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Chapter 315 You Want Her To Die

"Aniha Sai..."

Walking into the box, Chi Jingyuan took a quick glance at the box, then greeted Jin Yuanxi, the director of the crew of "Unborn", who was already seated.

When he returned to the peninsula, Chi Jingyuan expressed to the company his interest in the drama "Misheng", and at the same time hoped to meet and chat with the main creative team of the crew. The company's vision for Chi Jingyuan's drama selection is actually very good I believed it, so I immediately contacted the crew of "Misaeng" through official channels. The director Kim Won-seok expressed his interest in it, and he agreed and made an appointment at night.

It's just that Jin Yuanxi's style is still a bit old-fashioned. He didn't make an appointment to meet in a coffee shop, which is more popular to discuss things nowadays, but directly arranged in a barbecue restaurant, and the appointment time was still around lunch time, so we met directly Get it with a meal.

If today was not the first meeting, but they had known each other before, Chi Jingyuan estimated that the other party might take him to the next game to have a one-stop or something after dinner.

"Jing Yuanxi is here, sit, sit."

Seeing Chi Jingyuan coming in to salute, Jin Yuanxi also smiled and beckoned him to sit down. At the same time, he was sitting there enthusiastically as if he was going to get up to greet him.

Although he didn't really stand up, his attitude has indeed been shown.

After Chi Jingyuan saluted with a smile, he sat across from him. Although it was the first time we met, he was not too restrained. It was very natural for him to sit there generously. Jin Yuanxi, who had been watching him all the time, made a secret evaluation in his heart. .

After sitting down, Chi Jingyuan also took a look at the director who might work with him for a while in the future.

Kim Won-seok was born in 77 and is almost 40 years old this year. He is slightly fat and wears black-rimmed glasses. He looks ordinary but looks a little lucky, but his skin is not very good, and there are obvious potholes on both sides of his cheeks.

In this profession, he will definitely not pay attention to maintenance like an artist.

He should be quite stern when he has a straight face, but now when he smiles, his eyes, which were originally small, are half-closed, and he seems to have a peaceful and friendly feeling.

Before coming here, Chi Jingyuan had seen the profile of Kim Won-seok. He has been in the industry for a long time. He had worked in many production crews earlier, but he has not been officially engaged in the work of director PD for a few years. He only started directing his first film in 2010. For one drama, except last year's "Monster" which performed somewhat mediocrely, the ratings of the other two TV dramas I filmed were not bad, especially "Sungkyunkwan Scandal", which was filmed in 10 years, achieved very good results.

Chi Jingyuan found through reading materials and his own analysis that Kim Won-seok’s personal style was quite distinctive when he was the director, and his shooting and production skills were mature. A director who is outstanding in the field of TV dramas and has a bright future.

"Isn't it a bit unaccustomed to not have an appointment at the coffee shop?" Jin Yuanxi took the initiative to speak after looking at Chi Jingyuan, and at the same time picked up a bottle of soju that had been opened next to him and poured it into a small glass: "I see According to the information, you should be an adult, drink a little?"

"Of course not, coffee shops and barbecue shops have their own advantages..."

Chi Jingyuan took the initiative to take the wine bottle, and replied with a smile while pouring the wine: "It will make me feel more comfortable here, and I can go back after eating a little... You know, the company's management of our profession is very good. Strict, I always have enough to eat, and I would like to thank you for giving me this opportunity today."

Jin Yuanxi heard some things about Chi Jingyuan from his friends, including some inside stories about the temporary replacement of the male lead in "The Heirs". At this time, the other party's casual but polite attitude made him nod secretly , and at the same time, the other party's pun also made me laugh, looking at Chi Jingyuan and shaking his head:
"Ah Jinjia, I've heard friends mentioning you many times before, and it's been rumored in the circle from time to time. Only after meeting today did I realize that the rumors are still a bit conservative. Sure enough, both the appearance and the inside are impeccable, it's all about this..." With that said, Jin Yuanxi gave a thumbs up.

"Ani, it's overrated. How can I have the nerve to eat more later when you say that." Chi Jingyuan smiled, looking a little embarrassed by the praise, showing a youthful look.

"Hahaha." Laughing twice again, Jin Yuanxi summoned the waiter to let him serve the food, and at the same time casually chatted with Chi Jingyuan and sent it to him, feeling that the new stock asked him some interesting things about his idol career , and his personal opinion on acting.

After chatting a few words and getting acquainted with each other, and after the charcoal stove and dishes were served, the two began to chat about business.

"Jing Yuan should have read the script, right?"

"Yes, it's an excellent script." Chi Jingyuan smiled and praised, with a very sincere tone.

"We have made a lot of adaptations on the comics for this drama. We want to present a slightly cold and realistic story in the world or the chessboard of the company, and use the perspective of Zhang Keli, a newcomer in the workplace, to show people in the workplace. face..."

Jin Yuanxi drank a couple of sips of wine, started talking, and asked a special question: "By the way, Jing Yuan, can you play Go?"

"Yes, but not proficient." He nodded without boasting.

He studied it for a while when he was a child, but because he didn't have much interest, he didn't continue to contact him later. On the whole, he can only be regarded as understanding the rules and being able to play, but it is far from being good.

He didn't even know what the title of the play "Weisheng" meant when he saw it at the time, so he only found out after looking it up later.

Not born in the peninsula is a Go term, which refers to the last move in the dead end of Go, but there is a chance to come back to life.It refers to chess pieces that cannot survive at present, but they are not dead chess pieces, but chess pieces that still have room for survival.

"Whether it will affect it or not is not very big, but it is of course better if it does, it will help you understand the character." Jin Yuanxi also nodded, and then said: "The male protagonist Zhang Klai is a very fond of Go since he was a child. The child of a professional Go player who failed because of his family’s burden. Due to family accidents, his life is very difficult. A person has to do several jobs. When he enters the workplace with a high school degree and no experience, he will have that kind of strong confusion and frustration. feel……"

Jin Yuanxi was very excited to talk, and while he started to barbecue and drink, he and Chi Jingyuan talked about the role of the leading actor Zhang Kelai in the script and his own understanding at length, and analyzed the plot and the setting of the script from time to time. Ingenious reason.

Under Chi Jingyuan's just-right compliments, he talked about it with great interest, and finally took a sip of wine and sighed: "Last year, "Weisheng" made a short film, do you know?"

"Nai, I've seen this short video, it's very well done."

"Actually, we originally wanted to find Ren Shiwan, the leading actor of the short film, to act. He is an idol actor just like you. You should know him..."

"That's right, Senior Ren Shiwan and I have met several times."

As he said, Jin Yuanxi spread his hands: "It was originally planned like this, but after all, this is a special project for the [-]th anniversary of tvN's launch, and the headquarters also attaches great importance to it. Performance in all aspects is still a little bit worse.”

"We all know that the role of Zhang Keli requires a lot of conditions, for example, the appearance is required to be very good, the age must not be too old but the acting skills must be excellent, and it is best for the actor to have high popularity and enthusiasm."

"Because our drama is not the model of idol dramas in the past, the hero will encounter a lot of setbacks in the first few episodes, which may make some audiences feel disgusted, so before the development and depth of the plot in the future, we need a high enough audience stickiness and enough discussion."

"In addition, there are too many restrictions on acting skills. Although our drama highlights the male lead, it is also a bit more focused on group dramas. Several of the main supporting roles are very experienced senior actors with excellent acting skills. If Zhang If the actor who plays Clay does not have enough aura and acting skills, he will be easily overwhelmed, and the charm of the character cannot be expressed at all."

"Excellent appearance, excellent acting skills, high popularity, and youth. When we held a production meeting, we highlighted these points. Many people, including me, immediately thought of you, Jing Yuan..."

Jin Yuanxi smiled and tapped Chi Jingyuan a few times with his fingers, and sighed, "Your performance of Jin Tan last year was really great, the feeling of coexistence of naturalness and entanglement seems to have been separated from the role of idol dramas." There is a scope."

"Kangsang Mita." Chi Jingyuan felt a little embarrassed to be praised so much, and quickly thanked him.

"Anyway, Jingyuan, you are our No.1 pick, and Shiwan is still far behind you in these aspects... But originally, if SM hasn't responded during this period, we were going to let Ren Shiwan Come try it, after all he was the first choice, and I heard that you haven't accepted a TV series for a long time." Almost at the end, Jin Yuanxi also began to be straightforward.

After meeting and talking in person this time, he had a very good first impression of Chi Jingyuan. He felt that the rumors about the other party's praise in the circle before were indeed true. Several directors and screenwriters who had worked with him They are all compliments.

And all in all, Chi Jingyuan is indeed one of the most suitable candidates for the male lead of their drama, and in all aspects is much better than Ren Shiwan who was chosen at the beginning.

This time, if the other party comes next, it will be the first time Chi Jingyuan has filmed again after a year after the big hit "The Heirs". Coupled with his own popularity in Asia and the popularity of EXO, this drama can get very high out of thin air. attention and gimmicks.

The few actors they have settled for this show are all capable of acting. They may be relatively lacking in enthusiasm, and they need to make up for it in other ways.

"Hmm..." Chi Jingyuan pondered for a moment: "When will the filming officially start?"

"The formation of the crew has already started before, and the casting is just a little short of the last point. If you confirm that everything goes well, all preparations will be completed within half a month. A script seminar will be held in late August, and then The filming will officially start." Kim Won-seok has obviously made preparations, and without even thinking about it, he clearly stated the time plan: "The broadcasting schedule has been confirmed, and the golden soil drama will premiere on October 8."

"I see, I will discuss with the company as soon as possible and make a decision."

Chi Jingyuan nodded, then saluted lightly, and repeated the opening words: "I also want to thank the director for giving me this opportunity."

"Hahaha..." Jin Yuanxi looked at him and laughed as before, and this time he reached out and patted him on the shoulder vigorously.

……

After sending Jin Yuanxi away, Chi Jingyuan got into the nanny car that Park Jae-hyun drove over from the parking lot.

Park Jae-hyun had been waiting in the parking lot when he was talking with Kim Won-seok before, and he came over within 2 minutes after a phone call.

Sitting in the back seat of the nanny's car, Chi Jingyuan took his mobile phone and checked some information about the drama "Misheng".

Just now Kim Won-seok and him shared some secret information. For example, the drama "Unborn" has been in preparation for more than a year. The original author of the manga, Yoon Tae-ho, also participated. The script has been revised and perfected many times. The actors It is also a well-chosen actor.

When filming the first episode of this drama, it will also go to Jordan for filming. It is the first TV series in the history of the peninsula to rush to Jordan for filming.

For example, this drama has actually been coveted by several major wireless TV stations and CJEM since the preparation last year. It can be regarded as a big fish in the TV drama market. tvN broadcasts.

Before coming here, Chi Jingyuan was still considering between "Unborn" and "Pinocchio", and he was a little hesitant about which one should be more suitable, but to be honest, he was more inclined to the former.

Holding the phone at this time, he hesitated for a moment, but Chi Jingyuan still didn't call Park Shin Hye.

The heroine of "Pinocchio" has been decided to be Park Shin Hye. He was going to call to ask about the general situation of the show, but now he feels that it is no longer necessary.

After some communication with Jin Yuanxi and his own thinking, he has almost made a choice.

Compared with making an idol drama, he is still more interested in workplace dramas that he has never been exposed to and that require more stringent acting skills.

After making the decision, he relaxed a lot. Chi Jingyuan leaned on the back of his chair and brushed through a few news, feeling a little bored, and clicked on the "Happiness" MV page.

SM released the MV of the new girl group red velvet's debut song "Happiness" today. Ji Jingyuan had already watched it while eating at noon.

After reading it, he felt a little strange.

The song is not bad, the melody is cheerful and catchy, the meaning of the song title and the lyrics "happiness" is great, and it is also a bit addictive, you can basically sing along with the chorus after listening to it once.

After all the lyrics of the chorus are mostly 'lalalalala'.

But how to put it, he feels that if you look at this MV, this song is more suitable as a welcome song at the gate of the Wild Animal Park instead of being the debut song of a Kpop girl group.

Or as the dedicated BGM of some TV shopping programs, there is no sense of disobedience.

The overall make-up of the four people in it is average and very similar, and the comments of some black fans are not unreasonable. People who are not familiar with them, or those who are a little face-blind really can only be recognized by their hair color.

Chi Jingyuan felt that this makeup not only failed to show the charm of Pei Zhuxuan and the others, but also covered a lot to a certain extent, which had the opposite effect.

Re-opening the page, Chi Jingyuan found that the hits of the MV were quite good, but the comment area below was still full of smog, which was worse than the trailer video two days ago, and even after listening to the whole song, he felt Generally, there is no possibility of becoming popular, and many people's speech is ugly, and the degree of yin and yang strangeness has improved a lot.

The most astonishing thing is the like ratio data. The ratio of likes to likes and dislikes of the new girl group MV of red velvet has reached 1:1.

If 1 people like it, 1 people will dislike it.

Usually, the number of likes at the bottom of the MVs of idol groups will be much higher than the number of likes. After all, ordinary passers-by just watch the MV and listen to the songs. Skipping the cross, there are not many people who will specifically click on it.

But at this time the ratio of the two is 1:1, which means that the number of black fans is almost the same as the number of passers-by who occupy the majority, which is really surprising.

Chi Jingyuan put his phone back and looked at the street view outside the window, not knowing what to say.

This was the case when red velvet first debuted, he really didn't expect it before.

…………

After returning to the company, Chi Jingyuan found Li Chenghuan directly and told him his decision.

"Are you very optimistic about the drama "Unborn"?"

After understanding Chi Jingyuan's choice, Li Chenghuan was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise: "The company has also read the script of this drama. Although there are scenes and settings in which the male and female protagonists love each other, there is not much real emotion in the whole process. Most of the scenes revolve around the struggle in the workplace and the hard work and growth of the protagonist, and the protagonist is still frustrated at the beginning. This kind of plot is very rushing... After watching it, our film and television department thinks this setting is very ordinary. , there is absolutely no possibility of an explosion.”

"The company is actually more optimistic about "Tomorrow Like a Song" and..."

"Kangsang Mita." Chi Jingyuan took the initiative to interrupt the other party, with a look of joy on his face, and sincerely thanked him: "Brother, I was actually a little hesitant at first, thank the company for helping me make up my mind."

"Ah, you boy, don't look down on the opinions of the company's professionals!" Li Chenghuan couldn't help laughing and cursing when he heard it, and raised his hand as if he wanted to fix him.

After making a joke, he nodded and got down to business: "But Jing Yuan, of course I believe your vision. I will immediately communicate with the higher-ups to let them start negotiations with the crew immediately, and start filming after signing the contract as soon as possible."

As he said that, Lee Seung-hwan rubbed his chin: "It's another tvN drama, and the debut "Please Answer 1997" is also the same. You and tvN are really destined."

"Brother, don't forget to coordinate the shooting time, it has to be staggered with our concert." Chi Jingyuan reminded.

"Don't worry, how could such a thing be forgotten, don't underestimate the company." Li Chenghuan glanced at him angrily, and Li Chenghuan felt that SM, which he was proud of, was underestimated by Chi Jingyuan because of the film and television department. I feel a little dissatisfied.

However, he also knew the situation of the company's film and television department very well, and he couldn't say anything to defend and refute, so he could only curl his lips as if he didn't hear it.

"That's right." Seeing that Chi Jingyuan was about to say goodbye and leave, Li Chenghuan remembered that he had something to do with Chi Jingyuan: "Jingyuan, this year's SMtown Family Concert is about to start, and the children are also starting their concert." Get ready, the company has arranged two collaboration stages for you."

"Cooperative stage? No problem, with whom?" Chi Jingyuan pouted and didn't think it was strange.

In addition to the performances of many popular groups under SMtown, one of the selling points is that SMtown will have a large number of collaborative stages. Every time the members of each group will prepare a special collaborative stage performance for the family concert.

Some of them were proposed by the artists themselves, while others were arranged by the company.

"You have two collaborations in total, one is to sing the song "That's What Friends Are For" with wendy, luna, and henry."

"That's How Friends Get Along", sung by Dionne Warwick and his friends, once won the Grammy Best Single, it is a song that praises friendship and is very suitable for performing in concerts .

Seeing Chi Jingyuan nodding, Lee Seung-hwan went on to explain: "There is also a separate collaboration stage with Wendy. The publicity department thinks that you and her performing together will have a high degree of topicality. For red velvet who just debuted, try it." A good publicity."

"Winning?" Chi Jingyuan blinked. He just said it casually before, but he didn't expect to have the opportunity to perform on the same stage so soon.

He just pursed his lips and didn't say much when he thought of Sun Shengwan's height standing next to him.

"Show what?"

"The two choices, "some" or "all for you", are both the most popular duet songs between men and women in the past two years. Which one do you think is more suitable?"

"Forehead……"

Chi Jingyuan thought about it, and touched his cheek: ""All for you", compared to the former song, this song can show Sheng Wan's singing skills better, and if she cooperates with me in "Some", she will definitely be my fan Attacking, I can already think of what my fan will say now...Forget it, red velvet's current situation is better not to add fuel to the fire."

"You really think about her..."

Lee Seung-hwan glanced at him strangely, nodded without any objection: "Actually, collaborating with "some" is the most popular approach... okay, I'll report it right away, these two stages of collaboration are not too difficult, I will work with them Communication with the agent, just take a few nights to practice together."

"Alathor." Chi Jingyuan made an 'ok' gesture, and returned to the practice room separately from Li Chenghuan.

At the same time, in the conference room on the [-]th floor of SM Company, the responsible persons of several departments of the company are having a meeting nervously, and the president of the company, Kim Young Min, is present.

"Girls' Generation TTS's second mini-album comeback has been confirmed on September 9th, and related publicity plans should be launched beforehand. In order to warm up, the production meeting of the reality show "The TaeTiSeo" we cooperated with OnStyle has also been completed. , and the official shooting will begin soon..."

"Taemin's solo is ready, the album will be officially released on August 8th and the first stage will be recorded...

"The preliminary work of Shinee Neon Tour is almost completed, and the first performance will be held in Chiba on September 9th..."

"The comeback of SJ's regular [-]th album and the [-]th world tour concert are under intensive preparation..."

"The EXO team activities are temporarily on hold, and we are currently focusing on our personal schedule. We will make real-time adjustments according to changes in public opinion from the outside world..."

"Tao and Lay must pay attention, especially when they return to Xia Guo for activities, they must pay close attention!" Jin Yingmin interrupted the head of the planning department who was reporting back at this time, and reminded in a stern and firm tone.

"Yes, we have made relevant arrangements." The head of the office nodded and said there is no problem, but then continued: "We have recently received two members, Tao and Lay, who want to modify the contract and obtain more personal resources , and at the same time lean towards more requests for activities in the Xia Kingdom."

"Xiba's bastard, your wings are so stiff..." Jin Yingmin immediately became annoyed when he heard it, and a feeling of being seriously offended flooded into his mind, but he quickly controlled his emotional changes after cursing. Gotta calm down.

At the same time, he also thought of the blow to the company and EXO after Luhan ran away, especially the crash-like stock price, which caused him to be criticized by shareholders, and he has been under a lot of pressure recently.

After thinking about it, Jin Yingmin frowned and nodded on the table: "Put it on hold for now, and drag them along."

"understood."

After talking about the recent arrangements of other artist groups in the company, I talked about the newly debuted girl group red velvet.

In the past, things like the debut of a company group were usually hosted by Li Xiuman. For example, several members of EXO were personally selected and arranged by him. EXO's personnel selection, debut planning, and even the concept of superpowers in the group All with his participation.

He also personally acted as a producer and participated in the production of EXO's regular [-]st album, so it can be said that he really paid attention to it.

It's just this year, especially after the second half of the year, because of family reasons, Li Xiuman doesn't have much energy to care about the company's affairs, so this time red velvet's debut is led by president Kim Youngmin, who actually attaches great importance to the girl group project he promotes .

After briefly introducing the current situation of red velvet and the response on the first day of their debut, the following immediately became lively. Instead of listening to the report quietly as before, the staff of several departments began to discuss.

"Recently, the publicity department has noticed that the comments on red velvet on the Internet have been relatively bad. There are not many people who focus on the music and the members themselves."

"Arranging them to debut at this time will inevitably experience these things. Isn't this something that has been expected for a long time?"

"Some of the materials that were sprinkled before have also played a role. Now red velvet has a very high degree of discussion on the Internet, but most of them are negative comments."

"But I don't think the current popularity is enough. After all, the popularity will gradually drop, and we need to do some other publicity." A person from the publicity department looked at the news about red velvet on the Internet these days. Situation analysis, quite a proposal of their own judgment.

"I also feel the same way. Although the popularity is good, most of the people who follow red velvet are fans of other groups in our company, and these fans are only following them for the sake of anti. Red velvet does not really attract The corresponding fan base and the large number of passersby's eyes need to increase some publicity." Another room chief nodded in agreement.

"How to publicize? Arrange scandals as before?"

"This method is the most simple and direct, and very practical."

"According to the analysis of the publicity department, arranging EXO members and red velvet members to gossip has the best effect. Seulgi and Baekhyun have been exposed on the Internet before. We can add fuel to the fire."

"Breaking news? Is this true or false?"

"It doesn't matter, we just need to make this matter so that red velvet can get the most attention... No matter what the evaluation is, as long as there is attention, it is a success."

A room manager asked strangely, "You want to maximize attention, why don't you directly arrange the scandal between Seulgi and Yuan, this is the best effect, right?"

"........."

A member of the Propaganda Department was asked, and after a moment of hesitation, he looked at the head of the department who asked the question with inexplicable eyes:

"You...do you want her to die?"

(End of this chapter)