Move back a little bit of time -

As night falls, the KBS Headquarters building in Yeouido, Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul is still lit up.

At this time, in a multi-person conference room in the building, the sound of a slightly restless speech continued to echo around the conference room, breaking the originally quiet environment.

"I don't want to hear any more explanations!"

With a neutral stylus in his hand, a pair of delicate gold-rimmed glasses framed on the bridge of his nose, and a hint of severity on his middle-aged face with light makeup.

A middle-aged woman with short hair in her forties and fifties, dressed in a well-styled casual dress, was sitting at the head of the conference table with a mobile phone in one hand and frowning and talking on the phone.

From the increasingly dense and depressed look on her face, the pen in her hand turning faster and faster, and the anger that gradually rose in her words, it could be seen that the content of the current call made her feel very unpleasant.

“…… So, no matter what, the end result is that Kong Liu still refused our invitation!"

The sound of heavy words echoed in the empty space of the conference room, and as the words fell, the pen in his hand also scribbled on the notebook spread out in front of him and quickly wrote two big words - "Kong Liu", and then drew a circle, and then crossed and drew a big cross, as if he had pronounced a death sentence for something.

"So ......"

Sitting next to the middle-aged woman, a man with a beard and a broad and fat face took off the black-framed glasses on his face, and while wiping them with a mirror cloth, he looked at the middle-aged woman who was obviously not in a good mood with a helpless face, and said, "Kong Liu still refused, right? It's not very surprising...... After all, it's something that has been thought of from the beginning. ”

"That person has now moved to the film industry, and it is almost as difficult as asking Zhang Dongjian to come out in the first place. We didn't have much hope. ”

A younger-looking man sitting on the other side also answered, he was wearing a black jacket, his hair was slightly messy, and his appearance was a little unkempt, "In that case, let's use the second plan we decided at the beginning." At most, filming will start in ten days, and the hero and heroine haven't decided yet, what's going on?"

"Okay, I see. ”

The fat man put the black-rimmed glasses back on his face, nodded and said, "Since the second set of plans is chosen, the originally set of heroine ranges must be revised as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, that's right. The man in the black jacket also nodded, "I'll call Bai PD to discuss this matter later, and finalize the matter as soon as possible within tomorrow." Screenwriter Kim, you also have to work hard, and there may be some content in the script that needs to be revised at that time. ”

"Yes, I see. The fat man replied.

"Whew~~"

Hung up the phone and put the mobile phone in her hand on the table, the middle-aged woman closed her eyes and took a long deep breath, as if she was slowly calming down her inner emotions.

After a while, the original expression on her face, which was mixed with depression and madness, really faded a lot.

After taking a light breath in her mouth, she pursed her lips, leaned back on the back of the soft office chair, looked at the two colleagues beside her, and after hesitating for a moment, she suddenly said, "I want to ...... This thing is slowing down. ”

"What?"

Without waiting for the fat man to say anything, the man in the black jacket took the lead in looking at the middle-aged woman with a thick frown, and said: "Editor Jin, you should know that the time reserved for us by the TV station is not very generous, and the news of our TV series production has been released for so long, if we don't decide on the leading role, we can't explain it to the outside world." ”

"Li PD, I understand what you mean, but ......"

Waving her hands, the middle-aged woman frowned slightly, and looked at the man in the black jacket very hesitantly, her lips opened silently, as if she didn't know what to say.

At this time, the fat man sitting on the side glanced at this somewhat dignified situation with a little caution, thought about it, and couldn't help but say to the middle-aged woman: "Senior, I remember that you also said before that Song Joong Ki is one of the male actors you admire in the thirties?"

"That's right!" The man in the black jacket also replied puzzled: "Song actor is actually almost in touch with us, he himself just retired from the army not long ago, which is completely in line with the setting of our male protagonist, what else are you not satisfied with?"

"I don't think Song actors are bad, just, it's just ......"

Facing the puzzled eyes of the two, the middle-aged woman opened her mouth and hesitated for a long time before she reluctantly said the truth: "I just think that Song actor is still a little ...... It's too young, and the temperament feels ......"

Halfway through the sentence, the rest of the content lingered on his lips, but in fact, his meaning was already very clear.

After seeing the look of understanding on the faces of the two fat men, the middle-aged woman simply sighed lightly and said: "In fact, Li PD and Yuan Xi are also very clear? In the script, 'Liu Shizhen' is a soldier who has really experienced the baptism of war, which is completely different from the literary and artistic soldiers experienced by artists, to be honest...... Although Song actor has good conditions, he has not reached the point of last resort, and the candidate in my mind is still not him. ”

“…… But we don't have a better choice, do we?"

The middle-aged woman's words silenced the two men, and soon, the man in the black jacket raised his head to look at the middle-aged woman with complicated eyes, and said softly: "Jin Yubin, Zhao Yincheng, Yuan Bin, and Kong Liu." Didn't we try to get in touch with all four of the original candidates, but when they heard that we were making them in advance, they all refused. That is, a Song Joong Ki, who has just finished his service, has relaxed his conditions a lot, and is willing to accept it. Now where are we going to find a leading actor who is willing to accept the first shooting method we made in advance, and meets our requirements?"

"Uh......"

The man's words made the middle-aged woman speechless for a while, and finally frowned and closed her eyes, raised her hand and took off the glasses on the bridge of her nose, kneaded her somewhat sore eyebrows, and whispered in her mouth: "Wait a little longer, wait for me for a day or two......"

The man in the black jacket frowned a little more, and said in a deep voice, "It's ...... time now."

"Oh yes!"

Suddenly, at this moment, a strange low cry came out of the mouth of the middle-aged woman who was still full of distress with her eyes closed.

Immediately afterward, in the slightly stunned gaze of the fat man, she raised her hand and patted her forehead with remorse, and quickly turned her head around and glanced at it, as if she was looking for something, and said in her mouth: "Really, I actually forgot such an important thing, it's really ...... What about the remote control? Well, Won-seok, have any of you seen the TV...... Ah, I found it!"

The middle-aged woman looked down at the watch on her wrist and hurriedly turned on the TV, muttering to herself, "I don't know if I missed anything...... I heard that there will be a production special tonight?"

"Screenwriter Kim, what are you...... What's wrong?"

Feeling the bewildering eyes of the two people sitting at the conference table, Kim Eun-sook, who had already sat down on the sofa in front of the TV, turned around a little and explained to them with a slightly wry smile, "Hurry up to watch the live broadcast." ”

"Live ...... Ah~~ That's right!"

A pair of small eyes behind the black-framed glasses first blinked suspiciously, and then Kim Won-seok clapped his hands violently, looked at Kim Eun-sook with a blank expression, and also looked like he had just remembered something, and said: "Senior, do you mean ...... "Dear Eun-dong", the posthumous work of the late Han Yishi's predecessor?"

"Well, that's right. ”

Kim Eun-sook nodded, pressed the remote control in her hand to adjust the channel of the TV, and said in a tone of emotion: "Speaking of which, this drama has become completely famous in our circle recently...... When I first debuted, I actually heard about Han's seniors on TV, and when I was in contact with screenwriters Roh Hee-kyung and Song Jae-jeong, I also heard them mention Han's seniors. He seems to be a very respectable person. ”

""Dear Eundon"? Wait, I seem to have a little impression of it......"

Li Yingfu, the director of the crew wearing a black jacket next to him, blinked when he heard this, looked thoughtfully at Kim Won-seok, who was sitting opposite him, and asked, "That's the ...... Recently, there have been rumors in circles that it is likely to shake the general trend of our "Producer" drama in the new drama?"

"That's right, it's that drama!" Jin Yuanxi said, "But...... What is the new drama that shakes the status of the general trend, or ...... That is to say, some people in our screenwriting circle are just talking about it because of Han Yishi's predecessors. ”

This was a bit euphemistic, but the real meaning of Kim Won-seok's words was also well understood by the other two people present.

Obviously, verbal respect doesn't mean anything.

“…… At that time, I just found a point state. ”

The channel of the TV has been tuned to JTBC, and when she saw the handsome face that jumped out of the screen that she was also a little familiar with, Kim Eun-sook's face did not show any superfluous abnormality, but just glanced back at Kim Won-seok and the two, and said lightly: "Whether it is out of etiquette or with the professional attitude that our screenwriters should have, there is nothing strange about watching and respecting the works of our predecessors." ”

Hearing Kim Eun-sook's words, the two men who were still sitting at the conference table showed different reactions on their faces.

Li Yingfu raised his eyebrows, and then couldn't help but look at Jin Yuanxi opposite him, and Jin Yuanxi was slightly cold in his heart after hearing this, and hurriedly lowered his head and responded: "Yes, I understand......"

Although Kim Eun-sook's response sounded like facing the two of them, in fact, listening to the word "screenwriter" mentioned in her words, and her casual glance at someone's gaze, it can be seen that she is secretly expressing her dissatisfaction.

As for the reasons for dissatisfaction, it is natural to speak.

As she said, whether it is based on etiquette or with an open-minded attitude, the most fundamental respect must still be there.

"What's that......"

Fingers scratched his eyebrows, Li Yingfu sat down in his seat peacefully, looked at Jin Yuanxi's stupid appearance with the corner of his eye, and smacked his lips: "I really don't have any expectations." After all, it was many years ago......"

"Then, next, the mature male protagonist of the thirtieth generation, the top star 'Ji Eun-ho'~~ and, the different Han Woo!

Suddenly, a loud introduction with a loud volume interrupted Li Yingfu's words, making the three people sitting in the conference room at the moment subconsciously turn their eyes to the TV not far away.

"Is that you?"

"The heart is beating like this as it gets closer,"

"It's just a few steps,"

"Why does it feel so far away?"

……

At the same time, the soulful singing that sounded simultaneously in thousands of households also drifted into their ears.

It didn't take long for the original slightly stunned appearance on the faces of the three people to change significantly.

"Oh, where is this going?"

"Ah, hello......"

……

"Well, huh...... Eundong ...... Eundong, ......"

……

"Bell ......"

"So, Mr. Ji Eun-ho, I've arrived, where are you......"

……

"Oh, oh...... Hold, sorry, I suddenly ...... I suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, so I ran to the hospital first......"

"That's right......"

……

"So...... It's okay. ”

"Uh-huh...... Later...... If I have the opportunity to do so in the future, I will come to the door in person and explain it clearly to you, the writer...... Certain. ”

"It's not really necessary to be so solemn...... Mr. Chi, it's okay if you're okay. So...... Good bye. "That's the case......"

……

"Eundong ......"

"Eun, Eundong...... Eundong...... Eundong...... Eundong...... Ha ......"

……

……

……

"See, see—"

"Knock ......"

With the singing voice that suddenly became clear in his ears, Li Yingfu stood up from his seat uncontrollably.

His eyes widened at the TV screen not far away, his gaze looked dull and extraordinarily solemn.

The other two present ignored him.

Kim Won-seok's fingers unconsciously tapped the table top of the conference table, and his fat face was the same inexplicable shock.

Almost reflexively, he wanted to raise his hand and take off the black-rimmed glasses on his face again to wipe them, but stopped halfway through.

He stared intently at the tall figure on the TV screen standing alone in the night, seeming to ...... I don't want to miss a moment in the picture.

As for Kim Eun-sook, who was sitting on the sofa and closest to the TV, when she looked at Ji Eun-ho, played by Han Woo, looking at the back of the heroine Ji Eun-dong leaving, and couldn't stop bending down, the whole person also had slightly red eyes and a dull face for a few seconds.

After a while, the middle-aged face with light makeup showed an extremely solemn expression.

She turned her head all of a sudden and said to Li Yingfu and the two very seriously:

"Found it...... Our hero!"