On July 1, a major event occurred in the Korean film industry, which was the day when the South Korean government officially began to implement the new "film quota system", for which the Korean Film Producers Association decided to suspend all film shooting today, and organized people in the film industry to hold a protest demonstration entitled "Restoring the Film Quota System and Blocking the Free Trade between South Korea and the United States" to prevent the implementation of this system.

The original "film quota system" stipulates that all theaters in South Korea must screen at least 146 days of locally produced films a year, and the remaining 219 days are free competition between domestic and foreign films.

In these 219 days, the competition between Korean films and foreign films represented by American Hollywood films has won less and lost more, although almost every year there are high-grossing Korean films born, but most of them rely on the "film quota system", and now that the new film quota system has been introduced, the original 146 days are only 73 days left, and Korean filmmakers can't help but worry that the prospects of Korean films will be extremely bleak, and then smash their jobs. And this is the most important reason for the protests and demonstrations of filmmakers.

As for the film quota system, the reason why it is linked to the "Korea-US free trade" is that the United States has included the implementation of the reduction of Korean film quotas as a precondition for the South Korea-US free trade talks, and the South Korean government has no choice but to make a compromise and choose to sacrifice the interests of Korean filmmakers in order to obtain more economic benefits in other aspects of this trade negotiation. In other words, the fuse was lit by the Americans, which is why filmmakers shouted "stop free trade between South Korea and the United States."

And this kind of protest is not the first time, as early as the beginning of February this year, after the South Korean government's decision to reform the film quota system was announced, film people have already held a demonstration of about 5,000 people, and from February 4th, the host of this demonstration also sent movie stars to hold a "one-day peaceful demonstration", and it continued until July 1, among which there are heavyweight superstars, such as Ahn Sung-ki, Jang Dong-jian, Choi Min-sik, etc., and Lee Joon-gi, who was in the limelight because of "The King's Man" at that time, also participated in this "one person one-day peaceful demonstration", on February 12, at Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul held a protest sign "stupidly" protested for a day.

Yes, in Jang Sung-won's opinion, this is indeed a bit silly, because the South Korean government simply paid little attention to the protests of filmmakers, and it has always been "you show your authority, I will do my thing", and finally this resolution to reduce the number of film quota days was still passed at the South Korean State Council. Now, when this new system is officially implemented, filmmakers have once again held large-scale demonstrations and protests, and it is estimated that their efforts have been in vain.

Although they knew that their efforts were in vain, many film actors and film crews still participated, and the reason for this was that in addition to some people who were really worried about their future and wanted to fight, more people did not dare to disobey the orders of the film production association and the agency.

As for Zhang Chengyuan, he also received an invitation to attend from relevant film people, and knew that although this was just an invitation, it was actually equivalent to an order, if he refused, then he would definitely have a lot of trouble in the film industry in the future, thinking that it would not be very difficult anyway, and thinking that Ha Ji Won, Moon Geun Young and others would also very likely participate, he could take this opportunity to get along with them, so he agreed. In addition, during the parade, there were many people and events, and there might be some accidents, so he had to rush to protect Ha Ji Won and Moon Geun Young.

On July 1st, because almost all films were required by the Film Producers Association to suspend filming for a day, so that the film actors and crew could free up time to participate in the demonstrations, Zhang Chengyuan did not have to film again that day, and because the demonstrations did not start at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, before that, he had no other notices to do, idle and bored, so he ran to visit Xiao Jing, at this time she was just playing at home during the holidays, and in a few days she will go to the ** company as a trainee, this kind of big event, as an elder brother, he, How can you ignore it?

After playing with Little Crystal until four o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Chengyuan drove to Maronier Park on University Road, where today's filmmakers are going to gather. The reason for choosing this place may be that Maronier Park was formerly known as Seoul National University, the first university in Korea, and although Seoul National University has long since relocated, it still retains the monument of Seoul National University, which is an important cultural symbol.

When I came to the park, it was about half past four in the afternoon, and at this time there were already countless people gathered here, in addition to the hundreds of filmmakers who had already arrived and sat on the ground, there were many people around the filmmakers who came to see the star's demeanor, most of them young men and women. After all, Daehae-ro was originally a lively place in Seoul with a strong atmosphere of youth culture.

Jang Sung-won raised his eyes and glanced at it, trying to find Ha Ji Won and Moon Geun Young in the crowd, but before he saw them, he had already seen Lee Joon-gi, a guy who was eye-catching wherever he went. Today he is wearing a black single jacket, a white T-shirt inside, and dark jeans underneath, but the simple outfit still makes him look extremely handsome and handsome, although he is sitting cross-legged with a serious expression and does nothing, but there are still dozens of media and hundreds of people not far away who take pictures of him from time to time.

After glancing at him, Zhang Chengyuan turned his gaze away and continued to look for his original target, and after a while, he found Ha Ji Won, but Wen Genying didn't see it, I don't know if she hasn't come yet, or if she doesn't want to come to this troubled water tonight, Zhang Chengyuan naturally hopes that she won't come, after all, this demonstration is meaningless.

At that moment, Jang Sung-won came out of the crowd with a peaked cap and his head down, wanting to walk to Ha Ji Won in a low-key manner, as for why he didn't say hello to Lee Joon-gi, he naturally didn't want to be noticed by too many people. It's a pity that his tall and toned figure, like Lee Joon-gi's face, is also a beautiful scenery that can attract people's attention wherever he goes, and he can't be low-key if he wants to, as soon as he appears, he is recognized, and various shouts such as "Jang Sung-won" and "Sung-won oppa" immediately sounded around him, until Jang Sung-won walked to Ha Ji-won and sat side by side with her, and the shouts gradually stopped.

At this time, Zhang Chengyuan didn't dare to wave to the fans, so many and nearly hundreds of film actors and actresses in front of him were sitting here quietly, silent, if he made a swaggering move, wouldn't he provoke public anger? I had to draw a scoop on my face and pretend to be serious and indignant, so that media reporters and people could take pictures or take pictures.

Seeing Zhang Chengyuan sitting next to her, Ha Zhiyuan was overjoyed, but his face was silent, he just glanced at Zhang Chengyuan slightly, nodded slightly, and then looked ahead again, looking like he didn't see Zhang Chengyuan sitting next to her, the atmosphere was serious at this time, although she had a lot to say to Zhang Chengyuan, but she didn't dare to speak.

Zhang Chengyuan squinted and glanced at Ha Ji Won, today she tied her hair, wore a peaked cap, a black undershirt, a white jacket, and a pair of jeans, she was dressed very casually, and she almost didn't wear any makeup on her face, but she was still beautiful and eye-catching. And sitting with Zhang Chengyuan, who is also a cap and white clothes today, looks very good, like a couple. Many well-intentioned people took pictures of them sitting side by side, and prepared to post them on their personal homepages or blogs after returning to attract viewers.

After a while, Wen Genying also came, and there was another big commotion, and Zhang Chengyuan hurriedly used his divine sense to "tell" her to come to him. Wen Genying was startled by Zhang Chengyuan's voice that suddenly sounded in her mind, and subconsciously looked for Zhang Chengyuan's figure, and almost instantly saw Zhang Chengyuan's familiar and stylish figure, and her face couldn't help but smile, but suddenly remembered tonight's theme and the agent's previous instructions, she immediately became serious again, and then hurriedly walked towards Zhang Chengyuan, and didn't go to the position that the agent originally arranged for her.

Her agent was a little puzzled at first, but after seeing Zhang Chengyuan, she suddenly realized, and she was no longer worried about Wen Genying's safety today, because with Zhang Chengyuan here, Wen Genying would definitely be safe tonight. I don't know when Zhang Chengyuan left a good impression in the heart of Wen Genying's agent as a "good brother who loves his sister very much".

Moon Geun-young sat on Jang Sung-won's right, and after sitting down, he nodded respectfully to Jang Sung-won, Ha Ji-won and the nearby senior actors, with a respectful look on his face, which made people feel good at first sight, and praised her in his heart for being very polite. Then she gently held Zhang Chengyuan's arm, regardless of whether the scandal with Zhang Chengyuan at her high school graduation ceremony would escalate.

As far as she is concerned, having Zhang Chengyuan by her side today makes her feel much more relieved, and in her heart, she does not understand this demonstration very well, and is even a little afraid, for fear that so many people will get together and there will be accidents. In early February, when Zhang Dongjian was conducting a "one-person peaceful demonstration", an elderly man passing by was knocked to the ground by a crowd of people, and almost caused an accident. And today there are more people demonstrating and more citizens gathering, so the possibility of accidents is greater.

At around 5 o'clock, almost everyone who should have come has arrived, and the demonstration officially began, first holding a protest pledge meeting that lasted for more than an hour, and more than 20 well-known film personalities or movie stars spoke as representatives, promoting their ideas of "sticking to the film quota system" and "blocking free trade between South Korea and the United States and safeguarding the sovereign country".

Jang Sung-won, Ha Ji-won, and Moon Geun-young, as the most popular stars, were also temporarily called to the stage, holding the draft prepared by the protest committee in advance, and reading it with emotion. Don't look at them as big stars, they usually have unlimited scenery, but sometimes they have to do something they don't want to do against their will, of course, this kind of thing can't go beyond their bottom line, and today's kind of reading the script and talking about the scene has no harm to themselves or the public anyway, so the three of them don't reject it much, they just think they are filming.

After the pledge meeting, the demonstration officially began, and the procession was divided into four phalanxes, with film directors, producers and cultural figures at the front of the front; The second phalanx is a representation of the film actors; After that, representatives of film and television departments of various universities and people from all walks of life; The last were the ordinary citizens who spontaneously participated in the demonstration.

Judging from the arrangement of these four phalanxes, it is clear that the real initiators and commanders of this demonstration and protest are the figures in the first phalanx, and they are the groups whose interests have suffered the most damage, and the actors, especially the star actors, are actually just pawns who are remotely controlled by them and waving their flags and shouting in front of the public. However, even if celebrities know this, they still have to charge forward for them and strive for more policy compensation and economic compensation from the government for them, because the fate and future of most celebrities are in their hands.

The procession started from Daehakro, passed through Jongno, and arrived at Gwanghwamun Citizen Park at the end, which took more than 1 hour. Jang Sung-won mixed in the actors' phalanx, walking side by side with Ha Ji Won, holding Moon Geun-young's left hand tightly with his right hand, holding a demonstration with protest words written on his left hand, and shouting a few words with the people next to him from time to time, but if you look closely, you will find that when others shout four or five sentences, he shouts at most, and other times he just opens his mouth and does not make a sound.

Ha Ji Won and Moon Geun Young, who were on his left and right, naturally noticed this, looked at him amusedly, and did not persuade him to work harder, because they themselves wanted to do this, but they had always followed the rules, and they really wanted to make them like Jang Sung-won not take this demonstration seriously, and they would be lazy if they wanted to, and they couldn't do it.

At nearly 8 o'clock, the demonstrator team arrived at Gwanghwamun Citizen Park, where according to the original plan, a fan autograph session of movie stars such as Jang Dongjian and Lee Jun-gi was planned to be held here to thank and win more support from the public. The temporary combination of Jang Sung-won, Ha Ji-won, and Moon Geun-young was sent out again, ready to sign autographs for fans.

More than a dozen seats were set up temporarily, and a row of top popular stars sat on it, including Jang Dong-jian, Lee Byung-hun, Lee Joon-gi, Kim Sun-ah, Jeon Do-yeon, Ha Ji-won, Jang Sung-won, Moon Geun-young...... A total of fifteen dazzling stars, any of which held a personal autograph session, I am afraid that it can gather thousands of fans, and at this time, fifteen people signed autographs for fans together, which immediately detonated the scene, and fans poured in, vying to ask for autographs from their favorite stars.

Ha Ji Won, Jang Sung Won, and Moon Geun Young were still sitting together this time, seeing that there were more and more people gathered behind them, and even began to push and shove, and the three of them signed their names quickly, but they were worried that if they continued like this, the scene would get out of control. Not only the three of them were worried, but the others were also worried, so after about ten minutes, the autograph session was forced to be suspended, because they were so worried that there would be a tragedy under the push of the fanatical fans, and if that was the case, the nature of the demonstration would be completely degraded, and even condemned by the whole country.

After the autograph session was canceled, under the loud voices of the stars, the fans regained their composure, and then, a "cultural festival" was held, first let the singers invited in advance perform, and then let the stars come to the stage to make a declaration, the content of the declaration is almost exactly the same as the previous protest pledge meeting, all of which are talking about "restoring the film quota system" and "opposing free trade between South Korea and the United States". He actually told him to go up and read the manuscript.

Of course, although he was bored in his heart, he would never show it, but he acted like he didn't understand the government's decision, but he didn't understand, he didn't indignant, and he didn't scold loudly, and he didn't stand out among the stars with fierce words and generous expressions, because he didn't bother to do anything that offended the government.

At about 10 o'clock in the evening, the demonstration finally ended, and everyone dispersed, Jang Sung-won, Ha Ji Won, and Moon Geun-young took this opportunity to get together and sit down at Jang Sung-won's café, which happened to be not far from the gathering place where the procession was at its highest, and it was only less than a 10-minute drive.

Sitting in the VIP room, Zhang Chengyuan said: "Today's demonstration feels like a farce no matter how you look at it!" ”

In his mind, most of the demonstrations in South Korea are a farce, and South Koreans seem to be very fond of demonstrations, whenever there is an international dispute or domestic conflict, or a certain government policy harms the interests of some groups, there will be a procession on the streets, Jang Sung-won can see almost every ten days and a half months, and this demonstration of film people is the first time he has experienced it personally.

Wen Genying smiled and said nothing, even if she thought so in her heart, she wouldn't say it, because she wouldn't criticize others.

Ha Ji Won persuaded: "Cheng Yuan, don't say this kind of thing again in the future, so as not to offend a large number of people." ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "Naturally, I won't say it, I just hope that this is the last demonstration I have participated in in my life." ”

At the moment, the three of them talked about their recent work and life, Wen Genying originally wanted to devote herself to her studies after the start of college in March this year, but before the end of the first semester, she was asked by the agency to enter the crew of "Summer Without Love", and began the filming of a new movie, which is the first movie she made as an adult, and the role she played is also very special, she is a blind girl, she is not very repulsive to this role, but the slightly troublesome thing is that she has to take care of her studies while filming, Fortunately, she has long been used to this situation, because she is doing well for the time being.

As for Ha Ji Won, the movie "The Miracle of Bandung Street" she is filming is almost finished, but even after the filming of this movie is over, she can't be idle, because she has agreed to the kind invitation of KBS TV to participate in the costume drama "Hwang Jin-yi". And to play the role of Huang Zhenyi, an ancient famous prostitute, you need to practice her talents in guqin, dance, calligraphy, painting and other aspects for a long time, and with Ha Ji Won's filming habits, she will definitely do her best to play this role well, and strive to be perfect, and she will definitely be very busy at that time, so I am afraid that it will be difficult for Zhang Chengyuan to see her at that time.

Zhang Chengyuan pondered for a while and asked, "Sister Hailin, when will this TV series start filming?" ”

Ha Ji Won said: "It should start filming in September and broadcast in October." ”

Zhang Chengyuan said regretfully: "In this case, I'm afraid I won't be able to cooperate with Sister Hailin again." "He has always wanted to co-produce a TV series with Ha Ji Won again, and then have a good relationship in the play, but "Rush Hour 3" will start filming at the end of July, and it will take three months, or even longer, so it will be impossible for him to cooperate with Ha Ji Won in "Hwang Jin Yi", and if he wants to cooperate, he will have to wait until at least next year.

Ha Ji Won said: "Do you want to cooperate with me again?" If it doesn't work this time, then next time, it shouldn't be too long. She also wants to work with Jang Sung-won one more time or more.

Wen Genying suddenly said: "Brother, I also want to cooperate with you, except for a pair of emotionless brothers and sisters in "Blue Life and Death Love" before, we have not cooperated, I want to play a love drama with you, preferably a TV series, so that you can love for a longer time!" ”

Zhang Chengyuan patted her head and said: "Okay, I also have this intention, being able to act with the national sister will definitely greatly increase my popularity!" ”

On the same day, the three made an agreement to cooperate with each other on a TV series in Jang Sung-won's café. As for whether it can be realized, when it will be realized depends on the situation in the future.