Kim Soo-hyun and Lee Min-ho in China

Hallyu stars Lee Min-ho and Kim Soo-hyun were in China at the same time.

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Chinese media Sina.Com introduced their list of daily activities starting off with their visit to the Gangnam of China. On Women's Day in China, both Lee Min-ho and Kim Soo-hyun headed for Hangzhou and Nanjing. The media compared the two actors' guarantee, vehicles, flight and waiting rooms.

The first to be mentioned was their guarantee pay. Lee Min-ho received 5 million Yuan (~$US800,000) for a year's modeling contract with Tao Bao. Kim Soo-hyun was paid 3 million Yuan (~$US500,000) for 6 hours of recording time. According to a local reporter though, the top star pay in China is 10 million Yuan (~$US1,600,000) so it's unlikely that Lee Min-ho costed most than 5 million Yuan(~$US800,000).

The difference between was their exposure. Lee Min-ho wasn't hesitant to run into his fans as he'd been to the country various times. He rode the business class of a regular flight arriving at Hangzhou Airport and struggled to break through the crowd of fans that had gathered to see him. About 230 security personnel were dispatched.

On the other hand, Kim Soo-hyun was much more secretive. He arrived at Nanjing on a private jet and left in a van right away without running into the fans. About 500~600 security personnel were spread out at the site of his TV recording but didn't come into contact with the fans for security reasons. There were about 50 bodyguards inside the studio and thorough identity checks were made on anyone entering.

Meanwhile, Lee Min-ho and Kim Soo-hyun returned to Korea on the 8th after their work was done.