The film "Color is Empty" was filmed for several months, starting in mid-November, and it was the end of January of the following year when it was completed. The year is 2002, which coincides with the quadrennial Football World Cup, and what is even more rare is that about half of the matches of this World Cup will be held in South Korea.

This is really an earth-shattering event for South Korea, a country with a frenzied football atmosphere. From the president to the general public, from all walks of life, young men and women, old and young, women and children, all have fun talking about football. Even the entertainment industry has also blown a football storm, and various types of programs related to football topics have come into being, which are very popular.

Under the operation of Park Byung-yeol, Jang Sung-won also participated in several jersey catwalk activities and several star football team games, and even won strange titles such as "the most soccer star artist", "the coolest and most handsome dribbling posture", "best scorer", etc., and for a while, it became a big hit again. But Lee Hyo-ri and several other close sisters laughed at him as "the most unprofessional actor".

Because of how well he played football, Jang Sung-won was also pestered by Xiao Jing to teach her sister Zheng Xiuyan to play football. Because her sister suddenly became obsessed with football a few days ago, she practiced hard as soon as she had time after spring break, but no matter how she practiced, she couldn't get the essentials, so she wanted to find Zhang Chengyuan to teach her, but she didn't dare to speak for fear of rejection. Xiao Jing saw it in her eyes and asked Zhang Chengyuan for help, and Zhang Chengyuan naturally would not refuse if she came out. It is worth mentioning that after the success of the matter, Xiao Jing insisted on "blackmailing" a few of her beloved gadgets from her sister.

At the end of February, after the Spring Festival and his birthday, Zhang Chengyuan was preparing to show his strength in the new year, and when he went up a new level, a sudden notice disrupted his plans. This is the notice of enlistment that almost all Korean men hate, but it cannot be avoided.

For the enlistment notice, not only many young people are disgusted, but also the male artists in the entertainment industry are even more disgusted, how many celebrities who are popular or whose careers have just been on the right track have been interrupted because of the enlistment order, which has led to a decline in popularity and career interruption, and they have to get up from the bottom like a newcomer after being discharged from the army. Although there are a few superstars with high popularity who can not be affected much, they also waste the most precious two years of youth, and the loss of money is even more incalculable.

It's just that the head is a knife, and the head is also a knife, every Korean man with a normal body must have such a situation, and it is almost impossible to escape. South Korea's military affairs department is not a vegetarian, in order to kill chickens to show monkeys, after catching a star who deliberately evades military service, you have to make your reputation ruined. Liu Chengjun's military service incident in the second half of last year is a living example.

Yoo Seung-jun was one of the hottest singers of the time, and for some personal reason he became an American citizen. As soon as this incident happened, the South Korean Military Affairs Agency immediately determined that he was deliberately evading military service, and immediately expelled him from the country and issued a ban order not allowing him to enter South Korea again, and Liu Chengjun's singing career in South Korea collapsed immediately. In addition, he once had a cheap mouth and promised fans that he would "be a soldier instead of the United States", so that after the incident, the vast majority of fans and even many unrelated South Korean people were very indignant at him, thinking that he was not worthy of being a Korean.

Although he never thought of himself as a Korean in his heart, if he wanted to survive in South Korea or even in this world, he would inevitably be unable to avoid the identity of this body, and he would inevitably go to South Korea's smoky army to take a chance, unless he crippled himself, and he would have to be crippled for many years.

Looking at the military service notice that read: "Please report to the Nonsan Army Training Center in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, on March 15," Zhang Chengyuan was full of thoughts in his heart. Military service was definitely to be done, but he had not yet made up his mind whether to go right away or not. How to talk about this kind of major event, I have to discuss it with my father Zhang Donghu, and it is reasonable to note the agent and the economic company. Of course, his agent, Park Byung-yeol, is the decision-maker of the economic company, and he only needs to be notified alone.

Zhang Chengyuan immediately made a transatlantic call to his father who was on a business trip in Thailand, and when Zhang Donghu heard it, he didn't make a decision for him, and replied bluntly: "I don't know much about the entertainment industry, when to enlist in the army, you and the company can discuss it, as long as you don't do anything and try to escape military service, you can do anything." After saying that, he immediately hung up the phone, I don't know if he felt that his son didn't need to worry about himself when he grew up, or if he felt that the cost of international calls was too expensive.

Subsequently, Jang Sung-won rushed to the company from home to discuss military service with Park Byungyeol. After thinking about it, Park Byungyeol said very calmly: "Sung Won, from the company's standpoint, of course I hope that you can postpone your enlistment for a few years, and it would be best if you could be exempted from military service." Of course, it is easy to delay, but it is extremely difficult to avoid it, and according to the company's current resources and connections, it is simply not possible. From a friend's point of view, I think it's best for you to decide, because no one can estimate whether enlisting in the army this year or a few years from now will be more helpful to your future career, and I can only help you analyze the pros and cons at most. ”

"Well, please advise!"

Park Byungyeol continued: "If you go to military service next month, it will definitely interrupt your current rising acting career, and when you retire and return to the entertainment industry in two years, you will inevitably face a sharp decline in popularity and lack of fan attention, and then you can only start over like a newcomer." After all, the entertainment industry is changing very quickly, two years is too long, and your status in the entertainment industry and in the hearts of the audience is still too shallow. ”

Zhang Chengyuan agreed: "That's true. So what about going back in a few years? ”

Park Byungyeol said: "If you look at your current development trend, in about five or six years at most, when you are twenty-five or six, you will basically be able to become a first-line star actor steadily, and then you will inevitably face huge economic losses when you go to serve, and you will also have to face the embarrassing scene of declining popularity and no longer beautiful." If the time drags on for a few more years, there will definitely be rumors that you are trying to evade military service in every possible way, and your reputation may be stinky.

And no matter what, when you come back and want to renew your original brilliant acting career, you also have to work extremely hard to get everything back. At the same time, the change of mentality, the feeling of falling from a height, and the cold treatment and crazy words of others will make you feel extremely painful......"

Zhang Chengyuan asked, "Isn't it good?" ”

Park Byungyeol smiled and said: "Relatively speaking, after retiring from the army, you don't have to get up from the low level, how to say that you are also a second-rate actor, if you are lucky, you may be able to become the male number one in a small investment TV series, but the treatment is definitely much worse than before enlistment." ”

After talking for a long time, the two considered the gains and losses from all angles, and after the finale, Zhang Chengyuan made a decision, deciding to follow the order on the enlistment notice, honestly report to the army training center, and then find a few well-connected media to report it, shaping Zhang Chengyuan into a model of an artist who has the courage to undertake military service, and deepening the good impression of the people on him. When there are celebrities and artists who drag themselves out of service in the future, the media will mention Zhang Chengyuan's name so that it can be a positive reference.

When Park Byungyeol asked him why he made such a choice, Jang Sung-won said lightly: "I can't be twenty-seven or eight years old, and I have to be instructed by veterans who are many years younger than me, and even ordered to clean the toilets in the barracks, right?" I'd feel even more embarrassed that way! ”