If you ask someone, 'Do you know who are the Korean film directors?' If it's such a question, Korean natives may name Lee Chang-dong, Kim Ki-duk, Kang Dikyu and others because their work has won many awards.

However, if the object of the inquiry is a person from the Celestial Empire or an island country, then the first name to be put forward is Guo Zairong. Although the only honor he received as a director was nominated for the Best Director Award at the Blue Dragon Film Festival in 2004 for "If Love Has Providence", Kwak Jae-yong is much more famous than several other big-name Korean directors in the Celestial Empire and the island country, and the reason is simple, because he made a movie called "My Sassy Girlfriend".

"My Sassy Girlfriend" released in 2001, although it was not able to bring Guo Jae-yong a personal award that belonged to him, only fulfilled Cha Tae-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun, and let them win the best male newcomer, best actress and a pair of popularity awards that year, but because of the craze caused by the movie, Kwok Jae-yong, who made this movie, still received great attention and rose to the point of being hot.

is very famous, but he has not won the honor of best director, ordinary people may not be careful, but some poisonous critics in the circle will comment on Guo Zairong's 'famous'.

And after "My Savage Girlfriend" and "If Love Has Providence", Guo Zairong's "Me and My Girlfriend", "Savage Sister", "My Machine Qì Girlfriend", "Daisy", etc., all belong to the kind that sounds very good. But the actual box office revenue is not ideal. This kind of development just gave the poisonous critics a mouthful, so. Director Guo Zairong's status and situation in the Korean film industry are becoming more and more embarrassing.

If you want to pursue new development, you must make a breakthrough. And the so-called breakthrough, there can be two kinds. One is to change his style and shoot a work with a different feeling to cater to Korean moviegoers; The second is to change places, no longer limited to Korea, but to try other places. Keep your style and try to appeal to moviegoers from other regions.

Perhaps it was his insistence on himself that made Guo Zairong choose the second way - from around 08, Guo Zairong moved the focus of his work out of South Korea. It began to develop in the circle of the island nation and the Celestial Empire. For example, "My Machine Qì Girlfriend" is a work made in an island country, and "Women Are Not Bad", "The Piano of Steel", "Tang Dynasty Crisis", and "Wake Up Love" are all works in the Celestial Empire.

Although the current Li Jingyuan is a Korean, before he was reborn, he was an authentic Celestial Empire. In terms of cognition and thinking, it still maintains a certain degree of inertia. Thereupon. When he thought of finding a film director to shoot the TV series "My Love from the Star", the name Guo Zairong first came to his mind.

The more I think about it, the more appropriate it is, that is, Li Jingyuan's thoughts after thinking of Guo Zairong.

The first is stylistically appropriate. "You from the Star" is originally a TV series with fantasy elements, and there are a lot of incredible clips in the plot.

And Guo Zairong's style is just right for such a script. From his famous work "My Sassy Girlfriend" to the later filming of "My Machine Qì Girlfriend" and other films, it can be seen that Guo Zairong is a director who can be sensational and funny.

Other than that. Guo Zairong's works are also relatively bright on the picture, which belongs to the kind of style that is delicate and sober with a hint of playfulness.

I won't say what kind of picture style the original "My Love from the Star" is. After Lee Kyung-won decided to play the heroine and heroine by himself and Jessica. In order not to feel abrupt, and to make it easier for himself and Jessica to show their acting skills, the style of the film had to be slightly adjusted to match Li Jingyuan and Jessica.

In Li Jingyuan's thinking, it includes the idea of adding some interesting ideas to the new version of "You from the Star", and the picture should be brighter, and it is best to add some interesting elements while ensuring the emotional line.

No matter from which point of view, Guo Zairong's personal style can just correspond to and meet Li Jingyuan's expectations for the new version of "You from the Star".

And then the schedule should also be suitable.

Although Li Jingyuan did not pay special attention to Guo Zairong's movements before crossing rebirth, he probably also knew that Guo Zairong had not moved since he filmed the works of "My Savage Girlfriend", "Savage Senior Sister", and "My Machine Qì Girlfriend". After the crossing, Lee Kyung-won learned more information and learned the fact that Kwak Jae-yong had not filmed in South Korea in recent years.

When I went to find Guo Zairong at this time, there would probably be two situations - either he happened to be shooting movies abroad at this time, or he was simply in a rest period.

Let's start with the case of 'just in the working period'. As long as he has not yet been put into the real filming, as long as Li Jingyuan comes to the door with "The Girl from the Star", Guo Zairong is very likely to put down the preparatory work in his hand and take over the script of Li Jingyuan instead.

The reason is very simple, one is because Guo Zairong was forced to go abroad to develop, and deep down in his heart, he still wants to make more achievements in the circle in South Korea. And Lee Kyung-won and "My Love from the Star" are from South Korea, for Guo Jae-yong, it is undoubtedly a good opportunity to return to the Korean circle, even if it is just a TV series and not a movie, Guo Jae-yong will not give up casually.

Second, it is because of Li Jingyuan's generosity. It's not that he will use money to smash Guo Zairong and give him much compensation. Instead, Li Jingyuan will give enough funds to the point of excessive funding during the filming of "You from the Stars". In Lee Kyung-won's words, it's 'filming this drama with the way and investment in filming'.

Generally speaking, only American dramas would have such a large investment. In South Korea, there is only one "IRIS" that is the same routine. There are no financial restrictions at all, and there is no time limit (Li Jingyuan's plan is to shoot all the episodes at once.) and then negotiate with the TV station about the start of broadcasting), just think about shooting the best film, such conditions are absolutely fantastic for every director, how can Guo Zairong not be impressed?

Of course, this is not to say that there are no negative factors at all.

For example, Lee Kyung-won decided to play the male and female leads, which may make Guo Jae-yong disgusted, from the director's point of view. He is likely to think that Li Jingyuan just wants to give his girlfriend a gift, and he will not really take filming TV series as a job.

Also, during the filming of the TV series. The most vocal people are producers, screenwriters, and directors. The director's right to speak can only be ranked third.

In "You from the Star", the producer will also be served or designated by the investor as usual, that is to say, Li Jingyuan, as an investor, can first take the producer's right to speak. And then. He is also a screenwriter, so he can retain the right to speak as a screenwriter at the same time.

In other words, if Guo Zairong accepts the invitation to be the director, his right to speak in the crew will definitely not be as good as that of Li Jingyuan, an actor, from Guo Zairong's point of view, if Li Jingyuan doesn't do the whole thing, but if Li Jingyuan is not so face-giving, then he will be embarrassed. As a director. When you encounter such a situation, it will be more or less difficult. Perhaps, Guo Zairong will refuse the invitation for this reason.

In order to get things done. Li Jingyuan felt that he should be looking for a relationship, so he asked someone to contact Guo Zairong first.

After thinking about it and picking up his mobile phone, Li Jingyuan dialed Cha Taehyun's phone.

Some people may say, doesn't Li Jingyuan still know Li Cangdong? If he had been asked to contact Guo Zairong, wouldn't things have gone more smoothly?

Maybe it's a little smoother, but the feeling and attitude are not right. Li Cangdong is Guo Zairong's predecessor, and his gains in achievements (awards) are greater than Guo Zairong's, and his status in the circle is also higher than Guo Zairong's (Li Cangdong is a senior member of the Film Association), if you use his relationship to contact Guo Zairong, then you will feel some pressure from Guo Zairong's point of view.

was worried that because he was a producer and screenwriter, the director Guo Zairong would be under too much pressure and not take over the director's job, how could Li Jingyuan use his high-level connections to put pressure on Guo Zairong at this time?

On the other hand, contacting Guo Jae-yong through Guò Cha Tae-hyun's relationship can make Guo Jae-yong feel enough sincerity. After all, from a certain point of view, Guo Jaerong can be regarded as Cha Taehyun's mentor, and Li Jingyuan came to the door as Cha Taehyun's friend, which is equivalent to putting himself in a low-profile position at the beginning. When Lee Kyung-won shows his attitude, Kwok Jae-yong may not have the idea that he 'can't cope with it' because he is both a producer and a screenwriter.

"Brother, what are you doing?" The phone rang for a while before it was connected, and after it was connected, Li Jingyuan heard a noisy sound again, and thought that he had dialed the wrong number, but after looking again, it was indeed Cha Taehyun's number. Somewhat unclear about the situation, Li Jingyuan asked.

"Ahh Don't make a fuss~! There was a strange cry from Cha Tae-hyun on the other end of the phone, and then it was a little quieter, so that Li Jingyuan could hear his voice: "Oh, it's Jingyuan, I'm drinking, and I'm ...... with Brother Jidong." ”

"Is it Jing Yuan? Let him come over quickly~! Maybe I heard Cha Tae-hyun's words, and another voice shouted, it seemed to be a woman, and she was quite arrogant.

"Brother, that's Sister Xiaoli, right? Are you drinking with her? By the way, you said that there is also Brother Jidong, are you now temporarily starring in "We Are Married" filmed by Sister Xiaoli and Brother Jidong? "If others can't hear it, how can Li Jingyuan not hear Li Xiaoli's voice? Referring to the fact that Kim Jidong was also there, Li Jingyuan couldn't help but guess.

"No, no, it's just that we're drinking ourselves, are you coming?" As he spoke, he grunted, and it seemed that Cha Tae-hyun had been poured another glass. After drinking, Cha Taixian remembered and asked again: "By the way, what are you looking for me?" You're not looking for me to drink, are you? ”

"I ......."

"Ahh Li Jingyuan~! Didn't I ask you to come here? What are you doing with your ramblings~! I'm your sister Xiaoli, you can't watch it yourself. Also, what is there to say, we are drinking happily. Don't call to find trouble~! "As soon as he said the word 'I', Li Jingyuan heard a series of numbers on the phone, and it was obvious that the phone in Cha Taehyun's hand was snatched away by Li Xiaoli.

After talking to himself, Lee Hyo-ri didn't care that Lee Kyung-won still hadn't told Cha Tae-hyun about anything, so he hung up the phone directly.

Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Li Jingyuan couldn't help but feel a little toothache: "Hiss~~." This sister is too drunk, right? ”

Cha Tae-hyun is a very alcoholic person, and before getting married, he once had the experience of sleeping drunk in a garbage heap. It can be seen how much he has drunk. And after getting married, because he had to take on the responsibilities of the family, he reduced the number of times he drank a little, and the amount was also less.

But. It doesn't matter if you drink too much or too little. The length of time you drink doesn't change much. As soon as it is served, it is at least drunk in the middle of the night. This is a law that cannot be shaken.

If he doesn't go over and explain the matter to Cha Taehyun now, then Li Jingyuan can only wait until tomorrow night to contact him. (I can't contact him when I'm drinking, and after that, Cha Tae-hyun will definitely have another hangover day, and I'll have to wait until tomorrow afternoon to recover my spirits.) Things are in a hurry, not too late, and Li Jingyuan is not the character to put things on the next day. So after hanging up the phone and hesitating for a while, he still stood up and put on his coat. According to the address sent by Lee Hyo-ri, they found the restaurant where they were having dinner.

"Coming? Why is it so slow? Come here, come here, punish three glasses before talking~! The restaurant was quite far away, and Li Jingyuan drove for half an hour to rush over, and just entered the door of the private room under the leadership of the waiter, and he was warmly welcomed by Li Xiaoli.

"Sister, can you not be so ruthless? Isn't it a show, are you just going to make it easy for me? Seeing that Li Xiaoli went to get the bottle again and was about to pour it again, Li Jingyuan quickly grabbed her hand and begged for mercy first. Although Li Jingyuan will definitely not have any problems after drinking three cups, but at this time, she can't get used to Li Xiaoli's temper, as long as she is energetic, it will not be a matter of three cups. There are still things that haven't been explained to Cha Taehyun, Li Jingyuan can't die before he finishes talking about business, right?

"Mother-in-law, are you still a man? Hurry up and drink it~! The hand holding the wine glass let Li Jingyuan hold it, and replaced it with someone else, and he might have given up at this time. However, what kind of ordinary person is Lee Hyo-ri? Instead, she directly held the bottle with her other hand and pointed it at Li Jingyuan's mouth.

"......, sister, you are my sister~! Let's take a breath first, and I'll definitely enjoy it with you later, okay? Fortunately, Li Xiaoli didn't lift the bottom of the bottle and poured wine directly on Li Jingyuan, thinking that he was almost choked by the wine, Li Jingyuan's expression became even darker.

"Okay, okay, that's boring." Seeing that Li Jingyuan took the bottle and took a big sip, Li Xiaoli was satisfied, and temporarily let Li Jingyuan sit back in his place.

"Brother Jidong, Brother Zhong Min, Sister Zhen'er, Brother Zhiyuan, Brother Taixian, hello." At this time, Li Jingyuan had the opportunity to say hello to the other people in the private room, but fortunately, the people present were all acquaintances, and finally Li Jingyuan was not rude because the greeting was not timely enough.

"Come on, let's eat something first." I had just seen the process of Li Jingyuan being poured wine by Li Xiaoli, and Jin Jidong was very considerate at this time and handed Li Jingyuan a package of meat first.

"Jing Yuan, come and sit here~." Li Zhen, who was sitting closest to Li Jingyuan, moved slightly to the side and gave him a place.

"Sister Zhen'er, I'd better sit next to Brother Taixian, I have something to do with him." Although Li Jingyuan was very grateful for his kindness, because her position was far away from Cha Taehyun, and it was Lee Hyo-ri next to her, Li Jingyuan still shook his head, and then sat down next to Cha Taehyun.

"Ya~, ya~! If you have something to say, what are you squeezing? My barbecue was almost squeezed out by you~! "You have to nag a few words when you have anything to do, this is Cha Taehyun's characteristic, no, because of Li Jingyuan's actions, he can't help but nag again.

"Brother, I have something serious to ask you for help. To help me do this, I'll treat you to the highest quality Kobe beef, which is 100 grams and 5,000 dollars. The relationship is very familiar, so naturally there is no need to be polite, and there is no need to care about the occasion and atmosphere, Li Jingyuan said as he took out a bag from his bag.

"What is this? Script? "In the end, it was an actor, even if he didn't open the bag, just touched it with his hand, and Cha Tae-hyun knew that the bag contained the script book he was most familiar with.

"Well, the script. I prepared it for myself and Jessica, and I wanted to find director Kwak Jae-yong to lead the shooting. Aren't you familiar with director Kwok Jae-yong? I'm here to ask you for help and intercede. ”

"For yourself and Jessica, wait, do you mean you're going to star with Jessica as the lead actor and heroine in this script?" I've listened to all the words, but from Cha Taehyun's point of view, the previous paragraph is more explosive. Curious and surprised, he couldn't help but ask Li Jingyuan. (To be continued......)