Chapter 46 Planning for the Future
"The King's Man" exceeded 1.1 million viewers within three days of its release, and had to increase the number of theaters due to its high popularity
Within 9 days of its release, it exceeded 2 million viewers nationwide, and the pre-sale tickets ranked first on the movie pre-sale list, accounting for nearly 50% of the share.
Due to the popularity of "The King's Man", the Korean social and cultural circles began to set off a big discussion about the charm of the same ** and neutral sex. The entertainment and culture page is full of the words "beautiful men".
Actor Lee Joon-gi, who stood out in "The King's Man", has become a vane of Korean culture, a representative of androgynous charmers, and even evolved "Lee Joon-gi Syndrome" among fans
In just 20 days after its release, it exceeded 5 million viewers.
And when the president came to watch it, "The King's Man" set off a new round of storms, and news reviews about the film began to extend from the cultural page to the political page.
Just like the drunken Jung Sung-hyun's wild words, this film is bound to make history.
There is no longer any media that grabbed Zheng Chengxian's previous remarks of 'abusing Jin Yuanzhen into a scum', and turned to praise him on the one hand, calling him a 'national writer' that has not been met in a century, and sneering at the literary celebrities who have not dealt with him with this title.
Until the box office of the movie exceeded 10 million and approached "Taiji Flag Flying", which had the highest number of moviegoers in Korean history, during this period, from director Lee Jun-ik to the actor who won numerous awards, the film has also been released overseas.
After more than 4 months, "The King's Man" left several records in Korean film history, and the final number of viewers reached 12.3 million, which suppressed all the opposing voices.
It also won the most heavyweight award at the "Baeksang Art Awards", which is known as the "Korean Oscar".
When the director and actors gained fame, Zheng Chengxian's hands cramped when he counted the money, and the direct income of the small-budget film with an investment of less than 8 billion reached 84 billion, and the various expenses fell into his hands with more than 50 billion, how could this not make Zheng Chengxian laugh.
Just when "The King's Man" continued to rage, another thing occupied the attention of the media, that is, it was once vaguely reminded by Jung Sung-hyun - the Black Sea incident of Girls' Generation.
Zheng Chengxian didn't know much about this incident, but he knew that it was related to their fans, so he had vaguely reminded Li Xiuman to pay attention to managing fans.
Jung Sung-hyun was not in South Korea at the time of the incident, and he went to England to find Bloomsbury again for the publication of "The Lord of the Rings", and it had been a month since the matter was settled.
When I saw Girls' Generation again, the listlessness and weakness of the nine girls made Zheng Chengxian sigh a lot.
"Cheng Xian, I regret not listening to you at the beginning, who would have thought that just a small conflict with fans would cause such a heavy consequence!?" Li Xiuman said with annoyance.
Zheng Chengxian was invited by Li Xiuman, and when the Black Sea broke out, Li Xiuman remembered Zheng Chengxian's reminder and wanted to ask him for help to find a way, but Zheng Chengxian was not in the country at that time.
"I just thought about it for a while, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen!" Zheng Chengxian looked at the depressed nine girls and comforted, "It's not like the matter is irreparable, there is always a remedy!" “
Hearing him say this, Li Xiuman's eyes lit up, "You have a way!?" “。
When they were young, the nine people also looked at Jung Sung-hyun expectantly, for a group that had just debuted not long ago, such a boycott was really not something they could bear, the members were full of sorrow in private, and the captain Kim Taeyeon often cried secretly.
"I can't say what the way it is, it's just a little bit of a construction!" Not wanting to disappoint them, Zheng Chengxian conservatively said, "Things are just small frictions between fans, because chaos makes small things big,"
Li Xiuman nodded thoughtfully, "Then what should I do!?" ”
"In this way, you can find the video of the day first and see the specific situation! Then there is the scandal between them and TVXQ and SJ, to be honest, Uncle Man, I don't know who came up with the idea in the first place, it's really crazy! Zheng Chengxian pointed to the nine people when he was young.
And his words made several of them in the girls' generation bow their heads in embarrassment, and Li Xiuman's old face turned red and he was embarrassed to justify, "Didn't this originally want to increase their popularity, that's why I ......?"
"It depends on the situation, not all fans can tolerate these propaganda methods, and if you don't get it right, you will be cocooned! This time their Black Sea incident is probably inseparable from this matter! You still have to work this! Settle it early. "Zheng Chengxian only knows that this boycott is caused by a turmoil between fans, so he can't get rid of scandals and other things, otherwise what contradictions can there be between fans?
"You guys have a good relationship with their fans, and you should be able to find a solution by going through the day's video again! That's all for my opinions! After Zheng Chengxian finished speaking, he spread his hands and said that he was finished.
Li Xiuman paced back and forth thoughtfully, and the nine girls in the room looked at him pitifully, waiting for his decision.
"Okay, just do as you say! I'm going to get people to do these things right away! Li Xiuman just thought for a moment and made a decision, he is worthy of being the former leader, and his courage in doing things is extraordinary.
Seeing that things had taken a turn for the better, the nine people were happy and expressed their gratitude to Zheng Chengxian.
"Thank you for your help this time!" Kim Tae-yeon, as the captain, said first.
"Yes, thank you so much, I'll invite you to dinner when it's settled!" Sunny was still smiling cheerfully, not seeing how much the Black Sea was affecting her.
"Sorry for the trouble, thank you Oba!" Xu Xian, who was later called "gourd body", was only slightly curved at this time, but his stereotypical personality was already quite formal.
When he was young, everyone was arranged by Li Xiuman to do things, and only he and Zheng Chengxian were left in the office.
"Hey, don't you know that you've been really struggling with their affairs lately!" Li Xiuman beckoned his pretty secretary to pour tea for Zheng Chengxian and lit a cigarette himself.
"Understandable, no one wants something like this! Fortunately, there is a solution! Zheng Chengxian looked at Li Xiuman, who had a headache, and suddenly thought that in the future, would they be involved in that incident?
"It's a lot of credit to you this time, Chengxian, Uncle Man owes you a personal favor!" Li Xiuman thanked him very seriously, and he could see that the Black Sea had caused him a lot of trouble this time.
"Uncle Man, don't be polite, let's wait until my construction is really effective! In the future, I will have to trouble Uncle Man! Zheng Chengxian decided that this favor was necessary, and it was important to have less damage to Baolan in the future.
Li Xiuman looked at Zheng Chengxian with some surprise, this kind of polite words is generally not cared about, and Zheng Chengxian's thoughtful answer surprised him.
"Okay, in the future, Chengxian will need Uncle Man, and Uncle Man will definitely not refuse!" Zheng Chengxian's serious appearance forced Li Xiuman to be treated strictly.
The pretty secretary gently put down the teacup and swayed out of the office, Zheng Chengxian looked straight at it,
"Chengxian, speaking of which, you are a celebrity now, you should find a few people to help you take care of your affairs, you can't run everything yourself, right? How do you need Uncle Man to help you introduce a few qualified talents!? Looking at Zheng Chengxian's appearance, Li Xiuman felt a little funny, and said gently.
"I'm a writer, and I don't need to make any announcements! What do you want an assistant for? Zheng Chengxian understood what Li Xiuman meant, and replied casually while drinking water nonchalantly.
"It's good to have someone to help you run errands, not to mention that you always run around in a taxi, at least find someone to help you drive! With your current net worth, you don't have a car, it's really unreasonable! Li Xiuman's eyes flashed with a sly glint and continued to persuade.
"Uncle Man doesn't mean to introduce your secretary to me, right?! I'm not blessed! Zheng Chengxian said jokingly, thinking that if Li Xiuman really introduced the secretary to him, then the friendship with ** would come to an end.
"What do you want to do, Secretary Shen has been doing it with me for a long time, and she is indispensable for many things, how can I introduce it to you!" Lee so-man sneered and responded to Jung Sung-hyun,
"If you need me, I can introduce others to you, and I still know a lot about the assistant line in our industry!"
"Then you're so troublesome Uncle Man, you'd better find a man! Women are more tired to deal with! Zheng Chengxian felt a little surprised, and seemed to underestimate Li Xiuman.
"Okay, okay, you hire someone, you have the final say!" Li Xiuman smiled and liked to chat with Zheng Chengxian more and more, they are all smart people who don't need to beat around the bush.
In the spacious office, two foxes, one big and one small, talked happily, testing each other and enjoying it.
"How are you doing!?" Zheng Chengxian asked casually, when he was in the UK, Quan Bao'er went to look for it once, and that time he had a good time with Quan Bao'er for a few days, and then made her clear what he was thinking, and now Zheng Chengxian still remembers Quan Bao'er's sad expression when he left.
"I've been busy with events in Europe and the United States lately, and the last time the song you wrote for her was very popular, it's been on the charts for several weeks!" mentioned that his beloved apprentice Li Xiuman also had something to say, and frequently looked at Zheng Chengxian, who didn't care, and stopped talking.
"That's good, as long as there are good songs on Bao'er's conditions, there is still a lot to be done if you want to lay a foundation in Europe and the United States!" Hearing that Kwon Bao'er seemed to be fine, Jung Sung-hyun breathed a sigh of relief.
I don't know if those who have rejected others are like this, always using 'he/she is doing well' to comfort the condemnation of their conscience.
"But it's hard to find good songs, if it's you." Seeing Zheng Chengxian looking at him, he hurriedly stopped his mouth, there is no need to hurt his anger for this.
"Uncle Man, it's not that I don't help Bao'er, but you know, I'm afraid that my help will give her a misunderstanding! I already have a girlfriend and I can't give her what she wants! Zheng Chengxian sighed and explained to Li Xiuman, hoping that these words could reach Quan Bao'er's ears.
"By the way, I haven't congratulated you on the success of your movie, but you have taught a good lesson to all Korean filmmakers! If a movie can cause such a big response, it is estimated that the whole of Korea will be you! It can be seen that Zheng Chengxian doesn't want to continue to talk about this, so Li Xiuman changed the topic.
"Okay Uncle Man, don't put a high hat on me, no matter how good it is, there is no money, as long as the movie can make money, as for whether it will have any big impact, it has nothing to do with me!" Jung Sung-hyun coped lazily.
"Are you short of money? Isn't it enough to make you tens of billions of dollars this movie!? "Li Xiuman has always been curious about why Zheng Chengxian wants to make so much money!
"It's not enough, it's not enough for the future!" Thinking of the blow suffered by his beloved woman in the future, Zheng Sung-hyun felt an urgency in his heart.
"Future ???" Li Xiuman was puzzled!