1st year Max Level Manager

1st year Max Level Manager chapter 553
Director Na Taeyang 2

Director Na Tae-yang, who made the phone call, suddenly apologizes.

- Manager Jung. Sorry. Park Sang-gyu's acting impressed me so much that I highly recommend it... I was rejected by the distributor without even seeing the acting video.

Director Na Taeyang did not do well at the box office because of the casting mistakes in his previous works.

So this time, he decided to write an S-class actor.

That was the opinion of his older sister, Na Su-ji, the production manager.

So, out of the actors who sent the audition video up to today, I tried to meet the head of the distribution company by selecting only 5 S-class actors.

However, on the way to the dinner table, Na Su-ji, the production manager, changed his mind.

As Park Sang-gyu's acting continued to come to mind, he added Park Sang-gyu's audition video to the S-class actor's audition video and signed a distribution sign.

It is said that it was presented to NEX Media's general manager Jang Hoon.

However, General Manager Jang Hoon said that he did not even watch the video of Park Sang-gyu and cut it off with a single knife.

It was the reason for the drop.

"Without watching the audition video?"

It was often the case when the power of the distributor was greater than the director, but it was absurd to not even see the acting.

Still, if I'm lucky out of the misfortune, it's that I was recognized by director Taeyang.

It was.

I couldn't give up like this, so I tried to ask you to look at it again.

But it was then.

Director Na Tae-yang hesitated and started talking about the main point that called me.

-And there, actually... Ha~ Jin

I'm sorry about this, but NEX Media Group's general manager, Jang Hoon, in charge of the distribution, wants to meet with Jung. Do you have time now?

"Aren't you Sang-gyu, not me?"

-Yes. As I was talking, Director Jeong's name came up, so he even made the fire even when he asked me to stab Lee Tae-poong, who is being held by Director Jeong instead of Sang-gyu, to see if he could cast I called.

'Aren't you crazy?'

Even though he was the general manager of NEX Media Group, the third largest distributor in the industry, it was a very rude request.

Asking me to cast Lee Tae-poong, who didn't even apply for the audition, is because it's an act of feeding other actors who have already applied.

It was such an absurd request, so I cut it out and drew a line.

"I'm sorry, but that seems difficult. After this project is over, typhoon has to take a break, and I didn't even apply for an audition, but I'm worried about what's going on behind the scenes when I'm cast.

-Haa... Then how did you do this... .

When I heard director Na Tae-yang's troubled voice, my mind also became complicated.

The head of the distribution company rejected Park Sang-gyu as an unknown actor, but Na Tae-yang

This is because the director and production manager Na Su-ji favored Park Sang-gyu's acting.

'Is there no way?'

In an instant, a strange thought came to mind.

That is, once you say you will find out, go to the scene, show Park Sang-gyu's acting somehow, and convince the distributor.

And if I don't even think about Park Sang-gyu's acting, I'll try to persuade the director to change the distributor.

To do that, I first checked the current situation.

excuse me Director. Do you have to do distribution with NEX Media?"

-Well, that's not necessarily the case, but my sister, Na Su-ji, the production manager, is from NEX, so it's easy to get money and it's easy to get benefits from distribution. Other distributors told me to make the script my own, and have another director as the director.

Director Na Tae-yang said that the last three films did not do well at the box office, so he is under pressure to skip the script.

A ray of light comes in

Then, after meeting the head of the distribution company and persuading them a little more, I think it will work even if I ask to change the distributor.

Because there are lines on the distributor side that I know.

then First, please tell General Manager Jang Hoon that I am looking for you."

Director Na Taeyang speaks with a happy voice.

-Now this is a Chinese restaurant called Hwaryong... .

"Oh, I know where it is. I will leave right away."

-Yes. I'm going to tell the manager, so you can just say you've come to see me.

I hung up the phone and went back to the hospital room.

Then I told Park Sang-gyu, who was taking care of my wife, that I would see you next week.

If you can change the distributor, it is because the possibility of becoming the main character of   Doppelganger did not disappear at all.

brother. Take good care of yourself, and I'll call you again. and next monday

Let Ace Enter terminate the contract at work."

Park Sang-gyu nodded his head.

okay. thanks for your effort. and Thank you so much for today. what you did to me I will never forget it for the rest of my life."

I grinned and smiled.

Next, I told Jeong Sang-bong to leave the site immediately, and then headed to the Chinese restaurant 'Hwaryong'.

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Chinese restaurant Hwaryong.

We arrived at the high-end breeding restaurant, which is also the regular home of writer Lee Ji-yeon.

The manager with a familiar face greets me with a smile.

"Chief Jeong. I heard the news. Congratulations on your promotion."

thank you.

"Come over here. Director Na and General Manager Jang are waiting."

I follow writer Lee Ji-yeon and come here often, so now I am treated like a VIP.

I followed the manager to the 3rd VIP room.

slurp.

The manager opens the door with a golden dragon on a red background.

Director Jang Hoon of NEX Media Group, director Na Tae-yang, and his older sister Na Su-ji, production manager, were drinking Pu'er tea.

Hello. This is Jung Yunho, the head of Holgoongso Entertainment."

Director Na Tae-yang and production manager Na Su-ji set the tea they drank and were greeted.

welcome. Manager."

"My name is Na Su-ji."

After saying hello to the two of them, General Manager Jang Hoon, who was sitting across from them, held out his hand.

Director Jang Hoon, who turned 40 this year, is the successor of the NEX Media Group, and was familiar with Gapjil.

This is because the NEX media group he led was the third largest in the distribution industry after CK Enter and LT Enter.

"Is this your first time with Director Jung?"

Yes. Chief. I've heard a lot of rumors. It is an honor to meet you. here.

When he handed the business card, General Manager Jang Hoon looked at the business card and smiled.

"Are you carrying nice business cards?"

Hearing the tone go up, it's the tone of a manager using such a high-quality business card.

However, NEX Media Group is going to be doing quite well in the future, so I answered without saying anything at first.

"I got a present."

okay? You must have had good friends."

'Yes. I can't even compare it to you.'

We hadn't met much face-to-face before the return, but I'm not the type that I like now as I was back then.

The man who was fiddling with the business card with his fingertips asks as if he remembered it too late.

"Have you eaten?"

no. Not yet."

"Then come along. here is the food

do well."

"Ah, I don't think I can eat because I have a schedule. I'll just have a cup of tea."

okay? Well then, do what you like."

After ordering tea, General Manager Jang Hoon asks me directly from the main point.

"By the way, did you hear the story? If you send Lee Tae-poong, I'll put you in the lead role right away without an audition. The performance fee is roughly set at around 600 million won. how?

Hearing his urgent proposal

He said it as politely as possible.

"Thank you for the suggestion, but it doesn't seem like casting without auditioning. And since the filming of 'Mt. Jirisan' and the filming of 'Mukbang Pleasure Team' overlapped, it seems that filming for a new movie should take a little break."

For a moment, General Manager Jang Hoon frowned slightly.

"Hey, Chief Jung. i hate wheat If you're negotiating the fee, don't argue, how much? How much do you need?

"It's not like that, Chief."

General Manager Jang Hoon tapped the cup he was drinking.

and put it down

"Then why are you here? Did you not come here to protest that your company doesn't use an unknown actor like Park Sang-gyu?

"It doesn't even matter. But I'm talking about it, our actor Park Sang-gyu. He's the best fit for the lead role in this movie. Still, there is equality with other actors, so please only audition. You will fall in love with it when you see him perform."

General Manager Jang Hoon snorts.

"Anyway, all managers are like this.

are you You know all the actors are good. Hey, don't you even think about our position, where we might suffer damage from using an unverified actor?"

I just cut it off.

"Did you see the actors and productions I chose fail?"

General Manager Jang Hoon smiles inconspicuously.

"Maybe this time will be the failure. Anyway, I have no intention of writing this movie other than the well-known S-class, so please stop. And from now on, there is no need to come and say anything like this,

If not, just don't come!"

I was expecting a little bit, but nothing has changed.

If that's the case, I'll have to call out director Na Taeyang and propose to change the distribution company.

But it was then.

An emergency has occurred.

After listening to the conversation between me and general manager Jang Hoon, production manager Na Su-ji started to take my side with a firm expression.

"Chief. To be honest, I also had the same thoughts as the general manager. Our previous work, directed by me, was not a huge success.

So, this time, let's add a really famous actor."

However?

"After watching the video audition that Director Jung sent me, I can't forget Park Sang-gyu's acting. So, if you just allow me to audition on-site...

In an instant, General Manager Jang Hoon scolds Na Su-ji, the production manager.

Hey! Don't you know why we use famous actors?

"I know. I was also in the NEX media group, I don't know why? profitability

to maximize it. However, this work is a scenario where you can earn money if you find a good actor...

At that time, General Manager Jang Hoon stopped talking and raised his voice.

"Hey, Nasuji. When people call your brother a genius screenwriter, do you really think anything happened? When a director speaks sexually, you know best!"

In the past, director Na Tae-yang made his first debut film with the sci-fi genre film   The Sun Boy , which deals with the growing up of a child who survived the nuclear war, reaching 2.1 million viewers.

did.

The script, written at the age of only 27, had a solid and surprising storytelling, so critics started calling director Na Taeyang a 'genius screenwriter'.

And the second work,   One Day Serenade , in which two men and women who travel time meet only one day a year and spend time together, achieved 1.7 million viewers.

After that, the third work was   The Beginning of Man , a contemplative work based on the assumption that Cain, the son of Adam and Eve, is still alive to the present day.

audience was achieved.

Critics who read the script praised him every time, but the actors he chose always had problems with their acting skills.

That's why there was a tag that said 'A movie directed by Na Tae-yang is anti-leader'.

Anyway, Director Jang Hoon pushed the production manager Na Su-ji to say whether all three of the works were successful.

Then, director Na Tae-yang, who was by his side, fainted and bowed his head.

At that moment, Na Su-ji, the production manager,

He puts his hand on the shoulder of his dead brother.

Hey. i director. Stretch your shoulders! Why are you upset?"

Director Na Taeyang looks at his older sister.

sister

okay. I am your sister! So don't be discouraged in front of me!"

The production manager Na Su-ji turned on the twin wick and started arguing with Jang Hoon if he was annoyed by his brother's loss of spirit.

"Chief! say so

Come on, let's be honest, let's take a look, shall we?"

"What is it?"

"The lead role in the previous three works! Don't you remember that they were all plug-in from NEX? Aren't they all actors that the general manager was kneading?"

General Manager Jang Hoon flinched and answered.

"Hey, where are you blaming others for this? They are actors who said they liked the director too!"

"What is good? If we or the director choose another actor, the company separates the actors, saying that we cannot invest.

I told you to pick it up and choose from there. Don't you really remember that the atmosphere on the set was messed up because of the two actors, the general manager and his younger brother, Jang Hyung-seok? But why put all the blame on our Taeyang? Why!

'It was like that.'

I also only remember that director Na Taeyang was a person who did not have eyes to see the actors.

This is because, before the return, director Na Tae-yang was the last to work full-time as a screenwriter for this work.

But I found out the truth.

Director Na Taeyang was filming a movie with actors recommended by NEX.

The production manager Na Su-ji, who was an insider, knew the truth, but because it was the company he belonged to, he couldn't make a proper statement.

However, now that they are independent from the company, they are attacking General Manager Jang Hoon.

'If you think about it, there are two people who recognized Sang-gyu-nim's skills at once, but it's a casting mistake. Something was strange.'

It seems that now I have to change the shipper by force.

Not just for my actor Park Sang-gyu, but for the talented director Na Tae-yang.

But it was then.

"Where does this dare jump!"

Director Jang Hoon, excited, throws the tea cup he was drinking at Na Su-ji.

'Mijin..'

At that moment, I quickly got up and stretched out my right hand.

Whoops!

As he grabs the flying teacup, the lukewarm tea left in the cup drips onto the table.

And some tea water splashed on the clothes of the production manager Na Su-ji, staining the two-piece suit.

"Gee, are you throwing a teacup at me now?"

The production manager Na Su-ji, who realized the situation late, trembled and shouted in excitement.

"As of today, SUN Film and NEX are over! All distribution negotiations are also suspended.

I will do it, so you know. Tomorrow, I will send the matter as proof of content!"

General Manager Jang Hoon said with a cheerful voice.

"Just go out like this. Do you think I will distribute the work?"

"Isn't the only distributor NEX? That's Okay. Fuck it! and Hey! am i your friend I'm not that old either, so where can I say it? sudden! mind!

Na Su-ji, a 38-year-old production manager whose eyes were turned over, raised his fist and said:

make a choice

General Manager Jang Hoon shudders because he didn't expect it at all.

Production manager Na Su-ji then raised director Na Tae-yang.

"I am the director! Go! You don't need to be with this new X, even for a moment.

uh? uh sister.

At that time, General Manager Jang Hoon, who had gone out for a while, gave the last threat.

"Oh, yes. Then go somewhere Absolutely, distributed to any film company

don't let this happen If I make up my mind to stop you, you're done.

Na Su-ji, the production manager, pauses for a moment as if he hadn't thought of that.

But now it's time for me to move.

"You do that. Chief?"

"What do you do, do that Where did manager New X dare to intervene?

General Manager Jang Hoon holds the teapot in his hand this time.

Unlike the teacup that has cooled down, steam is still rising.

At that moment, without waiting, I clenched his tie holding the teapot.

"Ugh.."

When the tie becomes sleepy, general manager Jang Hoon removes his hand from the teapot and tries to untie the sleepy tie.

"Hey, this let it go...

"Chief. Do you want to see your younger brother, Jang Hyung-seok, a team leader in a scandal?"

Team leader Jang Hyung-seok, who is the head of the investment team at NEX Media Group, was incomparable to that of general manager Jang Hoon.

Moreover, team leader Jang Hyung-seok was also a window for entertainment companies to lobby.

If it turns out, NEX Media Group could have suffered significant losses.

"Uh-huh you Maybe my brother.."

"So let's take care of each other. good is good If you know that your younger brother is precious, you know that someone else's younger brother is precious, and they threaten you up to this point."

General Manager Jang Hoon nodded his head with a red face.

"Ah, okay uh.

Only then, I put on the tie of General Manager Jang Hoon.

widely.

General Manager Jang Hoon puts his head down and steps back.

"Because you threw a teacup at me, this is the longest wavelength. If you file a complaint, keep in mind that I will sue you in the same way."

General Manager Jang Hoon sharply grinds his teeth and looks at me.

But I don't care about his gaze, and to feed General Manager Jang Hoon X with X, I ask Su-ji Na, the head of production.

A new distributor was proposed.

"Oh, and I'm the manager. Now that this has happened, I will change the distributor right here. Which do you prefer, CK Enter or LT Enter? Just choose."

There is an expression of disbelief on the face of General Manager Jang Hoon.

This is because CK Enter and LT Enter were the first and second largest Korean distributors in comparison with NEX Media Group.

'Where do NEX media groups dare to attack?'

As I put on a happy expression, smiles began to appear on the faces of production manager Na Su-ji and director Na Tae-yang.

It is a reverse trend.