arts of Minezhi University, so they can find them at the Department of Visual Arts of Minezhi University; for example, Ham Eun-jeong has made her debut as a child actor, and Lee Joo-yeon has also made her debut as an actor. These two can be found by inquiring about them.
For example, Xu Shuzhi has made his debut as a 2nb member, and this girl Jin Jingcheng will personally ask Xinshadong Tiger to help dig it out; for example, Ailee is now studying at Pace University in the United States, so she can go to Pace University to find her.
For example, Uie is now working as a trainee in a small entertainment company called good-e; for example, Pei Suji is now attending junior high school in Guangzhou Beikou District, and you can find it by going to Guangzhou Beikou District.
After watching it, Shen Lan looked at Jin Jingcheng in surprise: "Does there be many people in your secret scout team? It is distributed throughout South Korea? There are people in New York, the United States, and even female college students at Pace University are within the scope of exploration?"
Pace University is a university located in New York, USA with two independent campuses, one located on Wall Street, Manhattan, downtown New York, and the other is located in Westchester County, near New York.
Kim Jingcheng perfunctory: "Well, there are not many people in my team of scouts, all of them are distributed in South Korea. Ailee, a female college student at Pace University, was discovered by myself. Once I met her by chance in New York and heard her singing, I felt that it was very valuable to cultivate."
Shen Lan nodded: "There are some people on the list. You have not given a way to find people. Only names. It's hard for me to find people." Indeed, there are some people on the list. Jin Jingcheng did not give a way to find people, because Jin Jingcheng didn't know where these people are now or where they are trainees.
Jin Jingcheng naturally had a solution. He would ask Zhang Yingye for help in this matter and search the household registration addresses of these girls based on their names through the Korean police system. Of course, this kind of thing must be kept confidential, and it would be bad to spread it out, so he said: "I will give you the addresses of these people in a few days."
Shen Lan paused and said, "The trainee department has limited staff and it is a bit too busy to sign contracts with so many people."
Jin Jingcheng said: "You temporarily select ten staff members from other departments of the company to the practice room department. In addition, the King Kong Diamond Law Firm managed by Liu Minjian will cooperate with you this time."
Shen Lan nodded and said, "Even if the practice room department has enough staff, it will be difficult to complete this task perfectly. There are too many people this time, and there are many trainees from other entertainment companies. I can't guarantee that all of these people can be signed."
"Don't worry, the people I listed are all able to sign in or not too difficult to sign in." Jin Jingcheng is more confident. "Of course, if you want these human rights to sign in jjc, the premise is that we need to pay enough price and show enough sincerity."
jjc is now a top large entertainment company in South Korea. It is an existence comparable to the entertainment and media industry department of CJ Group. It is said that it is an entertainment company, but in fact it has reached the scale of a group. This alone is enough to make many people on the list tempted. Compared with jyp and small entertainment companies, many girls will choose jjc without hesitation.
Another point is that JJC has such a strong appeal president, and the three words "Kim Jingcheng" can also directly make some people on the list willing to come to JJC to be contracted trainees.
However, if you want to complete this task perfectly, these two points alone are not enough. Some people will inevitably be unwilling to come to jjc as a contract trainee, so at this time, jjc needs to pay enough price and show enough sincerity.
How to pay the price to show sincerity? In this regard, Jin Jingcheng and Shen Lan are both veterans. For example, they can promise that as long as they complete the training tasks assigned by the company, they can guarantee their debut; for example, they can receive salary and practice. Korean trainees usually have no income. Even if they are contracted trainees, they can receive salary during the trainees, even if not much, which is very attractive. For example, they can promise that once they debut, Jin Jingcheng personally creates debut songs; for example, Shen Lan, a well-known entertainment celebrity, can convince the other party, and if necessary, they can even let Jin Jingcheng come forward.
With such a price and sincerity, let alone a large entertainment company like jjc, even a small entertainment company usually cannot do it. Only Jin Jingcheng would be so unique. If he hadn't known the trajectory of these girls in his previous life and was not full of confidence in the idol alliance, he might not have done so.
Shen Lan smiled knowingly: "It seems that we have to spend a lot of money to sign these girls this time."
Kim Jong-sung said: "I will give you 8 billion won this time. If it is not enough, it can be increased."
Shen Lan sighed: "It seems that you attach great importance to this group of trainees. You are also very confident in the third generation of jjc girl group you are about to build!"
Kim Jingcheng nodded, with 8 billion won, which is more than 60 million yuan at the current exchange rate, and spending 8 billion won to sign a trainee contract. Looking at this kind of thing in the whole of South Korea, only Kim Jingcheng has the courage.
But he is not the one who is accused. He is willing to spend 8 billion won to sign this group of female trainees this time because he is indeed very confident in the Idol League. The 40 female artists in the Idol League in their previous life were all famous, and many of them have gained high popularity. Now, Kim Jong-sung believes that under his planning and construction, the Idol League will create huge value, let alone 8 billion won, 80 billion or even 800 billion won can be earned back!
This is not that 1 plus 1 equals 2, but that 1 plus 1 is greater than 2. He combines 40 female artists to create a value that is far beyond the 40 people in his previous life!
Jin Jingcheng reminded: "I can give you half a year. Within half a year, be sure to sign all 32 people on the list to jjc!"
Shen Lan nodded. Half a year was long enough, and she was more confident to complete it. If it only took one or two months, it would be really difficult.
Jin Jingcheng reminded again: "In addition, tomorrow you will register the trademarks of the Idol League girl group name and the eight teams of tara, f(x), sisstar, girls-day, a-pink, exid, 4charm, and beautiful-actress."
I remember that Jin Jingcheng had registered the "Girls Generation" trademark very early, and this time was no exception. He didn't want these trademarks to be registered in advance.
Shen Lan paused and asked, "Have you figured out when to launch the idol league?"
Kim Jong-sung said: "January 1, 2009."
Shen Lan said: "So fast?"
It is now the end of August 2007, and it is only a little over a year before January 1, 2009. In Shen Lan's view, it is a bit hasty to train such a super-large girl group composed of 40 people in more than a year.
In addition, on February 14, 2005, the first generation of jjc girl group dance queen officially debuted, and on August 5, 2007, the second generation of jjc girl group Girls' Generation officially debuted, with two and a half years between them. In fact, even two and a half years was a bit short.
Kim Jong-sung said: "It's a bit quick, but the situation in the idol league is special."
Shen Lan was curious: "How special?"
Jin Jingcheng immediately explained something briefly to Shen Lan.
According to Kim Jingcheng's plan, a super-large girl group of 40 people like the Idol League will release a single collectively on January 1, 2009 and then release a single collectively every quarter. In this process, eight teams will release one team after another.
The Idol League will be a girl group with high flexibility. When all members are together, they are an idol league. This situation will inevitably not be too many. It is more about team activities. When it is dispersed, they are tara, f(x), sisstar, girls-day, a-pink, exid, 4charm, and beautiful-actress.
This is also an inevitable thing. After all, there are gaps in age and literacy among 40 people. Some teams will launch first, and some teams will launch later. Just like in the previous life, Tara officially debuted in July 2009, f(x) officially debuted in September 2009, sisstar officially debuted in June 2010, girls-day officially debuted in July 2010, a-pink officially debuted in April 2011, and exid officially debuted in February 2012.
Shen Lan said after understanding: "However, the idol league will be fighting with Girls' Generation by then."
Jin Jingcheng smiled and explained:
"This is also a good thing. Isn't Girls' Generation fighting with the dance queen now? Only with competition can there be pressure, and only with pressure can there be more motivation. Since its debut on February 14, 2005, the dance queen has been dominating the Korean girl group market and even suppressing the boy group. This also makes the five members a little proud. If they continue to be proud like this, the dance queen will easily disband."
"The appearance of Girls' Generation is very exciting to the dance queen. You should also find out that because of Girls' Generation's debut, the girls of the dance queen have obviously become diligent these days, and they are all fighting with Girls' Generation. With the dance queen pressing on it, the nine girls of Girls' Generation will definitely work harder. The dance queen and Girls' Generation are both working hard and dedicated, and our company is the biggest beneficiary!"
"It can be predicted that next year 2008 will definitely be the era of Girls' Generation. At least in South Korea, Girls' Generation will definitely surpass the Dance Queen. If 2007 is the year of the Dance Queen and Girls' Generation, then 2008 is the year of Girls' Generation. In 2009, I hope to form a situation where the Dance Queen, Girls' Generation, and the idol league compete for the triple."
"You also know that compared to a girl group, boy groups have innate advantages, and female fans are wider and more crazy than male fans. However, this is not absolute. The dance queen can suppress the boy groups of the same period. It is proof that it is."
"The market for boy group will inevitably become larger and larger in the future. At this time, if we want to continue to suppress boy group, we need to do two things: one is to expand the girl group market, and the other is to invade the boy group market. How to do this?"
"We have let the dance queen, Girls' Generation, and the idol league compete for the three strong players, which means expanding the girl group market. Such a lively situation will inevitably attract a large number of fans from the boy group market to the girl group market, which means it has occupied the boy group market!"
"I also know that you are worried that these three girl groups will kill each other. Don't worry, I will naturally consider that the styles of the three girl groups, such as Dance Queen, Girls' Generation, and Idol League, are different. I will try to make them reduce the damage to each other."
"It seems that you have considered it in detail." Shen Lan said with a smile, but he was still a little worried: "Even if the super-large girl group with 40 people became popular as soon as it debuted in 2009, it will inevitably lead to people quitting the team for various reasons in the future."
Kim Jingcheng nodded, and he also considered this. In South Korea, not to mention a super-large girl group with 40 people, even if it is just a few people, there will often be cases where people withdraw from the team. For example, Hyuna, who quit the Wirls due to illness not long ago.
Jin Jingcheng said: "What we need to do is to strengthen the management of these girls. I believe that as long as we do the management well, we can reduce this kind of thing. Of course, it is just to reduce this kind of thing, and it cannot guarantee that anyone can avoid withdrawing from the team. If someone withdraws from the team, we will arrange for newcomers to join. Anyway, the total number of people in the Idol League girl group is fixed to 40 people. If someone withdraws from the team, the newcomers will join. For the 40-person girl group, the change of individual members will be very limited. Unlike those girl groups with three or five people, the replacement of individual members is a very serious matter."
Shen Lan said "yes".
After continuing to discuss with Jin Jingcheng for a while, Shen Lan left the office and immediately started to find and poach people. When he walked out of the office, Shen Lan smiled and sighed: "Zi Jingcheng's approach, our jjc trainee resources will soon become the strongest in Korea."
This is an exclamation, and even more admiration for Jin Jingcheng.
In Shen Lan's opinion, he is really a decisive boss, and this boss is still a genius, which is really terrifying!
Chapter completed!