Chapter 39: "Bald Head Movement" (II) 1/2

Thinking about it, he thought of J.H again, and thought of J.H. President Ahn Joon-hyuk.

Hong Chengyou didn't know if he was too suspicious, or he should be afraid.

The other side did not hesitate to kick them out during the negotiations, and then said that they would restart the negotiations in a week, when the representatives of the independent theaters thought Ahn Joon-hyuk was crazy, as if he had become famous as a teenager and was confident to the point of arrogance. Although he and Ms. Luo, the head of the negotiation with Lotte, did not have a similar judgment and thought that Ahn Junhyuk just wanted to stall for time, to be honest, there was contempt, after all, in the eyes of the two at the time, J.H had no room for compromise but to delay, and it would be in vain to delay time.

Who knew that Ahn Junhyuk would drag out such a big advantage!

…… Was his decision luck, or did he get the news a long time ago?

Hong Sung-woo has been turning such questions in his head for the past two days, and he doesn't know which choice he should prefer, if it is luck, it is too coincidental that it happened, if it is not luck, but Ahn Jun-hyuk got the news from the government in advance, then ...... This possibility is even more depressing than the former!

CJ and Lotte have certain supporters within the government and Congress, and it is understood that their theater chains have not received the news, but J.H can, so how strong should the force behind it be?

No answers!

The asymmetry of information makes many of the things he sees vague, everything is limited to speculation, and now is not the time to be curious about J.H.

In the next few days, Hong Sung-woo focused all his attention on the turmoil in the film industry, only occasionally focusing on the more suspicious J.H.

With the idea of letting the filmmakers make a big fuss. Not only Mega.Box, but all theaters have the same idea, a 5% surtax is a heavy burden on anyone's head.

Time passed in a calm mood, and in Hong Sung-woo's restless mood hidden under the calm, January gradually moved away from the footsteps of the most rear. The trends in the film industry can't wait, and the directors who were once the mainstay in 1999, not to mention Jiang Digui, Lee Cangdong, or the bigger Lim Kwon-taek, none of the directors even raised a banner. Walk up to Guanghua Gate and sit cross-legged!

Only Kim Ki-duk appeared in front of the media. It's a pity that for some reason, Kim Ki-duk is too lazy to pay attention to domestic affairs now, let alone accept interviews with domestic media. This time he did even better, a Chinese media asked him. What do you think about the South Korean government's attempt to cut film quotas. He complained helplessly: "My "Empty Room" was only released in one theater in South Korea for one day. No one watches my films, no matter how many international awards I win. ”

I can't tell if it's self-deprecation or schadenfreude!

Such a sprout. Hong Sung-woo had a faint bad premonition, and J.H, who occasionally paid attention to it, catalyzed the deepening of this premonition.

A few days passed, until February, J.H did not change, according to Ahn Junhyuk's intentions, in addition to still methodically spilling money everywhere to pave the way for the promotion of "The King's Man", neither took advantage of the government's additional tax clause, thought that they had the upper hand, nor announced the suspension of negotiations to force them.

I don't know what Lu Dao is for, the young man who made him feel too young and couldn't hold his breath more than a week ago, now it seems that every move seems to have a deep meaning, just like ...... A very patient hunter!

He hid in the grass, disguised in a disguise that even the most treacherous beast could not find, and quietly put his prey into the sniper scope, motionless, until the moment the prey relaxed his vigilance, he killed with one blow!

Of course, he didn't dare to tell anyone about this strange feeling, and he soon forgot about it......

……

On February 1, 2006, the fourth day of the first lunar month of the Lunar New Year, filmmakers who had been silent for many days finally took action.

In last year's online vote, Ahn Sung-ki, a "national actor" who was considered by the South Korean people to be the most suitable to be a member of the National Assembly, hurriedly ended his cooperation with Andy Lau in China (ink attack) and returned to China. This dignified-looking and imposing actor, after returning to China to understand the situation a little, he immediately contacted his friends and juniors in the circle, and on February 1, he established the "Filmmaker Countermeasures Committee for Sticking to the Film Quota"!

Then, while formulating a plan for demonstrations, this organization contacted more film actors to join it through the members it currently recruits, and quickly expanded its scale!

Ahn Joon-hyuk also came into their field of vision.

"Stick to the movies...... Quota...... The Filmmaker Countermeasures Committee ...... "Watching the "Rigid Sticking Committee" (this abbreviation is used below, the full name is really ...... After reading the full name of the committee, Park Young-jun didn't bother to take a second look at it, and threw it aside: "What a mess, such a tongue-twisting, who came up with this name?

Ignoring his disdain, Kwon Bo Gen picked up the invitation and looked at it.

The letter is very concise, just expounding the original intention of the organization's establishment, its current and future responsibilities, and calling on it to join this team to work hard for the survival of Korean film and Korean culture.

However, the moment he saw this letter, Kwon Bo-geun immediately realized what Ahn Jun-hyuk said to them on the 27th, the weakness of filmmakers!

If it was 1999, when a committee was set up by Kang Di-gyu and Lim Kwon-taek, how could such loose regulations be made, and how could artists be given so much freedom, in that era, all filmmakers would either join the protest team and fight for the future, or get out of this circle!

It is precisely with such courage and the spur of being cornered that filmmakers can unite like never before, clash with the police, and single-handedly create a shocking team of thousands of bald heads!

Since they want to defend to the death, they don't even have the courage to kidnap people into chariots, and when the parade is really held later, how can they forcibly twist the inside into a ball and unanimously turn it out to the outside?

Protest is also a form of violence, and as long as it is violence, there is no democracy!

After reading it, Kwon Bo-geun was no longer interested, and he looked at Ahn Jun-hyuk: "Are you joining?"

"Let's join!" Sitting by the window, enjoying the sun a little leisurely, Recently, because he has been in the basement for a long time, Ahn Junhyuk, whose skin is a lot paler, flicked his nails indifferently, and in the light sound of crackling, a few bits of luster leaked out from between his fingers, which was dazzling: "Although it is just a group of clowns, but my current identity is not even qualified to be a clown, and if I pretend to be a big name, those seniors will look at me unpleasantly in the future!"

With some self-deprecating laughter, on the same day, J.H. announced that Ahn Jun Hyuk would join the "Death Committee"!

For Hong Sung-woo of Mega.Box, Ahn Sung-ki is probably the savior in his eyes now, and no one is more excited than when he hears the news that Ahn Sung-ki has returned to China to set up a "Death Committee", and the action of the filmmaker he has been waiting for is finally about to blow the horn!

Similarly, Ahn Sung-ki did not live up to the expectations of his admirers, and the "Rigid Compliance Committee" was established on February 1, and on the afternoon of February 2, the committee decided to launch a demonstration plan on February 8 through the selection of opinions from various parties. However, Ahn Sung-ki felt that protesting was like marching into battle, and that he should be quick to fight, so he privately advanced the march plan to February 4.

On the morning of February 4th, An Shengji, who hurriedly returned to China and had not yet rested from the fatigue of filming, wore thick winter clothes and walked on the streets that were still immersed in the atmosphere of the Spring Festival, held up signs, held personal demonstrations, and launched the first demonstration of the first stick!

On the morning of February 4, the sky was overcast, and there was a light snow two days ago, the cold wind whistling through the streets, and the fine snow particles floated up with the wind, fluttering on an inconspicuous car parked on the side of the road.

In the car, Hong Chengyou listened to those slogans and looked at the crowd that was gradually moving away, and his expression was unconcealed with joy.

"Minister, the filmmaker really acted as you expected!" The assistant sitting next to him, seeing that his face had been gloomy for half a month finally relaxed, and hurriedly patted his ass slightly.

Hong Chengyou was in a good mood, and he didn't maintain his majesty as usual, and said with a smile: "Yes, they are finally willing to come forward! This is just the beginning, as long as these artists make a big enough noise, there will be directors, screenwriters and other practitioners in various positions in the future, once they finally unite, the 1999 bald head movement will shock the Chinese people again!"

The assistant didn't understand that much, he was young and had never seen the bald movement, so naturally the leader said whatever he said, so he joked: "I heard that the box office myth of "Life and Death Spy" back then was that the bald movement stimulated the Chinese people, which led to the release of the movie, many Chinese people shouted 'watch the movie for patriotism', and rushed into the theater to watch "Life and Death Spy" over and over again. Minister, maybe this will be the case this time, and when the time comes, any box office slump will be a thing of the past. ”

"Are you dreaming?" Hearing his words, Hong Sung-woo shook his head with a smile, the box office myth of "Life and Death Spy" is a special product of a special environment, and it is an irreproducible myth.

But......

After thinking about it, if the demonstrations were to make a big splash and win the support of the people again, then maybe it was really possible......

Thinking like this, the mood was extremely happy for a while, and the gloom of the past half a month was swept away, and then thinking of Ahn Junhyuk, who was also said to have joined the "Death Committee", the smile on the corner of Hong Sungwoo's mouth slowly became mocking.

He always thought that the other party had a lot of confidence, even when the quota issue was in full swing, he would not give up publicity, and now it seems that he really overestimated that young man.

Letting go of the vague premonition and worry in his heart some time ago, Hong Sung-woo turned his head and forgot about Ahn Jun-hyuk, who was "self-sufficient", and continued to pay full attention to the filmmakers' demonstrations, hoping that the situation would develop as he imagined.

But it's a pity that the day after An Shengji launched the march, reality gave him a heavy blow.

On February 5, Park Joong-hoon, who took the second baton of the parade instead of Ahn Sung-ki, was interviewed by the media during the demonstration, when asked by the media about what he would do to take the second baton and what he thought about the impact of the quota reduction on Korean films, he said happily:

"I don't have any opinion, An Shengji asked me to come, he is my senior!"

"............" (To be continued......)