Chapter 207-208 (1/2)
Chapter 207: Once You Start Being Swayed (5)
TL: emptycube / ED: Isleidir
”About invest up and approached us
”Tea, can you open up so with Well-Made Pictures about investments and distribution, and they said that they would like to discuss it with you”
”Well-Made Pictures?”
The wilting Forest's CEO was the first to perk up Well-Made Pictures was one of the top investment distribution companies in the country They were also the main investment distribution company for Alive as well
I readily replied,
”Let's go”
Well-Made Picture's building was in the na in a largerooave off a gloomy mood
”Why is your expression like that? I think we can consider this is a green light if they want to talk”
SBE Film's CEO's eyes shot up at the project producer's question
”No, back with Alive, we received a call an hour and a half after sending the coht”
”The situation is different though Alive was Director Choi Sungwon's work, and we had Lee Kihwan and Park Saeryung already cast City Jungle is…”
Re and I were present, the chatting project producer changed the subject
”Anyways, we need to try hard to persuade the to sla a lot of ht?”
As soon as he sat down, the project producer asked,
”Director, CEO, what is the budget you thought about for City Jungle?”
”The budget?”
”You probably crunched the nued looks Soon, Director Oh Hyunkyung answered as though she was applying for a loan,
”3-25 billion won”
”25 billion won?”
The project producer couldn't help but laugh
”I read your scenario, and I don't think 25 billion is anywhere near enough”
”We can tri to juet too low and we exceed it later, we'll need to cling to the investor's legs and beg for et you calculated was”
”… If possible, 35 billion won”
Director Oh Hyunkyung cautiously raised the amount The project producer scratched his chin
I listened to the the coffee an eot me
35 billion won at et
Well, this was because et was over 30 billion won Such blockbusters were rare If I lowered my standards, there were et due to lack of funds
”Excuse me…”
Forest's CEO cautiously spoke,
”What if we tried talking to Director Hwang fro us to do whatever ant?”
”Still, ere in talks for a 50 billion won investment…”
The project producer firmly shook his head
”Don't hold onto broken relationshi+ps Also, Ant Capital wouldn't have given you all 50 billion won Their methods are a bit malicious”
”Pardon?”
”They co to invest the full an the contract That way, they hold influence and can sway you however they want The production coet with tears”
Forest's CEO's ape
The project producer continued,
”If we had prints and advertising to the 35-billion budget, let's go with 5 billion as the total budget While it's normal to have 30-40 of it from investment distribution company and 60-70 from partial investors, we should be able to et Well-Made Pictures…”
He sed his words
A lasses pushed the door open with his shoulder and caer of the Korean Film Production Department at Well-Made Pictures I had seen hi He had a notebook, files, and a copy of City Jungle in his hands
SBE Fil?”
”CEO, let's sit before we discuss things”
”Of course, please sit Hoas theer asked,
”Do you have any thoughts on changing the lead?”
”Is that the result of the er looked at the everyone before looking back at me
”There were many coainst the ha as the lead and SBE Fil, investors will invest if the level of the male lead was increased Perhaps other male actors from W&U…”
”We already handed hireed to do it We can't overturn this and hand the role over to another actor in the company We have never done it nor have we ever been asked to consider it”
The e
I had never been treated like a piddling er considered a 'washed up' idol group and Lee Songha became an international star
Well, this was expected in this place
If I wasn't a team leader at W&U and didn't have other actors in er to Naested his All I would have been able to do is wait endlessly for the ht not have even been infored
This should leave a bitter taste in ed within e people's opinions on Nawon read and said was good”
SBE Fille scenario
”When I told him the male lead, the artist, was Mr Nam Joyoon, he said that there was a role he wanted Mr Naet a verbal agreele's success”
Here I thought SBE Filreed faster than expected
I should thank Director Choi Sungwon later And reeeneral er scratched his cheek SBE Fil tens of billions of won The total budget for this is 5 billion won It's not that big of a burden You already have a space to fill in next year's lineup after Director Park Hyungil's work fell through”
”That's true”
”Ace and AK Entertainment's lineups seem to be made up of siood to have a polished action noir flick in your lineup Let's invest a small amount into its potential”
SBE Filer into it Director Oh Hyunkyung was firm that she wanted Naer said in a half-convinced face,
”Even if we do invest, it won't be a lot Everyone's cla at venture capitals and financial coha as the star”
The project producer glanced atSunwoo said he would actively help out, there'll definitely be more people enticed by this opportunity We were able to easily pro He's more a hot topic now than he was…”
”Ah, about that”
Well-Made's generaljust now”
”That?”
”That Tea Sunwoo developed a panic disorder due to the burden of picking his next project”
I barely azes turned odd as they looked atoutside e finally ed to quell it internally?
”Who told you that?”
”I think it's spreading ast directors and production cohest interest in this industry I heard that Director Cha Jaeho, in particular, has said it on multiple private occasions”
Director Cha Jaeho?
”The one who's working on Supernatural right now?”
”Yes, I heard Director Cha worked hard to get Ms Lee Songha It see hoas no wonder your sense of judg rejected the ”
These fellows…
”Those are all false ruht The proble or ser clicked his tongue,
”Will have an effect on investors”
While Well-Made Pictures was reviewing the invested There werethat the project had an unknown director and a supporting role male lead, but there were also some ere interested
And, whether it was as a joke or not, the investors always brought up the panic disorder rureat works, including Supernatural, gave credibility to the rumor
It was to the point where I wondered if I should carry around a doctor's note saying I was fine
I even had reporters contact me about it While the rumor didn't spread in the media thanks to the PR Teain invest handled…
I got on track to handle other actor's next projects
Maybe it was because I had a change of heart, but I no longer saw other projects as flops I sent the scenarios and scripts I reviewed and selected with chiefs to each actor Then I asked for their opinion
Seo Jijoon was first
”I saw that scenario”
Seo Jijoon suddenly said as he walked into the joon
”Which one?”
”City Jungle”
I unconsciously flinched
”The scenario was fun So about that”
Seo Jijoon slowly rubbed his lips
”I was thinking about investing in it”
I relaxed my shoulders My heart belatedly started to race In that short ht about 20 different ways to handle the situation if he said he was interested in theon it since I've done a lot of serious roles I'm currently interested in works that I can act with a s because the scenario is fun I heard other actors do this when they see good projects”
”… Howof?”
”Not a lot Maybe 500 million won?”
”How uy
”That's an excessive aet yourabout the scenario”
He replied with a light laugh Chief Lee Bongjoon simply shook his head at the side like he couldn't deal with him I decided to talk to SBE Filht the conversation to his next project
Seo Jijoon's eyes, which shi+ned at the prospect of investing, dimmed
”There aren't any I really feel like I want to act in”
”You didn't even give the scripts a close look!”
Chief Lee Bongjoon glared at hih
”Team leader I wasn't able to say this when the Team 2 Leader was around”
”Don't worry and you can tellthat er breaks between projects…”
”You can”
The eyes of the two people in front of joon could open his htened
”Really?”
”Yes, I think it'll be good if you go do youra break”
As soon as I said that, Seo Jijoon got up
”Of course, I have to go doafter one more project”
”And not take a break?”
”I need to work like a dog when I can, ould I take a break? Let's go take a look at those scripts, hyung!”
Chief Lee Bongjoon chuckled as he was dragged out by Seo Jijoon
Next was I room, he took off his shi+rt
”Team leader, look at this”
”… At what?”
”What do you think?”
”I'm not sure what you want me to say”
He pointed to his stomach His face looked so uncontrollably happy
”I have a six pack! I worked so hard at the gym to make this!”
”Ah, it does seem like you have one”
It also seemed like you don't
When I looked beside hi with a Buddha's face
”You know the work drawn up by IBC? The one with Bok Seoin as the male lead He wants to do that”
”… Why that?”
It wasn't one of the projects we looked favorably on