Chapter 58 Which Teacher Sun?
As time left June and entered July.
“I AM,” released on May 29th, secured its first monthly crown after continuously topping the daily charts for over thirty days.
It was somewhat difficult to win a monthly crown with a song released at the end of May, but after a month of climbing the charts, the June monthly crown was secured easily and without a doubt.
In addition, IVE also set a series of records for second-generation girl groups.
They achieved a first-place win upon debut, topped the daily charts on their debut day, held the daily top spot for thirty consecutive days, and became the first second-generation girl group to achieve a monthly crown for their song.
Furthermore, the first million-view fancam for a second-generation girl group came from Zhang Yuanying.
The first ten-million-view fancam came from Liu Zhimin.
These two individuals happened to be the dual centers of IVE.
The current popularity of IVE's dual centers is immense, with the entire K-pop industry focused on this explosively popular group.
This girl group, which didn't cost much to produce, is rapidly generating revenue for DM Entertainment, and in addition to the daily quick monetization, IVE's impact on DM Entertainment is also evident in recruitment.
Every day, many people see DM Entertainment's recruitment information online and come to apply, and DM Entertainment's various departments are quickly being filled.
The originally empty floors of the DM Entertainment building have also started to become crowded.
July 3rd, 10:40 AM.
DM Entertainment, Chairman's Office.
“So many?” Jiang Shu was startled, looking at the list of new hires Choi Ji-yeon brought.
“This was your intention, to quickly complete the staffing of all company departments,” Choi Ji-yeon said with a chuckle.
With so many new employees, including middle management, this was entirely good news for Choi Ji-yeon; she finally didn't have to hold multiple positions by herself anymore.
“Are there enough workstations?” Jiang Shu asked.
“There are still more than twenty people who haven't officially started, and there aren't enough workstations,” Choi Ji-yeon replied.
Jiang Shu picked up the phone on the desk.
“Ask Minister Wu to come over.”
“Do you want to change the office location?” Choi Ji-yeon asked curiously.
“Yes, this floor is no longer enough for us. Besides staff, we also need to expand the practice rooms. How can debuted artists keep sharing practice rooms with trainees?”
It's rather absurd that IVE still has to share a practice room with trainees.
“But the company's account probably doesn't have enough money, right?” Choi Ji-yeon said hesitantly.
Although only Jiang Shu and Minister Wu knew exactly how much money DM Entertainment had left, one could guess there wouldn't be much.
After all, IVE had only been monetizing for one month, and no matter how popular they were, not many projects would settle so early after just one month.
Jiang Shu did not answer her, but waited until Minister Wu arrived.
“Minister Wu, I want to rent a building as the company's office building.”
Minister Wu had just stood firm when he heard Jiang Shu's words and subconsciously glanced at Choi Ji-yeon.
“Chairman, we don't have enough money.”
“Then take out a loan.”
Minister Wu was startled, looking at Jiang Shu somewhat strangely.
“Didn't you say, uh… no loans?”
Minister Wu's words jogged Jiang Shu's memory.
The original owner seemed to have told Minister Wu…
“Even if the company goes bankrupt, I will absolutely never take out a loan!”
Jiang Shu's expression was normal; after being chairman for a few months, he had gradually learned to control his facial emotions.
“Times have changed. IVE's monetization takes time, and the company needs money now. We cannot let financial issues hinder the company's development.”
“Alright,” Minister Wu nodded. “Then I'll go with Director Jiang (of the Administration Department) to the bank later.”
Taking out a loan in the company's name didn't require Jiang Shu to go in person.
“Yes, find a suitable location as soon as possible and move the company there,” Jiang Shu nodded and said.
“Alright,” Minister Wu nodded in agreement. “I'll go do it now!”
“Good.”
Minister Wu came quickly and left quickly. After Minister Wu left, Choi Ji-yeon finally spoke.
“Chairman, the new employees' onboarding requires your approval,” she said, pointing to the documents in front of Jiang Shu.
“Let me see.” Jiang Shu replied and opened the list of new employees.
This was a habit he had developed since transmigrating; any list involving personnel, no matter the type, had to be checked.
You never know which corner those idols who should be shining on stage are hiding in now.
If Bae Joo-hyun can cosplay as a waitress in a restaurant in Daegu, what else is impossible?
“You hired so many scouts?” Jiang Shu asked in surprise, looking at the twelve scouts.
“This is already considered few. Director Qin's team has very strong online monitoring, so the originally planned five online scouts were reduced to two, and the remaining ten are offline scouts.”
“Suitable prospects can appear anywhere in Seoul, so we need enough scouts to cover Seoul,” Choi Ji-yeon explained.
Scouts are divided into online and offline.
Online scouts monitor bloggers on online platforms like Instagram and YouTube, and if they find suitable candidates, they contact them for auditions. For example, Liu Zhimin in the real world was noticed by SM's online scout through her daily updates online, was invited for an audition, and then joined SM.
Offline scouting is the traditional method of recruiting, and many idols in the real world were found by offline scouts.
Jiang Shu nodded upon hearing this; this was something he wasn't very clear about.
He continued to look down the list.
The various departments were mostly expanded. The two empty departments, Planning and Production, also recruited some talents. The Planning Department was fine and could already operate, but the Production Department was not doing so well, with only a few new producers who could only assist Jiang Shu.
However, with Jiang Shu present, the demand for producers was not very high at the moment, and at worst, they could outsource to studios.
DM Entertainment currently had no need for a Legal Department, outsourcing its legal affairs to a law firm, and the lawyers permanently stationed at DM Entertainment could already handle most legal matters.
“Hmm? You found vocal teachers?” Jiang Shu said in surprise.
Jiang Shu was somewhat surprised looking at the names under the vocal room section.
Recruiting vocal teachers was not smooth; there weren't many capable vocal teachers, most of whom taught at art schools and training institutions, and a small number taught at entertainment companies.
Even though DM Entertainment, a small company, had become famous because of IVE, excellent vocal teachers were inherently in high demand, so they weren't very willing to come to a potentially great entertainment company like yours.
Wouldn't it be better for me to go directly to a big company?
Jiang Shu looked at the qualifications of the three vocal teachers.
They are all new hires.
Just as Jiang Shu was about to say something, he suddenly noticed the name of the last vocal teacher.
Sun Shengwan…
Huh?
What the heck???
Jiang Shu's pupils slightly widened.
He quickly looked at the information behind it.
Sun Shengwan, English name Wendy, South Korean and Canadian dual citizenship, graduated from…