Chapter 240 Businessman
"Uncle, uncle, big uncle!"
"Stop singing, it's terrible. You need more practice at this level. It's embarrassing for a singer like you to go out!"
"Hey, uncle, be careful or I'll bite you to death at night!"
Zheng Xiuheng was choked by these words, and looked at the blushing girl speechlessly. He really didn't know what to say to Kim Hyun-ah who was gradually regaining her vitality. Because Soo-jung also lived at home during this period, Kim Hyun-ah of course slept in the same room with Zheng Xiujing. However, with the relationship between Kim Hyun-ah and Zheng Xiuheng, although it seemed to be a normal brother-sister relationship, there were many cases where Kim Hyun-ah got into bed in the middle of the night, or secretly teased Zheng Xiuheng while eating or watching TV.
However, seeing that the girl was becoming more and more lively, Zheng Xiuheng felt helpless but did not stop her. After all, it was not a bad thing as long as she was not discovered.
At this moment, Kim Hyun-A was holding the little fox and looking at Zheng Xiuheng with a smile. She seemed to be in a very good mood.
“Ouch!”
Bai Xiaoxiao in Kim Hyun-ya's arms seemed to be woken up. She cried out in dissatisfaction, then crawled into Kim Hyun-ya's T-shirt, as if trying to find a good position to sleep.
Zheng Xiuheng was a little speechless when he saw her happy look, so he said seriously: "Don't be too happy too soon. Although you are going to discuss the termination of the contract today, no one knows whether JYP will let you go easily. If they don't want to terminate the contract, that will be troublesome!"
Jin Hyun-A was stunned, and asked stupidly, "Can it be like this?"
"Why not? If it were me, I would definitely bury you in the company for a few years. I just hope Park Jin Young can be more open-minded!" After saying this, Zheng Xiuheng ignored Kim Hyun-ah's dazed look and concentrated on driving towards the JYP company building.
Kim HyunA has been resting for more than a month, and JYP has not called to say anything. Instead, a new member named Kim Yubin has joined the group. According to Jeon Hyo-sung, this is a former member of the Five Girls. But after the debut plan fell through, he went directly to JYP for an interview.
Regarding this situation, Zheng Xiuheng understood that JYP had completely given up on Kim Hyun-A, so since he was almost done with his work during this period, he called JYP and explained that he wanted to discuss Kim Hyun-A's contract with the company. The call was finally transferred to the current president Park Jin-Young, and the two agreed to meet at three o'clock this afternoon.
However, Zheng Xiuheng only wanted to scare Kim Hyun-ah. Although JYP might play some tricks, Zheng Xiuheng was not afraid. After all, there were many ways to get involved in this matter. Even directly suing was no problem. Although he might not win against JYP, Zheng Xiuheng was sure that if he sued, JYP's reputation would definitely be greatly reduced, and the group WG would also be affected.
In reality, Kim HyunA needed a long period of rest due to her illness and the doctor's diagnosis, but Jung Soo-hyung only proposed a week of rest, but JYP disagreed and even kicked Kim HyunA out of the group. If the lawsuit was brought, even if JYP really won the legal victory, the young Kim HyunA would definitely win moral support and victory.
Zheng Xiuheng believes that Park Jin-young can clearly distinguish between the important and the unimportant. And to put it bluntly, even if the contract is terminated by force and the penalty is paid, public opinion will only blame JYP.
So Zheng Xiuheng wasn't too worried. He just wanted to scare this girl because she looked so heartless.
Soon the car drove to the bottom of the JYP company building. After confirming the situation with the guard, the car drove to the parking lot inside. Then Zheng Xiuheng took Kim Hyun-ah out of the car and went straight into JYP.
"Ouni, are you in too good spirits recently?" Ahn So Hee, who was so tired that she fell to the ground, asked in surprise while looking at Min Sun Yi who was still practicing. The captain sister was in too good spirits recently.
Min Xianyi turned her head and wiped the sweat from her forehead, then looked at An Zhaoxi and smiled, "That's because you are still growing, and unnie is already an adult!"
"Ah! I'm not a child, Sunye unni is so annoying!" Ahn So Hee started to act coquettishly in dissatisfaction, but Min Sunye just smiled.
"Ouni, Sohee, I saw HyunA and her cousin!" Sunmi, who had hurriedly returned from the bathroom, rushed into the practice room and shouted loudly.
Except for Kim Yubin who had just joined and was resting on the side, the other three hurriedly got up and ran to Sunmi, and there was a strange light flashing in Min Xianyi's eyes.
"What's going on?" Min Xianyi calmed down his excited emotions and asked seriously.
Sunmi took a breath and said, "I'm not sure, but just now I saw HyunA and his cousin walking upstairs, so I called out, and HyunA just waved at me and went upstairs. Maybe she was going to see the president!"
Park Yu-eun, who was standing by, seemed to have thought of something, and her face darkened: "Are you going to talk to the president about terminating the contract?"
"No way, maybe he's going to return to the group?" Ahn So Hee said naively and expectantly. She didn't want her best friend to leave JYP like this.
Min Xianyi was silent for a while, looking at the three girls who were a little emotionally unstable, and thought for a while and said: "Okay, don't speculate about this kind of thing. I think Hyun Ya should come to meet us soon, so we can just ask her later!"
After hearing what Min Xianyi said, the three of them quieted down. However, Jin Yubin, who was standing by, sighed in his heart when he saw An Zhaoxi and Sunmi suddenly gave him dissatisfied looks, shook his head helplessly, and lowered his head to look at his phone to send text messages.
No matter where they are, newcomers will always receive a lot of strange looks. In the WG group, the same is true for the new member Kim Yubin. Fortunately, Park Yoo-eun and Min Sun-ye did not resist her too much, which is considered lucky.
As one of the representative producers in the Korean entertainment industry, Park Jin-young's ability in music is unquestionable. Although JYP is not as violent as SM, it has become one of the iconic brokerage companies in the Korean entertainment industry.
Like most companies, the larger the company, the stricter the system. Although the entertainment industry is somewhat special, all brokerage companies in South Korea basically abide by one principle, that is, the company must occupy an absolute dominant position, unless it is facing a top-tier artist.
As long as a businessman enters this circle, he knows how to start a brokerage company, but small companies may be more humane, but at the same time, small companies may also be darker.
Large companies need to take care of their image in all aspects while maintaining internal deterrence. Just like the case of Kim Hyun-ah, if word gets out that JYP compromised, then if the same thing happens to other artists in the company next time, will they continue to make exceptions and let newcomers take the initiative?
This should be JYP's way of thinking. In fact, there is no essential difference between this and SM. If you have to say the difference, it is that in SM, no matter how popular you are, you must obey the company's orders. If you don't listen, extreme measures will be used.
As for JYP, when it reaches a certain level, it can no longer suppress it and can only be lenient, but the results are basically amicable, and it is impossible to achieve the large-scale ban like SM.
Therefore, no matter how well the managers of brokerage companies speak, they are still businessmen in essence. If these people compromise one day, it only means that their compromise can gain more benefits. Of course, there are exceptions, such as Lee Soo-man, who has a strong desire for control and would rather destroy his own work than let the other party get away from his hands.
This was the third time that Zheng Xiuheng met Park Jinyoung. The two sat at the desk and looked at each other. Kim Hyun-a, wearing a black T-shirt and jeans, sat next to Zheng Xiuheng, looking a little nervous.
"Regarding the contract, what do you think?" Seeing that Zheng Xiuheng didn't say anything, Park Jinying finally couldn't help asking, but this also proved that Park Jinying had some problems in business management. If it was Hong Shengcheng, he wouldn't say anything in this situation. Anyway, it's the company that's in control now, and Kim Hyun-a and his cousin should be anxious.
Zheng Xiuheng's mouth curled up slightly, and then replied: "Of course it is to terminate the contract unconditionally or return to WG!"
Upon hearing this, Park Jin Young's face instantly darkened. To be honest, he had been struggling for a long time about kicking Kim HyunA out of the group, but finally decided to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. However, Park Jin Young also knew that all of this was caused by Kim HyunA's strong cousin. If it was Kim HyunA's parents, it probably wouldn't be so troublesome. After all, they have been running the company for so many years and have encountered such situations before.
"Mr. Zheng, what you said is a bit too ignorant. First of all, returning to WG is impossible for the time being. Kim Hyun-ah's diagnosis report said that she needs a long period of rest, so she can't return to WG in the short term. As for her future recovery, it still needs to be discussed and studied. Unconditional termination is even more impossible. You must know that no matter which company it is, the training of trainees is a huge investment, and Kim Hyun-ah is a key trainee, and the company has spent even more effort, so don't say such words as unconditional termination. But maybe you don't understand the entertainment industry, so I can understand your feelings! "
Looking at the dark-faced Park Jin-young who was talking slowly, Zheng Xiuheng chuckled and said, "How can you possibly understand my feelings?"
“…”
Park Jin-young was choked and couldn't speak for a long time.
Zheng Xiuheng put away his smile at this moment and said coldly: "First of all, President Park must understand one thing. Kim Hyun-A did not do anything that violated the contract and company regulations, and it was JYP who forced her out of the group. If you think that a 16-year-old girl who continued to work on stage after the doctor sternly warned her that she needed to rest is abiding by the contract, we can resolve the contract issue through legal means. So it's not that I don't understand the entertainment industry. On the contrary, I understand the decision of a 'businessman' like President Park!"
Zheng Xiuheng deliberately emphasized the word "merchant" .
