Chapter 30: A Single Woman with Ulterior Motives

Yeouido MBC Screening Building, Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul

Gao Dongshan has been very depressed these days, and he has directed many TV series, but he is not as troublesome as this one, the key is because he met a very picky screenwriter, looking at Li Hana who was sitting opposite him and was holding a photo to select, his brows furrowed.

"Screenwriter Li Ha Na, do you think there is a suitable actor?" Although he was a little irritable in his heart, Gao Dongshan still asked politely.

Because of the rapid development of Korean dramas, whether a TV series can sell well is often related to the plot. As long as you can match the projection shooting standards of the TV station, then you can do it. And now it's easy to make the picture look good, but a brilliant script is not so easy to get, so the status of Korean screenwriters is slowly rising.

Over the years, the status of screenwriters in the ministers of major TV stations has far surpassed that of directors, which is also a status quo in South Korea.

Although Gao Dongshan didn't show it, if a person has an opinion about himself, you can feel it, so Li Hana can also understand Gao Dongshan's opinion now, but she is really not looking for trouble, she just wants to keep improving. After all, there are so many screenwriters now, let's just talk about the Hong sisters, although "Big" and "The Sun of the Lord" have not caused a lot of repercussions in recent years, they are still there.

Coupled with the recent rise of the popular screenwriter Park Ji-eun, Lee Ha-na feels a deep sense of crisis. You must know that South Korea is a very competitive country, especially in the Korean entertainment industry, the competition is very cruel, and if you can't write a blockbuster script, you will face yourself on the cold bench, or even go out directly. And Gao Dongshan in front of him is a director, or a big director who has filmed many TV series, and his long-term operation has made his position in MBC very solid, he can not be in a hurry, but he can't.

Although "Single Girl with Ulterior Motives" is a script that I spent a lot of time writing and spent a lot of effort on. Li Hana is also confident in her script, but she also has to pin her trust on the actors, for example, some popular artists can often save a TV series, and she believes that if her script is also played by some popular artists, it will definitely be very popular. Maybe it will be able to set off a big craze at that time, but the ideal is very full, but the reality is very cruel.

MBC said to himself that he would invite a good actor to play, and he looked forward to it for a long time before he found out that the heroine was just Lee Min-yeon, who came back after marriage, although Lee Min-yeon is also a good actor in the entertainment industry, but you must know that the actors Lee Ha-na was looking forward to at the beginning were actresses like Park Shin Hye, Jun Ji Hyun or Kim Tae-hee. However, although she was disappointed in her heart, Lee Ha Na would not really think about MBC to express her dissatisfaction, so she could only pin her remaining hopes on the actor.

"As an actor, this Xu Kangjun is good, and I think the role of the national sage should be very good if he plays it." Li Hana looked at Xu Kangjun's information and the performance of some of the previous TV series sent over, and commented.

Hearing this, Gao Dongshan also nodded in agreement, MBC now often likes to use some new actors to act, after all, MBC also has to consider the aesthetic fatigue of the public. According to MBC's idea, this TV series is also looking for a lot of new generation of Korean "little fresh meat" actors, and Seo Kangjun is obviously one of them.

"If it's just the actor, I think I might need to think about it again." Li Hana put down the recruitment in her hand and shook her head gently.

Seeing Li Hana say this, Gao Dongshan couldn't help frowning slightly, and he said: "If the actor is the protagonist, you don't have to worry, although you can't invite Hyun Bin and Zhang Dongjian, it is said that MBC is also talking about this matter with Zhu Xiangyu now." ”

"If it's Zhu Xiangyu, then there's no problem. He can definitely act in this drama well, and he hasn't starred in a new TV series for about 4 months since he starred in "GOODDOCTOR", which is similar to Lee Min-yeon's situation, I believe he should also need this screen opportunity! Hearing Gao Dongshan say this, Li Hana couldn't help but look forward to it, and finally had a decent starring role.

Seeing that Li Hana was no longer picky, Gao Dongshan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and joked with Li Hana cordially.

"Jingle Bell"

Just as Gao Dongshan was discussing some plot details in "Single Girl with Ulterior Motives" with Lee Ha Na, his mobile phone rang.

Picking up the phone, seeing that it was Li Yunxi, he couldn't help frowning slightly, and then glanced at Li Hana inquiringly, Li Hana smiled at him, signaling that he didn't have to worry about himself, just answer the phone.

"Hello director, I'm Yun Xi." After connecting the phone, Li Yunxi's eager voice came.

Gao Dongshan nodded lightly and said, "Well, is there anything going on today?" How did you suddenly remember to call me. ”

"Hey, director. Why do you say that, can't I call you to say hello without something? You're really breaking my heart, hey. Li Yunxi was not embarrassed by Gao Dongshan's blunt words, she chuckled and said to Gao Dongshan.

Because he had been sulking with Li Hana just now, he didn't control his tone for a while, and at this time, after Li Yunxi's joke, he couldn't help but realize that his attitude was very bad, thinking that Li Yunxi didn't provoke himself, and he didn't need to use others to get angry, so Gao Dongshan also laughed at this time, and said softly: "I'm sorry, Yunxi." It's my fault, I've been busy with the new TV series lately, so I'm a little confused. ”

Seeing Gao Dongshan mention the new TV series, Li Yunxi also knew that this was an opportunity, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Director, I heard that you are busy with a new TV series before, I believe it must be going well." ”

Hearing this, Gao Dongshan on the other side of the phone couldn't help but smile bitterly, but he didn't say anything, just said lightly: "It's okay, it's relatively smooth." ”

And when Li Hana saw Gao Dongshan say this, she couldn't help but have a bitter look on her face, and couldn't help but chuckle for a while. She felt a little embarrassed when she smiled, so she threw a look at Gao Dongshan apologetically, and it was precisely because of Li Hana's smile that the dissatisfaction that Gao Dongshan buried in her heart disappeared in this instant, in the end, the two of them were not both for the filming of the TV series.

Li Hana is so harsh on the actors because the script can be better interpreted, and she is worried about the quality of the filming will decline due to insufficient shooting time, thinking of this, Gao Dongshan's heart has also broadened, and he smiled and said to Li Yunxi: "Now as long as you choose the actor, you can start filming." ”

Gao Dongshan did not bluntly say that MBC was talking about cooperation with Zhu Xiangyu, after all, there was no accurate letter from there, if he revealed the news so early, it would easily become someone else's talking point, which led to MBC and Zhu Xiangyu discussing the results, he has directed many TV series, so this kind of thing is still known, and he is extra careful.

When Li Yunxi heard Gao Dongshan say this, his heart also relaxed a lot, it seems that the actor of the TV series has not yet been decided, thinking of this, Li Yunxi couldn't help but smile and said: "Director, I have a senior who just came back from abroad and wants to return to film and television dramas, I don't know if there are any vacancies in this TV series, can I let him have an interview." ”

Some children's words will be bad if they go around and around, so after Li Yunxi learned about the current TV series on the side, he decisively stated his purpose.

And Gao Dongshan saw that Li Yunxi suddenly recommended him to be a TV drama actor, he was slightly stunned at first, and then he couldn't help but notice that Li Yunxi said that this actor was her predecessor in Li Yunxi's words just now, and he couldn't help but be curious, you must know that Li Yunxi is now an actor who debuted relatively early in South Korea, who will her predecessor be? It's just that if you are really a very powerful actor or an actor with very old qualifications, you should know a lot of directors in South Korea, how can you let a junior recommend it?

Gao Dongshan couldn't help asking, "Oh? As far as I know, Yunxi, you debuted very early, who can be called a senior by you? I'm a little curious, you might as well tell me who the senior you want to recommend is, even if I don't have a suitable role here, I know more directors, maybe there is a suitable one. ”

Seeing Gao Dongshan say this, Li Yunxi also knew that this was a favor that the directors used, and many directors were worried that the recommended person would not be suitable for their TV series or movie, which would affect their own shooting, so they would not pack their tickets. But he will not refuse directly, but wait and see.

Living in this circle, Li Yunxi understands this truth, so she didn't care, and chuckled: "My predecessor has been abroad for too long, so I don't understand the current situation in South Korea for a while when I come back this time." That's why I took it upon myself to speak to you for him, he was also a good actor before, called Kim Sungyeol, I don't know if you remember? ”

"Kim Sung-yeol? Which Kim Sungyeol shouldn't be the Choi Hanjie of "Coffee Prince No. 1 Shop", right? Gao Dongshan said with some surprise.

(PS: In these two days, because of the Chinese New Year, the two more may be sent a little later every day, please forgive me.) )