Chapter 224: Happy Cooperation
After Jiang Shu left, Kim Minjeong turned to look at Ning Yizhuo.
Ning Yizhuo gave an awkward smile.
Kim Minjeong couldn't help but scratch her head.
"Why do I feel like I have so much to do?"
It seems both real bullying and fake bullying require effort?
The bullied only need to accept the bullying, while the bullies have a lot to consider.
Ning Yizhuo was purely a free rider, while Kim Minjeong got the MVP!
"Chairman Jiang's brilliant ideas," Giselle commented with a chuckle from the side.
She was truly enlightened.
Even bullying could be marketed?
He was indeed the Chairman with the most fans in Korean Entertainment and the best at marketing.
"He's like that; he always has endless ideas," Liu Zhimin chimed in from the side. "You should get used to him being able to produce three groups from a single audition."
As Liu Zhimin said this, the others all nodded in agreement.
You don't say, you really don't say.
"Then should I prepare something for the upcoming comeback stage?" Kim Minjeong thought for a moment and asked.
"You can just act naturally," Liu Zhimin said with a yawn.
A question mark appeared on Kim Minjeong's forehead.
"What do you mean 'act naturally'? Do I usually bully you guys?"
"Well, you never know," Liu Zhimin said with a smile.
"Yah!" Kim Minjeong's eyes immediately widened.
Ning Yizhuo quietly took a step back; she didn't want to get caught in the crossfire when these two sisters started bickering.
Just as Liu Zhimin and Kim Minjeong were about to start bickering, the practice room door suddenly opened, and the staff members who had left with Li Xiuman gradually returned to the practice room.
As soon as they returned, the few of them immediately quieted down.
Liu Zhimin and Kim Minjeong glared at each other, then both withdrew their gazes.
...
Music Director's Office.
"Why did you change offices?" Jiang Shu asked with some surprise as he entered and surveyed Li Xiuman's new office.
"I feel that the position of Music Director suits me better," Li Xiuman said with a chuckle. "I've already arranged your song. Is the contract still the same as usual?"
"Whatever," Jiang Shu said casually as he sat down boldly.
"I heard you've been in contact with Heilongjiang recently?" Li Xiuman asked, looking at Jiang Shu.
"Your news is quite well-informed," Jiang Shu looked at Li Xiuman with some surprise. He had met with the head of her family's cultural tourism department a few times for Ning Yizhuo's matter. Li Xiuman could even find out about that?
"I also have my own friends in China," Li Xiuman said with a smile.
The place he had prepared for his "retirement" was in China, so of course he had his own intelligence channels.
"You brought this up; what do you want to do?" Jiang Shu asked, looking at Li Xiuman.
This old fox wouldn't mention this for no reason.
"I need qualifications to open an entertainment company in mainland China."
Jiang Shu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.
China has placed certain restrictions on the establishment of entertainment companies. Qualifications are actually not difficult to obtain, but that's relative to Chinese people. For foreigners like Li Xiuman, the threshold is undoubtedly higher.
However, while the threshold for foreigners is high, it's still limited. Although there are restrictions on Korean Entertainment, normal commercial activities like this are not prohibited.
Yet Li Xiuman still brought it up, which meant he was aiming for...
"You want qualifications that won't be affected?"
Li Xiuman smiled upon hearing this.
"Chairman Jiang is a clear-headed person."
"That's not easy to get," Jiang Shu shook his head and said.
What Li Xiuman wanted was the qualification to open a company in China that would not be affected even if his affairs in Korea were exposed.
This kind of thing is neither difficult nor simple; it all depends on whether the relevant departments are willing to make a big deal out of it.
"Doesn't Chairman Li have connections?" Jiang Shu looked at Li Xiuman strangely. This guy has very close ties with some leaders in China. This shouldn't be difficult, right?
"It's not good to trouble people with everything," Li Xiuman said with a smile.
Bullshit!
Both sides knew perfectly well why he had close ties with them. How could such a matter be left undone simply because it was inconvenient to trouble the other party?
Had their relationship broken down?
Impossible. If it had truly broken down, he wouldn't be thinking of running to China.
If it hadn't broken down but he was unwilling to approach them, then it could only be that the other party's asking price was too high, and they hadn't reached an agreement.
Jiang Shu had a faint guess and glanced at the neat folders on Li Xiuman's desk, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"This matter is a bit difficult," Jiang Shu sighed, putting on a very "troubled" expression.
Li Xiuman was not surprised. He had dealt with Jiang Shu many times and knew that although the other party was young, he was not at all naive when it came to negotiating for things.
Jiang Shu was about to make an exorbitant demand.
"I can let Chairman Jiang invest."
"I have no interest whatsoever in your company in China," Jiang Shu shook his head and said.
"Then what do you want?" Li Xiuman asked calmly.
"S.M. in your hands," Jiang Shu said with a smile.
Li Xiuman's eyes flickered, and a look of realization appeared on his face.
"So, your last request to join our company's board of directors was for this."
To obtain the shares in his hand, it was naturally not as simple as Li Xiuman agreeing to transfer them, as seen in TV dramas.
The transfer of S.M. shares is subject to certain restrictions based on company law, especially for a major shareholder like Li Xiuman, who holds 23.9% of the shares. There are many restrictions.
If Jiang Shu did not have the identity of an S.M. board member, then the S.M. board would vote on this transfer.
Such a large share transfer must be reported to the board of directors, and other directors holding more than 10% of the shares must vote to waive their pre-emptive rights.
However, now that Jiang Shu has the identity of an S.M. board member, even if he holds less than 1% of the shares, he still has a seat. In this way, Li Xiuman's transfer of shares to him would not need to consider the pre-emptive rights of other directors holding more than 10% of the shares.
Such a transfer is Li Xiuman's personal action, and naturally does not require the permission of the board of directors.
This was also why Jiang Shu only now expressed his pursuit of S.M. shares.
"How about it, Chairman Li?" Jiang Shu asked with a smile.
"It's very difficult for you to get all the shares in my hand," Li Xiuman shook his head and said. "Since you want my shares, you should be clear about our company's situation."
"Mixed bag," Jiang Shu used an idiom to describe S.M.'s board of directors.
"It seems you have already made your choice," Li Xiuman nodded and said.
"Of course." Jiang Shu naturally knew that it would be difficult for him to get all 23.9% of the shares in Li Xiuman's hands. Even if theoretically no one could prevent the transfer of personal shares, it is well known that theory and practice are two different things.
Jiang Shu's goal has always been not to become the Chairman of S.M.; he merely wanted S.M. to become his loyal ally.
"In that case..." Li Xiuman paused, then stood up and extended his right hand towards Jiang Shu.
"Happy cooperation."
"Happy cooperation!"