Episode 51: It's not something to be played with if the company is small
Twelve people sang until 0:00 and finally got out of the karaoke, and then went home after finding a small shop for a supper, after all, the trainees still have to practice tomorrow, and Bao'er actually has a lot to do, she can only stay in Korea for three days and then go back to Japan to continue to work hard for the next Japanese college.
At the end of August, SBS finally came to the news that the director and screenwriter wanted to meet Zheng Xiyi, and Zheng Xiyi followed Lin Xiyin into S.M Company again.
After introducing themselves to each other in Kim Young-min's office, Kim Young-min smiled and said to screenwriter Choi Wan-gyu and director Yoo Cheol-ryong: "Writer Choi, Director Liu, our company has just been established, and the new office building is still being renovated, so I can only accept two of you here for the time being, I'm really sorry." ”
Choi Wan-gyu and Yoo Cheol-ryong glanced at each other, smiled unnaturally, but did not answer Kim Young-min's words, but both stood up again and solemnly bowed deeply to Zheng Xiyi and the others, "I'm very sorry, President Kim NIM, Lin Xiyin XI, Zheng Xiyi XI." ”
Zheng Xiyi and the three of them froze, Jin Yingmin's smiling face gradually disappeared, and the atmosphere in the office suddenly became depressed and inexplicable, "Director Liu, Writer Cui, what do you mean by this?"
"I'm very sorry, it's all our fault this time, and it has caused so much trouble to S.MCC and Zheng Xiyi XI. Choi Wan-gyu and Liu Zhelong still didn't straighten up, and Choi Wan-gyu's voice trembled a little.
Zheng Xiyi frowned, shook his head at Jin Yingmin, and then reached out to help Cui Wangui and Liu Zhelong, "No matter what happens, you always have to make it clear in person, how to explain it clearly all the time bending over, the two of you should sit down and explain the matter first, otherwise I don't know what to forgive if you ask me for forgiveness so cluelessly." ”
Cui Wangui and Liu Zhelong sat down with bitter faces, Cui Wangui sighed heavily, "I really don't know what to say, I don't have the face to say it at all......"
"Anyway, we have to say it so we can find out, and I'm sure you didn't mean to do anything to be sorry for S.MCC. Zheng Xiyi continued to play the round, S.MCC The three people present are the youngest, and they are artists, it is most appropriate for him to speak, Lin Xiyin and Kim Yingmin both belong to the management class, so naturally they will not be able to speak out until they make a decision.
"That...... Why don't you take a look at the outline and the script of the first four episodes first......" Choi Wan-gyu took out the folder from the briefcase he was carrying and handed it to Jung Hee-yi, who took it and didn't open it, put it on the coffee table and glanced at the cover, "ALLIN".
Zheng Xiyi, Cui Wangui and Liu Zhelong looked at each other for a moment, "Let's not talk about the script first, I see that the two of you are so embarrassed, is there something wrong with the role I want to play?"
"Uh...... Cough...... Cough...... This ......" Choi Wangui slurred for a long time, but he couldn't finish his sentence.
Zheng Xiyi simply turned his head and asked Liu Zhelong, "Director Liu, NIM, why don't you come here?"
Liu Zhelong glanced at Cui Wangui in embarrassment, and saw that he deliberately turned his head not to look at himself, and couldn't help but sigh long, no way, who made him the signed director of SBS. Although Choi Wan-gyu is a screenwriter, he is not under SBS, and it is indeed not Choi Wan-gyu's fault this time, mainly because the bureaucrats of the SBS Broadcasting Bureau have their brains in water, and they don't come out to take responsibility for what they are doing now, so they only force him and Choi Wan-gyu to come to S.MCC to solve this ** annoyance.
"This "ALLIN" is the opening work of SBS Broadcasting in 2003, so I attached great importance to it, and before the script was written, I decided to invite the top Korean actors to play the role, so I found Jung Hee-yi XI. Liu Zhelong racked his brains to think about the wording, and opened his mouth with difficulty.
Zheng Xiyi didn't answer, obviously something has gone wrong now, either his role has been topped or the show has been canceled, but looking at Cui Wangui's resentful face, it should be his role topped.
"Writer Cui originally wrote this drama completely according to the characteristics of Zheng Xiyi XI, and even most of the plot will be filmed in the United States. ”
Zheng Xiyi silently complained in his heart, how come I don't know what characteristics I have? I have good acting skills, and I can perform all kinds of roles, what other characteristics do I need to get to this point? Ah, my co-author is an American......
"However, there was a meeting at the top of the broadcasting bureau last week, and something went wrong in the middle...... This one...... This ......" Liu Zhelong began to swallow and spit out, he swallowed hard, and finally said it, "The male number one is now confirmed to be played by Lee Byung-hun XI." ”
Kim Young-min stood up with a sigh, his eyes narrowed into a slit, "Director Liu, writer Choi, since SBS has decided, what else to talk about." Good go, don't send!"
"Hey, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, President Kim, I also know this is very outrageous. Writer Choi and I also found out after the meeting, we went to the top management of the Broadcasting Bureau to fight for it, and Writer Choi even slapped the table with Deputy Director Kim, but Deputy Director Kim said that Zheng Xiyi XI only promised to read the script first and then consider whether to act, so it is understandable to change to Lee Byung-hun XI to star now. However, although the protagonist has been determined, the broadcasting bureau is willing to play the protagonist's boyhood with Jung Hee-yi XI, and Writer Choi has specially revised the script, and the first and second episodes will mainly tell the story of the protagonist's youth. ”
Lin Xiyin laughed angrily, "Hehe, so we have to thank the two of you for changing two more episodes for Xiyi? Director Liu, who do you SBS think Xiyi is? Xiyi took over the drama for the first time in South Korea, and it is already very face-saving to agree to consider appearing in SBS dramas before seeing the script! And even if it is just consideration, you should only contact other actors if Xiyi is sure not to act, SBS will not understand this rule, right? Now give him a supporting role with only two episodes, Xiyi has no drama to play and wait for you to give you a charity role? Do you think you are CBS or ABC? Even CBS and ABC don't dare to insult our family Xiyi like this!"
Jin Yingmin was also trembling with anger, and waved his hand fiercely, "Director Liu, Writer Cui, we already know about this, please go back and tell the directors of the Broadcasting Bureau, NIM, although our S.MCC is just a newly established small brokerage company, it is not just a casual joke!
Choi Wan-gyu and Liu Zhelong left Kim Young-min's office in disgrace under the escort of their assistants, Lin Xiyin and Kim Young-min sat at their desks to discuss how to deal with this matter, and the two of them talked for a long time before they found Zheng Xiyi sitting on the sofa looking at something. Lin Xiyin walked over to take a look, Zheng Xiyi was actually reading the script of "ALLIN", it turned out that Cui Wangui and Liu Zhelong were in a panic, and they even forgot to take the script with them.
Lin Xiyin frowned and asked: "The protagonist has made people read what script, hurry up and take out your ghost ideas, this revenge is not a gentleman!"
"You are a woman, not a gentleman. This script is quite interesting, maybe it will be a hit. Zheng Xiyi continued to read the script without raising his head.
"It has nothing to do with you if it will catch fire! What are you pretending to be a big adult now, do you want to congratulate SBS on not succeeding?" Lin Xiyin snatched the script and was about to throw it into the trash.
"STOP!STOP!" Zheng Xiyi took Lin Xiyin's hand and stood up, snatched the script from her hand, raised it and shook it, "Actually, even if this protagonist is still played by me, I will refuse after reading the script, but this protagonist can still accept it in his youth." ”
"MO?" Lin Xiyin and Jin Yingmin both widened their eyes and looked at Zheng Xiyi like they were looking at a neuropath, Lin Xiyin reached out and touched Zheng Xiyi's forehead, "You don't have a fever, do you, you didn't take medicine when you went out in the morning, what's wrong?"
"Look at the script for yourselves, and I'll explain it. Zheng Xiyi put the script on the desk. Kim Young-min frowned and copied the script, quickly read the outline, then handed the outline to Lin Xiyin, and began to read the script of the first four episodes.
The two of them silently flipped through the script, Jin Yingmin simply opened the folder, and handed it to Lin Xiyin after reading a page, and the two of them quickly flipped through it for half an hour, Jin Yingmin put down the last piece of paper, fell into contemplation, and rubbed his fingers unconsciously.
After another five minutes, Kim Young-min raised his eyes and looked at Zheng Xiyi, "Let me tell me what I think, and see if it is the same as what Xiyi XI thinks?"
Zheng Xiyi nodded with a smile, and Jin Yingmin coughed, "I also thought Xiyi XI was crazy before I read the script, but after reading the outline, I vaguely understood Xiyi XI's thoughts." Does Xiyi XI think this character image is too out of line?"
Lin Xiyin picked up the outline again and looked at it, then shook his hand and threw the outline back on the desk, "Out of line? Why don't I think there's anything out of line?"
Zheng Xiyi gave Kim Young-min a thumbs up, and then said to Lin Xiyin: "So you can only be my agent, and President Kim NIM can sit in the opposite position." ”
"Ahh ”
Zheng Xiyi picked up the outline, took out a pencil from Jin Yingmin's pen holder, underlined a few lines on it, and then handed it to Lin Xiyin, "You take a good look here." This is the reason why this protagonist is not suitable for me to play. ”
Lin Xiyin took the outline suspiciously, and looked at the place where Zheng Xiyi drew the line, "The protagonist is a professional gambler, participating in the gambling king competition, making thousands of dollars, and laundering money for the underworld, what's not suitable for this?"
"Sister, it's okay for this protagonist Lee Byung-hun XI to play, but I can't play it, because I'm still underage!" Zheng Xiyi took the pencil in his hand and turned it, "If you are an adult actor, of course there is no problem in playing this kind of bad guy, the audience will only notice the lingering love story between him and the heroine." As for these bad things that are forced by life, anyway, men are not bad and women are not loved, and the audience will feel that the male protagonist has a unique charm, because no matter how many bad things he does, he is infatuated with the heroine. And it is a fantasy that every woman has to transform a bad man into a good man with her own love, so it will arouse the maternal feelings of female audiences. ”
"Then why can't you? Just because you're underage?" Lin Xiyin snatched the pencil from Zheng Xiyi's hand, "Speak well, it makes me dizzy!"
Zheng Xiyi shrugged helplessly, "If it is starring Lee Byung-hun XI, the focus of attention will only be on whether the acting is good or not, and whether the plot is reasonable, but if I am to play it, the audience will pay attention to this kid who plays the underworld so well, will this be the case in reality? Is it true that gambling skills are so good? Social critics will also come to intervene, as long as I write that my underage fans learn gambling skills and participate in gambling after watching this drama, there will be social hot spots." Alas...... At this age, sometimes it's both an advantage and a disadvantage. ”
"Lee Byung-hun also has underage fans, doesn't he have the same problems?"
"But Lee Byung-hun XI is not a national brother, his underage fans are more concentrated in the girl group, and there must be more underage males who like me and worship me than Lee Byung-hun XI. And underage fans have more sense of identity and substitution for me, and my influence on underage fans is definitely much greater than that of Lee Byung-hun XI, do you say that there are more parents who educate their children to learn from me or more parents who let their children learn from Lee Byung-hun XI?"
Lin Xiyin stopped talking, she began to think about problems with American thinking, American children are more independent, and parents are more open, but playing a professional gambler is nothing in the eyes of Americans, so Lin Xiyin didn't consider the social impact at all. But in the traditional Korean cultural environment, what Zheng Xiyi just said may really become serious social problems, and when the time comes, with the consistent thinking of the Korean people that "fans make mistakes, idols are responsible", Zheng Xiyi will have to bear the blame for this.
"Then what do you say? Can't you just suffer a dumb loss and say nothing?" Lin Xiyin asked indignantly.
"Of course not. Although I would refuse to act after reading the script, it was because I took the initiative not to act, and I was not squeezed out like this. I expect this drama to be a big hit, so I'm going to play this supporting role to get a good shot, but SBS has to pay a heavy price for it!" Zheng Xiyi came to a categorical conclusion.