Chapter 561: Meeting (1)
To be honest, Zixi is not willing to stay in South Korea to shoot a TV series at all, no matter how big the investment in this TV series is, I am afraid that even his salary for shooting a movie in Hollywood will not be enough. But in the face of Kim Tae-hee's resentful gaze and the threat of intimacy with the male protagonist, even if Zi-hee doesn't want to be paid, he will take over the filming of this spy war TV series with Kim Tae-hee as the heroine, which is jointly invested and filmed by KBS and South Korea's Taewon Entertainment Company.
I haven't read the script, but I just learned from Kim Tae-hee that the investment amount of the entire TV series will exceed 10 billion won, that is, more than 10 million US dollars. This amount of money is the salary of Zixi for filming [Transformers 2 Comeback], but now it is the total investment amount of a TV series. But don't underestimate the investment of more than 10 million US dollars, in South Korea, even in Asian countries and regions, it is really not much to invest more than 10 million US dollars to shoot a TV series, and some small and medium-cost movies may not be able to catch up with this amount.
The reason why Zixi agreed to Kim Tae-hee and meet with director Kang Di-gyu and director Kim Kyu-tae to negotiate is not only because of Kim Tae-hee, but also because these two directors have worked with him before, and they are more familiar with them. Especially director Kim Kyu-tae, during the filming of [Yellow Handkerchief], he gave a lot of help to Zixi, who was still a newcomer at the time, and the cooperation between the two was quite pleasant.
Unexpectedly, Zixi agreed to meet with director Kang Digui and director Kim Kyu-tae, these two directors were even more anxious than Zixi, and within a few days, they took time out and asked to meet with Zixi to formally discuss the topic of participating in the TV series. As for the audition role, the two directors didn't think about it.
Kim Tae-hee got a reply from director Kim Kyu-tae, and she was also stunned. As the queen of CF and the first beauty in South Korea, she also has to visit the two big directors in person on the TV station. But from the phone call, she could tell that it was two famous Korean film and TV series directors, eager to meet Zixi.
How to say that director Kang Di-gyu and director Kim Kyu-tae are both famous directors in South Korea, Kim Tae-hee decided to let Zi-hee go to the TV station to meet with the two directors, but was vetoed by director Kim Kyu-tae and changed to meet in an informal restaurant, so that the meeting between friends at that time was not a formal negotiation between actors and directors.
Director Kim Kyu-tae and director Kang Di-gyu are very famous in South Korea and Asia, but compared to Zi-hee, an actor who has become a big star in Hollywood, there is really a distance. They also know this, so they don't want to meet in the office so formally, and they want to use the meeting between friends to dilute the work. As for whether Zixi can agree to take over the TV series they are preparing to shoot, they are not even half confident. Where is Zixi's status and worth, it is not easy for him to return to the Korean film and television industry, without enough conditions to impress him.
In order to make the conversation between them easy and pleasant, director Kim Kyu-tae chose the Chinese restaurant "Thyme" in the 63rd Building of Yeouido, which is the same as the KBS TV main building, and he knew that Zixi likes to eat Chinese food, which he learned during the filming of "Yellow Handkerchief".
Neither Zixi nor Kim Tae-hee expected that the two directors would choose to meet at the dining pavilion, and only Chinese have always liked to discuss business at the dinner table, when did Koreans also like this way of talking? Zixi didn't dig deeper, it was better to be able to take it easy, it was more convenient than them running to the TV drama production bureau of the TV station.
Director Kang Di-gyu and Director Kim Kyu-tae are both famous Korean directors, and neither Zi-hee nor Kim Tae-hee want to be rude, so they came to the 63 building early. But they came early, and the two directors were earlier than them, and in "Thyme", where the two directors were already waiting for their arrival.
Zixi has not made an official appearance in South Korea for a while, and most of the people who come to dine at 63 are foreign tourists and Seoul locals, so Zixi is immediately recognized as soon as she appears. Fortunately, it is not the peak time for dining, so only a small number of Seoulians who recognize Zixi are excited and excited, and they gather around Zixi to ask for autographs and group photos. Even many waiters at "Thyme" have put down their work and surrounded Zixi and Kim Tae-hee, asking for a chance to take a photo with them.
As for how Zixi and Kim Tae-hee came here together, when they saw the famous Korean director Kang Di-gyu sitting opposite, they mistakenly thought that Zi-hee was talking to the director about the shooting of a new movie. This makes these citizens and waiters who like it, even Zixi fans, excited inexplicably.
Director Kang Di-gyu and director Kim Kyu-tae also saw Zixi's super popularity, and everyone in the restaurant, whether it was Seoul citizens or foreign tourists, basically knew Zihee, and even the sixty or seventy-year-old grandparents actually shouted out the names of the characters in the TV series "Love in Harvard" and "Stairway to Heaven" that Zixi once starred in, which can imagine his popularity and popularity in Korea and the world.
Just as the two directors were thinking in their hearts about how to impress Zixi to star in the TV series they were planning to film, a gong-like voice interrupted their train of thought. "How can it be reasonable, I didn't even look for my brother when I returned to South Korea, it seems that this kid has itchy skin." As soon as the voice fell, a huge object had already walked up to the table where they were, and its expression seemed to be angry.
Seeing the visitor, director Kang Di-gyu and director Kim Kyu-tae were stunned, of course they knew the tall strong man in front of them with a big pie face, I'm afraid there are not many people in South Korea who don't know this national MC today. It's just that the two directors are very curious, how did Jiang Hudong appear here?
Lee Seung-gi, Eun Ji-won, Lee so-geun, Lee Myung-han PD, and director Kang Chan-hee, who followed Kang Ho-dong, also met Director Kang Di-gyu and Director Kim Kyu-tae, who were sitting face-to-face with Zi-hee and Kim Tae-hee.
Both work at KBS TV, and both Lee Myung-han PD and Na Young-seok PD know director Kim Kyu-tae. Although one belongs to a TV drama director of the TV Drama Production Bureau, and the two are program PDs of the Variety Show Bureau, it does not prevent them from knowing each other. At the end of each year, KBS TV itself holds the Performing Arts Awards, but the whole station participates in the selection, whether it is a TV series or a variety show.
Jiang Hudong heard Lee Seung Gi's respectful greetings, and then Yin Zhiyuan, Li Xiugen and others also greeted nervously, he guessed that he realized his reckless behavior just now, and immediately smiled all over his face, bowed and greeted the two directors: "Hello Director Jiang Digui!" Hello Director Kim Kyu-tae! ”
In terms of status, the two directors deserve to be the highest here, but they don't have the momentum of directors today, from what Jiang Hudong said to Zixi just now, it can be seen that the relationship between the two is not ordinary, recall, it seems that Jiang Hudong's wedding was played by Zixi and Han Caiying, which was widely reported back then. So the two directors greeted everyone with a smile, and they didn't show any of the great director's posture, but behaved amiably.
"Brother Hudong, why did you come here, Shengji is also here!" I greeted Jiang Hudong and Li Shengji, and saw that there were a few people standing beside them, and Zixi had only seen Yin Zhiyuan, and the others did not know each other, so he said to Li Shengji: "Shengji! Are they your friends? Why don't you introduce it? ”
Lee Seung-gi also reacted, and hurriedly introduced Lee Myung-han PD, Na Young-seok PD, director Ji Sang-yeol and Lee so-geun to Zixi respectively, "They are all PDs, directors and MCs of the 'Two Days and One Night' production team, and they worked with me." ”
"Hello guys!" Hearing that it was the PD and director of the show, Zixi didn't put himself in a high posture, greeted everyone with a smile, and shook hands with them one by one. Zixi's friendly performance made Lee so-geun and MC Mengjing excited, and before shaking hands with Zi-hee and Kim Tae-hee, he deliberately wiped his hands vigorously on himself, afraid that his hands would stain them, which made Zi-hee and Kim Tae-hee amused.
Jiang Hudong finally had a chance to speak, and whispered to Zixi: "Zixi! How did you get together with director Kang Di-gyu and director Kim Kyu-tae, are you ready to return to the Korean film and television industry and take over the film? ”
Jiang Hudong's low voice was actually similar to the voice of ordinary people, so the people around him heard it, and they all pricked up their ears to hear this first-hand information, which was definitely the most valuable news.
"Huh! Brother Hudong! Director Kang Di-gyu and Director Kim Kyu-tae and I have all worked together before, so this time it's rare to return to Korea, can't we find two directors to get together? Zixi chuckled and said lightly.
Director Kang Di-gyu and Director Kim Kyu-tae glanced at each other and sighed secretly. If Zixi and Jiang Hudong had confirmed the news just now, they would have greater confidence in this cooperation. But Zixi is now using this kind of Tai Chi technique, which makes them all nervous.
This time, KBS TV and South Korea's Thai Won Entertainment Company have invested heavily in the new TV series, in order to recover the cost of the huge investment and earn enough profits, they will inevitably find top big stars to help, who can have unparalleled appeal in South Korea, Zixi is undoubtedly the best choice. But whether it is KBS or South Korea's Thai Won Entertainment Company, they are worried about the salary that Zixi asks for and his schedule, so they don't have too much confidence.
It's just that they didn't expect that the heroine Kim Tae-hee, who had been finalized early, would have such a good relationship with Zi-hee, not only helped them contact Zi-hee, but also made Zi-hee agree to meet them this time.
Li Minghan PD, as the chief PD of "two days and one night", although he does not have much contact with the TV Production Bureau, he also knows some secrets of Lu Dao TV Station. Now that I see Director Kang Di-gyu and Director Kim Kyu-tae meeting Zi-hee together, I can barely guess that it may be related to the large-investment TV drama production rumored by the top management of the TV station.
He pulled Kang Ho-dong and Lee Seung-gi, who still wanted to continue talking to Zi-hee, and said to them: "Let's not get in the way of the conversation between Zi-hee, Kim Tae-hee, and the two directors, didn't you just say that you were hungry, why don't you hurry up and find a place to sit down and order food now." After speaking, he didn't wait for the two to speak, and pulled them to say goodbye to the four people present and left.
"Li Minghan PD, I still want to say a few more words to Zixi, it's not too long to order, right?" Jiang Hudong muttered and complained to Li Minghan PD.
"Can't you see it?" Li Minghan PD glanced at Jiang Hudong and said, "They are talking about business, where are our group of people, aren't they hindering them?" If you have something important to find Zixi, you can wait for them to finish talking, and don't make trouble now. ”
"Yes! Brother Hudong, I think they must have something important to talk about, otherwise they wouldn't have come here to eat together. Lee Seung-gi's mind spun fast and helped to persuade.
Jiang Hudong likes to mess around, but he is not an unreasonable person, he looked back at the four people who were talking, nodded and said: "I think they must be talking about new cooperation, it seems that Zixi is going to return to South Korea." ”
"It's hard to say." Yin Zhiyuan was not as sure as Jiang Hudong, shook his head and said: "With Zixi's current status and identity, unless there is a salary or script that is enough to impress him, the possibility of him returning to South Korea is too low and too low." ”
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