The Korean film market is mature, with box office receipts around $1 billion a year......

In the past few years, Korean films can compete with Hollywood in the local market, and have successively refreshed local box office records, "Shibi Island", "Taiji Flag Flying", "The King's Man", "Han River Monster", all of which are works with a box office of more than 10 million people...

"Welcome to Dongmo Village" and "Gorgeous Vacation" also have more than 7 million viewers!

The market was doing well, and then, the subprime mortgage crisis broke out...

Last year, the best-selling movie "Dragon War" relied on local special effects to sell feelings, and the movie itself was a mess!

Other blockbusters, "Qingyan", "Beast", "Typhoon" and other films were released one by one, and they failed one by one, and the best-selling "Typhoon" only received 4 million viewers, without profit or loss...

For a while, the Korean film industry was in shambles!

Can it be revived this year?

Thinking too much, even more miserable, the two big directors, Park Chan-wook filmed "Bat", and Bong Joon-ho filmed "Mother", both of which took the gloomy experimental acting route, and the possibility of a big hit is very low...

CJ Group attaches great importance to "Hide and Seek" and "Test to Death"...

The investment is not high, but the return is very stable!

They vaguely felt that "Hide and Seek" might be a big hit...

Of course, most importantly, they also want to mix in Moving Maze...

That's why I was in a hurry to contact Shen Mengxi.

By the way, "Rose Red Lotus" was the runner-up at the local box office in South Korea last year, and the number of moviegoers was second only to "Dragon War"...

......

The screenwriter came over to pick up the plane on the 2nd and helped Shen Mengxi put the luggage into the trunk.

After getting into the car, Shen Mengxi asked about the situation first.

Screenwriter No. 2 replied: ""Splendid Legacy" is being cast and will be put into production immediately, and the same is true for "Death Test" and "Hide and Seek"..."

"Synchronous development?"

"Hmm!"

“... Let me be part of the casting?"

"It should be. ”

Shen Mengxi looked at him and asked again, "... Is there anything else besides casting?"

Screenwriter No. 2: "I feel like they want to use us to enter the Chinese market..."

“... No, in the past two years, the upper echelons have been tolerant of South Korea, and they are about to spoil it as a son, Xijie wants to release movies in China, just find China Film, why are you looking for me?"

"I think I want to win you further, it's better to tie it to a warship!"

Shen Mengxi pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "Forget it... Korean films don't have an audience base in China, they can't pass the review if they are large, they are small in scale, they are not interesting, and few people are willing to buy them!"

Screenwriter No. 2 asked him strangely: "Didn't you say before that there are two shots in one book?"

“... , they want to get involved?"

The so-called one book and two shots, literally, one script, the two countries shoot separately.

Because cultural differences have to be taken into account, the script also has to be localized and revised to shoot different versions...

Simultaneous shooting, simultaneous release, one IP at the same time to produce two versions of China and South Korea, and finally achieve the amplification effect of simultaneous release in two countries!

Shen Mengxi wanted to play by himself, but the big deal was to hand over the Korean version to Xijie to operate, and the Chinese version to shoot by himself...

Screenwriter No. 2 nodded: "I listened to their director Kim Jung-ah!"

“... Kim Jong-ah: Men and women?

"Woman, you're pretty close to No. 1..."

Shen Mengxi was silent for a moment, and then scolded: "... Damn, I asked you two to come here to help me watch the company, and I came to play transnational love?"

Screenwriter No. 2 hurriedly explained: "No, it's just a matter of getting closer, and you didn't say it, you have to maintain a relationship..."

"I'm talking about normal relationships, not the kind of rolling in bed!"

“...”

"What about others?"

"He's waiting for us at the hotel. ”

......

The Korean branch of Mengxi Studio is similar to the American Studio, and it is all about helping to take care of Shen Mengxi's projects...

The difference is that South Korea is affiliated with Xijie.

The studio's project, Xijie is the first investor...

The car was parked in the hotel parking lot, got out of the car, and screenwriter No. 2 first carried Shen Mengxi into the room with his luggage, and then the two went downstairs.

At this time, downstairs sat screenwriter No. 1, director Xu Zheng, director Chen He, the person in charge of the SBS TV series, and several administrative assistants of Xijie Entertainment, and a man in his thirties with glasses, who should be the director of "Death Test" selected by Xijie...

"Writer Shen!"

“... Everybody's coming!"

Shen Mengxi sat down, took the tea handed by the waiter, and then said, "There's no need to be so neat..."

"Everyone wants to see the great writers who conquered Hollywood!"

Conquer Hollywood?

Who gives the hat?

Shen Mengxi was speechless, he didn't know how to answer this!

“... Writer Shen, the role arrangement of "Splendid Heritage"..."

"Xijie should be responsible for this, they are the production company!"

“... But if they say it, you can decide!"

Shen Mengxi looked at Xu Renhou thoughtfully and asked, "Isn't Li Shengji good?"

Translation Xu explained: "Lee Seung Gi... I have a good relationship with KBS, and it was a bit difficult for us to invite him..."

"So... Jung Kyung-ho, I've watched his "Time for Dogs and Wolves", and his acting skills are good..."

Cui Xiuying's boyfriend, Shen Mengxi has watched "Life on Mars" and has a good impression of him...

"Okay, we'll send you an invitation right away!"

"Heroine Han Hyo-joo?"

“... Is there anything wrong with her?"

"No, just ask..."

Shen Mengxi was speechless, what is there to ask about this kind of thing?

"Splendid Legacy" is a weekend drama, the genre is biased towards family and plot, and it is impossible for the main characters to arrange idols to star, at least not now!

Han Hyo-joo, Yoo Yeon-seok, Moon Chae-won, these three are all actors Shen Mengxi is looking for, how can he not be satisfied?

Yoo Yeon-seok, who has a second male face, is warm and healing when he looks at it...

Han Hyo-joo is an actor under BH Entertainment, BH Entertainment, Lee Byung-hun's agency, Lee Byung-hun has a very good relationship with Xijie Media, and the film debut work "The Great Escape from Seoul" is produced by Xijie.

has this relationship, and it is normal to take care of its artists.

Moon Chae-won, the winner of the Newcomer Award at the SBS Acting Awards, starred as the second female lead in "Splendid Heritage", don't drop points...

A few protagonists have been completed, and the general framework of "Splendid Legacy" has been built.

Director Chen He and the people from SBS said goodbye, and when they left, Shen Mengxi said to Xu Renhou: "Li Aili and Xian Yuting are left to me..."

"No problem!"

“... The day after tomorrow at the latest, I'll hand over the right actors to you!"

'Li Aili' and 'Xian Yuting' are all supporting roles, one is the heroine's best friend, and the other is the hero's sister, who doesn't show his face much, but there are a lot of them, which is very suitable for brushing his face...

Shen Mengxi wants these two roles, not to play the unspoken rules, he came to South Korea this time, in addition to Xijie Media, there is also the matter of Han Geng...

"People in Embarrassment" cooperated and witnessed the attraction of idols to the wallet, Shen Mengxi didn't want to let go like this, so he simply signed Han Geng's film contract, and it didn't take too long to sign three films...

SM. I don't think it's easy to agree, so let's exchange it!