Chapter 1006 Lee Soo Man (Part 2)

If you ask Lee Soo Man who is his favorite child in S.M, it is undoubtedly BoA. Because of BoA's growth, Lee Soo Man is like a father who accompanies her and watches her grow up step by step. When she first entered the company, BoA was only fourteen years old. Now she is thirty-two years old. She has been in the company for more than ten years.

BoA has experienced the start-up period, growth period, and now mature period of S.M. Like Kangta who is still in the company, she can be said to be a veteran of S.M. So it is not strange that Lee Soo Man brought BoA to dinner this time. It is also possible that Lee Soo Man has a little intention to introduce and match them up in his heart, right? Although this possibility is not great. But Lee Soo Man knows that feelings are the most difficult thing to explain.

After the three of them sat down, the waiter handed over the menu. Zhang Pingan smiled and said, "Is it okay for me to choose Chinese food? For me, these familiar flavors are the taste of my hometown."

Lee Soo-man smiled and said, "Of course it's okay. Chinese cuisine is the pinnacle of cooking for our older generation, and when we were young, Chinese food was only for rich people. Only those people in Europe and the United States always think that Chinese cuisine is "fast food". This is simply not understanding what Chinese cuisine is? Didn't the "Jianghu Duel" you produced last year refresh the impression of Koreans on Chinese food?"

In Lee Soo-man's era, Chinese food was indeed a very high-end restaurant in Korea, and it was indeed a place where only rich families could enjoy delicious food. Because a table of banquet dishes in a Chinese restaurant is the income of many ordinary families for more than half a month.

Later, the Korean "Wednesday Food Collection" introduced in detail the journey of Chinese food after it came to Korea... Because the program required it, the program'MCs all went to eat in Chinese restaurants, and they ordered a table of dishes in a very realistic way, learning the Chinese way. In the end, the host's comment was that the taste was really good, but the price was too expensive.

Many people think that Chinese restaurants are a kind of "fast food"? In fact, the price of high-end restaurants in China is definitely not worse than that of Western food. If you choose high-grade ingredients, its price will even exceed your imagination.

In the eyes of Koreans, how did Chinese food evolve from a high-end restaurant to a fast food? Because when Lee Soo-man was young, Chinese restaurants represented a place that only wealthy families could enjoy, so many ordinary families yearned for Chinese restaurants.

However, Chinese restaurants not only have expensive banquet-standard dishes, but also cheap noodles with soybean paste!

So many ordinary families, after their parents get their salary, take their children to a Chinese restaurant to order a bowl of noodles with soybean paste, which can be regarded as experiencing a high-end restaurant. In this way, noodles with soybean paste have penetrated into the memory of Koreans. Moreover, the preparation of noodles with soybean paste is not particularly complicated. People with a little cooking foundation can easily make it as long as they buy the "sauce".

Then noodles with soybean paste and sweet and sour pork have gradually become food in Chinese restaurants opened by Koreans.

As jajangmyeon became popular, competition emerged, and someone came up with the ingenious standard of "delivery". In this way, the original high-end Chinese cuisine gradually became fast food in the eyes of ordinary Koreans. But in the eyes of those who really understand "Chinese cuisine", Chinese cuisine has always been high-end cuisine.

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When Lee Soo Man talked about his own production of "The Battle of Jianghu", Zhang Pingan laughed: "I studied abroad in Tokyo before. There are also high-end restaurants for Chinese cuisine in Tokyo. Later, I went to Korea and said to my Korean friends around me, "Let's go eat Chinese food?" They all looked at me with very strange eyes. Later, I knew that in the eyes of Koreans, Chinese food belongs to the fast food series, such as noodles with soybean paste, seafood noodles, and sweet and sour pork. At that time, I decided that when the opportunity is ripe, I must introduce what real Chinese cuisine is!!"

Lee Soo Man smiled and said, "I also went to study abroad when I was young, and I chose the United States at that time. Why did you choose Japan?"

Zhang Pingan smiled and said, "I didn't understand why my family sent me to Tokyo before, instead of Los Angeles or London. In recent years, I have I asked my family out of curiosity. The answer my family gave me was very unexpected, and I had never thought about it. She said that I was too naughty when I was a child, and they were worried about sending me to Europe and the United States, but if I was sent to Tokyo, they could get from Shanghai to Tokyo in two hours. If I was still so naughty after going abroad, they would come and beat me up in two hours! Because going to Tokyo takes about the same time as going to Yanjing. In fact, there is another point. Tokyo is one of the safest cities in the world! "

Boer, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help laughing when he heard Zhang Pingan's words: "Pu~~Hahaha~~"

Including Lee Soo-man, who was sitting next to him, laughed: "I don't know how naughty you were in your childhood? However, the public security in Tokyo is indeed much better than that in the United States, and racial discrimination there is very serious on campus and in society."

While the three chatted, the dishes were ordered one after another: three meat dishes, two seafood dishes, and a soup. For wine, Boer ordered a bottle of Latour because she was not used to the sauce-flavored wine of China.

Zhang Pingan opened the white wine and poured a small cup for Lee Soo Man. Zhang Pingan smiled and said, "The drinking culture in Korea and China is obviously different. In Korea, the elders always pour the first cup of wine, while in China, the younger generation pours the first cup of wine for the elders to show respect. Today is Chinese dinner, so let me, the youngest, pour the first cup of wine for everyone."

BoA was born in 1986, and Zhang Pingan was born in 1987. So Zhang Pingan is right to say that he is the younger generation, although in today's society, whoever has the ability is the boss. But putting aside her family background, BoA officially entered the society at the age of 15 and embarked on her career, so basic etiquette still needs to be expressed.

Lee Soo Man held the wine glass and greeted Zhang Pingan and BoA to drink the first cup of the day together. After drinking a glass of Chinese white wine, Lee Soo Man stopped and said, "I can't enjoy Chinese wine, it's too spicy, I'll drink red wine with BoA."

"Okay." Zhang Pingan nodded with a smile, poured himself another glass, and said, "Try the cold dishes here. I've eaten it several times and I think it's okay. It's considered to be better in Seoul."

The three of them started, and Lee Soo Man tasted the first cold dish of the day, braised beef, and said, "Why did you think of inviting me to dinner today? On weekdays, you don't have such a good mood."

Zhang Pingan smiled and said, "On weekdays, I dare not disturb your work. Everyone knows that you are very busy."

Lee Soo Man smiled and asked, "What are you busy with recently? I asked Taeyeon in the afternoon, and she said you are preparing a new program here?"

Zhang Pingan suddenly invited him to dinner, and Lee Soo Man felt a little weird, so he asked Taeyeon about Zhang Pingan's recent developments, and also sent his attention and blessings to her new album.

Zhang Pingan smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, I have been running around the new program all day. Because the program involves follow-up, the funds required for investment may be as high as 10 billion won, so the TV station needs some time to digest it."

The investment of 10 billion for a variety show made Lee Soo-man look at Zhang Pingan in surprise: "Variety show, 10 billion? What are you going to make?"

Zhang Pingan smiled and responded, "Didn't Luo Yingshi shoot a show called "Newlywed Diary" recently? So I also plan to make a couple observation type variety show, but the couple is Lee Hyo-ri. Luo Yingshi likes to build a house for observation, and I am thinking of using Lee Hyo-ri's house to observe. Some of the couple's private lives, and some of the real Lee Hyo-ri. Chairman Lee Soo-man, do you have any plans to invest?"

Lee Soo-man laughed when he heard Zhang Pingan's words: "You want to observe Lee Hyo-ri and her husband? You are really... Well, your idea is more unique than Luo Yingshi's. Is she willing to let you observe?"

Zhang Pingan smiled and said, "Once the money is in place, everything will be easy, so I said that the investment this time may be very high. This afternoon, tvN clearly rejected this cooperation. ”

Lee Soo Man said with a wry smile: "So, you are going to ask me to invest? No... you don't need this little money, right?"

"I personally definitely don't need this little money, and I can invest personally, but there are some problems with the TV station's broadcast."

Lee Soo Man said doubtfully: "What problems will occur with the broadcast? If you buy out the time... there shouldn't be any problems, right?"

"I plan to shoot in mid-April, because there are still many things to prepare in the early stage, but recently the TV station has begun to have some problems. I wonder if you have received the report?"

When talking about the problems with the TV station, Lee Soo Man immediately nodded and said: "Oh~~ You are talking about the internal problems of the public station, which... is a bit troublesome. Then you can ask other paid channels."

Zhang Ping An said "I've been busy with this issue recently. The pay channel is thinking about cooperation, but at the same time, they think my asking price may be beyond their imagination. After all, I only plan to shoot two seasons, summer and winter. So the investment in this program... is a bit too expensive for them."

"10 billion or more is a bit expensive. Lee Hyori's worth can't get such a high salary, and it's only for two seasons! According to the highest standard, she is paid '1.2 billion' for one season, and '2.4 billion' for two seasons. This is still a long way from 10 billion, right?"

"Isn't this, I plan to let Lee Hyori use her home to open a B&B and interact with ordinary audiences? So after the show is broadcast, if it affects her future life, I will be responsible for buying her home!"