Chapter 378: Hanging Out (Medium)
In fact, when Jin Zhongming's sentence 'I don't know what kind of life others are living and what kind of pressure they are facing, don't easily criticize others', Li Xiugen already understood in his heart that the other party still left room for him after all. So, everything that follows is not so much a test as a careful performance, and Lee so-geun is just trying not to provoke the other party in the following conversation. As for the fact that he couldn't wait to send Jin Zhongming away in the end, it was an insurance measure after getting the promise.
Of course, Jin Zhongming also understands this, but he still relented after all...... This is not to say that he is sympathizing with Li Xiugen's experience, after all, betting on this kind of thing, not to mention the size of the amount or how many Korean male artists are involved, but if you do this kind of thing, it will basically be a black spot for a lifetime. Of course, Kim Jong-ming does not have any personal views independent of traditional values, so while closing this matter, he basically ended the position of Li Xiugen in his heart.
In fact, Jin Zhongming's soft-heartedness before erasing the existence of the other party is just a simple remembrance of old feelings. Moreover, isn't there such a saying? The so-called thinking of old feelings is never thinking of others, but thinking of one's own past.
In short, in the face of Li Xiugen, he couldn't wait, Jin Zhongming still didn't say anything superfluous after all, he bowed slightly, glanced at the other party, and got up directly and left the backstage.
After walking out of the KBS building, I don't know if it was an illusion, Kim Jong-ming always felt that the afternoon sun was particularly dazzling, and there was no river breeze at all on Yeouido Island today, and a sullen feeling came to his face! To tell the truth, this did not make Kim Jong-ming's mood worse, and he did not get angry because of the weather, as if he was not going to be touched by any emotions because of Lee so-geun's mistakes and cleverness...... He was just a little dizzy, because from a physiological point of view, he didn't know where to go next while standing in the parking lot in front of KBS!
"Why are you standing here, seniors? I just saw the photos they sent from BTS, and I'm wondering if I'm going to meet you......"
Just like Li Xiugen said, today's newcomers really like to climb along the pole, and they have just looked up in the sun for a few seconds, and an unknown artist came out of a nanny car next to him - Kim Jong Ming can't even tell whether the other party is an idol or an actor from the other party's dress, because this boundary seems to be becoming more and more blurred now.
"I'm lost. Jin Zhongming narrowed his eyes and stared at the sky above him, not even looking at anyone.
"Can such a powerful character as a senior get lost?" asked the visitor quickly, even eagerly.
"What does it have to do with getting lost?" Jin Zhongming finally glanced at the other party as usual, this should be a person about the same age as Krystal, but he didn't bother to ask the other party's name, just casually said the truth.
"Hailing, why are you so rude?" Another girl couldn't wait to get out of the nanny car, it seemed that she was touching up her makeup in the car just now, and as soon as she got out of the car, she squeezed away a little of her teammates. "I guess I haven't been to Yeouido for a long time, so I'm a little dizzy...... Where are the seniors going, we happen to be idle. β
"The problem is, I don't know where I'm going. Jin Zhongming looked around, and there were already many people in the distance who stopped to watch and take pictures.
It seems that in a sense, what the other party said should be right, I have indeed not been to this place that was very familiar in the past for a long time, and even think about it carefully, it seems that the last time I was here should have been a year ago when I filmed "Horror Live". Comparatively speaking, during this year, there were more people going to the wooden cave and the upper rock cave by themselves. After all, the former has a building that SBS uses for variety productions, which is often used for the opening of "RunningMan", while the latter not only has SBS's other main production building, but more importantly, TVN and MNET Entertainment are also there.
"Isn't the senior in a bad mood?" The long-legged girl named Hai Ling before suddenly became cautious, and the teammate who came later also looked a little nervous. "Did we bother you?"
It's understandable to have this kind of thought, as an unknown idol, anyone who hears such a strange and indifferent reply from Kim Jong-ming should have similar thoughts and worries, right?
"No bad mood. Jin Zhongming withdrew his gaze from a distance, and then exhaled slightly. "Before I came to Yeouido, I actually had an arrangement, first to come to KBS to find someone, and then I went to the SBS headquarters in Sangam Cave to find someone to attend a drama seminar by the way, and in the evening, I was going to come back here to watch a song show at MBC, and I was going to pick up people to eat in the evening...... But I don't know what's going on, and suddenly I feel that it doesn't matter if I do these things or not, and then I get caught in the sun, and I stop here in a daze. β
"The senior should have suffered from heat stroke!" The female idol named Hai Ling breathed a sigh of relief and gave a judgment that seemed to make sense. "Mild heat stroke, that's why there is sudden confusion and dizziness! Losing interest in continuing to move is also a normal physiological reaction after physical discomfort!"
"Yes, senior, you should be suffering from heat stroke, I'll send you to the KBS hall to rest for a while, I brought chrysanthemum tea, Hai Ling went to get it!" Another female idol also regained her vitality.
"No need, I'm fine, you guys can go on your own. As he spoke, Jin Zhongming, who had regained his clarity, glanced meaningfully at the agent who was standing behind the two of them, and then walked straight towards the direction of his car in the distance.
It is said that the driver temporarily dispatched from the security company after Kim Jong-ming's hand was injured had also noticed the situation here, and had already stepped out of the car and greeted him.
"Youzhi, you were a little reckless just now......"
Behind him, there was a faint sound of persuasion from the agent to one of the members, which made Jin Zhongming look a little bored, he reached out and pressed his nose, and then found in a trance that his recent habit of smoking his nose because of acting actually had some signs of stopping...... This should be a good thing, right? Finally got out of this movie!
However, heat stroke still has this effect?
"Representative, where are we going?" the driver asked in a whisper.
"Go to the SBS building in the upper cavern. In an instant, Jin Zhongming regained his usual ability.
That's right, none of what Kim Jong Ming said to the long-legged female idol called Hailing before was false, he did plan it, and immediately went to SBS to find someone and participate in a TV drama seminar after exchanging a letter with Lee so-geun.
But don't get me wrong, Kim Jong-ming has no intention of participating in TV dramas at present, in fact, except for TVN, it is impossible for any TV station screenwriter and director to include him in the cast reserve list when forming the crew...... It's unimaginable!
Of course, it doesn't mean that there are no TV series books sent to Jin Zhongming now, on the contrary, there are many TV series scripts sent to him, but basically he is invited to invest, and there is really no one who asks him to star!
But in that case, why does Kim Jong-ming want to participate in this TV drama plot seminar?
The answer is very simple, she participated in this TV series under the operation of the company, so her respected senior Jin Zhongming decided to fulfill the duties of a senior, that is, to come and support her.
In this way, as soon as Jin Zhongming stepped into the door of the conference room, he received a baptism of thunderous applause...... Don't get me wrong, the applause wasn't for him, in fact the vast majority of people in the room didn't notice his arrival, and the applause undoubtedly belonged to the beautiful actress who was standing there introducing herself.
Of course, this person is not Krystal, Zheng Ermao, who has just returned to the entertainment industry, does not have that appeal at all, this person is Park Shin Hye. That's right, at this time period, this actress is no longer justifiably popular, it's not that she is so good, but compared with the endless new generation of male actors, Korean actresses are really naturally disconnected, so there are only a few young actresses today who can barely afford to carry the role of the TV series.
Otherwise, of course, it's good for you to let Han Hyo-joo play, but now that stone seems to be running towards the queen, why do you come to act in a TV series? Wen Geun-young's words, regardless of the problem of her getting longer and more disabled, of course it's okay, but she is just a person, what do you want to do with two TV series and one movie a year? So in this case, the younger Park Shin Hye is naturally rising in the Korean drama system.
However, when the actress, who was getting higher and higher, saw Kim Jong-ming push the door and walk into the conference room, she still felt a little trance and incredulity...... No matter what, Jin Zhongming is indeed getting farther and farther away from the backbone of the entertainment industry.
"The script is for me. Taking advantage of the applause, Kim Jong Ming quietly took a chair and sat behind Krystal, and then reached out and took out his sister's script.
Krystal's expression was subtle, first raising her eyebrows in a slight surprise, as if excited about her brother's arrival, and then she pouted slightly, as if she was upset that her script had been snatched away...... But on this occasion, she didn't say anything.
The TV drama plot discussion is still going on, although it has not looked up, but just listening to these people introduce themselves Jin Zhongming can also hear it, this TV series called "The Inheritors" is still quite valued by SBS TV, not to mention the long conference table, one by one SBS high-level executives are endless. According to the rules, every actor has to greet these high-level executives in turn when they stand up, and usually, these people have to greet more than a dozen names before they can get the turn of the director.
In addition, compared to a youth idol Korean drama, the quality of these actors is also very good. In fact, as one actor after another got up one after another, in addition to Park Shin Hye, more high-quality young actors also showed their true ...... Among them are SBS's own son, Lee Min Ho, a popular Korean drama actor, Jeong Yong-hwa, the little prince of Busan and a good neighbor of Seo Hyun's classmate, Kim Woo-bin, who was born as a professional male model and has just emerged in TV dramas, and Kim Ji Won, another newcomer who has just emerged in the field of TV dramas, who made his commercial debut...... Uh, of course, there's Zheng Xiujing at the end, and behind her sits a person who doesn't say a word and just looks down at the script.
In fact, as one actor after another got up to introduce himself, many people had already noticed the situation here of Jin Zhongming, and those who didn't notice had already been informed of his existence by others. It's just that Jin Zhongming has been reading the script carefully since he entered the door, and the only action is to use his intact right hand to turn the page from time to time, without raising his head the whole time, as if there is no intention of active communication.
And in this case, these people have to pretend that each other does not exist one by one.
But then again, with Krystal briefly introducing himself, the game of pretending that there was no Tyrannosaurus rex in the conference room fell into a dead end. Because, the next time is for the TV series producer to come forward and explain the script and each character to the actors.
At first glance, this may not seem interesting, but it is actually an extremely sensitive part, because as the writer and director explain a specific role, this is often the time for actors and their agencies to make requests to the TV station.
Specifically, it is generally a rhythm like this:
Screenwriter, you see, the image of our actor is very healthy, can you make this character have less negative plots, can you not kiss the scene?
It's okay to have fewer negative episodes, and the kiss scene has to come...... That's fine, too!
Director, look at it again, our actor's coffee position is obviously higher, can you add some scenes to this role? And he has several commercials to shoot next month, can you concentrate on shooting his scenes next month?
But our company has invested money!
Then don't shoot it?!But after all, our company has invested money!
Oh, you're SBS TV, then let's take a step back, he can't be staggered, you see who in our company can't do it, let him come up?
At this time, don't say that anyone is not popular, we have already taken a step back, and the TV station can't ignore our company so much, right? After all, we have invested money.
Basically, it's this kind of sensitive and realistic, and at the same time necessary discussion.
Therefore, after Krystal sat down, the TV station, the actors, idols, and their affiliated agencies all fell into an inexplicable embarrassing atmosphere - on the one hand, they really didn't dare to discuss this kind of topic in front of Kim Jong-ming, but on the other hand, this kind of topic inevitably needs to be seriously discussed, otherwise this TV series will not be filmed at all!
As a result, everyone in the conference room, except for the people in the company, began to become uneasy. And finally, after some boring empty words, everyone's attention gradually focused on Kim Eun-sook, the screenwriter of this TV series.
After all, the real soul of Korean drama producers is the screenwriter, followed by the director. And more importantly, Kim Eun-sook herself is indeed a famous screenwriter, "Paris Lovers", "Prague Lovers", "Secret Garden", in terms of coffee positions, in fact, Lee Min Ho and Park Shin Hye are far inferior to her.
So in this case, Rao was a little nervous, and Kim Eun-sook could only open her mouth under the silent urging of everyone: "Representative Kim Jong-ming, do you think my script is okay?"
"It's interesting. Jin Zhongming finally closed the script in his hand, and then smiled slightly. "I haven't finished reading it yet, but I feel like it's there. β
"Really?" Kim Eun-sook immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "To tell you the truth, I thought you would laugh at me, after all, I take the lives of the rich for granted, the background design is also very naΓ―ve, and the designs and gimmicks of the heirs of this chaebol are also ......"
"If you take it for granted, you can take it for granted. Jin Zhongming looked at the other party with a smile and replied. "Regarding this background, since it's a plot discussion, I don't need to hide some of my words. β
No matter what they thought in their hearts, on the surface, Kim Eun-sook and the others in the conference room immediately became serious, and everyone put on an open face to listen to the teaching, even Krystal quickly followed the trend and put on a dead face.
"Actually, not long after I read the script, I felt that there was a big problem with the chaebol background here, which not only seemed a little cumbersome but also a little self-contradictory. "Kim Jong-myung didn't care about other people's 'concentration', just looked at Kim Eun-sook casually. On the one hand, screenwriter Kim seems to want to use the luxurious chaebol lifestyle to build a gorgeous show to attract young audiences, but this is inevitably suspected of advocating money worship, which is very politically incorrect. So on the other hand, screenwriter Kim had to keep adding condiments halfway through, intentionally or unintentionally discussing the harm of the Korean chaebol hereditary system to society......"
"This one is really a bit of schizophrenia. Kim Eun-sook smiled bitterly. "But there's really no way around it. β
"I understand. Jin Zhongming nodded slightly. "Korean film and television works naturally lack multi-angle deep cultural connotations, so they can generally only start from real social issues. Isn't there a joke, saying that even the **** in Korean webtoons has to pull out the dark aspects of society at every turn to criticize it. β
The people in the room immediately burst into laughter, and Kim Eun-sook shook her head and smiled bitterly...... They all know that what the other party said is not wrong at all, almost any literary and artistic work in South Korea will scold the chaebol and the government, and even the **** will discuss with you the evil of the chaebol, the shamelessness of politicians, and the incompetence of the government while painting those pictures. In the so-called NTR-themed comics, there must be husbands who are oppressed by the workplace and money; in the so-called comics with the theme of aggression, there must be the second generation of chaebols in the background and there must be inactive policemen who collect black money; in the so-called entertainment background books, there must also be the bosses of brokerage companies who hold that kind of party to entertain politicians and TV station executives...... What's even more terrifying is that you will find that these **** have profound themes and depict the ugliness of human nature to the fullest, and I don't know if young Koreans will have a psychological shadow when they use this kind of comic for sexual enlightenment.
By the way, Jin Zhongming thinks that this is a bit crazy, if you are satirizing society, you will be seriously satirical, and you will be sarcastic! If you want to draw a book, you can draw a book seriously, and the painting will make people's blood run high! This is simply inexplicable!
In fact, not long after coming into contact with Ebtoon, Kim Jong Ming took the initiative to give up this kind of work, and no matter how good you paint, he can't stand it.
So back to the present, the reason why most of the people in the conference room laughed was of course because the **** four words were very interesting from Kim Jong-ming's mouth, and the reason why Kim Eun-sook smiled bitterly was because of the screenwriter's helplessness, some old-fashioned routines, she really couldn't write it if she didn't want to, without those politically correct things, even if she was a famous screenwriter, she would be rejected by her peers.
"Actually, this is not about the life of the chaebol, nor is it a discussion of social issues, but in the final analysis, it is still a story about growth and love. After everyone finished laughing, Kim Jong-ming continued to comfort Kim Eun-sook. "And Korean dramas, excellent and serious production, beautiful and clean body and face, arousing a girl's heart is the king, these things, I think Kim Eun-sook screenwriter you have long been perfect. So, this TV series must still be good...... It's going to be hot!"
Kim Eun-sook breathed a sigh of relief...... In fact, where is she worried about whether her TV series will be popular, her fame and level are here, the cast is here, and the strong support of SBS is here, how can it fail? After all, the person in front of him is a real rich man, and Krystal also seems to be a real heir, which can be particularly sensitive when it is not appropriate.
However, now it seems that although the other party also thinks that this script and gimmick are a little subtle and ridiculous, they are still quite generous after all.
Of course, what Kim Eun-sook didn't know was that Kim Jong-myung couldn't even think about it, because Krystal was staring at him with a smile when he was discussing with the screenwriter what chaebol background he was. It can be seen that the little girl has been away from the entertainment industry for so long, and she has indeed accumulated a lot of energy, so she obviously doesn't want to waste such an opportunity. In that case, how could Jin Zhongming stand in her way?
"Do you have any thoughts on the arrangement of the characters?" Seeing that the atmosphere had calmed down, a SBS senior executive finally took the opportunity to throw out the most crucial sentence.
That's right, as long as the other party casually snorts over at this time and makes it clear that it means not to interfere with sovereignty, then the crew will be able to tear and compromise, and the tension and ripples caused by the sudden entry of this Tyrannosaurus rex will also be smoothed out.
"Your SBS TV series, how can I be an outsider so easily?" Jin Zhongming really looked very interesting and kind.
"Look at what you said?" the SBS executive quickly praised politely. "How can you be considered an outsider? The entire Korean entertainment industry is your insider, and we at SBS are no exception!"
That's an interesting statement. Jin Zhongming was also amused, and by the way, he made a joke about the hot spot. "I don't know if Chief Lee Nam Ki will recognize this after he returns to SBS, he will make a small person at the Blue House, will he continue to make a small for me when he returns to SBS in two days?"
A group of people on the SBS side quickly laughed awkwardly, although this joke was really funny, but they really didn't dare to laugh, Lee Nanji was a gas bag in the Blue House, but when he returned to SBS, he could make the entire TV station a gas bag in minutes.
"But ......" Just when the conference room was filled with the so-called happy atmosphere, Jin Zhongming suddenly put away his smile, and then groaned slightly.
"But what?" asked director Jiang Hyo-shin nervously.
"But from a personal point of view, let Rong Ho and Krystal play a couple," Kim Jong Ming replied as he stroked the script with one hand. "I always feel a little weird, these two people are a little different in age, right?"
The cheerful atmosphere came to an abrupt end, and the SBS executives who were still active just now were silent, and Park Shin Hye and Lee Min Ho also looked down at the script expressionlessly, like elementary school students who were afraid of being named, and newcomers such as Kim Woo-bin and Kim Ji-won simply had a sense of war.
Zheng Ronghe and the representative sent by FNC glanced at each other, and then stood up suddenly without waiting for the TV station to express his position: "Brother is right, I have always been a little apprehensive about the role of the third male, and I always feel that it does not match my personal image...... Director, do you think you can play it with someone else?"
Jin Zhongming nodded with satisfaction, and then arranged directly: "Then let's change someone, let the other members of your CNBlue come, just choose one of the two younger ones." β
"No problem. Zheng Ronghe nodded dryly, as if the person who lost the role was not himself at all.
And since everyone else in the conference room was looking down at the script at this time, the matter was simply over.