Chapter 309: Clouds in the Blue Sky and Water in the Bottle (I)
This news was very abrupt at first hearing, but in fact, it was expected, at least for Kim Jong Ming and Cui Zhenhao, they had already been psychologically prepared, and they even made enough countermeasures with Hong Shengben. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info So, at the beginning of the moment, Kim Jong Ming actually wanted to turn around and go back and continue to work on that confusing horror movie, but he didn't take a step forward.
"What did President Hong say himself?" asked Kim Jong-ming after a long pause.
"He ......," Choi Zhenhao frowned. "Lao Hong himself was quite calm, and he took the initiative to call me to tell me, and his tone was normal. But you have to know that at this time, you will judge the true thoughts of his heart by the appearance that is deliberately revealed...... I'm afraid it doesn't make much sense. ”
"That's just as well. Jin Zhongming also frowned. "So in other words, we can't really do anything but sit back and watch what happens?"
"It seems to be. Cui Zhenhao nodded. "The rest of the matter will at least have to wait until he returns, right?"
"Then ...... The clouds are in the blue sky, and the water is in the bottle!" Jin Zhongming could only say so. "Let's do our job first. ”
"That's all there is to it. Cui Zhenhao stomped his feet, but finally turned around and left.
Jin Zhongming also sighed slightly, turned around and returned to APINK's practice room.
"Alright, now that we're done, let's move on. Noticing that a group of girls in the room were all nervous, Jin Zhongming immediately put on a smiling face. "What did you just talk about, have you started discussing the schedule? Sailon, do you three have time lately?"
"Wood, are you sure you're okay?" Krystal could tell almost at a glance that something was wrong behind his brother's expression.
"If you're really busy, you can put down this movie for a while and get busy with something else. Chu Long was also sensitive to some things. "This kind of thing is not in a hurry......"
"It's just a group show, and it's okay to extend two episodes or make an exclusive sub-unit for this movie alone. The people from Trende TV also quickly stood up to take a stand, but it was clear that they still didn't want to let go of the opportunity to get involved...... Come to think of it, as a second-rate cable TV station, if it wasn't for the early participation at that time, "Apink News" wouldn't have been able to give up this opportunity?
"It's no big deal...... Jin Zhongming put away his useless smile and shook his head a little helplessly. "There is a senior who has a good relationship in the industry who is seriously ill, and it does not affect the work ......"
Only then did everyone look at it.
So, a group of people continued to talk about this horror movie that included two urban bizarre, and Kim Jong Ming unequivocally began to try to ask Apink a few people and the schedule of Sanjin and others, and then tried to decide the start time of this unit movie...... Obviously, compared with the story of a baseball boy whose brain is half gone, the story of the girl group and the cat can be started quickly because of the complete cast and the low demand for venue conditions.
After a while, after making sure that everyone had no major problems, Kim Jong-myung actually began to contact CJ's film production department, and then tried to discuss the establishment of the crew.
At this speed, some of APINK's assistants next to me, as well as those from TRENDE TV, were dumbfounded, and many people haven't reacted until now, this is really going to make a movie?!
"Ermao, hurry up. Seeing that noon was coming, before preparing to move to the canteen, Jin Zhongming picked up people again. "Don't delay the driver's license test, you still have time to sign up in the afternoon......"
"Oh!" Krystal pouted, but his hand tried to take Baker away.
"So Xuan these children like Baker, so let them play with it, anyway, they can't lose it in the company. Once again, Kim Jong-ming gave the order in an unquestionable tone.
Krystal also seemed to know that it would not end well with his brother at this time, so he was honest and took the first step to put down the leash directly.
It's just that, to people's surprise and coincidence, when she opened the door of the practice room again, she was startled again...... It's still Choi Jin-ho, the current cube helmsman who doesn't know when he actually returned to the door, and this time he was followed by another person.
"What's going on?" Jin Zhongming frowned, a little nervous and a little confused.
Of course, the nervousness is understandable, and Cui Zhenhao went and returned, maybe he brought some new bad news about Hong Shengcheng. But what is puzzled is that he also has some impressions of the person who is following Cui Zhenhao, who seems to be the head of a department in charge of the actor's brokerage business......
In other words, with Kim Young-seok and Jang Eun-hyuk both leaving, and Sidushq joining the company with a large number of popular actors' brokerage business, this aspect of the business is being integrated across the board recently, Kim Jong-ming intends to let Jang Min-ah hand over the work at hand to someone else and take charge of this aspect instead...... Therefore, if there is any contract or placement problem on the actor's side, it should be Zhang Minya who came to report.
Zhong Ming...... That representative, let's come out and say!" Cui Zhenhao also seemed to be helpless.
Jin Zhongming sighed again, looking at the other party's appearance, he already had some bad premonitions in his heart: "Let's come in and talk about it, anyway, everyone...... Others were on their way to dinner......"
As soon as the words fell, although everyone in the room didn't know what was going on, they all got up and left one after another, and even Baker was taken away by Kim So-hyun.
"What the hell is going on?" as soon as the door closed, Jin Zhongming couldn't wait to ask.
"Come on. Cui Zhenhao frowned and urged the people who followed him.
"Representative, I am the ...... in charge of publicity coordination in the actor department"
"I know, Vice Minister Wang, just talk about things. Jin Zhongming, who was in a bad mood, unceremoniously interrupted the other party's introduction.
"It's Mr. Song Kang-ho and the movie...... "Vice Minister Wang replied nervously. "You know, he was filming Snowpiercer. ”
Kim Jong-myung nodded, the movie "Snowpiercer" is directed by Bong Joon-ho and produced by Park Chan-wook, and it is an adaptation of the famous comic, which is CJ's main masterpiece. The movie itself was filmed as early as July this year, but because there are too many special effects needed in the later stage, it has not yet entered the publicity period, but if there are no accidents, the movie should be released in time next month, that is, in the early winter of December, which can be regarded as a reflection of the word Snow Country.
One more thing to say here, in fact, Kim Jong-ming did not tell the truth about "Healing Camp" at that time, and the reason why his "Horror Live" must be released after the New Year is not only because the post-production special effects must be refined, but also to avoid his own big production.
If you really hit your car and hide a bomb on the bridge...... That's what it's called a pit!
"Just last week, CJ's department sent a notice that "Snowpiercer" had been produced and edited, and director Bong Joon-ho was ready to send it for review at any time, so let's cooperate and start promoting it, and we immediately coordinated and organized it......," the person continued to talk nervously. "But as soon as the promotion of the film came up, it encountered some unexpected difficulties!"
Jin Zhongming was actually relieved in his heart...... It's not that Song Kanghao is terminally ill again, it really doesn't matter if he encounters difficulties in business.
"As you know, Mr. Song Kang-ho has always disliked participating in any TV programs and has a somewhat introverted personality, so we just organized a professional paper media interview with Mr. Song Kang-ho, director Bong Joon-ho, and director Park Chan-wook to be interviewed together, and the focus was still on the promotion of the film pictorial and the concept of the film......
"Very good!" Jin Zhongming nodded perfunctorily. "Wang, you are right to do this...... So you just get straight to the point, what the hell is going on?"
"The media suddenly changed their minds and rejected us. Vice Minister Wang replied dryly. "What has already been said, all of a sudden it rejects us......"
"It's just a change of media. Jin Zhongming replied disapprehantly. "Three-legged toads are hard to find, but as long as you have money, there are more two-legged Korean media people ......"
"It's really pointless, like you said, we've started to contact new media. The visitor continued to reply earnestly. "But the media has always had a good relationship with us, so today they took the initiative to call me and explain their difficulties...... I think, I think what the other party said seems to have some truth, and the nature of the matter is quite serious, I wanted to go to you and report directly, but I didn't find you upstairs, so I went to report to Vice President Cui first......"
"How?"
They say that next month is election month, and that the movie "Snowpiercer" is based on the famous comic, and everyone knows that the plot is about revolution and the overthrow of the top from below, and it is a standard left-wing movie. And Mr. Song Kang-ho himself is a die-hard supporter of the Moon candidate, which is also known throughout South Korea...... At this time, they also have a position, and they can't tout such a movie and such an actor at this sensitive period. ”
Jin Zhongming's face gradually became ugly.
"Then they asked me again. The visitor became more and more nervous. "Isn't Mr. Kim Jong-ming afraid of being misunderstood when he puts such a movie out at this time? Doesn't he know what the election month means?"
Jin Zhongming's eyes couldn't help narrowing, but he didn't say anything.
"Representative, what should I do?" Cui Zhenhao, who had not spoken much, also sighed slightly. "I shouldn't have intervened in the movie, but now that Representative Kim Young-seok and Representative Jang Eun-hyuk have just left, and Representative Jang Min-ah is receiving actors from Sidushq, this kind of thing has piled up in front of me and Vice Minister Wang......"
Jin Zhongming looked at the sunny weather outside the window of the practice room expressionlessly, and then turned around and raised his eyebrows at the visitor: "Okay, the clouds are in the blue sky and the water is in the bottle, just do your job, Vice Minister Wang, don't think too much, I will talk to Director Bong Joon-ho and Song Kang-ho's predecessors about this movie......"
"Yes!" the visitor was relieved, and quickly got up and bowed and left.
"This matter is not just a matter of clouds in the blue sky and water in a bottle. Seeing that the door was closed, Cui Zhenhao's face was full of seriousness and a trace of helplessness. "Zhong Ming, it's just the two of us now, don't be angry if I say a digression, you were still under the protection of An Shengji's predecessors in the last election, and our CUBE has not been established, I'm afraid you haven't been able to understand the true meaning of these three words in the election month. And the problem now is that Lao Hong can't come back, and it's useless to come back, don't say what the film department has to do, I don't know how to deal with it here...... You're going to have to at least get me a charter in front of me, right?"
Jin Zhongming's heart was like a mirror, he understood very well the uneasiness of Cui Zhenhao in front of him, and the nervousness of the subordinate who fled quickly just now.
In other words, South Korea's election is in its final month, and the battle will be completely white-hot and open.
It's easy to understand that the white-hot is easy to understand, after all, whether it is the mutual attack between the candidates, or the complicated money and power transactions behind the scenes, in fact, they are going on all the time, but at the last moment, they will be more unscrupulous and more intense.
However, what Cui Zhenhao and Vice Minister Wang are really most worried about, and what he is really referring to, is actually the three words "openness".
In the last month, the Korea Fair Election Commission will set a date in due course, and during this period, some things that were not allowed before will be allowed, and some activities that are not allowed will be approved unconditionally, so that almost any officially registered elector can conduct election activities in an unlimited state......
As a small example, at the beginning of this unrestricted election campaign, many electors will choose their own 'war song'.
You read that right, every decent elector will have their own cheering songs, some original, some adapted, but generally speaking, when a candidate goes to various places to give a speech and canvass for votes, the supporters below will sing in unison, like a superstar holding a concert tour.
However, just such a song will cause a series of problems in the Korean song industry...... Which elector used whose song? Which artist recorded the model, and which company did the artist own?
You have to understand that if this election song is new, the Fair Election Commission will even allow the singer to play the song, and then the problem will be more and more troublesome...... At that time, which TV station will give this song a good score? Which TV station will maliciously ignore it? Which company will let its idol take the initiative to avoid it? Which company will send someone to maliciously block it?
All this mess will be politicized and labeled, and no one can hide from it.
And that's just a song in the prelude to the campaign, and there's been a lot of ongoing canvassing in the wake of that. Therefore, the real impact of this kind of openness in the election campaign has actually emerged -- that is, the openness of the whole people taking sides!
Ordinary people are fine, they can just watch the play, but public figures with appeal and leading figures with a certain right to speak, as well as real power figures representing a certain group of people, will completely stand at the forefront for others to show.
Not to mention anything else, in the entertainment industry at this time, no matter whether it is an individual or a group, an actor, an idol, a TV station and an entertainment agency, a news commentator or a PD of a variety show, you must show your ass openly and thoroughly!
is like Song Kang-ho and Kim Hye-so, who are so low-key on weekdays that they don't even appear on TV shows, but at this time, they will definitely come forward with a large number of star artists and call on fans and fans to support the director of Busan Chicken No. 2 Factory, otherwise why are these two people claimed to be the pillars of the cooking pie among the actors?
And that's not all, according to past experience, those conservatives who lack power in the entertainment industry will not hesitate to separate their forces from the media camp, wantonly carry out personal attacks on these entertainers, point their noses and buckle their hats without leaving their face......s! )
Even a neutral program such as SBS's "RunningMan" has to try to promote the election itself in a program to be broadcast in December, calling on people to value their votes in order to avoid a bigger vortex, which is actually the same thing as Lee Seung-gi's own father sending his son to be a fair election ambassador...... Anyway, you can't dodge, so it's better to take a trick.
In short, in the last month, in the midst of a tense election campaign, you will easily find a large number of grassroots contradictions in South Korean society that are usually hidden under the glitz, including regional contradictions, class contradictions, religious contradictions, and ideological contradictions...... All the contradictions will be revealed one by one, and the whole of South Korea seems to be torn apart by the election.
So back to the present, Cui Zhenhao's worries are of course understandable.
First of all, it was the first time he took over Hong Shengcheng's position, and the first time he stood in front of the stage on behalf of the entire CUBE, and he also needed to make a statement and choice for the company. It's like S.M will routinely stand behind the head of the company this time, and YG will definitely cheer for a certain aunt in secret...... Cube also has to make a position, or someone will come to your door right away and force you to do so.
On the other hand, cube is different from S.M and YG...... Because this company is too big and too complicated, the position of its own management is meaningless, and it depends more on the will of its own top and bottom, although Cui Zhenhao is in charge of the daily operation of the company, he can't be the master at all, and he can't even reach the most noisy film department.
It's like Song Kang-ho and "Snowpiercer" this time, if it weren't for Kim Jong-myung who happened to come down from upstairs, Choi Jin-ho probably wouldn't have known that there was such a thing.
Therefore, he wanted to take the opportunity to get some assurances from Jin Zhongming.
"At this time, a bad one will cause tears. Cui Zhenhao continued with a sad face. "I'm trembling right now, I'm afraid that someone will call directly to test me in the next second......"
"So you want me to stand up and take a stand?" asked Jin Zhongming with a rhetorical face as usual.
"At this time, you are even more needed to stabilize the morale of the army, right?" Cui Zhenhao replied without hesitation. "At the very least, you have to tell everyone exactly which side you're on!"
"And then, what's the point?" Kim Jong-ming continued to ask rhetorically. "There is nothing to hide from my personal position, and I will definitely come out unconditionally to stand up for Ms. Park in the next month, and there can be no wavering! But so what? Can you still stop Song Kanghao's seniors from standing up and canvassing for Advisor Wen because of this?"
"Song Kang-ho doesn't really care about himself. Cui Zhenhao replied without hesitation. "I've thought about it, everybody knows where he stands, we don't really need to explain, just push the matter to him. The point is that if you show your position, I think most people will still be able to ......"
"Can most people do it?" Jin Zhongming interrupted the other party without hesitation. "Let me ask you, what if other people are as firm as Song Kang-ho's predecessors? Now there are two rivals, one Park and one Wen, one conservative and one progressive, everyone has to choose one of the two, who do you think Choi Min-sik's predecessors will support? If he supports the surname Wen, what can you do? My teacher, Teacher Ahn Sung-ki, he also wants to support the surname Wen, what can you do?"
Cui Zhenhao was stunned, but he didn't dare to say more.
But Jin Zhongming did not let go of the other party, but pressed step by step: "Lao Cui, believe it or not, our Cube artists, including the artists of Sidushq who bought this time, when they are faced with this dilemma of choosing one of the two, eighty percent of them have to choose the surname Wen...... This is not an individual problem, this is a class position, the industry of literary and artistic workers is naturally critical of society, so any entertainer who has some ideas will naturally alienate from the conservative camp. And I, you, the big and small shareholders behind so many of my companies and the senior management of the company, will be biased towards Ms. Park in their hearts, because we are the beneficiaries of the existing system in this society, and she can protect our interests, right? You came to me, it seems that you have stood on a neutral position and hope that I will guide you, but in fact, you have long regarded the actions of Song Kanghao's predecessors these days as adding to the chaos, right?"
Choi Jin-ho did not deny it.
"Actually, I also think that Song Kanghao's predecessors and some people have ......bad intentions," the corners of Kim Jong-ming's mouth suddenly curved. "The timing is so coincidental...... At the very least, someone is guilty of Wenqing's illness again!"
Cui Zhenhao was stunned again: "Since that's the case......"
"But old Cui, let me ask you a question. Jin Zhongming ignored the other party and continued. "Look...... If your own position is so obvious, why do you pretend to be neutral and come to me under the guise of planning for the company? Why don't you just put pressure on your subordinates?"