Chapter 39: Daegu! I'm here!
June twelfth.
DM Entertainment, Chairman's office.
Qu Fan sat in a chair opposite the desk, observing the furnishings of Jiang Shu's office, while Jiang Shu was looking at Qu Fan's marketing strategy for IVE.
Jiang Shu's office was much simpler than the CEO's offices Qu Fan had been in before.
Although it had everything it should, its size, style, and layout all revealed one word:
Poor.
This was purely a poor ghost in charge.
As Qu Fan's thoughts wandered, Jiang Shu, across from him, finished reading his marketing proposal.
"As expected of a seasoned professional, this proposal is well-written," Jiang Shu exclaimed.
Jiang Shu hadn't reminded Qu Fan that IVE lacked a visual center, but he still noticed this point and, based on it, formulated a plan to guide Zhang Yuanying and Liu Zhimin's fans to clash over the visual center position.
He even considered that Jiang Shu might not want such a significant conflict among the members' fans and offered an alternative plan more aligned with team harmony.
"Let's use the 'contesting for the visual center' plan," Jiang Shu said, looking at Qu Fan.
"Alright, but I'll need cooperation from the public relations department. I need to control the public opinion of both fan bases to prevent them from affecting the artists themselves," Qu Fan replied.
If the two fan bases got into a full-blown fight, some extreme fans would certainly target the idols themselves, which was unnecessary.
Contesting for the visual center and center position was fine, but the scale needed to be controlled to avoid major incidents.
"Okay, if you need anything, just talk to Qin Zhen."
"Understood," Qu Fan nodded.
"I've reviewed the marketing plan for the domestic market. Although China doesn't restrict Korean groups, it doesn't promote them either. IVE hasn't fully established itself in the Korean market yet, so there's no need to go there now."
"You should revise the plan," Jiang Shu said, placing the Chinese market marketing plan in front of Qu Fan. "Focus on online marketing, moving videos, buying press releases, and don't miss any online platforms."
"That's too broad a coverage; our resource allocation won't be enough," Qu Fan shook his head.
"It's fine, take your time, we're not in a hurry," Jiang Shu said with a smile. "Gradually and subtly make domestic K-pop fans aware of our DM Entertainment, aware of IVE. Over time, they'll remember us themselves."
Without money to adopt the pervasive promotional methods of Yuanmeng Zhixing, he would extend the battle line and grind it out with time!
Qu Fan, of course, understood Jiang Shu's meaning. Since the boss said so, he had no objections.
"Okay, I'll go back and revise it. I'll try to submit the final draft to you today or tomorrow."
Actually, it wasn't particularly difficult; he just needed to modify his previous plans. Most of the content could be directly copied.
"No rush, I'll be on a business trip for the next two days. It'll be fine to submit it when I get back," Jiang Shu waved his hand.
"Understood," Qu Fan responded upon hearing this.
After Qu Fan left, Jiang Shu placed the proposal he had brought into a folder, stood up, and left the office.
He didn't plan to bring anyone with him to Daegu; he could go by himself.
"Chairman," Choi Ji-yeon at the door saw Jiang Shu coming out of his office and immediately stood up to greet him.
"I'm going to Daegu. If anything comes up, contact me by phone," Jiang Shu told Choi Ji-yeon.
"Director Yin Huilin and her team's onboarding procedures are this afternoon. Is it okay if you're not here?" Choi Ji-yeon asked hesitantly.
"It's fine, it's just onboarding," Jiang Shu waved his hand. "You handle it."
"Understood."
Jiang Shu went downstairs and drove to the train station.
Seoul is nearly three hundred kilometers from Daegu. Although it only takes about three hours to drive, driving by oneself is boring, and this time he didn't plan to bring anyone else, so he simply didn't drive.
He had bought the train ticket yesterday, and by the time he arrived at the train station, there was only half an hour left until the train departed.
After a short wait, the train from Seoul to Daegu City started moving.
Looking at the constantly receding scenery outside the train window, Jiang Shu felt quite emotional.
This was his first time having a clear goal to pursue a trainee, and a twenty-seven-year-old "elderly" trainee at that. If this got out, his industry peers would probably call him crazy, right?
Thinking of this, Jiang Shu couldn't help but laugh.
If he knew the locations of all the S-cards, he would be quite willing to make the trip himself.
Speaking of which, apart from Liu Zhimin and Lisa, all the S-cards in the company now were ones he had encountered by luck.
Hmm...
Excluding those two, it seemed only Xiao Yuan was left.
Jiang Shu shook his head with a wry smile. If everything went smoothly this time, the company would welcome its fourth S-card.
Although Lisa left, selling her brought in Yuan Shen and many resources. It's safe to say she contributed one-third to DM Entertainment's success, right?
Daegu City is so big, and Jiang Shu couldn't be sure that Bae Joo-hyun was definitely in her hometown, but he still came over. What if? What if he could meet her?
If he really couldn't meet her, it didn't matter; Jiang Shu still had a plan B.
Now is the information age, and Koreans love to post on Instagram. He could just have Liu Qi check Bae Joo-hyun's account then.
Of course, it would be better if he could meet her through conventional means.
Jiang Shu's personal visit this time also held a desire to continue verifying the Idol Aggregation Law.
If he could prove this law like a bond, then he wouldn't need to painstakingly figure out how to put together groups in the future.
This trip to Daegu was still necessary; it was only a waste of one day, after all.
As he pondered, the train sped along, quickly arriving at Daegu City train station.
When Jiang Shu emerged from the train station, it was just eleven o'clock, and he wasn't even hungry yet. If he had driven himself, he'd probably still be on the highway right now.
"Let's just wander around casually."
Jiang Shu had no specific destination and didn't care how he moved. He would just wander around like a headless chicken. If he was meant to meet someone, he would, and if not, he wouldn't.
He was determined to get Bae Joo-hyun. If he could meet her, that was best; if not, he would have Liu Qi find her on the internet.
As long as Bae Joo-hyun wasn't married, he would definitely trick her into joining.
How could this K-pop girl group era be missing such a fourth-generation divine beauty who dominated her contemporaries?
Humming a little tune, Jiang Shu slowly strolled through Daegu City.
South Korea's urban development is relatively ordinary. Except for the central districts of Seoul, most cities resemble small, eighteenth-tier counties in China, completely failing to give one the feeling of a developed country.
However, the mental state of the pedestrians on the streets seemed much better than those in Seoul, perhaps because the pressure of life wasn't as great?
Jiang Shu didn't understand, and he aimlessly wandered around the streets.
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