In order to maintain a closer relationship with Sony, Ahn Junhyuk has been working hard to promote cooperation between the two parties and develop personal friendships between senior executives. This article is written by . . Initial release
Making the decision to suspend contact with Sony now is equivalent to completely overturning all the arrangements and ideas before and after. Even with his character, the moment the decision was made, there was some helplessness in the world.
"But this is a step that must be taken!" He sighed secretly, and he immediately cheered up.
Looking back on the past, the contact with Sony was indeed too hasty. If j.h wanted to develop, it could indeed take a shortcut by joining forces with a declining established company like Sony, but it was also easy to be controlled by others.
After all, no matter how precarious Sony is now, its glory is still there. There has not been a setback of sufficient magnitude to tear away the glory accumulated by Sony for decades. The backbone of the company has not been broken. It may be described as haggard, but the spirit is still full. .
??Externally, it is the magnanimity and vision of the so-called multinational group - standing too high, looking too far, and unable to see small hills like J.H.
This situation is different from the cooperation with Apple. Sony does not have Steve Jobs, and j.h does not have another product similar to jmap that can scratch Sony's itch. It is really difficult to achieve "equality".
Fortunately, the impact of the temporary modification of the plan is not significant. The time when j.h needs Sony is far from coming. The suspension of contact at this time is just to advance some plans and push back some plans in the timeline of the entire strategy.
After carefully sorting out his thoughts for a while, Quan Baogen, who was still thinking about the previous conversation, saw An Junhyuk raise his head across from him. Ordered over: "Starting tomorrow, we will contact other record companies in Japan."
¡Don¡¯t you keep an eye on Sony?
Quan Baogen was stunned for a moment, then he realized what he was doing and nodded without hesitation: "Yes, I understand."
After spending many years with An Junhyuk, Quan Baogen is very familiar with An Junhyuk's character. When he issues an order with a firm tone, it shows that he has mature considerations. It is useless to object at this time, if he is not sure . So. He will naturally ask for your opinion explicitly.
"What's the specific bottom line?" After carefully writing down An Junhyuk's request, Quan Baogen continued to ask.
The reason why I ask this is because the record companies that are now approaching me are not only competing for the agency rights for Ahn Jun Hyuk to debut in Japan. He also set his sights on the artist resources that j.h is training. j.h¡¯s star-making ability. After Ahn Joon Hyuk. It has already made its first appearance to the outside world through Yoon Mi-rae and Baek Ji-young.
Across the coffee table, An Junhe pondered for a moment after the heat gradually cooled down and became thinner. "Don't even discuss j.h's agency rights for future artists. Let's base the negotiation on my private record contract."
"In that case, the appeal will be very small." Quan Baogen paused while writing the record and reminded: "You made a promise in front of the media. If you fail to do so, it may affect your public image. "
Ahn Junhyuk knew that he was talking about returning from the United States and promising to hold a concert in Japan this year at the airport. He shook his head and sighed: "There is no way, because my personal image cannot affect the entire companyBesides, , there is no way to do the concert, but the record is still okay! While preparing for the negotiations, you should also worry more about the Japanese branch. The airs must be set up as soon as possible, especially the recruitment and training of the business department. If the negotiations fail, we will do it ourselves. Do."
This is probably the last choice the two of them want - giving up cooperation with local record companies, representing Ahn Junhyuk's debut record in Japan, giving up physical income, and can only use digital channels.
But according to the recent comments from people contacted by record companies, the least desirable choice may become the last choice.
Quan Baogen adjusted his glasses and looked at the so-called "bottom-line conditions" he wrote in his notebook, which were like no bottom-line. According to his idea, in order to strive for the greatest interests, he would loosen up during the negotiations and decide the future of the company. It is completely acceptable to let part of the artist's agency go out.
Every year, Korean agencies launch so many artists. Not to mention success, how many of them can recoup their costs? Not only did he not understand Ahn Junhyuk's behavior of treating the uncertain future as an important bargaining chip, many people in the company were also baffled.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? An Jun Hyuk, who built his current empire from scratch, and has accumulated so much prestige that no one dares to question it, including Quan Bao Gen.
"I can't leave you an assistant this time. I'm in Japan, so you have to pay more attention."
Hearing An Junhe¡¯s words, Quan Baogen raised his head in surprise: ¡°Are you planning to return to China?¡±
"Yeah!" An Junhe nodded, his handsome face under the dim light showing a smile: "I came to Japan years ago, and I have been running around almost all the time for a few months, and now""" He looked back at the staircase behind him, which was hidden in the dim light. He shrugged and said with a smile: "Now that Jingyan is born, the elderly in the family have not seen her, especially Xiujing. Her parents have always been there." There are many misunderstandings about me, and because I am busy with work, I have neglected contact She is caught in the middle. She is my daughter here, and she is my lover here. It must be difficult"
"Yes!" Quan Baogen sighed with understanding. This is the trouble of starting a family. Responsibilities are always multifaceted and there are many things to worry about.
When talking about personal topics at this moment, the business-like atmosphere suddenly faded a lot. Sighing, Quan Baogen also advised: "You should take a rest. Since the establishment of J.H., things have happened one after another, and you have to take care of yourself." My acting career Alas, people are not made of iron. Even steel bars have metal fatigue. Now that the company is slowly improving in all aspects, have you ever considered um, where is the wine? "
"The bar is right at the entrance. Just open the cabinet door. There is only whiskey."
"It doesn't matter, I'm not picky about any wine, haha!" Quan Baogen stood up with a smile, went to the bar and picked out a bottle of whiskey, two lowball glasses and a box of ice cubes, while continuing: "Yes Have you ever considered working behind the scenes?"
With that said, he walked back, and after the crisp sound of the ice falling into the lowball glass, the amber liquid flowed in. The orange-red light rendered by the wine contrasts with the translucence of the wine glass and ice cubes, emitting a blurred color.
Watching him pour the wine and hand it over, An Junhe took it and said with a smile: "How long have you been holding back this question?"
"Well -" Pretending to think for a moment, Quan Baogen shrugged: "It's been a long time anyway, and I'm not the only one who has this idea. Really, no joke." Holding the wine glass in both hands, he looked at An Junhe: "Human energy It¡¯s limited. Junhyuk. The person we are talking to now is not the president and chief operating officer, nor the superior and subordinates. He is an old widower who has been with you for several years. I want to sincerely ask you what you really think!¡±
Under the gaze of bright eyes. An Junhe was stunned for a moment. Subsequently. The surprise subsided again, and he just picked up the wine glass and took a sip of the cold and refreshing wine. Then there was a long silence.
It is late at night, and darkness breaks in from the sky outside the window with an unstoppable trend, squeezing the weak light halo in the living room into a small area.
I don¡¯t know how long it took, Quan Baogen lit a cigarette, and An Junhe raised his eyes: ¡°Give me one.¡±
He handed over a cigarette, and in the dim environment, a little flame suddenly appeared, and then the smoke spread out. There were occasionally two faint coughs in the silence. After a long time, An Junhe finally spoke. He did not answer immediately, but asked a question. : "Uncle Baogen, do you think my actions in the United States in the past few months have caused a big reaction from the media?"
When mentioning this, Quan Bao didn¡¯t think twice: ¡°Of course it¡¯s big, it¡¯s bigger than everyone expected!¡±
He always thought that Ahn Joon-hyuk's decision to attend MacWorld 2007 was an amazing plan. A Korean layman who was unknown in the workplace became the CEO of a start-up Internet company in the United States, saved the company from despair, and single-handedly promoted the impossible relationship with Apple. Cooperation This news is like a super tsunami in South Korea.
J.H Company did not carry out any promotion, and only relied on spontaneous reports from the media, as well as the public¡¯s curiosity and thirst for knowledge about the reports, so that the names of Ahn Jun-hyuk and J.H almost completely occupied all media platforms in South Korea that month!
The subsequent impact is even more intense.
Thinking about it, Quan Baogen tightened his hands on the wine glass and was about to say something. Opposite him, An Junhe asked: "Why do you think the media is chasing this news so enthusiastically?"
"Well¡¡"
"Because I'm not a well-known manager, but I lead an Internet company out of the quagmire? No! Similar things happen every day in Silicon Valley. Maybe those CEOs can't find a partner as big as Apple, but there are many more famous than Apple. companies are cooperating with them, why is no one reporting on them?¡±
Quan Baogen felt that his thinking was a little confused, and he was speechless. On the other side, An Junhe asked again: "Because I am a Korean, everything is caused by narrow patriotic ideas? No! What I did, and Compared with Ban Ki-moon¡¯s election as Secretary-General, it is nothing, but in the month when reports were most frequent, did Ban Ki-moon¡¯s name have as much exposure as mine? Does it have as much exposure as j.h.¡±
After asking the question lightly, before Quan Baogen could respond, An Junhe shook his head: "No!"
¡¡yes! No¡¡
why?
¡°They pay attention to me, discuss me, and happily use my attendance at macworld2007 to hype me, and j.h¡¯s participation in Apple¡¯s cooperation. It¡¯s not that I satisfy some people¡¯s patriotism, nor that my ability is sufficient.So powerful ¨C the audience doesn¡¯t care about that! An Junhe waved his hand, with a half-smile expression on his face: "Just because I am a star and an idol!" "
Perhaps because of his fixed mindset, Quan Baogen suddenly discovered that the company's senior executives, including himself, had always regarded An Junhyuk as the founder and leader of the company. They had always believed that the essence of his media hot discussion was because of his management skills, thus ignoring it. His other identity is a star!
Suddenly, Quan Baogen understood his subtext.
On the opposite side, An Junhyuk also extended his index finger and tapped his chest: "To a certain extent, it can be said that I am speaking for myself! I am the biggest brand of j.h now! Why? Because, I am an idol star!" ( To be continued.)
ps: The project is finished, and there is still a little bit of balance left. I was planning to rest for a few days before starting to update. After all, I have been busy for more than two months, and I have to coordinate and do plastering work. It consumes a lot of energy and I urgently need to take a breather.
However, I am too weak-minded to dare to be idle. When I am idle, I tend to think wildly and get tired and troubled easily. I had a bit of insomnia today. I woke up early and was confused for a long time. Finally, I decided to resume updating quickly lest I fall into depression again. If you can't pull it out, it's troublesome enough
The above is a declaration of renewal!
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