"Ahem, cough, cough!" The staff member who had just accosted him directly spewed out a sip of coffee, and the expression of Kim Jong-ming, who was sitting opposite Li Zhonglie, also became very strange.

"As soon as this diagnosis came out, the investors immediately ran away!" Li Zhonglie continued in embarrassment. "Yesterday, even the videographer who had been working with me for two years was scared away by the news!"

Jin Zhongming complained in his heart speechlessly, who can stand a documentary filmed for three years? And the most important thing is that investors will have no salary as soon as they run, okay? I will run on me!

"I really have no choice!" Li Zhonglie's helpless tears came out. "I've been working hard for almost two years, and I'm going to continue for the rest of the year, but now I really don't have anything but these copies and that camera! That's why I came here overnight to ask for help."

"Lian, Lian overnight?" Jin Zhongming asked stumblingly. "Director Li, where did you come from overnight?"

"North Jeolla Province. Li Zhonglie replied with tears in his eyes.

Jin Zhongming: ""

"I'm sorry, I took the phone. As he spoke, the mobile phone on Li Zhonglie's waist rang, and he quickly stood up and went outside the house to answer the phone, and then he walked in even more dejected after just two minutes.

"What, what's wrong?" Jin Zhongming asked in surprise.

"The recording engineer is also gone!" Li Zhonglie sat in front of Kim Jong-ming and didn't know what to say.

"Well, well, we're going to talk about this for you now. Jin Zhongming pointed to the copy brought by the other party and replied. "But we need to read the script or clips before we can decide, can you please leave your phone number, and we will contact you today or the day after tomorrow?"

"Of course!" Li Zhonglie nodded in response, and then leaned over and wrote his name and contact information on a piece of paper handed over by Jin Zhongming.

"That, Director Lee. Just as Li Zhonglie turned his head and walked to the door, Jin Zhongming suddenly stopped him. "The amount of support for independent films is not too much. And the documentary is also very difficult to pass"

"I know!" Li Zhonglie was surprised at the moment. "One thing is a little bit. ”

"What if" Kim Jong-ming didn't continue, believing that the other party understood what he meant.

"In case there is no support, I will sell my house!" Li Zhonglie replied solemnly, turning his head. "The house in Chang'an Cave, if you sell it, the money will definitely be enough. ”

Jin Zhongming nodded silently, and then directly untied the big bag where the other party put the copy.

"Then let's start as soon as possible!" In Kim Jong-ming's large office, the head of the department responsible for approving the support fund put on reading glasses and directly announced the start of the meeting. "I'll start with my opinion. First of all, I am not optimistic about independent films in the documentary way, which are both documentary and independent films, and the box office is almost negligible. ”

"That's right!" The man with glasses who had taken Jin Zhongming to visit before immediately nodded and agreed, he was the deputy minister here. "I also don't agree with too much support, because the tendency for economic benefits to become gratuitous is almost foreordained. Of course, some necessary financial support should still be provided, after all, our support fund is originally intended to be tilted towards this kind of art film, so my opinion is very simple, we can give a figure of about 20 million won. ”

"I agree!" someone began to raise their hand.

"I agree. ”

"No problem. ”

The words of the male deputy minister of glasses are reasonable. It's a conventional solution, and this number can really play a little role in the movie, so that if the film succeeds, it can also give the promotion committee and the Korean government honor, and if it fails as usual, there will be no loss to the promotion committee, so everyone agreed.

But on the other hand, this number will definitely not play a decisive role in support, and in the end, Li Zhonglie will have to sell the house or solicit sponsorship.

"What does Zhong Ming think?" Just as the old minister decided to make a decision, he inadvertently saw Jin Zhongming who had been watching something intently when he turned his head. Maybe it was out of politeness or it was because Kim Jong Ming was the receptionist of this movie, so he asked casually.

"The arrangement of your seniors is very suitable. Jin Zhongming replied expressionlessly. This kind of expressionlessness can be interpreted as serious and serious at the moment. "I very much agree. ”

"That's good!" the old minister nodded with satisfaction. "Then it's decided, who is going to contact this director Li Zhonglie?"

"I'll go!" replied with his hand raised. "I received it, I went to inform him. ”

"It's okay, don't bother the two masters!" The old minister glanced at Jin Zhongming with a little meaning, but still nodded without changing his face, and the discussion about this movie about the old cow who was going to live for three years ended here.

And Jin Zhongming was still stunned after accepting this matter, looking at the one-foot-square photo in the copy bag. In the photo, an old obviously dirty hand is holding a cow's bell on display, and Jin Zhongming is a little fascinated by this picture.

"20 million won?" That night, in a café in Changan-dong, Lee Chung-yeol changed back into a decent set of clothes. But the tiredness and loneliness on his face are still there. "Well, that's what I expected, and I'm actually very grateful, at least because it will allow me to shoot for another two months. ”

"Yes!" replied with a nod of his head. "But I hope you can understand that the support fund on our side is generally unconditional for art films, but it generally does not give too much, 20 million is already a good number for an independent film or a documentary film. ”

"Of course, of course. Li Zhonglie replied after taking a sip of coffee. "I understand, I understand, in fact I am very grateful, after all, there are people who provide assistance for free, and I am not the kind of person who fights for the sake of hatred. What's more, I also understand the difficulties on your side, the economic benefits of a movie like mine can be almost equivalent to zero, and the money is almost thrown at me for nothing. ”

"That's good!" Jin Zhongming nodded indifferently, and then pushed the bag of copies over. "This is the copy you brought earlier, please check it now. ”

"No problem!" replied Li Zhongyeol without looking at it. "Is there anyone else stealing a copy of mine that is destined to lose money?"

"Not necessarily. Jin Zhongming said with a smile. "If you can, can you give me a copy of that picture inside? ”

"Take it if you like!" Li Zhonglie was stunned for a moment, and then untied the bag and took out the photo. "As a director, can I not be happy that someone likes me? ”

"That's good, thank you. Jin Zhongming continued to nod, and then handed over a stack of papers. "It's all the necessary formalities, from the transfer of money to the guarantee that the amount must be used for the movie, and then the acceptance of the copy just now, in short, all the mess requires you to sign, and after signing the money, it will be credited to your account the following week. ”

"Mr. Jin Zhongming, I have to thank you too!" After sorting out all the messy documents, Li Zhonglie got up and shook Jin Zhongming's hand. "I'm really grateful that you, a big star, have the time and energy to come over and help me deal with this. ”

"Are you leaving?" asked Jin Zhongming looking at the other party's posture.

"Yes!" Li Zhonglie said with a wry smile. "Since it's a documentary, I don't want to delay a day's work, not to mention that with a little money as a buffer, I can still put off selling the house and see if I can find some sponsorship. ”

"It's rude to say that, though. After listening to the other party's words, Jin Zhongming nodded slightly, but he didn't seem to have the intention of letting the other party go directly. "It's okay to work hard for three years, but can you tell me why you have to shoot this work even if you sell a house?"

Jin Zhongming's words made Li Zhonglie sit down again, he glanced at the street lamps that were gradually lit up outside the window, and replied a little helplessly: "Do you know? When you first wanted to keep me, I thought you wanted to get kickbacks, so I couldn't wait to escape." But, I didn't expect you to ask such a question. ”

Jin Zhongming didn't say a word, just quietly waited for the other party's answer.

"What do you mean by that?" Li Zhonglie sighed before he replied with a careful expression. "Don't talk about the pursuit of art, of course there is such a thing, but no matter how many ideals and enthusiasm are faced with such a predicament, it will eventually be extinguished. To put it mildly, what has supported me so far is not so much these fake and empty things, but my personal possessiveness and expectation of success for this movie!"

At this moment, he finally understood why he was so interested in the person in front of him and this movie, before he just thought that he was moved by that photo, because that photo reminded him of the hand of Grandma Jin Yifen in his first work "Love, Go Home". Of course, at this moment, Kim Jong-ming really understood his heart, it turned out that he was actually inspired by Ha Jung-woo and Won Bin, two people who made him lose his temper when he heard his name, but he didn't want to beg others, or to submit to some people, even if this person was Bong Joon-ho!

Therefore, Kim Jong-ming subconsciously imagined that Li Zhonglie in front of him had a work of his own through and through, and then pinned his hopes on success!

"Do you need an investor who is willing to pay money?" Li Zhonglie was still babbling about something, but Jin Zhongming didn't listen anymore, he stirred the already cold coffee in front of him and suddenly asked such a question. "I can introduce you to one. ”

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