PS: Yesterday's borrowing (middle) should be the fortieth chapter.,It's just that I used my mobile phone codeword.,The number is wrong.,I didn't pay attention when uploading.,VIP can't modify the title.,But it doesn't affect reading~

On 6 February, Zhang Dongjian stepped forward and announced that he had taken over the news of the third leg of the demonstration, pushing the "Die-Hold Movement" in the media's mouth to the first climax, and if it continued smoothly and allowed Zhang Dongjian to follow the plan, starting from the Education and Insurance Building, passing through the US Embassy in South Korea, and marching all the way to Gwanghwamen, then the Die-Hold Movement might be successful for the first time.

But the reality is that the Die-Hard Committee was frightened by the crowd that gathered, and they were afraid that Zhang Dongjian would be injured because of this, so they had to take Zhang Dongjian to escape in a hurry three minutes after he appeared, leaving thousands of people who came to visit in front of the Education Insurance Building, cutting off a perfect opportunity.

The so-called demonstrations naturally ended in a farce that was not inferior to that of the 5th!

In just three days, there were two oolongs in a row, and the people's disgust could no longer be concealed, and on the Internet, netizens began to spontaneously boycott the posts of the "Rigid Committee" in many communities.

"There is no need for this committee to exist at all, and in the past few years, they have not been boasting in the media about what achievements Korean films have made? They proudly said that Korean films have gone out of South Korea, into Japan, into China, and into Southeast Asia, and that "Old Boy" has occupied Europe! Since they have achieved so many achievements, why should they be afraid of Hollywood?

"The people who stand up to resist now are silverfish who are afraid that they will lose their jobs!"

A netizen lashed out fiercely. "It's 2006, and the 146-day film quota system has been in place for nearly 40 years now, even if we don't count the downturn of the military junta's terror in the previous 30 years, but at least in the last 10 years, the development of Korean films is obvious to all! We have opened up the market, we have abandoned the backward clipping system, we have gone from copying Hollywood to keeping up with Hollywood, the depression has gradually faded, and the film industry has flourished! But behind this brilliance. What did we get?"

"Last year, Chosun Ilbo completed an investigation. At present, there are less than 100 films released in South Korea every year, but there are more than 3,000 companies that produce these 100 films, even though each company has an average of only 20 people. That's a huge number of more than 50,000 practitioners...... Only about one-third of the 100 films are profitable. Even this one-third of the profits. also relied on the 146-day mandatory screening period of domestic films, and then the profits they made fed 50,000 filmmakers...... I can't imagine it at all. How the hell is this market sustained!"

"Those people boycott foreign films, not for Korean culture, not for movies, for art, because they are afraid that after the quota is cut, even one-third of the films that can make money every year will not be reached, and those 50,000 people are afraid that they will no longer be able to suck the money of profitable films to make domestic films that no one will watch without the mandatory screening period! They are afraid that they will lose their jobs - I advise some people, stop making trouble, we are not stupid!"

This netizen's speech caused great repercussions on the Internet, and was reprinted thousands of times by major portals in a short period of time.

Many netizens who resonated with this post fiercely attacked the filmmaker's obstruction for selfish desires, and this time there was no news of Zhang Dongjian taking over the baton to divert attention, and people could wantonly vent their anger at being fooled.

And the media, which had been restrained before, was no longer stingy and mean this time.

"For the market of 200 million US dollars, give up 30 billion US dollars, this is the patriotism of filmmakers?"

"Daily Finance" expressed its views on the march launched by the "Die-hard Committee" from a special perspective, "...... According to our market research, the revenue of Hollywood movies released in South Korea has remained less than $200 million in the past three years, and even if the quota is cut, this number will not exceed 300 million, but if the FTA is negotiated, it can add $30 billion to the market opportunity and provide more than 100,000 jobs...... Can't filmmakers see which is more important than the other? Where is your patriotism?"

Compared with "Mailcai" from an economic point of view, "Chosun Ilbo" is not so professional, it doesn't even bother to list any data, just with a report on "The "Future" of Korean Films", which wantonly ridicules and despises filmmakers:

“…… We saw a group of monkeys jumping around in front of the camera, shouting for another bald movement, but they didn't even dare to shave their heads, they said they would swear to defend Korean culture, but they shouted slogans, took foreign advertisements, and drove foreign cars...... Maybe we can understand their concerns, shaving the head will ruin the image, if a monkey doesn't even have an image, no one will see it. It is even more impossible to swear to death, the monkey in the zoo is used to living a life of infinite scenery and fine clothes, so that it will feel stuffed with teeth when it eats bananas again, and it hurts so much to die, who would dare? Whoever did it was an idiot......

This almost blatant insulting article naturally angered a group of artists who expressed their rigidity in front of the TV to stick to the film quota, and soon, under the leadership of Ahn Sung-ki, another boycott committee was formed, announcing that all artists this year would refuse to participate in the Blue Dragon Film Festival organized by "Chosun Ilbo"!

The farce has spread from sticking to the movie quota to all aspects to a jaw-dropping degree.

In the time that followed, every day in the newspapers, on TV, on the Internet, as long as it was a public opinion platform, there was a mess, fans of artists and opponents scolded each other, artists and the media scolded each other, and the media scolded each other, and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a statement every day to discuss various countermeasures to appease the filmmakers.

In short, in February 2006, South Korea was so lively that it was like another New Year.

In the midst of these outside noises, Ahn Jun-hyuk, who had only announced that he had joined the Die-Guard Committee and had never moved, had never made any remarks except for claiming that he was ill, did not accept media interviews, did not accept the invitation of the Die-hard Committee to join the demonstration, and lived a simple life every day, except for one day in the middle of the month. He, Kwon Bo-geun, Park Young-hand, and a middle-aged man appeared in a Western restaurant, chatting happily and enjoying the restaurant's best pan-fried foie gras.

That middle-aged man is Hong Sung-woo!

As Ahn Joon-hyuk expected, after Jang Dong-kin abandoned the parade on February 6, the Mega.Box executive completely gave up his high hopes for filmmakers, and then, "Head Master 2" was released, and the first version of the trailer of "Monster of the Han River" was shared by CGV and Lotte with the premiere of 500 screens, and Show.Box was in production. Also appears at the end of every movie recently released by the two giants.

Filmmakers aren't good enough. The surcharge could not be abolished, bad movies dominated the screen of Mega.Box for 4 months, and the theater discount business lasted for 9 months, and then CJ Entertainment, Lotte and Show.Box formed a strategic partnership. Monopoly film source. The crisis of Mega.Box has reached the point where it cannot be delayed.

At the moment, the only one that can solve the dilemma a little. Only by signing a few new films for screening as soon as possible, hoping that one of them can break through the blockade of bad films and help its theaters resume normal operations. Reduce financial pressure.

However, looking at the films announced by many production companies in the first half of the year, except for "Head Master 2", which seems to have been monopolized by CGV and Lotte, and "Promiscuous Scholar", which is also produced by CJ Entertainment and may continue to be monopolized, the only film with large investment, well-made and most promising profit is J.H's "The King's Man".

Although "The King's Man" has been criticized by conservative groups, and although many experts have said that same-sex historical films are nondescript, and Ahn Joon-hyuk's transformation may have failed completely, Mega.Box has no more options.

On February 10, after three days of secret contact, J.H signed a screening contract with Mega.Box without informing any media.

The contract stipulates that Mega.Box will paint films such as "Beasts" that are currently being screened, and provide 500 screens for "The King's Man", and the liquidated damages for the unexpired films will be borne by both parties. The box office share of "The King's Man" was the focus of the dispute for three days, and it was not until the moment before the signing of the contract that the two parties reached an understanding, with J.H owning 48%, Mega.Box owning 47%, and the remaining 5% being reserved as a surcharge, which was jointly supervised and distributed by both parties, and handed over to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism as a filmmaker support fund.

As compensation for Mega.Box's 1% concession, at least two of J.H's next films must choose to have exclusive premieres at Mega.Box (the premiere period is usually one week, sometimes it may be three weeks) - Mega.Box originally tried to get the exclusive screening rights, but Ahn Jun-hyuk naturally would not agree to such unreasonable conditions.

After the contract, there is a series of development and sales conditions for peripheral products, so there is no need to go into detail.

In the classically decorated and elegant Western restaurant, the atmosphere is quiet and timeless, and between the spacious tables, you can not hear the noise that will disturb the meal, only the occasional soft sound of wine glasses colliding, this restaurant pan-fried foie gras is delicious, but for Hong Sung-woo, it is a little untainable.

During the hour-long meal, he kept an eye on Ahn Joon-hyuk, the young man who always brought him surprises.

Today is the first time he has seen the other party up close, the previous 3 days of negotiations, Ahn Jun-hyuk did not attend at all, as soon as all the conditions were handed over to the negotiation team, at most there was an unsolvable dispute, Kwon Bo-geun and Park Young-joon, the two J.H executives who presided over the negotiation team, would leave the table to ask him for a decision.

It wasn't until the afternoon, when the contract was ready to be signed, that he actually saw the other party.

The first impression was that he was young, and his face was even more immature than Hong Sung-woo imagined, but when the other party strode into the negotiation venue, signed his name calmly, and then looked over. In the sudden silence of the scene, he could experience the majesty and depth hidden under the immaturity from those deep eyes.

The previous contact with J.H was first-class.

In the previous contact, J.H has always behaved unhurried and fearless, and everyone thought they were arrogant at that time, but now the truth has been revealed, and those so-called arrogance and self-indulgence are all telling the other party's old spiciness and cunning. He can even be sure that Ahn Joon-hyuk must have known about the current situation of Mega.Box's business difficulties, although during the negotiations, he did not use this to threaten him!

He can't see through such a person.

Thinking about it, Ahn Jun-hyuk, who was whispering and laughing with Kwon Bo-geun and Park Young-jun on the other side, suddenly turned his head, raised his glass to this place, and said something.

Hong Sung-woo hurriedly woke up from his contemplation, picked up the goblet in his hand, and smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, what was Ahn Jun Hyuk Xi talking about just now?"

"It's okay, I don't think you have a good appetite, don't you like foie gras? ”

"Uh, no, I'm just a little distracted by today's events......" Hong Sung-woo said apologetically.

Ahn Junhyuk didn't show anything unusual about his explanation, nor did he ask, but nodded approvingly: "No need to apologize, Hong Sungwooxi, cooperation always makes people happy, come, let's toast to happy cooperation!"

He raised his glass and changed the subject with a smile, the light and shadow of the crystal lamp hanging above faintly reflected his face and dark eyes.

…… It's a scary guy......

Taking a sip of the wine that couldn't be tasted, Hong Chengyou thought, he didn't know if it was right or wrong to cooperate with such a person!

But the situation is not here, there is nothing to be done!(To be continued......)