Chapter 431 Idol Wave

Chapter 431 Idol Wave

Chapter 431 Idol Wave
Just as Galaxy Pictures went public and created a huge sensation in the capital and entertainment circles, another incident in May also attracted the attention of many people in the entertainment circle.

On May 15, Wu Yifan (Kris), the Chinese member of the Korean idol boy group EXO, formally requested the Seoul District Court to rule that his exclusive contract with SM Entertainment was invalid, and went to court with his former agency.

This incident caused quite a stir in the domestic entertainment circle, especially among idol fans.

As one of the well-known figures in the Asian idol circle, Wu Qian accompanied a friend to participate in a talent show held by South Korea's SM Entertainment in Canada in 2007. By chance, he became a trainee under the company and went to South Korea alone for training.

It was not until April 2012 that he debuted as a member of the EXO group and served as the captain of EXO-M, and then began his road to fame.

But no one expected that Wu chose to terminate his contract with the Korean agency just two years after becoming famous.

And soon all kinds of rumors appeared on the Internet.

Some said that Wu terminated his contract because the agency exploited him too much, and the excessive pressure and fatigue caused him heart problems.

Some say that Wu Qian has returned to China and is in private contact with Lehua Entertainment in China.

Some also said that Wu Qian transferred to Xingdou Culture...

Anyway, there are all kinds of rumors flying around on the Internet, but no matter whether the news is true or false, at least Wu's signing and returning to China has become an indisputable fact.

This also seems to indicate that a new era of traffic in the entertainment industry is about to come.

However, with the arrival of Wang Hao, a variable, and the influence of the butterfly effect, reality is often not static.

On Sunday, June 2014, 6, the Shangjing Workers' Stadium in Chaoyang District was already packed with people.

As night falls, the gymnasium is brightly lit and bustling with people.

As one of the largest comprehensive stadiums in Shangjing City, the Workers' Stadium covers an area of ​​35 hectares, with a construction area of ​​more than 8 square meters and can accommodate up to 8 spectators.

Now it seems that the 8 spectators have probably all arrived.

As for why these audiences gathered here, it was naturally because they had their reasons that night.

For example, at this moment, Wang Hao, chairman of the Galaxy Group, and his fiancée Jing Tian were sitting in the VIP seats in the front row of the venue, holding two tickets in their hands.

It says on the ticket [Korean girl group T-ARA 2014 China Tour Concert in Beijing].

Yes, Wang Hao and Jing Tian came to Workers' Stadium tonight to watch a concert, a concert of the Korean idol girl group T-ARA (Crown Group). This was also the first stop of their 2014 concert tour in China.

As for why Wang Hao and Jing Tian came to watch a concert of a Korean idol girl group?
"I heard you spent 3000 million to sign this girl group?"

Jing Tian looked at the concert ticket in her hand, then looked at the stage which was still empty, and asked curiously.

"Well, he was signed at the beginning of last year. The transfer fee was 3000 million. He still has 5 years to go. It's a bargain."

Wang Hao smiled and nodded, adjusting his sitting position to be more comfortable.

"It was mainly because they had some problems in Japan two years ago, which led to their fans in South Korea boycotting them and their careers declined severely.

It just so happened that our Galaxy Group had a lot of business dealings with CJ Entertainment, the agency behind their agency, and the country was also preparing to further open up the mainland entertainment market to neighboring countries, so we signed them.

Now that they are considered employees of our Galaxy Group."

The Korean idol girl group T-ara signed by Galaxy Group is a girl pop singing group that debuted as a six-member group in 2009.

The group consists of six female members: Jeon Bo-ram, Lee Joo-ri, Park So-yeon, Ham Eun-jung, Park Hyo-min, and Park Ji-yeon. The name T-ara comes from the English word "Tiara", which means wanting to become the "queen" of the music industry. Therefore, it is nicknamed the "Crown Group" by domestic fans.

And these girls really deserve the title of "Queen" and "Crown". After the initial adjustment after their debut, they quickly became popular in Korea. With songs such as Lovey Dovey, they became one of the top three girl groups in Korea. They have the strength to become the top star and are almost on par with Girls' Generation at the time.

Then they entered the Japanese market in 2011, and in 2012 they tried to expand their influence to Southeast Asia.

However, in the middle of 2012, due to the "troll incident", T-ara was accused of internal bullying, and team member Liu Huaying was said to have been ostracized, bullied and accused by several other members.

Especially after Liu Huaying announced her withdrawal from T-ara and broke down crying in front of the camera, the rumors of bullying were confirmed, which led to a boycott of T-ara across the entire Korean network at that time.

This incident dealt a heavy blow to T-ara. Under the boycott of the entire Korean people, the members' new dramas were replaced, the program was removed from the shelves, the tickets that had been sold were refunded, the members' safety was constantly threatened, and they were sent poisonous food and cosmetics. The organizers did not give them benches for the occasional performance stage, so they could only stand to rest. The compilation concert was blacklisted...

In this dire situation, Galaxy Group's Korean branch took decisive action.

Because the Korean branch of Galaxy Collective knew the inside story, they knew that the "troll incident" itself was not a problem of the T-ara team. It was not that several other members of the team bullied the member named Liu Huaying, but that Liu Huaying pretended to be injured at the concert and wrote and directed the bullying incident herself.

However, due to the power of Liu Huaying's father, a high-ranking official, and the inability of the agency behind T-ara to handle the situation, coupled with the fact that fans in the Korean entertainment industry are somewhat crazy and excessive, even if the team has repeatedly clarified, it has no effect. Its commercial value in South Korea can be said to have plummeted.

Therefore, this is the best time for Galaxy Group to take over T-ara's management business.

After all, your Korean agency is afraid of Liu Huaying's high-ranking father and dare not clarify the truth, but Galaxy Group is not afraid.

However, even though T-ara's career was declining rapidly, their agency was still unwilling to let go and only agreed to sell the girl group's management rights in China at a high price.

Fortunately, Galaxy Group has a certain relationship with CJ Entertainment, which is behind the agency. The two parties jointly operate some of the plot projects of "Galaxy Cinematic Universe" in South Korea. At the same time, CJ Entertainment also knows that China is opening up its entertainment industry, and Galaxy Group plays an extremely important role in it.

So T-ara was half-sold and half-given away by their agency to Galaxy Group, so that Wang Hao, like the Korean chaebols, now has his own girl group.

To be honest, Wang Hao doesn’t have any ideas about the girl group members of T-ara, and he has no feelings about their songs.

However, after switching to Xinghe Group's Xingdou Culture and entering the Chinese market, the response was very good, even more popular than it was in South Korea.

After all, the Korean market is only a little bit bigger, and there are only a few so-called fans.

“This deal is still a good deal.”

As Wang Hao spoke, he took out his cell phone and looked at the time. It was only a little while before the concert started.

"After the company signed them, they used their troll army to help them clarify the situation and quickly stabilized the situation in Korea. Then they hired a teacher to teach them Chinese for half a year, hired someone to make Chinese dance music for them, and then pushed them to appear on domestic variety shows to restore their popularity.

After going through this process, their concerts in China last year and this year were all sold out, and they almost earned back the transfer fee with 16 concerts.”

As Wang Hao spoke, the ambient lights in the Workers' Stadium lit up. On the big stage in the center of the venue, six girls in bright silver skirts posed in their own styles and slowly rose to the fast-paced electronic music.

The show started with energetic singing and dancing, and cheers immediately broke out from the audience, followed by uniform shouts.

"T-ara!"

"T-ara!"

"T-ara!"

Wang Hao was sitting in the front row. Although he was not very fond of the music, it felt pretty good to see several pairs of snow-white and fleshy thighs rising and falling in front of him.

Moreover, the professionalism of the girl group T-ara is beyond doubt. Perhaps because they were saved by the Galaxy Group and the Chinese market when they were at their lowest point, the six members of T-ara have a great affection for Chinese fans.

In the past year, they have worked extremely hard in every concert tour in China.

Of course, it is also possible that there are important people present today. Anyway, from the beginning of the concert, several girls have been singing and dancing on the stage, performing the songs and dances very hard.

After one song, the six people stood on the stage, greeted the fans and audience in fluent Mandarin, and introduced themselves.

"Everyone, we are T-ara!"

The whole audience cheered and screamed again, and the cheering sticks and light boards formed a sea of ​​stars, fully demonstrating the potential of China's idol market and T-ara's popularity in China.

In such a fanatical environment, even a passerby like Wang Hao, who was not a fan, could not help but be infected and a smile appeared on his face.

At the same time, he also shouted to the beautiful woman beside him who still had her charm:
"Director Jin, what do you think? There is still a lot of room for development in the idol market in China, right?"

The beautiful woman with lingering charm is Kim Hyo-jung, director of the artist department of CJ Entertainment. She came to China this time on assignment from the head office to investigate the market.

The on-site performance of T-ara's tour in Beijing did surprise her, but she had long known the huge potential of the Chinese market, so her expression remained calm and she responded with a smile.

"Mr. Wang, the Chinese market is indeed a blue ocean for us.

The mainland lacks idol artists, and we have the most mature idol training mechanism. If we cooperate..."

Wang Hao waved his hand and interrupted her.

"If you want to enter the mainland market, you have to follow our requirements!"

His words were so decisive and full of the tone that they left no room for argument, which made Jin Xiaoting very uncomfortable.

However, cooperation with Galaxy Group is CJ Entertainment's established policy, and Jin Xiaoting has no way to violate it. All she can do is to gain more benefits for the company.

And the key point is that after Wang Hao said this, he casually added another sentence.

"I heard that there is a Chinese idol in EXO who is in the process of terminating his contract with their agency. There are also quite a few Chinese trainees in Korea."

The termination of Wu Qian's contract with his agency SM caused quite a stir not only in China but also in South Korea.

On the one hand, colleagues are laughing at SM, but on the other hand, they are also secretly on guard.

You know, there are many Chinese idols in Korea. Now that China has announced that it will open up the entertainment industry, if SM loses the case, other idols in Korea will probably follow suit and terminate their contracts and return to China.

"The Wu signing incident is just the beginning."

Wang Hao looked at the figure on the stage with a swaying body and long white legs flying, and spoke slowly. His voice was still clearly heard by Jin Xiaoting in the noisy environment.

"Everyone knows that China's entertainment industry is on the rise, while South Korea's entertainment industry has reached its peak. Entering the Chinese market at this time is the best choice.

As for wanting to enter the US market, you are considered a senior executive in the industry and should know what the situation is like in the US. How could those white people look down upon you?

Anyway, make a choice as soon as possible. Time waits for no one. China is bound to open up its entertainment industry. It is determined and has made all kinds of preparations. "

Jin Xiaoting looked around at the frenzied situation and fell into deep thought.

Just as Wang Hao said, the world has changed because of him, the butterfly flapping its wings, and the entertainment industry has changed.

You should know that a few years ago, Wang Hao had already predicted the arrival of the traffic era in the domestic entertainment industry and how serious the negative impact it would have on this industry.

Therefore, he also made plans early on. In addition to working hard to develop himself, build his own film industrialization, and improve his ability to generate revenue, he also talked with senior leaders about the benefits of opening up the entertainment market to the outside world and introducing talent strategies.

Since the era of traffic cannot be stopped or suppressed, it is better to add fuel to the fire and give it a push in advance so that it can enter the mature stage as quickly as possible, like Japan and South Korea, and reduce the chaos caused in the early stage of the era of traffic.

In the past two years, the state and the Galaxy Group have been secretly working and operating quietly in accordance with this strategy.

First of all, in terms of policy, the national cultural department is undoubtedly more open to Korean and Japanese cultural products compared to Wang Hao's previous life. The restrictions on the introduction and broadcasting of many Japanese and Korean film and television dramas and works have been relaxed a lot, and celebrities and idol artists from the two countries also have more opportunities to come to China to make money.

Among them, T-ara girl group of Galaxy Group is not the only example. Three people like Nagasawa Masami, Ishihara Satomi and Ma Dongseok are undoubtedly also excellent role models.

Because of their participation in the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] works "Unnatural", "Grim Reaper" and "The Fault in Our Stars", the three of them became extremely famous in China and were loved by many audiences.

Naturally, Galaxy Group signed their domestic agency contract, increased their investment in publicity, helped them get a lot of brand endorsements, and arranged several mainland film and television projects, as well as variety shows, which naturally contributed to their popularity in the country.

In particular, the two Japanese beauties, Nagasawa Masami and Ishihara Satomi, have surpassed the top 85 flowers such as Yang Mi, Tang Yan and Liu Shishi in China with their unique beauty, friendly attitude, strong business ability and professionalism, and have directly broken into the ranks of first-line Asian actresses.

(End of this chapter)