Highest Couple [Entertainment]

Chapter 144

Crebeau's cosmetics are very expensive, and any set costs tens of thousands of yen, which is higher than the price of many local first-line brands in Japan.Yuko originally did not have so much money.But being able to have dinner with TVXQ, such a temptation was in front of her, she still gritted her teeth and borrowed enough money from her classmates, and went to line up at the door in the early hours of the opening day.

Afraid of missing this opportunity, Yuko got up early and arrived at the sales site at 4 o'clock.

But there were plenty of people who arrived earlier than her.Yuko's heart tightened, and she nervously counted the number of people in front of her before she felt relieved and patted her chest to rejoice: "Great, there are only 34 people in front of me."

In front of her was a not-so-young housewife. When she heard the girl's words, she turned her head and asked with a smile, "You're still a middle school student, right? Crebeau's things are not cheap. Is there enough pocket money?"

Yuko hurriedly saluted and said hello, scratched her hair in embarrassment, and smiled shyly: "It would be nice to have a few more jobs. Although it will be a little harder. But, I can see Changmin-san!"

The housewife laughed: "You like Changmin-san so much?"

"Yeah!" Yuko nodded vigorously, clasped her hands in front of her chest, and said in a very reverent tone, "I like Changmin-san the most! He is my little prince!"

"Okay, congratulations on getting the opportunity to dine with TVXQ. Please leave your name, address and contact information on this form. We will send an email to notify you to participate in this event when the time is confirmed." The staff told Yuko so after she bought a gift set.

Yuko was overjoyed and left her own message, holding the cosmetics she just bought, and went home full of hope.

"I can see Changmin-san with my own eyes!"

"I know...Enough is enough, Yu-chan!"

From that day on, Hiroko read it to her good friend Minako almost every day.Although Minako interrupted her roughly every time, she was still very happy for her in her heart.However, Minako, who is rational by nature, is very familiar with the innocent personality of her good friend, so she quietly checked the ingredients of cosmetics on the Internet.What she found made her very worried: "But Yu-chan, you'd better not use that thing. I saw something like sheep placenta in it, and I always feel unsafe."

Yuko was a little uneasy: "But I already bought it."

"Can you mess with what you use on your face? If there is something wrong with your skin, are you going to eat with your dear Changmin-san with a painted face?" Minako threatened her.

"Then I don't need it!" Yuko was startled, and immediately agreed.

"Just treat it as if you bought a chance to meet them with money. If you pay tens of thousands of dollars to buy a chance to have dinner with an idol, it's not a loss." Minako tried to comfort Yuko who had become depressed.

Yuko was really happy again: "Well! You are right. Nai-chan, thank you for lending me the money, and I will pay you back the money immediately."

The tips of Minako's ears turned red suspiciously, and she said coldly: "Who wants you to pay back the money in a hurry. If I catch you skipping lunch to save money, next time I want to buy TVXQ's photo, I won't do it again." I borrowed money from you, do you hear me!"

However, a week passed, and two weeks passed, and the email notifying Yuko to participate in the event was delayed.Yuko went to the counter of Crebeau to inquire, but was told by the clerk that "the event was not held by them, and I don't know the specific situation", and asked her to contact the organizer at that time.

Yuko left at a loss and walked on the road in a daze.

But she only left her own contact information, not the other party's.

What should she do?

Minako quickly noticed something was wrong with Yuko, and when she found out what had happened, and Yuko was stupidly still guarding the mailbox, Minako became angry, and she threw the newspaper at Yuko's feet: "Look for yourself! TVXQ's The national tour concert has started! How could there be time to eat with Fan! You have been cheated!"

"They must have missed my number, so they can't reach me." Yuko didn't look through the newspapers on the ground.As a fan of TVXQ, how could she not know which day their tour will start.She's just... She just doesn't want to believe that a beautiful boy who talks about "dreams", "music" and "sweat" can deceive people who seem so sincere.

Yuko stubbornly shook her head and denied, "No, Changmin-san will not lie. He is such a good person, so pure and kind..."

But her eyes were already red.

Seeing her friend like this, Minako was not only angry with her, but also loved her even more.Then she made a decision: "Where are the Crebeau cosmetics? And the flyers at that time? Give them all to me."

Minako left a message on the Internet, asking if any of the customers who bought cosmetics at that time had actually had dinner with TVXQ.While waiting for a reply, she went to bigeast's forums and blogs to search for other people's discussions about this product.The more I look, the more my heart sinks.

[I went to Korea last month, and when I was eating at Junsu’s father’s pizzeria, he drove me to Junsu’s mother’s cosmetics store and asked us to buy it.very scary!How could they do that!Am I alone? 】

[I am the same as you.I also went to the pizzeria, and then Junsu’s father tried his best to sell me cosmetics, saying that he could get Junsu’s autograph.I declined on the spot.I like Junsu very much, but now I feel very sad.As if we were just his money-maker.I feel like those good feelings were cheated when I liked him. 】

[Take it to a cosmetics store?I thought I was the only one? (Laughs) But on the road, I was quite happy because I thought I was the special one.The product looks great. 】

[Junxiu's parents have been working hard to make money from Fan!What's more, as long as they see Japanese people, especially older Japanese people, they will work hard to sell them.Koreans or young kids go there and get ignored. 】

[Only for Japanese?Damn it!Do parents care about the image of their children? 】

[It’s okay for the pizza shop.But the cosmetics store is too much.Don't you think this kind of sales method is very cheap to directly pull the rice into the store to sell it?I even feel that TVXQ's image has become low.Don't these three members in the cosmetics business have confidence in their talents as singers?It feels like they don't trust their own abilities and fans. 】

[Don't just talk about Junxiu's parents.If you purchase more than 20 products, you can take a photo with Yoochun's mother. 】

[Spending more than 20 yuan on products with harmful ingredients?Just to take a photo with Youtian's mother?I like Youtian but not my mother.Are you crazy about making money? ! 】

[Hazardous ingredients? !is this real? 】

[It's true!I asked the employees of the cosmetics company, and they told me that harmful ingredients were used in the cosmetics, and pregnant lambs were killed to obtain the sheep placenta. 】

[Won't such a thing cause resentment in Japan?Why do people still buy it? 】

[Because it's TVXQ's cosmetics, so I bought it for fans. 】

【That’s right, because this is TVXQ’s cosmetics. 】

……

How could Yuko like such a combination!Minako feels worthless for her.She closes those pages and returns to her message page.One after another, people replied to her.

No, no one was actually told to dine with TVXQ.

Don't hesitate!Minako decisively called Ai Hui's customer service center: "Hi, I want to complain to your company about TVXQ's fraudulent behavior. Please verify the facts clearly. I need a reasonable answer."

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The Japanese entertainment industry is very strict about artists.Ai Hui quickly investigated the matter, and immediately put pressure on SM.

On May 5th, the day after TVXQ’s second round of Japan Tour Kobe Station ended, they were urgently recalled to Korea by SM.

"Tell me, what's going on?" SM's President Kim Young-min threw Crebeau's packaging box and promotional posters on the table, looked up at the five people, and finally looked at Jung Yun-ho and asked: "Yun-ho, you are the captain, you Let’s talk about it. Why does the company’s album cover and promotional posters for mirotic appear on the company’s product packaging? There is absolutely no Crebeau brand in your endorsement. You also sell it to fans at a high price, and even use dinner together to trick fans into buying ! Who gave you such courage?!"

Zheng Yunhao took a step forward and picked up the things on the table to look at. He understood why Jin Yingmin was angry.It is taboo to take private work in any brokerage company.But after hearing what Jin Yingmin said later, he realized that the matter was far more than just taking private jobs.

How dare they!How dare you ruin TVXQ's reputation like this?How dare you treat TVXQ like this, a brand created by countless people with hard work?

Zheng Yunhao's initial reaction was as angry as Kim Youngmin's.But at this time, as the captain, what he should do is not get angry.

He bowed and apologized without saying a word: "I'm sorry, it is my negligence that such a thing happened."

"You are indeed dereliction of duty!" Jin Yingmin was angry: "Why, I thought that I had reached the top in South Korea and had no rivals; I thought that I was popular in Japan and made it to the top. So I got carried away, and I didn't care about my image, even cheating. Dare to do it! A bunch of little bastards, pampering you lawlessly! Remember, without SM's whole company to support you, you are nothing!"

He was speaking to Zheng Yunhao, but his eyes were on Kim Junsu, Park Yoochun, and Kim Jaejoong.

Zheng Yunhao kept bowing, and said with an apologetic smile: "Yes, yes, what you taught is that I will discipline them well..."

Ever since TVXQ reached the top in Korea, Shim Changmin has never seen such a submissive Jung Yunho.

No, in fact, when he first debuted, Brother Yunho never humbled himself like this.

At that time, even when he was doing the most humble gesture and speaking the softest words, his whole body was full of flamboyance and sharpness.The proud leader of SM's boy group has always acted so domineeringly that people feel invaded.

Shen Changmin tightly pursed his lips, unwilling to read any more.He looked at the three people coldly.Jin Junxiu's face was full of rebellion, and he could tell that he was very dissatisfied.Park Youtian crossed his hands in front of him, lowered his eyes and looked down, with a calm expression.Jin Zaizhong was uneasy, he nervously looked at the two people standing on his right, and nervously looked at Zheng Yunhao's direction.When he met Jin Yingmin's cold eyes, he immediately retracted and lowered his head.

Shen Changmin withdrew his gaze, feeling extremely tired.Made a mistake and is so righteous.If you have the ability to stand up and bear it yourself, that's fine.What kind of man is he who hides behind and lets Brother Yunhao scold and wipe their ass for them?

"What's the matter? What are you scolding the children for?" Jin Junxiu's father, Jin Qinshi, walked in and smoothed things over with a smile: "I heard about it on the way here, but it was all a misunderstanding. For the event, it can help TVXQ get closer to fans and promote its products, it really kills two birds with one stone. It’s a pity that the children have such a busy schedule that they don’t have time for it. So they had to cancel the meal plan regrettably.”

He waved his hands cheerfully: "The starting point is good~ It's not a big deal."

Jung Yunho's father, Shim Changmin's father, and Park Yoochun's mother also came in after him, and Kim Jaejoong's house was his sister.But the faces of these people were not as smiling as he was, as if nothing had happened.

"No big deal?" Jin Yingmin laughed angrily, and threw the gift box of cosmetics in front of him: "You used the photos of SM's group for publicity without SM's permission. This is a violation of portrait rights! You also openly used TVXQ Calling activities in the name of Jin Qin Shixi, what do you call these things?"

Jin Qinshi finally stopped laughing, thinking that SM has experience in such a big company, and they act so stingy!Isn't it only natural to use your own image to promote the products you invest in?

As for using the image of Jung Yunho and Shen Changmin to make money without saying hello, he chose to forget about it.

Kim Tae-seok agreed unhappily: "Okay, okay, we don't use Mirotic's photos anymore."

Jin Yingmin actually wanted to beat these troublemakers to death with a whip.But today is not what it used to be, the company has invested so much in TVXQ before they can count the money lying on the banknotes, not only can't beat and scold them, but they have to confess to these five people.Therefore, he is very opposed to cultivating high-quality and long-lived artists.Look, when the fame comes together, one by one climbs up to the top of the company to show off their power, there is no duty to be an artist at all!Now he is actually asked to negotiate with this kind of person!

He glanced at Jin Qinshi, suppressed the disgust in his heart, and asked kindly: "I told you last December that personal investment is fine, and the company will not interfere. But it must not be used in the name of a combination." Do publicity, and don't participate in management. Ai Hui is very annoyed by this matter. You all know how important the Japanese market is. If it is because of such a small brand that is not popular, the country you have worked so hard to build over the years will be ruined. Yu once, I think you are not reconciled. So now, I will ask you one last time, and you must answer me truthfully: Are you purely investing, or are you running this brand yourself?"

Park Yoochun's mother looked in the direction of her son.Park Yoochun closed his eyes and shook his head invisibly.Mother Park is determined.She is well aware of her son's abilities.Since her son told her not to stand out, she just needs to watch the show with peace of mind.

"It's just taking 5% of the sales as our dividend. There is no business." Jin Junxiu answered first.

5%!

Jung Yunho's father frowned, but said nothing.

What kind of investment is so easy to do, you can get 5% of the sales with just a few dollars invested!It's sales, not net profit!He originally thought that it was just that the three of them invested some money in and made endorsements along the way, and then the family opened a few physical stores to follow suit.South Korea is not as strict as Japan. Artists help the family's business to gain popularity and earn some extra money. As long as they do not go too far, the company will turn a blind eye.Only then did Jin Yingmin realize the seriousness of the problem.

"This is definitely not a pure money investment! I want to see your contract with Crebeau. See what conditions you agreed to behind the company's back."

Jin Qinshi looked at him vigilantly: "Look at our contract? We don't have a contract." Then he rolled his eyes and said forcefully: "The kids have debuted in Japan for four years, and they have worked in Japan longer than in Korea. .As a result, we have not received much money so far. I want you to show us the contract with Ai Hui, whether you have lost our handsome hard-earned money!"

"That's impossible." Jin Yingmin flatly refused: "Our contract with Ai Hui is a contract between a legal person and a legal person, not a contract between an artist and Ai Hui. As a third party, parents have no right to check." What a joke!There are so many companies in South Korea who can establish long-term and stable strategic partnerships with large Japanese companies. At present, they are the only one, S..M.Importing a large number of Korean idols to the Japanese market is one of the important reasons why SM can be proud of the Korean music industry.They agreed to Ai Hui's extremely harsh conditions, and took so many idols to fill the hole in the Japanese market.The fruits of victory obtained at such a high price, how could it be possible to casually leak commercial secrets for other companies to follow suit!

"However." He eased his tone again: "I can guarantee that the contract between TVXQ and Boa is the same, didn't we say that when we first changed the contract?"

"I haven't seen it, so I believe it." Jin Qinshi originally just used the Japanese contract as an excuse, but now the more he thinks about it, the more he has a problem: "No, the children are so popular in Japan. How could they only make such a small amount of money? , not as many as in South Korea. You must be playing tricks."

金英敏一顿，然后淡定地否认：“海外收入都是延迟结算的。08年的日本收益还没算出来。他们现在拿的是07年以前的收入。最初两年他们在日本的活动根本不赚钱，那么多专辑单曲和各种宣传活动都是赔本进行。直到07年才做到收益超过投入。所以07年的收益大部分都填了05年和06年的亏损。”

"It's impossible! Didn't you go to the Budokan? How much is the ticket price for such a big venue!"

Kim Young Min patiently explained to him: "Except for the large venue of the Budokan, 07 was basically a hall tour scale. A venue with hundreds to thousands of people. We have to pay the rent for the venue, hire staff, and hire a stage director. With the band and backup dancers, the stage equipment has to be shipped all over Japan. In order to make TVXQ the top group in Asia like S/MAP in Korea, TVXQ’s stages have always adopted the best stage standards, and the cost is very high. A small venue with around 08 people can’t actually make much money. The most important thing is that TVXQ didn’t have an endorsement in Japan that year. But since [-], Japan has made far more money than South Korea. The scale of the tour is large, and the endorsement brand There are too many. TVXQ will soon become the official spokesperson of DHC. At such a critical time, if something happens that seriously affects the image of TVXQ, it will cause a scandal in Japan. It is your interests that will be lost. Take out the contract, SM has Professionals will check on you." He patiently coaxed him tirelessly.

No matter how shrewd and cunning Kim Qin-seok is, after all, he is not the opponent of a big man like Kim Young-min who is in charge of the aircraft carrier of the Korean music industry.He was a little at a loss for words, and then became angry: "Why are you talking about cosmetics? We are obviously talking about where the children's money goes! Now is not the time to talk about this, we must return to the issue of money!"

Zheng Yunhao's father heard this quietly, and finally opened his mouth to persuade: "Although this is not an industry that our family is involved in. But what happened now is not just a private matter of the three children. Anyway, the unknown ingredients were added I absolutely disapprove of selling cosmetics to fans at high prices. Besides, Yunho and Changmin are clearly not involved in this cause, why should they be involved?"

After the parents came in, Zheng Yunhao didn't interrupt, which was completely different from his usual way of rushing to the front to deal with problems.He just lowered his eyes, staring at the ground in front of him in a daze.

The debate at hand is like a farce.

Before entering this room, he had no idea what was going on.By the time he knew what happened, Jin Yingmin's anger had already rushed towards him.The only thing he can do is to tense his nerves to ease the situation. He has no time or energy to think about it.

Disappointed?I am very sure of that.accident?Zheng Yunhao found that he didn't feel much surprise in his heart.

Human change is often a slow process.As a companion who gets along almost day and night, Zheng Yunhao is probably the one who knows this process the most.

The quarrel has changed from questioning that SM has swallowed their money, to Kim Junsu lacking money to buy a house and asking SM to borrow money or even give them a loan guarantee.

At this time, he should have listened carefully to what everyone said, and then figured out the potential information.But the uncontrollable and back and forth in Zheng Yunhao's head is the young, innocent and cheerful Kim Junsu who invited him to stay at his home many years ago, and it is the seemingly indifferent but careful reminder to him many years ago that he will be caught on the phone. The Kim Jaejoong that people heard was Park Yoochun who carefully discussed with him every night many years ago what to do about tomorrow's itinerary.

He closed his eyes quietly.

It turned out that these things were many years ago.

Obviously he is not very old, only in his early twenties, why do you feel that he has lived for a long time, and even the memories are so far away?

"I can only promise you, go back and think about it again. I won't promise anything else." The negotiation between Jin Qinshi and Jin Yingmin finally broke up unhappy.

When several parents and five members just left this conference room, Jin Qinshi ignored the fact that he would be heard by Jin Yingmin, and deliberately loudly said: "We don't lend money, and we are not allowed to do business! Isn't the purpose of being an artist just to be famous? Make money?"

He sighed while shaking his head, and said to Jung Yunho and Shen Changmin's father: "I really regret letting our Junsu debut in SM! If we go to other companies, there will be tens of billions of billions of contract money. We Junsu, we will not Work for SM again, Yuchun and Jaejoong will be the same as us." He glanced back at the open door of the conference room behind him, and invited Jung Yunho and Shen Changmin's father with a smile: "Changmin and Yunho's family, You can also consider joining us."

Shen Changmin's father glanced at him, but did not answer his words.

Jin Yingmin looked at Jin Qinshi's back complaining and leaving, and remained silent.

In fact, he just lied. The overseas income of 08 has already been settled by the company, but it has been suppressed and not released.The money was temporarily diverted to fill the shortfall in the company's accounts. After the defeat in the 08 general election, the new president's campaign to clean up the accounts caused more trouble for SM than it appeared on the surface.

It seems that it can't be dragged on any longer.

"...So, that's how things are." Zheng Yunhao pinched his nose a little tiredly, hid in the lounge and quietly talked to Jin Enhe on the phone: "I will talk to them when I go back to the dormitory later."

The sense of burnout from the bottom of my heart reappeared.

Jin Enhe was suddenly very angry.She managed to get her man to be more active, but someone will always destroy it!What a nuisance!

"Brother Yunhao, there is something I think I should tell you."

Zheng Yunhao's heart sank, and he subconsciously sat up straight.

"I asked someone to check them. Guess whose name I saw in the senior management of Crebeau's Beijing branch?" Jin Enhe had no interest in being a joke at all, and said bluntly: "Legal representative Jin Qinshi , Directors Kim Junsu, Park Yoochun, Kim Jaejoong, Kim Junho. Oh, there is another acquaintance. Didn’t you have a manager named Kang Hanseung before? After he left SM, he used to help your team members and run the cosmetics business. The most interesting Yes, he also acts as a manager for Kim Junsu’s brother Kim Junho in his spare time.”

When Jin Eunhe was really angry, she was always unreasonable. She sneered: "Can't you see this list? It's basically their private property, a family workshop. The stalls are all spread out, and they don't make enough money." Would they be willing to stop?"

As soon as she finished speaking, there was silence on both ends of the phone.Jin Eunhe could only hear his slow and suppressed breathing.She thought that Zheng Yunhao would get angry, but after a while, Zheng Yunhao just said firmly: "The cosmetics business must stop!"

The author has something to say: The fan dialogue is adapted from a real Rifan online message

Thank you Weibo "TVXQ__" girl!She forwarded me a very nice ticket at the original price. I will try my best to support Shanghai at 124, and I will take your share too~