Chapter 499 Take It First
After coming out of the party and being blown by the cold wind, Liu Xiuman's head became clearer, but still very drowsy. He had never thought that there was a person in the world who knew him so well. He had such a deep understanding of the project plan that he had worked so hard to make, and he could even put forward different opinions to fix the loopholes in it just by listening to his simple description.
If there is really a genius in this world, then there is no doubt that this genius is definitely Yang Dongxu in Li Xiuman's case. But when he thought of the conditions offered by the other party, he couldn't help but feel a little reluctant.
Yang Dongxu was very optimistic about his project plan and was ready to support it with all his strength. This was undoubtedly an affirmation of his efforts. This made him very excited and felt that he had finally found a mentor.
But he couldn't help but feel a little reluctant when he thought of S.M. Company, which he founded with his own hands. It was like his child. Now he suddenly had to give up this child to work for BS, and he couldn't make a decision for a while.
When he came to the parking lot to start the car, he almost hit the car next to him when he was leaving the garage, which scared Li Xiuman. He quickly concentrated and didn't dare to be distracted again.
But he tried to concentrate by looking at the cars along the way, but when he got home, he was still a little groggy and didn't know how to decide.
"What's wrong? Things didn't go well today?" Seeing her husband come back with a tangled face, Li Xiuman's wife took the bag from his hand and hung it aside, helped him take off his coat and comforted him: "If it doesn't work, I'll find my mother's family to get some money together, there will always be a way."
Although Li Xiuman is called the president outside and his own company seems to be prosperous. But his family knows his own business, and he is actually very tight in terms of finances.
Although he made a lot of money when he was a singer before, he has also made a small profit as a producer in recent years. But in recent years, although the Korean entertainment industry is sunny, it has not developed very well. The company not only doesn't make much money, but also loses some money.
This time, the only reason he agreed to send the plan to BS was that he was willing to invest all his wealth this time, which made him hesitate. If he succeeds, he will naturally be successful, but if he fails. The huge debt burden will completely crush his originally not wealthy family.
"It's not that it's not going well, it's just..." Li Xiuman opened his mouth to say something, but when he looked at his wife who bent down to help him change his shoes, then looked at his son who ran over from the living room to greet him, and then looked at this family that looked okay on the surface but actually didn't have much savings, he made a decision in his heart instantly.
"But what's wrong?" The wife looked at her husband with some concern.
"Nothing, I decided to close the company."
"Ah!" Li Xiuman's wife screamed: "Don't be like this, I think your plan is very good, maybe it will really succeed. You don't have to worry about the family, my salary is enough to support the expenses."
"It's not like this, listen to me." Seeing his wife who would rather bear the debt to support him to continue to run the company, Li Xiuman's eyes were a little wet, and he reached out and hugged his lover tightly.
"Did you encounter something? Tell me, I'll find a solution with you." The wife gently hit her husband, and she obviously felt that her husband was a little emotional.
"No, it's not a problem." Li Xiuman shook his head: "The reason I closed the company is because I want to work at BS."
"BS? The entertainment company jointly established by Samsung and a foreign company?" Li Xiuman's wife was stunned for a moment, because her husband opened an entertainment company, so she knew a little about the industry.
Moreover, BS has been active since its establishment. Many idols of Korean people, Hong Kong and Taiwan stars, have been coming to Korea to hold concerts, promote movies and hold events.
"Yes, it's that company. I have a friend working in that company, so I handed the plan to them to see if I can get some investment. Unexpectedly, the senior management of BS company is very optimistic about my plan and is ready to adopt it. And let me go to work and take full charge of this project."
"Isn't that a good thing? Why..." The wife looked at Li Xiuman and immediately understood something: "Are you reluctant to leave S.M., or something else?"
"I'm reluctant for sure, as for other things, there are also some." Li Xiuman smiled a little awkwardly.
People must have selfish motives. When the plan was handed to BS company. He had been thinking that if the other party was interested in the project and was ready to invest, he would most likely lose the ownership of the company.
He even thought about the worst outcome, which was that the other party liked the project but kicked him away. After all, the two parties were in the same industry, and the other party was in an absolute dominant position, and he had no room to resist.
So after submitting the project, he was also uneasy for a long time, and his friends kept persuading him, constantly proving that BS company was not so dirty, and the debt on his shoulders made him a little breathless, so he submitted it with a gamble mentality.
And the result was just as his friend said, the senior management of BS company was really good. They were very optimistic about his project and did not intend to take it for themselves, but enthusiastically invited him to work in BS. As for the investment in S.M., the other party did not deny it, but was obviously not very interested.
This mentality is easy to understand. BS is interested in this project and Li Xiuman, not S.M.. If it were him, he would go straight to the point instead of investing. After all, S.M. is too weak in front of BS, and they have no interest in investing.
The project is so optimistic that it obviously exceeded Liu Xiuman's expectations. He thought about success, but he didn't expect it to be so successful all of a sudden. So he also had some ideas and wanted to continue to borrow money to promote this plan. The success rate of the previous attempt might be less than 10%, but now that the project is so optimistic, the success rate immediately rose to 50%.
However, this mind is obviously not so easy to move. The project is good, and he is indeed very talented. But once he really does this, the annoyed BS executives can crush him with just a little finger.
Yang Dongxu is obviously very clear about this principle, so although he just talked about the project briefly just now. But he put forward some deep loopholes and suggestions.
"That's good. Don't do anything stupid. It's a joint venture with Samsung. If you really can't let go of S.M., let's try to see if we can get them to inject capital." Seeing that her husband didn't make a mistake, the wife was relieved.
"No need. I've figured it out. The company will just dissolve. The other party has promised that as long as I work for BS with the project, he will be responsible for the company's severance pay and all debts. But I may have to sign a very long contract, which is almost like a contract of sale." Li Xiuman sighed and said.
"Is there no way to shorten the contract?" As someone who knows some things in the entertainment industry, the wife naturally knows what this contract of sale means.
"It's hard to refuse. The other party offered an annual salary of 10 million won, not to mention the dividends and company options promised if the project is successful.
That is to say, even if the project is not successful, I can still live on an annual salary of 10 million won until the end of the contract. If it succeeds, I can get more. The other party is not stingy in this regard."
"Then why are you still hesitating?" The wife said hurriedly, as a virtuous wife. Although she was willing to support her husband's entrepreneurship despite the pressure of debt, she was really tempted by this contract that guaranteed income regardless of drought or flood.
"I don't know what I am hesitating about, maybe it's a bit hypocritical." Li Xiuman scratched his head, then gritted his teeth: "Now I have decided that I will reply to the other party's choice tomorrow. No, I will call the other party now to tell them that I agree. I will go to the company tomorrow to handle the layoffs, and try to report to BS in three days."
Li Xiuman didn't know what he was hesitating about, but he felt that he seemed to have given up something very important. But this vague feeling also lost his last resistance in front of the contract that guaranteed income regardless of drought or flood.
After all, as he said, in terms of salary and future development. BS really didn't treat him badly and gave him very generous terms, which gave him no reason to refuse.
"Are you so optimistic about this plan?" The party hadn't ended yet, and Yang Dongxu actually sent the plan to the hotel with BS's people. Then, as soon as he arrived at the hotel after the party, he picked up the plan and read it carefully. This made Li Fuzhen a little confused.
Because she had also read the project proposal, although she felt that there were many highlights in it, otherwise she would not recommend it to Yang Dongxu, but in her opinion, these highlights did not seem to reach the point where Yang Dongxu was so concerned. Especially the conditions he gave Li Xiuman to come to BS, not only was he appointed as the vice president to be responsible for this project proposal, but he also offered a generous contract that guaranteed a stable income.
"Everyone in this world can imitate, but there are few innovations that are different from others. And innovation is divided into two types, one is innovation that can succeed, and the other is innovation that cannot succeed. Li Xiuman's innovation is very likely to succeed, and I am very optimistic about it." Yang Dongxu said without raising his head.
There is a reason why Korean entertainment in later generations can only be popular in Asia and go out of the door. At least when Hong Kong and Taiwan were still lying on the credit book and following the planned path, they had already begun to try to innovate.
Of course, this is also related to the overall environment. The reason why Hong Kong and Taiwan can only lie on the credit book and follow the planned path is that the industry development is relatively mature and has old capital to rely on. South Korea is basically a barren land, and there is nothing to rely on if you don't innovate. Naturally, you can only innovate desperately. This is basically what the saying "a noble son comes from a poor family" means.
In fact, if he could confirm that Liu Xiuman was one of the main factors that promoted the industrialization of the Korean entertainment industry, his first reaction would be to sign Li Xiuman to Haina. Then he would be fully responsible for Haina's expansion in the Korean entertainment market.
It's a pity that this person was introduced by Li Fuzhen, and he can't be so ugly. After all, a smart woman like Li Fuzhen is not so easy to fool, so he was reluctantly signed to BS, at least to let the meat rot in the pot first.