nucmednet Chapter 147 Attracting Investment
Chapter 147 Attracting Investment
Chapter 147 Attracting Investment
Just as Zhou Wenzhe was observing Zheng Xiuyan, Zheng Xiujing walked over and whispered a few words in her ear. After hearing them, she turned to look at Zhou Wenzhe and walked over with a smile.
After walking over, she bowed slightly and introduced herself: "Hello, Director, I am Jessica Jung."
"Hello, Jessica Jung." Director Jung Dong-yoon nodded; he recognized the former Girls' Generation member.
Then, Jessica Jung extended her hand to Zhou Wenzhe and said, "Hello, Chairman Zhou."
"Hello, Jessica Jung."
Zhou Wenzhe extended his hand and shook hands with Jessica Jung. From the way she addressed him, he knew that Krystal Jung must have mentioned him to her.
Jessica Jung had indeed heard about Zhou Wenzhe from her younger sister, and more than once. The first time she heard about him was the night the two sisters ran into him and Yoona while having dinner. At that time, Krystal Jung said that he was the new director of SM Entertainment.
The second time I heard his name was when Krystal Jung received the role and went home to tell her about what happened during the audition.
After hearing about the audition process, she and her sister had the same question: why did Zhou Wenzhe help Zheng Xiujing when the two had no connection whatsoever?
Later, after inquiring with people in the industry, I learned that his investment company had invested in many films and television dramas.
The third time was when Zhou Wenzhe made a cameo appearance in this TV series and showed off his prowess on the baseball field. When Zheng Xiujing went home, she told her about it. As sisters from a sports family, they have a natural affinity for boys who are good at sports.
"This is my business card." Jessica Jung took out another business card from her bag and handed it to Zhou Wenzhe.
Zhou Wenzhe took Jessica Jung's business card and looked at it. In the center of the card was the marketing brand she founded, [Blanc&].
[Eclare], her name and phone number are below, her title is Creative Director.
It was a bit of a surprise to Zhou Wenzhe that it wasn't the president of the company.
As a matter of business etiquette, he also handed Jessica Jung his business card, which was specially printed for Tianyi Entertainment.
When Jessica Jung looked at the business card and saw that the company name was Tianyi Entertainment and the title was "President," a look of surprise appeared in her eyes.
Entertainment company?
Can a director of SM Entertainment open their own entertainment company? When did SM Entertainment become so generous?
Back in the day...
"You guys chat first, I'm going to get a coffee."
Director Jung Dong-yoon was quite perceptive; he immediately realized that Jessica Jung wanted to get to know Zhou Wenzhe, so he tactfully walked away.
As soon as he left, Krystal Jung came over with two cups of coffee and handed one to Zhou Wenzhe.
"Thanks."
Zhou Wenzhe took the coffee, took a sip, and looked at the two sisters.
To be honest, apart from their foreheads being similar, the two don't look alike at all. He actually thinks Krystal Jung and Lim Chung-ah look quite alike.
"Is there something you need today?" Krystal asked casually, as if she were an old friend.
"It's nothing, I just happened to be passing by and thought I'd check it out."
"Oh, I thought you were just making a cameo appearance again."
Hearing their conversation, Jessica Jung looked at Krystal Jung, feeling a little anxious. Although Zhou Wenzhe was young and they were friends of the same age, he shouldn't speak so casually.
After all, he is not only a director of SM Entertainment, but also owns an investment company, and now he is the president of an entertainment company. Such a big figure cannot be judged by his age.
To make amends for her sister, she smiled and said, "President Zhou, I really have to thank you for getting this role for Xiujing."
Zhou Wenzhe smiled and waved his hand, "Xiujing performed very well during the audition, and this role is very suitable for her, so it was a unanimous decision made by us judges."
Hearing Zhou Wenzhe call her sister by her name and praise her highly, Zheng Xiuyan breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, she wondered if her sister was hiding something from her. She wondered if the two might really have some kind of relationship, or if they were completely unfamiliar with each other as her sister claimed.
Jessica Jung is very confident in her younger sister's beauty. She has had countless boys who like her since she was a child, from ordinary people to celebrities. It's normal for Zhou Wenzhe to fall for her.
"Unnie".
Hearing her sister bring this up at this time, Krystal tugged at her arm and looked around. She was already controversial for getting the role, and if others heard this, how could she continue working on set?
Jessica Jung then realized that what she said was a bit inappropriate. Although it was indeed the truth, she couldn't say it out loud; everyone just needed to understand.
Fortunately, she didn't speak loudly when she said this, and there was no one else around. Otherwise, not only would Krystal be embarrassed, but Zhou Wenzhe would also be gossiped about behind his back.
In fact, Zhou Wenzhe didn't care about any of that. When he gave the role to Zheng Xiujing, he knew that people would talk about him behind his back.
But so what? It won't affect him at all. That's just how the entertainment industry is.
But now it seems that his decision was truly a stroke of genius; otherwise, where would he have found the elixir? And when would his body have recovered?
He initially estimated a year to recover, but after hiking with Lim Na-yeon, he realized that he had greatly underestimated the serious consequences of overexerting his energy.
Without the elixir, even if his body recovers after a year, it will only be able to recover to 60-70% of its normal state at most.
This would have a huge impact.
After a brief chat, Jessica Jung suddenly said, "Chairman Zhou, would you like to have a meal together sometime?"
Hearing that her sister was actually inviting Zhou Wenzhe to dinner, Jung Soo-jung tugged at her again, her eyes full of confusion and surprise.
"sure."
Zhou Wenzhe readily agreed. He could guess the purpose of Zheng Xiuyan's invitation to dinner, but this suited him perfectly. He needed to get to know her first, otherwise how would he complete that mission later?
What's more, he still wants to pursue Jung Soo-jung. If he can get help from his sister-in-law, wouldn't that make things much easier?
Jessica Jung ignored Krystal Jung and continued, "When is Chairman Zhou available?"
"There's no time like the present, let's do it today."
"Sure, Chairman Zhou, is there anything you'd like to eat?" Jessica Jung didn't expect things to go so smoothly. She had been wondering how she would ask Zhou Wenzhe out again if he refused.
"I'm fine with either."
"In that case, I'll decide. 7 PM?"
"Okay, I'll be there on time."
I'll send the restaurant address to your phone in a bit.
"OK, I have something to do, I'll be going now, see you tonight." Zhou Wenzhe checked the time.
"Okay, see you tonight."
As soon as he left, Krystal asked impatiently, "Unnie, why did you ask him to dinner?"
"What's wrong? Is it not allowed?"
"Who asks someone out to dinner right after meeting them? Don't you think that's incredibly rude?"
"This is normal in business. That's how collaborations are always negotiated. Why are you reacting so strongly?" Jessica Jung looked at Krystal Jung meaningfully. Her younger sister's reaction was a bit too much, which made her think even more.
"A collaboration? You mean you want him to invest in your brand?"
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"Otherwise what? Did you really think I treated him to dinner just to thank him for giving you this role?"
Krystal Jung was a little embarrassed; she really did think that way.
"Do you want to come with me?" Jessica Jung asked again.
"I have no idea how late we'll be filming today."
"Let's talk about it tonight. If you finish work early, come find us. If you finish late, then forget it."
"Okay, but can he invest in your brand?"
Krystal Jung knows that her sister's fashion brand has been struggling recently, with many offline stores closing down and online sales also declining.
"How will you know if you don't try?"
Jessica Jung is now in a desperate situation. BLANC&ECLARE is no longer just struggling to make ends meet, but is suffering huge losses. If she doesn't receive any more investment, her brand will be finished, and she herself will be left with a huge debt.
Krystal Jung fell silent. She hoped her sister's brand would be revived, but she was also worried that if Zhou Wenzhe really invested, it would lose money in the future.
If that's the case, she won't be able to face him then.
Little did he know that Zhou Wenzhe cared least about money. If he had known that this would make Zheng Xiujing feel indebted to him, he would have invested money without hesitation.
After leaving the film set, Zhou Wenzhe went to Tianyi Investment.
My father came to Seoul this time for another very important matter: he plans to transfer many of the Asian operations of his American company to his investment firm, which includes many investment plans in South Korea.
After discussing the upcoming work with Secretary Li, Zhou Wenzhe returned home, tidied himself up a bit, and went to the appointment in a suit and tie.
At 7 p.m., he arrived at the restaurant on time according to the address given by Jessica Jung. The restaurant was a French restaurant in a five-star hotel, and it seemed to be Michelin-starred.
After parking the car, I entered the hotel, took the elevator to the floor where the restaurant was located, and as soon as I reached the restaurant entrance, a waiter politely approached and asked, "Sir, do you have a reservation?"
"Yes, Jessica Jung."
"Sir, please follow me."
The waiter glanced at the reservation list and led Zhou Wenzhe inside.
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When Jessica Jung saw him arrive, she stood up and waved to him.
"I can go by myself," Zhou Wenzhe said to the waiter and walked straight over.
Just as I sat down, another waiter came over, placed the menu down, and said, "Sir, this is our menu."
Zhou Wenzhe smiled and nodded, then flipped open the menu and looked at it.
French cuisine, while tasty, is too complicated to prepare. It involves one course after another, and a meal can take about two hours, which might not even be enough to satisfy him.
"Give me this set meal."
"Yes, sir."
After the waiter left, Jessica Jung asked, "Chairman Zhou, I heard from Krystal that you're also an American citizen?"
In order to get closer to Zhou Wenzhe, she also learned a lot about him from Zheng Xiujing.
Yes, I was born in Los Angeles.
"That's not far. Krystal and I were both born in San Francisco."
"Really? That's quite close."
Actually, Los Angeles and San Francisco are about 600 kilometers apart, which can hardly be considered close, but for people who immigrated from South Korea, it is considered close.
"Did you ever come back to South Korea after that?"
"Yes, I came back when I was about ten years old, but I only stayed here for a little over two years before returning to the United States."
"I also came back when I was a teenager, but I've stayed here ever since."
Jessica Jung was discovered by a talent scout from SM Entertainment in 2000 when she returned to South Korea with her parents to visit relatives. This marked the beginning of her trainee life, followed by her debut and departure from the group.
"If I may ask, Ms. Zheng, have you been less active in the entertainment industry in recent years?"
"Yes, it's really rare now." Jessica Jung smiled helplessly, a smile filled with a bitterness only she knew. Then she said, "May I ask how Chairman Zhou became a director of SM Entertainment?"
"That's very simple. I'm currently the third largest shareholder of SM Entertainment, so becoming a director is only natural."
"Are you the third largest shareholder?"
Jessica Jung was shocked; she never expected that the man in front of her was actually the third largest shareholder of SM Entertainment.
She seems to have underestimated Zhou Wenzhe's abilities.
At this moment, the waiter came over with the decanted red wine and placed the container on the table.
Jessica Jung picked up the wine container on the table, poured a glass for Zhou Wenzhe, and then poured one for herself.
The two raised their glasses and clinked them together.
Zhou Wenzhe took a small sip, nodded, and said, "This wine is not bad."
"This was a gift from a friend. It's supposedly a 15-year-old Lafite from a Bordeaux winery." Jessica Jung went to great lengths to secure investment from Zhou Wenzhe. She had specially purchased this bottle of wine from a wine merchant that afternoon, and it was quite valuable.
"Yes, the vintage should be there, but this is not Lafite; it's a second-growth wine."
Jessica Jung was taken aback by his words, and asked with a hint of doubt, "Chairman Zhou is quite knowledgeable about red wine?"
"I've done some research, and if I'm not mistaken, this Yingpi is a wine from Rose Estate, which is quite good."
The classification of red wine is very complex. There are five first growths in Bordeaux, France. Château Lafite Rothschild is a first growth, followed by second growths and third growths.
Many second-growth wineries produce wines that imitate the winemaking techniques and taste of first-growth wineries. As a result, many unscrupulous merchants will take wines from second-growth wineries and pass them off as first-growth wines. Most people cannot tell the difference between the two and end up paying a lot of money.
However, this could not be kept from Zhou Wenzhe.
Seeing how convincing Zhou Wenzhe's story was, Zheng Xiuyan began to believe him. She was immediately filled with shame and anger. The banana wine merchant had actually cheated her with fake wine and made her look so foolish.
"I don't think Ms. Zheng's friend Ying Pi knows either, since the wines produced by these two wineries are very similar."
"Please excuse my poor performance, Chairman Zhou."
"You should just call me by my name, President Zhou. It's too formal."
"Okay, then let's do it the American way, you can just call me Jessica."
"it is good."
Although there was a minor hiccup with the wine incident, it actually brought Jessica Jung closer to her mother, so she wasn't as angry about being tricked.
After the pleasantries were over, Zhou Wenzhe got straight to the point: "Jessica, you invited me to dinner today because you have something you want to talk to me about, right?"
"Yes, there is something I want to talk to you about, Zhou..." Jessica Jung quickly changed her form of address.
"I would like to hear the details."
Although Zhou Wenzhe knew what Zheng Xiuyan wanted to talk to him about, he didn't reveal it to her and let her say it herself, so that he could take the initiative.
"I've started my own fashion brand called Banana Fashion and I'd like to attract some investment. Would you be interested?"
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