Reborn I want to surf

Chapter 946 Asibah!
Early next morning.

Yan Xianghao stood nervously on the streets of Seoul wearing his only decent suit, a sandwich in his left hand and a cup of coffee in his right hand.

He is in his 30s. He first started making comics and later became a cartoon director. He is not as good as those big directors and stars. He can only be said to be famous in the animation circle.

Unexpectedly, Hugelive fell in love with one of his creative ideas, "Seoul Station". This is a film that has been produced since 2006, with the theme of the virus outbreak.

Hugelive took it and turned it into a live-action movie called "Train to Busan", which is almost finished.

The original budget was US$600 million, but the budget went over during filming. Yeon Sang-ho asked anxiously if he could give me more, and then he was given another US$400 million, and he didn't care about anything in terms of creation. He wanted to have as much fun as he wanted.

Yan Xianghao knew how lucky he was, and the only condition proposed by the other party was that Hugelive had the exclusive copyright of "Train to Busan".

"elder brother!"

A greeting interrupted Yan Xianghao. A car had stopped in front of him, and a man who looked like a high-end version of Huang Bo stuck his head out. It was Kong who became famous with "The Furnace" and also starred in "Train to Busan". Liu.

"You are very punctual!"

"Today is a big event, how can we be late?"

Yan Xianghao got in the car, and Gong Liu drove towards the location of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Koreans attach great importance to the relationship between superiors, subordinates, and juniors. If you accidentally use the wrong honorifics, semi-speech, and plain speech, you will get into trouble.

The two of them are one year apart and get along well, speaking plainly.

Kong Liu asked: "Brother, can "Train to Busan" be released this year?"

"I think it's hard!"

"How to say?"

"Hugelive is coming in a big way. Of course they have to develop their own platform and won't be released in theaters."

Ok?
Kong Liu grabbed the steering wheel and almost hit it, and said: "A US$1000 million movie won't go to theaters, but will it be broadcast online?"

"That's what I mean!"

"Axiba!"

Kong Liu was shocked.

As mentioned earlier, South Korea’s annual box office is about 1 trillion won, equivalent to more than 7 million U.S. dollars. It produces 200 movies every year, and the cost of large-scale production is only more than 1 million U.S. dollars.

If it's any higher, you'll lose money.

Why are South Korea and Hong Kong so similar?

The film and television industry is mature, with excellent star-making capabilities, small market size, and serious involution. If it cannot open overseas markets, it is destined to have no major development.

Therefore, "Train to Busan" is a big production through and through, but it is not even released in theaters. This challenges their perception too much.

The feeling a poor guy feels when he sees a rich guy...

While we were talking, we had already arrived at the Culture, Sports and Tourism Department. It was an eight-story building, but the overall area was small. It looked a lot like a shopping mall in a third-tier city in China.

The two of them went in and were guided to the lounge.

After a while, people came in one after another, including all the leading actors of "Train to Busan", Jung Yumi, Kim Soo-an, Kim Eui-sung, Ma Dong-seok, etc.

Ma Dongxi is a Korean-American who studied sports. He used to be a wrestling coach and is now somewhat famous. He established his own style only after "Crime City" and "Bad Guy" came out.

No matter who the opponent is, he will kill them all with one slap, known as "One Punch Man".

After a while, a woman with glasses and an unspectacular appearance came in, but the audience stood up and shouted: "Teacher Kim Eun-hee!"

This is a famous Korean screenwriter.In terms of the status of screenwriters, South Korea ranks first in the world.

Then Bae Doona and Joo Ji-hoon came in. The former is a rare Korean actress who can develop in the United States. Her representative works are "Monster on the Han River" and "Psychic Hunt", and the latter's representative work is "Palace".

Yan Xianghao was already dazzled, but at the end, the whole audience stood up again.

Because Bong Joon-ho came in.

Needless to say, those who are not familiar with Korean Wave may have heard of this director of "Memories of Murder", "Monster on the Han River" and "Snowpiercer". He even won the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Director and Screenplay for "Parasite" Waiting for four awards.

After a while, Jin Minyong came in.

As Hugelive's South Korea director, he explained to everyone the reason for gathering here.

"Train to Busan" by Yeon Sang-ho, Gong Yoo and others will be launched as the first original masterpiece after landing in South Korea, and is expected to be launched in the second half of the year.

The drama "Kingdom", written by Kim Eun-hee and starring Bae Doo-na and Joo Ji-hoon, is about killing zombies in ancient Korea. Filming will start within the year.

Kim Eun-hee wrote this script in 2011. Due to the bloody subject matter, no TV station took over the script. It doesn't matter if Hugelive is online, it doesn't matter whether it's bloody or not.

Bong Joon-ho has no specific works, but Yu Jiajia made it clear that I will give you money and you will make a movie for me. You can make whatever you want.

Even great directors have to follow their hearts.

"Now the two ministers are discussing with the person in charge of Hugelive. After the discussion, we will all go out to do some exchange activities. Several directors from China have also come."

"Which ones are they?"

"Ning Hao, Guo Fan, Chen Kexin, Tsui Hark!"

"I know Tsui Hark, who is Peter Chan?"

"The director of "Sweet Honey"..."

"Oh mo!"

"Did he shoot "Sweet Honey"?"

"Wow, I remember the scenes with Leon Lai and Maggie Cheung!"

In the 80s and 90s, South Korea was an important market for Hong Kong films, and Leslie Cheung was the most popular. When "Family Affair" was exported, Korean film producers strongly requested that a shootout scene with Leslie Cheung be added because the audience liked to see it.

…………

In the lounge, the gossip of the past was discussed, but in the conference room outside, business talks were conducted seriously.

Two South Korean ministers came forward, Yao Yuan, Yu Jiajia, and several American shareholders. It seemed that the negotiation posture of the three countries was in compliance with diplomatic standards.

There is a saying. As Yao Yuan, if he really wanted to make an official visit to a small country, it would be no problem for the president to personally receive him.Later, when the CEO of Netflix visited South Korea, President Yoon personally received him, but that was after the colonization of the Netflix industry.

Yao Yuan believes that Hugelive can also succeed, but then he may not be able to go abroad easily.

It would be terrible if I went out and was detained and had to wear electronic shackles all day long.

"We welcome all companies that are open, innovative, and willing to abide by Korean laws and Internet systems. Hugelive has achieved great success in North America, Southeast Asia, and Hong Kong. We also hope to use your unique operating model to bring success to the Korean film and television industry. Come with a new look and vitality..."

"Thank you both for your sincerity and love. The purpose of Hugelive is not expansion, but integration. We are very willing to cooperate with outstanding Korean practitioners to produce better works!"

When I landed in South Korea, the policies were actually OK.

We will hold a press conference today and go through the process to express our views.

Yao Yuan put on his glasses again and sat there, 186 tall, calm and pleasing to the eye, and said a few polite words:
"Our first self-made film "Train to Busan" and our first self-made drama "Kingdom" planned to be released within the year will also be launched. We will also cooperate with your internationally renowned director Bong Joon-ho and fully support his new work."

(and also……)
(End of this chapter)