Rebirth of the Director in Korea

“Jung PD, are you back?”

“Jung PD, hello!”

“Good morning, Jung PD!”

Walking into SBSTV Station early in the morning, many familiar or unfamiliar staff greeted Jung Hyuk-jae. There are both old Sunbae who has been in TV Station for many years, and some come in at the same time. My peers, of course, the younger generations who come in later have a more respectful attitude. After all, everyone knows that this is currently the youngest program director in the history of SBSTV Station.

At eight ten minutes later in the morning, Jung Hyuk-jae took the elevator to the TV series production department of SBSTV Station. This is the heart of the TV series of SBSTV Station. Many well-known TV series are produced here. For example, “Stairway To Heaven”, “Million Brides”, “When a Man is in Love”, “Successful Story of a Bright Girl”.

And the purpose of his coming here today is also for a TV series, or for a script that has already been written.

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Conference Hall Ne of SBS TV Drama Production Department, can accommodate ^ A small Conference Hall of thirty people. There are a handful of six or seven men in their thirties and forties sitting in the small conference hall, drinking tea and chatting with each other, passing the lonely time at work.

“Why is Director Kim calling us here today?” Screenwriter, who has created many TV series such as “Beautiful Days” and “In Love”. Yoon Sung-hee looked at the Screenwriter he was familiar with. Friends, asked suspiciously.

Speaking of which Yoon Sung-hee and the relationship between SBSTV Station is not bad, “Beautiful Days” is a TV series about love broadcast on SBSTV Station in 2001, “In Love “It is also broadcast on SBSTV Station, so in terms of the relationship between the two parties, Yoon Sung-hee and SBS can be regarded as good.

Screenwriters write scripts to sell money, and TV Station also wants to receive TV scripts with higher ratings from Screenwriter. Under this relationship, Screenwriter and TV Station are naturally one A relationship of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation.

“Who knows?” Lee Sung-soo knocked the corner of the table while holding the cup in his hand, saying very boringly, “Isn’t there such a meeting for a long time?”

“Lee PD, don’t say these are useless, or think about the script I gave you last time, have you read it? It took me a long time to prepare it!” The same is Screenwriter Jang Yong-cheol, who was born, said.

Lee Sung-soo glanced at Jang Yong-cheol, whose appearance was much older than him, and reluctantly opened the mouth and said, “I have read the script, and I think I still need to revise it! “

Lee Sung-soo thought about the language and explained that among all of you, there are screenwriters who have been famous for a long time, and writers who are disappointed. Even a famous story followed by a writing state dropped a thousand zhang Screenwriter in one fall is available here.

Jang Yong-cheol understood the implicit meaning of Lee Sung-soo’s words and did not say anything. This is not his first time.

No one can guarantee that the script he writes will attract the attention of the audience. Even the big screenwriters who have been famous for a long time do not dare to make such a military order. The only thing they can do is to “do their best and know the destiny”. We must know that with the influx of time and information in the age of information, the tastes of the audience are actually changing all the time.

It is very likely that a few days ago, everyone felt cute about the nympholy idiotic heroine. After a few days, everyone started to get bored and found the heroine to be pretentious.

Screenwriter is not a very easy job, because in addition to a novel background, the stalk in the story can’t just crash. If it is said that Korean dramas in 2006 were still popular in’car accidents, cancer, and early death’, then after 2006, Korean dramas have jumped out of their previous vicious circle and began to diversify.

Lee Sung-soo looked at all around. There are a few Screenwriters who have worked with him before. They are not very friendly, but at least they are familiar with each other. After all, they are all in the same circle.

Lee Sung-soo is not a successful director. He once directed his 1st Step big-screen work “LOVE” in 1999, despite having stars such as Jung Woo-sung and Ko So-young Joined, but in fact the film did not succeed.

After that, he began to turn to TV series. The success of a series of TV series such as “Shoot For The Star”, “Stairway To Heaven” and “Beautiful Days” can be regarded as the foundation for his TV series PD in SBSTV Station. Status. If the history of this world has not been changed by Jung Hyuk-jae, the butterfly flashing its wings, then this year he will direct his fourth TV series “Love Story In Harvard”.

“Lee PD hasn’t gotten down from work this year?” After chatting for a while, Yoon Sung-hee asked.

The filming of a generally speaking South Korea TV series has a certain sequence of steps. Starting from the selection of the script, this is divided into the TV Station self-selection and the screenwriter’s submission selection, and then the TV station internally determines the TV series. The chief director, then the chief director determines the production crew member, and then conducts the selection of the main actors and so on.

“No, this year TV Station originally planned to give me the script, but I am going to take a break!” Lee Sung-soo heard Yoon Sung-hee’s words hook the head replied.

“Lee PD, why is this?” Yoon Sung-hee asked puzzledly. Others also looked towards Lee Sung-soo with confusion, and did not understand his behavior.

Lee Sung-soo picked up the coffee and replied with a smile, “This year and next year, I plan to improve my script and compete on the big screen again!”

“Oh!”

Everyone was dumb and sighed.

As insiders, they obviously know the difference between TV series and movies. If you say that the shooting of variety shows requires program PD’s EXP of 50, then the shooting of TV shows needs a person with 70 The above director, what about the movie? This EXP will rise above 85.

There is another big problem in filming, that is, investment. Not all companies will trust and trust the director, whether the director is 30, 40, or 50 years old, as long as this movie is his first exposure to the big screen, then the film company’s investment in it Will be labeled’cautious’.

Lee Sung-soo is a successful TV drama director, but a failed movie director. If he wants to get the investment in the second movie, he needs to elaborate on the script, so even though SBSTV Station this year He was given the shooting of two TV series, but he refused without exception.

“Lee PD is really amazing!” Yoon Sung-hee not only praised or said ironically, but stopped talking. Everyone in the Conference Hall fell silent, leaving only The sound of drinking water from time to time.

At around 8:30, the door of the Conference Hall was pushed open from the outside. Director Kim Woo-ji of the TV drama production department walked in first and saw everyone standing up and saying hello. However, he didn’t miss the youngster who followed Director Kim. He glanced at him a few times, as if he was guessing his identity in the bottom of his heart.

Kim Woo-ji sat at the top of the conference table, while Jung Hyuk-jae sat next to Kim Woo-ji at his bottom, and took out a few copies from his carry-on bag The script that had already been printed and bound was placed in front of me.

Kim Woo-ji glanced at the subordinates or colleagues in front of him, coughed a few times and said: “Today, I mainly called everyone to come here for SBSTV Station and the next Moon-Fire Drama theater. Everyone knows it. , KBS won the right to adapt the TV series of the best-selling novel “Love Story In Harvard”. What is certain is that the Moon-Fire Drama in November this year will definitely not be too peaceful!”

That’s it. Kim Woo-ji paused for a while, leaving some time for everyone present to digest. This can be considered a tip for the leader’s speech.

Yoon Sung-hee listened carefully. The novel “Love Story In Harvard” that Kim Woo-ji said he also bought a bookstore. It will take a few days to get this novel.

As a Screenwriter, he still has to give a thumbs up for this work. The novel is well written. As long as the Screenwriter doesn’t write down the script, the director has a good grasp of the heat when shooting. It is definitely a work that can catch fire.

Although the author of this novel’Jeon-woo’ does not show the mountains and waters, he has already been placed in a more powerful position in his mind.

After waiting for about a minute, Kim Woo-ji stretched out his hand and pointed to his side, “This one next to me is the writer of our TV Station “X-man” and ” The director of “Reverse Theatre on the Weekend” plus Screenwriter-Jung Hyuk-jae -ssi!”

Hearing the introduction of Kim Woo-ji, everyone suddenly realized. No wonder they looked so familiar. The “Youngest PD in History” reported by TV Station, I have long wanted to see myself, and today I can be regarded as seeing a big living person!

Following the words of Kim Woo-ji, Jung Hyuk-jae got up and greeted everyone. All of these people here are Sunbae who are thirty years old and up. As a younger generation, Jung Hyuk-jae does not Dare to be big.

Kim Woo-ji patted his hand, and then continued: “I just forgot to say, Jung Hyuk-jae -ssi is also the author of “Love Story In Harvard”, and he is also the author of Moon-Fire this time. Screenwriter and director of Drama!”

What?

Yoon Sung-hee is shocked!

Not only him, but even the other Screenwriters are all surprised. You look at me, I look at you, with a face full of disbelief and suspicion.

If Kim Woo-ji said that the author of “Love Story In Harvard” gave them the first blow, then the following news is a blow.

Lee Sung-soo did not express surprise, but silently stared at Jung Hyuk-jae who was sitting on the seat. He was not surprised, and then silently nodded to express his approval.

“Everyone is also the old Sunbae in the Screenwriter circle. Calling everyone here this time is mainly for everyone to check and take a look at the script!”

Then, Jung Hyuk-jae got up and distributed the script in front of him, one for each person. When he walked to Lee Sung-soo’s side, Lee Sung-soo took the script with a smile and nodded to him kindly.

When Jung Hyuk-jae returned to his seat, Lee Sung-soo looked down at the cover of the script-the words “I’m Sorry, I Love You” were reflected in his eye.

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