Chapter 49: Premiere

PS: Thank you very much for Juggs's tip, and I am very excited to give so many tips at one time. Fortunately, Juggs' two reminder tickets are on the 6,000-word mark, which is still enough to meet the requirements. After the 8th, it will be able to resume two updates a day, definitely more than 6,000 words, and occasionally there may be three more. In short, I try to do my best, and as for what makes me not want TJ, anyone who has read my books before should know it. I'm not for the money, but also won't go into the palace, because it's very sorry for the readers who have been supporting greatly. So I still make the same promise: as long as there is one person watching, I will finish the book.

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"Brother Yuan, why did you say that the director finished work so early today and invited us to eat, will the sun rise in the west tomorrow?" Feng Zixi asked as he pulled Jin Laiyuan, who had changed his clothes and left. According to Li Zhenshi's working hours, if he doesn't have a supper at night, he will never let anyone finish work, and it is common to stay up all night. After Feng Zixi joined the crew, for most of the month, he had three or four night-solvers, and he tried to shoot for 48 hours a day, but this experience was not good.

But after dinner today, director Lee Jin-seok called it a day at around eight o'clock, and asked all the staff and actors not to leave, and after returning to the city, please go to eat. This made Feng Zixi, who had already seen Li Zhenshi's workaholic's ability, predicting whether there would be anything bad about it. It's like another all-nighter, or going without sleep for several days in a row.

"Don't you know what day it is?" Jin Laiyuan was pulled by Feng Zixi, and when he heard his words, he asked suspiciously: "You don't really know, do you?" ”

"Should I know the truth?" Feng Zixi's expression is as ignorant as he is now, scratching his head, and recalling: "Could it be that today is the director's birthday?" That's why we called it a day early and invited us to eat to celebrate? ”

Jin Laiyuan slapped his head speechlessly, and said weakly: "Hey, Yigu! Are you stupid to catch up with the drama during this time? Remember, what day is today? Recall again, what is a special day today? ”

"What day is today?" Feng Zixi took out his mobile phone and looked at it, showing that it was Monday, August 26, 2002, a very ordinary day? Suddenly, a thought flashed, Feng Zixi grew his mouth and said, "Could it be?" Isn't it ...... today? ”

Jin Laiyuan saw that he finally reacted, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Finally remembered?" ”

"Alas! What kind of head am I? How can such an important day be forgotten. Feng Zixi patted his head hatefully. It turns out that today is the premiere day of [Red Bean Girl's Love], Li Zhenshi did not hesitate to end work early in order to let the entire crew be able to see the results of his hard work, and he also paid out of his own pocket to invite everyone to eat delicious food.

"Hurry up! It will take more than an hour to rush back to downtown Seoul, and Director Li has already booked a visit, and I heard an FD say that tonight there will be not only pork belly, but also ginseng and chicken soup? It was specially ordered by the director, saying that he wanted to make up for us. Jin Laiyuan kept swallowing saliva as he spoke, and it almost didn't come out.

Feng Zixi took Kwon Ji-hoon's car to Myeongdong's snack street, which is the only place in Seoul where you can catch all the snacks. In the evening, the shops on both sides of the street and the snacks in the small alleys attract many locals and tourists from outside Seoul. Feng Zixi often comes here alone to solve three meals a day, but after Kim Tae-hee moved into the apartment, he has been strictly forbidden, so he can only let Kwon Ji-hoon secretly buy fried shrimp, cold squid and teppanyaki grilled sausages from time to time to satisfy his appetite. …,

Director Lee Jin-seok chose a barbecue restaurant that is not too big, and according to Kwon Ji-hoon, the barbecue here is not only affordable, but also has a lot of portions, and many artists like to come here to eat and treat.

When Feng Zixi came in, people were already almost here, where Zhang Nara and Hong Enxi were chatting, and when they saw Feng Zixi coming in, they waved to him and said, "Zixi, come here." ”

"Sister Nala! Sister Eun-hee! How did you come so quickly? After sitting down, he took the teacup handed over by Zhang Nara with both hands and asked.

"We finished work earlier than you today, so we'll come here after changing our clothes. What about Laiyuan? Didn't you go with him? ”

"It should be almost there, you see, as soon as you say it, people will arrive." Before Feng Zixi could finish speaking, Jin Laiyuan ran in, still holding a few bottles of nutritious drinks in both hands.

"Brother Yuan! I didn't expect you to be so weak at a young age, and you still need to drink this to make up? Jin Laiyuan is only twenty-two years old this year, but he is the kind of big child who likes to play, and he is very compatible with everyone in the crew, and he takes care of Feng Zixi, a newcomer who is younger than himself and more talented than himself, and even asks Feng Zixi for acting skills and acting methods in turn. He and Zhang Nara are classmates in the drama department of Central University, and young people naturally have a lot of topics when they walk together, and the relationship between them is quite good.

"you! This is a tribute to Director Li and the screenwriter's eldest brother, and I am not allowed to drink this. Jin Laiyuan proudly raised the nutritious drink in his hand and said.

"Hey! It turned out to be bought to pat the horse. Zhang Nara and Jin Laiyuan are the most familiar, and they are not afraid of offending him, so they mocked to the fullest: "According to what you say, you don't need to be with this, but you sell it to the director and screenwriter, does it imply that they are old and can't do it?" ”

"Who can't!" Before Kim Rae-won answered, Li Zhenshi walked over with the screenwriter and an FD, and greeted the other staff members who had arrived along the way.

"Director Li, just now Brother Yuan said that you... Woooooo Feng Zixi wanted to fall into the well, but Jin Laiyuan sealed his mouth with one hand, if Feng Zixi really said it, I am afraid he will not be able to eat and walk around in the future.

"Look at you young people, you are energetic." Li Zhenshi didn't pay much attention to their fighting, and after beckoning everyone to sit down, he asked the restaurant to bring soju or beer.

In the entire crew, Feng Zixi is the only one who is not yet an adult. Although he doesn't drink less in the United States, this is South Korea, where he is less than 20 years old, and it is strictly forbidden to drink alcohol, whether it is a restaurant, a bar, or a supermarket, he will not sell alcohol to minors. So when everyone's cup was filled with soju or beer, only Feng Zixi had a bitter face, sitting there sullenly with a glass of orange juice, not to mention how aggrieved he was.

Li Zhenshi naturally saw Feng Zixi's declining appearance, who made him not yet an adult? Even Jang Nara and Hong Eun-hee can drink soju in big glasses, but he is worse than a girl, and he wants orange juice. took a small wine glass, poured a small half cup and sent it to Feng Zixi, Li Zhenshi said: "It's rare to be happy today, so I will allow you to have a small glass, but it can only be this small cup." ”

I didn't rejoice because I had wine to drink, and that small half glass of wine was probably not enough to moisten my throat, but it was better than nothing. Feng Zixi grinned and said: "Director Xie Luxi, or Director Li is reasonable, unlike some people, who only take care of themselves and will not be considerate at all." Although Feng Zixi did not name him, his eyes looked at Jin Laiyuan, and it could explain everything. This is still when he was pouring wine just now, Jin Laiyuan dangled in front of him with a wine glass, smelling and drinking, and praised "delicious" loudly after the last moment, which made Feng Zixi hate it so much, but there was nothing to be done. …,

Li Zhenshi looked at his watch, and the time was about the same, so he asked the restaurant to serve meat and vegetables, and watched TV while eating.

"Director Li, how many ratings do you say our TV series will be able to premiere?" Jin Laiyuan poured a full glass of wine for Li Zhenshi and asked intentionally or unintentionally.

After drinking all the wine in the wine glass, Li Zhenshi thought about it, and saw that the people around him were quiet, waiting for his answer, and couldn't help laughing: "Are you very nervous?" In fact, there is no need, this TV series is aimed at the public of all ages, and the ratings should be good. What's more, among our starring actors, there are also last year's strong celebrity Zhang Nara Xi and this year's topic character Zixi Xixi? So I expect the premiere to be watched no less than 15%. ”

"Really, will our drama really have 15%?" Jin Laiyuan didn't quite believe his ears and asked surely.

In South Korea, there are agencies that specialize in monitoring and analyzing TV program ratings, namely TST and AGB. These agencies are in direct contact and cooperation with the three major TV stations, and through the monitoring of each program produced by each TV station, they obtain accurate data to evaluate whether a TV series is popular with the public, and the TV station will also formulate advertising fees for that time period based on the data.

Feng Zixi didn't know much about the way South Korea calculated ratings, so he just sat quietly and listened. However, he also knew from it that in South Korea, TV dramas with ratings of more than 20% are successful, more than 30% are considered popular, more than 40% are already national TV dramas, and as for more than 50%, there are really few of them, and they can usually only reach this number in a single episode, and on average, I am afraid it is not very good. It is understood that only the [First Love] cooperated by Pei Yongjun and Lee Seungyan in 97, and the [Xu Jun] cooperated by Jeon Guanglie and Huang Xiuzhen in 2000 reached this terrible result.

"Zixi xi, guess how many dramas our drama can have?" Zhang Nara was interested, pulled Feng Zixi and asked.

"It's really hard to say, if it's just me, I'm afraid I won't even be able to reach 10%. But now with Sister Nala and Sister Eun-hee, it should be more than 20%! Feng Zixi joked. However, his words also caused a burst of laughter from the people around him, and Zhang Nara pinched him a few times in shame.

The TV series finally began to be broadcast, Zhang Nara and Feng Zixi really hadn't seen the finished editing, so they couldn't help but stop their chopsticks and watch the TV seriously. The same customers who came to the restaurant to eat, as well as some restaurant employees, also quieted down and turned their eyes to the TV.

When a person pays attention to one thing, time passes easily, and the one-hour TV series ends with everyone's attention, and when the trailer and the list of actors at the end of the film appears, the staff of the restaurant can't help but applaud, and even the other customers of the restaurant and the staff of the restaurant also join in.

"It's beautiful! It's really good-looking, and many of the shots are very funny, especially Zhang Nara Xi, who is very funny and cute. Some customers in the restaurant couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the main creators and praised them.

"Yes! Especially when I was bullied by a child as a clown in the playground, I couldn't help but laugh. ”

"Why didn't Zixi OPPA's shining appearance? I want Zixi OPPA. These are obviously Feng Zixi's Fans.

Although it is over, it does not mean that everyone's mood can be relaxed. Everyone was not in much of a mood to continue eating, only having a drink once in a while, waiting for the final result. Director Lee Jin-seok had already instructed his assistant to start calling after the premiere, and the PAs of the other two crews also called the TV station.

At this time, some customers came over to ask Jang Nara and Kim Rae Won for autographs, because in the first episode, both of them performed quite well, which brought them a lot of popularity. Although Feng Zixi is also the starring role, the first step has no role at all, and many customers still think that this handsome guy who has been sitting on the side may just be a cameo, and they don't take it to heart, only a few girls who recognize Feng Zixi came over to ask Feng Zixi for an autograph, which made Feng Zixi depressed for a while.

"It's out, it's out." Li Zhenshi's assistant ran in from outside, and the phone in his hand was still connected. As soon as he ran in, he shouted to everyone with a smile on his face: "The ratings data for the first episode came out, and the data that TST Seoul got was 14.8%. "Hearing this number, some people cheered, this is still the first episode, and there is this data before the plot has been launched. Then as the plot unfolds, the most lull will definitely exceed 20%. How does this upset everyone? Because the fruits of their labor have finally paid off.