Chapter 198 Prelude to November (Happy New Year Continues on the Fourth Day of the Lunar New Year)
On the morning of the first day of November, Krystal's birthday had passed just over a week. In a café www.biquge.info in Yeouido, Kim Jong-myung was drinking coffee with several MCs of "RunningMan".
"It's only been a week, but I feel like a lot of things have happened!" Haha looked out the window with a little emotion, at this moment, the entire Yeouido Island was shrouded in rain, and this was the reason why a group of MCs were trapped here.
Actually, today is Tuesday, but yesterday's recording has already been postponed by the continuous autumn rains...... And obviously, even this attempt is estimated to be in vain.
"A lot did happen before. After putting down the phone, Jin Zhongming also agreed with Haha's statement. "The foster cat in my house rioted no less than ten times in a week, but fortunately Baker was able to suppress it every time; the dust of the mayoral election has settled, and it can finally be cleaned up for a while, but the election year is coming, and more troublesome things are just around the corner...... Shouldn't someone else save her? and Krystal's daily drama, also because the quality of the screenwriter's slack has dropped significantly...... Well, I'm done with the movie!Looks like there's been a lot going on this week......"
"Plug in...... Why does the movie have to be finalized at the end?" Lee Kwang-so finally couldn't help but interject. "Shouldn't that be the most important thing?"
"Of course, it's because I'm very sure about the movie, so it doesn't matter what it does. Jin Zhongming's answer is also a bit crooked. "It's something else, small but beyond human control......"
"That's true, too. Song Jihyo responded casually, but it was obvious that she also paid more attention to movies out of professional habits. "How long does it take to be released?"
"It's hard to say. Jin Zhongming frowned slightly. "Although romance films have no special effects, they have extremely high requirements for picture quality, and it is estimated that it will take a long time to edit. However, even if the editing comes out, it will not seek to be released immediately, because winter is not suitable for this romance film...... I guess we'll have to wait until the beginning of spring next year!"
Song Ji-hyo and Lee Kwang-so nodded in unison.
"But then again, Zhong Ming, why do you always have a grudge against that cat?" the tiger couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked. "According to your crooked reasoning, it really got you into a lot of trouble?"
"That cat is so annoying!" Jin Zhongming rolled up his sleeves helplessly. "You see the back of my hand, it's all scratched by the cat, and I went to the hospital at least twice a week because of bleeding, for fear that it would bring me some infectious disease...... If you want me to say, it's because this male cat hasn't been castrated, if it is really castrated ten times or eight times, it won't have the energy......"
"If you have a dog, don't raise a cat......" Seeing that Jin Zhongming was getting more and more energetic, the tiger had no choice but to muttered in a low voice.
Gary, who had been silent all the time, almost didn't laugh out loud, and he knew a little bit about this matter with apink, who also lived in the Jamsil, and also knew that the group was filming a variety show about stray dogs.
"By the way, Zhong Ming, someone asked me to ask you something. Just when everyone was idle and bored to talk about cats, dogs and other topics, Ji Shizhen suddenly remembered something and spoke very solemnly. "Can there be a result of this TV series screenwriter and actor begging for salary?"
"I don't know. Jin Zhongming glanced at Ji Seok Jin, and then shook his head repeatedly. "It depends on the determination and organization of these people. If enough people really want to go on strike collectively, there will definitely be an explanation, and the TV station will also have to consider the impact and benefits. But...... If it's all like now, everyone wants to take advantage but no one is willing to stand up and take the lead, and I guess it's going to be over......"
"Actually...... My friend actually wanted to ask, even if the Federation of Filmmakers can't control the TV series, what about the Artist Power Mutual Aid Committee of An Shengji's predecessors?" Ji Shizhen continued to ask with a little hesitation. "Will there be room for the committee to intervene?"
Jin Zhongming couldn't help but shake his head again: "Brother Shi Zhen, the next time your friend asks this question again, you can ask him for me, has his contract been reported in our committee, and the debt relationship is clear, then come to us, and we are naturally obliged." “
Ji Shizhen immediately nodded thoughtfully, he had been in the TV station for many years, and he was naturally clear about the meaning and two reasons for refusal in Jin Zhongming's words...... One is that many of these screenwriters and actors are from the TV station's own training classes, and they are not serious artists. And what kind of existence are the TV station's own training class artists? They are more like trainees than idols! They don't have any exclusive contracts to report to the committee! Naturally, they have nothing to do with the committee.
Secondly, the interests involved in these TV dramas and variety shows in the TV station are too complicated, and even some old actors themselves can't tell who owes them their salaries...... Well, the TV station is clear, but why should the TV station talk too much?
On the topic of the training course, I would like to say a word about it here.
In fact, the principles of ancient and modern China and foreign countries are the same, just like the famous wireless training course, even if the treatment is extremely bad, but there are still many young people who rush to this kind of training course, after all, the actors and screenwriters and even directors from these training courses can easily get a lot of opportunities for TV stations, and TV stations are willing to use them at the lowest price...... This is just like those master's and doctoral students in the university, working in the teacher's company will never have a marketable internship salary, but are you willing to do it?
In fact, Bae Yongjun and Lee Byung-hun have had similar experiences, and one of them even took some nude training courses with insulting personalities!
"The rain outside is getting heavier and heavier, I guess I can't shoot it today, right?" After everyone quieted down, Liu Zaishi, who has always been very talkative, finally said a word faintly, but it caused the rest of the people to blush, and when other people were talking about the mountains, this person had been paying attention to the rain.
"Let's go and come back next Monday. Sure enough, at this time, Zhao Xiaozhen, who was wearing a raincoat, also came to the café. "Today's rain is too big, it is estimated that it will not be filmed, but fortunately we still have a phase of stock......"
As soon as these words came out, the MCs took their assistants to scatter, and the lives of artists are always so busy. However, Jin Zhongming and his assistant Su Xiaoya still stood still, and they didn't know what they were going to do.
"Won't Zhong Ming go back to rest or go back to the company?" Liu Zaishi finally began to habitually break his mouth. "Even if you don't have anything to do, what's the deal with sitting here??"
"If you have nothing to do, why can't you sit here?" Jin Zhongming opened his mouth to be crooked. "Didn't you go back and stare at the window in a daze?"
"Whatever you want. Liu Zaishi was in a hurry to pack up his things, and he didn't bother to care about him. "Since I'm not recording RunningMan today, I'll go to MBC to find Kim Tae-ho pd, it seems that there has been a little unstable recently......"
"MBC has never been stable. Jin Zhongming followed the other party's words meaningfully.
Maybe the autumn rain outside was too big to hear clearly, or maybe he was in a hurry to go to MBC and didn't pay attention to it, of course, it was also possible that he didn't want to discuss topics beyond the scope of his own life, in short, Liu Zaishi directly put on a disposable raincoat, and then rushed into the rain with his agent.
The rain was pouring down, but Jin Zhongming was still sitting and did not move.
After waiting for about ten minutes, a black and shiny nanny car washed by the rain finally appeared in the parking lot at the entrance of the café, and a man took the lead in getting out of the car with an umbrella to observe, and then four girls wearing disposable raincoats also jumped out of the car.
In other words, although there are raincoats through the glass and rain curtains, the waiters in the café can clearly see that the four girls are still wearing summer-style stage makeup...... Then shivering from the cold. However, everyone is not surprised, because this is Yeouido, where the headquarters of the three major TV stations are located, and female idols in summer clothes can often be seen in spring and autumn, and in winter mornings, you can even see idols kneeling on the ground in the snow and kowtowing to pray for their new songs...... Compared to this, it is normal for autumn to be caught off guard by the autumn rain and shiver from the cold.
"Four cups of ginger-flavored milk tea, one cup of whatever coffee. Jin Zhongming turned around and added the order, which was also telling the waiter that the other party was looking for him.
Representative Jin Zhongming. The middle-aged man in the lead was obviously not lightly frozen, but he looked very anxious. "Actually, if there's something for me to go to the cube to find you......"
"It's not a big deal, you can just make it clear casually, I heard that you were on the TV station, so I made a phone call by the way. Jin Zhongming waved his hand slightly. "It's me, I didn't take into account the bad weather, and let you come abruptly...... Great work!"
"No one is to blame for this. The middle-aged man saw Jin Zhongming's kind attitude, and found that the four girls had each hugged a cup of hot milk tea on the table in the distance, so he was a little relieved, and his mood also calmed down. "I can only be blamed for being too careless. Although it had started to rain yesterday, the temperature was quite comfortable, and I didn't expect it to be like this overnight. “
"yes!" replied Jin Zhongming with a little emotion. "A rain turns from summer to winter!, how is the response to girl's day's new album?"
The middle-aged man, that is, President Li of Dreamtea Company, immediately darkened his expression when he heard this: "This time we asked Erdan Horizontal Kick to help make the song, I listened to it very well, and I also spent a lot of money to shoot the MV ......"
As a result, I bumped into Girls' Generation and didn't even make a splash. Jin Zhongming took a sip of coffee and frowned slightly. "It's not about songs and MVs, it's not that Minya and Ah Rong aren't good enough. In fact, from any point of view, there is no problem with your return this time...... It is purely that there is no foundation, there is not enough operating stage, and the so-called foundation is too shallow, so it was directly overturned by the aftermath of the young time splitting the wind and waves!"
"That's right. President Li nodded weakly. "It's difficult to let children participate in a variety show, but it's a girl group that has become famous, and there are people rushing to produce all kinds of variety shows, but it doesn't matter what...... Let Jin Zhongming disappoint you on your behalf. “
Saying that, President Li even stood up and bowed formally to Jin Zhongming to apologize, after all, all the things he prepared for girl's day were obtained by relying on Jin Zhongming's face, and even the money was a personal interest-free loan from the other party.
"Sit down, it doesn't matter. Jin Zhongming can see it. "Prepare the song 'Female President'...... This time it will definitely be popular. “
A flash of realization flashed in President Li's eyes: "Are you going to start?"
"Hey. Jin Zhongming looked at Minya and the others who were unknown in the distance, and then turned back to explain a little to the other party. "Last week's defeat in the Seoul mayoral election against Lawr Kyung-won made Ms. Park a little nervous. The election results came out on the morning of the 27th, and they brought me over in the evening......"
President Li stopped talking.
"I know what you're trying to say. Jin Zhongming raised the coffee spoon in his hand to stop the other party's intention to speak. "Are you trying to ask, Congressman Na Qingyuan has lost so badly, can Ms. Park really have the last laugh? Moon Jae-in's adviser, Professor Ahn Cheol-so, a veteran politician, a dark horse turned a hidden dragon...... Is Ms. Park really capable of handling both of them?"
President Li nodded repeatedly.
"First of all, don't talk about you, the results of this election have even caused a big shock to the entire conservative camp, and many people have doubts about Ms. Park's camp, including some big chaebols and big names. Jin Zhongming grinned. "However, this is a good thing, the more people are wandering, the more we show our position. Secondly......"
"And second?"
"Secondly, the matter is now...... Not to mention the situation of the election itself, it is not clear at all, but even if you watch the trees fall and scatter...... It's not President Li's turn for you to worry about, right?"
Looking at Jin Zhongming's smiling expression, President Li's heart sank slightly, and he quickly put away some messy thoughts.
"That's right. Jin Zhongming put away the tone just now and continued as if he was talking about something official. "After this election, people's hearts fluctuated, not only for Ms. Park herself, but also for many conservative veterans, hoping that she would make a formal statement as soon as possible and then officially run in 2012. Therefore, this month she will officially announce her candidacy, and in December she will formally form an election countermeasures committee. “
"Shall we ...... Oh no, do they have any arrangements?" asked President Li nervously.
"They don't have any arrangements. Jin Zhongming chuckled. "Because I didn't tell them about this song...... I, of course, want to take the opportunity to show my ability and value. “
President Lee finally wisely shut his mouth.
"The first day to release the song is set for New Year's Day, and this song will be used as a clarion call for 2012......" Kim Jong-ming finally began to order. "You don't have to worry about not having a good stage, and you don't have to worry about a big ship coming to crash, when the time comes, I will personally come forward to coordinate and let all the famous girl groups avoid New Year's Day, either go to Japan or play the group by themselves. The audio source website, the MV video website, the three major TV stations, and TVN TV will all cooperate. There is also online propaganda and media operation, you don't have to worry about it...... Anyway, let it go, I said it would be popular, and if I said that there would be one, there would definitely be one! Even if S.M and CJ got some instructions to make trouble, in front of Girls' Generation and Tara, you would have one! Got it, it's business!"
"Understood. President Li gritted his teeth and nodded fiercely.
"Well, let's sing the first song for Ms. Park's 2012. Jin Zhongming smiled and picked up the coffee cup. "President Li, don't be afraid, this is a big gamble, I will pay the bill if I lose, but I won...... That's enough for you and these four children to eat for half your life. “
"Then let's sing the first song for Ms. Park's 2012!" President Lee finally got up and picked up his coffee cup and touched it with Kim Jong-myung. "I don't want the kids to go on any longer!"
In the distance, Fang Minya, Jin Yarong and others looked at all this in surprise, their thoughts at the moment were very simple, that is, they were curious about why their teachers and Jin Zhongming were toasting with coffee......
That's all!
PS: There is also a group of book friends...... I forgot the specifics, in the introduction, everyone added.