Life is like an arithmetic problem, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, more calculations, more considerations, and naturally it becomes a whirlpool. - Zweig (Austria).

Without the blessing of KBS TV, the largest company in the Korean variety show industry was basically stripped of the last layer of clothes, and now anyone can touch a few handfuls.

Don't you have a lot of bad debts and a lot of financial problems? Then we won't go to court anymore, and seriously block your capital chain.

Well, you can't get a fixed income, you can't get the money you put outside, although you don't have too many loans, but the company needs working capital, so many people in the company need wages to support their families, there are many employees, there are many projects to run...... And after the company's loans to several banks were rejected, it was almost certain that the so-called broken capital chain was about to befall the company.

And soon, the core components of the company, that is, those middle and low-level funny artists, immediately discovered this situation, after all, they are artists, and they have their own ecology and tentacles, so don't expect any news to hide from them. However, after experiencing rumors and initial chaos and panic, these people surprisingly unanimously aimed the contradiction at the company's first brother, that is, Jiang Hudong, who was actually silent throughout this incident.

Jiang Hudong has actually been very uncomfortable recently, Jin C's withdrawal from the team confirmed the rumors that he excluded the veteran members of "Two Days and One Night", and rumors about him on the Internet are getting louder. However, the new issue of "Two Days and One Night" encountered a low point in ratings......

This matter is nothing in good conscience, after all, there are two newcomers, plus the program team is out of state, and the 32% rating basically shows that the old audience has not abandoned this show. But the question is, why are there two newcomers? Didn't you Jiang Hudong stuff it in?

And people's hearts are like this, almost everyone, including Jiang Hudong himself, will compare the previous 57%, and compare the two newcomers with the two old people, this is nature. This comparison, Kim Jong-min is a little better, after all, everyone knows that this person will not have bad intentions, and his efforts can indeed be seen, all that is needed should be time to reintegrate; But Lee Seung Gi feels a bit of a black hole across the board, the first time he has carried out this kind of wild variety show, here he doesn't know what to do or how to do it, and he is obviously weak in the face of the interaction of the program team. Of course, there is no reason to accuse a newcomer, I think Jin Zhongming was almost scared to death by Yin Zhiyuan's behavior of stealing a car when he traveled for the first time!

But then again, I'm afraid that netizens like to bring rhythm in their heads, and with wave after wave of rhythm...... That Korean hiphop singer boss TigerJK has a famous saying, how do you say it? 'In the United States, you are innocent when you are not found guilty, and in South Korea, you are guilty when you are not found guilty.'

Hehe, very incisive.

As a result, the evaluation of Jiang Hudong on the Internet these days has not only turned from positive to negative, but even some extremely malicious statements have begun to appear, after all, this national MC who likes to use the image of 'bunker evil boy' has too much black material to catch...... And it was in this situation that the artists of his own company suddenly pointed the finger at him, which made Jiang Hudong a little overwhelmed.

"I joined this company because of my trust in Jiang Hudong's predecessors, and now we can't even get our salaries back, but people still make millions of won there every episode of variety shows!"

"The problem is not that he is millions of won or something, it is the value of other people, we have nothing to say, if you really envy this person's barbecue restaurant and make so much money you envy? What is the real problem? The reason is that everyone's money, including Liu Zaishi's senior's salary, has been withheld, and only his salary can be paid on time and on time, this is the demeanor of the company's first brother? ! ”

"You're okay, I was simply pulled in by him, and it was he who asked me at the wine table if my contract had expired? with him when it's due...... As a result, I was trapped by this senior for half a year! ”

“……”

“……”

These words can't be hidden from Jiang Hudong's ears, and for him, who has always prided himself on being the big brother of Korean variety shows, the blow can be imagined. But personality cannot be changed at will, and in the face of this kind of complaint and pressure, Jiang Hudong actually chose a cathartic method that makes it extremely difficult for outsiders to open - he publicly lost his temper on the shooting scene and lashed out at several juniors of the company who talked about him, which in turn exacerbated the company's centrifugation.

In fact, anyone who really knows Jiang Hudong knows that it is natural for him to make such an unbelievable reaction. Lee Hyori once publicly commented on him, saying that he is extremely face-loving and extremely sensitive at the same time, when Lee Hyori first contacted him on the stage, he couldn't stand his yelling, so he muttered, but after the end of the game, he was seriously chased and questioned by the other party for a long time, which made Lee Hyori almost lose his temper!

This kind of person's personality and the fact that he has been accustomed to it by the people around him in recent years...... He took it for granted. So what about further downstream? This company is destined to collapse, and Jiang Hudong seems to be destined to collapse because of his domineering character, and considering the size of this company and Jiang Hudong's influence, their collapse is also destined to roll up a whirlpool, involving those who are already unstable. And this process seems to last and take a while, can I be idle for a while?

Jin Zhongming thought of this analogy when he had just finished a hot bath, when he lowered his head and released the water, a counterclockwise whirlpool quickly rolled up in the bathtub, and he directly washed away the small pieces of soap that fell in the water, and he didn't have time to pick it up.

After pondering in front of the bathtub for a while, Jin Zhongming still honestly changed his clothes, flushed the bathtub, dragged down the bathroom, and then stuffed the change of clothes into the washing machine, and finally turned around and unscrewed the door and left.

Life still has to go on, and it's useless to keep thinking about it.

"Wood." Krystal shook his brother's phone. "It's been several calls, and it's all one person, and I didn't dare to answer after reading the name."

"Why didn't you call me?" Jin Zhongming took out a hair dryer and began to blow his hair a little absent-mindedly.

"I called, and you ignored me." Krystal pouted in dissatisfaction, then put his phone aside on the coffee table.

"Oh." Kim Jong-ming didn't care at all. "Speaking of Ermao, what are you doing with me all day?"

"So where am I going?" Krystal retorted with pumme. "It's winter vacation, the album is blowing, the whole company is making way for my sister's new album, we are a new group again, and there is not even a permanent notice except for Mother V......"

"I know everything." Jin Zhongming weakly interrupted the other party's complaint. "But shouldn't you stay in a dormitory?"

"Our dormitory was already small." Krystal explained weakly. "I'm so close to home, it's kind of making room for them, Mother V and Shirley have a room, Luna and Little A have a room, if I really go, I won't have a place to stay......"

"Poor Ermao is still a newcomer." Jin Zhongming sighed after putting down the hair dryer. "Your brother is already the best director, and your sister is about to become the best idol in Korea after this album, but you are still hiding at home to read comics because of the lack of space in the dormitory and no announcement...... I'll take a look, what is this? ”

"Cell phone." Krystal closed the comic book and handed the phone over again with a straight face, it was clear that she had hurt her pride by her brother's teasing.

"Whose the hell is it?" Only then did Jin Zhongming react.

"Cui Cannon's." Krystal pouted. "Wood, can't you respect your seniors? Anyway, this name is indeed Cui Minzhi's predecessor, right? ”

Kim Jong Ming was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly walked to the edge of the balcony and called the phone back, what the hell is Cui Minzhi looking for him at night? Could it be that he invited him to the meeting with Kim Zhexiu?

Of course, it was not a practice meeting, because an hour later, at about half past eleven in the evening, Kim Jong-ming met Cui Dacang in a café on Daxue Road. Well, this place is going to be a bit ...... A little dizzy.

"I'm going to make a movie!" Choi Min-sik said to Kim Jong-ming with red eyes as he slapped a thick folder on the table. "It's the script."

"I don't understand ......" Jin Zhongming wanted to say and stopped, in fact, he was still a little confused.

"I don't understand why I suddenly decided to go out of the mountain, or why I'm in such a hurry?" Choi Min-sik asked impatiently. "You'll know after reading the script."

Jin Zhongming took a sip of coffee, and then immediately squirted out.

Well, anyone who sees the three small words 'eat human flesh, feed the corpse to the dog, and put it in the refrigerator after dismemberment' in a still somewhat dazed state is probably the reaction, and there is a 'diagram of the beheading execution' behind it.

Is it an "Old Boy" again, and a strengthened version? Kim Jong-ming's first reaction was, of course.

Looking further down, Kim Jong-myung's thoughts became more and more certain, although the movie called "Seeing the Devil" is extremely disgusting, but like "Old Boy", behind the cruelty and violence, it always shows the kind of exploration of human nature and society in Korean films. A demonic murderer, a policeman who fell into bestiality after losing his girlfriend, and a hammer that Choi Da-cannon and Park Chan-wook both like very much...... Well, it's no wonder it can attract Choi Min-sik, who has been off for almost two years.

But......

"Do you see why I'm in such a hurry to see you?" Choi Min-sik sighed when he saw Kim Jong-myung put down the script, and knew that the other party should have understood something.

"Director Kim Ji-woon and Lee Byung-hun." Jin Zhongming laughed dryly. “showbox？”

"yes, the script is showbox." Choi Min-sik nodded. "Make a decision as soon as possible, and don't miss the winter shooting period!"

"Understandable." Jin Zhongming also nodded. "Are you really tempted?"

"Actually, in the past two years, I have been taking care of your master and apprentice......" Cui Minzhi sighed.

"It's just your pride that is at fault." Jin Zhongming replied unceremoniously.

"If I don't have self-esteem, I'm not Choi Min-sik." Cui Cannon is as tough as ever.

"Again." Jin Zhongming pressed the script in front of him. "Are you tempted?"

Choi Min-sik nodded: "That's why I'm looking for you." ”

"Let's go play!" Kim Jong-ming pushed the script over. "I'll ask the company to help you get in touch with showbox tomorrow, rest assured...... Everything has me! ”

Choi Min-sik stopped talking nonsense, he nodded, then closed the script that was stuffed with a folder, and left directly.

Snowflakes began to fall outside the glass window again, Jin Zhongming craned his neck and sighed, obviously, a wave of unevenness rose again and again, although he used extremely high skill and preparation to avoid the whirlpool caused by Jiang Hudong and that company, but what should have come will still come, and here he fell into a sudden whirlpool.

Korean filmmakers have always been in trouble, and factional disputes are also obvious, so it is easy for someone to cause big trouble and then be persecuted in turn.

It's like Choi Min-sik, who came up in 06 and slapped Lee Myung-bak, who was the mayor of Seoul at the time, in the face at that event, and replaced all the medals and medals that people gave him! This is the real reason for what he called 'two years off'. Everyone...... Hehe, I understand. Of course, Jin Zhongming also knows, that's why he is so free of the other party to run around to Nepal and the plateau.

Of course, with An Shengji's prestige in the past two years, he can still keep his Cui Cannon, but Cui Minzhi is so hard that he has been 'self-cultivation' for two years before he comes out. This, that is, the source of the word 'self-esteem' in the conversation between the two just now, this Cui Da actor does have some self-esteem that is too strong.

Similarly, there is Song Kang-ho's Uncle Cake, who offended Aunt Park as early as in the movie "The Barber of Filial Piety Cave", so now there are rumors that this Uncle Cake is also going to take a break for two years to learn from Cui Min-sik's self-cultivation.

But then again, current events are easy to change, Uncle Cake wants to dodge, at this time Cui Minzhi naturally does not need to hide, he can't help but come out to act in the movie is a matter of course, because the actor on the stage has no heart to care about him as an actor......

But this time the issue is really not such a serious political issue, if it really involves those two, Jin Zhongming is not qualified to say anything about 'everything has me', he will play dead in minutes. This time, the problem lies in a small, internal maelstrom within the Korean film industry.

Showbox and CJ!

The eternal whirlpool of the Korean film industry, a whirlpool that no Korean actor at the level of an actor can escape.

It's like a Korean idol facing the three major TV stations, and when he goes to play songs, he must go to all three major TV stations, and after the actors mix to a certain level, they also need to pay attention to the balance in the face of these two Korean film giants. For example, the other two main creators of this new showbox movie, director Kim Ji-woon and actor Lee Byung-hun, what was their last movie? CJ's "Good Guys, Bad Guys, Weird Guys", so this time they chose showbox.

In the same way, Ha Jung-woo and Kim Yoon-seok, who are filming the movie "Yellow Sea", also returned to Showbox after filming another film ("Chaser" is produced by Showbox).

So back to the topic, Kim Jong-myung has actually had a lot of relationship with CJ since "Haeundae", and "Those Years" and "Haeundae" have made the relationship between the two companies heat up rapidly, even to the point of faintly forming an alliance.

And just for a bit of balance, Jin Zhongming has actually invested some money in the "Yellow Sea" just now, so he can arrange UIE to go there. But it doesn't matter, the film market is sluggish, so everyone diversifies their investments and shares risks...... But Choi Min-sik has a different weight, he is recognized as one of the troika of Korean films, and after two years of seclusion, he came up and went directly to participate in the showbox movie, what does this make those self-righteous people on CJ's side think?

Choi Da-cannon is not stupid, of course he knows the relationship between Kim Jong-myung, JK-cube and CJ, so he will be angry and say such things as thank you teachers and students for taking care of them.

But this is just CJ, if Kim Jong-myung doesn't let Choi Min-sik take over this movie today because of this, or forces him out of CUBE, then he Kim Jong-myung won't mix in the Korean film circle, pack up the covers and roll back to the American cowboy!

As for CJ, let's see the move, he won't be swept into the sewers by the whirlpool of these two companies.

As soon as he thought of this, Jin Zhongming picked up the coffee and rinsed his mouth, and then went straight to the checkout and left.

Sure enough, as soon as the news spread the next morning, Lee Jae-bin, the director in charge of the film on CJ's side and an old acquaintance of Kim Jong-ming, directly called Xingshi to ask for guilt, and Kim Jong-ming made an appointment to have dinner together in the evening, and it was said that he wanted to pour wine to make amends.

"Zhong Ming, you are really a burden on us CJ!" At the wine table, before he sat down, Li Zaibin smiled bitterly. "The showbox originally made us panic when Ha Jung-woo and Kim Yun-seok got on the horse together, and this is Lee Byung-hun with Choi Min-sik, and Kim Ji-yun ...... guide it."

"Senpai!" Jin Zhongming, who had been sitting there for a long time, interrupted the other party with a smile. "Senior Cui Minzhi, he is much older than you."

Lee Jae-bin smiled embarrassedly, he hated people's attitude of not being soft or hard, saying that the last time in the hotel in Haeundae, the other party used this attitude and perfect preparation to take himself to death.

"That's good, senior." Li Zaibin got straight to the point after relieving himself. "Choi Min-sik's predecessor is from your company, so the pressure on our CJ will increase dramatically, and the four actors of showbox will come out together...... What should we CJ resist? ”

"Why don't you find four actors?" Jin Zhongming spread his hands. "The front is hard, the gong to the gong and the drum to the ****! I promise to stand on your side and cheer for you! ”

"That's a good idea." Lee Jae-bin looked up thoughtfully. "When it comes to high-end film contacts, Zhong Ming, you are more extensive, recommend four to me, the kind that can be with the four just now."

"Zhang Dongjian's predecessor ......"

"I heard that I was investing in real estate with my fiancée, and I was very busy......

"Song Kang-ho's predecessor ......"

"I heard that this person is going to go to the cultivation of life and recuperation, and he will take a two-year break for the time being......"

"Ah, so be it, I'll take you to see my teacher, he's very idle now......"

"Mr. Jin Zhongming!" Lee Jae-bin finally couldn't bear it anymore. "Do you still want to say that if Mr. An Shengji rejects us by then, it will be none of your business?"

"What else do you want me to do?" Jin Zhongming was also laughed at angrily. "Senior Choi Min-sik saw that script and came to me in the middle of the night, do you think I can kick him out of our CUBE, or force him not to act? I'm going to invite you over to dinner now, and I'm going to pour you a glass of wine to the extreme, otherwise what else do you want? Director Lee! ”

The huge hotel room was full of high-end dishes, but the only two people were staring at the chandelier overhead.

"Zhong Ming, let me tell you the truth." In the end, it was Lee Jae-bin who sighed first. "I really don't care what attitude you put on, but if you can really help me get through this, I'll invite you to dinner and pour you wine, how about it? These four actors came out together, what do you say we CJ should do, don't you dare not go to the ring on the horse? We can't just watch the film market be taken over by them in half a year after the Chinese New Year, and CJ can't afford to lose that person! You have to understand that this is a provocation, and we at CJ have to fight! ”

"Don't tell me you don't have a good book." Jin Zhongming stared at the other party's face and teased. "How many years has our company been? But this year, I've got seven or eight books in my hand, but I just didn't like it. Your family has a big business and is deeply rooted, I remember that "The Fool" was saved for several years, oh, it was a movie, and the good movie was saved for several years......"

"Stop talking this nonsense." Lee Jae-bin held his forehead and interrupted Kim Jong-ming's taunt. "Don't be angry, but don't blame us for being angry, this incident has really put a lot of pressure on us, and the opposing lineup is scared to death. And you, who have read two scripts, tell me honestly, what are those two movies like? ”

"It's all good." Jin Zhongming thought for a moment. "It's all very deep, and it's all about the plot...... Anyway, you can't go on without coming up with something good enough. ”

"Really?" After Li Zaibin calmed down, he poured himself a glass of wine. "I heard that they are all imitations of "The Chaser"?"

"Hey." Jin Zhongming nodded. ""The Yellow Sea" focuses on the plot and national sentiment, a big production, and you should also know the investment of 20th Century Fox, and now everyone is filming in China; "Seeing the Devil" pays more attention to human nature and sociality...... All in all, they are good movies, but they are also like two new films split into the movie "Chaser". ”

After a pause, Jin Zhongming glanced at the other party and continued: "I actually understand what you mean, no one in this market dares to casually play big special effects productions like "Haeundae" and "Hanjiang Monster"; The film "Divine Arrow" is notorious, and no one dares to engage in costume production; Movies like "Mother" and "Those Years" have their own uniqueness and cannot be imitated at all. In this case, the best way is actually to imitate "Chaser", which has little investment, stable box office, and easy to win...... You're right. ”

"Really?" Li Zaibin lowered his head and knocked the table with his fingers irritably. "You say the same and it's basically true, I also know that one or two crime films should be made, in fact, our company is not short of books, but the key is the actors! The other party's lineup, I really have to find actor-level characters to compete with them, otherwise I will be laughed to death by my peers before filming starts. However, I really can't find it! ”

"Really?" Jin Zhongming said absentmindedly perfunctorily.

"Zhong Ming, we have such a good cooperative relationship between the two families, you now put Cui Minzhi ...... Seniors let it out, you have to give me an explanation anyway, right? "Li Zaibin finally tried to see the dagger." Don't tell me anything to go to Mr. An Shengji, I really can't afford to find him, don't use him as a shield, I'll look for you! There is no way, you have to be responsible for finding me an actor who has a schedule and is willing to sign a contract at any time. Right? If you put an actor on the showbox side, you have to put one on our CJ side, right? That's fair and reasonable......"

Jin Zhongming nodded again and again, as if he was persuaded: "Okay, I promise you, who made our two families always work together happily?" ”

Lee Jae-bin was a little confused.

"What do you think of me?" Jin Zhongming was really prepared, he leaned over directly to the table.

Lee Jae-bin is still a little blind.

"Look, actor!" Jin Zhongming pointed to his nose and said. "A live, clean and clean actor who can sign a contract at any time!"

Lee Jae-bin: "......"

"You look down on me? Think I'm young? ”

"That's not what it means."

"Even if I can't compare to Cui Minzhi's predecessors, then I'm not qualified to compare with the average of the four on the other side?"

Lee Jae-bin: "......"

"I don't owe anything to my friends." Jin Zhongming pressed the other party's shoulder and said. "I can't stop Cui Minzhi's predecessors, so I'll sacrifice my whole righteousness, it's interesting enough, right?"

Lee Jae-bin finally reacted, he felt that he was back in the hotel in Haeundae again, and that bad feeling made him a little angry, but he was powerless.

"What does Director Li think?" Jin Zhongming asked seriously. "That's fair, isn't it?"

"yes!" Lee Jae-bin laughed dryly. "That's fair. But Zhong Ming, don't be presumptuous, I always think that you and Cui Minzhi ...... Senpai is a level character! ”

"Have a drink?" Jin Zhongming poured a glass of wine for the other party.

"I ...... Drove the car. Li Zaibin spread his hands. Now that the matter is settled, why don't you stop here tonight? ”

"Absolutely."

Li Zaibin got up immediately, he didn't want to stay any longer.

"Ah, yes." Just when the other party walked to the door, Jin Zhongming stopped the other party again.

"What?" Lee Jae-bin asked as he suppressed his emotions and turned around.

"Please call the waiter for me." Jin Zhongming pointed to the table full of dishes and explained. "So many dishes haven't even moved, but it's a pity, I'll pack them back."

Lee Jae-bin has completely lost his temper.

"When a ship encounters a whirlpool, don't expect to be able to step on the reef and go ashore, as it will only be torn apart by the waves; Don't try to run away just as you'll be dragged into the vortex; The best way to cut through the big waves! - The Nameless Fisherman

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