Chapter 301: Dissolution Plan
Compared to Qin Zhen and Qu Fan, who were in charge of the Public Relations and Marketing Departments and reported only to Chairman Jiang, Liu Qi, a computer expert, had always kept a low profile. Even within DM Entertainment, only the staff in the Public Relations Department knew of his existence; other departments were quite unfamiliar with him.
It wasn't that Liu Qi was mysterious, but his job allowed him to work from anywhere. As a result, Liu Qi became the only employee in the company who could work from home.
He only needed to come to the company when necessary, so only a small group of people had met Liu Qi. The staff in the Public Relations Department only knew of his existence, but very few had actually met him.
This time, Jiang Shu called Liu Qi over for a special assignment.
Liu Qi curiously looked around the Chairman's office. He hadn't been here in a long time. He came to the company once a week, but he had never been to the Chairman's office since he started, except for his first day. It had been a long time, and the changes here were significant.
“The commercial spies inside the company that I asked you to keep an eye on before, do you still have their names and information?” Jiang Shu asked directly after Liu Qi closed the door.
“Yes,” Liu Qi nodded in response.
“How many people?”
“Three, one each from YG, S.M, and Cube, all in non-core departments,” Liu Qi replied.
Commercial espionage was quite common, but for Liu Qi, it was still very new, so he paid more attention to it.
“You can go back. Send me the information on those three.”
“I can send it now,” Liu Qi said, shaking the phone in his hand.
“Alright.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Qi stood where he was and sent the information of the three individuals to Jiang Shu.
“Is the network monitoring system for internal employees complete?”
“It's done. As long as it's a company computer, it's under my surveillance. Any data transferred out of or input into a company computer is recorded.”
“Hmm, well done. That’s all for now, you can go back to your work.”
“Oh, okay,” Liu Qi replied and leisurely left.
Jiang Shu looked at the information he sent. The YG one was the same one discovered before, while the S.M one was new, but it didn't matter. Exposed spies had already lost their threat and would instead become an asset.
It was the Cube one…
“Ji Lei acts quite fast.” Jiang Shu's eyes flickered slightly. Jiang Shu had received this person's information long ago, given to him by Ji Lei. His brother-in-law was quite capable. He had always been suppressed by his older sister back home, but after coming to Korea and joining the Cube board, he immediately displayed remarkable ability.
Although he couldn't control his lower body when it came to matters of men and women, as long as he didn't mess up important business, these were minor issues.
Ji Lei had provided the information on this Cube commercial spy a long time ago.
As for the reason…
This was a plan he had already set in motion.
IZONE was destined to disband, but Jiang Shu needed a reason to disband IZONE, just like IVE. And IVE's disbandment method at the time was actually very far-fetched. In the current situation, if he were to use IVE's method again, he would simply not be able to disband IZONE in the same way.
IZONE would certainly disband within three years due to unknown circumstances. Instead of letting them disband due to unknown circumstances, it would be better for him to handle it personally. This way, he could also resolve some troubles for DM Entertainment.
But the problem with personally blowing up IZONE was that, not to mention internal resistance, public opinion from fans and the general public could ignite everything.
Jiang Shu pondered for a long time and finally came up with a method.
Lure other entertainment companies to kick them while they're down, repeating IVE's mistake, and Jiang Shu had already decided on the 'mastermind' for this.
IVE's method couldn't be replicated, but the core idea could be imitated and then perfected.
And to achieve this, the personnel information provided by Liu Qi would be needed.
This commercial spy from Cube was not an insider, but his direct superior was Ji Lei, which meant he was practically an insider. If used properly, a lot of information could be revealed through him.
However, before executing the plan, Ji Lei's situation still needed to be tested. Although his family was back home, Jiang Shu needed to consider the possibility of Ji Lei turning against him. If Ji Lei had problems and it was only discovered when the IZONE plan reached its final stage, it would be too late.
The most important thing was to clarify Ji Lei's situation immediately. As for how to test him…
Testing people's thoughts and stances was too familiar to Jiang Shu; one could even say he was well-versed in it.
After the plan was perfected, he would begin 'observing' Ji Lei, but how to specifically start this IZONE disbandment plan stumped Jiang Shu.
The overall idea was set, but how should this step-by-step plan be executed?
While Jiang Shu was contemplating the plan's content, his phone rang.
Looking at the caller, Jiang Shu interrupted his thoughts.
“Hello, Chairman Li.”
“Chairman Jiang, do you have time to meet?” Li Xiuman's voice came through.
“What is it?” Jiang Shu asked, puzzled, “I have some things here.”
He was considering the IZONE matter, and he wasn't very willing to go out until he had exhausted his ideas.
“It's about the stock transfer,” Li Xiuman's words immediately invigorated Jiang Shu.
Who knew when his ideas would be exhausted, and what Li Xiuman was talking about was clearly more important!
“Time and place?”
“Three o'clock this afternoon, Samsung Golf Course.” Li Xiuman provided a very suitable place for a conversation.
“Alright.”
Li Xiuman hung up the phone after receiving Jiang Shu's answer. Jiang Shu looked at the disconnected phone, his eyes flickering.
The stock transfer…
So, was Li Xiuman ready to flee?
Thinking of this, Jiang Shu picked up the landline phone.
“Come in.”
Two or three seconds later, Choi Ji-yeon pushed the door open and walked in.
“Chairman.”
“Is there any abnormality in S.M's stock price?”
“No.”
“What about S.M?”
Jiang Shu's S.M shares had always been held by Choi Ji-yeon, who represented him. Choi Ji-yeon would attend most S.M board or high-level meetings on behalf of Jiang Shu. Occasionally, Jiang Shu would go himself, but more often, it was Choi Ji-yeon.
“S.M hasn’t had any problems recently either,” Choi Ji-yeon replied after a moment of thought.
“What about the financial situation?” Jiang Shu continued to refine the question.
“Funds… Chairman, your shareholding is not enough to access information in that area, but I can feel that S.M seems to be very short on cash.”
S.M is short on cash?
It sounded like a joke. How could one of the four major entertainment companies be short on cash?
But this was precisely the crucial information Jiang Shu needed.