132. soft power

[Jae-Ik Song terminated contract with Amplex. Additional contracts postponed.]

[Discord with Song Jae-Ik Amplex?]

[Which company is trying to recruit Song Jae-ik? Digi, Bubbles, and even Detective Comics. The global content industry is moving.]

The news that Jaeik had fulfilled all the contracts he had with Mflix and that no additional contracts had yet been signed began to spread immediately after the animation was released.

And that too, at a very unusual speed. It wasn’t that important which writer worked with which production company.

It doesn’t matter what kind of art you make. Isn’t it this mayor that it’s not that important who it is.

However, if the target is Song Jae-ik and M-Flix, the story is different. Because Song Jae-ik and M-Plix were considered to be inseparable. It was Song Jae-ik, who was considered as an exclusive writer for Mflix. And all the contents created by Song Jae-Ik, Mflix, or personal or whatever, are succeeding success after success.

The news source is an Mflix official. Reed Hastings, of course, knew it would leak out, but he went into a rage earlier than expected.

At least, it was the time when sufficient discussion was needed to set guidelines on what conditions Mflix would offer to Song Jae-ik.

However, since the fact leaked out before the guidelines were even established, it was understandable that Mflix was in a situation similar to other companies without making use of its advantages.

(I should have signed a new contract long ago. It was a movie shoot or something, so I said I was signing the contract with time to spare.)

(I’ll talk about the past later. Anyway, I was busy at the time, but it was perfect for the opposite effect to happen if I rushed in while talking about renewing the contract.)

No, Reed Hastings was convinced that it was the right thing to do now. In fact, I have heard that several companies contacted Jae-Ik Song repeatedly and were rejected.

(However, I think I may have to offer something bigger than I thought. The ransom of artist Jae-Ik Song in the market these days is not normal.)

(That’s natural. The problem is not what to present, but how far to present it so that writer Song accepts it.)

The most important and biggest topic of the entire Mflix executive meeting was, of course, the renewal of Jaeik’s contract.

It also meant that Jaeik’s presence and influence had grown to such an extent that it was discussed at the entire Mflix executive meeting.

(Dizzy, Detective, and Amazon are all targeting it.)

(Of course. If they are people who think, of course they will attack. Now, Song Jae-ik’s value is beyond imagination. So, we have to present a contract that can lead not only in contracts with us, but also in contracts with them. If there are people who think that they will renew the contract by leaning on it, throw away that thought.)

These days, it was not the era of hard power represented by military power, economic power, and resources, but the golden age of soft power classified as spiritual values, culture, and diplomacy.

As Baekbeom Kim Gu said earlier, the era has come when the power of high culture becomes another standard of national power.

China, belatedly realizing the power of soft power, pouring out nonsensical money and not hesitating to distort history with its own culture, was also doing it because it knew the importance of soft power.

The United States was already the number one country in terms of soft power, following hard power that was already inaccessible.

Most of the companies leading the soft power of the United States were now busy moving back and forth to sign a contract with Song Jae-ik.

As long as you signed a contract with Song Jae-ik and received the content, that much benefit was guaranteed.

It wasn’t for nothing that Song Jae-ik said that whatever content it was, he would succeed unconditionally.

Money wasn’t the problem. To be honest, the money Song Jae-ik is earning now is not normal. And the money was to lay down the basics.

Other than that, what kind of contract you sign is important.

Because Song Jae-ik was a worthy existence. There was nothing to prove.

Because the path he had already walked had spread to the extent that everyone was well aware of it, and failures did not exist on that path.

(Maybe you think the contract is too difficult? We still have time together.)

Reed Hastings frowned at those words someone had uttered and glared at the executive. Even though I just said that, you can’t understand what I’m saying.

Besides, it was the worst mindset to pursue affection in business. In business, Jung was not a factor that could be promoted as the main.

It’s just an option with a slight difference that can be used when the same contract conditions are presented.

Besides, if I had been persuaded with affection in the first place, I wouldn’t have had a place like this.

(I mean, those companies usually won’t offer conditions. The good thing is that we already have a lot of experience working with Song.)

(I know better than most other companies.)

No, to be precise, only Mflix has worked with Song Jae-ik.

In other words, he was well aware of Song Jae-ik’s working style, personality, and direction, and this was a great strength in being able to get ahead of other companies in creating contract conditions.

Staying silent during long meetings after meetings

(Hmm. I think the method of handing over some of the company stock would be fine.)

If signing a contract is difficult, wouldn’t it be better to make him a person who works with the company?

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(So you’re thinking of not signing any more contracts with Mflix?)

(Yeah? I don’t know where the hell that rumor came from. Not going to sign any more contracts. Of course not. It’s not like I have a bad relationship with Amplix. Rather, it’s the best, right?)

During the filming, I scratched my head at the question of people who asked me if I was really not using contracts with Mflix.

To be honest, I must have been a bit busy these days. Right now, Techpole, like film production, and animation. The same goes for writing consistently. There were not one or two issues to be concerned about.

In the meantime, I was annoyed at the two companies that insisted on signing contracts, so I declared that I had no intention of signing a contract with them even if I died.

‘Come to think of it, there’s not much talk about it at Amplex. I heard he asked to have a meeting after he was busy last time.’

Reed Hastings’ words came to mind when, at some point, the filming of the writer’s film was over, he suggested that we meet for a contract.

For some reason, it seems that the phone call that day was a voice that seemed resolute.

(Wherever. There are not one or two rumors going around here. Besides, the news about you is quite hot. It’s not anyone else, but Song Jae-ik, a star in Hollywood.)

(Ouch! That nickname is real. I’m going to sue that tabloid. I’m going to sue.)

(Uhahaha. Why. A Hollywood star! Someone wants to be one of the countless stars in the night sky, so it’s crazy.)

Spielberg gently raised Jaeik by mentioning the nickname he embarrassedly talked about while running a special feature on Jaeik in a tabloid.

Where the hell did that damn tabloid get the news? The news from the filming set was also added, and it covered everything from Jae Ik’s directing to acting and attending the old party.

The words he wrote were the stars of Hollywood stars. A true Hollywood star.

If you think about how you were teased by people around you because of that. It was Song Jae-ik, whose fists trembled.

In particular, Um Kang-seok took a picture of the cover and distributed it to the company chat room.

(Huh? Small director, are you really breaking up with Mflix?)

Perhaps it was because it was a hot topic these days about Amplix and Jaeik, so it was really funny to see the production team with their ears pricked up and the actors shining their eyes to listen to Jaeik’s intentions.

(What kind of separation is a person bound by a contract? Making a work according to the contract. If you sign a contract elsewhere, you use it elsewhere. Honestly, well, the contract with Mflix is a bit good for me, right?)

An ambiguous response that is neither this nor that. However, in response to Mflix’s unconditional willingness to do it or not to do it, some said that steam was leaking, someone’s eyes glowed, and someone sent a look of despair.

‘It’s not bad to get a market evaluation at this point.’

It wasn’t intentional, but in terms of sports, it was in the FA market. I was wondering what my market value was.

Of course, if it’s a similar contract, it would be much more convenient to sign with Emplic.

And the ransom is always more expensive as competition increases.

—

And the word FA wasn’t really wrong.

“Hey, uh. this. Well···”

Eom Kang-seok, holding the envelope, held out the envelope to Jae-Ik, unable to do anything excitedly.

“What?”

“The person I met under him must be the manager. please! I wanted you to deliver it, so I gave it to you.”

Seeing Kang Seok making a fuss, Jaeik tilted his head and opened the envelope.

“What kind of fuss did you make that much? Well? Detective Comics?”

“Yeah, that detective! at there! to you! The letter! Oh my gosh! What is it about?”

The letter was sent to Detective Comics. It was detective comics with the meaning of detective or investigator, but their main focus was on heroes compared to Babel.

If there is a problem, it is the part of the movie that produces disappointing results. Comics are paving their way well, but isn’t there a limit to the comics market in the modern market? After all, what sold the most and needed for survival was the movie and the goods that went with it.

In that sense, Detective’s filmization performance was full of deficits. I wonder if he even canceled the filming plan several times.

And the result that came out was Song Jae-ik. The expectation that Song Jae-ik could save Detective’s film business, whether it’s a screenplay or something.

That’s why I explained the company’s situation in detail in a handwritten letter and asked to meet.

“Hmm. Detective.”

“why? Do you want to work together?”

The content of the letter, as expected by Kang Seok, was that he wanted to entrust the design of a cinematic universe such as a movie script or a bubble.

Even though it was a bit nonsensical. It was taken as meaning that the situation of Detective was desperate.

“It sounds like something we would like to meet. It is true that we want to work together.”

“Oh my gosh! A real detective! But what are you going to do? Aren’t there too many things to do now? You are busy.”

It was detective. In the past, when I was very young, I wore a cape and walked around the neighborhood and made us dream of becoming superheroes.

‘Should we meet again?’

It didn’t sound too bad to listen to. Honestly, it was a more tempting offer than any other company’s offer to sign a contract with them.

“Didn’t the person who gave you this say something else?”

“ah! Come to think of it, I want you to contact me at any time using the business card enclosed in the letter.”

Isn’t Detective’s sluggishness something he regrets too much? Personally, I like Bable’s movies, but the deep taste was more in Detective.

Besides, he was also curious about how much he paid for himself and how much power he gave away.

Jaeik raised his business card. The position written on the business card is James Zhu, the executive producer of Detective Entertainment.

He was a man of higher rank than I thought. A person like this would surely give you as much authority as a horse.

“I’ll have to see you sometime. I am also curious.”