Xu Yun handed a bottle of water to Han Yan 'er. "Everyone has their own path. You have to accept what you choose. Being an artist in Korea is also a high-paying industry."
"It seems that many of us are making a lot of money, but the money we get is not as optimistic as we think." Han Yan 'er said, "Because during the three years we are trainees, the company has to pay for all our expenses. Every year, each of us has to pay at least 150 million Korean won. It is a high investment."
"Close to one million RMB." Xu Yun nodded. "It is indeed a lot of money. If one person needs that much, and if it is a group of more than ten people, including those who have been eliminated, it will be a lot of money. "
Han Yan 'er sighed helplessly. "To ensure that we can get back this high investment, the contract with our company is quite long. It is common for us to have a five-year contract. Some of them are even dead contracts … We will stay with the company until we die."
"The company is not a charity organization. To make you famous, it is not just for you to make money. That would be boring." Xu Yun said, "To the company, you are a tool for the company to make money."
Hearing Xu Yun's words, Han Yan 'er nodded sadly. "The company takes a very high percentage of our income. I get 30% to 70%, and some people get 20% to 80%. Many artists don't even get money in their first few years. I have been famous in Korea for more than three years, but I still don't have the money to buy a house for my parents. "
This was common in Korea, and Xu Yun knew it very well.
Those young people who wanted to be famous had no concept of money at first, because before they became famous, they only had one thought, and that was to be famous.
But what about after they became famous? What about after they became famous for a long time? They might have conflicts with the management company, and if they wanted to leave the company, they had to pay a high penalty.
The frightening amount of liquidated damages often made the artists trained by these companies shrink back. In addition, Korea had organizations like the Singer's Association. If a singer wanted to leave before the contract was up, even if he could afford the penalty, the Singer's Association would ask other companies not to sign with him.
This was a method to restrict artists. Korea's entertainment company was very experienced in controlling artists.
Any entertainment company would definitely have such concerns before signing a contract, so they would first seal off all escape routes.
The only people who dared to terminate their contracts with Korea Entertainment were probably Hua Xia, who had debuted as a trainee in Korea. This was because Hua Xia could return to China to develop her career. So what if Korea banned her?
Even after returning to China, there were still so many fans. So what if there was a high penalty fee? Not afraid!
Such a small penalty was nothing to an artist who had returned to their homeland to develop their career! The money he casually earned in a year was enough to pay several penalty fees, so it didn't matter if he was confident.
But to the artists of Korea, this money was worth a lot of money.
"Idol artists are an industry that relies on youth to make a living. Mr. Xu, you're in the entertainment industry, so you know it very well. How many of them are forgotten by the public after just a few years of their debut? " Han Yan 'er said, "Let's take Hua Xia's F4 for example. How many people still pay attention to them?"
Xu Yun nodded in agreement.
"In order not to be forgotten, I can only keep rushing to work." Han Yan 'er lowered her head. "I have to work as hard as I can. There are hundreds of variety shows in Korea. In addition to recording records and shooting movies and TV series, I also have to accept the company's arrangements to participate in these variety shows. I even only slept in the hotel twice in a month and spent the rest of the time in the RV."
This was not strange in Korea's entertainment industry.
"In order to rush to work, I had to drive over the speed limit and got into a car accident. Even the driver died." Han Yan 'er sighed. "I didn't expect to be so lucky. Not only did I not die, but I was also slightly injured. If I had been disfigured, haha, I would have been forgotten in a corner. The company wouldn't have wasted any investment on me."
In fact, Han Yan 'er was not the most tired. Some of the most popular groups had 20 magazine shoots a day, so it was normal for them to rush to ten shows.
Many people fainted because of lack of sleep, and many people got sick because of too much training.
"It's more difficult for us female artists than male artists. There are many potential threats around us." When Han Yan 'er said this, her face looked terrible.
Xu Yun actually knew that it was similar to today's arrangement.
However, Xu Yun felt that since it was his choice and he was willing to give up everything for success, there was nothing to complain about.
In fact, it was not impossible to refuse. However, once he refused, he would have to cut off his own path.
There were many paths a person could take in his life. If someone wanted to be an official, they could become a government official. If someone wanted to be a businessman, they could become a businessman. If someone wanted to live a comfortable life, they could do art. If someone wanted to be in the limelight, they could become an artist.
In fact, there wasn't only one path in life. There were many paths in life. If one path was cut off, then take another. As long as one didn't give up on oneself, there would definitely be a path that belonged to oneself. Not only could this path be completed, but it could also be completed beautifully.
However, once he gave up his dignity and abandoned himself, there was no hope. There was only death.
In the end, he would become someone that even the world would give up on.
Many Korean actresses had fallen because of this matter.
Of course, some threats were the most terrifying. It was hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. No matter if it was an arrow in the dark, it was difficult to guard against.
Some female celebrities were secretly filmed by their boyfriends, and then they were threatened to pay money. Some were drugged by their own managers, and some managers colluded with the underworld to extort money from their artists. These were all things that had happened before.
Because Korea did not have an agent system, the company would arrange an agent to be an assistant. This kind of assistant usually knew a lot of the artist's privacy. When the agent did not get the expected benefits, he would do everything he could to take revenge on the artist.
Jin Hanbang's agent was a good example. When he could get enough benefits, he was like a dog beside Jin Hanbang.
When he realized that he would not be able to make a name for himself with Jin Hanbang, he simply kicked Jin Hanbang away like a dog.
This was a purely profit-driven relationship, so there was no "true love" or "real concern" in it.
"If you can't complete the task that President Song gave you this time, what will happen to him?" Xu Yun smiled and asked Han Yan Er.
Han Yan Er bit her lips nervously.
The whole world knew how strict the management of Korea Entertainment was. Being beaten was the lightest punishment.
Xu Yun was very clear about the Korean people's worship of Confucianism. This was why they said that Confucius was also a Korean.
Because the Koreans admired Hua Xia culture and were fanatical about Confucianism, they used Confucianism as a management method. In the company, the relationship between seniors and juniors was very clear, not to mention the position of the president and the others in the company.
Han Yan Er had seen this kind of hierarchy many times.
For example, if a member of a group was disobedient, the senior or the leader would be the "elder brother", and it was normal to punch and kick him.
If the artists in Korea wanted to be famous, they had to be obedient.
They had to be very, very obedient.
Otherwise, the company would ban them. For example, if an artist got fat, the company would ask them to lose weight. If they couldn't do it, they would be frozen. If there was any behavior that went against traditional Confucianism, they would be banned, or even banned from the entire industry.
If an artist in Korea wanted to escape the military and become a citizen of another country, they would definitely be banned from the entire country. This person would be completely finished. This was the result of going against traditional Confucianism.
Therefore, if an artist in Korea dared to disobey, the consequences were quite serious. It was so serious that the artist trembled all over.
Han Yan Er's task was personally given by the president. Therefore, if Han Yan Er couldn't complete this task perfectly, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Thinking about Xu Yun's attitude, Han Yan Er trembled a little.
If Xu Yun really didn't fall for this, how would she end up? Would she really go back with her tail between her legs and tell President Song that she didn't have the charm to move Xu Yun?
How would President Song believe that?
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