Rebirth of the Director in Korea

If you say Seoul during the day is work, then Seoul at night is fun, at least for most youngsters.

The place where Jung Hyuk-jae met Bong Joon-woo again was near his alma mater Yonsei University. Because Bong Joon-woo has been busy preparing for college student film events at school in the past few days, in line with the principle of being close and not far away, the two set the location here, which can be regarded as relive the memories of their youth.

The restaurant is not too big, because it missed the peak period of dinner, so there are not many guests in the shop, and the house looks very quiet. Although the style and taste of the dishes in this restaurant may not be as good as those in the restaurants with stars, the dishes here are full of youthful memories. In the past few years, Jung Hyuk-jae was also the same. I lived here like this, but if I want to find it now, I guess I can’t find the trace of my life at that time.

The two found a place by the window. Outside the large and bright glass window is a bustling street near Yonsei University. Students from nearby university towns will come out here whenever they have time. Those who have a girlfriend naturally pull their girlfriend’s hand and go crazy, while those who don’t have a girlfriend naturally pull their left hand with their right hand, which seems rather sad.

Sitting in front of the window, Bong Joon-woo suddenly pointed his finger at a small cafe not far away, and then asked Jung Hyuk-jae, “I remember the location of that house was originally Isn’t it a bookstore? Why has it become a coffee shop now?”

“This coffee shop has been open for two years. As for the previous one, it may have moved and is not here. Did you do it?” Looking in the direction of Bong Joon-woo’s finger, Jung Hyuk-jae saw the coffee shop not far away. He had been there before, but he didn’t stay there too much.

“That’s it!”

Bong Joon-woo sighed meaningfully. Sure enough, over the years, the streets here have changed more than in my own memory. Many, after all, it has been more than ten years since he graduated, so the changes are naturally much greater.

The two of them chatted with each other without a word. In many cases, Bong Joon-woo was the first to speak, and Jung Hyuk-jae added.

“Hyuk-jae -ssi, this is the full version of the script!”

As he said, Bong Joon-woo took out the “Monster “The full version of the script,” at this time, “Monster” is not the lightly known name “The Host”. For this movie, Bong Joon-woo is more important than anyone else, so I don’t dare to have it at this time. The slightest deviation, when taken out, is like holding his own son in the palm of his hand.

Jung Hyuk-jae took the script handed by Bong Joon-woo. It looks like it is a very important movie script. When I glanced at the cover, it was blank and nothing was written. , Even the name of the movie is not shown on the cover. As for the reason for this, I don’t know, maybe it’s Bong Joon-woo’s special hobby that’s all.

“Is this the script of “Monster”?” Jung Hyuk-jae asked after receiving the script.

Previous life “The Host” is really popular. He has only seen the complete movie scenes displayed on the movie screen after the filming is completed. As for the behind-the-scenes and scripts, he has never seen it. ‘t expect the original script of this movie is now in my hands, and it seems that I can decide the final Fate of the next movie “Monster”!

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A person always has his own strengths, and he will also have his own shortcomings. This is what people say about “No one is finished”. Everyone always has a few things that they are good at. The same is true. There will be areas where I am not good at it, just like Bong Joon-woo.

When it comes to the profession of director, Bong Joon-woo can definitely be regarded as a well-known figure among new generation directors in recent years. One movie was made and one movie was made. , But when it comes to investors, he seems a little embarrassed. No matter how you say, he is also the leader of the new generation directors in the circle. Bong Joon-woo has also made several investments and made several investments, but in the end he failed. In the end, since then, Bong Joon-woo has never thought about investment issues.

In contrast, Jung Hyuk-jae as a TV drama director can also be said to have become a serious name in the new generation. What is even more incredible is that Jung Hyuk-jae’s investment, From the perspective of watching movies, a “Welcome to Dongmakgol” has already proved everything to everyone.

The script of “Monster” has been polished by Bong Joon-woo for three years. It can be said that the script is now fully prepared, and there is only one investor left.

Thinking of this, Bong Joon-woo looked towards Jung Hyuk-jae with some hope in his eyes, not for anything else, just because the only ones who are interested in the script now are Jung Hyuk-jae is here.

As for Bong Joon-woo’s thoughts, Jung Hyuk-jae’s heart has always been clear, but he must show an attitude before he can occupy a favorable position and position in the next negotiation. .

Bong Joon-woo’s overall budget for his movie is estimated to be around 120 billion Korean Won. The production cost of the movie alone is enough to be called a big production at the end of this year. Although it can’t keep up with this year’s New Year’s time and next year’s spring time, as long as the funds are in place and the actors and production crew are ready to work, Bong Joon-woo is confident that the filming will be completed before the start of next year’s summer vacation, which is also a good time to catch up. .

The negotiation process is always very boring, but it is intriguing, especially when facing old fox like Bong Joon-woo, Jung Hyuk-jae even dare not take it lightly, or not. Note that it will be digging a hole by an old fox like Bong Joon-woo.

One hundred 2 billion is definitely not a small number. Even the current Jung Hyuk-jae has only seen such a long string of ‘0’ on the company’s account. One hundred 2 billion is definitely It’s not just what you want to give. During the negotiation process, Jung Hyuk-jae appeared more cautious.

After more than two hours of arguing with each other, the contract was finally signed. The total investment of the movie “The Host” was 120 billion, all invested by Jung Hyuk-jae’s company JHJFilm, and JHJFilm is also the sole investor of this film.

One hundred 2 billion Korean Won sounds like a lot, but it can’t be paid together. This investment is invested in accordance with the filming schedule of the movie, and the money is not directly remitted. Into Bong Joon-woo’s account, he chose a third-party guarantee company to transfer the money to Production crew’s account regularly, which also saved Jung Hyuk-jae a lot of trouble.

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Although it is the end of the year in 2005, November is about to pass, and the one that follows closely from behind is about to usher in December, but Jung Hyuk-jae’s work is Nothing less.

Needless to say the TV series “Princess Hours”, this work adapted from the comics is directed by Jung Hyuk-jae. After the TV series “Princess Hours”, “The King and The Clown” was released in December. There are many things, and even Jung Hyuk-jae feels that the time is not enough.

2nd day Same as the previous day, I came to MBCTV Station’s studio TV drama “Princess Hours” early in the morning for filming. There are many location scenes and school shots in the TV drama, so Jung Hyuk-jae I asked the staff of Production Crew to discuss with the nearest high school and borrow an empty classroom and playground for filming.

After class, I found a group of strange people on the square of the school early, and the rumors spread two and three. Many students heard that there were celebrities here to film in their school. One by one ran faster than brat. In less than a few minutes, almost half of the school’s students ran over, and the number is still growing.

Seeing that the situation is a little beyond his control, how can Jung Hyuk-jae not be anxious, while greeting the production crew staff to pack the photographic equipment, he took out a loudspeaker in his hand and shouted: ” Don’t squeeze, don’t move around, be careful not to step on each other!”

“Eh, who is that girl?” A female classmate outside the circle pointed to one of the production crew members in the middle. The woman in school uniform asked, because the distance between the two of them was a little far apart, and the tall classmates around her were also a little shortsighted, so she could not see exactly how the woman looked. kind.

“Isn’t that Yoon Eun-hye?”

“Which, which?” Hearing the words of the classmates around him, the classmate who had not found Yoon Eun-hye was a little anxious.

“Don’t worry, isn’t she the one in the school uniform?”

Here, someone looked at the classmate’s finger, and it was Yoon Eun- hye!

“Who are the two men?” Another classmate pointed to the male number one and male number two who had just arrived, and asked them.

“Oh, you are talking about them. They are the protagonists of this TV series. The one walking in the front is Ju Ji-hoon, and the other is Kim Jeong-hoon. In the TV drama circle I’m not a newcomer anymore, but I have starred in several TV series before, but they are only supporting roles, and the TV series have not become popular. It depends on this time!”

Maybe it is because there are stars. Because of this, the number of dropouts in the circle has not decreased, but the situation is increasing.

Dare to say that the ten minutes between classes in this school is the longest ten minutes Jung Hyuk-jae has ever experienced. If you are not afraid of something wrong, Jung Hyuk-jae has already pulled Production The crew went to shoot, but because there was such a group of students hanging behind them no matter where they were going, it seemed pretty cool.

After ten minutes between classes, the school fell into tranquility again. The faint sound of reading in the classroom next door gave Jung Hyuk-jae a scene that seemed to be going through. .

“Okay, all departments are ready, let’s proceed to the next shot!” Jung Hyuk-jae looked at the staff of Production crew in front of him and said.

“dīng líng líng …dīng líng líng …”

“Not good means, I will answer the call!” After looking at the caller ID, Jung Hyuk-jae After getting up and talking to the many staff members sitting there, he came to the side and pressed the answer button of the phone.

“Oppa, where are you now?” Han Ga-in asked suddenly on the phone.

“I, I am at a high school in Cheongdam-dong right now, what’s wrong?” Jung Hyuk-jae asked.

“Oh, nothing!” Han Ga-in smiled happily on the phone.

The call did not last long, and the two of them hung up soon.

Back to the production crew shooting scene, because the director PDJung Hyuk-jae was not there , So everyone seemed relaxed when chatting together, but when Jung Hyuk-jae came back, the look on his face was obviously better than when he was just now.

“Every unit prepares, the third shot and the fifth time…”

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“Whose phone number?” Hong Su just came back from the bathroom outside -jin Seeing Han Ga-in hang up the call, I can’t help but feel a little strange.

Hearing her manager’s question, Han Ga-in took the lead to shook the head, “It’s nothing.”

Han Ga-in didn’t say who called Han Ga-in, but even though she I didn’t say, but as careful as Hong Su-jin, I can still infer from the performance of Han Ga-in in normally.

If it’s just an ordinary phone call, Han Ga-in won’t blush. It can be inferred that at least the protagonist of Han Ga-in’s phone call is not an ordinary person, otherwise you can’t see Han. The moment Ga-in blushed.

“Nothing, don’t we still have a schedule? Show Sister Jin, let’s go!” Then, before Hong Su-jin asked anything again, Han Ga-in grabbed Hong Su-jin is now ready to leave.

“Fine, let’s go now.” Because of Han Ga-in next to him, Hong Su-jin couldn’t help but roll his eyes. How panic this should be, it’s like running away.

“Let’s go, show Sister Jin!” Han Ga-in was talking, laughing at the corner of his mouth.

Actually, the phone call I just made with Jung Hyuk-jae didn’t have any thoughts at all. I just thought of it and wanted to call him. After all, the entertainment industry is a fast-paced lifestyle circle, and in many cases what you like may not be liked by others.

The relationship between men and women is also very fragile in such a fast-paced entertainment circle. Here, Han Ga-in has come out with various itineraries, advertisements, pictorials, print advertisements, and Other various itineraries, such as TV dramas, variety shows, etc.

Over there, Jung Hyuk-jae has not been able to idle either. The shooting of the TV series “Princess Hours” has just entered an excellent state, and it will take a long time before the shooting is completed.

Although they are both in the entertainment industry, they are also people in the entertainment industry. Since most recently, the two have not met many times except for calling and talking about lovesickness.