"Uh...... Director Zheng Xiyi nim, you ...... What do you mean by this?" Kong Liu looked at Zheng Xiyi with a shocked expression, why did he suddenly give two choices. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Kong Zhiyong raised her eyebrows, and looked at Zheng Xiyi with interest, although she is not in the entertainment industry, but because some works have been adapted into movies, she has some connections in this circle, and before coming to see Zheng Xiyi, she also inquired about his comments in the circle, and most of the feedback she got was praise, but Kong Zhiyong didn't take these feedbacks seriously. She has long understood the rules of the entertainment industry, and when there is no conflict of interest, no one will be a villain and offend her peers, let alone a top actor and international star like Zheng Xiyi, his true face must be seen to be believing.

From the beginning of the meeting, Zheng Xiyi constantly refreshed Kong Zhiyong's perception of him, the young man in front of him with a neat and neat head, hard face lines, and slightly dark complexion did not look like the youngest at all, with thoughtful manners and neither humble nor arrogant, funny and steady, and the dark and translucent eyes did not have the arrogance and flamboyance of a young man's fame, but flashed with a wise and calm light. As an orthodox writer and a female writer known as "the self-esteem of Korean literature", Kong Zhiyong's grasp of human nature and human hearts is not comparable to those Korean dramatists who specialize in writing about love and love, so when Zheng Xiyi abruptly provided Kong Liu with two choices, she immediately vaguely guessed Zheng Xiyi's true intentions, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised again.

The power of the church in Korea is an iceberg floating in the sea, and only a small corner is exposed on the surface of the sea, but there are huge and incomparable bodies hidden under the surface of the sea, and the prototype case of the novel "The Melting Pot" "Gwangju School for the Deaf and Dumb ****** Case" is the most obvious example. The real whistleblower took suicide as a premonition, wrote a suicide note of 30,000 words and posted it on the Internet, but in the end it was forgotten because there was no media and judicial organ to pay attention to the matter and investigate the matter, when Kong Zhiyong's novel was published, South Koreans also paid attention to the case, but it only took a week for the public to find any relevant news in the media, and the independent judicial prosecution that South Koreans are proud of also turned a blind eye to the case.

The reason why Kong Liu couldn't find investment for half a year was naturally because someone was secretly making an obstacle, they just wanted to prevent Kong Liu from making "The Melting Pot", because although Kong Zhiyong's novel was published and distributed, the influence of orthodox literary works on society was limited after all, but if "The Melting Pot" was made into a movie, the audience and communication method would not be comparable to the novel. In a so-called democratic country that claims to have a free press and a fair judiciary, the depth of the infiltration of church forces into Korean society can be seen in the fact that a case of such a heinous nature can never be brought to social attention, that a best-selling novel based on the case can be suppressed and that it can even prevent the birth of a movie.

Zheng Xiyi noticed the light flashing in Kong Zhiyong's eyes, knowing that she somewhat understood what she meant, she turned her eyes and looked at Kong Liu calmly: "Kong Liuxi, if you are both the producer and the starring actor in this movie, do you know how much trouble it will cause you?"

"Of course I know!" Kong Liu blurted out, he already knew that if he really finished filming and released "The Crucible", he would definitely be in big trouble.

Zheng Xiyi nodded to Kong Liu and said, "Well, it's good to be clear, then please decide quickly, which of the two options I proposed just now do you want to choose!"

Kong Zhiyong finally fully understood Zheng Xiyi's true intentions, and his breathing became rough, but Kong Liu didn't understand, and stared at Zheng Xiyi with a frown and said: "Crisp Song Hamida, Zheng Xiyi's director nim, do I have to choose one? Why can't I be both a producer and a starring actor? If you have to put your name on the list, you can also add your name to the producer, as an investor, you are one of the producers by default." ”

Zheng Xiyi stretched out his index finger and swayed and said: "Kong Liu Xi, although it is a very good result to invest in the name and wait for the box office to be shared, I still want to get some more benefits from this movie, such as being the leading actor to see if I can win any awards, or being the sole producer to expand my future career path, these are all very good gains, I can't take such a big risk to invest in your movie, but only the box office and co-producer are a little benefit, right?"

Kong Liu looked at Zheng Xiyi with a smile, he still couldn't understand what Zheng Xiyi meant, ******** thought that it would be good not to implicate Zheng Xiyi, but Kong Zhiyong really couldn't stand it, picked up the script on the table and knocked it lightly on Kong Liu's head, and said angrily: "Kong Liu, you stupid, Xiyi Xi wants to help you share the risk and not let you suffer the backlash from the church alone!"

"Ah!" Kong Liu finally figured it out, his face suddenly turned red, he even forgot the honorifics, and said quickly: "How can this work, how can this work, Xiyi, you don't have to do this, just invest, really, I am already very satisfied if you are willing to invest!"

Zheng Xiyi looked at the excited Kong Liu, and said with a smile: "Kong Liuxi, I am not as great as you and Kong Zhiyong's writer Nim thought, I just think that this movie will definitely be a box office hit and become a strong stroke in the history of Korean films. ”

Kong Liu took two deep breaths, finally calmed down, looked at Zheng Xiyi sincerely and said: "Director Zheng Xiyi, either you choose it, you want to choose the producer, I will be an actor, of course, if you want to star, I agree more, your acting skills are much better than mine." ”

Zheng Xiyi laughed, pointed at Kong Liu and said to Kong Zhiyong: "Writer nim, you actually said that Kong Liu Xi is a stupid person, is this a trick that a stupid person can come up with? Kick the ball to me with retreat as an advance, let me make a choice, Ah Qinjia! Don't be too smart!"

Kong Zhiyong also laughed, Kong Liu waved his hand again and again: "Ani, Animida, Zheng Xiyi Director Nim, I really didn't mean that......"

"Haha, Kong Liu, you really explain, Xiyi Xi is just joking!" Kong Zhiyong smiled and pretended to blame Kong Liu, then turned his face to Zheng Xiyi and said: "Xiyi Xi, don't bully Kong Liu, an honest child, you choose, you choose the producer Kong Liu is the starring role, and you will be the producer Kong Liu as the starring actor." ”

Zheng Xiyi covered his forehead and shouted in a loud voice: "Writer nim, you are too partial, how can you help Kong Liu Xi bully me, I am the honest child." ”

Kong Zhiyong really likes Zheng Xiyi from the bottom of his heart now, and said with a smile: "An honest boy like you can sell Kong Liu and let him count the money for you, okay, let's choose quickly, after we settle down, we will find a director who is willing to direct." ”

Zheng Xiyi shrugged his shoulders and stopped playing treasure, tilted his head and thought about it and said: "Although I like the role of Jiang Renhao very much, but after thinking about it, I still think that Kong Liu Xi is more suitable, so I will be a producer, the only producer Zheng Xiyi, well, it sounds very majestic!"

Kong Zhiyong secretly said in his heart that this was the case, but his face was silent, Kong Liu also likes the role of Jiang Renhao very much, and he really wants him to be the producer instead of the starring role, but I'm afraid he is really reluctant, so as soon as he heard Zheng Xiyi finish speaking, he immediately couldn't wait to say: "Okay, then it's decided, Director Zheng Xiyi, you are the producer, and I will play the male number one Jiang Renhao!"

Zheng Xiyi nodded, stood up and stretched out his right hand to Kong Liu, Kong Liu also stretched out his hand to hold with him, Zheng Xiyi stretched out his left hand to Kong Zhiyong, Kong Zhiyong also smiled and stretched out his left hand to shake him, Zheng Xiyi smiled and said: "Then I wish us a happy cooperation, I wish "The Melting Pot" an early release and a big box office success!"

The three of them looked at each other and laughed and shook hands vigorously, and it took a long time to stop.

After shouting the slogan, the three of them sat down again and began to discuss the preparation of the crew, since they have money, they naturally want to start preparing for the crew, the screenwriter has Kong Zhiyong, but the director, photography, lighting, etc., a large number of the most important creative personnel are still blank, especially the director is the top priority, the first thing to look for is the director who dares to take over the play "The Melting Pot".

Korean film director Jung Hee-yi doesn't work with much, there are only three in total: Kim Ki-duk, Na Hong-jin and Lee Jeong-fan, so he first considers these three directors.

Director Li Zhenfan, who has just worked with him, is best at men's plays, and "Lonely Agent" is in intense post-production, plus the publicity period before and after the release, it will be busy for at least three or four months, not to mention that directors rarely shoot another movie immediately after making it, so Zheng Xiyi excluded him first.

Jung Hee-yi has been thinking about the choice of Kim Ki-duk or Na Hong-jin for a long time, because both directors are more suitable for directing "The Melting Pot" , Kim Ki-duk is the best at making movies about this kind of marginal characters in society, and the cruel and gloomy story ending is also what he is best at, while Luo Hongzhen is good at shooting movies based on real events, but considering that he has to bear the pressure of the church, Jung Hee-yi finally chose Kim Ki-duk, because director Kim Ki-duk is a bastard, and those who dare to instigate Zheng Xiyi to go wild at the Blue Dragon Award venue naturally don't care about the pressure from the church.

It's just that when Jung Hee-yi proposed Kim Ki-duk's name, Kong Yoo told him that Kim Ki-duk was living in seclusion in the mountains because of severe depression and couldn't be contacted at all. Zheng Xiyi was taken aback, because he returned to the United States to film American dramas a few years ago, so his contact with Kim Ki-duk is becoming scarce, but he still calls to greet him during the New Year's holidays, only in the second half of last year he was too busy to contact Kim Ki-duk, and he didn't get through the phone when he wanted to contact him again during the Spring Festival, and he didn't care about it at the time, but he didn't expect his depression to be serious to this extent, but now it's useless to be anxious, so he has to keep it in mind and wait for himself to find a way to visit him when he is free.

Zheng Xiyi, who only had one option left for Luo Hongzhen, didn't contact him immediately in the end, after all, not everyone is as stingy as Kim Ki-duk, and the works shot by Luo Hongzhen are all written and directed by himself, and he may not like the scripts written by others, so Zheng Xiyi, Kong Liu, and Kong Zhiyong made a list of directors together, wrote in all the directors he knew, and prepared to contact and ask privately according to the list, but Kong Liu has asked many directors in the past six months, so there are actually less than ten names in the list, and there are few candidates at all.

The daylight hours in summer were long, and the three of them had a lively discussion and forgot the time, until Lin Xiyin came over to ask Zheng Xiyi to eat, and the three of them found that it was dinner time, and Zheng Xiyi's sister and brother naturally couldn't let Kong Liu and Kong Zhiyong leave hungry, so they invited the two of them to eat next door together.

Lin Xiyin didn't know what the three of them were discussing, so he asked a few curious questions at the dinner table, and when Kong Zhiyong briefly introduced the script, Lin Xiyin immediately put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said to Zheng Xiyi with a straight face: "Shoot, you must shoot! Zheng Xiyi, no matter how much money I give, but the movie must be filmed, you don't have to worry about the distribution, I'll go find Sister Shanyun!"