Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Box Office
Kim Tae-hyun and his entourage traveled to Southeast Asian countries within a month, and when Kim Tae-hyun and his entourage returned home, the airport and outside the airport were filled with reporters and fans holding Kim Tae-hyun's portrait and slogan.
Kim Tae-hyun was really startled when he came to the exit of the airport, this time the battle was bigger than the one when Kim Tae-hyun broke out his love affair with Jun Ji-hyun, but this time fortunately, there was a staff arranged in advance by the uncle to escort Kim Tae-hyun and his party to get into the car safely.
Although Kim Tae-hyun probably knew how popular "If Love Has Providence" in South Korea during this time when he chatted with Kim So-eun, Jessica and others, when he really experienced the media and fans who came to pick him up outside the airport, Kim Tae-hyun really felt what the general trend was.
However, Kim Tae-hyun thought wrongly, in fact, the response of "If Love Has Providence" in South Korea was not enthusiastic, although the filming technique of "If Love Has Providence" is delicate and the plot development is natural and skillful, but the overall plot is still too old-fashioned.
Since the premiere of "If Love Has Providence", with the box office appeal of Kim Tae-hyun and Kwak Jae-yong's golden combination, the local box office in South Korea will only exceed 1.5 million people, and the reason why so many fans in South Korea will come to the airport to pick up Kim Tae-hyun when they know that Kim Tae-hyun is going back to China is because Kim Tae-hyun's performance in "If Love Has Providence" has won Kim Tae-hyun a "national warm man" title in South Korea.
When Oh Jun-ha came back from the front line and met Song Joo-hee for the first time, Oh Jun-ha looked at Song Joo-hee with his warmest smile and the most sincere eyes in his memory, and this scene was also Kim Tae-hyun's biggest highlight in the whole movie.
Kim Tae-hyun's performance in "If Love Has Providence" has also been praised by many seniors in the film and television industry, and many media have praised Kim Tae-hyun's all-round expression, but there are also many people who think that Kim Tae-hyun is a bit unprofessional, and Kim Tae-hyun should write a book instead of being an actor.
No matter what the outside world says about Kim Tae-hyun, it is undeniable that Kim Tae-hyun has made his reputation in South Korea and even the whole of Asia to a higher level with his expression in "If Love Has Heaven's Will".
And unlike in South Korea, the popularity of "If Love Has Providence" in Asia is much better than in South Korea, and the box office in Asia has exceeded 2 million viewers outside of South Korea, and now the total box office of the movie has exceeded 3.5 million viewers, and as for the number of viewers to exceed 4 million, Kim Tae-hyun is not too hopeful.
However, even with the current 3.5 million moviegoers, the film will generate about 10 billion won for G2K after tax, and the subsequent DVD release will give G2K a greater profit.
After Kim Tae-hyun and Kwak Jae-yong returned to South Korea, the two came to the company first.
"Hello, Uncle (President Kim)." Kim Tae-hyun and Kwak Jae-yong came to the president's office and greeted President Kim first.
"Haha, Taixian and Director Guo are back, I'm glad you guys are here to behold." It can be seen that the uncle is in a good mood now, and when he saw that it was Kim Tae-hyun and Guo Jae-yong coming in, he laughed and spoke.
Guo Zairong smiled and said, "President Kim, we don't have anything to worry about, Taixian and I are the same as traveling at public expense during this time, and we still have a local tour when the time is not too tight." ”
Kim Tae-hyun also nodded.
Uncle sighed, but still kept a smile on his face, and said, "This time the movie is also a big success." Although the box office of the film in China was not as good as we thought, the box office of the movie abroad far exceeded our expectations, and this is all thanks to the results of your crew's tireless promotion everywhere. ”
Guo Zairong hurriedly spoke, "President Kim, you have won the award, how can our crew take the big credit?" The reason why the film can go abroad so much success is due to the cooperation between the company and foreign film and television companies, if it were not for so many countries at the same time, I think the foreign box office of this film would not be so high. ”
Uncle waved his hand, and then said, "Okay, let's not say who has a lot of credit here, this is the result of our concerted efforts, tonight the company in order to commend everyone's luck and excellent achievements during this time, specially set up a celebration banquet for everyone at the Lotte Hotel, and Director Guo must be present at that time!" ”
Guo Zairong nodded vigorously, "Definitely, I will definitely arrive." ”
Guo Zairong then looked at nothing, and then said, "President Kim, if there is nothing to do, I will leave first." ”
Uncle smiled and nodded, "Okay, I was also negligent, Director Guo hasn't been home for almost a month, and I still keep you here." ”
Guo Zairong hurriedly waved his hand, "What is this, it's normal not to go home for a few months when filming." “
Guo Zairong then smiled and sighed, "But this time I do miss the child." ”
Uncle laughed, "Okay, Director Guo, you can go back first, but don't forget tonight's banquet, you are the protagonist of this banquet!" ”
Guo Zairong nodded, "Don't worry, I won't forget, I'll go first." ”
Kwok Jae-yong and Kim Tae-hyun's uncle and nephew said hello and left the office.
After Guo Zairong went out, the uncle returned to the desk and sat down and said, "Taehyun, how does this movie feel?" ”
Kim Tae-hyun thought for a while, and then said, "This movie is very good, the box office of the movie can be explained, this is also the first work of our company to play externally, although there are still some shortcomings compared to some commercial films, but it is also a rare masterpiece in recent years." ”
Uncle smiled, "You are also comforting yourself, this movie is very good in terms of shooting techniques and story content, but I think it is not enough to use this movie to beat our company's reputation." ”
Kim Tae-hyun also knows that more traditional romance films like "If Love Has Providence" may be remembered through the accumulation of time, but in the short term, it is far less impactful than that kind of large-scale movie.
Kim Tae-hyun thought about it, and suddenly remembered that Guo Jae-yong had asked him to invest in "Shibi Island" before, when he just asked Director Kang Woo-seok to contact the company and didn't care about it, and he didn't know what happened later.
As soon as Kim Tae-hyun thought of this, he hurriedly asked his uncle, "Uncle, didn't I tell you on the phone before that Director Kang Woo-seok would come to the company to talk about investing in "Silmi Island"? I wonder how it ended up? ”
Uncle laughed at this time, "It's a shame that you kid only remembered now, Director Kang Youshuo did come to the company to talk about investing in films, and I went to receive him, I talked with Director Kang Youshuo for a long time before I knew that the investments he pulled were scattered, and a lot of investments were exchanged by him for favors, after all, the background of this movie is still too sensitive for the government." ”
Uncle paused for a moment before continuing to speak: "What I want to tell you this time is that I want to invest in this movie. ”
Kim Tae-hyun asked with some doubts, "Uncle, I originally agreed to invest in this movie." ”
Uncle shook his head, "You still don't understand what I mean, I don't mean to invest 6 billion, but to invest in this movie, I have already told Director Kang Youshuo about this, and Director Kang Youshuo also agreed, after all, the previous investments were all made by him in exchange for favors, if this movie loses, let alone favors, there may not even be a relationship." ”
Kim Tae-hyun raised his eyebrows, "Uncle, what do you mean?" ”
Uncle nodded, "That's right, what we are missing is your consent, as long as you agree, I will immediately allocate funds to Director Kang Youshuo." ”
Kim Tae-hyun nodded, "Uncle, I really hope that you will be in charge of the affairs in the company, you don't have to do this with my consent before implementing it, I said that I can trust you, uncle, and I hope you can trust my trust." ”
Uncle didn't say anything more this time, but nodded lightly.
Kim Tae-hyun felt that it would take a while to get the uncle to be completely free, which was also a flaw in the company's not yet listed, and the company's executor would feel that he had a sword hanging over his head at any time, even if it was in the hands of his nephew.
But there is a process for everything, and Kim Tae-hyun also knows that it is useless to say too much now.
Kim Tae-hyun stood up from his chair, "Uncle, if there's nothing to do, I'll leave first." ”
Uncle just nodded silently after hearing Kim Tae-hyun say this.
After Kim Tae-hyun opened the door, he suddenly turned around and said to the uncle who was still thinking, "Uncle, family affection in my heart is more important than all my current net worth, and I don't know who can be more worthy of my trust than you, uncle." ”
After Kim Tae-hyun finished speaking, he walked out and closed the door.
"Wow, this kid." Not long after Kim Tae-hyun went out, the uncle sneered and shook his head.