There has always been a legend circulating within S.M Company.
At annual meetings or company dinners, as long as the four passions sit at the same table, no one else dares to sit with them.
On the day that s.m company was acquired, the new president Li Chenghao organized a company dinner.
Although Li Chenghao said in the conference room that all employees and artists who wanted to participate could participate, what the executives understood was that all employees and artists in the company must participate tonight, except those who have important matters at home and those who are serving in the military.
outside.
Ever since
seven o'clock in the evening
A large barbecue restaurant near Samseongdong Company.
S.M Company directly booked the venue, and a total of nearly 400 staff and 75 artists came.
There was a lot of noise, and the employees were all talking about whether they would increase their basic salary and have more benefits like the employees of Zion Entertainment Company in the future.
The artists talked about their expectations for future work and development opportunities in TV series, movies, variety shows, etc.
Except for Lee Soo Man and Lee Sung Ho, everyone else from the top management was present.
Bae Zhuhyun did not sit with the members this time, but sat at the upper table.
Somewhat awkwardly, Bae Joo-hyun, who doesn't talk much outside, has remained silent. She occasionally responds to topics raised by senior executives such as Nam So-young and others who she used to look up to.
She could clearly feel the change in the attitude of the senior management towards her. Fortunately, Li Ruifu was around to help with the conversation, otherwise Pei Zhuxuan felt that she would die of embarrassment.
At this moment, she was looking forward to Li Chenghao's appearance.
It seems that when Li Chenghao sits next to her, he won't encounter embarrassing things anymore, and he doesn't have to worry about the atmosphere being ruined because he said the wrong thing or took the wrong action.
Restaurant entrance
Lee Sung Ho and Lee Soo Man arrived one after the other.
Li Xiuman put his hand on Li Chenghao's shoulder enthusiastically: "I've almost prepared the business plan. When can we go to Sunward Capital to talk about this matter?"
"Let's go on the weekend. I have to deal with the affairs of S.M Company first recently. In fact, I will only take care of it for a short time. I still need to find a suitable person in CJ Entertainment to take over the position."
Li Xiuman frowned slightly: "Isn't President Li always in charge of managing S.M Company?"
Li Chenghao smiled and shook his head: "I have too many things on my hands. Zion Entertainment Entertainment and Sunward Capital are still in their infancy. There are also a lot of things about TVN Broadcasting Bureau and entering Hollywood."
Thumbs up, Lee Soo Man also patted the rainbow fart: "That's why there is a saying that with great power comes great responsibility. President Lee is indeed a representative figure of young entrepreneurs."
"Director Li is not bad either. He has been named one of the 500 most influential people in business in the world for several consecutive years."
"Hahaha"
The two entered the restaurant smiling.
When the staff and artists saw Lee Sung Ho and Lee Soo Man coming in with their arms around their shoulders, they stood up and said hello.
No matter what, in S.M Company, Lee Soo Man's influence is unmatched.
Even if Li Xiuman wants to keep a low profile tonight, Li Chenghao doesn't mind. After all, Li Xiuman is one of the founders. The important thing is that he no longer has any shares. To put it bluntly, he has lost the decision-making power.
Seeing the table where the management was sitting, Lee Seong-ho and Lee Soo-man strode over.
Bae Zhuhyun had already moved away from her, but Li Chenghao stopped in front of the table.
The table is already full, and you feel uncomfortable even if you squeeze in to eat.
I glanced around and found a mostly empty table in the corner a few meters away, saying, "Let's go sit at that table."
Li Xiuman followed Li Chenghao's gesture and looked over. He shook his head and said, "President Li, there is a reason why that table is empty. Let's sit here."
Why, there were just a few company artists sitting at that table.
Moreover, Li Chenghao knew all these people. To be precise, he had met them before when he worked at CJ Entertainment.
Sitting in the middle is TVXQ's Jung Yunho, on his left is SJ's Choi Siwon, on his right is Shinee's Choi Minho, and across from them are EXO's Kim Junmyeon and SJ's Kim Heechul.
"Zhuhyun, will you accompany me to sit there?"
Pei Zhuxuan did not stand up immediately. He glanced at the people at the table and hesitated.
In the end, I thought about it and walked to the table where Zheng Yunho and others were sitting together with Li Chenghao.
There's no way around it, it's still easier to sit with them than with the senior executives, even though it will cause a headache.
When the surrounding staff and artists saw Li Chenghao and Bae Zhuhyun approaching the table where Jung Yunho and others were sitting, they secretly sighed: "The president really doesn't understand the company, but Director Bae should know. Why didn't you remind the president?"
Pei Zhuxuan reminded her. Before approaching the table, she whispered to Li Chenghao: "Of these five people, four are representatives of enthusiasm and one is a madman. You must be mentally prepared."
Li Chenghao didn't understand why he had to be mentally prepared. They were just five artists. Even if they were enthusiastic or crazy, they should be restrained when facing themselves. This is how other people behave when facing themselves.
But he was wrong.
Before they could sit down, the five people stood up and walked towards Li Chenghao and Bae Zhuhyun respectively, enthusiastically giving up their seats and inviting them to sit down.
The positions are still separated, with Jung Yunho and Choi Siwon sandwiching Lee Sungho, Choi Minho and Suho sandwiching Bae Joo Hyun, and Kim Heechul changed to a separate position in the middle.
Others saw this scene and covered their foreheads: "It's over. Will the president's impression of the company drop to freezing point because of these people?"
The members of the groups they belonged to were also worried. Changmin sat directly next to Eunhyuk: "Yunho and Siwon looked like they were trying to get President Lee Sungho drunk."
"No way, Teacher Li Xiuman and the others will stop it."
"Teacher Li Xiuman and the others didn't even sit at that table. It's not like you don't know how scary those people are."
The moment they started eating, the few people began to exude their natural enthusiasm and energy. No matter what Li Chenghao said, they responded positively, and the wine glasses were never empty.
Kim Heechul even boldly fed Lee Sung Ho directly, and even took the initiative to bring up the gossip about Lee Sung Ho and Bae Zhu Hyun, even suspecting that they had an affair. He also said that it is normal for young people to be ambiguous, and who is handsome and doesn't like it?
She looks pretty.
The enthusiastic gang of four couldn't stop the madman Kim Heechul, so they had no choice but to drink with him.
"President nim, you know how to play 3, 6, and 9, the most basic table game."
Li Chenghao wanted to say that he didn't know how to play. He didn't need to play games to drink when he went out. There were plenty of people waiting on him.
Before the words were spoken, Cui Minhao emphasized: "Brother Siwon, what are you talking about? How could President Nim not play such a simple game? Do you look down on President Nim?"
Yunho also joined in: "Don't say 3, 6, 9. President Nim will definitely be able to play the wine table games we play, but we may not be able to play the wine table games that President Nim plays."
"Then let's start from 3, 6, and 9. The loser will have a drink. Brother Heechul, you will be responsible for making the cannonball wine. Director Bae will also participate in the game."
"Oppa, you should call me Zhuhyun"
"No, you are the director now, so we must call you Director Pei."
Bae Zhuhyun had nothing to say and was forced to join the game.
There are no presidents or directors when playing games. When Li Chenghao made a mistake, everyone was stunned, but then there was still ruthless laughter and formal suspicion.
Even if Li Chenghao doesn't want to play, it's okay. Four people are holding him back, so he has to play.
Looking at this situation, Li Chenghao finally understood what Bae Zhuhyun's previous reminder meant, and also understood why other artists, staff and senior executives would rather sit together than sit at the same table with them.
Obviously, there must have been senior executives who suffered losses in the past, and Li Xiuman was definitely one of them. Otherwise, why would he have squeezed into the senior executive table without hesitation after seeing this table today, and would rather give up talking about business plans with him while eating and drinking?
Chance.
“You’re almost done drinking”
Li Chenghao nodded, thinking that he could finally rest for a while, but Cui Minhao suggested again: "Since everyone is almost done drinking, let's start the official truth or dare game."
"The old rule is, if you choose dare or dare and you can't drink three drinks, choose to tell the truth and fail to answer or lie and drink five drinks."
Raising his hand, Li Chenghao suspected that he heard wrongly: "Is it three and five beer glasses now?"
"Of course, President Nim, don't worry, we won't make excessive demands. The big adventure is just singing a song and dancing, it's very relaxing."
"What do you mean?"
Siyuan explained: "Don't worry, President Nim. If President Nim wins the lottery, we will ask President Nim some basic questions at most, and we won't ask very sensitive questions."
Li Chenghao believed it, and when he felt a little relieved, the wine bottle actually turned to him.
They thought it would be a simple question, but the four of them exchanged glances. Then Cui Minhao whispered in Kim Heechul's ear, and Kim Heechul asked: "When was the last time President Nim had a kiss?"