Chapter 158 Crew's Questions
"So Sister Jiwon, what's wrong with the crew?" Kim Jong-ming stirred the shaved ice in front of him, but he didn't have any appetite, just as he just told Ha Jiwon, he invested 10 billion won in this movie, which he didn't want to see at all.
"One big and one small. Ha Ji Won glanced at the little Kanban girl who was lying on the counter and doing her homework, and then began to talk to Kim Jong Ming about these two things.
First of all, it is indeed a small matter, but this small matter seems extremely discordant, because it happened to the male number one Xue Jingqiu, specifically to Xue Jingqiu's assistant.
Here's the thing, although the investment is in place, but in the face of the special situation that half of the funds have to be smashed on the CG, the set still seems to be a little tight on funds, so some supporting things are a little worse, and the most obvious of these is the problem of accommodation.
Although they rented a hotel in the city at the beginning, because they wanted to focus on filming the seaside scenes, the crew had to build a studio in Haeundae locally, and the actors had to live in small hotels, houses and even studios nearby in order to cope with the shooting, so the accommodation conditions were naturally not good. However, it's okay for ordinary people to complain, but a few days ago, an assistant of the male number one Xue Jingqiu publicly complained on the set, claiming that a large number of ants were found in Xue Jingqiu's room, and this accommodation condition did not match Xue Jingqiu's star status at all. It stands to reason that if there is such a situation, the producer and director will come forward, but I don't know if Yin Jijun has not made a movie for many years and doesn't know how to deal with this matter, in short, his way of dealing with it is to pretend not to hear it, so that in the end, there is a lot of discussion in the crew! On the one hand, Xue Jingqiu's assistant continued to be unrelenting, and on the other hand, everyone else was angry. First of all, the other actors are thinking, oh, you're a star. Do we need to have accommodation conditions that match our celebrity status? Are we also actors and stars? Then can we also complain? Secondly, there is the general dissatisfaction of a large number of grassroots workers and extras who play tricks, you must know that because even a small hotel is not enough, many people live in private houses and simply sleep in the studio! You Xue Jingqiu is a top actor and can complain like this, so we deserve to sleep on the beach on such a hot day?
"The problem is," Kim Jong-ming asked, slightly embarrassed. "The problem is that Xue Jingqiu's predecessors didn't express their position?"
"No!" Ha Ji Won shook his head helplessly. "I guess Director Yin Jijun didn't speak, I'm afraid it's because Xue Jingqiu's predecessors didn't express their position. ”
"yes. Jin Zhongming nodded. "If Xue Jingqiu's predecessors don't say a word, anyone will think that his assistant's words were said at his behest, so Director Yin Jijun will be embarrassed, so everyone will have opinions about Xue Jingqiu's predecessors. And because Xue Jingqiu's predecessor is the biggest name in this crew, and he is also the soul of this movie, this little thing will cause a backlash and dissatisfaction from the entire crew. ”
"yes!" Ha Ji Won nodded in embarrassment. "Such a trivial thing really shouldn't cause a shock to the crew. ”
"What do you think about this, senior. Saying that, Jin Zhongming gently glanced at Zheng Endi, who had no heart to do his homework, and the little kanban girl at this moment was listening to the gossip of these big stars with her ears pricked up!
"Me?" Ha Ji Won asked in surprise.
"That's right. Kim Jong Ming turned his head to stare at the other party. "I want to know what seniors think of this matter, you are another soul in this movie, and you are also a big-name star second only to Xue Jingqiu's predecessors, so I want to know what you think of this matter, do you also think that Xue Jingqiu's predecessors instructed his assistant to speak and then wanted to use this kind of big-name means in exchange for higher treatment?"
"I don't think so!" Ha Ji Won replied without thinking. "Outsiders or ordinary staff members may instinctively think so, but I don't think so. Because after coming into contact with Xue Jingqiu these days, I found out that he is the kind of person who is prone to overexertion, and he is now immersed in the role for more than ten hours a day except sleeping, thinking about this movie all the time. Of course, it's nonsense to say that he doesn't know about it. ”
"I see. Jin Zhongming nodded. "What you mean is that Xue Jingqiu's predecessors don't care about this matter, he thinks that he is an actor, and the most important thing is to do his duty as an actor. As for the assistant's affairs, he must know, but he doesn't care or acquiesce to the other party, if the crew provides him with better conditions, he will naturally be happy. He can endure it without change. As for the impact, he didn't care. He didn't even think about it, because he didn't feel like he was responsible for it. Is that so?"
"That's how it should be. Ha Ji Won nodded, seemingly agreeing with Kim Jong-myeong's analysis. "Actually, it's quite frustrating, his pure actor style won't happen if he meets some directors or seniors who can control the situation, but now he is the number one person in this crew, so he doesn't know that his words and deeds will have a great impact on the crew. ”
"Not necessarily. Jin Zhongming said secretly in his heart. He had already thought of a solution in his mind at the moment, but there was no need to say it: "I know this matter, I will try my best to solve it, but what about the second thing?"
"The second thing is a bit more troublesome. Ha Ji Won continued. "Recently, the set was set up near Haeundae and seems to have caused dissatisfaction and backlash among locals. ”
"Doesn't this movie have a lot of government-led commercial investment?" asked Jin Zhongming with a frown, and at the same time instinctively glanced at the little Kanban Niang who had never given him a good face. "Shouldn't there be any trouble, and if there is, the government will be involved, right?"
"One of the problems is in these companies. Ha Ji Won also glanced at Jung Eun-di with Kim Jong-myung's gaze. "Among these invested companies, there are one or two companies, and the reputation here is very bad for the local villagers!"
"But they have the money to smash into the movie in the financial tsunami!" Kim Jong-ming glanced at the little Kanban Niang again. "It can't be some unconventional company that wants to launder money, right?"
"That's right. Ha Ji Won sighed helplessly. "Among them is a local debt company in Haeundae in Busan. It's because of this that we are very uncomfortable in the local area, and the villagers look at us as if they are like, you know what I mean, as if we were in league with the loan sharks. ”
"In the eyes of ordinary people, many celebrities are in league with these debt companies. Jin Zhongming pouted and shrugged his shoulders. "How many big-name celebrities have endorsed usury debt collection companies? How many movies and TV dramas have invested in these debt companies? Now that the economy is in recession, the business of these companies has become more prominent, and they have more money, and they are still cash! What is even more terrifying is that they want to launder their money even if they are desperate to lose money, isn't this a matter of wishful thinking? Just as the Japanese entertainment industry cannot get rid of the underworld, the Korean entertainment industry cannot get rid of the usury business. Who made the interest rate on South Korea's private loans ridiculously high in the world?"
"yes!" Ha Ji Won replied, covering his head. "I also know this truth, these days there are people who have invested for a great reason, who cares if it is collected by a loan shark, but this time we didn't collect local investment to get local support? How did it become like this?"
"yes. Jin Zhongming also had a headache. "But it's really rare to have a movie like ours that is directly nailed to a place in Haeundae, and we are short of money when we collect money, who would have thought that this kind of problem would arise after the matter is exposed? Senior, you just said that one of the problems is investment, is there more than one contradiction between us and the villagers?"
"Ahh "There's also the issue of the plot. ”
It turned out that after the local loan shark company was involved in the investment of the film was exposed, the villagers, who were originally very enthusiastic, immediately changed their attitudes, and they also observed the movie with a prickly attitude, and such an observation really made them find something unacceptable.
It turns out that there is a description of the fight between the women of the local seafood market over the stall site, and there is a scene in which the heroine played by Ha Ji Won is beaten by the local elderly ama for secretly setting up a stall to sell seafood, which is seen by the local villagers watching and filming. To them, the actors' insults in the Busan dialect sounded harsh.
"Is the filming finished?" Kim Jong-ming completely lost the good mood he had when he first came. "I mean, senior, the scene where you were beaten by the ama. ”
"It's over!" Ha Ji Won replied helplessly. "Now you say we can't get the understanding of the local villagers?"
"Think about it!" replied Kim Jong-ming, rubbing his eyes.
"Well, I did my best anyway. Ha Ji Won put down the shaved ice and wiped his mouth, then stood up and said. "You're the investor I brought in, so I think I should tell you, you can do it, I'll go back to the set first. ”
"Thank you!" Kim replied weakly, and then watched as the ponytail on the other party's head disappeared at the intersection.
"Are you angry with me for this?" I don't know how long it took, Jin Zhongming suddenly turned his head and asked the little Kanban Niang.
"Well, what's wrong?" replied Endi, tilting his head. "Shouldn't I be angry? My mother is the Busan aunt in the movie who needs to fight with people for turf, and the money she earned from selling seafood and the money her father earned in the Middle East were given to the loan shark company, but when I looked at my phone today, I realized that this movie was actually invested by you!"
"First of all, Endi, it's true that Busan aunts are competing for stall territory, isn't it?" Jin Zhongming thought for a moment and then asked tentatively.
"Yes, what's wrong?" replied Endi unconcernedly. "Otherwise, how do you think the word Busan Aunt came from?"
"yes. Jin Zhongming nodded. "But if it's a real thing, why can't it be filmed? If this kind of thing is wrong, after seeing the movie, it should be changed, and if it has been a helpless way of living, everyone should understand it after watching the movie. So why are you angry about this kind of thing?"
"But what about the loan shark company's investment?" the little Kanban Niang's cheeks immediately bulged.
"I'm sorry for this!" Kim Jong-ming honestly apologized. "I really didn't know that the film took money from that loan shark. (To be continued.) )