Chapter 309 Cloud is in the blue sky and water is in the bottle (1)
This news was abrupt at first, but in fact it was expected. At least for Kim Jong-ming and Choi Zhen-ho, they had already been mentally prepared for each other, and they even made enough responses with Hong Sheng-ming. So, at the beginning, Kim Jong-ming actually wanted to turn around and continue to play that confused horror movie, but he was not taking a step for a long time.
"What did President Hong say by himself?" Kim Jong-ming asked after a long pause.
"He..." Choi Zhenhao frowned. "Old Hong himself acted calmly. The thing was that he called me on his own initiative, and his tone was normal. But you have to know that at this time, it is probably meaningless to judge his true thoughts based on the appearance he deliberately showed...."
"That's true." Kim Jong-ming also frowned. "So in other words, we can't actually do anything except sit and wait and see what's going on?"
"It seems." Cui Zhenhao nodded. "The rest of the matter must be discussed at least when he comes back?"
"Then... the clouds are in the blue sky and water are in the bottle!" Jin Zhongming could only say this. "Everyone should do their job first."
"That's all." Cui Zhenhao stomped his feet and turned around and left after all.
Kim Jong-ming also sighed slightly and turned back to the practice room of Apink.
"Okay, the matter is over, let's continue." Noting that the group of girls in the house were all nervous, Kim Jong-ming immediately changed into a smile. "What did you say just now? Have you started discussing the schedule? Sai Lun, do you three have time recently?"
"Wood, are you sure you're fine?" Krystal almost saw the inappropriateness behind his brother's expression.
"If you are really busy with Oppa, you can put down this movie and do something else for the time being." Chu Long also sensitively noticed some things. "This kind of thing is not urgent..."
"It's just a group variety show, it's okay to extend two episodes or create an exclusive sub-unit for this movie alone." The people from Trende TV also quickly came out to express their opinions, but it was obvious that they still didn't want to miss the opportunity to participate in it... Think about it, as a second-rate cable TV station, if they hadn't participated early at that time, "apinknes" wouldn't have given up on this opportunity?
"No big deal..." Jin Zhongming put away his useless smile and shook his head helplessly. "A senior with a good relationship in the industry is seriously ill and does not affect his work..."
Everyone then suddenly realized.
So, a group of people continued to talk about this horror movie containing two urban legends, and Kim Jong-ming also began to ask the Apink people and San Jin and others without any ambiguity, and then tried to decide the start time of the unit movie... Obviously, compared to the story of the baseball boy who was halfway through the brain, the story of the girl group and the cat was because of the full cast and the venue conditions, so it could be started quickly.
After a while, after confirming that everyone had no major problems, Kim Jong-ming actually began to contact the film production department on CJ and then tried to discuss the issue of the crew establishment.
At this speed, I watched some AACK assistants and Trende TV stations next to me were stunned. Many people have not yet reacted. Is this really going to make a movie?!
"Ermao, hurry up and leave." Seeing that noon was coming and was about to move to the cafeteria, Jin Zhongming chased people up again. "Don't delay the driver's license test. Now you have time to sign up in the afternoon..."
"Oh!" Krystal pouted and agreed, but tried to pull Baker away in his hand.
"So Xuan likes Baker, let them take them to play, anyway, the company can't lose it." Kim Jong-ming once again gave an order in an unquestionable tone.
Krystal seemed to know that there was no good ending with his brother at this time, so he was honest and had to take a step first if he put down the dog leash.
But, what is surprising and coincidental is that when she opened the practice room door again, she was shocked again... It was Cui Zhenhao, the current UB helmsman, who was now back at the door, and this time he was followed by another person.
"What's going on?" Jin Zhongming frowned, a little nervous and confused.
Of course it is understandable that Choi Zhenhao is returning, maybe he brought something new bad news about Hong Shengcheng. But the doubts are that everyone who follows Choi Zhenhao also has some impression of him, that he seems to be the head of a department in charge of the actor's agency business...
By the way, with Kim Young-soo and Jang Eun-hee both leaving, and Sidushq joined the company with a large number of agents of popular actors. This business is being integrated recently. Kim Jong-ming intends to ask Jang Min-ya to hand over the work at hand to others and take charge of this aspect... So, if there is any contract or placement problem with the actor, Jang Min-ya should have come to report it.
"Zhong Ming... that representative, let's come out and talk!" Cui Zhenhao seemed to have a helpless look on his face.
Jin Zhongming sighed again. Looking at the other person's appearance, he already had some bad premonitions in his heart: "Let's just come in and say, anyway... everyone else is about to go to have a meal..."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the room was unclear, but they all stood up and left with awareness. Even Baker was taken away by Kim So Hyun.
"What the hell is going on?" As soon as the door was closed, Jin Zhongming asked impatiently.
"You can tell me." Cui Zhenhao frowned and urged the person following behind him.
"Representative, I am the actor department responsible for publicity and coordination..."
"I know, Vice Minister Wang, just talk about the matter." Kim Jong-ming, who was in a bad mood, interrupted the other party's introduction without hesitation.
"It's Mr. Song Kanghao and the movie..." Deputy Minister Wang replied nervously. "You know, he was filming "Snow Country Train" before."
Kim Jong-ming nodded. The movie "Snow Country Train" is directed by Bong Joon-ho and produced by Park Chan-woo. It is an adaptation of the famous comic. This is the main masterpiece of CJ. The movie itself was finished in July this year, but because there are too many special effects required in the later stage, it has not entered the promotional period until now. However, if there is no accident, the movie should be released in time next month, that is, in early winter in December, which can be regarded as a reflection of the word "Snow Country".
Let me say something more here. In fact, Kim Jong-ming did not tell the truth about "HP" at that time. The reason why his "Horror Live" must be released after the New Year was not just because of the excellence of the post-production special effects, but to a large extent, it was to avoid this big production of his own.
If my car hits me and hides a bomb on the bridge... that would be a pit!
"Just last week, the department on CJ sent a notice saying that "Snow Country Train" had been produced and edited, and director Bong Joon-ho was ready to send it for review at any time. Let us cooperate to start the publicity, and we immediately coordinated and organized..." The visitor continued to tell nervously. "But the promotion work of the movie encountered some unexpected difficulties as soon as it started!"
Jin Zhongming actually felt relieved... It would be fine if Song Kanghao had a terminal illness again, but it really doesn't matter if he encountered business difficulties.
"It means you also know that Mr. Song Kang-ho has always disliked participating in any TV program and is a bit introverted. So we just organized a professional paper media interview to let Mr. Song Kang-ho, director Bong Joon-ho and director Park Chan-woo accept the interview together, and the focus is on the promotion of the concept of movie pictorials and movies..."
"It's great!" Jin Zhongming nodded perfunctorily. "Old Wang, you are right to do this...so just tell me, what's going on?"
"The media suddenly changed its mind and rejected us." Deputy Minister Wang replied simply. "What has been agreed upon suddenly rejected us..."
"Just change the media." Kim Jong-ming replied disrespectfully. "It is hard to find a toad with three legs, but as long as you have money, there are more Korean media people with two legs..."
"The matter itself is meaningless. We have started to contact the new media as you said." The visitor continued to reply seriously. "But the media had always had a good relationship with us before, so today they called me to explain their difficulties... I think I think what the other party said seemed to make sense, and the nature of the matter was quite serious. I originally wanted to go and report it directly to you, but I didn't find you upstairs, so I went to report to Vice President Cui first..."
“How to say it?”
"They said that next month is election month. The movie "Snow Country Train" is adapted from a famous comic. Everyone knows the plot is about revolution and the downward overthrow of the top leaders. It is a standard left-wing movie. Mr. Song Kang-ho himself is a hard-core supporter of the candidates for literature, which is also known to all South Korea... At this time, they also have a position and cannot praise such a movie and such an actor in this sensitive period."
Jin Zhongming's expression gradually became ugly.
"Then they asked me." The person who came became more and more nervous. "Wouldn't Mr. Kim Jong-ming be afraid of being misunderstood when he played such a movie at this time? Don't he know what the election month means?"
Jin Zhongming couldn't help but squint his eyes, but he didn't say anything.
"Representative, what should I do if I do?" Choi Jin-ho sighed slightly without saying much. "I shouldn't have interrupted the movie, but now Kim Young-soo and Jang Eun-he have just left. Jang Min-ya is accepting the actors of sidushq. Such things actually piled up in front of me and Deputy Minister Wang..."
Kim Jong-ming looked at the clear weather outside the practice room window with expressionless face, then turned around and raised his eyebrows at the person who came: "Okay, the clouds are in the blue sky and water are in the bottle, just do your job. Deputy Minister Wang, don't think too much about this movie. I will talk to Director Bong Joon-ho and Senior Song Kang-ho..."
"Yes!" The person who came was relieved and quickly stood up and bowed and left.
"This matter is not enough if the cloud is in the blue sky and water is in the bottle." Seeing the door being brought up, Cui Zhenhao's face was full of helplessness. "Zhong Ming, it's only us now. Let me say something off topic. Don't be angry. During the last election, you were under the protection of Senior An Shengji, and our cube was not established. I'm afraid you haven't understood the true meaning of the three words "Election Month". The problem now is that Lao Hong can't come back, and it's useless to come back. Don't say what the film department is doing. I don't know how to deal with it on the idol side... At least you have to get me a charter in front of me, right?"
Kim Jong-ming's heart was like a mirror. He understood Cui Zhenhao's uneasiness in front of him and the tension of the subordinate who had quickly escaped just now.
By the way, in the last month of the election in South Korea, the battle will be completely fierce and open.
It is easy to understand that the heat is intensified. After all, whether it is the mutual attack between candidates or the complex money and power transactions behind it, they are actually going on all the time, but at the last moment, they will be more useless and more intense.
However, what Cui Zhenhao and Vice Minister Wang are really worried about the most is the "meaning" he really refers to is actually the three words "open".
In the last month, the Korea Fair Election Commission will set a date in due course, and during this period, some previously unauthorized things will be allowed, and some unauthorized activities will be approved unconditionally. Therefore, any officially registered elector can conduct election activities in an unlimited state...
For example, at the first time when the unrestricted election activities began, many electors would choose their own "war song".
You read that right, every decent elector will have his own cheering songs at this time, some are original and some are adapted. But generally speaking, when a candidate goes to speeches and votes in various places, the supporters below will sing in a uniform manner, just like a superstar holding a tour.
However, just such a song will cause a series of questions in the Korean ballad industry... Which elector used whose song? Which artist recorded a sample? Which company does this artist belong to?
You have to understand that if this election song is a new song, the Fair Election Commission will even allow singers to play songs, and the problem will be more and more troublesome... Which TV station will give this song good results? Which TV station will maliciously ignore it? Which company will let its idol take the initiative to avoid it? Which company will send someone to maliciously block it?
These messy things will be politicized and labeled, and no one can escape them.
And this is just a song on the prelude to the election, and there are a lot of canvassing activities afterwards. Therefore, the real impact of this openness of election campaign actually emerges, that is, the openness of the nation's side!
It’s okay for ordinary people, they just need to watch the show, but public figures with appeal, leading figures with certain voice, and real power figures representing a certain group of people will completely stand at the forefront and let others show off.
Not to mention anything else, in the entertainment industry at this time, whether it is an individual or a group, an actor, an idol, a TV station and a performing arts agency, a news commentator or a PDF of a variety show, they must reveal their butts publicly and thoroughly!
Just like Song Kang-ho and Kim Hye-soo, they are so low-key on weekdays and don’t even have a TV show, but at this time they will definitely bring a large number of celebrity artists to publicly stand up and call on movie fans and fans to support the director of the Busan Chicken Raising No. 2 Factory. Otherwise, why do these two people claim to be the pillars of the Dianzhuo Pi among the actors?
And this will not be over yet. According to past experience, those conservatives who lack strength in the entertainment industry will not hesitate to split their strength from the media camp, attack these entertainers in a large manner, pointing at the nose without any face, and labeling them without any face! For example, scolding you as a tg! (That's right, this is a swearing word in Korea, or even a crime...)
Even the program "R" which is neutral like SBS, will strive to promote the election itself in the program to be broadcast in December, calling on everyone to pay attention to the vote in their hands to avoid a larger vortex. This approach is actually the same as Lee Seung-ki's biological father sending his son to be a fair election ambassador... Anyway, if you can't avoid it, it's better to take shortcuts.
In short, in the last month, in the busy election battles, you will easily discover a large number of grassroots conflicts in Korean society that are hidden under the glitz of the past, including regional conflicts, class conflicts, religious conflicts, and ideological conflicts... All contradictions will appear one by one, and the entire South Korea seems to be torn apart by elections.
Then when you come back, Cui Zhenhao's concerns are certainly understandable.
First of all, it was the first time he took over Hong Shengcheng's position. It was the first time that the entire cube stood in front of the stage, and he also needed to make statements and choices for the company. This was just like the company would definitely stand behind the Wenchang President this time, and the YG company would definitely sway the flag and shout for an aunt in secret... The ube must also clarify its position, or there will always be someone coming to force you to clarify its position immediately.
But on the other hand, UB is different from YG... Because this company is too big and too complicated, its management position is meaningless, and it depends more on its own will. Although Cui Zhenhao is in charge of the company's daily operations, he cannot make any decisions at all, and he cannot even reach the most noisy film department.
Just like Song Kanghao and "Snow Country Train" are like this. If Kim Jong-ming hadn't happened to come down from the upper floor, Choi Zhen-ho would probably not have known that this was the case.
That's why he wanted to take the opportunity to get some guarantees from Jin Zhongming.
"At this time, if a bad thing happens, it will cause tearing." Cui Zhenhao continued with a sad face. "I'm just trembling now, afraid that someone will call me directly to test the next second..."
"So you want me to stand up and express my opinion?" Jin Zhongming asked back with a normal expression.
"At this time, you need to stabilize the morale of the army, right?" Cui Zhenhao responded without hesitation. "At least you have to tell everyone clearly which side you want to stand on!"
"Then what's the purpose?" Kim Jong-ming continued to ask back. "I have nothing to hide from my personal position. I will definitely come out unconditionally to stand up for Ms. Park this month. There will be no wavering! But so what? Can you stop Senior Song Kanghao from standing up for helping Wen consultant canvassing votes because of this?"
"Song Kanghao doesn't matter if he is alone." Cui Zhenhao replied without hesitation. "I have thought about this question. Everyone knows his position. We actually don't need to explain. Just push the matter to him. The key is that if you show your position, I think most people can..."
"What can most people do?" Kim Jong-ming interrupted the other party without hesitation. "I'll ask you, what if others have the same firm position as Senior Song Kang-ho? Now there is a two-way confrontation, one is Park and one is conservative and one is progressive. Everyone has to choose one of them. Who do you think Senior Choi Min-sik will support? What can you do if he supports the surname Wen? My teacher, Mr. An Shengji, he also wants to support the surname Wen?"
Cui Zhenhao was stunned, but he didn't dare to say more.
But Kim Jong-ming did not let the other party go, but instead pressed step by step: "Old Cui, do you believe in be artists, including the artists who bought this time, when facing this problem of choosing one of the two, 80% of them have to choose the surname Wen... This is not an individual problem, it is a class position. The industry of literary and artistic workers is naturally critical of society, so any entertainer with some ideas will naturally alienate from the conservative camp. Whether I, you, the shareholders of all the companies behind me and the senior executives of the company, they will all tend toward Ms. Park in their hearts because we are the winners of the existing system of this society, and she can protect our interests, right? You come to me, it seems that I have stood a firm standpoint and hoped that I will guide you, but in fact, you have long regarded the actions of Senior Song Kanghao and others these days as a mess, right?"
Choi Zhenhao did not deny it.
"Actually, I also think that Senior Song Kanghao and some people have bad intentions..." Jin Zhongming's mouth suddenly bent. "It's a coincidence... At least some people are also suffering from literary youth again!"
Cui Zhenhao was stunned again: "Since that's the case..."
"But Lao Cui, I'll ask you a question." Kim Jong-ming continued ignoring the other party. "Look... Since your own biased position is so obvious, why do you still pretend to be neutral and come to me under the banner of planning for the company? Why don't you just show off your subordinates and put pressure on them?"
Chapter completed!