Chapter 460 Director of Haeundae
"Agassi, why don't you let Xiaoxiao go to school?" Zheng Endi, who was in distress, looked at Xiaoxiao rubbing her belly, and suddenly remembered something , so she raised her head and asked Agassi who was preparing instant noodles over there.
Zheng Chenggong turned his head, glanced at the happy little girl, put on a helpless expression and said, "Because I can still make money now, so I can let that girl live however she wants. Since she calls me dad, then I will treat me as her dad. It is only natural to raise this big-eating little bastard. So as long as she wants to do something, let her do it. If she doesn't want to do something, she won't do it well. Just like going to school, it doesn't matter if she doesn't want to. She is smart anyway!"
"ah?"
"Is this okay?" Zheng Endi asked with a helpless smile. What kind of reason is this?
"Of course!"
Zheng Endi looked at the two of them speechlessly, then sighed. She looked at Agassi with some longing, and looked at Xiaoxiao with some envy. If her father was not a businessman, he would definitely be as good as Agassi.
"Okay, we'll be eating soon. Zheng Xiaoxiao, go home and wash up now..."
After Zheng Chenggong put down his chopsticks, he turned around, but saw only Zheng Endi staring at him stupidly at the dining table, and the little guy lying on the ground had completely disappeared.
"Where is he? Where did that little bastard go?"
"ah?"
"Ah, why is Xiaoxiao gone..." Zheng Endi came back to her senses and turned her head to take a look. Seeing Zheng Xiaoxiao disappearing mysteriously again as usual, some complicated emotions instantly turned into confusion. How could she be so amazing? She disappeared silently from everyone's sight and would never be discovered.
"If this method is used to skip classes!" In an instant, two horns seemed to appear on Jung Eun-ji's forehead...
"Oh, how annoying! That little bastard must have gone out to buy ice cream. Oh, I really hope she can become a big fat girl someday!"
"Ah? Agassi, this is not good..." Zheng Endi asked with cold sweat. The relationship between this father and daughter really made her feel both close and weird. Although she was envious, she always felt it was not right.
"There's nothing wrong with it. The girl is too thin anyway. Come and sit down. I think she's almost done. After you finish eating, talk to your mother about it when you go back this afternoon. You should go to the art performance!"
"Uh, I'd better think about it!"
"Director Yin, the neighbors here have all agreed to the filming. As long as it doesn't take too long and doesn't affect their business too much, the crew can move in anytime!"
"Thank you so much! If it weren't for Dayongxi's recommendation, we would have spent quite a bit of time searching for a filming location. Although I was a little skeptical about your academic qualifications when you first came for the interview, I can now confirm that you are qualified for this position as a production manager. For future filmings in Busan, I'll be relying on you to handle matters like accommodation and location. If you have any other questions, you can ask the production manager for advice, and we'll handle the paperwork when we get back. However, you have to understand that the crew structure is complex, and not everyone comes from the same company. Therefore, I can only hire you to work on this crew. As for your future, it all depends on your own hard work!"
Yoon Je-gyun, born in Busan in 1969, is a South Korean screenwriter and director. He graduated from the Department of Economics at Korea University and is now recognized as a box office hit in the Korean film industry. Basically, Yoon Je-gyun's works have achieved good box office results.
In 1999, Yoon Je-kyun won the grand prize in the script public solicitation exhibition hosted by Taechang Enterprise for writing the script of the thriller comedy "Body Soul Travel", thus entering the film industry; in 2001, he directed his film debut "Headmaster One"; in 2002, he wrote and directed the romantic comedy "Sex is Zero" and won the Best Popular Actor and Actress Award in the film category of the 39th Baeksang Arts Awards in Korea. The film caused a huge response among young audiences and even became famous in Asia.
He then filmed the comedy film "Romantic Assassin", and then tried to transform again last year by filming the action comedy film "Miracle on First Street", which also added more emotional elements.
The number of viewers for these movies basically exceeded two million, so Yoon Je-kyoon is also a very popular director in the field of Korean comedy films.
This time he returned to Busan to shoot "Haeundae", which is not only his ambitious work, but also represents more potential meanings. Otherwise, no matter how popular Yoon Je-kyun's movie is, it would be impossible to raise more than 10 billion yuan to shoot a super disaster movie.
It would be fine if you said it was a comedy, but it is a disaster film, and not many investors would have the courage to do so. You can imagine how much trouble this movie has gone through in order to start shooting now.
In fact, Korean films have been experiencing a cold snap since 2006. Under pressure from the United States, the South Korean government reduced the screening quota for domestic films, reducing the quota from requiring Korean theaters to screen Korean films for at least 146 days a year to at least 73 days a year.
Since this measure was implemented on July 1, 2006, the Korean film industry has been hit hard and has entered a state of sustained downturn.
According to statistics, of the 108 domestic films released in 2006, only 22 were profitable or broke even. The situation was even more severe in 2007, with only 13 of the 112 domestic films released making a profit or breaking even. In other words, nine out of every ten films last year were unprofitable.
In 2007, the average production budget for a South Korean film was 4.2 billion won, with net production costs accounting for 3.7 billion won. Although this was down from the 5 billion won average production budget in 2006, the average box office revenue was only 2.4 billion won, with an average return of negative 43%.
Meanwhile, Hollywood blockbusters have captured the lion's share of South Korean cinema box office revenue. Of the top ten films at the South Korean box office in 2007, only three—"Dragon War," "Gorgeous Vacation," and "Ugly Turnaround"—were domestically produced; the rest were imports. This situation has led to widespread restructuring and layoffs in the South Korean film industry.
This year is also the global financial crisis. Coupled with the poor performance of Korean films for two consecutive years, investors have become more cautious. In fact, the Korean film industry is undergoing a huge test during this period. Niche films and medium-cost productions are basically the mainstream market. A typical example is "The Chaser" released at the beginning of the year.
If we talk about blockbusters, we can only boast about "The Host". Although it created the highest viewing record in Korean film history, Hollywood still grabbed a lot of market share.
To put it bluntly, the South Korean government and the Film Promotion Association are now anxious. If this continues, it will be really troublesome. Therefore, in order to reverse this disadvantage and give more film investors confidence, major companies and promotion associations have also begun to actively participate. In addition to "Haeundae", many projects have been launched, and they are even actively inviting actors like Jang Dong-gun to return.
"Haeundae" is naturally the top priority. Although Yoon Je-kyoon is indeed controversial, his script, ideas, and all the preparations made in the early stage impressed these people, and finally he got the investment. For example, the amount of investment that CJ made later was more than what he and the producer had gained after running around for half a year.
Investment always comes with risks, but for Yoon Je-kyoon, "Haeundae" is a war that cannot be lost, so he hopes to make this movie perfect, and he has done a lot of work for it.
Forty-year-old Yoon Ji-jun is just an ordinary middle-aged fat man except for his big belly. Producer Kim Dong-jin standing next to him is of similar age to him, but of opposite build, a tall and thin man. The two of them combined are just like the fat and thin monks in "The Deer and the Cauldron".
Next to the two of them, there was a somewhat nervous man in a white shirt and trousers. He looked to be in his thirties, with short, neat hair. His appearance was acceptable, a little better looking than the average Korean with a big face, but he was just an upgraded model of an ordinary person. And from his look, you can see that he was very anxious and not very confident. And from his cheap shirt, you can also see that he was not used to it. Just looking at his figure, he was thinner than Kim Dong-jin, and was simply skinny. This kind of person gives people a very bad impression just in terms of image.
If he hadn't heard during his last interview for the stagehand position that the crew was still choosing a filming location, and hadn't expressed that he could help the crew accomplish this in a more favorable and safer way, he would have had no chance.
The real person in front of us is called Jin Darong. In fact, he is quite miserable. He is the typical bad boy in every community or street. He will be scolded to death by the old men and women when they talk about him. In fact, Jin Darong has been doing all kinds of things that will make people scold him to death.
For example, he was idle and stole things from the convenience store, and in the end it was his grandmother who was nearly 80 years old who had to pay for everything. As for his parents, they died in a shipwreck, and now he and his grandmother are the only ones left to depend on each other.
Jin Dayong has changed a little since he harassed the new father and daughter a month ago, was beaten up, and finally thrown into the sea and almost drowned.
The decisive reason was what the guy said to him at that time.
But don't think it's a sermon, on the contrary it's a naked mockery.
"I don't think a parasite like you will ever learn to be a good person, nor will you understand what human nature is. I've heard about your story, it's quite good... I think in another twenty years, your life will still be like this!"
"I'm not some idle punk, I'm just an idiot who can only watch others eat delicious food and pick up beautiful women. We ate four pounds of Korean beef between the two of us tonight. If I like it, I can eat it every day. How about that? Are you jealous?"
"If you're envious, go ahead and envy me. The only thing I'm curious about is whether you can use your own money to buy your grandmother four pounds of Korean beef in your lifetime. I think Korean beef is no different from regular beef or American beef... it's garbage!"
Jin Dayong gritted his teeth and stood up straighter. He had heard enough insults and moralizing. He had been daydreaming and always thought that he just lacked an opportunity to make a fortune. Fishermen... Who would want to fish for a lifetime?
