Chapter 185 Current Situation

188. Current situation

Like Lee Young-ae and Han Ga-in, Son Ye-jin also walked out of the office with a livid face. She didn't expect that the current WF Entertainment Company would actually add insult to injury like this.

Although I really want to issue a statement to ridicule WF Entertainment Company, artists from Bangzi Country have always been at the bottom. Coupled with the current situation, hehe, the rich are the boss.

When leaving, Son Yejin saw an acquaintance, Han Caiying, walking towards her. The hatred in his eyes suddenly disappeared by more than half. Just as Cui Zhenyi said, the most indispensable thing for WF Entertainment Company now is people.

"Hello, Representative Cui, President Li asked me to come over to sign a contract today." Han Caiying walked into the office under the leadership of her secretary.

"Okay, Ms. Han, here is your contract. Please take a look at it. The signing fee is US$200,000 as agreed before. Do you have any questions about the 10-year contract?"

Han Caiying bowed and thanked: "No, thank you very much, Representative Cui." After saying that, she took the file bag and opened it, and there was a room card on the top.

"This is?"

Cui Zhenyi said without blushing, "That's our boss's key card. Our boss is a fan of yours. We hope to talk about movies with you."

This is Chi Guoguo's "hidden rule". Han Caiying gritted her teeth and did not answer.

"Secretary Li is next." Looking at Han Caiying who was still in a daze, Cui Zhenyi didn't say anything more. If you don't agree now, then there will be no place to ask for help.

"Okay Representative Cui, the next one is Sung Yuri." Secretary Li said holding a thick document bag.

Cui Zhenyi looked at Han Caiying who was still in a daze and reminded: "Ms. Han, I'm sorry if you can't accept it, you can put down the contract, and I won't disturb you here."

Secretary Li went up and reminded: "Ms. Han, please come this way."

Han Caiying was stunned for a while, then silently opened the document bag and signed her name.

"Congratulations to Ms. Han, you have made a very good choice. Secretary Li took Ms. Han to V3 to choose a payment method. In addition, he gave Ms. Han the company's recently prepared movies and asked her to choose roles."

Han Caiying lowered her head and silently followed Secretary Li out. Although it is shameful to behave like this, the current environment has left her with no choice.

Cui Zhenyi looked at the two people who were leaving and said with disdain, "Those who know the current affairs are heroes."

Next, Cheng Yuli slammed the door and walked out after seeing the room card in the document bag. Cui Zhenyi just smiled and didn't say much.

The next one is Choi Ji Woo, she is the most special one among so many people. Because her husband's background is not very good, it is said that he was born in a "bullpen". During this period, her husband Liu Zhen has signed more than 3 million U.S. dollars in loan sharks.

Now their family can only live in their parents' house, and their house, car and savings have all been squandered. She was said to be the worst person among those who had rejected Li Quanhyuk.

"Ms. Cui, your signing fee is US$100,000, and the contract is signed every 10 years. Do you have any questions here?"

Cui Zhiyou was stunned and asked sheepishly: "Representative Cui, when can I get the money after signing?"

"After signing, you can go to the side to collect your reward." Cui Zhenyi was also stunned. This was the first time he saw a woman who only cared about when he would get the money.

"Okay, Representative Cui, please excuse me." Cui Zhiyou took the document bag with a smile upon hearing this. After opening it and seeing the room card inside, Cui Zhiyou, who was originally holding the pen, was stunned like everyone else.

"Didi didi"

Cui Zhenyi's phone rang.

"Hey, President Li. Yes, yes, I understand. It will stop when there are 3 people signed." Cui Zhenyi took the mobile phone and connected directly, without avoiding Cui Zhiyou's actions at all.

Cui Zhiyou, who was originally stunned, was constantly troubled after hearing his words.

"I'm sorry Ms. Cui, the president here informed me that we are signing 3 people, and the company will stop signing new artists. So I am sorry that I have to inform the next one."

Hearing this, Cui Zhiyou quickly waved his hand and said: "Representative Cui, please wait a moment, wait a moment, I will sign it right now." Now she couldn't care about anything else. If she was slower, she would really have no way out.

"Secretary Li takes Ms. Cui to V4."

"Thank you, Representative Cui, thank you." Cui Zhiyou stood up, nodded and bowed towards Representative Cui and thanked him.

"You're welcome."

After the two of them left, Cui Zhenyi said disdainfully: "It looks like he is good at acting." As he said that, he took out the hand under the table, and it turned out to be another mobile phone.

Everything he did just now was written and directed by him, in order to give people who come to sign a contract a sense of oppression. It doesn't matter whether you want to sign or not. By then you won’t even be eligible to sign a contract.

"Next one."

Under the double act written and performed by Representative Cui, most of the subsequent artists were deceived by him. Of course, some are still struggling, but it will be difficult for them to sign again later.

Cui Zhenyi did not sympathize with them at all. He joked that in addition to WF Entertainment Company, there are several companies in Bangzi Country that would hire artists at "cabbage prices".

I haven’t seen that today’s top artists are almost out of work, let alone “outdated” artists like them.

After Son Yejin walked out of WF Entertainment Company, she glanced back blankly. Artists walked into the door of WF Company one after another, and from time to time, some people came out with the same anger as her.

"Ye Jin."

When she was about to leave in a dusty state, someone called her name.

"Yuli?" Son Ye-jin turned around and found that it was Sung Yu-ri.

"You are here too?" Sung Yu-ri asked quickly.

"Yes." Son Ye-jin nodded.

"Let's go, let's find a place to chat together." Looking at Son Ye-jin who was worried, Sung Yu-ri suggested.

"Okay."

The two parties walked directly to the coffee shop next to them, and after sitting down, they both ordered only a cup of the cheapest coffee. Now the financial situation of the two people no longer allows them to be "luxurious".

"You also refused?" Sung Yu-ri tried.

Hearing Sung Yu-ri's words, Son Ye-jin's eyes lit up and said, "Yuli, you are the same." The two finally found a reason for being the same.

"They are too much, and they are so blatant with unspoken rules." Sung Yu-ri said angrily.

Son Ye-jin said helplessly: "They are in control now."

After Sung Yu-ri calmed down, she sadly discovered that they had lost all the initiative. Just like Son Ye-jin said, they are the ones begging others to sign contracts, not others begging them.

Korea is a country that makes stars on an assembly line, and the last thing it lacks is artists. Even if they don't want to sign, there are still a lot of people waiting to sign.

The two of them fell silent as they talked. The current situation is very unfavorable for them. Although they don't want to be as miserable as Choi Ji-woo now, it will happen sooner or later.

Bank loans and various expenses are overwhelming them.

Choi Jin-yi continued to interview various artists, and some compromised like Han Chae-young and Choi Ji-woo, and some refused like Son Ye-jin and Sung Yu-ri.

Choi Jin-yi didn't care about this. In his opinion, these people would not be honest if they hadn't "experienced the beatings of society." This is also the sadness of the Korean entertainment industry. Artists are always the lowest existence.

"Yoon Bomi, Kim So Eun, Min Hyo Rin, Song Ha Yun, Kim Ha Na, Park Hyo Joo, Kim Yu Ri, Park So Yeon, Lee Joo Yeon, Kim Hyun Ah, Nam Ji Hyun, Song Yoon Ah, Shin Dong Mi? Have these people come?" Choi Jin Yi asked while holding the file.

"Chairman Choi has come."

"Yes, call them in one by one." Choi Jin Yi nodded and ordered. The reason for interviewing each one in person is, on the one hand, to make the artists feel pressured, and on the other hand, to "do a good job of ideological work."

Among this group of people, Song Yoon Ah is the oldest. She is also the most embarrassed one at present. There are really not many roles suitable for her at her age.

In South Korea, the best partners of most female artists are either artists or entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, these two groups suffered the most in this financial crisis.

Of course, there are also rich second-generation stars, such as Kim Ah Young. However, their families also suffered heavy losses in this financial crisis. This is a hunting ground for top consortiums, and small rich people can only be cannon fodder in this crisis.

More than 20 top conglomerates are all practicing hunting, how could they let go of the prey in South Korea? The local conglomerates seem vulnerable in this crisis.

In the same way, only Kim Ha-na and Song Yoon-ah signed on the spot. Their age can no longer allow them to be as willful as little girls. If they lose this opportunity, their fate will be even worse than now.

"These people who don't know how to live or die, they don't know how powerful they are." Choi Jin-yi laughed. There will be tears for these female artists who don't know how to respect.

"CEO Choi, President Kim Jae-seok of Guangyu Real Estate is here with his daughter Kim Ya-young." Secretary Li knocked on the door to report.

Choi Jin-yi: "Haha, is it the one who insured his legs for 500 million Korean won when he debuted the year before last?"

"Yes, CEO Choi."

"Let them in."

Before, Choi Jin-yi might have looked at Kim Jae-seok differently, but now? Haha, the least valuable thing in South Korea is real estate, which has been played to death by the big crocodiles.

In Korea now, no one dares to buy a house except Tang Wen's WF Group. Just kidding, if you buy it, you will be throwing it away.

"Long time no see, Mr. Cui, this is my daughter Jin Yarong." Jin Zaishi greeted Cui Zhenyi after he came in.

"Hello, Mr. Jin, Hello, Miss Jin." Cui Zhenyi nodded as a greeting. Jin Zaishi saw it, but felt very embarrassed.

Before, Cui Zhenyi would bow and nod when he saw him, but now he doesn't even want to look at him.

Cui Zhenyi was very proud. He was ordered to poach Jin Yarong before, but unfortunately the other party ignored him. Now? Haha, the situation has reversed.

If possible, Jin Zaishi really doesn't want to see Cui Zhenyi's face, but there is no way. Guangyu Real Estate is on the verge of bankruptcy. With the interest of real estate in Korean dollars like waste paper, it has soared several times.

If it can't find a backer, Guangyu Real Estate will probably close in a few days. To make matters worse, he participated in the gold bulls lineup, and the company currently owes more than 30 million US dollars.

If it was the money before, he could have paid it with a little effort, but now 30 million US dollars is 150 billion Korean dollars. Even if Guangyu Real Estate is sold, it is not worth that much.

Moreover, banks now do not accept Korean dollars for US dollars, so he can only pay it back slowly by himself. Guangyu Real Estate, which originally had sufficient funds, fell into crisis all of a sudden.