Chapter 685: The Starving Ghost
The movie "Ghost Town" is based on Jiang Sunrise, a Japanese stomach woman, and tells the tragic story of a group of underage girls who were not even 14 years old and became stomach women after being forcibly taken away by the Japanese army during the Japanese occupation of Korea in 1943.
And the director, or Zhao Zhenglai, who is on the road to becoming a director, is an angry young man with glasses and always a shy smile on his face.
In the private room of a barbecue restaurant, Kim Jong Kwon was busy filling the barbecue with meat, he never thought that this man who smiled very shy would be reincarnated like a starving ghost, from the moment the two came in and had a brief conversation, Kim Jong Kwon proposed to talk while eating.
Kim Jong Kwon dared to swear to the heavens, after he said this, Zhao Zhenglai's eyes were definitely shining!
Then it became what it is now, and the meat had disappeared before it was fully cooked, and after Kim Jong Kwon's persuasion was fruitless, he could only entertain the guests first and take on the responsibility of putting the meat inside.
Kim Jong Kwon has always been quite confident in his barbecue skills, but this time he can only smile bitterly, because no matter how much meat he grills at one time, it is not enough for Zhao Zhenglai to eat a few bites, it takes time to roast a piece of pork belly until it is golden brown, and it only takes a few seconds for Zhao Zhenglai to eat a piece of pork belly, maybe it won't take a few seconds, because Kim Jong Kwon can't see him chewing, he can only see his throat squirming, it's terrible!
For such people, no matter how good the barbecue skills are, they are in vain, and the cow chews the peony.
So later, Kim Jong Kwon gave up the trouble to master the time and heat, picked up a plate of meat and poured it directly on the grilled bi, accompanied by the sound of sizzling, and used the clip to pull and pull casually, so that the meat could be separated and it was over, anyway, Zhao Zhenglai didn't care about the taste and whether it was cooked or not!
With this efficiency, Zhao Zhenglai ate wildly for half an hour before he threw the chopsticks on the table with satisfaction, and the whole person leaned back on the chair, drinking juice to consume.
Although Zhao Zhenglai is not thin, Kim Jong-kwan still offered his attention gift, such a person who can eat and is so unkind is really rare, just like a small dinosaur.
Zhao Zhenglai, who was resting, also felt his gaze, and immediately smiled embarrassedly, not seeing the starving ghost just now.
"I'm sorry, it's rude, because I haven't eaten barbecue for too long, so I can't help but eat more. ”
"You're not hungry for barbecue, but you've never eaten meat in your life!" Kim Jong Kwon complained in his heart with a smile, in that situation just now, this product must have been hungry for several days, otherwise how could it be possible to kill ten people's barbecue by one person!
"It's nothing, I'm going to order something more, and the director has something to eat. The table was as clean as if it had been swept by a strong wind, but Kim Jong Kwon hadn't eaten anything, so he was going to order something good to soothe his stomach.
It was a polite sentence, but Zhao Zhenglai unexpectedly said, "Then give me another beef tongue." ”
Kim Jong-kwon's face stiffened, and he glanced at his round belly with his eyes, which meant "You are still eating, you are not afraid of dying!"
"Hahaha, that, I'm so embarrassed, I let Kim Jong Kwon Xi spend so much money when we met for the first time, the beef tongue is too expensive, otherwise, it's okay to have another pork belly. Zhao Zhenglai continued to say 'shyly'.
Jin Zhongquan had to rub his face helplessly, and then called the waiter to remove these empty plates, and then ordered a lot of things, including the beef tongue he wanted, anyway, he already asked for so many things, and it was not bad for a beef tongue, Jin Zhongquan is not stingy, a barbecue can only cost a few dollars, he just asks every day, it doesn't matter, what he is afraid of is Zhao Zhenglai to death!
And now he seriously doubts whether Zhao Zhenglai can make this movie well, and it is really difficult for him to be reassured.
After waiting for the meat to come up, Kim Jong Kwon and Cho Jung-rae finally entered the state of 'talking while eating', instead of eating and eating!
"Director Zhao... ”
"Don't call me a director, I'm not qualified to be called a director now, if you don't dislike it, just call me Brother Zhenglai, feel free. ”
"Okay, Brother Zhenglai, let's talk about business, I believe I have made it clear on the phone before, I am interested in investing in the movie "Ghost Town", so I want to know how much money you have raised now?" Kim Jong Kwon knew that he had been raising funds through crowdfunding for this movie, but he knew very well that this was very unrealistic, and the difficulty was absolutely hellish!
Sure enough, when asked this question, Zhao Zhenglai swallowed and spit out a number very embarrassed, "Less than 200 million won... ”
Kim Jong Kwon immediately frowned, making movies is not a master, especially "Ghost Town", which is destined to become a low-budget movie, 200 million won (about 1.2 million RMB) is just a joke!
But thinking about it from another angle, if Zhao Zhenglai crowdfunded it from the people bit by bit, it would be really admirable.
But even if he admires him, Kim Jong-kwan is very optimistic about him, because it took him a full 9 years to raise less than 200 million won!
And how many more years will it have to wait to raise all the money?
Zhao Zhenglai didn't know, and Kim Jong-kwon didn't know either, but now that Kim Jong-kwon has asked him out, he won't let him continue to wait.
"How much money is missing?" asked Kim Jong-kwon.
Zhao Zhenglai's heart tightened, "There is still 2 billion left... Or a little less... ”
He really didn't want to scare away people who were interested in investing in the film, but this number was already the final result of his budget being streamlined again and again, and any less would not have been the kind of effect he wanted.
Although Kim Jong Kwon was prepared, he was also taken aback, Zhang Kai is 2 billion is indeed a bit beyond his expectations, but it's okay, it's only about one-fifth of his annual endorsement fee, although it hurts a little, but gritting his teeth can still be easily taken out.
"If you shoot according to the best plan you expected, I'll tell you how much budget you'll need in the end, because I won't be investing more. "Since you want to do it, you have to do it to the end, this has always been Kim Jong Quan's style, and the last sentence is also afraid that Zhao Zhenglai will play other tricks with him.
"For the entire production cost, I think 2.5 billion won should be enough, but there is still publicity for the release... Zhao Zhenglai heard the meaning that he was ready to invest, and hurriedly said with joy in his heart.
"I'll give you 2.8 billion! Plus the 200 million in your hand, a total of 3 billion! But I have a request, please be sure to restore the true history! Don't cover it up, don't exaggerate, can Brother Zhenglai guarantee it?" Kim Jong Kwon interrupted him with a serious face!