Chapter 232 Reaching a Preliminary Agreement
Looking at Li Yanhao with a bitter and silent face, Jin Renhe, who is a lobbyist, is not in a hurry. He knows very well. It is not good for LOEN company and even more good for DSP company. If he chooses to cooperate privately, DSP can get some corresponding compensation. If he chooses to break up, they will get nothing and will also arouse Han Ankang's grudge.
Kim Inha understands these truths, as the president of DSP, how can Lee Yeon-ho not know. Lee Yeon-ho, who currently regards this company as a useless KARA group, was originally hoped that they would reappear the brilliance of Lee Hyo-ri foursomes. Unfortunately, one of the foursomes had withdrawn after just one year of launch.
The DSP company, which had to change the team members, added two people in the end, turning the four-person group who debuted into a five-person group. Unfortunately, the competition in the entertainment industry is so cruel. Step by step, slower and slower, because of the change of team members, KARA has lost the opportunity to seize the market, and has even lagged behind the girl group of the same period step by step.
For an entertainment company that values revenue, a combination that cannot bring them expected revenue will naturally not be valued. It is also under this consideration that DSP company launched a six-person girl group at the end of last year to try the waters. It was considered to try walking on two legs, hoping to be brighter in the east and brighter in the west.
As a senior executive, it is understandable that this kind of idea is that, but for the five KARA people who have made a bad debut, one more girl group means having more resources. The five girls who are struggling to walk naturally feel dissatisfied with this treatment that is like being thrown into a cold palace. Fortunately, they debuted in order to make a name for themselves, isn’t it just that they can become famous?
The entertainment industry is a circle with rapid updates and elimination. If they cannot emerge, they will face a fate that is ruthlessly eliminated by the market. Not only are entertainment executives such as Li Yanhao, but the five girls in the KARA group also know this. If they do nothing like this, stay in DSP to go through the contract period, and wait for them to terminate the contract, and then they will be older, and what company is unfamous, who is willing to accept it?
Li Yanhao, who realized that KARA's job-hopping could not be restored, finally adjusted his emotions and began to discuss the so-called compensation conditions. This courage to stop when he was cut off made Jin Renhe feel that this person's ability is pretty good and he also knows what maximization of interests means. Soon there were other additional compensation conditions, and Jin Renhe threw it out to talk to Li Yanhao bit by bit.
When the preliminary agreement was finally reached, Li Yanhao saw that Jin Inha refused to make any concessions and knew that it was already good to win these resources. Since he could not keep the KARA combination, he could also get these resources and compensation conditions, and Li Yanxu could also invest all the conditions in exchange for them in the new combination. He strived to maximize his interests.
However, Li Yanhao still needs to obtain the approval of the board of directors for such an oral agreement reached by the two. However, he believes that as long as those on the board of directors are not stupid, they know that this is the best solution. Anyway, they are clamoring every day that the return on investment of KARA portfolio is too low. Isn’t it what they most want to see by throwing out this useless ribs to exchange for these conditions?
Li Yanhao, who stood up and left the cafe, looked at Jin Inha with a smile on his face, and suddenly felt that the future competition in the entertainment industry might be more intense. Now DSPs that are suppressed by the three giants are a little unrestrained. If there is another new giant rising, isn’t this entertainment industry even more chaotic and fierce competition?
Li Yanhao, who realized this, suddenly felt that if he could exchange KARA combination with this time and increase cooperation with LEON in the future, it might be more beneficial than disadvantages for DSP. Sometimes, choosing to stick to his thighs is also a smart choice. Only Li Yanhao, who understands the background of LOEN, can be unclear!
Looking at Li Yanhao who left by car, Kim Inha who was sitting alone in a cafe for a while, he knew that Han Ankang would go to Hong Kong tomorrow. Before he left, finalizing this matter would make him feel more at ease. As for the next promotion of the KARA group, Kim Inha's decision was to push them into the Japanese entertainment industry.
This was a choice that Kim Inha subconsciously made when he heard that Han Ankang planned to receive KRAR. In his opinion, the South Korean girl group is now saturated. With the competition in the South Korean entertainment industry, it is better to simply turn to the Japanese entertainment industry. At least in Kim Inha's opinion, the five girls in the KARA group are also very good at enduring hardships, so they don't have to worry about not making money after packaging them well.
Sitting in the cafe box, Jin Renhe and Han Ankang went to a phone call. Han Ankang, who was having lunch with five girls in the manor, saw that it was Jin Renhe's phone call, but he did not avoid the five girls.
He said very directly: "Brother Renhe, what's the situation? What did that guy say?"
The five girls who heard from it were related to their transfer of the company. They all put down their chopsticks and stared at Han Ankang, hoping to hear a good news they hoped to hear.
It was not until Han Ankang heard Jin In-ha that the matter was almost done that he said slightly: "It seems that this person named Li is a little self-aware. He couldn't wait for your call. I plan to go to them in person in the afternoon! Since a preliminary agreement has been reached, we should speed up the resolution of this matter. As for the follow-up matters, you will personally agree to them."
When they heard that the matter was finally done, the five girls who were relieved but worried about living here finally showed a relaxed smile. For them, as long as they could change the situation of being ignored, they were not afraid of hard or tired. From the day they entered this industry, they already knew that it was impossible to make a comeback without working hard.
When Han Ankang heard that Jin Inha had plans and pushed five girls into the Japanese entertainment circle, he frowned and said, "Brother Inha, why did you have this idea? Can you let them develop in Japan?"
I also heard Han Ankang talk before that in order to take full advantage of their reputation, after entering LOEN, they are likely to make a comeback in a country other than South Korea. The five girls felt that as long as they could continue to appear on the stage, they didn’t care about it. At first, they thought it would be China, but they didn’t expect it to be Japan.
The five girls who were not easy to interrupt quickly continued to stare at Han Ankang until they heard Han Ankang ask Jin Inha to come to the manor. They directly talked with the five girls who were about to become company artists. These included their promotion plans and the contracts they signed with them, and the matter was finalized as soon as possible.
Han Ankang, who hung up the phone, looked at the five girls thinking about the thoughtful girls and said, "Kyuri, Seung Yeon, Brother Inha. I plan to make you make your debut again in Japan. What do you think?"
These two girls, who are the most mature and steady in the combination, looked at each other and replied by Han Shengyan: "OPPA, as long as we can debut and appear on stage, we are not afraid of making a debut. But we are not very familiar with Japanese. Nicole has a foundation in English, and we are not very good at English. We are afraid that it will take a lot of time to learn languages!"
In response to this, Zheng Nicole quickly said: "Actually, I think it's good to go to Japan to develop. There are too many girls in South Korea now, and there are only two companies in our company. Sometimes, there are several companies that compete for one notice. If you go to Japan, I believe this competition will be much smaller. I think this idea is more wiser than continuing to stay in South Korea."
With this sentence from Zheng Nicole, the four girls who know that artists often have no choices are not saying anything more. They unanimously agreed to the company's arrangements. Han Ankang was once again shocked by these girls' persistence in the entertainment industry. He felt that at a young age, he would go to a foreign country to pursue his dreams.
Han Ankang, who knew in his heart that he was a layman, didn't say much and asked the five girls to continue eating. Waiting for their direct leader Jin Inha to arrive in the future to discuss their arrangements. As for the safety of the five girls in Japan, Han Anqing specially found Jiang Minghao after dinner and asked him to prepare a bodyguard team of five to ten people.
Although Han Ankang doesn't know much about the Japanese entertainment industry, these girls are friends and artists of the company. In addition, they are about to go abroad to develop, so there is naturally no leakage in safety issues. Sending some elite bodyguards to protect them in person is very necessary in Han Ankang's opinion, and it can be regarded as a little support for the five girls' love for the celebrity career!
When Kim Inha arrived at the manor and met the five girls from KARA group, he heard that they had no resistance to the company's arrangements, and he felt that he might have found another treasure this time. Compared with talented artists, Kim Inha prefers artists who are willing to endure hardships and not afraid of challenges. The former may only be popular for a while, while the latter may be able to stay in the entertainment industry.
As for the issue of signing, according to Han Ankang's intention, they originally signed a five-year contract for the five girls. The share ratio also increased to six to four. As a result, the five girls took the initiative to reduce 10% and hoped to sign the contract with a share of 7 to three. As for the modification of the contract, they hoped to increase the proportion to six to four after making the results.
Faced with the unanimous request of the five girls, Han Ankang didn't say much, but when he was talking to everyone, he clearly informed Jin Inha that it doesn't matter whether his debut is smooth or not, and the safety of the five girls is the most critical. In addition, those disgusting itineraries are not allowed to be arranged for the five girls, even if it costs more to do public relations.
As the president, Kim Inha, who is the president, smiled bitterly. It would be a good fortune to be an artist who can meet such a considerate boss. But if he is a manager, he will have a headache when he is a manager. Fortunately, Kim Inha himself also pursues building a humanized company, and he will implement it completely if he has requirements on this point.
After reaching a preliminary agreement with the five girls, Jin Inha said that they would start a surprise training for them after they reached a final agreement with DSP. At the same time, the company will start sending personnel in advance to Japan to contact lyricists and composers, striving to make their debut in Japan a hit.
Chapter completed!