On the tenth anniversary of EXO's debut, Zhang Yixing's contract with SM also expired!
Zhang Yixing sent a long text early in the morning, handwriting in English and Korean, thanking SM for ten years of cultivation; then the studio forwarded it, looking forward to the next decade, meaning that the contract with SM expired and would not be renewed.
When fans were congratulating Zhang Yixing, SM spoke up, and he was different from Zhang Yixing's statement, saying that "the contract has expired and a new signing model is being discussed." ”
In other words, whether to renew the contract or cooperate with a new model, everything is still uncertain! It can be seen that SM is determined to retain Zhang Yixing, because Zhang Yixing is now very important to SM, the Korean Wave is stirring, and Li Xiuman has been eyeing the Chinese market.
If SM enters the Chinese market again, then Zhang Yixing is the biggest trump card. It's just that Zhang Yixing doesn't want to be a leader for SM, after all, although he is grateful to SM, he is not grateful to Snot...
Zhang Yixing and SM relationship: from small transparency to being praised, it is only SM's last resort
EXO's debut is all the right time and place, when the Korean market did not have a boy band that can play, SM drummed up enough energy to launch the complete face group EXO, listening to this name can also see SM's ambition for this boy band!
There was SM praise, at that time it was the peak of the development of the Korean Wave, so EXO became a hit, a group of 12 people, naturally some people were praised, some people were ignored, some people were just red, some people were cutting their feet...
SM's boss Li Xiuman is a passionate entrepreneur, his goal is to make the Hallyu go global, let Aidou call a standard industrial line, as Asia's largest market China, Li Xiuman has long been eyeing the tiger, so he joined four Chinese members in EXO, so EXO divided into two small teams.
Inventory of the original twelve members of EXO, because of the difference in positioning and market, the most popular in Korea are DO, Soo Min, and Bo Hyun; in the Chinese is the highest is Lu Han and Kris, the most praised by SM is Canlie, Se Hoon and Kai...
It is conceivable that Zhang Yixing's position in EXO, the four fronts without him, can not rely on the face to eat, the popularity has been at a low level; the lead singer also does not have him, the best singer is Chen and Boxian; his most powerful is dance, the other dance is the Kai who is supported by SM, so he is not competitive at all...
Fortunately, he worked hardest and calmly, and when the other three of the four sons who returned to China chose to terminate their contracts and return to China, in order to retain Zhang Yixing, SM opened a studio for him in China (I have to admire Li Xiuman's farsightedness!). ）
He also completed the counterattack, accumulated passers-by through extreme challenges, met sun Honglei Huanglei Huang Bo and others, made contacts, and let people see his professionalism through "Idol Trainee", he became the best developed one among the four sons who returned to China!
More fortunately, after his career development, he had a Korean restriction order, and his teammates could only return to the Korean market.
EXO is love beans, the Korean entertainment industry is hierarchical, the boy band is changing fast, these members must face a choice, one is to transform into an actor or singer, and the other is to be abandoned after being abandoned!
These 8 Korean members, at present, the successful transformation is Bo Hyun and Du Xuanxiu, he transformed into a singer, and is still working hard, the effect is good; Du Huixiu is a transformation actor, taking the Chungwu Road, leading the way with predecessors, filming movies such as "Walking with God", which is also good at present.
The rest, Kim Jong-dae has been married and has children, can lie in scandal, Kai is still concentrating on loving beans, Suho has just returned from the army, Se-hoon and Xiumin are almost Buddhist, no ambition...
In summary, Zhang Yixing is the best development inside, because as the first batch of returned love beans, at that time, the internal entertainment did not have a complete love bean system, the boundary between the actor and the love bean is not obvious, Zhang Yixing and with his connections and super popularity, smoothly came out of the ranks of love beans, unlike other Korean members facing difficulties in transformation!
Secondly, his positive energy image, in the post-90s of this batch of idols, he is the most stable development, but also one of the few idols who can receive the resources of the main drama; combined with Zhang Yixing's current situation, terminate the contract with SM, completely put his mind on the internal entertainment market, and do not have to be drawn by SM, which is the best choice!
SM and Li Xiuman's attitude: don't want to give up this trump card.
Korean entertainment has always been eyeing the tiger, and other K-pop stars and companies have also been eager to move. From the return of bigbang, YG kept buying hot searches in China, to Zheng Xiuyan's coming to China's ShanglangJie 3, and Li Xiuman saw the hope of returning to the Chinese market!
It can be said that SM is the Korean company that wants to enter the internal entertainment the most, and Li Xiuman is the most optimistic about the Chinese market as the owner of the Korean entertainment company; think about it, those well-known boy groups in China, the girl group, from the Oriental God, to the super junior, from the girl's generation to EXO which is not SM company.
And Lee So-man can also let his artists seriously study Chinese, Yoon Er's Chinese, Choi Shi-won's Chinese, are all very good among Korean artists...
He can let Zhang Yixing open a studio in China, which is also related to his optimism about the Chinese market, in addition to his share, he can also let Zhang Yixing help bring new people... This is a favorable choice for SM.
Zhang Yixing after the contract expires, he does not want to terminate the contract, it is normal, if the restriction of Han Ling is really loose, he especially needs an intermediary to help, Zhang Yixing is undoubtedly the best choice.
Sm brings benefits to Zhang Yixing
Definitely not renewed, it was possible to put it in the past. Because Zhang Yixing has his own trainee company chromosomes. After all, SM has a complete system for cultivating trainees, and Zhang Yixing has always said that he studies like Li Xiuman.
If you renew your contract with SM, you can help Zhang Yixing train trainees. However, with the restrictions on the talent show, this group of trainees is unlikely to emerge again, and the last possibility of Zhang Yixing's contract renewal with SM is gone.
Unless SM can come up with more attractive conditions, it is impossible for Zhang Yixing, who has changed from the most unpopular little love beanlay to "Boss Zhang", who has changed from the most unpopular little love beanlay to "Boss Zhang"!