Chapter 468 Debt Collection
Hearing the question, the girl shook her head and suddenly said with a little excitement, "No, no, I'm a fan of horror comics. A cartoonist I like suddenly updated a completed comic with a side story two months ago, and also said that the new comic to be published next year will also feature characters from the side story. The most important thing is that the cartoonist also explained the source of inspiration when updating his blog. That's when I saw the photo of the uncle and the little girl. Later, I read the comics... and I really wanted to come and see it, so I thought taking a photo would be a very meaningful thing!"
"Uh! So, what's a reasonable price?" Zheng Chenggong's mind flashed back to that shameless fat guy who kept pestering him, hoping to chat more and give him more inspiration. Zheng Chenggong had no inspiration at all, and finally, driven to tears, he agreed to the fat guy's request to use his and Xiao Xiao's images to draw comics, then sent him packing. He'd thought he was just a fat guy looking for bikinis, but now he saw that he was actually a cartoonist?
"Well! Just like that little sister, fifty thousand dollars, right?"
Zheng Chenggong was stunned for a moment, and the next moment his heart was churning. This was the most ruthless bargainer he had ever seen.
But seeing as the girl was only a high school student, he didn't want to cheat her. He smiled and replied, "Go ahead and take the photo. I don't want the money, but you have to tell me you paid later, understand?"
"Ah! Leh, I get it, I get it!" The girl didn't quite understand, but she knew it wouldn't hurt her, and they could take a photo together. This guy was just like in the comics, cold on the outside but warm on the inside.
The two then sat together, and Zheng Chenggong took a photo with the girl. It sounds good, but in reality, Zheng Chenggong didn't even smile, just cooperated calmly, and then picked up the newspaper to read.
The girl didn't care about it. Instead, she thought that this kind of uncle looked like someone in a comic book.
The girl was satisfied after taking the photo. After all, she was just a fan of the comics. She took the photo not to chase stars, but just to satisfy herself.
So after thanking Zheng Chenggong, the girl ran outside to take photos with Zheng Xiaoxiao and still paid 50,000 yuan.
Zheng Chenggong sighed helplessly. It was just like Jiang Taigong fishing, those who are willing will take the bait.
Regardless of the people outside happily taking photos, Zheng Chenggong looked at the news in the newspaper with a look of curiosity.
Kim Yong-chul, former head of the legal team at Samsung Group's restructuring division, broke the news to the media, alleging that the group had raised secret funds. He subsequently held press conferences every Monday to share his findings, creating a frightening "Monday Exposure" for the Samsung Group.
With the help of the Korean Catholic priests, Kim Yong-chul first revealed "President Lee Kun-hee's Instructions," which contained instructions Lee gave during official meetings and at home regarding bribery. These included instructions such as, "Don't give cash to financial professionals, lawyers, prosecutors, judges, members of parliament, etc., but hotel vouchers are effective," and "Giving even the strictest prosecutors and judges a few bottles of wine won't be a problem."
Kim Yong-chul's revelations include a secret vault on the 27th floor of Samsung Electronics' headquarters, containing a personal network of bribery recipients, including politicians, lawyers, civil servants, journalists, and academics. Among these individuals were as many as 40 prosecutors, receiving bribes totaling 1 billion won annually. Kim Yong-chul specifically named three individuals: Lim Chae-jin, candidate for Prosecutor General; Lee Kwi-nam, director of the Central Investigation Department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office; and Lee Jong-bok, chairman of the National Integrity Commission. Samsung also established an anonymous slush fund account, some of which was used for the 2002 presidential election.
Later, news of Lee Kun-hee being investigated indicated that Samsung Group was embroiled in turmoil. It was a shame that this had nothing to do with Zheng Chenggong himself, and right now, he had no interest, only a slight curiosity. Was it pure revenge? Or was there something more to it?
"What a pity, I guess nothing will happen in the end!"
Zheng Chenggong complained helplessly, feeling that he was becoming more and more like an uncle. He flipped the newspaper back and suddenly saw a familiar face appear in the sports news.
"Olympic silver medalist Kim Do-won was interviewed..."
Zheng Chenggong's eyes lit up, and he remembered that Kim Do-won had participated in the Olympics in August this year, and unexpectedly won a medal.
"Hey, if you look closely, everyone seems to have changed for the better! Although these two brothers are quite annoying!"
Zheng Chenggong thought so, but a smile appeared on his face. Working hard for what you want to do is sometimes a kind of happiness. As of now, he is not so opposed to the brothers Jin Chengchi, although they have no contact now.
“Success!”
“Success!”
Just as , he heard shouting from the path over there. Turning around, he saw Aunt Jin Taixi rushing towards him excitedly, causing the five or six young men around her to quickly make way. Who asked this aunt to run so fast?
"What's wrong?"
"Hurry, hurry, hurry to Eun-ji, the debt collectors are here again!" Aunt Kim Tae-hee took a breath and said anxiously.
Zheng Chenggong was stunned, frowning slightly, but still stood up. Although he had changed a lot, there were also some things that had not changed at all. For example, he would not respond with indifference to people he agreed with.
Putting the newspaper down, Zheng Chenggong stood up and walked out of his shop. Then he asked again, "Are you home now?"
"Yes!"
"Well, I'll go check it out!"
Zheng Chenggong walked forward quickly in his slippers, glanced at the little guy who was still happily counting money, and shook his head helplessly.
The others didn't take any action. After all, it had nothing to do with them, and they were just ordinary tourists, so they were all lacking interest.
However, the girl who took a photo with Zheng Chenggong hesitated for a while and then carefully followed the fat lady.
“Cut!”
"OK, staff, pack up and prepare to move the backstage scene!"
Yoon Je-jun was in a good mood and began to arrange the next work. The filming of "Haeundae" lasted for three days. The condition could only be described as mediocre, but today was unexpectedly good. The scene where the male protagonist's mother scolded Ha Ji-won at the fishing port was passed in two takes. After reshooting some other shots, they prepared to move to the second floor of the adjacent clubhouse to continue filming.
"Ji-won, go back and rest first, and continue filming the scenes in the wooden shed in the afternoon!" Yoon Je-jun said to Ha Ji-won who was walking over.
Ha Ji-won nodded and smiled, "It seems that Ji-kyun Oppa is in a good mood today. Did something good happen?"
Yin Jijun was stunned for a moment, then remembered something and smiled, "Nothing much, I just asked Dongzhen to look it up online yesterday, and there were actually some comic communities that mentioned Haeundae. Although it was only mentioned in passing, at least it was a small promotion, just like you said. Unfortunately, if the new character created by Jiang Cao had appeared in "Chasing Time", it would probably have been in the news by now, so I don't really care about it now. Although it hurts a little, I just consider it as paying tuition!"
Ha Ji-won felt like laughing. You know, this Oppa was so depressed a few days ago that he couldn't even eat, but in the end he couldn't bring himself to do it and didn't tear up the agreement. This also meant that he had already paid for Zheng Xiaoxiao's snacks in August. She felt tears welling up in her eyes just thinking about it, and he paid for it himself.
As for Ha Ji-won, she became curious about Zheng Xiaoxiao and Zheng Chenggong. Of course, the reason was similar to the girl who took a photo with Zheng Chenggong just now. She also liked to read comics.
Not to mention that she met with Kang Cho last year, mainly for the lead female role in "Fool", but unfortunately the role was taken by Han Ga In in the end.
Speaking of Jiang Cao, if we simply call him a cartoonist, it would be a bit too narrow. To some extent, he can also be regarded as a screenwriter, but it is not his main occupation.
Kang Do-young, also known as Kang Caoyuan, was born in 1974 and is a renowned . His representative works include "Apartment," "Neighbors," and "Fool." His works are primarily divided into two series: one is a heartwarming romance series, and the other is a suspenseful thriller series.
As a cartoonist, Jiang Cao possesses the meticulous logical thinking of a mystery novelist. His works are always interconnected, full of hidden plots. Since his debut in 2003, he has quickly gained recognition among comic book fans with his outstanding skills. Furthermore, his works have been adapted into films and have received positive reviews.
In addition to "Apartment", as far as Ha Ji-won knows, the adaptation and filming rights of many of Kang Cho's works have been acquired, such as "Pure Love Comics", "Neighbors", "Apartment", and "I Love You".
Like most girls, Ha Ji-won also prefers Kang Cao's warm comics, such as "Fool" and "I Love You". She also reads his horror and suspense comics. It is because of this that Ha Ji-won remembered a masked uncle ghost and a naughty silver-haired girl from the extra chapter of "Chasing Time".
Even though they are celebrities, people still have the same curiosity as ordinary people, and Ha Ji-won is the same. So after some consideration, she persuaded Yoon Je-kyun to fulfill the agreement. Because of Kang Cho's current popularity, and the fact that they have specially opened a comic strip for these two people, which is completely non-commercial and updated entirely on the blog, there will definitely be many stories in the future. By linking it with "Haeundae", it won't be too much of a loss if it is randomly hyped up. Uh... as long as they don't make three to five million a month, it shouldn't be too much of a loss.
"Um?"
Ha Ji-won was stunned, looking at Zheng Chenggong, who was wearing a floral shirt and shorts, suddenly walking past. Then she looked back, but found that the cute little guy was not following her.
