The good results achieved by "Those Years" in the overseas market probably made some people's brains dizzy, seeing that some people couldn't wait to buckle the "hope of Korean films" on their heads, and also counted on him to lead Korean films to counterattack Hollywood, Lee Junxi couldn't sit still.

South Korean Cinema Against Hollywood Blockbusters?

Just kidding!

Not to mention that the two sides are a few light years apart in the level of special effects, just in terms of the storytelling of the movie, Korean movies and Hollywood blockbusters are not on the same level.

"Those Years" was a big hit in South Korea and has also achieved good results in Asia, but when you take it to the American film market, it's strange to sell pants without losing money.

To put it bluntly, "Those Years" is a niche at best in the category of world cinema, although there are many campus-themed movies in Hollywood every year, but it is not the same thing as "Those Years" at all.

There is also the "Monster of the Han River", which has been pinned on by countless Korean filmmakers, and its special effects level is already top-notch in South Korea, but in front of Hollywood blockbusters, at best, it is a product of the last century, and it is not worth mentioning at all.

So, face up to the gap!

What Lee Jun-hee has to do now is to cool down those who are hot-headed, and not to burn out their brains on impulse.

The interview arranged by Ms. Lee came from the Chosun Ilbo, the most influential news outlet in South Korea and the oldest and most widely circulated newspaper in the Republic of Korea.

Founded on March 5, 1920, Chosun Ilbo is recognized by the Korean ABC Association as the most widely subscribed newspaper in Korea.

According to the survey results of major research agencies in South Korea, Chosun Ilbo ranks first in South Korea in terms of reading rate, influence, and fairness.

Known as the critic of Korean journalism and the Korean Eye, Chosun Ilbo is widely recognized at home and abroad for its largest circulation and influence, and its circulation ranked 10th in the world in a survey of famous American opinion magazines in 1999. IN THE 2000 EDITION OF THE WORLD PRESS ASSOCIATION'S WORLDPRESSTRENDS, IT WAS RANKED FIRST IN KOREA IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF COPIES CIRCULATED, SUBSCRIPTION RATE, SALES VOLUME, AND OTHER MAJOR INDEXES RELATED TO NEWSPAPERS.

In particular, since the other two major paper media in South Korea, Dong-A Ilbo and JoongAng Ilbo, joined the newspaper circulation verification agency in 2002 to be verified, Chosun Ilbo has indisputably become the most influential news media in South Korea in terms of circulation, accounting for about 30 percent of the Korean newspaper market in terms of average daily circulation.

Chosun Ilbo's coverage is mainly focused on politics, economy, and people's livelihood, and there is not much involvement in the entertainment field, but this time is different.

Lee Jun-hee has become a special phenomenon in South Korea at the moment. The influence of the movies he starred in, the songs he wrote, and the songs he sang on Koreans has reached a point where it is impossible to ignore.

Today's interview with Lee Jun-hee at NRG is a reporter named Kim Jun-dae, who is in his forties and looks very kind, but those eyes make Lee Jun-hee clearly see the shrewdness.

The interview was held in the conference room of the NRG company, and there were only two people in the conference room of the university, Lee Jun-hee and Kim Jung-dae, who greeted each other and sat opposite each other.

"Lee Jun Hee XI! I don't think we need to be polite. Get started now! "Kim Jong-dae gives people the impression that he is a resolute character.

Li Junxi smiled and nodded: "Yes!" Trouble seniors come here today, it's really troublesome seniors! ”

Kim Jung-dae also smiled: "It's okay! All right! We now move on to the whole, Lee Jun Hee XI! Recently, your company made zuò, published "Those Years. The Girl We Chased Together has achieved great results in South Korea, and has also achieved very good results in Asia, and of course, there have been some things that have broken out before. Although it turned out to be nothing, do you think it will affect the results of the final movie? ”

Lee Jun-hee thought briefly for a moment and said, "Movies can be welcomed by everyone. This is a gratifying thing, as for the things that happened, it is not convenient for me to make an evaluation now, after all, South Korea is a legal society, and those who spread rumors and frame will be punished, and it is impossible to say that there is no impact on the movie itself, but I think that although the impact is there, there are more good aspects, at least the gentleman who claimed that I plagiarized his novel did a free promotion for my movie! ”

After Li Junxi finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing, and Kim Zhengda also smiled and nodded: "Regarding the movie itself, I also think there is no need to say anything this time, the achievement represents a qiē, here I want to congratulate Li Junxi XI!" ”

"Thank you!"

Next, is the main topic of this interview: "Now some domestic film practitioners regard Lee Jun-hee XI as the hope of Korean film revival, how about it?" Does this make you feel stressed? ”

Li Junxi rubbed his temples and said with a wry smile: "Of course there will be pressure, and I think those seniors have a high evaluation of me, and I can't afford it now, after all, so far, I have participated in the screenwriting and acted in only two movies, compared with those seniors who have struggled in the film field for decades, my qualifications are still too shallow, and I am far from being able to take on this important responsibility." ”

Kim Jong-dae couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Lee Jun-hee XI! Are you shirking your responsibilities? ”

"Huh?" Li Junxi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, "Sort of!" I have always felt that whether a country's film industry can develop or not is not something that can be decided by one person, not to mention, my current identity is just an artist, don't you think it is a little ~~~~~~~ to put such an important responsibility on my shoulders"

"It's hard to be strong!?"

Li Junxi smiled slyly: "I didn't say that!" ”

Kim Jong-dae is a little helpless, he is a senior journalist and has interviewed many people, including some political figures, but it is the first time he has encountered such a cunning person as Lee Jun-hee.

"Alright! Let's change the question, how long do you think it will take for Korean films to compete with Hollywood blockbusters? ”

It's another question, Lee Jun-hee suddenly felt speechless, he really can't understand why the self-confidence of the Korean people always comes so inexplicably, once they make a little achievement in a certain field, they can't wait to be able to conquer the world in this field, is the world so easy to conquer?

If that were the case, there wouldn't be so much strife in this world!

The development of any thing must be gradual and gradual, beyond the law of development of things, it is difficult to be prominent for a long time in time, after all, the foundation is unstable.

Lee Jun-hee thought for a while and said, "At present, this is a difficult task to complete!" ”

"How so!?"

"In terms of technology alone, the gap between the Korean film industry and the American film industry is currently difficult to bridge, and the development of American Hollywood has gone through hundreds of years, how many years has Korean films started? This is a question of foundation, what the Korean film industry needs to do now is to accumulate, slowly accumulate experience, accumulate technology, and do a good job of yourself first, so that you can think about surpassing others! ”

When Kim Jong-dae heard this, he just smiled faintly and said, "Lee Jun-hee XI!" Isn't that too pessimistic? ”

"Nope! This is a problem of the law, it is the law of development, now Korean films do not have such strength, this is a fact, even in Asia, the Korean film industry is not the most developed, China, Japan's film industry is more perfect than South Korea, the development is better, this is the gap, we can't always think about how to lead others before we do our best, that's not self-confidence, but blindness! ”

Compared with other natives of South Korea, the biggest difference between Lee Jun Hee is that he is always calm, does not be arrogant, and is willing to face up to the gap, which happens to be what Koreans generally lack.

Just like now, "Those Years" was a success, so Koreans burst with self-confidence, feeling that it is not too far away to dominate the Asian film industry and fight against Hollywood, but in fact?

The gap still exists!

Kim Jung-dae is obviously not a person who is arrogant, as a reporter, he can also look at problems from a realistic point of view, although he is not good at the film field, but he also thinks that what Lee Jun-hee said is very reasonable, and the current people are indeed a little self-confident.

"Lee Jun Hee XI! I agree with you, but I think that if a country's film industry wants to develop, it does need a leading figure, what do you think? ”

Li Junxi nodded: "Yes!" There is a need for such a person, and I wish it was me, but at the moment, I don't have the ability to do so! ”

"So what do you want to do next, so that you can make yourself capable of this?"

Li Junxi was speechless, how could anyone be so confident in him!?

I have to let him be this so-called leader!

Don't they understand the truth of shooting a bird in the head?

If Lee Jun-hee has now achieved an achievement that all Korean filmmakers look up to, then he doesn't mind being the leader, but the problem is that his current achievements are really a bit out of his hands, two movies, although he is a screenwriter and starring, but the movie itself has a director.

In order not to leave people with an image of evading responsibility, Lee Jun-hee can only say: "Continue to make zuò movies, make excellent works for everyone to enjoy, and slowly accumulate, this is the only thing I can do now, as for the revitalization of the Korean film industry, this is not something I can do alone, I need all Korean filmmakers to work together to achieve it!" (To be continued......)