Chapter 208 (1/2)
Chapter 208: Chapter 202
Hyunwoo took the students back to the office of Ani & Funny in Ansan. As they spent lots of time in Seoul, it was quite dark when they arrived at the office.
But not only the staff but also the other students were still working in the office.
The atmosphere of the office was pretty somber. When Hyunwoo entered the office, some of the students tried to read his mind, as if they were scared of his strict punishment against their three friends who were caught playing computer games.
But when they saw the three coming back, they felt a bit relaxed.
Hyunwoo wanted them to maintain a feeling of tension for some time because he didn't want to see the repet.i.tion of today's trouble.
He called all of them to one corner and said, “Originally, I didn't want to give them another chance because the same thing would happen again. But I noticed they were freshly determined while I was driving to Seoul. So, I decided to take the risk of giving them another chance.”
They clapped their hands before they knew.
“But I won't give them any further opportunity. Though it is a regrettable decision, I have no other choice in order to establish a strong discipline here. So, be careful not to be the subject of discipline. Got it?”
“Yes, sir!” replied the students, raising their voice.
“Let me point out one more thing. I told you this before, but let me remind you once again that those who are lagging behind should leave. It doesn't make sense for you to stay here if you don't make any progress just because you came here first. Instead, I'll give other students a chance. You can show me your progress, right?”
“Of course!”
Hyunwoo was determined to put his words into action. At the appropriate time, he would expel those who disturbed the atmosphere or didn't make any tangible progress.
If they saw their friends expelled, they would work harder, which would be an occasion to make another Jinhon.
Those who would be expelled from Ani & Funny might feel pretty regretful about Hyunwoo's decision and even feel resentment. They might even feel they were kicked out like killing a dog after hunting was over. So, Hyunwoo decided to give the expelled students some amount of severance pay.
I think I have to open their bank accounts one by one without informing them.
When Hyunwoo thought of Jinhon and Angela, he felt so good again. He heard that even when just one song hit the jackpot, the revenue would be enormous, which was true for the case of Duckling Fly.
Ani & Funny's ad revenues of music streaming and the number of YouTube hits on Duckling Fly, sales revenue and the direct ads by companies using the music video had amounted to 4 billion won already, even with the deduction of the payments to Jinhon, Angela and Jinyoung Paek.
The box office hit of Garbage World was possible because of the popularity of Duckling Fly. In short, Jinhon was like a luck of lump to Hyunwoo.
On the other hand, there was some room for improvement in Hyunwoo's opinion.
The biggest share of Jinhon's revenue came from his music video ads. Though the indirect ad revenue was big, based on the number of hits on YouTube, he made much more as a CF model.
Not only in the United States, the main stage of Jinhon and Angela, but also in Korea, j.a.pan and China they were inundated with requests for CF shooting. So far they appeared on 17 CFs.
Though many domestic companies wanted to use them as CF models, they could not do so because of their conflicting schedules.
Thanks to the celebrity of Jinhon and Angelica many people were making lots of money. If any company gave them 300 million in payment for its CF model, it could enjoy the promotion effects worth 3 or 30 billion won.
But Hyunwoo, owner of the company that manages Jinhon and Angela, did not enjoy those kinds of promotional effects. He needed to maximize the publicity effect when their popularity was at an all-time high.
The next morning Hyunwoo called Seungwoo Paek in the United States, his high school friend and former sales manager of N&C Korea.
Even after he immigrated to the United States, he could not get rid of his intrinsic nature of itchy feet. He traveled across America from the east coast to the west coast, from the southernmost to the northernmost areas as if he were touring.
When Hyunwoo called him, he thought that Seungwoo was in Houston, Texas, but now he was in Los Angeles.
“Are you happy there?” asked Hyunwoo.
“Sure, I am. I would have had lots of hard times without money, but there is no heaven like America as I'm financially stable, man.”
After exchanging brief pleasantries, Hyunwoo brought up the main topic. It was about the advertis.e.m.e.nt for KOVE DREAM in the United States.
Seungwoo welcomed his idea.
“Well, I see great minds think alike. Actually, I have been feeling the same way. Are you thinking of using Jinhon and Angela as your CF models?”
“You bet!” said Hyunwoo.
“Can you shoot an advertis.e.m.e.nt on KOVE using them? Let me pay for the production costa.”
“Don't worry. As I take 30% of the profits, let me chip in,” said Seungwoo.
“Thanks, dude. Hahaha.”
After the call, Hyunwoo called Unhye Kim, the general manager of N&C j.a.pan for the same reason. She also gladly agreed with his idea.
Then, he called Kw.a.n.gsu Han, the head of Real Film. Though he was not an expert in CF shooting, he knew many experts in the field.
“Shooting for CF? I think I have to travel to America to shoot the advertis.e.m.e.nt to have Jinon and Angela appear on it.”
“I guess so.”
“Do you have any good CF concept?”
“Hahaha. I've got one, but it's not that good, so I'm thinking of another one. Any good suggestions?”