My life starts with money

SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. (SMEntertainment) is a large-scale artist planning and agency company in South Korea. It is also known as the three largest entertainment companies in South Korea along with JYP and YG. It is known as the number one "star-making factory" in Asia. It was founded in 1989 by singer Lee Soo Man year.

Its name "SM" is the abbreviation of English "StarMuseum", which means "Star Museum, Hall of Fame".

It is the root of all evil of "Korean Wave".

Beginning in 1998, SM Company introduced its HOT and SES to China and Japan, setting off an upsurge of "Korean Wave" in Asia.

After that, they successively launched popular idol groups such as Shinhwa, TVXQ, Tianshang Zhixi, SuperJunior, Girls' Generation, SHINee, f(x), Exo, etc., gradually expanding their influence on the Asian entertainment circle.

Presumably, these idol groups are the youth memories of many generations born in the 80s, 90s, and even 00s, and the fan circle culture gradually emerged from this period.

Straight guys like Brother Xian can’t understand why people in the chaotic circle are so crazy. Isn’t it scented in silence?

With this spirit, why noisy every day, why not...

Well, Brother Xian probably won't understand the culture of the rice circle in his life, he still prefers chasing fans and playing games.

I didn't have the strength before, so I can only watch Lailai Lai Lai who hasn't updated the hot fan. Now I have the strength. Sooner or later, I will come to chase after him.

Having said that, although SM Entertainment is South Korea's largest entertainment company in terms of scale and strength, as well as its popularity and influence, it is also an extremely controversial entertainment company in South Korea.

Many Fans gritted their teeth when they mentioned it, and they wanted to remove the skin.

But just amid these abuses and accusations, SM still dominates the South Korean entertainment industry for more than a decade, standing firm, and becoming more and more prosperous.

SM’s new headquarters building is located at 521, Apgujeong 2-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

This is one of the most prosperous neighborhoods in Seoul. It is located in the northernmost part of Gangnam-gu, adjacent to Cheongdam-dong. It is bordered by the famous Rodeo Street. The west of Rodeo Street is Apgujeong-dong, and the east is Cheongdam-dong.

Apgujeong-dong was designated as the "Fashion Street" of Seoul City as early as 1996. As a famous shopping district, although it gathers many top international luxury brands and department stores, it is at the forefront of fashion, but it is even more talked about. The thing is, it is famous all over the world for plastic surgery.

On both sides of the street, large and small plastic surgery hospitals, high-end spas and private clubs can be described as a beautiful landscape.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the forefront of Asia's "Four Witches" cosmetic surgery.

Along the way, Li Xian looked at the plastic surgery hospitals lined up on both sides of the street. He felt his scalp numb, and he couldn't help but vomit: "The hospitals are all getting together. You can't grab business and you can't get rid of blood."

"No, Mr. Li." Huang Minying heard the words and explained to him with a smile: "Don't look at so many plastic surgery hospitals here, in fact, they don't worry about the source of customers at all. It can be said that this is the holy place for plastic surgery in Asia. A steady stream of tourists come here every day. Moreover, many entertainment companies are nearby, and they are also frequent visitors here."

"Hehe... so too." Li Hyun smiled, and suddenly thought of some rumors about South Korean idols on the Internet, and said: "I heard that South Korean trainees will be required to have plastic surgery before their debut. It seems true. Up."

"Well~~That's the case. However, it is only some small companies that have such a rigid requirement. As long as they are not satisfied with the appearance and image of trainees, they will ask them to do facial fine-tuning.

But like some big companies, they are very strict in the selection of trainees, not only having the strength, but also having the appearance.Therefore, these outstanding trainees are generally not required to do facial fine-tuning.

For example, at SM Entertainment, we have very strict requirements on the appearance of trainees. If your appearance is not good enough, no matter how strong you are, you will be rejected."

"Um~~ SM has the most handsome men and beautiful women."

"That's for sure, our idol is the best." Huang Minying said proudly.

It's not a joke that SM produces handsome men and beautiful women.

The trainees who want to test them are difficult to test Qingbei.

Like the most basic requirement, you must have both singing and dancing, and have a very prominent skill, and then the height requirement, girls can't be less than 155, the general requirement is more than 160, and boys can't be less than 175.

The above are just thresholds. If none of the conditions are met, there is no follow-up.

Any trainee who can pass the threshold will face more stringent selection.

Take girls as an example. SM likes girls best.

First of all, the temperament should be good, with the kind of fresh, sweet and confident feeling.

Secondly, to be beautiful must conform to the public aesthetics of South Korea. Just like Yoona and Suzy, they have small faces, small mouths, small noses, and beautiful eyes.

Again, you must be polite and friendly, and girls must look like girls, not too masculine.

Again, the figure is slender and tall, but not too tall.

….. To have great strength, plasticity and potential, singing and dancing must be equally outstanding.

……For girls from abroad, it is best to speak Korean, or else they must also be fluent in English.

Take a look, this is a trainee or a concubine.

With such good conditions, it is more than enough to participate in the beauty pageant, and it is quite easy to mix into an Internet celebrity in China.

People like Brother Xian who are so harsh on girls' looks are not so urinary.

But this is SM Entertainment.

It dares to call Asia's No. 1 "star-making factory" because of this confidence.

If you don't talk about it, you can't black, and the trainee system is at the top level in the world. Even if the requirements for selecting candidates are harsh, there are still a lot of dream-seeking teenagers going forward.

It is said that there is no soil for the survival of idol groups in the country, and men and women groups must be confused.

These are all P words. If you have someone with such a perfect and professional trainee mechanism, you are afraid that the trained group will not become popular?

To put it bluntly, it means lagging behind others professionally, no wonder the "Korean Wave" cultural invasion.

Just like e-sports, food is food, don’t make so many excuses.

Li Xian owns 25% of SM Entertainment, which can be said to be less than one person and more than ten thousand people.

Although he, a major foreign shareholder, has never thought about it and is unlikely to control this company, it is still okay to "steal the teacher" and cooperate.

The most powerful skill of our Huaxia people is the ability to learn. As long as we learn their excellent mechanisms, we may be able to counter invasion in the future.

Stop talking...

A few minutes later, the car slowly stopped on the side of the road and looked out the window, which is the headquarters building of SM.

This building has a total of 8 floors. It was just completed and put into use at the end of last year. The dark blue glass curtain wall of the whole building gives people the first feeling of simplicity, avant-garde and atmosphere!

In a variety show, exo members said that they earned this new building, and then Director Boer said directly that she earned the old building.

Well, this shows the ability of the company's artists to attract money.

"Mr. Lee, do you want me to notify President Kim?"

"Well, tell him. But, don't bother him to pick me up." Li Xian said, and got out of the car. He wanted to go inside the building to take a tour, and then meet some of the big guys from SM.

After getting off the car, Li Xian leaned on the side of the car, lit a cigarette for himself, and took a leisurely cigarette. Yu Guang looked around. Not far away, there was a group of men and women holding aids. They should be fans squatting at the door.

Fans squatting at the entrance of the company building all year round are not uncommon. Not only locals but also foreign tourists come here to try their luck.

Moreover, many people who travel to Seoul make a special trip here for a "pilgrimage", and they may be lucky to meet their favorite idols.

Young people are energetic. Isn't it good to stay at home on such a hot day?

Brother Xian muttered something in his heart, and was about to walk to the door of the building. At this moment, a black nanny car stopped beside him.

"Here comes...exo's nanny car is back!"

"Ahhhhh~ my Luhan!"

I don't know who yelled, and Brother Xian was startled by the loudness of his voice, when he saw the crowd not far away, swarming like locusts.

"I'm going..." Hyun's eyes widened, and he stepped aside and stepped aside.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough, otherwise he would be easily injured by mistake.

Six or seven older boys got out of the black nanny car, all wearing masks, and they couldn't see clearly, but they were indeed in good shape.

Those fans who were holding the aid, swiped them, and surrounded them. In addition to the harsh screams, some people took the opportunity to take the salty pig's hand...

"Ahhhhh...Luhan...Salanghey..."

"Chanyeol, Chanyeol~~"

"Baekhyun, Baekhyun...here...look here..."

"Wuli is talking? Talking!!"

Several security personnel rushed to escort them. Although these "enthusiastic" fans cannot be stopped, they at least ensure the "life safety" of these idols.

A member's pants were almost pulled off. Apart from an awkward response to the fans, he didn't even dare to put a fart.

South Korea’s idol is probably in this situation. You must maintain your demeanor anytime and anywhere, and even if the fans are too much, they must respond politely.

South Korea’s concept of dignity and inferiority is the same as that of Japan. Always stay humble and polite. You should bow when you meet leaders, bow when you meet elders and seniors, and bow to thank fans...

And they have to bow at 90 degrees, which is a huge test for waist and abdominal strength!

Fortunately, I am not a stick. Who can stand this bowing every day!

Brother Xian complained in his heart, watching which boy group idols were protected into the building, and asked, "They are exo?"

I heard someone calling exo just now.

Brother Xian also knows a little about this boy group and knows how many Chinese members are in it.

By the way, one of the members left the team privately, causing sm's stock price to plummet.

"Hmm...Yes." Huang Minying's eyes had a hint of excitement, and it seemed that she was also a fan of exo.

"They should have just finished the announcement. Among the past members, Lu Han and Tao are Chinese like you, and as good as you." As he said, he glanced at Brother Xian's side face.

As good?

Is this complimenting me or scolding me?!

"Haha~" Brother Xian smiled without saying a word, and then walked forward.

Those crazy fans were stopped outside until the members of exo got on the elevator, they were a little quieter.

Some people got their autographs and took photos, and were extremely excited, while others didn't get anything and looked very disappointed.

Chasing the stars is cool... until the end... uh...

Li Xian bypassed the crowd and walked into the building, but he never thought he would be noticed by the fans.

No way, after all, it's an 81-looking handsome, with an aura of two meters eight, and a cool handsome.

In other words, the entire exo team can barely grab the limelight with Brother Xian, if not...cough cough...

"Anning Hasai~" A girl who seemed to be a high school student boldly came up to strike up a conversation. She stared at Xian Ge's handsome face and asked expectantly: "Are you an SM trainee?"

"No..." Brother Xian shrugged, and said something simple in Korean.

His Korean learning progress is now 35%.

"Oh? Are you an entertainer who has already debuted?" the high school girl asked again.

"It's not..."

"That's a shame. If you are an entertainer, I think I will support you." The girl said a little disappointed.

This sentence is a bit long, and Brother Xian held up the general meaning, just smiled, and didn't respond any more, speeding up and walking in.

"Yunxi...Which Oppa is a trainee?" The girl's friend came over and hurriedly asked.

The girl named Yunxi shook her head and said, "No...he is probably just an SM employee."

"Ah? What a pity, he is so handsome, it's a pity not to be an idol." The friend said regretfully.

"Does he look familiar?" another friend murmured, but couldn't remember where he had seen it.

Brother Xian was stopped by a security guard. Huang Minying immediately explained to the security Li Xian's identity as a distinguished guest, and the other party let him go, and bowed 90 degrees.

Brother Xian definitely doesn't make a difference. His true identity has not been disclosed, and even the little translator doesn't know it.

Huang Minying took Li Xian to visit the first floor, and introduced: "Mr. Li, the coffee shop operated by the company is usually open to the public... This is the staff restaurant, where the bibimbap and sam chicken soup taste It's all good."

The first floor is mainly a restaurant and coffee shop, with a modern design and luxurious decoration.

Brother Xian simply strolled around, then took the elevator to the second floor.

The elevator doors opened, and two high-definition LED full-color screens were greeted by two high-definition LED full-color screens displaying images of the company's entertainers.

"Mr. Li, here is the training room on the second floor, and the staff leisure area and entertainment area on the third floor..." Huang Minying introduced.

"Yeah..." Li Xian nodded, and looked to the training room on the left. Seeing that some doors were open, he asked: "Is anyone training now? Can I take a look?"

"No problem, Mr. Lee." Huang Minying said, taking two steps forward, first stretched her head and took a look, then listened to the sound, and then said to Li Xian: "The girls' generation training room seems to be someone. ..."

Gee...I came here early, not as coincidental.

Wouldn't Jessica be surprised if she saw her brother?

Li Xian thought, and Huang Minying walked to the front practice room. When they were about to reach the door, a figure hurriedly came out of it.

When Li Xian saw the figure, it was too late to dodge, and the two of them ran into a full blow!

"Asi~ asshole... don't you have eyes?"

"what did you say?"

Li Xian touched the bumped chin, his brows became Chuan, and he looked straight at the person in front of him.

scold me?

Think I don't understand?

The man in front of him had thin cheeks and small eyes. He looked 40 years old and was about 170 years old.

He clutched his forehead and stared at Li Xian angrily. It seemed that the collision was not light.

"I said you don't have eyes?! Asshole!" the man said angrily.

"In...Mr. Jiang...Misunderstanding...This is..." Huang Minying recognized the man and said quickly.

She was about to introduce Li Xian, but the other party gave him a stern look and said, "What about your manners? Do you have the right to speak?!"

The manager Jiang did not give Huang Minying any opportunity to speak, and turned to stare at Li Xian, "Which department are you from? Or are you a new trainee?"

He said, pointing to the ground and said viciously: "Now kneel down and apologize! I may forgive you!"

Fuck!!

Kneel down?

Are you special?

Li Xian understood the word, the whole person was not good, and couldn't help but spit out fragrance: "I am your uncle!!!"

"Huh? Chinese?" Mr. Jiang's eyes narrowed. Although he didn't listen to what Li Xian said, he could hear that it was Chinese.

"Damn it, bastard. You kid just wait to be fired!"

"Expelled?! Hahaha~" Brother Xian laughed angrily, raised his eyebrows, and said, "I am neither an employee here nor a trainee. Just say how you fired me? Oh, yes, I might be you Boss."

"Axi~You kid, get out of me..." Mr. Jiang had a black face. He still listened to what Brother Xian said, and habitually slapped him.

Brother Xian grabbed his wrist and twisted it unceremoniously. He heard a sound of bone rubbing, and the other party shivered and made a scream of pain.

"Ahhhh~~Axi~ let go, let go."

Mr. Jiang's body tilted to the right in the direction where his wrist was twisted, and he didn't forget to yell, "You're done, you're done. Security...get me this bastard!"

Huang Minying was frightened on one side, looking at all this, her mouth grew big, but she couldn't make any sound.

The security personnel rushed in, but was blocked by a big man.

That's right, it's Brother Xu. He stared at the two security guards who came over with a cold face.

The two of them had a meal, and they felt more pressure under Xu Ge's gaze, and they felt as if they were being stared at by a poisonous snake.

"Heh~" Li Xian glanced back, then looked at the manager Jiang, and said word by word in his half-hearted Korean: "I'll just wait here to see how you can kill me! "

Meow!

Is Lao Tzu too constricted recently?

"Guarantee...Security...Call the police..." Sweat dripped from Mr. Jiang's painful forehead, but his eyes were particularly vicious.

At this time, many people were attracted by the movement here, and people in several practice rooms looked over here.

In the childhood practice room, Xu Xiaoxian stretched out his head and looked out the door, seeing Li Xian's face, his eyes were slightly taken aback.

"Huh~ is it him?!"

At this moment, the phone rang suddenly, and Huang Minying recovered, picking up the phone in a hurry, and said with a little bit of crying: "President...Mr. Li is in a fight with Mr. Jiang."

The corners of Brother Xian's mouth twitched, obviously I was beating him.

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