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When the sun shines on the skyscrapers of Seoul's Gangnam district at 7:30 in the morning, it is full of high-rise buildings and modern buildings.

For many urban white-collar workers who work from 9 to 5, a new day begins.

Apgujeong 2-dong, No. 521.

This is the headquarters of S.M, which is known as the "Star Museum and Hall of Fame" in Korea, and is located in the Gangnam-gu district of Seoul, where every inch of land is valuable.

The slightly retro building, the layered floor design, the blue "S.Mtwon" lettering... All these make S.M in Gangnam, which is full of high-rise buildings and different architectural styles.

Even if it doesn't stand out from the crowd, it doesn't give people a sense of being out of the crowd at first glance.

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Eight o'clock, the thirteenth floor of the S.M company building.

This is where the company's weekly board of directors meets in the morning, but today should not be the date of the weekly morning meeting.

However, the directors who received the notice from President Kim Young-min in the morning still held a morning meeting on time and on time as usual.

Upon arriving, he sat down around the oval conference table in the middle of the room.

While waiting, a staff member of the company walked into the conference room and made a cup of tea in front of each director, as is customary.

What is quite surprising is that this time I also attached a copy of today's "Seoul Daily" in passing.

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Reading the newspaper before the morning meeting?

There was no such practice in the previous board meeting.

Ji Kyung-hyo, Cha Jae-hyun's uncle, is sitting second on the right side of the conference table.

He took the tea for a long time, handed it to his lips and took a sip.

Then when you put down the tea and put your left hand on the newspaper that was just placed on the table.

Chi Jingxiao's eyes suddenly fell on the bold and enlarged font of the headline on the front page, and he couldn't help but be slightly stunned!

"The dynasty is established! Congratulations to ES.M for winning the MSI World Championship! ”

Won the championship?

He raised his head a little suspiciously and glanced at Li Xiuman, who was sitting on the left side of the conference table, that is, diagonally opposite him.

Li Xiuman seemed to notice Ji Jingxiao's gaze, raised his head and glanced at him with a smile.

At that moment, the other directors of the company sitting at the conference table also noticed the headline on the front page of the newspaper.

As directors of the company, they certainly knew that S.M had a stake in the ES.M club when it was first established.

At this moment, I saw that ES.M, a rookie team, actually won all the battles like a hurricane this season, creating an undefeated dynasty of its own.

Needless to say, the directors who can do S.M. are basically human spirits here.

Many people suddenly saw the huge potential of ES.M as a club.

For a while, several directors couldn't help but whisper to each other.

"It's not easy, such a team can play such a result."

"Hehe, our S.M company is now officially stepping into the e-sports circle."

"With ES.M's current reputation, if it can operate well, it will soon be the next e-sports giant that is not inferior to SKT and KT."

"By the way, I remember that it was Director Lee so-man who proposed to take a stake in ES.M at the board meeting."

As soon as these words came out, several directors laughed and said to Li Xiuman with joy, praising him for his vision and wisdom like a torch....

Li Xiuman smiled and waved his hand, looking very modest.

Old fox!

Chi Jingxiao, who was sitting opposite, saw this scene and couldn't help but curse in his heart.

If he didn't guess wrong, the extra newspaper that came out of this morning's meeting should also be Li Xiuman's handwriting.

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After waiting for a while, a middle-aged man with a slightly fat figure pushed the door and walked into the conference room.

He is the current legal representative of S.M, that is, the president, Kim Young-min.

After Kim Young-min took his seat at the top of the conference table, the morning meeting began quickly.

Kim Min-young, who graduated from the Department of Physics at Korea University in South Korea, has the common characteristics of science and engineering men, that is, he speaks concisely and to the point.

In just a few sentences, I cut straight to the point.

"I believe everyone has seen that the club that Xiuman invested in February this year has now won the MSI world championship, and the potential is very huge.

Additional investment?

Hearing Kim Youngmin's words, except for Ji Kyung-hyo and Lee so-man, who had already received the news and made plans in this regard.

The other directors present couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

"What do you mean, President, how much more is appropriate?"

"1.5 billion."

As soon as these words came out, many directors present began to discuss.

There were also some people who looked thoughtful.

You must know that when the ES.M club was created, Lee so-man went to talk to Lee Sang-hyuk on the side of S.M.

At that time, Lee Sang-hyuk invested 200 million won plus his own honorary shares, and asked for 51% of the shares, owning the controlling stake and management of the club.

And now, Kim Young-min is suddenly asking for an additional billion won in investment, which is twice as much as it was at the beginning.

The implication of this is self-evident.

Three words, control!

You can only grasp the controlling stake of the club, and the handover of the club's management is only a matter of time.

In addition, from Kim Yingmin's words, many directors also keenly smelled a hint of breath.

That's when S.M. is really about to get into the esports industry.

You must know that in South Korea, where e-sports and entertainment go hand in hand, these two major industries can be said to be the two carriages of South Korea's third economy.

At that time, S.M. was facilitated by Lee so-man, and injected 500 million won into ES.M, and did not force a controlling stake.

Because that time for S.M Company, a behemoth in the entertainment industry, it can only be said that it is testing the waters on a relatively potential newcomer team in the field of e-sports, and there is no idea of crossover.

Obviously, no one expected that this small test of the waters would be such a great success!

This makes S.M, which has already dominated the entertainment industry, how can it not help but have the idea of truly crossing the border?

After all, with the current reputation of ES.M Club in the world, as long as it can be managed well, it is very likely to make it the next "S.M of the e-sports circle" in Korea!

This is also the reason why Kim Young-min contacted Lee so-man as soon as he received the news that his secretary ES.M won the championship, and then made an exception to hold this morning meeting this morning.

There weren't a few stupid directors on the scene.

It didn't take long for everyone present to guess Kim Min Young's intentions.

ES. Club M suddenly turned into a cake with an enticing aroma in their eyes.

So the next question is, how to divide the pie?

For a while, the atmosphere in the conference room also became a little tense.

Li Xiuman, who was sitting first on the left, saw the expressions of the directors in the corner of his eyes, but the corners of his mouth turned up with a smile that no one noticed.

Suddenly, Li Xiuman remembered the young figure who met in the coffee shop to discuss the establishment of the ES.M club.

Thinking that this time the other party is returning with honor... It can be said that the whole country is concerned and the momentum is immense.

Li Xiuman couldn't help but rub his eyebrows, and faintly felt that the company's capital operation of ES.M this time may not be as smooth as he imagined.

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