I am not an artist when I am reborn

Chapter 292 Press Conference

Chapter 2 press conference
May eighth.

GFriend announced their return with the regular second album "TT" and announced that they will sing "TT", the title song of the same name from the regular second album.

On the day the news was released, SM held a press conference on future strategic development and invited media from all walks of life to participate.

This is also the first collective appearance of SM executives after the reorganization, and it is also an opportunity to find out the management philosophy of the young SM president.

Outside SM Corporation.

Outside the already bustling SM new building, there were even more vehicles outside the press conference held today.

Security personnel pulled out a long cordon to confine fans and other people to a relatively distant place.

The road leading to the gate on the first floor was also completely cleared, and participants and company employees entered with invitation letters and work passes.

A car with an embassy license plate stopped outside the SM company's cordon. Reporter Zhang and two assistants got out of the car.

"Wow, there are so many people!" the young assistant exclaimed in Mandarin when he saw this huge crowd of people.

"As for the entertainment company, there are many fans waiting outside. Today is a press conference, so it is normal for there to be more people." Reporter Zhang said casually and handed his invitation letter to the staff.

The staff checked the authenticity of the invitation letter and released it directly after confirming it was genuine.

Hanging the invitation around his neck, he walked into SM company with his two assistants.

When entering the lobby on the first floor of SM Company, the first impression is that it is big.

The height of each floor of the new SM building is [-] meters, which is significantly different from the normal building height of [-] meters.

Moreover, the new building covers a large area, but the utilization rate is not high, which will give people who come for the first time a sense of vastness and emptiness.

"Teacher Zhang, are we going to meet Chairman Su above?" the assistant asked Reporter Zhang.

"If you don't go, the impact will be bad." Reporter Zhang shook his head and said.

Although they were reporters from Xinhua, before they came, their leaders specifically told them not to affect Su Jinxing's work.

Without Su Jinxing's invitation, Reporter Zhang had no intention of visiting him.

"Okay, let's go to the venue."

"Ah."

The three people were sent to South Korea to attend a press conference, so it was naturally impossible that they did not understand Korean.

There are various signs placed all over the first floor. After looking at it, I saw that the press conference was on the eighth floor, which is where SM's public relations department is located.

"One department has one floor. It's really rich." The assistant looked at the floor layout and couldn't help but sigh.

"How rich can you be? The market is only so big." Another assistant held a different view.

"No matter how small the market is, SM is still a giant in the Korean entertainment industry and will definitely make a lot of money."

"Looking at the size here, Samsung's size is not as high as our Goose Factory."

"It is."

Reporter Zhang was speechless while waiting for the elevator, listening to the conversation between the two assistants behind him.

Both of them are graduate students, and were arranged by their tutors to participate in these activities to brush up on their resumes.

how to say.

With the arrogance and clear stupidity of a great nation.

It is really meaningless to compare companies by market value, especially when it comes to South Korea's chaebol-level monopolies like Samsung. Using market value to define value is completely rogue.

However, it should not be said that the Korean market is indeed a bit small.

Reporter Zhang laughed.

Why doesn't he carry the arrogance of a great country?

This is the confidence that a strong motherland gives them when they go out.

……

On the top floor, the president's office.

Su Jinxing did not move his office, he was still in the original office, but he changed the sign on the door from "Deputy Artistic Director, Minister of Performing Arts" to "President".

Min Xizhen next door also followed suit and replaced the original "artistic director" with "representative".

Jin Yingmin, on the other hand, returned to his old office and continued to be his president.

"President, all the reporters are here." Quan Taimin stood behind Su Jinxing and said to Su Jinxing, who was looking down at the floor-to-ceiling window.

He is now the head of the SM Council Secretariat. Although he is still a secretary, this secretary is no longer the leader's personal secretary, but the secretary of the entire council. His status and power are naturally different.

But even so, Quan Taimin still serves as Su Jinxing's secretary because he knows very well who everything he gets comes from.

"It's all here." Su Jinxing put down the cup in his hand and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall of the office. It was less than 15 minutes until ten o'clock.

"Notify company representatives, president, five directors, and heads of departments to prepare to hold a press conference."

"Guilty!" Kwon Tae-min's heart was agitated. This was the first appearance of the reorganized SM Board of Directors and his first appearance as a senior executive of SM. He had blocked Su Jinxing in the underground parking lot and bet on his future. There is nothing wrong with your choice!

Eighth floor, press conference site.

Reporter Zhang sat in his seat and stared at the seats on the stage in a daze.

The name in the middle is President Su Jinxing, to the left are Min Hee-jin, Kwon Tae-min, Han Xi-yeon, etc., and to the right are Kim Young-min, Choi Yong-ha, etc.

There are nine people in total, including the president, president, representative, secretary of the board of directors, and the five directors of SM Corporation.

The above nine people form the latest core power layer of SM Corporation. These nine people have mastered all the power of SM Entertainment, the leading company in the Korean idol industry. Each one of them is a big shot in the industry, and the entire industry will tremble. .

Especially the one in the middle...

Reporter Zhang looked at the name "Su Jinxing" behind the chairman. A 23-year-old young man is in charge of SM Entertainment.

If it wasn't what really happened, he would have picked up a pen to question it.

Reporter Zhang has read Su Jinxing's information. Starting from him, this person seems to have cheated. In five years, he has completed the struggle of most of others' lives. He is completely a living legend.

The most outrageous thing is that until now, he can be said to have risen from the bottom.

A trainee with no status in the entertainment industry became a producer through his talent, and gradually got to where he is today.

In his rise experience, Min Xizhen was a figure that cannot be ignored, and now Su Jinxing has begun to repay his "mentor". It is also a commendable experience between the two.

At this time, nine SM company spokespersons and core figures of power in the reorganized SM Entertainment entered the scene one after another.

The assistants brought by the reporters all picked up their cameras and took photos of the visitors.Especially Su Jinxing, who finally entered the stage with Min Xizhen. Once he appeared, these cameras wanted to put their cameras on Su Jinxing's face.

"So handsome!" Reporter Zhang's eyes lit up the moment he saw Su Jinxing in person. Of course he is not a crook, but Su Jinxing's handsomeness is quite impressive. There are too many deceivers online, but this is the first time he has seen it in person. When I met Su Jinxing, it was indeed as said on the Internet, a company president with good looks who could make a debut as a frontman.

The assistants and cameramen were standing next to them. Only senior reporters such as Reporter Zhang who had received invitations were eligible to sit down, because reporters who were seated could ask questions, while those who were standing were not eligible.

Su Jinxing looked as usual and sat down at the place with his name.

The press conference officially begins.

The theme of this press conference was "Future Strategic Development." After Su Jinxing said a few words briefly, he handed over the talk to Jin Yingmin and Min Xizhen.

The nine people present could also tell their rank through their seats.

The five directors are responsible for the representatives and the president. The president is internal and the representatives are external. However, the two are not independent of each other. They complement and restrict each other.

At the same time, the two are responsible to the SM Corporation Board of Directors. The board of directors is not convened most of the time, so they are more responsible to the president.

This formed a new pyramid system.

President.

Representative, president.

Five directors.

Heads of various departments.

The newly established Artist Department is special because it has no department head and is directly responsible to the representative and president. Therefore, the Artist Department is generally not regarded as a department level. The person in charge of the Artist Office within the Artist Department, that is, the office director, is the level benchmark. Heads of various departments.

From the special status of the artist department, we can see how greatly the status of artists has improved in SM after the leadership reorganization.

The original intention of holding this press conference was to present the reorganized SM company executives and tell the public the difference between the new SM and the past SM.

As long as the existence of the artist department is announced, if you think about it for a while, you will find how much the status of artists has improved in the new SM helmed by Su Jinxing.

The main content of the press conference ended after Min Xizhen and Kim Young-min read out, and then entered the reporter's question session.

The reporters here are from the official media and will not swarm in like entertainment reporters interviewing artists and ask questions in an orderly manner.

Su Jinxing also answered several questions about the company's development plans, and asked Min Xizhen and Jin Yingmin more.

until……

"Hello, President Su, I am a reporter from the Central Daily News." The reporter from the Central Daily News stood up with a microphone.

Su Jinxing raised his head and signaled to him.

The JoongAng Ilbo, a newspaper owned by Samsung, is one of its own.

"Chairman Su, I noticed that your company has established a new department called the Artist Department to manage SM's artists in an office model. Does this mean that SM Entertainment has trained artists as the company's middle-level cadres?"

Su Jinxing picked up the microphone on the table.

"The artist department is an independent department. In our expectation, artists who have played a huge role in the development of the company should not be treated as ordinary employees, so I established a label plan for piloting. The pilot effect was very good, and now we will promote it. ."

"As for whether the artists will be trained as middle-level cadres of the company." Su Jinxing laughed, "The company will issue equity to artists who have made outstanding contributions, and artists are welcome to become managers from the company's employees."

As soon as this statement came out, there was an uproar at the scene.

It’s not that there are no companies that issue equity to artists, but the important thing is the second half, becoming the management.

You don’t care whether it’s a piece of cake or not, but if he said it, it means that there are channels and opportunities for this matter.

"Thank you for your answer." The reporter from "Central Daily News" bowed to Su Jinxing and sat down.

Next, some familiar media asked questions. At first, they were all media from South Korea, and then some media from other countries. Soon, it was reporter Zhang's turn.

"Hello, President Su, I am a reporter from Xinhua." Reporter Zhang introduced himself. Both of them are Chinese, but neither of them spoke Chinese.

Now is not the time to show off your Chinese. You should say whatever you want on any occasion.

Su Jinxing's current identity is the president of South Korea's SM Entertainment. He cannot speak Chinese.

It doesn’t work either.

"Hello." Su Jinxing nodded.

He knew someone would come from Xinhua.

"Yesterday morning, President Su updated his personal Instagram account with a photo of himself with several members of SM Entertainment's group EXO, and posted a photo of him returning to China."

“My question is, does Chairman Su’s Instagram post mean that SM Entertainment’s next strategic development direction will be tilted towards the Chinese market?”

As soon as this question came up, everyone present was more or less perked up.

Everyone knows that the big country next door has already taken some measures, and reporter Zhang’s question really hits a key point.

They had seen all the ins posted by Su Jinxing yesterday. Those who hadn't seen it had already taken out their mobile phones to search on site.

This question was very serious, involving market differences and some high-level issues. They wanted to know how Su Jinxing would answer this question.

Su Jinxing was also a little surprised that Reporter Zhang would ask such a question. Is it a test?
Reporter Zhang himself was a little nervous. To be honest, this question was a bit scary, but the leader said it was a higher-level arrangement, so he could only hold his nose and ask.

Su Jinxing pondered for a moment and gave the answer without letting him wait too long.

"First of all, I want to correct this reporter's title issue. The E in EXO is not pronounced."

"Sorry." Reporter Zhang leaned forward. You do need to apologize if you mispronounce someone's name in public. This is a matter of politeness.

Su Jinxing nodded over reporter Zhang.

"Regarding yesterday's Instagram, it was a photo taken between me and the three Chinese members of XO. A company in mainland China called Qingtian Entertainment contacted us and wanted to sign the Chinese activity rights of these three members. The current contract It has been completed, and this is also the main content of my ins." Su Jinxing revealed the contents of the contract in advance.

Since you want to test him, you must be prepared to pay something.

His words have been released. Whether Lu Han and others can move depends on the attitude of the other party.

However, no problem.

If they really didn't agree, Jessica and the others wouldn't be able to go back.

"Thank you for your answer." Reporter Zhang thanked him and sat down.

Su Jinxing's answer to this question was obviously evasive, but he didn't ask further. He asked anyway, and the rest depends on what the leaders think.

The press conference came to an end at around 40:[-], and reporters rushed back to prepare for the press release as soon as possible.

The timeliness of news means the earlier it is published, the greater the traffic.

As for Su Jinxing, after the press conference, he dialed a number leading to China.

(End of this chapter)