After the recording of the show, it was already 10 PM. Xu Zhixuan invited everyone for dinner. With Xu Zhixuan's current status, he naturally agreed to everyone's request. Wasn't this nonsense? Now, Xu Zhixuan was a golden thigh in everyone's eyes. If they knew that Xu Zhixuan also owned the Letian Cinema chain, their jaws would be dislocated.
"Zhixuan, you've worked hard today. Come, let me toast you!"
Yoo Jae-seok's words were sincere. With Xu Zhixuan's current status, any smart person could tell that with his status, Xu Zhixuan would not be involved in variety shows anymore. In their eyes, Xu Zhixuan would gradually fade from everyone's sight and become a real president, living behind the scenes.
"Brother, what are you saying? Why are you being so polite to me?"
Xu Zhixuan naturally knew that after everyone left the show, the atmosphere had become a little tense. It was no longer as noisy as it was on the show. Other than Kim Jong-kook, Haha, and Yoo Jae-seok, the others were a little restrained. Even Lee Kwang-soo was not as lively as he was on the show.
"Also, what's wrong with you guys? How long has it been since we last met? Don't you recognize me?"
Everyone just laughed at Xu Zhixuan's words. To be honest, Xu Zhixuan's status was too far ahead of them. It was not an exaggeration to say that if Xu Zhixuan wanted to ban anyone present, many would definitely give face to Xu Zhixuan.
"Guangzhu, why are you so quiet today? It's not like you!"
There was no other way. Xu Zhixuan could only deal with them one by one. After all, although Xu Zhixuan did not care about the distance between their statuses, others did. Therefore, he could only use his actions to prove that he was no different from the old Xu Zhixuan. He was still him. Even if he became the world's richest man, Xu Zhixuan was still Xu Zhixuan. There was no change!
"Zhixuan, I'm not. Aren't I barbecuing meat now?"
Lee Kwang-soo was obviously surprised that Xu Zhixuan would talk to him. After all, among everyone present, although he appeared to be very close to Xu Zhixuan on the show, his relationship with Xu Zhixuan was actually the most ordinary. They could only be considered friends and not close relatives. In the past, there was still Song Joong-ki. Now that he had joined Xu Zhixuan's management company, Xu Zhixuan's attitude towards him had obviously changed. Just looking at the interaction on the show today, it was obvious that the position he had previously occupied was basically his.
For a moment, Lee Kwang-soo expressed envy, jealousy, and hatred towards Song Joong-ki. However, when he thought about how his own company's president could be said to be a mentor and helpful friend to him, and how it was Song Joong-ki who brought him into the industry, he resisted the pressure and rejected Xu Zhixuan's invitation. This inevitably created a flaw in their relationship. This was also the reason why Lee Kwang-soo was surprised that Xu Zhixuan would talk to him.
"Ah, let's leave this to Zhixiao. Her skills are not bad. Come, let's have a toast!"
"Yeah!" Lee Kwang-soo was so excited that his wine glass trembled. He clinked it with Xu Zhixuan's and turned around to drink it. His face was full of joy. This was also what Xu Zhixuan wanted to see. There were too few young actors in the company that could be brought out. Song Joong-ki was the only one. Especially Kim Soo Hyun, whom Xu Zhixuan had arranged to get in touch with. This future professor who would become famous all over Asia because of "You from the Star," had ended up very unhappily being rejected.
Therefore, in Xu Zhixuan's memory, it seemed like Lee Kwang-soo would also be a good actor in the future. Using this little bit of kindness and friendship to invite him was indeed a good idea. After all, RM's current influence in Asia was indeed very big.
"Do you have any free time now?"
"Yeah? Uh, I do. Right now, other than a few commercials, I only have one show, RM! "
At this moment, the conversation between Xu Zhixuan and Lee Kwang-soo made the people present look at Lee Kwang-soo with a little envy. Among them, Song Joong-ki was the most envious. As a staff member of Xu Zhixuan's company, he naturally knew that Xu Zhixuan had accepted a movie. However, he still had to film "Wolf Boy" now, so he basically could not take the time. He was more envious of Lee Kwang-soo. Even if he had to play a small role beside Xu Zhixuan, Song Joong-ki was willing to do so.
"Well, I accepted a movie. In it, there's a character that I play as a follower. I think you can give it a try!"
This was not a promise that Xu Zhixuan disregarded in order to win over Lee Kwang-soo. It could be said that Xu Zhixuan felt that the role of a follower was very suitable for Lee Kwang-soo. Think about it, such a tall person taking the initiative to bend down and be slapped in the face by Ding Qing. Don't you think it's very comedic?
"Yeah, I'll definitely go!"
Lee Kwang-soo was excited. What was this called? Originally, he thought that his relationship with Xu Zhixuan could only be maintained at the boundary of friends. However, now that Xu Zhixuan had given him a surprise, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that their relationship was not ordinary. Although he knew that it might be Xu Zhixuan trying to win him over, Lee Kwang-soo was still unwilling to give up such an opportunity.
How could Xu Zhixuan's work be bad? As someone who knew Xu Zhixuan, how could he not know how picky Xu Zhixuan was when it came to choosing movie scripts? Generally, if the script was not good, it would not enter Xu Zhixuan's eyes at all, let alone invest in it. Moreover, Lee Kwang-soo had heard about the movie "New World" from his good friend, Song Joong-ki.
Song Joong-ki was envious, but as Lee Kwang-soo's friend, at this time, he still gave Lee Kwang-soo a subtle push to wake him up from his joy. After looking at Song Joong-ki gratefully, he looked sincerely at Xu Zhixuan.
"Thank you, brother. I don't know how to express my gratitude. This glass of wine is for you. I'll drink it. Do as you please!"
Xu Zhixuan smiled and drank it. Then, after patting Lee Kwang-soo's shoulder, he turned around and chatted with Haha and the others. He was going to join YG next month. As the boss, Xu Zhixuan naturally had to win over his feelings, even if they were already friends.
"You have to seize this opportunity. I heard that Zhixuan values this movie very much!"
After Xu Zhixuan turned around, Song Joong-ki pulled Lee Kwang-soo aside and whispered to Lee Kwang-soo. Especially when he saw that Xu Zhixuan seemed to have the intention of pulling Lee Kwang-soo into his company, he naturally reminded him.
"Yeah, I know. But I still have to thank you. If you hadn't reminded me just now, I would have offended someone!"
Lee Kwang-soo was very excited, but he didn't forget to thank Song Joong-ki. If it hadn't been for his reminder, he would have left Xu Zhixuan hanging there. It would have been very offensive, especially since Xu Zhixuan had just given him a chance. Such a lack of manners was fatal to Lee Kwang-soo. If things went wrong, not only would he have offended Xu Zhixuan, he might have even lost this opportunity.
After a pleasant dinner, Xu Zhixuan drank a little too much. The driver was Song Ji-hyo. As for the agents, they had been sent away long before the dinner. Xu Zhixuan and Song Ji-hyo first contacted the agents who were already drunk and passed out on the floor. After helping each of them to the car, they took a ride home.
"You are so enthusiastic about Guangzhu today. Don't tell me you want to poach him into the company?"
Xu Zhixuan never blushed when drinking, even if he was drunk. But this way, the smell of alcohol was even more difficult to disperse. Today, Xu Zhixuan didn't get drunk. Even if the others joined forces and were beaten down by him, Xu Zhixuan still kept his mind clear. When he heard Song Ji-hyo's answer, he smiled and said, "Yes, I think Guangzhu has some potential in movies!"
"Don't you usually not care about that agency?"
Song Ji-hyo had already joined Xu Zhixuan's agency, the Actors Guild. Except for a few second-rate and third-rate artists in the original company, the rest of the actors were all dismissed. Even some of the older trainees with no potential were fired. Xu Zhixuan knew that most of them were used as tools to win people over, and Xu Zhixuan didn't need them. Naturally, there was no room for them to survive in the company.
Song Ji-hyo knew that the two main actors in the company were Song Joong-ki, who was personally poached by Xu Zhixuan, and Gu Huishan, who was transferred from YG. Even Xu Zhixuan hadn't been to the company for a year. She personally went to check the accounts and other things, and the company was completely handed over to Liu Chenghang. It could be said that in her eyes, Xu Zhixuan didn't seem to care about the life and death of the company at all.
However, thinking about the scale of Xu Zhixuan's other businesses and the scale of the Actors Guild, Song Ji-hyo could only smile helplessly. Who asked this company to be really small? It could even be said that it was just a medium-sized agency. It was normal that Xu Zhixuan didn't care about it.
"Who said I don't care? It's just that you don't see it!"
Song Ji-hyo smiled and asked, "What do you care about? I'm the one who goes to check the company's accounts every month. I'm also the one who goes to the company's trainee exams every month. I even have to sign some of the company's personnel arrangements. I really don't see you doing anything! "
After hearing Song Ji-hyo's words, Xu Zhixuan remembered that he really didn't pay much attention to this company. When he first took over from Liu Yongzai, he had thought of recruiting all the future young actors, especially Professor Kim Soo Hyun. Unfortunately, these young and promising actors were all treasures of big companies. How could it be so easy to poach them? Without exception, all of them failed.
At the time, Xu Zhixuan was so angry that he didn't care about it anymore. He handed it over to Liu Chenghang to manage and conveniently gave Song Ji-hyo the position of director. He put her in charge of the company's capital operations, signing signatures, and other work. This was also the life that Xu Zhixuan had planned for Song Ji-hyo after she retired.
"Don't I have you? With you in charge, I can rest assured! "
Xu Zhixuan wouldn't tell Song Ji-hyo that all the young actors he had invited were rejected. This would obviously affect Xu Zhixuan's prestige as the head of the family. If he couldn't even handle a few small actors, he would definitely be laughed at by Song Ji-hyo. Especially after Song Ji-hyo had also poached an actress, Park Baoying, who was now acting with Song Joong-ki in "Wolf Boy." Xu Zhixuan had warned Liu Chenghang to take this secret to the grave.
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