66: Chapter 67 Counterattack Against the Smear Campaign

On the Naver trending searches.

"T-ARA Chinese Capital" ranked eighth.

The comment section was still brewing.

Qian Xu sat in his office.

Looking at the screen.

He smiled.

"Representative Kim, come in for a moment."

Kim Min-jun pushed the door open and entered.

"Mr. Qian, were you looking for me?"

"About the black PR."

Qian Xu pointed at the screen.

"The Korean media has started to stir up trouble."

" 'Chinese capital is manipulating K-pop.' "

" 'Singing Chinese songs is a betrayal.' "

"What do you think?"

Kim Min-jun frowned.

"This is typical nationalist hype."

"They want to use public opinion to force us to give up."

Qian Xu leaned back in his chair.

"Then we'll fight back."

"How do we fight back?"

"By making all the data public."

Qian Xu opened his computer.

"The details of the 3 billion KRW investment."

"The clause about artists receiving 70% of the revenue."

"We'll disclose it all."

Kim Min-jun was stunned.

"Disclose it all?"

"Yes."

Qian Xu nodded.

"Let them see."

"What true fairness is."

At 10:00 AM.

The official account of Yunmengze Entertainment.

Posted a document on Naver.

The title read:

"Statement on the Transparent Disclosure of the T-ARA Comeback Project"

The content was very simple.

Page one.

Investment breakdown.

[List of Yunmengze Entertainment's Investment in the T-ARA Comeback Project]

1. Album production fee: 1 billion KRW

2. MV production fee: 1 billion KRW

3. Music show stage rental fee: 500 million KRW

4. Promotion and marketing fee: 300 million KRW

5. Styling and wardrobe fee: 100 million KRW

6. Recording studio rental fee: 50 million KRW

7. Choreography fee: 50 million KRW

Total: 3 billion KRW

All borne by Yunmengze Entertainment.

The artists do not need to bear any costs.

Page two.

Revenue sharing clauses.

[T-ARA Member Revenue Sharing Scheme]

- Album sales revenue: Artists 70%, Company 30%

- Concert revenue: Artists 70%, Company 30%

- Advertising endorsement revenue: Artists 80%, Company 20%

- Individual activity revenue: Artists 90%, Company 10%

- China tour revenue: Artists 70%, Company 30%

All revenue.

Artists take 70%.

The company takes 30%.

Page three.

Artist rights protection.

[T-ARA Member Rights Protection Clauses]

1. Members have the right to participate in all major decisions

2. Members have the right to review all contracts

3. Members have the right to refuse unreasonable arrangements

4. Members have the right to independently choose partner brands

5. The member contract period is three years, with the option to renew or terminate freely upon expiration

6. The company shall not shelve members for any reason

7. The company's commission on individual member activity income shall not exceed 10%

After the document was released.

Naver exploded.

The comment section was instantly flooded.

"What? The artists get 70%?"

"That's higher than SM, YG, and JYP!"

"SM only gives artists 30%!"

"YG is also 30%!"

"JYP is a bit better, 40%!"

"Yunmengze gives 70%?"

"Is this real?"

"Could it be fake?"

"Are there legal documents?"

"You can check!"

"The company registration information is all there!"

"You can also check the investment breakdown!"

"3 billion KRW!"

"That's not a small amount!"

"T-ARA is worth that price!"

"They are worth it!"

Soon.

Some netizens dug up the registration information for Yunmengze Entertainment.

Company registered capital: 10 billion KRW.

Legal representative: Qian Xu (Chinese nationality).

Registered address: Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul.

Establishment date: March 2024.

Business scope: Entertainment agency, music production, performance planning.

"The company is real!"

"10 billion registered capital!"

"It's not a shell company!"

"A 3 billion investment is also reasonable!"

"A T-ARA comeback needs that much money!"

"Albums, MVs, music show stages!"

"3 billion isn't too much!"

"The key is that the artists get 70%!"

"This is rare even among Chinese companies!"

"Chinese companies usually do 50/50 splits!"

"Yunmengze gives 70%!"

"That's so conscientious!"

The trend in the comment section began to shift.

Those who were originally cursing "Chinese capital manipulation."

Started to fall silent.

Some began to refute.

"What's wrong with Chinese capital?"

"Chinese capital pays more!"

"Chinese capital provides better treatment!"

"What do Korean companies give?"

"SM gives 30%!"

"YG gives 30%!"

"JYP gives 40%!"

"And they just shelve artists whenever they feel like it!"

"T-ARA was shelved by their original company for six years!"

"Six years!"

"They didn't get a single penny!"

"Now a Chinese company is giving 70%!"

"And you're still cursing?"

"Are you even human?"

"Support T-ARA!"

"Support Yunmengze!"

" 'Chinese capital get out of Korea!' "

"What do you know?"

"This is cultural export!"

"What's wrong with T-ARA singing Chinese songs?"

"Chinese songs sound good!"

"There are a lot of Chinese fans!"

"How many albums can you Korean fans buy?"

"If every Chinese fan buys one!"

"They could make T-ARA a fortune!"

"And you're still here cursing!"

"It's truly ridiculous!"

Qian Xu watched the comments.

He smiled.

"Representative Kim, what rank is it on the trending list?"

"It's third."

Kim Min-jun looked at his phone.

"It has already surged to third."

"First is 'T-ARA Chinese Capital'."

"Second is 'Yunmengze Entertainment Transparent Disclosure'."

"Third is 'Artist 70% Revenue'."

Qian Xu nodded.

"Keep pushing it."

"Let more people see it."

"Okay."

At 2:00 PM.

The Naver trending list.

"Yunmengze Entertainment Transparent Disclosure" rose to first.

"Artist 70% Revenue" rose to second.

"T-ARA Chinese Capital" fell to fifth.

The comment section completely flipped.

"I was wrong!"

"I was cursing Chinese capital before!"

"Now I realize Chinese capital is better than Korean capital!"

"SM, YG, and JYP should all learn from this!"

"The artists get 70%!"

"This is what's normal!"

"Korean companies are too dark!"

"30% revenue!"

"And they get shelved!"

"T-ARA has met a good company!"

"Support T-ARA's comeback!"

"Support Yunmengze!"

"Chinese capital is welcome in Korea!"

"The more, the better!"

"Let's make the Korean companies compete!"

"Only then can artists' rights be protected!"

His phone vibrated.

It was a message from Ham Eun-jung.

"Qian Xu, I saw the trending searches."

Qian Xu replied.

"How does it feel?"

"It's so shocking."

Ham Eun-jung sent a string of exclamation marks.

"We never expected."

"That you would disclose all the data."

"This way, from now on."

"No one will dare to call us puppets anymore."

"Yes."

Qian Xu smiled.

"You are not puppets."

"You are T-ARA."

"You are a legend of K-pop."

Ham Eun-jung sent a crying emoji.

"Thank you, Mr. Qian."

"You're welcome."

Mr. Qian replied.

"Rehearse well."

"The comeback show is the main event."

"Okay!"

He put down his phone.

Qian Xu looked out the window.

The sunset over Seoul.

Stained half the sky red.

He smiled.

The counterattack against the black PR was successful.

Public opinion had flipped.

Next.

It's the comeback show.

He opened the system.

[Korea's Favorability Toward China: 28.1%]

It went up by 0.2%.

He smiled.

Tomorrow.

Will be a new day.