Morning.

Lee Seung-woo was discussing the work arrangements for the new year with Ahn Tae-woo in the company, when he suddenly received a call from Lee Jung-jae.

connected, I heard Lee Jung-jae smile and said: "Chengyou, I've read the script, I've been free for the past two days, find a time to sit together." ”

As mentioned earlier, the alumni of Dongguk University, just like the ancient masters and the same year, naturally formed a circle. So after the box office of "The Secret That Can't Be Said" exceeded 3 million and the dust basically settled, Lee Seung-woo took out the script of "Train to Busan".

In the circle of Dongguk University, Choi Min-sik and Han Seok-gyu are older and not very suitable for the role, and the two are either coincidental or not very interested in "Train to Busan", which is why in the circle of Dongguk University, Lee Jung-jae has become the first choice for the leading actor in the movie.

As for the other Zhao Yincheng and others, who are also alumni of Dongguk University, they are famous, but their acting skills and coffee positions are not enough, and their box office appeal is also much worse, and Lee Seung-woo has never considered them at all.

After all, "Train to Busan" is expected to invest nearly 10 billion, and Lee Seung-woo must be cautious in the choice of the actor.

If Lee Jung-jae is also not interested, then Lee Seung-woo will invite Kong Yoo as originally planned.

But judging from the current situation, since Lee Jung-jae took the initiative to call, if there is no accident, there is a high probability that the actor will be determined.

In a flash, these flashed through his mind, and Lee Seung-woo smiled and said, "When will Brother Jungjae be free in the past two days?" ”

Lee Jung-jae said, "Then tomorrow morning?" ”

Li Chengyou responded with a smile: "Okay." ”

After ending the call, Lee Seung-woo made another phone call to Son Ye-jin.

"Nuna, have you read the script, what do you think?"

I had the intention to invite Son Ye-jin before, so when I came up with the script two days ago, Lee Seung-woo also gave Son Ye-jin a copy by the way.

Son Ye-jin smiled: "The script is very good, I'm interested, if you are free in the past two days, let's find a time to talk." ”

Li Chengyou smiled: "Okay." I called Nuna, and I also wanted to meet Nuna. How about tomorrow morning? It just so happens that Brother Jung Jae is also interested in the script, so I made an appointment with him tomorrow, so let's meet and talk about it? ”

"Lee Jung-jae senior? You invited him to play the leading role? ”

Son Ye-jin was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, she also understood.

Lee Seung-woo and Lee Jung-jae were both born in Dongguk University, and the film industry says that it is big and big, and it is small and small, and there are only a few actors with box office appeal in Chungmuro, and there is such a relationship, in the choice of actors, Lee Seung-woo will definitely give priority to his own people.

Thinking about this, Son Ye-jin smiled: "Okay." Then tell me when you're sure you click. ”

After ending the phone call with Son Ye-jin, Lee Seung-woo called Lee Jung-jae again.

talked about inviting Son Ye-jin to a party, and when he learned that Lee Seung-woo invited Son Ye-jin to play the heroine, Lee Jung-jae had no opinion, and after setting the location, he agreed on it.

The next morning.

Lee Seung-woo was not idle during this time, after the script of "Train to Busan" was completed, the storyboard script and Fuhwa Road have been preparing for all aspects, and even created a stick figure comic according to the plot of the movie, so after meeting, seeing that Lee Seung-woo was so well prepared, Lee Jung-jae and Son Ye-jin added a little confidence in the movie.

They are all acquaintances, if they are not alumni of the same school, or they have cooperated before, and after in-depth communication, the schedule is finalized, and the matter is so determined.

Production of "Train to Busan" will begin in mid-April, and the filming time will be about three and a half months.

Unlike other directors, Lee Seung-woo has his own film and television company, and he also has the strength to independently fund the shooting, plus the film in his previous life has been verified by the market, so after the hero and heroine are determined, they can start preparing soon.

Of course.

It's not good to eat alone, and in view of the fact that I had a good time working with CJ before, I also had to rely on CJ for distribution after the film was completed, and after it was confirmed that Lee Jung-jae and Son Ye-jin would star, Lee Seung-woo quickly reached a cooperation with CJ.

In fact, after the script of "Train to Busan" was released, CJ had already read the script, and after several collaborations, CJ was very confident in Lee Seung-woo, so the two sides finalized the cooperation very quickly.

No doubt.

Lee Seung-woo definitely has the lion's share and controls the autonomy of filming.

As for the drama that was previously promised to cooperate with tvN, the filming time will be after the film is completed, and production will start around October.

In addition to the two leading actors Lee Jung-jae and Son Ye-jin, there are memory references from their previous lives, and in several major supporting roles, even if the supporting roles are too secondary, it doesn't matter who they are, but Kim Yiseong, who plays the executive director of the passenger bus company, and Ma Dong-seok, who plays the wrestler, Lee Seung-woo still invited the two to star, and he didn't bother to find other actors.

In the busy, time flies.

In a blink of an eye, another half a month passed, and the time came to the end of January.

After nearly a month of screenings, the screening period of "The Unspeakable Secret" has also come to an end, and it is about to be painted.

After the box office results exceeded 3 million viewers on January 3, on January 12, it exceeded 4 million, and finally the day before yesterday, on January 23, the number of moviegoers barely exceeded 5 million, which drew a strong stroke for Lee Seung-woo's directorial career.

Meanwhile.

Lee Seung-woo also received a call from Lee's father and mother, who will return to South Korea on January 28.

At night.

Lee Seung-woo Apartment.

Knowing that Li's father and Li's mother were coming back, IU couldn't help but look a little nervous: "Li Chengyou, you said that after your uncle and aunt come back, should I come over to pay a visit?" ”

Lee Seung-woo: "......"

Quite a lot.

Shaking his head, Lee Seung-woo said, "After they come back, they will go back to Gwacheon directly, and they will not stay in Seoul." After all, I haven't been back for a few years, and there are many relatives and friends who need to visit. After the Spring Festival, my uncle will go back to Huaxia to continue to take care of the business, and he will not stay in Korea for much time, and he will not live with me. ”

"Uh, can't I stop you here?"

IU was stunned and asked, "Where do the uncles and aunts live?" Isn't your hometown house already sold? ”

Lee Seung-woo said: "Just stay in South Korea for a few days, just find a hotel, and I've already arranged the hotel for them." I was supposed to ask them to stay with me for a day and then go back to Gwacheon. But this time I didn't plan to stay long when I went back to South Korea, and I was going back to Huaxia in five days, so I was very nervous about time, and he still had to get together with those old friends, and he said on the phone that he would return to Gwacheon that day, and he would not stay in Seoul longer. ”

IU said, "What about you?" Will you go back with them then? ”

Li Chengyou shook his head: "I still have something to do here, and I will go back on Chinese New Year's Eve." ”

There was a lot of trouble going back too early, and Lee Seung-woo didn't want to go back too early.

Once I go back, I will inevitably see Kim Ji-yoon again, and I don't know if the two sides will be embarrassed by then.

There is a high probability that he won't, but I don't know what Kim Ji-yoon thinks.

There are also Li Mu and Jin Mu......

I hope there won't be any embarrassing topics to be brought up then.