"J.H has created a very luxurious lineup with 15 billion won!"

On the day when the official website of J.H announced the list of actors, the best-selling magazine "PREMIERE", which has always been known for its authority, spicy and spicy reviews, reported the news on the online version, and then it was reprinted everywhere. With a budget of 15 billion yuan, it will restore a piece of history with the most sufficient funds.

Whether the people who saw the news were ridiculing J.H's lavishness or scolding J.H for creating false budgets to fool the public, public opinion had to quarrel to pay attention, and a pool of stagnant news was never good news, at least people still maintained a lot of interest in the attention of "The King's Man".

The release of the actor list is also continuing to guide this trend.

Although the reviews of "PREMIERE" are very unpleasant, if you look closely, it can even be called insulting.

Ahn Jun-hyuk, Gan Woo-sung, Jung Jin-young, Kang Sung-yeon...... Four thunderous names, the moment you hear them, they can even startle your eyeballs and unconsciously exclaim - who are these people??"

"PREMIERE" SAYS THIS AT THE BEGINNING, AND THEN POSTS THE BIOGRAPHIES OF THE FOUR PEOPLE BELOW, AND THE EDITOR CONTINUES THE SARCASTIC WORK WITH WITTY WORDS: "...... Forgive my dishonesty, and in order to find out the above resume, I have searched through the cast lists of almost every film in recent years. But readers have to understand that otherwise, I'm really afraid of being accused of being unheard of for saying the wrong movie one of them has acted in...... I think they should be thankful to J.H., because J.H published their list, and then we were curious to look it up, and now, their names can finally be remembered!"

“…… 15 billion, which is really a ridiculous number, is there one-20th of the total salary of several leading actors? Where is the rest of the budget used? Is it all used in movies? I heard that it is a historical drama. Then I might be able to look forward to it. There could be a big war scene, but unfortunately, I've heard that there are same-sex tendencies...... In this way, the so-called war seems to be a group of big men shirtless and affectionate, what a sad subject......"

“…… Ahn Jun-hyuk may have been carried away by his series of successes, when Lee Jun-ik showed him the script. He may not know who Yan Dao Yanshanjun is at all. Or maybe even the name Zhang Lushui is not clear. He may only see it as a historical drama. felt that the audience would buy it, so he enthusiastically paid for it to Lee Jun-ik, the comedy director, to squander, and he felt that his TV series was a hit. The record is a big hit, and Baek Ji-young is brought to life, he is a hero? Can everything be smooth sailing? Today is not April Fool's Day!"

"There is always no shortage of people who covet Zhongwu Road like this, and when they are a little famous, they attract attention, and they think that they are the center of the world. Some people don't understand what a movie is, and they dream that I can see it all, and then shoot a bunch of garbage that is so unsightly that they can't even get into one screen. 15 billion won, if there is really this money, it will make more sense to clean the toilets in Chungmuro Road than this, if there is no such money, then in a few months, the news we see may be the joke of a certain celebrity filing for bankruptcy protection!"

The whole text is satirical and mocking, and it is not the only one who has made similar remarks.

"FILM2.0" also questioned this list of actors, "Cine21" is not far behind, on the new issue of tracking "unreleased potential films" attention list, "The King's Man" from the original ranking 6th, after falling to 15th, "Cine21" gave it an evaluation: "I can't see the hope of success!"

These taunts are not unfounded.

Since the Asian financial crisis in 98 and the abolition of the film cutting system and the change to a film classification system, the revival of Korean films has inevitably suffered from shocks.

A large number of domestic capitalists have been affected by the financial turmoil on the investment industry, and they cannot spend the money in their hands, just as Wall Street hunted Hollywood in the United States decades ago, and the capitalists have also set their sights on the film industry, which is slowly reviving.

A large amount of money poured into Chungmuro, which was originally quite simple, but was soon stirred into a quagmire by the turbulent currents, and the arts, dreams, and struggles were gradually replaced by money and commerce, and the capitalists waved the money in their hands and frantically occupied Chungmuro, and a large number of movies were born.

More than 1,000 movies are produced in South Korea every year, and the total number of moviegoers per year remains at about 150 million.

On average, each movie is watched by less than 200,000 people at most, while the basic profit line of a movie is 1.5 million.

Capitalists invest in movies, not because they dislike too much money and throw it around, but because they want to make a profit, and they want to make money! To get out of so many movies, and to let the audience see the movies they invest in from a bunch of messy titles, it is not enough to rely on movie stories alone, and now is not the era when the fragrance of wine is not afraid of deep alleys, and gradually, big scenes, big stars, and big cost publicity have become the main factors in whether a movie can make a profit.

Among them, the role of stars is dominant.

The reason why those media criticize mercilessly is also because of this, a movie without a big-name star is congenitally weak, as for the story to win the counterattack?

But as "SCREEN" joked about the prospect prediction of "The King's Man": "I prefer to believe that tomorrow there will be a meteorite from outer space smashed into our editorial room - a word of advice, young man, it's better to develop slowly, you are not as great as you think!"

Ahn Joon-hyuk never felt great.

He was mentally prepared for these attacks by the media before the list was announced, and for him, all this was just a hype plan.

Movies are not like TV dramas, which can be filmed and broadcast at the same time, and they have been hyped up in advance. At most, it only takes a month to produce the real thing to the audience, and the production cycle of the film is very long, at least 4 months, and many large productions take even longer.

For such a long time, if it had been quiet, the news of the start of filming of a movie had long been forgotten by the audience. Even if it is propaganda, it must have a certain audience base to spread quickly, so if you want to maintain this foundation, you must often show your face in public opinion. Let the audience keep an interest in the movie all the time.

It's okay to be scolded. Whether it is praised or not, as long as it can attract attention, it is a successful publicity!

It's just that this way is easy to discourage the enthusiasm of the crew, so in a hurry back to Seoul. After the start date of the next shoot is confirmed. Ahn Jun-hyuk instructed Lee Jun-ik. The crew was blocked, and the staff were not allowed to browse and talk about entertainment news during daily work to avoid affecting the overall work mood.

And to the actors. It is comforted by a series of benefits, such as a nanny car, accommodation and meals.

After the establishment of J.H Company, it ordered the first batch of 10 extended commercial vehicles and 5 luxury buses from Hyundai Group for public use, and at present, 2 commercial vehicles have been delivered, plus A Junhyuk's original Mercedes-Benz, which was distributed to the other three leading actors, and the 3 buses delivered were all transferred to the crew.

In terms of accommodation treatment, it ranges from 4 stars to 5 stars depending on the location of the specific studio, for Gan Yucheng and others, such conditions are really rich enough, and some depression naturally dissipates.

The specific start date of "The King's Man", Ahn Jun Hyuk chose the last day of September, on the one hand, it was the auspicious time when the Taoist priest had measured - Koreans are very superstitious about this thing - on the other hand, it was also to look at the weather forecast, and the weather in Suwon City that day was sunny, which was suitable for the start of filming in the first scene of the scene.

A few days before filming started, Ahn Jun-hyuk said hello to the school and stayed in Seoul, waiting for the crew to leave, while also discussing the script with Lee Jun-ik and Choi Seok-hwan.

"The King's Man" is based on the stage play, from the original stage play script to the preparation period, Li Junyi and Cui Shihuan have overhauled it several times, and now it is the fifth version.

However, Ahn Joon-hyuk was not very satisfied with this version.

J.H Company, a spacious and bright conference room, Ahn Jun-hyuk sat on the top and looked at the notebook, on the sofa used to rest on his side, Lee Jun-ik and Choi Seok-hwan were communicating something in a low voice, occasionally raising their heads to observe Ahn Jun-hyuk's expression.

His brow furrowed all the time.

In the dream, he hadn't watched "The King's Man", and most of his understanding of it was later overwhelmingly reported by the media, and the reason why he was hesitant to invite Li Junyi to play the role of Kong Ji was because he couldn't grasp whether there would be some scenes in a movie with same-sex elements that he couldn't accept.

Later, after reading the third version of the script, he didn't find any outrageous scene descriptions in it, so he was sure.

However, perhaps because the same-sex elements of "The King's Man" were exposed and there was no psychological pressure, Choi Seok-hwan and Lee Jun-ik wantonly indulged their thoughts on expressing their thoughts through same-sex methods in the next two versions, as well as the weakness of the character of Kong Ji.

In this version of the script, some of the sub-shots can clearly see that in order to show Kong Ji's "softness", there are many places where part of the body needs to be exposed, such as the waist when performing acrobatics, the upper body and back when being bullied, etc., and even kiss scenes......

After reading it for a while, Ahn Junhyuk shook his head, put down the script casually, and frowned and said in the eyes of Lee Junyi and Choi Seok-hwan: "There are some parts in it that I can't accept!"

The two looked at each other, and then stepped forward and flipped through the places Ahn Junhyuk had seen, knowing what he couldn't accept, and the two were a little embarrassed.

Those shots are not deletable, they are not only for the role of Kong Ji, but also for the whole movie, a mature movie, it is impossible to cover up when you encounter similar shots, it is too childish to show enough strength.

For example, the scenes of being bullied and forcibly kissing, only when they are presented on the screen can the audience more deeply understand the pain of the character Kong Ji when he is insulted, the anger and sadness when he defends him and saves him from danger, and the sublimation of the feelings accumulated by the two characters in the tribulation.

In order to interpret the character in greater depth, these shots are essential.

However, the boss can't help but listen to it.

"The King's Man" is a wholly-owned production by J.H, and in order to strengthen Ahn Jun-hyuk's intention to invest, Lee Jun-ik even signed a personal brokerage contract with J.H. In any case, he has no confidence to argue for it.

After hesitating for a long time, he whispered and exchanged opinions with Choi Seok-hwan again, and Lee Jun-ik told Ahn Jun-hyuk about his ideas for these shots, and then proposed: "BOSS, how do you see this, the kiss scene, and some physical contact with sensitive parts, how about we choose to shoot by borrowing positions?"

That's what Ahn Joon-hyuk really can't accept. Hear the words. The brow furrowed a little.

It's a good solution, but it's a big deal to spend some more film and budget with a budget that he doesn't care about.

"As for the exposed place......" saw that he agreed. Li Junyi hurriedly continued: "These should be minor problems, right? It's just a profound expression of Kong Ji's submissive character. The camera passed in a flash......"

Before he finished speaking, Ahn Junhyuk raised his hand: "Wait! I know what you want to say, I don't accept them." It's not because I feel awkward. Although I don't want to wronged myself, since I took on this role, I still have this work ethic without violating my personal emotions, and the reason why I don't accept it is because my body type is not very suitable. ”

"Huh?"

The two looked at each other, a little puzzled.

Ahn Jun-hyuk didn't say much, immediately took off his coat, unbuttoned his shirt, showed his upper body to the two of them, and immediately smiled bitterly: "I have a lot of scars on my body, not to mention, first of all, the muscle lines are more prominent, which is enough to destroy the audience's impression of Kong Ji...... The Kong Ji you want is a 'weak' person, not a muscular tough guy in an action movie!"

Lee Jun-yi and Choi Seok-hwan were stunned.

Looking at Ahn Jun-hyuk's well-defined back muscles and abdominal muscles, as well as some scars on his body, especially on his back, both of them were stupid.

Ahn Jun-hyuk once showed his muscles in "My Name is Kim Sam-soon", and everyone also knew that he used to be a volunteer officer and had the experience of serving in the main army, for which fashion magazines gave him the nickname "Unexpected Muscle Man". In the original idea, the two thought that muscle problems were not important, and they could just cover them up through makeup, who knows......

"What should I do?" With a bitter face, Li Junyi looked at Cui Shihuan.

"No way, unless you find a stand-in......"

"But where can you find such a stand-in? In order to increase the sense of impact, these must be long shots, even if you only shoot from the side, where can you find someone close to his side for a while?"

Cui Shihuan spread his hands to him, saying that he couldn't help.

They are worried, Ahn Junhyuk is also frowning, I didn't expect that when filming was about to start, he would actually encounter such an oolong! If it was before taking over the role, it would be okay, it would be a big deal for him to quit, now that the list is announced, the outside media are waiting to see him make a big mistake, if the news of his sudden withdrawal from the crew is broken, it will not be publicity, but looking for death.

This kind of thing is not as easy to deal with as an exaggeration of the budget, the specific budget of a movie, the outside world is not clear, people can only find out how much money is actually spent, as long as the budget is not too outrageous, then you can use the reduction of expenses as a reason to justify, if the film can be successful, the public and the media will not only not condemn, but will praise.

And this kind of thing is really suspected of fooling the public.

"Alas!"

Sitting down heavily, Ahn Jun-hyuk rubbed the corners of his forehead and sighed, Lee Jun-ik and Choi Seok-hwan also stopped talking, their heads hung down, and the entire conference room was awkwardly silent.

After a long time, Cui Shihuan held his glasses and said bitterly: "It's my fault, the script I gave to the boss was not handled perfectly, so I made such a thing." ”

"I don't blame you! You added these conditions to the script, which was also my request, and it was my fault that I didn't say hello to the boss in advance. Shaking his head and patting him on the shoulder, Li Junyi smiled bitterly.

In fact, if it is an ordinary actor who encounters this, any director or screenwriter can scold that actor to the blood, and even kick the actor out of the crew without any scruples, the director represents the soul and majesty of the entire crew, even if he is wrong, he can't admit it!

Otherwise, there are so many positions in the crew, and anyone can question the director, how can the filming work progress?

It's a pity that no one in this crew is bigger than Ahn Junhyuk.

After a moment of silence, Ahn Junhyuk knocked on the table: "Don't rush to admit your mistake, the problem now is how to solve it, can't these scenes really be deleted?"

Li Junyi shook his head: "...... Can't!"

"That'...... Let's find a stand-in as soon as possible! Although the time is a little tighter, there are still a few months, and it's a big deal that these shots are shot at the back of the worst, it's nothing more than paying an extra fee for renting a studio, no matter what, this movie must have a beginning and an end, otherwise you and I will be the biggest laughing stock in the entertainment industry in the future!"

That's all there is to it.

Nodding, Li Junyi agreed, and was about to call Cui Shihuan to go out to arrange it together, when the door of the conference room suddenly opened, and a figure came in in a wheelchair: "Brother, haven't you finished reading the script yet?" I want to call up the past accounts to check it, but the finance side said that you have to sign it, brother should say hello to them!"

It's Jisoo, she was often in Anseong a while ago, Yuna has to go to school again, although she has a nanny to take care of her life, but Jisoo does not have a familiar person by her side, so she rarely goes out and stays at home every day.

Ahn Jun-hyuk came back in the past two days, and for fear that she would be lonely, he took her with him even if he came to work in the company, and in the same way, Jisoo also wanted to learn more things, so that he could enter the company to help his brother deal with company affairs in the future.

Before that, she went to the finance department to learn how to handle the accounts.

"Oh, I'll accompany you there, Junyi Xi, you and Shi Huanxi will go and get busy first...... Jun Yi xi?" Ahn Jun Hyuk agreed, and was about to go to the finance side to sign, but the words he told Lee Jun Yi did not receive a response, and when he walked to the door, he turned his head again, and then saw that Lee Jun Ik's eyes were round, staring at Ji so tightly, and his mouth was still mobbling something.

Ahn Jun-hyuk couldn't hear it from a distance, but Choi Seok-hwan, who was next to Lee Jun-ik, could hear it clearly.

“…… This is the perfect stand-in......" (To be continued......)