Chapter 48: MV Director
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"You ...... It's really bold, if this MV is really filmed, aren't you afraid that some defenders will poke your backbone and scold?"
Sitting on the sofa in the quiet studio office, with closed windows blocking off all the noise of the outside world, Seo Hyun-sung looked at a few pages of simple storyboard descriptions in his hand, and then shook his head and smiled bitterly at Ahn Jun-hyuk opposite.
Ahn Junhyuk shrugged, "Heh, I just think it's really nice to shoot like this, compared to the love between men and women, this kind of relationship is purer and less fruitful, and it can better render the sad atmosphere." ā
"Huh......" Xu Xiansheng scratched his scalp and looked at the crappy cartoon-style storyboards, he knew at a glance that this brushwork was Ahn Junhyuk's, some time ago, in order to persuade him to accept his ideas, Ahn Junhyuk struggled to draw storyboards for him more than once, and he was already familiar with it.
On the small piece of paper, the bright colors of crayons outline a winding path, rows of houses are scattered on both sides, and two girls with triangular heads, holding hands, walk hand in hand towards the end of the road, where the sunset falls.
The sky was ingeniously gray and blue, and there were their long shadows on the ground, the elongated silhouette of which faded the hand they were holding, and the shadows were separated by the fork in the road behind them.
Although the painting skills are indeed bad, it is very sad and emotional.
He likes and is good at such a melancholy and sad style, so he took over the MV shooting of Ahn Junhyuk's "1 Minute and 1 Second", and it is precisely because of this that Ahn Junhyuk will find him as soon as he sees the script. The filming of "1 minute and 1 second" can be completed today, and the rest is editing, and the more than 4 minutes of footage will not waste much time, and he has plenty of time to take this list - if it weren't for the fact that the theme expressed in the script was too deviant, Xu Xiansheng would not have hesitated for so long.
While Ahn Jun-hyuk waited patiently, Seo Hyun-seung thought about it for a long time, but still shook his head: "No, I like this theme very much, but ...... I'm also afraid of being scolded, I'm sorry, Junhyuk Xi!"
After waiting for a long time, Ahn Junhyuk was a little disappointed when he waited for this result.
Looking at Xu Xiansheng's apologetic appearance, he took a deep breath and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'll look for ...... again"
"Jun Hyuk Xi, don't look for it, no one will want to. Xu Xiansheng spread his hands to him bitterly, "Do you know director Li Junyi......? Forget it, that's not the point. Last year, he had the intention of making a historical drama about the same sex, do you know what results he got? Countless seniors in the circle scolded him and rejected him, the film was approved in November last year, and it is said that filming will start in June this year, but he has not yet attracted investment, and it is estimated that he will be stillborn, there is such an obvious example, who would dare?"
After some persuasion, he really said bitter words, during this period of time, Ahn Junhyuk's humility and politeness have made Seo Hyun-sung very comfortable to get along with, and of course he doesn't want this young man with a good personality to ask for trouble. But after listening to his words, Ahn Junhyuk was thoughtful, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly said, "He dares!"
"What?"
"That director Lee Jun-ik...... Others don't dare, but he dare!" Ahn Jun-hyuk laughed and asked the stunned Xu Xiansheng: "Director Xu, do you know how Lu Dao contacted him?"
Xu Xiansheng was stunned, and immediately understood, he still didn't give up, and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.
"You......"
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Another failure!
Looking back at the office building I just walked out of, the luxurious and majestic building, majestic into the sky, under the faint fog and hazy sun above, countless window mirrors formed a dazzling golden brilliance.
It's a pity that there is no place here for him, he is just an unlucky guy who has been rejected again and again, and has been kicked out...,
He can't remember how many times it is, or the dozens of times, and in this relatively conservative country, sometimes it is really difficult to stick to his ideals and ambitions. Since he released the news that he was going to direct a same-sex historical drama, those so-called seniors in the circle who didn't know each other at all, had no contact, and had nothing to do with it all popped up, they ridiculed his identity as a comedy director, satirized his inadequacy, and some spiritual cleanliness defenders even bluntly insulted his intentions in choosing same-sex themes.
The biggest consequence of this is that he can no longer attract investment, he finds a production company again and again, and eats closed doors again and again, and even idle investors have extremely little confidence in him, and for several months, he can hardly even maintain his daily life.
"Bastard!"
Sitting in a car with a broken exhaust pipe and no money to repair it, when the ignition started, Li Junyi, who was half-bald, raised his middle finger to the building in the rearview mirror!
Then, the phone rang.
"Hey, ah, hello Mr. Seo Hyun-seung......" Hearing this name on the phone, Lee Jun-ik rubbed his scalp, only to remember that it seemed to be a MV director, who had met at events held by the artist union before and exchanged contact information with each other. But that's just politeness, and I never thought of having anything to do with each other, after all, although they are both directors, they are involved in different industries.
ā¦ā¦ Did you ask me to shoot a music video?
The moment he recalled the other party's information, Li Junyi thought a little funny, the broken exhaust pipe behind the car rattled, and the noise came into his ears, he smiled and sighed helplessly.
If that's the case, then shoot it and make some money!
The attitude was a little casual, but the next moment, the words from there made him frown fiercely: "What did you say......?
In an instant, a huge anger suddenly rushed up from the bottom of his heart, and the moment he heard the other party's request, he subconsciously felt that this was another bastard who came to sarcastically mock him, just like those guys who occasionally met in the past few months!
āā¦ā¦ Yes, same-sex theme, I know that you haven't made a MV, but at present, in the circle of directors, you are the only one who dares to take on this theme. In the microphone, Xu Xiansheng explained in a timely manner, which made Li Junyi barely control his anger, he paused, and then asked, "Director Xu, can you tell us about the specific situation?"
"This ...... It's hard to say on the phone, in this way, you come to Apguting, SĀ· I'll wait for you there, and I'll introduce you to each other. ā
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Driving the car, Li Junyi didn't know what kind of mood he was in when he came to Jiangnan District, thinking that the other party might be deliberately playing with him, but after thinking about it carefully, it is unlikely, he and Xu Xiansheng have not had a holiday in the past, and there is no conflict of interest in different industries, so there is no need for the other party to offend him.
Maybe there really is a same-sex MV that he needs to shoot, but whether it's next, he's not sure.
This theme, the plot effect is not very beautiful or disgusting, walking is two extremes, there is no third choice, unlike MVs with other themes, even if the shooting is poor, at most a set of mediocre words, if this is a bad shot, it will immediately be overwhelming scolding.
Thinking about things in my head, it didn't take long to arrive at Apgut Pavilion, and I could see SĀ· M is a small four-story building that is slightly shabby compared to the surrounding buildings.
Outside the gate, Xu Xiansheng, who had met once, and a young man wearing toad glasses were standing in front of a business car, looking back and forth.
"It doesn't seem to be fooling me!" Li Junyi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then looked at the young man next to Xu Xiansheng, although he was wearing toad glasses, he always felt familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere. It wasn't until he parked the car in the parking space behind the business car and got out of the car to greet the two of them that he had SĀ· The huge poster hanging outside the building of Company M, the picture swaggering in the wind, made him suddenly recall, and looked at the young man in front of him who smiled and stretched out his hand to him: "You...... Are Ahn Joon-hyuk?"...,
Ahn Jun-hyuk took off his glasses, "Yes, Director Lee, it's an honor to meet you!"
Looking at the smile on his face in amazement, as well as the faintly headed demeanor, Li Junyi only felt that his head couldn't turn for a while, and only reacted after a while, and said in surprise: "You are the one who wants to shoot the MV?"
THIS IS BIG NEWS, AS A NEW GENERATION OF IDOLS WHO DEBUTED IN THE IMAGE OF A MATURE MAN, THE MV OF THE FIRST SERIES ACTUALLY INVOLVES SAME-SEX THEMES, ISN'T HE AFRAID THAT FANS WON'T ACCEPT IT, AND TURN TO ANTI HIM?
As if sensing his thoughts, Ahn Jun-hyuk waved his hand: "Heh, it's not me...... It's windy outside, Director Li, please come into the company with me to talk, and I'll explain the specific situation to you later!"
Say yes, make a gesture of please, and lead the way.
Li Junyi hesitated for a moment before he followed with his enthusiastic smile.
Half an hour later, Ahn Jun-hyuk's studio on the fourth floor, Seo Hyun-seung, who still had to edit, went to work with Ahn Jun-hyuk after welcoming Lee Jun-ik together, and only two people sat opposite each other across desks in the huge room, and in the skylight from the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, Lee Jun-ik quietly looked at the simple script in his hand over and over again, as well as the storyboard paintings, except for the initial greetings, he never spoke again.
Ahn Joon-hyuk also waited quietly.
Time flew by, and I don't know how long it took before Li Junyi closed the script, took off his glasses and rubbed his eyebrows.
Seeing that he finally finished reading it, Ahn Junhyuk smiled and said, "Is Director Li willing to take this list?"
Li Junyi frowned and said nothing, only looking at the script and storyboard, the plot is really good, simple and profound, if there is a good screenwriter, deepen it and even make it into a short film, even if it is just shot in the way of MV, he is confident that he can shoot it touching.
But the question is, the people who use this MV ......
Jimmy Baek...... He remembered the singer who was extremely popular a few years ago, but unfortunately later fell into the videotape incident, and the whole person was ruined, and now his reputation is so bad that basically anyone who has anything to do with her will be unlucky......
He's been unlucky enough lately, and he really doesn't want to make any more troubles.
Looking at his hesitant expression, Ahn Junhyuk's smile slowly tightened, and after a moment of indifference, he spoke: "Are you scrupling about Bai Zhiying's seniors?"
"Uh......" Li Junyi was a little embarrassed and speechless.
Ahn Jun-hyuk didn't think about this answer, and nodded very calmly: "Please let me say an offensive word, how much better is your current situation than Baek Ji-young's predecessors? You are also rejected and slandered by everyone, and you also want to launch works, prove yourself to those people, and support each other for different diseases? Of course, this kind of empty talk, no matter how much you say, it is meaningless, but I think you can think like this - use this MV as your work to show people that same-sex themes are not dirty. Dirty, in your hands, it can become touching countless people, and at that time, will the resistance of the drama you want to shoot become smaller?"
Li Junyi was dumbfounded, he really hadn't thought about it, if he looked at it from this point of view, it seemed really feasible.
Aren't those who oppose him just grasping his identity as a comedy director and thinking that he doesn't have enough skills to control that genre? Under such a premise, if he shoots this MV well and makes achievements, although it can't prove anything, it can also gag some people's mouths.
Thinking like this, his hesitant expression loosened a little.
Ahn Jun-hyuk took advantage of the situation to add another fire, took out the checkbook, brushed down a string of numbers, signed it, tore it off and gently pushed it in front of him, "In addition to achieving the goal together, the remuneration is also an affirmation of those who have the ability, I can promise to pay 3 times the salary on behalf of Bai Zhiying's seniors...... We are very sincere!"
Looking at the numbers on the small piece of paper, Li Junyi was silent for a moment, and finally his heart was moved, and he nodded slowly.
Seeing this, the smile on Ahn Junhyuk's face became bright, and he got up and stretched out his hand to him: "I wish us a happy cooperation!"
Later, when Li Junyi shook hands with him, he asked as if casually: "There is something I want to take the liberty of asking, can you know what name you are going to give to the movie you want to make?"
"Huh?" Li Junyi glanced at him suspiciously, not understanding why he was asking this, but there was nothing he couldn't say about it, "It's not sure yet, but I want to ...... "The King's Man". ā
"Ah, that's a good name!" Ahn Joon-hyuk laughed.