The 3th Generation of the Chaebol Wants to Live Quietly - Chapter 242



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#242.

No, it seemed possible.

The first thing that came to his mind was ‘I’ll be loving you’, which shook the Billboard with its sampling song. The reason he remembered this song easily was because it was one of his teacher Lee Ji-soo’s favorite songs.

Lee Ji-soo was so bright and cheerful when she sang this song.

It was one of the times when Choi Min-hyuk felt the happiest.

Of course, Choi Min-hyuk did not say that this song would become popular worldwide by sweeping the Billboard. Even if he said something like that, the two people would not believe him.

He didn’t even say that he would use that popularity to promote MP3 as a new medium.

For Marketing Team Manager Choi Joo-ho, it was nothing short of crazy.

Team leader Jo Seong-don, who is always cool-headed, had nothing more to say.

Choi Min-hyuk decided to show them through action rather than trying to convince them.

“Okay. Let’s talk again next week.”

Of course, Team Leader Jo Seong-don was the only one who gave different instructions to Choi Min-hyeok.

“Please contact Sting and ask him to purchase the copyright to this song.”

“Huh? What is that… … .”

“Just know that for now. I’ll tell you the details later. Even if I say it out loud, Team Leader Cho won’t understand.”

“…All right.”

Team Leader Jo Seong-don didn’t bother to question the many strange instructions. Because of Director Choi Min-hyeok’s performance so far, he now thought that even the strange instructions had a different meaning.

‘Still, that’s true. Why are you suddenly asking me to buy the music copyright?’

* * *

Bellin Investment Manager Woo Young-min was recently promoted to deputy manager again. This is thanks to his consistently profitable investments and his huge investment in KM Electronics.

In particular, the profits from the acquisition of KM Electronics’ shares were so large that the Belin investment attracted considerable attention.

There wasn’t a single quiet day even because of requests from those who wanted to acquire KM Electronics shares.

But even he tilted his head when he suddenly received an order from Choi Min-hyeok to find a music practice room.

‘Are you thinking of starting a planning company?’

That could be the case.

Considering the value of KM Electronics’ stock, it wasn’t difficult to find something like a planning company.

Woo Young-min moved quickly without asking for details.

Fortunately, I was familiar with Shinyoung Planning, which had recently been suffering from poor business performance and financial constraints, and was knocking on the door of Belin Investment.

The rest was easy.

Shinyoung Entertainment, which was struggling under a mountain of debt, decided to sell right away.

Shinyoung Planning invested excessively in buildings and facilities rather than people.

The debt that arose because of that was not small.

One of the singers they were investing in was expected to hit the jackpot, but they all failed miserably and they were on the verge of bankruptcy.

So it wasn’t difficult to organize the small number of people.

Vice President Woo Young-min was also concerned about what to do with the building that Shinyoung Planning, which he had been eyeing while the contract was still in progress, was occupying. It was also good that it was close to the KM Electronics headquarters.

He immediately met with the building owner and asked if he was willing to sell the building.

The other party immediately handed over the building to Vice President Woo Young-min, who was also cool.

Eventually, the six-story above-ground and three-story underground building where Shinyoung Planning was located was transferred to Belin Investment.

Vice President Woo Young-min immediately contacted Choi Min-hyeok like a puppy asking for praise.

Minhyuk Choi went to the music practice room with a satisfied expression on his face at the quick response, but ended up shouting.

“… You bought this building too?”

“Yes. It’s not bad in terms of investment value. It would be a good idea to buy up the surrounding land and build a building in a few years. In fact, Shinyoung Planning was also considering what to do with this building when we received a call from Director Choi and proceeded immediately.”

“Hmm.”

Choi Min-hyeok, who knew that the real estate market would crash after the IMF, stuck out his tongue. He had not told Vice President Woo Young-min about that yet.

“Please refrain from investing for the time being. Whether it’s real estate or personal property. Continue investing in stocks, but be more passive than before.”

“Huh? What, what do you mean?”

Vice President Woo Young-min, who had expected some kind of praise, blinked because he didn’t know what was going on.

However, I couldn’t criticize Vice President Woo Young-min for consistently making profits from his investment in Belin. He had been doing well, except for one thing: the music practice room.

‘No, it’s not necessarily a bad thing. I just needed a place to practice the songs I was going to upload to my MP3 player.’

It is impossible to release an album of an established singer as an MP3. This is because it was clear that existing management companies and music distribution companies would rise up.

But it’s a different story if you’re an unknown singer.

‘Even if it becomes a big hit, I think KM Electronics’ capabilities will be valued more.’

And he never even thought of going into the music distribution business.

Because what Choi Min-hyeok wants is for MP3 to get noticed.

The rest was just a means.

‘But those who don’t know my intentions will spread malicious rumors behind my back. Tsk, there’s nothing I can do. But I can’t tell you the details.’

Choi Min-hyuk also refrained from going into detail and looked around the music practice room first. He smiled with satisfaction at the decent interior facilities.

Even though Shinyoung Entertainment failed, they did not do business poorly. If they had a proper singer to support them, the future would have been different.

Vice President Woo Young-min looked into that. The location of the building wasn’t bad either. If the building owner’s circumstances were good, he probably wouldn’t have sold the building even during the IMF crisis.

When Choi Min-hyuk felt that, he felt his blood boil for no reason.

‘Okay. Not bad.’

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Ah, yes, I, I’m sorry. I didn’t listen to the director’s instructions and did it on my own… … .”

“No. I can’t touch on that. And I didn’t give you any specific directions. You just have to be careful in the future.”

“thank you.”

Vice President Woo Young-min, who had bowed his head, opened his mouth while observing Choi Min-hyeok’s expression.

“… But weren’t you thinking of the agency?”

Choi Min-hyuk also ended up laughing.

“No. To be exact, I needed a place to create sound sources to be loaded onto MP3s.”

“A sound source with MP3?”

Choi Min-hyuk didn’t bother to give a detailed explanation of something that hadn’t even happened. He knew that if he heard it at this point, people would look at him strangely.

“I’ll explain in detail as the situation changes. For now, just know that.”

“yes.”

* * *

Recently, Director Jang Seung-il has been visiting Choi Min-hyeok too often, so he has been keeping an eye on him. He has also checked Choi Min-hyeok’s schedule to choose an appropriate time.

Choi Min-hyuk has been on business trips a lot recently, so he chose the time when he returns.

Unfortunately, Choi Min-hyeok was away due to an urgent call.

Secretary Oh Hye-jeong bowed.

“The manager went out because he had something urgent to do.”

Of course, the location was not mentioned.

“It’s okay. I guess you have some personal matters to attend to.”

Director Jang Seung-il was wondering whether he should wait at this spot and then met Team Leader Jo Seong-don.

I wonder if Team Leader Jo Seong-don might know Director Choi Min-hyeok’s movements.

“Oh, you mean the director? I was about to leave after receiving a call from the director.”

“Can I come with you?”

Team Leader Jo Seong-don tried to contact Choi Min-hyeok just in case, and luckily, he answered the phone.

[It doesn’t matter. But I think Director Jang has been visiting me too often these days.]

Director Jang Seong-il was also embarrassed, so he followed quietly, only watching Team Leader Jo Seong-don’s expression.

‘But where on earth did you go while you were at work?’

* * *

‘I’ll be loving you’ is a song that samples the original copyright holder Sting’s song, and is one of the best numberings that Lee Ji-soo, Choi Min-hyeok’s teacher and lover, likes the most.

Choi Min-hyuk listened to this song a lot when he first started getting along with Lee Ji-soo.

He continued practicing this song in the music practice room, taking a brief break from the complex KM electronics situation.

It looks like he’s reminiscing about the good times with Lee Ji-soo.

The soft emotions and heartfelt melody are alive and well, so even when sung by a Korean, it is better than other songs.

Thanks to this, the song reminds me of a gentle nostalgia.

Choi Min-hyuk was completely absorbed in this song as if he was the original singer of the song.

The music practice room, which was created by purchasing a building right next to KM Electronics, was filled with Choi Min-hyuk’s elegant singing voice.

The part-time guitarist who played along with Choi Min-hyuk enjoyed the song with his tongue sticking out.

‘It’s killing me.’

I came here to do part-time work without much thought, but when I heard Choi Min-hyuk’s song, I couldn’t help but stick out my tongue.

The song that was so catchy to his ears far exceeded his expectations.

After finding out later that Choi Min-hyuk was the third generation of the KM Group’s conglomerate and a billionaire, he couldn’t take his eyes off Choi Min-hyuk.

Thanks to his celebrity mother’s genes, Choi Min-hyuk’s singing ability is not bad, and his singing easily surpasses that of ordinary people.

Team leader Jo Seong-don, who visited this place without knowing English, just stared blankly at Choi Min-hyeok singing with his mouth wide open.

It was his first time hearing it, as he had been contacted suddenly.

But the person who was most surprised was none other than Director Jang Seung-il.

I was quite shocked to see Choi Min-hyeok, who always worked at the company, singing passionately.

If it had just been a normal song, I probably wouldn’t have questioned it that much.

Even Jang Seung-il, who doesn’t know much about rap, felt that Choi Min-hyuk’s song was extraordinary. Even the guitar player was astonished and stuck out his tongue.

‘What the heck.’

A different side of Choi Min-hyuk.

Team leader Jo Seong-don also knew Choi Min-hyeok’s abilities well, but this was the first time he had seen something like this.

Choi Min-hyuk came out of the music practice room only after relieving the accumulated stress through singing. He spoke to Team Leader Jo Seong-don, who was still in shock.

“What happened with the Sting and copyright negotiations?”

“I think we need to negotiate more since they are showing a high-handed attitude. However, the original song ‘Every Breath You Take’ is so famous in the UK that it is problematic. However, since there are already singers who have done a revival, it will not be difficult to obtain the copyright.”

To be exact, Sting’s agency only knows that KM Electronics uses it for business purposes. However, they are negative about how KM Electronics will sample their song and how successful the song will be.

Choi Min-hyeok also did not want to rush things and create problems. He was conscious of Director Jang Seung-il’s presence and did not use the term MP3.

“Oh, don’t rush it. If it doesn’t work out, you can just choose another song. I’m just thinking of this song as one of the songs that will go into it.”

Team leader Jo Seong-don was also so surprised by Choi Min-hyeok’s singing skills that he cautiously opened his mouth.

“… Okay. But do you think Director Choi will go on stage to perform?”

Choi Min-hyeok, who came out after only taking a quick shower because he was sweating from practice, glanced at Director Jang Seung-il who was standing to one side and grumbled.

‘You really talk too much. On the other hand, I’m a little worried. Even Team Leader Cho is like that, so how much worse must Jjirashi be.’

“I just called you once.”

“Ah, it’s because your singing ability is so good.”

“… I think if I just sing the song twice, they’ll think I’ll produce an album for them.”

“Hahaha, no. I just said that because I really liked the song.”

However, Team Leader Jo Seong-don’s comments were not all that strange.

Choi Min-hyuk created a management company in his first life and even had a lot of fun taking on celebrity trainees. He used his power to appear in dramas and release albums.

In other words, if you leave aside the trainee and sexual scandal issues, her singing ability itself was not something to be ignored.

But I never thought of singing as a career in this life.

The purpose of practicing now is to sell MP3 songs, but the intention is only to show off my cool side to Lee Ji-soo.

“I’m thinking of hiring another singer to record it.”

“That’s right. If another singer sang this song, it would be a different story. Wouldn’t the song be good?”

“That’s true, but… … .”

Even Team Leader Jo Seong-don, who doesn’t know much about music, thought deeply about the song that Choi Min-hyeok sang. No matter how you look at it, it wasn’t something that was listened to lightly.

Even songs are the same.

The rap that suddenly fell from the garlic sky completely exceeded Team Leader Jo Seong-don’s expectations.

Choi Min-hyeok snickered. From a marketing perspective, he thought that rather than selling an empty MP3 player, it would be better to fill it with good songs.